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August 3, 2016 Vol. 34, No. 51 ONE DOLLAR
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Oak Park says cop shot ‘off duty’
They’re with her Visitors to the Oak Park Farmers Market on July 30 pose alongside a life-like cardboard cutout of Hillary Clinton, two days after she accepted her party’s nomination for president.
Village stopped paying wounded officer in May By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
and village trustees in July approved a resolution and designated the 300 block of Keystone Avenue as Laurel and Dennis McMahon Way. With the Historic LAUREL MCMAHON Preservation ComLocal historian mission in fine hands, McMahon has stepped down from the
The early morning of May 3, 2015 seemed like any other for 27-year veteran Oak Park police Officer Johnny Patterson, a Chicago resident who usually left for work in the village around 5 a.m. But the night before, Patterson had parked his car in the front of his house in the 300 block of West 103rd Place. He had a habit of drinking a protein shake during the long drive to Oak Park and that morning was no different. He kept them in the garage behind his house, so he drove around to the alley, parked and stepped out of his patrol vehicle. After returning from the garage with his morning beverage, Patterson’s world was turned upside down. He noticed a man hiding behind a light pole. “He started running toward me with a weapon,” Patterson recalled during a recent interview. “I’ve got a shake in one hand and a key in the other and he’s got a gun in my face.
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River Forest loses preservation champion Laurel McMahon’s work vital in protecting the village’s historic homes By DEBORAH KADIN
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aurel McMahon and her husband, Dennis, could not agree how to restore the porch on their 1880s-era Queen Anne in River Forest. So she went to the Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest on the chance that a historic photo of their house might be there. She found one. But little did she know that encounter would lead her to making a substantial impact on the quality of life in her community.
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McMahon became perhaps one of the most eloquent and passionate proponents for preservation of the community’s architectural and historic landscape. Along with a group of like-minded individuals, she helped convince the village board to establish a Historic Preservation Commission and adopt a governing ordinance. That measure was updated nearly a decade later, moving the community’s preservation efforts in to a new phase. This spring, the commission renamed its annual Restoration Award in her honor,
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Taming of Mother Nature? Maybe Mother Nature is the “Shrew.” After four rainouts in six tries, the good players of Festival Theatre were starting to wonder. The accompanying heat wave didn’t help. By comparison, Festival’s first production of the summer, Pygmalion, only suffered two weather cancellations (or as Festival stalwart Belinda Bremner put it, “The rain did not always stay on the plain in Spain”). And it was a hit. The final night, 318 people packed the park, falling just short of the record 357 set by
To Kill a Mockingbird last summer. If all goes well, things will return to normal and the show will go on. Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, weather permitting, can be seen Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. in Austin Gardens (except for the final week when they replace Sunday with Wednesday). You have until Aug. 27 to see it. For more, visit oakparkfestival.com.
Rep. Davis plans forums for Forest Park, River Forest
U.S. Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-7th) has scheduled town meetings in Forest Park and River Forest in August to discuss a wide range of issues in the district. An announceDANNY DAVIS ment from Davis’ Congressman office notes that topics of discussion include the Affordable Care Act; jobs and the economy; education; health; flooding; child welfare; foreign affairs; and other issues. The Forest Park meeting will be held on Aug. 17, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 W. Harrison St. The River Forest meeting will be held on Aug. 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. at River Forest Village Hall, 400 Park Avenue.
hasn’t stopped moving. Since the march, which attracted more than 100 supporters, Clark has formed a nonprofit called the Suburban Unity Alliance, which held its first meeting last Tuesday. The organization’s Facebook group has over 400 members and more than 30 businesses have signed the group’s Suburban Unity Pledge, which Clark drafted in the days ahead of his march as a way for local establishments to adopt a public stance against racism and discrimination. “S.U.A. believes that fights for equity are not mutually exclusive,” notes a
statement drafted by Clark’s new organization. “Building empathy is necessary to reaching unity. Unity means that as a community, ‘We are all in this together.’ Unified communities work to strengthen partnerships and collaborate among diverse parties for equitable outcomes.” The group has also ordered window decals featuring the word “United” and drafted a logo, which Clark unveiled last week on the group’s Facebook page. For more information, readers can search “Suburban Unity Pledge” on Facebook.
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After march against racism, more progress
Anthony Clark, the Oak Park and River Forest High School teacher who organized the July 16 march against suburban racism through downtown Oak Park and into nearby Forest Park,
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Free concert in Scoville Park The Park District of Oak Park has been offering free concerts all summer, and this one was inadvisably billed, “Special Back-to-School Free Concert,” which just sounds deflating, but the Aug. 7 event features the winner of the park district’s recent Battle of the Bands competition, Explain Like I’m 5. Interesting name. The concert, sponsored by Magic Tree Bookstore, takes place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in Scoville Park, Lake Street and Oak Park Avenue. Info: www.pdop.org/ events/summer-concerts.
As the world churns If you’re really in nostalgia, you can continue your throwback weekend at Pleasant Home on Sunday, Aug. 7, with a free Ice Cream Social, featuring “turn-of-the-century games, crafts, chores and butter churning,” along with free tours of Pleasant Home, stories from historical books, and the ever-popular face-painting. Entertainment will be provided by the Oak Park Blue Grass Band. Info: Call 708-383-2654 or visit www. pleasanthome.org.
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BIG WEEK Silent movies on the porch
The Pleasant Home Foundation’s August tradition continues each Friday night, Aug. 5-26 at 8:15 p.m., on the expansive porch of Pleasant Home, 217 Home Ave. The films are accompanied by live music from pianist Tom Holmes. This Friday’s film night features several shorts by Georges Melies and three shorts byy Charlie Chaplin. p Kids like these comic ppieces as much as the old-timers, and you’ll be amazed how manyy chairs can fit on that porch. Subsequent weeks feature Harold Lloyd (Aug. 12), Charlie Chaplin (Aug. 19) and Fatty Arbuckle uckle and Buster Keaton (Aug. 26). Suggested donation is $10. Info: www.pleasanthome.org. pleasanthome.org.
CALL FOR ENTRIES The theme for the 2016 Oak Park International Film Festival is “Social Justice Cinema.” There must be a local connection (cast, crew, subject, location to Chicago’s western suburbs or Austin). Please submit a DVD, film description, contact info, and a two-sentence bio to: Oak Park International Film Festival, PO Box 1294, Oak Park, IL 60304 by Thursday, Aug. 4. The one-day festival will be held during “Oaktoberfest,” Saturday, September 17 at the Oak Park Public Library, 838 Lake Street, Veterans Room, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. It’s free and open to the public.
17th International Clown Week at Showmen’s Rest Sunday, Aug. 7 from 1 till 3 p.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery, 7750 W. Cermak Road in Forest Park (east of Desplaines, western end of the cemetery). Free for all ages. “A loving and festive remembrance of circus artists past, held in the nation’s most well-known final resting place for circus artists.” Event includes speakers, circus arts performances, kids’ activities and entertainment, snacks and drinks, “and many, many, many clowns.” Bring lawn chairs and blankets “and a youthful attitude.” For more, visit performforthelove.com/showmensrest.
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ART BEAT
Taming, or empowering, of the ‘Shrew’?
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hakespeare’s boisterously bold early comedy, The Taming of the Shrew, about a lively woman’s subjugation, is one of the Bard’s most controversial plays. Sadistic misogyny or hilarious romantic rough-house? A fortune-hunting scoundrel tormenting an aggressive young woman until she becomes his compliant trophy wife? But have no fear. The current Oak Park Festival Theatre production has confronted the challenge of depicting the potentially problematic play’s sexist central theme of male dominance through domestic abuse. True to form, the Theater Critic fearlessly experimental Festival troupe takes risks. I’m happy to report that director Adrianne Curry reimagines the battle-ofthe-sexes story in ways that make it palatable — even sweetly satisfying. This fast-paced, accessible, enjoyable production finally was able to open after a string of evening thunderstorms. Opening night and several subsequent performances were cancelled. The diverse, large cast is lively and fun. This second production of Oak Park Festival Theatre’s 42nd season show is excitingly staged, audible, and fascinating. A wealthy merchant of 1590s Padua named Baptista (Tony Dobrowski) has two daughters he wishes to marry off. The eldest, who must be wed first, is Kate (Jenai Mootz), the “shrew” of the title. She’s earthy and intelligent but also tough and independent, totally uninterested in the drab or annoying suitors who have pursued her. In this period, young women had little voice in arranging their own marriages. So high-spirited Kate has become a ferocious hellcat to ward off all potential husbands. She has virtually no other means of defense. Baptista worries he’ll not be able to marry Kate off. But his younger daughter, spoiled, flirty Bianca (Daniella Pereira), has a number of eager suitors. She’s seen as far more desirable than Kate and is impatient to wed. Then swaggering, confident Petruchio (John Crosthwaite) arrives from Verona seeking a bride with a hefty dowry. He seems as headstrong and independent as Kate. But this Petruchio is not portrayed as a hypermasculine bully. Often in productions of Shrew, the audience initially dislikes ferocious Kate. She’s always shrieking and hurling crockery. This time, however, Mootz is clever and high-spirited, likeable as well as misunderstood. We
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The ‘Shrew’ must go on Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, weather permitting, can be seen Thursdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 7 p.m. in Austin Gardens (except for the final week when they replace Sunday with Wednesday, Aug. 24). You have until Aug. 27 to see it. For more, visit oakparkfestival.com. notice an almost instant chemistry between Petruchio and Kate. They’re both brash and confident. It’s clear that they understand each other and seem like co-conspirators. Petruchio gives Kate the respect and attention she rarely gets in her sister’s shadow. His “taming” is more empowering than abusive. The audience seemed to really enjoy the ’60s and ’70s music that is played before the show and between acts. Folks even danced together during the intermission. But this music did not work for me during the show, which is set in the Renaissance period. I found the various punctuating clips — like Carole King belting “I feel the earth move” or The Rolling Stones wailing, “I can’t get no satisfaction” — to be anachronistically distracting and intrusive. Petruchio’s servant-sidekick, Grumio, played by Marty Robinson, provides plenty of comic moments. The suitors are Jack Hickey, Jesse Dornan and Nicholas Bailey. The latter plays Lucentio, who falls for Bianca. Matthew Gall is Tramio. The set by Sean McIntosh nicely accommodates several locations. Rachel Sypniewski’s costumes are detailed and impressive. The original five-act text has been edited down to just slightly over 2 hours with one 15-minute intermission. Taming of the Shrew is a zesty, colorful production. Summer is fleeting. Pack up a picnic and head over to Austin Gardens to enjoy this lively comedy which leaves us on August 27.
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dds and ends with some a bit odder than others: Welcome to Big Week: Well, actually you already missed Big Week. Turn back a couple of pages. There it is. Page 4. Big Week. The top picks from our editors about the best things happening in Oak Park and River Forest in the coming week. We’re excited about Big Week. These towns are full of great and awesome fun and finding a better way to highlight the best of the week is a fine thing. You could call these listings “curated.” That’s a trendy term in our business. Almost as big as “algorithm.” But I assure you there is not a single data point being “mined,” “calculated” or “boosted” in the creation of this feature. Nope. Just the collective experience of our editors who know a thing or two about these villages. The addition of Big Week matches the subtraction from our pages of the mammoth calendar section that has run, decade after decade, toward the back of the Journal — somewhere between the obituaries and the real estate ads. For a complicated set of reasons, we’ve decided that the giant task of compiling hundreds of listings, designing those pages and putting them in print each week just wasn’t practical or all that useful in the current moment. That’s what readers told us when we recently surveyed them. A small but — I’ll bet we’re about to find out — dedicated portion of our readers made use of the calendar. I know we’ll hear from the many arts groups and nonprofits who took satisfaction in keeping their efforts in our calendar. Honestly, I think, the smaller but more prominent publicity in the print and the digital versions of Big Week will have more impact. So community theaters, foodie event planners, gala aficionados, and all manner of speaker organizers, worthy fundraisers and
alcohol-infused music fests, keep sending your pitches to calendar@wjinc.com. Good art helps. What readers told us was essential is more local news, more people, more letters and opinions. And that is what we will serve up as we move forward. Thanks as always for reading the Journal and never hesitate to let me hear from you. I’m at dhaley@wjinc.com or 708-613-3301. And here I am on Page 6!: Matching up on the page facing Big Week is ArtBeat, a weekly feature on some aspect of the local art scene. And that means yours truly will now hold down a portion of Page 6. Never liked Page 5 anyhow. My version of Page Six will be subtly different from the more notorious Page Six in the New York Post. So, for instance, in today’s column there will be no naked pix of Melania Trump nor news of Michael Douglas’ son being sprung from the hoosegow after seven years. And thankfully, there will be no more guidance on what has moved where in this week’s Journal. Sadly, I’m nearly out of space for other semi-lucid opinions on local issues. So, quickly: Reports persist that, at some point past the deadline for this column, the school board at OPRF was supposed to hand down its decision on where to build a swimming pool and how much to spend. Believe it when I see it. I do have a fresh idea on where it could be built and for very little money. Option 6! It’s a winner … Oak Park’s trustees were planning to acquire the soon-to-be-vacant District 97 headquarters on Madison Street. I want to press the plunger when this hideous building is demolished. Is there a deal in the works for the village to also buy the equally hideous D97 warehouse on Madison? Not at nearly the price the school district claims it has been appraised at, I’m told.
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Fight ahead after D200 board chooses pool plan Plan B, which calls for new pools and a new garage, was cut by $7.3M
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At an Aug. 1 special meeting, the District 200 school board voted unanimously on a long-term facilities and pool construction plan for Oak Park and River Forest High School that is a less costly and less ambitious version than the one that was presented to residents at community meetings held in late July. The board’s approved plan, referred to as Option B, would construct two new swimming pools and a garage on the site of the existing garage and include a range of facilities improvements to accommodate the school’s growing enrollment. It’s also several million dollars cheaper, and less exhaustive, than the $54 million version that was presented to the public less than a month ago. On Monday night, board members said there could be even more cost reductions to come. The board scaled back the cost and scope of the plan in anticipation of what a recent phone survey of registered voters in the district shows will likely be an uphill battle to persuade voters to sign off on a referendum bond — which would cover just over half of the plan’s cost — on the Nov. 8 ballot. None of the three options up for consideration garnered majority support from the residents polled in the phone survey. After the board decided on Option B — as opposed to the cheapest plan, an estimated $40 million proposal referred to as Option A — some residents vowed to put up put up vigorous opposition to the plan over the next several months as the district tries to drum up support for it. Monica Sheehan, who led a successful petition drive last December that forced the board to reconsider its previously approved proposal to sell $17.5 million in non-referendum bonds to fund a new aquatics center that would include demolishing the existing parking garage, told board members at Monday’s meeting that if they didn’t vote on Option A, a group called OPRF Pragmatic Pool Solutions, the organization she formed last year, would “publicly oppose [the board’s] future efforts.” Before Monday’s four-hour meeting adjourned, a group called the Vote Yes D200 Referendum Committee, was already working on a statement in support of the board’s plan. The committee includes Wayne Franklin and Matt Kosterman, who both filed a joint objection to the more than 4,300 petition signatures Sheehan’s group gathered. The objection was tossed out during a Cook County electoral hearing. A previous version of Option B, presented to residents at two public meetings held last month, was estimated to cost around $54 million and called for constructing a 40-meter by 25-yard, 8-lane competition pool with a diving well and a 17-lane practice pool that
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POOL Scoville Ave. would be used for gym purposes on the exist- ness officer, when arguing for at least $7.3 ing garage site, eliminating the crumbling million in cost savings that could come from east and west pools, and repurposing the na- reducing the scale of facilities renovations tatorium space that houses them. The plan and pool construction plans. The bulk of the would demolish the current garage and re- proposed cost reductions were connected to place it with a brand new, 3-story, 331-space building a 2-story garage with fewer spaces, which would save around $3.4 million, and parking facility. The plan also entailed much-needed reno- eliminating renovations to the black box theater and choir space, which vations to accommodate the high would save around $3.1 million. school’s growing enrollment levD200 board President Jeff els. It calls for increasing classWeissglass said the board would room space by 10,700 square feet try identifying more cost savings at the high school to accommoin the weeks to come. The board date growing participation in the directed Legat Architects to school’s performing arts departscrutinize the district’s proposed ment, renovating the boys’ gym cost reductions and bring back locker rooms to address health a revised plan that includes the and safety concerns, and renocost savings on Aug. 16, when the vating underutilized third-floor board is scheduled to take a final computer lab and classroom vote on the referendum question. space into technology-advanced The board’s Aug. 1 vote comes classrooms shared by multiple days after the polling firm Fako teachers and classes. Research and Strategies preThe cost to build and renovate JENNIFER CASSELL sented a report summarizing the pool and garage was estiD200 board member the findings of a phone survey mated at $43.5 million while the of registered voters. The board performing arts, locker room commissioned the survey to and third-floor classroom renogauge residents’ sentiment on a vations would cost an additional pending referendum. $5.8 million, $2.8 million and The survey found that none of the three $1.6 million, respectively. The total cost of Option B was estimated at $54 million, $35 long-term facilities options up for considmillion of which would be funded by refer- eration earned majority approval from respondents. Most were either undecided on, endum bonds. The typical home in Oak Park and River or totally opposed to, each plan and considForest would see an increase of $126 and ered any project exceeding a $75 average property tax increase as unreasonable. $190 a year with the option, respectively. Option A, a $39.9 million plan, the least But the plan approved by board members on Aug. 1 called for a maximum of $45 mil- expensive of the three, called for replacing lion in long-term facilities improvements the east pool with a 25-yard competition pool and pool construction, $25 million of which and a diving well, and the west pool with a would be funded by referendum bonds. The separate warm-up pool. It would keep the cheaper plan would likely mean less of a tax current garage. Forty-seven percent of Oak hike for average homeowners, but the specific Park and River Forest respondents were opamount of the reduction won’t be determined posed to, and 8 percent were undecided on, until the board votes on the type of bond it the plan. Forty-six percent of respondents were in favor of it. decides to put up for a vote in November. Fifty-six percent of respondents regisBoard member Fred Arkin cited a July 28 memo by Todd Altenberg, D200’s chief busi- tered opposition to the board’s chosen Op-
“Option C is not a fiscally responsible option for us at this point. It’s too risky to be going underground.”
tion B. Seven percent of respondents were undecided and 37 percent were in favor of the plan. Option C, an estimated $64 million proposal which included building a 40-meter underground competition pool below the baseball field, eliminating the two old pools, repurposing both natatorium spaces and keeping the garage, was the least popular among respondents, with nearly 70 percent registering opposition. All three pool construction options entailed performing arts, boys’ gym locker room and third-floor classroom renovations, with the district allocating up to $20 million, on top of the pool construction costs, for these other capital improvements. At the Aug. 1 meeting, most board members said Option A only presented marginal improvements to the state of the high school’s present aquatics facilities. While some board members lauded Option C as the more creative and visionary of the three plans, most concluded that its potential risks and complications weren’t sufficiently vetted and that the cost was too high. “Option C is not a fiscally responsible option for us at this point,” said board member Jennifer Cassell, who added that, “It’s too risky to be going underground.” Most board members argued that Option B presented a balance between their duties to be fiscally responsible and to maintain OPRF’s tradition of daring, particularly when it comes to designing facilities. Board members Jackie Moore and Steve Gevinson both recalled reading old newspapers and history books on OPRF that detailed its motto, which is “Those things that are best,” Gevinson said. Moore said she read a 1928 issue of the Oak Leaves, which noted that Oak Park was the first community in the country to build a field house that made space for girls to take physical education. “We were the first,” she said, before noting that Option A would simply “maintain the status quo.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com
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Oak Park approves a minimum wage proposal Ordinance falls short of demands for $15 village-wide minimum wage By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Oak Park trustees OK Bank of America
New bank branch to fill part of long-vacant Marshall Field building By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
It was a close vote Monday night, but the Oak Park village board approved a proposal for a Bank of America branch in the Marshall Field building at the corner of Lake and Harlem. The proposal needed board approval because the corner storefront at 1144 Lake St. is located in two special zoning districts, requiring a special-use permit and a variance from the village. Businesses in the so-called transit-related retail overlay district must be retail oriented, mainly meaning retail shops and restaurants. The village’s Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved the proposal last month, but not without some concern over the chilling effect bank branches can have on shopping districts. Oak Park Economic Development Corporation Executive Director John Lynch said at that meeting that the OPEDC executive board declined to give a recommendation on the proposal because the board could not reach a consensus on the business use. The village board also was split on the topic, but ultimately voted 4-2 in favor of the proposal, with Trustee Andrea Ott absent. Trustee Peter Barber, one of the dissenting votes along with Glenn Brewer, was the most outspoken critic of the proposal, saying he was more optimistic about the property’s potential to find a conforming tenant. The retail portion of the Marshall Field building has been vacant since 2011, when Borders Bookstore left the space. The village approved another nonconforming business in the north side of the building’s ground level earlier this year, allowing health insur-
ance provider Harken Health the same variance and special-use permit. Building owner Nicholas Karris has argued that the orientation of the building has made it nearly impossible to find a tenant and that if the proposal weren’t approved, it could be years before the space is filled. But Barber said he believed new mixeduse developments going up downtown, and the new residents they will bring, would make the spot more appealing to conforming businesses. “I really would rather not have a bank there,” Barber said Monday. “I know it’s been a challenge, but I prefer that the owners hang on and have something more appropriate for that location.” Trustee Bob Tucker, who ultimately supported the proposal, also expressed some concern, calling the decision “a tough call.” “I think we recognize that with the basement and the layout it’s a tough space,” he said. Karris told trustees that waiting could postpone filling the space for two or three years. “If I had a great restaurant [for the space], I would do that today,” Karris said. OPEDC’s Viktor Schrader told board members he’s been working with Karris for years to find a tenant for the space. He said that although trustees could wait for new residential tenants to arrive and possibly ignite new interest in the space, it also would have to compete with incoming retail space from the various mixed-use developments coming downtown. Even then, “Nick [Karris] will have to wait to pick up the leftovers,” Schrader said. Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb, a restaurateur who owns Oak Park’s Maya Del Sol, said he believed the location would be a tough spot for a restaurant. As the gateway to the downtown area the vacant space is an eyesore, he said. He said the “space available” sign in the window “sticks in your face.” “It’s not good for Oak Park,” he said. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
Union organizers and workers in Oak Park have joined a national movement known as “The Fight for $15” to institute a nationwide minimum wage of $15 an hour. But while the Village Board of Trustees appears to be warming to the idea of the advancing living the so-called wage proposal locally, it still is taking a measured approach. An ordinance was introduced Monday that would require a $12-an-hour wage for village employees and employees of companies doing contract business worthy more than $25,000 a year for the village. No action was taken for the first reading of the proposal at village hall, but trustees and village staff noted that contractors would likely pass the cost on to taxpayers. Trustee Adam Salzman said the proposal was a good start. “I don’t want to discount that this is genuine progress,” Salzman said, later adding, “I do want to keep the discussion going, and I appreciate all the work that’s gone into this thus far.” Village Manager Cara Pavlicek said some of the larger village contractors, such as those providing security for public garages and building maintenance, could be impacted by the change, which would take effect Jan. 1, 2017. She noted that in fiscal year 2013, the village had contracts with more than 2,500 companies. She said that about 135 of those were for more than $25,000. Pavlicek said the building maintenance contract is for several hundred thousand dollars a year. Oak Park Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb, who
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BARE MINIMUM: Protesters demonstrated outside Oak Park Village Hall in September 2015 in support of a village-wide $15-an-hour minimum wage. has spoken against the proposal, acknowledged Monday that $15-an-hour still is not enough of a wage to live in Oak Park. “We have in front of us today a proposal that is generous and addresses the concerns of the people,” he said. “It’s a very good start and something we can build on as we go forward. Coming back and addressing it a year later is a sensible thing to do.” The Fight for $15 group has held demonstrations outside of village hall over the last year to urge trustees to pass the ordinance. Henry Fulkerson, who has advocated for the $15-an-hour wage, said Monday that while the proposal is a “step in the right direction,” trustees should make the minimum wage increase apply to businesses throughout the village. He said that 51 other communities throughout the country have adopted such an ordinance. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
Village moves forward on Ike expansion
Oak Park trustees and village staff have spent hundreds of hours in meetings, and their work has only just begun on the Illinois Department of Transportation’s Eisenhower Expressway expansion project. On Monday night, the board of trustees approved a so-called letter of intent on the project to expand the I-290 corridor. The
letter stipulates the goals and financial responsibilities of the village and the state for the project, which could be another 10 years from breaking ground. The letter is not legally binding – that comes years later, when the village signs an intergovernmental agreement with IDOT.
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COP SHOT
Online fundraiser launched for injured cop
Duty vs. off duty from page 1 “What’s going on? I’m police! I’m police!” he called out. That’s when Patterson heard another man from behind. “Shoot him! Shoot him!” the other assailant cried. Shots rang out and in a flash Patterson had been shot in the arm, side and leg by a .45-caliber handgun. He fell to the ground and unloaded his weapon on the shooter, putting four bullets into the man. “He shot me! He shot me!” the man yelled as he ran down the alley to escape. Police later apprehended and charged Taiwan McNeal, who was 18 at the time of his arrest, and a 17-year-old boy. They both are currently in custody and await trial. It’s not the first time Patterson’s been shot at in the line of duty, he said. And it is his contention that he was acting in the line of duty. The village of Oak Park, which cut his pay in May, almost a full year after the incident, doesn’t agree. The village determined once Patterson had used up his sick leave and vacation time following the shooting, he was like any other employee and the paychecks stopped coming. Patterson stopped receiving pay because the village determined the incident occurred while he was off duty. Patterson and the Fraternal Order of Police see it differently. James Hawkinson, president of FOP Lodge 8, said state law stipulates that police officers are considered on duty the moment they identify themselves as a cop during a police incident. After Patterson was shot, he was rushed to Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn. He was back at home three days later, but spent the next year in physical therapy to regain the use of his hand, which was damaged from the gunshot wound to his arm. Patterson said he was given approval to head back to work by his physician on May 27, but the village is requiring him to un-
Officer Johnny Patterson dergo additional testing at Loyola Medical Center to determine whether he is again fit for duty. The testing is expected to cost around $2,000, Patterson said. His halted paycheck has required Patterson to dip into savings and even retirement funds to pay the bills. He’s gotten some help from the FOP, which is raising money with a pistol competition fundraiser and dinner at the Villa Park VFW Post 2801 on Aug. 7. “This is unacceptable,” reads the event page. “John has been attempting to return to work. His doctor has released him for duty, but the village’s doctor will not clear him to return to work.” Village spokesman David Powers declined to comment about the incident or the withheld paychecks, but noted that, from the village’s perspective, “he was not on duty.” “We treat all public employees the same, regardless of their position,” he said, adding that the village and the police department wish Patterson well on his recovery.
The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge #8 has launched an online fundraiser for 27-year veteran Oak Park cop Johnny Patterson, who was shot three times outside his Chicago home in May 2015, in an apparent robbery. Patterson told Wednesday Journal that the village of Oak Park cut his pay in May because he had run through his vacation time and sick leave and it was determined that his injury occurred while he was off duty, a decision he contests. Patterson said he’s had to dip into retirement money and savings to pay his bills and medical costs, so a GoFundMe. com fundraiser was set up to help the injured cop. For more information or to donate, visit the online fundraiser page at www. gofundme.com/2h7hvyk. Patterson said it was always his understanding that if a police officer sees a crime taking place, even if it’s happening to them, it is their duty to take action. “You’re not going to just stand there and watch someone get hurt or a law enforcement officer get hurt where you can assist; that’s not the law enforcement officer way,” Patterson said. Hawkinson said in a telephone interview that police already have collected some money for Patterson, but the fundraisers aim to further assist him with his medical bills and lost wages. “That’s a hardship no matter who you are,” Hawkinson said. Meanwhile, Patterson has hired a worker’s compensation attorney and plans to challenge the ruling from the village. He said his final medical examination ordered by the village at Loyola is set for later in August. “I never thought I’d have to go through all this just to come back to work,” he said. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
Two in custody for robbery, aggravated battery
Two suspected of attacking out-of-towner in 1100 block of South Harvey By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Oak Park police have in custody two Chicago men who allegedly attacked and tried to rob a man on July 26 in the 1100 block of South Harvey. Simion D. Jackson, 21, of the 3800 block of West Ferdinand Street, and Canard McCain, 19, of the 6800 block of South Morgan Street,
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were positively identified by a witness and arrested by police shortly after the incident, which took place at 9:16 p.m. Oak Park Police Commander LaDon Reynolds said a telephone interview that the victim, a man from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was walking northbound on the east side of the block when he observed the two men walking in his direction, one in the middle of the street and the other on the sidewalk. The man walking on the sidewalk walked past the victim and “put his arm and elbow around the victim’s neck and pulled him to the ground,” Reynolds said. The other offender then rushed over and began beating the victim, according to Reynolds.
One of the offenders reportedly attempted to pull the victim’s cellphone from his hand and the victim began screaming. Jackson and McCain allegedly then fled northbound on Harvey Avenue. A witness positively identified the two men who were later stopped by police as they attempted to enter the CTA Blue Line terminal on Lombard Avenue, Reynolds said. They were both charged with attempted robbery and aggravated battery in the public way. Jackson’s bond was set at $20,000, while McCain’s was set at $10,000. Both men are being held at Cook County Jail awaiting a preliminary hearing at the Maybrook courthouse on July 29. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
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Oak Park students first to perform adapted Broadway hit A first-of-its-kind version of ‘West Side Story’ makes its debut at Brooks
Each year, MTI allows theater companies throughout the world the rights “to perform the greatest selections of musicals from Broadway and beyond,” according to an Encore statement. Tim McDonald, MTI’s founder and CEO flew in from New York City, where By MICHAEL ROMAIN his company is based, to see the students Staff Reporter perform. “This is the first time the student version About an hour before a July 30 performance of the famous 1957 musical of this play is being performed anywhere,” West Side Story, some of the cast members McDonald said, before pointing out that the gathered backstage for several minutes to original Broadway version of the musical is among the most difficulty plays riff on a worn cliché — the world to stage. may change, but in many ways it “It’s been adapted so that high stays the same. school kids can perform it,” he The performance was the said. “Some dance breaks have last of two shows put on at been trimmed down. Also, adults Brooks Middle School, 325 S. have different voices than 17Kenilworth Ave., by the twoand 18-year-olds, so we’ve made week summer musical theater changes to [the score] so kids workshop program Encore, don’t damage their voices.” which is an extension of Bravo, John Prignano, MTI’s senior the performing arts program operations officer, said the based at Brooks. company decided to make a Several of the Encore student edition of West Side participants, who range from Story because “it still resonates.” 14 to 18 years old, are recent He called the original “one of the graduates of Oak Park and River greatest musicals ever written.” Forest High School and the “It might as well be in the news Saturday evening production right now,” said McDonald about would be their last performance the musical, which is a retelling together. of Shakespeare’s Romeo and “This is the same stage where Juliet and takes place on New we started on in the fourth MAX GONZALES York City’s West Side in the midgrade,” said OPRF graduate Recent OPRF grad 1950s during a period of racial Tommy Figel, 18. “It’s all coming and social tension. full circle.” “The show begins as a war is If the seniors were going out, they were going out with quite the exit. The building between two rival gangs fighting students are among the first in the country over the same piece of turf: born and raised New York boys, the Jets, and Puerto Rican to perform a first-ever student edition of the play arranged by the musical theater immigrants, the Sharks,” notes Encore’s publishing and licensing firm Musical summary of the musical. Josh Czuba, who portrayed the young Jets Theatre International (MTI), which licenses gang member A-rab, said there are some the original production.
“It really speaks to the current racial tensions and police brutality that people are experiencing. It’s really sad that the play is still relevant, but it’s important that we perform it.”
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LAST ENCORE: The cast of West Side Story rehearses for a performance of the first-ever adaptation of the musical designed for high school students. The students, some of whom will be headed to college in the fall, staged two shows at Brooks Middle School on July 29 and July 30. similarities between his character and his real-life, off-stage personality, before paying tribute to his departing cast mates. “I connect with [A-rab] because he’s angry and troubled by the violence and racism going on,” said the 15-year-old OPRF freshman. “He’s also very energetic and a little fiery. He likes taking risks.” Max Gonzalez, an 18-year-old recent OPRF
graduate who plays Riff, the swaggering leader of the Jets, said the play is “reflective of what’s going on today.” “It really speaks to the current racial tensions and police brutality that people are experiencing,” Gonzalez said. “It’s really sad that the play is still relevant, but it’s important that we perform it.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com
River Forest goes green for parking lot, alley improvements Permeable pavers will keep storm water out of sewers By DEBORAH KADIN Contributing Reporter
Two sustainable infrastructure projects will move ahead following the award of contracts to repave a commuter parking lot and an alley. That 33-space commuter parking lot at Thatcher and Central avenues will get a new surface, with permeable pavers being installed in the drive-aisles. The pavers will allow storm water to filter into the ground via a 3.5-foot crushed stone base and keep it
out of the sewer system, Public Works Director John Anderson said. Permeable pavers also will be added to the middle of the east-west alley located between when the seriously deteriorated pathway is resurfaced between Quick and Oak avenues, just west of Harlem Avenue. Trustees recently awarded both projects to Chicagoland Paving for just under $294,000. After they are completed sometime this fall, both projects will be less taxing on the sewer system as a whole, said Katie Brennan, chairwoman of the River Forest Sustainability Committee, which recommended adding permeable pavers to the commuter lot. “We’ve done all of this replacing of in-
frastructure on the north side of town, let’s keep more water away from the south side system,” said Brennan. “One of the most serious effects of climate change is more flooding. This [flooding] will not abate; it only is going to increase.” There are a lot of changes that the village can make to relieve basement flooding for single-family homeowners. “Considering the investment that the village is making as it relates to storm water, [both projects] seem to be in line with that,” Village Administrator Eric Palm said. This is not the village’s first foray into green infrastructure. In 2014 and 2015, with the aid of a state grant, River Forest installed permeable pavers in the north-south
alley between Greenfield Street and LeMoyne Parkway, just west of Harlem Avenue. The village already has completed one sustainability project this year and will be doing a fourth also in the fall and winter. This past winter and spring, the village installed LED blubs in 675 street lights around town. Total cost of that project was $273,823 with the village receiving two state grants to help pay for the work. LED lights also will be installed on cobra-head light fixtures along Division and Lake streets, Chicago Avenue and Washington Boulevard. Total cost of that project is $48,585. The village has applied for grants, but there’s no estimate yet on what the village could expect, Anderson said.
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Oak Parker’s film about MLK in Chicago to air on WTTW Seth McClellan’s documentary will be broadcast on Aug. 4 By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter
An Oak Park filmmaker’s documentary on the Chicago Freedom Movement will air Aug. 4 on WTTW Channel 11 to commemorate the movement’s 50th anniversary. In January 1966, Martin Luther King Jr. announced plans for the movement, which included his decision to stay in an apartment on the city’s West Side “to help eradicate a vicious system which seeks to further colonize thousands of Negroes within a slum environment,” the civil rights leader said at the time. Seth McClellan said his film may be about a significant, if often overlooked, period in American history, but it’s far from over. In fact, he said in a recent interview, that specific movement in the past was just prologue for today’s struggles against urban poverty and racial injustice. “I shot the film about a decade ago and it aired on Channel 11 in 2009,” said McClellan, who teaches video production and film history at Triton College in River Grove.
“They wanted to broadcast it again, particu- other local activists started 50 years ago is larly since a lot of the struggles of the Free- now being waged by the diverse array of dom Movement continue to resonate, be- activists and organizers affiliated with the cause we’re dealing with some of the same Black Lives Matter movement. problems now.” “I think Black Lives Matter and people like According to Stanford’s King Institute En- Michelle Alexander (author of the popular cyclopedia, planning on what’s often called book The New Jim Crow) are working on the King’s Chicago Campaign began same stuff that King was fightduring the summer of 1965, when ing 50 years ago,” McClellan said, a group of Chicago civil rights adding that those thinkers and organizations asked the promiactivists are much more engaged nent minister to help them fight with how the myth and stigma of segregation in schools, housing black criminality reinforce cerand most workplaces in the city. tain aspects of systemic racism. Almost immediately, King “They’re talking about the confronted challenges that were prison industrial complex as different from the ones he’d enwell as urban poverty,” he said. countered while successfully For McClellan, today’s era SETH MCCLELLAN challenging the Jim Crow laws of civil rights activism demonFilm director across his native South. The strates one of his film’s central leaders confronted a unique urmessages. banized form of racism that was much quiKing’s Chicago period, he said, is often eter and more sophisticated than the overt considered by observers a failure in relation racism symbolized by Birmingham Public to his overwhelmingly successful Southern Safety Commissioner Eugene “Bull” Con- campaign despite the Freedom Movement’s nor’s barking dogs and fire hoses. widely recognized influence in the passage King noted at the time that “many whites of the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968, who oppose open housing would deny that which outlawed discriminatory real estate they are racists. They turn to sociological ar- practices and created federal agencies to enguments … [without realizing] that criminal sure that the law was enforced. responses are environmental, not racial.” What gets lost in the schoolbook romantiMcClellan said the struggle that King and cism of the Civil Rights Movement, McClel-
lan said, is how much time and hard work by ordinary people predated it. The cinematic successes, he said, were just climaxes to a centuries-long struggle. But that was then, the filmmaker argues. The new civil rights struggle, placed squarely in the country’s crimeridden urban ghettos, is just beginning. “I made the film because nobody had ever tried to put this story into a coherent documentary,” said McClellan. “We like stories that have a certain structure and have clear bad guys and good guys — and where somebody wins at the end. That was very much the Southern story. Chicago, however, is the beginning of something new. These are hard problems. They’re massive, massive problems even though you see people like our current Republican nominee saying he’s going to fix things in a minute. That’s not how things work.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com
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PRESERVER: Laurel McMahon a longtime preservation activist who helped create the River Forest Historic Preservation Commission is moving to Elmwood Park. She helped create the “Village Wide Architectual Historical Survey.”
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LAUREL MCMAHON Preservation advocate from page 1 panel, and Dennis has stepped away from the village’s Development Review Board (he was its longest-serving member) to prepare to downsize their home and move to Elmwood Park. The move – to a smaller home with less maintenance – are bittersweet. “I feel every day that I am so fortunate to live in this home, on this block, in this community,” Laurel McMahon said. “I always will carry that interest. I hope that the appreciation in the community of River Forest’s rich architectural history and its unique history will continue to grow.” The McMahons never could see themselves living in new construction. They previously lived in Victorian or Queen Anne homes in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. When they focused on moving farther west they looked in Oak Park and Riverside and River Forest, where they chanced upon “this remuddled and neglected house on Keystone Avenue,” McMahon said. That home, in today’s market, would be considered a tear-down. It took a lot of work to return as much of the Queen Anne grandeur as possible. They opened up the balcony, removed the enclosure encircling the back porch and raised the ceilings inside to their original height. They painted the exterior golden yellow, brick red and forest green, surprising some neighbors who were more accustomed to the sedate hues that they saw on other homes. It took a good year for the home to be restored.
It was a construction zone and it was fun, said McMahon, who moved into the house in 1988. The home is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places. She noted, too, that she and Dennis also were conscious that to restore the house, they had to keep in mind that the home was part of a streetscape. “It never occurred to us to tear down the house and start over,” she said. “We felt it was important to do our part to restore our part of the character of the community because our street was beautiful and unique. “A tear-down would rip a hole in the fabric of a neighborhood. I hope new residents understand they are not just buying an isolated piece of real estate but they’ll be buying into a neighborhood.” That is not to say that River Forest is a museum, McMahon pointed out. “It must continue to evolve. But that evolution has to be sensitive to one of its most important attributes – its historic character,” she said. With that value in mind, McMahon and her fellow commissioners worked to instill that appreciation in a community noted more for its skepticism about government intrusion rather than for conserving its architectural landscape. After some challenges, the commission and its charge remain a vital component of the community. For the first time since its founding nine years ago, the Historic Preservation Commission can really turn its focus to education, which McMahon said will become the first line of defense as the economy improves and tear-downs resurface. “That is the most fundamental thing the commission can do,” McMahon said. “We have never lacked ideas for educational outreach. The problem has always been the time to do it. We have to demonstrate to
residents and Realtors that preservation of community character is not just good for the individual homeowner, but for everyone in River Forest.” A good method for promoting the value of preservation would be tourism. McMahon said the attitude of some trustees at one time was that River Forest was not the kind of community that would welcome tour buses on its streets. On the contrary, McMahon said, the promotion of River Forest’s architecture would increase the value of the community and be good for local business. “We should be doing outreach anywhere we can so others can see what we have often taken for granted here,” McMahon said. Now, the McMahons are moving into a home constructed in 1942. Ironically, the area is known as River Forest Manor. They thought it might make it a little less painful to leave River Forest, she said. “Dennis and I are looking forward to learning more about Elmwood Park,” McMahon said. “I don’t know that much about the community, but what I have seen, I like, and the people who live there are real community boosters. It’ll be an educational experience for us.” No one has come forward to buy her River Forest house yet. She said it is ready for another step-up in the modernization process. If the new owners do that, she hopes they will alter all they want inside and explain to the Historic Preservation Commission what they want to do. “I hope they will recognize that its appearance and contribution to the visual fabric of the area are valuable,” she said. Will she miss that home? “Oh, my gosh. If I only could stop getting weepy about the house. I have spent almost half my life in the house,” McMahon said. “Happily we aren’t moving very far.”
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The road to historic preservation in River Forest River Forest’s historic preservation efforts have evolved for more than a decade. Here’s how the debate unfolded. ■ Forming a historic preservation commission is brought up during a board of trustees meeting in October 2003. ■ In 2004, an ad-hoc committee was formed to study the viability of an historic preservation ordinance. More than two years later, in June 2006, the committee presented its first draft to trustees. ■ After many hours of debate, village trustees in July 2007 unanimously adopted an historic preservation ordinance. It included a 45-day waiting period before someone could get a certificate of appropriateness to tear down a home. Owners did not have to appear before the commission to address what they planned to do. ■ In September 2009, a standing-room only crowd attended a Historic Preservation Commission hearing on whether to recommend a certificate of appropriateness to demolish 839 Park Ave., also known as the Vilas House. Some expressed concern that River Forest could become another Hinsdale. In late fall, 2009, the HPC commissioners began discussing strengthening the ordinance, including extending a waiting period for demolition. ■ In 2010, commissioners begin to painstakingly assess the historical/architectural significance of the village’s buildings. More than a year later, the Lakota Group, with money remaining from the village’s 125th anniversary celebration, finished up the significant properties list. In all, 298 properties were identified. ■ Commissioners, in 2014, begin mulling amendments to the ordinance. A draft ordinance was presented to the board of trustees in February 2015. More vigorous debate ensues over the summer. ■ During the summer of 2015, fears rise over the fate of the storied Mars Mansion 930 Ashland Ave. In September, with the razing of the property as a backdrop, a nearly packed meeting wholeheartedly backed the commission’s work. Amendments to the preservation ordinance were approved by village trustees in March 2015. Owners must discuss the proposed demolition before the commission. They also must wait for up to 180 days from the date a completed application is filed until a final decision is issued by village trustees. Owners of a significant property who want to alter more than 20 percent of a facade viewable from a street must get advice and guidance from commissioners before getting a certificate of appropriateness. ■ Starting in spring, 2016, the commission began looking at a number of ideas for education and outreach.
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Felony Franks burglarized The loss was an estimated $1,700. ■ Two Schwinn bicycles were stolen from the porch of a residence in the 400 block of North Austin Boulevard, sometime between 5 and 11:40 p.m. on July 27. The loss was an estimated $383.
Felony Franks, the hot dog restaurant at 6427 W. North Ave. that hires ex-felons as employees and features menu items with names like the Misdemeanor Weiner and Big House Beef, was burglarized sometime between 7:55 p.m. on July 26 and 4:20 a.m. the next day. The intruder shattered the glass to the front door to gain entry to the restaurant. Once inside, the burglar stole a Clover brand cash drawer that contained cash. The loss was an estimated $2,249.
Burglary to motor vehicle arrest A 31-year-old man, from the 5000 block of W. Monroe in Chicago, was positively identified by a witness as the person who broke into several cars. He was arrested in the 800 block of S. Lombard at 4:27 a.m. on July 26. He also was found in possession of cannabis. He was charged with cannabis possession and burglary.
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A dry cleaning business in the 6400 block of North Avenue was reported burglarized on July 27 at 6:50 a.m. The burglar broke the storefront glass to gain entry to the business and then removed a cash register drawer containing cash. The loss was an estimated $500.
Residential burglary arrest Paris Johnson, 24, of the 900 block of North Boulevard, was arrested in the 600 block of North Elmwood for residential burglary on July 26 at 1:05 p.m. Johnson was transported to the station and also charged with a theft that had occurred in the 1400 block of North Harlem.
Theft from motor vehicle A catalytic converter was stolen from underneath a 2003 Honda Odyssey in the 1100 block of Clarence, sometime between 6 p.m. on July 17 and 6 p.m. on July 24. The loss was an estimated $350.
Residential burglary A residence in the 700 block of North Austin Boulevard was burglarized sometime between 7 p.m. on July 25 and 8:30 a.m. the next day. The burglar entered the residence by unknown means and stole a 32-inch Element HDTV and a bicycle.
Burglary to garage ■ A man between the ages of 20 and 25 burglarized a garage in the 900 block of South Boulevard at 2:04 p.m. on July 27. The man entered the garage through an overhead door and stole a Trek Emonda ALR4 bicycle and road away westbound. The loss was an estimated $2,000. ■ A garage was burglarized in the 1100 block of South Oak Park Avenue, sometime between 8 a.m., July 26 and 4 p.m. the next day. The burglar gained entry through an unlocked side service door and stole a gold and white Fuji bicycle and a violet, pink and white bicycle. The loss was an estimated $1,600.
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Injury added to irony at Felony Franks.
Theft ■ A juvenile girl was the victim of theft at 4:10 p.m. on July 28, just outside the Lake Theatre, 1022 Lake St. The offender, a black male between the age of 50 and 60, standing about 5-feet-10, weighing approximately 200 pounds and wearing a yellow bucket-style fishing hat, green or camouflage fatigue pants, a pink or yellow shirt with a design on the front and carrying a wood cane, approached the victim as she exited the theater. The man asked for money, and the girl agreed, taking $1 in her left hand and $13 in her right. The man then grabbed the $13 and walked away westbound. ■ Two bicycles were stolen from the backyard and garage of a residence in the 700 block of Clinton, sometime between 10 p.m. on July 15 and 11 a.m. on July 23. The bikes were described as a 26-inch men’s light blue Schwinn and a 24-inch men’s light blue Schwinn. The loss was an estimated $498. ■ A gray Apple iPhone 6S and a gray Apple iPhone 6S+ were stolen from the table of a restaurant in the 1100 block of Lake Street, sometime between 6 and 7:30 p.m. on July 22.
Natjuan J. Herrin, 20, of the 1400 block of South Canal in Chicago, was arrested on July 28 at 12:38 p.m. for criminal trespass to land that occurred in the 900 block of North Humphrey on June 11, 2016. A name check revealed two warrants for his arrest out of Chicago — one for criminal sexual abuse and the other domestic battery.
Disorderly conduct arrest A 39-year-old man was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct at 12:38 a.m. on July 28, after he was discovered walking back and forth nude on the deck of his home in the 200 block of South Kenilworth Avenue and making noise. ■
These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports, July 15-28, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.
— Compiled by Timothy Inklebarger
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OP cops looking for man who exposed himself to girls Flasher could be repeat offender, say police By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
Oak Park police are searching for a man who exposed himself to two young girls in the 1000 block of South Ridgeland Avenue just before noon on July 26. According to a police report, the two girls were riding their bicycles at 11:50 a.m., when they saw the man in the alley expose his genitals. The offender is described as a white male between the ages of 50 and 60, with balding gray hair, light-colored eyes and a medium-thin build. The man wore a dark gray T-shirt; dark gray or black kneelength shorts with a plaid or camouflage pattern; and red and white checkered boxer shorts. It is the third incident of a man with a similar description exposing himself to young girls in Oak Park this year. On May 15, a man exposed himself to an 11-year-old girl jogging near Barrie Park, and on Feb. 22, a girl witnessed a man expose himself just south of the Eisenhower Express. The man from the May 15 incident exposed himself from the backyard of a home near the 1100 block of South Harvey Avenue at about 6:40 p.m. The girl reportedly began to return home and saw the man again in the 1000 block of South Euclid Avenue. He was described as white, about 40 to 50 years old, with a medium build and short, blonde hair. He wore a red T-shirt and blue jeans. The man in the Feb. 22 incident was described as between the ages of 45 and 55, about 5-foot-8- to 5-foot-11. He had a medium build and dark clothing, according to police. Oak Park Police Commander LaDon Reynolds said in a telephone interview that he could not say that they are the same individual, but noted “their actions and description are very similar.” Any information about any of these incidents can be reported to the Oak Park Police Department at 708-386-3800 or by email at police@oak-park.us. Anonymous tips can be made by calling 708-434-1636 or online at www.oak-park.us/crimetips. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
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Handstands by the farm stands Oak Park Gymnastics took advantage of great weather to practice outside of Farmers Market in Oak Park on Saturday.
Lightning strike leaves family reeling
Friends launch online fundraiser to help get family back on their feet By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter
There was almost always someone at the house where Paola Novi and Fernando Isopo lived with their three children. But Sunday, July 24, was different, according to close family friend Carolina Escrich. The family had spent the day at the pool and stopped by the grocery store on the way home. They made it back to their rented home at 1168 S. Maple Ave. shortly after 7 p.m. to discover the building surrounded by firefighters and thick smoke billowing from the roof. Half an hour earlier the family would have likely been in the living room, where a bolt of lightning exploded through the ceiling and set the home ablaze. Escrich was on the phone with Paola Novi as she and her family pulled up to the disaster scene. Novi at first told Escrich that a neighbor’s house had caught fire. When Novi realized what was happening, however, the phone went silent briefly. “It’s not the neighbor’s house! It’s us! It’s us!” she exclaimed. It took firefighters about 20 minutes to ex-
tinguish the blaze, but Novi and Isopo had no renter’s insurance and lost almost everything, Escrich said. Escrich said the living room and dining room on the first floor were destroyed by the fire. Water and smoke damage ruined bedrooms in the basement. “In the last couple of days they were trying to go to the house to get the stuff that’s not in that bad of a condition,” Escrich said, noting that the family has until July 31 to retrieve the remainder of their possessions. Novi, Isopo and the kids are now staying with a family member in Riverside, and trying to get back on their feet. Escrich launched an online fundraiser on gofundme.com with the goal of collecting $5,000, but she said they are in need of almost everything. “They have to start all over again,” Escrich said. “Five thousand dollars would give them the security to buy whatever they lost and have a deposit for the new apartment and for the kids, who are starting school in two or three weeks. “They wanted to stay in the area because all the kids go to Oak Park schools.” Escrich said that even if it’s just a donation of $5, “everything counts.” Donations of goods can be directed to Escrich by email at cescrichhochman@gmail. com. The GoFundMe website is at www.gofundme.com/2g9wx59u. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com
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Four dates remain in August to check out park’s newest amenity By MARTY FARMER Staff Reporter
Often described as the “secret garden,” Austin Gardens offers visitors a lovely respite just a half block north of downtown Oak Park. Located at Forest Avenue and Ontario Street, the 3.64-acre park’s latest addition, the Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center, debuted on June 11 at a grand opening hosted by the Park District of Oak Park. Free tours are available this month: Saturdays, Aug. 13 and Aug. 27 (10 a.m.-noon); and Tuesdays, Aug. 16 and Aug. 30 (5 p.m.-7 p.m.). Chris Lindgren, the park district’s superintendent of buildings and grounds, is conducting the tours. “We’re very proud of this building and we want to people to see it,” Lindgren said. “We’ve already gotten a lot of positive feedback about the Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center. The building is situated perfectly and blends in so well with the park’s natural beauty.” The 2,500-square foot Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center is also envi-
ronmentally efficient and sustainable. It’s a LEED Platinum-certified facility with sustainable design elements including a geothermal system for heating, air conditioning and comfort control; a photovoltaic array — a power-generating unit — on the roof to supply projected energy needs of the building; a 500-square-foot green roof; storm/rain water harvesting via a 1,500-gallon cistern; a rain garden and bioswales to control storm water, and energy-efficient mechanical systems. Triple glazed windows allow for plenty of natural light. “You hardly need lights in here,” Lindgren said. “The lights are LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) and we use very little energy in this building.” The interior ash trim of the center was milled from three large ash trees removed from Rehm Park, casualties of the emerald ash borer. In addition to aesthetics and efficiency, the center was built to offer a wide variety of educational opportunities for people of all ages to lear n about the environment. ECO-Rangers and Camping 101 and 102, Park to Park Bike Ride and a Family Kayak Outing are highlights of the summer youth programming. The Summer Adventure Programs have already included a scenic horseback ride in
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ECO-LOGICAL: The Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center includes a main room for activities and workshops, a side classroom for youth programs, two bathrooms and storage area. Eagle, Wisconsin, and a sunset kayak trip in Busse Woods. A rock-climbing experience at Devil’s Lake in Baraboo, Wisconsin, is slated for Aug. 27. The park district’s fall brochure, which will be delivered this week to residents, will offer approximately 50 classes/programs related
to the environment, nature and gardening. “Whether it’s programming for children, adults, senior citizens or families, we have something for everyone,” Lindgren said. “With this facility, we want to lessen the tax burden and provide as much as we can for the residents because they deserve it.”
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t Mathnasium of Oak Park/River Forest, you can feel the buzz of activity and excitement as soon as you walk in the door. Students of all ages from kindergarten through high school are actively engaged in learning and understanding mathematics. Operating on the philosophy that every child can become great at math, Mathnasium has become the industry leader in supplementary math education. More than any other subject, math has a stigma of being boring and anxiety provoking. At Mathnasium, all the stress is taken out of the process as compassionate instructors work one on one with learners. As owner, Jana Frank explains, “We Make Math Make Sense. Kids don’t hate math, they hate being frustrated and intimidated by it. Our job is to help our students develop number sense so they aren’t just able to do it, but actually understand what they are doing and why. Since we individually assess each student and create a customized learning curriculum for them, we are able to set students up on a path to success.” The staff at Mathnasium works to ensure students are not just learning, but enjoying what they are learning. “Even more important than the math is the attitude and confidence,” says Frank. “We want to make sure every student feels welcome and encouraged to
try their best. We will always adjust our teaching methods to find the one that works for each child.” This personalized instruction incorporates best practices through a combination of learning styles including written, mental, verbal, visual, and tactile. Whether students are struggling to keep up or excelling in their classes, the proven Mathnasium Method™ can address and advance their knowledge and abilities. Mathnasium OPRF also offers private instruction, test prep, and homework help. Parents and students alike sing the praises of Mathnasium. A Hatch Elementary student says, “At Mathnasium, I’ve learned that I actually LIKE math!” A Julian Middle Schooler says, “I’ve learned how to understand why the solution to a problem works instead of just memorizing how to solve it.” From a parent’s perspective, “It is a great pleasure for my children to be part of Mathnasium OPRF. The attention paid to their needs is amazing. It has changed the way that they feel about school and greatly increased their confidence levels” Mathnasium OPRF is located at 212 S. Marion St, Oak Park. Learn more at www. mathnasium.com/oakparkriverforest or call 708.613.4007 to schedule a FREE TRIAL SESSION.
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or almost 30 years, Oak Park residents have been driving, biking, and walking by Intercultural Montessori on S. Ridgeland Avenue with smiles on their faces as they watch the children at play. But they might not be aware that Intercultural is the originator of our unique dual-language/ Montessori approach to education, providing Spanish/English and Chinese Mandarin/ English programs for children aged 3 to 6. It’s an approach that has been imitated but not reproduced, and it has gotten us a lot of positive attention with Montessori schools, teachers, and associations. That’s because it works, and I’m so happy to be a part of creating bi-lingual, bi-literate citizens of the world right here in Oak Park. As my third year at Intercultural begins, I would like to state how proud I am of the work that the teachers perform on a daily basis. That is where the magic happens, and I’ve found that it is true that the teachers are the soul of the school. As an Intercultural parent, I appreciated how hard the teachers work, but now as an administrator I understand and recognize the many subtle skills the job requires. For example: knowing how to observe constructively, and when, how, and how much to intervene, is the key secret to
a successful Montessori teacher. It’s a talent our teachers have acquired through their Montessori training and years of teaching at Intercultural. I would like to thank our teachers for their hard work, and congratulate them on the continued growth of our duallanguage program. As we grow, we continue to improve our school infrastructure at the Oak Park campus, including the installation of a new stateof-the-art security system. This week, the students harvested their first vegetables from our new organic garden! And more upgrades are coming as this new school year begins. It is extremely fulfilling to see Intercultural’s continued growth. To me it means that Oak Park recognizes the value of the unique duallanguage education we are providing. From all of us on the Intercultural team, it is our pleasure to serve you, and the children of this vibrant community. Thank you! ¡Gracias! 謝謝你！ Roderick Shaw, Oak Park Campus Manager Intercultural Montessori Language School 708-848-6626 rshaw@interculturalmontessori.org
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est Suburban Temple is launching a new experiential conversational Hebrew program that will take place on Monday afternoons starting September 19. The program, called Hugim l’Sheni (Monday Workshops), will include a Hebrew language ulpan and workshops (hugim) in art or music. The ulpan method of teaching is a fun, lively, time-tested method from Israel that gets newcomers comfortable and able to speak Hebrew as quickly as possible! In an effort to provide an effective Hebrew language experience, Hugim l’Sheni will provide an intensive ulpan for students, grades 3-8. The program will provide each participating student with an ability-based modern Hebrew ulpan, whose goal is to produce a comfort with, and an ability to speak, Hebrew! Coupled with professionally led quality workshops in the areas of art or music, Hugim l’Sheni will run from 4:306:30 pm on Mondays at the Temple and is
open to all students, grades 3-8. Due to a generous grant from the Community Foundation for Jewish Education (CFJE), the greatly reduced tuition for this first pioneering year is only $250 for the year! The CFJE serve as the department of Jewish education of the Jewish United Fund (JUF) of Metropolitan Chicago. For questions and registration information about this program or our religious school, contact Marshall Kupchan at principal@ wsthz.org or 708-366-9000.
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ounded in 1912, Ascension School has been providing excellent, Catholic education for families in our community for over a century. With thousands of alumni, many of whom have chosen Ascension for their children’s education, we continue to be a vibrant school, proud of our history, and ready to serve each new child who joins us. Ascension School offers a faith-based education for children from three years old through the eighth grade. Our rigorous curriculum prepares students for the next level of education. We continue to provide a strong fine arts curriculum taught by highly qualified full-time teachers. Ascension students consistently score above national norms on standardized tests at all grade levels. In 2007, Ascension received the U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award.
Ascension School offers a faith-based education for children ages three through eighth grade. To learn about our excellent preschool and elementary school, or for registration materials, please visit our website at: www.ascensionoakpark.com/school 601 Van Buren St. Oak Park, Illinois T: 708.386.7282
In addition to an excellent elementary school education, Ascension provides: • An excellent Preschool for 3 and 4 year-olds, with certified teachers and a student-teacher ratio less than 10 to 1 • An outstanding, affordable Extended Day Program open from 7AM to 6PM on school days. • Two full-day Kindergarten classrooms • A variety of Extracurricular Programs including band, orchestra, and drama club • Competitive athletic leagues for grades 5-8 in soccer, cross country, basketball and volleyball
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ounded in 1961, Alcuin Montessori School offers a cross-curricular learning environment balancing academic and emotional intelligence. We partner with parents and provide students the tools to become highly-skilled independent thinkers with a passion for knowledge. Our programs are designed to help each child become confident, curious, selfdisciplined and motivated. At Alcuin, classrooms operate on the principle of freedom within limits. Children, under the guidance of a teacher, work at their own pace with materials of their choosing. Each student may work alone or with others; different levels of ability are expected and welcomed within each classroom. Education occurs in multi-aged classrooms where children of various stages of development learn from and with each other. Our programs for ages 0-14 include: * Parent/Infant - Fridays, 8:45 to 10:30 a.m. * Three to Five Day Toddler/Parent, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. * Primary, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. * Full-Day Kindergarten, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. * Junior and Senior Elementary, 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. * Middle School, 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. * Before/After School Care * Art * Musical Theater * Spanish Families currently attending Alcuin come from Oak Park, as well as Berwyn, Broadview, Brookfield, Chicago, Cicero, Elmhurst, Forest Park, River Forest, Riverside, River Grove and more. We welcome all prospective parents to join us for our monthly informational Coffees. We will start with some good coffee, a short video on Montessori education and then take an in-depth look into all of our classrooms. At the end of the tour we hold a question and answer session, and explain our admissions process. Tours are held throughout the school year on Thursdays (9:00-11:00 a.m.) at the main Alcuin campus. Visit Alcuin.org for tour dates. To enroll in a tours please e-mail our Director of Advancement at avalera@alcuin.org or call 708.366.1882. • COMMUNIT Y • FAMILY UNIT Y • SUCCESS • COMMUNIT Y • FAMILY UNIT Y • SUCCESS • COMMUNIT Y • FAMILY UNIT Y •
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Code Play Learn Parties invite birthday boys and girls to choose the birthday party experience they want. From Minecraft Modding to Electronic Creations, these parties are a fun, dynamic way to teach kids and their party guests how to think creatively, reason systematically and play
collaboratively. And most of all, have fun! At Minecraft Modding Parties, geared for 4th through 7th graders, kids will use graphical modding tools to build special birthday Mods they can play in a Minecraft game. At Electronic Creations Parties, designed for 1st through 4th graders, kids can choose and design what they want to make, including Vibrating Robots, Game Show Buzzers or Electronic Cards and learn how electronic circuits work and behave while they create them. Every birthday party is specially planned for your child, and run by Code Play Learn specialists who will make the experience fun and entertaining for all party guests. Parties are held at Code Play Learn’s Oak Park location at 30 W. Chicago.
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In addition to parties, Minecraft Modding and Electronic Creations are also available as after school classes this fall. To register for fall classes, schedule a birthday party or for more information about all of Code Play Learn’s offerings, please visit www. codeplaylearn.com or call 708-374-8286.
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Parent/infant program • Toddler Class, ages 2-3 • Primary Class, ages 3-6 Elementary and Middle School • After school program for ages 5 and up You are welcome to observe a classroom. Call for an appointment.
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hildren come from far and wide to Keystone Montessori, a school that has gained the reputation as one of the country’s premier Montessori schools. “The beauty of Montessori education is that it takes into consideration the whole child,” says Vicki Shea, Keystone’s administrative coordinator. “The physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of children are nurtured as well as their academic development and each child is respected as an individual with unique abilities.” If you’re wondering what Montessori education is all about, it’s based on the teachings of Maria Montessori, Italy’s first woman doctor who went on to become a renowned educator. From her observations of the natural development of children, she believed that a child’s independence, selfesteem and love of learning could flourish, given the right environment and with guidance from a properly trained teacher. Today, 100 years later, there are Montessori schools all over the world. Keystone has a class for two-year olds, primary classes for 3-6 year olds, junior elementary classes for 6-9 year olds, senior elementary classes for 9-12 year olds and a middle school. There are parent/infant classes also. One of the hallmarks of Montessori
education is grouping together children of different ages. “In this way children learn from each other,” says Shea. “It also helps the older children learn a sense of responsibility toward the younger ones.” Children learn by working with specially designed ‘materials’ in an age-appropriate environment which stimulates the senses and encourages exploration. The children are busy, each one involved in doing something either individually or in small groups. In one of the primary classrooms a three-year old is mopping the floor, and a five-year old is counting with a bead chain. In the junior elementary classroom a student is researching snakes and in another part of the room, a group of students is analyzing the grammatical parts of a sentence with the teacher. “Many of Montessori’s observations about how children learn have been borne out by recent research showing that children have windows in their development when they can best absorb things like language, music and math,” explains Shea. The school is proud of its consistently high academic achievement but places great emphasis on helping children become well-rounded, responsible members of society. Keystone Montessori is holding an Open House on Wednesday, August 31, 2–5 pm. The school is located at 7415 W. North Ave., River Forest. 708/366-1080.
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What can you do to your historic district home? By LACEY SIKORA
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n 2015, residents of Hulbert-designed homes south of Madison, north of I-290 and west of Oak Park Avenue, decided they’d rather not form a new village historic district, thank you very much. And in the spring of 2016, a home on the highly visible corner of Chicago and Linden avenues in the Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School of Architecture Historic District was deconstructed beyond recognition, prompting a concerned villager to write Wednesday Journal to find out why the village allowed a home in a historic district to be “ruined.” At the root of these two occurrences is some public confusion over just what it means to own a home in a historic district in Oak Park and what role such a designation plays when a homeowner in that district wants to renovate his or her home. According to village officials and the Historic Preservation Committee, there are numerous misconceptions about village guidelines, so the standards are worth revisiting.
Back to basics First of all, many wonder if a village full of homes predating World War II (and even World War I) is equally full of “historically significant” homes. While many village homes are designated as historic, with some even listed on the National Register of Historic Places, there are only three historic districts in the village, and the majority of village homes are not included within historic district boundaries. The three districts are the Ridgeland/Oak Park District, the Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School of Architecture Historic District, and the Gunderson Historic District. The homes within these historic districts make up roughly one third of village housing stock, and the boundaries of the districts can be seen on the village website: http://www.oakpark.us/village-services/planning/historicpreservation/historic-district-boundaries. On its website, the village defines historic districts as, “an area with geographically definable boundaries, possessing a significant concentration of properties united aesthetically by plan or physical development, or by
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TRANSFORMATION: The ‘non-contributing’ ranch house at Chicago and Linden avenues is getting an overhaul even though it’s located within a historic district. past events, that has been designated as an Oak Park Historic District pursuant to village ordinance.” Within the historic districts, the village distinguishes between properties that are deemed contributing to the historic nature of the district and those that are not: “In a historic district, most buildings contribute to the significance of the area without individually having the credentials of a landmark. These buildings are referred to as ‘contributing resources.’ They help to maintain the historic integrity of the neighborhood. Buildings that do not contribute to the significance of the historic district are usually less than 50 years old or have been sig-
nificantly altered in the recent past. These buildings are referred to as ‘non-contributing resources.’”
Renovating within a historic district The village’s urban planner, Doug Kaarre, notes that the permit application for homes in the historic district is the first level of oversight the village exerts over planned construction projects. “When an owner submits a permit application,” Kaarre said, “the address will trigger [Historic Preservation Commission] review. See HISTORIC on page B7
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410 Lenox St 5BR, 3BA $395,000
506 S. Elmwood Ave 5BR, 2.1BA $519,000
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Lyons
$1,345,000
Investment property with most rents below market, allowing you the potential to yield more income. Several units have been completely rehabbed with individual forced air furnaces, offsetting utilities costs to tenants. Several repairs done throughout units, central systems and general maintenance items. James Salazar - ID# 09031148
Oak Park
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$775,000
Architecturally significant John W. Bingham 5 bed, 3.2 bath home designed by Tallmadge & Watson in 1915. Open flow perfect for entertaining. Stunning Roman brick fireplace, circular bay and banded natural woodwork, formal dining room with built in china cabinets Screened porch, completely renovated kitchen and MUCH MORE! Anne Ferri & Lynn Scheir - ID# 09128370
Oak Park
$389,000
Gorgeous 2 bed, 2.1 bath duplex condo with beautiful hardwood floors on the main living level, spacious living room with lots of windows and gas fireplace. Dining area opens to the huge well appointed kitchen. Master suites features double sinks, separate shower, and whirlpool tub. Both bedrooms share balcony. Private 2-car garage. Bethanny Alexander – ID# 09278804
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Broadview
$849,500
Excellent corner location on Roosevelt Road and 13th Avenue, close to Loyola Hospital and Hines VA. This clean brick 2 story, 12 unit corridor-interior entrance building features 11-1 Bedroom units, 1 Studio unit and 12 parking spaces. Current renters are all long term month to month tenants! Mike Lennox/Jim Gillespie - ID# 09296945
OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 2:30-4 1013 S EUCLID AVE
5 BR, 3.3 BA home on landscaped triple lot complete with custom designed deck and brick paver patio. Wd burning fireplace, family rm, master suite, eat-in kitchen with granite counters and cherry cabinets, hardwood floors throughout, and 2.5 car garage with storage loft plus two exterior parking spaces. Vanessa Willey - ID# 09282537
OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 12-2 170 N MARION UNIT 12
Oak Park
$995,000
Italianate 5 bed, 3.1 bath home. Experience soaring ceilings, oversized sun drenched rooms, abundant vintage Italianate details, deep soffits with decorative corbels and plentiful floor to ceiling windows. The Craig Bergmann designed gardens are stunning and lend to the curb appeal of this beautiful home. Kara Keller – ID# 09298019
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OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 1-3 333 LINDEN AVE
$379,000
Beautiful, 4 bed, 2 bath condo that lives more like a single family home! Sunken living room with wide plank hardwood floors and wood burning fireplace, large dining room perfect for entertaining, updated kitchen, 1 garage space and 1 exterior space right outside your backdoor - super convenient! Leigh Ann Hughes – ID# 09296586
Oak Park
$739,900
Recent 5 bed, 4 bath rehabbed home features hardwood floors, kitchen with cherry cabinets, granite counters, wine cooler and peninsula, family room, coved ceilings and art glass. Delightful master suite with gas fireplace, 3rd floor retreat, patio with pergola, open front porch, 4 car Gar plus extra parking pad. Patricia McGowan - ID# 09280420
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Elmwood Park
$344,900
Beautiful 3 bed, 1.1 bath Georgian in River Forest Manor. Many recent improvements include refinished hardwood floors, granite counter tops, stainless steel appliances, new second floor spa like bathroom, breakfast area, family room, finished basement with a separate work/utility area and landscaped yard. Ed Bellock – ID# 09252244
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FEATURE PROPERTY OPEN SUNDAY • 1-3PM 184 E GRANTLEY AVE, ELMHURST
$799,000
Beautiful 6 bed, 3 bath home that goes on and on and on! Expansive living room, separate dining room, den makes great office, breakfast room, and sun room are just some of the great spaces to be found here! Upstairs you have six full bedrooms! Three full baths in the home! And a real basement! Swati Saxena - ID# 09187761
OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 12:30-2 847 S KENILWORTH
Oak Park
$550,000
Updated 3 bed, 1.1 bath American 4-Square features remodeled 3 season enclosed front porch, wood burning fireplace, pristine wood floors, detailed trim, colorful leaded glass, Frank Lloyd Wright inspired light fixtures, mission style radiator covers, dining room with beamed ceiling, nursery and full unfinished walkout basment. Bill Geldes - ID# 09246622
OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 1-3 3006 MAYFAIR AVE
Westchester
$289,000
Contemporary architecture, split level 3 bed, 2.1 bath home offers floor to ceiling windows and vaulted ceilings. Recent improvements include new cabinets, quartz counters, and tile floor in the kitchen, new carpeting in the living/dining room, and two updated full baths. Private courtyard – 2 terrific patios. Bethanny Alexander – ID# 09200958
Elmhurst
$699,000
Sophisticated design and impeccable craftsmanship in this enlarged and renovated 5 bedroom, 3 bath home with a convenient mid-town location. An inviting front porch, charming foyer, light filled living room, formal dining room, full subway tiled bath and generous closet space are just some of the many features you will enjoy. Others include a showcase kitchen offering white shaker cabinetry, stone countertops and all stainless appliances. A custom staircase and trim add elegance and interest. The 2nd floor addition features a beautiful master bedroom with bay window and a walk-in closet, 2 additional bedrooms and spa-like bath. New Roof, plumbing, electric, mechanicals and all brand name cabinetry, windows, finishes and fixtures make this home ready for the next millennium. A very spacious home situated on a lovely deep lot with a 2 car garage and steps to downtown, Metra, schools and parks.
Elizabeth Eder - ID# 09292040
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Oak Park Berwyn
$256,000
Two-2 bedroom row homes…YES! 2 ATTACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES BEING SOLD TOGETHER!! Each town home has its own deck or patio. Back town home is 3330 Gunderson: same dimensions as Sinclair. Sep furnaces/CA and utilities. Both homes have 13x11 bonus rooms in basement. Sold As-Is. Janice Slaughter - ID# 09246778
Forest Park
$220,000
Rarely available spacious 1 bedroom plus an additional custom made built-in Murphy bed condo located in Downtown Forest Park. Fabulous location with southern exposure and an unobstructed view of Chicago’s skyline from the balcony! Very well maintained building with hospitality suite and access to a beautiful common terrace. Sally Sullivan – ID# 09072483
Oak Park
$144,000
Bright 2 bed, 1.1 bath end unit with recently refinished hard wood floors in master bedroom. All new recessed lighting in living room, generous sized closets and updated full bath. Storage and washer/dryer in basement. Deeded parking space! Close to shopping and transportation. Mary Ann Bednarke – ID# 09143691
Oak Park
$95,000
One bedroom condo in pet friendly building walking distance to downtown Oak Park, Green Line, Metra, Fitness club and Trader Joes! Updates include entire unit painted, newer stove, new carpeting throughout, ceramic tile floor in kitchen, and new window coverings in dining room. Storage and coin laundry in basement. Mary Ann Bednarke – ID# 09202554
Starting At: $529,900
The Oak Park Oasis, 22, 4-level townhomes with a fresh new approach to townhome living. Sleek and modern with a downtown flair, featuring versatile 3 or 4 bedroom layouts, 3.5 baths, open kitchens with large center island, balcony off kitchen for grilling, 1st floor office/bedroom that features an en-suite full bath, beautiful master suite, 4th level has cozy loft space - plumbed for wet bar, large private roof deck and 2 car attached garage. Many great cabinet selections with quartz closets, marble bathrooms, oak flooring, and stainless steel appliances! Buy now and pick your finishes! Great center-of-town location! Delivery Spring 2016! Call for details.
Patricia McGowan – ID# 09154664
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VERY SPECIAL HOME with four full floors of living! Each room has been thought out to the very last detail. Lighting fixtures add ambiance to every room. The kitchen and family room are conveniently located overlooking a beautifully landscaped yard. ..............................................................................................$1,449,000
CLASSIC CHICAGO STYLE BUNGALOW with modern day updates, art glass windows and plantation shutters. Remodeled kitchen, 1st FL private back office. Mudroom off back door. MBR has remodeled full bath and fabulous built-ins. Professionally landscaped. ........................................................................... $625,000
GEORGIAN STYLE HOME boasting three levels of living space. Solid brick home sits on double lot. Basement has eight foot ceilings and is finished with bedroom and family room. Home has all new stainless steel appliances. 2.5 car detached garage with driveway and alley access. ....................................................................$419,900
GREAT FORTRESS FOR ENTERTAINING! Large Colonial, all large rooms, with 6 BRs, 4 full/2 half baths. Eat-in kitchen with island. Fam Rm with built-in’s, surround sound, gas fplc. Very private large master BR with full bath and heated floors. Fin Rec Room, 4 car garage. ................................................................................. $1,149,000
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BURMA BUILT BUHRKE HOUSE combines Tudor revival & chateau style architecture elements. Gorgeous décor and impeccable attention to detail and care found in house and landscaped grounds, extends to fabulous in ground pool and patios. Perfect for entertaining. .......................................................................$2,649,000
WELL MAINTAINED center entrance brick & stone colonial with 4 BRs/4BAs. Spacious first floor family room. Travertine marble entry with winding staircase. Refinished hardwood floors. Two fireplaces. 2nd floor office. Finished LL with plenty of storage and pantry areas. ...................................................................................... $664,000
QUINTENSSENTIAL OAK PARK HOME! This 3BR, 1-1/2 BA home offers lots of space to grow. Enter thru the substantial light filled Living Room, proceed to the Dining Room with coved moldings. 1st floor family room located right off the kitchen. Generous sized bedrooms. ....................................................................$499,900
CHARMING, BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED 4 bedroom, 2 bath home. Tasteful updated décor blends seamlessly with original details which include natural wood and art glass windows. Cooks kitchen, family room, spacious finished basement, three car garage ................................................................................................$499,000
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STUNNING RENOVATION of 5 bedroom, 3 full and 1 half bathroom Georgian with attached two car garage. LR, DR, bedroom, office, fam rm and kit flow beautifully on the first floor. The basement boasts a fifth bedroom, full bath, finished recreation room and workout area. ..............................................................................................................................................................$899,000 ATTRACTIVE COLONIAL in the heart of town! Professionally designed home with hardwood floors throughout, and crown molding. Freshly painted. Located on larger lot. Large screened porch graces the back of home that overlooks 1/3 of an acre. Walk to everything. ...........$673,000 CHARMING, SUN-FILLED DUTCH COLONIAL on beautiful corner lot. Formal living room with fireplace, separate dining, sunroom, family room eat-in kitchen and office all on the first floor. 4 bedrooms on the 2nd floor with spacious master bedroom suite + bath. ....$649,000 CRAFSTMAN STYLE BUNGALOW features 3BRs, 3BAs, a large LR with custom built-ins, cove moldings, and refurbished fireplace. Gourmet eat-in kitchen, finished basement w/4th BR, full BA. Pofessionally landscaped yard features a new brick paver patio, one car garage. $624,000 BRIGHT WINDOW-FILLED VICTORIAN FARMHOUSE on almost half an acre of land. Spacious LR, hardwood floors, bookcases framing fireplace, DR with built-in china cabinet, bay and picture windows in kitchen. 4 Bedrooms, 2-1/2 Baths. Huge fenced in backyard......$589,000 BEAUTIFUL, MOVE-IN READY REHAB in River Forest. Large open kitchen with all brand new SS. New 3/4 inch Brazilian Koa wood floors throughout. Designer baths. Wood burning fireplace. Master suite. Full basement. Great backyard with covered patio. Close to great schools! ..............................................................................................................................................................$429,000
CLASSIC BRICK COLONIAL has it all! Move right in to this 4BR, 2BA home. Tastefully decorated, updated gourmet kitchen that opens to family room, and hand turned French doors that open to DR. Addl fam room on lower level. Great house for entertaining! ..................$865,000 SO MUCH TO SEE, LOVE & ADMIRE in this renovated 4BR/3.5BA American Four Square. You will love the renovated the 3rd floor w/a MSTR suite featuring a high end bath, plus an office. Other features include a new back porch retreat, Fin LL Rec Room, 3 plus car garage. ....$799,000 ROOM FOR EVERYONE and stunning finishes throughout. Newly finished kitchen features 2 dishwashers and a built in bar with beverage center. Top end bathrooms. Master Suite features a deck, walk-in closet and a redone bath. Beautiful decorating. Beautiful landscaping. .....$749,000 BEAUTIFUL, SPACIOUS, MOVE-IN READY VICTORIAN. Enjoy an inviting open front porch, rich oak floors, beautiful natural woodwork, pocket doors between LR and DR, and stunning, original leaded glass windows. Eat-in kitchen, expansive finished basement. Two garages. ..............................................................................................................................................................$743,000 ATTRACTIVE BRICK COLONIAL HOME recently painted and hardwood floors redone, offers the modern updates you want! Huge Liv Room with Fireplace, open and updated kitchen floor plan, 1st fl office, four BRs. Attached 2 car garage, LL Family Room, Laundry and Storage. ..............................................................................................................................................................$724,500 CLASSIC PRAIRIE INFLUENCED AMERICAN 4-SQUARE that features natural woodwork, art glass, built-ins and a wood burning fireplace. Kitchen with cherry cabinets and large island. First floor family room or office, with additional Family Room in bsmt. 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths. ..........................................................................................................................................$699,000 CLASSIC OAK PARK HOME ready to move right in. Spacious LR with brick fireplace, formal DR and hardwood floors throughout. Updated kitchen, 3 nicely sized BRs on the 2nd fl and enclosed porch off the back. Finished fam rm in bsmt, enclosed backyard.........................$419,000 GREAT CHARM in this lovely 2 bedroom, 2 bath home on a quiet street. Why own a condo when you can own a cute house with a backyard. Hardwood floors, Enclosed front porch, Side drive. Walk to everything: Transportation, shops and restaurants.........................................$219,000
A ONE OF A KIND HOME! Impeccable restoration of original home with a fabulous addition surrounded by lush professional landscaping. Gorgeous decor & architectural detail throughout, yet warmly welcoming, house is perfect for intimate or grand scale entertaining. ....... $3,750,000 HANDSOME AND BEAUTIFULLY MAINTAINED traditional brick home for those who appreciate tradition and elegance. Distinctive home offers 5BRs, 2 full/2 half baths. Professionally landscaped fenced yard with in-ground pool and spa. Ample storage in basement. ....$1,489,000 GEORGOUS FRENCH NORMANDY with 5 bedrooms, 5 full & 5 half baths sits on a 75 foot corner lot. Gleaming hardwood floors and fireplace in LR, simply stunning eat-in kitchen with adjoining family room. Lower level rec room with gas fireplace. Beautifully landscaped grounds. ...........................................................................................................................................................$1,189,000 MAGNIFICENT 3-STORY HOME with a bright and open floor plan, grand sized rooms, gracious foyer with spectacular staircase, amazing millwork, inlaid floors and high ceilings. First floor family room overlooks fenced in yard. Three car garage with walk up storage/loft area. ...........................................................................................................................................................$1,099,000 BEAUTIFUL STYLISH UPDATED HOME with 4 BRs, 3.2 BAs on four floors of living space. Includes LR w/ frpl, new high end kitchen, Breakfast Rm, 1st FL office. LL has Fam Rm, Rec Room, Laundry, Wine Cellar and Full Bath. 2 car garage with extra storage and rooftop deck.$1,099,000 STUNNING BRICK MEDITERRANEAN COLONIAL, superbly maintained, both inside and out! Grand foyer features a soaring ceiling and formal dual staircase, totally unique. Hardwood floors throughout. Basement rec room. Spectacularly landscaped lot and private patio. $999,000 COMPLETELY RENOVATED 4 bedroom home is move-in ready. First floor features a spacious open floor plan. Large, high end kitchen. Full finished bsmt consists of a family room, a wet bar and a bonus room with its own bath. Deep backyard with a large patio and fire pit. $989,000 SO MANY IMPROVEMENTS in this 5 bedroom, 4 full, 5 half bath Victorian. Classic charm w/original woodwork, bullseye trim & soaring ceilings combined w/ modern amenities including the stone fireplace in the 1st FL family room. Four car garage, beautiful grounds. ..........$989,000
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! ..........................................................................................................................................................$2,525,000
FOREST PARK HOMES JUST MOVE IN!! Meticulously maintained new construction built in 2006. Open floor plan features 10 foot ceilings, hardwood floors, and many custom details from crown molding to door handles. High end kitchen. 4 generously sized BRs. Open basement ready to finish. ....... $489,000
ELMWOOD PARK HOMES PRICE REDUCED! MANOR BRICK COLONIAL HOME sits on an over sized lot w/ mature, professional landscaping. Expansive family room with hardwwod floors and vaulted ceiling, generous sized bedrooms with ample closet space, finished basement with separate laundry room. Many updates! ....................................................................................................................$419,000 METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED BRICK GEORGIAN. Features 3 bedrooms, 1 full bath, 1 powder room. Updated kitchen, 1st floor family room, generous sized living and dining room. Partially finished basement with laundry and storage room. Beautiful yard, 2 car garage. ..............................................................................................................................................................$339,000
CONDOS/TOWNHOMES/2 FLATS RIVER FOREST 2 Flat................................................................................................................$519,000 RIVER FOREST 1BR, 1BA. Entertainment area......................................................................$99,000 OAK PARK 3BR, 3-1/2 BA. Large corner unit. ....................................................................... $489,000 PRICE REDUCED! OAK PARK 3BR, 2.2 BR. ....................................................................$424,000 PRICE REDUCED! OAK PARK 2BR, 1BA. ........................................................................$225,000 OAK PARK 1BR, 1BA. Fabulous woodwork!.............................................................................$84,500 PRICE REDUCED! FOREST PARK 3BR, 3-1/2 BA..........................................................$269,000 FOREST PARK 2BR, 2BA. Large balcony. ..............................................................................$178,000 ELMWOOD PARK 4BR, 2-1/2 BA. New designer kitchen.................................................$199,999
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Preservation primer from page B1 Any addition within a historic district is tagged in our system. It’s an automatic review. We look at the scope of the work and whether the building is considered contributing or non-contributing to the district.” Rosanne McGrath, an Oak Park architect and former chair of the preservation commission, says determination is key. “When the districts were created,” she noted, “all the properties within the district were surveyed. Each district has a time period of significance. Any structure built outside of that period will be ‘noncontributing.’ In our three historic districts, the vast majority of buildings are considered ‘contributing.’” Both McGrath and Kaarre note that the Chicago and Linden house, a ranch house with a build date around 1947, was a non-contributing home to the Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School of Architecture Historic District. Kaarre points out, “Even though this is a major scope of work, the home is a non-contributing resource. Because of the visibility of the project, I reached out to the architect to see if they’d be willing to get some feedback from the commission, but my understanding is they declined that.” McGrath points out that homeowners of non-contributing properties, can do what they want to their properties, but the Historic Preservation Commission will offer an opinion that is purely advisory, and many people come in and listen to the commission’s suggestions. For homes that are considered contributing, a certificate of appropriateness is required for demolition, including partial demolition. Kaarre said that an addition to a home is classified as a partial demolition. This can be an area rife with misconceptions. Yes, a certificate of appropriateness is required for most large-scale renovation projects planned for contributing structures, but no, this doesn’t necessarily add to the burden of a homeowner seeking to work on his or her home. Both Kaarre and McGrath stress that the vast majority of projects do not require Historic Preservation Commission review. Notes Kaarre, “Typically, an addition of any sort would require approval, but if it’s not visible from the street, a certificate of appropriateness for a project can be ap-
proved administratively. Most are. Fewer than 10 percent of projects go before the commission.” McGrath points out the misconception that it is difficult to rehabilitate historic district homes is just not true. She said there are three requirements that must be met in order to trigger a certificate of appropriateness review by the commission: 1) Is the property a contributing structure? 2) Is the proposed work visible from the street? 3) Does the proposed work call for demolition of the historic fabric of the property? In essence she said the only significant changes prohibited are additions to the front of the home, which local zoning laws prohibit in most instances, and also demolition. Kaarre specifies that Oak Park’s guidelines most likely would not allow for the demolition of a contributing resource in its entirety. Unlike the River Forest case of the recently razed Mars Mansion, he said, “It’s not likely that something like that would get demolished here. The purpose of the historic district is to preserve contributing resources. Unless there are mitigating circumstances, it is very difficult to get a permit to completely demolish a contributing property.” McGrath emphasizes that for most homeowners looking to renovate their historic district homes, all that is required is a little planning. “If you know your project is large in scope and might require a certificate of appropriateness review,” she said, “it’s smart to do that when you’re in the design phase. It’s worthwhile to go in before you want the building permit just to make the process easier. The take-away is that you can enlarge, update and improve your home in a historic district, and it’s done hundreds of times a year in Oak Park.”
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613 Ferdinand Ave, Forest Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$255,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:30-1:30 1015 Lathrop Ave, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$259,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:30-1:30 3006 Mayfair Ave, Westchester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$289,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 5239 N. Leamington, Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$342,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sat. 12-2 2021 N. 77th Court, Elmwood Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$344,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1044 N. Humphrey Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$379,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1318 Elgin Ave, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$399,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3 2626 N. 75th Ave, Elmwood Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$419,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1051 Dunlop Ave, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$424,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 431 Greenfield, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$489,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 1219 N. Euclid Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$499,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 847 S. Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$550,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:30-2 916 N. Euclid, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$580,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 1125 Edmer Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$625,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1431 Jackson Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$664,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 184 E. Grantley Ave, Elmhurst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$699,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 847 N. East Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$749,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 304 N. Scoville Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$750,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 900 Fair Oaks Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$800,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 939 N. Oak Park Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$875,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 333 Linden Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$995,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1206 Lathrop Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,089,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1139 Lathrop Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,149,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
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211 N. Marion St. UNIT 2B, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $95,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1133 Chicago Ave. UNIT 2W, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$649,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1133 Chicago Ave. UNIT 3W, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$664,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1133 Chicago Ave. UNIT 4W, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$684,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1133 Chicago Ave. UNIT 4E, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$684,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 Maple Place Condo Showroom at 139 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park. . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$694,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2
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7541 Brown St. UNIT I, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$269,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 170 N. Marion St. UNIT 12, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$389,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 101 N. Euclid Ave. UNIT 23, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$569,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 101 Home Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$615,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2
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7231 Jackson Blvd, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$279,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2
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The Continuing Conversation About Taxes
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By CATHY YEN, Executive Director
axes. Have we reached the tipping point? Potential referendums for the school districts, TIFs, the need for development, the cost of living in Oak Park and River Forest – these issues all relate to our tax structure. We are in a bit of a bind now, having defined our communities by good schools, services and parks. These need upkeep and ongoing investment, even if just to replace aging infrastructure. Absorbing the cost of new investment is a challenge any family, business or even public institution understands. Our tree-lined neighborhoods devoid of big box stores and industry are particularly sensitive to tax increases. A small increase in the levy – the amount of total tax that funds the
budgets of the schools, park district, library, township and municipal government – will be largely felt by the residents. The relatively small commercial sector pays it share and struggles mightily with taxes to be sure. But that share is smaller than in towns with more business. Our government and schools are funded by mostly by property taxes, augmented by some sales taxes and to a lesser extent fees and other use taxes. We simply have mostly residential properties to fund those property taxes. Our commercial base here is not that sizeable, meaning less commercial property tax and less sales tax than elsewhere. Think about Oak Brook, with its huge mall and numerous office towers. Or neighbors with manufacturing or industry. Westmont with its car dealerships arrayed one after another down Ogden. These businesses contribute a significant amount of revenue to the local coffers, relieving some of the burden on residents.
Our schools are not ridiculously expensive and our governments do a decent job at cost containment and efficiency. Families’ tax bills are higher here because our residents shoulder more of the burden of funding the levy than do residents in other communities. We continue to build and develop in part to increase the pie: create a larger funding base to pay for our public institutions. In the meantime, we will continue to struggle with how to pay for our much loved and much needed services and institutions.
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Coming to terms with the wheelchair crew I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Maya Angelou
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hese days, my wife jokingly chides that all I talk about is death. This is not true. I was raised in Massachusetts, so I still talk about the Red Sox. I talk a lot about the two beehives in my backyard. I definitely talk about my granddaughter. But I do talk a lot about aging and death. This topic catches people’s interest and almost always sparks a passionate response. Invariably, after a few sentences, it seems a light goes on in their eyes and the conversation is off and running! People are hungry to talk about it. These conversations are a gift, helping me to become more aware and to change. My mother-in-law used to live in a ranch house on a quarter-acre lot. Then she moved to a condo, then to Holley Court (now called Brookdale). Today she lives at a senior residence on the far Northwest Side of the city; first in the assisted-living section and now, because she needs 24-hour care, on the skilled nursing floor. For me, there used to be a very difficult part in visiting her — stepping off the elevator at skilled nursing and being confronted by six or eight people just sitting in wheel chairs. Some of them sleeping, some moaning, some physically twisted, some just staring blankly. These are the people I tried to walk past quickly, averting my eyes. These are the people I tried to make invisible. Then, 50 feet down the hall, I would enter my mother-in-law’s room and see a precious, sparkly-eyed, sometimes forgetful woman sitting in a wheelchair. Recently, I questioned why the wheelchair gauntlet at the skilled-nursing elevator made me feel somewhere between uncomfortable and repulsed when I viewed my mother-in-law in a wheelchair, just down the hall, so differently. As I age and as I become more aware of my own prejudices about “old people,” I am better able to empathize, better able to see them as my mother-in-law, indeed better able to see them as myself.
MARC BLESOFF
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A call to save our Union
As the general election campaign begins, following the two conventions, we are reprinting a portion of documentarian Ken Burns’ commencement address at Stanford University on June 12, which is a stirring “call to citizenship,” or, as Abraham Lincoln once put it, “rising with the occasion.”
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ne hundred and fifty-eight years ago, in midJune of 1858, Abraham Lincoln, running in what would be a failed bid for the United States Senate, at a time of bitter partisanship in our national politics, almost entirely over the issue of slavery, spoke to the Republican State Convention in the Illinois Statehouse in Springfield. His political party was brand new, born barely four years before with one single purpose in mind: to end the intolerable hypocrisy of chattel slavery that still existed in a country promoting certain unalienable rights to itself and the world. He said, “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” Four and half years later, he was president, presiding over a country in the midst of the worst crisis in American history, our Civil War, giving his Annual Message to
Congress, what we now call the State of the Union. The state of the Union was not good. His house was divided. But he also saw the larger picture. “The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise — with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.” He went on: “Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. … The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation. We say we are for Union. The world will not forget that we say this. We know how to save the Union. … In giving freedom to the slave, we assure freedom to the free — honorable alike in what we give, and what we preserve. We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, the last best hope of earth.” You are the latest generation he was metaphorically speaking about, and you are, whether you are yet aware of it or not, charged with saving our Union. The stakes See KEN BURNS on page 20
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n a lame response to a critical issue, Oak Park’s village spokesperson on Friday justified the unjustifiable decision to cut off paychecks to a veteran cop shot multiple times as being equal treatment of all village hall staff regardless of their position. Equating the job done by a cop in the street with a clerk in public works, an urban planner, or even a village spokesperson is ludicrous as well as exceptionally bad optics at a moment when police officers around this country are being targeted for execution. Cops are different. Firefighters are different. Plain and simple. Fifteen months ago, Johnny Patterson, an Oak Park police officer for 27 years, was leaving his home on Chicago’s South Side for work. He was confronted in his alley by two armed teens as he left his garage. He identified himself as a police officer but was quickly shot in the arm, side and leg. He returned fire and managed to shoot his assailant four times. Both the assailant and his under-age accomplice were arrested and are now jailed, awaiting trial. The position of Oak Park’s village government is that Patterson was off-duty when he was shot. Therefore a year after the incident, when all of his vacation and sick pay had been used, Oak Park ended his compensation. Now the village is also being difficult in approving his return to work (and pay). While his doctor approved him for work in May, the village is requiring further medical testing before he is approved for active duty. The Fraternal Order of Police, the cops’ union, is pushing back. James Hawkinson, president of FOP Lodge 8, says state law makes plain that any police officer is considered on duty once he has clearly identified himself as a cop. If as a village, as a country, we still expect that cops run toward danger rather than stepping down or aside, we damn well ought to be ready to pay them for that courage. That the incident did not take place in Oak Park, or while on duty here, is irrelevant to this case. The FOP is planning a fundraiser next week. A GoFundMe account has also been created to accept individual contributions from citizens. That’s gratifying though the need for it is pretty pathetic.
McMahon’s legacy
Historic preservation can be, and needs to be, legislated on the hometown level. River Forest, over a long number of years, was dragged kicking and screaming into passing still-pretty-mild preservation ordinances. Perhaps this has proved so challenging because the very idea of preserving local architectural beauty, history and community has not been baked into the DNA of River Forest. From its more conservative political roots, a property-rights attitude long dominated the conversation. Leading the way in changing that discussion and also crafting a preservation law has been Laurel McMahon, the leading and for a time seemingly only person in town who understood the great value of a single special house, but more importantly the place of that home among those on a block or neighborhood in building a vital community. Now Ms. McMahon, and her equally estimable husband Dennis, long of the village’s Development Review Board, are moving to neighboring Elmwood Park in a downsizing effort. Bittersweet for them, we are certain, but also for the whole village. It is not often that a single person can fairly be recognized for leading a gradual but profound change in the thinking of a community. Laurel McMahon created a movement that has altered the sense of River Forest as a community that is not nearly stuck in time but connected honorably and enthusiastically to its past.
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Ghazala and Khizr Khan at the Democratic Convention.
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America the beautifully diverse
id you see any of the Democratic Convention last week? It was worth watching. There was inspiration in it — even joy. Not just the speeches. You could see it as the cameras panned the remarkably diverse, hope-filled faces, hanging on every word. This convention was, in effect, a celebration of America’s pluralism, a demonstration of the nation’s motto: E Pluribus Unum — out of many, one. But oneness doesn’t automatically emerge from our many-ness. That comes from struggling as a nation to embrace diversity, which is no easy task. It has been this country’s defining tension throughout our 240-year history. The Democratic Party, showing considerable courage, passed through that crucible over the last halfcentury — and paid a terrible political price, starting with their support of civil rights. Even this convention could have gone sour, but because the Democrats didn’t try to stifle Sanders’ supporters, the party came together in the end. It has been a long road for the Democratic Party and will continue to be a long road, but there is no turning back. Without inclusiveness, America ceases to be. There is no other path to the future. The nihilism, paralysis, and despair of today’s Republican Party is the only alternative. They don’t know how to embrace diversity, which is why that party is mostly old, mostly white, and mostly dying. You could see it in the faces at their convention, contorted by anger and fear. And by their positions. They have become the party of exclusion. Over the years, I’ve been observing the devolution of the Republican Party and the evolution of the Democratic Party — from the end of the progressive New Deal in the 1960s to the current end of the conservative Raw Deal (for all but the top 10 percent). Though the Republicans have enjoyed considerable political success, their party has been in steady moral decline, which recently turned into freefall. The Democrats, on the other hand, have been ever-so-slowly rising. During the conservative ascendancy that began with Ronald Reagan’s election, as the Democratic Party wandered in the political desert, it was frustrating to watch “Republican Lite” candidates try to distance themselves from the party’s liberal tradition. Many of those who, like myself, vote mostly Democratic couldn’t identify
completely with the Democrats because they didn’t seem to know who they were. But each of the last three conventions celebrated diversity instead of hiding it, and speakers became bolder about proclaiming progressive positions. The transformation in Philly, however, was remarkable. The political and nonpolitical speeches were powerful, eloquent and positive (except when hammering The Donald), and it was good to be introduced to the actual Hillary Clinton — as opposed to the straw effigy the Republicans have been setting on fire for the past quarter-century. Now she is leading a party on the upswing, a party that authentically reflects this country’s breathtaking diversity, a party that is still actively reaching to realize our national ideals. Were you watching? If so, you witnessed a political party rediscovering its voice. All of our culture wars come down to this struggle between inclusion and exclusion. As Stephen Prothero’s new book, Why Liberals Win the Culture Wars (Even When They Lose Elections), illustrates, culture wars have been with us from the beginning of our two-party system. Like it or not, it is how change takes place in this country. But in the long run, inclusion always wins, Prothero says, because that is what this immigrantbased country has always been about, and pluralism is what makes our nation stronger. Inclusion, in fact, provided the only meaningful moment in Trump’s dreadful “Midnight in America” speech in Cleveland. When he mentioned the Orlando massacre, for a moment his angry audience was on its feet, cheering for the “LG … BTQ community.” Trump could barely spit the initials out. The crowd might just as well have been cheering for the “BLT … PDQ” community for all they knew, but at least they were cheering — and thinking about something other than their own grievances. Even Trump dropped his Mussolini impersonation briefly and commented on how welcome it was to hear “that Republican response.” Maybe they can build on that moment. Let’s hope so because the Republicans will not rise from their current circle of hell until they learn how to embrace inclusiveness and celebrate diversity, something that was on full, glorious, patriotic display at the Democratic Convention last week. America the beautifully diverse. Did you watch? Wouldn’t it be nice to believe in a political party again?
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Learning, and relearning to live together
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hen my wife and I got married, we set some ground rules. The most important one was that we would speak to each other civilly. Tone is everything. It carries more weight than our words. After 36 years, we’re still striving to stay civil but sometimes that edge creeps into our voice. However, based on my observations, a lot of people are not even trying. The dictionary defines civility as polite, reasonable and respectful behavior. Stephen L. Carter defines it this way: “Civility is the sum of many sacrifices we are called to make for the sake of living together.” Sacrifices? Didn’t those go out with legwarmers? John A. Hall wrote a whole book on the subject. He said civility is, “Tolerance and respect for different points of view.” Sounds archaic, doesn’t it? A recent poll said that 94% of Americans believe lack of civility is a growing problem. Various causes are cited. Talk radio shows, for example, are coarsening the public discourse. Opposing voices shout over each other. They don’t just disagree, they also have to put people down. Another disturbing sign is people holding inappropriate conversations in public. I was in a restaurant with a loud-talking friend who insisted on sharing details of his colonoscopy. Despite my attempts to cut him off, he kept going — until the man in the next booth complained, “We’re trying to eat here.” Here’s another: treating clerks and servers like minions. I hear customers barking demands at the counter, without a whiff of civility. Some clerks can be equally rude, talking to their co-workers, while waiting on customers. When I’m handing someone money, I want their full attention. “Using technology in public,” was an example given
by Elwood D. Watson. Some people insist on yapping on their phone, no matter where they are. It could be a crowded subway car, or some other confined space and we are prisoners to their inane conversations. I was getting an oil change, when a high-volume woman drove me out of the shop. Her main topic was that the person on the other end should turn down their TV. The most dangerous example of using devices in public occurs when people text and drive. During a long, slow, slog down the expressway, I made an informal survey of my fellow drivers and saw many glancing down at their phones. They’re risking their lives — and mine — to stay “connected.” We hear foul language from fellow citizens. We listen to obscene lyrics blasted from car stereos, a direct violation of our noise ordinance. All of this behavior stems from selfishness and lack of respect for others. Please, thank you, the golden rule — they’re gone. Our political leaders aren’t helping. They’re setting a terrible example. Opponents don’t just have differing viewpoints, they tear each other apart. They equate civility with being politically correct. They see politeness as showing weakness. This has its consequences as we learned last week at the Republican Convention. Don’t disparage a candidate’s family and expect to win their endorsement. As we know, Forest Park politics can also get downright disrespectful. This problem can only be solved individually. We can set the example. We can, very carefully, call out others on their rude behavior. We can also train the next generation. When I hear my 5-year-old grandson, Troy, say “Yes, please” and “No, thank you,” it gives me hope for the future. His parents say that civility doesn’t come naturally. It requires constant enforcement, until it becomes second nature.
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Here’s to all our dog-friendly businesses
have an obsession for anything furry with four legs and by that I mean dogs (sorry, cat people) and in Oak Park that’s not uncommon. Lots of people here have dogs and want to bring them wherever they go. Well, depending on where you go, sometimes you can. First we have Pumpkin Moon, my favorite. This store for the fun-at-heart is full of candy, toys, and pranks that delight all ages. I go in there often and so does my dog, Velma. Their hours are 10-6, Tues.-Sat.; 12-4, Sunday; sadly, closed on Monday. The family that owns Pumpkin Moon loves pets so much, they even have a sister store around the corner called Scratch ’n’ Sniff, located at 120 N. Marion St. with the same hours. Scratch ‘n Sniff has great stuff for pets like leashes, collars, toys, homemade treats, and even dog socks. The people who work there always have treats ready for four-legged shoppers. They also sell things for humans who love pets. The Beer Shop is a happy place where adults can relax, have a beer, and play a game, but you can do all this with your dog and kids. The Beer Shop is located at 1026 North Blvd. and is open noon-10 p.m., Sun.-Wed. and noon-11 p.m., Friday and Saturday. It is lots of fun because it is conveniently located near shops for the whole family (including the dog) so it’s a good place for parents
to hang out. Another dog-friendly shop is Careful Peach, which is right next door. Careful Peach is a boutique filled with beautiful items. You may know them for having the poodle parade during Art Dans La Rue, the French festival in the summer. Their hours are 10-7, Mon.-Fri.; 10-6, Sat.; and 12-5 Sun. Val’s halla at 239 Harrison St., welcomes dogs because Val herself is a big dog fan. Stop in to visit and buy music, Mon.-Sat., 11-7 and Sun., 11-5. And I just found out that The Book Table at 1045 Lake St. welcomes dogs too, Mon.-Sat., 9-9 and Sunday, 11-6. Pet stores like Oak Park Natural Pet & Fish, Petco and Sirius Cooks are always happy to see a furry face. During the summer, many restaurants welcome dogs on their outdoor patios, too. Lastly, keep in mind that only a well-behaved dog is welcome at these stores. I may have missed other dogfriendly businesses, but I very much appreciate these stores and want to let people know about them. I hope there are more local businesses in the future where my dog and I can go because that’s where I’ll be spending my money. Will Bankes is a 12-year-old resident of Oak Park. He completed this essay as a summer writing assignment and decided to submit it for publication.
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Back to the drawing board
BLESOFF from page 17 There are reasons human beings live past the age of 50 or 60. There is a role we have as elders, an “age appropriate” view of the world that is different from when we are in our 40s. Some of that just comes with time. It’s important that we recognize our own wisdoms, our own abilities to change and our own connections with another human being. This is the gift of aging with grace and hope. This is the gift of aging consciously. These days, when I get off the elevator at skilled nursing, I stop. To the people sitting in the wheelchairs, I bend closer, I say hello, I smile, I actually look into their eyes. Most of the time, not always, they respond; sometimes a nod, sometimes a few words, and usually they smile back, with a sparkle in their eyes, showing appreciation. I appreciate the gift they are giving to me: seeing how I make them feel.
KEN BURNS
Saving the republic from page 17 are slightly different than the ones Lincoln faced — there is not yet armed rebellion — but they are just as high. And before you go out and try to live and shape the rest of your life, you are required now to rise, as Lincoln implored us, with the occasion. It is terribly fashionable these days to criticize the United States government, the institution Lincoln was trying to save, to blame it for all the ills known to humankind, and, my goodness, it has made more than its fair share of catastrophic mistakes. But you would be hard pressed to find — in all of human history — a greater force for good. From our Declaration of Independence to our Constitution and Bill of Rights; from Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, Fifteenth and Nineteenth amendments to the Land Grant College and Homestead acts; from the transcontinental railroad and our national parks to child labor laws, Social Security and the National Labor Relations Act; from the GI Bill and the interstate highway system; to putting a man on the moon and the Affordable Care Act, the United States government has been the author of many of the best aspects of our public and personal lives. But if you tune in to politics, if you listen to the rhetoric of this election cycle, you are made painfully aware that everything is going to hell in a handbasket and the chief culprit is our evil government. Part of the reason this kind of criticism sticks is because we live in an age of social media where we are constantly assured that we are all independent free agents. But that free agency is essentially unconnected to
Michael O’Malley’s “One View” column in the July 20 Wednesday Journal [When a road diet is not a road diet, Viewpoints] is the best, most intelligent piece I have read about this issue, and I agree with him 100 percent. While economic development for Oak Park is important and innovation can be helpful, the road diet will impact quality of life for residents — and not just the ones on streets close to Madison — too negatively. Do we really want all the commuter traffic to migrate to Washington, Monroe, Jackson, and other residential streets where pedestrians and bicyclists will no longer be safe? Madison Street is virtually the only east-west road that functions efficiently for commuters. Time to go back to the drawing board.
Madison Street plans include narrowing the street and creating a bend near Oak Park Avenue. real community, divorced from civic engagement, duped into believing in our own lonely primacy by a sophisticated media culture that requires you – no, desperately needs you – to live in an all-consuming disposable present, wearing the right blue jeans, driving the right car, carrying the right handbag, eating at all the right places, blissfully unaware of the historical tides that have brought us to this moment, blissfully uninterested in where those tides might take us. Our spurious sovereignty is reinforced and perpetually underscored to our obvious and great comfort, but this kind of existence actually ingrains in us a stultifying sameness that rewards conformity (not courage), ignorance and anti-intellectualism (not critical thinking). This wouldn’t be so bad if we were just wasting our own lives, but this year our political future depends on it. And there comes a time when I — and you — can no longer remain neutral, silent. We must speak up — and speak out. For 216 years, our elections, though bitterly contested, have featured the philosophies and character of candidates who were clearly qualified. That is not the case this year. One is glaringly not qualified. So before you do anything with your well-earned degree, you must do everything you can to defeat the retrograde forces that have invaded our democratic process, divided our house, to fight against, no matter your political persuasion, the dictatorial tendencies of the candidate with zero experience in the much maligned but subtle art of governance; who is against lots of things, but doesn’t seem to be for anything, offering only bombastic and contradictory promises, and terrifying Orwellian statements; a person who easily lies, creating an environment where the truth doesn’t seem to matter; who has never demonstrated any interest in anyone or anything but himself and his own enrichment; who insults veterans, threatens a free
press, mocks the handicapped, denigrates women, immigrants and all Muslims; a man who took more than a day to remember to disavow a supporter who advocates white supremacy and the Ku Klux Klan; an infantile, bullying man who, depending on his mood, is willing to discard old and established alliances, treaties and longstanding relationships. I feel genuine sorrow for the understandably scared and — they feel — powerless people who have flocked to his campaign in the mistaken belief that — as often happens on TV — a wand can be waved and every complicated problem can be solved with the simplest of solutions. They can’t. It is a political Ponzi scheme. And asking this man to assume the highest office in the land would be like asking a newly minted car driver to fly a 747. As a student of history, I recognize this type. He emerges everywhere and in all eras. We see nurtured in his campaign an incipient proto-fascism, a nativist antiimmigrant Know Nothing-ism, a disrespect for the judiciary, the prospect of women losing authority over their own bodies, African Americans again asked to go to the back of the line, voter suppression gleefully promoted, jingoistic saber-rattling, a total lack of historical awareness, a political paranoia that, predictably, points fingers, always making the other wrong. These are all virulent strains that have at times infected us in the past. But they now loom in front of us again — all happening at once. We know from our history books that these are the diseases of ancient and now fallen empires. The sense of commonwealth, of shared sacrifice, of trust, so much a part of American life, is eroding fast, spurred along and amplified by an amoral internet that permits a lie to circle the globe three times before the truth can get started.
Ellen Edwards
Oak Park resident since 1974 Wednesday Journal reader since its start
We no longer have the luxury of neutrality or “balance,” or even of bemused disdain. Many of our media institutions have largely failed to expose this charlatan, torn between a nagging responsibility to good journalism and the big ratings a media circus always delivers. In fact, they have given him the abundant airtime he so desperately craves, so much so that it has actually worn down our natural human revulsion to this kind of behavior. Hey, he’s rich; he must be doing something right. He is not. Edward R. Murrow would have exposed this naked emperor months ago. He is an insult to our history. Do not be deceived by his momentary “good behavior.” It is only a spoiled, misbehaving child hoping somehow to still have dessert. And do not think that the tragedy in Orlando underscores his points. It does not. We must “disenthrall ourselves,” as Abraham Lincoln said, from the culture of violence and guns. And then “we shall save our country.” This is not a liberal or conservative issue, a red state, blue state divide. This is an American issue. Many honorable people, including the last two Republican presidents, members of the party of Abraham Lincoln, have declined to support him. And I implore those “Vichy Republicans” who have endorsed him to please, please reconsider. We must remain committed to the kindness and community that are the hallmarks of civilization and reject the troubling, unfiltered Tourette’s of his tribalism. The next few months of your “commencement” — that is to say, your future — will be critical to the survival of our Republic. “The occasion is piled high with difficulty.” Let us pledge here today that we will not let this happen to the exquisite, yet deeply flawed, land we all love and cherish — and hope to leave intact to our posterity. Let us “nobly save,” not meanly lose, “the last best hope of earth.”
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Thanks for addressing panhandling
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ DECRIED
As I picked up my Wednesday Journal recently, I noticed on the “Crime” page the “Soliciting in the roadway” item. As a Galewood resident, I am thankful for the efforts of Oak Park in stopping the roadway panhandling along the Oak Park-Chicago border streets. Thank you, Officer Johnson, for attempting to stop the panhandling at North and Harlem by offering social services before an arrest becomes necessary. Unfortunately, most of the panhandlers refuse this option. Keeping them out of the street is a public safety issue.
Fran Sapone
29th Ward Republican Committeeman
It’s the taxes, not the high rent
“Who can afford to live in Oak Park?” [News, July 27] “Do luxury towers signal vanishing diversity?” Really? I think our taxes are taking care of that.
Jack Nowicki Oak Park
What do you consider an ‘accomplishment’?
I’d like to remind Mr. Simpson [Why I am supporting Donald Trump, Viewpoints, July 20] that Hillary Clinton has many accomplishments, not “zero.” Secretary of State and Senator don’t count? What does equal an accomplishment in his view?
Jen Packheiser
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The takeaway? Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the Democratic National Committee are sublimely steeped in dishonesty. She stepped down as Captain. What about the rest of the malodorous crew?
Tom Broderick
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A few little gems for shoppers dise. We just bought a very expensive sewing table there for $50. They have bins in the front of the store for donations. Note: You do have to pay for parking at all three locations. Good Earth Greenhouse and Cafe is located on Madison Street in River Forest. This is an actual greenhouse; there are not that many in the area. I like plants and was in heaven in their greenhouse. I bought two foot-and-ahalf-tall purple coleus plants there for about $10. I planted them in front of my house and they are both thriving. They have great customer service: a young women cheerfully put two bags of mulch in my car. They have a parking lot.
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I was surprised upon entering the Animal Care League Resale Shop because it was jampacked with beautiful vintage wood furniture, attractive lamps, and antiques; there was just a narrow aisle to walk through. The prices seemed very reasonable. I couldn’t help but notice that the man who volunteered that day was handling items with exquisite care. I went to the Women’s Exchange a half-block away the same day and discovered that they accept hand-crafted items from men as well as from women. They really should change their name! It’s a little hard to get into the shop, but it’s worth it. One of the members working in the shop that day is selling her art at rock-bottom prices; they were quite nicely done. The Brown Elephant resale shop, at 217 Harrison, sells a wide assortment of merchan-
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Community self-image and race relations
ost readers know at least a little bit about the racial incident that happened at a Madison Street bar on July 9, which led to a Facebook post, which was shared over 500 times, and which led to a protest march from the middle of Oak Park to the corner of Madison and Circle in Forest Park. As I followed these events — which, incidentally, led to a face-to-face meeting between the leaders of the march and the bar owner and some of his associates on July 19 — it struck me that Oak Park and Forest Park are heading in the same direction when it comes to racial justice. The difference between the two is not the destination but how to get there. And the decision on “how to get there” is influenced by how each community sees itself, i.e. its self-image. Oak Park’s image of itself, and the one it markets to non-residents, is that it is special, a city on a hill, a model for other communities to copy. And it’s been that way for most of the time it has been occupied by non-native residents. In an Op-Ed piece in Wednesday Journal (July 10, 2012), Rob Breymaier, executive director of the Housing Center, celebrated the success of what he called the Oak Park Strategy, an intentional effort to maintain racial balance since 1972. “It has proven,” he wrote, “to be the most sustainable, successful effort to promote suburban integration in the country.” That self-image, in part, motivated residents of Oak Park to respond to reports of an incident in Forest Park by staging a march. The image of Oak Parkers marching to Forest Park is telling. The march illustrates not only how Oak Parkers see themselves as a model to be emulated but also how they view their responsibility to work for change in
neighboring communities. At its best, Oak Park’s missionary zeal to improve the lives of those living outside its village limits is noble and caring. At its worst it is pretentious and condescending and can serve as a means of denying and/or avoiding what needs to be done at home. Forest Parkers, in contrast, don’t see themselves as models to be emulated. If a racial incident happened in Oak Park — and, according to my friends of color who live there, they happen fairly often — Forest Parkers would never think of organizing a march into Oak Park. The “moral ecology,” to use N.Y. Times columnist David Brooks’ term, in Forest Park includes “loving your neighbor as yourself,” and if you ask, ‘Who is my neighbor?’ residents will most likely answer, “Why, the people I bump into every day.” It’s all about local. There’s not much zeal to tell the Forest Park story to other communities. Quietly, and without much recognition from the outside, Forest Park in its own way has become significantly more diverse than its neighbor to the east. Compare the following data from the 2010 census.
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Black
32.35%
21.65%
Hispanic
9.87%
6.79
Asian
5.98%
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Native American .27%
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A literary ‘Wow!’ indeed Tim O’Brien’s book, The Things They Carried, is one of the finest books written on the suffering and moral anguish that comes with war, which was especially terrible in the Vietnam War. When I heard about O’Brien giving an address at Dominican University, I knew I had to be there, along with my daughter who first told me about O’Brien. It was indeed a “Wow!” experience, exceeding all expectations. Covering a range of subjects from the art of writing to war to the powerful influence of fathers, O’Brien gave us deep insights on all of this in the form of stories and
I see it lived out in Louie’s Grill every week. The most amazing mix of race, class and culture comes in every day for tasty, non-gourmet, relatively low-cost food served by a staff that really doesn’t care what you look like. It’s not part of an ideology they learned in college. It’s just who they are. It’s just who Forest Park is. It’s less political correctness and more ethical common sense, which they still believe is common to most people. Eighth-graders at Forest Park Middle School — where black students are 53.8% of the student body, Hispanics are 17.2% and whites make up 16.2% — had this to say about where their school is at in terms of race. Ariaun Scott began by saying that at the middle school, teachers treat everyone equally, but outside of Forest Park and in other situations, “I have to try harder than white students simply because I’m black.” Leadrick Hill said, “At lunch I sit with five people who are Mexican and I’m the only black person at the table. It’s nothing weird or anything. We have sat together since sixth grade. We all get along well because we know each other well.” Scott explained, “I sit at a table with mainly black kids. It’s not that I don’t talk to any other race. I get along with other races and talk to them, but it’s just easier to sit with my own race. I can relate to them more. With other races we don’t talk about the same things and don’t think alike. With other races it will work eventually, but it takes longer.” Notice that those two adolescents, along with many others in their class, speak very pragmatically about race relations. They weren’t looking through an ideological lens. In fact, Jenny Bowman articulated
reflection. Thank you, Ken Trainor, for your eloquent review of O’Brien’s remarkable talk. [An evening with my own O’Brien, Viewpoints, July 27]. Your words show the kind of appreciation that one writer has for another, just as O’Brien’s words showed his special appreciation for Hemingway. Your description of O’Brien’s delivery and of the audience response is also spot-on. Reading your tribute was, for me, a most enjoyable re-living of this most stimulating evening.
Stephanie Ferrera Oak Park
Forest Park’s down-to-earth attitude and approach to race when she said, “I honestly think you can’t completely erase racism. There will always exist people who believe there are people who are less than them. Not everyone is like that. The least we can do is try to make sure that it isn’t as big as it was before.” My point is not that one approach to race relations is better than the other. I’m trying to point out what I noticed during the interaction between Oak Parkers and Forest Parkers regarding the racial incident in the bar. The bar owners and staff were frankly baffled by the viral Facebook post and the march. It wasn’t much ado about nothing for them as much as it was, “We thought we had it all settled that night. We talked about it, apologized, said it would never happen again, shook hands and thought it was over.” To the credit of the Oak Parkers, they connected the small, local incident with what has happened in American history and what has been happening in the nation and the world. To the credit of the Forest Parkers, they didn’t connect it with any of that. They saw it as a small incident and responded to it as such. They thought, “Let’s not throw the gasoline of the world’s sins on what amounts to a burning match. As painful as that experience was to some individuals, the house in fact was not and is not burning down. Let’s just blow out the flames as they appear, one match at a time.” The question that Forest Parkers think but don’t often say out loud is, “We hear you, but how much do you want to learn from us? We don’t want to be a model of anything, but at the same time we’re doing OK with this racial thing. What we need are travelling partners, not travel guides.” Tom Holmes has worked in Forest Park since 1982 as a pastor and as a writer. He is grateful that his children grew up in this town and finds inspiration in the personal relationships he has developed with so many.
Congrats on your pyrrhic victory, River Forest For the third time this year, I have received a $100 traffic ticket for not coming to an absolute, prolonged dead stop at Harlem and Lake, due to the red-light violation policy of the village of River Forest. This note is simply to let you know that I will no longer support your village and/or its businesses. I and my family will no longer shop weekly at Jewel, Whole Foods or Walgreens. I and my family will no longer shop frequently at Panera Bread, Boston Market, Starbucks, Chico’s, Petco, River Forest Animal Hospital or any other business located within the vil-
lage of River Forest. Those businesses and others will lose thousands of dollars in revenue each year from my purchases. The village of River Forest will in turn lose the tax revenue I create through those purchases. I went to protest one of the traffic tickets. The adjudicating judge was both smug and flippant in attitude. It was all a big joke to him. Good for him and good for the village of River Forest. You have won the battle and lost the war. Congratulations on your $100 victory.
Tallie Trabert Oak Park
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Correcting a few inaccuracies After reading the letter titled, “Community policing vs. siege mode,” [Opinion, July 27], I wanted to clarify some key facts that are not accurate. The Forest Park Police Department did participate in the march. Bike officers rode alongside the marchers down Harlem Avenue and then west on Madison. I met the marchers at Harlem and Madison, along with Deputy Chief Mike Keating. I introduced myself to the event organizer and walked with him as I explained that he and his fellow marchers could stand in the middle of Madison Street from Circle to Marengo. Due to the large crowd, we felt it would be safer to close down that two-block stretch of Madison rather than cram everybody on sidewalks. You claim that we went into “siege mode” and did not “mingle” with demonstrators. I can’t even tell you how many people in this
march approached me as well as other officers and thanked us for simply doing our jobs. The officers were on one rooftop and were not there as “sniper perches.” They were simply there to watch the event with a clear and unobstructed view from an elevated level. We knew that high school teachers, residents and families of all ages that participated in this march had the best of intentions. Unfortunately, in this day and age, we have to take extra precautions. A small group of “agitators” can disrupt any peaceful march and jeopardize the safety of the peaceful demonstrators. It is my “opinion” that your intense dislike of this police department clouds your perception.
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After dog bite, trying to locate owner and dog My mother, who is 90 years old, was bitten by a Wheaton Terrier on Thursday, July 21 around 10:45 a.m. on Marengo Avenue near Randolph Street in Forest Park. My mom was talking to the owner, and the dog came over and bit her in the hand. The wound was gushing blood, but the owner took the dog and walked off in the other direction. My mom walked herself to Rush Oak Park Hospital, where she received stiches. When she went back for a wound check on Saturday, it was infected and they admitted her. She has been in the hospital ever since. We have no idea who this woman is, her name, or the name of the dog. This is being handled as a criminal case and the Forest
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Nancy Greco (for Kathleen Greco) Forest Park
Joanne Johnson, 77 Oak Park resident, formerly of River Forest
Joanne Tostrud Johnson, 77, of Oak Park, formerly of River Forest, died on July 19, 2016. Born on Oct. 18, 1938, she was a lifelong Lutheran, an avid bridge player, an alumna of Ripon College, and a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority. She spent her career as a certified financial analyst. Joanne Johnson is survived by her children, Jill Susan (Kurt Sunderman) and David
Calvin (Peggy) Johnson; her grandchildren, Elyssa Joanne (Derek) Salinas Lazarski and Grace Elizabeth Johnson; her siblings, David (Maureen) Tostrud and the late Mary Tostrud; and her nieces and nephew, Julie (Randy) Simonson, Dan (Amanda) Tostrud, and Stephanie (Dean) Jobe. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 Division St. in River Forest. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Ripon College, Attn: Advancement Department, P.O. Box 248, Ripon, Wisconsin 54971 are appreciated. Arrangements were handled by Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home in Oak Park.
Meg Fox, 54
When her children were grown, she became a realtor as homes had always been her passion. Her success in real estate exceeded expectations as clients found her trustworthy, sincere and fun. She will forever be reMargaret Mary “Meg” (nee Doody) Fox, membered for her faith, kindness, selfless54, died on July 29, 2016, following a devastatness, love of a good time, and ability to make ing heart attack on July 27, 2016. Born in Oak Park, she attended Hatch Elementary School others smile. She was the wife and best friend of Rayand graduated from Oak Park and River Formond “Buddy” Fox for over est High School. She made the 30 years; the mother of Katie, most of her time at OPRF, serving Danny, Michael, Matthew and as the president of Tau Gamma (a Billy Fox; the sister to Michael young woman’s service organizaDoody; and the future mother-intion) and being elected Homecomlaw to Erik, Siena, and Carmen. ing Queen her senior year. Her She is also survived by countless kind, humble demeanor seemed friends, brothers- and sistersto have a positive impact on evin-law, nieces and nephews, and eryone she touched throughout cousins. She was preceded in those years. From a young age, death by her mother, Catherine she was extremely close with her (“Kitty”); her father, Jack, and mother and her brothers. MEG FOX her brother, John. She moved to Milwaukee All are welcome in the celebraand worked hard to put herself through Marquette University. While in col- tion of her life. Visitation will be held at lege, she met Buddy, the love of her life. Her Becker Ritter Funeral Home, 14075 W. North calling in life was to be a mom and there was Ave. Brookfield, Wisconsin on Friday, Aug. 5 no one she loved more than her five wonder- from 4 to 7 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will ful children; no one loved being a mom more. be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6 at She did ordinary things extraordinarily St. Joseph Catholic Church (12130 W. Center well, whether attending sports games, cook- St., Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53222). ing dinner every night for her family, making In lieu of flowers, the family asks that mehomemade Halloween costumes, or spending morials be made to the Meg Fox Memorial time with all of her children’s friends. She Fund, which will go toward the high school forever felt grateful to have those years at and college education of a dear friend’s child, home. whom Meg was hoping to educate.
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First Congregational Church of Maywood
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You’re Invited to A Church for All Nations A Church Without Walls SERVICE LOCATION Forest Park Plaza 7600 W. Roosevelt Road Forest Park, IL 60130
William S. Winston Pastor (708) 697-5000 Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM
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1040 N. Harlem Avenue River Forest Meet our new Rabbi, Adir Glick Pray, learn, and celebrate with our caring, progressive, egalitarian community. Interfaith families are welcome. Accredited Early Childhood Program Religious School for K thru 12 Daily Morning Minyan Weekly Shabbat Services Friday 6:30pm & Saturday 10:00am Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 708.366.9000 www.wsthz.org
324 N. Oak Park Avenue 708-383-4983 www.firstUMCoakpark.org Sunday School for all Ages, 9am Sunday Worship, 10am Children’s Chapel during Worship Rev. Jenny Weber, Pastor Professionally Staffed Nursery Fellowship Time after Worship Presbyterian
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United Lutheran Church 1 5LGJHODQG *UHHQ¿ HOG Oak Park Holy Communion with nursery care and Children’s Chapel each Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Dennis Bushkofsky, Pastor Handicapped Accessible www.unitedlutheranchurch.org 708/386-1576 Lutheran-Independent
Grace Lutheran Church
7300 W. Division, River Forest David R. Lyle, Senior Pastor Phyllis N. Kersten Interim Associate Pastor Sunday Worship, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m. Sunday School/Adult Ed. 9:45 a.m. Childcare Available
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920
Rev. Daniel deBeer – Interim Pastor Sunday Worship Service – 9:30 a.m. Child care provided – 4 years or younger
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OAK PARK MEETING OF FRIENDS (Quakers) Meeting For Worship Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at Oak Park Art League 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park Please call 708-445-8201 www.oakparkfriends.org
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Lutheran-Missouri Synod
Christ Lutheran Church
607 Harvard Street (at East Av.) Oak Park, Illinois Rev. Robert M. Niehus, Pastor Sunday Bible Class: 9:15 am Sunday School: 9:10 Sunday Worship Services: 8:00 and 10:30 am Church Office: 708/386-3306 www.christlutheranoakpark.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod
St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship, 9:30am Adult Bible Class, 10:45am Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor 708-366-3226 www.stjohnforestpark.org
St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park
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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Third Unitarian Church 10am Forum, 11am Service Jennifer Nordstrom, minister
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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 Holy Hour 6:00 pm Third Thursdays
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Please call 708.442.6801 with any questions or email your resume to olivia@flurllc.com. CHILD CARE/RECREATION Hephzibah Children’s Association offers after school day care at all Oak Park public elementary schools. The School-Age Day Care Program is accepting applications for warm, nurturing, energetic individuals to provide care and supervision of 5-11-year old children in the after-school program. Monday through Friday, 2:30–6:00 PM, Wednesday–1:30–6:00 PM. Responsibilities include planning and supervising arts and crafts activities, group games, helping with homework, and indoor and outdoor play.At least 6 semester hours in education, recreation or related coursework. Experience working with children. Contact Amy O’Rourke, Director of Day Care at aorourke@hephzibahhome.org ELECTRICIAN’S HELPER PART-TIME Part-time Electrician’s Helper. Some experience required. Must have own transportation and some tools. Call 708-738-3848. HELP WANTED PART TIME FOX’S IN HINSDALE 777 N YORK ROAD Servers, Pizza Makers, Phone Staff, Delivery Drivers. Call 630-734-1400. LEAD MAINTENANCE OAK PARK RESIDENCE CORPORATION OPRC seeks experienced Lead Maintenance Person to perform janitorial, maintenance, heating, plumbing, and basic electrical work/ repair in residential building(s) in Oak Park. Also prioritizes and assigns daily work orders to maintenance crew; oversees maintenance inventory; works closely with Property Managers to establish preventative maintenance schedules for each building. Comprehensive knowledge of methods, practices, tools and materials used in building maintenance, repair and construction required along with a thorough knowledge of occupational hazards and necessary safety precautions. Bi-lingual and computer skills a plus! Full-time position; Competitive benefits. Mail, fax or email resume to: Beth Swaggerty Oak Park Residence Corporation 21 South Boulevard, Oak Park, IL, 60302 bswaggerty@oakparkrc.com Fax: 708-386-9362 EEO
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The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Deputy Chief Financial Officer. This is a single class position which will direct, manage, supervise, and coordinate the programs and activities of the Finance Department including the general ledger, annual financial report, cash management and investment; to coordinate assigned activities with other Village departments, divisions, and outside agencies; and to provide highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Chief Financial Officer. For additional information please visit www.oak-park.us/jobs.
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CONDO IN RIVER FOREST 3000 sq ft unit on top floor looking east to the city. 3 bedroom, 21/2 bath. Built in 2005. Two deeded parking spots in heated garage. 16 units in the association with the majority long time River Forest residents who have retired to one floor of living in a luxury unit. Windsor on Lathrop Condominiums. 411 Lathrop 5E. $850,000. Call 708-280-2190.
FOREST PARK 3 BR Beautiful 3 BR apt in 2 flat. A/C in unit, W/D on site. Close to transportation, Blue line and Green line. Heat & water incl. $1800/mo. Credit check req’d. Call 973-309-6159.
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COACH HOUSE FOR RENT Jackson Blvd & Oak Park Ave This is a cute very vintage coach house with two bedrooms on the main floor, hard wood floors, living room, eat in kitchen with one bathroom. In the basement are two bedrooms which can be used as an office, family room and another room which is a utility room with washer and dryer. There is parking for two cars. $1795 a month plus utilities, (water, electric, cooking gas hot water heat, radiator). Large front yard. One 1/2 month security deposit plus good credit. Student loans and hospital expenses will not count in credit profile. Present landlords reference. Email for more information: mila@tma.net. FOREST PARK: STUDIO. Immediate occupancy, all utilities included. $635/mo. 708-921-2600.
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Large Sunny Room with fridge & microwave. Near Green line, bus, Oak Park, 24 hour desk, parking lot. $101.00 week & up. New Mgmt. 773-378-8888
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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OAK PARK THERAPY OFFICES Available August 1. Secure building; Parking; Flexible leasing; Nicely furnished. Friendly colleagues; Waiting Room; Conference Room. Ideal for new practice or 2nd location. 708.383.0729
CRAFTERS NEEDED Christ Episcopal Church Fall Bazaar Sat Nov 12 • 9:00am-2:00pm 515 Franklin Av, River Forest $35 per table Light Lunch Provided Call Julie at 708-366-7730
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GARAGE SALE 3549 S MAPLE FRI 8/5 & SAT 8/6 8AM TO 3PM
Variety of boys and girls name brand clothes ready for fall, incl. NorthFace & Land’s End; Gently used sports attire, incl. cleats; Gently used household items. Brookfield
GARAGE/MOVING SALE 3550 MCCORMICK THU, FRI, SAT 8/4, 8/5, 8/6 9AM-3PM Items priced low for home and family!
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3/4 FAMILY GARAGE SALE 7209 ROOSEVELT ROAD
[In alley btwn Harlem & Marengo]
SAT 8/6 ONLY 8:30AM TO 4PM
Household, antiques, electrical tools, military gear, and too much more to list! North Riverside
GARAGE SALE 8025 W 26TH ST FRI - SAT - SUN 8/5, 8/6, 8/7 9AM TO 3PM
Furniture,incl. mid-century console stereo; tiller, tools, bbq grill; clothes, purses, shoes; kitchen items; home decor items. Oak Park
ESTATE SALE 1025 PLEASANT PL MILLS PARK TOWER (RING EMMA CLARK BELL)
SUN 8/7 9AM TO 4PM
Furniture/clothes/Scooter/Recliner/ antique record player and more. Oak Park
BACKYARD SALE 1220 N KENILWORTH SAT 8/6 8AM TO 1PM
Rugs, Lamps, Furniture, Household items, Girls Clothes, Boys Toys, ride on Hummer and MORE. Oak Park
GARAGE SALE 916 N HUMPHREY SAT 8/6 8AM TO NOON
Lots of DVDs; backyard wood bench; many misc. items, and MUCH MORE! Oak Park
GARAGE SALE 419 N LOMBARD SAT 8/6 8:30AM-12:30PM
Lots of baby gear, clothing, toys, games, sports equipment, vintage dolls, books and much more. Everything must go! No early birds, please.
ITEMS FOR SALE FURNITURE FOR SALE
Antique Lenoir dining room table and chairs, buffet and bureau. A real bargain at $300.00! Call 708-366-3314.
FURNITURE COUCH AND LOVESEAT Basset couch and love seat for sale. Tan color. No stains, holes or tears. $150. Call 312-485-8581.
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TO BE GIVEN AWAY CTA MEMORABILIA AND MORE Maps,(paper) brochures, employee & technical materials, postcards, pictures, magazines, transfers, much more, 1970s to 1990s, bus and rail, also other transit/ RR items. Email fixit4272@comcast.net for list; pickup in Galewood.
WANTED TO BUY WANTED MILITARY ITEMS: Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers-lead plastic-other misc. toys. Call Uncle Gary 708-522-3400
LOST & FOUND FOUND BOX TURTLE: Found female box turtle, light brown with pink paint on shell, on 07/18/16 on 9021 Lincoln Ave, Brookfield, next to the library. Phone # 708485-6563 LOST GRAY CAT Really sweet gray male shorthair cat last seen in the vicinity of North Harvey and Lake street, on Sunday July 17th. His name is Shadow, he’s about 3 years old and is microchipped. Was wearing a collar. May have fallen off. Super friendly and loves milk! Please call with info regarding our lost family member. 708-363-1225
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 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 24, 2016 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 for a variation(s) from Sections 10-73.H.2 and 10-10-4.C of the Village of Riverside Zoning Ordinance for property located at 180 Fairbank Road, Riverside, Illinois, in the R1-AA Single-Family Residence District, in order to extend an existing encroaching (nonconforming) front porch in the street yard in order to create a wrap-around porch. Application No.: PZ 16-013 Petitioner: Douglas and Lilianna Austin Property Commonly Known As: 180 Fairbank Road, Riverside, Illinois PIN: 15-36-305-022 The variation(s) sought is: A Variation from Section 10-7-3.H.2 of the Riverside Zoning Ordinance, which allows porches in any yard provided they meet the setback requirements of such yard in the applicable zoning district, and a Variation from Section 10-10-4.C of the Riverside Zoning Ordinance which prohibits additions or enlargements of nonconforming structures, and such other relief as is necessary in order to extend an existing encroaching front porch approximately 11 ft. (including the eaves) to the west in order to create a wrap-around porch along the west side of the house. 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 & Zoning Commission in advance by submission to the Village’s Building 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 3rd day of August, 2016. Paul Kucera, Chairperson Planning and Zoning Commission Published in RB Landmark 8/3/2016
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PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is given of the following two proposed Substantial Amendments & a draft application for funding: Substantial Amendments 1) To the Village of Oak Park Program Year (PY) 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan for Housing & Community Development (Con Plan), through the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD), the Village proposes to establish a Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program, specifically making the application to HUD for a Section 108 loan fund a high Con Plan priority & noting that specific application details are listed in the Village’s draft Section 108 application. 2) To the PY 2015 Action Plan, through HUD, the Village proposes to apply for a Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program in PY 2015, with the details listed below. As approved by the Village Board at the August 1, 2016 meeting, the Village proposes to apply for & set up a Section 108 loan fund in the amount of $3 million for small to midsize businesses. These funds, if approved, will be loaned by the Village to promote businesses expansion/improvement, create and/or retain jobs, assist low/moderate-income persons, & deliver positive economic benefits for the Village & its residents. For borrowers, the Village will offer a competitive interest rate, lower than conventional financing. The Village will charge a processing fee to applicants and/or a loan closing fee to approved borrowers. Each
Section 108 loan activity will create and/or retain permanent jobs, at least 51 percent of which (computed on a full-time equivalent basis) will be made available to or held by low/moderate income persons. The Village’s Section 108 Loan Fund will ensure that the Public Benefit standards are met: Oak Park will create or retain (or make available) one low/moderate-income full-time equivalent job for at least every $35,000 invested. Public comment on the proposed Substantial Amendments & on the draft Section 108 Loan Fund application can be given during business hours Monday-Friday, effective August 4 to September 2, 2016 & can be submitted in writing and by phone by September 2, 2016, to Mark Dwyer, Grants Supervisor, Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 at (708) 358-5416. The draft Application can be viewed at the Village address listed above, at all Oak Park public library branches & on the Village Grants webpage. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities & non-English speaking persons, as needed. An open-house Public Hearing on the proposed Section 108 Loan Fund application and on community development & housing needs will be held from 3-5 p.m. on September 2, 2016 in Room 215 of Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. Attendees can arrive at any time within this two-hour period.
Published in Wednesday Journal 8/3/2016
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Education of School District No. 91, in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, the tentative budget for said School District for the Fiscal Year 2017 will be available for public inspection at the District Office, 424 DesPlaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, after 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 3, 2016. Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on said budget will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the 8th day of September, 2016, at the District Office, 424 DesPlaines Avenue, Forest Park, in this School District No. 91.
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 filed by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. FILE NO. D16147542 on July 25, 2016. Under the Assumed Business Name of FLOWERING LOTUS RETREATS with the business located at: 922 MARION, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true name(s) and residence address of the owner(s) is: LASHONDRA KYLE 922 N. MARION OAK PARK, IL 60302
Dated this 3rd day of August, 2016 Board of Education School District No. 91 County of Cook State of Illinois Kim Rostello Secretary Published in Forest Park Review 8/3/2016
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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was filed by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. FILE NO. D16147525 on July 21, 2016. Under the Assumed Name of PASSION MADNESS with the business located at: 505 LAKE S, MAYWOOD IL 60153. The true name(s) and residence address of the owner(s) is: CHAKKERA C ELLIS 2031 N 19TH AVE MELROSE PARK, IL 60160. Published in Wednesday Journal 8/3, 8/10, 8/17/2016
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. FILE NO. D16147451 on July 19, 2016. Under the Assumed Name of STEPHANUS GREEFF CONSULTING with the business located at: 300 SCOTTSWOOD RD, RIVERSIDE, IL 60546. The true name(s) and residence address of the owner(s) is: STEPHANUS GREEFF, 300 SCOTTSWOOD RD, RIVERSIDE, IL 60546. Published in RB Landmark 7/27, 8/3, 8/10/2016
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT–CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-PR3 Plaintiff, -v.DAVID WALKSLER Defendants 12 CH 18588 626 North 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 May 29, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 12, 2016, 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 626 North Humphrey Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05320-011-0000. The real estate is improved with a multi unit building containing two to six apartments. The judgment amount was $507,947.53. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after
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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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 4221754 CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 12 CH 18588 TJSC#: 367920 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. I698795
AM on September 9, 2016, 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 1138 N. RIDGELAND AVE., Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-108-001-0000 VOL. 138. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $167,548.28. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1). 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 15-1498. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com
for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 15-1498 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 15 CH 01986 TJSC#: 36-7027 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. I696604
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.MICHAEL J. MILNER, EILEEN T. MILLER, HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION III Defendants 15 CH 01986 1138 N. RIDGELAND AVE. Oak Park, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 31, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT–CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO FINANCIAL ILLINOIS, INC. Plaintiff, -v.LAURA L. MARTINEZ A/K/A LAURA MARTINEZ, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 10 CH 014134 1409 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 July 23, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 23, 2016, 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 1409 HARLEM AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-24-212-023. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provi-
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sions 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(g1). 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 14-10-05049. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE 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. 14-10-05049 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 10 CH 014134 TJSC#: 36-8921 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. I699466
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 16, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 26, 2016, 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 1518 ASHLAND AVENUE, RIVER FOREST, IL 60305 Property Index No. 15-01-105-019. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g1). 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 re-
fer to file number 14-09-35427. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE 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. 14-09-35427 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 09 CH 043760 TJSC#: 36-9100 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. I699677
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(g1). 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 5 pm. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300, CHICAGO, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 476-5500. Please refer to file number 11299. 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. PIERCE & ASSOCIATES One North Dearborn Street Suite 1300 CHICAGO, IL 60602 (312) 4765500 E-Mail: pleadings@pierceservices.com Attorney File No. 11299 Attorney Code. 91220 Case Number: 10 CH 01542 TJSC#: 36-8887 I699435
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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker
Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 606064650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 4221754 CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 15 CH 02982 TJSC#: 367581 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. I699691
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT–CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK OF NEW YORK, SUCCESSORIN-INTEREST TO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS II TRUST 2006-AR5, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-AR5 Plaintiff, -v.COLLEEN P. SALEH, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, NMP PROPERTIES, INC. Defendants 09 CH 043760 1518 ASHLAND AVENUE RIVER FOREST, IL 60305
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT–CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF FIRST FRANKLIN MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-FFH1, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-FFH1 Plaintiff, -v.TERRI RENIVA AKA TERRI A RENIVA, ELBERT D RENIVA AKA ELBERT RENIVA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 10 CH 01542 731 BELLEFORTE 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 10, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 8, 2016, 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 731 BELLEFORTE AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-06-308-018-0000. The real estate is improved with a single family home; 2 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, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT–CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.CHARO MENDOZA, LUIS GODINEZ, THE PARKVIEW OF FOREST PARK CONDOMINIUM Defendants 15 CH 02982 1101 Harlem Ave., Unit 201 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 June 1, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 2, 2016, 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 1101 Harlem Ave., Unit 201, Forest Park, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-431-043-1005. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $141,455.30. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twentyfour (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
EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act., which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informedthat all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777. WEDNESDAY JOURNAL Forest Park Review, Landmark
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Oak Park connections from page 32 coaches for shaping our knowledge and love of the game. It seemed nobody had heard of Coastal Carolina baseball at the time I was there (my sister once wondered if our mascot was the “Chandeliers” rather than the Chanticleers), when it had only 5,000 students. But it was already a team with a strong record of baseball success. Vrooman was the reason Coastal Carolina started to schedule (and beat) top programs like Clemson, North Carolina and North Carolina State. Coastal Carolina even was awarded a No. 4 seed nationally in 2010, hosting a regional and super regional. Making the World Series, however, remained an elusive goal until this year. Nobody seemed to even consider a national championship was possible, and yet it happened. “They believed they could get it done,” said Vrooman, back home in Myrtle Beach. “This team is all about community, friendships, commitments to one another and commitments to the staff. “They might not have had the most talent in the nation, but we saw they could be the very best team in the nation.” Vrooman and I were both especially proud that Coastal Carolina was awarded for having the highest GPA (grade point average) of any of the eight teams in the College World Series this year. When I walked down the streets of Omaha with my family and John over to the CWS games, we were regularly stopped in our teal CCU jerseys by locals and visitors alike, wishing Coastal Carolina luck in the tournament.
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Coastal Carolina hoists the NCAA Division I College World Series trophy after the Chanticleers’ 4-3 win over Arizona in Game 3 of the CWS Finals June 30 in Omaha, Neb. It was clear we were the underdog, the “Cinderella team.” And, of course, a few people also wondered, what is a Chanticleer? A Chanticleer is defined as a rooster, used particularly in
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fables and fairy tales. While understanding of the mascot will likely remain limited, the baseball program likely will never be classified as “underdogs” again.
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Wolfpack takes second at national tourney
Steward, Saleh and Bruce lead balanced squad By MARTY FARMER
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he 11 players on the Wolfpack varsity boys basketball team knew they would have their hands full with the Pittsburgh Olympians. Just a few minutes into the championship game of the North American Youth Sports national tournament at Bolingbrook High School, the Wolfpack’s worst concerns were realized. The stronger, bigger Olympians scored on three alley-oop dunks en route to a 16-point halftime lead. However, the Oak Park-based Wolfpack methodically worked their way back into the game with teamwork and composure. Trailing 47-45 with four seconds left in the game, the Wolfpack shot an open threepointer for the win. Unlike seemingly every basketball movie ever made though, the ball rimmed out and the Olympians held on to claim the championship. Tough title game loss aside, Wolfpack President and program manager Matt Kelly couldn’t have been prouder of his players. “We were undersized and playing up a level (17U) against some very good ballers,” Kelly said. “When we were down 16 points in the championship game, I thought our guys just grinded it out. It was a great effort and probably the best a Wolfpack team has played at a major tournament.” In round-robin action at the tournament, the Wolfpack went 6-0 with close victories against the Calumet Venom, Milwaukee Phenom AAU, Chicago Hoop Squad, IDM Panthers AAU and X Factor Elite. The lone blowout was a welcome 71-42 laugher against Whitewater Elite. In the quarterfinals, OPRF senior Mike Saleh scored 23 points to power the Wolfpack past Madison Deer (Wisconsin) 61-38. Fenwick junior Billy Bruce had 16 points in a 54-33 win over the Ohio Kings AAU in the semifinals. “Billy was the leader on Fenwick’s undefeated sophomore team this past season. He’s versatile and competitive. He is also one of the nicest kids when the game is over, but he’s totally zoned in during games.” Highly touted swingman DJ Steward (incoming freshman at Fenwick) scored a game-high 17 points against the Olympians in the finals. “DJ is as legit as they come,” Kelly said. “He can dunk the ball and is one of the best shooters I’ve ever seen. He’s versatile, long and athletic. “The best thing about DJ is that he’s a great kid who’s genuinely liked by his teammates. He’s very coachable, too.” While this particular Wolfpack team has individual talent, their success has been
Courtesy Matt Kelly
(Left to right) Coach Marek Sorensen, Craig Shelton 6’1 PF (OPRF So.), Mike Saleh 6’3 SF (OPRF Sr.), Jack Simpson 5’10 PG (OPRF Sr.), Billy Bruce 6’2 SG (Fenwick Jr.), Lucas Kolovitz 6’1 SF (Fenwick So.), Phil Saleh 6’4 PF (OPRF Jr.), Charlie Westerman 5’9 PG (Fenwick Jr.), Coach Matt Kelly, DJ Steward 6’2 PG (Fenwick Fr.) and Davis Birmingham 6’2 SF (OPRF Jr.). Not pictured: Dan Francis 6’2 SG (OPRF So.), Ben Pierce 5’10 PG (OPRF Jr.). fostered by a learning curve over multiple seasons. Three years ago at the same tournament, the team went 0-11 as seventh-graders. This summer, they finished 17-2 overall in four tournaments. “I like to compare this team to the [San Antonio] Spurs because they don’t care who scores,” Kelly said. “They play unselfishly and find the open guy. I’ve been coaching a lot of them for 11 or 12 seasons and it has been a real privilege. There’s never any reteaching with this group, just fine tuning. “Considering their development collectively, I would say this team is like the posterchild for what Wolfpack basketball is all about.” The Wolfpack varsity roster includes seven players from OPRF High School (6-foot-1 sophomore forward Craig Shelton, 6-3 senior forward Mike Saleh, 5-10 senior guard Jack Simpson, 6-4 junior forward Phil Saleh, 6-2 junior forward Davis Birmingham, 6-2 sophomore guard Dan Francis, 5-10 junior guard Ben Pierce) and four players from Fenwick (6-2 junior guard Billy Bruce, 6-1 sophomore
forward Lucas Kolovitz, 5-9 junior guard Charlie Westerman and 6-2 combo guard DJ Steward. ) Assistant coach Marek Sorensen helps Kelly on the bench. While the players likely will reconvene next season to continue their growth as a team, many of them will play with and against each other when OPRF and Fenwick meet during the high school regular season. “It’s kind of cool during pre-game warmups that they are buddy-buddy and have fun,” Kelly said. “They all get along and play well together, but they are also very competitive. When that switch gets flipped on, they want to beat each other, that’s for sure.” Celebrating its fourth anniversary this
week, the Wolfpack School of Basketball currently has 16 teams (12 boys, 4 girls) and is involved with several camps, leagues and tournaments throughout the year to cultivate the development of local youth basketball players. “Everything is going very well,” Kelly said. We had two teams in 2012 and now we have 16. We hope to get as many kids as possible in our programs. “We also have a great group of coaches who are local guys. While we have a few players from Chicago and other suburbs, the players in our program primarily come from the communities of Oak Park and River Forest.” For more information, visit www.wolfpackschoolofbasketball.com.
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Celebrating the Chanticleers together OPRF alums John Vrooman and Kit Kadlec reunited to watch Coastal Carolina win the CWS By KIT KADLEC Guest Contributor
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oastal Carolina University won its first NCAA Division I championship June 30 when the Chanticleers defeated Arizona 4-3 in Game 3 of the College World Series Finals in Omaha,
Courtesy Kit Kadlec
John Vrooman, left, and Kit Kadlec managed and played baseball, respectively, at Coastal Carolina University. They also graduated from OPRF and played for coach Jack Kaiser.
Neb. Coastal Carolina (55-18) became the first team since Minnesota in 1956 to win the CWS championship in its debut. Catcher David Parrett, third baseman Zach Remillard, outfielder Anthony Marks and (CWS Most Outstanding Player) pitcher Andrew Beckwith earned All-Tournament Team honors at the College World Series to power the Chanticleers to the coveted championship. Few might realize, however, the CCU baseball program was shaped by an Oak Park native. John Vrooman was a longtime former baseball coach, as well as interim athletic director, academic dean and history professor at Coastal Carolina. Under Vrooman’s guidance, Coastal Carolina baseball won six consecutive Big South Conference titles and achieved the school’s first NCAA regional appearance in 1991 (just four years after becoming a Division I program). He’s in the school’s athletic hall of fame and CCU’s beautiful new baseball field is named after him. If you ever get down to Myrtle Beach, S.C., check out a baseball game on campus. You’ll surely be impressed, but you’ll also have no
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