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April 26, 2017 Vol. 35, No. 36 ONE DOLLAR

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of Oak Park and River Forest

Principal and parents talk discipline at Brooks

Bald is bad ass Three donors get their heads shaved as a crowd gathers in front of Nando’s Peri-Peri in downtown Oak Park in support of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation and the March for Science on April 21.

Some argue ‘zero tolerance,’ others advocate for supportive response By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

There was tension last Friday morning at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School as a large crowd of parents, school and district administrators and teachers gathered in the school cafeteria to discuss and debate the response to multiple incidents of altercations and the display of weapons in the two middle schools this week. Parents and families at District 97 are on edge after three separate incidents involving middle school students that occurred on April 17. All of them are currently being investigated by the district and Oak Park police. And the issues were roiling social media among District 97 parents last week. The incidents, two involving weapons and one a reported altercation between four students, prompted district officials to convene a community meeting on April 21, re-evaluate existing safety and discipline policies and implement a series of changes at Brooks that are designed to monitor student interactions more closely. In one incident, a student reportedly See BROOKS MEETING on page 12

For more photos, turn to page 18.

WILLIAM CAMARGO/Staff Photographer

Festival Theatre could get liquor license

Park district pushing for license, but village reluctant By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

It’s a decades-long tradition in Oak Park to take a picnic and a bottle of wine or some beer to Austin Gardens and catch a show at Festival Theater – but there’s a catch. Drinking in the park is against the law

and always has been. The Oak Park Police Department has made it a practice of looking the other way, but now the Park District of Oak Park is asking the village to make it official. They’re asking that Festival Theater be granted a temporary liquor license for the shows to make it clearer that drinking is only allowed during the theatrical performances. The Oak Park Board of Trustees considered the proposition at its April 17 board meeting, but ultimately tabled the proposal

because of a surprise proposal by village staff for its own version of the ordinance. Village staff recommended that no ordinance be approved and the village maintain the status quo. Oak Park Police Chief Anthony Ambrose agreed. But the board appeared willing to approve the new license. The proposal for a special-use BYOB (bring your own bottle) liquor license has been discussed extensively and recomSee FESTIVAL THEATRE on page 16

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I N S I D E

R E P O R T

Communities of conversation The Oak Park-based religious alliance Community of Congregations will host its spring meeting on April 27 at 7 p.m., at Euclid Avenue United Methodist Church, 405 S. Euclid Ave. in Oak Park. The meeting will feature a compassionate conversation featuring five women speakers, three of whom are members of the Austin community. “The CoC is not just thinking about what projects we hear faith communities telling us they want to do together, but how the West Side corridor can work together,” said the organiza-

tion’s vice president, Rev. Lindsey Long Joyce, pastor of St. John’s United Methodist Church, 1100 Ontario St. “The way to do that is, like any relationship, to get to know each other. What people can expect from this meeting is less focus on specific projects and more focus on hearing and sharing our stories. We hope to take time out of our busy schedules to sit, listen and share. Really, it’s just about getting to know each other.” For more info, visit communityofcongregations.org.

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symmetrical and in harmony with our highest Christian Ideals.’” p. 13 WILLIAM CAMARGO/Staff Photographer

Nancy Sindelar, “Influencing Hemingway.” Lanham, Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield, 2014.

‘A fine big manly fellow’

One hundred years ago in June 1917, Oak Park’s most famous native son, Ernest Hemingway, graduated from Oak Park High School (now Oak Park and River Forest High School). To celebrate, the Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park is marking this milestone by holding its annual fundraiser on Saturday, June 17, at the Hemingway Museum, 200 N. Oak Park Ave. Leading up to the event, Wednesday Journal will feature pivotal moments from Hemingway’s life each Wednesday, courtesy of the foundation. “Dr. Hemingway’s parental devotion was strict, stern and religious. When Ernest turned 16, he wrote, ‘I am so pleased and proud you have grown to be such a fine big manly fellow and will trust your development will continue

Friends of Oak Park Conservatory annual plant sale

Oak Parkers, start up your gardens! It’s that time of year again and the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory are holding their 28th annual plant sale at the conservatory at 615 Garfield St. The event runs from 2 to 6 p.m. on May 5 for members only. The sale is open to the public on May 6 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on May 7 from noon to 3 p.m. Dozens of varieties of edible, ornamental and shade plants will be available at the sale. More information about the various varieties is available at the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory website (www.fopcon. org). “We have sown thousands of seeds and nurtured as many transplants so that you will find a wonderful variety of annuals, vegetables and perennials for your garden,” the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory said in a press release. The Friends noted that plants range from ageratum to zinnias; seven kinds of tomato and other edibles like Swiss chard, hot and sweet peppers, cucumbers, kale, collard greens and more.

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Earthy Kim Vulinovic, above, led two classes of kids’ yoga while Tom Fulton from Oak Park Public Works (left) teaches children how to move dirt around just like he does in his job during the Earth Fest held at the Oak Park Public Works Center on Saturday, April 22.

WILLIAM CAMARGO/Staff Photographer

Troop 41638 of Oak Park-River Forest carted out bags of trash on Earth Day to help spruce up Thatcher Woods.

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April 26 - May 3

BIG WEEK Memorable

In My Mother’s House

Deathtrap Wednesday, May 3 at 7 p.m., the back room of Connolly’s Public House: Ira Levin’s play will be read by Festival Theatre stalwarts Tony Dobrowolski, Adrianne Cury, Mary Michell, Jerry Bloom, Nick Bailey, and Luke Daigle. $12 cover includes a complimentary drink ticket. 1109 South Blvd., Oak Park.

Thursday, April 27 at 6:30 p.m., Martin Recital Hall, Dominican University: Lina Fruzzetti was born in Italian-ruled Eritrea. She immigrated to the U.S. to attend Rosary College (precursor to Dominican University), where she majored in economics. A decade-long quest to learn more about the father she barely knew and her newly discovered Italian relatives culminated in a documentary titled, In My Mother’s House. The film will be shown, followed by a discussion with Fruzzetti. Free and open to the public. For more information, contact Alysha Biehl at abiehl@dom.edu.

Saturday, April 29 from 7 to 10 p.m., United Lutheran Church, Oak Park: The annual Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation Spring Music Fest takes place at their temporary location, United Lutheran Church. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for children under 13, available through http:/wwwbrownpapertickets.com/event/2911749 or at the door the night of the show. Proceeds fund vocal scholarships awarded to high school students in the Chicago area and also the Unity Temple music program. 409 Greenfield.

Sunday, April 30 from 2 to 3:30 p.m., Oak Park Public Library: Actress and scholar Leslie Goddard brings the Schuyler sisters to life in this collaboration with the League of Women Voters of Oak Park-River Forest. For more information, visit oppl.org/events. Thursday, April 27 from 7 834 Lake St. to 9 p.m., Oak Park Public Library: Songs from the Great American Songbook, performed by bariSunday, April 30 at 4 p.m., Dominican University: tone balladeer and jazz vocalist The Symphony of Oak Park-River Forest presents “Central EuroPharlis James, pianist Bobby pean Delights” including the Brahms Violin Concerto, featuring Schiff, and bassist Jim Cox. For CSO Assistant Concertmaster David Taylor as soloist. Maestro more information, visit oppl. Jay Friedman will be recognized as Illinois Council of Orchestras’ org/events. 834 Lake St. Music Director of the Year. Tickets are $28,

Jazz concert

Central European Delights

Sunday, April 30 at 6 p.m., Doc Ryan’s: The first annual Oak Park-River Forest Community Sing-Along is called “Songs for Peace and Justice” and is sponsored by the OP-RF Community Foundation. The event will also benefit the OP-RF Food Pantry and Housing Forward and will feature folk musicians Mark Dvorak and Jason McInnes, both from the Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, accompanied by the Power of Song Singers, a 10-member chorus which began at the Old Town School after the passing of Pete Seeger in 2014. All ages welcome. Sliding suggested donation of $10-$20. $25 suggested for families. Regretfully, not wheelchair accessible. Doors open at 5 p.m. Call 312-451-5101 or email musicandpotlucks@gmail.com. Visit www.oprfcf. org. 7432 W. Madison, Forest Park.

Friday, April 28 at 7:30 p.m., the OPRF High School auditorium: The high school’s show choir, Noteworthy, is now in its sixth year. This selective group of singers, dancers, and live band members performs in the Oak Park and River Forest community and Chicago throughout the fall and holiday season. Noteworthy competed at the Herscher Swing and Sing Show Choir Competition in March and at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee in April. 201 N. Scoville Ave.

Spring Music Fest

Hamilton’s Women

Songs for Peace and Justice

Noteworthy

Thursday, April 27 at 7 p.m., Hemingway Birthplace Home: Annette Gendler, the 2014–2015 writer-in-residence at the Hemingway Birthplace Home, is doing several events in Oak Park for her debut memoir, Jumping Over Shadows. She will lead a workshop, titled “Shaping Family History into Compelling Stories” this Thursday at 339 N. Oak Park Ave. On May 4 at 1 p.m., Gendler, who teaches memoir writing at StoryStudio Chicago, will talk about her new book at West Suburban Temple Har Zion, 1040 Harlem Ave, River Forest.

and students through college are admitted free. Call the box office at 708-488-5000. For more, email theSymphonyOPRF@gmail. com. 7900 W. Division sion ion St., River Forest.

Spring for the Animals Sunday, April 30 from 11a.m. to 3 p.m., m m., Oak Park Country Club: The Animal Care League hosts the 20th Annual Spring for the Animals Luncheon at the Oak Park Country Club. Bid on silent auction items. Val Camilletti will emcee thee live auction. Call 708-848-8155.

Celebrating ‘You’ Friday, April 2288 at 8 p.m., Friday Open Door Dooor Theater: Singer Ty CCo Cooper makes her first ap appearance pp in Oak Park wi with ith a collection of songs celebratingg ““you” in life, love, loss and livin living, ng, featuring such classics as “It HHad ad to be You,”“I Wish You Love,” an and myriad other you-full song gs. Tickets are $20. Call songs. 708 8-3 708-386-5510 or visit www. op opendoortheater.net. pe 902 S. RRidgeland id Ave.

Social justice conference Saturday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Oak Park Public Library: Speakers Cyndee Landrum, Laurel Johnson, Derrick Sanders, Ben Levinson, Anthony Clark, Dr. Melissa Blount, and Stacy Gibson, among others, will discuss health, education, economic, and criminal justice inequities and develop effective strategies and vocabulary for solutions at breakout sessions and workshops. For more information, visit oppl.org/events. 834 Lake St.

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

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ART BEAT

Magnificent seven

he play moves quickly, cinematically, with lots of locations and many unforgettable characters. Into the Beautiful North is filled with humor and warmth. With its allLatino cast of eight, this lively, quirky show is a whole lot of fun. The 16th Street Theater banditos. So she hatches an elaborate production in Berwyn scheme. has already gone into Theater Critic Nayeli persuades several loyal friends to extension and seats are accompany her on this dangerous mission, sold out for a number sneak into the U. S., and help her find seven of performances. Early word-of-mouth has magnificent men to defend their town. quickly identified this as a sure-fire hit. Tacho, the proud, defiant gay proprietor The play has been adapted by Karen of the local taco diner, is played by EsteZacarias (author of last season’s The Book ban Andres Cruz. He is both touching and Club Play) from a popular 2009 novel by amusing. In lesser hands this character Luis Alberto Urrea, which has been a book might become a stereotyped sassy sissy. But club favorite in recent years. The busy, fasCruz is solid and delightful. cinating plot is set in the Vampi, whose real name is Vedangerous world of the ronica, is short for Vampira. She Into the Beautiful North U.S.-Mexico border region is solidly played by Allyce Toris an exciting, enjoyable, Ann Filmer and Miguel res. The black-clad “goth” girl creative production. TickNunez, the co-directors, has black hair, black lips and a ets are $22 and $18. Perkeep their fast-paced passion for heavy metal music. formances are Thursdays production moving like She is Nayeli’s best friend. and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. a runaway train. The This trio take a long, dangerand Saturdays at 4 and 8 character-centered show ous bus ride to Tijuana. Here p.m. through June 3. never loses its steam — or they meet scrappy Atomico, its sense of humor. “King of the Dump,” who beThe protagonist, a feisty, comes Nayeli’s fierce protector with a broom strong-willed young woman in her late stick. Brandon Rivera is terrific in this role, teens named Nayeli, is smoothly played a delightful spin on a comic book superhero. by Ilse Zacharias. She has a brown belt in The talented ensemble creates scores of karate. But there are almost no men left in characters, many making only fleeting apher sleepy village because they’ve all gone pearances. Juan Munoz is especially good in north. Even Nayeli’s father abandoned her a variety of roles, as is Miguel Nunez. at a very young age to cross over into the Matt, a young Anglo missionary, is given states to find work. Now the poor, defensean extra edge of comic flair by Andres less town called Tres Camarones [Three Shrimps] is besieged by drug-dealing thugs. Enriquez. There are constant sight gags and sudden These bandits terrorize the villagers. scene shifts that are truly amazing. WhenNayeli’s hero is her middle-aged Aunt ever Nayeli thinks of her absentee cowboy Irma (Laura Crotte), a feminist and former father who is now living up in Kankakee, bowling champion. She has just been Illinois, a crummy beige shower curtain is elected to serve as the first female mayor pulled out and the man is portrayed in silof the village. Crotte is a master at being houette with light shining behind him. It’s alhilarious and sometimes frightening at the most like we’re seeing an old sepia film clip. same moment. Joanna Iwanicks’ scene design is exNayeli and a few friends attend a local tremely adaptable to a variety of locations screening of The Magnificent Seven, based and situations. A huge brown corrugated on the Japanese film The Seven Samurai. structure contains a number of windows In the Hollywood version, the elders of a and doors. It can become a tunnel, a pasMexican farming village decide to fight senger bus, a projection booth, or whatever back and travel to the U. S. to recruit brave else may be needed. gunfighters. Nayeli is inspired to go on just The light design by Cat Wilson is essuch a mission to the States to bring back pecially well done, providing additional seven men, including her father, to defend Tres Camarones against the drug-dealing emphasis and dramatic focus when needed.

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Deep breaths at Brooks

here are concepts that are easy to support in the abstract. Put a plank about “restorative justice” in a school district strategic plan and we can all be all for it. That’s because most of us, at least in Oak Park, know that the traditional methods of school discipline haven’t worked very well. Suspending and expelling students who seriously mess up is just not the path to epiphany and sound choices. Further, we know the data and it is plain that the discipline system in both the middle schools and the high school has year-afteryear grabbed up a disproportionate number of black students. So, in theory, we’re supportive of sincere efforts to change the ways we deal with youngsters who make serious mistakes. But last week was a hard one at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School and Percy Julian Middle School. On a single day, there were three incidents that stirred much upset among parents. A student at each school brought a weapon into the building – a pellet gun and a knife. Of course, we are all rightly on edge over weapons in schools. And at Brooks, a student was set upon by three fellow students and beat up pretty soundly. These are real issues that make it hard for parents to be patient — though patience is one of the virtues we most want to inculcate in our kids. As parents’ we also caution our tweens not to get caught up in the “middle school drama” fueled incessantly on social media. But worried and mad parents also get caught in our social media whirlwind and echo chamber and it is easy for incidents like these to catch fire. Live comments on our own OakPark.com website can also contribute to more extreme responses as people seek to declare

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Surely, we can

have empathy for both the victims and the perpetrators.

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themselves while being well away from the actual fray. By Friday morning there was a parents’ meeting convened at Brooks that turned out a standing-room-only crowd. The Journal’s reporter described the meeting as tense as LeeAndra Khan, the principal, and other administrators, took questions from parents who ranged from concerned to agitated. There was the inevitable friction as a room crowded with parents roused by reports of disturbing incidents were told multiple times that no additional details about either the incidents or the consequences would be released as those involved were minors. That is the bind that each of us as parents should understand and surely respect as we contemplate the judgment errors each of our kids has committed at some point, in some venue. Maintaining a child’s privacy is critical and correct. That does not mean those students did not face consequences for their serious errors. It just means we won’t all be privy to those consequences. But in a week where the haunting notion from the 1990s of “zero tolerance” in schools was resurrected as a serious question, this week gives us the moment to think through our values as individuals and as a community. Surely, we can have empathy for both the victims and the perpetrators. It does not diminish us to hold each of these children in our thoughts, to worry over them, to hold them to shared values. And, of course, there are things to be learned in the response to these incidents. How can communication be improved? How can families be assured that less punitive punishments, that more individualized consequences, still affirm expectations that in our schools and in our village you can be both loved and held to account?

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Village attempts to cut clerk duty with no discussion

Incoming Village Clerk Vicki Scaman voices opposition at board meeting By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

Plans to remove another responsibility from the ever-diminishing Oak Park Village Clerk’s Office was stopped in its tracks at the April 17 board of trustees meeting. And incoming Village Clerk Vicki Scaman is crying foul over what she says is a lastminute effort to hobble the clerk’s office before the new board of trustees is sworn in to office on May 1. The proposal would have removed the clerk’s responsibility in issuing permits for special events – Oak Park’s Frank Lloyd Wright Races, Microbrew Review and the

Good Life Race, for example – Village Manager Cara Pavand hand them over to the chief licek said Oak Park Police Chief of police. Anthony Ambrose and his preScaman spoke at the public decessor Rick Tanksley both had meeting, criticizing the decision requested that the permit issuto shift the duty just prior to her ance duty be transferred to the taking office and also to initially police department. put the item on the board’s conScaman said in a telephone sent agenda. Items that make it interview after the meeting that onto the consent agenda usually she believes the item was placed involve ordinances and other on the consent agenda “to sneak VICKIE SCAMAN pieces of legislation that are not it through.” Oak Park Village clerk controversial or don’t merit dis“For the village manager to cussion by the board members. go and try to sneak something “I am quite sure and I do hope that any through, and that was the way it was perfurther proposed changes to the Village ceived, on a consent agenda – it shouldn’t Clerk’s Office would respectfully consider happen,” Scaman said. “There should be a the elected village clerk’s opinion,” she said. dialogue of respect between the elected offiThe effort to transfer the permit issuance cials and the village manager to define what authority is one of many that have been re- best serves the community.” moved from the clerk’s office over the last The item was tabled the evening of the decade. meeting but is expected to be revisited in a

subsequent board meeting. Trustee Peter Barber, who did not win reelection earlier this month, said the board needs to take a holistic approach on the future role of the village clerk and out in the open to give the public a chance to participate in the discussion. “I think the way it happened is not good because it does make it seem like it was kind of being slid through, and I think that’s not the kind of transparency you want to have moving forward,” Barber said. He noted that further reduction of the clerk’s duties could result in a lack of interest in the office. “At some point I think what could happen is we have people not wanting to run for the position if it really doesn’t seem like it’s going to have much gravitas other than taking minutes [at public meetings],” Barber said. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

River Forest fire chief stepping down after 13 years

“I’m fortunate to have had this job. There are tremendous people in the village, in the community and I’ve forged great relationships here. It’s been an amazing journey.”

Eggert will remain as a consultant through 2019 By DEBORAH KADIN Contributing Reporter

Jim Eggert will step down this summer after 13 years as chief of the River Forest Fire Department, but he’ll remain on a consulting basis to mentor his replacement, finish projects and serve as the department’s institutional memory. As part of the responsibilities spelled out in a post-employment agreement approved unanimously by the River Forest Board of Trustees on April 24, Eggert will continue to provide Deputy Chief Kurt Bohlmann guidance in the areas of budgeting and human resources and other departmental operations and concerns after he becomes chief sometime this summer. Eggert said he has been mentoring Bohlmann, a career firefighter with more than 20 years with the department, for about a year. Eggert also will handle the post-delivery tasks for a new fire truck and provide some assistance with the West Suburban Consolidated Dispatch Center, which serves River Forest, Oak Park, Elmwood Park and Park Ridge. Forest Park will soon join the agency as well. The 62-year-old Eggert, who has served as River Forest fire chief since 2004, will do 40 hours of in-person work annually and unlimited telephone conversations through December 2019. In exchange, the village will pay for Eggert’s medical insurance and his wife’s Medicare supplement. He will not get sick leave or a departmental pension; he did not apply for a departmental pension, Village Administrator Eric Palm said. Cost of the agreement over the two-and-a-half years is estimated at $25,000, Palm said. “I love this work, and I’m happy with this place,” Eggert said. “[The agreement] shows that they value my knowledge and experience, help and leadership.” It would be important for the department and the village to have access to his experience and his wealth of knowl-

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Retiring River Forest Fire Chief

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River Forest Fire Chief Jim Eggert edge, Palm said. “If it were up to me, we’d keep him on,” Palm said in an interview before the April 24 board meeting. “It’s gracious of him to remain active as it relates to having access to him and the ability to use his institutional knowledge.” The contract will allow Bohlmann to transition effectively into his new role and give him the time to also manage both roles while he also delegates the authority of the deputy

chief ’s position to the lieutenants, Village President Catherine Adduci said. Bohlmann’s current job will be eliminated in next year’s budget as a cost-cutting measure, saving the village an estimated $150,000. Discussions about cutting the deputy chief ’s job and Eggert’s retirement were going on simultaneously, Adduci said. Eggert has been a firefighter his entire adult life. The son and brother of firefighters, the Hinsdale native worked a little more than six years for the department in his hometown and went to the Tri-State Fire Protection District in 1978. He rose in the ranks during his 26-year career there, serving as chief for about 10 years until his retirement in 2004. He gets a pension from that district. Tri-State serves Darien, Burr Ridge, Willowbrook, Willow Springs and unincorporated DuPage County. The 62-year-old Eggert said he still is working out the date he will retire. He said he originally intended to step down in the summer of 2016, but the village realized that wouldn’t work because another deputy chief, Bob Nortire, a 31-year veteran with the department, intended to retire as well; a lot of institutional memory going at the same time would be a challenge. So, the village and Eggert decided to begin working out a way for the department to keep him on. “I’m fortunate to have had this job,” Eggert said. “There are tremendous people in the village, in the community and I’ve forged great relationships here. It’s been an amazing journey.” River Forest has a 22-member fire department with 18 firefighters, a chief, deputy chief, fire marshal and a lieutenant to coordinate departmental training.

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Meeting set to discuss Mills Park’s future

Residents invited to share thoughts about the present and future By MARTY FARMER Staff Reporter

A community meeting to revisit the site plan and also discuss additional improvements to Mills Park will be held on Wednesday, May 3 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Pleasant Home/Mills Park, 217 S. Home Ave. With input from the community, the Mills Park initial site plan was developed in 2008 by the landscape architecture, urban design and planning firm Altamanu. Four years later, almost all of the proposed improvements to the park were completed by Altamanu working in conjunction with the Park District of Oak Park and George’s Landscaping as overseers of the project. The 2012 upgrades included four new entrances on the east, west, north and south sides of the park, a looped interior path system with five interpretive signs, a children’s nature discovery area, a seat wall along the Marion Street entrance. Additionally, the park district planted more than 100 new trees and installed new park lights.

“The only exception [in the 2012 improvements] is the pavilion directly west of Pleasant Home which was a contractual agreement being considered at the time between the Pleasant Home Foundation, the park district and a private vendor,” said Diane Stanke, the park district’s director of marketing and customer service. “This agreement never came to fruition and is not being considered any longer.” The total cost of the 2012 Mills Park upgrades was $873,000. According to Stanke, there are no funds currently allocated for improvements to Mills Park in the park district’s five-year capital improvement plan. However, the plan is reviewed and updated annually. “The majority of improvements identified in the initial site plan have been completed,” Stanke said. “At the upcoming community meeting, the 2008 site plan will be reviewed as well as the completed park improvements. We will also open the floor for future park enhancements.” For residents unable to attend the community meeting, they can review the meeting presentation, which will be posted the day after the meeting, on May 4, on the park district’s planning page at www.pdop.org/ about/park-planning-projects. Residents can also send suggestions for park improvements to Stanke via email at

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A rendering of the 2012 plan for Mills Park. diane.stanke@pdop.org. “Community input is critical in planning for the future of our parks,” Stanke said. “The ideas gathered from this upcoming

community meeting will be utilized in developing a plan for the future improvements at Mills Park. We look forward to hearing a variety of ideas from our residents.”

Experience the Nineteenth Always Welcoming and Open

Monday, May 1 – 1:15 Jazz and Gospel – Electric! – Soprano Libby Harrison If Jazz is America’s past connecting us to our earlier selves, then Libby Harrison brings it to life! Experience a truly electrifying performance of music that laid the foundation for American popular music today.

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Sunday, May 7 – 3:30 MUSICAL TAPAS then…. TAPAS! An exciting and eclectic program of music and food from around the world. Sara Su Jones, award winning violinist and her partner Dennis Moore, pianist and long-time WFMT radio host perform. Enjoy a tapas buffet and meet the artists following the program. Cash bar. Advance ticket price $30; at the door $35; students $20 A Saving the Steinways event.

Monday, May 8 – 12:00 Scholarship Benefit Luncheon and Program Elizabeth Berg – Under the Hat New York Times best-selling author and Oak Park resident Elizabeth Berg will read from her delightful new novel, TRULUV and talk about the secret life of writers. An engaging and interactive program, Elizabeth will show you how she pulls ideas out of a hat. Wear an outrageous chapeau in honor of Derby Day and you could win a signed book! $50, reservations required.

Monday, May 15 – 7:00 English Country Dancing Open to all, no experience needed. All dances are taught and called. Tim Macdonald, David Douglass and Jeremy Ward will provide live music. Douglass is Co-Director of the Newberry Consort and Founder of The King’s Noyse, whose repertoire is based primarily on dance books like John Playford’s The Dancing Master. The program will include Playford dances. Suggested donation $15 adults 19-64, $10 seniors and students 18 and under.

Sunday, May 21 – 3:00 Free Readers – Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Chekhov is alive and well in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where adult sibling Vanya and Sonia reside in their old family home. When their movie star sister Masha arrives unexpectedly with young Spike, the family is launched into a rollicking weekend of one-upmanship, exposed nerves and a lot of broken mugs. A laugh-out-loud comedy. www.freereaders.com For complete program descriptions, please visit www.nineteenthcentury.org $10 suggested program donation; lunch offered at noon on Mondays.$20, reservations required.

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Wednesday Journal, April 26, 2017

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Mel Wilson helped make Oak Park more open-minded Co-founder of OPALGA brought lesbian and gay community to prominence

They began reaching out to government groups, she said, such as the police department and community organizations. During the local Oak Park municipal election in 1989, the group worked to get candidates to declare a position on gay and lesbian issues. “He played off the VMA [Village Manager By THOMAS VOGEL Association] slate and the Common Sense Contributing Reporter slate and got them to compete to ensure Mel Wilson, an Oak Park resident for over that gay and lesbian issues were included,” four decades and pioneering leader in the Linsk recalled. The group successfully lobbied the village village’s lesbian and community, died on April 20, 2017 after several months in hos- to include anti-discrimination language in its Human Rights Ordinance and urged the pice care. The 74-year-old Wilson was a founding village board to create a Domestic Partnermember of the Oak Park Area Lesbian and ship Registry for same-sex couples in Oak Gay Association (OPALGA), a community ad- Park. Testifying at public hearings vocacy group established in 1989. forced some OPALGA members “He really brought gay and lesto reveal details about their lives bian issues to everyone’s attenthat up until that point had been tion,” said Nathan Linsk, Wilson’s private. It caused a backlash husband and OPALGA co-founder. from more conservative mem“His impact was profound.” bers of the Oak Park community. Born in Wichita, Kansas on “It got pretty ugly at times. It July 9, 1942, Wilson eventually was difficult,” Levin said. “Mel moved to California. He studied was someone others could talk to at the Illinois Institute of Techabout the risks and how to negonology (IIT) and graduated with tiate them.” a bachelor’s degree in 1965, then MEL WILSON Wilson chaired the Parent served in the Peace Corps in TuHuman Relations Committee at nisia from 1965 to 1968. He went on to work at the Chicago architecture firm OPRF High School for a few years, where his Skidmore Owings & Merrill and at the office son was a student. He also served on the Oak of famed modernist architect Ludwig Mies Park Design Commission and was a board van der Rohe. He worked at Fujikawa Con- member at Community Response, a local AIDS organization. terato Lohan (FCL) Associates until 1984. Angelika Kuehn, local attorney and longWilson moved to Oak Park in 1977 with his then-wife, Esther Parada, and his son, time Oak Parker, founded Community ReAdam. In 1983, Wilson met Linsk, a UIC sponse in the late 1980s. She met Wilson through Linsk, whom she was recruiting to professor of social work, at a meeting of the Chicago Gay and Married Men’s Asso- serve on the organization’s board of direcciation. Both were married to women at the tors because of his academic expertise in time but had recently come out. They soon AIDS- and HIV-related issues. She remembered Wilson’s gentle sense of developed a relationship. “The group we were in was extremely humor and ability to contextualize his adcloseted. At one meeting, he talked about vocacy work, drawing on his own personal how we had to do something, do some advo- experiences as well as history. “Mel is an example of the kinds of precacy,” Linsk recalled. “I looked at him and cious people we have in this community said that’s the man I want to be with.” who might be soft-spoken and self-effacing Linsk joined Wilson in Oak Park in 1985. In 1989, Wilson and Linsk, along with the but are so valuable in developing this tapeslate Bryan Findlay, founded OPALGA in try,” Kuehn said. Betsy Davis, a longtime friend, recalled the living room of their Humphrey Avenue apartment. Rebekah Levin attended the Wilson’s impact in an email to Wednesday founding meeting and eventually co-chaired Journal. “Mel Wilson — a truly quiet, modest, unOPALGA with Wilson. The pair wanted Levin, who was heavily assuming man — literally put his life on the involved with Lavender Bouquet, a social line … to encourage young people who were support group for Chicago-area lesbians, to questioning their own sexual identity. It was a scary time, thankfully now fading from be involved with the nascent group. “There was a lot of work to be done to help memory, I think. But of course it shouldn’t people understand who we were,” Levin re- be forgotten in the light of the huge strides called. “Mel was a gem of a person with whom made by this movement,” Davis wrote. Another friend, Betsy Ritzman, met Wilto do this. He was a delight to work with.”

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Rachmaninoff’s Presented by Heritage Chorale and the Motet Choir of the University of Chicago Presented by Heritage

Chorale and the Saturday, April 29,Motet 2017 • 7:30 pm

Choir of theGrace University Episcopal Church of Chicago 924 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois

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The 80 voices of Heritage Chorale the Motet Choir Graceand Lutheran Church of the University of Chicago, led by James Kallembach, 7300 W. Division St., River Forest present one of the most stirring pieces in the choral repertoire, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil. The in 801915, voices of Heritage andthe the Composed the work consists Chorale of texts from Motet Choir of the University of Chicago, Russian Orthodox Vespers, Matins, and First Hour led by James Kallembach, present one of the liturgies set in three- to eight-part harmonies andmost sung without accompaniment. stirring pieces in the choral repertoire, Sergei

Rachmaninoff’s All-Night Vigil.

Heritage Chorale is partially funded by the Oak Park Area Arts Council, in partnership with the Village of Oak Park, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

son in the early 1990s when she became in- impact on the suburb is significant. “Without Mel and Nathan, it could have volved in OPALGA. “You think about Mel as pretty much been many years before Oak Park developed Heritage Chorale isguy,” partially fundedthe by the awareness Oak Park Area Arts Council, in partnership with the Village of to work of, and willingness a warm, loving, funny and quiet Oak Park, the Illinois Arts Council Agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Ritzman said, “but for a quiet guy, he was with, the queer community that it did and never afraid to step up and make known put Oak Park on the map as a welcoming what he believed in. He was a very articu- community.” Wilson also worked at the Windy City late activist.” And his perspective helped widen Oak Times as a proofreader, typesetter and writer in the 1980s and ’90s. He later taught Park’s. “We really benefit from people who have at IIT and the Art Institute of Chicago and that broad perspective, who are committed also served on the Frank Lloyd Wright Presto the community they live in but have been ervation Trust from 2000 to 2010. Wilson and around the world a few times, have been in Linsk married in 2010 in Washington D.C. In addition to Linsk, Mel Wilson is sura culture where they aren’t the majority,” vived by his son Adam, his step-daughter Ritzman said. For Levin, who grew up in Oak Park and Charna Linsk, and his brothers Darrell Wilthen returned in 1989, Wilson and Linsk’s son and Loren Wilson.

Wednesday Journal, April 26, 2017

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White wins battle of write-ins for River Forest clerk

Unofficially, the winner captured 76% of votes cast

ing petitions before the December 2016 deadline. Overall, 20.85 percent of registered voters (1,673 ballots) in River Forest cast ballots on April 4. Results will be certified on Tuesday, April By DEBORAH KADIN 25. On May 8, White will be sworn in to reContributing Reporter place Sharon Halperin as clerk. This was White’s first run for public ofNearly three weeks after the April 4 Confice. In a brief telephone interview, she said solidated Election, the last River Forest conshe had been checking the Cook County test has been decided: write-in candidate Clerk’s Office website to find the results, Kathleen White will be the new but the clerk has not posted any tovillage clerk. tals online for the race to date and Three people submitted their White wasn’t hopeful she would names to the Cook County hear anything before the results Clerk’s Office as write-in candiwere certified. dates. Unofficial totals showed “This is exciting,” said the White, a health paraeducator at 53-year-old White. “I’m ready to go Lyons Township High School, and am looking forward to some received 362 votes, roughly 76 new challenges.” percent of the total. After the election is certified, Calvin Davis, a commodities White said she will reach out to trader who also campaigned to village officials to find how she KATHLEEN WHITE become a park district commiswill prepare for her new position. River Forest Village Clerk sioner, had 114. Laura Chiero“And [I’ll] go from there,” White Perna, who filed to run but desaid. “I’m thankful and appreciacided not to campaign, got one vote. tive and looking forward to the work.” The results of this election were emailed The results of this race took time to come to Wednesday Journal from the Cook Coun- in as the county clerk’s office had to physity Clerk’s Office. cally check ballots to make sure the write-in Just 477 ballots were cast in the clerk’s candidates people had voted for had submitrace, for which no one submitted nominat- ted a declaration of intent with the county

clerk’s office. As of Wednesday, April 19, the day after the deadline to send mail-in ballots, the results of all contests stand as follows:

River Forest Village Board Village President Catherine Adduci won re-election to a second term while running unopposed. For village trustee, four candidates ran for three-four-year terms. Final vote totals showed the winners to be Patty Henek, 1,279 votes (31.73 percent), incumbent Tom Cargie, 1,028 (25.5 percent) and Respicio Vazquez, 1,027 (25.48 percent). Tom Dwyer, another incumbent, finished out of the running with 697 votes (17.29 percent).

River Forest Public Library Two incumbents and one newcomer ran unopposed for three four-year terms on the River Forest Public Library board. Leading the way were the two incumbents, Thomas Smedinghoff, 1,311 votes, and Deborah Hill, 1,146. Newcomer Eleanor A. Long received 1,117. One two-year term also was up for election. Incumbent Kevin Crowell ran unopposed to win re-election. Four people ran for two six-year terms on the River Forest Park District board,

with the seats going to Cheryl Cargie and Lynn Libera, who each received 834 votes, or 30.11 percent. Calvin Davis was third with 620 votes (22.38 percent) and Gerald Dombrowski was fourth with 482 votes (17.4 percent).

River Forest Township Board Supervisor Carla Sloan, Clerk Abby Schmelling and Assessor Pam Kende ran unopposed to win election. Meanwhile five people ran for four fouryear terms as River Forest Township trustee. Holly Economos led the way with 1,045 votes (21.8 percent), followed by Karen Taubman (999, 20.84 percent); incumbent Helene Connolly (977, 20.38 percent); and incumbent Mark Kelty (967, 20.17 percent). Incumbent Anna Romeo (806 votes, 16.81 percent) finished fifth.

River Forest Elementary School District 90 Two incumbents and two newcomers ran unopposed for four four-year terms. Elected to the school board were Anne Gottlieb (1,194 votes), Stacey Williams (1,159), Nicole Thompson (1,083) and Judith Deogracias (1,077).

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At Triton College, school’s out for never

ohn Buteau isn’t even trying. For 17 straight springs, the Riverside resident has enrolled in Triton College’s basic birdwatching course and every year it’s been the same outcome. “I keep failing the class,” he deadpans. In fact, there are no grades in this continuing education course that for decades has been offering an introduction to the migrating birds of spring for Oak Parkarea residents. For the last three years, I’ve joined the group and, like Buteau and most of my classmates, have no plans to graduate. Our teacher, an Elmwood Park resident named Louise Olivo-Kier, is herself a former student in the class. She first enrolled in 1995 -- the course was already well established at that point, she said -- and has been leading the weekly excursions into Chicago-area forest preserves since 2003. Olivo-Kier is great, a natural birder with a keen sense for bird song and seemingly limitless reserves of patience for repeat students who still regularly ask if that’s a robin over there. Yes, it’s a robin. But that’s partly why the class functions as it does. “Have you ever been around a birding group?” Buteau asks, meaning a group of hardcores and fussbudgets, the sort who wear floppy hats and Wellies, use Latin names and say things like, “The tertials are the really reliable field mark for female mountain bluebirds.” “They are just too much pressure,” Buteau says. In our class, there’s no pressure or pretense. We’re just people interested in birds and, through birds, in the natural world -- even one like right here in Cook County that so often goes unseen and unacknowledged. “My goal is for people to appreciate and identify birds and nature, to become aware of all the things that are around them,” Olivo-Kier said, standing in a parking lot at the Skokie Lagoons last Saturday after we ticked off 30 species during a stroll around the preserves. “It’s so urban and the birds are all here.” Highlights from the morning included several dozen yellow-rumped warblers, a half dozen wood ducks, a couple really brilliant goldfinches and a croaking Sandhill Crane that passed right overhead. The birding class is a textbook continuing-ed course, the kind Triton Assistant Dean of Continuing Education Colleen Rockafellow is talking about when she says the school targets “lifelong learners” who, when the course is a hit, keep coming back. Many of these students, across the tens of dozens of continuing ed courses offered in-person and online, are Oak Park and River Forest residents. Oak Park and River Forest High School is the single largest

extension site for Triton continuing ed courses and foreign language, wood carving and woodworking classes offered at the high school are regularly filled to capacity. In all, up to 300 students attend Triton continuing ed classes at OPRF in a given semester. Just a sec for a public education aside ... The current administration in Washington has proposed significant budget cuts to community colleges across the country while at the same time extending a gilded invite to the for-profit college operators (looking at you, Betsy!) to squeeze back up to the student loan hog trough. This sucks for all kinds of reasons -- unless you held on to your DeVry stock -- but not least because community colleges really do offer quality courses at a fraction of what you’d pay for similar instruction in a for-profit school of any kind. Triton music lessons are cheap, their concealed carry course (yes, that too) is cheap and professional, their language courses are cheap, the birdwatching class is a steal and the woodworking course at OPRF is criminally inexpensive considering the quality of instruction and the pro-level tools and machines available to students. Yeah, I enrolled in the woodshop class too. My buddy and I went into this last fall thinking we’d build reproductions of a sweet little rocking chair I rescued from the Brown Elephant a couple years ago. On our first night in class, instructor Jim Messer, who runs the OPRF wood shop as his day job, asked if we had ever built any furniture. When the answer was no, he explained we would not be starting with the rocking chair. “That’s more of a master class,” Messer said and gently steered us to the handsome traditional sawbenches (in maple!) that we are slowly making under his supervision. My buddy is a Northwestern graduate and musician. I have a couple history degrees and worked as a writer for a long time. Neither of us took many shop classes along the way but, man, we are having a good time. And so are our classmates. Marni Beals is building a mid-century bench out of some very sweet walnut. This spring course is her first of any kind with Triton. She learned about it from a neighbor in Maywood and from reading one of the old-fashioned print brochures that arrive in the mail every couple months. Beals said her dad was a woodshop teach-

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Warm Winter Creates Hot Issues The past winter, or lack thereof, was punctuated by warmer than average temperatures and one of the longest snow droughts in Chicago’s meteorological history. For those who despise the winter months, this uncharacteristic weather inspired great praise.

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Brett McNeil hand-planes the maple leg of a sawbench he’s building in the Triton continuing education program’s woodworking class on April 20 at Oak Park and River Forest High School. Projects in the class range from birdhouses to closets doors to simpler furniture forms. er, so she came with some knowledge and skills, but she said it’s been “eye-opening how complicated it is” to make what seems like a simple piece of furniture. “It’s way more complicated than I thought it would be.” There are angles, and more angles, and angles. Beals said she appreciates the approach that Messer has taken with his adult students -- there is no set curriculum and everyone chooses their own project. Messer then serves as advisor and technical guide throughout. “Having access to the knowledge when you get started is invaluable,” she said. Another benefit to pro tools and instruction: “I’ll leave here with all my fingers,” Beals quipped. So far, no one’s lost a finger. A couple of us have even finished a project and moved on to the next one. I’m not sure if I’ll finish the bench this spring but if it doesn’t happen, they’re expanding the woodworking class to two sessions next fall. So there’s plenty of time. Triton’s continuing ed classes can be viewed at triton.edu/ce but the site has its quirks. The CE office is at 708-456-0300, ext. 3500, and the summer continuing ed guide ought to be in local mailboxes in about two weeks. There is still room in the summer birdwatching course, and operators are standing by!

Unfortunately, while the winter may have been mild and much more enjoyable than the norm, there will be lasting effects through this landscape season, particularly in the realm of insects.

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Due to the mortality rates in typical winter months, insect populations for the following season are kept at manageable levels. This season, however, we should expect a much larger presence of insects in the landscape and homeowners will need to keep their eyes peeled for any changes in quality of turf or landscape plantings. Orkin, the major pest-control company, has reported a 30% increase in service calls nationwide, which suggests we will face a difficult season ahead. If you notice any damage, a proper diagnosis and rapid, directed treatment is crucial to mitigating these problems. Should you have any concerns or if you notice any changes in your landscape, please contact the professionals at McAdam Landscaping to assist you with your needs.

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Wednesday Journal, April 26, 2017

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D97 approves $1M for new books

BROOKS MEETING All on edge from page 1 brought a pellet gun into Percy Julian Middle School and showed it to two other students, who took photos of the weapon and posted them online, according to an April 17 letter sent to students and families by Julian Principal Todd T. Fitzgerald. Another incident involved a student who reportedly brought a knife into Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, according to an April 19 letter sent to families and students by District 97 Superintendent Carol Kelley, who added that neither of the weapons-related incidents resulted in injuries. The most serious incident involved a Brooks student who was “involved in an altercation with three other students that caused injuries requiring medical attention,” Kelley said in her letter. At the community meeting held on April 21 inside of the cafeteria at Brooks, district officials repeatedly insisted that they could not reveal any other details about the incidents. The response didn’t sit well with many parents among the standing room-only crowd of at least 250 people. “Why are the punishments from these infractions not made public?” asked one parent. “I want to feel like something is being done. The punishment is also a deterrent. If people know what the punishment is, it deters them from committing the practice.” Brooks Principal LeeAndra Khan said that she is prohibited by state law from giving too much detail into the cases, since the people involved are minors. “We have discipline practices in place that only the students who are receiving the disciplines and their parents should know about, because the minor is protected,” Khan said. Cynthia Ashford-Hollis, a former juvenile attorney who recently ran for the District 97 school board, explained that minors, “more than anyone,” are protected under the law and that district officials are constrained by those laws when attempting to explain the disciplinary incidents to the public. Some parents expressed concerns that the three incidents on April 17 are part of a larger disciplinary pattern at Brooks, one that is exacerbated by lax enforcement of current policies. One parent wanted to know if there is a “zero tolerance” policy at Brooks. The school has a policy “regarding no tolerance for weapons or weapon-like objects in schools,” Khan said, adding that possession “of a weapon or any item that could be used as a weapon may result in a [10-day] suspension.” But the school doesn’t have a zero tolerance policy that applies to the whole spectrum of disciplinary infractions, Khan said. “At Brooks, we’re about the whole child,” she said. “[These students] are 11, 12 and 13. Sometimes, they make poor choices and we’re always helping them make better choices the next time. So, is there a no toler-

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CRISIS MEETING: A standing-room-only crowd of parents and community members gather inside of the cafeteria at Brooks during a meeting that administrators called last Friday in the wake of three student-involved incidents at Oak Park middle schools. ance policy? No, there is not.” “My feeling is if there is tolerance for a student to throw a pencil and walk out of class and get away with it, then there’s a tolerance for a child to be attacked in this school,” the parent responded. “I’m not saying I don’t have sympathy for the children who did this or the child attacked,” she said. “Absolutely I do. I just want to know that it stops at the trivial stuff, so that the big stuff doesn’t happen.” Khan, along with Brooks teachers and some parents, countered the assertion that the three incidents on April 17 are part of a pattern. As of March 31, Khan said, students at Brooks accumulated 13 days of out-of-school suspensions and 28 days of in-school suspensions while students across the district accumulated 13 and 123 days, respectively. Khan said that those out-of-school and inschool suspension rates represents less than 3 percent of the student population at Brooks. According to school data Khan presented, there were 48 incidents of physical aggression, 56 incidents of disruption and 28 incidents of profanity reported this year by Brooks teachers. Combined, those types of incidents represent roughly half of incidents reported by teachers this year. Khan said that school officials have tried to limit the amount of out-of-school suspensions handed out to students, particularly in light of Senate Bill 100, a state law, which prohibits zero tolerance policies and requires schools to implement less punitive forms of discipline in place of traditional measures, such as expulsions and out-ofschool suspensions. “The goal of SB 100 is to limit the amount of time students spend out of school,” Khan said. “Our goal is that when students find themselves making poor choices, we can help them make better ones in the future in a way that keeps them inside of the school building.” Khan said that Brooks officials have also made changes to how students are monitored within the building. She said that there will be more adult supervision in hallways and a larger adult presence during dismissals. In addition, Brooks said, the school will implement a “No Fly” list, designed to moni-

tor students who need additional time and resources when “they’re going from space to space.” In her letter, Kelley said that she will meet with her “administrative team, the district’s safety team, the police department and other community organizations in the days ahead to discuss a variety of safetyrelated issues (e.g., security practices, procedures and protocols, supports for the victims of these types of incidents, etc.), and begin to identify solutions that will help us advance our vision of creating positive learning environments for all students that are equitable, inclusive and focused on the whole child.” Kelley added that the district will put out a call for volunteers who may be interested in serving on the district’s parent-teacher advisory committee, “which is charged, among other things, with reviewing/revising the guidelines associated with the district’s student behavior policy.” Many parents, however, were still not satisfied with the district’s explanation and some criticized what they considered to be the district’s late response in notifying them about the three Monday incidents. Kelley later apologized for the “delayed communication” and Khan explained that she didn’t immediately respond because she was processing how the fallout from the incidents would affect the students involved in them. At times, the collective anxiety in the room resulted in heated confrontations between some parents and Khan, who at one point chastised the roomful of adults for being disruptive. “I think we all have to be mindful and respectful of the fact that children come from different backgrounds,” said one parent. “They come from different economic, social, racial and cultural backgrounds … This should not be a reactionary meeting,” she said. “This should be a constant dialogue … or nothing is going to change. This is not the principal’s sole responsibility. We have to partner with the schools.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

At an April 11 regular meeting, the Oak Park Elementary School District 97 board unanimously authorized the purchase of books for classroom libraries in grades K through five not to exceed $966,151. The board approved a much smaller purchase of a complementary K-5 reading curriculum in an amount not to exceed $54,237. Those price tags aren’t set in stone and could drop once district officials take inventory of the books that are currently in K-5 classrooms and take stock of how partnerships with entities like the Oak Park Public Library could be leveraged for further cost-savings. “We’re trying to help the texts give students a mirror to themselves,” said District 97 Superintendent Carol Kelley at the April 11 meeting. District officials said that, based on an inventory of three classroom libraries, the current stock of reading materials available to District 97 elementary students is outdated and isn’t culturally responsive. “We just launched nonfiction book clubs,” said Steve Perkins, a second-grade teacher at Hatch Elementary School. “I literally had to go to the Oak Park Public Library to check out 90 percent of units, because I just don’t have enough quality nonfiction books across multiple topics to keep kids engaged over four weeks.” District officials estimated that the last “refresh” in K-5 classroom reading materials was at least 10 years ago. However, many school board members were concerned that the timing of the big-ticket purchase could send a negative signal to residents, who just voted in favor of two large referenda. District 97 board President James Gates said the purchase of the reading materials had been in the works for a long time, but that the district should nonetheless “blast out to the broadest segment of the community” the rationale for the purchase and its final expense. District officials said that the $1.1 million price tag for the books and reading curriculum is lower than a quote they obtained from another company that was around $1.5 million. Gates said that the district’s new Committee for Community Engagement should explain “why we’re spending this and how we’re using it,” among other questions that taxpayers may have. District officials are expected to present to the board the results of their inventory and a final purchase price sometime in June. The new books should be on the shelves by the start of the 2017-18 school year.

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Two Brothers restaurant to replace Marion St. Cheese Market Owner plans May opening for new location By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

his property with its architecturally award-winning atrium, provides seniors and persons with disabilities with parking, library, laundry room, wellness center and other conveniences. A service coordinator is on staff to assist tenants who may need additional services. The units are studio and one bedroom, each with electric appliances, tile bath, and wall to wall carpeting. Modern fire and safety systems are installed in each apartment and common areas of the building. There are 8 accessible one bedroom units for the mobility impaired. The Oaks is owned and operated by the Oak Park Residence Corporation and is funded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development through the 202/section 8 Program. Residents pay approximately 30% of their monthly income for rent. For additional information, please visit our web site at www.oakparkha.org or contact us at 708-386-5812.

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Two Brothers Brewing Co. is expected to open its new restaurant at the former site of the Marion Street Cheese Market, 100 S. Marion St., next month, according to coowner Jason Ebel. Ebel announced the goal to open next month at the Oak Park Board of Trustees meeting where the board approved a liquor license for the establishment. The Warrenville-based operation will not be a brewery, however, Ebel said. While it will feature Two Brothers products, the restaurant will also carry beers by other brewers, he said. “We’ll be doing mostly upscale pub food,” Ebel told the board. “Everything that we do is all from scratch. We make all of our own dressings, sauces, organic foods. And we locally source products as much as possible.” He said the quick turnaround on opening the doors is due in part to the space, but Two Brothers will be doing minor renovations on the space to make room for a café at the location.

Two Brothers takes the place of locally owned Marion Street Cheese Market, which closed in September 2016. The cheese market had previously spent roughly $500,000 rehabbing and creating a new marketing strategy for Marion Street Cheese. Two Brothers is not the only new eatery coming to the area with an emphasis on beer. Wild Onion Brewery is renovating the building at 1111-1113 South Blvd. for a restaurant and brewpub, which is expected to open later this year. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

Housing Center marks 45th year with fundraiser

Oak Park institution hopes to raise $45,000 in May By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

In 1972, around two dozen people crowded into Bobbie Raymond’s Grove Avenue living room in order to think of ways to handle problems, like “white flight” and racial redlining, which plagued neighboring Austin and appeared to be heading straight to Oak Park. Forty-five years later, the Oak Park Regional Housing Center, the entity that resulted from that conversation, and from Raymond’s master’s thesis, is celebrating its longevity with a special fundraiser “to help us continue our important work for decades to come,” according to an email the organization released earlier this month. Throughout May, the Housing Center, located at 1041 South Blvd., will try to raise

$45,000, or $1,000 for each year it’s been in existence so far. “Donors will be able to ‘Buy a Year’ (or month or week) of the 45 years of our existence,” the statement read. “For a donation of $1,000, givers can celebrate a specific year and tell us why they chose it. A gift of $500 celebrates a six-month period, $80 a month, and $20 a week in an important time period in the donor’s life, or in the life of our integration work.” The Housing Center is also distributing “Hate Has No Home Here” yard signs for residents to signify their support for diversity and inclusion in Oak Park. Interested community members can buy the signs at the Housing Center offices. For more information on the “Buy a Year” campaign, or to donate, community members can visit http://www.oprhc.org/ donate/. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Metra, Union Pacific railroad project starts soon

Third track being added to elevated line in River Forest By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Metra and Union Pacific officials joined with elected officials from local, county and state governments in nearby Maywood on April 21 to break ground on a $100 million project to install a third track and other safety enhancements along the West Line between River Forest and Melrose Park. The track will eliminate “two critical bottlenecks along the UP West Line that can be the source of delays for both freight and commuter trains,” according to a joint statement released by Metra and Union Pacific officials. “The project will add nearly eight miles of third track in the only two remaining segments between Elburn and Chicago,” officials said. Construction of the first 1.8-mile section between River Forest and 25th Avenue in Melrose Park will start sometime in June and is expected to last for 12 months. During that time, officials said, there won’t be any service disruptions. “We’ll establish schedules to work around [regular service],” said Bruce M. Marcheschi, Metra’s chief engineering officer. “We’ll

start after the rush hour and quit before the rush hour, so we’ll be working between it. And we’ll work with our dispatchers to make sure we don’t disrupt traffic.” Funding for the $100 million project will be paid by Union Pacific and Metra. Most of the third track will be built on land owned by Union Pacific, officials said. Donald Orseno, Metra’s executive director and CEO, said that the third track will reduce commuter and freight train delays. Orseno said that company surveys show that delays are the most common complaint among riders. Approximately 400 riders a day utilize the River Forest Metra station. According to Metra and UP officials, the project will also enhance overall safety along the tracks, eliminate commuter curfews for freight trains, decrease the number freight trains that idle on the tracks and reduce the amount of time motorists must wait at grade crossings. “The Metra Union Pacific West Line (UPW) is one of the busiest rail lines in the nation,” stated officials with Metra and Union Pacific. “More than 50 freight trains and 60 Metra trains carrying nearly 30,000 passengers share the line each day.” The construction of a third track will also include the installation of an upgraded rail signal system and new crossovers “so trains can switch tracks,” according to officials.

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“This has been a long time coming,” said Lance M. Fritz, Union Pacific Railroad’s chairman, president and CEO. “We’ve been working on this project for about 12 years.” Illinois Secretary of Transportation Randall S. Blankenhorn said that the collaboration between Metra and UP represents the future of transportation investment. “When we think about investing in transportation, this is the kind of project that we need to be thinking about,” Blankenhorn said. “This is how things are going to get done in the future. It’s not going to be IDOT by themselves or IDOT with one partner,” he added. “It’s going to be multiple partners

coming together, finding solutions and finding funding.” Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, who last August oversaw the adoption of the county’s first long-range transportation plan in 70 years, lauded Union Pacific and Metra’s partnership and commitment “to not only support freight rail but also to engage in projects that benefit passenger rail.” She said that transit and multi-nodal transportation ranked first and freight ranked second among the plan’s priorities. “So this plan hits those two priorities,” Preckwinkle said.

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BEVERAGES ALLOWED? Festival Theatre attendees frequently imbibe before the Bard begins.

FESTIVAL THEATRE The wine’s the thing from page 1 mended by the village’s volunteer Liquor Control Review Board. But the village staff recommended rejecting the license and went further to propose a much stronger version of the license that would charge $1,000 and would hold the village harmless against lawsuits if an incident occurs. The village’s proposal, which it doesn’t recommend passing, also would require park district employees at the events to take liquor server – also known as BASSET certification – training, and the park district also would have to buy special insurance for the events. Park district attorney Mark Burkland told trustees that the license would give the park district better control over regulating alcohol consumption in the park. “One of the issues is that the police officers don’t like going into a park where the only solution is you can’t drink here because it’s a 40-year tradition,” he said. “Now they can drink and police officers will feel comfortable if they need to come saying you’re allowed to have alcohol but there are rules for you using it,” Burkland said. “So we think it’s safer to actually license it.” Village Trustee Andrea Button-Ott said she supported the proposal because allowing people to drink despite the law could be a bigger problem for the village down the road. “Every time the Festival Theater allows BYO and any time people bring a bottle of wine, they are breaking the law,” she said. “To me, that seems like a higher liability to the village to not have the law on the books than to just ignore it and pretend it’s not happening because if someone, for example, were to get hurt and they came back and wanted to sue the village because we weren’t enforcing liquor laws, they would be

right because we are not enforcing the laws that are currently in place.” Ambrose said he was opposed to the liquor license because police did not have the resources to enforce such a license. “Secondly, the concern is that the police department may not be able to provide proper enforcement as well due to Austin Gardens being an open outdoor area, and the personnel present at the park may not be able to determine who is bringing alcoholic beverages into the park when the BYO is permitted.” Vicki Scaman, outgoing chair of the Liquor Control Review Board [LCRB] who recently was elected village clerk, told the board that she was disappointed by the village’s recommendation that runs counter to the LCRB’s, noting that the ordinance proposed by the village did not reflect the conversation that took place by her panel. “[The proposed ordinance] gives [the park district] the power to enforce the law at other times in other parks throughout the community where there might be an underage drinking problem,” she said. “If they can enforce it or say this is legal during Festival Theater and Festival Theater only, then when they see adults at a T-ball with their Solo cups … they then have a stronger authority to go and say, ‘No’ and enforce it. “That is everything that the Park District is about. The Park District is about following the rules and that’s why this has even come to us in the first place, otherwise we would never even be talking about it,” Scaman said. Trustee James Taglia said he supported the recommendation of Police Chief Ambrose and requested more information about what kind of resources police would need to monitor the event. The proposal was tabled to give Burkland time to work out the differences between the park district’s version of the legislation and the village’s. The issue is expected to be revisited at the village’s next regular meeting. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

Three men robbed an Aurora resident in the 100 block of South Harlem Avenue at 3:43 a.m. on April 16, stealing the victim’s Samsung phone and wallet. The three men were last seen headed eastbound on South Boulevard. The first offender was described as a black male, 20-25 years old, with a thin build, 5 feet 6 inches tall and wearing a red hoodie cinched over his face. The second offender was described as a black male, 6 feet tall with a medium, stocky build and wearing a black Adidas track suit with white stripes on the legs and an Adidas hat. Police did not provide a detailed description of the third offender. The estimated loss was $350.

Theft ■ An iPhone was stolen from a playground in the 500 block of South Ridgeland Avenue at 3:10 p.m. on April 14. The estimated loss was $600. ■ A package containing an Acer laptop computer was stolen from the front of a building in the 100 block of Harrison Street sometime between 1:48 p.m. on April 10 and 5:30 p.m. on April 12. The estimated loss was $770. ■ A Maywood resident’s black AT&T cell phone, which was plugged into a wall, was stolen in the 800 block of Lake Street sometime between 1:45 and 2:45 p.m. on April 17. ■ The wheels and seat were stolen from a Jamis bicycle that was locked to a banister in the 200 block of Flournoy Street sometime between 1 and 7 a.m. on April 17. The estimated loss was $300.

luggage rack. The estimated loss was $800. ■ A garage was burglarized in the 200 block of South Taylor Avenue sometime between 10:30 p.m. on April 15 and 6 a.m. on April 16. The offender entered the garage and stole a Craftsman lawn mower, Ryobi leaf blower and an unknown brand leaf blower. The estimated loss was $340.

Criminal trespass to motor vehicle ■ A 60-year-old Chicago man was taken into custody in the 400 block of South Lombard at 11:18 p.m. on April 17 after he was found lying inside a vehicle he did not own.

These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports, April 14-18, 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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Theft of motor vehicle ■ A Melrose Park resident’s white Dodge Grand Caravan was stolen from the 100 block of South Maple Avenue sometime between 4:15 and 10:39 p.m. on April 14. ■ The vehicle later was recovered at 5:30 a.m. on April 15 by the Skokie Police Department at the 7300 block of Niles Center Road in Skokie. Police report that a man is “in custody.” ■ A Berkeley resident’s burgundy 2000 Buick Century, which was left unlocked and running on the street, was stolen from the 1000 block of North Humphrey Avenue at 6:48 p.m. on April 17. The thief was last seen driving away northbound on Humphrey. The estimated loss was $2,000.

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garage was burglarized in the 100 block of South Marion Street sometime between 7:30 p.m. on April 14 and 4 p.m. on April 15. Once inside, the offender cut a cable lock and stole a red Jamis mountain bike that included horns, black bags and a

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A FITTING CELEBRATION: The production of ‘Lion King Jr.’ features exuberant costumes and masks, matching the mood of BRAVO’s cast members. The drama organization is feeling exhilarated that it’s still funded.

BRAVO celebrates new lease on life with ‘Lion King’

Performance comes weeks after organization faced chopping block By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

When Academy Award-winning songwriters Benj Pasek and Justin Paul learned that District 97’s BRAVO! Performing Arts Center possibly faced the chopping block unless voters approved a $13.3 million operating referendum (which was on the ballot alongside a $57.5 million capital referendum), they took some time out of their busy schedules and created a YouTube video called #SAVEBRAVO. “We’re reaching out and just want to say ‘Hi’ and show our support for the BRAVO program,” said Paul. “We think they’re incredible and the work they do is vital.” Pasek said that BRAVO is the “most sophisticated middle school program that I think I’ve ever seen. The level their teachers demand of these kids is the highest I’ve seen in any of the work we’ve done around the world.” That’s high praise, indeed, considering that Pasek and Paul are still basking in the glow of an Oscar. At this year’s Academy Awards,

the pair won Best Original Song for “City of Stars,” which was featured in the movie La La Land. The two taught a master class for students in the BRAVO program in 2014. Now that both referenda have passed, BRAVO is planning a major celebration for the stage. From April 28 to May 14, D97 students will put on 10 performances of Lion King, Jr., at Brooks Middle School, 325 S. Kenilworth Ave. According to a statement released by BRAVO earlier this month, students were rehearsing for the play under a cloud of uncertainty, in the run-up to the April 4 election. The exhilaration is palpable, with BRAVO officials calling the 10-day stretch of performances a “post-referenda celebration” — replete with “soaring handmade puppets, intricate masks, and ginormous crafted animals created by puppet-maker Mark Saltzman, who previous performed with Jim Henson’s preschool show Bear in the Big Blue House before developing his own puppet-making craft.” “This will be a glorious celebration of the performing arts and the power of arts education,” the statement read. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit bravoperformingarts.org. You can also email bravo@op97.org or call 708-5245621. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Lee Watts (top) and Mike Appleby (middle) and Rowen Glusman (bottom) sit to have their heads shaved during the St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser outside Nando’s PeriPeri restaurant in downtown Oak Park on April 21. St. Baldrick’s is a charity that raises funds for pediatric cancer research, and people who had their heads shaved solicited sponsors to contribute to the cause. The restaurant also agreed to contribute 40 percent of its sales from 4 to 11 p.m. on April 21 to the charity.

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New to Wright Plus: The Mayo on this year’s tour buffet Sorry, we couldn’t resist By LACEY SIKORA

n the early days of Oak Park’s existence, homes were few and far between, and an oak forest grew in the area that is now home to many of the village’s architecturally significant homes. Carved out of that oak forest, Elizabeth Court is one of the only Oak Park streets that does not conform to the grid pattern of straight lines (but not narrow minds). Today, the curved street between Forest and Kenilworth avenues remains one of Oak Park’s hidden secrets. In 1875, George Mayo purchased lot three on the north side of Elizabeth Court from James Scoville for $3,200 and constructed a brick, Italianate-style house that may be the oldest brick home in the village. This spring, for the first time, the owners have agreed to open their home to the public during Wright Plus 150, taking place on Saturday, May 20. The current owners and Wright Plus researcher Alma Koppedraijer offered this early preview of a home with an interesting history. See MAYO HOUSE on page 21

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OAK PARK. MIXED USE BLDG. 1st flr: lrg commer- and full basement. 3 BRs, 2½ BAs. Great location. WESTMONT. CLASSIC STORE FRONT/walk cial spc – approx. 3000SF. 2 apts on 2nd flr: 3BR, 1BA x ..................................................................... $359,000 in office on busy street. 2 blocks from Metra train. /1BR, 1BA. 2-car gar. 1st flr handicapped access. Call for RIVER FOREST more info. .........................................................$350,000 ELMWOOD PARK. ONE STOP SHOP! Gorgeous In-suite restrooms and kitchen. Great exposure. OUTSTANDING BUURMA HOME. 6BRs, 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom in fabulous location. OAK PARK 3.2BAs. Designer kitchen & family rm. Finished basex .....................................................................$239,000 ..........................................................................$1,525/mo CONDOS/TOWNHOUSES ment. Beautiful park-like lot. x .................$1,445,000 DESIGN SHOWROOM OPEN SUNDAY • 12-2PM REDUCED! MID-CENTURY MODERN RANCH SUNNY AND SPACIOUS vintage condo with 2 Located at 139 S. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park w/open floor plan on a large lot. 3 BRs, 2.2BAs. WBFP. bedrooms, 2 full baths, and laundry in-unit. ONLY 2 A New Standard of Luxury in Oak Park. x ......................................................................$179,000 MBR suite. 1st floor laundry. C/A. Attached garage. LEFT! • 11 spacious, deluxe residences x .....................................................................$565,000 WELL-LOCATED STUDIO features hdwd flrs, new • Close to vibrant downtown Oak Park LIVE IN STYLE & COMFORT! Gorgeous Dutch SS fridge and portable washer. Murphy’s bed..$68,000 • 3 bedroom units Colonial has 3BRs, 2 enclosed porches, 3-car garage, • 2 indoor parking spaces RIVER FOREST • 1808-2969 sq. ft. units updated kitchen & BAs. A perfect 10! x ...... $579,900

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UPGRADES: A view of the leaded glass windows at the George Mayo House, which were a later addition.

MAYO HOUSE from page 21

Architectural styles Like many of Oak Park’s historic homes, 5 Elizabeth Court has undergone some significant changes in its more than 100-year existence. There is no known architect for the home, and Koppedraijer surmises the home was built using pattern books. “Many people have no notion of that industry, but it was thriving at the time George Mayo built his house,” she said. “There were numerous books builders could turn to.” As originally constructed, Koppedraijer said, the house was minimally Italianate, pointing out the home’s lack of brackets and the simple ornamental detail on the elongated windows. After living in the home with his wife and daughters, Mayo sold the house in 1891. The fourth owner, Frederick Macnish, purchased the home in 1902 and permits filed in 1907, as well as the 1908 Sanborn map, show his renovations to the home. Macnish added Tudor-style elements to the home, enlarged a bathroom, altered the windows, and constructed a rear frame addition. At this time, leaded-glass windows with a floral theme were installed throughout the house, and two tall, glass-fronted sideboards were added to the dining room. Koppedraijer writes in her research that there was no architect associated with the 1907 remodel, though some have suggested it could be E.E. Roberts because “the entry porch is evocative of the muscular style of E.E. Roberts, who was also known to use Tudor-style decorative timbering elements and shal-

low projecting bays, as seen on the east elevation of the Mayo House.” Calling it “tempting speculation,” Koppedraijer said she can find nothing to substantiate the rumor that Roberts was involved in the remodel. Further significant remodeling did not take place until the 1960s when the owners remodeled the kitchen. After living in the home for 50 years, these owners sold the home to the current owners in 2014. The current owners rehabbed the house and changed the function of a few rooms. The 1960s-era kitchen was refashioned as a family room, the former dining room became the kitchen, and one of the home’s parlors was reimagined as a dining room.

Personal history For many who tour area homes on Wright Plus, the history of the former occupants of the houses are as big a draw as the architecture of the homes. Koppedraijer acknowledged that researching a house and the past occupants of a home that has never been on the walk is more difficult than delving into a home that has been on the walk before.

PHOTOS BY WILLIAM CAMARGO/Staff Photographer

SNEAK PEEK: A preview of the fireplace (top), living room (bottom left), and kitchen (bottom right) which will appear on the Wright Plus walk this year, May 20. “It is more challenging and, because it’s such an early home in the history of Oak Park, the documentation is more difficult. I’ve been in touch with Mayo’s family, and they don’t know more than I do.” In spite of the difficulty in unearthing information, Koppedraijer was able to discover many interesting anecdotes about former inhabitants of the Mayo House. Mayo himself at times listed his occupation as a distributer of farm equipment and as a piano tuner. His wife, Elizabeth

Capron, was the daughter of Horace Capron, who was involved in largescale farming in Illinois, served as Commissioner of Agriculture under President Andrew Johnson, and introduced grain farming to Japan, leading to the establishment of the Sapporo Beer Company. Koppedraijer believes Capron’s wealth may have played a role in Mayo being able to afford to buy an expensive lot in Oak Park and build his home. After his wife’s death and their daughters’ marriages, Mayo

sold the Elizabeth Court house for $7,000 and in 1892 built a hotel in Oak Park on South Marion Street to house the overflow from the Columbian Exposition world fair. That hotel, the Plaza Lodge, was eventually absorbed into the Carleton Hotel. Mayo’s daughter Addie managed the Plaza Lodge for many years and lived there with her family. The fourth owners of the home, See MAYO HOUSE on page 27

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

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

2 bedroom, 2 bath condo with balcony. Fabulous new renovation.

KATHY & TONY IWERSEN

urrounded by its formal paver side drive and lush lawns, 532 N. Oak Park Avenue sits comfortably in the heart of Oak Park’s Estate Section. Meticulously updated, this home boasts the highest level of amenities and detailed craftsmanship. On the first level, you’ll find a warm, inviting foyer with paneled walls and a classic oak staircase. The living room has a floor-to-ceiling multi-pane leaded glass door, a handcrafted chandelier and massive arched entryways. The adjoining library offers a stately mantled fireplace set within a beautiful paneled wall and flanked by built-in bookcases. Whether cooking for the family or guests, the open kitchen is equipped with high-end appliances, custom cabinets and granite countertops. The adjoining family room is lined with windows and filled with sunlight. On the second level are four bedrooms, including a newly renovated spa-like master suite. The upper level offers a fifth bedroom with vaulted ceilings, skylights and a private bath. At the rear of the lot is a three-car heated garage with a large turnaround area. The fenced yard has a pergola, a huge deck and a paver patio. Other home improvements include zone heat/air, newer AC, updated electric/ plumbing, heated gutters, 31 newer thermal pane windows and MUCH MORE! 532 N. Oak Park in currently offered at $899,000. For more information, contact Bill Geldes at Baird & Warner Real Estate, 708.296.8442.

708.772.8040 708.772.8041 tonyiwersen@atproperties.com

FOR SALE

938 North Blvd, # 401, Oak Park 2BR, 1BA•$179,000 STYLISH AND SUNNY TOP FLOOR unit in the heart of Downtown Oak Park! One covered parking space is included! Completely rehabbed in 2016, this unit, in an elevator building, features top-of-the-line finishes! Call Laura! Granite countertops, custom cabinetry, high-end stainless steel appliances, custom window treatments, custom closet organizer, newer windows and in-unit laundry! Walk to Metra, CTA, downtown restaurants and shops and more!!

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7601 Vine, River Forest 5BR 4BA • $649,900

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COMPLETE GUT REHAB of this brick home! Superb location - Lincoln School, Metra, Blue Line & DT Forest Park. NEW Roof, Windows, Electric, Plumbing, Kitchen, BAs etc. High-end finishes throughout! Open Concept 1st flr layout, finished bsmt w/full BA, master suite w/ walk-in closet and more!! Ready Mid-Late May.

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1122 S. Oak Park Ave # 1, Oak Park 3BR, 2BA • $3,300/month • Available May 1st!

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STUNNING REHABBED VINTAGE unit duplexes down to double your living space! Huge 4 BR 2 BA unit has top-of-the-line finishes. Main level has living rm, dining rm, kitchen, full BA, 3 BRs + enclosed porch. Lower level has a large family rm w/ wet bar, master suite w/walk in closet. Unit has Central AC and hi-efficiency radiant heat in basement. Kitchen and BAs have gorgeous finishes and fixtures. Laundry on lower level. All mechanicals & windows new in '14. Tenant pays utilities. Includes 2 garage spaces. Walk to train, schools, shopping.

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CHARMING & BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED 4 bedroom, 2 bath home. Tasteful updated décor blends seamlessly with original details which include natural wood and art glass windows. Finished basement with ample storage space and full bath. Three car garage includes an oversized bay. ..................................................... $489,000

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...................................................................$1,185,000

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

GORGEOUS COLONIAL CLASSIC with all the bells and whistles! Flawlessly renovated home with high end finishes and quality updates throughout. Gourmet eat-in kitchen opens to family room, massive finished basement, Bluestone patio. Perfect for entertaining. ........................................................................................$799,000

New Construction Luxury Condominiums In the Village of River Forest

1410 BONNIE BRAE RIVER FOREST

511 LINDEN • OAK PARK

The Avalon 15 Luxury Units* All Three Bedroom Units

RIVER FOREST HOMES

• 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

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

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 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 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 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

• Innovative Custom Design

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COMPLETELY RENOVATED 4 bedroom home is move-in ready. First floor features a spacious open floor plan. Large, high end kitchen. Full finished bsmt consists of a family room, a wet bar and a bonus room with its own bath. Deep backyard with a large patio and fire pit.............................................................................................................................$979,000 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. ..............................................................................................................................$879,000 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 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 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

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 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 win-dows. L-shaped kitchen, family room. Koi pond in the backyard. ..............................................................................................................................$629,000 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 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

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 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 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 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. ....................................................................................................................................................$498,900

FOREST PARK HOMES

NEW LISTING SPECTACULAR HOME completely redone, absolutely beautiful! Extra wide lot. Three stories of living space. Kitchen opens to a family room, fireplace in the living room. All new windows. Picture windows add to the ambiance of the home. The house meets all of your needs. .......................................................................................................$589,000 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 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

CONDOS/TOWNHOMES/2 FLATS

RIVER FOREST 2BR, 2BA. Luxurious and unique! .............................................$299,500 NEW LISTING RIVER FOREST 2BR, 2BA. ........................................................$199,000

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751 Forest Ave 3BR, 1.1BA $619,000

847 N. East Ave 3BR + 1BSMT, 3.1BA $710,000

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421 S. Ridgeland Ave 2BR, 2BA $269,900

923 N. Hayes Ave 4BR, 2BA $409,000

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

1151 Lyman Ave 3BR, 2BA $424,900

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

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

OAK PARK 3D

613 Grove Ln $337,000 2BR, 2.1BA

1010 Fair Oaks Ave 2BR, 2BA $499,000

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

607 Home Ave 3BR, 2BA $464,000

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OAK PARK

920 N. Kenilworth Ave 5BR, 3BA $750,000

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

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

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

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

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

RIVER FOREST

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

936 Chicago Ave 5BR, 3.1BA $670,000

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

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

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

727 Ashland Ave 4BR, 1.1BA $499,000

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

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518 N Cuyler Ave, Oak Park

$849,000

537 N Grove Avenue, Oak Park

$566,000

Quality and luxury in this lovely 4 BR, 2.1 BA home with a 4-story addition completed in ‘12. An entertainer’s dream, gourmet kitchen, spacious family rm overlooks a two-tier deck and large backyard, sophisticated master suite w/ bath, soaker tub and elegant shower.

Located in the FLW District, 3 BR, 1.1 BA plus den, updated for today’s modern living, maintaining original details of stain and lead glass, crown arched builtins, chair rail spindled staircase, glass, custom light fixtures, hardwood floors and oversize windows.

Leigh Ann Hughes - ID# 09583774

Steve Scheuring - ID# 09587259

NEW LISTING

Oak Park

$1,550,000

Federal-Style 4 BR, 3.2 BA home, complete renovation in ‘14. Restoration of timeless estate that presents perfect mix of contemp. design and modern amenities. Steve Scheuring - ID# 09560051

Oak Park

$375,000

Oak Park

$284,500

$163,500

2 BR, 2 BA condo with eat-in kitchen, open living/DR concept and large private balcony. Located in FLW Historic District Anne Ferri & Kim Wojack – ID# 09519840

$750,000

Prairie influenced 4 BR, 2.1 BA American 4 Square in Central River Forest location featuring elegant first floor with lovely LR, and beautiful architectural details. Mary Carlin - ID# 09493996

Forest Park

$343,000

Catherine Simon-Vobornik – ID# 09364392

4 BR, 3 BA with hdwd flrs throughout, flexible floor plan, updated windows and fixtures, kit pantry, spacious entertaining areas, doors and full baths on every level! Bethanny Alexander – ID# 09601048

SOLD

NEW LISTING

River Forest

$258,200

Bartlett

Oak Park

$659,999

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SOLD

Forest Park

$334,000

Three stories of fabulous living await you in this 2 bed, 2.1 bath townhome! The first floor family room overlooks your private patio and yard area. Bethanny Alexander – ID# 09588482

$239,900

Northlake

$224,900

NEW LISTING

Berwyn

$143,900

Stunning, move-in ready, 2-story, 2 bed, 1.1 bath loft-like condo is unique atrium building, like a single-family home with spacious first-floor LR/DR, kit, and deck. Patti McGuinness - ID# 0959371

Oak Park

Forest Park

SOLD

$315,000

New Renovation in one of the best school districts in the suburbs. Spacious new 3 BR, 1.1 BA minutes from interstate, trans, and entertainment. Rada Burns – ID# 09501354

$134,900

Vintage 1 BR condo with all the best upgrades in a professionally landscaped, award winning court yard building, tons of upgrades and open floor plan. Patricia McGowan – ID# 09592485

Forest Park

Oak Park

$310,800

Perfect combination of vintage and modern in this 2+1 BR, 1 BA brick feat oversized living spaces and a huge yard for dogs, kids and summer barbecues! Mary Carlin – ID# 09503383

SOLD

$203,000

Rarely Available 1 bed, 1.1 bath unit in The Franklin Lofts near downtown Forest Park. Unique building with exposed brick walls, heavy timber ceilings. Linda Von Vogt - ID# 09494981

Oak Park

$129,900

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2 BR, 2 BA with southern exposure and private balcony in the heart of Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District. Close to parks, restaurants, shops and transportation. Ann Keeney - ID# 09335540

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Oak Park

$389,000

4 BR, 2 BA recently rehabbed offering quality craftsmanship throughout 3 levels of living space. High end upgrades, warm earth tones, and first floor bedroom/den. Bill Geldes - ID# 09601398

SOLD

$149,000

Brookfield

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3 BR, 3 BA on a large corner lot with beautiful garden, front yard. In a prime location in Northlake. Close to shops, grocery store, parks and more. Rada Burns - ID# 09589651

3 bed, 1.5 bath townhome with separate dining room, half bath and bright kitchen. Hardwood floors, newer windows, full basement and private backyard. Saretta Joyner – ID# 09401311

$459,000

From the front porch to the multi-level deck, this 3 BR, 1.1 BA lives nicely on the inside while offering attractive outdoor spaces. Victoria Atkins – ID# 0959871

Exquisite 3 bed, 2 bath home on a beautiful landscaped lot. Excellent location! 1 story living with large family room accented by stone fireplace and wood beams. Heidi Rogers - ID# 09589379

Lombard

Oak Park

OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 12:30-2:30 825 HANNAH AVE

Modern elegance in this all brick 4+1 BR, 3 BA gem. Winding staircase leads up to your front door before being welcomed state-of-the-art upgrades & details. Cheryl Holtz - ID# 09597478

3 BR, 2 BA condo with 2200 square feet of living space, overlooking the interior courtyard on the back side of this highly desired and sought after building!. Kara Keller – ID# 09406656

SOLD

Oak Park

$358,000

Meticulously maintained 4 bed, 2 bath home feat hdwd flrs throughout, spacious living room with wood burning fireplace, elegant dining room and bright kitchen.

NEW LISTING

Gorgeous 2 bed, 2 bath with open concept a MUST SEE! Entertaining is a pleasure with the large DR, living room, Chef’s kitchen and private balcony. Leigh Ann Hughes – ID# 09597415

River Forest

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Large 3 bed, 1.1 bath with original details, art glass, front and dining rooms feature wood trim and beams, eat-in kitchen, large backyard and full walk up attic. Bobbi Schaper Eastman – ID# 09393353

Oak Park

$899,000

Updated 5 BR, 3.5 BAs Estate home. Library, fireplace and high-end kitchen with adjoining fam rm, newly renovated spa like master suite and upper level suite. Bill Geldes - ID# 09565437

SOLD

Oak Park

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The Oak Park Oasis, 22, 4 level townhomes. Sleek and modern with a downtown flair, featuring versatile 3 or 4 bedroom layouts, 3.5 baths, open kitchens with large center island, beautiful master suite, balcony, 4th level loft space and attached 2 car garage.

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Oak Park

$84,900

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of stirred our hearts for adoption, but it didn’t feel like the right time. We were moving a lot and we did not have the money to do it.” The Wilsons moved often during the next seven years, including a sojourn in Cambridge, England, where Todd

A day of rem

Oak Park’s village board presented a united front during a special Saturday morning meeting as leaders outlined key goals for the group, some of them being identical to those of President Anan Abu-Taleb’s spring campaign points. With the campaign months behind and Oak Park entering the early stages of its 2014 budgetplanning process, Abu-Taleb and his colleagues dove into topics the group plans to address within the next two years. This included tasks like enhancing customer service at village hall, boosting employee morale and citizen satisfaction, addressing economic development in each of its business districts, staying on top of the Eisenhower Expressway expansion discussions and improving intergovernmental cooperation. Although these topics are far from new for this board, the elected officials vowed now is the time to tackle the tough topics if Oak Park wants to remain an attractive and feasible place to live. Abu-Taleb opened the meeting by highlighting its purpose, which he explained was to “define the strategic direction” of the board in order to create a solid foundation moving forward. “The goals we develop today will set the tone for the type of leadership we want to bring to Oak Park. We cannot forget that the voters chose

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MAYO HOUSE from page 21 the Macnish family also have an interesting history. Frederick Macnish, formerly in the dairy supply business in Wisconsin, purchased the home in 1907 for $6,250. Macnish and his wife Amelia had no children, but at times a niece and Amelia’s mother lived with them. Amelia was very active in the Nineteenth Century Woman’s Club (now the Nineteenth Century Charitable Association). After universal suffrage was approved in 1920, she led classes in teaching women how to exercise their right to vote and was an early member of the League of Women Voters. She also was passionate about immigrant rights. After becoming the Americanization chairperson of the Illinois State Federation of Women’s Clubs, she visited Ellis Island and in 1922 lobbied Congress for immigration law reform.

Historical sidelights While Elizabeth Court is not a frequently travelled street (there is a cul-de-sac on the east end), many are familiar with the exteri-

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Elizabeth Court, postcard c. 1900 or of the Mayo House without even knowing it. Local Chicago artist Mitch Markovitz immortalized the house in a poster he created celebrating Oak Park’s el lines. The poster graces many a home’s walls in Oak Park. Another interesting tidbit is found in one of the upstairs bedrooms of the home. An unusual flooring material, patented in 1868, remains. The parquet-like flooring was constructed of narrow strips of wood nailed onto a flannel or canvas backing in a pattern. Because it was covered with carpet for many years, the floor remains in excellent condition. The current owners are raising their three children in the house and have worked hard to preserve the home’s history through their sensitive renovations. The wife noted that it was easy to say yes to the Wright Plus coordinators when they asked them to open their house for the walk. “We love the Wright Plus walk and want to support the Trust,” she said. “We were also motivated to participate because we knew we would learn so much about the history of the house.” Wright Plus 150, a celebration of Frank Lloyd Wright’s 150th birthday, takes place on Saturday, May 20. For tickets and information, visit www.flwright.org/wrightplus.

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1109 Highland Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$479,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1821 N. 76th Ave, Elmwood Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$495,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:30-1:30 629 N. Ridgeland, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$555,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 316 S. Ridgeland, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$585,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 725 S. Elmwood, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$615,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1:30-3:30 751 Forest Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$619,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 947 Mapleton Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$619,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1146 Gunderson Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$675,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 131 Ashland Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$689,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 1127 N. East Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$729,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 729 N. Grove Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$774,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 45 Keystone Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$879,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 1-3 1501 Park Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,049,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1023 Franklin Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,185,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 628 William, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,225,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

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844 Washington Blvd. 1, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$249,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 421 S. Ridgeland Ave. UNIT G, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$269,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Showroom Open at 139 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$669,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Showroom Open at 139 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$684,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2

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WHAT’S HAPPENING at OPEN DOOR in MAY Spring Serenade with Bradley Schuller and Aaron Wardell with Anatolly Torchinskiy Sunday, May 7, 2017 3pm Bradley Schuller’s Opera Showcase and the Church of Beethoven present: a concert of German Lieder, American Musical Theater and other treats. With special guest Baritone Aaron Wardell and internationally acclaimed pianist Anatoily Torchinskiy.

The Real Housewives of Oak Park Fridays, May 5, 12 and 19 at 8:00pm Saturdays May 6, 13, and 20 at 8:00pm A fully improvised spoof for “real” housewives everywhere! The ladies of “The Spew” are back...and better than ever before! Swing by Open Door for this hilarious look at the unrealistic side of reality shows and the importance of your child’s position in the t-ball starting line-up. Featuring: Mary Fahey Hughes, Vincent Kracht, Mary Olivieri, Michelle Thompson-Hay, Brittany Davis, Kristin Farmer and Matt Tiegler. Tickets: $20

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Why not rob a bank?

he shocking thing is not that Going in Style is a pretty good movie about three old gents robbing a bank because they’d lost their pensions. The shock is that my friend and I talked over dinner and a drink about how our final years would be so much more comfortable if we robbed a bank. First of all, there’s the fact that the take is all cash: no more credit cards, ATM machines, sullen tellers, or long lines — oh wait, we’d probably need to still have safety deposit boxes, only much larger, I’d hope. No more fussing with tax returns — standard deduction all the way, and pop it in the mail. To make up for what we owe the government, we’d make anonymous contributions to our favorite charities. Hephzibah and CASA, you’ll get part of my take. It would be lovely to take care of my children’s mortgages and my grandchildren’s college tuitions, but it would be tricky not to disclose the source of the money. They might turn me in “for my own good.” Just for that, I may blow it all on Italian shoes. One member of my senior band of sisters would probably buy a nice piece of local property and build the mother of all dog parks. Another would definitely move to Marfa, Texas and then follow the stars wherever they lead her. Disguises pose a challenge; who wants to wear something that makes you look fat? Or older? Those rubber masks are out of the question with my asthma. Perhaps we could get someone at Hamburger Mary’s to do our makeup and wigs. But what about wearing glasses? Mine are pretty identifiable (see head shot). I noticed in the movie that none of the three men wore glasses and Morgan Freeman has serious cataracts. Hollywood. What could possibly go wrong? Well, the lines at the tellers. Our generation is so polite, we’d probably get in line to rob the tellers. And I, for one, always seem to wind up in a line where someone is trying to take out a same-day mortgage. When we did get to the head of the line we could hand them all of our tote bags from the Oak Park Library, New York Times, CSO, Steppenwolf, Animal Care League, etc., and tell them to fill them with cash, and for God’s sake, throw away the rest. Not the cash, the bags. Someone has to get rid of them. The getaway should be fairly simple. We could highjack one of the senior buses you see all over town. Our dog-loving driver has no problem cutting in and out of traffic and changing lanes. Our stargazer is getting a knee replacement, so she’ll be good to go. I’ll be fine if there are no stairs. There are negatives, however. For me, perhaps the biggest one is how we would look dressed as drag queens wearing sensible walking shoes. That and the fact that we’d have to have some way to get people to take us seriously, which requires guns, which we loathe, or a bomb threat. I wonder if we could just call in a bomb threat, stay in the bus outside, and have them bring all the cash out to the bus. On second thought, it would really be best, and more gratifying, to rob a gun store — not the cash register, just the inventory. Then we’d hop on the getaway bus, head for the lake, dump all the guns in a waiting boat, and head to the middle of the lake where the weapons would rust in peace. The final scene would show us with perfect makeup and hair styles, wind gently blowing across our smiling, knowing faces …

MARY KAY O’GRADY

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Why she marched: Ruth Stamm Dear p. 39

Take Your Child to Possibility Day

pril 27 marks the 24th Annual “Take Your Daughter (now Take Your Daughter and Son) to Work” day. It hardly seems like 23 years ago when I did just that and took my then 6-year-old daughter Emily to spend the last few hours of my work day with me and documented the event right here in this very newspaper — April 28, 1994. That little towheaded girl — who I am sure was bored out of her mind that day — is now a 29-year old woman with a master’s degree in museum studies doing fundraising for a nonprofit in Philly, with a strange colonial love affair with all things George Washington-related, and gifted in the art of hand-quilting (it’s possible she may be the reincarnation of Betsy Ross). Her take-a-way from that first Take Your Daughter to Work outing? I think she found out what she did not want to do. Founded in 1993 by Gloria Steinem and the Ms. Foundation for Women, the original goal of the day was to boost self-esteem and confidence in girls while they were still at a young, impressionable age. The logic was that, in allowing career exploration to start when their minds are still open to all possibilities, we are showing them that with hard work and initiative they can do and be anything they want. The idea quickly gained momentum and today approximately 37 million children and parents, and more than 3.5 million workplaces in over 200 countries around the world participate and plan ahead for this day. This trip down feminism’s memory lane got me to thinking: How far have women really come since 1993 when the estimable Ms. Steinem and her think-tank came up with the idea for this new addition to our family calendar? I guess I could take us on a trip back to the ’50s when a woman’s place was in the bedroom not the boardroom, but our new administration is already doing a bang-up job of that. In 1993, almost 46% of the workforce in the U.S. consisted of women, and in good old 2017, that number has barely inched its way to 48.9. Granted, we do now comprise nearly half of today’s workforce, and there are quite a few people still unemployed after the last recession, yet those numbers are a bit disappointing. But wait, I’m sure there’s better news ahead for us, right? In 1993, when Big Billy Clinton was living at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, men earned approximately $9,955 more per year (for the same job, mind you) than women. That means we made 72 cents to each of their dollars. In today’s world, women earn about 79 cents to each of their dollars. I mean, I’m no Marjorie Lee Browne (yes, a famous female mathematician who also happened to be African American), but shouldn’t we be making bigger strides in this area? It’s been 54 years since the U.S. passed the Equal Pay Act, and we still face a very substantial wage gap. According to AAUW (American Association of University Women) in “The Truth about the Gender Pay Gap,” the wage gap between men and women won’t close until the year 2052! Seriously? My granddaughter Lily will be a 40-year-old doctor/mom/princess by

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Emily Ozga and her mom, Julianne Wood, then (above) and now (top). then (according to her long-range plans) and I’ll be … well, probably still doing this. The article states that there is a pay gap in nearly every occupation, and it is worse for women of color, and worse yet for mothers. Yikes. We have generations of women to point to, and be proud of, who have carved a path in alternative directions so that we and our daughters and granddaughters can see how it is done and that it can be done: Dr. Sally Ride, first American woman in space. Lynn Nottage, See WOOD on page 36

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Remembering Mel Wilson

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ak Park was not a difficult field to plow,” said Jim Kelly in a 2014 Wednesday Journal article reporting on the 25th anniversary of the Oak Park Area Gay and Lesbian Association (OPALGA). “All we had to do was remind Oak Park of the ideals it had,” he said referencing the hard push a generation earlier for fair housing and racial integration. Kelly was among the founding members of OPALGA in 1989. And while the gay rights fight in Oak Park was eased by our village’s tough fight for racial diversity, we know, and Jim Kelly knows, it was no simple request for equal rights that was handed up from OPALGA and magnanimously granted by the powers that be. No, this was a political battle, fought with smarts, brio and considerable hardball. This week Oak Park and OPALGA lost Mel Wilson, one of the group’s co-founders, a gentle man, a tactician, and a passionate advocate for the rights of gays in this town and in this state. There was a gay agenda in Oak Park and it was crafted in large part by Wilson, his longtime partner and eventual husband, Nathan Linsk, and a talented group of enthusiastic, activist colleagues. OPALGA members joined the boards of every worthy nonprofit in town, proving in a hardto-recollect time that being there was a necessary step toward acceptance and understanding. There was also a direct political aspect to Wilson and OPALGA. They were forthright in asking local political leaders to declare themselves on gay rights, on adding those rights to the village’s landmark Human Rights statement, on supporting the then-radical mechanism of a Domestic Partnership Registry. Once passed by the village board, conservative Christians in town put the issue on the ballot as a non-binding referendum. Now with a coalition built, OPALGA fought in a very contentious election battle and won an oh-so-narrow vote. It led to one of the Journal’s most famous headlines: “BIG GAY DAY.” Those were heady days and the legacy built by Mel Wilson and his many colleagues is a proud one. Oak Park is the intentionally inclusive community it has imperfectly grown into because of the work of Mr. Wilson and his passionate, determined colleagues.

About the village clerk We are fans of Vicki Scaman, recently elected as Oak Park’s village clerk, and have admired her good work on multiple fronts including as chair of the village’s Liquor Control Review Board. And we will agree that the effort last week, in the final meeting before Scaman and three new trustees take office, to further reduce the direct responsibilities of that office was ham-handed. A vote was tabled on the plan to shift responsibility to issue special-event permits from the clerk to the police chief. We see the logic in the shift but the timing was poor. This effort was just the latest in what has been a long-term and wellreported process of reorganizing many functions within a village hall that frankly has over many years had few fans among citizens looking for simple answers and solutions. An embarrassing failure to upgrade software systems over decades, a misguided decision not to realign departments in logical ways, left a disjointed and dysfunctional batch of siloed non-solutions to municipal matters as basic as getting a business license, a parking sticker and, yes, a permit for an event. After mercifully imploding the totally non-functional building department, village efforts have now turned to untangling the orphaned duties which had accumulated in the office of the village clerk. The structure didn’t make sense. It wasn’t useful to taxpayers. And the changes made so far have worked well. Our view, expressed regularly, is that the office of the clerk is an expensive relic and ought to be consciously closed out. The time to have done that graciously passed with the retirement of outgoing clerk Teresa Powell. So now Oak Park has a vital new clerk without a lot to do. There has been much talk of an ombudsman role. Scaman will be good at that. But the actual goal ought to be creating a village hall that is efficient and customer-focused so there isn’t much of a need for an ombudsman.

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Entering the ‘Forest Stage’ of life

can be “scheduled.” Creativity is the have good news, unless you think result of living creatively, and that it’s bad news, in which case the bad requires time. I have a sense of what it news, unless you think it’s good takes, and I’ll learn more as I go along. news, is that I’m retiring in June. The best thing is I’ll be able to move at But it’s good news for me. I’ve … a … slower … pace. been looking forward to this for a long I owe a lot to this enterprise. time, in some ways since childhood. Wednesday by Wednesday, I’ve learned On June 6, I turn 65. Yes, I know. Full much, serving what I like to call “the retirement benefits don’t start until world’s longest apprenticeship.” The you’re 66 and those who know say world has changed a lot since 1990, and you should keep working till 70 if you so have I. enjoy what you’re doing. But I’m ready — more than ready I enjoy some of what I’m doing, but really — to see what else I’m capable what I don’t enjoy is how time-conof embracing. I’m glad I’ll remain consuming the job is. Time is the most nected to the goings-on in Oak Park precious thing to me now. I tell people and River Forest, but I’m eager to step I’m retiring in order to start working, away from the weekly treadmill. not stop — on personal projects, which We all know that Oak Park is no utohave been idling impatiently in the pia, but it’s closer to my idea of utopia queue for years, ready to surface as than anyplace in my experience. The soon as life allows. It might be poetry, whose pull I have felt more acutely in longer I live and work here, however, recent years. It might be a grandfathe more I appreciate it, especially the ther blog (that seems a natural). But people. I hope my future columns will mostly I crave letting my mind roam help readers appreciate these villages, free, without the fetters imposed by and living here, all the more. the deadline monster looming over Nobody knows how many producNOW AND THEN: my shoulder. Twenty-six years of that tive years one has left after 65. Could When I still had would tire anyone out. be many, could be only a few. I’ll savor hair. The good news, unless you think whatever I’m granted. Since I was a it’s bad news, is that I’ll still be writkid, I’ve thought about this stage of ing my column, though I’m planning life and looked forward to it. Just a to pivot and make it more locally hunch that this was where I would focused. I will also be helping out around here on make my mark, whatever mark that might be. Mondays and Tuesdays with deadline — copyedit- We’ll see. ing and generally helping push our papers past Some call retirement the “golden years.” the finish line. So I’ll still declare fealty to the Hinduism refers to it as “the forest stage” of the deadline monster, but only two days a week. The life cycle, where elders go off by themselves into rest of the week, for the most part, will be mine. the wilderness to live out their remaining days. I will continue to oversee the Viewpoints secI don’t plan to wander away from Oak Park. I’m tion, which is near and dear to my heart — bebetter off being connected. I just want to let my ing the vox populi of the paper — but I won’t be mind wander where it will. handling the Calendar page (Big Week), obituarI know that aging isn’t for sissies, as Bette ies, the Homes section, the arts (except through Davis said, but even if the upcoming years aren’t my column occasionally), or the myriad other re“golden,” they’ll still have a glow — and plenty to quests, suggestions, complaints and corrections offer. Regardless of what’s in store, I’m ready. that currently end up in my catch-all in-box. I’ve There is more to say on all this, and I plan to never been the only “go-to” person around here, explore it in the next few weeks, but this week I but I am that person for some. That will change just wanted to give notice because some of you come June. have been on this journey of discovery with me The good news is I’ll have more time. The bad for a long time. news is you can never have enough time when It is a privilege to write these weekly missives your aim is creativity, which isn’t something that to you.

KEN

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Yes for sustainability, but set a good example I happen to think a village environmental sustainability manager is a good idea [Oak Park poised to reinstate environmental manager, News, April 19]. One can easily find job descriptions by Googling. Typical starting salaries seem to be about 38K pounds per year. They don’t say pounds of what, but if it’s locavore produce and past-sell-by-date perishables, I’m all for it.

A manager could accomplish much. I’ve already identified low-hanging fruit such as driving fire trucks to the grocery store. My only requirement is that the manager cannot drive on village business … ever. Walk, bike, take the bus, hitchhike, call a cab if it’s raining. Let’s see leadership and intellectual rigor.

Bob Stigger

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Confession of a lapsed, liberal Democrat

was raised Catholic. Every Sunday we went to Mass. Every Friday we ate either fish sticks or tuna casserole with peas. I went to Our Lady of Perpetual Church. My forehead got smudged, my throat got blessed and my face got slapped. But after a while either a genetic skepticism or reading books resulted in my transitioning to the status of lapsed Catholic. I just got tired of the boring ritual and the unquestioning orthodoxy. I kind of feel the same way about the current iteration of progressive Democrats. I get it: Hillary should have won; Trump is an idiot; Republicans are awful; the voters are stupid; the world is kind of scary. For sure. But I just can’t stand the endless loop of liberal media parsing every issue from a monochromatic lens. Every day there is a new crisis. There is an unbecoming smugness that makes me uncomfortable. Maybe, just maybe, the country has tilted a little too far left. Maybe this notion of micro-aggression and “safe spaces” is faintly ridiculous. I must admit I

can’t get too worked up about transgender bathroom privileges. I don’t know why Dylan Roof shouldn’t go to the gas chamber, or maybe a 7-month-old fetus should have some rights. I read The Atlantic, NYRB and The New Yorker; John Oliver and Trevor Noah make me laugh. But the groupthink is driving me crazy. Liberal Democrats should maybe actually care about citizens who are rednecks, old-time religion worshippers, the white underclass, the Oxicontin-addicted, stay-athome moms and the high-school-educated blue-collared. There is another country out there, and I need to visit it. Camus wrote about the myth of Sisyphus, the poor dope the gods condemned to endlessly roll a boulder up a hill each day, only to have it roll back down each night. I feel the same way about progressive politics: the same insults, the same outrage, the same angst — day after day. I’m just tired of worshiping at the Church of Liberal Orthodoxy. I just can’t do it.

JOHN

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High taxes make Oak Park less attractive

Re-imagine Madison Street as a vital boulevard

s resistance to the Albion project grows, now is a good time for Oak Park to shift focus from downtown to other areas, especially Madison Street. An even greater shift to its east side is overdue. The merits of Harrison Street, Roosevelt Road, and other southern and eastern points are well known. The challenges of Madison Street require creativity and thoughtfulness, but solving this puzzle could be as meaningful for Oak Park as any downtown high-rise, with a striking boulevard that acts as a bridge between Austin and Oak Park being one outcome. Ideas for unifying Madison Street across four lanes of traffic seems to lead to drastic, impractical, or far-fetched notions about what the street is (four busy lanes) and what it is not (two bucolic lanes). I propose that Oak Park conceptualize Madison Street as “two one-way streets” with a consistent boulevard between it that “frames” each side. Then each side can develop a unique identity. This can be achieved with simple but consistent boulevard landscaping of canopy trees (which do exist on some blocks) to create cohesion for each side while breaking up the perception of a cars-only environment. Think of a wider, more inviting boulevard you may have encountered; each side may function this way. Rather than creating a feeling of separateness, I suggest this concept creates mutually beneficial environments. You will still have to cross four lanes, but defined boulevards create safe pedestrian waystations and more crossing points, helping keep traffic to the speed limit. Key areas to begin this approach might be between Lombard Street and Austin Boulevard. Next, offer grants to small business owners to

make improvements that enhance streetlevel and block-level coherence. Expanding on this, create small business incubator zones (on Madison but also elsewhere) to capitalize on the creativity of residents both in Oak Park and Austin. Resist more fast-food and car-centric businesses, focusing on neighborhood conveniences where possible (as pitched with the seemingly stalled Madison Place development). Create accessible and appealing pathways to attract customers for local businesses. Remember that eastern Madison is ideally situated between two el stops. Integrated anchor chains in 2017 are a part of the urban landscape, even helpful when done with respect to character and context — fewer long car trips out of Oak Park can be a good thing. Maybe Madison is appropriate for this concept. But this should not sacrifice a diverse business environment. If we are willing to give tax breaks to large corporations or developers, why aren’t we willing to provide property tax breaks, grants, or incentives to small, local businesses? These suggestions will not please everyone. Some will say they’re too optimistic or unrealistic. But they could be the starting point for practical concepts to create pathways through and across Madison Street. Not re-imagining our concepts about what this street can be will simply let it ramble in limbo as an unsightly, daunting, impassable thruway. Make people want to walk from one side to the other and make it plausible to do so safely. Eventually, this prominent boulevard could be a bridge between Austin and Oak Park, honoring the original intent of locating the village hall on the east side, a symbol of connection and cohesion between two storied communities.

JASON JONES

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WOOD from page 33 2017 Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright (her second Pulitzer actually). Virginia Rometty, president/CEO of IBM. The three women Supreme Court justices (Ginsburg, Sotomayor & Kagan). FYI on that: According to

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The message of the two recently approved District 97 referenda is irrational, driven by emotions instead of logic. The underlying assumption of this is that spending more money will produce a better education. The reality is that Oak Park schools, compared to religious schools or public schools in more fiscally responsible communities, are quite financially inefficient in educating our children. My biggest concern is that the tax increase will affect the diversity, the economic diversity, of Oak Park’s population. People of all races who are barely able to afford their Oak Park homes now could very well be driven out of the village. Those with mortgages will particularly be burdened. Renters will not escape either, as landlords will pass along the increase by increasing rents. For those who can afford the tax increase, they will have less money to spend on family ne-

cessities, such as food and medical care. There is a common belief that a school system with a strong reputation will keep real estate values strong. I believe this is a myth. Compare the taxes of a $400,000 Oak Park home for example, with the taxes of a comparably priced home in Evanston or another fiscally responsible community. Oak Park is becoming less attractive as a place to buy a home, and this could actually drive down home values. Why buy a house in a community that is overtaxed? This could be particularly bad news for homeowners with mortgages. If you need to sell your home and it is worth less than your mortgage, you could end up with a big problem. In short, high taxation is making Oak Park a less attractive place to buy a home. I believe that this is unfortunate.

A fee for fossil-fuel users

John Hill

Oak Park

Mirroring conversations I have with myself

Thanks to the Journal for running Gina Orlando’s One View on actions we can take for the planet [Our empowered actions and vision can help the planet, Viewpoints, April 19]. And thanks to her for mentioning carbon fee and dividend. I am writing as a member of the Citizens Climate Lobby to explain the concept. Carbon fee and dividend means the government taxes fossil fuels at the mine or wellhead (fee) and returns all the revenue to the population on a per-capita basis (dividend). The government comes out even. People who use a lot of fossil fuels (about 35-40%, mostly better-off) come out behind, and those who use less (the majority) come out ahead. The tax would rise over time and would push people and industry to use less fossil fuel. Economists left, right, and center agree that a tax is the best way to cut greenhouse gas emissions and curb global warming, and that it would make deeper cuts than the Clean Power Plan. Studies have shown that our plan would also boost the economy. Citizens Climate Lobby, a rapidly growing group with members in virtually every congressional district, talks to both Republicans and Democrats. We helped launch the bipartisan and growing Climate Solutions Caucus in the Congress. There is a wealth of information at our website, citizensclimatelobby.org.

Ken, That salutation strikes me as overly familiar for someone I’ve never met, but after reading your columns for the almost 15 years I’ve lived in Oak Park, I feel like I know a bit about you. I’ve been meaning to write for, oh, about 14 years, to tell you how much I look forward to and enjoy your work. There are even a number of columns I’ve cut out and saved in my messy “To Read Again” pile. Thank you! You often write of joys and struggles that are familiar to me, just one year your junior, and you cite writers I cherish, like this week Yeats and Joyce [The space between yesterday and tomorrow, Ken Trainor, Viewpoints, April 19]. A poet/essayist I like a lot, Thomas Lynch, says that if you read, you must write — “it’s just keeping up your end of the conversation.” These days, although I continue to read some, I don’t write much outside of work. Your words sometimes mirror conversations I’m having with myself, although often more thoughtful and articulate, and I am very grateful for them.

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a recent study by Northwestern’s Pritzker School of Law, “male judges interrupt female Supreme Court Justices 3x more often than they interrupt each other.” (Neil Gorsuch should fit right in.) News Anchor, Diane Sawyer. And let us not forget our recently upset presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton. This year I christen the fourth Thursday in April “Take a Child to Work Day.”

Doug Burke

Whether it is a son, daughter, niece, nephew, neighbor or grandchild, let the next generation learn from our knowledge as well as our mistakes. Sometimes you achieve those big goals and get the career of your dreams, and sometimes a job is just a job that allows you to pay your bills and keep a roof over your head. Whether you’re answering phones or filling boxes on an assembly line or performing open-heart sur-

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gery or teaching music to kindergarteners, there is a place for all of us in this world. And I think it is up to us to help them find that place. Hopefully, one day in the not too distant future, our children’s children will wonder why a day like “Take Your Son and Daughter to Work” was ever needed because children of any gender orientation will believe they can be anything.

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f you are on the Chamber’s email list, you undoubtedly have received one of our promotional emails. Filled with images, colors and fancy print, these “eblasts” or “email marketing campaigns” take time to create and send. How do we do it with our very small staff? Interns. We have hosted six students over the past four years from Concordia University’s Graphics Design and Art Departments. As part of their curriculum, students can choose to work at a local business to gain skills and insight into their chosen field. Students work onsite for twelve hours a week for a semester while remaining under the close supervi-

sion of their professors. At the Chamber, we offer the opportunity to learn our graphics-heavy email marketing software, construct newspaper ads, create art for social media and design various flyers or other marketing collateral we may need. We have found our interns to be diligent, creative, hard-working and eager to learn. They are productive and a pleasure to be around. At the same time, we give them real work that adds value to us and to them. The stereotype of sending an intern on the daily coffee run or having the intern make copies and stuff envelopes all day just doesn’t hold water in today’s environment. Taking on an intern is a responsibility. Sure, you get some great work out of them, but you need to provide resume-worthy real world tasks and mentorship in return. It is a true partnership between the organization and the university.

Flexibility also is key. Each of the six interns we have had the pleasure to know is a real person, with different strengths, different work habits, different career goals. As a mentor, you must be willing to adapt and change things up as needed to create the best possible experience for each student. This past weekend, we celebrated three of our Concordia interns at their Senior Art Show. The artwork on display showcased their real talents, humbling our little eBlasts to be sure. Even so, I was proud that our Chamber had a small role in the education of these fine young people of our community.

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Boiling down the latest ‘Coffee with Khan’

n Friday, April 21, more than 100 parents turned out for a “Coffee With Khan” at Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School. Counting Brooks teachers and administrators (including Principal LeeAndra Khan), as well as District 97 administrators, roughly 150 people crowded into the Brooks cafeteria. Sparking the high attendance were two incidents this past week, one involving a student who was found to be in possession of a knife and one in which a student received medical attention after a physical confrontation. Below are some of my observations:

misbehavior) At the outset, Principal Khan laid out the “norms” for the meeting. They included no side conversations and requesting that people write down their questions on index cards. The goal was for a more orderly dialogue, rather than one marked by interruptions peppering her and other administrators with questions. Nobody disputed those norms … initially … but more than a few people violated them. It only took a relatively small number of adults to derail the dialogue at times. Understandably, emotion bubbles up when we’re talking about our children — but the fact that good people did not see fit to restrain themselves is an instructive parallel: good kids sometimes make bad decisions.

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1) There is a tension between “old school” (more punitive) approaches to misbehavior and the emerging paradigm of a restorative response to that misbehavior When it comes to disciplinary philosophy, Brooks is unlike the middle schools that parents attended a generation ago. Principal Khan powerfully conveyed this shift when she provided two points of emphasis, and thus meanings, to the question that commonly comes on the heels of misbehavior: “What happened to that student?” Instead of posing the question in the sense of “what were the consequences that the offending student received?” the restorative philosophy seeks to understand what has occurred in the child’s life to that point. In short, “what happened” in the preceding days, weeks, months, or even years that may have led to the actions in question? The “old school” paradigm seeks some sense of short-term punishment that reflects hollow justice and does little to solve the underlying issues that led to the incident in the first place. The restorative model looks deeply into the rear-view mirror of his or her life to foster changes that last well into the future. I applaud this approach but recognize that it requires patience for all involved. It can be infuriating for parents, and children, who have been wronged in one or more instances. I genuinely understand that. There is a delicate balance between looking out for all students’ safety and addressing an individual student’s misbehavior. There are obviously some actions that should prompt expulsion or even a criminaljustice response. But by and large, we need to set our sights on something better than the “criminalization” that has been the longstanding response to misconduct in educational settings. 2) The two-hour session was a microcosm of our children’s behavior (and

3) Certain adults need to act more responsibly on social media Principal Khan, and a few parents, made this point very diplomatically. Regrettably, some local Facebook groups have degenerated into toxic cyber-spaces where gossip, innuendo, passive-aggressive bullying, and peddling in half-truths are celebrated, gallingly and appallingly, as “community dialogue.” Some were heaving a worrisome amount of that junk at the Brooks administration, most notably Principal Khan, and it did much more harm than good. While most folks’ social-media discourse is respectful and fair, it only takes a small (often exceedingly prolific) minority of irresponsible individuals whose potshots poison the water for all. Friends and neighbors: if you have a concern or criticism, take it up directly with those individuals who are directly involved. Let’s be positive models for our children as they grow up in a world where social media plays such an influential role in their day-to-day lives. 4) Parents offered plenty of great ideas There were many terrific ideas and insights shared with Principal Khan and other educational leaders. Among them: significantly reducing or removing altogether students’ use of cellular phones during school hours, and developing swifter communications from the school to all teachers and parents, which could help pre-empt the rumor mill and its harmful effects. Some of the ideas advanced on Friday may be implemented, while others surely will not, for any variety of reasons. Regardless, it was encouraging to be reminded of the abundance of bright, thoughtful, caring people in this community. We are made stronger when we rally around a common cause — in this case, improving our children’s educational experience.

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Next time, support businesses as well as schools

We know where the Committee to Support Oak Park Schools stands on education: on top of a large pile of cash. The local organization behind the successful passage of both District 97 referenda that will add hundreds of dollars to every homeowner’s property tax bill was quite adamant how we should all support our schools and art and music programs with open arms, minds, and wallets. But when it came to sourcing the very items that promoted their progressive message, did the committee support Oak Park businesses? According to their report filed with Illinois State Board of Elections, the response you hear echoing in the Eisenhower Canyon is a resounding “NO!” While the committee spent nearly $15,000 promoting their agenda, a large portion of their “Yes Yes” swag came from out-of-state vendors: 1) $5,016 for signs from New Hampshire. Those who denounce Illinois’ flat state income tax as “regressive” might be interested to know that New Hampshire doesn’t even have a state income tax*. Furthermore, Big Daddy’s Signs doesn’t charge sales tax. 2) $1,373 for printing services from Queens, New York. Perhaps a referral from Run DMC? 3) $1,386 for promotional items from Ohio

(another purchase exempt from sales tax) and Texas (a right-to-work state with no state income tax). I find it hard to believe these items could not have been sourced within Illinois. Signs Express is close to Irving Elementary. Logan Square’s Busy Beaver Button Company is four miles away from Hatch. Considering all the rhetoric the pro-referenda crowd spread about how Illinois is America’s deadbeat dad of school funding, it seems a bit callous to purposely eschew the very local businesses that employ the working families that provide the tax revenues that fund our schools. How delightfully ironic that the committee basically took the “school voucher” approach to advocate for more education funding. When the next inevitable school funding shortfall comes up again at Referenda Fest 2021, instead of marching the kids around Scoville Park, let’s lead them toward the Harrison Arts District and local music shops. Perhaps they deserve our arts and music funding more than D97. At least we’ll be shopping local. * New Hampshire only taxes dividend income.

Nick Binotti Oak Park

Choices, choices …

A National Day of Prayer and Protest against Planned Parenthood will take place in Oak Park. On the website, the date, time and location are listed as follows: Saturday, April 29, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the I-290 overpass at 953 Garfield St. Anti-choice folk from the Christian Liberty Academy have previously done banner drops over the Eisenhower Expressway in Oak Park. This group will likely be involved. If so, they will come in small buses with large graphic banners. They will be hoping for horn honking by drivers as they pass under the anti-choice bunch. They will come with video cameras to record and preserve their opposition to choice and affordable women’s health care. I’m not calling for any serious protest against the anti-choice gang, but walking by them, pointing at them, laughing at them and recording them back would be worth a short stroll. In the photo, the guy in the foreground is an anti-choice male. Allow me to point out the obvious: That guy is not going to face becoming pregnant. This date and time overlaps the Climate March in Chicago, which begins in Federal Plaza at noon. Not sure if I’ll go to the

Climate March or stroll the anti-choice folk. Choices, choices, choices. What’s a pro-choice, pro-planet guy to do?

Tom Broderick

Co-chair, Greater Oak Park Democratic Socialists of America

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Wednesday Journal, April 26, 2017

A community of belief Ruth Stamm Dear died on March 31 at the age of 103. You can read her obituary on page 40, but even a longer obituary isn’t quite enough for someone like Ruth, so we’re printing an excerpt from her 2001 book, “You Can’t Not Do It – The journal of an older activist.” The following are excerpts from Dec. 9 and 12, 1991. The book ends on Oct. 29, 1995.

comfortable with them, despite former training, echoes, acceptance of one particular truth or way. How to hold to present beliefs without betraying former ones? Or, rather, changing beliefs without feeling one has betrayed one’s past. It seems to me that the past has gone into what I believe, but I have modified along the way and come out here, at nonviolence and fellowship and ameliorating conditions rather than a straight revolutionary path (which, anyway seemed straight) since that path and that focus were inadequate to the conditions and later feelings/events. I don’t want to lose the focus on being with the oppressed against oppression, on being for social justice. I just don’t know the particular form such a society would take, none of the models, mostly social democratic, being terribly appealing. But then is it incumbent on me to decide this? I can only work for what I see immediately, with a vision of course, but I do not have the responsibility to present or establish a model … I do feel I’m in the midst of something, that this question of courage, dedication, steadfastness keeps recurring. … Maybe my dream about our steadily asserting where we stood and the conviction that it would have some effect was a renewal of — I hate to use the word faith — belief, a coming to grips with where I do stand. This, of course, has been a constant, ongoing internal dialogue, and sometimes an external one, and maybe it will never end both because of the nature of my belief in struggle and change and because of my unsureness. … Well, I keep feeling on the verge of some breakthrough or realization, as though I’ve reached some conclusion perhaps but am not yet able to express or realize it fully. So, am I shopping around? Certainly, if examining different options and approaches and philosophies can be called shopping around. So the stew will probably continue to bubble! Am I sorry? Not really. I feel that anything that opens up a path or a new way of looking at things is beneficial and certainly mind-expanding. And it does something for my spirit as well.

RUTH STAMM DEAR

Longtime Oak Park activist

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The March for Science in Chicago last weekend.

Ignorance is a menace to democracy

Here are some photos from the March for Science on April 22 in Chicago. My daughter Jill and I went. It was well attended and the event was fun. The day started cold, but became warmer and sunny. I look forward to next Saturday’s rally for the environment. Here’s a quote that underscores the importance of last weekend’s march: “We have many people even here who hasten to condemn evolution without having the remotest conception of what it is that they are condemning, nor the slightest interest in an objective study of the evidence in the case which is all that ‘the teaching of evolu-

tion’ means, men whose decisions have been formed, as are all decisions in the jungle, by instinct, by impulse, by inherited loves and hates, instead of by reason. Such people may be amiable and lovable, just as is any housedog, but they are a menace to democracy and to civilization because ignorance and the designing men who fatten upon it control their votes and their influence.” Robert A. Millikan (Science and Society. 19 October 1923, Science Vol. 58 no. 1503 pp. 293298)

Tom DeCoursey Oak Park

Thanks for all the advice and the laughter, Ron Ron Rogers passed away on April 14. I saw the obituary in the Journal. Ronnie was a colorful and intimate part of our community [Obituaries, April 19]. He was the familiar face that makes a neighborhood feel like a neighborhood. For 36 years, he worked at Dressel’s Hardware store, always ready to help and offer advice for any project I might have decided to take on. It was because of Ronnie that I even took on those projects. We had many laughs together as I tried to explain to him what I was trying to do. Always patient and with a sense of humor, Ronnie would explain the most basic as well as the more complex points of electrical, plumbing, home repair, or the state of the union. Seeing Ronnie riding his Segway or driving home on a lawn mower from the store was always a sight to see. To say he was a unique character is an understatement. I know that Ronnie will be

RON ROGERS sorely missed. My condolences to the staff of Dressel’s. I know that Ronnie was part of the family. Thanks for everything, Ron.

Steve Parker Oak Park

In a way, isn’t that what the Pledge of Resistance called itself ? Isn’t that what the radical movement was to me and to others? A community of belief ? Isn’t that what sustains one during arrests and confrontations? I don’t quite buy the interpretation that they did this so solidly in the sense that they had no doubts, fears or second thoughts. They may have presented a matter-of-fact front, but that is what one also has to do against authority, if one is subverting it. Anyway, I think I’m searching for the qualities that enable people to resist and act, and, in the process, create a community of solidarity. And in a sense, it does not matter what the specific beliefs are — it is more the will to do so that encompasses a community. These people did it very quietly, as they had to, but others may do it more noisily via picket lines while they quietly, inside, resist hunger and doubt. I think I keep looking for this spirit that sustained me early in the movement or for the manifestations thereof. But it seems to need some unifying purpose, action, not a church institution but a system of beliefs in confrontation with a situation requiring unusual effort. Why does it seem to require tragedy or threat to evoke it? Well, it’s good to know it’s there. Does one strive daily to experience it and not succeed? Does it lurk there and emerge in crisis? Somehow I’ve lost faith in this, but does it not exist in daily strivings, in concern for the poor and oppressed, in rancor against injustice? I guess I do things and wait for the emergence, and maybe experience it in small actions like getting arrested. … I think what I’m concerned with here is the integrity of my beliefs and being

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Ruth Dear, 103

Pacifist, deeply committed social justice activist Ruth Stamm Dear, 103, of Bethesda Rehab and Senior Care of Chicago and a longtime former Oak Park resident, died in her sleep on March 31, 2017. She had celebrated her 103rd birthday in January with RUTH DEAR friends and her niece, Karen Stamm. Born in 1914 in New York City to immigrants Anna and Simon Stamm, she went to Hunter College, majored in languages, was active in radical student movements, and met her kindred spirit, George Dear, then a Princeton University student. They moved to Chicago in 1937 and married in 1938. He worked for U.S. Steel’s South Works plant and became a leader in the Steelworkers Union local. She was a pacifist, influenced by Gandhi, who began her long association with peace movements by participating in one-day strikes for peace based on the Oxford Peace Pledge. She opposed World War II and was one of a small group who protested every Sunday at Chicago’s Washington Park Open Forum in the free speech area that had been established by court order. Her civil rights activism began in the 1940s in Hyde Park and in the mid-1950s, she was active in Circle Pines Center which was a cooperative camp in Michigan, and in the Congress on Racial Equality (CORE). She was active in Women Strike for Peace, Women for Peace, and the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom. In 1963, she traveled to the Soviet Union for an international peace meeting attended by women from North Vietnam. As the war in Vietnam escalated, she joined the Chicago Area Draft Resisters (CADRE). Upon moving to Oak Park in 1974, she joined the newly formed Oak Park chapter of the

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War Resisters League, helped organize Metro West Peace Center, and the annual Hiroshima Day Observance in Scoville Park. She participated in the Chicago Pledge of Resistance which opposed U.S. intervention in Central America. She worked for women’s and older people’s liberation with Women Mobilized for Change, Citizens for a Democratic Society (an SDS support group), and the Gray Panthers. She had a weekly radio program for Gray Panthers, but also covered other topics of interest, for example, women’s health and abortion rights. She published articles that appeared in the Nonviolent Activist of the War Resisters League, WIN Magazine, and Hyde Park Kenwood Voices. Her political memoir, You Can’t Not Do It: The Journal of an Older Activist, was published in 2001. A prolific writer and correspondent, her journals, peace organization publications and notes, and her letters are collected as the Ruth Stamm Dear Papers at The Women and Leadership Archives of the Gannon Center, Loyola University Chicago. Ruth Dear spent a lifetime engaged in political movements for economic and social justice. She picketed, protested, demonstrated, and practiced civil disobedience to challenge racism, anti-Semitism, homophobia, gender, and age oppression. At the age of 73, she was jailed for her protest of militarism and nuclear proliferation at the Arlington Heights military base in August 1987. A memorial celebration of her life will be held on May 7 at 3 p.m. in The Grove’s Midrise Community Room, 7757 Van Buren St. in Forest Park. Memorials may be sent to Third Unitarian Church or to the American Civil Liberties Union. For information, contact Leah Shapiro, 708-218-2102.

Mary Ann Bednarke, 75

Realtor, gardener, cyclist, tennis champ Mary Ann Bednarke (nee Krupa), 75, of Oak Park, died on April 18, 2017. She was the wife of the late Leonard S.; mother of Alexander L. Bednarke; sister of Raymond; and the daughter of the late Roman and Barbara MARY ANN BEDNARKE Krupa. A broker with Baird & Warner for 14 years, in her early life, she was a competitive tennis player who won the All City Tennis Championship three years in row in the early 1960s. She had many interests including gardening and was an avid cyclist who enjoyed many biking trips in France. Private services have been held. Arrangements were handled by Forest Park’s Zimmerman-Harnett Funeral Home.

Anthony Rocco, 82 Former Oak Park resident

Anthony M. Rocco, 82, a Chicago resident who lived in Oak Park from 1966 through 1983, died on April 17, 2017. Born on Jan. 13, 1935, he is survived by his sister, Marlene Carey; his children, Cathleen Rocco, Christine Rocco and Michael Rocco; his grandchildren, Emily, Hanna and Christopher Rocco, Erik Brunemeier, and Elise and Olivia Sedlack; and his companion, Marilyn Rizzuto. He was preceded in death by his parents, Josephine and Michael Rocco, and his brother-in-law, Dennis Carey. A memorial visitation will be held on Friday, April 28 from 11 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., then Mass at Oak Park’s St. Giles Church, 1045 N. Columbian, followed by cremation rites and private interment.

Jean Williams, 85 Family, friends, food, slots and arts & crafts

Jean Klis Williams, 85, died on April 12, 2017. She passed quietly while at Villa Scalabrini Rehab Facility in Northlake, after a brief struggle with complications following a surgery. Born on Christmas JEAN WILLIAMS Day 1931 in Chicago, she was the daughter of John and Mary Klis. Family, friends, food, being quick-witted, playing the slots, and arts & crafts were Jean’s passions. She loved people. If you needed a friend, she’d find you and make you her friend. She loved nature, African violets and butterflies. Many of her friends and family have one of her handmade crocheted afghans, a necklace, or a butterfly that she made. She kept herself young with her sense of humor, which would often have her smiling and laughing with those around her following a funny story or a quick-witted observation on things in everyday life. One day she forgot her keys in her front door. Her friend found them and when she told Jean, her immediate reply was “I left them there so my boyfriend can get in!” They laughed and laughed. That was Jean. In 1950, Jean married the love of her life Ralph M. Williams, a union that lasted for an extraordinary 60 years until his death in 2010, and they were blessed with 20 descendants whom Jean is survived by — four children, Christine Everett-Frantonius in Forest Park, Mark Williams, Jeffrey Williams, and Ralph Williams; 10 grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren. She is also survived by her only sibling and brother, John Klis.

There will be a celebration of Jean’s life at Casa San Carlo Retirement Community in Northlake on Thursday, April 27 from noon to 2 p.m., and later a private ceremony for family.

Donald Moravec, 71 Educator and coach

Donald W. Moravec, 71, died on April 21, 2017, surrounded by his family and close friends. Born on Jan. 22, 1946 in Berwyn to Joseph V. and Wilma B. Moravec, he married Eliza Moravec (nee Keating) on May 1, 1971 in Oak Park, DONALD MORAVEC and they lived here for 46 years. He began his career at Downers Grove North High School, spanning more than three decades as a physical education teacher, football coach, wrestling coach, girls’ badminton coach, girls’ tennis coach, and, finally, as dean of students. He received his B.A. from North Central College, obtained his M.A. with an emphasis in Communication Science from Governors State University, and was awarded his Ph.D. from the University of Sarasota in Florida. After retiring in 2001, he worked for his wife’s company, Keating of Chicago, where he wore many hats. He led a very spiritual life, serving as a faithful vestry member and senior warden of Christ Episcopal Church in River Forest. He also coached a very successful Women’s Tennis Team at North Central College for many years. Enjoying life to the fullest, he had many hobbies which also kept him very active. He took annual fishing trips to Canada, went on golfing and skiing trips, and enjoyed spending weekends with his family and friends, especially his two granddaughters, at his summer home on Lake Michigan. He will be remembered for his loving nature, his laugh, and his ability to make others happy. Donald Moravec is survived by his wife, Eliza; his children, Christopher (Amy) Moravec and Eliza Ann (Kevin) Pate; his granddaughters, Ellenore and Charlotte Moravec; his brothers, Edwin A. (Susan) Moravec and Rev. Dr. Joseph C. (Joy) Moravec; and his numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews and dear friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Richard J. Moravec; and his niece, Jennifer M. Moravec. Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. on April 29 at Drechsler Brown & Williams, 203 S. Marion St. in Oak Park. There will be a memorial service on April 30 at 3 p.m. at Oak Park’s Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake St., followed by a reception at Cheney Mansion, 220 N. Euclid Ave. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates your donation to the Don Moravec Tennis Memorial Fund at North Central College.

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Religion Guide Methodist

Check First.

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

First Congregational Church of Maywood

400 N. Fifth Avenue (1 block north of Lake St.) Come join us for Sunday Morning Worship at 11 am Pastor Elliot Wimbush will be preaching the message. Refreshments and fellowship follow the service. 708-344-6150 firstchurchofmaywood.org When you're looking for a place to worship the Lord, Check First.

You’re Invited to A Church for All Nations A Church Without Walls SERVICE LOCATION Forest Park Plaza 7600 W. Roosevelt Road Forest Park, IL 60130

William S. Winston Pastor (708) 697-5000

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

Fair Oaks

Lutheran—ELCA

United Lutheran Church

409 Greenfield Street (at Ridgeland Avenue) Oak Park Holy Communion with nursery care and children’s chapel each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. www.unitedlutheranchurch.org

708/386-1576

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

LIVE Webcast - 11:15AM Service Believer’s Walk of Faith Broadcast Schedule (Times in Central Standard Time) Television DAYSTAR (M-F)

3:30-4:00pm

Nationwide

WJYS-TV (M-F)

6:30-7:00am

Chicago, IL.

WCIU-TV (Sun.)

10:30-11:00am

Chicago, IL.

Word Network

10:30-11:00am

Nationwide

(M-F)

Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

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

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920 Rev. Daniel deBeer, Interim Pastor Sunday Schedule Christian Education for All Ages 9:00am Worship Service 10:00am

Roman Catholic

St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

CELEBRATING OUR 105TH YEAR! Sat. Masses: 8:30am & 5:00pm SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00am & 10:30am 10:30 Mass-Daycare for all ages CCD Sun. 9am-10:15am Reconciliation: Sat. 9am & 4pm Weekday Masses: Monday–Friday 6:30am Church Office: 708-366-0839 CCD: 708-366-3553 www.stbern.com Pastor: Fr. Stanislaw Kuca Traditional Catholic

Child care available 9-11am

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OAK PARK MEETING OF FRIENDS (Quakers) Meeting For Worship Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at Oak Park Art League 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park Please call 708-445-8201 www.oakparkfriends.org

Roman Catholic

Ascension Catholic Church

The Traditional Catholic Latin Mass

Our Lady Immaculate Church 410 Washington Blvd Oak Park. 708-524-2408 Mass Times: Sat. 8:00am Sun. 7:30 & 10:00am Operated by Society of St. Pius X. Confessions 1 hr. before each mass

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

Grace Lutheran School

www.livingwd.org www.billwinston.org

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

West Suburban Temple Har Zion

1040 N. Harlem Avenue River Forest Meet our Rabbi, Adir Glick Pray, learn, and celebrate with our caring, progressive, egalitarian community. Interfaith families are welcome. Accredited Early Childhood Program Religious School for K thru 12 Daily Morning Minyan Weekly Shabbat Services Friday 6:30pm & Saturday 10:00am Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 708.366.9000 www.wsthz.org

Lutheran-Missouri Synod

Christ Lutheran Church

607 Harvard Street (at East Av.) Oak Park, Illinois Rev. Robert M. Niehus, Pastor Sunday Bible Class: 9:15 am Sunday School: 9:10 Sunday Worship Services: 8:00 and 10:30 am Church Office: 708/386-3306 www.christlutheranoakpark.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship, 8:30 am and 11:00 am Adult Bible Class, 10:00 am Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 | www.stjohnforestpark.org

808 S. East Ave. 708/848-2703 www.ascensionoakpark.com Worship: Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Masses 7:30, 9:00, 11 am, 5:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 pm Saturday Taize Prayer 7:30 pm First Fridays Feb.– Dec. & Jan. 1 Holy Hour 6:00 pm Third Thursdays

Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Masses: 8:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m. Parish Office: 708-848-4417 School Phone: 708-386-5131

Unity

UNITY CHURCH OF OAK PARK 405 North Euclid Ave.

The Light of God surrounds you. Sunday Services 9 am & 11 am Youth Education 11 am 708-848-0960 — unityoakpark.org

Upcoming Religious Holidays

April 29 Ninth Day of Ridvan

Baha’i

30 St. James the Great Day Orthodox Christian

May 1 Beltane/Samhain Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres Yom Ha’Atzmaut

2 Twelfth Day of Ridvan

Jewish Baha’i

3 Saints Philip & James Christian

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

Wednesday Journal, April 26, 2017

OAKPARK.COM | RIVERFOREST.COM New local ads this week

YOUR WEEKLY AD

REACHES SIX SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES: OAK PARK, RIVER FOREST, FOREST PARK, BROOKFIELD, RIVERSIDE, NORTH RIVERSIDE, AND PARTS OF CHICAGO

WEDNESDAY

CLASSIFIED

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Deadline is Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.

Please Check Your Ad: The publisher will not be responsible for more than one incorrect insertion. Wednesday Journal Classified must be notified before the second insertion. The newspaper reserves the right to edit or reject any advertisement.

Place your ad online anytime at: www.OakPark.com/Classiﬁed/

BY PHONE: (708) 613-3333 | BY FAX: (708) 524-0447 | BY E-MAIL: CLASSIFIEDS@OAKPARK.COM | CLASSIFIEDS@RIVERFOREST.COM HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Application Engineer sought by Goldwind USA Inc. in Chicago, IL (and othr US locs as nedd). Act as Tech. Lead for new unit projs in Americas. Actns rnge frm prfrmng dsgn anlys to cnfrm trbne mchnl loads sutblty for the ste wind rgme, rvwng cust specs, rspndng to cust tech questns & site due dlgnce assmnts. 25% Trvl to instltns thrght North America. Apply @ www.jobpostingtoday.com (ref# 65109)

INDEPENDENT WINE ADVISOR Wines for Humanity is an Illinoisbased company that conducts inhome wine tastings and donates a portion of the proceeds from each tasting to charity. Since its founding in 2007, Wines for Humanity has donated over 3 million dollars to various charities and organizations working in the prevention of homelessness in your local community. At Wines for Humanity we have a passion for wine and a heart for others.

Construction Business Development Manager in Chicago, IL to dvlp new business opportunities & manage relationships with clients, architects, developers, brokers, etc. Research & analyze key economic factors that may influence mkt activity within specific niche mkts or geographic areas. Reqd: Bach’s Deg in Bus Admin/Mgmt, Construction Mgmt, or Design. Will accept bach’s equiv based on a combo of edu as determined by a professional evaluation service. 2 yrs exp in business dvlpmt/mktg & customer service. Knowl of dvlpg mktg & advertising strategies is also reqd. Knowl of how to use basic computer skills such as e-mails, Word, Excel, Outlook, & PowerPoint. Possess effective communication skills (both verbal & written) to interact with all levels, both internally & externally. Knowl of business & mgmt principles; & basic acctg practices & analysis of reports. Effective negotiation & problem solving skills, & ability to work with variety of personalities is a plus. Mail resumes to Aleksandra Lagodzinska, Quest Construction Group, Inc., 5845 W. Irving Park Rd., Chicago, IL 60635. Ref. No. 816408924. No phone calls, emails or fax. FULL-TIME ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE/BILLING PROFESSIONAL McAdam Landscaping in Forest Park seeks a full-time individual for accounts receivable/billing position. Minimum two years experience required, with solid clerical/accounting knowledge. Complex problemsolving skills and ability to be a positive, well-rounded team member are musts. Founded in 1979, McAdam is online at www.McAdamLandscape.com. Submit resume to Lena at lena@ mcadamlandscape.com.

PEOPLE TO DELIVER FLYERS DOOR TO DOOR Part-time morning hours. $35 per day. Cell phone required.

CALL 708-863-5698 between 8am and 8pm

Senior Software Engineers sought by Uptake Technologies, Inc. in Chicago, IL to dvlp sprng srvc using a JVM language such as Java or Groovy. See full job descrptn & aply @ www.jobpostingtoday.com # 35491 Software Engineer sought by Coyote Logistics, LLC in Chicago, IL. Code sftwr soltn & app bsd on biz rqs. Aply @ www.jobpostingtoday. com # 94155

As an Independent Wine Advisor, you will conduct in-home wine tastings for 14-16 guests, earn a substantial commission, and help raise money for charities in your community. You don’t get to quit your day job right away, but if you are interested in becoming your own boss and doing socially responsible work that is meaningful to you, then please reply to this ad to schedule a brief phone interview to learn if this might be right for you. You can be a part of something wonderful and positive this year. Email nlynchwfh@gmail.com or call 708-397-6207 www.winesforhumanity.com/nlynch PART-TIME SEASONAL GARDEN CENTER ASSISTANT McAdam Nursery & Garden Center in Forest Park seeks a part-time, seasonal Garden Center Assistant with extensive plant knowledge, ability to interact positively with customers, and to provide reliable cash handling. Part-time hours would occasionally expand to address peak customer volume periods. Founded in 1979, McAdam is online at www.McAdamLandscape.com. Submit resume to Lena at lena@ mcadamlandscape.com. Software Engineer sought by Coyote Logistics, LLC in Chicago, IL. Cd sftw slns & apps bsd on biz rqs. Apply @ www.jobpostingtoday. com # 36445. VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY The Riverside Department of Public Works is seeking applicants for part-time, seasonal employment from approximately April through September. Duties are primarily outdoors and include landscape, streets, building and water/sewer maintenance and other duties as assigned. Hours of work are Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, possess a valid Illinois Driver’s License and a high school diploma or equivalent. Applicants will be subject to a criminal background check, pre-employment physical and drug/ alcohol screen. Applications will be received until all positions are filled. Applications are available for download from the Village web site–www.riverside.il.us or can be obtained at Riverside Village Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, IL 60546. Completed applications should be submitted to Riverside Village Hall. The Village of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

SUBURBAN RENTALS

SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE 836 N. CUYLER AVE $474,900 Beautiful home on very large lot! 1st floor has open floorplan, oak woodwork, sunroom, LR, DR and large eat-in kitchen. 4 bedrooms (one for home office or nursery). 2 full bathrooms. Finished basement, patio, deck, garage. Home warranty. Tons of potential and charm! One block from Whittier School. Steps from park with tennis courts, jogging path and sledding hill. Walking distance to OPRFHS and Ridgeland Green Line. Quam Opere (312)320-8550 deeminentz@gmail.com

HISTORIC MAYWOOD MANOR

902 S. 3RD AVENUE (2 blks W of 1st Ave & 1 blk N of Madison) Tired of renting? Why not consider buying an affordable 2BR condo w/ 1000+ sq ft of living space? Savings are built in from a unique 12 year tax freeze plus lower utility costs from energy saving systems and appliances. Onsite pkg, exterior lighting and enhanced security systems included. Plus you can customize and design your living space to better meet your needs! For details Call 708-383-9223.

SUBURBAN RENTALS CONDO 1 BR FOREST PARK Affordable luxury and convenience of in town living , wood flrs, full granite kit, balc, ldry ,elev, I/C entry ,util only light, pkg avail! Rent $1100. Call 708-602-7175 FP LARGE 1 BR Forest Park, Lg 1 BR on 1st Floor of quiet 4-flat, w/ garage pkg space. Laundry fac., A/C, heat & gas incl. $900/mo + security. Avail June 1. Call Henry 708-436-3644.

OAK PARK SMALL 1 BR Downtown Oak Park. Hardwood floors throughout. All utlities included. $800 per month. Call 708-657-4226. OAK PARK FOREST PARK Studio, 1, and 2 BDRM. Heated. Dining room. Parking available. Walk to El. $625-$1250.

www.oakrent.com

CITY RENTALS AUSTIN VILLAGE 5939 W. Midway Parkway Remodeled 1 BR. Half block from Oak Park, Green Line & shops. 3rd Floor. $800/month. Heat not included. 708-383-9223 or 773-676-6805.

ROOMS FOR RENT AUSTIN CLEAN ROOM With fridge, micro. Nr Oak Park, Super Walmart, Food 4 Less, bus, & Metra. $116/wk and up. 773-637-5957 Large Sunny Room with fridge & microwave. Near Green line, bus, Oak Park, 24 hour desk, parking lot. $101.00 week & up. New Mgmt. 773-378-8888

Lost & Found and To Be Given Away ads run free in Wednesday Classified. To place your ad, call 708-613-3342

CHURCHES FOR RENT MAYWOOD COUNTRY CHURCH Lovely, old fashioned country church in Maywood, on corner of Fifth and Erie is looking for a roommate or tenant. We are willing to work out a flexible arrangement if you are an appropriate tenant. Various size spaces. Call 708 344-6150, leave a message.

OAK PARK CLASSIC CHURCH FOR RENT

CRAFT FAIR Berwyn

CRAFT FAIR TRINITY CHURCH 7022 RIVERSIDE DR. SAT. APR. 29 9AM-2PM Bake Sale: Many vendors Lunch: Croissant Sandwiches or Sloppy Joe’s $2.50 Free gift wrappingv 708-484-1818

RUMMAGE SALES Forest Park

Includes Sanctuary, Fellowship Hall, Kitchen, Midweek Service/ Bible Study, Office Options. 708-848-5460

HUGE RUMMAGE SALE!! SUBURBAN FELLOWSHIP CENTER 7438 HARRISON

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT

FRI–SAT–SUN 4/28 4/29 4/30 8AM TO 6PM

* RIVER FOREST *

Many Items to Choose From!

7777 Lake St. - 3 & 5 room suites 7756 Madison St. - Store: 926 sq. ft. - Office: 900 sq. ft.

* OAK PARK *

6955 North Ave. - 3 room office suite 6957 North Ave. - 2 room office suite 6142-44 Roosevelt Rd. - 4 room office suite

Strand & Browne 708/488-0011

PARKING SPACES/ GARAGE PARKING SPACE RENTAL

The Nineteenth Century Club at 178 Forest Ave. has parking spaces available for 24 hour rental. Please contact Jeanne at 708-386-2729 or info@nineteenthcentury for more detail.

ESTATE SALES House Full of Art Sale Spring into your summer at this two-day sale featuring 15 local artists and a great selection of hand-crafted art work!

Saturday April 29th 5pm-8pm Sunday April 30th 11am-3pm Hollywood House 3435 Hollywood, Brookfield North Riverside

ESTATE SALE 2506 BURR OAK AVE SAT 4/29 & SUN 4/30 9AM to 3PM

Furniture, housewares, glassware, tools, jewelry and more. Cash and credit cards accepted. No early birds.

SUBURBAN RENTALS Apartment listings updated daily at:

M&M property management, inc.

Office located at: 320 S. Wisconsin Ave. Oak Park

708-763-9927 www.glapropertymanagement.com

Properties may be broker owned.

Call us for a complete list of rentals available.

GARAGE SALE 908 BELOIT AVE SAT 4/29 8AM-2PM

Lots of vintage kitsch, houwesares, garden, construction materials. Lots vof eclectic goodies! Oak Park

2 FAMILY GARAGE SALE 209 & 213 S. GROVE AVE SAT. 4/29 8AM TO 3PM

Furniture, crib, tools and hardware, patio set, art, pottery, household items. PLUS LOTS MORE!!! DON’T MISS IT Oak Park

GARAGE SALE 1162 S HARVEY SAT 4/29 8AM TO 3PM

APPLIANCES AND MORE!

ITEMS FOR SALE HOOVER DIALAMATIC VACUUM

Top of the line. $50.

BEMIS 2 in 1

Air Purifier and Humidifier $35.

ROOMBA

Circular automtic vacuum $50.

OUTDOOR WROUGHT IRON SERVING CART $50.00 Call 708-488-8755

MUSIC

Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert Piano Trios, Other Ensemble Music, Piano Concertos. Perfect Condition. 1/2 Price. Call 708-488-8755.

RESTAURANT SINK

Stainless 91” long with 3 tubs & 2 drainboards. $599. Call 773.722.6900

ZENITH TEMPEST BINOCULARS

7 x 50 MM and field 7.1. Like brand new. $100. Call 708-488-8755.

CEMETERY LOTS Beautiful plot in Mount Auburn Cemetery. Rare spot in Gracelawn Gardens, ‘Eyes of the Lord.’ Lot 25, Grave 13. Stacked. 2 lawn crypts, double headstone.

Oak Park: Studios, 1 & 2 BR from $750-$2000 Forest Park: 1 & 2 BR from $750-$1300

LaVerne Collins Managing broker

Forest Park

Cemetery Plot

708-386-7355 • www.mmpropmgt.com 649 Madison Street, Oak Park

GLA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC.

GARAGE/YARD SALES

Find your new apartment this Saturday from 10 am – 4pm at 35 Chicago Avenue. Or call us toll free at 1-888-328-8457 for an appointment.

MOTOR HOMES/ TRAILERS 1979 AIRSTREAM TRAVEL TRAILER Good Condition 708-771-7582

Wednesday Journal, April 26, 2017

OAKPARK.COM | RIVERFOREST.COM

WANTED TO BUY

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WANTED MILITARY ITEMS: Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers-lead plastic-other misc. toys. Call Uncle Gary 708-522-3400

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Residential and Commercial Driveways | Garage Floors Sidewalks | Steps | Patios Specializing in Stamped Concrete Tuck Pointing and All Types Brickwork

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HOUSE CLEANING Busy with your life and work? Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have time for cleaning? Let me help you keep your house in order, clean and sparkle ;) Professional cleaner with 11 yrs of experience available for cleaning. Reliable, honest , trustworthy, efficient, hardworking , well organized with work. Experienced in regular service, deep cleaning and office cleaning. References available. $25 per hour. If interested please do not hesitate to contact Kamila Call or text : 708/ 363 0753

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A cleaner day is just a phone call away. For a detailed cleaning please call 708-937-9110

ELECTRICAL

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Full Service Electrical Work including

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FLOORS

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HAULING

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LANDSCAPING FAST DELIVERY

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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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Wednesday Journal, April 26, 2017

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 Nestor E. Soto, Petitioner and Janet Bierod, Respondent, Case No. 2017D003056. 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 22, 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 Journa 4/19, 4/26, 5/3/2017

LEGAL NOTICE Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Maricela Ramirez, Petitioner and Jose Luis Ortiz, Respondent, Case No. 2017D-000531. 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 30, 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 4/26, 5/3, 5/10/2017

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: D17150365 on April 5, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of NEAT FREAK CLEANING AND JANITORIAL SERVICES INCORPORATED with the business located at: 365 N. HALSTED 2617, CHICAGO, IL 60661. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: MENDI HARROD 365 N. HALSTED 2617 CHICAGO, IL 60661 Published in Wednesday Journal 4/19, 4/26, 5/3/2017

PUBLIC NOTICES

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PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE Invitation to Bid - Auditorium Sound Reinforcement System

PUBLIC NOTICE

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held by the Village of Oak Park Historic Preservation Commission on Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 7:30PM at Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter: • Historic Landmark Nomination for 209 Forest Avenue The public hearing is being held in accordance with the regulations of the Oak Park Historic Preservation Ordinance. The Historic Preservation Commission will take public testimony and forward their recommendations to the Village Board of Trustees following the conclusion of the public hearing. For further information on this matter contact the Department of Development Customer Services, Planning Division, Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois during normal business hours or historicpreservation@oak-park.us. DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS ON April 26, 2016 Published in Wednesday Journal 4/26/2017

The Brookfield–La Grange Park School District 95 Board of Education is accepting bids from mechanical contractors only for a steam boiler maintenance project at their middle school in Brookfield, Illinois. The scope of work includes providing all labor, materials, fabrication, machinery, tools, equipment, and other means of construction necessary for completion of the work indicated in the Bid Documents including, but not necessarily limited to, the following: removal and installation of new tubes in two existing Burnham boilers, full cleaning of both boilers, repairs to existing hand-holes and man-holes, installation of new unit heater and minor modifications of existing feed piping. The work site is S.E. Gross Middle School, 3524 Maple Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. On-site construction is scheduled to begin Monday, June 5, 2017. The Contractor must achieve Substantial Completion on or before Friday, August 18, 2017. Bid Documents may be obtained after 12:00 noon on Friday, May 5, 2017, from the District’s Architect, the Cashman Stahler Group, Inc., by sending a written request by email to Mr. Stephen Cashman at scashman@cashmanstahler.com. A refundable bid documents deposit of $250.00 must be received by the Architect before Bid Documents will be issued to interested bidders. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at S.E. Gross Middle School, 3524 Maple Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. A Bidder’s failure to attend the mandatory pre-bid meeting will be grounds for rejection of the Contractor’s bid.

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Sealed bids must be received by Dr. Mark Kuzniewski, District Superintendent, at the District Office, 3724 Prairie Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513 before 8:30 a.m. on Friday, May 12, 2017. The sealed bids will then be publicly opened and read. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid security in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the Base Bid. The successful Bidder will be required to furnish construction performance and labor and material payment bonds in the full amount of the final Contract Sum. Contractor shall not pay less than the prevailing rates of wages to all laborers, workmen, and mechanics performing work under this contract, and shall comply with the requirements of the Illinois Wages of Employees on Public Works Act (820 ILCS 130/1-12). The Contractor must submit electronic copies of their certified payrolls to the Architect prior to processing each application for payment. The Brookfield–La Grange Park School District 95 Board of Education reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, reject nonconforming bids, reject conditional bids, waive irregularities in the bidding procedures, or to accept any bid that, in its sole opinion, best serves the interests of the School District. Published in RB Landmark 4/26/2017

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: D17150526 on April 18, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of MIDWEST WELLNESS LIVING with the business located at: 1708 W MYRTLE DR, MT PROSPECT, IL 60056. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ERIN L ROBINSON 1708 W MYRTLE DR MT PROSPECT, IL 60056 Published in RB Landmark 04/26, 5/3, 5/10/2017

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LEGAL NOTICE 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 17, 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. 04-17-Z: 500-508 S. Lyman Avenue, Bell American Group, LLC Bell American Group, LLC, applicant, requests a special use permit for a drive-up facility pursuant to Section 3.9.6 (C) (2) which section requires a special use permit to allow a drive-through facility on Madison Street. The applicant seeks to develop the vacant property located at 500508 S. Lyman Avenue with a new Taco Bell restaurant with a drivethrough facility. In addition, the applicant seeks an allowance from the following sections of the MS Madison Street District pursuant to the special use permit: 1. Section 3.9.6 (D) Table D-1: MS District Dimensional Standards, which section requires a 0’-15’ Build-to Line along Lyman Avenue (a north/south cross street) for non-residential buildings along street setbacks; whereas the proposal features a Taco Bell restaurant facility that is sited outside of the required Build-to Line. 2. Section 3.9.6 (F) (4), which section requires that ancillary parking to a principal use of the lot shall be located to the rear of the principal structure and shall not be located along (abutting) Madison Street; whereas the proposal features parking located along (abutting) Madison Street. 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 office of the Village Clerk at 708.358.5670. DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, this 26th Day of April, 2017 Published in Wednesday Journal 4/26/2017

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: D17150449 on April 12, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of A+ JUNK N TOW with the business located at: 1035 ELGIN AVE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: NANCY MAGALLANES 1035 ELGIN AVE FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Published in Forest Park Review 4/19, 4/26, 5/3/2017

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Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 is accepting bids for Food Service Freezer Equipment and Installation. Sealed bids are and Installation. Sealed bids are due by Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 11:00 a.m., at which time they will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids are to be submitted to: Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200 Attn: Ron Johnson, Director of Purchasing and Transportation Welcome Center Food Service Freezer Equipment and Installation 201 North Scoville Avenue Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Failure to comply with these bid requirements may lead to disqualification of your bid. A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Walk-through will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. at Oak Park & River Forest High School. Attendees are to gather and obtain ID badges at the Welcome Center located at Scoville Avenue Entrance 4 near Ontario Street. All bidders are encouraged to visit the project site by scheduling apDirector of Buildings & Grounds at (708) 434-3698. Site visits will not be permitted prior to 3:30 p.m. daily. Unscheduled visits will not be permitted. Interested firms can may access the bid documents on the Districts solicitation website located at www. oprfhs.org,”About Us”, “Services”, “Business Office”, “Bids and RFP’s” or by contacting Ron Johnson at rjohnson@oprfhs.org. Published in Wednesday Journal 4/26/2017

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: D17150437 on April 12, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of PLEASANT HILL BEES with the business located at: 1604 S AUSTIN BLVD, CICERO, IL 60804. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: THOMAS EDWARD KUNTZ 1604 S AUSTIN BLVD CICERO, IL 60804 Published in Wednesday Journal 4/19, 4/26, 5/3/2017

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: D17150463 on April 12, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of JAYE’S SERVICES with the business located at: 5610 WEST 35TH STREET APT 2, CICERO, IL 60804. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: JENNIFER L ANDERSON 5610 WEST 35TH STREET APT 2 CICERO, IL 60804. Published in Wednesday Journal 4/19, 4/26, 5/3/2017

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK AS SUCCESSOR 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 (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 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

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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

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 1009431. 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. I716711

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, N.A., AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED NOTE HOLDERS OF RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.JOSEPH WILIE GRAY A/K/A JOE WILLIE GRAY, SHARON GRAY, STATE OF ILLINOIS, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 16 CH 13776 1927 S. 22ND 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 February 15, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 30, 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 1927 S. 22ND AVENUE, Maywood, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-311-023. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $95,633.07. 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.ELVA BERNAL, JODI GONZALEZ, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ALVARO BERNAL, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ALVARO BERNAL (DECEASED), DANNY BERNAL Defendants 16 CH 010886 613 HURON STREET 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 February 2, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 30, 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 613 HURON STREET, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-11-110-0160000. 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

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To Advertise your Mortgage Rates, call Mary Ellen Nelligan: 708/613-3342 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 14-16-08033. 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. I717785 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.SUSAN CHRISTINE JOHNSON AKA SUSAN JOHNSON AKA SUSAN STAHL, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 15 CH 07688 1404 S. 8th Ave. 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 March 7, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 8, 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 1404 S. 8th Ave., Maywood, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-14-132-012-

0000; 15-14-132-013-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $112,002.90. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s at-

torney. 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. I717344 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION MTGLQ INVESTORS, LP Plaintiff, -v.BYRAN STEWART A/K/A BYRAN J STEWART, FIRST SUBURBAN NATIONAL BANK Defendants 12 CH 42453 200 SOUTH 20TH 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 April 4, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 30, 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 200 SOUTH 20TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-304-0150000. The real estate is improved with a one and a half story single family home with a detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance 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 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 12107. 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. I720022

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Huskies remain unbeaten in softball

Dating back to last season, OPRF has won 39 games in a row By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

The Oak Park and River Forest High School softball team will probably lose a game eventually. Just ask the seemingly unassailable UConn women’s basketball team and coach Geno Auriemma, who saw their winning streak snapped at 111 games in the national semifinals of this year’s NCAA Tournament. OPRF, which closed last season on a 27-game winning streak en route to claming the 4A championship, has now won 39 games straight overall.

Senior pitcher Chardonnay Harris turned in another dominant performance during the Huskies’ 9-0 win against Richards. The Auburn-bound lefty allowed only four hits, walked two and struck out 10 in a shutout victory. She also had two hits, an RBI and a run scored. Fiona Girardot hit a three-run homer and drove in four runs overall. Nellie Kamenitsa-Hale (2-for-5, RBI, run scored) also contributed for the undefeated Huskies (12-0, 3-0 West Suburban Silver). The win over Richards capped an impressive 4-0 week for the Class 4A defending state champs. The Huskies rolled over conference opponents Proviso West, Glenbard

Overall, the OPRF pitching staff has been very good, featuring a rotation of Roy Iverson, Evan Nielawski and Barrette. “We had been struggling for the last couple of weeks,” Barrette said. “We went into the third game against LT knowing we needed to get a win. To get it done is a great feeling. “I just stuck with my fastball and slider. I tried to work the fastball in and keep the slider down on most guys.” WILLIAM CAMARGO/Staff Photographer After completion of the series, The Huskies ended the OPRF junior shortstop Brian May fires a throw week well with two victories. to first base. OPRF defeated Evanston [6-4] and Morton [1-0]. Nick Morse picked up the win and Ben Klinger the save against Evanston. While the Huskies’ 5-6-1 record is uncharacteristically subpar, the season is young and so is the OPRF roster. Factor from page 46 in previous head coach Chris Ledbetter’s leave of absence this spring and it’s to do too much. Just see ball, hit ball.” understandable the Huskies are a work In the fifth, LTHS scored three runs to in progress. get right back in the game at 4-3. “I’m just trying to pick up where Led The Lions tied the game at 4-all in left off,” Parenti said. “He’s a phenomthe seventh with a double by Pasko that enal coach who has taught me well. I’m scored senior Wyatt Tawse. just trying to continue the tradition at In the bottom of the seventh, shortstop Oak Park. Personally, it’s been fun for me Brian May drew a walk, Neilson singled because being the manager allows for a and Molina was hit by a pitch to load the different perspective on the game.” bases with two outs. Fitzgerald hit a ball OPRF hosts Marian Central Catholic to third base that was mishandled by on Wednesday, April 26 (4:30 p.m.) folPhillipp, allowing May to score the gamelowed by road games at York on Friday, winning run. April 28 (7:15 p.m. at Benedictine UniverJuniors Brendan Barrette pitched 6 1/3 innings to earn the win and Jack Brennan sity) and at Hinsdale South on Saturday, April 29 (10 a.m.). recorded the last two outs for the Huskies.

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OPRF All-State softball player Maeve Nelson leads a star-studded lineup that has won 39 games in a row. West and Lyons Township. For the week, OPRF outscored its opponents 61-2.

Fenwick baseball Shortstop Anthony Cavalieri knocked in four runs as the Friars routed St. Ignatius 9-2. Jack Grace and Casey O’Laughlin added two RBIs apiece. Fenwick scored four runs in both the first and second inning to build a comfortable lead early against the Wolfpack. Pitcher Justin Sosa earned the win with 10 strikeouts and 15 first-pitch strikes in six innings.

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Mary Vanek each scored a goal. Cronin led the Huskies’ passing game with three assists. Goalie Kaitlyn Peterson had six saves. Steward-Nolan scored two goals to spark the Huskies past New Trier. Ellie KennedyWood chipped in a goal and three assists, while Raeder, Greta Drane and Cronin contributed a goal each and Peterson finished with six saves. Lincoln-Way Central halted the Huskies’ momentum with a 9-6 victory. Cronin led OPRF in scoring with three goals and Mary Vanek added two goals. Peterson recorded 10 saves.

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The Friars topped Trinity 3-0 on Saturday Junior wide receiver/tight at the Priory. Morgan Hosty, Erin end Mike O’Laughlin made Durkin and Anna Waring scored an oral commitment to West a goal each, while Kaylie Fredian, Virginia on Saturday night. Erin Frumkin and Hosty each had The 6-foot-5, 215-pound an assist. Caroline Fahey recorded O’Laughlin had 54 catches for the shutout. 939 yards and eight touchdowns as a first-team all-state player. O’Laughlin, who also Kristin Heckert, 30, from Bolingplayed on the Friars’ Class brook set a new women’s record 3A state runner-up basketball in the Good Life Race, which has MIKE O’LAUGHLIN team, had football scholarbeen administered by the Oak Park Fenwick TE/WR ship offers from Cincinnati, Runners Club since 1982. Heckert Central Michigan, Western blazed the 5K course in 16 minutes, Michigan, Ball State and Toledo. 21 seconds, beating the old record by 10 seconds, set by Mary Knisely back in 1998. Second place went to Alyssa Schneider, of Bartlett, in 16:42. The Huskies won two of three games at The men’s 5K race was won by Kevin the Naperville North Tournament. A balHavel, 27, from Chicago in a very quick anced offensive attack paved the way to a 14:33, though not quite fast enough to break 10-4 win over Lake Forest and a 6-4 victory the record time of 14:25 set by Poland’s Aragainst New Trier. tur Blasinski, also in 1998. Coming in second Against Lake Forest, Kathryn Raeder was Oscar Medina, from Chicago, in 14:46. scored three goals and Chloe Pimentel and Tamsen Cronin added two goals apiece. Paul Oppenheim contributed to this Bennett Gloor, Addie Steward-Nolan and roundup.

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Tucek, Stramaglia & Cairo spark Fenwick softball

Streaky Friars hope recent winning streak bodes well for second half By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

The Fenwick High School softball team has struggled against Girls Catholic Athletic Conference Red Division teams this season. Although the Friars are a disappointing 2-8 in league play, head coach Mike Marrese remains confident his team can play with anybody. “To be honest, no one in our conference has wowed me,” Marrese said. “We have a good conference and there is no easy opponent in the CGAC. “We are just not hitting with runners in scoring position in conference play. And it’s difficult to always play from behind on the scoreboard.” Reflective of their 8-8-1 overall record, it’s been a season of ups and downs for the Friars. Fenwick opened the season 4-0-1, then dropped eight of nine games and swept three games last week to arrive at the mid-season point. “During our rough stretch in conference play, I stressed to the team to focus on improving and working hard every day,” Marrese said. “Our success will result from focus, hard work and improvement. It is important to get off to a good start, but what’s more important is how you finish going into the state playoffs. I feel we are headed in the right direction.” Last week’s streak certainly boosted the team’s confidence and momentum. Sophomore Alyssa Stramaglia threw a perfect game as the Friars cruised past visiting Taft 11-0 in six innings

at the Priory, April 22. Stramaglia helped her cause with a 2-for-4 effort at the plate. Junior Kayley Sherwood (2for-4, home run, triple) and sophomore Cassandra Lee (2-for-3) also led offensively. Fenwick also notched victories against Providence (3-1, April 18) and Resurrection (11-4, April 17) last week. Senior Natalie Cairo hit a game-winning two-run home run in the seventh inning against Providence. Before Cairo’s dramatic homer, Stramaglia singled to tie the game at 1-1. Riverside’s Grace Tucek pitched a complete game with no earned runs against the Celtics. Cairo also slugged a grand slam in the Friars’ win against Resurrection. Cairo, Lee and Tucek all went 2-for-4. Tucek earned the victory and Lee the save. With Tucek, Stramaglia and Lee, the Friars can roll out a quality pitcher every game. The veteran Tucek (5-4) leads the Friars in innings pitched (55), strikeouts (57) and earned run average (2.53). She’s also issued only eight walks this season. “We are very fortunate to have three top-quality pitchers on varsity,” Marrese said. “I can go to anyone of them at any time, any situation. I also can start any one of them in any game knowing they will keep us in the game. “The pitching has been there for us. We are starting to give our staff the run support that’s needed.” Fenwick hosts a pair of games this week at the Priory, against Resurrection on Thursday, April 27 (4:30 p.m.) and area rival Trinity on Saturday, April 29 (11 a.m.).

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Riverside’s Grace Tucek leads the Friars in innings pitched (55), strikeouts (57), and ERA (2.53).

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OPRF outdueled by LTHS in pitching series Strong-armed staffs of Huskies and Lions square off By MARTY FARMER

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EVAN ALMIGHTY: OPRF pitcher Evan Nieslawski is one of several quality arms in the Huskies’ deep rotation.

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ith three state championships apiece, OPRF and Lyons Township are two of the best high school baseball programs in Illinois. For good measure, the Huskies have won the Illinois High School Baseball Coaches Association summer state tournament title six times, with the Lions winning four. Both programs annually produce players who go on to play college baseball. With their collective success, it’s always worth circling the calendar when the Huskies and Lions square off on the field. The Huskies edged the Lions 4-3 in the Class 4A state championship game in 2012. The previous season, LTHS won the 2011 state title. The teams added another chapter to their compelling rivalry last week, with the Lions taking two of three games. “It’s always fun playing against LT,” OPRF first-year head coach Joe Parenti said. “Both teams respect each other. This series showed that both of us have really good pitching and a lot of talent overall.” The Lions’ superb sophomore pitcher Grant Leader allowed no hits with two walks and 10 strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings in a 3-0 win in the series opener at OPRF. Leader, who has already committed to Illinois, throws his fastball at 89-90 miles per

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hour plus a curveball, changeup and slider. Reliever Matt Piento retired the final two OPRF hitters to complete the combined no-hitter. Connor Pasko and Scott Garrow paced the LTHS offense with two hits apiece. The second game offered a similar narrative as Piento earned the victory and Ian Delleman the save in a 1-0 victory for the host Lions. Piento struck out 11 in five innings and Delleman fanned four in two innings of relief. Through two games, the Lions had two wins and the Huskies two hits. OPRF salvaged the third game with a 5-4 win at home. After 16 straight scoreless innings in the series, the Huskies finally got on the scoreboard with four runs in the third inning. With two outs, junior outfielder Andrew Neilson drew a walk and senior second baseman Ryan Molina was hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second. Senior outfielder David Trisko singled with a high chopper over LTHS third baseman Matt Phillipp, which scored Nielson. Sophomore catcher Luke Fitzgerald followed with a single to load the bases. Senior Amir Tillis then came up with the hit of the series for OPRF as he drove a ball to deep center field for a three-run double giving the Huskies a 4-0 lead. “I was just looking to hit the ball,” Tillis said. “I wanted to keep it simple and not try See HUSKIES on page 46

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