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County pol eyes Medicare for All Brandon Johnson is looking at progressive taxes as well By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
Brandon Johnson, the Austin resident and former Chicago Public Schools teacher, pulled off a narrow, seemingly unlikely, victory against incumbent Richard Boykin to win the 1st District Cook County Commissioner seat by running well to the left of his opponent. Now that he’s been sworn-in, the veteran organizer is poised to be the most vocally progressive member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners. “There’s opportunity for real, bold progressive ideas to come from the county level of government,” Johnson said in his first interview with Austin Weekly News since taking office. The former Chicago Teachers Union organizer said that he’s still committed to many of the most ambitious proposals he called for while on the campaign trail — proposals, he said, that he’s advocated for years as an organizer and activist. Top of the list are ways of redistributing revenue that has been hoarded by wealthy individuals and corporations, so that it equitably flows to its highSee JOHNSON on page 15
Speed demons
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Cub Scouts at the finish line cheer on their cars during the annual Pinewood Derby event in the gymnasium at Lincoln School in River Forest on Jan. 26. Norman Rockwell couldn’t have composed it better. For more photos, turn to page 17.
Pipeline Health buys West Sub Medical Center Obama friend, Dr. Eric Whitaker, joins leadership at Pipeline
By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
The deal announced in July 2018 by Los Angeles-based Pipeline Health to purchase West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park has gone through, according to a Tuesday announcement from Pipeline.
The national hospital operator said in the press release that the purchase from Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare also includes Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital, a 236-bed hospital on Chicago’s North Side, and Westlake Hospital, a 230-bed facility in Melrose Park. The terms of the deal were not dis-
closed, but Pipeline CEO Jim Edwards said in a telephone interview that the transaction also includes 22 emergency rooms in the Dallas area and four hospitals in Los Angeles that are now wholly owned by Pipeline. See WEST SUB on page 15
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Buzz hosts candidate forums Election Day will be here before you know it, and the local eatery, Buzz Café, is holding a series of forums for candidates running for office in Oak Park and River Forest. The restaurant, located at 905 S. Lombard Ave., will host the forums on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. throughout the months of February and March in the lead up to the April 2 municipal election. Candidates will get the opportunity to give a brief presentation about themselves and then the forum will open up to voters to ask questions. The forum schedule is listed below: ■ Feb. 19 - River Forest Park District Board ■ Feb. 21 - River Forest Library Board ■ Feb. 26 - OPRF High School District 200 ■ Feb. 28 - Park District of Oak Park ■ March 7 - River Forest School
District 90 ■ March 14 - Oak Park School District 97 ■ March 19 - Village of River Forest ■ March 21 - Village of Oak Park
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Snow icons
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Above, Margaret Jeschke, makes giant snow sculptures every year when the snow is right. “Mother and Child” is located on the 1150 block of Gunderson.
Jabria goes to college
in political science, one in English, Religion and the Media, and sociology on Jan. 27. She is most excited to take the sociology course, which will focus on racial and ethnic relations — a topic Smith intently studied during her junior Jabria Smith said she was cleaning year at OPRF, eventually presenting her her father’s Forest Park restaurant final essay on the subject to students at around 9 p.m. on Jan. 26 when her phone the University of Illinois Champaign Urbeeped with a notification: Thanks to an bana. She dreams of following outpouring of support from in her favorite OPRF teacher’s the community, the Oak Park footsteps and teaching socioland River Forest High School ogy to high school juniors. graduate would be able to stay Now that she has paid off in school. this final amount, Smith said “I felt relieved. In the beginshe should be good for the rest ning of winter break I was of her college career. This struggling to not worry about summer, she will live at home it. As time started to wind in Oak Park and take classes down, I thought I wouldn’t be at Triton University, which able to go to class this semesshe said will be much cheaper ter,” Smith said. “I’m trying to JABRIA SMITH than attending classes at St. set a good example for my little Xavier. Next school year, she sister and niece so I’m relieved will work as a resident advisor, which I can finish and I can finish on time.” will offset all her living costs. After two jobs Smith secured for winShe plans to attend her first class of ter break fell through, the college junior the semester at St. Xavier on Jan. 29. fell $2,800 in debt to St. Xavier University “I really do want to thank everyone,” and was overwhelmed by the high cost she said. of living on campus at the new school Nona Tepper and an overloaded course schedule. The Chicago university wouldn’t let her register for classes until her account balance was less than $450. Smith started a GoFundMe and Facebook fundraiser as a last resort on Jan. 12, and said 26 people — “a lot” of whom were from Oak Park or were fans of her father’s Pit An essay contest sponsored by Zone BBQ restaurant in Forest Park — Cook County Board President Toni donated $2,880 for her to stay in school. Preckwinkle will award a $3,500 “To give from their hearts is wonderscholarship to support the winner’s first ful so I’m extremely appreciative of year of college. that,” Smith said. The first annual 2019 Black History She received approval from all her Month Essay Contest “recognizes a professors to register for two classes
Black History essay contest
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A partially built igloo with colored ice blocks last Saturday, on Superior Street in Oak Park.
Out cold …
With arctic cold headed to the Chicago area and expected to hang around for a few days, all public schools in Oak Park and River Forest announced they’ll be closed on Wednesday and Thursday. Officials with Oak Park Elementary Schools District 97, River Forest Public Schools District 90, and Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 released statements on Tuesday explaining their plans for the hours and days ahead. On Tuesday, OPRF closed its campus at 5 p.m., while D97 canceled all afterschool and evening activities for that day, except for aftercare programming senior in high school who writes an impactful 500-1,000 word essay on a topic related to Black History Month,” Preckwinkle’s office explained. “The essay should answer the question, ‘Who or what inspires you in honor of Black History Month?’” The deadline to apply for the essay
provided by organizations such as Hephzibah, Right at School, Apollo and Beye Discovery. In addition, D97 officials announced that the school board would hold a shortened version of its regular meeting scheduled for Tuesday that was “limited to a discussion about time-sensitive agenda items requiring action, including a bond issue,” among other items. The board tabled a much-anticipated discussion about the district’s draft equity policy for a future board meeting. All three districts announced they would cancel all classes and activities on Wednesday and Thursday, with schools expected to resume normal operations on Friday.
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contest is Feb. 14. To access the application, visit https:// www.cookcountyil.gov/ and type “Essay Contest” in the search engine. If you have any questions or concerns, contact Josh Harris, director of External Affairs, at josh.harris@cookcountyil.gov.
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Jan. 30 - Feb. 6
BIG WEEK Fun at FishGerald’s
Saturday, Feb. 2, 3:30 p.m., FitzGerald’s: Come to an authentic Door County fish boil, including fresh-caught Lake Michigan Whitefish and Wisconsin potato dinner ($18). Bratwurst Dinner ($12), Vegetarian/Vegan Mediterranean Delight Meal ($13) and more available. Food and music starting at 4:30 p.m. A musical variety show with the Seat of the Pants Band offers rock, country, blues, gospel and folk. A Fiddlers Green-style jam occurs throughout in the Side Bar. Bring an instrument, join in the singing or borrow a guitar to join in. $15, music, door prizes, raffle access and slide show; free, 12 and under. Food and drinks are extra. Tickets at door, in advance at club, or at: ticketweb.com/snl/VenueListings.action?venueId=32814&pl=. Sunday, Feb. 3, 1 and 3:30 p.m.: See the Count Basie Orchestra, a 2019 Grammy nominee for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Recording. In its 84th year, the orchestra is under the direction of Scotty Barnhart with vocalist Everett Greene. $30 (seated show). Tickets: ticketweb.com/snl/VenueListings.action?venueId=32814&pl=, or at the club. More on both events: fitzgeraldsnightclub.com. 6615 W. Roosevelt Rd., Berwyn.
Bowl for a Cause Saturday, Feb. 2, 2 to 5:30 p.m., Timber Lanes: Support Sarah’s Inn at a classic bowling alley. Includes food, drinks, bowling, raffles and more. $35; $40, at door. Tickets: sarahsinn.org. 1851 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago.
A Neighborhood Gathering
BRAVO Presents: Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr. Friday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m., and Saturday, Feb. 2, 3 and 7 p.m., Auditorium, Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School: The Emmy Award-winning 1970s cartoon series that taught history, grammar and math through clever songs is resurrected in a theatrical story. $12; $8, students/seniors. Tickets/more: bravoperformingarts.org, 708-524-5621. 325 S. Kenilworth Ave.
Thursday, Jan. 31, 6:30 p.m., Auditorium, Dominican University Priory Campus: Religious leaders from Oak Park and Chicago’s West Side host and guide an evening of neighbors sharing stories in the hope of creating a new future together. Includes a meal and conversation. Organized by The Community of Congregations. $15, suggested donation. RSVP: oprfcoc@ gmail.com. 7200 W Division St., River Forest.
First Tuesday Film Club Tuesday, Feb. 5, 10 a.m., noon and 7 p.m., Lake Theatre: At Eternity’s Gate is a portrait of the final two years of Vincent van Gogh’s life. At Select Pix, Feb. 19: 2019 Oscar Nominated Live-Action Shorts. $8.50; $6, matinee/seniors/ children. Info: classiccinemas.com. 1022 Lake St., Oak Park.
Sunflower Chamber Orchestra Concert Sunday, Feb. 3, 2 to 3 p.m., River Forest Public Library: Hear a children’s orchestra located in River Forest. Brought in partnership with River Forest Township. 735 Lathrop Ave.
Lunar New Year Celebration Tuesday, Feb. 5, 4 to 5 p.m., Meeting Room, Dole Library: Discover more about this Asian holiday through activities, crafts, books and artifacts from the Multicultural Collection. Ages 4+. 255 Augusta St., Oak Park.
Music of The Columbian Exhibition Monday, Feb. 4, 1:15 p.m., Nineteenth Century Club: Award-winning musicians Kate Carter, Chris White and Brad Jungwirth perform a musical program including original album cover artwork and history on the sights and sounds of the World’s Fair of 1893. $15, requested donation. More: nineteenthcentury. org. 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park.
Luther College Nordic Choir Wednesday, Feb. 6, 7:30 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church: Hear the 80-member vocal ensemble perform pieces by Rachmaninoff, Handel, Christiansen, as well as hymns, spirituals and their traditional closing, “O Lord God” by Chesnokov. $20. Tickets: tickets.luther.edu or at the door. 7300 Division St., River Forest.
Japan Fest Saturday, Feb. 2, Noon to 4 p.m., Oak Park & River Forest High School: Enjoy traditional Japanese drum and dance performances, origami, sushi, crafts, martial arts, calligraphy and more. 201 N. Scoville, Oak Park.
Warming Centers Open to All The following locations provide a place during cold, winter weather. If transportation is needed, call Oak Park Police Department’s non-emergency number: 708-386-3800. ■ 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. To find out if the warming center is open after hours: 708-763-6200. ■ Weekdays, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Oak Park Township, 130 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, for seniors age 60+. ■ Weekdays, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison St.
Local History at Night Wednesday, Feb. 6, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Oak Park River Forest Museum: The museum of the Historical Society of OPRF has evening hours on the first Wednesday each month. Includes a gallery talk on the women’s chapter of the Ku Klux Klan that formed in Oak Park in the 1920s. $7; $5, Oak Park/River Forest residents; $3, students; free, members and children under 7. More: oprfmuseum.org/events/night-your-museum-6. 129 Lake St., Oak Park.
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hey gathered in the warmth of a River Forest living room on a snowy mid-January evening. A feast of food and drink, accented with space-themed décor, welcomed the group for their monthly book club meeting. The 10 women who make up the group, primarily River Forest residents, have met regularly for more than 30 years. And to Photo by Jim Clark keep things interesting, they go on a trip each September, inspired by SPECIAL GUEST: Couples Night Book Club members one of the books. They also reserve (left to right) Bud Gee, Anne Clark, Marge Gee, January for a “couples” book and Peggy Markey and Jean Downs discuss “Rocket meet-up. But this January was even Men” with author Robert Kurson. more special. The author of the New York Times bestseller, Rocket Men, ago, Kurson couldn’t find his way out, which accepted their invitation to attend. he calls “one of the great pleasures of that “I can’t accept every invitation I get, but I museum,” and wandered into the Henry like to take those that seem very interested Crown Space Center and saw the Apollo 8 and are enthusiastic,” author Robert Kurspace module for the first time. He found son said. “It’s a wonderful kind d a plaque that read, “This is the of symbiosis because they get to o Command Module for Apollo 8 talk to the author of the book,, which made mankind’s first jourbut I get to hear what moved d ney ever to the moon.” them and what’s important to “Something was spectacular them about my writing and my about this,” he explained. “What a choices, so it’s very helpful.” tthat card was saying was, ‘This The Book Club’s relationship was the first time human beings w with Kurson started a couple had ever left home.’ That’s what it h of years ago. really meant, and the first time we re “We read the bestseller had ever arrived in a new world. ha Shadow Divers [by Kurson], That seemed Homeric to me — a real Th and I noticed that the author odyssey. I raced home and started to od was from the Chicago area, so research and in 20 minutes I was I found his email and invited him and his looking at the single greatest space story.” wife to come to our book club,” said ElizaKurson told the Book Club of his threebeth Bach, a member since 1987. “To our year journey from research to writing to delight, he agreed to come and brought his publication, including many days with the lovely wife, Amy, and their son Will came astronauts and their wives. The women too since their babysitter had bailed on were as courageous as the men, he said, and them. It was a horrible snowy evening, and his “eyes were opened to it.” It was a “happy they drove from the North Shore.” accident,” he added, that Rocket Men was History repeated itself and it snowed published in Apollo 8’s 50th anniversary when the group met this month to discuss year, 2018. the nonfiction book subtitled, “The DarCelebrating 34 years together, the book ing Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astroclub has only one original member, but most nauts Who Made Man’s First Journey to have been around from early on. They met the Moon.” Amy, a lawyer, came, wearing through a new-mom parenting group, PACa space-themed scarf with twinkling stars, ES — Parent & Child Education Society. and so did Will, a middle-schooler, because “We got tired of talking about children, so he had so much fun last time. we said, ‘Let’s start a book club,’” recalled The Book Club selects their reads a year Nancy Blecher, original member from Oak in advance. Knowing this was on their calPark. “We started reading books and getting endar, the group attended the release of together. … All of us have children the exact Rocket Men last April at the Museum of same age (34). We’ve all gone through grade Science and Industry (MSI), where Kurson school, junior high, the college things, some led a panel discussion with all three Apollo marriages and babies.” 8 astronauts — Jim Lovell, Frank Borman Bach said they’ve shared “the circle of and Bill Anders. The location was especially life, all made better by good books, good significant to Kurson. friends and wine.” While visiting the MSI about 3½ years
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Towards One Democratic State in Palestine/Israel Saturday February 2: 6 p.m. Euclid Ave. Methodist Church 405 S Euclid Ave Oak Park, IL 60302 For more info see www.cjpip.org
The ficcon of a two-state soluuon is dead and gone. Despite rhetoric from poliicians, the facts on the ground in Israel and Despi Palessne have convinced many that the oppon of a two-state soluuon is not an achievable path to a just and lassng peace. The reality is that there is already a de facto one state in place, with Palessnians suffering intensifying misery, dispossession, and occupaaon. Israeli author and accvist, Jeff Halper, Director of the Israeli Join Is Commiiee Against House Demoliions, to discuss the program of the One Democraac State Campaign (ODSC), which consists of both Israelis and Palessnians. Co-Sponsored by The Commiiee for a Just Peace in Israel and Palessne and The Interfaith Accon Group on Peace and Jussce in Israel and Palessne.
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ell, first off I’m not going to use the term NIMBY in writing about the plaintiffs in a December lawsuit filed against the village of Oak Park by neighbors of the upcoming affordable apartment building going up at Oak Park Avenue and Van Buren Street. Experience tells me that the use of the term NIMBY sets crazy people off but good. And I don’t want to upset anyone. So instead I will refer to these neighbors as “overly concerned and highly wrought.” While I am not an expert in matters of what constitutes adequate light and air supplies, I am confident in saying that, despite their protestations in this highly amusing lawsuit, even after this four-story building is constructed their “adjacent and contiguous” homes across the alley will still see the light-generating sun rise each morning and that air will continue to circulate around, above, next to, and if the windows are open, through their homes. This week that air will be very cold. In July the air will likely be hot and heavy with humidity. Damned affordable housing! From this lawsuit I guess the neighbors prefer the current fenced off gravel lot and they were likely wild about the decadeslong occupancy of the BP gas station. Who doesn’t enjoy a good gas station? However, the neighbors don’t own the parcel in question and, surprise, it was more or less inevitable that someday a use higher and better than gravel was going to be discovered. That is going to be a handsome mixed-use building with some commercial space on the first floor and apartments upstairs. Not particularly radical. Now the neighbors also object in their lawsuit that the building is three-feet taller than current zoning allows — 45 feet vs. 42 feet. In this they have compatriots in the Unity Temple battle to block a 28-story building on a site zoned for eight
stories. These folks ought to have coffee. The litigious neighbors also object to the number of apartments — too high — approved by the village board and the number of parking spaces — too low — approved by the village board. It is possible, just saying, that the core of this lawsuit isn’t about the extra 3 feet, about a four-story building blocking the sun or the wind but rather about the affordable nature of this property tax-paying project. Community Builders Inc., a highly regarded nonprofit out of Boston, is the developer here. The project, approved unanimously by the village board in October and later granted a $500,000 grant from the village’s affordable housing fund, will include 37 apartments. The future tenants will be working people earning modest hourly wages – up to $17 per hour. Now no one will admit that it is the affordable aspect of this project that offends the overly concerned and highly wrought among us. Instead we are left to contend with balderdash about air flow and vague suggestions that the project will lower property values. Oak Park is a progressive community until it becomes inconvenient and then we get laughable lawsuits. We all watched the same thing play out a few years back on Madison Street at Grove when nonprofit housing groups proposed turning the ugliest building in town into affordable apartments. Today that abandoned Comcast wreck is the handsome, fully occupied, Sugar Beet-hosting Grove Apartments. Despite all the histrionics from neighbors back then, never is heard a discouraging word about that terrific project. This suit will go away. The building will go up. We’ll all have 37 new neighbors. And, yes, the sun will shine, the air will circulate, and we will hopefully be done with petty and closed-minded neighbors.
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Spreading the warmth, one sock at a time.
(Left to right) Rotarians Bill Planek (Oak Park Apartments), Mary Ann Bender (Dr. Mary Ann Bender Podiatry) and Lewis Jones (Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage) with a few of the socks they helped collect for the homeless this winter.
Local podiatrist and Rotarian, Dr. Mary Ann Bender, offers a free foot clinic to the homeless who visit the Housing Forward shelters in our community. As she treats these vulnerable patients, Dr. Bender also distributes socks. It seems like a small gesture, but in Chicago’s winter the warmth of those socks can have an enormous impact on the health and well-being of homeless individuals and families. By mobilizing the efforts of her fellow Rotarians at the Rotary Club of Oak Park - River Forest, Dr. Bender collected hundreds of pairs of socks this winter. But warm socks are just a piece of the Rotary story. It’s one example of how Rotary can magnify the efforts of a few to have an impact across the entire community.
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Triton hire is ‘concerning,’ says faculty union
Trustees did not post open position for administrator
The union said that, “in accordance with standard practice and general fairness,” the college should fill administrative positions only after a search process happens “in which positions are publicly posted, a By MICHAEL ROMAIN search team representing members of the Staff Reporter Triton College community assembled, and The recent appointment of a new high- candidates thoroughly evaluated and vetlevel administrator at Triton College has ted.” The union explained that many challengdrawn the ire of the college’s faculty union and sparked a debate about the institution’s es Triton is facing fall under the Academic commitment to diversifying its administra- Affairs vice president’s purview, including “declining enrollment, signifitive ranks and tackling chronic cant achievement gaps for miissues like low graduation rates nority students, and new manamong students of color. dates from the state.” During a regular meeting Those problems, they said, on Jan. 22, the Triton College is “why it is critical that senior Board of Trustees appointed executive-level positions are seSue Campos vice president of lected from a diverse candidate Academic Affairs. Campos, pool through a fair and transparwho previously served as dean ent interview process.” of Health Careers at the colDuring follow-up interviews, lege, will replace Debra Baker, faculty union officials were the outgoing Academic Affairs critical of the lack of diversity vice president who recently anamong high-level administranounced her retirement, effectors at the college and decried tive May 31. the low graduation rates among The appointment, officials African American and Hispanic with the Triton College Facstudents. ulty Association said, marks at According to college data, 59 least the second time that the percent of the college’s 11,627 board has hired someone to fill students are minority — 16 perthe critical position without cent African-American and 40 conducting a search process or percent Hispanic or Latinx. But posting the position publicly — The Triton College Faculty 70 percent of the college’s 30 top actions the board president said Association administrators, and 76 percent are within the rights of the colof the college’s full-time faculty lege’s president. members, are white. In a statement released on Jan. Meanwhile, only 7 percent of 22 and read during the meetfull-time, first-time, degree/certificate-seeking by Joe Dusek, the Faculty Association president, the union explained that it “takes ing African American undergraduates who no issue” with Campos becoming the next matriculated in 2014 completed their proAcademic Affairs vice president, “finding grams of study within three years, accordher eminently qualified and well known to ing to Triton data. For Hispanics and whites be a fair-minded administrator. Rather, our in that group, the completion rate was 18 concern is with the process, or lack of, used percent and 27 percent, respectively. Union officials said the Campos appointto select the next VP of Academic Affairs.”
“The appointment of inside employees not only obstructs the inclusion of diverse talent, it creates an appearance of cronyism that jeopardizes the college’s reputation.”
ment was indicative of Triton’s lackluster commitment to hiring more minority faculty and administrators, citing the example of Harper College, a community college in Palatine. All three of the final candidates vying to become the college’s president are African American — despite the fact that 57 percent of Harper College’s student body is white. In its statement, the union said when hiring, “the college should compare candidates on the basis of merit, qualifications, experience, background, and consideration of the college’s short- and long-term strategic goals; this is not possible without a proper search.” During the Jan. 22 meeting, however, Triton’s board president, Mark Stephens, explained that Campos came highly recommended by Triton President Mary-Rita Moore. Stephens said that Moore “was well within her rights under the rules of the school to” recommend hiring Campos and bypassing a search process, adding that, due to the suddenness of Baker’s decision to retire, it was important to get someone in the posi-
tion swiftly. Stephens added that the college is “starting to do better” and “starting to close up” the achievement gap. He added that the school is also improving in the area of enrollment and state mandates. Given the improvements, Stephens said, “How we would help the school by going through a five-month process to replace [Baker] is questionable.” But union officials explained that a search process would also help the college avoid the appearance of corruption. “As Triton’s top-tier administrative positions are among the highest paid in the state,” union officials said, “the appointment of inside employees not only obstructs the inclusion of diverse talent, it creates an appearance of cronyism that jeopardizes the college’s reputation.” When reached for comment on the hiring, President Moore issued a statement, explaining that she is looking forward to Campos serving as the college’s next chief academic officer. “With 13 years as a full-time Triton College faculty member and 1.5 years as academic dean, her experience makes her uniquely qualified to continue Triton College’s success into the future,” Moore said. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com
Welch named chair of powerful House committee
The Executive Committee is a prized appointment By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter
An area lawmaker was recently named to head a powerful committee in the Illinois House of Representatives, according to a report by Rich Miller’s Capitol Fax blog. State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch (7th), whose district includes much of Proviso Township as well as River Forest, was re-
cently named chairman of the powerful House Executive Committee, replacing state Rep. Dan Burke (1st), who resigned earlier this month, more than a week before his term ended. Burke, who had held the seat since 1991 before losing in the Democratic Primary last year, is the younger brother of powerful 14th Ward Chicago Ald. Ed Burke, who was recently charged with extortion. Welch won his fourth term last
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year after running unopposed. He has chaired the House Higher Education Committee for the last two years and sat on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s education transition committee. According to Miller, the “House Executive has always been where the real action is at the committee level and the panel has always been tightly controlled by [Illinois House Speaker Michael] Madigan.” Miller added that Welch “has
a much defter touch than his predecessor.” In a statement, Welch said he’s honored to be appointed to the position, which “will allow me to have a direct impact on a wide range of important legislation that will impact our district and state. “The Executive Committee will likely hear many of the new governor’s top priorities, including legalization of cannabis, gambling expansion, ethics reforms and much more. Excited to be at the table for this historic opportunity to move Illinois forward.” CONTACT: Michael@oakpark.com
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Oak Park reverses public records change
Board of Trustees reinstates village clerk as chief FOIA official By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
The decision by the Village of Oak Park to remove the village clerk from the loop regarding Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests has been reversed, following widespread criticism over the change put in place late last year. Days before the Christmas break, the village removed Village Clerk Vicki Scaman as the primary contact for FOIA requests. Prior to the change, the majority of FOIA requests began at the clerk’s office. Scaman argued that cutting her out of the loop would reduce transparency at the village and result in more rejected FOIA requests. Scaman told trustees at the board meeting that FOIA requests have increased substantially over the last few years, noting that her office received 648 in 2016, 904 in 2017 and 1,335 in 2018. That doesn’t include the requests made directly to the Oak Park Police Department, which received approximately 1,000 requests last year. Village officials argued that the change was largely technical and aimed at imple-
menting a new computer system called Laserfiche that would direct FOIAs to the Village Attorney’s Office, rather than the clerk. At the Oak Park Board of Trustees meeting on Jan. 28, the board unaniVICKI SCAMAN mously approved Village clerk a joint recommendation by Scaman and Village Manager Cara Pavlicek. Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb was not present. The two officials hashed out the changes with Abu-Taleb, following the rollout of the new system in December and subsequent outcry from groups like Oak Park Call to Action. Among the most notable of the changes approved at the Monday board meeting are that the Village Clerk’s Office will again receive automatic notification of all electronic FOIA requests. The village clerk also will serve as the primary FOIA officer of the village. The village attorney and police records supervisor also will serve as serve as official FOIA officers of the village. All responses to FOIA requests also will include contact information for the clerk in
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the event that the requestor has any questions concerning their FOIA. Other changes include: ■ A weekly report of the status of all FOIA requests for review by the village clerk and the village CARA PAVLICEK manager to ensure Village manager that the village manager “can work with staff related to any FOIA production questions identified by the clerk.” ■ Staff training by both the village clerk and village manager on public records requests. ■ A status report to the board of trustees in May/June or earlier upon request. ■ The understanding that the village clerk will continue to assist and provide information concerning questions about the appeal process for rejected FOIAs. At Monday’s meeting, Scaman thanked Abu-Taleb “for helping to broker” the discussion with the village manager to reach a compromise on the FOIA change. “I support these changes,” she said. “I believe they will provide my office with the necessary access to the process to responsi-
bly assist requesters. “The intention is not to interfere with the staff role of advancing requested information within the law and make technology improvements that benefit us all.” She said the changes would improve communication between the Village Manager’s Office and the Village Clerk’s Office, with the new weekly review of FOIAs and effort to continue to improve the process. Trustee Deno Andrews said he believes the new approach provides checks and balances for FOIAs making their way through the process. He said the village needs to do a better job of communicating with residents about such changes. Trustee Dan Moroney said the village owes it to staff and the clerk’s office to do the work as efficiently as possible, noting the rapid increase in FOIA requests over the last few years. He added that he did not see “nefarious intent” in the change that took place last year but thanked officials for coming to an agreement. Trustee Jim Taglia also thanked village staff for finding common ground on the FOIA question, saying that the agreement “provides clarity to both the public and village staff. He noted his position that he “strongly supports an independent clerk answerable to the voters.” CONTACT:tim@oakpark.com
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1250 Ashland Ave. River Forest
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(River Forest families residing North of Chicago Avenue should attend the program at Willard, and River Forest families living South of Chicago Ave should attend the program at Lincoln)
Casey Godfrey, Lincoln School Principal godfreyc@district9o.org Diane Wood, Willard School Principal, woodd@district90.org David Davis, Assistant Principal, davisd@district90.org
For more information contact: Casey Godfrey, Lincoln School, Principal • godfreyc@district90.org Diane Wood, Willard School, Principal • woodd@district90.org David Davis, Assistant Principal • davisd@district90.org
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River Forest’s top administrator gets pay bump
Board raises Eric Palm’s salary by nearly 3 percent By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter
River Forest trustees voted unanimously to give a raise to the village’s top employee at their board meeting on Jan. 14, raising Village Administrator Eric Palm’s salary by nearly 3 percent, to $185,000 per year with additional benefits. The raise is effective May 1. Trustee Mike Gibbs was absent from the meeting. Palm received the pay bump because he “exceeded” several goals the village board set for him during fiscal years 2018 and 2019, including approved plan development permits for five-story, mixed-use development at Lake Street and Lathrop Avenue, and four-story senior facility at Chicago and Harlem avenues; creation of a tax increment financing (TIF) district on North
Avenue; recruiting a new finance director; and more. Members of the village board and Palm work together to define and prioritize goals for him each year. “I think this is a great contract and I’m glad to have Eric,” Village President Cathy Adduci said at the meeting. “Keep up the great work.” In addition to the annual pay bump, the new agreement includes an increased car allowance of $6,000 per year and cellphone allowance of $1,200 annually. Palm will also receive a one-time bonus of $10,000, because he exceeded the village’s goals in fiscal 2018, along with a one-time contribution $14,800 “to a deferred compensation plan” that Palm chooses because he exceeded the goals in fiscal 2019. “The achievement of these goals is a team effort and I am pleased to lead a talented staff of employees who are dedicated to serve the community,” Palm said in an email. “It is a pleasure and honor to serve the community and I appreciate the contin-
ued support from the village president and board of trustees.” Palm has worked for the village since 2010, coming to River Forest from Hampshire, a northwest suburb about 50 miles away. He holds a master’s degree in public administration from Northern Illinois University and a bachelor’s degree in telecommunication arts from Butler University. His contract also reimburses Palm for “all reasonable” employment-related expenses, like traveling out of town for business, and promises to make a “reasonable effort to annually budget and to pay” for him to continue professional development at conferences, like the International City/County Management Association, State League of Municipalities, Annual Conference of the Illinois City Management Association and more. The village’s contract with Palm expires in May 2021, which coincides with the end of the village president’s current term in office. CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com
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First-timer runs for River Forest trustee
Grant has a passion for municipal governance issues By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter
Resident John Grant is running for River Forest village trustee, saying he’s passionate about the village’s tax-increment financing (TIF) districts, development and sustainability. Three seats will open on the board come April. “I think the village is doing pretty well. I think that [President] Cathy Adduci works hard and provides steady leadership, and I think the board members have been working together,” Grant said. “I think that the village is on a pretty good path right now; it’s fiscally sound. So I would like to just continue the progress.” Grant grew up in Chicago in a family was of “modest means,” earned scholarships, and eventually graduated from Fenwick High School and Colgate University. Twenty-three years ago, a college friend loaned him a “few thousand dollars” to buy his first three-flat and from there, Grant said, he has built a valuable real estate portfolio of residential properties located primarily in the Roscoe Village and Logan Square neighborhoods in the city. He has three children. This is the first elected office Grant has sought. “I believe essentially in free market, but I do think there is a role for government,” he said, describing himself as “politically moderate.” Grant said he was inspired to run, in part, after successfully lobbying the village in September 2018 to relax its ordinance regarding fire sprinklers, to more closely
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GETTING INVOLVED: John Grant said he was inspired to run, in part, after successfully changing the village’s fire sprinkler ordinance. align with the villages of Oak Park, Elmwood Park and Forest Park. Earlier in the year, he had been renovating his home and realized that an update to the sprinkler system for his small addition would cost about $10,000. He researched fire sprinkler ordinances in neighboring communities. “I couldn’t really find any towns that had that monitoring requirement the way River Forest did,” he said. Then he called fire sprinkler firms and collected signatures from about 110 residents who felt the village’s system needed changing.
“Everybody sort of felt like [the ordinance] was a little aggressive and a lot of people were unhappy with it,” he said. Grant consulted with village board members about the cause. The village conducted its own study of River Forest’s requirements and eventually changed the ordinance. Under the new rules, he said, residences in River Forest can save at least $60 per month because their fire sprinklers no longer have to report to a central monitoring system. He considers it his first successful legislative effort. “There was some resistance to change, but
I was very confident in my community and we overcame that without blowing anything up and without getting anybody mad,” Grant said. “I enjoyed that process. I thought I did well with that, and it’s another reason why I became interested in running for the board.” Grant pointed to his experience working as a small real estate investor. That experience has prepared him to help manage development projects like Lake and Lathrop. The village board approved a five-story, mixed-use development there in September 2018, and “it was approved conditionally, so there will need to be oversight,” he noted. Grant also feels strongly about the village’s TIF districts and would look forward to working with staff about how to manage the entities. “A TIF district is a live, organic thing,” he said. “It’s something that needs continual management and oversight. There’s money coming in, but there are all sorts of decisions about how to manage the TIF district, how to bring businesses in, how to work with existing businesses, and then also looking at possible deals and whether they’re right for the village.” In his personal and professional life, he is also a big fan of environmental stewardship, saying that a strong business community and healthy environment goes hand in hand. He participated in the Green4Good Committee this year at Willard Elementary School, and also said he would be interested to look into whether the village could be more bike-friendly. River Forest is currently formulating a bike plan. “Hard work, attention to detail, and I’m not afraid to make difficult decisions,” he said. “I’m running because I have something to offer the village.” CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com
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Dog park use now free for Oak Park residents
Refundable fee for key card still applies to locals By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
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Late last year, Park District of Oak Pak gave village dog owners something of an early Christmas present. Effective Jan. 1, they were able to use the two park district dog parks for free. The fee is still in place for non-residents, and residents need to make a refundable deposit when they get their permits. According to park district spokeswoman Diane Stanke, the district administration decided that they wanted to make the few areas where dogs can play off-leash more accessible to the growing number of dog owners in Oak Park. File photo And while the parks will lose some revenue, Stanke said FREE REIN: Oak Park dog owners no longer have to pay a that the loss isn’t that significant. fee for using the village’s two dog parks. The park district operates two dog parks – one at Ridgeland Common and one at Maple Park. Under the park regulations, those are the only areas in local parks where dogs is capped at 200 per year. can run off-leash. When the park district was putting together a budget last Under the previous policy, both residents and non-resi- June, a resident asked Jan Arnold, the park district’s execudents had to buy a permit that acted as a key card. The more tive director, why the dog parks required permits while childogs the permit holder brought in, the higher the fee. Stan- dren’s playgrounds were free. ke explained that the fee was used to cover the costs involved Stanke explained that it came down to several factors. in acquiring and maintaining the dog park entry systems. With several high-rises going up throughout Oak Park, the She said that the park district has 300 permit-holders, 75 number of dog owners is increasing. Meanwhile, dogs run“Of of in inequality, injustice percent of whom are Oak Park residents. According to theall the ningforms off-leash the park has been a growing issue. dogmost parksshocking were always meant park district’s website, the number of non-resident permits in healthThe is the and the to be places where dogs
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could run off-leash safely, and it made sense to make them available to as many people as possible. “We have also found that dog parks provide another opportunity for community members to meet and socialize” Stanke said.” Connecting our community through parks and recreation is what we are all about. “ The Park District of Oak Park voted to approve the new policy during its November 2018 meeting. As before, each permit is valid for one year. Oak Park residents now pay a $10 fee for a permit, but the fee is refunded when the key card is returned. Applicants must show proof of residency. Non-residents pay $20 if they have one dog, and additional $10 if they have a second dog. In both cases, in order to get permits, dog owners have to show that their pets are healthy Proof of vaccinations for the current year, including rabies, distemper, kennel cough/Bordetella, para-influenza and parvovirus are required [to get the permit],” Stanke said. “Proof of a negative fecal test for intestinal parasites within the last year must also be provided at the time of registration.” Stanke said that, last year, the park district collected approximately $14,000 from permit sales. Given that 75 percent of the permit-holders are residents, it will lose about $10,500 of that revenue. Stanke said that the financial impact will be small – and the positive impact was worth it. “There will be little effect on our finances or operations,” she said. “We look forward to providing this amenity to our residents for their enjoyment and the safety and enjoyment of their four-legged friends.”
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UIC professor campaigns for Oak Park trustee Monday, February 4 – 1:15pm The Columbian Exhibition – AwardǦ winning musicians – violinist Kate Carter, pianist Chris White and baritone Brad Jungwirth offer a front row seat to the sights and sounds of the Columbian Exhibition. Monday, February 11 – 1:15pm Substances of the Gods: Natural Materials in Ancient Egypt Thomas F. Mudloff, Ph.D. will explore the use and significance of metals and minerals for early Egyptian craftsmen. Materials with various attributes are linked with goddesses or deities.
Monday, February 25 – 1:15pm Lifting As They Climbed The hidden histories, places and lives of Black women activists and artists from Chicago’s South Side are revealed. Essence McDowell presents a visual journey into her selfǦpublished guided tour of their history featuring thirtyǦthree historically relevant locations and ten additional sites of interest. COST: $15 requested donation for non-members for each program.
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Monday, February 18 – 1:15pm 1968: A Personal Account of a Turbulent and Terrifying Year In May, 1968, Brian Flora, retired career diplomat, graduated from a liberal arts college in Boston. By September, he was a draftee on his way to Vietnam.
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Monday, February 4 – 7:00pm English Country Dance is a social dance with a long history and a vibrant modern presence. Dances are taught and called, frequently to live music. No partner needed, no experience necessary. Suggested donation: Regular Dances – $10 Adults / $5 Students and Seniors
Sunday, February 17 – 3:00pm Free Readers presents Property Known As Judy Garland Her talent is legendary. Her true story more electrifying than you’d ever imagine. She is Judy Garland. With her wicked wit, Judy dishes the dirt on her MGM coǦstars, her husbands, and more…taking us down the yellow brick road of her incredible life.
Thursday, February 13 – 7:30pm Henry Fogel Presents Jonita Lattimore Ms. Lattimore is an American operatic soprano and a faculty member of Roosevelt University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts who has performed a wide range of operatic roles, as well as oratorio performances with major worldwide orchestras. Members and their guests $20, NonǦmembers $25, Students $10. Pay at the door.
Thursday, February 28 – 5:30pm Happy Hour Mind Boggles “Is humanity more peaceful?” Question debated by University of Chicago Assistant Political Science professor Paul Poast. Cash Bar and light snacks will be served. Nonmembers $15/members free.
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Thompson proposes a two-year moratorium on tall buildings By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Oak Parker James Thompson, one of 11 candidates running for the Oak Park Board of Trustees in the April 2 municipal election, has made an impression due to his experience in government planning and his call for a two-year moratorium on construction of tall buildings. Thompson, 68, is a professor of public administration at University of Illinois Chicago and has also served two years on the Oak Park Transportation Commission. ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer His academic career has focused on government management and related topics — teach- James Thompson ing master’s students and capstone courses — for more than 20 years, targeting government increase. and civil service reform in his research. He said unnecessary expenses like blueHis call for a two-year moratorium on stone sidewalks downtown and $350,000 for construction of buildings over eight stories wayfaring signs around the village illuswas prompted by conversations Thompson has had with Oak Park residents during the trates to him that “somebody at the village hasn’t gotten the message about taxes. I think campaign. “I’ve done a lot of door-to-door and talked we send the wrong message with this stuff.” Thompson believes the village needs to to a lot of people, and that’s one of the issues I’ve heard about most often,” Thompson said, find innovative new sources of revenue, referring to the multiple high-rise buildings such as a possible tax on ride-sharing comthat have gone up in the downpanies like Uber and Lyft. town area over the last few years. Environmental sustainability Most people “really dislike is a “really big” topic for Thompthose high-rises” and neither son, who said the village is not the mayor nor the board of living up to its progressive reputrustees has “made the case to tation on recycling. the public why this is a good He would push for a more agidea,” Thompson said. gressive approach on the vilThe moratorium would give lage’s composting program, suglocal government time to hold a gesting that Oak Park reduce the series of public meetings to dismonthly cost of its compost carts cuss the impacts of the developby a third to about $10 a month. ments. Thompson said he’s “less He would pay for the program by adamantly negative” about the phasing out the village’s leaf colbuildings than some members lection program, he said. of the public but also noted, “I JAMES THOMPSON Thompson said he supports afagree with the people who say Candidate fordable housing in the village they look so out of place.” and would vote in favor of an inThompson also has made reclusionary zoning ordinance that ducing taxes a central focus of requires developers to include afhis campaign, calling on the village to adopt a three-pronged approach to reducing the fordable units in their buildings or contribtax levy: keep a lid on expenses; find creative ute to an affordable housing fund. “I think I would start with a 15 percent sources of revenue; and enhance quality of life to such an extent that residents don’t threshold” on affordable housing for new mind spending extra to live here. developments, he said, meaning that all new The village needs to stick with the rec- buildings would have to make 15 percent of ommendation from the Taxing Bodies Effi- the units affordable. ciency Task Force — created last year by the “If that doesn’t inhibit developers from Oak Park Board of Trustees to find ways to building, then we could raise it over time,” reduce the tax burden — which called on the he said. village to maintain an annual 3 percent levy tim@oakpark.com
“Somebody at the village hasn’t gotten the message about taxes. I think we send the wrong message with this stuff.”
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A mammoth in Oak Park By ROY PLOTNICK
Contributing Reporter
Imagine a time, some 16,000 years ago, when the city of Chicago and much of the nearby area was covered by a lake, the ancestor of today’s Lake Michigan. The northeastern shore of this lake is the retreating edge of the huge glacial ice sheet that had until recently covered the area. The western shore is a low beach ridge, running through what is now Forest Park and Oak Park, made of sand and gravel left behind when the glacier retreated. And walking near the beach is a mammoth, who is soon to die and leave its carcass along the shore. Its decayed remains will become part of the gravel in the ridge. Some 2,000 years later the lake will retreat from the area, forming another shoreline just to east, before eventually reaching its current extent. By that time all mammoths, as well as their distant cousins the mastodons, will have vanished not only from Illinois, but from the Earth. The mammoth’s remains would lay in the ground until the mid-19th century. In 1856, Ferdinand Haase opened a picnic ground on what are now the Forest Home and German Waldheim Cemeteries. As described by the guide to the cemeteries published by the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest, Haase mined the old beach ridge for gravel to sell to a railroad, that in return built a spur line to his park. At some point he unearthed the fragment of the mammoth; as described by his daughter-in-law Pauline Haase in 1906 in the Oak Leaves: “These fragments of bones tell of animals
of immense proportions, undoubtedly the mastodon. These specimens are apparently pieces of the tusk. They were found on the Haase property about 150 yards east of the Desplaines river in a gravel bed. They were contained in a stratum about 10 feet below the surface of the ground.” Beyond this notice, the remains were never mentioned again or scientifically described. The ridge itself is gone. I first became aware of the mammoth when I noticed a fragment of tooth displayed at the Hemingway Museum in Oak Park, with a label indicating it came from the Forest Home Cemetery and was on loan from the Forest Park Public Library. Intrigued, I made my way over to the library, where there were on display numerous fragments of mammoth teeth, as well as a tusk. Mammoth teeth are easily distinguished from those of the mastodons; the teeth of the former resemble old-fashioned washboards, whereas the latter look like small hills. The specimens were in poor condition, with the ivory of the tusk crumbling. Along with a suite of archeological artifacts, the fossils were donated by the Haase family in 1968. Excited by this discovery, I informed the expert on mammals and mammoths at the Illinois State Museum. He told me that there was a mastodon from the same site at the Chicago Academy of Sciences. At the first opportunity I made my way to the Academy and found a fragment of tusk, with the label “Mastodon americanus; Portion of Tusk; Forest Home Cemetery, Chicago, Il.; Carl Dilg”. The label contained two errors; first, the cemetery is not in Chicago! Second, it
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MAMMOTH: Prehistoric bones at the Forest Park library. was not a mastodon. An examination of the ivory showed a pattern that was distinctly that of a mammoth. My assumption is that the tusk belongs to the same animal as in the Forest Park Library. Carl Dilg, by the way, was an amateur archeologist from Chicago. Perhaps he convinced the Haase family to donate the tusk fragment to the museum. It is exciting to think that these ancient elephant relatives once walked so close to our homes. Unfortunately, the fossils are no longer on display. The Hemingway Museum is closed and the Forest Park Public Library has put its specimens into storage. What you can see at the library is a beautiful updated display of the archeological materials that also come from the Forest Home cemetery; much of this is “trade silver” from about 1800. These artifacts have a distressing back story. There once was a Native American burial mound on the land.
As again described by Pauline Haase: “four scores of graves have in the course of local improvements been unearthed and their contents of peace and warfare have been exposed…each mound contained about 10 bodies…unfortunately the entire hill has been removed and the material used in the reclamation of the river lowlands.” Records kept at the library suggest that this “material” included the skeletons. Only two skulls, whereabouts currently unknown, were saved, as was the trade silver and other artifacts. This was a typical fate for the numerous Native American mounds and remains throughout the Midwest. Grudging respect for the remains of our predecessors in this country is only of recent vintage. Roy Plotnick is a resident of Oak Park and a professor of paleontology at the University of Illinois Chicago.
Housing Forward opens shelter sites during deep freeze By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter
As temperatures dip to what could be record-breaking lows, Housing Forward has opened shelter sites to serve as warming centers for those in need, while also facing uncertainty over what federal funding will look like in the coming months. Housing Forward is a Maywood-based nonprofit that serves those who are homeless or housing insecure. “Between the confluence of weather conditions and another impending federal shutdown in three weeks, with funding and furloughed employees, that could potentially be disastrous,” said Lynda Schueler, executive director. About 40 percent — or $3.3 million — of Housing Forward’s $8 million budget comes from U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants, an agency that closed during the longest government shutdown in history earlier this month. President Donald Trump and Congress agreed to temporarily reopen closed federal agencies on Jan.
25. Their agreement keeps the government open until Feb. 15, providing time for negotiators to try to compromise on border security and immigration policy, arguments over which essentially caused the original shutdown. If representatives are unable to agree on policy issues by then, the government could close again. She said Housing Forward uses its grant funding to provide housing vouchers and pay landlords for more than 200 at-risk tenants in several communities. During the 35-day shutdown, Housing Forward still received grant funding from HUD’s reserves but heard there could be delays. “Our concern was that, if those landlords don’t get paid and there’s a delay, that that could put a household at risk of losing their housing and they would be displaced, and we would be impacted that way,” she said. Because federal employees were furloughed during the shutdown, they did not respond to Housing Forward’s requests about how long the funding would last or any plans they had for the future. “Had this gone into the spring, and let’s
hope it doesn’t do that, there will absolutely be an eminent threat because I’m sure HUD doesn’t have several months of reserve at its disposal,” Schueler said. “If the shutdown happens again, and that’s what they’re predicting in another three weeks, hopefully we’ll get some guidance from the staff at HUD.” During the shutdown, she said Housing Forward wrote letters to members of Congress, asking representatives to negotiate a deal. Funding uncertainty also hit during the winter, the most dangerous time for those who are homeless to stay outside. “I do expect the shelters to be packed, I’m sure we’re going to be at full capacity,” Schueler said. She urged community members to call their representatives — Danny Davis (7th District) is the congressperson for Forest Park, Oak Park and River Forest — the federal government is not going to resolve this issue on its own,” Schueler said. “Having community-level support to make sure that our agency itself is sustainable is important because too many people rely on our services.” CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com
Warming shelters
As of press time on Jan. 29, Housing Forward arranged the following warming sites and shelters. ■ Jan. 29: Oak Park Temple, 1235 N. Harlem, will open be open from 3 to 7 p.m. The regular shelter at the site will be open from 7:30 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. ■ Jan. 30: Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake St. in Oak Park, will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. as a warming center. The site’s regular shelter will open from 7:30 p.m. to 6:45 a.m. ■ Jan. 31: Oak Park Temple, 1235 N. Harlem Ave., will be open at 3 p.m. ■ Housing Forward’s Support Center will also open a warming center at 1851 S. Ninth Ave. in Maywood, on Jan. 29 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Jan. 30 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.; and Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. ■ Housing Forward’s office, 6634 W. Roosevelt Road in Oak Park, will also open a warming center on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Jan. 29 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and then from 3 to 7 p.m.; on Jan. 30 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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OPRF junior gets ‘Hamilton’ master class
MacKenzie Jamieson has been dancing since she was 3
minutes learning the story and steps behind “The Room Where It Happens,” the popular jazzy show tune from the musical, which tells the story of a secret political deal that moved the country’s capital. By NONA TEPPER Jamieson tried not to think too hard about Staff Reporter the steps and feel the music instead. “I think a lot of people are like, ‘Count in A group of young dancers spun into Prinyour head.’ But I gotta feel the music, I gotta ciple Dance Studio in Forest Park on Jan. 27, go with the flow,” she said. preparing for a master class taught by perAfterward, the Hamilton performers from Hamilton, a global formers divided the dancers into musical sensation about the life groups, and offered advice such of one of America’s founding faas, “When you walk into an audithers, Alexander Hamilton. tion, try not to portray yourself MacKenzie Jamieson, a as someone you aren’t. Go in 17-year-old at Oak Park and Rivthere and be yourself; that will er Forest High School, said she show off more than being anothreceived the gift from her parer person.” ents for Christmas. The advice resonated with “It was chill — calm, yet eduJamieson, who’s been dancing cating,” Jamieson said of the since she was 3 years old. She master class. MACKENZIE JAMIESON started by studying basic ballet OPRF student When the Hamilton performand went on to compete in jazz ers Kyle Weiler and Mallory Miand tap competitions — and win. chaellan arrived on Sunday, she “Tap is my main genre. For me it’s the best said they started by going through a light way to go out and express myself,” she said. warm-up — stretching, yoga, a little ballet. After a few years, Jamieson realized she The class then discussed the different types needed to move on from her Westchester of dance, going through everything from Af- studio, agreeing with her teachers and parrican to modern expression. Once they fin- ents that there was nothing more for her to ished their warm-up, they spent the next 45 learn. She heard about Principle, went to
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ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED: ‘Hamilton’ cast member Kyle Weiler leads a master class at Principle Dance Studio in Forest Park. the studio and eventually saw one of the owners perform a tap routine, striking his feet in combinations she hadn’t yet learned. “This is at a higher level than I’m at,” she thought, and enrolled in the classes. As she finishes her junior year of high school, Jamieson has now been dancing for 14 years. Originally, her plans post-OPRF were to go on to college and major in busi-
ness and minor in dance. But now she’s looking at schools outside of Chicago where she can focus on her art. “I want to own my own studio, I want to have my own competition team, I want it all, I want everything,” she said. “If it’s Latin fusion, if I’ve never taken it before, I’ll try it. Tap, jazz, ballet, I’m always trying to expand my horizons.” CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com
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Progressive agenda from page 1 est and best use, he indicated. “There’s a whole host of things the district can benefit from with a progressive revenue stream,” Johnson said, adding that the range of likely revenue sources spans a spectrum of political possibilities. The legalization of marijuana, which given the election of Gov. J.B. Pritzker could happen quickly and lead to an influx of tax revenue, is “well-positioned to become a reality,” Johnson said, beforeadding that he believes the additional revenue has to lead to more opportunities for 1st District residents, particularly those in marginalized communities, to own businesses and have decent jobs. A more distant possibility is the implementation of a county-wide corporate head tax, something the new commissioner said that he’s still exploring. A head tax would require large corporations to pay a tax on each of their employees. “The corporate head tax is important,” Johnson said. “Corporations continue to
get tax breaks, over and over again. Donald Trump continues to release any of these folks from any real responsibility to invest in our communities.” Johnson said that he has some ideas about how the tax can be structured and what the revenue can go toward, adding that he’s willing to explore ways to provide companies some relief of the corporate tax if they’re willing to hire locally. One particularly ambitious plan that the county might be able to fund from the additional revenue is Medicare for All, which Johnson adamantly supports. “It’s one thing to offer a decent salary, but that benefit packet is what many families look to now,” he said. “The county needs to lead the way in Medicare for All. I believe there are ways we can phase it in, maybe looking at folks who are 55 and older. Access to health care is a human right.” Johnson said that implementing Medicare for All — which means that health care for people who qualify for the program would be funded by the government, as opposed to a patchwork of private insurance providers — could be a boon even to businesses, since it would ease the burden of paying for their employees’ health care. As a whole, Johnson said, his approach to
“The county needs to lead the way in Medicare for All. I believe there are ways we can phase it in, maybe looking at folks who are 55 and older. Access to health care is a human right.” BRANDON JOHNSON
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achieving these policy wins is rooted in the unapologetic progressivism that won him the seat. Far from limiting his radicalism to the relative provincial demands of a county commissioner’s role, Johnson said, he intends to expand the office. “If anyone believes that I’m going to limit myself as the county commissioner and stay in some imaginary lane, they’re wrong,” he said. “The people of the first district voted for change. They voted for a bold, progressive, radical approach to how government works.” CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com
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WEST SUB SOLD: Los Angeles-based Pipeline Health has purchased West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, along with Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago and Westlake Hospital in Melrose Park.
Pipeline purchase from page 1 The purchase is Pipeline’s first in the Chicago area. It is partnering with Chicagoan Dr. Eric Whitaker, a close friend of Barack Obama, to manage the Chicago-area hospitals. An email from Pipeline identified Whitaker as “a public healthcare advocate and longtime Chicago resident who worked with Michelle Obama at the University of Chicago on the Urban Health Initiative.” It also stated that Whitaker “has joined the Pipeline Health team as vice chair and principal to help improve quality, community-based care in Chicago.” Whitaker could not immediately be reached by press time. “The rapidly changing healthcare environment has left many community hospitals struggling financially,” Whitaker said in a Pipeline press release. “Pipeline Health has a track record of success by rethinking how healthcare is delivered at the right time, in the right place, for the right cost. This allows communities to maintain high quality care close to home.” In July, Tenet Healthcare noted in a press release that it was selling West Suburban and the other hospitals to a company jointly owned by Pipeline and TWG Partners, a company founded and run by Whitaker. Edwards confirmed that the transaction did not include TWG Partners and deferred to Whitaker on the change. Edwards noted that Whitaker is a principal and owner in
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the transaction. He said Pipeline will spend the next 60 to 90 days working to get to know the communities the hospitals serve and getting input from the hospitals and local leaders. “For us, I think our approach is to invest in these facilities and equipment and programs and people,” he said. “We’re really looking to invest and to be in this community for a long time.” He added that Pipeline aims to “be more nimble” with the hospitals and get them “back on their feet from a financial perspec-
tive.” West Suburban has changed ownership five times since 1996. The hospital was sold to Loyola University Medical Center that year and then returned to independent ownership three years later before it was sold to Resurrection Health Care. It was purchased again in 2010 by Vanguard and then again by Tenet three years later. Edwards described Pipeline’s approach as physician-centric and will work with managers, supervisors and frontline staff to im-
prove the hospitals. Dr. Mark Bell, president, Pipeline Health, echoed that sentiment in the press release, stating: “We view physicians as partners and hope to retain and attract those looking to care for patients in a high quality yet very efficient, personal and friendly setting. We feel our personalized approach will appeal to many physicians practicing in the Chicago area.”
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Carjacking suspects arrested at Austin Blue Line
Four juveniles from Chicago, arrested at 7:05 p.m. on Jan. 23 in the 700 block of South Austin Boulevard, appear to be connected to an attempted armed carjacking earlier in the 1100 block of South Harvey Avenue. Police detained four male juveniles at the Austin Blue Line CTA platform after officers reported they matched the description of four juveniles who had attempted to hijack a 2017 Toyota Rav 4 about 30 minutes earlier. The four juveniles jumped the turnstile at the Blue Line station without paying fare. One was in possession of a handgun, police said. He was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, unlawful use of a weapon, possession of ammunition without a Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card and theft of services. The other three were charged with theft of services. Police separately reported that at 6:33 p.m., four males, estimated to be between the ages of 14 and 18, attempted to carjack a motorist at gunpoint on South Harvey Avenue. The victim parked a 2017 Toyota RAV 4 in a garage and was approached by the four males. One of the offenders displayed a handgun and demanded the victim open the door to the vehicle. The victim drove out of the ga-
rage, and the four offenders fled on foot. Village spokesman David Powers said that police believe the two incidents may be related. “The investigation to determine if the incidents are, in fact, related is still underway,” Powers said in an email.
Armed robbery in Hemingway District A River Forest man was robbed at gunpoint in the 800 block of North Boulevard about 8:15 p.m. on Jan. 21. The victim was approached by a man with a silver handgun who was accompanied by another man. The offender displayed the gun and demanded the victim’s property. The gunman’s accomplice stood and watched as his friend robbed the victim, who handed over his wallet. The gunman removed cash and a Ventra card from the wallet and then headed southbound on Oak Park Avenue. The estimated loss is $105.50.
Theft ■ A black 2018 KIA Optima, left running and unsecured, was stolen from the 100
block of North Cuyler at 3:10 p.m. on Jan 26. The estimated loss is $27,015. ■ Two Oak Park juveniles were arrested in the 300 block of South Harvey Avenue at 4:32 p.m. on Jan. 23, and charged with a theft that occurred in the same block. ■ A Yamaha YAS26 saxophone and case were stolen from the 200 block of North Cuyler Avenue, sometime between noon on Jan. 15 and noon on Jan. 16. The estimated loss is $2,266. ■ A 2004 Ford Ranger with artwork on both sides of the vehicle and on the back window was stolen from the 400 block of North Humphrey between 3:30 and 7:05 p.m. on Jan. 21. The report noted that the keys were left in the center console. The estimated loss is $8,000.
Burglary ■ A residence was targeted for burglary in the 400 block of Wisconsin Avenue, sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 4:17 p.m. on Jan. 27. The burglar attempted to defeat the deadbolt lock to the lower-level back door of the residence. No loss was reported. ■ A business was burglarized in the 1000 block of Pleasant Street, sometime between 2:30 and 7:20 p.m. on Jan. 23. The burglar en-
tered by unknown means and took a white cash register drawer that contained coupons and cash valued at $189. ■ Devin Spencer, 27, of the 100 block of North Austin Boulevard, Chicago, was arrested in the 1100 block of South Oakley Avenue, Chicago, for a residential burglary that took place on Dec. 10, 2018, in the 800 block of North East Avenue. ■ A residence was burglarized in the 100 block of North Francisco Terrace about 7:25 p.m. on Jan. 22. The burglar gained entry to the residence and took a copper tote bag that was later found in a rear walkway. No loss reported.
These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports, Jan. 21-28, 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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Armed men charged after police chase
One possessed an AK-47, the other a handgun while fleeing in Oak Park, Forest Park By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Two men who were arrested, one in Oak Park the other in Forest Park, after a police chase through the city of Chicago, have been charged with committing numerous crimes, including unlawful use of a weapon, on the morning of Jan. 23. Chicago police spokesman Howard Ludwig said in a telephone interview that Chicago residents Rubin Tart, 19, of the 4900 block of West Gladys Avenue, and Terrence Reed, 22, of the 3500 block of West Adams Street, were taken into custody around 8:27 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 23. The two were arrested after TERRENCE REED Chicago police spotted their vehicle near South Pulaski Road and West Gladys Avenue. Police identified the four-door sedan Hyundai as a stolen vehicle and began pursuit, Ludwig said. He said that the vehicle previously had been involved
in an attempted armed robbery. The car chase ended in Oak Park when the stolen Hyundai became disabled. Earlier police reports noted that the stolen car had struck a fixed object after colliding with police vehicles. Reed and Tart fled on foot in separate directions. A home surveillance camera caught Tart, armed with a rifle, running past a home in the 800 block of South Maple Avenue in Oak Park. Ludwig said Reed, who was identified as the driver of the vehicle, was arrested in the 600 block of Marengo Avenue in Forest Park. A handgun with an extendedclip magazine was found in the driver’s side of the vehicle, following the arrest, Ludwig said. Tart was captured not far from the stolen vehicle and an AK-47 assault rifle was recovered a few feet from him, Ludwig said. Tart was charged with criminal trespass to a vehicle, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and unlawful use of a weapon. Reed was charged with aggravated fleeing, aggravated RUBIN TART possession of a stolen motor vehicle, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, three counts of aggravated assault of a police officer, two counts of aggravated battery to a police officer, reckless driving and multiple traffic citations. tim@oakpark.com
CAUGHT ON CAMERA: Two men, believed to be Terrence Reed and Rubin Tart, were captured on camera fleeing a stolen vehicle in Oak Park on Jan. 23. The two were later arrested.
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Food truck case goes to Illinois Supreme Court Lawsuit by Courageous Bakery owner claims ordinance unconstitutional
Frommer said the justices were “very engaged” at the hearing and “highly skeptical of the city’s arguments.” He said Chicago is one of a handful of cities across the country that requires food trucks to install GPS tracking devices. By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER The city has argued that it needs the GPS Staff Reporter tracking so it can find food trucks to conduct health inspections in the The owner of a popular Oak field, but it has never done Park restaurant made her so, Frommer told Wednescase before the state’s highday Journal. est court on Jan. 23, claiming “The idea that the proChicago’s food truck ordigram has never been used nance is unconstitutional. for the purpose it claimed Laura Pekarik, owner of to be used for shows it’s not Courageous Bakery & Cafe, necessary,” Frommer said. 736 Lake St., sued the city He added that other cities over its ordinance that prevents food trucks from selling with GPS requirements can within 200 feet of a brick-andonly share that information mortar businesses that sells with their health departfood and also requires them ments and the data is deto install GPS tracking deleted after 24 hours, unlike vices. Chicago’s ordinance, which Pekarik could not immeopens the data to anyone diately be reached for comand is made available ment. Laura Pekarik for six months after it is Robert Frommer, an attorrecorded. ney for the Institute of JusOther cities, such as San Antonio, Texas, tice, who is representing Pekarik, made arhave repealed their proximity provisions afguments to the Illinois Supreme Court this ter facing lawsuits. week. Pekarik has lost two court battles in “Whether your business succeeds or not the lawsuit, so far. He said in a telephone interview he ex- should turn on how good your food is, not pects a decision from the court within the who you know at City Hall,” Frommer said. next few months. tim@oakpark.com
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Four new homes on Wright Plus 2019 tour
This year’s housewalk features 8 houses, including two by Frank Lloyd Wright
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t’s the housewalk to end all housewalks, and it’s headed to Oak Park on Saturday, May 18. That’s right, tickets to Wright Plus 2019 are now available and the early bird gets the discount and the best access to all of the extras provided by the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. This year’s walk includes interior tours of eight private residences as well as entry to two landmarked Wright-designed buildings in Oak Park. Visitors come from around the world to take part in Wright Plus, and locals love to get in on the action too. This year’s walk features four homes have never before been featured on the walk, so if you’ve always wondered what that stunning home looks like on the inside, now is your chance to see. Angela Whitaker, Wright Plus coordinator, says that the four debut houses are already creating a buzz among Frank Lloyd Wright Trust volunteers, and she thinks that participants will also be excited about the architecturally significant additions to the walk.
“The fact that we have four new houses is one of the highlights this year,” Whitaker said. The house selection team always tries to build a cohesive walk, and Whitaker says the process was very organic this year. “Many of the houses are in a specific neighborhood, a bit north and east of our footprint in previous years,” Whitaker said. “We got really good suggestions for new homeowners to reach out to from people who spend time in the neighborhood.” She credits the walk’s reputation and community support with helping make the walk easy to plan every year. “It’s a testament to the event that we’ve been around all of these years, and we still find new homes to highlight,” Whitaker said. “There’s an awareness of preservation here and an awareness of how important these houses are. It helps us as an organization. As people restore, renovate and spruce up these houses, it gives us that much more opportunity to feature these amazing houses.” See WRIGHT PLUS on page 21
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George D. Webb House (Henry K. Holsman, 1910)
WRIGHT PLUS FLW ‘sleeper’ from page 19 There is one Wright-designed house making its debut on Wright Plus this year. The Francis J. Wooley House is located close to Wright’s Home and Studio, but Whitaker calls it a bit of a sleeper. “It’s in a unique location, and it’s not on our walking tours, so people sometimes miss it,” she said. “We’re just really excited to finally get this on the walk.” The Wooley House is located directly behind Wright’s “bootleg” houses on Chicago Avenue, and diagonal to the Nathan Moore House. Whitaker says that these houses, all built in the 1890s, illustrate the variety of styles Wright was working in during that time. “It’s almost like seeing a model
home in a subdivision,” Whitaker said. “How many of his other commissions came from seeing these houses?” Another new house for the walk is the Ashley B. Smith House on Augusta Avenue, designed by Robert E. Seyfarth. The circa-1925 house may be new to the walk, but its owners are not. Whitaker notes that the homeowners’ previous residence was featured on Wright Plus, and they brought a sense of preservation to their restoration of the Ashley B. Smith House. “The homeowners’ sense of decoration and design is impeccable,” Whitaker said. “The interior is so unique. They’ve done a very thoughtful restoration.” The George L. Smith House is also making its Wright Plus debut. Designed by noted architect John S. Van Bergen in 1914, the Prairiestyle home keeps up a continuum for the walk according to Whita-
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Francis J. Woolley House (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1893) ker. “We often have one Van Bergen house on the walk,” she said. “For people who come back every year, they get a broad exposure to his work. The Prairie ceilings in this house are like those in [Frank Lloyd Wright’s] Martin and Fricke
houses, but on a smaller scale.” The fourth new house on the walk is the Ernest P. Waud House, designed by Tallmadge and Watson in 1914. Whitaker says the Trust researcher for the house is already delving deep into the home’s interesting history and
More than a walk For those looking to add to their See WRIGHT PLUS on page 23
Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Trust/ Photo by James Caulfield
Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Trust/ Photo by James Caulfield
George L. Smith House (John S. Van Bergen, 1914)
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Ernest P. Waud House (Tallmadge & Watson, 1914)
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Steve Scheuring Realtor and Local Expert, Oak Park & River Forest steve.scheuring@compass.com 708.369.8043 538 Monroe Ave, River Forest $650,000 | 3 BR | 2.3 BA Stately & Solid brick 3 bedroom with master suite on huge lot!
Steve Scheuring is a real estate agent affiliated with Compass Real Estate. Compass Real Estate is a licensed real estate broker and abides by federal, state and local equal housing opportunity laws.
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William E. Martin House (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1903)
WRIGHT PLUS VIP package from page 21 Wright Plus experience, the Ultimate Plus Weekend Package begins Thursday, May 16, with a Wright Night in the Rookery Building in Chicago. The package includes a hotel stay at the Carleton Hotel in Oak Park, and on the Saturday of the walk includes fast-pass access to the homes, a private lunch at the Nineteenth Century Club and an Exclusively Wright Dinner at the Robie Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Trust/ Photo by James Caulfield House in Chicago. An exclusive, all-day tour, William C. Fricke House (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1901) entitled Art on the Farm and Prairie is also included in the $2,650 ticket price ($2,500 for Frank Lloyd reception. On Monday, May 20, a trip to Muirhead Wright Trust members.) As of press time, a few Ultimate Plus tickets remain, but it is Farmhouse and Fabyan Villa will take visitors on a tour of the award-winner resexpected to sell out. toration of the farm, Heike Rass, the Trust’s and stroll through the assistant director of estate’s award-winning communications for circa-1910 Japanese Garaudience development, den. The all-day tour insays that the Trust has Ticket information for cludes a lunch in Geneva added two more experiall events associated with and transportation. ences for architecture Wright Plus is available at Rass says of Wright aficionados who may not www.flwright.org. Through Plus, “It’s a packed day be looking for an entire Feb. 28, tickets for the Wright and a packed weekend, weekend experience. Plus Walk are available for but at the same time, it’s A new panel discus$90 ($80 Trust members) exciting to see it all. The sion, Renewing Wright’s with prices increasing each researchers and volunVision: Restoring Romonth. teers put so much work bie House, takes place on into this. Visitors from Sunday, May 19 and will far away love it, as do be led by preservation architect Gunny Harboe and Karen Swee- the people who live here. It’s fun for neighney of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. The bors to learn about the houses in their discussion is followed by a separate cocktail town.”
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NEW LISTING
LUXURY 510 KEYSTONE, RIVER FOREST $1,395,000 :: 7+ BED :: 7.5 BATH
907 LATHROP, RIVER FOREST $1,495,000 :: 6 BED :: 7.5 BATH
Gourmet kitchen opens to family room. Attached 3 car garage. Walk to train.
Beautiful Tudor - Attached 3 car garage. Expansive lot - too much to list.
Growing Community.
KATHY & TONY IWERSEN 708.772.8040 :: 708.772.8041 tonyiwersen@atproperties.com
NEW LISTING 132 S GROVE, OAK PARK $559,000 :: 3 BED :: 3 BATH Beautiful kitchen & baths. Located in the heart of Oak Park, walk to everything.
No. 1 Oak Park Office in 2018!
4BR/2.5BA & Breathing Room (We get you.) And your Baird & Warner Oak Park agent knows the home that’s just right.
OAK PARK $849,000
Vanessa Willey
FOREST PARK
$497,500
Saretta Joyner
BERWYN
$245,000
Sandra Dita Lopez 1037 Chicago Ave. Oak Park | 708.697.5900
OAK PARK
OAK PARK
Kim Wojack & Anne Ferri
Patricia McGowan
$759,000
OAK PARK
$495,000
Bethanny Alexander
WESTCHESTER
$235,000
Arrick Pelton
$639,000
OAK PARK
OAK PARK
$595,000
Victoria Atkins
OAK PARK
$419,000
$249,000
FOREST PARK
OAK PARK
Catherine Simon-Vobornik
Ed Bellock Jr.
Linda Von Vogt
$195,000
Kara Keller
$144,900
Source: BrokerMetrics® Detached and Attached only. 1/1/2018 - 12/ 31/2018
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708.771.8040 • 7375 W. North Ave., River Forest DonnaAvenue Barnhisel Don Citrano 7375 West North Dan Bogojevich Julie Cliggett Anne Brennan Alisa Coghill Illinois 60305 Karen Byrne Kay Costello Kevin Calkins JoLyn Crawford 708.771.8040 Andy Gagliardo Tom Carraher Maria Cullerton
MANAGING River Forest, BROKER/OWNERS
Pat Cesario Joe Cibula
Tom Poulos
Julie Downey Kurt Fielder
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926 ASHLAND • RIVER FOREST
1207 JACKSON • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY 1:30-3
1217 N MARION • OAK PARK
142 S SCOVILLE • OAK PARK
RARE NEW CONSTRUCTION in prime location is like no other. From the cut limestone, European detailing to the unequal foyer, it has no peers. This 7 bedroom, 7-1/2 bath home offers private office, elaborate chef’s kitchen, 10 ft ceilings, mud room, impressive lower level..................................................................................... $2,490,000
STATELY LANNON STONE GEORGIAN that is move in ready with five large bedrooms, and three full baths. Large room sizes, remodeled gourmet kitchen, family room, three fireplaces , full finished basement, walk up third floor storage with 10 foot ceiling. Slate roof. Attd 2 car garage...............................................$1,095,000
SPACIOUS, SOLID BRICK COLONIAL HOME situated in the middle of a quiet, cul do sac. This 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 powder room family home boasts beautiful stained hardwood floors throughout, marble fireplace, built-in bookshelves, three season porch. Ready to move into!.............................................................................. $485,000
CENTER OF TOWN VICTORIAN with high ceilings, four spacious levels of living in beautiful Oak Park. This 5 BR, 3-12 BA home offers a formal entry, wood burning FP, sun room, family room, eat-in kitchen. Great flow, tons of natural light & storage throughout this beauty!................................................................................... $650,000
744 HAYES • OAK PARK
1426 JACKSON • RIVER FOREST
34 FOREST • RIVER FOREST
132 DES PLAINES • FOREST PARK
PRI CE RED U CED!
PRI CE RED U C E D!
MOVE-IN READY with space for everyone! Enjoy the well thought out design of this 5 BR, 4 bath home! 1st FL includes open floor plan, kitchen/family room combo, BR, full bath. 2nd FL features 4 BRs, 2 full baths, laundry. Finished basement with additional BR and 4th full BA. ....................................................................................$599,900
ELEGANT, GRACIOUS HOME with 4 BRs, 2-1/2 BAs offers a large formal LR w/gas fireplace, spacious DR, hardwood floors, beautiful molding, family room, eat-in kitchen, finished lower level and whole house generator. Outside includes back deck & 3 car garage. ........... ................................................................................................ $700,000
GREAT RANCH HOME... Sun filled living room, eat-in kitchen, two bedrooms, one and a half bathroom, bonus room…den or 3rd bedroom. Mudroom, laundry room, finished basement. Abundant storage and a great location! Have a look and make an offer! ........... .................................................................................................$320,000
RIVER FOREST HOMES
UNIQUE QUALITY BURMA BUILT HOME with 5 bedrooms and 3 full, 2 half baths. House has many wonderful features; 2 separate office areas, hardwood floors, kitchen with all newer appliances, adjoining eating areafamily room. Finished basement. Three car garage .......................$895,000 GREAT LOCATION & EASY LIVING in this single family Tri-level home on a quiet Cul-De-Sac street. Great flow for entertaining, complete with family room. MBR has an en-suite European bath. Finished lower level has a 1/2 bath, study and exercise room. Growth to make it your own. ...... $599,000
A TRUE OP BEAUTY! Enjoy the deep park-like lot in Northwest Oak Park. Well maintained 1905 Farmhouse with 3 BR, 1-1/2 baths. In great condition!..................................................................................................... $435,000 WARM, INVITING CLASSIC OP HOME with vintage charm throughout. Double parlor LR has stained glass win-dow, hardwood floors. DR is highlighted with beamed ceiling and built-¬in cabinet. Eat¬-in kitchen with cozy pot belly stove. Basement fam room, full bath, laundry, storage. ...... ............................................................................................................. $415,000
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UNPRECEDENTED ESTATE in the Frank Lloyd Wright Historical district of Oak Park! This meticulously renovated 5 BR, 5 full / 2 half bath property offers exquisite details and refined finishes that boast timeless materials and over the top custom millwork. This is a showcase home!... $1,545,000 CLASSICE NORTH OP HOME with impeccable curb appeal. Three bedroom, one and a half bath home includes a wood burning fireplace, stained glass, family room, eat in kitchen, ample closet space, expansive deck overlooking a beautiful yard. Discover the best of Oak Park!$469,000 READY TO MOVE IN charming 3 bedroom home features a welcoming front porch with swing and sitting area. Home offers magnificent oak woodwork, stained glass & hardwood floors. Finished basement. Large deck & beautifully landscaped yard. Home has many extras!.......$437,500
AWARD WINNING RENOVATION of this impressive 4 bedroom, 3 full bath luxury home! Large open floor plan, designer kitchen, mud room with built-ins, huge pantry, finished basement rec room, loads of storage and three separate porches. Architect designed landscaping.............. $639,000 TWO STORY BRICK & FRAME HOME w/open floor plan on first floor with slate entry & hardwood floors. Large LR, formal DR open to wood cabinet kitchen. 2nd floor has 4 BRs, 5th BR in basement. Basement is semi finished with laundry room. Large fenced in yard, 2 car garage... $349,000
STATELY BRICK/STONE ENGLISH STYLE HOME with 6 bedrooms and 7-1/2 baths. Features include a formal living room with limestone wood burning fireplace, dream kitchen, sun-soaked breakfast room, Smart Home ready, white oak floors, mud room, 10 ft ceilings.......................$2,490,000 BURMA BUILT BUHRKE HOUSE combines Tudor revival & chateau style architecture elements. Gorgeous décor and impeccable attention to detail and care found in house and landscaped grounds, extends to fabulous in ground pool and patios. Perfect for entertaining........................$2,399,000 EXCEPTIONAL RENOVATION in the heart of RF presents unparalleled quality and design. The quality construction continues into the rehab where not a detail has been missed throughout this thoughtfully proportioned home with 6 BRs and 5 full and 1 half bath................................. $1,795,000 SETTING A NEW STANDARD in approachable elegance, this five bedroom, 3-1/2 bath home will exceed your ex-pectations with wide plank hardwood floors, striking lighting and custom millwork throughout. One of a kind floor plan, and three fully finished levels.......................... $1,250,000 THIS LOVELY HOME, found in premier RF location, offers wonderful space for family and entertaining, along with 2 fireplaces and hardwood floors. This elegant home is beautifully constructed and large enough to accommodate family and friends for years to come. .................. $1,225,000
ENJOY LUXURY LIVING in this masterfully renovated home on an extra wide lot. Gutted down to the studs, this Impressive open concept home features wood floors, natural light and high-style designer finishes. 1st FL office, finished LL family room and easy access to a large deck. .......................................................... $469,000
CONDOS/TOWNHOMES/2-FLATS RIVER FOREST 1BR, 1BA. Covered rear patio................................$119,500 FOREST PARK 1BR, 1BA. Neat, tidy unit. ........................................$95,000
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415 N. Lombard Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $379,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2:30
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1043 Clarence Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $420,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 704 N. Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $475,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12 721 Ontario St. UNIT 106, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $495,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:30-2 732 S. Taylor Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $699,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-3 1207 Jackson Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,095,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3
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431 S. East Ave. UNIT 1N, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$180,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
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1105 PARK AVENUE, RIVER FOREST
914 ASHLAND AVENUE, RIVER FOREST
Completely renovated Burma Brothers Estate sits on a massive River
Experience Luxury living in this Italian Renaissance Revival home. Enjoy
Forest lot and has over 6000 square feet of living space. $2,399,000
this beautiful home with its large elegant rooms. $2,250,000
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This completely renovated home sits on a beautiful, oversized lot in
Superior and meticulous renovation of a stately, Mediterranean influenced
Oak Park’s best neighborhood for schools and recreation. $1,750,000
Italian Villa. $1,499,000
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NEW LISTING
731 BELLEFORTE AVE, OAK PARK
1434 JACKSON AVE, RIVER FOREST
546 N OAK PARK AVE, OAK PARK
406 LATHROP AVE, RIVER FOREST
946 FERDINAND AVE, FOREST PARK
5 br, 4.1 ba $999,000
5 br, 3.1 ba $939,900
5 br, 2.2 ba $796,000
4 br, 3 ba $700,000
7 br, 4 ba $479,000
Cory Kohut 708.848.5550
Sarah O'Shea Munoz 708.848.5550
Monica Dalton 708.848.5550
Jannie Earl 708.848.5550
Mark Hosty 708.848.5550
NEW LISTING
847 S KENILWORTH AVE, OAK PARK
300 N MAPLE AVE 16, OAK PARK
1230 N EUCLID AVE, OAK PARK
936 MARENGO AVE, FOREST PARK
1414 MARENGO AVE, FOREST PARK
4 br, 1.1 ba $475,000
3 br, 2.1 ba $475,000
3 br, 1.1 ba $449,900
8 br $447,500
3 br, 3.1 ba $425,000
Kelly Fondow 708.848.5550
April Baker 708.848.5550
Tabitha Murphy 708.848.5550
Jeanette Madock 708.848.5550
Dorothy Gillian 708.848.5550
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812 AUGUSTA ST, OAK PARK
1170 S HUMPHREY AVE, OAK PARK
156 N OAK PARK AVE 2H, OAK PARK
1020 RANDOLPH ST 3W, OAK PARK
300 N OAK PARK AVE 2, OAK PARK
3 br, 2 ba $425,000
4 br, 2 ba $399,000
2 br, 2 ba $349,000
3 br, 2 ba $320,000
2 br, 2 ba $297,000
Pauline Sharpe 708.848.5550
Robert Hann 708.848.5550
Sarah O'Shea Munoz 708.848.5550
Monica Dalton 708.848.5550
Monica Dalton 708.848.5550
1029 BELOIT AVE, FOREST PARK
151 N KENILWORTH AVE 6J, OAK PARK
211 ELGIN AVE 4C, FOREST PARK
7432 WASHINGTON ST 602, FOREST PARK
7251 RANDOLPH ST B6, FOREST PARK
3 br, 3 ba $250,000
2 br, 2 ba $225,000
2 br, 2 ba $210,000
2 br, 1.1 ba $117,500
2 br, 1 ba $109,900
Dorothy Gillian 708.848.5550
Richard Holland 708.848.5550
Anna Gillian 708.848.5550
Akinleye Famoyegun 708.848.5550
Armando Vargas 708.848.5550
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In The Village, Realtors®
Harry Walsh, Managing Broker
Mike Becker
River Forest • $960,000 4BR, 4BA Call Marion x111
Oak Park • $725,000 4BR, 2.2BA Call Roz x112
Oak Park • $718,800 4BR, 3.1BA Call Kyra x145
Oak Park • $675,000 6BR, 4BA Call Roz x112
Roz Byrne Joelle Venzera
Tom Byrne
Oak Park • $594,800 4BR, 2.1BA Call Kyra x145
Forest Park • $439,900 Multi unit Call Joe x117
Forest Park • $520,000 3BR, 2.1BA Call Joe x117
Oak Park • $425,000 3BR, 1.1BA Call Roz x112 Kris Sagan
Laurie Christofano
Forest Park • $419,000 Multi unit Call Harry x116
Berwyn • $315,000 Multi unit Call Laurie x186
Linda Rooney
Marion Digre
315 Harrison St, Oak Park Morgan Digre
Ed Goodwin
Forest Park • $150,000 3BR, 2BA Call Marion x111
Joe Langley
$989,000 • Multi unit
Oak Park • $110,000 1BR, 1BA Call Mike x120
Jane McClelland
Kyra Pych
Call Harry x116
Keri Meacham
Mary Murphy
Steve Nasralla
Elissa Palermo
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5900 Grand Ave Chicago
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ast month my friend and colleague Dan Haley, Wednesday Journal publisher, wrote a 650+ word, end-of-year editorial summarizing 2018 and highlighting important issues in the upcoming local elections: Development, Taxes, Equity. In the whole editorial, he didn’t use the word “aging” once. This is the same guy I worked and sweated shoulder-to-shoulder with on the successful ChangingAging Tour. But he’s not alone. We are in the middle of local election season. To date, in all the current campaign articles, forums, candidate statements, etc. the word “aging” has been virtually non-existent. Every day in our country, 10,000 people turn 65. The number of Americans age 65 and older is projected to more than double from 46 million today to over 98 million by 2060, and the 65-andolder age group’s share of the total population will rise to nearly 24 percent from 15 percent. What will our villages look like in 10 years? In 20 years? In regard to aging, what we’ve been doing for the past 50 years, the way things are today, is unsustainable. Aging remains the big, sweaty elephant in the room. Do the current candidates know about our changing longevity and how it will affect almost everything in our villages? Do they have any insight into the importance of aging for the future of our villages? What do they know about aging and what do they think? We can only speculate at this point because their lips have been sealed. That, in itself, speaks volumes. Dan’s editorial is correct — development, taxes and equity are important issues facing all of us. Aging, however, cuts through all three of these issues and will continue to increasingly impact all three. There are no easy, quick answers. There is no template. But denying and ignoring both the present impact and the looming impact of aging on the future of our villages is an abdication of the leadership these local candidates are so anxious to assume. …
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Azreinna Winston, winner of this year’s MLK Oration Contest at OPRF High School.
This is my dream
OPRF senior Azreinna Winston wrote the winning essay in the 42nd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oration Contest. Azreinna performed her speech in front of the student body on Jan. 18. Fellow seniors Alexandros Balafas and Gabriel Udofia placed second and third, respectively.
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rance. We don’t have time to fight people who can’t accept a change that they don’t believe will benefit them. All we want to do is educate you a little bit. So let me help you out … a little bit. How are we in the same class, and your ideal of advanced placement is always a step above us so we can’t match you? How do you want us to go to the same colleges when those colleges ain’t made for who we are and what we do? Play hard, work harder. Stay focused … Un bothered. How do expect me, expect us to survive and thrive on a stereotype that keeps us deep-rooted in the ground of failure? Crying and sighing, you want us to live now or later? Let me tell you a few things about me: I’m smart, intelligent. I’m strong, confident. What do I look like being a step behind you when I came before you? What do I look like losing a race that’s made for me? What do I look like staying quiet about the hate that’s plain to see? My own ability owns you. The recollection of my complexity shines through. Do my grades show my intelligence? No, they show my rock-solid relevance. Your society expects me to fail, but how can I fail when I’ve already succeeded? In the end, me and you are a lot alike. You love your differences, but I love our similarities. Why? You can’t dislike what you can’t strike. That strength … I got it … That drive … I got that too. That determination … You already know. So don’t underestimate my people … my nation. You didn’t make us. We built ourselves. Our lives are a symbol of our ancestors. We’ll fight for each other to very end. America to me. America to us. America to all … This is the dream that we should fight for. This is my dream that I will fight for. Now and forever. And no one can tell me otherwise.
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merica to me, America to us, America to all. That is my dream. My dream is for my brothers to get up, my sisters to get up, for me to get up. Those hate-filled words they speak will turn into encouraging steps as we climb this mountain peak. We’re walking on the glass shards of existence, fighting back with the love and power of persistence. Talk less ... do more. Let them know this dream is worth fighting for. Let them know you are worth fighting for. My brother, it’s OK to cry. Your emotions make you strong. My sister, empower one another; let your healing words pierce through that uncelebrated song. Join in unity, for unity. Be together, for togetherness. We should not be comfortable letting our teachers, our students, our people … our nation … be targeted. The fears and tears of our fellow peers being tolerated. My dream is to watch my people rise. Stand tall if we fall, our fight keeps us wise. This fight is critical, holding on for our lives, our rights breathe political. We sacrifice our time and energy to this cause. And if we don’t, our cause becomes one of our fatal flaws. Trust the change. It’s what we do. Because the change always starts with you. We want to educate you without hurting you. Yeah. You heard me. We don’t want to spend our lives trying to fight people who dwell and breathe in their own arrogant igno-
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onday evening, Oak Park’s village board accepted the joint recommendations of Village Clerk Vicki Scaman and Village Manager Cara Pavlicek on how to move ahead in the handling of Freedom of Information Act requests for public information. This had become a sticking point between the two public officials and something of a rallying cry for critics of both Pavlicek and Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb. To their credit, both officials sat down last week and sorted out the issues. Their recommendations offer clarity in roles while maintaining the staffing and technology efficiencies that had driven recent procedural changes. The village clerk is now the designated chief FOIA officer for the village, a designation that had not been officially made in the nine years since the state’s updated FOIA law took effect. As the chief FOIA officer, the village clerk will receive notifications of all incoming FOIA requests. The clerk and manager will work together to identify any work flow issues related to FOIAs. These are good steps forward. We’re glad that the refinements build on the improved software technology that village hall has been aggressively adopting in all aspects of system management over the past several years. These changes were long in coming and they have, as in the case of FOIA processing, allowed a head count reduction at the hall. We are hopeful that this productive conversation will allow the elected clerk and the appointed manager to work toward other beneficial changes. Under the current system, the clerk does have a unique role as the only elected official with a full-time job and salary within village hall. However, the various duties assigned to the clerk over past decades, with the exception of required record and minutes keeping, haven’t been logical or efficient. Changes have been necessary. Going forward, Pavlicek could be more politic in undertaking any further changes in the clerk’s duties. And Scaman needs to prove the case for why the clerk’s role remains more than a holdover from past times.
Hiring at Triton Triton College, our community college, has a deserved reputation as an insular, family-run operation. That perception will happen when the chairman of the board seemingly has the position for life and comes from the most politically connected family in the district. It happens when the school continues to fail to graduate three-quarters of its students, and better than 90 percent of its African American students. And it happens when 60 percent of your students are black or Latinx and 70 percent of your top administrators are white and 76 percent of your fulltime faculty are white. This issue bubbles up now as the school’s faculty union is objecting to the decision of Mary-Rita Moore, Triton’s president, to promote a longtime faculty member and more recently dean of health careers, to the critical post of VP of Academic Affairs. The faculty notes that it respects Sue Campos but that such a critical position should have been filled after a legitimate search process. We agree entirely. Triton, of all places, should always opt for an open hiring process. Its traditions of insider hiring necessitate it. And the logic of actively recruiting a diverse set of potential candidates is too strong to simply promote another white candidate. That moment is seemingly past as Campos is set to step up following the spring retirement of the incumbent in the Academic Affairs post. But Triton, which usually operates off the radar of most voters, and is increasingly not covered by shrinking local newspapers, needs to be poked and prodded to do better. Let’s also acknowledge that Triton is not alone among community colleges with poor records on graduating its students. This is a widespread problem. We hope Ms. Campos can make headway against an academic achievement gap, the poor graduation rates and the innovation challenges that plague this critical institution.
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Being a good community member in the cold
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t’s cold as Ann Coulter’s heart in Chicago. That means many homeless people will be utilizing public spaces to keep warm. In our community, there are two options open to all homeless residents, without condition, and they are both hospitals. For background, the most vulnerable homeless population has a double diagnosis: substance abuse and mental illness. These are the folks who are unable to stay in a shelter, housing, and generally the group most looked down on and seen as inhuman. My plea is this: 1) Relax about smells: it is freezing cold and many people don’t have access to showers. 2) Relax about “weird behavior” — Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and former governor Bruce Rauner closed the majority of the community mental health hospitals. There are people without access to medical doctors, medication, or treatment. They are ill. Most shelters have policies that do not allow people with severe mental illness to stay. But they are human and need to be inside from the cold. Currently, the options for the mentally homeless population are to go to jail or a hospital. Both are unacceptable options, especially in dangerously cold weather. 3) Relax about substance abuse — stopping drug use isn’t an easy process. It damn sure doesn’t happen just because it is cold. Most shelters have policies that do not allow people who are on drugs, or intoxicated, to stay. Which means, most are left on the street or sent to jail. 4) Relax about stealing winter coats — It is cold. A proper winter coat costs upwards of $300. I can barely afford a quality winter coat. Assume if a person steals
your North Face or goose whatever, they need it more than you. If you want to do something, hold a local coat drive for quality winter coats and protective gear for the homeless. 5) Relax about yourself, and your need to be comfortable and hidden from the effects of poverty. America usually does a good job of hiding the most vulnerable citizens from those who are comfortable. When people who are not used to seeing the severely poor, severely ill, homeless, those with no health care, suffering from substance abuse, fellow humans, they immediately want them “put away from sight.” But again, it is freezing out there. Your need to live in comfort, and even your right to ride the train in your fancy warm coat, listening to your music in peace without the distractions of unpleasant poor, sick people, is not a priority. The priority is people finding warmth wherever they can. Currently, there are less than a dozen, non-jail, non-hospital, shelter options for people with serious illness. We have a crisis of morality in our city and nation as it pertains to how we treat the most vulnerable of our fellow citizens and our brothers and sisters in God. We need major policy overhauls. We also need for good people who are privileged (i.e. you and me) to show some compassion and be willing to be inconvenienced so that all people, can stay out of the deadly, bitter cold weather. ShaRhonda Knott Dawson is a west suburban resident who is involved in multiple service organizations and projects in, and around, Oak Park. Her writing can be found on her blog, sharhondatribune.com.
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The unity that holds diversity together
ost of us celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day to one degree or another, but I imagine there were some who cursed the day on which he was born. I can think of two reasons why many of us hold him up as a model to emulate. First, he held up a dream: a vision of a nation with a great deal of racial diversity being united as one people. Second, the nonviolent way he went about achieving that ideal. As you read this column, I will be half way around the world at the Asian Lutheran International Conference (ALIC) in Udon Thani, Thailand which gives me a different perspective on how to create unity in the midst of diversity. This is my third ALIC in 20 years. I’m always struck by the diversity that exists in the part of the world we call Asia. Japan is as culturally different from Thailand as our country is from Mexico in terms of language, food and social norms. When I was in Tokyo, I was struck by how orderly their society is. When a subway train would pull into the station — always right on time — the crowd on the platform would part to let the passengers getting off get through, and then they would in a businesslike, seemingly rehearsed manner enter the train. When I was in Hanoi, I experienced the opposite. Many intersections in the narrow streets in the old part of town were unregulated. No traffic lights. No stop signs. The traffic consisted mainly of motor bikes
coming from all four directions, weaving through each other to get where they were going. Talk about chaos! That’s the thing. In the 1960s, the challenge was to attain harmony and justice in the midst of racial diversity. Dr. King led a campaign to end racial discrimination at lunch counters, in corporations and in education. In that regard, our village has done pretty well. We have had Asian Americans, African Americans, and gays and lesbians serve as trustees and this time around the field of candidates for trustee is quite diverse. But in my experience, an even greater challenge is finding some kind of unity in the midst of cultural diversity. For example, one black woman I interviewed for a story said she generally felt more at home among educated people — be they black, brown or white — than she did with people of her own race. The culture we grew up in has a major impact on how we lean into life in terms of our attitudes about time, work, ethics, food, style, expression of emotion, piety, respect for authority, compliance with rules and on and on and on. So how do these ALIC people from 16 countries and many different cultures, whose primary languages span the gamut
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Getting parents to attend school board meetings In Wednesday Journal’s account of the school board candidates forum in your January 23 issue [Equity dominates King Day candidates forum, News], one focus of the article was the discussion of how the school districts might better hear the perspective of marginal or lower-income families. Perhaps the question invited the kinds of responses it received, but I was struck by candidates suggesting things like taping the board of education meetings and putting them on the website, or continuing to have some of the board meetings more like town hall forums, or providing meals and baby-sitting at school board meetings to make it easier for parents to attend. While I think trying harder to get the perspective of such families is worthwhile, I suggest it will require pro-active
from Mandarin to Tagalog to Korean, find any common ground? Delegates from Hong Kong are used to eating with chopsticks while Thais use spoons and forks. Koreans love kimchi, Japanese go for sushi, and Indians get into roti. At ALIC they find common ground by agreeing to use English during the conference plenary sessions, a language which, for 99 percent of the participants, is not their mother tongue. They make that sacrifice because they want to get something done more than they want to have their own way, and English for better for worse is the lingua franca of the world today. They also find common ground in being Christian, a minority religion in Asia, and Lutheran, which is a small denominational minority within the larger religious minority. They all have to, at least temporarily, loosen their grip on their heart languages, favorite foods and many other things in the cultures that make up their comfort zones back home. On the one hand, birds that are not of the same feather flock together by using a common but second language. On the other hand, if you look under their skin and cultural perspectives, they are very homoge-
reaching out to such families rather than sitting back and unrealistically expecting them to have any desire whatsoever to attend a school board meeting, much less watch a taped version on a website. My wife and I had a daughter go through 12 years of Oak Park public schools and while we conscientiously attended every single open-house walk-through of classes, every parent assembly led by the principal, every one-on-one conference with a teacher or guidance counselor, it never once even occurred to us to attend a meeting of the District 97 or District 200 school boards. I suspect most marginal and low-income families would share that general disinclination.
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neous in terms of what they believe. That, it seems to me, is part of the challenge that faces us back home. We have diversity in terms of what business owners expect from the village and what residents want. We see things differently in terms of religious faith or absence of it. We have generational differences. Like the participants at ALIC in Udon Thani, we will have to find some common foundational values to build on and some kind of common language to talk about how we will spend limited resources in a community where the needs are much larger than the resources available to meet them. Dr. King said people “often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they cannot communicate; they cannot communicate because they are separated.” If that is true, then one of the first orders of business is to get as much of our diversity together in the same place for the purpose of discovering what values all segments of the town have in common and thereby create a language we can use to talk about the issues facing us in a collaborative way. If it requires free beer and nachos to entice people to come out, I’ll chip in something to make it happen. Tom Holmes writes a column for our sister publication, the Forest Park Review.
A reasonable request for D97 Does District 97 really help every child learn, grow and achieve? Since late October, I have been having a discussion with personnel at Julian Middle School regarding offering Spanish tutoring before school starts at 9 a.m. My child has a need. I did not realize this would be a request that was unobtainable. Upon asking my child’s Spanish Language teacher about morning tutoring, she said no. It was offered by appointment only during one half of the lunch period, changing as needed and in the afternoon till 4 or 4:15, possibly. I explained to her that my child really needs to eat and my husband and I both work the regular 9 to 5 p.m. grind, not getting home till 5:30-6. I took my request to Principal Fitzgerald via email. After my second request, he responded. No, the Spanish teachers have other obligations; they cannot offer Spanish tutoring to students in the morning before school. This past mid-December, I took my request to Amy Warke, chief academic and accountability officer. I explained to her that I felt it was
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unreasonable. There are four Spanish teachers at Julian. My suggestion would be that the four Spanish teachers could rotate so only one of the teachers would have to come in early — one morning once a week, or maybe twice a month offering Spanish Language tutoring to the 900 plus Julian Middle School students in the morning before school. This would only conflict with their other obligations possibly once a month. Dr. Warke was very understanding and assured me she would speak to the principal. Sending Dr. Warke an email around Jan. 7 reminding her of my request, she replied in an email to contact Principal Fitzgerald. The parents and the community as a whole support Oak Park District 97 with a passion, passing increased school funding referendums, offering our personal expertise with specific skills and backgrounds, volunteering, and fundraising. My request cannot be met?
Lisa Kirk
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Finding herself
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Caroline Swain, a senior at Oak Park and River Forest High School, was recently presented the Cook County Sheriff Commitment to Service Award. To be eligible for this award, high school students must volunteer a minimum of 100 hours and write an essay. Caroline volunteered at local nonprofit agencies for 118 hours. The essay question from the Cook County Sheriff’s Office: In 100 words describe what you feel has been the value of your community service to others and yourself ? As a Food Pantry volunteer, I have contributed in serving 1,100 to 1,460 homeless families from 13 area zip codes. My volunteer work for the Friends of Oak Park Public Library’s Book Fair helped raise funds to support early literacy and learning. At the Oak Park Regional Housing Center (OPRHC), my volunteer work supported its efforts to promote racial diversity. For example, the OPRHC provides free rental service
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Oak Park needs to prune its pruning program Village of Oak Park board and manager, I’m increasingly appalled and discouraged by the village’s continued over-pruning of our parkway trees. Check this website: http://www.geocities.ws/citizenstreerescue/Citizens.html to learn about Oak Park,
and Google “Save Berwyn’s Trees” to learn about the comparable situation there. I look forward to hearing from you about your efforts to correct this practice.
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and their care partners. According to Executive Director Pamela Mahn, guests who attend the Memory Cafés are never asked to acknowledge a diagnosis. Many café participants have not received a medical diagnosis, but may just be concerned about their memories or other expressions of possible cognitive change. The focus of the Memory Café is socializing as well as creative and cultural exploration, which are activities common to all of us. … Breaking news! As we go to print, Arbor West Neighbors is organizing a community discussion on aging to which all the Oak Park trustee candidates will be invited. This event will happen before the start of early voting. Details to follow. Marc Blesoff is a former Oak Park village trustee, co-founder of the Windmills softball organization, co-creator of Sunday Night Dinner, a retired criminal defense attorney, and a novice beekeeper. He currently facilitates Conscious Aging Workshops and Wise Aging Workshops in the Chicago area.
Focus on the aging issue from page 33 On another topic, River Forest was recently recognized as a dementia friendly community by Dementia Friendly America. Kudos to Village President Cathy Adduci for her leadership on Dementia Friendly River Forest. More on this next month. … Lastly, Senior Services of Oak Park and River Forest Townships, with support from the River Forest Public Library, is sponsoring a Memory Café. Beginning this month, regular Memory Café gatherings will be held on the third Tuesday afternoon of each month, 1:30-3:30, at the Senior Services Nutrition Site, 130 S. Oak Park Ave. Memory Cafés offer a coffee house atmosphere and engaging, entertaining programs to individuals living with memory changes
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Active in Gold Star Families and VFW William John (Bill) Harris, 63, formerly of Oak Park, died on Jan. 21, 2019 at his home in Brookfield following an extended illness. A 1973 graduate of Oak Park and River Forest High School, he received additional training in heating and air conditioning and was employed by the Overhead Garage Door Company for more than 20 years. Active in the Boy Scout proWILLIAM HARRIS gram, he earned the rank of Eagle Scout while a member of Troop 8 in Oak Park. He also participated in a Drum and Bugle Corps. Following the death of his son, he was an active participant in the Gold Star Families Program and thoroughly enjoyed his time working with them. In addition, he was also involved with the Brookfield VFW Post 2868, named in remembrance of his son, Joshua. Mr. Harris was willing to give his time to his family, friends, and any others who might have needed help. He had a big smile, was a positive thinker, had a marvelous sense of humor, and was loved by all who met him. He volunteered at Hines VA Hospital. One of his last projects was to create large Christmas cutouts for the Village of Brookfield. A former member of Judson Baptist Church in Oak Park and St. John Lutheran Church in Forest Park, he was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Burr Ridge. Bill Harris is survived by his wife, Jean G. Harris; his daughters, Kristin Dutra and Kalyn; his grandchildren, Tyler and Breana; his mother, Virginia C.; and his sisters, Sandra (Edward) Quintrall, Gail, Susan and Mary (John) Raad. He was preceded in death by his son, Joshua, who died while serving in the military in Afghanistan; and his father, William A. Harris.
O B I T U A R I E S Services were held on Saturday, Jan. 26 at Trinity Lutheran Church, followed by interment at the church cemetery. The family would appreciate memorials to his church, Wellness House Hinsdale, or the Gold Star Mission.
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Realtor, taught Sunday School Mary Hemingway James, 90, of Forest Park, died on Jan. 15, 2019 in Oak Park. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, she met Bob James of Oak Park when he attended Yale University and she was a student at Mount Holyoke College. They moved to Oak Park and raised four surviving children: Pennie Ebsen (Deb Stracco), W. Robert “Bob” James III (Lucy Garrett), Donald H. James (Julie Webster), and Martha (Andrew C.) Wells. She joined the family real estate busiMARY JAMES ness, W.R. James Realtors, and actively participated in the Oak Park Board of Realtors. She took every opportunity to show her family and friends love and hospitality. At retirement, she focused her energies at Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church where she delighted in teaching Sunday school for many years. She treasured her Fair Oaks family and volunteered wherever she could at the church with great devotion. She also served at the Walk-in Ministry, now a part of Housing Forward. As her physical capabilities declined, she continued to impact her family and community by welcoming and loving all who entered her home. Her 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren will miss her light, hope, and spirit of generosity. Services to celebrate Mary’s life will be on Feb. 9, 2019, at 1 p.m. at Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church, 744 Fair Oaks Ave. in Oak Park. Memorial gifts in her honor may be sent to Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church or Housing Forward.
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Gloria Hannas, 91 Dedicated to social justice and world peace
Gloria Anne Kittell Hannas died on Dec. 18, 2018. Born on May 22, 1927 in Newark, New Jersey to Noel E. and Virgiline Kittell, she graduated from Woodbridge High School, attended Indiana University, and graduated with a B.A. in 1949. She worked for J. Walter Thompson. In 1950, she married Warren F. Hannas and lived in La Grange for 60 years. She earned a teacher’s certificate and GLORIA HANNAS began a 20-year career as a high school French teacher at Thornton Township and later Thornwood high schools. She earned her M.A. at Northwestern University in 1972. Upon her retirement, she became a private French consultant/tutor for students and for adults going abroad and was also a passionate volunteer advocate for people she felt were in need of support and freedom. She served as a commissioner from First Presbyterian Church of La Grange at the meetings of the Chicago Presbytery. She also worked with the Presbytery’s Middle East Task Force and Peacemaking Mission Team and advocated for justice in Central and South America. A progressive who spoke out for social justice and world peace, she was greatly admired for her dedication, enthusiasm, and willingness to work and received a Humanitarian Award from the La Grange NAACP. She moved to the Oak Park Arms when she needed to leave her home in La Grange because she wanted to live in a community where integrated housing was desired and where people practiced inclusion. She became an active member of First United Church of Oak Park where she attended Sunday morning adult education seminars and weekly Bible studies on a variety
of topics, and was on the church’s Faith in Action Committee. She tutored elementary children as part of the Cluster Tutoring program for inner-city youth and was active with the Oak Park Arms’ Readers Theater and its book club. She moved to Overland Park, Kansas to be near family once she needed assistance and faithfully attended Village Presbyterian Church as long as she was able. The family thanks Rev. Becky Chamberlain, Village Presbyterian Church Interim Pastor for Pastoral Care, for frequently visiting Gloria, and to Kindred Hospice, Overland Park Regional Medical Center, and Delmar Gardens of Overland Park for the excellent care they provided. She loved cats her entire life and had the pleasure of having two snowshoe cats, Lili and Sasha most recently, and Minou before them. Gloria Hannas is survived by her children, Barbara (Hannas) Johnson and Stuart Hannas; her grandchildren, Sarah Payne, and Chris Payne; her three greatgrandchildren; her niece, Cindy (Hanna) D’Esterre; and her nephews, Scott Hanna, Steve Hanna and Craig Hanna. A memorial service will be held at First Presbyterian Church of La Grange on Saturday, April 27 at 1 p.m., 150 S. Ashland. She will rest with her parents at Bronswood Cemetery following the service.
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Worshiping at 820 Ontario, Oak Park IL (First Baptist Church) 9:00 a.m.—Education Hour 10:30 a.m.—Worship
All are welcome. goodshepherdlc.org 708-848-4741
Lutheran—ELCA
United Lutheran Church
409 Greenfield Street (at Ridgeland Avenue) Oak Park Holy Communion with nursery care and children’s chapel each Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
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West Suburban Temple Har Zion
1040 N. Harlem Avenue River Forest Meet our Rabbi, Adir Glick Pray, learn, and celebrate with our caring, progressive, egalitarian community. Interfaith families are welcome. Accredited Early Childhood Program Religious School for K thru 12 Daily Morning Minyan Weekly Shabbat Services Friday 6:30pm & Saturday 10:00am Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 708.366.9000 www.wsthz.org
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920 Sunday Schedule Christian Education for All Ages 9:00am Worship Service 10:00am
Child care available 9-11am
fairoakspres.org OAK PARK MEETING OF FRIENDS (Quakers) Meeting For Worship Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at Oak Park Art League 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park Please call 708-445-8201 www.oakparkfriends.org
Roman Catholic
Ascension Catholic Church
www.unitedlutheranchurch.org
708/386-1576
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Fair Oaks
Lutheran-Independent
Grace Lutheran Church
7300 W. Division, River Forest David R. Lyle, Senior Pastor David W. Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Lauren Dow Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Ed. 9:45 a.m. Childcare Available
Grace Lutheran School
Preschool - 8th Grade Bill Koehne, Principal 366-6900, graceriverforest.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship, 9:30am Christian Education Hour 8:30am Wednesday Worship 7:00pm Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 www.stjohnforestpark.org Methodist
First United Methodist Church of Oak Park
324 N. Oak Park Avenue 708-383-4983 www.firstUMCoakpark.org Sunday School for all Ages, 9am Sunday Worship, 10am Children’s Chapel during Worship Rev. Katherine Thomas Paisley, Pastor Professionally Staffed Nursery Fellowship Time after Worship
808 S. East Ave. 708/848-2703 www.ascensionoakpark.com Worship: Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Masses 7:30, 9:00, 11 am, 5:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 pm Saturday Taize Prayer 7:30 pm First Fridays Feb.– Dec. & Jan. 1
Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor
Roman Catholic
St. Edmund Catholic Church
188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. M–F Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m. Parish Office: 708-848-4417 Religious Ed Phone: 708-848-7220
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.
Third Unitarian Church 10AM Sunday Forum 11AM Service Rev. Colleen Vahey thirdunitarianchurch.org (773) 626-9385 301 N. Mayfield, Chicago Committed to justice, not to a creed
Roman Catholic
St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park
CELEBRATING OUR 107TH YEAR! Sat. Masses: 8:30am & 5:00pm SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00am & 10:30am 10:30 Mass-Daycare for all ages CCD Sun. 9am-10:15am Reconciliation: Sat. 9am & 4pm Weekday Masses: Monday–Thursday 6:30am Church Office: 708-366-0839 CCD: 708-366-3553 www.stbern.com Pastor: Fr. Stanislaw Kuca
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Associate, Product Consulting sought by Enfusion LLC in Chicago, IL. Prfrm clnt prtflio strss tstg and cstmz rsk rptg. Apply @ www. JobPostingToday.com, REF# 70802. COMMUNITY RELATIONS INTERN The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Community Relations Intern in the Community Relations Department. This is a seasonal position that will provide assistance to the Community Relations Department, provides intake and referral services for residents to community resources, assists in investigations of landlord/ tenant complaints, etc. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http:// www.oak-park.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than February 8, 2019. ELECTRICIAN’S HELPER PART-TIME Part-time Electrician’s Helper. Must have own transportation. Call for more info 708-738-3848. ENGINEERING TECH The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Engineering Technician I in the Public Works Department. This employee performs technical engineering support tasks; prepares preliminary designs through final plans and technical drafts; makes complex calculations for various public works projects; and performs a variety of field inspections. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www. oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than January 31, 2019. Mechanical Engineer sought by Lehman Design Consultants PC in Chicago, IL to conduct design work incl. HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical systems cost effectiveness, architectural considerations, code requirements & client preferences under supervision of Partner. BS or educ. equiv in Mechanical Engrg, Architectural Engrg, or rltd Engrg field. Must also possess coursework or work exp with (i) drafting in Cad; (ii) System & technology for: Air Conditioning, Ventilation, Heating, Refrigeration, & controls; (iii) engrg & mechanical design work & system selection to provide best recommendations; & (iv) Proj Mngmnt. Resume to: Lehman Design Consultants, Attn: L. A. Navarro, Pres. Professional Engr, 4001 N Ravenswood, Ste. 303A, Chicago, IL 60613
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SYSTEMS ANALYST The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Systems Analyst in the Information Technology Department. Applicant will need to be knowledgeable and capable to apply the principles and techniques of various programming languages, database, computer programming, on-line programming and programming documentation. Additional skillsets include systems analysis and design techniques, such as database normalization, business analysis, workflow procedure, modular programming, stored procedures, and interface with operating system. Our technology environment consists of MS-SQL & Tools, Superion OneSolution CAD/RMS, CityView Permit, Licensing & Inspections, ERSI ArcGIS, Laserfiche and web software (Java, HTML, Adobe ColdFusion and Drupal).http://www. oak-park.us/ . Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than February 8, 2019.
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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT THERAPY OFFICES FOR RENT Therapy offices for rent in north Oak Park. Rehabbed building. Nicely furnished. Flexible leasing. Free parking; Free wifi; Secure building; Friendly colleagues providing referrals. Shared Waiting room; optional Conference room. Call or email with questions. Shown on Sundays. Lee 708.383.0729 drlmadden@ameritech.net
AUTO FOR SALE 2012 Honda Fit 66,000 miles, in good condition, $5000. Call 708 516 3400.
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PUBLIC NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS Public Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of River Forest, County of Cook, State of Illinois, on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Room of the Municipal Complex, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois on the following matter: The Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a zoning variation application submitted by Hank Haff, owner of the property at 1427 Jackson Avenue, who is proposing to construct a detached garage on the property. The applicant is requesting a variation to Section 10-9-5 that would allow the property to have a Lot Coverage equal to 31.96% of the Lot Area. The Zoning Code allows a maximum Lot Coverage equal to 30% of the Lot Area. The legal description of the property at 1427 Jackson Avenue is as follows: LOT 7 IN BLOCK 6 IN WILLIAM BECKMANS SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. A copy of the meeting agenda will be available to the public at the Village Hall. Clifford Radatz Secretary Zoning Board of Appeals
LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed proposals at the Office of the Village Engineer, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday February 14, 2019 and at that time will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following Village Project: 19-4, 2019 ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS. In general, the improvements consist of the removal of the existing alley pavements and garage aprons; installation of storm sewers and drainage structures; installation of concrete alley pavements and garage aprons; parkway restoration; and all appurtenant work thereto.
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Plans and proposal forms may be obtained from the office of the Village Engineer starting on Thursday, January 31, 2019 at 12:00 pm. A non-refundable deposit of $50 is required for each set of plans and specifications. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue plans and specifications only to those contractors deemed qualified. No bid documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of bid opening. All prospective bidders must prove they are pre-qualified by the Illinois Department of Transportation before receiving bid documents. This project is financed with local Village funds and federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and thus is subject to all federal rules, regulations and guidelines, including Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, Section 3, and Equal Opportunity requirements. Locally funded phases of the project are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq. THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Bill McKenna Village Engineer Published in Wednesday Journal 1/30/2019
A community meeting will be held Monday, February 18, 2019 at 6:30 pm in the Community Room in the Grove Apartments of Oak Park located at 442 S. Grove Avenue in Oak Park, Illinois. The meeting will be to discuss the proposed senior living facility development project located approximately at 711 - 725 Madison Street in Oak Park.
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y19000348 on January 15, 2019. Under the Assumed Business Name of FÁS TRÍ COMHAR with the business located at: 7214 JACKSON BLVD APT 1D, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: CHRISTINE FLYNN, 7214 JACKSON BLVD APT 1D, FOREST PARK, IL 60130
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VILLAGE OF OAK PARK, ILLINOIS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Village of Oak Park Historic Preservation Commission on February 14 at 7:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at the Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois on an application for a Certificate of Appropriateness filed by Alan Rossell to demolish two residential buildings at 1014 and 1018 Pleasant Street, Oak Park, Illinois (P.I.N.s: 16-07-302019-0000 and 16-07-302-0180000), which are located in the Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. The public hearing may be adjourned by the Historic Preservation Commission to another date without further notice other than a motion to be entered upon the minutes of the hearing fixing the time and place of the date. The Historic Preservation Commission shall issue or deny the Certificate of Appropriateness within fifteen (15) days following completion of the public hearing. For further information on this matter contact the Department of Development Customer Services, Planning Division, Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois during normal business hours in person, by telephone at (708) 358-5420 or by email historicpreservation@ oak-park.us. Published in Wednesday Journal 1/30/2019
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y19000281 on January 8, 2019. Under the Assumed Business Name of CAREER ENTERPRISES with the business located at: 300 NORTH MAPLE #3, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ROBIN ANN SHEERER, 300 NORTH MAPLE #3 OAK PARK, IL 60302. Published in Wednesday Journal 1/16, 1/23, 1/30/2019
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Owner: Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302 The Park District of Oak Park seeks bids related to the building addition and renovations of the Carroll Center in Carroll Park. The addition is slab-on-grade, Type V-B construction consisting of CMU bearing walls with steel truss structure. The addition is highly-insulated with TPO roofing, exterior fiber cement cladding, wood and drywall interior finishes, fiberglass energy-efficient windows. The addition is 3,400 square feet at a height of 20’. The renovations to the existing building will be to the interior finishes, added insulation and upgraded MEP’s. The Park District of Oak Park will receive individual sealed Bids until 2:00 p.m. (CST) on Wednesday, March 13th, 2019, at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Park District’s web- site as of 5:00 pm Wednesday, February 13th, 2019. A non-mandatory pre-bid walk-thru is scheduled for Wednesday, February 20th at 1:00 pm (CST) at 1125 S. Kenilworth, Oak Park, IL. Copies of the bidding specifications are available via the Park District of Oak Park website at: http://www.pdop.org/ bids-and-rfps/ For additional information, contact Chris Lindgren at chris.lindgren@pdop.org or (708) 725 2050. Only the bids prepared in compliance with the bidding documents will be considered. This project must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act of 2018. The Park District of Oak Park encourages minority and women owned business firms to submit bids for this project. Park District of Oak Park By: Kassie Porreca, Secretary Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 1/30/2019
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK NA F/K/A RBS CITIZENS NA Plaintiff, -v.SHEILA ARMOUR, FIRST AMERICAN BANK Defendants 18 CH 05513 2106 18TH AVENUE BROADVIEW, IL 60155 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 26, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 28, 2019, 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 2106 18TH AVENUE, BROADVIEW, IL 60155 Property Index No. 15-15-330-0170000. The real estate is improved with a residence.
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Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, 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 14-18-04423. 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. 14-18-04423 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 18 CH 05513 TJSC#: 38-9260 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. I3109529
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 14-14-11449. 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. 14-14-11449 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 010505 TJSC#: 39-487 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. I3111264
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 2007-2 TRUST, HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2 Plaintiff, -v.THERESA JACKSON, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 14 CH 010505 239 N. HILLSIDE AVENUE HILLSIDE, IL 60162 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 26, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 28, 2019, 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 239 N. HILLSIDE AVENUE, HILLSIDE, IL 60162 Property Index No. 15-18-214-039. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC; Plaintiff, vs. TAWEE PIMSARN; SOTHSRI PIMSARN; PAKDEE YU; NOOPOTH STEVAUX; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 16942 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, March 5, 2019 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. 16-17-111-026-0000.
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Commonly known as 617 South Lombard 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. 18-008379 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3110705
the above cause on July 8, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 5, 2019, 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 1928 SOUTH 1ST AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-14-315-0210000; 15-14-315-038-0000. The real estate is improved with a brown, brick, single family, two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real
estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 252205. 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. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 252205 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 15 CH 01793 TJSC#: 39-482 I3111265
close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale
other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, 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 14-17-15462. 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. 14-17-15462 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2017 CH 14351 TJSC#: 39-395 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
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.BENITO OJEDA A/K/A H. BENITO OJEDA A/K/A HORACIO B. OJEDA, LURDES MARTINEZ A/K/A LURDEZ MARTINEZ A/K/A LURDES OJEDA Defendants 15 CH 01793 1928 SOUTH 1ST AVE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.SHERRY M. FORD, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 2017 CH 14351 3911 GLADYS AVE 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 February 2, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 26, 2019, 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 3911 GLADYS AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-16-114-0260000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR CARLSBAD FUNDING MORTGAGE TRUST Plaintiff, -v.EDITH ROBLES Defendants 2018 CH 07038 3043 MARION AVE MELROSE PARK, IL 60164 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 5, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 7, 2019, 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 3043 MARION AVE, MELROSE PARK, IL 60164 Property Index No. 12-30-215-0030000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within
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twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-06081. 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. 14-18-06081 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 07038 TJSC#: 38-9620 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. I3110851
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NA SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NA SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO LASALLE BANK NA ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-AQ1; Plaintiff, vs. AMANDA MEATH AKA AMANDA K. MEATH AKA AMANDA K CRUEA; JEFFREY MEATH, JR. AKA AKA JEFFREY R. MEATH AKA JEFFREY MEATH; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA) NA; AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC.; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC; HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 10779 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 Thursday, March 7, 2019 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. 15-29-404-037-0000. Commonly known as 2823 Buckingham Ave, Westchester, IL 60154. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 150 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 981-7385. SPSL.0399F INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3110785
Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3304 WILCOX AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-16-111-0350000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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 14-16-00440. 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. 14-16-00440 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 004497 TJSC#: 39-353 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. I3110854
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.LOUIS LITTLETON A/K/A LOUIS LITTLETON JR., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA–DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, STATE OF ILLINOIS–DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE Defendants 16 CH 004497 3304 WILCOX 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 July 21, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 7, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BEAL BANK Plaintiff, vs. PATRICIA NERI, AKA PATRICIA A. NERI Defendants, 18 CH 9182 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, March 5, 2019 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. 12-33-106-018-0000. Commonly known as 10106 BELDEN, MELROSE PARK, IL 60164. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 18-019351 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3110710
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Huskies find their mojo right on time Two-time league champs gear up for a strong finish By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor
Boys basketball in the West Suburban Conference Silver Division is highly respected, with well-prepared teams and several standout players. This year is no exception. The other annual given, particularly in recent years, is Oak Park and River Forest High School dominating the standings. The two-time defending conference champs are conducting business as usual with a 7-1 record in the league. Currently, OPRF and York share first place in conference. “I said to many people that it would take us until at least January to start to fully reach our potential,” coach Matt Maloney said. “We have shown great strides at Pontiac (Christmas tournament) and through this month. We are looking to hit our stride heading into the final leg of conference and into the state playoffs.” Since their 6-4 start, the Huskies have hit their stride with seven wins in nine games.
For all their firepower offensively, their trademark “Huskie Havoc” defensive style has put the team on a steadier winning track. “Our defense has been impressive this month,” Maloney said. “We have held York to 31, Hinsdale Central to 40 and Glenbard West to 46 to name a few of our strong performances.” Offensively, the Huskies are as balanced as they are talented. Anthony Roberts leads the team in points (14.5), rebounds (7) and is tied with Chase Robinson for most steals at 2.5 per game. Robinson also averages 13.5 points, 4 rebounds and 3.5 assists, while Charlie Hoehne provides 9 points and 6 boards per game. Promising sophomore Isaiah Barnes (7.5 points, 3 rebounds) is another notable player. Maloney expects fellow sophomore Justin Cross to provide a spark the rest of the season as well. “We still have to find consistent shooting from beyond the arc,” Maloney said. “We can improve our shot selection at key moments in games as well, along with finishing
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OPRF senior Chase Robinson, with ball, is a difference-maker for the Huskies on both ends of the floor. at the free throw line.” The Huskies host a pair of challenging games this weekend. Lyons Township visits on Friday, Feb. 1 (7:30 p.m. start) followed by Evanston on Saturday, Feb. 2 (6 p.m.). “LT gave us our only conference loss earlier in the season,” Maloney said. “They have three of the top guards in the conference and have been playing well all season. We will need to neutralize their three-guard attack
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and make them count by twos and threes. “Evanston has 20 wins and has many weapons, along with versatile pieces,” he added. “They play essentially five guards and really crank up the heat defensively and have four guys who shoot 3-pointers and all five can put it to the deck. This is an opportunity for us to see where we stand heading into March since we have the toughest sectional in the state once again.”
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OPRF gymnasts fare well at league meet Huskies notch second behind Glenbard West By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor
The Oak Park and River Forest High School girls gymnastics team performed to expectations at the West Suburban Conference Silver Division meet hosted by York on Saturday, Jan. 26. Just like the regular-season standings, the Huskies placed second in conference behind defending state champion Glenbard West. OPRF tallied a score of 136.55 trailing only the Hilltoppers (147.15). York (133.925), Downers Grove North (133.625), Hinsdale Central (123.775) and Lyons Township (121.125) composed the rest of the field. Four OPRF gymnasts placed among the top 12 in the all-around scoring. Hannah Thompson took third at 36.85
OPRF senior Hannah Thompson took third place in all-around (36.85) at the West Suburban Conference Silver Division meet. Submitted photo
and Zion Phillpotts fourth at 33.825 for the Huskies. Teammates Grace Luptak (11th/32.4) and Claire Massmann (12th/31.975) also scored well. Thompson earned second in both the balance beam at 9.45 and uneven bars at 9.475. She also tied Glenbard West’s Katherine Hoban for third in the floor exercise with an 8.95. Other notable scores included Luptak scoring an 8.8 for sixth place in floor and Phillpotts posting an 8.55 to tie Maia Lee from Glenbard West for eighth on beam. OPRF will compete at the Glenbard East Regional on Thursday, Jan. 31. The competition starts at 4 p.m.
day, Simeon defeated Fenwick 64-52. In the opener, Morgan Park edged Bolingbrook 67-65 as Adam Miller made a shot in the closing seconds to pull out the victory. Miller, a nationally-ranked recruit, scored 27 points. The Friars also lost to host De La Salle in Chicago Catholic League action, Jan. 18. Hopkins led the Friars in scoring with 14 points, while Oraegbu and freshman Kaden Cobb chipped in 11 points apiece. Fenwick (11-10, 4-5 CCL) host a pair of games this weekend against Brother Rice (Feb. 1) and RBHS (Feb. 2). Both games tip off at 7 p.m.
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Senior guard Solomon Oraegbu scored 28 points and pulled down five rebounds to power Fenwick past Hersey 71-62 on Saturday. Standout sophomore forward Bryce Hopkins contributed a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds. The Friars also hosted the Martin Luther King Day City/Suburban Classic on Jan. 21. In the second game of the
Led by seniors Liam Hutchinson and Dan Lynch, host Fenwick placed first in a triangular against Brother Rice and St. Ignatius. The Friars finished with a score of 104, followed by Brother Rice (58) and St. Ignatius (39). The Friars, who went 10-0 in conference dual meets this season, host the Metro Catholic Athletic Conference Championships, on Saturday, Feb. 2 at 10 a.m.
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sults, teams are split into the Scholastic Cup (upper division) and Founders Cup (lower division). Add in their 4-0-1 start in the regular season, and the Friars are currently 15-0-3 with eight victories via shutout. Fenwick has outscored its opponents 92-18. And yet, the Friars have work to do. “From a hockey standpoint, the team definitely wants to improve,” Kaiser said. “I think everyone from a character standpoint is in a good place. We have all found a way to connect and come together as a team. “Besides becoming better hockey players, the team wants to win a state championship.” Perennial powers New Trier and Loyola are the only teams that have tied the Friars by an identical score of 3-3. However, with all due respect to the Trevians and Ramblers, Fenwick believes it can go all the way after a near-miss last season. Prior to its draw against Loyola on Nov. 18, the Friars opened the season with six wins in a row and obliterated their opponents by a scoring margin of 41-2. “We’re the team to beat; we have to stay on our toes,” Proctor said. “We have a target on our backs and we know we can’t afford to take any breaks.” Interestingly, the team comprises players from five high schools: Fenwick, Oak Park and River Forest, Trinity, Guerin and York. Three of the team’s captains are local. River Forest residents Proctor and Steadman attend OPRF and Trinity, respectively, while Emily Franciszkowicz is an Oak Parker who goes to Fenwick. Caroline Jenkins is the Friars’ fourth captain. “There’s honestly no challenge to having players from multiple high schools,” Proctor said. “I feel the same amount of loyalty to my Fenwick teammates as I do my OPRF friends. It’s a little annoying not being able to wear my hockey jersey or Fenwick apparel to school since we are rivals, but I’m still proud to be part of the Fenwick hockey
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Fenwick junior forward Ellie Kaiser (#18) is the Friars’ points leader with 32. team nonetheless.” While all-state selections have not been named yet for this year’s all-state game on Feb. 11, the Friars have plenty of candidates for that showcase. Offensively, the pair of high-scoring forwards Kaiser and Proctor power a formidable offense. Kaiser is the Friars’ points leader with 32, highlighted by a 4-goal game and 4 hat tricks, which means three goals scored in one game. Proctor (3 hat tricks) follows closely with 31 points. Franciszkowicz has been arguably the team’s most clutch player. The senior forward scored a game-winning goal with two seconds left against Naper Valley and also netted a goal with about a minute left in regulation to tie New Trier. The Friars boast four players in the top 25 for points in the state. Flores has a 95 percent save rate and 0.75 goals against average in 468 minutes. Steadman (3 goals, 3 assists this season) anchors the Friars’ defense. “Some of our greatest strengths are our depth on the bench and our ability to break the puck out of the defensive zone,” Steadman said. “Many of our games come down to a one or two goal difference, so defense becomes super-important. It also doesn’t hurt that Lena is always anchoring in net.” Other contributors include Kelly Millins (10 goals, 11 assists), Cecilia Jenkins (8 goals, 9 assists), Lindsay Sepanski (6 goals, 4 assists), Siobhan O’Connor (5 goals, 2 assists) and Caroline Jenkins (3 goals, 4 assists). Fenwick also has one of the best coaching staffs in the state. Mason Strom is the head coach and his assistants are Jess Cwik, Rebecca Shinsako and Natalie Blamires “I have played for Fenwick for the past three years, but this is the best I have ever seen the team play together,” Steadman said. “I credit much of our success to Mason Strom. He has been a steady presence in the program for so long and has been able to bring a great sense of pride to wearing the jersey.”
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Fenwick senior goalie Lena Flores, center, and junior forward Ellie Kaiser (#18), right, are returning all-state players this season. Submitted photo
Fenwick looks better than ever on ice Winning the Blackhawk Cup tops the Friars’ agenda
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owered by seven players who made the Amateur Hockey Association Illinois (AHAI) all-state team, the Fenwick High School girls hockey team (15-2-5 in 2018) advanced to the semifinals of the Blackhawk Cup last season.
With the exception of Ava Gawley, the team returns its cadre of proficient players in defensemen Sarah Steadman and Caroline Jenkins, forwards Ellie Kaiser, Erin Proctor and Cecilia Jenkins, plus standout goalie Lena Flores. With so much talent on the rink, the Friars envision an even better season this year. The team completed its tiering round of games with an undefeated record of 11-0-2 and a No. 1 ranking in the state. Those are first-time ac-
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complishments for Fenwick. “Our team dynamic is special,” Flores said. “Our greatest strength is working together as a team. When we play games as a team unselfishly, there is nobody we can’t beat.” The tiering round of games calls for every team in the Metro League playing each other once. Based on those reSee FRIARS on page 46
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