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JOURNAL of Oak Park and River Forest

Re-imagining North Avenue

The Star & Stripes makes its way down Ashland during the annual River Forest Memorial Day Parade on May 27. For more photos, turn to page 16.

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

See NORTH AVENUE on page 12

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Forever

Draft plan for busy corridor’s revitalization May 9

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) has officially released the draft of the new North Avenue Corridor Revitalization and Mobility Plan — and it represents one of the most ambitious comprehensive plans for the area in years. The plan includes strategies to revitalize the portion of North Avenue, between Austin Boulevard and Harlem Avenue, on both the Oak Park and Galewood sides of the corridor. Last year, the North Avenue District, Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th) and the village of Oak Park, successfully applied for CMAP’s Local Technical Assistance Program. The program helps municipalities and nonprofits develop plans to improve transportation, land use and quality of life. Since then, the agency has been working with other entities, including the Urban Land Institute, which bills itself as “membershipbased, multidisciplinary real estate forum that offers communities strategic advice from development experts,” to figure out the particulars. The draft plan was released to the public on May 9, during an open house held at Galewood Trinity Church, 1701 N. Narragansett Ave. It was posted online the following day. The agency is expected to use the feedback to create the final versions of the plan, which will need to be approved by the three partner organizations. The draft plan was largely developed during a technical assistance panel conducted by ULI Chicago that took place in December 2018. The

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Oak Park ordered to reinstate, reimburse cop

Village inappropriately fired Oak Park patrol officer in 2016 By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

The village of Oak Park could be on the hook for more than $200,000 following an arbitrator’s ruling that the village improperly fired veteran police officer Rasul Freelain in 2016.

Arbitrator Peter R. Meyers ruled in Freelain’s favor on the more serious accusation leveled against Freelain and issued a strong rebuke of the village’s action in not only terminating his employment but also damaging his reputation. Meyers ordered the village to pay Freelain back pay and benefits since his termination. An employee compensation report from the village notes that in fiscal year 2016, Freelain earned $118,172 in pay and benefits. The village was also ordered to reinstate Freelain to the police force. Freelain attorney Jeffrey Burke, an inhouse lawyer for the Fraternal Order of

Police Union, declined to comment. Oak Park spokesman David Powers declined to comment, noting that the village does not comment on personnel matters. The village made multiple claims in his termination letter, many of which were tied to an excessive force case in 2013 – the village lost that case in 2016, when a jury verdict ruled that Freelain acted improperly during the arrest of an Oak Park man suspected of domestic violence, and was ordered to pay the complainant $35,000 in restitution. See FREELAIN on page 13

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Books on wheels

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Lonnie Bunch has got the keys

When former Oak Parker Lonnie Bunch III left Chicago for Washington, D.C., in 2005, to lead the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History and Culture, he and his assistant found themselves locked out of their own “temporary offices somewhere off the National Mall” on their first day on the job. Fast-forward 14 years and Bunch has the master keys. On Tuesday, Smithsonian’s Board of Regents appointed Bunch secretary of the Smithsonian Institution — the world’s largest museum and research complex that includes 19 museums (of which the

African-American History museum is one) and nine research centers across the globe, according to its website. Bunch is the first African American to lead the behemoth museum and research complex in its 173-year history. Bunch will succeed outgoing secretary David Skorton in roughly a month. “It is important for the public to view the Smithsonian not simply as an addict of nostalgia, but as a cauldron of ideas of innovation and understanding that can be transformative for our country,” Bunch said at a news conference on Tuesday, according to NPR.

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The Oak Park Book Bicycle enters its fifth season this year. Expect to see the little mobile library at block parties, the Oak Park Farmer’s Market, Thursday Night Out and a number of other events over the summer. Oak Park Public Library librarian with adult and teen service Margita Lidaka (left) and Sarah Yale, manager of community engagement, take the book bike to the Oak Park Township Senior Services building.

Oak Park the coolest?

Oak Park is known as a quaint suburb with beautiful homes, good schools and a diverse population — but is it cool? ApartmentTherapy.com, the home design and lifestyle blog, seems to think so. Strap in, Fonzie, we’re gonna walk you

through it. The blog cites the village’s designation as a municipal arboretum in 2015, thriving arts scene and commitment to racial diversity as the top reasons Oak Park is “cool.” Frank Lloyd Wright homes, the Lake Theatre, the Book Table bookstore and the village’s host of restaurants are also cause for the village’s hipness, Apartment Therapy says.

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Blue Max Coffee abruptly shutters

After nearly 15 years in business, Blue Max Coffee closed last week, with owner Terry Griffin saying he has “been dealing with a potential buyer for the business.” A post on the coffee shop’s Instagram page on May 19 said, “Due to many technical difficulties, Blue Max will be going through some changes. We will be closed for a while due [to] repairs.” Blue Max opened at 26 Lathrop Ave. in 2005, and Griffin bought the business in September 2008. It was known for its coffee, scones and breakfast dishes.

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May 29 - June 5

BIG WEEK Thursday Night Out Begins Thursday, May 30, 5 to 9 p.m., Downtown Oak Park: Every Thursday (excluding July 4) through August 29, more than 20 restaurants offer drinks, appetizers, entrees and desserts to eat inside or carry out. Ticket booklets with four dine-around tickets available at kiosk at Lake and Marion. Hear world music concerts on Marion Street; this week Paul Abella Trio (Jazz), 5 to 7 p.m., and Johnny Blas (Latin Jazz), 7 to 9 p.m. $20; each ticket booklet. Menus/more: thursdaynightout.com. Marion St. between Lake St. and North Blvd.

Compound Yellow Art Openings Sunday, June 2, 2 to 4 p.m.: In the exhibition “A Deliberately NonStraight Line,” Marianne Fairbanks explores deep meaning in geometry and abstraction as they relate to textile and graphic design. “Weaving Lab” invites the public to participate in the process of weaving, speculation and conversation. Closing reception Sunday, June 30, 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 2, 2 to 4 p.m.: At “All Thou Lost, Bring It Too Day,” Holly Holmes uses hand-altered porcelain casts to make stitching needles that vary by size, color and shape, which she uses to create a series of sculptures and hand-woven wall work. 244 Lake St., Oak Park.

One Book, One Oak Park - Author Eric Klinenberg Wednesday, June 5, 7 to 9 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: As the Oak Park Library’s summer reading program kicks off, meet Palaces for the People author and explore the public good of social infrastructure. Register: oppl.org/ one-book. 834 Lake St.

Congresswoman Lauren Underwood Sunday, June 2, 11 a.m. service, Third Unitarian Church: See the first-term congresswoman (DNaperville), elected in November 2018, addressing her experience as the youngest black woman to serve in Congress, her focus on healthcare and her work upholding values of justice and compassion. Questions: 773-626-9385. 301 N. Mayfield, Chicago.

Friendly Music Fest Friday, May 31, 6 to 11 p.m., and Saturday, June 1, 5 to 11 p.m., near Friendly Tap: Kick off summer days with an outdoor music fest. See the Yellowhammers, Yarn and the Waco Brothers (Friday) and Bendita, Cathy Richardson, Cannonball and Hayes Carll (Saturday). $25, one-day pass; $40, two-day pass; $80, family one-day pass. Tickets/more: friendlymusic.community. Euclid and Roosevelt, Berwyn.

Summer Sings: Sacred Harp Tuesday, June 4, 7 p.m., First United Church of Oak Park: Join Music at First for three Tuesday evenings in June and join in singing or come to listen as the director, soloists and instrumentalists lead the audience. Up next, June 11, Faure’s Requiem, and June 18, Haydn’s Mass in Time of War (Paukenmesse). Free will donation. Future performances - $12; $3, music rental; $35 for all three including music. Questions: 708-386-5215, musicatfirst@firstunitedoakpark.com. 848 Lake St., Oak Park.

Select Pix Tuesday, June 4, 10 a.m., noon, and 7 p.m., Lake Theatre: In Transit, past and present merge when a refugee from fascism pursues the wife of the dead man whose identity he has assumed. Showing on the third Tuesday, June 18: Arctic. $8.50; $6, matinee/seniors/ children. Info: classiccinemas. com. 1022 Lake St., Oak Park.

Chicago Foundation for Women Spring Gathering

New: Rides to the Oak Park Farmers Market

Voting Rights Monday, June 3, 6 to 8 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: Students in grades 6 to 12 are encouraged to join a discussion led by the Living History Project where youth learn about the histories of social movements in the U.S. and more. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

Thursday, May 30, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Pleasant Home: Join local supporters over food and wine while investing in the health, safety and justice for Chicago-area women and girls. VIP reception features documentary filmmaker Rebecca Parrish. $75; $150, VIP reception. Tickets/more: cfw.org/2019-oak-park-house-party or at door. 217 Home Ave., Oak Park.

Saturdays 7 a.m. to 1 p.m., through October 26: Oak Park and River Forest seniors who need transportation – OP-RF Township Senior Services now offers rides to and from the market each week. $1, suggested donation. Reservation: 708-383-4806. Look for the accessible bus at the entrance to the Market for the return trip. Farmers’ Market: Lake St. and Elmwood.

Authors on Tap Monday, June 3, 7 p.m., Beer Shop: Meet Michael Moreci, novelist and author of comic books including the critically acclaimed sci-fi trilogy Roche Limit and the military horror drama Burning Fields. In partnership with The Book Table. 1026 North Blvd., Oak Park.

Worldwide Motorcycle Travel Saturday, June 1, 2:30 to 4 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: Hear travel tips, lessons learned and see aweinspiring scenery from Marisa Glass and Tim Notier, OPRF grads who have been adventuring across the Americas on their KTM 1190 motorcycle. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

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Apartment living with congregate services STREET SHARP: Images captured on the streets of Chicago by Oak Park photographer Allen Bourgeois, currently being exhibited in “Streets, Alleys and other Observations, Chicago” at Amerikazentrum Hamburg, Germany, to commemorate the 25-year relationship between Chicago and Hamburg as sister cities. Submitted photos

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Streets, alleys and other captured moments By MICHELLE DYBAL

Contributing Reporter

ore than 2,400 miles away, there’s a cultural celebration going on and one Oak Park artist is in the middle of it. It’s the silver sister cities anniversary of Chicago and Hamburg, Germany, and the occasion is being marked with a black-and-white photography exhibit, “Streets, Alleys and other Observations, Chicago” by Allen Bourgeois. The exhibit, which ends May 31, is at Amerikazentrum Hamburg (America Center Hamburg), “a bi-national, cultural institution that supports German-American educational and cultural exchanges,” and is supported in part by the U.S. Embassy. While Bourgeois’ professional photography career focuses on commercial and advertising subject matter, which is a collaborative process, the art exhibit features work “that is all mine,” he said. “The professional work is what feeds the family and my personal work feeds my soul,” said Bourgeois, who has lived in Oak Park for more than 20 years, but was drawn to photos much earlier in life. “I really got seriously interested in photography when I was in the Marines and bought my first serious camera in Okinawa in 1975,” Bourgeois recalled. “Uncle Sam owed me four years of college, so I studied photography and art.” He graduated in 1986. While Bourgeois does not like the termi-

nology “street photography,” he said he is sometimes guilty of practicing it. He tends to seek out his images in busy places because there is more going on, and he looks in places where “visual relationships can most likely take place,” he said. This can be seen in his exhibit photo of a couple in an embrace taking a selfie, while oblivious to a man, just steps away, folded over, homeless “due to family and job loss” according to his cardboard sign, cup set before him with only a few coins inside. Bourgeois said he loves the unplanned nature of street work and the uncertainty and spontaneity of it, in contrast to his professional work. “I make a right turn and there is nothing there. I make a left turn and there are photographs everywhere,” he said. “Some days I go out and I come back without even taking one photograph. Other days are ripe with visual opportunities.” According to Bourgeois, pioneering street photographer Henri Cartier Bresson said this type of work requires a “developed instinct.” “To me, that means the ability to see in a fraction of a second the moment all the visual elements come together and then having the skill to capture that moment,” Bourgeois said. “I find that ability to find, see and capture clarity in chaos frustrating and so exciting at the same time. It is all of that uncertainty that keeps me going back out on the streets.”

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Pritzker gets the credit, but Harmon did the lifting

dds and ends with some a bit odder than others. The Fair Tax: Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) has been pushing a graduated state income tax for a long, long time. He calls it The Fair Tax as, like your federal tax system, the rich would pay state taxes at a higher rate than the middle class and the poor. Harmon has been leading the effort in a state known for its financial and political dysfunction. Progress was slight and seemed like a simmering frustration through the administrations of both Republican and Democratic governors. That has all changed now with Monday’s passage in the Illinois House of a bill putting the Fair Tax initiative on the ballot statewide in 2020. Because the flat tax rate was built into the state constitution in 1970 — along with the strangling guarantees related to state pensions — it will be up to voters across this bifurcated state to approve or disapprove of the amendment to the constitution. Whether you like the concept of shifting the burden of state income taxes to the wealthier or not, that it is on the ballot is tenacious testimony to the earned influence Harmon has in Springfield. The View: Sunday’s New York Times Magazine christened The View as the most important political show on TV as 2020 nears. An interesting designation in a world where cable news punditry gets most of the credit/discredit for political influence. Who cares? And why is this in the Journal anyhow? Only because the executive producer of The View is a now former Oak Parker, Candi Carter. She got one mention in the lead Times article, though she is more widely credited with reconstructing the show when she was brought in from Chicago — she had been a producer on Oprah — several years ago. I forget now if The View was on the shoals at that point because Rosie O’Donnell had arrived or because she left or, maybe when she came

back. But the prospects were quite grim and our own Candi Carter fixed it. And how do I know Candi Carter? She and husband Joe bought the old Haley two-flat on Taylor almost 20 years ago. Bobbie and the Times: More NYT’s for you. With a nudge from Steve Strahler, an Oak Park journalist working at Crain’s, the New York Times did a lengthy obit on Bobbie Raymond. A good piece. I certainly learned a few things I didn’t know. The reaction of many locals, including her son Charles, was that Bobbie surely would have loved the Times’ giant spotlight. And much deserved. Love a parade: Our soaking-wet memory of this year’s Memorial Day is likely to be constant rain and our phones perpetually popping off with that hideous sound warning us of flash floods, tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm watches. But the morning was lovely and a good time for a holiday parade through River Forest. Some may mark the arrival of summer with the opening of Farmers Market a week back. For me it is always the River Forest Memorial Day Parade. Three observations: Got a lot of enthusiasm along the route for my White Sox cap. The excitement is building. The kids were stunningly polite. You’re all welcome. And, like the neighbor who has downgraded from Snickers to Tootsie Rolls on Halloween, Wednesday Journal has been saving a few bucks on candy the past couple of years. Gone are the oddly, to me, savored Twizzlers to something different. So when my handy newspaper bag was slung over my shoulder packed with a confection called Cow Tails, I thought I’d rather be handing out the Organic Gummy Bears. Soon though it was the adults shouting Cow Tails hosannas. “Those are the best!” “Let me have one!” they’d say as they stepped on their precious progeny. Who knew?

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Current Rotary Exchange students Miki Takabayashi from Japan and Rafael Moraes Batistella from Brazil flank long-time Rotarian and exchange student coordinator, Lesley Gottlinger.

ach year the Rotary Club of Oak Park – River Forest sponsors two international Rotary Exchange students. These young men and women have come from all over the world—Japan, Brazil, Finland, Poland, France and many other countries—to live with local families, attend OPRF High

School and participate in Rotary service projects. For them, living here is an experience they will cherish for the rest of their lives. For us, it is another small way that Rotary connects our villages to Rotarians and communities around the world. Making connections and reaching out across national boundaries is one of the important ways in which Rotary helps make the world a more peaceful place. You can join in that effort by joining Rotary.

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New music school on the block

Owner says Oak Park School of Music takes a new approach with students By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

A new music school is headed to 844 Madison St. in Oak Park and is headed a former Triton College music professor. Joann Cho’s Oak Park School of Music is set to begin holding classes for both children and adults on June 17 and will offer lessons on a range of instruments, including piano, guitar, ukulele, as well as songwriting and some dance classes.

Traditional one-on-one inCho, who served as a music struction can be restrictive and professor at Triton since 2014, provide a narrow perspective said she’s found a number of in terms of students’ needs. Ingaps in terms of how young peostructors at her school will offer ple are taught about music. a variety of approaches to help She said she’s heard that story usher students through their over and over again during her musical journey, she said. That last 20 years working as a music includes individual instruction teacher and professor. as well as group classes. “I wanted to figure out how One of the group piano classes to retain students over a long JOANN CHO offers 12 digital pianos where the period of time,” she said. “I also Music teacher instructor can tune in through a wanted to figure out what is drivheadset to hear what each indiing students to first take music vidual student is playing. lessons and then drives them away.” She also will offer classes on world music She said Oak Park School of Music will take a different approach from other music “to promote a wider pathway to students interested in learning about music.” schools.

Cho said she chose Oak Park, in part, because of its location and “in Oak Park there is no school like ours in terms of the scope and size and variety and approach I have to create holistic musicians, rather than one following one method or style.” She added that while Oak Park is desirable for many because of its proximity to the city, Cho said, “One of the things Oak Park residents really want is … for this to be part of their center and hub. They don’t want to have to travel to the city.” Enrollment for the first eight-week session is under way, and the school will hold a grand opening on Aug. 17. More information is available at oakparkmusic.com. tim@oakpark.com

OPRF begins to rebrand itself

High school will conduct 6-month project to upgrade logos By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Communications staff at Oak Park and River Forest High School are embarking on a process to overhaul the high school’s brand, to make it more contemporary, streamlined and identifiable — something that hasn’t been done since a teacher designed the school crest in 1908. District 200 officials recently hired Sikich Marketing and Design, based in Naperville, to conduct focus groups and administer an online survey. The process, officials said, will result in a school logo, an athletics logo, co-branding options for academic divisions, counselors, clubs and other sub-groups; and a brand standards guide to make sure the branding material is being used consistently; among other deliverables. The district will hire Sikich at a cost of $24,676, which is 40 percent less than the original price. The rebranding project could take around five months to complete, with officials anticipating a rollout of the new brand in early 2020. According to an informal survey administered by district officials, 91 percent of students and staff surveyed could not identify all of the elements on OPRF’s iconic crest. De-

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CONSISTENCY WANTED: A slide presented on May 4 by Oak Park and River Forest High School officials shows the multiple brand representations that compete for attention. Below right, the high school’s crest, which was designed in 1908. signed by Lee Watson, an OPRF manual arts teacher, it contains an acorn and leaves, which symbolize “Oak”; trees that represent “Park”; wavy blue lines that stand for “River”; more trees to represent “Forest” and the Greek term, “Ta’Garista,” which means “The best.” “Fast forward 110 years, and this crest is still the main graphic symbol for the school,” explained Karin Sullivan, the district’s executive director of communications and community relations, and Jackie McGoey, the district’s communications specialist, in a presentation they gave to the school board at the Committee of the Whole meeting on May 14.

The crest, they said, “is far from the only” graphic symbol OPRF utilizes, however. Sullivan and McGoey said they identified “at least a dozen other visuals randomly used by stakeholders on school communications” — from “two different Huskie dogs” to a “black-and-white drawing of the school façade.” With no brand guidelines in place, they said, “the school is missing a huge opportunity to quickly and consistently communicate the OPRF identity and promise to stakeholders,” they explained. “Furthermore, OPRF has evolved tremendously in the 110 years since the crest was

developed. It’s time to have strong, consistent branding that reflects who OPRF is today and where we’re going in the future.”

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Mulata opens at Oak Park and Lake

Long-awaited Brazilian restaurant opens in Hemingway District By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

It’s been over a year in the making, but a highly anticipated new Brazilian restaurant Mulata has opened its doors at the high-traffic corner of Oak Park Avenue and Lake Street. Owner Christiane Pereira was all smiles last week as customers, new and old, lined up to order from the corner store’s espresso and coffee menu, Brazilian sandwiches and empanadas. The restaurateur is the former owner of Taste of Brasil, 906 S. Oak Park Ave., which closed in August of 2017 because the landlord declined to renew the lease. Pereira said Taste of Brazil fans already are stopping in to check out her new eatery. She said the Turkey Meltdown sandwich — Chihuahua cheese, smoked turkey, bacon, avocado and chimichurri — is a big hit already, along with the eggplant and portabella sandwich known as the Mulata Bella and the Carne Louca sandwich, which includes mozzarella, braised beef, carmelized onions and bell peppers.

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NOW OPEN: Christiane Pereira (above left) was all smiles last week as customers walked through the doors of her newly opened restaurant, Mulata, at 136 N. Oak Park Ave. in Oak Park, which was more than a year in the making. “The empanadas are a hit; I can’t make enough of them,” she added, noting that they are making as much of the food from scratch as possible. “We are taking the time to bring the best quality,” she said. Making menu items from scratch isn’t the only thing that took Pereira time — building out the store, much of the work also done from scratch, took longer than expected. In

May of 2018, Pereira said she hoped to open Mulata in about a month. “We hired a plumber and a carpenter and that’s it,” she said. “We were the people putting things on the wall, making the counter, making the table legs from scratch,” she said. When Taste of Brasil closed, she sold off all of the equipment and cooking supplies.

“Everything here is new and fits the concept,” she said. The new space at 136 N. Oak Park Ave., which most recently was occupied by the yogurt and smoothie restaurant Fresko, has a smaller kitchen, which precluded having a gas stove or fryer. “We had to buy an expensive oven with its own filtration system,” she said. Pereira already is thinking of expanding the menu to include some of the traditional Brazilian dishes once available at Taste of Brasil, such as the popular chicken croquettes, known as coxinhas, and a Brazilian black-bean stew called feijoada. Former customers are already asking for them, she said. “They’re really sad that we don’t have [feijoada] right now.” As far as the restaurant’s name goes, Pereira acknowledged that some people are offended by Mulata, which is the Spanish word for mulatto, which, in the United States, has a derogatory history, referring to a mixed-race person. “In the Latin world, ‘mulata’ can be viewed in a very different light,” she said, adding that she does not intend to make a political statement with the name. “I’m not here to say your truth is not valid,” she added. “If somebody wants to get into the conversation, I’m just going to give them an empanada.” tim@oakpark.com

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Painting speaks volumes about shared values

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Aaliyah Brown, a graduating senior at Oak Park and River Forest High School, held forth with the authority of an artistic curator during a May 9 meeting in the naturally lit, airy board room of the Oak ParkRiver Forest Community Foundation in Downtown Oak Park. She pointed to an undulating yellow ribbon on a painting hanging in the board room. On the ribbon were written words like “positivity” and “accountability.” “That’s why it goes up and down, but we know these qualities will keep them grounded and see them through as they go on the journey through middle school,” said Brown, who was among three students from YEMBA Inc. — short for Youth Educational Mentoring Basketball Association — who presented the painting to Antonio Martinez Jr., the Community Foundation’s president and CEO, and Elizabeth Chadri, its program director. Martinez had won the painting in a raffle at a gala held last year to celebrate YEMBA’s 10th anniversary. The OPRF senior represents the organization’s steady growth within the last year, when YEMBA, founded by engineer Edward Redd, started mentoring young girls. Previously, the organization had only focused

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LOUDER THAN WORDS: Elizabeth Chadri, Dylan Willis-Frank, Edward Redd, Antonio Martinez, Aaliyah Brown and Jonathan Harris in front of the painting that was raffled off. The painting exudes the values of both the Community Foundation and YEMBA. on mentoring young men in Oak Park and River Forest middle schools. Over the last 10 years, Redd explained to Wednesday Journal last November, YEMBA has served more than 1,000 kids and has trained and hired more than 25 former participants to serve as mentors. More than 60 percent of the organization’s participants, surveyed by YEMBA, reported having moved into Oak Park during middle school. Most of them, Redd said at the time, come from places like Austin. During an interview in May, Redd said two OPRF graduating seniors, Brown included, were teamed with an adult mentor and a group of sixth-grade girls throughout the school year to teach them the values that were exhibited in the painting — a work of

art that YEMBA participants created. Redd said last November’s gala increased his organization’s presence in the community and helped raise much-needed capital to fund its expansion. “We’re being cautious and careful about our growth within the community, but we understand that the need goes far beyond our capacity at this particular time,” he said. “We’ve served over 150 middle school kids this school year and that’s not even putting a dent in the number of kids who need this.” Redd explained that this year, YEMBA devoted more time to its sixth- and seventhgrade boys, and sixth-grade girls, this school year, but his team said the program needs to be implemented during the summer as well. “We’ve heard from school officials that

kids do well when they’re in the program, but then they become idle after some time away,” he said. “Their behavior goes back to what it was because they’re not held accountable anymore.” Jonathan Harris, who will be a junior at OPRF next year, said that, as a junior mentor with YEMBA, he’s noticed that the positive reinforcement YEMBA provides is necessary to counteract other influences in middle-schoolers’ lives. “A common thing I see from my mentees is a lot of peer pressure,” he said. “I’d like to change that.” Dylan Willis-Frank, who is also a rising junior at OPRF and YEMBA junior mentor, said that when they’re in the program, his mentees often exhibit “positive vibes.” “They all have a positive vibe and are really engaged in the topics we’re working on,” he said. Martinez praised the values of YEMBA exhibited in the paining — values he said are consistent with those of the Community Foundation, which offers support and resources to the mentoring organization. “We’re very proud to have this,” Martinez said of the painting. “When we have board meetings, I hope the board takes a look at this because it speaks to our values.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Illinois Supreme Court rules against food trucks

Chicago ordinance upheld against lawsuit filed by Oak Park restaurateur By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

You can’t fight city hall, the adage goes. It’s true in the case of food-truck owners who challenged the city’s ordinance regulating their business. The decision by the Illinois Supreme Court hits home for Oak Park, because the lead plaintiff in the case is Laura Pekarik, owner of Courageous Bakery & Café, 736 Lake St., and its Cupcakes for Courage food truck. Pekarik and other food truck owners filed the lawsuit against the city in 2012, protesting its ordinance that prevents food trucks from operating within 200 feet of a brick-and-mortar business that also sells food. Vendors also objected to the provision requiring them to install GPS tracking devices to their vehicles. The court noted in its ruling that the “200foot rule is not unreasonable because it is a part of the regulatory scheme that seeks

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PUTTING ON THE BRAKE: The Illinois Supreme Court recently ruled against food-truck owners opposed to the city of Chicago’s food-truck ordinance. The lead plaintiff is restaurateur Laura Pekarik, owner of Courageous Bakery and Cafe, 736 Lake St. to balance the interests of food trucks with the city’s need to advance the stability and long-term economic growth of its neighbor-

hoods.” The court also supported the GPS rule, calling it “the best and most accurate means

of reliably locating a food truck, which is particularly important and necessary in the event of a serious health issue.” Pekarik called the ruling “heartbreaking” in a press release. “Chicago admitted the its 200-foot rule enriched restauranteurs by chasing off their mobile competitors,” she said. “I hoped the Illinois Supreme Court would reject this kind of government-picks-the-winners-and-losers approach, where success turns not on how good your product is, but on who you know at city hall. Justice did not prevail today.” Pekarik’s attorney Robert Frommer, of the Institute for Justice, called the decision a break from precedent that “protects the right to earn an honest living subject only to reasonable government regulation.” “There is nothing reasonable about the government prohibiting you from operating near your competitors, or tracking you like a criminal out of fear you may sell delicious food to willing customers,” he said. “The Illinois Supreme Court’s failure to stand up to the powerful on behalf of ordinary folks, like Laura and other food truckers in the state, does a profound disservice to the constitutional rights of everyone in the state.” tim@oakpark.com

Tri-village economic summit focuses on the future By TOM HOLMES

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The 6th Annual Economic Luncheon, hosted by the Oak Park-River Forest Chamber of Commerce, which had at least 50 members present, was promoted as a “threevillage summit” under the theme “Envisioning 2029.” The idea was to have the three top executives in the Oak Park-Forest ParkRiver Forest tri-village area — Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins, River Forest President Cathy Adduci, and Oak Park Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb — give their views of where their villages are headed, both individually and collectively. Questions came from Dominican professors and chamber members. Each executive began with an opening statement stating why “my village is heading in the right direction.” Hoskins touted what he called a “renaissance” in Proviso High Schools District 209 and Forest Park’s racial diversity as evidence that the village is “doing great.” Abu-Taleb, who has facilitated the construction of several high-rise buildings in Oak Park, said the world is changing and Oak Park needs to become “more urban.” He used the word “height” more than once to describe what lies in the future and floated the idea of the village creating a chief technology officer as one more step toward

that future. All three emphasized that the role of village government is to set the table by moving the zoning process forward and being quick to issue permits and then get out of the way of entrepreneurs and business owners. Hoskins held up what he described as a flourishing Madison Street business corridor as evidence that the village’s approach to economic development is working. He agreed with his colleagues that more people seem to be working at home. “When I would knock on doors during the daytime in my campaign,” he said, “often someone working at home would come to the door.” Regarding the issue of privacy, Abu-Taleb pointed out, “We all give up privacy for the sake of convenience.” Referring to the use of online connectivity he added, “It increases productivity but it’s also dangerous.” All three chief executives favored instituting community-wide Wi-Fi service. “Absolutely,” said Adduci. “I favor village Wi-Fi,” Hoskins answered, “especially because it would be a benefit for low-income people.” Abu-Taleb was a little more restrained saying, “It depends on who pays for it.” When the moderator, Paul Zimmerman, asked what their villages would be doing in the next 10 years to become greener, Abu-

Taleb mentioned Smart City technology and dealing with plastics in general, and straws and bags in particular. Adduci said River Forest is already doing curbside composting and her community is also thinking about straws, plastic bags and Smart technology. Hoskins acknowledged that Forest Park is not as green as its two neighbors but offered the recent creation of an Environmental Commission as evidence that “we’re getting there.” All three said the state of Illinois poses obstacles to inter-village cooperation. AbuTaleb noted there has been talk of a consolidated fire department, but state law prohibits it. He was more optimistic about the possibility of a shared facility for law enforcement. The topic of recreational cannabis came up, and Abu-Taleb saw it as an issue of how local governments raise revenue. Adduci wasn’t sure where she stood at the present time but was “optimistic” regarding coming up with a workable solution. Hoskins said, “Whatever happens, we’ll adjust.” When the subject of promoting diversity came up, all three boasted about their villages’ track records and the passage of welcoming resolutions in each. They agreed, “There’s a lot more that needs to be done.” When asked about economic development, Hoskins and Abu-Taleb named Roosevelt Road and Adduci and Abu-Taleb shared a

concern for North Avenue. A question about residents leaving town because of high taxes seemed to be aimed at the mayor of Oak Park, who responded you get what you pay for and the real question is, “Are we getting value for the taxes we pay? The question is not the amount of the taxes but the value we get from them.” Abu-Taleb cited the long history of Oak Park nonprofits reaching across Austin Boulevard. Adduci pointed to River Forest’s involvement in a collaborative 911 program and Hoskins said Forest Park’s relationship with Maywood is improving, at least at the governmental level, and he repeated his optimism about the positive changes in D209, brought about in part by two Forest Park residents who were elected to the D209 board. Erik Fjeldstad, senior vice president and chief lending officer at Forest Park National Bank, used the relational metaphor of a team to describe how the three business communities are united. “Like teammates,” he began, “we are ultimately all striving to achieve the same goal, economic development across all of the communities. If one teammate steps up his or her game, it spurs the others to follow suit but, ultimately, there is a lot of collaboration that occurs between the village governments, the chambers, and the various economic development entities.”

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NORTH AVE. Revitalization from page 1 panel took input from the three organizations and two municipalities. It found five major issues in the area of study, including speeding along North Avenue that makes the street unsafe for cars and pedestrians. The plan also singled out the “unattractive, unfriendly streetscape” that deters drivers from stopping to patronize local businesses; too many vacant and underutilized buildings; and the lack of a unified vision between Chicago and Oak Park. Many traffic and parking recommendations mirror ideas from the North Avenue traffic study that the Chicago Department of Transportation is currently conducting. That includes adding pedestrian refuge islands and medians at busier intersections, installing curb bump-outs, removing the “slip lane” at North/Austin intersection and sprucing up streetscape designs. that may either be for sale or rent. The ULI plan also suggests adding parking As the plan acknowledged, along side streets, working with there has been some pushback owners of vacant parking lots to from the community provide off-street parking, and regarding multi-family rental encouraging businesses to share developments, but it also parking spots. argues that many claims As part of the efforts to make made by opponents of those the corridor more inviting, the developments—such as that plan calls for turning a small rental buildings wouldn’t be section of Kenilworth Avenue well-maintained and would be into a “flex space” that can be filled with people who aren’t used to hold events. invested in the community — The plan also calls for figuring aren’t based in reality. JUDITH ALEXANDER out if the former U.S Bank plaza Renting is an increasingly T-NAD chair at the southwest corner of North popular choice, and the number Avenue and Austin Boulevard of higher-income renters is can be turned into a space for growing. The study also points “arts-related programming,” out that 21 percent of all housing which would complement the planned Melvina Masterminds community in the corridor is already rental. In terms of commercial uses, the plan center two blocks west. In addition, the plan lays out the guidelines encourages restaurants and cafes, service for what kind of development should be businesses and co-working spaces, as well encouraged on both sides of North Avenue. as a food business incubator similar to East In terms of residential development, the Garfield Park’s Hatchery at the vacant IHOP plan recommends multi-family buildings location east of Oak Park Avenue.

“I want to see, and I’m going to ask CMAP to add more emphasis on, the arts. ”

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PICTURING BETTER: A portion of North Avenue that is the focus of CMAP’s revitalization and mobility plan.

The plan also preserving the former U.S. Bank bank building and adding another, so that it can accommodate mixed-use purposes, including street-level retail and 30 to 50 apartments above that. The plan calls for a similar concept for the vacant Walgreens at the Narragansett Avenue/ North Avenue intersection, as well as moving the existing bus turnaround closer to the Galewood Metra station. To ensure that both sides of North Avenue work together, the plan calls for the creation of a new umbrella organization made up of representatives from Oak Park and Galewood governments and community organizations. The organization would have a dedicated staffer who would be in charge of implementing the plan. To help fund revitalization, Chicago and Oak Park would establish Special Service Areas on their sides of North Avenue. Cindy Cambray, the program manager for CMAP, said that the final version will need to be approved by the North Avenue District board of directors, the 29th Ward Galewood

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Economic Development Committee and the Village of Oak Park. The exact timeline for finalizing the plan, she said, depends on how fast the three can get through the process. “We hope to have it finalized by the end of June,” Cambray said. Judith Alexander, the chair of the North Avenue District, said that, while she liked many aspects of the plan, she does have suggestions. “I want to see, and I’m going to ask CMAP to add more emphasis on, the arts,” she said. “Arts can be so important to revitalization.” Alexander cited east Pilsen and Portage Park’s Six Corners area as examples. She said that she is particularly interested in having pop-up galleries in vacant storefronts and installing more murals in the area. “We can do that and we’re going to [apply] for more grants to help pay for that,” Alexander said. For more information - and the full copy of the draft plan, visit https://www.cmap. illinois.gov/programs/lta/north-avenue. CONTACT: igorst3@hotmail.com

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Fired cop reinstated from page 1 The department’s top brass also accused Freelain of improperly using a Chicago crime database, known as I-CLEAR, to research Darren Durden, who accused him and other officers of causing him “injury and humiliation.” The village also claimed that Freelain used the database to research former Oak Parker Heather Mack, who made international news for murdering her mother and was sentenced to 10 years in an Indonesian prison in 2015. The most serious criticism from the arbitrator, perhaps, was connected to the village’s claim that Freelain gave false testimony in the civil and criminal trials connected to the Durden case. The village claimed that he gave contradictory testimony on his motivation for arresting Durden – in the civil trial, Freelain stated he arrested Durden for domestic abuse, while at the criminal trial he stated that the arrest was due to Durden making aggressive moves toward the victim and making physical contact with Freelain when ordered to stop. The village reported the inconsistencies to the State’s Attorney’s Office, invoking the so-called Brady Rule, which indicates that a police officer has given false testimony. The

village then used the Brady Rule notice as one of the justifications for firing Freelain, claiming that future testimony by the officer would be called into question because of the Brady Rule notice. The arbitrator noted that the alleged domestic violence victim did not show up in court in the criminal trial and the charges were dropped. Prosecutors shifted their focus to Durden al- Rasul Freelain legedly acting aggressively and ignoring Freelain’s orders and coming into physical contact with the patrol officer. “It is unclear what, if anything, can be done with the Brady Rule finding that the village has reported with respect to [Freelain],” Meyers wrote in his decision. “It may be entirely up to the village to decide whether it can do anything to correct its own inaccurate assessment of [Freelain’s] testimony, but this arbitrator urges the village to take whatever steps are available to undo the damage that has been done to [Freelain’s] reputation for truthfulness, damage that has directly resulted from the village’s failure to conduct a full and fair investigation into

[Freelain’s] testimony …” The arbitrator also took issue with the village’s claim that Freelain acted inappropriately when using a takedown method on Durden during the arrest. An internal investigation by the department cleared Freelain of wrongdoing. “With Durden acting in a threatening and aggressive manner toward the female victim, I find that [Freelain] had little choice but to utilize a technique that he had been trained to use when confronting such a situation,” the arbitrator wrote. Meyers did maintain that Freelain’s use of the I-CLEAR system was inappropriate for failing to seek supervisory approval before accessing the records in the search for information on Heather Mack but was appropriate in the Durden arrest. The arbitrator ruled that due to these and other unsustained accusations, the village did not have just cause to fire Freelain but it did have cause to suspend the officer for 30 days, ordering the village to pay full back pay minus the 30-day suspension. The case is unrelated to a separate lawsuit Freelain filed against the village in 2013, claiming sexual harassment. That case is ongoing. tim@oakpark.com

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Man steals over $300 in Mucinex A man between the ages of 35 and 45 stole $307.39 worth of Mucinex from Target, 1129 Lake St., at 4:09 p.m. on May 16.

Theft ■ A gray 2019 Nissan Rogue worth $20,450 was stolen from the parking lot of a business in the first block of Chicago Avenue at 8:05 a.m. on May 23. The offender entered the parking lot and used a key to steal the vehicle. ■ A Cicero man was arrested in the 500 block of Washington Boulevard at 8:35 p.m. on May 22 and charged with theft, a warrant out of Chicago for domestic battery and a conditional release violation warrant out of Cook County. ■ Someone stole two 20-inch rubber tires delivered to the common area of an apartment building in the 400 block of South Austin Boulevard, sometime between 7:45 and

9:45 p.m. on May 22. The estimated loss is $250. ■ Someone stole a pair of Tiffany diamond earrings valued at $6,000 from the cabinet of an Oak Park resident’s bedroom in the 1000 block of Washington Boulevard, sometime between 1 and 5 p.m. on May 21.

Public indecency A 40-year-old Bellwood man was arrested in the 700 block of Lake Street at 5:11 p.m. on May 22 and charged with public indecency and sexual exploitation of a child. Police report that the arrest stems from an incident on May 21, 2019, when the offender allegedly made obscene gestures while addressing a juvenile. He also was arrested for an IDOC warrant.

Burglary A 2014 Jeep Wrangler was burglarized in the 500 block of Wisconsin Avenue, sometime between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on May 20. The offender used a brick to shatter the driver’s side rear passenger window. They then ransacked the glove box and took a backpack from the back seat. The estimated damage is $150.

Stolen vehicle arrest Two Chicago juveniles were arrested in the 1100 block of South Hamilton Avenue at 11:29 a.m. on May 21. One was charged with possession of a motor vehicle that was stolen in the 100 block of Harrison Street on Dec. 31, 2018. The other was charged with criminal trespass to a vehicle that occurred in the 400 block of South Maple on Jan. 29, 2019.

Aggravated DUI Marcells D. Wooden-Jordan, 35, of the 200 block of Washington Boulevard, Oak Park, was arrested in the 800 block of Washington Boulevard for aggravated DUI at 2:32 a.m. on May 22. These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports, May 20-24, 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

Four robberies in Oak Park within 24 hours

Police say incidents don’t appear to be connected By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

A spate of robberies, one of which was at gunpoint, took place in Oak Park in less than 24 hours on May 21 and 22. Three of the incidents took place at or near the Blue Line CTA stops in the village. Oak Park Commander of Investigations Joseph Moran said in a telephone interview that none of the incidents appear to be connected. The first two incidents took place at around 8:30 a.m. on May 21, one in the 900 block of South East Avenue and the other in

the 1000 block of South Harvey Avenue. The South East Avenue incident occurred at 8:33 a.m. when a man approached a Berwyn woman at the CTA turnstile, placed something hard into her back and attempted to remove her purse by force. He allegedly struck her on the left side of the face and then fled in an unknown direction without the purse. The offender was described as a black man in his 30s, 6-feet tall, with a thin build, long dreadlocks pulled back in a ponytail, light facial hair and wearing a burgundy sweater and black pants. The second incident occurred six minutes later in the 1000 block of South Harvey Avenue, when two males in their late teens, armed with handguns, approached two people – a Wisconsin resident and an Oak Park

resident. The first offender reportedly displayed a silver handgun and removed a shopping bag containing a small black purse from the victim. The second offender reportedly also displayed a silver handgun and took the other victim’s blue canvas bag, which contained a white purse and a 17-inch blue Dell laptop computer. The two offenders fled eastbound on Harvard Street. The estimated loss was $1,109. Both offenders were described as black with dark complexions. The first was described as about 5-foot-8 with a heavy build and wearing a dark sweatshirt. The second offender wore a gray sweatshirt. Less than an hour later, at 9:18 a.m., a delivery driver was the target of robbery in the

800 block of Washington Boulevard. A man in his mid-20s approached a delivery driver and asked for the driver’s package. The offender then attempted to pull the package from the victim and pushed the victim. The offender than fled westbound on Washington in a black Mercedes. The police report did not identify a loss in the incident. On May 22 at 7:53 a.m., an Oak Park woman was robbed in the 500 block of North Austin Boulevard. The offender reportedly grabbed the victim from behind and took her Android ZTE cell phone by force and then fled east on foot. He was described as black, 5-foot-10, with a thin build and wearing a beige jacket with fur lining and black pants with a gray pattern design. tim@oakpark.com

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How Are You

Feeling Today? May is Mental Health Month Some tips to help you feel your best: 4. Spend time with animals: The company of animals 1. Eat right and get active: A healthy lifestyle can can have a profound impact on a person’s quality help prevent (and promote recovery from) mental of life. health conditions. 2. Laugh: Laughter can lift the mood and help us deal 5. Take a mental health day: You would take a sick day if you didn’t feel well. Consider taking a day off with difficult experiences. of work or school to recharge. 3. Check in with yourself: Whether you meditate, take five minutes to practice deep breathing throughout the day or participate in religious activities, it’s important to periodically disconnect from life’s demands.

Mental health issues — from stress to mental illness — are common and treatable. You can feel your best. Contact us today.

Tips adapted from Mental Health America 2019 With limited exceptions, physicians are not employees or agents of this hospital. For language assistance, disability accommodations and the non-discrimination notice, visit our website. 191939-2673 5/19

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oakpark.com/real-estate email: buphues@wjinc.com

Homes

From disrepair to desirable

Local apartment buildings get a new lease on life By LACEY SIKORA

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NEW LEASE ON LIFE: When Oak Park Apartments purchased the building at 101-03 Washington Blvd. (above) they recognized the potential to retain its vintage charm while needing to update the units to attract tenants. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a demand for units in vintage buildings, they say.

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Thank you for attending the Community Foundation Honors event last Wednesday, May 15th Former Foundation Board President, Sheila Price welcomes the record crowd to Community Foundation Honors, and recognized past Excellence in Philanthropy Award Winners.

It was a wonderful celebration of philanthropy in our community. The turn out for this event was amazing...especially given the number of other things happening in the community that night. It is a testament to how important philanthropy is to our community that so many people made it a priority to be there. Congratulations...and thanks to our award recipients: Stephanie Schrodt - Outstanding Philanthropist Ben Crane, Representing Coplan + Crane - Outstanding Philanthropic Business Claire Love - Outstanding Philanthropic Youth

Foundation CEO, Antonio Martinez, Jr. shares an update on the Foundation with the community.

Bill Planek, Foundation board member and past Excellence in Philanthropy winner, presents Ben Crane with the Outstanding Philanthropic Business Award.

And to our Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award recipient, Students Advocating for Equity (SAFE), we extend congratulations and special thanks to Naomi Leach, SAFE President and Khalida Himes, organization moderator, as well as all the members of SAFE who joined us at the event.

Foundation CEO, Antonio Martinez, Jr. presents SAFE moderator Khalida Himes, and SAFE president, Naomi Leach, with the Presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Award on behalf of Students Advocating for Equity (SAFE).

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320 S Maple Avenue Unit B, Oak Park This newer construction townhome in beautiful downtown Oak Park combines luxurious interior space with multiple exterior relaxing and entertaining space as well! $465,000 OPEN HOUSE | Sunday, June 2nd | 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;3pm

Steve Scheuring Realtor and Local Expert, Oak Park & River Forest steve.scheuring@compass.com 708.369.8043 Steve Scheuring is a Real Estate broker affiliated with Compass. Compass is a licensed Real Estate broker with a principal office in Chicago, IL and abides by all applicable Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only, is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, and changes without notice. All measurements and square footages are approximate. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Nothing herein shall be construed as legal, accounting or other professional advice outside the realm of Real Estate brokerage.

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Generations of Excellence since 1958

708.771.8040 • 7375 W. North Ave., River Forest DonnaAvenue Barnhisel 7375 West North Dan Bogojevich Anne Brennan Illinois 60305 Karen Byrne 708.771.8040 Kevin Calkins Andy Gagliardo

MANAGING River Forest, BROKER/OWNERS

Tom Carraher Pat Cesario Joe Cibula

Tom Poulos

1140 JACKSON • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY 13

SETTING A NEW STANDARD in approachable elegance, this five bedroom, 3-1/2 bath home will exceed your expectations with wide plank hardwood floors, striking lighting and custom millwork throughout. One of a kind floor plan, and three fully finished levels..................................................................$1,175,000

RIVER FOREST HOMES PRICE REDUCED STATELY BRICK/STONE ENGLISH STYLE HOME with 6 BRs and 7-1/2 BAs. Some features include limestone wood burning fireplace, dream kitchen, white oak floors, mud room. ..............$2,290,000 BURMA BUILT BUHRKE HOUSE combines Tudor revival & chateau style architecture elements. Gorgeous décor and impeccable attention to detail in both house and landscaped grounds. .............................$2,199,000 BEAUTIFUL, CLASSIC HOME offers everything for today’s modern living. Custom-built home has the highest quality finishes. No detail was missed. LL has 2,000 feet of living area.........................................$1,595,000 SPECTACULAR HOME offers modern/elegant architectural design, tasteful decor and impeccable attention to detail throughout, with four bedrooms and five full baths. .........................................................$1,550,000 BEAUTIFUL ITALIAN VILLA combines wonderful upgrades and finishes in a comfortable family home. New kitchen and four full floors of elegant living; spacious and sunny. ............................................................$1,349,999 HISTORIC PRAIRIE is believed to have been built around 1891 and remodeled by William Drummond in 1916. It has all of the classic features, and a pool in the backyard! ............................................................$1,199,000 STATELY LANNON STONE GEORGIAN is move in ready with five large BRs, and three full BAs. Large room sizes, remodeled gourmet kitchen, family room, full finished bsmt. ........................................................$970,000 IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED CONTEMPORARY HOME Includes 3 BRs, 3 full/3 half BAs, bamboo floors, multi-faced gas fireplace, private office, updated kitchen, in-ground pool.......................................... $865,000 UNIQUE QUALITY BURMA BUILT HOME has many features including two sep office areas, hdwd flrs, adjoining eating area-fam rm. ... $845,000 MOVE IN READY home with everything you need and want. Wood burning fireplace, library, large kitchen, family room, 3 BRs, 2 full BAs, brick paver patio, 2 car garage................................................................... $699,000 BEAUTIFUL, BRIGHT, METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED home on generous lot. Hardwood floors, white molding, French doors, expansive yard. LL has fin RR and storage......................................................... $625,000 GREAT CURB APPEAL in this classic lannon stone house. Put your own touches on it and make it your own. Great bones, traditional layout. Everything you want. ........................................................................ $599,000 GREAT LOCATION & EASY LIVING in this Tri-level. Great for entertaining, complete with fam rm. Finished LL. Make it your own. ......... $585,000 PICTURE PERFECT RANCH on stunning Keystone Ave! Move right into this impeccably maintained house with updates including fin bsmt, patio, driveway, windows............................................................................ $509,000

Don Citrano Alisa Coghill Kay Costello JoLyn Crawford Maria Cullerton Julie Downey Kurt Fielder Yvonne Fiszer-Steele

Ramona Fox Laura Gancer Lisa Grimes Dan Halperin Sharon Halperin Greg Jaroszewski Vee Jaroszewski Noa Klima

Sherree Krisco Jack Lattner Charlotte Messina Vince McFadden Elizabeth Moroney Colleen Navigato Sue Ponzio-Pappas Rosa Pitassi

Jenny Ruland Laurel Saltzman Laurie Shapiro Tom Sullivan Debbie Watts George Wohlford Nancy Wohlford

747 WILLIAM • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY 13

735 S KENILWORTH • OAK PARK

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N EW LI S T I NG!

STUNNING NEW CONSTRUCTION HOME with 4 BR’s and 4 full & 1 half bath is ready for its first owners. Floor plan & room sizes are designed thoughtfully for high functionality. Open chef’s kitchen, walk-in pantry, mudroom off back door, exceptional millwork, open front porch. .......................................... $1,475,000

ONE OF A KIND Hulbert built home with natural woodwork ON a 60 ft corner lot! This 5 bedroom, 3 full and 2 half bath home features a spacious kitchen with seating area, storage in large Butler Pantry, large den, master suite with enclosed porch. Storage space in lower level. ............................................$649,000

ADDITIONAL OPEN HOUSES SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 2019 RIVER FOREST 1422 WILLIAM • OPEN SUNDAY 13 1423 LATHROP • OPEN SUNDAY 111

INVITING SPACIOUS HOME offers mid century/prairie style fea- HANDSOME TUDOR with original archway details beautifully tures with open floor plan. Unique feature with dual fireplaces in both blends w/ tasteful updated bathrooms and kitchen. Formal living room kitchen/family rm & living rm/dining rm. Professionally landscaped with wood burning fireplace. Lovely dining room with built in corner yard with built-in in-ground hot tub and inviting fire pit. ...$1,250,000 cabinets. OUTSTANDING BACKYARD. Finished basement!.......$799,000

OAK PARK 949 FAIR OAKS • OPEN SUNDAY 122

STATELY BRICK HOME resides on a quiet corner. This 4 BR, 3 full, 2 half BA home features a wood burning fireplace, built-in bookshelves, detailed carved molding, a library, sunroom and, eat-in kitchen. Basement has rec/media room, full wet bar, wine pantry........................$987,000

142 S SCOVILLE • OPEN SUNDAY 111

CENTER OF TOWN VICTORIAN with high ceilings, four spacious levels of living in beautiful Oak Park. This 5 BR, 3-12 BA home offers a formal entry, wood burning FP, sun room, family room, eat-in kitchen. Great flow, tons of natural light & storage throughout this beauty! ..........$605,000

1131 N OAK PARK AVE • OPEN SUNDAY 13

COOL MIDCENTURY MODERN HOME waiting for your ideas and updates. Unique split level designed by John Cordwell in 1953 for original owner. Cork floors, vintage kitchen. ....................................................................................................................................................................$399,000

1213 EDMER • OAK PARK OPEN SUNDAY 24

FRESHLY PAINTED BUNGALOW on quiet cul-de-sac block with beautiful slate entry, art glass windows, hardwood floors & stunning period lighting throughout! Gas fireplace, built-in bookcases, cooks kitchen. Fin rec room with full BA, laundry/ utility room & plenty of storage! .....................................$499,000 WONDERFUL GUNDERSON HOME on wide lot. 5 BR, 2-1/2 BA, spacious foyer, mudrm, 3 season porch on 2nd FL. Finished bsmt. .....$577,888 UPDATED VICTORIAN home with an open front porch, renovated kitchen, art glass windows, wood floors, 3rd FL fam rm. Truly a move in ready and well-maintained home.....................................................$549,000 LOVELY BRICK HOME and its original details blend seamlessly w/2 story stucco addition. Offers beautiful woodwork throughout, wood burning fireplace, updated kitchen..................................................................$539,900 CLASSIC QUEEN ANNE HOME with 3 BR, 3-1/2 BA includes sun room, fam rm, updated kitchen, closet space, fin rec rm, custom deck. .$519,000 CLASSIC NORTH OP HOME with impeccable curb appeal. Home includes a wood burning fireplace, stained glass, family room, eat in kitchen, ample closet space, expansive deck .................................. $449,000 WELL MAINTAINED 1894 FARMHOUSE that is ready to move in to. 4 BRs, 2 full BAs. Features LR/DR combo, kitchen with Island, semi-finished bsmt, hdwd fls, cen air. ..................................................................... $449,000

FOREST PARK HOMES AWARD WINNING RENOVATION of this impressive 4 bedroom, 3 full bath luxury home! Large open floor plan, designer kitchen, mud room with built-ins, huge pantry........................................................................ $589,000

944 N HUMPHREY • OPEN SUNDAY 122

ORIGINAL CHARM AND CHARACTER can be found in this stucco side center entrance Colonial. Oak and maple flooring, central air, built in bookcases, art glass windows, brick fireplace with gas starter, sunroom, eat in kitchen, finished basement, deck and 2 car garage. ..........$379,900

FOREST PARK 911 THOMAS • OPEN SUNDAY 13

RARE BRICK FOUR SQUARE HOME in a much sought after area. Features include 4 bedrooms, 2 full and 2 half baths, large foyer, hardwood floors, recently remodeled kitchen with attached family room, loft storage space in garage, small deck with private fenced yard. .............$389,000 VINTAGE CHARMER on tree lined cobblestone street. Warm, inviting home with lots of potential! Cozy fireplace, separate dining room, bright kitchen, spacious family room. overlooking backyard. .................. $439,000

OAK PARK HOMES UNPRECEDENTED ESTATE in the Frank Lloyd Wright Historical district of OP! Meticulously renovated property offers exquisite details and refined finishes. A showcase home!........................................................... $1,545,000 HANDSOME PRAIRIE INFLUENCED HOME, evident in gorgeous original wood and beautiful art glass windows throughout. French doors, built- ins. Charming coach house..................................................... $899,000

POSITIONED ON CORNER LOT the detail throughout home is something to see. Seamless addition adds space to this 4 BR home. .... $889,000 PRICE REDUCED STATELY OAK PARK HOME on tree lined street! Pristine home offers quality & stunning details throughout with custom millwork, cabinetry & craftsmanship! ..............................................$797,000 MOVE FAST! Lovely 4 BR, 2-1/2 BA Tudor home with original woodwork, windows with built –in screens, wood burning stone fireplace, built-in shelving. Meticulously maintained! ................................................. $669,000 STUNNING RENOVATION with exquisite modern finishes. Solid brick home features new hardwood floors, recessed lighting, family room. Just Move in and Enjoy! ............................................................................$648,500

Randy Ernst • 773-290-0307

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

CONDOS/TOWNHOMES/2-FLATS RIVER FOREST 3BR, 2-1/2BA. 3000 sq ft open floor plan. ........ $795,000 RIVER FOREST 2BR, 2BA. Top floor, large patio.......................... $220,000 RIVER FOREST 2BR, 1BA. Bright, quiet top floor unit. ................$145,000 RIVER FOREST 1BR, 1BA. Newly updated. ...................................$114,500 RIVER FOREST 1BR, 1BA. First floor condo. ...................................$70,000 OAK PARK, Two Flat ...................................................................... $384,900 OAK PARK 2BR, 2BA. Stunning top floor renovation. ...................$379,000 OAK PARK 1BR, 1BA. Big, bright top floor unit. ............................$119,500 PRICE REDUCED FOREST PARK 2BR, 2BA................................$274,000 FOREST PARK 1BR, 1BA. Neat, tidy, recently painted....................$89,500

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400 FOREST AVENUE, OAK PARK

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210 HOME AVENUE, OAK PARK

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The massive William H. Copeland House sits boldly atop a slight rise on a beautiful

A historic home renovated and restored to perfection for the 21st century

acre of land in the very heart of the Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District. $1,350,000

family. $1,198,000

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LAFIDO/MOHAMMED • 630.530.0900

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THE #1 LUXURY BROKERAGE FIRM IN OAK PARK. 1011 SOUTH BOULEVARD

540 LINDEN AVENUE, OAK PARK

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1114 S SCOVILLE AVENUE, OAK PARK

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Grand, full width porch welcomes you to this meticulously renovated, restored

The latest new construction single family home from critically acclaimed

and expanded Craftsman on a professionally landscaped double lot. $1,175,000

Oak Park builder Maher Development. $1,225,000

GREER HASEMAN

DANNY GLICK

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708.848.0200

Source: MRED $1 million + sales, Oak Park, 1-1-2018 to 12-31-2018.

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HALF ACRE LOT

NEW LISTING 629 THATCHER, RIVER FOREST $1,285,000 :: 6 BED :: 4 BATH

1122 FOREST, RIVER FOREST $1,299,000 :: 6 BED :: 5.5 BATH

Fabulous Arts & Crafts home. Beautifully finished - great location!

Gorgeous kitchen/family room beautiful 1/2 acre lot.

NEW PRICE

ACTIVE

NEW PRICE

132 S GROVE, OAK PARK $487,500 :: 3 BED :: 3 BATH

801 CLINTON, RIVER FOREST $830,000 :: 3 + 1 BED :: 2.5+ BATH

7310 HOLLY, RIVER FOREST $945,000 :: 6 BED :: 5.5+ BATH

Beautiful kitchen & baths. In the heart of Oak Park, walk to everything.

Beautiful brick colonial. Great location.

Great newer family home in awesome location. Walk to everything!

KATHY & TONY IWERSEN

Forest Oaks has been designed to address the social and

economic needs of health, independent adults. Centrally located near shopping, restaurants and entertainment, Forest Oaks offers a new lifestyle opportunity to active seniors through a combination of one and two-bedroom residences, elegantly furnished community rooms, lounges and an array of support services. All residences include: Monthly Fee include: • Balconies • Mini-blinds • Stainless steel appliances • Individually controlled heating and air conditioning

Occupancy Information:

• On-site management • Residents will be asked to execute a 12-month residence • 24-hour security contract. • Laundry facilities • Occupancy is scheduled for • Activities such as card clubs, Winter 2019. fitness programs, exercise classes, health festivals, a variety • 1 Bedrooms $880 of arts and crafts programs and • 2 Bedrooms $1035 entertainment.

Optional Features & Services:

Dining Services:

• Pharmacy Delivery • Garage Parking • Grocery Delivery • Home Cleaning

• Optional meals will be served in the elegantly appointed dining room.

708.772.8040 708.772.8041 tonyiwersen@atproperties.com

Find It!

GARAGE

SALES Find your local garage sales all in one place!

• Restaurant located on ground floor.

Independent Living for Seniors Forest Oaks • 7228 Circle Avenue • Forest Park, Illinois

Phone 708-613-5661

Carefree Development, LLC • Carefree Management, LLC

GO TO OAKPARK.COM/GARAGESALES TODAY!

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Sunday June 2 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mills Park Carnival Activities

Scoville Park Stage Lake St. & Oak Park Ave.

11 a.m. - The Replays

217 S. Home Ave.

DAVY Awards presentation at 3 p.m.

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

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

Ride a Bike or Walk!

4 p.m. - Toy Robots *Also featuring live performances by Ovation Academy for the Perofrming Arts

Library Plaza Food Court

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

For more info call 708 . 725 . 2100

More than 150 booths with information & activities on Oak Park businesses and services! Free shuttle between Scoville Park and Mills Park from 1 - 5 p.m.

Top Sponsors

For more details e-mail community@oak-park.us

or call 708.358.5407

Supporters

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In The Village, Realtors® 1041 N EAST AVE OPEN SUN 12-2PM

947 N OAK PARK AVE OPEN SUN 12-2PM

1146 SCHNEIDER AVE OPEN SUN 12-2PM

831 N LOMBARD AVE OPEN SUN 2-3:30PM

118 CLINTON AVE 1A OPEN SUN 12-1:30PM

Oak Park • $675,000 4BR, 2BA Call Roz x112

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

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

Oak Park • $289,000 2BR, 2BA Call Mike x120

Oak Park • $131,900 1BR, 1BA Call Mike x120

Home of the Week

Oak Park • $499,000 5BR, 3BA Call Joe x117

Oak Park • $500,000 4BR, 2BA Call Patti x124

Oak Park • $468,800 3BR, 1.2BA Call Kyra x145

Open Sunday 12-2pm

Oak Park • $360,000 4BR, 3BA Call Laurie x186

Oak Park • 435,000 4BR, 1.1BA Call Elissa x192

Harry Walsh, Managing Broker

Marion Digre, Co-Owner

Kari Chronopoulos

Mike Becker

Jane McClelland

Roz Byrne

Mary Murphy

115 S Ridgeland Ave Oak Park • $579,000 4BR, 3.1BA Call Jane x118

Cicero • $174,900 2BR,1BA Call Marion x111

Tom Byrne

Elissa Palermo

Laurie Christofano

Kyra Pych

Morgan Digre

Linda Rooney

Ed Goodwin

Kris Sagan

Joe Langley

Patti Sprafka-Wagner

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Sunday, June 2, 2019 ADDRESS

REALTY CO.

LISTING PRICE

TIME

831 N. Lombard Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $289,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3:30 944 N. Humphrey Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $379,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 911 Thomas Ave, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $389,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

SINGLE FAMILY HOMES

1131 N. Oak Park Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $399,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 841 Mapleton Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $409,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:30-2 1207 Rossell Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $479,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:30-2 1213 Edmer Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $499,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 947 N. Oak Park Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $554,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 115 S. Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $579,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 142 S. Scoville Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $605,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 1041 N. East Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $675,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1423 Lathrop Ave, River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $799,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 949 Fair Oaks Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $987,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 630 N. East Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,100,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-4 1140 Jackson Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,175,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1422 William St, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

CONDOS

747 William St, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,475,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

ADDRESS

REALTY CO.

LISTING PRICE

TIME

1003 S. Oak Park Ave. UNIT 5, Oak Park. . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $125,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30-12 118 Clinton Ave. UNIT 1A, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$131,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:30

TOWNHOMES

210 N. Oak Park Ave. UNIT 1GG, Oak Park. . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $134,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

ADDRESS

REALTY CO.

LISTING PRICE

TIME

1146 Schneider Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $339,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2

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Wednesday Journal, May 29, 2019

W E D N E S D A Y

JOURNAL of Oak Park and River Forest

Editor and Publisher Dan Haley Senior Editor Bob Uphues Associate Publisher Dawn Ferencak Staff Reporters Michael Romain, Timothy Inklebarger, Nona Tepper Viewpoints Editor Ken Trainor Sports/Staff reporter Marty Farmer Columnists Marc Blesoff, Jack Crowe, Doug Deuchler, John Hubbuch, May Kay Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Grady, Kwame Salter, John Stanger, Stan West, Michelle Mbekeani-Wiley, Cassandra West, Doris Davenport Staff Photographer Alexa Rogals Editorial Design Manager Claire Innes Editorial Designers Jacquinete Baldwin, Javier Govea Business Manager Joyce Minich IT Manager/Web Developer Mike Risher Advertising Production Manager Philip Soell Advertising Design Manager Andrew Mead Advertising Designers Debbie Becker, Mark Moroney Advertising Director Dawn Ferencak Advertising Sales Marc Stopeck, Bill Wossow Inside Sales Representative Mary Ellen Nelligan Event Coordinator Carmen Rivera Client Engagement Natalie Johnson Circulation Manager Jill Wagner Distribution Coordinator Wakeelah Cocroft-Aldridge Front Desk Carolyn Henning, Maria Murzyn Chairman Emeritus Robert K. Downs

About Viewpoints Our mission is to lead educated conversation about the people, government, schools, businesses and culture of Oak Park and River Forest. As we share the consensus of Wednesday Journalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s editorial board on local matters, we hope our voice will help focus your thinking and, when need be, fire you to action. 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 canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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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Celebrating Thrive’s 121st Anniversary

Chief James O’Shea (RFPD), Chief Frank Fagiano (Elmwood Park PD), Anthony Ambrose (former OP Police Chief and Thrive Honorary Board Member), Chief Anthony Scarpelli (Skokie PD), and Lauren Ambrose

John Meister presents former OP Police Chief and Thrive Honorary Board Member, Anthony Ambrose, with an award for his service

hrive Counseling Center’s Spring Benefit was held Saturday, May 4th at the Oak Park Country Club. Almost 250 guests gathered to celebrate Thrive’s 121st anniversary. The event, co-chaired by board members Linda Binder of River Forest and Maria Garvy of Oak Park, raised more than $160,000 to support its services. The theme of the evening was “Service to Community” and we honored our partners in service - the police and fire departments of Oak Park and River Forest. We had attendees from all four departments. Executive Director, John Meister, gave a special tribute to Anthony Ambrose, former Oak Park Police Chief and Thrive Board Member. It was a fabulous night for Thrive, and ultimately, its clients! Today, Thrive Counseling Center continues to meet the needs of the community, providing a full range of mental health services to children, families, and individuals of all ages including seniors. The agency offers psychiatric services on site, which is unique and important so that clients do not have to travel outside the community to manage their medication. Thrive’s crisis work continues to be the cornerstone of the agency. Our crisis team is available 24/7 to anyone experiencing a mental health crisis and also works closely with local law enforcement, allowing our crisis counselors to respond on site within the Oak Park and River Forest community. For more information about Thrive Counseling Center go to www.thrivecc.org or call 708-383-7500.

Richard Mertz, Thrive Board Member and OPRF teacher, with Gregory Johnson, D200 Assistant Superintendent

Maura McMahon Zeller, Thrive Board Chair, and Linda Binder, Board Member and Event Co-chair

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Oak Park, Illinois 60302

408 S. Oak Park Avenue

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RELIGION GUIDE Presbyterian

Check First.

First Congregational Church of Maywood

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

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

William S. Winston Pastor

ELCA, Lutheran

Good Shepherd

Worshiping at 820 Ontario, Oak Park IL (First Baptist Church) 9:00 a.m.—Education Hour 10:30 a.m.—Worship

All are welcome. goodshepherdlc.org 708-848-4741

Lutheran—ELCA

United Lutheran Church

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

Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM Believer’s Walk of Faith Broadcast Schedule (Times in Central Standard Time) Television DAYSTAR (M-F)

3:30-4:00pm

Nationwide

WJYS-TV (M-F)

6:30-7:00am

Chicago, IL.

WCIU-TV (Sun.)

10:30-11:00am

Chicago, IL.

Word Network

10:30-11:00am

Nationwide

(M-F)

www.livingwd.org www.billwinston.org

West Suburban Temple Har Zion

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

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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

Child care available 9-11am

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

Roman Catholic

Ascension Catholic Church

www.unitedlutheranchurch.org

708/386-1576

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

Fair Oaks

Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

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

Grace Lutheran School

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

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship, 9:30am Christian Education Hour 8:30am Wednesday Worship 7:00pm Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 www.stjohnforestpark.org Methodist

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

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

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

Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor

Roman Catholic

St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

CELEBRATING OUR 107TH YEAR! Sat. Masses: 8:30am & 5:00pm SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00am & 10:30am 10:30 Mass-Daycare for all ages CCD Sun. 9am-10:15am Reconciliation: Sat. 9am & 4pm Weekday Masses: Monday–Thursday 6:30am Church Office: 708-366-0839 CCD: 708-366-3553 www.stbern.com Pastor: Fr. Stanislaw Kuca

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

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

St. Giles Family Mass Community

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

Third Unitarian Church 10AM Sunday Forum 11AM Service Rev. Colleen Vahey thirdunitarianchurch.org (773) 626-9385 301 N. Mayfield, Chicago Committed to justice, not to a creed Upcoming Religious Holidays

May 30 Ascension of Jesus Jun 4-5 Eid al-Fitr 6 Ascension of Jesus

Christianity Islam Orthodox Christian 8-10 Shavuot Judaism 9 Pentecost Christianity 23 All Saints DayOrthodox Christian Aug11-12 Eid al-Adha Islam

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

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2 BR, 2 BA, balcony. Updated two bedroom, two parking spots, pets allowed and 4 blocks to Metra Call Margaret Bidinger 708-257-7617

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PART TIME ACCOUNTANT The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Accountant (part-time 20-25 hours/week) in the Finance Department. This position will perform general professional level accounting duties involving the reporting of financial transactions, cash management and maintenance of financial records for Village operations, programs and services. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Parkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at http:// www.oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. This position is posted until filled, first review of applications June 12, 2019.

Principal Product Manager sought by Ipsos-Insight LLC in Chicago, IL to shape product roadmaps in support of Ipsosâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s business goals. Req Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in CS, Engg, Biz Admin, Stat, or rltd + 4yrs exp. Req 4yrs exp w/: C#, ASP.NET, & MS SQL. Apply @ www.jobpostingtoday.com #90121

SYSTEMS ANALYST The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Systems Analyst in the Information Technology Department. Applicant will need to be knowledgeable and capable to apply the principles and techniques of various programming languages, database, computer programming, on-line programming and programming documentation. Additional skillsets include systems analysis and design techniques, such as database normalization, business analysis, workflow procedure, modular programming, stored procedures, and interface with operating system. Our technology environment consists of MS-SQL & Tools, Superion OneSolution CAD/ RMS, CityView Permit, Licensing & Inspections, ERSI ArcGIS, Laserfiche and web software (Java, HTML, Adobe ColdFusion and Drupal).http://www.oak-park.us/ . Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application position open until filled.

902 S. 3RD AVENUE

SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE NEW CONCEPT FOR MAYWOOD

In this quiet residential neighborhood (2 blks W of 1st Ave & 1 blk N of Madison)

Reserve your own affordable 2 or 3 BR condo unit of 1000+ sq ft of living space being built on this historic site. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll benefit from a unique 12 year tax freeze and lower monthly living expenses from energy saving systems/appliances, and you can help design your own individual unit. Plans also include building 5 new townhomes onsite. For details Call 708-383-9223.

CITY RENTALS AUSTIN VILLAGE 5937 W MIDWAY PKWY

Clean 1BR apt, 1/2 blk from OP Green Line & shops. 3rd flr. $785/ mo. Heat not included. 708-383-9223

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

SPACE FOR RENT 501(c)(3) SPACE AVAILABLE Oak Park near library 5 offices + large reception 3rd Fl. Elevator bldg.

Call 708/848-4070

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THERAPY OFFICES FOR RENT Therapy offices for rent in north Oak Park. Rehabbed building. Nicely furnished. Flexible leasing. Free parking; Free wifi; Secure building; Friendly colleagues providing referrals. Shared Waiting room; optional Conference room. Call or email with questions. Shown on Sundays. Lee 708.383.0729 drlmadden@ameritech.net

GARAGE/YARD SALES Brookfield

Find your new apartment this Saturday from 10 am â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4pm at 35 Chicago Avenue. Or call us toll free at 1-833-440-0665 for an appointment.

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MULTI FAMILY YARD SALE! 3200 BLOCKS OF RAYMOND AVE SAT JUN 1 9AM

Furniture, baby furniture, baby-2T clothes, housewares, kids toys, tools, collectibles, and so much more!

GARAGE/YARD SALES North Riverside

GARDEN CLUB PLANT SALE + MULTI-HOME GARAGE SALE 2200 BLOCK 3RD AVE FRI 5/31 AND SAT 6/1 9AM TO 3PM

Large variety perennials, veggies, seeds & garden accessories. Household items, tools, cookware & clothes. Shoppers delight! Oak Park

FUN GARAGE SALE 444 WASHINGTON in back parking lot

SAT JUN 1 9AM TO 2PM

Household items, table, chairs, holiday decor, jewelry. Rain date June 15th. Oak Park

BLOCK-LONG YARD SALE! 500-600 BLKS N KENILWORTH SAT JUN 2 9AM TO 1PM

Clothing and toys, cute decor for your kitchen & house, crib, play kitchen, doll house, boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bike, climbing wall, train table, 9x12 rug, books and much more! Free & easy parking. River Forest

HUGE YARD SALE 603 THATCHER AVENUE SAT JUN 1 9AM TO 3PM

Furniture, pottery, holiday decorations, toys, dvdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s music cdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, home decor, lamps, garden items, pre-k teacher items, decorative pillows, linens, miscellaneous items. Priced to sell. Cash only.

NEXT WEEK SALES Brookfield

HOLLYWOOD GARAGE SALE 3601 HOLLYWOOD SAT JUN 8 8AM TO 3PM

Hollywood Neighborhood Garage Sale. 10+ families. Maps of all participants at 3601 Hollywood. River Forest

BIG CHURCH RUMMAGE SALE GRACE LUTHERAN GYM DIVISION & BONNIE BRAE FRI JUN 7 8AM TO 6PM SAT JUN 8 8AM TO 1PM The gym at Grace Lutheran Church, Division and Bonnie Brae in River Forest, is packed with furniture, collectibles, toys, clothing for kids and adults, dishes, glassware, housewares, books and much more. Enter on Bonnie Brae just south of Division.

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ITEMS FOR SALE CERTIFIED WIND SURFER Full Size, with cover and sail $125.00. WATER SKIS $10.00 708-488-8755 FILE CABINET High quality file cabinet, 2 drawers. 3.5 ft high x 1.5 ft wide. 708-848-8755 MUSIC Musical scores, piano trios, concertos, violin, cello and flute music. All 1/2 price or less. 708-488-8755 TURNTABLE/RECORD CABINET 4 ft tall, oak. $25.00 708-488-8755

TO BE GIVEN AWAY MOTORIZED HOSPITAL BED Must be assembled and picked up. Instructions should be found on the internet. WEIGHT LIFTING BENCH & WEIGHTS Brookfield area. Call Ed 708-308-0869 OFFICE FURNITURE Office closing in Oak Park. Free Furniture available. See www. virtuallyfearless.com for detail.

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

PETS While youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re away, your pets are okay . . . at home

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The Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a zoning variation application submitted by John and Elizabeth Hosty, owners of the property at 7628 Washington Boulevard, who wish to replace an existing detached two-car garage. The applicants are requesting variations from section 10-9-7 of the Zoning Code for the Front Yard, Side Yard, and Rear Yard setback requirements. The legal description of the property at 7628 Washington Boulevard is as follows: LOT 20 IN BLOCK 3 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 3 AND 6 AND THE NORTH 450 FEET OF BLOCK 7 IN HENRY FIELDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. A copy of the meeting agenda will be available to the public at the Village Hall. Clifford Radatz Secretary Zoning Board of Appeals Published in Wednesday Journal 5/29/2019

PUBLIC NOTICE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME

In print â&#x20AC;˘ Online â&#x20AC;˘ Available to you 24 / 7 /365 PublicNoticeIllinois.com PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

LEGAL NOTICE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Attention: Parents of Home-Schooled Students

APPLICATION FOR DEMOLITION PERMIT Public notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Historic Preservation Commission of the Village of River Forest, County of Cook, State of Illinois on Monday, June 17, 2019 at 7 p.m. in the first floor Community Room of the River Forest Village Hall, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois on the following matter: Application #19-02: Certificate of Appropriateness application for the DEMOLITION of the GARAGE located at 755 William Street, River Forest, IL, a structure listed on the Village survey of architecturally or historically significant properties. The applicant is: Lydia Manning Residents are welcome to attend the June 17, 2019, Historic Preservation Commission meeting and will be provided an opportunity to address the Historic Preservation Commission regarding the proposed project. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing. A copy of the application and meeting agenda can be found at Village Hall and on the Village website at www.vrf.us. If you cannot attend the Historic Preservation Commission meeting but would like to provide comments to the Historic Preservation Commission, you may submit comments in writing, via letter or email. Comments must be received no later than Friday, June 14, 2019 and can be sent to jpape@ vrf.us or 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois 60305. Please call 708-366-8500 with questions. Jonathan Pape Staff Liaison Historic Preservation Commission Published in Wednesday Journal 5/29/2019

PUBLIC NOTICE The River Forest Park District has placed its 2019-2020 Combined Budget and Appropriation Ordinance on file for public inspection. Said Ordinance may be examined between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, at the Depot, 401 Thatcher Avenue, River Forest, Illinois. A public hearing on said Ordinance will be held at 6:00pm on Monday, June 17, 2019, at the Depot, 401 Thatcher Avenue, River Forest, Illinois. Michael J. Sletten, Secretary River Forest Park District Published in Wednesday Journal 5/29/2019

Notice is given you, the public, that on May 7, 2019, I have filed a Petition For Change of Name in this Court, asking the Court to change my present name of Svitlana Voloshyn to the name of Lana Zaranok. This case will be heard in courtroom 0204, Distict 3, Cook County, IL on July 9, 2019 at 9:00 a.m..

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y19001236 on May 1, 2019. Under the Assumed Business Name of JUST ADORABLE CREATIONS with the business located at: 4820 WEST FULTON STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: MICHELLE RENEE ELDER 4820 WEST FULTON STREET, CHICAGO, IL 60644.

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

In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, County Division. In the matter of the petition of SVITLANA VOLOSHYN for change of name to LANA ZARANOK, Case #20193003476.

On Friday, May 31, 2019 at 1:00 pm, Forest Park Schools District 91 will conduct a meeting at the Administration Office, 424 DesPlaines Avenue, Forest Park. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private schools and home schools within the district for the 2019-2020 school year. If you are the parent of a homeschooled student who has been or may be identified with a disability and you reside within the boundaries of Forest Park Schools District 91, you are urged to attend. If you have further questions pertaining to this meeting, please contact Michelle Hopper, Director of Special Education, at (708) 3665742 or at mhopper1@fpsd91.org. Published in Forest Park Review 5/29/2019

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y19001289 on May 7, 2019. Under the Assumed Business Name of THRIVE MOBILE with the business located at: 3325 VERNON AVE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: EARL ALAN HILL 3325 VERNON AVE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513 Published in RB Landmark 5/15, 5/22, 5/29/2019

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, Illinois, County Department, Chancery Division. Community Bank of Oak Park River Forest, Plaintiff, vs. Jo Foster Murray, et al., Defendants. Case No. 15CH 10648; Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 190050-001F. Pursuant to a Judgment made and entered by said Court in the above entitled cause, Thomas J. Dart, Sheriff of Cook County, Illinois, will on June 12, 2019, at 1:00 P.M. in Room LL06, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction the following described premises and real estate mentioned in said Judgment: Address: 216 S. Maple Avenue, Unit 35, Oak Park, IL 60302. Improvements: Residential Condominium. Sale shall be under the following terms: 10% down by certified funds. Balance in 24 hours, certified funds.. Sale shall be subject to general taxes, special assessments, and any prior first mortgages. Premises will NOT be open for inspection. For information: Frank R. Martin; Righeimer, Martin & Cinquino PC, Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Attorney, 230 W. Monroe, Ste. 2500, Chicago, IL 60606. Tel. No. (312) 726-5646. This is an attempt to collect a debt pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3120371

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ANDREW CADE A/K/A ANDREW CADE, SR, FAITH B. CADE, BANK OF AMERICA, NA Defendants 2018 CH 14303 845 S. HARVEY OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 19, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 24, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 845 S. HARVEY, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-17-126-0360000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-12354. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-12354 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 14303 TJSC#: 39-1155 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3119325 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION REAL SOLID SOLUTIONS, LLC, A NEW JERSEY LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND ASIAN KNIGHT CAPITAL LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO GRANITE INVESTMENT GROUP, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE OF THE SECURITY NATIONAL MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 20061, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO NATIONSCREDIT FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST BY MERGER WITH NATIONSCREDIT HOME EQUITY SERVICES CORPORATION, AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO FIRST FRANKLIN FINANCIAL CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.ROGER A. SMITH, SHARON SMITH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2016 CH 16822 430 S. TAYLOR AVENUE Oak Park, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 19, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on June 18, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO,

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unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: Aaron D. White, Jr., CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C., 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600, CHICAGO, IL 60606, (312) 4449300 Please refer to file number 26890/ 62299ADW. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. Aaron D. White, Jr. CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600 CHICAGO, IL 60606 (312) 444-9300 Fax #: (312) 444-9027 E-Mail: AWhite@chuhak.com Attorney File No. 26890/62299ADW

Attorney Code. 70693 Case Number: 2016 CH 16822 TJSC#: 39-3000 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3121242

Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-01408. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-01408 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 04049 TJSC#: 39-2126 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3120029

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.DELANO O. WALKES AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR, OAK PARK PLACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, DELANO O. WALKES, GISELLE A. WALKES, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF GLENVILLE H. WALKES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 16 CH 009406 430 HOME AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 19, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 8, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 430 HOME AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-324-0331047. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising

under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-08579. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-16-08579 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 009406 TJSC#: 39-2252 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. I3120332

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 20054, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-4 Plaintiff, -v.ROBERT BRADFORD ROWE JR., RUTH ANN ROWE, FV-I, INC. IN TRUST FOR MORGAN STANLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL HOLDINGS LLC Defendants 2018 CH 04049 1115 NORTH OAK PARK AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 1, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 3, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1115 NORTH OAK PARK AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-06-112-0210000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The

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(Left) Friars’ water polo star Payton Comstock is headed to the U.S. Naval Academy. (Below left) Fenwick pole vaulter Claire Gatermann was a sectional winner and state qualifier this year.

Simply the Best from page 44 at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington. The Broncos, who have won 15 state titles since 2000, also beat OPRF by a score of 4329 in the 2018 3A state final. Despite losing their final match, the Huskies enjoyed another top-notch season under the guidance of head coach Paul Collins and the rest of the coaching staff. The Huskies reeled off three straight fiercely contested dual victories to meet Montini in the finals. OPRF edged Glenbard North 33-31 in a sectional dual, followed by close victories over Lockport 34-30 in the quarterfinals and Marmion 32-27 in the semifinals. At the IHSA Individual State Tournament, 132-pound state champ Eddie Bolivar led a contingent of six OPRF grapplers who medaled at the State Farm Center in Champaign. After a runner-up finish last season (16-1 tech fall loss against Montini’s 3-time state champ Real Woods), Bolivar took the final step with a 7-5 decision against Libertyville’s Danny Pucino. Ashford Hollis (285-pound class) earned third, while Josh Ogunsanya (126) and Joe Chapman (152) placed fourth in their respective classes. Nico Bolivar took fifth at 120 and Daemyen Middlebrooks finished sixth at 182.

Friars’ water polo contends again The Fenwick boys water polo team strives to win its last match every season. With 20 state championships in the Friars’ trophy cases, the annual objective is to be the best. Although Fenwick won its last game this spring, the 17-11 victory over Lincoln-Way East unfortunately occurred in the thirdplace game of the IHSA state finals. “Despite the disappointing finish, I think the team has a lot to be proud of,” senior Nate Fisher said. “For us seniors to leave without ever bringing a state championship trophy home is tough, but we also know that we finished with our best season. We are leaving Fenwick water polo in a good place and in good hands.” The girls team entered the state quarterfinals against Mother McAuley feeling confident about making a run toward the program’s 11th state championship. Unfortunately, that pursuit will have to wait until next year as Fenwick fell to the Mighty Macs, 9-8. The Friars had an opportunity to tie the match in the closing seconds; however, a shot by senior Paulina Correa hit the post at the final buzzer. “I’m obviously upset about the game because it wasn’t supposed to end that way,” Correa said. “We weren’t all there mentally as a team, but we played to the best of our

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Ungaretti caps off swimming career OPRF senior Natalie Ungaretti, who has committed to the University of Tennessee, closed out her high school swimming career with a pair of fourth-place finishes at the 2018 IHSA Swimming & Diving Championships. Ungaretti placed fourth in both the 50yard freestyle (23.09 seconds) and 100-yard freestyle (50.50 seconds). She accounted for all 22 points for the Huskies, who placed 15th in the team standings. Her next challenge: making a splash in football-mad Southeastern Conference country. “I am beyond excited,” Ungaretti said about Tennessee. “I know it’s going to be an amazing time with great coaches and a supportive team.”

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ability. It just wasn’t our day and it was a life-learning experience.”

Hoerster inspires Huskies OPRF head football coach John Hoerster suffered a major heart attack last summer, but the determination shown during his recovery motivated the Huskies to have their most successful season in 20 years. OPRF (8-3) clinched a share of the West Suburban Conference Silver Division with Glenbard West and Hinsdale Central. The conference title marked the first time since 1998 that OPRF has finished atop the league. The Huskies also defeated Glenbard West 10-7, a feat not done since 2007. In the Class 8A playoffs, OPRF opened at home with an impressive 34-16 win over New Trier. The following week, the Huskies traveled to Chicago’s South Side to face top-seeded Brother Rice. Despite a tremendous all-around game from wide receiver/ safety Trevon Brown and forcing three consecutive Brother Rice turnovers, OPRF lost 27-17. “I’m going to miss the hell out of them,” Hoerster said about the OPRF seniors. “It’s an amazing group of young men. We didn’t know how good we could be, but we knew we were going to have tremendous leadership from the senior class.”

Friendly rivalry in pool Fenwick senior Liam Hutchinson and OPRF junior Will Raidt are friends and rivals in swimming. The Notre Dame-bound Hutchinson won a state championship in the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 4 minutes, 24.47 seconds. “To become a state champion is a great feeling,” Hutchinson said. “Coming into senior year, I knew it would be my last chance, so I feel I put in the proper preparation to win this year.” Hutchinson’s 500-free time broke the school record (4:26.12) set by the Friars’ Robert Ramoska who won a pair of state titles in 1978. Hutchinson just missed winning another state title in the 200-yard freestyle, placing second with a time of 1:38.16. In the 200free, Hutchinson edged Raidt, who touched the wall at 1:38.97 to place third. “It’s always fun racing Liam in the 200 free,” Raidt said. “It’s awesome that two of the three fastest 200 freestylers in the state are from Oak Park and River Forest schools.” Raidt also placed eighth in the 100-yard butterfly finals (50.03). Fenwick scored 55 points to earn 11th, while the Huskies finished 13th with 23 points at state.

The Huskies tied Buffalo Grove for 10th at the state finals, hosted by Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. The doubles teams of Halley Bergen/ Emma Proctor and Maya Jamroz/Nelida Schalich-Allyon combined to score four of the Huskies’ five points. Bergen/Proctor went 3-2 and Jamroz/Schalich-Allyon 2-2 in matches. In singles, the Huskies’ Olivia Remington defeated Willowbrook’s Charlotte Dewyer 22-20, 21-17 in first-round action before losing her remaining two matches.

Friar basketball returns to sectional Nazareth defeated Fenwick in a girls basketball sectional final for the second straight season. Harvard-bound Annie Stritzel delivered a special performance, scoring 36 points to carry the Roadrunners past the Friars 46-37. Freshmen forwards Elise Heneghan (10 rebounds) and Audrey Hinrichs led Fenwick with eight points apiece. Lauren Hall chipped in seven points and Lily Reardon six for the Friars (23-12). “I think we did really well this season,” Hall said. “We played as a team with everyone contributing. This is one of the best teams I’ve ever played on.”

Huskies three-peat in hoops The OPRF boys basketball team, which has won 36 of 39 conference games the past three years, fittingly earned its third straight West Suburban Silver title this season. Continued on page 43

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Continued from page 42 Other highlights included a pair of wins over York and a victory over West Aurora at the Pontiac Holiday Tournament. Anthony Roberts, Charlie Hoehne and Chase Robinson earned all-conference recognition, while fellow senior Dashon Enoch also enjoyed a successful career with the Huskies. “It’s a very tight-knit group. I’m going to miss those guys,” coach Matt Maloney said. “Those four have been tremendous in practices and games.”

Fenwick track wins first sectional The Friars scored 153 points to win the Glenbard South Sectional in Glen Ellyn. The victory marked the first sectional championship in program history. In the winning process, the team also advanced two relays and six individuals to the IHSA state finals. “Winning sectionals was an indescribable experience,” senior Colleen Grogan said. “Our team worked extremely hard this year so receiving that title made all the hard work worth it. This season has been one of my favorites because the team has really connected, which is essential even for a seemingly more individual sport like track. The girls on this team are so determined and everyone contributed to the sectional title in their own way.” Sophomore jumper Delaney Seligmann notched wins in both the high jump (4-11) and the triple jump (34-7), plus a runner-up finish in the long jump (16-10.5). Grogan advanced downstate for the fourth consecutive year, winning the 300 hurdles in a time of 50.10. Sophomore Maria Quinn (800 meters/2:25.27), sophomore Katie Cahill (3,200/12:02.40) and senior Claire Gatermann (pole vault/10 feet) won individual events as well for Fenwick. Freshman Amanda Behrend also qualified for the state finals, taking second in the high jump with a measurement of 4-9. The Friars earned victories in two relays with top times in the 1,600 (Maggie Van Ermen, Quinn, Seligmann, and Natalia Kuchinic; 4:19.96) and the 3,200 (Marie O’Brien, Van Ermen, Laura Durkin, and Quinn; 10:02.38). “Overall we were very pleased with how the season progressed,” coach Dale Heidloff said. “Through our senior leaders, the underclassmen certainly improved and became ready for the sectional competition.”

OPRF soccer on the rise In three seasons, boys soccer coach Jason Fried has established a very good program. And with seven returning starters next fall, the Huskies’ best might still be to come. OPRF (18-4-2) earned a share of the West Suburban Conference Silver Division championship for the second year in a row, along with winning the Leyden Challenge Cup and Argo Regional. The Huskies’ season ended with a 1-0 loss against Lyons Township in the final of the Riverside-Brookfield Sectional. OPRF

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(Above) OPRF wrestler Eddie Bolivar won the 132-pound state title. (Right) Fenwick’s Kassy Rodriguez is an elite water polo player. (Below right) OPRF standout swimmer Natalie Ungaretti is headed to the University of Tennessee.

upset top-seeded Morton 1-0 in a riveting semifinal. All-conference goalie Sam Pecenka had 11 shutouts, while all-sectional pick Jaime Guillen (21 goals, 10 assists) and all-state selection James Maguire (10 goals, 12 assists) led offensively. Guillen is an exchange student from Spain and Maguire a threeyear varsity starter. Brody Bliss and Paul Garcia scored 11 goals apiece. Defensively, all-conference players Blake Soto, Jai Hsieh-Bailey and Dylan Whitney anchored a formidable backfield. “With a totally different group of guys, this year was even better than the previous ones,” Fried said. “We are proud about the status of the program.”

Huskie cross country hits stride The OPRF girls cross country team capped off an excellent postseason run by placing 10th at the Class 3A state finals. Competing at Detweiller Park in Peoria, the Huskies scored 318 points in cool conditions. “I am so proud of what the team accomplished at state this year,” coach Ashley Raymond said. “We didn’t have a front runner but we had seven girls who bought into the power of the pack. We had seven girls who were willing to give it their all for their teammates and it paid off.” The Huskies’ 10th place finish ties the 1984 team for the best result ever at state finals in program history. OPRF has qualified for state nine times since 1979.

Sophomore Nora Wollen led the Huskies with a time of 17 minutes, 36.7 seconds to finish 49th. Her pace was 5:52 per mile over the course. Senior Violet Harper (17:56.4/70th place), freshman Josephine Welin (18:02.1/80th),

Hannah Thompson (18:12.2/102nd) and freshman Samantha Duwe (18:16.7/113th) were the Huskies’ other top runners. Sophomore Parker Hulen and junior Audrey Lewis recorded times of 18:26.2 and 19:18.3, respectively, for OPRF.

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Top teams, athletes who shaped the 2018-2019 high school sports narrative

By MARTY FARMER

Sports Editor

hile a few teams are still competing in the state playoffs (results will be posted at www.oakpark. com), another memorable high school sports year is winding down. Here’s a look back at some of the top teams and athletes of the 2018-2019 season:

Fenwick hockey wins state The Friars capped off their dream season with a 3-2 win over defending state champion New Trier, 3-2, in the girls hockey state final at the United Center. Fenwick (24-1-5) earned its first state title in program history by scoring three unanswered goals against New Trier. Ellie Kaiser scored the game-winning goal with an assist from Erin Proctor. “Winning state feels amazing. There’s nothing like it,” Kaiser said. “Our fans and the Blackhawks made it an unbelievable experience that I don’t think any of us will forget. It is truly one for the books.” Kaiser (45 goals, 15 assists), Proctor (34 goals, 24 assists ), Kelly Millins (19 goals, 35 assists), Cecilia Jenkins (19 goals, 18 assists), Katie Gobber, Sarah Steadman, Emily Franciszkowicz, Caroline Jenkins and goalie Lena Flores (473 saves) were selected as all-state players.

OPRF wrestling takes second Montini defeated the Huskies 41-18 in the IHSA Dual Team State Tournament finals See REVIEW on page 42

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The Fenwick High School girls hockey team (24-1-5) won its first state championship with a 3-2 win over New Trier at the United Center.

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