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June 27, 2018 Vol. 38, No. 49 ONE DOLLAR

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Lawmakers push Safe Zones bill Immigration law wins OK in general assembly By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

As the Trump Administration continues to ramp up arrests and deportation of undocumented immigrants across the nation, two local state lawmakers have advanced a proposal aimed at creating safe zones for them in public spaces. Illinois Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) and Rep. Chris Welch (D-Westchester), who represents parts of River Forest, Forest Park and Maywood, recently received legislative approval for their “Safe Zones Act” and now await approval from Gov. Bruce Rauner. The proposed bill would direct the state attorney general’s office to establish guidelines for how state law enforcement agents can assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in state-funded buildings. Those so-called safe zones include: schools; daycare centers; hospitals; health clinics; emergency and urgent care facilities; nursing homes; group homes; mental health facilities; libraries; courthouses and facilities run by the secretary of state. The bill was approved in the Illinois Senate in a 31-16 votes and in the House by a vote of 62-53. Harmon said in a telephone interview that the proposal grew out of the Illinois See SAFE ZONES on page 13

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OUT FRONT: Boy Scouts from Oak Park march as the color guard, during the 49th annual Chicago Pride Parade in the Boystown neighborhood in Chicago on June 24.

Local scouts in vanguard of change Pack 16, color guard for Pride Parade, is out ahead in more ways than one

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

For the fourth year in a row, the Oak Park chapter of Scouts for Equality, an organi-

zation that advocates for equal treatment within Boy Scouts of America, formed part of the official color guard for the Chicago Pride Parade, held this past Sunday. This year, however, was particularly spe-

cial, said Cate Readling, the chapter’s cofounder who was recently appointed vice president of membership for the executive committee of the Pathway to Adventure See SCOUTS on page 15

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Rocking the 606 Teenagers from the Oak Park School of Rock were out in full force in the Chicago neighborhood of Logan Square last weekend at the annual 606 Block Party, which encourages folks to come out an enjoy the 2.7-mile railroad line converted into a running path. Oak Park School of Rock general manager Holly Quirk said the band “School of Rock Oak Park Show Team” played

more than a dozen hits, including “Stop” by Jane’s Addiction, “Come Together” by The Beatles and “Rebel, Rebel” by David Bowie. Fifteen teens total perform in the Oak Park School of Rock show team. They’ll be out at festivals for the rest of the summer. Check out more about the school at locations.schoolofrock.com/oakpark.

Timothy Inklebarger

Ho, ho, Oak Park

It’s been nearly a month since the iconic Santa Claus statue was stolen from atop the concrete hopper at Mohr Concrete, 915 S. Maple Ave., but Santa lovers nostalgic for Old Saint Nick can get a little bit of history at Lively Athletics. The Oak Park-based athletics store, 109 N. Oak Park Ave., has released a T-shirt with the Mohr Santa that states: “It’s Always Christmas In Oak Park.” Still no word from Mohr on the case of the missing Santa, but we’re starting to suspect a new culprit. Check out the Santa tees on Lively’s website at https:// www.livelyathletics.com/shop/.

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ROCK ON: From left to right: Jimmy Diskin (guitar), Eliza Endless (vocals), Will Wright (bass) and Kyle Cantrambone (guitar).

Timothy Inklebarger

The Fourth and The Finale

The Fourth of July is a great day to be in Oak Park, starting at 10 a.m. when the ever popular, and occasionally controversial, Oak Park Parade demonstrates our vaunted “step out of line” independence. We are a one-of-a-kind community and that will be on full display, starting at Longfellow Park, Ridgeland and Adams, and lurching north to Whittier School at Augusta and Cuyler. In the evening, stake out your parkway or curb or bleacher seat in or around Oak Park Stadium, East Avenue and Lake Street, before 9 p.m. and await the annual fireworks extravaganza, sponsored by Community Bank of Oak

Park-River Forest, leading up to the thrilling finale which is, as always, brought to you by none other than your beloved community newspaper, Wednesday Journal. We guarantee it will inspire everyone to work hard to get out the vote this November so we can show what it really means to make America great again.

Ken Trainor

Prayer vigil for separated families

Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church will hold a prayer vigil for separated children and families this Sunday, July 1, at 10:45 a.m. on their lawn at 744 Fair Oaks. The vigil should last about 15-20 minutes and will include silent and spoken prayer, and scripture reading. The community is invited to join in.

Ken Trainor

Humans of … Oak Park

A new summer camp run by the Oak Park Education Foundation took a cue from Brandon Stanton, the author and photography who rose to prominence after creating the popular Humans of New York blog, which featured the stories and photographs of people he encountered casually on the city’s streets. The students, who have been working with John Colucci, a District 97 teacher,

created the Humans of Oak Park blog. Many of the people featured on the blog are employees or patrons of the Oak Park Library’s main branch. The students have photographed and interviewed around three dozen people so far and all are insightful nuggets. This one, from June 15, is one of the gems: “I’m transgender, and right now, the biggest risk for me is moving on with it.” Read all of them at humansofop. wordpress.com.

Michael Romain

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Cruise for a Cause Thursday, June 28, 6:30 to 10 p.m., Navy Pier: Support Sarah’s Inn as the Associate Board hosts a Luau on the Lake, including open bar, food, games and raffles. Made possible by ChicagoLine Cruises. $75. Tickets: sarahsinn.givezooks.com/events/cruise-for-a-cause-2018. Inquire: 708-386-3305 x 1022, joannas@sarahsinn.org. 600 E. Grand Ave, Chicago.

June 27- July 4

BIG WEEK July 4th Parade and Fireworks First Tuesday Film Club: ‘RBG’ Tuesday, July 3, 10 a.m., noon, and 7 p.m., Lake Theatre: At the age of 84, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has developed a legal legacy while becoming a pop culture icon. See her rise to the nation’s highest and learn about the woman as hero and dissenter. $8.50; $6, matinee/seniors/children. Info: classiccinemas. com. 1022 Lake St., Oak Park.

Final Weekend: The Real Housewives of Oak Park Friday, June 29, and Saturday, June 30, 8 p.m., Open Door Theater: Get ready for a hilarious look at the unrealistic side of reality shows and the importance of children’s positions in the T-ball line-up. $20. Tickets/more: opendoortheater.net, voicemail at 708-386-5510. 902 S. Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park.

W Wednesday, July 4, Parade at 10 a.m., Fireworks at Dusk, Village of Oak Park: The Independence Day Parade steps off from Longfellow Park (Ridgeland and Adams) and marches north on Ridgeland to Augusta, turning east to disperse near Whittier Elementary at Harvey Ave. Weather permitting, a fireworks display is in the football stadium of Oak Park & River Forest High School, East Ave. and Lake St.

Healthy Heart Bingo Friday, June 29, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., Belmont Village: Join Marta Alvarado, Ph.D., director of Community Outreach at West Suburban Medical Center, for a fun bingo and educational activity, with prizes, to learn interesting facts about your heart. All are welcome. Free. 1035 Madison St., Oak Park.

Telescope Night Thursday, June 28, 8 to 9 p.m., Scoville Park: Join NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador Mark Benson for a night of telescope viewing and a discussion of current and upcoming NASA missions and discoveries. Bring a telescope if you can. Weather permitting. Meets the last Thursday each month. Up next, June 26 at Euclid Square Park. Oak Park Ave. and Lake St., Oak Park.

Adult Improv Workshop Tuesday, July 3, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Meeting Room, Maze Library: Looking for a way to let your inner comedian run free? Want to improve your quick-thinking skills? Drop in for a night of spontaneous comedy. All skill levels. 845 Gunderson Ave., Oak Park.

Small Business Advocacy Council (SBAC) Breakfast Thursday, June 28, 7:30 to 9:00 a.m., Hemmingway’s Bistro: SBAC works in Illinois to make local laws friendlier to small business and has significantly cut costs of doing business for most industries. Learn about the latest legislation, new solutions to business challenges and network. First two visits are free. More: sbacil.org. 221 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park.

“Jungle Book, KIDS” Thursday, June 28, 7 p.m., and Friday, June 29, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Auditorium, Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School: Bravo Performing Arts Academy presents an animal adventure based on the writing of Rudyard Kipling. Raised by a family of wolves since birth, Mowgli must leave home. See what happens next in this performance put on by fourth through sixth-graders. $9; $7, students/ seniors. Tickets: bravoperformingarts.org. 325 S. Kenilworth Ave., Oak Park.

Mary Pickersgill and the Star Spangled Banner Saturday, June 30, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Meeting Room, River Forest Public Library: Join author Lynn Rymarz as she tells the story of the Baltimore seamstress who sewed the flag that flew over Fort McHenry during the Battle of Baltimore against the British in September 1814. Her flag inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became our National Anthem. Adults. Brought in partnership with River Forest Township. 735 Lathrop Ave., River Forest.

Classic Korea Goodwill Concert Saturday, June 30, 7 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church: Celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chicago with classic Korean artists and Bellissima Opera guest artists from Oak Park, including Christine Steyer, soprano. Hear a mix of Korean folk and art songs as well as opera and Broadway favorites. Presented by The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Chicago, the Korea Foundation and Bellissima Opera. Reception follows. Accessible. Ages 8 and up. Free. 611 Randolph St., Oak Park.

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dds and ends with some a bit odder than others: Laws of unintended consequences: Oak Park moved quickly last year to shut down local massage parlors that effectively front prostitution. Three storefront massage businesses were closed after police stings made clear that legit massage therapy was not taking place. And then the village board rapidly passed a comprehensive set of regulations for all massage services in Oak Park intended to keep the prostitution rings from seeping back into the village. Now a year into these regulations longtime Oak Park massage therapists are speaking up, telling the village board they have overreached with regulations that require each therapist to advise each new client that sex services are not provided in their establishments and opening their records to government scrutiny every six months for review. To their credit, members of the village board did not get defensive last week when challenged by the massage professionals. Instead they directed staff to come back promptly with revisions to the massage ordinance that will be less intrusive to these health-care professionals. Meanwhile, it appears Oak Park is slogging back into the near hopeless issue of regulating how many dogs, cats, gerbils and chickens are allowed if you live in a house, a two-flat, or condo/apartment. When last we were mired in this debate in 2004, it took up considerable bandwidth over many months. Indoor cats. Outdoor cats. Total number of critters allowed in a house? Ten, of course. In an apartment? Five is the obvious answer. But, for instance, you can’t heavy up on hamsters. Only two are allowed. You could have two cats who could eat the hamsters. That would change the equation and also bring back many nightmare scenarios from my childhood. The good news: have as many fish as you want. No one is counting, except for that cat sitting on top of the tank. You want the village board to not have

time to approve more tall buildings? Get them started on a debate on chickens in the backyard or the precise wording a massage therapist must use to tell a pain-wracked client there’ll be no hanky-panky. Looks good: As noted regularly, I’m no architect. But the initial renderings of the five-story project being forwarded for Lake and Lathrop look terrific. Mainly because it looks different. The building is white. It would fit in perfectly in Miami — or on Lake Street. Iman Shumpert: Looking forward to OPRF great Iman Shumpert coming around for a Wednesday Journal Conversation on July 11 at Dominican. These are fun evenings as we invite back to their hometown locals, who have gone into the world to make their names, for an evening’s conversation. Charlie Meyerson is our moderator, as always. You can get tickets now at oakpark. com/conversations. OPRF contract? Blink and it will be July. No sign yet of a contract with faculty at Oak Park and River Forest High School. That hundred million plus in cash reserves is burning a hole in everyone’s pocket. Tough to be frugal when you’re rich. Even if it is taxpayers’ money. Meanwhile in Evanston: Oak Park and Evanston are frequently compared. That’s a reason I follow news out of Evanston fairly closely via the RoundTable, the town’s independent newspaper, and Evanston Now, an independent digital news source. Lately, Evanston has been facing down a $2.9 million deficit in its general fund. It took the unusual step of creating on online survey of residents listing a range of programs and their approximate costs and then asking residents what programs should stay and which should go. Top of the to-be-axed pile was Divvy bikes. Fifty-four percent said save the $165,000 cost. Public art and culture projects also took it in the neck. Alley repaving, storefront rehab subsidies, vacation rental permits, and sign inspections were also frowned on. Rounding out the top 10 in Evanston was the annual boat launch dredging.

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New community garden blossoms in River Forest

Park district, village and Sustainability Commission partner to provide plots By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

A new community garden is blooming in River Forest, at the Pump House at the intersection of Jackson Avenue and Berkshire Street. “It really brings people together of all walks of life and backgrounds, and it’s kind of a really happy place,” said Mary Masella, garden manager. “It’s so pleasant to sit and enjoy, see kids playing, people talking, exchanging ideas about what works better here or there. Some of them are gardeners who are very knowledgeable, some are not and are learning as they go.” The idea for a community garden first blossomed when a retired couple moved to River Forest from Kentucky last year and reached out to the village asking about places to grow vegetables, flowers and more. The village referred the two to the Sustainability Commission, which is how they met Masella, a member of the group who owns a small landscaping business. From there, Masella connected with the Chicago Community Gardeners Association, a network of city community gardeners. Around February, Masella and the retired couple attended the organization’s conference about how to build a successful community garden, which covered everything

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BREAKING GROUND: So far about 10 residents have started growing flowers and vegetables at the new community garden in River Forest, and there’s room at the Pump House property for as many as two dozen beds. from native plants to types of soil. Inspired, the trio partnered with the village’s Department of Public Works and started looking for spaces to create a community garden, which they decided to model after those in Europe that include vegetables and flowers, with an added space for native plants. The group checked out an area next to the Washington

Commons Tennis Court, surveyed a space near Washington and Franklin and visited a vacant lot on Lake Street. But residents were already using the spaces as unofficial dog parks, soccer fields -- and deer were a concern for plots near the river. “The deer would probably have a nice evening meal out of vegetables,” Masella said. In April, the group ended up checking out the Pump House site, which is owned by the village and, as such, maintained by River Forest’s Public Works Department. With full sun coverage, easy access to a water source and soil that had never been sprayed by chemicals, the group realized they had found their spot. “The stars were so aligned,” Masella said. Public works officials ran a water line for the group to use, and park district officials cut 12 beds in the soil, with the knowledge that there is room for two dozen 4-by-8-foot beds in the space. The park district also donated a bench, compost and is handling registration for the beds, which cost $25 each to rent and require a $50 security deposit. The security deposit will be refunded after Nov. 1 if residents clean and clear their garden plots. So far, about 10 people have started gardening in the space. “It’s the climate in the world today, people are just not happy eating foods that have been doused in chemicals,” Masella said. “If you can grow your own herbs, tomatoes and peppers, why not?” Prospective gardeners should stop by the River Forest Park District Administration office, 411 Thatcher Ave., during business hours to register for a space. CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

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Housing Forward moves back home

Nonprofit reopens its Maywood HQ after fire, flood forced move By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

The nonprofit Housing Forward, which provides assistance to individuals experiencing homelessness across the western suburbs, recently reopened its Maywood headquarters roughly a year after a fire and flooding forced the organization to move its central staff to other facilities, including an office it operates at 6634 W. Roosevelt Rd. in Oak Park, and temporarily close its support center. During a June 21 open house, Housing Forward officials took visitors on tours of its reopened headquarters, where the nonprofit’s clients can once again eat, shower, wash clothes, use computers and check mail, among other functions, in the firstfloor support center. “The stress that the move put on our staff was nothing compared to the stress it put on our clients, who lost regular showers and regular laundry services,” said Amanda Rochon, the development manager of special events for Housing Forward, who served as one of the tour guides. “We worked with a lot of partner organizations to fill some of those gaps, but people who were used to coming here had to go to other places to get vouchers for laundry and things like that,” she said. “We’re definitely excited and happy to be back.” On Sept. 9, 2017, a fire broke out in the attic of the nonprofit’s Maywood headquarters, destroying a lot of the organization’s inventory of donated items, including 32,000 recyclable compostable paper plates. Three

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BACK IN (THE HELPING) BUSINESS: Jackie Powell, a supportive services case manager for Housing Forward, inside of the nonprofit’s newly reopened Maywood headquarters on June 21. months later, on New Year’s Eve, a pipe burst, which forced the nonprofit the temporarily vacate the building entirely. In addition to relocating office space on the second and third floors, and applying fresh coats of paint on the walls throughout the building, the nonprofit installed a new entrance for people utilizing the support center. “We now have a separate entrance for clients than we do for other people, such as

staff, who aren’t using the support center,” said Rochon. “We built out a space for a reception area. That way our support staff can focus on the people who need their services.” Janet Gow, Housing Forward’s director of development and communications, said the move back into the Maywood facility started around two weeks ago and was a community effort. The drapes that hung in one room were dry-cleaned at no charge, Turano Baking

Company in Berwyn donated food for the reopening, and a student from Oak Park and River Forest High School spent hours carrying boxes up and down stairwells, among many other unheralded acts of charity. “It’s really amazing that the community knows what we’ve been through and given us discounts and done things at no charge,” Gow said last week. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

D97 sees rise in Hispanic student population Enrollment has doubled since 2015 By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

The number of Hispanic students who attend Oak Park Elementary School District 97 has steadily increased in the last three years, prompting district officials to implement a variety of measures designed to accommodate their instructional needs. Since 2015, according to district data, D97’s Hispanic student population has doubled. In 2015-16, Hispanics were just 6 percent of the student population. In the 2017-18 school year, they made up 13 percent of the student population.

District officials said there has been a parallel increase in the number of students who require English language services, such as translating and interpreting. The number of those students have increased from 138 in 2015-16 to 155 in 2017-18. It should, however, be noted that English language learners aren’t necessarily Hispanic. District officials could not provide more detailed data on those students by Tuesday afternoon. “Those numbers are significant,” said Laurie Campbell, the district’s assistant superintendent for human resources, referencing the rising Hispanic population. “This is something we’ve got to watch.” English learners even garnered a section in the most recent teacher contract, which was ratified this year — something that was not in the 2014-15 contract.

According to the new contract, D97 administrators are charged with working with the Oak Park Teachers Association to “develop an understanding of the hiring and workload practices” for English learners that are required by state education law and that the district considers effective. In addition, teachers who are authorized to provide translation or interpretation services for students that are outside of what is considered a contractual working day must be compensated for their services by the hour. Beyond the contract, said Amy Warke, the district’s chief academic and accountability officer, the district has worked all year with English language teachers to make sure that the district’s curriculum for English learners are up to national standards. The district also increased staff to

accommodate English language learners, adding another teacher who is fluent in Spanish. In the future, Warke said, the district hopes to secure federal grant money to beef up its English language learner curriculum. The rise of Hispanic students in Oak Park public elementary schools shouldn’t necessarily be a surprise, considering the 2016 information from the U.S. Census Bureau, which shows that people of Hispanic descent make up at least 17 percent of the U.S. population, or an estimated 55 million people. They account for more than half of the country’s population growth from 2000 to 2014, an analysis by the Pew Research Center shows. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Getting to know your lifeguards

A year after Proviso East introduced its lifeguard program, kids reflect on saves and how their life has changed By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

Joshua Farley felt inspired to become a lifeguard because of the easy-going characters on “SpongeBob SquarePants,” a favorite TV show of his. But a year after becoming certified through Proviso East High School’s program and spending a summer policing the pool at West Cook YMCA in Oak Park, Farley, 17, has found that lifeguarding isn’t as chill as he expected. “I thought it would be fun, just sitting in the sun, chilling. I would imagine in the movies how they just sit down with their sunglasses on and just play that song, ‘In the summertime, in the summertime,’” Farley said. “But sometimes it can be really stressful.” Farley is part of the first class of lifeguards to graduate from the Proviso East High School lifeguard training program, in partnership with the West Cook YMCA in Oak Park, which provides training and job opportunities. All students who graduate from the program — and there have been 21 so far — receive jobs at the West Cook YMCA, Fred Hampton Aquatic Center in Maywood or other facility. This coming school year, Tracy McCormick, department chair of physi-

cal education, said she expects about 30 students to apply for certification. “Statistically African-American and Hispanic students cannot swim,” McCormick said. “But it’s a really important skill to have. It’s a safety concern.” Students spend one hour for 10 weeks training daily at the Proviso East pool, diving into 10 feet of water to retrieve bricks, swimming laps, learning CPR and much more. In addition to toning up his swimming skills, Farley learned that dunking people and doing backflips — while fun — is not safe. But he said he learned about the real dangers of the water while lifeguarding at the Proviso East pool. Early in his lifeguard career, Farley remembers a high school freshman treading in the deep end of the pool, when suddenly he started to swallow water. Farley didn’t think twice. He said he immediately jumped in and rescued the boy. “He turned out to be on the same volleyball team as me,” Farley added. While he was training, Kendall Friend said he always thought he’d feel nervous about making his first save. But when he saw an older friend from school struggling in the Triton College pool, he immediately jumped in. “It wasn’t as hard as I thought it was going

to be,” said Friend, 17. When he was younger, Friend said he taught himself to swim, and has since loved swimming and looked up to lifeguards. When he heard about the opportunity to become a lifeguard at school, he jumped at the chance, thinking it would be a big achievement. Now that Friend is certified, he’s said he’s taught his little cousins, younger sister and others to swim. “They see me as a leader [and] they help me build more confidence by teaching them how to swim,” he said. Like Friend, Jennifer Medina said she has taught her younger sisters to swim after receiving lifeguard certification. Growing up, she said her dad almost drowned when he was swimming. After that, Medina said her mom was always very anxious about allowing her children to swim in the deep end of the pool. But Medina always loved swimming. She said she became a lifeguard to protect her family and help her mom relax about letting her and her sisters swim in deep water. Now she’s gearing up for her first summer guarding the pool at the West Cook YMCA. She said she’s excited, but nervous about what the warm weather will bring.

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Downtown office building up for sale

1010 Lake St. mid-rise sold with Albion site in 2014 for $6.95 million

struction of the 19-story luxury apartment building by Albion. Bryan Rosenberg, a realtor with HHF, could not immediately discuss the 1010 Lake St. property going on the market. The property listing describes the office By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER building as a “value-added transit-oriented Staff Reporter tower located a short distance from downtown Chicago …” An office building at 1010 Lake St., lo“1010 Lake Street has been transformed cated adjacent to the propinto a modern office tower erty where a high-rise luxury equipped to accommodate growapartment building is being ing traditional office and medical constructed, is on the market. tenants alike,” the listing states. The asking price is not speci“With extensive renovations adfied in the listing with comdressing all areas of the building mercial realtor Holliday Fenofrom the lobby to the common glio Fowler LP (HHF), but the corridors recently completed, the 7-story building was last sold property has enjoyed tremendous in 2014, along with an adjacent leasing velocity and is well-posi24,017-square-foot two-story oftioned to capture continuous tenfice and retail building to the ant demand well into the future.” east, to UrbanStreet Group LLC The listing also notes that the for a combined $6.95 million. That adjacent building, locat- 1010 Lake St. property listing $87.5 million, 265-unit Albion building is scheduled to be comed at 1000 Lake St., was subsepleted in June 2019 “with plans quently sold to Albion Residenfor a 4,800-square-foot restaurant and a tial LLC in November 2017 for $7.15 million. The 1000 Lake St. building was demolished 2,000-square-foot coffee shop. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com earlier this year, clearing the way for con-

“The property is well-positioned to capture continuous tenant demand well into the future.”

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OFFICE SPACE: The building just west of the Albion site is on the market.

Oak Park to revisit massage business law

Lobbying from therapists comes after 2017 prostitution sting By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

A police sting that shut down three massage businesses in 2017 and resulted in a strict new ordinance earlier this year for local businesses has prompted a backlash from legitimate massage therapists. Two local massage therapists addressed the Oak Park village trustees at their June 18 meeting, saying a requirement that they provide a written statement to clients that they are not to solicit a sex act from the business, among others, is excessive. “I was very concerned that there were prostitutes masquerading as massage therapists in our village, and I can certainly understand that the board wanted to pass an ordinance to try to curtail and prevent this type of activity, but there are several aspects of this ordinance that I find deeply troubling,” said David Fleucke, who has practiced massage therapy for 23 years, the last 11 in Oak Park. Fleucke told trustees that he’s asked clients over the last several months how they would have responded if he’d presented them with the notice upon their first appointment.

“The response came under two categories: who struggle with alcoholism on account One, they felt that maybe I was an ex-prosti- of their back pain, so as a licensed profestute required to give that to them – something sional, I think it is up to my discretion who akin to the sex-offender registry. Or they won- should be treated and who is competent to dered if they were in an establishment where be on my table, not the village’s.” that type of activity so frequently that I felt Fleucke also objected to the requirement the need to do this,” he said. “It made them that massage therapists maintain an ecouncomfortable. One woman said nomic record of massage therathat she would have left. Many pists’ activity and open their questioned why their physician doors to inspection by the village referred them to me, and one every six months. man said, ‘It would have immedi“This seems to me to be writately decreased the credibility of ten because the village cannot be your establishment in my eyes.’” sure that I am not a prostitute or a human trafficker, and if they Fleucke said that the Illinois come into my establishment in Massage Licensing Act states January and decide I’m OK, in that home-rule municipalities July they need to check again, like Oak Park may not regulate and in January again, and as the practice of massage therapy. DAVID FLUECKE long as I practice here,” he said. “I consider any communicaMassage therapist “And I find that demoralizing tion between my client and myand stigmatizing.” self, either written or verbal, to Debbie Simmons, who said she has been a be part of my practice and should be firmly massage therapist for almost 30 years, said beyond your reach,” he said. she’s seen the profession change in “leaps Fleucke also took issue with a section of the ordinance preventing massage thera- and bounds.” She applauded the board for working to pists from treating anyone under the influence of drugs or narcotics. He said 75 per- stop illegal prostitution rings posing as cent of his clients are in chronic pain, and massage therapy businesses. “I’m one of the major massage therapists the other 25 percent suffer from acute pain, who is referred to from the Rehab Institute chronic anxiety or depression. “I see people who are on benzodiazepines, of Chicago,” she said. “I think it would be muscle relaxants,” he said. “I see people scary [to clients] if I were to hand them a

“There are several aspects of this ordinance that I find deeply troubling.”

piece of paper letting them know that they couldn’t solicit me for sex or vice versa. “It would completely destroy my reputation as a profession and also as a person whose people are coming for help. I want us to be recognized as health care providers.” Trustees voiced their concern that the ordinance may be too onerous and should be reviewed. “The goal was to address the illegal massage therapy, I guess, trend in Oak Park,” said Trustee Simone Boutet, who played a lead role in drafting the ordinance. “And I’m not married to it, and I’m very welcoming your input if there’s any changes, I’d be happy to meet with anybody or meet with whoever’s interested in following up on that from the board.” Trustee Bob Tucker agreed, adding: “If we’ve made some mistakes, and I think it sounds like we have, let’s fix it. Let’s fix it fast, and carry on, and I hope you continue to look to Oak Park for your establishment knowing that we’re going to take care of these things.” Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb directed village staff to review the ordinance and return to the next board meeting with proposed changes. “There’s no need to continue business under this ordinance, so for next meeting I would like that to come back to the board,” he said. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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Harmon opioid alternative bill headed to governor Proposal would allow patients prescribed opioids to get med cannabis instead

brought about significant changes to the proposal, which now also would fast-track the issuance of medical cannabis cards for any condition, he said. Harmon said some cardholders have had to wait more than 100 days to make it By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER through the process of getting a permit. Staff Reporter If his bill is signed by the governor, they could receive a provisional permit the A proposed bill by state Sen. Don Har- same day they apply. mon (D-Oak Park) that would allow paThe Department of Health also requesttients prescribed opioids for pain relief to ed a change in the bill that also would have the option of using medical cannabis eliminate a requirement that permit holdinstead is headed to the desk of ers submit to background Gov. Bruce Rauner. checks and fingerprinting. The Alternatives to Opioids Act “I don’t know why we realso would fast-track the issuance quire people to submit finof medical cannabis permits for gerprints and background patients, irrespective of the illchecks to get medicine,” ness that allowed them access to Harmon said. a medical cannabis card, Harmon Harmon told Wednesday said in a telephone interview. Journal that opioid overdosHarmon said the bill originally es kill more people in Illiaimed at giving patients an alternois than gun violence, and native to opioids, which have led DON HARMON the drug recently took the to widespread addiction to the State senator life of one of his own family drugs across the state and nation. members. “Opioid addiction takes the lives Robert “Bud” Ragalie, 30, of River Forof thousands of Illinoisans every year,” Harmon said in a recent press release. “We est and Oak Park, Harmon’s cousin, died should be open to any reasonable alterna- on June 15, Harmon said. “This is a crisis that doesn’t respect any tive treatment – and no one has ever died artificial line, and this week it was my of a cannabis overdose.” He said he worked with the Department family,” he said. of Public Health to craft the bill. That CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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Top flight Athletes, family and coaches file into the Lund Auditorium at Dominican University (above) for Wednesday Journal’s annual Night of Champions award ceremony on June 20. At left, OPRF wrestler Ibrahim Mokhtar addresses the audience after the team was named Male Team of the Year. For the full story, see Sports.

River Forest quietly cuts funds for youth interventionists Village ends involvement without village board discussion By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

After more than 20 years of support, the village of River Forest on June 8 quietly closed its pocketbook to the Oak Park Township’s Youth Interventionist Program, which pairs young people at risk of becoming involved in gangs, violence and substance abuse with “interventionists” who work with them and their families to address issues early on. The village has been involved in the program since its inception in 1995, and the program has traditionally received support from all 11 taxing bodies in Oak Park and River Forest. “We believe it’s an established, mature

program that’s been going on for 23 years, and it clearly now should be taken over by the township itself and budgeted by the township,” said River Forest Village President Cathy Adduci, adding: “We also want to let the township run this program and not be burdened by another level of government oversight and government spending.” Last year, the village of River Forest contributed about $16,000 to the program, Adduci said. “We encourage [the township] to make it a priority in their budget,” she said, when asked how the township should deal with the funding shortfall. Adduci said the program better fits into what the township levies taxes for -- human, youth and senior services -- rather than what the village collects taxes for -- fire, police and public works services -- and, as such, should fall solely under the township’s jurisdiction. “We’re not saying we would we would

never help each other,” said Adduci. “The village absolutely wants to work together on efficiencies wherever we share resources.” Carla Sloan, River Forest Township Supervisor, said the village’s argument doesn’t doesn’t hold water since it’s a community safety initiative related to law enforcement. “When crime comes to our communities and it does relate to youth, then it does touch our police,” Sloan said. “Now with the resurgence of crime again in River Forest, the issues don’t go away. … Yes, it has succeeded on many fronts, but I don’t think that challenge is over. A large reason for referrals is the number of mental health issues and trauma is really growing.” Sloan said she’s not only disappointed with the village’s decision to cut funding to the program but also felt confused about the announcement, since the village never listed the topic on any public agenda. She said she had been asking Village Administrator Eric Palm for weeks when it

would be discussed at a village board meeting, so she could attend, answer any questions and talk up the program. Palm later told her it didn’t need to be discussed at a village board meeting because it was an administrative decision, she said. “If you look at what all the other taxing bodies are doing, all 10 others across River Forest and Oak Park, it’s on the public agenda at every meeting,” she said. Sloan said it won’t be easy to replace the lost funds, and that the township will be able to make up about 30 percent of the village’s former contribution. The rest she hopes will come from private donors. “It was really a very, very small cost to them to have a stake in youth safety,” Sloan said of the village. “The program is a very cost-effective program. If you can ward off more expensive interventions later by having less expensive interventions sooner, I think that’s probably the right way to go.” CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

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New restaurant offers twist on a classic – and shaved ice cream

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Poke Burrito open on Lake Street

“Jimmy’s Creation has everything in it,” he said, describing the dish that is a mix of Japanese fusion and Hawaiian delicacies. Poke Burrito is the only place in town where patrons can try out Thai By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER rolled ice cream, Chen said. Staff Reporter The ice cream is made to order at the restaurant minutes before it’s conOak Park residents are getting their sumed. They offer a variety of flavors, first taste of sushi burritos, poke bowls but those can be modified and customand Thai shaved ice cream at Poke Bur- ized, just like everything else on the rito, 1025 Lake St. menu, Chen said. The new restaurant (the name “Everything’s handcraftrhymes with “OK”) is the ed, compared to traditional work of sushi chef Jimmy ice cream,” Chen said. Chen, who also owns 153 “The flavor, it’s already Akira in Wilmette, and mixed, it’s already pre■ Video online launched two other Poke made, and it tastes really Burrito restaurants in the VISIT OAKPARK.COM different. Our ice cream is Chicago neighborhoods of really fresh. You can taste Lincoln Square and downthe original flavor.” town. Bowls run between $6.95 and $12.95, He said in a recent interview that and the poke burritos are between Poke Burrito’s most popular dish, so $12.95 and $13.95. far, is his namesake poke bowl Jimmy’s Chen said he’s holding a grand openCreation, which includes salmon, tuna, avocado, cucumber, edamame, seaweed ing for the restaurant on June 29, where salad, three kinds of onion, tobiko, customers will be able to get buy-onepineapple, sesame seed, mandarin or- get-one-free deals on everything. ange and Jimmy’s special house sauce. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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River Forest Park District approves 2018-19 capital budget $590,000 earmarked to complete Depot renovation By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

The River Forest Park District budgeted almost $7,100 less for capital projects for Fiscal Year 2018-19 than it did for this fiscal year – and it will still have plenty of money left over if it wants to do some of the projects that it hasn’t yet committed any funds to. The park district’s Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the budget – but

not before making a few tweaks. The capital budget includes $590,000 for remaining interior renovations and $30,000 for painting at the River Forest Depot. For Keystone Park, the original version of the budget – which has been changed -- included $12,000 to upgrade the intersection of Keystone and Central avenues, and $5,000 to do ecological restoration along the Union Pacific West Metra Line embankment. A total of $25,000 has been earmarked for a picnic/ ice rink shelter at Constitution Park. The budget also includes a number “unfunded” projects, which won’t be addressed until sources of funding can be found for

them. Unfunded projects include $4.9 million to add program space at the Depot, $600,000 for purchasing property and $1.5 million for a synthetic field turf. Most notably added to the list of unfunded projects was a $75,000 line item for a dog park. Just where a dog park would be located or its design aren’t settled matters. Commissioners included a dog park in the list of unfunded projects in 2018-19 after a community survey last year indicated interest by the public. However, the district can apply for grants to help fund such projects. Park district Executive Director Mike Sletten noted that, thanks to the state of Illinois passing a budget, park

districts can apply for Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grants to help fund large parks projects. During the park board’s June 11 meeting where the capital budget was discussed, River Forest resident Michael Grant urged the park district to do something about the condition of Keystone Park’s athletic fields, especially the condition of the turf and its penchant to flood. The commissioners agreed to change the wording of the Keystone Park-related budget items to in response to those concerns. Money earmarked for the park will go toward “upgrades to Keystone” to allow more flexibility.

SAFE ZONES

Awaiting govenor’s signature from page 1 Trust Act, which was signed into law in 2017, which, among other things, states that “state and local police are not deputized immigration agents and … not expected to expend resources enforcing or complying with federal civil immigration detainers and administrative warrants” and “prohibits state and local police from searching, arresting or detaining a person based solely on citizenship or immigration status or an administrative warrant.” Harmon said he and other lawmakers have worked with state police and the CHRIS WELCH Illinois Sheriffs AsState representative sociation to mitigate their concerns that the Safe Zones Act could hamper their ability to enforce state laws. “We began by saying that local law enforcement could not cooperate with federal officers unless they had a warrant in those public places,” Harmon said. “This bill will make people feel safer in their everyday lives taking their children to school or the doctor,” Harmon said in a press release. “While every immigrant is now a target for deportation, this provides added safety in our communities. Our diverse immigrant history is what defines Illinois, and we need to make the state welcoming for everyone.” Harmon said in an interview that he “can’t imagine the horror of being separated from a small child at the border as a parent” or “being taken away from a child at the hospital because they’ve been hurt or at a school because they chose to attend a play or a parent-teacher conference.” “That’s not American. We don’t ask peo-

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SAFE ZONES: Mony Ruiz-Velasco, executive director of the immigrant rights organization PASO, says action must be taken in Illinois to protect undocumented immigrants because “Congress has not positioned itself to really address these issues.” ple for their papers. We don’t rip families apart,” he said. Rep. Chris Welch said that along with the Trust Act, Illinois is leading the nation in sending a signal to immigrants that they are welcomed here. “Kids should be at their desks learning, not worrying about ICE agents,” he said in a telephone interview. Welch said his office has never received so many calls as in the days following the election of President Donald Trump. He received reports that children were crying in schools at Proviso West in Hillside and Pro-

viso East in Maywood, over fear that their parents would be deported. “I remember that day like it was yesterday,” Welch said. “Those phone calls were horrific and it was purely based on fear.” Oak Parker Mony Ruiz-Velasco, executive director of the immigrant rights group PASO, which helped convince Oak Park and Forest Park to approve a sanctuary city ordinance in 2017, said in a telephone interview that her organization has recently been working with undocumented immigrants detained by ICE agents in Berwyn, Cicero, Lyons, Stone Park and elsewhere.

Her group has lobbied Springfield for both the Trust Act and the Safe Zones Act. She noted that ICE and the Department of Homeland Security “has more funding than all other (federal) law-enforcement agencies combined” and operates without “accountability (or) transparency”. Action must be taken at the state level to protect undocumented immigrants because “Congress has not positioned itself to really address these issues,” she said. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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Oak Park police have arrested a Chicago woman they say stabbed a 39-year-old Chicago man more than a dozen times near the Blue Line exit at East Avenue on June 17. Diamond A. Gatewood, 28, of the 2000 block of North Kilpatrick Avenue in Chicago, allegedly approached the man at 1:45 a.m. asking for money and when he declined, she stabbed him repeatedly. He suffered non-life threatening injuries. She was arrested in the 3100 block of West Harrison Street at 12:05 p.m. on June 21 and charged with attempted armed robbery and aggravated battery. A bond hearing is set for June 26.

Theater stage damaged The theater stage set up in Austin Gardens, 167 Forest Ave., was vandalized sometime between 10:45 p.m. on June 20 and 8:15 p.m. on June 21. The vandal removed a 2-by-2-foot board to gain entrance to the theater stage and the broke three lightbulbs and damaged a lighting sconce and pulled the stage fireplace off the wall. The estimated damage is $35.

Carjacking An Oak Park resident and Chicago resident were the target of attempted armed carjackings a few minutes apart on June 21, according to Oak Park police. A Chicago resident was targeted in the 800 block of Belleforte at 5:29 p.m. A teenager, estimated to be 15 years old, approached the victim and demanded the vehicle but only received the victim’s key fob. He then fled in a silver four-door sedan. He was described as 6 feet tall and 190 pounds. His accomplice was described as between 17 and 20, 5-10 to 6 feet tall, 150 to 170 pounds and wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt. Both were described as black. Police report that at 5:35 p.m., an Oak Park resident was the target of an armed carjacking in the 1200 block of Columbian. Two teenagers in a silver Honda Civic approached the vehicle, one of whom brandished a handgun, while the owner was inside his garage. They took the victim’s keys and cellphone and entered the victim’s vehicle but were unable to start it. The first offender was in his late teens, about 5-10 to 6-feet tall, with a stocky build and wearing red pants. The second offender was described as 6-feet tall and wearing a hooded sweatshirt. Both were described as black. Oak Park police report that the Chicago Police Department took into custody one male juvenile they believe is connected to the attempted carjackings.

Criminal sexual assault A Chicago resident was sexually assaulted

by a man in the 900 block of South Lombard Avenue at 9:30 p.m. on June 21. No information was immediately provided by police. The offender was described as a 6-foot-tall black man between the ages of 20 and 30 with a medium build and a buzz cut. He wore a skull cap, two large earrings, a black zip-up hooded sweatshirt, a white shirt and black pants, and carried a large backpack.

Theft ■ A blue 2008 Toyota Sequoia was stolen from the 1000 block of North Austin Boulevard at 2 p.m. on June 22. The suspects were described as four or five teenagers. The estimated loss is $5,000. No additional information was given. ■ A red 2008 Toyota Yaris, stolen in Chicago on June 5, was recovered by the Oak Park Police Department in the 800 block of Thomas at 5:13 a.m. on June 21.

Robbery A juvenile male from River Forest was robbed in the 400 block of North Euclid Avenue at 4:05 p.m. on June 23. The victim was walking northbound on Euclid when two men in their early to mid-20s began following him. One of the men yelled, “Hey, what time is it? Can I borrow your phone?” The man then ran up and grabbed the victim’s iPhone forcibly from his hand and a Bluetooth speaker from his book bag. The two men fled southbound on Euclid from Superior. The first man was described as black, 5-foot-10, thin with short dreads and a short beard and wearing a gray hooded sweater and dark pants. The other man was black, 5-foot-10, with a medium build and long dreads and wearing a gray shirt.

Burglary A vehicle (no description was given) was burglarized in the 1000 block of Woodbine Avenue, sometime between 11 p.m. on June 22 and 9:22 a.m. on June 23. The burglar took a green men’s Rolex SS, Persol sunglasses, Rayban Marshall sunglasses, an Adidas gym bag containing a white-gold wedding ring and a baseball bat. A second vehicle also was ransacked. The estimated loss is $18,550. These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports, June 17-23, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.

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SCOUTS

The forefront of change from page 1 Council, one of the largest local Boy Scouts councils in the country. “This is the first time I’ll have the presence of the council leadership,” Readling said during an interview on June 23. “It’s a really big deal and it feels really good.” For the first few years of organizing the color guard for the Pride Parade, Scouts for Equality had essentially operated on its own, apart from the national organization. Sunday was the first time they marched with the formal blessing and full participation of Boy Scouts officials. Readling said the development symbolized the national organization’s gradual realignment with the attitudes of a growing segment of American society that is outside of what might be considered the organization’s traditional base — straight, white, male, cisgender (someone whose identity corresponds with his or her sex at birth) and Christian. “It’s a natural progression in the direction of what families need and what is the right thing to do,” said Readling. In 2010 — the year former President Barack Obama’s administration repealed the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which had banned openly gay and bisexual people from serving — the Boy Scouts of America’s executive board initiated a review of its own policy regarding openly gay and bisexual members, which was similar to the military’s. Five years later, Robert Gates, who as Obama’s secretary of defense oversaw the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, announced in his role as president of Boy Scouts of America the end to the organization’s ban on openly gay adult scout leaders. In 2017, the Boy Scouts announced that it would allow transgender boys and girls to participate. And just last month, the organization announced that, effective February 2019, it would drop the “Boy” altogether and instead become Scouts BSA. Readling said her local Cub Scouts group, Pack 16, which she serves as den leader, was an early adopter of the Boy Scouts’ formal push to accept girls. Currently, she said, there are 62 members in the pack — six of them girls. The Boy Scouts’ pivot to serving girls prompted Kathy Hopinkah Hannan, the president of Girl Scouts, to write to the president of Boy Scouts, Randall Stephenson, formally requesting that his organization “stay focused on serving the 90 percent of American boys not currently participating

in Boy Scouts.” Readling acknowledged that there has been some tension between Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, but she added that, in her opinion, it’s contained at the national level. She hopes Boy Scouts’ inclusivity will lead to a rise in membership for both organizations, as well as a change in how people think about progress. “When my sons ask, ‘Why do girls get to

join Cub Scouts, but boys don’t get to join Girl Scouts?’ I tell them that the world is basically built for them as men and this is one of the places where a girl and her family can choose to do Girl Scouts or Cub Scouts or both,” she said. “And that’s it. You’ll just have to be OK with that. They don’t seem to have a problem with that.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

WHAT CHANGE LOOKS LIKE: Oak Park residents and members of Boy Scouts of America ride along the parade route last Sunday during the 49th annual Chicago Pride Parade. Middle left and and top right, Oak Park members of Boy Scouts of America carry flags as part of the parade’s official color guard. Bottom left, Deming ScullingJavier, left, and John Readling, of Pack 16, ride along.

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It’s been a couple months since Bricks Wood-Fired Pizza Café opened its doors for business at 128 N. Oak Park Ave., and patrons who’ve gotten a taste for their unique brand of pie can now learn to bake their own. Bricks is offering group classes, which run $15 for kids and $25 for adults – add $5 for adults for a free drink. “We not only go through the history of pizza making in Bricks-style pizza, but we go through Neapolitan in general, so you learn about the company’s history, you learn about this style of pizza’s history, you learn a lot of things about where Bricks came from and then in the process we

spend about 15 minutes going through the dough-making process,” Bricks co-owner Ric Gruber Jr. said in a recent interview. Pizza students will learn how to work and stretch the dough by hand and then build the pizza “any way you like it,” Gruber said. “We bake it in the oven for you – it takes about 90 seconds. You learn about the oven as well,” he added. Classes run about one to two hours, depending on the time of day the class is scheduled. In other pizza news, Bricks is about to launch its new food truck. “It’s almost complete and … we will have it here in the middle of next week,” Gruber said. Bricks already has about 20 bookings for the mobile woodfired oven, which also will be rolling through the city and making stops at various breweries and festivals the rest of the summer. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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WAY BACK MACHINE: Both the Journal and Oak Leaves regularly published block party pictures through the 1980’s. (Photos Courtesy of The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest)

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Block party resources Block Parties in OP: www.oak-park.us/our-community/ block-parties-garage-sales, 708.358.5700 or e-mail blockparty@oak-park.us. Green Block Parties: www.oak-park.us/village-services/ refuse-recycling/keep-oak-park-beautiful/green-blockparty-request-form OPPL Book Bike: oppl.org/visit/the-oak-park-bookbike/book-bike-make-a-request/ Dinner & Dialogue: www.oak-park.us/our-community/ community-relations/dinner-dialogue Block Parties in RF: https://vrf.us/forms/form/1?utm_ source=%2fresidents%2fblock-party-permits&utm_ medium=web&utm_campaign=redirect Photos by ALEXA ROGALS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Christina Waters and her two children, Elaina and Christian at Scoville Park. (PHOTO BY CASSANDRA WEST) her uneasy. She perceives “It’s always been one of the spots that the park district, library and village have found challenging, which is why, I particularly want her within my eyesight.”

Waters says she would be more comfortable giving her daughter more range at Longfellow Park, which is in the neighborhood where she herself grew up. “My mom lives within a few

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Steeped in history from page 27 When the Kerrs purchased the home, the street was called Ogden Avenue. In 1897, the name was changed to Elmwood Avenue, and the event was celebrated with the planting of American elms. At the same time, the street immediately to the east, 64th Street, had its name changed to Ridgeland Avenue in recognition of the Continental Divide’s location in Oak Park. This area of town was part of Cicero Township and in 1902 was incorporated by referendum as the village of Oak Park. Blanche Kerr was an accomplished artist who graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago and taught at Hull House in Chicago. She was a charter member and later director of the Oak Park Art League. Bert Kerr was a lawyer and Spanish scholar and spent much of each year working in Mexico representing American corporate interests and studying Mexican law. Blanche would accompany him and paint during the trips. The Kerrs had no children, and were very active in local life, helping to found the River Forest Tennis Club and the Lowell, a literary group. The Kerrs tried to sell their house in 1910 for $7,000, or $9,000, if the adjacent south lot was included. Failing to find a buyer, they swapped houses with Bert’s father Samuel who lived at 150 N. Elmwood Ave. Samuel Kerr, Bert’s stepmother Mary Kerr and Bert’s physician brother, Ellis, and two half-brothers moved into 113 S. Elmwood Ave. Bert Kerr died in 1918, and his father the next year. Ellis continued to live in the house with his family. Just before his 1912 marriage to Dorothy Charlton, Ellis’ Kerr’s car (valued at $5,000 according to the local papers) was stolen from in front of the home. He had a garage constructed in 1920 for the cost of $197.

Ellis Kerr went on to help found West Suburban Hospital. By 1930, Samuel Kerr’s widow, Mary, was living along in the house and lived there until her death in 1936. Yarbrough reports that the house was worth $22,500 in 1930 but lost much of its value during the Great Depression. It sold in 1939 for $8,000 and sold again in 1945. In 1950, Yarbrough’s parents, Sylvester and Helen Kuenster bought the house for $18,500, moving with their three children from nearby Austin.

The Kuenster years “We moved in when I was three,” Yarbrough said. “The house seemed so empty and giant. Then my brothers and sisters were born. My parents had a lot of kids and not a lot of money. We rented rooms on the third floor to European women.” Sylvester, known as Steve, was a manager for Northern Illinois Gas Company, and Helen was a registered dietician. Between 1951 and 1961, they added six more children to the family, and Yarbrough notes that over 100 children lived on the block during the 1960s. “There were so many kids who lived on that block,” she said. “It was an interconnected web. It was like a little society.” As her parents fixed up the house and raised their family, the village went through a lot of changes. During the 1960s, the train tracks immediately to the north of the block were elevated, the gardens at Ridgeland Common were bulldozed to make way for a sports complex, Dutch elm disease ravaged the trees planted at the turn of the century, and the two homes to the north were demolished and replaced with an apartment building. Steve Kuenster passed away in 2005 and Helen Kuenster lived in the home until 2017, when she died at the age of 99. Baird and Warner agent Steve Schuering is listing the home for the Kuenster children. Yarbrough enjoyed compiling the history of her childhood home and wrote that she and her siblings are “hoping to find a new owner who will cherish it.”

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ing to find lobster rolls in the Midwest, but obster was once trash food, used by now they’re on many menus. Native Americans for In the past month or so, I’ve eatbait to catch better food, en lobster rolls at a good number fed to prisoners and the of places, including Da Lobsta, enslaved in the early Original Island Shrimp House, American colonies. Lobster Bounce Sporting Club, Parlay at in those days was superJoy District and, of course, Oak abundant; people got sick of Park’s own Poor Phil’s. the stuff. Mary Murphy, general manager Now, of course, lobster is of Poor Phil’s, told us, “We had luxury food, and it’s hard to an employee visit Washington imagine ever getting enough D.C., and she saw this food truck of it. serving lobster rolls. There was a In the Midwest, the most line a mile long. She got them to common preparation for lobgive her the recipe! We add a little ster is simply to boil or steam wasabi, which really makes the them and then serve them Local Dining flavors pop.” with butter that’s been heated & Food Blogger Based on this painstaking and skimmed. This drawn butresearch — I ate all the lobster ter, pure butterfat, is all the rolls so that you don’t have to condiment most people add to (grin) — I’ve have come to some lobster. conclusions about what makes a On the East Coast, where good lobster roll. lobster is plentiful, the lobster Lobster meat - Lobster rolls roll is a popular preparation, 139 S. Marion St., can come with the lobster meat usually just the lobster meat, Oak Park in chunks or shredded; I prefer mayonnaise, parsley, celery 708-848-0871 chunks, but those chunks must (salt or chopped stalks), salt be tender and, ideally, abundant. and pepper, mixed together Da Lobsta serves lobster rolls and laid into a lightly toasted, with chunks of lobster, which we much buttered bun that’s split on top rather than prefer. The Original Island Shrimp House along the side. It used to be a little challeng-

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really loads in the lobster, which is also good because there should be lobster in every bite. Poor Phil’s lobster was also chunky and perfectly tender, which is exactly what we’re looking for. Seasoning The spices added to lobster rolls are traditionally spare, but I prefer them a little more seasoned; Parlay Photo by David Hammond did a good job of seasoning the Lobster roll at Poor Phil’s. lobster with tarunder the weight of the lobster meat, mayo ragon (an herb that works well with seafood), and the wasabi and other ingredients. Places like Bounce that Poor Phil’s adds to the mix is a great and Poor Phil’s all use the iconic roll, idea, though I would have preferred more which is much appreciated. wasabi and less mayo. June 15 was National Lobster Day. CelBun - A hot dog bun or a French roll are ebrate with a lobster roll — it requires less sometimes used for the lobster roll, but work than pulling apart a lobster in the using the traditional East Coast bun makes shell, and when prepared correctly, it can the meal more special, and the density of be even tastier. this bun helps the sandwich hold together

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Why the VMA mattered

he recent press release issued by the Village Manager Association (VMA) lists some of the many significant accomplishments of VMA-endorsed village trustees. I would add another accomplishment: the VMA’s selection process. For me personally, and I suspect for others, the process of appearing before the VMA selection committee was designed to elicit introspection. One had to be prepared to answer questions like: Why are you running? (Hint: Can you keep your ego in check and really focus on what is best for Oak Park?) How do you understand the role of trustee? Meaning, do you really understand and agree with the collaborative Village Manager form of government? Or, would you be inclined to micro-manage and second-guess staff who generally are more knowledgeable about the complexities of village finance, infrastructure, public works, police and fire, and the inner workings of village government. (Your answer indicates if you will treat staff with respect and still hold them accountable when there are hard questions to be asked.) Can you balance competing concerns, conflicting desires and keep the needs of the entire village as the central underpinning of every decision? It is hard to fathom the amount of information given to a trustee each week, the short timeline to analyze that data, and come to a recommendation. If you come to the selection process with a predetermined position on any issue affecting the village, that will indicate to the committee that you would value your pre-conceived opinion more than an open and transparent deliberation at the board table. (If a potential candidate indicates how they would vote before the processes that assure public input occur, then what is point of any public process? It is only with a 360-degree review of every issue, guided by listening — especially to those who disagree with you most — that the best solutions can be found. Decisions made at the board table, and not before, are informed by the wisdom of staff, residents and other trustees.) How do you respond to criticism? Can you look in the faces of even your best friends or longtime neighbors and say, “I respectfully disagree” — perhaps even when they are sitting on the selection committee? Do you sincerely believe that teams are stronger than individuals and that others have much to teach you? Or, will your service as a trustee be ego-driven? If the latter is true, the VMA selection committee can quickly anticipate that your term would be marked by dissension and dysfunction. Those questions cannot be answered convincingly by a tweet or Facebook post. The VMA understood that they were looking for candidates with specific qualities that would enable them to do a good job — not stances on issues, opinions or predetermined ideas about how things should be. Sadly, in our national, state and even local political landscape, there are numerous examples of candidates who believe they have

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Give me only some of your huddled masses

did something the other morning that I had not done in years — I read through the Immigration and Naturalization Act (https://www.uscis. gov/laws/immigrationand-nationality-act). I wanted to see if there have been any glaring changes since I took an Immigration Law course in law school. There have been changes in the law, but, a as I suspected, the immigration system and the criminal justice system s are still separate. What does this mean? American Am but immigration law is complicated, complica population of asyfor the populatio lum seekers in the news right now are, iit must that when be emphasized th American they arrive at an Am border without legal lega status or visas, they will be processed pro through the immigratio immigration courts system. Inarguably, they th are subject to “immigration “immigratio court,” which is governed by immigration law. Separate from that is “criminal court,” governed gove by criminal statutes, both bo state and federal, pursuant to which it is, in fact, a crime to eenter the United States of America Am illegally. But as with any crime, crime there is discretion as to whether to charge someone. For example, if you y get pulled over for speeding, you y may not get a ticket because an officer may, in his or her discretion, discretio decide that a verbal warning will wil do. Jaywalking is a crime. Depending on Depe where you are, drinking in public is a crime. We all know that not t everyone who commits a crime will be charged and pros prosecuted in criminal courts. In addition, ad everyone who is arrested is not detained. Many are relea released and

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wice in a week, the Journal has reported on notable commercial real estate news along Lake Street in our downtown area. First was the sale of a large vintage apartment building across from the main library. The sales price there was $3.97 million. Later in the week we reported that the 1010 Lake St. building, by our calculation the newest commercial office building constructed in Oak Park — and it is 50+ years old — was on the market at a nifty $6.95 million. We still haven’t heard from the new owners of the Oak Hotel apartments about its plans for the future. A major upgrade? A demolition? Not lost on many, the parcel next door is an underutilized bank drive-thru. Time will tell. 1010, the building set between the Lake Theatre and the soon-to-rise 19-story Albion apartments, has recently been gussied up and will, presumably, remain as offices. Our point? After decades in which Oak Park’s village government has been in active acquisition and resuscitation mode trying to boost the downtown from its torpor, the free market has now taken a strong interest and is investing real money — theirs, not ours — in downtown Oak Park. A long time coming and worth noting.

Our hometown 4 of July

This 4th of July is an outstanding day to celebrate, to internalize, to be mindful of the profound blessings and deep responsibilities of being an American. In a time when values we have taken for granted — civility, inclusion, respect for law and its norms, truth-telling — have gone haywire, the 4th is a day to affirm those values as we practice them in our communities. We can start in the morning with the Oak Park Parade, a genuine celebration of the joy and the solace that comes from a community that has intentionally created a place of welcome and respect for all. Come evening is what we have come to see as Oak Park’s most integrated celebration of the year: the Community Bank fireworks show at OPRF High School’s stadium. A spectacular fireworks show, sponsored as a gift to the villages by our local bank. And, we boast, impossible to overlook, a Grand Finale underwritten by Wednesday Journal, the local newspaper. So next Wednesday, fly the flag, march in the parade, celebrate the final embers of the fireworks spectacular. And wake up Thursday ready to fight for your country’s soul.

Support interventionists

A week ago, we chastised the River Forest Park District for nearly withdrawing its financial support from the Youth Interventionist program run out of Oak Park Township. Without repeating our points a second week, we are disheartened to report that River Forest village government has quietly walked away from this program. The strength of this program is the solidarity in the modest shared funding from each and every local taxing body. Now is not the time to walk away.

Happy Wednesday, David

It was 25 years ago that David King and associates — that would mainly be Debbie King, his sister — set out to lease commercial space in Oak Park and Forest Park. Since then, their blue and white DK signs have adorned the windows of storefronts and commercial spaces across these villages, equally signaling dashed hopes and fresh opportunities for a couple of generations of entrepreneurs in our burgs. King helped lead the resurgence of Madison Street in Forest Park 20 years ago, he has kept faith with the more dramatic ups and downs of the retail economy in Downtown Oak Park, he has worked every other local commercial strip and expanded his firm’s footprint to Elmhurst and other suburbs. Always he has worked behind the scenes while being something of a showman out front. Happy anniversary to David and to Debbie. May all our storefronts be leased.

The United States of Both/And

friend recently shared some internet wisdom, credited to “author unknown,” and introduced it with the simple comment: “Don’t hear this point of view much, but I think it has great merit.” I agree. As our country prepares to celebrate its 242nd birthday, here is author-unknown’s list which suggests a pathway to make the United States of America united again:

healthier. The either/ors focus on how we’re more different than alike. Both/ ands highlight how we’re more alike than different. But even our alikeness can be different. We all love our country, for instance, but we love it in such different ways that it doesn’t look like love to the other side. Here are a few more items I would add to author-unknown’s list:

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■ It is possible to love your country and to criticize it. ■ It’s also possible to love your country and not criticize it. ■ It’s possible to be an NRA member and support sensible gun regulation. ■ It is possible to be a man and also a feminist. ■ It is possible to be a White Sox fan and root for the Cubs. (And vice versa) ■ It is possible to be tolerant and also be intolerant of intolerance. ■ It’s possible to be conservative and wrong and to be liberal and correct. (And vice versa) ■ It is possible to have strong convictions and occasionally change your mind. ■ It’s possible to be progressive and sometimes conservative. (And vice versa). ■ It is possible to be a Republican and vote for a Democrat when our country is in trouble. ■ It’s also possible to be a Democrat and vote for a Republican when it’s best for our country. ■ It’s possible to believe in government and advocate for making it more effective. ■ It is possible to be a loyal Catholic and support women’s ordination. ■ It is possible to be pro-family and hold a nontraditional view of what family means. ■ It is possible to proudly sing the National Anthem and support those who take a knee. ■ It’s possible to be an environmentalist and support economic development. ■ It’s also possible to be rich and support narrowing the gap between rich and poor. ■ It is possible to be concerned about immigration and still demand humanitarian treatment for all immigrants. Most of us are not just one or the other and we resent being pegged that way. It just feeds the divide. Define others as you wish to be defined yourself. We’re not either/or. We’re both/and. Someday maybe we’ll become the United States of Both/And.

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For all of you who aren’t sure, It is possible to be gay and Christian. It’s also possible to believe in God and science. It is possible to be pro-choice and anti-abortion. It is equally possible to be a feminist and love and respect men. It’s possible to have privilege and be discriminated against. It is possible to be poor and have a rich life. It is possible to believe in sensible gun control legislation and still believe in one’s right to defend one’s self, family, and property. It’s possible to be anti-war and pro-military. It is possible to love thy neighbor and despise his actions. It is possible to advocate Black Lives Matter and still be pro-police. It is possible to be Muslim and also suffer at the hands of terrorists. It is possible to be a non-American fighting for the American dream. It is possible to be different and the same. We are all walking contradictions of what “normal” looks like. Let humanity and love win.

For those of us currently dwelling in the Divided States of America — and that would be all of us — this list describes what is known as a “both/and” approach to life, as opposed to the currently more dominant “either/or” approach. The issues we disagree about are exacerbated by the either/or approach. Either you’re for us or you’re against us. The wider the divide, the less goodwill we feel toward those who disagree with us. “Us against Them” has become a toxic disease. To cure the “against,” we need to expand the concept of “us” and reduce the notion of “them.” Both/and people are inclusive whereas either/or people are exclusive. The more inclusive we are, the

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cathedrals. These massive resplendent ravel is one way to escape the selfimposed prison of recency bias, houses of worship dominate the landscape group think and bias re-enforcement. today, but not the lives of most of the good So Marsha and I went to Scotland. I citizens. There was a time when God matalso got to drink Scotch whiskey, yet tered to everyone. Today faith has been another way to escape. eroded by science and secularism. Today Now Scotland has been around for a the churches have been replaced by office thousand years, so there is an array of towers and shopping malls. We will await historical sites to visit. By way of sumthe judgment of history to determine if mary, Scottish history is a tale of murder this was good or bad. A silent prayer for and mayhem. The various clans fight each faith departed. other; the Catholics fight the Protestants; Our tour guide on the Isle of Skye was and the Scottish fight the English. There David MacDonald, a proud member of are plenty of betrayals and the murders the clan. He gave tours to earn money of innocent women and children. so that he could spend part of The castles and forts get leveled, the year in Nashville to pursue rebuilt and leveled again. a career in the music business. I The good old days. liked him a lot, and thought about I spent quite a bit of time wanderjoining the MacDonald clan, but ing around cemeteries. I’m an early according to David you have to riser, so often I’m the only person have MacDonald blood in your in the cemetery. Frequently it was veins. Makes sense. So I guess I dark and raining. My mind turned will have to be content as a Mactoward the universal imperative of Donald wannabe. Probably just death. The monuments marking the as well. I don’t think I would look graves range from the broken and very good in a kilt. barely legible to the celebratory and After 10 days it was time to come elaborate, but in the ultimate sense home. I missed my quotidian Oak all who reside therein are equal. Park life, although my time away No one remembers these men and was certainly a welcome respite women - the subsistence farmer from the cacophony of the daily and the wealthy merchant share a Trump shenanigans. Glasgow Cathedral These Scottish travels were a quiet anonymity. reminder that we are on this morI was reminded of just how imtal coil for only a very short time. We need to spend portant religion was to our ancestors. In Edinburgh, it wisely. Inverness and Glasgow the largest structures are the

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GoBabyGo 2018 was a success The Kiwanis Club of Forest Park joined several other local Kiwanis Clubs and Key Clubs for the 2018 GoBabyGo project in collaboration with the Illinois Spina Bifida Association (ISBA), Shirley Ryan AbilityLabs of Northwestern University and Shriners Hospital for Children. GoBabyGo is a national, community-based research, design and outreach program that provides modified ride-on cars to children who experience limited mobility. Because of the Spastic Paralysis Research Foundation’s support of Spina Bifida Research, the River Forest Oak Park (RFOP) Kiwanis Club collaborated with the ISBA to identify children who would benefit. The program began in 2012 with founder Cole Galloway at the University of Delaware. Integrating assistive technology, families, clinicians and industry partners, the program provides children with disability the opportunity for movement, mobility and socialization and has been expanding ever since. RFOP Kiwanis member Arun Jayaraman, who heads up a robotic lab at AbilityLabs, brought the project to the club. This is the fourth year the club has led the project. Engineers and clinicians from Shriners Hospital, Lurie’s Children’s Hospital and AbilityLabs also participated. The cars are specially adapted to accommodate the

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mobility needs of the child, with relocated go pedals and special emergency shutoff switches. Other harnesses and devices are added as needed. Joining Forest Park Kiwanians were the Kiwanis Clubs of Montclare/Elmwood Park, Northlake, River Forest-Oak Park, Bensenville/Wooddale/Franklin Park, Lombard, St. Charles Noon, Woodstock, Glen Ellyn, Norridge/Harwood Heights, Decatur Golden K and Tri-County (Sandwich). Also participating were Key Club members from Guerin Prep and Marion Central high schools. At the end of the day, 12 toddlers were able to drive home in their new BMWs and show off to their friends. These cars are the first step for these toddlers toward learning how to work with assisted mobility equipment and developing a sense of being independent. The Kiwanis Club also provides support through the District Foundation Camp Independence, which teaches children with spina bifida, age 6 years and older, how to take care of themselves and enjoy all the fun things other kids enjoy at a summer camp. Learn more about Kiwanis at #kidsneedskiwanis or your local Kiwanis Club website.

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feel like a pop-up bouncing toy. It gets knocked down and then immediately pops up ready for another knockdown. The great difference between the toy and me is that it is growing more and more difficult for me to pop up again. But the knockdowns continue. The latest hit is the immigrant situation. More refugees seeking asylum are coming daily, crowding our borders. They are victims and need our help, but under President Trump’s “zero tolerance policy” they are incarcerated and separated from their children. These parents could be locked up (like criminals) for months until they are able to prove they are victims seeking refuge. This plan established by the administration was meant to exclude Mexicans, Central & South Americans and Muslims from our country. During the past six weeks of implementing this inhumane plan to discourage refugees from immigrating, even more are traveling here, hoping to find a safe home. Today it was announced that 1,995 children of immigrants have been placed in various institutions for care. The conditions are over-

crowded but the caregivers do their best to calm the fears and bewilderment of the children. There are language barriers and they must limit the children’s activities for safety and control. Parents are allowed only two calls a week and the children (some as young as 4 years old) feel abandoned. Because the numbers are growing, the administration is contemplating building a tent city in the Texas desert. Temperatures there could be over 100 degrees! Each of these plans seems absolutely horrible. Imagine the effect this trauma must have on these children and their parents. What disappointment and perhaps even hate and resentment these parents must feel toward America. This is not our American democracy and certainly not what these parents dreamed and hoped for their future here. Are the words on our Statue of Liberty worthless?

We are all aware that our president admires dictatorships like Russia and North Korea, although they are guilty of ruthless anti-civil rights acts, even guilty of brutality and murder. He seems to desire that power. This immigration policy is one that could have been designed by a dictator, not our president here in America. Therefore this pop-back-up person must pop up again, but this time I’m concentrating my writing to Senator McConnell and the other Republican leaders. My reason for pleading with our Republican leaders is that they must agree that President Trump does not represent the Republican Party. True Republicans would never agree to drop our NATO Alliance. They would never allow our present enormous deficit (as a result of the tax plan). They would not agree with the President’s trade plans, especially any changes or special tariffs on Canada, which now buys more

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U.S. products than we purchase from them. I’m no economist but that arrangement seems beneficial to the U.S. Republicans would never insult our allies, many of whom fought and died on battlegrounds with our own soldiers. Certainly they would trust our Allies, instead of emphasizing trust in Kim Jong Un of North Korea. Republicans would remember the signed agreements our country set in 1992 and in 2005 with North Korea. Plans and promises were never honored. Based on that memory, Republicans would not now be withdrawing our military exercises in South Korea without a positive gesture by North Korea. Republicans would not use immigrant children as their bargaining chips for a desired border wall. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican, please join me in reminding our Republican brothers that Trumpism is not Republican Americanism. We must plead with them to stop Trump’s national betrayal of our democracy. Harriet Hausman is a longtime resident of River Forest.

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Battling the scourge of elder abuse

une is Elder Abuse Awareness Month. That’s great. Shining a light on elder abuse is critical. But, in reality, we have to be aware of elder abuse every day. Why? In just three of its statistics, the World Health Organization reports that: ■ Roughly one in six people over 60 experienced abuse in the last year; ■ The incidence of abuse is increasing, as many countries, including our own, have populations aging rapidly; and ■ The number of people worldwide over 60 will more than double to roughly two billion by 2050. The numbers in Illinois are also alarming. Adult Protective Services at the Illinois Department of Aging reports that: ■ It responded to more than 16,000 reports of elder abuse in 2017. That’s roughly 44 cases per day; ■ Financial exploitation was at the heart of 54% of elder abuse cases; and ■ Victims typically experience more than one kind of abuse. Financial abuse, for example, often goes hand in hand with emotional abuse. What is elder abuse? It comes in many forms. The Department of Aging identifies seven types that are not mutually exclusive: physical, sexual, emotional, confinement, passive neglect, willful deprivation, and financial exploitation. Illinois and the majority of other states now mandate reporting of such abuse by those who care for seniors. Under the Illinois Adult Protective Services Act, social service providers, law enforcement, and various licensed professionals who

suspect abuse of someone over 60 should make a report to identified local agencies or the Department of Aging within 24 hours. And any such reporter is immune from criminal or civil liability or professional disciplinary action for having made the report. In Oak Park and River Forest, the critical agency is Oak Park Township Senior Services. Its email is seniors@oakparktownship.org and its phone number is 708383-8060. Also, there is a statewide, 24-hour Adult Protective Services Hotline, which is 866-800-1409. The General Accounting Office has reported that the single most effective way to identify elder abuse victims is by public awareness. So, for what should we be looking? Among other things, unexplained signs of injury, unusual weight loss, malnutrition or dehydration, significant or repeated withdrawals from an elder’s accounts or sudden changes in the senior’s financial condition and evidence of overmedication or undermedication. With the elderly we don’t always look as closely as we should. Paying attention can be challenging. We older folks may be slower, hard of hearing or short on memory. But each of us can help improve the quality of life for us vulnerable seniors by being as mindful as possible of our circumstances. And that seems well worth doing, doesn’t it? As George Harrison wrote years ago, “Even if you’re old and gray … you’ve still got something to say.” Lance Taylor is an Oak Park resident and attorney who practices elder law.

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that each applicant for asylum must also be charged and prosecuted in the federal criminal courts. Families were being separated because parents are facing criminal charges and being detained, not simply because parents were undocumented and in court. Jeff Sessions’ words echo in my head: “a zero-tolerance policy for illegal entry on our southwest border.” A policy specifically for those who come from South and Central America! This is painful and shameful to watch. Especially for a country that advertises, “Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore.” I know that America never really meant those words — not for everyone, anyway. As we hear the sounds of panicked and frightened children, one might interpret Lady Liberty’s words as some sort of cruel joke. Khara Coleman is a Chicago attorney and an Oak Park resident.

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from page 39 they later return to court on scheduled court dates. I wanted to explain all of this because President Trump’s policy is not just an immigration policy. He is advocating aggressive use of the criminal justice system against the weakest amongst us. There is no change in whether those who seek legal status in this country, for any reason, need to be processed through the immigration system. The difference is that now, pursuant to the policy of this presidential administration, in addition to immigration court dates and processing, asylum and other visa seekers will have a criminal case and criminal court dates as well. To blame this policy change on any written immigration law is to punt the issue. Nothing in the asylum sections of the INA says

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A great meal for a great cause Last weekend, our group of 12 sat around the long rustic table in the center of the Carnivore food shop and enjoyed an overflowing charcuterie board, gazpacho with beer-poached shrimp, salade Lyonnaise, crab cakes, and beef in Juneberry mustard sauce. This spectacular meal was courtesy of the good people at Carnivore who donated the dinner as an auction item for the Oak Park Education Foundation’s annual fundraiser. Our community asks a lot of our local businesses, especially in requests for donat-

ed items to support local charities and other causes. And in return, we should support and patronize them. So if you haven’t been to Carnivore lately, stop in! Pick up some of their incredibly fresh fish, chat with the knowledgeable butchers, enjoy one of their delicious sandwiches, bring home some housemade sausages for the grill. Thank you, Carnivore, for a delicious supper, but most of all for being such a good neighbor!

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Oak Park and River Forest trustees have serious concerns, although different, regarding Union Pacific (UP) railroad operations affecting both villages’ residents. On June 4, in my 3-minute public comments before OP trustees, I outlined 13 years of 45 Illinois crash reports involving 7 of 14 of UP’s overpasses in OP. Ridgeland had 27 truck hits with Oak Park Avenue posting 12. Viaduct heights vary from 11 feet 7 inches to Harlem’s 14 feet, which recently changed from 14 feet 10 inches. On June 6, a Wednesday Journal headline read, “RF threatens railroad to clean up its act,” which involved local laws governing garbage and debris maintenance, noise and property upkeep. Failure to comply could result in legal action. RF could hold the railroad liable for track cleanup. RF President Cathy Adduci commented, “It’s been years and we still have walls crumbling. It’s like we’re in some other country; it’s crazy.” According to the WJ article, “Railroad of-

LUECK from page 39 all the answers, can solve everything by themselves, and have nothing to learn. Some of those candidates have won, and I view with dismay what happens when they are confronted by the realities of a job they are ill-prepared to undertake. The VMA was extremely helpful to me as I contemplated running for village trustee. They provided a sounding board for ideas during the campaign and

ficials have agreed to sit down with RF residents.” Why not invite UP’s CEO to address both communities’ questions? Also, ask Forest Park neighbors to join us. We need prevention measures. What can be done? Any suggestions? Have all of these truck collisions compromised the viaducts? Are the crumbling walls that hold up the viaducts safe? Other WJ pieces re Union Pacific: Toxic tanker cars pose a threat to OP and RF: May 7, 2014 We need answers ... and citizen response: Oct. 1, 2014 A troubling mystery: March 4, 2015

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remained helpful providers of advice and sound counsel thereafter. I could not have become a trustee or served nine years without them. Without the VMA selection committee’s extensive interview process, it will now rest on all of us to get to know the candidates who run in the next election, listen to what they have to say, assess how well they listen, decide if they reflect the values that have made Oak Park great, and only then — vote. We have our work cut out for us. Colette Lueck is a former Oak Park village trustee.

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n Friday, May 17, 2018, less than one week after Mother’s Day, news of a school shooting in Texas permeated the headlines. As usual, there was an outcry of outrage against the 17-year-old shooter. A call for more stringent gun controls followed, along with an outpouring of condolences to the griefstricken parents of the victims. But there was no compassion expressed for the parents of the emotionally disturbed teen. They, too, were deeply wounded by the loss of their child. My hands tremble as I write. I’m unnerved by a TV interview with a teenage girl, a survivor of the shooting. She said that for her, the shooting was not unexpected. What a stunning, alarming mindset! She has been numbed by the frequency of school shootings, and expected peril in school. I empathize with her, and I shudder. I lived my

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Yet another school shooting childhood with such a gnawing tension of impending horror during World War II, and I see that today’s children live under a different but similar cloud of terror. The anti-gun faction rushed to sway public opinion with mind-boggling statistics. “There has been, on average, one school shooting every week this year.” (Saeed Ahmed and Christina Walker, CNN) “Guns have killed more Americans in the last 50 years than all U.S. wars put together.” (Columnist Nicholas Kristof) Such headlines offer no solution, polarize opinions, and incite hostility toward the shooters’ grieving families. I recall news coverage of a school shooting on Oct. 2, 2006, in an Amish community in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. A gunman shot 10 Amish girls, age 6-13, in a one-room school

house, and then committed suicide. That same week, as the gunman’s family had a private funeral for their son, as many as 40 Amish surrounded the gravesite. The Amish stated that they had forgiven the gunman and his parents and came to pray with them in their time of grief. To my knowledge, only the Amish, and the members of Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina, have shown such compassion. School shootings usually are carried out by adolescent boys, seemingly in a state of a breakdown. The shootings raise questions about the shooters’ motives and their mental and emotional wellbeing. The most important question asked is whether the shooter’s violent act was an attempt at

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“suicide by cop.” School shootings could be viewed in the broad perspective of teen suicides. A suicidal teen usually is not vilified. A shooter could be considered as a victim, sick, demented, incapable of reason, and worthy of compassion. Determining how and why an adolescent’s life becomes unbearable ought to become a measure of preventing school shootings. Our children’s “Save Our Lives” outcry asks that the pattern of children killing children be broken. They cry out to break the pattern not only in schools but in all crime- and gang-infested communities. Children deserve to be safe not only in their schools but in their homes as well. Counselors and teachers must learn to identify disturbed, emotionally wounded children in schools. Parents, preachers and moral community leaders are obligated to do the same in their homes and neighborhoods.

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energy in social situations while private time zaps them. Networking, or working a room full of people with the intent of building professional relationships, is hard work for an introvert but play for an extrovert. An introvert myself, I have to push myself to go to events with more than a handful of people. For those who counter with, “You’re not shy!” I can only say that shyness has nothing to do with it. I’m confident and I like people - I just need to work harder when I am among more than a few of them at once. As I prepared to attend my first Rotary International Convention, I was anxious, like right before going to the dentist. Despite believing wholeheartedly in this organization and looking forward to a myriad of professional development opportunities, all I could think about was All. Those. People. Tens of thousands. The more colleagues declared that I would make “so many connections,” the more I wanted to crawl into

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Robert Burchill, 92

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Robert J. Burchill, 92, of Oak Park, died on June 18, 2018. Born on Jan. 30, 1926, he was a faithful and active member of First United Methodist Church of Oak Park for over 60 years and ROBERT BURCHILL was a lifetime member of the Masonic Lodge #540. Both a WWII and Korean veteran, he retired from Commonwealth Edison. His hobbies included traveling and photography. Bob Burchill was the husband of the late Adrienne A., and the late Norma Blanchard; the father of John (Susan), Timothy (Sue Ann), and Jennifer (Michael) Harrington; and the grandfather of Beatrice (Andrew), Baxter, Zachary, Andrew, Abigail, Kathryn, and Tegan. He was preceded in death by his brother, William G. Burchill Jr. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 30 at First United Methodist Church of Oak Park. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to the First United Methodist Church Memorial Garden, 324 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, 60302.

Joyce Marguerite Marco (nee Wall), 90, died on May 11, 2018 in Oak Park. Born on Nov. 26, 1927 in Marion, Illinois, she attended Southern Illinois University for three JOYCE MARCO years, relocated to Chicago, and received her B.S. degree from Northwestern and her M.A. in Guidance and Counseling from the University of Illinois Urbana. She married Allan Marco in 1960, and the family moved to Forest Park in 1965, then to Oak Park in 1976. She was a member of Third Unitarian Church and later Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Oak Park. She served on the Board of Trustees of each, including one year as president. She was active in various UU councils and associations and an activist in both her work and volunteering and served as administrative director and fund developer for the Austin Peoples Action Center from 1986 until her retirement in 1994. She assisted faith communities in preparing applications for grants from the Illinois

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Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, participated in founding the Northwestern Community Organization in Chicago, and was a member of the West Suburban CROP coordinating team from 1997-2008. She served as delegate from Unity Temple to the OP-RF Community of Congregations and as recording secretary from 2003-2005. Joyce Marco is survived by her husband, Allan Marco; her sons, Jerry and Dan; and her brothers, James Byrd Wall and Fr. Sherman B. Wall. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Wall and Joyce Moyers Wall; and her sister Elizabeth Ann Wall. A memorial service will be held at Unity Temple, 875 Lake St., on Friday, June 29 at 7 p.m. The family appreciates memorial gifts to the Unity Temple Unitarian Universalist Congregation Oak Park, designated to its religious education program or to Faith In Place.

Mary Ertel, 92 Former Oak Park resident

Mary J. “Mel” Ertel, 92, of Venice, Florida, a former 12-year resident of Oak Park, died in Florida on June 20, 2018. Born in Spragueville, Iowa on Feb. 19, 1926, she was preceded in death by her husbands, the late Donal C. Ertel and the late Norman Felbinger.

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Mary Ertel is survived by her children, Mark (Caren) Ertel and Anita Ertel; her grandchildren, Shelley Wilson and Christopher Ertel and Catie Baggett; and her great-granddaughter, Dorian Baggett. MARY ERTEL She was the sister of June Hamer and Ralph Reistroffer; and the aunt of 22 nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held from 4 until 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 28 at Oak Park’s Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St., where services will be held on Friday at 11 a.m., with i nterment at Mt. Emblem Cemetery.

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RELIGION GUIDE Methodist

Check First.

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

First Congregational Church of Maywood

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

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

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

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

3:30-4:00pm

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10:30-11:00am

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www.livingwd.org www.billwinston.org

West Suburban Temple Har Zion

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

Nursery Provided

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

Fair Oaks

Lutheran—ELCA

United Lutheran Church

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

708/386-1576

Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

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

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920

Summer Worship Service

(through September 2)

Sundays at 9:30 am fairoakspres.org

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

Roman Catholic

Ascension Catholic Church

Grace Lutheran School

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

Christ Lutheran Church

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

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

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

Roman Catholic

St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

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

St. Giles Family Mass Community

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

Traditional Catholic

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

Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. 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

The Traditional Catholic Latin Mass

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

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

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BY PHONE: (708) 613-3333 | BY FAX: (708) 467-9066 | BY E-MAIL: CLASSIFIEDS@OAKPARK.COM | CLASSIFIEDS@RIVERFOREST.COM HELP WANTED CASHIER The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Cashier in the Finance Department. This position will perform all clerical tasks related to the cash receipt function. Collect process and deposit payments made to the Village received directly from customers, via mail, or lockbox or from other internal departments. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http:// www.oak-park.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than June 22, 2018. ELECTRICIAN’S HELPER PART-TIME Part-time Electrician’s Helper. Must have own transportation and some tools. Call for more info 708-738-3848. OPERATIONS RESEARCH MANAGER Da Beads Inc. seeks Operations Research Manager. Mail resume to 6478 W North Ave, Chicago, IL. SEASONAL P/T FARMERS’ MARKET ASST The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Seasonal Part-time Farmers’ Market Assistant in the Health Department. This position will provide administrative support to the Farmers’ Market Manager to allow growers and producers of food to sell directly to the public within established guidelines. This position requires work in inclement weather conditions; some heavy lifting of up to 50 pounds; walking or standing for sustained periods of time. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http:// www.oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

HELP WANTED SYSTEMS ANALYST The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Systems Analyst in the Information Technology Department. This position will perform a variety of complex technical duties in the design, application programming and development, PC configuration and support, testing and maintenance of the Village’s computer application systems and perform a variety of technical duties as required. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http:// www.oak-park. us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. TOP PAY FOR PART-TIME MOVERS EVENINGS & WEEKENDS Call 312-942-1850

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HELP WANTED FAMILY SUPPORT SPECIALIST The Head Start Program at Hephzibah Children’s Association is accepting applications for a Family Support Specialist who will be responsible for the overall case management of services for families related to health, nutrition, disability, and other social services for children and families in the program. Duties include: Requirements include: • Recruitment and enrollment of • Bachelor’s degree in social families into the program services or related field Coordination of placement of • One year of Head Start children in program experience • Maintaining enrollment throughout • Ability to work flexible schedule the program year when needed (evenings, weekends) • Establishing relationships with • Excellent written and verbal families communication skills, and strong • Community outreach to service organizational skills providers • Ability to work independently, • Collaborating with families to and ability to work effectively with access needed services children, parents, and staff. • Completing documentation, • Must have a valid IL Driver’s record keeping and administrative License and proof of insurance duties • Sensitivity and responsiveness to the cultural differences in the staff and client population. Contact: MJ Joyce, Human Resources, Hephzibah Children’s Association Equal Opportunity Employer at mjjoyce@hephzibahhome.org

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LOST & FOUND FOREST PARK FOUND TOOL BOX Found 6/21 in alley between Circle Avenue and Marengo - northeast side of town: medium size heavy tool box/case with items inside. If you can identify the brand name on the box/case and the contents, contact franklinmarengo@gmail.com.

NOVENAS PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN (NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth. I humbly beseech you from the bottom of my heart to succor in my necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place this prayer in your hands (3 times). Say this prayer for three consecutive days and publish; your request will be granted. CAC POWERFUL PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT, You who solve all problems, who light all roads, so that I can obtain my goals. You who give me the divine gift to forgive & forget all evil against me and that in all instances of my life You are with me. I want in this short prayer to thank You for all things & to confirm that I never want to be separated from You even & in spite of all material illusions. I wish to be with You in eternal glory. Thank You for Your mercy towards me & mine. You must say this for 3 consecutive days. After 3 days the favor requested will be granted even though it may appear difficult. This prayer must be published immediately after the favor is granted without mentioning the favor. CAC

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PUBLIC NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of KIHINDE K. DABIRI, Petitioner and ISMAILA A. DABIRI Respondent, Case No. 2018D-004612. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before July 16, 2018, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 6/13, 6/20, 6/27/2018

Cal. No. 18-18-Z: 1041 Lyman Avenue Property Index Number 16-17-313-034 The Applicant Eduardo De Santiago and Abigail Silva seek variations from Section 9.3 (N) (2) (b) and Section 9.3 (N) (2) (c) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance which require that a detached garage must be constructed so that access is from the public alley, and that a detached garage is not permitted within the five (5â&#x20AC;&#x2122;) foot corner side yard along Harvard Avenue, respectively, to permit the construction of a garage that features access from an existing curb-cut from Harvard Street that is located within the corner side yard 1.68 feet from the corner side lot line at the premises commonly known as 1041 Lyman Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois. Those property owners within 300 feet of the Subject Property and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Interested Partiesâ&#x20AC;?) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk no later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. The Zoning Board of Appeals may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. Published in Wednesday Journal 6/27/2018

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PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following application: Cal. No. 15-18-Z: 1034 Linden Avenue, Saint Giles School Property Index Number 16-06-218-001-0000 The Applicant Saint Giles School seeks a variance from Section 6.2 (C) (Table 6-2: I District Dimensional Standards) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance which requires a minimum interior side setback of 10 feet. The Applicant seeks a 6â&#x20AC;&#x2122;- 8 7/8â&#x20AC;? variance to construct an addition that will house an elevator which will result in a 3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;-3 1/8â&#x20AC;? side setback. The Applicant is also requesting a 7â&#x20AC;&#x2122;- 10 Âžâ&#x20AC;? variance to construct an entrance canopy which will result in a 2â&#x20AC;&#x2122;-1 Âźâ&#x20AC;? side setback at the premises commonly known as 1034 Linden Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois. Those property owners within 300 feet of the Subject Property and those interested parties wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk no later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by contacting the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. The Zoning Board of Appeals may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. Published in Wednesday Journal 6/27/2018

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154667 on June 4, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of DJ COBB MANAGEMENT with the business located at: 6000 N SHERIDAN RD #104, CHICAGO, IL 60660. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: DAVID COBB 6000 N SHERIDAN RD #104 CHICAGO, IL 60660 Published in Wednesday Journal 6/13, 6/20, 6/27/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following application: Cal. No. 14-18-Z: 167 N. Marion Street, KeKe Uzokwe Property Index Number 16-07-119-025-0000 The Applicant KeKe Uzokwe seeks a variance from Section 8.3 (Table 8-1: Use Matrix) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance which prohibits medical/dental clinics (chiropractor office) from being located within the first 50 feet of the street lot line at grade level or on the ground floor of any building within the DT-1 and DT-2 Downtown Sub-Districts, to allow a chiropractor office on the ground floor within 50 feet of a street line at the premises commonly known as 167 N. Marion Street, Oak Park, Illinois. Those property owners within 300 feet of the Subject Property and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Interested Partiesâ&#x20AC;?) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk no later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by contacting the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. The Zoning Board of Appeals may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. Published in Wednesday Journal 6/27/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Availability of Audit Report of the Park District of Oak Park The Park District of Oak Park hereby provides public notice that an audit of its funds for the period January 1 through December 31, 2017 has been made by Lauterbach and Amen, and that a report of such audit dated April 20th, 2018 has been filed with the County Clerk of Cook County, in accordance with 30 ILCS 15/0.01 et seq. The full report of the audit is available for public inspection at 218 Madison Street, Oak Park, during regular business hours, 8:30 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday, except for holidays. Dated: June 27th, 2018 Published in Wednesday Journal 6/27/2018

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, COUNTY DIVISION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, COUNTY DIVISION PUBLIC NOTICE

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter:

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Community Design Commission of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 101 of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following application:

Cal. No. 16-18-Z: 844 Madison Street, Oak Park School of Music

Cal. No. 13-18-Z: 1336 N. Austin Boulevard, David Skudlarek

Cal. No. 17-18-Z: 218 Marion Court, Suzanne Andriukaitis

Property Index Number 16-05-120-025-0000

Property Index Number 16-07-114-003-0000

Cal. No. 01-18-DRC: 6500 Roosevelt Road, Turano Baking Company

The Applicants Joanne Cho and Byung Duk Cho seek a variance from Section 8.3 (B) (Table 8-1: Use Matrix) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance which requires that residential dwelling units be located above the ground floor in buildings in the MS Madison Street District, to permit the construction of a residential dwelling unit at the rear on the ground floor inside a single-story commercial building at the premises commonly known as 844 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois.

The Applicant David Skudlarek seeks a variance from Section 4.3 (Table 4-1: Residential Districts Dimensional Standards) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance which requires a minimal lot area of 5,700 square feet to support three dwellings units to allow the construction of a third unit in the basement of the existing two-family building located on a 5253.36 square foot lot at the premises commonly known as 1336 N. Austin Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois.

The Applicant Suzanne Andriukaitis seeks a variance from Section 4.3 (Table 4-1: Residential District Dimensional Standards) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance which provides that the maximum building coverage for properties located in the R-2 Single-Family District is 35% of the lot, to permit an addition to the existing residential structure that would feature a maximum building coverage of approximately 41.14% of the lot at the premises commonly known as 218 Marion Court, Oak Park, Illinois.

Those property owners within 300 feet of the Subject Property and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (“Interested Parties”) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk no later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing.

Those property owners within 500 feet of the Subject Property and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (“Interested Parties”) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk no later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing.

All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by contacting the Village’s Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. The Zoning Board of Appeals may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof.

Published in Wednesday Journal 6/27/2018

Property Index Number 16-07-326-020-0000

The Applicant Turano Bakery Company seeks variances from the following sections of the Sign Code of the Village of Oak Park, to permit the installation of a 9’ H x 14’-10 5/8” wall sign on the south elevation of the building located above the second-story window sill at the premises commonly known as 6500 Roosevelt Road, Oak Park, IL. 1. Section 7-7-9 (A) (3), which section requires that no sign mounted on the exterior of a building shall cover any windows, doors or any architectural features. The proposed sign will be placed over a portion of the second floor vision glass; and 2. Section 7.7.15 (D) (5), which section requires that wall signs shall be located on the sign frieze or the sign band of the building immediately above the first floor window and below the second floor window sills in the case of a two-story building. The proposed sign is located above the second floor window sill. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by contacting the Village’s Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. Published in Wednesday Journal 6/27/2018

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VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD 2018 COSA 000002 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NO. 361

SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE Notice is hereby given to all persons interested that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois, having ordered the construction of an alley consisting of the excavation of the alley right-of-way, construction of a Portland cement concrete pavement sixteen feet (16’) in width together with the installation of storm water drainage facilities, miscellaneous grading and landscaping along the edges of the new pavement and other necessary related work on and along the public alley located the 3500 block between Forest Avenue and Prairie Avenue and legally described as: BLOCK 405 OF GROSSDALE, A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, in accordance with the Ordinance for said improvement being on file in the office of the Village Clerk of the Village of Brookfield, having applied to the Circuit Court of Cook County for an assessment of the costs of the improvement, according to benefits, and an assessment therefor having been made and returned to that court, that said Assessment is payable in ten (10) installments bearing interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum. The final hearing thereon will be had on the 20th day of July 2018, at 10:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the business of the court will permit before the Honorable Robert W. Bertucci in room 1704 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois. All persons desiring may file objections in that court before that day and may appear on the hearing and make their defense. DATED this 25th day of June 2018. VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD By:

JAMES R. MANN, Officer Levying Assessment

By:

KIT P. KETCHMARK, President Board of Local Improvements

Published in RBLandmark 6/27, 7/4/18

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING Date: Thursday July 12, 2018 Time: 7:00pm-7:30pm (Drop-In Anytime!) 7:30pm-8:30pm– Neighborhood Meeting Location: Oak Park Public Library– Maze Branch 845 Gunderson Ave Oak Park, IL 60304 Subject Property Address: 801 S. Oak Park Ave Proposed Development: The Community Builders Inc. is proposing to construct a four story 37-unit development on the currently vacant lot at 801 S. Oak Park Ave. Join us to see how the plans for the development are progressing and to get a preview of what will be submitted to the Village for consideration. Stop by anytime between 7p-7:30pm to meet with the development team face to face and get a closer look at the development. The neighborhood meeting will begin at 7:30pm. Purpose of Meeting: Pre-Planned Development Submittal Discussion Contacts: Kirk Albinson, Project Manager. (312) 577-5264 Elaine Johnson, Project Assistant. (312) 577-5274 Published in Wednesday Journal 6/27/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE Take notice that the Board of Library Trustees of the Bellwood Public Library, pursuant to “An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics, and other workers employed in any public works by the state, county, city, or any public body or any political subdivision or by anyone under contract for public works,” approved June 26, l941, as amended, has determined on, and as effective from, June 12, 2018, that the general prevailing rate of wages in this locality for laborers, mechanics and other workers engaged in the construction of public works coming under the jurisdiction of the Public Library, is the same as determined by the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois for Cook County as of June 2018. A copy of the full ordinance and the Department of Labor determination is available for inspection by any interested party in the main office of the Bellwood Public Library at 600 Bohland Avenue, Bellwood, Cook County, Illinois, and to any employer or association of employers and any person or association of employees who have filed, or file their names and addresses, requesting copies of the same. Bellwood Public Library By: Constance Riales, Secretary of the Board of Trustees Published in Forest Park Review 6/27/2018

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION LIVE WELL FINANCIAL INC. Plaintiff, -v.UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF JOE E. WILBOURN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF JOE E. WILBOURN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF JOE E. WILBOURN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF LYDIA M. WILBOURN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF LYDIA M. WILBOURN, DECEASED, UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND LIENHOLDERS AGAINST THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AND DEVISEES OF LYDIA M. WILBOURN, DECEASED, ERIK WILBOURN, EDNA BALLANTINE, CITIBANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF LYDIA M. WILBOURN, DECEASED,

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, COUNTY DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, SPECIAL ASSESSMENT FOR ALLEY IMPROVEMENTS IN THE 4100 BLOCK BETWEEN DEYO AVENUE AND DUBOIS BOULEVARD

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VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD 2018 COSA 000001 SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NO. 359

SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE Notice is hereby given to all persons interested that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois, having ordered the construction of an alley consisting of the excavation of the alley right-of-way, construction of a Portland cement concrete pavement within the alley right-of-way, installation of stormwater drainage facilities, replacement of existing garage aprons, restoration of disturbed landscaped areas adjacent to the alley right-of-way, and other related work as required for the construction of the local improvement, on and along the public alley located in the 4100 block between Deyo Avenue and DuBois Boulevard and legally described as: BLOCK 115 OF WEST GROSSDALE, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE WEST HALF OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, in accordance with the Ordinance for said improvement being on file in the office of the Village Clerk of the Village of Brookfield, having applied to the Circuit Court of Cook County for an assessment of the costs of the improvement, according to benefits, and an assessment therefor having been made and returned to that court, that said Assessment is payable in ten (10) installments bearing interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum. The final hearing thereon will be had on the 20th day of July 2018, at 10:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter as the business of the court will permit before the Honorable Robert W. Bertucci in room 1704 of the Richard J. Daley Center, 50 W. Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois. All persons desiring may file objections in that court before that day and may appear on the hearing and make their defense. DATED this 25th day of June 2018. VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD By:

JAMES R. MANN, Officer Levying Assessment

By:

KIT P. KETCHMARK, President Board of Local Improvements

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WILLIAM BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF JOE E. WILBOURN, DECEASED Defendants 17 CH 02170 516 WASHINGTON BLVD. OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 20, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 23, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 516 WASHINGTON BLVD., OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-415-0190000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $448,298.68. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States

shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 Please refer to file number 2120-12999. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-12999 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 02170 TJSC#: 38-3570 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. I3086486 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.ALVERTIS D. SUTTON, CARLA J. SUTTON AKA CARLA SUTTON, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. AS SUCCESSOR TO HSBC BANK

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

NEVADA, N.A. FKA HOUSEHOLD BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC. FKA AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 17 CH 06538 1111 32ND AVE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 28, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 23, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1111 32ND AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-16-216-0040000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $251,729.13. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR

(HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 Please refer to file number 612521568. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 612521568 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 06538 TJSC#: 38-4406 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. I3088550

Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, July 20, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-09-303-018-0000. Commonly known as 417 Marshall Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455 WA17-0309. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3089668

IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 17-083990. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 17-083990 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 11580 TJSC#: 38-3847 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. I3086703

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN STANLEY ABS CAPITAL I INC. TRUST 2007-NC1 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007NC1; Plaintiff, vs. J.C. DILLARD; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF J.C. DILLARD, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 9940 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.MARY BETH RECKAMP Defendants 17 CH 11580 830 CIRCLE AVENUE Forest Park, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 25, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 26, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 830 CIRCLE AVENUE, Forest Park, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-405-0180000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $125,867.76. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS

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Annual awards party from page 56 Cabacungan, who has osteogenesis imperfecta or “brittle bones disease,” earned the honor of Most Inspirational. Although Cabacungan could not attend the awards party, he gave a heartfelt acceptance speech via video from the NHL awards in Dallas. The OPRF student and spokesman for Shriners Hospital is an aspiring sports broadcaster. He travels around the country appearing at various professional sports games, events and awards parties, while also spending time with and interviewing sports celebrities like Brett Favre, Shaquille O’Neal and Charles Barkley. His appearance on Inside the NBA on TNT was shown at Night of Champions. The audience loved the 5-minute clip that showed him trading jokes and NBA knowledge with hosts Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, O’Neal and Barkley. When Barkley heard Cabacungan is from Chicago, the former NBA great asked him, “You know the Bulls suck, right?” Cabacungan replied with a sheepish grin and said, “Yes.” That exchange elicited laughter from the approximately 400 Night of Champions guests. Along with Lehman and Cabacungan, several honorees were called to the stage to accept their awards from co-hosts Marty Farmer and Doris Davenport. Winners included: Nelson and Girardot (co-Female Athlete of the Year), OPRF wrestler Jake Rundell (Male Athlete of the Year), Fenwick wrestler Jacob Kaminski (Male Athlete of the Year), Fenwick boys lacrosse coach Jerry Considine (Coach of the Year), Fenwick water polo (Hall of Fame inductee), OPRF wrestling (Male Team of the Year), Fenwick girls hockey (Female Team of the Year), and Melvin Tate (Volunteer of the Year). “I thought the ceremony was a nice way to recognize high school athletes,” Girardot said. “Wednesday Journal does a great job covering high school sports. The athletes really appreciate it. It was a great evening for all involved.” Riverside-Brookfield Landmark winners included: Nazareth basketball player Annie Stritzel (Female Athlete of the Year), LTHS cross country/track runner Danny Kilrea (Male Athlete of the Year), Nazareth girls basketball (Female Team of the Year), Nazareth baseball (Male Team of the Year) and

RBHS girls water polo coach Todd Fridrych (Coach of the Year). “I love that high school sports were covered and honored,” Nazareth head baseball coach Lee Milano said. “We were extremely honored that we won an award. Unfortunately, there is very little coverage of high school sports anymore.” Forest Park Review winners included: Proviso East track star Moses Biosah (Male Athlete of the Year), Proviso East tennis player Janet Buenrostro (Female Athlete of the Year), Proviso East girls basketball (Female Team of the Year) and Proviso East boys basketball (Male Team of the Year). “I absolutely loved it,” Biosah said about Night of Champions. “It was a great experience. I’m honored they thought about me. I also loved the part about coaches getting recognition.” Dominican University Athletic Director Ken Trendel and state Senator Don Harmon (39th District) spoke at the beginning and end of the awards party, respectively. “I thought it was a wonderful evening,” said Tate, who is a contributing reporter for the Wednesday Journal. “I thought Emery and Alec stole the show with their inspirational speeches. “Marty and I do what we do in terms of

coverage. We’ll certainly continue to do what we can because these young men and women deserve the credit and accolades.” Prior to the show, guests enjoyed an activity-filled reception. A raffle was held featuring Chicago pro sports items, such as a signed NBA basketball by all the Chicago Bulls players, an NFL football from the Chicago Bears, and an autographed baseball and hockey puck from the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Blackhawks, respectively. The Chicago Sky, Chicago Wolves and White Sox also provided free tickets as part of the raffle. Large poster boards with action photos and a full list of all the Wednesday Journal and Landmark All-Stars were displayed in the Lund Auditorium reception area as well. Created by Wednesday Journal graphic designer Jacquinete Baldwin and produced by Oak Park-based Minuteman Press, the popular poster boards were sold at a smaller size for guests. “The beautifully creative and inspiring poster montages acted as the ‘cherry on the sundae,’” said Anne Marie Leader, whose son Grant is an LTHS baseball player/Landmark All-Star. “We bought several posters last night and gave one to our 85-year-old grandpa who hasn’t missed a ball game. “We are thankful for all of the time, energy

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HONORED: (Clockwise from top) Attendees check out the different tables and booths in the hall. Emery Lehman, 2-time U.S. Olympic speed skater, gives the keynote. Signed memorabilia was one of several raffle winnings. From left, Ryan Michaud, Owen Frankel and Alejandro Salazar, OPRF Jazz Band members, perform songs for attendees. and expense that went into Night of Champions. From the two-minute video montage of the most athletically inspiring scenes from Hollywood to the Olympic speed skater’s keynote address, the event definitely succeeded in making the athletes feel special.” Dominican University, Dr. Romano and the Romano Orthopaedic Center, and Senator Harmon set up display tables, while the OPRF Jazz Trio provided musical entertainment. Discounted tickets were sold at the box office as well as tickets to the fourth Wednesday Journal Conversations evening, this time featuring Sacramento Kings guard, NBA champion and Oak Park native Iman Shumpert. The event will be held on July 11 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Lund Auditorium on the Dominican University campus.

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ow that the 2017-2018 high school sports year is in the books, I’m really enjoying this summer. Nevertheless, I want to share with you a preview of some of the main storylines I believe will shape next year’s narrative regarding Oak Park and River Forest and Fenwick sports. Let's start on the gridiron. Fenwick football will have a chance to write a new chapter. While it's true that the Friars lose a lot of talented players (notably All-State wide receiver Michael O'Laughlin) to graduation, there will be a pair of good juniors to build around. Quarterback Danny Cronin, a Division I football prospect, has looked very good in workouts and camps during the offseason. Defensive lineman Jacob Kaminski, the Wednesday Journal’s co-Male Athlete of the Year with OPRF wrestler Jake Rundell, appears poised to become the team’s leader defensively. There’s also a very promising incoming class of 50 freshmen which should help fortify the Friars’ future. Veteran coach Gene Nudo is adept at quickly reloading the program for success. OPRF will look to bounce from an uncharacteristic 5-5 campaign last season under head coach John Hoerster. However, unlike last fall’s inexperienced group, the Huskies should vault back into conference contention. Senior wide receiver Trevon Brown and defensive lineman Izaiah Ruffin are strong leaders, explosive playmakers and college football prospects. Early tests against Waubonsie Valley at home (Aug. 24) and at Hinsdale Central (Sept. 7) could serve as an indicator of how OPRF will fare in the fall. On the basketball court, the Fenwick boys basketball team intends on remaining a contender in the Chicago Catholic League and Class 4A state playoffs. New head coach Staunton Peck, who replaces his mentor Rick Malnati, will need to develop the newlook Friars without star guards D.J. Steward and Damari Nixon. Both have transferred out of Fenwick. The OPRF boys basketball team will enter next season with less concerns than the Friars. Senior guard Dashon

Enoch headlines an experienced starting lineup with four returners. Chase Robinson, Anthony Roberts and Charlie Hoehne have plenty of talent and experience at the varsity level The Huskies, who went undefeated in conference play last season, will be clear favorites to win another league title. ■ Here are other questions that will be answered next school year: ■ Can Tennessee-bound Natalie Ungaretti continue her dominance in the swimming pool for OPRF? ■ Can OPRF wrestling win a state championship? ■ Can Fenwick wrestling continue its improvement under second-year coach Peter Kowalczuk? ■ Can Rundell (OPRF) and Kaminski (Fenwick) repeat as individual wrestling state champions? ■ Can Fenwick girls basketball continue its gradual climb back to state title contention behind legendary coach Dave Power? ■ Can OPRF girls basketball avoid the injury bug and put together a strong season? ■ Can OPRF softball rebound from a loss in the sectional final to conference rival York and claim its third state title in four years? ■ Can OPRF baseball establish stability at the head coach position? ■ Can Fenwick water polo win a pair of state titles and re-establish the program as the best in the state? ■ Can emerging programs at Fenwick like girls hockey and boys lacrosse maintain their high level of success? ■ These are just some of the storylines to monitor next season. Regardless of results though, I know it will be another exciting and memorable year of sports for the Huskies and Friars.

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TOP TEAM: The Fenwick co-op girls hockey team accepts their award on Wednesday, June 20, during the 4th annual Night Of Champions in the Lund Auditorium at Dominican University in River Forest. ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

Star power lights up Night of Champions Awards party featured plenty of charismatic athletes

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ak Park residents Emery Lehman and Alec Cabacungan stole the show at the fourth annual Night of Champions on June 20 at Dominican University. Night of Champions, sponsored by Wednesday Journal of Oak Park-River Forest, honors the

achievements of elite high school teams, athletes and coaches from Oak Park and River Forest, Fenwick, Riverside-Brookfield, Lyons Township, Nazareth Academy and Proviso East high schools. The featured speaker of the evening, Lehman, a two-time Olympic speed skater and OPRF alumnus, talked about overcoming adversity to realize his dreams. “Emery is a great motivational speaker,” said Fiona Giradot, who won Female Athlete of the Year along with OPRF

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softball teammate Maeve Nelson. “I enjoyed listening to his experience and how he dealt with adversity. He was a great example for all the athletes at Night of Champions.” Lehman, who also enjoys playing hockey and lacrosse, signed autographs, took photos and greeted guests during the reception. “It was a great event and I was glad to be a part of it,” he said. See CHAMPIONS on page 54

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