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August 2, 2017 Vol. 35, No. 50 ONE DOLLAR

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Albion: Building will block most winds

Cool Down Oak Parker Marisa Munoz and her son, Nathan Munoz, 3, take time to cool off at the Ridgeland Commons Recreation Complex pool on July 27. More photos on page 3 and online at www. oakpark.com.

Proponents take turns voicing support for tower proposal By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

The Oak Park Plan Commission continued its deliberations last week on a proposal for an 18-story mixed-use residential building on Lake Street in downtown Oak Park. The proposed building by Albion Residential, which would be just west of the 21-story Vantage apartment building at 150 Forest Ave., has faced fierce opposition from some residents, primarily because of its potential impact on Austin Gardens, a public park immediately north of the Albion site. Among other things, opponents have argued that the building would worsen the so-called wind-tunnel effect created by the Vantage tower, which was built last year. Albion issued a wind study as part of its planned development application, arguing earlier in July that its proposed building would reduce the increased winds that roll down the side of Vantage, blasting pedestrians on the sidewalks below. Hanqing Wu, technical director and principle of Canadian-based wind and microclimate consulting firm RWDI, appeared before the commission Thursday, July 27, explaining that the proSee ALBION on page 14

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Neuroscience a draw at Dominican

More than 100 educators nationwide attend workshop By THOMAS VOGEL Staff Reporter

Oak Parker Bob Calin-Jageman, a professor of psychology at Dominican University and director of the school’s neuroscience department, premiered a new computer program July 27 to a dozen or so professors in a lab on the university’s River Forest campus, as part of a national conference with educators and

researchers from across the country. The group included some of the more than 100 college faculty from universities across the country who gathered on Dominican’s campus last weekend for the 2017 Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Workshop, a four-day event with educational discussions, feature presentations and lab demonstrations. Attendees came from all over the nation, including Emory University, Cornell University, Harvard University and the University of California-Berkeley. The program, dubbed “Cartoon Network,” took Calin-Jageman a few days to design and is open-source, free and available online at github.com/rcalinjage-

man/cartoon_network. “We want college instructors to use it, we want elementary and junior high school students to use it,” Calin-Jageman said. “We hope it’ll get out there and people will use it.” Cartoon Network allows users to manipulate animated neurons — the basic building blocks of brain systems — on screen to create communication pathways in a mockup of a central nervous system. Then, a small white robot wired into the computer responds — it drives in circles, lights up, or turns a certain direction — based on the users on-screen See BRAINS on page 15

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OPRF student gets perfect ACT, pitches dad’s book

Jonathan Banks II, an Oak Park and River Forest High School senior, notched a perfect score of 36 on his ACT test, and now he’s recommending a new book by his dad, Jonathan Banks, for any new students who may want to duplicate his success. “From day one, my parents have guided me along a path of success, while giving me pointers and nudges to keep me going,” Jonathan said in a press release that his mom, Jacinta Banks, issued last week. “My dad wrote a book called Raise Your GPA that includes his teachings and strategies that helped me perform at the level I have been able to perform. That book can and will change your life.” The Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar Award winner and Cum Laude Society inductee said that the “growth mindset” his family planted in him is also part of what drives him. “If it weren’t for the growth-mindset planted within me when I was young, and the belief my teachers and family had in me, I may not have ever believed in myself,” Jonathan said. “They convinced me that a 36 [on the ACT] was

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Cooling off in reach, like it can be for everyone who works hard and doesn’t give up.” Banks also has a blog, jbgreatday. com, where you can read more about his parents and his “squad” -- Chris, Josh and his brother, Justin.

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Photo courtesy of FitzGerald’s

TALENT SCOUT: Donnie Biggins (left) is taking over booking duties from owner Bill FitzGerald (right) at FitzGerald’s club in Berwyn.

New booker at FitzGerald’s

FitzGerald’s, the Berwyn nightclub known for bringing top musical talent to the western suburbs, has passed the torch on booking duties to longtime FitzGerald’s employee Donnie Biggins.

The booking has been run by owner and Oak Park resident Bill Fitzgerald for the last 36 years, but Fitzgerald says in a press release that Biggins will serve as the club’s new talent buyer.

Jude Knight, 6, of Oak Park, climbs out after jumping off a diving board on Thursday, July 27, 2017 at the Ridgeland Commons Recreation Complex pool in Oak Park, Ill. More photos on page 10.

“I’ve landed my dream job,” Biggins said. “Bill has been a mentor to me and has taught the ins and outs to the music industry.” The press release notes that Fitzgerald turns 65 in November and is looking forward to retirement. Biggins performs in The Shams Band and owns the Lincoln Park venue Tonic Room and the music promotion company Harmonica Dunn and runs the annual Dunn Dunn Festival. He released his solo album “Profiles” in November 2016.

Timothy Inklebarger

Tax time

Oak Park residents who think they got the shaft on their most recent tax assessments still have time to appeal the county assessment – but the clock is ticking to file the paperwork. Oak Park Township Assessor Ali ElSaffar said in a press release that it is

the second and final opportunity for taxpayers to appeal the 2017 assessed values to the Cook County Board of Review. “The Cook County Board of Review has the authority to review and change the decisions of the Cook County Assessor,” ElSaffar said in the press release. “But those seeking to appeal with the board of review can do so only if they file an appeal by Aug. 30. Those who miss the filing deadline will lose their rights to appeal their 2017 assessed valuations.” Those who successfully appeal will not see the change until the summer of calendar year 2018, ElSaffar noted. The Oak Park Township Assessor Office’s is open to the public for help with preparing appeals, but it is the busy season right now, so setting an appointment can help taxpayers avoid long waits. The township office is at 105 S. Oak Park Ave. The phone number is 708-3838005.

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Free Lecture and Skin Clinic Monday, August 7, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Main Library: Holistic physician Dr. Adiel Tel-Oren, MD, will speak on “Skin and Gut Health: Stopping the Cancer Epidemic,” including detecting cancer at an early stage, maximize your skin’s longevity, the risks of biopsies and more. 834 Lake St., Oak Park. Tuesday, August 8, 9 a.m. to noon, Acupuncture Points: Dr. Tel-Oren will evaluate and, if needed, treat skin lesions, such as moles, growths, tags, and minor cancerous lesions. Info: ecopolitan.com/doctor-t. 1105 Holley Ct., Oak Park.

Aug. 2-9

Joy Ike Trio

Free Books for Non-Profits Sunday, Aug. 6, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Cafeteria, Oak Park & River Forest High School: Not-for-profit groups, including parenting, literacy and school organizations, are invited to shop for books remaining from the Annual Book Fair. Interested groups, contact the Friends of the Library in advance: 708-697-6930. Representatives bring a letter on company letterhead to the sale. 201 N. Scoville, Oak Park.

Tuesday, August 8, 7 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: Groove to a free jazz and soul concert with the Joy Ike Trio from Philadelphia. Born to Nigerian immigrants, Ike’s music, voice and writing have drawn comparisons to musicians such as Norah Jones and Nina Simone, but her percussive piano-playing and soaring vocals give homage to her African upbringing. Questions: 708-383-8200. 834 Lake Street, Oak Park.

BIG WEEK Friday, August 4, 7:30 p.m., Pleasant Home Porch: Come out this Friday to see four shorts starring silent film greats Georges Méliés, Charlie Caplin, and Harold Lloyd. Movies begin at 8:15, are accompanied by live piano music, and last 70 minutes total. Silent Movies on the Porch continue on Fridays through the month of August. More: programs@pleasanthome.org, 708- 383-2654. 217 Home Ave., Oak Park.

Saturday, August 5, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Oak Park Conservatory: If you’re tired of some of your outdoor décor or looking for something new, here’s your chance! Bring decorative containers, pottery, garden signs, statues, wind chimes, and stepping stones, but nothing over 40 pounds. Items must be clean and in good shape. Additional garden art, Ponderosa Lemonade Stand, and more available. Questions: 708-725-2400. 615 Garfield St.

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

Birds, Bees and Butterflies: A Native Garden Tour

Sunday, Aug. 6, 1 to 4 p.m., NW Corner of Lake and Harlem, Cook County Forest Preserves: Visit 15 private and public gardens in Oak Park and River Forest brimming with native garden life at the peak of the season. Learn what native plants are, how to grow them, and how they are vital to wildlife. Sponsored by West Cook Wild Ones, the Interfaith Green Network and Green Community Connections. $10, adults; free, 18 and younger. Register: tinyurl.com/yagpbv7r. Inquire: judy.klem@gmail.com. 536 N. Harlem, River Forest.

Silent Movies Under the Stars

Garden-Art Swap Meet

CALENDAR EVENTS

“The Amish Project” Extended

New Library Art Exhibit

Saturday, August 5, 4 p.m., Pleasant Home: This play reflects on Amish culture and the limits of compassion. A co-benefit with Oak Park Festival Theatre. $22. Also on August 12 and 13, 4 p.m. Tickets/ info: pleasanthome.org, 708-445-4440, oakparkfestival.com. 217 Home Ave., Oak Park.

Saturday, Aug. 5, 2 to 4 p.m., Art Gallery, Main Library: Meet Oak Park artist Nancy Hlavacek at a reception this Saturday. Her bright and colorful abstract acrylic canvases will be on exhibit through Aug. 30. 834 Lake St.

Author Talk and Book Signing

Anti-Racism Committee Book Discussion

Monday, August 7, 7:30 p.m., Unity House, Unity Temple: Kenneth E. Miller, author of “War Torn: Stories of Courage, Love, and Resilience,” is a psychologist and international expert on the impact of armed conflict on civilians, and has worked with war-affected communities as a researcher and clinician. Sponsored by the Immigration and Refugee Response Team and the Mindful Reflection Community. Info: larsonpublications.com. 875 Lake St., Oak Park.

Thursday, August 3, 6:30 p.m., 2nd Floor Small Meeting Room, Main Library: Join a discussion about “The Color of Law” by Richard Rothstein, a leading authority on housing policy, who explores how America’s cities came to be racially divided. To borrow a book or for questions: 708386-0090, dpop@donharmon.org. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

47th Annual Book Fair Friday, Aug. 4, 6 to 10 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cafeteria, Oak Park & River Forest High School: The Friends of the Oak Park Public Library host a twoday book-buying extravaganza. Friday’s preview costs $5 to get first dibs on more than 50,000 gently used books from fiction, history, biographies and business to art, cooking, children’s books, and DVDs. Saturday is free. Rare books, collectibles and sets are individually priced. 201 N. Scoville, Oak Park.

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ART BEAT

This ‘Fair Maid’ will take your breath away By DOUG DEUCHLER

Theater Critic

K, I’ll admit it. I never heard of this play until the other night when I strolled over to Austin Gardens to see Oak Park Festival Theater’s latest production, The Fair Maid of the West. It’s a breathtakingly energetic show brimming with pirates and shipwrecks and duels. Oh my! This obscure Renaissance adventure/ comedy is chock full of love and laughter. And it’s a whole lot of fun. Longtime Festival favorite Kevin Theis has condensed and adapted several plays by Thomas Heywood (15741641), a contemporary of Shakespeare’s (but without the poetry). Heywood was apparently quite popular in his day, writing over 200 plays, but few of them seem to have survived. Theis is also the director, conveying a larger-than-life feeling with his terrific ensemble. We immediately meet Bess Brudges, the chaste and true barmaid of the title, played by Amanda Forman. She’s a young woman of common birth yet she’s valiant, a fearless protagonist. As a longtime movie buff, I could not help but wish that back in bygone films with stars like Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power, Hollywood studios had been more adventuresome and cast female leads such as this in their swashbucklers. Forman is perfect in the role. Zach Livingston solidly plays a gentleman soldier, a gallant, good-looking sea captain named Spencer. Bess and Spencer quickly declare their love, but he is abruptly forced to flee the country. She hears about the apparent death of her fiancé and goes off to try to look into this bad news. Spencer’s loyal best friend is nicely portrayed by Debo Galogun. Bobby Bowman is hilarious as a wisecracking comic bartender. Aaron Christensen plays a brave rogue named Roughman who pursues Bess. The show seems to grow more delightfully ridiculous, frequently slipping into slapstick as it barrels along. There is definitely not a lot of heavy thematic material to ponder. It’s just a thrilling, fast-moving romp with lots of comic relief. Festival’s artistic director, Jack Hickey, plays several delightful roles, including a Spanish sea captain. But he is uproariously funny as Mullisheg, King of Fez, wearing a wonderful costume designed by Emily McConnell that looks like it’s right out of “The

Arabian Nights.” He even wears those crazy “sultan shoes” with the curled up toes and a large, overstuffed shiny turban. Mark Lancaster is thoroughly enjoyable in several roles, each causing laughter to erupt. He is like a brash master of ceremonies in an old-time burlesque revue. At several points in the show, audience participation is encouraged. Actors hand out prop muffins (made of foam rubber) to be hurled at characters on stage. At a later point small flags on sticks are distributed for vigorous waving. There are lots of sight gags and visual tricks. When a number of the actors are “on deck” at sea they simultaneously lean to their left, then their right, to denote the rough water the ship has encountered. Exciting fights abound in this production — from brief duels to large-scale melees that seem to feature the entire company. The choreographer is Geoff Coates. Fight captains are Kate Booth and Bill Gordon. The combat ensemble also features Ken Miller and Bryan Wakefield. Christopher Kris contributed both original music and the overall sound design. At times the music punctuates the action or swells dramatically, as in the old Hollywood swashbucklers. The set design, so flexible that it conveys everything from a throne room to the deck of a ship, is designed by Michael Lasswell. Stage manager is Robert W. Behr. The play is accessible and quite suitable for teenagers. The Fair Maid of the West, a long-forgotten work written in several sections early in the 17th century, makes a perfectly delightful second production for Oak Park Festival Theatre’s 44th season. Lovely Austin Gardens is the perfect setting for this enjoyable romp. Showtimes are Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 7 p.m., plus Wednesday, Aug. 30 at 8 p.m., through Sept. 2; $30, general admission; $25, seniors; $15, students; children under 12, and dogs, free. Austin Gardens is located at 167 Forest Avenue, Oak Park. Box office: 708-445-4440, oakparkfestival.com.

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Gillian celebrated

n Monday evening, a lovely summer evening at Scoville Park, hundreds gathered to remember and celebrate Gillian Lundgren. The vast majority of the crowd was young women, students at OPRF, who had been befriended by, watched out for, reached back for by this remarkable young person, Gillian Lundgren. Not quite two weeks ago, Lundgren died by suicide. And that reality was present and acknowledged Monday by the many young women who spoke so eloquently and lovingly of their friend at the vigil. Violet Harper, a fellow cross-country runner, called her friend “a very special girl whose generosity was boundless.” She described Lundgren as having a vibrancy and passion for life, that her “ongoing acceptance of others was endless,” who “lived life fully and all in.” Speaking to Gillian, she said, “I know you are here. That you can see all of this.” And then she said, “We may never be able to ask her why. But her spirit is alive. Her brightness, we need to keep this alive in us.” There were adults who spoke. Angela Dolezal, Lundgren’s principal at Longfellow School, talked about “the sadness and the grief we all feel,” but said “look at all the people here as we celebrate her life.” Speaking to the girls in the crowd, she said, “I encourage each and every story. From church, from camp, sleepovers and classes.” Share those memories, she said. Dave Benson was Lundgren’s track coach at Percy Julian Middle School. He talked about all the parents he had heard from after he shared the news of Gillian’s death. The singular response he said was “how special she made their daughters feel as (newbie) sixth graders. She reached back for them,” he said and those parents recognized it, appreciated it and remembered it. His advice to his former students was simple. “Kindness and friendship is free and it is easy. Be kind. Be a friend.” Monday night was all about kindness and friendship. This was a late summer

Gillian Lundgren reunion of OPRF’s young women. Many wore the T-shirts of their sport. They clustered and they hugged. The small groups formed and then reformed. There was laughing and later there were tears. When speakers faltered with emotion, teammates gathered around them on the riser in support. Talking this past week with moms of young teens who had known Gillian, I heard the worry and the compassion for her family and for their own. There were the necessary and healthy conversations about suicide, about always communicating and never knowing. And through it all were the affirmations for Gillian Lundgren, for her welllived life, for her loving family. I met her dad, Clyde, just once, at a parent-teacher conference. He is a science teacher and coach at OPRF. Several years back our daughter was in his chemistry class. Mariah is unlikely to become a scientist. But she was game because he was game for making their way through that semester. It was not pretty, but it was beautiful. This was a man who knew kids in all their strengths and failings. My prayers to this family. My prayers for our community, for our strong and fragile children, for the parents and teachers and coaches who support them.

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Four chosen for OPRF’s Tradition of Excellence award

Honoree Daniel Kibblesmith is also up for two Emmys for his work with the Late Show By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Daniel Kibblesmith was called the “Clown Prince of Groupon” in a profile published by New York Times Magazine in 2014. But ever since he answered a Craigslist post by Groupon’s founder, Andrew Mason, and editorial director, Aaron With, seeking a “freelance humor writer,” Kibblesmith’s rise to the comic stratosphere hasn’t been a joke. And this year, in particular, the Oak Park and River Forest High School graduate has been on a roll. He’s up for two Emmys and in June, he was selected as one of four OPRF Tradition of Excellence award recipients, along with philanthropist Sarah Coglianese (Class of 1996), army officer Matthew Smith (Class of 1994) and state Rep. Camille Y. Lilly (Class of 1979). Kibblesmith got the job at Groupon in 2009 after writing what he described for the Times as a “‘half-assed’ application that consisted of a series of zany, absurdist sketches.” Such as this one: “I remember there was one joke about a guy who was high out of his mind on some kind of substance, and he needed to have a conversation with his roommate’s dog, because he needed to be next to something that didn’t hate him,” Kibblesmith told the magazine. For roughly five years, the OPRF graduate was the resident comedian at Groupon, the Chicago-based company that offers discounts on everything from oil changes

many coupon and deal descriptions the company posts each day (“$100 for a Bedtime Tuck-in from Ben Kobold”). In 2014, Kibblesmith left Groupon seemingly much richer than when he started—at least rich enough to fill in for Mason on Bravo’s “Millionaire Matchmaker.” In 2015, he joined “The Late Show with Steven Colbert” as a staff writer. This year, he earned two Emmy nominations for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series. He also published a book, Santa’s Husband, which, according to the Amazon description, offers “a fresh twist on Kris Kringle” and is “a clever yet heartfelt book that tells the story of a black Santa, his white husband, and their life in the North Pole.” This year’s Tradition of Excellence winners were chosen by a committee that consisted of Regina Topf, OPRF’s director (Clockwise) Camille Lilly, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matthew of student activities; Smith and Sarah Coglianese. Jonathan Adelman, a teaching assistant, coach to kayak rentals to energy supplements. and OPRF grad; student While at Groupon, Kibblesmith’s job council co-sponsors Katie Prendergast title was senior marketing copywriter. Tilia Detrick; student council officers; and In reality, that translated into overseeing D200 Board President Jackie Moore. the company’s slightly off kilter brand An award reception for the honorees is of humor that’s on full display in the scheduled for Nov. 10.

Tradition of Excellence honorees Sarah Coglianese | Class of 1996 | An advocate for ALS research and graduate of the University of Wisconsin. In 2012, at 33, Coglianese was diagnosed with Amy trophic Lateral Sclerosis. Currently a resident of San Francisco, she’s written a book and blogs at speed4sarah.com. Since her diagnosis, she’s raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for the ALS network to fund the ALS Therapy Development Institute. Matthew Smith | Class of 1994 | Smith played ice hockey and lacrosse at OPRF before attending Norwich University. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army and has a master’s degree from Webster University. He’s been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan, where in 2013 he sustained a near fatal injury that resulted in the amputation of his right leg. He’s earned many honors for his selfless service and bravery in combat. He currently lives in Maryland with his wife and sons. Camille Lilly | Class of 1979 | Lilly currently represents the 78th District in the Illinois House of Representatives and is a resident of the West Side of Chicago. She once served as the executive director of the Austin Chamber of Commerce. On the West Side she’s helped build relationships between different community stakeholders. She’s currently the vice president of external affairs and development at Loretto Hospital.

Ascension gets new principal

Maryanne Polega replaces Mary Jo Burns, who served for two decades By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Ascension School, 601 Van Buren St. in Oak Park, has selected a new principal to succeed Mary Jo Burns, who had served in that position for 20 years. School officials announced the hiring of Maryanne Polega on July 26. Polega, a resident of Indian Head Park, comes to Ascension from St. Luke’s in River Forest, where for more than four years she served as assistant principal and interim

principal. Last year, Timothy Wesley took over as permanent principal of St. Luke’s. During a phone interview on Monday, Polega said she worked with Burns for a year at St. Luke’s. “We were on the same council together at St. Luke’s,” Polega said. “I spent a year working with Mary Jo and other principals on that council, and I have nothing but great respect for her. She’s done an absolute remarkable job and the parents and school board have such great respect for her.” “I witnessed the culture of love, kindness, and respect that Ms. Burns fostered at Ascension,” said former student and school board member Kenny Burns (no relation). “I speak for my class when I say how fortunate we were to have her.” Polega said that she was attracted to the

position at Ascension by the school’s “sense of community.” “From the school board to the principal search committee and the teachers—this is such a welcoming community,” Polega said. “I think it’s not only welcoming but they all believe that the education at Ascension is very important.” In the July 26 statement, Michael Nowicki, an Ascension parent and school alumnus, said that he was impressed by Polega’s enthusiasm and eagerness to elevate Ascension School to even higher academic levels.” Polega said that during her first months at the Catholic school, which enrolls more than 400 students, she’ll prioritize “getting to know the children” and examining how the school functions. “My first priority will be to spend the

Maryanne Polega first two or three months trying to see what works really well at Ascension,” she said, adding that she’ll be paying particular attention to the school’s STEM offerings and early childhood program. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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D97 forecasts $13M surplus in preliminary budget Much of the surplus is due to the operating referendum that passed in April

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Oak Park School District 97 officials are forecasting they’ll have a surplus budget for the 2017-18 school year. During a presentation of a preliminary budget at a regular school board meeting on July 18, Alicia Evans, the district’s assistant superintendent for finance and operations, announced that the total preliminary budget revenues for next school year total around $115.6 million — $13 million more than the district’s budgeted expenditures, which so far amount to $102.3 million. In years immediately after a referendum is approved, school districts stockpile excess cash which then is gradually spent down in later years as costs rise. The 2017-18 budget projects revenues that are 24 percent, or $22.7 million, higher than the actual revenues for the 2016-17 school year—which amounted to nearly $93 million. Evans said that the $115.6 million in anticipated revenue in 2017-18 is largely the result of a successful operating funds referendum that passed in April. The ballot measure called for a 1 percent limiting rate tax

extension in order to generate a projected $13.3 million in additional revenue. Voters also backed a $57.5 million capital referendum to help fund various building maintenance and expansion projects. District officials said that, as a result of the referenda, D97’s fund balance should be at around 27 percent of its operating expenditures in five years, which would put it within the 25 to 50 percent range required by district policy. Evans said that the additional revenue is also attributable to an extra $800,000 the district should realize after selling the old maintenance facility at 541 Madison St., and an extra $2.6 million in unanticipated revenue that resulted from the successful limiting rate increase referendum. Last month, when the district discovered the extra revenue, officials said that the unanticipated money was “due to an unexpected increase of 5 percent in the equalization factor that occurred after the Board of Education approved the district’s levy for 2016 and finalized the sizing of the April referenda.” At the July 18 regular meeting, the D97 school board voted unanimously to use the extra $2.6 million to more quickly pay down the remaining $4.45 million in bonds the dis-

PRELIMARY BUDGET REVENUES 2017 - 2018

trict issued to help fund the construction of its two middle school buildings in 2002. Evans said that she’ll fine-tune the preliminary budget numbers, adding more details in the days and weeks ahead. The

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school board is expected to approve the preliminary budget sometime this month. A final budget is expected to be approved before Sept. 30. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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New diversity group forms in District 97 DivCo is the result of a collaboration among D97 PTOs By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

A new group has formed to help improve equity, diversity and inclusion at District 97 schools, and in the wider Oak Park community. The D97 Diversity Council (DivCo) includes leaders from each D97 PTO, school teachers and members of Excellence With Equity in Education (E-Team)—a grassroots coalition of community members who are focused on providing resources and support systems for children in Oak Park and River Forest. Makesha Custard, a DivCo co-founder and Holmes PTO co-president, said that one of the group’s main priorities is to reach out to students and families “who don’t historically feel like they have a voice” in the D97 community. “The D97 Diversity Council was formed when a few interested parents focusing on diversity work for their schools’ PTOs came together in March to discuss ways to collaborate,” explained DivCo members in a recent joint email statement. After that March meeting, those parents reached out to the PTO-Council, the body of all D97 PTO presidents, and asked them to approve a diversity leadership position within every D97 PTO. The parents also advocated that funds be allocated for district-wide diversity programming and that PTOs “advocate for improvement in our schools (be it pushing for welcoming efforts and activities, professional development for teachers or funding for tutoring programs).” According to the statement, the parents “received unanimous support from all PTOs” and there are now diversity committees at all D97 schools “with the intent that these committees will be an ongoing aprt of the PTO structure.” “Our ultimate goal is inclusion so everybody feels part of this education community,” said Venus Johnson, a DivCo member and Mann PTO diversity council chair, during a July 18 regular school board meeting. DivCo member and Lincoln PTO diversity council chair Elizabeth Jarpe-Ratner said that at the time of the group’s founding, different PTOs were already facilitating various equity- and inclusion-related programming, but they were operating separately. DivCo, she said, would consolidate those efforts in a way that would be “more aligned [and] more intentional.” “[We really wanted] to think about how we can make sure families, some of whom may not have felt super-connected to the school community, feel more welcome, engaged and included,” Jarpe-Ratner said. Custard said that the new group will help scale up previous diversity-related efforts, enhance their efficiency, and allow different groups to share what they learned and im-

prove their outcomes. DivCo members held up the E-Team’s newly developed “Ready, Set, Kindergarten” program at the Oak Park Public Library as a model for how partnerships and collaborations can work to produce better programming. “Some parents are members of both the PTO and the E-Team … Seeing a need for early intervention, they worked in close partnership with the library to secure space, then raised the necessary funding, assembled a team including teachers and a speech and language therapist to create curriculum and lead the sessions, and worked with numerous local agencies and D97 to publicize the sessions,” said Frances Kraft, a co-founder and lead organizer for E-Team. Currently, DivCo is working on administering a parent engagement survey designed to collect information about students and families in the district that would help DivCo members and district officials develop programs, resources and supports. The purpose of the survey is to ultimately improve student outcomes, lead to more “equitable access to rigorous instruction,” enhance the effectiveness of teachers and staff members, and strengthen family and community relationships, according to a PowerPoint presentation that DivCo representatives showed D97 board members on July 18. DivCo representatives assured school board members that the survey won’t duplicate the Illinois 5Essentials Survey, an annual survey administered to pre-Kindergarten through 12th-grade students in the state designed to measure school performance based on five essential areas, such as family involvement and school leadership. “The survey is key to understanding how parents feel and what their needs are,” said Custard. “It’s not a perfect survey, but it’s the first step that focuses on the families that we’re trying to get to, while recognizing other needs and differences that exist.” The group has also created a 2017-18 district diversity calendar and partnered with other organizations, such as the E-Team, the Oak Park library, the Oak Park Regional Housing Center and the Collaboration for Early Childhood development. “We’re a fledgling organization that’s gotten a lot of momentum,” Custard said, adding that the survey is a first, albeit imperfect, step in identifying the needs of families who have traditionally been on the margins. “We’re really encouraging families to want to get involved to make Oak Park the place they thought they were moving to when they first came here.” To take DivCo’s parent/guardian engagement survey, visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PTOEngage. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

Local retailers fume over drink tax

Court allows tax on soft drinks as of Aug. 2 By THOMAS VOGEL Staff Reporter

A Cook County judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Illinois Retail Merchants Association aimed at stopping a 1-cent-per-ounce tax on sugary beverages. With that action on July 28, the tax will go into effect on Aug. 2, according to a press release from Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. None of this is sitting well with local retailers charged with collecting a complex tax. Joe Salamone, owner of Fair Share Finer Foods on Roosevelt Road in Oak Park, said July 31 he is disappointed by the court’s decision. “It’s not good for business. It’s not practical for the average store to implement.” Salamone said. “It’s gonna drive people to go and shop in the next county.” Salamone said he’s spent about $6,000 on new software and equipment prepping to comply with the tax. “It’s not a sales tax,” Salamone said. “You have to implement it by the ounce. We need to upgrade all our computers.” Mike Nutley, one of the owners of Ed’s Way in Forest Park, was similarly frustrated when reached by phone July 31. “They are just going to shove it down our throats,” Nutley said, referring to the Cook County Board of Commissioners. “I’m flustered with the whole thing. I’ve really become aggravated.” Nutley’s store, which does participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), can register as a “distributor” and avoid paying the tax up front. But that option, which Cook County announced in mid-June, ends after one year, in July 2018. It is unclear what stores like Nutley’s will do after that. Retailers like Nutley had worried about cash flow problems. According to the original text of the ordinance, distributors, like PepsiCo. Inc., would have charged independent grocers for the tax at the “back door” when they delivered shipments, even if those products are never bought or if they are bought by a SNAP participant. SNAP purchases are exempt from the tax. If a customer uses SNAP to buy a sweetened beverage, the grocer must keep track of each individual product purchase, including the vendor, to re-

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quest a refund on the beverage tax. The ruling comes about a month after the new tax, passed in November 2016, was to be implemented. That decision is the latest twist in a weeks-long legal battle. The Illinois Retail Merchants Association filed for a temporary restraining order on June 27, arguing the tax violated the Illinois Constitution and was too vague. A Cook County Circuit Court granted the request on June 30. “We are disappointed with today’s ruling,” Rob Karr, president and CEO of IRMA, said in a press release. “We are exploring all legal options.” Meanwhile, Preckwinkle said retailers should have been prepared for the tax, which passed in November 2016. However, a statement issued by the county board president in the wake of the ruling didn’t not acknowledge the multiple clarifications the county has issued since its passage. “We believed all along that our ordinance was carefully drafted and met pertinent constitutional tests,” Preckwinkle said in a press release. “The delay in implementing the tax caused by the merchants’ lawsuit forced us to put into motion cost-saving measures to cope with this revenue loss, which currently is at least $17 million. “Until we are able to fully implement and collect revenues from this tax, we will continue to review our financial position and make adjustments accordingly.” CONTACT: tvogel@wjinc.com

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WIRE venue launches music school

School of music and technology provides training in production, music By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

They’re still the new kid on the block, but Wire music venue has moved forward with another piece of its long-term plan as a music venue, recording studio and school, with the September opening of Wire School of Music and Technology. Co-owners Chris Neville, Jon Smith and John Fournier said in a recent interview that the new venture is not your regular music school. Wire will offer guitar classes and other music lessons, of course, but students also will get a chance to learn music production and other skills mostly unavailable outside of a university setting. Among the less traditional music classes are: Home Recording and Studio Techniques, Live Sound, Concert Lighting, Production Management, Songwriting, DJ Skills, Concert Video Production, Voiceover Skills and Beat Production. Neville told Wednesday Journal that these and other classes that will be offered at Wire can cost thousands of dollars at the university level. “If [the student’s] goal is to be working in the business, we can offer that at a much

more competitive price point,” Neville said. The school is not accredited, but Fournier said they might consider pursuing that in the future. “A diploma is not the be-all-end-all,” he said. The program touts “one of the finest groups of musical professionals and educators in the country” and notes that “faculty members have extensive experience in the music industry and know what it takes to compete as an active professional.” The practical approach the school is taking focuses more on getting students up to speed, so they can get out and work in the real world. Neville said that whatever “Point A to Point B” is for any particular student “we can get you there.” “If you’re a rapper who wants to record your own stuff, we can help you learn to market it or get into a club [to perform],” Neville said. “We’re essentially looking to help then advance to the next level whatever that next level would be.” Unlike other music schools, Wire also has the amenity of a concert venue at its disposal to give students real world training. Students learning to use soundboards and run a show, for instance, can get the chance to shadow a professional at a real show. That experience opens them to the “millions of things that go right and the millions of things that go wrong” during a live show, Fournier said. The school is launching with roughly 15 classes this fall – each of which are two

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A NEW CURRICULUM: Wire music venue has launched its new music school, which offers traditional music classes along with Home Recording and Sound Techniques, Concert Lighting, DJ Skills and Beat Production, among others. hours a week for six weeks. The establishment of the school is the newest expansion of the nightclub’s offerings. Wire launched its own record label in 2015, focusing on musicians from around

Chicago. Enrollment for classes begins on Aug. 10. More information is available at www.wireschoolofmusic.com. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

Feds OK Ike expansion $2.7 billion project still in need of funding By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

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HIGHWAY OK: The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved the state of Illinois’ plan to expand a portion of the Eisenhower Expressway. The $2.7 billion project still needs funding.

The proposed expansion of the I-290 Eisenhower Expressway received approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation, but the $2.7 billion project has yet to receive funding, according to a July 28 press release from the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT). Guy Tridgell, a spokesman for IDOT, said in a telephone interview that the approval is for phase 1 of the project, which entails planning and establishing a preferred alternative for construction. “Phase 2 is final engineering and takes us all the way up to final construction,” he said. The project includes establishment of managed lanes — a toll road in each direction between Mannheim Road and Racine Avenue — and transit improvements that aim to reduce congestion, according to IDOT. “The next phase of improvements on the Ike will be another step to strengthening the state’s position as the transportation hub of North America,” Illinois Transportation Secretary Randy Blankenhorn said in the press release. “This project

will improve safety and mobility throughout the region while creating economic opportunity for generations to come.” IDOT says the project also will include “additional transit options, expanded linkages between Pace and the Chicago Transit Authority, as well as pedestrian and bicyclist enhancements, to better connect communities and create a true multimodal corridor.” The department conducted more than 150 small group meetings in communities along the corridor, including Oak Park. The Oak Park Board of Trustees spent much of last year meeting with IDOT officials and holding public meetings on the project, addressing issues such as noise canceling walls along the access roads adjacent to the highway. The state will pursue “all potential funding opportunities” including potential public-private partnerships, it said in the press release. No meetings are yet scheduled as IDOT enters into phase 2 of the project, but Tridgell said the transportation department is “committed to working with all stakeholders along the route.” The state notes that the highway, built in the late 1950s and early 1960s, has much of its original infrastructure and accommodates more than double the 100,000 vehicles for which it was designed. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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History not forgotten

Historical society opens Oak Park River Forest Museum to the public By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

Hanging on the pine wood walls of the recently opened Oak Park River Forest Museum hangs a document that many residents of this progressive suburb might find disturbing. The charter document from 1926 establishes the first chapter of the Ku Klux Klan in Oak Park, calling on its members to, among other things, “valiantly preserve and persistently practice the principles of pure patriotism, Honor, Klanishness and White Supremacy...” Adjacent to the document hangs a banner and photo celebrating Marjorie Judith Vincent, an African American and former Oak Park and River Forest High School graduate who went on to be crowned Miss America in 1991. The juxtaposition tells a story about the Oak Park that once was and how it changed over the decades. Frank Lipo, executive director of Oak Park River Forest Historical Society, which runs the museum, said the two items are both part of Oak Park’s history. “We want to tell different stories and kind of mix those stories so people see change over time and see that the community is not always the same,” he said. The artifacts are among the myriad of treasure to be found at the new museum – housed in the 120-year-old Cicero Firehouse, 129 Lake St. – which opened earlier this

summer. The museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum relocated to the renovated firehouse after spending the last 47 years at the Park District of Oak Park’s landmark Pleasant Home, 217 Home Ave. The first exhibit: Oak Park River Forest from A to Z. “So we’ve been gathering tens of thousands of artifacts, photographs, documents and materials and we thought we’d start off with a kind of a scavenger hunt feel,” Lipo said during a recent tour. The scavenger hunt encourages visitors to find items among the exhibit that represent every letter in the alphabet. For instance, the bicycle ridden by Philander Barclay, the Oak Park shutterbug who photographed much of the village in the early 20th century, would be filed under the letter B – either for Barclay or bicycle; there really are no rules with the scavenger hunt. The goal is to get visitors to look closely and also to get feedback on what patrons like and don’t like, Lipo said. “What are we collecting on behalf of Oak Park and River Forest over the years?” Lipo asked. “We want to make sure we’re collecting the right things.” While unafraid to tackle issues like racism in Oak Park’s past, the museum also provides commentary on today’s technology with its Tech 1.0 exhibit, which features outdated gadgets that are now available in most smart phones. Tech 1.0 features the lost technology of rotary dial telephones, a card catalogue from Oak Park and River Forest High School – hidden treasures can be found in the drawers of the catalogue – a typewriter, a transistor radio from the 1930s and a defunct

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BLAST FROM THE PAST: Frank Lipo, executive director of the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest, gives a tour of the recently opened Oak Park River Forest Museum. The museum is located at the renovated Cicero Firehouse, 129 Lake St. adding machine once used by the Village of River Forest. The exhibits are only a part of the services offered at the museum; as at its Pleasant Home location, the museum invites historians and others to visit its research center, located in the south side of the building in what used to be horse stalls when the building was still used as a firehouse. The museum has a large selection of various blueprints for Oak Park and River Forest buildings starting in the 1950s, archival boxes with family and organizational records and bound copies of Oak Park’s two current newspapers: Wednesday Journal and Oak Leaves. Lipo noted that the new research space

in the back of the building provides more space to accommodate groups and work stations for those who want to spread out and stay awhile. The rehab of the building, which entailed installation of geothermal heating and airconditioning, a sprinkler system and other fixtures, cost upwards of $1 million. The historical society is now working to fix up the second floor of the building to open in September. “The work’s never done because now we have to work on keeping this building active and alive, and ultimately, our goal is to add an elevator so the second floor is fully accessible,” Lipo said. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

Trump pigs art installation on hold Chicago Transportation Department denies permit for project By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

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GROUNDED: New World Design Ltd. says its plan to fly golden pigs temporarily in front of Trump Tower has been rejected by the City of Chicago’s transportation office.

A plan by a Chicago design firmed owned by an Oak Park resident to temporarily install floating golden pigs in front of Trump Tower (Chicago) has been put on hold until at least 2018. New World Design Ltd. announced the City of Chicago’s transportation office has denied the design company a docking permit for the ship to which the golden pigs would be tethered. The company announced in late 2016 that it aimed to secure the oversized balloons to a ship floating in the Chicago River. The goal was to block the 200-foot “TRUMP” sign on the side of the building for four hours. Jeffrey Roberts, an Oak Park resident and founder of the design firm, told Wednesday Journal in May that his goal was to have the project – dubbed “Flying Pigs on Parade: A Chicago River Folly” – up sometime in August or September.

“We’ve hit a timeline point where it’s too late to fabricate, ship and float the balloons within a reasonably predictable weather window,” Roberts said a July 26 press release. New World Designs said in a press release that the city said it was concerned about the project’s potential to hinder commercial and recreational traffic “as well as the issue of setting precedent.” “In addition, municipal reimbursables (security, sanitation, etc.) projected by the city have been substantially higher than the design team anticipated as it would be tagged as a ‘festival’ style event,” the company stated in the press release. New World Designs said it will continue to pursue the project next year. The company also will continue its effort in other cities. Roberts said in May that interested parties in Las Vegas, Vancouver and Manhattan had inquired about the art installation. “Given the continuing irrational nature of the political environment, our team remains committed to the message and deployment of the art installation,” Roberts said in the press release. “We greatly appreciate the support from those that have contributed and those that have helped us spread the message via social media channels and other media outlets.” CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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Remembering Gillian

Death of Oak Park teenager draws hundreds for candlelight vigil By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

It was a solemn gathering at Scoville Park on Monday night, where hundreds of friends, family and neighbors turned out for a candlelight vigil in remembrance of Gillian Lundgren. But friends and former teachers of Lundgren also shared happy stories about the 15-year-old OPRF High School sophomore who died by suicide on July 21. Longfellow Elementary School Principal Angela Dolezal, who knew Lundgren in fourth and fifth grade, said words fail in trying to come to terms with the loss of her former student. “There is a great sadness and grief at the loss we are all feeling, and as we begin to move towards a new normal, towards some type of healing, it will be important to celebrate Gillian’s life,” she said. Dolezal quoted author Joseph Alvaro. “In his book, Alvaro states: ‘What defines the ones we have lost is all the years they spent touching the lives of those they encountered.’ And Gillian definitely touched so many lives in her 15 years on earth. Look around. The

size of this vigil shows the number of people who cared about Gillian and her family.” She described Lundgren as a kind spirit who was always there to help other students – one in particular that was near and dear to Dolezal’s heart, she said. “This student in middle school was in pain, a pain of her own, and Gillian noticed,” she said. “Gillian took her aside, devoted time to her and talked with her and reminded her of the many great traits that she possessed. Gillian was there for her when this student really needed a friend. It is stories like these that I want to encourage each and every one of you to tell.” David Benson, who coached Lundgren for several years in track at Percy Julian Middle School, also spoke to Lundgren’s “indelible spirit” and eagerness to help others. “We know she gave back,” he said. “She reached back and took people under her wing, and I was amazed how often that was said.” Benson encouraged young people at the vigil to be a friend to others. “Friendship is free,” he said. “It’s easy. (Gillian) did it with such ease, and I would encourage you all looking forward to be kind, to be a friend.” It has been a week and a half of mourning in Oak Park, and administrators at Oak Park and River Forest High School have offered grief support counseling for students,

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Friends and family turned out by the hundreds for a candlelight vigil at Scoville Park on Monday, July 31, to remember the life of Gillian Lundgren. faculty and staff. “Seek help if your child or teenager seems to be having a difficult time managing ‘day-today life.’ Ask a relative, friend, minister, or your high school counselor to support your child,” the school wrote in a letter to parents last week. Lundgren’s death also prompted an online fundraiser through gofundme.com for the Lundgren family, which has raised almost $24,000. “Gillian will always be remembered as the

kind-hearted, outgoing girl she always appeared to be in the hallways and classrooms of OPRF,” the online fundraiser states. “Together, the juniors and seniors of the leadership/launch class have put together this gofundme, where all proceeds will go to the Lundgren Family while they go through this difficult time.” The online fundraiser is available at https://www.gofundme.com/in-memory-ofgillian-lundgren.

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Round of Applause

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hole-in-one, beautiful weather and a soldout event! Congratulations to the volunteers, sponsors and golfers who together made this year’s golf outing at Gleneagles Country Club in Lemont a huge success! This was the third year that the chambers of Oak Park – River Forest and Forest Park joined forces to present a single outing to the business community. The result is collaborative, fun event that each year grows in popularity and impact. The big news: Scott McAdam Jr. of McAdam Landscaping hit a hole in one on the twelfth hole of Gleneagles’ Red Course. The excitement was palpable – everyone loves being a part of something so extraordinary! Scott’s hole-in-one

prize is a five-day Carnival Cruise courtesy of Currie Motors in Forest Park. Congrats and bon voyage! By the numbers, this year’s event was our most successful. Fifteen event sponsors, thirty on-course hole and game sponsors, over forty raffle and auction donors, ten goody bag contributors, thirty plus volunteers and, most importantly, a full house of 144 golfers. We appreciate all of you. Golf outings are hard work, with a committee simultaneously pursuing sponsors, prizes and golfers while managing logistics – food, carts, games, registration, volunteers. Fortunately, Ed Gutierrez from Rush Oak Park Hospital led a team of about a dozen committed Chamber members. We owe them a debt of gratitude and thank Ed for his leadership. Nevertheless, no matter how hard the committee works, how many golfers and sponsors participate, or how terrific the on-course Kinslahger pilsners are, success

depends on Mother Nature. And Mother Nature smiled on us this year, offering a beautiful 80-degree summer day: not too hot, not too buggy, not at all humid. Without a cloud in the sky, golfers teed off knowing that regardless of the final scores, a day like this one was pure joy. Special shout-out to Janice Moskoff from the Oak Park – River Forest Chamber and Laurie Kokenes from the Forest Park Chamber. These Chamber professionals kept things organized and running smoothly, making the hard work look easy. Kudos for a job well done. A beautiful day and a tremendously supportive business community. Save the date for next year: July 24, 2018.

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C R I M E

Oak Park woman robbed on North Harvey Ave.

An Oak Park woman was robbed in the 200 block of North Harvey Avenue at 8:46 a.m. on July 24. A man approached the woman from behind and snatched a gold and white iPhone 6 from her hand. He then fled eastbound on Ontario Street. The estimated loss is $300. The offender was described as black, between the ages of 15 and 20, 5-foot-10, with a thin build, clean cut, short hair, wearing a black T-shirt and pants and in possession of a black messenger bag.

Criminal damage to property

Chicago police in the 1300 block of North Mason Avenue in Chicago. ■ A tan 2005 Chrysler Town and Country was the target of an attempted theft in the 100 block of Lake Street sometime between 10 p.m. on July 27 and 10:15 a.m. on July 28. The thief entered the vehicle through an unlocked door and damaged the trim around the steering wheel. The estimated loss is $500.

Possession of a stolen motor vehicle

Three windows were damaged at a residence in the 900 block of South Kenilworth Avenue sometime between 3 and 6 p.m. on July 27. The damage was caused by a BB-like projectile. The estimated loss due to damage is $300.

Eural T. Dantzler, 48, of the 5500 block of West Flournoy Street in Chicago, was arrested for possession of a stolen motor vehicle in the 6700 block of West Roosevelt Road at 2:13 p.m. on July 28, after he was positively identified as the offender who was inside the victim’s vehicle.

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2012 Chevy Impala left running in front the BP gas station in the 100 block of Chicago Avenue was stolen at 11:01 p.m. on July 23. The offender fled eastbound on Chicago Avenue. The vehicle was recovered on July 25 by

white 2015 Dodge Ram 2500 was burglarized in the 500 block of Erie Street sometime between 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. on July 28. The offender entered through an unlocked door and took a Garmin GPS, Samsung digital camera, Milwaukee Driver set, Makita

ALBION

help reduce wind on the podium patio area as well as on the ground, according to Wu. “To mitigate (the wind at the street level) you can (install) a canopy around the building to protect the sidewalk to direct wind into the middle of the street,” he said. Wu modeled his findings on wind patterns taken from O’Hare and Midway airports, and said conducting a study more specific to the area around Lake and Forest would take about six to seven weeks. The commission also began public testimony at the meeting, but only had time to hear comments from the project’s supporters – that’s because dozens of residents turned out to testify against the proposal. Plan Commission Chairman David Mann said that at 5 minutes apiece, opponents’ testimony would take several hours. The plan commission will meet next on Aug. 3 to continue hearing testimony. Supporters were few, but they made passionate pleas for continuing the success of residential and commercial real estate downtown. John Lynch, executive director of the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation, a public-private entity tasked with attracting and retaining business development in Oak Park, said large residential developments like Vantage, The Emerson – a 271-unit mixed-use development being built near Harlem and Lake – and others in the works have helped attract more development and businesses to the village. He said Albion explored a 6-story and a

Wind study from page 1 posed building would shelter Forest Avenue from westerly winds. Those same winds coming from the west, the most common type experienced in the Chicago area, would, however, increase wind activity in the southeast corner of the park. He noted that wind conditions would remain unchanged for most of the park. Winds from the south and southwest would increase winds between the two towers, due to the “channeling effect” that occurs when winds blow between two such structures. Those southerly winds would not affect the park, Wu said. Northerly winds might increase wind speeds along Forest Avenue, but “any wind impact would be limited to the southeast corner of the park,” Wu noted in a slideshow presentation. The stepped design of the Albion building – the northern portion of the building has an open-air pool and patio area – also would help reduce wind speed felt by those on the ground, Wu said. “Wind speed in the podium area will be high,” Wu said of the winter months, but should be less abrasive during the warm summer months. Landscaping, guardrails and other features on the building also could

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skill saw and jig saw, a Rockwell multi-tool and a nylon bag with numerous tools. The estimated loss is $1,725. ■ A 2012 Chevrolet Cruze was burglarized in the 800 block of South Oak Park Avenue at 2:01 a.m. on July 27. Video surveillance observed four men enter the vehicle, which they ransacked. They damaged the interior door handle, possibly while trying to enter the vehicle, and then left northbound. The estimated loss is $50.

Park police in the 100 block of Harrison Street at 8:23 a.m. on July 21. ■ A gray 2014 Honda Accord was stolen from the 700 block of South Humphrey sometime between 9 p.m. on July 20 and 6:58 a.m. on July 21. The estimated loss is $23,000. The vehicle was recovered by the Oak Park police in the 300 block of South Austin Boulevard at 10:17 p.m. on July 21.

Bike theft arrest

■ Bright Cleaners, 100 South Kenilworth Avenue, was the target of theft sometime between 7 p.m. on July 26 and 7 a.m. on July 27. The thief cut approximately 25 feet of copper wire from an exterior electrical panel and electrical pole. The estimated loss is $2,000. ■ An orange and black Echo brand gas leaf blower left unattended in the front yard of a residence in the 900 block of North Marion Street was stolen sometime between 2:10 and 2:30 p.m. on July 27. The estimated loss is $450. ■ Jinny’s Cleaners, 321 Chicago Ave., was the victim of theft at about 11:30 a.m. on July 22. An unknown person entered the unattended service counter area and took $250 from the cash register.

A 27-year-old Chicago man was stopped and arrested in the 100 block of Austin Boulevard at 6:59 p.m. on July 24 for possession of a stolen bicycle. He was processed and held in lieu of bond.

Recovered stolen motor vehicle ■ A green 2006 Dodge Caravan reported stolen on July 18 was recovered by Chicago police at 7:59 a.m. on July 21 in the 1400 block of North Monitor Avenue. ■ A black 2017 Chevy Impala reported stolen from the 1000 block of North Lombard Avenue on June 23 was recovered by Oak

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WIND EFFECT: Hanqing Wu, technical director and principle of Canadian-based wind and microclimate consulting firm RWDI, presented his findings to the Oak Park Plan Commission on Thursday, July 27, showing that in some instances wind would be strengthened by the building. 12-story building at the site, but found “it costs more to build those kinds of buildings than they’re worth.” “Do not get sucked into the trap of say-

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ing, ‘Let’s send this away and bring back a 6-story building,’” he said. He added, “We have this proposal or we have the eyesore that we have there today,” referring to the currently vacant two-story commercial building on the site. David King, president of Oak Park-based commercial real estate firm David King & Associates, said he’s been leasing commercial real estate in Oak Park for 34 years and has never seen the town as commercially vibrant as it is now. “The last year and a half has been mindboggling,” he said, referencing the number of businesses opening in Oak Park. He said much of that buzz is driven by residential real estate projects coming online. “I’m asking you to keep the demand going,” he said. Former Oak Park Trustee Colette Lueck also testified in favor of the Albion project. She said the building and other residential development downtown is increasing the population of Oak Park at a time when the state and the region is rapidly losing population. She added that the developer’s project will bring in about $1 million a year in tax revenue and is not asking for any public subsidy to build the project. “It is remarkable that there is no (village) incentive and (they’re bringing in) $1 million in revenue,” she said. “We’re never going to develop our way out of tax increases, but a million dollars is not a bad thing to have,” she said. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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drew Maurer, a neuroscience professor at the University of Florida said, referring to the computer program. “As a teaching tool it is phenomenal. You can take this to an elementary class or a graduate-level class or anywhere in between.” from page 1 Calin-Jageman in May demonstrated the design. The robots come from a third-party program to a group of third-grade students manufacturer in Pennsylvania and cost at Oak Park’s Irving Elementary School. The about $100. idea, Calin-Jageman says, is for students to Joseph Normandin, a neuroscience pro- “get their feet wet” and expose them to some fessor at Georgia State University, for in- neuroscience concepts. Then, an interest in stance, designed his robot’s nervous system the field may follow. to move to the left when exposed to a light “When you think about something like source. Sure enough, when he neuroscience, it can feel really pointed his iPhone’s flashlight intimidating, so the goal with at the robot’s nose, its wheels this activity is to make somebegan spinning, veering away thing that you can really see and ■ For video and more from the light. feel and experience for yourself,” “Really, the innovation here Calin-Jageman said. “It becomes photos really tactile, really emotionally is just to try and give people VISIT OAKPARK.COM engaging, especially when you pieces that are like the pieces see your robot moving around. of the brain to build with,” It’s that physical and emotional Calin-Jageman said. “As they build with connection that helps build curiosity in scithem they get a better understanding of ence.” how brains work.” This is the first time Dominican has hostCalin-Jageman’s program includes the three types of neurons — motor, sensory ed the event, which happens every three and relay — and offers each user complete years, and Calin-Jageman said he was proud freedom and creativity. Sensory neurons to be part of it. The first workshop was held receive outside stimuli like a poke from a at Davidson College in 1995. As reported by Wednesday Journal at the finger. Motor neurons convey messages to muscles. And relay neurons act as bridges time, Dominican first created its neuroscience program about a decade ago, with the between those two types. “As you can see, it is plug-and-play,” An- construction of its science research build-

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ing, Parmer Hall, in 2007. Calin-Jageman’s current research focuses on memories and how brains store information. “We all have these memories that we keep with us for a lifetime, they are so important to our identity but we don’t really understand well how those actually get stored in the brain.” Calin-Jageman said. “That’s the basic thing that gets me really excited and curious, is trying to figure out why.” His preferred research subject — sea slugs — are desirable for a few reasons. The slugs, which are several inches long, have relatively large brain cells. The cells are about 1 millimeter wide and can be seen by a naked human eye. On top of that, a sea slug’s brain has roughly 10,000 neurons. A human brain, by contrast, has around 10 million. The easily visible and relatively simple brain structure, then, is easier to map out than a more

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WIRED IN: Georgia State University professor Joe Normandin works with his robot as part of an educational lab at Dominican University on July 27. complex system. “The sea slugs are just a great way to try and think about how those memory systems work in an animal that started off relatively simple,” Calin-Jageman said. “And hopefully [the sea slugs] can teach us some lessons for the really complicated animals we’ve become.” CONTACT: tvogel@wjinc.com

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ince the real estate recession of 2008, the local real estate market has seen a reawakening of sorts. While the bread and butter of Oak Park real estate might be its historical housing stock, as the market has recovered, there has been a strong showing from new construction in the downtown Oak Park area. While a spate of new high-end apartment towers have been garnering a lot of attention, smaller, luxury condominium buildings are catering to local empty nesters and quietly making big sales. Maple Place on Chicago Avenue is the first of these post-recession buildings to be completed and ready for occupancy. With only two units available as of press time, it seems to be filling a niche in the community. Maple Place was developed by Altierra Development Group LLC, operated by Oak Park residents Paul Zimmerman and Jonathan Shack. From the very beginning the developer set high standards for the project in terms of design and sustainability. The building is eco-efficient and LEED

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registered, which Zimmerman says affected every aspect of construction from the use of recycled products to utility standards. In terms of unit efficiency, the building offers exterior house wrap and sealants to provide a moisture and air barrier, highefficiency furnaces with auto-modulation comfort control, efficient central cooling systems, an Energy Star appliance package,

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GOING FAST: Maple Place (top) is LEED registered and eco-efficient, and is filling a niche for empty-nesters looking to shed home maintenance headaches while maintaining plenty of space and luxury finishes. a digital programmable thermostat and high-performance, low-e windows and patio doors. Of the heating and cooling systems, Zimmerman notes that this is the first time that state-of-the-art Dettson products from Canada have been used in the United States.

“They run continuously at a lower level,” Zimmerman said. “It provides a quieter and more constant temperature.” He adds, “Because this building is new construction, we’re able to build in a high level of insulation also. We were very See MAPLE PLACE on page 19

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Empty-nest appeal from page 17 conscious of the fact that a lot of our buyers would be coming from single-family homes into a multiunit building, which would be an adjustment. We wanted to create very quiet units.” He describes a silent-floor system comprising multiple layers of blown-in insulation, plywood, cellulose, concrete and soundattenuating mats to ensure that sound does not travel between units. Altierra also brought in designer Robin Gottlieb to work on the interior design of the units. Purchasers who bought in prior to construction were able to customize their layouts and finishes with Gottlieb. The three-bedroom, two full bath units have 9-foot ceilings, designer lighting, solid nickel hardware, built-in cabinetry in the in-unit laundry and contemporary kitchens and baths. Each unit has outdoor space clad in Cumaru wood, a sustainable Brazilian hardwood.

Two units left Maple Place offers three condominiums per floor, with two penthouses on the top floor, for a total of 11 units. As of press time, all but two of the units were sold, and Rich Gloor, who is marketing the units along with Jan Raspatello of Gloor Realty, says they saw a strong interest in the building from the time the plans were finalized for units which are priced in the mid-$600,000 range and up. “A lot of our purchasers so far have been downsizers who lived

in homes in Oak Park or River Forest,” Gloor said. “This is kind of a lateral move. You’re getting spacious rooms, tons of storage and parking in the building, but you’re getting rid of home maintenance.” Gloor says a big part of the appeal is the location. “It’s got the urban, suburban thing going on,” he said. “This is walkable to downtown Oak Park. You’re close to the action but not right in the heart.” Gloor notes that the building was the first new construction in the area to cater to downsizers with the high-end finishes and conveniences they were accustomed to in their larger homes. “They almost live like a ranch house,” Gloor said. “The rooms are big. There are huge walk-in

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URBAN/SUBURBAN: Realtor Rich Gloor says the units at Maple Place offer big rooms and huge walk-in closets and the building has an urban/suburban feel where “you’re close to the action but not right in the heart of it.” closets. We included storage and one heated parking space per unit, and there are additional spaces available for $15,000 and one, private two car garage still available.” Zimmerman understands the appeal the building has for people selling their large family homes once the nest is empty. “For most downsizers, their lives are here,” Zimmerman said. “They don’t want to leave their friends and community but they want single-floor living and an elevator.”

Artistic element After months of construction and dealing with delays in permitting due to a variety of issues, including predicted roof snow load, there is one village requirement that both Zimmerman and Gloor talk about with a smile. Zimmerman says that the village requires all developers who go through the planning process to include a public art component on the building itself. “Developers don’t necessarily have a strong artistic sense, so when

Oak Park demands an artistic element, you don’t know what you’re going to get,” Zimmerman said. For help with this vision, they turned to Chicago-based artist Anna Soltys, a Columbia College graduate who has been working on large-scale public art installations for 12 years. She came to Oak Park to see the building and get to know the neighborhood before designing her mosaic mural which will soon be installed on the buildings east wall. See MAPLE PLACE on page 20

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An unusually warm fall has some Oak Parkers scratching their heads over piles of leaves that still line the streets of their neighborhoods. Many have been left wondering what to do with the rotting piles, weeks after they are usually scooped up by the village’s public works department and its garbage hauler Waste Management. The large maple tree in front of the home of Belinda Lutz-Hamel and her husband, William Hamel, in the 1000 block of South Scoville Avenue, dropped its leaves later this year than in the past. Lutz-Hamel, who has lived in the home for the last 22 years, said the leaves usually

fall just after Thanksgiving, but this year they stubbornly clung on. She said in an interview in the first week of 2017, “I’m looking out the back window and seeing some trees that still haven’t lost their leaves.” The couple dutifully raked the leaves out into the street to be picked up by garbage collectors in December, but the pile was covered by the first snow of the season and shoved back onto the parkway by snow plows, leaving a brown pile of icy muck. Undaunted, Belinda and William again raked the leaves out onto the street, once the piles had thawed, but by then it was too late – leaf removal season had ended. Lutz-Hamel said she’s seen leftover piles in other parts of the village. “I welcome you to drive around the village; the streets look unkempt,” she said. Predicting the perfect leaf removal schedSee LATE LEAVES on page 14

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Wood as inspiration from page 19 “When I met with Paul and Jonathan one of the first things we talked about was the Cumaru tree,” Soltys said. “They are using its wood in the building’s design, and I researched the tree and discovered it’s a really gorgeous, oversized tree. I used it as the inspiration for the mosaic. The central part of the mosaic is a 3D rendering of the trunk of the tree.” Soltys is working on the mural in her studio with her assistant, Hana Kulovic, and will spend about a week in August installing the mural and adding sculptural elements on site. She applauds the use of art in public buildings and thinks it’s beneficial for everyone. “Oak Park is so amazing,” Soltys said.

“There’s so much history. Down the street, you’ve got Frank Lloyd Wright and Hemingway’s homes. With new construction, there comes this element of keeping up the integrity and the history of the place. As an artist, I find that very moving. The power of what art can do has a strong influence on the community.”

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*All information in this ad is estimated and therefore subject to change. ELEGANT HOME with spacious rooms, high ceilings, four bedrooms and 2-1/2 baths. Impressive entry. Lots of natural wood decor and hardwood floors throughout. Main level laundry off kitchen. Third floor walk-up and full basement provide plenty of storage. .................$769,000 RARE BRICK BURMA HOME with original coved moldings, leaded glass windows and wood floors accent well-built house. Enjoy sunroom view of park. 3-bdrm, 2-1/2 bath with large bonus room on 2nd fl, den on 1st fl. Authentic tile roof on house and two-car brick garage. .............................................................................................................................................................$749,900 BEAUTIFUL 3 LEVEL SINGLE FAMILY offers 3800+ sq/ft of living! Open concept on first floor. Second floor features four spacious bedrooms & a sunroom overlooking backyard. Third floor has great room w/separate guest BR and workout room. Finished basement. ........$650,000 CHARMING, SPACIOUS QUEEN ANNE BUNGALOW in pristine condition. Art glass windows, French doors, wood trim, hardwood floors. Granite kitchen, breakfast nook. Family room and 1st floor bedroom. 3 bedrooms on 2nd floor. Finished basement, enclosed porch, 2 car garage................................................................................................................................................$634,900 CLASSIC TUDOR offers the charm and elegance you’ve come to expect in River Forest. A beautiful brick and stone exterior and timeless interior with natural woodwork in this vintage home. Kitchen overlooks large backyard. Two fireplaces, dry basement. Two car garage. .............................................................................................................................................................$574,900 CONTEMPORARY PRAIRIE STYLE with huge potential. Great opportunity for investor, rehabber or homeowner. ................................................................................................................499,000 LOVELY, WELL CARED FOR VICTORIAN offers three bedrooms, 1-1/2 baths and classic Victorian details throughout. All brand new - wood floors, carpeting, kitchen appliances, quartz counter tops, sink & fixtures, and washing machine. The large, deep back yard is fully fenced. .............................................................................................................................................................$499,000

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OAK PARK HOMES

UNPRECEDENTED ESTATE in the Frank Lloyd Wright Historical district of Oak Park! This meticulously renovated 5 BR, 5 full / 2 half bath property offers exquisite details and refined finishes that boast timeless materials and over the top custom millwork. This is a showcase home!.............................................................................................................................................$2,300,000 TRULY CLASSIC OP RED BRICK COLONIAL with four or five bedrooms, depending on your needs, and four full and two half baths. Third floor features rec room, or bedroom, and full bath. There is a heated 2 car, with addl 2 tandem space, garage with fabulous coach house above...............................................................................................................................................$1,750,000 IMMERSE YOURSELF in the warmth & beauty of this 5BR/3BA Hulbert home on an oversized lot in Historic Oak Park. Inviting open front porch, expansive LR, beamed ceiling formal DR, full baths on three levels, finished rec room in LL, two fireplaces! Wonderful family home! .............................................................................................................................................................$619,900 STUNNING VICTORIAN! Updated 3 bedroom, 3 bath home. Original details have been preserved, and well considered updates added to create an ideal blend of historical character and contemporary design. House sits on an extra large lot with professional landscaping. ..$595,000 THREE CAR GARAGE PARKING a bonus in this three BR, two BA brick Georgian home. Many recent improvements to this well maintained, move-in condition home. Updated kitchen with top-of-the-line appliances. First FL fam rm with fireplace. Heating & Central air. ..$519,000 BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED VICTORIAN style three bedroom, two bath home in central Oak Park. Large front porch. Open high end kitchen with granite, perfect for entertaining! All new furnace/ac, windows, siding, roof, etc. make this a nearly maintenance free home. .......$498,800 GET THE BEST FOR YOUR MONEY!! This 3 bedroom 2 full bath American Four Square is a beauty in a prime commuter location near the EL and I290. Three full bedrooms and a tandem on the second floor. Finished basement expands your living and entertaining space. ....$335,000

GORGEOUS HOME WITH OPEN FLOOR PLAN. This 4 bedroom, 3-1/2 bath brick colonial sits on a majestic corner lot in Historic Oak Park! Spacious living room, sun room or home office, expansive dining room, family room and a true chef’s kitchen with large eat-in area. ...................................................................$705,000 PRICE REDUCED! BEAUTIFUL HOME located in the heart of Oak Park with a large front porch to relax on. Easy walk to Green Line train, schools, pool and restaurants. Sunny rooms, oak floors throughout, high ceiling in the basement. Newer roof. Great back yard too!..........$285,000

FOREST PARK HOMES

METICUOLOUSLY MAINTAINED new construction with open floor plan features 10 foot ceilings, hardwood floors, and many custom details from crown molding to door handles. High end kitchen. Four generously sized bedrooms. Open basement ready to finish. Just move in!! .............................................................................................................................................................$474,000 TWO STORY BRICK & FRAME HOME w/open floor plan on first floor with slate entry & hardwood floors. Large LR, formal DR open to wood cabinet kitchen. 2nd floor has 4 BRs, 5th BR in basement. Basement is semi finished with laundry room. Large fenced in yard, 2 car garage. ............................................................................................................................................................$439,000 CHARMING THREE BEDROOM FARMHOUSE with updated kitchen, family room that overlooks fenced yard and in-ground pool with pool house. Partially finished basement with finished rec room, updated full bath, laundry room. One car garage, 3 exterior spots. .$274,999

CONDOS/TOWNHOMES/2 FLATS

RIVER FOREST 2BR, 2BA. Luxurious & unique!..................................................................$285,000 RIVER FOREST 2BR, 1BA. One parking space.....................................................................$120,000 RIVER FOREST 2BR, 1BA. Updated bathroom. ....................................................................$99,900 OAK PARK 2 Flat. ......................................................................................................................$549,900 OAK PARK 2BR, 2BA. Unique condo.......................................................................................$250,000 PRICE REDUCED! OAK PARK 3BR, 2BA. .......................................................................$189,000 OAK PARK 2BR, 2BA. Open floor plan....................................................................................$159,000 NEW LISTING! FOREST PARK 2 Flat. .............................................................................$299,000

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OAK PARK. STYLISH CENTER ENTRANCE OAK PARK. STUNNING 5 bedroom, 3.1 Colonial with sun-drenched rooms, oak bath Victorian centrally located near Green floors, 2 fireplaces & large MBR suite. 3BRs, line, Farmer’s Market on a wide lot with a 2.1BAs. 1st floor family room. Lots more! ..................................................$615,000 2-car garage. ...........................$975,000

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OAK PARK. CHARMING, UPDATED 2-story stucco w/lovely nat’l wdwk, hdwd flrs, blt-ins & 2 frplcs. 3BRs, 2.1BAs, updated kitchen. Fin’d LL, C/A & more! Fab loc’n. ..................................................$585,500

PRICE REDUCED! RIVER FOREST. NATURAL WOODWORK & hdwd flrs in this charming 4 BR, 2.1BA home. Finished LL, great deck overlooking huge yd. Soughtafter location. ..........................$599,900

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COMPLETELY UPDATED 3 levels of living spc w/new NEW PRICE! GREAT HOUSE! Charming & updated 4 BR, kitchen & bath. Huge yard. Walk to everything. 4 BRs, 1½ 2 ½ BA, 2-story on a lovely block! Hdwd flrs, family/sun rm. baths. ......................................................................................... $499,000 Frplc. C/A. Fenced yd. 2-car garage. ...................... $599,000

FOREST PARK. TENFOOT CEILINGS, SUNLIGHT & a great location. 3 level twnhse w/2BRs, 2.1BAs. Hdwd flrs. 1st flr lndry. Well-maintained. ........$295,000 OAK PARK SPECTACULAR RENOVATION of this classic OP home. Center of town on huge lot, boasts 7 BRs including coach house & 4.1 baths. ........................................ $1,149,000 PRICE REDUCED! STATELY 4BR, 2.2BA COLONIAL offers high-end finishes & modern updates. Chef’s kitchen. Family rm. Backyard oasis. ............................. $899,000 H. G. FIDDELKE Prairie style Am 4-Sq. 5 BRs, 2.1 BAs, original wdwk, stained glass, fireplace, large yard in the heart of OP. ...................................................... $725,000 WELCOME HOME! 4BR, 2.1BA with all the living space you desire. Huge kitchen/family rm with all the bells & whistles. .......................................................... $699,000 SUNNY 4BR HOME on corner lot. Refin’d hdwd flrs. 2.1 BAs. Newer kitchen & SS applncs. 1st flr family rm. Too much to mention! ........................................... $685,000 RARE OPPORTUNITY to own this expanded brick bungalow. 4BRs, 2.1BAs. Beautiful stained & leaded glass windows, birch trim & drs, refin’d flrs. Lots of storage. .......................................................................... $649,500 HISTORIC GUNDERSON, 5 BRs, 2 full & 2 half baths, Cook’s kitchen with breakfast rm. Great yard, great location. ...................................................................$595,000 PICTUREPERFECT HOME. 3BRs, 2½ baths includes master bath. Cook’s kitchen. 1st floor family room. Finished basement. ........................................................$569,000 FEEL THE WARMTH in this charming 4 BR, 1½BA home with finished attic. Terrific central OP location. .......................................................................... $565,000 ONLY

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IMMACULATE & UPDATED 2-story brick home on deep lot. 3BRs, 2.1BAs. Remodeled kitchen. New MBA w/Jacuzzi. C/A. Lovely! ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... $565,000 REDUCED! FABULOUS COLONIAL waiting for your decorating ideas. 4 BRs, 3.1 BAs. Fin’d bsmt w/frplc. New windows, A/C, sprinkler system. ....................$535,000 COMFORTABLE 3STORY, 5BR, 3 full BA Victorian with C/A - Space Pak. Maintenance-free exterior. Newer roof. ...........................................................................$519,000 GREAT HOUSE! Charming 3 BR, 1.1 BAs on lrg lot. Remodeled kitchen w/pantry & newer BAs. New roof. Updated plumbing & electric. C/A. ............... $472,000 SPACIOUS, LIGHTFILLED 4 BR, 2 BA house on extra wide lot in Harrison Art District. 3-car garage w/carport. ...........................................................................$399,000 DELIGHTFUL 3BR, 1½BA, American 4-Square, winning mix of modern improvements & classic details. Stylish kitchen & BAs, rec rm, fenced lndscpd yd. ....$375,000 PRAIRIE STYLE brick bungalow. Needs cosmetic updating only. Excellent mechanicals. 2 BRs on 1st flr, 1BR with BA on 2nd, large basement. .......................... $365,000

RIVER FOREST NEW LISTING! FLAWLESS ATTENTION TO DETAIL. Spectacular 5 BR, 2.1 BA home w/coach house. Chef’s kitchen w/over-the-top amenities opens to fam rm. Much more! .................................................. $1,000,000 TOPTOBOTTOM, NEW CONSTRUCTION. Exquisite millwork, hi-end applncs & attention to detail thru-out. 4 BRs, 4.1 BAs. Amazing MBA w/soaker tub, sep shower. Too much to list. .............................$1,350,000

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AMAZING 6 bedroom, 4½ bath Victorian in heart of town. Designer kitchen & impeccable throughout. ........................................................................$1,349,000 LOTS OF SQUARE FOOTAGE here – in this lovely Queen Anne. 4BR, 3BA home with great yard & location. .......................................................................... $899,000 CENTRALLY LOCATED, close to train, this charmer has it all. 3 BRs, 3.1 BAs. Designer kitchen opens to family rm. Library. Bsmt rec area. Lots more!! ................ $779,000 PRICE REDUCED! WAITING FOR YOUR FINISH ING TOUCHES. 5BR, 5.1BA under construction. 2½-car garage. All plans & permits included. ...................$639,000 NEW PRICE! LOVELY 3 BEDROOM, 1.2 BATH brick Georgian offers spacious rms, maple flrs, 2 frplcs, C/A & 2-car att garage. Enjoy patio & great yd. Must see! ...........................................................................$549,000 LARGE HOME perfect for in-law living. Great family room, 8 bedrooms. Solid brick home in fantastic location. ..................................................................................$479,000 WELLMAINTAINED 3+BR home. Hardwood floors. Custom shutters/shades. Freshly painted exterior. Huge lot. 2-car garage. ................................................... $449,000

OTHER AREA HOMES ELMWOOD PARK. NEW LISTING! Large 4 bd, 2.2 ba home with golf course views. Updated kit, 1st fl master, ....................................$479,900 finished basement. ADDISON. ATYPICAL RANCHSTYLE HOME! 3 spacious BRs, 2.2 BAs. Open flr plan w/huge kitchen & family rm. Luxurious MBA. Lots of storage. . $469,000 PRICE CHANGE! BERWYN. WAITING FOR ITS NEXT OWNER. Spacious 4BRs, 2BAs in a great location. Open kitchen & family rm. Lrg yd. Well-kept; add finishing touches. ............................................................$217,000 BIG ROCK. MIDCENTURY MODERN home with 2.9 acres. 3BRs, 2.1BAs. Large rms, lots of closet space & lots of potential. ......................................................... $350,000 ELMWOOD PARK. NEW PRICE! LIGHT & BRIGHT, beautiful floors, C/A & 3 BR, 1.1 BA Great space! .......................................................................... $340,000 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

PARK RIDGE. OWN THIS RAISED RANCH TODAY. 4BRs, 2 updated BAs. Hdwd thru-out. Eat-in kitchen. Tons of storage. Beautiful yd. ................................. $345,000

INCOME OAK PARK. BRICK 3FLAT close to school with a big living rm, formal dining rm. Well-maintained! Great income! .................................................................. $729,000

COMMERCIAL OAK PARK. MIXED USE BLDG. 1st flr: lrg commercial spc – approx. 3000SF. 2 apts on 2nd flr: 3BR, 1BA /1BR, 1BA. 2-car gar. 1st flr handicapped access. Call for more info. ......................................................................... $350,000

OAK PARK CONDOS/ TOWNHOUSES ONEOFAKIND! Largest 3BR, 2.1BA unit. Newer kitchen adjoins family rm. Private patio. MBR ste w/walk-in closet. 2 garage pkg spcs. .............................. $709,000 FALL IN LOVE with this spacious, end-unit 3BR townhome! Nothing to do but move in & start enjoying your sunny deck. ......................................................$374,000 GREAT 2+BR, Family rm & 2 full BA sunny, spacious condo in elevator bldg near DTOP. New kitchen & updated BAs. Frplc. 2 garage spcs! ..............................................$245,000 NEW PRICE! STUNNING 1 bedroom, 1BA unit in the historic Van Bergen designed Linden Landmark. Updated throughout, a true masterpiece. ....................$194,900 SUNNY AND SPACIOUS vintage condo with 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, and laundry in-unit. .......$175,000 WELLLOCATED STUDIO features hdwd flrs, new SS fridge and portable washer. Murphy’s bed. ...........$67,000

OAK PARK. ONE LEVEL living in the 3BR Mid-Century brick ranch. Hdwd flrs. C/A. Spacious living rm & separate dining rm. Full bsmt. Great yd. 2-car gar. ..................................................$398,000 FOREST PARK CONDOS/ TOWNHOUSES RECENTLY RENOVATED. New kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 1½ baths plus 1 parking space. ...................... $119,900

OTHER AREAS CONDOS/ TOWNHOUSES LAKE FOREST. LOW MAINTENANCE life of luxury in this spacious townhouse. 3BRs, 2.1BAs. Hdwd flrs. Patio. ...........................................................................$479,000 CHICAGO. SHARP 1 BEDROOM, 1 BA with gleaming hdwd flrs & city views. Updated kitchen & BA. Laundry hook-up. Great location. .................................$149,000 PALOS PARK. DESIRABLE, well-maintained & spacious 2BR, 2BA condo in Mills Creek. Vaulted ceiling, gas frplc, wet bar. MBR ste w/WIC. In-unit lndry. ..................................................................................$152,000

COMMERCIAL RENTALS ELMWOOD PARK. OPEN FLOOR PLAN, 1ST flr office spc in mixed use residential tower. Inside & outside pkg. 1 toilet, kitchen area, 1 private office & storage rm. Great building! ....................................................$18.36/sq ft OAK PARK. OFFICE SPACES in lovely Art Deco bldg. 2 Elevators. Entry handicap equipped. Tenants pay electric. Public pkg. Call! ........................................................ $24/sq ft OAK PARK. READY FOR NEXT TENANT! Clean 1st flr store front office space. High foot traffic & 2 public bus routes. Tenant pays electric. Bldg supplies heat. ...............................................................................$18.31/sq ft

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RIVER FOREST CONDOS/ TOWNHOUSES OPEN CONCEPT 2 bedroom River Forest townhome. Updates throughout. See it! ............................$216,000 EXTRAORDINARY 1BR CONDO in exceptional location. Updated kitchen. Great closet space. Full BA w/double vanity. Balcony. Elevator bldg. ...............................$139,500

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OPEN SUNDAY 12-2PM 514 N Marion St., Oak Park 4 BR, 3.5 BA $763,000 THIS IS THE ONE! Nicely updated in 2013 after a 2004 gut rehab. Lovely Oak Park Victorian on huge lot just 3 blocks to Downtown Oak Park, CTA Green Line & Metra. Sunny open granite & SS kitchen. 1st flr laundry rm + sweet 3 season screened-in porch! Master Call Dave! suite w/soaking tub & separate shower. 2 full baths on the 2nd floor! 2 unit zoned hi-efficiency HVAC. Surround sound “man-cave” + steam shower in the basement. 2.5 car garage w/ storage loft. Huge yard. Newer appliances

643 Washington Blvd., Oak Park 2-Flat • $649,900

Congratulations to the Oak Park Area Association of REALTORS® Celebrating their Centennial!

David Gullo, Managing Broker

708.567.1375 GulloAssociates@gmail.com

GRACIOUS BRICK! Live in and/or rent! Each unit has 3 BRs and 2 gorgeous updated BAs, w/master BR suites, and separate central AC units. Fabulous finishes include granite countertops, maple cabs & SS appliances in lg eat-in kitchCall Laura! ens. Charming vintage details & woodwork throughout. Formal din. rms, huge liv. rms, front & rear sun rms, upgraded plumbing/electric, full finished basement w/full bath.

7601 Vine St., River Forest 4 BR 4 BA• $649,900 STYLISH REHAB of this Classic Brick Home! Nothing else like it in River Forest! If you are looking for NEW everything with vintage character and charm all wrapped up in a super family-friendly neighborhood within walking distance to trains, shopping, dining, TOP-RATED schools, parks and more--This is IT! Call Laura! Open-concept floor plan on first floor is great for entertaining. 1st floor full bedroom and bath are a huge plus for guests or additional master. 2nd floor master suite has everything you need, including walk-in closet. Full, finished basement is a great family space with full bath and laundry room. Charming fully fenced back yard is just the right size for pets, kids and entertaining. This one won’t last!

Laura Maychruk 708.205.7044

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Margaret Jones 708.804.0368 Mark Finger 708.990.8115

Chartered in 1917, the Oak Park Area Association of REALTORS® serves more than one hundred offices with a membership of 500 which includes REALTORS®, Appraisers and Affiliate members. Over 90% of the members of the Oak Park Area Association of REALTORS® live in the communities they serve. They are, therefore, the best qualified to know the local market and the competing properties. They have the experience and marketing know-how to most effectively advertise your property or help you find your dream home. Members of the Oak Park Area Association of REALTORS® bring loyalty, ethics, and commitment to their clients. Be sure to choose an Oak Park Association member for all your real estate needs! Here’s to our next 100 years of helping our clients achieve their dreams!

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3517 Gunderson Ave, Berwyn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$239,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 1710 N. 75th Ave, Elmwood Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$289,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 2139 N. 75th Ave, Elmwood Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$289,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1040 Wisconsin Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$399,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-4 1105 Thomas Ave, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$399,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 941 Lathrop Ave, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$399,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2

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1015 N. Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$409,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1036 Wenonah Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$449,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 931 N. Grove Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$450,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 629 N. Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$499,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 625 Clarence Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$499,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 616 N. Oak Park Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$539,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:30-2:30 1519 Ashland Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$565,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-4 723 N. East Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$599,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1136 N. Elmwood Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$624,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2:30 944 N. East Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$624,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2:30 545 S. Oak Park Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$649,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1100 Rossell Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$699,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:30-1:30 514 N. Marion St., Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gullo & Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$763,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1509 Forest Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$779,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 925 Bonnie Brae Pl, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$949,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 313 S. Elmwood Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$975,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2

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816 S. Maple Ave. UNIT 1S, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$159,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 224 S. Oak Park Ave. UNIT 3C, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$224,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 627 Washington St. UNIT 1, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$309,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2

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7836 Madison Ave. UNIT 21A, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$549,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 11-1 7836 Madison Ave. UNIT 21A, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$549,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

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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, 9:30 am Adult Bible Class, 10:45 am Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 | www.stjohnforestpark.org

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

Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor

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St. Edmund Catholic Church

188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Masses: 8:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m. Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m. Parish Office: 708-848-4417 School Phone: 708-386-5131

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CELEBRATING OUR 105TH 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 Traditional Catholic

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How ageism in health care can be dangerous

he Republican efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare, if successful, will have disastrous effects on the quality of life for older Americans and their extended families, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. However, no matter what health-care system evolves (Obamacare, Trumpcare, single-payer or something else), the danger of older hospitalized patients being misdiagnosed due to age bias will still exist and grow. In an online article at GetBetterHealth.com, Val Jones, M.D., recently documented how ageism in health care can be dangerous. “Over the years, I’ve become more and more aware of ageism in health care — a bias against full treatment options for older patients,” Dr. Jones writes. “Assumptions about lower capabilities, cognitive status and sedentary lifestyle are all too common. There is a kind of ‘senior profiling’ that occurs among hospital staff, and this regularly leads to inappropriate medical care. As a physician myself, I’ve seen it.” Jones describes how an older and active retired woman, who had been the board chair at a prestigious company and who was an avid Pilates participant and the caregiver for her disabled son, was misdiagnosed because of her age. A physician new to the practice recommended a higher dose of diuretic (which she dutifully accepted), and several days later she became delirious from dehydration. Upon admission to the local hospital, staff presumed, due to her age, that the woman had advanced dementia. All she needed was IV fluids, but hospice care was recommended at discharge! Jones refers to another patient, an attorney in her 70s, who had a slow-growing brain tumor, causing speech difficulties. “She, too, was written off as having dementia until an MRI was performed to explore the reason for new left-eye blindness.” However, the patient was denied brain rehabilitation services because of her “history of dementia,” a “history” that was nothing more than ageist bias. Because we become more vulnerable to medication side effects, infections and delirium as we age, hospitalized older patients can present differently than their usual selves. Today, many hospital-based physicians, surgeons, nurses and therapists have no clue of the patient’s “normal baseline,” and ageist assumptions rear their ugly heads. Jones writes, “My plea is for health-care staff to be very mindful of the tendency to profile older patients. Just because Mr. Johnson has behavioral disturbances in his hospital room doesn’t mean that he is like that at home.

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BETTER WORK: Columbia College Chicago Student Center (above), and 727 W.Madison West Loop tower (below).

Albion has done better elsewhere

And now we have the nearly completed en, your column, “Don’t maximize Emerson building, a most curious hodgeprofit, maximize quality” [Ken Trainpodge of unrelated architectural elements: or, Viewpoints, July 26], is mostly a 5-story segment square to the Lake right on the money. Even more so was Street sidewalk (with a Target store) and a a recent opinion piece by Anthony 20-story tower to its south, connected by an Wood, executive director of the Council on enclosed passageway. The tower, at least, Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, who lives has some interest with its variegated fain Oak Park. He excoriated the village for cade and an attractive sinewy cover on the side of its approving truly pedestrian, tall building designs in a garage. But the massing and flow of the total project town filled with Prairie School and other masterpieces. is just strange. And this is again a surprise from an I thoroughly agree with Mr. Wood and, therefore, disarchitecture firm that has done some fine work in the agree a bit with you. Among Mr. Wood’s bad buildings city of Chicago. Fitzgerald Associis Vantage, of which you say that its ates Architects is the designer of a designers “paid enough attention new West Loop tower, 727 W. Madito architectural design to produce a son, which is just starting construcslightly-better-than-bland building.” tion and is a remarkable building, Sad to say, Vantage does not reach clearly one that developers wanted that level of approbation, either into be a “statement” structure. side or outside. It is emphatically a Niche 905, Arkadia Tower and other suburban contemporary tower. It is distinctive buildings adorn their analogous to the sort of wall art one portfolio. The Emerson has hints of would buy at an upscale furniture such panache, but only hints. store. You mentioned Frank Paris’ Gensler, the Vantage architecture statement, “Oak Park doesn’t ask firm, has done much more interestfor enough.” Is the urge for develing buildings in the city of Chicago, opment so frantic in the village so one wonders, given the speed with that Oak Park is still willing to which the developers are getting out take whatever it’s given, and gives of town, if those developers screwed thanks to the nice developers for things down tight with the architect, Image courtesy of fitzgeraldassociates.net deigning to build there, whatever it picked from a catalog of templates is they want to build? It appears that Mr. Paris is still and wanted nothing to do with design uniqueness. right. Or, alternatively, we can hope that the village A pity. Gensler designed the soon-to-be-built Columwill insist that the developers of Albion put up a bia College Student Center, a stunning glass-facade building that breaks the current mold and does the arbuilding; the very fine Fourth Presbyterian Church of chitectural legacy of the village proud. Could happen. Chicago’s Gratz Center; and the now nearly complete Don’t be holding your breath. Fulton West Building on Ogden in West Town, a someEd McDevitt is a River Forest resident and a volunteer what less exciting but still eye-catching building that docent with the Chicago Architecture Foundation. exceeds Vantage’s interest by a lot.

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Just how welcome?

iver Forest will approve a welcoming resolution at some point, possibly as early as this month. That much is a given. The question, now that we are down to the final rewriting, is whether this is a symbolic step putting River Forest more or less in sync with neighboring towns or an actual declaration of our values in a moment when immigrants are being dehumanized. Wednesday Journal obtained the most recent draft only by filing a FOIA request. Eric Palm, the village administrator, said the version we published online last week does not reflect the most recent input staff received from the board. As we near the completion of this elongated process, we urge the village board to reach a point of discomfort, a point where a majority of its members know they are extending the protections of this resolution beyond what is assumed acceptable. These are our neighbors we are talking about. This is a moment when the federal government is actively hostile to these neighbors. There is strong support in the community for genuine support and protection, for guaranteeing that on this local level that the forces of governance are not abetting a federal government that has lost its way.

PTOs step up

Oak Park’s elementary schools have come at diversity a lot of different ways over the years. But we don’t ever recall a grassroots, all-schools-on-deck effort such as the recently formed Diversity Council. This is a bottom-up collaboration of the PTOs at each school, joining together to focus on equity and inclusion across the District 97 schools and in Oak Park more fully. With the support of the umbrella PTO Council, each school now has a diversity leadership position and committee. The goal is to foster collaboration among all the PTOs and with other Oak Park groups which focus on diversity. The key to us in this effort is to have every school pulling toward greater inclusion of African-American families in the fabric of each school’s culture. It is plain that over generations now that many black families do not feel welcome and necessary to their school community. Parents who are not actively connected to the school community, not in the planning, in the kibitzing, in the principal selection processes are less likely to be advocates for their kids’ day by day. Good for the PTOs. Good for our schools.

Dominican, animated

It was just 10 years ago that Dominican University created its neuroscience program. That was when the River Forest school built its state-of-the-art Parmer Hall, a science research center. This summer the school played host to the 2017 Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience Workshop, a four-day event, drawing attendees from Harvard, Berkeley, Cornell and many other distinguished universities. The work of Bob Calin-Jageman, a Dominican professor, was among the presentations. He is working on an open-source software model which allows users to manipulate animated neurons with a goal of crafting a resource beneficial to students from elementary school to the graduate level. Sometimes we take Dominican for granted. It has been there a long time – 125 years – and its campus always appears lovely and gracious. And it is. But this school has an entrepreneurial bent and a spirit of social justice that are invigorating and soul-stirring.

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Finding treasures along the way

y walks lately feel more like treasure hunts. On a recent Saturday morning in the corner of the parking lot in front of Bright Cleaners, Kenilworth and South Boulevard, a white-haired Asian American woman — 80 would be my youngest guess on her age — crouched catcher-style as she weeded the bed of brown and white stones, surrounded by cement pavers, that serves as an aesthetic adornment to an otherwise non-descript property. A sculpted shrub has been planted there, but crabgrass keeps pushing through the rocks, so she decided to do something about it. The scene elicited several astonishments: That this very elderly woman with the wellwrinkled, leathery face was supple enough to get into — and more to the point, out of — a catcher’s crouch; that any effort at all, however small and easily overlooked, was made to add visual appeal to this corner, and to maintain it; and the undeniable insistence on the part of plants to work their way upward toward sunlight. It is easy to overlook such small treasures placed along our path because we tend to be passers-by. We don’t pay close attention. ■ Passing through Scoville Park on a recent cool, cloudy, Sunday afternoon, I notice a gray-haired African American man sitting on a bench by the tennis courts, fingering, as unobtrusively as one can play a pocket trumpet with a mute, the song “Windy,” from the 1960s’ group known as The Association (“Who’s tripping down the streets of the city, smiling at everybody she sees? Who’s reachin’ out to capture a moment? Everyone knows it’s Windy”). What is his story? I didn’t see any indication that he might be a street musician looking for donations. Just playing for his amusement — and, as it turns out, mine. ■ Midday, mid-week, park district camp counselors guide a passel of kids across Oak Park Avenue at Pleasant Street, towels dangling, goggles on foreheads, backpacks drooping from shoulders, high-pitched voices rising and falling, no doubt on their way to Ridgeland Common Pool. ■ As the late afternoon turns into evening, a mom stops to chat with a dad whose kids are playing in front of a house on North East Avenue. “Maybe retirement will be easier,” she sighs, moving on. He laughs and tells the kids he’s going inside to make dinner. ■ Parked on the 700 block of Linden is a 1960 black Ford Falcon with a “Nixon-Lodge” sticker on the rear bumper. Not many people anymore know who Henry Cabot Lodge was, but he’s worth a Google. Lodge was picked to raise the respectability of a ticket that had Richard Nixon at the head of it. No small feat. According to a small sign in the rear window, the car is for sale. Who knows what its ownership history is. Bet that’s a fascinating odyssey — half a century plus seven. ■ The sweet cinnamon scent of the tall prairie

garden at the northwest corner of the Cheney Mansion property is always worth a pass-by. Inside the fence, adults and kids tend the adjacent vegetable garden. One little guy toddles around holding a newly plucked zucchini. ■ In the Magic Tree Bookstore window is a title I find strangely consoling in this time of great chaos: The Garden of Small Beginnings. Books come and go here throughout the year, blossoming in this word garden greenhouse. ■ Euclid Avenue Methodist, the church at the corner of Euclid and Washington Boulevard with the giant sign, “Jesus Was Radically Inclusive,” also has a small lawn sign that reads, “This congregation is powered by solar, geothermal and God’s love!” The old-fashioned glass display case promises “Cool Summer Worship” on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. ■ In white sidewalk chalk on the Pleasant Street side of Pleasant Home is written, “Don’t give up the fight.” A few blocks east, a large heart is filled diagonally with confident strokes of robin’s egg pastel blue. ■ On the 600 block of Euclid, a stone dog on the front lawn wears a Cubs cap, pulled down over his eyes, and a jersey. ■ The best, or at least biggest, hydrangea patch (pronounced, I learned recently, high-DRAINja) can be found surrounding the flag pole on the E.E. Roberts mountain of a house at 417 N. Kenilworth. ■ A rocking horse, perched atop an SUV, heads northbound on Euclid Avenue, toward a happy rendezvous with its young rider, no doubt. ■ A young woman tells her companions, as they watch combat rehearsal on stage in Austin Gardens: “It’s totally copying Central Park in New York City.” ■ A man walks along Monroe Harbor in Chicago wearing a T-shirt that reads, “We Didn’t Suck.” Below it is the skyline of the city and below that a relatively inconspicuous logo for the “World Champion Chicago Cubs.” Tourists must be puzzled. ■ On the Blue Max Café menu in Forest Park, under the heading “House Benedicts,” three versions in a row promise different kinds of muffins. The Classic Eggs Benedict offers an “eglish muffin,” Huevos Benedictos an “elgish muffin,” and, ironically, Eggs Florentine features the more traditional “english muffin” (un-capitalized). As my breakfast companion and I laugh about this, a mock orange blossom from the bush overhanging our table on the back deck, drops into my coffee mug. “Mock orange” is one of the ugliest names for one of the prettiest, best-smelling blossoms that bless us each spring. ■ In the alley, of all places, on the 300 block of South Marion, someone has gone to the trouble of putting up wooden trellises, now covered in brilliant red roses, on either side of a three-car garage. Who will see them? You never know what you’re going to find on a treasure hunt. All that’s required is paying attention.

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Token: My black girl narrative in Oak Park

n the fourth grade at Horace Mann School we studied the Prairie Era. The curriculum ended with the annual trip to a prairie reserve in which we would dress up as a prairie student during that time period. As our teacher gave us instructions about our roles, I vividly recall my fellow black classmate Jordan turning to me and whispering, “Would that make us slaves?” I broke into laughter because I realized that we would have to pretend to be white to realistically fit into the prairie narrative that our teacher assigned us. Since the black narrative was not accounted for, acting white during that field trip was the only way I could reconcile being in the classroom of a 19th-century prairie school because, realistically, a face like mine would not be cast as Laura Ingalls Wilder’s friend. Being one of the few black faces in a predominately white space such as Oak Park and River Forest required me to frequently reconcile my race and identity with the majority narrative — the majority narrative being the way I was initially perceived according to my race. In high school, the majority narrative of a “typical” black girl was someone who fought during lunch, didn’t participate in class, and was not in your honors or AP classes. In efforts to combat the smothering stereotype of the uneducated, angry black girl, I constantly felt obligated to overcompensate by always raising my hand, smiling more, and having a high bubbly voice. Thus, for a while I hated being black as an Oak Park student. Not because the physical sight of my skin color repulsed me but because I was constantly reminded of how much easier life would be

if I were white. Whether it was the strict enforcement of the dress code for black girls, or the assumed threat of multiple blacks gathered in a group, or dreading the aftermath of my hair during swimming class, as a teenager being white seemed like a much better deal. By no means am I saying that my predominately white classes were analogous to a Klan rally, but during the impressionable years of middle school and high school, I couldn’t help but internalize being the only black girl in class. How was I the only black girl? I was constantly told by some of my peers that I wasn’t “black, black” or a “real black girl,” and for a period of time I believed them. Since the narrative of the academically successful black girl was not commonly accounted for, “acting white” was the only way I could reconcile being in that AP classroom because, statistically, a face like mine was not a successful student. I was no more likely to be a straight-A honors student than I was to be Laura Ingalls Wilder’s friend in the fourth grade. By my junior year, it became tiring and very isolating. I knew it would be much easier to fall into the majority narrative because there was less resistance, and I was not charged with the task of constantly proving my “blackness,” while simultaneously combating its negative stereotypes. It was a token experience that shaped my perception as the token black girl. Michelle Mbekeani, 27, is a lifetime resident of Oak Park. She is an attorney at the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law. She is the mother of an energetic and loving 2 year old boy. Michelle enjoys singing and volunteering thoughout the community, supporting Oak Park public schools, and the Oak Park Festival Theatre.

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Oak Park should be careful with planning Thank you so much for your voice of reason regarding development on Lake Street and the entire village. Oak Park is unique and should be careful with planning. Lake Street has been developed and redeveloped numerous times in the almost 50 years I have lived here. Maybe Albion would like to consider the corner of Oak Park Avenue and Madison Street where there is lots of room. I always enjoy your columns. Thank you for staying in Oak Park.

Pam Walsh Oak Park

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About Viewpoints Our mission is to lead educated conversation about the people, government, schools, businesses and culture of Oak Park and River Forest. As we share the consensus of Wednesday Journal’s editorial board on local matters, we hope our voice will help focus your thinking and, when need be, fire you to action. In a healthy conversation about community concerns, your voice is also vital. We welcome your views, on any topic of community interest, as essays and as letters to the editor. Noted here are our stipulations for filing. Please understand our verification process and circumstances that would lead us not to print a letter or essay. We will call to check that what we received with your signature is something you sent. If we can’t make that verification, we will not print what was sent. When, in addition to opinion, a letter or essay includes information presented as fact, we will check the reference. If we cannot confirm a detail, we may not print the letter or essay. If you have questions, call Viewpoints editor Ken Trainor at 708-613-3310 or email him at ktrainor@wjinc.com.

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Conflicts of interest on Albion?

n July 27, during the continuation of the Plan Commission Public Hearing on the zoning variances requested for the proposed Albion development at Lake and Forest, John Lynch, as executive director, gave the full support of the project on behalf of the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation (OPEDC). Mr. Lynch declared, “There won’t be an eight-story building,” that it will either be the 18-story building proposed by Albion or “the status quo” with what now exists at 1000 Lake Street. It’s interesting that OPEDC is saying if the variances are not granted to the Albion, there will be nothing done there. This leaves the question: What will OPEDC do to earn the multi-year $700,000 grant from the village and get another developer for the site if Albion walks away? More interesting, though, is the possible conflict of interest posed to the village president, Trustee Dan Moroney, as well as the village manager, and the endorsement of Albion’s request for variances by the OPEDC. Clearly, this is a violation of the village’s code of ethics. The code of ethics includes Section 2-25-9:

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Conflicts of Interest and Standards of Conduct. Paragraph D (2) states, “Interest in Contract, Legislative or Administrative Action, Transaction, Zoning Decision, Permit or Licensing Decision, or Other Matter: No elected or appointed officer or employee having the power or duty to perform an official act or action, related to a contract, legislative or administrative action, transaction, zoning decision, permit or licensing decision ... (2) Have an interest in any business entity representing, advising or appearing on behalf of, whether paid or unpaid, any person involved in such contract, legislative or administrative action, transaction, zoning decision, permit or licensing decision, or other matter. ...” As members of the board of directors of the “entity” that is the OPEDC, the mayor, trustee, and village manager have been among those “appearing on behalf of ” Albion and the company’s application for the zoning variations requested for the 18-story building at Lake and Forest. This is clearly a violation of the village of Oak Park Municipal Code of Ethics Ordinance, Section 2-25-9. Chris Donovan is a resident of Oak Park.

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A bad business decision

I am an avid knitter who has been knitting for 50 years and an active member of the local knitting community. I had heard rumors about the Fiberista Club yarn shop in recent weeks but was nevertheless astonished and appalled to read your July 26 article “A Tangled Mess.” Yarn shop owners and knitwear designers do not go into the business to make their fortunes. Crazy-obsessed knitters will knit in 95-degree weather and will purchase yarn even when their project queues are backlogged for a decade and their closets overflowing. That notwithstanding, margins are tight and sales are cyclical. A $600 theft, for example, could have a huge impact on a designer’s bottom line. How could the owners of the Fiberista Club yarn shop, with a clear conscience, steal from designers, who are kindred souls in the knitting community, also trying to make a buck in a tough industry? Hunter Cuoto, one of Fiberista’s owners, calls a knitting pattern “instructions for assembling a design” and therefore not subject to copyright laws. What utter sophistry! I’ve purchased at least 50 patterns off the internet and nearly every one has a copyright notice. I’ve used many free patterns, kindly made available by generous designers who also sell their patterns. Even the free patterns frequently are copyrighted and generally have

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some restrictions as to distribution or usage. Over 50 years of knitting, I’ve shopped in dozens of shops from here to Seattle. I’ve never met a shop owner who didn’t understand the concept of copyright. Until now, apparently. Fine yarn is expensive, frequently at $25-$30 a ball. Any knitter who can afford $200-$300 to purchase yarn for a project, can well afford to spend $5-$7 for the pattern. While I appreciate a free pattern, I don’t begrudge the artists who create the designs their due and gladly pay the bill. I will happily spread the word about a great pattern among my knitting friends, but I don’t photocopy or give it away. My friends wouldn’t dream of asking me to do so. Knitwear designers are special people. A well-crafted pattern featuring an imaginative design is both an artistic vision and a building specification. A good designer is both artist and engineer. Most designers cannot make a living solely from their patterns but also have day jobs, in a related field if they are lucky. The penalties for copyright infringement can range from $200 to $150,000 per work, plus actual amount of the loss, court costs, and attorneys’ fees — the hit to Fiberista’s reputation, incalculable. It seems like a bad business decision to me.

Louise Mezzatesta Oak Park

aving now read the Albion proposal, studied the shadow videos and attended both Plan Commission meetings, I’ve learned that: ■ The wind problems caused by Vantage’s slab-style wall would not be mitigated, only changed. ■ The shadowing would cause significant gloom in winter. ■ The “green features” are not very environmentally helpful. ■ Some pro-development statements regarding a vibrant downtown make sense. ■ The problem with building a smaller, shorter mixed-use structure is not the cost of the land, but the cost of building, so we seemingly are stuck with a binary choice: short, vacant eyesore or big, tall apartment complex. I’ll return to the last item shortly. Though I share the goal of downtown vitality, with greater knowledge of this proposal, the less sense it makes. Not because Albion doesn’t attempt to address community criticisms and incorporate some good ideas. It does. But with the zoning variances granted, the building is just too big, like a slightly squished cardboard box plopped down on too small a shelf. It will loom large on all sides. Austin Gardens will be diminished, no longer able to fully serve its purpose as a place of natural refreshment for Oak Park residents and visitors. Long after Albion has sold at a profit, the first renters have left, and the money the company has promised to deserving community organizations has been spent, Oak Park residents will be encountering the building’s negative effects. In short, the zoning criteria in place for the 1000 Lake location are

right and reasonable; the proposal should be denied on those grounds alone. And there remain too many unanswered questions regarding overall design, sustainability, green space, shadows and wind. To return to the aforementioned binary choice: Why? Let’s say Albion is turned down. Are we really stuck with that eyesore? No. Plenty of research confirms that an inclusive process of give and take among stakeholders can yield a third way, often better than the two initial alternatives. In other words, this dilemma could be seen as an opportunity to benefit downtown Oak Park not only economically, but aesthetically and culturally, as well. Staying within zoning constraints could produce very creative solutions. The plethora of homegrown talent in this village could bring some big, bold thinking to bear. Could a developer or consortium be found to work with all stakeholders to apply asset-based planning and design thinking to the space? Could the existing building be reused, repurposed and augmented? Should there really even be apartments and retail? How about a small-business incubator, with offices and shared conference rooms and workspaces? How about an arts center with a public space for performance and display? How about a cultural museum with restaurant, garden and rentable studio space? What about a maker space? Others could think of much better alternatives, I’m sure. One regrettable aspect of this whole debate is the seeming divide between parts of the business community and regular citizens. This does not have to be. There is a better way.

ADRIAN AYRES FISHER One View

Say no to the zoning variance This is the email I sent to the Oak Park trustees regarding the Albion proposal: Dear Trustees, I am writing in opposition to the 18-story development proposal for the corner of Forest Avenue and Lake Street. Please do not approve changes to the zoning code for this building. We are already approaching over-density with the addition of the buildings already under construction in the downtown area. Oak Park is a village, not a city. The well-thought-out plan

should be kept intact. As for the financial viability of a smaller building, consider the District House on the old Tasty Dog site. That five-story building is sufficiently large enough to satisfy that developer. Perhaps Albion should be replaced by the District House developer. Please do not allow the entryway to the Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District to be defined by a concrete canyon.

Diane Fascione Oak Park

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Just say no to Taco Bell!

n behalf of multiple residents: No queremos Taco Bell! To the Oak Park community at large: Lyft recently announced a deal with Taco Bell to allow passengers to request stops at Taco Bell drive-thrus. However, the Lyft drivers do not want Taco Bell in their cars! Meanwhile, Oak Park is considering approving a Taco Bell for Madison Street. As a community, we need to ask ourselves, “Is this something we really want?” We urge the village board to accept the unanimous recommendation of the Zoning Board of Appeals in denying permission for Taco Bell to build another fast food restaurant with drive-thru on Madison. Over 600 residents signed a petition stating their opposition to Taco Bell’s plans. The signatures came from every block from Washington to Harrison; Austin to Ridgeland. We also have support from neighbors who don’t live in the immediate neighborhood. Multiple points opposing this request were presented to the Zoning Board. First, the community presented evidence that fast-food restaurants negatively impact neighborhood quality of life. Legitimate concerns over increases in car traffic, trash, rodents, noise, panhandlers and crime, which invariably come with fast-food restaurants, were raised. Furthermore, fast-food restaurants have a propensity to multiply and we don’t need this particular stretch to be even more of a fast-food wasteland. Secondly, there is the negative impact to residential property values. It’s one thing to move into a neighborhood where there is already a fast-food operation; it’s another thing entirely to have one placed in your neighborhood after you’ve moved in and invested in your property. Neighbors presented evidence from realtors that locating a Taco Bell will drive property values down. Fast-food restaurants like Taco Bell undercut residential property values 10-20%. We asked the representatives from Bell America about this. None of them lived adjacent to their own Taco Bell fast-food stores. While we acknowledge and support the development of commercial interests in our village, we should spread commercial development out and not concentrate fast-food drive-thrus in one area — there are four within less than a half-mile on east Madison. We also believe that not every business is a good business to have in our village. Serious questions were raised about whether this type of business fits with the character of Oak Park and what we aspire to be. Finally, there is the broader concern about the spirit of the community and fairness to those who live near the proposed Taco Bell. There is already a perception that the east side of Oak Park is not a desirable place to live. Another fast-food restaurant, with everything it brings, doesn’t improve this perception. If Taco Bell products are not desirable for Lyft drivers to transport or have consumed in their cars, if the developers wouldn’t build a Taco Bell near their homes, is this a development Oak Park should be welcoming into the community? We say “No queremos Taco Bell!” and we urge the village board to support the recommendation made by the Zoning Appeals Board and deny this request. Benjamin Hill is a resident of Oak Park.

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Wednesday Journal, August 2, 2017

Getting the development we deserve

ak Park is hot! I have been beating this drum for some time — to my friends, fellow environmentalists, architecture buffs, and WJ readers. So I want to thank Ken Trainor for his column on development in our village [Don’t maximize profit, maximize quality, Viewpoints, July 26]. Oak Park is growing because it’s appealing to developers, young professionals, young families, retirees, and almost anyone (with money). We have F.L. Wright, Hemingway, an emerging downtown, great parks, good schools, diversity, and best of all — fabulous access to downtown Chicago. We’re very attractive now. This is an emerging perception that our community is just beginning to grapple with because for several decades, we felt very differently. There was a prevailing attitude that we were unattractive to developers. We need to get over that illusion. Times have changed. Ken Trainor is correct in saying that Oak Park needs to “raise the bar” of expectations on developers. We don’t need NIMBY responses to every proposed change, but we do need to ensure that development in our community is high-quality, green architecture, with good urban planning that adds to the beauty and livability in our community. If a developer wants into Oak Park, let’s be definitive about our expectations and see that they are met by every developer. Quoting Trainor’s article, “Oak Park welcomes development, as it should, but we aren’t desperate.” The Vantage development is a great model for discussion. A demonstration in quality architecture (but not great), it handled the parking garage in a wonderful way. The garage does not front Lake Street, and it is “hidden” behind a high-

quality brick façade that looks good. Vantage is a mixed-use development with retail on the ground floor and offices above, topped by the apartments. The mixed uses add to the vitality of our community. It’s also got great access to transit services and the downtown, which reduces the dependency on cars. Vantage mostly met the criteria for quality development, but it could have been even better. It should have been more “green” in its construction. Geothermal HVAC or solar panels would have been productive and lowered the carbon footprint. It would have been nice if it had been truly great architecture. This should be the standard going forward for future Oak Park developments. We now have proposals for townhomes on Madison, apartments at Harlem Avenue and South Boulevard, and at Lake and Forest. What’s going to happen with them? Will they be significant additions to the life, vitality, and aesthetics of Oak Park, or some more bland buildings that could just as well be in Norridge? The Plan Commission and the Village Board of Trustees need to step up for our community and ensure that Oak Park gets the quality developments it deserves. Will they step up and make sufficient demands on the developers coming to Oak Park to add to the vitality and quality of life of our community? I love Trainor’s recommendations to developers in Oak Park: “Make this building a feather in your cap instead of a notch on your gun.” ’Nough said. Terry Grace is a resident of Oak Park.

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Beyond economic value

As I drove eastward on Randolph Street on Monday, my wife remarked that she was not comfortable with young families who ride their children in little carts pulled behind their bicycles. She no longer trusts that drivers feel responsible for protecting each other’s children. For me this brings home my feelings about the proposed high-rises along Lake Street. I have read with interest the disparate reasons given for why persons are opposed to the high-rises. This has been stated in terms of negative shading patterns, loss of trees, increased windiness and the cookie-cutter architecture which does not square with the internationally-acclaimed architecture that is Oak Park. Some of these concerns can be objectively measured while others are subjective. However, there is another value that cannot easily be defined or measured. Oak Park is a village, meaning that we are a patchwork quilt of neighborhoods where people care for and protect each other’s children. We have block parties, concerts in the village green (Scoville Park), a farmers market and other family-oriented events which define our

village life. This value has been carefully maintained over the three decades that I have lived here. Will building 20-story apartment buildings along Lake Street change this value? I cannot say, but increasing density will certainly not enhance this value. Could we reach the tipping point where we lose this value, never to recapture it? I hope not because this would be a terrible loss. Village government measures these building developments in economic value. More housing cubicles in the sky translates to more property taxes. However, there are cultural and social values that should also be studied and how they would be affected by altering Oak Park’s density and height. These values, not measured in financial terms, could include the management of our green spaces, managing density patterns, demanding architecture that fits within our envied streetscape, and protecting our village-ness. We should expect no less living in Oak Park.

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are staked out, let’s remember that ageism runs deep in our country, and ageist misconceptions spring forth easily, not just in medical diagnosis but across the board. We all need some good old-fashioned consciousness-raising as we struggle to implement a health-care system that serves the needs of all of our people, all the way through our lives. Marc Blesoff is a former Oak Park village trustee, co-founder of the Windmills softball organization, co-creator of Sunday Night Dinner, a retired criminal defense attorney, and a novice beekeeper. He currently facilitates Conscious Aging Workshops and Wise Aging Workshops in the Chicago area.

from page 29 Be especially suspicious of reversible causes of mental status changes in the elderly, and presume that patients are normally functional and bright until proven otherwise.” Indeed, shouldn’t we all presume that olders are normally functional and bright until proven otherwise? So as the health-care debate rages and political positions

Stephen J Kelley Oak Park

Wednesday Journal, August 2, 2017

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Rev. Donald Becker, 89

Mary Fitzsimmons, 68

Rev. Donald V. Becker, 89, of Oak Park, died on July 30, 2017. Born in Farley, Missouri, on May 28, 1928 to Rev. Alvin and Martha Oetting Becker, he graduated from St. Paul Lutheran High School and Junior College, and then entered Concordia Seminary in St. Louis in 1948. Rev. Becker spent two years working as a vicar in the Lutheran Churches of Japan and the Philippines. From this experience, he decided that he wanted to serve in churches that included racial and cultural groups other than his own. After graduating from the seminary in 1954, he became pastor of St. John Lutheran Church in Emporium, Pennsylvania, and, from 1958 until 1996, was pastor of First Immanuel Lutheran Church on the Near West Side of Chicago. On Nov. 20, 1960, he married Carolyn Gresens, who worked with him as deaconess, superintendent of work with children and youth, and administrative assistant He was elected to serve as pastoral counselor to more than a dozen inner-city Lutheran congregations, and he participated actively in the civil rights movement of the 1960s as well as other community activities. One of his passions was to help the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod take an active role in racial integration and in civic and political issues that affect the poor. He was given the Seeds of Hope Award from Wheatridge Ministries for his work in the city. After retirement, Rev. Becker was the Urban Linkage Coordinator of the Northern Illinois District of the Lutheran Church from 1997 until 2004. Visitation is on Friday, Aug.4 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St., Oak Park and on Saturday, Aug. 5 from 9 a.m. until an 11 a.m. service at First Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1124 S. Ashland Ave. in Chicago. Memorial donations to First Immanuel Lutheran Church are appreciated.

Mary Margaret Fitzsimmons, 68, a longtime resident of the Oak Park area, died on July 28, 2017. Ms. Fitzsimmons was the daughter of the late William V. Fitzsimmons M.D. and the late Mary Phyllis Fitzsimmons (nee McGrath); the sister of Joseph T. FitzSimmons, Venessa Fitzsimmons, Brendan (Selena Brown) Fitzsimmons M.D., Nora (the late Scott) Armstrong, Tom FitzSimmons, Regina (Todd Olson) FitzSimmons and the late Martha M. and Catherine M. Fitzsimmons; the friend of Roy Spohn; the aunt of Rafael Fitzsimmons, Nicholas, Elizabeth, Patrick (Allison) and Daniel (Victoria) Armstrong, Brian and Danielle FitzSimmons, Harry, Annie and Cassie Fitzsimmons, Madeleine, William and John Olson; great-aunt of Finn Armstrong; and a cousin of many. Visitation is on Saturday, Aug. 5 from 10 a.m. until an 11 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Edmund Church, 188 S. Oak Park Ave. in Oak Park, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, Oak Park, handled arrangements.

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Marion Crockett, 96 Member of Judson Baptist Church

Marion V. Crockett (nee Vosburgh), 96, of Oak Park, died on July 23, 2017. She was born on January 23, 1920 and a longtime member of the Judson Baptist Church. Ms. Crockett was the wife of the late Charles R.; the mother of Richard Crockett, Larry Crockett, the late Roger (Rita) Crockett and the late David (Diane) Crockett; the grandmother and great-grandmother of many; and the sister of the late William (the late Rosemary) Vosburgh. Services and Interment are private. Drechsler Brown & Williams Funeral Home, Oak Park, handled arrangements.

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Kristoffer Grahnke, 30

ALS Iron Horse Courage Award recipient Kristoffer James Grahnke, 30, of Loves Park, died on July 24, 2017, three years after being diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Showing courage, humor and unwavering faith in God, he wrote about his experience with ALS in his blog “Gronks Finding Grace,” while organizing friends and family into the Gronk’s Grace funKRIS GRAHNKE draising team in support of ALS research and services for ALS patients. Born in Oak Park on Nov. 1, 1986 to Gwen Gotsch and the late Lon Grahnke, he attended Grace Lutheran School in River Forest and graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School. He found his calling during his high school years, working with cognitively disabled children in respite work and at the West Suburban Special Recreation Association (WSSRA) summer day camp. He received his bachelor’s degree in education from Valparaiso University in May 2009 and

began his special education teaching career at Prairie Oak School in Berwyn. Mr. Grahnke completed a master’s degree in education at the University of Illinois at Chicago specializing in behavior intervention. He met his wife, Michelle (nee Jamerson), when she was a student at Concordia University in River Forest. They were married on Aug. 3, 2013. In early 2014, Mr. Grahnke began to experience symptoms that would ultimately be diagnosed as ALS, a neurodegenerative disease that slowly takes away a person’s ability to move, swallow, talk and breathe. He and Michelle moved to the Rockford area in the summer of 2014, when he joined the teaching staff at Whitman Post Elementary School in Rockton. He managed his classroom from a power wheelchair and inspired both students and colleagues with his determination to continue to enjoy life, even as ALS took so many things away. He retired from teaching in June 2016 because of his illness. In 2015 and again in 2016 he traveled to Washington, D.C., for ALS Advocacy Days. He organized the Gronk’s Grace team of friends, family and colleagues to raise money at the annual Walk to Defeat ALS as well as at a car show at the Rockford Speedway in May. The ALS Association honored him with its Iron Horse Courage Award at the Iron Horse Ball in Chicago in the winter of 2016. Mr. Grahnke is survived by his wife, Michelle; his mother, Gwen Gotsch; his siblings, Kurt Grahnke and Eliza Grahnke; his in-laws, Vickie and Don Jamerson, who loved and cared for him during his illness; and the many, many people, far and wide, who have been blessed by his writing and friendship. Services have been held. Memorial gifts may be made to the Gronk’s Grace team at the Rockford Chapter’s Walk to Defeat ALS. His blog may be read at www.gronksgrace. blogspot.com.

David Johnson, 81 Oak Park resident

David P. Johnson, 81, died at his Oak Park home on July 20, 2017. Born in Omaha, Nebraska on March 17, 1936 to Helen Arlander and Paul Maurice Johnson, his family lived in Washington, D.C. for a few years then moved to Oak Park. Mr. Johnson attended both Mann and Beye Elementary Schools, graduated from Oak Park and River Forest High School and earned his B.A in Business from Miami University of Ohio. He worked for Christensen & Olsen Foundry in Chicago until his retirement in the 1990s. Mr. Johnson was the husband of Madeline “Lynne” Birkelund and the father of Paul Maurice and Brian Daniel. He has a twin sister, Mary, and his siblings, Jeannette Johnson Bowman and Maurice Johnson, preceded him in death.

Interment was at Fairview Memorial Park Cemetery in Northlake. A memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church of Oak Park, 820 Ontario St. on Saturday, Aug. 12 at 11 a.m. Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, Oak Park, handled arrangements.

Letitia Kelen, 99 Former Oak Park resident

Letitia E. “Lee” Kelen (nee Galeotti), 99, formerly of Oak Park, died on July 28, 2017. She was born on Jan. 6, 1918. Ms. Kelen was the wife of the late John E. Kelen; the mother of Linda, Janet (Joseph) Pepitone, Sally Kelen (Rick Herman) and Nancy Kelen; the grandmother of Christa (Jamie) Edwards and Jay Pepitone; the greatgrandmother of Gia and Julianna Edwards; the sister of the late Albert (Lillian) Gale, Helen (the late Edward) Cook and Hank (Doris) Galeotti; and an aunt to many. Private interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. The family appreciates memorials to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation, P.O. Box 515, Northampton, Maine, 01061-0515 and www.macular.org . Drechsler Brown & Williams Funeral Home, Oak Park, handled arrangements.

Edward W. Nelson Jr., 70 Political journalist

Edward Wade Nelson, Jr., 70, died on July, 25, 2017, after a six-month battle with bladder cancer, at his Chicago home surrounded by his family. Born Feb. 10, 1947 in Rockford, he grew-up in Oak Park and River Forest, graduating from St. Luke’s and Fenwick High School. He went on to Rutgers University, transferred, and then graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Missouri at Columbia. Mr. Nelson was a creative writer and political journalist and wrote for the Pioneer Press and the Chicago Daily News. When the Daily News folded, the family headed east where he wrote for the Baltimore Sun, then moving into more political ventures. His resume included working for Sen. Alan Dixon and later, as speechwriter, for Mayor Richard Daley. His passions included music, travelling, the Cubs, reading, architecture and his family. Mr. Nelson is survived by his wife, Ellen; his sons, Ted (Sarah) and Emmett; his grandchild, Edward Wade Nelson IV; his siblings, Ted (Terry) Nelson and Karen Nelson; and his many cousins, nieces, nephews and in-laws. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward W. Nelson and Helen M. Nelson. A memorial service is being planned for October at Oak Park’s Unity Temple. Interment will be at a later date in White Pigeon Cemetery, Michigan.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLNOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, PROBATE DIVISION Estate of ANGELA BOLESLAV, Deceased No. 2017 P3163 That the Order Admitting Will to Probate and Appointing Representative in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois was granted on June 16, 2017 for the Estate of Angela Boleslav, Deceased and that GEORGE BOLESLAV was appointed as the Independent Executor and letters of office have issued and states under the penalties of perjury that:

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLNOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, PROBATE DIVISION Estate of RICHARD H. GENTILE, Deceased No. 2017 P3201 That the Order Admitting Will to Probate and Appointing Representative in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois was granted on June 16, 2017 for the Estate of Richard H. Gentile, Deceased and that ANNETTE GENTILE was appointed as the Independent Executor and letters of office have issued and states under the penalties of perjury that:

1. Anglea Boleslav died April 1, 2016, leaving a will dated July 31, 2012. 2. The approximate value of the estate in this state is: Personal $160,000, Real: $0, Annual Income from Real Estate $0. 3. The names and post office addresses of the testatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heirs and legatees are set forth on Exhibit A made a part of this petition. 4. The testator nominated as executor of the following, qualified and willing to act: George Boleslav 8735 W Cermak Rd, North Riverside, IL 60546. 5. The name and post office address of the personal fiduciary designated to act during independent administration for each heir or legatee who is a minor or disabled person are shown on Exhibit A, a part of this petition. 6. This ad also requests that any unknown heirs make themselves known to the attorney herein. 7. This ad will serve as a notice to creditors that they have 6 months from the date of filing of this petition to submit their claims.

1. Richard H. Gentile died February 25, 2017, leaving a will dated October 1, 2012. 2. The approximate value of the estate in this state is: Personal $125,000, Real: $0, Annual Income from Real Estate $0. 3. The names and post office addresses of the testatorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s heirs and legatees are set forth on Exhibit A made a part of this petition. 4. The testator nominated as executor of the following, qualified and willing to act: Annette Gentile 10 East Burlington 4C, Riverside, IL 60546. 5. The name and post office address of the personal fiduciary designated to act during independent administration for each heir or legatee who is a minor or disabled person are shown on Exhibit A, a part of this petition. 6. This ad also requests that any unknown heirs make themselves known to the attorney herein. 7. This ad will serve as a notice to creditors that they have 6 months from the date of filing of this petition to submit their claims.

Petitioner asks that the will be admitted to probate and that letters testamentary issue.

Atty Name: Matt Leuck Attorney for Petitioner 84 E. Burlington, 2W Riverside, IL 60546 708-447-3166 Atty No. 11017

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PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS

VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD

PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR AUDIT PROPOSALS

Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Riverside will be held on Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the business of the Planning and Zoning Commission may permit, in Room 4 of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, to consider an application from Petitioner Gregory Trzupek on behalf of First American Bank for a variation from Section 10-7-3.I of the Village of Riverside Zoning Ordinance to allow refuse containers to be located between a building and a front or corner side lot line for the property located at 15 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, in the B-2 Central Business District, in order to build a dumpster enclosure along the south side of the building adjacent to Riverside Rd.

Notice is hereby given by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield, Illinois that bid proposals will be received for the following projects:

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF MEETING CANCELLATION Village of Brookfield Brookfield, IL 60513

2017 PAVEMENT REJUVENATION PROJECT

2017 PAVEMENT STRIPING PROJECT

This project includes the application of asphalt pavement rejuvenator to approximately 30,000 square yards of pavement at various locations throughout the village.

This project includes the installation of pavement markings at various locations throughout the village.

Application No.: PZ 17-08 Petitioner: Gregory Trzupek on behalf of First American Bank (owner) Property Commonly Known As: 15 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois PIN: 15-36-302-059-0000

Bidding documents are available at the office of Edwin Hancock Engineering Co., 9933 Roosevelt Road, Westchester, Illinois 60154, upon payment of a non-refundable charge of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) per set of bidding documents. No bidding documents will be issued after 4:30 P.M. on Thursday, August 10, 2017.

The variation sought is from Section 10-7-3.I (Refuse Containers) of the Riverside Zoning Ordinance, which states that no refuse containers shall be placed between a building and a front or corner side lot line. The above application is available for inspection at the office of the Village Clerk, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546. During the Public Hearing the Planning and Zoning Commission will hear testimony from and consider any evidence presented by persons interested to speak on this matter. Persons wishing to appear at this hearing may do so in person or by attorney or other representative and may speak for or against the proposed variation. Communications in writing in relation thereto may be filed at such hearing or with the Planning and Zoning Commission in advance by submission to the Village’s Community Development Department at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois prior to 4:00 p.m. the day of the public hearing. The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time without further notice, except as otherwise required under the Illinois Open Meetings Act. Dated this 2nd day of August, 2017. Jill Mateo, Chairperson Planning & Zoning Commission Published in RB Landmark 8/2/2017

All bid proposals offered must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not be less than Five Percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid or a cashier’s check or certified check, made payable to the Order of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield and in an amount not less than Five Percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a guarantee that if the bid proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract properly secured. No bid proposal shall be considered unless accompanied by such bid bond or check. Any bidder in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the bidding documents may request an interpretation thereof from the Village. The bidder requesting the interpretation shall be responsible for its prompt delivery. The Contractor and Subcontractor shall comply with all regulations issued pursuant to Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130), and other applicable Federal Laws and regulations pertaining to labor standards. The Village of Brookfield reserves the rights to determine the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, to waive irregularities, and to reject any or all bid proposals. BY ORDER THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS Published in RB Landmark 8/2/2017

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Sealed bids will be received by mail or other delivery up to the hour of 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 15, 2017 in the Office of the Village Manager, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513, and will be publicly opened and read at that time. Bids delivered in person will be accepted weekdays between the hours of 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM only. Bidding documents are available at the office of Edwin Hancock Engineering Co., 9933 Roosevelt Road, Westchester, Illinois 60154, upon payment of a non-refundable charge of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) per set of bidding documents. No bidding documents will be issued after 4:30 P.M. on Thursday, August 10, 2017. All bid proposals offered must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount not be less than Five Percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid or a cashier’s check or certified check, made payable to the Order of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield and in an amount not less than Five Percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a guarantee that if the bid proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract properly secured. No bid proposal shall be considered unless accompanied by such bid bond or check. All bidders must provide proof that they are prequalified with the Illinois Department of Transportation to perform at least 50% of the value of the work before being issued bidding documents. Any bidder in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the bidding documents may request an interpretation thereof from the Village. The bidder requesting the interpretation shall be responsible for its prompt delivery. The Contractor and Subcontractor shall comply with all regulations issued pursuant to Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130), and other applicable Federal Laws and regulations pertaining to labor standards. The Village of Brookfield reserves the rights to determine the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, to waive irregularities, and to reject any or all bid proposals. BY ORDER THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS Published in RB Landmark 8/2/2017

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The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees and the regular meeting of the Committee of the Whole of the Board of Trustees scheduled for the second Monday of August 14, 2017 be and are hereby cancelled. The next Village Board of Trustees meeting will be on Monday, August 28, 2017. The meeting shall be convened at 6:30 p.m. and the Committee of the Whole meeting shall be convened at such time as the Board of Trustees meeting is adjourned but not earlier than 6:35 p.m. Brigid Weber,Village Clerk July 25, 2017 Published in RB Landmark 8/2/2017

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17151490 on July 24, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of OWL POST GREETINGS with the business located at: 2924 S 12TH AVE BROADVIEW, IL 60155. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: MARGARET ANN MARTINSON 2924 S 12TH AVE BROADVIEW, IL 60155. Published in RBLandmark 8/2, 8/9, 8/16/2017

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17151580 on July 28, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of FATE MUSIC & MOVIES with the business located at: 2147 SOUTH LUMBER STREET 417, CHICAGO, IL 60616. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: CARLOS VILLANUEVA, JR 2147 SOUTH LUMBER STREET 417 CHICAGO, IL 60616 Published in Wednesday Journal 8/2, 8/9, 8/16/2017

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17151456 on July 19, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of VENNIE’S INVENTORY SERVICE with the business located at: 935 S BLVD #301, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: MELVINA CAMPBELL 935 S BLVD #301 OAK PARK, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 7/26, 8/2 8/9/2017

The Oak Park (IL) Housing Authority, a local public housing authority, and the Oak Park Residence Corporation, a not-for-profit housing development corporation, are each seeking proposals for audits of their books and records for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The chosen firm will also be responsible for preparing the annual Federal and Illinois income tax returns for the subject entities. Proposals may be submitted for either or both audits. Respondents must be experienced in HUD accounting techniques and requirements. Please visit the Housing Authority’s website: www.oakparkha.org and click on “Downloads” for the complete RFP. Proposals are due by 2:00 pm on September 30, 2017. Published in Wednesday Journal 8/2, 8/9/2017

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday August 21, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Village of Forest Park Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a Public Hearing regarding a request for a conditional use for a restaurant and such other variations as may be necessary in the DBD Zoned District for the following described property: THE WEST ½ OF LOT 2 IN CARNEY’S ADDITION TO HARLEM IN THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MARCH 15, 1889 IN BOOK 33 OF PLATS PAGE 43 AS DOCUMENT 1073277 IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 7314 Madison PIN: 15-13-205-004-0000 The property owner is Forest Properties LLC The petitioner is Ibrahim Freah owner of Falafel Signed: Kerri McBride, Acting Chairman Zoning Board of Appeals Published in Forest Park Review 8/2/2017

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.HELEN N. CHANG Defendants 15 CH 13897 1042 S. E AVE. Oak Park, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIV-

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EN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 30, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 1, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1042 S. E AVE., Oak Park, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-18-411-0130000 Vol. 145. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $317,698.59. 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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer

to file number 15-2509. 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. 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. I723705 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NA AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE JP MORGAN MORTGAGE TRUST 2006-S2 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, vs. MARY L. PROCYK; GEORGE S. PROCYK; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO COLE TAYLOR BANK SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CORUS BANK FKA RIVER FOREST STATE BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 4, 1978 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 2370; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE BENEFIT OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 15 CH 17814 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on May 19, 2017 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, August 22, 2017 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. 15-01-305-003-0000. Commonly known as 1127 Ashland, River Forest, IL 60305. 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 Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. INTERC OUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I725494

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (‘’FANNIE MAE’’), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff, -v.FREELAND GOGINS, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 16823 34 SOUTH 20TH AVENUE Maywood, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 25, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 29, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 34 SOUTH 20TH AVENUE, Maywood, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-117-0260000 Vol. 160. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $252,455.21. 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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court

file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 16-4316. 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. 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. I723704

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 25, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 28, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 604 MARENGO AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-223-0020000. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH

SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-03393. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-03393 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 15 CH 004355 TJSC#: 37-5045 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. I724131

spection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16-000224 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I725599

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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 1718. 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. I725816

assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-16-03173. 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. 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. I725954

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION SANTANDER BANK, N.A. F/K/A SOVEREIGN BANK Plaintiff, -v.ROSALIND DURHAM, ERIC DURHAM, COMMUNITY BANK OF OAK PARK RIVER FOREST, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 004355 604 MARENGO AVENUE FOREST PARK, IL 60130

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONAL MORTGAGE LLC; Plaintiff, vs. MELVIN H. HALL; WEBSTER BANK, N.A.; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; FIRST FINANCIAL INVESTMENT FUND V, LLC; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, FKA COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP; Defendants, 16 CH 1881 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, August 24, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-10-126-012-0000. Commonly known as 121 South 20th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for in-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. ROF IV LEGAL TITLE TRUST 2015-1, BY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE Plaintiff, -v.LARRY E WILLIAMS A/K/A LARRY WILLIAMS, MARDINE WILLIAMS A/K/A MARDINE M. WILLIAMS, A/ K/A MARDINE J. WILLIAMS, A/K/A MARDINE MCCAIN Defendants 15 CH 07701 1033 THOMAS AVENUE AKA 1033 SOUTH THOMAS 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 February 1, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 21, 2017, 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 1033 THOMAS AVENUE AKA 1033 SOUTH THOMAS AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-418-0400000. The real estate is improved with a orange, brick, single family, with a two car detached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.DAMON WILLIAMS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA -U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Defendants 16 CH 003630 1424 S. 17TH AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 13, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 18, 2017, 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 1424 S. 17TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-118-0280000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD MORTGAGE COMPANY Plaintiff, -v.AHMED ALI SHAHER A/K/A AHMAD ALI SHAHER, A/K/A AHMED SHAHER, MAASAL MOHAMMED SHAHER, STANDARD BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Defendants 16 CH 2353 1027 HARLEM 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 May 1, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 7, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1027 HARLEM AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-423-0250000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the

purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 253411. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Attorney File No. 253411 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 16 CH 2353 TJSC#: 37-5788 I725202 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC; Plaintiff, vs. KELVIN RHYNE; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; TRESA RHYNE AKA TRESA BYRNE; UNKNOWN OWNERS; NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 14 CH 19366 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-07-401-127. Commonly known as 1733 N. Taft Ave., Berkeley, IL 60163. The mortgaged real estate is 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: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier’s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Stephen G. Daday at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Klein, Daday, Aretos & O’Donoghue, LLC, 2550 West Golf Road, Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008. (847) 5908700. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I725963

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; Plaintiff, vs. LISA M. SCHMIDLING AKA LISA M. LOVE; 16 KING ARTHUR COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.; CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA) NA; Defendants, 16 CH 13463 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on May 25, 2017, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 12-30-402-057-1017. Commonly known as 16 KING ARTHUR CT., #17, NORTHLAKE, IL 60164. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 16-02921 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I725965 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. JOSE EDGAR GALLEGOS; Y.A. LOPEZ DE GALLEGOS; STATE OF ILLINOIS; TOWN OF CICERO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; Defendants, 15 CH 2988 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, August 31, 2017 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. 15-04-111-013-0000. Commonly known as 1721 North 38th Avenue, Stone Park, IL 60165. 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

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property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 14-036068 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I726087

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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 12014. 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. I726120

Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C13-90609. 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. 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. I724364

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A Plaintiff, -v.ELIA G. LANDAVERDE A/K/A ELIA MEJIA, AMNER LANDAVERDE, SANTOS CARBAJAL, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 15 CH 05357 1446 MARENGO 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 February 21, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 31, 2017, 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 1446 MARENGO AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-24-211-0470000. The real estate is improved with a orange, brick, single family, two car attached garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUNDVIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-EQ1 ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-EQ1 Plaintiff, -v.PAMELA ANDERSON, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK Defendants 15 CH 01950 917 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE Oak Park, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 7, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 8, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 917 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE, Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-126-0300000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $290,375.35. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R8 Plaintiff, -v.ERNADETTE DURAND, SAMUEL DURAND, JEAN DURAND, MATHEW DURAND, JEAN MARC DURAND, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, BERNADETTE DURAND, AS GUARDIAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF EDSON DURAND, A MINOR, BERNADETTE DURAND, AS GUARDIAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF REYNIA DURAND, A MINOR, FLURETTE RIVERT A/K/A FLEURETTE RIVERT, AS GUARDIAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF CRISIE DURAND, A MINOR Defendants 11 CH 023648 1116 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 1, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 6, 2017, 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 1116 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-113-0130000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee,

judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE

ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-18994. 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. 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. I725835

purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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ments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1).

proved 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NA. Plaintiff, -v.MARVIS L HUMBERT A/K/A MARVIS HUMBERT Defendants 15 CH 16972 2111 SOUTH 4TH AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 14, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 15, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2111 SOUTH 4TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-14-329-0240000. The real estate is improved with a three unit with no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the

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: Visit our website at service.atty-pierce.com. between the hours of 3 and 5pm. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 416-5500. Please refer to file number 10270. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 416-5500 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 10270 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 15 CH 16972 TJSC#: 37-5716 I725341 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE

Plaintiff, -v.SHONETTA HOLDEN Defendants 16 CH 14310 1838 SOUTH 20TH AVE. Maywood, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 12, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 14, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1838 SOUTH 20TH AVE., Maywood, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-304-0250000 Vol. 166. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment $248,289.04.

amount

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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: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 16-4199.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16-020286 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I726682 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

vs.

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.

Plaintiff,

VICTOR M. ZAMORA Defendants, 16 ch 14017 NOTICE OF SALE

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.;

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, September 8, 2017 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:

Plaintiff,

P.I.N. 12-36-217-022-0000.

vs.

Commonly known as 2132 North 75th Avenue, Elmwood Park, IL 60707.

I724667 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION

CHRISTINE V. O’BRIEN; LEWIS MORTON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS;

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.

Defendants,

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection

16 CH 10829 NOTICE OF SALE

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16-028707

P.I.N. 15-05-223-013-0000.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

Commonly known as 206 44th Avenue, Northlake, IL 60164.

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

The mortgaged real estate is im-

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PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 21, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 31, 2017, 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:

Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

(248) 853-4400 ext 1200. C1410779

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-18345.

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

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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: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number C14-95616. 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. 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. I725838

COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff, -v.VERA L. ROBINSON A/K/A VERA ROBINSON, TCF NATIONAL BANK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A., SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO CAPITAL ONE BANK, DISCOVER BANK, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 17 CH 3651 1902 SOUTH 7TH AVENUE Maywood, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 21, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 30, 2017, 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:

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please refer to file number 17-082593.

Commonly known as 1902 SOUTH 7TH AVENUE, Maywood, IL 60153

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

Property Index No. 15-14-309-0160000.

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment $104,690.93.

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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. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. 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. I726810 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.MARK V. VERHUNCE, KARYN M. VERHUNCE, CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A RBS CITIZENS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHARTER ONE BANK, N.A. Defendants 15 CH 017400 1935 BELLEVIEW AVENUE WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 NOTICE OF SALE

Commonly known as 1935 BELLEVIEW AVENUE, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-20-416-0660000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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. 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. I726891 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff,

KENNY;

CATHLEEN

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.

Defendants,

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, September 7, 2017 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:

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP TRUST 2007-FM2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-FM2, Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CYNTHIA R. (DECEASED); ARROW

HICKS

FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC, AS ASSIGNEE OF HOUSEHOLD BANK; CITIBANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; PRECISION RECOVERY ANALYTICS, INC.; MIDLAND FUNDING, LLC; VELOCITY INVESTMENTS, LLC; MARY MIAN; UNKNOWN HEIRS

vs. MICHAEL KENNY

I726595

17 CH 1119 NOTICE OF SALE

P.I.N. 16-05-304-031-0000. Commonly known as 807 Hayes Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 17-002067 F2

AND LEGATEES OF CYNTHIA R. HICKS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND CLAIMANTS,

NON-RECORD

Defendants, 15 CH 1064 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-08-301-021. Commonly known as 143 South Harvey Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Nicole Fox at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Potestivo & Associates, P.C., 251 Diversion Street, Rochester, Michigan 48307.

Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I726470 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN 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, -v.FLORA GREER, AUNDRE PAGE, SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC, F/K/A AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES OF ILLINOIS, INC., ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCARE AND FAMILY SERVICES COLLECTION AND ASSET RECOVERY UNIT, AND VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD, AN ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL CORPORATION Defendants 13 CV 2433 1510 S. 2ND AVENUE Maywood, IL 60153 JUDGE ROBERT M. DOW, JR. NOTICE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 3, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, Special Commissioner appointed herein, will at 10:30 AM on August 16, 2017, 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 1510 S. 2ND AVENUE, Maywood, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-14-146-0110000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $91,985.95. Sale terms: 10% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765

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By JACK McMULLEN Contributing Reporter

When Brad Bolen walked through the halls of Oak Park and River Forest High School as a freshman in 2003, he kept mostly to himself. Aside from a couple wrestling teammates, he was pretty much on his own. “I was a pretty antisocial kid in high school, so the wrestling team was pretty much all I had for friends,” Bolen said. He was never a big talker in high school. After graduating from OPRF, Bolen continued to avoid even a trace of braggadocio despite a stellar athletic career as an adult. Five judo national championship titles later, he’s still letting his actions speak louder than his words. Bolen was a standout on the mat for the OPRF wrestling team when he was a Huskie from 2003-07. He was voted the Rookie of the Year for OPRF when he earned a spot in the IHSA state tournament as a freshman, and followed it with another trip downstate his junior year. After his graduation, Bolen made his way to upstate New York to pursue his dreams on another mat. Maybe even one that he felt more comfortable on. “I started doing judo off and on when I was about 8 or 9, but I didn’t fully commit myself until I was 11 or 12,” Bolen said. When asked about his desire to pursue the unique sport of judo, he described himself as a good match for the sport. “I was never really in to any other sports,” Bolen said.

“I never liked playing ball sports or anything like that, but for some reason, as a kid, I really liked judo and the idea of throwing people.” Bolen’s father, Emerson, saw his son’s talent on the judo mat. A former wrestler himself, Emerson thought his son could transition nicely into judo. “I found out I could use [my judo skills] in wrestling, so that’s how I got into that,” Bolen said. “My dad wrestled in high school, so he pushed that idea on me.” When Bolen made the move to New York, his judo career took off. The 28-year-old is as decorated as they come. Bowen has five national championships to his name, a Pan-American Games championship in 2010, and is a five-time member of the World Team. While his athletic career blossomed, some things have had to take the passenger seat for a short while. “I was doing a little bit of community college when I got to New York, but I was traveling way too much to commit to it,” Bolen said of his post-secondary education. “I’d be off in Europe for three weeks at a time sometimes, so it was just impossible to do that and school.” The schedule of a world-class judoka is demanding, and Bolen has worked hard to meet those demands. The 73kg (156 pound) martial artist is still going strong in his late twenties, with his most recent triumph coming on April 29 at the U.S. National Championships in Salt Lake City. He has won the last four national championships and five out of the last six in his weight class.

Courtesy Brad Bolen

THROWING DOWN: Brad Bolen, who graduated from OPRF in 2007, was a standout wrestler but has really blossomed in judo, winning five out of the last six U.S. National Championships in his weight class. He has also won the Liberty Bell Judo Classic in Philadelphia and took the silver in the New York Open Team Championships in 2017. Bolen gravitated towards wrestling as a young kid, not knowing what his ceiling was in this sport. Now, Bolen and the rest of the judo world can proudly thank that gravity.

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Natalie Ungaretti, OPRF junior swimmer Whatever happens the next two seasons, Ungaretti is already ensconced in the record books as one of the greatest swimmers in OPRF history. Ungaretti became only the third OPRF girl to win an individual title when she captured the 50-yard freestyle (23.13 seconds) as a sophomore last season. She also teamed with Hanna Blankemeier, Alex Gill and Samm Neilson in the 200-yard medley at the state meet to become just the third relay team in program history to win a championship. OPRF placed fourth at the state meet, marking the program’s best finish since 1989, when the Huskies won their second of back-to-back team state titles. Ungaretti, who trains year round, is poised for more success when the regular season rolls around. “I’ve been training really hard for a long time,” she said. “I’ve been in age groups since I wa was 9, so after a while it’s really just how you prepare yourself yourse mentally and how you prepare yourself with a positive positiv attitude. Just being a the sport has really made happier person, being happier in th a difference.” diff ”

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of young guys that are hungry and are ready to win. I’m very excited for or it.”

DJ Steward, Fenwick wick baske basketball, etball, sophomore

In a season full of highlights, ighlightss, the Friars’ sensational sophomore saved his best for la last. ast. A precocious recociouss freshman in the Class 3A Regardless of her decision, Nelson will be state finals, Steward Steeward shot a perfect game driven to close out her high school career in against st Morgan Morga an Park, going 10-for-10 from memorable fashion. For all of her natural the field eld (including (inclu uding a pair of 3-pointers) gifts athletically, Nelson’s determination and and 2-for-2 for-2 at the th he free throw line to finish work ethic are even more impressive. with a game-high game-hiigh 26 points. He also had seven rebounds rebound ds and four steals in one of Anthony Madrigal, OPRF senior wrestler the best est performances perforrmances by a player of any Madrigal finished last season victorious, class in state fi finals inals history. but not the way he envisioned. Unfortunately, ortunately, the Friars fell to When the Huskies met Montini in the the Mustangs in overtime. ustangs 69-67 6 quarterfinals of the Class 3A team state Steward found ward foun nd his game tournament in Bloomington, the random around Christmas nd Christm mas when he draw put Madrigal’s 126-pound match as the averaged ged a team-high team m-high 11.3 last of the 14. pointss on 18 off 28 shooting Anthony Madrigal “Right from the get go we knew the match (64.3 percent) at a the Proviso could come down to me,” Madrigal said. “I West Holiday Tournament. T was just ready to go out and do whatever it His improved was the best mproved play p takes for my team.” gift the he Friars could have hoped for Madrigal never got the chance. as Steward ward and d seniors Jacob Keller and Before the final match, Montini mathematJamall Nixon comprised a versatile, formic ically won and gave Madrigal the six-point dable “Big 3” iin n the heart of the lineup. forfeit to make the final score 29-26, abruptly Ranked nked as the th he 13th best shooting guard halting the Huskies’ state championship run in ESPN’s PN’s Class Classs of 2020, Steward has at three in a row. majorr upside. Best of all, he’s equipped B In the IHSA individual state tournawell to o handle both the success and stress ment, Madrigal (39-3) finished second at 126 that comes with omes wit th being an elite high school pounds. hoopster. ter. Like Nelson, Madrigal is focused on “DJ is going to be a special player,” achieving personal and team success in the Fenwick ick coach h Rick Malnati said. “He’s a Natalie Ungaretti welcomed new role of team leader. special al kid. “[The seniors] contributed a lot to us. Most of them were “He’s very poised and nd he really reallly shoots the ball well. in the varsity lineup and made a big impact,” Madrigal said Defensively he’s got a lot to learn, lea arn, but he’ll learn because about last season. “Knowing that I’m coming back being a he’s very eager and very ry coachable.” coach hable.” senior and knowing it’s my team now, I think we’ve got a lot from page 44

Mike O'Laughlin

For pure athleti athleticism c and ability, O’Laughlin is the to top football player in Oak Park k and one of the best in the t e state. th sta at At 6-foot-6 and 215 pounds, p und he caught 54 passes po for 93 939 39 yards and eight touchdowns down ns last season for the Friars’ Friarrs Class 7A state semifinalist. nalistt. His brother, Casey, who na graduated grradua ate this year will play baseball b seballl at Northwestern. ba With h the t loss of several key starters starterrs like quarterback Jacob Keller, K running back Conner Conner Lillig, wide receiver Sherman Sherm ma Martin and tight end Jack He Henige to graduation, en O’Laughlin O’Laugh hl will be the focal point offensively for Fenwick offfe as a returning 7A All-State wide returrn receiver. He’s H capable of playing multiple including multip plee positions p tight t ghtt end, ti end wide receiver, H-back en and running back. ru un The Glen Ellyn resident also G played d forward on the basketball team, teea which produced the most mo os wins (30) in a single season and a the aforementioned state finals fina al appearance. Although Althoug gh he’s committed to play football at W West Virginia next year, he’s living in i the now and very appreciative off the support from Friar Nation. “We just would like to really thank wo the Fenwick k community for following us all year ye and being behind us y through eev everything,” O’Laughlin said after after last season. “They really m made a difference and ma the players play ye noticed it as well as Coach Coacch Malnati. It’s pretty speciall when you get that much support supporrt from your school and you end en nd up going downstate.” While Whille new stars will surface this season, look for these five sea as exemplary exemplarry athletes to take their game to an higher level. n even e

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SPORTS Five of a kind These proven winners headline the upcoming sports year By MARTY FARMER

Sports Editor

ith the high school sports year approaching, several compelling storylines will naturally emerge regarding the success of local teams, players and coaches. Assuredly, there will be fresh new faces of burgeoning stars that adorn the Wednesday Journal sports

section. Along with the new sensations, let’s not forget these five proven winners who will play prominent roles in the 2017-2018 local high school sports narrative.

Maeve Nelson, OPRF senior, softball The first question about Nelson is how many sports will she play? She enrolled at OPRF from St. Luke as one of the most promising three-sport athletes to ever become a Huskie. For the most part, she’s made good on her considerable talent by cashing in two Class 4A softball state championships as an All-State shortstop for the Huskies. As the anchor of the Huskies’ developing dynasty offensively and defensively, Nelson led the team in home runs (12) and RBIs (61) last season. She also hit .514 with 60 runs scored, .603 onbase percentage and .963 slugging percentage. Simply put, she’s been the best position player (other than pitcher Chardonnay Harris) on the two-time reigning state champs, who capped off their glorious 74-3 run the past two seasons with a riveting 1-0 win against Lincoln-Way East in the Class 4A final on Saturday in Peoria. During her first two years of high schools, Nelson also enjoyed personal and team success in volleyball and basketball. However, Nelson didn’t play for either team last season due to a torn labrum injury. Already committed to Northwestern for softball, will Nelson focus solely on vying for a three-peat in softball or play multiple sports? It’s one of the most interesting questions entering the upcoming sports year. See FIVE on page 43

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BOOMING BAT: As the anchor of the Huskies’ developing dynasty offensively and defensively, Maeve Nelson led the OPRF team in home runs (12) and RBIs (61) last season.