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May 23, 2018 Vol. 38, No. 44 ONE DOLLAR

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VOICE aims to run village trustee candidates New group calls for transparency, responsible development, lower taxes By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

A new political group calling itself VOICE of Oak Park (Voice, Openness, Inclusion, Community and Environment) has formed, and its members say they plan to run a slate of candidates in the April 2019 municipal election. That election will decide three Oak Park village trustee seats, currently held by Bob Tucker, Andrea Button and James Taglia. Oak Park resident Joshua Klayman, professor emeritus of behavioral science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, said the group held its first public meeting earlier this month, where residents voiced their concerns about the increasing tax burden on residents, transparency in village government, and responsible development. “Affordability and diversity in Oak Park is another important issue, and we’re also very interested in environmental issues in the village,” Klayman said in a telephone interview. The group’s stated goals include: restoring democracy in village government; making Oak Park affordable for residents; building a better village, “not just a bigger one”; creating economic diversity; and proSee VOICE on page 13

What’s zooming on Harrison?

ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

Juliet Yera and her daughter Ella Yera, 2, of Oak Park, ride the a slide last Saturday during the annual What’s Blooming On Harrison Street Fest in the Oak Park Arts District. For more photos visit OakPark.com.

Fresh texts at OPRF for a new age Teachers’ reading lists show shifting mindset on cultural issues

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

What’s going through the minds of English and history teachers at Oak Park and River Forest High School when it comes to the great race and gender debates currently roiling popular culture? A list of books up for final approval

by the D200 school board at its May 24 regular meeting could be a significant indication. Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet (Vol. 1), the first comic book by TaNehisi Coates (author of the best-selling Between the World and Me) and Born A Crime, the by many accounts hilarious autobiographical comedy by South African comedian and Daily Show host

Trevor Noah, were both recommended in the English Division. So was The Hate U Give, a young adult novel by African-American author Angie Thomas, which revolves around a 16-year-old’s decision to become an activist after witnessing police shoot and kill her unarmed friend. See READING LIST on page 14


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The 93rd (!) Memorial Day Parade It’s that time of year again: Almost summer. River Forest will celebrate its 93rd Annual Memorial Day Parade at 9:30 a.m. on May 28 at Constitution Park, 7715 Greenfield St. The River Forest Service Club, the parks foundation, park district and village hall are throwing the annual event for residents. Sponsors include MB Financial Bank, Novick Orthodontics, Pan American Bank and Trust, and your very own Wednesday Journal. This year’s Grand Marshal is Lt. JG Robert F. Berg, who actively served in the United States Navy from 1961 to 1969. During that time he was an atomic weapons production control officer, where he oversaw inventory control, inspection and verification of atomic weapons, and later became a chemical biological radiological officer, where he trained staff on how to protect them-

Lytton building bites the dust

selves if a chemical attack occurred. Of course, he had a “top secret” security clearing. Other highlights include performances by the marching bands of Proviso West High School and Oak Park and River Forest High School; the SM6 family band; the Chicago-based Pack Drumline and Dance Crew leadership program; and much more. Fourteen active veterans will be honored, and four reserve veterans will be recognized during the ceremony. Village President Cathy Adduci and Park District President Ross Roloff will be among those giving speeches. The parade travels from Constitution Park, south on Ashland Avenue to Lake Street and then west to Keystone Park, where it finishes with a community picnic for all, which includes the longstanding free hotdog lunch.

Demolition of the two-story former Lytton department store building at the corner of Lake and Forest continued this week. The building, most recently used for ground-level retail and second-story office space, is being torn down to make room for the 18-story luxury apartment building by Albion Development.

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Oak Park to Nazis: No

It’s been about a week and a half since white supremacist flyers began appearing around downtown Oak Park, and now at least one opposition flyer has appeared near the main branch of the Oak Park Public Library. The flyer that appeared sometime over the weekend reads: “Always stand up to Nazi trash” and depicts a figure throwing a swastika into a trash bin. Below the icon are the words: “Hate has no home here.” The flyer was placed in a plastic covering to protect it from the rain. It was first discovered by a Wednesday Journal employee on Sunday and had not been removed as of Monday, May 21. The flyer is likely a response to the anti-immigration flyers that appeared

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a village ordinance prohibits posting flyers in the public way.

Tim Inklebarger

Pope is coming to Oak Park!

taped to lamp posts in the public way on May 11. Posted by a group calling itself Blood and Soil, those flyers appeared at several locations in the downtown area. Oak Park Deputy Police Chief Frank Limon requested that the public remove those flyers if they see them, noting that

Well, he’s coming to the Lake Theatre at any rate. The new documentary, Pope Francis – A Man of his Word, opens this Friday for a limited run (two weeks for sure, after that, who knows?). The advance word is that you don’t have to be Catholic to enjoy the film. After all, who doesn’t like Pope Francis (except for the reactionaries, that is)?

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BIG WEEK Memorial Day Ceremony Monday, May 28, 9 a.m., Peace Triumphant Monument, Scoville Park: All veterans, their families and residents are invited to honor America’s service members and veterans and remember the U.S.’s participation in World War I on the 100th Anniversary. Hear the History Singers and a bugler in WWI uniform and see Oak Park Police color guard offer a rifle salute. Lake St. and Oak Park Ave., Oak Park.

River Forest Memorial Day Parade Monday, May 28, 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, Sam and the Giant Wheel and more. The 93rd annual parade travels south on Ashland Ave. to Lake St. then west to Keystone Park ending with a free hotdog lunch. Constitution Park: 7715 Greenfield St.

Oak Park Composting Incentive Residents put yard/garden waste, grass clippings and food-related scraps into organics carts, avoiding bags and stickers and reducing trash. First-time compost program participants get three free months by signing up for 12 months of continuous service, saving $44.55. Sign up: oak-park.us/compost. Questions: 708-358-5700, compostable@oak-park.us.

Inspiring Art

Through May 29, Prairie Title: See photographer John Padour’s “Retrospective” exhibit including colorful street photography and business owner portraits that are more product than personality. Presented by the Oak Park Art League (OPAL). 6821 W. North Ave., Oak Park.

Through June 1, Lower Level Gallery, West Suburban Medical Center: “I See a Long Journey” is a large installation of mixed media by Sara Peak Convery, a cancer survivor who details her recovery through art. Presented by OPAL. 3 Erie Ct., Oak Park.

Restoring Historic Stained Glass Thursday, May 24, 7 to 9 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: Join Rick Purro of Drehobl Art Glass in Chicago to learn how the George Maher designed windows of the Pleasant Home entryway were recently restored. Free. More: pleasanthome.org/program-a-events/lectures. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

Aging and Disability Resource Consultations Thursday, May 24, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Room 1062, West Suburban Medical Center: Staff from Oak Park & River Forest Township’s Senior Services meet one-on-one to help with state and federal programs, such as service coordination and individual case monitoring, transportation, meal programs, caregiver support, affordable will preparation, daily phone checks and monitoring and more. Register: 844-794-4301. 3 Erie Court, Oak Park.

Through June 15, Narrow Gallery, Oak Park Arms: See “Confucius in Art: Wisdoms of Seniors,” the result of Nancy Fong’s art class at the Senior Citizens’ Center of Oak Park & River Forest. Info: 708-848-5251. 408 S. Oak Park Ave. Through June 23, Compound Yellow: See the first installment of “12 Openings, a yearlong experiment in collaborative curation with unpredictable results.” On exhibit are Alberto Aguilar’s “Multiple Entries” and Eric L. Peterson’s “Broken Bell.” These are the first artists invited to install art in or around the Compound Yellow home and studio. Info: compoundyellow.com/#/new-page-5. 244 Lake St. in Oak Park.

Birdwatching for Beginners Saturday, May 26, 10 a.m.,, Trailside Museum: Acquire tips and nd techniques forr using binoculars ars and identifying birds, rds, then take a guided bird walk. Binoculars available. ailable. All ages. Free. Questions: uestions: 0. 738 708-366-6530. Thatcher Ave.,, River Forest.

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

Kayak 101 Thursday, May 24, 6 p.m., Trailside Museum: Learn the basics of kayaking and practice paddling on the Trailside pond. Equipment provided. Ages 8 and up. Free. Register: 708366-6530. 738 Thatcher Ave., River Forest.

Practice Natural Lawn Care Oak Park property owners who sign a pledge to commit to chemical-free lawns can obtain a yard sign showing their commitment. Visit Public Works 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, 201 South Blvd. River Forest residents can take the Healthy Lawn, Healthy Family Pledge and receive a yard sign to display while following green lawncare practices. More: greencommunityconnections.org/ resources/healthy-lawn-healthy-family.


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ast week the Journal reported on plans to build an affordable-apartment, mixed-use retail project on the vacant lot at Oak Park Avenue and Van Buren Street. That vacant parcel is best known for being vacant. And all gravelly. Mid-termers might recall the contretemps between the consignment furniture store next door and the bank that owns the lot over whether it was OK to park there when you picked up your bargain bar stools. When the bank put a fence up, that issue was made clearer. Old-timers will remember it as the Amoco station you never went to. If you’re really old, it was the Standard station you never went to. So here’s my “Oak Park’s Not Open for Business” challenge to all my grumpy readers. Because, personally, I think this will be “the worst development ever in Oak Park history ever.” What do I (and you) hate about this project? The Community Builders Inc. website, is filled with handsome projects of all kinds. And all over the place, too. New construction. Rehabs. Urban. Suburban. Mixed use. Recreational. But even though it appears to be run by do-gooders, I’m sure these developers have an angle. The 37 apartment rentals are a mix of studios, one-bedroom and a couple of twobedroom units. The first floor will have some retail. Good luck with that. Didn’t you hear retail is dead?! There will also be live/work units on the ground floor. Sounds like socialism, living and working in the same place. These are affordable units, the developer claims. However they define “affordable,” it can’t be right. They say the rents are for working people in Oak Park. Minimum wage and up. I say affordable is for cops and teachers who make $60K. Any other definition is wrong. Our initial story did not spell out how much parking was being provided. So I assume there will be no parking whatsoever. Can you believe that? Not a single spot. The village government screws it

up again. A new development with no parking. Have you ever tried to park in the Southtown district? Complete nightmare. There have been times when I could not park in front of Avenue Ale House. Had to walk across that busy street and park in the village lot behind the bank. Oh, the humanity. And being built by do-gooders it must mean the parcel is coming off the tax rolls. More taxes for everyone else to pay. Sure, they say it won’t come off the tax rolls. But who are you going to believe? There’s a community meeting with the developers next Tuesday at the Maze Library. Bet they’ll get an earful. Hinsdale redeems itself: On March 29 I trekked all the way out to affluent Hinsdale to have lunch with some associates in the newspaper business. I parked at a meter in the downtown district at noon. On my return some 90 minutes later I saw a ticket on my windshield. “Don’t worry,” said my newspaper industry colleague, “it will be a courtesy ticket.” And so it appeared to be. He said the police run license plate numbers and if you are not a regular Hinsdale visitor/violator they give you a friendly warning ticket. I got in my car, hummed a happy tune and returned to Oak Park. Imagine then my shock and horror when on May 1, I received my “First Late Notice” from Hinsdale urgently requesting $25. I promptly wrote and said I had received a “Courtesy Ticket.” They promptly wrote back and said I had received a “Courtesy Ticket” at 12:34 and a “Pay Your Damned Ticket” at 1:16, some 42 minutes later. I protested. “What’s the point of the generosity to a new visitor if you rescind it in 42 minutes?” I wrote. Lo and behold I persuaded them. “Citation will be voided, based on the circumstances presented,” said the missive received Saturday. In the age of municipal red-light ticket robberies, a rare and satisfying victory. Thank you, Hinsdale.

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Fenwick seniors celebrate admission to U.S. Naval Academy By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

At least two Fenwick High School seniors will trade the school’s black and white colors for the Navy’s crisp blue and gold uniforms, when they enter the U.S. Naval Academy next fall in Annapolis, Maryland. After a nearly year-long application process, Brooke West and Casey McCormick have been accepted into the Naval Academy in fall 2018, which accepts about 9 percent of those who apply. U.S. News & World Report ranked the Naval Academy #2 in the magazine’s 2018 “Top Public Schools” list. West said she heard about the academy her sophomore year, when a mentor on Fenwick’s swim team applied and was accepted. She was just starting her college process at the time and didn’t really know what she wanted to do. “I wanted to help people but didn’t know how; I thought about maybe being a doctor,” she said. West contacted the Naval Academy’s swim coaches, toured its Chesapeake Bay campus, and fell in love. She started her application around April 2017 and finished the essays, and submitted her academic information, state test scores, teacher recommendations and nomination from a government representative that October. She also applied to four other “safety” schools, just in case. On Halloween night, a big envelope arrived at her parents’ River Forest home. West read her letter of assurance in the kitchen. She has since told the academy’s swim coach she will swim on his Division 1 team. “I was really overwhelmed,” she recalled. “It’s not just my success, it’s my coaches’ success, my family’s success. I’m just grateful to everybody who put me in this place and gave

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CADETS: Fenwick seniors Brooke West, left, and Casey McCormick were accepted to the Naval Academy. me this opportunity.” West attributes her acceptance to her swimming skills along with her high grades and community involvement. She is an English tutor at The Write Place at Fenwick, competes on the school’s math and science team, and, outside of school, serves on the Oak Park-River Forest Youth Board. “Service has always been a big part of my life, but I’ve never served my country. I’m only 17,” she said. “Going forward, I’m representing a country I owe so much to and I love so much. It’s an opportunity to simultaneously help people domestically and overseas.” Growing up, Casey McCormick said he always wanted to join the military. He started his application in January 2017

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and, a year later on Jan. 23, found out he was admitted. “I was in math class and we just happened to finish early and I was on my phone and I got an email saying my admissions status is changed,” he said. “I thought, ‘Oh my god, I got denied this early!’ But then I got in. I had to reread it and asked the girl in front of me, ‘Does this say I got in?’ It was crazy, I couldn’t believe it. “I pretty much skipped the whole next class and called everyone I’ve ever met, my whole family,” he said. McCormick wants to eventually become an explosive ordnance disposal technician, which means he will travel to some of the most dangerous parts of the world and disable bombs. “You’re literally dealing with explosives in the middle of the road, so if you mess up, you’re done and everyone around you is probably done,” he said. “I feel like you have to be a certain type of person and I think I have the right personality to go through it. You have to be able to think in tight situations. It’s probably the most exhilarating job you could ever have.” He points to his experiences as a goalie on the Fenwick hockey team as qualifications, where he successfully defended the net against some of their fiercest rivals, including Glenbrook North, during the state playoffs in February. Fenwick lost, but only 1-0. Normally, he said, the Spartans smoke the Friars by at least six. “In my academy interview I compared being an explosive ordnance tech to playing goalie because if you’re not prepared enough for the game, you’re going to lose.” He credits his admission to his sports skills, high grades and community involvement. McCormick is leader of the Fenwick Medical Club, treasurer of the Best Buddies Club, and is involved in the school’s investment club. “Less than 40 days until I leave,” he said.

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Oak Park Village Board OKs BYOB in restaurants

Trustees vote against extending new ordinance to retail By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

Oak Park restaurants that do not currently have a liquor license can now allow patrons to bring their own beer and wine under an ordinance approved, following a heated debate, by the Oak Park Board of Trustees. In order for restaurants to get a BYOB license, they must pay a $500 fee to the village, send its employees through a state-certified alcohol server training program and get liability insurance. Those businesses can only allow BYOB between the hours of noon and 11 p.m. The decision came at the recommendation of the Oak Park Liquor Control Review Board. Trustee Andrea Button, liaison to the liquor board, said the ordinance “levels the playing field between those establishments that don’t have a liquor license and liquor license holders that are required to

pay money to have alcohol in their establishments.” She said the fee would help offset the cost of “public safety” enforcement that results from allowing alcoholic beverage consumption in more establishments. Trustees Deno Andrews and Simone Boutet were the two dissenting votes against the proposal. Andrews pointed out that there is currently no ordinance or law prohibiting BYOB in restaurants in Oak Park, adding that creating a license and requiring restaurants to get insurance to serve is an undue burden on business owners. “I think this is a somewhat well-thought-out solution that doesn’t have a problem,” Andrews said. “I’m not aware of any BYO issues that have come up in the village in recent times.” Andrews called the proposal an “over-

reach of government” saying, “We’re going to make something legal that’s already legal, but now we’re going to charge you money for something that you’re already paying for, which is a business license, so if a restaurant can allow people to BYOB, which I think legally they can, now we’re going to charge them $500 more and give them all sorts of stipulations.” Boutet agreed, saying restaurants like Grape Leaves, 129 S. Oak Park Ave., has allowed BYOB without any problems. “And right now we’re basically going to be imposing restrictions on them that we haven’t really had a problem with,” she said. She noted that the $500 fee also is higher than other communities like Deerfield and Mount Prospect, where the fees are $200 and $250, respectively. Trustee James Taglia argued that the village would lose some tax revenue if patrons

decide to dine at BYOB restaurants over those with liquor licenses. “We are losing revenue in allowing this to happen because we get 3 percent on the sales, and if people are bringing it in, we’re not getting that,” he said. Andrews said the fee should be lowered to somewhere between $75 and $100. “It’s a money grab to me,” he said. “We have no evidence to suggest that we’re going to lose money; we have no evidence to suggest that this is a problem.” Trustees voted against a similar proposal that would have allowed retail businesses, such as nail salons, to allow patrons to bring their own beer and wine. They also declined to include businesses like the Nineteenth Century Club from obtaining a BYOB license. Nineteenth Century Club Executive Director Jeanne Schultz Angel asked trustees to include organizations like hers because those who rent the venue often inquire about bringing their own beer and wine to events to save on cost. “We need an even playing field for venues across the village,” she said. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

Oak Park to drop plan on overnight parking Pilot program would lengthen meter times to 8 p.m. downtown

overnight parking passes available in the pilot area, bringing the total number to 1,200. One of the more controversial aspects of the pilot would allow motorists, particularly those in multi-unit buildings, like condos and apartments, to park overnight in the pilot area. They are presently limited to desigBy TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER nated areas near their buildings. Staff Reporter But, both Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb and The Oak Park Board of Trustees got its Trustee James Taglia suggested tabling the first official look at the pilot parking pro- topic for now and not including the expandgram the Oak Park Transportation Com- ed overnight parking area in the pilot. Abu-Taleb suggested the whole pilot parkmission has been working on since last year, and one of the key proposals, aimed at eas- ing program should be “put aside” for the time being while new technoling overnight parking restrictions ogy associated with parking for renters, appears dead. meters and parking garages is The pilot program would be a put into place. test run in a small area of the vilOvernight parking restriclage bounded by South Boulevard, tions are a problem for resiHarrison Street and South Oak dents who pay for parking on Park Avenue and Harlem Avenue. their street but often find themThe proposal also would lengthen selves without a parking space. metered parking in and around Trustee Andrea Button said the downtown business districts she is a renter in a neighborfrom 6 to 8 p.m. ANDREA BUTTON hood of multi-family dwellTammie Grossman, the village’s Trustee ings. director of development customer “When you get home and services, told trustees at a May 14 there’s no spot, you are commeeting that the Transportation pletely stuck,” she said. Commission has held 13 meetings Homeowners nearby have objected to the to craft the proposed pilot program. The goal is to balance the competing needs proposal, because it would put more vehiof daytime and overnight parking, while cles on their blocks in front of their homes. keeping the longstanding overnight park“We are supposed to be a welcoming and ing ban. The pilot also would make 100 new diverse community, and we have made a

“When you get home and there’s no spot, you are completely stuck.”

commitment to look at [issues] through a lens of racial and economic equity,” Button said, asking what percentage of black residents live in multi-family dwellings versus single-family homes. “I believe the [overnight] parking restrictions are unduly burdensome on people,” Button said. “I think that simply asking to be allowed to park a block away or two is not

unreasonable.” Village Manager Cara Pavlicek said the overnight permit parking spots can fill up quickly when parkers “cluster” around certain areas. A handful of bad parking jobs, illegal parkers and those with guests can fill up the designated street parking zones quickly, she said. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com


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4:30 p.m. - Bruce Henry Save the dates. River Forest has set the dates for review and public hearings on the proposed North Avenue Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district, which would stretch from Harlem Avenue to Thatcher Avenue, along the northern border of town, adjoining Elmwood Park. A 2010 Corridor Plan found that 35,000 cars travel the proposed TIF route daily, making North Avenue the most heavily trafficked corridor in River Forest. Anyone can see the TIF plan, eligibility report, redevelopment project area and housing impact study the village clerk’s office during business hours, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at River Forest Village Hall, 400 Park Ave. Information is also online at vrf.us. The joint review board meeting is set for 6 p.m., May 31, and a public hearing will following the joint review board meeting at 7 p.m., July 9, both at village hall. All are invited to attend. At the hearing, residents can file written comments with the village clerk and may get the opportunity to speak.

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The District 97 Board of Education and the Oak Park Teachers’ Association (OPTA) announced that they’ve reached a tentative agreement on a new teacher contract, according to joint statement D97 officials released on May 21. The two sides said that over the past six months they’ve “discussed and agreed on terms on a number of critical issues,” including: evaluations, sick leave, sick bank, school day work day, National Board Certification and stipends. “Thanks to the tireless efforts of our negotiating teams, we believe we have produced a contract that honors the hard work of our remarkable teaching staff and will help foster their continued success; will aid in the advancement of our vision for the district; underscores our collective commitment to fiscal stewardship; and, most importantly, will enable us to meet the needs of the more than 6,000 students we are proud to serve on a daily basis,” officials said in the statement. The OPTA is scheduled to discuss the tentative agreement with its members on May 29 and a vote on the contract’s ratification is scheduled for May 30. If the union ratifies the agreement, the D97 school board will vote on whether or not to approve it at a special meeting scheduled for June 1 at 8 a.m. “We will keep the community updated on the status of this situation and thank you for your continued support of our schools, staff members and students,” D97 officials wrote in the statement.

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OPRF school board eyes dress code changes

Board could remove prohibitions on hats, hoodies next school year By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

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And students will only need to produce their IDs in certain instances, such as upon request of any faculty or staff member, for admission to events like dances and athletic events, and when checking out books from the library. Rouse said the longstanding prohibitions, especially pertaining to hats and hoodies, are “archaic” and applied to a time when gang-related problems intersected with how students dressed. Now, he said, is a “different time,” when the correlation between hats and gangs is not a pressing issue at the school. “For students to lose out on instruction time because we’re fighting with them over a hat or we’re fighting with them over some attire is really hard-pressed when you call home and have those discussions,” Rouse said. Some board members expressed some concerns about the extent of the changes. “This strikes me as a major leap,” said board member Matt Baron of the dress code changes. “Once inserting something, how do you pull that back?” Rouse, who said the changes are not being uniformly enforced, anyway, noted that the district has tried implementing a pilot phase of the changes this semester by taking a very lax approach to dress code enforcement. The result, he said, has so far been a student environment that is less stressful — for students and faculty — than before.

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Starting next school year, students at Oak Park and River Forest High School may be able to wear hoodies and caps during the school day without worrying about possible disciplinary infractions. The District 200 school board is considering changes to the Code of Conduct policies featured in the 2018-19 student handbook that may axe the longstanding prohibitions. The board is also considering no longer requiring all OPRF students to wear their student IDs visibly around their necks during the school day and updating the policy that governs how excessive absences affect students’ grades. The board is scheduled to vote on the modifications at a regular meeting on May 24. During a Committee of the Whole meeting on May 15, OPRF Principal Nathaniel Rouse told board members the recommended changes, particularly the one regarding the dress code, were supported by OPRF student groups like Students Advocating for Equity. In addition, the district’s Culture, Climate

and Behavior Committee recommendations, which are scheduled to be approved by the school board on May 24, includes revising the student dress code in a way that “supports students’ self-expression and treats all students equitably.” Rouse said the dress code changes were also based on research into a Model Student Dress Code developed by the Oregon chapter of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and presented to the Portland Public Schools Board of Education in 2015. According to Oregon NOW’s website, student dress codes and administrative enforcement “should support equitable educational access and should not reinforce gender stereotypes,” or “increase marginalization or oppression of any group based on race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, household income, gender identity or cultural observance.” Rouse said on May 15 that students are currently not allowed to wear hats or hoodies while in the building and are required to wear their student IDs at all times, but uniform enforcement of these requirements, he said, has been a struggle over the years. If the board approves the recommended changes, students will have the option of wearing hats “facing straight forward or straight backward,” according to the draft proposal, as long as the face is visible to staff.

Rouse added he’s taken a lead in discussions about dress-code policies that may be adopted by schools across the West Suburban Conference. “It’s not just us that will have different dress codes. I expect other districts to follow suit,” he said, adding that Evanston Township High School District 202 has helped frame the dialogue with its own policy changes. Rouse also recommended that the board approve changes to its no credit grading policy. Currently, students with 12 total absences during any semester, excused or unexcused, may receive an NP or NF grade — the former meaning the student was passing, while the latter means the student was failing, at the time no credit was given. “In an effort to be more equitable regarding our ‘NP or NF’ grade policy, we recommend changing the wording from the word ‘may’ to the word ‘will,’” Rouse said. The new change removes faculty discretion from the process of students receiving NP or NF grades due to excessive absences. Once students reach the threshold, the NP or NF grades will be applied to students’ records automatically. Rouse said he hopes the proposed change allows the administration to manage the process more effectively and address the reasons for why students may be absent too much. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Sears building to become apartments, retail Tucker, Seritage release rendering of proposed building By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

Seritage Growth Properties, the holding company for Sears properties, and Tucker Development, have released a rendering of the proposed mixed-use building planned for the shuttered Sears department store at Harlem and North avenues. Highland Park-based development firm

Tucker announced that it is redeveloping two Sears locations – the one at Harlem and North and another at 4730 W. Irving Park Rd. The company noted that it will first begin work at 1601 N. Harlem location. Tucker executives declined to comment on the proposal. Tucker stated in the press release that both projects will include retail and residential components. “We are thrilled to partner with Seritage on these two dynamic projects that will transform these properties into vibrant retail and residential destinations,” Aaron Tucker, chief investment officer of Tucker Development, said in the press release. Jeff Martin, vice president of develop-

ment at Seritage, said in the press release that the local development firm’s expertise and knowledge “will play an integral role in helping to bring our collective vision for both sites to fruition.” “As we advance our plans, we look forward

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al at a community meeting on April 18, noting that the residential component would include “loft-style apartments.” They told neighbors then that the redevelopment also would include redevelopment of the Sears Auto Center at 1630 N. Rendering provided by Tucker Development

The proposed new complex that would redevelop the Sears building at Harlem and North avenues. to working in close collaboration with the city and local stakeholders to deliver two exceptional projects,” Martin said. Tucker executives introduced the propos-

Harlem Ave. and possible construction of town houses along Wabansia Avenue to the north. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

How a cul-de-sac on Euclid brought grocer back to table Jupiter plans on submitting in new round of RFP’s

The newest iteration of the project would take up the village-owned parking lot at the corner of Oak Park Avenue, the adjacent Car-X Tire & Auto, 700 Madison St., purchased by the village in September for $1.3 By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER million, and the long-vacant Foley-Rice car Staff Reporter dealership on the north side of Madison A proposal for a significant new mixed- Street east of Euclid. Jupiter has the Foley-Rice building under use development on Madison Street that originally planned to bend part of the road- contract as well as the parcel of land on the way to make room for a grocery store was in south side of Madison currently occupied by Evolution Fitness Club, 711 Madison St., trouble earlier this year. Negotiations between Jupiter Realty, the Ong said. He said closing Euclid is crucial to the village’s preferred developer, and the unnew version of the project because it allows named grocer had broken down for the Jupiter to connect the two blockbuster project that parcels of land between the would run along Madison street. from Oak Park Avenue to Oak Park Mayor Anan Wesley Avenue, taking up Abu-Taleb told Wednesday large parcels of land on Journal in April that the both sides of the street. newest version of the plan But Jerry Ong, a princiwould build a two-story pal at Chicago-based Jupibuilding at the corner of ter, tells Wednesday Journal Madison Street and Oak that the village’s tentative Park Avenue. The grocer approval allowing closure would be located on the secof South Euclid Avenue at ond floor and retail spaces Madison by way of a culJERRY ONG would occupy the ground Jupiter Realty de-sac brought the retailer level. The structure on “back to the table.” north side of Madison, east The village approved isof Euclid, would include suing a request for proposcondos and parking for the als in the first week of May, grocery store. and Jupiter says it will submit new plans for Abu-Taleb said the parking and condo the project. structure would be 115-feet tall and include Ong said he first proposed the idea of four levels of grocery store parking and five bending Madison Street to widen a parcel of floors of condos, but Ong said architects and land on the south side of Madison. “There planners at Jupiter have not committed to was no other way to create a site that would those numbers. accommodate a larger footprint retail comThe public will get more details when the ponent that would be a business anchor to a village issues its request for proposals (RFP) for the project. Jupiter was chosen as the development,” he said.

“The concept of the development was to create a catalyst for positive change on Madison Street.”

preferred developer in 2016, but abandonment of the original proposal has prompted the village to issue a new RFP. Ong said he believes the project will help

revitalize Madison Street. “The concept of the development was to create a catalyst for positive change on Madison Street,” he said. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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Thank You! To the young man who saved our little granddaughter from harm on Tuesday, May 15, shortly after 5 pm at the intersection of Ridgeland and Jackson: She had run way ahead of us and was about to cross the street on her own. You obviously sensed a serious situation, got off your bike, and stopped her as she entered the intersection. You brought her back to the sidewalk. By the time we got there you had pedaled away so we couldn’t express our gratitude. Whoever you are, you’re a hero! We’re guessing you may be a student at OPRF or possibly Percy Julian. A very, very special person. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.


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F OR E S T PA R K B A N K : M A K I N G T H E J O U R N E Y W I T H YOU F O R E S T PA R K B A N K L A U N C H E S I T S N E W B R A N D A S I T C E L E B R A T E S 7 5 R E M A R K A B L E Y E A R S O F B U S I N E S S .

T h i s p a s t we e k , Fo re s t P a rk B a n k h e l d a c e l e b ra t i o n p a r t y f o r Fo re s t P a rk , O a k P a rk , R ive r Fo re s t , B e r w y n , M ay wo o d a n d o t h e r s u r ro u n d i n g c o m m u n i t i e s , m a rk i n g 7 5 ye a r s o f t h e b a n k ’s l e ga c y a s o n e o f t h e l o n ge s t - s t a n d i n g c o m m u n i t y b a n k s i n t h e C h i c a go M e t ro p o l i t a n A re a . First and foremost, Forest Park Bank prides itself on being a community

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to convey quality, trust, community and upward mobility. It also had to be

merging of the initials FPB. The surrounding circle represents community, as

a symbol that would speak to all generations. The goal was to embody a

the all encompassing whole that is the core foundation of Forest Park Bank

friendly and approachable tone, while establishing a visual presence for

and its dedication to all customers. The new campaign message, “Making

future growth as well. Yearbook Studios did extensive research to gain a

the journey with you”, is synonymous with the bank’s enduring reputation

clear understanding of public perceptions of the bank, and build a strategy

to standing with all customers on their own individual journeys. Whether

for the new logo and the branding. The research confirmed their strong

opening a small business, buying a home, or planning for the future, Forest

reputation as a dedicated community bank with exceptional customer

Park Bank has been making the journey with their customers since 1943.

service. Less known was how far reaching Forest Park Bank’s clientele spans, and is growing most quickly in Oak Park, then River Forest, followed by

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other surrounding communities and beyond.

Public Relations. Yearbook Studios and Jenny Shepherd have partnered on brand launches and

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studies and created a dynamic new mark that harkens back to the multi-

River Forest Chocolates, the Yearbook Madison Street Store, and most recently, the new

tree logos that have represented the bank for the last 75 years. The new

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OPRF shakes up administration lineup

New CFO, HR director and COO in D200personnel realignment By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Oak Park and River Forest High School has undergone a series of adjustments at the administrative level that could dramatically affect how the district’s bureaucracy functions over the long term. In April, the district hired a new HR director. This month, the school board unanimously approved the creation of a chief operating officer role that will be filled by an existing employee. And next month, Tod Altenburg, the district’s chief

and holds a master’s degree in school business official, will education in school business leave for another position in management from Northern Lombard. District officials Illinois University, district are currently looking for his officials said. replacement. Altenburg, who was hired in At a special meeting on April 2013 from Lombard elementary 17, the school board unanimously school District 44, where he’ll approved the hiring of Roxana return, had been receiving a Sanders to replace Brenda salary of $177,336. The board Horton as director of human approved his resignation, resources, effective July 1. TOD ALTENBURG effective June 29, during a Horton had been out on a leave OPRF business chief special board meeting on May 15. of absence earlier this year. Altenburg’s position is currently Gayle Wahlin served as interim posted on OPRF’s website and is expected to director during that period. Sanders, whom district officials said close on June 1. According to D200 Supt. Joylynn Pruitthas 11 years of experience in HR, will get paid an annual salary of $160,000. She’s Adams, the COO position is not a new fullcurrently enrolled in a doctoral program in time position — no additional funds will be educational leadership at Aurora University used to pay for the role, which will be filled

by an existing employee. District officials confirmed on Monday that the COO position has not been posted since it isn’t a new hire. The superintendent added that the creation of the COO position is “in anticipation of the realignment of district administrative roles and responsibilities as well as bringing in line with similar organizational structures at other school districts and organizations in the private sector.” The COO will be responsible for “all aspects of administration, planning, directing, and supervising” the district’s operations, she stated, before noting that the “operations under direct supervision” of the COO include human resources, safety and support, buildings and grounds, and educational technology. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Targeting the 2019 election from page 1 tect Oak Park’s environment by enhancing the parks and green spaces and promoting “energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy sources.” Klayman and some of the other organizers of VOICE first became public figures in 2016, when they opposed development of the 18-story luxury apartment high-rise by Albion Development at the corner of Lake Street and Forest Avenue. The anti-Albion group argued that the building was too large for the downtown area — it is located across the street from the 21-story Vantage apartment building constructed in 2016 — and would cast a shadow on the adjacent Austin Gardens park, damaging the ecology of the public space. Klayman said the Albion project is a good example of how the village makes decisions behind closed doors. He said development proposals are now brought to the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation (OPEDC), a quasi-governmental entity tasked with bringing new development to Oak Park. The OPEDC board deliberates on the proposals and provides a recommendation to the Oak Park Board of Trustees. Those OPEDC board meetings, however, are not open to the public. Klayman said by the time they reach the public process, the proposals are a “done deal.” “New, big developments like Vantage and Albion are a freight train in full motion by the time the public has anything to say about it,” he said, adding that large residential developments also are not required to include affordable units under village code and that each project is negotiated between the village and the developer. Klayman said the group does not current-

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VOICE OF THE PEOPLE: Members of the new political group VOICE held their first meeting in the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St. (top left). Trustee Simone Boutet addresses the audience at the meeting (top right). Joshua Klayman, one of the founders of VOICE, tells Wednesday Journal that the group is advocating for greater transparency in village government.

ly have any specific proposals but is aimed at listening to the interests of members of the public. It’s uncertain what effect the new group would have on the Village Manager Association, a longtime Oak Park group that vets and slates candidates for public office. The VMA suffered a major setback in the 2017 municipal election, where not a single one of its candidates won public office. The VMA’s incumbent trustee candidates, Glenn Brewer and Peter Barber, were defeated, as was the VMA’s chosen candidate for Village Clerk, Lori Malinski.

VMA President Lynn Kamenitsa declined to comment on the new organization. Trustees Simone Boutet and Deno Andrews attended the first VOICE meeting. Boutet said in a telephone interview that she is not a member of the group but agreed there needs to be more transparency at OPEDC. “They spend public funds in a way that is not publicly trackable and that’s an issue,” she said. Boutet, who did not seek the VMA’s endorsement in her first run for public office last year, said she is not anti-VMA. “I consider the VMA the same as this group; they

are groups of citizens who want to participate in democracy,” she said. Deno Andrews told Wednesday Journal he has received some criticism from members of VOICE after voting in favor of the Albion project. Andrews said he was opposed to the project during his run for public office last year. He said he believes in transparency but opposes the idea of making OPEDC meetings public. “Yes, they could be more open, and they could give a little bit more news about what they’re doing, but do I want the public involved in looking at every detail of every development before it even gets proposed to us? No way, because nothing will ever happen,” he said. “Every developer will run away and say, ‘I’m not dealing with that town again.’” CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com


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READING LIST

Other recommended books

Teacher recommended from page 1 Greg Johnson, OPRF’s assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, said all of the texts were chosen by English and history teachers, who asked for provisional support from division heads to use them in classrooms this school year — a test run of sorts for figuring out whether or not the books will be officially added to the curricula and read by more students in the years to come. “It’s a transition period for these books,” Johnson said. “Before we adopt them, we want to make sure they work. Once the board approves them, our teachers will have access to the books should they choose to use them down the road.” Because they were selected by the teachers, the books are also reflections of how some instructors are processing major cultural issues and lend insight into teaching methods. As part of the process of getting the books approved by the board, teachers needed to fill out instructional materials adoption forms, which required them to point out some of the books’ positive qualities. “African-American superheroes … engage a larger audience,” wrote the teacher who recommended Coates’ comic book, which also aligned with the “African king-

Waking Up White by Debby Irving (explores white privilege) Whistling Vivaldi by Claude Steele (explores the racial stereotypes and their psychological effects) White Like Me by Tim Wise (another examination of white privilege that is “one-part memoir, one-part polemical essay,” according to the Amazon synopsis)

doms unit in world history.” Noah’s book, which a teacher recommended for use in an English 10 College Prep course, would be “used as a core text for the unit on South Africa, to be read after students learn the history of apartheid and the history of South Africa before apartheid became the official system of government,” one teacher wrote. Johnson said that, although he can’t say the books are directly the result of district policies, he does think there’s some correlation between the book

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choices and the district’s focus on equity and multiculturalism embedded in its strategic plan. “I’d say that [the book choices] are emblematic of the growth we’re trying to do as a district,” he said. “We have a whole bunch of initiatives going in the same direction and we want those initiatives to take on a life of their own,” Johnson added. “We’re

seeing that with the individual choices teachers are making with their curriculum. This is absolutely a progression from last year and we’re happy to be moving along.” But Johnson was careful to stress that the book choices fundamentally boiled down to individual preference. “Credit goes to the teachers,” he said. “They’ve been engaged in a lot of curricular development. They decided to pick these texts for their own reasons. They’re helping to push our curriculum into a wider area — from considering different religious texts to examining bias. The idea is to help our students understand the world, and to do that, we need fresh texts.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Attempted carjacking on South Taylor Avenue in Oak Park

Oak Park police are searching for two men who attempted to steal a man’s vehicle at gunpoint in the 1100 block of South Taylor Avenue at 10:35 a.m., on Saturday, May 19. Police reported that the victim was exiting his vehicle when two men approached, one of them entering the victim’s open garage door. The man displayed a gun and told the victim to hand over the keys, wallet and cell phone. A struggle ensued when the man refused and the gunman struck the victim with the gun. The two offenders fled, and video surveillance showed them walking eastbound in a nearby alley. The man sustained minor injuries but did not seek medical attention. He described the men as black and in their late teens. They wore dark hooded jackets.

■ A FedEx package containing a laptop computer was stolen from the porch of a house in the 200 block of South Cuyler Avenue, sometime between 11 a.m. on May 10 and 9 a.m. on May 11. The estimated loss is $1,200. ■ A black 208 Kia Optima was stolen from the 300 block of North Maple at 12:56 p.m. on May 20. ■ A MacBook Pro was stolen from the 200 block of North Scoville Avenue, sometime between 8:30 and 9:31 a.m. on May 16. The estimated loss is $2,800. ■ Someone attempted to steal a vehicle from the 100 block of North Humphrey Avenue sometime between 8 p.m. on May 13 and 2:19 p.m. on May 15. The offender gained entry to the vehicle, peeled back the steering column and removed the ignition. The estimated loss is $2,200.

Theft ■ Someone

stole a 14-karat gold-plated diamond and amethyst bracelet from the dresser drawer of a residence in the 400 block of South Humphrey Avenue, sometime between 7 and 7:23 p.m. on March 17. The estimated loss is $200.

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DUI, battery A 44-year-old Cicero man was arrested in the 100 block of Madison Street at 10:53 p.m. on May 18 and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and battery to a police officer.

Burglary

Criminal damage

■ A Berwyn resident’s vehicle, which was parked on the street in the 900 block of Madison Street, was burglarized sometime between 11 and 11:30 a.m. on May 19. The offender stole a box containing miscellaneous women’s clothing. The estimated loss is $1,000. ■ Two men burglarized a residence in the 100 block of South Kenilworth Avenue at 10:58 p.m. on May 15. The men stole two jars containing cash, a black backpack and a bright blue duffle bag. The estimated loss is $500.

■ The rear lower hatch window of a vehicle was shattered in the 800 block of South Austin Boulevard, sometime between 7 p.m. on May 13 and 7 a.m. on May 14. The estimated damage is $130. ■ Someone threw a piece of concrete that struck and damaged a window on the west side of a building in the 100 block of North Humphrey Avenue around 8:25 p.m. on May 16. The estimated loss due to damage is $500.

Criminal trespass Two Chicago juveniles were arrested in the 1200 block of North Austin Boulevard at 11:35 p.m. on May 17 and charged with criminal trespass to a vehicle.

Robbery Two Chicago juveniles were arrested in the 100 block of Lake Street at 8:45 p.m. on May 17 and charged with aggravated robbery. No additional details were given.

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

Born in Cuba? Controversial sandwich at Potbelly

n a recent Tuesday, a sign appeared I went into one store and the aisles were in the window of Potbelly Sandwich barren, as though a natural disaster or imShop at Lake and Marion: “New pending apocalypse had inspired a run on Cuban Sandwich. Born in Cuba, any edible merchandise. This small grocery Hand-Made Here.” store in Havana, in the late 20th century, Traditionally, the Cuban was bare … except for the mussandwich, or “Cubano,” is tard section. The little store had a simple thing: roast pork, something like eight brands of ham, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard. But there was no meat and mustard on a white roll. or bread, and the produce section The white roll, ideally what’s was spare. In that era of Cuban known as “Cuban bread,” history, it would have been chalis squashed just a little in a lenging to collect all the ingredipanini press, so that the crust ents for a Cuban sandwich. becomes crackly and crisp. There has long been a dispute At Potbelly, the Cuban over whether the Cuban sandSandwich is handmade (I’m wich was actually created in a witness to that!), but was it Cuba. Three American cities are “born in Cuba”? contending for the honor of being Having traveled in Cuba the sandwich’s point of origin: Local Dining during the reign of Fidel CasYbor City in Tampa, Key West, & Food Blogger tro, I can’t say that I ever saw and Miami, all home to many a sandwich served there that Cuban expatriates, all claiming was like the Cubano served that the sandwich was invented in the States; if I had, it would in their city. have been very surprising. In My tendency is to believe the Castro’s command economy Cuban Sandwich was invented (fundamentally flawed and in the U.S. The Cubano is heavfurther weakened by Ameriily loaded, and we Yanks tend to can sanctions), grocery stores 1100 Lake St., Oak Park overdo things. Cases in point: deep dish pizza is three times as big as seemed strangely, simultane708-386-1395 a pizza in Italy, and the humble ously, under- and over-stocked.

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HAMMOND Potbelly Sandwich Shop

hot dog in Chicago is frequently overlaid with spill-out-the-bun portions of greenery and condiments — because more, we think, is better. Potbelly uses reasonably good quality pork, bread and cheese. Like much Cuban food, Potbelly’s Cuban sandwich is not even remotely spicy (having been exposed to lots of Mexican food, we tend to think of food from Hispanic countries as being usually spicy hot, but that is not so). Matthew Dean, my friend and fellow Oak Parker, had a Potbelly Cuban Sandwich and remarked, “Liked it. The mustard is surprisingly sharp and goes well with (non-canonical) hot peppers requested on the side.” A side of hot peppers or giardiniera do add a welcome element of heat, though those condiments are, as noted, nontraditional. One traditional element missing from Potbelly’s version is the crunchy crust achieved when the fully assembled sandwich is toasted in the panini press. When the flavors are so simple, the texture of a crisp crust can help a lot. If you’ve never had a Cuban Sandwich, Potbelly is your go-to option in Oak Park. We’re seeing this sandwich turn up on many hipper Chicago menus, as at Punch Bowl Social and Dropshot, so maybe it’s just a matter of time before more Oak Park

Photo by David Hammond

Cubano at Potbelly. Perhaps not entirely accurate signage. locations start serving it. They should; it’s a good sandwich.


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JOLLY, GOOD FELLOW: Shawn Weakliss, 44, greats dozens of well-wishers, who cheered and sang as he arrived on Monday during a surprise birthday party at Brown Cow on Madison Street in Forest Park.

Surprise party for Lake Theatre stalwart

It wasn’t a surprise party but a shock-andawe birthday party that tri-village community members threw for Shawn Weakliss, tickettaker extraordinaire at the Lake Theatre, who has become a community celeb, aka “Mr. Weekend,” over the past 18 years, calling the girls “Supermodel” and the boys “Bodyguard” as he tears their tickets and joshing with every kid who enters. On Mother’s Day, he mentioned to BJ Richards, who was waiting in the lobby for her daughter to park the car, that his birthday was coming up on May 15 and that he had never really had a birthday party. Richards put out the call on social media and over 100 grandparents, parents and kids showed up on May 21 at Brown Cow Ice

Cream Parlor in Forest Park, packing the back room and letting out a resounding roar when Shawn arrived. Lake Theatre Manager Doug Clayton found a way to lure him to Brown Cow, which by happy coincidence, is located in a former movie theater on Madison Street. A candle-thick ice cream cake, “Happy Birthday” and “He’s a Jolly Good Fellow,” and myriad handmade cards, complemented the festivities. “Shocked” was how Shawn described his reaction. One of his presents was a $200 gift certificate to One Stop Comics, which should keep him buried in comic books until his next birthday.

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A YEAR-LONG SERIES FOCUSING ON COMMUNICATING OUR PRIORITIES FOR CHILDREN

INTRODUCTION By Linda Francis

Changing how we look at mental health

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MENTAL HEALTH

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s a nation and as a community, we have increasingly realized that mental health challenges are nothing to be ashamed of. Seeking and receiving support is a right. We still have more ground to cover in reducing stigma and increasing access to and effectiveness of services. But we are on the right road. River Forest and Oak Park have reframed the mental and behavioral health needs of our children from an individual family challenge to a community challenge. We are actively working to create the network of care needed to ensure that all children are empowered to reach their full potential. That means different taxing bodies, service providers, and community members working together to improve specific mental and behavioral health outcomes for our youngest citizens. Teams are working to improve awareness, cultural responsiveness and access to care, reduce suicides and let young people and families know that they are not alone. This support is reflected in how we treat one another. The decision at the Oak Park Library to replace security guards with social workers and our schools’ move to more

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ASK FOR HELP: When her anxiety rose, Jenna Baig, an OPRF student, turned to her family, including her dad Michael, for help. (ALEXA ROGALS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

A good way to beat stigma of our kids’ mental health issues? TALK ABOUT IT By CASSANDRA WEST Contributing Reporter

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ichael Baig gives his daughter, Jenna, a lot of credit for knowing she needed help when anxiety overwhelmed her. It was during the first semester of her junior year at OPRF, when Jenna, who recently turned 18, started having panic attacks. One day as Christmas break approached, she went to the girl’s restroom and called her mom. She was crying and didn’t know why.

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“I don’t know what’s going on,” Jenna told her mom. “I’m completely freaking out. Everything is overwhelming me. I’m shaking like a leaf. You told me if I ever needed help, I could reach out. Can you come pick me up from school?” When it was time to return to school after break, Jenna told her parents she couldn’t go back. She also said, “I know there are options. I gotta see somebody. I need some help.” The Baigs took Jenna to a therapist. Eventually she received inpatient care at a treatment center in Hinsdale, then

did an intensive outpatient program. She ended up missing the entire second semester of her junior year. As graduation day approaches, Jenna said she is feeling “way better now that I have medication that’s working. Going through so much treatment, l learned how to deal with things that are thrown at me instead of just shutting down.” Even in elementary and middle schools, social workers report seeing more incidences of students experiencing mental and emotional health issues. To address the mental and emotional

health challenges, D97 officials recently announced plans to hire one student support specialist, four new social workers, one school psychologist, three interventionists and four special education teachers. Since setting up her private practice in Oak Park four years ago, therapist Judith Hanna, who treats adults, teens and pre-teens, said she has seen an increase in the number of young people experiencing anxiety. Like other professionals, she believes social media, too

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INTRO from page 17 restorative and less punitive approaches to discipline are great examples. It is reflected in the supports we provide to those of us struggling: Fred, a parent support group for parents of children, teens and young adults with mental illness and resulting behavioral problems. Funding and providing supports like additional social workers at OPRFHS; Strive for Success, to help with navigating complicated services; Sibshops, for siblings of children dealing with mental illness; LOSS, for those who have lost a person to suicide; Minority Family Support Program, a culturally responsive parent support group; and Support4U, a 24-hour text support hotline for adolescents and teens. Experts from across our community are working collectively in teams like the Multicultural Behavioral Health Advisory Commission (MBHAC) and the Mental Health Awareness & Suicide Prevention Task Force. These all reflect a community coming together to fund, provide and support the care that our young people need. It is our hope that this month’s issue of SAY Connects will help you find your role as a participant in a community that cares.

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Building ‘suicide safer’ villages for our teens Awkward? Maybe. But honest talk is key

to suicide. But suicide happens in every culContributing Reporter ture and it affects untold families. Yet there has been a deafening silence ast summer after a “fairly pub- surrounding it. Since newspapers lic” suicide in Oak Park, Carey began running death notices, only Carlock worked with others to rarely would the “S” word be used in establish a local Mental Health an obituary. But while society avoided Awareness Suicide Prevention task that “S” word, it clung to another: force. stigma. The goal, said Carlock, the CEO Though suicide is one of the major of Riveredge Hospital, a behavioral mental health issues, the stigma athealth facility in Forest Park, is to tached to it runs deep. Suicide and break the stigma around stigma are like elephants mental health and suioccupying the same cide. room. But now more Building a “suicide mental health and other safer community” is medical professionals what these local experts are working to separate aim to do. And a primary them. method is the hurdle A lot of the efforts cenof talking plainly and ter on young people. openly about the topic. Suicide among 10- to That’s a hard conversa17-year-olds in Illinois tion to initiate whether it rose steadily among Carey Carlock is with a family member both genders from 2007 coping with a death by to 2015, according to a suicide or with a friend report released last month by the Inwho seems to be in a difficult emo- jury Prevention and Research Center tional place. at Lurie Children’s Hospital. For a long time, “people didn’t talk Around the country and locally, orabout it if you lost a family member ganizations are adopting the #Breakto suicide,” Carlock said. “It was seen TheStigma hashtag to encourage as something that you should be people to talk openly about mental ashamed of. We’re in a poignant time health. of transition currently, where people “The current best method for idenare saying, ‘you need to talk about it. tifying risk is to ask” a young person You can get help. You can get better.’ how they are doing, said Dr. Laurel People do get better. Recovery [from Williams, chief of psychiatry at Texas mental illness] is possible.” Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas, Riveredge is working in partnerin response to a study published last ship with Thrive Counseling Center, week in Pediatrics that found children the Metro Suburban NAMI (National ages 5 to 17 visited children’s hospiAlliance of Mental Illness) and other tals for suicidal thoughts or attempts local organizations and agencies on about twice as often in 2015 as in this work. 2008. Suicide, of course, is as old as the In the Oak Park River Forest comages. munity that has become a big focus in The ancient Greeks generally the mental health community. regarded it as acceptable. Shake“People are doing a better of job of speare’s tragedies made many feel talking about signs and symptoms,” sympathy toward characters who said Carlock. “Most of the commuended their lives by suicide --Hamlet, nity mental health agencies are highly Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Antony aligned in talking about ways to reach and Cleopatra. On the other hand, bigger numbers of people to prevent noted philosophers such as Locke stigma and suicide.” and Kant were vehemently opposed Several parents interviewed by By CASSANDRA WEST

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“We’re in a poignant time of transition currently, where people are saying, ‘you need to talk about it. You can get help. You can get better.’" — Carey Carlock, CEO of Riveredge Hospital

Wednesday Journal about their children’s mental health issues said they had heard their teens express suicidal thoughts. Before getting professional help, “she had a plan to kill herself,” said one Oak Park mother of her teen daughter who has dealt with anxiety and depression among other behavioral issues. All are working to “help identify signs and symptoms and attenuate treatment to mitigate risks and have better outcomes,” said Carlock, who is a trained therapist and board president of NAMI. During May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month, the task force is rolling out a campaign with information on the signs and symptoms that family members and friends can learn to recognize in someone who may be at risk for suicide, Carlock said. Thrive, an Oak Park-based mental health center, recently introduced a new program that it plans to launch this summer designed to make Oak Park and River Forest “suicide safer communities.” On average, six lives are lost to suicide in these villages every year, according to Thrive. Living Works Education, an international leader in suicide prevention training, will train Thrive clinical staff and enhance their skills with safeTALK suicide alertness, and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

A support app for teens Earlier this month, local mental health agencies in partnership with all three school districts (D90, D97 and D200) introduced a mental health-related resource for students called Support4U. It allows students to text licensed mental health clinicians any time of the day for assistance or guidance. Support4U is one of the first initiatives of the Suicide Prevention Task Force made up of local police departments, the Community Mental Health Board of Oak Park Township, Thrive and Riveredge Hospital, which are all looking at ways to provide mental health education and awareness, said Kimberly Knake, executive director of NAMI. “It’s the only crisis text program answered by master level clinicians,” Knake said. While students can initiate a text conversation on any issue, some of the matters that students might wish to address could include anxiety, depression, substance use, suicidal ideation, eating disorders, bullying, abuse or any other mental healthrelated topic. The resource is anonymous to allay concerns about identity that might keep a student from reaching out. The program will be rolled out with greater fanfare in the fall, but administrators wanted to ensure that students would have supports available to them when they do not have ready access to school social workers and staff over the summer months. (ASIST) suicide intervention trainings. Those staff members will then offer training and support to community residents, helping to build a network of individuals able to identify people with thoughts of suicide and connect them to resources. Thrive is also planning to provide enhanced training for local police departments, emergency medical teams, fire departments, school personnel and others who will serve as ASIST partners, those prepared to accept referrals for individuals contemplating suicide.


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ANXIETY continued from page 1 much screen time and academic competition can bring on anxiety and stress. Hanna points to another cause “that might not be so popular,” she said. That’s nutrition. She thinks consuming processed foods and environmental toxins can affect mental health and researchers are finding more evidence to back that up. For a lot of potential clients, she said, often her first suggestions is that they see a primary care physician to rule out allergies and other conditions. Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder in the United States, affecting nearly one-third of both adolescents and adults, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Anxiety disorder is more prevalent among females than males. By far, the Baigs’ experience is not uncommon. In multiple interviews, Oak Park and River Forest parents shared a range of stories about how they and their children are coping with mental health issues. Citing statistics from the CDC, Kimberly Knake, executive director NAMI Metro Suburban, said 20 percent of youth 13-18 will have a mental health condition but only half will be diagnosed or seek treatment within five to six years. “Only 50 percent will get a formal diagnosis.” Jenna, who was diagnosed with major depressive disorder, panic disorder, general anxiety and mood disorder and

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What is anxiety?

Anxiety is a general term for several disorders that cause nervousness, fear, apprehension, and worrying. Occasional anxiety is a normal part of life. Someone might feel anxious before taking a test or competing in a sport. But anxiety disorders involve more than temporary worry or fear. An anxiety disorder is when the anxiety does not go away and can get worse over time. The feelings can interfere with daily activities such as school work and relationships. Symptoms can include crying, fatigue, feeling sad or withdrawn, trying to harm oneself, risk-taking behavior.

ADVOCATE: When her daughter Nissa faced a range of mental health challenges while at OPRF, Danielle Desire became an advocate about issues. (ALEXA ROGALS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) ADHD, went public with her struggles, writing her story and posting it on Facebook. For others, mainly because of the stigma surrounding mental illness, they see their situations as a private matter. Several parents interviewed for this story didn’t want their names or their children’s revealed. But like the Baigs, Danielle Désiré wants more people to understand what today’s young people are experienc-

Mental Health by Grade

ing. Her daughter, who graduated from OPRF last year, “dealt with anxiety, depression, an eating disorder, bullying — the whole gamut,” she said. Now four years on the road to recovery with her daughter, Désiré said sharing their story “has become my passion” [because] teenage mental health and behavioral health has become one thing we need to bring more light to.” Initially, she asked herself, “Where did I go wrong? How did I miss the signs?” More mental and public health professionals are focusing on ways to address adolescent anxiety and other disorders. NAMI’s “Ending the Silence” is an in-school presentation designed to teach middle and high school students about the signs and symptoms of mental illness and how to recognize the early warning signs including facts and

statistics and how to get help for themselves or a friend. In communities like Oak Park and River Forest, with a sizable population of well-educated and well-off residents, some experts see the relentless stresses of adolescence — academics, sports, social — as contributing to mental health problems. Suniya Luthar, a professor of psychology at Arizona State University who studies distress and resilience, said research shows more emotional distress among privileged youth. “These kids are incredibly anxious and perfectionistic,” she told The New York Times. Stephanie, an Oak Park mom who didn’t want her last name used, has a son whose anxiety presents with school refusal. When he can’t get his homework done, his “nerves start racking up

Source: National Institute of Mental Health

because he didn’t do what he was supposed to do, then he gets horrible anxiety thinking, ‘I’m going to get in trouble,’” and he refuses to go to school, she said. His stress is stressful for her. He’s had sensory issues since he was a little boy. Stephanie said, “He would say, ‘Mom, I can’t stop my head. I need to tell you this.’ He had to get these things off loaded before he could sleep. There was never any end to it.” Her son is 17 now. “I worry all the time,” she said. “And I keep looking for different ways to help him.” Jenna, the graduating senior, believes whether you’re a young person with anxiety or the parent of a child with the condition, it’s important to tell someone. “You have to make people know that you need help.”

Fred offers support for parents

Feel so sad or hopeless almost every day Seriously consider suicide 2016 Illinois Youth Survey (IYS): Youth “agree” or “strongly agree” responses Prepared by Linda Francis in partnership with Roosevelt University PRC

For parents who need support and resources to help them navigate the children’s mental health system in Illinois, there’s Fred. It’s a monthly meeting group that hosts expert speakers, advocates for communityfunded services and helps parents become more effective advocates for their children. “We offer hope, borne from experience, that our children and our families can get better,” said Jean Meister, who co-founded Fred in 2007 with child and adoles-

cent psychiatrist Dr. Susan Scherer. The name Fred is almost a code name for the group, said one member of its leadership team. It is a way to refer to the group without saying “the group for parents of mentally ill children.” The format for Fred is similar to that of the NAMI meetings. Everything said during the meeting is promised to remain entirely confidential. Each person introduces themselves by their first name

only and in three minutes or less talks about their current issues or situation with their loved one. Other members of the group contribute suggestions, ideas, or possible help for each person’s problem either after each three-minute introduction or after everyone in the group has spoken for their three minutes. Sometimes the help is just in having a place to talk openly about the difficulties of living with an ill child and be understood.


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Strive for Sucess

Once a family decides a child needs mental health treatment, the web is just beginning. Strive for Success is a program under MBHAC that provides care coordination and patient navigation for youth and families in District 97 middle schools, grades 5 through 8. The program offers comprehensive individualized, multicultural and community-based service supports reinforcing systems of care and behavioral health services for minority residents in Oak Park. Strive for Success stepped up a few years ago when Arbutus Winfrey needed help for her son, who was struggling emotionally following her divorce and the death of her mother. “He was depressed, but he won’t admit it,” she said. Candice Martin, one of the two care coordinators for Strive for Success, connected Winfrey and her son to Pillars, a program that offers parental guidance and support and behavioral stabilization services. “I was in need of positive male role models and Candice connected me to other male mentors,” said Winfrey. Martin said she works with a parent and child “to see what’s going on, if it’s depression or anxiety or school refusal then we refer them to services in and around Oak Park.” Clients can come to her office or Martin and Raheem Young, the other SFS care coordinator, visit them at home or meet in neutral location like the library. “We do an initial interview to collect background information, demographic info. We then do a strength and difficulty assessment that breaks down social, emotional and hyperactivity issues. Based on that, we make referrals for tutoring, mental health support group, individual therapy, mentoring program,” said Martin. “Our main thing is being a bridge to treatment. Making referrals to appropriate providers to make sure [clients are] not on a wait list.”

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Race can be added factor in finding mental health services Shortage of minority therapists makes connecting harder By CASSANDRA WEST Contributing Reporter

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ultural backgrounds can often account for individual attitudes toward mental health treatment services. For instance, a parent whose child has mental or behavioral issues may not pursue needed treatment out of a belief that a therapist may not be sensitive to the child’s background. Add to that a chronic shortage of therapists who are male or persons of color plus the inevitable complexities of navigating any new sort of health care system – entry points, insurance, communication – and the issue of providing mental health services to

minority students becomes only more difficult. These issues surfaced in Oak Park and River Forest from a 2010 study that revealed “minorities have less access to, are less likely to use mental health services and report less positive outcomes.” The Multicultural Behavioral Health Advocacy Commission (MBHAC) was created seven years ago to advocate for better behavioral health services and works with minority youth and families to provide mental health services and care coordination. The commission is part of the Oak Park Community Mental Health Board. To address concerns over cultural competency on the part of a prospec-

Mental Health by Race and Gender

Feel sad or hopeless almost every day Seriously consider suicide 2016 Illinois Youth Survey (IYS): Youth “agree” or “strongly agree” responses Prepared by Linda Francis in partnership with Roosevelt University PRC

Judith Hanna, an Oak Park therapist, has welcomed training on cultural competency. (ALEXA ROGALS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER) tive therapist, MBHAC has undertaken cultural training of mental health pros and social service providers in the villages. Judith Hanna, an Oak Park therapist in private practice, has a special interest in cross-cultural experiences. Hanna said a certain level of cultural competency by the therapist can allay the reservations of families of color. As a clinician, Hanna has worked through MBHAC on efforts to destigmatize mental health services, especially for persons of color, she said during an interview in her office in downtown Oak Park. “They kind of loop together -- attacking stigma and cultural competency,” she said, “because we can encourage people to seek out help, but once they get there will they feel a connection, will they feel heard, accepted. And the system can be difficult” to navigate. To help service providers better address the needs of these culturally diverse villages, many organizations have turned to cultural competency training. MBHAC enlisted Nile Gossett, an Oak Park resident and diversity consultant, to facilitate a series of trainings, in which Hanna participated. So far there have been six sessions, Gossett said. Among participants were staff from several local organizations including Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry, Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society, Thrive Counseling Center and Riveredge Hospital. Sessions have covered unconscious bias and how it affects decision making, he said.

“I keep circling back to dealing with our youth,” said Gossett. “It always ends up being a broader discussion about the idea of stigma in the African American and Latino community [around] behavioral and mental health. And then we start breaking that down. Stigma’s too big a word. What does it mean? How does it manifest itself? How is stigma expressed? And what do people do in reaction to it? It’s really open and free-flowing. It’s an exchange of ideas as opposed to an exchange of facts.” Hanna believes that everyone has “biases about what mental health is and what therapy is,” but Gossett gets everyone to reflect on their own biases at the workshops, she said. From a therapist’s standpoint, Hanna said, “Cultural competency hits on several levels. We talk about what is the client demographic? Do clinicians reflect that demographic? One of the things about cultural competency is making sure that the services provided are accessible to and appropriate to persons of color. And to that end, what is the makeup of the agency itself?” She also noted that, in general, the mental health field is “always in need of male clinicians and persons of colors.” Hanna heads the committee within MBHAC focused on addressing stigma and one of her tasks is to collect data where she can. “All I could use this time was my own practice,” she said, “and I noticed in the four years I’ve been here, I have more persons of color.”


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Saluting our 2018 Graduates Congratulations to the students who will be graduating from the area Catholic elementary schools in Oak Park and River Forest. Their names are listed below along with the high schools they will be attending this fall. To the graduates: Your families and fellow parishioners are proud of you and wish you continued success.

Ascension School Class of 2018

Matthew Agnew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Riverside-Brookfield Stefan Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Ignatius Maro Aroutiunian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Ignatius Jake Baer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Alexander Benoit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undecided Angela Berggren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Mikaela Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Christopher Castro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nazareth Academy Maeve Degnan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Emem Esu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Isabella Flores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Noelia Garcia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Ann Halper. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Samuel Hansen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Ignatius Michael Healy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Zoey Hill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Finley Huggins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Valeria Jiménez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Javaughn Jossell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nazareth Academy Brianna Kamar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Cai Li Kirchen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Lucas Loftus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Isabella Nacke. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Nicholas Nelligan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Dominic Nowicki. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Sophia Pacheco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Mac Pierce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Colleen Ponicki. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest John Powers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Gregory Price, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Lola Reech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Bradford Reed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Emanuel Sánchez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Francis Theodore Schmiedeler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Ignatius Joseph Sennello. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Paul Sergenian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unknown Keeley Sikora . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Timothy Soja . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Zarina Speer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Zachary Steinhofer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Ignatius Saira Torres . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morton West Rhashan Turner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Gabriel Vijuk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Zachary Vogel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Sara Walsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Amelia Weber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Tyler Whetstone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lincoln Park William Zimmer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick

St. Giles School Class of 2018

Charles Babbo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Isabella Banias. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitney Young Daniel Bell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Ignatius Lucca Bibbey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Nathan Bibbey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Holden Buchmeier . . . .Proviso Mathematics & Science Academy Margaret Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Carmen Catrambone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Francesca Chierci. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Rebecca Cormack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Hayden Desmarais . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Domenic DiCanio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Immaculate Conception Maurice Elzy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Joseph Madeleine Falkenholm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Sophia Fasone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Peter Forde. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Bridget Fox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Dylan Fu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Elisabetta Galavotti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Ignatius Alejandro Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northside College Prep. Gaetano Guzzardo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Margaret Harmon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Ignatius Claire Jackson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Sonia Kuchinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Alexa Liguori . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Kayla Martinez Rivera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Hannah McGee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Rose McNamara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Ignatius Luke Mockler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick William Molony . . . . . . Proviso Mathematics & Science Academy Ariel Moreno . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Meagan Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Camille Nourie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Fergus O’Reilly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Jane Oberlies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Alejandro Olivas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Ignatius Nevin Orleans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Patrick Liem Phan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Makayla Pye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Maya Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Mani Rezai . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Dorian Schrantz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christ the King Joseph Shea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Patrick Rebecca Shelly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Noahlynn Shelton El. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whitney Young Lilliana Stange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Havana Stein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chicago Academy for the Arts Sydni Tate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Westinghouse William Wysockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Sarah Zawacki. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick

St. Luke Parish School Class of 2018

Aliki Ameer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Jaylen Armenta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Patrick’s Caroline Blair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Beckett Bolger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Stephen Brown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Eddie Burton . . . . . . . . . . . . Immaculate Conception College Prep Samantha Carpenter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Kathleen Corrado . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Summit Country Day (OH) Lily Dillingham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Claire Dooley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Kate Dugan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Quincy George. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .The Latin School John Gleason . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Kate Heffelfinger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Patrick Hicks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Ignatius Sofie Hudon-Rivas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Riverside Brookfield Victor Jimenez-Razo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Ignatius Delaney Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Michael Johnson-Bosco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Patrick’s Alexia Laino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Alejandro Lazos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Max Leavy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Louis Leonardi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Charlotte Lutz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Steve Morgan, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CPS/Fenwick Mary Morrissey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Justin Mullins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Grace O’Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Conor Paris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Frank Martin Paris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Ian Ramage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Jack Regan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Ignatius Toni Richardson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Evan Roberts-Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Oak Park-River Forest Daniel Ruggie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fenwick Frank Scudiero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Patrick’s Anna Sorce. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Zuri Spencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Megan Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Carl Verde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Patrick’s Myelle Verpill. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity Brianna Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity

Providing value-centered education and academic excellence Ascension 386-7282

St. Giles 383-6279

St. Luke 366-8587


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ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: Susan Stall (far left) and her husband, Charlie Hoch (far right), formed the Multi-Generational Co-Housing Group in Oak Park, trying to gather like-minded people to build an alternative housing community in the village. Jane Zawadowski (second from right) and her daughter, Ysa, who are members of the group, like co-housing’s principles of shared values and sense of community.

Co-housing comes to Oak Park

Group seeks to create affordable, multi-generational community within a community By LACEY SIKORA

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Contributing Reporter

he co-housing movement has been well-established in other parts of the world for generations and has been catching on across the United States in recent years. A growing group of Oak Park residents are joining forces to make Oak Park the first co-housing site in Illinois. The path from

conceptualization to realization may take a few years, but these community-minded residents say the benefits will be worth the effort. Co-housing is an intentional community of private homes, clustered around a shared space. Residents have their own individual spaces and share a common house for community events and gatherings. Oak Park residents Susan Stall and her husband, Charlie Hoch, say that their lifetime of experiences led them to be develop a

co-housing model in Oak Park to provide affordable, diverse and multi-generational living for interested residents. After forming the Oak Park Multi-Generational Co-Housing Group, the couple recently attended a co-housing conference in Boulder, Colorado, where they saw five different examples of co-housing communities. While co-housing developments can consist of townhomes, condominiums or single-family homes, Stall said that most examples fea-

tured at the conference were attached housing units. Rural areas might be conducive to the single-family home model, but she says that in Oak Park, space constraints call for a condominium development. “Individual units would have all the amenities of a home, like a kitchen, and the distinguishing factor is the common house, which See CO-HOUSING on page 31


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The Oak Park Multi-Generational CoHousing Group is committed to being an intergenerational group and is made up of downsizers and families with children, as from page 25 well as singles. Emphasizing that a typical co-housing dewould be used for socialization, planned meetings and events like birthdays,” Stall velopment takes years to go from concept to said. “The common house would include a fruition, Stall says the group plans to have large living room space, a kitchen and rec- different sized units from studios to three reational spaces, which could include a play- bedrooms to accommodate different needs. room for children, as well as some sort of They currently have eight committed workshop room for arts.” households and need approximately 20 to Stall said co-housing is much more com- move forward to look for a site. mon in Europe, citing Denmark, where 8 perJane Zawadowski, a single mother of cent of the population lives in co-housing. three, joined the group based on her interThere are 165 co-housing communities in the est in being a part of a group with shared U.S. now and 140 in the planning stages. This values and a sense of community. She enviwould be the first co-housing development in sions an enhanced sense of neighborliness, Illinois. noting that through the development of the structure of the group, members will share a sense of consciousness about how to live Why co-housing? together as a group. For Stall and Hoch, personal and profesJay Miller and his wife, who raised their sional experiences informed their decision. children in a co-housing development in They lived in a commune in Santa Monica Ann Arbor, Michigan, look forward to before moving to the Midwest. having a housing structure that promotes Hoch is an urban planner and Stall is a so- interaction with neighbors naturally, “as ciology professor who once taught courses opposed to something you have to plan and on housing alternatives. They were also in- work at.” fluenced by their association The co-housing group with Arbor West Neighbors, has been meeting monthly a nonprofit organization that in 2018, and Stall says that operates in Oak Park, River the core group of interested Forest, Forest Park and Auspeople are Oak Park resitin. dents who are committed to “It began in Boston and was staying in the community. first formed with the idea to “People are committed to provide people the ability to living here, committed to age in place -- not so much in paying taxes here to suptheir homes but in their comport the parks and schools,” munities,” Stall said. SANJEEV VIDYARTHI Stall said. “Oak Park has a Oak Park resident and urOak Park resident and shared commitment to inban planner Sanjeev Vidyurban planner tegration and good schools arthi says his interest in coand parks. “ housing is two-fold. Stall adds that the taxes “One is driven by a philomay be high in Oak Park, sophical commitment to comand they have fielded inquimunity living,” Vidyarthi ries about siting the develsaid. “I teach urban planning and have lived opment in another village, but explains that in India and Europe, where I have seen this people have to accept the whole package. work historically. “Oak Park has a commitment to diversity “The second reason is more practical,” he of all kinds,” Stall said. “Because Oak Park is added. “Historically, planners have focused a leader in so many ways, having co-housing on building for one type of age group: singles, would be a feather in their cap.” families, or old age. Here. We’re bringing all When people ask where the development of the groups together, which helps with the will be located within the village or what it social component.” will look like, Stall says it’s premature at this Calling co-housing very appealing from a point to look for a site. personal level, he also notes that it will have First, the group has to form an LLC and wider benefits for the community. “As society ages, as we live longer, we need create a membership. Later in the process, to pay attention to aging gracefully and, in when members are committed financially, they can begin to look for a site that might inthe places, where we live,” Vidyarthi said. clude an undeveloped parcel of land or an exOak Park resident Sunny Hall says that multi-generational living, as well as eco- isting development that can be reconfigured nomic and racial diversity are key to her to accommodate the needs of the group. The Oak Park Multi-Generational Cointerest in co-housing. For her, finding housing that reflects this uniqueness of Oak Park Housing Group meets monthly at the Oak makes her want to stay here as she ages. She Park Main Library, 834 Lake St., and meetalso points out that there are, “efficiencies ings are open to the public. Upcoming meetin maintenance by sharing equipment and ings will be Thursday, June 5 at 7 p.m. and Tuesday, July 10 at 7 p.m. skills,” which saves resources.

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KIRKOR KIRK CARIAN JOHN E BIZOT JOSH & RACHEL DENNIS ZYLA PROPERTIES LLC ZYLA PROPERTIES LLC

COOK COUNTY REAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENTS FOR 2018 This publication constitutes official notice of the changes in assessment to all owners of real property in Oak Park Township. The 2018 assessment changes as published herein are those determined by the Assessor of Cook County. It is the duty of the Assessor to appraise all taxable real property in Cook County at its fair cash value as of January 1, 2018. Fair cash value is described as what the property would bring at a voluntary sale in the normal course of business or trade. The Assessor is required by l aw to assess said property in a fair and just manner. The Assessor does not determine property taxes. Property taxes are determined by the spending needs and requests of municipalities, school boards, park districts and other local government agencies which provide public services to property owners. The Assessor’s sole responsibility is to estimate the value of real estate property. In Cook County, real property is classified according to its use. The classification system is used to determine the percentage of the fair cash value at which the real property is assessed for purposes of taxation. Accordingly, real property is assessed at only a fraction of its fair cash value, depending on its use and classification. Changes in assessment for land and improvements are lists separately. The dimensions of the land are also listed: A - Acres B - Back Lot N - Irregular Lot S - Square Feet Cook County uses a Permanent Index Number (P.I.N) system as a means to identify individual real estate parcels. The PIN consists of a 14-digit number. The first two digits identify the area or survey township; the second two digits identify the sub-area or section; the next three digits identify blocks. Note: Blocks are defined as follows: Blocks 100 to 199 are located in the N.W. Quarter Blocks 200 to 299 are located in the N.E. Quarter Blocks 300 to 399 are located in the S.W. Quarter Blocks 400 to 499 are located in the S.E. Quarter The next three digits in the series identify the specific parcel or lot. The last four, (where applicable), identify individual condominium units, nonoperating railroad parcels or leasehold’s of exempt parcels. Whenever possible, the assessment list will be listed by the street name and the street or house number of the parcel. However, the Cook County Assessor’s Office official records rely on permanent Property Index Numbers (P.I.N.) only. No assessment of real property shall be considered invalid due to an incorrect listing. If you have any questions regarding the assessment of real property you should visit the Office of the Assessor of Cook County, 118 N. Clark Street, Room 301, Chicago, Illinois 60602, or call (312) 443-7550.

JOSEPH BERRIOS ASSESSOR OF COOK COUNTY

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Ego and pride are no match for chance and luck

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e humans are a foolish species. We believe our fates are somehow tied to our individual agency. Our culture is deeply imbued with the sense that anyone can achieve success if they just try hard enough. Hollywood loves stories of the poor and uneducated overcoming tremendous odds to realize the American Dream — whatever that is today. This ethos is a central tenant of conservative economic orthodoxy. Many believe that if they can overcome the handicaps of a college education and a middle-class, two-parent upbringing, then anyone can. We give ourselves way too much credit when we are successful, and way too much blame when we are not. Recall that each of us is, as described by the German philosopher Martin Heidegger “thrown into the world.” We aren’t there, until we are. We have no say as to who are parents are, where we are born, or when we are born. We have an equal chance to be born to a Chinese ballet dancer or an American opioid addict. Each of us is provided a genetic package and a wired brain that science only barely understands. Some of us have brains that are good for math. Some of us have no empathy. Some of us have serious food allergies. Some of us can run really fast. I was born missing the pet gene. In addition to nature, there is nurture. Again there is an utter randomness to it all. Recall that for at least the first 10 years of our lives we are almost completely at the whim and mercy of others. Like Blanche DuBois, we are dependent upon the kindness of others. Our nutrition, education, socialization, morals, preferences — everything really — is shaped during these powerfully formative years. Our control is minimal. If we are lucky during the course of our lives, we avoid economic disaster, sudden accidental death or maiming, drug addiction, the mental or physical illness of ourselves or loved ones. Some gotta win. Some gotta lose. Eventually, we become emancipated in the sense of reaching a certain legal age. Now we’re on our own. Hardly. The barely understood relationship between nature and nurture we now carry with us for the rest of our years. No doubt we change for the better or for the worse, but those transformations are inextricably tied to a past we really had no control over. The disposition to persevere or quit, to be brave or cowardly, to be selfish or selfless, to have faith or not were never really within our control no matter how much we want to believe otherwise. What we do is a result of who we are. Who we are was never our doing. We really want to believe our lives are shaped by us, but alas I suspect random chance is a far more powerful influence. If this is so, it is not a sad thing because this truth should set us free. Ego must be a necessary casualty. Pride goeth before the luck. Compassion should be ascendant because those less well off are exemplars of what could have been us had the cosmic roulette wheel stopped on a different color. Contemporary philosopher Galen Strawson in his essay “Luck swallows everything” notes: “For whatever one actually does, one will do what one does because of the way one is, and the way one is, is something for which one neither is nor can be responsible, however self-consciously aware of one’s situation one is.”

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ear Elementary and High School Administrators: As we approach graduation season, can we have a tough-but-honest conversation about something really important? OK, I am just going to say this so we can start strategizing: For many people of color, white-organized graduation ceremonies, like most white-organized social functions, are boring and stale. Instead of focusing on celebrating, you are focused on making sure it starts and ends on time. And time, as an important value for a celebratory function, isn’t something that is important to most people of color (POC). So not only is it boring, but we people of color are powerless to control the program of the ceremony. So we suffer through the “official graduation tradition” of procession, flags and official seating of ranking administrators, etc. White people and POC value time and define “appropriate” ways to celebrate graduation ceremonies differently. So the graduation becomes even more terrible. Not only are we rushed through this stale, boring, “traditional” ceremony, we also have to either try to hide our natural celebration responses

(like clapping) or risk being punished for not doing things the “white/quiet way.” I know, I told you this was going to be hard. But it is the truth. Like church, BBQs, weddings, and funerals, POC have different — not better, not worse, but different — traditions. Usually we can do good with our separate-but-equal traditions, like black church and white church, black BBQs and white BBQs, but when we get to school stuff, it’s harder. Which is why I am suggesting “racially/culturally segregated graduations.” I am not talking about Jim Crow segregation. This isn’t just different for black and white students, but rather for every minority community that wants a culturally specific graduation ceremony. The minority communities can plan and pay for it themselves, so there is no added expense to the schools. These ceremonies would be open to all students, parents, and staff to attend, starting in elementary

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he 2019 election season has begun in Oak Park. Ten days back, a group loosely aligned around their opposition to the Albion high rise at Lake and Forest met just down the street at the main library. They have taken the name Voice. One of the founders described it as an “organizational meeting” with an eye on the spring 2019 village board elections. There will be three spots on the village board up for election. So far, none of the incumbents — Bob Tucker, Andrea Button or Jim Taglia — have publicly announced their plans. Also unknown are the future plans of the Village Manager Association, the once dominant VMA, which spent decades scaring off or crushing opposition to its diversity, economic development and good government mantra. The VMA, decimated in the election 15 months ago, owes us a head nod if it intends to climb off the mat. Is Ray Johnson, the former VMA trustee, ready to retire from his corporate sanctuary in Brooklyn and return home for a run? Well likely not until he can run for village president in 2021. (And, yes, we’re just stirring the pot here.) We’d be surprised if there isn’t some electoral version of the Oak Park Property Tax Watch, a Facebook and in-person gather up of people alarmed by rising property tax burdens in the village. Whether their potential electoral thunder ought to be directed at village hall or Oak Park and River Forest High School is a question still to be answered. Who else? Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb, re-elected without opposition in 2017, may want to get into the slate-making business, seeking out pro-development, government efficiency and public safety supporters. If he doesn’t find allies, or convince his current colleagues to re-up, he may have a very lonely final two years as mayor. All that said, whoever runs for the village board has to be running toward something. Voice can’t just be against anything taller than 60 feet. Nobody cares about the VMA’s 70-year legacy. Truly, nobody cares. The Property Tax Watch people might really want to focus on the public schools as that is where the great bulk of property taxes are deposited. And Abu-Taleb needs a tagline broader than “We’re open for business.” By fall we’ll be moving into declaration and petition passing mode. Every election counts. But we see 2019 as a defining year for Oak Park and its future.

Memorial Day’s power Perhaps more so in perilous times, but Memorial Day is a sober occasion to honor and respect men and women who in our past and in the present have joined the U.S. military to protect our nation, to represent our nation and its values in conflicts the world over. It is also a day to remember the profound power of the U.S. armed forces, and to be clear in our expectation that the use of its power will be in support of thoughtful initiatives and not rogue impulses. In our villages, we celebrate Memorial Day 2018 on Monday, as we have for so many decades, with a parade through River Forest. This is a traditional parade honoring our local veterans, both specific and in their totality. Marching bands, scouts, all manner of elected officials and representatives of every local group and agency which spin the connective tissue that makes these such great villages. Wednesday Journal is among the many sponsors. We’ll see you along Ashland Avenue. And don’t worry, we’ve got Twizzlers by the bucketful.

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attended the wedding last Saturday morning. No, not that wedding. Not the one between Prince Harry and the marvelous Meghan Markle, who currently seems to enjoy the greatest name recognition on the planet — for reasons I can’t quite fathom. Instead, I attended the second major wedding of the morning, the one between my friends Rick and Gail, and I didn’t have to wake up as early as those glued to their TVs at 4 a.m. I’m happy for the young royal couple and wish them well, of course, and look forward to the ridiculously excessive media coverage if and when the new Mrs. Windsor becomes pregnant and observers breathlessly speculate on what the newest little Windsor’s name might be and whether it will qualify as a technical breach of royal tradition. Gail and Rick’s wedding, on the other hand, was a more down-to-earth and relaxed affair, two good people getting married much later in life, both of whom had been disappointed in love once before, their marriages ending for the usual reason marriages end: the inability to find true partnership. But they never gave up and, thanks to the miracle of high-tech online dating search engines and good old-fashioned, low-tech persistence, they found one another. It has been 40 years since Rick’s first wedding, which I also attended. In fact, I was his best man. Forty years is a long time to trek through life unproperly partnered — a journey of biblical proportions. Yet he never gave up on finding his anam cara. “The Celtic understanding of friendship finds its inspiration and culmination in the sublime notion of the anam cara,” according to John O’Donohue, who wrote a book by that name. “Anam is the Gaelic word for soul; cara is the word for friend. So anam cara means soul friend. The anam cara is a person to whom you can reveal the hidden intimacies of your life. This friendship is an act of recognition and belonging. When you have an anam cara, your friendship cuts across all convention and category. You are joined in an ancient and eternal way with the friend of your soul. … The anam-cara experience opens a friendship that is not wounded or limited by separation or distance. Such friendship can remain alive even when the friends live far away from each other. Because they have broken through the barriers of persona and egoism to the soul level, the unity of their souls is not easily severed. … With your anam cara, you awaken the eternal.” It may be possible to have a soul friend earlier in life, but becoming acquainted with one’s soul takes time, and if you aren’t acquainted with your own, how can you achieve union with another’s? I don’t know if Harry and Meghan are soul friends yet, but I do know that Gail and Rick are, and that makes theirs the true royal wedding. First marriages, perhaps because of a couple’s immaturity, often seek a faulty kind of “emotional fusion,” which Jerome Kern and Ira Gershwin captured in a long-ago song: Now that we are one / Which one shall we be? /

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Shall we be you / Or shall we be me? A lot of young marriages flounder when one or both attempt to turn “we” into “me.” Or as Rilke put it in one of the readings Rick and Gail so thoughtfully chose for their wedding, “The point of marriage is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries; on the contrary, a good marriage is one in which each partner appoints the other to be the guardian of [his or her] solitude, and thus they show each other the greatest possible trust.” A young marriage is all about promise (not only the ones we make and aren’t always prepared to keep, but also the promise of unrealized potential, which we aren’t always prepared to fulfill). Young marriage is the attempted triumph of hope over experience, whereas a marriage between olders is more about the triumph of experience over hope. Or as Susan Sarandon’s sadder-but-wiser character says in the film Shall We Dance?: “We need a witness to our lives. There’s a billion people on the planet [billions now]. What does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you’re promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things, all of it, all of the time, every day. You’re saying, ‘Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go unwitnessed because I will be your witness’.” In a good marriage, then, we are one another’s witnesses, we are the protectors of one another’s solitude, we are each other’s soul friend. We aspire to be all that when we take the breathtaking plunge into a life together. I wish Duke Harry and Duchess Meghan well, but I’ve witnessed the journey Rick and Gail have taken. As the promotional poster for the film The Painted Veil put it some years back, “The greatest journey is the distance between two people.” During that journey every couple is buffeted by “the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity,” metaphors for the turbulence that attends any life partnership. But as Teilhard de Chardin famously wrote, “Someday [after we have mastered those forces] “we shall harness for God the energies of love. Then for the second time in the history of the world [or the history of two lives], we will have discovered fire.” That’s the ultimate goal, our evolutionary destiny, but for the time being, Rilke has a more realistic take on marriage, whether between youngsters or oldsters, soul friends or fellow travelers, so he gets the last word on Wedding Day: She who reconciles the ill-matched threads Of her life, and weaves them gratefully Into a single cloth – It’s she who drives the loudmouths from the hall And clears it for a different celebration Where the one guest is you. In the softness of evening It’s you she receives. You are the partner of her loneliness, The unspeaking center of her monologues. With each disclosure you encompass more And she stretches beyond what limits her, To hold you.

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rom her kitchen window in Auburn, Illinois, 19-year-old Ashley Aldridge had a clear view of the railroad crossing 100 yards away and a man in a wheelchair stuck between the tracks. The man was yelling for help as a motorcycle and two cars went by without stopping. As the crossing gate was clanging down, she ran, barefoot, over a gravel path along the tracks. When she got to the man, the train was less than half a mile away. Failing to dislodge the wheelchair, she wrapped her arms around the man’s chest but couldn’t lift him. As the train barreled toward them, she pulled with a mighty heave yanking him out of the chair. Within seconds, the train smashed the wheelchair, carrying fragments of steel and plastic half a mile up the track. Aldridge didn’t stand at her kitchen window, curse at the train, or rant in anger about those who passed. She ran to save the man. Many of us believe we are in a similar position in this country. There is a “train” of autocracy and violence bearing down on the country that will “smash” all that we know as good. Aldridge’s episode above, from “The Science of Good and Evil” in the January 2018 issue of National Geographic, outlines what makes people especially giving or cruel. Her heroic rescue is an example of extreme altruism — “a selfless act to help those unrelated to oneself at the risk of grave personal harm.” Researchers now have an understanding of the science of what drives good and evil: “Extreme altruists and psychopaths exemplify our best and worst instincts. On one end of the moral spectrum, sacrifice and generosity that we recognize as good; on the other end, selfishness, and violence that we see as evil.” Both traits, good and evil, are based on a key emotion-

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al trait: “Empathy is the intrinsic ability of the brain to experience how another person is feeling. It’s what impels us to help others in distress.” Violent, psychopathic, and antisocial behaviors, on the other hand, result from the brain’s lack of empathy. Humans evolved the desire to help one another because cooperation within large social groups was essential to survival. But because groups had to compete for resources, the willingness to maim and possibly kill opponents was also crucial. We have thus evolved to be the most social and the most violent species on Earth, exhibiting as a result of that evolution those good and evil traits. The “train” of evil from the White House cannot be turned around. Moreover, our actions in opposition can make matters worse. Trump’s support is enhanced by public expressions of anger and aggression. So just like Ashley Aldridge, let us get away from our “window” of complaining, and ignore “the motorcycle and two cars that went by without stopping.” Let us put Trump out of our minds, transform our anger to work and race, even “barefoot” over the “gravel path,” and get the country off the “tracks” before nothing can be done. That means getting out the vote to change our government in the 2018 election. Nothing else matters. To work on the 2018 elections, readers may contact: The Democratic Party of Oak Park, 708-386-0090 Oak Park Area Indivisible, indivisibleoakpark@gmail. com The Coalition for a Better 6th, http://betterillinois6th. com/ Sean for Congress, https://www.castenforcongress. com/ James Dickert is a resident of Oak Park.

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The demolition of an icon

747 William in River Forest is no more. The cruel teeth of the excavator bit into what had once been a part of a rare Prairie-style housing development. The event, while not unexpected, was still a shock. A majority of us who serve on River Forest’s Historical Preservation Commission had months before signedoff on the demolition. We did so reluctantly but with full knowledge that our options were severely limited. The most the commission could do was delay the demolition for 180 days, not proscribe it. The commission could also require a developer to meet with the commissioners at public hearings. Mr. Sarvis, the lead developer, who is also a resident of River Forest, fully cooperated with the commission. He answered all the commission’s questions in a clear and precise manner and was always open as to his intent to demolish the structure. He also led an extensive tour of the structure and allow the commission’s architects to prod and poke in all the nooks and crannies. After viewing the structure and listening to various points of view, I reluctantly concluded that indeed 747 had no redeeming economic value. Investing $100,000+ into the structure

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KNOCKED OUT: Construction workers tear down the home at 747 William St. in River Forest. would have been a labor of love, but not of profit. No one appeared ready to take that plunge even though Mr. Sarvis was prepared to sell. I believe the River Forest community is fortunate that a resident owns the property and is, I believe, receptive to the sensibilities of the 700 block and the community. I wish Mr. Sarvis well in his execution of this contentious project.

Al Popowits

River Forest

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 Journal’s editorial board on local matters, we hope our voice will help focus your thinking and, when need be, fire you to action. In a healthy conversation about community concerns, your voice is also vital. We welcome your views, on any topic of community interest, as essays and as letters to the editor. Noted here are our stipulations for filing. Please understand our verification process and circumstances that would lead us not to print a letter or essay. We will call to check that what we received with your signature is something you sent. If we can’t make that verification, we will not print what was sent. When, in addition to opinion, a letter or essay includes information presented as fact, we will check the reference. If we cannot confirm a detail, we may not print the letter or essay. If you have questions, email Viewpoints editor Ken Trainor at ktrainor@wjinc.com.

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Poems to read and share This past Christmas I was lucky enough to receive A People’s History of Chicago, a collection of poems by Kevin Coval. As I read through the book I found myself wanting to share poems with family and friends. I read “Albert Parsons Can Hang” to Carla, with whom I had visited the Haymarket Martyrs’ Monument in Forest Park, and shared “Nelson Algren Meets Simone de Beauvoir at the Palmer House” with feminist sociologist Miriam. When Paulo shared a poster celebrating the 150th anniversary of Karl Marx’s Capital, I read him “Eugene Debs Reads Marx in Prison.” I felt there was a poem in this book for everyone. My colleagues at the library, who were then discussing nominations for this summer’s One Book, One Oak Park selection, agreed. Like Howard Zinn in his groundbreaking A People’s History of the United States, Coval uncovers the hidden and suppressed stories of the struggles of ordinary working-class people, especially black people, against economic oppression and racism. He reminds us who the true makers of history are, in poems like “Reversing the Flow of the Chicago River” and “The Eastland Disaster.” I think this is an important book, a book that we need in these times. Just as the poems excavate hidden and suppressed history in Chicago, they also can remind us of our his-

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tory in Oak Park. We, too, have a history of violence against African Americans (the two firebombings of Percy Julian’s home in 1950 and 1951), a history of racial segregation, and a history of people organizing for their rights (for open housing and for equal rights

for LGBT people). Read these poems, share these poems. One Book, One Oak Park is the library’s community-wide summer reading program for adults and teens. It offers opportunities for neighbors, families, and friends to connect by reading and discussing themes explored in one specific title. Upcoming events include evenings with local legend Bill Ayers

(Wednesday, June 6, 7 p.m.) and author Kevin Coval (Wednesday, June 27, 6:30 p.m.), both at the Main Library, 834 Lake St. Community discussions include field trips to historically significant Oak Park sites, co-led by Jim Madigan. Find all the details at oppl.org/ one-book.

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s I was reminded about Oak Park’s path to integration, however imperfect [Why I’m proud to be from Oak Park, Ken Trainor, Viewpoints, May 16], I felt a lot of pride and it reminded me of my path in choosing Oak Park as my new home. I wonder how you got here? I grew up and lived on the Southeast Side of Chicago (South Chicago, steel mills area) for the first 25 years of my life. This blue-collar-worker, ethnically-varied part of town gave me solid values, a social justice spirit, and a great work ethic. Yet there were few cultural, progressive, or educational opportunities and I felt like a minority. Even worse, it was a severely toxic environment with the steel mills pumping 24-7. I yearned for a new community that was integrated, progressive, safer and offered me opportunities to root and grow. It was 1975 and time to find a church music job. I started exploring where to re-root. The rule of thumb when you’re from the South Side was to move farther south, even if that meant Indiana. My whole family had already moved by that time for various reasons. I loved the Oak Park ad in Chicago magazine: “The People Place” with the stylized tree. I thought, “How cool that a community would advertise and flaunt that they are a people place!” I knew it was an integrated community and I very much wanted that. I asked a friend who lived there, “Are there a lot of churches?” He said yes. I was studying at the American Conservatory of Music and ready to find a music director and organist job. There were only two job postings, hand-printed on index cards, posted on the bulletin board. One was for Ascension Parish in Oak Park. I made an appointment to interview for the Ascension job and, as soon as I saw the church, it felt very familiar and I had that wonderful intuitive feeling that “this is it.” I knew I’d get the job and Oak Park would be my new home, but this was 1975, so I had to grow in my job, create a piano teaching practice and save money. I moved to Oak Park in 1977. For my family, my move to Oak Park which is north and west from my home turf, was akin to moving to Alaska (yet only 35-45 minutes away from where I grew up). It doesn’t take much to be a rebel sometimes! I remain ever grateful for those synchronicities and the hand-written index card that allowed me to move and root here for decades. My membership and involvement at Unity Temple was also rich, and ultimately where I met my husband. Oak Park has offered me more than I hoped: culture, progressive ideas, a beautiful and cleaner environment with environmentally active people, educational and work opportunities, the ability to write and teach as I shifted into my second career in holistic health practice and education, spiritually expansive churches and ideas, and being surrounded by lots of trees and so many amazing people. It’s really a perfect community for us. And yes, it is a people place. How did you come to call Oak Park your home? Gina Orlando, a longtime resident of Oak Park, teaches at DePaul University.

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Oak Park’s rich architectural history was front and center on Saturday, May 19 at Wright Plus 2018. The annual housewalk presents a rare glimpse inside impeccable, historic homes; the opportunity to explore a variety of architectural forms, from American Prairie style to grand homes inspired by European elegance; and learn about remarkable individuals who shaped history in the village and beyond. The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust thanks the Oak Park community, which year after year welcomes visitors from across the country and around the world. As owner and preservation steward of Wright’s Home & Studio, the Trust strives to be a good neighbor. Our commitment is generously returned by so many friends and partners. For this we are deeply grateful. Wright Plus would not be possible without the homeowners who so passionately care for their historic properties and graciously share them. More than 500 volunteers spend hundreds of hours on planning, research and execution to make the housewalk a singular event. We extend our gratitude to all Wright Plus supporters, our Ultimate Plus guests and our 2018 sponsors: @properties, village of Oak Park, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, ComEd, Downtown Oak Park, Poinsett Insurance Agency/Farmers Insurance, Heritage Tile, Searls Windows & Doors/Marvin Windows

& Doors, village of Maywood, Visit Oak Park, West Suburban Medical Center, Albion Residential, Baird & Warner, Bradbury & Bradbury Art Wallpapers, Community Bank of Oak ParkRiver Forest, McGrath City Honda Hyundai, PPG Paints, Trader Joe’s, West Studio Architects and Gagliardo Realty, as well as our Dine Wright partners: Cozy Corner Breakfast Boutique, Cucina Paradiso, Giordano’s Restaurant & Pizzeria, Hemmingway’s Bistro, Il Vicolo Trattoria, Little Gem Café, Maya Del Sol, Mickey’s Gyros, Oak Park Brewing/Hamburger Mary’s, Petersen’s Ice Cream and Winberie’s Restaurant and Bar. Thank you also to our Community Partner, the Carleton of Oak Park, official hotel of Wright Plus 2018. We greatly appreciate the florists whose arrangements graced our tour homes: Flowers for Dreams, Phillips Flowers La Grange, Designs by Guzzardo’s (DBG), Garland Flowers, Schereck Designs, Good Earth Greenhouse, Moss Modern Flowers, and Westgate Flowers. As our successful Wright Plus 2018 draws to a close, we are already planning for next year. Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 18, 2019 — the next Wright Plus.

Brookdale is thankful to be in Oak Park

On Thursday, May 17, Brookdale Oak Park, formerly Holley Court Terrace, celebrated our 26th year in the village. There are so many reasons to be thankful for living in a village like this one. Our residents are of the senior population and while they are able to enjoy many aspects of what it means to be in an active community like ours, they are also able to enjoy all that Oak Park has to offer. From the parks (we love Austin Gardens!) to the shopping (Shout out to our neighbors, Trader Joe’s!) the wonderful restaurants (We’re talking about you, The Little Gem!), the history (Frank Lloyd Wright, Hemingway, and more!) and most of all the amazing people. The diverse and vibrant population is what draws people to this town and keeps them here. Many of our residents raised their families in Oak Park and decided that moving out of the village was not an option. Oak Park has staying power and our seniors planted their roots here and continue to thrive in their town. It is an honor to be a part of this village. Thank you, Oak Park!

Celeste Adams

President & CEO Frank Lloyd Wright Trust

It took a village to create Mills Tower

Thanks to Dan Haley for his nice appreciation of Mills Park Tower and his warm remembrance of Dominic Meo. Yes, the building isn’t attractive, but the beauty lies within, with its wonderful caring atmosphere. In answer to Dan’s question, the major portion of the site for the building was assembled through the purchase and demolition of several homes along Pleasant Place. The village of Oak Park contributed a portion of the site through the vacation of a part of Pleasant Place, and the Park District of Oak Park contributed a small slice of land to the east of the building currently in the building’s parking lot. A large number of people and organizations banded together to make this possible. It takes a village.

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GRADUATION from page 41 school and continuing through high school. Again, people of all races/cultures could choose which ceremony they wanted to attend, or attend both/all. Diplomas would be given at each ceremony. Students would wear graduation robes at all ceremonies The idea is not unique: ■ Since 1978, the University of Illinois has held a black congratulatory ceremony for its graduates, one of the oldest cer-

emonies of this kind in the country. ■ Stanford holds another. ■ At Brown University, the Onyx Rite of Passage, or Blackalaurate, ceremony takes place the night before the main commencement ceremony. ■ A recent New York Times article highlighted alternative graduation ceremonies honoring first-generation college students and LGBTA students, as well as students of color. We all want the same thing: to celebrate the wonderful achievements of students with their school and family community. I believe each culture should be able to create that celebration in a

Ed Solan

Executive director Oak Park Housing Authority 2001-2014 way that reflects who they are and how they celebrate. That might mean more than one “official” graduation ceremony. And, at the very least, please stop telling parents to hold their cheers for their children when their names are called. That is a direct assault on our cultural expression. We cheer. We cheer loudly and proudly. We cheer because we know where we have been as a people and how far we have come. The pride of that moment, getting a diploma, is worthy of multiple cultural expressions of celebrating. ShaRhonda Dawson is a resident of Broadview and writes an education blog.


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More guns in schools is not the answer

or a teacher, few things are as awful to contemplate as a room full of trusting children faced with an active shooter. Because of the horrific nature of these attacks, we respond by grasping for any immediate solution to stop the murderer. But when President Trump responded to the Margery Stoneman Douglas High School shooting with the suggestion that teachers be trained to use firearms and then armed in classrooms throughout the U.S., I was stunned. To me, having a weapon with such violent and irreversible power to kill and destroy is the antithesis of what it is to feel safe in a classroom setting. It also multiplies the possibility for more shooting to occur. Nevertheless, this suggestion actually took hold and has become part of the national conversation. The Chicago Sun Times chose to explore Mr. Trump’s proposition through “31 Bullets,” a campaign to end gun violence. The first issue they tackled was “guns in classrooms.” Seven Chicagoland teachers were invited to take part in a Public Service Announcement that further explores Mr. Trump’s proposal. On April 14, a cold, windy, rainy day, we learned how to handle, load and shoot a handgun. We were interviewed

in the morning and again in the evening after shooting numerous rounds of live ammunition. All seven of us, came to the same conclusion: Guns don’t belong in classrooms, period. I have been a teacher for the past 36 years and am raising two daughters, who are now 13 years old. In every classroom where I’ve taught or sent my daughters (preschool through middle school), the environment has been one of respect and trust; two critical qualities of a safe learning culture. Teachers and students can teach and learn because they trust in the safety of their surroundings. This is the goal … to feel physically, emotionally and socially safe, so that education can occur. On that day in April, when I learned to shoot a handgun, I experienced many things, and none of them felt safe. Guns in classrooms create a climate of fear, and invites a new level of violence in schools that we have yet to experience. Imagine disgruntled students or teachers using guns for ill-intended purposes, teachers misidentifying threats and bringing unwanted, unjustified outcomes into school communities, an armed teacher being misidentified as “the shooter,” more bedlam, hysteria and tragedy.

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mental-health issues and we need to have responsible and enforceable gun laws. There is no easy fix to this problem, but I am absolutely convinced that more guns in schools, or anywhere else, is not a solution to gun violence. Jamie Sloan teaches a Parent/Infant class at Alcuin Montessori School and has taught at several levels, both at Alcuin and at Near North Montessori school in Chicago.

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Father William Bernacki, O.P., 93 Fenwick High School president-principal

Rev. William J. Bernacki, O.P., 93, died on May 13, 2018. A Fenwick Friar for more than 40 years, he was a revered teacher, coach, president-principal, life trustee, and hall-offame recipient of Fenwick High School. An ambassador for Fenwick and witness to the Friar mission, Fr. Bernacki served as Fenwick’s 11th president-principal from 1979 to 1987. His years here also saw him serve as business manager, counselor, golf coach and Fathers Club moderator. Born in 1924 in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood, Fr. Bernacki graduated from Loyola University in 1949, was FATHER WILLIAM called to priesthood BERNACKI and entered the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, and was ordained on June 16, 1956. In 1959, he began his service to Fenwick by teaching theology, business law, economics, geography, and civics. Twenty years later, after earning a master’s degree in education and counseling at Loyola University, he was named principal. In 1987, after nearly 30 years as educator, coach, and administrator, he left Fenwick to become the prior at the Dominican Priory in River Forest and the president of Priory Press. However, he remained active with the high school in a support and advisory role. He is a member of the Fenwick Hall of Fame, inducted in 1995, and was the 2011 recipient of the school’s Lumen Tranquillum (Quiet Light) Award. Fenwick’s Planned Giving Society is named for Fr. Bernacki. Through the decades, many alumni and families throughout our community came to know his friendship, commitment and

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impact. “Fr. Bernacki was president-principal when I first joined the Fenwick faculty,” said Fr. Richard Peddicord, O.P., current president. “He always put Fenwick first and made it clear that the students are the visible manifestation of the mission of the school. The flourishing of each and every student was the goal of all of his hard work.” Funeral arrangements are in process.

Robert Stracke, 91 WWII veteran, school principal

Robert Harold Stracke Jr., 91, of Chicago, formerly of Oak Park, died on April 30, 2018. Born on May 18, 1926 in Chicago to Clara Wolff and Robert Stracke Sr., he grew-up in Flossmoor. A World War II veteran and a graduate of DePauw University, he was an elementary school principal in Glen Ellyn for 25 years. He married and lived in Oak Park with his wife and children until moving to Chicago in 2005. The Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio bookstore became a second 25-year-career for him in his retirement. Robert Stracke is survived by his wife, Maria-Louise; and his children, Benjamin and Louise. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 7 at 11 a.m. at Third Unitarian Church, 301 N. Mayfield Ave. in Chicago, 60644. The family appreciates memorial donations to the church or to the ACLU, www.aclu.org. Arrangements were handled by the Cremation Society of Illinois, 773-282-5058 and www.cremation-society.com.

Margaret Kottcamp, 94

Northwestern sorority housemother Margaret (Marge) Madden Kottcamp (nee Keefe), 94, of Elmhurst, formerly of Oak Park, died on May 19, 2018. A 1941 graduate of Trinity High School and longtime member of St. Edmund Parish, she had many interests, including her book and bridge clubs, traveling, and her years as housemother to the Alpha Gamma Delta sorority at Northwestern University. Marge Kottcamp was the wife of the late Francis Madden and the late Franklin Kottcamp; the mother of Cathy (Bud) Kerwin, Dinny (the late John) Coleman, Peggy (Tim) Eades, Eileen (Leo) Collison, Mimi (Tom) Marcucci, Frank Madden, Nancy (Larry) Hosty, Tom (JoAnn) Madden, Andy (Kim) Madden, Barbara Kahovec, Bridget Madden and Maureen Madden; grandmother of 30 and great-grandmother of 24 (and counting); sister of Richard (the late Mary) and Marie (Bernie) Wheel, and the late Andy, Wally (Belle), Bill (Molly), Liz

(Bill) Kraussman and Jerry (Diane) Keefe; and the aunt and great-aunt of many. She will be lovingly remembered by Franklin Kottcamp’s children. Marge was loved by everyone who had the good fortune to meet her. Visitation will be on Wednesday, May 23 from 3 until 9 p.m. at Oak Park’s Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m., on May 24 at St. Edmund Church, 188 S. Oak Park Ave., followed by private interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to St. Edmund.

Betty Johnson, 88 Speech therapist, Head Start site director

Betty Johnson, 88, of Oak Park, died on May 2, 2018. Born on June 17, 1929 in Washington, Iowa, she was raised on a farm and attended grade school in a one-room schoolhouse. She graduated from Grinnell College and then the University of Denver with a degree in speechlanguage pathology. She moved to Chicago and began as a speech therapist for the Chicago Public Schools, then went on to earn her Master of Speech BETTY JOHNSON Pathology degree from Northwestern University. While attending Broadway Methodist Church, she met her future husband, Kenneth Johnson, and they married in 1956. After two children, the family moved to Oak Park, which would be her home for the next 55 years. While raising her family, she returned to work at Easter Seals as a speech therapist and later as the program director for the Chicago area. Later in her career, she worked for Head Start Oak Park as a site director. After retiring, she continued as a national Head Start consultant and was very active in the life of the Oak Park community. She was a member of the League of Women Voters, served on the board for Parenthesis, and volunteered for many years for the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust. She helped found the Collaboration for Early Childhood Care and Education in Oak Park. She dedicated countless hours to First United Methodist Church, serving on leadership and education-oriented committees. Betty Johnson is survived by her children, Julie (Craig) Zeller and Erik Johnson; and her granddaughters, Hannah and Madeline Zeller. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist of Oak Park, 324 N. Oak Park Ave. on Saturday, June 2, at 11 a.m. In

lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Collaboration for Early Childhood, 123 Madison St., Room 209, Oak Park 60304 or to the music program at First United Methodist Church.

Steven Fanning, 71 Associate professor, author, and historian

Steven C. Fanning, PhD, 71, died on May 15, 2018 at his Oak Park home from prostate cancer and Parkinson’s disease. Born on Feb. 17, 1947 in Weatherford, Oklahoma, where his father was a druggist, he held degrees in history from Texas Tech University and his doctorate in medieval history from the University of Minnesota. He was a historian specializing in late antiquity, the Middle Ages, and mysticism. He retired from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2012 after teachSTEVEN FANNING ing for more than 40 years as an associate professor of medieval history, receiving two Silver Circle awards for teaching excellence. His research on the history of France in the 10th and 11th centuries resulted in the publication of A Bishop and His World: Hubert of Angers, 1006-1047 and co-translation of The Annals of Flodoard of Reims, 919-966. His interest in mysticism resulted in the popular book Mystics of the Christian Tradition, the first book to bring all the various Christian mystics together in a single volume. After retirement, he worked from original church records to produce with Charles Chauncey Wells, New North Church: From Birth to Death in Early Boston in 2014 about the largest church in Boston at the time of the Revolution. After a near-death experience from an asthma attack on a London street in 1988, which left him paralyzed, his recovery was considered a medical miracle achieved through energy healing he learned to do himself and with others’ healing prayers. This led him to lecture and write about mysticism, near-death experiences, and spiritual healing, culminating in his last book, Adventures in Healing, published in July 2017. His survivors include his children, Soren (Susan) and Nissa (Damian) Felton; and his grandchildren, Emily Fanning and Malin, Karoline, and Jake Felton. Funeral services were conducted on May 19 at Grace Episcopal Church where he founded the Intensive Healing Prayer Group and was active in various roles in the liturgy and governance. Funeral arrangements were coordinated by Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home.


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Religion Guide Methodist

Check First.

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

First Congregational Church of Maywood

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

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

William S. Winston Pastor (708) 697-5000 Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM

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

3:30-4:00pm

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6:30-7:00am

Chicago, IL.

WCIU-TV (Sun.)

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Word Network

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www.livingwd.org www.billwinston.org

West Suburban Temple Har Zion

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

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 Presbyterian

Fair Oaks

Lutheran—ELCA

United Lutheran Church

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

708/386-1576

Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

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

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920 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

Grace Lutheran School

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

Christ Lutheran Church

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

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship, 9:30am Adult Bible Class, 10:45am Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 www.stjohnforestpark.org

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

Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. M–F Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m. Parish Office: 708-848-4417 Religious Ed Phone: 708-848-7220

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–Friday 6:30am Church Office: 708-366-0839 CCD: 708-366-3553 www.stbern.com Pastor: Fr. Stanislaw Kuca

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.

Traditional Catholic

The Traditional Catholic Latin Mass

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

Third Unitarian Church 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

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

May23 Declaration of the Bab Baha’i 27 Pentecost Orthodox Christian Trinity Sunday Christian 29 Ascension of Baha’u’llah Baha’i 31 Corpus Christi Catholic Christian Jun 2 All Saints Orthodox Christian 8 Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Christian 9 St. Columba of Iona Celtic Christian 11 Laylat al Kadr Islam 15-17 Eid al Fitr - Ramadan ends Islam 15 Saint Vladimir Day Christian 16 Guru Arjan martyrdom Sikh 19 New Church Day Swedenborgian

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y son graduated from culinary school this weekend in a lovely ceremony celebrating the hard work, internships and learning required to earn the title “Chef.” We are very proud and excited to follow his future career choices in this wide-open, in-demand field. With opportunities that range from restaurant to corporate to small business to health and wellness, we are constantly surprised at how many people assume he aspires to be on television. The Food Network, “Chopped,” the “Next Iron Chef.” Even relatives steer most conversations about his education to whatever they last saw on “The Chew.” Not only is fame and fortune the

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION DOCKET NUMBER: PC 18-06 Planned Development and Plat of Vacation (Scoville Avenue) HEARING DATE: June 7, 2018 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): Berwyn Properties, LLC, 6501 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn, IL 60402 OWNERS OF RECORD: Berwyn Properties, LLC, 6501 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn, IL 60402 SUBJECT PROPERTY ADDRESSES: 6500 Roosevelt Road, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PARCEL 1: LOTS 137 AND 138 IN SOUTH RIDGELAND, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 16-18-427-036 PARCEL 2: LOTS 43 THROUGH 52, INCLUSIVE AND THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF OF VACATED GUNDERSON AVENUE LYING EAST OF AND ADJOINING SAID LOT 43 IN SOUTH RIDGELAND, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 1618-426-041 SCOVILLE AVENUE: ALL THAT PART OF SCOVILLE AVENUE LYING WEST OF AND ADJOINING LOT 52, AND LYING EAST OF AND ADJOINING LOT 137 IN SOUTH RIDGELAND, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 25, 1889 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1189703, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. REQUESTS: 1) Article 5.4 (RR District Dimensional and Design Standards) Section G.1 (Parking Placement): Relief is requested from the seven (7) foot front yard setback requirement to five (5) feet for parking spaces along the east property line. 2) Article 5.4 (RR District Dimensional and Design Standards) Section G.2 (Parking Placement): Relief is requested from the five (5) foot rear yard setback requirement for 26 parking stalls along the north property line to one (1) foot. 3) Article 5.4 (RR District Dimensional and Design Standards) Section H.1 (Street Frontage Standards): Relief is requested from the requirement for sixty percent (60%) of the street frontage occupied by building. The proposed building street frontage will be approximately thirty-four percent (34%). 4) Article 5.4 (RR District Dimensional and Design Standards) Section J.7.a (Building Features and Accessory Structures)(Fences and Walls): Relief is requested from the five (5) foot height limit for the security fence surrounding the parking lot to allow an eight (8) foot high fence. 5) Article 7.4 (Building Design Standards) Section A.1.b (Building Façade Standards): Relief is requested from the requirement for the façade to change in texture or masonry pattern in a wall that exceeds 30 feet. The proposed Roosevelt Road façade will contain a forty (40) foot long glass entry area and a one-hundred and ten (110) foot long office wall panel. 6) Article 7.4 (Building Design Standards) Section A.4.a (Building Façade Standards): Relief is requested from

the requirement for the building front to be similar in proportion to traditional commercial storefronts, typically between 25 and 40 feet wide. The proposed building is a single office use maintaining a cohesive look for the building on all four sides. 7) Article 7.4 (Building Design Standards) Section A.4.b (Building Façade Standards): Relief is requested from the requirement for display windows at ground level. The proposed building does not contain retail uses for the public. 8) Article 10.3 (Off-Street Parking Design Standards) Section B.2 (Access): Relief is requested from the requirement to provide internal pedestrian circulation in the parking lot. There is no dedicated pedestrian circulation in the parking lot. 9) Article 10.3 (Off-Street Parking Design Standards) Section G (Landscape and Screening): Relief is requested from the requirement that all parking lots and structures must be landscaped in accordance with Article 11. There is some proposed landscaping in the parking lot. 10) Article 10.4 (Required Off- Street Vehicle and Bicycle Parking Spaces) Section D.1 (Same as Section B.3, C.2 & C.4): Relief is required to eliminate the requirement for covered longterm bicycle parking spaces for 30% of the required bicycle spaces. 11) Article 10.6 (Bicycle Parking Standards) Section C.3 (Location): Relief is requested from the requirement to locate all of the required short-term bicycle parking spaces within fifty (50) feet of the building entrance. A portion of the short-term bicycle parking spaces are proposed to be located within less than seventy-five_(75) feet of the building entrance. 12) Article 11.7 (Required Parking Lot Interior Landscaping) Section A: Relief is requested from the requirement to provide landscape islands between every ten (10) parking spaces. Two (2) six (6) foot square diamond shaped tree planters are proposed to be installed. 13) Article 11.7 (Required Parking Lot Interior Landscaping) Section C: Relief is requested to eliminate the requirement to terminate rows of parking stalls with a landscape island. 14) Article 5.4 (RR District Dimensional and Design Standards) Section I.1. (Building Façade Elements) Table 5-11 (RR District Required Façade Elements): Relief is requested from the requirement for the building entrance to face Roosevelt Road. The building entrance is proposed to face west abutting the parking lot. The Applicant is also requesting approval of a plat of vacation for a portion of Scoville Avenue between Roosevelt Road and the alley to the north. Copies of the application and each of the applicable documents 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 Clerk’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

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR STREET AND/OR ALLEY RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION VILLAGE OF OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION ADJACENT SUBJECT PROPERTY ADDRESSES: 427 Madison Street, 435-437 Madison Street, 507 S. Elmwood Avenue, 511 S. Elmwood Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois. HEARING DATE: June 7, 2018 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits. LOCATION OF HEARING: Council Chambers, Room 201, Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302 OWNER (S) OF RECORD: Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 APPLICANT: Stephen J. Mudjer, 6540 Roosevelt Road, Oak Park, IL 60304 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: THAT PART OF THE PUBLIC ALLEY THAT IS 8 FEET IN WIDTH LYING SOUTH OF MADISON STREET AND NORTH OF A LINE 132.40 FEET SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF MADISON STREET (SAID LINE ALSO BEING THE SOUTH LINE OF LOT 25 IN BLOCK 8 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 7 AND 8 IN S.T. GUNDERSON AND SON’S ADDITION TO OAK PARK, A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF BLOCK 4 IN B. F. JERVIS’ SUBDIVISION OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN AND LYING BETWEEN SAID LOT 25 AND ALSO LOTS 1, 2, AND 3 IN BLOCK 8 IN SAID SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 7 AND 8, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. REQUEST: The Applicant seeks the vacation of an abutting 8 foot wide public alley located between the addresses referenced above. The portion of the village alley right-of-way to be vacated is approximately 8 feet in width (east to west) and 132.40 feet long (north to south). The principal purpose of the public hearing is for the Plan Commission to hear evidence and testimony about whether the public interest would be served by vacating the proposed portion of the aforesaid alley. Your attendance and comments on the development plans at the public hearing are welcome. Copies of the application and each of the applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at the Village Hall, Development Customer Services, 123 Madison Street, 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 Clerk’s Office at 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, or call (708) 3585670.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed separate bids will be received by the Board of Education, Oak Park Elementary School District 97 (the “Board”) for the following project: OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 97 HOLMES ELEMENTARY ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS 508 NORTH KENILWORTH AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 & 2018 LIFE SAFETY WORK VARIOUS LOCATIONS OAK PARK, IL 60302 HOLMES/ 2018 LIFE SAFETY BID GROUP 4 – General Trades and Landscaping. Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. prevailing time on Wednesday June 6, 2018 at the Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Administrative offices, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302, and will be publicly opened and read at 2:15 p.m. prevailing time on that date. Bids shall be submitted in an opaque sealed envelope clearly marked: Oak Park Elementary School District 97 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 Attention: Bulley & Andrews Project: HOLMES ELEMENTARY ADDITIONS & RENOVATIONS & 2018 LIFE SAFETY WORK - BID PACKAGE 4 Scope of work for Bid Package 4 generally includes, but is not limited to: General Trades and Landscaping. All bids must be submitted in accordance with the bidding instructions contained in the Bidding Documents for the project. Bid security in the form of a bid bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid amount shall be submitted with the bid. Should a bid bond be submitted, the bond shall be payable to the Board of Education, Oak Park Elementary School District 97, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302. All documents and information required by the bidding instructions contained in the Bidding Documents for the project shall be submitted

with the bid. Incomplete, late or non-conforming bids may not be accepted. No bids shall be withdrawn, cancelled or modified after the time for opening of bids without the Board’s consent for a period of ninety (90) days after the scheduled time of bid opening. The Bidding Documents for the project (which include the bidding instructions for the project and other related documents) will be available Wednesday May 16th, 2018 and may be purchased from Springer Blueprint Services – 1640 S. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60643 – 773-238-6340. The Bidding Documents are available for viewing/ download online without cost or purchase at the Bulley & Andrews, LLC FTP Site, https://ftp.bulley. com, username: Holmes, password: bulley1891. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts thereof, or waive any irregularities or informalities, and to make an award that in the Board’s sole opinion is in the best interest of the District. The site will be available for visits by appointment to be coordinated with Bulley & Andrews, LLC. Interested parties may inspect the existing conditions. Schedule an appointment with Jason Stonchus of Bulley & Andrews in advance if you wish to visit the sites. All bidders must comply with applicable Illinois Law requiring the payment of prevailing wages by all Contractors working on public works. If during the time period of work, the prevailing wage rates change, the contractor shall be responsible for additional costs without any change to the contract amount. All bidders must comply with the Illinois Statutory requirements regarding labor, including Equal Employment Opportunity Laws. For additional information on the project, contact Jason Stonchus of Bulley & Andrews, LLC at jstonchus@bulley.com or 773-6452024. Dated: 05/16/2018 Jason Stonchus Bulley & Andrews, LLC

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STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Salomon Yepez, Petitioner and Sorayda Fuentes, Respondent, Case No. 2016D-011584. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before June 26, 2018, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk.

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING RIVERSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 96 Notice is hereby given by the Board of Education of Riverside School District No. 96, Cook County, Illinois, that a public hearing shall be conducted on June 20, 2018, beginning at 7:00 P.M., at 63 Woodside Rd., Riverside, Illinois, 60546, to consider adoption of a Resolution to Waive Limitation of Administrative Costs, in accordance with Section 17-1.5 of the School Code, which allows the Board to waive the limitation if found by the Illinois State Board of Education to be in the lowest 25th percentile of like districts in administrative expenditures per student. Any person seeking information regarding the public hearing concerning said request may contact the District’s Director of Finance and Operations/CSBO at (708) 4475007. Joel Marhoul Secretary, Board of Education Riverside School District No. 96, Cook County, Illinois

NOTICE is hereby given that the Village of Brookfield is issuing a Request for Developer Qualifications (RFQ) in connection with the redevelopment of Village-owned property located in the Village of Brookfield 8 Corners Tax Increment Financing District. All interested parties shall submit proposals electronically by 5 p.m. on June 22, 2018. The Village reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received. The RFQ and related information are available electronically on the Village website http://brookfieldil. gov/forms/. Inquiries regarding the RFQ may be submitted to Nicholas Greifer, Director of Community & Economic Development, Village of Brookfield, who can be contacted by phone at 708-485-1113, by email at ngreifer@brookfieldil.gov or in person at Village Hall, located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield IL. Nicholas Greifer Director of Community & Economic Development

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.TINA COTTONE-MCBRIDE, KATHLEEN A. GERVASE, JOSEPH T. COTTONE, JOHN A. COTTONE, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF GRACE COTTONE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GRACE COTTONE (DECEASED) Defendants 17 CH 13345 305 DEWEY AVE NORTHLAKE, IL 60164 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 13,

2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 19, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 305 DEWEY AVE, NORTHLAKE, IL 60164 Property Index No. 12-32-208-0190000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154380 on May 3, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of SMOKETOWN STRATEGY & INNOVATION CONSULTING with the business located at: 949 N EAST AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: RYAN PINTADO-VERTNER, 949 N EAST AVE OAK PARK, IL 60302.

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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 14-17-10486. 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

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Attorney File No. 14-17-10486 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 13345 TJSC#: 38-1553 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 be1 used for that purpose. I3081756

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 14-17-15921. 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. 14-17-15921 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2017 CH 15160 TJSC#: 38-1560 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. I3082093

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/ B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, vs. JULIA OWENS; THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; JULIA OWENS, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2003 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 400; UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2003 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 400 Defendants, 17 CH 10948 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 Thursday, June 14, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-10-312-014-0000. Commonly known as 400 SOUTH 20TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 17-024591 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3086042

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE LXS 2005-05N TRUST FUND Plaintiff, -v.GUILLERMO SALGADO, VIRGINIA SALGADO, FIA CARD SERVICES NA, HSBC BANK NEVADA NA Defendants 12 CH 16708 9931 MONTANA AVENUE Franklin Park, IL 60131 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 26, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 5, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 9931 MONTANA AVENUE, Franklin Park, IL 60131 Property Index No. 12-28-418-005. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $528,951.28. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-

1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 15-076316. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 15-076316 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 12 CH 16708 TJSC#: 38-3765 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. I3086244

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. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 10431. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 10431 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 15 CH 4983 TJSC#: 38-3753 I3086315

The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-06658. 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. 14-17-06658 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 007763 TJSC#: 38-2694 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. I3084459

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/ B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.CARMELLA FULMER Defendants 2017 CH 15160 520 NORTH LAVERGNE AVENUE NORTHLAKE, IL 60164 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 14, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 21, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 520 NORTH LAVERGNE AVENUE, NORTHLAKE, IL 60164 Property Index No. 12-31-208-0120000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 2005-3 TRUST, HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-3 Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, JORIE WRIGHT, LOYCE WRIGHT, JR, ROBIN S. WRIGHT, WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR, BERNADETTE WRIGHT A/K/A BERNADETTE A. WRIGHT, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BERNADETTE WRIGHT A/K/A BERNADETTE A. WRIGHT, IF ANY Defendants 15 CH 4983 930 MARIK DRIVE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 29, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 8, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 930 MARIK DRIVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-16-109-0980000. The real estate is improved with a single family home, no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA Plaintiff, -v.TIMOTHY R. PERRY, CARRIE M. PERRY Defendants 17 CH 007763 331 47TH AVENUE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 22, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 25, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 331 47TH AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-08-230-0470000.


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Second best from page 60 At the half, the Friars trailed 5-2. The Redhawks dominated the third quarter as well, outscoring Fenwick 4-1 to take a commanding 9-3 entering the fourth quarter. Alex Figus scored the Friars’ lone goal in the third. The Redhawks tacked on three more goals to build their insurmountable lead to 12-3 in the fourth quarter. Friars’ Nate Fisher and Ramses Flores each scored a goal in the fourth. Sanford finished with a game-high four goals, while Russo scored three goals for Naperville Central. “It was pretty rough,” Soto said after the loss. “But we tried our best and that’s all that matters.” Perry felt that the play with the “man-up” advantage (equivalent of a power play in ice hockey) between the two teams was critical in terms of the outcome. “We went 1-for-7 and Naperville Central went 7-for- 9 on the man up,” Perry said. “If you’re wondering how the game went, I think that’s probably the telling stat.” Perry also cited the Friars’ mental mistakes and subpar passing as problematic during the match. Naperville Central goalie Jonah Klein-Collins was another key deterrent for Fenwick. He finished with 12 saves. In the semifinals, Fenwick defeated Lyons Township 5-4 in overtime. Dan Lynch scored the game-winning goal for the Friars, who rallied from a pair of two-goal deficits. The Lions won the previous three meetings between the area rivals. “We played a complete game and never gave up on ourselves,” Perry said. “We went down 2-0 at halftime and then 4-2 late in the game, but we just kept coming back.” After the highs (win over LTHS) and lows (loss against Naperville Central) at the state tourney, Perry reflected about the season. “This season was probably one of our oddest seasons in a while,” he said. “The state tournament was the first time all season that we had the entire varsity lineup available. We played 33 games this year missing at least one varsity contributor. “We had our ups and downs this season. You never want to lose your last game, but to be able to play in the state championship game on a Saturday night is rewarding.” Soto, who will play college water polo at California Lutheran, has fond memories about his final campaign with the Friars. “It was great,” he said. “We got off to a rough start as a lot of us were sick. But we all came together, and we’re happy with how things turned out. I just wish we came out with a win (against Naperville Central). Fenwick is a great program and I was proud to be a part of it.” Along with Soto, the Friars will lose starting goalie Alejandro Perez, Ben Lulich and James Heneghan to graduation. On the bright side, Fenwick returns team captains Comstock, Lynch and Flores, plus Figus, Fisher and promising sophomore Dan Badja. “They’re going to be knocking on my door (next week) and asking me, ‘Coach, can we get back in the water?’ I’ll tell them, ‘No, we’re taking a little break,’” Perry said. “We’re looking forward to next season and the guys are going to be ready to go.”

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Fenwick sophomore Kassy Rodgriguez takes a shot on goal during the state finals. The Friars proudly display their second-place trophy at the state finals on May 19, 2018.

Fenwick girls sunk by Stevenson After the boys lost 13-5 to Naperville Central in the state title match, the Friars hoped to avoid the same fate in the girls final. Unfortunately, host Stevenson simply had too much offensive firepower for the underdog Friars (24-7). Junior Paulina Correa’s goal just 15 seconds into the contest gave Fenwick fans cause for optimism. The goal would represent the Friars’ lone lead as the Patriots responded with three unanswered goals en route to an impressive 12-7 win. After Correa’s goal, Stevenson (35-1) countered with a goal by Kalista Tapas and two by Lauren Maloney, who finished with a match-high six goals. Kassy Rodriguez cut the Friars’ deficit to one with a goal, but Stevenson’s Amelia Eastman responded with one of her own to power the Patriots to a 4-2 lead after one quarter. Stevenson’s Claire Haas, an All-American heading to USC in the fall, asserted herself in the second quarter. She scored two goals, including a penalty shot, and Maloney added another goal to give the Patriots a 7-3 halftime lead. Correa tallied the only goal for the Friars in the second quarter. The Friars opened the second half well, with goals from Correa and Harper Daniels within the first minute to cut their deficit to 7-5.

Stevenson regained control immediately, scoring three of the next four goals to take a 10-6 advantage after three quarters. Rodriguez accounted for the Friars’ other goal in the third, which was sandwiched between two more Maloney goals and another by Haas, who finished with three goals and three assists. After Maloney scored again to begin the fourth quarter, Stevenson goalie Anna Mossakowski came up big for the Patriots as she stopped a penalty shot by Correa. The play proved to be a backbreaker for Fenwick as Eleanor Michaud tallied another Patriots’ goal not long afterwards to put the game away. Daniels managed to get her second goal later to account for the final scoring. In the semifinals, the Friars defeated Loyola Academy 17-9. After a 2-2 tie at the end of the first quarter, Fenwick outscored the Ramblers 14-4 during the middle quarters to essentially secure the victory. Kassy Rodriguez (6 goals), Millie Sheean (5 goals) and Correa (4 goals) led a balanced attack. Molly McGuire chipped in two goals and an assist, while Daniels dished out three assists. Fenwick goalie Cece Jenkins recorded five saves. Lauren Voss led Loyola with three goals, while Nicole Kielba and Sarah Pinkerton scored twice. In the quarterfinals, Fenwick cruised past Lane with an 18-5 win. The Friars overwhelmed Lane with nine goals in the first quarter. Sheean led the way with six goals. Kassy Rodriguez and Correa both scored three times. McGuire added two goals and two assists as eight players scored for Fenwick. Looking ahead, Fenwick loses five key senior defenders in Sheean, McGuire, Jackie Doyle, Kate Mackie and Isabel Smith to graduation. Plenty of talented players return next year, notably Correa (team-high 79 goals), Daniels, Kassy Rodriguez and starting goalie Sam Rodriguez. Given the program’s winning tradition (10 state titles), promising players on the lower levels, and the leadership of veteran coach Jack Wagner, Fenwick should be a state title contender next season.


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OPRF, Fenwick track well in postseason run Teams finish strong at sectionals, state meet

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By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

The Oak Park and River Forest High School boys track and field team has enjoyed a successful run all spring. The Huskies, who won the indoor and outdoor West Suburban Conference championships, added a sectional title to their impressive list of accomplishments over the weekend. OPRF cruised to the Proviso East Sectional championship, outscoring runner-up Lane Tech 198-65. The Huskies dominated the competition with seven winners and multiple runners-up in the individual events, plus strong relays, which are headed to the state finals. “The team obviously performed well at sectionals,” OPRF coach Tim Hasso said. “Our goal as a program is to produce at state. We’ve got some pieces in place to do that, but we’ve got to put our season-best numbers in the book on Friday (state meet preliminaries) to punch our tickets for Saturday’s finals.” On the track, OPRF dominated the hurdles races. Junior JT Lowder won the 110 hurdles (14.37 seconds) and junior Koren Leonard placed first in the 300 hurdles at 38.83. Lowder also notched second in the 300 hurdles (39.68), while Leonard returned the favor with a second-place showing in the 110 (14.68). The versatile Lowder qualified for a third state meet event by taking second in the long jump at 22 feet, 6 inches. In the middle and distance running events, Owen Savoy claimed the 800-meter title (1 minute, 58 seconds), while Matthew Vietzen recorded a time of 4:19.81 as a runner-up in the 1,600. In field events, senior Noah Kowal and sophomore Josh Cotter both cleared 14-0 in pole vault to share first place. The Huskies finished first and second in several other field events, including the shot put, triple jump and discus throw. Juniors Keon Gilbert (50-05) and Mykolas Saloninas (48-08) took the top two spots in shot put, while senior Kevin Gilbert (136-10) and junior Izaiah Ruffin (134-10) finished the same in discus. In the triple jump, junior Kwesi Yeboah won with a jump of 44-11, followed by teammate Myles MoletteHughes at 44-9.5. Promising freshman Nahlyee Bryant came in second in the 100 (11.39) and 200 (22.87) races. OPRF garnered a first-place finish in the 400 relay (42.35) and a pair of seconds in the 800 relay (1:29.38) and 1,600 relay (3:23.86).

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Although the Huskies finished 61st in the team standings at the Class 3A state meet, several athletes performed well in their respective events. OPRF produced a pair of top 10 finishers in the pole vault as senior Margaret Dring and freshman Yasmin Ruff both cleared 11-0. In another field event, sophomore Passion Worsham placed 10th in the triple jump (37-6.5). The versatile Worsham also qualified for state in the 100 and 300 hurdles. Junior Violet Harper earned 28th in the 3,200 with a time of 12:13.03.

Fenwick boys The Fenwick boys team finished eighth (31 points) at the Glenbard South Sectional. St. Laurence (125) won the sectional, followed by Montini (79), Evergreen Park (66), St. Rita (56) and Glenbard South (51). Fenwick qualified its 3,200 relay team and triple-jumper Matthew Augustyn for the state finals. Augustyn, a senior, came in second with a triple jump measure of 43-5. “Matt set a personal-best by 2 feet and qualified by time and mark with a jump of 43 feet, 5 inches,” said Fenwick coach Marcus McKinley. “Considering that he missed winning the triple jump by about 3 inches as the fifth seed, it was a remarkable accomplishment.” The 3,200 team placed first with a time of 8:33.24. “The 3,200 relay team will be spending our short week working on speed,” McKinley said. “Matt [Augustyn] will be able to focus on triple jump, which should help him with his goal of setting a new school record and making it into the finals on Saturday.”

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OPRF sophomore Passion Worsham finished tenth in the triple jump (37-6.5) at the IHSA state finals.

The Friars scored eight points at state to earn a share of 29th place with four other schools. Junior pole vaulter Claire Gatermann set a new school record, clearing 11-0 in the preliminaries Friday. She cleared 10-6 to finish 13th in the finals. Fenwick excelled in the 3,200 as a relay and individuals. In the 3,200 relay, freshman Maria Quinn, junior Laura Durkin, sophomore Marie O’Brien and junior Maggie Van Ermen recorded a time of 9:42.81 to earn sixth in the state. Senior Margaret O’Brien (11:19.20) and freshman Katie

Cahill (12:33.99) placed sixth and 18th, respectively, in the 3,200. Other notable results in the prelims included junior Colleen Grogan’s 48.19 in the 300 hurdles and senior Emma Hackett’s 90-03 in discus. “Colleen is just starting to hurdle again after an injury,” Fenwick coach Dale Heidloff said. “Her [prelim] time at state was two seconds better than her season best.”

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Two-time state champs bash a school-record 62 home runs this spring

in 28 regular-season games this s much as analytics has spring. Who’s hitting third in worked its way into the the lineup — Thor? sports lexicon, I still beThe reality is the team’s lieve a home run pretty Avengers-like prowess at the much speaks for itself. plate has powered OPRF to I don’t need to know exit veloca 23-5 overall record and 10-2 ity or launch angle to appreciate mark in the West Suburban the inherent beauty of a two-run Conference Silver Division. bomb over the outfield fence. While the Huskies’ home I grew up in River Forest in runs have been well distributed, the 1980s, watching the Cubs the leaders in round-trippers and White Sox when the only are senior shortstop stats shown on TV (left to right) Maeve Nelson and juwere batting average, home nior second baseman runs and runs batted in. There Sports Editor Fiona Girardot with was no WAR (Wins Above 14 and 13, respecReplacement), BABIP (Batting tively. Average on Balls in Play) or Complementing OPRF’s modOPS (On-base Plus Slugging). When did ern-day version of the “M&M baseball and softball stats become analoBoys” (New York Yankees gous to acronyms on the New York Stock legends Roger Maris and Mickey Exchange ticker? Mantle), teammates Mary Jones has nine So in the spirit of my tendency to sound homers and Olivia Glass, Annie Deamerlike an old-school sports curmudgeon, I’d Nagle and Carli Tucci have five apiece. Five like to thank the Oak Park and River Forest other OPRF players have “gone yard” at High School softball team for bringing the least once this season. game back to blunt force basics. Even more problematic for opponents, The Class 4A two-time state champions hit a whopping, school-record 62 home runs the Huskies can score in a variety of ways.

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The team has scored 292 runs and is hitting .427 with a .488 on-base percentage. OPRF thrives with a merry-go-round offense. Taylor Divello, Zoe Prouty and Cassie Metzger have formed a solid pitching staff as well. Head coach Mel Kolbusz has even added a new wrinkle, using the uber-athletic Nelson as a reliever lately just to give teams something else to think about in the postseason. The Huskies open the playoffs at home this week. Barring an epic upset against the winner of Jones vs. Proviso East, OPRF will play in Saturday’s regional final (11 a.m.) against either visiting Lane or St. Ignatius. While OPRF also fielded a very balanced team team last year, pitcher Chardonnay Harris clearly assumed the primary role in winning a second straight state championship. The two-time All-State selection tossed a one-hitter with 16 strikeouts in a 1-0 win over Lincoln-Way East in the 4A championship game. Of course, Huskie fans won’t soon forget catcher Mariah Scott won that game, fittingly, on a walk-off home run.

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Fenwick water polo takes second in state Boys, girls teams both finish as state runners-up to cap off memorable season

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Fenwick senior Ivan Soto played a key role in the Friars’ success this season. He will attend and play water polo at California Lutheran University next season.

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enwick water polo fans left Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire with a bittersweet feeling Saturday night. Both the boys and girls teams advanced to the state championship match in convincing fashion, only to fall one victory shy of their annual goal. Collectively, the Friars have won 30 state championships (20 boys, 10 girls). The boys team certainly felt confident entering its matchup against Naperville Central in the state final. However, the Friars’ hopes of winning state were all but doused early as the Redhawks scored the first four goals of the match en route to a 13-5 victory. “Naperville Central is very physical and fast,” Fenwick coach Kyle Perry said. “They pass and shoot the ball well and have great team chemistry. They’re definitely deserving of being state champs. “We thought if we put up a good effort, we could give them a good game,” Perry added. “But they were able to do what they wanted to do. Their defense is so good and their goalie played awesome.” Cam Dougherty’s goal gave Naperville Central (34-1) a 1-0 lead about 90 seconds into the game. Then Bender Russo scored a goal and Brad Sanford added two more goals to increase the Redhawks’ lead to 4-0 after the first quarter. Fenwick didn’t score until 49 seconds into the second quarter when Payton Comstock found the back of the net. The Friars’ Ivan Soto added another goal, which came after a goal by Naperville Central’s Dominic May. See FRIARS on page 57

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