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March 4, 2020 Vol. 40, No. 32 ONE DOLLAR @oakpark @wednesdayjournal

JOURNAL of Oak Park and River Forest

Early voting begins Page 12

Shaker family puts 4 downtown buildings up for sale Redevelopment not seen as likely outcome By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

The Shaker family has listed all four of its commercial and retail properties in downtown Oak Park for sale. The buildings are fully leased. The two larger buildings, each facing Lake Street at Marion Street, are quintessential downtown buildings, while the two Marion Street buildings are smaller single-story retail sites. “We’re testing the market in so far as the potential availability of these buildings. There’s no urgency to selling the properties,” said Anthony Shaker, the managing owner. “It’s just a matter of we think the timing is right to see what we think the market price would be.” At 1100 Lake St. is the Shaker Building at three stories and 120,000 square feet. Among the office tenants on the upper floors is Shaker Recruitment Marketing, the core business over decades of the family which has deep roots in River Forest and Oak Park. A Potbelly is the most prominent retail tenant in 2020 but older residents will See SHAKER on page 17

Making demands

Photo by Paul Goyette

Oak Park student protestors demonstrate inside Oak Park Village Hall on Feb. 26. The students made a series of demands, including that the village remove police officers from Oak Park and River Forest High School. The full story is on page 7.

D200 to delay frosh curriculum changes Officials say more time needed to iron out details of the initiative

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

District 200 administrators announced on Feb. 27 that they will delay restructuring of the freshman curriculum at Oak Park and River Forest High School, a plan conceived to help eliminate the opportunity gap between white students and students of color.

The restructuring, which would end the practice of dividing incoming freshmen into separate college placement and honors curriculum levels, was initially scheduled to start in the 2021-22 school year. Administrators said that, due to a variety of issues related to the rollout, they’ll need to extend the start date to the fall of 2022. “We have been working together to ensure that the majority of our fresh-

man students experience one high-level, rigorous curriculum in English, history, science and world languages; we are also making curricular adjustments in math,” the school’s administration and the Faculty Senate said in a joint statement released on Feb. 27. “Over the past several months, we have See D200 on page 15

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Oak Park, River Forest students win environmental film awards

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SIGNS OF THE TIMES: Road closure signs on Lake Street appeared on Monday at Oak Park Avenue and Lake Sreet.

Lake Street work begins

After years of planning and months of anticipation, crews began phase one of the Lake Street reconstruction project, March 3, to remove and replace sewers and utilities that were installed in 1890s. The first part of phase one includes updating the sewers and utilities along Lake Street from Oak Park Avenue to Euclid Avenue. In the project’s entirety, the sewer and utility work will extend from Grove to Euclid avenues, with a scheduled completion date in May 2020. Throughout the entire sewer and

utility construction period, one lane of westbound traffic will remain open at all times. During stage one of work, eastbound traffic at Oak Park Avenue will be diverted to North Boulevard. Activation of the detour will occur when traffic control measures are onsite and installed. Shops, businesses and restaurants will stay open during construction, but onstreet parking is prohibited in the construction site. However, people can still park in the 535-spot Avenue Parking Garage.

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FitzGerald’s throws a party

FitzGerald’s is in the mood to celebrate. Might be the 40th anniversary of the March day the FitzGerald family bought the old Deer Lodge on Roosevelt Road. Might be a thankyou party for the regulars over those four decades. Or, as the famously for sale music club acknowledges in a post on its website, it might be a “tip of the hat to the future.” In any case, it is a party on Wednesday, March 4. It’s free. Doors open at 5 p.m. in the Sidebar and tent. The club opens at 6 p.m. There’s music, food and drink. And there will be plenty of looking back over 40 iconic years. On the big screen in the big tent will be a slide show of more than 1,000 pictures ranging from what longtime Oak Park resident Bill FitzGerald calls the “hammer and nail days” of the renova-

tion in 1980, to all the great musicians who have made the stage. And there will be clips from the five major movies which have filmed there, too. Whether you’ve been to FitzGerald’s 100 times or plan to make this night your first, the club is located at 6615 Roosevelt Rd. in Berwyn.

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Oak Park and River Forest students won big in the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest and will officially be recognized with awards on Saturday, March 7 at the Gene Siskel Film Center, 164 N. State St. in Chicago. There were 196 entries in this year’s contest, with submissions from Hawaii to Massachusetts. Nineteen professional filmmakers and environmental activists awarded top prizes and honorable mentions to 19 films, and seven local students will be recognized at the awards presentation. Student entrants were asked to make a three to eight-minute environmental film about one of six sustainability topics: food, energy, transportation, waste, water or open space/ecosystems. They were tasked with presenting a problem and at least one solution. Films had to be a minimum of 45 seconds long. Elementary School First JADA NEVELS Prize was a tie, with sisters Zoë and Jada Nevels, third and second graders at Mann Elementary School, winning with their film “We Can All Help the Earth.” Their film was a combination of stopmotion, green-screen and live action that explained how electricity is produced, the dangers of using too ZOE NEVELS much fossil fuel, and what each of us can do to reduce our carbon footprint. Their film will be screened at 10:30 a.m. on March 7 at the awards ceremony. Elementary school honorable mention went to Grady Roderweiss-O’Brien, a fourth grader from Beye School. His film, “The Impossible Way,” looks at MARIN CHALMERS the environmental impact of giving up meat and will screen as part of the One Earth Film Festival before the feature film at 3 p.m. on March 14 at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St. In the middle school category, an honorable mention was given to the film “The Shortage of Helium” by DAMIELA AREZINA seventh grader Samantha

Older from Roosevelt Middle School in River Forest. Her project investigates the little-known issue of a diminishing supply of helium, a non-renewable resource, which is predicted to run out in 20 to 30 years. Seventh grade Roosevelt Middle School students Marin Shalmers and Daniela Arezina won an animation prize for their film “Walking for a Happier Earth.” Their three-minute stop-motion film showed how pollutive cars can be, not just when driven but before purchase and after they are scrapped. Their film can be viewed on March 7 at 10:30 at the awards ceremony. At the college level, which included grade 12 of high school, an honorable mention was given to Oak Park and River Forest High School student Taylor Anderson, who collaborated with students from Maine South and Lake Forest High Schools to make a fiveminute film titled “Feeding the Future of Chicago.” The high school students interviewed people who are supporting sustainable food practices in Chicago, from planting community gardens to sourcing local produce at restaurants to composting food waste. More information about the One Earth Young Filmmakers Contest can be found online at oneearthfilmfest. org.

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BIG WEEK March 4 – 11

Pop-up Art Gallery Reception Thursday, March 5, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Evanescent Gallery View works by artists Ellen Lustig, Margot McMahon, Todd Ver Helen and Eva Smith. Gallery hours - Saturdays, March 7 and 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sunday, March 8, 1 to 4 p.m. Closing reception, March 15, 4 to 6 p.m. 1114 Madison Ave., Oak Park.

Pinched Paintings Monday, March 9, 1:15 p.m., Nineteenth Century Club Dr. Michelle Mishur will shed light on some of history’s most notorious art heists, some solved and others that are not. She’ll cover art crimes that targeted The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Louvre and more. $15, requested donation. 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park.

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Saturday, March 7, 3 to 10 p.m., Oak Park Restaurants This event features 15 jazz performances inside 13 local restaurants, with the option to order from the host restaurant’s menu. For artists and locations, go to: downtownoakpark.net/jazz-thaw.

An Evening at Madison Street Theatre Reserve tickets now for Thursday, March 12, 6 to 9:30 p.m., Madison Street Theatre (MST) Experience the re-imagined and newly renovated space and hear about future plans. Also see School of Rock, Reverb from Echo Theater, Moana from BRAVO, a selection from Ovation Academy, then international vocal group Legacy, featuring Justin Reynolds. Lisa Parker from NBC7 is the emcee and small bites will be served. Proceeds benefit the mission of MST, while “saving and restoring the 30-year old community gem.” $50. Tickets/more: mstoakpark.com. 1010 Madison St., Oak Park.

One Earth Film Fest: The Power of We Friday, March 6 through Sunday March 15, various times and locations There are 26 documentaries at 40+ venues across Chicagoland. Many screenings include facilitated discussions. Reservations encouraged: oneearthfilmfest.org. $0 - $8, suggested donation. Highlights nearby this week: View Cooked: Survival by Zip Code and join in a discussion with the film’s director, Judith Helfand, and local advocate Orrin Williams of University of Illinois at Chicago and the Center for Urban Transformation, who appears in the film. Showing Saturday, March 7, 11 a.m., Chicago Public Library, Austin Branch, 5615 W. Race, Chicago. See the Chicago premier of Overload: America’s Toxic Love Story with a post-film talk with filmmaker Soozie Eastman, Wednesday, March 11, 6:30 p.m., Main Library, 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

Also happening The Dance Exhibition Sunday, March 8, 2 p.m., Lund Auditorium, Dominican University See a variety of dance routines in contemporary, jazz, ballet, musical theater performed by local dance schools, presented by DeMaira Dance Studios, Inc. Free. Donations benefit Beyond Hunger. 7900 Division St., River Forest.

Entering the Blue Zones: Living Vibrantly into Your 90s and Beyond Sunday, March 8, 2 to 3:30 p.m., River Forest Library Discover the secrets to living longer in better health with Joan Davis, RN. This program provides tips to incorporate Blue Zone strategies into daily life. In partnership with River Forest Township. 735 Lathrop Ave., River Forest.

March Forth Celebration at FitzGerald’s Wednesday, March 4, 5 p.m., Sidebar and Tent, 6 p.m., Club FitzGerald’s is celebrating their 40-year history. See a slideshow of over 1,000 photos of FitzGerald’s history. Tacos and sides by Big Star available for purchase. Music in the Club features Expo ‘76 & the Total Pro Horns (7:30 p.m.) and Blackfoot Gypsies (9:30 p.m.). Bill Overton’s Kettle Brothers (8 p.m.) will be in the Sidebar. More: fitzgeraldsnightclub.com. 6615 W. Roosevelt, Berwyn.

What About Us? Family, Friends and Loved Ones of People with Addictions Thursday, March 5, 7 to 9 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library Get suggestions for coping with the challenges that accompany loving an addict. This talk focuses on understanding how addiction shapes and affects relationships. Presented by Mary Ann Daly, MA, LCPC. Brought by Thrive Counseling Center. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

Sustainability Efforts in Our Villages: 2020 Update Tuesday, March 10, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Nineteenth Century Club This up-to-the-minute report by Village leaders on local sustainability efforts includes the current status of the League of Women Voters’ eco-friendly restaurant award campaign and River Forest’s progress in waste reduction. Free. More: lwvoprf.org/events-and-programs.html. 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park.

The Story of Ruth Reception Sunday, March 8, 2 to 4 p.m., Art Gallery, Main Library View 13 tapestries woven by Oak Park Artist Berit Engen, of the Biblical story of the Moabite who left her people for a strange land. This story records what Ruth is best known for, choosing Judaism, but it also deals with famine, migration and vulnerability. Through March. Artist lecture, Wednesday, March 11, 7 to 9 p.m., Small Meeting Room. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

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ART BEAT

Breaking news about OPRF winter musical! By DOUG DEUCHLER

Theater Critic

he big annual winter musical at Oak Park and River Forest High School rarely disappoints. This year’s offering is a lively, solid production of Newsies, thoroughly uplifting and thrilling. Directed by Michelle DePasquale Bayer, this large-scale effort features scores of onstage performers and an equal number of behind-the-scenes tech and orchestra students who bring this delightful show to its feet. Over 150 young people are involved in this musical. As wonderful evenings go, this one is so affordably priced; if you’ve never been to one of OPRF’s productions or have not been in a while, this is a perfect one for you to enjoy. This musical grew out of a 1992 Disney film that was considered a box office bomb. There’s an invigorating score by Alan Menken with lyrics by Jack Feldman. Harvey Fierstein wrote the book. Strong characterization is vital for Newsies and the large cast does not disappoint. The actors also appear excited about what they’re doing. The big numbers are especially acrobatic. The physicality and skill of the dancers is remarkable. Connor Cornelius is

the choreographer. The plot focuses on the New York newsboy strike of 1899 that blossomed into a thousands-strong movement. These scrappy, streetwise boys, plus a few girls, were essentially homeless kids, children of immigrants and often orphans. But ruthless, greedy newspaper baron Joseph Pulitzer (Max Halle-Podell) of the New York World, began squeezing them for extra pennies by raising the price the newsies had to pay for their papers. Though this musical portrays conflicts from 120 years ago, many current issues come to mind while watching the exploitation of the poor and homeless and their struggle to overcome diversity. Ty Schirmer gives a very charismatic performance as Jack Kelly, outspoken ringlead-

er of the newsies. Schirmer seems a natural star. His performance of “Santa Fe” is a true triumph. Jack’s disabled best buddy, Crutchie (Declan Collins), is kind and fragile. He melts our hearts with his solo “Letter from the Refuge.” Valerie Martire is strong as Jack’s love interest, a proto-feminist and budding journalist in search of a story that will get her off the society page. She does a piece on the strike. But she is also not a pushover for Jack’s insistent charms. Martire and Schirmer have a sweet and lovely duet, “Something to Believe In.” Martire also has a fine solo number, “Watch What Happens.” Taylor Morris is one of Jack’s adult friends. Medda Larkin is a glamorous chanteuse who owns a vaudeville house. Caz Badynere plays Governor Teddy Roosevelt.

Jack Zylstra is scrappy Romeo. Jack Berleman-Paul and Leo Gonzalez play brothers new to the movement. The 22-piece orchestra is, per usual, outstanding as well. Nicholas Hymson, who plays the flute, is the student pit director. Patrick Pearson is the Instrumental Musical Director and Meredith McGuire is the Vocal Music Director. Vocally this is a difficult show, but the singing is really one of the production’s many strengths. The lighting, designed by Christopher Moore, features lovely color tones. The impressive multi-level set is by Christopher Scholten. Delia Ford is the Fight Choreographer. Jeffrey G. Kelly’s costumes are great fun. Patricia A. Cheney designed the hair and make-up. Pulitzer’s beard is especially welldone. The musical is full of hope and defiance. Like all Disney efforts, this show leaves no hero unsung and no bad guy unpunished. Two more performances of “Newsies” remain: this Friday and Saturday, March 6 and 7, 7 to 9:30 p.m. in the OPRF Auditorium, 201 N. Scoville, Oak Park. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors. Tickets/more: oprfhs.ticketleap.com/disneysnewsies.

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At auction, bargains are possible By MICHELLE DYBAL

Contributing Reporter

ne pair sits in the front row. A woman knits with red yarn as they wait for their desired finds to be called. Two rows back, another couple, the man is a serious bidder when it comes to several Chicago Silver treasures. First item of interest is Kalo Shop trays. There is a bidding war between this buyer and a phone bidder, but the man in the room is determined. He ultimately goes home with both trays and several other items at the late 2019 auction of Silver & Objects of Vertu. It’s all part of the business at Toomey & Co., Oak Park, here since 1987, when John Toomey ran the auction house. Now daughter Lucy Toomey is CEO. Tucked into a storefront space at 818 North Blvd., when one walks by, perhaps a chair in the window catching your eye, you may not realize the full extent of the treasures within. But enter during a preview week, such as the one going on now for this Sunday’s Art & Design Auction, and it’s like entering a 20th century art and design museum — Gustav Stickley furniture, Peter Max art, Rookwood pottery, Tiffany Studios pieces, Charles and Ray Eames designs, the list goes on — and it is all up for sale to the highest bidder. But there are also significant pieces of the period with lesser-known names and affordable starting bids. Some items aren’t bid on at all, or are easily won with one or two bids, keeping the sale price below or within the lower end of the predetermined auction estimate, “a range based on comparable estimates and results by the artist or maker,” according to Lucy Toomey. “There is a price point for anything and everything,” said John Walcher, vice president and senior specialist. We sell items in our Interiors sales that are $100 to up to $5,000 or more and our Art & Design sales, we’ll still have items in the lower hundreds and upwards of $100,000 or more.” “This is great art and design you’re not going to find anywhere else,” he continued. “You can have an individual item that tells a story, that can become a conversation piece; it can become a family heirloom. These are objects that have stood the test of time and will continue to do so. They’re well made and you’re not going to see that in a lot of retail shops.” Once an item has been won, the purchaser pays a buyer’s premium — 25 percent on site, via phone or absentee bid, 30 percent online, sales tax is also added. On auction days, most customers bid online, a shift from years back when roughly half the space was filled with chairs and 200 to 300 interested buyers, according to Toomey. Online bids go through Invaluable and LiveAuctioneers, while phone bidders work with Toomey employees, including Lucy and John Toomey, president. There are still a handful of in-person bidders. Both Walcher and Lucy Toomey encour-

Movies-made in Oak Park

an’t cope with life? Too much Coronavirus? Super Tuesday hangover? Well then here’s a special column that is mainly about the movies. Because I make my living by being fully parochial, these are movies filmed, at least in part, in Oak Park, or almost in Oak Park, or which include something Oak Park-centric — this newspaper, for example — in their storytelling. And for the most part, these movie gems relate to current events in the village. Let’s go. We reported last week that the Shaker family is putting its four commercial buildings in downtown Oak Park up for sale. Where’s the movie in that? Well, one of the Shaker buildings, now actually called The Shaker Building, is on the NW corner of Lake and Marion. Once upon a time, when I was just a boy, this was the Oak Park branch of Montgomery Wards. You could Google that and find it was once one of America’s great department store chains. Also where in 1968, in my first shrewd business move, I pooled my earnings from delivering Chicago’s American with an Ascension school friend, Brian McCleish, and we bought a power lawnmower at Monkey Wards and made a fair killing mowing lawns over the next two summers. Well, Wards closed in Oak Park as did Marshall Field’s, Lytton’s, The Bond Store, Baskins and Bramson’s and across Harlem in River Forest, Wieboldt’s. Not a good moment for downtown Oak Park. Some bright developer decided to turn Wards into what was then called an “interior mall.” Think Water Tower Place but without the stores or the customers. Went along with what Oak Park had conjured up on the outside, called a pedestrian mall. Both duds. But for the longest time — as in years — there were these wooden barricades all around the Wards building, nicely painted with handsome images of an “interior mall” and the slogan, “The Excitement is Building Behind These Walls.” Same slogan. Many years. There was no excitement. Though there

was enough building that eventually a few stores opened and then closed. But before the Shaker family rescued the white elephant and created multiple floors of exciting dentists and podiatrists and CPAs, a Hollywood studio in 1988 rented out the whole inside to really make it look like a successful interior mall and to shoot the not very good movie Vice Versa. Starred Judge Reinhold (you could Google him), Fred Savage (Google “The Wonder Years”) and Swoozie Kurtz (You just need to type in Swoozie). Meanwhile, down on Roosevelt Road, FitzGerald’s is throwing itself a party tonight (Wednesday). Could be to mark the 40th anniversary of the family closing on the old Deer Lodge and starting its restoration into the fabulous music club. Or it might be marking something else. But according to Bill FitzGerald, his kids have put together a slide show with a thousand images from the club — the whole family pitching in on the initial renovations, to tons of pictures of the bands on that special stage, to endless events held there. Also, though, there is a video compilation of what Bill calls the five major movies that filmed scenes at FitzGerald’s over the decades. All of this will be displayed in the tent outside the club. Was embarrassed to tell Bill I could only think of two of the movies. A League of Their Own, of course. Fabulous dance number with Madonna filmed at the club. And The Color of Money which starred Paul Newman and Tom Cruise (and Oak Park’s own Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, nominated for an Oscar). Google coughed up Adventures in Babysitting, which starred Elisabeth Shue. And The Express, which starred Dennis Quaid, who went on to fame in those Esurance commercials. What is the fifth film? Someone will tell us. Finally, not shot in Oak Park but repeatedly featuring fake front pages of Wednesday Journal was that 2004 holiday classic Christmas with the Kranks. Starred Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. Really terrible movie but I couldn’t get enough of their local newspaper.

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ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

Artwork and furniture at Toomey and Co. Gallery on North Boulevard in Oak Park age attending live auctions. Upon arrival, an interested bidder signs up for a paddle with a number, which tracks that buyer. If it is the first time, the process can be explained. Walcher, one of the auctioneers, speaks at a reasonable pace and is easy to understand. There is no fee to attend and no obligation to buy or bid. Walcher recommends arriving early and watching other items come up and seeing how the bidding occurs. “Being at the live sale you can see what’s happening and you might have seen something and it’s selling for less than you thought it would, and you can raise your paddle,” Toomey said. ”At the live sale there is more opportunity for a surprise. And it can be an educational experience.” Both recommend attending the preview to view items in person beforehand to talk to a specialist in the area and learn more about the piece, examine the condition, see the scale, and touch or hold the item. The preview for the upcoming Art & Design Auction (Sunday, March 8, 10 a.m.), runs from Wednesday, March 4; Friday, March 6; and Saturday, March 7, 10 a.m., to 5 p.m., and Thursday, March 5; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (reception 5 to 7 p.m.). For Auction photos/more: toomeyco.com.

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POWER MOVES: Studentdemonstrators want police out of schools and a racial equity policy for Oak Park, among other demands.

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OPRF students stage sit-in at Oak Park Village Hall By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

A group of roughly 40 protestors, most of them Oak Park and River Forest High School students, staged a peaceful sit-in at Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison St., on the afternoon of Feb. 26 after marching out of the high school that morning. The march was designed to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the death of Trayvon Martin in Florida, as well as other black and brown individuals killed unjustly. The man accused of killing Martin, George Zimmerman, controversially was acquitted of murder. Wednesday’s march was a reprisal of a similar Martin commemoration march held for the first time, and on the same day, last year. Antoine Ford, the OPRF student who organized both marches, said that he and his peers had four specific demands that they presented to village officials. They want the village of Oak Park to reallocate resources currently earmarked for police to other purposes, adopt a racial equity policy, remove Oak Park Police officers from OPRF and declare a day of recognition for Trayvon Martin and other minorities like him who have been killed unjustly. When asked to specify which resources he and his peers want reallocating, Ford said that the department should reconsider spending money to renovate and expand its current police station underneath village hall. “They need to put that money toward things like housing for single mothers,” Ford said. Addressing the group’s demand for the removal of police at OPRF, who serve in the form of school resource officers (SROs), Ford said that many students “feel intimidated

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and criminalized” by the police presence. District 200 and the village of Oak Park maintain the SRO program jointly through an intergovernmental agreement, with D200 paying the village roughly $155,000 to operate the program in the 2019-20 school year. Community members, along with officials from D200 and the village, have expressed concerns about the presence of the officers, who have been inside of the high school since 1999, after the Columbine High School shooting, said Cara Pavlicek, Oak Park’s village manager. Both boards took steps earlier this month indicating that more comprehensive action on the SRO program could be taken in the future. The group of protestors sat inside of the main floor of village hall for most of the afternoon, demanding to talk to Oak Park Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb, who was not present in the building. The students wanted the mayor to sign a form that included their list of demands. Pavlicek said she explained to the protestors that the mayor, who holds the position on a part-time basis, does not have an office at the village hall and would not have been able to make it to the building in a timely fashion. The mayor could not be immediately reached for comment on Wednesday evening. Oak Park Trustee Arti Walker-Peddakotla, who was present during part of the protest, said that she agrees fully with the students’ list of demands and has been advocating for some of the students during her time as trustee. “As Frederick Douglass stated, ‘Power concedes nothing without a demand.’ These students are organizing and demanding change. I fully support them in this endeavor and hope that my fellow trustees and elected officials in Oak Park listen to these young organizers, and work with them to bring forward the change that they seek.” By 4:40 p.m., the students had left village hall to discuss further action. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Deer management committee holds first meeting

Community input essential to identifying problems, solutions By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

The new and ad hoc River Forest Deer Management committee met for the first time Wednesday, Feb. 26. Formed by the village board to take on complex issues resulting from a perceived increase in the deer population expanding out of Thatcher Woods and into the adjacent residential neighborhood, the group discussed its goals to hold public forums on the issue, develop a survey for community members, and ultimately make recommendations to the village board about how to best handle the deer problem in town. The committee will gather as a whole again on April 1 at a public meeting, and by that time committee members are expected to have read research provided by Patty Henek, a village trustee and committee co-chair. The committee is chaired by Henek and Tom Cargie, another village trustee. Present at the Feb. 26 meeting were members Laurie Gillard, Annette Madden, John Roeger, Askold Kozbur, Katharine Christmas, Dan Hollenback, Cathleen Hughes and Julie Armstrong, with Joel Lueking conferenced in via phone. The overall tone of the meeting was that of collaboration and coming at the issue from a basis of fact and data rather than emotion. Early in the meeting, Cargie expressed the necessity that the committee members work together with respect and treat each other like adults. “This issue gets heated,” said Cargie. “We can disagree, but let’s not be disagreeable.” Up until now the issue has been contentious with the village board moving toward a pact with the Cook County Forest Preserve District to cull the deer population and then backing away from that approach in the face of local upset. Henek outlined the goals and expectations of the group, including identifying the problems and their scope. “We have multiple problems, which is probably going to mean we’re going to need multiple solutions,” Henek said. She also stressed the need to look at the issue as more than a black and white problem, as more than an issue of culling vs. not culling. Cargie said, “Let’s look for, and I hate the word, but it actually does apply, a ‘holistic’ way to deal with this.” The public forums and survey are intended to get as much input from residents and the community about the exact nature and scope of the problems related to the growing population of deer. Henek said input from everyone is essential in coming up with solutions. “It’s a community issue; how can we solve it as a community?” she said. Problems brought up by committee mem-

bers were focused on safety in terms of traffic issues, especially on Thatcher Avenue adjacent to the forest preserves; health, specifically related to ticks and the spread of Lyme disease; and landscaping issues caused by deer eating plants. But future discussions and the community survey will be ways in which the committee will develop a complete list of deerrelated issues that are affecting residents. Although culling could help solve these problems by reducing the deer population, committee members discussed the fact that other solutions could help as well. Extra signage on streets warning of deer, flashing or lighted signs to alert drivers or the deer themselves, and community education on topics like deer-repellant plants were several ideas brought up, although at this point in the discussion they were only used as examples of potential solutions. “We’re not going to eradicate the deer. We’re not going to get rid of all the deer. The various problems people are having are going to continue,” said Henek. According to Cargie, culling is the only deer-related solution for which the village would need permission. Education, community outreach, and changes related to traffic signals can all be approved through the village. Culling, however, needs permission from the Cook County Forest Preserve District, which needs permission from the state. “The state of Illinois owns the deer. The Forest Preserve owns the land. We live next door to the land,” said Cargie. The committee talked about breaking into sub-groups focused on work and research into particular problems, and this will be discussed at greater length at the April meeting. Although the committee agreed that, at least anecdotally, the deer population has increased substantially over the past years, Henek encouraged members to think in terms of the problems residents are facing rather than on numbers alone. “Focusing on the numbers of the deer isn’t perhaps the best way to look at it,” said Henek. “When you get to the point of feeling like you have to do things to manage the deer, it’s not about looking at numbers. It’s about what are the issues people are having and what is the tolerance level to needing to address that.” Hughes expressed concern with looking solely at numbers as well. “My concern is that we want to be so data driven on historical results,” said Hughes. “My fear is that we wait till someone gets killed swerving from deer on Thatcher before we decide to do something. Before something catastrophic happens, we really need to think about it and not everything is going to be a data point that we can point to.” She added: “We need to be proactive rather than reactive.” Although the Feb. 26 meeting was public, no residents attended. The committee hopes to have its public survey ready by June or July.

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HOMECOMING: When offered a ‘dream trip,’ Jean LaFruit chose to revisit her old haunts and former homes.

Her dream adventure

Centenarian returns to Oak Park-River Forest for a day to remember By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

Now living in assisted living in Norridge, one Oak Park woman’s dream came true when she took a very special tour of all her old neighborhood haunts last month. Courtesy of the “Dream Adventures” program, 102-year-old Jean LaFruit returned to Oak Park and River Forest, where she lived almost her entire life, and visited the houses she lived in, the school and the churches she attended, and some of her other favorite spots. “Dream Adventures” started in 2019, when Central Baptist Village (CBV), an assisted living residence facility, asked its residents what they would do if they could take a trip in the community’s new wheelchair-accessible van. Their widely varied responses became the basis of the program. One resident chose to tour Wrigley Field, while another opted to spend a day shopping at the mall with her girlfriends. The “Dream Adventure” for one resident, a former folkdance instructor and bolo tie aficionado, was having friends perform for his birthday. LaFruit just wanted to go home to Oak Park, where she was born and where she raised her family. “I was touched that going to Oak Park was Jean’s adventure trip,” said CBV CEO Dawn Mondschein. An Oak Parker herself, Mondschein accompanied LaFruit on her Oak Park outing. “How lucky I am to live in a town that someone would want to visit as a dream adventure,” Mondschein said. Mondschein, LaFruit’s sons John and Michael, chauffeur David Zeno and Becca Galuska, CBV director of Life Enrichment, also accompanied the wheelchair-bound LaFruit. “We went by Hatch School,” said John, who lives in River Forest. “When she went

to school there, there was a pond where they used to catch pollywogs.” Hard to imagine now, but when LaFruit attended Hatch, the area just north of the school was nothing but farmland, according to John. Over the course of LaFruit’s 100 years in the area, she lived in many homes, which the group took her to visit, including the house in which she was born, located on Maple Avenue by the Eisenhower Expressway. “My grandfather built that house and that’s where she was born,” John said. The group then traveled to the home LaFruit was raised in on Lombard Avenue. Later in her life, she lived in a house on Cuyler Avenue, which they also visited. “I don’t know if you can believe this or not, but they bought that home on Cuyler in 1940 for $6,000,” John said. She also lived in River Forest for a time, so they took her to see that home as well. LaFruit and company also paid their respects to her parents, laid to rest in Forest Park’s Forest Home Cemetery. A stay-at-home mother of five children, she worked hard caring for her family, growing vegetables in their backyard. “My mother was a tremendous cook,” her son said. When she could, LaFruit also helped out at her husband’s business downtown. “She worked as hard as my father,” John said. “Once the kids left home, she was downtown with him all the time.” Kind and friendly, she also had a lot of fun spending time with her girlfriends. “Until she was about 92, she’d pick up the girls and they’d go play cards in River Forest,” John said. Now that she is unable to live independently, he is grateful for the care and kindness his mother receives at CBV. “I have nothing but good things to say about that home,” John said. Due to her advanced age, LaFruit doesn’t speak much anymore, but her son said the trip was a “very good experience.” “Our mission is to serve and celebrate seniors,” Mondschein said. “It touches my heart to make a special wish come true for our residents.”

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Cleanslate gives fresh starts to break poverty cycle

The social enterprise work program provides confidence and experience By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

Through a contract with the village of Oak Park, crews from the social enterprise Cleanslate have been picking up litter, removing snow, cleaning up graffiti and keeping the village beautiful since January. Come spring, the crews will trim trees, plant flowers and pick up after festivals. A symbiotic relationship, Cleanslate makes Chicago-area communities better, while giving its crewmembers the confidence and skills to lead fuller, more successful lives. Cleanslate is a subset of Cara, a program dedicated to helping people locked in the negative cycle of poverty and its challenges, including incarceration and episodic homelessness. “It helps provide transitional job opportunities for people going through our program, working to find permanent employment,” said Mark Toriski, Cara communications and marketing director. “There’s no stereotype of who comes here. We’ve had people coming out of addiction, out of intergenerational poverty,” said Toriski. “We have people who are escaping domestic violence.” While Cleanslate has only recently had a presence in Oak Park, the program is coming up on its 15th anniversary and has provided 2,748 transitional jobs and picked up over 10,000 tons of trash, while diverting over 3,000 tons of recyclables from landfills. Beyond that, Cleanslate gives its crew members a sense of self-worth and responsibility. Employing both men and women, crewmembers are called interns and paid for their work. “I’m doing a lot of things now that I thought would never be possible,” said Cleanslate intern Lawrence Johnson. Formerly incarcerated for retail theft, Johnson came to Cleanslate in December 2019 after hearing about it through a friend. “I was in Cook County Jail and I was living a totally negative criminal lifestyle. I just got tired of it. It wasn’t productive,” Johnson said. “When I got out, I decided to seek out some help – people who could help me better my life.” Since coming to Cara and starting Cleanslate, Johnson has never, not even once, thought of returning to his former lifestyle. Johnson now works all over Cook County, including Oak Park. He called Cara “a beautiful place.” “It’s a place that has love, understanding, caring and they help you with all the obstacles in your life,” he said. “There’s a lot of people that have a lot of obstacles that they feel like they can’t get through or overcome.” While it is welcoming and kind, Cara, and by extension Cleanslate, hold people to high standards, teaching accountability, professionalism and time management.

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IMPORTANT WORK: (Right) From left, Cleanslate interns Kobe Hendrix, Lawrence Johnson and Louis Darty prepare for roadside clean up near the corner of Roosevelt Road and Austin Boulevard. (Top) Lawrence Johnson cleans up sidewalks near the same corner. “You gotta put the effort in and the work in. I have to get up on time. I have to communicate with people. I have to show professionalism. I have to have leadership skills. I have to be a team player,” Johnson said. “All those things mean a lot to me.” Johnson’s confidence in himself has grown. He’s proud of himself. He finds satisfaction in making places more beautiful than before. He loves being in a team and the camaraderie hard work brings. “My favorite part of the experience is meeting with people and getting to know them,” Johnson said. The people at Cleanslate appreciate Johnson for who he is, not what he was. “The people at my job, they love me. They depend on me. That means a lot for me to have people that trust me,” Johnson said. “It’s important for me to do good things in life and to help people.” Johnson is also taking control of his financial life with guidance from Cara. “It means a lot to have that support system. They helped me to get a bank account. They helped me to do my taxes. Now I’m re-

building my credit,” he said. Johnson has a 16-year-old daughter, who helped inspire him to change his life. “She told me, she said, ‘Dad, just don’t go back to jail. I’ll take care of you,’” he said. His daughter recently won third place in a high school speech tournament. “I’m very proud of her and she’s proud of me too,” he said. While Johnson admits he was nervous to approach Cara and start Cleanslate, the discomfort of making a change outweighs living an unhappy life.

“It is hard to change, but when you’re tired of living a negative life and getting the results that come from living a negative life – it feels good to me to start over and to redevelop my life,” he said. “The most important thing is that change can happen, no matter how hard it is, no matter how many obstacles you face, no matter how far down the scales you’ve gone.” Cara helps people to build better futures, even when it feels impossible. “They helped me to grow as an individual, as a human being,” Johnson said. “I’m going to be the person that God created me to be.”

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‘Four years, four principals —unacceptable,’ D97 supt. says Consultant emphasizes culture of distrust at Lincoln, across district By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

A crowd of at least 120 parents and community members gathered inside of Lincoln Elementary, 1111 S. Grove Ave. in Oak Park, on Feb. 26 for a public meeting held to discuss the school’s principal turnover crisis, which was prompted by the recent mid-year resignation of Laura Zaniolo. The former principal, who left in January after less than a year in the role, said that her resignation was due to personal reasons. “Four years, four principals — unacceptable,” District 97 Supt. Carol Kelley said at the meeting’s outset. “I could not agree with you more. So, the reason why I’m here in front of you having a discussion is really to own that and also say that, as a community, we will do everything we can to support our students and staff here at Lincoln.” Zaniolo’s resignation has jolted the Lincoln school community. One parent’s change.org petition — which demands that the district implement a more rigorous

performance evaluation for Kelley, hire additional staff and resources at Lincoln and a secure an outside entity to do a deep dive into the school’s structural problems — has garnered nearly 400 signatures. Kelley said at the meeting that district administrators had reached out to Zaniolo “several times,” in order to conduct an exit interview with her and, as of last Wednesday, were still waiting to hear back. The district also hired Reesheda Graham Washington, an Oak Park equity consultant, to explore the deeper reasons behind the school’s turnover problem. At the meeting, Graham Washington said she spent three days conducting in-depth interviews with about 30 people across the district, including parents, teachers, administrators and central office staffers. She said she also spent hours observing Lincoln students in the building. Graham Washington said that her contract runs through March 15 and she will be conducting more interviews and analysis until then. During her presentation, Graham Washington emphasized that the district needs to resolve a deeper problem before hiring another principal for Lincoln. “There is a seemingly pervasive relational trust issue between teachers, parents, administrators, central office and the (school) board in all directions,” she said. “Work

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needs to be done by a third party to re-establish relational trust and find helpful ways to hold and litigate power.” Graham Washington also said teachers and administrators told her they felt “oppressed (their words)” by the nature of communications, particularly between them and the parent community. “They overwhelmingly articulated an inability to operate within their professional expertise, feeling as though they are not trusted to do their jobs well. They desired to have more collaborative relationship with the parent community. While this was not a sentiment felt from all or even most parents, it was articulated that the toxicity created by some was weighting on the system and its culture, enough to impact the school community pervasively.” Graham Washington said this sense of oppression is felt by teachers across the district, who have to deal with parents who can at times be “caustic” and “abusive” toward them. Graham Washington added some “new and newer” teachers at Lincoln don’t feel accepted and supported, and “are yearning for more robust, healthy and vibrant school culture and climate.” A major problem related to Zaniolo’s hiring was the “swift and abrupt way in which the hiring committee was prepared for the interview

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process,” Graham Washington said, adding that committee members had very little time to spend with their packet of information. “These were all elements that presented themselves as challenges as you were doing the work of hiring the principal who recently resigned,” Graham Washington said. Graham Washington recommended the district hire additional administrative and social service personnel, and offer more robust professional development, “specifically pertaining to school culture and climate, for staff and administration prior to the onboarding of a new principal.” Those things can be happening at the same time, she said. Despite the challenges, she said, Lincoln’s students, teachers, staff and administrators showed a “passion for learning” and a “love for Lincoln.” She added that based on her observations, students at Lincoln “seemed happy, safe and engaged,” and complimented them on their resilience — an observation supported by Faith Cole, a former Mann principal and current central office administrator who has a fifth-grader at Lincoln. “Lincoln staff has been phenomenal,” Cole said, adding that her son has not felt the effects of the principal turnover crisis because of the commitment of the school’s employees. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Park District of Oak Park outsources IT

Tech firm to replace in-house staff By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

Park District of Oak Park Board of Commissioners will outsource its information technology services to Wood Dale-based Noventech. The park board voted unanimously to change its approach to IT services at their meeting on Feb. 20 after Jan Arnold, the park district’s executive director, argued earlier last month that it would be a better value for their money and make it easier to accommodate the park district’s growing needs. While the commissioners had some con-

cerns about Noventech’s responsiveness, they were ultimately persuaded to support the idea. Arnold explained to commissioners that, in 2019, the park district’s technology manager Michael Elden resigned to relocate out of state. The person originally hired as a replacement “didn’t work out,” so the park district was looking for a more permanent solution. Even as the staff looked for more permanent replacement, they began discussing the fact that the park district’s technology needs were growing, and they might be better served by a group of professionals with “a wide-range of information technology experience and expertise.” Contracting with Noventech would accomplish that, Arnold said. And the park

River Forest Public Works employees get 3-year deal Agreement is retroactive to last May By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter

After working 11 months without a contract, River Forest Public Works maintenance workers and water operators have agreed to a three-year contract. The deal with Local 150 of the International Union of Operating Engineers was approved by a unanimous vote of the village board at the Feb. 24 meeting. The contract, which covers nine public works employees, has already been ratified by the union. “The village appreciates the cooperation of our public works employees and Local 150 in agreeing to this collective bargaining agreement,” said Eric Palm, village administrator. “We believe it is a fair contract for both sides and look forward to continuing our strong working relationship.” The previous public works employees contract expired April 30, as did contracts with the union representing the village’s firefighters and fire lieutenants and the union representing police officers. Palm said negotiations continue with the other unions, Local 2391 of the International Association of Firefighters, which represents firefighters and fire lieutenants, and River Forest Lodge 46 of the Fraternal Order of Police. Staff at village hall are not represented by a bargaining unit. “Working without a contract can vary for a multitude of reasons,” Palm explained. “Most contracts include retroactivity pay back to the expiration date of the previous contract, so usually both sides are more focused on taking

their time as opposed to rushing through.” Under the new deal, public works employees will receive salary increases of 1.75 percent in each of the first two years of the contract, with the first-year increase retroactive to May 1. The increase in the third year is dependent on health insurance costs. If insurance premiums increase 5 percent or less, the third-year increase will be 2 percent; if premiums increase between 5 and 7 percent, the increase will be 1.75 percent; and if premiums increase between 7 and 10 percent, the increase will be 1.5 percent. Bargaining unit employees obtain health insurance through the Midwest Operating Engineers Benefit Fund (MOEBF). The village pays the entire premium cost per employee, per month, for Local 150 employees. According to the contract, rate increases will be determined by MOEBF but capped at 10 percent. In addition, the annual uniform and boot allowance per employee was increased from $425 to $450. Language changes addressed fair share and step-up pay. Addressing fair share, language was changed to specify that employees are free to pay voluntary union contributions. The change comes in light of the 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME, which determined that fair share agreements violate First Amendment protections of free association and free speech. The step-up pay language change affects maintenance workers I and II, who hold the required water operator’s license. Those employees who are assigned to perform the duties of water operator for one or more hours will be compensated the difference between that employee’s current hourly rate and the water operator rate for the same step during those hours worked.

district would benefit from having computer server backup outside Oak Park. “We do not have that currently. Our backup is at Ridgeland [Common], and we wanted to get it out of Oak Park,” Arnold said. She noted that, before the staff started considering outsourcing, they considered hiring another staff member. While the contract with Noventech will cost the park district $106,200 -- slightly less than approximately $107,000 it would cost to cover the new technology manager’s salary and benefits -- the savings become larger when one adds $65,000 in salary and benefits for a second position. Arnold said that Noventech has nine employees, and the contract specifies that at least one of them will be onsite at least 16 hours a month. In response to questions from the commissioners, she emphasized

that the number is a minimum. If the situation warrants it, they will be there more often. Commissioner Chris Wollmuth wondered about the response time, but he was assured that the contract specifies that response must come within no more than hour. Arnold also mentioned that, while the contract is good for a year, it can be dissolved within six months if the park district isn’t happy with the company’s performance. Overall, she believed the contract would help the park district. “Staying on the cutting edge what’s going on, having nine people with different backgrounds, I think it will help us run smoother operations,” Arnold said. “I feel, based on the discussions we had and the conversations we had, that this is the right [move].”

Amazon may be eyeing Sears site in Galewood

Tucker Development would not confirm Amazon grocery store rumors By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

For months, rumors have swirled that an Amazon grocery store will take the place of the former Sears building at North and Harlem Avenues in Chicago’s Galewood neighborhood. The property has been vacant since Sears closed in the summer of 2017. The likelihood of an Amazon grocery store going there appears high given recent developments in the Chicago area. Judith Alexander, chair of the North Avenue District, mentioned the potential Amazon grocery store in the district’s Feb. 27 newsletter. “It’s rumored that the national grocery to open in the North/Harlem site of the former Sears will be an Amazon concept store,” the newsletter read. “Such a store is going to open in Naperville.” Last week, the Chicago Tribune reported that Amazon Retail LLC requested a Class D liquor license to sell goods at 3116 S. Route 59 in Naperville; a building permit in a window of that storefront listed Tucker Development as the property owner. That same development company is handling the development of the Sears site in Galewood. After the store’s 2017 closure, Seritage, the spinoff of Sears’ real estate

holdings arm, contracted Highland Parkbased Tucker Development to redevelop the property. Tucker Development Chief Investment Officer Aaron Tucker declined to confirm whether the site’s redevelopment plans included an Amazon grocery store, saying, “I have no comment generally on the project at this time.” Alderman Chris Taliaferro (29th) could not be reached for comment; however, according to a representative from his office, the alderman does not know the identity of the company that will operate out of that retail space. Wednesday Journal has filed a Free-

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Tight spot: Lake and Euclid loses three parking spots

Oak Park removes three spots on the east side of Euclid Ave. and north of Lake St. By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

To promote better traffic flow, Oak Park’s village board voted Feb. 18 to concur with the Transportation Commission’s recommendation to remove the first three parking spots on the east side of Euclid Avenue just north of Lake Street. “It’s just tight out there,” said Village Engineer Bill McKenna. “By removing those on-street spaces, it opens the intersection up a little more, allows traffic to get out of the intersection and into Euclid without conflicting with any kind of southbound traffic right at the intersection.” Village Manager Cara Pavlicek added there are significant pedestrian conflicts when intersections gridlock. Kids cross the intersection to get to Oak Park and River Forest High School in the mornings, which is when a lot of traffic incidents occur. “There’s a pedestrian safety aspect of this, too,” she said.

Trustee Simone Boutet, who lives in that neighborhood, understands the problem but said she also sees the same problem at other Oak Park intersections. “My concern is we have a new business, we’re going to be tearing up Lake Street and we’re going to be banning plastic and we’re going to be taking away their parking,” Boutet said. “We haven’t banned plastic,” corrected Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb. “I know,” said Boutet. “But I think we have to have a better overall plan for this instead of saying, ‘Let’s do this now and plan for it later,’ because we’re doing a lot that’s going to impact the businesses and the residents in this area.” Boutet suggested having a more comprehensive plan for replacing the parking before voting to remove it. Trustee Arti Walker-Peddakotla said she was concerned about parking since the onstreet spots on Lake Street will be removed during the upcoming street renovation project. “Where are people going to park? Because we still want people going to our small businesses,” she said. While Walker-Peddakotla understood the necessity of removing those spaces, calling the area “effectively a pinch point,” she

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asked McKenna if he could add parking spots somewhere else close by. “Should the board approve the removal of those spaces, staff would be looking for opportunities to add back those on-street spaces,” McKenna said. The village engineer said staff would look for spaces either on Euclid Avenue north of that area or look at restrictions on Lake Street in that immediate area. “We do have the Avenue Garage there,” said Trustee Jim Taglia, of the village parking garage on North Boulevard just east of Oak Park Avenue. According to Taglia, the fire department has concerns about getting their equipment through the Lake and Euclid intersection due to the tightness of the space.

“I’m fine with taking them away, but the thing that concerns me is that I can see people double-parking there,” he said. Trustee Deno Andrews said he would support taking the three spots away if the rest of the street wasn’t permit parking during the day, as it is currently. “I don’t think I can support taking parking away during this time,” he said. When asked for her opinion by Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb, Trustee Susan Buchanan said, “I’m happy to vote to get rid of these parking spaces and trust that Bill will find three spaces somewhere else.” In a 5-2 vote, with Andrews and Boutet in the opposition, the board decided to allow for the removal of the three spots, which will become a “No Parking Anytime Zone.”

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Most board members, however, expressed concerns about delay. “Why is this project being viewed as a bigbang implementation, where all this work needs to be completed before we start down a path to make changes, and have we considfrom page 1 ered breaking the project up in some other started developing the new curriculum, way?” board member Craig Iseli asked. identifying professional development needs, Johnson said he doesn’t think “stretching and establishing support structures to en- out” and “parceling out” the implementasure that all students benefit from the shift. tion over different time periods “would efIn the course of the process, one thing has fectively capture the problem we’re aiming become clear: in order to carry out our plan to address.” with fidelity, the implementation date must He added that the inequities administrabe shifted to the fall of 2022.” tors observed were not particular to one diSheila Hardin, president of OPRF’s Fac- vision; rather, those inequitable outcomes ulty Senate, during the school board meet- were systemic and reflective of “how the ing on Feb. 27 said that one major reason for whole school functions.” changing the implementation date was the Johnson said the extended timeline would looming deadline for teachers to make pro- allow administrators to more effectively adposals for new courses. dress this systemic inequity with the neces“Course proposals go out in October, so if sary “fidelity” the work requires. there was going to be a new course for the Board member Ralph Martire recomfall of 2021, you’d need to have the proposal mended that administrators develop a “ruand a good outline of [the course] bric with outcomes that you by the time you return to school expect to be generated over the in the fall,” Hardin said, adding process in each of the divisions that the extension should not be that show you’re moving ahead interpreted as a lack of urgency of pace to meet this new deadon the part of faculty members to line. carry out the curriculum changes, “By reporting that to the board, which many D200 officials considI think it creates a lot more transer essential to opening up access to parency on the progress to the more rigorous course content for community because, as board black and brown students. members, we’re not sitting in on During an interview with Wednesthose meetings; we don’t know day Journal last year, Laurie Fiowhat’s going on and don’t see the renza, the district’s director of studepths of the work you’re doing at dent learning, said 84 percent of the faculty level,” he said. students in college prep classes can “I will say it has been disapLAURIE FIORENZA meet the requirements to do honorspointing to arrive at this point D200 director of student level work. Despite this fact, most and not have all of the inforlearning black and brown students at OPRF mation,” said board President are placed into the college preparaJackie Moore. “It makes it very tory track as freshmen, which is less challenging to set forth goals, to rigorous than the honors track, officials said know how we’re doing our strategic plan, to back then. communicate to our communities about being “That’s a huge chunk of our students ambassadors for this work.” who are ready for an honors challenge, but Board member Tom Cofsky said the exthey’re sitting in a class that’s college prep,” tended timeline also presents a political Fiorenza said. quagmire. The terms of four of the seven Opponents of the curriculum change have members of this board, which unanimously argued that it could lead to diminished aca- supports the freshman curriculum changes, demic rigor for high-achieving OPRF stu- are due to expire in 2021. That means final dents, among other possible consequences. approval for the curriculum changes could During Thursday’s board meeting, D200 be up to a new board majority that may or Superintendent Joylynn Pruitt-Adams may not support them. said the delay in launching the curriculum “You have the support of this board, but change is necessary to ensure it is imple- we’re pushing it to the next board in terms mented effectively. of approval and timeline,” said Cofsky, Echoing Hardin, Pruitt-Adams added that whose own term expires next spring. “Seca delay in launching the changes does not ondly, the timing of this will then happen necessarily mean there’s been a delay in during teacher contract negotiations. The preparing for the rollout. focus needs to be 100 percent on the best in“Things will be happening throughout the terests of our students.” process,” she said. “The work is not stop“I don’t want us to get to next February ping. The additional urgency to it is that and be having this conversation again,” said when we do it, we do it right.” board member Gina Harris, pointing out Greg Johnson, D200’s associate superin- that there are still vocal critics of the curtendent, said administrators will return riculum changes. to the board in the spring with a “more de“I don’t want us to lose sight of the fact tailed plan” that includes updates relating to that there are people who do not understand professional development, the quality of the the importance of this work,” Harris said. proposed curriculum and other specifics. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Police mistake elderly couple for bank robbery suspects

A man attempted to rob U.S Bank, 6011 North Ave., Feb. 26, but left without any cash. The offender entered the bank at 11:27 a.m. and demanded money, telling a bank employee he had a gun. The man then fled the scene without taking any money. Police reports describe the man as being black, of medium build, around 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 30 to 40 years old. He was last seen wearing a black jacket with a furtrimmed hood and dark pants. Acting on a tip, Oak Park and River Forest police pulled over 86-year old Ottis Dugar and his wife Demitri, 67, that same day, shortly after the couple left the bank. According to ABC7, the couple was handcuffed and detained for 40 minutes in separate vehicles. ABC 7 also reported that the police had guns drawn. In a statement to the press, Oak Park police called the incident “a case of mistaken identity.” The statement also states that a witness “provided a description of the car and its license plate number to the 911 operator, who broadcast the information.” That witness continued to say the couple were the individuals he witnessed leaving the bank after the attempted robbery.

However, a bank teller refuted the witness’ statement and the Dugars were subsequently released with apologies from the police. In a further statement to the press, the police called the incident “an unfortunate situation that in hindsight probably could have been handled more expeditiously.”

Aggravated assault A young man stopped a Chicago resident and asked the resident’s gang affiliation; when the victim denied any affiliation, the man took out a black semi-automatic handgun March 1 at 7:15 p.m. in the 400 block of South Euclid Avenue. Police reports describe the man as black, 22 years old, 5-foot-10, and 150 pounds. He was last seen wearing a brown/blue hooded coat and blue jeans.

Robbery Two men met with Berwyn residents to make a purchase, but instead stole an Apple watch, hoverboard and iPhone from the victims at 2:52 p.m., March 1, in the 600 block of Washington Boulevard. The estimated loss is $1,400.

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A teenage boy snatched a woman’s red iPhone 8 from her hands and ran from the scene with another teenage boy in the 100 block of North Marion Street at 12:41 p.m. Feb. 26. The two teenagers were last seen driving westbound in a black Jeep Compass. Police estimate the loss of the phone at $800.

Burglary ■ Someone broke the window above a rear door, then entered the residence and took glass circular paperweights, miscellaneous men’s jewelry, $6 in cash, a 19th-century pocket watch, and a brown Briggs & Riley travel bag between noon and 2 p.m. on Feb. 24 in the 400 block of South Humphrey Avenue. Police estimate the loss at $4,706. ■ Someone entered an apartment through an unlocked door and removed a small black-andblue heat press, a pink women’s Nike shirt, a black leather Pelle Pelle jacket and a purple Apple MacBook Air laptop between 2 p.m., Feb. 22 and 8:45 p.m., Feb. 24 in the first block of Ontario Street. The loss is estimated at $1,680. ■ Someone attempted to force open a win-

dow and damaged the door frame to a residence in an attempted burglary, Feb. 25 at 1:56 p.m., in the 100 block of Washington Boulevard. Police estimate the damage at $100. ■ Someone entered a residence through an unlocked sliding door and took a 15-inch gray MacBook Pro laptop, an iPad with a black case, a black HD digital camcorder and a green book bag between 10:30 and 11:30 p.m., Feb. 27, in the 900 block of Home Avenue. The estimated loss is $3,350. ■ Three men, two of whom wore masks, shattered the front window and broke into Family Fresh Food & Deli, 10 Chicago Ave., then attempted to remove the ATM without success at 3:11 a.m., Feb. 28. These items, obtained from Oak Park Police Department reports, Feb. 24 to March 2, represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.

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Community leaders scrutinize police presence at OPRF Oak Park trustees, D200 board members express concerns about Resource Officer program By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

The village of Oak Park and the District 200 school board have delayed extending an intergovernmental agreement that allows for a School Resource Officer (SRO) at Oak Park and River Forest High School. The delay comes amid concerns among some students, community members, village officials and D200 officials about the presence of armed police officers at OPRF. Those concerns came to a head last month, when a group of at least 30 students converged at Oak Park Village Hall on Feb. 26 and made a series of demands, among them was that the village put a stop to the SRO program. Antoine Ford, the OPRF student-activist who helped organize the demonstration (the students had walked out of the high school earlier that day before marching to village hall), said that he and many of his peers “feel intimidated and criminalized” by the police presence. The SRO program at OPRF has been in

place since 1999, when the infamous mass shooting happened at a Columbine High School in Colorado. Since then local police departments across the country have deployed sworn police to double as resource officers inside schools in an effort to prevent future attacks and to keep students safe. But critics of the program say that it’s been a double-edged sword. During an Oak Park village board meeting on Feb. 18, residents and some trustees expressed a range of concerns about the SRO program. “I don’t believe that having armed police in our schools is a productive or even practical method for learning respect for the police,” said Oak Park activist Cate Readling. Shobha Mahadev, a clinical associate professor at Northwestern University’s law school, said that she was deeply troubled by the presence of resource officers in schools. “National think tanks and well-regarded organizations that study this issue, such as the Justice Policy Institute, the American Civil Liberties Union and the Dignity in Schools Campaign agree that the presence of police or school officers is concerning from a safety perspective and with respect to the school-to-prison pipeline, which funnels our young people from school to the criminal justice system.” During board discussion about the resource officer program, Trustee Arti Walker-Peddakotla said she found some of the

language in the agreement “deeply problematic.” For instance, one section of the agreement states that the resource officer “in cooperation with School District administration, will make a reasonable effort to contact the student’s parent or guardian before any interview or interrogation.” Walker-Peddakotla said the agreement does not explicitly state that a parent or guardian, or legal representative, must be present when the interview happens. Other board members said the resource officer program should strike a balance between safety and respect for students. Oak Park Police Chief LaDon Reynolds said during the meeting that having resource officers in the schools is an industry best practice. He said studies show that the presence of the officers in schools significantly reduces the response time to emergencies like school shootings. “I think there is a lot of value in having a school resource officer present,” the chief said. “I think it’s important to have a police presence,” said Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb. “We don’t want to end up in a situation where we wish we did something to protect a kid from not being safe.” Abu-Taleb said he was in favor of D200 officials modifying the agreement, instead of getting rid of the program altogether.

Cara Pavlicek, Oak Park’s village manager, said village administrators already made some changes throughout the document, such as removing overly deferential language about respect for law enforcement that does not reflect the current national focus on community policing, which emphasizes mutual respect and trust between community members and the police. “That’s old language and it’s not proper,” Pavlicek said, adding that there’s more work to do on improving the agreement. The D200 school board also held a meeting on Feb. 18, where its members discussed the agreement, which doesn’t expire until next year. District administrators said it was appropriate to delay extending the agreement until making changes in the document that would ensure that the resource officer assigned to OPRF is appropriately trained in restorative justice practices. “If we’re moving towards a school community and culture of warmth and restorative practices, what does the SRO presence mean in our building?” D200 board President Jackie Moore said at the school board meeting. The existing agreement calls for the district to pay $155,153 to the village in compensation for the police department providing a School Resource Officer at OPRF. The final changes to the agreement are ultimately up to the school board, village officials said. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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4 buildings in downtown Oak Park from page 1 remember a large Barbara’s Bookstore. Decades earlier the entire building housed a Montgomery Wards department store in an era when downtown Oak Park was lined with such regional stores. Across Lake Street at 1101 is a four-story retail and office building now anchored by Lake Street Kitchen + Bar. In its earlier incarnation it was the Bonds clothing store. On North Marion Street at 122 and 124 are single-story retail buildings currently home to Jayne Boutique and Q Barbecue. “The Shaker family have been investors in Oak Park for a very long time. They have probably been one of the top contributors to our property tax,” said Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb. While the mayor doesn’t know the motiviations behind putting the properties up for sale, he understands that needs and desires shift over time. “It’s a family-owned business and sometimes there comes a time that they may have different priorities,” Abu-Taleb said. The mayor called the Shaker family “great investors in our community.” “I’m grateful for the investment they’ve had in Oak Park,” Abu-Taleb said. “They work very hard to keep their retail spaces occupied which is helpful for us in terms of having a nice presence on the streets and also in terms of sales taxes.” Leases for some tenants in the buildings extend to 2026. According to Shaker, the four buildings are owned through partnerships among his family members. Over the

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FOR SALE: The Shaker family has put all four of its commercial and retail properties in downtown Oak Park on the market. years, the family has received multiple inquiries about the properties. “We’ve had so many inquiries, we finally figured, ‘Well, if we got an acceptable price…,’” Shaker said. The Shakers have not listed a price for the buildings. “There’s no price associated with the buildings. Since we’ve had inquiries over the last couple years, we’re open to offers if someone were to come across with an acceptable price,” Shaker said. According to Shaker, the family is not looking to have the buildings sold for redevelopment. “That’s not how we’re marketing the buildings. The build-

ings are full,” he said. “That is not part of our presentation, regarding development.” John Lynch, executive director of the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation (OPEDC), concurred, saying, “We don’t see it as a redevelopment plan.” OPEDC isn’t doing any marketing on behalf of the Shaker family or their properties. “We tend to get more involved in the marketing if there are redevelopment issues,” Lynch said. Although Lynch said he talks to Shaker “pretty frequently,” OPEDC does not foresee any major impacts to the downtown area as a result of the Shaker’s plan to sell the properties. “We look at this as an investment sale,” Lynch said. “It’s just a decision on the part of the Shakers to seek new ownership of the properties. Other than that, we don’t expect any changes.” Shaker called the buildings “income-producing” due to their current 100 percent occupancy. The Shakers think it would be a good investment for someone to continue operating them as they have. They have marketed the four buildings as a package. Shaker Management Company currently manages the buildings but that could change in the instance of a purchase. “It would have to be subject to negotiation,” Shaker said. “It’s not part of the package.” However, the family would “certainly consider it.” Whether or not the Shaker family decides to accept an offer and sell the buildings, the mayor is thankful for their contribution to Oak Park. “If they continue to invest, I’ll be grateful and if they decide to bring in new investors, I’ll also be grateful,” AbuTaleb said. “We’re here to serve them and the people after them.”

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he Chicago Association of Realtors recently reported an uptick in suburban real estate sales with December sales up 10.6 percent over 2018 and January sales up 7.3% over 2019. This rebound from a sluggish fall sales season was combined with a rise in median home prices of 5 percent in January. Here in the near west suburbs, there might be snow on the ground, but the spring sales season has started in earnest. In Oak Park, there are currently 181 single family homes on the market, with prices ranging from $189,000 to $1.5 million. In River Forest, there are 55 single family homes for sale, with a price range from $425,000 up

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STATELY BRICK HOME resides on a quiet corner with 4 BRs, 3 and 2 half baths. Features a spacious LR w/wood burning fireplace, built-in bookshelves, detailed carved molding, formal DR, sun room, bright eat-in kitchen, expansive 2nd floor, full finished basement w/media room...................................................$949,000

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BEAUTIFUL BURMA BUILT TUDOR sits on a lovely lot with side drive leading to attached 3 car garage and large yard. This 4 bedroom, 3-1/2 bath home offers a great flow throughout the 1st floor, large eat-in kitchen, hardwood floors, leaded glass and classic cove ceilings. ........................................................... $669,000

816 N OAK PARK AVE • OAK PARK OPEN SUNDAY 1-3

417 1/2 S EAST • OAK PARK OPEN SUNDAY 12-2

921 ONTARIO UNIT B • OAK PARK OPEN SUNDAY 1-3

1423 LATHROP • RIVER FOREST

P RI CE RED U CED!

PRI CE RED U C E D!

CLASSIC OP HOME with classic features and modern finishes to compliment. Dark mahogany woodwork throughout, hardwood floors. Features include wood-burning fireplace, upgraded kitchen, and den/sitting room, large master BR, fantastic amount of windows. Finished basement. .......................................$555,000

STUNNING, BRIGHT TRILEVEL with 2 bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths. Sunlit large open main floor features a gas fireplace, living/dining combo, eat-in kitchen and family room. Patio, fenced-in, large, landscaped yard, attached two car garage, two exterior parking slips. .................................................................................... $299,000

LOCATION IS EVERYTHING! This great quad has that and a whole lot more. Open two-story atrium, 12 foot ceilings, skylights, modern kitchen, unique master bath with whirlpool, fireplace, hardwood floors, huge walk-in closet, 300 sq ft of balcony, one car garage. A must see! ..................................................... $293,000

HANDSOME TUDOR with classic original archway details beautifully blend w/ tasteful updated bathrooms and kitchen. Spacious formal living room with wood-burning fireplace. Lovely dining room with built-in corner cabinets. OUTSTANDING BACKYARD. Finished basement!............................................................ $699,000

RIVER FOREST HOMES

CONTEMPORARY HOME with 3 bedrooms, 3-1/2 baths. 1st floor features include an expansive foyer, unique bamboo floors, multi-faced gas fireplace, office, updated kitchen & family room. 2nd FL includes a laundry and office/or nursery. Finished basement. In-ground pool. Great updates. ............................. $799,000 NEWLY UPDATED HOME on large lot in a great location of River Forest. Brand new eat-in kitchen. Four spacious BRs, two and half baths of which upstairs have radiant heated floors. Completely painted, refinished floors, newer windows. New staircase leading to the basement. ................................................................ $699,000 PRICE REDUCED LOVELY SPLITLEVEL HOME offers newly refreshed contemporary style and wonderful space. Home offers three bedrooms, three brand new bathrooms, beautiful front entryway, vaulted ceiling family room, sun room, game room, deck, spectacular backyard, attached two car garage. ... $639,000

PRICE REDUCED VINTAGE CHARMER on tree lined cobblestone street. Warm, inviting home with lots of potential! Living room is centered with a cozy fireplace, separate dining room, bright kitchen and spacious family room. 2nd floor has 3 BRs and 1 full BA. Large deck overlooking backyard. .....................$415,000

GORGEOUS GUNDERSON with open porch, LR/DR combo w/hardwood floors, gourmet kitchen, large 1st FL family room, mudroom. Five BRs, 3-1/2 baths, & 2nd FL laundry room. Finished basement, new 2.5 car garage plus exterior spaces for 2 more cars. Luxurious and sooooo livable! ...........................................$589,900 NEW LISTING DUTCH COLONIAL with rehab started, gutted. Originally 2 BR, now open to new floor plan and added bedrooms and bath. Could be flip or great home to live in. .............. $199,900

1046 FRANKLIN • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY 1-3

BEAUTIFUL, CLASSIC HOME offers everything for today’s modern living. Custom-built home has the highest quality finishes. No detail was missed. Brick and stone exterior, wrap around porch, eleven-foot ceilings and oversized windows. LL has 2,000 feet of living area. ........................................................................$1,425,000 UNIQUE BURMABUILT HOME is a must-see property. You will appreciate the high-quality craftsmanship and sophisticated details throughout, including art glass doors, a custom milled cherry mantel, and custom kitchen cabinetry. The home has been very well maintained. ......................................................$1,275,000 BEAUTIFUL BRICK & STONE CLASSIC HOUSE with a unique front wrap-around porch sits on a private park-like lot. Features 4 BRs, 2 full/2 half baths, natural wood, art glass windows, open kitchen with breakfast room, family room, mudroom, finished basement. Nothing will disappoint! ...............................$1,150,000

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OAK PARK HOMES

LOVELY TRADITIONAL HOME, found in walkable OP location, offers wonderful space for family and entertaining. Original details blend seamlessly with the updated 3 story addition. Offers 5 bedrooms, 4-1/2 baths, newer kitchen, abundant storage, family room, wine cellar..............................................................$1,065,000 FABULOUS BRICK HOME has it all! On extra-wide lot with 4 BRs, 4-1/2 BAs. Features include private office, open kitchen, breakfast room, family room, Butler’s bar, master suite w/sep sitting room, finished bsmt w/full wet bar & media room, private backyard, garden and pond.............................................$1,049,000

Contact a Gagliardo Realty Associates Agent for a free market analysis

1435 CLINTON PL • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY 1-3

CONDOS/TOWNHOMES/2 FLATS

RIVER FOREST 3BR, 2-1/2 BA. Two garage spaces.......$479,000 RIVER FOREST 1BR, 1BA. Updated, move-in ready. ..... $169,000 OAK PARK Two Flat ..........................................................$669,000 OAK PARK Two Flat ..........................................................$530,000 OAK PARK Two Flat ..........................................................$510,000 OAK PARK 3BR, 2 full / 2 half BA. East facing balcony. .$424,900 OAK PARK 3BR, 2-1.2 BA. Vintage beauty!.....................$299,000 PRICE REDUCED OAK PARK 3BR, 2-1/2BA. ............... $249,000 NEW LISTING FOREST PARK 1BR, 1BA. ..................... $110,000

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Market showing improvement from page 19 taxes run $17,550, and the home has a spacious sunr oom with a deck and another deck off of an upstairs bedroom. For someone looking for a condominium lifestyle, 1133 Chicago Ave., Unit 3E, in Oak Park is available for $694,000. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom condo at Maple Place includes approximately 1,896 square feet of living space. Built new in 2017, the building was awarded LEED Gold status and the unit features an upgraded appliance package with Bosch kitchen appliances and upgraded baths. Property taxes are approximately $20,945. In Forest Park, only two properties are available close to the $700,000 price range, and both are multi-unit buildings. The property at 505 Elgin Ave. is a traditional style two-flat. The upper unit includes five bedrooms and two newly updated bathrooms, while the lower unit has three bedrooms and one full bathroom. The building boasts a new roof and five parking spaces and carries a property tax bill of $11,127. With over 3,500 square feet of space, 505 Elgin Ave. is listed for $625,000. Meanwhile, 7422 Randolph St. in Forest Park is marketed for $778,900. Included in that price are two buildings, each with two rental units, for a total of nine bedrooms and four bathrooms. The circa 1916 building has been gutted and rehabbed and carries a property tax bill of $11,357. In Riverside, spending $700,000 will get you at least four bedrooms and three bathrooms in a single-family home. The home at 459 Uvedale Court is listed at $694,900 and features five bedrooms and four and onehalf bathrooms in 2,734 square feet. Built in 1931, the Tudor-style home has been completely updated with a new open kitchen, new bathrooms, mud room and hardwood floors throughout. The property tax bill is $14,460. Built in 1906, 60 N. Crowley Road is a brick, two-story home with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Listed at $675,000, the home is roughly 3,000 square feet and comes with a property tax bill of $16,908. The house also boasts a large green house used as an outdoor living space that offers a hint of spring year-round. Also listed at $675,000 in Riverside, 330 Fairbank Road is a four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom home with approximately 2,747 square feet of living space. Newly built in 2002-03, the home has had only one owner. The house features an attached garage, a short walk to the Metra, and park and river views. Annual property taxes are $17,660. In River Forest, 846 William St. is listed at $705,000 and provides four bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. The 2,264-square-foot, red-brick home is centrally located and includes and open front porch and a kitchen with stainless-steel appliances and granite countertops. The property taxes are $17,235. The house at 603 Thatcher Ave. in River Forest is listed at $699,900 and the 3,000-square-foot home includes four bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. The 1890s Victorian includes original woodwork, an updated kitchen and a finished third floor. The house includes two laundry stations, and a property tax bill of $17,762. Also in River Forest, 1423 Lathrop Ave. is on the market for $699,000. The Tudor-style home built in 1938 includes four bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms and is slightly over 3,000 square feet. The home includes an updated kitchen, finished basement and outdoor patio with built-in grill. Ready for summer whenever you are.

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400 FOREST, OAK PARK $1,167,500 :: 5 BED :: 3.5 BATH

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Vintage C. E. White estate home facing Augusta Blvd extensively renovated by current architect / builder owner to todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standards. Casually elegant, open and functional plan that lives unusually well. 6 bedroom home featuring massive great room that overlooks private rear yard with garden wall, bluestone patios, gas fire pit and dining pergola. All new mechanicals including Control 4 Smart Home with A/V, lighting, HVAC and motorized shade control. 3-car garage + side drive for total of 6-car parking. Offered @ $1,250,000.

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SINGLE FAMILY HOMES CONDOS TOWNHOMES

ADDRESS

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529 S. Humphrey Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . 1002 S. Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . 438 Lenox Ave., Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1114 Lyman Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 S. Cuyler Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 820 S. East Ave., Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 N. Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . 516 S. Elmwood Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . 423 S. Humphrey Ave., Oak Park. . . . . . . . . 1206 N. Elmwood Ave., Oak Park . . . . . . . . 816 N. Oak Park Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . 3332 N. New England Ave, Chicago . . . . . . 3332 N. New England Ave, Chicago . . . . . . 537 S. Elmwood Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . 1132 Fair Oaks Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . 7660 Wilcox St. Forest Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1435 Clinton Pl, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . 834 Forest Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1029 Linden Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545 Gunderson Ave., Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . 427 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park . . . . . . . . . 1036 Clinton Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1114 Forest Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . 1201 N. Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . 630 N. East Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1331 William St, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1046 Franklin Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . .

@properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$359,000 Beyond Properties Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$420,000 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$424,000 Re/Max In The Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$428,800 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450,000 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $505,000 Coldwell Banker Residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $509,000 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $511,000 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$525,000 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$555,000 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$569,000 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$569,000 Coldwell Banker Residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$595,000 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $617,500 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $619,800 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$669,000 Beyond Properties Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$675,000 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $685,000 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$689,900 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$739,000 Beyond Properties Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$750,000 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $885,000 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$925,000 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,099,000 Coldwell Banker Residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,795,000 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,975,000

LISTING PRICE

ADDRESS

REALTY CO.

424 Park Ave., Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424 Park Ave., Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 921 Ontario St. UNIT B, Oak Park . . . . . . . . 111 S. Euclid Ave. UNIT A, Oak Park . . . . . . . 110 S. Marion St, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 S. Marion St. UNIT 402, Oak Park. . . . . 110 S. Marion St. UNIT 403, Oak Park. . . . . 1133 W. Chicago Ave. UNIT 3E, Oak Park. .

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219,000 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239,000 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$293,000 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$429,000 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$439,900 @properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000 @properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$525,000 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $694,000

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417 1/2 S. East Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$299,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 318 Pennsylvania Way, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . Compass Real Estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$599,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sat. 11-1

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The self-critic needs self-compassion If self-criticism were a disease, it would likely dwarf other epidemics.

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few years ago, in this column, I quoted the Jefferson Airplane when they sang “life is change.” I’ve also written here about wabi sabi, appreciating the beauty of impermanence. Embracing the inevitable changes of our continued living can be a hard row to hoe. One of the cruelest forms of internalized ageism is how harsh we can be on ourselves as we get older. An important part of aging consciously — of aging with intention — is self-compassion. People with greater levels of self-compassion have less anxiety and depression, a greater ability to forgive, and are better able to cope with difficult life events. When are you hard on yourself facing the challenges of aging? What triggers your self-critic? Do you think about self-compassion as you age? Do you ever talk about it? There are several key ways of developing self-compassion, some of which are: § Recognize honestly your thoughts and feelings about aging § Respond to your honest self-assessment with kindness § Understand that you are not the only one who is fearful about aging § Try to cultivate awareness every day Compassion for oneself allows compassion for others, which allows for empathy and for the awareness that we are all interconnected. Although isolation is burgeoning among older people, aging is a collective event. Our Oak Park-Forest Park-River Forest area has a growing consciousness of the aging part of our communities — the OP-RF Townships’ Memory Café, Celebrating Seniors Week, the Wabi Sabi Film Festival, Kindness Creators Intergenerational Preschool, River Forest Public Library coffees, Mohr Community Center, Dementia Friendly efforts, Concordia Center for Gerontology, and 60+ yoga at the Yoga Center are some examples. Slowly, as the conscious aging ocean tide increases, all the ships rise. The West Cook YMCA recently unveiled a new Healthy Aging Pilot Program specially designed to support the needs, interests, and gifts of people age 62 and up. Participants in the program will receive a complimentary membership to the West Cook YMCA, personalized wellness coaching, fitness programming, health literacy events, and opportunities for enrichment and social engagement. Programming will take place at the Y, located at Marion and Randolph in Oak Park, and transportation will be provided for any off-site activities. The program is free to the public thanks to funding from the Russell and Josephine Kott Memorial Charitable Trust and the Healthy Communities Foundation. Groups of 10 participants will start monthly, with the next cohort launching on March 9. Subsequent groups of 10 will launch on the second Mondays of April, May and June. And finally, Concordia University Chicago’s Center for Gerontology is hosting a listening session on March 10. People over age 60 are invited to provide input on what they think an applied center for gerontology should or could be. If you are interested in attending, please contact Dr. Lydia Manning at Lydia.Manning@cuchicago.edu or 708-208-3218.

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2020 Oak Park properties reassessment Q&A

ast week, Oak Park property owners received reassessment notices from the Cook County Assessor’s Office reflecting the Assessor’s estimate of the value of their properties as of Jan. 1, 2020. The median assessed value for Oak Park homes and condominiums have increased by 19%, but assessment increases for business properties are considerably higher. With residential assessed values increasing by 19%, one might conclude that the sale prices of Oak Park homes have increased by 19% since the last reassessment three years ago. In fact, however, the median sale price of local homes is virtually unchanged compared to 2017. Here are some answers to at least some of your questions. If home prices have been flat for the last three years, why are assessed values up by 19%? A: There are many reasons for the disparity between the increases in assessed values and sale prices. One reason is that high levels of local taxation have led many residents to file appeals in recent years, which has brought some assessed values below the market. Another reason is that the county assessor’s office is using different

methods to estimate property values in the 2020 reassessment compared to 2017. If my assessed value increased by 19%, will my taxes increase by 19%? A: No. Property taxes are primarily driven by the tax levies of local governments, and state law makes a 19% levy increase by next year virtually impossible. But reassessment can cause taxes on some properties to go up by more than the increase in tax levies. Why did the value of business properties increase by so much more than residential properties? A: The Cook County Assessor’s Office has made major changes in the way it assesses business properties, resulting in proposed assessed values for businesses that are significantly higher than before. In prior reassessments, however, the appeals process has substantially reduced the proposed increases for businesses, and this may happen again this year. When will the new assessed values impact property tax bills? A: The impact of the new 2020 assessed values will not appear on tax bills until the summer of 2021.

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OPRF waits a year

here is a window for bold change. Rarely does it open. And certainly that window will close if there is not discernible action, or just as certainly, if the bold action flops. Right now at Oak Park and River Forest High School there is a remarkable aligning of forces for substantive action to take on inequity baked into the school’s history and current practices. A superintendent with vision has assembled her team. The school board is unanimous that change is essential. The faculty has coalesced remarkably around a seismic change in curriculum for freshmen aimed at advanced academic experiences for more students of color. With opposition in the villages low, but with a clear pulse, the school has seemingly been on an accelerated course to overhaul the full curriculum for incoming freshmen in the fall of 2021. And now it isn’t. Rollout has been delayed a year until the 2022 school year. The administration and the faculty, in an encouraging joint statement, said that making such substantive changes and doing it right simply required more planning. We get it. This rollout has always been ambitious and complex. It has also always been aiming toward that open window. As frustrated school board members expressed last week when the news went public, this bold action was intended to be this board’s bold action. A fully unified board’s action. Sure there is some pride in accomplishment at stake here. Mainly, though, we heard worries from sitting board members, some likely retiring board members, that a contested election for the school board could shift the dynamics of support. That’s real. This is a school district that balled up construction of a swimming pool and made it the main topic of OPRF conversation for the better part of a decade. That said, the greater worry is that the foundational step of sincere equity action could fail without adequate planning or with poor execution. This plan touches most members of faculty, and dozens of courses in English, history, science, language need to be remade. We would also argue the district needs to do a better job of telling its story to the wide community. The decision is made. Delay a year. But to keep that window of change open, OPRF needs to hold this coalition together, keep the urgency of change vivid, and really knock this new curriculum out of the park.

Let’s hear it for the Shakers We broke the news last week that the Shaker family is considering selling its four buildings in downtown Oak Park. Two are iconic former department stores on Lake Street, which the family successfully transitioned into a mix of retail and office space. The two more minor buildings are single-story retail spots on Marion Street. All are fully leased. We’d note first that the Shaker family is legendary in River Forest and Oak Park. Across generations going back to Joe Shaker Sr., this family has made philanthropy central to their work. And along the way, they built a hugely successful business in the help wanted advertising field. Remember the days when the Sunday Tribune could break your front window? It was Shaker’s 80 pages of help wanted ads that provided the necessary heft. Now for whatever complicated, and personal, reasons, the family is testing the market to see what a sale might bring. This is not a prescription for more high-rises. Tall buildings have circled downtown Oak Park from decrepit, often vacant lots. The Shaker properties, through hard work, are all viable businesses. This is, plain and simple, an Oak Park success story.

Our lifelong list of longings

o you have a bucket list? I have mixed feelings about them. I certainly wouldn’t want a list to rule what’s left of my life. Yet we all, I suspect, have unmet longings and desires that warrant acknowledgment. I’ve been thinking about mine because I checked one item off during my recent midwinter getaway with friends in Los Angeles. Or maybe two items. After watching the Rose Bowl Parade for years growing up (my first experience with color TV as it happens), I was curious about the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, which provided (and may still provide) the backdrop for the passing floats. Turns out it’s a terrific art museum in its own right. We had one day of rain in L.A. and spent part of it there. Norton Simon was not a high-priority item on my list, but it quenched an old curiosity. I checked off a much higher-priority item on the last day there when my host generously offered to drive to Long Beach to go whale watching. February is the middle of migration season, so it didn’t take long once we left the harbor to spot a gray whale, and another, surfacing and spouting, then diving and flicking their flukes as if to wave goodbye. The trip confirmed a reality that had always seemed a distant abstraction. Seeing something so immense dramatically changed the way I view the ocean — and therefore the entire planet, since oceans comprise much of it. We learn about so much of the world through books and film, but we can’t help wanting to see some it for ourselves because some things are just too good not to see. The other day I was paging through a few old notebooks to see if anything was worth saving and found a “Life-longing List” I put together about 10 years ago: 1. See the Earth from space (Admittedly ambitious. I don’t expect to check this one off, but you never know) 2. Hot air balloon ride (Check. My son and daughter-in-law gave this to me for my 60th birthday in Colorado. It was everything I’d hoped for) 3. Write another book (which will remain on my list no matter how many books I manage to write. Could be a collection of columns, could be a book of poetry) 4. Return to Rome (Check. This too remains on the list. You can’t visit Rome too often. Or if you can, I’d enjoy finding out) 5. Take an entire summer off (Maybe in a rented house on Lake Geneva or an apartment in Paris, but Oak Park would be just fine) 6. Visit Victoria Falls in Africa (If I get that far, I’ll probably have to include the Great Pyramids) 7. Easter in Charleston, South Carolina (where, as Charles Kuralt once wrote, “Spring arrives in a showy rush.” After enduring too many white Easters around here, I’d love a full-blown, flowerful Earth resurrection experience) 8. Hiking in the Alps (Friends who live in Geneva, Switzerland would happily serve as guides) 9. See whales in the wild (Check) 10. Visit the Sydney Opera House in Australia (Its roof replicating an ocean-going ship’s sails, it symbolizes for me the romance of the Age of

Exploration).

11. The Parthenon in Greece at sunset

(Ancient Greece and the Mediterranean have always been effervescent in my imagination) 12. … So a Mediterranean cruise as well 13. Grandkids (Check) 14. Waltz with a woman I love in Navy Pier’s Grand Ballroom with a full moon rising over Lake Michigan (I’d settle for my apartment, in the dark, with the moon out my windows) 15.Witness a launch from the Kennedy Space Center (even if I’m not the one being launched) 16. Discover my roots in Ireland (This urge reinvigorated by a recent trip to Dublin) 17. Memorize and perform “Trouble” from Music Man (I’d settle for “Sadder But Wiser Girl For Me”) 18. Take painting classes (My last instruction was in college) 19. Attend the Shakespeare Festival in Stratford, Ontario 20. Take my son and grandsons to Glacier National Park in Montana (where I worked the summer of 1971 after my first year of college) 21. Drive to L.A. on what remains of Route 66 (I’ve stood at both ends — the Art Institute in Chicago and Santa Monica Pier in L.A.) 22. … And stop for White Sox spring training camp in Arizona on the way 23. Visit SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and view the night sky 24. Visit Taliesin and Taliesin West (can’t get enough of Frank Lloyd Wright’s visions) 25. Walk the Camino de Santiago (Or a respectable portion thereof) 26. A boat trip down the Mississippi River (reenacting Huck Finn’s odyssey) 27. Write a column that goes viral (what a hoot that would be)

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Time is running short, but I don’t feel any pressure. Some of these are quite do-able if I really want them enough. Some are long-shot dreams. I don’t have the same burning desire to travel like I had when I was younger. These qualify more as pilgrimage than tourism anyway, inspired by the imaginings of youth. Do you have a bucket list? We are not what we desire, but it does provide a window into who we are. The discussion has long raged over whether it’s wise to try to fulfill all our longings, whether that would merely set us up for disappointment. Maybe they are best left to the imagination, tantalizing but unreachable. Life, after all, should be more than a theme park for our desires. Then again, our longings are a sign of vitality. Having unfinished business can be a potent stimulus. Maybe our longings make life last longer. Either way, our lives should never be judged by what we’ve seen or attended or accomplished. A bucket list merely serves as a reminder of past desires and dangles future opportunities that we might still seize when they present themselves. Like standing on a ship in the Pacific Ocean, the wind pelting my face, waiting for the largest mammals on Earth to surface and take a breath, then dive back into the mysterious depths from whence they came.

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Share the joy through our online auction When shopping with a purpose also means shopping to support a purpose, Ten Thousand Villages in Oak Park is the go-to resource. And as a nonprofit dedicated to breaking the cycle of generational poverty, the organization needs your help to support their 3rd Annual Fundraiser — the Share in the Joy Online Auction. From March 1 through 10, Ten Thousand Villages is hosting their online auction with over 100 unique items, from gourmet food items, restaurant gift certificates, pampering services and products to travel and home accessory items. The auction site can be found at 32auctions.com/tenthousandvillages2020. For over 12 years, Ten Thousand Villages has provided the community the opportunity to purchase unique fashion and home accessories at fair-trade prices. Ten Thousand Villages is a global maker-to-market movement that provides ethically-sourced wares. Every purchase and donation directly impacts the life and community of makers in developing countries around the world. With this financial support, families can build homes, save for their futures, and enable their children to stay healthy and go to school. Artisans like Begum — who founded Bonoful Handmade Paper in rural Bangladesh. Bonoful came out of a workshop created by Prokritee (a 30-year-plus partner

with Ten Thousand Villages). Bonoful has over 50 regular artisans and 22 seasonal who create string art and craft paper made from natural materials like hemp, wheatstraw, pineapple leaves, coconut fibers, recycled paper and cotton waste. These materials are crafted into handmade journals, lampshades, greeting cards and wall hangings. Women like Begum are able to break the cycle of poverty due to the financial backing of Ten Thousand Villages and the purchases made by the customers who care across North America and here in Oak Park. Please join our Share in the Joy online auction through March 10.

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Anybody but Bernie. Or Elizabeth

lthough my primary job is grandparenting and trying to find something interesting to watch on Netflix, I am also an unhired, unpaid political consultant. Having been born and raised in a Red State and lived most of my life in a Blue State, unlike most people I see things clearly. So today I feel it necessary to advise the Democratic Party regarding the 2020 election. First of all, stop talking about this election being the most important in history. All elections are important, but had Lincoln not defeated George McClellan in 1864 the Civil War likely would have ended without a resolution, and slavery would have hung on for years. In 1876 Tilden conceded to Hayes with the understanding that U.S. troops would withdraw from the South thereby ushering in decades of Southern Redeemer rule. The last three elections were won in the purple states, so named because they swing back and forth between red and blue with each party gathering between 48 and 52 percent of the vote. These states have liberal Republicans and conservative Democrats. (Yes, these voters still exist.) All of the purple states are important, but the ones with the most electoral votes are Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Ohio. Win most of these states, and come November election night the Democrats can party, or if they lose these states, they can move to Canada. Winning California by a million more votes than in 2016, or narrowing the margin in Texas, makes zero difference other than increasing the outrage against the Electoral College. So it follows that the Democratic nominee needs to win the purple states to be president. Barack did. Twice. Hillary did not. Remember the purple states are purple because their voters are in the middle. They can actually be persuaded. The candidate rather than the party makes a difference. So which candidate? The only criteria is if they can win over the voters in the purple states. The issues are important only in that context. The same polls that predicted Clinton’s 2016 victory will be at it again, but I’m going on my common political sense. So … Do not nominate Bernie Sanders. Republicans will call him a Communist. He will say he is a Socialist. The purple voters won’t understand or care. His yelling and screaming for the six-month campaign will drive purple voters crazy. Do not nominate Elizabeth Warren. They may love her in Brooklyn, but they won’t in Racine. Too liberal. Too much like Hillary. I appreciate that sounds misogynistic, but there are lots of voters in the purple who are misogynistic. Elections are about what “is” not what “ought.” Biden, Klobuchar, and Bloomberg are fine I suppose. I worried a bit about Pete being inexperienced and gay, but he is very smart and charismatic. He’s just like Barack except he’s gay, white and short. And he’s just like Barack now that he has withdrawn and is no longer in the running. I like Joe. He’s old, but so is Trump, Bernie, Elizabeth and Bloomberg. Biden is not smooth, and bumbles a bit, but I suspect purple voters will like his experience, authenticity and moderate politics. And he was Barack’s VP, and Barack carried all the purple states. I think any of the three remaining moderates can beat Trump if they run a campaign that tacks toward the middle, gets out the vote and clowns Trump. We should all be worried about the left wing of the Democrats nominating Bernie and losing all the purple states. Most voters are too young to remember, but they should Google the 1972 presidential election — McGovern v. Nixon. It was the last time the misbegotten Democrats journeyed to Jonestown.

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Support Anthony Clark for Congress

y brother, Anthony Clark, one of the best, most committed community leaders, social justice leaders, and all-around coalition builders, is running for Congressman of our 7th District. As someone who cares very much about social justice and racial equity, I think everyone in this community should be supporting Anthony’s bid enthusiastically. In fact, I’m shocked and disappointed that he hasn’t been getting more support from our community. Anthony has proven he is committed to serving this community. He is committed to helping all, regardless of their race, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, sexual preference or ideologies. He is even willing to support folks, especially people of color, who don’t support him and call him names like “racial agitator” and “troublemaker.” On more than one occasion, I’ve seen Anthony show up for his critics, when they encounter their own personal community “racial-equity incident,” even when they were previously unsupportive and treated him negatively. Why? Because to Anthony, the movement for social justice isn’t about individuals; it is about all of us uniting. He has spent his professional career showing up for all people and for the movement. With the moral crisis in our nation, Anthony Clark is exactly the person we need representing our community in the United States Congress. Americans have a solid history of loving, appreciating, quoting, and revering social justice leaders — after they die. But while they were alive, many

social justice warriors, especially the black ones like Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Ida B. Wells, Fred Hampton, James Baldwin and Shirley Chisholm, were seen as “troublemakers” and the “respectable liberals,” both black and white, kept their distance from those “radicals.” Instead, moderates chose to link movements and folks who were more socially acceptable than “radicals” like the Black Panther Party or people who actively protested the war in Vietnam. But once these “troublemakers” died — sorry, they didn’t “die.” They were murdered — once they were dead and gone, then liberals and progressives love and support them. Now they are our heroes and we wear T-shirts with their faces and movements to show how “down” we are. It would be nice if we could support our current “troublemakers” with our time, energy, and votes. Let’s support the Charlene Carruthers, Jahmal Coles, Greta Thunburgs, and progressive Rockstar Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is proudly supporting Anthony Clark. Let’s start wearing T-shirts with their faces and organizations. While they are alive. Anthony fights for community unity by supporting, collaborating with real actions, for all people, regardless of their racial, ethnic, class, gender, or even if they dislike him personally. He supports the community because it is never about him personally; it is about the movement for racial social equity. Anthony Clark has always been there to support us; and now it is our time to support him.

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Supporting Kina for Congress Our Congressional district, the Illinois 7th, has been represented for 22 years by Democrat Danny Davis. Re-electing him every two years has become such a habit that many of us may not have noticed how little he’s been getting done tackling some of the very real problems our district faces. [The 7th runs from Westchester on the west all the way to the lakefront. It includes Streeterville, one of the wealthiest zip codes in the nation, as well as Austin, North Lawndale, and Englewood, some of the poorest. It has one of the nation’s highest gaps in life expectancy — 90 years for wealthy white residents and only 60 for poor black people.] We need to elect a congressperson who demonstrates an understanding of our district, a commitment to tackling its issues, and the energy and skills to make that happen. I’m endorsing Kina Collins be-

Erika Bachner cause I believe she is that person. Kina is a lifelong Austin resident, a nationally recognized gun violence prevention activist who personally survived gun violence, and a health-care-accessibility advocate who has worked across the state and the nation to build coalitions and forge consensus. She has written legislation and created bipartisan support to get

it passed. The child of union organizers, she understands how issues, relationships, and policy intersect and how grassroots engagement fuels real change at the legislative level. Kina is the youngest black woman ever to run for Congress in Illinois. But of all the candidates for the 7th District seat, she is the most qualified, ready, and prepared to use that position to bring urgently needed change to our neighborhoods. Her record proves she’s a true progressive who not only talks the talk but can walk the walk. Kina Collins is the real deal for the Illinois 7th. I hope you will take a moment to learn more at her website, kinaforcongress. com, and that you’ll join me and my fellow River Forest Trustee Patty Henek in supporting her campaign.

Erika Bachner

River Forest trustee

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County Assessor’s Office is here to serve you

his issue of Wednesday Journal contains a 56-page supplement of the Real Estate Assessment List for Oak Park Township. The listing contains Property Index Numbers, street names, addresses and the proposed assessment values recently mailed to Oak Park Township taxpayers. Our office is dedicated to increasing ethics, fairness and transparency in our work. As your Cook County assessor, I hope you find this information helpful. The Cook County Assessor’s Office (CCAO) is required to assess one-third of the properties located in the county each year to determine fair market values. Under state and county law, assessed value (AV) for residential property is 10 percent of market value and the AV for industrial/ commercial property is 25 percent of market value. Our office does not compute your property tax bill, collect your property taxes, or determine your local tax rate. We also do not determine the amount of taxes you are required to pay. In reality, local taxing bodies such as school districts and mu-

REASSESSMENT

Figures, formulas and factors from page 31 Can I appeal the assessed value proposed by the Cook County Assessor’s Office? A: Yes. Taxpayers can appeal their new assessed values with the county assessor’s office through April 7. In addition, the Cook County Board of Review will be accepting appeals from Oak Park property owners at some time in the summer. The Township Assessor’s Office can help property owners prepare and file appeals. During the appeal period, Oak Park property owners seeking help with appeals should call the Township at 708-383-8005 to set up an appointment. What is an assessment appeal, and what is the basis for filing one? A: An assessment appeal seeks to reduce a property’s assessed value by claiming that its assessment is unfair or inaccurate. There are three basic grounds for filing an appeal: 1. Lack of uniformity. Similar properties should be assessed similarly. To substantiate an appeal based on lack of uniformity, it is necessary to find properties comparable to yours that have lower assessed valuations. The Township Assessor’s Office can help you find comparable properties quickly and easily. 2. Errors in property characteristics. Every residential property has a set of characteristics which determine its assessed value. Errors in characteristics can

nicipalities determine tax rates, levies, and the overall amount of your taxes. The AV my office sets does determine the share of taxes you are required to pay. Therefore, it is very important to make sure it is both fair and accurate. On my first day in office, I signed an executive order aimed at increasing professionalism, transparency and public trust in the county assessor’s office as well as eliminating conflicts of interest. Our office created new residential and commercial modeling processes to deliver high-quality reassessments. Reports for each reassessed township containing methodology and formulas for the new values are posted on the assessor’s office website at www.cookcountyassessor.com. This new system for publishing and updating code will allow you to monitor the work of our office and even suggest changes to

our methods that may improve accuracy. To further increase transparency, we also implemented a visitor’s log that is updated monthly and posted on our website. We also issued a set of official rules for doing business with the office and developed a new policy where the identity of an attorney, practitioner or law firm is now kept anonymous from the valuations analyst handling an appeal. Our office also invited the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) to conduct a complete audit of the office in order to improve our operations and develop a three-year strategic plan. In addition, our outreach efforts have been expanded, including the launch of a countywide listening tour where I have teamed up with Cook County commissioners to travel throughout the county to share plans for reform and answer questions.

Please visit our website at cookcountyassessor.com to find an event near you. If after reviewing this publication, you feel your property is over-assessed, I encourage you to file an appeal. No one knows your property better than you do. In addition, please consult our website or our office to ensure you are receiving all the property tax exemptions for which you qualify. Property owners who require additional assistance may call CCAO at 312-443-7550 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, or visit any CCAO location. Chicago office: 118 N. Clark St., Room 320, Chicago, IL 60602, 312-443-7550 Skokie office: 5600 Old Orchard Road, Room 149, Skokie, IL 60007, 847-470-7237 Bridgeview office: 10200 S. 76th Ave., Room 237, Bridgeview, IL 60455, 708-974-6451 Markham office: 16501 S. Kedzie Ave., Room 237, Markham, IL 60426, 708-232-4100 Detailed assessment and exemption information may also be found by visiting the assessor’s website located at www. cookcountyassessor.com.

nent is each property’s share of the total tax burden, which is adjusted at each reassessment. When the 2020 reassessment impacts tax bills in 2021, the bills will reflect an increased total tax burden as well as shifts in each property’s share of the tax burden.

time, reassessments adjust assessed values to reflect the current market. If a reassessment leads to a change in an individual property’s share of the tax burden, there will be a corresponding change in its tax bill. The key to determining whether there has been a change in your property’s share of the tax burden lies in comparing the percent increase in your property’s assessment to the increase in the overall assessed valuation of all Oak Park properties. If the overall increase in Oak Park assessed values is 15% after adjusting for appeals, properties with assessment increases above 15% would pay a greater share of the tax burden. Properties with assessment changes below 15% would pay a smaller share.

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Oak Park Assessed Value Changes for the 2020 Reassessment As Proposed by the Cook County Assessor Business Property Median Increase Apartment Buidlings (7 Units or More) 113% Commercial Buildings 57% Industrial Properties 20% Residential Property Single Family Homes Condominiums Townhouses Two to Six Flats

18% 21% 7% 14%

Note: The appeals process often results in substantial reductions in the assessed values of business properties. be appealed. The type of error most likely to result in an assessment reduction is one that overstates the interior square footage of your property. 3. Recent purchase or appraisal. If the property value set by the Cook County Assessor is higher than a recent purchase price or recent appraisal for your property, an appeal may be successful. Filled with figures, formulas and factors, the property tax system can be very confusing. But at its core, this complex system has just two components. The first is the combined tax levy of all local governments serving Oak Park (total tax burden), which typically rises each year. The other compo-

Oak Park’s total tax burden Oak Park’s tax burden consists of the tax levies set by Oak Park schools, village government, and other local taxing districts. The local tax burden totaled about $202 million last year. The total tax burden is a key number in determining how much you pay in taxes, but it has nothing to do with reassessment. If Oak Park’s tax burden were $101 million instead of $202 million, every property owner’s tax bill would be cut in half, regardless of the decisions of the county assessor’s office. But Oak Park’s tax burden is not likely to decline, as local taxes pay for services the community supports. Indeed, it is more likely that the burden will increase. Tax increases, however, are limited by inflation. If inflation is 2% per year, governments can usually raise their levies by only 2%. This would correspond to a tax increase of about 2% for each property if there were no reassessment.

Your share of the tax burden Every property pays a small portion of Oak Park’s total tax burden. For example, a property valued at 1% of Oak Park’s total assessed value will pay 1% of the total tax burden. Because real estate values change over

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We need a fair discussion of the Fair Tax

This is in response to the town hall meeting convened at the Oak Park Public Library on Feb. 11. This was billed as a Fair Tax Forum when, in fact, it was slanted to discuss a Progressive Tax. “Fair” is a judgmental term being used here to obfuscate the real intent. I am confident that the majority of residents know this as well. Why do politicians continue to misdirect the public about the real meaning of issues and their intent? There was no mention of how the amendment will be stated on the ballot. Will it be called a Fair Tax and what exactly will the wording be? Will the amendment be phrased to have a built-in bias for a yes vote? If this new taxing structure is meant to rectify existing deficiencies, then why not give explicit details, including the new rates by income levels in the amendment as well? More importantly, instead of just raising taxes, why is there no mention of reducing spending, or at least committing to only spending within our means? True fiscal reform cannot have one without the other. Given the political corruption we are experiencing at all levels of government, especially in Illinois, asking the voting public to just “trust me” won’t fly any more. We, the public, trusted our elected officials for far too long, which is why our state is billions in debt with no end in sight.

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Good deeds should not go unnoticed

A couple weeks ago our family had breakfast at George’s restaurant. My niece gave me a check, a contribution to Conquer MG, a foundation that supports Myasthenia Gravis, a nerve-muscle medical condition that afflicts only about one in 20,000 individuals, including myself. Soon after leaving the restaurant, I lost the check. She just found out that someone not only found her check but mailed it in to the foundation. Thank you to the Good Samaritan who took the trouble to perform this act of kindness, brightening my day.

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Thanks, D200 for staying focused on equity

he Committee for Equity and Excellence in Education (CEEE) thanks the District 200 Board of Education, this administration and our dedicated faculty and staff for what you are doing to realize racial equity in all aspects of our school community. Most importantly, to guarantee racial equity, this administration is developing a set of procedures and accountability to realize and protect equity goals today and in the future. One of many parts of those procedures is a Racial Equity Impact Assessment evaluation tool — a set protocol to assure we actually act and evaluate what we do from an equity perspective. The community sees this procedure as vital to this school’s goal of equity for all, but especially for our students and families of color. In fact, the administration’s reforms around recruitment, hiring and retention of more teachers of color has been guided by the key features of a racial equity lens evaluation. The same is true for the evaluation of freshman courses that led to our teachers’ current development of the re-structured freshman curriculum. Our teachers and this administration have undertaken curriculum equity reform with passion, skill and dedication in preparing all dimensions necessary for success. In no way do we see the proposed oneyear extension of the curriculum rollout

as a diminishment of the district or teachers’ commitment to the curriculum equity goals central to the Strategic Plan adopted in 2017. It is a revision of the timeline, but not a suspension of ongoing developments in teacher learning, in the vital work of the Climate, Culture and Behavior Committee, in the adoption of restorative practices, in Collaborative Action Research for Equity, or in curriculum unit design for more equitable learning, and safe, supportive and inclusive classrooms. In support of curriculum innovations both D200 and District 97 equity ally groups continue to educate the community to better understand and support freshman re-structured courses. As we move forward, we urge the board and administration to consider the following actions: 1) Continue to compile, document and share our own D200 and outside professional research that supports our curriculum re-structuring. Professor Emeritus Timothy Shanahan of UIC at a presentation in the community in December on best practice in reading, when questioned about freshman curriculum work, responded in support. In fact literacy research affirms the freshman re-structuring. 2) Evanston has pushed forward using its own research and extensive student and faculty feedback to revise and improve their efforts for racial equity in their earned honors credit system that is

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Give us back our parking meters

I never thought I’d be saying I love parking meters, but I do. Pay boxes are way too much work if you’re just running into a business for a few minutes. I made very quick stops at three small businesses this morning. At the first I was dismayed to see the new pay boxes, but gave it a try. I could not figure out how to have Parking Passport charge me for less than an hour. Unlike the app in Chicago there wasn’t a clear easy way to set my time in 15-minute increments. So I just didn’t pay. When I remarked about it to the store manager, she said she thinks the village (in this case Forest Park) wants all the businesses to close because they will make more money with condos. How sad to have that feeling. Who wants to live somewhere where there isn’t a bakery or other stores? It reminded me of Oak

almost universal now in the school. Consider the possibility of a network within a network, formal or informal, vis a vis the Minority Student Achievement Network. In addition, Evanston Township High School; Madison, Wisconsin high schools; and Cambridge Ridge and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts are pursuing similar curriculum changes as OPRF High School. In California, Stanford University Graduate School works in a network around de-tracking for equity with Bay-area high schools. 3) While assuring professional teacher initiative, consider bringing a representative body of parents and community members more closely into the planning process for the re-structured freshman curriculum. The administration’s fall presentations and the Access for All web page have been richly informative and helpful. Still, a regular opportunity for more information, input and dialogue can add to the process started with the Strategic Plan and carried forward over the last three years by the administration and faculty. The extension of the roll-out date provides an opportunity to once again express your support for this monumental work so long in coming. We urge you to assure the community that this curriculum equity reform work remains vital to our school’s future. John Duffy, Ed.D., is chairperson of the Committee for Equity and Excellence in Education.

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Park adding paid parking this year to the block where Sears Pharmacy is. I arrived at my second stop, in Oak Park on Oak Park Avenue, with my tray of dimes and quarters ready at hand, only to find more pay boxes. I was not going to bother to try navigating an app or stand in the cold entering information into a panel just to take a minute to run into Tony’s and pick up my shoes. I didn’t pay anything. When I got to my third stop a few blocks away, I was actually relieved to see one of those traditional 15-minute meters. I have heard comments from many other people who feel the same way. I don’t want to be a scofflaw. Please don’t take out any more traditional meters.

This is the stuff of life, the everyday back and forth, and you communicated it perfectly [The remarkable bliss of the ordinary, Ken Trainor, Viewpoints, Feb. 26]. I also loved seeing a good picture of your grandsons. Here’s a book suggestion that may fit the boys’ interests from what I can discern. (I am a retired school/children’s librarian, and I still try to keep my eye out for good books. I’ve volunteered doing story programs at Lincoln School for 15 years and always need something new to mix with the standards.) Million Dots by Sven Volker is a picture book that starts out with two big dots, goes to four, eight, and continues until there are a million on the last fold-out page. I hope you’ll enjoy it. There’s also another book with the same title by Clements. I don’t know that book, just what I saw online.

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Oak Park takes a stand on Energy Innovation Act

ere in Oak Park, it can feel like we are insulated from the worst effects of climate change. Huge hurricanes, massive flooding, and horrible heat waves, all intensified by the energy of a warming planet, can seem like someone else’s problem. And even when we confront the fact that we will see these same effects in the future, we wonder what we can do. Some of us take personal steps — taking public transportation more often, flying less, eating a more plant-centered diet — and while important, these steps are drops in the bucket. What could we do that would make a difference? At the Feb. 18 Oak Park Village Board meeting, the trustees did something that made a difference. They approved a proclamation in support of the Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act. This national legislation would charge energy companies a fee for fossil fuels as they extract the fuels from the ground, and this fee would rise every year. This steadily rising fee would encourage companies and consumers to search for low- and zero-carbon energy sources. At the same time, the policy would distribute all fees collected back to American families, which would defray increased costs for families, especially those in the low- and middle-income brackets. Studies have shown that this policy would reduce

carbon emissions by 40% in the first 10 years and 90% over 30 years. The village board’s endorsement makes a case to our federal representatives and senators that this issue is important to our community and that this legislation is part of the solution. I’d like to thank the trustees for coming together to support this important policy. Among all their responsibilities as local elected officials, they found the time to discuss and learn about this legislation and have given it the weight of their approval. What now? I volunteer with the organization Citizens Climate Lobby to advocate for this bill, and we will continue to seek local endorsements from officials and newspapers, while also advocating that our federal legislators support the bill. If you want to join that effort, you can find out more at citizensclimatelobby.org. You can also find more information about the Energy Innovation Act at energyinnovationact.org. Climate change is a massive problem, and there must be many facets to our solution. Our individual choices are important and so are our collective commitments and actions. I thank the Oak Park trustees again for supporting the Energy Innovation Act as part of this collective effort, and I invite you to do the same. Jim Schwartz is an Oak Park resident, an educator, and a blogger at Entwining.org.

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John E. McCarthy, 72 Retired bank executive

John E. McCarthy, 72, of River Forest, died on Dec. 24, 2019. Born on Jan. 16, 1947, he grew up in River Forest, where he attended St. Luke Elementary School. A graduate of Fenwick High School in Oak Park, he earned his bachelor’s degree from St Joseph JOHN E. MCCARTHY College in Rensselaer, Indiana. He worked for the U.S. Department of Treasury as a bank examiner then went on to become an executive with Schamut and Fleet banks and retired from Bank of America. John McCarthy was the son of the late Mary Virginia and Jack McCarthy, brother of the late William (Lori) McCarthy and the late Richard McCarthy, uncle of Jack McCarthy, Kitty (Bob) Monty, and Molly (Zac) Eitel, and great uncle to Danny, Allison, AJ, Sam and Lilah. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 7 at Ascension Catholic Church, 815 S. East Ave., followed by private interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Zimmerman-Harnett Funeral Home, Forest Park, handled arrangements.

Mary Ann Conway, 96 Oak Park resident

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Mary Ann Conway (nee Carr), 96, of Oak Park, formerly of Lyons and Oak Brook, died on Feb. 27, 2020. She worked for many years at Reuben H. Donnelley before her retirement in 1988. Mary Ann was the wife of the late John C. Conway; the mother of James (Eileen), Terry

(Judy Neafsey), Kevin (Linda), Colleen Conway (Greg) Freeman, Dennis, Eileen (Paul) Seitz and Patty (John Burczak) Conway; the grandmother of 14 and great-grandmother of 12. Visitation was held on March 1 at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home in Oak Park. Funeral Mass was celebrated on March 2 at St. Edmund Church, followed by interment at All Saints Cemetery.

Diane DeGroot, 80

Former OPRF High School PTO president Diane DeGroot, 80, formerly of River Forest, died on Jan. 14, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. Born on Feb. 11, 1939 to Harvey and Margaret Beckway in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, she grew up in the Chicago area and was always happy to share her favorite memories, including having a pet pony. While attending Northwestern University, she met her late husband, Robert. They married in 1959 and together raised their children. Throughout her time in River Forest, she was extremely active in the community, serving as a den mother, an active volunteer at Willard Elementary School, and president of the PTO at Oak Park and River Forest High School. She enjoyed curling at Oak Park Country Club and helped organize many fundraisers as president of the auxiliary board at West Suburban Hospital. She always put family first and loved becoming a Mimi to her four grandchildren, whom she loved to pieces. Sunday night family dinners were a weekly event in her home. Later in life, the couple retired to sunny Florida where she continued to volunteer and enjoy her love of gardening. She touched many throughout her life. Diane DeGroot is survived by her children, Dean (Aimee) and Robin (Craig Smith); her grandchildren, Andrew (Jenny), Courtney, Tyler Arbeen, and Brooke Arbeen who will cherish her love, laughter, and memory every day. Visitation will be held on March 7 from 11 to 12:30 p.m. at Suerth Funeral Home, 6754 Northwest Highway in Chicago, followed by a memorial service. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to the Alzheimer’s Association at alz.org or to the Animal Care League at animalcareleague.org.

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Yet another wonderful column from Ken Trainor [What is at the heart of everything, Viewpoints, Feb. 19]. What a heart he has. Thank you and please keep him writing. I share his belief in “the divine power of love” and I thank him for spreading that belief.

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Friars lose Simeon rematch in super-sectional

Fenwick hopeful with young squad returning By JAMES KAY Sports Editor

Walking into Concordia University for the Class 3A IHSA Super-sectional between the Fenwick and Simeon girls basketball teams, you would have thought the Friars were playing a home game. The raucous Friar student section made its presence known as Fenwick went toe-to-toe with the best team in the state. However, Simeon outscored the Friars 32-9 in the second half and came out with a 59-37 victory to end what has been one of the most successful postseason runs for Fenwick’s program in recent memory. “Honestly, we all wanted to get farther than we did last year,” said sophomore Elise Heneghan. “After that upset [to Nazareth], it took a huge toll on us and we all came into this season wanting to improve. We lost to a great Simeon team, but we are going to learn from this.” After letting Simeon dictate the pace of the game when the two teams played each other on Jan. 4, the Friars slowed the game down from the onset. Despite allowing 16 points in the paint, Fenwick only surrendered six points in transition in the first quarter and trailed 19-11. The momentum shifted in the second quarter when the Friar offense started to click. Fenwick whipped the ball around in their half court sets and freed up sophomore Audrey Hinrichs in the post. Simeon had no answer for her as she scored 18 points in the first half, leading Fenwick to a 28-27 lead going into halftime. “After playing [Fenwick] earlier this season, we knew that they were going to go to [Heneghan and Hinrichs],” said Simeon head coach Johnny Davenport. “We struggled to contain them inside in the first half, but then we started to execute the game plan we had going into the game, which was to deny them the ball.” In the second half, Simeon didn’t allow any breathing room for Heneghan and Hinrichs to operate the high-low game that has worked so well for them all season. Simeon dared the Friars to beat them from beyond the arc, and Fenwick struggled to bury shots from deep. They went 0-for-9 from threepoint range and went 2-15 from outside the entire game. “We have relied heavily on [Heneghan and Hinrichs] all year,” said assistant coach Erin Power. “We are capable of shooting from the outside, but you can’t depend on

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POST MOVES: Fenwick’s Audrey Hinrichs (31) shoots the ball during the super sectional game against Simeon at Concordia University. it in the way you can typically depend on those two. It was just one of those nights.” Hinrichs led the Friars with 19 points (Simeon contained her for one point in the second half) to go along with three rebounds. Heneghan (1-for-7 from the field) was held to five points and dealt with foul trouble early on in the first half. Simeon’s Aneesah Morrow had a gamehigh 21 points, 16 rebounds and four steals. Khaniah Gardner put up 12 points and four rebounds. Both players played the entire

game as Simeon only ran out six players on the night (Fenwick had 10 players play six or more minutes). Hinrichs and Heneghan have played for the same AAU team since sixth grade (where Fenwick head coach Dave Power used to be their head coach) and have continued to develop their chemistry on the court. They give Friar nation a reason to be optimistic when the team returns to action next fall. “Not only do we have a lot of talent com-

ing back, but the majority of that talent are all going to be juniors,” said Erin Power. “Not only next year, but long term it is definitely exciting. Especially when you have two sophomores, who were the bulk of your production all year, are coming back and will only get better as the years go on.” Fenwick finishes its season 27-9. They averaged 51.7 points per game while only surrendering 42.3 points per game to their opponents.

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The rise of Josh Smith

OPRF junior averaging 18 PPG this season By JAMES KAY Sports Editor

Any time Josh Smith steps onto a basketball court, he makes his presence known. He has a spring in his step and in-game poise to attempt one-handed dunks in transition while possessing the ability to take out opponents off the dribble. Smith doesn’t drive to the rim—he glides towards it. His scoring prowess and innate ability to create space for himself has made Smith an intriguing college prospect heading into his final 18 months of high school basketball. He has several programs vying for his services and currently plays on an elite travel team (the Illinois Wolves) that features some of the best college prospects in the area (a

list that includes Fenwick’s Bryce Hopkins and OPRF teammate Isaiah Barnes). “I want to play in the NBA,” said Smith. “It would be cool to go into a well-regarded program and contribute in different ways. But I think it would also be incredible to go to a program where they need me to make an immediate impact and let me be free while also helping me develop.” Smith has made large steps towards polishing his game since his freshman year of high school. He was called up to OPRF’s varsity team as a sophomore and has taken on a large role in the offense this season. He’s averaging 18 points per game and has led the Huskies in scoring on a game-togame basis since his coming out party at the 2020 Pontiac Holiday Tournament (he averaged 19.8 points and 4.3 rebounds at Pontiac). While with the Wolves this past summer, Smith went toeto-toe with some of the best high school players in the country during the team’s nationals tournament in Atlanta. His coach Mike Mullins spoke highly of Smith’s potential after

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Get to know Josh Favorite Food: Rosati’s Pizza Favorite Athlete: Gervonta Davis Favorite Basketball Player: Trae Young Favorite non-basketball sport: Boxing Favorite Netflix show: You Favorite Musician/Artist: Gunna seeing the junior perform on the big stage. “He is just scratching the surface of what he can be,” said Mullins. “He came back from his sophomore year a more polished basketball player and, for his age group, was one of the leading scorers at nationals. To see him do that for seven to eight games against high-end national competition, Josh didn’t just look like he belonged there…he was thriving.” Josh and his father Ike Smith both said that the OPRF star began playing basketball when he was seven, but Josh added that he didn’t start taking the sport seriously until he was in eighth grade. He attended basketball camps at Whitney Young High School, where the participants were split up into three groups: division-one, division-two and division three. After impressing his instructors early on in the camp, Smith was part of the division-one section. “I was still experimenting with other sports, like soccer, but I remember those camps because they were telling me I was good at basketball,” said Josh. “I would play with the big kids and do pretty well against them. I had an idea that I could do this then, but it didn’t really hit me until later on.” Ike didn’t allow his son to play for his middle school team initially and, instead, instilled the importance of fundamentals. He had Josh study NBA players from different eras to mold the athlete he would end up becoming. As Josh began to grow into his body, Ike credited Josh for making adjustments to his shooting form without losing efficiency year to year as he aged into a young adult. “My son has figured out what works for his body-type,” said Ike. “He studies athletes and makes little tweaks to his own game. He changes his jump shot and ball handling every year because he is growing and knows that he has to make those adjustments to get to the next level. As he grows, he is shooting at a different height. He knew he couldn’t shoot the same way he did the year before.” One of the most impressive aspects of Josh’s game is his composure on the court. During OPRF’s game versus Christ the King on Feb. 8, Josh put up 29 points on the road. His family could sense he was upset, but he remained collected to lead the Huskies to an 84-47 win. Afterwards, Josh was asked how he stayed calm. He told his family that any time he shoots, he takes a breath and exhales in a way that stops his body from tightening up, a technique he learned from studying various athletes. “I think people look at his laissez-faire approach and think he doesn’t care,” said Ike Smith. “But he cares quite a bit. What he likes to do is when these guys don’t think he is paying attention, by the end of the game he has [25 points]. If he were in the military, he would be a sniper because at first he is unassuming and then all of a sudden, he is dominating.” It has yet to be determined where Josh will be sniping after he graduates OPRF in 2021, but he is taking everything as it comes, day by day. “Honestly, I am just trying to stay on track and get better,” said Smith. “It will all come together. I am sure of that.”

Josh Smith 2019-20 statistics Points per game: Assists per game: Rebounds per game: Steals per game: 3-pointers made per game:

18.0 3.0 3.5 1.8 1.7

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OPRF boys swimming takes fourth at state meet Tirone breaks two school records during prelims By JAMES KAY Sports Editor

For the first time since the program’s first-place finish in 1998, the Oak Park and River Forest High School boys swim team placed in the top five at the IHSA state finals as team on Feb. 29. The Huskies racked up 98 points to place fourth and cap a groundbreaking year for the program. “Since the beginning of the season, [OPRF head coach Clyde Lundgren] knew that this year was going to be something special,” said senior Braydon Graves. “Going into the year, we knew we had to push ourselves and that we had the ability to go farther than we have in a long time. We wanted to win state, but this team couldn’t have asked for more with how we finished.”

Highlights from the day In the first event, OPRF’s 200-yard medley relay placed third at 1 minute, 31.55 second behind the efforts of Diego Pareja, Benjamin Guerrero, Will Raidt and Frank Tirone. They beat out Lyons Township High School’s relay team by 0.26 seconds after the Lions had won state in that event last year. OPRF followed that performance by placing fifth in the 200 freestyle relay (Tirone, Pareja, Radit and James Shorney) with a time of 1:24.19. The 400 freestyle relay team of Pareja, Guerrero, Tirone and Raidt placed third with a finals time of 3:06.73. In the 200-yard freestyle, Raidt came in sixth place with a 1:41.61, while his teammate Pareja placed sixth in the 100 backstroke (50.03). Graves came in 10th in the 100 yard breaststroke (58.72). After the team put up one of the best performances in the program’s history, senior Will Raidt said he could feel the impact of what the group accomplished this season. “I think being a swimmer at OPRF, you want to leave behind a legacy,” said Raidt. “We are actually still in touch with some of the swimmers on the record board from [OPRF] teams in the past. We get what this means.”

Courtesy Diego Pareja

BEST OF THE BEST: OPRF’s swim team poses after coming in fourth place at state. It was the program’s best finish since 1998.

Tirone rewrites record books At some point, OPRF is going to need to update its record board displayed above the East Pool. During the state meet’s preliminary heats on Feb. 28, Tirone broke the school record in the 50 freestyle with a time of 20.97. The record was previously held by Josh Fluharty who swam a 21.03 time in 2016. Tirone also broke the school record in the 100-yard free leading off the 400-yard relay when he put up a time of 45.98. OPRF alumnus Mark Hallman (46.02) had held the record in the event since 2014 before Tirone’s performance at state. Tirone admitted that he had been eyeing the school records since his freshman year at OPRF. “It’s crazy, man,” said Tirone during an interview with Wednesday Journal on March 1. “It’s always been something that has been on my mind, and I knew I could get to this point but to be up there on the plaque is very exciting.

Josh Fluharty even asked me for the plaque back. I’m not giving it up though.”

Fenwick places 13th Fenwick High School’s swim team tied for 13th place with Plainfield North at the state finals, scoring 32 points each. The Friars’ 200-yard medley relay (Pete Buinauskas, Mike Flynn, Connor McCarthy and Dan Bajda) placed 12th with a time of 1:35.09. The 400 yard freestyle relay, which featured the same group, placed seventh with a time of 3:08.64. Flynn had a solid day individually at state, placing third in the 500-yard freestyle (4:29.07) and ninth in the 200 free (1:40.63). St. Charles (North) ended up winning the state meet with a score of 137. Loyola Academy (135), Glenbrook South (128) and Waubonsie Valley (85) joined OPRF as top-five finishers at state.

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TAKEDOWN: OPRF fell short at sectionals to Sandburg after the Huskies put on a show last week at state.

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that the Primary Election C. Marshall (Joseph R. Biden)will be held in 71 Sherry Newquist (Pete Buttigieg) 71 Kouri 34 Robert Emmons, Jr. 7 Pete Buttigieg Buttigieg John Hart (Amy J. Klobuchar) (Pete Buttigieg) 72 72 Alfred Saucedo Suburban Cook County on:to 7 p.m. Locations The Polls for said Primary Election will be open from 6 a.m. are7 Pete U.S. Representative, 2nd District

subject to (Amy change as necessity que73 laMyra elección primaria se llevarárequires. acabo en los Hart J. Klobuchar) suburbios de Cook County en: 74 Norene Shader (Amy J. Klobuchar) At the Primary Election the voters will vote on the following contests and referenda uestions. Referenda/Questions of Public Policy will be voted upon in those precincts of Cook County under the jurisdiction of de the Cook County Martes 17 marzo del Clerk 2020in which a Unit of Local write-in overnment has requested the County Clerk’s Office to place said referenda/questions of voto por escrito 12 Tulsi Gabbard The Primary Election will be in election precincts 12 Tulsi public policy on held the ballot. Gabbard 3rd District U.S. Representative,

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

8 Tom Steyer (Amy J. Klobuchar) Representante Federal, 2.º Dto. 73 Micaela G. Smith 8 Tom Steyer Vote for One / Vote por Uno 9 Andrew (Amy YangJ. Klobuchar) 74 Kristal Hudson-Davis 9 Andrew Yang 31 Robin Kelly 10 Michael Bennet 10 Michael Bennet 32 Marcus Lewis 11 John K. Delaney 11 John K. Delaney

under the jurisdiction of the Election Division of the Cook County Clerk's Office. <Insert Specimen Ballots>

La eleccion primaria tomara acabo en precintos de eleccion bajo la jurisdicción de la división de eleccion del Cook County Clerk's Office.

Representante Federal, 3.º Dto. 13 Cory Booker 13 Cory Booker Vote for One / Vote por Uno 31 Marie Newman

write-in write-in voto por escrito voto por escrito

United States Senator 32 Rush United States Senator Senador deDarwish los Estados Unidos Senador de los Estados Unidos Vote for One / Vote por Uno 33 Daniel Vote for One / VoteLipinski por Uno William 21 Richard J. Durbin 21 Richard J. Durbin 34 Charles M. Hughes U.S. Representative, 1st District U.S. Representative, 1st District Representante Federal,4th 1.º District Dto. U.S. Representative, Representante Federal,6th 1.º District Dto. U.S. Representative, Vote for One Federal, / Vote por Representante 4.ºUno Dto. Vote for One Federal, / Vote por Representante 6.ºUno Dto. Vote for One / Vote por Uno 31 Bobby L. Rush Vote for One / Vote por Uno 31 Bobby L. Rush 31 Jesus "Chuy" Garcia 31 Casten 32 Sean Ameena Nuur Matthews 32 Ameena Nuur Matthews U.S. Representative, 5th District U.S. Representative, 7th District Representante 33 Sarah GadFederal, 5.º Dto. Representante 7.º Dto. 33 Sarah GadFederal, Vote for One / Vote por Uno Vote for One / Vote por Uno 34 Emmons, Jr. 31 Robert Brian Burns 34 Robert Emmons, 31 Danny K. Davis Jr. U.S. Representative, 2nd District 32 Mike U.S. Representative, 2nd District Quigley Representante Federal, 2.º Dto. 32 Kina Collins Representante Federal, 2.º Dto. Vote for One / Vote por Uno Vote for One / Vote por Uno 33 Clark 31 Anthony Robin Kelly 31 Robin Kelly

The votingThe will Polls be conducted at the following polling places each of the aforesaid for said Primary Election will beforopen from election precincts 6selected by7the Cook County Clerk. a.m. to p.m.

Locations are subject to change as necessity requires.

Las urnas para tal eleccion primaria estarán abiertas de las 6 a.m. hasta President of The United States las 7 p.m. Localidades están sujetas a cambio por necesidad. Presidente de Los Estados Unidos

Vote for One / Vote por Uno <Insert Polling Places> At the Primary Election the voters will vote on the following 1 Amy J. Klobuchar contests and referenda questions. Referenda/Questions of 2 Devalupon Patrick in those precincts of Cook Public Policy will be voted OTE: The letter (N) following the polling place address denotes that the polling place County under the jurisdiction of the Cook County Clerk in 3 Bernie Sanders other parts of the facility may be elf is not accessible to the handicapped although which a Unit of Local Government has requested the County cessible. An exemption has been granted by the State Board of Elections and signs are 4 Joseph R. Biden Clerk’s Office to place said referenda/questions of public sted indicating if the whole building is accessible or if there is a special entrance. policy on the ballot. 5 Michael R. Bloomberg

En la eleccion primaria los votantes votaran por los siguientes puestos y 6 Elizabeth Warren cuestiones de referendo. Referendos/Cuestiones de Política Pública serán votadas en aquellos precintos de Cook County bajo la jurisdicción del 7 Pete Buttigieg Cook County Clerk en la cual una unidad de gobierno local le ha pedido 8 Tomque Steyer a la oficina del County Clerk provea dicho referendo/cuestión de política pública en la boleta. 9 Andrew Yang Michael Bennet TOWNSHIP OF OAK PARK 10

11 John K. Delaney

34 Schanbacher 32 Kristine Marcus Lewis 32 Marcus Lewis

write-in write-in voto escrito write-in voto por por escrito voto por escrito U.S. Representative, 8th District U.S. Representative, 3rd District U.S. Representative, 3rd District Representante Representante Federal, Federal, 8.º 3.º Dto. Dto. Representante Federal, 3.º Dto. Vote for One / Vote por Vote for One / Vote por Uno Uno Vote for One / Vote por Uno 31 31 Raja MarieKrishnamoorthi Newman 31 Marie Newman 32 Olson 32 William Rush Darwish 32 Rush Darwish

12 Tulsi Gabbard 13 Cory Booker write-in

33 33 Inam DanielHussain William Lipinski 33 Daniel William Lipinski U.S. Representative, 9th District 34 Charles M. Hughes Representante Federal, 9.º Dto. 34 Charles M. Hughes

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Representante Federal, 9.º Dto. 61 Christian D. Perry (Elizabeth Warren) Vote for One / Vote por Uno Delegate To TheU.S. National Nominating Representative, 6th District 31 Janice Representative, 6th District D. Federal, Schakowsky Convention, 4thU.S. Congressional District Representante 6.º Dto. Representante Federal,Nacional, 6.º Dto. Delegado A La Convención Nominativa Vote for One / Vote por Uno write-in Vote for One / Vote por Uno voto por escrito 4.º Distrito Congresional 31 Sean Casten Vote for not more Five 31 than Sean Casten U.S. Representative, 10th District Vote por no más U.S. de Cinco Representante Federal,7th 10.ºDistrict Dto. Representative, U.S. Representative, 7th District Representante 7.ºUno Dto. Vote (Elizabeth for One Federal, / Vote por Warren) 41 Sophia Olazaba Representante Federal, 7.º Dto. Vote for One / Vote por Uno 31(Elizabeth Vote for One / Vote por Uno Brad Schneider Warren) 42 Will Guzzardi 31 Danny K. Davis 31 write-in Danny K.Warren) Davis 43 Venu Gupta (Elizabeth voto por escrito 32 Kina Collins Warren) 32(Elizabeth 44 Omar Aquino Kina Collins U.S. Representative, 11th District Representante Federal, 33 Anthony Clark 11.º Dto. Warren) 45 Abby Witt (Elizabeth 33 Anthony Vote for One Clark / Vote por Uno

Emanuel "Chris" Welch (Joseph R. 34 Schanbacher 31 Kristine Bill Foster 34 Kristine Schanbacher 47 Claudia P. Rodriguez (Joseph R. Biden) 32 Rachel Ventura 48 Juan Jose Gonzalez (Joseph R. Biden) 46 Biden)

write-in write-in voto por escrito voto por escrito U.S. Representative, 8th District U.S. Representative, 8th District (Joseph Federal, R. Biden) 49 Angelica Alfaro Representante 8.º Dto. Representante Federal, 8.º Dto. Vote for One / Vote por Uno (Bernie Sanders) Vote for One / Vote por Uno 50 Alma Anaya 31 Raja Krishnamoorthi 31 Raja Krishnamoorthi Sanders) 51 Melissa Rubio (Bernie 32 William Olson Sanders) 52 Shana East (Bernie 32 William Olson

(Bernie Sanders) 53 Byron Sigcho-Lopez 33 Inam Hussain 33 Inam Hussain

(Bernie Sanders) 54 Colin Bird-Martinez U.S. Representative, 9th District U.S. Representative, 9th District Representante Federal, 9.º Dto. Jr. (AndrewFederal, Yang) 9.º Dto. 55 Jesus Ayala, Representante Vote for One / Vote por Uno Vote for One / Vote por Uno 56 Bridget Flynn (Andrew Yang) 31 Janice D. Schakowsky 31 Janice D. Schakowsky 57 Melissa Strube (Andrew Yang)

write-in write-in voto por escrito voto por escrito 58 Peter Gariepy (Pete Buttigieg) U.S. Representative, 10th District U.S. Representative, 10th District Representante Federal, 10.º Dto. Representante Federal, 10.º Dto. Vote for One / Vote por Uno Vote for One / Vote por Uno Delegate To The National Nominating 31 Brad Schneider 31 Brad Schneider Convention, 1st Congressional District write-in Delegado A La Convención Nominativa Nacional, write-in voto por escrito 1.º Distrito Congresional voto por escrito Vote for not more than U.S. Representative, 11thEight District U.S. Representative, 11th District Representante Federal, 11.º Dto. Vote por no más de Ocho Representante Federal, 11.º Dto. Vote for One / Vote por Uno 41 Chakena Vote for One Sims / Vote(Elizabeth por Uno Warren) 31 Bill Foster 31 Louis Linton, II (Elizabeth Warren) 42 Allen Bill Foster

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accesible para personas discapacitadas, Electoral del 231 Angel Garciaaunque otras partes del edificio pueden ser accesibles. La Junta No / No Estado ha concedido una exención y hay carteles publicados que indican si todo el edificio es accesible o si hay una entrada especial. “Shall the City of Blue Island establish a Road 232 Gary William Seyring Maintenance dedicate resources to 2020 Dated at Chicago, IllinoisFund thisand4th day of March this Fund for investment in its public infrastructure including but not limited to investment in its roads, alleys, paths and sidewalks?”

Karen A. Yarbrough

Cook County Clerk “¿Debe City of Blue Island crear un Fondo de mantenimiento de carreteras y dedicar recursos cookcountyclerk.com a este Fondo para invertir en su infraestructura pública, lo que incluye entre otras cosas inversión en sus carreteras, callejones, caminos y banquetas?”

Yes / Si No / No “Shall any monies saved by reducing the number of City of Blue Island alderman from fourteen (14) to seven (7) be deposited in a Road Maintenance Fund and be used to repair and maintain the City of Blue Island’s public infrastructure including its streets and alleys?” “¿Se debe depositar el dinero ahorrado por la reducción de la cantidad de concejales de City of Blue Island de catorce (14) a siete (7) en un Fondo de mantenimiento de carreteras y ser usado para reparar y mantener la infraestructura pública de City of Blue Island, incluyendo sus calles y callejones?”

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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT FOREST PARK OFFICE/STORE AVAILABLE FOR LEASE 1350 SF w/ AC & MADISON STREET EXPOSURE. 7607 Madison Street. Village parking lot next door. Bright, clean ofďŹ ce. Great Madison Street exposure! Call Francis 708-383-8574. SHARED OFFICE AVAILABLE Forest Park ofďŹ ce available to share, days, evenings and weekends,free standing building, warm, comfortably furnished, ideal for psychotherapy, massage therapy or acupuncture, located close to public transportation, free parking. Call Connie 630-640-9693 DOWNTOWN OAK PARK SUBLEASE We are looking to sublease our beautiful, spa-like ofďŹ ce. Our ofďŹ ce is already set up and is available for sublease in downtown Oak Park. This ofďŹ ce is perfect for a physician, anesthetist, masseuse, and/or acupuncturist. Space is available immediately. Please contact us for pricing and to schedule a tour of the ofďŹ ce. Ask for NikI. 708-613-4417 Nikimoreno33@gmail.com

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certiﬁcation was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y20003235 on February 20. 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of TERRY MITCHELL & ASSOCIATES FOR ENGAGING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES with the business located at: 4825 W 31ST ST UNIT 1W, CICERO, IL 60804. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: TERRY A. MITCHELL, 4825 W 31ST ST UNIT 1W, CICERO, IL 60804.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Beverages and Equipment The Northern Illinois Independent Purchasing Cooperative will be receiving offers on its Request For Proposals for: Beverages and Equipment. RFP’s must be received by Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 9:00 A.M. in the Business Ofﬁce, Room 270A, of Oak Park and River Forest High School, 201 North Scoville Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois. RFP documents may be obtained by contacting Micheline Piekarski at mpiekarski@oprfhs.org or (708) 434-3142. RFP’s should be placed in a sealed envelope marked: Beverages and Equipment, ATTENTION: Micheline Piekarski, Food Service Director. Published in Wednesday Journal 3/04/2020

NOTICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING Date: Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Time: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm Location: Oak Park, Main Library, First Floor - Community Engagement Space, 834 Lake St, Oak Park, IL 60301 Subject Property Address(es): 261 Washington, Oak Park, IL Proposed Development: New construction, 5 story, 28-unit apartment building with 28 on-site parking spots Purpose of Meeting: Pre-Planned Development Submittal Discussion Contacts: Tim Pomaville, Ambrosia Homes, 312-437-8292, Tim.Pomaville@AmbrosiaHomesInc.com Published in Wednesday Journal 3/04/2020

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certiﬁcation was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y20003280 on February 26, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of CONTEMPO H I with the business located at: 7300 W 25TH STREET SUITE 1501, NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ANGELIQUE GONDEK 3707 ROOSEVELT 1R FOREST PARK, IL 60130. Published in RB Landmark 3/04, 3/11, 3/18/2020

SCOTT J. LEVY (32596) Attorney for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street, Suite 504 Chicago, Illinois 60615 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of JUAN RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner and LILIA CASTANEDA BRITO, Respondent, Case No. 2019D-000973. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before March 27, 2020, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/2020

PUBLIC NOTICES

SCHEDULE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS, VILLAGE OF OAK PARK

OPEN HOUSE MEETING NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT EFFECTIVE APRIL 14, 2020, THE MONTHLY MEETING DATE OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION WILL BE PERMANENTLY CHANGED AS FOLLOWS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION 2ND TUESDAY, 7:00 PM ********************** UNLESS OTHERWISE DESIGNATED, MEETING ABOVE IS SCHEDULED AT VILLAGE HALL, 123 MADISON ST., OAK PARK, IL. – FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CALL (708) 383-6400 ******************* VICKI SCAMAN, VILLAGE CLERK Published in Wednesday Journal 3/4/2020

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Community Design Commission, acting as the Design Review Commission, of the Village of Oak Park on Thursday evening, March 19, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 101 of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter:

VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Cal. No. 02-20-DRC: 1011 Lake Street, Rush Oak Park Physician’s Group

Village of North Riverside Website Design & Multi-media Communications

Rush Oak Park Physician’s Group seeks variances from the following sections of the Sign Code of the Village of Oak Park, to permit the installation of one (1) wall sign on the rear elevation (south) of the building where there is no street frontage at the premises commonly known as 1011 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL.

The Village of North Riverside will receive sealed proposals at the North Riverside Village Commons located at 2401 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside, IL 60546 until 4:30pm on March 30, 2020 for the following project:

Detailed specifications for the above named project may be obtained from the Administration Office by calling 708-447-4211, via email pamf@northriverside-il.org, on the Village's website at www. northriverside-il.org or in person at the North Riverside Village Commons, 2401 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside, IL 60546 between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm Monday - Friday, and 9am to Noon on Saturdays. The Village of North Riverside reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. The original RFP and any subsequent Addendum will be posted to the Village's website. It is the responsibility of the vendor to obtain these changes and Addendum from the website.

Successful vendors will be selected and contacted for oral presentations to the Village Board by April 15, 2020. The Village President and the Board of Trustees reserve the right to reject any and all proposals. The Village of North Riverside Village Administrator's Office Published in Landmark March 4, 2020

1. Section 7-7-15 (D) (1) (b), which section requires that wall signs for buildings located on corner lots shall only be placed along the front or corner lot line. The proposal features a “Rush” sign for Rush Oak Park Physician’s Group located on the south elevation of the building facing a parking lot where there is no street frontage. 2. Section 7.7.15 (D) (5), which section requires that wall signs shall be located on the sign frieze or the sign band of the building immediately above the first floor window and below the second floor window sills in the case of a two-story building. The proposal shows the “Rush” sign located on the ground floor advertising a tenant located above the second floor window sill. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, this 4th Day of March, 2020 Published in Wednesday Journal 3/4/2020

The Village of Oak Park will hold an open house public meeting to discuss and seek input on resurfacing improvements being studied for Oak Park Avenue from Roosevelt Road to North Avenue: DATE: March 26, 2020 TIME: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. LOCATION: Oak Park Village Hall Room 101 123 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302 Exhibits will be on display showing current information regarding the project related to resurfacing. Members of the public are invited to attend any time during the two hour time period to view project information and speak with Village of Oak Park staff and the consultant team working on the planning and design project. For more information, please contact Byron Kutz, Village of Oak Park Assistant Village Engineer, at (708) 358-5729 or bkutz@oak-park.us. The meeting is accessible to individuals with disabilities. For questions about accessibility or to request an accommodation, please contact the ADA Coordinator at (708) 358-5430 or by email at adacoordinator@oak-park.us at least 48 hours before the meeting. Persons planning to attend who will need a sign language interpreter or similar accommodations can call the TTY/TTD number at (800) 526-0844 or 711. TTY users who speak Spanish may call (800) 501-0864 or 711. For Telebraille, dial (877) 526-6670 or 711. Requests should be made at least five days prior to the meeting. More information about the project is posted at www.renewthe avenue.com. THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Published in Wednesday Journal 3/4, 3/18/2020

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certiﬁcation was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y20003301 on February 26, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of PNYX CONSULTANTS with the business located at: 340 E. NORTH WATER ST. 2302 CHICAGO, IL 60611. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: F. SCOTT WINSLOW 340 E NORTH WATER ST #2303 CHICAGO, IL 60611, SHANDO VALDEZ 3334 N OKETO AV CHICAGO, IL 60634. Published in Wednesday Journal 3/4, 3/11, 3/18/2020

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PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Village of Oak Park Community Development Citizens Advisory Committee will be holding an Introductory meeting, three meetings for applicant Presentations, a funding recommendations determination meeting and a Public Hearing on Program Year (PY) 2020 project proposals submitted to the Village for federal Community Development Block Grant Program funds. PY 2020 will run from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021. All meetings will be held at 7 p.m. in Room 101 of Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park unless noted otherwise, and are as follows: Introductory meeting, March 18, 2020 (Room 201); Presentations I, April 7, 2020; Presentations II, April 9, 2020; Presentations III, April 14, 2020 (Room 201); Meeting to determine funding recommendations, 6:30 p.m., April 22, 2020 (Room 201); and a Public Hearing to receive comments on proposed funding recommendations, April 28, 2020 (Room 201). If another presentation meeting is needed, it will be held April 16, 2020. All meetings are open to the public; all meeting rooms are accessible. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and non-English speaking persons, as needed. Meeting specifics are subject to change; please visit Village Hall or call Mark Dwyer, Village Grants Supervisor at (708) 358-5416 to confirm details. Published in Wednesday Journal 3/4/2020

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NEW RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LLC Plaintiff, -v.SARA DANKER, CORNERSTONE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, THE CORNERSTONE CONDOMINIUM, CITY OF OAK PARK Defendants 18 CH 08348 846 WESLEY AVE APT 2 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 July 11, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 27, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606,

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sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 846 WESLEY AVE APT 2, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-18-226-0361012 The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $125,856.02. 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 the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, HEAVNER,

BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 4221719. Please refer to file number 402910. 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719 Fax #: 217-422-1754 E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney File No. 402910 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 18 CH 08348 TJSC#: 40-983 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. Case # 18 CH 08348 I3146256

residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-

SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-07968 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 10436 TJSC#: 39-7845 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. Case # 2019 CH 10436 I3146723

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.PATRICK K. KIRCHER, ISABELLA HART, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 2019 CH 10436 836 WISCONSIN AVE 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 December 4, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 13, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 836 WISCONSIN AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-18-128-0110000 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET BACKED PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-M2; Plaintiff, vs. DARNELL M. FLETCHER; LISA D. FLETCHER; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; ILLINOIS HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DARNELL M. FLETCHER, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF LISA D. FLETCHER, IF ANY UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 11812 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-08-222-025-0000. Commonly known as 212 46th Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. WA17-0355 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3146363

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