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JOURNAL of Oak Park and River Forest

Open House Chicago goes west Page B1

Lake and Lathrop’s last extension? Board expresses impatience By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter

Despite opposition from one trustee and a threat from another to not support additional extensions, the River Forest Village Board granted extensions to the developer who plans to build a five-story, mixed-use property at the southwest corner of the intersection of Lake Street and Lathrop Avenue. The major changes of the amendment give Lake Lathrop Partners LLC more time to submit a permit application, begin construction and complete the project due to delays involving the departure of Cigar Oasis from 7619 Lake St. Lake Lathrop Properties is a joint venture between Sedgwick Properties and Keystone Ventures. The village board voted 4-1 to approve an amendment to the agreement with Lake Lathrop Partners, with Trustee Patty Henek casting the negative vote and Trustee Respicio Vazquez recusing himself, citing a common-law conflict of interest since he works for the law firm that represents River Forest School District 90 and Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200. Under the amendment, the deadline for submitting the permit application has been changed from See LAKE & LATHROP on page 12

Flag wavers

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The OPRF High School Color Guard performs with the marching band during halftime of the Huskie football team’s homecoming game on Oct. 11 at Oak Park Stadium. More photos on page 17.

Direction of OP board unclear but hopeful Board is united in wanting racial equity but divided in its approach

By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

In the aftermath of Trustee Susan Buchanan’s now infamous outburst at the Oct. 7 village board meeting, Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb, voiced support for Buchanan in a letter to the Journal and finds himself in the precarious position of trying

to unify a fractured and dysfunctional board. “I do hope that we can come to a point where we’re moving forward,” Abu-Taleb said. Buchanan, who has since received threats, has taken accountability for her behavior in an explanatory and apologetic statement to Wednesday Journal, part

of which read, “I lost my temper at Monday’s board meeting and immediately apologized afterwards to my fellow board members, the village clerk and village manager. I will do better going forward.” She also reiterated that sentiment in person at a Monday evening finance commitSee VILLAGE BOARD on page 14

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Unity Temple snags Driehaus Award Unity Temple won its first Richard H. Driehaus Foundation National Preservation Award. The awards go to the best historic preservation endeavors recently completed in the United States. The restoration efforts behind Longfellow Bridge in Massachusetts and Rhode Island’s South Street Landing also received the award. The awards were presented at the PastForward restoration conference in Denver on Oct. 11. Brad White, board president of Unity Temple Restoration Foundation and vice president of Alphawood Foundation, the main contributor to the $25 million Unity Temple restoration, accepted the award along with Jack Tribbia, the project’s general contractor, and Mark Nussbaum, the mechanical engineer who installed the building’s geothermal

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system, according to the foundation’s executive director, Heidi Ruehle-May. This past July, Unity Temple, along with seven other Frank Lloyd Wrightdesigned buildings, was added to UNESCO’S prestigious World Heritage List.

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An eclectic gathering

Stacey Sheridan

Musician Mia Pucci performs while audience members, such as poet and storyteller Tony Foley, look on during the “East of Ridgeland Block Party” held Oct. 12 at Compound Yellow, an independent artist space located at 244 Lake St. in Oak Park. The event was designed to bring together community members along Lake Street for a day of diverse music arrangements—from indie rock to hip hop to opera-funk.

Anan runs the marathon

Abu-Taleb, who turned 60 last month, runs one to two marathons per year and has done the Boston and New York marathons. “I’ve been doing it for a long time,” he said. “Running is very therapeutic. It allows me time to think through things and to stay healthy.” Abu-Taleb placed 261st in his age group.

No, we’re not talking about serving two terms as village president. Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb ran in the Chicago Marathon, Oct. 13, finishing in 3 hours and 16 minutes, his personal best. Abu-Taleb shaved 23 minutes off his time from last year. “It was a beautiful morning,” he said. “It was a lot of fun and the spectators were just phenomenal.”

Stacey Sheridan

ANAN ABU-TALEB Mayor

No trick-or-treat citations

During an Oct. 7 meeting, the village board pushed back Halloween trick-ortreating from 3-7 p.m. to 4-8 p.m. The board also moved to change the directive from an ordinance to a resolution. Language in the original ordinance raised concerns, stating, “Halloween trick-or-treating is permitted only on Oct. 31 of each calendar year from 3 to 7 p.m. Trick-or-treating at other hours or on other days shall be treated as a violation of this code.” The language suggests that police would hand out local ordinance violations to any trick-or-treaters collecting candy outside of that time frame. Members of the community and some trustees worried that police would target trick-or-treaters of color out collecting candy past that time. In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, police records show that zero citations have been handed out for trick-or-treating during non-trickor-treating hours in Halloweens past.

Stacey Sheridan

Former D90 chief has homework for aspiring writers

Tyra Manning, who served as superintendent for River Forest School District 90 for 12 years before retiring in 2004, has a new book out for anyone who wants to put their story in writing, but needs a nudge and a dose of inspiration. The book, Your Turn: Ways to Celebrate Life through Storytelling, was released on Oct. 1 by She Writes Press. Manning’s first book, Where the Water Meets the Sand (2016), was an IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards Gold winner in the autobiography and memoir category. From Oct. 21 through Oct. 25, Manning will be on a speaking tour in Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park. She’ll appear alongside Karen Keilt, who will talk about her memoir The Parrot’s Perch. Below is a list of Manning’s and Keilt’s speaking tour schedule:

■ Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 2 to 4 p.m., Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake St. ■ Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 7 to 9 p.m., Centuries and Sleuths Bookstore in Forest Park, 7419 Madison St., Forest Park ■ Wednesday, Oct. 23 from 4 to 6 p.m., Looking Glass Bookstore, 823 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park ■ Thursday, Oct. 24 from 5 to 7 p.m., River Forest Public Library, 735 Lathrop Ave.

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No Land Beyond

Stand Tall Saturday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m., Oak Park Country Club Sarah’s Inn’s signature event of the year. Enjoy drinks, delicious food, entertainment, the Zippy Photo booth, and live and silent auctions, all to support Sarah’s Inn. Silent and live auction items include: A VIP Blackhawks tour, a one-of-akind pickleball party hosted by board member Bruce Ulrich, an eco-lodge stay in St. Croix, a Sanibel Island getaway, Broadway in Chicago’s Mean Girls tickets, a farm-to-table dinner from Carnivore, bagels from Oak Park’s popular Daly Bagel with Rare Bird preserves and Wise Cup coffee. Contact Joannas@sarahsinn.org. For more, www.sarahsinn.org.

Chamber Music Series: Duo Diorama Saturday, Oct. 19, 7 p.m., Unity Temple Unity Temple Restoration Foundation presents violinist MingHuan Xu and pianist Winston Choi. Both perform worldwide and teach at the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University. $30; $25, members. Season pass (six shows): $105; $90, members. 875 Lake St., Oak Park.

True Unity Classical Concert: Heine Lieder Saturday, Oct. 19, 6 p.m., Unity Lutheran Church Baritone Kevin McMillan and pianist Gabriel Dobner perform a full recital of works by German composer Robert Schumann. The Schumann works are based on poems by Heinrich Heine. Free. 6720 31st St., Berwyn.

Creating a dementia-friendly community Thursday, Oct. 17, 8 a.m. to noon, Nineteenth Century Club Join community leaders in learning about and discussing dementia and its impact on Oak Park, sponsored by the village of Oak Park, Oak Park Public Library, the Park District of Oak Park, and Oak Park-River Forest Township. 178 Forest Ave. RSVP to pmahn@oakparktownship.org. For more, www.oak-park.us/dementiafriendly.

OPRF Spoken Word Tuesday, Oct. 22, 7 p.m., Little Theatre, OPRF High School Spoken Word Club Fall Showcase, tickets $5. 201 N. Scoville Ave.

Friday@Hemingway’s: Cello Concert Friday, Oct. 18, 7-9 p.m. Hemingway Birthplace Cellist Molly Rife presents a mix of classical and pop selections. She has performed with a hip-hop band, a folk singer, or with Northwest Indiana Symphony Orchestra. 339 N. Oak Park Ave. For more, hemingwaybirthplace.com.

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BIG WEEK

The Importance of Local Media

Drinks and Dialogue

Thursday, Oct. 17, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Shanahan’s Join the League of Women Voters as they host local journalists in a dynamic discussion on why local newspapers are so vital in educating and informing our communities. Guests include Dan Haley, publisher of Wednesday Journal; Maria Maxham, editor/reporter of the Forest Park Review; Michael Romain, editor of Austin Weekly News and publisher of Village Free Press; Stacey Sheridan, editor/reporter of Wednesday Journal, and other contributing reporters. 7353 Madison St., Forest Park.

Fright at Night Friday, Oct. 18, 5:30-8:30 p.m. Oak Park Conservatory Bootanical Conservatory promises tricks, treats and Halloween fun. Take a spooky walk through the Conservatory; enjoy crafts, magic and a Halloween puppet show with Mister Kipley. Admission every half hour. All ages welcome. Under 2 years old, Free. $8 Preregistration tickets/$10 admission at the door, limited availability. 615 Garfield St. For more, www. pdop.org/fright-at-night.

Saturday, Oct. 19, 8 p.m., First United Church Hear the Oriana Singers, City Voices and The Rookery perform music at the intersection of civilization and nature, of utopia and dystopia. $20. $15, seniors; free, students through college. More: oriana.org/ calendar. 848 Lake St.

Haunted House Friday, Oct. 11, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Dole Library Wear a costume, bring a bag for candy and prepare for some frightful delights. In collaboration with the Park District of Oak Park. Best for ages 2+. Free. 255 Augusta St., Oak Park.

Tales of the Tombstones Cemetery Walk Sunday, Oct. 20, first tour at noon, last at 1:30 p.m., Forest Home Cemetery “Bad to the Bone,” this year’s 28th walking tour of Forest Home Cemetery features tales of the macabre, the creepy, and the scandalous. Visitors will meet Adolph Luetgert, a butcher whose wife mysteriously disappeared; Adam Heyer, gunned down in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre; and lonely hearts murderer Belle Gunness, just to name a few. Cost is $10 for members, $15 for others. Tickets can be purchased at the gate on the day of the walk or on website, www.oprfmuseum.org. 863 Desplaines Ave., Forest Park. For more, 708-848-6755. Rain date, Oct. 27.

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ART BEAT

A late bloomer’s ‘Degrees of Difficulty’

to give the story more complexity and balance. Writing from four points of view was challenging. I needed to learn about each character’s point-of-view, find a unique voice for each and understand how each would act or react within a family unit. Hugo, the middle child, and Caroline, the mother, remained elusive to me and, as a result, appeared more one-dimensional at first. Hugo seemed almost unbelievably good and self-sacrificing, while Caroline came across as withdrawn and bitter. I wrote several drafts, made many reviBy JULIE JUSTICZ sions; pages written, pages tossed, as my Guest Author hair turned grayer and my kids grew older. rue confession: I’ve always been jeal- But I think age and experience helped me ous of creative people who fully em- in the end. If our synaptic processing speed brace their passion early in life. Call and working memory peak in our 20s, skills me a late bloomer. Though I’ve always like executive function, equanimity, and loved to write, it wasn’t until I’d fin- compassion come later, usually during our ished law school and worked in legal aid for 30s, 40s and 50s. And wisdom supposedly five years that I followed my heart and got kicks in in our 60s and 70s. Being older, being a spouse, being a mom, an MFA in creative writing. helped me explore the parents’ points of It took another decade for me to start my first novel, 10 more years to finish it, with view in my book. As life threw challenges at the writing done during stolen moments me, I came to understand my characters betwhile raising two kids and working for a ter. I understood their heartache and pain in a way I wouldn’t have as nonprofit organizaa younger writer. tion. I’m excited to share So here I am, certhis novel with Oak tainly not a daffodil Park friends and comin the garden of life, munity members. celebrating the release This has been a great of my debut novel, Deplace to raise kids, to grees of Difficulty, this watch them grow and month. explore, screw up and In one sense, this recover. There’s that book began many Tolstoy line, “All hapyears ago — 1977 to py families are alike, be exact — when my but each unhappy famfather told me and ily is unhappy in its my five siblings that own way.” My interour youngest brother, pretation is that very Robert, had been born few families manage with a rare chromoto keep all their hapsomal anomaly, Partial piness ducks in a row. Monosomy 21. Life gets messy; most Our family began of my friends have a long journey that Photos Provided messy lives — which, tested each of us in to me, makes them different ways. De- Degrees of Difficulty by Julie Justicz complicated, intrigugrees of Difficulty is ing. loosely based on our I hope my novel resexperience caring for onates because it recand loving Robert during his 22 years with us. What love asks and ognizes that family love is often complicated what love costs — these were the questions I and challenging, and even costly. Degrees of Difficulty is available at the wanted to explore in my fiction. Book Table in Oak Park. When you go, please But how? I thought about some of my own feelings notice the beautiful cover, which features a over the years — a profound sense of family painting by our village’s very own Sandra loyalty, an incredibly deep and abiding love Dawson. I’ll be reading in the Veterans Room for my disabled brother, and, to be honest, a at the Main Library, 834 Lake St., Oak Park, at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, and Alex good deal of anger and resentment. I began to write the novel in the first-per- Kotlowitz will join me for a conversation. son point of view of the sister, Ivy. I tapped For any of you book groupies who select my into her resentment; she came off as snarky novel for your next meeting, I’m happy to and a bit selfish, which meant I needed to join you for a discussion. You can reach me add the voices of the other family members through my website: juliejusticz.com.

Cartoon caption contest concludes

We want to thank all of those readers who entered our first-ever Wednesday Journal Cartoon Caption Contest. Since being announced in the 2019 Answer Book, we received almost three dozen entries, from which Wednesday Journal staff narrowed down to 10 finalists. Over the last few weeks, we opened it up to the community for online voting, and today, at last, we have a winner… First Place

“You see, Bob? I told you all these new high-rises downtown wouldn’t infringe on Oak Park’s ‘green spaces’” Jim Cozzens, Oak Park Second place “Hurry up. Skeet shooting in Austin Garden starts in five minutes.” Paul Clark, Oak Park Third Place “See that cloud? It’s the water hazard.” Martyn Bernstein, Oak Park The winner will receive a framed print of the cartoon with his caption. Marc Stopeck

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The risk of authenticity

ak Park, this is your village board. At this moment a sorry mess. An embarrassing mess. But duly elected. And therefore responsible to work diligently and collectively to find a path forward. Not one papered over with apologies and promises to do better. That note is for Susan Buchanan. Not one that involves stirring the pot to gin up wider controversy as a salve to bruised egos. That one’s for Dan Moroney. Over two election cycles, Oak Park voters concocted a fractious village board. This is a group of seven without a common organizing principle. Did we think we’d miss the VMA so soon? A group of seven led by an individual, Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb, who lacks patience for issues beyond economic development and government efficiency. There’s the Deno AndrewsDan Moroney wing of the board that tilts toward libertarian. There’s the newly elected Arti Walker-Peddakotla and Susan Buchanan who want local government to earnestly work against society’s unfairness and inequities. Simone Boutet was sort of elected with Andrews and Moroney but now feels some sting in perceptions she’s not as progressive as Walker-Peddakotla and Buchanan. (And, adding to the stew, she made the preemptive announcement she is running for village president in 2021.) Then there’s Jim Taglia, rightly described as this board’s glue, the fellow all the various factions talk to. After last week’s unravelling, Taglia will need more glue. The breaking point came a week ago when the village board once again took up revisions to the historically notable diversity statement. Even in the midst of Buchanan’s fully uncharacteristic freak-out targeting white men on the board, even with two of those white men — Andrews and Moroney — just not being able to let go of one last obsessive moment over the “systems of oppression” language, the board approved a much improved diversity statement unanimously. Weird and disorienting. A moment of accomplishment for this board, one centered on inclusion, that revealed profound

splits in world view among these seven. While some have suggested that the unanimous vote reflects some foundational agreement, I see no evidence of that. Social media has been laced with demands for Buchanan to resign or be forced from office through some undetermined process. Perhaps an equal share of voice has been from people fully excusing Buchanan’s outburst, even celebrating it as overdue. I’m for dismissing both those extremes. Resignation is too easy a way out for Buchanan. She was elected to lead, she screwed up, and now she has to do the redemptive work. That said, it is hard not to be legitimately, collectively, angry at white men in this moment. I’m mad at white men. Plenty mad, for reasons historic and also for what happens every damned day. Mad in this moment about Oak Park turning up on the repugnant InfoWars, and every other right-wing conspiracy outlet because an elected white man lit a wick. But being mad is not a path to progress; it doesn’t resolve what aches, what scares. Progress comes by going deep into the division, doing it personally, being vulnerable. We’re in this mess not just because Susan Buchanan lost her temper or because Dan Moroney felt disrespected. We’re in this mess because for all the decades of integration and diversity hype, Oak Park’s village government, the elected leaders, have never had an authentic conversation about race, about equity, about how it has shaped their own lives. Years back, long before OPRF was able to even understand the inequity in its institutional bones, it chose to hire a facilitator and have what it called “courageous conversations,” first just among board members, about these complex and defining confusions of race in each of our lives. This should be the next step for the village board. Set aside the time it takes for the seven people elected to lead this town to be awkward, to fumble for words, to embrace the risk of authentic conversation about race.

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Rendering of the proposed new hotel at 1140 Lake St.

Holiday Inn on Lake Street?

Longtime commercial building owner heads to zoning board By DAN HALEY

height variances in his special-use application but will keep the building at 80 feet which is within current limits. Failor said After decades of hopes and false starts, the additional three floors will front the downtown Oak Park may become home to Lake Street side of the building. Office space currently on the second a nationally branded hotel if plans heading to the village government’s Zoning Board through fifth floors will be converted to hoof Appeals are approved and a special-use tel use. Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb said permit is granted by the village Tuesday that the hotel plan as board. proposed by Hemani does not Azim Hemani, owner of the seek any financial subsidies commercial retail and office from the village government. building at 1140 Lake St., will “Projects such as this in the come to the zoning board in earpast would want cash from the ly November with a proposal to village. We’re at a point where add three-stories to his existing there are no subsidies asked, nor five-story structure and to build do I think any would be granta 75-room Holiday Inn Express ed,” said Abu-Taleb, who added & Suites hotel. The ground-floor that he is not aware of parking commercial space is currently discussions but noted the village home to Nando’s Peri-Peri resANAN ABUTALEB has a 1,200-car parking garage taurant. In January, the second Mayor just across the alley to the north retail space facing Lake Street of 1140 Lake St. will become the recreational “I hope it starts and as quickly marijuana outlet for MedMen, a company that has long leased space in the as possible,” said Abu-Taleb. “At this point rear of that building for its medical mari- our job is to help facilitate plans and sometimes to just get out of the way.” juana business. Asked why Oak Park might now attract a Tammie Grossman, head of Development Customer Services for the village, and Craig new hotel after decades of trying, Abu-Taleb Failor, village planner, said Tuesday that the said he thought the added residential popuproject has been under discussion for about lation in downtown Oak Park’s new high18 months but planning became more seri- rises, its ready transit connection to the Loop and the vitality of its restaurants and ous only in the past month. Grossman said Hemani is not seeking any shops were all factors. Editor and Publisher

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Trinity High School announces new president Laura M. Curley will start Nov. 1 By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

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Scott You are invited to McAdam Jr. our garden center between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. this Saturday, October 19th, and enjoy hayrides, painted faces, a pumpkin painting station, a spooky story time and sweet treats. All the activities are free and open to the entire community. For every child, there will be a free pie pumpkin—with a carving pumpkin going to those who show up in costume. We will also offer huge fall discounts on all trees, shrubs, and perennials that are in stock. Looking to know what you can still plant? Our professionals can provide counsel on how to winterize your garden. Particularly with plants that have been growing in the same containers all year long, this is a good time of year to landscape. Before next summer’s heat comes around, it is helpful to give new plantings as many as six to eight months to get established. Our Nursery & Garden Center is at 2001 Des Plaines Ave. in Forest Park, a half-mile south of Roosevelt Road. Hope to see you on Saturday!

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Effective Nov. 1, Laura M. Curley will take her place as the new president of Trinity High School in River Forest. Curley will replace interim president Sister Judith Schaefer, O.P., who has worked with the Board of Directors since March 2019 to find and appoint a long-term president. In a press release from Trinity, Schaefer said, “Laura Curley is the right person to lead Trinity at this moment in history. Her belief in the mission, as well as her strong administrative skills and financial acumen, will serve Trinity well as it continues to strive and grow.” The search for a president, conducted by a sub-committee of the school’s board of directors chaired by Schaefer and board chair Colleen Stone Funda ’86, was extensive and thorough. The sub-committee reviewed over 75 applications and interviewed seven semifinalists before voting on a final three and selecting Curley. As the school’s permanent president, Curley will follow Dr. Corinne Lally Benedetto who served a very short tenure leading the school. Lally Benedetto followed in the notable footsteps of Sr. Michelle Germanson, a Dominican nun, who led the school’s resurgence over 25 years. Germanson announced her retirement as president in May 2017. Curley graduated from St. Louise de Marillac High School in north suburban Northfield. She received a BA in English at Northern Illinois University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Northeastern Illinois University. In a press release from the high school, Curley expressed the excitement and honor she felt in being given this position. “I am honored to be given the opportunity to lead a school that has made such a significant difference in the lives of so many young women for more than a century,” she said. “I am excited to get to know the young women who come to Trinity every day and look

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NEW PRESIDENT: Laura M. Curley will begin her leadership of Trinity High School on Nov. 1. forward to working alongside the many dedicated adults who are changing the lives of Trinity students.” Curley has already met faculty, staff and students. She will formally begin her position as president on Nov. 1, with an installation ceremony at the Founder’s Day Liturgy. The school’s board is planning opportunities and events for parents and neighbors to meet Curley.

River Forest seniors to get help with snow removal Eligibility based on county’s senior tax freeze program By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter

Eligible senior citizens in River Forest will receive assistance with snow removal this winter through a program unveiled at the Oct. 14 village board meeting. Village Administrator Eric Palm explained that eligibility for the Senior Snow Removal Program will be based on the senior freeze program of the Cook County Assessor’s Office and compared the program to the senior citizen backflow sewer prevention subsidy program the village offered previously. “Most municipalities do this,” village President Cathy Adduci said. “We’re behind the eight ball.” In a memo to board members, Sara Phyfer, management analyst, said program costs will be paid with $10,000 appropriated from the proceeds of the 516 Park settlement agreement reached in June. Palm explained that the village will use independent snow removal contractors to

remove snow from the public sidewalks, walks to the front steps and front steps of residences of eligible residents. Trustee Tom Cargie called the program “a great idea” but suggested removing snow from the walk between the house and garage. Trustee Bob O’Connell expressed concern about having sufficient funding if the Chicago area receives an excessive amount of snow but Palm pointed out that only 12 people are on the senior freeze list, which he termed “a manageable number.” He said staff members would allow hardship appeals from residents not meeting the senior freeze criteria to “cast a wider net.” He also agreed with Trustee Erika Bachner’s suggestion that the program name be expanded to reflect the inclusion of citizens with disabilities. In her memo, Phyfer said village staff members will reach out to qualifying senior citizens and provide flyers to the River Forest Township Senior Services Center. Applications also will be available at village hall, 400 Park Avenue. Adduci noted that many senior citizen residents are living alone with no relatives living nearby who can assist with timely

snow removal although she acknowledged that neighbors often assist. “Our seniors are looking for a helping hand not a handout,” she said. “We’re doing this because it’s the right thing to do.” Village officials had accepted a $100,000 settlement from a couple who owned a house at 516 Park Ave., the scene of a 2017 fire that killed a tenant living in their illegally converted two-flat. In return, the village dropped a lawsuit that sought to recoup millions of dollars from years of village fines. The settlement agreement is not an admission of guilt by either party. According to the Cook County Assessor’s Office, applicants for the senior freeze exemption must be senior citizens with an annual household income of $65,000 or less who have owned and occupied their homes for the previous tax year and who have been responsible for paying the property taxes on the property for the two previous tax years. Eligible senior citizens automatically receive a reduction of at least $2,000 in the equalized assessed value of their homes. Over time, this program may result in taxes changing minimally or sometimes decreasing as surrounding properties continue to rise in assessed value.

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OPRF fleshes Imagine costs, project timelines Tentative estimate is $4.6M more than Imagine’s cost estimate

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

District 200 administrators have narrowed down to a concrete timeline and more defined cost estimates related to the first phase of capital improvements at the high school. During a Committee of the Whole meeting last month, Mike Carioscio, D200’s chief operations officer; Josh Czerniak, of FGM architects; and Lanec Tritsch, of Peppers Construction Company presented a construction timeline that represents a compromise between the more aggressive preference of the school board and the more conservative option favored by the administration. Back in August, Carioscio presented the board with two timeline options. The administration favored the option that called for work on the south cafeteria, student common and special education improvements to start in 2021, with classroom renovations starting in 2022 and 2023. The board favored an option that called for construction on the south cafeteria to start in June 2020, while work on special education improvements, the student com-

mon and classroom renovations to start in spring of 2017 to create the high school’s 102021. The remaining work would take place year, long-term facilities master plan. The school board approved that plan in Decemin 2022. ber 2018. During the Committee of Now that professional archithe Whole meeting on Sept. 17, tects and contractors have been however, Carioscio presented able to do a deeper dive Imagine a hybrid option, considered a OPRF’s recommendations, Caricompromise between what the oscio said, the revised estimate board favored and what the adof phase one projects, which was ministration recommended. done by Peppers Construction, What Carioscio called Ophas increased to $37.3 million — tion 1.5 would start work on a difference of roughly $4.6 milthe south cafeteria and student lion. resource center, all-gender Carioscio and his team pointed bathrooms, and a test phase of MIKE CARIOSCIO to five factors that contributed to classroom construction that would include up to five class- D200 chief operations officer the differences in cost between Imagine’s estimate and Peppers’ room renovations, among other estimate. Those factors included improvements, in summer 2020. The remaining work, which would include the difference in the construction continthe renovation or construction of around gency (Imagine’s estimate includes a 12 per70 additional classrooms, and the construc- cent design and construction contingency tion of a new student common area near the while Pepper Construction Company’s estimain entrance, would be extended out to the mate includes a 15 percent contingency). Imagine’s original estimate also included summer of 2023. Carioscio also presented a revision of the 50 percent new construction and 50 percent $32.6 million cost estimate related to phase renovation for the South Cafeteria and Stuone construction that was devised by Imag- dent Resource Center while Peppers’ curine OPRF — the committee formed in the rent design and estimate includes 100 per-

“What Imagine set out to do was create a prioritized list of the needs of the district.”

cent new construction. Peppers’ estimate also includes a new four-stop elevator, which wasn’t included in the Imagine estimate. “What Imagine set out to do was create a prioritized list of the needs of the district, put those together and come up with some rough estimates,” Carioscio said. “This isn’t saying they didn’t do a good job. As we’re going through what they did, compared to what actually has to happen to get the scope of work done, we’re finding these differences.” He identified a series of actions that could be taken to cut construction costs, but cautioned that the project budget is still being shaped and could change as the design and construction process evolves. Caroscio added that this month, he and his team will present a report on how the construction might impact the way the school operates, particularly how it might interfere with summer school. In November, he said, they’ll present conceptual designs, including virtual walkthroughs of the space. And in December, he said, they’ll have “better numbers, a better idea of scope — what makes sense to do and what makes sense not to do.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

at Concordia University Chicago Ferguson Art Gallery

The Collective Theater

Music Concerts

Beyond Green Fences by Julie Sulzen On view through November 9

Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl

Lectures in Church Music October 20-22 | CUC Campus

The Photogram—It’s Not an X-ray! by Dan Zamudio November 15-December 13 Gallery Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Ferguson Gallery is located in Kretzmann Hall

Directed by Stephanie Stroud November 15-24 | Bergmann Theatre at CUC Tickets: EurydiceCUC.brownpapertickets.com

Wind Symphony Home Concert November 8 | 8:00 p.m. | Chapel Kapelle Home Concert November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | Chapel Music Department Information: 708-209-3060

Event details are subject to change. Unless noted, all events take place at Concordia University Chicago, 7400 Augusta St., River Forest. Visit CUChicago.edu

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Appreciating the beauty of impermanence, a quarterly Film Series encouraging everyone to embrace and respect our aging population and the transformation of our society.

First Film Event: Friday, October 25th

On Golden Pond

The Lake Theatre, 1022 Lake Street, Oak Park 10am, film presentation followed by discussion • Admission: $2

What the heck is the Wabi Sabi Film Festival?

t the Lake Theater in downtown Oak Park! Friday morning, Oct. 25, 10 a.m. On Golden Pond. Tickets are $2 each. Yep, $2.00.

This is a film festival about aging, a film festival for older people, though everyone is welcome to attend. Following the film, stay in your seats; we’ll have an interactive discussion about topics from each film. Every three months we’ll show a different film connected to the theme of aging, with a guest celebrity, followed by interactive discussion (we reached out to Jane). And the Lake Theatre popcorn is mouth-wateringly delicious! The first film to be shown in the Wabi Sabi Film Festival is On Golden Pond, starring Katharine Hepburn and Henry Fonda (with Jane).

Admission: $2 • Tickets available day of event at The Lake Theatre, 1022 Lake St, Oak Park Signature Sponsors

By the way, wabi sabi isn’t the green spicy stuff at the sushi restaurant. It is the Japanese world view that appreciates the beauty of impermanence. As I write in my current blog on the IONS website (noetic.org/blog/aging-is-inherently- noetic/): The Japanese aesthetic of wabi sabi is an appreciation of the beauty of impermanence — like the wooden banister in an aging house, stroked by thousands of hands over the years, wobbly, chipped, out of alignment, yet oh so beautiful. Teenagers strive for instant Wabi Sabi by buying already torn and ripped blue jeans, but they fall short. Wabi Sabi takes time, as does reaching our noetic phase of life. And like that aged wooden bannister, older people can be wrinkled and wobbly and still be beautiful people.

Host and moderator, Elizabeth White, author of 55, Underemployed and Faking Normal. Ms. White will introduce the film and facilitate the in-theater interactive discussion following the movie.

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D200 board studies restorative justice contract

Board presses for more details from Umoja Corporation By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

The District 200 Board of Education is putting pressure on the vendor that provides restorative justice work at the high school. Before they can approve a $25,150 contract with Umoja Student Development Corporation, D200 board members have said, they need more information about the effectiveness of the company’s work in the classroom. During a Committee of the Whole meeting on Sept. 18, Lynda Parker, the district’s director of student services, briefed board members on the work Umoja performed under its contract last year, which included providing year-long professional development in restorative justice to 25 staff members, conducting four workshops on restorative justice and facilitating restorative justice training with board members. This year, Parker said, the administration plans to build on that work from last year. She said 15 of the 25 staff members who participated in professional development will

undergo training to become “resident circle keepers,” who will be able to facilitate, and train their colleagues in, restorative justice practices throughout the school. Umoja will also help train teachers in OPRF’s English Division in restorative justice practices. The goal, Parker said, is to cultivate a culture of warmth throughout the school by deepening the bonds of trust between adults and students in the building. She said last year, faculty members were encouraged to greet students at doors and “find reasons each week” to do small acts of kindness. Restorative justice, done right, should help establish that culture, Parker said. But during the Sept. 18 meeting, most D200 board members expressed concerns about the lack of detail in Umoja’s contract, particularly when it comes to specifying deliverables related to last year’s work. D200 Supt. Joylynn Pruitt-Adams said that last year, Umoja’s deliverables were tied to facilitating the training sessions. Mike Carioscio, D200’s chief operations officer, said that Umoja has been responsive to the district’s concerns. “What I was a little frustrated by is that we basically had all these activities, but it wasn’t clear where it was leading, so I’d asked them what it would look like, with your help, for us to change the culture and have more restorative practices,” Carioscio

said. “In response to that, they gave us several pages of what they’d consider a multiyear plan of implementation.” “I’m sure if we asked them for an executive summary of what took place last year, they will produce it,” Pruitt-Adams said. “But the recommendations had to be based on the learning from last year and that’s the piece that, as a board, even approving a contract to continue to work with this group, it’s a big hole for me,” D200 board President Jackie Moore said. “I met with them. I think they’re lovely and it’s probably great work, but in terms of an investment, I don’t know how that informs their plan with our building. “In terms of the metrics, we’ve been talking about fidelity, and if they’re going to be doing coaching and things like that, then there’s data, there are deliverables, that they should be giving us — whether it’s surveys or their observational data,” she said. “There are so many things that would inform this process for us and if we’re asking them to do this work, it’s their responsibility to inform that process and that is not reflected in the contract.” “That executive summary, or whatever you’re calling that report, should have an evaluative element to it,” said board member Ralph Martire. “They should say, ‘Here’s what worked well, here’s what didn’t work well, here’s why we’re recommending these

UMOJA

BUILDING TRUST: The District 200 school board is in the process of evaluating whether or not to approve a 1-year contract with Umoja Student Development Corporation. steps going forward and without that it’s really hard to judge the long-term plan. So [Moore] is 100 percent right on that.” The board was scheduled to discuss the Umoja contract again at its Committee of the Whole meeting on Oct. 15, where members would vote on whether or not to advance the contract to a regular Oct. 24 meeting for final approval. That Oct. 15 meeting took place after this article went to press. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

2019 Fall leaf collection set to begin...

The annual fall leaf collection program is scheduled for Oct. 21 – Dec. 13 with eight pickups planned for each section of the Village. Residents should rake leaves into the street at least 18 inches from the curb the day before the scheduled pickup dates indicated on the map. Leaves raked into the street will be pushed into piles by Public Works crews during the night to reduce impact on traffic and parked cars. Leaves will be collected the following day. Residents who miss a scheduled pickup date should keep their leaves on the parkway until the night before the next scheduled pickup. Sweepers will be scheduled to run at the end of the collection program to clean up residue. Cooperation is essential to the success of this operation, so please follow these simple rules:

For more information call 358.5700 or email publicworks@oak-park.us

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• Do not park on or near a pile of leaves, which can hinder leaf removal operations. Heat from a car also could ignite the leaves. • Rake leaves onto side streets whenever possible. Try to avoid major thoroughfares where piles of leaves might create traffic hazards. • Do not rake leaves into or close to cul de sacs or traffic diverters. The equipment needs room to operate.

• Do not rake leaves into or close to bus shelters or bicycle racks. • Keep catch basins clear of raked leaves to avoid flooding. • Inform landscape services of the leaf collection schedule. • Obey all parking restrictions. Regulations will be strictly enforced. • Dampen piles after raking to avoid leaves being blown by the wind. • Drive carefully. Leaves are slippery when wet and large piles may hinder visibility. • Drive cautiously – crews will create safe work zones and close intersections for a few minutes while removing large leaf piles.

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• Consider composting or using the leaves as garden mulch as an alternative to raking. • Rake leaves out the day before the scheduled pickup date. • Leaves only -- do not add brush, grass clippings or yard waste.

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Rush Oak Park unveils new emergency department

$30 million investment in LEED-certified building By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

Rush Oak Park Hospital unveiled its new emergency department in a private grand opening Oct. 10. Illinois Senator Don Harmon, state Representative Camille Lilly, as well as Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb and village board trustees were in attendance. The new LEED-certified facility is 55,000 square feet, allowing the hospital to serve far more patients than the hospital’s original emergency department built in 1969, which was designed to serve 15,000 patients yearly. According to Rush Oak Park Hospital President and CEO Bruce Elegant, the planning process for the much-needed new department started about 2½ years ago. “It was just a twinkle in my eye at the time,” Elegant said. “The need was there, but it was finding the funding source and where it was going to be located.” The project cost roughly $30 million, funded entirely by the hospital, and has 22 exam rooms, three triage rooms and an area, complete with lounge chairs, for patients to await results. “We will be able to expand to another three or four exam rooms should the need exist,” said Elegant. The old emergency department had 18 exam rooms, some of which, Elegant said, were converted closets and hallways. “We built this ER for a capacity of about 50,000 visits; we’re at about 38,000 now, so it left us some room for growth,” Elegant said, adding that the hospital’s emergency room volume is up 3 percent from last year. The new emergency department contains state-of-the-art equipment, including spe-

LAKE & LATHROP Last extension? from page 1 June 17, 2019, to Dec. 15, 2019; for beginning construction from Dec. 17, 2019, to May 1, 2020, or 30 days after the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency approves the remediation action plan for the project, whichever is later; and for completing the project from June 17, 2021, to Nov. 1, 2021. “It took a little while to get the tenants out,” village President Cathy Adduci said in explaining the request for an extension and noting that the owners of Cigar Oasis had fought eviction efforts. In response to a request from Henek for an update on the project, Mark McKinney, Sedgwick project manager, said plans are “evolving” but acknowledged they are not finalized.

cial entrances to exam rooms specifically for people with infectious diseases. “If someone has a condition where we don’t want them walking through the main ER, there is a back door to the exam room to the ambulance bay, so the patient can go right in,” Elegant said. The exam rooms located off the ambulance bay generate negative air pressure, so air flows in, not out, of the room, preventing airborne contaminants from spreading to other areas. “The rooms also have a dedicated shower with a tank in the floor, so we can actually decontaminate somebody if they had a chemical spill or something like that,” Elegant said. The facility also has all new monitoring and computer systems, as well as lifts for obese patients built into the ceiling and new technology that allows doctors to insert medical tubes into patients more easily. The new emergency department, which took about 18 months to build, is set to open Oct. 16.

ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

FIRST LOOK: Guests tour the private opening of the new emergency department at Rush Oak Park Hospital on Oct. 10.

(Left) The front entrance to the new building. (Above) Gary McCullough, left, and Robert Spadoni chat about the new facility.

He said soil borings for environmental purposes have been completed and additional soil borings to determine the capability of building support are under way. He added that commitments have been received from five prospective residents and cited “recent sales activity.” When asked by Henek about financing, McKinney said, “We’re in that process.” He noted an appraisal is required prior to financing, which he said his firm hopes to complete in November. Outside the meeting, Cory Robertson, director of developer services for Jameson Sotheby’s International Realty, real estate agent for the residential project, dismissed concerns that the project is on hold, as Henek implied while questioning McKinney. Robertson said the temporary closing of the sales office for two weeks in late August and early September, which might have given that impression, was for personnel reasons and not an indication the project was on hold.

“The sales office is open now,” he said. “For a couple of weeks we saw interested parties on an appointment basis while we were transitioning some of our people.” Marty Paris, Sedgwick president, also noted that the demolition process for this project is taking longer than similar demolition processes because the demolition firm is recycling a portion of the material. Although he voted in favor of the amendment, Trustee Tom Cargie was critical of the delay. “This is the last extension I will vote for,” he said. “It seems like a continuous process of delays. There will be no more excuses moving forward.” Trustee Erika Bachner asked whether officials would terminate the agreement on the project if another extension is requested. Adduci said she believed they would, adding “We have to get this done.” River Forest has committed $1.9 million in set-aside TIF funding for the development.

If trustees vote to take back the property, then the village must reimburse the developer for demolition and environmental remediation costs. The developer previously estimated demolition at $250,000 and the village’s environmental consultant estimated soil remediation at $1.2 million. After the meeting Adduci expressed optimism the project would be completed but noted the “clawback” clause in the original contract that would allow the village to cancel the contract and name a new developer. “It’s going to work,” she said. “I think our relationship is good. It took a while to get the tenants out.” She noted that the developer paid for demolition without outside financing and said she is “confident” that financing will be arranged. She also noted that soil remediation cannot begin until after all the material from the demolition is removed. “We want it clean,” she said.

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Oak Park resident robbed at knifepoint

An Oak Park resident was robbed between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. Oct. 6 in the 800 block of Madison Street. A thin black man, approximately 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8, around 25 to 30 years old, and wearing a floral printed pink scarf with white trim, blue jeans and brown Timberland boots, approached the victim and brandished a knife. The offender forced the victim inside a dark colored four-door vehicle and took cash, a book, a bottle of perfume and can of mace from the victim. The offender dropped the victim off in the vicinity of Wesley Avenue and Washington Boulevard and drove off in an unknown direction.

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Aurora resident was robbed in the 800 block of Madison Street at 10 p.m. Oct. 5 while exiting a business. The offender was described as 5-foot-11 with a medium build and wearing a mask over his face and all black clothing. The offender reportedly approached the victim as she exited a business, demanding her purse, cash and jewelry, a total estimated loss of$16,500. The man fled eastbound

across Oak Park Avenue toward the north alley of Madison Street. ■ A Cicero tow truck driver was robbed in the 1100 block of Superior Street around 1 p.m. Oct. 6. The victim was sitting in the driver’s seat of the tow truck when a man got in on the passenger’s side. The offender said he had a weapon and demanded the victim release the vehicle from the truck’s flatbed, which he then drove away in northbound on Harlem Avenue.

Burglary ■ Four 24-inch statues were damaged after a person entered an Oak Park church in the 900 block of Lake Street through an unlocked door between Oct. 2 and Oct. 5. ■ During the overnight hours of Oct. 4-5, unknown offenders used a crowbar to break into a business in the 6300 block of Roosevelt Road. Offenders stole an ATM machine. The total estimated loss is $7,200. ■ A home in the 600 block of North Kenilworth Avenue was broken into between 8:30 and 11:30 a.m. Oct. 9. An Oculus virtual reality headset, iPad and MacBook were sto-

len. The total loss is $2,100. ■ Someone broke into a home in the 1400 block of North Austin Boulevard sometime on Oct. 9. The person entered through an unlocked pantry window and stole a gold bracelet, a Tiffany & Co. charm bracelet, iPad, LG tablet, and costume jewelry. A total loss of $1,700. Another home in that same block of Austin Boulevard was broken into Oct. 9. The person possibly entered also through a pantry window. A PlayStation 4 gaming system and two PlayStation controllers, along with two bags of change were taken.

block of North Elmwood Avenue. Estimated loss is $709.

Attempted auto theft

These items, obtained from the Oak Park Police Department, came from reports Oct. 6-11 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.

Someone tried to steal a Maywood resident’s car parked in a garage the 500 block of South Maple Avenue by taking the ignition cylinder out around 11 p.m. Oct. 11. The ignition cylinder was found inside the car.

Theft Between 6:10 and 7:45 a.m. on Oct. 7, a silver stainless-steel fire pit with shield and stand was stolen from a front yard in the 500

■ Around 12:30 a.m. Oct. 7, man, approximately 6 feet tall, wearing a red hooded sweatshirt hit a victim with an unknown object in the 700 block of Berkshire Street before fleeing in an unknown direction. ■ In a parking garage in the first block of Erie Court, an offender approached a woman victim from behind, hit her on the left side of her head and then ran eastbound toward Austin Boulevard at 7 a.m. on Oct. 9.

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Where do we go from here? from page 1 tee meeting and apologized in emails. Differing views on how to make Oak Park more racially equitable, such as whether the village should join the Government Alliance on Racial Equity (GARE), caused Buchanan’s behavior and is driving the division among board members. “Honestly, I think we’re all passionate about having a community that’s integrated and living in a community that’s diverse. I totally believe that everyone on the board feels the same way,” said Abu-Taleb. “But I think what causes some board members to be upset is when they’re sort of made to look like they don’t care or when certain board members try to make it look like they have a higher moral standard.” Abu-Taleb said constituents don’t expect board members to be exact mirror images of those who elected them. “They do expect us to protect their interest, always be mindful of what’s best for the village and provide our best judgment and expect us to do all that while maintaining a sense of civility,” he said. That sense of civility has been lacking in board interactions of late. Constant arguments and finger-pointing preclude the board from moving forward on projects, especially those related to racial equity. However, the incivility in politics on a national level could perhaps be part of the reason it’s happening at a local level, some local officials have said. “It’s very easy for the average person to criticize how negative things are on a national level, but we don’t have to look far to recognize that there a few people who are constantly creating that negativity,” said the mayor. “There are people on the board who do that, but not just my board. There are people who come and make public statements that do that and there’s people just in different gatherings.” Abu-Taleb believes that when people only look at issues through one viewpoint it clouds the ability to make careful judgment. “When you apply judgment to a situation from only one particular aspect, from only one lens, you miss a lot of good stuff,” he said. “You miss a lot of issues that require one to be thoughtful.” Abu-Taleb believes the practice of posting on Facebook and Twitter magnify the situa-

OAKPARK.COM | RIVERFOREST.COM tion. “They use social media to amplify their views and it doesn’t help anybody,” he said. Trustee Simone Boutet took to Facebook Oct. 9 to share her exasperation with CBS Chicago’s coverage of Buchanan’s anger and frustration during the diversity statement discussion. In the now deleted post, Buchanan wrote, “SEXISM. People need to understand that today’s Channel 2 news story was a coordinated attack by Trustee [Dan] Moroney against Trustee Susan Buchanan for her being fed up with his resistance to racial equity.” The idea that a board trustee may have been responsible for the TV news report about the diversity statement also reached Trustee Arti Peddakotla-Walker. In an Oct. 9 Facebook post published before Boutet’s deleted one, Peddakotla-Walker wrote, “Just wow..... I was alerted to this news report that was apparently requested by another trustee.” Stacia Crawford, a CBS Chicago news writer and producer, confirmed that the station reached out to Trustee Moroney. In that same deleted Facebook post, Boutet wrote, “Moroney coordinated his mostly white male cronies to bully and attack [Buchanan] in an email bomb to the Village Board where they preached the need for civility and inclusion.” Moroney called Boutet’s statement “an extraordinary misrepresentation of things that happened” and believes there are “multiple pathways to equity.” Boutet said she believes what she wrote in the post was true but decided to delete it because she said the goal of moving the village forward is “much more important than finger-pointing.” After the meeting, Moroney sent out a group email stating his concerns about the direction of the board was heading in and how the diversity statement conversation exemplified the “weaponization of race.” The email also elaborated on items he wished were included in the final statement. However, Moroney denies directing people to bombard Buchanan with emails. “It wasn’t an attack. It wasn’t my email to friends that got people worked up. It was the words of Susan Buchanan who got people concerned,” he said. He did acknowledge that CBS reached out to him because of that email. Moroney also took issue with Boutet using the term “white male cronies” in reference to the people who emailed the board about Buchanan. “For Simone to call the people who expressed their concern about what happened white male cronies is not listen-

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Trustee receives email threats at home and work Susan Buchanan’s comments spread on social media By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

Susan Buchanan, an Oak Park village trustee, says she has received threats to her and her family’s safety following comments she made at an Oct. 7 board meeting attempting to silence white male trustees during a discussion regarding updates to the village’s diversity statement. Buchanan, in a statement to Wednesday Journal Friday, said, “Both me and my family have received threats on both my village and work accounts. The police departments at my work and in the village are involved.” She said she and her family would not be staying in their home tonight. Buchanan lit into Trustees Deno Andrews and Dan Moroney, both white males, telling them to “shut up” after they expressed a desire to clarify a term – “systems of oppression” – used in the long delayed diversity statement revision. “Why are you arguing what is a system of oppression?” Buchanan asked. “You’ve never experienced one, so shut up!”” She also told Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb, a native of Palestine, that his “skin was white enough,” when he tried to intering to the content of their concerns, but just looking at their race and gender,” he said. Moroney also said that it wasn’t just white people or men who emailed the board. Moroney also believes it’s unfair to say the board has a problem with sexism. “Simone is free to rally the troops around affordable housing or issues that are important to her. Arti is free to rally the troops for issues that are important to her to pack the gallery with people who will come laugh, deride, distract, boo people who disagree with me,” he said. “When it’s my turn to express concerns to people who I feel would be concerned about what happened at the board table it’s referred to as sexism. The double standard is galling. It’s the height of hypocrisy.” Moroney also believes Buchanan should

vene. While many audience members applauded Buchanan for the comments, she has since received vitriolic emails and severe criticism following her comments. Some have even called for Buchanan’s resignation. Video footage of the meeting has made its way across the internet, even being posted on Infowars, a fringe conspiracy website, whose presence has been banned from Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. In a written statement to the Journal Friday, Buchanan said she “lost her temper at Monday’s board meeting” and “immediately apologized afterwards” to her fellow board members, the village clerk and the village manager. “I will do better going forward,” the statement read. “The diversity statement agenda item was the culmination of months of discussion about the wording of the statement, and my frustration grew out of that.” Buchanan’s statement ended with her affirming her affection for Oak Park: “I love Oak Park and look forward to continuing to work on behalf of the people of this wonderful community.”

apologize to the board members she silenced at the meeting. “There was not an apology to individual board members whose voices she shot down, who she said nobody cares about your opinion. That type of oppression warrants an apology.” Moroney said that he forgives Buchanan for her behavior and doesn’t feel victimized by what she said. Boutet, Moroney and Mayor Abu-Taleb all can agree on one thing: They all hope that the board will be able to move forward, which the mayor is intent upon. “What I am focused on is trying to just bring people together and trying to figure out how we can continue to move forward,” he said. “But I think that this going to take a little time for things to heal.”

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Park District supports naming el stop for conservatory

Friends hope to enlist support from local, Chicago elected officials By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

The Park District of Oak Park Board of Commissioners voiced support for Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory’s (FOPCON) efforts to officially change the name of the Oak Park CTA Blue Line station to the “Oak Park Conservatory” station. Most el stations are named after whatever street or intersection they happen to serve. Both the Blue Line and Green Line “Oak Park” stations are named after Oak Park Avenue. But there are a few cases where the stations are named after prominent nearby landmarks. Oak Park Conservatory is located near the Oak Park Blue Line station’s East Avenue entrance, at 615 Garfield St. FOPCON is taking its cue from the CTA Green Line’s Conservatory-Central Park Drive station, arguing that the new name will bring more attention to the village’s own conservatory. During their Oct. 3 meeting, the park commissioners voiced their support for the idea. The board is expected to approve the resolu-

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WHAT’S IN A NAME? The Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory would like the CTA to recognize the Oak Park landmark on el station signage at the Blue’s Line’s Oak Park stop, which has an exit opposite the conservatory. tion of support during its Oct. 24 meeting. The Conservatory-Central Park Drive station was built in 2001 to encourage more people to visit the Garfield Park Conservatory, at 300 N. Central Park Ave., and Garfield Park’s Golden Dome fieldhouse, at 100 N. Central Park Ave. The name was a compromise between those who wished to highlight the conservatory and those who wanted the CTA to follow its usual station-naming practices. There are other precedents for CTA adding

place names to official station names in response to community requests. In 1995, Tech35th station, which was named after Illinois Institute of Technology and the street it served, was renamed “35th-Bronzeville-IIT” to reflect the surrounding neighborhood. FOPCON board President Heather Guido told the park board that her organization started discussing the idea last spring. In September, the group’s board approved a resolution of support for the park district board to sign.

Board member Mary Kay Minaghan said that if Conservatory-Central Park station is any indication, the renaming would be a boon for the Oak Park Conservatory. “[We] can realize similar increases in attendance and support for our conservatory,” she said. Minaghan said she spoke to CTA staff, and there was no set procedures for the transit agency to change station names. However, any change would have to be approved by the Chicago Transit Board. FOPCON also plans to get letters of support from Oak Park elected officials and business organizations, as well as from West Side aldermen whose wards are located along the Eisenhower Expressway. Minaghan explained that they wanted to do that because Chicago Transit Board’s current chairman, Terry Peterson, used to serve as 17th Ward alderman. “My goal is for the CTA to pick up the cost,” Minaghan added. “They’re going to get a lot of money [through the Illinois] capital bill.” Park board president Sandy Lentz said that the name change would help the conservatory. “There are still people in this town who aren’t aware [of the conservatory] and it would really add to the visibility,” she said.

Area lawmakers talk renewable energy at Unity Temple During Oct. 13 forum, state legislators noted fossil fuel’s might in blocking green energy progress

By BONNI McKEOWN Contributing Reporter

How can Illinois convert to renewable, low-polluting energy and continue creating jobs in rural areas, suburbs and cities? Those were some of the questions on the table during a forum held Oct. 13 at Unity Temple, 875 Lake St. A panel of state lawmakers and clean energy activists told a crowd of around 100 people that they’re working to pass legislation that will help ensure that Illinois makes the transition to green energy without losing job growth, but that they have to overcome opposition from well-funded fossil fuel interests. While many more solar and wind facilities are being built and buildings retrofitted, the renewable boom has reached a crucial turning point and needs a public boost to continue, advocates say. Kristin Munsch, deputy director of Citizens Utility Board, pointed out that the fossil fuel interests have long received hidden government subsidies. So far, Illinois only uses 10 percent renewable energy, a rate that’s far behind lawmakers’ goal of 25 percent by 2025 and their goal of 100 percent renewable energy by 2050. In 2016, the state’s Future Energy Jobs Act set the goals of phasing out all coal use by 2030, replacing coal plants with clean energy, eliminating more than a million gas-powered vehicles, and implementing more funding for solar power and wind turbines.

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GOING GREEN: Rep. La Shawn Ford, Sen. Don Harmon, Rep. Camille Lilly, Kevin Borgia, Kristin Munsch and Nigel Mosley (a consultant with Blacks in Green) discuss environmental legislation at Unity Temple on Oct. 13. State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford (8th), who represents parts of Oak Park, said that, while goals are fine, the state must provide the resources to state agencies that might enforce the law. Ford also said insisted that green jobs be created in disadvantaged urban areas and that the state helps fossil fuel workers transition into alternative energy jobs. “Right now people are left out of the internet, they’re left out of clean water,” Ford said. “Clean energy is the best way to put people to work in high quality, good jobs without

going to a university.” “We have some more talking to do,” said state Rep. Camille Lilly (78th). “There aren’t enough details on how to get the Black community involved.” She visualizes walkable neighborhoods with nearby jobs and groceries with healthy food. Kevin Borgia, board member of the Illinois Solar Association, said the owners of residential and commercial properties in cities and suburbs can install rooftop solar and wind generators, and consolidating into energy cooperatives. Members of the cooperatives would get their power from wind and solar. The extra energy the buildings generate would go back into the electric grid in exchange for utilities, such as ComEd, reimbursing the owners. State Sen. Don Harmon (38th), who represents Oak Park, said that lawmakers have filed a bill favored by many renewable developers and that focuses more on investment. “We’re making a lot of progress,” Harmon said. “Radical change is a series of incremental changes.” Climate change makes renewable energy conversion more urgent, yet energy distributors like ComEd are still overwhelmingly using fossil fuels and have lots of clout, he said. “When big energy companies have buildings full of lawyers, sometimes you end up catching $100 million fossil fuel provisions tucked into a long, complicated bill,” Harmon said. “They call it a drafting error.” That’s all the more reason why “we need people speaking loudly and clearly” for renewable energy, he said. CONTACT: bonni@barrelhousebonni.com

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Board rejects bid for N. Euclid pinch point Traffic-calming measures turned down, despite residents’ pleas By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

In a tight vote Oct. 7, the village board denied requests to install temporary pinch points to mitigate high-speed driving in the residential blocks of 500 and 600 North Euclid Avenue. Julie Noonan, one of four residents who addressed the board on the issue, believes installing a pinch point is a public safety necessity. “We have over 10 children under the age of 12 in our block who regularly play out in front,” Noonan said. Noonan’s family offered to host a temporary pinch point in their front yard to determine effectiveness of such devices. The Walter Music House agreed to host the other. At a recent block party, Noonan said, a white Nissan SUV sped through the barricades. “It was terrifying; it was horrifying. I cannot even tell you as a mother how thankful we were that day to have the bounce house and the kids safely inside of it,” she said. Resident Alice Godfrey, in a public com-

ment, also volunteered to host a temporary pinch point. Ken Wiley, another resident, said the traffic on North Euclid Avenue is a byproduct of Oak Park Avenue. “The primary cause of that problem is the inability of Oak Park Avenue to carry the traffic load that is coming through the village in a north-south direction,” said Wiley. Trustee Deno Andrews disagreed with putting in a pinch point, temporary or otherwise. “I think these pinch points are going to cause more accidents and I don’t think they’re going to slow anybody down,” he said. “I think it’s bad for first responders and for kids riding their bicycles.” Trustee Susan Buchanan said, “Deno, I appreciate your personal experience, but we have a transportation commission and engineering and public works staff who recommend these pinch points.” Andrews replied, “Sure, good for them. Firsthand experience is really important.” He also cited a lack of data confirming efficacy of pinch points. “I think it’s a dangerous thing to put in the middle of the village.” The commission wouldn’t have recommended them if they were dangerous, Buchanan countered. Oak Park has two pinch points already, recently installed in the 1200 blocks of Lombard

and Taylor avenues. According to village engineer Bill McKenna, the village hasn’t had a chance to collect data on their effectiveness. Nationwide, McKenna said, pinch points “have shown to be a fairly effective tool for slowing traffic on a residential street.” McKenna said temporary pinch points cost the town around $5,000, including the purchase of delineator posts with reflective tape and installation. The board also rejected sending the transportation commission’s recommendation to install a pinch point or brick street in the 500 and 600 blocks of North Euclid Avenue to the Historic Preservation Commission. Buchanan was the only trustee who voted in favor of that move. “We asked the board to refer it to the Historic Preservation Commission because it’s in the Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District, and a pinch point or brick street can alter the character of that area,” said McKenna. “We wanted them to look at it from that perspective before presenting it in front of the board for an actual decision on the permanent traffic-calming measure.” The board rejected both the installation of temporary pinch points and the request to refer recommendations to the Historic Preservation Commission on North Euclid Avenue.

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Open House Chicago goes west

Oak Park and Austin architectural sites welcome visitors this weekend By LACEY SIKORA

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hen the Chicago Architecture Center hosts its 9th Annual Open House Chicago architectural festival on the weekend of Oct. 1920, the West Side and near west suburbs will be a part of the event. Open House Chicago manager Eric Rogers says the Chicago Architecture Center may be best known for their architectural river cruises, but states that Open House Chicago has rapidly become an important event for the organization. “Last year, we had 279 sites, and across those, we had 366,000 site visits, with roughly 100,000 site visitors,” Rogers said. He says that the Open House concept is loosely affiliated with 50 similar events across the globe, and that Chicago’s Open House is second in size only to London’s. Many of the weekend’s sites are located in the downtown area, but the Chicago Architecture Center has made it a point to expand the reach of the event. “We’ve always had a focus on highlighting neighborhoods outside of downtown,” Rogers said. “We have 37 other communities, including the suburbs of Evanston and Oak Park. The first year we included Oak Park was 2016, and we included Austin for the first time last year.” Rogers acknowledges that it would be impossible for one person to visit all of the sites over any given weekend and emphasizes that the beauty of the weekend is that it

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COME ON IN: Included in this year’s Open House Chicago are several sites in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago, including the Columbus Park Refectory (above), which has become a popular venue for wedding receptions and charity events. gives people the opportunity to dig deep and explore a particular neighborhood at a leisurely pace, no cost or tickets necessary. He finds Oak Park and Austin make a natural combination for architecture buffs. “There are lots of options for people to

explore in both communities,” he said. “The goal is to make it worthwhile to spend an afternoon exploring whether you’re from the neighborhood or from across the metro area.” Rogers doesn’t play favorites but with

nine sites open over the weekend in Austin and 14 in Oak Park, but he highlighted a few that he thinks are particularly interesting. A full listing of the 350 Open House Chicago See OPEN HOUSE on page B7

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4 BR, 2.1 BA .................................................................................................................. $478,000 Steve Scheuring â&#x20AC;¢ 708-369-8043

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OAK PARK

4 BR, 2.1 BA ..................................$839,000 Kathy & Tony Iwersen 708-772-8040 or 708-772-8041

OAK PARK Complete renovation of spectacular Federal-Style home.

4 BR, 3.2 BA ............................................................................................................... $1,250,000 Steve Scheuring â&#x20AC;¢ 708-369-8043

RIVER FOREST

3 BR, 3.1 BA ..................................$595,000 Kathy & Tony Iwersen 708-772-8040 or 708-772-8041

RIVER FOREST

2 BR, 2 BA .....................................$219,900 Gabe Caporale â&#x20AC;¢ 708-473-7334

RIVER FOREST

4 BR, 1.1 BA ..................................$449,900 Gabe Caporale â&#x20AC;¢ 708-473-7334

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4 BR, 3 BA .....................................$599,000 Mary Griffith â&#x20AC;¢ 708-764-9057

3 BR, 2.1 BA .................................$670,000 Kathy & Tony Iwersen 708-772-8040 or 708-772-8041

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1515 KEYSTONE AVENUE, RIVER FOREST

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210 HOME AVENUE, OAK PARK

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This double-lot country home, nestled on a quiet cul-de-sac, is unlike any-

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thing you’ve seen in River Forest. $1,225,000

downtown Chicago in less than 20 minutes! $1,095,000

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708.848.0200

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1011 SOUTH BOULEVARD

1023 WENONAH AVENUE, OAK PARK

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121 THATCHER AVENUE, RIVER FOREST

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OPEN SUN 122

1142 FRANKLIN AVE, RIVER FOREST

715 FOREST AVE, RIVER FOREST

1227 JACKSON AVE, RIVER FOREST

735 AUGUSTA ST, OAK PARK

314 S TAYLOR AVE, OAK PARK

4 br, 4.1 ba $1,400,000

6 br, 4.1 ba $1,340,000

4 br, 3.1 ba $949,000

4 br, 2.1 ba $789,000

5 br, 3.1 ba $775,000

Donna Serpico 708.848.5550

Adriana Cook 708.848.5550

Sarah O'Shea Munoz 708.848.5550

Alice McMahon 708.848.5550

Tabitha Murphy 708.848.5550

OPEN SUN 122

NEW PRICE

OPEN SUN 122

427 N OAK PARK AVE, OAK PARK

234 S KENILWORTH AVE, OAK PARK

1110 N GROVE AVE, OAK PARK

1224 N KENILWORTH AVE, OAK PARK

804 N HARVEY AVE, OAK PARK

4 br, 4 ba $750,000

5 br, 2.1 ba $650,000

4 br, 3 ba $589,900

4 br, 3.1 ba $540,000

5 br, 3 ba $484,700

Alice McMahon 708.848.5550

Kelly Fondow 708.848.5550

Mari Hans 708.848.5550

Cara Carriveau (Busch) 708.848.5550

Jonathan Reith 708.848.5550

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329 S HARVEY AVE, OAK PARK

1101 N HUMPHREY AVE, OAK PARK

131 S HUMPHREY AVE, OAK PARK

212 MARENGO AVE 1S, FOREST PARK

902 S KENILWORTH AVE, OAK PARK

3 br, 2 ba $475,000

4 br, 1.1 ba $444,000

4 br, 1 ba $424,500

2 br, 2 ba $419,000

4 br, 3 ba $355,000

Mari Hans 708.848.5550

Alice McMahon 708.848.5550

Janet Rouse 708.848.5550

Alice McMahon 708.848.5550

Tabitha Murphy 708.848.5550

OPEN SUN 122

NEW PRICE

NEW LISTING

1135 SCHNEIDER AVE 3B, OAK PARK

937 DUNLOP AVE, FOREST PARK

237 S MAPLE AVE 2, OAK PARK

1421 N HARLEM AVE A, OAK PARK

211 ELGIN AVE 5A, FOREST PARK

2 br, 2 ba $272,500

3 br, 2 ba $269,000

2 br, 2 ba $257,320

2 br, 1.1 ba $210,000

2 br, 2 ba $195,000

Cory Kohut 708.848.5550

Dorothy Gillian 708.848.5550

Beth Franken 708.848.5550

Victoria Witt 708.848.5550

Dorothy Gillian 708.848.5550

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ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

OLD AND NEW: The local Open House Chicago sites include brand-new buildings like the Albion high-rise at 1000 Lake St. in Oak Park (left) as well as historic structures like Pleasant Home, with its Prairie Style lines and art glass windows (below), and Assumption Greek Orthodox Church (above) in Austin.

OPEN HOUSE

More than Wright from page B1 2019 sites can be found at openhousechicago.org/sites. New this year in Austin is the Columbus Park Refectory. “These buildings are spectacular,” Rogers said. “It’s such a popular wedding venue, but you can’t always get in to see the buildings because they are closed for events.” He also enjoys Third Unitarian Church at 301 N. Mayfield Ave. Designed by architect Paul Schweikher, the building was begun during the Depression. “Schweikher mostly did modernist, midcentury homes,” Rogers said. “You can see that in the church. It does not read at first

glance like a church, which is what I love about it.” Also in Austin is the Fraternite Notre Dame at 502 N. Central Ave. Built as a Methodist church, the building was taken over by an order of French nuns. Today, the sisters run a food pantry ministry, which they support with their bakery. Typically, the pastries are only sold on the North Shore, so Rogers says it is a real treat to know that the pastries will be for sale during the Open House Chicago event on site. In Oak Park, Rogers says, “One of the coolest things we accomplish in Oak Park with Open House Chicago is to show there’s a lot to appreciate here besides Frank Lloyd Wright.” Technically, it’s in River Forest -- just across Harlem Avenue – but Rogers says West Suburban Temple Har Zion is worth crossing the street for.

“They have a set of five, 20-foot tall stainedglass windows that are just bold, vivid and colorful,” he said. “They are enormous and tell the story of the book of Genesis.” He calls Pleasant Home, 217 Home Ave. in Oak Park, a showstopper of a house, and says that more contemporary architecture makes a showing as well, with event sponsor Albion, 1000 Lake St., opening public spaces to visitors. “This year, we will have the newly-built Albion building,” Rogers said of the recently completed high rise. “Whether you love it or hate it, you want to see the inside.” At the other end of Lake Street, One Lake Brewing, a new brew pub at the corner of Lake and Austin, will be part of the event. “It’s a cool adaptive reuse of a historic bank building,” Rogers said. “The thing that excites me about it is how it bridges the gap between Oak Park and Austin. I’m hoping people will be encouraged to move back and forth across Austin Boulevard.” Open House Chicago is free and open to the public with no advanced registration or tickets needed, but Rogers points out there are benefits to being a Chicago Architecture Center member -- members get a priority access pass and exclusive access to five, members-only sites. He also warned that a few sites, like Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple, 875 Lake St., do require advanced planning. “For example, we are so excited to have Unity Temple in Oak Park involved, but as a UNESCO World Heritage site, we did have to limit the number of visitors who could go in over the weekend,” Rogers said. “We had a lottery for tickets that allow visitors to enter at specific times.” For more information about Open House Chicago, visit openhousechicago.org, which works well with mobile devices for use during the weekend as visitors travel between sites.

OPRF History Museum hosts cemetery tour The Oak Park River Forest Museum, 129 Lake St., will be a site for Open House Chicago on Saturday, Oct.19, and the next day it will host an open house of a different sort – Tales of the Tombstones at Forest Home Cemetery, 863 Desplaines Ave. in Forest Park. Beginning at noon on Sunday, Oct. 20, this year’s tour is themed “Bad to the Bone,” and includes visits from Adolph Luetgert, a butcher whose wife mysteriously disappeared; Adam Heyer, gunned down in the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre; and lonely-hearts murderer Belle Gunness. The last tour leaves at 1:30 p.m. and cost is $10 for Oak Park River Forest Historical Society members and $15 for others. Tickets can be purchased at the gate the day of the walk or in advance at oprfmuseum.org/events/tale-tombstones-cemetery-walk.

October 16, 2019 ■ Wednesday Journal/Forest Park Review

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Opportunity Sunday, October 20, 2019 ADDRESS

REALTY CO.

LISTING PRICE

TIME

1809 N. Nashville Ave, Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $279,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sat. 1-3 426 N. Humphrey Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $380,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

SINGLE FAMILY HOMES

743 S. Cuyler Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$419,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1:30 1101 N. Humphrey Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . $444,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4 2127 N. 77th Court, Elmwood Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $478,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 804 N. Harvey Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . $484,700 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 26 Franklin Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $679,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1435 Clinton Pl, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $689,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 735 Augusta St, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . $789,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 1125 Wisconsin, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Heartland Construction Group, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $849,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4 1227 Jackson Ave, River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . $949,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2:30 1202 William St., River Forest, IL 60305. . . . . . . . . . . Compass Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,150,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1431 Ashland Ave., River Forest, IL 60305 . . . . . . . . . Compass Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,298,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 638 N. Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,450,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

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CONDOS

ADDRESS

REALTY CO.

LISTING PRICE

TIME

817 Lake St. UNIT 2N, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $134,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2:30 237 S. Maple Ave., Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . .$257,320 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 110 S. Marion St. UNIT 402, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 110 S. Marion St. UNIT 403, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $525,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 147 N. Euclid Ave. UNIT 206, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $739,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

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REALTY CO.

LISTING PRICE

TIME

TOWNHOMES

1146 Schneider Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:30-1:30 39 Forest Ave. UNIT 5, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $479,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sat. 12-2 39 Forest Ave. UNIT 5, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $479,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1

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7832 Madison St. UNIT 23, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $479,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 7832 Madison St. UNIT 23, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $479,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sat. 12-2 7828 Madison St, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $509,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 7828 Madison St, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $509,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sat. 12-2 186 N. Marion St, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $615,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3:30

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

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P R O P E R T Y

Oak Park home tops $1.75 million

T R A N S F E R S

The following property transfers were reported by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds in August 2019. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the recorder of deeds.

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PRICE

SELLER

BUYER

417 N Kenilworth Ave 605 Iowa St 500 S Scoville Ave 6130 Roosevelt Rd 1135 N Grove Ave 809 Gunderson Ave 710 Hayes Ave 454 Iowa St 1122 N Euclid Ave 200 S Taylor Ave 305 N Lombard Ave 1041 N East Ave 616 Iowa St 830 N Elmwood Ave 708 N Kenilworth Ave 810 S Cuyler Ave 909 N Harvey Ave 1004 N Marion St 232 S Ridgeland Ave 1127 Wesley Ave 632 N Lombard Ave 543 S Euclid Ave 1234 Edmer Ave 603 Forest Ave 822 Mapleton Ave 843 N Oak Park Ave 1235 Fair Oaks Ave 536 Clarence Ave 324 Wiscosnin Ave D 14 Chicago Ave 841 N Humphrey Ave 919 Belleforte Ave 134 S Lombard Ave 841 Mapleton Ave 1128 N Elmwood Ave 1174 Home Ave 1221 N Oak Park Ave 825 Clarence Ave 816 S Grove Ave 1022 S Humphrey Ave 944 N Humphrey Ave 724 S Humphrey Ave 817 Clarence Ave 638 N Taylor Ave 1230 N Marion St 1029 Clarence Ave

$1,750,000 $1,400,000 $1,176,000 $1,140,000 $970,000 $795,000 $746,000 $730,000 $707,000 $679,000 $655,000 $636,500 $615,000 $535,000 $518,000 $495,000 $492,000 $483,000 $448,000 $447,500 $439,000 $428,000 $425,000 $425,000 $413,000 $410,000 $410,000 $405,000 $400,000 $400,000 $397,500 $396,000 $395,000 $389,000 $380,000 $380,000 $380,000 $379,500 $375,000 $370,000 $367,500 $365,000 $339,000 $330,000 $330,000 $320,000

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Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr Sander Richard H Marquez Edward P Henk Real Est Llc Anderson Christopher Franz Bryan Zemanski Michael Evans Anne Marie Hayek Wyss Fabian Miller Jeffrey A Daly Jessica Judge Bernard Gutierrez Muriel Chen Paul Jafari Sarah Davis Erica E Scheel Michael Vintzel Thomas J Cox Curtis Meier Erik H Tomlinson Richard H Jr Rainwater Daniel J Germain Amy J Shilney Robert Napoll Kathleen Hanley Ryan Duveneck Samantha Baxendale Daniel J Kruse James Dojo Inv Llc Manalli Mark Flamm Laura J Gibbons Daniel Panoor Sheena Maria Vukovljak Goran Moser Dwayne Udofia Nkere Curcio Mark Jr Ashton Natalie B Rucker Smith Dwayne M Ehmke Coraline A Kihoi Scott Christian Ness Joseph Ziegler John A Downward Simon Hoppe Nichole

The 1896 E.E. Roberts-designed Simpson Dunlop home at 417 N. Kenilworth Ave., Oak Park

OAK PARK ADDRESS

PRICE

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1218 N Austin Blvd 1129 S Taylor Ave 523 Carpenter Ave 245 S Oak Park Ave B 514 Wesley Ave 316 Home Ave 225 N Ridgeland Ave 233 N Ridgeland Ave 803 S Lombard Ave 209 Division St 430 Wisconsin Ave 3S 1130 S Taylor Ave 130 N Austin Blvd 118 S East Ave 1182 165 N Kenilworth Ave 4F 1134 S Elmwood Ave 920 S Maple Ave 1033 Ontario St 1DS 7047 North Ave 169 N Grove Ave 1C 316 Home Ave 1041 Susan Collins Ln 504 913 Home Ave 918 S Austin Blvd 428 S Maple Ave 4281N 301 W Chicago Ave 1NW 1040 Ontario St 2F 222 N Grove Ave 2D 1047 N Harlem Ave 1NORTHA 7011 North Ave 167 N Marion St C5 135 S Kenilworth Ave 3 415 S Maple Ave 102 2 Le Moyne Pky 1S 1005 N Harlem Ave 1005B 714 N Austin Blvd GNE

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800 Des Plaines Ave

$685,000

Keenum Michael E Tr

Rojo Mgmt Llc

501 Elgin Ave

$530,000

Reilly Timothy P

Austen Brad

934 Thomas Ave

$380,000

Jones Darren

Slocum Brandon

600 Lathrop Ave

$349,000

Maye Timothy J

Brundidge William

911 Thomas Ave

$340,000

Wrenn James P

Satterfield

7521 Brown Ave 401

$325,000

Vreeman Erwin

Conrad Nicholas

1109 Harlem Ave

$325,000

Small Dlorah

Goel Namni

1319 Elgin Ave

$324,000

Corrigan Patrick J

Danikowski Kevin

7414 Warren St

$315,000

Szalko Nicholas

Dorman Deeann

943 Dunlop Ave

$315,000

Nichele Doug

Martens Len

610 Elgin Ave

$300,000

423 Circle Llc

Cronin Lucas D

7241 Franklin St

$295,500

Ciolino Cynthia A Tr

Ryu Andrew J

7541 Brown Ave 205

$290,000

Skokin Lev

Schwartz Alexander J

906 Beloit Ave

$280,000

Delaney Kerry Wolverton

Steele Paul

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7633 Monroe St

$253,500

Uidl Terry J Tr

Vondrasek Evan T

906 COLUMBIAN, OAK PARK $839,000 :: 4 BED :: 2.5 BATH

620 LATHROP, RIVER FOREST $595,000 :: 3 BED :: 2.5 BATH

1023 WENONAH, OAK PARK $799,000 :: 5 BED :: 4 BATH

7709 Polk St

$252,000

Odonnell Carol Ann

Weaver Kelvin S

Beautiful totally new renovation top to bottom. Great location.

Charming totally updated home with new kitchen & baths. Great location.

Unique Victorian in Lincoln School district. Renovated kitchen & baths.

931 Elgin Ave

$250,000

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Proctor Damien

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KATHY & TONY IWERSEN

1344 Elgin Ave

$220,000

Kedzior Robin

Baker Abigail

905 Hannah Ave

$219,000

Wood Kathi D

Harris Deborah S

708.772.8040 708.772.8041 tonyiwersen@atproperties.com

1135 Lathrop Ave

$200,000

Mtglq Inv Lp

D & B Mgmt Prop Llc

7431 Warren St

$160,000

Federal Natl Mtg Assn

Apex Natl Real Estate Llc

908 Marengo Ave

$125,000

Hogan Timothy J

Wicklow Dev Grp Llc

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$120,000

Diaz Mario

Silva Diogenes

1034 Lathrop Ave

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Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp

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703 N East Ave | Oak Park $1,199,000 Patricia McGowan

630 N East Ave | Oak Park $1,100,000 Catherine Simon-Vobornik

1114 Forest Ave | River Forest $885,000 Kara & Jon Keller

725 Belleforte Ave | Oak Park $885,000 Anne Ferri & Lynn Scheir

1019 Chicago Ave | Oak Park $729,000 Saretta Joyner

178 N Euclid Ave | Oak Park $650,000 Bethanny Alexander

1201 N Ridgeland | Oak Park $615,000 Sandra Dita Lopez

1130 Paulina St | Oak Park $549,000 Leigh Ann Hughes

738 Forest Ave | Oak Park $520,000 Linton Murphy

133 S Lombard | Oak Park $435,000 Bobbi Eastman

742 S Ridgeland | Oak Park $435,000 James Salazar

1139 S Elmwood | Oak Park $424,000 Mary Carlin

212 Marengo. 2N | Forest Park $399,900 Ann Keeney

103 Pine Ave | Riverside $355,000 Carla Taylor

609 South Blvd. #D | Oak Park $339,000 Swati Saxena

3720 East Ave | Berwyn $325,000 Steve Green

1837 S 20th Ave | Maywood $247,000 Porchia Cooper

312 S 10th Ave | Maywood $225,000 Cathy Yanda

3716 Clinton Ave | Berwyn $223,800 Heidi Rogers

2057 N Newland | Chicago $189,000 Valerie Viola

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PALATABLE: (Top left) Massa Cafe Italiano offers a pizza for every palate. The spinach and ricotta shown here is enhanced with roasted garlic. (Top right) Round out any Massa meal with a cone or cup of their award-winning gelato.

Taste the difference at Massa Café Italiano

ctober is National Pizza Month in the United States and savvy connoisseurs are surely looking for a perfect pie to honor the occasion. Look no further than Massa Café Italiano at 7434 W. North Ave. in Elmwood Park. Nothing at the café is frozen or pre-made and owners Anthony and Giovanna Lollino prioritize serving the freshest ingredients available. In addition to serving up a wide variety of authentic house-made Italian dishes, award-winning gelato and an array of coffee drinks, the quaint restaurant-row eatery peddles nine artisan pizzas. Dough at Massa is made fresh daily and cooked at high temperature yielding a perfectly

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cooked thin-crust pizza with a slight crunch and pleasant chew. Massa’s “red” pizzas come in classic versions like Margherita, featuring tomato, basil and fresh mozzarella and more creative combinations like BBQ chicken and spicy Diavola. The fresh spinach and ricotta pizza ($12.99) with roasted garlic, mozzarella and Pecorino Romano cheeses is an indulgent vegetarian option but is not overly heavy. If red sauce doesn’t suit your fancy, Massa offers pesto and white pizzas as well. Look for a

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hearty bechamel, mushroom, caramelized onion, and arugula topped pizza to stand up to classic pizza topping combinations. If you are looking to end your meal with a pizza, Massa also offers a dessert pizza topped Nutella, fresh strawberries and whipped cream ($12.59) If you are following a Keto diet, Massa now offers a new pizza with an Italian sausage crust. For just $12.99 in keeping with traditional Italian-style, the meat base is topped with homemade tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese, making it

“keto-approved.” Square-cut Sicilian bakery pizza is another mainstay at Massa Café Italiano. Known for a thicker, airy crust, Sicilian pizza is hand-pressed and topped with cheese, sausage or pepperoni. Massa’s bakery pizza is sold by the slice, but half pan and full-pan orders can be accommodated with advanced notice. So make the most of National Pizza Month: Gather your family and friends, select the perfect pizza for you and enjoy it alongside one of Massa’s colorful and crunchy salads and a cup or cone of their award-winning gelato. There truly is a pizza for every palate at Massa Café Italiano.

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Tips for surviving the impeachment

You better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout, I’m telling you why … This is what we’ve been waiting for! And yet. And yet. There is no way the impeachment process will be straightforward. It’s bound to be very upsetting for sentient beings. Expect lots of lies, lies, lies, sex and videotape. There will be lies that make you feel like you are nuts or that Trump and his minions are nuts. Hint: It’s not you. There will not be actual sex, even though his payoffs to women might be brought up, but I imagine he will escalate his “locker room talk” during his diatribes. Impeachment will likely be a continuation of what Vice President Gerald Ford called “our long national nightmare” when he took over the presidency from the disgraced Richard Nixon. I think we can safely say Trump’s exit will not be like Nixon’s. As devious, self-righteous and jealous as Nixon was, he had the grace and good sense to resign when he was caught. Trump is the very antonym of “grace,” and probably — no definitely — considers grace a weakness. Here are a few tips for surviving what’s to come: Don’t leave the TV on all day. This will be difficult, depending on who’s testifying, but anything important will be repeated several times throughout the day. Or maybe it won’t. The daily scandals are quickly becoming three-a-days. Maybe that’s why Ari Melber doesn’t have time to shave. If you miss anything, get up early and watch Morning Joe on MSNBC. Settle on a news outlet you can trust. If you don’t have MSNBC, that means you are probably a frugal, sensible person, and not a political junkie

like I am. I admire you. On the other hand, this is history. By the way, when I decided to drop my Xfinity package and just watch CNN, I found out I’d lose CNN too! Speaking of Ari Melber (who’s on MSNBC at 5 p.m.), he has several regulars who are terrific: the divine Maya Wiley, whose crisp authority and intricate hairdos are riveting; John Flannery, who’s been around forever; and the raspy-voiced Richard Painter, who calls them as he sees them. This is no time to ignore or cut down on your psychotropics or alcohol, but don’t overdo either. Don’t drink every time a Republican lies. You’ve got to be able to explain to your grandchildren that this is not the way the country is supposed to work. If other loved ones are Trump believers, try to avoid the words “psycho” and “everlasting fire.” I hope Trump’s youngest son doesn’t have to show up for any of this. I hope the rest of the children have to sit through every minute of it. No sense worrying about Melania. She does straightface almost as well as Pence. I wonder how it will all end. Will Trump refuse to leave if he’s found guilty? I don’t see Trump resigning. Maybe he’ll take the nuclear codes and there will be a televised chase like O.J. Simpson in the white Bronco, with Giuliani driving. Trump and Giuliani on the run, but can either one of them still drive anything but a golf cart? I know what I’ll do when it gets too horrifying. I love Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on Netflix. It’s Seinfeld driving around in old classic cars with comedian friends talking about, well, nothing and everything. It’s funny, lovely and sane.

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We want you to feel our fear

ll around the world, we see a growing concern for the heating planet, as shown by the estimated 4 million people who showed up for the Climate Strike rally on Sept. 20. On that day, the world became more aware of the young Swedish climate activist, Greta Thunberg, and the many other young people who care about our planet’s future. Young climate leaders can be found around the world, including right here in Oak Park and River Forest. Some are joining the newly formed program, It’s Our Future, started by Seven Generations Ahead in collaboration with One Earth Film Festival and multiple community partners. Through this program, we’re getting support to equip us to advocate for climate change solutions — and our futures. The need for such a group in our community is important because our generation’s future is at stake. We only have little more than a decade to keep global warming to a minimum of 1.5 C, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The urgency of this prediction has ignited our collective energy to take action for our future. To that end, It’s Our Future provides a platform for local young leaders to mobilize our community in seeking effective climate solutions. Here’s what we plan to do: We will work alongside the PlanItGreen Core Team to ensure the Oak Park and River Forest communities can reach their stated sustainability goals. The 2018 PlanItGreen report card gave the community a D in the area of energy, a C for waste, and a B for environmental education. We have created our own PlanItGreen Youth Core Team to help improve the grade in those three vital areas: ■ We intend to urge OPRF High School to become more sustainable. We will advocate for the reduction of plastic and Styrofoam in the cafeteria, as well as the introduction of compost. Additionally, we will urge OPRF to buy green energy. ■ We want to see all the new developments, especial-

ly high-rises, become as environmentally friendly as possible, particularly in the area of energy usage. ■ We will engage with leaders in the community about their important role in effectively addressing our local climate-related issues. Many Oak Park and River Forest residents are already conscious of climate change and actively involved in local initiatives to combat it. In fact, it was an Oak Park native, the late Wallace Smith Broecker, who is credited with popularizing the term “global warming.” He is sometimes referred to as the “Grandfather of Climate Science.” We want to follow in his footsteps by enacting change and spreading awareness about what is happening and what can be done. Evidence continues to build that shows we are facing a climate crisis — and it’s happening where we live. In the Great Lakes area, frequent and heavy rainfalls are causing inconsistent water levels in Lake Michigan. Beaches on Chicago’s lake shore are disappearing. Fish populations are changing. A report from the Environmental Law & Policy Center draws on the work of scientists and experts who have assessed how the shifting global climate impacts the Great Lakes region. We believe the science. Although It’s Our Future has big plans, we believe, as Greta said, “Adults keep saying we owe it to the young people, to give them hope, but I don’t want your hope. I don’t want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. I want you to act. I want you to act as you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if the house is on fire — because it is.” The time to take action is now. We can’t delay. It’s our future and we deserve to live it. We are still growing It’s Our Future. We need more members to contribute their voices, their ideas. If you are between ages 12 and 21 and want to join us, email amy@sevengenerationsahead.org. Charlotte Meyer, Ellie Raidt, Charles Roeger, Jess Senger, and Elizabeth Short are organizers of It’s Our Future.

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Making Halloween hard

any years, Wednesday Journal forgets to publish Oak Park’s Halloween trick-or-treating hours at all. Last week, the intense village board discussion of shifting those hours made our front page. So to be clear, the designated trick-or-treat hours for this year are 4 to 8 p.m., an hour later than in the past. Owing to the moment we’re in, though, the Halloween debate became a notable discussion, eclipsed only after Trustee Susan Buchanan lost her temper and laid out the white male trustees during a still more intense debate over the village’s diversity statement. Here’s what was good about the discussion over Halloween: With input from citizens and from Trustee Arti Walker-Peddakotla, the board focused on how the traditional 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. hours were hard on working parents, especially single parents, trying to get home from work in time to get their kids out collecting treats. That’s a worthy observation. Worrying though, and an argument in favor of bringing an equity lens to each issue coming to the board, was that the village staff created a first-time ordinance intended to write trick-or-treating into the village’s official legal code so this topic isn’t raised every single year. In making a simple matter fully legal, the proposed ordinance implied that there would now be legal/policing consequences for children and teens trick-or-treating beyond the set hours. That led to concerns that Oak Park cops would be ticketing young people. That was extrapolated into targeting young black people who frequently come into Oak Park from the West Side and other communities because the candy is pretty good here. We’d never seen Oak Park police do anything on Halloween other than stepped-up patrols to keep kids safe as evening darkness came on. When we asked the police department if any such citations had been issued on Halloween’s past, we were oddly told to file a FOIA request. The answer, five days later, was no, Oak Park police have never ticketed late-arriving trick-or-treaters. Why that wasn’t sorted out the evening of the debate is uncertain. Ultimately the ordinance was shelved, the traditional resolution was approved unanimously. But in not anticipating that the ordinance language could be read as an opening to harass visiting teens, we created unnecessary palpitations. We can do better and we will do better when we consider issues early and with equity in mind.

Rush Oak Park’s big day The medical care in the ER at Rush Oak Park Hospital has always been first-rate. The physical surroundings in the 1969-built ER though were not good. As the patient count grew exponentially over the decades, the facility became cramped and fully inadequate. A plan to replace the ER has been percolating for well over a decade but required a major investment by Big Rush, the downtown parent of our community hospital. Ultimately $30 million has been spent to demolish the old and unused nursing school dorm to make way for the state-of-the-art, spacious, welcoming new facility which is scheduled to open today. Twenty-two private treatment rooms, upgraded imaging facilities, two behavioral health treatment rooms, LEED certified, built to treat 40,000 patients annually. That makes this a great day for Rush Oak Park Hospital and for the communities it serves. In a moment when we rightly worry over the future of community health care, we offer thanks to the Rush health system for this investment in our communities.

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Beneath the moon and under the sun

yler and Bryce are into outer space. We’re curled on the couch watching CuThe hoopla surrounding the 50th rious George. Each episode ends with an anniversary of the moon landing educational video clip. Two musicians this July reached them, as it seems reminisce about how they got started. “If to have reached so many. But unlike you find something to do that you love,” many adults, whose attention spans seem one says, “go for it.” I ask the boys what as short or shorter than kids’ nowadays, they love. my grandsons are still excited about “I love you, Papa Ken,” Tyler says, “as dressing up as astronauts this Halloween. much as a gallon of water.” I hope the moon is visible on Oct. 31. It Bryce points to the book I read to them should be a waxing crescent at that point. earlier and says, “I love you as much as Next year, according to the Farmer’s Alall these stars.” The book is titled, “A manac, the great fall exercise in neighborhundred billion trillion stars.” It’s a book ly largesse will unfold under a full moon. about immense numbers — in the uni“Papa Ken, is there anything bad on verse and on Earth — which blew their the moon?” Bryce asks one day in the car. minds. Blew mine too. “No,” I said, “except there’s no air in outer We want their minds blown wide bespace. That’s why astronauts wear those suits, which cause their generation will determine the planet’s have oxygen so they can breathe.” future, whether they’ll be wearing spacesuits in some Airless space seemed to catch them by surprise. Actu- distant planetary colony — and maybe even on Earth. ally, the only thing bad about the moon is that we don’t Last week, the three of us walked home from a have a functioning base up there yet, which would great- nearby park and the three-quarter moon was visible ly facilitate our plans to send humans to Mars. I thought overhead. “It’s almost full!” Bryce announced happily, that might be TMI, however, at this point. and wondered why it was “blurry” behind a bank of But they are hungry to learn. Already two months wispy fall clouds. into kindergarten, their minds are expanding expoTyler ponders the sky for a moment and says, “The nentially. I pick them up one day a week, and they moon is the sun of the night.” explode like rocket ships out the door, throwing themAfter regaining my composure, I respond, “That’s selves into my arms. Fortunately, they’re in separate really good, Tyler, really good,” while wondering classrooms, so they don’t why it never occurred to reach me at the same mome. So obvious and so poment. etic. Surely someone over A few weeks back, they the span of humankind moved into separate bedthought this before, but I rooms at their new house. was 99 and 99/100ths perTyler says it’s a lot quieter cent sure he hadn’t heard “with Bryce not talking to it from anyone else — and me all the time.” Separajust as sure no one else tion and growing older has ever distilled that thought intensified sibling rivalry. on the eve of their 6th A new phase to navigate. birthday. Googling that As we leave school, the line later revealed no refcrossing guard nods and erences. In fact, the browssays, “I’ve got twins at er kept changing “sun” to home. Same thing.” “son.” They suffer from animal Human beings are a envy. Tyler mentions a remarvel, especially the cent lesson on chimpanyoung ones, so backward zees. “They’re a kind of and so forward. Alternatemonkey,” he says, “and I Tyler and Bryce taking flight. ly diabolical and angelic, know about monkeys bethey fight like cats, then cause I want to be a monoverflow with love. Pair-akey.” Bryce adds, “When I dox twins. Spending time grow up, I want to be a kitty cat.” with them in the holy ordinary is a lot of give and a These days, every playground structure turns into a lot of get. Together, we inhabit the living room, the firehouse or kitty house or monkey house. Bryce gives dance room, and, yes, even the tornado room in the me a tour beneath the school’s new playset. “This is split-level house of life, beneath the moon and under the kitchen, this is the dining room, this is the living the sun. Our goal is to inspire them, then they turn room, this is the … the dance room,” and the one with around and inspire us. Darkness gives way to dawn the low ceiling is “the tornado room.” Tyler is in the multiple times through each revolution of the Earth. “kitchen” taking inventory for tomorrow’s breakfast: I’m copyrighting it all here, Tyler, if you’re reading “bananas, banana bread, chocolate-covered bananas this someday in the distant future, maybe while craftand banana cereal — shaped like monkeys.” ing a collection of poems for publication. “The moon Bryce gives me a picture he drew in school and asks, is the sun of the night” would make a great book title. “Do you still have them on the wall in your bedroom?” And it’s all yours. Of course. “I hope you keep them so something in In the meantime, I know 100 percent for certain that your room reminds you of us.” Every morning, in these two 6-year-olds are the sun and moon of all my fact, when I wake up. Every evening when I go to bed. days and nights. Happy birthday, boys. Keep learning. Keep thinking. Back at their house, I ask if they want something And keep defying gravity. to drink. Tyler says, “Water is the only thing I trust.”

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Reuniting our communities

lumni love coming back to Fenwick, and earlier this month we welcomed back more than 500 of our own to Oak Park and neighboring towns. They came to see us from Chicago, from the collar counties in Illinois and from 21 other states. Some graduates traveled from as far away as Arizona, California, Connecticut, Florida, New Mexico, Oregon, North Carolina, Texas and Seattle, Washington. A wide age range was represented as Friars five years out of high school joined octogenarian alumni who have been loyal to their alma mater since the late 1940s. Young and old alike, many of these men and women visited with former teachers and coaches, took campus tours and celebrated Mass together. They also renewed long-standing friendships and were reacquainted at venues all around town. Some attended Friday afternoon’s pep rally in Fenwick’s storied Lawless Gymnasium. Members of the Class of 1969, celebrating their milestone 50th reunion, congregated on Friday evening at Jim and Pete’s in Elmwood Park. Other alumni tailgated at Triton College, our home field in River Grove. At the football game we celebrated Gene Nudo, our head coach for eight seasons now, who garnered his 100th high-school victory in September. Our 2019 squad proceeded to defeat Catholic-League rival Marmion Cadets from Aurora, by a score of 31-26, earning coach his 101st win! The Class of 2014 alumni in attendance enjoyed post-game festivities at Doc Ryan’s in Forest Park. On Saturday, soccer alumni cheered the Friars to

victory on our new (second year) artificial-turf field at the Dominican Priory/ House of Studies in River Forest. Later, the ’69 group reconvened at Winberie’s in Oak Park; the Class of 1959 met at Poor Phil’s in Oak Park; and the Class of ’54 assembled at Tom’s Steak House in Melrose Park. (Yes, it’s still there and is still good!) We even had a few “Forty-Niners,” 88-year-old members from the Class of 1949, commemorating their 70th reunion! Other graduating classes spread out to celebrate at these popular venues in nearby Forest Park: • Class of 1974 at Slainte Irish Pub • Classes of 1979 & ’09 at O’Sullivan’s Public House • Class of 1984 at Old School Tavern and Grill • Class of 1989 at Doc Ryan’s • Class of 1994 at Fat Duck Tavern and Grill • Class of 1999 at Healy’s Westside • Class of 2004 at the Lantern Haus (formerly Murphy’s) Needless to say, good times were had by all. Fenwick thanks all these fine, local establishments for working with us to make it a memorable Homecoming/Reunion Weekend for all our Friars who came home. Thank you, and Go Friars! Rev. Richard Peddicord, O.P., is in his eighth year as president of Fenwick High School. He taught French at the school between 1986 and 1990 and was chair of the Theology Department. A native of Howell, Michigan, Fr. Peddicord entered the Dominican Order in 1981 and was ordained in 1986.

RICHARD

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Wednesday Journal, October 16, 2019

An open letter to Trustee Buchanan:

ear Susan: I want you to know I “really, really” understand what you are going through now. Talking to white people about racism is hard and when they (racists) know where you live and your children and family, it becomes terrifying. I have encountered many of these same hateful responses after writing about racism. The first time someone mentioned my home address and the school my children attend, I was ready to quit writing about racism permanently! You are probably debating if you should ever talk about racism again. I won’t lie to you, if you do anti-racism work, there are few personal benefits. Truthfully, being anti-racist comes with a lot more risks than benefits. And you really can opt out because you are a white woman. Most white folks are silent about racism and never say anything, or get angry, with their racist white family, friends, neighbors, or co-workers. Being quiet about racism is normal for white people. What you did, showing real emotion, is out of the norm and it is scary being out of the norm. I am a black woman and even I continuously have to talk myself into staying in the fight. Here are some of the things that keep me writing and fighting racism: 1) We are in good company. Anti-racist folks have been dealing with white terrorism, especially from white men, for the last 400 years. The abolitionists faced the same fear, and yet they continued to speak, act, and be angry about racism. To be on the same side of history as Ida B. Wells, Frederick Douglass, W.E.B. DuBois, and Angela Davis, gives me more courage than fear of the white terrorists. 2) White racists are cowards. White terrorists enjoy scaring people “anonymously.” They hardly use their names or show their faces. They bet on us being afraid, that just the threat of violence will be enough to shut us up. Brave anti-racists paid the price for speaking out. Dr. King, Malcolm X, Fred Hampton, most of the early black residents who integrated this community, faced consequences that were life-threatening. Yet they did not back down. They knew death was a real consequence for the “crime of talk-

ing about white racism” and still fought racism. We honor them by refusing to allow fear to stop us from fighting racism. 3) Stop apologizing for being angry. As a feminist, anger is an appropriate response to racism. What they are doing to you is called “tone policing.” It is meant to silence you and make you, and anyone else who dares to speak against racism, scared to show emotion. Systemic racism and oppression are evils and it is normal to be angry. Susan, all of us who choose to fight racism have to make hard, difficult personal sacrifices. Many of these sacrifices aren’t just personal but include risks to our families. I am praying for you and your family this weekend. I know, really I do, the attractiveness of “opting-out” or “toning down your racism rhetoric,” especially when our children and partner didn’t sign up for this fight. But I hope you keep fighting on our team, Susan. #TeamAntiRacism is supportive and we are experiencing the same thing. Your story is not unique and is common to all who speak out against racism. Being anti-racist isn’t fun; however, it is the only way to beat racism. OK, so you got your butt kicked this week. Rest, reflect, recharge, and then re-engage in the movement. I’ll end with the words of Frederick Douglass: “Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress.”

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ShaRhonda Knott Dawson is a west suburban resident who is involved in multiple service organizations and projects in, and around, Oak Park. Her writing can be found on her blog, sharhondatribune.com.

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Evidence first, then conclusion

n Aug. 23, members of the Oak Park-River Forest community were informed of OPRF High School’s plan for freshman curriculum restructuring, which included the combination of freshmen Honors and Regular/College Prep classes for English, history, science, and world language, beginning in 2021-22. The stated rationale for combining the Regular and Honors classes is to help improve the educational experience for students, particularly for minority students, in an effort to help close the achievement gap. A curriculum of combined Regular and Honors classes at the high school level is contrary to the experience of the vast majority of parents and the current practice in almost every other local high school. Moreover, the entire concept of combined classes is in direct opposition to the generallyaccepted educational principle of tailoring education to the students’ abilities. Therefore, the school district has relied heavily on the use of “evidencebased best practices” to validate their decision. With even the most cursory of review, such validating information has been shown to be both illusory and fleeting, as evidenced by the most recent public forum on Oct. 3. 1. Changing data sets. In the original announcement of the plan, Associate Superintendent Gregory Johnson stated that the Models of Science data “validates” the freshman curriculum restructuring. The models class has been referred to as an “ideal comparative example” to the proposed plan. However, the actual data set was strongly challenged on a statistical basis due to non-comparable baseline groups, incomplete data analysis (“cherry picking”), and overly broad conclusions. By the Oct. 3 meeting a mere six weeks later, the claims of validation and “ideal comparative example” had entirely vanished from the oral presentation. 2. Changing goals. In the presentation to the District 200 Board of Education on Aug. 22, Johnson reviewed the proposals for dealing with the achievement gap. After disappointing 2018 results, the administration allowed families to self-direct their children into Honors classes, with the goal of increasing Honors enrollment, including minority students, by 25%. In fact, the 2019 results showed the freshmen Honors enroll-

ment by African Americans to have increased by 82%, more than three times the original stated goal. Once again, during the public presentation on Oct. 3, the administration completely ignored the attainment of their own goals. 3. Changing plans. One of the most basic concerns about the restructuring plan is what happens in the individual classrooms. How does a teacher teach to students of such varying abilities? At the first public meeting on Sept. 18, Laurie Fiorenza, director of Student Learning, and Johnson explained how they could teach to students of different abilities reading different books, up to five, and emphasize common themes. There has been wide skepticism of that strategy. At the meeting of Oct. 3, the response to a similar inquiry was that the entire matter was still under review. These ever-changing goals, data, and plans are not reassuring to the community. It gives the impression that the administration is discounting data that is inconsistent with a predetermined conclusion. When a school district undertakes such a comprehensive and controversial change in curriculum, the parents expect to be informed and consulted in advance. It is time for the administration and board to approach the complex educational issues in the deliberative manner in which they should have acted in the first place. The district needs to direct a comprehensive analysis of strategies to mitigate the achievement gap, with input from educators, community leaders, and statisticians. A report needs to be generated that includes a literature review and correlates the relevant evidence with the proposed plan. The plans need to set forth in advance both the measurable endpoints and the anticipated results. The community should have input into the proposed plan prior to any vote or implementation. The board has already set a reasonable implementation date of August 2021, and this date should be respected. When I had the privilege of competing with the OPRF Debate team over 40 years ago, we routinely ended our speeches with a call for deductive reasoning. We would reference Lewis Carroll’s advice in Alice in Wonderland that first you get the evidence, and then you reach the conclusion. Robert Panton is a River Forest ophthalmologist and a member of the OPRF class of ’79.

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It’s way past time to ban leaf blowers

I think that gas-powered leaf blowers are the most useless machines, and among the most destructive to the environment. The air and noise pollution are compounded by the fact that they don’t do much good. It seems that they’re used mostly to blow debris into the street. Then the mess is left to blow around again because it’s not swept up to be used as compost. Electric leaf blowers would be no better. Why are we recycling, composting, conserv-

ing water, installing solar panels, planting native gardens, trying to buy less stuff, only to have our efforts negated by these noxious devices? It’s way past time for Oak Park to ban leaf blowers, encourage residents and lawn services to rake and sweep instead, and let us appreciate a little more fresh air and quiet.

Patricia Olderr Oak Park

Wednesday Journal, October 16, 2019

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Calling all ‘good white people’

t the Oct. 7 Oak Park Village Board meeting, the board revisited the new Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Statement, which has been a contentious issue since this new board started in May. At this meeting, Trustee Dan Moroney expressed disagreement with the phrase “break down systems of oppression” that appeared in the statement, saying that village police officers might think their department is being called a system of oppression and that some people believe that this language means wealth redistribution. Trustee Deno Andrews proposed adding language to the statement defining the phrase “systems of oppression.” The discussion became heated, with Trustee Susan Buchanan raising her voice to tell the other two board members that they should not have an opinion about this, and that they should shut up. In the end, the board approved the statement, adding in some clarification that systems of oppression include “racism, sexism, homophobia, and xenophobia, and all other forms of bias and hate.” There has been a lot of online condemnation for Trustee Buchanan for expressing anger toward the other two board members. But I think we need to reframe our discussion — it should not be about whether she should have raised her voice or used the words she used. Anger can be justly expressed in the service of a righteous cause, and calm words can be used to advocate continued oppression. In fact, usually the defense of the status quo happens dispassionately. When you have the power, you don’t need to raise your voice in anger. Our real conversation needs to be about power, and about how it is wielded in a supposedly dispassionate way in a liberal place like Oak Park. And that conversation about power is what Trustee Buchanan was raising. I think that the reluctance to use the words “systems of oppression” indicates a common fear among white people in Oak Park, and more broadly across our nation. We try to define these words to mean that we and other “good white people”

are not at fault. We want to believe that open bigots somewhere else are the root of the problem. Don’t get me wrong, there are some open bigots in Oak Park, as there are everywhere, but our challenge is that we “good white people” go about our days without considering how our everyday actions and inactions perpetuate systems of oppression. The Oak Park Police Department is part of a system of oppression. So are the Oak Park schools, and the Oak Park Village Board. They are part of a system of oppression because they are American institutions, located in an American village, in a nation set up to privilege white, male people. Breaking down systems of oppression means standing up against bigots. But it also means questioning why young people of color in Oak Park feel that they are targeted by police. It means questioning why some white parents are so uncomfortable with detracking classes at Oak Park and River Forest High School. It means wondering why the village has devoted so much time and capital recently trying to attract new luxury developers rather than making the village accessible to people of all income levels. We white people in Oak Park and across our nation must admit that we have created this problem, these systems of oppression, and that we continue to benefit. We must recognize these systems and how we play a part in them, name these systems where we see them, and work to deconstruct these systems. It is important to remember that, although we perpetuate and benefit from these systems, we are not the system. When we dismantle the system and step away from our advantages, we are not dismantling ourselves. In fact, we are freeing ourselves to have more authentic relationships with other white people and people across racial difference. We are becoming more fully human. So, white Oak Parkers, I call on all of us to recognize systems of oppression, acknowledge how we play a part and benefit, and work to tear them down. What do we have to gain? Only our own humanity. Jim Schwartz is an Oak Park resident.

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Keep cars and bikes separate

Although summer is over, I would like to express my concern for bicycle safety. Bike lanes are fine but nearly meaningless because cars (i.e., drivers) have no idea what they mean. However, they do appear to indicate that this is a preferred route for bicycles. The problem is whoever decides where to put these bike lanes has no concept. There is one fundamental rule: Keep bikes and cars away from each other as much as possible! This seems so obvious, one wonders if the person who decided to paint bike lanes on Ogden Avenue, for example, has ever been on a bike. Biking on Ogden is as safe as walking across the Eisenhower Expressway blindfolded. Do not encourage bikes to travel on the main automobile thoroughfares (Madison, Harrison, Jackson, etc.). That some of these streets have been reconfigured with protruding curbs at the corners makes biking even more dangerous by

forcing bikes into traffic flow. It terrifies me to see parents towing their children in a wagon, pedaling down Harrison, which is a major commuting street. As a regular commuter, I can guarantee that commuters are the most impatient and aggressive drivers. Portland, Oregon encourages bikes on streets that run parallel to main thoroughfares. They put in speed bumps, with narrow slots for bikes to go through to avoid the bumps, and also oneway sections that only apply to cars, etc. The only time bike lanes should be on major roads is when they are physically separated from cars (e.g., by a parking lane). Let’s try to separate main auto thoroughfares from biking routes!

Tom DeCoursey Oak Park

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‘Shut up’ is a system of oppression

It was deeply dismaying to see the degeneration of the Oak Park Village Board of Trustees meeting on Oct. 7. That’s the one in which Trustee Susan Buchanan told other (white male) trustees to “shut up” and “stop it,” among other offensive remarks, as they tried to speak on revisions to the Village Diversity Statement. This was no momentary outburst, but a sustained table-pounding, finger-pointing diatribe that occupied the better part of four minutes. The irony and hypocrisy are thick; the topic was the diversity statement — wherein the board affirms its commitment to, um, a variety of viewpoints, among other lofty aspirations. To place Trustee Buchanan’s misbehavior in broader context: in over six years of serving on local government boards, I have never witnessed anything remotely resembling such a deplorable scene. Further, in my 20 years as a journalist covering hundreds of local government meetings — including some that were wildly dysfunctional — the only close analogy would be the three-ring

circus that was the Town of Cicero’s public proceedings. And even by that measure, Buchanan’s diatribe established a new low for outrageous, disrespectful conduct. Setting aside her troubling behavior for a moment, consider the utter lack of logic that Buchanan exhibited in trying to justify her bullying. In her view, white men (and perhaps women?), should be constrained from voicing their perspectives on issues that, presumably, have not personally harmed them in their lives. I, for one, reject the belief that the village board should apply such a foolish, superficial, prejudiced standard to determine if he or she is “qualified” to speak on a topic. Trustee Buchanan’s cynical, repugnant tactic could have come right out of the Trumpian playbook: seize on differences in gender, race, and any other characteristics as a cudgel to silence and diminish others and their points of view. In short, it was oppressive.

Matt Baron Oak Park

Intergenerational spaces Several articles in Wednesday Journal have reported directly or indirectly on the possibilities for strengthening and enriching interactions between older adults and children in our village. The Oct. 9 article, “New daycare’s core curriculum is empathy,” provides firsthand accounts of the empathy-creating potential of pairing elderly Oak Park Arms resident volunteers with preschool children. This newly opened (Aug. 29) Kindness Creators Intergenerational Daycare was purposely located in the Oak Park Arms. A major goal of its two owners/directors was to effectively nurture cross-generational relationships. It is proving to be a win-win for both groups. Another intergenerational possibility was highlighted in the Feb. 12 Wednesday Journal article, “Senior-centric equipment coming to Randolph Park.” The equipment planned for this park is much more than senior-centric. The Randolph Park Master Plan includes “exercise equipment for people of all levels of physical ability, including senior citizens.” Located one block from the Oak Park Arms, this equipment will encourage the residents to share this public space with children and families. Even more innovative will be the introduction of intergenerational play equipment in the same park setting. This play equipment is specifically designed to accommodate adults and children together on three distinct pieces of play equipment for our local parks. This equipment will comple-

ment the goals of the intergenerational daycare at the Oak Park Arms. In a third related article, “Physical therapist calls for more accessible playgrounds” (Oct. 2) pediatric physical therapist, Haviva Siegel’s thoughtfully argues for the need to make some of Oak Park’s playgrounds accessible to kids with disabilities. A missing connective “dot” is that if play equipment can be designed for children who use “wheelchairs, walkers and other mobility devices” it is certainly possible to include specialized adult exercise equipment in our parks for some of our older residents with mobility challenges. Intergenerational interactions are fostered in a shared local park space with equipment adapted for both age groups. Wouldn’t it be wonderful to develop these types of equipment in the planned renovation of Rehm Park? Haviva Siegel said, “I think there’s brilliance in this community and we need to take advantage of this capacity.” We at Arbor West Neighbors (AWN), a grassroots, local nonprofit organization, concur with Haviva Siegel’s observation. Our members are engaged in connecting, supporting and advocating for initiatives that empower adults to thrive as we age in our communities. We promote age-integrated settings and are excited by the possibilities of these three creative interconnected initiatives.

Susan Stall

Arbor West Neighbors

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An open letter to the D200 Board of Ed

ou’ve made reducing the racial predictability of achievement an outstanding top priority. Still, “changing the structure of a school system” should force a deep search for strong evidence. Like Supt. Pruitt-Adams said to the audience on Sept. 18, you might not like what I’m about to say about the evidence, so please remember to keep an open mind. Choosing to slow down and study what did and didn’t work at Evanston is especially valuable since their work on detracking was supported by Northwestern University, a top-ten graduate school of education. Another reason to slow down is found in the unaccomplished evidence provided by the administration. Of all the resources on the district website, there is just one involving detracking at ETHS, a news article written by Peter Bavis, associate superintendent. Should we be surprised the article proclaims, “It Works”? More recently, results from this source have been cited as evidence by administrators in information sessions at feeder middle schools. The news article attaches the conclusion to one data table showing the percentage of composite ACT scores above 24 for 2011 to 2015. Why did Mr. Bavis pick a composite ACT score of 24 as a benchmark for showing growth? It may be because raw ETHS composite ACT data show a 30-year upward trend of about 0.1 points/year. The average ACT scores would have risen from 23.0 in 2011 to 23.4 in 2015 without implementing new policy. The average composite ACT score in 2015 was 23.9, pushing many over a table’s 24 point cutoff. ACT scores declined the year after 2015 to 23.3 which is in line with the normal upward trend. Factoring the normal upward trend in composite ACT scores, the table shows what might have happened had ETHS not implemented new policy on curriculum and instruction. Further, the 2015 year was abnormal for the most disadvantaged ETHS students. Using the IL BOE Report Card data and com-

paring 2011 to 2015 we see the fouryear graduation rate for black students declined from 85.4% to 80.2%, respectively. For economically disadvantaged students as a group the graduation rate declined from 88.3% to 81.0%. Still, the graduation rate for students with disabilities fell from 77.4% to 66.3%. The cause for declines in graduation rate among these groups and between these two years isn’t clear, but the likely effect is an abnormal rise in composite ACT scores in 2015. On the favorable side, the graduation rates for Hispanic students increased from 85.6% to 87.1%. If we account for the abnormality of 2015, the table shows what might have happened had ETHS not implemented new policy on curriculum and instruction. My concern is whether the administration is using an appropriately high bar to judge the value of evidence supporting the theory detracking will reduce the racial predictability of achievement. News articles like this, if not investigated fully, can mislead others into following the wrong data, the wrong conclusions and stands to lead our board and our community in the wrong direction. Someone said recently that you can be for equity and still be suspicious of the initiative. I believe slowing down, doing more research on ETHS and alternative approaches using a broader group and involving public hearings is crucial before implementing any plan. Evanston tested the theory that detracking will reduce the racial predictability of achievement, and dependence on Mr. Bavis’ news article as evidence is careless if not also dubious. The gap in Evanston is as wide now as it was before and we can learn from this experiment. Making time for study stands to preserve the integrity of our school system despite change, and this is in the best interest of our community. I urge you to put this research and communication challenge before the D200 administration. Steve Lefko is a River Forest resident.

STEVE LEFKO

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The ‘fittest’: Empathy or competition?

I realized while reading “Whose back are you sitting on?” [Ken Trainor, Viewpoints, Oct. 9] that I, like most privileged white Americans, would push back against anyone or anything that would deprive me of my privilege. I think human beings are hard-wired to be empathic as well as to compete. Some humans are very low on the empathy (sociopaths, for example) and some are very low on the drive to compete, but generally, our species is naturally driven by both.

But somewhere on the spectrum, the natural urge to compete unchecked morphs from something healthy into something sinister. If Homo Sapiens is to survive, our evolution must develop in sync with a more complete interpretation of what it means to be “the fittest.” The fittest cannot mean “those who come to dominate” but rather “those who apply their talents to improve the world for the benefit of all.”

Kevin O’Keefe

Former Oak Parker

Wednesday Journal, October 16, 2019

Unpromising start for new Diversity Statement

he human propensity to compose lofty ideals and then ignore them showed its unbecoming head again this past week. As the Oak Park Village Board debated the language for the renewal of the community’s diversity statement, the disparity between the beautiful vision of the document and the dark behavior in the room was jarring. Here is how it unfolded on Oct. 7, when the board approved the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement. In short, it proclaims that Oak Parkers respect their differences and the village welcomes, respects, and encourages the contributions of all people irrespective of race, color, sex, economic class or any of the other characteristics that are often used to divide people. But during the board meeting the welcome mat for diverse voices was not evident. Some of the white male trustees were scolded by a peer who was “so tired of hearing two white men tell us what systems of oppression are.” Since they had not experienced oppression, they were told unceremoniously to close their mouths (the actual words are those that ordinarily cause young children to be reprimanded). At the same meeting, one of our most well-recognized local high school teachers reinforced this theme: “To have people [board members] with privilege speak for me and my experiences is unacceptable.” This confirms my longstanding suspicion that Oak Parkers are often more concerned about the appearance of diversity than the substance of the village’s experiment in integration. Why else the vitriol that amendments to the diversity statement elicited this past week? It was, after all, just about a policy, not a substantive action. But my suspicion is admittedly unchary and maybe unfair. After all, Oak Park stands out for its voluntary racial

integration of schools and neighborhoods. Its schools are run by superintendents and board presidents who are black females. The village mayor is Palestinian. In the past, diversity has been viewed as a movement toward equality. Namely, we want to treat everyone the same. But the new diversity statement acknowledges the village’s growing focus on equity, aiming to give everyone what they “need to thrive,” which may not be the same and equal for everyone. For some, the equity theme has clearly morphed into a new attitude toward public discussions and debates. Some voices — privileged white males, for example — do not have to be respected. They have had their chance before. They have no needs because they are already thriving. What we are witnessing is not a threat to free speech but to free listening. We are being told that it is acceptable to turn a deaf ear when certain people speak. The underlying pretense that you can pre-judge an individual’s voice by her race, sex or class is not true. The promoters of a healthy diversity are correct on a very important point. Intelligence, discipline, ingenuity and integrity are not monopolized by people of a given skin color, gender or socio-economic group. I have no expectation that dissension and intense debate will, or should, go away. But as we face sensitive topics for our village and schools, I do hope that our village and school boards will now try to live up to the new diversity statement and its goals: “full and broad participation of all community members” and “intentional engagement across lines of difference.” The false start at last week’s board meeting does not mean we cannot reach the finish line. Dale Sorenson is a longtime resident of Oak Park.

DALE

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The parking suckage is getting worse

After 33 years in Oak Park, I find there is still so much to love about it: good schools, great people, and earnest attempts (with many failures) at living progressive values. And, of course, there are many great restaurants and familyowned businesses that deserve my patronage. I wonder how much longer we’ll have those restaurants and businesses. Why? Because parking sucks in Oak Park. And the suckage is getting worse by the week, causing me to question keeping my business dollars in Oak Park. In the past six weeks, I have had to contest two parking tickets garnered while patronizing local restaurants and businesses. Even at the advanced age of 57, I am quite

capable of using Passport, our parking app. And I did so on both occasions, only to receive tickets. I have contested each ticket and won. But what a waste of my time. I am deeply resentful of village government foisting wasteful and error-prone technology down our collective throats just to make a few more bucks. I also resent having to pull out my phone when I simply want to run into a store for 10 minutes. It can take longer to use the app than to run the damn errand I came for in the first place. Two words: Parking. Meters. Two more words: Forest. Park. Last two words: I. Vote.

Liz Thompson Oak Park

Wednesday Journal, October 16, 2019

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Jack Koberstine, 91 WWII veteran, financial planner

John J. “Jack” Koberstine, 91, of Oak Park, died on Oct. 11, 2019. Born on Jan. 16, 1928, he served in the U.S. Army during World War II. A graduate of Oak Park and River Forest High School, he earned his B.A. in Psychology from Loyola University. A financial planner for many years, he retired just a few years ago. For a long time, he also volunteered at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio in Oak Park. Jack Koberstine was the husband of the late Moira Patricia “Pat” Koberstine (nee Mulroy) who taught in the Forest Park school system for many years; the father of Jan Stephens and Andree (the late Rick) Barker; the grandfather of Mike Stephens and Jay Barker; the brother-in-law of Michael (Ann Magee) Mulroy; the uncle of Kevin (Joanie) Mulroy, Colleen (Andreas) Salomon, Courtney (Mike) Milewski, Connie (John) Vignone and Tom (Pam) Mulroy. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Oak Park’s Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, 203 S. Marion St. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Ascension Church, 801 S. East Ave., in Oak Park on Friday, Oct. 18 at 9:30 a.m., with interment at Forest Home Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, http://flwright.org/joingive/memorialsandtributes.

Rebecca Watson, 57 Model, actor, teacher, advocate

Rebecca S. Watson, 57, died in her River Forest home on Oct. 1, 2019, surrounded by her husband of 26 years, Thomas J. Watson and her children, T.J. and Matthew. Other survivors include her father, Victor Cruz, and her brothers: Ken, Steven (Melanie), Kevin and Jeff (Kerry) Cruz. Born in Los Angeles, she lived a full life. A successful model and REBECCA WATSON actor, her career took her to Paris, Milan, New York, and Los Angeles, starting at 16 until she retired in her late 20s. Thereafter she bluffed her way into a management position at Ann Taylor, despite no experience, teaching herself the things she need-

ed to know at night. Her young retail career culminated in a regional manager position at Banana Republic, until she moved to Chicago, married, and raised her family. A free spirit, she was fearless, spontaneous, kind, and wise. When she decided while on a vacation in Mykonos, Greece that she wanted to stay longer, she got a job herding goats to pay the rent. She called it her Tempest Year. She did aerobics to stay in shape for modeling, and someone signed her up for the Crystal Light National Aerobic Championship — which she won. To defray the cost of attending out-of-town Grateful Dead shows, she sold wind-up toys at the shows on Shakedown Street. Smart enough to realize setting up next to the stirfry guy meant lots of hungry Dead Heads standing around waiting for food and buying her toys, she sold out quickly and could then enjoy the weekend. When she wanted to be a better mother, she became a Montessori teacher. When her children suffered from mental illness and needed help in school, she became a fierce champion for their rights and such an expert on the law that she became a source of information and strength for other parents struggling with the same issues. When her son, Matthew started playing hockey, she became a hockey mom, team manager, and passionate fan of both Matthew in goal, and the Chicago Blackhawks. Even with metastatic breast cancer, her Facebook post about voting went viral and resulted in calls from the Secretary of State to do voter outreach, and a call from would-be Gov. Pritzker. While Rebecca loved to travel with her family all over the world, she especially loved her time at her second home in the mountains of Sun Valley, Idaho and on vacations in Puerto Rico. Her Puerto Rican heritage was a great source of pride. A Celebration of Life will be held with a Jazz Funeral and Second Line parade on Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. at FitzGerald’s nightclub in Berwyn. Please RSVP at thomasjwatson@ mindspring.com.

John Murtagh, 75 Active community volunteer

John Robert Murtagh was born on Jan. 26, 1944 in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, fourth in a family of nine. He spent the last 18 years of his 75 in Oak Park, where he was an active member of the community until dementia brought his life to a close on Oct. 14, 2019. He met his wife Margaret at General Motors where they worked. Together they built a family, including daughter Patricia, her husband Lloyd O’Shea, and their two children,

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Maggie and Liam; son John, his wife Taryn, and their children Jack, Joe and Kendall; and daughter Karen and her daughter, Rita. They raised their children in St. Clair Shores, Michigan where he was a volunteer for children with the Optimist Club and the local school board. He found success at General Motors starting in the mail room and ending as a senior director who traveled the JOHN MURTAGH world. A curious and avid reader, he was known to his grandchildren for his love of the morning newspaper. John and Marge retired to Oak Park to be closer to their grandchildren and John became an active member in local politics and the charity Su Casa. While living in Oak Park, he was a volunteer at the Shedd Aquarium with a particular soft spot for the penguins, his childhood nickname. He led tours at Old St. Pat’s Church about the history of the stained-glass windows. He used his life experience to serve the village when possible as a member of civic commissions. John loved to laugh, was a storyteller, and a hero to many for his kindness. A wake will be held at Woodlawn Funeral Home in Forest Park on Thursday, Oct. 17 from 3 to 8 p.m. John loved a good Irish wake so please come with stories to share. His funeral Mass will be celebrated at Old St. Patrick’s Church in Chicago on Friday, Oct. 18 at 9:30 a.m., a church where he volunteered for many years, primarily as Santa Claus delighting children who would return every year with stories of accomplishments and drawings for him. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Save the Children and Su Casa Catholic Worker.

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Downers Grove North stuns OPRF on homecoming

8-year playoff appearance streak in jeopardy By MELVIN TATE Contributing Reporter

On a cold and windy Friday night at Oak Park Stadium, in a homecoming game that had huge playoff ramifications, the OPRF football team hosted Downers Grove North. Unfortunately for the Huskies, they fell in a hard-fought battle to the Trojans 14-7 as OPRF wide receiver Gavin Tunney was stopped just outside the DGN goal line on a 4th-down pass play in the waning seconds. “[DGN] played better in all three phases of the game,” OPRF head coach John Hoerster said. “We still had a chance there at the end, but at the end of the day, we got beat by a team that played better than we did.” DGN QB/DB Drew Cassens played a major role in the Huskies’ defeat. The senior ran for 101 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries, completed 5 passes in 7 attempts for 87 yards and a touchdown, and added 8.5 tackles defensively. Afterward, Hoerster credited his outstanding play. “[Cassens] is a heck of a football player, man,” he said. “He does it all for them, and he’s one of the better players we’ve seen this year.” The game started off on a sour note for OPRF (3-4, 2-2 in West Suburban Silver) as DGN’s opening kickoff bounced off a Huskie player and was recovered by the Trojans at midfield. Cassens immediately cashed in on the gift as he tossed a 50-yard scoring strike to Sam Barbato to give DGN (4-3, 2-3 in West Suburban Silver) a 7-0 lead just 11 seconds into the contest. “The ball went straight at the kid and hit him and bounced right into the arms of

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MOVING LEFT: OPRF’s Nazareth Bryant rushes down field in 14-7 loss to Downers Grove North. a DGN guy,” said Hoerster of the specialteams miscue. “It’s the second week in a row that’s happened. We’ve got to understand that the ball is coming fast at us and get out of the way.” The remainder of the first half largely turned into a defensive slugfest as the teams exchanged multiple stops. Each team missed field goals in the second quarter; DGN’s Adam Criter saw his 29-yard attempt blocked, and OPRF’s Aidan Chranko was short from 38 yards out.

“The defense had a decent night,” said Hoerster. “But we’ve got to get guys off the field. While we bent and didn’t break, we also gave up some really long drives. DGN took a lot of time off the clock and kept our offense off the field. But other than the first play, our kids did pretty well.” Toward the end of the first half, OPRF put together a 46-yard scoring drive that ended with a 23-yard TD pass from Jaden McGill to Jaylen Davis with 3 seconds left, making the score 7-7 at halftime.

DGN started the second half with an 8-play, 80-yard drive that ended with Cassens taking it to the house from 18 yards out on a fourth-down play. The score gave the Trojans a 14-7 advantage. Later in the third quarter, DGN embarked on a lengthy drive that extended into the fourth. But on fourth down, Cassens was stopped for no gain at the OPRF 20, and the Huskies took over. See HOMECOMING on page 29

OPRF soccer takes down No. 1 team in the state Huskies hand Shamrocks first loss of season By JAMES KAY Sports Editor

Every player on Oak Park and River Forest High sShool’s varsity soccer had a reason to celebrate on Senior Night after beating the top-ranked team in the state on Oct. 10. St. Patrick (19-1-2) hadn’t lost a game all season before the Huskies took them out

with a 2-1 victory. “We needed something like this,” said head coach Jason Fried. “To be honest, the last two to three weeks we haven’t really been clicking. We have been practicing so hard, and something we noticed is that the guys have really been listening the last week and a half and it finally came out today.” In the two weeks before the match against St. Patrick, the Huskies suffered losses to Lyons Township and Maine West after only losing once in their first 11 matches. To make things more difficult, they had to face

a tough Glenbard West team on Oct. 8 to end their losing streak. It turned out that facing the Hilltoppers was just what OPRF needed to get back on track before facing the Shamrocks (the Huskies beat Glenbard West 1-0). “We don’t have a lot of experience going up against [St. Patrick’s] formation of three in the back, five midfielders and two up top,” said junior Ben Ryan. “Our first exposure of that was against Glenbard West the game before. In practice, Fried set up the formation with cones and showed us where the

gaps were and what positions we should be in to receive the ball.” Even with the preparation at practice, the Huskies had to deal with the Shamrocks’ physicality. Throughout the first half, St. Patrick didn’t allow OPRF to get the spacing it wanted and was able to shut down the offense. However, OPRF held its own defensively and denied the Shamrocks scoring opportunities until 1:07 remaining in the half. St. See HUSKIES on page 28

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Friars keep playoff hopes alive in win vs. St. Pats Danny Kent runs roughshod over Shamrocks By JAMES KAY Sports Editor

After Fenwick’s 17-9 win against St. Patrick, one thing has been made clear: head coach Gene Nudo will not be sporting his classic mustache until his team loses. “The mustache is gone for right now, baby,” said Nudo. “If anyone wants to see me put the ’stache on, the other team is going to have to beat us. In 40 years of coaching, I am now 2-0 without the ’stache.” Along with the superstition around Nudo’s bare upper lip, the Friars (4-3, 1-1 CCL) were able to get the job done on the ground while shutting down the Shamrocks’ (2-5) banged-up offense. Running back Danny Kent led the team with 94 rushing yards on 16 carries while also finding the endzone twice for the Friars’ lone touchdowns. “This week, I strained my hip flexor, so I was taking it easy at practice, but I knew I had to be good for today and O-line did a great job of executing,” said Kent. “I knew the holes were going to open up like they al-

ways do.” On the opening drive of the game, the Friars put together a 7-play series that ended with Kent breaking two tackles on the Shamrocks’ 14-yard line and taking it in for the score. Both teams exchanged punts back and forth until the Shamrocks started to get things going late in the first quarter. St. Patrick found itself at the Fenwick 3-yard line after running back Eric Wozny Jr. broke off a 57-yard run to get the Shamrocks into the red zone. However, Fenwick stuffed St. Patrick on three consecutive plays to force a field goal to make the score 7-3. Both teams struggled on the night to get anything going through the air and traded defensive stops until Fenwick had a shot to grow its lead with 2:24 remaining in the half. Starting on their own 48, the Friars chipped away at the Shamrock defense with short gains on the ground and through the air. With 1:18 left, Kent took a handoff from the five-yard line, weaved his way to the right, and broke the plane to increase the Friars’ lead before the half. The Friar and Shamrock offenses couldn’t find any openings throughout the third quarter, keeping the score 14-3 heading into

the last stage of the game. St. Patrick’s first drive in the fourth quarter had Fenwick’s defense reeling aided by a few questionable calls. The first came on third and six on the Friars’ 26-yard line when it appeared the Shamrocks fumbled after a short completion on the right side of the field. Fenwick recovered the ball, but the officials ruled the receiver down. After the Friars committed an encroachment penalty on 4th and 5, the Shamrocks pushed the ball to the Friars’ 1-yard line. They scored on the next play on a quarterback sneak, but the Fenwick defense contested saying he didn’t cross the goal line. St. Patrick failed to convert its two-point attempt, making the score 14-9. “We had a couple of errors, but I am proud of the kids’ grit,” said Nudo. “They could have folded there at the end but they are getting used to playing in those competitive close games.” Fenwick couldn’t generate any offense on the ensuing possession and was forced to punt, putting the Shamrocks on their own 35 with 4:13 left to go. However, St. Patrick fumbled a clean snap before Friars’ linebacker, Danny Farnan, swooped in to recover the ball on the Shamrocks’ 27.

St. Patrick’s defense did enough to stop the Friars from gaining a two-touchdown lead after shutting down the run game on the 21-yard line. Fenwick turned to its senior kicker, Bryan Dowd, to give them. The Friars took a low snap, which delayed Dowd’s stride, but he kept his poise to nail the 30-yard field goal for an 8-point lead. “That is what he has done throughout his whole career here,” said Nudo. “He’s going to Notre Dame for soccer and games like this remind you he could probably play football there too.” The Friars’ defense took care of business on the last drive of the game when St. Patrick heaved a downfield pass that ended up in the hands of Greyson Cone. He finished with two interceptions on the night. Nudo doesn’t take wins like this for granted. “I learned a long time ago that you never apologize for a win,” said Nudo. “I am happy for our boys and we are in the mix. Our goal is to get to the playoffs, and we think we are right there.” Fenwick will look for its third win in a row on Oct. 18 when it goes up against Leo High School on the road. The game starts at 7:30 p.m.

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Finishing the win from page 27 Patrick’s Sebastian Modzejweski drew a penalty in the box. He gave the Shamrocks a 1-0 lead heading into halftime after finishing off the penalty kick. “They were moving the ball a lot quicker than us and being more proactive in the first half,” said Fried. “But once we started playing our game and matched them physically, we were able to come out with a bit more energy.” OPRF lived in the Shamrocks’ half of the field once the second half was underway. The Huskies tied the match when Evan Brown found a streaking Ben Ryan on the other side of the box to score the goal. OPRF continued to punish the defense with more shots on goal and played off the momentum they gained from Ryan’s score. “I think we had a great rotation with our subs and we had a lot of energy going in that second half,” said Fried. “You need every player to be ready to beat a team like that so we need people to cycle in and be fresh and I think every player who came in kept it simple, kept the ball moving, and I think that was the difference.” At the 11:08 mark, Mateja Tadic stole the ball and found Brown heading down the left sideline. With a defender draped all over him, Brown fired a missile into the right corner of the goal to give the Huskies the lead. They had another shot at extending the lead after Tadic drew a penalty at the 7:20 mark, but the PK sailed over the goal. St. Patrick never recovered and repeatedly tried to draw fouls late in the match. The officials weren’t buying the flops, and OPRF pulled off the upset. “This win gives us a lot of confidence,” said Ryan. “We knew this was going to be a tough game with their record as impressive as it is. They also have a big reputation, but we

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SENIOR NIGHT: The seniors on the varsity boys soccer team pose aft er beating the No. 1 team in the state. knew we could pull this off.” With the playoffs looming, OPRF has a tough slate ahead of them. After facing some of the top teams in the state in LTHS, St. Patrick, and Glenbard West, the Huskies are set to face York (ranked 56th in state) and Fenwick (66th in state). However, OPRF (28th in state) views the tough schedule as

an opportunity to prepare for the playoffs. “They simulate the playoffs better than the games where we beat teams by six or seven goals,” said Ryan. “We think the exposure against [top tier opponents] is something that prepare us for the playoffs, and we love the competition.”

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HOMECOMING Just short from page 27 OPRF then went on a lengthy, timeconsuming march of its own. With 40 seconds left, the Huskies faced a 4thand-goal from the Trojans’ 3-yard line. McGill went into the end zone on a keeper for an apparent touchdown, but the officials flagged OPRF for an illegal block, a call that Hoerster and his staff vehemently disagreed with. Backed up to the DGN 13, McGill found an open Tunney at the 5, but he was stopped just outside the goal line, resulting in a turnover on downs with 27 seconds left. The Trojans ran out the clock. “Our offense has got to do our defense some more favors,” Hoerster said. “Scoring only 7 points, you can’t win many games.” While McGill had a solid night running the ball (72 yards on 14 carries), he struggled throwing, completing only 7 passes in 17 attempts for 52 yards and the aforementioned touchdown to Da-

vis. Nazareth Bryant also had a productive game for the Huskies, with 81 yards on 17 rushes and 4 receptions for 14 yards. OPRF’s top defensive standouts were Henry Detmer (6.5 tackles), Jake Birmingham (5.5 tackles), Amarion Jones (4), Malik Donaly (3.5), and Ryan McFadden (3). The Huskies were emotional after the loss, facing the stunning reality that an eighth consecutive trip to the playoffs is now in jeopardy; to gain eligibility, OPRF must win its final two games. But Hoerster believes the team can salvage the season. “We only have so many opportunities to be together,” he said. “In high school at the end of the year, this group will never exist again. The seniors will be gone, and you never know who’s coming back, so we’ve got to enjoy the time together. I know I enjoy being around the kids and coaches, and I’m really going to relish that. Hopefully, they do too and continue to work on their craft. Football is a great game, and we can continue to work on being better players.” OPRF travels to Elmhurst to face York, Oct. 18. The Dukes are also 3-4,

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LOCKDOWN: OPRF’s defense locked down DGN on Oct. 11 but couldn’t prevail on homecoming.

WHAT COACH SAID...

This week in girls golf In order to create balanced coverage in high school sports around the area, we’re running a reoccurring section called, “What coach said.” Every week, we’ll cover a different sport and talk to each coach at the varsity level. This week, we’re highlighting girls golf. With the conclusion of the regular season, Fenwick, Trinity, Oak Park and River Forest’s golf squads competed in regionals on Oct. 10. Here’s what the varsity head coaches had to say about their team’s performances this past weekend and what it means for them moving forward. OPRF struggled throughout the entire season and only won one dual match heading into regionals. However, they placed third as a team after heading in as the sixth seed. Here’s what head coach Matt McMurray had to say about the weekend. On blowing by expectations at regionals: “We definitely exceeded our expectations. It was a bit of a surprise but a welcomed surprise. I told the girls before the round that I thought we had a chance and we had won the regional last year, so I had a sense of what the competition was like. You never know what can happen based on conditions and who you’re going to play but I knew we had an outside chance. I think it was a big surprise for everyone based on MATT MCMURRAY the results of the season since we really struggled this year. This OPRF was a great way to bounce back.” On what to expect the rest of the way: “I think we are peaking at the right time. I was pleased to see the girls at the middle-end of my lineup play

some of their best 18-hole rounds of the season. We put in the work and we had a good practice round on Saturday in preparation for the regional. That’s something we will do again for the sectional. We are going to be up against great competition but I remain hopeful that this team can take what we did on Thursday and take it to the sectional.”

of is not setting those expectations too high and then having them be disappointed if it doesn’t go exactly how we want it to go. I try to tell them that not every round is going to be a personal best, and now that we are here at the end of the season, they are starting to really get the mental part of the game down.”

Fenwick continued its success from the regular season into the regional round. Here’s what head coach Michael Trankina had to say about his team’s performance. On everyone stepping up in practice/Kate Reagan fighting through illness: “Each player contributed in their own way and even the bottom scores that didn’t count were encouraging to the other girls. I was really impressed with their preparation and getting in practice outside of our formal practices. I think that showed with our middle two golfers with Bridget O’Hara and Kate Reagan holding their own. Kate was sick and we didn’t know that until her parents told us during the round that she wasn’t feeling great. I don’t know how she did it because she could barely speak by the end of it. She really put her head down and charged through.”

Trinity didn’t advance to sectionals as a team but had its top golfer in Katarina Shierok move on to the next round (she shot an 85 and placed second). Here’s what head coach Steve Dodovich had to say after regionals. On expecting better results: “We did well this year. [Thursday’s results] were actually quite shocking. The girls are a lot better golfers than their scores reflected and it was just a bad day all the way around. The conditions were not that great, and I think that probably contributed to their scores. They all expected to do better and were disappointed STEVE DODOVICH with how the day went since TRINTY we didn’t miss the cut by that much.” On trying to adjust and building for next year: “They tried to make adjustments but that is something that is hard to ask from high school golfers. That’s something more advanced athletes can do is push past those type of conditions. We just couldn’t get it done. The program has been strong for a while, and it will continue to be strong. We do have three seniors that are graduating but we still will have 10 players returning next year. We will be fine.”

On top golfers Lillian Bateman and Taylor Hultquist: “One week, one of them will be our No. 1 and then the next time out the other one will be our No. 1. They really worked through some rough conditions and put up some pretty good numbers. They always have MICHAEL TRANKINA high expectations for themselves FENWICK and what we need to be careful

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TEACHER AND TEACHER AIDE MINI ME BUNCH seeks teacher and teacher aide to enhance and expand daycare serving children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Teacher must have at least AAS in Early Childhood Education. Minimum 1 year experience preferred in each position. Must love children and be outgoing, patient, ďŹ&#x201A;exible. Contact 773-521-9499.

UNFURNISHED APT 4BR 2BA 4 BR, 2 BA w/ front room, living room, den and encl. porch. Close to transportation. Tenant pays util. Security & references required. Call 773-297-0109 and leave message.

ESL TEACHER (CHICAGO, IL) Dsgn, write & use lesson plans; teach ESL classes to secondary school students through lectures, discussions, & demonstrations; implmt appropriate instructional & learning strategies, activities, materials & eqpmt; prep students for ESL rltd competitions & standardized tests; coord after school &/or extracurricular activities as assigned; produce formal & informal testing to eval student success; Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deg in English, ESL, or English as Foreign Language + 24 mos of exp in the job, or as graduate assistant & Illinois State Teaching License (at least substitute license) in ESL reqd; M-F,40 hrs/wk; Send resume (by mail only) to Cafer Cengiz, Horizon Science Academy McKinley Park Charter School, 2245 W Pershing Rd, Chicago, IL 60609. HOME HELPER Home Helper Wanted for nice elderly BrookďŹ eld Couple, light Housekeeping duties, 2 days a week, 4 to 8 PM. Call 708-341-4077 MAINTENANCE PERSON WANTED American Security in Forest Park is seeking an experienced Maintenance Person to work from 8/9am to 2/3pm M-F, 4-6 hours p/d. $16 - $20 p/h, based on your experience and abilities. You must live within 20 min of 15th & Harlem. Job Req: Vehicle, Cell phone w/texting, no criminal record. Responsibilities: Building repairs and maint, basic electrical & plumbing, light cleaning, & a variety of other tasks. Email your resume to jobs@americansecurityservices.com or call 708-383-6969 ext 240 M-F 9a-5p Manufacturing Engineer sought by Terra Information Group, Inc. in Aurora, Illinois or other unanticipated locations throughout the U.S. Candidate must have a Masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree in Manufacturing Engineering and at least one-year experience. Candidates must have working knowledge of AutoCAD, NX CAM, Teamcenter, Tool Design, FMEA, DFM, SPC, DMAIC, Lean, Capital planning. Send resume to ATTN: Human Resources, 896 S Frontenac Rd, Suite 100, Aurora, IL 60504. SAWAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OLD WARSAW All positions open APPLY IN PERSON SUNDAY 11AM TO 3PM 9200 CERMAK ROAD Software Developer to write comp. programming code incl. dev & maintain programs. Req: 1) Bachelors in Comp Sci, Comp Engg. or rel.; 2) 24 mos. exp. & 3) .NET C#, ASP.NET Web Forms, MVC Core & MVC5, and Android Dev. Resumes to job location: Clear Corp., 409 W. Huron St, Lower Level, Chicago, IL 60654.

SITUATIONS WANTED EXPERIENCED CAREGIVER Compassionate caregiver with over 20 years experience, providing in home patient care, companionship, housekeeping, medication reminders, and transportation to doctors appointments. Please call or text at 773 443 8549.

SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE NEW CONCEPT FOR MAYWOOD In this quiet residential neighborhood

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ROOMS FOR RENT AUSTIN CLEAN ROOM With fridge, micro. Nr Oak Park, Super Walmart, Food 4 Less, bus, & Metra. $116/wk and up. 773-637-5957 Large Sunny Room with fridge & microwave. Near Green line, bus, Oak Park, 24 hour desk, parking lot. $101.00 week & up. New Mgmt. 773-378-8888 SELLING YOUR HOME BYÂ OWNER? Call Us For Advertising Rates! 708/613-3333

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

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MEGA GARAGE SALE 2443 S 7TH AVE FRI 10/18 & SAT 10/19 8:30AM TO 4PM

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AUTISM SPEAKS FUNDRAISER GARAGE SALE 2413 S 3RD FRI 10/18 & SAT 10/19 9AM TO 3PM

Holiday dĂŠcor, clothes, shoes, too much to list! All proceeds go to Autism Speaks. Oak Park

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BID NOTICE The Village of Riverside will receive sealed bids for 2020 Tree and Stump Removal and Emergency Storm Damage Response services. Bids will be accepted at the Riverside Department of Public Works, 3860 Columbus Blvd., Riverside, until November 21, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at which time the bids will be opened and read aloud. A mandatory PreBid meeting will be held on October 29, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the Riverside Department of Public Works. The Village of Riverside requires the payment of prevailing wages in accordance with the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, when applicable. Bid Packets and SpeciďŹ cations may be obtained at the Department of Public Works between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Questions may be directed to the Public Works Department at 708 442-3590. The Village of Riverside reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive technicalities, and to accept any bid which is deemed to be in the best interest of the Village of Riverside.

BID NOTICE The Village of Riverside will be receiving sealed bids for the 2020 Cyclic Tree Trimming Contract. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on October 29, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at the Riverside Department of Public Works. The Village of Riverside requires the payment of prevailing wages in accordance with the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, when applicable. Bids will be accepted at the Riverside Public Works Department, 3860 Columbus Blvd., Riverside, until November 21, 2019 at 2:15 p.m. at which time bids will be opened and read aloud. Bid Packets and SpeciďŹ cations may be obtained at the Public Works Department, weekdays, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Questions may be directed to the Public Works Department at 708 442-3590. The Village of Riverside reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive technicalities, and to accept any bid which is deemed to be in the best interest of the Village of Riverside.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS GRAND BOULEVARD REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Monday, October 28, 2019 at 6:30 PM, at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513, a public hearing will be held to consider the approval of a redevelopment plan and project (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Redevelopment Plan and Projectâ&#x20AC;?) to be known as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grand Boulevard Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Project Areaâ&#x20AC;? and the adoption of tax increment allocation financing therefor. The Redevelopment Project Area consists of the territory legally described as follows: REDEVELOPMENT PROJECTÂ AREA THAT PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SUNNYSIDE AVENUE AND THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF GRAND BOULEVARD; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF GRANT AVENUE AND THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GRAND BOULEVARD; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GRANT AVENUE, TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 51 IN BLOCK 18 IN GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 51 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE NORTH LINE OF A 16 FOOT PUBLIC ALLEY; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, ALONG THE SOUTHERLY LINES OF LOT 51 AND THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF LOT 52 IN SAID BLOCK 18, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 52; THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 52 TO THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GRANT AVENUE; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GRANT AVENUE, TO THE NORTHEAST

CORNER OF LOT 45 IN BLOCK 17 IN GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 22, 1889 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1119370, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE WEST LINE OF A 16 FOOT NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 17 IN SAID GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID ALLEY, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 38 IN SAID BLOCK 17; THENCE WEST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 38, TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PRAIRIE AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 31 IN SAID BLOCK 17; THENCE EAST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 31, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 31, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE WEST LINE OF SAID NORTH-SOUTH ALLEY; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID WEST LINE OF THE NORTH SOUTH ALLEY, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 28 IN SAID BLOCK 17; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG A SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 28, TO THE MOST SOUTHERLY CORNER OF THE EASTERLY CORNERS OF SAID LOT 28, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE NORTH LINE OF A 16 FOOT EAST-WEST ALLEY IN BLOCK 17; THENCE WEST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID ALLEY, TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH EXTENSION OF THE EAST LINE OF LOT 25 IN BLOCK 17 WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID ALLEY; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EXTENDED LINE AND EAST LINE OF LOT 25, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 25; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND QUINCY RAILROAD RIGHTOF-WAY, TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID RAILROAD RIGHT-OFWAY; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, TO THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH RANGE 12 EAST

OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE SOUTH, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID RAILROAD RIGHTOF-WAY; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF BLOCK 35 IN SAID GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF BLOCK 35, BEING ALSO THE WEST RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF FOREST AVENUE, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF BLOCK 35, BEING ALSO THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BURLINGTON BOULEVARD; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG THE SAID NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE, TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH EXTENSION OF THE EAST LINE OF LOT 5 IN BLOCK 30, IN GROSSDALE RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 27 AND BLOCKS 29 TO 34, RECORDED JUNE 26, 1890 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 1293625; WITH THE SAID NORTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EXTENDED LINE AND EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 5, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 5, BEING ALSO ON THE NORTH LINE OF AN EAST WEST 16 FOOT ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 30; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF ALLEY, TO THE EAST LINE OF LOT 7 IN SAID BLOCK 30; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOT 7, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 7, BEING ALSO THE NORTH LINE OF AN EASTWEST 16 FOOT ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 30; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF ALLEY, TO THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PRAIRIE AVENUE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN BLOCK 31 IN SAID GROSSDALE RESUBDIVISION, BEING ALSO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH LINE OF AN EAST-WEST 16 FOOT ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 31 WITH THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PRAIRIE AVENUE; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF ALLEY, TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 7 IN SAID BLOCK 31; THENCE NORTH, ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 7, TO THE

NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 7; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY, PERPENDICULAR TO THE SOUTH LINE OF THE CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND QUINCY RAILROAD RIGHT-OFWAY, TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF SAID RAILROAD RIGHTOF-WAY, TO THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; THENCE NORTH, ALONG SAID WEST LINE, TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF RAILROAD RIGHT-OFWAY, TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION OF EAST LINE OF THE SUNNYSIDE AVENUE WITH SAID NORTH LINE OF RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY; THENCE NORTH, ALONG SAID EXTENDED LINE AND THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF SUNNYSIDE AVENUE, TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF BLOCK 19 IN GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION, AND INCLUDING ALL OF BLOCK 19 EXCEPT LOTS 39, 40 AND 41 IN SAID BLOCK 19; THENCE NORTH, ALONG SAID RIGHT OF-WAY LINE, TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS The Redevelopment Project Area is generally described as the Village Downtown, a contiguous area approximately centered around the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Prairie Avenue and generally bounded by the southside of Grant Avenue on the north, the east side of Sunnyside Avenue on the west, certain property on the east and west side of Prairie Avenue to the east, and certain property south of Burlington Boulevard to the south and adjacent rights of way are also included. There will be considered at the public hearing the Redevelopment Plan and Project for the Redevelopment Project Area. The Redevelopment Plan and Project, along with the Eligibility Report for the Redevelopment Project Area, as proposed, Published in Landmark 10/2 and 10/16/2019

are on file and available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Village Clerk, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513, and are available on the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website at https://brookfieldil.gov/departments/ community-and-economic-development/taxincrement-finance-policy/ village-tif-districts/ . The proposed Redevelopment Plan and Project includes the acquisition and conveyance of land in the Redevelopment Project Area, demolition, clearance and related site preparation activities, the construction, acquisition and installation of certain public works and improvements, if any, including, but not limited to, streets, storm sewers, stormwater detention, water mains, sanitary sewers, traffic signalization, curbs, gutters, landscaping and parking facilities and related costs and expenses, rehabilitation of existing structures, interest rate write downs, school tuition costs, and job training, all as provided in the Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, as supplemented and amended. Prior to the date of the public hearing, each taxing district having authority to directly levy ad valorem property taxes on property in the Redevelopment Project Area and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (f/k/a Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) may submit written comments to the Village, to the attention of the Village Clerk, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513. There is hereby convened a joint review board (the â&#x20AC;&#x153;JRBâ&#x20AC;?) to consider the proposed approval of the Redevelopment Plan and Project, designation of the Redevelopment Project Area and adoption of tax increment allocation financing therefor. The JRB shall consist of a representative selected by each community college district; local elementary school district and high school district or each local community unit school district; park district; library district; township; fire protection district; and county that has authority to directly

levy ad valorem taxes on the property within the Redevelopment Project Area; a representative selected by the Village; and a public member selected in accordance with the Act. The first meeting of said joint review board shall be held at 3:30 PM on the 25th day of September, 2019, at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513.

the approval of the Redevelopment Plan and Project, the designation of the Redevelopment Project Area, and the adoption of tax increment allocation financing therefor. The hearing may be continued by the Village Board without further notice other than a motion to be entered upon the minutes of the hearing fixing the date, time and place of the continued hearing.

At the public hearing, all interested persons or affected taxing districts may file written objections with the Village Clerk and may be heard orally with respect to any issues regarding

___________________ /s/ Bridget Weber, Village Clerk Village of Brookfield Cook County, Illinois

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS AMENDMENT TO THE 8 CORNERS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT AREA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 28, 2019 at 6:30 PM at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513, a public hearing will be held to consider the approval of a First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan and Project for the 8 Corners Redevelopment Project Area which amends the Redevelopment Plan and Project to include additional real property in the Redevelopment Project Area (the “Amended Redevelopment Project Area”), increases the budget set forth in the Redevelopment Plan and Project, and makes such other amendments as are necessary to effectuate the same, approval of the Amended Redevelopment Project Area, and approval of tax increment allocation financing for the Amended Redevelopment Project Area.  The current Redevelopment Project Area consists of the real property generally located at the intersection of Broadway Avenue, Grand Boulevard, Maple Avenue, and Washington Avenue.

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 The additional property to be included in the Redevelopment Property Area is located near the intersection of Broadway, Monroe and Park Avenues, and along the east side of Maple Avenue, just south of Monroe Avenue.  All property is wholly located within the Village of Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois.

The Amended Redevelopment Project Area consists of the territory legally described as follows: LEGAL DESCRIPTION BROOKFIELD 8 CORNERS TIF (as revised by the First Amendment) THAT PART OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, BEING DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE AND THE NORTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF MONROE AVENUE; THENCE EAST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO THE POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PARK AVENUE; THENCE NORTHERLY, ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO SOUTH LINE OF A 16 FOOT EAST WEST ALLEY IN BLOCK 19 IN BROOKFIELD MANOR SUBDIVISION; BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 13, 1914 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 5455853, SAID POINT BEING ALSO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 23 IN SAID BLOCK 19; THENCE EASTERLY, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE OF ALLEY, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 19 IN SAID BLOCK 19; THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOT 19, TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 19; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY, TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 6 IN BLOCK 24 IN BROOKFIELD MANOR SUBDIVISION, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE SOUTH RIGHT–OFWAY LINE OF MONROE AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH, ALONG

THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 6 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 6, SAID CORNER BEING ON THE NORTH LINE OF A 16 FOOT EAST AND WEST ALLEY IN BLOCK 24; THENCE WEST, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE OF ALLEY, TO THE SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PARK AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST RIGHTOF-WAY TO A POINT OPPOSITE AND ADJACENT TO THE NORTH CORNER OF LOT 41 IN BLOCK 23 OF SAID BROOKFIELD MANOR SUBDIVISION, THENCE WEST TO SAID NORTH CORNER OF LOT 41, SAID NORTH CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT OF INTERSECTION OF THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF PARK AVENUE AND THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF A NORTHEASTERLY SOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF BROADWAY AVENUE IN 2 SAID BLOCK 23; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 39 IN SAID BLOCK 23, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF A NORTHSOUTH 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING WEST OF PARK AVENUE; THENCE SOUTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE AND THE SOUTHERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH RIGHT-OFWAY LINE OF WASHINGTON AVENUE; THENCE WEST ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHTOF-WAY LINE TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 47 IN BLOCK 7 OF GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 22, 1889 AS DOCUMENT NO. 1119370; THENCE SOUTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 47 TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF A NORTHWESTERLYSOUTHEASTERLY ALLEY LYING NORTHEASTERLY OF GRAND BOULEVARD IN SAID BLOCK 7; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF LOT 34 IN SAID BLOCK 7; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY EXTENSION, SOUTHEASTERLY LINE AND THE SOUTHWESTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHTOF-WAY-LINE OF SAID GRAND BOULEVARD; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO THE NORTHEASTERLY CORNER OF LOT 11 IN BLOCK 8 OF SAID GROSSDALE SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 11 TO THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER THEREOF, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY LINE OF A NORTHWESTERLY-SOUTHEASTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING SOUTHWESTERLY OF GRAND BOULEVARD IN SAID BLOCK 8; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY LINE TO A POINT THAT IS OPPOSITE AND ADJACENT TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT

53 IN SAID BLOCK 8; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG A LINE TO SAID SOUTHEAST CORNER; THENCE WEST ALONG 3 THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 53 AND THE WESTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT-OFWAY- LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT-OFWAY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY LINE OF A NORTHEASTERLYSOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY IN BLOCK 1 OF PORTIA MANOR SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED FEBRUARY 6, 1915 AS DOCUMENT NO. 5573274, SAID ALLEY LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF BROADWAY AVENUE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 7 IN SAID BLOCK 1; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID NORTHEASTERLY-SOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A LINE TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHEASTERLY 15 FEET OF LOT 8 IN SAID BLOCK 1, SAID POINT BEING 15 FEET NORTHWESTERLY OF SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHEASTERLYSOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY (NOW VACATED) AS MEASURED ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHEASTERLY 15 FEET OF LOT 8; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF BROADWAY AVENUE; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 19 IN BLOCK 2 OF SAID PORTIA MANOR SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHEASTERLY EXTENSION, SOUTHWESTERLY LINE AND THE NORTHWESTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHEASTERLY-SOUTHWESTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY IN SAID BLOCK 2; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHWESTERLY LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 1 IN CLARK AND JOHNSON’S RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 24 AND 25 IN SAID BLOCK 4 2 IN PORTIA MANOR, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 20, 1948 AS DOCUMENT NO. 14426614; THENCE WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 1 TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 1 AND THE NORTHERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF WASHINGTON AVENUE; THENCE EAST ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OFWAY LINE TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 36 IN BLOCK 53

OF S.E. GROSS’ FIRST ADDITION TO GROSSDALE, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 34, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 27, 1889 AS DOCUMENT NO. 1134257; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT 36 TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER THEREOF, SAID NORTHWEST CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF A NORTHWESTERLY-SOUTHEASTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING SOUTHWESTERLY OF GRAND BOULEVARD IN SAID BLOCK 53; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 37 IN SAID BLOCK 53; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG A LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 48 IN SAID BLOCK 53, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF THE NORTHWESTERLY-SOUTHEASTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE SOUTHWESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF LOT 16 IN SAID BLOCK 53; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY EXTENSION, NORTHWESTERLY LINE AND THE NORTHEASTERLY EXTENSION THEREOF TO A POINT ON THE NORTHEASTERLY RIGHTOF-WAY LINE OF GRAND BOULEVARD; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID NORTHEASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE TO THE SOUTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LOT 24 IN BLOCK 36 IN SAID S.E. GROSS’ FIRST ADDITION TO GROSSDALE; THENCE NORTHEASTERLY ALONG THE NORTHWESTERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 24 TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT 24, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE SOUTHWESTERLY LINE OF A NORTHWESTERLY 5 SOUTHEASTERLY 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING NORTHEASTERLY OF GRAND BOULEVARD IN SAID BLOCK 36; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID SOUTHWESTERLY LINE TO THE NORTHWESTERLY CORNER OF LOT 27 IN SAID BLOCK 36; THENCE NORTH ALONG A LINE TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 54 IN SAID BLOCK 36, SAID POINT ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE WEST LINE OF A VACATED NORTH-SOUTH 16 FOOT ALLEY LYING WEST OF MAPLE AVENUE IN SAID BLOCK 36; THENCE EAST ALONG THE EASTERLY EXTENSION OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 54, TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF SAID VACATED NORTH-SOUTH 16 FOOT ALLEY; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID CENTERLINE TO A POINT OF INTERSECTION WITH THE WESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 8 IN SAID BLOCK 36; THENCE EAST ALONG SAID WESTERLY EXTENSION AND SAID NORTH LINE TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8, SAID CORNER ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE WEST RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF MAPLE AVENUE; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID WEST RIGHTOF-WAY LINE TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, ALL IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

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There will be considered at the public hearing the adoption of the First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan and Project for the Redevelopment Project Area, the adoption of the Amended Redevelopment Project Area and the adoption of tax increment allocation financing for the Amended Redevelopment Project Area. The Redevelopment Plan and Project and the First Amendment Redevelopment Plan and Project as proposed are on file and available for public inspection during normal business hours of 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM at the office of the Village Clerk, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513, and are available on the Village’s website at https://brookfieldil.gov/departments/ community-and-economic-development/tax-incrementfinance-policy/ village-tif-districts/ . Prior to the date of the public hearing, each taxing district having authority to directly levy ad valorem property taxes on property in the Amended Redevelopment Project Area and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (formerly known as the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs) may submit written comments to the Village, to the attention of the Village Clerk, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513. There is hereby convened a joint review board (the “JRB”) to consider the proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan and Project, the Amended Redevelopment Project Area and the adoption of

tax increment allocation financing for the Amended Redevelopment Project Area. The JRB shall consist of a representative selected by each community college district; local elementary school district and high school district or each local community unit school district; park district; library district; township; fire protection district; and county that has authority to directly levy ad valorem taxes on the property within the Amended Redevelopment Project Area; a representative selected by the Village; and a public member selected in accordance with the Act. The first meeting of the JRB shall be held at 3:30 p.m. on the 25th day of September, 2019, at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, 60513. At the public hearing, all interested persons or affected taxing districts may file written objections with the Village Clerk and may be heard orally with respect to any issues regarding the approval of the proposed First Amendment to the Redevelopment Plan and Project, the Amended Redevelopment Project Area and the adoption of tax increment allocation financing for the Amended Redevelopment Project Area. The hearing may be continued by the Village President and Board of Trustees without further notice other than a motion to be entered upon the minutes of the hearing fixing the date, time and place of the continued hearing. ___________________ /s/ Bridget Weber, Village Clerk Village of Brookfield Cook County, Illinois

LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed proposals at the Office of the Village Engineer, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday October 31, 2019 and at that time will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following Village Project: 20-11, Lake Street Resurfacing – Euclid Avenue to Austin Boulevard. In general, the improvements of Lake Street from Euclid Avenue to Austin Boulevard include the removal and installation HMA surface course, polymerized HMA binder course, PCC sidewalk, combination concrete curb and gutter, detector loop replacement, frame and lid adjustments, installation of thermoplastic pavement markings, detectable warnings, pavement patching, PCC driveway pavement, longitudinal joint sealant, landscaping, topsoil, sodding and all appurtenant work thereto. Plans and proposal forms may be obtained from the office of the Village Engineer starting on Thursday October 17, at 10:00 a.m. A non-refundable deposit of $40 is required for each set of plans and specifications. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue plans and specifications only to those contractors deemed qualified. No bid documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of bid opening. All prospective bidders must prove they are pre-qualified in the HMA Paving Category by the Illinois Department of Transportation before receiving bid documents. The work to be performed pursuant to this Proposal is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq. THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Bill McKenna Village Engineer Published in Wednesday Journal 10/16/2019

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certiﬁcation was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y19002274 on September 27, 2019 Under the Assumed Business Name of PERENNIAL BAKERS with the business located at: 426 S. EUCLID AVE. APT. 2S, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ROSEMARY ELIZABETH LAPKA 426 S. EUCLID AVE. APT. 2S, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 10/9, 10/16, 10/23

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LEGAL NOTICE LAW OFFICE OF SCOTT LEVY Attorney for Petitioner 1525 E. 53RD STREET CHICAGO, IL 60615 LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, November 6, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter: Cal. No. 14-19-Z: 1036 Lake Street, Naiyana McCaffrey, Polished Nail Academy Property Index Number 16-07-120-025-0000 Applicant Naiyana McCaffrey filed an application pursuant to Section 8.3 (Table 8-1: Use Matrix) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance, requesting the issuance of a special use permit authorizing an Educational FacilityVocational use to operate a nail academy in the DT Downtown District at the premises commonly known as 1036 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois. Those property owners within 300 feet of the Subject Property and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (“Interested Parties”) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk no later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. The Zoning Board of Appeals may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. Published in Wednesday Journal 10/16/2019

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certiﬁcation was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y19002273 on September 27, 2019 Under the Assumed Business Name of HONEST LIFE DESIGN with the business located at: 426 S. EUCLID AVE. APT. 2S, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ROSEMARY ELIZABETH LAPKA 426 S. EUCLID AVE. APT. 2S, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 10/9, 10/16, 10/23

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STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the matter of PATRICE K. JOHNSON, Petitioner and TIMOTHY L. JOHNSON, Respondent, Case No. 2019D-008171. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before November 9, 2019, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 10/9, 10/16, 10/23/2019

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter: Cal. No. 12-19-Z: 1140 Lake Street, Azim Hemani, Holiday Inn Hotel Property Index Number 16-07-119-014-0000 The Applicant Azim Hemani seeks a special use permit from Section 8.3 (Table 8-1: Use Matrix) of the Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Oak Park, which section requires a special use permit for Hotels/Motels uses located in the DT Downtown District, to operate a Holiday Inn hotel at the premises commonly known as 1140 Lake Street, Oak Park, Illinois. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. The Zoning Board of Appeals may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. Published in Wednesday Journal 10/16/2019

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, November 6, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter: Cal. No. 13-19-Z: 941 Garfield Street, Luisa Long, Oak Park Montessori School Property Index Number 16-18-304-001-0000 Applicant Luisa Long filed an application pursuant to Section 8.3 (Table 8-1: Use Matrix) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance, requesting the issuance of a special use permit authorizing a day care center for children three to six years of age at the premises commonly known as 941 Garfield Street, Oak Park, Illinois. Those property owners within 300 feet of the Subject Property and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (“Interested Parties”) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk no later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing. All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449. The Zoning Board of Appeals may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. Published in Wednesday Journal 10/16/2019

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JOHN B. BERGEN, ANNE BERGEN A/K/A ANNE MATERN BERGEN, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, YODA INVESTMENTS LLC Defendants 13 CH 027299 128 S. LOMBARD 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 November 14, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 28, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 128 S. LOMBARD AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302

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Property Index No. 16-08-303-008 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 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. 14-13-31429 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 027299 TJSC#: 39-6051 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. Case # 13 CH 027299 I3133416

Thursday, November 14, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-06-317-009. Commonly known as 1109 Paulina Street, Oak Park, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Sale Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, McCalla Raymer Liebert Pierce, LLC, 1 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 346-9088. 8473 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3133590

Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, HEAVNER,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NORMANDY CAPITAL TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. INVESTQUEST PARTNERS HOLDINGS INC.; JENNIFER PARRILLA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 4445 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, November 8, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-18-208-005-0000. Commonly known as 616 South Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60304. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. W18-1595 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3132991 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF DANIEL GASH AKA DANIEL S. GASH; WILLIAM BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE DECEASED MORTGAGOR DANIEL GASH AKA DANIEL S. GASH; JOANNE GASH AKA JOANNE M. GASH AKA JOANNE M. RATZA AKA JOANNE RATZA; SEAN GASH; RYAN GASH; CAITLIN GASH; MOLLY GASH; PNC BANK, N.A. AS S/B/M TO NATIONAL CITY BANK; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 10 CH 34908 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on

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BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 4221719. Please refer to file number 2120-9146 - FT. 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719 Fax #: 217-422-1754 E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney File No. 2120-9146 - FT Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 10 CH 36911 TJSC#: 39-3991 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. Case # 10 CH 36911 I3130846

NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2016 CH 16822 430 S. TAYLOR AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 19, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 13, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 430 S. TAYLOR AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-322-015 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $318,426.61. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, Aaron D. White, Jr., CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600, CHICAGO, IL, 60606 (312) 444-9300. Please refer to file number 26890/62299ADW. 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. Aaron D. White, Jr. CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600 CHICAGO IL, 60606 312-444-9300 Fax #: 312-444-9027 E-Mail: AWhite@chuhak.com Attorney File No. 26890/62299ADW Attorney Code. 70693 Case Number: 2016 CH 16822 TJSC#: 39-6469 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. Case # 2016 CH 16822 I3134642

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