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January 10, 2018 Vol. 36, No. 21 ONE DOLLAR

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D97 working on landmark equity policy The district plans to create an equity committee to enforce policy By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Oak Park Elementary School District 97 officials are in the process of creating the district’s first-ever equity policy, which “seeks to disrupt societal and historical inequities and eliminate disparities based on student status [e.g. racial, socioeconomic] so that all of our students will benefit and reach their potential,” according to language in the draft. “While equity is woven into several of our existing policies, we believe this will be the first standalone policy in our district that addresses the issue in a very direct and substantive manner,” said Chris Jasculca, D97’s senior director of policy, planning and communication. District 97 Supt. Carol Kelley created an initial draft equity policy last year that district officials — particularly a threeperson policy review team — have used as a starting point and been building on since. According to a Dec. 19 memo, drafted by the policy review team — comprising See D97 EQUITY on page 13

Courtesy of US Speedskating/John Kleba

Oak Park native Emery Lehman was named to the U.S. squad as a team pursuit specialist on Jan. 7.

Lehman makes Olympic speedskating team

Oak Park native earns berth on last day of U.S. Trials By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

Good things come to those who wait. Speedskater and Oak Park native Emery Lehman’s patience certainly paid off after the completion of the U.S. Olympic longtrack speedskating trials at the Pettit Na-

tional Ice Center in Milwaukee (Jan. 2-7). After recording a first, pair of fourth, and seventh-place finishes at the five-day event, Lehman wasn’t initially named to the U.S. team. After the conclusion of the final race (mass start), however, Lehman was notified he made the Olympics as a “team pursuit specialist.” Lehman has endured his share of tight races on the oval, but waiting for the news of whether he qualified for the Olympics was the ultimate close call. “I’ve been on pins and needles,” he said.

“You never really know until the weekend is over, especially with how racing goes. I knew I still had to come out and race really well, I had to leave it up to U.S. Speedskating to make the decision.” Lehman will be competing in the Olympics for the second time. Previously, he skated in the 5,000 and 10,000-meter races in Sochi, Russia in 2014. “It’s awesome,” Lehman said about making the team again. “Definitely better the See OLYMPIAN on page 37

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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration and Health Fair “Equality in Healthcare” Striving to close the health care gap in the Austin community. Join us for free health screenings, health presentations, and a celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 10:00 to 11:30 (on-going) 10:00 to 10:30 10:30 to 11:00 11:00 to 11:30 11:30 to 12:15

Free Health Screenings Health Information Booths Health Poster Session, Ella Flagg Young Elementary School Healthy Cooking Demonstration Presentation: “Heart Healthy Living” Exercise Demonstration Martin Luther King, Jr. Program by students of Ella Flagg Young Elementary School and Rev. Stanley Stephens

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“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most inhuman because it often results in physical death.”—Martin Luther King, Jr, March 25, 1966

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I N S I D E

R E P O R T

Aging is the topic of mayor’s first 2018 forum Oak Park Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb is kicking off the new year with a community forum to discuss aging in the village. “Aging in Oak Park – the Next 50 Years” will feature Lydia Manning, PhD, associate professor of Gerontology at Concordia University Chicago Center on Gerontology, and former Oak Park trustee and Wednesday Journal columnist Marc Blesoff. The forum is set for 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 10 in the Veteran’s Room of Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St. “During my four-plus years as mayor, I have heard from a number of older citizens about the challenges of aging, such as continuing to maintain a home in Oak Park,” Abu-Taleb said in a press release. “This forum is an opportunity for all our citizens to explore and dis-

cuss the challenges – and the opportunities – for our Oak Park elders.” Manning said in the press release that the center has seen a “significant increase” in older people who want to remain actively engaged in the community, adding that local leaders should “pay attention to the voices and experiences of older adults and address the challenges related to later life, including home ownership.” “Leaders need to create pathways for meaningful and purposeful social engagement,” Manning said. Blesoff, who writes the “Conscious Aging” column for Wednesday Journal, said the forum can help toward the goal of changing the mindset of “old is bad” to “old is beautiful.”

Timothy Inklebarger

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‘Apocalypse Now’?

Bricks pizza coming soon

If you’re eagerly awaiting the opening of the new Bricks Wood-Fired Pizza Café, which will be located at 129 N. Oak Park Ave., it’s been almost six months since we last heard from Bricks coowner Ric Gruber Jr., who says they’re getting close to opening — they’re now shooting for February. Gruber said the new oven and windows are scheduled to be delivered on the week of Jan. 30, and after that they should be almost ready to go.

Oh, the memories of schooldays. For those old enough, nostalgia is laden with stern but well-meaning nuns and swimming naked in gym class (apparently this is a real thing that once happened in America). According to some parents, the memories for the kiddos currently occupying the kindergarten and early elementary grade classrooms at District 97 schools won’t be so innocent (if naked swimming can be called that). During the public comment section of a Dec. 19 regular D97 school board meeting, one parent of a sixth-grader and a third-grader depicted a scenario where elementary students at D97 are on iPad devices “toggling back and forth between playing video games and streaming R-rated movies … doing nothing but looking at screens.” “The woman before me gave me this horrifying vision of what is going to be my life five to six years [from now],” said the parent of a kindergartener who spoke afterward and complained about her child having to endure lesson plans, marked by lots of anxious sitting (and working on math and literacy drills) and not enough play. The dystopian conditions presented by the parents could be fodder for an

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Under the dome Joshua Wood, 11, crawls out of the igloo their family made together in the front yard of their home on Superior Street. The family used milk cartons to freeze water with food coloring for building material. See the full story on page 7. episode of Netflix’s Black Mirror (not to give students any ideas). So readers (particularly D97 parents), what do you think? On a real-world spectrum — ranging from sci-fi to Steve James documentary — how closely do you think these testimonials hew to reality? Email us your responses to michael@oakpark.com. We want to know.

Michael Romain

Oak Park has it all … but you already knew that

A recent Redfin analysis scoured the country for neighborhoods that have everything — from affordable homes for sale to great schools and easy commutes. After searching, Redfin analysts say they’ve found “just 25 neighborhoods that fit the bill across 80 major U.S. markets.” Perhaps surprisingly, considering

the consistent beatdowns that Illinois gets in the local and national media, the state dominated the list — it boasted 14 of the 25 neighborhoods selected, with 10 of those neighborhoods located in Chicago (the city neighborhoods of Dunning and Ashburn ranked #1 and #2, respectively). Oak Park — with a median home sale price of $278,000 (167 homes were for sale as of December 2017) and a GreatSchools ranking of 9.4 on a 10-point scale — came in at #6. Evanston, the village’s friendly rival, was ranked #10.

Michael Romain

Corrections The article “Notable villagers of the year” in the Jan. 3 edition of Wednesday Journal incorrectly identified the name of the organization chaired by Judith Alexander, which is The North Avenue District. We regret the error.

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Jan. 10 -17

BIG WEEK Indoor Winter Farmers Market

Young Patriots Organization/ Rainbow Coalition Exhibit Tuesday, Jan. 16, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Dole Library: Join in the discussion of explosive politics of the 1960s and 1970s with former members of the Young Patriots Organization/Original Rainbow Coalition. For adults and teens. More: youngpatriots-rainbowcoalition.org. 255 Augusta St., Oak Park.

Dr. Jim Winkler on the IsraeliPalestinian Conflict Sunday, Jan. 14, 4 p.m., First United Methodist Church: Winkler is President and General Secretary of the National Council of Churches of Christ in Washington D.C. He will address the issues confronting Israel and Palestine based on his recent visit. Open to all. Questions: 708-383-4983. 324 North Oak Park Ave., Oak Park.

Warming Centers Open

Saturday, Jan. 13, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church: Local farmers and vendors offer meat, eggs, honey, salsa, jam, bread, pastries, seasonally available produce and more, all grown or produced within 250 miles. Illinois Link/SNAP customers double their purchases of produce up to $25. Organized by the interfaith, environmental organization, Faith in Place. Street parking or in the Concordia University garage. 7300 Division St., River Forest.

Stay safe and warm during the winter in the following locations: ■ Daily, 24 hours a day, Rush Oak Park Hospital, 500 S. Maple Ave., Oak Park. ■ Daily, 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m., West Suburban Medical Center, Erie St. at Austin Blvd., Oak Park. To check if the warming center is open after hours, call 708-763-6200. ■ Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oak Park Township, ages 60 and over, 130 S. Oak Park Ave. ■ Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison St. For transportation, call the Oak Park Police Department’s non-emergency number: 708-386-3800. For information on overnight shelters, call Housing Forward: 888-3831744.

Oak Park Code Fest Wednesday, Jan. 17, 6:30 to 8 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: Families with students in Kindergarten through grade 8 - explore coding apps, robots and websites in hands-on stations. Coding teaches computational thinking, decision making, troubleshooting and prepares kids to be a part of a highly digital society. Registration encouraged: oppl.org. Inquire: 708-452-3420, childrens@oppl.org. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

“Harbur Gate” Thursday and Friday, Jan. 11 and 12, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 13, 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 14, 3 p.m., 16th Street Theater: Something happened at the U.S. military base on the Turkish/Iraqi border, something that was never revealed. Harbur Gate is composed of three plays about three women in the combat zone linked by a single incident. In Orpheus, two Army medics apply for the Purple Heart. In the title piece, Marines Moss and Russo engage in a battle of the sexes in a truck convoy to Mosul. And in Veteran in a New Field, Michelle, a recent veteran, meets John, a blind painter in a park. Through February 17. Questions: 708-795-6704. Tickets: 16thstreettheater.org. 6420 16th St., Berwyn.

“A Good Soldier” Tuesday, Jan. 16, 7 to 9 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: Meet author Ally Golden as she discusses her memoir, which captures the isolation and pain that can come from having a loved one with a mental illness. More: oppl.org/calendar. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

Storytelling Night Friday, Jan. 12, 7 to 9 p.m., Eastgate Café: Here’s an opportunity to share your ten-minute story with others. Food and drinks available for purchase. Recurs the second Friday each month. Questions: 708-660-9091. 102 Harrison St., Oak Park.

Merdinger and Paetsch: Beethoven Sonatas Saturday, Jan. 13, 7 p.m., Chapel of Our Lord, Concordia University Chicago: See international prize-winning soloists Susan Merdinger and Michaela Paetsch perform four of Beethoven’s Sonatas for Piano and Violin: Nos. 2, 4, 6 and 10. Free. Questions: 708-2093062, Laura.Zimmer@CUChicago.edu. More: susanmerdingerpianist.com/events. 7400 Augusta St., River Forest.

Figure & Portrait Exhibition Reception Friday, Jan. 12, 7 to 9 p.m., Oak Park Art League: In this annual exhibit, drawings, paintings and sculptures range from traditional portraiture to contemporary expressions of the human figure and form. Through Feb. 2. 720 Chicago Ave.

Tech Time Drop-In Tuesday, Jan. 16, 9 to 11 a.m., Computer Classroom, Main Library: Learn how technology can enhance your life or get help with your tech questions. Come for in-person advice about using devices for downloading eBooks, movies, music and understanding online privacy and security. Continues on Tuesdays. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

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Calendar has changed to Big Week. Fewer items, higher profile. If you would like your event to be featured here, please send a photo and details by noon of the Wednesday before it needs to be published. We can’t publish everything, but we’ll do our best to feature the week’s highlights. Email calendar@wjinc.com.

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ART BEAT

Free Readers turns 25 By MICHELLE DYBAL

Contributing Reporter

a guest member during the 1996/97 season and became a company member in 2007. He is a Chicago stage actor, opening in The Madwoman of Chaillot at the Athenaeum Theatre with the Promethean Theatre Ensemble on Feb. 9. He will also be performing with Oak Park Festival Theatre this summer in You Can’t Take it with You. Rehearsals for the Free Readers Ensemble shows typically take four hours. These often take place at Cary’s house, which is centrally located for members who reside in Chicago, Oak Park, and the western suburbs. The original 11 all lived in Oak Park.

quarter-century has transpired since a group of local thespians — some professional, some hobbyists — decided they liked what they were doing so much in their Scene Study Workshop, they wanted to continue. Now, one show shy of 200, five of the original group remain, along with six others. The Free Readers Ensemble puts on eight shows per season in Oak Park. “We were all part of Village Players,” explained Paulette Cary, Free Readers Ensemble founding member. “We worked well together in the workshop and loved it so much and wished we could do it more. I had read about a readers theater in New York, so we tried it.” That first season took place during the summer at Village Players, now Madison Street Theatre, and new shows were put on weekly. Each is performed once with only one rehearsal day. The ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer group felt the performances should be free so audiences ENSEMBLE: Thad Anzur, right, reads the role of Tello could see something they during a rehearsal for the Free Readers Ensemble at a wouldn’t normally, said Cary, member's home in Oak Park. who, at 77, has a second ca“I like that we allow [only] one rehearsal,” reer as a model and on-screen and voiceover talent. Previously she was a TV and Bloom said. “It’s possible to over-rehearse and this allows for spontaneity.” radio advertising producer. Swordplay, originally presented 10 years While the format hasn’t changed, the Free Reader Ensemble season shifted after that ago, has a humorous twist. Instead of a narfirst year to September through May. Each rator reading stage direction, like most othsummer, the group, which always is made er productions, the actors themselves read up of 11 people and still includes origi- the stage direction in character. “It’s not a deep play,” Bloom said. “When nal members Larry Baldacci, Mercita DeMuynck, Randall Hoole and Miriam Petzke, we did this before, the audience was delightmeets once in Cary’s Oak Park home to deed and tickled.” The audience is a faithful group that has cide which shows they will perform in the followed the Free Readers Ensemble as they coming season. “Everyone brings a few things and we moved locations — both the old and new Oak choose them to make a balanced season — Park main libraries, Cornerstone Church, comedy, drama,” she said. “We don’t always and their current home since 2012, the Ninesucceed. Sometimes we get enthralled with teenth Century Charitable Association. “We have a wonderful audience connecmaterial and one season was dark.” The 25th season is consist of the group’s tion,” Cary said. “One woman [Donna Os— and audiences’ — favorite productions. wald] brings homemade cookies to every Shows range from adaptations of Edgar Al- show. She even sent cookies when she had len Poe stories in October to last month’s All an operation and couldn’t be there.” Selling coffee and cookies helps pay for About Eve, in which Cary played Eve (“She’s such a snake!” she said) to this weekend’s the plays’ licensing costs. The Nineteenth Swordplay and Neil Simon’s Rumors in Feb- Century Club donates the space. And the actors donate their time. ruary, which Cary is directing. But according to Cary, it’s about more Jerry Bloom, who directs the Jan. 14 Swordplay, created the work 30 years ago, than putting on a monthly show. “We are a family,” she said. “And a wonadapting three plays with similar situations and characters by the late-16th/early-17th derful group that loves each other.” See “Swordplay,” at 3 p.m. on Sunday, century prolific Spanish author and playJan. 14 at The Nineteenth Century Chariwright Lope De Vega. Although not an original member of the table Association, 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park. ensemble, Bloom, from Galewood, joined as More: freereaders.com.

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t didn’t make it into the final article the Journal published, but it is, I think, a telling detail. It is a detail that explains in part why Oak Park’s property taxes are so high and why we’re having a moment, or having a movement, about those high taxes. In December it was time for the District 200 Oak Park and River Forest High School board to pass its annual property tax levy. Usually routine. A necessary final step after an administration and school board wrap up a lengthy and thoughtful budget-setting process. The legal notice had been published in the Journal, the item was on the agenda, the plan was to hike property taxes by 2.91 percent, at the legal limit, within recent norms. But at the board table, questions were raised by school board members, led by Tom Cofsky, about why, with the oversized cash reserve this high school sits on, was it necessary and fair to taxpayers, to take the maximum possible tax hike? The response of Tod Altenburg, the highly respected OPRF business manager, was that he always proposed the maximum unless he had other direction from the school board. Now the board, effectively unanimous, chose to cut the increase from nearly 3 percent to just less than 1 percent. And that 1 percent hike represents a wise decision by the school, allowing it to capture the coming upturn in the village’s overall assessment as large new building projects come online. Good for the school board. But why did this discussion take place at the 11th hour? Why hadn’t the school board, early in the budget process, given the superintendent and the business manager clear instructions that its intention was to hold the line on increasing property taxes as part of a strategy to reduce the absurd cash hoard that the school, over many years, more or less lifted illicitly from taxpayers by playing a loophole from an earlier referendum? Containing taxes — few people are ac-

tually expecting their taxes to decline — is a worthy, if challenging, goal. It needs to be on the minds of every taxing body. With every choice made. There are pressures on costs that make this path hard. Oak Park’s village government held the line on property taxes for years but is now facing up to severe shortfalls in funding for police and fire pensions that have to be addressed. That’s going to cost property taxpayers. For now, the two school districts are not on the hook for pensions as this cost is handled (mishandled) at the state level. Both school districts are currently negotiating new teacher contracts. Holding raises to reasonable levels will be a critical indicator if these districts have heard the concerns of taxpayers. To its core, Oak Park is a progressive community, one that sees value in the work of government to improve the lives of residents. But those ideals, and their manifestations in programs such as the Collaboration for Early Childhood, aren’t in opposition to prudent spending, to defining the difference between needs and wants. There’s talk of a new police station at $12 million. Of a park district community center at $45 million. And, of course, new pools at the high school at a sum to be determined. Do teachers deserve a mostly invisible “step increase” in their pay on top of the negotiated pay raise? They’ve always gotten those hidden hikes. Will this be the year the school boards just say no? Fan or not, the new high-rises will add millions in new property taxes to local government coffers. Development is a key aspect of holding the line on taxes. When that money rolls in, will taxing bodies just luxuriate in new revenue or will they show restraint in tax levies? Same question as local TIFs expire and tax dollars flow back to taxing bodies. Choices need to be made. But it’s not between being a progressive village and being some sort of anti-government burg we don’t recognize.

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New building emerges in the Wright District — an igloo

Family builds multi-colored igloo with the help of discarded milk cartons By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

Oak Parkers got a bit of relief over the last few days with temperatures rising above freezing for the first time in weeks, but despite the warmer weather a newly constructed wintery dwelling in the heart of the Frank Lloyd Wright District is still standing strong, according to its builder. Antony Wood, who lives in the 1000 block of Superior Street, tells Wednesday Journal that the brightly colored igloo he and his family built in their front yard could maintain its integrity into the high 40s or 50s. That’s because they used 170 bricks of ice to build the structure, which Wood estimates weighs about 500 pounds. The igloo is lit from the inside with holiday lights, drawing the attention of neighbors and passersby in the dark winter evenings. Wood and his wife, Tansri, are professional architects and began working on the project with their kids a couple of years ago. They wanted to build the igloo last winter, but the

temperature was too high for most of the season and the family didn’t have enough milk cartons, which they used to create bricks of ice for building material, Wood said. “We’ve been lucky this year because it’s been the coldest bloody time in the 11 years I’ve live here,” Wood said. Once the temperature dropped low enough, the family began filling the cartons with a mixture of water, paint and food coloring and placed them outside to freeze solid. Once the ice bricks were frozen, the Wood family peeled away the cartons and began assembling their glacial structure. “It was my wife’s idea,” Wood said, noting that her background is designing schools and educational buildings, not igloos. Wood, who serves as the executive director of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat and is an architecture professor at the Illinois Institute of Technology, said the idea first came about a few years ago when the family – they have a son, Joshua, and a daughter, Jasmine – was at Austin Gardens and saw someone had built several snowmen. They added to the snow sculptures with a hastily constructed igloo and started planning for their fabulous ice sculpture. Wood said the structure is about 65 inches in internal diameter and large enough to fit two people relatively comfortably. “The only disappointment I had with it is

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DOME-ICILE: Jasmine Wood, 14, hangs out inside the igloo she and her family made in front of their home on Superior Street. I wanted to build it larger so we could sleep in it,” he said. Though the structure is made out of ice, it does a good job of holding in heat. Wood said it is generally about 5 degrees warmer inside the igloo. Now that they’ve got their first ice struc-

ture under their belt what’s next for the Woods? A recreation of a Frank Lloyd Wright’s Falling Water or Unity Temple, perhaps? We’ll just have to wait and hope for another frigid winter next year. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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A ‘hard’ look at Chicago politics

Upstart media company a labor of love for its founders By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

An effort to get big money out of politics was the fire that ignited Dan Luepker, a 24-year-old Berwyn resident. He has spent the last few years with his partners at Hard Lens Media working to provide a media platform for marginalized voices. The cofounder of the fledgling media company said in a recent interview that he first got involved in politics a few years ago when he joined a movement in Illinois that successfully pressed the Illinois General Assembly to pass Senate Joint Resolution 42, which calls on Congress to hold a constitutional convention to overturn Citizen’s United, a 2010 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that allowed unlimited financial contributions in elections. He says Jon Stewart, political satirist and former host of The Daily Show, also influenced his decision to get involved in politics, as did his upbringing in Oak Park. Luepker and his partner Kit Cabello have been working on various media company projects, most recently surfacing under the name Hard Lens Media. Last year they shot roughly 240 videos of political demonstrations, public meetings and interviews with voices they believe are outside of the mainstream media lens. Their Facebook group features interviews with union organizers, little known candidates for public offices and community organizers throughout the city. Luepker said gubernatorial candidate Dan Biss was among their top interviews of the last year. The company is more than just a Facebook page, though. Luepker, Cabello and others working with Hard Lens host a weekly radio show on Que4.org, which is broadcast on 1680 AM on Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. They also host a political talk show on CanTV.org, channel 21, which runs on Saturdays at 7 p.m. Luepker said the hard work is beginning to pay off as various interest groups around the city are beginning to reach out to them for coverage. Many know Hard Lens Media is the only game in town for getting their message out, he said. But how do they keep the lights on? Luepker, who drives a Lyft car in his spare time, said they are funding the company on their own dime. The entire operation costs $250 a month to keep going – that’s mainly to pay the cost of radio time at Que4 and for equipment. “We all work side jobs but we’re building this up to where we can begin to pay people,” Luepker said, noting that the group sometimes gets donations through their online fundraising

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HARD TALK: Dan Luepker (above) is the co-founder of Hard Lens Media. He and others at the company are working to provide a platform for marginalized political voices. portal https://www.patreon.com/HardLensMedia. Luepker said listener support is vital to the operation because the group is reluctant to take money from corporate entities. He said the goal of the group is not to push any particular agenda but to provide a platform for all voices. Those tend to be progressives, libertarians and other marginalized political groups, so far. But he hopes to eventually bring in more traditional conservative voices to balance out their coverage. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

Oak Park police to file charges in murder of 81-year-old Victim suffered multiple injuries in assault By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

Oak Park police say they plan to file charges against a relative of an 81-year-old man reportedly found beaten to death inside his Austin Boulevard apartment on Jan. 6.

The body of Oak Park resident Patrick Dooley, 81, was discovered in his apartment on Saturday by police. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office reported that Dooley had died as a result of multiple injuries suffered during an assault. His death was ruled a homicide. Dooley was discovered inside his apartment in the 100 block of North Austin Boulevard, where he lived alone, at about 7:40 p.m. on Jan. 6, according to police.

A news release stated that “the public was never at risk, since no obvious signs of foul play or forced entry into the apartment were found.” Police reported that the incident began as a death investigation when they entered the apartment for a well-being check at the request of a family member. Police say they will release more information as it becomes available. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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D97 among top destinations for CPS transfers

Chicago Reporter: 119 from mostly poor, black schools enrolled in 2009-17 By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

According to a Chicago Reporter analysis published Dec. 19, Chicago Public Schools has lost more than 52,000 African American students and is on pace to become majority Latino. Many of those students are going to predominantly poor, black school districts in the south suburbs and northwest Indiana, the Chicago Reporter shows. In the last eight years, about one-third of the roughly 15,000 students who left predominantly poor and black Chicago public schools enrolled in predominantly poor and black schools elsewhere. But some of them are ending up in relatively well-off Oak Park. Between 2009 and 2017, 119 CPS students from majority low-income, African American schools enrolled in Oak Park District 97 — enough to rank 39th among the top 50 districts in the state that are receiving those former CPS students. The exodus from Chicago to the suburbs and places in neighboring Indiana was exacerbated in 2013, when Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Board of Education opted to close 50 public schools on the

South and West sides in order to close a budget gap. Elizabeth Todd-Breland, an African American history instructor at the University of Illinois Chicago, told the Chicago Reporter that residents in those predominantly poor, predominantly African American neighborhoods are suffering from a “menu of disinvestment.” “The message that public policy sends to black families in the city is that we’re not going to take care of you and if you just keep going away, that’s OK,” she said. During a phone interview on Tuesday, Dr. Janice K. Jackson, the current interim CPS CEO who is expected to become appointed to that position permanently later this month, said that the district noticed the trend of students leaving CPS well before the Chicago Reporter article was published in December. “I approach it from the standpoint of an educator,” said Jackson, a former CPS teacher and building principal. “We know that people transition for a number of reasons, but if we created high quality options, people will be less likely to transition. You can build a great community around the school and part of my role is to make sure there are good opportunities for students so people won’t want to leave CPS or Chicago.” As of press time, District 97 officials had not responded to requests for comment. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

Tax watch group plans face-to-face meeting

Facebook discussion to go live at Oak Park Library By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

The Facebook group Oak Park Property Tax Watch launched in October and has since attracted more than 600 members. After months of discussing Oak Park’s tax burden online, resident James Peters, who is a member of the group, said it was time for residents to discuss property taxes face-toface. Peters said in a telephone interview that he does not speak for the group, but wanted to hold the forum in an effort “to put our arms around (the issue of rising property taxes) and see where it might lead.” The meeting is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 11 at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St. Peters said he has never met Gregory Francis, who is listed as the founder of the Facebook group, adding “my suspicion is that Facebook pages are really not the right

venue for people who want to take action.” “I’m trying to bring together any of those people and see what rattles out of it,” he said. Peters, who owns a 3-bedroom bungalow in south Oak Park, said he became interested in the group because of the increasing property taxes in Oak Park. “My wife and I would like to stay here as we age,” he said. Kitty Conklin, another Oak Park resident who has been a frequent commenter in the group, tells Wednesday Journal that she became interested because property taxes have increased more than 100 percent in less than 13 years. “I do not believe that the governing boards of the six taxing bodies in Oak Park are looking out to preserve an environment that encourages all types of diversity among its citizens because of the abundance of taxation,” she said. Conklin said she believes many have become concerned about property taxes as a result of the failed effort to finance construction of a new pool facility at Oak Park and River Forest High School and the decision by the board of School District 97 this year to continue collecting some $2.5 million

in property taxes in excess of what referendum voters had been promised when the vote was taken last year. The district will, again this year, use the added funds to prepay bond debt.

“It swung people’s sentiment from, ‘Sure, I’ll keep writing the check to pay the taxes,’ to ‘Hey, time out, this has got to stop,’” Conklin said. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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Mr. Biss goes to Oak Park

Voters meet gubernatorial candidate at two campaign stops By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) brought his campaign for governor to Oak Park for a day last week. On Jan. 4, Biss held two events, a morning meet-and-greet at the Live Café that drew about 20 people, and a town hall at Oak Park Public Library, which drew about 50 people. Biss described his campaign as a transformational movement to change Illinois. He said Democrats must do more than just win back the governor’s office; they must change the way Illinois is governed and change the tax system. In response to a question, he bluntly criticized Michael Madigan, the powerful longtime speaker of the Illinois House of Representative, who also serves as the chairman of the state Democratic Party. “Mike Madigan’s been there too long,” said Biss. “Mike Madigan is too powerful and that power has not been good for the state of Illinois.” Madigan has been speaker of the House for all but two years since 1983. “I think the problem with Speaker Madigan is that longevity,” Biss said. “He doesn’t really care about public policy; he’s interested in holding onto political power.” Biss, who has served in the state legislature since 2011, said that he proposed a constitutional amendment, early in his tenure, to limit the length of time any one person could serve as a party leader in the General Assembly to 10 years. That amendment has gone nowhere in the state legislature. Biss, 40, is one of three leading candidates in the Democratic primary for governor but is a decided underdog, facing billionaire J.B. Pritzker and wealthy businessman Chris Kennedy, son of the late Sen. Robert Kennedy and nephew of President John F. Kennedy. Pritzker is self-funding his campaign, not even asking for or accepting contributions from others. Thus far, he has contributed $42.2 million of his personal fortune to his campaign and has been running television commercials for months. By contrast, Biss has raised about $3.7 million according to the latest figures and Kennedy has raised only $3.3 million. Biss has not yet run a television ad. But he has turned his severe financial disadvantage into a talking point, trying to use Pritzker’s wealth against him. “We’re in the middle of a fight for the soul of the Democratic Party,” Biss said at the library, “a fight over whether we’re going to have an election or whether we’re going to have an auction, a fight about whether we’re just going to accept the status quo and go back to what we had before Rauner and call that good enough or whether we’re going to actually transform our state.” In a brief interview with Wednesday Journal, Biss was even more blunt. “We are drifting toward plutocracy and that’s a problem,” Biss said. “It’s not what the state needs and it’s not what people want. People can weigh in on that in March.” Biss jokes about his lack of personal wealth and pointed out in his speech that the Pritzker campaign has assigned a person to go to all of Biss’ public events and videotape him. But his lack of great personal wealth is appealing to many of his supporters. “The fact that he is not running as a billionaire is appeal-

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DOING THE MATH: Gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss leads a Town Hall discussion at Oak Park Public Library last Thursday night. ing to me,” said Jenna Leving Jacobson, co-leader of the Oak Park-River Forest chapter of the gun regulation group Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense. “I don’t think Pritzker is terrible. I just don’t really think that’s what we need in Illinois.” Marsha Borders of Oak Park, who like Leving Jacobson talked with Biss at Live Café, also likes that Biss is not rich. “It would be nice to have a governor from the regular rank and file,” she said, “rather than deal with the billionaires and millionaires.” Before being elected to the state legislature, Biss was a mathematics professor at the University of Chicago. He majored in mathematics at Harvard where he graduated summa cum laude and earned his PhD in math at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. But 28-year-old Caitlin Hofert of River Forest found Biss easy to talk to at Live Café. “He’s level-headed and intelligent,” Hofert said. “Even though he’s very intelligent and educated, he’s able to talk to a normal human being. I didn’t feel like I was talking to someone who’s so wealthy that they would never understand my problems or what it’s like to like to try and work with my monthly budget, which isn’t millions of dollars.” Biss said running a campaign that has to pinch pennies is good preparation for serving as governor. “Every single day our campaign makes really hard choices; theirs never does,” he told Wednesday Journal, referring to Pritzker. “Every single month, my family makes fairly hard choices; theirs never does. Both of those things are fine. When I’m governor, I’m going to have to make really hard choices. I have practice.” On the issues, Biss is trying to stake out ground to the left of Pritzker and Kennedy. When asked to point out issue differences, he said he supports a financial transactions tax, a small state tax on options trades, ending the so-called “carried interest tax loophole” on the state income tax, and he supports a single-payer health insurance system. Like Pritzker and Kennedy, Biss supports a graduated

state income tax although that would require an amendment to the state constitution. He said the Illinois tax system must become more progressive and higher taxes on wealthy people would allow more state aid to schools, which would result in lower property taxes. Biss fielded tough questions from one attendee at the library event about why he dropped his initial lieutenant governor running mate, young Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa. He said he dropped Ramirez-Rosa from his ticket because, contrary to his expectations when he chose him, Ramirez-Rosa supports the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. Biss, who is Jewish, said although he disagrees with many actions of the Israeli governments, he opposes BDS. State Senator Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) has endorsed Biss, his colleague in the state Senate. “There’s no doubt in my mind that Daniel is ready on day one to be governor and to lead our state in the years ahead,” Harmon said in a statement posted on the Biss for Illinois website. “We need a governor who is committed to reforming our government at its core, someone who will change the way we raise revenue and run elections to ensure our state supports [the] middle class. We need a transformational leader and that’s Daniel.” However, the Democratic Party of Oak Park, which Harmon heads, is not making an endorsement in the governor’s race because its membership is split among the three leading candidates. To obtain the DPOP endorsement, candidates normally have to be supported by two thirds of active DPOP members. Harmon said it was clear to him that no candidate would be able to meet that threshold, so he is not bothering to have a DPOP endorsement vote. Harmon said the key to Biss’ chances is whether he can spread his message broadly enough. “He’s emerging as a strong voice for progressive values and I think if more voters across the state had a chance to meet with him, more voters would be convinced to vote for him,” Harmon said.

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Booming development in Forest Park driven by out-of-towners

Empty-nesters have spurred at least 9 new residential and retail properties By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

After 30 years of life on a historic block in River Forest, Mark Zinni bought a building in Forest Park, renovated it to his liking and moved his business, family and home there in July 2016. “This is an age-appropriate dream home,” Zinni said of his new three-bedroom apartment at 428 Marengo Ave., which he recently renovated to include a rooftop deck, rain shower, elevator and more. His wife, Maura, even convinced her family to move from River Forest to Marengo with them, joining the tide of ex-pats from Oak Park and other villages who have recently moved to Forest Park. “The baby boomers are finished with work and want to come to Forest Park for a smaller envelope to live in,” said Steve Glinke, director of the Forest Park Department of Public Health & Safety. Indeed, new arrivals are coming to Forest Park later in life, after their kids have moved from home, looking to downsize, pay less in taxes and live close to the restaurants and shops along bustling Madison Street. Empty nesters’ recent arrival has spurred development of at least nine new residential and retail properties, which Glinke said is the most local development he’s seen since 2008, before the property bubble burst. Many of the new properties are being built by developers from Oak Park and other towns. “There’s always that sort of fun, ‘We got them, you didn’t’ or ‘They’re coming over to our town,’” Glinke said of neighbors like Oak Park. “But it’s not really a competition. We’re trains and automobiles; we’re not even both fruit.” Glinke said that while Forest Park doesn’t have a well-funded organization like the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation, a group that works to bring businesses to town, Forest Park does offer a few things that some of its neighbors can’t: small lot sizes, a walkable downtown, and easy access to transportation. For Chicagoans, Forest Park lot sizes are huge, and also offer more green space, a walkable/bikeable downtown, and proximity to public transportation or the Eisenhower Expressway. Compared to River Forest and Oak Park, local lot sizes are significantly smaller, more like Berwyn’s. But “Berwyn’s got the bungalow belt, it’s block after block of Chicago bungalows,” Glinke said, noting that the village hired the Chicago-based Muse Community + Design firm,

Nine new properties coming to Forest Park 1. Prospective developer Carefree Development of Oak Park plans to build 56 units of senior housing, with commercial offerings on the first floor, stretching from the abandoned Kevil’s bar to 7234 Circle Ave. Carefree will present plans to the village in February, and hope to break ground by March. 2. Developer Capital Sales of Elgin is building a single-family home at 135 and 137 Desplaines Ave. 3. Developer Gordon/Jones of Hinsdale is building four townhomes at 233 Desplaines Ave. 4. Wicklow Development Group in Oak Park is building a single-family home at 339 Desplaines Ave. “He turned dog [doo] into diamonds,” Glinke said, referring to the old residence at 339 Desplaines, which featured a laundromat on the first floor. “I never thought this would have turned out, it was so bad,” said Paul Wicklow, developer. “When we walked through in the beginning, it was pretty scary. I don’t know how people were actually living in the house.” The second floor of the roughly 3,000-squarefoot new home will serve as the living space, with an open-floor plan and kitchen in the center of the room. “It’s for people who love dinner parties,” Dec. 8, to help with day-to-day planning in Forest Park. Architectural diversity, small lot sizes, low taxes and more have driven the moving vans to Forest Park. Glinke estimated about 75 percent of the village’s new arrivals are empty-nesters like Zinni, who has long been investing in Forest Park. Zinni, 61, an architect, bought the building on the 400 block of Marengo Avenue in November 2014. His daughters, Mia and Mary, had already moved out of the house, one to San Francisco, the other in downtown Chicago. While life on the 700 block of William Street was inspiring — the River Forest block represents the first Prairie School planned development — Zinni realized the empty bedrooms at 707 William St. were not. “River Forest was great for my kids who got a great education, but we had much more house than we needed beyond one or two days out of the year,” Zinni said, adding, “Some of those bedrooms nobody ever went into — except the cleaning lady.” None of the space at his open-plan home at 428 Marengo Ave. is under-utilized. Zinni estimates he also pays about a quarter of the taxes in Forest Park that he did in River Forest, although his house is much smaller. He uses the cost savings to vacation more — memorable recent trips include Spain and

Wicklow said. Construction will finish in January. Wicklow said he has yet to decide on an asking price. 5. An unnamed developer has hired the Forest Park-based John Conrad Schiess Architect firm to represent and walk them through the village’s zoning and planning approval process for 7652 Madison St., the old Molly Malone’s bar. Schiess will present to the village in February. The developer wants to build 36 residential units. 6. The Chicago-based Noah Properties wants to build 17 townhomes from 7791 to 7795 Van Buren St., at the old Seng Tire site. 7. A developer wants to build more apartments at The Residences at The Grove, 7757 Van Buren St. Glinke declined to name the developer. 8. Mischa and Jacob DeHart of Oak Park are building a two-bedroom, office and retail space at 7435 Madison St. 9. Midwest Properties of Chicago has proposed a strip mall for 7200 Madison St. Glinke said they will probably hire a local architect to help them navigate the planning and zoning approval process in February. Nona Tepper Mexico — pay for his daughter Mia’s wedding, and go out to eat at least once a week at Francesca’s Fiore, 7407 Madison St. “I’ve seen sales go up in Forest Park from people moving out of Oak Park,” said Jody Jay, general manager at Francesa’s. “It’s more and more because people can’t afford to live in Oak Park.” Mischa DeHart, a restaurateur and broker (@properties), said she, too, started developing in Forest Park because the property taxes were too high in neighboring towns. Although DeHart lives in Oak Park, she’s completed three projects in Forest Park, even serving on the village council’s economic development committee. Now the DeHarts plan to have their two apartments, office and retail property at 7435 Madison St. ready to lease in April. Husband Jacob DeHart will relocate his tech company, Thrilled, from the West Loop to the Madison Street office space. The DeHarts are seeking $30 per square foot for the 1,038-square-foot retail space and want to attract a business that will generate sales tax revenue for Forest Park. DeHart said she hasn’t decided on the asking price for the apartment yet. “Some towns are difficult to work with,” DeHart said. “Forest Park is very easy and approachable and responsive, and will help you move things along.”

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D97 mulls pay increases for some at-will workers Pay for some subs, lunchroom and playground workers could go up

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Some temporary, “at-will” District 97 employees could be getting pay raises this year. The administration is recommending that the school board consider approving higher pay rates for substitute custodians, substitute teaching assistants, playground supervisors and lunchroom workers — positions that have recently been difficult to fill. Currently, substitute custodians — who cover the cleaning shifts of absent custodians — are paid $10 an hour. The administration is recommending an increased rate of $12 an hour in order to attract high-quality custodial substitutes. “According to the Illinois Department of Labor, the 2015 Cook County prevailing wage rate for regular first-year janitorial staff is $13.35 per hour,” explained Laurie Campbell, assistant superintendent for human resources, and Alicia Evans, assistant superintendent for finance and operations, in a Jan. 9 memo. The $12 per hour rate, they said, is “also less than the starting rate established in the board’s 2015-2020 Collective Bargaining

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New policy and committee from page 1 board members Keecia Broy, Bob Spatz, and Jasculca — Kelley “began by identifying the ways in which having a policy would help enhance the work we are doing around equity.” Some of those ways include, but aren’t limited to, “reducing the impact of implicit bias,” “enabling the implementation of equity interventions,” and “reducing the use of discriminatory practices,” according to the memo. According to the language of the draft equity policy, the purpose of the policy is to “establish a framework for the elimination of bias, particularly racism and cultural bias, as factors impacting student achievement and learning opportunities, and to promote learning and work environments that welcome, respect and value diversity.” Dr. Carrie Kamm, the district’s senior director of equity, has been reviewing the draft policy and comparing it to similar policies created and implemented in other places, such as Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, Roanoke, Madison and Beaverton. Specific measures related to the policy’s implementation won’t be hammered out until the district forms an Excellence

ficials concluded that the district currently pays substitute teaching assistants “far below the market average.” In order to fill those absences, the administration has recommended that the pay structure be changed from hourly to half-day and full-day rates, and that substitute teaching assistants be paid an increased rate of $45 per half-day and $90 per full day. “Doing so will retain the current substitute teaching assistants” and “make it more financially desirable for current substitute teachers to accept a substitute teaching assistant position,” district officials said, adding that the administration will continue to monitor the new rates once they’ve taken effect. In addition, the administration is recommending that the pay rate for playground supervisors be increased from $9.84 an hour to $11 an hour. The pay rate for playground supervisors hasn’t changed since 2015, officials said. “While District 97 teachers often provide lunchtime supervision at the schools, there are times and instances where more supervisors are needed,” they explained. The administration is also looking to in-

crease the pay for entry-level lunchroom workers, who are responsible for serving food and cleaning cafeterias. Currently, these workers are paid $10.75 an hour. According to the Illinois Department of Labor, the 2014 prevailing wage rate in Cook County for first-year food service workers is $10.67 an hour. The school board is expected to vote on the pay increases at a regular meeting on Jan. 23. Evans said the funds are currently on hand to accommodate the pay increases, which would go into effect as soon as the school board approves. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

for Jan. 23. That timeline, however, could be Through Equity Committee, consisting of board members, administrators, community extended if officials need to substantially change the draft. members, students and teachers. During a Dec. 19 regular board meeting, “This administrative committee would be charged with developing action plans and at least three community leaders spoke procedures that are aligned with, and help in favor of the policy but took issue with support, the implementation of the equity certain details. Makesha Flournoy-Benson, co-president policy,” according to the district memo. of the D97 Diversity Council “There was some discussion (DivCo), urged district officials about having this group help to prioritize racial equity and draft the policy,” officials to “pay attention to how racism explained in the memo. interacts with other power “However, both our team dynamics,” such as immigration and the administration are and physical disability, among advising against this,” the memo other issues. added, “because if we were to Flournoy-Benson also said follow plans similar to those of that DivCo was “concerned about communities such as Shaker the removal of achievement gap Heights in Ohio, the process of MAKESHA FLOURNOY language” from an earlier draft developing policy could take up BENSON of the equity policy. District to two years to complete.” officials said the revision was In February, the Shaker Co-president of the D97 made so that the “focus is kept Heights City School District Diversity Council (DivCo) on helping all students achieve,” announced the formation of an among other related reasons, Equity Task Force responsible according to the Dec. 19 memo. for making recommendations to Oak Park resident and D97 parent Terry the school board on the establishment of a district-wide equity policy. Each appointee Keleher, who works in the field equity to the task force serves a two-year term, and racial justice, said the district needs according to a statement released by to think about equity “expansively and systematically,” which includes considering officials in that district. As of press time, the D97 school board how equity issues factor into hiring, was scheduled to discuss the draft policy in budgeting, contracting, resource allocation more depth at its regular meeting on Jan. 9, and other decision-making processes — with a vote to approve the policy scheduled “not just in the classroom.”

Keleher added that the district should “address race explicitly,” making it more prominent in the policy — perhaps, he said, even in the title. One parent of a D97 fifth-grader said, “One way to think about reframing equity starts in the curriculum,” before pointing out that her child’s American history textbook “provides a cursory overview of American history, but grossly misrepresents American figures like General Robert E. Lee.” The parent then read a section in the book describing Lee as a “brilliant general who defeated larger armies.” She added that the book overlooks the contributions of significant African American figures other than wellknown personalities like Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman, and Rosa Parks. Other black historical figures, she said, such as the Freedom Riders, Bayard Rustin (a key organizer of the 1963 March on Washington) and the anti-lynching activist and journalist Ida B. Wells, “made significant strides toward freedom but don’t [get mentioned].” The parent argued that the district should have books and learning materials that “reflect the mission and policies we seek to push.” The district has tentatively planned to issue a call for Excellence Through Equity Committee members in February and schedule a first meeting in April, although this timeframe could change depending on how long it takes the school board to adopt the policy. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

Agreement with the Service Employees International Union.” Substitute teaching assistants stand in for any of the 111 teaching assistants employed at D97 when those employees are absent. District officials said that, as with substitute custodians, they’ve had difficulty filling teaching assistant positions when those employees are absent. Last month, an average of six teaching assistant positions went unfilled per day, according to the district. “When a position goes unfilled, other staff need to cover and/or the assistance in the classroom is simply not available on that day,” according to the Jan. 9 memo. “The district has been increasing the substitute teaching and substitute teaching assistant pool,” they added. “However, the difference in the rate of pay between substitute teaching and working as a substitute teaching assistant does not make it appealing for substitute teachers to accept substitute teaching assistant positions.” Currently, substitute teaching assistants get paid $10.15 an hour while substitute teachers get paid $103 a day. After looking at pay rates for positions in other suburban school districts, district of-

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Oak Park police staffing up Promotions make room for new patrol officers By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

The Oak Park Police Department has hired a new generation of officers, following a number of promotions, which puts the department at 116 sworn officers. That means the department is only two officers short of being fully staffed once the new officers are sworn in later this year, according to Oak Park Police Chief Anthony Ambrose. Ambrose said in a telephone interview that within the last few weeks four sergeants – Roger Grivetti, Michael Lepczynski, Thomas Dransoff and Joseph Moran – were promoted to the rank of commander. And four patrol officers – Shatonya Johnson, Samantha Deuchler, Kevin Collins and Manuel Ruiz, Jr. – were promoted to sergeant. That makes room for seven patrol officers,

Ambrose said. Five new patrol officers were hired and are currently attending Chicago Police Academy, a 14-week training program for new officers. Ambrose said he plans to fill the remaining patrol officer positions in March. The announcement of the new officers follows the promotion of LaDon Reynolds from commander to deputy chief in September. Ambrose said having a full management team in place is important because it provides greater support for patrol officers on the street. “Our goal is to keep as many officers on the street as possible,” Ambrose tells Wednesday Journal. In addition to the 116 sworn officers, the police department also employs about 35 civilians for the records bureau, parking enforcement and other office-related duties. “I think it’s important that right now we’ll be short a couple of officers, but when we’re fully staffed it enables us to provide all the services the community needs and deserves,” Ambrose said.

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MEET THE SERGEANTS: Kevin Collins (top left), Manuel Ruiz Jr. (top right), Shatonya Johnson (bottom left) and Samantha Deuchler (bottom right). Police department staffing has been on the minds of many Oak Parkers over the last year, in part to an increase in crimes like armed robbery and vehicular hijacking.

The police held a forum late last year to address the rash of carjackings in the village in 2017. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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Aggravated, and aggravating, robbery of food order

A food delivery driver was robbed by a man, possibly armed, in the 100 block of Le Moyne Parkway at 11:25 p.m. on Dec. 28. The driver was approached by a man who demanded his belongings. The driver handed over cash, an iPhone 6 and a food order. The robber reached under his sweatshirt during the encounter, but no weapon was displayed. The robber was described as black, 5-foot-10, thin and wearing a black sweatshirt with the hood up, camouflage pants and possibly had a tattoo between his eyebrows. The offender walked eastbound on Le Moyne, crossed Austin Boulevard and turned into the alley between Austin and Mason. The estimated loss is $605.

Carjacking A Lindenhurst man’s vehicle was carjacked at gunpoint in the 1100 block of South Harvey Avenue at 9:20 p.m. on Jan. 2, according to Oak Park police. The police report, made public on Jan. 4, notes that the victim was driving his 2013 black Ford Mustang, when a gray Hyundai Elantra pulled in front of his vehicle. Two men exited the Hyundai and one, displaying a silver handgun, ordered the man to exit the vehicle. The victim complied and the two carjackers fled northbound in the Mustang on Harvey Avenue. Oak Park Police Commander Roger Grivetti said in a phone interview that the carjackers abandoned the Hyundai, which had been stolen in Chicago.

Both offenders were described as black, in their early 20s, about 6-feet tall, and wearing all black clothing and black ski masks. The gunman was described as having curly hair. The estimated loss is $15,000.

Attempted vehicular hijacking Oak Park police arrested two male juveniles from Chicago at 7:12 p.m. on Dec. 28 and charged them with attempted vehicular hijacking. The arrests took place in the 400 block of Clinton and the 200 block of South Kenilworth. The attempted carjacking took place in the 600 block of Clinton. No additional information was immediately available.

Cars, left running … ■ A gray 2014 Honda Pilot, left unattended with the keys in the ignition, was stolen from the 1100 block of South Scoville Avenue about 6:53 p.m. on Jan. 4. The vehicle contained a black leather purse containing cash, miscellaneous identification and house keys. The estimated loss is $30,065. ■ A blue Honda Pilot, left running and unattended, was stolen from the 800 block of North Harvey Avenue at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 30. The vehicle was recovered about two hours later in the 3800 block of South 13th Street in Chicago. Four apprehensions were made by Chicago police.

Burglary

■ A residence in the 100 block of North Marion was burglarized sometime between 4 p.m. on Dec. 30 and 10 p.m. on Jan. 2. The burglar entered by unknown means and stole a Bose mini-speaker, Bose headphones and a Google Home devices from the front closet. The estimated loss is $335. ■ A vehicle, left unlocked, was burglarized in the 200 block of Lake Street about 12:15 p.m. on Jan. 3. The burglar entered the vehicle and took a white iPhone 5S. The estimated loss is $400. ■ Gregory Lee Mack, 49, of the 3500 block of West Walnut Avenue in Chicago, was arrested and charged with burglary in the 700 block of South Humphrey at 12:54 p.m. on Jan. 2. ■ A garage was burglarized in the 1100 block of South Harvey Avenue sometime between 12:30 p.m. on Dec. 28 and 10 p.m. on Jan. 2. The burglar used a pry tool to the rear garage door to gain entry to the building and then stole a brown Giant bicycle, two socket wrenches and a screwdriver/impact gun. The estimated loss is $798.

Criminal damage to property ■ Someone used a small pry tool to damage the window and window lock to a residence in the 1100 block of North East Avenue sometime between 5 p.m. on Dec. 21 and 6 p.m. on Jan. 3. The estimated loss is $1,000. ■ The side service door to a garage in the

700 block of North Lombard Avenue was damaged in an apparent break-in attempt sometime between 8 a.m. on Dec. 29 and 6 p.m. on Dec. 31. The offender removed two screws to the door and damaged a pry plate to the deadbolt lock on the service door. The estimated loss is $30.

Criminal trespass Monica L. Walter, 33, of the 2700 block of West Harrison in Chicago, and Tavares D. Hamilton, 30, of the 100 block of South Leamington in Chicago, were arrested in the 200 block of Madison Street at 10:09 a.m. on Dec. 28 and charged with criminal trespass to a motor vehicle. It was later learned through a background check that Walter had a suspended driver’s license and three warrants from Bloomingdale, DuPage County and Orland Park. These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports, Dec. 28, 2017 to Jan. 7, 2018, and 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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Sneak peek into Wright Plus 2018 Eight Oak Park homes featured in annual architectural must-see By LACEY SIKORA

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right Plus returns to Oak Park on Saturday, May 19. Along with a handful of Wright designs, this year’s walk will feature other architecturally significant homes designed by Wright’s contemporaries. Eight Oak Park houses and a bonus stop for Frank Lloyd Wright Trust members are all within a walkable neighborhood, adding to the appeal of the walk for visitors and locals alike.

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Rollin Furbeck House (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1897)

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Stennett House (1885)

“By chance, we ended up with a really walkable tour this year,” says Wright Plus Coordinator Angela Whitaker of this year’s lineup. “Likee last year, this creates a fesestive feeling. It’s very commumunity-minded, and you get to see more of your fellow participants cipants on the walk.” This year’s Wright-designed signed homes include the Rollin Furbeck ck House on Fair Oaks Avenue. Built in 1897, the home is an example of Wright’s experimental period before he began to focus on the Prairie Style. The home’s focus on geometric shapes along a vertical plane make it a must see for Wright fans. The Peter A. Beachy House is a Wright favorite for visitors. Set amid lush green grounds on Forest Avenue, the Beachy house is considered a masterpiece of Wright’s Prairie Style. Designed in 1906, it combines the Prairie Style with Japanese influences.

Peter A. Beachy House (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1906)

New to the Walk One of the oldest homes on this year’s walk, the Stennett House on Linden Avenue, has never been open for Wright Plus. Once divided into a two-flat, the house recently has been returned to a single-family home and features Victorian details with modern characteristics. See WRIGHT PLUS on page 20

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WRIGHT PLUS Converted stable from page 17 With no known architect, the 1885 Victorian style home is a bit of a mystery, which Whitaker says provides motivation for the Trust’s volunteer researcher. “Our researcher is already diving into this house,” Whitaker says. “Sometimes, our researcher can discover things and sometimes they cannot. The research is definitely something that our homeowners get excited about. They get to keep a wonderful research paper written on their house.” A block away, another home is new to the walk and has an enviable architectural pedigree for a structure that was originally meant to house animals rather than people. Whitaker says that Charles E. Roberts Stable is new to Wright Plus and is generating a lot of excitement. Originally designed by Wright in 1900, the stable was converted to a garage for cars before it was remodeled by architect Charles White in 1929 into a residence. The Tudor Revival style cottage is set back on a lawn next to another home on this year’s walk, the Charles E. Roberts House. Frank Lloyd Wright Trust members can experience a bonus building: the First United Methodist Church of Oak Park designed by Tallmadge and Watson and featuring stained glass by Giannini and Hilgart.

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(Above) Charles E. Roberts House (Burnham & Root; Wright remodel, 1896), (Left) Charles E. Roberts Stable (Frank Lloyd Wright, c. 1900; Charles E. White remodel, 1929)

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Charles E. Roberts Stable (Frank Lloyd Wright, c. 1900; Charles E. White remodel, 1929)

A few homes are returning to Wright d difPlus but with different owners and ferent looks than they had when featured in earlier years. e, The Charles E. Roberts House, designed by Burnham and Root in 1885 and remodeled by Wright in 1896, has not been open to Wright Plus since 1987. Whitaker says the house has a completely different look underr the care of new owners. ys. “It’s a stunning house,” she says. “People might not even realize that Wright worked on it.” Down the street, the Herman W. Mallen House has not been featured on Wright Plus ct George W. since 1991. Designed by architect le home feaMaher in 1905, the Prairie Style f and WhitaWhita tures art glass with a poppy motif, ker says that the home has undergone a transformation since 1991. Also returning after a hiatus is the Burton F. Hales House designed by Henry Fiddelke in 1904-05. The grand Tudor manse on the corner of Chicago and Oak Park Avenues showcases Arts and Crafts elements and hardwood details. Whitaker says that due to its prominence in the community, many locals are excited to get a peek into the grand house.

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park (Tallmadge & Watson, 1925) In general, she says that walk attendees don’t mind when houses reappear on the tour. “Most people are not upset about going through a Wright House again,” Whitaker says. “What’s interesting about some of these properties if they haven’t been on in 10, 15 or 20 years, is that they can look very different.”

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Extras for the Wright Plus experience The recently created Ultimate Saturday package, which included tickets to the walk with a fast pass, lunch at the Nineteenth Century Club and a dinner in a Wrightdesigned home, already was sold out as of press time. “People love the concept of having a custom day, but perhaps they live locally and do not need the hotel and other trips of the Ultimate Plus Weekend package,” Whitaker says. At $2,500 for Frank Lloyd Wright Trust members or $2,650 for nonmembers, tickets are still available for the Ultimate Plus Weekend package, which provides four days of exclusive tours, a hotel stay, fast pass access to the walk and a private gourmet dinner in a Wright home. The Ultimate Plus package also includes access to Private Passage, Country Modern, a day-trip excursion on Friday, May 17, which takes participants to Mies van

Tickets on sale for Wright Plus 2018 Ticket sales for Wright Plus 2018 recently opened to the public, and the tiered pricing system rewards those who plan ahead and purchase their tickets early. Through Feb. 28, tickets are $90 for non-Trust members. Trust members can purchase up to four tickets at $80 each during this time. Ticket prices will increase by $5 to $10 monthly. Visit www.flwright.org/wrightplus for more information on Wright Plus 2018.

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What do we talk about when we talk about racism?

he philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein wrote that what can be said at all can be said clearly, and what we cannot talk about we pass over in silence. I think there is the suggestion that we humans may well be prisoners of our language. Language may limit comprehensibility and intelligibility. He might be right. A lot of both public and private discussion results in anger, frustration and incoherence because the participants have different conceptions of the common words they are using. God, patriotism, abortion, history and ethical behavior are just a few of the words that can have very different meanings. We really need to ask: “Just what are you talking about?” For example, what does it mean to say that an individual is a “racist”? Is that determination subjective or objective? If I firmly believe I am not a racist, is that a consideration in considering whether I am racist? If the standard is an objective one, then are white people disqualified from judging, but could an African American be biased? Is there standardized testing or a psychological diagnosis to identify a racist? Of course some language and behavior is clearly that of a racist, but the overt racism of the not-so-distant past has been replaced by a softer, coded racist vocabulary. That said, can a white person dislike the NBA because “they don’t play defense” or “make free throws” and not be racist? Can you be a racist in your 20s, but not in your 50s? If you use a racist epithet only once but say you are sorry, are you a racist for life? Is there a statute of limitations? Another example: What does it mean to say that Oak Park is guilty of racism? Public discussion over the performance gap at the high school, refusal to play hip-hop music at a Forest Park bar, and a white student’s regretted Facebook post of a photo in black face are followed by accusations of institutional racism. The debate is emotional and genuine, but predictable, uninformative and utterly redundant. The discussion begets the thought that if Oak Park is a racist community, then name one that isn’t. And if all communities are racist, then what are we really talking about? Shouldn’t the discussion include the sense that Oak Park is less racist than most communities? I hope so because that is one of the reasons most of us live here. Or is the scale binary? Either your community is or isn’t racist. If not binary, then is the racism determined by the percentage of racists living in each community? But then you are back to the prior discussion of individual racists. It looks like Wittgenstein may have been on to something. A less philosophic approach comes from The Talking Heads in “Psycho Killer”: You start a conversation, you can’t even finish You’re talking a lot, but you’re not saying anything When I have nothing to say, my lips are sealed Say something once, why say it again?

JOHN

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Moving beyond woman vs. man dualism

n his Jan. 3 Viewpoints column, “Calling all women: Help!” Ken Trainor wrote about important issues involving women, men, politics and society. This big topic needs much fleshing out beyond the woman vs. man dualism. It seems he was discussing the light side of the feminine energy and archetype which can be present in both women and men. This feminine energy is so needed now. I teach some of this material at DePaul University in both of my courses. One of the models I use is the Old Wave/New Wave model by Jim Kenny from his book Thriving in the Cross Currents (seachanges. net). The patriarchal Old Wave is about abuse of power and focuses on “me.” It is the shadow side of the masculine energy and archetype. Trump is the poster child. The rise of the light side of feminine energy is the New Wave. It embodies a sense of cooperation to solve the big problems, it honors diversity, and focuses on “we.” The power is “together-with.” As a longtime feminist, I am avoiding pitting women against men, or grouping all men into the patriarchy. I

like men. I have found it neither helpful nor valid to make such generalized statements implying that all women are capable of solving society’s issues (not) or that all men are part of the patriarchy and dominate and abuse power (not). Some recent examples in politics help clarify: Alabama Senator Doug Jones is coming from this light side of the feminine archetype as well as the light side of his masculine — powerful partnership that has depth, safety, courage and spirituality, giving us hope. This man projects a different type of power in his melding of both feminine and masculine energies. My whole body relaxes when I hear him speak. It’s refreshing. He hasn’t denigrated Roy Moore, which is really hard to do! He has a clear intention of working across the aisle to solve problems. Pope Francis uses a term for this style of power: “an artisan of the common good.” Yet some women senators, such as Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, voted for the tax bill. They weren’t coming from the light side of their feminine energy since this bill does not help the common good. It seems partnership of the power from both the

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Talking taxes

n Thursday night, we’ll see if Oak Parkers charged up on Facebook about rising property taxes can make the transition to real life and face-to-face conversation. Since October, more than 600 locals have joined the Oak Park Property Tax Watch group on Facebook. Rising tax bills clearly have riled most in the group and one common response on the page can be a sort of anti-government, all spending is misguided rhetoric that has become common in our national debate. That said, the conversation has been mostly civil and there is a mixed record of allowing dissenting voices to comment without being torched. Admins are working to quiet the most noxious voices. The challenge, in our mind, is for all of us to have this worthy discussion without going to pro- and anti-government corners. We think Oak Park, and a lot of other towns, needs a course correction on taxing, spending and growth rather than any simplistic conclusion that shady, unfeeling leaders have taken the village down the road to perdition. Facebook groups tend to be loosely aligned and for at least one member of the group, James Peters, there are questions if debating topics on Facebook can ever lead to specific action to create change in taxing policy. So Peters has led this week’s effort to find out if like-minded people gather in a room at the main library can they move from venting frustration to crafting a plan that leads to clear efforts to, at least, hold the line on property tax increases. This is a legitimate debate and Thursday’s gathering is a worthy next step.

Start with disruption Disrupt. That’s the key word in the draft of a first-ever policy on equity being considered in Oak Park’s District 97 public elementary schools. The district “seeks to disrupt societal and historical inequities and eliminate disparities based on student status.” That’s how it reads in a December memo from a policy review team working on a policy that will eventually make it to the full school board. Oak Park has been giving lip service to matters of race for decades, since racial integration first become an expressed goal way back in the 1960s. Always, though, integration was on the terms of the white established power structure. And while bold and progressive choices were made in our schools, the version of history coming out of that era in Oak Park reads heroically — if you are white. It has been a slow and painful road for key institutions in this village to acknowledge that all the years they’ve been taking bows for their good intentions, they have been running schools rife with institutional racism baked in. We recall the OPRF school board member a generation back just sputtering with rage at the charge that his beloved school was, in fundamental ways, racist. As we’ve noted over the past two years, both of our public school systems in Oak Park are in a new place. Credit voters who have elected school boards that have actively embraced equity as the single most important goal. Credit those school boards for hiring superintendents — Carole Kelley at D97 and Joylynn Pruitt-Adams at the high school — who are committed to the core to transform the culture and the practices of these schools. We have also recently touted the bold efforts to tackle equity at the more affluent and less diverse River Forest District 90 schools. Incremental change is of little value in this full-tilt battle. That’s why it is so critical that the equity policy taking shape in D97 starts with disruption. Bring it on.

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Surviving the deep freeze

hite Christmas was a pleasant surprise, and most welcome. What followed was not. The last week of 2017 and the first week of 2018, temperatures never got within shouting distance of 20 degrees, and most of the time they were mired in single digits, one side or the other of dreaded zero. You know things are bad when 15 degrees feels balmy. Winter at the bottom of the Great Lakes is always accompanied by deep freezes, when Arctic air masses descend into the lower 48, sometimes creeping as far South as Florida. But always, mercifully, it lets up after three or four days. This freeze lasted 12. I lived through the winter trifecta of ’77, ’78, and ’79, the three worst winters, consecutively, in Chicago meteorological history, when the following records were set: 43 straight days below freezing (32 degrees), Dec. 28, 1976 to Feb. 8, 1977. 100 days of snow cover, Nov. 26, 1978 to March 5, 1979. 29-inch snow depth, measured Jan. 14, 1979. I was living elsewhere in 1985, when the record low temperature was set — 27 below on Jan. 20 — but I remember it made the national news. This was worse. Bitter cold with wind chill, unrelenting, for almost two weeks. We tied the record. The last time this afflicted Chicago was 1936; before that, 1895. Seems to me we used to get snowfalls that weren’t immediately followed by the Siberian Express, but that seems to be a thing of the preclimate-change past. Now measurable snowfalls fill me with dread. In addition to the number of people who either don’t clear their sidewalks (or don’t arrange to have them cleared), we also have to endure a deep freeze. But never for this long (in my lifetime). Not exactly the way one wants to end the old year and start the new. For the most part, I stayed inside, one of the luxuries of being semi-retired. At first, that seemed like a blessing. I didn’t have to go out. I could sleep in, read, listen to music, watch DVDs on loan from the library, nap, meditate, tidy up after the holiday chaos, clean the bathroom and sundry other household chores, tally my receipts for Downtown Oak Park’s Shopping Rewards program. Staying inside is a nice change of pace, I told myself. And indeed it was … for a while. Then it felt like house arrest, while simultaneously under siege by the elements outside. Too much time without distractions allows you to more thoroughly examine the cracks in the ceiling and walls and wonder about the structural integrity of your abode, just as the elephant herd — which turns out to be one young girl — thunders back and forth in the apartment overhead. Everything has its challenges, even when you’re doing it voluntarily. You don’t get enough exercise, so restlessness sets in. The weather makes you feel as if you “can’t” go outside, and that restriction begins to chafe. Looking around your home, you see things you’ve been meaning to get done — for

a long time. Now would be the time. It’s not as easy to put tasks off when you’re not living inside-out, outside-in. All those closets stuffed with crap, begging to be thinned out. The office you keep talking about taming. It’s a blessing and a curse, this golden opportunity to comb through the accumulations of life, to assess how much grist there might be for the creative mill. Re-examining your entire household “system” and wondering how it could be improved. How to awaken the domestic warrior — to battle chaos and reimpose order. It’s not like you’re cut off. The computer beckons. The television calls. We have windows to the world, as WTTW acronyms it. Windows to many worlds. And I did go out. My front right tire chose the Friday evening of a long New Year’s weekend to start a slow leak, which forced me to hunt for functional air machines at local gas stations. The claptrappiest contraptions in our high-tech age, most had hand-printed “Out of Order” signs taped to them. Having a slow but manageable leak inspires visions of leaving your friends’ Old Year’s End gettogether just shy of midnight to find a flat-flat tire, which would be the end because I would rather die than change a tire at midnight with the thermometer registering four degrees. Though my survival instincts are questionable, I did survive and as week two of the deep freeze —and the year 2018 — began, I noticed something odd. Single digits no longer seemed quite so oppressive, as if the body, in spite of the complaining spirit residing within, had decided, well, it’s going to be this way forever, so might as well adjust. How single digits can begin to feel “normal” is mystifying, but I suppose we should be thankful for our built-in coping capacity. And then, odder still, on Thursday night at the library, the group I belong to, the Gun Responsibility Advocates (our mantra is “With rights come responsibilities”) had planned a viewing of a short film on suicide using firearms (20,000 per year), followed by a discussion on how to reduce that awful number. We didn’t expect a large crowd, and with temperatures sinking and gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss holding a public event in the lobby below, we expected fewer still. Our expectations were met. With most of the progressives downstairs following their Biss, it began to feel as if we were just going through the motions. Then two women walked in, who had come all the way from West Chicago because they were “passionate about this topic.” They heard about the event on Facebook. Midway through the film, another woman walked in — Sara Knizhnik, an organizer with the Illinois Council on Handgun Violence — who has been active in lobbying efforts in Springfield, and the discussion turned from the choir preaching to one another to active networking. What’s being done and what still needs to be done. Afterward, the West Chicago women caucused with Sarah while I stood back and marveled. In the dark of January, in the deep freeze — even then a spark ignites. For the first time in 10 days, I felt warm.

KEN

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Let’s have more unifying concerts like Twelfth Night I just wanted to share with others in our community about the unique five church choir Twelfth Night Concert that took place this past Sunday afternoon. The best way to describe this event would be, “I wish every adult in Oak Park and River Forest could have been at Unity Temple to experience the fun, spirit and joining together of separate choirs that provided much energy, hope, and a broad unification of our great communities. Just over 225 were in attendance and the songs sung by these choirs brought joy as the music touched all of us. The singers from Grace Episcopal, United Lutheran, Pilgrim Congregational, First United, and Unity Temple and their respective directors put a lot into this event. Thrive Counseling Center in Oak Park was a benefactor, receiving the free-will offering totaling $2,700. I for one would like to see more community musical events that would provide joint efforts of mutual expression (welcoming other faiths), perhaps around Easter or even over the 4th of July celebration time. These events could also provide an opportunity for our significant non-

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Jim McClure’s leadership legacy Remarks delivered at the recent memorial service:

He was tolerant of different approaches and differences of opinion; his personal religious code kept him away from imbibing, but he saw the economic benefit of having a choice of good eating establishments, and so supported the granting of liquor licenses to full-service restaurants. He was patient, always allowing members of the public to say things he strongly disagreed with; he listened, without rebuttal, without criticism, and then quietly moved the trustees along on the agenda. He never felt he had to be recognized or deferred to because he was president, and he took neither public nor private credit for programs or results. But when it came to an issue of social justice, whether in support of steps to ensure racial diversity or to oppose hatred, his voice was strong and clear. He spoke for our entire board when he addressed the leaders of the American Nazi Party, telling them that we abhorred all they stood for, but the price of democracy was allowing them to have their march. Jim was a great mentor, as others have noted in public comments and in the press, in regard to his work with the Boy Scouts and to younger colleagues at his law firm, but he was equally so for the younger members of both of the village boards over which he presided. I learned from him that I didn’t have to always get in the last word [though I admit to falling short of his admirable model] and that one could, and should, stick to a path that one felt was morally right, even if were unpopular. He was never deterred by an outcry against a position he had taken if he felt it was the honest and right course to take. He was a direct, honest, and principled leader, and Oak Park is richer because of his work on behalf of all of us, yet poorer for the loss of his presence among us.

DAVID SOKOL

im McClure was president of the village of Oak Park for two 4-year terms, from 1973-1981, and it was my honor and privilege to serve as a village trustee with him for the second of those terms. When Jim was elected president, along with his mostly young board, the village had begun to squarely face the issues of racial change and diversity, as well as the challenge of ensuring economic survival, in the four prior years. There had been clear recognition of the impact of rapid racial change just east of the village in Chicago, and the first major auto dealership had recently left Oak Park for the open spaces of the far western suburbs. Jim and the board recognized that more needed to be done to show faith in the village as a whole, and they made a major commitment to that end by acquiring the properties of the vacant Chevrolet dealership, and the houses in the area, as the site of a new Village Hall in east Oak Park. That first board of Jim’s also undertook many other initiatives to deal head on with major social and economic issues. Some of those initiatives and programs were universally supported, others were more controversial, but all were aimed at making a welcoming and viable community. In Jim’s second term, we dealt with some extremely important matters, from the snow storm of 1979 through the Nazi march and the village’s first steps at gun regulation, to the first sales of liquor in restaurants. Through all of these issues, Jim McClure was a patient listener, who almost never spoke until the other trustees had had their say, and who often then called for a vote if he concurred with the sentiments expressed, without having said a word.

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Speaking on peace in the Middle East

At this time of year our hearts and minds often turn to the Holy Land, spiritual home to three of the world’s major religions. For those of us who celebrate the birth of Christ, whom we name as the Prince of Peace, we wonder how peace might come to the Middle East. We recognize that the situation is complex and wonder how to make sense of the issues involved. Those of us who have not traveled to this ancient region, or for whom it has been many years since a visit, have a marvelous opportunity to hear Jim Winkler, president and general secretary of the National Council of Churches, speak regarding the

issues confronting the people of Israel and Palestine. Recognized worldwide as a man of principle with a deep longing for justice, he has won awards for his work on social justice and peace efforts. Dr. Winkler will be speaking at First United Methodist Church, 324 N. Oak Park Ave., on Jan. 14 at 4 p.m. His topic is both timely and challenging; the session is open to all in our community to share fellowship amid prayers for peace. Best wishes for our world and our community for calm and peace in 2018.

Cynthia Breunlin Oak Park

MEMORIES: Jim McClure (right) reminisces with another former village president, Clifford Osborn, at Oak Park Village Hall in 2002.

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Feminine and masculine energy from page 25 light side of the feminine and the masculine archetypes is what we need so desperately now to solve societal problems, including racial, financial and employment inequalities, climate change and environmental devastation. This partnership paradigm honors “The Golden Rule” rather than “the rule of gold.” The “Do Unto Others” ethic is a common human value and is present in all of the world religions, so it’s a good place to start. Many of us tend to be tribal. Any group advocating for change has to be careful about an angry, divisive “them versus us” stance. What are we for? How do we

join and create together? We have to avoid clumping “all men,’ “all wealthy people,” “all Republicans,” “all climate deniers,” etc., together. We are at a tipping point and our very societal, human and environmental survival rests on getting together as partners to find solutions that are novel, fair, creative and even fun. Join me and others in a lecture-discussion on these rich, important topics titled, “The Emperor Has No Clothes! Shifting the Male-Female Paradigm to Partnership” in the Veterans Room of the main Oak Park Library on Thursday, Feb. 1 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. You are most welcome to add your energy to this healing, partnership discussion and share your ideas for New Wave actions. We can survive Trump, and even thrive, together. Gina Orlando, a longtime resident of Oak Park, is a social justice and environmental activist, a lifelong learner and teacher.

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Gene Callahan, 80 Village trustee, affordable housing expert

Eugene Joseph Callahan died on Dec. 2, 2017, in Sister Bay, Wisconsin. A respected champion of the less fortunate and a man known for his extraordinary moral compass, he passed peacefully, surrounded by his family. He often said: “Don’t tell me what you believe. Tell me what you do. Then I’ll know what you believe.” Born to Francis and Loretta (Brennan) Callahan in Oak Park on May 31, 1937, Gene grew up in GENE CALLAHAN Austin, on Chicago’s West Side, where he attended St. Angela School. He graduated from Fenwick High School in Oak Park in 1955, and received a bachelor’s degree in history from Loyola University Chicago in 1959. He met Mary Jean Byrne, the love of his life, at a dance at St. Angela’s in 1953. They were married in 1960, moved to Oak Park and had four sons: Kevin, Michael, Daniel and John. Their house on South Euclid Avenue was the family’s home base for over three decades. Throughout those years, he pursued a career in social justice, with an emphasis on affordable housing. After college, he worked for the Chicago Commission on Human Relations in the Civil Rights Department for two years, followed by four years as director of the Chicago Conference on Religion and Race. His work in Chicago real estate began when he took a development job with M. Myers Properties in 1967. He later founded Income Properties Inc., creating numerous FHA-insured apartments for families and seniors. He took over as president of Interfaith Housing Development Corp. in 1992, overseeing provision of affordable housing for low-income families and individuals until his retirement in 2000. As a man who believed in the power of action over words, he was generous with his time and expertise. His volunteer work ranged from civic involvement as an Oak Park village trustee from 1973-1977 to his longstanding support for Chicago’s Little Brothers of the Poor. He was chairman of Lyons Federal Savings Bank’s board of directors during the tumultuous years of its takeover by the Federal Home Loan Bank; chairman of HOME (Housing Opportunities and Maintenance for the Elderly) for 14 years, creating housing for seniors; president of Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago Redevelopment Corporation; and a member of the Chicago Community Loan Fund board of directors. His military service included six years as a reservist in the Illinois Air National Guard. After retirement, Gene and Mary Jean

moved to Washington Island, Wisconsin. He had always savored time spent with a good book and loved poetry, and retirement gave him more time to indulge that passion. He balanced that with his enthusiasm for the outdoors. He was a runner of roads. A climber of mountains. A diver of reefs. A paddler of waves. And, together with Mary Jean, he was a traveler of the world, visiting 31 countries in all. He was an example to us all. A generous and loving husband, father and grandfather, an unceasing advocate for the less fortunate, and a man with an insatiable curiosity about the world around him. He taught us that whatever you do, it should make a difference. He was preceded in death by his parents, Francis and Loretta (Brennan) Callahan, and his twin, who died shortly after their birth. He is survived by Mary Jean (Byrne), his wife of 57 years; and his four sons: Kevin, father to Aleisha and Ryan; Michael, wife Margaret (Elam) and their daughters, Rose and Maeve; Daniel and his son Liam; and John. A celebration of his life will be held in the coming months. The family extends a special thanks to the caring staff at Unity Hospice and Good Samaritan Society-Scandia Village in Sister Bay, Wisconsin. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made in Gene’s name to Unity Hospice, 2366 Oak Ridge Circle, De Pere, WI 54115.

Kenneth Radnitzer, 91

WWII/Korean veteran, awarded Silver Star, Bronze Medal and Purple Heart Kenneth Radnitzer, 91, a lifelong resident of Oak Park, died on Jan. 1, 2018 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Born in Oak Park on Feb. 7, 1926 to the late Adolph and Margaret Radnitzer, he attended school here until eighth grade and then transferred to Northwestern Military Academy (now N o r t h we s t e r n - S t . John Military Academy). Following graduation, he was drafted KENNETH RADNITZER and served in WWII with the U.S. Marines, 5th Regiment, 1st Marine Division as a demolition expert and was awarded the Silver Star and the Purple Heart while fighting in Okinawa. When the war ended, he was sent to China as part of the occupational force. After the war, he went to Knox College on the GI Bill and majored in business administration. While there, he was in ROTC

and commissioned as an officer, serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as a platoon leader with the 31st Regiment of the Army’s 7th infantry Division. While a member of Company F of the 31st Regiment, he received the Bronze Medal with the letter V for valor. In 1955, he married Ruth Elizabeth Froyd in Chicago’s Austin Covenant Church and they raised three boys while residing in Oak Park. A patient and wise father, he always found ways to support and guide his sons. He served as a Cub Master in Pack 22 and, after several years, took on the job of Scoutmaster to Troop 40. During the summer months, he coached various T-ball teams in Oak Park and in the winter months, he worked with the church’s basketball team. He worked at a variety of banks in the Chicago area as an auditor and, when he retired from banking, became a real estate agent in the Oak Park area. After 26 years, he retired as a lieutenant colonel after serving in various units in the Active Reserve. He was a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church in Villa Park, where he served as chairman of the church several times and was on the board for many years in various capacities. Active in the Oak Park Optimist Club and the Oak Park Runners Club, he ran hundreds of 5K races, and completed his first and last marathon at age 60! Kenneth Radnitzer was the father of Keith (Leigh), Karl (Crystal) and Kurt (Dawn) Radnitzer; the grandfather of Bailey Radnitzer, Isaac (Rachel), Hannah and Abigail Radnitzer, and Joshua (Jessica) and Kelly Radnitzer; and the brother of the late Edith Radnitzer. Visitation was held on Jan. 7 with a funeral service on Jan. 8 at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, followed by interment at Glen Oak Cemetery. The family appreciates memorial donations to Convenant Harbor Bible Camp (covenantharbor.org/) or Christ Covenant Church (https://www.facebook.com/ChristCovenantVillaPark/).

Susan GoebMiniscalco, 60 Park district employee

Susan Elizabeth Goeb-Miniscalco, 60, a lifelong resident of Oak Park, died on Dec. 16, 2017 at West Suburban Hospital. Born on June 4, 1957 in Chicago to Elizabeth and the late John “Jack” Goeb, she graduated from St. Catherine of Siena Grammar School and Oak Park and River Forest High School. At the time of her passing, she worked as a Customer Service Representative for the Park District of Oak Park. Susan is survived by her sons, John, Matthew and Vincent Miniscalco; her mother, Elizabeth “Betty” Goeb; her siblings, Theresa (Michael) Baker, Kathrine (James) Baker, Margaret, Laura, John C. (Sandra), Chris-

tine (Brian) Bradley and Patricia (Van) Lewis; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. A memorial visitation will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20 until time of Mass, 12 p.m., at St. Catherine of Siena/St. Lucy Church, 38 N. Austin Blvd. in Oak Park.

Robert Hartmann, 75 Psychiatrist, collector

Dr. Robert Walter Hartmann, 75, of Macon, Georgia, died on Dec. 15, 2017 at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper, Wyoming from complications related to pneumonia. Born in Elgin to Walter and Marguerite Hartmann and raised in River Forest, he graduated from OPRF High School, Ohio Wesleyan and Northwestern Medical School. He completed his internship at Cook County Hospital and his residency in psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. His career as a psychiatrist spanned ROBERT HARTMANN over 50 years, and he practiced in many cities across the U.S., most notably in Chicago and Macon, Georgia. He was devoted to clinical work in addiction recovery, believing strongly in providing mental health services to people who had been forgotten or stigmatized in their communities. An avid tennis player until his knees would no longer cooperate with his competitive spirit, he was a member for many years of the River Forest Tennis Club. Year-round tennis was one reason he loved living in Georgia, as well as the opportunity to enjoy blues and country music, barbeque, and golf. He pursued many hobbies over the years, collected folk art, Tiffany-style lamps, Santas, kachina dolls, hummingbird feeders, tie-dyed shirts, and ridiculous hats. He was both a fantastic Santa and an exceptional Grinch, and the family will greatly miss his Christmas spirit as well as the homemade pecan candy he mailed out each year from Georgia. Robert Hartman is survived by his daughters, Anne (Hartmann) Considine-Olsen and Eve Hartmann-Crep; their mother, Mary (Lansdale) Hartmann; his brothers, William and Paul Hartmann; his nieces and nephews, Mitra, Vanessa, Daniel and Phillip Hartmann and “the Grands,” Eleanor, Madeline, Marshall, Amelia and Oliver; and his many dear friends and colleagues. Services will be held on Jan. 13 at 11 a.m. at River Forest’s Grace Lutheran Church, Bonnie Brae and Division Streets. In lieu of flowers, donations in his name may be made to JDRF, the leading global organization funding Type 1 diabetes research.

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St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

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St. Giles Family Mass Community

We welcome all to attend Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. on the St. Giles Parish campus on the second floor of the school gym, the southernmost building in the school complex at 1034 North Linden Avenue. Established in 1970, we are a laybased community within St. Giles Roman Catholic Parish. Our Mass is family-friendly. We encourage liturgically active toddlers. Children from 3 to 13 and young adults play meaningful parts in each Sunday liturgy. Together with the parish, we offer Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a Montessori-based religious education program for children in grades K-8. For more information, go to http://www.stgilesparish.org/ family-mass-community or call Bob Wielgos at 708-288-2196.

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LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JANUARY 25TH, 2018 AT 7:00 P.M.

LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION January 25th, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

LEGAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JANUARY 25TH, 2018 AT 7:00 P.M.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, January 25th, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois to consider an application filed by Ryan W. McNaughton for a map amendment to change the zoning of certain properties within the Village of Brookfield, Illinois. The properties proposed to be rezoned are as follows:

The Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing on Thursday, January 25th, 2018 in Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Illinois for the purpose of considering and hearing a request for a special use permit for an institutional use of religious assembly also known as a church at the property located at 9210 Broadway Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513 (PINS 15-34306-026-0000 and 15-34-306007-0000). Legal Description: PARCEL 1: THATPARTOF LOT1 IN BLOCK 2 IN PORTIAMANOR, BRING FREDERICK H. BARTLETTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OFTHE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING ATTHESOUTHERLY CORNEROF SAIDLOT 1; THENCE RUNNING NORTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 1, A DISTANCE OF 125 FEET TO THE MOST WESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 1; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 1, 25 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OFSAID LOT 1; THENCE EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1, A DISTANCE OF 35 FEET 4 INCHES TO APOINT; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY 99 FEET AND 8-7/8 INCHES TO APOINT ON THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OFSAID LOT 1 WHICH IS 50 FEET NORTHEASTERLY OFTHE SOUTHERNLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 1;THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 1, ADISTANCE OF 50 FEET TOTHE PLACE OF BEGINNING, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: LOT 2 IN BLOCK 2 IN PORTIA MANOR, BEING FREDERICK H. BARTLETTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 34,TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Application materials may be viewed at the Village of Brookfield Village Hall. Comments, if any, should be provided in writing prior to the date of the public hearing to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Emily Egan, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513, or in person during the public hearing. Please reference PZC Case 17-09 Special Use Permit 9210 Broadway Avenue. Individuals with disabilities requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in any meeting should contact the Village of Brookfield (708) 485-7344 prior to the meeting. Wheelchair access may be granted through the front (South) entrance of Village Hall. By the Order of Chuck Grund, Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, January 25th, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois to consider an application filed by the property owner for a map amendment to change the zoning of certain properties within the Village of Brookfield, Illinois. The properties proposed to be rezoned are as follows:

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State Original File Number: 986766100037 on December 30, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of ANDREW JOHNSTON with the business located at: 1114 ELGIN AVENUE APT. NO. 3, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ANDREW JAMES JOHNSTON 1114 ELGIN AVE., NO. 3, FOREST PARK, IL 60130; SMANTHA CONCETTA BELLINDER 1114 ELGIN AVE., NO. 3, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. Published in Forest Park Review 1/10, 1/17, 1/24/2018

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The Park District of Oak Park will accept sealed bids for Screen Printed apparel. The bid specifications will be available on the Park Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website as of 10:00 AM CST Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Copies of the bidding specifications are available via the Park District of Oak Park website at: http://www.pdop.org/bids-andrfps/. Bids must be placed in a sealed envelope marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;Screen Printed Apparelâ&#x20AC;? and must be delivered on or before 1:00PM CST on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 to the Hedges Administrative Center. Immediately thereafter, bids will be opened and read.

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The public is invited to attend the public hearing and present oral and/or written comments. The application may be viewed at the Village of Brookfield Village Hall during normal business hours. Written comments may be provided prior to the public hearing to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Emily Egan, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513. Please reference PZC Case 17-08 8911 Burlington. Individuals with disabilities requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in any meeting should contact the Village of Brookfield (708) 485-7344 prior to the meeting. Wheelchair access is available through the front (south) entrance of Village Hall. By the Order of Chuck Grund, Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman. Published in Landmark 1/10/2018

LEGAL NOTICE Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street 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 Teresa Santoyo, Petitioner and Jose Cortes, Respondent, Case No. 2017D-009797. 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 February 13, 2018, 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 1/10/2017, 1/17, 1/24/2018

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Address: 3811 Park Avenue PIN: 15-34-425-005-0000 Current: A-1 Proposed: SA6 The public is invited to attend the public hearing and present oral and/or written comments. The application may be viewed at the Village of Brookfield Village Hall during normal business hours. Written comments may be provided prior to the public hearing to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Emily Egan, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513. Please reference PZC Case 18-01 3811 Park. Individuals with disabilities requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in any meeting should contact the Village of Brookfield (708) 485-7344 prior to the meeting. Wheelchair access is available through the front (south) entrance of Village Hall. By the Order of Chuck Grund, Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman. Published in Landmark 1/10/2018

LEGAL NOTICE Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street 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 Felipa Ramirez, Petitioner and Angel Gonzalez, Respondent, Case No. 2017D-010693. 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 January 29, 2018, 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 12/27/2017, 1/3, 1/10/2018

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VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD WEST SUBURBAN MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT GRANT PROJECT RECEIPT OF BIDS The Village of Brookfield will receive sealed proposals for the West Suburban Mass Transit District Grant Project until 10:00 A.M. Central Daylight Savings Time, 7th day, February, 2018, at the Office of the Village Manager. Bids will be opened and read in the Edward Barcal Hall in the Municipal Building, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, on the 7th day of, February, 2018, at 10:00 A.M., Central Daylight Savings Time. The Project consists of the following work: Site work including partial removals and repairs of existing concrete sidewalk, asphalt paving and concrete curbs; new concrete curbs, concrete and brick paver sidewalks; brick paver crosswalks and ADA ramps; metal railings; unit retaining walls; site furnishings; wayfinding signage; and landscape restoration. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Specifications and bid forms may be obtained from the Village website at www.brookfieldil.gov or from Accurate Repro, Inc., 2368 Corporate Lane, Naperville, IL 60563, 630-428-4433, www.hitchcockplanroom.com. A non-refundable fee equal to Accurate Repro, Inc.’s charge for printing the documents will be charged for each requested bid package. The Bid Package may also be examined at the Office of the Village Manager, at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513. No bidding documents will be issued after 4:30 P.M. on Monday, January 29th, 2018. Bid proposals must be submitted on the forms provided. Submission of a bid shall be conclusive assurance and warranty that the bidder has examined the plans, the site of the work and the local conditions affecting the contract and understands all of the requirements for performance of the work. The bidder will be responsible for all errors in its proposal resulting from failure or neglect to conduct an in-depth examination. The Village of Brookfield will, in no case be responsible for any costs, expenses, losses or changes in anticipated profits resulting from such failure or neglect of the bidder. The bidder shall not take advantage of any error or omission in the plans or proposal. Sealed envelopes or packages containing bids shall be addressed to the Village Manager and plainly marked “WEST SUBURBAN MASS TRANSIT DISTRICT GRANT PROJECT” on the outside of the envelope. QUESTIONS, CHANGES, CLARIFICATION Any questions that arise must be made in writing and shall be directed by electronic mail to the Keith R. Sbiral, Village Manager, Village of Brookfield at ksbiral@brookfieldil. gov. The written questions, along with the Village’s response, shall be circulated to all known potential bidders without identifying the

party submitting the questions. The cut-off for receipt of additional questions shall be 12:00 Noon, Central Standard Time on January 31st, 2018, in order to facilitate preparation of any addenda. No inquiry received after that time will be given consideration. Replies and/or addenda will be mailed and faxed to all known potential contractors by 4:00 P.M., Central Standard Time on February 2nd, 2018. Receipt of any addenda must be acknowledged in writing as part of the Bidder’s Proposal. Bidders shall be responsible for ensuring that they have received any and all addenda. The Village of Brookfield shall not assume responsibility for the receipt by the Bidder of any addenda. BID SECURITY Each proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty in the form of a bid bond, executed by a corporate surety company, a bank cashier’s check or a certified check payable to the “Village of Brookfield” for not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the proposal. The proposal guaranty checks of all, except the two responsive, responsible proposers which the Village determines in its sole discretion to be the proposers with whom the Village desires to commence negotiations for a contract, will be returned after the proposals have been checked and tabulated. The proposal guaranty checks of the two responsive, responsible proposers will be returned after the contract and the contract bond of the successful proposer have been properly executed and approved. Bid bonds will not be returned. RIGHT TO REJECT BIDS The Village of Brookfield reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any and all proposals for any reason deemed in the best interest of the Village of Brookfield. AWARD OF CONTRACT Unless all bids are rejected, the contract award will be made to the lowest responsive responsible bidder that the Village of Brookfield in its sole discretion determines to be in the best interest of the Village. In determining who the lowest responsive, responsible bidder is, the Village of Brookfield will consider all factors that it, in its discretion, deems relevant in determining who the lowest responsive responsible bidder is. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS Work performed under this contract shall be in accordance with Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (Illinois Compiled Statutes, Ch. 820, Act 130, Sections 1-12), Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act (Illinois Compiled Statutes, Ch. 30, Act 570, Sections 1-7), Drug Free Workplace Act (Illinois Compiled Statutes, Ch. 30, Act 580, Sections 1-11). Village of Brookfield, Illinois Keith R. Sbiral, Village Manager

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed separate bids will be received by the Board of Education, Oak Park Elementary School District 97 (the “Board”) for the following project:

tained in the Bidding Documents for the project shall be submitted with the bid. Incomplete, late or non-conforming bids may not be accepted.

OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 97 HOLMES ELEMENTARY ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS 508 NORTH KENILWORTH AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 & 2018 LIFE SAFETY WORK VARIOUS LOCATIONS OAK PARK, IL 60302

No bids shall be withdrawn, canceled or modified after the time for opening of bids without the Board’s consent for a period of ninety (90) days after the scheduled time of bid opening.

HOLMES/ 2018 LIFE SAFETY BID GROUP 2 – Demolition, Masonry, Misc. Metals, Millwork, Roofing, Doors/ Frames/ Hardware, Glazing, Drywall, Division 10, Foodservice Equipment, Window Treatments, Fire Suppression, Plumbing, Mechanical and Electric. Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. prevailing time on Wednesday January 31, 2017 at the Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Administrative offices, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302, and will be publicly opened and read at 2:15 p.m. prevailing time on that date. Bids shall be submitted in an opaque sealed envelope clearly marked: Oak Park Elementary School District 97 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 Attention: Bulley & Andrews Project: HOLMES ELEMENTARY ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS & 2018 LIFE SAFETY WORK BID PACKAGE 2 Scope of work for Bid Package 2 generally includes, but is not limited to: Demolition, Masonry, Misc. Metals, Millwork, Roofing, Doors/ Frames/ Hardware, Glazing, Drywall, Division 10, Foodservice Equipment, Window Treatments, Fire Suppression, Plumbing, Mechanical and Electric. All bids must be submitted in accordance with the bidding instructions contained in the Bidding Documents for the project. Bid security in the form of a bid bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid amount shall be submitted with the bid. Should a bid bond be submitted, the bond shall be payable to the Board of Education, Oak Park Elementary School District 97, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302. All documents and information required by the bidding instructions con-

The Bidding Documents for the project (which include the bidding instructions for the project and other related documents) will be available Monday January 15th, 2018 and may be purchased from Springer Blueprint Services – 1640 S. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60643 – 773-238-6340. The Bidding Documents are available for viewing/ download online without cost or purchase at the Bulley & Andrews, LLC FTP Site, https://ftp.bulley. com, username: Holmes, password: bulley1891. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts thereof, or waive any irregularities or informalities, and to make an award that in the Board’s sole opinion is in the best interest of the District. The site will be available for visits by appointment to be coordinated with Bulley & Andrews, LLC. Interested parties may inspect the existing conditions. Schedule an appointment with Jason Stonchus of Bulley & Andrews in advance if you wish to visit the sites. All bidders must comply with applicable Illinois Law requiring the payment of prevailing wages by all Contractors working on public works. If during the time period of work, the prevailing wage rates change, the contractor shall be responsible for additional costs without any change to the contract amount. All bidders must comply with the Illinois Statutory requirements regarding labor, including Equal Employment Opportunity Laws. For additional information on the project, contact Jason Stonchus of Bulley & Andrews, LLC at jstonchus@bulley.com or 773-6452024. Future Bid Package 3 – Flooring, Painting and Landscaping, is expected to be available on or around February 1st 2018: with a bid opening date of February 15th, 2018; Dated: 01/10/2018 Jason Stonchus Bulley & Andrews, LLC

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CIT BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JOSEPH L. SCOTT, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA– DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 17 CH 003425 1005 S. CUYLER AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 29, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 2, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1005 S. CUYLER AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-17-308-0230000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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

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any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-02460. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-02460 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 003425 TJSC#: 37-11026 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. I3071513 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, vs. ANTHONY PUGLIESE; ANTHONY EDWARDS, JR., AS TRUSTEE AND NOT PERSONALLY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 3RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2004, KNOWN AS TRUST 637 S. HUMPHREY, OAK PARK IL, 603041714; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 16 CH 6141 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, February 16, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-17-114-027-0000. Commonly known as 637 South Humphrey Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60304. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 15-037757 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3072654 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF STANWICH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A Plaintiff, -v.JOHNNIE WATSON, LAQUILLA HARDMAN, JOHNNIE NELSON WATSON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF ILLINOIS– DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Defendants 16 CH 014770 1218 N. AUSTIN BLVD. OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 21, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 6, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the

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highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1218 N. AUSTIN BLVD., OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-127-0300000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building

and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-21664. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-13-21664 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 014770 TJSC#: 38-4 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. I3072801

is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-01669. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-01669 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 002162 TJSC#: 37-10173 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. I3070513

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-14286. 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. 14-16-14286 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 014707 TJSC#: 37-10193 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. I3070514

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BARBARA A. GARNETT AKA BARBARA GARNETTTATE AKA BARBARA ANN GARNETT AKA BARBARA ANNGARNETT TATE AKA BARBARA GARNETT AKA BARBARA ANN GARNETT-TATE AKA BARBARA A. TATE; US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; ARTHUR GARNETT AKA ARTHUR J. GARNETT INDIVIDUALLY AND AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE ESTATE OF BARBARA A. GARNETT AKA BARBARA GARNETT-TATE AKA BARBARA ANN GARNETT AKA BARBARA ANN-GARNETT TATE AKA BARBARA GARNETT AKA BARBARA ANN GARNETTTATE AKA BARBARA A. TATE; HARRY GARNETT AKA HARRY J. GARNETT JR; STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. FKA CAPITAL ONE BANK; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 15 CH 1495 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-15-118-015-0000. Commonly known as 1432 South 17th Avenue, Maywood, Illinois 60153. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F14090235 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3071474

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.DEANNA LYNCH, GLORIA J. LYNCH Defendants 17 CH 002162 238 RICE AVENUE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 1, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 5, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: . Commonly known as 238 RICE AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-114-0220000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.JEFFERY D. JONES A/K/A JEFFREY D. JONES A/K/A JEFF D. JONES, NATASHA KEYS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 014707 1614 S. 9TH AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 3, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 5, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1614 S. 9TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-232-0220000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION PLAZA HOME MORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, vs. JAIME NAVA; MARIESTEL VALENCIA Defendants, 16 CH 5209 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 Monday, January 29, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 12-36-217-019-0000. Commonly known as 2138 North 75th Avenue, Elmwood Park, IL 60707. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16-004915 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3071427

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Dreams on ice from page 1 the second time around. The first time is awesome, but the second time is a lot harder and longer road, a lot more ups and downs.” Lehman overcame some adversity en route to his second Olympics berth. He dealt with a bout of mononucleosis his sophomore year at Marquette University. He also changed coaches from Jeff Klaiber to current mentor Eric Cepuran, which was a challenging transition in the beginning. Along with Lehman, the men’s team includes Jonathan Garcia, Kimani Griffin, Joey Mantia, Mitchell Whitmore, Shani Davis and Brian Hansen. Lehman will enjoy a much-needed week off from competition before the Americans return for a two-week training block at the Pettit National Ice Center (Jan. 15-30). The 2018 Winter Olympics Games will take place in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Feb. 9-25. The long-track speedskating races will be held at the Gangneung Oval. Lehman opened the U.S. Olympic Trials in auspicious fashion. He finished first in the 5,000 with a time of 6 minutes, 27.90 seconds. Lehman’s time was a personal-best at the Pettit National Ice Center where he trains and coaches regularly. “I just wanted to go out there and skate technically well and have a good race,” he said. “I think that happened for the most part.” Despite his victory, the U.S. didn’t qualify a spot in the 5000 through World Cup competition. Instead, the U.S. squad has second priority and third reserve in the event at the Olympics. For a spot to become available, other countries must decide to not enter their skaters. “We are second priority right now, so hoping a spot will open up,” Lehman said after the 5,000 race. “If not, I just wanted to race a good 5K. I’m just taking it one week at a time. Whether I skate at the Olympics in this race or not, isn’t in my hands.” Ian Quinn placed second (6:32.95) and Jeffrey Swider-Peltz (6:34.18) was third in the 5,000. Four-time Olympian and speedskating elder statesman KC Boutiette, 47, came in fourth with a time of 6:47.02. “My pair with Jeffrey was a good pair,” he said. “He pushed the pace a bit, which was nice because if I had been on my own without a good pair, I would have been too slow in the beginning. I usually just keep my head down until I start getting tired. I look up with four or five laps to go and then I try to drop it.” In the other races at the U.S. Olympic Trials, Lehman placed fourth in both the 1,500 (1:47.37) and mass start (8:00.04; 20 points). He was seventh in the 1,000 with a time of 1:10.90. The mass start is vastly different from the other races. It starts with as many as 24 skaters who line up and start together. Then they race over 16 laps to the finish. Dur-

“It’s awesome [making the Olympics]. Definitely better the second time around.” EMERY LEHMAN Speedskater

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ing this race there are four intermediate sprints, including one at the end. The top three finishers in these sprints get points, as do the top-three skaters at the finish line. Consequently, the top-three finishers earn podium spots, with the rest of the standings determined on the sprint points. With jockeying, bumping, drafting and lots of tactical strategy in play on the oval, Mantia describes the mass start as “NASCAR on ice.” Aside from extensive time spent in training, Lehman, 21, is studying civil engineering at Marquette. Although the U.S. Olympic Trials were stressful at times, Lehman relished the opportunity to skate on home ice. “The Pettit put up a great meet,” Lehman said. “I’ve been training here and they treat me really well. It’s a really nice place to train, especially being only 15 minutes away from Marquette. I can go to school, train and live a normal life.” His studies will be put on hold as Lehman’s sole focus turns to Pyeongchang.

Olympic debut At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the precocious Lehman performed well, placing 16th in the 5,000 meters with a time of 6:29.94 seconds. He also took 10th in the 10,000 meters with a time of 13:28.67. The 10,000 was so physically and emotionally taxing it caused Lehman to vomit. In Sochi, Lehman was the youngest male in the U.S. delegation and youngest speed

skater from any country at the Olympics. “I thought I did really well, especially with the all the controversy [about the U.S. speed-skater suits],” Lehman recalled. “I just focused on my race, did my thing and everything worked out pretty well. When I look back on the overall experience, sometimes it hard to believe it happened, but I

have so many great memories.” After the games, he competed at the World Junior Championships in Finland. Lehman comes from an athletic family. His older brother, Graham, is an OPRF grad who played soccer and tennis in high school. He then attended Lehigh University and walked on to the tennis team. Their parents, Marcia and David, supported both boys in their pursuit of various sports. A 2014 OPRF graduate, Emery Lehman played lacrosse and hockey in addition to his speedskating training. That year, he won the inaugural Wednesday Journal Male Athlete of the Year. “I definitely didn’t expect the award,” Lehman said. “When you think of all the great athletes at OPRF who go on to play college sports, guys like Simmie Cobbs, Davonte Mahomes and File photo Jamal Baggett let alone incredible athletes like Robert Spillane and Danny Dwyer at Fenwick, I know all of those guys are more athletic than me. It’s an honor and I’m very thankful to be chosen.” Although U.S. Speedskating’s decision came down to the wire last week, Lehman is also honored and thankful to be chosen an Olympian … again.

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S P O R T S

OAKPARK.COM | RIVERFOREST.COM Over Christmas break, Fenwick finished runner-up at the Marian Catholic Christmas Tournament. The Friars reeled off four impressive wins before falling to perennial state power Montini 58-38 in the championship game.

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The Friars closed out 2017 by participating in the 35th Annual Komaromy Classic hosted by Dundee-Crown. Fenwick went 2-2 to finish in sixth place out of 16 The Fenwick High School teams at Dundee-Crown. girls basketball team notched a The team’s signature win came 69-53 win over Johnsburg at the against New Trier. Trailing the Chicago Showcase, hosted by Trevians 43-35 entering the fourth Benet Academy on Saturday. quarter, the Friars forced overtime The Friars used a familiar with a 52-all score at the end of formula to win as top senior regulation, then maintained the scorers McKenzie Blaze (17 momentum to pull out an inspired points, 7 rebounds) and Kate 68-66 win in double-overtime. Blaze Moore (16 points) led the way. had 19 points and eight boards, Junior Gianni Ortiz (6 points, while Moore scored 16. Maggie 5 assists) and sophomores Lily MCKENZIE BLAZE Van Ermen chipped in 14 points. Reardon (5 points) and Kate Senior Reardon (7 points) and Schneider Schneider (5 points, 5 rebounds) (5 points) contributed for the victors. offered support. The Friars also defeated Prospect 63-45 On Tuesday, Jan. 2, Fenwick took on host Ensworth in Nashville, Tennessee. in the first round as Blaze tallied 18 points Ensworth, a defending state champion, es- with support from Schneider (13 points) and caped with a 55-50 victory. Moore led the Fri- Moore (12 points). Fenwick lost 63-40 against tourney chamars with a game-high 22 points (including six 3-pointers) and Blaze had 18 points and pion Maine West. Moore scored 11 points, while Blaze and Ortiz contributed six nine rebounds. Ortiz dished out six assists. Sports Editor

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Fenwick junior Damari Nixon is a solid scorer and defender. points apiece. In the fifth-place game, Maine South dealt the Friars a 64-52 loss on the last day of the tournament. Blaze scored 18 points and Sheila Hogan finished with 12 points on four 3-pointers. Moore also scored 12 and freshman Lauren Hall had six points. Blaze and Van Ermen were named to the Dundee-Crown All-Tournament Team.

FAMILY

Athletic genes from page 40 “My role this year as the point guard is to lead defensively and offensively — the team goes as I go,” Fuller said. “I have to set the tempo on both ends of the court. I have to be a vocal leader and lead by example.” Fuller’s leadership style was evident at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament. Going into the prestigious tourney, OPRF was without their second-leading scorer, junior guard Dashon Enoch, who was out with a concussion. Without Enoch, the Huskies leaned on Fuller even more. He didn’t disappoint. The Huskies had no trouble with Lockport in the first round of the tournament, beating the Porters 77-56 behind Fuller’s game-high 23 points on 10-for-12 shooting. He also grabbed four rebounds and dished out three assists. And as the competition ramped up, Fuller elevated his game. When OPRF faced 7th-ranked Bloomington in the second round, Fuller scored 24 points — including seven within the final five minutes — to help OPRF pull out a nailbiting 61-60 victory. Fuller then had 13 points and four boards in the semifinals against fourthranked Curie, but it wasn’t enough to put the Huskies in the championship game, as they lost 42-39. Although the tournament didn’t end

DJ Steward and Damari Nixon scored 14 points apiece to power the Friars past host De La Salle 58-45 Saturday in Chicago. AJ Nixon had nine points, six rebounds and five assists and Billy Bruce finished with seven points and seven rebounds. The Friars raced out to a 33-12 lead at halftime with tremendous defense. Fenwick held the Meteors to two points in the second quarter. During Christmas break, Fenwick went 3-1 at the Proviso West Holiday Tournament en route to a fifth-place showing. The Friars’ lone loss, 45-42, came against reigning Class 2A state champion Orr which went on to win the Proviso West tourney. The Spartans rolled past Whitney Young 77-62 in the championship game. Fenwick (12-4, 5-0 Chicago Catholic League), which has won eight of nine games, hosts St. Joseph on Friday, Jan. 12 at 7 p.m. The Friars also welcome Simeon, Monday, Jan. 15 in a highly anticipated nonconference matchup. Tip-off is 4 p.m. the way Fuller would have liked, his stellar play earned him a unanimous selection to the Pontiac All-Tournament Team. “That meant a lot to me,” Fuller said. “It was a real humble experience to represent my team, family, school and myself. My team helped me a lot in getting that [award]. I think I stepped my game up at Pontiac knowing that Dashon wouldn’t be playing.” Entering the second half of the season, Fuller has his sights set on a winning a Class 4A state championship. At 6-2 and 170 pounds, he is rangy and quick with excellent defensive ability. He’s also a very capable playmaker and scorer. “Isaiah has improved his game in many facets,” OPRF coach Matt Maloney said. “He’s developed from a sophomore guard, who was fast but needed polish, to a senior who is shooting close to 50 percent from behind the arc, making better decisions with the ball and usually guarding the opposition’s best player.” “As a sophomore, Isaiah struggled to guard the ball, but now has blossomed into one of the top ball defenders in the state,” Maloney added. “Moreover, he wouldn’t even attempt a shot outside of the paint two years ago, but he has worked on stretching the floor and is now one of our top shooters.” Currently, he has one offer to play basketball at Northern Michigan University. Other Division II and III schools have shown interest. “I would love to play at the next level,” Fuller said.

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Fuller upholds family tradition at OPRF Standout senior guard a reminder of brother, mother’s athletic prowess By MITCH LEGAN

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OPRF senior guard Isaiah Fuller has shown a knack for playing his best basketball in big games this season.

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saiah Fuller led the Oak Park and River Forest High School boys basketball team to its first big win of the season when they beat crosstown rival Fenwick 64-59 at the Chicago Elite Classic on Dec. 1. Fuller scored a game-high 19 points and dished out six assists, enabling the Huskies to secure neighborhood bragging rights for the first time in five years against the highly regarded Friars. Now Fuller is trying to earn an even more impressive and elusive accolade — the right to claim he’s the best Fuller to ever play for OPRF. Fuller’s brother and mother both had successful athletic careers with the Huskies. Connor Fuller, a 6-foot-2 forward who graduated in 2016, now plays for Black Hawk College in Moline. On OPRF’s Wall of Fame, meanwhile, a plaque with Lorie Fuller’s name honors her as one of the school’s greatest swimmers. Isaiah is trying to be better than both, and he’s making his case on the court. Fuller has led the Huskies to a 10-2 record (3-0 in the West Suburban Conference Silver Division) and the 13th spot in the state basketball rankings. Fuller is having a fine senior campaign, averaging 15.5 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game. Fuller’s primary role is being the Huskies’ floor general, rather than stat-sheet stuffer. See FAMILY on page 38

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