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April 12, 2017 Vol. 35, No. 34 ONE DOLLAR

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Developer focuses on Oak Park Arts District District House developer signs on to rebrand Kleronomos’ properties By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

The $57.5 million capital referendum, issued in order to fund various building maintenance and expansion projects, passed by nearly 20 points, 60 percent to 40 percent. District officials have estimated that the first referendum will cost taxpayers $74 for every $1,000 of an average home-

The luxury condo building District House – the 28-unit mixed-use development taking the place of Tasty Dog at Lake and Euclid – is on schedule to be open early next year, but its developer, Ranquist Development Group, already is setting its sights on the Oak Park Arts District for its next Oak Park project. Ranquist has formed a partnership with Harrison Street Ventures to not only build a four-unit residential development along Harrison but to help steer a new strategy for marketing and leasing the troubled commercial properties long held by Chris Kleronomos. Kleronomos lost six buildings – many of them long vacant -- to foreclosure in the arts district during the recession. In 2015, the newly formed Harrison Street Ventures gained control of the properties but has had limited success in marketing them since. Kleronomos maintains a minority position in the properties – the size of which has not been disclosed – and does not have decision-making authority in their redevelopment, Harrison Street principal Mona Navitsky said in late 2015.

See D97 REFERENDUM on page 13

See ARTS DISTRICT on page 16

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FIRST JOY, THEN RELIEF: Cate Readling celebrates inside of Robinson’s Ribs in Oak Park on April 4 after learning that the two District 97 referenda would likely be successful. The news was a relief for incumbent and incoming board members alike.

District 97 gets referendum relief By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Unlike last November — when the outcome of Oak Park and River Forest High School’s facilities referendum, which failed by less than 40 votes, took weeks to finalize — the outcomes of the two District 97 referenda were clear even before the votes from all 37 precincts were

counted on the Cook County Clerk’s website on April 4. And the margins of victory for both measures were relatively overwhelming. The operating funds referendum, which called for a 1 percent limiting rate tax extension in order to generate a projected $13.3 million in additional revenue passed by a nearly 10-point margin, 54 percent to 46 percent.

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When the news gets too close for comfort… At around 1:25 p.m. on April 7, while interviewing a man inside of a grocery store on the corner of Central Avenue and West Corcoran Place in Austin, just blocks from the Oak Park border, a driveby shooting broke out. We were four journalists — myself, staff photographer William Camargo and two college journalism students who had been shadowing us as we worked that day — but we immediately became subjects within our own reporting for our sister paper, the Austin Weekly News. William saw a young man, who appeared to be in his late teens or early 20s, walk in with his music blaring, shop and walk out. That’s when the shooting started; what sounded like at least eight rounds fired in quick, random succession. We ducked for cover and waited some seconds before walking out of the store into a nightmare. The young man who had been shopping just moments earlier lay gasping for air on the sidewalk in front of the store. Apparently, he had tried running south on Central Avenue after the bullets started flying. Not long into his escape attempt, the young man dropped on the sidewalk, his body limp near a CTA bus stop, where shards of glass met blood. We were the lucky ones, standing up, shaken but alive, as he lay dying. There are gradations of fortune. Several people, all bystanders (including a teenager), were wounded but they survived. One woman who said she was standing right next to the murdered man when the shooting broke out thanked God she wasn’t hit. Another woman, who hadn’t even been at the scene of the crime when it happened, was sitting at the glassless bus stop the morning after the drive-by. She was even more fortunate, but not more fortunate than the four of us, who could at least escape, successfully, to less violent places. The woman sitting in the shot-out bus

shelter, waiting feet away from where a man was murdered in the middle of the afternoon less than 24 hours ago, had no choice in the matter. She had to get to work.

Michael Romain

State reinstates Community Center’s nonprofit status

The River Forest Community Center’s is once again classified as a charity in good standing, the Illinois attorney general’s office said Friday, April 7. A spokeswoman for the Attorney General’s Office said the status was reinstated on April 5, when the paperwork was received. Material on the organization has been restored to the attorney general’s online Charitable Data Base, which contains financial and other information about all the registered charities operating in Illinois. A paperwork snafu prompted the Illinois Attorney General’s Office to cancel the charitable status of the community center last month. In early February, the Charitable Trust Bureau informed the community center in writing that it needed to refile its 2016 annual financial statement because the initial documents were so illegible that they could not be posted on the bureau’s listing of charitable groups. The spokeswoman noted that low toner in a scanner could have caused the documents to be unreadable. The snafu was found on Feb. 9, when the state agency processed the paperwork. According to GuideStar, a website

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Bystanders gather near the scene of a murder on Central in Austin on April 7. One man was killed and several bystanders wounded when the occupants of a gray or white vehicle drove by Corcoran Grocery and began shooting in the middle of the day. devoted to providing information on nonprofits, the last financial information about the organization was filed in 2015. Illinois law requires charitable organizations to file annual financial reports with the attorney general’s office. These reports help ascertain a charity’s programs, activities, grants, finances and priorities. All the information is posted on the Charitable Database, which allows users to search for public charities and private foundations registered in Illinois. The community center is also called the Civic Center Authority Building, 8020 Madison St., which has been owned by the River Forest Metropolitan Exposition, Auditorium and Office Building Authority since 1993. River Forest Township trustees comprise its governing board. Its principal occupant is the River Forest Community Center, a non-profit overseen by a separate board of directors.

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Spring Break extended for D97

Absences at District 97 elementary schools were “higher than normal” on the Monday preceding Election Day on April 4, according to district officials, who attributed the absences to families that may have extended their spring break by a few more days. Numerous Oak Park schools, including Beye, Brooks, Julian and Longfellow, function as polling places on Election Day and were closed to students that day. Recently, more and more schools across the country have decided to close on Election Day due to security concerns, thereby making the Sunday nights of many students a little less dreadful and filling their Monday mornings with bliss.

Michael Romain

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BIG WEEK Dinner Forward Monday, April 17 at 5:30, 6:15 or 7 p.m., Hemingway Business District: Housing Forward’s 15th Annual Progressive Dinner includes three courses at three different Oak Park establishments. Evening begins with appetizers at Oak Park Brewing Company, then dinner at Winberie’s. Dessert at L!ve Café, with sweets provided by the Cheesecake Stand, Happy Apple Pie Shop, Cucina Paradiso and Buzz Café. Three seatings. Cost: $55 per person (100% of your ticket benefits Housing Forward’s mission to end homelessness). Register online at housingforward.org/ events/progressive-dinner or call 708-338-1724, x230.

The Bresha Meadows case Monday, April 17 at 6 p.m., River Forest Public Library: Bresha Meadows of Ohio was just 14 years old when she was incarcerated and faced Wednesday, April 19 from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Sugar a charge of aggravated murder for Beet Schoolhouse (formerly River Forest Kitchen): defending herself and family against Karl Bader will teach a class titled, “Starting An Artisan Food/ the unrelenting terror and abuse of Beverage Business 101.” From purchasing equipment to busiher father. Learn more about Bresha’s ness cards, there are a lot of small things that are important for case and the national campaign to success. $20 (includes wine, light snacks and a bowl of Karl’s free her. For more information, visit Craft Soup). 349 Ashland in River Forest. Sign up at http:// https://freebresha.wordpress.com. 735 sugarbeetschoolhouse.squarespace.com/payment-forLathrop Ave., River Forest. classes-events/to-market-to-market-an-evening-of-

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No Shush Salon Thursday, April 13 from 6:30 to 8:45 p.m., Oak Park Public Library, Maze Branch: Performances by local creative writers. Share your own works-in-progress or newly finished endeavors at this monthly open mic night. This month’s featured reader, native Chicagoan Owen Patterson, will read from his book The Dis-condition of Ease. For more information, visit oppl.org/events. 845 Gunderson Ave.

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Families, Love and Justice

Money for College Tuesday, April 18 from 7 to 9 p.m., Oak Park Public Library: “Money Smart Week: Money for College” helps you find new sources for college expenses. Annette Phillips and Kim Korando from the Illinois Student Assistance Commission will share information with parents and college-hopeful teens. For more information, visit oppl.org/ events. 834 Lake St.

Friday, April 14 at 8:30 p.m., FitzGerald’s Night Club: Brave Combo and Expo ‘76 Wedding Dance, a combination concert/play, will be performed this Friday night in Berwyn. What do you do when you have two of the best party bands in the country and a big tent pitched for an upcoming wedding? You throw a Wedding Dance, everything from the Chicken Dance to “Only the Beginning.” The repertoire of these two bands is infinite. 6615 Roosevelt Road. Tickets: $20. Call 708-7882118. See more at http://www.visitoakpark.com/leisure_events_details. cfm?category=&event_id=24183#sthash.7KfdJv5w.dpuf.

Wednesday, April 19 at 7 p.m. in the Priory Campus Auditorium: Dominican University’s Siena Center will present a lecture by Dr. Julie Hanlon Rubio titled, “Families, Love and Justice in the Era of Pope Francis.” A professor of Christian ethics at St. Louis University, she will discuss how love and justice are related in Pope Francis’ thought. The fee is $10. 7200 W. Division St. For more information, or to reserve your space, visit the Siena Center website at dom.edu/siena-center or call Rachel Hart Winter at 708-714-9107.

Family Nature Night Friday, April 14 from 6 to 8 p.m., Austin Gardens: The Park District of Oak Park offers quality time with your family in the great outdoors. Learn about a new nature topic, hike around Austin Gardens, listen to the sounds of the season, and make a nature-inspired craft to take home. Registration includes two family members. Each additional family member $5. 167 Forest Ave. Visit pdop.org/events.

Murder, mayhem Monday, April 17 at 1:15 p.m., 19th Century Club: How do you write bestselling thriller novels if they’re set in pastoral suburbs instead of the gritty big city? Doug Cummings leads a panel of bestselling authors, Marcella Raymond, Lori Rader-Day, and Raymond Benson, discussing “Murder and Mayhem in the Land Beyond O’Hare.” $10 suggested donation. Nineteenth Century Charitable Association, 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park. Call 708-386-2729 or visit www. nineteenthcentury.org.

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miles. Smiles on their faces as the plane landed in Barcelona, despite feeling like it was 4 a.m. Smiles as they forged new friendships with fellow performing arts students. Smiles on the faces of the audiences, who speak a different language, live a different culture, but understand the universal joy of music. The Oak Park and River Forest High School performing arts trip to Spain had a dual purpose: to share a passion for music and the arts and exposing students to what it’s like to perform on the road — in a different country. “Taking a trip like this gives our students a different perspective,” said Patrick Pearson, OPRF orchestra director and trip organizer. “It gets them out of Oak Park and they can see how they fit in internationally. We want to take them out of their bubble.” The group consisted of 62 students in orchestra, band, choir, dance and theater, five teachers, and 10 chaperones. Three concerts in Barcelona, Toledo province, and Madrid by orchestra, choir, band and dance students. At each location, they were lauded for their performances — from smiles and hugs at Barcelona’s Betania Residencia, a retirement home; to Seseña’s mayor honoring the musicians with a model Castillo de Seseña, their 14th-century castle; to exuberant applause from a nearly packed auditorium at Centro Cultural Antonio Machado in Madrid. Esperanza Ansotegui and Gregoria Ronco, longtime friends who attended the show in Madrid, said they were very impressed. Ansotegui said, “The performers are so young to be able to do what they are doing and even some play different instruments in the band.” For Sagana Ondande, a junior at OPRF and a Tenor I in the choir, as well as a dancer, turning in the best performance possible on the trip was important to him. “Performing in Spain was a brand new experience.” Ondande said. “The audience did not know what to expect, so I wanted to make it worthwhile.” He sang a duet as an alto, not his usual

voice. “I could see the audience reacting to my singing,” he said. “This trip gave me performance opportunities I wouldn’t have had, by being in a different environment.” For Owen Baldwin, OPRF senior who plays cello, having the orchestra perform with the choir during part of the concert was another new experience. “We don’t usually play with choir, so it was tricky, but we worked on it and perfected it,” Baldwin said. “It was fun playing with other musicians and it sounded great.” Immersion in Spain’s culture was another important dimension of the trip. There was fine art by Spanish masters at The Prado, Flamenco dancing (lots of smiles during this performance), and tapas in Madrid. There was history and architecture, including the impressively intact 93-foot-tall Roman aqueduct in Segovia and the Gaudi-designed in-process masterpiece of a basilica in Barcelona, Sagrada Familia, which has a choir loft for 1,000. On the sunny day the group toured, Gaudi’s choice tall, cool-colored stained glass on one side and warmth coming through the other bathed the interior with a rainbow of light as the students stood in awe, looking up at the soaring treelike forms holding up a starburst-filled ceiling. One student remarked, “This is better than the Vatican.” But they also found joy in the little things. For Baldwin, who loves acoustic guitar, coming upon a street musician playing Spanish guitar outside The Prado was a dream come true. “I loved his playing. He was amazing.” he said. “I didn’t need to know his name. Being a musician, I appreciate the music and also found that street musicians build a friendly atmosphere.” Baldwin brought home a CD by the guitarist to remind him of this ambiance. The theater students did a workshop at Escuela Municipal de Arte Dramático. Working side by side with their counterparts in Madrid, they did tableau, acting out everything from the elements to American politics. This was the first time choir and theater came along on the biennial 10-day spring break Europe trip that the orchestra and band students take. They blended nicely.

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s the VMA dead? Failing for the first time ever to nominate a candidate for village president. Not good. Unable to fill out a complete roster of trustee candidates for the first time. Embarrassing. Screwing up the petition-gathering process so that only by a generous interpretation of election law, your undersized slate of candidates even makes the ballot. Pathetic. Offering newbies slots on your slate and having them choose to run as independents instead. Troubling. Having those newbies win. Disturbing. Not electing a single one of your candidates. Not even the clerk! Code blue! The venerable Village Manager Association had dominated Oak Park politics since the 1950s. Dominated — as in every single one of their candidates won for multiple decades. The cracks appeared gradually in the 1980s as splinters from the main trunk ran anti-VMA slates and then started to pluck off trustee seats and then the village presidency itself. Now we have a new board with fundamentally no ties to whatever is left of the VMA. Anan Abu-Taleb beat the VMA four years back and ran for re-election as mayor this year unopposed. Deno Andrews and Dan Moroney easily won trustee seats after rejecting offers of slating from the VMA. Simone Boutet was elected readily without VMA support. Vicki Scaman ran rings around four other candidates for the nebulous office of village clerk. And of the three continuing village trustees, two were appointed by Abu-Taleb. That leaves Bob Tucker as the nominal VMA representative on the board. And what exactly is the least nominal a person can be? We had most every candidate announcing their candidacy first to Wednesday Journal. In the glory days, that would have been a mortal sin in violation of the VMA’s narcissistic supersecret selection process. The vanity and self-importance of the secret selection process was the initial clue that the VMA would not survive in a more trans-

parent day and age. Then there was the incessant declaration, as recently as a few weeks back, that the VMA “is not a political party. We’re a good-government group that selects candidates. After that, the candidates run their own campaigns.” Maybe the few hangers-on actually believe that. Maybe they think calling what passes for governance in Oak Park “politics” somehow sullies the brand. Nonsense. Politics is about belief, about persuasion, about strategy, about smarts. Those are good things and the VMA has chosen this odd middle place that only works when your candidates run unopposed, as happened for too many years. So this year we had an entire campaign season run under the cloud of lawsuits trying to knock the VMA trio off the ballot. The election has come and gone and the suit lives on in some fragile state. But the non-political VMA didn’t step up its campaign and its candidates tried to both run for office and fend off the lawyers. Then we had the odd circumstance of three tried-and-true VMA-elected trustees — the New York-based Ray Johnson, the departing Colette Lueck, the recently resigned Adam Salzman — jointly penning a letter to the Journal’s editor. In it they only endorsed one VMA trustee candidate. That was the quite terrific Glenn Brewer. But they publicly smote the only other VMA trustee candidate, Peter Barber. You know you’ve lost your mojo, your power to make cower, when your own chosen ones are cherry-picking who to support. I think the VMA is dead and that no one really cares or maybe even has noticed. They’ve got two years until the next election to prove me wrong. They could start by standing up and admitting some faults, by pounding their chests and declaring that the values of the VMA can be adapted to this moment, that politics is OK, even good. But I don’t see that happening.

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Challengers sweep Oak Park trustee and clerk election

Election centered on taxes, economic development, downtown construction By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

Oak Park has three new village trustees and a new village clerk – none of whom were endorsed by the Village Manager Association (VMA) – marking a possible new direction for village government. Trustee candidate Dan Moroney took 23.3 percent of the vote, while his running mate, Deno Andrews, had 23.2 percent. Simone Boutet followed with 20.3 percent of the vote total, and unsuccessful VMA incumbents rounded out the field with Peter Barber at 17.6 percent and Glenn Brewer at 15.7 percent. Vicki Scaman, an independent candidate for village clerk led with 32.7 percent, followed by VMA-backed Lori Malinski at 27.7 percent; Masaru Takiguchi at 17.3 percent; James Robinson-Parran at 12 percent; and Elia Gallegos at 10.3 percent. A total of 12,330 Oak Park residents cast ballots in the municipal election. High property taxes, development, specifically the question of whether to allow construction of an 18-story luxury apartment building at the corner of Lake and Forest, were common themes during the campaign. The newcomers emphasized the need

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for greater transparency from village government on development issues and more thoughtful development, particularly in the downtown area, where large multi-unit mixed-use developments have begun to pop up over the last few years. The election also was partly defined by an ongoing challenge to the nominating petition of the three VMA-backed candidates in an effort to block their access to the ballot.

The legal challenge was appealed up to the Illinois Supreme Court, but the court did not decide to accept or reject the case prior to the election. Both Barber and Brewer congratulated their opponents’ election-night victory. “They have taken on an awesome responsibility,” Brewer said in a telephone interview following the election. He added: “I believe they will be up to the challenge, but time will tell.” Brewer said he still is trying to make sense of the election outcome because “on some level [challengers] ran on a platform of runaway taxes running people out of the village.” But at the same time, voters approved two referenda for the elementary school district that will cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. Barber said he was disappointed in the results, noting, “I would have loved to continue representing the people of Oak Park, but I respect that voters wanted a change, and I’m confident that the new folks are going to do as good a job as they can to keep Oak Park moving forward.” Barber said he believed the result was in part a reflection of the political “tone” nationwide for “things to be different.” “I can appreciate where that’s coming from,” he said. Andrews and Moroney celebrated their solid Election Day win with supporters at Andrews’ fast-food restaurant Felony Franks, 6427 W. North Ave, as the results came in.

“I am humbled that the voters of Oak Park have put their trust in me to serve as trustee,” Moroney said in an interview. “It’s something I’ve committed all of myself to for the last six months, and I just look forward to serving … and working on the themes I’ve talked about during my campaign. “Those are meaningful intergovernmental collaboration, thoughtful development and committing to Oak Park values.” Andrews thanked supporters and voters, noting that after living 46 years in the village “I’ve met more Oak Parkers in the last five months than I have in the last 10 years.” “The fact that so many people have put their trust in me and Dan is humbling,” he said. “It’s really incredible and I look forward to serving, and I really look forward to bringing a high level of fiduciary responsibility to the board, a lot more transparency and communication.” Boutet celebrated the victory at Scratch on Lake restaurant, 733 Lake St., thanking her family, friends and volunteers for their support during the campaign. “I look forward to the real work which starts now,” she said. “The more interesting and fun part is the actual service. I think we’re going to be a strong board.” Boutet said she was grateful to incumbent candidates Barber and Brewer “for their years of service to the community, and I hope they will stay engaged in meaningful ways.” CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

Village Manager Assoc. strikes out on election night

Local group with history of winning fails to capture a single office By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

It was a long night for the once-powerful Village Manager Association in this year’s municipal election, where all three of its handpicked candidates – two for Oak Park trustee and one for village clerk – were defeated by independent challengers. The VMA-backed candidates – incumbent trustees Glenn Brewer and Peter Barber and Lori Malinski, a newcomer running for village clerk – faced an uphill battle from the start with challenges to their nominating petition that persisted through Election Day. The VMA historically has seen its picks swept into office with little or no challenge. In the 2015 election, for instance, the VMAbacked candidates – Bob Tucker, Adam Salzman and Andrea Button-Ott – ran unopposed. This time around things were different.

The VMA was unable to secure a full slate of candidates, meaning they did not endorse a candidate for village president and only endorsed two trustee candidates for three open seats and a village clerk candidate. The organization was unable to find a candidate to run against incumbent village president Anan Abu-Taleb, who defeated the VMAbacked village president John Hedges in 2013 and ran unopposed in this election cycle. VMA President Lynn Kamenitsa said she believes the victors won in part because they “ran vigorous campaigns.” “Sometimes campaigns are invisible, but that was not the case this time,” she said. Kamenitsa said the challenge to the nominating petition of the VMA-backed candidates was a distraction during the campaign. “It delayed their startup and limited their ability to engage voters,” she said. “I suspect that kind of distraction was part of the goal of the challengers all along.” The challenge was brought by Oak Park resident Kevin Peppard, who has a history of challenging nominating petitions, and Bob Milstein, a former Oak Park village trustee who has been a vocal opponent of the VMA.

Kamenitsa said she also thought the election outcome was a result of concerns by Oak Parkers over transparency and credibility at Village Hall, particularly concerning Village President Anan Abu-Taleb and village manager Cara Pavlicek. “I think the next board is going to have a real challenge to take the steps toward improving transparency, and I think they need to remove any appearance that any kind of deals are being done without the appropriate processes or adequate public input,” she said. “I’m not saying that’s the reality of what’s going on, but in politics perception is reality.” So where does that leave the VMA? Kamenitsa said it is uncertain, but it’s time for the group to take a different approach. She said the group is discussing the potential of putting out more information on how to run for public office. Kamenitsa said she believes their candidates running unopposed in the 2015 municipal election served as a setback for the VMA this time around because the electorate became more disengaged. She said she was disappointed that the

board of trustees will not have any African American representation. “As long as I can remember there has always been some African American representation at the table,” she said. “That does not mean that other people who aren’t black don’t value equity and diversity.” Both Glenn Brewer and Peter Barber – the two black incumbent trustee candidates who did not win reelection – agreed that a board with no black representation would be a loss for the community. Barber said the board would “have to work even harder to make sure they’re keeping the concerns of people of color in mind.” He said it’s time for the VMA to rethink its game plan. “I think the VMA still plays an important role in helping identify strong candidates that our community should consider for elected office,” he said. “That said I think the VMA can do more to help tell the story of why that’s an important function and tell the story of the value that the VMA plays in helping to ensure good governance in Oak Park.” CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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River Forest launches Facebook page

One incumbent drops in Oak Park Library Board race By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

its outreach to the community, the village last year surveyed residents about their interest in and preference for the social media platform they’d like to see River Forest use. Results showed that Facebook was the most widely used platform in the

village and that nearly three-quarters of respondents actively using social media wanted to see the use of Facebook. The page can be found at www.facebook.com/VillageofRiverForest.

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River Forest has finally joined the social media sphere. The village’s firstever Facebook page has gone live. The official Village of River Forest Facebook page, quietly launched March 30 and will offer news, seasonal reminders, public safety alerts, updates from the village board and commissions, photos and videos and more. People who “like” the page also can post items and ask appropriate, constructive questions. Responses will be provided in a timely manner by Village President Catherine Adduci or Village Administrator Eric Palm during the village’s business hours, designated as 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Content guidelines will be posted on the page, and content will be monitored during regular business hours, Adduci said. Outreach on social media will provide a quicker way to notify people and give the village a way to react to something as instantaneously as possible, Adduci said. “It will be a good way to get the word out about River Forest and what we have to offer,” Adduci said. A monthly e-newsletter and special email notifications will still go out. As part of its strategy to ramp up

Village president cruises to uncontested victory

It was the most packed Oak Park library board race – maybe ever – with 10 candidates, but the election saw one incumbent fall, one win reelection and three newcomers elected to the board. Incumbent Matt Fruth kept his seat on the board, winning 13.4 percent of the vote, while incumbent Bruce Samuels lost with 7.62 percent. The other three winners for the four open seats were Sarah Glavin with 18.1 percent of the vote, Mary Anne Mohanraj with 17.9 percent and Chris Harris with 10.7 percent. The remaining candidates were Brandon Spurlock with 5.9 percent, Maria Meachum with 9.5 percent, Garrison Johnson 5 percent, Miles Jackson with 6.1 percent and Adam Olson with 5.8 percent. Oak Park village president Anan Abu-Taleb also sailed to victory in the municipal election, running uncontested for his second term in office.

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Ferguson Art Gallery Graduating Senior Art Show A collection of 2D and 3D art April 10 - May 6 Gallery hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Ferguson Gallery is located in Kretzmann Hall

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Gubernatorial candidates come to Fox Rec Center Kennedy and Biss get an early start on the 2018 campaign By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

While next year’s primary is still nearly a year away, the race for the Democratic nomination for governor is just getting started. On Saturday, two of the main Democratic contenders appeared before an overflow crowd of about 175 people at the Fox Park Recreation Center in Oak Park. State Sen. Daniel Biss (D-Evanston) and businessman Chris Kennedy were invited to Oak Park by the Democratic Party of Oak Park (DPOP) and appeared at their regular monthly meeting, which was moved to Fox Park to accommodate the expected large crowd. Next month, on May 13, DPOP will host two other contenders, billionaire investor J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar, at the Oak Park Public Library. Biss and Kennedy presented a marked contrast in styles, although they both harshly attacked Republican Governor Bruce Rauner. The 39-year-old Biss, a former mathematics professor at the University of Chicago, was more detailed and specific than Kennedy who spoke in more general terms. Biss, wearing a skinny green-hued suit over an open collared light green shirt spoke for about 10 minutes and then answered questions for another 20 minutes. As a sitting state senator, Biss demonstrated a detailed understanding of state issues. A graduated income tax is necessary to solve Illinois budget problems and to fund essential services, he said, decrying Illinois’ current flat-rate income tax. “It’s wrong; it’s economically insane,” he said. Biss referred to his lack of personal wealth compared to Kennedy and Pritzker. “If you want someone to self-fund his race, I’m not your guy,” Biss said. “I’m not a billionaire; I’m not a millionaire.” He advocated for a financial transactions tax — a small tax on stock, options, and commodities trades — that is a favorite talking point of many on the left. He also acknowledged the problem of underfunded public employee pensions in Illinois. “We have an insane amount of pension debt,” said Biss, who served on the joint legislative committee that came up with a solution to the pension debt issue before it was ultimately ruled unconstitutional by the Illinois Supreme Court. The solution, Biss said, is for the government to pay its fair share and perhaps some tweaks in benefits. “We have to be disciplined.”

The 53-year-old Kennedy is the son of liberal icon Robert Kennedy and the nephew of President John F. Kennedy. He spoke for about 20 minutes and then took questions for another 15 or 20 minutes. Wearing a black fleece jacket over a white shirt and sporting gray wool trousers, Kennedy, speaking in an understated conversational style, stuck mostly to generalities. He bemoaned the increasing gulf between rich and poor and the increasing economic segregation in Illinois. Kennedy said poverty in southern Illinois is more recent than poverty in Chicago ghettos but not fundamentally different. “We’re screwing the poor and we need to stop it,” Kennedy said. “Let’s come together as a state and remember that the same problems we have in the cities we have in the heartland.” He accused Rauner of trying to further his presidential ambitions by playing to the most conservative southern-dominated elements of the Republican Party. “He wants to destroy our government and our economy,” Kennedy said. He touted his work with Box Top Foods, the nonprofit he and his wife Sheila founded to bring high-quality food to undernourished neighborhoods. When asked about solutions, he said he would steal ideas from some of the best-run states in America, citing California and Minnesota, though he didn’t mention what specific solutions he would poach. When asked about school funding in Illinois, Kennedy attacked the property tax system. “This property tax is completely rigged,” Kennedy said. “It’s rigged against the poor, the minorities as well.” He favors term limits, public financing of elections, and a fairer map of legislative districts. Some of Kennedy’s answers were longwinded enough that one attendee blurted out, “Answer the question, please.” Some in the crowd preferred Kennedy; others preferred Biss. Alicia Davis liked Kennedy so much, she might volunteer for him. “I liked Kennedy a lot and I liked the fact that he talked about what’s happening to the poor and the basic philosophy, the traditional Democratic and really the traditional American values the Democratic Party embodies,” Davis said. “He really amplified that for me: that we care about the poor, we care about the homeless, we want to feed people, we care about living wages. That’s what important to me.” John Berardino also preferred Kennedy. “I liked them both but I kind of liked

GUV TALK: Daniel Biss, above, and Chris Kennedy, left, talk to an overcrowded room at Fox Park in Oak Park about leading Illinois if elected governor.

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Kennedy,” Berardino said. “He seems to be like a regular guy and seems to be there for regular people. I liked his talk about how he helps disadvantaged and poor people.” “Biss clearly has an understanding of state government,” said Daniel Lauber of River Forest. “He has an understanding of the issues and of solutions and the difficulty of achieving those solutions in today’s toxic political world, a political world that Donald Trump and Bruce Rauner have made more toxic. Chris Kennedy is a billionaire and that’s it. He had no understanding of local issues, no understanding of any solutions, and to support term limits shows an abysmal lack of understanding of the nature of government. It was just no contest to me.” Arti Walker-Peddakotla also preferred Biss. “We need somebody who’s pragmatic and analytical in terms of figuring out how to resolve the tax issues that we have in Illinois,” Walker-Peddakotla said. “I think that’s one of our biggest problems and he got right to the point. He actually had very straightforward answers to all of his questions.” Longtime Democratic volunteer and activist Bob Haisman saw a lot to like in both Biss and Kennedy. “I was impressed by both of them,” Hais-

man said. “I came here prepared not to like Dan Biss, but I was very impressed by him, much more than I ever thought I would be. What Biss has is experience with state government; that’s going to be tough to make up. I think we’re going to need somebody to straighten this mess up once Rauner’s defeated. Now Kennedy rang every button of a good Democrat’s heart. I came not expecting much from him. I thought he was great. I liked his answers.” State Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) the DPOP committeeman, diplomatically said each candidate has strengths and weaknesses. “I think every candidate brings a different set of strengths and a different set of weaknesses to the race,” Harmon said. “I’ve had the pleasure of serving with Daniel Biss for many years in the Senate, and I cannot think more highly of him. He’s a terrific candidate, a great person and certainly has the governmental experience that others in the race lack. But Chris Kennedy really did appeal to some of our members here today with a call to action evoking history. I think that’s an important part of our Democratic message as well. So looking forward to the rest of the candidates coming out to Oak Park as well.”

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D200 board president’s loss shocks, disappoints

Jeff Weissglass came in fifth place in a race for four open board seats By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

The failure of Jeff Weissglass, District 200 school board president, to secure reelection on April 4 has some of his colleagues, who were up for their own reelection bids, experiencing a range of emotions. Weissglass came in fifth place among seven active candidates running for four seats on the school board. Weissglass was separated from sitting board member Tom Cofsky, the fourthhighest vote-getter, by fewer than 400 votes. Incumbent Jackie Moore led the field with about 19 percent of the vote. She was followed by Craig Iseli and Matt Baron, who picked up 16 percent and 15 percent, respectively. “I am one of those who was surprised and disappointed [at the election results],” said Moore. “Jeff and I came onto the board at the same time and had worked together on the Collaboration for Early Childhood prior to that and that’s where my respect for his beliefs in education started. We campaigned together and I consider him a colleague and a friend.” Moore said that Weissglass’s loss creates a “gap of institutional knowledge and a gap of leadership that will need to be filled. But he worked very hard to maintain our board and to make sure we were apprised of things

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and informed. He also delegated well, so it will be a [smooth] shift.” Cofsky said that he was surprised, “puzzled and kind of at a loss to explain why the election went the way it did,” considering Weissglass’s strengths as a candidate. “I’m fortunate to have been able to serve with Jeff,” Cofsky added. “I think he was a very dedicated school board member who contributed a lot. We’re going to miss him. He did a lot of hard work on behalf of this school district and on behalf of the people in this community. I don’t think a lot of it was recognized. He was involved in a lot and

I have the utmost respect and appreciation for what he’s done.” Iseli, who along with Baron will be among the two newest board members on the seven person board tasked with voting for a new board president, also registered surprise at the results. “Jeff ’s loss was a surprise to me and I was a little disappointed in that outcome because he was a big element of the board and he was a leader on the board,” Iseli said. “His experience will be missed, but I think the board is still made up of seven very good people and we’ll move forward.” When he announced his plans to run for reelection last November, Weissglass touted a series of accomplishments during his one term on the board. First elected in 2013, Weissglass became board president in 2014. Before then, he had served as the board’s vice president. In an email statement sent out Tuesday, Weissglass said that he was disappointed that he would not serve another term but grateful “for the many community members who have expressed their surprise and sadness that I was not re-elected.” “I am particularly frustrated that after taking the risk to lead on the complex pool and facilities issues, my efforts became the focal point for opposition to my candidacy. I remain proud, however, that I helped put the district on firm footing with important new equity and excellence initiatives,” he said. Weissglass emphasized the board’s hiring of popular Supt. Joylynn Pruitt-Adams, the implementation of what he called an “ambitious strategic plan,” and a “sound process for resolving the facilities issue” as some signature achievements that happened dur-

ing his board presidency. He also mentioned what may have been less visible achievements that occurred under his watch, such as the reduction of counselor caseloads, the implementation of a 1:1 technology program that gave all students at the high school laptops, increased enrollment of under-represented students in AP and Honors classes, the re-examination of school discipline policies and procedures, and the elimination of fees for low-income students. The end of Weissglass’ first term was dominated by the highly tense public negotiations over the replacement of the high school’s two swimming pools. A referendum that called for borrowing up to $25 million to partially fund a $44.4 million facilities plan, which included a new swimming pool and new parking garage, failed by just 28 votes last November. Jack Davidson and Doug Springer, both D200 board candidates who were closely associated with the campaign against the referendum, ran unsuccessfully for school board seats. When asked, the elected and reelected board members said that any discussion on who would replace Weissglass as president should be had among their fellow board members. Two candidates, Christian Chiakulas and Albert Sye, dropped out of the race before the election but their names still appeared on the ballot. Chiakulas still managed to pick up 1,296 votes, good for 3 percent. Sye picked up 729 votes, less than 2 percent.

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After election, winning D200 candidates look to equity

Board member Jackie Moore says the time is now By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

When new, re-elected and incumbent District 200 school board members convene for the first time next month, one of the issues that will be prominent on their radar is equity. Board Vice President Jackie Moore, who garnered the most votes among the 9 candidates on the ballot on April 4, said that in an interview on Monday that she believes that both the board and the public is ready for action. “We have looked at disparities in achievement, access to opportunities and our students based on race and income level,” she said. “We know where we stand in terms of these issues, we know the numbers, but now it’s time to start being intentional in

how we’ll move forward and diminish the disparities.” Moore, perhaps more than any person on the board, has made equity and the opportunity gap between white and minority students at Oak Park and River Forest High School among her primary concerns. “I think our community is ready,” said Moore, who was first elected to the board in 2013. “It will be challenging because change is hard, but we have to be open and honest in effectively communicating not just what we’re doing but why and how it will benefit all of our students.” Board member Tom Cofsky, re-elected on April 4, said that right now the focus on equity is critical to the board’s future plans. Cofsky referenced a strategic plan that D200 Superintendent Joylynn Pruitt-Adams is working on that will include equity as “a huge component.” Newly elected board member Craig Iseli said that, “from an equity standpoint, we have a lot of good programs at OPRF,” but

that he would like to see “the outcomes of what we’re trying to achieve in equity defined and that the board prioritizes achieving those outcomes.” Newly elected board member Matt Baron, the former Oak Park Public Library board president, said that “equity has been one of my key issues.” “One area that is a big concern is the disparity in the number of black teachers relative to black students,” Baron said. “Once that’s in line, we can have more success in equity. That’s a recurring reality I’ve been reading and hearing about.” Baron, however, also said that he has an open mind about the definition of equity, before adding that inequities extend beyond matters of race and class. “River Forest is underrepresented in many respects here,” he said. “There are no board members, the turnout [during the election] in River Forest was [low relative to Oak Park]. Those things signal that River Forest is not an equal with Oak Park, which

“I think our community is ready. It will be challenging because change is hard, but we have to be open and honest in effectively communicating not just what we’re doing but why and how it will benefit all of our students.” JACKIE MOORE

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obviously shouldn’t be the case. “That’s just one example of keeping an open mind as to what equity means. We have to be mindful of conscious and unconscious slights toward any particular group.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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State: Oak Park employee not fired for age, race

Illinois Dept. of Human Rights dismisses discrimination charges; whistleblower case continues By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

An Oak Park employee who sued the village in 2016, claiming she was fired for being a whistleblower, also charges she was fired due to her race and age — but the discrimination complaint has been dismissed by the Illinois Department of Human Rights. The whistleblower case, which is in Cook County Circuit Court, is ongoing. Jacquelyn Jamison, who was 53 years old at the time of her termination, had worked for the village for 18 years — transferring to the human resources department in 2000 — when she was fired in early 2016. The village said the reason for the termination was Jamison’s failure to pay the village’s insurance bills on time and for emailing public employees’ private health insurance inILLINOIS formation to her perDEPARTMENT OF sonal computer. HUMAN RIGHTS Jamison argued that the termination resulted from her filing a charge of discrimination on November 2015 with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) after her desk was relocated in village hall during renovation of the building. The Illinois Department of Human Rights said, in the decision dismissing the discrimination case, that “she believes she was discharged due to her age, 53, because she was one of the oldest persons in her department and [the village] gave her job to some-

one younger than her.” The state also notes that Jamison claims her discharge was due to race “because after complaining about being treated differently because of her race, she was removed from her desk, moved to another department, placed in the open floor to work, and had keys taken away from her.” Jamison’s attorney, Michael Leonard of Leonard & Meyer LLP, said in March 2016 that she had filed the whistleblower lawsuit against the village in the circuit court, claiming that her termination was in retali-

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ation for her efforts to expose fraud in the health insurance fund. Leonard could not be reached for comment by press time. Village Manager Cara Pavlicek declined to comment on the matter because of the ongoing circuit court case. The Illinois Department of Human Rights ruled on April 3 that “there is not substantial evidence to support the allegations” of age and race discrimination. The village argued in its response to the discrimination complaint that it had similarly terminated four other employees be-

tween 2012 and 2014 for violating village policies — all non-black and between the ages of 42 and 60. The state’s human rights department noted: “Evidence revealed that [the village] discharged non-black and younger employees for violating rules of conduct.” The human rights department determined that evidence showed Jamison was terminated because she violated “reasonable rules of conduct” at the village. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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D97 REFERENDUM Relief over results from page 1 owner’s current tax bill. That measure is designed to increase the district’s total fund balance to 27.5 percent of total operating expenses within five years. The second referendum will have no fiscal impact, district officials said. The last D97 referendum — a limiting rate increase issued in 2011, which raised around $7 million in operating funds for the district — passed by almost 10 points, 54 percent to 46 percent. All of the district’s sitting school board members were at an Election Day watch party held at Robinson’s Ribs, 848 Madison St., with D97 Board President Jim Gates and Board Vice President Amy Felton thanking their fellow board members, along with district administrators, faculty, staff, students, parents and community members. “[We thank you for] all of the things you’ve sacrificed for the kids in this community,” said Gates, who opted against running for reelection this year. “All of the good things in my life, every single good thing, came because I found my way to Oak Park.” “I just don’t know if there’s anything else I can be prouder of,” said board member Holly Spurlock, who noted that she spent hours responding to Facebook queries about the referenda’s intricacies with residents. She thanked Vote Yes! committee members for building “a LEGO foundation” of knowledge that was based on district information. “What I’m most excited about is that the turnout was really high,” said Vote Yes! spokesman Jassen Strokosch. “For a consolidated election, this was a really good turnout, so that makes me feel good. No one wants to win with low turnout.” D97 Supt. Carol Kelley said that she believes that the successful referenda are precursors to more comprehensive progress within the district. “This wasn’t just a vote for the referen-

dum,” she said. “It’s also the community saying, ‘We are behind this vision for every student to have positive learning environments that are equitable, inclusive and focused on the whole child.’ I am grateful … I think Oak Park is a historic community, but we are in the process of making history and I feel in my gut that this is an exciting time for the entire community.” Newly elected D97 board members Rob Breymaier and Keecia Broy both breathed sighs of relief upon learning of the successful ballot measures. “Obviously, the hard work starts now,” said Breymaier, who with nearly 20 percent of vote, was the most popular of the eight candidates running for the three open seats on the D97 board. “It’s definitely better that the referenda passed because otherwise my life would have been trying to figure out what are we going to cut. We can work from a district that is strong and stable to do the things we need to do to promote equity, and make sure that we have the best schools possible for every one our kids. Now we can do that.” Broy garnered around 16 percent of the vote, roughly the same percentage as the second-highest vote-getter, Katherine Murray-Liebl. “I am humbled by this experience and excited to get to work with the people of Oak Park,” she said. “I didn’t have any yard signs or collateral, so that was a huge risk. I was definitely optimistic, but I wasn’t super excited. Now that I’m here, I’m thrilled and honored.” Broy, Breymaier and Murray-Liebl will join Rupa Datta, Holly Spurlock, Bob Spatz and Jim O’Connor on a school board that will now decide the next steps that the district will take now that it’s averted what many district officials, parents and community members believed would have been a nightmare scenario if the referenda hadn’t passed. At an April 11 regular meeting, the board was scheduled to discuss a budget timeline for spending the additional funds. The board could approve a final budget by September. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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7-Eleven on Chicago Ave. robbed at gunpoint

Oak Park police have reported that the 7-Eleven convenience store at 420 Chicago Ave. was robbed at gunpoint by two men at about 10:30 p.m. on April 6. The men entered the business and one approached the cashier and implied he had a gun. The man then said, “Give me everything in the drawer. I don’t want to do this to you,” and handed the cashier a white plastic bag and told her to put in the money. The other man held the door for the first man during the robbery. The cashier filled the bag with about $60 from the cash register and the two men then fled eastbound on foot.

residence in the 400 block of South Harvey Avenue sometime around 11 a.m. on April 6. ■ A women’s dark blue Fuji Crosstown 4.0 was stolen from the garage of a residence in the 100 block of South Taylor Avenue between 2 p.m. on March 31 and 3 p.m. on April 3. The estimated loss was $300.

Aggravated battery

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A Chicago resident driving a CTA bus was the victim of aggravated battery at the corner of Lake Street and Austin Boulevard at 3:40 p.m. on April 4. A woman in her 20s driving a silver 4-door sedan pulled her vehicle in front of a CTA bus that the victim was driving. The offender exited her vehicle, boarded the bus and threw an empty soda bottle at the driver, striking the bus driver in the face. She then fled in her vehicle.

A 22-year-old, of the 800 block of South Taylor in Oak Park, was arrested at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St., at 6:33 p.m. on April 5 and charged with criminal trespass to state-supported land. He was held in lieu of bond.

Jameson whiskey thief nabbed A 38-year-old DeKalb man was arrested at 5:36 p.m. on April 4 at Pete’s Fresh Market, 259 Lake St., and charged with stealing three bottles of Jameson whiskey from the Carnival Foods, 824 Lake St., on March 27.

Burglary to motor vehicle A silver 2009 Nissan Versa was burglarized in the first block of Madison Street sometime between 4 p.m. on April 4 and 9:45 a.m. on April 6. The burglar entered the vehicle by unknown means and stole 10 gospel CDs valued at $50.

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■ A Bellwood woman was the victim of theft at an ATM in the 6700 block of Roosevelt Road at 1:50 p.m. on April 5. The woman had just withdrawn $100 from the machine when a man pulled up in a black newer model 4-door vehicle and began screaming obscenities and then exited the vehicle. The woman pulled forward without taking her cash out of fear for her safety. ■ An Oak Park resident was the victim of theft in the 100 block of South Marion Street at about 7:28 a.m. on April 6. The thief, by unknown means stole the victim’s purple zipper wallet containing cash, miscellaneous cards and a North Carolina identification card. The estimated loss was $220. ■ A UPS package containing Olay body lotion was stolen from the front porch of a

Recovered stolen auto A black 2003 Ford Explorer that was reported stolen on Feb. 4, 2017, was recovered in the 900 block of West Madison Street at 12:55 a.m. on April 7.

These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports, April 4-7, 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.

— Compiled by Timothy Inklebarger

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Fresh eyes coming to River Forest village board

Henek tops trustee field; Vazquez, Cargie edge out Dwyer By DEBORAH KADIN Contributing Reporter

With focuses on community and public service, Patty Henek and Respicio Vazquez, River Forest’s two new trustees, will bring a broader perspective to the board. How will they fare? One only need ask the other two officials who won re-election on April 4. The pair will bring measured and balanced approaches to issues, said Village President Catherine Adduci said, who ran unopposed for her second term. “I think Res’ work in the public sector will bring a more diverse and broader perspective,” Adduci said. “Patty will certainly bring a community perspective to the board given her many charitable experiences. They will do their homework and listen to the many perspectives in the community.” Incumbent Trustee Tom Cargie, who won his second term, said Henek and Vazquez will be quick learners. “[Patty] is one of the hardest working people I know,” Cargie said. “She won’t just read, but she’ll do the research she’ll need to. She’ll be up to speed in a short period of time.” Cargie said he was impressed with Vazquez’s grasp of what’s going on with the village, adding that Vazquez had a better command of the village than he had four years ago. “He speaks confidently about issues and his understanding of them,” Cargie said. “He has sought to master them and will continue to do so.” Henek and Vazquez will have an orientation meeting with

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village administrator Eric Palm to find out all the protocols of being a trustee, meet the staff and get a tour of village hall after the village clerk is named. Results of the write-in balloting are expected this week. Even before that orientation meeting, which will likely take place later this month or in early May, Henek plans to continue doing the prep work that she did for the campaign. She will attend trustees’ meetings, continue to listen to audio and read up on the issues. “I want to find out more than I already know,” Henek said. “I hope to contribute to the collaborative and robust conversations at the board table, and plan to do so in a positive and constructive manner. I’m ready for the challenge.” Over the weeks, she’ll also see how she can make communication – her signature campaign issue – more of a vital part of the village’s efforts than it already is. She said she would like to see the board meet with residents 30 minutes before meetings or once a month to talk about what’s on residents’ minds particularly on issues like economic development. “It’s importance to have the information out there and

have a conversation. As concerns come up, I’d like to see us figure out how to address them in a way that’s constructive,” she said. “That will be of real value to the community.” Vazquez has been doing lawyer’s due-diligence, reaching out to the other trustees and contacting Village Attorney Greg Smith to set a time when he can get up to speed on legal issues and matters handled in closed session. For years, Vazquez has sat advised boards. Now he will be getting guidance from the village’s attorney. It will be an interesting perspective for him as he will be able to speak his mind, rather than just offer advice. “I’m hoping that the information will drive the discussion,” said Vazquez. “I’m not going to fall into picking a side. I’ll be sticking to the issues, doing research on my own. I’ll be talking with people, too, and will come to my own decision.” Vote totals were unchanged from election night. Henek and Vazquez came in first and second, respectively, while Cargie came in third. Trustee Tom Dwyer came in fourth. What may have aided Henek and Vazquez is that in some precincts it appeared that residents bullet-voted, i.e., voting for one or two candidates, but not a third. As an example, In Henek’s own Precinct 7, 217 ballots were cast. Henek received 180, while Cargie and Vazquez received 129 and 127 respectively. In Precinct 4, the far western edge of the community, 239 ballots were cast. Henek received 193 votes; Cargie, 155; Vazquez, 123; and Dwyer, 93. In Precinct 8, the southern edge of the community, Henek and Vazquez may both have benefitted. Unofficially, 311 ballots were cast. Vazquez received 223 and Henek, 224; and Cargie 180. It was the only precinct that Dwyer got a tripledigit number of vote

New faces, ideas coming to River Forest Park Board

Cargie, Libera win election on April 4

Libera said she doesn’t want to micro-manage. Libera said she could live with the commissioners’ deci“I’m not going to take things necessarily at face value sion, but thought it was drastically wrong. without poking at this a bit,” Libera said. “I’ll be wondering Both will do some park board orientation sessions with By DEBORAH KADIN why staff has come up with a recommendation and ask for Executive Director Mike Sletten and board President Ross Contributing Reporter more due diligence than has been done in the past.” Roloff fairly soon. That due diligence will start with Libera also wants to delve into the history River Forest’s new park district commissioners results from the park district survey of past discussions between the River Forwill take a cautious, but measured, approach to their over the agency’s direction. Cargie and est Community Center and the park district. new roles after they sworn in early next month. Libera want to see the district to forge Ann Dwyer, a member of the center’s board, In interviews conducted two days after their a strategic plan that matches residents’ broached Roloff with the idea of offering election, Lynn Libera and Cheryl Cargie said needs and wants. Results are expected more opportunities to use the facility. She fathey do not intend to forge coalitions on policy to be unveiled at the park board’s meetvored collaboration on this. and direction with like-minded commissioners. ing on April 24. Cargie said she didn’t need to rehash the They view themselves and their fellow commis“We don’t know if they want a gym, history; her husband Tom was on the park sioners as independent. we don’t know if they want to reorient board at the time. “We will act as individuals, we have a similar the platform tennis courts. The survey “We absolutely should be [collaborating]. way of thinking … and similar agendas. “We We should find a way of working together,” will guide us first,” Cargie said. CHERYL CARGIE LYNN LIBERA have the same mind-set,” Cargie said. Cargie said. “Perhaps we could help spruce up The survey, Libera said, is coming at a Unofficial totals after the April 4 election showed the building and make it a nicer place.” wonderful time as there is no better way that Libera came out on top with 810 votes; Cargie While they want to settle in before making to get a full feel for needs and interests. came in second with 809. Calvin Davis received 612 votes and There could have been a different outcome on the plat- suggestions, they do have ideas they’d like park commissioncame in third. Gerald Dombrowski got 470 votes and came in form tennis courts had they gauged the potential popularity ers to consider. Cargie would like to see the park district use fourth. Two six-year terms were in play in the election. of the sport. Both are avid players and wanted to see a differ- social media more and see items, such as the program cata“It’s exciting to … steer the park district in a direction logue, posted online. ent outcome on the decision concerning the orientation of people want to go,” said Cargie. Libera would like to see the park district undertake a the new courts that will be built this year. Libera and Cargie said they will take the same approach “The park board did not see that. I think it was a miss,” study on the use of artificial turf to see it would be safe to that they discussed during the campaign: accountability she said. install in some parks. The use of the turf, proposed by Domand more communication the public. Not everything will be Cargie said she might consider bringing the decision up browski during the campaign, in the past has raised conrubber-stamped, Cargie said. again. cerns over an increase in heat stress, injuries and infections “I want to make sure there’s more transparency on deci“I have no problem asking about it. I would like to learn the cor- and exposure to the chemicals that are used in the manufacsions,” she said. rect procedures for how to bring things to the board,” she said. ture of the surface.

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Flexhouse Oak Park The Ranquist proposal would demolish a portion of the building at 200-210 W. Harrison St. – purchased by Harrison Street in 2015 for $175,000 – to make room for four modern row homes that are listed at $539,900. The two buildings that bookend the property to the east and west will be preserved and restored. The 3-story Flexhouse residences would be about 2,400 square feet each and include three bedrooms, two and a half baths, a twocar garage and a backyard. Ranquist partnered with real estate firm Campbell Coyle on the District House project and again is working with the group on Flexhouse. Campbell Coyle President Chris Dillion said the new construction will be a catalyst for business development in the arts district. “It’s bringing in new people and new families who are invested in the revitalization of the arts district,” he said. Bob Ranquist, principal of Ranquist Development, told Wednesday Journal in early 2016

that his firm was looking for other opportunities in Oak Park. Turns out Ranquist didn’t have to look far. Harrison Street Ventures contacted Ranquist Development because of the firm’s success on the District House project, Ranquist said. As with District House, Ranquist and Campbell Coyle are bringing an innovative approach to the Harrison Street project, Dillion said. The Flexhouse homes will be truly flexible in that they can be designed to serve as live-work spaces to include a ground-level studio space, for example, according to Dillion. “We’re really trying to emphasize that we are in the arts district and the demands might be a little different from what you’d see from a typical residential area,” he said. Dillion said the project is still in its infancy but the units are already listed on residential property sales websites. Ranquist and Campbell Coyle representatives made a presentation on the development to the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation (OPEDC) earlier this

month. OPEDC is a quasi-gover nmental organization paid by the village to attract and retain business. Dillion said the development team does not intend to seek any kind of financial incentive from the village, such as a tax rebate, for the project. He said they will soon hold a meeting to present the proposal to the public, but a date has not been set.

Remarketing Kleronomos Flexhouse is meant to be a “catalyst” for

development in the arts district, according to Dillion, but Ranquist and Campbell Coyle are also working to rebrand the remaining Kleronomos properties. It has been a year and a half since Harrison Street Ventures purchased the Kleronomos buildings, and the real estate investment company still is working to lease the commercial properties. Most recently Harrison Street Ventures secured leases with MORA Asian Fusion restaurant at 201 Harrison St. and Nature Yoga at 146-148 Harrison St. Ranquist notes that commercial spaces are still available at the spaces that bookend the Flexhouse project at 200 and 210 Harrison St. Those two spots are listed at 1,300 square feet. Four other spaces on the south side of the street – at 207, 211 215 and 221 Harrison St. – range in size from 1,700 to 6,150 square feet. Dillion said the Ranquist development team is working with Philadelphia-based architecture and urban design firm ISA to develop a “tactical toolkit” to enhance the exterior of the properties. The toolkit will incorporate lighting, paint, signage and other exterior finishes that create a sense of space that reflects the art district aesthetic, Dillion said. The goal is to attract arts-related businesses and restaurants to the area, according to Dillion. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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St. Edmund Catholic Parish 188 South Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, Illinois 60302 (708) 848-4417

Proclaiming the Good News of Christ’s Resurrection for over 100 Years

The Sacred Triduum & Easter Holy Thurday - April 13

7:30pm - Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper 9:30-11:45pm - Adoration before blessed sacrament 11:45pm - Night Prayer

Good Friday - April 14

9:00am - Morning Prayer 7:30pm - Service of the Lord’s Passion

Holy Saturday - April 15

9:00am - Morning Prayer 11:00am - Blessing of Easter Meal in Murphy Hall 7:30pm - Service of Light

Easter Sunday - April 16

The Resurrection of our Lord Masses at 9:00am & 11:00am There is no 5:30pm Easter Sunday mass

Holy Week and Easter Services

Easter Worship! 10:30 a.m.

Good Friday Candlelight Communion 7:00 p.m.

St. Catherine - St. Lucy Catholic Church 38 N. Austin Blvd., Oak Park, IL 708-386-8077 Rev. Fr. George O. Omwando, Pastor

Palm Sunday —April 9

5:00 PM ~ Saturday 8:30 AM ~ Sunday 10:30 AM ~ Procession of the Palms

Holy Thursday —April 13

7:00 PM. ~ Mass of the Lord’s Supper Adoration until Midnight

Good Friday —April 14

12 Noon ~ Vigil at the Cross 7PM ~ Liturgy of The Passion of The Lord

Holy Saturday —April 15

1:00 PM ~ Blessing of Easter Baskets 7:00 PM ~ The Great Easter Vigil Mass

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Good Friday April 14, 2017 12:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday April 16, 2017 6:30 a.m. Sunrise Service with Holy Communion 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Festival Communion

St. John Ev. Lutheran Church 305 Circle Avenue, Forest Park (708) 366-3226 www.stjohnforestpark.org Rev. Leonard R. Payton, Pastor Rev. Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor

Thursday, April 13, 6:00 p.m., Maundy Thursday/Holy Thursday Service “The Last Supper Revised” Please bring a Middle-Eastern Dish to pass, beverages will be provided.

Friday, April 14, Good Friday Service, 7:00 p.m. “Stations of the Cross for Our Time”

Sunday, April 16, Easter Sunday Sunrise Ritual, 6:00 a.m. to 6:20 a.m.

Join us around the glowing embers and welcome the Risen Christ at the first of dawn. This is a short service of prayer (20 minutes), praise and song. Meet us in the west yard of the church.

Easter Sunday Morning Worship Celebration is at 10:30 with special music, Easter gifts for the children, communion and the morning proclamation, “Get Over It”, preached by Pastor Marti.

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St. Bernardine Easter Schedule Soup for the Soul, Wednesday, April 5th 7:00 p.m. Reconciliation, Thursday, April 6th, 7:00 p.m.

Holy Week Mass Times

Palm Sunday, April 9th Saturday 5:00 p.m.; Sunday 8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Weekdays: April 10th, 11th, 12th Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 6:30 a.m.

Holy Thursday, April 13th

Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7:00 p.m. Foot Washing & Eucharistic Procession; Adoration until midnight

Good Friday, April 14th

Stations of the Cross at 3:00 p.m. Confessions 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, Veneration of the Cross and Holy Communion 7:00 pm

Holy Saturday, April 15th Blessing of Food at 12 noon Easter Vigil at 8:00 p.m.

Easter Sunday, April 16th

Masses at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m.

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United Lutheran Church 409 Greenfield (at Ridgeland) Oak Park

Holy Week and Easter Services Maundy Thursday Holy Communion April 13 at 7:30 pm Good Friday Liturgy April 14 at 7:30 pm

Vigil of Easter with Holy Communion April 15 at 7:30 pm Easter Day April 16 Easter Buffet at 8:30 am Festival Holy Communion at 9:30 am

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Morning Prayer - 8:30 a.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper - 7:30 p.m. Adoration until Midnight Night Prayer - 11:45 p.m.

Good Friday, April 14

Morning Prayer - 8:30 a.m. Celebration of the Lord’s Passion - 3:00 p.m. Living Stations of the Cross - 7:30 p.m.

Holy Saturday, April 15

Morning Prayer - 8:30 a.m. Blessing of Easter Food - 11:00 a.m. in Church Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter - 7:30 p.m. Initiation of New Members, Reception following (No 4:30 p.m. Mass)

Easter Sunday Masses, April 16

Sunrise - 6:00 a.m. (Outdoors, Weather Permitting) 7:45, 9:30 and 11:15 a.m. in Church 10:00 a.m. Family Mass in Gym (No 5:00 p.m. Mass)

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ational Volunteer Week is April 23-29, 2017. All over the country, volunteers will be recognized for their commitment to service and service projects will be performed. In Oak Park and River Forest, the annual Volunteer Meet & Match event will take place on April 26, 4-8 pm at the Oak Park Public Library, to help volunteers connect with local nonprofits that address the causes they care for. The Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation working with the West Cook YMCA (lead sponsor), the Oak Park Public Library, Housing Forward, Symphony of Oak Park and River Forest, Ten Thousand Villages, and the RSVP of West Suburban and Southern DuPage Counties developed this event to match individual interests and skills with nonprofit organizations that need help. 44 nonprofits that serve Oak Park, River Forest and surrounding communities are registered for the

event and are seeking volunteers. We encourage individuals in Oak Park, River Forest and surrounding areas including, Forest Park, Austin, Elmwood Park, Maywood, Berwyn and Cicero and beyond to register to participate in this special event in order to list skills and interests to have potential organizational opportunities matched. Volunteers provide valuable community services which strengthen our community. According to the latest national figures, 62.6 million adults volunteered in 2015 contributing 7.9 billion hours of service worth $184 billion (Corporation for National and Community Service, 2017). Locally, Oak Park and River Forest are very giving communities in terms money and time, with 85% of people giving their time compared to a national average of 24.9%. See www.liveandgivesurvey.org. However, despite this availability of local volunteers, a 2015 assessment by the Foundation found that local nonprofits

needed additional support to recruit volunteers. To address this need, the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation organized the first recruitment event in the area last year. Forty organizations shared their mission, work and needs with more than 270 potential volunteers. The number of volunteers that were eventually recruited by the organizations varied greatly, up to 21 volunteers per organization. Louise Mezzatesta, a long time Oak Park resident says” I found the event to be a good vehicle for gathering information about many organizations with an eye of being a free-lance volunteer consultant. My volunteer opportunity with the Oak Park Regional Housing Center has been very rewarding as their mission is one that is important to me. I look forward to this year’s event!” This year an additional room in the Library -- the Lobby Community Space

on the first floor—will be used as well as the Veterans Room and Arts Gallery located on the second floor. We will have more ushers and have a welcome/ registration table downstairs near the main entry. We are seeking a wide range of volunteers to engage with local nonprofits. Volunteers interested in short-term projects, skill-based assignments, long-term positions, virtual volunteering, Board membership…all are welcome! We hope everyone will find time to come meet with our local nonprofits! The event is free. Walk-ins are welcomed but we strongly encourage people to preregister at www.oprfcf.org. This makes it much easier to match your interests and skills with more than 40 community organizations that can benefit from your service. Kristin Carlson Vogen, President & CEO Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation

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Carla Taylor from 10,000 Villages 1. How did Volunteer Meet and Match help you connect with this organization which is a good fit for you? She saw ad in Wednesday Journal and then registered on line. Because TV listed ‘Marketing & Events” as roles they were recruiting for she was able to go directly to their table and make the connection quickly. 2. What motivated you to work with this organization?

throughout her life so she was glad to find a local opportunity for using her skills. She has been intensely involved with raising her child and now wanted to reconnect with adults in this community. 4. What is the biggest personal benefit you receive as a volunteer with this organization? Knowing that she is providing value to an organization that has an important mission is rewarding. She didn’t do this for recognition per se. 5. What is the most memorable accomplishment so far of your volunteer experience?

She began with marketing role and soon Wednesday, April 26, saw 2017 the connection with recruitment of new

She hadOak beenPark in store oftenLibrary and found Public Veterans their mission appealing. Didn’t know that all who work in the store are volunteers so that added to her motivation to continue there. It’s important to her to know that people work without getting paid for a cause they believe in. 3. What makes this volunteer experience a meaningful use of your time? She had been a frequent volunteer

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- Nonprofits will share information about their work and impact on the community. - Volunteers will share information about their interests and expertise and offer their time and skills to make a difference in their community. Discussions will be based on: - Description of the mission and impact of the nonprofits. - Volunteer job descriptions prepared by the nonprofits. - List of skills or qualifications prepared by the volunteers.

Great event although it was quite crowded • Pre-registered volunteers will get a list of recommended matches with when she was there. She appreciated being nonprofits. able to pre-register which allowed her to target the one organization most aligned TODAY! with her interests. She thinks we need toREGISTER • Volunteers and nonprofits meet to consider holding more than one event a discuss their interests. year.

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Forest Park’s Yearbook sets a picnic table for warm-weather entertaining. 30 at the store’s LaGrange warehouse, with a preview party on April 28. The all-new furniture will include brands such as Ebel, Mallin Casual, Skyline Designs and Lloyd Flanders from some of the finest showrooms at the Mart. Scotts says the sale covers all of your outdoor needs from sofas and sectionals to outdoor chairs, planters, fire pits and fountains. “It’s crazy how much stuff we have. Items sell quickly!” Once you have the furniture, you need something to put on it, and Yearbook in Forest Park has your spring entertaining tableware covered. Owner Jef Eberline-Anderson says the spring colors of Yearbook’s collections will add a seasonal touch to your outdoor tables. “We have pink and green jadeite salt and

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S P R I N G pepper shakers, and some new, in the box vintage restaurant-ware with a robin’s egg blue detail.” Eberline-Anderson also notes that entertaining outdoors often means elevating your usual tableware to set a pleasant scene for guests. Yearbook’s Mason jar cocktail shaker has a copper lid and cups to make popular cocktails, and a line of new, vintage-inspired glass-ware also makes a great way to serve signature drinks at a party. Linen napkins from Moss and Surf are handmade from fabrics from England and can be washed and dried at home. Spring and summer celebrations are bound to include a cake, whether it’s for a birthday, graduation or family celebration, and Yearbook also stocks beautiful glass cake stands to elevate your pastries. For larger gatherings, it can pay to think outside of the usual lawn party. Oak Park resident Karen Mullarkey Kerrins has owned and operated Affordable Backyard

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Tents since 2003 and says using a tent can take your party to the next level. “Using a tent creates a beautiful space utilizing the outdoors and can help accommodate a significant amount of people. Many people don’t have the space in their homes to host large scale events, but if they use our beautiful white canopy tents in their backyard, local forest preserve or even a local park, then they are able to have the event of their dreams.” Spring and summer are the times Mullarkey Kerrins sees an uptick an outdoor parties locally. “Graduation parties are a big part of the summer season in Oak Park and River Forest. Weddings come in close behind and birthday celebrations. Cheney Mansion, Pleasant Home and the Conservatory are wonderful local places that host weddings with our tents, dance floors, tables and chairs.”

NEW LOOK, SAME GREAT QUALITY

SATURDAY, JUNE 10TH • ASK THE PLANT EXPERT! Scott McAdam Jr., creator of the monthly “Ask the Plant Expert” series, will be on hand from 10 am to Noon to answer questions you have about getting your garden on. Come tap into Scott’s expertise and enjoy complimentary refreshments!

MAY, JUNE & JULY Women: for every $100 purchase you make in our Garden Center, you get a chance to win a Garden Party for Six. Event features wine and refreshments; each attendee gets tips on making a potted plant, and goes home with one.

For more information, visit our website and click on “Garden Center” or call (708) 771-4903

2001 Des Plaines Ave., Forest Park, IL 60130 | www.mcadamlandscape.com

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Denise Sacks

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Oak Park

Lovely 4 bedroom 2 ½ bath home with master suite in Mann school district on fantastic block! Recently renovated eat-in kitchen with cherry cabinets, quartz counter tops, and stainless steel appliances—kitchen opens to back deck and huge landscaped back yard with patio. Great potential in walk-up attic for a second suite! ........ $749,000

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Corner lot. Fireplace, custom window treatments, year-round sun room. White cabinet kitchen with breakfast bar, attached garage. 3 BR plus one in the bsmnt. Close to Metra! ....$410,000

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Tons of space!. 2 of 4 BR on first flr. SS/ Corian kitchen leads to generous yard. Bsmnt with fireplace, new carpet, bar, ½ BA, laundry rm, storage! Near Mars Metra. 4 BR/2.5 BA...................$349,000

Stunning renovation! Open concept new kit, maple cab., SS apps, grnt countertops, marble tile! Two new highend BAs. New mechanicals, plmg, floor. Large lot. Don’t miss!!..............$368,000

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Forest Park

Excellent location, Updated eat-in kit, frplc, large master suite with new BA. Central A/C, in-unit laundry, patio, and 2 car att gar. Near trans. and dntwn FP, OP. 2BR/2 BA....................................$264,500

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Adorable 3BR/2BA home. Brand new baths, refinished hardwood floors and a newer eat-in kitchen. ...............$217,000

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Open-concept, south facing windows. New kitchen, mod white cabs, marb/gran. 4BRs on 2nd flr + master suite, walk-in closet. Fnshd bsmnt rec rm, laundry, bath, 5th BR. 4+1 BR/4 BA .................. $695,000

Gorgeous bungalow, classic stuyle & upgraded finishes. Clay tile rf, stained glass windows, oak wdwk, original tile fireplace w/built-in bookcases. Updated kit +island, pantry. 3+1 BR/2BA $299,900

Condo, nice light and open with living rm, sun rm and dining space flowing together. Near blue line. Updated eatin kit., wd cabs, ss apps, washer/dryer hook-up. Super cute! 1 BR/1BA$78,400

Cynthia Howe Gajewski • 312-933-8440

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Perfect DTFP location! Great 1BR/1BA unit in well maintained, secure elevator building. Floor plan, large, bright rms. Updtd kit opens to balcony. Access to Green/Blue line, Metra, I-290. .. $84,800

Meticulously maintained 1BR/1BA condo in a friendly building. Open floor plan! Large kit, cab space. Laundry on each flr. Cvrd prkng. Metra, Blue/Green lines, shopping, parks, schools. $95,000

Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025

708.386.1366 • 109 N. Marion St., Oak Park

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Fantastic details in this newly renovated home. Three finished levels, and an open porch and deck. 3 bedrooms/3.5 baths...........................................$599,900

Cynthia Howe Gajewski • 312-933-8440

Forest Park

Need a big house? 5 BRs, 2 full BAs + first flr fam rm and many updates. 2.5 car gar, extra pkg spc. Near FP Park District, Blue Line, shopping and restaurants. A keeper!.......................................$245,000

Cynthia Howe Gajewski • 312-933-8440

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

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OAK PARK 3D

947 Mapleton Ave 4BR, 3BA $619,900

847 N. East Ave 3BR + 1BSMT, 3.1BA $727,000

NEW LISTING!

NEW PRICE!

1230 Fair Oaks Ave 4BR + 1BSMT, 3.1BA $799,900

938 S. Euclid Ave 4BR, 3.1BA $675,000

1151 Lyman Ave 3BR, 2BA $435,000

OAK PARK

610 N. Humphrey Ave 3BR, 2BA $389,900

3D NEW PRICE!

1229 Woodbine Ave 3BR, 2BA $479,000

607 Home Ave 3BR, 2BA $480,000

1040 Wisconsin Ave 4BR, 2BA $459,000

1050 N. Humphrey Ave 2BR, 1BA $239,000

1216 N. Kenilworth Ave 4BR+1BSMT, 3.1BA $732,500

546 N. Oak Park Ave 5BR, 2.1BA $1,024,900

OAK PARK

3D NEW PRICE!

634 N. Lombard Ave 4BR, 2BA $419,000

OAK PARK

923 N. Hayes Ave 4BR, 2BA $419,000

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1109 Highland Ave 3BR, 2BA $479,900

1223 Woodbine Ave 3BR, 2.1BA $554,900

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944 Wenonah Ave 3BR, 1BA $369,900

131 Ashland Ave 4BR + 1BSMT, 3.1BA $689,000

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1043 Thomas Ave 3BR, 2BA $339,000

7770 Washington Blvd 4BR, 3.1BA $725,000

630 N. Marion St 4BR, 3BA $809,000

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826 N. Harlem Ave 5BR + 1BSMT, 4BR $574,900

1115 Thomas Ave 4BR, 3BA $425,400

Townhomes & Condos

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446 Thomas Ave 2 Flat + PKG $312,500

847 Lathrop Ave 3BR, 2.1BA $724,000

926 Home Ave 4BR + 1BSMT, 3.1BA $649,900

432 Thomas Ave 2 Flat + PKG $289,000

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138 Francisco Ter – 3BR, 2BR $315,000 222 N. Grove 3D Ave – 2BR, 2BA $199,000 613 Grove Ln – 2BR, 2.1BA $337,000 1135 Schnedier Ave – 2BR, 2BA $249,900 816 S. Maple Ave – 2BR, 1BA $166,500 222 N. Grove Ave – 2BR, 2BA $234,500 329 S. Oak Park Ave – 2BR, 1BA $234,900 214 S. Oak Park Ave – 1BR, 1BA $76,750

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Edible and sustainable gardening brighten up local lawns. Photos courtesy Dig Right In

DEEP ROOTS PROJECT:

Sustainability one yard at a time By Lacey Sikora

Contributing Reporter

hen spring arrives, everyone wants to be outside in their own little patch of green space but not everyone thinks about just how green that space really is. Deep Roots Project aims to change that, one yard at a time. Managing Director David Murphy notes that Deep Roots Project got its start with the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation’s Big Idea contest. Although the project didn’t win, Murphy says it has gained momentum. “The idea is to foster good environmental stewardship while educating people about

the dangers of herbicides and chemicals and while encouraging people to create sustainable or edible gardens in their yards.” Murphy has observed that once people start to grow things outside of their own homes, a connection is made between being healthy on a personal level and being a healthy community. Deep Roots Project is also managed by Estelle Carol and Willie Schreiber, and partners with Dig Right In, KaliKalé and Sugar Beet Schoolhouse. Sugar Beet’s Cheryl Munoz says that the partnership was a natural fit given Sugar Beet’s emphasis on sustainable gardens in Oak Park, River Forest, Austin and Forest See DEEP ROOTS PROJECT on page B13

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Generations of Excellence since 1958

708.771.8040 • 7375 W. North Ave., River Forest Donna Barnhisel Cibula 7375 West North AvenueJoe Dan Bogojevich Don Citrano Anne Brennan Julie Cliggett Illinois 60305 Karen Byrne Alisa Coghill Kevin Calkins JoLyn Crawford 708.771.8040 Tom Carraher Andy Gagliardo Maria Cullerton

MANAGING BROKER/OWNERS River Forest,

Pat Cesario

Tom Poulos

Karen Doty Julie Downey

Kurt Fielder Yvonne Fiszer-Steele Ramona Fox Chris Garvey Lisa Grimes Dan Halperin Sharon Halperin Aubrey Jacknow

Greg Jaroszewski Vee Jaroszewski Joanne Kelly Michael Kinnare Sherree Krisco Jack Lattner Susan Maienza Vince McFadden

Charlotte Messina Kathleen Minaghan Colleen Navigato Rosa Pitassi Sue Ponzio-Pappas Katie Possley Michael Roche Jenny Ruland

Laurel Saltzman Rob Sarvis Laurie Shapiro Meg Sullivan Tom Sullivan Debbie Watts George Wohlford Nancy Wohlford

632 LATHROP • RIVER FOREST

735 BONNIE BRAE • RIVER FOREST

900 FAIR OAKS • OAK PARK

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VERY SPECIAL HOME located in the center of town with four full floors of living! Each room has been thought out to the very last detail. Lighting fixtures add ambiance to every room. The kitchen and family room are conveniently located overlooking a beautifully landscaped yard. .................................................................$1,395,000

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION. Stucco home with a great floor plan. Hardwood floors, large rooms throughout. Living room includes a gas fireplace. Separate dining room with built-ins and stained glass windows. L-shaped kitchen, family room. Koi pond in the backyard...........................................................................$629,000

GORGEOUS HOME WITH OPEN FLOOR PLAN. This 4 bedroom, 3-1/2 bath brick colonial sits on a majestic corner lot in Historic Oak Park! Spacious living room, sun room or home office, expansive dining room, family room and a true chef’s kitchen with large eat-in area. ....................................................................$739,900

RIVER FOREST HOMES BURMA BUILT BUHRKE HOUSE combines Tudor revival & chateau style architecture elements. Gorgeous décor and impeccable attention to detail and care found in house and landscaped grounds, extends to fabulous in ground pool and patios. Perfect for entertaining. ........................................................................................................$2,449,000 SPECTACULARLY UPDATED American Federalist Home. Tremendously restored and improved by the designer/owner. Benefits include 5 BRs, 4 full + 2 half baths, Gourmet Kitchen, Library/Office and private Family Room with large-scale windows overlooking backyard.............................................................................$1,895,000 CLASSIC BRICK COLONIAL with all high-end finishes. First floor features hardwood floors, family room off kitchen. Finished basement has media room, 2 addl BRs, full bath, plenty of storage. Backyard offers private deck, large heated patio, built in pool. 3 car garage, heated driveway. ................................................................$1,595,000 RESTORE THIS HOUSE with fabulous curb appeal or Build your dream home on this 100’ x 184’ lot.....................................................................................................$1,400,000 HANDSOME AND BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED traditional brick home for those who appreciate tradition and elegance. Distinctive home offers 5BRs, 2 full/2 half baths. Professionally landscaped fenced yard with in-ground pool and spa. Ample storage in basement.................................................................................................$1,259,000 STUNNING BRICK ENGLISH TUDOR with 5 bedrooms, 4-1/2 baths on one of River Forest’s most private streets. This house has everything you need. Fabulous family room, large eat-in gourmet kitchen, a truly amazing basement with a full spectacular wet bar. This is a must see. ................................................................$1,145,000 GEORGOUS FRENCH NORMANDY with 5 bedrooms, 5 full & 5 half baths sits on a 75 foot corner lot. Gleaming hardwood floors and fireplace in LR, simply stunning eat-in kitchen with adjoining family room. Lower level rec room with gas fireplace. Beautifully landscaped grounds.............................................................................$1,049,000 BEAUTIFUL STYLISH UPDATED HOME with 4 BRs, 3.2 BAs on four floors of living space. Includes LR w/ frpl, new high end kitchen, Breakfast Rm, 1st FL office. LL has Fam Rm, Rec Room, Laundry, Wine Cellar and Full Bath. 2 car garage with extra storage and rooftop deck. ..........................................................................................$999,500 SPECIAL HOME located on a quiet street. Decorating right out of House Beautiful. The kitchen boasts lots of cabinets/counter space, hardwood floors. The fireplace is the centerpiece of the living room. The dining room overlooks beautiful backyard. Family room with built -in book cases. ................................................................................$949,000 CORNER PRAIRIE STYLE HOME with spacious open floor plan on 1st floor, adorned with oak trim and flooring, and casement windows. Kitchen opens to the family room & large semi covered deck. Four BRs, 2 and ½ baths. Finished basement. 3 car garage and 3 car apron. ....................................................................................$925,000 PLENTY OF ROOM in this spacious bungalow. Two bedrooms on the first floor, rebuilt second floor including 2 full baths. Master suite has a fireplace and new bathroom. Two additional bedrooms with lots of space for your family. The kitchen is a cooks dream with many perks. .................................................................................$799,000

New Construction Luxury Condominiums In the Village of River Forest

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 / Foot Ceilings

• Ranging from 1900-2550 S.F.

• Oversized Terraces

• Outstanding location

Located at the corner of Bonnie Brae and Thomas

For Information please contact Andy Gagliardo • 708-771-8040 *All information in this ad is estimated and therefore subject to change.

LIVES VERY LARGE! Each room has been thought out in this six bedroom, two and a half bath home. Kitchen boasts Rift Cut Oak and was completely redone in 2009. MBR has radiant heated floors. Patios and sitting areas off the Master. Everything has been done for you........................................................................................................$799,000 CLASSIC RED BRICK COLONIAL with 3 bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths. Traditional floor plan includes first floor family room with fireplace, hardwood floors, separate living room, separate dining, along with kitchen and separate breakfast room. Side driveway with two car garage...................................................................................$679,000 PRICE REDUCED! GREAT CORNER LOT! Move right in to this four 2nd floor bedroom, one full and two half bath home. Additional office or den on first floor. Eat-in updated kitchen. Hardwood floors. New Cent Air. Semi-finished basement with half bath and additional office/BR. Open front porch...................................................$649,000 WALTER GERTS HOUSE designed by Architect Charles White, this Prairie School style home has beautiful details that include custom light fixtures, window treatments, and a tastefully done kitchen. Home also features four bedrooms (one currently an office) and 1-1/2 baths. ..............................................................................................$669,900 CHARMING, SPACIOUS QUEEN ANNE BUNGALOW in pristine condition. Art glass windows, French doors, wood trim, hardwood floors. Granite kitchen, breakfast nook. Family room and 1st floor bedroom. 3 bedrooms on 2nd floor. Finished basement, enclosed porch, 2 car garage. ................................................................$639,900 BEAUTIFUL QUEEN ANN BUNGALOW! Beautifully maintained and updated. Amazing location within two block radius to District 90 public schools, RF Tennis Clubs and Parochial Schools. Within walking distance to shopping and public transportation. Amazing neighbors and block!” ...................................................$629,900

CLASSIC TUDOR offers the charm and elegance you’ve come to expect in River Forest. A beautiful brick and stone exterior and timeless interior with natural woodwork in this vintage home. Kitchen overlooks large backyard. Two fireplaces, dry basement. Two car garage. ........................................................................................$619,900 MID CENTURY RANCH with plenty of options to work with in this open floor plan. Extra large kitchen with eating area. Family Room with gas fireplace. Three Bedrooms with master suite. Two and a half baths. Huge rec room in basement. Attached 2 car garage. Private yard..........................................................................$529,000 LOVELY, WELL CARED FOR VICTORIAN offers three bedrooms, 1-1/2 baths and classic Victorian details throughout. All brand new - wood floors, carpeting, kitchen appliances, quartz counter tops, sink & fixtures, and washing machine. The large, deep back yard is fully fenced.........................................................................$524,900

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 TRULY CLASSIC OP RED BRICK COLONIAL with four or five bedrooms, depending on your needs, and four full and two half baths. Third floor features rec room, or bedroom, and full bath. There is a heated 2 car, with addl 2 tandem space, garage with fabulous coach house above ............................................................$1,885,000

1017 BELOIT • FOREST PARK

CHARMING THREE BEDROOM FARMHOUSE with updated kitchen, family room that overlooks fenced yard and in-ground pool with pool house. Partially finished basement with finished rec room, updated full bath, laundry room. One car garage, 3 exterior spots........................................................................................$299,000 GEORGOUS COLONIAL CLASSIC with all the bells and whistles! Flawlessly renovated home with high end finishes and quality updates throughout. Gourmet eatin kitchen opens to family room, massive finished basement, Bluestone patio. Perfect for entertaining. ...........................................................................................................$825,000 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 PRICE REDUCED VINTAGE VICTORIAN on a corner lot with a formal entry, wood floor in LR/DR. Four bedrooms, two and a half baths. Open front porch on 1st floor and enclosed front porch on 2nd floor. Large yard with a 3 car garage. Central air. Ample space for entertainment inside and out......................................................$525,000 PRICE REDUCED 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. ..........................................$499,900 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. ................................................................................................................$469,900

FOREST PARK HOMES

METICUOLOUSLY MAINTAINED new construction with open floor plan features 10 foot ceilings, hardwood floors, and many custom details from crown molding to door handles. High end kitchen. Four generously sized bedrooms. Open basement ready to finish. Just move in!! ...................................................................................$484,000 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 BEST OF OLD WORLD COMBINED WITH NEW! New wide plank hardwood floors throughout first floor. Brand new open concept kitchen. First floor bath totally redone. Two bedrooms on 2nd floor, one of 1st. Clean bsmt with new washer/ dryer. Corner lot with extra large 2 car garage.......................................................$309,000

CONDOS/TOWNHOMES/2 FLATS RIVER FOREST 2BR, 2BA. Open concept kitchen...........................................$305,000 NEW LISTING OAK PARK 4BR, 2BA.............................................................$549,900 NEW LISTING OAK PARK 3BR, 2-1/2 BA....................................................$489,000 OAK PARK 2BR, 2BA. Unique condo. ....................................................................$274,500 PRICE REDUCED OAK PARK 2BR, 1BA.......................................................$171,000 OAK PARK 1BR, 1BA. Fantastic vintage building.................................................$129,500 OAK PARK 1BR, 1BA. Includes 2 parking spaces.................................................$94,9000

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Sustainabiliy one yard at a time from page B11 Park. “We are hosting our 6th annual Edible Garden Tour this summer on July 29, which is all about showcasing how people in the community are good stewards of their property.” Munoz points to the fact that soil health is key to a healthy environment. “Part of the Big Idea was to get people to reconsider how they look at their lawns and hire one of our partners to create a lawn that would not only benefit homeowners but the community as a whole.” Noting that traditional chemicals used to create a green lawn can have negative effects for plant and human health, as well as devastating consequences for our waterways, Munoz says that you can still have your green lawn and thriving plants with safer alternatives. Murphy hopes that people will turn to the Deep Roots Project as a community resource. Partner Dig Right In, owned by Jeff Swano, provides sustainable landscaping and edible gardening services, and Daniel Price’s KaliKalé provides edible gardening services. As Deep Roots Project begins to introduce itself to the community they will have a table at Oak Park’s Earth Fest on April 22 and will offer two free community workshops: Sunday, April 30th 1 - 3 PM - Agroforestry; Planting Multiple Species for BioDiversity and Soil Health led by DRP Member, Daniel Price (of KaliKalé), Location TBD (in Oak Park) Sunday, May 7th. from 1- 3 PM - Best Organic Lawn Care

Photo courtesy Sugar Beet Schoolhouse

Visitors on Sugar Beet’s summer Edible Garden Tour. Practices led by DRP Member, Jeff Swano (Owner- Dig right In), Location - Sugar Beet Schoolhouse, 349 Ashland Ave, River Forest.

For more information on the Deep Roots Project, its partners and upcoming events, please visit www.deep-roots-project.org

Gagliardo Realty Associates Welcomes

Aubrey Jacknow estate knowledge is augmented by my past financial service background as an institutional marketing associate William Blair & Company in Chicago.

uying or selling a home is a very exciting time, but it can also be very stressful. I have been through the process myself a few times. I own and manage multiple investment properties in Forest Park and have a unique insight in the market I call home. I have gone through renovations and remediation and have actual experience of what it takes to make it through these processes. My real

You can expect clear and prompt communication, superior negotiating skills, unmatched creativity and kindness.

I truly enjoy bringing people together and figuring out how I can help them. I am passionate about my community and building relationships within it. I am widely known for creating the family friendly “Jacknow Annual Halloween

7375 W. North Ave., River Forest • www.gagliardorealty.com

Carnival”, an event that brings local businesses and residents together to raise money and collect donations for the The Pleasant Home Foundation and Sarah’s Inn. I am happy to always be learning about our community so that I can be a go to resource for local events, new business openings and anything Forest Park/Oak Park/River Forest related for my clients and friends. As your real estate broker, you can expect clear and prompt communication, superior negotiating skills, unmatched creativity and kindness. I truly enjoy learning about everything there is to know about my community and look forward to sharing my wealth of information with you.

brokerage with established roots in the community. Gagliardo Realty Associates, another locally owned business, and with the best support in place to help me succeed for my clients!! When I am not working, you can find me at The Dailey Method, cooking, learning to golf, organizing community events, doing all things Pinterest and spending time with my husband and 3 daughters.

In order for me to provide the best experience for my clients, I chose a 7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040

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HOURS: MONDAY-FRIDAY 9AM-5PM SATURDAY 9AM-4PM • SUNDAY 10AM-2PM

OAK PARK. MOVEIN READY home with 3 BRs, 2 full & 1 half BA. Stunning woodwork, hardwood floors & stained glass. Huge lot in great location. .....$459,000

OAK PARK. FALL IN LOVE! Spacious home original wdwk, rehab kitchen, fin’d bsmt, TONS of storage & professionally lndscpd yd! Great location. ..........$505,000

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OAK PARK. UPDATED 2STORY STUC CO w/ nat’l wdwk, hdwd flrs, blt-ins & 2 frplcs. 3BRs, 2.1BAs, updated kitchen. Fin’d LL, C/A & more! Fab loc’n. ....$599,500

RIVER FOREST. FLAWLESS ATTEN TION TO DETAIL. 5BR, 2.1BA w/coach house. Chef’s kit. w/over-the-top amenities. Family rm. Much more! ......$1,059,000

The Spring Market is HERE. It’s time to get your home ready and we can help. Call us for a FREE Market Analysis! RIVER FOREST. PRAIRIE SCHOOL built in ‘06 w/classic architectural design & contemporary amenities. Spacious w/4BRs & 4½BAs. Family rm. ...............$1,225,000 OAK PARK SUN SHINES BRIGHT over this fab yard, multiple decks for outdoor fun. Amazing interior spaces with 6 BRs, 3.2 BAs, huge family rm. ...............$1,895,000 GREAT VICTORIAN in Estate section. Beautiful details: wdwk, glass & hardware. 5BRs, 3,2BAs. Updated kit & BAs. Newer systems. ........$945,000 THIS HOUSE IS PERFECTION! 4 levels of level space in this 5 bedroom gorgeous Tudor. Seeing is believing. .....................................................................$949,000 FABULOUS SPACE in this EE Robert’s home on wide corner lot. 5 bedrooms, 3.1 baths. ...........$879,000 NEW ROOF, designer kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 3½ baths, attached garage & huge fenced yard. PERFECT! .................................................................... $820,000 FOUR FINISHED LEVELS of living spc in the handsome & well-located OP home! 5BRs, including master ste, 3.2BAs, nat’l wdwk & much more! ...$709,900 GREAT LOCATION! Bright 5 BR, 2.1 bath Prairie Tudor w/SS, updated kitchen, art glass stairway & lrg master suite! Move right in. ................................. $654,000 REDUCED! FOUR LEVELS OF LIVING SPACE! Gourmet kitchen, breakfast rm, 5 BRs, 2 BAs. Oak flrs & woodwork. New roof. Must see! ..............$629,000 SEE IT TO BELIEVE IT. Jumbo bungalow beauty w/4+BR/3BA. Chef’s eat-in kitchen, family rm & fin’d walk-out bsmt. ......................................... $625,000 COMFORTABLE 3STORY, 5BR, 3 full BA Victorian with C/A-SpacePak. Maintenance-free exterior. Newer roof. .............................................................$615,000 EXCEPTIONAL CLASSIC Prairie-style home. 3BRs, 2.1BAs. Newly remodeled kitchen. WBFP. Family rm. 3-tier cedar deck. Enjoy!..................................$599,000 TRADITIONAL HOME w/open concept kitchen & dining rm. Family rm overlooking a beautifully landscaped yd. 3 lrg BRs, 1.1BAs. ....................$595,000 FAB COLONIAL waiting for your decorating ideas. 4 BRs, 3.1 BAs. Fin’d bsmt w/frplc. New windows, A/C, sprinkler system. ...................................... $585,000

GREAT OP HOME! 4BR, 2BA on large lot. Family rm, updated kitchen. Tear-off roof. New mechanicals. Hdwd flrs, nat’l wdwk. .............................$479,700 DELIGHTFUL 3BR, 1½BA, American 4-Square, winning mix of modern improvements & classic details. Stylish kitchen & BAs, rec rm, fenced lndscpd yd. ...............................................................$399,000

RIVER FOREST JUST LISTED! LIVE IN STYLE & COMFORT! Gorgeous Dutch Colonial has 3BRs, 2 enclosed porches, 3-car garage, updated kitchen & BAs. A perfect 10! ............................................................................$579,900 NEW PRICE! OUTSTANDING BUURMA HOME. 6BRs, 3.2BAs. Designer kitchen & family rm. Finished bsmt. Beautiful park-like lot. .$1,445,000 PICTURE PERFECT 6BR, 3.2BA Tudor. This stunning home combines one-of-a-kind architectural details with today’s timeless modern amenities. Must see! ..................................................................$1,399,000 BRAND NEW! Fresh & exciting 4BR, 4.1BA. Open, spacious layout. Exquisite finishes. Cook’s kitchen w/ Thermador applncs & island open to stunning fam rm. Just Perfect! ............................................$1,350,000 ALL THE BELLS & WHISTLES - move right into this gorgeous 4 BR, 2 BA home in great location. ..................................................................$1,100,000 MIDCENTURY MODERN RANCH w/open floor plan on a large lot. 3 BRs, 2.2BAs. WBFP. MBR suite. 1st floor laundry. C/A. Attached garage. ...... $594,000 REDUCED! IMMACULATE & UPDATED 2 story brick home on deep lot. 3BRs, 2.1BAs. Remodeled kitchen. New MBA w/Jacuzzi. C/A. Lovely! ............$579,000 WELLMAINTAINED 3+BR home. Updated mechanics including roof. Freshly painted exterior. Lovely lot & fantastic price! ......................$529,000

ELMWOOD PARK. AWESOME LOCATION! Wellmaintained 2 BR home w/rehabbed kitchen & BA. Hdwd flrs. New siding & windows. .........$229,900

INCOME OAK PARK. BRICK 3FLAT close to school with a big living rm, formal dining rm. Excellent condition! Great income! .............................................................$729,000 RIVER FOREST. MUCH MORE THAN A 2FLAT. Side-by-side living. 3BRs, 2.1 BAs in each unit. Hdwd flrs. C/A. 3½-car garage. ..........................$749,000

COMMERCIAL OAK PARK. MIXED USE BLDG. 1st flr: lrg commercial spc – approx. 3000SF. 2 apts on 2nd flr: 3BR, 1BA /1BR, 1BA. 2-car gar. 1st flr handicapped access. Call for more info.....................................................$350,000

OAK PARK CONDOS/TOWNHOUSES DRAMATIC LU VIOLA 1st floor, 2BR unit with yesteryear charm & todays convenience lives large. Parking. .....................................................................$239,500 BEAUTIFUL 2BR plus den, 2BA unit in vintage building in heart of Oak Park. Very spacious living & dining rms. Updated kitchen. ..............................$219,000 SUNNY AND SPACIOUS vintage condo with 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, laundry in-unit. .......$179,000

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IN THE HEART OF TOWN, 2BR, 1BA condo w/view of lovely lndscpd courtyd. Floor-to-ceiling windows. Open flr plan. Pkg. ...........................................$155,000 WELLLOCATED STUDIO features hdwd flrs, new SS fridge and portable washer. Murphy’s bed. ... $68,000

RIVER FOREST CONDOS/TOWNHOUSES GRACIOUS & LARGE front unit in the Valencia. 3BRs, 2.1 BAs. Eat-in kitchen. In-unit W/D. Storage. Indoor htd parking. .............................................. $449,000 EXTRAORDINARY 1BR CONDO in exceptional location. Updated kitchen. Great closet space. Full BA w/ double vanity. Balcony. Elevator bldg. ....$144,900

FOREST PARK CONDOS/TOWNHOUSES THREE BEDROOM, 2.1BA townhouse. Open plan w/ fplc in living rm. Granite/SS kitchen w/island. Dining rm w/balcony. BRs/lndry on 3rd flr. Family rm w/patio. .................................................................... $362,000 MUCH SOUGHT AFTER 3 bedroom townhouse at the Grove w/balcony & patio. Granite & stainless steel appliances. 2-car garage. .........................$339,000

OTHER AREAS CONDOS/TOWNHOUSES ELMWOOD PARK. OPEN floor plan with 2 BRs, 2BAs, great kitchen & a bonus side yard. $239,000

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RENTALS CONDOS/APARTMENTS OAK PARK. COZY 2BR in great loc’n. Newer kitchen. In-unit laundry. 2 parking spaces. Storage. .................................................................... $1,600/mo

COMMERCIAL RENTALS OAK PARK. OFFICE SPACES in lovely Art Deco bldg. 2 Elevators. Entry handicap equipped. Tenants pay electric. Public pkg. Call! Rent ranges from .................................................$2,616/mo to $898/mo WESTMONT. CLASSIC STOREFRONT/walk-in office on busy street. 2 blocks from Metra train. In-suite restrooms and kitchen. Great exposure. .....................................................................$1,525/mo

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LIVE & ENTERTAIN in high style! Gorgeous and updated home with all the bells & whistles..$429,000 WANT AN INLAW arrangement? 4 bedroom, 2 bath. Check out this Forest Park home! ............$325,000 ELMWOOD PARK. GREAT LOCATION! 4BR brick with 3 full baths & updated kitchen. Move right in. .....................................................................$275,000

OAK PARK. SUNFILLED COLONIAL. 3BRs, 2 new full BAs + ½BA. Hdwd flrs. Wood cab kitchen w/pantry. C/A. Deck. Great house! ............................$479,000

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Pleasant Home welcomes spring By Lacey Sikora

Contributing Reporter

he Pleasant Home in Oak Park is kicking off spring by opening its doors and its yard for a variety of events. Executive Director, Heide Ruehle-May is excited about changes in programming as well as a continuation of annual favorites. On April 27, the Pleasant Home will host a book signing in partnership with the Book Table. Author Emilie Lucchesi will read from and sign her book, Ugly Prey: An Innocent Woman and the Death Sentence that Scandalized Jazz Age Chicago. Beginning May 1, the Pleasant Home will offer self-guided tours of the national landmark home. Ruehle-May notes this change will enable more visitors to enjoy the home. “Not everyone has time for a docent-led tour. The self-guided tours will be offered more frequently and are based on a scavenger hunt theme, which will take people throughout the house.” On May 11, the Pleasant Home will host the second in a yearly course of three lectures at the Oak Park Main Library. During the May lecture, Doug Deuchler will give a talk entitled “Servants in Our Village: 1880-1940.” Ruehle-May says that each year, the Pleasant Home prepares for its fall housewalk by hosting a series of lectures that tie into the theme of the year’s walk. See PLEASANT HOME on page B16

Visitors enjoying outdoor dining on the Pleasant Home’s porch. Photos courtesy Pleasant Home

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PLEASANT HOME Welcomes spring from page B15 “We try to focus our walks on a special theme every year. This year, our theme is coach houses, which often housed the servant class in the early days of the village.” The lecture series takes place in partnership with the Oak Park Public Library, and the last date in the series will take place in September. On June 24, Pleasant Home will hold its annual June Revel fundraiser. Each year, the theme of the fundraiser is tied to the era of the home, and this year’s theme is a fern extravaganza. The Victorian rage for the potted plants extended from décor to medicinal uses for ferns and nature hikes to discover new varieties. The June Revel begins at 7 p.m. and includes food, drinks, entertainment and a silent auction. As always, spring and summer are also peak season for weddings and family gatherings at the Pleasant Home. Ruehle-May says that the warmer months are a great time to enjoy the house, the porch and the lovely grounds. “We love to host weddings and are also available for corporate meetings and other local gatherings.” For more information on the Pleasant Home’s schedule of events, visit: www.pleasanthome.org

Photos courtesy Pleasant Home

The Pleasant Home’s historical rooms are open for visitors during all seasons. (Inset) A Victorian illustration of fern foraging.

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ELMWOOD PARK

4BR, 3BA .......................................$469,900 Gabe Caporale • 708-456-1919

FOREST PARK

1BR, 1BA .......................................$199,000 Steve Scheuring • 708-697-5946

FOREST PARK

3BR, 2BA .......................................$379,900

FOREST PARK

3BR+2 Bsmt, 3.1BA ......................$449,000 Maria Cullerton • 312-501-2033

Paulette Collias • 708-807-4604

FOREST PARK

4BR, 2.1BR ....................................$484,000 Greg Jaroszewski • 708-248-0446

7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040

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OAK PARK

2BR, 2BA .......................................$200,000 Steve Scheuring • 708-697-5946

OAK PARK

2BR, 2BA .......................................$219,000 John Haagenson • 773-230-6995

7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040

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OAK PARK

3BR, 2BA .......................................$315,000 Victoria Witt • 708-790-1319

OAK PARK

3BR, 2BA .......................................$479,900 Pauline Sharpe • 708-785-1895

OAK PARK

3 BR, 1.1 BA ..................................$579,500 Jane McClelland • 312-504-1146

NEW LISTING!

OAK PARK

5BR, 2.1BA ....................................$629,000 Nancy Leavy • 708-209-0070

OAK PARK

3 BR, 1.1 BA .................................................................................................................. $368,000 Steve Scheuring • 708-697-5946

OAK PARK

2 BR, 2 BA ..................................................................................................................... $439,000 Greer Haseman or Patty Reilly-Murphy 708-606-8896 or 312-316-2564

OAK PARK

3BR, 3BA .......................................$639,900 Maria Cullerton • 312-501-2033

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OAK PARK

5BR, 2.1BA ....................................$654,000 Jeanne Fagan • 708-435-9392

OAK PARK

4BR, 3.1BA ....................................$820,000 Nancy Leavy • 708-209-0070

OAK PARK

4+1BR, below grade, 3.1BA .........$825,000 Maria Cullerton • 312-501-2033

7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040

OAK PARK

4 BR, 1.1 BA .................................................................................................................. $575,000 Steve Scheuring • 708-697-5946

OAK PARK

4BR, 3.2 BA ...................................$885,000 Anne Ferri or Kim Wojack 708.267.2113 or 708.837.4142

OAK PARK

5BR, 4.2BA .................................$1,885,000 Gagliardo Realty •708-771-8040

OAK PARK

6BR, 3.2BA .................................$1,895,000 Laura Talaske • 708-473-7125

7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040

RIVER FOREST

3BR, 1.1BA ....................................$524,900 Ramona Fox • 708-363-3394

7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040

OAK PARK

5 BR, 3.1 BA .................................................................................................................. $899,000 Bill Geldes •708-697-5937

OAK PARK

5 BR, 3.2 BA .............................................................................................................. $1,060,000 Greer Haseman or Patty Reilly-Murphy 708-606-8896 or 312-316-2564

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3BR, 2.2BA ...................................$529,000 Gagliardo Realty • 708-771-8040

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RIVER FOREST

5BR+1BSMT, 4BA..........................$589,500 Pauline Sharpe • 708-785-1895

OAK PARK

RIVER FOREST

3BR, 1.1BA .................................................................................................................... $449,000

4BR, 3.2BA ................................................................................................................. $1,610,000 Steve Scheuring • 708-697-5946

Greer Haseman or Patty Reilly-Murphy 708-606-8896 or 312-316-2564

RIVER FOREST

4BR, 2.1BA ....................................$669,900 Gabe Caporale • 708-456-1919

HOT NEW PRICE!

RIVER FOREST

4BR, 1.2BA ....................................$672,500 Gagliardo Realty • 708-771-8040

7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040

RIVER FOREST

4 BR, 2.1 BA .................................................................................................................. $925,000

RIVER FOREST

Greer Haseman or Patty Reilly-Murphy 708-606-8896 or 312-316-2564

RIVER FOREST

3BR, 3.2BA .................................................................................................................... $999,000 Greer Haseman or Patty Reilly-Murphy 708-606-8896 or 312-316-2564

3BR, 2.1BA ...................................$679,000 Gagliardo Realty • 708-771-8040

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RIVER FOREST

5BR, 4.1BA .................................$1,145,000 Gagliardo Realty • 708-771-8040

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4+1BR below grade, 2.2BA .......$1,259,000 Ramona Fox • 708-363-3394

7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040

RIVER FOREST

6BR, 3.2BA .................................$1,445,000 Kay Costello • 708-602-0335

7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040

RIVER FOREST

5 BR, 4.2 BA ............................................................................................................... $1,065,000 Greer Haseman or Patty Reilly-Murphy 708-606-8896 or 312-316-2564

RIVER FOREST

5+2BR below grade, 4.1BA .......$1,595,000 Gagliardo Realty • 708-771-8040

RIVER FOREST

5BR, 4.2BA .................................$1,895,000 Gagliardo Realty • 708-771-8040

7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040

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RIVER FOREST

5BR, 5.1BA .................................$2,449,000 Ramona Fox • 708-363-3394

7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040

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1435 PARK AVE, RIVER FOREST $699,500 :: 4 bed :: 4.5 bath

1142 FRANKLIN AVE, RIVER FOREST $1,495,000 :: 4 bed :: 4.5 bath

Spacious, meticulously maintained Georgian family home. Walk to elementary school.

Custom modern 6000 sq. ft. home. Dramatic design and unique detailing throughout.

1031 Beloit Ave Forest Park $339,000 | 3 BR | 2 BA

Completely Rehabbed Brick Bungalow on Large Lot! Everything is New in this stunning home! Kitchen with granite counters, glass tile backsplash and stainless steel appliances! Loft area on the 2nd ﬂoor provides versatile space for ofﬁce or whatever you choose!

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1000 S. Maple Ave Oak Park $349,000 | 3 BR | 1.5 BA

Storybook brick home sits in the center of a 170’ deep lot across from Maple Park! Large family room with ventless stove and ﬂoor to ceiling windows. Generous master bedroom provides space for a sitting area!

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1231 Columbian Ave Oak Park $630,000 | 3+1 BR | 2.5 BA Gorgeous blend of modern and vintage details! Stunning wood beams and spectacular ceiling height in this must see home! Impressively ﬁnished basement complete with a family room, bar, full bath and extra bedroom!

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847 CLINTON PL, RIVER FOREST $1,095,000 :: 4 beds :: 3.5 baths

101 N EUCLID AVE #24, OAK PARK $565,000 :: 3 bed :: 3.5 bath

417 N MARION ST, OAK PARK $369,900

Beautifully designed center entrance brick colonial with a gourmet kitchen. Walk to train.

Town house with attached two car garage. End unit, walk to everything!

Stand alone office building with 4 parking spots. 1,800 sq. ft. Multi-use. Walk to train, shop & restaurants.

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321 S. Grove Ave. home sells for $950,000

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The following property transfers were reported by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds from February 1 to February 28, 2017. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the recorder of deeds.

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530 S Scoville Ave 321 S Grove Ave 111 N Kenilworth Ave 18 820 Wenonah Ave 1013 N East Ave 814 S Taylor Ave 106 S Humphrey Ave 641 N Taylor Ave 107 S Euclid Ave 543 N Harvey Ave 1045 N Lombard Ave 1161 Gunderson Ave 1040 Mapleton Ave 156 N Oak Park Ave 8 1162 S Ridgeland Ave

$1,020,000 $950,000 $795,000 $613,000 $587,500 $520,000 $472,000 $456,500 $425,000 $405,000 $388,000 $382,500 $370,000 $357,000 $330,000

722 S Harvey Ave 214 Iowa St 929 Hayes Ave 917 S Lombard Ave 300 N Oak Park Ave 3002 430 N Lombard Ave 817 S Cuyler Ave 710 Hayes Ave 515 Woodbine Ave 928 N Austin Blvd 224 S Oak Park Ave 5E 950 Washington Blvd MANY 177 Linden Ave 1771 1033 Randolph St 10331 743 S Highland Ave 922 North Blvd 307 950 Washington Blvd MANY 222 N Grove Ave 2D

$329,000 $305,000 $302,000 $290,000 $264,500 $260,000 $250,000 $250,000 $240,000 $225,000 $196,000 $185,000 $165,000 $150,000 $140,000 $100,000 $99,000 $71,000

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535 Wenonah Ave $65,000 940 Washington Blvd 9401S $56,000 1209 N Harlem Ave 8 1301 N Harlem Ave MANY 1109 S Lyman Ave 542 N Elmwood Ave 632 Wesley Ave 1036 N Kenilworth Ave 418 N Cuyler Ave 15 Garfield St 1034 S Oak Park Ave 626 S Maple Ave 117 S Lombard Ave 1128 N Ridgeland Ave

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321 S Grove Ave., Oak Park

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1013 S Harvey Ave 1120 W Thomas St 101 1034 Susan Collins Ln 1126 N Austin Blvd 2 Washington Blvd 802 Forest Ave 720 S Maple Ave 1124 S Scoville Ave 642 Clarence Ave 1032 N Harvey Ave 605 S Maple Ave 128 Francisco Ter 841 S Humphrey Ave 1126 S Lyman Ave 516 Madison St 520 Madison St 544 Madison St 320 N Austin Blvd 1 514 N Humphrey Ave 104 N Oak Park Ave 2 1137 Gunderson Ave 1163 S Cuyler Ave 734 Fair Oaks Ave 819 Forest Ave 430 S Grove Ave 1112 Westgate St 222 W Washington Blvd 104 840 S Oak Park Ave 301N

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1431 Jackson Ave 826 Clinton Pl 527 Thatcher Ave 134 Franklin Ave 424 Edgewood Pl 1020 N Harlem Ave A1 407 Franklin Ave 4GS

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Coding Sports Camps Exercise Mind and Body

ow that winter break is over, kids are counting down the days until summer. For parents, it’s time to look into summer camps. Legacy Sports and Code Play Learn are partnering together again to take active learning to a new level. For the third summer in a row, their popular Coding Sports Camps offer an experience like no other: a full-day of sports and STEM activities that exercise both kid’s bodies and minds. Through Legacy Sports, campers will spend half the day playing multi-sport athletic activities like Hand Hockey, Countdown Dodgeball, Treasure Island, Battleship, Capture the Flag and Soccer. These activities teach campers how to communicate with each other and work as a team to accomplish their goals. Through Code Play Learn, campers will spend the other half of the day creating, coding and building their own games, apps or robotics. New this year, Code Play Learn is offering BattleBot Engineering where kids build a variety of bots for competition, and Kids Can Code where campers explore the fundamentals of engineering and programming through play. These camps are

offered along with other returning favorites like Minecraft Modding, App Creation and LEGO Robotics. Together, this unique Coding Sports Camp program enables kids to think creatively, reason systematically, and work and play collaboratively. Camps are open to kids who are currently in Kindergarten through 8th grade. Each weeklong camp runs from 8:30am to 4:00pm. Legacy Sports activities will take place at The Tennis and Fitness Centre at 301 West Lake Street, and Code Play Learn is located at 30 W. Chicago Ave. Campers are walked between locations by staff from Legacy Sports. For more information on these and other Code Play Learn summer camps and programs, please visit www. codeplaylearn. com or call 708374-8286.

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LISTINGS GIVING ARTFULLY KIDS

creativita 7502 1/2 Madison Street Forest Park

Have your kids join us this summer as we EMPOWER KIDS TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE through crafting! We teach them about the importance of giving through helping others and spreading kindness. They will be exploring their creative side and having fun while making an impact on important causes and organizations. Don’t miss this opportunity for your kids to be part of Building Generation Kindness! Camp Date Weeks: Ages 4-6: July 10-14 & July 24-28 Ages 7-10: June 19-23, July 17-21 & July 31-August 4 Ages 10-13: June 26-30 Location & Time 9am -12pm Register at www.givingartfullykids.com/classes Questions: email us at GAKids@givingartfully.com

Maker Nature Camp

411 Park Ave. River Forest 630-309-1606 thelittlebitsworkshop.com 411 Park Avenue in River Forest (The Little Bits Workshop) Thatcher Woods Pavilion in partnership with Trailside Museum Longfellow School, Oak Park OPEF BASE Camp The Little Bits Workshop Camps are a collage of ingenuity, upcycling, learning life skills, outdoor education and fun. We are a bunch of nurturing, creative moms who love to teach kids how to be independent and confident MAKERS so they don’t bring their coats home from college to have pockets mended. We believe girls should learn to use power tools and boys should know how to sew on their buttons! In our 2017 camps, kids will learn how to sew, build, think, create, make paper, needle felt, use all their fingers, escape electronic vices, get outside and learn skills for life. Our camps this summer are offered at three locations: For camp schedule, details and registration go to thelittlebitsworkshop.com, call 630-309-1606 or email liita@ thelittlebitsworkshop.com

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Oak Park Art League

720 Chicago Avenue Oak Park oakparkartleague@gmail.com oakparkartleague.org Gallery Office: 708-386-9853

The Oak Park Art League is offering summer art camps for children ages 5-8 and 9-12 years old. One week camps run from June 12 to August 18 and meet weekdays from 9:00 am until noon. The Oak Park Art League offers educational programming in a variety of mediums to all age groups, with foundation classes for the first-time art student to advanced instruction for the experienced artist. Summer art camps will provide budding artists the opportunity to explore creativity through multi-sensory, experiential art-based projects and activities, led by practicing artists and experienced art educators. For more information or to register for classes, contact the Oak Park Art League at: 708-3869853 or visit the OPAL website at: www.oakparkartleague.org

Park District of Oak Park

218 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302 (708) 725-2000

The Park District of Oak Park offers summer camps for all ages! We have a variety of camps available including Preschool, Nature & Ecology, Sports, Art, Circus, Gymnastics, Skating, Hockey and Teen camps. Registration for Oak Park residents started on 2/4 and non-resident registration starts on 2/11. A $25 deposit reserves your space in camp. Register by April 30 and pay 2016 camp prices! All prices increase May 1 2017. Camps are accredited by the American Camp Association. Scholarships are available. For more information and to register visit www.pdop.org/camps.

River Forest Community Center

Summer Camp Programs 8020 Madison St., River Forest, Illinois 60305 (708) 771-6159 www.rfcc.info

Offering full and part-time programs for parents & tots and children ages 3-12 years of age. Activities include arts &crafts, games, sports, swimming, field trips, special events, and more! galileo innovation camps for kids Grouped by grade and nurtured by our incredible staff, campers take on art, science and outdoor activities tailored to their level, and they learn lasting innovation skills like collaboration and reflection. As campers grow, our curriculum evolves to include more advanced concepts, complex projects and creative freedom. After a week at camp, you’ll hear your kids use words like “trusses” and “visionary” without missing a beat. You’ll probably even hear why mistakes are marvelous things to make. All this engrossing learning is wrapped in four, fresh, weekly themes. Hostec by St. Giles School in Oak Park, IL GALILEO-CAMPS.COM

Camps for every age, ability and interest including: Traditional Day Camps Half-day, Full-day & Extended Care General Sports Camps Tennis LEGO Camps Golf Soccer Lacrosse Science & Nature Football Skateboarding Arts Circus Basketball Figure Skating Baseball Gymnastics Teen Scene Counselor-In-Training Program Chess Hockey Preschool Camps Adventure Volleyball Cooking & more!

See our camp guide at www.pdop.org/camps New this year! Register before May 1 and pay 2016 prices! Register now! Spots fill up fast!

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Mathnasium of Oak Park/River Forest

212 S. Marion St. Oak Park, IL 60302 708-613-4007 oakparkriverforest@mathnasium.com mathnasium.com/oakparkriverforest

Mathnasium of La Grange 1 ½ S. Waiola Ave. La Grange, IL 60525 708-582-6593 lagrange@mathnasium.com mathnasium.com/lagrange

Use the Summer to let Mathnasium help your child Catch up, Keep Up, and Get Ahead! Mathnasium is the nation’s leading math only learning center, specializing in teaching kids math in a way that makes sense to them in a fun and engaging environment. Mathnasium can prevent the summer learning slide and prepare your student for the rigors of his or her new math curriculum in the fall. Working with students in Pre K-12th grade, Mathnasium can make a student’s summer both enjoyable and productive. Whether your child is significantly behind or leaps ahead, Mathnasium develops a program to challenge and excite their math muscles. Mathnasium now has learning centers in both Oak Park and La Grange! Call Mathnasium to schedule a free trial session and see what a difference it can make!

School of Rock Oak Park 219 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 708.298.0002 Oakpark.schoolofrock.com

Our very popular Oak Park School of Rock Summer Music Camps will get your child rocking this summer! We have camps for absolute beginners thru advanced players and cover a wide range of musical tastes. Our Performance camps are designed to teach music, build confidence and create memories that will last a lifetime. Kids of all ages and abilities work together to create a real rock experience complete with a show unlike any other. Our camps for younger kids will spark a passion for music that will get them on their musical journey. Let’s Rock!

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Summer ART Camps For children ages 5–13 June 12 through August 18 OPAL caters to the creative child with one-week summer camps that:

• Nurture the fundamentals • Develop a young artist’s vocabulary • Introduce modern practices • Explore a variety of mediums and processes • Encourage creativity in a fun and supportive atmosphere!

Developing artistic talent in our community for 96 years! For more information on summer camps and five-week class sessions go to:

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OAK PARK ART LEAGUE

720 Chicago, Oak Park, IL 60302 • 708-386-9853 The Oak Park Art league is partially funded by grants from the Oak Park Area Arts Council and the Illinois Arts Council, a State Agency.

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Sugar Beet Schoolhouse

Homesteading Camps run June 12 – August 18. Monday – Friday, 9am – 2pm. Cooking, building, growing, playing and more will make this summer one to remember. Hands on cooking projects. We’ll also get outside as much as possible to enjoy picnics, games, garden exploration and walking field trips, too. It’s summer! Lunch & snacks provided. Register online at: Sugarbeetschoolhouse.org

a space for them to make new friends, and develop strong relationships with staff. Achievement We provide thoughtful program activities to help youth gain new knowledge, skills, abilities, build confidence, and discover who they are. Belonging We provide a safe and inclusive environment, so that every youth feels welcome and finds a place to belong.

The Viola Project

CAMP MAGELLAN

349 Ashland Ave., River Forest, IL

Join The Viola Project in Austin Gardens this summer! The Viola Project offers innovative arts camps for girls ages 10-16 who are interested in performing Shakespeare and bringing more girl power to Oak Park. Choose from three different camps that put girls in the spotlight. We’re teaming up with Oak Park Festival Theatre and bringing you two different Macbeth camps as well as Warrior Queens, a special stage combat focused week. Campers will also get an inside look into the process and performance of Oak Park Festival’s summer season! Join us! For more information go to www.violaproject.org, email violainfo@violaproject.org, or call (773) 349-2685

West Cook YMCA

255 S. Marion St. Oak Park IL 60302 708-383-5200 www.westcookymca.org BEST SUMMER EVER! There is no better way to spend a summer than enjoying outdoors with friends. And this year, West Cook YMCA is the place for kids to be all summer long. Relationship We facilitate relationships with and among youth, creating

June 12th – August 25th West Cook YMCA’s Camp Magellan is your child’s destination to have the best summer ever! Days filled with activities at the local forest preserve, swimming, games, sports, and field trips. Your child will experience the best of what summer has to offer- all in a safe environment where he or she can try something new, build friendships, and make memories to last a lifetime. Plus, daily reading keeps children from falling behind over the summer, giving them a great start to the next school year! For children ages 5-17. Camp runs weekly sessions from 9:00am – 4:00pm with available extended care from 7:00-9:00am and 4:00-7:00pm, so you can rest easy knowing your child is having their best summer ever, all day, with the Y. Plus, we have Summer Boosts – a chance to focus on extra activities that teach skills that are fun and just may impact a camper’s future. Campers can be registered for Summer Boosts to enhance their camp experience during weeks 2 through 9 of Camp Magellan. For 1-2 hours every day, kids will enjoy summer boosts like: S.T.E.M. (science, technology, engineering and math), Dance, Drama, Arts, Creative Writing, Strong4Life, and Cooking! For more details, visit westcookymca.org/camp or contact Elizabeth Lopez at 708-434-0230 or elopez@westcookymca.org

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Urban Safari (5th – 8th gr.) M-F: 10:00am – 4:00pm & 4:00pm-6:00pm Extended Care 7:00am-10:00am & 4:00pm-6:00pm

Breakfast Club (15 mos. – 2 yrs) Parent and Tot Camp M,W : 9:00–10:00 am

Summer Scene (K – 7th grade) M-F: 12:00-4:00pm Extended Care 7:00am-10:00am & 4:00pm-6:00pm

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Unforgettable Adventures from June 12th– August 25th Arts & Crafts, Games, Sports, Swimming Field Trips, Special Events, and More!

River Forest Community Center 8020 Madison Street River Forest, IL 60305 708-771-6159

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The Viola Project

School of Rock Oak Park 219 Lake Street 708.298.0002 • oakpark.schoolofrock.com

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Our Mission: Making Makers

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SUMMER 2017

OAK PARK CAMPS Using the works of William Shakespeare, The Viola Project unites and empowers girls from diverse backgrounds to stand up, advocate for themselves, and demand inclusion. The Viola Project welcomes all youth ages 10–16 who culturally identify as girls and women. Our students are welcomed regardless of their race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation or ability. All camps run from 9am–3pm Monday–Friday unless otherwise noted.

If your kids are creative, adventuresome, love nature and enjoy making REAL projects, they’ll LOVE our Summer Camp lineup! Empowering kids through skill-building: sewing, using tools, fiber arts, knitting, crochet, hiking, fashion, gardening, canoeing, archery, drawing, painting, local history....Offered at 3 locations:

Macbeth: The Lady, the Lord and the Plot July 10–14, Oak Park

Macbeth: Ghosts, Witches and Things that go Bump in the Night

Warrior Queens August 7–11, Oak Park

July 17–21, Oak Park

• 411 Park Ave, River Forest (The Little Bits Workshop) • Thatcher Woods Pavilion in partnership with Trailside Museum • Longfellow School, Oak Park OPEF BASE Camp

FOR CAMP SCHEDULE, DETAILS & REGISTRATION GO TO:

thelittlebitsworkshop.com

Visit OakPark.com/CampGuide, for additional Summer camp info and camp links!

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OUT ABOUT Thanks to Many Hearts of Gold Hephzibah’s 2017 Heart of Gold Ball, on Saturday, March 4, was an evening of gratitude and glowing tributes for Executive Director, Mary Anne Brown, as she received the Heart of Gold Award for outstanding commitment to Hephzibah over the past 40 years. Guests stood to applaud four times throughout the evening and helped raise a record-setting $400,000 to beneﬁt the children and families served by Hephzibah – to whom Mary Anne has devoted her heart and her career. Bridgeport Art Center’s lovely space was packed with more than 500 guests and twinkling with fairy lights on every table, as Mark Trinka, president of Hephzibah Children’s Trust and a former board member, spoke of Mary Anne’s accomplishments and the lasting impression she leaves on the hearts of those who have worked with her. Senator Don Harmon issued a proclamation recognizing Mary Anne as a life-long champion of children’s needs, and thanking her on behalf of children and families in the state of Illinois. Dan Farley, a former Group Home resident, presented Mary Anne with the Heart of Gold Award. “She let me know that she was there for me, smoothing the path ahead and keeping a watchful eye,” Farley said. “Mary Anne was a beacon of light for me then, and she continues to be on my side.”

Top: Mary Anne Brown was called “The Queen of Our Hearts” and surprised with a throne, cape and scepter, as she received the Heart of Gold Award. Above: Dan Farley and Lita Heise, both former Hephzibah Home residents, came back to congratulate Mary Anne Below, Left: Gala Committee, many of whom have long-time ties to Hephzibah, were essential to planning and executing the event. Left to right: John Grimes, Laura Connelly, Kathy Malpede, Kim Lutz, Gwen Tonino (Gala Chairperson), Donna Rolf, Jen Weaver, Cam Niederman, Lisa Grimes. Center: Hephzibah staff enjoyed the occasion to celebrate. Right: Guests enjoyed cocktails and perused silent auction offerings in the Bridgeport Art Center’s enclosed Sculpture Garden

Farley recalled the comfort she gave him when he first came to Hephzibah at age 9, during a rough, uncertain stage in his childhood. Now 21 years later, Farley has graduated from University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; he lives in Madison, WI, and works as a project manager for a prominent electronic medical records vendor. Also attending the event were former Hephzibah Home residents, all of whom have stories of how Hephzibah and Mary Anne Brown helped them navigate a critical time in their lives. An exciting live auction kicked off the evening, including Bulls seats on the floor and premium Hamilton tickets. Bidders vied for The Sky’s the Limit package - a private helicopter tour of the city, embarking from the recently opened Vertiport facility, which was paired with dinner and wine at Eden, a restaurant launched in November by Jodi Fyfe of Paramount Events. Hephzibah supporters helped this year’s Heart of Gold Ball exceed expectations in every way – by donating to the auction, attending the event, and sharing heart-felt messages to honor Mary Anne. Many made generous financial contributions to ensure Hephzibah’s legacy of providing hope and help to children.

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Jun. 12 - Aug. 18 MON - FRI. 9a-2p

Sugar Beet Schoolhouse

349 Ashland Ave., River Forest, IL

Cooking, building, growing, playing and more will make this summer one to remember. Hands on cooking projects. We’ll also get OUTSIDE as much as possible to enjoy picnics, games, garden exploration and walking field trips, too. It’s SUMMER! Lunch & snacks provided!

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WEST COOK YMCA Camp Magellan Summer Camp 2017 Registration now open | Register by April 30th and save 10% Details and registration forms available at westcookymca.org/camp or contact Elizabeth Lopez at 708-434-0230 or elopez@westcookymca.org.

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Thanks to the hundreds of volunteers who help end local hunger!

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25. OPRF Food Pantry

3. Animal Care League

26. Oak Park Township

4. Cisco and Cisco Productions

27. Oak Park Women’s Guild

5. Cluster Tutoring Program

28. Opportunity Knocks

6. Expressions Graphics

29. OurVillageLife

7. Forest Preserves of Cook County

30. Park District of Oak Park

8. Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory 9. Green Community Connections

31. PING! Providing Instruments for the Next Generation

10. Hephzibah Children’s Association

32. Pleasant Home Foundation

11. Housing Forward

33. Pro Bono Network

12. Hunger Walkathon West CROP Walk

34. Pro Musica Youth Chorus

13. IMPACT

35. River Forest Township

14. L’Arche Chicago

36. RSVP, Triton College

15. Lutheran Child & Family Services of IL

37. Sarah’s Inn

16. Manifested Love Ministries

38. Shawnash Institute, Inc

17. NAMI Metro Suburban

39. Symphony of OPRF

18. New Moms

40. Ten Thousand Villages in Oak Park

19. Oak Park Art League

41. The Day Nursery

20. Oak Park Education Foundation

42. The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest

21. Oak Park Festival Theatre 22. Oak Park Public Library 23. Oak Park Regional Housing Center

43. West Cook YMCA 44. Wonder Works Children’s Museum

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Organization Listings Frank Lloyd Wright Trust

Housing Forward

Inspiring tomorrow’s architects today. Our D97 program has introduced thousands of students to Wright’s design legacy. Our community’s vitality is enhanced by the mission of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. Through its stewardship of the Home and Studio, the Trust continues to preserve an Oak Park treasure as a source of community pride and inspiration. To learn more or donate, go to flwright.org 931 Chicago Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302

1851 S. 9th Avenue, Maywood 708.338.1724 www.housingforward.org Founded in 1992, the agency provides integrated services to at-risk and homeless individuals and families in six areas: emergency assistance, employment readiness, supportive housing, outreach and engagement, supportive services, and emergency shelter. Housing Forward’s goal is to transition people from financial and housing crisis to stability.

Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry $1 = 3 meals, is an equation only you can make possible. With your help, Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry has been reducing local hunger for nearly 40 years. Your support means we are able to meet the needs of nearly 16,000 families struggling with hunger each year. It means we can provide over 50 pounds of nutritious food plus access to vital programs and services to help people stretch limited food budgets in healthy ways. It means that even a little goes a long way: every $1 donated can feed a neighbor for an entire day. To make a donation, visit www.oprffoodpantry. org or send checks payable to OPRF Food Pantry to Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301.

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PING! Providing Instruments for the Next Generation pingoprf.org pingoprf@gmail.com PING! Providing Instruments for the Next Generation Founded in 1998, PING! loans musical instruments to students in need in the Oak Park-River Forest public schools so that they can participate in their school band or orchestra. PING! also provides music enrichment through workshops, mentoring, scholarships for summer music camp, and private music lessons. Founded in 1998, PING! (Providing Instruments for the Next Generation) loans musical instruments to students in need in Oak Park-River Forest so that they can participate in their school band or orchestra. PING! also provides music enrichment through workshops, mentoring, scholarships for summer music camp, and private music lessons.

Looking To Make A Difference In Our Community? Housing Forward has been leading and transforming the delivery of shelter, prevention and supportive housing services in west suburban Cook County since 1992.

We’re looking to fill these volunteer positions: PADS Transitional Shelter (May—September) Individuals/groups who help support our summer shelter program. Volunteers can sign up for the following options: Breakfast , Lunch, or Dinner Provider.

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Prevail Employment Readiness HR Professionals are needed for help with interview skills and resume writing. Volunteers are needed during daytime hours Mon. through Fri. and Tues. evenings.

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Prevail Emergency Assistance program needs volunteers to meet with individual clients to discuss their  PADS Shelter (September—May) Once a month financial needs and develop an action plan. Volunteers commitment, week and weekend shifts available. Our are needed during daytime hours Mon., Wed., Thurs., greatest needs are overnight 10:30pm—2:00am and Fri. and Tues. evenings. A counseling background is not 2:00am—5:00am AND mornings from 5am—7:30am. necessary but good non-judgmental listening skills are a must. All volunteers must attend an orientation session.

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For more details visit: www.housingforward.org/get-involved Or email: tdaniel@housingforward.org tel: 708.338.1724 ext. 220

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Religion Guide Check First.

Lutheran—ELCA

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

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

Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

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 Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM

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7300 W. Division, River Forest David R. Lyle, Senior Pastor David W. Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Lauren Dow Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Ed. 9:45 a.m. Childcare Available

Grace Lutheran School

Preschool - 8th Grade Bill Koehne, Principal 366-6900, graceriverforest.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod

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

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

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 Methodist

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

324 N. Oak Park Avenue 708-383-4983 www.firstUMCoakpark.org Sunday School for all Ages, 9am Sunday Worship, 10am Children’s Chapel during Worship Rev. Jenny Weber, Pastor Professionally Staffed Nursery Fellowship Time after Worship

Presbyterian

Fair Oaks

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 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

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

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

You’ll be as happy as a lark here; come visit us to find out why.

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

7824 West Madison Street Forest Park, IL 60130 708.366.2206 www.thealtenheim.com

Third Unitarian Church 11am Service: “Celebration of Life” thirdunitarianchurch.org (773) 626-9385 301 N. Mayfield near Austin and Lake

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

But the Altenheim is so much more… it is surrounded with beautiful grounds and wildlife, seniors who look out for one another and apartment selections and activities to suit your lifestyle.

The Traditional Catholic Latin Mass

Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor

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

And at the Altenheim, you’ll be able to protect it with rent that is reasonable.

Unity

UNITY CHURCH OF OAK PARK 405 North Euclid Ave.

We behold the Christ in you.

How to Keep in Touch with Us in 3 Steps

Sunday Services 9 am & 11 am Youth Education 11 am

708-848-0960 — unityoakpark.org

Upcoming Religious Holidays

April 11-14 Theravadin Mew Year 11-18 Pesach (Passover) 13 Maundy Thursday 14 Holy Friday Baisakhi (Vaisakhi) Good Friday 16 Easter Pascha (Easter)

To place a listing in the Religion Guide, call Mary Ellen: 708/613-3342

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ast weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s elections were highly contested in Oak Park and River Forest. School boards, village boards, and even the library board had many candidates. On both Tuesday and Wednesday, voters turned to OakPark.com and the Journalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Facebook page in record-setting numbers. First, they came on Election Day and searched for candidate questionnaires and our endorsements. By Tuesday evening and throughout the day on Wednesday, readers were back for

up-to-the-minute results, stories, photos and videos. At OakPark.com we recorded 33,750 visits and 108,359 page views in just 48 hours. Tops ever. On Facebook, our total reach exceeded 19,000. Thanks to our readers for turning to Wednesday Journal for election coverage. And thanks to our team of reporters, photographers, editors, social media staff and designers for all the good work.

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e have some exciting news at the Chamber. Five terrific new people are joining our team this month. Coincidentally, April marks my four year anniversary at the helm, overseeing a time of significant growth and change. Over the past four years, membership has grown by twenty-five percent. Our programming has expanded exponentially. We went from a monthly member lunch, an evening networking party and two annual events to a robust schedule with well over one hundred opportunities for members to network, connect and belong. New special events such as Bite Nite, our upcoming Community Health and Wellness Fair on April 23 and our annual economic luncheon give us the opportunity to reach out to the

broader community. Our incredible volunteer board along with fewer than two full time people have been carrying the load, trying to build sufficient scale to afford additional help. I am proud to say that day has come! This week, we welcome Liz Holt in the full-time role of Deputy Director. Liz will be helping me run all aspects of the Chamber, including our work with the local business districts. Janice Moskoff comes on board as our part-time Special Events Manager. Janice will assist the various volunteer committees that run our major community events and annual member celebrations like the Annual Meeting and Spotlight Awards. She joins Mark Walden who will soon reach his oneyear anniversary as our part-time Program Manager. Mark will continue to run the regular programs we offer as a benefit to members, such as the networking functions and educational series.

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Now is the winter of our dystopia turned to spring

he first green shoots of spring reminds us that winter is transient. The snow melts. The power of the sun waxes. We get our shorts out of storage. I have a similar feeling about the Trump presidency. His incomprehensible candidacy and election and the epic failure of the professional predictors caused us a period of shock and disbelief. This was followed by a circus parade of clownish appointments who seemed like an SNL skit — and turned into many SNL skits. Muslims were demonized. Science denied. Tin foil hats were haute couture. The winter of our dystopia was upon us. But even now there are spring-like signs that maybe the country can survive this calamity after all. Judges in Washington and Hawaii ruled you cannot ban people from coming to our shores because of their religious beliefs, and Lady Liberty breathed a sigh of relief. The press remembered its role as the steward of truth and rationality. Newspapers and TV began to hold the Twitter President accountable for his utterly preposterous version of reality. Why, even Fox News and The Wall Street Journal pushed back a bit. The Democrats were predictably partisan, but what were they supposed to do when dealing with a petulant man-baby? Sweet irony. The Republicans had already written the playbook on resistance. Team Trump had to cut one starter (Flynn) and benched another (Bannon). No doubt there will be more. Where is Robespierre when we need him? And best of all, a significant majority of the country now believes we have elected an idiot as president. Regret is ascendant. Even white males are getting on board. I’m encouraged that my “Just Quit” bumper sticker will gain traction (patent pending). Maybe Trump is a stress test for democracy. You hope that the bridge with the two-ton load never has to be tested, or the skyscraper never confronts an earthquake. But if such physical constructs do survive, then we celebrate and have hope for the future. We will now see how this centuries-old democracy handles its stress test. I believe that if we can survive British oppression, slavery, civil war, economic collapses and two world wars, then surely we can survive Homer Simpson in the White House. Enjoy the spring.

JOHN

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Courtesy of Wikipedia.com

The Donald’s signature reveals plenty This handwriting analysis is made from a sample of Donald Trump’s signature taken from the internet. Unfortunately, the signature is the only writing sample available so this analysis will be based totally on this signature.

willpower, and he is fearless and not afraid to accept challenges. He is very determined and has the ability to make decisions. Unfortunately, he is also obstinate, irritable, impulsive, aggressive, and desires to have his own way without due thought to the consequences. The President’s writing is filled with sharp angles and this shows that he has a sharp mind. He is a very intelligent man and is decisive, conscientious, determined, and goal-directed but has many inner conflicts. Donald is intolerant, suspicious, domineering, uncompromising, and lacking in sympathy and empathy. Mr. Trump’s script is very illegible, meaning that he is secretive, individualistic and living in a world of his own ideas. He does not conform to set patterns and is suspicious, inconsiderate, and mistrusting. He is dealing with significant emotional confusion and neurotic fear. Despite being verbose, he is really emotionally detached, reticent, and inhibited. So President Trump is an enigma! He is bright, talented, charming, and charismatic, but he is also a conflicted and confused individual, who appears to be unwilling or unable to accept counsel or guidance. While he has intelligence and motivation, wisdom, patience, compassion, and common sense appear to be lacking. Dr. James Murray is a certified graphoanalyst. He wrote a column on handwriting analysis for 31 years in the Forest Park Review and also in Wednesday Journal (for a time). Dr. Murray is a retired school social worker for the Forest Park Public Schools and resides in Forest Park.

JAMES MURRAY

Graphoanalyst

resident Donald Trump’s writing is large, very heavy, illegible, upright, and filled with sharp angles, and these writing characteristics reveal a good deal, but not everything, about the President’s personality, talents, and character. The large signature shows that he has a very high opinion of himself and often feels superior to others. He has considerable personal pride and has a great need to be in authority, and to be recognized by others. The Donald has significant selfconfidence and is ambitious, egotistical, and vain. He is bold and not afraid to accept challenges. He cannot tolerate being overlooked, and has a deep desire for greatness. Mr. Trump is impressed by others who have wealth and power, and he desires to be even greater. He wants to dominate and impress others so he shows off. He is arrogant, boastful, and has feelings of grandeur. President Trump’s writing is extremely heavy and thick and this suggests that he is independent, firm, obstinate, rigid, and very secretive. He exaggerates his own importance and loves being in the limelight. He is realistic and practical but very stubborn. Donald has incredible energy, vitality, tenacity, and

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Next steps at OPRF

ast week’s election for the school board at Oak Park and River Forest High School was instructive in several ways. The discord of the past year over the infernal pool debate was reflected by discerning voters in two ways. Jeff Weissglass, the current school board president, and inevitably the face of the board during this turmoil, was turned out of office. A bright and decent fellow, Weissglass was held to account for a school board that could never get ahead on this issue and, once it was behind, had poor instincts on productive next steps. However, the two challengers created from the maelstrom of intense opposition to the pool proposal, Doug Springer and Dan Davidson, failed to be seen as more than single-issue candidates. And voters, who were almost exactly split in the pool referendum last November, were correct in understanding that the challenges and opportunities at our high school go well beyond where a new pool will go and how it will be paid for. Interestingly, Matt Baron and Craig Iseli, two newcomers who acknowledged they had voted against the pool but did not make it a mantra, easily won election. They offered wide-ranging platforms that reflected deep knowledge of school finances and community connections. The newly reconstituted school board will take office in May. We’d offer this advice: The most fundamental issue at OPRF is equity. Period. What are we doing as a deep-in-the-bones progressive community to actively, boldly create intentional change that targets equal opportunity for each student? Are we willing to try, and even to fail, rather than continue our lackluster and frustratingly incremental efforts on equity? This is the moment. This is the right board for this issue. With Joylynn Pruitt-Adams, it is the right superintendent. There is money in the bank, though this is not primarily about spending more money. It is about willingness to take risks, to offend, to hold accountable, to get people on board, to reach our potential. The union contract with faculty is coming up this year. There is no path to equity that does not include risk-taking and accountability that incorporates the teachers. Four years ago as District 97 crafted an audacious teacher contract, OPRF caved to the status quo. That can’t happen again. What are we measuring? What are we rewarding? What work rules need to change? A year from now when the new contract is signed we will know the seriousness of this board and this administration on equity. It will be apparent. The soon-to-be-remade school board gave Pruitt-Adams a supersized role with a super citizens committee intended to reach consensus on the swimming pool and everything that trails along with it. We admire the new superintendent’s confidence that such a consensus is there to be crafted. But with all the hope this school board has shown in this superintendent, it can’t leave her hanging and needs to offer her support and lifelines along this path. Right now the swimming pool is wagging the dog. Since virtually everyone agrees we need a new swimming pool of some size and cost and there is no one left to defend the botched and extended processes that got OPRF to this point, perhaps there is a unique opportunity to compromise on what is inevitably going to be an imperfect plan. Focus on equity. Let the rest follow.

New player in Arts District

For a number of years, Ranquist Development was recruited to Oak Park by OPEDC. They loved the modern design, the focus on in-fill projects, the urban sensibility that Ranquist brought. Finally, with the old Tasty Dog site on Lake Street, the perfect match was made and the District House condo project is rising into reality. Now we report that Ranquist has made its own match with the owners of much of the long-vacant property on Harrison Street in the Arts District. An initial four townhouse in-fill project has been proposed. And more broadly, Ranquist is working to bring an arts district vibe to a number of other buildings on the street. It’s early. Partnerships are hard. But we are enthused about the possibilities for this long-ignored stretch.

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One tower too many

hoose your battles, we were told growing up. Sound advice, as far as it goes. If you try to fight every battle, you’ll burn out. So be judicious and fight the battles worth fighting. But “choose your battles” can also be used as an excuse for not fighting any. The adage only holds true if you occasionally fight one. In my opinion, the Austin GardensAlbion high-rise battle is worth fighting. It might seem quixotic, i.e. tilting at windmills (or in this case wind tunnels). It certainly won’t be easy. Developers have a lot of money (and therefore clout) and the Oak Park Village Board is led by a newly re-elected president whose top priority is promoting development, so the odds are against us. But the criteria for choosing a battle should never be limited to the odds of winning it. Some battles are worth fighting even when the odds are stacked against you. For those just tuning in, the battle line has been drawn between the defenders of Austin Gardens (the “Austin Guardians”), a jewel of a park on the edge of the Downtown Oak Park business district, and the promoters of development. Albion Residential wants to build an 18-story high-rise directly south of the park, directly west of the newly opened 21-story high-rise (Vantage Oak Park), and a block and a half east of a second 20-story high-rise (The Emerson) currently under construction on the former Colt building/parking lot site. A third high-rise (12 stories) was approved for the far side of the train tracks, at Harlem and South Boulevard. Two blocks north from there on Harlem is the 14-story Whiteco building (now called Oak Park Place), which started this high-rise binge 15 years ago and which gave density development a bad name for a time. The proposed Albion development at Forest and Lake would be the fifth. And they need approval because 18 stories exceeds the zoning limit (which is eight floors). I’m not anti-high-rise. There is a case to be made for density in Downtown Oak Park. I was/ am in favor of the other four (all of which received variances). Overall, I’m pro-development, and we need other pro-development people to join up — because this battle isn’t just about development. It’s not entirely about throwing shadows on Austin Gardens either. It’s about building one tower too many. A compelling argument has not been made for a fifth high-rise. The implicit argument is: The more the merrier. If development has benefits (and it does), then it must follow that more development is better. Not necessarily. There’s a limit. It is possible to overestimate the market’s demand. We will soon have three luxury rental high-rises up and leasing in a confined area. The first (Whiteco) is reportedly full, but it took a while. Vantage is half full last I heard. The Emerson will open sometime this year. What if we’ve already reached a glut of high-priced rental with two more high-rises in the works? The developers

will argue there is sufficient demand, but that’s just an optimistic forecast, based more on hope than evidence. They don’t know because no one knows for sure. So the argument for “needing” this building is thin at best. Oak Park was underdeveloped for decades. We needed development. But do we need as much as we can possibly get? Should we let the market decide? That only happens after the fact, when we’ve built one tower too many. Can a compromise be reached — fewer floors? Not likely. It’s all or nothing for Albion. I favor nothing. In 2005, the revised Oak Park Master Plan, coordinated by the consulting firm Crandall Arambula, identified this exact corner as a good site for an open space, a people plaza. Is there a precedent for open spaces in the midst of a busy business district? As a matter of fact, there is — at our two busiest intersections, Lake and Oak Park Avenue (Scoville Park) and Lake and Harlem (Forest Preserve District headquarters). In each instance, one of four corners is devoted entirely to green space. Open space at Lake and Forest has real potential. It would need to be innovatively designed, not just a slab of concrete with a perfunctory “water feature.” A gathering place needs to draw people. Think of a micro-version of Millennium Park. Concerts and other events could be held there. It could serve as a starting and ending point for tours (we could call it the “Tourist Trap”). Public sculpture on exhibit. Intriguing landscaping. An animatronic Frank Lloyd Wright and Ernest Hemingway having a debate about who’s the greatest. I’m just brainstorming here, but the first step is convincing the village board to turn down Albion’s zoning variance request. Four new trustees were just elected or appointed. Time to start lobbying. There are drawbacks. We would lose whatever tax revenue is generated by not putting a building there. If the village turns down their request for a variance and Albion pulls out, the owner of the building might stick it to us if the village tries to buy the property (with, yes, our tax dollars). We would also have to pay for the demolition of the building currently on the site, plus the design and construction of the new plaza. Vantage Oak Park across the street stands to gain from having an exciting people space outside its front doors (and preventing competitors from building there). A plaza would attract renters. Maybe they’ll purchase the property and deed it to the village. Obviously, it’s a long shot. But it’s worth the fight because this is about our core values. It also represents a pivotal moment in our village’s history. Oak Park of all towns should be about more than mere development. We’re also about live-ability, aesthetics, history, humanizing the environment, and pushing the progressive envelope. We have a higher standard. We expect more of ourselves. And the northwest corner of Lake and Forest is a good place to take that stand and make a statement.

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trustee, he exhibited a kind, ongratulations to Deno Andrews, Simone Boutet level-headed and thoughtful apand Dan Moroney on proach to his work, and we look being elected to the Oak forward to working with him in Park Village Board. We his new role. are pleased to welcome them to A great deal has been acwhat we can guarantee will be complished in the village in a time-consuming, challenging, recent years. We have made and extremely rewarding four-year journey. critical investments in our community’s roads We truly have enjoyed getting to know each of and alleys, and the village building department them, and we know that they come with exciting has been remade to better serve our businesses ideas, energy and enthusiasm. They are smart and the broader community. We have cut red tape individuals who each bring a unique and valuable and delays. We are investing wisely in technolskill set to the board table. ogy and improving transparency. And exciting Although we are aligned on so many issues, development has come to Oak Park that continues in the months to enhance our ahead we may community as not always a welcoming agree on everyplace where thing. And that people want to is OK. We have live, work and found that the play. board functions Together, we best when we can build on challenge each this positive other on the momentum. complex matWe can always DENO ANDREWS SIMONE BOUTET DAN MORONEY ters before us — do better, and a dialogue that we know a also yields what great deal of is best for the work remains community. ahead. We are When they committed to take office in a collaboraMay, three of tive effort that our current colempowers all leagues will be of Oak Park’s stepping down: residents and Colette Lueck, businesses to COLETTE LUECK GLENN BREWER PETER BARBER Glenn Brewer prosper, and we and Peter Barbelieve that our ber. They have served our village with new colleagues and Village President class, and they have made us better Abu-Taleb share this commitment. We trustees. will continue to be champions for the Trustee Lueck has been a patient, values and causes that Oak Park holds brilliant public servant. She always dear. We will press for better comcame prepared and asked tough munication and more transparency questions. Her years on Oak Park’s between the village and its residents. Plan Commission brought invaluable We will work for all of Oak Park. insight to the board table that was apYet we do this work knowing that preciated greatly. Trustee Brewer has the overall tax burden in Oak Park JIM TAGLIA a huge heart and was thoughtful and can be daunting for its residents and open-minded. No one can ever quesbusinesses. Approximately 15% of tion his love of and commitment to our village. the real estate tax bill goes to the village, and that The job was never about him; it was about service money must be spent wisely. Just as importantly, to Oak Park. Trustee Barber has been a dedicated we need to expand on our collaborative efforts public servant to our community for many years. with the other Oak Park taxing bodies to ensure He always brought an inspiring energy, a sense of that we are as efficient as possible with every tax humor, and a keen eye to the bottom line. dollar. They will be missed, and we thank them for None of this is easy. But we thank Deno, Simtheir service. one, Dan and Jim for stepping up to take on the We also welcome recently appointed Jim Taglia challenge. We look forward to working with them to the board. He has demonstrated his commitin the years ahead. ment to service in Oak Park through his tenure Bob Tucker and Andrea Button-Ott are current on the Oak Park Township Board. As a township village of Oak Park trustees.

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his week, the Oak Park Public Library joins libraries in schools, on campuses and in communities nationwide celebrating the many ways libraries transform their communities every day through the services and invaluable expertise they offer. National Library Week, observed April 9-15, aims to highlight the changing role of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries are not only places of quiet study, but also creative and engaging community centers where people can collaborate using new technologies, learn how to use a 3D printer or even record their own music. Libraries of all types are evolving to meet the needs of the communities they serve. Elected officials, small business owners, students and the public at large depend upon libraries and the resources they offer to address the needs of their communities. By providing such resources as ebooks and technology classes, materials for English-language learners, programs for job seekers or a safe haven in times of crisis, libraries and librarians transform their communities. On April 13, the American Library Association (ALA) will launch Take Action for Libraries Day, a first-time national library advocacy effort aimed at safeguarding funding for the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in response to President’s Trump proposed budget cuts. According to the ALA, IMLS serves as a critical funding resource for every state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. territories to support libraries and museums. IMLS funding helps support literacy programs for youth, small business service centers, services for veterans, and technological resources and services like 3-D printers. While Oak Park Public Library does not rely on IMLS funding, we support the libraries across the country who rely on this critical funding for vital services. According to the ALA, the loss of crucial federal funding will have a profound impact on library service and the more than

Why were the incumbent trustees defeated? 1 - No VMA slate, which made the endorsement less meaningful. The party looked “dead.” 2 - The quality of the opposition was very high, and they were smart candidates who had a vision for our village’s future. 3 - Wednesday Journal’s gender smear, and dismissive attitude, of Trustee-elect Boutet backfired. 4 - VMA candidates trying to make the legal challenge a race issue vs. a legal issue failed to gain traction as it is a false narrative.

JIM

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1.5 billion who rely on them. We ask you to join us in the fight for libraries and contact your local legislators to safeguard IMLS funding at www.tinyurl.com/ ALAfight. As we celebrate National Library Week, we remain fully committed to our mission to share the information, services and opportunities that fulfill our community’s aspirations — what you told us matters most to Oak Park: literacy, education, affordability, diversity, inclusion, equity, health and safety. Learn more about how Oak Park Public Library is transforming lives at oppl. org/about. First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries across the country each April. Jim Madigan is the Oak Park Public Library deputy director.

A few modest proposals for hiking revenue Since there is virtually no chance any more referenda will be approved by Broke Park voters in the next 10 years, here are some revenue enhancement and cost-control suggestions for various governmental units. School impact fees: A. New construction: occupancy permit fee of $25,000 per child under age 18. B. Resale: If the buyer has more children under age 18 then the seller pays transfer tax of $25,000 per additional child. Either fee can be avoided by contracting to send the child(ren) to private school. Traffic and parking congestion surcharge: Village vehicle sticker price is doubled

for the second car registered at a given residence and quadrupled for the third vehicle. Fifty, and only 50, additional stickers are available through an annual auction, to be sold to the highest bidders. Fire Department surge pricing: Hey, we only have so many fire trucks. Village employee transportation rationalization program: How many non-emergency, villageowned vehicles do you see around Oak Park? How many do you see idle in the village hall lot? How many of them are anywhere near as old as your car? Let’s have half as many owned vehicles plus an I-Go contract. Also, somebody please explain to me

why not one employee of a supposedly eco-leadership municipality is able to bicycle around town now and then on village business. And speaking of fire trucks, is it really necessary to drive a fire engine to Pete’s for the firehouse groceries? What do they get, about two blocks to the gallon? Border tax: 20 percent tax on all pizza deliveries originating outside of Broke Park. You claim you buy local — shut up and prove it. I have lots more ideas but too many people with arsonist tendencies know where I live.

Bob Stigger

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5 - Faux mayor’s appointment of Trustee Taglia before the election was a flipflop, based on his belief the incumbents would win; thus, Albion would be a done deal. Oh, in my opinion, Taglia would have lost the election. 6 - The anointment of a “mayor” angered many citizens as we are not a mayoral system. Symbolism does matter, just read U.S. history about General George Washington. 7 - Anan Abu Taleb’s wishes for a sixfigure salary. If he needs the money, just sell the restaurant, but do not take our tax dollars. 8 - Albion’s request for variances from our current laws. Zoning exists for a reason. 9 - Shadows and dog feces on/in Austin Gardens. 10 - Candidate challenge on legal issue of eligibility to be on the ballot. 11 - Large number of candidates running for various offices increased the turnout of voters. 12 - School referenda increased the turnout of voters. 13 - The incumbents were the Yes men to Abu Taleb’s vision of “Schaum Park.” 14 - WJ editorial board is led by a resident of Berwyn.

Bob Milstein Oak Park

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Less ‘stuff ’ lessens our carbon footprint Part 5 of 6

milies sharing kids’ clothes, etc. sharing tools, families It’s a mindset thatt is flourishing. Let it grow! As we say no to excess, ss, we foster the belief that we have enough and we are enough. Stuff can never fill any inner er void, make us safe, or heal anxiety and what nd fears. Go for wh w at is real rather than n hyped illusion. What satisfies are e “real” life experiences, sharing “real” foods, ds, meaningful conversations, connection to nature, and others. You may wish to officially adopt the “buying less” ethic as a family value to reduce your carbon footprint and care for others on the other side of the world. And as you look at Ascension Parish’s Lenten Carbon Fast Calendar (http://tinyurl. com/gw8r8c8), you’ll get some other great ideas, too. Share your successes in doing a spring carbon fast in the paper, online and with others. Together we can live more simply so others may simply live. Gina Orlando is an Oak Park ark resident and an environmental al advocate with the Archdiocese of Chicago.

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ost Americans love to buy and have lots of “stuff.” Yet our possessions carry a huge carbon footprint in the extraction of raw materials to make the products, in their production, in their excessive packaging and shipping. Imagine the carbon footprint of something made in China, some plastic cheap thing or poorly made clothes that we don’t even need. Those products are often made in sweat shops and are taking business away from the U.S. Our buying patterns have a profound ethical, spiritual, environmental, political and financial impact. Pope Francis, one of the world’s foremost spiritual leaders, reminds us to reduce our consumption of “stuff ” and to do that in a mindful way to care for the earth and others. More and more people are going lean, local and minimalist. Please watch the excellent 21-minute video, “The Story of Stuff ” with Annie Leonard on YouTube. It’s very enlightening and even entertaining for the whole family. Let your kids create new ways to buy less and use fewer things, do holidays and birthdays differently, and learn to differentiate between true “need” vs. a marketed “want.” Creating a healthy boundary with commercials and advertising is key to stopping the obsessive indoctrination to consume.

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Don’t judge a candidate by his primary vote

Oak Park’s values, volunteers’ hard work prevailed

y name is David Wick and I was just re-elected as a park commissioner for the Park District of Oak Park. This will be my second and final term. I ran unopposed, which is why you may not have seen my name in this publication, nor on lawn signs and mailers. I am very proud of my first four years of service and look forward to the next four. The park district is an incredible organization that does a wonderful job of providing park space and programming for all of us. It has been an honor serving on the board and representing each Oak Park resident. It was brought to my attention that there is a fellow resident who decided to “put the word out” to not vote for me. On a Facebook post he listed five candidate names whom the citizens of Oak Park should not vote for, spanning districts 200 and 97 and the village clerk. Four of the five of us had one thing in common: We voted Republican in the last primary. Did I choose a Republican ticket last April? When voting in a primary election one has to choose a party. There must have been a candidate on the Republican ticket I was interested in voting for. Does this make me a Republican? No, it does not. I am an Independent. I will always vote for the candidate I believe will do the best job for the office he/she is running for. If this person had taken the time to actually look at my voting record, going back over the last decade, he would have seen that there are occasions where I declared as a Democrat as well as Republican. Am I upset that there is a fellow resident who does not wish to vote for me? Absolutely not! It is our right to vote for whoever we wish. But I would prefer that anyone who disagrees with me would do so based on concepts such as track record, policy disagreement, or simply not seeing eye-to-eye on park issues. For this person to call me out simply based on voting Republican in the last primary is ludicrous. As far as I know I have never met this person and he has never asked my views regarding our parks. I bet he did not know that I have never missed a board meeting during my first four years of service. And if he wanted to know how I voted on park district matters, a simple review of our meeting minutes on the park district website shows my voting record. The only things he knows about me is that I live in Oak Park and I was running for the Park Board — oh yeah, and that I voted Republican last year in the primary election. That is very narrow-minded of him to put me on his “list” of undesirables for this election. Why did he not talk with me at his party’s Meet and Greet on March 11? I was there talking with anyone who came to the park district table. I do not remember him stopping by to talk to this supposed Republican about park issues. More than 7,000 votes were cast for me in our (non-partisan) election on Tuesday. I appreciate all who voted for me, whether you are Democrat, Republican, or any other party affiliation. I have an open-door policy when it comes to talking with anyone regarding park matters. I may not always be able to provide the answer(s) you are looking for, but I will listen and try to get you the information you seek. All you have to do is ask. Let’s talk if you have concerns about anything. If you have concerns about me, all you have to do is ask. David Wick is a Park District of Oak Park commissioner.

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Oak Park citizens do not want another high-rise

It is obvious from this last election that the Oak Park voters do not want another high-rise building on the corner of Lake and Forest. They want the current zoning to be the guideline for further development. We hope the board will listen to the citizens of Oak Park. Be brave. Refuse to send the Albion plan to the Plan Commission. Stop this insanity of helping to make a Texas developer profitable and ignoring your citizens and their desires for a sane and healthy environment.

Susan Roberts Oak Park

Spring

There’s no controlling the unfolding of leaves on the trees. The magnolia is in bloom And children are an astounding year older and radically changed. Spring is starting and the life force responds to the sun As do we: Our hearts are lifted as we lift our faces to feel those rays. The plants have an inner wisdom: They know just what to do To make their leaves and flowers. We can only admire and enjoy Life.

Joanne Selden Oak Park

A community’s best attributes come out when the stakes are highest and the decisions are toughest. On April 4, Oak Park chose to stand up for the adequate funding of public education and trust our District 97 Board of Education to make sound decisions for our students in an ever-changing world. While Tuesday’s vote to pass two referenda is a testament to Oak Park’s values, it did not happen on its own. Hundreds of volunteers committed countless hours to their passage, in a way that only Oak Park could. Passionate, committed Oak Parkers brought their own initiative and ideas to the Yes campaign and, as a result, our community will retain the type of high-quality schools that draw new families to our village and prepare our children for their own success and citizenship. We thank all the volunteers for their heartfelt dedication. We thank our neighbors for their openness and support for our schools, no matter their vote. The hard work of fulfilling our vision of Oak Park schools has just begun, and we hope you all will continue to bring your voices to their betterment.

Jassen Strokosch

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The VMA is not DOA

Congratulations to Simone, Dan, and Deno. I know you three will serve us well as trustees. Thank you to Glen Brewer and Peter Barber for serving us very well for 8 and 4 years, respectively. You two will be missed. Yes the VMA fell asleep. We must wake up and continue the mission and vision of an open, diverse, respectful and honest government that is accountable, effective, responsive, progressive and fiscally responsible. Rumors of our demise have been greatly exaggerated.

Douglas Wyman

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Joan Krenzer, 81

Piano teacher, Rockefeller Chapel carillon player Joan Ross Krenzer, 81, of Oak Park, died on March 31, 2017 in the same hospital where she took her first breath. Born at Oak Park Hospital on March 25, 1936, she attended Whittier Elementary School and OPRF High School. She loved growing up in Oak Park with her little sister, Suellen, and taking family road trips all across the country. She graduated from Knox College, where she met her KRENZER JOAN husband of 57 years, John Krenzer. They raised their family in Oak Park where she enjoyed teaching piano to a multitude of young students. When she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer 12 years ago, she said, “So this is how it is going to end.” Instead, it was the beginning of a wonderful period in her life. She and John traveled and watched their amazing grandchildren grow up. She was happiest when talking to them and hearing about their band programs, sports events, and school anecdotes.

She continued to climb the 260 twisting stairs, Quasimoto-style, up to the top of the carillon at Rockefeller Chapel where, for 30 years, she played music on the bells for all to hear. She and John loved riding their bikes along the lakefront and going to concerts at Millennium Park. Her favorite things were her family and friends. She always welcomed visitors to her house with open arms, treats, and a personalized chalkboard greeting. She celebrated life’s big and small moments, sending special, homemade cards for every occasion. She will be truly missed. Joan Krenzer was the wife of John; the mother of Julie Krenzer (Glen) Frybarger, John (Alexis Prescott) Krenzer, and the late James Ross Krenzer; the grandmother of Shaina, G, Anna and Jake, and Chase and Chance; the sister of Suellen (Tim) Lee; the aunt of Elsa Lee (Kurt Nilsson) and Tim (Maria) Lee; great-aunt of Kaisa and Olin Nilsson and Alma Lee; and a cousin and friend of many. The family offers a special thanks to Dr. Usha and her team at Rush Medical Center for giving Joan 12 wonderful bonus years. Memorial visitation will be held from 3 until 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 13 at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St. in Oak Park, followed by private interment at Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to Hephzibah Home, www.hephzibahhome.org.

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Joseph and Veronica Zemgulys Residents of River Forest

Joseph A. Zemgulys, 93, who was born on Aug. 31, 1923, died on Feb. 26, 2017, and his wife, Veronica Zemgulys (nee Murphy), 83, who was born on June 6, 1933, died on April 8, 2017. They were the parents of Joseph G., Paul (Lisa), Vincent and Andrea (John Monnier) Zemgulys; and grandparents of Justin, Alena, Alexander, Jeremy, Leah, Victor and Nora. Joseph was preceded in death by his siblings, Egle Narbutis, Zivile McPolin, Reda Zemgulys and Julija Zemgulys. Ve-

ronica was preceded in death by her sister, Patricia Murphy, and survived by her sister, Mary (the late Sam) Amato. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 12 from 9 a.m. until time of Mass, 10 a.m., at River Forest’s St. Vincent Ferrer Church, followed by private interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to Food for The Poor, www.foodforthepoor. org/donate, or the Lithuanian Foundation, www.lithuanianfoundation.org/donations, or to the Father Michael Kyte Building Fund at St. Vincent Ferrer Church, 1530 Jackson Ave., in River Forest, 60305.

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Public Notice: Your right to know In print • Online • Available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year OakPark.com | RiverForest.com | PublicNoticeIllinois.com PUBLIC NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Henryk Moskal, Petitioner and Urszula Moskal, Respondent, Case No. 2016D-011584. 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 May 15, 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 4/12, 4/19, 4/26

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Community Design Commission, acting as the Design Review Commission, of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, April 26, 2017 at 7:15 p.m. in Room 101 of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter: Cal. No. 04-17-DRC: 6602 Roosevelt Road, Shanita Straw

Shanita Straw, Applicant, is requesting that a variation be granted from Section 7-7-9 (H) (1) and Section 7-7-15 (C) (1) of the Sign Code of the Village of Oak Park, which sections requires that permanent window signs must limit the number of items of information to no more than six (6) items and that permanent window signage shall occupy no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the surface of each window area, respectively, to allow eleven (11) items of information in the window area and to allow more than twenty-five (25%) of the window area to be covered at the premises commonly known as 6602 Roosevelt Road. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449.

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, May 3, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter:

Cal. No. 05-17-Z: 1116 Lake Street, LMC Oak Park Holdings, LLC LMC Oak Park Holdings, LLC, Applicant, requests a variation from Section 3.9.3 (F) (2) (e) of the Transit-Related Retail Overlay District use restrictions, which section prohibits office uses from locating on the ground floor of buildings within 50 feet of a street line, to allow a general office use (The Emerson Leasing Office) on the ground floor of the building within 50 feet of a street line at 1116 Lake Street. The Emerson Leasing Office would be a temporary use for the Emerson, a new 270 unit mixed-use building located at 1132 and 1135 Westgate. Those property owners within 500 foot notice area and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (“Interested Parties”) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk not later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, this 12th Day of April, 2017 Published in Wednesday Journal 4/12/2017

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: D17150044 on March 15, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of WHITE WOLF ACADEMY with the business located at: 159 MARION ST. SUITE 336, OAK PARK, IL 60301. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: CHAD KOCH 159 N MARION ST. SUITE 336 OAK PARK, IL 60301 Published in Wednesday Journal 3/29, 4/5, 4/12/2017

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Cal. No. 05-17-DRC: 812 Madison Street, Sugar Beet Co-op Sugar Beet Co-op, Applicant, is requesting a variation from Section 7-7-15 (B) (1) (c) of the Sign Code of the Village of Oak Park, which section requires that projecting signs located in a Corridor Commercial Sign Overlay District and fronting on Madison Street shall not exceed 24 square feet in area, in order to erect an approximately 28.3 square foot projecting sign at the premises commonly known as 812 Madison Street. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, this 12th Day of April, 2017 Published in Wednesday Journal 4/12/2017

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: D17150264 on March 29, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of LMH COACHING AND CONSULTING with the business located at: 832 S WESLEY AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: LINDSAY M HAMMER 832 S WESLEY AVE OAK PARK, IL 60304

Owner: Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302 The Park District of Oak Park will accept sealed bids for the Piping Replacement at The Oak Park Conservatory at 615 Garfield St. in Oak Park. The project consists of the removal of existing piping and installation of new copper heating distribution piping and valves. The Park District of Oak Park will receive individual sealed Bids until 2:00 p.m. (Chicago time) on Friday, May 5th, 2017, at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Park District’s website as of 5:00 pm Friday, April 14th, 2017. A non- mandatory pre-bid walk-thru is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19th at 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) at 615 Garfield St, Oak Park, IL 60304. Bid bonds will be required by bidding contractors. Copies of the bidding specifications are available via the Park District of Oak Park website at: http://www.pdop.org/bids-and- rfps/ For additional information, contact Chris Lindgren at (Chicago time) on Friday, May 5th, 2017, at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Park District’s website as of 5:00 pm Friday, April 14th, 2017. A non- mandatory pre-bid walk-thru is scheduled for Wednesday, April 19th at 10:00 a.m. (Chicago time) at 615 Garfield St, Oak Park, IL 60304. Bid bonds will be required by bidding contractors. Copies of the bidding specifications are available via the Park District of Oak Park website at: http://www.pdop. org/bids-and- rfps/ For additional information, contact Chris Lindgren at chris.lindgren@pdop.org or (708) 725-2050. Only the bids prepared in compliance with the bidding documents will be considered. This project must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act of 2015. The Park District of Oak Park encourages minority and women owned business firms to submit bids for this project. Park District of Oak Park By: Sandy Lentz, Secretary Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St Oak Park, IL 60302

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17150314 on April 3, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of SHOREWOOD STUDIO with the business located at: 1155 S. ELMWOOD AVE., OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: KYLIE STANLEY LARSON 1155 S. ELMWOOD AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60304

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. STEVEN SPEARS; TCF NATIONAL BANK, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION; EDGEWOOD PLAC E C ON D OM IN IU M ASSOCIATION; Defendants, 16 CH 12877 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

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Friday, May 5, 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. 15-11-211-018-1008. Commonly known as 419 Edgewood Place aka 419 Edgewood Place, Unit 2, River Forest, IL 60305. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16-019886 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

AS OF MARCH 1, 2007, GSAMP TRUST 2007-HE2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-HE2 Plaintiff, -v.LISA ROCHE A/K/A LISA C. ROCHE A/K/A LISA CIEPLECHOWICZ, MICHAEL ROCHE A/K/ A MICHAEL E. ROCHE, 101 NORTH OAK PARK, LLC Defendants 10 CH 04218 616 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 February 15, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 16, 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 616 S. OAK PARK AVENUE, Oak Park, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-18-208-005. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $815,289.08. 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: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C1496007. 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. 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. I716046

I718114 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA; Plaintiff, vs. DAVID GILKEY; Defendants, 15 CH 8713 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, May 1, 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. 15-10-436-055-0000. Commonly known as 826 South 11th 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. 15-012938 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I718070 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK N.A. FKA FIRSTAR BANK N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JOEANN PEOPLES A/K/A JOE ANN PEOPLES, A/K/A JOANN PEOPLES, A/K/A JOANNE PEOPLES, RUBY J. FOUNTAIN, LEE ANDREW FOUNTAIN, VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD Defendants 04 CH 2810 500 SOUTH 10TH 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 17, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 18, 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 500 SOUTH 10TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-418-0090000. The real estate is improved with a 2 unit home white frame blue trim; with a detached 2 car 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

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(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. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 9281. 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. I717767

Commonly known as 1922 S. 9TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-415-0230000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, 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 14-16-07345. 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. 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. I716424

IN INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR NOVASTAR MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST, SERIES 2002-3 NOVASTAR HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2002-3 Plaintiff, -v.TERRELL JONES, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ETHEL MAE JONES, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ETHEL MAE JONES (DECEASED), SHERRY JONES, CAROLYN OLIVER, GERALD JONES, GLORIA JONES, ANTHONY JONES, IKE JONES, DAVID WILLIAMS, DARRYL JONES Defendants 16 CH 002662 409 S. 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 January 18, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 22, 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 409 S. 6TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-11-319-0050000. 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.TEMIKA TURNER, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EVANGELINE JONES, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR EVANGELINE JONES (DECEASED) Defendants 16 CH 008840 1922 S. 9TH AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 12, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 19, 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:

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To Advertise your Mortgage Rates, call Mary Ellen Nelligan: 708/613-3342 (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-00776. 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. 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. I716165 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION KIRKLAND FINANCIAL, LLC Plaintiff, -v.VIVIENNE J. BAILEY, COLONIAL COMMONS OF FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 01739 1116 DES PLAINES 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 February 22, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 24, 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 1116 DES PLAINES AVENUE, Forest Park, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-313-0270000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $281,941.53. 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: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C1640276. 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. 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. I716468 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs. NANCY M. CREDI AKA NANCY

MELINDA CREDI; THE CITY OF CHICAGO; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 11298 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, May 15, 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. 15-01-103-036-0000. Commonly known as 1452 Park Avenue, River Forest, IL 60305. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16-022259 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I719193 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ROBERT F. WHITLOW, IF ANY, ROBERT F. WHITLOW, CATECE SANDERS, KENZIE WHITLOW, 320 CIRCLE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS, SUZIE KING, THOMAS QUINN, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, ROBERT F WHITLOW Defendants 13 CH 15459 320 CIRCLE AVE APT 602 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 February 8, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 15, 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 320 CIRCLE AVE APT 602, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-12-434-0501052. The real estate is improved with a

condominium midrise. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. 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. McCalla Raymer Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 8218. 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. I719305

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Huskies haven’t skipped a beat in softball

The Class 4A defending state champs are 6-0 this season By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

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The Huskies won the Hinsdale Central relays with a score of 171. The The Oak Park and River Forest host Red Devils placed secHigh School softball team extended ond (102), followed by Downits winning streak to six games with ers Grove South (97.5), Lyons a doubleheader sweep over visiting Township (90) and Lane Tech Glenbard North on Saturday. (65). The Huskies, who won the Class 4A state championship last season, OPRF girls water polo routed the Panthers 21-0 in five inThe Huskies won two of nings in the first game. Auburnthree matches at their own bound Chardonnay Harris (2-0) invite on Saturday. OPRF threw a no-hitter with two walks (8-5) opened the tourney by IRWIN LOUD and eight strikeouts. Fiona Girarcrushing Whitney Young 15-1 OPRF senior dot (3-for-4, 3 RBIs, 3 runs), Allison as Tamsen Cronin and Ellie Smart (3-for-4, 3 RBIs, 2 runs) and Kennedy-Wood scored three Taylor Divello (2-for-2, 3 RBIs) led the Husgoals apiece and Addie Steward-Nolan and kies’ offensive onslaught. Nell Behr scored two goals each. Sara FlyGame two turned out decidedly more competitive as OPRF held on for a 10-8 victory. nn excelled in net with 10 saves. The HusDivello picked up the win with a complete- kies earned their second win, 14-0, against game effort. She gave up eight runs (three Loyola. Nell Behr powered the offense with earned), scattered seven hits and struck out four goals, while Kennedy-Wood, Chloe Pinine. Offensively, Katie O’Shea went 3-for- mentel and Katie Roberts scored two goals 4 with four RBIs. Nellie Kamenitsa-Hale each. OPRF’s lone loss occurred against (2-for-4, 2 runs) and Maeve Nelson (1-for-2, Sandburg. Kennedy-Wood and Cronin scored two goals each against the Eagles. triple) also contributed. The Huskies have outscored their opponents 75-23 in six games this season.

Fenwick softball The Friars were swept by host Mother McAuley 3-2 and 7-1 in a GCAC Red doubleheader on Saturday. In the opener, Fenwick’s Alyssa Stramaglia and Rachel Martinez each went 1-for-3 with an RBI. Fenwick remained quiet offensively in the second game as Grace Tucek, Alex Medina and Stramaglia all went 1-for-3. The Friars (4-4-1, 0-4 GCAC Red) opened the spring auspiciously with a 4-0-1 record but have struggled in conference.

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OPRF senior pitcher Chardonnay Harris threw a five-inning no-hitter in a 21-0 win against visiting Glenbard North April 8. The left-hander struck out eight batters.

Fenwick girls soccer Anissa Nourse scored the game-winning goal off an assist from Erin Frumkin in the Friars’ 1-0 win against Wheaton North at Olympic Park in opening round action at the PepsiCo Showdown. Goalkeeper Caroline Fahey had the shutout. Fenwick, seeded 10th in the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans, takes on second seed Oswego East, Thursday, April 13.

Fenwick baseball Centerfielder Casey O’Laughlin went 2-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs as the Friars rallied for a 5-4 win over Maine South at the Priory. Joey Atkins and K.J. Slepicka pitched well for Fenwick (9-3).

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Fenwick junior Molly McGuire looks to pass or shoot at the Mike Murphy Tournament. On March 3, the Huskies overwhelmed Hinsdale South 17-0 in a West Suburban Conference crossover. Eleven players scored for OPRF, with Kennedy-Wood and Behr sharing game-high scoring honors with three goals apiece. Steward-Nolan and Jenna Somberg contributed two goals each. Sara Flynn finished with five saves and two assists for the Huskies.

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Fenwick boys water polo

The Friars had a busy weekend, hosting the Mike Murphy Tournament. Fenwick had mixed results, with wins over St. Ignatius (11-4) and Naperville North, a tie against Lyons Township, and a loss to Naperville Central (8-6). Stevenson edged Naperville Central 12-11 in the final. The Friars (11-4) appear in good position at this point of the season. The defending state champions lost a lot of talented players to graduation, but they return first-team allstate senior Kelly Frumkin and fourth-team all-state junior Molly McGuire. Seniors Arianna Dakuras and Kelsey Sullivan, juniors Kate Mackie and Millie Sheean and sophomores Harper Daniles and Sam Rodriguez also have varsity experience.

The Friars won four of five matches to finish second at the De Smet Invite in St. Louis over the weekend. Fenwick defeated Clear Lake (Texas) and three teams from Missouri — Parkway West, St. Louis University High (SLUH) and Lindbergh — to earn the runner-up finish.

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Senior-laden Fenwick should net more success

Led by all-conference setter Will Sophie, Friars return five starters from first regional title team By MATT LE CREN Contributing Reporter

The Fenwick High School boys volleyball team reached new heights in 2016 when it beat Leyden to win the first regional championship in school history. The Friars’ postseason run ended with a blowout loss to eventual state quarterfinalist St. Patrick in the sectional semifinals, but they expect to continue their climb this spring. With five returning starters, including All-Catholic League setter Will Sophie leading the way, Fenwick figures to be formidable. “With so many returners, I really expect to go at least as far as we did last year,” Fenwick coach Kate Whitman said. “Obviously, we always want to improve, so making it past the sectional semifinals this year is definitely the goal. I think we have the experience to pull that off.” Indeed, Sophie is a solid quarterback and one of five seniors who have starting experience. The Friars will rely heavily on his leadership. “He’s a really great setter,” Whitman said. “He’s a really strong leader on the court and he’s smart and really fast, great hands and good setting decisions. “As any setter is, he’s the cornerstone of what we’re doing.” But the Friars have several other foundation pieces in right side Graham Rodgers, outside hitter Conner Lillig and middle hitters Jack Lulich and Joe Giralamo. All four

seniors are returning starters. “We’re trying to build on that experience,” Sophie said. “We won regionals, we got to sectionals. “At sectionals we were a little nervous. The first game that showed. “We lost two of our really good seniors but we still have a great squad this year and we’re looking to go back to sectionals.” With nine seniors on a 14-player roster, the Friars do feel some urgency. But the key player could be the squad’s youngest. Outside hitter Jack Kenny is one of only two sophomores but he got some playing time last year backing up Sophie at setter last year. “He was a little raw but he’s very well-trained at an elite club,” Whitman said. “This year he’s transitioned into an outside hitter. “As of right now he’s leading the team in kills, so we’re kind of counting on him to have a breakout year this year.” The Friars won the Chicago Catholic League White Division for the fourth time in six seasons, going 10-0. The league has expanded from two divisions to three and the Friars have been promoted to the Green Division, which is the middle of the three divisions and consists of De La Salle, St. Ignatius, Mount Carmel and St. Laurence. Whitman said St. Ignatius and Mount Carmel will be the Friars’ stiffest competition in the conference. Fenwick is off to a 2-2 start overall and has a 1-1 record in the CCL. They have beaten Lane Tech and De La Salle and have lost to Brother Rice and St. Ignatius, which beat the Friars in straight sets despite eight kills from Kenny and 12 as-

Fenwick senior setter Will Sophie is one of the premier players in the Chicago Catholic League. Photo by Marie Lillig

sists from Sophie. Fenwick’s recent success has generated an uptick in interest at the school. Rodgers, who has been on the varsity for four years along with libero/outside hitter James Brosnan, is excited to see the program’s evolution. “It’s just really fun to see the team growing and us getting new people who hadn’t really played a ton before to come out here and give it their all,” Rodgers said. “We’re making progress, which is awesome. I think a lot more people are joining it now.”