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March 1, 2017 Vol. 35, No. 28 ONE DOLLAR
JOURNAL of Oak Park and River Forest
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Gardener’s delight Homes, page 19
Another court win for VMA-backed candidates
Attorney for challengers to petition Illinois Supreme Court By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
by to listen to a wild performance by Migos while mingling with the music industry’s best and baddest.” Now imagine that you’re 24 years old — not too long removed from the mop-water and metallic scented hall-
Two incumbent candidates for the Oak Park Village Board of Trustees and a village clerk candidate got another legal victory in their effort to maintain access to the ballot in the April 4 municipal election, but the case could face another legal hurdle in the Illinois Supreme Court. Justices James Fitzgerald Smith, Cynthia Y. Cobbs and Daniel J. Pierce ruled last week that the three candidates – trustee candidates Peter Barber and Glenn Brewer and their running mate for village clerk, Lori Malinski – should be allowed access to the ballot because of precedent set by a similar case in 2005. The case brought by challengers Kevin Peppard and Robert Milstein asserts that the three candidates – endorsed by the Village Manager Association – inappropriately collected signatures needed for their nominating petition. Candidates running for office must collect at least 251 signatures – that’s equal to five percent of those who voted in the most recent municipal election – but Barber, Brewer and Malinski collected 735 signatures as a group. Milstein is a former village trustee who once was active in the VMA. Burt Odelson, Peppard’s and Milstein’s attorney,
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Children and their parents celebrate the Chinese New Year (known as the Spring Festival in China) on Feb. 25 at the Oak Park Public Library. The festivities were, shall we say, non-traditional. For more photos, visit oakpark.com.
OPRF grad earns share of a Grammy Kevin Rhomberg sings the hook on a song from Chance the Rapper’s Best Rap Album, ‘Coloring Book’
By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter
Read GQ Magazine’s short description of its Grammys after-party, thrown at the Chateau Marmont hotel in Los Angeles and co-hosted by YouTube and Chance the Rapper:
“If the hotel’s walls could talk,” GQ’s editors write, “they’d tell you [that the party] was incredibly lit. Like ‘Chance the Rapper won three Grammys’ lit. Hours after the Chicago native cleaned up, guests ranging from Katy Perry and Snoop Dogg to John Legend and Chrissy Teigen packed the fabled lob-
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OPRF student a Google Doodle finalist An Oak Park and River Forest High School student might soon find her artwork distributed on one of the most high-traffic websites on the internet – Google. OPRF junior Emma Vejcik is the Illinois finalist for Google’s national Doodle Contest, according to OPRF spokeswoman Karin Sullivan. Supporters can vote for Vejcik’s work at Doodle4Google.com through March 6. Vejcik already won a tablet computer
for being the Illinois finalist, but if she wins the national competition, she’ll get her doodle on Google’s homepage for the entire day of March 31, a $30,000 college scholarship and a $50,000 technology grant for OPRF. The theme of this Doodle Contest is “What I See For the Future.” Vejcik’s image, titled “An ‘L’-evated Future”, features a futuristic cityscape with a space-aged El train system.
Timothy Inklebarger
Dominican VP picked to lead Indiana college
Dominican University’s senior vice president for finance and administration has been selected to lead Calumet College of St. Joseph in Hammond, Indiana. Amy McCormack will become Calumet College’s seventh president on July 1. In a statement, McCormack said: “I am grateful for the role that I have been able to play, and the people I have come to know during my 26 years at Dominican. My work has introduced me to so many people in the community through the purchase of the Priory campus, the construction and renovation of several buildings, AMY MCCORMACK real estate transactions, multiple sustainability initiatives, the community leadership program, and the performing arts. My life has been enriched further by my involvement with the Ernest Hemingway Foundation, PlanItGreen and One Earth Film Festival. I am confident I will stay connected to Dominican.” She added that she will remain a resident of Oak Park and stay involved in several initiatives she presently is involved in, particularly around the area of sustainability. At Dominican University, located in River Forest, McCormack was responsible for financial planning and budgeting, capital planning, facilities and security operations, human resources, auxiliary services, risk management and performing arts, according to her Linkedin.com page. She also played an active role in sustainability initiatives and helped develop the first sustainability plan for Oak Park and River Forest and in PlanItGreen sustainability projects, university officials said.
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OPRF student Emma Vejcik is a finalist in Google’s national Doodle Contest.
Chicago Defender’s new editor
The former communications director for the Oak Park Education Foundation is now, as of Monday, the executive editor of the more-than-a-century-old Chicago Defender — perhaps the country’s most storied and influential African American newspaper, the media journalist Robert Feder announced on his blog, Feb. 27. Shari Davis Noland, of Oak Park, will step into the position after the paper’s former executive editor, Kai EL’ Zabar — the first female to hold that position at the paper — resigned last December, along with Cheryl Mainor, the paper’s publisher. The two women told Crain’s last December that their ideas for the paper diverged from the vision of its majority owner, Real Times Media of Detroit, which they said is more focused on enhancing the paper’s business events, the most important of which is the annual Bud Billiken Parade. Noland has journalism degrees from Northwestern University and the University of Missouri. She’s married to Terry Noland, the executive editor of Chicago magazine.
Michael Romain
Butch McGuire’s saloon decor to be auctioned
John Toomey Gallery, 818 North Blvd. in Oak Park, will auction more than 200 pieces from the saloon’s collection on Saturday, March 4. A selection of items from the Robert E. “Butch” McGuire Collection will be available. It has been 11 years this May since Butch passed away at the age of 76, but his name, through the eponymous saloon, Butch McGuire’s at 20 W. Division St. in Chicago, continues to live on. Some of you may have a (hazy) recollection of being there. The items in the upcoming auction are being retired from their rotation. The collection’s diverse offerings include: framed art, prints and posters, nautical and maritime objects, antique English pub signs, breweriana and advertising mirrors, steins and mugs, Waterford crystal, carved wood elements and architectural hardware, sports memorabilia, and more. McGuire has been described as “an avid and savvy collector of everything bar or nautical related and decorated his bar extensively.” He founded Butch McGuire’s Saloon in 1961, after borrowing $1,500 from his mother. The bar, popular since its opening, has over the years become a Chicago institution. His son now runs the 56-year-old establishment. The auction begins this Saturday at 10 a.m. An open preview leading up to the auction will be held through March 3 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. In addition,
there will be an extended evening preview on Thursday, March 2 from 5 to 7 p.m
Fat Paczki Tuesday! Did you get your paczkis (pronounced POONCH-keys) on Mardi Gras (aka “Fat Tuesday”) at Oak Park Bakery? If you did, you weren’t alone. The bakery reports they were hoping to break last year’s record of 13,000. That’s right, 13,000. That’s a passel of paczkis.
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We, Robot
For the first time in the event’s history, the Oak Park Education Foundation will host the annual Illinois Middle School VEX Robotics State Championship in Oak Park. The March 4 event will be held at Julian Middle School, 416 Ridgeland Ave. Doors open to teams at 7 a.m., with the competition scheduled to last until 4 p.m. Thirteen teams from Julian and Brooks will compete for the top prize. The room, suffice it to say, will be full of all forms of artificial intelligence. This event is free and open to the public — humans are welcome, too.
Michael Romain
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HALE for health Thursday, March 2 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 19th Century Club: The 2nd Annual Health and Longevity Expo (HALE), sponsored by the Oak Park Senior Center, Lifelong Learning, features 30 local organizations specializing in providing services to older adults. No registration required. Free admission. 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park.
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March 3-12 at various local venues: Green Community Connections and a volunteer throng of 300 have created the 6th annual One Earth Film Festival, now spanning two weekends. This year you have a choice of 30 films in 39 venues across Chicagoland, many of them local. Each film has a facilitated program afterward. Check out the films and schedule on http://www.oneearthfilmfest.org/ or see the brochure for the local viewings http://tinyurl.com/h94ocnu.
Local screenings
1. “How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change,” 7 p.m., Thursday, March 2, Dominican University, Lund Auditorium, 7900 W. Division St., River Forest 2. “Sustainable,” 10 a.m., Saturday, March 5, Classic Cinemas Lake Theater, 1022 Lake St., Oak Park 3. Family/Children’s Films (age 9-13+), 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 4, Oak Park Public Library Veterans Room, 834 Lake St., Oak Park 4. “At the Fork,” 2:30 p.m., Saturday, March 4, Oak Park Public Library, Veterans Room, 834 Lake St., Oak Park 5. “Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things,” 7 p.m., Saturday, March 4, Good Earth Greenhouse, 7900 Madison St., River Forest 6. “A Small Good Thing,” 12:30 p.m., Sunday, March 5, St. Giles Catholic Church, McDonough Hall, 2nd Fl., 1101 N. Columbian Ave., Oak Park
Laugh therapy
Dan Weber in concert
Saturday, March 4 at 8 p.m., Open Door Theater: Instead of spending March curled up on the couch wondering if winter will ever end, go to Open Door to see The Therapy Players. How many psychotherapists does it take to make a crowd laugh? Find out at 902 S. Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park.
Thursday, March 2 at 7 p.m., Oak Park Public Library Veterans Room: A free folk music concert by awardwinning songwriter Dan Weber who has been described as “The Classic Mid-Life Overnight Sensation” after bursting onto the festival scene in 2010 to a standing ovation at the Sisters Folk Festival for his engaging set in the Dave Carter songwriting contest. This spring Folk Music Concert is sponsored by the Friends of the Oak Park Public Library. 834 Lake St.
BIG WEEK Momenta’s 35th Saturdays, March 4 and 11 at 8 p.m. and Sundays, March 5 and 12 at 7 p.m., Doris Humphrey Memorial Theatre, Oak Park: The celebration of Momenta’s 35th anniversary, works include Fire Dance by Loie Fuller, Sonata Pathetique by Doris Humphrey and Ruth St. Denis, as well as new works by Connor Cornelius, Sarah Cullen Fuller and Ginger Lane. Saturday matinees are at 3 p.m., Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Adults $20, seniors $10 and students $5. Academy of Movement and Music, 605 Lake St., Oak Park. Call 708-848-2329. Visit www.academyofmovementandmusic.com or www.momentadances.org.
Jazz Thaw Saturday, March 4 from 3 to 10 p.m. at ntown various local restaurants, Downtown Oak Park: A dozen jazz performances, live musicic in nine local eateries. Ordering from thee host ssion restaurant’s menu is optional. Admission is free. Donny Nicilo, 3-6 p.m. at The Little Gem Restaurant + Bar, 189 N. Marion St. Barry Winograd Duo, 3-6 p.m. at Lake Street Kitchen + Bar, 1101 Lake St. Typhanie Monique/Neal Alger Duo, 3-6 p.m.
More than Frida Monday, March 6 at 1:15 p.m., 19th Century Club: Paulina Lopez from the National Museum of Mexican Art education department presents “Women Mexican Artists – More than Frida Kahlo,” a program showcasing works in a variety of mediums by women artists of modern Mexico. Nineteenth Century Charitable Association, 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park. Call 708-386-2729 or visit www.nineteenthcentury.org
at La NNotte Ristorante Italiano, 118 N. Marion St. Alexis Lombre Trio, 3-6 p.m. at Bar Louie, 1122 Lake St St. Peter Lerner Trio, 3-6 p.m. at Khyber Pass, 1031 La Lake St. Darwin Noguera Latin Jazz Trio, 3-6 p.m. at Sushi House, 1107 Lake St. Petra van Nuis Duo with Andy Pratt, 5-8 p.m p.m. at Mancini’s Italian Bistro, 1111 Lake St. San Sanctified Grumblers, 5-8 p.m. at Q-BBQ, 124 N. M Marion St. PPaull Abella Trio, 5-8 p.m. at The Beer Shop, 1026 North Blvd. Hans Luchs Trio, 7-10 p.m. at Bar Louie. Chris Greene Quartet, 7-10 p.m. at Khyber Pass. Rajiv Halim Quintet, 7-10 p.m. at Sushi House.
Midlife Maze Wednesday, March 8 at 7 p.m., Oak Park Public Library, Veterans Room: A book talk will be presented by Janis Johnston, an Oak Park psychologist and author of Midlife Maze: A Map to Recovery and Rediscovery After Loss. No registration required. Free admission. 834 Lake Street, Oak Park.
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Oak Park Concert Chorale Sunday, April 2 at 4 p.m., Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest: The spring concert features Late Renaissance choral gems from England, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands. General Admission is $18 in advance and $20 at the door; Seniors (age 65+)/Students (age 13+) are $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Children age 12 and under are free. Group Rates are available. Tickets can also be purchased online at our website: www.oakparkconcertchorale.org or by phone, 708-848-2130 or email, info@ OakParkConcertChorale.org or at the door. 7300 Division St.
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A supercalifragilisticexpialidicious musical By DOUG DEUCHLER
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f you’ve never experienced the big winter musical at Oak Park & River Forest High School, three performances remain of Mary Poppins this weekend. The dazzling, colorful production is amazing in many wonderful ways. The student talent on display is top-notch. It’s a worthwhile experience for all ages. The show, which ran for 2,619 performances on Broadway between 2006 and 2013, is largely based on the beloved 1964 Walt Disney film. But as you may know, author P. L. Travers was unhappy with Julie Andrews’ “sugary-sweet” take on the role, even though she won the Best Actress Oscar that year for her performance. When Travers, in her 90s, finally softened enough to permit a stage musical built on her Mary Poppins stories, she insisted that no one connected with the movie could be involved and that the new creative team must be all British. So the musical is noticeably different from the original Disney classic. The script, in fact, was written by Julian Fellowes, mastermind of Downton Abbey. Director Michelle Bayer works wonders with this huge, ambitious show. At times there are over 110 students onstage. There are also 25 in the pit (orchestra), and at least 40 in the crew. These vital individuals include everyone from student carpenters and electricians to flying operators and running crew. I wish I could name them all. Mary Poppins is like The Wizard of Oz in that the original film version is so iconic, any new version can initially seem a bit disorienting at first. No tap-dancing penguins here, for instance. But this big show about a mystical nanny is still full of fun. Old favorite tunes lifted from the movie, like “Spoonful of Sugar,” “Let’s Go Fly a Kite,” and everyone’s favorite tongue-twister, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” are still there, often expanded. “Chim Chim Cheree” actually bookends the show, plus additional songs, like “Playing the Game,” in which neglected toys creepily come to life. The leads all have great singing and dancing prowess. In the title role, Elizabeth Maguire has a great voice, strong comedic timing and impeccable diction. Jonas Talandis is agile and effervescent as Bert, the happygo-lucky, cockney chimney-sweep played by Dick Van Dyke in the film. And yes, there is flying! Mary Poppins and her magic umbrella sail high above
the stage several times and acrobatic Bert dances upside down across the stage proscenium. This spectacle is as thrilling as a high-wire act. The plot focuses on the Banks children, a young brother (Gabe Darley) and sister (Grace Irving) who are out of control and need a firmer hand. Today we might call the Banks household a dysfunctional family. Mr. Banks (Ian Duignan) is a pompous, statusobsessed investment banker who is coldly distant and emotionally absent. In the film, Mrs. Banks was a frisky suffragette but here she’s a lonely former actress unable to get her workaholic husband’s attention. This expanded domestic back story undoubtedly appeals to the adult audience. No-nonsense Mary Poppins, who arrives in the nick of time to save the day, has a profound effect on the whole family. She takes the kids on thrilling adventures, teaching them life lessons along the way. The huge set keeps morphing — from a city park to the Banks’ kitchen. It’s amazing to behold, with a large section that opens like a giant Edwardian dollhouse. A colorful number, “Jolly Holiday,” features statues in the park that unexpectedly come alive. Sarah Danganan is especially good in this episode. The stressed-out housekeeper who gets big laughs is Julie Cozette. The extended “Step in Time” dance featuring a gang of sooty chimney-sweeps is so wonderful it’s worth the price of admission. Connor Cornelius did the choreography. Jeffrey G. Kelly designed the 1910-era costumes, over 300 different outfits in the show. The stage manager is Benjamin Brotman. Kat Woodworth designed the lighting. Kevin Goffard is the technical director. This technically demanding production with its lively young cast delivering strong performances would be a perfect way to introduce children to live theater and the opportunities ahead for them when they reach the high school. Three performances in the school’s auditorium at 201 N. Scoville: Friday, March 3 and Saturday, March 4 at 7:30, with a matinee Sunday, March 5 at 3. Tickets cost $10. Students and seniors are $8.
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Oak Park and River Forest High School invites you to attend the
Superintendent’s Listening Tour TWO MORE SESSIONS REMAINING! Enjoy a complimentary light meal and dialogue. Several dozen community members have participated in the three previous sessions. We hope you’ll join us to make your voice heard as well. Dr. Pruitt-Adams with Huskie, welcoming new freshmen to their first day of high school.
What is OPRF doing well? How could we improve? Dr. Joylynn Pruitt-Adams, new superintendent of District 200, invites all community members to attend a session and share your thoughts! Free babysitting provided.
RSVP to http://bit.ly/2kkgdPS ...OR 708.434.3691 ...OR ksullivan@oprfhs.org Wed., March 15, 2017 RSVP by March 8 Irving ElementarySchool 1125 S. Cuyler Ave., Oak Park 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sat., March 18, 2017 RSVP by March 11 Roosevelt Middle School 7560 Oak Ave., River Forest 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
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ell, welcome to Oak Park. And congratulations on buying the loveliest home Oak Park has to offer. You bet. Yes, right here on North Kenilworth Avenue. Wednesday Journal Facebook fans became all agape and a-twitter when your lovely, sweeping, super-sized, yet understated, hydrangea bejeweled, Queen Anne Victorian, grey home was first listed. And, you say, you negotiated the price down to just a shade over $2 mil. How very astute of you! Those savings off the asking price will likely come in handy going forward. You did notice the property taxes, now, didn’t you? Yep, you’re right, they were just a shade under $50,000 when you signed all those pesky papers at closing. You do know that property taxes come due every year, right? OK, good. Wanted to mention to you that since you closed and before you moved in, Oak Parkers did go to the ballot box back in April and approved two property tax referendums for the elementary schools. That just might make a little upward ding on that $50,000 bill. Yes, most certainly, you’ll now be oh, at least a shade north of $50K. But, you do have one of our mighty good elementary schools, Holmes School, right up the street from you. Yes, at Chicago Avenue. Most mornings you’ll hear the pitter patter of curious, bright and fully taxinfused little children as they make their way to school. And by a year from now, you’ll be getting the construction noise and dust from the expansion of Holmes School that your neighbors just voted for. You might need to schedule an extra washing for those gracious, tall windows. And, by the way, your neighbors all agree you need to invest in shades. All the school board members at District 97, yes, those are the public elementary schools, appreciate you buying this house and paying the taxes. Do you have kids? No? Not yet? All the better. Pure profit, as educators like to joke. But they did send me over — and sitting on this wraparound porch is just lovely. You have anything stronger than
this lemonade? For you, I mean. I’m fine. Anywho, the school board wanted me to walk you through the pizza pie analysis that we traditionally like to trot out anytime we hike the old tax bill. Makes it more understandable, you see, when we compare the modest little tax increase to pizzas consumed. No, not sure who first thought of it. But, yes, they were geniuses. So let’s do the math. Say you were paying, oh, $48,000 annually in property taxes on this little shack. The D97 hike works out to, I’m told, about $74 more for every $1,000 in property taxes you are currently paying. So, 48 times $74 equals a puny $3,552 annual increase. Not so bad. Now let’s do it in pizza math! Average pizza for two well-toned people like you might go for $20 a pie. Divide $20 into $3,552. Well, now, you’re going to be eating a lot of pizza. Did I mention we have some really award-winning pizza places in your new hometown. Seems you’ll be eating 3.41 pizzas per week. Maybe, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and, sometimes, Saturday nights. Just before I go, don’t want to let this slip my mind, and, everyone has to move in sometime, but just before you closed, all the property in Oak Park and River Forest got reassessed by those meanies down at the Cook County government. Happens every three years. Just possible your taxes could go up a smidge. Good news, it means your house is worth even more! Bad news is more pizza. Sometimes you’ll find a good coupon in Wednesday Journal.
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BIG IDEA: Deno Andrews pitches his “Big Idea” Feb. 22 at Wire for the Oak ParkRiver Forest Community Foundation’s “Big Idea” contest.
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Rescue Foundation wins Big Idea grant
Nonprofit will expand program aimed at reducing ex-offender recidivism By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation’s Entrepreneurs Leaders in Philanthropy group has named Rescue Foundation the winner of its Big Idea contest, which provides a $50,000 grant for socialimpact-driven business ideas. The Rescue Foundation is a nonprofit organization run by Deno Andrews, owner of Felony Franks, the fast-food restaurant at 6427 W. North Ave., which aims to provide work training and opportunities, advocacy and support for ex-offenders. Andrews also is a candidate for Oak Park village trustee in the upcoming April 4 municipal election. Andrews said the foundation’s goal is to reduce recidivism for ex-offenders. He said that in the two years since Felony Franks opened in Oak Park, the recidivism rate of his employees has been zero. That compares with the average of roughly half of all exoffenders returning to prison within three years, he said. “Our methodology works because we’re not trying to save the world all at once,” Andrews said. “We have 10 people we’re working with rather than 100.” The foundation, he said, has worked to help reduce parole for ex-offenders released from prison in a number of ways: helping secure temporary housing for one employee and advocating to reduce the length of parole for another by providing a recommendation to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. Andrews said the advocacy aspect of Rescue Foundation is handled by himself and a network of 20-30 volunteers. “We have more advocates than we need for Felony Franks,” Andrews said.
He said the “Big Idea” seed grant will help him expand the Rescue Foundation’s efforts by encouraging local businesses to adopt his model. “Our Phase 1 is to go to the community and encourage companies to start hiring exoffenders,” he said. Andrews said he would be doing the initial outreach with the message that hiring exoffenders is not as risky as one might think and that public support for progressive hiring practices can help bring in business in a community that supports such efforts. Rescue Foundation also supports his method of cross-training employees, which he says on his foundation’s website “allows each staff member to learn how to do every task in the company, from cooking and cleaning to management responsibilities.” Andrews said the method already is being used by Fortune 100 companies and is an effective way of teaching employees leadership skills they can take to their next job. Recidivism, he added, is largely linked to a lack of education and training. The decentralized management style teaches critical thinking and decision-making skills. “At Felony Franks, there is no manager; [employees] are taught leadership by working together to accomplish the goals of the business,” he said. Rescue Foundation was one of five finalists in the “Big Idea” contest. This is the second year Community Foundation has awarded the grant. The finalists pitched their ideas before the winner was announced at a Wire nightclub dinner on Feb. 22. The other four finalists were: Contemporary Visual Arts Hub, which develops art spaces through permanent installations and pop-up storefronts; 100% College Ready, which aims to prepare OPRF High School students for college; Lawns To Gardens, which encourages convert of lawns to edible gardens and landscapes; and Take2, which provides affordable in-home services for seniors. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
MARCH AT OPEN DOOR THE THERAPY PLAYERS
Saturday, March 4 @ 8PM
How many psychotherapists does it take to make a crowd laugh? These professional therapists have laughs to keep you JUNG, so come find out when The Therapy Players take the stage.
AN EVENING WITH CLAUDIA SCHMIDT Friday, March 10 @ 8PM "Claudia Schmidt is a true artist she has talent AND genius" The Boston Globe No one has more fun on stage than Claudia Schmidt with her soaring 4 octave voice, 12 string guitar and mountain dulcimer, songs, stories, poems - you will be taken on a wonderful, energizing journey.
THE CREATION OF GUYS AND DOLLS Sunday, March 12 @ 2:30PM
This 1950 show has been called the perfect musical. Charles Troy shares with you the amusing - no, preposterous - story of its creation. Featuring live performances by Chicago cabaret artists Hilary Ann Feldman and Johnny Rodgers.
STOMP AND SHOUT RETURNS Saturday, March 18 @ 10:30AM
For our youngest audiences and those young at heart. Join the Stomp and Shout Jam Band for an interactive, imaginative concert featuring original tunes and rock and roll favorites. Go on an adventure, move your body in cool kid ways, make stories sing and jam-out with instruments.
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Open Door Theater 902 S. Ridgeland | Oak Park, Il 60304
A dance showcase, on ice! Friday, March 17 at 6:30 pm Saturday, March 18 at 6:30 pm Doors open at 6 pm Friday and Saturday
Sunday, March 19 at 2 pm Doors open at 1:30 pm
The annual Ice Show is the highlight of our Learn to Skate Academy and showcases the accomplishments of all of our skaters, from beginniners to advanced, pre-schoolers to teens, and even hockey players.
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Salzman says goodbye to village board
Oak Park colleagues give fond farewell to outgoing trustee By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
The Oak Park village trustees said their goodbyes last week to colleague Adam Salzman, who announced last month his resignation from the board for a new job as executive director of the Chicago Legal Clinic. Salzman served six years on the board of trustees and prior to that was chairman of the Disability Access Commission. He also steps down from his position as local liquor control commissioner. Salzman’s last day on the job was Feb. 21. “I really believe that Adam will be remembered as one of our greatest trustees ever,” Oak Park Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb said at the Feb. 21 board meeting. “In pursuit of being a great public servant, you set an example for the rest of us to follow. You’re a man of great judgment, integrity and a great legal mind.” Abu-Taleb described Salzman as a trustee who did his homework and was always prepared with tough questions. “You always treated the staff and residents and the press with respect,” he said. Salzman is known as a village trustee in Oak Park, but the attorney also made headlines in 2015 when he was given the chiefof-staff job for Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin (D-1st). Salzman resigned from the position in late 2016. He moved to Oak Park from Los Angeles in 2005 for a job with the Cook County Pub-
lic Guardian’s Office, where he represented ing. “Bob and I said, ‘We’re going to get right children in the foster care system. He later on that.’” joined the law offices of Thomas Duda in ArSalzman and Tucker knocked on several lington Heights and in 2011 launched his on more doors and then got to the southeast law practice. corner of the block where they met another He was recruited to run for the board of future constituent who also had a big probtrustees by former Oak Park Trustee Ray lem, but from the other side of the snow shoveling debate. Johnson. Former Village Clerk “We pay really high taxes in Sandra Sokol first encouraged this town, and we expect firsthim to join the Disability Access rate services. Don’t you think Commission. we have the right to expect Salzman is probably most closequality services?” she asked, ly linked to Trustee Bob Tucker, according to Salzman. who was a Village Manager As“Yes, ma’am,” Salzman and sociation-slated running mate in Tucker replied. 2011. “She said, ‘Then why on “He’s not dead; he’s not even ill; he’s not even leaving town,” earth should it be my responsiADAM SALZMAN Tucker joked at the sendoff for bility to shovel my sidewalk?’” Salzman. Salzman recalled, adding that Tucker said Salzman’s legacy on the board the woman considered it “an outrage.” would be for his incredible civility. “Civility “Almost in unison we said we’re going is really hard,” Tucker said of the position to get right on that,” Salzman said, saying that requires working with people who have it was his first lesson in the competing dediffering opinions. mands of taxpayers. Salzman gave his own reminiscence of Salzman said that although he’s seen maserving on the board, fondly recalling his jor changes in the village during his time in first time on the campaign trail knocking public office – such as multiple real estate on doors with Tucker to collect signatures developments downtown and in the works to appear on the ballot. elsewhere in the village – some of the most It was the winter of 2011 and there was a gratifying changes involved smaller changes blizzard that had buried Oak Park in several that improve the quality of life in the village. feet of snow, Salzman said. The first door they Overhead sewer protection for flooding, knocked on was answered by a resident upset establishment of affordable housing at the that many neighbors had not shoveled snow Grove Apartments and installation of Divon the sidewalks in front of their homes. vy bike-sharing stations around town are “How come the police aren’t enforcing among the improvements Salzman thinks [the law]?” Salzman recalled the man ask- of most fondly.
Trustee ButtonOtt named Liquor Commissioner The Oak Park Board of Trustees voted unanimously last week to appoint Trustee Andrea Button-Ott to serve as commissioner of the Oak Park Liquor Control Review Board. The commissioner acts as a liaison between the liquor board and the Oak Park Board of Trustees. She succeeds Trustee Adam Salzman, who resigned from the board of trustees and the liquor commission for a new job as executive director of the Chicago Legal Clinic. The Liquor Control Review Board is the first stop in the village for businesses seeking a liquor license, but only acts as an advisory commission to the full board of trustees, which ultimately decides on granting liquor licenses.
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Those improvements and others “are the small, incremental decisions that make a difference in people’s lives,” he said. “The truth is I’ve received more from this experience than I could ever hope to give back,” Salzman said. “The privilege is real and profound. I’ll always treasure the time I spent in this room and in this role.” CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
A brave new world of parking
Oak Park trustees work to overhaul outdated parking policies By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Oak Parkers could see major changes in parking village-wide over the next year as the board of trustees works to modernize a system that many find confusing. Julie Dixon, of parking consulting firm Dixon Resources Unlimited, told trustees at a Feb. 27 meeting that the village should consider making incremental investments in parking changes to make sure their solutions to parking problems in Oak Park are sustainable. Dixon said the village has more than 120 permit ordinances that need to be streamlined into five to 10. “Today you have a permit system that – I will just use the term overwhelming,” she said, noting that parking rules can be particularly confusing for new residents.
She suggested the board consider implementing new technology that would help cut costs. Implementing a new parking management system, for example, would create one-stop shopping for vehicle stickers and permit citation management. Customers could handle their own accounts under such a self-sufficient system, she said. Dixon’s vision for the future of Oak Park parking also could establish an automated license plate recognition (LPR) system that would better manage enforcement and monitor the validity of vehicles in various parking zones without requiring parking enforcement workers to walk around with handheld computers that check vehicles individually. The LPR system also could be used to allow motorists to pay to park in village-owned parking garages automatically, she said. “Parking has to be simple and it has to be easy to use,” she said. Trustee Andrea Button-Ott said the current system is “the antithesis of simple and intuitive.” Dixon said the village is already using the
Passport Parking smartphone app that allows motorists to pay for about 20 to 25 percent of the metered parking in the village. That’s significantly higher than the industry standard of about 5 percent, Dixon said. Jill Velan, Oak Park director of parking and mobility services, said it’s an encouraging statistic. “It tells us people are engaging the technology here, and that’s going to be helpful,” Velan said. Dixon said the village also should consider options such as differential rate structures that increase during certain times of the day and “pay-to-stay” premiums for those who want to park at metered spots for long periods of time. She said other technology initiatives could help defray workforce costs, such as using electronic car boots for vehicles that are booted by the village. The devices that are used to lock up the vehicles of scofflaw motorists until they pay their tickets have become more sophisticated, she said. The newer boots allow motorists to pay their fines online and then remove the boot
manually. If booted motorists do not return the boot within a certain amount of time, they are charged with purchasing the device, Dixon said. Dixon said it’s best to implement new parking technology gradually to give time to test new methods, because “technology is evolving at such a rapid pace.” She encouraged officials clearly communicate changes to residents concerning the parking overhaul and to be mindful of establishing a “scalable system that can grow and adapt with your community.” The special meeting that focused on parking technology best practices is one of a series throughout trustees are holding throughout the course of the year. The next parking meeting, which will address parking signage recommendations will be held later this month. A date has not yet been scheduled.
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Oak Park manager gets $10K raise
Pavlicek’s pay boosted to $187,000 per year By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
The Oak Park Board of Trustees approved a $10,000 raise for Village Manager Cara Pavlicek, an increase that brings her annual pay to $187,000. Pavlicek was chosen for the position in January 2013. That year the village manager made $156,961. This year’s pay raise represents a 19 percent increase in pay since 2013. Pavlicek’s salary was bumped slightly in 2014 to $158,526. The board voted Pavlicek at $7,500 raise in 2015 and an $11,000 raise in 2016. The roughly 6-percent pay increase – approved unanimously by the board with Trustee Colette Lueck absent – was announced as part of the board of trustees’ annual review of the village manager. Trustees provided little discussion as to the reason for the increase other than to note that they were happy with her performance in the position. The manager’s
review is conducted confidentially and not released to the public. “While [the review] is a confidential document, I think it’s fair to say that the board obviously feels Cara is providing great value to the village,” said Trustee Peter Barber. “We’re very pleased with how she’s performing. “Like everyone she has areas of strength and areas to grow, but we are confident she is the right village manager for us, and we’re very excited that we’re giving her a raise and seeking to have her be around for a longer time.” Trustee Glenn Brewer also praised Pavlicek saying she is “the right manager for us at this time.” “We are very appreciative of your leadership and hope that the action we are taking now demonstrates that to you,” Brewer said. Oak Park Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb also said the village was lucky to have Pavlicek at the helm. “The culture at village hall has changed and is positive now,” he said, noting that under Pavlicek’s tenure the Building Department was revamped and economic development “is going really well.”
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PAY RAISE: Village Manager Cara Pavlicek received a $10,000 raise to $187,000 a year. “There’s harmony here and Cara is always keeping all of us together and keeping us informed about all the issues the village faces,” Abu-Taleb said. “We are lucky to have you. You’re a keeper. Keep it up.” The decision comes about four months after trustees voted to more than double their own annual compensation. The mayor’s pay
went from $10,800 to $25,200 and trustees saw their pay jump from $7,200 to $15,000. The village clerk’s annual pay of $76,625 was the only elected official position pay that did not increase. Lueck and Barber were the only two no votes on the mayor and trustee pay increases. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
Candidate forums planned for upcoming village election League of Women Voters and Buzz Café to hold forums By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
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Help save the monarch butterfly! Did you know you can help save the monarch butterfly? Did you even know they needed saving? Well, now you do. The Oak Park Board of Trustees on Tuesday, Feb. 21 approved a resolution declaring Mayor’s Monarch Pledge Day in support of efforts by the National Wildlife Federation to save the insect. The National Wildlife Federation state’s on its website that the species has seen its populations decline by 90 percent over the
last 20 years. The resolution approved by board notes “every citizen of Oak Park can make a difference for the monarch by planting native milkweed and nectar plants to provide habitat” for the insects. More information on the monarch is available on National Wildlife Federation’s “Mayor’s Monarch Pledge” webpage.
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Oak Parkers can learn more about candidates for Oak Park Board of Trustees, village clerk, school boards, library board and village president throughout the month of March at forums planned by the League of Women Voters and Buzz Café. The election is April 4. The League of Women Voters forums will be held on: ■ March 1 – Oak Park village clerk and Oak Park village trustee forums will be in the Veterans Room of the Oak Park Library, 834 Lake St., Oak Park. The village clerk candidate forum runs from 6:45-7:25 p.m. The village trustee candidate forum runs from 7:30-8:30 p.m. ■ March 7 – Oak Park library board forum will be held at the Oak Park Township Senior Room, 130 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, from 7 to 8 p.m. ■ March 13 – Oak Park School District 200 candidate forum will be held at Werner Auditorium, Concordia University, 7400 Augusta St., River Forest, from 7 to 8:15 p.m.
■ March 20 – A school District 97 referenda forum will be held at Beye Elementary School, 230 N. Cuyler Ave., Oak Park, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
A series of candidate forums at Buzz Café, 905 S. Lombard Ave., Oak Park, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on: ■ March 2 – Oak Park library board forum ■ March 7 – River Forest village president, trustee and clerk forum ■ March 9 – Oak Park village president, trustee and clerk forum ■ March 16 – Oak Park School District 97 forum ■ March 23 – Oak Park School District 200 forum
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D200 board hires new assistant superintendent
Greg Johnson will replace Phil Prale starting July 1 By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter
Greg Johnson will replace Phil Prale as District 200’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction starting July 1 During a Feb. 23 regular meeting, the Oak Park and River Forest High School board unanimously approved the hiring of Gregory Johnson as the new assistant superintendent. Johnson will replace Phil Prale in that role on July 1. Prale is retiring after serving in the position for 13 years. Johnson has served as principal of Centennial High School in Champaign, Illinois since 2010. The school serves 1,500
students, roughly 40 percent of whom are white, 35 percent of whom are black, 11 percent of whom are Asian and 8 percent of whom are Hispanic. “The school is also economically diverse, with about half of its families qualifying as low income,” according to a statement the district released on Johnson’s hiring last week. District officials said that Johnson was chosen from a pool of nearly 36 candidates. He has prior experience in “course-team collaboration, curriculum development, standards-based grading, Equal Opportunity Schools implementation, and professional development,” the district’s statement reads. “Greg not only has a great deal of experience in curriculum development tied to improved student outcomes, but he
OPRF Citizens Council changes name
Advisory body to be called Community Council in order to shake negative connotations By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter
The Oak Park and River Forest High School Citizens Council will no longer be referred to by that name after the group unanimously voted to change its bylaws on Feb. 9. The group — which is responsible for “encouraging community and parent awareness of the high school and understanding of school issues and needs,” according to its bylaws — will now be called the Community Council. “It was brought to the attention by one of our board members, my co-chair [Wendy Daniels], that in the 1950s, there were groups who called themselves White Citizens Councils, or Citizens Councils, and their main purpose was to harass people of color through economic, and [other] means,” said Karin Danganan, the council’s co-chair. “We do not believe that the Citizens Council at OPRF had any connection to those groups, but we also want to eliminate any possible negative connotation,” she said. “In addition, we felt the name Community Council connotes a more positive reflection of who we are working together.” District 200 board member Jennifer Cassell said that, over the last year, she had been hearing from citizens who were concerned about the name and that
she brought the issue to “prior district leadership.” Cassell thanked the leadership of the Community Council for making the name change and she thanked Dr. Joylynn PruittAdams for putting the discussion about the name-change out in the open. “It’s important that we’re mindful of these daily micro-aggressions that our students of color and our families of color are dealing with,” Cassell said. “The name of the organization was one of them.” District 200 board President Jeff Weissglass said that he was informed of the previous name’s troublesome connotations by Cassell. In addition to the name-change, the council also changed its bylaws respecting membership. Now, no members of the council can receive automatic renewal of their membership if they don’t have at least a 50 percent attendance rate or haven’t provided sufficient explanation for the poor attendance to a council member. There are currently 45 council members, Danganan. “The large majority of council members are very, very good attendees, but every year we get one or two out of the 45 who either very rarely, or don’t, come to a meeting,” she said. In the past, anyone who completed a two-year term would automatically be considered for a second term. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com
also has a true passion for the work,” said D200 Supt. Dr. Joylynn Pruitt-Adams. “He will be an asset to the district as we work toward achieving equity and excellence for all students.” Johnson spent nine years as an English teacher at the high school where he is a principal. He’s currently working on a Ph.D. in educational policy, organization, and leadership at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, where he obtained an undergraduate degree in secondary English education and a master’s degree in educational administration. He anticipates completing the doctorate’s program next year. The district has not yet provided information on the details of Johnson’s contract. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com
Greg Johnson, new OPRF assistant superintendent
OPRF mulls ‘welcoming school’ resolution The board could vote on the measure next month By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter
The Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 school board is exploring ways to push back against recent executive orders issued by President Donald Trump that some say target ethnic, racial and sexual minorities. At a Feb. 23 regular meeting, board members laid the groundwork for the likely passage of a welcoming community resolution, which would empower the district to provide “as much protection as we can” to vulnerable student populations “while still complying with the law,” said board President Jeff Weissglass. The board also plans to address the president’s recent executive action that revoked a measure implemented by President Barack Obama, which empowers public schools to allow transgender students to use whatever bathrooms they choose. District 200 Superintendent Dr. Joylynn Pruitt-Adams said that there are already policies in place that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, gender, religion and sexual orientation. For instance, the district is already prohibited by law from asking about students’ immigration status during the enrollment process. But there is currently no clear procedures that would instruct district officials on how to conduct themselves if an agent from U.S.
Immigrations and Customs Enforcement showed up at the high school one day. In addition, said board member Jennifer Cassell, not all district employees have sufficient training to deal with any fallout that may come in the wake of the president’s immigration policies. Pruitt-Adams said that the district has reviewed the village of Oak Park’s welcoming ordinance, which was unanimously approved by the village’s Board of Trustees earlier this month. She said district officials also reviewed resolutions from elementary and high school districts in Evanston, Chicago and San Francisco. Earlier this month, Trump called for the mass deportation of people living in the country illegally who have been convicted of, or charged with, crimes or who pose risks to the public safety. He also for federal funding to be cut from local governments that defy his federal immigration orders. During the Feb. 23 meeting, Tod Altenburg, the district’s chief business official, said that roughly 2 percent of the district’s budget comes from federal funding, with most of that related to Title 1 dollars that are set aside for programs dedicated to low-income students. That amounts to around $1.3 million, he said. During Thursday’s meeting, numerous community leaders from Oak Park and other suburbs expressed support for the See WELCOMING SCHOOL on page 11
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State rep. proposes naming highway after Obama
Rep. Ford’s proposal is one of several Obama honors filed in Springfield
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State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (8th), whose district includes parts of Oak Park, has drafted legislation to name Interstate 55 the Barack Obama Expressway. A portion of I-55, from Lakeshore Drive to the Tri-State Tollway, is named after former Illinois Governor and two-time Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson. The remaining 270-mile stretch of roadway from the Tri-State to East St. Louis would be named after Obama, Ford explained in a Feb. 22 statement. “Barack Obama adopted Illinois as his home, becoming a community organizer on the South Side of Chicago and a professor of law at the University of Chicago,” Ford said. “Twenty years ago, on January 8, 1997, Barack Obama was sworn in as an Illinois state senator, his first public office,” he said. “We can imagine that then state Senator Obama made many trips between Springfield and Chicago on Interstate 55, so it is very fitting that we rename Interstate 55 as the Barack Obama Expressway.” If approved, the expressway naming would be just one of several significant roadways across the country that have been named after the 44th president. Last December, state lawmakers in California and New Jersey introduced proposals to name portions of major roadways in those respective states after Obama. Some locales didn’t wait until the
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Barack Obama president left office. In 2013, a city in Tanzania turned Ocean Road into Barack Obama Drive after the former president visited the country in 2013. Barack Obama Boulevard in West Park, Florida took effect in July 2009. A separate proposal, introduced last month in the Illinois General Assembly by state Rep. Robert Martwick (19th) calls for designating all of I-294 along the Eisenhower Expressway as the President Barack Obama Tollway. That proposal currently sits in the House’s Tollway Oversight Committee. Four other proposals were introduced in the General Assembly to make Aug. 4, Obama’s birthday, an official state holiday. Gov. Bruce Rauner, who expressed support for the holiday, explained that it “shouldn’t be a formal holiday with paid, forced time off,” according to a Chicago Tribune report. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com
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measure. “The political framework in which we are all operating right now leaves a lot of uncertainty and [presents] safety issues,” said Claudia Medina, a Proviso Township High Schools District 209 board member who also sits on the board of the social justice nonprofit PASO (West Suburban Action Project). “The National Guard and the police [are] starting to look at who is a criminal and who isn’t a criminal and, unfortunately, the populations that are being targeted currently are Muslims, LGBT and Latino
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populations,” she said. Medina said that District 209 recently passed a welcoming resolution similar to the one that the OPRF board may vote on. As a member of PASO, she also helped draft a bill put forth by state Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch (D-7th), whose district covers a portion of River Forest. That bill, called HB 426, would require the state to provide training to public school employees on immigration issues and to develop plans to assist people who are concerned about the federal government’s enforcement efforts, among other requirements. The board directed administration officials and the district’s legal counsel to do more research on the matter before reconvening a discussion about the proposed resolution on March 14. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com
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Oak Park board skeptical on South Blvd. project
Trustees, mayor want to ensure property isn’t flipped like troubled townhouse development By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
The Oak Park Plan Commission is recommending the village allow construction of a five-story, mixed-use building across from the Oak Park Avenue Green Line El stop at 717 South Blvd., but village trustees and the village’s mayor are worried about the project’s architect. John Schiess served as architect and originally was the developer of the controversial Oak Park Oasis Townhome project, which he sold to another developer after getting the village to approve the necessary zoning changes. The project was plagued with various stopwork orders – most notably for improperly installed sewer lines – and calls to the Oak Park Police Department by neighbors of the development when it was being built last year. When the multiple stop-work orders delayed the project last April, Schiess said he had sold the townhouse development to B&B
Development LLC. “I have no control over the contractor or the developer,” Schiess said in April of 2016. Schiess is now working with a new development company – 717 South Boulevard LLC, operated by Arthur Gurevich and Mark Boldun – on the new proposal, which similarly needs zoning variances to move forward. The village’s zoning ordinance allows for a 45-foot-tall building with 10 units and requires 23 parking spaces. The developer is asking for variances to allow for a 60-foot-tall building with 14 units and 20 parking spaces, all of which must be approved by the board of trustees. Oak Park Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb voiced his concern at the village board meeting on Feb. 21 about the Oasis project. “In the past, we’ve had some developers or architects or business people who would come in and go through the process with the village and get the site approved to be built, and then they flip the property before they build it for somebody else who we have no relationship with and then problems take place,” Abu-Taleb said, adding that the Oasis project was a prime example. “Some of the players in this particular project were involved with Oasis,” AbuTaleb said, adding that although the townhouse development looks good now that it’s finished, “it was a nightmare to get done.”
READY TO FLIP? The Oak Park Board of Trustees is concerned a proposed development on South Boulevard will be sold to another developer after the zoning changes are approved.
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Gurevich made his case before the board at the Tuesday night meeting, ensuring that he and partner Boldun would be involved in “every facet” of the development during construction. But Abu-Taleb said he and the village board want assurances that the property will not be flipped. “We can’t put residents through such a hassle without making sure the project is done in the way we agreed on,” Abu-Taleb told the developer. Abu-Taleb directed village staff to determine the legality of adding language to the agreement requiring that if the development is sold prior to being built, the buyer
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would be required to follow plans agreed upon by the original developer. Trustee Bob Tucker noted that under the proposed agreement on the South Boulevard project, the village would be alerted if the development is sold prior to construction. That didn’t happen when Oasis was sold, Tucker said. He said that binding a purchaser to follow the direction of a previous developer could be “difficult for a number of legal reasons.” Village staff are expected to return with a report in two weeks detailing the legality of such an agreement. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
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Euclid Square Park set for renovation
New playground, tennis courts, rain garden, sled hill are highlights By MARTY FARMER Staff Reporter
Euclid Square Park will look lovely this fall with plenty of new amenities for Oak Park residents and visitors to enjoy. The Park District of Oak Park began improvements at the 2.8-acre park on the south end of Oak Park this week. The targeted completion date is August. Planned upgrades include a new playground, new tennis courts and a small sled hill for toddlers, similar to the sled hill at Field Park. Other new features will include an interpretive rain garden and improvements to landscaping and the looped pathway system. “All of the upgrades we are making to Euclid Square Park are based on safety and maintenance needs and also the variety of needs expressed by our community,” said Diane Stanke, the park district’s director of marketing and customer service. “By making a wide assortment of upgrades we are serving the recreation needs of many of our residents.” According to Chris Lindgren, the park district’s superintendent of buildings and grounds, the existing playground will be completely re-purposed by a nonprofit organization called Kids Around the World, which will dismantled the playground and ship it to a country of need where it will be reassembled. The new playground at Euclid Square Park will include a solid poured-in-place surface in place of the existing mulch. The pouredin-place surface is ADA accessible and provides a soft comfortable playing surface. “This is one of the last playgrounds in our system to be updated since we started our major renovation efforts over 10 years ago,” Stanke said.
There will be four new tennis courts, all of which will be striped for pickleball. The courts are moving slightly to the west to accommodate a straight sidewalk along Wesley Avenue from the crosswalk. Similar to a recent renovation at Maple Park, the tennis courts’ colors will be blue two-tone with a dark blue stripe for pickleball. New fencing will be installed around the courts as well. “Pickleball is an up-and-coming sport,” Stanke said. “We are excited to mark the new tennis courts with tennis lines and with pickle ball lines to provide this opportunity to our residents.” The creation of a small rain garden and extra landscaping highlighting native and ornamental trees and shrubs will provide even more beauty to the park. “The rain garden will be just south of the tennis courts in a small section of the park that is an ideal location for it,” Stanke said. “We will be installing an interpretive sign near the rain garden to educate our residents about the benefits of the rain garden and to show how easy it is to install.” The cost of the Euclid Square Park project is $1,068,329 before any contingency. The park district has a $400,000 federal Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant. The remaining funds, $668,329, were earmarked in the park district’s Capital Improvement Plan. This is the second phase of improvements at Euclid Square. Phase one occurred in 2010 with improved drainage in the outfield/ multi-purpose field as well as ballfield upgrades including a new backstop, player and spectator benches and pathway improvements. “Once the [phase two] improvements are completed, the park district will have implemented all improvements identified through the community site planning process,” Stanke said. “We will be reviewing the site plan in the fall of this year to identify future improvements to the park.”
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posted a selfie, along with a pithy, one-line caption that cannot be more clarifying: ‘Last night makes no sense #grammys.’ “That after-party was, like, the epitome of an Oak Park dude in a celebrity environment,” Rhomberg said during a phone interfrom page 1 view last week. ways of Oak Park and River Forest High “Quincy Jones and Don Cheadle were School. You don’t attend that Grammy there,” he said. “All of it was just surreal. Awards show because tickets are somewhere And the crazy thing was that they were all in the universe of $1,000 a seat, so you set- there for Chance and his team that made tle for a quieter watch party among friends the album, which included me. We had the somewhere cool in L.A. ability to walk up to all of these By the way, Chance the Rapper celebrities and they were proud is also your friend, but he’s busy of us. They wanted to meet us.” being the toast of the Grammys Rhomberg is currently on tour at the Grammys. The both of with one of numerous music acts you are close enough, however, he works with. He is Chance’s that he enlisted your help while friend, but he is also kind of a big crafting a song that appears on deal in his own right. His songs “Coloring Book,” which nets have been featured in major ad Chance Best Rap Album. campaigns and TV shows, includA plaque, commemorating ing HBO’s “Ballers.” your contribution to this album The Oak Park native, who curKEVIN RHOMBERG — which isn’t just any Grammyrently lives in Wicker Park, said Musician winning album, but the first that his appearance on “Coloring streaming-only album to ever Book” — along with names like win the award — should be mailed to you Kanye West, Lil Wayne, T-Pain and Justin soon. In the meantime, Snoop Dogg is reach- Bieber — came about almost, well, by chance. ing out to shake your hand. It all, apparently, happened one day last Meet Kevin Rhomberg, also known as May, when Chance approached Rhomberg Knox Fortune. He’s a singer, song-writer rather randomly with a record. Rhomberg and producer, whose vocals anchor the up- had known the now-famous rapper for sevbeat song, “All Night,” on Chance’s “Color- eral years after having met while they were ing Book.” On his Instagram account (it’s both navigating Chicago’s underground knoxfortune for the curious), Rhomberg Hip-Hop scene.
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Rhomberg told Complex Magazine last year that Chance wanted him to fake a British accent on the record, but he refused, saying that wasn’t the type of thing he did. Instead, Rhomberg did what he does do (he’s credited with singing the hook on the record) and Chance loved it, the producer said. Still, Rhomberg was surprised when he was emailed his contract papers. “Pat [Chance’s manager] had been telling me since I did it that it was going to be on the project, but I thought he was gassing me [boosting his ego],” Rhomberg told Complex. Rhomberg’s life since then has been GQlevel surreal, he said. Even though he lives in Wicker Park, he’s often on the road, or off to New York or L.A. “My life’s changed drastically in the past year,” he said. “It’s a little strange, but it’s fun. I still have friends I grew up with in Oak Park and we’re still close, although I don’t have as much time to spend with them. It’s exciting, though.” It’s also sobering. Rhomberg, who was producing music while he was at Columbia, said that he’s grateful that success is happening now; rather than earlier in his life. “If I had gotten some of the checks I’m getting when I was 19 years old, I wouldn’t know what to do. I probably wouldn’t be careful to reinvest in myself,” he said. “I’ve seen people make lots of mistakes in the industry. A lot of times, it can be tough, after you get that big check, to remember how you got it.” That subtle, grounded approach to burgeoning stardom could be Oak Park’s greatest influence on Rhomberg.
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FORTUNE AND CHANCE: Rhomberg with his friend, Chance the Rapper. “Oak Park inspired me in a lot of ways. It taught me what was out there as far as making something of yourself. You live among a lot of successful people, but you’re also close enough to the city to be exposed to that side of things,” he said. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com
Experience the Nineteenth Always Welcoming and Open
Monday, March 6 – 1:15 Women Mexican Artists – More than Frida Kahlo
Paulina Lopez from the National Museum of Mexican Art education department presents a program showcasing works in a variety of mediums by women artists of modern Mexico.
Thursday, March 9 – 7:30 Evenings at the Nineteenth
Seven Richard Rogers Numbers in 3/4 Time with Charles Troy. A wildly entertaining presenter of music and commentary, Troy returns! You will get to know Richard Rodgers through the prism of seven of his most memorable waltzes. Doors open 6:45, program 7:30. Refreshments, cash bar.
Monday, March 13 – 1:15 Steve & Johnnie: A Little More “Les”
Radio legends Steve King and Johnnie Putman spent hours on the air talking to Les Paul - inventor, musician, and a rascal of a man. Their program includes the “best of” these interviews and more.
Monday, March 20 – 1:15 The Science of the Soul
Rev. Dr. Stanley L. Davis, Jr., executive director of the Council of Religious Leaders of Metropolitan Chicago, presents an overview of religious diversity in the Chicagoland area. What is the current status of the separation of church and state? We will also take a brief look at three faith traditions.
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Monday, March 20 – 7:00 English Country Dance
Join us for social dancing with a long history and vibrant modern presence, frequently accompanied by live music. No partner is needed and all dances are taught and called. $10 adults 18-64, $5 students and seniors.
Sunday, March 26 - 3:00 Free Readers - Smokefall
Change is in the air as Violet prepares to bring twin boys into the world. Inside her womb, her unborn sons contemplate their future, while the world around her is in transformation: her husband is secretly planning to leave her, her father is slipping into senility and her daughter has taken a vow of silence. www.freereaders.com
Monday, March 27 – 1:15 Multi-colored violin – Kathleen Carter & pianist Dr. Louise Cahn Jazzy, lilting and lyrical; a colorful bouquet of pieces for violin and piano. Elmhurst Symphony Assistant Concertmaster Carter is a versatile performer and passionate educator and award-winning violinist. Dr. Cahn has performed internationally as both solo pianist and chamber musician. Unless noted otherwise, $10 suggested program donation. Lunch is offered at 12:00, $20, reservations required.
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Bringing Oak Park to a Latin audience
New Rebozo owner highlights Oak Park restaurants on Univision show By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Spanish-speaking television watchers throughout the United States and Latin America have been getting a taste of Oak Park, Illinois since last summer, thanks to restaurant owner Francisco “Paco” Lopez, who owns the Mexican restaurant New Rebozo. That’s because Lopez has been highlighting the work of local chefs on his weekly cooking show Vida Mujer, which runs on the Spanish-speaking television network Univision. Lopez is known among Vida Mujer watchers for his signature catchphrase, “Oh my god!” At New Rebozo he’s known for his specialty moles — Lopez has 21 different kinds of mole sauce, according to the New Rebozo website. “It will have you saying, ‘Oh my god!’” the website states. His outgoing personality on Vida Mujer, as well as in real life, has made Lopez “very famous,” said his wife and New Rebozo co-owner Lilia Lopez. “It’s not only in Chicago but also in the United States and you can see it in Mexico,” Lilia said in a telephone interview, adding that the show is broadcast as far south as Venezuela. “I’m not sure how many million [viewers watch the show] but it’s a lot.” The show has been on Univision for two years, she said, since making the switch from Telemundo where the show spent its first year.
Asked if Paco gets a lot of fan mail, Lilia replied, “Yes! Yes, he does.” Wednesday Journal requested an interview with the famous restaurateur, but Lopez said his wife was best to speak for the New Rebozo restaurants — he has a second location in Chicago — and Vida Mujer. New Rebozo opened in Oak Park 25 years ago, and they have worked for years to bring greater attention to the western suburb and its cuisine, she said. “He started inviting [Oak Park chefs to appear on the program] last summer,” she said. Vida Mujer has since featured Munch, 104 N. Marion St.; Mancini’s Italian Bistro, 1111 Lake St.; Live Fresko, 136 N. Oak Park Ave.; and Taste of Brazil, 906 S. Oak Park Ave. “He tried to invite one different business in Oak Park for a month,” Lilia said. “They show the food and they talk about Oak Park, too, and their own businesses.” The goal was to promote smaller independent businesses that often are overlooked or don’t have the marketing budget to get their restaurant featured on television. “To be on TV is very expensive, but they don’t pay anything [to appear on Vida Mujer],” said Lilia. Paco has also used the opportunity to expose a Spanish-speaking audience to Oak Park and its restaurants. Rebozo is celebrating its 25th year in business, and they are planning a party at the restaurant sometime later this year. Clips of Vida Mujer are available online, but you’ll need an interpreter unless you speak Spanish. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
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OH MY GOD! Francisco “Paco” Lopez, owner of New Rebozo restaurant, 1116 Madison St., has been featuring Oak Park chefs on his Univision television show,“Vida Mujer.”
River Forest passes resolution supporting background checks
Symbolic statement reflects ‘the will of the voters’ By DEBORAH KADIN Contributing Reporter
River Forest trustees unanimously went on the record Monday night in support of federal legislation requiring universal background checks for all gun sales, nationwide. By a 5-0 vote, with one absent, trustees adopted a resolution that reflects the will of River Forest voters who overwhelmingly approved a Cook County non-binding referendum to that effect in 2014. Such measures are intended to put pressure on federal lawmakers who have failed at least twice since the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012 to adopt meaningful gun regulation measures, including universal background checks. The resolution trustees adopted will be part of an effort advocates hope will continue to build momentum on the issue. River Forest spoke loudly for universal background checks, voting 86 percent in favor of the referendum, Trustee Tom Cargie said. “It’s an opportunity to enact something
our residents are demanding,” said Cargie, one of two board members who urged the item be placed on the agenda for discussion and adoption. The other board member, Roma Colwell-Steinke, was in Iceland. A group of Oak Park and River Forest residents, Gun Responsibility Advocates, asked trustees in January to place a resolution on the agenda to help their effort gain some steam throughout Cook County. The only community they knew of that has adopted such a resolution previously was Oak Park, which passed its measure just two days before a 2015 massacre that took place during a prayer service in Charleston. The measure trustees passed has no force of law, a notion that was not lost on Trustee Tom Dwyer, who seemed puzzled as to why trustees would vote for something that was “just a statement.” That led to an exchange between Cargie and Dwyer over the importance of formalizing the will of River Forest voters. Both are seeking re-election in April. Commented Dwyer: “What’s the value of this to our village? … It’s not a law, it’s just a statement. Where is the value of having a proclamation? … is it any different from saying it at a bar or someone’s house? What’s the purpose?” Said Cargie: “We represent the residents
of River Forest. Every journey starts with a first step.” Countered Dwyer: “We’re not changing law or police behavior. We’re just making a comment. We shouldn’t be doing something just to the point of doing something. We should have reasons behind it.” Noted Cargie: “This is not just a feelgood thing. It’s formalizing what our residents are saying. This is strong. They favor universal background checks. We are saying we support universal background checks.” Advocates such as John Barrett of Oak Park and Ed McDevitt of River Forest said they were pleased with the board’s action. Gun Responsibility Advocates will continue its work and check the results of the 2014 referendum to find other communities that might be so inclined. As it stands today, federal law requires background checks for guns sold through licensed firearm dealers, according to the Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence, a resource for legal expertise and information on state and federal firearms laws. The organization is based in San Francisco. In the wake of the Sandy Hook massacre, the U.S. Senate in early 2013 failed to pass a bipartisan measure requiring background checks on most private party firearm sales. Two
similar measures failed in the U.S. Senate in 2015 in the wake of the mass shooting in San Bernardino. Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have extended a background check requirement beyond federal law to at least some private sales. Eight states and the District of Columbia require universal background checks at the point of sale for all transfers of all classes of firearms, including purchases from unlicensed sellers, according to the Law Center. The resolution does not include efforts to strengthen universal background checks in Illinois, which requires a background check whenever a firearm is sold at a gun show and requires any person purchasing a firearm anywhere to first obtain a permit, known as a Firearm Owner’s Identification Card, after a background check. Under a 2013 law, a seller who is not a dealer and not at a gun show must contact the State Police and verify the validity of the card at the time of the sale, according to the Law Center. The effort to pass nationwide universal background check legislation would prevent individuals in states like Illinois from driving to Indiana to purchase guns because the laws there are more lax.
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Surviving another round from page 1 has argued that the group collection of signatures was inappropriate. In the 2005 case of McNamera v. Oak Lawn Municipal Officers Electoral Board, the court similarly stated that such collection with an unofficial slate was improper, but that state statute was ambiguous as to the solution. That court noted: “While it seems clear to us that the statue anticipates that independent candidates for various offices in an election will file separate nomination petitions, it may be that the legislature simply did not anticipate what happened
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OAKPARK.COM | RIVERFOREST.COM in this case. We will not read a remedy into a statute that fails to provide for one, particularly a drastic remedy that deprives a citizen of the right to run for office.” The appellate court concurred with that interpretation, noting that the McNamara decision, authored by Justice Robert Cahill, “is sound, well reasoned, and we see no reason to depart from it here.” The appellate court noted that the cases are similar in that “there is no indication of fraud” in either case and “there is no indication that the merits of the election would be affected by respondent candidates’ failure to file individual nomination papers.” Odelson said in a telephone interview that he is petitioning the Illinois Supreme Court this week to consider the LORI MALINSKI case. The high court Village clerk candidate could decide not to hear the case. The clock is ticking with the quickly approaching April 4 municipal election, but Odelson said if the Supreme Court decides to take the case, the court would make a decision within seven to 10 days. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
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Cultural exchange Kids celebrated Chinese New Year last Saturday at the Oak Park Public Library by learning how to use chopsticks and dancing to a different beat.
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Man carjacked at gunpoint in Oak Park A man was carjacked at gunpoint in the 900 block of South Lyman Avenue just before noon on Feb. 22, according to the Oak Park Police Department. According to police, the victim was sitting in the passenger seat of his silver 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, which was parked on the street, when a thin black man in his early 20s, about 5-foot-7 and wearing a black beanie hat, a red hooded sweatshirt and black pants exited the passenger seat of a dark-colored Nissan and approached the victim’s car. The offender reportedly revealed a black semi-automatic handgun and said, “Give me what you got.” The victim turned over his car keys, a white iPhone and a black Calvin Klein wallet. The offender then ordered the man out of the car and got in and drove away westbound on Flournoy Street. The Nissan also left in the same direction, driven by an unknown subject. The loss was an estimated $13,120.
Theft ■ A Forest Park resident was a victim of theft in the 1000 block of Lake Street on Feb. 23 at 4:08 p.m. The victim dropped a $20 bill, and a man stepped on it. The victim attempted to pick up the cash, and the offender pushed the victim and took the money and left. The offender is described as a black man between the ages of 40 and 50, roughly 6 feet tall and wearing a black leather hat and jacket. ■ An LG phone was stolen from a woman who had checked her bag at the counter of a store in the 6000 block of Roosevelt Road sometime between 9:15 and 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 23. The loss was an estimated $450.
Residential burglary A residence was burglarized in the 700 block of South Elmwood Avenue sometime between 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 23 and 1:30 a.m. the next day. The offender entered the residence through an unlocked rear door and took a green and gray purse containing miscellaneous cards, an Illinois W-2, an Illinois driver’s license and cash. The loss was an estimated $100.
Theft arrest ■ A 19-year-old Oak Park man was arrested at 3:37 a.m. in the 100 block of Adams Street on Feb. 24 for a theft that occurred on Jan. 15, 2017 in the 200 block of South Marion Street. ■ A 38-year-old Chicago man was arrested Feb. 18 at 7:09 a.m. in the 5900 block of West Chicago Avenue after being found in possession of stolen property from Waste Management, police said. ■ A 39-year-old Chicago man was arrested in the 500 block of South Ridgeland Avenue at 2:40 p.m. on Feb. 20, after being found in possession of stolen merchandise from CVS Pharmacy.
Burglary to motor vehicle
Electronic harassment arrest
Burglary arrest
■ A silver Subaru Forester was burglarized in the 800 block of West Washington Boulevard sometime between 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 24 and 11:30 a.m. the next day. The offender entered through an unlocked door. No loss was reported. ■ A black 2006 Infiniti QX56 was burglarized in the 900 block of South Wesley Avenue sometime between noon on Feb. 18 and 8 a.m. on Feb. 21. No loss was reported.
A female juvenile Oak Park resident turned herself in to the Oak Park Police Department at 3:48 p.m. on Feb. 21 in reference to the electronic communication harassment that occurred on Dec. 13, 2016. She was processed, given a station adjustment and released to her mother.
■ Akil K. Ellis, 37, of the 6900 block of South Peoria Street in Chicago was arrested in the 100 block of Lake Street at 4:27 a.m. on Feb. 20 after being positively identified by the victim of a residential burglary.
Aggravated battery arrest Dante Givens, 29, of the 300 block of West Lexington in Chicago, was arrested in the 1100 block of South Oakley in Chicago at 9:04 a.m. on Feb. 24 for an aggravated battery that occurred on Dec. 9, 2016 in the 200 block of Lake Street. Givens was processed and held for bond hearings.
Criminal damage to government supported property A small rock was used to break a pane of glass on a PACE bus shelter in the 1100 block of North Boulevard at 8:49 a.m. on Feb. 26. The estimated loss due to damage was $500.
Disorderly conduct An older, bald white man wearing glasses and green plaid shorts was observed grabbing his genitals over his shorts before pulling them down and exposing his genitals in the 800 block of Washington Boulevard between 2:55 and 3 p.m. on Feb. 21.
Vehicle theft conspiracy arrest Three 16-year-old Chicagoans were arrested in the 5700 block of West Huron Street at 4:27 p.m. on Feb. 21 and charged with theft conspiracy, burglary to motor vehicle and attempted theft of a stolen motor vehicle that occurred in the 100 block of North Lombard Avenue. The three were processed, referred to juvenile court and released to their parents.
Robbery arrest
A residence in the 800 block of South Clinton Avenue was the target of an attempted burglary at 8:58 p.m. on Feb. 23 by a 6-foot tall man last seen wearing dark clothing with something reflective on his pants. The man attempted to gain entry through an unlocked rear door but left through the rear yard after being observed by the resident.
— Compiled by Timothy Inklebarger
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Theft from a motor vehicle
Attempted burglary
Jovonte Lyles, 20, of the 200 block of West 17th Street in Chicago, was arrested in the 900 block of South Oak Park Avenue at 9:02 p.m. on Feb. 20 for burglaries to automobiles that occurred in the 1000 block of South Kenilworth Avenue and the 1000 block of South Grove Avenue. These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports, Feb. 17-26, 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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A 13-year-old and a 16-year-old, both from Chicago, were arrested in the 100 block of South Taylor Avenue at 8:42 a.m. on Feb. 23 after being positively identified as the two who approach a victim from behind and removed an iPhone from his pocket. Both were referred to court and released to their parents.
The spare tire mounted underneath a white 2010 Nissan Xterra was stolen in the 900 block of North Harvey Avenue sometime between midnight and 6 a.m. on Feb. 17.
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One Earth Film Fest enters year 6
ne Earth Film Festival, which had its humble beginnings in Oak Park in 2012, returns for year six on March 3. It’s now a nine-day festival that includes two weekends. This year, the festival will present 30 films in 47 screenings events at 39 locations. And while it continues to expand throughout Chicagoland, it’s still heavily concentrated in the Oak Park area, reaching into Chicago’s Austin and Garfield Park neighborhoods. Through support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, One Earth offers the chance to experience Conservation International’s virtual reality short films, “Under the Canopy” and “Valen’s Reef,” at select locations, including its signature opening event, the Green Carpet Gala, and closing celebration at the Garfield Park Conservatory on March 12. A big deal for any festival is to have on hand the filmmakers whose works are being screened. With five years of success under its belt, One Earth has gotten on more filmmakers’ schedules than ever, with 14 confirmed to attend the gala and other screenings throughout the festival’s run. One of those filmmakers is Catherine Zimmerman. Her film “Hometown Habitat” will be screened four times throughout the festival. Zimmerman’s appearance is being made possible by a grant from The Walter S. Mander Foundation and West Cook Wild Ones. Oak Parkers who want to see and hear Zimmerman will have a chance, 2:30-5 p.m., Sat., March 4 at Triton College, R Building Performing Arts, 2000 Fifth Ave., River Grove. She will participate in a post-film Q&A discussion led by Adrian Fisher, Triton’s sustainability coordinator. Zimmerman’s documentary weaves together stories that celebrate conservation landscaping. She and her film crew traveled the country to profile individuals and groups making an ecological difference by using native plants, helping heal the Earth one yard at a time. Along the way, she started The Meadow Project to educate and raise awareness about sustainable, native, healthy land-care practices that support wildlife and human life. One Earth Festival writers Briana Villarrubia and I interviewed Zimmerman recently by phone. Here are excerpts: What compelled you to make “Hometown Habitat”? I was teaching an organic land-care class to a group of 15 people [and] wanted to get that message out to a broader audience. So the Meadow Project started with the mission to educate people through film about sustainable, native, healthy, easy and
affordable land-care practices that support wildlife and human life. I wanted to talk about why native habitats are important and to look at the ecological connections between native plants and insects. It’s about flipping the landscaping paradigm to make it more about planting native plants that are critical to the survival and vitality of local ecosystem. Tell us a little about your collaboration with Doug Tallamy. Doug has a great ability to clue people in and educate them about environmental ideas that they don’t know or haven’t been taught. Doug’s message is that we have to plant native plants to keep our functional ecosystems [because] we’ve torn them down through development, which has resulted in species loss. We need to restore them. Only 5 percent of the country is still natural and pristine and we’re only going to save 5 percent of the species if we only have 5 percent of the habitat. In the film he explains the importance of a food web. There is the “aha” moment when you realize 6,000-9,000 caterpillars are needed to bring one clutch of chickadee birds to maturity. And we learn how important native plants are to support these caterpillars that can only eat or “specialize” on a particular native plant. Then we add in what native plants do for us in terms of ecosystem services like oxygen, pollinator services, sequester carbon, build the soil, hold water and help with water run-off and erosion. The festival offers opportunities for people to take action following a screening. What do you recommend as the first step to creating a home habitat? On our website, https://themeadowproject. com/resources we list groups and native plant nurseries across the country that can help in creating a home habitat using native plants. I advise if using a landscaper, the homeowner really needs to make clear that they are interested in using native plants. The key is diversity. It’s one of the most important concepts ever. It’s a richer system when you have diversity, which is a key for life.
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Roots that run a century deep The OP-RF Garden Club turns 100 By LACEY SIKORA
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HIGHLIGHTS: (Top left) Kathy English shows off her flowers during the annual Garden Walk. (Above) Bishop’s Hall garden. from horticulture to ecological awareness to beautification, gardening and education. As the club begins its second century, members are looking back at their past in order to inform the future of the club.
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his week the Garden Club of Oak Park-River Forest celebrates its centennial. During the last century, the club has evolved from a small group of women with an interest in flower arranging to a larger group with a mission to encourage gardening in its broadest sense:
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Roots Club historian Mary Ellen Warner, who is charged with organizing the club’s history, noted that in 1913, a group of Oak Park women began the Applied Arts Circle of Unity Church, an organization representing the arts, including flower arranging. When World
War I began, the circle members disbanded, but a small group met to form a garden club. Six women met in the home of Mrs. James Heald in 1917 and drafted a constitution. They held their first regular meeting on March 7, 1917 at the Nineteenth Century Woman’s Club with 148 prospective members. The garden club began with a community service-minded agenda. The first year, members instituted a flower exchange and sent cut flowers to the sick in homes and hospitals. During monthly meetings, members presented informational programs. Noted landscape architect Jens Jensen, for instance, offered a
program on landscape gardening in 1919. After World War I ended, membership greatly increased and, with the addition of many members from River Forest, became known as the Garden Club of Oak Park-River Forest in 1920. Community beautification projects begun in the 1920s included tree planting in local parks, a wildflower garden in Keystone Park, garden boxes for Cook County Hospital and flowers at both Hephzibah Children’s Association and the Oak Park-River Forest Day Nursery. See GARDEN CLUB on page 23
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ONE EARTH FILM FESTIVAL | March 3-12, 2017 How to Let Go of the World
Family Films for Ages 9-13+
Thursday, March 2, 7 p.m. Dominican University, River Forest
Join us for a screening of Stories of Trust: California and Stories of Trust: Arizona, featuring remarkable plaintiffs from the first-ever landmark US climate youth lawsuit. Families and youth will learn about opportunities for connecting with local nature through Go Green Oak Park, The Frog Lady (who will bring her reptile friends), the Park District of Oak Park/Austin Gardens Nature Center, and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County’s Trailside Museum. An optional game called Scorpion Touch will be on offer. Light refreshments will be served.
Josh Fox/2016/125 min/Climate Change
FILM DESCRIPTION: In How to Let Go of the World and Love All The Things Climate Can’t Change, Oscar Nominated director Josh Fox (GASLAND) continues in his deeply personal style, investigating climate change – the greatest threat our world has ever known. Traveling to 12 countries on 6 continents, the film acknowledges that it may be too late to stop some of the worst consequences and asks, what is it that climate change can’t destroy? What is so deep within us that no calamity can take it away?
At the Fork
John Papola and Lisa Versaci/2016/90 min/FoodAgriculture
Saturday, March 4, 2:30 p.m. Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park FILM DESCRIPTION: Filmmaker and omnivore John Papola, together with his vegetarian wife Lisa, offer up a timely and refreshingly unbiased look at how farm animals are raised for our consumption. With unprecedented access to large-scale conventional farms, Papola asks the tough questions behind every hamburger, glass of milk and baby-back rib. What he discovers are not heartless industrialists, but America’s farmers — real people who, along with him, are grappling with the moral dimensions of farming animals for food.
Family Films for Ages 3-8+
Saturday, March 4, 9:30 a.m. Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park Habitats! Join us for a morning of sing a-longs about animals in their habitats, plus short films Slugs and Bugs, and Kid of the Wild. Families will learn about opportunities for connecting with local nature through Go Green Oak Park, The Frog Lady (who will bring her reptile friends), the Park District of Oak Park/Austin Gardens Nature Center, and the Forest Preserve District of Cook County’s Trailside Museum. Light refreshments will be served.
Saturday, March 4, 10:30 a.m. Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park
Growing Cities
Dan Susman and Andrew Monbouquette/2013/60 min/Food-Agriculture
Saturday, March 4, 12 p.m. Chicago Public Library, Austin Branch FILM DESCRIPTION: Take road trip with the filmmakers to meet the men and women who are challenging the way this country grows and distributes its food, one vacant city lot, rooftop garden, and backyard chicken coop at a time. Join them as they discover that good food isn’t the only crop these urban visionaries are harvesting. Urban farmers are producing stronger and more vibrant communities, too.
Sustainable
Matt Wechsler/2016/92 min/Food-Agriculture
Saturday, March 4, 10 a.m. Lake Theatre, Oak Park FILM DESCRIPTION: A vital investigation of the economic and environmental instability of America’s food system, from the agricultural issues we face — soil loss, water depletion, climate change, pesticide use — to the community of leaders who are determined to fix it. Sustainable is a film about the land, the people who work it and what must be done to sustain it for future generations.
A Small Good Thing
Pamela Tanner Boll/ 2015/71 min/ People-Culture
Sunday, March 5, 12:30 p.m. St. Giles Catholic Church, Oak Park Sunday, March 5, 3:30p.m. Wilmette Theatre, Wilmette CHICAGO PREMIERE. FILM DESCRIPTION: For the longest time, we’ve been living as though the more we have—the more money, the more goods, the more territory—the happier we’ll be. Surprisingly, over the last fifty years as our standard of living has improved, our happiness has not. A Small Good Thing examines how our ideal of the American Dream has come to the end of its promise. The film tells the stories of people moving away from a philosophy of ‘more is better’ toward a more holistic conception of happiness — one based on a close connection to their bodies and health, to the natural world, and to the greater good.
Shifting Sands
Lee Botts and Pat Wisniewski/2016/57 min/ Conservation
Monday, March 6, 7 p.m. Pullman National Monument Information Center, Chicago Thursday, March 9, 7 p.m. Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park Saturday, March 11, 2:30 p.m. Waukegan Public Library, Waukegan FILM DESCRIPTION: Shifting Sands tells the story of how one region, where rare plants grow in the shadows of smokestacks, sparked a movement for a national park; a movement which eventually led to game-changing environmental policies with worldwide impact and unique partnerships on the path to a more sustainable world.
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GARDEN CLUB
A century of growth from page 19 In 1927, when the Garden Club of OP-RF entered a Chicago flower show with 29 similar clubs from throughout the state, the Garden Clubs of Illinois was formed, which eventually became part of the National Council of State Garden Clubs. Today, the garden club meets the second Wednesday of each month, from September to June, often at Cheney Mansion in Oak Park. Members attend workshops and take field trips. The annual Garden Walk of OP-RF fundraiser, co-sponsored by the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory raises funds for scholarships for college-bound students interested in pursuing horticultural-related studies.
New and experienced members Warner has been a member of the club since 1974. Newly married and new to the area, she was interested in gardening and meeting others in the community. Her mother-in-law, a garden club member herself, introduced her to the group. Over the years, Warner has served in many roles for the club: secretary, president, historian, and chairman of the garden therapy program, ways and means, garden walk and flower shows. For Warner, the club has been educational as well as social. “Going to the meetings over the years and attending Garden Club of Illinois classes has broadened my knowledge,” she said. “You also learn so much from each other.” Warner has found much meaning in her long-term involvement
CELEBRATION: (Above) Club members toast their centennial. (Right) A presentation during a club meeting. with the garden club. “It’s been a huge part of my life,” she noted. “It’s been my outreach into the community. I’ve met so many wonderful women through the club. Through our activities, you really go out into the community and meet a lot of people who are also involved in community efforts.” New member Mary Ann Mohanraj has always had an interest in gardening but didn’t have the opportunity to put it into practice on a large scale until she moved with her family to Oak Park about eight
Photo by Elaine Allen/Contributor
Plein Air artist Kathy Hirsh finds inspiration in her garden.
years ago. “At our condo in the city, we had a rooftop deck with potted plants. When we moved out here, we were looking for the schools and some actual land that I could garden in. We ended up buying a foreclosure and did a gut renovation, which meant we were starting from scratch with the yard.” To advance her interest in gardening, Mohanraj said she Googled “garden club oak park” and started attending meetings. Today, she works on the group’s Facebook page and is excited about outreach to new members. “I think a lot of new homeowners often are excited to get started on a new garden,” she observed. “The workshops are great in that they offer a wealth of information on different topics.” For Mohanraj, the club is also about learning a lifelong skill. “I’m a pretty avid gardener,” she said. “I’m a journeyman. Gardening is so deep, as a field, and there is so much to learn. I’m on the journey.” Newer member Linda Reisberg joined the club about two years ago and says her interest in gardening goes back to the garden plot her father had behind their Chicago garage when she was growing up. Today, she loves to garden with her son.
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Flowers … and hats! On March 8 the Garden Club of OP-RF will celebrate its anniversary with “100 Historic Years” at Cheney Mansion, 220 N. Euclid Ave., with refreshments at noon and a program on 100 Years of Flowers and Hats at 1 p.m. Historic dress is encouraged and guests are welcome. Attendees should RSVP to kathryn_english@comcast.net. All are welcome. Mary Ellen Warner also noted that in honor of the club’s 100th anniversary, they will be completing their 2017 Legacy of Trees program, initiated in 2007, to beautify the villages of Oak Park and River Forest. The garden club, under the guidance of member Delia Vargas, will also be creating an entry in the Flower Box Competition at this year’s Chicago Flower and Garden Show, which takes place at Navy Pier from March 18 through 26.
Reisberg enjoys the club’s workshops and how the group helps her connect with the community. “I have volunteered for several projects in the garden club, includ-
ing helping to decorate rooms in Cheney Mansion for Christmas,” she said, “acting as a docent for the Garden Walk and joining several committees.”
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LARGE VICTORIAN with 4 bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths has great original details including wide moldings, wood burning fireplace, beamed ceilings, large room sizes and high ceilings. Master bedroom w/ bath, good closet space. Large backyard w/ deck .......................................................... $385,000 BEAUTIFUL, MOVE-IN READY REHAB in River Forest. Large open kitchen with all brand new SS. New 3/4 inch Brazilian Koa wood floors throughout. Designer baths. Wood burning fireplace. Master suite. Full basement. Great backyard with covered patio. Close to great schools! ................................................................................................................$379,900
OAK PARK HOMES 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! .....$2,525,000 STUNNING VICTORIAN! Updated 3 bedroom, 3 bath home. Original details have been preserved, and well considered updates added to create an ideal blend of historical character and contemporary design. House sits on an extra large lot with professional landscaping. ...................... $639,900 BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED VICTORIAN style three bedroom, two bath home in central Oak Park. Large front porch. Open high end kitchen with granite, perfect for entertaining! All new furnace/ac, windows, siding, roof, etc. make this a nearly maintenance free home. ..............................$519,000 PRICE REDUCED BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED 5 bed/ 2 full bath home with a newly remodeled kitchen with a large attached breakfast area or family room. Bathrooms updated this year. Four large bedrooms on 2nd fl , 5th BR on 1st floor, perfect for company, or your private office...... $473,000
MUCH LOVED HOME for over 50 years is ready for a new family to create new memories! Four BR home circa 1899 features natural wood details, 1st fl family room with wood burning fireplace, LR, DR, kitchen, breakfast room. Extra deep lot offers expansion opportunities .................................................................................... $489,900 PRICE REDUCED BEAUTIFUL, SPACIOUS TWO STORY HOME in the Arts District in Oak Park. Large Living Room with adjoining Sun Room, Dining Room, Family Room, updated Kitchen. Unfinished dry basement. Wood floors and freshly painted. Parking pad for 3 cars. Nice backyard with a patio and shed. ................................................................................. $344,500
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TOTALLY REMODELED!! All new: kitchen, hardwood floors, windows, siding, roof, light fixtures, plumbing fixtures, doors and hardware, and fenced-in yard. Master bedroom has walk-in closet, master bath, and walk out deck. 2 car garage with additional exterior parking space. .......$559,900 NOTHING TO DO BUT MOVE IN! Beautiful 3 bedroom, 3-1/2 bath Colonial features ideal floor plan, hardwood floors, completely finished basement with full bath, luxury kitchen. Charming front porch and back deck. Well maintained with many upgrades and space to spare!... $449,000
CONDOS/TOWNHOMES/2 FLATS
NEW LISTING RIVER FOREST 2 Flat............................................ $499,000 RIVER FOREST 1BR, 1BA. Entertainment area..................................$89,000 OAK PARK 2 Flat ................................................................................ $525,000 PRICE REDUCED OAK PARK 2BR, 2BA..........................................$274,500 OAK PARK 2BR, 1BA. Loads of natural light!....................................$177,000 OAK PARK 1BR, 1BA. Fantastic vintage building. ............................$139,000 FOREST PARK 2BR, 2BA. Spacious corner unit. ..............................$289,000
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tep into the gracious elegance of this finely restored and updated American Federalist home located at 1401 Jackson in River Forest. Renovated and improved by its designer/ owner in 2007, this beautiful home is perfect for a growing family. Four large bedrooms and three full baths compliment the second floor. The spacious third floor offers an en suite fifth bedroom. In the full finished basement, you’ll find a media room, rec room, exercise room and extensive storage.
An incredible gourmet kitchen is among the many highlights of this home. With its custom cabinetry, two islands, separate Sub Z refrigerator/freezer towers, additional refrigerator drawers, Wolf range, heated tile floors, table area and large walk-in pantry, this is a kitchen second to none! Rounding out the first floor is a Library/ Office and private family room with largescale windows overlooking backyard. There is lots of room to roam in a truly amazing home! 1401 Jackson is currently listed for $1,895,000. For more information, contact the listing agent, Andy Gagliardo at Gagliardo Associates Realty, 708-771-8040.
New Construction Luxury Condominiums In the Village of River Forest
Gagliardo Realty Associates Proudly Presents
The Avalon 15 Luxury Units* All Three Bedroom Units • Innovative Custom Design
• Top of the Line Finishes
• Wide Generous Floorplans
• 2 Car Garage Parking
• 9 1/2 Foot Ceilings
• Ranging from 1900-2550 S.F.
• Oversized Terraces
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Located at the corner of Bonnie Brae and Thomas
For Information please contact Andy Gagliardo 7375 West North Avenue• 708-771-8040 *All information in thisRiver ad is estimated therefore subject to change. Forest,and Illinois 60305 For more listings & photos go to GagliardoRealty.com708.771.8040
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7704 Wilcox St, Forest Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1036 Troost, Forest Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $325,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1000 S. Maple Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $349,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:30 462 Longcommon Rd, Riverside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $374,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 607 Home Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $470,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:30-1:30 431 Greenfield, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $479,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 612 S. Scoville Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Classic Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $489,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 834 N. Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $525,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1000 Wenonah Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $569,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 735 Home, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $615,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 544 N. Grove Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $619,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1231 Columbian Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $645,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:30 1104 N. Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $679,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 818 Augusta St, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $695,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 938 S. Euclid Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $699,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3:30 729 Grove Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $749,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 807 N. Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $749,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 606 N. East Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $799,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 546 N. Oak Park Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,049,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 937 Jackson Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,100,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-4:30 554 Lathrop Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,350,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2
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244 S. Maple Ave. Unit 3W, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$149,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:30-2 239 W. Washington Blvd. Unit 2A, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $195,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 324 S. Ridgeland Ave. Unit 2, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $204,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1131 Bonnie Brae Pkwy. Unit 1N, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $224,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 819 Washington Blvd. Unit 1A, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $239,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 142 N. Ridgeland Ave. Unit 1N, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1130 Washington Blvd. Unit 1A, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $319,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 425 S. Oak Park Ave. Unit A, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $359,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 110 S. Marion St. Unit 508, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $515,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:30 110 S. Marion St. Unit 401, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $520,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:30 Showroom Open At 139 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, Il . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $669,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Showroom Open At 139 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, Il . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $684,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Showroom At 139 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, Il . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $699,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 432 S. Humphrey Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $925,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:30
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By CATHY YEN, Executive Director
ak Park property owners will receive their triennial reassessments within the next few days. River Forest property owners should have theirs by now. What does this mean? Your share of taxes levied in your community is based on the value of your property relative to those around you. The County determines that value, called the “assessed valuation.” In Oak Park, those assessed valuations are the basis for apportioning the roughly $180 million in taxes that go to our nine governing entities. If your property is worth more than your neighbor’s, you’ll cover a larger slice of the pie. Since property values change all the time,
the County Assessor’s office conducts a reassessment process every three years. Our area was last reassessed in 2014. We are up again this year. Now, if everyone’s property increased (or decreased) in value by the same amount, not much would change. Actual taxes paid would go up or down based on the levy (the amount the government gets) but your share of the levy would stay the same. However, if the assessor determines that your property value increased more than your neighbor’s, your tax bill would go up and your neighbor’s would go down. Once the tax bill comes, there is little to do about it. But this year, when the reassessment notice arrives, you have an opportunity to appeal if you think it is too high. This is especially important to commercial property owners, as the commercial rate is 2.5 times the residential rate. In Oak Park, although commercial property (excluding
multi-family buildings) accounts for about 6% of total property value, these owners pay 14% of total taxes. Some experts believe that commercial property assessments will increase relative to residential in 2017 given low vacancies and recent investment. This could increase the already heavy tax burden on business. Carefully review your 2017 assessment. If you believe it is too high, the time to appeal is now. Visit the Township office to meet with our local assessors. If you are interested in additional help, the Chamber is sponsoring a workshop for commercial owners on March 7. See our calendar for details.
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1435 Park Avenue, River Forest $723,900 :: 4 bed :: 4.5 bath Spacious, meticulously maintained Georgian family home. Walk to elementary school.
1142 Franklin Ave, River Forest $1,600,000 :: 4 bed :: 4.5 bath Custom modern 6000 sq. ft. home. Dramatic design and unique detailing throughout.
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847 Clinton Pl, River Forest $1,149,000 :: 4 beds :: 3.5 baths Beautifully designed center entrance brick colonial with a gourmet kitchen. Walk to train.
101 N Euclid Avenue #24, Oak Park $565,000 :: 3 bed :: 3.5 bath Town house with attached two car garage. End unit, walk to everything!
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856 Carpenter, Oak Park 2 BR, 2.5 BA • $325,000
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SUPER CHARMING, completely updated home! Beautifully kitchen with granite counter tops and all ss appliances. BAs completely rehabbed. Replacement windows! Generously sized BRs with TONS of storage! Finished fam room in the basement! Located steps from restaurants, shops, groceries and more!
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7616 Vine St., River Forest 3BR, 2 Full BA • $599,900 BUNGALOW with many upgrades, like new! Fabulous state-of-the-art designer kit and fam rm addition. Baths have been completely updated. Basement is fully finished. $10K credit to build garage.
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1526 Clinton Pl, River Forest 4BR, 3.5BA • $769,000
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GORGEOUS STONE Georgian. Modern amenities! Fully renovated in 2014. Open layout on 1st flr perfect for family, entertaining. Sep office space. 2nd flr feat 4 BRs, laundry, balcony, master suite. Finished Bsmt has full BR.
KATHY & TONY IWERSEN
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2634 Grove, Berwyn • $272,500
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Affordably priced, super spacious & move-in ready! This solid brick bungalow features 3 full floors of living, 3 large bedrooms including 22x17 master suite w/ double closet. New roof, gutters & 2nd floor siding (2016), hi-eff furnace & central ac (2012). Lovely granite & ss kitchen + updated bath & gleaming hwfs. Huge finished basement w/tile floors. Deck off kitchen & 2.5 car garage. Lots of storage.
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For Sale 746 Clinton Place, River Forest 4 BRs, 2.5 BAs • $965,000 ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY!! Incredible open floor plan, generous rooms and 100’x185’ lot give this home its gracious presence. Solidly built in one of River Forest’s best locations - walk to CTA green line, Metra, and downtown Oak Park. Walk to Roosevelt Middle School, Lincoln Elementary and St. Luke’s School plus parks and library.
107 Keystone, River Forest $725,000 4BR, 4.5 BAs
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Margaret Jones 708.804.0368 Mark Finger 708.990.8115
SPACIOUS Brick Beauty on Great Block! Huge living room, separate dining room + office/study! Chefs kitchen with top of the line appliances, granite counters, and bar seating. 1st flr Fam Room with cozy brick fireplace. Master Suite has large bath with separate tub/shower. 2nd en suite is perfect for guests. Fully finished 3rd floor. Finished basement with high ceilings, tile floors and full BA! Great location! Walk to schools, parks, Metra, CTA, shops and restaurants!
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Plenty of aging options are percolating
here is a lot of activity, thought and emotion percolating in our Oak Park neighborhood regarding aging consciously, and this mirrors a vigorous and growing trend all across the country. In sorely divided times, the fact that we all go through the process of aging and dying could become one of the thin unifying threads that develops into a cord and then possibly a strong rope as we all get through the rough times ahead. I am honored to be meeting and working with more and more wonderful and committed people. A few weeks ago I sat down with Sandra Sokol, Brooke McMillin and Lydia Manning. Two of the items I wanted to discuss were 1) bringing author Ashton Applewhite to speak in Oak Park and 2) continuing work toward a vigorous local “agework network.” Sandra, the former Oak Park village clerk, is active in STAR (Suburban Thursday Afternoon Retirees), a longstanding weekly gathering of older members of both Oak Park Temple and West Suburban Temple. Brooke is on the board of Arbor West Neighbors, an emerging network of local multigenerational support to assist older adults in our communities to “age in place.” Lydia, associate professor of gerontology at Concordia University Chicago, is a driving force at the Center for Gerontology. Ashton Applewhite wrote This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism. Last month she was selected to present a national TED Talk, which should be available online by early May. She will be speaking in Oak Park on Thursday, June 15. Details to follow in a future column, but do save the date. She is an informed, invigorating and passionate “agework” activist. It turns out that my second discussion point has already started being addressed between Arbor West Neighbors and the Center for Gerontology. The gist of that discussion is the planning of a one-day conference at Concordia on April 18 titled, Resilient Aging – Resilient Living: Cultivating a Community that is Good for All Ages. Dr. Roger Landry will present the keynote address. This is a very exciting development for our communities and it bodes well for our developing conscious aging efforts. More details about this in my next column. Celebrating Seniors Week is May 18-25, a communitywide series of events throughout Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park that celebrates and raises awareness of aging adults. The theme for 2017 is Aging Out Loud. June 4-7, Concordia will be hosting the 7th Annual International Conference on Aging and Spirituality, “bringing
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It’s Lent: Why not go on a ‘carbon fast’?
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ocusing on positive thoughts and actions regarding climate change is a powerful, proactive way to confront the Trump administration’s denial of climate science and seeming disregard for the environment. As caring and compassionate communities we can use less energy to take care of the Earth, her resources and people. Our actions and energy use do affect the climate, the earth, and others all over the world. By living the Golden Rule we can effect changes: ■ One climate science meta-study says that up to 97.2% of the climate research studies confirm that global warming is real, is mostly caused by human overuse of fossil fuels, and will get worse. (Check out the research at http://tinyurl.com/hynksuu). ■ 195 countries met in Paris in December 2015, to forge an agreement to address climate change. This agreement was ratified, yet the Paris commitments still fall way short of the emissions reductions required to avoid dangerous levels of global warming. ■ Besides drastic weather changes all over the world, many coasts, islands and large parts of the Southern Hemisphere will be devastated if we allow the global average temperature to rise more than 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels. NASA reports that in February 2016, the global average was 1.34 degrees C above that level. ■ There is scientific agreement that we can only sustain 350 ppm of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere for plant, animal and human life to continue on this planet as we know it. We have already exceeded 400 ppm. (see 350.org) Nonetheless, as Teilhard de Chardin reminds us,
“Our duty as men and women is to proceed as if limits to our ability did not exist. We are collaborators in creation.” So we can make lifestyle changes in creative ways to reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. We can do that in many ways including a “carbon fast.” Why a carbon fast? Fasting is a focused, mindful way to let go and live more simply so others may simply live. We all know how to fast in small and larger ways. People of various faith traditions, indigenous cultures and the health community fast in order to feel more clear, healthy and connected to life force energy. Let more spirit in! We need all the help we can get. At Ascension Parish, the school and religious education students, families and parishioners are invited to take part in a Lenten Carbon Fast and Mission. Whatever your faith tradition or philosophy, we invite you to join along! Each of the six weeks of Lent has a different theme for lifestyle changes to reduce carbon and energy use. Some are easy, some more challenging, and a few are “courageous” choices. You get to choose and learn how to make these changes. As you figure out your carbon footprint by using one of the carbon calculators (below), you’ll see the number of tons of carbon your family puts into the atmosphere each year. You may also consider an energy audit of your home to save money and save energy. More info will be provided soon so you can calculate the reduced amount of carbon, save money and feel proactive. Pick one of the following: ■ http://coolclimate.berkeley.edu/carboncalculator ■ http://www.coolcongregati http://www.coolcongregations.org/calculator/ ■ http://www.carbotax.org/ ■ https://www3.epa.gov/carb https://www3.epa.gov/carbon-footprint-calculator/
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Defending students from Trump
t is good to see the leaders of Oak Park and River Forest High School set to work to define and explain the values it brings to protecting students at risk under the demented leadership of President Donald Trump. Barely a month into office and Trump has set about unleashing immigration enforcement to deport Hispanics and deny the rights of Muslims. Additionally, he has turned to the hoary chestnut of “states’ rights” to allow active discrimination against transgender youth. Meeting last week, the school board discussed a “welcoming school” resolution that would mirror actions already taken by schools in Proviso Township, Evanston and Chicago. Such an action would provide “as much protection as we can while still complying with the law,” said Jeff Weissglass, the board president. The board asked staff and legal counsel to further study the issue and bring back a possible resolution as early as mid-March. We look forward to the adoption of a plainly-worded statement.
River Forest’s first step
Monday evening the entire River Forest village board stepped up to adopt a resolution backing universal background checks on gun purchases. Good for them. Sure it is a small and symbolic step from one small village. But it is a true voice for what the vast majority of Americans see as simple common sense on gun safety. How big a majority? Well, when a similar issue was on a county-wide referendum two years ago, 86 percent of River Foresters backed the measure. So being aligned with its voters made this a simple vote for some River Forest trustees. And we applaud them for that choice. More notable, though, was the argument made by Trustee Tom Cargie, a longtime Cook County assistant state’s attorney. “Every journey has a first step,” he said, explaining that as more and more communities adopt such simple and obvious measures, it can build momentum toward legislation that is more than symbolic. While it is absurd that we are back to small, symbolic steps on guns, that’s the current reality, and this is a positive first step in River Forest.
Pavlicek’s deserved raise
Oak Park’s village board has one employee. And last week the board gave her a 6 percent pay raise. That brings Village Manager Cara Pavlicek to an annual salary of $187,000. Not bad. In the four years since she was promoted from parking tsar to acting and then permanent manager, Pavlicek has seen her salary rise from $157,000 to the current level. That averages out to about a 5 percent annual hike. Certainly on the high end of average but not in any way unreasonable. As multiple trustees and Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb said last week in OKing the hike, Pavlicek has done a strong job as manager during interesting times. Oak Park’s last manager, Tom Barwin, was fired because he could not get the village’s dysfunctional building and property standards department fixed. With savvy restructuring of the broad architecture of economic development by the mayor and board, Pavlicek has seen to the internal remaking of that department and everything else tied to business services in Oak Park. A combination of new and rearranged staff, new organizational structure and a major investment in overdue software has made this key aspect of village government a turnaround story. It is an indication that the manager listens well to her bosses but then brings expertise and insight to the fix. There are other indications of progress. We are supportive of the major hires she has made among department heads, of the consolidation of roles she has overseen. And she gets points for forging a tight working relationship with a mayor who has a singular focus on economic development. She both stays out of Abu-Taleb’s way and provides bumpers and support for his efforts. This is not an easy job. That four years in she enjoys wide support on the village board is a notable accomplishment.
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hey came from all over the Chicago area: Barrington, Joliet, Desplaines, and Chicago itself. Somehow these NRA stalwarts got wind of our plans to show a portion of “Making a Killing,” a hardhitting documentary about “Guns, Greed and the NRA” in the library’s Veterans Room last Wednesday night, and made long drives to represent the gun rights side. Theirs were the first hands that shot up following the film, and we wondered if the discussion might dissolve into shouting and name-calling. By “we” I mean the Gun Responsibility Advocates, a small (but, as we like to say, mighty) group of Oak Parkers and River Foresters who have a dual mission: 1) Support common-sense regulation to help reduce gun violence in this country, and 2) Challenge Second Amendment supporters to accept the responsibilities that — unavoidably — accompany gun rights. Our guests were, of course, quick to criticize the documentary for “demonizing” the NRA. They fiercely defended their right to keep and bear arms, but, as usual, were reluctant to accept any responsibility for contributing to the problem of gun violence or helping to reduce it. They’re short on solutions to the problem and long on criticizing the common-sense solutions we support. Background checks don’t work in the patchwork of states that have them, they contend. Yet in spite of the proximity of nearby states with lax gun laws that undermine their efforts, states with background checks report significantly less gun violence, as the film took pains to point out. “Bad guys will always be able to get guns,” countered one attendee from Joliet, who flatly rejected the idea of safely storing the gun he needs to defend his home, even though many bad guys steal guns when they break into homes, almost always when the owner isn’t there and guns aren’t locked away. Gun supporters have only two solutions for gun violence: Arming the population (concealed and open carry laws) to deter would-be criminals and having the police and the court system crack down harder on gangs in the inner-cities and suburbs. The film segments we watched (on domestic violence and the Aurora, Colorado movie theater massacre) were disturbing, of course, and at least one gun supporter admitted such killings are “horrible,” but he didn’t offer any preventive measures, other than arming citizens. In fact, he suggested a “no guns allowed” sticker actually incited the Aurora attack. For the discussion, we set very firm ground rules — anyone could talk for three minutes, but no one could talk a second time until everyone else had their say — and, to their credit, the gun supporters complied. To everyone’s credit, tempers did not flare. We didn’t lose our cool because we have become more disciplined in our messaging. Gun supporters deal in absolutes; we do not. They say bad guys will always be able to get guns. We say that with common-sense regulation, fewer bad guys will be able to buy them.
To be honest, I was glad they showed up. They seemed like decent people, sincerely dedicated to their cause. But we’re just as devoted to our cause, so we have sincerity and decency in common. After the formal discussion, four or five of them clustered around John Barrett, an articulate spokesman for our group and a retired trauma surgeon at Cook County Hospital, who spent years on the front lines of the gun violence epidemic. John, with his wonderful Irish brogue, is like Parnell, addressing the English Parliament on Irish independence, who famously pressed his fingernails into his palms so hard, they bled. That kind of intensity. Seeing John standing his ground, I walked over and stood with him. He tried to get them to give even one example of people who shouldn’t be allowed to buy guns, but they wouldn’t budge. The reply I heard most was “Absolutely not.” There is no more distinguished, credible, informed source on this issue than John Barrett, so if he couldn’t reach them, no one can, but that doesn’t mean we should stop trying. The late Susan Sontag wrote, “The likelihood that your acts of resistance cannot stop the injustice does not exempt you from acting in what you sincerely and reflectively hold to be the best interests of your community.” Upon further reflection, therefore, here is my message to gun owners: “Your rights are secure, sanctioned by the Supreme Court and protected by the Second Amendment. Nobody is out to ‘grab’ your guns. Concealed or open carry is legal in every state. Everyone who wants to be armed is armed. But that solution isn’t working. Gun violence keeps getting worse. “As one responsibility advocate attending last Wednesday put it, ‘We’ve taken a step toward you by acknowledging your rights and accepting the Second Amendment, but you haven’t taken a single step toward us.’ “We aren’t hearing anything about the responsibilities that go with your rights. What we’re asking is reasonable. We’re asking you to support a single, unified, nationwide system of background checks, no loopholes. Fair for everyone. We’re also asking you to store your guns at home in a safe place so kids don’t find them and burglars can’t steal them, keeping one gun accessible (but safe) in the very rare case of a home invasion if you really believe that’s necessary. “The vast majority of Americans choose not to arm. Ninety percent of us want common-sense regulation of firearms. We come before you, unarmed, with no hidden agenda, asking you to accept more responsibility to go with your rights. We’re asking you to help us keep guns out of the hands of as many bad guys and mentally unstable individuals as possible. If you are a law-abiding citizen, universal background checks is one of the best ways to balance rights with responsibility. “We are fellow citizens in a country plagued by gun violence. We can reduce that gun violence, but we can’t do it without your support. “We need you to become more involved in the solution.”
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s an 85-year-old widow, I enjoy socializing and sharing my time and talent with the community. Although I’m far into my golden years, volunteering has helped me stay young at heart and given me a true sense of purpose. If you’re a senior looking for more ways to stay healthy and connect with the people around you, check out the Health and Longevity Expo on Thursday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park (free admission). I attended last year and am excited to participate again this March. You’ll find dozens of vendors sharing valuable information for seniors in a one-stop shopping venue. Last year, I learned about a wide range of in-home services and housing options — from low-cost alternative housing to retirement centers with assisted living options. The Expo also has vendors such as the local libraries, the YMCA and the Senior Citizens Center of Oak Park, offering numerous ways to keep our bodies and minds active and healthy as we age. I also enjoy the convenience of getting a health screening and talking to knowledgeable health-care providers from Rush Oak Park Hospital without having to drive all over town.
A large body of research shows a strong link between social interaction and the mental and physical health of seniors — and I am living proof of this. Each week I look forward to volunteering at the local Economy Shop, playing bridge with friends and giving time at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio. I’m convinced that all these activities have helped me stay mentally sharp and physically strong and mobile. Plus, it lifts my spirit to know that I’m making a difference in the community where I live. I’m also a board member of the Senior Citizens Center of Oak Park and enjoy planning activities for my peers. The problem for most seniors is they have no idea where to start looking for volunteer opportunities or clubs where they can socialize and meet new people. That’s why the Health and Longevity Expo is a godsend for seniors and their families. It’s an ideal opportunity to learn about community activities or research living arrangements for older adults. If you’re a senior looking for more fulfillment and a sense of belonging, don’t miss this year’s Health and Longevity Expo. Donna Ambrose is a board member of the Senior Citizens Center of OP-RF.
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Senate’s budget plan is ‘grand’ and a ‘bargain’
ans of the musical Hamilton have “The world turned upside down” refrain in their heads. It is also a relevant catchphrase for the state of our state. Last week I met with yet another overflow crowd at Buzz Café. Even activist-heavy Oak Park has erupted with impressive democratic fervor. The voices rising to turn the world upside down with peaceful protest and passionate concern for the future are awe-inspiring. We have much to do. In the Illinois Senate, we have our own plans for “upside down” by forging a bipartisan, comprehensive, balanced budget solution — the so-called “grand bargain.” As I write this, I am preparing for a potential vote on the legislative measures that make up the grand bargain. I am hopeful, but uncertain, of our chance of success. We have not had a comprehensive state budget in two years and have not seen any bipartisan, balance or compromise from the ever-campaigning Governor Rauner since he took office. That’s where the upside down fits in. The Senate’s grand bargain has broken the gridlock and may break the impasse, finally. And “grand” is the right term for it. The Senate proposal funds, balances and pays for the state budget, including the human services and higher-ed programs that have struggled mightily during the impasse. It reforms our state school formula to fund properly, and more equitably, our K-12 schools. It tackles pensions, the backlog of unpaid bills and temporarily freezes property taxes. Unlike the Governor’s fuzzy-math budget that leaves us $7 billion in the red, the grand bargain
responsibly pays for these critical investments. And that’s why “bargain” is the right term for it. If and when we get to the finish line, we will have succeeded if no one receives everything they want and everyone sacrifices. That is the messy, hard work of governance — the work that must be done to get Illinois back on track. But it is not the only work. To those who have taken to the streets and raised their voices, I hear you! The world is turning upside down. In recent weeks, no one has felt that uncertainty more keenly than immigrant communities. I commend Oak Park for approving the sanctuary ordinance, and I pledge partnership as the lead Senate sponsor of the Immigration Safe Zones Act, HB 426. This measure will protect immigrant families from aggressive enforcement policies that hurt the innocent many in the name of targeting the few. Generations of immigrants have shared our American dream of a better life for their children in a peaceful land of opportunity. They live, work and play in a diverse fabric of neighborhoods in my district and throughout Illinois. I am championing HB 426 so these communities are not ripped apart. President Trump’s campaign against immigrants divides us and diverts resources from the real challenges facing our nation. Governor Rauner’s irresponsible refusal to solve the budget impasse divides us and diverts resources from investments that will determine the future of our state. We will stand firm against the former but must bargain on the latter. Both are fights worth having. It is the work that must be done.
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We all need to be on guard about allergies
We have four grandchildren with various levels of nut allergies. One is in another district but is severely allergic, so I can understand the situation of the parents at Holmes School. Another grandson attends Lincoln School in River Forest. Just this week he was stopped by his principal in the hallway as he was carrying a cupcake picked up at a class party. This principal knew he had peanut allergies and suggested he should
not eat the cupcake. The above information illustrates that all of us need to be on our guard (as my grandson put it, “He had my back”). The problem is wider than Holmes School. District 97 needs to take close look at how it handles allergies and students’ reactions. The reported situation came dangerously close to a disaster.
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K, I’m chronically old, and what I mean is I have a couple of conditions that require the accessories of decrepitude — the multi-compartment day-of-the-week pillbox, large calendars, multiple reminder gimmicks, sensible shoes, etc. I can’t believe that, back when I was a teacher, I would walk up and down slippery marble staircases in high heels with both arms full of papers and books. I’m no dummy, so I gave up high heels years ago, and sensible shoes can be quite stylish, as are flat boots. Warning: my daughter would describe what I’m going to talk about as “white people’s problems.” I still try to look put-together, but it’s getting to be too much damn work. Take my hair. Please. In addition to the expense of color-and-cut, there’s the routine of shampoo, moisturize, blow-dry, moisturize, straighten-and-curl again and — take a nap. Oh wait, I have to put on my make-up. My friend Marsha and I vowed we would never get the old woman’s haircut — the one that’s short and spiky on top so you look like you’ve just had shock therapy. But I’m tempted. Or maybe a Little House on the Prairie braid down my back. Sort of a Georgia O’Keefe look. Someone must have told the god of catalogs about my expanding waistline because I get tons of catalogs aimed at the “stylish stout.” The tops have a vague tent-like quality, or “forgiving” if you prefer — and I do. They also feature lots of tops that are longer in back than in front, for obvious reasons. One of these catalogs, The Vermont Coun-
try Store, carries really old-time products that I’m embarrassed to say I remember, such as Max Factor pancake makeup, Evening in Paris cologne and Tangee lipstick! My dad gave my mother Evening in Paris every Christmas. She never wore it, but I used it liberally … when I was 8. Finding a good pair of jeans that fits is like winning the lottery. Thank God you can wear them everywhere except wakes and weddings. I prefer the ones with buttons and belt because the ones with stretchy waistbands tend to head south, and really, there’s no good place to pull them up if you’re in public. Maybe I should invent over-theshoulder garters to attach to women’s pants — men call them suspenders — except who wants another uncomfortable contraption? Bras are torture enough. Of course, bras with suspenders attached — and maybe in the same material and trim as the bra — I could make so much money I’d be considered eccentric and not a slob if I dressed any way I like. I usually sleep well at night, but occasionally I check out the home shopping channels. I knew I needed a sedative, years ago, when I almost called up and bought “real” emerald earrings. I still do tune in every once in a while for the shock-and-awe value. Yes, Melissa McCarthy does hawk her clothing line on TV, which accounts for her priceless SNL bit about Ivanka’s watch and shoes. Some of the stuff looks fine, but some of it should not be sent through the mail. No woman who wears size 3X should be encouraged to wear orange tights topped by a hoody with faux fur trim.
MARY KAY O’GRADY
A misleading attribution
The Feb. 22 edition of Wednesday Journal had a “One View’ submission on Oak Park taxes written by Nile Wendorf. Associated with this article was a chart which stated that the information in the chart was “Courtesy of the OP Township Assessor’s Office.” This statement is misleading. One of my goals as Oak Park Township assessor is to ensure that there is good, clear information in the public domain so that elected officials, taxpayers and voters can make wellinformed decisions about matters of public interest as they relate to property taxes. In furtherance of this goal, I have always been willing to meet with anyone interested in Oak Park tax issues and share with them the information compiled by my office. To encourage confidence in the fairness of the information I present, I do not endorse tax referendums or candidates for local office.
In keeping with my approach to public policy questions about taxes, I met with Nile Wendorf recently. During the meeting, I answered Nile’s questions and shared with him some tax information that my office had developed. Nile then used some of this information to write an opinion piece and to prepare the chart associated with it. But I want to make it clear that the chart itself is Nile’s; it does not come from the Oak Park Township Assessor’s Office. The fact that some of the underlying data for the chart comes from my office should not be construed as an endorsement of the opinions in Nile’s article or the chart associated with it.
Ali ElSaffar
Oak Park Township Assessor Editor’s note: Wednesday Journal regrets the misleading attribution.
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Making sense of your triennial assessment
y now, you should have received your new property tax assessed valuation from the Cook County Assessor’s Office. The assessed valuation of your property is an important factor in determining the property taxes you pay each year. On average, the assessed valuation of properties in River Forest increased 24 percent since the last triennial assessment. The real estate market is healthier. Better market value results in increased assessed value. But increased assessed value also may result in higher property tax bills. As you review your triennial assessment, you should make sure that it is based on accurate information about your home and that you feel the assessed valuation is a fair reflection of your home’s value. The market value of your home is determined by the recent sales of properties in your neighborhood that have similar characteristics (age, square footage, and type of construction). If you feel your home is overvalued, you can appeal your assessed valuation with the County Assessor. If you decide to do so, the window is a short one. The deadline is March 7. All supporting documentation is due on March 17. For more information on the appeals process, go to the Assessor’s website, www.cookcountyassessor.com. You can choose to appeal on your own at no charge or hire an attorney. Many attorneys base their fees on the amount of savings they earn for you. Always be sure to review any contract or engagement letter carefully before signing. Should you have any questions, please contact the River Forest Township Assessor’s Office at 708-366-2787 or the County Assessor’s Office at 312-443-7550. Additional information can be found in a Feb. 7 Wednesday Journal article titled, “Ask the Assessors.” Carefully reviewing your property assessment is one way to ensure that your tax bill remains fair and stable. As strengthening property values and stabilizing property taxes are principal concerns of River Forest, we
also can stabilize your tax bill by managing village funds prudently and encouraging long-term economic development. Each year, the village government sets a property tax levy for the entire property tax base, both commercial and residential, to fund village operations, which consist mainly of Police, Fire, Public Works and Administration. Think of the total assessed valuation of all properties in River Forest as a pie, and your individual assessed valuation represents your share of the pie. By managing our levy (the budget) responsibly and continuing to work hard at economic development to add new assessed valuation (making the pie bigger), we can stabilize and in some cases decrease your share of the pie. This effect is especially pronounced when we add new commercial properties. The taxes paid by commercial properties are based off 25% of their assessed valuation versus 10% for residential properties. Economic development initiatives, whether they are long-term (the Madison and North Avenue Street TIF) or short-term (the Lake and Lathrop and Lake and Park redevelopment), are an instrumental part of our effort to improve property values while stabilizing our property taxes. The village is committed to building strong property values, combined with stable and fair taxes. We will continue to keep you informed of ways that the village board is working to deliver on these important goals. Finally, the village is just one of 10 government entities that tax you and me. Village government’s overall percentage of our tax bill is 11.73%. The other nearly 88% of our tax bill is spread across the other nine government entities — such as D90, D200, River Forest Township, River Forest Park District, Triton College, and Cook County — that levy our property. I hope this explanation has been helpful. As always, please feel free to call me or village hall with any further questions. Catherine Adduci is the village president of River Forest.
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Either way, Hamilton wasn’t treated well
I’m confused. When Cathy Hamilton signed up for early retirement, the early retirement rules were in place, correct? So at some point in time after this, and before she actually retired, the early retirement rules were changed. In effect, they pulled the rug out from under her. Shouldn’t she have been grandfathered? Or did she not correctly understand what
the early retirement rules were, and she simply made a mistake which cannot now be reversed? If it is the former, this is simply unfair. If it is the latter, I am surprised she wasn’t better informed.
Rick Klaus
Oak Park
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Memories of an apartment on Austin Congratulations to Jim Rolff, vice president of operations, and Bob and Bill Planek, owners of Oak Park Apartments, for their Cavalcade of Pride Award, a well-deserved recognition by the village for their meticulous rehabilitation of the 1920s vintage courtyard 13-unit building at 1228 N. Austin Blvd. [Adding appeal on Austin, Homes, Feb. 15] Their renovation and management of this, and other multi-unit buildings that have fallen into disrepair in Oak Park and neighboring communities has been both a cautionary tale of the blight that would have resulted if the Planeks did not have the foresight to invest in these buildings and proof that their investment has had an enormous and positive impact on the village. The particular building that was recognized with a Cavalcade of Pride Award holds special significance for my husband Victor and myself. In June 1963 we were married at St. Lucy Catholic Church in Austin and moved into the second floor front
apartment at 1228 N. Austin. It was a wonderful, spacious, one-bedroom apartment with a large living room and dining room overlooking treelined Austin Boulevard, a kitchen and two walk-in closets. As I recall, the rent was $120 a month! An added bonus was the good folks at Judson Baptist Church on the corner who never charged us to park our car in their parking lot. It was a convenient location, too. Without a car during the day I shopped in the small shops and stores on Division Street and North Avenue. We lived in our apartment for just one year. With the arrival of our daughter Theresa, we moved the following year to our present home on Oak Park Avenue, which we’ve lived in for the past 53 years. Five kids have come and gone and, although we’re officially “empty-nester” homeowners, Victor and I still have fond memories of our wonderful little apartment on Austin.
Jean Guarino Oak Park
Harassing Roskam is ‘going low’ Peter Roskam is a Republican, but he is not Donald Trump. Like many Republicans, he is probably as astounded as any of us, by Trump’s win of the White House. I have known Peter since he was a law student. I know his brother, who has lived in Oak Park for 25+ years, his parents and his entire family. I attended his father’s funeral, where he spoke with passion and eloquence. Peter Roskam is a person of the highest integrity and conviction. He is not serving in Congress for his own benefit or ego; he serves in Congress because he views himself as a public servant and believes it is the life work he is called to do. Do you believe in a two-party system? I think it’s a question all of us need to ask. Or are you so convinced that you are right that you have no room left for anyone who sees things differently? If you believe in a twoparty system, Peter Roskam is the kind of person you want to have in the other party. He has gone out of his way to cross the aisle and to know and work with people in both parties
throughout his career. He is respected on both sides of the aisle by everyone who knows him. When people show up at Republican events, like they did recently in Palatine and chant things like, “Hey, hey, ho, ho, Peter Roskam’s got to go!” they do not do so to respectfully discuss issues; they do so to humiliate, intimidate and shame. Remember that U.S. Congresswoman Gabby Gifford was shot while meeting her constituents just six years ago. Her life was forever changed. Peter Roskam was protected by the police in Palatine, and at his recent event in River Forest, they insisted he should not enter or leave meetings by the front door or any anticipated route. Prudence, not cowardice, was involved in those decisions. Michelle Obama said, “When they go low, we go high.” These kinds of harassing demonstrations are not about “going high.” They are sinking to the bottom. Democrats, we can do better.
Karen Brammer Oak Park
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Henek is a natural leader for River Forest board I heartily endorse Patty Henek as a candidate for trustee of the village of River Forest. I have known Patty for many years and have consistently been impressed with her energy, organization and charitable purpose. Patty can always be found in a leadership role in our community. She has served as PTO president at Lincoln and Roosevelt schools, coordinated charity events such as the Holiday Food and Gift Basket Program, and perhaps most famously she helped to create LemonAid, a tremendously successful charity that has become a fall tradition in our town. These accomplishments highlight her good intentions and showcase a skill set that will be well utilized on the River Forest Village Board. We are fortunate that she is seeking to engage her many talents for the benefit of our village. Patty’s skill set is impressive. She has balanced judgment, an important characteristic for an effective public servant. She understands the need for economic development, but appreciates and will preserve the character of our village. She values education but
insists that money for schools is spent wisely. She appreciates the need for institutions to work together to create a cohesive atmosphere that provides amenities for the young, the elderly and all in between but understands the proper role of our village government. She listens carefully to the concerns of many stakeholders and is quick to translate myriad details into a comprehensive picture of a situation, enabling her to fashion creative strategies and solutions. Reasonable and easy to work with by nature, Patty can be courageous and forceful when such attributes are needed. She is unafraid to stand up to even the most fierce opposition in support of a good cause. These skills have led to tremendous success in all of her endeavors. By voting for Patty for trustee, you are voting to lend that success to the village of River Forest. For all these reasons, I strongly endorse Patty Henek for trustee of the village of River Forest. She has my vote, and I hope she will have yours.
John Phelan
River Forest
More, not less, green I am opposed to any change of zoning that would allow Albion Residential or another development to exceed the current eight-story height limit at the northwest corner of Lake and Forest. Here’s why: Several years ago, I grudgingly supported the height variance for the 21-story Vantage Oak Park building at the northeast corner of Lake and Forest. It was, and is, too tall and too corporately bland to be part of Oak Park’s downtown. However, the initial proposal included a hotel that I thought was much needed. The zoning variance was approved and surprise — bait and switch — we have a condo tower and no hotel. Just how out of character is the Vantage building? A college friend and I took a Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio Tour last spring. As we walked past the magnificent homes on Forest, she looked up and saw that building towering above the trees. “Is that Chicago?” she asked, puzzled. She didn’t think it looked like part of our “utterly charming community.” Now Albion Residential is proposing another tower that, while shorter than its neighbor, will jut just
as jarringly above our skyline. Furthermore, the shade thrown by this building will harm the trees, plants and grass in Austin Gardens. We have so few parks here. We cannot allow Austin Gardens to turn into a dust bowl. In fact, I think we should make Austin Gardens bigger. Take down the old buildings along Lake Street and double the size of Austin Gardens. Add more trees, native flowers, a monarch butterfly waystation, another performance space. Another park will attract even more people to downtown, ensuring that our existing businesses continue to thrive and that our village benefits from the tax dollars spent there. I know it’s important for Oak Park to increase its tax base by attracting new businesses and residents. I think there are plenty of opportunities to accomplish that without increasing the residential density downtown and irreparably damaging one of our precious few parks. Let’s make sure we preserve what makes Oak Park special while making it better.
Kris Gallagher
Oak Park
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Trump appointments right at home in the swamp Donald Trump said many different things during the campaign. If you were gullible (to be generous, let’s say optimistic) you could find many promises that sounded great. If you ignored the rest, you might think his presidency could bring change for the better. Sadly, he was just another lying politician. He is doing all the worst things but none of the good. For example, he will build an expensive and useless wall on the Mexican border, but American taxpayers, not Mexico, will pay for it. One of his most important promises was to get rid of corruption and insiders in Wash-
ington. This turns out to be the biggest lie of all. For every cabinet position, he has selected the most inside insider possible — corporate or political insiders whose careers have been devoted to corrupting the agencies they now lead. The new head of the Department of Energy, Rick Perry, called for its elimination. Betsy DeVos, head of the Department of Education, wants to eliminate public schools. Scott Pruitt, the new EPA administrator, as Oklahoma attorney general openly fought against the EPA on behalf of the fossil fuel industry. Steven
Mnuchin, the new Treasury Secretary, was a Goldman Sachs executive who aggressively foreclosed on home mortgages [i]. Trump promised $1 trillion for infrastructure, but Elaine Chao, the new secretary of transportation has blocked high speed rail in California because electric bullet trains may be state-of-the-art, but they do not burn enough fossil fuels [ii]. Talk about an insider: She is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, the 34-year senator who followed through on his promise to block all meaningful legislation during Obama’s presi-
dency, to make Obama look bad, regardless of the damage his recalcitrance did to American prosperity. The new administration is packed with billionaires, but ordinary Americans have no representation at all. No one voted for this! [i] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/us/politics/donald-trump-administration.html [ii] http://kalw.org/post/what-does-trumpmean-transportation-bay-area#stream
Tom DeCoursey Oak Park
BLESOFF from page 31 together international researchers and scholars with expertise in aging, religion and spirituality, as well as practitioners, policy-makers, clergy, laypeople and care partners to explore how aging presents us with opportunities to navigate transitions over the life course.” Lastly, some very exciting news. Next week, from March 7-9, the Shift Network will present online the Transforming Aging Summit: Fulfillment, Creativity & Higher Purpose in Your Later Years. I highly recommend this three-day virtual summit featuring some of our country’s thought leaders on aging. Hosted by Ron Pevny, founder and director of the Center for Conscious Eldering, “it’s a groundbreaking virtual gathering to inspire and equip you as you identify the path of aging that is your own — liberated from stereotypes and limiting beliefs about what’s possible.” This is practical and inspiring stuff. The line-up includes Dr. Bill Thomas, a geriatric physician who, among other things, runs the ChangingAging Tour on a barnstorming bus that goes from city to city. It is a spectacularly creative venture, and one of my goals is to bring the ChangingAging Tour to Oak Park sometime soon. Also presenting at the Transforming Aging Summit is my friend Katia Petersen, IONS executive director of education, as well as Ashton Applewhite, Joan Borysenko, Tom Pinkson and several others. Go to www.transformingagingsummit.com to see the complete all-star lineup and to register. It’s free! 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.
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Helen Maggos, 92
Donald Patterson Jr., 91
Avid gardener, bridge player and volunteer
Helen Maggos (nee Combis), 92, a 67-year resident of River Forest, died peacefully at home on Feb. 21, 2017, surrounded by her children and grandchildren. Born on Sept. 8, 1924 in Valparaiso, Indiana to Greek immigrants, Peter and Fedra (Paravantes) Combis, she attended Michigan State University and graduated from Rosary College (now Dominican University) in River Forest. An avid gardener and bridge player, she volunteered at Oak Park Hospital for many years. She was devoted to her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Helen was the wife of the late George Maggos; the mother of Angela (Tom) Poulos, Nick (Donna), and Patricia (Michael) Weik; the grandmother of George (Laura) Fox, Leonore (Chris) Augustine, Jason (Joanie) Fox, Ted (Michelle) Fox, Valerie Poulos, Tom Poulos, Irene Weik, Alexandra (Tim Mullen) Weik, Teresa Weik, Stephen Weik, Taylor Maggos and the late James Fox; the great-grandmother of Francis, Vincent and Julia Fox, Billy Mlynar, and Michael and Brendan Fox; and the sister of Ann Loren. A funeral service was held Feb. 25 at Assumption Greek Orthodox Church, followed by interment at Elmwood Cemetery.
Awarded Purple Heart in WWII Donald B. Patterson Jr., 91, of Oak Park, died on Feb. 18, 2017. Born on Jan. 19, 1926, he served in the Armed Forces during World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart. A devoted parishioner of St. Edmund Parish, he was a graduate of Fenwick High School and the University of Notre Dame. Mr. Patterson was the husband of Rogette (nee Schlammes) and the late Jean (nee Fitzpatrick); the father of Don (Geri) Patterson III, Liz Patterson, Mary (Mel) Smith, Jean (Kevin) Riordan and James (Debbie) Patterson; the grandfather of Kathleen Patterson, Anna (Nate) Gomez, Christopher, Michael, and David Patterson, Patrick Gibbons, Kathleen (Bryan) Baer, Jennifer (Tim) Schubert, Michael (Jamie) Smith, Katie (Mike) Callahan, Max (Erin) Riordan, Malcolm, and Seamus Riordan, Michael Patterson, and the late Jim Gibbons; the great-grandfather of Ayden, Austin, Robby, James, Teghan, Hanna, Kate, Madolyn, Molly and Ezra; the brother of Carolyn McNellis, the late Barbara (the late John) Garceau, the late Helen (John) Kelly, and the late Anne (Don) Santschi; and the uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation was held on Feb. 22 at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S.
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Marion St., Oak Park. A funeral Mass was celebrated on Feb. 23 at St. Edmund Church, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside. Memorial donations are appreciated to St. Edmund Parish or Honor Flight Chicago are appreciated.
Annabel Deaton, 88 Executive assistant and secretary
Annabel Deaton, 88, a resident of Brookdale Oak Park, died on Feb. 21, 2017. Born on Nov. 22, 1928, she was extremely proud to be the wife of a 25-year Marine Corps veteran and relished the travel and unique ANNABEL DEATON experiences that life brought. She was also proud of her service as an executive assistant at Akron City Hospital (now Summa Health) and as secretary to the Episcopal Bishop of Okinawa. Annabel Deaton is survived by her children, Mark and Dawn (Fogle); and her grandchildren, Patrick and Hannah (Miller). She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Marvin Dale Deaton.
Visitation and services were held on Feb. 25 at Oak Park’s Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, followed by private interment. The family wishes to thank the staffs of both Brookdale Oak Park and Seasons Hospice for their care and compassion, and they appreciate memorials to PING (Providing Instruments for the Next Generation) in Oak Park and to the Marine Corps Toys for Tots.
Elisia Rattazzi, 77 Artist
Elisia Mae Rattazzi, 77, who lived most of her life in Oak Park, died on Feb. 6, 2017. Born to Attilio and Rose Rattazzi in Kansas City, Kansas on May 23, 1939, she graduated from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and retired from the Art Institute. She achieved her dream of being a professional artist. Elisia is survived by her children, Susan Bohanon and Mark Bohanon; her ex-husband and friend, Jack Bohanon; her granddaughters, Kyrian Good and Ever and Fey Good; her sister, Judy (Jerry) Brownawell; her nephew, Jay (Melony) Brownawell and their children, Zach and Eliza; and her niece, Jamie Brownawell (Brett) Oswald and their children, Adalyn and Declan. Services will be held in Sedona, Arizona.
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Religion Guide Methodist
Check First.
First United Methodist Church of Oak Park
First Congregational Church of Maywood
400 N. Fifth Avenue (1 block north of Lake St.) Come join us for Sunday Morning Worship at 11 am Pastor Elliot Wimbush will be preaching the message. Refreshments and fellowship follow the service. 708-344-6150 firstchurchofmaywood.org When you're looking for a place to worship the Lord, Check First.
You’re Invited to A Church for All Nations A Church Without Walls SERVICE LOCATION Forest Park Plaza 7600 W. Roosevelt Road Forest Park, IL 60130
William S. Winston Pastor (708) 697-5000
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. Jenny Weber, Pastor Professionally Staffed Nursery Fellowship Time after Worship Presbyterian
Fair Oaks
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. www.unitedlutheranchurch.org
708/386-1576
Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM
LIVE Webcast - 11:15AM Service Believer’s Walk of Faith Broadcast Schedule (Times in Central Standard Time) Television DAYSTAR (M-F)
3:30-4:00pm
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WJYS-TV (M-F)
6:30-7:00am
Chicago, IL.
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10:30-11:00am
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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
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920 Rev. Daniel deBeer, Interim Pastor Sunday Schedule Christian Education for All Ages 9:00am Worship Service 10:00am
Roman Catholic
St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park
CELEBRATING OUR 105TH 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–Friday 6:30am Church Office: 708-366-0839 CCD: 708-366-3553 www.stbern.com Pastor: Fr. Stanislaw Kuca Traditional Catholic
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
The Traditional Catholic Latin Mass
Our Lady Immaculate Church 410 Washington Blvd Oak Park. 708-524-2408 Mass Times: Sat. 8:00am Sun. 7:30 & 10:00am Operated by Society of St. Pius X. Confessions 1 hr. before each mass
Third Unitarian Church 11am Service: “Celebration of Life” thirdunitarianchurch.org (773) 626-9385 301 N. Mayfield near Austin and Lake
Grace Lutheran School
www.livingwd.org www.billwinston.org
Preschool - 8th Grade Bill Koehne, Principal 366-6900, graceriverforest.org
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
Lutheran-Missouri Synod
Christ Lutheran Church
607 Harvard Street (at East Av.) Oak Park, Illinois Rev. Robert M. Niehus, Pastor Sunday Bible Class: 9:15 am Sunday School: 9:10 Sunday Worship Services: 8:00 and 10:30 am Church Office: 708/386-3306 www.christlutheranoakpark.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship, 8:30 am and 11:00 am Adult Bible Class, 10:00 am Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 | www.stjohnforestpark.org
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 Holy Hour 6:00 pm Third Thursdays
Unity
405 North Euclid Ave.
The Love of God enfolds you.
Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor
Roman Catholic
St. Edmund Catholic Church
188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Masses: 8:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m. Parish Office: 708-848-4417 School Phone: 708-386-5131
UNITY CHURCH OF OAK PARK
Sunday Services 9 am & 11 am Youth Education 11 am 708-848-0960 — unityoakpark.org
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NUTRITIONIST Happywell, Inc. seeks a Nutritionist. Mail resume to: 411 Kingston Ct, Mt Prospect, IL OPERATIONS MANAGER Gels Logistics, Inc. seeks an Operations Manager. Mail resume to: 430 Kimberly Dr, Carol Stream, IL
PEOPLE TO DELIVER FLYERS DOOR TO DOOR Part-time morning hours. $35 per day. Cell phone required.
CALL 708-863-5698 PRESCHOOL TEACHER WANTED Lead classroom of 3 to 5-yr olds Creative Curriculum Early morning to afternoon M-F Seeking qualified, enthusiastic teacher/team player Call 708-386-1033 Send email to admin@oakparkbuildingblocks.com SUMMER SEASONAL STUDENT EMPLOYMENT The Village of Oak Park has openings for 2017 Summer Seasonal Student Employment in Engineering, Water and Sewer, Street Services, Fleet Services and Forestry. Interested and qualified applicants must be at least 18 years old, have a valid driver’s license and complete a separate Village of Oak Park application form for each position. Applicants are required to be actively enrolled in a postsecondary academic program. For additional information please visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/ jobs.
APARTMENTS FOR RENT 2 & 3 Bedroom Apartments, LR, DR, hardwood floors, tile bath, heat included $1300 & $1400 + security deposit. (708) 717-3975. FOREST PARK 2BR apt $1100/mo. in a smaller, quiet building. Short walk to Green Line “L�. Updated with fresh paint. Very clean. No smoking. No pets. Credit check and 1 1/2 mos. security deposit required. Call 708-404-2865. OAK PARK FOREST PARK Studio, 1, and 2 BDRM. Heated. Dining room. Parking available. Walk to El. $625-$1250.
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RIVER FOREST 2BR CONDO River Forest condo for rent. 2 BR, 1 BA, Hardwood floors, built-in microwave and dishwasher. $1185 per month includes heat. 1 parking space $60 add’l per month. 1-1/2 month security deposit. $39.95 application fee. Call Vicki at 708-714-0686 or vicki@beyondpropertiesrealty.com.
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2 BR APT 5000 BLK OF ERIE Nicely remodeled. Hardwood floors. Appliances included. Tenants pay util. Offstreet pking and onsite laundry facil. negotiable for additional fee. Application fee and Move-in fee req’d. $885. Call 773-443-8019.
Large Sunny Room with fridge & microwave. Near Green line, bus, Oak Park, 24 hour desk, parking lot. $101.00 week & up. New Mgmt. 773-378-8888
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AUSTIN VILLAGE 5939 W. Midway Parkway Remodeled 1 BR. Half block from Oak Park, Green Line & shops. 3rd Floor. $800/month. Heat not included. 708-383-9223 or 773-676-6805.
ROOMS FOR RENT AUSTIN CLEAN ROOM With fridge, micro. Nr Oak Park, Super Walmart, Food 4 Less, bus, & Metra. $116/wk and up. 773-637-5957
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M&M property management, inc.
708-386-7355 • www.mmpropmgt.com 649 Madison Street, Oak Park Oak Park: Studios, 1 & 2 BR from $750-$2000 Forest Park: 1 & 2 BR from $750-$1300
League of Women Voters invites you to the State of the Villages Luncheon to take place on Saturday, March 11, 2017 at noon. Panel discussion and candidate meet and greet opportunity. Location: Elmcrest Banquets, 7370 West Grand Ave. in Elmwood Park Tickets can be purchased ON-LINE at www.LWVOPRF.org. Questions? Contact Peggy Kell at 708-903-0005.
OAK PARK CLASSIC CHURCH FOR RENT
Includes Sanctuary, Fellowship Hall, Kitchen, Midweek Service/ Bible Study, Office Options. 708-848-5460 MAYWOOD COUNTRY CHURCH Lovely, old fashioned country church in Maywood, on corner of Fifth and Erie is looking for a roommate or tenant. We are willing to work out a flexible arrangement if you are an appropriate tenant. Various size spaces. Call 708 344-6150, leave a message.
SPACE FOR RENT OAK PARK SPACE Suitable for not-for-profit. Varied uses possible such as school, office spaces, community services center, clinic, etc. Please call 312-810-5948
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT
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LaVerne Collins Managing broker
Properties may be broker owned.
Office located at: 320 S. Wisconsin Ave. Oak Park
Call us for a complete list of rentals available.
7777 Lake St. - 3 & 5 room suites 7756 Madison St. - Store: 926 sq. ft. - Office: 2800 sq. ft.
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6955 North Ave. - 3 room office suite 6957 North Ave. - 2 room office suite 6142-44 Roosevelt Rd. - 4 & 5 room office suites
League of Women Voters of Oak Park and River Forest Celebrating the 92nd Anniversary of the Oak Park League
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PARKING SPACES/ GARAGE PARKING DOWNTOWN OP Overnight parking 6PM–7AM available immediately in lot near downtown Oak Park. Close to downtown, Green Line, Metra, Marion Street and Lake Street. $75 per month 708-848-4303X314 vjoshea@sachemco.com
Lucien Piccard Fine China. Cream with platinum rim. 12 place settings. $150. Call 708-488-8755.
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Child’s ZIP electric motor scooter. $69.00. Call 708-488-8755.
OAK CABINET & HUTCH
Solid wood. Perfect condition. $150 both pieces together. Call 708-488-8755.
Old Hausen Pool Table
Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers-lead plastic-other misc. toys. Call Uncle Gary 708-522-3400
AUTOS FOR SALE 2007 FORD FOCUS WAGON
2007 Ford Focus SE Wagon. Clean straight car. No rust or body damage. Everything works. $4800. 708-447-6513
TAX SERVICES
The best in billiards.
INCOME TAXES BY CPA.
Upright Freezer
Inexpensive. Will travel.
Entertainment Center Armoire
Martha Stewart Cherry wood.
Yamaha Upright Piano Black lacquer. Pitch perfect.
Thomasville Table
Mahogany square cocktail table.
Ryan Grass Aerator Milwaukee Buffer Cars for Sale. SOFA
Quality Coil Springs $150
3.5 TON CAR JACK NEW!! $150
All good condition. Call for prices (708) 447-1762
OUTDOOR FURNITURE
High Quality Outdoor furniture. Heavy wrought iron. $150 obo. Call 708-488-8755.
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Singer Sewing Machine. Like new. $99.00. Call 708-488-8755. Kenmore gas stove-very good condition $75.00 Barclay manual recliner green fabric very good condition $100.00 708 334 7989
WROUGHT IRON DINING TABLE
Together with glass top. $99.00 Call 708-488-8755.
MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NEARLY NEW MUSIC
Beethoven Trios & Mozart Trios Flute Music Cello Music 1/2 Price 708-488-8755
STEINWAY GRAND PIANO
7 ft reconditioned refurbished Steinway Grand Piano “L�. Very excellent condition. $13,000. Call 708-488-8755
Pam’s A+ Cleaning Service
A cleaner day is just a phone call away. For a detailed cleaning please call 708-937-9110
ELECTRICAL Electricians serving the greater Oak Park area. Licensed, Bonded & Insured–Reasonable Pricing & Free Estimates. Kinetic’s proud to say you have never experienced service like this! 15 years experience and dedication. No job too big or small!
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LEGAL NOTICE Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615
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PUBLIC NOTIC ES LEGAL NOTICE Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK ) ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Oluwatosin C. Ikumonisan,Petitioner and Evard David Ruf, Respondent, Case No. 2017D-001131. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before March 20, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 2/15, 2/22, 3/1/2017
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17149641 on February 10, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of UNDERGROUND WEB LAB with the business located at:3605 FOREST AVE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ANTONIO PASSARIELLO 3605 FOREST AVE BROOKFIELD, IL 60513, PAUL KIRBY 3605 FOREST AVE BROOKFIELD, IL 60513. Published in RB Landmark 2/15, 2/22, 3/1/2017
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Sealed bids will be received up to the hour of 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, the 16th of March, 2017, in the office of the Village Manager in the Village Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. All sealed bids received will be publicly opened and read at 10:00 A.M. on the same day. Bidding documents, consisting of the Specifications and Bidding Documents booklet are available at the Village of Brookfield, Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513. No bidding documents will be issued after 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, the 15th day of March, 2017. All bid proposals offered must be accompanied by a bid bond, cashierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s check or certified check in an amount not be less than Five Percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a guarantee that if the bid proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract properly secured. Checks shall be made payable to the Order of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield, No bid proposal shall be considered unless accompanied by such bid bond or check. Any bidder in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the bidding documents may request an interpretation thereof from the Village. The bidder requesting the interpretation shall be responsible for its prompt delivery. At the request of the bidder, or in the event that the Village deems the interpretation to be substantive, the interpretation will be made by written addendum duly issued by the Village. In the event that a written addendum is issued, either as a result of a request for interpretation or the result of a change in the bidding documents issued by the Village, a copy of such addendum will be mailed to all prospective bidders. The Village will not assume responsibility for receipt of such addendum. In all cases it will be the biddersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; responsibility to obtain all addenda issued. The Contractor and Subcontractor shall comply with all regulations issued pursuant to Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130), and other applicable Federal Laws and regulations pertaining to labor standards. The Village of Brookfield reserves the rights to determine the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, to waive irregularities, and to reject any or all bid proposals.
STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Adijat Folake Rosiji,Petitioner and Babajide Olugbenga Rosiji, Respondent, Case No. 2017D-001132. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before / bMarch 20, 2017, /rdefault may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 2/15, 2/22, 3/1/2017
LEGAL NOTICE Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Jesus Del Cid Flores,Petitioner and Martha Lidia Pichilla Pineda Respondent, Case No. 2017D-001130. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before March 20, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 2/15, 2/22, 3/1/2017
BY ORDER THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS Published in RB Landmark 3/1/2017
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PUBLIC NOTICE: DISTANCE OF 55.0 FEET TO THE Public Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the provisions con- SAID EAST LINE OF WEST HALF OF NORTHWEST QUARTER; tained in Title 9 of the Municipal THENCE DUE NORTH ALONG Code of the Village of Forest Park, SAID EAST LINE, 78.06 FEET; being the Zoning Regulations of THENCE N. 27 DEGREES 36 the Village of Forest Park, and the MINUTES WEST, A DISTANCE Statutes of the State of Illinois, the OF 387.58 FEET TO A POINT IN Zoning Board of Appeals of the THE AFORESAID LINE 238 FEET Village of Forest Park will conduct SOUTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF a public hearing on March 20, 2017 WESR HALF OF NORTHWESR at 7:00 p.m. in the Lower Level of QUARTER; THENCE SOUTH, 89 the Village Hall, 517 Desplaines DEGREES 51 MINUTES WEST Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois to ALONG SAID LINE, A DISTANCE consider a petition filed by Noah Properties, LLC 3009 N. Montrose, OF 11.30 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING (EXCEPT THAT Chicago, IL 60618 (Petitioner) for PORTION OF THE AFORESAID the following described properties: AND DESCRIBED PARCEL OF LAND LYING SOUTH OF A LINE PARCEL 1: A PARCEL OF LAND IN LOT 1 IN NOYESVILLE PARALLEL TO AND 493.0 FEET SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST SOUTH OF THE AFORESAID HALF OF THE NORTHWEST NORTH LINE OF THE WEST HALF QUARTER OF SECTION 13, OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 39 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRIME NORTH, RANGE EAST OF THE MERIDIAN DESCRIBED AS THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN). FOLLOWS: ALSO A TRIANGULAR PARCEL BEGINNING AT THE NORTHEAST OF LAND IN THE EAST HALF CORNER OF SAID WEST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER; OF SECTION 13, LYING NORTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT THENCE DUE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE THEROF 33 1 IN NOYESVILLE EXTENDED EAST; EAST OF THE WEST FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 51 MINUTES WEST LINE OF SAID EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID WEST HALF OF AND SOUTHWESTERLY OF THE THE NORTHWEST QUARTER SOUTH WESTERLY RIGHT OF A DISTANCE OF 215.00 FEET LAY LINE OF THE 100 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF THE TO A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF A 60 FOOT ROADWAY; BALITMORE & OHIO CHICAGO TERMINAL RAILROAD. (THE FOLLOWING COURSES TERMINATING AT THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1 AND 25 FEET PARCEL 2: THAT PART OF EASTERLY OF AND PARALLEL LOTS 1 AND 2 IN ABELL-HOWE COMPANY RESUBDIVISION OF TO THE CENTER LINE OF SAID ROADWAY); THENCE DUE PART OF THE NORTHWEST SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE QUARTER OF SECTION 13, SAID EAST LINE OF THE WEST TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 HALF OF THE NORTHWEST EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN LYING NORTH AND QUARTER, A DISTANCE OF 72.57 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY WEST OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LINE: WITH A CURVED LINE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE CONVEX TO THE WEST, BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 1, SAID HAVING A RADIUS OF 375.00 FEET, A DISTANCE OF 135.21 POINT BEING 16.14 FEET NORTH FEET TO A POINT IN A LINE THAT OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER THENCE EAST IS 238.00 FEET SOUTH OF (AS THEREOF; MEASURED PARALLEL WITH ALONG A LINE THAT IS PARALLEL SAID EAST LINE OF THE WEST WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID HALF OF THE NORTHWEST LOT A DISTANCE OF 220 FEET; QUARTER AND PARALLEL WITH THENCE NORTHWESTERLY A SAID NORTH LINE OF WEST DISTANCE OF 80.0 FEET TO A HALF OF THE NORTHWEST POINT IN THE SOUTHWESTERLY CURVED 100 FOOT RIGHT OF QUARTER, SAID POINT BEING THE PLACE OF BEGINNING OF WAY LINE OF THE BALITMORE & OHIO CHICAGO TERMINAL THIS PARCEL OF LAND; THENCE CONTINUING SOUTHEASTERLY RAILROAD. ALONG SAID CURVE LINE, Said property is commonly known A DISTANCE OF 45.87 FEET; as 7771-7795 Van Buren Street, THENCE SOUTH 27 DEGREES 40 MINUTES EAST TANGENT Forest Park, IL 60130 (Property). The Petitioner is seeking approvTO SAID CURVE, A DISTANCE OF 147.57 FEET TO A POINT OF al of a change in zoning from Industrial-2 to Residential-3 in the TANGENCY WITH A CURVED LINE; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY Zoning Code. ALONG SAID CURVE CONVEX TO Any person desiring to be heard or THE NORTHEAST OF TANGENCY desiring to present any evidence IN A LINE THAT IS 55 FEET WEST or testimony relating to said matter (AS MEASURED PARALLEL should appear at the time and place WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID above specified. WESR HALF OF NORTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE DUE SOUTH Signed: Austin Zimmer ALONG SAID PARALLEL LINE, A DISTANCE OF 51.79 FEET Zoning Board of Appeals, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, A Chairperson Published in Forest Park Review 3/1/2017
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STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT KEWAUNEE COUNTY Statutes, to the complaint. The Case No. 16CV105 Code No. 30404 Foreclosure of court may reject or disregard an Mortgage Dollar Amount Greater answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes. The Than $10,000.00 answer must be sent or delivered to FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE the court, whose address is: Clerk of Circuit Court ASSOCIATION 14221 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1000 Dallas, TX Kewaunee County Courthouse 613 Dodge Street 75254, Plaintiff Kewaunee WI 54216 vs. and to O’Dess and Associates, S.C., Plaintiff’s attorneys, whose TODD L. LOHENRY and JANE address is: O’Dess and Associates, DOE, unknown spouse of TODD S.C. L. LOHENRY E5922 10th Road 1414 Underwood Avenue, Suite Algoma, WI 54201; AND 210 Clark 403 Street Algoma, WI 54201 Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53213 CAROL J. SHANNON-LOHENRY You may have an attorney help or and JOHN DOE, unknown represent you. spouse of CAROL J. SHANNONLOHENRY If you do not provide a proper 47–49 Washington Boulevard Oak answer within 40 days, the court Park, IL 60302 may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC action requested in the complaint, REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., and you may lose your right to c/o Electronic Data Systems object to anything that is or may be Corporation, 1901 East Voorhees incorrect in the complaint. A judgStreet, Suite C Danville, IL61834; ment may be enforced as provided CITIZENS BANK, National by law. A judgment awarding money may become a lien against any Association c/o Its President real estate you own now or in the One Citizens Plaza future, and may also be enforced by Providence, RI 02903 garnishment or seizure of property. O’DESS AND ASSOCIATES, S.C. Defendants. Attorneys for Plaintiff FORTY DAY SUMMONS By: M. ABIGAIL O’DESS Bar Code No. 1017869 THE STATE OF WISCONSIN, TO : POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 1414 Underwood Avenue, Suite CAROL J. SHANNON-LOHENRY 403 47–49 Washington Boulevard Wauwatosa, WI 53213 Oak Park, IL 60302 (414) 727-1591 You are hereby notified that the O’Dess and Associates, S.C., is plaintiff named above has filed a attempting to collect a debt and any lawsuit or other legal action against information obtained will be used you. The complaint, which is also for that purpose. served upon you, states the nature If you have previously received a and basis of the legal action. Chapter 7 Discharge in Bankruptcy, Within 40 days after February 22, 2017, you must respond with a this correspondence should not be written answer, as that term is used construed as an attempt to collect a debt. in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Published in Wednesday Journal 2/22, 3/1, 3/8/2017
PUBLIC NOTICE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, County Division. In the matter of the petition of Eric C. Kelleher for change of name to Eric C. Rooney, Case No. 17M3000453. Notice is given you, the public, that on January 18, 2017 I have filed a Petition For Change of Name in this Court, asking the Court to change my present name of Eric C. Kelleher to the name of Eric C. Rooney. This case will be heard in courtroom 205 on March 28, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. Published in Wednesday Journal 2/15, 2/22, 3/1/2017
PUBLIC NOTICE Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302 Request for Proposals The Park District of Oak Park is accepting proposals for the printing of the 2017-2018 Brochure Series. Specifications may be obtained at www.pdop.org starting Friday, March 3, 2017. Each proposal must be placed in a sealed envelope marked “Seasonal Brochure - Sealed Bid Enclosed” and addressed to Diane Stanke, and delivered on or before 1:00pm on Friday, March 17, 2017 to Park District of Oak Park, 218 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL, 60302. The Park District encourages qualified minority-owned, locallyowned and woman-owned business enterprises to compete for and participate in the Park District’s supply and service requirem ents.
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Invitation to Bid Oak Park Elementary Schools, District Number 97, will receive sealed bids at the District’s Maintenance Facility, 541 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 30, 2017, for Custodial Supplies.
Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615
A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017, AT 12:00 P.M. Location:Oak Park Schools, Maintenance Facility 541 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 Specifications may be obtained at the District’s Maintenance Facility, 541 Madison Street, or by contacting Derek Fagan at (708) 473.0306. Only those bids complying with the provisions and specifications of the Bid will be considered. The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities, qualifications or irregularities, and/or reject any and all proposals, when in its opinion; such action will serve the best interest of the Board of Education of Oak Park Elementary School District No. 97. Contracts awarded by the Board of Education require that contractors comply with the Prevailing Wage Act of the State of Illinois; the general prevailing rate of wages shall be paid for each craft or type of worker or mechanic required to execute the contract or perform such work. Alicia Evans Assistant Superintendent Finance and Operations
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PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Mechanic’s Lien. Notice is given that a 1981 Mercedes Benz 300SD sedan, VIN #WDBCB20A6BB010307, belonging to Luke Russell, amount due and owing on this vehicle for repairs is $3101.81, is subject to enforcement of a mechanic’s lien pursuant to Chapter 770 ILCS 45/1 et. seq. and 90/1 et. seq. Vehicle will be sold to the highest offer on or after April 1, 2017 at 435 Madison Street, Oak Park IL 60302. Published in Wednesday Journal 2/15, 2/22, 3/1/2017
For further info contact Diane Stanke at (708)725.2022 or diane.stanke@ pdop.org.
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: D17149751 on February 22, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of LYRIC & ARIA MEDIA with the business located at: 407 WISCONSIN AVE UNIT C, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: KEVIN CLARK MCCARTHY 407 WISCONSIN AVE UNIT C, OAK PARK, IL 60302.
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STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Diane Mata, Petitioner and Charles Habich aka Charles Habick, Respondent, Case No. 2017D-001585. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before April 4, 2017, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 3/1,3/8, 3/15/2017
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.GLENVILLE H. WALKES, OAK PARK PLACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 009406 430 HOME AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 29, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 28, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 430 HOME AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 1607-324-033-1047. 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 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
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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 1416-08579. 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. 14-16-08579 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 009406 TJSC#: 36-14055 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. I714201
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF MULTI-CLASS MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES OF CHASEFLEX TRUST, SERIES 2007-2 Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM H. FARLEY, JR. AKA WILLIAM H. FARLEY,GALE FOSTER FARLEY AKA FARLEY G. FOSTER, CITIBANK, N.A, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 09 CH 9575 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 16, 2016 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, March 13, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-06-119-019-0000. Commonly known as 1023 North Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122
19th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 13-038680 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122
-v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF MARIAN P. GORE AKA MARIAN PICKETT, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF MARIAN P. GORE AKA MARIAN PICKETT, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF MARIAN P. GORE AKA MARIAN PICKETT, DECEASED, CHERYL BAKER, ACCESS CREDIT UNION, THE ELMS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF MARIAN P. GORE AKA MARIAN PICKETT, DECEASED Defendants 15 CH 08586 404 S. Elmwood Ave., Unit 1N Oak Park, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 5, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 6, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 404 S. Elmwood Ave., Unit 1N, Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-423-039-1001 fka 1607-423-001. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $53,321.33. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure
sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 4221754 CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 15 CH 08586 TJSC#: 37353 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. I713500
16-18-117-021-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 1416-08694. 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. 14-16-08694 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney
Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 010645 TJSC#: 36-14290 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. I714369
condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 1415-06149. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-06149 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 006388 TJSC#: 37-424 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. I714411
I714701 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. CEDRIC K. MORRIS; TARIA M. MORRIS; MONIQUE MORRIS; CARRIE WILLIAMS; STATE OF ILLINOIS; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY; Defendants, 13 CH 26038 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, March 13, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-15-314-007-0000. Commonly known as 1925 South
I714705 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE DEUTSCHE ALT-A SECURITIES, INC. MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007OA3 Plaintiff, vs. CESAR HERNANDEZ, JANE DOE, CURRENT SPOUSE OR CIVIL UNION PARTNER, IF ANY, OF CESAR HERNANDEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 14 CH 13338 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 8, 2016 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, March 13, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-15-210-008-0000. Commonly known as 1217 South 16th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I714708 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff,
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR ACE SECURITIES CORP. HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2005-HE1, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, -v.RICHARD H. BOYD III, AMERICAN EXPRESS CENTURION, ASSET ACCEPTANCE LLC, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CAROLYN M. BOYD, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CAROLYN M. BOYD (DECEASED) Defendants 16 CH 010645 633 S. OAK PARK AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 5, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 3, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 633 S. OAK PARK AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.JAMES A. BROWN, NATASHUR S. BROWN, NATASHUR S. BROWN, AS TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO THE DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 8/4/2005, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 006388 174 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 5, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 7, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 174 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-123-003-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JAMES B. NUTTER & COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.STANLEY A. HUBBARD, III. A/K/A STANLEY A. HUBBARD, A/K/A STANLEY ALLEN HUBBARD, III., A/K/A STANLEY HUBBARD, JULISA MICHELLE HUBBARD Defendants 15 CH 14398 2033 SOUTH 6TH AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 3, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 29, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2033 SOUTH 6TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-14-319-0100000. 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
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fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce. com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 13411. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@ pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 13411 Attorney Code. 60489 Case Number: 15 CH 14398 TJSC#: 37-601 I714984
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON FKA THE BANK OF NEW YORK, AS TRUSTEE (CWALT 2004-2CB) Plaintiff, -v.CHARLES J. NOVAK, KATHLEEN A. NOVAK A/K/A KATHLEEN ANN NOVAK, BEERMANN SWERDLOVE LLP, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., FIRSTMERIT BANK, N.A. S/B/M TO MIDWEST BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, GERALDINE M. REDMOND, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 09899 1537 SOUTH ELGIN AVENUE FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 22, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 28, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1537 SOUTH ELGIN AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-24-215-034-0000. The real estate is improved with a tan, vinyl siding, 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 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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 8255. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 476-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices. com Attorney File No. 8255 Attorney Code. 60489 Case Number: 15 CH 09899 TJSC#: 37-1454 I715302
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, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C15-15548. 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. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 2630003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw.com Attorney File No. C1515548 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 15 CH 09055 TJSC#: 37578 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. I715000
fer, 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 14-15-08943. THE
JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-08943 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 008868 TJSC#: 37-647 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. I715224
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET INVESTMENT LOAN TRUST MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-3 Plaintiff, -v.MANUEL GATHRIGHT Defendants 15 CH 09055 1237 S. 19TH AVENUE Maywood, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 12, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 13, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1237 S. 19TH AVENUE, Maywood, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15103-019-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $56,398.33. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL J. GEUSS, THE RESIDENCES AT THE GROVE MIDRISE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, THE RESIDENCES AT THE GROVE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Defendants 15 CH 008868 7757 VAN BUREN STREET UNIT #309 FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 10, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 12, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7757 VAN BUREN STREET UNIT #309, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-109-0501097. 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 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 trans-
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OPRF, Fenwick ready for March Madness Both confident conference champs roll into playoffs on lengthy winning streaks
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iah Fuller, Dashon Enoch and elcome to another ediKelton Pickett are playing well, tion of “Tate’s Take,” OPRF reaches another level. If the my third installment guards struggle, the team tends to as a guest columnist. follow suit. Consistency from the While it’s tempting to perimeter players is essential. write about our dysfunctional loDespite a ridiculously lopsided cal NBA franchise, the Chicago schedule which gave the HusBulls, high school boys basketball kies only one home the first two takes priority with the playoffs months of the season, Maloney’s kicking off this week. group certainly took care of busiHere’s my analysis of first Oak ness in the West Suburban ConferPark and River Forest, and then Guest Columnist ence Silver Division. OPRF finFenwick, as we enter “March Madished 11-1 to claim the conference ness.” championship. The Huskies’ lone OPRF has another good group of players who have meshed well under vet- loss, 67-60 against runner-up Hinsdale Ceneran coach Matt Maloney. The frontcourt is tral, occurred without Scott who missed the led by Wyoming football recruit Jared Scott. game due to a recruiting visit. Situated in the toughest sectional in the The 6-foot-6 Scott has a complete game, featuring a nice jumper with range and good state playoffs won’t make matters easy for passing ability. Scott’s frontcourt partner is OPRF this year. On the flipside, this is a tal6-5 senior forward Cameron Gross. Despite ented and battle-tested squad with high asbattling some injuries during the regular pirations. The Huskies (21-6) won eight in a season, Gross is a multi-dimensional threat row to close out the regular season. like Scott who appears primed for the playAs for Fenwick (24-4), the team enters the offs. postseason on an 11-game winning streak The key for the Huskies in the playoffs with a Chicago Catholic League championwill likely be guard play. When guards Isa- ship in tow. The Friars are the top seed in
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their own sectional and a legitimate contender to win the Class 3A state championship. Under coach Rick Malnati, Fenwick hopes to go Peoria for the first time since the Corey Maggette-led Friars in 1998. Fenwick is led by senior point guard Jacob Keller, who has carried over his stellar play as quarterback on the Friars’ state semifinalist squad to the hardwood. Although he’s been battling a foot injury the second half of the season, Keller makes the right decisions with the basketball and gets his teammates involved. He’s also a capable scorer, prolific dunker and solid defender. Jamal Nixon, a 6-5 senior who has signed with Minnesota State, is the Friars’ other top star and leader. He’s a load in the paint that can score in a variety of ways. Junior forward Mike O’Laughlin, another football standout, has helped Nixon in the paint at both ends of the floor. I’ve been impressed with freshman DJ Steward. He’s poised and has star potential as long as he keeps working to improve his game. AJ Nixon, Billy Bruce and Sam Daniels have made steady contributions as well. Like OPRF, Fenwick has had a rugged
Hutchinson excels at swimming state finals Fenwick sophomore earned state medals in the 200, 500 freestyle races at New Trier
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After winning two state medals, Fenwick sophomore Liam Hutchinson likely assumes more leadership next season. By MATT LE CREN Contributing Reporter
With a large senior class graduating, Fenwick boys swimming coach Luke McGuire will be looking for a good team leader.
The odds are pretty good it will be Liam Hutchinson. Living up to high expectations, the sophomore earned the first two state medals of his career Saturday at the state finals at New Trier. Hutchinson made the consolation heats of the 200-yard freestyle and 500 freestyle. He finished ninth in the 200 in 1:41.16 and eighth in the 500 in a personal-best 4:31.55. “I was just really excited because all I wanted to do coming into state was make finals,” Hutchinson said. “After my races yesterday, I’m just so happy to be here.” Hutchinson qualified for state as a freshman but did not advance to finals, so his performance in Friday’s preliminary round was a key breakthrough. He ranked ninth in the 200 and 11th in the 500 after prelims, dropping six seconds off his seed time in the later while setting a personal-best of 1:40.21 in the 200. “Last year I got to state, which was great, so this year my mentality was more I want to medal and get to finals,” Hutchinson said. “Now that I’ve done that, everything has gone to plan, so it’s all good. “For me (the key) is just all about going to practice every day and putting in the hard work. If you’ve done all that, you know at the end of the season you’re going to get those times that you want.” McGuire was pleased to see Hutchinson succeed. “I would say he met (the expectations),” McGuire said. “We had a good sense that he would be here on Saturday. I think he wanted to swim a little faster, but we’re plenty happy with what he’s done.” This year’s success was a long time coming for Hutchin-
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OPRF senior Cameron Gross has been a huge reason for the Huskies’ success. schedule with close losses to Benet, Uplift, Whitney Young and Simeon. While hosting a sectional doesn’t mean automatic advancement deep into the state tournament, I like the Friars’ chances. Hopefully, OPRF and Fenwick will produce deep runs in Class 4A and 3A, respectively.
son, who began swimming when he was 5. He takes the sport seriously and relishes his time with the Friars. “It’s really cool,” Hutchinson said. “Coming in as a freshman, I could tell that the group of boys was really tight knit. “We stand up for each other and we’re good friends. Swimming for Fenwick is kind of all about friendship and just doing your best.” The Friars did so even though Hutchinson was their only medalist this year. “The relays did a little bit better than we did at sectionals,” Hutchinson said. “We got best times but maybe not as fast as we wanted to go.” Fenwick missed making the finals in the 200 medley relay by .73 seconds as the quartet of Tommy Bartecki, Payton Comstock, Kevin Finn and Conor Hendzel finished 16th in 1:37.79. The 400 free relay of Hutchinson, Matt Hoban, Bartecki and Kyle Poland took 15th in 3:12.08, 2.55 seconds shy of the cut, and the 200 LIAM HUTCHINSON free squad of Dan Lynch, Poland, Fenwick sophomore Bartecki and Hutchinson timed 1:26.74 to place 19th. In the individual events, Lynch took 28th in the 100 breaststroke in 59.53 and Bartecki was 35th in the 100 backstroke in 53.61. “Everybody swam well,” McGuire said. “For the most part everyone either held time or dropped time. “We only had a couple of swims that were slower. With the exception of Liam, everyone tapered for last week, so being able to hold the taper to this week is good.”
“Swimming for Fenwick is kind of all about friendship and just doing your best.”
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Remains strong from page 48 Both were part of all three state championship lineups. “We kind of hugged each other and cried, knowing that was going to be the last time we were going to be on a team together,” Renteria said. “It just (stinks) that we couldn’t pull it off, even place, because of the way the drawing was, but the coaches said, ‘We couldn’t ask anything more of you. You led the team the right way and did your job.’ My head was down and I couldn’t have left out of there feeling better than if we’d won it a fourth time.”
“Going in, we knew it was going to be close.” JASON RENTERIA OPRF senior
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Tariq Thurman (above) and Chris Middlebrooks (left) each claimed a key victory against Montini in the dual team state quarterfinals.
No. 1 Lockport (29-0) completed an undefeated season by beating Montini 33-20 in the final after topping No. 3 Marmion 33-22 in the quarters. OPRF had five individual all-staters – Renteria, state runner-up Madrigal (39-3 at 126), third-place Matticks and fifth-place Hernandez and senior Brian Holloway (3311 at 160) – among 10 qualifiers. Montini had six state qualifiers with five all-staters, including state champions Joey Melendez (113), Will Lewan (145) and Real Woods (126), who edged Madrigal 1-0 in that final. Also in Saturday’s lineup were OPRF senior P.J. Ogunsanya (34-8 at 113), juniors Jack Fisher (11-7 at 152), Talvin Gibson
(7-10 at 285), Eddie Ordonez (10-8 at 145) and Elijah Osit (25-17 at 195), sophomore Eddie Bolivar (20-11 at 120) and freshman Nico Bolivar (28-7 at 106). The Huskies opened with a 9-0 lead. Renteria won by pin in 1:26 and Hernandez prevailed 3-2. “Being able to start it off and get our team going, I was just happy to be able to do that as a senior,” Renteria said. “Going in, we knew it was going to be close. Whoever won was going to be in the finals.” Montini took the next three matches, but Matticks won 5-1 and Thurman’s 12-3 major decision put ORPF back ahead 16-13. Middlebrooks’ 13-2 major decision gave the Huskies a 20-16 advantage.
Montini won the next four matches with three straight by one point. Michael McNicholas topped Gibson 3-2, Nico Bolivar lost 5-4 to Dylan Ragusin, second at individual state, and Melendez edged Ogunsanya on an ultimate tiebreaker 3-2. Woods, moving down to 120, won 10-1 over Eddie Bolivar. “(Nico) wrestled the No. 2 kid and almost beats him. We couldn’t be more proud the way he went out and gave it his all,” Renteria said. “(Melendez and Ogunsanya) have wrestled a lot, ever since they were younger. We knew it was going to be that type of match. I think if that match happens again, P.J. beats him.” Also the 120 state champion in 2016 after two second-place finishes, Renteria is OPRF’s only wrestler to reach the championship match all four years. Returning Huskies hope to continue the winning tradition. “(The seniors) contributed a lot to us. Most of them were in the varsity lineup and made a big impact,” Madrigal said. “Knowing that I’m coming back being a senior and knowing it’s my team now, I think we’ve got a lot of young guys that are hungry and are ready to win. I’m very excited for it.”
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ak Park and River Forest junior Tony Madrigal finished the wrestling season victorious Saturday, but not the way he envisioned. When the Huskies met Montini in the quarterfinals of the Class 3A team state tournament in Bloomington, the random draw put Madrigal’s 126-pound match as the last of the 14. “Right from the get go we knew the match could come down to me,” Madrigal said. “I was just ready to go out and do whatever it takes for my team.” Madrigal never got the chance. Before the final match, Montini mathematically won n and gave Madrigal the six-point oint forfeit to make the final score 29-26. The Huskies (21-4) were seeking their fourth consecutive team state championship. Ranked No. 2 by IllinoisMatmen.com, their only previous losses came to out-ofstate competition. OPRF seniors Jason Renteria (41-2), the 3A individual state champion at 132 Feb. 18, Jaime Hernandez (19-3 at 138), Drew Matticks (33-8 at 170), Tariq Thurman (23-11 at 182) and Christopher Middlebrooks (27-4 at 285) won against No. 5 Montini (22-3). In college, Renteria will compete for Nebraska and Hernandez for North Carolina. See PROGRAM on page 47
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OPRF wrestling had another successful season with a 21-4 record and several notable victories. The Huskies’ bid for a fourth straight team state title fell short with a loss in the quarterfinals.
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