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May 22, 2019 Vol. 39, No. 42 ONE DOLLAR @oakpark @wednesdayjournal

JOURNAL of Oak Park and River Forest

Fenwick girls wins regional Sports, page 47

Tabula not ‘OK,’ OPRF will reprint School board votes to expend $53,794 to remove images

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Oak Park and River Forest High School will reprint the “Tabula” yearbook after discovering that the book “contained 18 photos of clubs or teams in which students of various races, ethnicities, genders, and grades” made the upside-down OK hand gesture, which in recent months has been co-opted by people on the far right as a symbol of white supremacy.

The decision has touched off a debate among community members about how they should navigate in a culture where acts of racism are becoming increasingly vague and ambiguous by design.

During a special meeting on May 20 — where aspects of that debate were on full display — the District 200 school board voted 4-2 to reprint the 2018-19 yearbook, without the images, at a cost of $53,794.

Board members Craig Iseli, Sara Spivy, Gina Harris and Jackie Moore voted in favor of reprinting the books while members Tom Cofsky and Matt Baron voted against the measure. Board member Ralph Martire was absent.

The 1,750 books, which cost students $45 each to purchase and were paid for in advance, were originally scheduled to be distributed this week. During the May 20 meeting, D200 Supt. Joylynn PruittAdams said the cost of reprinting and shipping the modified yearbooks, which will take about three to See YEARBOOK on page 16

ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

MENTOR: Angalia Bianca was arrested more than 125 times in her life. The Forest Parker’s work as a Chicago violence interrupter has now been recognized by a United Nations affiliate group, City of Chicago, National Association of Social Workers and more.

Violence interrupter releases new book on life “In Deep” explores local resident’s self-destructive childhood

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

By the time Angalia Bianca entered Oak Park and River Forest High School, she had been doing drugs since she was 9. The gifted student, bored in class and always getting in trouble with her family, was told by teachers that she was too smart for her own good. After a few

years, Bianca dropped out and moved on to a life of drugs, gangs and prison time.

“I lived this life for 36 years and, moving on, I just went deeper and deeper into hell,” she said.

Now of Forest Park, Bianca is a data specialist and violence interrupter for Cure Violence, previously known as CeaseFire, an anti-violence program at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC)

that was the subject of the 2011 documentary, The Interrupters. Bianca, along with writer Linda Beckstrom, recently released a book about her life titled, In Deep: How I Survived Gangs, Heroin, and Prison to Become a Chicago Violence Interrupter, which details her time in Oak Park and Forest Park — where she now See INTERRUPTOR on page 15

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Don’t forget Memorial Day River Forest will hold its 94th annual Memorial Day Parade at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, May 27. The parade route will travel from Constitution Park, south on Ashland Avenue to Lake Street and then west to Keystone Park, where it will finish with a free hot dog lunch for attendees.

Staff Sergeant Richard Gadek will serve as the parade grand marshal.

Nona Tepper

Calling all paraders

The Oak Park Community Relations Commission is calling on residents to get involved with the fast-approaching Fourth of July Parade. Veterans orga-

nizations, social and special interest groups, athletic teams, animal lovers — you name it, everyone is encouraged to participate in the parade, which starts at 10 a.m. from Longfellow Park at Ridgeland and Adams and marches up Ridgeland Avenue to Augusta Boulevard, ending at Whittier School. Participants will gather at Longfellow between 9 and 9:45 a.m. Those interested can apply

ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

Spring and strings Children play in a tree (above) on May 18, during the opening day of the Oak Park Farmers Market on Lake Street in Oak Park.

At right, Teri Svehla, and Jennifer Trueman, of the Mother May I band, perform songs for attendees on the corner of Lombard Avenue and Harrison Street on May 18 during the What’s Blooming on Harrison arts festival in Oak Park’s arts district. More photos on pages 12 and 14

Jada Buford

‘America to Me’ star seeks help with tuition

Jada Buford, one of the students featured in the America to Me television series on Starz last fall, is fundraising to cover the tuition for her senior year at Howard University, where the aspiring filmmaker currently carries a 3.75 GPA. America to Me was a 10-part TV series that highlighted the challenges of achieving racial equity at Oak Park and River Forest High School.

Buford said the experience of appearing on the show inspired her to “find my own voice in storytelling.” During the series, Buford was famous for creating

informative videos for her classmates that highlighted the racism she experienced as a young black woman. She has continued the work in college — “Over the past year, I’ve been granted the opportunity to participate in the national dialogue about racial equity in education,” she wrote on the GoFundMe page — and has also served as a writer, director, producer and production assistant while in school.

“As a filmmaker, my goal is to create content with a focus on social issues that will educate and inspire audiences,”

Buford wrote.

She aims to finish her bachelor’s degree at Howard — her “dream school” — but needs about $6,100 to cover the cost of tuition for her final year. She started a GoFundMe titled, “Help Jada Continue Her Studies at Howard,” located at bit.ly/2JX2C0b, about a month ago and already has raised more than $2,300, with several donations coming from others featured in the show, including Chala Holland, Jessica Stovall and Steve James.

But Buford still needs about $4,000 before she can register for classes to finish out her senior year. Her deadline to receive funds is May 25, although she is negotiating with Howard’s Bursar’s Office for an extension, so she can complete her degree and go on to making films that highlight social injustice.

“I aim to spark dialogue in hopes of creating change,” Buford wrote. “I would greatly appreciate any amount you can contribute to help further my studies at Howard University.”

Nona Tepper

Hospital grades are in

Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade has released its annual report card, and both of Oak Park’s hospitals fared well.

Rush Oak Park Hospital, 520 S. Maple Ave., received an “A” and West Suburban Medical Center, 3 Erie Ct., got a “B”.

Nearby Loretto Hospital, located in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, didn’t do as well, receiving a “D”.

More information about the results is available at www.hospitalsafetygrade. org.

Timothy Inklebarger

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May 22 - 29

BIG WEEK Memorial Day Ceremony Monday, May 27, 9 a.m., Peace Triumphant Memorial, Scoville Park: Come honor veterans - The History Singers lead patriotic singing, an Army veteran discusses Memorial Day’s origins, Oak Park police offer a rifle salute, and a Civil War uniformed bugler plays Taps. Lake St. and Oak Park Ave., Oak Park.

RRiver Forest Memorial Day Parade Monday, May 27, 9:30 a.m., beginning at Constitution Park: See floats, fire trucks, vintage cars, honored veterans, area businesses and organizations, the award-winning OPRF Marching Huskies and more. The 94th annual parade traveels south on Ashland Ave. to Lake St. then west to Keystone Park ending with a free hotdog lunch. Constitution Park: 7715 Pa Green Greenfield St.

District 97 Dialogue & Year-End Celebration Tuesday, May 28, 7 to 8 p.m., Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School: Engage in an informal, two-way dialogue with district and community leaders about efforts to address equity and inclusion, or other concerns, in our schools. At the event: D97 Board of Education, OP-RF Food Pantry, Oak Park Township Youth Services, Summer Empowerment, Oak Park Public Library, Park District of Oak Park, Collaboration for Early Childhood, Hephzibah, Oak Park Education Foundation, E-Team and YEMBA. 325 S Kenilworth Ave., Oak Park.

Art Taster: Bead Building Wednesday, May 22, 4 to 5:30 p.m., Event Space, wwwMain Library: Try something new - in this session, create beads from paper and clay.

Grade 6+; teens and young adults encouraged. Free. 844 Lake St., Oak Park.

Monarch’s Great Migration Mystery

Mosaic Art for Alzheimer’s

Sunday, May 26, 2:30 to 4:30 p.m., Maze Library: Monarch butterflies migrate more than 2,000 miles to Mexico each winter, heading to the same location annually. Learn more from Doug Taron, chief curator, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum. Free.

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Through May 31, Lobby, River Forest Library: View and purchase the mosaics of local artist Judy Steed. Half of proceeds donated to Good Memories Chorus and Alzheimer’s Association in memory of Steed’s mother.

Questions: 708 366-8490. 735 Lathrop Ave.

Heart & Sole Shoe Drive Through May 31, Oak-Leyden’s Lifelong Learning Center: Donate gently worn, used or new shoes to support programming for those with developmental disabilities along with Funds2Orgs, which helps impoverished people start, maintain and grow businesses in Central America and Africa. More: oak-leyden.org/heart-sole-shoe-drive. 320 Chicago Ave., Oak Park.

Parenting and Communication in the #MeToo Era Sunday, May 26, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Small Meeting Room, Main Library: Conversations about consent and violence prevention are important. Learn how to educate, check in and keep your loved ones safe. Register: eventbrite.com/o/ national-alliance-for-mental-illness-metro-suburban-affiliate-3180311428 Questions: borgstrom@namimetsub.org. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

Historic Buildings: Reusing Existing Resources Thursday, May 23, 7 p.m., Nineteenth Century Club: Hear a panel discussion on finding creative ways to re-purpose and modify historic buildings to ensure preservation, economic development and environmental sustainability. Free. 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park.

Local Art Through June 30, Oak Park Township Senior Services Center: See the art of Antonia Ruppert, who began drawing on her own when she was seven from a copy of her mother’s medical book. Weekdays, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 130 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park.

Through June 30, Village Hall of Oak Park: View the images from the Oak Park Photography Club. Participating photographers showing black and white and colored images include Lee Balgemann, Michael Cicchetti, Robert Dicke. Pauline Doyle, Donal Hughes, Jim Krysan, Lisa McWeeny, Fred Natkevi, Dean Oder, Bob Olson and Deborah Preiser. Subjects include Oak Park and Chicago locales as well as photos of Florida, New Mexico and Utah. Mondays through Fridays, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 123 Madison St., Oak Park.

Together We Inspire Wednesday, May 29, 8 to 10 a.m., Oak Park Country Club: Attend an educational breakfast forum and support Sarah’s Inn. Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey speaks on her latest poetry collection, Monument, which reflects on the trauma of abuse and helps heal through poetry; her mother was the victim of domestic violence and was murdered.

Hosted and moderated by Michele Weldon, River Forest author and journalist. Tickets/more: sarahsinn.org/events/together-we-inspire-educationalbreakfast-forum. $50; $25, add on a signed copy of Monument by Natasha Tretheway. 2001 Thatcher Ave., River Grove.

Yappy Hour Wednesday, May 29, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Cheney Mansion: Bring your prized pooch for social hour on the lawn as you sip drinks, nosh hors d’oeuvres and mingle while supporting the Animal Care League (ACL).

There are raffle prizes, beer, wine, dog martinis and treats, and more. $25, preregistration (recommended); $30, at the door; free, dogs. $10 of each sale supports ACL. 220 N. Euclid Ave., Oak Park.

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ART BEAT

Heartfelt intention and powerful actions

By KATHLEEN FRANTZ

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ommunity is everything to me. When I moved to Oak Park in the fall of 2006, I did not know a soul. I did not have extended family in the area and I was asking my children to come along on a new adventure. Through acts of kindness from strangers, we began to meet people and join activities and groups. Today, we have created a new family and community that I am truly grateful for.

Ten years ago, I had a vivid dream detailing a book about strengthening community in a clear and easy way while empowering one another. When I awoke, I captured this vision in writing and went back to work.

I was extremely busy and had no time to shift my focus and turn my vision into a full book. But I could not stop thinking about the dream; the feeling of doing the work to bring it to life kept tugging on my shoulder.

After all, the community I had experienced in Oak Park reinforced this vision, so I knew I was going in the right direction to bring the book to life. Eventually, my internal feelings won and I began work on the book. It was a great journey that brought back memories of life events ts with friends and family while allowing mee the opportunity to speak with people who are passionate assionate about their communities their stoes and share s ries and ideas. as.

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That samee weekend, our country experienced the tragedy that occurred in Charlottesville. My heart knew it was time to bring the book back to life. Fast forward to today — the book is published and I am going on a national tour where we will be highlighting the great works of communities at each tour stop. Hosting a community dinner will send a message that we all come to the table as equals.

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Equity gets real, fast

t was a quiet night in Oak Park on Monday. Not much doing unless you were at village hall or the high school where the hard work of equity got down to cases.

By a 4-2 vote, the school board approved spending $54,000 in taxpayer funds to reprint the entire run of this year’s Tabula yearbook. That will allow the expungement of 18 photos which include approximately 50 students using the upside-down OK hand sign that in very recent times has, by all evidence, been appropriated by white supremacists.

Across town, Oak Park’s recently reconfigured village board spent a heated portion of its second meeting once again debating what, in shorthand, has been described as Oak Park’s diversity statement.

Dating to the early 1970s, the statement was a bold proclamation of values of open housing, racial integration and welcome. It has been, more or less, routinely readopted by each village board that followed. Along the way it has been updated a few times to incorporate added classes of citizens — gays, those with physical disabilities — who now fall within the document’s protections and welcome.

So we have two normal spring things — the distribution of what is always an award-winning OPRF yearbook and the reaffirmation of Oak Park’s diversity statement — now churned up on the rocky shores of racial equity.

The high school resolved its issue on a split vote with all members testifying to the importance of equity but the two dissenting board members allowing for the likely innocence of the hand gestures way back last fall when the now-suspect pictures were shot. The first edition of the yearbook, heavily guarded from wide public view, will be shredded. And fresh copies with less candid pictures of various teams and clubs will be reprinted and distributed a little late.

I’m with the majority on this one, though $54,000 isn’t chump change. OPRF has proudly made itself a champion of diversity and equity. Publishing a yearbook with 18 images of what has become a symbol of white supremacy is beyond a teachable moment and is just not acceptable.

Meanwhile at village hall a bollix that is part process story and part substantive difference of opinion among village trustees played out in heated exchanges.

The process portion is that the existing diversity statement was approved two

weeks back in a 5-2 vote of the new board. Then there is Revised Version #1 crafted, to me, quietly by the Community Relations Commission in recent months. It was tabled and sent back to the commission two weeks ago by the board for wider community input and more editing. That resulted in a quick public meeting — more voices, mostly white voices — and Revised Version #2 which went to the village board Monday. Then, more or less out of the blue, came Revised Version #3, which was spooled out by Trustees Dan Moroney, Deno Andrews and Simone Boutet.

To wrap up the process story, the board voted unanimously Monday to table both revised versions until a date uncertain.

That certainly was the right choice, assuming a plan is made to sort out what appear now to be specific and notable differences in the two statements on the table.

Look at the CRC version and the Moroney/Andrews/Boutet version and they are mostly word-for-word matches. That’s good. And good for the three trustees for adding criminal history to the list of protected statuses. What’s missing though from the three trustees’ take is substantive and goes to the heart of racial equity.

It is acceptance that, over our shared history, the institutions of government created by a white power structure baked in systemic racism, which is part and parcel of American society.

Not unique to Oak Park, and certainly Oak Park has been more proactive than most towns in figuring this out. But the path forward — and that path goes through discomforting white people — is to accept that reality. The words used by the CRC were “We work to break down systems of oppression and achieve a society where race no longer determines one’s outcomes and where everyone has what they need to thrive.”

It is an elemental acknowledgement from which much good can come.

It is hard for a lot of white people to read those words because we internalize them as being called racists. Not the point. Step back. Acknowledge that the society we’ve built was built by white people and mostly for the benefit of white people.

Going forward we have to do better.

Putting it into words, words that are part of an aspirational proclamation of our values is, for Oak Park, that necessary starting point.

DAN HALEY

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Controversy over diversity statement continues

Trio of trustees introduce alternative language to commission proposal

By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

The battle over Oak Park’s diversity statement continued at Monday night’s village board meeting after an alternative diversity statement surfaced, reworking the language recently submitted by the Community Relations Commission (CRC).

The topic became an issue two weeks ago, when members of the citizen-led CRC brought a revamped diversity statement to the board for approval at the first meeting of the newly elected board of trustees.

At that meeting, typically featuring the ceremonial swearing in of the new trustees and accolades for outgoing elected officials, trustees approved a diversity statement that was first written in 1973 and has been updated a handful of times over the years.

Trustees argued on May 6 that a revamped diversity statement was sprung on the board and public at the last minute, and they directed proponents of the new language to hold a meeting, inviting the public to recon-

sider the language – the logic being that it who attended its meeting to craft the lanwould be more transparent and inclusive. guage last week testified in favor of the CRC returned May 20 with new language, CRC’s proposed language. but were themselves surprised by the introCheree Moore, a CRC member recently duction of a competing diversity statement elected to the District 97 elementary school from trustees Dan Moroney, Deno Andrews board, said nearly 30 people attended the and Simone Boutet. commission’s meeting last week to proThe alternative language vide feedback on the proposed suggested by board members language, adding that she and removed the parts of the sugothers were surprised that a gested CRC diversity statement, competing diversity statement including the words “intersurfaced.

■ To view the competsectionality,” “power” and the “I don’t even know the genesis ing diversity statements phrase “breaking down systems offered by the Community of the statement,” she said. of oppression.”

Resident John Duffy charNewly elected Trustee Arti Relations Commission and acterized the CRC meeting as by three village trustees, a democratic process that was Walker-Peddakotla, who has visit OakPark.com spearheaded the effort to ap“respectful” and “productive.” prove the CRC version, called He said the competing diversithe meeting “a giant mess” and ty statement “violates the whole the reworked language “infuriating.” spirit of the diversity statement.”

She said that if the new language makes Trustee Deno Andrews, who helped craft trustees uncomfortable that “comfort comes the competing statement, said constituents at the expense of our freedom.” he has spoken with had issues with the Walker-Peddakotla added that “three white phrase “breaking down systems of opprespeople creating their own diversity state- sion” in the CRC’s proposed language. ment” illustrates a “complete lack of aware“Words mean different things to different ness” when it comes to equity and diversity. people,” he said. “A lot of constituents I’ve “It’s clear you’re not listening to what the spoken to have no idea what this means.” community wants,” she said.

Trustee Dan Moroney said some voices Multiple members of the CRC and those have been silenced out of fear that members

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Green up, Oak Park

Oak Park Board of Trustees approves sustainability measures

By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

The Oak Park Board of Trustees approved two proposals at its May 20 meeting that aim to make Oak Park more environmentally sustainable.

The first measure establishes the “Plastic Free July” campaign by the village’s Environment and Energy Commission (EEC). The other will install thousands of energy efficient lightbulbs on streetlamps across the village.

The plastics-free campaign follows a five-month review by the EEC and primarily aims to educate restaurant owners and workers on the environmental damage brought by single-use plastic straws, flatware and to-go containers, among others.

“Together they contribute to high volumes of pollution, and most restaurant staff is not aware of the environmental impact,” according to a document in the village board’s meeting packet.

Nick Bridge, chairman of the EEC, said the campaign aims to make it more standard for restaurants to hand out plastic items by request only. The village also would collect data on the amount of plastics given out by businesses to establish a database to assess consumption of plastic materials.

Trustee Deno Andrews said he supports the program, congratulating the village on reducing plastic bag con-

sumption last year from the passage of a plastic bag tax.

He said that tax charges a dime per bag at some larger businesses in an effort to encourage residents to bring a reusable bag.

The village board also approved a new program to replace the energy guzzling 100-watt mercury vapor streetlight lightbulbs with 3,000 Kelvin LED energyefficient lightbulbs.

The program will be paid for by the village’s Environmental Sustainability Fund, which is a voluntary program residents pay into through their energy bill to help support such green initiatives.

The streetlight program will be rolled out over three years, according to Oak Park Public Works Director John Wielebnicki. That will entail replacing bulbs on roughly 2,500 light poles, he said.

The program will begin on the east side of the village and expand west, with about 800 to 900 new lightbulbs installed a year. He said the new lightbulbs require less maintenance and will stay brighter longer.

“Switching to LED lamps will maintain the lamp within 90 percent of their original wattage output through the life of the lamp, whereas mercury vapor goes down to around 40 percent at the four- to five-year range,” a document noted in the online village board meeting packet.

Although not discussed at the Monday night meeting, the decision to replace the lights was driven in part by a spate of carjackings that took place in late 2017 and early 2018. Residents argued then that subpar street lighting was contributing to the problem. tim@oakpark.com

of the commission will label them as racist if they oppose the proposed CRC language.

“A large part of this community feels that way and don’t bring a voice to the table for fear of being silenced,” he said.

Moroney added that the category of “political perspective” was removed from the CRC’s proposed language and should be put back in.

Oak Park Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb took a stern position, saying that the leaders of the community have an obligation to hear all voices and “not shame one another and make one more righteous than the other.”

Abu-Taleb, who immigrated to the United States from Palestine at the age of 19, said he has been discriminated against his entire life.

“If you want to talk about oppression, I can talk about oppression to you; to this day my family is profiled against,” he said.

He called out Walker-Peddakotla by name, urging her to “stop the negative attacks” on board members with whom she disagrees.

“It is our obligation to listen to everyone and have … [a] much more respectful dialogue,” he said.

The issue was tabled by a unanimous vote of the board but is expected to be revisited at a future date. tim@oakpark.com

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Longfellow gets a new principal Amy Jefferson, hired on 1-year contract, replaces Angela Dolezal

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

During a regular meeting on May 14, the District 97 Board of Education approved the appointment of Amy Jefferson as the new principal at Longfellow Elementary School.

Jefferson will replace Angela Dolezal, who is leaving to become director of teaching and learning with Riverside District 96.

In a statement, D97 Supt. Carole Kelley thanked Dolezal “for her tremendous leadership and dedicated service during the past 15 years, and wish her all the best in District 96.”

Kelley lauded Jefferson’s “diverse background in education” and her “track record for fostering the growth of all students,” adding, “I believe those tremendous qualities, coupled with her knowledge, skills

Amy Jefferson

and passion for learning, will help advance our vision and aid our efforts to promote greater equity and inclusion across our district.”

Before coming to Longfellow, Jefferson was assistant principal at Carman-Buckner Elementary School in Waukegan for two years; an ELA instructional leader and middle school team leader at the AUSL Carter School for Excellence in Chicago for four years; and a teacher who taught third-, fourth- and sixth-graders, as well as highschoolers, for six years.

She has a bachelor’s degree in English education from Rust College and a master’s degree in educational leadership/administration from National Louis University.

She was also recently invited to participate in the National Institute of Urban School Leaders, a program administered by Har-

vard University that evaluates best practices and techniques in urban schools, district officials noted in a statement.

“I consider it an honor and privilege to be the new principal for Longfellow Elementary School,” Jefferson stated. “The staff members and families in this community truly value the importance of education and are fully committed to meeting the needs of all students. I am incredibly excited to join this exceptional team of remarkable individuals and look forward to working with them to help every child at Longfellow realize their full potential.”

Jefferson received a 1-year contract that includes a base salary of $117,490. Her tenure begins on July 1.

CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

Second activist announces bid to succeed Davis Kina Collins files papers to run for 7th Congressional District seat

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Another candidate has announced her run for the Illinois 7th Congressional District seat. Gun violence prevention advocate Kina Collins filed the paperwork establishing her candidacy on May 13, her campaign announced.

According to the statement her campaign released, Collins, a native of Chicago’s Austin community, co-authored legislation signed into law in 2018 that established the Illinois Council on Women and Girls — a body that advises the governor on gender policies in Illinois.

Some of the goals of the council include helping to end the gender pay gap, bolstering legal protections against workplace sexual harassment, and confronting domestic violence, among others.

Currently, Collins is a national organizer with Physicians for a National Health Program — a 20,000-member organization comprising medical doctors, medical students and other health care professionals who support universal, single-payer health insurance.

She’s also a leader with Generation Progress — a progressive research and advocacy group created by the Center for American Progress, a liberal public policy think tank — and the founder of the Chicago Neighborhood Alliance.

In her role with Generation Progress, Collins worked to launch the Beyond the Gun Campaign, a national violence prevention initiative.

In her statement, she said the 7th Congressional District, “the most diverse” in the state, has “some of the greatest disparities in the country. The residents of our district deserve a fighter. We deserve full access to quality health care, neighborhoods and school zones free of gun violence, and reforms to a criminal justice system that disproportionately targets the lives of men and women of color.”

On her campaign website, Collins advocates for the implementation of a singlepayer Medicare for All health care system, supports safe and legal abortions, calls for the defunding Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and supports a $15 federal minimum wage. Collins’ campaign noted that a full policy platform will be available on the website in the fall.

In February 2018, Collins quit her position with the campaign of then-candidate for governor, J.B. Pritzker, over racially insensitive comments he made about black politicians, namely Secretary of State Jesse White and former Senate President Emil Jones, during a leaked phone conversation with then-governor Rod Blagojevich.

“The 26-year-old Austin resident joined Pritzker’s campaign last November as a West Side organizer,” according to an ABC 7 report published at the time. “But when she heard the tapes from 2009 where Pritzker and Rod Blagojevich were talking about possible candidates to fill Barack Obama’s Senate seat and Pritzker called Jesse White the ‘least offensive’ black candidate and Emil Jones too ‘crass,’ Collins quit the Pritzker

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SHE’S GOT NEXT?: Kina Collins, a gun violence prevention activist, plans on running to succeed U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (7th). campaign.”

“It was the thought of having to come back to my community and defend those comments which I couldn’t reconcile with, and so because of that I had to draw a line in the sand and leave the campaign,” Collins told reporters.

Collins is at least the second candidate under 40 to publicly announce a bid to succeed the powerful Danny K. Davis, the 7th Dis-

trict’s longtime incumbent. Oak Park teacher and activist Anthony Clark announced last month that he would make a second bid for the office.

Davis beat Clark, 74-26 percent, in the Democratic Primary election on March 20, 2018. Davis has so far not publicly unannounced his intentions. The next Democratic Party primaries are in 2020.

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Hands across the boulevard, the next chapter Oak Park Temple joins New Mount Pilgrim MBC in D.C.

By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

Members of Oak Park Temple and New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago took a trip to Washington D.C. last October, which also served as a spiritual journey for all involved.

Fifteen members from each congregation flew to the nation’s capital on Oct. 12, spent time at the Holocaust Museum and attended a Shabbat service at Congregation Micah.

The guest speaker that night was a Palestinian man who spoke about reconciliation efforts. Oak Park Temple’s rabbi, Max Weiss, called the timing “fortuitous.”

On Saturday, the group spent the better part of the day at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, after which they had dinner and processed what they had experienced.

The next day they went to a service at Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal church in a D.C. suburb, and flew back home in the afternoon.

Reactions to the trip were universally positive and often emotional.

The Holocaust Museum featured an actual railroad boxcar which had been used to transport Jews to concentration camps. Marc Blesoff, a member of Oak Park Temple, remembered, “Walking inside it, touching the wood, imagining the bodies literally stuffed together inside; the crush of terrified humanity.

“The next day we went to the AfricanAmerican Museum. I saw drawings of the below-decks hulls of the slave ships — hundreds of people packed in next to one another, row upon row, layer upon layer upon layer. What other species does this?”

Rev. Marshall Hatch who pastors New Mount Pilgrim Church and his wife Priscilla co-chaired the trip with Rabbi Weiss and his wife Leslie. Hatch and Weiss met at a Leadership Network meeting in Austin.

After going through both museums, Rev. Hatch observed, “It was quite a cross-cultural experience. We saw a lot of similarities in the [tragic] histories of the Jewish people and the African-American people and in the experiences of discrimination and persecution.”

Rabbi Weiss said he knew about the “broad strokes” of African-American history but, “At the museum I heard stories that allowed history to enter my heart in a different way. I don’t think I was really aware of the extent that slavery created racism as opposed to racism creating slavery. I never had thought about it in that way, and that was really heart-opening information” Sue Blaine, a member of Oak Park Temple, saw history repeating itself these days,

when she commented, “I continue to be unpleasantly surprised about how some people in authority positions can demean, hurt, and/or kill those they view as inferior.”

She admitted to being surprised when one of the younger trip companions from New Mount Pilgrim said he hadn’t known much about the Holocaust before the trip.

“I thought that since teaching about the Holocaust is a mandatory unit in Illinois history class everyone would know about it,” Blaine said. “Then I thought about Civil Rights and how I had assumed when I was growing up that since there were laws saying we all had the same rights, we actually all did have them. As an adult, I’m acutely aware that wasn’t true for many years, and isn’t true today either.”

Getting to know one another was the primary goal of Rev. Hatch and Rabbi Weiss. On a trip to Israel they had taken together, they started asking what they could do to bring their particular faith communities together and decided that nothing does it like travel.

They acknowledged differences in their theology and traditions but those did not become barriers to embracing the other.

“My inability to pray in a particular vernacular [e.g. in Jesus’ name],” Rabbi Weiss explained, “doesn’t mean I can’t appreciate the devotion and the faith of another person. The more deeply I go into Judaism the more I am called to the world.”

Blaine said they felt like pioneers as the first Jewish group to attend services at Ebenezer AME Church.

Warren Riley, one of the ministers at New Mount Pilgrim, said of the trip, “The cross-cultural experience was amazing. The differences in our faith traditions were irrelevant, and friendships were formed from having just one weekend together.”

Riley shared some of “what has evolved.” He has participated in two Passover seders and had Jewish friends over to his house for both Christmas and his birthday. “We laughed,” he said, “and had a wonderful time. What an honor to be invited into their homes.”

Rev. Hatch saw some similarities in the two worship experiences — a common love of music and a passion for social justice rooted in memories of the past. He saw the trip as one more action toward the goal of tearing down the “wall” that exists along Austin Boulevard between the Austin neighborhood and the western suburbs.

He added that some of the members of New Mount Pilgrim drove over to Oak Park Temple last weekend in a show of support and solidarity in the wake of the Chabad of Poway Synagogue shooting in San Diego on April 27.

“What a tremendous blessing this trip was,” Minister Riley said, “a wonderful opportunity to learn, if you were willing to open your mind and love people who suffered and were persecuted just like we were.”

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Stevenson, Carroll Park projects on tap this summer

Large grants will help fund major upgrades, improve sustainability

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

The Park District of Oak Park is expected to start construction on two major renovation and expansion projects at Stevenson Park and Carroll Park early this summer.

The park district last week sought bids for the work and the board of commissioners is expected to approve contracts at its June 6 meeting. Both projects received grants that allowed the board to increase their scope and add environmentally sustainable features.

The Stevenson Park renovation received a $400,000 Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) state grant earlier this year, and Carroll Center expansion will benefit from a $577,800 Illinois Clean Energy Community Facilities grant from the nonprofit Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation.

Thanks to the OLSAD grant, Stevenson Park’s west entrance will be made handicapped-accessible, and plans call for a full walking loop, installing a bioswale on the

Lake Street side of the park in order to reduce flooding, installing picnic and chess tables, and erecting a practice wall for soccer and lacrosse.

The park district has already budgeted $400,000 in matching funds to cover its share of the costs. Park district Executive Director Jan Arnold said the renovations are scheduled to begin in July and wrap up by the end of November.

With Carroll Center, 1125 S. Kenilworth Ave., the park district plans to build a twoclassroom addition directly south of the current building and build a new playground on the green space to the east.

The contract for the playground project has already been approved, with the winning bidder coming in at $103,000, which was $97,000 below the park district’s estimate.

But the center expansion portion proved to be more complicated. The board was originally supposed to approve the contract in March, only to find that the lowest bid came in at $200,000 over budget.

Since then, the park district has sought individual bids for 10 trades. So far, it has received bids for five of them.

The park district has budgeted $1.1 million for the expansion portion of the project. With the ICECF grant, Arnold explained

that they will get a portion of it later this month and will be reimbursed for the rest after the project is completed. “[The grant] will give district the needed funds that are necessary to apply sustainable features that we strive for,” she told the board.

Dole Library renovations coming As the Park District of Oak Park officially takes over Dole Center, 255 Augusta St., at the start of June, it will begin making what the staff describes as much-needed repairs.

In her report to the board of commissioners on May 16, park district Executive Director Jan Arnold said repairs will start out relatively small and mostly be done during off-hours.

But from June 22 to July 7, Dole Center, including the library portion, will close to allow contractors to redo the flooring, install two handicapped-accessible doors on the west side of the building and replace deteriorated stair treads. The board is expected to approve the flooring contract during its June 6 meeting.

Also on May 16, the board approved the new 50-year lease for the library. Rent ($1,370 per month) and other terms are essentially

the same as it was when the village of Oak Park owned the building, but the lease had to be rewritten to account for the change in ownership.

One thing that may be affected is Oak Park Society of Model Engineers, which leases a space in Dole Center basement. While Arnold said that the park district doesn’t want to force the group out of the building, it wants the society to recruit more members from Oak Park. The park district will negotiate a new lease with the group, according to Arnold.

“Right now, they have 27 members [and] nine of them are Oak Park residents,” Arnold said. In order to best use that space for the Oak Park community, Arnold said, “We will recommend that they need to increase the number of resident members over the next [several] months.”

Arnold told the board that the first round of repairs, which will start on June 3, will involve “painting of the common areas, resurfacing the dance floor on the second floor, removing old logos,” painting the basement floor and other minor repairs.

Once the building reopens on July 8, the park district will work to prepare for the Senior Citizens’ Center of Oak Park-River Forest to move into the basement in October.

River Forest Park District budget holds the line Keystone Park playground to be replaced

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

The River Forest Park District’s proposed budget for the upcoming 2019-20 fiscal year can be summed up with three words – staying the course.

With a few exceptions, it keeps the spending at the same levels. The few capital projects it has on the docket are fairly modest and are designed to address pressing maintenance issues. But that isn’t to say it there aren’t any changes.

The budget calls for raising programming fees by 3 percent to make up for the minimum wage increases. Keystone Park’s distinct train-themed playground equipment will be replaced with something similar, but newer. And the park district will create a new graphic designer position.

Park district Executive Director Mike Sletten presented the budget to the River Forest Park District Board of Commissioners during its May 13 meeting. He noted that power costs have actually dropped.

Thanks to the LED light bulbs at all park district facilities, for outdoor lighting and at the platform tennis court, the park district is spending less on electricity. And because

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BREAKING PLAYGROUND: The playlot population will see new equipment at Keystone. the natural gas rates were locked in when the prices were low, they save money in that area as well – at least until 2021.

At the same time, Sletten said that there are expenses they couldn’t control – areas where they budget for the worst-case scenario. The cost for tree removal has been going up, and because rains are unpredictable, so have water costs.

For the most part, capital projects focus on repair and replacement of existing assets. At the Keystone Park playground,

that includes $50,000 to replace the train playground equipment, which, according to Sletten, is falling apart, and $12,000 to replace the fence. Sletten said that, for the former, they would try to find something “as close as possible” to what’s there right now.

Elsewhere in Keystone Park, the budget sets aside $12,000 for brick sidewalk upgrades and $5,000 for the “ecological restoration” of the nearby railroad embankment.

At Washington Square Park and Washington Commons Park, the budget allocates $28,000 to put in six square metal bollards along Forest Avenue and $10,000 to regrade the Washington Square field in order to reduce flooding. At Priory Park the budget allocates $20,000 to resurface the parking lot and $5,000 for ecological restoration.

The budget is currently available for review. The park board will hold public budget hearing on June 17 prior to voting on the document.

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FRESH POWDER: Kids devour donuts on Saturday, during opening day of the Oak Park Farmers Market.

It must be spring: Farmers Market opens

Wild Alaska fish, knife sharpening and free rides for seniors new this year

By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

Spring has sprung! OK, maybe not so much, but the onset of (somewhat occasional) warmer weather means good news for lovers of locally grown, fresh produce and other delectables.

That’s right, villagers, the Oak Farmers Market kicked off this last weekend and will continue throughout the year on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Pilgrim Congregational Church parking lot, 460 Lake St. Farmers market enthusiasts can expect to see their favorite vendors return, but the market will be even better this year with new merchants and services, according to Farmers Market Manager Colleen McNichols.

The 44th season launched with Go Green Days – May 18 and 25 – where organizations provide information about sustainability.

Members of the Oak Park Board of Trustees and the village Environment & Energy Commission also are available during the Go Green Days to discuss local initiatives. It also will feature seed potting activities for children, according to a press release from the village.

This year’s market also marks the first time fish will be available. Sitka Salmon Shares, which offers fresh Alaska salmon and other fish, will have a stand at the market. And on-site knife sharpening by American Pride Microfarm also will be an Oak Park Farmers Market first.

More information about the vendors is

available at www.oak-park.us/farmersmarket.

Also new at the farmers market this year – free rides to the market courtesy of Oak Park Township. The township is suggesting a one-dollar donation for the ride, but has partnered with the farmers market to help farmers market lovers get to the weekly event.

McNichols said in an email that she is “on a mission to save our small family farms from extinction.”

She said that two vendors are “in dire financial circumstances” due in part to inclement weather this season.

“If they do not have a strong market and CSA season this year, I fear they will not be around next season,” McNichols said. “If Oak Parkers step up and buy directly from them, their whole extended families can be supported and continue to farm.”

She shared an oft-told story by one of the vendors, noting that a $5 watermelon purchase at a grocery store sends about $1.20 to a nonlocal vendor in another part of the country.

“If the person buys a much fresher $5 watermelon from the grower at our market in season, the farmer pockets the entire $5,” she said.

McNichols said in the email that she wants to “appeal to the highest being” in Oak Park area shoppers to buy local.

“Please show up,” she said. “Please consider a CSA share from one of these farmers. Please support an entire family.

“Buy from someone you can look in the eye and ask about recipes, or storage or new preparation ideas to try at home.”

Most vendors at the market accept credit/ debit cards, along with WIC and senior coupons. LINK cards are accepted by all vendors and cardholders who purchase up to $25 can double their purchase through the Double Value Coupon program.

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Tree muggers do damage in Scoville Park

An estimated $500 worth of damage was inflicted on several trees around Scoville Park around 7:50 a.m. on May 15. The police report identified the village of Oak Park as victim in the incident. In the 100 block of North Grove Avenue, someone damaged several trees by “pushing/pulling” a smallsized tree and breaking several branches off other trees, according to the report.

Criminal trespass A man in his mid-50s was discovered trespassing in the maintenance room of an apartment building in the 1100 block of Washington Boulevard about 9:45 on May 16.

Confronted, he was last seen headed east on Washington.

Burglary ■ Someone used an unlocked side service door to gain entry to a residential garage in the 1100 block of North Taylor Avenue, sometime between 4 and 5 p.m. on May 15.

A red, men’s, 7-speed, folding X-treme bike was taken. The estimated loss is $750.

■ A garage was burglarized in the 100 block of South Lombard Avenue, sometime between 9 p.m. on May 15 and 7:30 a.m. on

May 16. The offender entered through a closed-but-unlocked side door, then entered an unlocked vehicle inside the garage and stole an iPod, hand tools, a pair of binoculars and $20. The estimated loss is $580.

■ Someone stole a gray bicycle from a garage in the 1100 block of South Euclid Avenue, sometime between 7:30 p.m. on May 15 and 7:30 p.m. on May 16. The offender used a pry tool to force open a side service door to enter the garage. The estimated loss is $250.

■ Eric Torres, 40, of the 6200 block of South Major Avenue, Chicago, was arrested at 8:04 a.m. on May 14 in the 800 block of South Austin Boulevard and charged with burglary to a motor vehicle. No additional information was given.

■ A Hyundai Elantra was burglarized in the first block of Harvard Street, sometime between 8 p.m. on May 16 and 11:04 a.m. on May 17. The offender ransacked the vehicle and removed the cover on the victim’s fuse box. No loss reported.

■ A residence was burglarized in the 800 block of Wesley Avenue, sometime between 3 and 9:42 a.m. on May 19. The offender entered through an unlocked rear door and stole a rose gold iPhone 8, a Louis Vuitton wallet with cash, credit cards, a car key, a men’s money clip containing cash, and mis-

cellaneous credit cards and identification.

The offender then entered the victim’s garage through an unlocked service door and entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle. There a Safariland vest and carrier, 60 rounds of ammunition, an asp baton, range ear protection and a credit card were stolen. The estimated loss is $1,500.

Theft ■ Someone entered the common area of a building in the 100 block of Washington Boulevard and stole a black and red 46CM men’s Fuji 3 bicycle, sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. on May 16. The estimated loss is $400.

■ An Amazon package was stolen from the porch of a building in the 800 block of Wisconsin Avenue, sometime between 10:42 a.m. and 3:50 p.m. on May 16. The package contained a 44-count box of diapers valued at $26.

■ Oak Park police arrested a 20-year-old man from Montgomery, Illinois, and charged him with six counts of theft after an investigation revealed him to be in possession of several packages that belonged to Oak Park and Berwyn residents. He also was charged with driving on a suspended license. The

man was arrested in the 900 block of South Ridgeland Avenue at 3:50 p.m. on May 16.

Aggravated battery A 20-year-old Riverside man was taken into custody and charged with aggravated battery, which took place in the 500 block of South Maple on Aug. 15, 2018. The man, who lives in the 100 block of West Forest Avenue, Riverside, was arrested at 11:30 a.m. on May 14. The location of the arrest was listed as Cook County Department of Corrections.

The victim was identified as a Naperville resident.

These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports, May 13-20, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.

Compiled by Timothy Inklebarger

Shirtworks becomes Personalization House

Marion Street institution bought by local business owner

By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

When longtime Oak Park resident Eric Priceman went to the downtown mainstay store Shirtworks recently, all he needed done was a small embroidery job.

“I ended up walking away with the business,” he said in a recent interview.

Priceman purchased Shirtworks, 127 N. Marion St., and has transformed the business into Personalization House.

He told Wednesday Journal that the new business will still carry T-shirts and offer embroidery and other services available at Shirtworks, but he’s expanding the business to include a wide variety of new services.

Priceman said that with the new equipment he’s bringing to the store, the business will have the technology to personalize just about any item. That includes knickknacks, glassware, apparel, artwork, picture frames – practically anything.

The purchase of the Oak Park shop follows in the wake of Priceman and his company opening of another similar store in

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SHIRTWORKS AND THEN SOME: The longtime downtown shop was recently bought and rebranded as Personalization House.

New Rochelle, New York, at the beginning of the year.

Priceman, who owns a manufacturing business on the West Side of Chicago, came up with the concept for Personalization House a few years ago and said he plans to open other locations at some point in the future. He said the Marion Street shop opening up was unexpected.

“The Oak Park acquisition was not something we intended to do, but it fell in our lap and it was a great opportunity,” he said.

Priceman said he jumped on the oppor-

tunity for the downtown shop, calling it a “fantastic location,” because of the high foot traffic, street festivals and the demographics.

The new store is more than just some additional equipment and a different sign.

Priceman, along with his partners Lauren Nemiroff and Alan Starks, have renovated the interior, adding new hardwood floors, a brick wall and a copper ceiling.

“The store will also have a DIY corner, where trained personnel will help customers to personalize products directly on our

website,” he said in an email. “Once they have done that they can come back in two to three days to pick up the items or have them shipped directly to their homes.”

Employees will be artists from the community who are trained to help customers achieve their personalization projects, he said.

The shop also will hold monthly events call “Meet the Maker” to give employee artists a chance to showcase their own work. tim@oakpark.com

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Spring fling

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The sun made a rare apperance, Saturday morning, during What’s Blooming on Harrison, and the fine arts crowd was in fine form, browsing and riding and sliding.

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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 and inclusion in our schools.

They will also be given the ways they have been supporting our schools and students:

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Summer Empowerment • Oak Park Public Library • Park District of Oak Park • Collaboration for Early Childhood Hephzibah • Oak Park Education Foundation • E-Team • YEMBA The following partner organizations will have tables at the event and plan to share the ways they have been supporting our schools and students:

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leaders as role models. Bianca scammed airlines for free tickets and cash, robbed tricks, stole from department stores and more. She bounced in and out of prison, where she earned her GED and about 80 college credit hours. from page 1 By this time, almost all of her family memorganizes an annual Christmas gift drive bers had given up on her, either taking care for homeless children. Last year, she raised of or adopting out her five children, and then $900 for presents that she hand-wrapped and cutting ties. Only her Aunt Louise would write to her in prison, sending her pictures delivered to those living in shelters.

“When I was about 20 years old, and I was of her children and motivational messages already pretty deep into my destruction mode about getting clean. One day, her aunt called by 20, people would say like, ‘Get your life to- Lincoln Correctional Center in southern Ilgether. What are you going to do when you linois and told a prison counselor that her get old?’” Bianca recalled. “I was always like, father had died. Bianca broke down. A pris‘Oh I don’t have to worry, I’m going to write a on counselor took her hand and said, “You should take comfort that your father died book.”

Growing up in the Little Italy neighbor- peacefully with his loved ones around him.”

The counselor’s words echoed in her mind. hood in Chicago, Bianca said her mother “I knew in that moment I was going to die left in the middle of the night from either a drug overdose or when she was just 5. The a bullet and be left in some alley child of a strict Sicilian on the West Side of Chicago.” family, she said her parents Even if she were identified and were cheating on each other her family notified, she didn’t and, per Sicilian tradition, believe her family would bury the mother must leave her her properly or notify her chilhousehold when leaving dren, since they had already cut the relationship. Bianca reties. She began to pray. members waking up in the “Usually my prayers were, middle of the night and see‘God, please let the dope man be ing her mother with a suitthere,’ or ‘God, please don’t let case. me get busted for stealing’ or “She told me she was go‘God, please let the judge give ing out to buy milk for my me an I-bond and release me. breakfast and for my ceSo I didn’t really think God had real,” Bianca said. “I someanything for me, and I had a lot how knew she wasn’t comof nerve to even ask for help. So ing back.”

I made a deal with God in my Her grandmother raised cell with tears in my eyes, and her. Bianca would sit on the I said, ‘God, if you will take the radiator and look out the taste of the streets and the herwindow of her grandmothoin from my mouth, I will, until er’s home, waiting for her my last dying breath, I will help mom to return. Her family people.” felt bad and spoiled her as a Bianca has now been sober distraction. for nine years.

“By mid-high school, when When she first got out of I was dropping out, I was alprison, she stayed at the nonready hitchhiking across the profit A Safe Haven and worked country and sometimes by at a gourmet salad shop. Durmyself. I was fearless,” she ing her commute, she would said. “I look back and I laugh occasionally get off the bus on because I could picture me ANGALIA BIANCA the city’s West Side and, in an hitchhiking through the Author and activist effort to keep her word to God, mountains with my backstarted talking to the groups pack, and my little jean skirt of young men she saw hanging on, and my jean jacket from out on the corners. school, and my saddle shoes.

“I’d be kind of joking but not joking, saySometimes I’d get out of school from Oak Park and I’d [think], ‘I feel like going to Cali- ing, ‘When you go to prison, and trust me fornia’ and I just wouldn’t even go home. I you will, let me tell you how that looks the first night when you think you’re having fun would just start hitchhiking.”

Bianca landed in Tucson, where a room- and the cell door slams on you and you’re mate introduced her to heroin. After a few not getting out for a while,” she said. “Let years, she returned to the West Side of Chi- me tell you the ugly side up front. That way cago, addicted but without a reliable connec- you won’t be shocked.”

An official from Cure Violence noticed tion to buy the drug. “I got tired of drinking codeine cough syrup, so I was like, ‘I’m go- Bianca and was shocked that an older white ing to find some real heroin,’” she said. “I woman was connecting so well with the just went to Humboldt Park and made a con- young men. He offered her a job as a violence interrupter, which meant stopping shootings nection and started copping from them.”

She joined the Latin Kings gang and in advance by intervening in dangerous situstarted dealing with them, looking up to the ations and building relationships. She was

Trying to save youth

“When you go to prison, and trust me you will, let me tell you how that looks the first night when you think you’re having fun and the cell door slams on you.”

ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

MISSION: After barely surviving her self-destructive youth, Angalia Bianca hopes to save others from a similiar fate. stationed in the far north Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago — then-nicknamed “The Jungle” — and her new colleagues made bets about how long she would last.

“A lot of the areas we work in are African American and Latino, so to look at me you wouldn’t think I’d have credibility,” she explained.

But after a month, every kid on Howard Street was asking about Bianca.

She was promoted within the organization but is currently engaged in a federal suit against Cure Violence, alleging that UIC and program heads did not take her claims of sexual assault by a senior Cure Violence administrator seriously.

She has reunited with her children and

family, an affiliate of the United Nations named her a “Goodwill Ambassador,” and she’s one math class away from finishing her college degree. Bianca would like to eventually earn her master’s in psychology from UIC and dreams of actress Sandra Bullock playing her in a movie based on the new book about her life. She lives in her grandma’s old home in Forest Park.

“A lot of people would say, ‘Oh yeah, I regret my whole past life, I wish I could do it over,’ but I don’t say that and the reason is because all that pain that I caused myself has given me the experience to save youth today,” she said. “So now I’m able to help humanity because I lived that life and recovered from it.”

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over the meaning of the well-known hand sign has arisen in part as the result of a deliberate hoax concocted on the internet message board 4chan, which, in addition to its well-earned reputation as a gateway to the racist ‘alt-right,’ is perhaps more from page 1 broadly known as the home of trolling culfour weeks, originally cost $85,000; however, ture.” “since Jostens [the company that prints and D200 officials said that “recent media ships the yearbooks] is a partner with the events have heightened public awareness school, they want to invest in the solution of the symbol’s newer implications,” referby sharing in the cost.” encing the Christchurch mosque shootings The superintendent said the $53,794 in New Zealand, where the 28-year-old Auscould be paid with money the district had tralian shooter flashed the upside down OK originally allocated for new active learning symbol while in court on March 16. space furniture, in case the district’s ImagOfficials also pointed to the incident that ine OPRF master facilities plan was not ap- involved a white man flashing the gesture proved. behind a black sports broadcaster while he Since the board voted in favor of the plan was on air at a Chicago Cubs game on May and subsequently voted to implement a 7. The Cubs subsequently banned that fan first phase of capital improvements, which from Wrigley Field. would include constructing Complicating matters, howand/or retrofitting classrooms ever, is that the OK gesture’s that may not need the active increasing popularity as a symlearning space furniture, the bol of white supremacy has hapdistrict stopped purchasing it. pened as the decades-old circle Officials instead started using game seems to be experiencing the money to repair existing a resurgence among school-age furniture. young people.

“Since we still have funds left According to the online Urban in the furniture budget, we can Dictionary, the game “starts out use those funds to cover the onewhen the Offensive Player cretime cost of reprinting the yearates a circle with their thumb book,” Pruitt-Adams said. and forefinger, not unlike an ‘AThe superintendent said the Okay’ signal, somewhere below district’s target date for distribhis waist.

JOYLYNN uting the books is June 18. In “His goal is to trick another the meantime, however, district person into looking at his hand.

PRUITTADAMS officials said they’ll provide stuIf the Victim looks at the hand, OPRF Superintendent dents who ordered “Tabulas” he has lost the game, and is subwith an autograph book from sequently hit on the bicep with Jostens, which students can ada closed fist, by the offensive here to the pages of their yearplayer.” books later on.

The origins of the prank are widely dis“We have historically handed these out to puted, but many anecdotes about the game’s seniors at the barbecue held after gradua- beginnings can be traced back to the 1970s tion rehearsal, in case they need more room and 1980s. for signatures,” Pruitt-Adams explained in a May 20 email to families.

‘This is complex’ She noted that the 18 photographs in question were taken in mid-October of last year.

During Monday’s special meeting, D200 The pages were reviewed and shipped to the school board members agonized over how printer in early December, “before the ges- to deal with the complicated predicament of ture was widely known to have any associa- mitigating the harm that might result from tion with white nationalism,” she explained. what may or may not have been a benign co“I want to be clear that we are not making incidence. any presumptions about students’ intent in Some community members said the exusing the gesture,” the superintendent said. pensive controversy should not be paid for “Regardless of intent, however, there is a by area taxpayers while others worried that real and negative impact. Many students, the district was playing into the hands of not only our students of color, experience white supremacists. this gesture as a symbol of white supremCofsky said the district was dealing with acy. Potentially subjecting our students to the hand gestures “of a bunch of goofy kids this trauma is simply not acceptable.” taking photos” based on events that hapAccording to anti-discrimination groups, pened after the gestures were photographed. the recent controversy over the upside“This is a complex issue,” he said, noting down OK gesture started in 2017, when the that “the question is: Are we allowed to regesture started circulating on 4Chan, an in- wind the clock or do we move forward?” ternet message board.

Baron said the roughly 50 students he saw The Southern Poverty Law Center, the making the hand gestures cut “across genMontgomery, Ala.-based organization that der, race, grade, as well as activity or club tracks hate groups and trends, described the type,” which, he said, “is a huge distincsign on its website: tion,” adding that “the vast majority, if not “The social-media-driven controversy all, of the gestures that I saw are the above-

Reprint approved

“I want to be clear that we are not making any presumptions about students’ intent in using the gesture.”

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OAKPARK.COM | RIVERFOREST.COM the-waist and/or traditional upright ‘OK’ version, rather than below-the-waist and/ or upside-down ‘OK’ version, which I understand is seen more as something appropriated by white supremacists.”

Cofsky and Baron, along with some parents who spoke during public comment, indicated that the district reprinting the yearbooks because of students making hand gestures that had been later expropriated by racists is a reactionary response.

“We are playing right into the hands of all the haters whose evil is at the root of this corrosive and divisive angst,” Baron said.

But many people who supported the decision to reprint the yearbooks argued that the harm to black and brown students that could result from the photos should be top of mind in a district that professes to cherish equity.

“I, too, have seen those photos and I don’t know that it matters that it’s a cross-section of the community,” said Spivy. “One student doing something that is offensive to another student is enough.”

Board member Gina Harris said the district should be particularly sensitive when it comes to the harms — intended or unintended — done to students of color, given the “systems we’ve been operating in for a very long time.”

“I am struck by how much learning there is left to do among this board, this administration, our community and our country,”

said board President Moore, adding that the lack of “race and racism” in the discussion about the yearbook matter “is very troubling” to her.

“I would never want a symbol of this high school to represent for anybody harm, and that is what the potential is for having this book come out as is,” she said.

“Tabula” staff members and parents who spoke during public comment said they learned about the district’s decision to postpone the distribution of the yearbooks in the emails that were sent to families last week.

Anderson Kennedy, an OPRF junior and “Tabula” photographer, said he was “hurt and outraged” by the fact that he and his colleagues on the yearbook staff found out about the administration’s decision to postpone the yearbook in emails school officials sent out to families last week. Kennedy added that “while some choose to find offense” in the hand gesture, “others view it as what it had previously been known as — a game.”

Although Supt. Pruitt-Adams said her administration was in contact with the yearbook’s adult sponsors, she conceded that, because they were working with such a short window of time to make a decision, they did not reach out to the students — an oversight she said she regrets.

“We own that,” Pruitt-Adams said.

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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 HANDSOME PRAIRIE INFLUENCED HOME, evident in gorgeous original wood and beautiful art glass windows throughout. Beautiful entryway, classic wood mantle, French doors, built- ins. Charming coach house. Special home loved by same family for two generations. . $899,000 STATELY OAK PARK HOME on tree lined street! Pristine home offers quality & stunning details throughout with custom millwork, cabinetry & craftsmanship! Bright, open first floor with sunlit fam rm. Four spacious bedrooms on 2nd floor. Awesome basement, park-like yard. .......$817,000 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 MOVEIN READY with space for everyone! Enjoy the well thought out design of this 5 BR, 4 bath home! 1st FL includes open floor plan, kitchen/ family room combo, BR, full bath. 2nd FL features 4 BRs, 2 full baths, laundry. Finished basement with additional BR and 4th full BA. .. $584,900 WONDERFUL GUNDERSON HOME set on a wide lot with a side driveway. This 5 BR, 2-1/2 BA home features a spacious foyer, large DR adjacent to eat-in kitchen, heated mudroom, and a three season porch on the 2nd FL. Addl living space on 3rd fl & in the finished bsmt. ....................$577,888

GORGEOUS, UPDATED VICTORIAN with an open front porch, newly renovated kitchen, art glass windows, wood floors, neutral color palette, spacious 3rd FL family room, well-lit basement, fenced-in backyard, 2 1/2 car garage. Truly a move in ready and well-maintained home. .....$549,000 LOVELY BRICK HOME and original details blend seamlessly w/ 2 story addition on large lot. 4 BRs, 2 full and 1 half BA, wdwrk, wood burning fireplace, updtd kit. Storage, 2 car garage…so much to see. ........$539,900 CLASSIC QUEEN ANNE HOME with 3 bedrooms, 3-1/2 baths includes LR with gas FP and attached Sun room. 1st FL family room, updated kitchen with attached breakfast room. Great closet space. Finished rec room in basement. Custom deck. Great house for entertaining! ..................$519,000 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 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 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 PRICE REDUCED ORIGINAL CHARM AND CHARACTER 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 bsmnt, deck, 2 car garage .........$379,900

FOREST PARK HOMES PRICE REDUCED AWARD WINNING RENOVATION of this impressive 4 BR, 3 full BA luxury home! Open floor plan, designer kitchen, mud room with built-ins, huge pantry. .............................................................. $589,000 RARE BRICK FOUR SQUARE HOME 4 BRs, 2 full, 2 half BAs, hdwd flrs, rmdld kit w/attd fam rm, storage in garage, deck, fenced yard. .. $389,000

ELMWOOD PARK HOMES RECENTLY UPDATED COLONIAL in EP’s RF Manor. 2-story addition includes fam rm ,2-rm master suite. Lots of windows & light. .....$485,000 NOT YOUR TYPICAL RAISED RANCH! Move in ready brick and stone. 3 BR, 2 BA, LL open flr plan w/rec rm, laundry, wet bar area. .......... $329,900

For more listings & photos go to GagliardoRealty.com

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NEW LISTING

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715 FOREST AVE, RIVER FOREST

118 ASHLAND AVE, RIVER FOREST

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1224 N KENILWORTH AVE, OAK PARK

936 FOREST AVE, RIVER FOREST

6 br, 4.1 ba $1,485,000

5 br, 2.2 ba $789,000

3 br, 1.1 ba $599,000

4 br, 3.1 ba $584,900

3 br, 2.1 ba $566,000

Adriana Cook 708.848.5550

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Cara Carriveau (Busch) 708.848.5550

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612 THOMAS AVE, FOREST PARK

1024 PLEASANT ST 6, OAK PARK

1123 SCHNEIDER AVE, OAK PARK

1101 N HUMPHREY AVE, OAK PARK

3 br, 2 ba $469,900

4 br, 2.1 ba $465,000

3 br, 2 ba $460,000

4 br, 2.1 ba $449,000

3 br, 1.5 ba $444,000

Tabitha Murphy 708.848.5550

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3 br, 1.1 ba $439,900

3 br, 1.2 ba $425,000

2 br, 2.1 ba $409,000

2 br, 2.5 ba $409,000

3 br, 2 ba $405,000

Kris McCartney 708.848.5550

Beth Franken 708.848.5550

Mari Hans 708.848.5550

Meg Wygonik Kryger 708.848.5550

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839 N LOMBARD AVE, OAK PARK

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220 S MAPLE AVE 42, OAK PARK

6436 ROOSEVELT RD 401, OAK PARK

4 br, 2 ba $399,000

3 br, 1.1 ba $359,000

3 br, 2 ba $299,000

3 br, 2.1 ba $289,900

2 br, 2 ba $238,500

Susan Abbott 708.848.5550

Cory Kohut 708.848.5550

Kelly Fondow 708.848.5550

Jeffrey O'Connor 708.848.5550

Donna Karpavicius 708.848.5550

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Beautiful brick colonial.

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KATHY & TONY IWERSEN 708.772.8040 708.772.8041 tonyiwersen@atproperties.com

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Wednesday Journal, May 22, 2019

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Sunday June 2 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Mills Park Carnival Activities

Scoville Park Stage Lake St. & Oak Park Ave.

11 a.m. - The Replays

217 S. Home Ave.

DAVY Awards presentation at 3 p.m.

noon - RJ Revue 1 p.m. - The Oh Yeahs 2 p.m. - Simply Elton 3 p.m. - Rico

1 - 5 p.m. $5 wristbands will give you unlimited access to: ● Virtual reality rollercoaster ● Gyroscope and obstacle course ● Inflatable mini golf ● Interactive rides and inflaatables

Ride a Bike or Walk!

4 p.m. - Toy Robots *Also featuring live performances

by Ovation Academy for the Perofrming Arts

Library Plaza Food Court

Free activities: ● Tours of Pleasant Home ● Live DJ Mills Park Refreshments: Food vendors will be on hand to feed your appetite. (Cash only)

For more info call 708 . 725 . 2100

More than 150 booths with information & activities on Oak Park businesses and services!

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Wednesday Journal, May 22, 2019

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In The Village, Realtors® 1002 N HUMPHREY AVE OPEN SUN 12-2PM

Oak Park • $579,000 4BR, 3.1BA Call Jane x118

Oak Park • $524,000 4BR, 2.1BA Call Joe x117

Oak Park • $245,000 3BR, 1BA Call Kyra x145

Oak Park • $339,000 2BR, 2.1BA Call Roz x112

Oak Park • $335,000 3BR, 2BA Call Kris x101

Home of the Week

RE/MAX In The Village Welcomes Patti Sprafka-Wagner!

We are so pleased and proud to welcome Patti Sprafka-Wagner to our office. Patti is a lifelong resident of the community and has been one of the top-producing agents in Oak Park-River Forest for most of her 30 year career.

“I am happy to find a company that values the agents’ abilities and opinions. I appreciate the global reach of RE/MAX which will be a significant asset to my relocating clients. RE/MAX’s exceptional local reputation and great business tools along with their highly-trafficked national website will allow me to provide top-notch services for my clients.”

947 N Oak Park Ave Oak Park • $554,900 3BR, 3.1BA Call Harry x116

Patti can be reached at 708-218-8102 and 1pswagner@gmail.com.

Harry Walsh, Managing Broker

Marion Digre, Co-Owner

Mike Becker

Kari Chronopoulos

Jane McClelland

Keri Meacham

Roz Byrne

Mary Murphy

Tom Byrne

Elissa Palermo

Laurie Christofano

Morgan Digre

Ed Goodwin

Joe Langley

Kyra Pych

Linda Rooney

Kris Sagan

Patti Sprafka-Wagner

Wednesday Journal, May 22, 2019

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Sunday, May 26, 2019

TOWNHOMES

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REALTY CO.

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TIME

1002 N. Humphrey Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $245,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 3525 Gunderson Ave, Berwyn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $289,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 742 Woodbine Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $435,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2

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738 Forest Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $537,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 12-2 142 S. Scoville Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $605,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 1140 Jackson Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,175,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

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REALTY CO.

LISTING PRICE

TIME

417 Lathrop Ave. UNIT 3E, River Forest . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $795,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

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REALTY CO.

LISTING PRICE

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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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 7828 Madison St, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $529,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 12-2

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Founder of the Good Heart, Work Smart Foundation, Mary Jo Schuler (middle), receives the Amity Outstanding Citizen Award from Amity President, Myra Price (left), and President of Dominican University, Donna M. Carroll (right).

16 Suitcases Clothing modeled by Kate Novelli

Borris Powell & Myra Price model pieces from Borris Powell’s Namesake Collection

ReMix Student Designer, Danielle Grouse, walks the runway with one of her fur designs modeled by Elizabeth McNally.

Photographed by Xuanchen Li & Megan Pauley

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Amity School Children’s Aid Hosts a Fashionable FUNdraiser

ocal philanthropic organization, Amity School Children’s Aid hosted their annual luncheon fashion show fund raiser on Tuesday, May 14th at Oak Park Country Club. 150 guests were treated to boutique shopping, a silent auction, a sit down luncheon and a fashion extravaganza featuring local women modeling spring collections from: York Furrier, Inc., 16 Suitcases, Two Story Farmhouse, Sanem’s, ReMix Student Designer – Danielle Grouse, and Chicago Designer, Borris Powell.

Proceeding the fashion show, local youth advocate, entrepreneur, and philanthropist, Mary Jo Schuler, received the Outstanding Citizen Award from Amity’s President, Myra Price. The event raised over $30,000 for the non-profit which assists Oak Park/River Forest public school children with eyeglasses and exams, hearing aids, and other basic necessities for children in need.

Sanem’s Clothing modeled by Kimberly Rachel

Two Story Farmhouse clothing modeled by Geraldine Healy

Italian designed reversible leather walking coat from the York Furrier, Inc. spring collection modeled by Caroline Foreman

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JOURNAL of Oak Park and River Forest

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About Viewpoints Our mission is to lead educated conversation about the people, government, schools, businesses and culture of Oak Park and River Forest. As we share the consensus of Wednesday Journalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s editorial board on local matters, we hope our voice will help focus your thinking and, when need be, fire you to action.

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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)

6:30-7:00am

Chicago, IL.

WCIU-TV (Sun.)

10:30-11:00am

Chicago, IL.

Word Network

10:30-11:00am

Nationwide

(M-F)

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

Roman Catholic

Ascension Catholic Church

www.unitedlutheranchurch.org

708/386-1576

(708) 697-5000 LIVE Webcast - 11:15AM Service

Fair Oaks

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. 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

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.

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 Upcoming Religious Holidays

May 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 9 Pentecost Christianity

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

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CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Customer Service Representative II in the Public Works Department.

This position provides customer service to the public by providing a variety of responsible and difficult customer service and receptionist work including high volume telephone traffic and complex customer service duties. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website http://www.oakpark.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than May 30, 2019.

Senior Software Engineer I sought

by Cars.com, LLC in Chicago, IL. Responsible for developing and supporting various product development efforts, as well as data ingestion, data extraction, business intelligence (BI) and big data solutions. Apply at www.jobpostingtoday. com, #12064.

AUSTIN CLEAN ROOM With fridge, micro.

Nr Oak Park, Super Walmart, Food 4 Less, bus, & Metra. $116/wk and up.

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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.

JOB FAIR TUESDAY, MAY 21 MYSI IS SEEKING DIRECT CARE SPECIALIST FOR FULL & PART TIME WORK IN THE ROGERS PARK AREA *OPEN INTERVIEWS ALL WEEK* AT OUR MAIN OFFICE 3001 W 111TH STREET SUITE 103 CHICAGO, IL 60655 3PM-6PM OPEN INTERVIEWS ALL WEEK! Manager I Technology sought by Anthem, Inc., in Deerfield, IL to create technical designs, perform design reviews and code reviews and participate in all phases of the development and maintenance of product life cycle. Position supervises 7 employees. Apply at www. jobpostingtoday.com, Ref#86153.

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.

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.

SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE

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Reserve your own affordable 2 or 3 BR condo unit of 1000+ sq ft of living space being built on this historic site. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll benefit from a unique 12 year tax freeze and lower monthly living expenses from energy saving systems/appliances, and you can help design your own individual unit.

Plans also include building 5 new townhomes onsite. For details Call 708-383-9223.

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT THERAPY OFFICES FOR RENT Therapy offices for rent in north Oak Park. Rehabbed building. Nicely furnished. Flexible leasing. Free parking; Free wifi; Secure building; Friendly colleagues providing referrals. Shared Waiting room; optional Conference room. Call or email with questions. Shown on Sundays.

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GARAGE/YARD SALES Forest Park

GARAGE SALE 908 BELOIT SAT 5/25 8AM TO 2PM LOTS OF VINTAGE KITSCH!

Lots of eclectic goodies! Old boat letters, garden ornaments, stereos, dvds, tools, construction materials, crystal, milk glass, oak cabinets, Westnofa rosewood end tables, vintage and new drawer knobs, old hardware, photo equipment (cameras and lighting equip), old benches, ranch oak dresser, double bed frame, 3 gang gumball machine, vhs videos, Epson projector with screen, there is no telling what you may find here! Way too much to list but you will find something unique at this sale!

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HUGE MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE 2445 S. 2ND AVE FRI 5/24 & SAT 5/25 8AM TO 3PM

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GARAGE SALE 849 CLINTON AVE SAT 5/25 8:30AM TO 3PM

Household items, tween boy and girl clothes, holiday decor, sports equipment, ice skates, skiing helmets, snow boots, Elfa organizing drawers, home decor, lamps, books, and much, much more* All in excellent condition, name brands, some items barely worn/used. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out!

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HUGE YARD SALE 1036 N EUCLID SAT 5/25 10AM TO 2PM

Salesman Sample sale with new gift items in original packaging. Greeting Cards, Teacher Gifts, Holiday, fancy soaps, socks, Baby, candles, books, purses, pillows, CDs, DVDs, bath & body, games, accessories. Many gently used household items, clothing, shoes, microwave, dog toys, puzzles, Lego, etc. Cash only. In case of rain, sale will be Sun., May 26, from 10- 2 PM.

ITEMS FOR SALE CERTIFIED WIND SURFER Full Size, with cover and sail $125.00.

WATER SKIS $10.00 708-488-8755 MUSIC Musical scores, piano trios, concertos, violin, cello and flute music. All 1/2 price or less.

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OFFICE FURNITURE Office closing in Oak Park. Furniture available last week of May. See www.virtuallyfearless.com for detail.

FOREST PARK 2BR 2 BR 1 BA w/ 2 parking spaces.

Central heat & air. Laundry on site.

Close to River Forest Jewel. $1350 + 1 mo security. 7544 Brown Ave. Call 708-790-1914.

RED CLAY BRICKS I have a pallet of red bricks left over from a construction project and another stack of vintage bricks (200?). Free if you come and get them. River Forest.

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CITY RENTALS AUSTIN VILLAGE 5937 W MIDWAY PKWY Clean 1BR apt, 1/2 blk from OP Green Line & shops. 3rd flr. $785/ mo. Heat not included.

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LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed proposals at the Public Works Service Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 11th, 2019 for the following: PROPOSAL # 19-128 Village of Oak Park Fire Station Overhead Door Replacement

In print â&#x20AC;˘ Online â&#x20AC;˘ Available to you 24 / 7 /365 PublicNoticeIllinois.com PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Public Meeting On May 29, 2019 at 11:00 AM at Walther Christian Academy, 900 Chicago Avenue, Melrose Park, and on May 29, 2019 at 9:00 AM at St. Joseph High School, 10900 Cermak Rd., Westchester, a meeting will be conducted by Proviso Township High Schools District 209.

The purpose of these meetings will be to discuss the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who will attend private schools or be home schooled within the district for the 2019-2020 school year. If you are the parent of a home-schooled student or parochial student who has been or may be identified with a disability and you reside within the boundaries of Proviso Township High Schools District 209, you are urged to attend. If you have further questions pertaining to this meeting, please contact Vanessa Schmitt, Director of Specialized Services at (708) 338-5919 or at vschmitt@ pths209.org.

Published in Forest Park Review 5/22/2019

There will be a pre-bid meeting at the main fire station, 100 N. Euclid, Oak Park, IL on Wednesday, May 29th at 9:00 a.m.

Proposal forms may be obtained from the Public Works Customer Service Center by calling 708-3585700 or by stopping by the office located at 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois between the hours of 7:30am and 4:00pm. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. No bid documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of bid opening.

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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 10:00 AM on Tuesday, June 11th, 2019 and at that time will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following Village Project: 19-6: Pavement Preservation. In general, the improvements will require the following construction: Asphalt surface patching, Fiber modified crackfilling, Maltene based Rejuvinating, microsurfacing, thermoplastic pavement marking, and all appurtenant work thereto.

The work will take place in various locations throughout the Village of Oak Park.

Plans and proposal forms may be obtained from the office of the Village Engineer starting on Thursday, May 23, 2019 at noon. There is no fee for 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 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. The work to be performed pursuant to this Proposal is 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 5/22/2019

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION

DOCKET NUMBER: Modification to PC 18-11 Planned Development (Fenwick High School â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Parking Garage) HEARING DATE: June 6, 2019 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits.

LOCATION OF HEARING: Room 201 (Council Chambers), Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302 APPLICANT(S): Fenwick High School, 505 Washington Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 OWNERS OF RECORD: Fenwick High School, 505 Washington Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 & 423-425 S. Scoville LLC & 427-429 S. Scoville LLC SUBJECT PROPERTY ADDRESSES: 505 Washington Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 (I Institutional Zoning District) LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lots 1 to 12 and Lots 20 to 24 and Vacated Alley Per Document Number 88576924 and the Vacated Alley Lying North of Lot 8 All in Block 4 in East Avenue Addition to Oak Park, A Subdivision of Blocks 52 to 54 and 59 to 61 in Village of Ridgeland, A Subdivision of the East ½ of the East ½ of Section 7 and the Northwest Âź and the West Âź of Section 8, Township 39 North, Range 13, East of the Third Principal Meridian, In Cook County, Illinois. PIN: 16-07-421-011, 1607-421-020, and 16-07-421-021; Including All of the 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Public Alley Lying Between and Adjoining Lots 13 to 19 and Lot 12 and Lot 20 and Vacated 15â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Public Alley in Block 4 in East Avenue Addition to Oak Park, A Subdivision of Blocks 52 to 54 and 59 to 61 in Village of Ridge-

land, A Subdivision of the East ½ of the East ½ of Section 7 and the Northwest Ÿ and the West ½ of the West ½ of the Southwest Ÿ of Section 8, Township 39 North, Range 13, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois.

REQUESTS: The Applicant is requesting approval to modify their approved Planned Development for a privately owned parking garage, of five (5) stories, with approximately three hundred and fifty (350) parking spaces designed in the same style as the existing historic building along Washington Boulevard, by (i) reducing the number of parking space within the building by approximately twentynine (29) parking spaces, which will be relocated to a surface parking lot on site and (ii) making minor exterior elevation changes to the garage, pursuant to Section 14.5(J) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance.

Copies of the proposed plans depicting the requested modifications are on file and are available for inspection at the Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Persons with disabilities planning to attend and needing special accommodations should contact the Village Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office at 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, or call (708) 358-5670.

ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THESE PROCEEDINGS ARE INVITED TO BE HEARD. David Mann, Chairperson OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION, Sitting as a Zoning Commission Oak Park, Illinois 60302

Published in Wednesday Journal 5/22/2019

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.

Published in Wednesday Journal 5/8, 5/15, 5/22, 2019

Published in Wednesday Journal 5/15, 5/22, 5/29/2019

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PUBLIC NOTICES 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 Published in RB Landmark 5/15, 5/22, 5/29/2019

PUBLIC NOTICE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, County Division. In the matter of the petition of 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

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; 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 Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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SERVICES CORPORATION, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.ROGER A. SMITH, SHARON SMITH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2016 CH 16822 430 S. 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 September 19, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 18, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 430 S. TAYLOR AVENUE, Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-322-015.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $318,426.61.

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, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Aaron D. White, Jr., CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C., 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 4449300 Please refer to file number 26890/ 62299ADW. 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.

Aaron D. White, Jr. CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 444-9300 Fax #: (312) 444-9027 E-Mail: AWhite@chuhak.com Attorney File No. 26890/62299ADW Attorney Code. 70693 Case Number: 2016 CH 16822 TJSC#: 39-3000 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.

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JR., RUTH ANN ROWE, FV-I, INC. IN TRUST FOR MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC Defendants 2018 CH 04049 1115 NORTH OAK PARK 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 April 1, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 3, 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 1115 NORTH OAK PARK AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-06-112-0210000.

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 14-18-01408.

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. 14-18-01408 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 04049 TJSC#: 39-2126 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.

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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 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION REAL SOLID SOLUTIONS, LLC, A NEW JERSEY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND ASIAN KNIGHT CAPITAL LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO GRANITE INVESTMENT GROUP, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE OF THE SECURITY NATIONAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 20061, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO NATIONSCREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY MERGER WITH NATIONSCREDIT HOME EQUITY

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 20054, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-4 Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT BRADFORD ROWE

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The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informedthat all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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FENWICK

Sustained excellence from page 48 against Lincoln-Way East. The Friars jumped on the Griffins early in the first quarter, leading 5-0 after the opening 10 minutes. Fenwick led 9-3 at halftime and cruised to victory the rest of the way.

Navy-bound Payton Comstock and Alex Figus went out in style as both seniors had four goals and an assist. Fisher (2 goals, 4 assists), senior Ramses Flores (goal, 4 assists) and junior Dan Bajda (3 goals, assist) also played well for the victors.

Against Naperville Central, the Friars started well when Comstock tallied the first score of the match via a penalty shot.

However, the Redhawks scored the next two goals and took a 4-2 lead after the first quarter. Ramses Flores brought the Friars within one late in the first half, but Naperville Central’s Henry Mills scored at the buzzer to give the Redhawks a 5-3 halftime advantage.

Mills’ goal provided Naperville Central plenty of momentum entering the second half. After Bajda cut Fenwick’s deficit to 6-4, Redhawks’ star Luke Klein-Collins scored back-to-back goals to raise Naperville Central’s lead to 8-4. Flores got one goal back late in the third, but the Friars trailed 8-5 entering the final quarter and could come no closer.

Klein-Collins and Cameron Dougherty finished with three goals apiece, while Mills and Brad Sanford added two goals each for the Redhawks.

Flores led Fenwick with two goals and an assist. Pete Buinauskas and Dan Lynch each recorded a goal. But Comstock, Figus and Fisher were the primary focus of the Naperville Central defense, and it showed as the trio was held to one goal (Comstock’s penalty shot) and one assist (Fisher).

In the quarterfinals, Fenwick pulled off a wild 17-13 victory over Conant. Comstock scored a match-high six goals, while Fisher added four goals and three assists.

Fenwick will lose nine seniors including six starters to graduation this year. After finishing with the worst record in school history during their freshman year, the 2019 seniors powered Fenwick to fourth, second,

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The Friars’ Kassy Rodriguez takes a shot on goal at the IHSA state finals. Fenwick lost in the quarterfinals. and third in the state the last three seasons.

“In each of the last three seasons, we’ve been one of the top teams in Illinois,” Perry said. “These seniors did not believe what anyone else was telling them about how Fenwick would never return to top form. They took that criticism as a challenge and have made me very proud with the mark they have left on our aquatics program.”

Fenwick girls The Friars headed into their IHSA quarterfinals match against Mother McAuley feeling confident about making a run towards the program’s 11th state championship. Unfortunately, that pursuit will have to

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wait until next year as Fenwick fell to the Mighty Macs 9-8.

In the state championship match, Stevenson defeated Naperville North 11-5 as the Patriots claimed their second straight state title in their own pool.

Against Mother McAuley, Fenwick had an opportunity to tie the match in the closing seconds; however, a shot by senior Paulina Correa hit the post at the final buzzer.

“I’m obviously upset about the game because it wasn’t supposed to end that way,” Correa said. “We weren’t all there mentally as a team, but we played to the best of our ability. It just wasn’t our day and it was a life learning experience.

“I’ve been a part of this program for two years and it has been the best,” she added.

“I will for sure miss my teammates and all the people I met because they became my family.”

Maddie Schultz opened the scoring with a goal for Mother McAuley, but the Friars countered with goals by Kassy Rodriguez and Correa to take a 2-1 lead after the opening quarter. Correa scored again early in the second quarter, but the Mighty Macs responded with two more Schultz goals and another by Becky Schofield to take a 4-3 halftime lead.

In the third quarter, Mother McAuley tallied three more goals with two by Chloe Ryan and Schultz’s fourth of the match, while Correa scored her third for Fenwick. The Friars trailed 7-4 heading into

the final quarter.

Fenwick cut its deficit to 8-7 midway through the fourth, but the Mighty Macs got a crucial score from Brigid Barkmeier off a rebound with 3:13 left to restore a two-goal lead.

With 1:02 remaining, Correa scored to bring the Friars back within one. The final minute was frenzied as Mother McAuley turned the ball over, giving the Friars a chance to tie the match. But goalkeeper Maura O’Grady came up with a huge save with :23 left to preserve the Mighty Macs’ lead.

Fenwick got the ball back with three seconds left and called timeout to set up its final chance to send the match into overtime. But Correa’s shot from five meters out hit the post and stayed out the net as time expired.

Schultz finished with a match-high five goals for the Mighty Macs.

Correa finished with four goals, while Kassy Rodriguez added three. Alyssa Sayatovic also scored for Fenwick, while Harper Daniels recorded three assists and Xonanae Medina two. Goalkeeper Samantha Rodriguez had 10 saves for the Friars.

The Friars say goodbye to a strong senior class led by Correa, Daniels and Samantha Rodriguez. Correa and Daniels will play water polo in college in California at PomonaPitzer and Santa Clara, respectively, next season.

Kassy Rodriguez, Medina and Sayatovic will lead a strong group of returnees in 2020.

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The OPRF boys track and field team won the Proviso East Sectional. The Huskies advance multiple individuals and two relays to the IHSA state finals.

OPRF boys track sets pace at Proviso East Sectional champs qualify two relays, bevy of individuals for state meet

By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

The Oak Park and River Forest High School boys track & field team won the Proviso East Sectional championship and advanced two relays and 11 individual event qualifiers to the Class 3A IHSA state meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston (May 23-25).

“The effort and energy was outstanding,” OPRF coach Tim Hasso said. “For the most part, we got down who we needed to get down for the upcoming weekend. The expectation [at sectionals] is to advance. Advancing with a quality seed is a plus. We were able to accomplish those things in a decent amount of events.”

Mykolas Saloninas and Keon Gilbert both advanced to state with a pair of top two results in the shot put and discus. Saloninas won the shot put with a measurement of 57 feet, 6 inches and Gilbert earned second at 55-1.5. In the discus, the senior standouts reversed places as Gilbert edged Saloninas 138-11 to 138-10.

Several other OPRF runners won events, including JT Lowder (110 high hurdles: 14.32 seconds); Koren Leonard (300 IM hurdles: 40.99); Tyrone Clarke (200: 22.34); and Kwesi Yeboah (triple jump: 45-7).

The Huskies also produced several sectional runners-up/ state qualifiers in Josh Cotter (pole vault: 13-2); Leonard (110 hurdles: 14.69); and Amir Blanchard (200: 22.42).

OPRF excelled in the shorter distance relays as well, winning the 400 and 800 relays in respective times of 41.81 and 1:27.84. Dallas Rapharoah, Clarke, Blanchard and Lowder

made up the 400 team, while the same group plus Nazareth Bryant (instead of Lowder) took home the 800 title.

The Huskies turn their attention now to performing well via a “strength in numbers” approach at state.

“We preach about the team aspect that oftentimes gets lost in a sport where individual success matters so much,” Hasso said. “We want to advance as many kids as possible through Friday’s preliminary heats and into Saturday’s state finals.

Scoring points for the team is the ultimate goal. The state finals meet is an arms race, so having as many athletes on the track as possible that day is the key to team success.”

Fenwick boys Senior Joseph Wermes placed second in the 1,600-meter run in a time of 4 minutes, 39.39 seconds at the Class 2A Elmwood Park Sectional on May 17. He advances to the IHSA state meet, hosted Eastern Illinois University in Charleston (May 23-25).

The Friars’ quartet of Chris Brady, Jared Wermes, Joseph Wermes and Owen Filbin also qualified for state with a runner-up result in the 3,200 relay in a time of 8:33.38.

Fenwick scored 48 points in the team standings to finish sixth in the 12-team field. Glenbard South won the title (162.50), followed by the host Tigers (84) and Montini (75).

OPRF girls OPRF shared identical results with McHenry during Saturday’s IHSA state finals. The Huskies’ Yasmin Ruff and the Warriors’ Jenna Pauly tied for fourth in the pole vault, both clearing 11-6. Each pole vaulter also accounted for her

team’s total scoring in the standings with 5.5.

The Huskies’ Rachel Rowe (long jump/triple jump), Danielle Chapman-Rienstra (pole vault), Kshari Pittman (high jump), Tiara Ogunsanya (discus), Monica Bradford (100 high hurdles), Hannah Thompson (800) and Josephine Welin (1,600) competed in the preliminary heats at state.

Fenwick girls The Friars fared well in both the 3,200 relay and individual events to finish 30th (8.50 score) at the Class 3A state meet at Eastern Illinois University on Saturday, May 18.

The 3,200 team of Maria Quinn, Laura Durkin, Marie O’Brien and Maggie Van Ermen came in fifth with a time of 9:51.47. Sophomore Katie Cahill earned 22nd in 3,200 at 12:42.16.

Fenwick senior Claire Gatermann tied Normal U-High’s Lindsey Shouse for sixth in pole vault by clearing 11-0. Sophomore Delaney Seligmann, who also competed in the high jump and long jump in the state meet prelims, was 12th in the triple jump with a measurement of 35-5.

Senior Colleen Grogan (300 low hurdles), freshman Amanda Behrend (high jump) and Quinn (800) took part in the prelim events as well.

Trinity Senior Alexis Cohn and sophomore Kate Foley represented the Blazers in the 800 and 1,600, respectively, at state.

Cohn took 10th in the 800 final with a time of 2:24.25. During Friday’s prelims, the promising Foley recorded a time of 5:44.29 in the 1,600.

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Fenwick girls soccer wins regional Giuffre scores two goals for Friars who advance to 2A sectional semis

By MELVIN TATE

Academy. The Friars will face the host Warriors in a semifinal on Wednesday, May 22 at 4 p.m.

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The Fenwick High School girls soccer team won its own Class 2A regional title with a 4-0 win over Elmwood Park on May 18.

Sophomore Juliana Giuffre’s goal within the first 30 seconds of the match proved to be all the scoring the Friars would need.

“We started fast. We got a goal within the first 30 seconds and it was never really in doubt after that,” Fenwick coach Rob Watson said. “If you score first and are able to go downhill versus trying to climb back into a game, it’s a lot easier.

It was a full team effort because everyone that played contributed equal minutes and effort. That’s what we’ve been preaching all year.”

Giuffre scored her second goal later in the first half for Fenwick, which also received goals from MK Kapsch and DePauw-bound Anissa Nourse.

“We came out aggressive and we were ready to play right as the first whistle went off,” Nourse said. “In our next game we need to make sure our communication is on point and the rest will fall into place.”

Goalkeepers Mary Heneghan and Audrey Hinrichs combined for the Friars’ 12th shutout this season.

“They’re both very capable,” Watson said about Heneghan and Hinrichs. “I’ve been in positions where I haven’t had one goalkeeper so having two is a true blessing.”

Nourse also praised the high quality play of the Friars’

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Fenwick senior Anissa Nourse scored a goal during the Friars’ 4-0 win over Elmwood Park in a Class 2A regional title. prized pair of goalkeepers.

“We are so lucky to have Mary and Audrey as our goalkeepers because they’re both very talented and they’re equally dependable,” Nourse said.

Fenwick (13-6-1) advances to the 2A sectional at Wheaton

Sophomore Aiden Klass and junior Benjamin Pickering went 3-1 in matches to place third in doubles at the Glenbrook South Sectional. The Huskies’ top doubles team advances to the state finals at Hersey High School this weekend.

Klass and Pickering won four of five sets in their first two matches before sectional champs Ben Reid and Ethan Park of Glenbrook South defeated them 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-3. The OPRF pair bounced back, however, winning their last match 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (2) against Glenbrook North’s Jonah Ayzenberg and Matthew Park.

The Huskies finished fourth in the team standings with seven points, trailing sectional champion Glenbrook South (22), Glenbrook North (12) and Maine West (9).

OPRF girls soccer The Huskies’ postseason stay didn’t last long as Downers Grove North defeated regional host OPRF 5-1 in a semifinal on May 15.

Trinity soccer The Blazers cruised to a 7-0 victory over ITW Speer Academy in their postseason opener, but lost 4-0 against Noble Prtizker in a regional semifinal of the Class 2A state playoffs.

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Friar water polo falls short at state Boys finish third, girls lose in quarters as Fenwick enjoys another banner season

By MELVIN TATE

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he Fenwick High School boys water polo team strives to win its last match every season. With 20 state championships in the Friars’ trophy cases, the annual objective is to be the best.

Although Fenwick won its last game this spring, the 17-11 victory over Lincoln-Way East unfortunately occurred in the thirdplace game of the IHSA state finals at Stevenson High School on May 18.

“We set out to win the state championship and fell short of our goal,” Fenwick coach Kyle Perry said. “Not achieving a goal is disappointing, but I would not want any other goal than the one we set four years ago. Only NATE FISHER two teams win their Fenwick senior final game of the season and we made sure that we were one of them.”

Naperville Central was the other team to claim a final victory, an 8-5 win over Lyons Township in the state final. The Redhawks, who won their second straight state championship, derailed the Friars’ run via a 10-6 decision over Fenwick in the semifinals.

“Despite the disappointing finish, I think the team has a lot to be proud of,” said Fen-

“We are leaving Fenwick water polo in a good place and in good hands.”

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Fenwick senior Payton Comstock wards off a Naperville Central player in the IHSA state semifinals. The Redhawks won 10-6 en route to their second straight state title and the Friars finished third. wick senior Nate Fisher, who will play water polo at Occidental College in Los Angeles. “For us seniors to leave without every bringing a state championship trophy home

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is tough, but we also know that we finished with our best season. We are leaving Fenwick water polo in a good place and in good hands.”

Fenwick (32-4) finished the season on a positive note in its aforementioned match See FENWICK on page 45

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