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November 6, 2019 Vol. 39, No. 14 ONE DOLLAR @oakpark @wednesdayjournal

JOURNAL of Oak Park and River Forest

Community of Caring Special pullout section

Housing Center’s 2019 funding reinstated Oak Park board OKs release of withheld checks to OPRHC By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

The Oak Park village board voted unanimously Monday to reinstate previously withheld 2019 grant funds to the Oak Park Regional Housing Center (OPRHC). The board had suspended payments to the center after it had failed to turn in its semi-annual and second quarter reports to the village government on time. The board also voted to extend the deadline of the center’s 2018 financial audit, required under the 2019 funding grant agreement, until the end of the month. “It’s a small victory,” said Athena Williams, OPRHC executive director. “It’s not just about getting the money for me or the agency. It’s about the establishment and the community.” The released 2019 funds will be used to pay the center’s bills and its staff. OPRHC is still facing a potential cut of all its village funding in 2020 as the village board prepares its budget for next year. “The language in the agreement which is the same as all your traditional partner See HOUSING CENTER on page 14

ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

GOING OUT IN STYLE: Residents thank Priscilla Laff for her service during her retirement party at the Brookdale senior residence in Oak Park.

Hair stylist hangs up shears

Brookdale’s Priscilla Laff has styled the hair of notable politicians and public figures By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

For almost 28 years, Priscilla Laff has cut and styled hair at Brookdale Oak Park, 1111 Ontario St. Nov. 1, after a long and fulfilling career, Laff worked her last day at her salon, located inside the senior living commu-

nity. The day before, Brookdale staff threw Laff a retirement party, where she and her loyal Brookdale clients-turned-friends celebrated a new and exciting chapter of her life. Prior to cutting the celebratory cake, Laff gave a tearful, heartfelt address. “I have been blessed with the good fortune of

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operating this hair salon since its grand opening on May 20, 1992 when it was known as Holley Court,” she said to the crowd. “I am sincerely grateful for the opportunity to have met so many wonderful people. It has been a truly amazing journey.” See HAIR STYLIST on page 14

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DIABETES

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employed by the facility nor are they agents of the facility unless otherwise speciﬁed. West Suburban Medical Center does not own, operate or manage these physician's medical practices. West Suburban is not responsible for any actions that these physicians may take in their medical practices. It is recommended that you always speak with your physician regarding their identity and their afﬁliation with West Suburban Medical Center.

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I N S I D E

R E P O R T

Census workers needed The U.S. Census Bureau is currently recruiting temporary workers in Oak Park to help carry out the 2020 census. Work is expected to last several weeks. Available positions include census takers, recruiting assistants, office staff and supervisory staff. Census workers have flexible hours and receive paid training, competitive and weekly paychecks. Some positions require evening and/or weekend work. Most positions require a valid driver’s license and access to a vehicle or public transportation. Access to a computer with an internet connection is also

required of most census jobs. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, a U.S. citizen with a social security number, pass a census-performed criminal background check and commit to completing job training. A valid email address is also mandatory for census workers. Interested parties can fill out the application online at www.2020census.gov/ jobs. The process takes roughly half an hour to complete.

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ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

Get out and rake those leaves

November is raking season, and the leaves are falling fast and furious in Oak Park, which means the village’s fall leaf removal program is underway. Residents can rake their leaves into the street, and crews will come by to consolidate the piles and remove them once a week in each quadrant of the village through mid-December. The graphic at left lays out which days the leaf removal crews will be sweeping through your part of the village, so time your raking with those dates in mind and avoid leaving huge piles in the street for too long.

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WINNERS: An Opportunity Knocks participant (they’re called Warriors) sells the popular Knockout Pickles that are grown at Knockout Farm in Maywood.

Knockout grant for River Forest nonprofit Knockout Farm, which is a therapeutic urban garden operated on the site of ReUse Depot, 50 Madison St. in Maywood, was one of only three therapeutic gardens across the country to win grants and in-kind donations from several sponsoring organizations. The 2,500-square-foot space is an arm of Opportunity Knocks, a River Forest nonprofit that serves young people with developmental disabilities in Oak Park, Forest Park and River Forest. The nonprofit has operated the Knockout Farm through a land use partnership with ReUse since 2016. Knockout Farm is one of three social

enterprises that Opportunity Knocks operates. Renee Rotatori, Opportunity Knocks’ development director, said on Nov. 4 that the organization submitted an application for the National Garden Bureau’s Therapeutic Garden Grant program in the summer. In September, the NGB announced that Knockout Farm was among three finalists for grants totaling $5,000, in addition to inkind donations of tools from one of the sponsoring entities. According to Greenhouse Grower, four nonprofits -- the National Garden Bureau, American Meadows, Sakata

Seed America and Corona Tools -administered an online voting contest for the three finalists. Corona Tools donated (drum roll) … the tools. “Through the NGB Therapeutic Garden Grant program, we hope to expand the knowledge and benefits of gardening to everyone,” Diane Blazek, NGB’s executive director, told Greenhouse Growers. “These benefits are especially important to individuals suffering with physical, mental, or emotional burdens. Gardens and gardening are therapeutic in the truest sense of the word.” Rotatori said that the grant money will support the farm’s operations and help Opportunity Knocks with various infrastructure improvements. Participants in Opportunity Knocks benefit from a range of programming

at the farm, including an employment program that pays participants to help grow and bring to market the enterprise’s branded artisan pickles, called Knockout Pickles, which are sold locally in jars and distributed in area restaurants and retailers like Sugar Beet Food Co-op in Oak Park. “We’re looking to extend our growing season through tunnels, install some paved areas that open up classroom space for our programming, so our participants have shaded areas to sit while we conduct programs on the farm site,” she said. For more information about Opportunity Knocks, or Knockout Farms, visit opportunityknocksnow.org.

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CAST Performances Friday, Nov. 8, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Percy Julian Middle School: Not Fit to Print tells of an all-American journalism student offered a prestigious internship at her school, but needs to pay her own way through college. The only part-time job she can find is working for one of the most scandalous newspapers in history. Saturday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Percy Julian Middle School: The screwball comedy Soup du Jour focuses on a mystery at a New York City restaurant. An ace reporter is sent undercover to work as a waitress to solve the mystery set in the 1930s. Sunday, Nov. 10, 7:30 p.m., Auditorium, Percy Julian Middle School: Haymarket Eight, set in the 1880s, shows the unfair and dangerous work conditions that sparked labor struggles and riots in Chicago. The infamous bombing at a labor rally propels a reporter to investigate. All shows: $10; $5, students/ seniors. Tickets: http://bit.ly/julian-presspass or at door. 416 S. Ridgeland, Oak Park.

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November 6 - 13

BIG WEEK Just Got Back from Paris Sunday, Nov. 10, 3 p.m., Open Door Theater:

Hear music of Parisian cabarets from members of the Chicago Cabaret ConneXion. $35, reserved seating; $25, general seating, $15, full-time students. Tickets/more: opendoortheater.net, 708-386-5510. 902 S. Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park.

Veterans Day Ceremony Monday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m., Ballroom, Oak Park Arms: Join in helping to honor veterans. Remarks will have a WWI theme. All welcome. 408 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park.

Wednesday, Nov. 13, 7 to 9:35 p.m., Oak Park & River Forest High School: Attend up to three sessions offered to support the teens in your life. Sessions include Finding Balance, The Teen Brain, Vaping Epidemic, Mastering Executive Function, Helping Your Child Manage Stress, and Screens, Phones & Technology. Free. Questions: kjohnson@oprfhs.org. More: oprfhs. org. 201 N. Scoville Ave., Oak Park.

Super Steam Saturday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m. to Noon, Longfellow Elementary: Drive a robot, design a skyscraper, conduct experiments or make art at this family-friendly, interactive morning geared toward ages 5 to 12. Learn more about Oak Park Education Foundation programs in D97 schools and get info on this summer’s BASE Camp. Free. 715 Highland, Oak Park.

Artemisia Vocal Trio: Sounds Like Us Saturday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m., Chapel, First United Church: This innovative trio of female singers’ new program tells a timely tale of female strength. $15; $10, students/seniors. Tickets/more: firstunitedoakpark.com/music-ministries/. 848 Lake St., Oak Park.

Author Event Sunday, Nov. 10, 3 to 4:30 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: Connect with six local middle-grade and young-adult women authors (for readers ages 8-18+) and learn about their writing journeys. Books available for purchase and signing. More: oppl.org/ calendar. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

Breaking Barriers on Broadway Friday, Nov. 8, 6 to 10:30 p.m., Nineteenth Century Club: Attend a fundraiser gala for Echo Theater Collective to celebrate creative and inclusive community theater. Includes performance by Reverb, Echo’s in-house ensemble, dining and dancing. $65; $85, couple. Tickets/more: echotheatercollective.org. 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park.

Dual Diagnosis: Mental illness, Addiction and the Path to Recovery Sunday, Nov. 10, 1:30 to 3 p.m., Small Meeting Room, Main Library: Clinician Joyce Marter and an individual living in recovery share perspectives on treatment and the journey to recovery. Up next, Nov. 17, Understanding Eating Disorders in Adolescence. Register/more: eventbrite.com/o/national-alliance-on-mental-illness-metro-suburbanaffiliate-3180311428. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” Friday, Nov. 8, 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2:30 and 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 10, 2:30 p.m., Auditorium, Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School: See BRAVO students performing the comedy/ musical where “an eclectic group of six midpubescents vie for the spelling championship of a lifetime.” $12; $8, students/seniors. Tickets/more: bravoperformingarts.org/spellingbee. 325 S. Kenilworth Ave., Oak Park.

Local Art Reception Friday, Nov. 8, 7 to 9 p.m., Oak Park Art League: Attend an opening of the Artist Members exhibition. Through Dec. 6. 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park. Through Nov. 29, Art Gallery, Main Library: See Mostly Trump and other Disasters, an exhibit of political drawings by Oak Parker Keith J. Taylor. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

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Kristallnacht Concert Saturday, Nov. 9, 7:30 p.m., Temple Har Zion:

Kristallnacht observes the Nov. 9-10 pogroms launched throughout Nazi Germany in 1938. The New Budapest Orpheum Society will perform in remembrance. Temple Har Zion’s Cantor Stewart Figa is a member of the group. RSVP by Nov. 6: wsthz.org. Free. 1040 N. Harlem Ave., River Forest.

As close as you may

ever get to seeing Trum p in a Library! Opening reception: Sunday, November 3 from 2-4

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ART BEAT

Terrain Art is popping up

By MICHELLE DYBAL Contributing Reporter

ak Park artist Sabina Ott had a vision: artists exhibiting site-specific works in front yards and on porches. That was in 2011. “Artworks were accessible 24 hours a day,” according to the Terrain website. “Visitors, neighbors, teachers, school children and their parents were exposed to challenging contemporary art, offering the experience of discovery and surprise to the community. [It] expanded the audience of an artwork and the function of the front yard.” By 2013, the Terrain Biennial was created and grew over the years to include exhibitions across the globe. Ott died in 2018, and the legacy she left continues as a nonprofit. With approximately 250 projects this year, nearly 50 installations are occupying residents’ lawns, porches and windows in Oak Park. Artists partner with homeowners who host the creatives on their properties. There are also Terrain installations at the Oak Park Art League, Gallery Pink and Compound Yellow, all established community art entities. Some artists are notables like Alberto Aquilar, who has exhibited at both the Art Institute and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. His Terrain works can be found at Compound Yellow, as well as Havana, Cuba, and the Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. Oak Park artists are also participating and exhibiting in their own milieu, such

as Elizabeth Burke-Dain, whose “Carnivals and Cotton Candy and You” is best viewed at night; and Bryan Northup, whose “Reflections on Rubble” nods to his typically environmental-themed works created with waste. Retired Oak Park and River Forest High School art teacher Pennie Ebsen’s untitled ceramic works on an Oak Park lawn recall her influence on so may youth in the wheelthrowing room. Oak Park sculptor Margot McMahon’s “Hawk and Dove” at a Forest Park home “contrasts two species of birds that symbolize war and peace.” To find locations, including others nearby, as well as in Berwyn, Cicero and LaGrange, go to terrainexhibitions.org/tb2019-minisite. The exhibition ends Nov. 17. Enjoy.

ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

ARTLANDISH: The Pink Squish is wedged between two homes on Humphrey Avenue in Oak Park (above). The Hawk and Dove roost on Adams Street in Forest Park (top).

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Val was Val’s

to become an unnecessary he news Saturday that burden.” Val’s halla, the beloved So he never took ownerand long overlooked ship and as the depth of the Oak Park record store, problems became more clear, would close up at the it became plain it was the end of November came as correct decision. Asked if a dull thud of secondary someone might buy the store, pain, 15 months after we all he said, “I can’t imagine why mourned the death of our someone would. They’d need friend, Val Camilletti. deep pockets and a heavy Val was Val’s. And for a sense of nostalgia.” decade after most of us had Andrews became the execustopped buying CDs, her tor of the estate at Blakeley’s aura still drew us into her request after others sugHarrison Street shop from gested by Val took a pass. time to time. We searched Shayne said he met Andrews the bins for something to buy after Val’s death when the but mainly we just wanted village trustee came to the to chat up Val, to bask in her store asking his opinion of warmth. whether an honorary street Shayne Blakeley, Val’s name for Val should be sidekick in the store for SHAYNE BLAKELY located on Harrison or on nearly 20 years, was left with Val’s halla manager South Boulevard, for several the fading glow and as he decades the original locadug deeper, an ever-deeper tion of the shop. The street pile of financial problems renaming got shot down by with record distributors a village board wary of such owed money and, as he honors. A mural of Val was dedicated said in a Monday morning interview, this summer on the Green Line embank“the worst first quarter of sales in 20 ment opposite the old South Boulevard years.” location. “The wolves are at the gate and the Andrews said Monday the proceeds stress of running this on my own is too from the closeout sale will go into the esmuch,” he said. tate and eventually, subject to court apNow he is spending his days trying to proval, be divvied up among the store’s sell inventory, including music posters many creditors. “We don’t know yet all and other memorabilia collected over decades. He is also on the internet trying the debts. It will be a seriously negative valuation,” said Andrews. to find a next step for a near 40-year-old Both Blakeley and Andrews, while who has spent the first decades of his being candid about the fix the shop is in, adulthood working for an icon in a fadare also focused on Val’s place in Oak ing industry. Park’s lore. “I don’t think my next job will be Shayne said the huge response to his music-related,” he said. weekend Facebook post “has been inGetting ready to talk to Shayne, I credible. But I knew that would happen,” found out two surprising things: He referring to the hundreds of comments doesn’t own the store. And the executor and shares. “The store needs a good of Val’s estate is Deno Andrews, the Oak send-off,” he said. Park village trustee. For Andrews, the closing is “a sad I asked Blakeley about both those bookmark at the end of a great run. It’s a things. sad day in our village. But we can’t overIn her will, he said, Val gave him “the look the positive impact that Val had in right of first refusal” to take ownership Oak Park over half a century. Turns out of the store. The offer, he said, “was you had to be Val to run Val’s.” worded carefully. She didn’t want it

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OPRF offers sneak peak of new student center, cafeteria By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

District 200 officials unveiled the first sneak peek of design renderings for the new cafeteria/student resource center at Oak Park and River Forest High School. Construction on the facility is expected to start in June 2020 and be substantially completed in August 2022, said Mike Carioscio, D200’s chief operations officer, during a regular meeting on Oct. 24. “It’s really very nice,” Carioscio said of the new building, which features design elements that are inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Prairie School architect and longtime Oak Park resident. But, he says, with a modern flair. The brown material trimming the windows isn’t wood. Carioscio said “it’s some space age material — I don’t know what it is, but it’s something that’s really cool.” Carioscoi said that representatives from FGM Architects and Peppers Construction will give a more detailed design presentation to the board later this month. Carioscio also gave board members virtual tours of the new cafeteria and student resource center. The space is much more expansive than the high school’s current cafeteria and looks out onto the athletic fields

and the mall, where students will be able to lunch outdoors when the weather permits. The building would house the student resource center and the library on the second and third floors. The second floor, just above the south cafeteria, would feature a maker space and several classroom learning spaces. A wide “learning stair” allows students access to the third-floor library. The stairway area may double as a gathering or learning space with the capacity for two full classes and “there will probably be the capability to do projection here,” Carioscio said. The library features ample study space positioned by the building’s windows with views of the mall and the fields. There will also be quiet study rooms available on the second and third floors, said Greg Johnson, D200’s assistant superintendent. Along with the cafeteria and student resource center, construction on special education improvements, the student common space and classroom renovations is expected to start in 2021. The work, which is estimated to cost $37.3 million, is part of the first phase of work that was outlined in the Imagine OPRF long-term facilities plan, which the board approved in December 2018. Carioscio said the phase one construction that is set to start in summer 2020—that includes the construction of four to five test

FGM Architects

ROOM TO BREATHE: Top, an architectural rendering of the cafeteria/student resource r center that’s coming to OPRF in the next few c years. Below left, the new facility will feature y an expansive “learning stair” that would double as instructional space. classrooms, the mailroom, the cafeteria/ student resource center and Driver’s Ed space— will likely impact a range of programs at the high school. For instance, the school’s existing mail-

room would need to be relocated during the summer and there would be no simulators for Driver’s Ed summer sessions, prompting a need for more actual cars and teachers. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Triton employees set Nov. 6 strike date

Mid-managers, college at odds over pay raises, work hours By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Mid-managers at Triton College in River Grove have announced that they plan to strike on Nov. 6. The news comes two weeks after the employees voted overwhelmingly for their union to authorize a strike if negotiations with the board and administration fell apart — and as of Tuesday, it looked extremely likely that a work stoppage would happen on Wednesday. In a statement released Oct. 31, Kay Frey, president of the Triton Mid-Managers Chapter of the Cook County College Teachers Union, said the union was pushed to strike by the college’s administration. “We don’t take setting a strike date lightly, but we strongly feel this is what’s necessary as we stand up for ourselves and the Triton community we all love,” Frey stated. “We have been pushed to this point by an administration that refuses to take our needs seriously and respect our abilities. Many of us put in a lot of extra hours without recognition for our efforts, but yet that’s not enough,” she added. “Mid-managers feel disrespected, devalued and underpaid.” The two sides appeared to be moving toward an agreement in late October. College officials said the mid-managers negotiating team had tentatively agreed to a “three-year contract with four percent pay increases per year. The contract includes retroactive pay back to Sept. 30.” Triton officials said that the mid-managers rejected a tentative agreement reached on Oct. 24 that was agreed to by their negotiating team. The mid-managers’ contract expired on June 30. Frey said that 80 percent of the 53-person union — which represents 63 midmanagers, including health services directors, assistance finance directors and career services directors — voted in favor of the strike authorization on Oct. 15. Negotiations between the union and Triton officials had been stuck in mediation for several weeks. Last week, 59 mid-manager positions were posted to Triton’s employment web page in a move that outraged union members. Charles Harper, a field director for Cook County College Teachers Union Local 1600, said on Nov. 5 that the union filed an unfair labor practice complaint with the Illinois Labor Relations Board on Monday. “[Triton’s posting of the mid-manager positions] is a clear effort to intimidate and suppress union activity,” Harper said, adding that the college did not notify any of the mid-managers before their jobs were posted. Triton spokesperson Derrell Carter said in an email on Nov. 5 that the college “is obligated to do what is in the best interest of students, and to ensure that its mission of

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POISED TO PICKET: Dozens of mid-managers storm a board meeting at Triton College on Oct. 15. The union representing the mid-managers announced that they plan to strike on Nov. 6. The work stoppage would be the first at the college in at least three decades. valuing the individual and educating and serving the community is fulfilled at all times.” The job postings only exacerbated already tense relations between college administrators and the mid-managers. Much of the conflict has been about pay raises and work hours. Mark Stephens, the chairperson of Triton’s Board of Trustees, said during a meeting Oct. 15 that the board and administration have “always stood by the employees and stood up for them.” As an example, he said that the college set aside $11 million, from a $57 million bond issue, to put into operating funds during Gov. Bruce Rauner’s tenure as governor — a measure that staved off mass layoffs, Stephens said. Sean Sullivan, Triton’s vice president of business services and the college’s lead negotiator, could not be reached for comment on Thursday. On Oct. 31, union officials said that the board’s latest offer was unacceptable. “Mid-managers oppose the imposition of 16 hours of extra work per year,” according to the union’s statement, which added that 20 mid-managers have left Triton this year because of “low compensation, overwork and lack of respect from Triton Administration, leaving other mid-managers to pick up the work created by the vacancies. That’s a turnover of 30 percent of the unit! Adding more work for an already stretched midmanager unit will only weaken morale further and cause more turnover.”

The union also opposes the board’s proposed 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. workday, which includes an hour of unpaid lunch. Union members said that the proposed schedule is “out of alignment with the variety of tasks performed by mid-managers that serve the assorted needs of the college.” They said that many students attend school at night and require help from mid-managers outside of typical business house. “Scheduling work that is outside of the 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. default schedule ‘on an individual’ and ‘case by case’ basis is impractical and will ultimately result in less support for students,” they said. In an email statement that Carter released on behalf of the college on Oct. 31, college officials said the mid-manager’s claims about being asked to work more hours “is simply not true.” “If a mid-manager works on a Saturday, they can switch these hours worked for time off in the future, hour-for-hour, resulting in no additional time worked,” college officials stated. In its statement, the union also explained that mid-managers “gave up raises during the state budget impasse under former Governor Bruce Rauner and are not willing to accept ‘no retro pay’ from July 1 to Sept. 30. Making the new negotiated raises effective to the previous contract’s expiration is standard in labor contracts and would only cost the college $60K. Denying full retro pay is an insult to Triton professional staff who have sacrificed for the college in the past.”

In their email statement, Triton College officials said “there has never been an instance of mid-managers not receiving annual pay raises,” adding that in 2017 the mid-managers, along with other workers, “agreed to delay raises until October, instead of the regularly scheduled July 1 start like all employees that year. Mid-managers were given complete retroactive raises to July 1 of that year. Officials said over the last 11 years midmanagers have gotten an average annual raise of 3.6 percent, with mid-manager salaries at Triton ranging from $40,088 to $100,105. A strike by mid-managers at Triton would affect students in all departments of the college — from student advising and registration to financial aid and IT, the union said. On Oct. 15, Stephens said that if the negotiations between the union and the college aren’t resolved, “trust me, we will serve our students. There will be no missing a beat.” Frey said that the strike would be the college’s first in her roughly 30 years of working there. In its statement, Triton College officials said that mid-managers “are not teaching positions, therefore no classes are directly impacted by these negotiations. The college is open and classes are running as scheduled. We look forward to reaching a fair and equitable agreement.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Oak Park schools hold steady on state report cards D97 has 4 ‘Exemplary’ schools; SAT scores at OPRF outperform state

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

The Illinois State Board of Education released the Illinois Report Card on Oct. 30. The annual report “shows how the state, and each school and district, are progressing on a wide range of educational goals,” according to ISBE’s website. “The Report Card offers a complete picture of student and school performance in order to inform and empower families and communities as they support their local schools,” ISBE explains. To access the Illinois Interactive Report Card, a web-based version of the report card that “allows for users to view performance comparisons between school and districts, review trend data, and break data into subcategories,” visit illinoisreportcard.com. The annual report shows that students at Oak Park and River Forest High School continue to outperform the state average in both the English Language Arts and Mathematics portions of the SAT. In 2019, 35 percent and 31 percent of OPRF students who took the SAT met and exceeded state standards in ELA, respectively. Those

numbers are roughly on par with 2018, when 32 percent met and 31 percent exceeded state standards in ELA. In 2017, 30 percent met and 36 percent exceeded state standards in ELA. In math, 34 percent of OPRF students met state standards on the SAT in 2019, while 25 percent exceeded them. In 2018 and 2017, the percentage of students meeting math standards was 31 percent and 37 percent, respectively. The percentage of students exceeding state standards in those years was 25 percent and 20 percent. In 2019, 26 percent and 11 percent of students across the state met and exceeded state standards in the ELA part of the SAT, respectively. In math, 26 percent and 9 percent of students in Illinois met and exceeded state standards, respectively. According to the Illinois State Board of Education, “Illinois has four summative designations: Exemplary School, Commendable School, Underperforming School, and Lowest-Performing School.” A Commendable school is a public school that is not among the 10 percent of public schools across the state granted Exemplary status. Exemplary schools do not have any underperforming student groups. This year,

as with last year, OPRF was designated Commendable. In a statement released Oct. 30, District 200 Supt. Joylynn Pruitt-Adams said that “while we are happy to be in the Commendable category, we have higher expectations for ourselves.” This year, District 97 had four schools receive the Exemplary designation — Mann, Irving, Holmes and Hatch. That’s up from just two (Mann and Whittier) in 2018. The district has five Commendable schools — Julian, Lincoln, Longfellow, Whittier and Beye. Brooks Middle School was the district’s only underperforming school in 2019. Four schools, including Hatch, Holmes, Irving and Julian, improved their designations from last year. In an email statement, Amanda Siegfried, D97’s communications director, said that, despite its designation, Brooks “saw improvement in two of our student groups that were identified as underperforming last year, and we strive to continue that improvement for each and every student group this year.” Eboney Lofton, D97’s chief academic and accountability officer, said the district re-

lies on “multiple sources of data to tell the achievement stories of our students,” including more informal assessments at the classroom level. “The stories of our students do not begin and end with the school report card,” Lofton said. “The relationships they form, the learning that happens in and out of the classroom, and the experiences they take part in are all important parts of addressing the needs of the whole child.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Beat journalist meets beat cop

A TV-loving reporter tags along with Oak Park police By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

I’ll be honest, covering the police beat is fairly new to me, but I, like pretty much everyone else with a pulse, enjoy watching TV cop shows. To be extremely specific, ones set in the U.K., but I never turn my nose up at Dick Wolf classics; Law & Order in any of its variations is consistently watchable, but I’ve had little interaction with actual police in my life. So, when LaDon Reynolds, Oak Park’s police chief, asked if I wanted to go on a ridealong with one of the patrol officers to get to know the department better, I immediately accepted, imagining myself in the passenger seat of a cop car, siren blaring, charging after a suspect down the Dan Ryan. We scheduled the ride-along for Oct. 25, noon to 4 p.m. On the day of, I dressed the part. Channeling Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s laconic and tough Detective Rosa Diaz, I wore all black. I wanted to feel cool, OK? And I did, up until I walked in the station at noon for my four-hour ride-along. I immediately felt, and probably looked, like a wide-eyed nerd trying to fit in with the cool kids at a new school. Cool kids who had badges and guns. The officer I was tagging along with wasn’t quite ready for me, so I waited a bit. Would I have someone more like Don Knotts’s character in the Andy Griffith Show or someone like Fargo’s discerning Officer Lou Solverson? If you take out the “e” in my first name and put “sergeant” before it, you get Sergeant Stacy Sheridan, Heather Locklear’s character on T.J. Hooker. (My parents didn’t know that when they named me.) Maybe I’d get a rookie female officer! Officer Ron Foytik, who I was paired up with, didn’t turn out to be comparable to a TV trope cop. He did have giant bulging muscles that made me wonder whether the

correct term should be “strong arm of the law” instead of “long arm of the law.” After I was put in a bullet proof vest, loaned to me by Sergeant Samantha Deuchler, we were ready to roll. Bullet proof vests are very constricting, bulky and uncomfortable. I learned vests expire after five years. Foytik was working undercover earlier that day, so he got to wear normal clothes in the morning but was in his regular uniform with me. “It’s a lot more fun,” Foytik said of being undercover. “All these surrounding western suburbs have a joint task force type thing where they send a couple officers every month or so and they’ll go to those towns.” While undercover, officers have a variety of duties pertaining to recent police activity. “I could be in Berwyn doing a search warrant or I could be here doing some type of burglary pattern mission where we’re all undercover in plain clothes,” he told me. He wasn’t supposed to take me on my ridealong, but an officer got sick, so duties were rearranged. It was also his first ride-along too, something he avoids. “Don’t take offence,” he told me. “I’m not mad at you.” Foytik has been on the force since he was 24 and said he can’t imagine doing anything else. His younger brother is also an Oak Park police officer. He said he hates day shifts because “they’re really boring” and “too slow.” While patrolling, “the primary aim is to drive around and look for stuff,” he told me. Foytik watches out for people who are just slumping around, directionless. “They don’t have a purpose, it looks like. Those are the people you want to keep an eye on,” he said. “Sometimes they do something, sometimes that’s just the way they walk. It’s hard to watch people in a marked vehicle though. You have to be slick about it.” Our first stop on the ride was to 7-Eleven, where Foytik got a bottled water. Foytik doesn’t drink coffee, which surprised me, but he did admit he likes 7-Eleven doughnuts. He also told me he doesn’t wear avia-

tor sunglasses because he thinks “his head is too small” for them. Aviator sunglasses I always assumed were part of the uniform. We drove around for a while looking for any lawbreakers but couldn’t find any. It was a slow afternoon for crime fighting. According to Foytik, it’s difficult to speed in Oak Park, so they don’t issue many speeding tickets. “Most of our traffic violations are stop signs and right turn only,” he said. According to Foytik, Oak Park sees a lot of property crime, not violent crime. Chicago crime sometimes spills into Oak Park. “We’ve had a rash of carjackings recently but that’s a regional thing. In the city, it’s happening all over, but people don’t really pay attention to what’s happening around them,” said Foytik. While patrolling, Foytik told me stories. I also shined the interrogation light on him and asked a lot of questions. He doesn’t really get frightened in dangerous situations, he said. “I don’t have time to be scared; I just react,” he said. “After the fact, I’m like, ‘Oh, damn! That could have been bad.” He told me about one such situation in which an inebriated driver attempted to run him over. He and another officer were walking up to what appeared to be a car crashed into a tree by a house. “The lady looked like she was slumped over,” said Foytik. “The lady saw us, woke up and just punched it toward us.” Foytik also told me he has never had to fire a gun at anyone, though it came close in an encounter with two people, one of whom was an armed robbery suspect. Nor has Foytik ever been shot, but he has had a taser used on him, which was incredibly painful. We made about three traffic stops, but Foytik didn’t give any citations to the drivers. He doesn’t like to give out tickets and said it’s a myth that cops have a monthly quota. At 2:14, we stopped three middle schoolers. The radio said they were going door-todoor on Lyman Avenue, asking for money

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MUG SHOT: Officer Foytik and Stacey Sheridan pose for a selfie in Foytik’s squad car. for a charity without having any paperwork. When we got there, they had taken a fake severed leg from a neighbor’s Halloween display and thrown it into the street. One of the kids lied about his name and got a bit mouthy. “You can always tell when people are giving you a fake name,” Foytik said. To test him, I told him my middle name was Violet. It isn’t, but he bought it. Guess he can’t always tell. Not long after, we assisted another officer in a traffic stop. I stayed in the car as the two officers patted down the driver and his passenger. Their car had a strong marijuana stench, but, after searching the car, the officers were unable to find any pot. At 3:50, we wrapped up our ride-along. Foytik dropped me off at the station and helped me out of my bulletproof vest. Thankfully, the vest turned out to be unneeded. It was a great time. I got to play with the lights and siren, Foytik gave me a list of local restaurants to try and I learned a lot. As I got back into my boring, non-police car, I was hit with a realization. It turns out, being with an actual police officer is way more fun than watching fake ones on TV, even if there isn’t always a mystery to solve.

St. Luke Church gets makeover

Parishioners generous, thankful By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

Thanks to a capital campaign and extremely generous parishioners, St. Luke Church in River Forest has completed an internal makeover. According to Daniel Szymanski, director of operations at the church, it was two big projects plus a series of smaller projects that were involved. The most

noticeable improvements were painting the walls and refinishing the wood along the ceiling, and new lighting, which showcases the beauty of the church in ways unseen for decades. Other improvements include removal of a step leading to the altar – instead of the previous three, there are now only two. The pews were taken out and refinished. The flooring was redone, with the grout painted and sealed. All kneelers were replaced. Speakers in the balcony were cleaned and outfitted with new fabric. Sheila Price, director of development, said, “We are so grateful for the gener-

osity of so many who made this a reality. This ensures the longevity of our church for many years to come.” Price added that it wasn’t just about money; the parishioners were passionate and generous. “They were here,” she said. “Nobody asked them to come and help. They just did it.” The church managed to stay open during the construction, working around scaffolding. Szymanski and Price said the contractors who did the work made sure everything was cleaned up so mass could be held.

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MOVED: The large crucifix was relocated from the back of the church to the front.

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Beat journalist meets beat cop

A TV-loving reporter tags along with Oak Park police By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

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MUG SHOT: Officer Foytik and Stacey Sheridan pose for a selfie in Foytik’s squad car. for a charity without having any paperwork. When we got there, they had taken a fake severed leg from a neighbor’s Halloween display and thrown it into the street. One of the kids lied about his name and got a bit mouthy. “You can always tell when people are giving you a fake name,” Foytik said. To test him, I told him my middle name was Violet. It isn’t, but he bought it. Guess he can’t always tell. Not long after, we assisted another officer in a traffic stop. I stayed in the car as the two officers patted down the driver and his passenger. Their car had a strong marijuana stench, but, after searching the car, the officers were unable to find any pot. At 3:50, we wrapped up our ride-along. Foytik dropped me off at the station and helped me out of my bulletproof vest. Thankfully, the vest turned out to be unneeded. It was a great time. I got to play with the lights and siren, Foytik gave me a list of local restaurants to try and I learned a lot. As I got back into my boring, non-police car, I was it with a realization. It turns out, being with an actual police officer is way more fun than watching fake ones on TV, even if there isn’t always a mystery to solve.

St. Luke Church gets makeover

Parishioners generous, thankful By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

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MOVED: The large crucifix was relocated from the back of the church to the front.

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Oak Park lawyer inducted into senior hall of fame

Butler recognized by state agency By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

Louis Butler had no idea his wife and four daughters nominated him for the 2019 Senior Illinoisans Hall of Fame Award until he found out he’d won. “My daughters and wife Monica were having a little cookout over the summer and they gave me a mocked-up letter congratulating me on the award,” Butler said. “I thought they were pulling my leg.” His family had received word he had won but wanted to surprise him before Butler received the official letter from the Illinois Department on Aging, which arrived a couple of days after the cookout. “I was quite shocked and very moved that my daughters and my wife thought so highly of me that they put my name forward,” Butler said. “The girls and Monica paid me a huge honor.” On Nov. 2, in a small ceremony at Giordano’s surrounded by close friends and family, he accepted the award from Illinois Department on Aging Director Paula Basta. Butler chose to have the ceremony at Giordano’s because “everybody likes pizza.” He is one of four people this year to be inducted into the hall of fame, which recognizes contributions made by people over the age of 65 in Illinois. Last year’s winners included Sister Jean of Loyola University, who became a media sensation when the school’s basketball team played in the NCAA Final Four. “That’s not bad company to be in,” said Butler, who has served the public his entire career, spanning three decades.

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SAY CHEESE: Illinois Department on Aging director Paula Basta (left) personally handed the Hall of Fame award to Louis Butler (center) in a small ceremony at Giordano’s. Butler’s wife Monica (right) nominated him. He worked as a staff attorney in the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, enforcing civil rights legislation within schools. Before that, Butler was a staff attorney in the Illinois Department of Human Rights. In 1989, Butler worked as associate general counsel for the Chicago Housing Authority. He also worked as village attorney in Maywood and currently works as deputy general counsel within the Department of Financial Institutions, protecting consumers by holding financial institutions accountable. “I couldn’t say that one job was better than the other,” But-

ler said. “I’ve been fortunate to have worked with very good people over the years through good times and bad.” Butler is proud to have gotten the award. “I don’t pat myself on the back a whole lot, but I’m thinking of retiring in the next year or so, and I think this is quite the accomplishment,” he said. “My philosophy in life is that I want to be a better husband, father, lawyer every day,” Butler said. “I go into work and put one foot in front of the other and try to serve whatever constituency I happen to be representing at that time.” Butler’s wife Monica had the idea to nominate her husband last January after she got an emailed newsletter from the governor’s office. “It had an announcement about the Department on Aging awards and, as I was reading through it, I thought, ‘Oh, I know tons of people who would be eligible for something like this.’” Monica thought that Butler would be ineligible for the award this year because he didn’t turn 65 until April. “Then I realized that the applications were due after he turned 65,” she said. “I thought, ‘We should do this!’” To make the deadline, Monica enlisted the help of their daughters. The application process was divvied up among the five of them. One of Butler’s longtime friends, also a public servant, wrote a letter of recommendation. “Little by little, we pulled it all together,” she said. “We definitely mentioned Louis’ mom and dad in the application and their dedication the workforce.” Butler’s father was a steelworker. His mother worked for the Chicago Board of Education. Governor J.B. Pritzker will recognize the inductees at the Illinois State Fair in August. “I’m so proud of him. It’s going to his head though,” she joked. “We started teasing him last night, calling him ‘King Louie.’ We’re making it the year of Louis.”

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D90 test scores show ‘high level of proficiency’

But State Report Card highlights areas needing work By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

Last week the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released report cards for Illinois public schools. Although two River Forest District 90 schools were ranked by the ISBE as “exemplary” for the 2017-18 school year, last year they were downgraded to “commendable,” the designation shared by Roosevelt Middle School, Lincoln Elementary School and Willard Elementary School. A commendable designation falls between “underperforming” and “exemplary,” the

latter given only to the top 10 percent of schools statewide. In a press release from D90 Superintendent Ed Condon, the change in reaching the designations for the 2018/2019 vs. the 2017/2018 school year was discussed. According to the press release: “One of the notable revisions this year involved changing the relative value of the IAR [Illinois Assessment of Readiness] student proficiency measures compared to the IAR measures of student growth. This year, “student proficiency” was weighted at 7.5 percent of the total designation (for both ELA and Math), while “student growth” was weighted at 25 percent of the total designation (for both ELA and Math). “Student proficiency” is defined by the percentage of students who met grade level expectations, while “student growth” is defined as the average of individ-

ual students’ growth percentiles. All of the D90 schools were designated as Commendable, which means school performance was below the top 10 percent.” Roosevelt Middle School improved slightly in both English and Language Arts and Math. In ELA, the proficiency went from 67 percent in 2017/2018 to 68 percent in the 2018/2019 school year. Math scores went up two percentage points to 63 percent. Lincoln remained relatively steady in ELA proficiency, dropping two points to 74 percent over the 2018/2019 school year. But a big drop in math proficiency, from 73 to 63 percent. Willard Elementary also saw a significant fall in scores, but in ELA, not math. Their ELA proficiency score went from 82 percent in the 2018/2019 school year to 72 percent in the 2018/2019 school year. While the perfor-

mance levels for white students remained relatively stable, those of black students suffered. During the 2017/2018 school year, there were no black students in the two lowest categories of achievement for ELA: “did not meet” and “partially met.” In the 2018/2019 year, however, 10 percent of black students did not meet performance levels and 20 percent only partially met them. This means that 30 percent of black students fell into the lowest categories from one year to the next. At Willard, math scores jumped five points to 65 percent. “On average,” said the release from Condon, “District 90 students achieved levels of proficiency that were nearly double the state average.” But he added that “the results indicate there are opportunities for growth, especially with specific groups of students and in the realm of math.”

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Oak Park woman robbed by man in orange hat

Vehicle burglary

An Oak Park woman was robbed in the 200 block of North Austin Boulevard around 8 p.m. Oct. 30 by two black men, one of whom was around 5 feet 3 inches tall and wearing all black clothing with an orange hat. The other, roughly 5 feet 8 inches in height, wore all black and had his face covered. Both were of very thin builds. The man in the orange hat demanded the victim’s belongings, taking her black tote. Inside the tote was a tan Coach wristlet containing $20, the key fob to her car, an umbrella and a pair of women’s Sketchers shoes. The two men were seen inside the woman’s vehicle. The two men threatened witnesses, implying a weapon, then fled the scene on foot.

■ A person broke into a Chicago resident’s vehicle parked in the 900 block of South Austin Boulevard, ransacked it and stole a Samsung tablet, a black backpack, TRX Exercise Bands and gym equipment. The estimated loss is $450.

Criminal damage to property ■ A person scratched the paint of an Oak Park resident’s car, causing damage, in the 0 to 100 block of Chicago Avenue between 7:20 p.m. Oct. 28 and 9:30 a.m. Oct. 29.

Theft

Vehicle theft ■ At 1:06 a.m. Oct. 29, Chicago police recovered an Oak Park resident’s stolen 2019 Honda Fit in the 800 block of North Harding Avenue, Chicago. The vehicle was reported stolen Oct. 27. Police have made no apprehensions. ■ Between 5 and 6 p.m. Oct. 30, a silver 2009 Chevy Impala was stolen. It was parked on the street in the 200 block of Lake Street. The estimated loss is $10,000. Chicago police recovered the vehicle at the intersection of Harlem Avenue and Bloomingdale Avenue at 4 p.m. Nov. 1.

Business burglary ■ Around

11:40 p.m. Oct. 27 in the 600 block of Madison Street, someone shat-

tered the front glass door of an Oak Park business after throwing a large landscaping brick into it. The person then ransacked the office. ■ On Nov. 3 around 2:20 a.m., four men shattered the front glass door of an Oak Park business in the 300 block of Chicago Avenue after hitting it with a long pipe. The men then unsuccessfully attempted to steal an ATM machine.

Garage burglary ■ In the 100 block of North Humphrey Avenue, between 7 p.m. Oct. 29 and 6 a.m. Oct. 30, a person broke into an Oak Park resi-

dent’s garage and ransacked a vehicle, then stole a white Schwinn bicycle and a women’s brown and gold Cannondale bicycle. The estimated loss is $900. ■ Between 10 p.m. Nov. 1 and 9 a.m. Nov. 2 in the 800 block of Carpenter Avenue, a person entered an Oak Park resident’s garage, possibly through an unlocked door, and took a blue and silver 2012 Trek 1 bicycle with attached Garmin speed sensor, a Dewalt cordless impact wrench and Dewalt power tool kit containing a wood saw, reciprocating saw, electric screw driver, two electric drills and a handheld vacuum. The total loss is $1,595.

■ A package containing $170 worth of audio equipment delivered to a residence in the 200 block of Clinton Avenue was stolen Oct. 11 between 9:30 a.m. and 8 p.m. ■ Around 9:45 a.m. Oct. 30, someone stole a package from a residence in the 500 block of Washington Boulevard. The package contained a portrait of the victim’s dog.

These items, obtained from the Oak Park Police Department, came from reports Oct. 29 through Nov. 4 and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.

Compiled by Stacey Sheridan

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HAIR STYLIST

Retiring from Brookdale from page 1 Laff got her beauty license in 1986. In 1987, Laff approached Oak Park Hospital, now Rush Oak Park Hospital. “I asked them if they needed hair care and they didn’t know what I was talking about,” she said with a laugh. “I explained to them I would come in once a week and go room to room, and give people a shampoo, a haircut if they needed, blow dry, curling iron.” She charged only $10 for the services. The hospital accepted. Not long after, she expanded serving patients at Westlake, West Suburban and La Grange Memorial hospitals in addition to those at Rush Oak Park. The spirits of patients brightened considerably after having their hair done. “It was a real transformation,” Laff said. She also made house calls. “I had cards made up that said, ‘Have scissors, will travel,’ and I would give them to all the patients,” Laff said. “If they couldn’t get out when they came home, I would go to their house.” While working at West Sub, Laff found out about Holley Court Terrace, which became Brookdale Oak Park in 2014. “West Suburban Hospital built this whole building and decided to open a retirement community. “I saw the plans and asked, ‘Is there going to be a beauty shop in there? I’d like to run it,’” Laff said. “They said, ‘Sure, it’s yours.’” “Brady Bunch” star Florence Henderson was the guest celebrity at the opening of Holley Court Terrace and then would often stop by to visit Laff. “There are pictures of Florence Henderson in the beauty shop and she was just a riot,” said Laff ’s sister Ceil Bolton.

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Funding restored for now from page 1 agencies, it says that you are required to prepare an audit by law, and you have to do it within six months of the end of the fiscal year,” said Cara Pavlicek, village manager. Trustees Jim Taglia and Deno Andrews both said it was reasonable to extend the audit deadline. Audit results then need to be presented to the village within 30 days of its completion. According to Pavlicek, the center’s results should have been presented at the beginning of August. “I was wondering, have we ever withheld funds from partnering agencies for similar reasons?” asked Trustee Susan Buchanan. “We haven’t had this level of failure of compliance. We have sent out similar letters with other, not partners, but other vendors or contractors of the village or developers when they’re out of compliance with agreements that the board has,” Pavlicek said.

OAKPARK.COM | RIVERFOREST.COM Although Henderson had one of TV history’s most recognizable hairdos – the cropped and flipped bob she wore as Carol Brady – Laff never had the opportunity to style her hair. Laff does have a picture of her playfully messing up Henderson’s hair. Henderson isn’t the only TV talent she got to know through her work. Laff also met Oak Park-born actress Busy Philipps, whose grandfather lived in Brookdale and would get haircuts from Laff. Philipps starred in “Freaks and Geeks,” “Cougartown” and more. “She’s very cool,” Laff said of Philipps. “And so was her grandfather.” Laff got to know politicians as well through her work, including James R. Thompson, former Illinois governor, whose mother Agnes Thompson lived in the retirement community and got her hair coiffed by Laff. Thompson visited regularly. “[Agnes] was very low-profile here, but when he would come in, he would do all the talking,” Bolton said. “He would say, ‘Mom likes this,’ and, ‘Mom doesn’t like that.’ Laff called Gov. Thompson “very friendly and approachable.” Other notable past clients of Laff ’s include Jeannette Fields, who spent two decades as Wednesday Journal’s architecture columnist and with whom Laff became very close, and Elizabeth Marcus, who was one of the few women on the Manhattan Project during World War II. The Manhattan Project produced the United States’ first nuclear weapons. Marcus studied the radiation effects of atomic bombs. Her current Brookdale clients, although happy and excited for Laff, who plans to travel to Europe next year, are sad to see her go. “I’m sorry she’s leaving us, but she’s earned it,” said Irene Goren. “She’s been here and worked hard.” Laff has been doing Goren’s hair since she moved into Brookdale 11 years ago.

“I think she was very devoted to her clients, all of us,” she said. “I think most of the people who live here have gone to her.” In addition to cutting Goren’s hair, Laff has also been helping her keep it clean. “Lately she has even been washing my hair,” Gorgen said. “I have trouble with my right arm, can’t get it up. She’s very devoted to her clients.” Margie Latinovich, whose hair Laff has done for seven or eight years, is also going to miss her. “I’m really sad about her leaving. We had a nice relationship,” Latinovich said. “I don’t want her to go, truly. She’s a good person.” The decision to retire was difficult for Laff who said she had to stop herself from

“bawling” at the party. “You get so close with so many people; I’ve grown with them,” Laff said of her career. “There are people here who have lived here for 20 years and they’ve brought their grandchildren here, and now they’re all grown up and married with their own kids. I’m really going to miss the camaraderie.” She is also going to miss the creative satisfaction that comes with doing hair. “When a person’s head comes out of the sink and it’s all wet, and you have to create something from that, it’s so fulfilling. You’re an artist,” she said. It brings Laff joy to see her clients looking good; “They’re happy and I know I did that.”

“We’ll use the provisions in the agreement to send notice of default to give them formal notice to cure.” Pavlicek said putting down hard deadlines was a “last resort,” but staff doesn’t have the power to waive deadlines. “We were told by the housing center that the audit would be delayed. We were told a much earlier date that we’d get it and it wasn’t until recently that we learned that the engagement was now starting and so that’s why, again, we felt we needed to bring it to the board to grant the waiver because we, as staff, aren’t allowed to waive requirements of your agreements,” the village manager said. Trustee Arti Walker-Peddakotla asked Pavlicek to clarify what she meant by “this level of failure of compliance.” “It’s not unusual to be a couple weeks late on delivery of audit or agreements,” Pavlicek said. According to her most partners do everything on time. Pavlicek, citing the transition of multiple executive and interim executive directors at the housing center during the 12 months, said the village did not receive the response they needed from OPRHC. “Our role is to be consistently evaluating

multiple agreements, whether it’s with the partners or vendors for what we contract with people to do, and almost all of those agreements have default provisions,” said Pavlicek. “This wasn’t a couple weeks delay; this was a couple months,” Pavlicek said. She didn’t recall if OPRHC had ever been late to turn in audit results in the past, but she did say she remembers reminding the center to turn them in, which isn’t unusual. Walker-Peddakotla who wasn’t at the previous Oct. 28 finance committee meeting during which OPRHC gave a presentation vying for continued village funding for 2020, voiced her support of the center. “What we’re voting on tonight is about the 2019 budget, but we still have the overall question of are we going to fund them in 2020,” she said. Walker-Peddakotla also said that maintaining integrated housing, OPRHC’s mission, takes effort. “I think that, as a village, if we say we value integration and we value racial equity, then we shouldn’t be putting an organization – the only organization – that really focuses on integration, which is a core value of this village, we shouldn’t be putting them in a place where they cannot meet their pay-

roll needs or they cannot actually sustain their business,” said Walker-Peddakotla. “What the housing center does is difficult work. It cannot be done by the village. It cannot be done by most other agencies.” Walker-Peddakotla also disagreed that the village is a good partner to OPRHC just because it foots the bills. “The village, in my opinion, has systematically undermined the housing center by removing the core tenants of the partnership from when it was created,” she said. Walker-Peddakotla said that there used to be a working relationship between the center, village and landlords. According to her, that relationship no longer exists. She also cited a former program the village had that provided loans to landlords for property maintenance. “In my opinion, we should be funding them fully for 2019 because those funds were already passed by the previous board before I got on and we should be funding them fully for 2020,” said Walker-Peddakotla. The village budget for next year won’t be voted on until later this year, so whether the village will continue to fund OPRHC in 2020 remains to be seen.

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Local schools hold active-shooter drills New law requires practice within first 90 days of school

By MARIA MAXHAM and MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporters

River Forest District 90 and Oak Park District 97 schools will be holding activeshooter drills within the next two months, responding to a new law that requires these drills. Illinois state law now requires that, within the first 90 days of each school year, schools must conduct at least one law enforcement drill addressing active threat or an active shooter in the school building. These drills must be held on days when the students are in attendance, rather than allowing teachers and staff to practice on days when the kids are not present. Additionally, a law enforcement agency must observe the administration of the drill. D90’s Roosevelt Middle School Vice Principal Tina Steketee explained that River Forest public schools have a district-wide Safety Committee, which was responsible for working with the district’s resource officer, Ben Ransom, from the River Forest Police Department. The committee has administrators from all three schools, a police officer, a firefighter, and D90 Superintendent Ed Condon.

Steketee said the first active shooter drill, which will be held this year, will be scenario-based with the fictional situation provided by the police department. Teachers and staff will not know ahead of time what the scenario will be and will have an opportunity to see how they respond. They have had training; within the first two days of each school year, safety and emergency procedures are reviewed and all teachers walk through the procedures that must be followed in different situations. But the specifics of the scenario won’t be known in advance. Additionally, the details of the scenario won’t be given to the children, who will only be aware that they are practicing a “hard lockdown.” “We won’t use the phrase ‘active shooter’ around the children, and we won’t give them the specifics of the scenario,” said Steketee. “Kids should feel safe at school.” The goal, she said, is to provide more adult recognition and awareness. “We wanted the most kind and gentle version we could for this first time,” she said. All schools in D90 will be holding activeshooter drills within the first 90 days of the school year.

In Oak Park, schools are similarly preparing to meet the new requirements, although their implementation does not involve scenario-based training. Amanda Siegfried, Oak Park District 97’s communications director said that for them, “it boils down to a hard lock-down drill.” “We follow the state guidelines that everyone else follows,” said Siegfried. “We don’t have any simulation or anything like that, like someone in the building pretending to be a shooter. We have a hard lock-down drill that we do with the Oak Park police, and they are present at the time.” Siegfried added that the conversations teachers and staff have with the students vary from elementary to middle school. “They’re at different levels in terms of their development so there are certain things to discuss with kindergartners versus middle-schoolers. Principals will let parents know ahead of time they’re doing it, they inform them we’re doing this to comply with state mandates, and they generally have conversations with students before and after they implement the drill,” said Siegfried.

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With reports rising of mental health issues among youth, Oak Park and River Forest High School is kicking off a Parent University series with partners in its Mental Wellness Collaborative. The event will be Nov. 13 from 7 p.m. to 9:35 p.m. at OPRF, 201 N. Scoville Ave. All parents of area youth are invited to attend. The Collaboration is a partnership between District 200, NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness,) the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation’s Success of All Youth, Community Mental Health Board of Oak Park Township, Positive Youth Development of Oak Park & River Forest Townships, and River Forest Township. Kimberly Knake, executive director at NAMI Metro Suburban, says, “We are seeing an increase in youth mental health issues. The Illinois Youth Survey conducted by OPRF High School indicates that youth are reporting increased feelings of hopelessness and sadness as well as increased suicide ideation.” She points to statistics showing the need to address mental health on a community level. According to the Illinois Youth Survey, at OPRF, 19 percent of sophomores and 17 percent of seniors have seriously considered attempting suicide. In addition, 38 percent of sophomores and 36 percent of seniors report feeling so sad or hopeless every day for more than two weeks or more in a row that they stopped doing usual activities. Nationally, the statistics are just as sobering. One in five children aged 13 to 18 have or will have a serious mental illness. Twenty percent of youth aged 13 to 18 live with a mental health condition; 11 percent of youth have a mood disorder; 10 percent of youth

have a behavior or conduct disorder; and 8 percent of youth have anxiety disorder. In response to the survey, District 200 developed the Wellness Collaborative with the mission of ensuring that District 200 students, teachers and parents have access to community-based resources and strategies to address positive mental health. The Wellness Collaborative is implementing Parent University to better connect parents with resources and strategies. Parent University will cover many of the issues facing teens today. During the Nov. 13 event, the first session, from 7 to 7:45 p.m. will offer two options: Finding Balance and Mastering Executive Function. From 7:55 to 8:40 p.m., parents can attend sessions on the Teen Brain or Screens, Phones, & Technology. For the third session from 8:50 to 9:35, parents can choose to attend sessions on the Vaping Epidemic or Helping Your Child Manage Stress. Knake says the session topics and the format of the evening were inspired by parent survey results. “We began by conducting a survey of students and teachers, but we realized the parent voice was missing. We developed a parent survey with 10 questions, and over 1,300 parents responded. We asked what they were seeing in their students and also what kind of tools they would like. We asked details about how they wanted to receive this information and how often.” Knake says youth today are facing a variety of issues. “They are struggling with early onset anxieties, depression and stressors over school, work, and the future. That’s compounded by the use of technology and social media.” A spring Parent University is also in the works, and Knake reminds parents and students of the availability of Support4you, a mental health resource that is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Through the anonymous program, students can text 844-670-5838 and be connected with licensed clinicians.

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ince 2016, downtown Oak Park has experienced a building boom. Four new apartment buildings have gone up in the area bounded by Harlem and Forest and Lake and South Boulevard. Ranging from 12 to 20 stories high, the new developments add a bit of height as well as 1,068 dwelling units to the village of roughly 52,200 inhabitants. As construction on the latest development, Albion, comes to a close, a glimpse inside the four buildings show us what this new cohort of renters is getting for their money in Oak Park. The first building to rise above Lake Street was Vantage, a 21-story building at 150 Forest Ave. According to assistant community manager MacKenzie Bridge, the building opened to renters in 2016 and includes 270 apartments with five layouts: studios, one bedrooms, one bedrooms with dens, two bedrooms and two bedrooms plus den. Apartments in Vantage include in-unit washers and dryers, gas ranges, stainless-steel appliances and granite countertops. Select units have terraces or balconies. In terms of amenities, the building has an outdoor community deck complete with three Weber grills, two fire pits and hammocks. The building is petfriendly and has a pet washing area. The building fitness center includes a play area for children, and a parking spaces are available in the attached, covered garage. Bridge says the building, managed by Greystar, offers flexible lease terms between three and 15 months and that lease rates fluctuate based on the market and occupancy. According to Apartments.com, studios in the building currently rent from $1,313 and up per month. Onebedroom apartments are available for $1,731 to $2,496 and two bedrooms are available from $2,051 to $2,824. Bridge touts the building’s great location, which is in close proximity to the Metra and CTA and says that residents love having Cooper’s Hawk restaurant in the building. Next up, is The Emerson, which opened its doors in 2017. Located at 1135 Westgate St., The Emerson contains 270 units inside its 20-story frame. The Emerson offers studios, one bedroom and two-bedroom apartments with different floor plans to choose from. Units include ceramic-tile showers with frameless glass doors, stainless-steel appliances and luxury, woodstyle flooring. According to Apartments.com, studios See HIGH LIFE on page 22

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BURMA BUILT BUHRKE HOUSE combines Tudor revival & chateau style architecture elements. Gorgeous décor and impeccable attention to detail and care found in house and landscaped grounds, extends to fabulous in ground pool and patios. Perfect for entertaining. .......................$1,975,000 BEAUTIFUL, CLASSIC HOME offers everything for today’s modern living. Custom-built home has the highest quality finishes. No detail was missed. Brick and stone exterior, wrap around porch, eleven-foot ceilings and oversized windows. LL has 2,000 feet of living area............ $1,525,000 LOVELY BURMA BUILT BRICK HOME, situated in the heart of RF, offers old world charm seamlessly blended with modern updates. Includes 6 BRs plus tandem, 5-1/2 baths, hardwood floors, wb/gas fireplace. Expansive bsmt with media/rec room. In-ground pool on double lot. .....$1,330,000 INVITING SPACIOUS HOME offers mid century/prairie style features with a large open floor plan. Unique feature with dual fireplaces in both kitchen/family room & living room/dining room. Professionally landscaped yard with a built-in in-ground hot tub and inviting fire pit. ......$1,199,000 BEAUTIFUL BRICK & STONE CLASSIC with a unique front wrap-around porch sits on a private park-like lot. Features 4 BRs, 2 full/2 half baths, natural wood, art glass windows, open kitchen with breakfast room, family room, mudroom, finished basement. Nothing will disappoint! .$1,150,000

OAK PARK HOMES

UNPRECEDENTED ESTATE in the Frank Lloyd Wright Historical district of Oak Park! This meticulously renovated 5 BR, 5 full / 2 half bath property offers exquisite details and refined finishes that boast timeless materials and over the top custom millwork. This is a showcase home! ....$1,450,000 LOVELY TRADITIONAL HOME, found in walkable OP location, offers wonderful space for family and entertaining. Original details blend seamlessly with the updated 3 story addition. Offers 5 bedrooms, 4-1/2 baths, newer kitchen, abundant storage, family room, wine cellar. ..... $1,065,000 POSITIONED BEAUTIFULLY ON A CORNER LOT in a great location. The detail found throughout this home is something to see. The seamless addition adds tremendous space to this 4 BR, 2 full and 2 half BA home. A full finished bsmt with office and rec room. Storage galore. ..... $889,000

TRADITIONAL HOME with many recent upgrades including new tear off roof and refinished hardwood floors. Large Family room/4th bedroom on the main level with full bath. Beautiful original stained glass window. 3 BRs on 2nd floor with full bath. Two car garage w/work bench area. ..............................$489,000

ELMWOOD PARK HOMES ARCHITECTUALLY UNIQUE COLONIAL with extra large rooms flooded with natural light. Vaulted ceilings and skylights in the upstairs hallway, bathrooms and master BR. Fin basement. Professional landscaping, large outdoor deck, second floor balcony. Move right in and enjoy!...... $478,000

CONDOS/TOWNHOMES/2 FLATS RIVER FOREST 3BR, 2-1/2 BA. ......................................................$579,950 RIVER FOREST 3BR, 2-1/2 BA. ..................................................... $499,000 RIVER FOREST 1BR, 1BA. ..............................................................$169,000 OAK PARK Two Flat......................................................................... $530,000 OAK PARK 2BR, 2-1/2 BA. ............................................................. $489,000 OAK PARK 3BR, 2 full / 2 half bath. ...............................................$429,900 OAK PARK 2BR, 2-1/2BA. .............................................................. $330,000 OAK PARK 3BR, 2BA. .......................................................................$329,000 NEW LISTING Oak Park 2BR, 2BA..................................................$289,000 OAK PARK 3BR, 2-1/2BA .................................................................$259,000 OAK PARK 2BR, 2BA. ..................................................................... $200,000 OAK PARK 2BR, 1BA. .......................................................................$136,000 NEW LISTING OAK PARK 1BR, 1BA ..............................................$99,000 NEW LISTING MELROSE PARK Two Flat ..................................$329,900 CHICAGO 3BR, 2-1/2 BA. ...............................................................$389,900

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HIGH LIFE

Indoor gyms, dog parks from page 19 are currently available starting from $1,608 per month; one-bedrooms start at $1,905 and two-bedrooms rent from $2,745 to $3,372. The building is LEED Silver certified and boasts an outdoor, heated pool at the sixth level. Two outdoor roof decks offer grilling stations and fire bowls, and a premium gym is available for residents. The Emerson also has a Target Express in the building, a package concierge and a drycleaning valet. Located steps away from the Metra station, The Emerson also has indoor parking available and allows pets for additional fees. Making its name easy to remember, Eleven33 is located at 1133 South Blvd. in Oak Park. With 263 units inside 12 stories, Eleven33 offers a variety of floor plans to choose from. The building includes 32 studios, 163 one-bedroom units, 65 two-bedroom apartments, and three three-bedroom units. Jenna Maffeo, business manager for Lincoln Property Company, says the building had its first tenant move in in February 2019. As of early October, she reported, “At this point, we are 54 percent occupied and 59 percent leased. It’s very strong progress in that amount of time.” Maffeo also says that two of the threebedroom units are currently leased, and that she sees a lot of interest in the building’s studios and one bedrooms. She points out that there are 37 different floor plans in the building, with different characteristics and says that high-end touches like quartz waterfall islands and undermount lighting in the kitchens, along with gas cook tops and washers and dryers, make the unites feel luxurious. In terms of amenities, Eleven33 offers a 24-hour fitness center with yoga and fitness studios, a parlor area with a pool table, two conference rooms, an indoor dog park with

OAKPARK.COM | RIVERFOREST.COM a rolling garage door to the outdoors, a pet wash station and indoor bicycle storage. Other add-ons include a fifth-floor outdoor social terrace and entertaining social club, which can be used to host community events or rented out by residents. A covered garage offers public parking and 262 spaces of nested residential parking are available for $125 per month per space. Eleven33 offer lease terms of three to 15 months. Studios range from 512 to 601 square feet and start at $1,639 per month. One-bedroom units range from 674 to 878 square feet and start at $1,804 per month. Two-bedroom units range from 1,030 to 1,220 square feet with rents from $2,659 and threebedroom units are 1,500 square feet and rent from $5,949 per month. The newest building to open is Albion Oak Park, located directly across the street from Vantage at 1000 Lake St. Completed in August 2019, the 19-story building includes 265 units from studios up to three bedrooms, and offers garage parking for 204 vehicles. Studios rent from $1,495 and up; one bedrooms will run you $1,920 and up; two bedrooms are priced at $2,910 and up, and threebedroom units start at $4,715 and run up to a top price of $5,450. The LEED certified building offers a dog run and pet washing station, a pool, a 24/7 fitness station, indoor/outdoor yoga spaces and an onsite coffee bar. In the loft-style units, wood-look flooring, quartz counters and gas ranges are standard. Appliance packages are stainless steel or slate, and select units include front-loading washers and dryers and or private terraces. In addition to the rental rates listed on apartment rental sites, many of the newer buildings offer online promotions or incentives to new renters. While subject to change, these promotions can offer the chance to save some money. Albion’s publicity states that select units are eligible for one-month free rent. The Emerson also advertises one month free for signed leases. Eleven33 has advertised up to two months free rent on select units.

Photo by NICK ULIVIERI

ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

MOVIN’ ON UP: At Albion Oak Park, 1000 Lake St., (above) amenities include a pool, dog washing station, an indoor/outdoor yoga station and rents for studios starting at $1,495. Eleven33, 1133 South Blvd., (below, far left) offers similar amenities but includes an indoor dog park and rents for 3-bedroom units that approach $6,000 a month. The Emerson, 1135 Westgate, (near left) sports a Target Express on the ground level as well as an outdoor, heated pool on the 6th floor, grilling stations and a premium gym. ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

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ADDRESS

REALTY CO.

LISTING PRICE

TIME

SINGLE FAMILY HOMES

937 Dunlop Ave., Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . $264,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:30-4 1452 Waverly Ave, Westchester . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $395,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 947 N. Taylor Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $399,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 329 S. Harvey Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . $449,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sat. 11-1 714 N. Lombard Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $548,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1 638 N. Elmwood Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $589,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 427 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . $739,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 200 S. Ridgeland Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $750,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 806 Monroe Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,200,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

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1020 Washington Blvd. UNIT 3C, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $147,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12:30-2

CONDOS

814 S. Maple Ave., Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . . $199,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1:30 101 N. Euclid Ave. UNIT 19, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $389,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2:30-4 110 S. Marion St. UNIT 402, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-2 110 S. Marion St. UNIT 403, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $525,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-2 101 N. Euclid Ave. UNIT 12, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $599,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1:30 417 Lathrop Ave. UNIT 3E, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $729,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1:30 411 Lathrop Ave. UNIT 3E, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $749,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1:30

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REALTY CO.

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1146 Schneider Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11:30-1:30 186 N. Marion St, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $599,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1:30 186 N. Marion St, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $599,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-1:30 215 N. Grove Ave. UNIT C, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $599,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3:30

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4 br, 3 ba $589,900

5 br, 2.1 ba $585,000

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VIEWPOINTS

Marc Blessoff : What comes after adulthood? p. 40

M E M O R I E S

How World War II impacted my uncles

oth of my uncles enlisted in the army in January, 1942. They were both in their early 30s, and my grandparents were not pleased, but my uncles felt it was their duty to serve. When Gene completed basic training, he and his outfit shipped off to North Africa where they fought both the Vichy French and the Germans. Gene told me he would always remember the beautiful pastel colors of the buildings in French North Africa. He said the buildings shone when struck by the sun. After North Africa, Gene and his outfit were shipped to Sicily and next to France. He told me two stories of when he was in France. One day when his outfit was marching on a road in the French countryside, his commanding officer ordered the men to hit the dirt because he saw a machine gun protruding from an upper barn window. The machine gunner opened fire, and one of Gene’s fellow soldiers threw a hand grenade that hit the roof of the barn and exploded. The machine gunner jumped from the window, broke his leg and surrendered, as did two other German soldiers. Gene spoke German, so he was able to interrogate the prisoners. Many of the German officers spoke English to some degree, but he was really surprised when one of the officers spoke with a Boston accent. The prisoner said he had lived in Boston for many years before the war, and when he visited Germany in 1939, he was drafted. Gene believed the soldier was an in-

filtrator, so he turned him over to the military police. After basic training, my uncle Hubert was shipped first to Australia and then to India. He also told of a couple of incidents. While he was stationed in India, he saw a mongoose fighting a cobra on the edge of the airfield where he was stationed. The airfield was subject to continual air raids by Japanese planes, he related, and when these planes were overhead, the American, British and Indian gunners kept up a steady and devastating fire until the bombers retreated. The gunners fired from open, unprotected emplacements Hubert was next sent to the Pacific Theater where he participated in three offensive landings. His last stop as a soldier was Saipan where a Japanese sniper’s bullet just missed his head. My grandmother had a photo of Hubert guarding the Enola Gay a few days before this plane dropped an atomic bomb on Japan. Both Gene and Hubert returned to the United States shortly before Christmas, 1945. They returned to their jobs and came to live with us in 1949. Hubert married in 1951 and moved to Rogers Park, but Gene lived with us until his death in 1961. My mother told me that before the war, her brothers were happy-go-lucky guys. I knew them as serious-minded, quiet men. They were kind to me, played ball with me and took me places, but once in a while, they would sit and stare straight ahead, and my grandfather told me that they were replaying scenes in their minds that no person should ever see.

JOHN STANGER

What they don’t tell you

hree months ago, I walked out of a local big box store with a bathroom scale, feeling like I was a pretty smart consumer. I had picked one out that I thought was a bargain. Then last week I read “lo” on the scale’s digital screen, so I opened up the battery compartment, extracted the little round battery and walked into Accents by Fred to get a replacement. I was feeling good that he had one in stock until he told me the price — $7. That meant within two years of the purchase, replacement batteries would cost more than the scale themselves. “That’s how they get you,” said Fred Bryant, shaking his head. “Another example is a lithium battery manufacturer who gives flashlights away for free, and then those folks who thought they had gotten something for nothing learned a hard lesson when they pay for replacement batteries.” What they don’t tell you matters. When I watched Perry Mason on TV years ago, I would see the clerk of the court approach the witness and ask not only, “Do you swear to tell the truth?” but also do you swear to tell the whole truth. President Trump marketed his tax cut (Tax Cuts

and Jobs Act) by touting the fact that everyone would be $1,000 richer on April 15, jobs would increase, the economy would improve, etc. He told the truth … but not the whole truth. The truth is that the unemployment rate has dropped from 4.1% to 3.8% and that employers have added more than 1 million jobs. The whole truth includes the fact that the economy was improving during the Obama administration, long before the tax cuts passed and that many corporate CEOs have used the tax savings to do stock buybacks to reward stockholders instead of investing in the creation of new jobs. What they don’t tell you matters. Republicans argue that Bernie Sanders’ health care plan would increase taxes and thereby lower net income. That’s the truth. The non-partisan Tax Foundation stated that his plan would lead to 10.56 percent lower after-tax income for all taxpayers, and a 17.91 percent lower after-tax income for the wealthiest Americans. The whole truth, however, paints a very different picture. What Republicans fail to acknowledge is that

TOM

HOLMES

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V I E W P O I N T S

V I E W S

Closing out two TIFs

onday night Oak Park’s village board marked the expiration, final gasps, or for their few fans, the heroic conclusion of the village’s two major Tax Increment Finance districts. Often suspect, TIF districts in Oak Park, and everywhere else, have earned a share of derision. The venom comes from taxpayers convinced that higher property taxes are tied to the redistribution of rising tax dollars within the districts from schools and libraries into the pockets of developers. Schools and libraries get steamed because they get blamed for hiking taxes on everyone outside the TIFs because their share gets skimmed. Opponents of new development get into a spin as they see TIFs as the chief culprit in tall buildings rising. And good government folks too often are right in declaring that TIF monies are inappropriately spent on gimmicks, doodads or things that local government should pay for out of the general fund. We get it. We’ve heard all these arguments, and made a few of them ourselves, over the course of the 30 years there has been a Downtown Oak Park TIF and the 23 years there has been one in place along Madison Street. Oak Park’s village government has basically failed in being transparent about complex TIF financial matters. There was a period going way back when the village paid for downtown beat cops and some marketing costs out of the TIF which was a decided overreach. We’d argue the TIF also allowed multiple village boards to willy-nilly purchase properties downtown and strung out along Madison for too much money and without a plan for development. All the arguments that government should be the purchaser of last resort have been proven true repeatedly in Oak Park. A lot of good years were wasted, a couple of major recessions were endured with development options shriveled because of the lack of a worthy plan or the personnel to execute the modicum of a plan. We’ve also wound up with some overdone streetscapes because it was one thing government officials knew how to do. That said, both downtown Oak Park and Madison Street met the definition of blight after decades ago the department stores shuttered on Lake Street and the car dealers abandoned Madison Street. Downtown Oak Park, like it or not, is transformed because of the TIF. And Madison Street, where the TIF was nearly squandered, closed strong over the past six years with a clear focus on East Avenue to Home and a more reasonable definition that development had to include new residential properties. Now it is time for the two school districts, the park district, the township, the library to acknowledge that a new revenue stream is opening and that it must be used to mitigate new property taxes rather than just be absorbed as a cash infusion into their already rich blood streams.

Fenwick’s coaching failure It has been a wrenching week at Fenwick High School as the longtime head football coach made a rapid exit on the eve of the team’s appearance in the first round of the IHSA Class 5A playoffs. It is a credit to the players and the interim head coach Titcus Pettigrew that they remained focused enough to knock off Payton College Prep. We appreciate Fenwick leaders who recognized that an initial vague statement Friday was inadequate. They came back Saturday with a more forthcoming and more troubling statement that connected Nudo’s resignation to his decision in 2016 to allow an old coaching assistant with a 1990s conviction for aggravated criminal sexual abuse to attend some practices and work the sidelines in late-season games. Fenwick’s statement that it “has no evidence of any wrongdoing by the person Coach Nudo brought in while he was at Fenwick,” is hardly reassuring in a Catholic institution. We credit Fenwick for acting quickly. But serious questions remain about why it took another school’s investigation of this individual to get this on Fenwick’s radar.

Planting a seed High are the walls that guard the old, the tried and secure ways of yesterday that protect me from the dreaded plague, the feared heresy of change. For all change is a danger to the trusted order, the threadbare traditions that are maintained by the narrow ruts of ritual. Yet how can an everlastingly new covenant retain its freshness and vitality without injections of the new, the daring and the untried?

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a secret ballot. And you won’t be violating your principles because you’ll be adhering to a higher principle — love of country. Loving your country means, first and foremost, rising to the occasion, making sacrifices when your country needs you. It needs you now. Not voting for Trump isn’t enough. We need every vote possible to un-elect him. If Trump wins, you can be sure he’ll seek a third term. Our system of government, however you feel about it, would never survive that. No one is asking you to convert. No one is asking you to surrender your convictions. Once we have a new president, you can be as vocal a critic as you like. And if the Republican Party ever gets back on the rails, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing your vote helped bring your party to its senses. In fact, voting for a Democrat may be your only chance to even have a Republican Party to come home to in 2024 and beyond. But those reasons are secondary. The primary reason to vote for the other party, if only this one time, is that every patriotic American should be willing to do so when their country is in peril. The election is one year away. It may take that long for Republicans who can’t vote for Trump to embrace the idea of voting for a Democrat, so I’m planting the seed now. Conservative columnist David Brooks wrote last week (“If it’s Trump vs. Warren, then what?” New York Times): “Warren represents a policy wrong turn, in my view, but policies can be argued about and reversed. Trump represents a much more important and fundamental threat — to the norms, values, standards and soul of this country. “If it comes to Trump vs. Warren in a general election, the only plausible choice is to support Warren. Over the past month, Donald Trump has given us fresh reminders of the unique and exceptional ways he corrupts American life. You’re either part of removing that corruption or you are not. When your nation’s political system is in danger, staying home and not voting is not a responsible option.” Neither is voting for a third-party candidate. Crossing over and voting Democratic in 2020, however, would be nothing less than heroic, a huge step toward healing our partisan divide — a bi-partisan rejection of a dangerous person, unfit to be president, one who violates every principle Americans should hold dear. It will be the most important and meaningful vote you ever cast. I’m proud I didn’t vote for Blagojevich. Imagine how much prouder you’ll feel if you help vote out our worst president. You will likely never be in this position again, but you are in that position now. And your country has never needed you more.

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lot of Republicans and center-right moderates won’t vote for Trump in 2020, including some who voted for him last time. Even with 80 percent approval among Republicans in polls, that’s still 20 percent who don’t. Trump was an unknown quantity in 2016. Voters wanted to shake things up. I get it. But now he’s a known quantity and many don’t like what they see and hear and can’t justify voting for someone of such corrupt character who is an embarrassment, at home and abroad. Republicans and center-right moderates who did not vote for Trump last time, on the other hand, and voted for a third-party candidate in 2016 instead, may be tempted to do so again, considering it a principled protest. Or they may be so disillusioned by what the Republican Party has become, they may not vote at all. To all those center-right voters who feel they no longer have a political home, I hope you will consider voting for the Democratic candidate — no matter who it is. For many, that’s a difficult thing to ask. They may never have voted for a Democrat and can’t imagine doing so. How could they choose someone who doesn’t share their small government/free market philosophy? How could they vote for a Democrat with whom they strongly disagree? Here’s how: Because patriotism is deeper and stronger than party affiliation. Every American claims to put country before party. Now is the chance to prove it. You may never get another. Some might be thinking, “Easy for you to say. Have you ever voted Republican?” Yes. In 2007, I refused to vote for Rod Blagojevich for a second term as Illinois governor. Too sleazy. I didn’t vote third party either, or write in “Yosemite Sam” in protest. I voted for the Republican, the late Judy Baar Topinka. I disagreed with her politically, but I knew she would be a much better governor than Blago. And she wouldn’t have ended up in prison. Trump is infinitely sleazier than Rod Blagojevich. Will you disagree with whoever the Democrats end up nominating? Of course — perhaps on everything. But there is no doubt you’ll be voting for a better person who will be a better president. No one needs to know. That’s the beauty of

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’ve been a pretty good athlete most of my life. I played organized varsity-level sports through college, and I’ve stayed active over the ensuing 50 years. To this day, I remember specific amazing plays or passes or throws I made, and I can still feel my own immediate wonderment at how I ever did such things — wonderment because I did not think at all about doing them at the moment they happened. They just happened. It’s called being in “a zone.” In his book, The Five Invitations, Frank Ostaseski writes, “We’ve all had moments when we discovered solutions to our problems without needing to “figure them out.” We’ve said things like, “All of a sudden it became clear,” or “The answer just came to me,” or “There was no question in my mind what I had to do.” It is a quality of mind that senses what is needed without relying solely on rational processes. This is noetics. Aging is inherently noetic, and the changes, both positive and negative, just happen without relying entirely on rational processes. As we age, our rhythms change and, not only do we have the opportunity to get closer to being the person we’d like to be, we have the opportunity to become better acquainted with our intuition. We start to “know” what is really important. Unless, of course, our natural tendency toward noetics as we age is blocked or hindered in some way or ways. Ageism is one of those ways — both cultural ageism and internalized ageism. One link to understanding how aging is inherently noetic is understanding our new phase of life based upon our new longevity. Joanne Jenkins, CEO of AARP, in her book, Disrupt Aging, noted that we have added more longevity to our species since the year 1900 than all of previous human civilization. There was no such thing as adolescence 150 years ago — we were children until we were adults. Today, we are only now recognizing a phase of life that comes after adulthood. We don’t even have a word for this phase yet. To those of us who have gotten here, I say, “We Survived Adulthood.” This phase of aging, this phase of life, is inherently noetic. Psychoanalyst Erik Erikson was particularly interested in the developmental challenges and opportunities that life presents to us at different stages of the life cycle. He wrote that, in midlife, people naturally become more concerned with “generativity.” As Rabbi Rachel Cowan and Dr. Linda Thal write in their book, Wise Aging, “At yet a later stage, according to Erikson,

we will turn inward and gather up the life we have lived, make sense of its ups and downs, wrestle with existential questions, and strive to integrate all that we have learned and experienced. This effort to reach integration and equanimity is what Erikson considers wisdom.” One of the clearest indicators that aging is inherently noetic is the theory of “gerotranscendence.” As Dr. Bill Thomas notes, “Swedish gerontologist Lars Tornstam developed his theory of Gerotranscendence over a period of two decades. The core of the theory suggests that normal human aging includes a range of vital and commonly overlooked components. In brief: ■ There is an increased feeling of affinity with past generations and a decreased interest in superfluous social interaction. ■ There is also often a feeling of cosmic awareness and a redefinition of time, space, life and death. ■ The individual becomes less self-occupied and at the same time more selective in the choice of social and other activities. ■ The individual might also experience a decrease in interest in material things. Solitude becomes more attractive.” To Erikson, Tornstam, Thomas and others, it makes sense that in the third phase of life, humans are naturally more tuned in to the larger rhythms of what is really important. This is borne out by my experience facilitating IONS Conscious Aging Workshops for the past five years. Whether at the local yoga center or at the township senior center or at “old people’s homes,” or even in a federal prison, I find older people are hungry to talk about our natural tendency toward a noetic understanding of life. The Japanese aesthetic of wabi sabi is an appreciation of the beauty of impermanence. Wabi sabi takes time, just like reaching our noetic phase of life takes time. And speaking of wabi sabi, the Lake Theatre hosted the premiere of The Wabi Sabi Film Festival last week. This is a film festival about aging that encourages all members of our community to embrace and respect our aging population and the transformation of our society. The premiere, featuring the film On Golden Pond, was a huge success. The next screening will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 24 at The Lake in downtown Oak Park and will feature the award-winning documentary by Sky Bergman titled, Lives Well Lived.

MARC BLESOFF

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What you don’t know... from page 25 in exchange for higher taxes, Americans would save thousands of dollars they spend every year on premiums, deductibles and other out-of-pocket health care costs. Do the math. According to the non-partisan Milliman Medical Index, the typical American family of four covered by an employer-sponsored health care plan paid $24,671 last year on health care costs alone, causing its director Warren Gunnels to conclude, “The savings that Americans would gain by the elimination of private insurance premiums and deductibles are much greater than the public insurance premiums they would pay under Bernie’s plan. The typical family of four making $50,000 a year would pay less than $46 a month under Bernie’s plan for three months of paid family and medical leave and universal health care.” What they don’t tell us makes an enormous difference regarding the conclusions we draw and therefore how we vote. The pharmaceutical companies told us about how opioids reduce pain. That was and is the truth. Now we know the whole truth. Vaping manufacturers told us that their products would help people quit smoking. Now we know the whole truth. What they don’t tell us makes a difference. Several years ago, I attended a town hall here in Forest Park regarding the possibility of the county raising the minimum wage which was $8.25. Some advocates for doing so argued that $8.25/hour is not enough to live on and held Ferrara Candy Company up as an example of a business which pays their workers that low wage, with the implication that the company is exploiting its workers. When I asked the plant manager if the charge was true, he explained that the company did start many unskilled line workers

at a low hourly wage but then added that there is more to it than that. Many of what they call flex workers, he said, are new hires and a large percentage of them don’t stay on the job for even a month, so they start them out at a low hourly wage and raise their salaries after staying on the job for just a month. The numbers in October 2019 are a little different than a few years ago, but the following is what he sent me last week. ■ Minimum wage in Illinois is $8.25. We start flex workers at $10/hour and full-time workers at $13. ■ Any flex worker who stays with us for 30 days will get a 50-cent raise, taking them to $10.50. If they stay 60 days they will get another 50 cents, taking them to $11. If a flex worker works a weekend day, they will get $12. ■ Many of our recent new hires were flex workers that we converted to full time. ■ All workers receive overtime pay after working 40 hours in a week. ■ All workers, full time or flex, get a company-provided hot meal, Monday thru Friday on every shift. ■ All hourly, full-time workers who have children in college can have their children apply for a $5,000 scholarship sponsored by the company. We give away 10 scholarships per year. What constitutes a living wage depends, of course, on your perspective. My point in the case of Ferrara’s wages and all of the other examples above is that when people are trying to win — an election for president or an argument with their spouse — they will always be tempted to not lie technically but to tell partial truths which favor their positions. In the next 12 months leading up to the election, keep asking yourself, “What are those who are trying to win not telling us?” Meanwhile, let’s commit ourselves to trying to tell the whole truth in our relatively smallpotatoes arguments and disagreements. What’s at stake, of course, is trust. Tom Holmes, regular contributor to Wednesday Journal, writes a column for our sister publication, the Forest Park Review.

Banning leaf blowers is a no-brainer Please add my voice to the overwhelming number of voters who want to ban gas leaf blowers. This is not a hard issue. It is a nobrainer. Gas leaf blowers create noise pollution and a huge amount of air pollution. Some of the air pollution is carcinogenic. They often injure their users’ hearing, with noise as loud as a chainsaw. They are incredibly annoying to be around. There are non-polluting electric alternatives, corded and cordless. And there are hand implements like rakes.

Many other towns and cities ban or severely restrict their use, such as Evanston. No one on the village board will lose a single vote by banning them. There is no voter block that favors them. The board has recently made some hard and even unpopular decisions. Why not make an easy decision that no one will hate and everyone will support? Why are leaf blowers still allowed to operate in Oak Park?

Charles Watkins Oak Park

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Our trip to the much nicer ‘DC’

oor County is odd. It’s the “thumb” of Wisconsin, for the unfamiliar, and it is basically the Sweden Pavilion at Epcot Center crossed with modern rural Wisconsin crossed with any other place white people choose to retire. It’s a much longer drive than you’d think from the mileage, first of all. I don’t know why, but it’s 250 miles, nearly all on major highways, and yet it takes about six hours to get there. This is an improvement over my childhood, though, when it was 250 miles away but took four days to get there, all spent in the back seat of a Buick LeSabre, wishing I had more books and fewer bored siblings. Once you enter Door County, you’re still not there. It’s the same phenomenon as entering Chicago from the south, wherein you drive under a big sign welcoming you to your destination but still have an hour to go to get anywhere interesting. If you need a break from the fields you’re passing, you can buy food everywhere. I have never been anywhere that sells snacks like Wisconsin or has as broad and generous a definition of “snack.” You know the impulse rack at the gas station, the one they place in the hopes you will be inspired to buy gum and mints and maybe a Snickers while you wait in line to pay? I stopped for gas near Manitowoc and waited to pay next to a warming oven full of pizzas — whole pizzas — and two long tables covered with boxes of donuts. This was a gas station in a teeming metro area, mind you, not the only game in town. In Door County there are lots of things to do, especially if you like vaguely Scandinavian antiques and/or standing in line for breakfast. The blonde-farmhouse-harmlessness of antique Scandinavian furniture is a recurring motif across the entire peninsula to the point that I was surprised to discover that the Chamber of Commerce’s official motto does not mention “looms” explicitly. (“Door County: Loom City, USA”, “Weave Your Troubles Behind In Door County!” etc.) I had lots of time to think about looms (and hygge candles, and blonde wood paneling)

because everywhere we went to eat had a wait. Usually this is a good sign, but it was so prominent a feature of the landscape that something is afoot. It can’t be a shortage of places to eat because if you just want food, you can go to the smorgasbord at any local gas station, and it can’t be that Door County is overcrowded because we weren’t there anywhere near peak season. Maybe no one there cooks. Speaking of restaurants: In childhood, my favorite thing about DC was the roof at Al Johnson’s restaurant, and it remains so to this day. Al Johnson’s is a magnificent wooded building serving wonderful Swedish food and, in a nod to the best architectural ethnic tradition of any kind anywhere, has a neatly-manicured grass-covered roof. It is kept neatly manicured by — get this — a small herd of goats. I would support a federal law mandating all roofs be optimized for and maintained by goats. Made the time spent waiting in line for a table go much faster. The other wonderful things we saw were shows. There was a Tom Lehrer tribute show — the Weird Al Yankovic of the ’60s, look him up and thank me later — and a summer-stock musical called Dad’s Season Tickets, which was amazing. The plot: Aging single dad is deciding which of his three daughters will inherit his most valued possession. The two eldest daughters do not get along and compete in manipulative ways for the prize to such an extent that Dad’s big solo lament is called something like “Why Did I Ever Have Daughters?” The show also features two sons-in-law, one of whom is (spoiler alert) a traitor to the Packers and the other of whom is funny but has not much beyond foolishness to recommend him. In case the other similarities weren’t enough to clue you in, the youngest daughter is actually named “Cordelia.” I want to write them a musical for next season. All in all we had a very nice time. In contrast, the following week I had to go to the other D.C., where their looming difficulties are much, much more unpleasant than a little wait for breakfast. Alan Brouilette is a columnist for our sister publication, the Forest Park Review.

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Differing over Housing Center funding Respectfully, I take exception to statements made by Athena Williams at the village’s Oct. 28 Finance Committee meeting. She is the newly appointed executive director of the Oak Park Regional Housing Center. Ms. Williams and two members of the Housing Center’s executive board made a presentation to the committee. While I was not present that evening, I did view a video recording of the meeting, after the fact. I have worked as a pro bono IT/business consultant on multiple projects at the Housing Center over the past few years. Most recently, I was engaged by Michele Rodriguez Taylor in October 2018 to streamline business processes and procedures, as well as work on several technology initiatives, both tactical and strategic. Michele was the interim executive director from May 2018 until her departure in January 2019. I am currently retired after a 38-year career in IT. I spent the latter half of my career as a senior project manager and business solutions architect at the Northern Trust Company. I have managed many highly visible, mission-critical, multimillion-dollar projects, bringing them in on-time and on or under budget. All throughout my career, I enjoyed a sterling reputation for the quality of my work and the level of my integrity. In the course of my work with the Housing Center, I automated critical reports that were previously tabulated by hand, including regulatory reports required by the village of Oak Park. (Note: The village provides funding to the Housing Center and in turn requires quarterly reporting.) At the Oct. 28 meeting, Ms. Williams stated that reports created by the pro bono consultant who was previously with the Housing Center (me) were wrong. Respectfully, Ms. Williams is mistaken. I worked closely with the Housing Center’s staff on the automation project. The executive director and staff approved the results. Once we shook out the bugs in the code, the only errors we found were those made entering the information into their rental software application from the paper form. I can confidently say that the staff ’s error rate was considerably less than 15 percent. I would suggest that perhaps Ms. Williams’ dissatisfaction with my work has less to do with the quality or accuracy of that work and more to do with the public stance I took at the Oct. 24 Finance Committee meeting advocating de-funding of the Housing Center by the village. Ms. Williams was present at that meeting and was clearly troubled by my remarks. For the record, during the public comments section of the meeting, I said that, unlike some citizens calling for de-funding, I am not a Housing Center detractor. In fact, I am a past volunteer. However, my property taxes have gone up nearly nine-fold in the time I’ve owned my home. Further, high

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property taxes are a deterrent to diversity. I concluded with a comment that I know the good folks at the Housing Center very well, and that I am confident they can ramp up fundraising from other sources and continue their work without funding from the village. (Note: The Housing Center also receives a community development block grant from HUD by way of the village. That funding is not in jeopardy for 2020.)

Louise Mezzatesta Oak Park

We had no flags, no insignia and no commander. We did have a uniform of sorts — old, loud and faded Hawaiian shirts. The shirts did not match. No need. The brigade’s roster comprised just three old guys, fortunately not as loud or faded as our shirts. Definitely older. Maneuvers consisted of lunch at various restaurants all over Chicago and suburbs. Sometimes they were crowded, sometimes only the brigade was present.

There was neither pattern nor schedule. We mustered whenever the spirit moved us. Always there was a good time. Now one of us is gone. Longtime Oak Park resident, Larry P., passed away Oct. 15 and with him the brigade. Perhaps he was the commander. He shall be missed. Long live the Hawaiian Shirt Brigade.

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Burns Downey, 98 Decorated WWII veteran, pilot

Burns Price Downey, 98, of Lombard, formerly of Oak Park, died on Oct. 23, 2019. Born in Oblong, Illinois on Sept. 19, 1921, he was the youngest of John and Lucy A. (nee Garwood) Downey’s seven children. He BURNS DOWNEY graduated in 1940 from Oblong High School, where he played football, displayed musical talent, and excelled scholastically. He attended the Aeronautical University of Chicago and graduated in 1941. That December, he joined the Army Air Corps and served until 1945. During WWII, he flew 50 missions throughout the Solomon Islands where his plane was shot down, and his crew had to make a water landing. Everyone survived, but he was injured. After recuperating, he continued flying and was shot down again, landing this time in the jungle. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and several Bronze Stars. Burns and Marjorie married on Jan. 9, 1943 and were together 73 years until her

death. After the war, he was hired by United Airlines and flew for them for 36 years. In retirement, he joined Forest Agency and sold airplane insurance. He had his own plane and loved traveling the world with his wife. Burns Downey was the husband of the late Marjorie F. Downey (nee Biggs); the father of Zannetta (the late John) Todoric, Glenn, and the late Rebecca (Tony) Kinert; the grandfather of Paul (Mary) Todoric and Daun (John) Dertinger, Michael Kinert, Aimee (Mark) Jepsen, Kellie Kinert and Kevin Kinert; and the great-grandfather of Kara and Brian Todoric and Matthew, Kaitlyn and Annaka Jepsen. A Memorial Service will be held at Beacon Hill, 2400 S. Finley Road in Lombard on Saturday, Nov. 9 at 10 a.m., followed by private interment. In lieu of flowers, donations to Peace Hospice or to a charity of your choice are appreciated. Arrangements were handled by Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home.

Ernest Hauser, 89

Korean War vet, jujitsu champion Ernest W. Hauser, 89, a second generation native Oak Parker, died on Oct. 30, 2019 at his assisted living home in Oakbrook Terrace. Born in Oak Park in May 1930, to Es-

ther and Ernest A. Hauser, he attended Hatch Elementary School and OPRF High School. After graduation, Ernie attended the University of Illinois Champaign as a member of the ROTC and followed in his father’s ERNEST HAUSER footsteps by joining the Army after graduation. He completed Ranger School, Company Grade Officers Courses, and served as Rifle Company Commander, Training Officer and Property Officer during the Korean War. He was honorably discharged in 1955, having reached the rank of first lieutenant, and moved back to Oak Park, where he started his career, married Pauline, and had two daughters. He worked as a personnel director for several Chicago companies, but his passion was for judo. Active in the sport since his 20s, he competed locally and nationally, reaching the level of fifth degree black belt in 1992. He taught judo for nearly four decades at the Oak Park YMCA, the Lattof YMCA, and the Tohkon Judo Academy and was also an active member of the Chicago Judo Black Belt Association, eventually retiring from the sport in 2006. In the mid-1990s, Ernie retired, divorced,

and moved to Elmwood Park. Never far from his Oak Park roots, however, he could frequently be seen cycling all around town, participating in the Oak Park Township Senior Lunch program, and enjoying an active retirement alongside his longtime companion, Pam Schultz. Ernest Hauser is survived by his daughters, Karen (John Hammetter) and Barb; Pam Schultz; his former wife, Pauline; and his great-niece, Susan Anderson. He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Davidson; her husband, Stirling; and their children, Diana and Steven. Arrangements were handled by Berwyn’s Heritage Funeral Home. No services were held, but a celebration of his life will take place in the future.

Jack Ryan, 92 Former VMA president

John “Jack” M. Ryan, 92, died on Oct. 15, 2019 after a short illness. A longtime resident of Oak Park and River Forest, Jack, along with Joan, his wife of 64 years, were active members of the community. He was a former president of the Oak Park Village Manager Association. Born to an Irish immigrant family in Chicago, he lost both parents when he was 7 years old and was raised by an aunt and un-

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O B I T U A R I E S cle. After service in the army at the end of World War II, he attended DePaul University on the GI Bill and went on to earn an MBA from the University of Chicago while taking first steps in his career in advertising. He JACK RYAN worked for TathamLaird & Kudner and J. Walter Thompson, then established his own marketing company. He taught at Dominican University when he retired. Devoted to reading, especially Irish literature, and to folk music, he played guitar by ear and would sing folk songs for his children and their friends in the neighborhood. He worked on political campaigns and was involved in Catholic adult education and community Masses at Ascension and St. Giles parishes. Gentle, sympathetic, and always stimulating company, he was beloved by friends and family alike. In addition to his wife, Joan, he is survived by his children, David (Theresa) Ryan, Sara (Malcolm) Warner, Patty (Brian) Faut and Molly (Peter) Quinn; and his grandchildren, Joseph, Courtney, John, and Maeve Ryan, Madeline and Charlie Warner, Conor, Gillian, and Ryan Faut, and Natalie and Benjamin Quinn. He was preceded in death by his brother, Joseph Ryan, and his sisters, Mary Ryan and Adelaide Leyden.

Henry Zoelck, 79 Longtime Forest Park resident

Henry “Hank” Zoelck, 79, died on Oct. 25, 2019, surrounded by loving family. Born on June 5, 1940 in Oak Park, he graduated from Park Ridge Military School and Bradley University, then served in the military from 1963 to 1969. He continued worked for McCollister Transportation Group for over 20 years, where he built many long-lasting friendships with his colleagues. He also worked for both Allied and United. A lifelong resident of Forest Park, he frequented many local wineries and diners, but had a special place in his heart for the family and friends he found at “Charlie’s Restaurant,” formerly Andrea’s. He valued friendship above all else and will not be forgotten. Preceded in death by his father, Henry F. Zoelck, mother, Frances S. Zoelck, and sister, Marjorie Z. Barr, he is survived by his nephew, David B. Darush; his nieces, Allison A. Brda and Melissa A. Mulroy; and numerous great-nephews and -nieces who hold him in their hearts. Services were held on Monday, Nov. 4 at St. Bernardine Church in Forest Park, followed by interment at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, 20953 W. Hoff Road, Elwood, Illinois 60421.

Bob Jones, 87

Former River Forest village president Robert Bruce (Bob) Jones, 87, of Decorah, Iowa, formerly of River Forest, died on Oct. 20, 2019, at Wellington Place in Decorah. He had been diagnosed only two weeks earlier with an untreatable lung BOB JONES disease. He served as River Forest village president from 1989 to 1993. Bob is survived by his five children and their spouses, Nancy Jones and Michael Hovland, Martha and Carl Hunt, Eda Johnson, Wendy and Larry Rice, and Hugh and Cathy Jones; his grandchildren, Sven Hovland, Bjorn Hovland, Daniel Hunt, Katherine Hunt Yahvah, Lise Rice, Lora Rice, James Jones and Marlene Jones; his greatgrandchildren, Kaitlyn Fry, James Fry, and Jolene Yahvah; his sisters and brother inlaw, Evelyn Jones, Louise Peterson, Marge Peterson and Francis Peterson; many nieces, nephews and other family members; his special friend, Kathryn Vigen, who had a committed and loving relationship with Bob during his final years; and by countless friends both near and far who held him dear and will miss him deeply. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Darlene Peterson; his siblings, Mary Elaine Parsons and William Jones, and his son-in-law, Kevin Johnson. A memorial service will be held at First Lutheran Church in Decorah at 11 a.m. on Nov. 9 with officiants, Pastor Melissa Bills and Pastor Paul H. Christenson, a family friend of long standing. Visitation will precede at 10 a.m. A second service will be held on Saturday, Nov. 16 at 11 a.m. (with visitation beginning at 10 a.m.) at Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church, with his niece, Pastor Laurie Jeddeloh, officiating, followed by interment in the church cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Fjelstul Funeral Home.

Bob Kelty, 87

Korean War Vet, former State’s attorney Robert K. “Bob” Kelty, 87, of Oak Park, died peacefully on Sept. 15, 2019. A Korean War veteran and former Cook County State’s attorney, he had a private law practice in Chicago for over 25 years and retired early in order to devote his time to reviewing death penalty cases. His greatest passion was service to others, volunteering at a homeless shelter, tutoring elementary students and adults in read-

ing and math, and working each summer at the SHARE Foundation Summer Camp Program for other-abled adults in LaPorte, Indiana — even enlisting his friends and grandchildren to join him. He also enjoyed the beach, bicycling, and tennis. Bob Kelty was the husband of the late Patricia (née Matimore); the father of Robert (Andrea), Anne (Timothy) Sullivan and Beth (Dale) Angus; the grandfather of Jacquie (Jon), Max (Maddie), Kayla, Kelty and Hayley; and the brother of Mary Strudeman and the late Jack Kelty. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Nov. 9, 11 a.m. at Oak Park’s St. Edmund Church, 188 S. Oak Park Ave. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the SHARE Foundation with Handicapped Inc., P.O. Box 400 in Rolling Prairie, Indiana 46371 or www.sharefoundation.org. Arrangements were handled by Ivins/ Moravecek Funeral Home.

Patrice Klonke 72 Oak Park nurse

Patrice J. Klonke (nee Dalton), 72, a lifelong resident of Oak Park, died on Nov. 1, 2019 at Rush Oak Park Hospital. Born in Chicago on Feb. 4, 1947 to the late Henry and Margaret Dalton, she graduated from St. Lucy Parish School, Trinity High School, and St. Vincent School of Nursing in Chicago. A nurse for many years at West Suburban Hospital, most recently, she managed the office for Dr. Mark Cavalenes in Oak Park. Patrice Klonke is survived by her sons, Jamie (Jessica Diethelm) and Adam (Amanda Shaker) Petrzelka; her grandchildren, Owen, Sydney, Reed, Wyatt and Jane; her siblings, Mary Ann (the late Milt) Bailey, Genie (Don) DeGeus, Denise (John) Megall and Hank Dalton; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Robert E. Petrzelka, who died in 1980 and by her husband, Gerald J. Klonke, who died in 2017. Visitation was held on Nov. 5 at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home. A funer-

al Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. at St. Giles Church in Oak Park, followed by private interment. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, stjude.org.

Michael Lofgren, 46 Longtime Oak Park resident

Michael R. Lofgren, 46, a 21-year resident of Oak Park, and formerly of Canton, Ohio; Edinburgh, Scotland; and Sydney, Australia, died on Oct. 28, 2019. Born on April 15, 1973, he was a 1995 graduate of MICHAEL LOFGREN Duke University and received his MBA from Northwestern University in 1998. Family, travel, and friends were his passions. Michael was the husband of Andrea; the father of Emma and Abigail; the son of John L. and Julia Lofgren; the son-in-law of Bonita and Paul Stockmeyer; the brother of Denise (Carl) Weisfelder and Beth (David) Klapp; the grandson of LaDeane and the late John E. Lofgren and the late Mary and Robert Schrader; and he was the uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend to many. Visitation was held on Nov. 1 at Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home, followed by a funeral Mass on Nov. 2 at Ascension Church, followed by private interment. Memorials to your favorite charity are appreciated by the family. Arrangements were handled by Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral Home.

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SPORTS Despite tumult, Friars moves to next round of playoffs

Fenwick football HC out for 2016 violation Allowed convicted sex offender to join coaching staff By JAMES KAY Sports Editor

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Undefeated Payton stunned by late TD By JAMES KAY Sports Editor

All of last week, Fenwick’s football team found itself surrounded by the unknown. The status of the first round of the playoffs was up in the air due to the CPS teacher strikes. Then the team lost its head coach due to his involvement in a 2016 IHSA violation. Despite the odds, Fenwick (6-4) pulled off a major upset over undefeated Walter Payton High School (8-1-1) in a 20-17 thriller on Nov. 2. “All week, [the players] have shown their will to overcome adversity,” said interim head coach Titcus Pettigrew. “This has been a real up-and-down week for them as well as the coaches, [athletic director], principal. … We have been through a lot. But these kids showed grit and did everything you could ask from a 15- or 16-yearold young man.” First Quarter: After both teams failed to score on their opening offensive possessions, Payton used a 12-play drive to take an early 7-0 lead. In a two-back set out of shotgun, WPHS quarterback Sage Shindler threw a screen to running back Damian Goodman who broke a tackle at the line, weaved his way to the sideline, broke a tackle at the seven-yard line, and found the endzone with 2:52 left in the first. Fenwick responded with a relentless attack from the run game.

Running back Danny Kent had his way with the Grizzlies’ defense and put his team in position to score on the 1-yard line as time ran out in the first quarter. Second Quarter: After a 1-yard loss on first and goal, quarterback Kaden Cobb faked a draw play out of the shotgun, moved to his left, and dove into the endzone untouched to even the score. The defense shut down the Grizzlies’ offense on the next possession to force another three and out. After a meager 18-yard punt put Fenwick at the their own 43yard line, Cobb completed three of four pass attempts on the Friars’ seven-play scoring drive. On 3rd and 8 at the Grizzlies’ 27 yard line, Walter Payton’s defense forced Cobb to move to his right. Wide receiver Brian Moore adjusted his route and Cobb throwing across his body, hit Moore by the right pylon for a 27-yard touchdown. With less than two minutes left in the half, WPHS moved the ball to the 35 yard line. On 4th and 6, the Friars’ defensive line brought heavy pressure on Shindler. In one-on-one coverage, he threw a lob to the endzone, but it was batted down by Fenwick DB Solomon Singleton. Fenwick threatened to score again with 1:47 left in the half when Cobb threw an erratic pass at the WPHS 32-yard line to avoid getting hit. It was intercepted at the 22-yard line but the Grizzlies didn’t have time to capitalize on the turnover. Third Quarter: The Friars opened the second half starting See PLAYOFF PUSH on page 35

Gene Nudo is no longer the varsity head football coach at Fenwick High School. A spokesman for the school confirmed on Nov. 1 that Nudo has stepped down after he allowed convicted sex offender Frank Battaglia to assist him during the 2016 season. The school sent this statement to Wednesday Journal on Nov. 1: “Traditionally, Fenwick High School does not comment on personnel matters. However, circumstances involving the termination of head football coach Gene Nudo’s tenure call for some clarity. “Fenwick has strict protocols in place that must be followed before anyone can serve as a coach or volunteer coach. These protocols require that any employee, teacher, coach or volunteer, who is involved with students in any capacity must undergo a background check and participate in Virtus training, among other things. Earlier this week, Fenwick received information that in 2016 Coach Nudo allowed someone whom he had coached with in the past to attend a couple of football practices and to assist Coach Nudo on the sidelines during some games at the end of the season. When this was confirmed by the school and was brought to Coach Nudo’s attention, he acknowledged that he did not alert Fenwick that he was doing this and did not follow Fenwick’s important policies and procedures. At that time, Coach Nudo agreed to step down immediately. “Fenwick has no evidence of any wrongdoing by the person Coach Nudo brought in while he was at Fenwick nor any evidence of any other violation of Fenwick’s rules by Coach Nudo. “Fenwick thanks Coach Nudo for his years of service and many contributions to the school. Both Fenwick and Coach Nudo See HEAD COACH on page 35

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OPRF spikes LTHS in revenge match

Huskies dominate Lions in two-set win By JAMES KAY Sports Editor

Before the regional match against Lyons Township High School, the OPRF varsity volleyball team didn’t look like a team that was about to face a conference foe who had taken them down in the first two meetings in the regular season. They brought in-game energy during warmups, ready to seek revenge and keep their season alive. They did just that as the team bulldozed the Lions in a quick two-set win at Lyons Township on Oct. 31 (25-14, 25-14). “We came out with that energy right away, which is exactly what we wanted to do,” said OPRF’s head coach Kelly Collins. “We talked in practice about coming out from the start with a sense of urgency. We knew exactly what they were going to do. … There weren’t any surprises and we needed to do it from the very beginning and our kids did an excellent job with that.” The Huskies came out of the gate with a 12-7 lead, paced by senior Natalie Chizzo (who has committed to play volleyball at Northwestern University next year). LT called a timeout to regroup after a few OPRF points were caused by miscommunication on the Lions’ end. “We didn’t show up tonight,” said LT head coach Jill Keeve. “Defensively, we talked and scouted, and we knew the right things to do, but we weren’t able to do those things during game time. I think that’s what gave [OPRF] the advantage because we became so mentally frustrated.” After the Lions brought the deficit down to 14-10, the Huskies went on an 11-4 run, highlighted by a high-powered offense finding holes in the defense. OPRF took the set 25-14. “I feel like our offense is unstoppable when we pass well and run that up-tempo offense,” said Collins. “We have a lot of different options, whether it’s coming from the outside, either pin, and definitely the middle.” In the second set, LT jumped out to a 2-0 lead after senior Patti Cesarni started things off with a kill and Chizzo hitting her next attempt out of bounds. Both teams traded points and the Lions found themselves trailing 9-8. The Huskies gained back their momentum on the next point when Chizzo hit a bullet into the left corner of the court. The Lions had committed to defending the front row before Chizzo’s attack which set up the open space for her to make her move. LT called another timeout, but the match got away from them as the Huskies overwhelmed their conference foes with a 19-11 lead. Keeve used one more timeout but at

Phot by JAMES KAY

CHAMPIONS: OPRF’s varsity volleyball team poses after defeating LTHS in straight sets on Oct.31. that point the team couldn’t turn things around. “At the end of the day, they came out to play and wanted it more than us,” said Cesarni. “It’s unfortunate — I have to say it that way — but that’s just how it went. They did a bunch of film on us, we did a bunch of film on them, but they came out ready to win.” OPRF finished off the match winning six of the next seven points to move on to the next round. “We were hyped up on the bus beforehand since we knew that was a good team over there,” said Chizzo. “We lost to them the first two games of the season, but this time around I feel like we found our identity as a team.”

Top performers Chizzo: 3 aces, 12 kills, 2 blocks, 7 digs; Chloe Gill: 2 aces, 9 kills, 7 digs; Zahria Woodard: 1 ace, 6 kills, 2 blocks, 1 dig; Alex Weisman: 21 assists, 1 kill, 3 digs

OPRF loses sectional to Mother McAuley After thumping Lyons Township High School in the regional final, OPRF’s varsity volleyball team didn’t advance to the next round of the playoffs after it lost to Mother McAuley in two sets (26-28, 19-25). According to MaxPreps’ website, Mother McAuley (29-8) is ranked third in the state for girls volleyball. “That’s a top-of-the-line, powerhouse program,” said OPRF head coach Kelly Collins. “They execute the fundamentals 98 percent of the time, and they showed that last night. However, they weren’t a team we felt we couldn’t handle. We knew what we were walking into. We just missed a couple of opportunities.” The Huskies finish their season with a 21-16 record with five seniors graduating in the spring. Collins became the head coach of the program when those seniors were

freshmen. “I just have a lot of gratitude for them,” said Collins. “They’ve always been on board with me and the coaches and we wouldn’t be where we are without them. … That’s exactly what I told them. They helped lay the foundation and this is just the beginning. I just wanted a little more for them.” The program has now won back-to-back regional championships with Collins at the helm. Even with five seniors graduating, the team has high expectations going into next season. “The message after the match was, ‘This is the expectation now,’” said Collins. “The expectation is to go even further. We aren’t in a place where we are rebuilding but rather working hard to meet that expectation.”

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PLAYOFF PUSH Friar’s prevail from page 32 on the 29-yard line. After long runs by Kent and Cobb, Fenwick found itself on the 13 yard line threatening to take a two-possession lead. However, they were forced to take a timeout to avoid a delay of game penalty before being stuffed by the Grizzly defense for a 3-yard loss. On 2nd and 13, Cobb locked on to his first option and almost threw an interception, which was dropped by corner Julian Melchor. Kicker Bryan Dowd couldn’t salvage the drive after he missed from 30 yards out. Both teams exchanged punts until WPHS moved the ball to the Friars’ 9-yard line with 2:40 left. The Grizzlies got a 24-yard field goal, but fullback Joe Savaiano

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dropped a pass the play before that would have gone for an easy 6 points. Fenwick’s momentum started shifting the other way after the officials made multiple disputed calls against the Friar defense. At one point, Fenwick’s stop on third down was negated when WPHS players and coaches started yelling at an official who threw a flag from the other side of the field from where the play took place. Fourth Quarter: Fenwick stunted the WPHS offense and found itself with the ball at their own 14-yard line with nine minutes left. On 3rd and 3, Cobb threw another dangerous pass as he was hit, and it was intercepted by corner Damian Goodman who took it to the house to give his team a 17-14 lead. “As soon as adversity hit us on that pick-six, I knew I had to come back and lead my team,” said Cobb. “I owe this to the defense. They played a great game, and I gave it back to them at the end.” The sophomore quarterback kept his composure and drove his team to the 49 yard line. On 3rd and 4, Cobb hit wide receiver Eian Pugh on a hitch route. Pugh shook the corner and ran the ball to the WPHS 5-yard line. On first and goal, Cobb tried to dive in for the touchdown, but the ball went up in the air and somehow ended up back in his hands at the 1-yard line. On the next play he ran it up the middle to give the Friars a 21-17 lead with 5:53 left. The Grizzlies couldn’t recover as they ran three unsuccessful plays, and LB Declan Donnelly blocked WPHS’ punt. The Friars ran out the clock in WPHS territory to finish off the upset. Post-game: “We didn’t want an asterisk by this win,” said Pettigrew. “We wanted to come out and beat a great team like this and do it on their home field. We played a great football game and [the players] should be proud.” Fenwick will host Hillcrest High School at Triton on Nov. 9 in the second round of the playoffs.

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OPRF GIRLS XC (sectionals) 1 2 3 4 5

Glenbard West Wheaton Warrenville South York OPRF New Trier

53 65 91 99 104

OPRF Individual Times ADVANCING Nora Wollen (Jr.) Josephine Welin (So.) Parker Hulen (Jr.) Maggie-Rose Baron (Jr.) Audrey Lewis (Sr.) Avery Minnis (Fr.) Jana Casey (Sr.)

17:49 17:51 18:48 19:19 19:32 19:50 20:07

FENWICK / TRINITY GIRLS XC (sectionals) 1 2 3 4 5

Latin St. Ignatius College Prep Vernon Hills Fenwick Trinity

39 52 86 87 191

Fenwick Individual Times ADVANCING Maggie O’Malley (Jr.) Maria Quinn (Jr.) Bella Daley (Fr.) Marie O’Brien (Sr.) Mikaela Burns (So.) Delaney Seligmann (Jr.) Katie Cahill (Jr.)

20:18 20:21 20:26 20:34 20:55 21:43 21:48

Trinity Individual Times ADVANCING

HEAD COACH

Delaney Burns (Fr.) Kate Foley (Jr.) Sylvia Ritzler (Jr.) Angela Lopez (So.) Amanda McGreal (Fr.) Annabel Halloran (Jr.) Mary Jacobs (Jr.)

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have the utmost confidence in the assistant football coaches to lead the team going forward.” Wednesday Journal learned that the coach the school referred to in its statement is Battaglia, who recently was taken off the staff of Lake Park High School’s football team after the school found out he pled guilty to aggravated criminal sexual abuse in 1992. This occurred at Driscoll High School where Nudo was the head coach from 1989-1991. According to the Chicago Tribune, the victim of the 1992 case, was 14 years old and a student at Driscoll when the abuse took place. Her brothers were on Driscoll’s football team where Battaglia served as an assistant coach. Lake Park’s football program is under investigation after it failed to check the criminal background of Battaglia, who was a volunteer coach. In addition, the IHSA states, “Every person working with member IHSA high school student/athletes must be certified. This includes non-paid volunteers, part-time, etc.” IHSA By-law 2.070, section F, states, “Persons who stop teaching and do not possess a valid/current Illinois PEL, are not eligible to coach in Illinois without coaching certification.” When Wednesday Journal reached out to Nudo about the situation, he declined to comment. Nudo compiled a 102-42-1 record during his tenure as

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20:21 20:51 21:24 22:23 22:33 22:53 23:18

OPRF BOYS XC (sectionals) 1 York 2 Wheaton Warrenville South 3 New Trier 4 Maine South 5 Wheaton (North) 11 OPRF

40 62 79 98 164 319

FENWICK BOYS XC (sectionals)

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Gene Nudo went 102-42-1 as Fenwick HC. Fenwick’s head coach. In addition to being scrubbed from the football team’s web page, Nudo is also no longer listed as a member of the Fenwick faculty on the school’s website. In their first game without Nudo, the Friars defeated Walter Payton High School 21-17 in the first round of the IHSA 5A playoffs. Defensive coordinator Titcus Pettigrew has been named interim head coach.

1 2 3 4 5

St. Ignatius College Prep St. Francis Glenbard South Chicago (Mather) Fenwick

28 51 120 149 155

Fenwick Individual Times ADVANCING Zach Daley (So.) Grayden Rill (Fr.) Chris Brady (Sr.) Caden Gierstorf (Jr.) Joey Schultz (Jr.) Lee O’Bryan (So.) Carl Lukas (So.)

18:07 18:12 18:26 18:29 1:38 18:49 19:00

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

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

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The Maintenance Worker position involves semi-skilled to skilled maintenance, repair, and construction work in a variety of public works activities including, but not limited to, street maintenance, landscape maintenance, snow and ice control, water and sewer maintenance. Work includes the operation of motorized equipment and requires heavy physical labor. Minimum Requirements: Applicants must be at least 18 years old and possess a High School diploma or equivalent, a valid Illinois driver’s license and have the ability to obtain a Class “B” Commercial Driver’s License within 90 days of employment. Experience in equipment operation is required. Applicants must obtain satisfactory results on a physical examination & drug/alcohol screen. Applicants should possess an IEPA Class C Water Supply Operators License, or have the ability to obtain this license within 12 months of hire. Excellent benefits including: major medical & dental, vacation and paid holidays. Applications are available at and should be returned by the application deadline to: - Director of Public Works, 3860 Columbus Blvd., Riverside, IL 60546 - Applications are also available on the Village website www.riverside. il.us under Document and Form Center. - EOE PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the Police Department Field Services Division. This position will perform a variety of duties and responsibilities involved in the enforcement of Village parking regulations; and to provide general information and assistance to the public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oakpark.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than November 22, 2019. PROJECT MANAGER Muller & Muller Ltd, seeks Project Manager. Mail resume to 700 N Sangamon St, Chicago, IL. Senior Java Engineers sought by Gogo LLC in Chicago, IL to design and develop globally deployed cloud-based software solutions. Req BS in Comp Sci, IT, or rltd + 5yrs sftw dvlpmnt exp. Req 5yrs exp w/ Apache Spark, Apache Cassandra, Kafka, & Cloud Storage. Apply @ www.jobpostingtoday.com #47800

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River Forest Public Schools serves grades K-8. District 90 has three long-term certified teacher vacancies (Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 4). Current State of IL Professional Educator License (PEL) with Elementary Grade School Endorsement required. Job Duties: The substitute teacher will be stepping into the role of the lead classroom teacher and will work cooperatively with the grade level team, other classroom teachers, the Student Services Team and support area staff. The substitute teacher will be responsible for supervising and managing the class, effectively teaching the curriculum to meet individual needs of children, evaluating individual student’s progress, and communicating progress with children and parents. Please visit our website at www. district90.org for details and to complete an online application. District 90 is an equal opportunity employer and values a talented and diverse workforce.

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(1) Property between Raymond Avenue and Arthur Avenue. a. Lots 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44 in Arthur T. Mcintoshâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Congress Park Farms, a subdivision of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 3, Township 38 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian in the county. b. Lot 3 in Butkovickâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Resubdivision of Lots 35 and 36 in Arthur T. Mcintoshâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Congress Park Farms, a subdivision of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 3, Township 38 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian in the county. (2) Property between Arthur Avenue and Elm Avenue. Lots 9 and 10, except those parts of said lots dedicated for Maple Avenue, and Lots 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 in Arthur T. Mcintoshâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Congress Park Farms, a subdivision of the south-

east quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 3, Township 38 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian in the county. (3) Property Between Elm Avenue and Plainfield Road. a. That part of Lot 13 lying south of the north line of Lot 14 extended easterly, and Lots 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 in Block 12 in Oliver Salinger and Companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bungalow Park, a subdivision in the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter and part of the west half of the southeast quarter of Section 3, Township 38 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian in the county. b. That part of the west half of the southeast quarter of Section 3, Township 38 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian described as follows: Beginning in the centerline of Plainfield Road, 62 feet northeasterly from the point of intersection of the south line of the southeast quarter of said Section 3 with the said centerline of Plainfield Road; thence northeasterly, along the centerline of Plainfield Road 350 feet; thence northwesterly, at right angles to the centerline of Plainfield Road 311.14 feet; thence southwesterly, parallel with the centerline of Plainfield Road, 350 feet; thence southeasterly 311.14 feet to the point of beginning (except that part used for public road known as Plainfield Road), in the county.

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STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of MIREYA CERVANTES, Petitioner and JUAN F. CERVANTES, Respondent, Case No. 2019 D 005371. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, JUAN F. CERVANTES 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 13, 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 10/23, 10/30, 11/6/2019

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION DOCKET NUMBER: PC 19-06 Planned Development and Street Vacation HEARING DATE: November 21, 2019 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits. LOCATION OF HEARING: Room 101 (Community Room), Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302 APPLICANT(S): American House Development LLC, One Town Square, Suite 1600, Southfield, MI 48076 OWNER(S) OF RECORD: 711 Madison Street: 711 Madison Boulevard, Oak Park, IL 60302 & Essex Foley Family, LLLP, 100 Skokie Boulevard, Northbrook, IL 60062; 725 Madison Street: Chicago Title Land Trust Company â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Spikes, The Hotel for Dogs, Inc. as sole beneficiary. SUBJECT PROPERTY ADDRESSES: 711 and 725 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 711 Madison Street; LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, AND 11 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 1 IN HUTCHINSON AND ROTHERMELâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF LOT 3 OF THE SUBDIVISION OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN (EXCEPT THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 THEREOF) ALSO OF BLOCKS 1, 6, 7, 12, AND 13 OF THE SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1, 2, AND 3 IN PARTITION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT 2 IN SAID SUBDIVISION OF SECTION 18 AFORESAID, ALL IN THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 16-18-201-032 725 Madison Street; LOT 1 IN BLOCK 2 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 2, 3, 6 AND 7 IN HUTCHINSON AND ROTHERMELâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SUBDIVISION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST 1/2 OF LOT 3 OF THE SUBDIVISION OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN (EXCEPT THE WEST 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 THEREOF) ALSO OF BLOCKS 1, 6, 7, 12 AND 13 OF THE SUBDIVISION OF LOTS 1, 2 AND 3 IN THE PARTITION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF LOT 2 IN SAID SUBDIVISION OF SECTION 18 AFORESAID, ALL IN THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK, IN COOK

COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PIN: 16-18200-005 Euclid Avenue right-of-way vacation (between Madison Street and south alley); THAT PART OF 66-FOOT WIDE EUCLID AVENUE RIGHTOF-WAY 125.00 FEET IN LENGTH LYING SOUTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF MADISON STREET AND NORTH OF THE NORTH LINE OF A 16-FOOT WIDE PUBLIC ALLEY IN THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. REQUESTS: The Applicant seeks approval of a Planned Development and right-of-way vacation to allow for the construction of a 256,725 square foot residential care facility (senior care) within the MS-Madison Street zoning district consisting of 174 Unit (222 beds) at 7-stories tall. The Applicant is requesting zoning relief for the following; 1.) Increase in density from 48 allowed dwelling units to a not-to-exceed unit count of 174 dwelling units, 2.) Increase in height from an allowed 50 feet to a not-to-exceed height of 90 feet, 3.) A reduction in the rear yard setback from a required 25 feet to a not-to-exceed distance of 16 feet as measured from the property line south of the abutting alley, and 4.) An increase in foot candles at the property line from 1 to not-to-exceed 6.9. The building will be comprised of independent living units, assisted living units, and memory care units. The Applicant is also requesting the vacation of a portion of South Euclid Avenue right-of-way between Madison Street and the east-west alley abutting the development parcels to the south. Copies of the application and each of the applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at the Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Persons with disabilities planning to attend and needing special accommodations should contact the Village Clerkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office at 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, or call (708) 358-5670. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THESE PROCEEDINGS ARE INVITED TO BE HEARD. David Mann, Chairperson OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION, Sitting as a Zoning Commission Oak Park, Illinois 60302

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FISCAL YEAR 2020 TENTATIVE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS A public hearing of the President and Board of Trustees (“Board”) of the Village of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, will take place on Monday, November 18, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, regarding the Village of Oak Park tentative annual budget for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2020 and ending December 31, 2020, at which time interested persons will be heard. The tentative annual budget is available for public inspection prior to the public hearing at the Office of the Village Clerk, Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, during regular business hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The hearing may be continued by the Board to another date at the public hearing by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. The tentative annual budget may be revised and adopted by the Board without further notice or hearing. Published in Wednesday Journal 11/06/2019

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2005W1, ASSET BACKED NOTES SERIES 2005-W1; Plaintiff, vs. GENE A. DOCKETT; DITECH FINANCIAL LLC; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A.; VALERIE D. MATTHEWS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 8564 Calendar 58 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, December 6, 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. 16-17-129-016-0000. Commonly known as 830 South Taylor 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. W19-0632 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3135875

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BAXTER CREDIT UNION Plaintiff, vs. JOSHUA T. STEGMEYER, WENDY E. JARVIS, NILES ON MARION CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 19 CH 4010 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, December 6, 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. 16-07-301-021-1004. Commonly known as 1101 SOUTH BLVD., UNIT 204, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g) (4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. 19-01329 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3135872

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, The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm 3pm.. Please refer to file number 18-087908. 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. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 18-087908 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 18 CH 13588 TJSC#: 39-5787 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 # 18 CH 13588 I3135465

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, December 6, 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. 15-10-230-056-0000. Commonly known as 1414-1416 Saint Charles Road, Maywood, IL 60153. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a residencial property. 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. W17-0268 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3135866

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. 14-18-07459 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 08851 TJSC#: 39-6712 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 # 2018 CH 08851 I3136141

munity, 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. W17-0268 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3135866

of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, November 26, 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. 15-12-426-023-1024. Commonly known as 7314 Randolph Street, Unit 4H, Forest Park, IL 60130. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g) (4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, 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. W17-0927 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3134852

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.CHARMAINE BRODNAX A/K/A CHARMAINE JACQUELINE BRODNAX A/K/A CHARMAINE JACQUELINE HARRINGTONBRODNAX, AVENUE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION A/K/A 828 AVENUE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 18 CH 13588 828 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD, 1SW 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 6, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 9, 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 828 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD, 1SW, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-326-0341002 The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $148,393.94. 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 ABFC ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WMC1 Plaintiff, -v.DARYL SATCHER, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., OAK PARK TERRACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 2018 CH 08851 914 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD UNIT #C-8 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 February 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 25, 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 914 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD UNIT #C-8, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-320-0401025 The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION M&T BANK; Plaintiff, vs. KRISHNA BIRBAL; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF KRISHNA BIRBAL, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 6043 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, December 6, 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. 15-10-230-056-0000. Commonly known as 1414-1416 Saint Charles Road, Maywood, IL 60153. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a residencial property. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest com-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. BETTY A. PAYNE; B & B QUALITY HOME IMPROVEMENTS, INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 6876 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, December 6, 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. 15-10-311-006-0000. Commonly known as 523 22ND AVE., BELLWOOD, IL 60104. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 134 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 940-8580. 18-03565 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3135870 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION ROUNDPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs. JOHNNY J. WHITING AKA JOHNNY WHITING; 7314 RANDOLPH CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; RANDOLPH WEST NO. 2 CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 4383 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION UMB BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS A LEGAL TITLE TRUST FOR LVS TITLE TRUST VI; Plaintiff, vs. CAPITULUM LLC; JOHN MICHAEL COHAN; CFRE INVESTMENT FLIPS I CORPORATION; HOME SERVICES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS INC.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 1065 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, December 3, 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. 15-13-407-024-0000. Commonly known as 839 S. HARLEM AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multiunit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession. 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 Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. 18-05185 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3135527

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