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Oak Park’s fierce and feisty advocate Bobbie Raymond worked to make the village ‘all it could be’ By KEN TRAINOR Staff Writer
Inevitably with Bobbie Raymond, the stature thing comes up, so we might as well get that out of the way. She was short but seldom came up short. She was small in stature but left an outsized imprint. She was larger than life. She went by a young-sounding name and had a young-sounding voice, but no one ever looked down on her (not for long, anyway) or took her anything but seriously. And she was always, right up
till the end, Oak Park’s fiercest advocate. For a while though early on, it looked like she might end up on Broadway or in Hollywood instead. Born in 1938 to William and Rosemary Wolin, she was a hard-working child actor in Chicago, 1945-52, and then, using the stage name Roberta Alden, appeared in NBC Radio shows like Jack Armstrong, the All-American Boy and Cricket on the Hearth. She did commercials, trade shows and teleSee BOBBIE on page PB
Acting out
Teachers revolt over middle schools By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter
Teachers at Oak Park District 97 middle schools have reached a troubling consensus about Julian and Brooks — they’re increasingly unsafe because of the bad behavior of some students, which often goes unchecked. The teachers’ concerns come as the district grapples with the implications of SB 100 — the state law, effective since 2016, that requires school districts to exhaust all of their behavioral interventions before suspending students, among other aspects See MIDDLE SCHOOLS on page 16
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INVOLVED: Bobbie Raymond at a 19th Century Club fundraiser. ‘Wherever things were happening, she was there.’ More tributes on page 21.
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Dominican alum gives commencement address Michelle Agins, a Pulitzer Prizewinning photographer for the New York Times, gave Dominican University’s commencement address and was awarded an honorary degree at graduation on Sunday, May 5. The Dominican alum attended DuSable High School, interned at the Chicago Daily News, and was a photographer for the South Shore Sentinel before serving as Mayor Harold Washington’s official photographer. She was back in Chicago last month to cover the mayoral election for the New York Times and is only the second AfricanAmerican woman photographer to be hired by the Times. Her series, “How Race is Lived in America,” earned the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 2001. She also was nominated for Pulitzers in 1990 for her coverage of protests following a racially
Handmaids are here The scarlet cloak and white bonnet from “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which have become the new symbol of women’s rights, showed up in Oak Park — at Barrie Park, Scoville Park and near the Garfield Blue Line — to urge state lawmakers to support HB 2495, the Reproductive Health Act. The bill would protect women’s reproductive rights in Illinois.
Michelle Agins motivated killing in the Bensonhurst section of Brooklyn, and, in 1995, for her work on the series, “Another America: Life on 129th Street.” Earlier this year she received the Joseph A. Sprague Memorial Award, the National Press Association’s highest honor, for her commitment to the craft
Barrett Patrick (left) SHANEL ROMAIN/Contributor
Twisted employee of the day
Barrett Patrick won the opportunity to play entrepreneur for a day at Twisted Cookie on May 11. Patrick, 5, of Oak Park, said she served up cookies and cupcakes to customers for six hours at the Forest Park bakery. She received the opportunity after her parents won an auction prize at Pilgrim Community Nursery School, which she attends. Twisted Cookie donated 20 percent of sales to Pilgrim. “I like it because there was chocolate,” Patrick said. Her favorite item, both to serve and eat, was a chocolate brownie dipped in chocolate. She also enjoyed serving pink cupcakes and cookies — since pink is her favorite
color. Her main responsibility was fetching customer orders, placing them in bags and then handing them to shoppers. Barrett’s father, Ryan Patrick, said Mother’s Day Cookie baskets were the most popular item ordered. “It was a very cool place and [owner Joana Fischer] was very generous with her time,” Ryan said. “A lot” of Barrett’s friends came in to see her show off her entrepreneurial skills. After the experience, Ryan said she now dreams of becoming a chef. “I learned a lot,” she confirmed.
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Monday, May 20, 6 to 8 p.m., Compound Yellow: Explore poems and participate in a guided creative writing workshop every third Monday. This month join Poetry Foundation Library Coordinator Maggie Queeney to “investigate repetition, the recurrence of the same term and what Roethke named ‘the very essence of poetry.’” Co-hosted by The Poetry Foundation. Free. Register: compoundyellow. com/#/poetry-foundation-forms-and-features. 244 Lake St., Oak Park.
“Spoken” Book Launch Sunday, May 19, 3 to 4:30 p.m., River Forest Public Library: Oak Park resident Melanie Weiss presents her young adult novel. Oak Park & River Forest High School alumni share original poetry from the novel. Book available for purchase; proceeds from this event benefit OPRF’s Spoken Word Club. Questions: melweiss1@comcast. net. 735 Lathrop Ave.
What’s Blooming on Harrison Saturday, May 18, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Oak Park Arts District: There’s something for everyone with an art fair, live music, food vendors, makers’ booths, a children’s carnival, specials at shops and more. New this year – Family Stage (Humphrey and Harrison) and an artwork raffle. Also hear music at The Main Stage (Taylor and Harrison), Lombard Acoustic Stage, and two indoor stages, one at Val’s halla Records (239 Harrison) and one at DKT (220 Harrison). To see vendors, raffle items and music acts: oakparkartsdistrict.com/eventdirectory-2/whats-bloomingon-harrison-street. Harrison St. from Humphrey to Cuyler.
Perennial, Houseplant and Garden Tool Exchange Saturday, May 18, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Oak Park Conservatory: Drop off potted and labeled plants and tools until 11:30. From noon to 12:30, contributors select from items donated by others. 615 Garfield St., Oak Park.
Sunday, May 19, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Oak Park Brewing Company/Hamburger Mary’s: Join Valentina Ortiz, Nestor Gomez, Kris Light, Nadine Warner and Hosts Peter LeGrand and Margaret Burk for an evening of storytelling. Every third Sunday. $10, at door. 155 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park.
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BIG WEEK West Cook Wild Ones Native Plant Sale Order through Sunday, May 19: Beautify your garden while providing habitat and food for wildlife and absorbing storm water and carbon. Choose from shade garden to sunny monarch kits and individual ferns, grasses and flowering natives. Order: wild-ones-west-cook.myshopify.com. Pickup June 1, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Euclid Avenue United Methodist Church Parking Lot, 405 Euclid, Oak Park.
“I & You” Through May 26, Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, 3 p.m., Open Door Theater: See the ode to youth, life, love and the beauty of human connectedness. In conjunction with Oak Park Festival Theatre. $35; $28, seniors; $15, students with ID. Tickets/more: oakparkfestival.com/project/i-you, 708-300-9396. 902 Ridgeland, Oak Park.
Celebrate Asian-American Pacific Islander Culture Thursday, May 16, 7 to 9 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: At Hula as Community, learn the cultural significance of Hawaiian Hula through mele (song), oli (chant) and hula (dance). Hula is fundamental to the Hawaiian community to connect, celebrate and communicate oral history. Saturday, May 18, 1 to 4 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: This family-focused event includes performances, kids’ activities, cultural sharing, history and more. Bring a family-style dish to this traditional potluck. More: oppl.org/calendar. 834 Lake, Oak Park.
Children Services Open House Saturday, May 18, 10 a.m. to noon, Oak-Leyden Developmental Services: Participate in fun-filled activities and enjoy crafts, snacks and a kids’ DJ dance party. For families with children, birth to age five. RSVP: 708-524-1050, ext. 107, mehmann@ oak-leyden.org. More: oak-leyden.org/services/services-forchildren. 411 Chicago Ave., Oak Park.
Trivia Night: Are you Smarter than a Preschooler? Friday, May 17, 7:30 p.m., Day Nursery: Support the Day Nursery while attempting to defeat the reigning champs. $10; trivia answers extra (cash preferred). Register: oprfdn.z2systems.com/np/clients/ oprfdn/eventRegistration.jsp?event=34&. 1139 Randolph St., Oak Park.
WE SHALL HAVE A SONG MUSIC TO HEAL A DIVIDED WORLD
Ramadan Celebration Sunday, May 19, 2 to 4 p.m., Storytime Room, Main Library: Celebrate Oak Park’s Muslim community at this family-friendly, cultural event that features artifacts from Iraq, Egypt, India and Pakistan, along with traditional Iraqi thobs (dresses), and traditional foods. 834 Lake, Oak Park.
Free Readers Ensemble: “45 Seconds from Broadway” Sunday, May 19, 3 p.m., Nineteenth Century Club: See Neil Simon’s play that takes place in the legendary Polish Tea Room on New York’s 47th Street where Broadway theater personalities, both washed-up and on-the-rise, gather. Free; donations appreciated. 178 Forest, Oak Park.
Art Reception for Eileen Hourihan McCarthy Saturday, May 18, 2 to 4 p.m.: Join watercolor artist Eileen Hourihan McCarthy MFN, RDN, LDN, CPT, CMT, at a reception in the Art Gallery of the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St., second floor.
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e don’t often get a chance to cover the dramatic productions of Oak Park & River Forest High School on these pages, but currently there is a fascinating and unique show playing in the Little Theater that deserves attention. She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen is both hilarious and bold as it takes us along on an unusual “trip” into the world of the Photo provided by the OPRF Theater Department fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons. Perhaps having some rudimentary HERO QUEST: ‘She Kills Monsters’, a dramatic familiarity with Dungeons & Dragons production at Oak Park and River Forest might be beneficial, but the game did not High School, explores real world demons set exist back in the ancient era in which I against the fantasy battles of Dungeons & grew up. Fortunately, you don’t have to be a gamer to follow what is going on or to Dragons. enjoy the show. plores the unknown world in an attempt to Whenever I have encountered characget to know her sister better. On her perilous ters who are geeks, nerds or dorks in the media or on stage they are invariably guys. journey, she comes to understand and appreIt was fascinating to experience this story ciate Tilly’s strength, wit and warmth, as with so many prominent young women well as her sexuality. Tilly was an openly gay and a proud young girl who took refuge in characters. Director James Bell told me, “Previously the role-playing world of the fantasy game. I’d enjoyed directing Shakespeare but there Agnes comes to grip with her grief during her bizarre and often harrowing are never a lot of roles for teenadventure in the imaginary world agers, especially those with isSee “She Kills that was Tilly’s refuge. sues or personal conflicts. I am Monsters,” FriTilly engages in a series of excited that we are presenting day, May 16, and conflicts and battles with an asmany marginalized voices and Saturday, May 17, sortment of beasts, dominatrix giving them center stage here. 7 to 8:30 p.m., Little warrior women, and malicious This play, for instance, feaTheatre, Oak Park monsters. There is a pair of tures an assortment of LGBQ & River Forest High mean girl cheerleaders, Evil Tina characters and one young perSchool, 201 N. Sco(Layla Conner) and Evil Gabbi son with cerebral palsy.” Bell, ville, Oak Park. $8; (Lily Hoke), and there is a demon an OPRF English teacher, di$6, students/seniors. queen called Lilith (Sonia Zartrects the production with huTickets: oprfhs. man) who was Tilly’s powerful mor and imagination. ticketleap.com/shegirlfriend. There’s a horned bad The play, set in Ohio in 1995, kills-monsters or at boy named Orcus (Archer Ackeris fascinated with pop culture the box office. man) who is the overlord of the and music from that decade. underworld. Tough Kaliope (Sam In a prologue that seems too Theis) is disabled in her real life. rushed, we quickly learn that a young girl The production team vividly presents the named Tilly Evans (Marissa Kuriakos) and her parents have been killed in a car wreck. Dungeons & Dragons world. The scenic deTilly’s older sister, Agnes (Isabelle Mey- sign is by Chris Scholtens. The remarkable er) seems to have never been close to her costumes are by Jeffrey G. Kelly, with makebut now the deceased girl’s sibling seeks up and hair design by Patricia A. Cheney. to discover the sister she never knew who There is an amazing five-headed dragon who was passionate about playing Dungeons & is on stage for less than a minute. The fight Dragons. Agnes enlists a local uber nerd, choreographer is Delia Ford, and the dance a “dungeon master” named Chuck (Greg choreographer is Jen Kanwischer. Lighting Hann), to help her focus and understand by is by Teslen Sadowski. Lucien DeJule is the playing a game module Tilly had created in stage manager. I applaud OPRF and its drama department a notebook. What unfolds is exciting and often quite for not shying away from material featuring funny. It’s almost as if Agnes is reading her the inclusion of teens of all sexualities. Ultimately, She Kills Monsters is a sweet younger sister’s diary. tale of loss and acceptance as well as the There are choreographed sword fights, spells, monsters, and demons. Agnes ex- fulfillment provided by friendship and relationships. It’s both thrilling and funny.
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t is impossible to overstate the radical response of Oak Park’s leaders in the mid- to late-1960s as it came to grips with the likelihood that rapid racial re-segregation was inevitable and coming quickly to this conservative, white village. Not visionary. Not brave. Not sure to succeed. Not likely to succeed. Radical. Rooted in selfinterest with a strong side of moral righteousness. Invented entirely on the fly without a single working model elsewhere in America. Multifaceted with strong focuses on both housing and economic development. In a moment of vast social disruption with political assassinations, race riots, massive protests against an American war, pervasive fear among whites toward blacks. In that void, Oak Park somehow brought forth a coterie of leaders elected and appointed inside village government while others on the outside agitated for open housing, among local Realtors and locally owned banks — in all other circumstances, the instigators of redlining and block-busting tactics but in Oak Park persuaded to be allies. A Community Relations Commission then department were created at village hall. The Oak Park Development Corporation was invented to pump life into local commercial activity, which was declining as department stores moved to malls and car dealers moved to more spacious suburbs, leaving Oak Park in sharp decline. The Residence Corporation/Housing Authority, last heard of in battling the post-war (that would be World War II) housing shortage, was resurrected to purchase, manage and integrate the east side apartment buildings that were most likely to re-segregate first. And then, filling a vast space that hardly seemed obvious, was the invention out of whole cloth of the Oak Park Housing Center, a nonprofit begun in a church basement with the stunning goal of steering — yes, steering — young whites into apartments near Austin Boulevard and young blacks into apartments in mainly white parts of town. The secondary goal, at a time of great demand among African Americans for Oak Park apartments, was to fuel a supply of whites to move to
Oak Park. That explains the small ads in the back of Ms. Magazine and Psychology Today touting Oak Park as “The People Place,” it explains the direct outreach to medical residents just down the Congress el to move to Oak Park, and later, the wide welcome to gays (out, white and with enough disposable income to fix up weary houses) to adopt this village. The Housing Center was Bobbie Raymond. At its 1972 founding, Raymond was in her early 30s, a DOOPer, an academic, a woman of astounding energy, ideas and confidence. That Raymond’s DNA so matched that of the Housing Center — and vice versa — partly explains why, under an interim director, the organization is right now beginning a full reassessment of its purpose and its future. Raymond died last week at 80. Elsewhere in today’s Journal we chronicle her remarkable life. Her passion for OPRF, the arts, travel. But she is among the titans of Oak Park history because she imagined the Housing Center, breathed it to life, doggedly put it in the center of every integration conversation in this town and among all American towns seeking long-term integration. This was a radical concept. In that moment, Bobbie Raymond was a radical thinker and doer. Oak Park does not exist as it does today without Bobbie Raymond. Period. Today, right this minute, Oak Park is at another pivot point. As in 1968, the nation is ruptured, again with issues of race and fairness at the core. Fear of others, peddling division, is our political currency. In Oak Park we have the legacy integration story. Radical but now gauzy. Compelling but now mythologized. Historical but now stuck in time. Can we honor that past but take the radical steps needed for today? Not integration, not diversity, not equality. But equity. Fair opportunity, necessary resources for each person to succeed. In our schools, in our village hall, in our policing, in our neighborhoods. The legacy of Bobbie Raymond and the leaders of that moment is not about the history of 1972. It is about the possibilities of 2019.
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TUESDAY, MAY 28 • 7 P.M. TO 8 P.M. • BROOKS MIDDLE SCHOOL COMMONS TUESDAY, MAY 28 • 7 P.M. TO 8 P.M. 325 S. KENILWORTH AVE. BROOKS MIDDLE SCHOOL COMMONS During this event, guests will have the chance to engage in an informal, two-way dialogue with district and community 325 S. KENILWORTH AVE. leaders about the collective efforts being undertaken to address the issues of equity and inclusion in our schools. They will also be given information about the different ways they can support the learning, growth and success of our children at During this event, guests will have the chance to engage in an school or in the community. informal, two-way dialogue with district and community leaders aboutpartner the collective efforts being undertaken to the address the issues The following organizations will have tables at event and planofto share equity andhave inclusion our schools.our They will also given the ways they beeninsupporting schools andbestudents:
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River Forest chooses firm to study Civic Center future
The village will pay up to $25,000 to study use for the nonprofit By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter
As part of a collaborative effort by River Forest taxing bodies to assess the future of the River Forest Community Center/Civic Center, village trustees chose an architectural firm to study the best use of the Madison Street facility at a meeting on May 13. Trustees awarded the bid — which is not to exceed $25,000, along with reimbursable expenses -- to Cordogan Clark & Associates, a Chicago-based architectural, planning and engineering firm. At the meeting, Village Administrator Eric Palm said an ad hoc committee — composed of members of the village government, Park District of River Forest, River Forest Township, and River Forest Community Center — reviewed five bids submitted. “One of reasons we chose Cordogan Clark was they’ve done previous work on early childhood center components,” Palm said, adding that the firm’s experience could help River Forest navigate the state’s Department of Children and Family Service, which has oversight of the community center’s preschool program. In a memo to trustees, the village also noted Cordogan Clark’s experience working with multiple agencies on a single project, previous experience with recreation facilities and focus on data to assess future needs. “We’re excited about moving forward on this for the future of our community and village,” Palm said, noting that Cordogan Clark brings “a new set of eyes to River Forest” since it has not done recent work with the village. The firm will assess the community’s current and
future needs for the Community Center/Civic Center; potential for redevelopment of the current center, demolition of the existing structure and construction of a new building; and provide renderings of feasible options. Funding for the study will come from the Madison Street tax increment financing (TIF) district, which stretches from Thatcher Road to Lathrop Avenue. Palm said Cordogan Clark will talk with community stakeholders about their needs and expectations for the space. “Stakeholders, as I see it, will be government entitles and private sector partners involved with the community center,” Palm said. “So Opportunity Knocks is one that comes to mind, the psych program with the high school walks the line between public and private.” He said he expects organizations to have a “technical dialogue, not necessarily public dialogue” about their needs with the architecture firm. After about four months, Cordogan Clark will have a finished report ready to show the public. The public will then decide whether they want to fund what Palm called a multi-year project that would be in the “millions of dollars.” “Sharing that ultimately with the community. Here’s the price tag, here’s what you’re going to get for that, is this something the community is going to buy into as well?” Palm said. He said he did not know how River Forest taxing bodies would fund the project. All but Trustee Tom Cargie voted to approve the bid, with Cargie saying it was inappropriate that public dollars will be spent on studying a nonprofit. “I don’t think it’s fair to taxpayers when they’re bearing all the burden of the cost,” Cargie said. CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com
River Forest funds new traffic plan By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter
After a third grader walking to Lincoln Elementary School was struck and injured by a passing car in December 2017, River Forest officials began studying ways to make life safer for students and other pedestrians in the village. And while River Forest did not receive a notable state grant to fund the ambitious Safe Routes to Schools plan, Monday night village trustees agreed to fund the project with local tax dollars. With local funding, it will also be possible to move more quickly and have the many elements of the plan in place before school resumes this fall. Included in the plan are nearly 70 new stop signs, 160 cross walks and other measures to control traffic on River Forest streets. Trustees voted unanimously at the May 13 meeting to implement the traffic changes. A total estimated cost for implementing the Safe Routes plan was not included in the village project memo. “It’s a big plan, it’s not only Safe Routes to School but it is safety for our entire village,” said outgoing trustee Carmela Corsini. “So I’m super excited this is coming to fruition.” Corsini said at some point after
implementation, the village will need to do “some sort of review and reevaluation” to the traffic changes. Palm said that the village would want to see how the new traffic control measures performed throughout the seasons before making any updates. “Unless there’s some pressing need or emergency or something we forgot, let’s give it a year with no new stop signs,” he said at the meeting. Palm said the next step would be to bid out the work of procuring the stop signs and other traffic control equipment. Adding the new signals will be “phased, we won’t flip a light switch and have all the stop signs appear,” Palm said, and he estimated it would take the River Forest Public Works department about 30 days to implement the plan. New stop signs and other measures will have orange flags on them initially to alert drivers of the new traffic control measure at intersections. Palm added that the village was still working on how to notify residents of the changes. “The more we can over communicate, the better,” said Village President Cathy Adduci. CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com
River Forest board approves comprehensive plan
New plan updated following 18-month process By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter
River Forest trustees unanimously approved the village’s first comprehensive plan in more than 15 years at a meeting on May 13. “This is 18 months of hard work,” Village President Cathy Adduci said at the meeting. “This is a great accomplishment for this board.” The comprehensive plan is an extensive, 100-page-plus document, divided into 10-chapters, which discusses topics like future land use and development; parks, open space and the environment; corridor framework plans; and more. It was last updated in 2003.
The River Forest Plan Commission approved the draft plan at a meeting on March 7. Trustees have been debating the proposed document since, with conversation focusing on increased building heights. The plan contains a table that recommends maximum building heights for certain commercial districts within River Forest. For example, buildings along Madison Street would be permitted to rise 50 feet, compared to the current maximum height of 30 feet. North Avenue properties could rise up to 60 feet, an increase from 30 feet. Buildings east of Lathrop Avenue on Lake Street could rise up to 70 feet, previously 50 feet. The same applies to the village center area. The table does not reflect River Forest’s actual zoning code, and is purely a recommendation. The discrepancy had some trustees concerned that the differences between the two might sow unnecessary confusion.
“I think it’s still confusing; I think the text is perfect, but I think the box is just prone to lend itself to confusion,” Trustee Tom Cargie said at the meeting. Trustee Carmela Corsini agreed that while the box may cause “some confusion,” the new title — which reads “Suggested Building Height Considerations Subject to Approval at a Public Hearing” — and a similar disclaimer at the bottom of the box, clearly articulate that developers must “go through the process to get to that point” of receiving heights above what current zoning allows. The village has not updated its zoning code in about 20 years, with recent developments like a senior community building at Chicago and Harlem avenues receiving a height variance. During the debate over whether to include increased heights in the comprehensive plan, some village trustees and staff said the increased heights reflect-
ed reality and that the zoning code was outdated. Under the state’s municipal code, no change may be made to the River Forest zoning code or variations granted within six months of approving the new comprehensive plan, unless the change is approved by at least four trustees. John Houseal, village planning consultant, joked that the updated table title was the “longest titled table you will ever see.” He noted that village staff had also added additional language to the body of the text, to note that all height variances are granted on a one-off basis. “Over the last couple of weeks,” he said, “there have been a few odds and ends to clean up, primarily from trustees, a couple other entities too, but no material changes, just cleaning up language and clarifying.” CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com
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North Avenue traffic plan proposal released
Chicago Department of Transportation is looking to improve safety for pedestrians, motorists and transit users By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
The Chicago Department of Transportation recently unveiled a corridor study containing a series of preliminary recommendations about how to improve traffic safety along the portion of North Avenue between Harlem and Central Avenues. The traffic study was one of two North Avenue corridor studies that the transportation department released during a May 9 public hearing at Galewood Trinity Church, 1701 N. Narragansett Ave. The department has been working with the village of Oak Park and Chicago-based Kinley-Horn & Associates to study the conditions and come up with the best way to address the issues. The plan calls for adding more medians, more greenery, more curb cuts and crosswalks, as well as making it easier for passengers to board buses serving the corridor. The idea for the meeting was to give public a chance to comment on the initial draft and bring it back to the steering committee. Brenda Rancher-McGruder, CDOT’s coordinating planner, said that the plan
could be finalized “in the next couple of months.” Peter Lemmon, Kinley-Horn’s senior transportation engineer, said that the goal is to improve public safety and mobility for pedestrians, drivers and public transit users. Lemmon said that his department has heard a lot of comments about unsafe pedestrian crossings and street parking, as well as traffic congestion and the general appearance of the corridor. Lemmon explained that they aim to take cues from Irving Park Avenue, which, like North Avenue, is a state highway with high traffic levels and on-street parking. He noted that Irving Park Avenue has landscaped medians, which make it look “more attractive, more comfortable” and can “slow down traffic a little bit.” The medians also provide refuge for pedestrians crossing the street. Many of the proposed improvements are relatively small. The transportation department would add curb bump-outs at certain intersections that would make on-street parking safer and provide opportunities to add pedestrian-friendly spaces. The department may also adjust the streetlights’ timing to better fit pedestrians’
needs, and relocate or consolidate bus stops that it believes are too close together. At several major intersections, the proposals are more ambitious. At the Oak Park Avenue intersection, workers may add clear left turn lanes. At the Narragansett Avenue intersection, the department is looking to prepare for several potential redevelopment scenarios at the intersection’s northeastern corner, which includes a shuttered Walgreens, a Dunkin Donuts and a bus turnaround. Lemmon said that if a developer wants to redevelop the entire block, them workers would move the turnaround to the alley further north and turn Mobile Street into a one-way street. They would also consider moving the turnaround closer to Milwaukee District West Metra Line’s Galewood station, which is located a few blocks north, to allow for easier connections. At the Austin Boulevard intersection, CDOT could change the northeastern corner, which currently features a pedestrian island between the boulevard and a small northbound slip lane. The department would remove the lane to create a “people space” that could be used as a sitting area
for a nearby cafe or restaurant, or a public plaza. Over by the North Austin branch library, the department is looking to put the bus stop in front of the library entrance. There is already a crosswalk nearby. The department may add a median to make it easier for pedestrians to cross. Lemmon emphasized that CDOT has no interest in acquiring property or doing anything that would hurt local businesses. “We’re not looking to close people’s driveways and close businesses by realigning roads,” he said. “If opportunities become available, great. If they don’t [become available], they don’t.” Lemmon explained that many details, such as who would maintain the greenery, will be refined in the future if the plan is approved. When asked what CDOT could do about speeding along streets near North Avenue, Lemmon said that there wasn’t much the department can do. “That is tough,” he said. “I would say enforcement is probably best way of trying to approach this.” CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com
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South Boulevard condo project begins
Workers break ground on project approved by Oak Park in 2017 By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
It’s been over two years since the Oak Park Board of Trustees approved a mixeduse development on an empty lot near the intersection of South Boulevard and Oak Park Avenue. But construction workers have finally broken ground at 717 South Blvd., where the developer plans a 5-story, 14-unit condo building with ground-level retail and 20 private enclosed ground-level parking spots. Developers Arthur Gurevich and Mark Boldun could not immediately be reached for comment. Architect John Schiess declined to comment. It’s been over two years since the South Boulevard project was approved, but developers Gurevich and Bodun applied for and were granted an extension in August 2018. A letter to the village from Gurevich noted that the extension was necessary because of delays in getting drawings from the project engineer, among other challenges. “If all of the issues were successfully resolved in the near future, we still would not be able to get the building permit and break ground before the September 6 deadline,” Gurevich wrote last year. “Another factor
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NEW CONDOS COMING: Developers have broken ground on a new condo development at 717 South Boulevard. is the time of the year. With the inclement weather and the winter months approaching, we may not be able to break ground on the project until sometime in March of 2019.”
Oak Park Chief Building Official Steve Cutaia said in a telephone interview that little has changed with the proposal from when it was approved in 2017. He said a timeline for the project is not
required as part of the permitting process, but he speculated that a project of its size would typically take eight months to a year to complete. tim@oakpark.com
Oak Parkers flood tax assessor office, looking for help Township says some relief could be on the way with TIF expiring
By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
It was go time last month for Oak Park Township Assessor Ali ElSaffar, who worked with homeowners to help file appeals to lower their property tax bills. It’s a normal part of the work of the assessor, but this year was different, according to ElSaffar, who was flooded with concerns from residents. It is the third year in the three-year assessment cycle, and at this point, a lot of people who are planning to appeal their tax bills have already done so. “Typically, the assessor appeal period in the third year of the cycle is pretty quiet,” ElSaffar said in a recent interview. “It’s busy, but not crazy busy. But not this year. This year we saw 1,014 appeals this year in this office.”
That’s about 9 percent of the single-family home owners in Oak Park, ElSaffar said. The unexpected demand was so high, ElSaffar had to bring in three additional tax assistants to assist – the office usually gets the job done with ElSaffar and two other people. He said that 2017 – the first year of the tax appeal cycle – marked the “busiest month of my life” when he met with roughly one out of every five taxpayers in Oak Park in a 30day period. He said the appeal volume was more than double what he’s seen in recent years. ElSaffar said the high volume of taxpayers looking to appeal their property tax assessments shows the level of worry amongst homeowners. “We’re kind of a barometer of tax concern,” he said. “If there are a lot of people coming in, then there is a lot of concern
about it.” ElSaffar suspects that the driver is more about recent spikes in property tax bills, particularly for schools, which account for almost two-thirds of the total tax bill. The village of Oak Park typically accounts for a little more than 16 percent of the bill, while the rest comes from other entities such as the library, park district and township, among others. Those other taxing bodies each represent less than 5 percent of the property tax burden. That tax burden has ballooned in just a few years, with the village-wide total bill amounting to $170 million paid in 2015 versus the $202 million paid in 2018. The increase in taxes has many telling the assessor that they’re considering selling their homes and leaving Oak Park. “That’s a big increase over a couple of years,” he said.
It’s still uncertain whether new tax money coming from high-rise buildings in and around downtown will ease the burden much. Only two of the four buildings are currently open and occupied, but ElSaffar said the conclusion of the Downtown Tax Increment Finance (TIF) District, which expired last year, could help. TIF Districts divert new tax money from taxing bodies and into a special fund used to spur economic development. New tax money from the Downtown TIF won’t be realized by taxing bodies until the 2019 taxes are paid in 2020, ElSaffar said. “Then they’ll have some decisions to make about what to do with this money,” he said. Elected officials at the village and school districts can either use the newly available money to provide tax relief or dedicate it to new spending. tim@oakpark.com
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OPRF grad is the new U.S. Youth Poet Laureate
Kara Jackson is moving up the literary ladder By MICHELLE DYBAL Contributing Reporter
Sometimes it starts with a title. Or a framework. But no matter how it forms on the page, writing poetry for Kara Jackson is intentional. The 19-year-old’s work has captured the attention of significant poets across the nation. She is the new National Youth Poet Laureate, awarded the honor at the Library of Congress last month, only the third in our nation’s history, and she is from Oak Park. Prior to that, Jackson became the Chicago Youth Poet Laureate in September, kicking off her gap year after graduating from Oak Park and River Forest High School in June 2018, a distinction awarded by Young Chicago Authors (YCA). Chicago poet, Louder than a Bomb founder, and YCA artistic director Kevin Coval made the final decision, according to Peter Kahn, Spoken Word coach and OPRF instructor. Part of being the Chicago Youth Poet Laurate is penning a chapbook of poetry. Jackson’s book, Bloodstone Cowboy, will hit the shelves mid-July and is about “feminism and womanism from someone who is not a stereotypical woman,” Jackson said. “It explores my southern ancestry, my northern upbringing, and how my body and my womanhood are a testament to a kind of uprooting,” she said. Jackson, who previously attended Whittier Elementary School and Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School, said she has always been a writer, but was not serious about poetry until freshman year at OPRF. After attending the Fall Spoken Word Showcase to see her friends perform, Jackson recalled, “this might be something I want to do, and I felt like writing poems afterwards.” She joined the after-school club in time to be part of the Winter Showcase. “Around that time was when the slam team trials are,” Jackson said of the OPRF students preparing to see who would attend Louder than a Bomb, a Chicago-wide competition. “There was this group of four senior girls who were such a powerful force, I was like, ‘Whoa,’ I want to audition next year. So I made that my goal.” Kahn said Jackson did not make waves in Spoken Word as a freshman, but by sophomore year, “something clicked with her confidence.” He could see how she was incorporating what she was learning into her writing. Most importantly, “How she looks at the world can’t be taught,” he said. By Jackson’s senior year, team OPRF made it to finals at Louder than a Bomb and placed second overall. The poetry slam begins with 120 teams and approximately 1,200 participants. Jackson received the Literary Award, given for the best piece in the entire competition and to a poet on a team at finals. Three other OPRF Spoken Word students have won the award: Nicholas Barry (2019), Natalie Richardson (2013), who was also Midwest Youth Poet Laureate, and Raven Hogue (2011). Jackson said her time in Spoken Word made her a better poet and also redefines what it means to be taught, as students coach teammates. “When people would ask me for edits, I felt like I was completely qualified even though I was so young,” Jackson said. “That helped me become a better writer. It allowed me to trust myself and that’s a bulk of what writing is — trusting the words that are going to fall out of you.” Her writing is also informed by what she reads. Early on, Jackson said she was exposed to “the standard black poets,”
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CAREER MOVE: Kara Jackson’s budding poetry career recently got a big boost when the OPRF grad was named the new Youth Poet Laureate. that her parents had available and read in the house — Nikki Giovanni, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou and Gwendolyn Brooks. But, she said, “I didn’t know what poetry was outside my basic education of Edgar Allan Poe and dead white people. I enjoyed them, but that’s not me. I don’t see myself in that work. “It wasn’t until high school and engaging with Mr. Kahn and the poems he would provide that I would start taking it quite seriously,” she said. From there mentors made further reading recommendations. “The way I pay attention to language is different now that I read other people’s language and see how they use it,” Jackson said. “I pay more attention to the actual craft of writing. ... If I’m trying to approach a poem that’s sad, what is the language of sadness and what structure can you give sadness?” Whether it’s written as a rondel, sestina or sonnet, her own poetry is now read by poetry greats. Juan Felipe Herrera, the first Latinx U.S. Poet Laureate, and Elizabeth Acevedo, National Book Award Winner, were among the judges selecting the National Youth Poet Laureate, Kahn said. Pulitzer Prize for Poetry nominee Patricia Smith has agreed to write a blurb endorsing Jackson’s chapbook. But that doesn’t mean she is ready to introduce herself as the National Youth Poet Laureate every time she walks into a room. A self-professed introvert, she said her singer/ songwriter side is her way of presenting herself to people. Jackson performs folk and jazz music, which she started earlier than poetry. Her first recording is due out the same time as her chapbook. But first, a trip to London is scheduled for an International Poet Laureate Showcase at the British Library and other events for her, Richardson and previous U.S. National Youth Poet Laureate Patricia Frazier, from Chicago. They join three young adult poet laureates from the United Kingdom, who traveled here this month.
Landays from the woman who pulled her pepper spray out on the CTA: boys do not know fire like my squeeze. fool, I hope you undress the red how you undress me. guns are not cute and sold at Walgreens. men always use bullets to get a hello from me. an eye for an eye, a husband’s tale. I give an eye to keep my body and keep it well. if I yell fire, I mean to yell you. sometimes a fire is a rough man who needs a wife too. on the red line a man slit a throat. as they filmed, he licked the blood of a girl who said no. you told me my no can’t stop your eyes. so my no became an evil chemical surprise, surprise.
As for what’s on the agenda as National Youth Poet Laureate, Jackson is pondering, “What would it look like for me to create an ally-ship with different organizations? What would it mean to support them or do performances with them or create events with them?” While Jackson said she’d rather be at a protest than writing about it, she’s interested in advocating for queer women of color and considers herself a prison abolitionist. “Sometimes that appears in my poems pretty explicitly, but for the most part, having the audacity to write for myself and take up space in a way that has not necessarily been encouraged historically is always going to complement my activism,” she said.
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Oak Parker brings Afrofuturism to comic book readers First comic by OPRF graduate draws on African myth By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER and CORA BAKER Staff Reporter
Long before moviegoers packed the theaters to make Marvel’s Black Panther one of the highest grossing films of all time, Oak Parker Merrick Moore-Fields was making plans for his own comic book in the “Afrofuturism” genre. Now the Oak Park and River Forest High School graduate has made his dreams from childhood a reality with the release of his comic, The Pit Fighters. Moore-Fields, who wrote the book, was about six months away from assembling his team of artists when he saw the film, which took the big screen by storm in January 2018. “I was just grinning in the theater the entire time,” he said in a recent interview. While the Black Panther comic books were a big inspiration for him as a young comic book enthusiast — MooreFields, 26, started planning his comic book in middle school — he said he saw the film as “opening the door for Afrofuturism.” “It was for a mainstream audience and showed that this is a genre that is basically untouched and has been for many years — and it’s profitable and tells an interesting story,” he said. “This is like a Renaissance is about to happen.” Moore-Fields, who works as a graphic designer at a picture frame company in Elmhurst, had assembled his team by November of 2018 and just completed The Pit Fighters
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AFROFUTURISM ON THE RISE: Oak Park comic book writer Merrick Moore-Fields recently published his first comic which he says was inspired by West African myths and titles like ‘Black Panther.’ within the last month. He launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to pay for the project, describing the process as “stressful and ex-
hilarating.” The Pit Fighters story is based on a West African myth but is part of a larger universe that he plans to explore in future books. The story centers on three women who are in a fighting tournament for a cash prize. The goal: to raise money to get one of their nephews out of prison. Meanwhile, they work to stop a “cosmic horror” that aims to stop them. Moore-Fields said he’s loved comics since he was a kid — action comics as well as graphic novels like Art Spiegelman’s Maus, Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis, and Alan Moore’s Watchmen. But as a kid, he rarely saw comic book characters that looked like him. “Since I was little I always wondered why people who looked like me weren’t main characters or had stories to tell,” he said. Ultimately, he learned of myriad African myths that were never taught in school and dug in. “I realized … I need to use [these stories],” he said. “Basically, I would always tell myself, you’re not crazy; these stories exist and need to be told — they’re not nothing.” Moore-Fields said he checked out every book at Oak Park Public Library about African myths and got to work. The Pit Fighters is currently available on Moore-Fields’ website https://www.calamityness.com. But the creator said he also plans to take his work to the Chicago-based comicon C2E2, New York Comicon and some smaller expos. He hopes to make the book available on comixology.com and at local comic book stores. “This comic is my dream,” he said. tim@oakpark.com
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Senate debating corporate board diversity bill
Bill now includes Latinos, but Senate committee chair says more changes needed By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois
SPRINGFIELD – A bill that would require Illinois-headquartered corporations to include women and minorities on their boards of directors is now being considered in the Senate, where a committee chairwoman recently suggested changes could be applied. House Bill 3394 stirred heated debate when it passed out of the House last month. In its original form, it would have required every publicly traded corporation that has its main executive headquarters in Illinois to have at least one African-American and one woman on its board of directors, and it would impose financial penalties on corporations that fail to comply. So far in the Senate, it has been expanded to include Latino representation as well, and it now provides that one person can serve to fill two or more categories. Speaking to the Senate Commerce and Economic Development Committee, Sen. Christopher Belt (D-Cahokia), a sponsor of the bill in the Senate, said it is not intended to be punitive. “The intent of it is to look at the disparities on these boards,” he said. “Women, who make up 50 percent of the population nationally, and I think 32 percent on corporate boards; African-Americans, who make up 13.4 percent nationally and only make up 6.3 percent on boards; and Latinos, who are 18.1 percent of the population nationally but they only make up 2.0 (percent) on boards.”
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SPONSOR: State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch is the sponsor of a bill that would require companies to make their boards more diverse. Belt cited studies showing that corporations with diverse boards of directors tend to outperform those that don’t. “The studies that I’ve read, that I’ve been reading, it really underscores the fact that diversity does well for businesses. The corporations that have diversity do well, they do better profit-wise,” he said. Also testifying Thursday was Larry Ivory, president and CEO of the Illinois Black Chamber of Commerce, who said the bill
would strengthen black communities, which in turn would help strengthen the entire state. “For our members, we have a saying. If you’re not at the table, then guess what. You’re on the menu,” Ivory said. “If we’re not sitting at corporate boards and having input, we’re on the menu.” The bill is modeled after a law California enacted last year that requires all corporations headquartered there to have at least
one woman on their boards. The bill’s House sponsor, Rep. Emmanuel “Chris” Welch (DHillside), said in a separate interview that he expanded on that concept by including ethnic minorities. If enacted into law, it would apply to any publicly traded corporation that is headquartered in Illinois, regardless of the state in which the original articles of incorporation were filed. It would also apply to any entity incorporated in Illinois, even if the business is headquartered elsewhere. But some legal scholars have said that raises a number of legal issues, including a principle known as the “internal affairs doctrine,” which generally holds that only one state can have authority to regulate the internal affairs of a corporation. Sen. John Mulroe (D-Chicago) raised the latter issue when he asked the question about corporations that might be organized in one state but have their corporate headquarters in another. “That subject has come up and we’ve tried to address it in this bill,” Belt said. “If they file in Illinois, we would consider them also subject to the legislation that we’re pushing.” Several members of the committee, including Chairwoman Laura Murphy (D-Des Plaines) said she agreed with the principle and the intent of the bill. “But we have a lot of people that have expressed some concerns here that this bill really is not as inclusive as some would like it to be,” Murphy said, “because there are various groups that are left out of the discussion.” Murphy suggested the bill might need further revision before it could gain enough support to pass the full Senate. CONTACT: thevillagefreepress@gmail.com
Oak Park, you’re recycling wrong
Village gets tough on garbage in the blue bins By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
The Village of Oak Park is calling on residents to get it right the first time when it comes to recycling and has announced new recycling rules that could mean your plastics, paper and other recyclables might not get picked up unless you are recycling properly. Mindy Agnew, Oak Park’s sustainability coordinator, said in a telephone interview that the problem is recycling bins that contain contaminated items or items that are not recyclable. The biggest offenders are things like plastic grocery bags — yeah, you can’t recycle those at home anymore; you have to take
them to an area grocery store — lawn hoses and soiled food containers. At the beginning of May, the village announced that Waste Management, which provides recycling services for single-family homes and multi-unit buildings with five or fewer units, will place warning stickers on recycling bins containing unrecyclable items. The bins also will not be emptied, according to a village press release. Agnew said residents have good intentions and often want to recycle as much as they can, but this can lead to contaminants ending up at recycling centers. One contaminant can ruin an entire batch of recyclable material, Agnew said. “There isn’t room for error,” she tells Wednesday Journal. She said another problem is when people put their recyclable materials in a plastic bag and leave that in the recycling bin. Re-
cyclable items must be placed loose in the recycling bin, Agnew said. Some items such as cords and garden hoses, which those in the industry refer to as “tanglers,” can wreak havoc on sorting equipment, according to Agnew. She said the intent is not to ticket but acknowledged that the village has ticketed some of the more egregious recycling offenses — think overflowing bins that cause a health hazard. “For residents in a home who accidentally put plastic bags in recycling bins it’s not going to warrant a ticket immediately,” she said. In a press release to residents, Oak Park environmental services manager Cameron Hendricks said the contaminants are making it “increasingly difficult for haulers to offer the service as the market for raw materials keeps getting smaller.” “People may think they are doing the right
thing by tossing anything paper, plastic or metal into the recycling cart rather than the trash,” he said. “But unless we give some thought to what we are putting in the bin we may be creating big problems for commercial recyclers that could eventually be forced to reduce services or charge more.” The village notes that as much as a quarter of all recycled material is contaminated and must be taken out of the recycling stream by hand or sent to landfills. “Tossing in just one or two soiled or nonrecyclable items is all it takes to contaminate a cart,” Agnew said. “Frankly, it is better to throw something into the trash bin when you are not sure than to risk ruining the entire contents of the recycling cart.” More information about recycling properly is available on the village’s website at www.oak-park.us/recycling. tim@oakpark.com
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River Forest approves Lake and Lathrop clean-up
No timeline for when Cigar Oasis will leave site By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter
River Forest village trustees approved a developer’s environmental remediation plan for a parcel at Lake Street and Lathrop Avenue at a meeting May 13. Trustees approval of the developer’s plan was needed before demolition and remediation of the site can begin. “They’re starting to get momentum here, which is great, so they want to begin demolition,” Village Administrator Eric Palm said at the meeting. Developer Lake and Lathrop LLC — comprised of Sedgwick Development and Keystone Ventures — plans to build a five-story, mixed-use property at the southwest corner of the intersection of Lake Street and Lathrop Avenue. Palm said the developer had resolved its tax dispute with the Cook County Assessor but that a business is still operating on the redevelopment site and that he did not have a timeline for when it would leave. Cigar Oasis is still open at 7619 Lake St. “There is a process ongoing in court regarding the lease and termination of that lease, so I don’t want to speak on behalf of the developer or tenant certainly, but they are working that out through court right now,” said Palm. River Forest has committed $1.9 million in set aside TIF funding for the development. At the meeting, Trustee Tom Cargie said he was surprised the vacant lot at 423 Ashland
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Rendering of a 30-unit condo building proposed for the corner of Lake and Lathrop in River Forest. Avenue wasn’t included in environmental remediation plans. “The concern I have is that we’re leaving a potentially contaminated property that isn’t really remedied, it’s just covered over,” Cargie said. “I thought the whole point was to clean up the contaminated property.” Palm noted that Lake and Lathrop LLC is not planning on building on that piece of land. According to the developer’s environmental remediation consultant, Pioneer Engineering and Environmental Services, the state’s Environmental
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Protection Agency awarded that lot a No Further Remediation permit in February 2015. Pioneer pledged to do whatever necessary to remain compliant with the EPA. “The plan put forth by the developer meets requirements,” said Palm. Village President Cathy Adduci noted that adding the Ashland parcel would have cost more than what the village committed to clean the entire site. “We didn’t have $3 million, we had $1.9 [million] and that’s what we used for remediation and demolition,” said Adduci. Trustees unanimously approved the plan, except for Respicio Vazquez who recused himself, citing a common law conflict of interest since he works for the law firm that represents River Forest School District 90 and Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200. The developer’s environmental remediation consultant plans to start work in June. The agreement between Lake and Lathrop LLC and the village said the developer must submit permits by June, start construction in December and complete construction by June 2021. If the developer misses the June deadline, it must renegotiate another redevelopment agreement with the village. If trustees vote to take back the property then, the village must reimburse the developer for demolition and environmental remediation costs. The developer previously estimated demolition at $250,000 and the village’s environmental consultant estimated soil remediation at $1.2 million, which is what reimbursement is capped at. CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com
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Over $30K in jewelry stolen from nightstand
An Oak Park resident was the victim of theft in the 200 block of North Kenilworth, sometime between 10 a.m. on April 10 and 4 p.m. on April 15. Someone removed a red square box containing a white gold diamond ring from the victim’s nightstand. The estimated loss is $32,414.
Theft ■ A blue 2005 Mercedes E320, which was reported stolen on May 7 in the 100 block of Chicago Avenue, was recovered in the 300 block of North Avers, Chicago, at 1:20 a.m. on May 11. No arrests were made. The vehicle had been left running and unattended at the time it was stolen. It is valued at an estimated $5,000. ■ A gray 2013 Chevrolet Impala, reported stolen out of Oak Park on Aug. 7, 2018, was recovered in the 4600 block of West 91st Street, Oak Lawn, at 11:31 a.m. on May 8. No arrests were made. ■ A business in the 400 block of Madison Street was the target of theft at 7:30 p.m. on May 8. Three men, described as being in their late teens or early 20s, took donuts, candy, chips and drinks and left the business without paying. The offenders entered a gray Honda and fled southbound on Ridgeland. The total loss is unknown. ■ A black 2017 Jaguar XE was stolen from
the first block of Harrison Street at 10:12 p.m. on May 7. A man in dark clothing entered the vehicle and drove away, last seen headed southbound on Austin Boulevard, followed by a dark blue Acura SUV. The vehicle was recovered by Chicago police in the 3600 block of Congress, Chicago, on May 8 at 1:30 a.m. No arrests were made. ■ A blue 2015 Nissan Altima, reported stolen on May 3, was recovered by Chicago police in the 400 block of West 61st Street, Chicago, at 12:28 p.m. on May 5. No arrests were made. ■ A Franklin Park business owner was the victim of theft in the 1000 block of Hayes, sometime between 7 and 10:30 a.m. on May 6. The offender stole two Stihl concrete handheld saws from the bed of the victim’s red and black 2015 Ford. The estimated loss is $2,000.
Burglary ■ A residential garage was burglarized in the 100 block of South Lombard, sometime between 6 p.m. on May 9 and 7 a.m. on May 10. The offender used a pry-type tool on the secured side service door to gain entry to the garage. Once inside, a Milwaukee power drill was taken, estimated loss $400. ■ A 2005 Ford Explorer was burglarized in the 800 block of Wisconsin, sometime
between 5:30 p.m. on May 9 and 9:45 a.m. on May 10. The offender gained entry through unknown means and then ransacked the glove compartment, stealing $5 in cash. ■ A 2018 Honda Odyssey was burglarized in the 1000 block of South Lombard, sometime between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. on May 11. The offender entered the parked car, ransacked the glove compartment and center console, and took the victim’s black purse. The estimated loss is $47. ■ A 2013 Toyota Prius was burglarized by a man estimated to be between the ages of 20 and 25 in the 1000 block of Highland at 11:50 a.m. on May 12. The suspect ransacked the center console but was interrupted by the victim and fled westbound on Fillmore. No loss was reported. The man was described as Hispanic with acne on his face, rotting teeth and wearing a New York Yankees jacket, blue hooded sweatshirt with the hood up, blue jeans and blue shoes with white outsoles. ■ An Oak Park resident’s silver Dodge was burglarized in the 200 block of South Maple, sometime between 10 p.m. on May 7 and 9 a.m. on May 8. The offender gained entry to the parked vehicle, ransacked the center console and took a bag containing a laptop computer, three passports and a wallet containing a driver’s license, credit cards and
cash. The estimated loss is $480. ■ A 2007 Sienna was burglarized in the 200 block of South Lombard, sometime between noon on May 5 and 12:50 p.m. on May 7. The offender gained entry to the vehicle by unknown means, ransacked the interior and then used an unknown tool to damage the ignition. The estimated loss is $100.
Robbery A male juvenile from Oak Park was arrested in the 200 block of South Grove at 6:48 p.m. on May 8 and charged with an attempted robbery that took place in the 100 block of North Grove These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports, May 3-13, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.
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Attempted murder charge for Chicagoan in Blue Line attack Convicted sex offender allegedly used broken bottle to rob victim By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
A 40-year-old Chicago man faces several felony charges, including attempted murder, for allegedly attacking a Forest Park man with a broken bottle and a sharp tool on the Blue Line platform at Austin Boulevard in Oak Park on May 6 at about 1 p.m. Oak Park Commander of Investigations Joseph Moran said in a telephone interview that police arrested DeLane F. Hargrove, 40, of the 1200 Block of East 62nd St., Chicago. In addition to attempted murder, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Hargrove with aggravated battery, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and failure to register as a sexual predator. The incident began when the victim, a Forest Park man headed inbound on the Blue Line near Oak Park, felt he was being watched by Hargrove. The victim exited the train at the Austin stop, 720 S. Austin Blvd., and Hargrove followed. Hargrove approached the victim and asked for a cigarette. Moran said that unprovoked, Hargrove broke a glass bot-
tle he was carrying to use as a weapon and used a pointed tool to threaten the victim on the platform. A scuffle ensued and Hargrove allegedly removed about $100 in cash from the victim’s pocket. The victim suffered cuts to his hands and other non-life threatening injuries. He was treated for his injuries at West Suburban Medical Center. The victim also lost a cell phone that was in his pocket, according to police, who believe Hargrove retrieved the phone from the ground before fleeing. Hargrove allegedly then jumped onto the tracks, over a fence and crossed the Eisenhower Expressway on foot. Police responded to the scene and arrested Hargrove in the 300 block of Harrison Street, Moran said. He was taken into custody without incident. The investigation began as an attempted robbery but after state’s attorney officials reviewed the case, Hargrove was charged with the more serious attempted murder, armed robbery and aggravated battery charges. It was later learned that Hargrove had failed to register as a sexual predator. According to the Illinois Sex Offender database, Hargrove was convicted of the predatory criminal sexual assault of a 10 year old when he was 19. He was held overnight and given a $500,000 bond. tim@oakpark.com
DeLane F. Hargrove
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MIDDLE SCHOOLS Behavior scrutinized from page 1 of the legislation — and as D97 administrators attempt to aggressively confront the district’s history of stark racial inequities in academic performance and disciplinary outcomes. According to the results of a fall 2018 survey administered by the Oak Park Teachers Association and obtained by Wednesday Journal, nearly 90 percent of middle school teachers are either “dissatisfied” or “very dissatisfied” with the behavior and discipline of the students they teach. Fully two-thirds of teachers at both middle schools — 64 percent at Brooks and 73 percent at Julian — are either “dissatisfied” or “very dissatisfied” with the amount of safety and security in the schools. The feedback that teachers provided in the surveys depict a “culture of lawlessness” and “no consequences” at the middle schools, with frustration among staffers at “an all-time high.” “Administrators have normalized and encouraged the current level of disrespect and aggression from students toward teachers by refusing to support teachers [and] often undermine teachers in front of the students,” one teacher wrote, adding that it is a “weekly occurrence to be sworn at by students.” Other teachers at both schools complained of a need for more hallway monitors to curb the widespread habit of students roaming the building unsupervised. In addition, relatively minor transgressions, such as wearing hoodies and “using loud, sexually abusive language” often go unchecked. The teachers at the middle schools wrote that they’ve seen an increase in major fights and the general level of disrespect among students. “The culture at Julian is toxic,” wrote one teacher at the school. “Overall, I think our standards are low and students are sinking to that,” wrote another Julian teacher. “The kids at the top are bored, the kids near the bottom who are well-behaved are ignored and the kids who are at-risk learn that they can get away with a lot.” In an email statement, Chris Jasculca, D97’s senior director of policy, planning and communication, explained that “students are still receiving consequences for actions that violate our policies and do not align with the efforts we are undertaking across the district to promote equity, inclusion and a stronger sense of belonging.” Jasculca said that district administrators met with OPTA leaders from Brooks and Julian on May 13 to talk about the survey and other issues at the middle school. OPTA had provided survey results to the district several weeks ago. According to the district’s data, there were more out-of-school and in-school
OAKPARK.COM | RIVERFOREST.COM suspensions handed out at Julian than at Brooks. During the 2018-19 school year, 13 students were given a total of 21 outof-school suspensions, compared to three students who were given three out-of-school suspensions at Brooks. Seven of those Julian students were black while three were Hispanic. At Brooks, two of those students were black while one was Hispanic. At Julian, 25 students were given 34 inschool suspensions while 15 students were given 17 in-school suspensions at Brooks this school year. Seventeen of those Julian students were black while four were Hispanic. At Brooks, 11 of those students were black while one was Hispanic. “What this data does not show is all of the other steps we take and supports we have in place beyond suspension and expulsion to address behavior and discipline issues in our schools,” Jasculca said, before referencing a variety of social and emotional supports that are available for students, including culture and climate teams at the middle schools designed to improve the student experience. “We have also been working with students, staff and families to completely revamp our Effective Student Behavior Handbook in an effort to help shift the way we think about behavior,” Jasculca said.
A different take Cynthia Brito, a co-chair of the Diversity Council at Julian and the parent coordinator of the school’s Social Justice Club, has a different interpretation of the cultural tensions at the middle schools. Brito said that faculty have notified her about instances in which members of her club have been reported for misbehavior. “For example, they said one of the students said, ‘I hate white people’ in the hallway and he’s a member of the club,” Brito said. “In the last two to three weeks, I definitely think the students have been more energetic, but I don’t think they’ve been disruptive. What they’ve done this year is amazing.” The Social Justice Club was at the forefront of a February walkout to protest racial injustice and police violence that was organized by one of the club’s mentors, Oak Park and River Forest High School sophomore Antoine Ford. The walkout, which started at OPRF and involved Julian students, was criticized by some community members and high school administrators for what they said was its apparent disorganization and indiscipline. Ford and some of his peers, however, said that the action that they organized was treated with a contempt by the same adults that supported similar demonstrations by white students. The Social Justice Club was also instrumental in getting the district to remove murals at Julian and Brooks that only depict white students, prompting upset from some community members and staffers who said that the district overreached by removing the historically significant artwork, which dates to the
“I definitely think the students have been more energetic, but I don’t think they’ve been disruptive. What they’ve done this year is amazing.” CYNTHIA BRITO
Social Justice Club coordinator
Depression-era. Brito said that she connects part of the teachers’ frustration with some of these student- and parent-led efforts to confront the district’s culture of racism, which, she added, has for too long translated into comfort for most of the whites in the district while black and brown students are left to fend for themselves in a hostile environment. “To me, what is actually disruptive is the fact that these students aren’t getting a quality education, because they feel there’s so much racism from the teachers and the whole structure,” she said. “It’s all about white comfort. It’s disruptive because things aren’t running the way they usually do, which is in a racist way.” Brito cited a list of roughly a dozen “issues and suggested changes” that the Social Justice Club presented to building administrators. They included culturally responsive changes to a curriculum that glosses over most black and Latinx history, more effective professional development for teachers who often discipline students discriminately. “Black students are targeted for wearing durags, hoodies and bonnets,” the club members noted. “The dress code is not enforced the same for white students” They added that the black and brown students are often “targeted for being loud, playing and even making music,” while
their “white peers use the ‘n-word’ all the time,’ with no consequences. Brito credited D97 Supt. Carol Kelley for paving the way for the club’s establishment in February, but said that the measure falls short of systemic change. Hannah Boudreau, a co-president of the Oak Park Teachers Association, said that the disciplinary issues at the middle schools predate the Social Justice Club. The survey, she said, was administered in the fall, with the help of the Illinois Education Association — the OPTA’s parent entity. “This data was collected long before those other things had taken place, so I don’t think there’s any correlation to be made between the data and the Social Justice Club,” she said. “In our opinion, this is not about race disparities. It’s about an overall lack of any policies to ensure that there are high expectations of all students.” Boudreau said that the survey is the first administered by the OPTA during her nine years in the district. The administration typically administers surveys evaluating school climate, but union members felt more comfortable with their own survey, she said. “We had a lot of feedback from our membership that we don’t feel confident that the administration’s surveys are confidential,” Boudreau said. “People are very fearful of retaliation [by building- and/ or district-wide administrators]. That’s a common complaint among teachers.” Boudreau said that she thinks some of the breakdown in the disciplinary structure at the middle schools “has to do with SB 100, but I think we’re misinterpreting that legislation. SB 100 does not mean zero consequences or zero expectations.” Boudreau said that currently there is no standard disciplinary policy that can be consistently applied across the two middle schools — something the teachers want changed. “This survey is not meant to be adversarial at all,” she said. “When we wrapped up our most recent collective bargaining agreement, we wanted to have a peaceable relationship with the administration. We need to build our relationship, not dismantle it. I hope this is heard through the vein of mutual respect, collaboration and partnership.” Describing the Monday meeting between D97 administrators and OPTA reps, Jasculca said, “We had a positive and productive initial conversation about their concerns, and agreed to continue working together to identify some potential solutions,” he said. “We strongly believe in viewing behavior through an equity lens, taking a more restorative approach to addressing disciplinary issues and having high expectations for all of our students.” CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com Please send Letters to the Editor to ktrainor@wjinc.com or Wednesday Journal, 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 Include name, address and daytime phone number for verification.
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Perfect Weather graced the Hunger Walkathon West CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday May 5th. This was the 36th local walk and the 50th anniversary of CROP Hunger Walks nationally. The Planning Team wishes to thank and bless the more than 300 Walkers and Volunteers who took part in this annual fundraising event and the businesses and individual donors who supported them. Walk Grand Marshal Tom Holmes reminded us why this event is so important. There are far too many hungry people in the world and in our communities. Recipients of the money raised in 2019 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. We are pleased to report that the amount raised to date is over $63,000. Our goal is $87,000 this year.
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Lifelong devotion to Oak Park from page PB
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Bobbie’s legacy Bobbie Raymond was a pioneer and significant contributor to Oak Park’s attempt at racial integration. Her death is a major loss for all those interested in this unique experiment. The Housing Center, her invention, made Oak Park different from other “so-called” integrated communities where the black population is often confined to a restricted area. The Housing Center encourages its black clients to look at apartments in all parts of the village, especially in predominately white areas. The result helped to transform Oak Park into a geographically integrated place. Bobbie’s legacy is a delicate one in that the battle for racial equality is one that needs constant attention. Hopefully, Oak Parkers will acknowledge her legacy by continuing this battle. Jay Ruby, OPRF class of 1953, emeritus professor at Temple University, conducted an ethnographic study of Oak Park in 1999-2000, that included the Oak Park Regional Housing Center. The results of this research is available as “Oak Park Stories” online. He stayed with Bobbie Raymond during his study.
and had a lead role in the pre-Broadway cast of Tender Loving Care with John Payne in 1960. But she answered the figurative question, “How you gonna keep her down on the farm after she’s seen the Great White Way?” by bringing her brand of show biz back to Oak Park. Never one to shy from the spotlight, she turned her attention to a different stage back home. After studying sociology at Drake University, The New School for Social Research, and Hunter College, she focused on racial integration and the Fair Housing Movement, joining the Citizens Commission for Human Rights, which spearheaded the effort to pass Oak Park’s landmark Fair Housing Ordinance in 1968. That led to Roosevelt University, where she wrote her master’s thesis, “The Challenge to Oak Park: A Suburban Community Faces Racial Change” as a prelude to founding the Oak Park Housing Center in office space provided by First Congregational Church (now First United Church of Oak Park) in 1972. Based on the notion that “a community attempting to maintain integration had a better chance than a community that resisted” (a phrase that could serve as the village Park and Austin (including Columbus Park), motto), the Housing Center, as stated on her an annual event that lasted 10 years. She retired in 1996 as executive director Wikipedia page, “worked to encourage continuing demand from whites while opening of the Housing Center, which by then was new opportunities for minorities by coun- called the Oak Park Regional Housing Censeling housing seekers to promote neighbor- ter, reflecting the wider scope and focus of their efforts. hood diversity and integration.” But retirement didn’t slow her down Ever the advocate, in addition to welcommuch, if at all. She served on the boards of ing racial minorities, Raymond and the Oak Park Development Corporation, the the Housing Center also actively marketed Oak Humphrey Foundation, the Ernest Doris Park to the LGBTQ community. Her comfort in front of the camera paid div- Hemingway Foundation, and the Oak Park idends. She was featured in the documentary, Art League, to name a few. She established and ran the Oak Park As Time Goes By: Oak Park, Illinois, which and River Forest High School Alumni Assopremiered at the Lake Theatre in 1974 and was later shown on WTTW, the Chicago PBS ciation, which raised scholarship funds for affiliate. She wrote the winning presentation educational travel. But many of her causes did not put her script for Oak Park’s All-America center stage. In 1996, she conCity Award in 1976, was featured ■ To read more tributes nected with a 1937 OPRF grad on CBS’ 60 Minutes in 1978, and to Bobbie Raymond, named Lewis Pope, a star appeared on the last Phil Donarunning back for the nationhue Show filmed in Chicago in the page 21 ally ranked OPRF High School early ’80s. All these and more gave football team that year. When Oak Park a higher profile and posiOPRF was invited to play antive publicity nationwide. In 1977, she was one of the founders of the other powerhouse, Miami High, in the OrOak Park Exchange Congress, a national orga- ange Bowl, Pope was prohibited from playnization made up of member municipalities ing because of his race. Raymond brought that met annually for 15 years to discuss ideas him back to Oak Park and interviewed him for maintaining stable diversity, including for the oral history project, “Legends of Our what came to be called the “Oak Park Strategy.” Time,” where he was also honored with the That strategy was based on the under- high school’s Tradition of Excellence Award (which Raymond herself was awarded in standing that Oak Park could not succeed if it remained an isolated island of integration, 1990). More recently, she discovered a painting so she worked to build bridges across Austin by a forgotten French artist and champiBoulevard by collaborating with the Austin oned her story, telling it in a one-act play, An Shock Historical Association to create the Austin Village House Tour, promoting the Imaginary Interview with Elizabeth Louise West Side neighborhood’s historic homes. Vigee Le Brun, which was performed at the She also organized the Boulevard Run, a 10K 19th Century Club. In a series of articles in the Oak Leaves, race whose course ran through both Oak
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BOBBIE SOXER: Bobbie Raymond during her high school years. She graduated from OPRF in 1955. she published the first oral history of early black history in Oak Park, dating back to the 1870s. And she was integral in the establishment of the annual Day in Our Village event on the first Sunday of June. An avid painter and gardener, she combined those passions with her prolific, nature-based watercolors, some inspired by her backyard, some by the Oak Park Conservatory, and some by her frequent trips to Door County in Wisconsin, which led to the publication of two children’s books, Amy and the Amaryllis and Three Sea Tales. She was a longtime member of the OP-RF Garden Club. At the Oak Park Art League, she led the Sunday figure-drawing class for years and was one of the founders of Expressions Graphics on Harrison Street. A Francophile, she organized a long-running French Club conversation class at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Oak Park. And she was one of the originators of the First Tuesday Club, bringing independent and art films to the Lake Theatre.
In 2012, when a friend and former colleague, Charles “Corky” Troy, began a series of one-man, multimedia presentations at Open Door Theater about the history of American musicals and songwriters, Bobbie actively promoted them, inviting a group to lunch to celebrate her birthday, then treating them to the show. As a result, I will always associate George and Ira Gershwin’s “Love is Here to Stay” with brotherly love, and whenever I hear Mel Torme’s “Christmas Song,” I think of him writing it on the hottest day of July in L.A. Bobbie was a loyal friend, said Sandra and David Sokol, who moved to Oak Park in 1972. “A lot was going on,” Sandra recalls, so they soon got involved. And if you got involved, you inevitably crossed paths with Bobbie Raymond. Sandra volunteered with the Community Relations Department. David served as a village trustee from 1977 to 1981. Sandra joined the Oak Park Exchange Congress in 1977. “Bobbie was a major force in the success
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PRIORITIES: (Right) Grandson Trevor was her pride and joy. Her devotion to Oak Park was a close second. Photo courtesy of Charles Raymond
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of that,” she recalled. Their relationship started off as professional but quickly became social. “Bobbie didn’t have a car back then,” David said. “She rode her bike everywhere. There was that meeting and that meeting and that meeting. She was a small, feisty person who spoke her mind.” But she was more than that. “She grew up here,” said Sandra, “a real DOOPer. Education was very important to her. She said OPRF was the best education she had. We became particularly close in the last six years or so. She remembered so much. I did a lot of listening. She would say, ‘You agree with this, right?’ I did, mostly. I miss that. She had a brilliant brain.” She was opinionated and could be blunt, but she was also very generous. “All those years, she was very supportive,” David said. “People didn’t know about it. She did things without any hope of reward. She was happy to give money anonymously. She went way beyond the ‘feisty redhead.’” To honor her, David and former village president Larry Christmas, another close friend, are working on a plan to commission a public sculpture. Which is only fair, noted Sandra, “There are none for women, just men so far.” It’s only appropriate to honor her, she added, because “wherever things were happening, she was there.” “She leaves a big void for us and the community,” David said. Bobbie’s son, Charles Raymond, remembers that, growing up, his mom seemed to be at a meeting every night. And not just when he was growing up. “She would bake cookies and brownies for all these meetings. I would say, ‘Come on, Mom, you’re 80!’” She had enormous energy — until the end. “She would say, ‘The meetings keep me going.’” It wasn’t until high school that he realized how unusual his mother was. “Until then, I just thought it was normal.” She would usually take him along to the meetings. Bobbie, Charles, and her grandson, Trevor, who is 13, were only children. “Her whole life revolved around him,” Charles said. “They always had fun, making crepes, playing a lot of Scrabble. He turned into a good player and beat her about half the time.” She tried to expose him to the arts. They traveled to New York City last June to see the museums and shows, Charles recalled. But she would tire by the afternoon. “It’s sad,” he said, “because she really wanted to see him play tennis for OPRF.” Trevor, he noted, says he’s planning to use his grandmother as motivation to do well in school and on the court when he enters OPRF next year. “I miss talking to her,” Charles said, “being able to call her. She had a great sense of humor.” He’ll also miss seeing her honored by her alma mater, Roosevelt University, which was planning to give Bobbie an honorary doctorate at their upcoming graduation ceremony. She was really looking forward to it, Charles said, but she knew she’d had 80 good years. “She was somewhat at peace.”
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She had ‘stage presence’ I will always feel fortunate to have known Bobbie Raymond. She was such a force, such a presence. She was a short person, but she had such strength. I was always amazed by her. She had a fascinating history, having been on the radio as a kid in the 1940s. She had what’s called “stage presence.” Bobbie was very bright. She was always ready to act and always ready to address issues. She had enormous insights and a huge capacity for motivating people. She was thrilling in that she always found such fulfillment and joy in her community. She worshipped her former high school, OPRF. And she was so multitalented. She loved to paint, to write, to dance. She was a sociologist and a leader. Bobbie endured death threats and intimidation. I remember her telling me that when she had a small baby she would get death threats on the phone in the middle of the night. The fear of the entire village “changing” within months was a terror that gripped many. On top of everything else she was always so thrilled to be with her grandson, Trevor. She loved to talk about Trevor. It was beautiful to witness. I will truly miss her. Doug Deuchler writes theater reviews for Wednesday Journal.
Roberta Larson Raymond, always of Oak Park, died on May 7, 2019 of complications from congestive heart failure at the age of 80. In addition to her son and grandson, she is survived by her husband, Richard Larson; her daughter-in-law, Christi AuslandRaymond; and her ex-husband, Geoffrey Raymond. She was preceded in death by her ex-husband, Wallace Kirkland. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 12 at the Oak Park Arts Center, 200 N. Oak Park Ave. Charles said they considered a number of venues, but it could have been held anywhere. “She loved everything about Oak Park,” he said, “its diversity, how beautiful it was. She was a huge fan.” How would he like his mother to be remembered? “As somebody who devoted her whole life to making Oak Park the best it could be.” Just recently, he said, she got on a kick about canned firestone peaches and how none of the local grocery stores seemed to carry them. She wrote a letter to the editor about it, and then another when she finally found them at Carnival Foods. Soon after, a large can of peaches appeared on my desk with a note attached, thanking me for publishing her letters. Bobbie Raymond was an advocate right to the very end, even for canned peaches — which were good, by the way. She was right … about so many things. Thanks, Bobbie.
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What makes a good Italian beef sandwich?
talian beef sandwiches are ■ The juice (or jus) should simple things: juicy meat, highlight classic Italian spices bread, sweet or hot peppers. — oregano and garlic — with To an outsider, it might seem red pepper accents. there’s no difference between ■ Roll needs to be crunchy one or another Italian beef venand maybe just a little dry to dor, yet we all have our favorites absorb the juice and give the and reasons for preferring one inner bread the consistency of beef place over another. shaving cream. The big whoop about Italian Sandwich moisture, like condibeef sandwiches may be hard to ment selection (hot peppers, understand for people who live sweet peppers, or both, which outside Chicagoland, which is is the way I go) is a matter of where these sandwiches were personal preference. I prefer my born and pretty much the only beef “wet” or “dipped” in sauce Local Dining place they’re served. It’s probbut never double-dipped. Too wet & Food Blogger ably not easy for people who and the sandwich falls apart, and “don’t come from around here” you want to be able to pick up the to understand the affection whole sandwich to eat it, ideally many of us feel for Italian beef sandwiches. in the Italian Stance, which involves leaning Johnny’s (7500 W. North) is my go-to for forward with feet back and both elbows on Italian beef. When my former Chicagoan the counter to minimize spills on clothes and brothers come to town, this is where we eat shoes. beef. When I recently posted a photo of a I bought a small (1.25 pound) container Johnnie’s beef, my neighborhood buddy/food of Serrelli’s beef. The meat itself is very enthusiast Peter Burgi said we should check good: thin cut, tender, not just shreds but out Serrelli’s Finer Food (6454 W. North). hefty sheets with good flavor. The Serrelli’s So how was Serrelli’s? Well, let’s start sauce is, to my way of thinking, somewhat with my three criteria for determining a under-seasoned; I asked the butcher how superior Italian beef sandwich: they prepare the meat, and he said they didn’t use any spices at all, which might be ■ Beef must be tender, sliced thin but not true: “We just cook it in a big pan and let all shredded.
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WHERE’S THE BEEF?: Serrelli’s, at 6454 W. North Ave., has the makings for a good Italian beef. the natural juices run down.” For bread, I bought a thin loaf of D’Amato’s, one of the better choices for a beef sandwich. Overall, Serrelli’s makes for a good sandwich, though next time I’ll opt to buy an extra container of juice and add my own oregano, garlic and red pepper flakes, maybe
even salt. A bottle of Danny Serrelli’s giardiniera adds needed zing. National Italian Beef Day is May 27, a holiday inaugurated in 2017 by the local guys at Buona Beef, who also make a very good Italian beef sandwich.
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Commercial Bldg ...........................$420,000 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
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2 Flat - 5 BR, 3 BA .........................$400,000 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
CHICAGO
Commercial Bldg ...........................$575,000 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
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Vacant Land ...............................$1,100,000 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
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3 BR, 2 BA .....................................$450,000 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
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2 BR, 2 BA .....................................$185,000 Ken Van Santen • 708-975-0210
OAK PARK
1 BR, 1 BA .......................................$95,000 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
OAK PARK
1 BR, 1 BA .....................................$109,900 Cynthia Howe Gajewski • 312-933-8440
OAK PARK
2 BR, 1 BA .....................................$139,000 Steve Scheuring • 708-369-8043
OPEN SUNDAY 11 A.M.- 12:30 P.M. 1136 ONTARIO #3B
OAK PARK
2 BR, 1 BA .....................................$210,000 Laurie Shapiro • 708-203-3614
7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040
OPEN SUNDAY 1- 3 P.M. 302 N OAK PARK AVE #3
OAK PARK
OAK PARK
3 BR, 2 BA .....................................$270,950
2 Flat - 3 BR, 2 BA .........................$379,900
Janet Rouse • 312-636-5565
Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
OAK PARK
2 BR, 2 BA .....................................$384,000 Steve Scheuring • 708-369-8043
OAK PARK OAK PARK
Beautiful North Oak Park Bungalow! 4 BR, 2 BA ........................................................... $369,000
2 BR+den, 2 BA ............................$290,000 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
Steve Scheuring • 708-369-8043
OAK PARK
3 BR, 2 BA .....................................$399,000 Jolyn Crawford • 708-860-2510
OAK PARK
4 BR, 1.1 BA ..................................$415,000 Cynthia Howe Gajewski • 312-933-8440
7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040
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2 Flat - 7 BR, 2 BA .........................$439,000 Cynthia Howe Gajewski • 312-933-8440
OPEN SUNDAY 1:30 - 3:30 P.M. 639 S RIDGELAND AVE
OPEN SUNDAY 1 - 3 P.M. 1024 PLEASANT ST #6
Cool Gunderson with beautiful master suite & huge attic. 3 BR, 2 BA........................... $425,000
Stunning top floor renovation, stellar location! 3 BR, 2 BA ........................................... $460,000
OAK PARK
Patty Reilly-Murphy • 312-316-2564
OAK PARK
Victoria Witt • 708-790-1319
OAK PARK
3 BR, 1.1 BA ..................................$445,000 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
OAK PARK
2 Flat – 3 BR, 2.1 BA .....................$445,900 Cynthia Howe Gajewski • 312-933-8440
OPEN SUNDAY 1 - 3 P.M. 539 S OAK PARK AVE
OAK PARK
Central Oak Park Luxurious Town-Home! 3 BR, 3.1 BA .................................................. $465,000 Steve Scheuring • 708-369-8043
OAK PARK
Stunning Arts and Crafts Style Bungalow! 5 BR, 2 BA ................................................... $499,900 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
OAK PARK
4 BR, 1.1 BA ..................................$450,000 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
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2 Flat – 5 BR, 2.1 BA .....................$474,700 Cynthia Howe Gajewski • 312-933-8440
OPEN SUNDAY 12 - 2 P.M. 318 S HUMPHREY AVE
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Updated beautiful vintage home full of Oak Park charm! 5 BR, 2.1 BA ......................... $600,000 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
OPEN SUNDAY 12- 2 P.M. 1213 EDMER
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5 BR, 4 BA .....................................$499,000 Laurie Shapiro • 708-203-3614
OPEN SUNDAY 11 A.M. - 1 P.M. 743 COLUMBIAN
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Completely renovated Van Bergen in FLW Historic District. 3 BR, 1.1 BA ....................... $615,000 Greer Haseman • 708-606-8896
7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040
OAK PARK
4 BR, 3 BA .....................................$499,000 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
OPEN SUNDAY 11 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. 800 LINDEN AVE
OPEN SUNDAY 1 - 3 P.M. 1110 N GROVE AVE
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Kelly Gisburne • 708-337-3536
4 BR, 2.1 BA ..................................$524,900
Updated Home with Gracious Room Sizes! 4 BR, 2 BA .................................................. $625,000
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This spacious beauty has been completely redone! 4 BR, 3 BA ..................................... $675,000 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
Jane McClelland • 312-504-1146
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4 BR, 2.2 BA ..................................$575,000 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
OPEN SUNDAY 11 A.M. - 1 P.M. 1122 N GROVE
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OPEN SAT 12-2 • SUN 1- 3 P.M. 1224 N KENILWORTH AVE
Greer Haseman • 708-606-8896
4 BR, 3.1 BA ..................................$584,900
Beautiful architectural details grace this stately home. 4 BR, 2.2 BA ............................ $699,000
OAK PARK
OPEN SUNDAY 2 - 4 P.M. 532 S KENILWORTH AVE
OAK PARK
Fantastic outdoor entertainment spaces! 5 BR, 2.1 BA.................................................. $699,999 Greer Haseman • 708-606-8896
Pauline Trilik Sharpe • 708-785-1895
OPEN SUN 1- 3 P.M. 142 S SCOVILLE
OAK PARK
5 BR, 3.1 BA ..................................$605,000 Laurie Shapiro • 708-203-3614
7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040
OPEN SUNDAY 2. - 4 P.M. 454 IOWA ST
OAK PARK
Architectural gem previously featured on Wright Plus! 4 BR, 2.1 BA ............................. $749,000 Greer Haseman • 708-606-8896
OPEN SUN 1- 3 P.M. 1029 LINDEN AVE
OAK PARK
4 BR, 2.2 BA ..................................$749,000 Anne Ferri & Kim Wojack 708.267.2113 or 708.837.4142
OAK PARK
Don’t just tour a masterpiece... OWN one! 5 BR, 4.1 BA ................................................ $855,000 Steve Scheuring • 708-369-8043
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4 BR, 3 BA .....................................$750,000 Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025
OPEN SUNDAY 11 A.M. - 1 P.M. 540 LINDEN AVE
OAK PARK
Renovated, restored and expanded Craftsman. 5 BR, 2.3 BA ..................................... $1,175,000 Greer Haseman • 708-606-8896
OAK PARK
Complete renovation of spectacular Federal-style home. 4 BR, 3.2 BA ...................... $1,325,000 Steve Scheuring • 708-369-8043
OPEN SUN 1- 3 P.M. 1027 N OAK PARK AVE
OAK PARK
5 BR, 3.1 BA ..................................$885,000 Anne Ferri & Kim Wojack 708-267-2113 or 708-837-4142
OPEN SUN 12- 2 P.M. 1435 N CLINTON
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4 BR, 3.1 BA ..................................$759,000 Victoria Atkins • 708-697-5911
OPEN SUNDAY 11 A.M. - 1 P.M. 400 FOREST AVE
OAK PARK
The massive William H. Copeland House. 6 BR, 3.1 BA ............................................... $1,350,000 Greer Haseman • 708-606-8896
RIVER FOREST
Amazing renovated River Forest Ranch! 4 BR, 2.1 BA.................................................... $515,000 Steve Scheuring • 708-369-8043
RIVERSIDE
2 BR, 2 BA .....................................$239,900 Martha Murphy • 847-977-3456
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4 BR, 3 BA .....................................$599,900 Cynthia Howe Gajewski • 312-933-8440
RIVER FOREST
3,000 Sq Ft, oak flooring, private balcony. 3 BR, 2.1 BA ................................................ $795,000 Jolyn Crawford • 708-860-2510
RIVER FOREST
4 BR, 4.2 BA ...............................$1,199,000
RIVER FOREST
Outstanding French Normandy on an oversized lot. 4 BR, 4.1 BA .............................. $1,175,000 Greer Haseman • 708-606-8896
Steve Scheuring • 708-369-8043
7375 West North Avenue River Forest, Illinois 60305 708.771.8040
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OPEN SUNDAY 1 - 3 P.M. 1030 FOREST AVE
RIVER FOREST
Meticulously maintained and graciously expanded. 4 BR, 2.2 BA .............................. $1,175,000 Greer Haseman • 708-606-8896
RIVER FOREST
3 BR, 2.1 BA ..................................$619,000
RIVER FOREST
Open concept custom designed home! 5 BR, 4.1 BA .................................................. $1,899,000 Greer Haseman • 708-606-8896
Steve Scheuring • 708-369-8043
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KATHLEEN MALONE 773.600.1551
312.342.0496
maloneresidential.com
633 N. East Avenue, Oak Park
4 bed, 3.3 bath | $1,750,000
Architecturally significant and pristine home with perfect layout and stunning grounds.
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River Forest • $783,000 4BR, 4BA Call Marion x111
1041 N EAST AVE OPEN SUN 2-4 PM
629 WESLEY AVE OPEN SUN 11-12:30 PM
Oak Park • $699,000 4BR, 2.2BA Call Roz x112
Oak Park • $468,800 3BR, 1.2BA Call Kyra x145
Oak Park • $554,900 3BR, 3.1BA Call Harry x116
Oak Park • $517,000 Multi unit Call Laurie x186
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Elmwood Park • $450,000 5BR, 4.1BA Call Laurie x186
Oak Park • $424,500 2BR, 2.1BA Call Elissa x192
Oak Park • $359,900 3BR, 2.1BA Call Jane x118
Open Sunday 12-2pm
Oak Park • $335,000 3BR, 2BA Call Kris x101
Harry Walsh, Managing Broker
Joe Langley
Mike Becker
Kari Chronopoulos
Oak Park • $289,000 2BR, 2BA Call Mike x120
Roz Byrne
Jane McClelland
Tom Byrne
Keri Meacham
1033 Lincoln Tr, Oak Park $439,000 • 3BR, 3.1BA Call Roz x112
Oak Park • $275,000 3BR, 2BA Call Joe x117
Laurie Christofano
Mary Murphy
Elissa Palermo
Marion Digre
Kyra Pych
Morgan Digre
Linda Rooney
Ed Goodwin
Kris Sagan
May 15, 2019 Q Wednesday Journal/Forest Park Review
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Generations of Excellence since 1958
708.771.8040 • 7375 W. North Ave., River Forest Joe Cibula DonnaAvenue Barnhisel 7375 West North Don Citrano Dan Bogojevich MANAGING River Forest, Illinois 60305 Alisa Coghill Anne Brennan BROKER/OWNERS Kay Costello Karen Byrne 708.771.8040 JoLyn Crawford Kevin Calkins Andy Gagliardo Tom Carraher Pat Cesario
Tom Poulos
221 KEYSTONE • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY 13
Kurt Fielder Yvonne Fiszer-Steele Ramona Fox Laura Gancer Lisa Grimes Dan Halperin Sharon Halperin
Maria Cullerton Julie Downey
Greg Jaroszewski Vee Jaroszewski Noa Klima Sherree Krisco Jack Lattner Charlotte Messina Vince McFadden
Elizabeth Moroney Colleen Navigato John Pappas Sue Ponzio-Pappas Rosa Pitassi Michael Roche Jenny Ruland
Laurel Saltzman Laurie Shapiro Tom Sullivan Debbie Watts George Wohlford Nancy Wohlford
Randy Ernst • 773-290-0307
142 S SCOVILLE• OAK PARK OPEN SUNDAY • 13
554 THATCHER • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY • 24
CENTER OF TOWN VICTORIAN with high ceilings, four spacious levels of living in beautiful Oak Park. This 5 BR, 3-12 BA home offers a formal entry, wood burning FP, sun room, family room, eat-in kitchen. Great flow, tons of natural light & storage throughout this beauty! ...................................................$605,000
HISTORIC PRAIRIE is believed to have been built around 1891 and remodeled by William Drummond in 1916. It has all of the classic features: Incredible natural woodwork and phenomenal art glass windows. Elaborate pool and pool house in back yard. Too much to list. A Must See!! .......................................$1,199,000
949 FAIR OAKS • OAK PARK OPEN SUNDAY • 13
N EW LI S T I N G! BEAUTIFUL, CLASSIC HOME offers everything for today’s modern living. Custom-built home has the highest quality finishes. No detail was missed. Brick and stone exterior, wrap around porch, eleven-foot ceilings and oversized windows. LL has 2,000 feet of living area. .......................................................... $1,595,000
STATELY BRICK HOME resides on a quiet corner. This 4 BR, 3 full, 2 half BA home features a wood burning fireplace, built-in bookshelves, detailed carved molding, a library, sunroom and, eat-in kitchen. Basement has rec/media room, full wet bar, wine pantry..................................................................................$987,000
RIVER FOREST HOMES STATELY BRICK/STONE ENGLISH STYLE HOME with 6 BRs and 7-1/2 BAs. Some features include limestone wood burning fireplace, dream kitchen, white oak floors, mud room............................................ $2,490,000 BURMA BUILT BUHRKE HOUSE combines Tudor revival & chateau style architecture elements. Gorgeous décor and impeccable attention to detail in both house and landscaped grounds. .............................$2,199,000 SPECTACULAR HOME offers modern/elegant architectural design, tasteful decor and impeccable attention to detail throughout, with four bedrooms and five full baths. .........................................................$1,550,000 BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN VILLA combines wonderful upgrades and finishes in a comfortable family home. New kitchen and four full floors of elegant living; spacious and sunny. ............................................................$1,349,999 SETTING A NEW STANDARD in approachable elegance, this 5 bedroom, 3-1/2 bath home will exceed your expectations. One of a kind floor plan, and three fully finished levels. ........................................................$1,175,000 STATELY LANNON STONE GEORGIAN is move in ready with five large BRs, and three full BAs. Large room sizes, remodeled gourmet kitchen, family room, full finished bsmt. ........................................................$970,000 IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED COMTEMPORARY HOME Includes 3 BRs, 3 full/3 half BAs, bamboo floors, multi-faced gas fireplace, private office, updated kitchen, in-ground pool.......................................... $865,000 UNIQUE QUALITY BURMA BUILT HOME has many wonderful features including two separate office areas, hardwood floors, adjoining eating area-family room. .............................................................................. $845,000 MOVE IN READY home with everything you need and want. Wood burning fireplace, library, large kitchen, family room, 3 BRs, 2 full BAs, brick paver patio, 2 car garage................................................................... $699,000 BEAUTIFUL, BRIGHT, METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED home on generous lot. Hardwood floors, white molding, French doors, expansive yard. LL has fin RR and storage......................................................... $625,000 GREAT CURB APPEAL in this classic Lannon stone house. Put your own touches on it and make it your own. Great bones, traditional layout. Everything you want. ........................................................................ $599,000 GREAT LOCATION & EASY LIVING in this Tri-level home. Great for entertaining, with family rm. Finished LL. Make it your own........ $585,000 PRICE REDUCED VINTAGE CHARMER on cobblestone street. Warm, inviting home with lots of potential! Cozy fireplace, separate dining room, bright kitchen, spacious family room. over looking backyard. ...... $439,000
ADDITIONAL OPEN HOUSES SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2019 RIVER FOREST 1422 WILLIAM • OPEN SUNDAY 122 1423 LATHROP • OPEN SUNDAY 1:303:30
INVITING SPACIOUS HOME offers mid century/prairie style HANDSOME TUDOR with classic original archway details features with large open floor plan. Unique feature with dual fireplaces beautifully blends w/ updated BAs and kitchen. Spacious formal living in both kitchen/family rm & LR/DR. Professionally landscaped yard with room with wood burning fireplace. Lovely DR with built in corner a built-in in-ground hot tub and inviting fire pit. ................$1,250,000 cabinets. OUTSTANDING BACKYARD. Finished basement!.......$799,000
OAK PARK 1132 FAIR OAKS • OPEN SUNDAY 13
LOVELY TUDOR HOME with 4 bedrooms, 2-1/2 baths. Beautiful original woodwork, windows with built –in screens, wood burning stone fireplace, built-in shelving, family room with surround sound system. Two car garage w/2 extra spaces. Meticulously maintained! .........$669,000
728 S EUCLID • OPEN SUNDAY 13
LOVELY BRICK HOME and its original details blend seamlessly w/ 2 story stucco addition on a large lot. Home offers 4 bedrooms, 2 full and 1 half bath, beautiful woodwork throughout, wood burning fireplace, updated kitchen. Plenty of storage, 2 car garage. So much to see. ....$539,900
OAK PARK HOMES UNPRECEDENTED ESTATE in the Frank Lloyd Wright Historical district of OP! Meticulously renovated property offers exquisite details and refined finishes. A showcase home!........................................................... $1,545,000 HANDSOME PRAIRIE INFLUENCED HOME, evident in gorgeous original wood and beautiful art glass windows throughout. French doors, built- ins. Charming coach house..................................................... $899,000 MOVEIN READY! Enjoy the well thought out design of this 5 BR, 4 BA home! Open floor plan, kitchen/fam rm combo, finished bsmt.... $584,900 WONDERFUL GUNDERSON HOME on a wide lot. 5 BR, 2-1/2 BA home features a spacious foyer, mudroom and a 3 season porch on the 2nd FL. Finished bsmt......................................................................................$577,888 UPDATED VICTORIAN home with an open front porch, renovated kitchen, art glass windows, wood floors, 3rd FL fam rm. Truly a move in ready and well-maintained home.....................................................$549,000 CLASSIC QUEEN ANNE HOME with 3 BRs, 3-1/2 BA, sun room, family room, updated kitchen, closet space, fin rec rm, custom deck.......$519,000
FOREST PARK HOMES
1213 EDMER • OPEN SUNDAY 122
FRESHLY PAINTED BUNGALOW on quiet cul-de-sac block with beautiful slate entry, art glass windows, hardwood floors & stunning period lighting throughout! Gas fireplace, built-in bookcases, cooks kitchen. Fin rec room with full BA, laundry/utility room & plenty of storage! $499,000
438 LENOX • OPEN SUNDAY 13
CLASSIC NORTH OP HOME with impeccable curb appeal. Three bedroom, one and a half bath home includes a wood burning fireplace, stained glass, family room, eat in kitchen, ample closet space, expansive deck overlooking a beautiful yard. Discover the best of Oak Park! ...........$449,000
707 N MARION • OPEN SUNDAY 13
WELL MAINTAINED 1894 FARMHOUSE that is ready to move in to. 4 BRs, 2 full BAs. First floor features a LR/DR combo, kitchen with Island and a full bath. Basement is semi finished with laundry rm, TV area. Hardwood floors. Cen Air. New back porch. Great street in NW OP. ...$449,000
944 N HUMPHREY • OPEN SUNDAY 13
ORIGINAL CHARM AND CHARACTER can be found in this stucco side center entrance Colonial. Oak and maple flooring, central air, built in bookcases, art glass windows, brick fireplace with gas starter, sunroom, eat in kitchen, finished basement, deck and 2 car garage. ..........$399,000
1136 ONTARIO UNIT 3B • OPEN SUNDAY 1112:30
OUTSTANDING VINTAGE BUILDING tons of natural light & tree top views. Updated unit with craftsman wood-work, hardwood floors, & appealing lighting throughout. Spacious LR, large, separate DR. Backdoor leads to common area yard. Storage closet on main level. ......$210,000
RIVERSIDE 506 UVEDALE • OPEN SUNDAY 13
IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED and renovated throughout. Pristine, sparkling four BR, 3 full/2 half bath offers lots of natural light. Home layout includes an office, family room, custom kitchen, impressive master suite, two laundry rooms, finished lower level, ample storage. ..........$749,000
AWARD WINNING RENOVATION of this impressive 4 bedroom, 3 full bath luxury home! Large open floor plan, designer kitchen, mud room with built-ins, huge pantry........................................................................ $599,000 RARE BRICK FOUR SQUARE HOME includes 4 BRs, 2 full, 2 half BAs, hardwood floors, remodeled kit w/attd fam rm, storage space in garage, deck with private fenced yard. ......................................................... $389,000 A GREAT HOME for finishing touches to make it your own! Sunny LR with bay window. Dining area with attchd fam rm leading to deck ..... $225,000
ELMWOOD PARK HOMES RECENTLY UPDATED COLONIAL located in EP’s RF Manor. Huge 2-story addition which includes a family room and 2-room master suite. Lots of windows and natural light................................................................$485,000 NOT YOUR TYPICAL RAISED RANCH! This is a move in ready brick and stone house. Featuring 3 BRs, 2 Bas, LL open floor plan w/rec room, laundry, wet bar area. ...................................................................................... $329,900
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“For us, walking these houses is key.”
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The former Under the Gingko Tree Bed and Breakfast at 300 N. Kenilworth Ave.
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COLDWELL BANKER Formerly Gloor Realty
Under Contract
Coming Soon!
Coming Soon!
601 South Blvd, Unit F Oak Park
719 Linden Ave Oak Park
605 N Kenilworth Oak Park
555 Edgewood Place River Forest
Move-in ready, large sunny end-unit townhome in perfect central OP location 3BR, 2.1 BA ........ $365,000
Modern & Classic combine in updated home, generous rooms, huge closets, master suite & attached garage. 4 BR, 3 BA … $765,000
Stunning, one of a kind 2 flat with parklike yard in FLW historic district. 7 BR, 4.2 BA
Gracious, historic William Drummond Home on oversized lot. 4 BR, 2.2 BA
Deborah Wess 708-212-1122
deborahsellsoakpark4U@gmail.com
Sara Faust, SRES 708-772-7910
Sara Faust, SRES 708-772-7910
sara.faust@cbexchange.com
Sandi Graves 708.752.6540
sara.faust@cbexchange.com
New Listing!
sgraves@cbexchange.com
Price Reduced!
415 Forest Ave Oak Park
1135 Forest Ave River Forest
423 N. Kenilworth Ave River Forest Open Sunday 12:30-2:30pm
Impressive E.E. Roberts-designed home in the heart of the FLW Historic District. 6 BR, 4.1 BA ..............................$849,900
Elegant French Normandy is something very special. Barrel vaulted family room addition is not to be missed. 5 BR, 3.1 BA.................. $1,400,000
Amazing Victorian with one of a kind details! Perfect location in the heart of Oak Park! 5 BR, 3.1 BA ...........................$895,000
Monica Klinke 708-612-3031
Kirstin Gloor 708-351-8977
monica.klinke@cbexchange.com
Stephanie Eiger 708-557-0779
kirstin.gloor@cbexchange.com
stephanie.eiger@cbexchange.com
Price Reduced!
Just Sold!
Price Reduced!
344 Keystone Ave River Forest
823 Jackson Ave River Forest
422 Forest Ave Oak Park
920 Bonnie Brae Place River Forest
Historic home under contract in less than 3 weeks! 6 BR, 3 BA + guest house.
Rich in details and perfect for entertaining this home will not disappoint! Huge, fenced yard & in-ground pool. 5 BR, 5.1 BA .......$1,399,000
Updated & stylish, architecturally significant, yet perfect for everyday living! ....................$1,495,000
Classic Buurma with screened-in porch and beautiful outdoor deck! 3BR, 2.1 BA...$750,000
Shea Kiessling 708.710.5952
shea@cbexchange.com
Kirstin Gloor 708.351.897
kirstin.gloor@cbexchange.com
Kirstin Gloor 708-351-8977
kirstin.gloor@cbexchange.com
Sandi Graves 708.752.6540
Monica Klinke 708-612-3031
monica.klinke@cbexchange.com
sgraves@cbexchange.com
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William C. Fricke House (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1901)
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I have been opening the doors to successful real estate in Oak Park & River Forest for more than 20 years.
Frank Lloyd Wright's Robert Parker House - Oak Park, IL
Steve Scheuring Realtor and Local Expert, Oak Park & River Forest steve.scheuring@compass.com 708.369.8043
Steve Scheuring is a Real Estate broker affiliated with Compass. Compass is a licensed Real Estate broker and abides by federal, state and local Equal Housing Opportunity laws.
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B18 View more at OakPark.com/Real-Estate Q May 15, 2019
No. 1 Office in Oak Park for 2018
4BR/3BA & Designed by a Master Architect. (We get you.)
605 Iowa St | Oak Park Charlest Tupta $1,500,000
1408 Keystone | River Forest Kara & Jon Keller $1,299,000
202 S Euclid Ave | Oak Park Lloyd Behrenbruch & Swati Saxena | $1,225,000
703 N East Ave | Oak Park Patricia McGowan $1,199,000
336 Coonley Rd | Riverside Catherine Simon-Vobornik $1,050,000
1027 N Oak Park | Oak Park Anne Ferri & Kim Wojack $885,000
1019 Chicago Ave | Oak Park Saretta Joyner $789,000
1435 Clinton Pl | River Forest Victoria Atkins $759,000
101 N Euclid #33 | Oak Park Leigh Ann Hughes $649,000
1032 Superior St | Oak Park Lois Bonaccorsi $534,000
738 Forest Ave | Oak Park Linton Murphy $537,500
505 Marengo | Forest Park Patti McGuinness $529,000
1928 N Oak Park | Chicago Arrick Pelton $495,000
133 S Lombard | Oak Park Bobbi Schaper Eastman $469,000
1127 Wesley Ave | Oak Park Vanessa Willey $469,000
1 Gale Ave 4E | River Forest Saretta Joyner $464,500
1188 Clinton Ave | Oak Park Heidi Rogers $439,900
170 Marion St #10 | Oak Park Bethanny Alexander $364,900
1022 S Cuyler Ave | Oak Park Mary Carlin $339,000
622 S Cuyler Ave | Oak Park Swati Saxena $329,900
Source: BrokerMetrics® Detached and Attached only. 1/1/2018 - 12/ 31/2018
Baird & Warner Oak Park River Forest | 1037 Chicago Ave | Oak Park | 708.697.5900 May 15, 2019 Q Wednesday Journal/Forest Park Review
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OPEN SUN 122
OPEN SUN 122
OPEN SUN 13
OPEN SAT 122
OPEN SUN 13
427 N OAK PARK AVE, OAK PARK
118 ASHLAND AVE, RIVER FOREST
922 N EAST AVE, OAK PARK
1224 N KENILWORTH AVE, OAK PARK
111 HOME AVE 1, OAK PARK
4 br, 4 ba $849,000
5 br, 2.2 ba $789,000
3 br, 1.1 ba $599,000
4 br, 3.1 ba $595,000
3 br, 3.1 ba $584,900
Alice McMahon 708.848.5550
Adriana Cook 708.848.5550
Cory Kohut 708.848.5550
Cara Carriveau (Busch) 708.848.5550
Sarah O'Shea Munoz 708.848.5550
OPEN SAT 122
OPEN SAT 111
OPEN SUN 13
OPEN SAT 122/SUN 13
818 N RIDGELAND AVE, OAK PARK
10 PARK AVE 10, RIVER FOREST
1111 HAYES AVE, OAK PARK
1024 PLEASANT ST 6, | OAK PARK
1217 N MARION ST, OAK PARK
4 br, 3 ba $519,000
3 br, 2.2 ba $515,000
4 br, 2 ba $460,000
3 br, 2 ba $460,000
4 br, 3.2 ba $449,000
Dale Anderson 708.848.5550
Tabitha Murphy 708.848.5550
Jacqueline Castaneda 708.848.5550
Victoria Witt 708.848.5550
Susan Maienza 708.848.5550
Celebrate Spring with our Paint the Town Cabernet Open House Blitz on SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MAY 18TH & 19TH To locate more open houses throughout the area – visit PaintTheTownCabernet.com
OPEN SUN 13
OPEN SUN 13
OPEN SAT 122/SUN 13
OPEN SUN 122
OPEN SAT 13
614 WESLEY AVE, OAK PARK
1101 N HUMPHREY AVE, OAK PARK
914 BELLEFORTE AVE, OAK PARK
101 N EUCLID AVE 18, OAK PARK
1142 S ELMWOOD AVE, OAK PARK
3 br, 1.1 ba $445,000
3 br, 1.5 ba $444,000
3 br, 1.2 ba $436,900
2 br, 2.5 ba $409,000
3 br, 2 ba $405,000
Kris McCartney 708.848.5550
Alice McMahon 708.848.5550
Elizabeth Franken 708.848.5550
Meg Wygonik Kryger 708.848.5550
Mari Hans 708.848.5550
OPEN SUN 13
OPEN SUN 13
OPEN SUN 111
OPEN SUN 13
OPEN SUN 13
934 THOMAS AVE, FOREST PARK
839 N LOMBARD AVE, OAK PARK
120 CHICAGO AVE C, OAK PARK
302 N OAK PARK AVE 3, OAK PARK
202 N KENILWORTH AVE 2, OAK PARK
4 br, 2 ba $399,000
3 br, 1.1 ba $359,000
3 br, 2.1 ba $289,900
3 br, 2 ba $270,950
2 br, 1 ba $210,000
Susan Abbott 708.848.5550
Cory Kohut 708.848.5550
Michael Dmyterko 708.848.5550
Janet Rouse 708.848.5550
Tabitha Murphy 708.848.5550
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Dining room prow, William E. Martin House (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1903)
Private Listing! HALF ACRE LOT
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Frank Lloyd Wrightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bootleg â&#x20AC;&#x153;Robert Parker Houseâ&#x20AC;? 1019 Chicago Ave, Oak Park. 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Offered at $789,000
For a private tour contact Saretta Joyner (312) 318-4777
Specializing in Oak Park/River Forest Five Star Real Estate Professional
801 CLINTON, RIVER FOREST $830,000 :: 3 + 1 BED :: 2.5+ BATH
1122 FOREST, RIVER FOREST $1,299,000 :: 6 BED :: 5.5 BATH
Beautiful brick colonial. Great location.
Gorgeous kitchen/family room beautiful 1/2 acre lot.
NEW PRICE
NEW PRICE
132 S GROVE, OAK PARK $487,500 :: 3 BED :: 3 BATH
7310 HOLLY, RIVER FOREST $945,000 :: 6 BED :: 5.5+ BATH
Beautiful kitchen & baths. In the heart of Oak Park. Walk to everything.
Great newer family home in awesome location. Walk to everything!
KATHY & TONY IWERSEN 708.772.8040 708.772.8041 tonyiwersen@atproperties.com
May 15, 2019 Q Wednesday Journal/Forest Park Review
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12PM-2PM
11AM-1PM
1025 N EUCLID AVE, OAK PARK
11AM-1PM
808 WISCONSIN AVE, OAK PARK
2PM-4PM
400 FOREST AVE, OAK PARK
454 IOWA ST, OAK PARK
11:30AM-1:30PM
132 S GROVE AVE, OAK PARK
1PM-3PM
532 S KENILWORTH AVE, OAK PARK
1PM-3PM
1:30PM-3PM
223 S KENILWORTH AVE, OAK PARK
1:30PM-3:30PM
639 S RIDGELAND AVE, OAK PARK
11AM-1PM
F E ST I VA L O F H I STO R I C H O M E S
OAK PARK HOUSE WALK S U N DAY, M AY 1 9 T H 843 N TAYLOR AVE, OAK PARK
11AM-1PM
743 COLUMBIAN AVE, OAK PARK
1PM-2:30PM
839 N OAK PARK AVE, OAK PARK
2PM-4PM
801 CLINTON PL, RIVER FOREST
11AM-1PM
540 LINDEN AVE, OAK PARK
11AM-1PM
1122 N GROVE AVE, OAK PARK
1PM-3PM
1415 THATCHER AVE, RIVER FOREST
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11AM-12:30PM
733 CLINTON AVE, OAK PARK
1:30PM-3:30PM
1210 WOODBINE AVE, OAK PARK
1PM-3PM
1030 FOREST AVE, RIVER FOREST
842 N EUCLID AVE, OAK PARK
11AM-1PM
416 S GROVE AVE, OAK PARK
12PM-1:30PM
7310 HOLLY CT, RIVER FOREST
1PM-3PM
743 ASHLAND AVE, RIVER FOREST
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Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Trust/ Photo by James Caulfield
Barrett C. Andrews House (Tallmadge & Watson, 1906)
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May 15, 2019 Q Wednesday Journal/Forest Park Review
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T R A N S F E R S
Oak Park Avenue mixed-use building fetches $1.8 million
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OAK PARK ADDRESS
PRICE
SELLER
BUYER
109 N Oak Park Ave 120 S Austin Blvd 159 N Elmwood Ave 810 N Marion St 704 Fair Oaks Ave 233 N Ridgeland Ave 1027 Clarence Ave 210 Clinton Ave 732 S Taylor Ave 131 S Ridgeland Ave 305 N Grove Ave 930 N Taylor Ave 913 Linden Ave 847 N Oak Park Ave 739 S Cuyler Ave 601 S Harvey Ave 845 Iowa St 451 Lenox St 221 S Euclid Ave 704 N Kenilworth Ave 113 S Euclid Ave 719 Home Ave 807 Mapleton Ave 931 Wesley Ave 1023 Clarence Ave 1104 S Scoville Ave 713 N Marion St 943 S Kenilworth Ave 1211 Linden Ave 1028 S Euclid Ave 840 N Ridgeland Ave 626 N Kenilworth Ave 1167 S Taylor Ave 704 N Kenilworth Ave 1179 S Euclid Ave 1125 S Ridgeland Ave 1136 S Taylor Ave 833 S East Ave 415 N Lombard Ave 156 N Oak Park Ave 20 864 Carpenter Ave 1123 Pleasant St 2 222 N Marion St 1B 1118 Wenonah Ave 1128 S Highland Ave 539 S Humphrey Ave 245 S East Ave 2452 949 Pleasant St 3BW 1007 N Harlem Ave
$1,800,000 $1,100,000 $1,000,000 $975,000 $750,000 $750,000 $740,000 $680,000 $670,000 $650,000 $600,000 $575,000 $570,000 $522,500 $500,000 $490,000 $485,000 $479,000 $475,000 $470,000 $465,000 $448,000 $445,000 $440,000 $428,000 $415,000 $415,000 $415,000 $410,000 $405,000 $400,000 $390,000 $390,000 $376,000 $375,000 $366,000 $364,000 $351,000 $342,000 $340,000 $318,000 $305,000 $305,000 $290,000 $285,000 $276,500 $253,000 $245,000 $215,500
109 N Oak Pk Vrc Llc 118 Austin Llc Beecroft James T Taylor Prentiss Jr Blue Ink Homes Llc Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr Irish Oak Dev Llc Mccormack Jeffrey Scott Tr Masnica Krzysztof Sumanadasa Esala L Sullivan Timothy M Max Remdls Inc Soto Robert D Stewart Steven Buikema William Tr Zeiser Benton C Anderson Jennifer L Brull Beverly Deleon Gustavo O Jr Bevan Mark Rowe Janet M Grudzinski Mark Moore Jeffrey N Bley Jordan T Becker James J Done Done & Done Inc Anderson Michael J Seltzer Elizabeth Ann Ih2 Prop Il L P Reardon John H Williams Thomas G Puls Robert E Flynn Allan J Cantu Mary E Brozo Elizabeth Ann Cleghorn Christopher J Schneider Cynthia G Kenler James Coglianese Ralph A Ohara Mary G Netisingha Kyle J E S Bldg Corp Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr Johnson Alaina Thatcher John A Rupe Bernard M Tr Withers Carthryn Blythe You Bolong Mcgrath Leigh Ann
Smart Prop Llc Adams Austin Bldg Llc Pho Hau Topliff Maria Tenuta Angela Moroney Homes Llc Rohr Andrew B Demerjian Peter R Leon Rolando Jaime Zayas Tr Salahudeen Ameen A Shaaban Layla M Dourlain Jody A Shah Alap P Eberline Noel 739-741 S Cuyler Llc Mohamed Khaled Masleh Castro Javier E Tuyn Richard M Tr Murdah Lindsey B Cantu Mary E Campbell Benjamin Middlebrook Ryan Shukla Sonal Moreland Brian Eccles Courtney Allison Patterson Brian Moore Emory Jr Offen Jennifer Humes Michelle Munro Peter Mineo Patrick Obrien Kerry J Egwuekwe-Smith Latoya Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Weber Adam Horan Michael Trudell Jeannette K Neuman Christopher Gallo Anita Clough Lawrence R Salgado Fernando Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr Mecoy Geoffrey Martinez Raymundo Gerace James Mowbray Mgmt Serv Llc Moran Joanna S Lavagnino James S Yunez David Canaan
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109 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park
OAK PARK ADDRESS
PRICE
SELLER
BUYER
224 N Kenilworth Ave 2A 1025 Randolph St 308 1217 N Harlem Ave 746 S Wesley Ave 7461N 803 Washington Blvd 8031 1130 Ontario St B5 853 Pleasant St 8531E 135 S Kenilworth Ave 5 222 Washington Blvd 302 727 S Maple Ave 202 725 S Maple Ave 105 633 S Lombard Ave 522 N Humphrey Ave 34 Le Moyne Pky 913 Home Ave 1110 Harrison St
$205,000 $195,500 $185,000 $149,000 $140,000 $136,000 $120,000 $115,000 $94,000 $75,000 $50,000 $25,000 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Reedy-Pier Susan M Burke Judith A Tr Duroe Linwood M Yu Yanni Zuback Regan Hoerster Stallings Marcus Anthony Kenny Margaret Jefferson Sandy Carrillo Magdalena Ochalla Kevin J Bll Development Inc Buskirk Rudi J Judicial Sales Corp Judicial Sales Corp Judicial Sales Corp Judicial Sales Corp
Greene Joan Ward Carlson-Lane Margaret M Lubinus Heinrich Maynard Susan M Cordell Amy Norma Moreno Maritza Martin Matthew R Spencer Loreal Reyes Guadalupe Ivonne Avramovic Milan Whitehead Tiffany Dolph Ada Astoria Fed S&l Assn Us Rof Iii Legal Title Trust Bank New York Mellon Laelia Llc
RIVER FOREST 7929 W. North Ave. 914 Ashland Ave 203 Keystone Ave 730 Lathrop Ave 1426 Jackson Ave 930 William St 19 Keystone Ave 412 Edgewood Pl 424 Park Ave 206 7429 North Ave 15453 1417 Bonnie Brae Pl 3D 406 Franklin Ave 1C 8009 Lake St 1W 1540 Park Ave 3C 7202 Oak Ave 72022NE 752 Franklin Ave 7200 Oak Ave 72061NE
$6,770,000 $1,600,000 $1,090,000 $661,000 $652,500 $637,500 $495,000 $325,000 $230,000 $195,000 $170,000 $131,000 $120,000 $109,000 $93,000 $78,200 $56,000
River Forest Retail Mgmt Llc Coleman Marcia V Saunders Stephen U S Bk Comiskey Michael P Thurston Shane Coughlin Kathleen A Helfrich Suzanne Tr Marquez Maria Gladys S Lecas James Jr Giannotti Victor Tr Greifelt Kenneth R Clifden Prop Inc Adamowska Magdalena Kedrowski Mary Gorka Tr Dammann Clara Sue Tr Drake Maria
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P R O P E R T Y
T R A N S F E R S
Open House • 1104 Elgin Ave, Forest Park,
FOREST PARK ADDRESS
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . . $210,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $239,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $270,950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 12-2 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $359,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $369,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:30-2 John Greene Realtor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $375,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $399,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $399,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $399,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $405,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 12-2 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . . $415,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 1-3 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $425,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $425,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $436,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 12-2 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $436,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $444,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $445,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $449,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $449,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $460,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $460,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $460,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 12-2 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $464,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Re/Max In The Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $468,800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12:30 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $469,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-4 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $495,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $499,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $499,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $514,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . . $515,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 11-1 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . . $519,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 1-3 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $539,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $584,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 12-2 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $584,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $584,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 12-2 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $599,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $599,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-4 Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $599,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $605,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $623,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $669,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $675,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $695,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3 Re/Max In The Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $699,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $749,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $749,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $759,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $799,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3:30 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $849,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $885,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $889,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 1-3 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $987,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $999,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,050,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,199,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3:30 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,199,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,275,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,595,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,490,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
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1136 Ontario Ave. UNIT 3B, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $210,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12:30
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415 S. Ridgeland Ave. UNIT 2, Oak Park . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $233,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 12-2 220 S. Maple Ave. UNIT 42, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $289,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 12-2 101 N. Euclid Ave. UNIT 18, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $409,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1018 Baldwin Ln, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $438,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 212 Marengo Ave. UNIT 2N, Forest Park . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $439,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1 Gale Ave. UNIT 4E, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $464,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 12-2 101 N. Euclid Ave. UNIT 33, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $649,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
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120 Chicago Ave. UNIT C, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $289,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 1033 Lincoln Trail, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $439,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 7832 Madison St. UNIT 23, River Forest . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $479,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 12-2 7832 Madison St. UNIT 23, River Forest . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $479,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 7828 Madison St, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $529,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 12-2 7828 Madison St, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $529,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 111 Home Ave. UNIT 1, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $584,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
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174 N. Marion St, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $650,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
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3601 Gunderson Ave, Berwyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $234,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4
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RELIGION GUIDE Presbyterian
Check First.
First Congregational Church of Maywood
400 N. Fifth Avenue (1 block north of Lake St.) Come join us for Sunday Morning Worship at 11 am Pastor Elliot Wimbush will be preaching the message. Refreshments and fellowship follow the service. 708-344-6150 firstchurchofmaywood.org When you're looking for a place to worship the Lord, Check First.
You’re Invited to A Church for All Nations A Church Without Walls SERVICE LOCATION Forest Park Plaza 7600 W. Roosevelt Road Forest Park, IL 60130
William S. Winston Pastor
ELCA, Lutheran
Good Shepherd
Worshiping at 820 Ontario, Oak Park IL (First Baptist Church) 9:00 a.m.—Education Hour 10:30 a.m.—Worship
All are welcome. goodshepherdlc.org 708-848-4741
Lutheran—ELCA
United Lutheran Church
409 Greenfield Street (at Ridgeland Avenue) Oak Park Holy Communion with nursery care and children’s chapel each Sunday at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM Believer’s Walk of Faith Broadcast Schedule (Times in Central Standard Time) Television DAYSTAR (M-F)
3:30-4:00pm
Nationwide
WJYS-TV (M-F)
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WCIU-TV (Sun.)
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Chicago, IL.
Word Network
10:30-11:00am
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www.livingwd.org www.billwinston.org
West Suburban Temple Har Zion
1040 N. Harlem Avenue River Forest Meet our Rabbi, Adir Glick Pray, learn, and celebrate with our caring, progressive, egalitarian community. Interfaith families are welcome. Accredited Early Childhood Program Religious School for K thru 12 Daily Morning Minyan Weekly Shabbat Services Friday 6:30pm & Saturday 10:00am Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 708.366.9000 www.wsthz.org
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920 Sunday Schedule Christian Education for All Ages 9:00am Worship Service 10:00am
Child care available 9-11am
fairoakspres.org OAK PARK MEETING OF FRIENDS (Quakers) Meeting For Worship Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at Oak Park Art League 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park Please call 708-445-8201 www.oakparkfriends.org
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Ascension Catholic Church
www.unitedlutheranchurch.org
708/386-1576
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Lutheran-Independent
Grace Lutheran Church
7300 W. Division, River Forest David R. Lyle, Senior Pastor David W. Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Lauren Dow Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Ed. 9:45 a.m. Childcare Available
Grace Lutheran School
Preschool - 8th Grade Bill Koehne, Principal 366-6900, graceriverforest.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship, 9:30am Christian Education Hour 8:30am Wednesday Worship 7:00pm Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 www.stjohnforestpark.org Methodist
First United Methodist Church of Oak Park
324 N. Oak Park Avenue 708-383-4983 www.firstUMCoakpark.org Sunday School for all Ages, 9am Sunday Worship, 10am Children’s Chapel during Worship Rev. Katherine Thomas Paisley, Pastor Professionally Staffed Nursery Fellowship Time after Worship
808 S. East Ave. 708/848-2703 www.ascensionoakpark.com Worship: Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Masses 7:30, 9:00, 11 am, 5:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 pm Saturday Taize Prayer 7:30 pm First Fridays Feb.– Dec. & Jan. 1
Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor
Roman Catholic
St. Edmund Catholic Church
188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. M–F Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m. Parish Office: 708-848-4417 Religious Ed Phone: 708-848-7220
St. Giles Family Mass Community
We welcome all to attend Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. on the St. Giles Parish campus on the second floor of the school gym, the southernmost building in the school complex at 1034 North Linden Avenue. Established in 1970, we are a laybased community within St. Giles Roman Catholic Parish. Our Mass is family-friendly. We encourage liturgically active toddlers. Children from 3 to 13 and young adults play meaningful parts in each Sunday liturgy. Together with the parish, we offer Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a Montessori-based religious education program for children in grades K-8. For more information, go to http://www.stgilesparish.org/ family-mass-community or call Bob Wielgos at 708-288-2196.
Third Unitarian Church 10AM Sunday Forum 11AM Service Rev. Colleen Vahey thirdunitarianchurch.org (773) 626-9385 301 N. Mayfield, Chicago Committed to justice, not to a creed
Roman Catholic
St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park
CELEBRATING OUR 107TH YEAR! Sat. Masses: 8:30am & 5:00pm SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00am & 10:30am 10:30 Mass-Daycare for all ages CCD Sun. 9am-10:15am Reconciliation: Sat. 9am & 4pm Weekday Masses: Monday–Thursday 6:30am Church Office: 708-366-0839 CCD: 708-366-3553 www.stbern.com Pastor: Fr. Stanislaw Kuca
Upcoming Religious Holidays
May19 Buddha Day-Vesak Buddhism 23 Declaration of the Báb Bahá’í 28 Ascension of Baha’u’lláh Bahá’ 30 Ascension of Jesus Christianity Jun 4-5 Eid al-Fitr Islam 6 Ascension of Jesus Orthodox Christian 8-10 Shavuot Judaism
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PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Public Health Nurse in the Health Department. This position will provide professional public health nursing services including management of family case management, health education and promotion which includes disseminating information, making referrals, and counseling as well as managing caseloads, and performing a variety of tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website http://www.oak-park.us/ jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than June 3, 2019.
ELECTRICIANâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S HELPER PART-TIME Part-time Electricianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Helper. Must have own transportation. Call for more info 708-738-3848. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Executive Secretary in the Development Customer Service Department. The ideal candidate will have excellent customer service skills, strong writing skills as well as multi-tasking capabilities. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at http:// www. oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. This position is open until filled. First review of applications will be May 17, 2019. Graphic Designer sought by Flickinger Fine Wines Inc. to use digital illustration, photo-editing and layout software to develop graphics and designs for company product, marketing and promotional material, and company website. Develop layouts and site content for company website in collaboration with copywriters and other graphic artists. Maintain and update content and graphics for company website. Location: Chicago, IL; Bachelor of Arts degree and 6 monthsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience required. Please mail resumes to Tom Flickinger, 1600 S. Stewart Ave, Chicago, IL 60616. Lead Engineer, Quality sought by Gogo LLC in Chicago, IL to execute manual and automated tests to ensure the highest possible product quality. Req BS in CS or rltd + 5 yrs exp w/ Agile dvlpmnt methodologies. Req 5 yrs exp w/ software quality assurance & software test automation. Apply @ www.jobpostingtoday.com #79892
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SUMMER (TEMPORARY FULL TIME) SUMMER YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST The Summer Day Care Program is accepting applications for nurturing individuals to provide care and supervision of 5-11 year old children. Position is Monday through Friday, 8-hour shift between the hours of 7:30am and 6:00pm. The summer program runs from June 10 through August 16th. Responsibilities include supervising play shops, arts and crafts, activities, sports, group games and indoor and outdoor play. Staff accompany and supervise children at the swimming pool and on weekly field trips. Requirements include: minimum of 6 semester hours in education, recreation, social work, or related college courses, along with previous experience working with school aged children. Contact Amy Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Rourke, Director of Day Care at: aorourke@hephzibahhome.org Equal Opportunity Employer SYSTEMS ANALYST The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Systems Analyst in the Information Technology Department. Applicant will need to be knowledgeable and capable to apply the principles and techniques of various programming languages, database, computer programming, on-line programming and programming documentation. Additional skillsets include systems analysis and design techniques, such as database normalization, business analysis, workflow procedure, modular programming, stored procedures, and interface with operating system. Our technology environment consists of MS-SQL & Tools, Superion OneSolution CAD/ RMS, CityView Permit, Licensing & Inspections, ERSI ArcGIS, Laserfiche and web software (Java, HTML, Adobe ColdFusion and Drupal).http://www.oak-park.us/ . Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application position open until filled.
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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: Y19001289 on May 7, 2019. Under the Assumed Business Name of THRIVE MOBILE with the business located at: 3325 VERNON AVE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: EARL ALAN HILL 3325 VERNON AVE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513
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: Y19001255 on May 1, 2019. Under the Assumed Business Name of ONE ON ONE COMPUTING with the business located at: 9817 S. KENTON AVE, OAK LAWN, IL 60453. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ROBERT GERARD OGLE, 9817 S. KENTON AVE, OAK LAWN, IL 60453
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: Y19001236 on May 1, 2019. Under the Assumed Business Name of JUST ADORABLE CREATIONS with the business located at: 4820 WEST FULTON STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: MICHELLE RENEE ELDER 4820 WEST FULTON STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644.
In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, County Division. In the matter of the petition of SVITLANA VOLOSHYN for change of name to LANA ZARANOK, Case #20193003476. Notice is given you, the public, that on May 7, 2019, I have filed a Petition For Change of Name in this Court, asking the Court to change my present name of Svitlana Voloshyn to the name of Lana Zaranok. This case will be heard in courtroom 0204, Distict 3, Cook County, IL on July 9, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.. Published in Wednesday Journal 5/15, 5/22, 5/29/2019
LEGAL NOTICE Invitation to Bid Summer 2019 Asbestos Consulting Services at Lincoln and Longfellow Elementary The Board of Education of Oak Park Elementary School District #97 will receive sealed Asbestos Consulting Service bids at the Administrative Office located at 260 West Madison Streetâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Oak Park, IL, (60302), until 1:00 p.m. on Monday June 3, 2019. At this time sealed bids will be publicly opened and read. Copies of specifications may be secured at the Oak Park Elementary School District #97 District Office, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302. Cut-off date for picking up scope of services is 4:00 pm, May 24, 2019. Bids mailed or delivered shall be marked to the attention of: Ms. Jeanne Keane Oak Park School District 97 260 Madison Street Oak Park, Illinois 60302 The front of the envelope should be clearly marked â&#x20AC;&#x153;ASBESTOS CONSULTING SERVICESâ&#x20AC;?. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Ms. Keane at (708) 524-3125 or jkeane@ op978.org Bid Due Date: Monday June 3, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. Only those bids complying with the provision and specification of the bid will be considered. The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities, qualification or irregularities and/or reject any or all bids, when in its opinion, such action will serve the best interest of the Board of Education of Oak Park Elementary School District 97. Sheryl Marinier Board Secretary Published in Wednesday Journal 5/15/2019
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Notice is hereby given by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, that sealed bids will be accepted for: Thomas Street Alley Improvements This project generally consists of the reconstruction of approximately 1730 square yards of anasphalt/ concrete alley pavement with the installation of approximately 220 square yards of pervious pavers and concrete pavement throughout the remainder of the pavement. A 6â&#x20AC;? underdrain is alsoproposed throughout the length of the alley. The bidding documents are available for download starting Monday, May 13, 2019 at: www.vrf.us/bids Bids must be submitted by Friday, May 31, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. at: Public Works Department, 2nd Floor Village of River Forest 400 Park Avenue River Forest, IL 60305 The bid proposals will be publicly opened and read at that time. Proposals will be considered not only on the basis of cost, but also on past performance, experience and ability to perform the work. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of the Proposals without the consent of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of River Forest for a period of thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of the bid opening. The Village of River Forest reserves the right in receiving these bids to waive technicalities and reject and or all bids. Published in Wednesday Journal 5/51/2019
BID NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed proposals at the Office of the Village Engineer, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 30, 2019 and at that time will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following Village Project: 15-00262-00-TL, SRTS Traffic Signal Upgrades. In general, the improvements will require the following: Replace existing pedestrian signal heads with LED countdown heads and replace traffic signal controllers in existing cabinets at various intersections in the Village of Oak Park. Plans and proposal forms may be obtained from the office of the Village Engineer. A non-refundable deposit of $40.00 is required for each set of plans and specifications. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue plans and specifications only to those contractors deemed qualified. No bid documents will be issued after 5:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of bid opening. All prospective bidders must prove they are pre-qualified by the Illinois Department of Transportation before receiving bid documents. This project is financed with local Village funds and federal TAP-Safe Routes to School funds and thus is subject to all federal rules, regulations and guidelines, including DavisBacon and Related Acts, Section 3, and Equal Opportunity requirements. THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Bill McKenna Village Engineer Published in Wednesday Journal 5/15/2019
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LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed proposals at the Office of the Village Engineer, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday May 30, 2019 and at that time will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following Village Project: 19-3, SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS. In general, this contract includes sidewalk angle-cutting, removal and replacement of public sidewalk, combination curb and gutter, driveways, and PCC base course; pavement adjacent to curbs, adjustment of drainage structures, buffalo boxes and all appurtenant work thereto. Sidewalk sequencing during the work and adherence to the completion date is of emphasis for this project as outlined in the plans and proposal forms. Plans and proposal forms may be obtained from the office of the Village Engineer starting on Thursday, May 16, 2019 starting at noon. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue plans and specifications only to those contractors deemed qualified. No bid documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of bid opening. All prospective bidders must prove they are pre-qualified by the Illinois Department of Transportation before receiving bid documents. This project is financed with local Village funds and federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and thus is subject to all federal rules, regulations and guidelines, including Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, Section 3, and Equal Opportunity requirements. Locally funded phases of the project are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq. THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Bill McKenna Village Engineer Published in Wednesday Journal 5/15/2019
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In print • Online • Available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year OakPark.com | RiverForest.com | PublicNoticeIllinois.com PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE OAK PARK TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to legal voters, residents of the Township of Oak Park, in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, that Public Hearings on the Tentative Town Fund, General Assistance Fund, and Community Mental Health Fund Budgets for Fiscal Year 2020, will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at the Oak Park Township Hall, 105 S. Oak Park Ave., in the Township of Oak Park. A copy of the Tentative Budgets named above is on file and available for public inspection, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays, at the Township Hall, 105 S. Oak Park Ave., in the Town of Oak Park, Illinois, beginning May 17, 2019. Oral and written comments concerning these proposed annual budgets are welcome. All interested citizens, groups, senior citizens and organizations representing the interests of senior citizens are encouraged to attend. Wednesday Journal, May 15, 2019
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LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed Bids at the Public Works Service Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 31, 2019 for the following PROPOSAL # 19-122 REBUILD AND RECONFIGURATION OF A 2000 WORKHORSE STEP VAN Bid forms may be obtained from the Public Works Center at the address listed above between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. or by calling 708-358-5700. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening. Information is also available on the Village’s website http://www.oak-park.us/bid Questions or requests for a time to inspect the vehicle can be directed to Ken Crowley, Fleet Services Superintendent at kcrowley @oak-park.us or the phone number above. THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Published in Wednesday Journal 5/15/2019
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. WILLA M. SPENCER AKA WILLA SPENCER; Defendants, 17 CH 11395 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, June 12, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-07-420-004-0000. Commonly known as 420 Wesley Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 17-027765 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3119649
Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please
refer to file number 14-16-08522. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-08522 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 009347 TJSC#: 39-1818 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. I3119183
prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-06406. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-06406 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 08189 TJSC#: 39-1794 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. I3118826
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITIMORTGAGE, INC Plaintiff, -v.CONDE BASEY, 714 N. AUSTIN CONDO ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANNIE BASEY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, CARY ROSENTHAL, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ANNIE BASEY (DECEASED), DENEENA NORTON, WALEAH V. BASEY A/K/A WALEAH V. PAYNE Defendants 17 CH 13559 714 NORTH AUSTIN BL., GNE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 25, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 17, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 714 NORTH AUSTIN BL., GNE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-105-0221003. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. 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 14-17-14679. 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. 14-17-14679 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 13559 TJSC#: 39-1648 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. I3118616
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A RBS CITIZENS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHARTER ONE BANK, F.S.B SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO HINSDALE FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS Plaintiff, -v.CARL T. GROESBECK, LEIGHTON HOLDINGS, LTD., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 009347 331 N. TAYLOR AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 19, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 21, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 331 N. TAYLOR AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-109-0110000. 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
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/ B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.ERNEST BROWN, MELENA ASHER, DANIELLE BRIDGES, ERNEST BROWN, III, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF VERA BROWN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR VERA BROWN (DECEASED) Defendants 2018 CH 08189 1114 NORTH AUSTIN BLVD OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 14, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 17, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1114 NORTH AUSTIN BLVD, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-307-0300000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.KATHLEEN A RYAN, TIMOTHY M RYAN JR, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA–DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 2018 CH 05973 7652 WILCOX ST FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 19, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 21, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7652 WILCOX ST, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-108-0030000.
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The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court
file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-05151. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-05151 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 05973 TJSC#: 39-1807 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. I3119150
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. Community Bank of Oak Park River Forest, Plaintiff, vs. Jo Foster Murray, et al., Defendants. Case No. 15CH 10648; Sheriff’s No. 190050-001F. Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on June 12, 2019, at 1:00 P.M. in Room LL06, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Address: 216 S. Maple Avenue, Unit 35, Oak Park, IL 60302. Improvements: Residential Condominium. Sale shall be under the following terms: 10% down by certified funds. Balance in 24 hours, certified funds.. Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments, and any prior first mortgages. Premises will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Frank R. Martin; Righeimer, Martin & Cinquino PC, Plaintiff’s Attorney, 230 W. Monroe, Ste. 2500, Chicago, IL 60606. Tel. No. (312) 726-5646. This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3120371
mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-12354. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-12354 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 14303 TJSC#: 39-1155 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. I3119325
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES, INC., ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-W3; Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JOHN CALVIN SCOTT; AQUA FINANCE INC.; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; AKEEM SCOTT; LAURETTA F. SCOTT; GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF JOHN CALVIN SCOTT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 7377 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, June 19, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-15-318-024-0000. Commonly known as 2016 South 22nd Avenue, Broadview, IL 60155. 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 Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455. W18-0317 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3120309
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ANDREW CADE A/K/A ANDREW CADE, SR, FAITH B. CADE, BANK OF AMERICA, NA Defendants 2018 CH 14303 845 S. HARVEY OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 19, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 24, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 845 S. HARVEY, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-17-126-0360000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any
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Fenwick water polo sweeps its sectional
Boys, girls teams roll through competition heading toward state finals By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor
This is the best time of year for the Fenwick High School water polo teams. The boys and girls squads, who own 30 state titles, collectively, tuned up for another run at state by cruising to a pair of sectional championships in their own pool on Saturday, May 11. The boys topped York 14-8 in the final as Payton Comstock scored a game-high six goals and Will Gurski added two goals. Nate Fisher chipped in a goal and two assists for the Friars, who outscored the Dukes 8-2 during the middle quarters. Goalie Manny Ruiz had four saves. In the semifinals, the Friars scored early and often en route to a 12-6 victory against St. Patrick. Fenwick jumped out to a 3-1 lead after one quarter and extended its advantage to 7-1 at halftime via balanced scoring. Ramses Flores led the way with three goals and three assists, while Dan Lynch and Alex Figus scored twice. The Friars (30-3) face Conant in the state quarterfinals (8:15 p.m.) on Friday, May 17 at Stevenson High School. On the girls side, Paulina Correa and Kassy Rodriguez scored six and three goals, respectively, as the host Friars beat York 15-4 in the championship game. Demi Ovalle (2 goals) and Sam Rodriguez (9 saves) also played well for the victors. Correa also scored seven goals in a 17-11 win over Morton in the semifinals. Fenwick opened the postseason by routing Kennedy 11-1 in quarterfinals action. The Friars take on Mother McAuley in the state quarterfinals (5:45 p.m.) on Thursday, May 16 at Stevenson.
OPRF boys water polo Seeded third at the Fenwick Sectional, the Huskies had an auspicious start with a 20-4 victory against Von Steuben. Cal Jaques (7 goals), Finn McMullen (4 goals) and Braydon Graves (14 saves) led OPRF. York defeated the Huskies 13-8 in the semifinals.
OPRF girls water polo In the best match of the Fenwick Sectional, York outlasted OPRF 6-5 in three overtimes in the semifinals. Nell Behr led the Huskies with three goals, before Seona Albue scored the game-winner for the Dukes. The Huskies crushed Taft 14-3 in the quarterfinals as Bennett Gloor scored a game-high five goals. Addie Kosterman and Behr added four goals apiece and Sydney Mosher finished with eight saves for OPRF.
OPRF badminton Led by strong doubles play, the Huskies tied Buffalo Grove for 10th at the state finals, hosted by Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. The doubles teams of Halley Bergen/ Emma Proctor and Maya Jamroz/Nelida Schalich combined to score four of the Huskies’ five points. Bergen/Proctor went 3-2 and Jamroz/Schalich 2-2 in matches. In singles, the Huskies’ Olivia Remington defeated Willowbrook’s Charlotte Dewyer.
OPRF softball The Huskies enjoyed a productive week, picking up four wins to improve their record to 21-6. The Huskies swept Illinois teams, Mercer County, West Central and Moline, by a combined score of 39-4 at the Alexis Fieldhouse Tournament on May 11. Pitchers Zoe Prouty, Cassie Metzger and Taylor Divello each earned a win for the Huskies, while Maddi Grant (7-for-9, 2 HR, 10 RBIs), Nellie Kamenitsa-Hale (7-for-13, 5 RBIs, 7 runs scored), Karly Cantrell (6-for-9, HR, 6 RBIs), Fiona Girardot (6-for-10, 5 RBIs, 6 runs scored) and Carli Tucci (5-for-12, 4 RBIs, 4 runs scored) swung the bats well.
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Fenwick senior Nate Fisher is one of the top players in the state. (Left) Paulina Correa scored the most goals for sectional host Fenwick. (Below) OPRF senior Nellie Kamenitsa-Hale went 7-for-13 over the weekend. In conference play, OPRF edged Lyons Township 5-4. Trailing the Lions 4-0 after five innings, the Huskies scored three runs in the sixth inning and two in the seventh in a comeback win. Grant had the gamewinning hit and Metzger provided a key 2-RBI single in the sixth. Julia Youman (4-1) earned the win in relief.
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OPRF senior Koren Leonard placed second in the 110 hurdles (15.18) and third in the 300 hurdles (40.74) of the West Suburban Conference Silver Division meet.
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Sectional champs from page 40 Sophomore jumper Delaney Seligmann notched wins in both the high jump (4-11) and the triple jump (34-7), plus a runner-up finish in the long jump (16-10.5). Grogan advanced downstate for the fourth consecutive year, winning the 300 hurdles in a time of 50.10. “Qualifying for four years in a row has been a dream come true,” Grogan said. “Running downstate is an unforgettable experience and I’m so honored to have been able to do it four times. “I definitely could not have done it without my coach, Coach Heidloff,” she added. “He has been so supportive throughout the last four years and has never once doubted me. I attribute my success to my amazing team. They inspire me to continue to work hard and to have fun along the way.” Sophomore Maria Quinn (800 meters/2:25.27), sophomore Katie Cahill (3,200/12:02.40) and senior Claire Gatermann (pole vault/10 feet) won individual events as well for Fenwick. Freshman Amanda Behrend also qualified for the state finals, taking second in the high jump with a measurement of 4-9. The Friars earned victories in two relays with top times in the 1,600 (Maggie Van Ermen, Quinn, Seligmann, and Natalia Kuchinic; 4:19.96) and the 3,200 (Marie O’Brien, Van Ermen, Laura Durkin, and Quinn; 10:02.38).
OPRF boys The Huskies won their third straight outdoor conference championship meet with a score of 155 points at York on Friday, May 10. Senior JT Lowder led the champs by sweeping the hurdles events with top times of 14.35 in the 110-meter hurdles and 38.59 in the 300 hurdles. Fellow senior Koren Leonard placed second in the 110 (15.18) and
third in the 300 (40.74) for OPRF. Other individual winners for the Huskies included Amir Blanchard in the 200 (22.17), Tyrone Clarke in the 400 (50.13), Mykolas Saloninas in the shot put (57 feet, 4 1/2 inches) and Kwesi Yeboah in the triple jump (45-1). OPRF also claimed victories in two relay races. Rapharoah Dallas, Clarke, Blanchard and Lowder teamed up to take the 400 title in a time of 41.96, while Dallas, Nazareth Bryant, Amari Sanders and Blanchard comprised the 800 quartet, which recorded a winning time of 1:30.35. Additionally, Emmett Perry, Dallas, Bryant and Machi Young placed third in the 1,600 relay at 3:29.96.
OPRF girls The Huskies finished second in the Class 3A Kenwood Sectional with a total of 136 points, five points behind champion Whitney Young. OPRF advanced one relay and eight individuals to the IHSA state finals at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston (May 17-18). Senior Rachel Rowe won two events, notching titles in the long jump (18 feet, 1 1/2 inches) and the triple jump (37-6.5). Junior Yasmin Ruff won the pole vault with a distance of 10-0, finishing just ahead of teammate Danielle Chapman-Rienstra, who also advanced to state by clearing the bar at 9-6. The 1,600 relay team also won in a time of 9:31.32. Sectional runners-up/state qualifiers for OPRF were senior Kshari Pittman (high jump: 2nd place/5-2); sophomore Tiara Ogunsanya (discus: 2nd/94-1); junior Monica Bradford (100 hurdles: 2nd/15:31); senior Hannah Thompson (800: 2nd/2:22.94); and freshman Josephine Welin (1,600: 2nd/5:17.51).
Trinity track At the Glenbard South Sectional, the Blazers advanced two individuals to the
state finals. Sophomore Kate Foley won the 1,600 meters at 5:37.07, while senior Alexis Cohn took second in the 800 at 2:26.19. “Cohn had a busy meet so we played it conservatively in the 800 and tried to just have her qualify,” coach Johann Gonzalez said. “She came back in the 1,600 and had a great race with teammate Kate Foley. There was a strong pack throughout the race especially going into the last lap. With 200 meters to go, Foley made a move, committed to it and finished second overall in a personal-best 5:37.” In the team standings, Trinity placed fifth with 51 points. “I thought the sectional went extremely well,” Gonzalez said. “We competed against a competitive field. I knew all the coaches would have their athletes ready to compete. It was a great season and it was fun to see our team step up in the meet that mattered to most. “Aside from Alexis and Kate’s performances, we had some great results from a couple of athletes,” Gonzalez added. “Our 1,600 relay ran a perfect race with a time of 52.78 to finish third. That was our fastest time in the past two seasons with this group. We put together the 1,600 for the first time this season and ran lights out to finish third as well with a time of 4:23. Sophomore Mary Jacobs jumped a 31-6 and ran 52.88 in the 300 hurdles which were both personal bests.”
Fenwick boys The Friars finished 12th with 15.5 points in the Chicago Catholic League championship meet at Loyola Academy in Wilmette. Fenwick senior Joseph Wermes was the top performer with a third-place showing in the 1,600 at 4:32.93. Other contributors for the Friars were junior jumper Jared Perry (high jump: 5th/5-8); freshman sprinter Stephen Brown (200: 7th/23.52); and senior sprinter Jared Taylor (200: 8th/23.74). The 800 relay of Brown, Jordan May, Taylor, and Brandon Wilson came in sixth in a time of 1:37.20.
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Celebrating my journey to the Boston Marathon
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liant technicolor– the flags of ran the Boston Marathon last nations flapping wildly in the month, and it was everything revived wind and rain, and I had heard about it, from thousands of people cheering friends and fellow running madly—(and this is for us lessclub members, from (many!) than-speedy runners!). They books I pored through in the absolutely willed me, and those run-up (sorry) to the big day. around me, to keep pushing, to The experience, the setting, the dig deep and to take those last crowds, the volunteers, the hills few blocks, any way we could. It at importune moments, were all eclipsed everything else – and unforgettable—just electric. I crossed that famous painted It didn’t go my way. In my finish line with both feet off the imagination, I planned to savor ground, (ok, just barely) and a every hill, every face, every feisty fist pump to the sky, for shout-out and every landmark. Running Columnist good measure. It took me six years to earn If I was disappointed in the opportunity to tilt at this anything, it was that I missed windmill, so I wanted to taste it the chance to taste the whole experience all. And I did, for about nine miles. When I with the awe and wonder I had planned. saw my friend Sarah at mile 7, I felt great. Based on my training, I was confident that Then, Evil Sun appeared over my shoulder, I could run strong, and LOVE IT ALL. So, and chased me to ground. By mile 14, when when things started to go south, I felt a I saw my family, I was struggling; I had lost bit of a failure, a poser. But this attitude my “bounce.” Then at mile 17, cramps took has passed. I believe we all have days (and over my legs. With that, joy departed, and runs!) that just really don’t go well. Somea sense of defeat swept over me, pushing aside all the positive mantras I have trained times we can identify the cause, and I have a few thoughts about what tripped me up. with for months/years. Seeing Sarah again Or possibly, it was just not my day to shine. at mile 21, I was cooked, but stubborn. No matter: the Boston Marathon kicked my Joy returned, at last, when I turned left butt, but I didn’t come away empty-handed. onto Boylston St. The scene was in bril-
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I will always be proud of the hard work that earned me the spot among 30,000 others on April 15. I feel incredibly blessed to have had the resources, time and good health to follow this running dream. I’ll steal this quote from another Bostonfirstie: “Boston is a celebration of you as a runner and the journey to get you there.” I’ll add that it was also a celebration of all the support and encouragement given to me, from family, friends and great training partners. My first Boston, and my final marathon – what a gift.
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Fenwick girls track wins sectional Seligmann and Grogan lead strong contingent of Friars to 2A state finals
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he local boys and girls track and field scene heated up over the weekend as teams tuned up at sectional and conference meets for the upcoming state finals. The Fenwick girls take the first leg of our recap as champions of the Class 2A Glenbard South Sectional. The Friars scored 153 points in Glen Ellyn, advancing two relays and six individuals to the IHSA state finals, hosted by Eastern Illinois University in Charleston (May 17-18). COLLEEN GROGAN “Winning Fenwick senior sectionals was an indescribable experience,” senior Colleen Grogan said. “Our team worked extremely hard this year so receiving that [sectional] title made all the hard work worth it. This season has been one of my favorites because the team has really connected which is essential even for a seemingly more individual sport like track. The girls on this team are so determined and everyone contributed to the sectional title in their own way.”
“Winning sectionals was an indescribable experience.”
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The Fenwick High School girls track and field team won the Class 2A Glenbard South Sectional, advancing two relays and six individuals to the IHSA state finals.
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