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Police chief needs liver transplant Ambrose remains on leave of absence By DAN HALEY

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ony Ambrose, Oak Park’s police chief, needs a liver transplant. Monday afternoon in a telephone interview, he said that while the “initial diagnosis was a shock” he didn’t expect, “I’ve always been a fighter. I set goals every day.” And the new goal is, “I’m going to beat it.” In late April, Village Manager Cara Pavlicek announced that Ambrose was taking a leave of absence. She appointed Deputy Chief LaDon Reynolds as interim chief. At the time Pavlicek did not reveal the reason for Ambrose’s leave, though she suggested the chief might be ready to talk about it this week. And he was on Monday, describing the intricate process of screening potential liver donors, how he is preparing mentally and physically for the hoped-for and anticipated transplant surgery, and his appreciation for the support he is receiving from the police department, village hall and the community. “It has been such a positive response,” he says. “People in the community have reached out. Please express my appreciation.” The specific type of liver disease Ambrose is battling is called nonalcoholic steatohepatitus or NASH. In most cases, patients are asymptomatic. That was true of Ambrose who See AMBROSE on page 6

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A LOVED ONE LOST: Tyler Lumar’s mother, Lisa Alcorn (left), and grandmother, Linda Augustus, sit at the piano Lumar used to perform on. Alcorn says Lumar, who died late last month, “loved to entertain people.”

Remembering Tyler Lumar

Family, friends still picking up the pieces after Oak Parker’s death By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

Tyler Lumar was a singer and a dancer. He played baseball when he was a kid. He was the kind of person who liked to make you laugh. He went to Oak Park and River Forest High School. He had a daughter

and a girlfriend and a mother and a grandmother and a lot of other people who loved him. And if you never met Tyler Lumar, you never will. That’s because at the age of 24, he died. His family wants you to remember him and know what happened.

Lumar was arrested twice in 2016, first while trying to get medication for his debilitating asthma. He would have gone to his regular physician in Oak Park, his family explained, but his longtime doctor had died a few months prior, and Lumar See TYLER LUMAR on page 12

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Oak Parker in ‘31 Bullets’ campaign Oak Park parent and teacher Lisa Stukel was one of six teachers whom the Chicago Sun-Times and the ad firm Ogilvy & Mather Chicago took to a firing range to “see what would happen if Trump’s proposition [to train and arm teachers with concealed weapons] came to fruition,” according to an article on the experiment in Ad Week. “The biggest thing I remember is being scared,” Stukel says in the roughly 3-minute video, part of the Sun-Times’ “31 Bullets” campaign to end gun violence. “After I shot this gun it was so powerful that it kicked back,” Stukel said. “To me it’s not something that should be part of my alphabet and short

Oak Park police hire two new officers

The Oak Park Police Department has hired two new officers, bringing the force to 114 sworn personnel, according to Oak Park spokesman David Powers. Officers Kortney Possedi and Cassandra Roknich are the two recent hires and have begun orientation. They will later attend the Chicago Police Department’s Field Training Program, Powers said. Possedi graduated from Aurora University, where she majored in psychology and criminal justice, and Roknich graduated from Southern Illinois University

vowel chart.” On the campaign’s deftly designed landing page, 31bullets.suntimes. com/, viewers can scroll over 31 separate boxes, each bearing a different illustration, to see a different “bullet” point of information, alerting readers to subjects like concealed carry and child locks. The video featuring Stukel and other teachers during weapons training at the range is in the first bullet, which the Sun-Times sums up, not unsurprisingly: “We believe this is not only an impractical solution, but a risky one.” Well, that’s putting it mildly.

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– Edwardsville, where she majored in criminal justice. “Both officers were sent to the academy by other communities, so they came to Oak Park as state-certified police officers,” Powers said in the email. “Officer Possedi previously worked in Lake Zurich and officer Roknich had worked part-time with the Thornton Police Department before attending the academy.” Powers noted that five new Oak Park police officers are set to graduate from the Chicago Police Academy in late May. “The field training program requires new officers to work patrol shifts. New officers work street patrol duties with a field training officer,” Powers said in the email.

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NOT WHAT SHE SIGNED UP FOR: Lisa Stukel, an Oak Parker and teacher, shown firing a gun for the first time during the ‘31 Bullets’ video produced by the Chicago SunTimes and the ad firm Ogilvy & Mather Chicago.

Albion to begin demolition

Demolition of the two-story office building at the corner of Lake and Forest, where the new luxury apartment high-rise by Albion Development will eventually stand, is expected to begin this week, according to Albion spokesman James Prescott. Prescott said in a telephone interview that the demolition will take about 4-6 weeks and then Albion will begin construction of the 18-story building. Clark Construction Group, which is working with Albion on the project, has set up a monitoring system to track vibrations created by the project and make sure

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construction does not impact nearby structures such as the 19th Century Club and the Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center. Speaking of the environmental education center, the Illinois Council of The American Institute of Architects has named the Platinum-LEED certified center one of Illinois’ 200 Great Places. Albion representatives, neighbors and village staff are meeting at Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison St., on Thursday, May 10, at 7 p.m. to discuss potential impacts of the project, which is expected to take about 18 months to complete.

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M E M O R I A M

Oak Park chef Judson Allen, 36, embraced healthy eating By MELISSA ELSMO

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hef Judson Todd Allen, of Oak Park, suffered a likely heart attack and died suddenly on Saturday, May 5, at the age of 36. The Chicago culinary community is grieving the loss of the self-proclaimed “architect of flavor,” former Food Network Star competitor, author of The Spice Diet, and culinary-lead at Chicago’s Taste 222. Last March, I had the opportunity to sit down with Judson at Taste 222 to discuss his new book. As we sipped iced tea, we chatted

easily about his profound weight-loss journey and tireless work to dispel the myth that healthy eating is lifeless and bland. With notable confidence, Judson shared how he’d transformed his life by focusing on food from a healthy perspective and using a wide variety of spices to bring bold flavor to his recipes. His lifestyle change helped him to fully appreciate the value of fresh, high-quality ingredients and ultimately led him to shed and keep off 160 pounds. His health and well-being were his top priorities, but he also took pride in inspiring others to take control of their relationship with food. Jud-

son, a passion driven-chef, clearly operated from a place of integrity. Judson exuded positive energy and expressed sincere gratitude that Oak Park Eats had taken an interest in his book. I just looked back at the last email he sent me — a note peppered with enthusiastic exclamation points and joyful ALL CAPS compliments. Even his emails bubbled with personality. The Oak Park Eats family extends our deepest sympathies to Chef Judson Todd Allen’s family, friends, and co-workers during this difficult time.

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BIG WEEK The History of the Tango Saturday, May 12, 8 p.m., Open Door Theater: Church of Beethoven’s Opera Showcase presents tango’s songs, including music from Piazzolla, Gardel, Filibierto, Stamponi and more, performed by tango singer Alba Guerra and tenor Bradley Schuller, accompanied by guitar and bandoneon. $20; $10, kids. Tickets/more: brownpapertickets.com/event/3395861. 902 S. Ridgeland, Oak Park.

Creating Communities Free of Gender-Based Violence Thursday, May 10, 8 to 10 a.m., Oak Park Country Club: At this first educational breakfast forum, Sarah’s Inn’s will connect experts with corporate, business and civic leaders, and community members on social issues to drive progress in communities and workplaces. $50. Tickets: sarahsinn.org/events. 2001 Thatcher Ave., River Grove.

Jobs Club: Expand Your Skills Wednesday, May 16, 1 to 3 p.m., NAMI Metro Suburban Drop-In Center: Hosted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), meet the employment team to manage your career, learn about available jobs and receive one-on-one assistance. Monthly, on the third Wednesday, a new topic is covered. June 20 – Find a Job, July 18 – Career Management. Info: 708-524-2582 X106, pike@namimetsub.org. 814 Harrison St., Oak Park.

Understanding the World of Islam: Community Voices Wednesday, May 16, 7 to 9 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: On the first evening of Ramadan, hear from local voices in a panel discussion, learn about traditions, cultures and more. Afterwards, participants and neighbors break the fast together with food and drink. More: oppl.org/calendar. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

Stamp Out Hunger Saturday, May 12, throughout Oak Park and River Forest: Take part in the Letter Carriers’ Food Drive by leaving non-perishable items for your postal carrier to pick up on the morning of the drive. Items benefit Sarah’s Inn and other area organizations.

River Kayaking 101 Friday, May 11, 3 to 5 p.m., Trailside Museum: Technique and instruction are provided in this intro class, prior to a short handson paddle along the Des Plaines River to Maywood Grove. Shuttle provided back to Trailside. Free. Register: 312-533-5751. 738 Thatcher Ave., River Forest.

Goin’ Home: A Celebration of American Folk Saturday, May 12, 4 p.m., Chapel of Our Lord, Concordia University Chicago: The Oak Park/River Forest Encore Chorale, made up of older adults, will sing “By the River;”“Goodnight Irene;”“Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme” and more. Free. Info: encoreillinois.org, encoreillinois@ gmail.com or 630-441-5157. 7400 Augusta, River Forest.

Rick & Friends Concert Friday, May 11, 7 p.m., First Presbyterian: Hear a fresh twist to Christian contemporary blues and classic rock, featuring Rick Sutton (Brothers of Absolution), Alex Hibbert, Stevie B. Quick and Beth Siegel. Freewill offering supports the Pottery Ministry. More: firstpresrf.org. 7551 Quick Ave., River Forest

Open Meeting: VOICE Oak Park Saturday, May 12, 2 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: VOICE is a coalition of citizens concerned about the future of the village. Learn about VOICE and exchange ideas regarding citizen action for a more open, responsive and democratic local government and for a thriving, livable, inclusive and sustainable Oak Park. Inquire: voiceoakpark@ gmail.com. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

Singers Wanted: Early Music Choral Festival Saturday, May 12, 10 a.m. to noon, Veterans Room, Main Library: The Oak Park Concert Chorale invites singers interested in madrigals, cannons and other early choral music, no experience necessary. A short public performance follows. Free. Inquire: 847-420-9200, info@oakparkconcertchorale.org. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

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ART BEAT

Art League creates ‘Sanctuary’ – in postcards By MICHELLE DYBAL

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Postcard art for the Sanctuary exhibit at the Oak Park Art League. “Room for Rent” is by a New York artist.

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beneficiaries because “equity in justice and equity in housing seem to remain the things that are out of balance,” Robbins said, “and, the organizations this will support are so important to our community. It’s an opportunity to get some really unique work for $35— what you’d spend on coffee in a month — and you get a special reminder that is meaningful in some way.” Running in conjunction with Sanctuary is Resist! A Visual History of Protest, with the art of Franklin McMahon, who documented such events as the Emmitt Till trial, the Civil Rights Movement and housing protests. His daughter, Oak Park sculptor Margot McMahon, will be speaking at the Preview Party about her father and his art. An OPAL artist member, Margot is herself an artist of note, currently “creating the first sculpture of a Chicago poet in Chicago’s parks, Gwendolyn Brooks,” according to her website. Both exhibits run through June 1. Of the postcards that don’t sell, some will be set aside for historical reference, with some staying at the Oak Park Art League, some going to Oak Park River Forest Museum, and others going to the Newberry Library in Chicago. The Preview Party is Thursday, May 10, from 7 to 9 p.m., $20, tickets at the door. The opening reception is Friday, May 11, 7 to 9 p.m. Remaining postcards will be available for viewing or purchase through June 1. Gallery hours are Mondays through Fridays, 1 to 5 p.m.; Saturdays, 1 to 4 p.m. Questions: 708386-9853, oakparkartleague@gmail.com. 720 Chicago Ave.

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hey arrived felted, taped, knitted, painted, cross-stitched, sculpted, scissored, drawn and mirrored — stamped and mailed, art bare and exposed to the elements. Others were walked in, or carefully packed in envelopes stamped “Austria,” “South Africa,” “New York,” with artist statements or no information at all. This is how 500 postcards, wearing the vision of each artist’s interpretation of “Sanctuary,” came to the Oak Park Art League (OPAL) to be exhibited in this month’s Art for Social Change show, a historical tip-ofthe-hat honoring the 50th anniversary of Oak Park’s Fair Housing Ordinance while also addressing the timely topic of sanctuary cities. This is a fitting location for such an exhibit — Oak Park has been a sanctuary city since February 2017, and passed the local Fair Housing Ordinance just after the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, which prohibited discrimination during the sale, rental or financing of housing, based on race, religion, national origin or sex. “We wanted to tie in with the historical anniversary,” said Gina Lee Robbins, OPAL board member. “Oak Park, at that time, was really a trailblazer in fair housing and implementing the act essentially as it was written — how you can advertise and such — to support the Fair Housing Act.” This exhibit is inspired by a similar annual fundraiser started 20 years ago by Visual AIDS in New York called, Postcards from the Edge. All the postcards are sold with buyers unaware of whose art they are buying. Robbins, an OPAL member artist who works in sculpture and mixed media, has participated in Postcards from the Edge the past two years. Proceeds go toward Visual AIDS art programs and supplies for artists living with HIV/AIDS. At the Sanctuary show, one may purchase local student art, an OPAL member creation, or possibly a piece sent in by a European artist with works at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The creator of each 4-by6-inch piece will not be revealed until the purchase is complete. First dibs go to those who attend a ticketed Preview Party this Thursday. All the postcards will be on display, including 300 by students that were completed at area school and library events. The postcards sell for $75 each that evening. On Friday, an opening reception is open to all, and the postcards will sell for $35 each. The proceeds will be split between the Oak Park Regional Housing Center, the Pro Bono Network, and OPAL to cover exhibition costs. These organizations were chosen to be the

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AMBROSE Life’s hurdles from page 1

Come join us for an Interfaith March for a Just Peace in Israel and Palestine Organized by the Interfaith Action Group on Peace and Justice in Israel and Palestine

Saturday, May 12, 2018 11:30 – 2:30 Beginning at First United Methodist Church 324 N. Oak Park Ave. Oak Park, IL Ending at First United Church of Oak Park 848 Lake St. Oak Park, IL Interfaith speakers, music, march in central Oak Park, and Middle Eastern lunch Conﬁrmed speakers: •

Brant Rosen, Rabbi, Tzedek Chicago, and Midwest Regional Director, American Friends Service Committee

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Marti Scott, Lead Pastor, Euclid Avenue Methodist Church

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Stephanie Downs Hughes, PhD, American Humanist Association

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Shaﬁc M. Budron, PhD, Executive Committee, Coalition of Palestinian American Organizations

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Susan Salidor

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Michael Levin

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Drum Circle No anti-Semitic, anti-Arab, or Islamophobic signs or language will be permitted.

went to doctors at Northwestern Medicine to complain about “losing energy,” a problem he had only recently experienced. He wound up spending a week in the hospital seeing specialists and undergoing a battery of tests. Then came the diagnosis and the certainty that a “living-donor liver transplant” was the only course of action. The word has gone out that Ambrose needs a transplant and he said there “has been an influx of people” who have stepped up. A very thorough vetting process follows with potential donors being evaluated both physically and psychologically. In a live-donor transplant, the donor gives up a portion of their liver. The donor’s liver will gradually regenerate but the process is not without some risk. That is why, Ambrose said, there is a psychological evaluation to make sure a donor “understands exactly what they are doing.” Right now Ambrose is staying with a relative — he is not supposed to be alone — as he continues daily exercise to make sure he’s in shape for potential surgery. “I’m working out daily,” he says, “walking, exercising. So if they call me in a month, I’ll be ready.” Ambrose is a longtime veteran of the Oak Park Police Department. He joined up in 1984. He was promoted to deputy chief in 2005 under Chief Rick Tanksley. When Tanksley retired in 2016, Pavlicek appointed Ambrose to the top spot. He has served as chief for about 18 months. Ambrose has led two especially notable department initiatives since his promotion to deputy chief a dozen years back. All officers on the Oak Park force now receive ongoing training in mental health issues. This was a groundbreaking concept when Ambrose brought it to Oak Park. And it dovetails with his focus on changing the dynamics of crisis intervention by local police. Those dangerous encounters often involve a person with mental health problems and efforts to slow down and de-escalate such situations brings better results.

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Ambrose also aligned the police department with local mental health providers, particularly Thrive, to insert mental health professionals into complex police situations quickly. Now, says Ambrose, raising awareness of organ donation “has been added to my list” of causes. Ambrose says he has great confidence in Reynolds as interim chief. “We’ve worked closely together for 25 years. The department needs to have a leader present.” What happens next is a waiting game. “In my mind, I truly believe there will be a liver available for me,” says Ambrose. “We all have these hurdles in life. This is one for me.”

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Oak Park Township building flooded Heavy rain on May 2 backs up sewer system destroying carpet, bathrooms By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

It’s been almost a week since heavy rains backed up the sewer system into the Oak Park Township offices at 105 S. Oak Park Ave., causing thousands of dollars in damage. The offices have been largely closed since Thursday, May 3, when workers arrived at the building to find soggy floors and damaged files and equipment. Township Manager Gavin Morgan said, during a tour of the facility, that clogged sewer lines are likely the culprit, but it still has not been determined whether the clog was from the township’s side of the line or the village’s. If the village line was clogged, then it is the village’s responsibility to fix the line and vice versa if the clog was from the township side. Plumbers have been called out to determine the origin of the clogged line, but a determination had not been made as of press deadline. Meanwhile, township workers are largely working out of makeshift offices across the street at the Oak Park Township Senior Service building. Township Supervisor Clarmarie Keenan said the backedup sewer caused substantial damage to the two bathrooms in the facility, sending water throughout the hallway and offices in most of the building.

Last Friday, May 4, the carpets through most of the building had been pulled up and large fans were placed throughout the facility to dry the area. Morgan said it’s the first time the township has had a major flooding incident. “We’ve had issues in our basement,” he said. “The last time we had issues in our basement was six or seven years ago. This is the first time we’ve ever had anything like this.” The only files destroyed in the flood were in the basement and already slated to be destroyed, he said. “They had all been pulled out and put on a cart, and the cart was the only thing that really got damaged down there.” Most of the water that flowed through the building was rain water, Morgan said. Keenan was among the first township employees to happen upon the flooding on Thursday morning. “I was greeted in the parking lot at a quarter till 8 with an employee saying, ‘It’s a mess inside; it’s all flooded,’” she recalled. “It wasn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be. It was soggy, but it clearly had had enough time to seep into offices right down at the end and seep into [Township Assessor Ali ElSaffar’s] office.” Morgan noted that the flooding is covered by the township’s insurance. “We’ve got an entire kitchen we need to redo; we’ve got two bathrooms we need to redo,” Keenan said, adding that the township also must make sure mold has not taken hold in the building. Keenan said some workers are doing their jobs remotely, but she added that officials need to get back to their desks where they can work with secure internet connections. She acknowledged the scrutiny the township has come un-

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der recently from some in the community who believe the governmental entity should be merged with the village as a cost-saving measure. “The kinds of services we provide, it’s critical that we have space,” she said. “There’s privacy issues that require us to have some infrastructure mechanism … that’s a little more secure than somebody hitting send from a [public] wifi connection.” CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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he recent arrival of spring weather coincides with several major milestones at District House. The exterior design by Seattle-based Miller Hull and Chicago’s Northworks Architects is in the final stages of completion, including a signature feature of the design — horizontal overhangs expressing a nod to the Prairie School. Installation is also underway on the second-floor private terraces by Omni Ecosystems and the extensive green roof areas. Inside, construction of the second floor is nearing completion in anticipation of the first closings just around the corner. Just like the temperatures, sales have continued to climb through the spring market. With 24 of the 28 homes sold, the sales center in the Medical Arts Building closed its doors and will transition to a model unit within District House, opening this weekend. Four unique homes remain available. Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty now offers appointments and on-site tours to interested buyers. To schedule your personal tour and learn more about this one-of-a-kind property, contact sales representative Frank Vihtelic at 312-451-7903. Public open houses will be held weekly on Saturdays and Sundays from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM, with brokerfocused open houses on Tuesdays between 12:00 PM and 2:00 PM. If you’ve considered District House but haven’t yet seen it for yourself, time is rapidly running out. Four opportunities remain to live in Oak Park’s newest and most popular condominium project.

year 2018 to $1.8 billion. That financial report stated that the financial performance for fiscal year 2018 “specifically in the fourth quarter, underscores the urgent need for change …” CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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Village board takes aim at plastic straws, e-cigs

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Plastic straws and e-cigarettes were put on notice at the Oak Park Board of Trustees Monday meeting, referring the two issues to the Environment and Energy Commission and the Oak Park Board of Health, respectively. The Board of Trustees already approved a measure in 2016 increasing the age to purchase tobacco products, including ecigarettes, from 18 to 21, but Trustee James Taglia said he wants the Board of Health to take a closer look at advertising of e-cigarettes. “It’s really upsetting that they have ad campaigns specifically designed to appeal to youth,” he said, noting that some e-cigarette companies use images that resemble candy to appeal to young smokers. Such “predatory behavior” by companies, he said, should not be allowed in Oak Park. “I hope the health department looks at this from the point of regulation,” he said. Taglia was moved to take a closer look at the issue after reading a New York Times article about the public safety concerns associated with the product. The board also moved to have the Environment and Energy Commission review potential regulation of the distribution of plastic straws in the village. Environmental advocates have recently focused on plastic straws and their impact

By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

A plan for a blockbuster development along Madison Street by Jupiter Development that would have curved the roadway near the intersection of Oak Park Avenue has been abandoned, but the village still aims to redevelop the parking lot and adjacent parcels of property near the intersection. Oak Park Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb and Trustee Bob Tucker told Wednesday Journal that the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation and village staff are still

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on the environment. Trustee Deno Andrews, who ran the fast-food restaurant Felony Franks until it closed last year, said the idea of limiting businesses in their distribution of plastic straws “is a very touchy topic.” “I’m not looking for a total ban on plastic straws; I’m not looking for the wild west of [excessively] handing out plastic straws,” he said. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

Village puts out call for new Madison plan

Death of ‘the bend’ proposal means back to the drawing board

negotiating with Jupiter on a new plan. But since the original proposal fell through, the village must now reissue a request for proposals (RFP) from qualified developers. The board of trustees directed staff to reissue the RFP later this month. That request to developers will be open to developers for 45 days. While it seems likely that Jupiter will come back with the proposal outlined by Abu-Taleb and Tucker in April, trustees said it’s not a foregone conclusion that the company will be chosen again as the preferred developer. “I’m looking forward to a robust response,” Trustee Dan Moroney said. “I think competition is a good thing.” Taglia echoed the sentiment: “Let the chips fall where they may and let the best proposal win.” CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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We’re Making Makers at The Little Bits Workshop in River Forest

emember when you were a kid, playing outside for endless hours all around the neighborhood...footloose and fancy-free? If you lived near the woods, did you fearlessly build forts or pretend to be in another world where sticks and stones became tools or magical objects? Now it seems like we’ve erased this kind of activity off our schedules. Kids are often transported from school to home or to activities barely having a chance to be outside to breathe fresh air! Remember when dads, grandpas or uncles could be found out in the garage tinkering with an engine or building things? Did anyone in your family ever make you a dress, shirt, quilt or knit mittens or a hat for you? These are the memories that drive our Maker Nature Camps. Kids need to be outside and they love to make things. We believe that every child has a creative streak that needs to be nurtured and they need a safe space to play in nature and get a little bit dirty. The heartbeat behind The Little Bits Workshop In our American culture there are about two generations who for the most part have quit passing down life skills to their younger generations. Somehow, we’ve busied ourselves to the extent that we’ve become dependent on extremely low cost and unaccountable labor forces to make everything we need. At The Little Bits Workshop, we are driven by the belief that we need to change and reverse our culture to nurture a love of making. There’s a tremendously powerful feeling of accomplishment for kids to build something useful or wear something that they’ve made. It opens their minds to the fact that there is no limit to what they can create. I’ve personally seen an insatiable need in countless students to be challenged, so we keep raising the bar. The doors of The Little Bits Workshop opened just over eight years ago, and we’ve had the amazing privilege to teach over 2,000 kids the joy of making. Many have been in our classes continuously for 3-6 years because they LOVE to be challenged by the next creative project that we have planned. We are not simply trying to keep kids busy and away from electronics, though that is certainly part of it. Our bigger vision is to empower a sense of unlimited possibilities and the realization that hand skills can become a satisfying hobby, an occupation, a small business or even a company. We may be holding the key that some child needs to unlock their future. Or at the very least, the key that releases

Every camper made a real teepee during our MakerNature Camp, a partnership between The Little Bits Workshop and the Trailside Museum of Natural History.

Campers at Junior Camp Runway proudly showing off their beautiful sundresses that they made by hand and machine.

their creative energy during their entire lifetime. We take this responsibility very seriously and strive to teach kids excellence in everything they make. Our Afterschool Workshops, Camps and Birthday Parties are a very unique vehicle through which we hope to inspire kids and create a spark between their hearts and hands that empowers them to make a little bit of magic. Check out our Maker Camps that run June 4 – August 17 Campers will sew clothes, build furniture, go kayaking, do archery, build miniature houses, plant their own garden, fly kites, hike in the woods and learn how to use their hands for a lifetime. June 4-8, Summer Build a Cottage Camp, ages 7+, 9am-noon June 11-15, Yard to Table, ages 7-13, 9am-noon FILLING FAST! June 11-15, Camp Runway, ages 10+, 9am - 2pm FULL June 18-22, Backyard Camper, ages 6-13 (waitlist), 9am - 3pm June 18-22 Jr. Camp Runway, ages 8-9, 9am-noon June 25-29 Architectural Mural Camp, ages 9+, 9am-noon June 25-29 Harnessing the Wind and Sun, ages 7+, 9am - noon July 2,3,5,6 Sew Sweet, ages 6+, 9am-noon July 9-13 Mural Camp: The Butterfly and Beyond, ages 7+, 9am-noon 4 SPOTS LEFT July 9-13 Sew Boho, ages 8+, 9am-noon July 16-20 Summer Cottage Camp, ages 7+, 9am-noon July 16-20 Fine Art for the Forest, ages 9-17, 9am-2pm Calling young artists! Join us for a special camp put on jointly by the Forest Preserves of Cook County and Little Bits Workshop. FREE to talented young artists July 23-27 Extreme Knit/Crochet, ages 7+, 9am-noon July 23-27 Wood Crafter, ages 8+, 9am-noon July 30-August 3 Jr. Camp Runway, ages 8+, 9am-noon August 6-10 Camp Runway, ages 10+, 9am - 2pm August 13-17 Paper Mache Magic: Enchanted Castle, ages 6+, 9am-noon For more information contact Liita Forsyth at liita@thelittlebitsworkshop.com or 630-309-1606. The Little Bits Workshop is located at 411 Park Ave in River Forest. Visit us at thelittlebitsworkshop.com.

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A DAY TO REMEMBER: About 150 people gathered at Scoville Park on Sunday, May 6, for a vigil in remembrance of Oak Park resident Tyler Lumar.

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Vigil in Scoville Park from page 1 was in the process of finding a new one. The clinic rejected his request for his medication and he became angry. Lumar, a black man, believed he was being discriminated against like so many other people of color. It’s unclear exactly what happened at the clinic that day, but staff there called police, who arrived and told him to leave, which he did. As he was walking away from the clinic, the same police officers arrested him for a warrant out of Lee County for driving on a suspended license. Turns out the suspended license charge likely was a clerical error. He told the police that he was up-to-date on his payments at the scene of his arrest, and his longtime girlfriend, Casey Tencate, 24, provided proof that he was making payments on the outstanding parking tickets. She spoke to Lumar briefly that day and thought it would all be worked out. That cellphone conversation with her longtime boyfriend, right before the device was taken from him, was the last time she would ever hear his voice. Police placed Lumar under arrest and, while in custody, he had an asthma attack and was taken to a hospital for treatment. When he returned to Cook County Jail afterward, Lumar was accused of being in possession of crack cocaine. His lawyer says video surveillance proves the drugs weren’t his. Lumar had been searched for drugs eight times prior to the drug possession ar-

rest. According to police, Lumar attempted to take his own life in his jail cell that same day. He suffered a serious brain injury and spent more than a year and a half in various hospitals and clinics prior to his death on April 18 of this year. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has not released an official cause of his death, but it certainly is connected to the injuries he sustained almost two years ago.

Left behind “Mommy, what if the funeral was a dream and when [Grandma] Lisa called you it was a dream and when daddy passed it was a dream?” These are the unprompted words of 5-year-old Savannah Lumar, Tyler and Casey’s daughter. She spoke them during a recent interview with Casey and Lisa Alcorn, Tyler’s mother. “Maybe,” Tencate said to her daughter. “So right now this is a dream and our dreams are real life? Maybe.” Savannah, Casey and Lumar’s grandmother, Linda Augustus, and hundreds of others who knew Lumar, are now left with only memories. Casey and Tyler met in high school at the age of 16. They are two months apart in age. “Tyler had [dreadlocks] at the time,” Casey told Wednesday Journal. It was a sticking point for Casey at the time, who said they “didn’t look right on Tyler.” She agreed to date Tyler if he cut them, Tyler’s mother recalled. She remembered driving down Lake Street one day when she saw her son. “Mom, mom!” Tyler said, waving down his mother’s car.

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“He jumps in the car and says, ‘Can I please, can I please get some money for a haircut?’ And I was like, ‘A haircut?’” Alcorn remembered. “He said, ‘Casey said if I cut my dreads off, she’ll go out on a date with me.’ I was like, ‘Absolutely!’ I gave him that money so fast and I was like, ‘Who is this girl?’” Alcorn said she has nothing against dreadlocks in general, but admitted that she worried about them on her son. “I was so afraid because of stereotypes,” she said. Alcorn, 48, is in therapy now, trying to work through the emotional distress of losing her only son. “Tyler, my son, was actually full of life,” Alcorn explained, fighting back the tears. “He loved to make people smile and laugh, so he did that a lot by music.” Those closest to Tyler Lumar remembered that he loved Michael Jackson as a kid, so much so that his godmother made Lumar a sequined jacket and glove that he would wear when he would perform Jackson hits at family events. “At every hospital we kept [the glove] in the room,” Alcorn recalled. “The last place he was at, we actually hung it on the wall.” His grandmother, Linda Augustus, 69, remembered that Lumar was always making people laugh. “At my 60th birthday party he entertained my guests, and they’re still talking about it,” she said.

A call to action The sequined jacket Lumar once wore at family events was displayed at a vigil held on May 6, in Scoville Park, where about 150 friends and family of Lumar gathered.

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TYLER TOUGH: (Top right) Lumar’s girlfriend, Casey Tencate, 24, began dating her longtime boyfriend at Oak Park and River Forest High School about eight years ago. (Right) Savannah Lumar, Tyler’s daughter, plays with “the Tyler doll” she got after her father’s injury. (Top left) Friends and family held a vigil in Scoville Park in remembrance.

Organized by the Oak Park-based group Suburban Unity Alliance, attendees wore green T-shirts that read “Tyler Tough” to remember Lumar’s life and tragic death and to raise awareness about traumatic brain injuries. Family members spoke about the impact Lumar had on their lives. “He might not have been technically my son-in-law, but he was a son to me and he would have eventually been married to my daughter,” Philip Tencate, Casey’s father

Anthony Clark, founder of Suburban Unity Alliance, called on those who attended the vigil to share Lumar’s story and those of other people of color who have lost their lives at the hands of law enforcement officials. “I was having a conversation with someone and they were saying, ‘Why haven’t TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER/Staff we heard about Tyler and told the crowd. “I just wanted to put a face to Tyler’s story to the same level us, so you could see us, as this family here, a and the same extent as the Stephan Clarks, diverse family.” of the Philando Castiles, of the Michael Philip Tencate said Lumar’s death has Browns, the Laquon McDonalds?’ and we united the two families. should have,” Clark said. “And this little link here,” Philip Tencate “We have to realize that the system is the said, pointing to Savannah, “[Tyler’s] united problem. There’s not always going to be a us even more.” physical gun pointed at a black male and a “We will be family forever because of Ty- trigger gets pulled. The system is the gun. ler, and we love you, Tyler, and you’ll always And each and every day someone in our be in our hearts,” he said, choking back communities pulls the trigger.” tears. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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Smithsonian’s Bunch on building a museum

Founding director of African American Museum riffs on history at Dominican U. By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Lonnie Bunch, the founding director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C., was in town last week to speak at Dominican University’s commencement. During a roughly 30-minute conversation with Wednesday Journal after the event, Bunch, who lived in Oak Park for a time in the 2000s, spoke fondly about his time here. He also waded into contemporary waters, addressing everything from #MeToo and Bill Cosby’s place in the museum to President Trump and Kanye West’s controversial “slavery was a choice” statement. His responses have been lightly edited for brevity and clarity.

On moving to Oak Park I moved to Oak Park in 2000 [for several years before moving to Washington, D.C.]. It was important to find a place like Oak Park that was an integrated community — both racially and economically — and that had a sense of history. Almost every other president of the Chicago Historical Society had lived in Evanston [Bunch was president of that institution from 2001 to 2005]. I thought it was important to say that this wasn’t just a North Side museum, but a museum for the whole city, the whole community, and living in Oak Park was a way to signal that.

Origins of the museum

like John Porter who helped me cross the political divide. George W. Bush was also important to this. He not only signed the law authorizing the museum in 2003, but there were people who said, ‘Don’t build it on the mall.’ But Bush said, no, this museum needs to be on the mall. And because he was a Republican, he could convince people. Laura Bush even agreed to serve on my board.

Opening the facility We broke ground in 2012 and it took four years to build. We opened in September 2016. Obama had asked me to make sure that he got to open the museum, so that was one of my commitments to the president. I remember going into construction meetings and saying, ‘I was hanging out with the president and he’d like to have you guys move a little quicker,’ so that kind of helped. That was an amazing day. To have the Chief Justice of the United States there and my personal hero, Congressman John Lewis, was unbelievably humbling. You’re sitting up there, looking out at this sea of people, thousands of them, and every celebrity wanted to be there — Oprah, Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Powell. You find yourself thinking, ‘Oh, my God, what am I doing? How did I do this?’ And you realize all of these people are there because the staff worked so hard to open that museum.

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BACK HOME: Lonnie Bunch speaks during Dominican University’s commencement ceremony last Saturday. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture started out as two people in 2005 -- Bunch and a staff person.

Chicago area’s representation Chicago’s history is a history that has shaped the nation’s political, racial and economic history, so it was clear that Chicago would have a presence in the new museum. We have a pew from Quinn Chapel [the oldest black church, and longest-held property by African Americans, in Chicago] that gives people a sense of the religious history of Chicago. We’ve also collected issues of the Chicago Defender to give people a sense of how that newspaper changed the tint and tone of everything in the North. There’s also Emmett Till’s casket. There are a lot of things.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture was basically a startup. I started with a staff of two — me and one other person — in 2005. While it was clearly a small group, one of the great strengths of my career has been that I know scholars and museum people everywhere, so I was able to draw on that to help people figure out what this museum should be. My most important job was to convince people that this would happen because the idea for this museum had been floating around since 1913, but nobody was really ready for it. In some ways, it was like a political campaign. I had to figure out the vision, how to build support and relationships.

The Trump administration doesn’t have any operational effect on the museum. Our budgets have been strong. President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have visited the museum. As people begin to look at civil rights and race in America, the museum has become a pilgrimage site.

A bipartisan coalition

Impact of #MeToo on the museum’s curation

On the Hill, I was able to get support from people like Rep. Danny K. Davis and Bobby Rush and some new kid named Obama. It helped to have that, but even more importantly, there were North Side Republicans

We have material in the museum from the Black Lives Matter movement and #MeToo and have done programs around many of these issues, including a program on Confederate monuments. The museum recog-

Whether President Trump has an effect on operations

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nizes that it has to be as much about today and tomorrow as it is about yesterday, so I want to wrestle with these questions. There are some things we do now and some things we’ll wait and grapple with down the road, but we want to make sure we collect material, oral histories and ideas around these stories. Our job is to collect today for tomorrow, as well as collect yesterday for today.

On Bill Cosby’s current place in the museum There was an article in the New York Times that quotes some of the women who accused Cosby. They said that we should have him in the museum and response is pretty simple. I’m a historian of Black America. So much of Black America has been erased. I don’t erase history. So Cosby is in the museum, but we also made it clear that, at this point, his reputation and legacy has been damaged. We’ll also change a label to say that he’s been con-

victed. But I will never erase history — that has really hurt the black community. Anybody who expects us to erase history is just downright wrong.

Kanye West’s ‘slavery was a choice’ statement The most important thing a museum does is educate. What you hope is that people get an understanding of this history, and slavery is part of it — without a doubt. When we did our initial surveys in the beginning, slavery was the number-one thing people wanted to know about and the number-one thing people didn’t want to know about. We hope that everyone who comes into the museum understands that slavery isn’t just a black story — it’s a story that shaped the country. It’s a story about pain and brutality, but also about strength and resilience. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Auto theft on Lake Street

A gray 2016 Honda Fit, left running and unoccupied, was stolen from the 1000 block of Lake Street at 12:49 p.m. on May 5. The vehicle, which contained a Samsung Galaxy S7, was recovered on May 7. No additional information was given.

Criminal damage ■ The rear passenger window of a 2012 Honda Accord, parked in the 200 block of North Kenilworth, was shattered by an unknown person sometime between 7:30 and 9:34 p.m. on April 25. The estimated loss is $200. ■ The trunk and driver’s side quarter panel of a gray 2015 Toyota Corolla was damaged in the 100 block of Harrison Street sometime between midnight and 2 p.m. on May 5. The estimated loss due to damage is unknown. ■ A vehicle window was damaged in the 100 block of North Humphrey sometime between noon on April 30 and 9:15 p.m. on May 3. The estimated damage was unknown. No additional information was given. ■ A man described as between the ages of 38 and 40 with a heavy build punched and shattered the front passenger window of a Chicago resident’s vehicle about 5:15 p.m. in the 300 block of Jackson Boulevard. The man then entered a bronze 2013 Honda CRV and fled. The estimated damage is $250. ■ A projectile was used to damage the front windows of a business in the 200 block of Lake Street sometime between 5:27 and 7:44 p.m. on April 30. The estimated loss is $1,550.

sure washer. The estimated loss is $400.

Driving under the influence Marcus Allen, 41, of the 1100 block of North Lorel in Chicago, was arrested in the 900 block of South Maple and charged with driving under the influence. These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came

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from reports, April 30 and May 6, 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 ■ A UPS package was stolen from the front porch of a residence in the 800 block of North Humphrey sometime around 4:33 p.m. on May 3. ■ Several feet of copper pipe was stolen from a vacant house in the 1200 block of Lombard at 6:11 p.m. on May 2. The estimated loss is unknown. ■ An iPhone 8 was stolen in the 400 block of North Austin Boulevard at 5 p.m. on May 1 after the victim dropped it. The estimated loss is $600. ■ A basketball hoop was stolen from the rear of a garage in the 100 block of Lombard Avenue sometime between 8 a.m. and 6:26 p.m. on April 30. The estimated loss is $75.

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time on the stage of a professional club and Wire’s staff donated their time. “It’s the kind of cause we’re very much behind, so it was an easy sell for me,” said Neville, whose club has hosted and whose band, Tributosaurus, has played at Concert Across America to End Gun Violence for the By BOB UPHUES past two years. Editor Started by Chicago-area native Chad BerVenisha Buckley seems nervous. As she nstein in 2008 in Miami, Guitars Over Guns slowly climbs the stairs to the stage at Wire, spread its reach to Chicago four years ago, a combination music venue/school/produc- connecting working musicians with children tion incubator opened on Roosevelt Road in who are looking for an alternative to the vioBerwyn in 2013 by a group of Oak Park and lence of their communities through music. “The presence of a caring adult is essenRiver Forest investors, Venisha doesn’t look tial for everyone, but especially for those like someone thrilled about the prospect of who have experienced trauma in their performing for the camera. But once the music starts, Venisha, an lives,” said Andrew DeMuro, regional direceighth-grader at Beethoven Middle School on tor for Guitars Over Guns. DeMuro is himself a working musician. In Chicago’s South Side who goes by “Famous X” when she’s performing, flips a switch. addition to being a member of an acoustic Photographer Kevin Ryan’s job is easy as he trio called The Shades, DeMuro appeared on the TV show “The Voice” in 2016. Prior to joinclicks away a few feet from the stage. Venisha is among a group of seven bud- ing Guitar Over Guns, DeMuro taught at Urding middle school musicians involved in a ban Prep Academy, an all-boys charter high nonprofit organization called Guitars Over school on Chicago’s near Southwest Side. Music wasn’t part of the curriculum at Guns, an after-school music mentoring proUrban Prep, but kids would gram that provides structure find a way to incorporate muand a positive outlet for at-risk sic into their everyday lives at kids in some of Chicago’s toughschool, according to DeMuro, est neighborhoods. from spontaneous singing in The Wire photo shoot on May the hallways between classes 1 was to get images for a print to drumming on desk tops. advertisement in an upcoming DeMuro sought to give issue of Downbeat magazine, those musical impulses strucwhich is donating space in its ture in the form of an afterpublication for Guitars Over school choir program. Guns to reach a wider audience. It was important for kids, A creative team from Edelman, CHRIS NEVILLE DeMuro said, “having people a worldwide marketing and pubWire co-founder who are there every day and lic relations agency, took Guitars giving them this space and Over Guns under its wing as a telling them it’s OK to be pro bono client after fielding proyou.” posals from several nonprofits. In Chicago, 11 musicians The head of that creative team, Riverside resident Steven Slivka, himself a from Guitars Over Guns work with about musician, was drawn to what Guitars Over 300 students twice a week after school in two Guns was trying to accomplish. The hope, South Side schools as well as a church-affilisaid Slivka, is to introduce Guitars Over ated music studio in Bronzeville. “For a lot of these kids, it’s the only posiGuns to more Chicago schools. “It shows the power of music to teach kids tive thing they have going,” Slivka said. “I discipline, to give them something to look wanted to take the opportunity to show the forward to and believe in, in places where kids as they are – as artists -- and make them things like this are missing or no longer ex- look like everybody else in Downbeat.” ist,” Slivka said. Slivka said his introduction to music in W E D N E S D A Y grade school in Berwyn – the band director was a working jazz musician – was transformative. “My life was changed by my music direcof Oak Park and River Forest tor in grade school,” said Slivka, who is chief creative officer at Edelman Chicago. “He helped me out when no one needed to. Music was the entry point into what I do now.” Please contact Ken Trainor by e-mail: In order to give the Downbeat photo shoot ktrainor@wjinc.com, or fax: 708/524-0447 an authentic feel, the organizers reached before Monday at noon. out to Wire co-founder Chris Neville, of Oak Please include a photo if possible. Park. The young musicians got to spend

“It’s the kind of cause we’re very much behind, so it was an easy sell for me.”

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Praise for the tortilla

very Sunday at Chicago’s Maxwell Street Market, at one of the many taco stands, you’ll see tortillas being prepared by hand and by women (yes, tortilla-making seems an exclusively female occupation). Last Sunday at Rubi’s (a Rick Bayless favorite), there was a line of about 60 people waiting for tacos with meat and mole … and excellent hand-made tortillas. In the early 21st century, when we’d go to Maxwell Street Market, we were thrilled to Photo by David Hammond find people preparing tortillas by hand. Sure, tortillas were made by hand for millennia in Enchiladas at Boss Burrito. places like Mexico, Guatemala and Honessential to a good sandwich (dryness being duras, but not long ago in Chicago, it was the great enemy of all sandwiches). unusual for Mexican restaurants to serve torBut even handmade tortillas, which fretillas that were made in-house. In those olden quently do not contain preservatives, get stale days, tortillas were usually procured from in a day or so, and then you have some options. some large tortilla factory, of which there are several in Chicago. Now any Mexican You can toss them, or you can use the stale restaurant that wants to be taken seriously is tortillas in chips, chilaquiles … or enchiladas. making fresh tortillas in their own kitchen. Because the preparation of enchiladas inNone of this should be very volves cooking tortillas in sauce surprising. With the progresand then sometimes ladling on sive ratcheting up of America’s even more sauce right before culinary sophistication and disserving, even stale tortillas cernment, it was only a matter will soften up when made into of time before people became enchiladas. In fact, for enchilaimpatient with tortillas that das, it seems stale tortillas are were made a day or so ago and even better than fresh tortillas delivered in a plastic bag. because they’re less absorbent We all wanted better tortillas, and so hold together better which are now an internationwhen doused with sauce. ally recognized vehicle for food, Recently, we stopped by Boss with Korean tacos sold from Burrito to check out their enchifood trucks on the West Coast ladas. These tortillas, served in and Mediterranean lamb tacos red and green sauce (the former on the East Coast. It’s safe to Local Dining sauce, counterintuitively, is say that the tortilla, which & Food Blogger milder), enfold chicken or beef, originated in Mexico perhaps and are drizzled with crema, as early as 10,000 B.C., is now a making them “suiza,” which suitable carbohydrate platform means “Swiss” in Spanish. This is a referfor almost any kind of food. ence to people who came to Mexico from Handmade tortillas taste like fresh corn, Switzerland and brought with them their and they’re soft and absorbent, making cream- and cheese-making techniques. them very good for swabbing up sauce and Through an amazing coincidence, harbeans and other typical components of a monic convergence, or something like that, Mexican meal. When they’re fresh, they’re National Enchilada Day falls on Cinco de pliable in a way that bagged tortillas canMayo, perhaps our country’s most identifinot be, and they fold easily to hold their contents while retaining the moisture so able Mexican-American holiday.

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The 2018 Hunger Walkathon West Planning Team wishes to thank and bless the wonderful community that supported the 35th Annual Walk/Fundraising Event on May 6th. Hunger Walkathon West, the local CROP Hunger Walk, celebrated 35 years of walking and working to help hungry people locally and around the world with another successful Walk on Sunday, May 6, 2018. Recipients of the money raised in 2018 include hungry and hurting people served by international relief and development programs of Church World Service and the following ten local agencies: Cluster Tutoring Program, First Baptist Church of Melrose Park Food Pantry, Forest Park Food Pantry, Housing Forward, OPRF Food Pantry, Pine Avenue Food Pantry, Proviso Food Pantry, Quinn Center of Saint Eulalia Hunger Ministries, St. Martin de Porres Food Pantry and Vision of Restoration Food Pantry. It’s not too late to donate! Visit: hwwcrop.org and press the “DONATE NOW” button. Paypal and credit cards accepted. THANKS TO the following Businesses and Foundations provided financial and/or in-kind support: Major Gifts: Ferrara Candy Company REM, Inc. T. Kendall Hunt Family Foundation Wednesday Journal, Inc. Blue Cab Co., Inc. CLO Marketing, Inc. Community Bank of Oak Park & River Forest Good Heart Work Smart Foundation Paramedic Services of Illinois, Inc. Downtown Oak Park Fat Duck Tavern & Grill Forest Park National Bank & Trust Forest Agency M&M Property Management McGAFFERS, Inc. Mohr Oil Company THANKS TO our Amazing Volunteers: Delrice Adams StefanieAndrews Jim Biester Debi Borden Lauren Brightmore Billy Brown Rick Caldwell Bill Cragg Tonisha Daniel Doris Davenport Andrea Despotes Meghan Dowdle John Dwyer Karen Dylewski Mark Finley Nancy Fong Jonathan Franklin Kelly Frantz Brent Friesen Kristi Gingrich Janet Gow Jill Gow Preston Haggert Pat Hahn Judith Hamje Sarah Harmon Odell Harper Dana Harris Tiffany Harrison Karen Heller Jerry Hills Mary Hutton Ruthie Jones Laura Jordahl Kara Kalnitz Richard Kimbrough Melanie Kincaid Pat Koko Carl Kreiter Will Ksander

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Participating Fundraising Organizations (in addition to local recipients): Ascension Church Euclid Ave United Methodist Fair Oaks Presbyterian Ferrara Candy Company First Baptist Church OP First Baptist Melrose Park First Presbyterian River Forest First United Church of Oak Park First United Methodist Good Shepherd Lutheran Hope Tabernacle Forest Park Parkview Presbyterian Pilgrim Congregational Pine Avenue Church Chicago Proviso East High School Proviso West High School River Forest United Methodist St. Bernardine St. Catherine/St. Lucy St. Christopher Episcopal St. Giles St. Luke’s River Forest St. Martin de Porres, Chicago St. Paul Thai Lutheran Forest Park Third Unitarian Church Chicago Unity Church of Oak Park UTUUC (Unity Temple)

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n April 10, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) presented a check in the amount of $246,000 to the Oak Park Housing Authority. The grant, aimed at helping residents of Oak Park’s Mills Park Tower become self-sufficient, is one of six grants totaling $1.6 million shared by six Illinois municipalities. Joseph Galvan, HUD’s Midwest regional administrator, was on hand to deliver the check and noted that the grants coincided with the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act. “I know you’ll use this money to help empower residents,” Galvan said. “There’s only one human race. We’re all in this together, brothers and sisters. I know that with this grant, we’ll do great work.” James R. King, director of elderly and disabled housing for the Oak Park Residence Corporation, was instrumental in applying for the grant, and alongside David Pope, executive director of the Oak Park Housing Authority, said that the grant would help at-risk populations within the community, providing a pathway for better lives for low-income seniors. The grant will be used to hire a full-time service coordinator for Mills Park Tower as well as purchasing additional computers for the building’s computer lab. Public Housing Manager Melissa Neyfeldt, who has worked at Mills Park Tower for 20 years, says the grant will greatly enhance the lives of the residents. See MILLS PARK TOWER on page 21

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CHECK? CHECK! Mills Park Tower (above) has served Oak Park’s senior citizen community since it was built in 1975. Last month, Joseph Galvan, regional administrator for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (at left, fourth from left) presented a check representing a $246,000 federal grant to local officials, including Jim King (far left), director of elderly and disabled housing for the Oak Park Residence Corporation and David Pope (far right), executive director of the Oak Park Housing Authority. The OPHA, in tandem with ResCorp, manages Mills Park Tower.

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Integral part of public housing from page 19 “Residents will be able to get a lot more services,” Neyfeldt said. “A full-time service coordinator can evaluate the entire building and can invest the time to really help residents get the help they need whether it’s helping residents with public aid or social security issues.” Since its completion in 1975, Mills Park Tower has been an integral part of the public housing system in Oak Park. The 19-story building was one of the tallest buildings in Oak Park when it was constructed and consists of 198 one-bedroom apartments, measuring approximately 432 square feet each. The building is home to elderly residents who maintain their own personal and financial needs. Located at 1025 Pleasant Place, Mills Park Tower is adjacent to Mills Park and three blocks south of downtown Oak Park. A newly remodeled ground floor contains laundry facilities, a community room, a television for residents and a library. Mills Park Tower is one of three facilities managed by the Oak Park Housing Authority (OPHA). Established in 1946 to provide housing for returning World War II veterans, the OPHA today acts as the public housing authority for Oak Park and administers federal programs that assist the village’s lowincome population in finding affordable housing. Through the federally funded Housing Choice Voucher program MELISSA NEYFELDT (formerly known Public Housing Manager as Section 8), the OPHA provides rent subsidies to assist approximately 450 participants in leasing p r iv a t e l y - o w n e d rental housing. The OPHA, in tandem with its affiliate, the Oak Park Residence Corporation, manages three rental developments – The Oaks, Mills Park Tower and the Ryan Farrelly Apartments -- to serve the village’s low-income elderly and disabled population.

“Residents will be able to get a lot more services.”

Life at Mills Park Tower today Neyfeldt says the demand for low-income senior units is so high that there is always a waiting list for applicants. Under HUD guidelines, applicants must be 62 or older and, once accepted, pay 30 percent of their income towards rent, on an income-

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COMMUNITY: Residents of Mills Park Tower can avail themselves of many amenities, including a communal living room (above) and a well-stocked library (below). based sliding scale. She said that the building offers proximity to downtown Oak Park, good transportation options and activities that make the building a home. From bingo and meditation to a community garden and movie nights, Neyfeldt said, “The community feel is what most people tell me they love about Mills Park Tower.” For Jan Thomas, moving into Mills Park Tower in 2004 was the perfect retirement living solution. An Oak Park resident since 1977, she loves the village because of its diversity and found it the perfect place to raise her biracial children. She wanted to stay in Oak Park upon retirement and found that Mills Park Tower allowed her to do so, because although she had Social Security, she did not have a pension to rely on during her retirement. She may be retired from her previous career working for attorneys, but Thomas continues to be active managing the computer lab at Mills Park Tower. “I run the computer room and help teach seniors how to use the computer -- how to send pictures to their grandkids, and how to save the pictures their grandkids send them,” Thomas said. On top of her work in the computer lab, Thomas said she also enjoys the social activities and often helps to plan them. From the spring dance, Valentine’s party, ice cream social and indoor summer picnic,

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she likes all the ways the building comes together to socialize. “When you’re here a long time, you get to know most of the tenants,” Thomas said. “Everybody’s so nice.” Another longtime resident, Barry Murphy, grew up in Oak Park and attended Ascension School and Oak Park and River Forest High School. After working in the city, he knew that his pension wasn’t high

enough to keep him in a city apartment during retirement. With family nearby, he applied to Mills Park Tower and is happy to be back in Oak Park. “I had been a resident for 26 years,” Murphy said. “Once I came back here, I have a lot of friends in the area, and I like being back where I grew up. I like the people and the See MILLS PARK TOWER on page 22

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diversity of the area. It very much reminds me of the neighborhood I had growing up in Oak Park.” For Murphy, the apartment building operates as a tight-knit community that lets residents live the lifestyle they want without aging alone. “The city can be very isolating,” Murphy said. “It’s such a close community here. You can be a social butterfly or be more private, but people really care about each other.” Murphy says that prior to moving to

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St. Giles Family Mass Community

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

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Riverside | 5/4 | $469,000 259 Lawton Road

Elmwood Park | 4/4 | $459,900 1808 N 74th Court

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Sears’ demise: a sad day indeed

was saddened to read last week that Sears was closing its last remaining store in Chicago. At one time Sears was a mighty colossus that bestrode the retail world. It was the largest retailer in the world with a thousand stores and tens of thousands of employees. Iconic names like Kenmore, Craftsman and Die Hard were Sears brands. Dean Witter, Coldwell Banker, All State and Discover Card were Sears companies. You were brought home for the first time in a Sears blanket and could be buried under a Sears tombstone. When I was a kid, the Sears store in downtown New Albany was the place to covet Christmas toys. Right after Thanksgiving, the store morphed into a cornucopia of toys, games, dolls, bikes and sports equipment. I would visit every week until Christmas when the holiday merchandise disappeared, and the boring tools and clothes returned to the shelves. One of my very first real summer jobs was as a summer associate at the Sears in the newly opened Clarksville store. I worked there for three summers. It was a sweet gig for the most part. I worked in paint, furniture and floated. It was air conditioned, a not-unimportant benefit for summers in southern Indiana. It was quiet in the afternoons, so you could goof off and pitch pennies. The pay was decent and, most important, it kept my ever helpful dad from getting me a position at the veneer mill. There were some bad moments — selling women’s underwear and mixing the wrong paint colors. Who knew there were so many shades of blue? The summer after my first year of law school, I worked in the law department of the Sears Midwestern offices in Skokie. I worked on slip-and-fall claim files. It was boring, but it was good preparation for my career as an insurance lawyer. We did have a few interesting cases. The best was the customer who was injured trying to go up the down escalator. Understandable once you learned another customer was relieving himself at the bottom of the escalator. We settled. When I worked at Sears, it was like playing for the Jordan Bulls. We were the best. Service and products were topnotch. The full-time employees knew everything about the stuff they were selling. We guaranteed satisfaction. We would take back anything and everything, including lawn furniture bought on the Friday before the Kentucky Derby and returned the following Monday. Then there was the wedding dress returned with makeup on the veil. It pained me to witness the slow demise of this retail giant. Emptying shelves, absent staff, and shoddy stores slowly took its toll. It was pitiful to watch the decline. I get it: Sears like many retailers battled and capsized in the heavy Amazon winds. It is the way of the commercial world. The iron law of supply and demand must be obeyed. Still. Sears was a great company for a long time. That should count for something.

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Rob Breymaier has headed the Housing Center for a dozen years.

12 years at the center of intentional integration

une would have marked my 12-year anniversary at the Oak Park Regional Housing Center. It’s a bittersweet moment to know I’ll miss it by a month. While I am moving on to a new organization, a piece of me will always be at the Housing Center. That’s because I wholeheartedly believe racial integration is necessary for an equitable future in America, and in a society built to be segregated, we cannot expect to experience integration without an intentional effort. In Oak Park, that intentionality is centered at the Housing Center. There is no doubt that the Housing Center cannot and does not promote integration on its own. We are fortunate and grateful for partnerships with local government, housing professionals, and other entities in the community. There is also no doubt that without the Housing Center our community would lose the mechanism by which we sustain our commitment to integration. While it is sometimes hard to notice for those of us who live here, it is clear to outsiders that nowhere else in America has been as successful in sustaining integration as we have in Oak Park. It is even known to folks far and wide as the “Oak Park Strategy.” In fact, one of my final duties at the Housing Center will be to present a webinar to mayors from across the world on how to promote integration in their cities because they know our work is a best practice.

Working at the Housing Center has been wonderful because I believe in integration as a basic moral tenet, and I personally want to ensure that the community where my family lives is a community that embraces diversity, integration, inclusion, and equity. I use all four of those words because they require one another to mean anything on their own. At the Housing Center, we describe how they interact. ■ First, we must promote Oak Park in a way that attracts the broad diversity of our region. ■ Second, we must engage with people as they seek out a home in Oak Park to promote integration so that all neighborhoods include all races. ■ Third, we need to build on our integration to promote more social interaction and inclusion in power structures to foster a community that is informed by our full range of diversity and in which we all feel tied together in a common destiny. ■ Fourth, these steps will create the structure to ensure equitable outcomes regardless of race in our community. It is a tall order and no one agency or government can do it alone. But we do need to support an organization that will consistently and diligently fight for this agenda and ensure that other entities join in the effort. That is what is meant by intentionality. The Housing Center is

ROB

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D97 addresses mental health

t is unnerving to hear the two social workers at Oak Park’s Percy Julian Middle School tell the District 97 school board that they are observing a startling increase in the number of students expressing thoughts of selfharm or suicidal ideation. Carolyn Doyle, an 11-year veteran of the district, said last month that she had met with eight students in the last two weeks who had contemplated suicide. Two of those students were hospitalized. Nathan Murawski, Julian’s other social worker, said that, so far this school year, he has seen 22 students who “presented self-harm to the point they were hospitalized.” Through all of the last school year he had seven such cases. That’s why an administration plan to expand mental health services through a dozen new fall hires is compelling despite the $1 million price tag. The district said an expected increase in state school funding will offset about 40 percent of the cost increase. Among those hired, after expected board approval later this week, will be four additional social workers, one psychologist, three interventionists, and four special ed teachers. The social workers who testified

before the school board on April 24 said that, in addition to the ongoing services their colleagues provide to special ed students, they are seeing a surge of students from the general population who are experiencing mental and emotional health issues. “[Students are] accessing our services at unsustainable rates,” said Doyle. For some combination of complex reasons, this is a new moment. Stress levels in our children are rising and being felt at earlier ages. Also, we are increasingly attuned to mental health issues as the stigma of acknowledging emotional distress lessens for both individuals and for families. Schools are inevitably on the front line in identifying mental health issues. If we are building trusting environments, it is good news that young people are reaching out to caring, skilled adults for help. Even as families involve outside mental health professionals, the intersection of family, school and therapy will be a crucial one. New spending by taxpayer-supported schools rightly deserves scrutiny. But certainly we expect school leadership to be focused on the changing and critical needs of students and to be responsive as D97 has been in this case.

Dogs + beer

We like process. We like public input. So we could wait another few weeks to see what Oak Park’s Board of Health finally recommends in the case of the pooch in the pub. Then we could opine on just what the full village board should decide once the health board issues its Solomon-like judgment on splitting the pup. Instead, we will simply pre-judge the

entire goofy matter and say, Oak Park should loosen up a good bit and enjoy the fact that in The Beer Shop, it has a popular tavern in downtown that has distinguished itself by allowing well-behaved dogs to hang out with their owners. The market has spoken. It likes this concept. Customers who don’t like dogs have plenty of other options for enjoying a beer.

Fenwick’s property Fenwick has earned a necessary nod from Oak Park’s Zoning Board of Appeals and, with an OK from the village board, can move ahead with the demolition of two handsome and vintage apartment buildings it owns on Scoville Avenue. The two buildings will make way temporarily for surface parking lots. Eventually, and as part of its master plan, Fenwick will construct a parking garage on the site. Hard to get too enthused about losing vintage buildings and property tax revenues to provide parking for students and

staff of Fenwick. That said, Fenwick is a foundational institution in Oak Park and it is slowly working a thoughtful plan to grow its campus and to turn its front door toward Madison and East. It acquired condos in these two buildings gradually and at fair prices. Locals have long complained about Fenwick students clogging residential streets. And the parking they lease from the village at Oak Park and Madison will hopefully soon be upgraded to new development. Overall a good outcome.

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ou read that right. I oppose gun control — for the same reason I oppose birth control, which might also surprise you. Fear not. Like most reasonable people, I am strongly in favor of effective gun regulation, just as I’m very much in favor of reproductive rights. It’s the word “control” I oppose. We can’t control birth any more than we can control death — or much of anything else in between for that matter. But we can greatly raise the odds of preventing unwanted pregnancies with contraception, which is a vastly more humane approach to reproductive rights than abortion and would greatly reduce the demand for that procedure. Prevention is the key. But abortion opponents oppose contraception in equal measure, which makes it seem to be more about reproduction control — just as gun rights advocacy seems to be more about crime control. The excessive desire for control is the problem. The other reason I’m opposed to gun “control” is that it sets off Second Amendment anxiety. People who need a gun handy clearly don’t feel safe. They don’t trust the police or their government to keep them safe. Modern society feels out of control. So their firearms make them feel secure, give them the illusion of “control.” Inexplicably, they also seem to believe that anyone preaching gun “control” secretly wants to confiscate the estimated 300 million guns in circulation in this country. Since these suspicions aren’t susceptible to reasonable persuasion, we should us a different term. We can’t “control” guns, but we can certainly regulate them. Gun rights advocates also hate the word “regulate,” but it’s more realistic than “control,” sensible regulation being a more pragmatic step toward protecting society from virtually unrestricted access to firearms. No one, of course, wants inconsistent and ineffective regulation, which describes the patchwork, state-by-state system in place right now. All regulation, however, is imperfect because human beings, and therefore human organizations, are imperfect — as are “good guys with guns” who don’t shoot straight, for that matter. Our Constitution is likewise imperfect, which the framers recognized when they established the goal, not of “forming a perfect union,” but “forming a more perfect union.” We should strive, they

were saying, for never-ending improvement. Obviously, we have a long way to go. The framers proved how imperfect they were when they added the Second Amendment to the Constitution. Even if you support its inclusion, you have to admit the amendment is the most poorly worded and confusing portion of the entire document. For the past two-plus centuries, gun supporters have been pretending that the words “A well-regulated militia” are irrelevant. They’ll try to convince you the word “regulated,” back then, really meant “supplied,” but I assume the word “supplied” existed in the late 18th century and that the founding fathers deliberately chose not to use it. We have to assume, therefore, since it was uppermost in the sentence, that “wellregulated” was also uppermost in their minds. The first step to a more perfect regulation of guns, therefore, is replacing “gun control” with “gun regulation” because that’s our real goal (The next step is universal background checks). Regulating guns is a necessary good because, as the kids have been telling us lately, our right to live our lives is greater than allowing virtually anyone to own and carry a gun. Words are important and our use of them should be as precise as possible. “Gun control” gives gun advocates a handy dodge. They need to understand that we’re willing to live with responsible gun ownership — as long as they are willing to live with responsible, effective and ever-more-perfect gun regulation. We all have a right to feel safe, but it defeats the purpose if one side feels safe while the other side doesn’t. If gun owners were truly responsible, they would meet us halfway and become part of the solution: They get gun rights so they can feel safer. We get sensible regulation, and fewer people slaughtered in mass killings, so we can feel safer. Everybody feels safer. It’s a win-win. That’s fair, and a lot of gun owners will say so — privately but not publicly. What we’re talking about is sensible, effective, ever-more-perfect regulation, until at last we bring the scourge of mass killings under … Oops, I almost said it. Let’s just say, until at last we reduce the number of unnecessary deaths from irresponsible gun use — and reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, and therefore abortions, with responsible use of contraception. That should be enough “control” for all of us.

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Mothers’ Day is a great day to show appreciation for our mothers. It is also a day founded to honor women for their role as active, civic-minded peacemakers, working to improve their communities and the world. Through the month of May, Mothers and Others for Peace explores the history and commitment of women working for peace in “Back to Our Roots,” an exhibit at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St., in the “Idea Box” gallery just to the right of the entrance lobby. ■ Learn the birth story of how Mothers’ Day began. Read Julia Ward Howe’s “Original Mothers’ Day Proclamation” of 1870, urging women of all nations to protest the carnage of war. ■ Honor Mothers’ Day by committing to “one thing you can do for peace,” in your personal life, your community, or the world, and share it on our “What Will You Do to Feed the Roots of Peace?” wall. ■ Find tips on resolving conflict through Nonviolent Communication, based on Marshall Rosenberg’s teachings. ■ Find lists of library books on peace and peacemakers — for adults and children. ■ Read the Illinois State Senate Resolution of 2016 declaring the Saturday before Mothers’ Day to be “Mothers’ Day History Day.” Join us in a peaceful activity at the “Make a Flower, Give a Flower” workshop to make paper flowers with the intention that for each flower created, you will make another to give away to someone who least

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expects it, maybe a stranger! The workshops will be held at the OPPL Idea Box on Wednesday, May 9 at 3 p.m., and Saturday, May 12 at 1 p.m. Materials will be provided, and no registration is necessary. Mothers and Others for Peace supports those who work to replace militarism with conflict resolution, consumerism with meaningful community, and impulsivity with civility, and mindful attention to values of peacemaking. Since 2015, Mothers and Others for Peace has hosted educational events that highlight the history of Mothers’ Day as a day to honor women’s work for peace. Look for us at: facebook.com/MothersAndOthersForPeace. Peace and Happy Mothers’ Day.

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Maintaining civility, standards, integrity in Oak Park

t is a bizarre, historically uncharacteristic, and sad day in Oak Park when our village government chooses to defend how a resident chooses to impact their neighbor’s property. For my family, this sad day has, in reality, been a nine-month ordeal that revealed a lack of integrity in the village’s code enforcement process, encouraging incivility and threatening property rights. It started one evening last July when an intensely bright light burst into my family’s home. Our new neighbors had installed a floodlight on the side of their house, directly facing and illuminating the interior and exterior of that entire side of our house, including our kitchen, dining room, basement and garage, as if it were daytime. Having lived in Oak Park for over 40 years, my experience is that easy-to-solve issues like redirecting a light can be, should be, and usually are resolved between neighbors. However, when the light continued to shine into our home after I spoke to one of

our neighbors about redirecting it onto their property alone, I reluctantly filed a complaint with the village. The village formally declared the light a “nuisance,” initiated “nuisance” code enforcement, and set a standard of code compliance for our neighbors by giving them written and in-person instructions to “remove or redirect” the light off of our property by established deadlines. Multiples deadlines were missed and a second intrusive light was installed, escalating noncompliance. Although superficial changes reduced the (now two) lights’ brightness and duration, the still intrusive lights were never “removed or redirected” from our property as per village instructions. Despite this, the village decided, bizarrely, to end the code enforcement process prematurely, abandoning its standard for compliance, and permitting the light trespass and pollution to continue at our

neighbors’ whim, even knowing that one light sometimes flashed on and off into our home over 100 times in a single evening, similar to the erratic lighting of a haunted house. The village, instead of defending how I prefer to use my property, chose to defend how my neighbors prefer to use my property. It abandoned the standards it had set for code compliance and for protecting a resident’s property rights, revealing a lack of integrity in village code enforcement. Reflecting this lack of integrity, village officials suggested that my family initiate “mediation,” and the village president declared that we should “sue” our neighbors. But why does the village expect residents to take over a problem that persists only because it failed to complete the code enforcement service paid for by residents’ ever-increasing taxes? Others have noticed a decline in village governance also. According to the bien-

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Tom MacMillan is certainly correct that red-light cameras are fundamentally a cash grab, but I tend to disagree with his conclusions [River Forest got my state tax refund this year, Viewpoints, May 2]. My first observation is that local government has to pay its bills one way or another, and politicians find it much easier to cover shortfalls by raising fees (garbage collection, water and sewer, etc.) than raising taxes. Red-light tickets are just another fee operating as a back-door tax. If you want a different result, elect politicians who have the guts to do the unpopular, but intellectually honest, thing and raise taxes. My second observation is that a homeowner who collects significantly fewer than the average number of red-light tickets probably comes out ahead, as opposed to being hit with a real estate tax increase. The more expensive the home, the better the math works. McMansion owners should be thrilled to pay the occasional red-light ticket rather than pony up more taxes to pay for local government. Renters and inexpensive condo owners, not so much. Red-light tickets are a regressive tax, arguably about as regressive as taxes get.

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nial National Citizen Survey (NCS), Oak Parkers’ 2017 evaluations of the village’s “general” governance decreased in all areas, with dramatic drops in “Overall Direction,” “Acting in the Best Interest of Oak Park,” and “Being Honest.” The village must recommit to Oak Park standards by enforcing the abandoned compliance standards until the lights no longer intrude onto our property, adopting a lighting ordinance to prevent others from experiencing such light trespass and pollution, and developing a formal process to correct village mistakes and failures. It is Oak Park residents’ responsibility to maintain civility, but, at least until the next election, it is the responsibility of village administrators and board members to restore our government’s standards and integrity. I hope that those in office have the will to do so. Bonita Robinson has lived in her current Oak Park home for 40 years.

Borderjumping crackdown – how Trumpian As framed in its recent editorial, Oak Park and River Forest High School needs to better police “border jumpers,” non-residents from surrounding villages looking for a high school where their children can get a decent education. From liberal-minded Oak Parkers, this approach is myopic. It reminds me of Tip O’Neil’s critique of Ronald Reagan’s policies: “I’ve got mine and the hell with everyone else.” In our new “us v. them” Trumpian world view, the Journal’s approach makes sense. From a statewide public policy point of view, it is a disaster. How on earth have we created an educational system based primarily on real estate taxes determining access to quality education — and success in life — based on a zip code? Can’t we ask our politician friends to work on cross-border, non-real estate tax funding solutions that do not discriminate between the haves (Oak Park) and the have nots (our surrounding neighbors)? Other states have done just that, but Illinois, as usual, pulls up the legislative rear.

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A long and storied history of serving youth How great to see Dan Haley’s column, “Austin reclaims a sacred space” [News, April 25]. Although I was unable to attend the ceremony, Dan’s article transported me back into the space and its long and storied history of serving youth. The long-term vision of Glen and Lonni Kehrein, in partnership with Rev. Raleigh B. Washington, was instrumental in breathing new life back into the abandoned three-building complex over a 40-year period. As alluded to in the article, it took thousands of volunteers, many donors, support from the families in Austin, and a partnership with Catalyst Schools for things to get to where they are today. There is another connection to Oak Park that I would like to point out. St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy Parish on the corner of Washington and Austin played a major role in the actual construction of the threebuilding complex, including the reclaimed auditorium. In December of 1889, St. Catherine of Siena Parish opened on the southwest corner of Washington and Parkside in what was then considered a suburb of Chicago, Austin. The parish directly petitioned Archbishop Patrick Feehan and the Sisters of Mercy of St. Patrick’s Academy (headed up by Mother Mary Catherine Feehan, sister to the Archbishop) to build a school. Ulti-

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OUT WITH THE OLD: Community leaders break ground, April 19, for the new performing arts center at Catalyst Circle Rock Charter School in Austin, formerly the site of Siena High School. mately, land was purchased and the threebuilding complex that stands today was built. What initially began as an elementary school called St Catherine’s Academy was eventually replaced by Siena High School, mentioned in Dan’s article. Both the church and the elementary school relo-

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BREYMAIER from page 33 the only entity in Oak Park with this mission. Thus, it is the only place that will always make it the top priority. Intentionality is needed now more than ever. From national politics that have rekindled racial animosity, hatred, and fear to local voices that call on us to abandon our efforts because they believe racism is over or that Oak Park is somehow immune to the norms of American society, integration and equity are under attack. If we want Oak Park to be able to withstand this assault, we must support our core values. That means supporting the Housing Center. You can help! Tell everyone you know to use the Housing Center when looking for an apartment or place to rent in Oak Park. Inform our elected officials that the Housing Center is important to you and that it should be well supported. Join us for community conversations and forums that are meant to build a more equitable community. And, of course, please donate to the Housing Center. A week from now, I won’t be the director at the Housing Center anymore. But I will always be a champion for it and for its mission. I hope you will too. Our future and our values depend on your support.

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Boy Scouts are becoming more open to all I believe more Scouting is always better and I believe in abundance. The effort to end the ban on gay scouts and leaders is how I came to join the ranks of the registered volunteers with the Boy Scouts of America. My husband and I couldn’t reason with two firstgrade boys about why they could not do what they wanted — to participate in Scouts — and we couldn’t tell them in fifth grade that we just kept participating even though we knew the organization discriminated against gay people, people we know and love. The entire BSA policy turned around on

this issue within three years, including a fairly quick response to a young transgendered Cub Scout who had been kicked out. There were surveys, petitions, letters written to councils and national leaders, imploring them to stop discrimination against girls. Another year later, after many have been asking, the CEO of the BSA announced that the Cub Scout program will accept girls in 2018 and in troops in 2019. At the troop age, girls have been registering for many years in Venturing, Sea Scouts, Exploring Posts and Varsity Scouts. Although boys with dual reg-

istration in a troop and in a Venturing Crew could earn both Eagle Scout rank and the Summit Award (Venturing’s highest award), a girl could not. My sons asked me why girls could register in Cub Scouts and boys could not register in Girl Scouts. I told them that the rest of the world is basically built for them and this was a situation where girls can choose either one or both and they cannot, and I’m OK with that. I believe that the increase in awareness will bring greater awareness to both programs. Two of my four registered girls are also reg-

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District 97’s administration is not familiar with the community they serve. The recent articles on Safety and Security and Mental Health did not address which D97 positions will be eliminated to fund the new ones, nor was there any reference to the administration recognizing the services available in Oak Park. D97 is a large bureaucracy that is selfserving, has poor financial oversight, and is out of touch with Oak Park. D97 needs to set priorities, get their financial house in order and reach out to the Oak Park Police Department and Community Mental Health Board (CMHB) of Oak Park Township as a start. The village of Oak Park has an experienced and professional police department that could provide the services expected of a coordinator of safety and security. The township’s CMHB is charged with planning, developing, coordinating, evaluating, and funding services for persons with mental illnesses, alcohol or other drug dependence disorders, and developmental disabilities of all ages. The CHMB and the network they fund are in the best position to address the mental and emotional health challenges that are becoming increasingly common among students in the district’s general population. D97 does not need to hire their own staff for safety or mental health. The entire community would be better served when there is coordination among Oak Park governing bodies. All schools in Oak Park would be better served, including OPRF High School, if D97’s administration would have an understanding of the community and consider the community-at-large. D97 needs to remember that Oak Park “taxpayers” do not have an appetite for an ever-growing bureaucracy that does not set priorities and is out of touch with the community.

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Medical technician at West Suburban Susan McDonald Vanek, 77, a longtime resident of Oak Park, died on March 22, 2018 after a brief battle with cancer. Born in Chicago, she was a fixture in St. Catherine-St. Lucy Parish and worked at West Suburban SUSAN VANEK Hospital for over 30 years as a medical technician. She had a remarkable life. She spent summers during her youth at the family cottage in Michigan, was nearly ordained a nun (her name would’ve been Sister Mary Jason), raised five children while attaining a 4.0 for her M.S. in Microbiology at IIT at the age of 40 (working at McDonald’s to pay for it) and, despite her quiet personality, was married and a devoted wife to Dick, her husband of 45 years, an absolute character who regaled neighbors with tall tales on their front porch steps. She will be remembered as someone who had a large capacity to care for an everwidening, connected universe of family and friends. Those closer to her remember her biting wit and sense of the absurd, along with several quirks, including odd checkbook entries, “worry lists,” and unusual pre-travel rituals, which she employed while traveling to most of the U.S. National Parks and over 20 countries. Susan is survived by her children, Charles (Jenifer), Victor, Laura (Brooks) Blevins, Adam (Bonnie), and Amanda (Matthew) Walton; and her grandchildren, Tess, Aaron, Kevin, Leah, Mary, William, Charles, Hugh, Leo, Ellie and her namesake, Susie. She was pre-deceased by her husband, Dick Vanek, and two amazing parents, Leo J. and Mildred McDonald. It was Susan’s wish to be cremated as soon as it was practical. A memorial Mass will be celebrated in honor of her life at Oak Park’s St. Catherine-St. Lucy Church, 38 N. Austin Blvd.,

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Roger Scriven, 83 OPRF math teacher, bowler and builder

Roger Lee Scriven, 83, of Galesburg, formerly of Oak Park, died on March 23, 2018 at the Knox County Nursing Home. Born on Aug. 15, 1934, to Harvey Z. and Florence (Anderson) Scriven, he attended Galesburg ROGER SCRIVEN High School and received his B.S. degree at Western Illinois University and earned his master’s at the University of Kansas. Raised in Wataga, he met his wife, Marilyn, at Galesburg High School, from which they graduated in 1952 and married in 1955. They eventually settled in Oak Park where he taught math at the Oak Park and River Forest High School as they raised their family. After teaching there for 29 years, in retirement the couple moved to Savanna, Illinois, where they lived for 17 years before moving back “home” to Galesburg in 2007. He was a deacon at First Presbyterian Church in Oak Park and a member of First Presbyterian Church in Galesburg. Passionate about bowling, he was able to achieve multiple 300 games. His love of computers was legendary among his friends and family. A member of the Class of 1952 Reunion Committee, he was a master carpenter, building everything from furniture to house additions to remodeling (and once actually building) houses. He brought a creative and unique perspective to his projects and a sense of economy, both of use and of space, to everything he built. Roger Scriven is survived by his children, Mark Scriven and Ann (Scriven) Smith; his granddaughter, Savanna Grace Smith; his nephews, Terry (Kaylee) Johnson, Teddy Johnson and Tim Johnson; and his many great-nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marilyn; his parents; and his sister, Stella Maxine Johnson. Visitation is at noon on May 15 at HinchliffPearson-West Galesburg Chapel, followed by a memorial service, Rev. Ecklund officiating. Cremation will follow. His remains will be scattered at East Linwood Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Galesburg. Online condolences may be made at www.h-p-w.com.

Meredith Garcia, 37 Oak Park resident

Meredith Lee Garcia, 37, a three-year resident of Oak Park, formerly of Chicago, died May 4, 2018 after a courageous battle with colon cancer. Meredith was the wife of Andrew; the mother of Noah, MEREDITH GARCIA Ava and Amelia; the daughter of Ed and the late Peggy Adam; the sister of Jennifer (Danny) Young and Catherine (Nick) Berta; sister-in-law of Tiffanie and Casey Garcia; aunt of Jordan and Lila Young and Anthony and Jack Berta and Cierra Midolo and Lucas Garcia; and the cousin and friend of many. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 10 from 10 a.m. until time of service, 12:00 p.m., at Oak Park’s Calvary Memorial Church, 931 Lake St. Interment will immediately follow. Meet at cemetery office, Concordia Cemetery, 7900 Madison St., in Forest Park. Lunch will be served, following interment, at Calvary Memorial Church. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Garcia family at www.gofundme. com/MeredithGarcia. Arrangements were handled by Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 708-383-3191.

Valerie Carlin, 95 Former River Forest resident, businesswoman

Valerie Maria “Val” Carlin, 95, formerly of Oak Brook and River Forest, died on May 2, 2018 in Wheaton. Born in Chicago on Sept. 14, 1922, she spent her early years on her parents’ ranch in Sonora, Mexico. VALERIE CARLIN In 1938, the family returned to the U.S. where Valerie and her sister Regina attended Trinity High School and Rosary College. She found her niche in real estate and spent her middle-age and later years as a successful business woman managing her own investment portfolio. Good health let her manage her business and live on her own until she was 94 when she retired to Brighton Gardens in Wheaton. Val Carlin was preceded in death by her parents, James Joseph Ryan and Mae Leahy Ryan; her sister, Regina Finn (J. Richard)

and her eldest son, Kevin Ryan Carlin (Crystal Risberg). She is survived by her daughter, Jamee Ryan Carlin; her sons, Brian Michael Carlin and Shawn Edward Carlin (Marian Cook); and her grandchildren, Ryan, Jennifer, Joseph and Regie Carlin. A memorial service celebrating her life was attended by immediate family, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery.

Merrell Brennan, 82 Wright Home & Studio volunteer

Merrell Frances Brennan, 82, a recent resident of Oak Park, died on April 24, 2018 after a long illness. Born at Oak Park Hospital on May 28, 1935 to Edward and Teckla Brennan, she grew up in St. Mel Parish MERRELL BRENNAN on Chicago’s West Side and attended Trinity High School in River Forest. After her family moved to Waukegan, she graduated from Waukegan High School. Merrell lived most of her adult life in Vernon Hills and was a top fragrance-seller at Marshall Field’s (later Macy’s) in Vernon Hills. Interested in Chicago history, particularly its architecture, she volunteered for several years at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio in Oak Park. She loved fashion and fine fabrics and was a talented seamstress who created dance costumes, formal gowns and her daughter’s wedding dress. She could bake an incredible pie crust that no one was able to replicate. Merrell Brennan is survived by her daughters, Jeanne (John Segreti, MD) Martinez and Sandra Martinez; her grandchildren, Dania (Luke) Ryczek, Giancarlo Segreti and Stefan Segreti; her great-grandchild, Ava Jeanne Ryczek; her sister, Marilyn Brennan; her niece, Heidi (Glenn) Darby; and her great-niece, Zaidee Darby. The family is especially grateful to Bobby Potts, Merrell’s friend, who visited frequently during her illness and often played piano for her. A celebration of her life will be held on Sunday, May 20 at her daughter’s Oak Park home from 2 until 5 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, the American Lung Association, or the charity of your choice.

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

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ACCOUNTANT Wells Plumbing & Heating Supplies, Inc. seeks an Accountant. Mail resume to 916 W 21st Street, Chicago, IL.

SCHAUER’S HARDWARE PART-TIME CASHIER 20-30 hours, weekends required. No experience necessary, but looking for positive energy people. Must be outgoing, able to work with customers, deal with money & problem solving. Send resume to schauerhardware@att.net. or Apply In Person Schauer’s Hardware 7449 W Madison, Forest Park

Testing Optimization Managers (Chicago, IL) sought by ShopRunner, Inc. Resp: Prtnr w intnrl teams to undrstnd exprimntatn reqrmnts, dvse tst plns, & advse on tstng bst practcs. Req: BS in Elctrcl Engnring, or the forgn eqvlnt; 5 yrs of wrk exp dvlpng & implmntng a cmpny-wide A/B tstng prgrm; 2 yrs of exp applyng anyltcl frmwrks to busnss prblms & trnslting raw data into actnble recmmndtns; 2 yrs of exp bldng cstmr rltd rprts & dshboards usng SQL, SAS/R, & Tableau. Email resumes to recruitment@shoprunner.com.

ELECTRICIAN’S HELPER PART-TIME Part-time Electrician’s Helper. Must have own transportation and some tools. Call for more info 708-738-3848. PART-TIME DIR OF FINANCE Not-for-profit in Oak Park, IL is seeking a part-time Dir of Finance and Admin (20-25 hrs per wk). Position includes: maintaining all financial and personnel information in QuickBooks & ADP, ensuring adherence with GAAP. Managing the office IT, leases and insurance, coordinating the development of budgets and financial reporting for board and state grants. Processing payroll and admin of benefits for a six-person office. If qualified send to: visitoakparkIL@gmail.com $35-$45 hourly DOE

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Seeking to fill 3-5 Fleet Washing positions. Positions Require: • Clean Appearance • Drug-Free • Valid Driver’s License • Clean Driving Record • Ability to Speak English CALL 708-351-5236 Wednesday Classified 3 Great Papers, 6 Communities Place an ad: 708/613-3333

Senior Data Engineers (Chicago, IL) sought by ShopRunner, Inc. Resp: Dvlp & Mntain key data piplins whch enble real-tme evnt hndlg, smrtr persnlizatn, & more adaptbl applcatn prdcts. Req: BS in Cmptr Science, or the forgn eqvlnt; 5 yrs of wrk exp usng Big Data Cloud Databases for data engneerng; 1 yr of exp wrkng w terbyte-scle data and Extrct, Transfrm, and Load (ETL) processes; 1 yr of exp wrkng w schdling tools such as Azkaban and Airflow; 1 yr of exp wrkng w data engneerng tools incldng Hadoop, MapReduce (MR), and Spark. Email resumes to recruitment@shoprunner.com. Sr. Software Engineers sought by GrubHub Holdings, Inc., in Chicago, IL to design, implement, and deliver technical platforms. For full job description & to apply, go to www. jobpostingtoday.com ref # 90995 Strategist sought by Havas Worldwide Chicago Inc. in Chicago, IL to conduct market research & analysis for the development of our clients’ marketing strategies & advertising campaigns. Req exp w/: InDesign, Keynote, MRI, Simmons, Acxiom, & Google Analytics. Apply @ www.jobpostingtoday.com #52644

Firefighter/Paramedic Testing North Riverside, IL Applications on-line at: Jobsource.copsandfiretesting.com Application Deadline: 5/23/2018 Testing Date: 6/9/2018 847-310-2677

Saw Position / Picture Frame Manufacturer You will be responsible for accurately setting up and operating machines that cut or trim aluminum to specified dimensions, such as circular saws and miter saw machines. You will work effectively with the team to ensure that all daily, weekly, and monthly production goals are met. You must be able to work well in a fast-paced production environment. • Must have ability to read tape measures, calipers • Adding/Subtracting decimals • Assemble samples of frames you’ve cut for production. • Strong work ethic and the ability to learn quickly • Ability to lift up to 70 pounds • Able to stand for up to 10 hours a day • Must be able to walk, stoop, kneel, and crouch • Previous machinery / construction equipment experience preferred, but not required Starting pay: $12-15hr / depends on experience and skill level. We are a fun and friendly growing company in business since 1992. Our beautiful campus-like, offices and manufacturing facility are just north of Oak Park in the lovely Galewood neighborhood (near Cortland and Narragansett next door to Cobra Electronics World headquarters). You will work with a friendly team, in casual attire, and with easy Metra and CTA/RTA bus access and free, secure private parking. Alpina Manufacturing 6460 W. Cortland St. Chicago, IL 60707 (Cortland & Natchez). You will have to do a 45-minute frame assembly test as your application. www.fastchangeframes.com Email resumes to: darius@fastchangeframes.com Please no “walk-ins” without an appointment

ANNOUNCEMENTS FREE CONCERT RICK & FRIENDS

Bringing a fresh twist to Christian Contemporary blues and classic rock, featuring Rick Sutton, from Brothers of Absolution.

Friday May 11th 7 pm, First Presbyterian Church of River Forest 7551 Quick Avenue (one blk north of Lake at Lathrop). Freewill Offering to benefit the Pottery Ministry at First Pres.

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SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE

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OAK PARK 2BR Oak Park–2 Bedrooms, LR, DR, hardwood floors, tile bath, heat included. $1,250 + 1 mo security. Call 708-717-3975

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Reserve your own affordable 2 or 3 BR condo unit of 1000+ sq ft of living space being built on this historic site. You’ll benefit from a unique 12 year tax freeze and lower monthly living expenses from energy saving systems/appliances, and you can help design your own individual unit. Plans also include building 5 new townhomes onsite. For details Call 708-383-9223.

SUBURBAN RENTALS FOREST PARK 1BR Freshly painted 1 BR efficiency, garden apartment w/ full kitchen. 1 blk to Pace & Expwy. Heat incl. $555/ month. 7645 W. Jackson. Attached to Tina’s Beauty Shop. For showing, call Tina at 847-401-2996 CAPACIOUS 3BR FOREST PARK Capacious 3BR with office or recreation room. Freshly painted; New carpeting; New skylight kitchen, loaded, new cabinets & counters; New bath. 7rms incl LR w/ fireplace & DR. 1 car garage & heat incl. 1 blk to Blue Line & Expwy. 7645 Jackson, 2nd floor, suite 300. For show ing and price contact IVONA 847-845-7415

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M&M property management, inc.

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OAK PARK 3 BR Oak Park–3 Bedrooms, LR, DR, hardwood floors, tile bath, heat included. $1,450-$1,550 + 1 mo security. Call 708-717-3975 RIVER FOREST 2BR 2BA 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, 2 Walk-in Closets, pantry, hardwood floors, storage, laundry, parking, heat & water incl. $1300.00/mo. Call 708-657-4226.

CITY RENTALS Augusta & Kildare: PERFECT FOR SENIORS A gorgeous 1-bedroom apt. large living room, and dining room, hardwood floors, in a beautifully landscaped & well maintained building, quite, safe & secure, rent 710.00 incl. heat, appliances, and laundry room. Also in same building, gorgeous studio apt. features include kitchen, dining room, large living room, walk-in closet, hardwood floors, rent 610.00 for more information call 773-838-8471. NEW CONSTRUCTION New development at 1639 W. Washington is pre-leasing apartments. Development is specifically for individuals 62 years and older. One and Two Bedroom apartments. Resident pays all electric. Laundry rooms on each floor. Rent is $672 for a one bedroom and $811 for a two bedroom. Restrictions apply. Call 312-243-3333 to be placed on interested parties list.

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

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ANNUAL ART MARKET

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Includes Sanctuary, Fellowship Hall, Kitchen, Midweek Service/ Bible Study, Office Options. 708-848-9776

ITEMS FOR SALE ANTIQUE JOSEF HOFFMANN CHAIRS 5 Antique 1907 chairs by Josef Hoffmann of Vienna. Excellent Condition. Museum pieces. $3000 for set. Call 708-524-1954. BEMIS AIR PURIFIER AND HUMIDIFIER $29.00 Call 708-488-8755 CARD TABLE & 4 CHAIRS Excellent Condition. $25.00 708-488-8755 FREE STANDING TOWEL WARMER Top Quality $25.00 708-488-8755 FULL-SIZE WIND SURFER with cover and sail $150.00 WATER SKIS $20.00 708-488-8755 HEAVY WROUGHT IRON OUTDOOR FURNITURE Double bench and round heavy side table. $100 for both. Call 708-488-8755 LLADRO MOTHER & CHILD Retired Lladro sculpture “Adoration” #12, mother & child. $1495. Call 708-488-8755.

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We are having our annual ART MARKET again.

Art & The Unusual! 20 Local Artist

Art from all over the world, beads, Jewelry, housewares, fossils, antiques, clothing, scents, crystals, garden items....& lots of fun things! Laura Atwood Studio Beads & Trading Co. 9142 Broadway, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513 Outdoor Fun in the Back! Need more info call Laura at 312.952.1339

FLEA MARKET Brookfield

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GARAGE/YARD SALES Oak Park

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Troves of Treasures! Housewares, furniture, bikes, golf clubs and other sporting goods, stereo equipment, garden supplies, books and lots more!

WANTED TO BUY 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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STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Dorrett Williams Lewis, Petitioner and Hugh Himan Lewis Respondent, Case No. 2018D-002919. 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 29, 2018, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 4/25, 5/2, 5/9/2018

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154203 on April 18, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of PRIDEAUX PRESS with the business located at: 1530 ELGIN AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: EMILY VICTORSON, 1530 ELGIN AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130

In re the marriage of Gloria McCurtis, Petitioner and Donnell McCurtis, Respondent, Case No. 2018D430105.

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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 25, 2018, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Forest Park Review 4/25, 5/2, 5/9/2018

LEGAL NOTICE Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Alberto Villalobos, Petitioner and Alma Rosa Martinez Respondent, Case No. 2018D-003284. 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 June 4, 2018, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 5/2, 5/9, 5/16/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154183 on April 17, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of MASYLS with the business located at: 314 IROQUOIS ROAD, HILLSIDE, IL 60162. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: SYLVIA HINER, 314 IROQUOIS ROAD HILLSIDE, IL 60162. Published in Forest Park Review 4/25, 5/2, 5/9/2018

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154235 on April 23, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of TABITHA J ENTERPRISES with the business located at: P.O. BOX 3785 OAK PARK, IL 60303. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: TABITHA JOHNSON 5247 W QUINCY ST CHICAGO, IL 60644. Published in Wednesday Journal 5/2, 5/9, 5/16/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, County Division. In the matter of the petition of Michael E. Henderson and Adrienne Irone Henderson for change of name to MalakYAH Ben YisraEl and YAHminah ZaniYAH YisraEL, Case No. 20184002872. Notice is given you, the public, that on April 23, 2018 I have filed a Petition For Change of Name in this Court, asking the Court to change our present names of Michael E. Henderson and Adrienne Irone Henderson to the names of MalakYAH Ben YisraEL and YAHminah ZaniYAH YisraEL. This case will be heard in Courtroom 112 at the Circuit Court of Cook County, Fourth Muncipal District Maywood Courthouse located at 1500 Maybrook Drive, Maywood, IL 60153, on July 23, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. Published in Wednesday Journal 5/2, 5/9, 5/16/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE On Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 8:30 a.m., Oak Park Elementary School District 97 will be conducting a â&#x20AC;&#x153;timely and meaningful consultationâ&#x20AC;? meeting to discuss plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private/ parochial schools and who are home schooled within the district for the 2018-2019 school year. The meeting will be held at the Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration office located at 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL. If you are a parent/guardian of a home-schooled student who has been or may be identified with a disability, and you reside within the boundaries of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, you are urged to attend. If you have further questions pertaining to this meeting, please contact District 97â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department of Special Education at 708-524-3030. Published in Wednesday Journal 5/9, 5/16/2018

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB DOING BUSINESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BCAT 2014-4TT Plaintiff, vs. FRANCISCO L. ARANA, JESSICA ARANA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendants, 15 CH 17037 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 Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 1607 Mayfair Ave, Westchester, IL 60154. P.I.N. 15-20-401-002-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Eric Malnar at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 566-0040. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3084320 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JUDY A. THOMPSON Defendants 17 CH 14101 1716 S. 8TH AVE MAYWOOD, IL 60153

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NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 29, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 4, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1716 S. 8TH AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-14-156-0140000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-15213. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527

(630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-15213 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 14101 TJSC#: 38-1092 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. I3078042

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 20, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 7, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3819 BUTTERFIELD ROAD, Bellwood, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-302-0520000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $235,493.55. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. 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: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 17-5385. 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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 17-5385 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 17 CH 14337 TJSC#: 38-2299 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. I3081107

Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2421 S 22ND AVENUE, BROADVIEW, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-22-116-0410000. 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The

Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-11627. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-11627 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2017 CH 11043 TJSC#: 38-2314 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. I3081360

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR CARISBROOK ASSET HOLDING TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. CARMELLA BROWN; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CARMELLA BROWN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 3789 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 Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-21-216-044-0000 Vol. 0170. Commonly known as 1523 Bristol Avenue, Westchester, IL 60154. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455 W17-0106. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3084321 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.ROSALIND BRANTLEY, JOHNNIE W. BRANTLEY, ARGENT MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC Defendants 17 CH 14337 3819 BUTTERFIELD ROAD Bellwood, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC. Plaintiff, -v.PATRICIA A. DEARMAN A/K/A PATRICIA DEARMAN, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA– DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 2017 CH 11043 2421 S 22ND AVENUE BROADVIEW, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 9, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 6, 2018, at The Judicial

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.SHERRY M. FORD, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 2017 CH 14351 3911 GLADYS AVE BELLWOOD,

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IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 2, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 7, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3911 GLADYS AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-16-114-0260000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF

POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-15462. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-15462 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2017 CH 14351 TJSC#: 38-1382 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. I3080699

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 7, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 8, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 3149 LEE STREET, MELROSE PARK, IL 60164 Property Index No. 12-29-200-0150000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached two car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a

mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: 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 253398. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 253398 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 16 CH 3599 TJSC#: 38-2130 I3080618

described real estate: Commonly known as 1735 NORTH 37TH AVENUE, STONE PARK, IL 60165 Property Index No. 15-04-112-0520000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached 1.5 car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identifi-

cation 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 256602. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 256602 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 16 CH 07277 TJSC#: 38-2050 I3083100

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: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 17-0694. 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. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 17-0694 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 17 CH 9599 TJSC#: 38-3459 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. I3085570

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION LENDINGHOME MARKETPLACE, LLC Plaintiff, -v.CJGUN CORP., MITCH GUNDOGDU A/K/A MUCAHIT GUNDOGDU, ST. CHARLES ROAD HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 17 CH 9599 335 32ND AVENUE Bellwood, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 5, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on May 29, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 335 32ND AVENUE, Bellwood, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-211-0140000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $116,319.07. 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 in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real

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Teams split series from page 48 got to do whatever we got to do to regain that three-run cushion. Getting three runs was awesome.” The Blazers tacked on a consolation run in the bottom of the seventh on a RBI double by Bella Parravicini. Afterwards, Hoffman expressed concern about his team’s offense. “We need to be more disciplined at the plate,” he said. “We tend to put pressure on ourselves and try to do too much, rather than taking the pitch that’s given to us. If we’re not going to see good pitches and not going to swing at strikes, we’re going to have trouble creating offense.” Hoffman also didn’t hesitate to stress improved defense as a key to Trinity’s fortunes going forward. “Definitely the key for us is better defense,” Hoffman said. “In general, we’ve made too many errors. When we play solid defense, we’re in every game.” As for Fenwick (814, 4-9 GCAC Red), Marrese wants to see BRYAN HOFFMAN more consistency as Trinity coach the state tournament draw closer. In their other game last week, the Friars lost 5-3 to Mother McAuley. Cassandra Lee had a home run, two hits and three RBIs and Nora O’Connor finished 2-for-3 for Fenwick. “We just need to duplicate what we did against Trinity,” Marrese said. “Come ready, warm up good, and be into the game all seven innings, not just out on the field but also on

“When we play solid defense, we’re in every game.”

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Trinity pitcher Sammy Nelson threw three innings as a reliever against Fenwick on May 5. Fenwick won 6-2. the bench. Most importantly, if we make adjustments at the plate, we’ll be fine. “Today we showed what we’re capable of doing,” he added. “For us, this was the start of a new season. No one has given up and we’ve still got a lot to play for this season.” Fenwick and Trinity split the season series. In the Blazers’ aforementioned 11-8 victory the teams combined for 29 hits. Trailing 7-4 in the top of the sixth, Trinity rallied with six runs in the inning en route to the win.

Juliana Morini led the way with three hits and three RBIs for the Blazers. Teammates Heather Shortall, Nicole Romano (three hits each) and Nelson (2 RBIs) also played well. Jessica Hoffman pitched four innings with five strikeouts, while Nelson put in three innings of work for the Blazers. Sherwood hit a grand slam, Ava Vaccaro went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and Lee was 2-for-5 with an RBI for Fenwick. Stramaglia struck out 13 and went 2-for-4 at the plate for

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the Friars. Fenwick hits the road this week with four straight games at St. Ignatius, Benet, Guerin and Morton. The Friars return home to the Priory against Montini on Friday, May 11 (4:30 p.m.). Trinity hosts De La Salle on Thursday, May 10 at Triton College (4:30 p.m.), The Blazers will also take part in the Knight Invite hosted by Immaculate Conception in Elmhurst over the weekend.

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Trinity’s Heather Shortall (above batting) is a key hitter in the Blazers’ lineup. Fenwick junior Rachel Martinez (right) is an excellent all-around player who has committed to Eastern Michigan University.

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Fenwick baseball edges St. Joseph

Runnells earns win, while Cerceo, Grace and Wood fuel offense By Melvin Tate

Contributing Reporter

ith multiple conference division and sectional titles won since 2014, the Fenwick High School baseball team knows how to make a run toward the end of the

season. Saturday’s 3-2 victory over St. Joseph at the Priory in River Forest is hopefully a step in that direction for the Friars, who have been inconsistent at times this spring. “We needed to win very badly. We haven’t been playing Friar baseball the last week,” coach Dave Hogan said. “It’s probably because of the long layoff we’ve had due to weather postponements and cancellations. We have a respectable record, but we haven’t gotten it all together yet.” Senior pitcher Joe Runnells provided Fenwick (13-8) cause for optimism with a strong performance on Saturday. The DePauw signee overcame some early control issues and shaky defense behind him to post a complete-game win, allowing two runs and five hits over seven innings. “At the beginning of the game, I couldn’t

get a curveball over for a strike,” Runnells said. “But as the game progressed, I got more comfortable with it and I felt good.” After the Chargers scored a run in the top of the third inning to break a scoreless tie, the Friars rallied with three runs off St. Joseph starting pitcher Ben Mazzulla in their half. Mike Cerceo and Jack Grace hit RBI doubles and Charlie Wood added an RBI single. Those three runs provided just enough support for Runnells, who escaped a few jams later in the game. The Chargers’ David Galandak hit an infield single, scoring a run in the fourth to pull St. Joseph within 3-2. “Joe had a strong game,” Hogan said. “It’s tough as a pitcher when you don’t get defensive help in key situations. Our usually reliable defense the last week has been fumble city, but he was able to overcome it.” Fenwick had almost as many errors (4) as hits (5) against St. Joseph. Nevertheless, a win is a win particularly against a scrappy opponent like the Chargers. St. Joseph loaded the bases in the sixth, but Runnells induced an inning-ending groundout to first base. In the seventh inning with the tying run in scoring position

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Fenwick catcher Mike Cerceo had an RBI double during the Friars’ three-run third inning against St. Joseph at the Priory on Saturday, May 5. Fenwick beat the Chargers 3-2. due to a hit by pitch and subsequent passed ball, Runnells regained his composure and struck out Anthony Brown to end the game. “I tried to stay focused and trust my defense behind me,” Runnells said. “I wasn’t trying to strike out the guy (Brown), I was just trying to get a ground ball to get out of the inning with no damage.” As the season heads into the stretch run, both Hogan and Runnells believe that the offense needs to improve for the Friars to make a postseason run. “Of our top five hitters, only one of them is swinging the bat well. The others are

struggling,” Hogan said.” They seem to be overcompensating at the plate and getting a little frustrated.” Runnells added, “We struggle at the plate as a team sometimes. We seem to lose our approach. But we’re in good shape because we have plenty of games coming up. Hopefully, we can get back on track.” The Friars play a couple of games at notable venues this week. Fenwick faces DePaul on Thursday, May 10 at Kerry Woods Field in Chicago (7:30 p.m.) and De La Salle on Friday, May 11 at the home of the Chicago White Sox, Guaranteed Rate Field (2 p.m.).

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Huskie softball back on track OPRF shakes off minor slump with six straight convincing wins By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

After a rare three-game losing streak, the Huskies (16-5, 6-2 West Suburban Silver) have responded with six wins in a row, outscoring their opponents 72-9. In recent games, OPRF defeated highly-regarded Penn from Indiana 5-2 on Saturday. Winning pitcher Taylor Divello (8-2) threw a complete-game four-hitter. Fiona Girardot went 4-for-4 with an RBI, while Nellie Kamenitsa-Hale (2-for-4, 2 RBIs), Maeve Nelson (1-for-4, RBI) and Annie Deamer-Nagle (1-for-3, RBI) contributed as well. In conference action, the Huskies routed Proviso West 19-0 and Glenbard West 11-1 in five innings. Against Proviso West, Mary Jones had a big day at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two homers, three runs

scored and five RBIs. Maeve Ryan (HR, 3 RBIs), Jaelyn Brown and Emily Soto had three hits apiece. Zoe Prouty (5-0) picked up the win with six strikeouts in three innings. Reliever Cassie Metzger finished off the combined no-hitter with five punchouts over two innings of work. Carli Tucci knocked in three runs and scored twice against Glenbard West. Maddi Grant went 3-for-3 with an RBI and two runs scored and Deamer-Nagle chipped in two hits and scored twice. Divello allowed one earned run and three hits with seven strikeouts to notch the victory.

Fenwick boys water polo The host Friars (22-8) fell one win shy of winning the Metro Catholic Athletic Conference Championship. Loyola Academy edged Fenwick 11-8 in the championship match. After

the Friars took a 2-1 lead after one quarter, the Ramblers responded by outscoring Fenwick 9-5 through the middle quarters en route to victory. Ramses Flores led Fenwick with three goals and two assists, while Payton Comstock had two goals and an assist. “We came out strong vs. Loyola but lost the momentum during the second and third quarters,” Fenwick coach Kyle Perry said. “It was a very physical game, but the boys did not back down. We are playing very streaky right now. There is a lot of work to be done, but we’re looking forward to the IHSA playoffs.” In earlier rounds of the MCAC tourney, Fenwick crushed De La Salle 25-2 in the quarterfinals and rallied to defeat St. Ignatius 11-9 in the semifinals. Regarding All-MCAC selections,

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OPRF softball player Maeve Ryan is one of many dangerous hitters in the Huskies’ lineup. the Friars’ Comstock, Flores and Alejandro Perez made the first team, while Dan Lynch and Ivan Soto earned second-team recognition.

OPRF girls water polo The Huskies split a pair of matches at the West Suburban Conference

tournament hosted by Lyons Township. In an 18-5 win over Hinsdale South, Nell Behr led OPRF in scoring with four goals. Bennett Gloor and Mary Vanek added three goals apiece, while Jenna Somberg and Lizzy Silber each scored twice. Goalie Sydney Mosher had nine saves in the cage.

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Ungaretti picks Tennessee

OPRF junior sprint swimmer is a recruiting coup for Volunteers By MARTY FARMER

Sports Editor

egardless of what happens in the pool next season, Oak Park and River Forest High School junior swimmer Natalie Ungaretti has already secured her place as one of the Huskies’ all-time greats. Over the past three years, she also has been honored as Wednesday Journal’s “Breakout Athlete of the Year” as a freshman and “Female Athlete of the Year” in 2017 at the annual Night of Champions event in June. She will likely reach similar heights of success and recognition in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the highly-ranked University of Tennessee swimming team in the fall of 2019. Ungaretti, who lives in Oak Park, has verbally committed to the Volunteers. “I chose Tennessee because of the amazing team and coaches,” she said. “I also love the success and environment of the team.” During her sophomore year at the 2016-2017 IHSA Swimming & Diving Championships, Ungaretti and the Huskies turned in a historic showing. She became only the third OPRF girl (joining Kate Wendt and Marissa Lumkes) to win

an individual state title when she captured the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.31 seconds at Evanston High School. Ungaretti also was runner-up in the 100 free (50.90). In the relays at that state meet, she teamed with Hanna Blankemeier, Alex Gill and Samm Neilson in the 200-yard medley with a time of 1:43.94 to become just the third relay team in program history to win a championship. Like the 200 medley, Ungaretti anchored the Huskies’ 200 free relay, which placed fifth (1:35.94) in the state. Led by Ungaretti and Blankemeier (now swimming at Yale), OPRF was fourth at the 2016-2017 state meet, marking the program’s best finish since 1989, when the Huskies won their second of back-to-back team state titles. “I was just so proud of both myself and everyone on my relay team because we’ve just all worked so hard this whole season,” Ungaretti said after the meet. “We’ve had so many great competitors and great coaches helping us along the way. It’s been really great to see it all pay off.” This season, Ungaretti recorded even faster times at state. She finished third in the 50 free (23.06) and fourth in the 100 free (50.34) in exceptionally fast races. Looking ahead to her senior campaign, Un-

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OPRF junior sprint swimmer Natalie Ungaretti has verbally committed to Tennessee. The Volunteers have one of the best NCAA women’s swimming programs in the country. garetti will be a top contender again to win state titles in both the 50 and 100 free. “Knowing it’s my last season at OPRF, I am feeling super-motivated,” Ungaretti said. “I’m hoping to enjoy every minute of my last high school season.” Aside from OPRF, Ungaretti swims with the prestigious Academy Bullets. She recently competed at NCSA Spring Championship in

Orlando, Florida where she was a B finalist in the 100 free and a D finalist in the 50 free. “Bullets has been a great move for me,” Ungaretti said. “I am enjoying where I’m at in swimming very much.” This spring, she has also lowered her lifetime bests in the 200 free, 100 back, 50 breast, and 100/200/400 IM.

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Friars’ Stramaglia dominates Trinity

Junior earns win, strikes out nine and hits three-run homer By Melvin Tate

Trinity coach Bryan Hoffman offered similar sentiments about Stramaglia’s performance. “Alyssa pitched a great game,” Hoffman said. fter blowing a late lead to rival Trinity in a “You’ve got to tip your cap to Alyssa for pitching loss at the Priory on April 30, the Fenwick terrific. I thought it was a well-played game on High School softball team gained measures both sides.” of redemption and revenge Saturday afterStramaglia also set the tone offensively, belting noon at Triton College in River Grove. a three-run home run off Trinity starting pitcher “I knew right from the start that our team came Ileana Fierro that gave the Friars a 3-0 lead in the ready to play,” Fenwick coach Mike top of the third inning. After four inMarrese said. “Our warm ups and the nings from Fierro, Sammy Nelson finspirit throughout the game were terished the game for Trinity. rific. The kids were having a good time. “The pitch was right down the midThat’s the main thing for us, which is dle and I wanted it,” Stramaglia said to come ready and have a good time.” about her homer. “It gave us a tremenFenwick junior Alyssa Stramaglia dous boost.” starred on the mound and at the plate in Stramaglia held Trinity scoreless the Friars’ 6-2 win over the Blazers. As until the bottom of sixth when Fierro an All-Girls Catholic Athletic Conferscored on a two-out RBI double by Nelence player last season, she hit .415 with ALYSSA STRAMAGLIA son. a .500 on-base percentage and .638 slugFenwick junior Fenwick squashed any hopes of a ging percentage. Blazers comeback with three RBI hits “I thought we improved a lot,” Straof its own in the top of the seventh. maglia said after the Trinity game. “We With two outs, Kayley Sherwood (3-forhad a lot of motivation in the dugout. On 4) recorded an RBI single, followed by the mound, I just wanted to get that first-pitch strike back-to-back RBI doubles by Ciara Herbert (2-for-3) and then just go from there.” and Tess LoGuidice (2-for-4). Eastern Michigan reStramaglia scattered six hits, allowed two runs cruit Rachel Martinez (2-for-3) also contributed for and struck out nine in a complete-game victory. She also went 2-for-4 with three RBIs and two runs Fenwick, which had 13 hits for the game. “I told the kids we’ve got to play for a run,” Marscored against Trinity. “Alyssa mixed up her pitches brilliantly,” Marrese rese said about the Friars’ seventh inning. “We’ve said. “Our defense was magnificent. We made every See RIVALRY on page 45 single play.”

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“The pitch was right down the middle and I wanted it.”

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