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High-rise by Unity Temple would be tallest in town Golub & Company plans 28-story tower near Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

Oak Park’s next big luxury high-rise apartment building could be 28 stories tall and constructed on the site of the U.S. Bank branch drive-thru and a parking lot at 835 Lake St. – less than a half-block away from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple at 875 Lake St. The proposal is by Golub & Company, the same developer that built the 21-story, 270-unit Vantage Apartments, 150 Forest Ave., in 2016. The proposal came to light after Golub called a meeting with residents of the adjacent Courtland Condominiums, located to the east. That meeting took place at the Carleton Hotel on Nov. 8. Golub Senior Vice President Michael Glazier, Golub’s senior vice president, could not immediately be reached for comment, but spokesman Jim Prescott said in a telephone interview that the meeting was being held as a courtesy to Courtland residents. He said neither the press nor the general pubSee HIGH-RISE on page 14

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MESSAGING: Marchers rally in front of the Lake Theatre on Nov. 11, during a Unite Against Hate March in Oak Park and River Forest.

Rocky few weeks at OPRF culminates in march The Nov. 11 demonstration, prompted by swastika incident, was second in two weeks By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

For the second frigid Sunday in a row, student activists and community members demonstrated outside of the main entrance of Oak Park and River Forest High School to demand the implementation of policies and procedures that might help calm the high school’s volatile

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atmosphere of racial hostility. In less than a month, at least three separate cases of racist and anti-Semitic graffiti have been reported on campus, a teacher has been disciplined for allegedly saying the n— word multiple times during class and an OPRF student has been charged after allegedly using Apple’s AirDrop feature to send the image of a swastika to the phones of students during a

school assembly on Friday. At least 300 people converged outside of OPRF’s main entrance on Nov. 11, many dressed in layers and holding signs, one of which read, “Hate doesn’t make America great.” Omar Yamini, an Oak Park resident who was among the throng of demonSee MARCH on page 19

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Parishes await word from Renew My Church

It’s been hurry up and wait for the Catholic churches in Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park regarding the Renew My Church initiative underway by the Archdiocese of Chicago. The initiative is a consolidation of parishes in the Chicago area to address declining membership within the Catholic faith. A recent newsletter from St. Luke Parish, 528 Lake St., notes that the initiative also is a result of a “declining number of priests, which is projected to drop from 770 to 240 diocesan priests by 2030.” The parishes are being placed in subgroups; the Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park sub-group includes: Ascension, 808 S. East Ave., Oak Park; St. Bernardine, 7246 Harrison St., Forest Park; St. Catherine of Siena-St. Lucy, 38 N. Austin

Blvd., Oak Park; St. Edmund, 188 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park; St. Giles, 1045 Columbian Ave., Oak Park; St. Vincent Ferrer, 1530 Jackson Ave., River Forest; and St. Luke. Archdiocese spokeswoman Susan Thomas said in an email that “no decisions have been made at this time,” concerning the Renew My Church initiative for local parishes. Ascension’s pastor, Rev. James Hulbert, said in a telephone interview that “Mass attendance has taken a steep dive over here in the last 10 to 15 years” and that the Renew My Church initiative will likely result in fewer priests serving area parishes, resulting in consolidated administrative teams.

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Veterans Day in Scoville Park

Oak Park community members gathered in Scoville Park on Sunday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day, which ended World War I. The ceremony was held in the shadow of Peace Triumphant, the war memorial erected on a hilltop in the park’s north end in 1925 to honor veterans of the Great War. cation – the first in Illinois – on Nov. 19. The restaurant, located at 1115 Lake St., placed a sign on the window thanking “our guests and the town of Oak Park for a great ride.” Calls to Five Guys’ corporate offices were not returned. The sign on the door invites Five Guys fans to visit their locations in Berwyn and Melrose Park. Five Guys’ website identifies 25 locations in Chicago and some 500 locations in the U.S.

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GoFundMe for ‘America to Me’ star successful

Millions of people across the country saw Oak Park and River Forest High School student Tiara Oliphant’s academic struggles in the documentary series America to Me, which finished its 10-part run on Starz last month. For Oliphant, who is now a student at Western Illinois University, the beautiful struggle continues. Oliphant is now trying to pay her college bills. On Nov. 11, OPRF teacher Anthony Clark started a GoFundMe account for Oliphant, with a goal to raise $3,502. The campaign has since collected nearly $4,300. “How ‘America to Me,’ of us that as a

society, large networks, school systems, & individuals are benefiting financially & personally from this docuseries, while many of the students whom the series was built on are struggling,” Clark wrote on the campaign’s page. “Realize that while many of us sat down and marveled at what we witnessed on a screen, that we were watching real life. Now I am asking you, if you truly learned something from this series, to help a life!”

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Five Guys in Oak Park to close

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In the 33rd, there were 3

On Nov. 6, Cook County Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” Garcia rode the blue wave

to a 4th District U.S. House seat, replacing longtime congressman Luis Gutiérrez. The 4th District includes Oak Park’s 33rd precinct, which sits at the village’s southeastern-most edge and is bordered by Roosevelt Road and Austin Boulevard. There are 1,009 registered voters in that precinct, according to the Cook County Clerk’s Office. Turnout in the precinct, which is resoundingly Democratic (86 percent voted for Pritzker) was around 60 percent. But exactly three people in the 33rd precinct cast votes in the 4th District race and all three voted for Chuy. I think it was Mario Cuomo, the late Democratic governor of New York and presidential candidate, who said: “You campaign in poetry. You govern in prose.” Three in 33 and all for Chuy. Now how poetic is that?

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BIG WEEK Fridays at Hemingway’s: Evening of Illusion Friday, Nov. 16, 7 to 9 p.m., Ernest Hemingway Birthplace: See Jeanette Andrews, a contemporary magician and artist who “uses sensory anomalies and scientific oddities to bridge everyday life to a special, heightened world.” $20; member discounts available. Tickets/ more: hemingwaybirthplace.com/2018-programs-events. 339 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park.

International Jewish Film Day Sunday, Nov. 18, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Oak Park Temple: Watch full-length movies, shorts and documentaries presented by David Chack of DePaul and prize-winning producer, director, writer and curator/past president of Alliance for Jewish Theatre. Films include Mr. Kaplan, West Bank Story, Moses on the Mesa, Dough and more. $25, includes films, food and afternoon wine. Info: oakparktemple.org/ event/film. Questions: 914-525-1220. 1235 N. Harlem Ave., Oak Park.

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Sunday, Nov. 18, 10:30 a.m., Open Door Theater: Hear Marcus Dunleavy perform guitar masterpieces from Latin America and Spain with works by Barrios, Brouwer, Albeniz, Tarrega, Piazzolla, Lecuona, Villa Lobos and more at a Church of Beethoven event. $10; $5, students. Tickets/ more: churchofbeethoven-oakpark.com. 902 S. Ridgeland Ave., Oak Park.

Thursday, Nov. 15, 6 to 8 p.m., Redeemer Church: Those interested in giving input on transportation options are invited to a public visioning workshop as part of a Chicago-Oak Park traffic safety and mobility study. More: cmap.is/northave. 6740 W. North Ave., Chicago.

River Forest Candidate Supporter 101 Program Wednesday, Nov. 14, 7 to 8:45 p.m., River Forest Library: Come to an information event featuring reps from local village boards, a presentation about the balloting process and a review for campaign volunteers. Consider filling these seats for the April 2, 2019, election: ■ River Forest Park Board (2) ■ River Forest Public Library (2) ■ School District 90 (4) ■ School District 200, OPRF (3) ■ Village of River Forest (3) Brought by River Forest Civic Association, formerly RF Service Club. 735 Lathrop Ave., River Forest.

Golden Gala - The Historical Society of OP-RF’s 50th Friday, Nov. 16, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Carleton Hotel: Enjoy cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres while celebrating 50. Proceeds fund the Oak Park River Forest Museum. Presentation honoring “exceptional residents” Harriet Hausman and Doug Deuchler at 7:30 p.m. $100; $90, members. Tickets/more: 708-848-6755, oprfmuseum.org. 1110 Pleasant St., Oak Park.

Wine & Botany Thursday, Nov. 15, 7 to 9 p.m., Cheney Mansion: Dig into the botany of grape plants, learn how wine is made from grape to glass and sip through a tasting of several varieties. 21+. $15, residents; $23, non-residents. Register: pdop.org. 220 N. Euclid Ave., Oak Park.

Autumn Splendor Saturday, Nov. 17, 8 p.m., Open Door Theater: Spend an evening with Claudia Schmidt, folk singer and storyteller who entertains with her four-octave voice, 12-string guitar and mountain dulcimer. $28. Tickets: opendoortheater.net, 708-386-5510. 902 S. Ridgeland, Oak Park.

Free Readers Ensemble: “Rose” Sunday, Nov. 18, 3 p.m., Nineteenth Century Club: Set in 1969, Rose Kennedy struggles with overcoming family tragedies and finds new understanding of the choices she made as well as those made by her husband and children. Free; donations accepted. More: freereaders.com. 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park.

“Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction” Sunday, Nov. 18, 2 to 4 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: Meet Oak Park author Alec Nevala-Lee and hear about his newly released cultural biography. Books available for sale and signing. More: oppl.org/calendar. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

“The Little Mermaid” Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16 and 17, 7 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m., Theater, Trinity High School: The Fine and Performing Arts Department presents a musical based on the Hans Christian Andersen story and Disney animated film. Trinity’s Ariel “is a little bolder than the traditional Disney version and takes control of her future.” $10; $5, children/ students. Tickets/more: trinityhs. org/the-little-mermaid-themusical. 7574 W. Division, River Forest.

“Vice: Raised in the System” Monday, Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: View a documentary episode that examines the juvenile justice system and investigates community solutions resulting in drops in crime and incarceration. After, a panel discussion includes Illinois State’s Attorney Kim Foxx. Brought by Oak Park Progressive Women. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

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s our nation remembers the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that brought an end to World War I, Heritage Chorale of Oak Park, under the direction of their new Artistic Director, Guillermo Muñoz Küster, is using this event as a departure point to inspire their fall concert this weekend. “The focus is on music to portray a path of conflict, peace, resolution and ultimately remembrance,” Muñoz Küster said. “It’s not the only conflict in history. Experiences around the world and at different times are similar, and we look for peaceful resolution. Music can portray that experience.” Nearly 50 singers make up the 34-yearold Heritage Chorale, based in Oak Park, but with singers from Oak Park, River Forest, Forest Park, Berwyn, LaGrange and surrounding areas. Its auditioned singers are “serious musicians,” according to Lillian Hohmann, who has sung with chorale for 25 years and is a former board member. Although some choir members are music teachers with degrees, there are also dentists, attorneys, doctors, business people and others who love to sing and have had significant voice training, she said. “The actual music making is tremendously satisfying,” Hohmann said. “Singing choral music, you’re very aware of the harmony. It’s a metaphor for thinking and acting in harmony.” “I love listening to the voices of the altos, tenors and basses,” said Hohmann, a first soprano. “It’s the effect of it all together — preferring to sing together, no one striving to be a soloist. The conductor will say, ‘Listen to each other. Sing in balance.’” Balance is also important to Muñoz Küster as he selected composers for the program. He wanted a variety of musical styles and composers of different backgrounds. “Wars don’t discriminate,” he said. “Conflicts affect everybody, so the composer lineup is reflective of that.” Pablo Casals, the famed Spanish cellist, lived in exile during Franco’s fascist regime,

according to Muñoz Küster. American composer Randall Thompson wrote “Peaceable Kingdom” inspired by the Edward Hicks painting of the same name. Leonard Bernstein’s “Haskiveinu” premiered at New York’s Park Avenue Synagogue in 1945 with an expanded synagogue choir. The 100th anniversary of Bernstein’s birth is currently being celebrated. There are also two works by female composers, U. Smith Moore and Eleanor Daley. The evening concludes with the consolatory “Requiem” by Gabriel Faure. “It’s an homage to those who have passed,” Muñoz Küster said. “The audience can reflect. Music is one of the most impactful artforms.” Muñoz Küster, who spent his early years in Santiago, Chile, works full time with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra planning department as an artist coordinator, assisting the vice president with research for programs and a “wide range of other activities.” He is a classical guitarist and the director of adult choirs at Glenview Community Church. He lives in Chicago. While Heritage Chorale has nearly 50 core members, it adds one student singer each spring through a scholarship program. High school juniors and seniors who live, go to school, or sing in Oak Park, River Forest or Forest Park can apply. The recipient receives $1,000 to use toward pursuing “music study in the vocal arts” and sings with Heritage chorale for a semester. “It encourages young people to stay in [the vocal arts],” Hohmann said. “They’re one of us, singing with serious adults and making stunning music. We’ve had some spectacular kids.” The chorus also welcomes new adult members, with auditions beginning again in January. See Faure’s “Requiem,” Saturday, Nov. 17, 7:30 p.m., at Grace Episcopal Church, 924 Lake St., Oak Park, and Sunday, Nov. 18, 4 p.m., at Pilgrim Congregational Church, 460 Lake St., Oak Park. $21.50; $16.50, seniors; $11.50, college students; free, other students. Tickets/more: heritagechorale.com. Heritage Chorale Marcie Hartman Mentoring/Scholarship deadline Nov. 30.

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There is a nice, and somewhat deceiving, spit polish on OPRF. Place looks good. But in truth it is a million-squarefoot building that hasn’t been updated for 50 years. Think how education has changed in a half-century. So here’s my proposal to the OPRF board and administration: On Thursday “accept” the Imagine report and, as quickly as possible thereafter, decide that the school board is ready to move ahead with $40 to $50 million in major renovations that are entirely devoted to issues of equity. No athletics. No swimming pool upgrade. Equity. Period. The projects should be financed entirely from the absurd reserve which has to be spent down in some way that does not include a giveaway contract to faculty. No tax increase. No referendum. And a promise that upgrades to athletic facilities — unless there is some influx of tens of millions from benefactors — are off the table entirely for several years. So what gets upgraded? A new and relocated Student Resource Center (what most of us would call a library), the aggregation and upgrade of all special education spaces, overall renovation of most classrooms and labs, remaking of the Student Commons, all of the considerable Americans with Disabilities Act deficiencies repaired, and upgrades to security and technology. This leaves obsolete swimming pools in place until they fail. And then potentially no swimming lessons or competition. It leaves upgrades and expansion on arts programs on the cutting room floor. These are losses. However, battling now to approve and to fund a much larger facility rebuild guarantees an endless battle and more community division that makes a determined focus on difficult equity decisions much harder to pull off. This is the middle ground. Invest in all equity-focused facility investments. Take the fight over athletic facilities off the table for at least five years. Get the giant cash reserve, the root of all suspicion in this high school, off your back by paying cash for the upgrades. And create the best-case scenario for bold innovation on equity.

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t is either the perfect moment to have a seat on the school board at OPRF or it’s going to be just plain hellacious. There is so much incoming, so many complex issues conflating, so much news breaking — hate speech, student protests, a principal rightly hung out to dry, no teacher contract — churning straight into culminating moments on issues overlooked and ignored for decades, mainly equity and facilities. Toss in the wrap-up of the 10-part America to Me documentary, the village government commission demanding frugality by all taxing bodies and, related to that, the albatross of the $107 million cash reserve that this high school should never stop apologizing for having illicitly lifted from taxpayers. And, come April, there is a school board election. What to do? On Thursday evening the school board will officially “accept” the comprehensive master facilities plan crafted over a year by the Imagine OPRF task force. Be clear, accepting a report is Roberts Rules speak for “appreciate your hard work, thanks for the report.” Does not come close to the school board signing off on the Imagine report as some sort of action plan. But before long the school board and its administration will need to make major decisions about next steps on updating and upgrading the high school building. Those decisions will be made even as vocal critics continue to disingenuously paint the Imagine report as mainly a super-sized swimming pool with a side of equity. Here are the two things I don’t think can be allowed to happen. There is something rare and powerful which has come together on equity at this high school, and also in the wider communities of Oak Park’s elementary schools and the River Forest elementary schools. At this moment, we have school boards and administrations that are fully in sync on bold steps to remake schools that are largely to fully stuck in systemic racism and to aggressively embrace equity. Nothing can get in the way of action on equity.

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Growing up, Liz Huber spent her summers teaching 4-year-olds to swim at the Swim and Saddle Club, the same country club where she had learned to swim years earlier. But “year after year, I just knew that whatever I was doing in that pool was not what was teaching them to swim,” she said. As she aged, she spent time in her Florida condo with her husband and two young daughters, Scotty and Abby. In 2016, the Hubers had hosted a displaced family in Florida. That family was left without a place to stay after their 18-month-old son drowned and their vacation rental expired. It was then Huber learned drowning is the leading cause of death for kids age 1 to 4. That October, playing in the pool, Huber was letting her infant dunk under shallow water. A waiter approached, commenting that the little girl wasn’t afraid of water. “That’s really dangerous,” he said, and recommended Infant Swimming Resource

(ISR), a 52-year-old training program that teaches children how to survive in water. Two years later, Huber credits the program with changing her family’s life. Now, the River Forest resident is changing her community. She has founded the nonprofit CAST Foundation for Water Safety, which will provide swimming lessons to children in the Forest Park area. Huber has purchased the building at 7630 Madison St., between Starship Restaurant and Catering and Gaetano’s, and plans to build an above-ground pool, community education room, event area and more in the approximately 5,000 square-foot space. She aims to have the renovation done by next June. She has already hired one woman to be an ISR instructor, whose kids Huber all taught to swim. She said there’s room for about five more teachers. “My sister-in-law teases me that I drank swimming Kool-Aid,” Huber said, adding: “Life was simpler before we did this, but we’re happy, we’re passionate and driven.” After learning about ISR two years ago, Huber returned to life in River Forest, where she taught at nearby Longfellow El-

ementary School in Oak Park. She felt determined to teach her then-10-month-old and 2-year-old to swim, but when she looked into nearby ISR instructors’ availability, she realized there were just three teachers within 80 miles of the city. The earliest available appointment for her girls was four months away, in west suburban Oakbrook, at 6:30 a.m. Huber paid the $105 registration fee, along with the approximately $100 weekly fee, and registered for the class. “I said, ‘You know what? They have to swim. We have a lifestyle on the water, they have to be safe, so we committed to it,’” she said. Sessions lasted 10-minutes daily for six weeks. The first two weeks of classes, Huber thought the fee was kind of expensive. The third week she drove out there, she felt like it was kind of far away. But by the fourth week, her kids were rolling on their backs, floating in the water. “My 2-year-old has a gross motor delay, so she wasn’t running, jumping, or climbing stairs yet, but she was swimming,” Huber said. “To me, as a parent, I felt validated and proud that I stuck it out and that I did this for my kids and gave them this gift.” She told everyone who would listen about ISR’s impact. But when it came time for her daughters’ three-day refresher course three months later, their instructor had moved to Aurora, nearly 35 miles and 40-minutes from

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so it may require more brushing than usual. Likewise, if an older dog is taking fewer walks, there’s a good chance they’re no longer getting that daily pedicure from the rough sidewalks around your house. You may need to trim those nails more often. Longer claws can get stuck in carpet or bedding and may become detached if your dog gets a little too anxious. Be proactive and brush and bathe him more often or bring him to a groomer. He’ll look better, of course, but he’ll also avoid some of those unfortunate accidents that can cause pain and cost money. A peaceful existence As your dogs ages, you’ll have to reassess some of what you’ve done together in the past. If you’ve been running together, your dog may no longer be up to the task. Accept it. Run on your own and take him for a short walk later in the day. Maybe you take Fido with you on those late-night trips to Jewel. He used to run to the car as soon as he heard you grab your wallet but today? Not so much. He may not feel like getting up for that 1 a.m. ride to the store and subsequent wait in the parking lot. That’s OK. You can take the trip yourself. Your dog will understand. The bottom line is that like you, your dog knows he’s getting old. At time’s he’s confused by his, well, confusion and frustrated by his inability to do the things that were once part of his normal routine. Show a little patience and return that unconditional love as he—OK, both of you—move along in life. It’s important to remember that while your dog’s daily needs may change as she gets older, your responsibility to fill those needs has not. And while you may find you have to spend some more time caring for your aging dog than in the past, you’ll also learn that that the unconditional loves she’s given to you and your family for the past decade or more won’t diminish. In fact, it may only increase. Jill Showalter owns Yuppie Puppy and Doggie Day Play in Oak Park. She has personally tended to more than 100,000 dogs since 2007 and has shared stories and advice with numerous dog owners.

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Oak Parkers approve consolidation study

Village to further consider merging with township, park district, library By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

Oak Park voters overwhelmingly approved a non-binding referendum in the Nov. 6 midterm election, giving the Village of Oak Park the go ahead to further study merging with Oak Park Township, the Park District of Oak Park and the Oak Park Public Library. With all 37 precincts counted, 61.39 percent of voters said yes to the referendum question: “Shall the merger and consolidation of Oak Park taxing bodies be considered, including, but not limited to, the Village of Oak Park, Oak Park Township, the Oak Park Public Library and the Park District of Oak Park, to deter-

mine if there would be efficiencies, the elimination of redundancies, and/or property tax reduction for the residents of Oak Park?” A combined 16,189 voters said yes to studying consolidation, while 10,181 voted no. The referendum was presented to the Oak Park Board of Trustees earlier this year by the Taxing Bodies Efficiencies Task Force, an ad hoc committee established by the board of trustees to find ways to reduce the property tax burden in the village. Oak Park Township voters also approved a non-binding referendum about safe storage of firearms that asked: “Shall all firearms be required by law to be stored in a safe and secure manner that prevents access by unauthorized persons, when such firearms are not under the direct personal control of the owner?” The question was approved by 91.55 percent of voters, with 22,550 voting yes and 2,226 voting no. tim@oakpark.com

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• Keep catch basins clear of raked leaves to avoid flooding.

• Leaves only -- do not add brush, grass clippings or yard waste.

• Obey all parking restrictions. Regulations will be strictly enforced.

• Do not park on or near a pile of leaves, which can hinder leaf removal operations. Heat from a car also could ignite the leaves.

• Dampen piles after raking to avoid leaves being blown by the wind.

• Rake leaves onto side streets whenever possible. Try to avoid major thoroughfares where piles of leaves might create traffic hazards. • Do not rake leaves into or close to cul de sacs or traffic diverters. The equipment needs room to operate.

• Inform landscape services of the leaf collection schedule.

• Drive carefully. Leaves are slippery when wet and large piles may hinder visibility. • Drive cautiously – crews will create safe work zones and close intersections for a few minutes while removing large leaf piles.

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The annual fall leaf collection program is scheduled for Oct. 15 – Dec. 6 with eight pickups planned for each section of the Village. Residents should rake leaves into the street at least 18 inches from the curb the day before the scheduled pickup dates indicated on the map. Leaves raked into the street will be pushed into piles by Public Works crews during the night to reduce impact on traffic and parked cars. Leaves will be collected the following day. Residents who miss a scheduled pickup date should keep their leaves on the parkway until the night before the next scheduled pickup. Sweepers will be scheduled to run at the end of the collection program to clean up residue. Cooperation is essential to the success of this operation, so please follow these simple rules:

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State rep announces Chicago mayoral bid

La Shawn Ford launched his campaign on Nov. 8 in Austin

Toni Preckwinkle, former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas and former Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy. During his campaign kickoff last week, Ford and his campaign surrogates centered By MICHAEL ROMAIN his candidacy on the West Side and charStaff Reporter acterized it as a grassroots affair. Ford’s is likely the first mayoral campaign kickoff State Rep. La Shawn K. Ford, whose 8th Disannouncement to take place in trict includes a portion of Oak Austin. Park, recently announced his Tamara Fair, a Chicago radio bid to succeed Chicago Mayor personality and child-care providRahm Emanuel. Ford made er, said that Ford formed a comthe announcement on Nov. 8 at mission on child care at the state Sankofa Cultural Arts and Busilevel after hearing about the finanness Center in Austin, a few cial plight of service providers blocks from the Oak Park border. during the budget stalemate that On Nov. 6, Ford was re-electcharacterized most of Gov. Bruce ed to the state House, running Rauner’s only term in office. unopposed. A realtor by trade “We went from being on the LA SHAWN FORD who has represented the 8th menu to being at the table,” said State rep. District since 2007, Ford had Fair, who heads up Childcare for flirted with the idea of running Ford. after getting the tacit endorsement of West “The people of Chicago want a seat at the Side Black Elected Officials and receiving table,” said Ford, who was born in Cabrini praise for his leadership from Congressman Green and grew up in Austin. Danny K. Davis. “Our beloved city of Chicago should be In the run-up to the announcement, Ford financially stable, healthy and safe,” Ford conducted exploratory meetings across the said. “This is what one Chicago feels like. city to gauge the feasibility of running in We know that Chicago needs healing. We a field that includes close to 20 candidates, can no longer allow Chicago zip codes to deincluding Cook County Board President termine life expectancy. We need to heal and

we can heal.” Ford launched into a litany of solutions that he said characterize “one Chicago.” “When abandoned buildings, vacant lots and vacant storefronts are turned into homes and businesses that pay taxes and create vibrant communities, this is what one Chicago looks like — powered by people,” he said. At one point before his speech, Ford encouraged a group of African-American men among the crowd of roughly 200 people to come to the stage. “Anybody who feels like you’re a black man who has been left out, come up here,” he said, before sharing his own brush with the criminal justice system. “When I was falsely accused of bank fraud, I had to fight 17 federal felony charges,” he said. “After being offered many plea deals to take the felony and spend years in jail, all 17 felony counts were dropped on the day the trial was to start. I was fortunate I had the support and resources to fight the charges, but we know there are so many innocent people who can’t afford to fight their charges. “Our city needs a mayor who can run a business, overcome challenges, knows what real life is like, and can help Chicago become powered by the people,” Ford said. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

Oak Park’s Blue Wave The vaunted “blue wave” that was supposed to wash over the country during the Nov. 6 midterm election turned out to be rather uneven. In some places, particularly Southern states like Texas and Georgia, the wave underwhelmed. In Illinois, the wave was more like a tsunami. Come next year, Democrats will not only have complete control of the governor’s mansion, the House and the Senate, but they’ll also control all statewide offices, such as state’s attorney and treasurer. In addition, the only two Republican congressmen representing Chicago’s suburbs, Peter Roskam and Randy Hultgren, were both defeated. At the top of the ticket, Democrat J.B. Pritzker trounced Republican incumbent Bruce Rauner 54-39 percent, with 99 percent of precincts reporting results as of Nov. 11. Oak Park’s 31,190 registered voters contributed to that defeat, with over 80 percent of voters casting ballots for Pritzker, according to preliminary results released by the Cook County Clerk’s Office. Congressman Danny K. Davis (7th) handily defeated Republican challenger Craig Cameron, garnering 87 percent of the vote in Oak Park — where voter turnout was nearly 70 percent.

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Oak Park searches for another million in cuts

Budget in 2019 would limit tax levy hike to 3 percent but dip into reserves By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

The Oak Park Board of Trustees continued its work on the 2019 budget, but it’s effort to keep the property tax levy increase at 3 percent will likely be a temporary fix. Trustees are spending down cash reserves to hold the line on what would otherwise be closer to a 10 percent increase on property taxes next year. It’s a temporary fix because those reserves, once spent, will take time to replenish. That could happen through increased revenues or reduced spending. Trustees discussed the tactic at a special board meeting at Oak Park Village Hall on Monday, Nov. 12. They directed Village Manager Cara Pavlicek and Chief Financial Officer Steven Drazner to go back to the budget and find at least another $1 million in cuts, if not more. The proposed budget, which has not been approved by the board of trustees, notes that about 65 percent of the general fund is used to maintain the police and fire departments. Roughly 75 percent of the budget goes towards salaries and benefits for all municipal employees – that rounds out to about $62 million in the budget. The recommended 3 percent increase to the tax levy equates to a revenue increase of about $960,000 over the prior year. The proposed budget would spend about $2.1 million

from budget reserves. That would reduce the general fund balance from $12.7 million to an estimated $10.5 million. “It is unlikely that the village can continue to limit property tax increases to 3 percent annually going forward unless there are increases to other revenues (such as sales tax or similar), there is a dramatic reduction in non-core service support (e.g. property tax support for grant funding agreements or services provided to other taxing bodies) or there is a dramatic reduction in core municipal services,” the budget notes. At the Monday board meeting, trustees lamented the reality that spending down budget reserves was a temporary fix and that a structural change needs to take place. “Business as usual is not going to cut it going forward,” said Trustee Dan Moroney, who pointed out that without spending down reserves the tax increase would be much higher. “That works for this year, but we don’t have that tool every year and eventually when we can’t use that tool a levy could be much higher,” he said. He said it is not a criticism of village staff but referred to the tactic as a budgetary “trick.” “I would like us to look at what a budget would look like if we didn’t draw the $2.1 million from the fund balance,” he said. Trustee Deno Andrews agreed, calling on the board and village staff to explore reducing the budget by $2.1 million to have a true 3 percent levy increase and not one accomplished through reliance on budget reserves. “I have a lot of interest in seeing what $2 million less looks like,” he said.

Trustee Bob Tucker said the move to use budget reserves is “not a trick” but a strategy that might be recouped through unforeseen future revenues. The property transfer tax revenue through the sale of large buildings downtown, for instance, can unexpectedly net the village hundreds of thousands of dollars. The sale of the 21-story Vantage apartment building at the beginning of 2018 resulted in tax revenue estimated to be over $800,000 for the village, for example. Tucker added that it is the board’s fiduciary duty to examine every program and every partner agency – such as the Oak Park Housing Center and the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation – every year to find efficiencies. He added that an unexpected pension increase of $600,000 hit the village budget. “We need to examine why the (levy) increase is happening and perpetuates itself over the coming years,” Tucker said. “The current pension hike may or may not be there in future years in terms of that jump.” He noted that while the village is often criticized for the seemingly ever increasing tax burden, the taxing body has reduced its number of full-time employees by roughly 100 people over the last decade. That’s roughly 20 to 25 percent of all municipal staff, Tucker noted. Many of those positions have been eliminated through outsourcing to private companies and temp agencies and through attrition, said Pavlicek. Moroney noted that the salary increases for police and firefighters is a large driver of the increasing tax burden. The police department is planning to hire 10 additional officers to be fully staffed. Pavlicek noted

that police already are paying overtime to existing officers to have enough officers on the streets. Interim Oak Park Police Chief LaDon Reynolds acknowledged that more staff would reduce the overtime hours paid to cops. “Whether we’re down 10 (officers) or five, we’re going to provide safety for the community,” he said. Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb said every percentage point of increase to the levy equals about $300,000 more needed from Oak Park taxpayers, so a 3 percent increase is roughly $900,000 needed to pay the tax bill. Holding the line on police and fire hires would save about $2 million and $800,000, respectively, he said, gaging trustees’ interest in exploring cuts in those areas of the budget. “I’m not suggesting I’m going to recommend this to this body,” he said, but noted that reductions in those areas would go a long way toward solving Oak Park’s structural tax deficit. He said it takes about $14 million to run Oak Park Village Hall, outside of public safety costs. “Is there an appetite for this board to address the elephant in the room, which is police and fire and public works (expenses)?” he asked. Andrews suggested the board instead focus on potential cuts to partner agencies instead, such as the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation, Oak Park Housing Center and the Oak Park Arts Council, to name a few. “I say we tighten our belt and make cuts here and there,” he said. tim@oakpark.com

Oak Park getting ‘out of the real estate business’

Village has developed most of its land into apartment buildings, condos By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

It was only a few years ago that Oak Park, in addition to being a municipality, police department, fire department and public works department, was also a major property owner. It owned numerous parcels of land around the village, most of which were occupied by surface-level parking lots. One of them was the site of Tasty Dog, a freestanding fastfood hot dog and hamburger joint at 701 Lake St. That’s now the location of District House, a 28-unit luxury condominium development. After half a decade of marketing the properties and working to attract developers to the village, Oak Park is getting close to getting out of the business of owning commercial property. Village-owned land has been developed to bring in luxury high-rise apartments such as: Vantage apartments, 150 Forest Ave.; Eleven33 apartments, 1133 South Boulevard; and the Emerson Apartments, 1135 Westgate St.

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DOG DAYS: The village of Oak Park is the former owner of the property once occupied by Tasty Dog, 701 Lake St. That property, along with several others, has been developed as condominiums and luxury apartments. Oak Park Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb said in an interview with Wednesday Journal that the shedding of village-owned

land is not a change in philosophy about the municipality assembling parcels of developable property. “It’s not that I’m against the village assembling land, because that’s good for the economy,” he said. “But we shouldn’t be sitting on land.” He said parcels that were purchased by prior boards were never developed, wasting years of earning potential. “When the village owns that it’s off the tax rolls,” he said. Abu-Taleb was particularly outspoken about the mismanagement of the Tasty Dog restaurant, which ultimately was evicted for failure to pay rent and back taxes. Village Manager Cara Pavlicek said the Oak Park village board’s focus on developing land has helped move the needle in terms of revenue for the village. “We’ve never been good landlords,” she said. The board’s efforts have been greatly supplemented by a strong economy. Oak Park’s next big development project near the corner of South Oak Park Avenue and Madison Street will put another large parcel of land, long used as a parking lot, back onto the tax rolls. The only remaining village-owned parking lot after that is a small surface lot on Marion Street, Pavlicek said. tim@oakpark.com

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The District 200 school board is expected to adopt a tax levy in December that could total $68 million — a 2.1 percent increase over the prior year’s tax levy. That increase is the maximum allowed by law and driven by the consumer price index, stated consultant Robert Grossi during board presentations at meetings on Oct. 25 and Nov. 5. The proposed levy would increase the annual taxes on a home with a market value of $400,000 by around $68, Grossi estimated. The 2.1 percent increase was one of two options that he proposed to the board. Another option called for a zero percent levy increase. During the Oct. 25 meeting, former Oak Park village president David Pope presented the recent findings of the seven-member Oak Park Taxing Bodies Efficiency Task Force — a body created to help come up with solutions to the village’s increasing tax burden. Pope, who is a member of the task force, recommended that all jurisdictions, including D200, “maintain or limit their level of tax increase to inflation, meaning [the con-

sumer price index], or less and to do that from now until 2030.” Pope also recommended that taxing bodies keep the rate of their revenue growth in line with the rate of inflation for the next 12 years in order to ease the village’s overall tax burden. That would mean D200 would have to avoid going to a referendum for another 12 years, a prospect that some board members said was difficult to imagine. “Since 2013, our taxes in this district have held steady because of our fund balance,” said board member Tom Cofsky during the October meeting. “We’ve forgone [$32.2 million] of potential tax increases and planned a referendum out into the early 2020s. Now you’re saying it’s got to be 2030 — that’s a different game plan.” Cofsky and other board members, including Craig Iseli, said that while they lauded the fiscal discipline Pope and the task force were recommending, the district has been practicing a considerable measure of discipline already. “While I know we can do better at expense growth,” Iseli said, the numbers showed that D200’s annual expenses have grown by just 3 percent. The rate drops to 1 percent when debt service is taken out of the picture. “We’ve been on this for a while and have really been trying to do a good job at it,” Iseli said. “For us to go [without a referendum until 2030] seems a little bit drastic in terms of what we’re trying to accomplish.”

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Afterthoughts on ‘America to Me’

Nathaniel Rouse

administrators, refused to participate during the filming. For perhaps the first time in public, the principal revealed how he really felt about how he was depicted in the series. I’m a man of faith. It’s clearly by the grace of God that I’m sitting here, willing to participate on this panel. It’s important for me to say that for many reasons. I’ve been here for 11 years. To look at the way that I was characterized was incredibly difficult. Prior to me coming here, there wasn’t a principal. Prior to me coming here, there was no principal; the superintendent and the principal position were combined. So I was fortunate enough and blessed enough to get the position as a first-time principal. I was blessed to work with three superintendents, two assistant superintendents, seven human resource directors, four different history division heads, three different science division heads, two different English division heads and a smattering of wonderful individuals who have donated their time as board members. To be depicted as the individual responsible for failing black and brown children, as a man who identifies as a black man — who breathes that air every day of my life — and to have been told every which way possible that that is who I am, to be identified as the problem, has been pretty devastating and really difficult to take. If I can wave a magic wand and make the very, very difficult things I’ve seen for our students and staff of color [go away], that would happen in a heartbeat. That would have happened 11 years ago. I am one person in a very, very huge system. I do strongly believe in the need for us to aggressively have actionable items to address the issues

The principal at OPRF for nearly a decade, Rouse, along with all of the school’s top

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Staff Writer

A four-hour town hall discussion, held Nov. 4 in the Little Theater at Oak Park and River Forest High School provided community members, and those affiliated with the Starz documentary series America to Me, an opportunity to evaluate, reassess, vent and speak their various truths about the production — the 10th and final episode of which aired on Oct. 28. The town hall was divided into five different panel discussions, respectively featuring parents, current and former students, educators and filmmakers — most of whom played a role in America to Me. The event was sponsored by the New York Times (whose national correspondent, John Eligon, moderated the first and last panels), the Oak Park-based E-Team, OPRF High School, Participant Media and the MacArthur Foundation. The following are oral accounts given that Sunday from some of the people who were involved in the filming. This is the second of a two-part series. These excerpts have been edited for clarity:

Ke’Shawn Kumsa Kumsa, the charismatic but vulnerable student in Jessica Stovall’s class, is still as alienated from Oak Park as he was in the film. During the panel he participated in, Kumsa said he still doesn’t consider Oak Park to be his community. He did, however, praise some of his former teachers. I think it’s important that we have safe spaces. To be at this school, you need someone to identify with or an activity. Like Charles stated in the second episode, in order to survive, you have to have something.

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ASSESSING: Jada Buford, KeShawn Kumsa, Caroline Robling-Griest and Charles Donalson discuss their involvement in ‘America to Me’ on Nov. 4. My aunt told me that you need somebody who is going to help you out, somebody who sees something in you that you don’t, somebody like Ms. Stovall, Mr. [Anthony] Clark. … You gotta have something to work for. You can’t just give up. At one point I was ready to give it up, but I had people who saw something I didn’t.

Charles Donalson Donalson, the brilliant poet, is still in Oak Park, based on numerous accounts of community members who have seen him around town. Donalson spoke about how central OPRF’s Spoken Word Club was to his high school experience.

Honestly, without Spoken Word Club, there’s no way I would’ve graduated high school. I’m being completely honest. It’s not because I don’t like doing school work. It’s just because Oak Park isn’t set up for people like me or Jada or Ke’Shawn or anyone who is a person of color. Thank God I found Spoken Word and a love for writing poetry, but at the same time, if I hadn’t, y’all wouldn’t know my name. You have to find something in order to survive and that’s just not how it should be.

River Forest Service Club rebrands

The group is aiming to drive a bigger, more diverse membership By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

After more than 80 years operating as the village’s go-to resource for civic engagement and volunteerism, the River Forest Service Club is rebranding as the River Forest Civic Association, in an effort to drive a larger, more diverse membership. “I think people were confused because it used to be tied, kind of, with military service. Did you have to be in the military to be a part of this or join and immediately volunteer for service activities?” said Dan Potter, president of the group. Potter has spent 12 years as a member of the club.

The group has two primary goals -- helping people feel connected to their community and honoring those who served the village and the nation. The soon-to-be-named Civic Association realizes these aims by sponsoring the River Forest Memorial Day parade, networking events among neighbors, guest speakers, candidate forums and much more. On Nov. 14, the club will sponsor a “Candidate and Campaign Supporter 101” program at 7 p.m. at the River Forest Public Library, 735 Lathrop Ave., which will review the balloting process and steps for pulling together a campaign team. It is the first of many events the club is sponsoring. Later in the month, at 7 p.m. on Nov. 27 at the library, the group will hold a meet and greet with the village’s relatively new Police Chief James O’Shea. After the new year, at 7 p.m. on Jan. 30 at the library, in what Potter described as a “herculean scheduling effort,” the Civic Association will hold

a conversation with Village President Cathy Adduci, Forest Park Mayor Anthony Calderone and Elmwood Park Village President Angelo “Skip” Saviano about common issues that concern the towns. Once the election nears in April, the group will likely also sponsor candidate forums with the League of Women Voters. “Members become movers and shakers, are on the village board, park district board, school district, everything. They’re either people who have gotten on these boards or you can see that probably someday they will,” he said. “There are a lot of board seats opening up in April, so maybe we’ll attract some people.” After the group held its annual free picnic after the Memorial Day parade last year, Potter said he realized many of the people served didn’t know anything about the organization that was providing them with free hotdogs. Once they found out, they had nev-

er heard of the River Forest Service Club. “There was a time when everybody up and down my block knew what the River Forest Service Club was,” Potter said. “But there’s been so little outreach from the organization, and so many new people up and down my block just in the 14 years I’ve been here, probably half of the new people don’t even know we exist.” After assuming the role of president a month ago, he said one of his main goals is outreach. When the club was founded in 1935, he said it was composed of the town’s “movers and shakers” at the time, which meant primarily white business owners and military men. But now, he aims to expand the group’s membership beyond racial and gender lines. “We’ve got people, and we’ve got dollars, but we need I think we need some new energy,” Potter said. CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

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Tower Unity Temple from page 1 lic were invited to attend. “We’re trying to be respectful and courteous, and those conversations are private,” he said. About 25 Courtland residents attended the meeting. They were told the plan is to build a 28-story tower, which would be 107-feet tall, with 256 units. If the plan is approved by the Oak Park Board of Trustees, it would be the tallest development in the village. The tower would be set back from and rise above a seven-story block facing Lake Street and would include a U.S. Bank branch on the ground floor and other office spaces. The seven-story lower section of the structure would be 55-feet tall, according to Courtland resident Noah Hayman, who attended the meeting. By comparison, the Courtland building next door is approximately 33 feet tall. Hayman said Courtland residents also were told that the project would include a parking garage on the southern portion of the

property. Courtland residents were presented with a slideshow at the meeting with images of the proposed building, and Hayman took a photo of one of the renderings. “[Representatives from Golub] were taken aback and immediately said, ‘You don’t need to take photos, and this will all be made public,’” Hayman told Wednesday Journal. Hayman called it a “slimy tactic” to not release the information to the public, and said the private meeting “shows how lacking in transparency they’re trying to be, although they say otherwise.” Hayman said Glazier and others at the meeting said shadows from the building “won’t impact Unity Temple’s sunlight features.” “They put a lot of research into that,” he said, adding that “they showed thermal imaging” to illustrate that the building’s shadow would have minimal impact on nearby vegetation. “I think that is B.S.,” Hayman said. “Minimal impact is really a relative term.” Courtland residents also were told that Golub representatives already have met with the leadership at Unity Temple about the project. Courtland resident Caralyn Sheehan said she also felt like

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OAKPARK.COM | RIVERFOREST.COM Golub wanted the meeting to remain “like a secret.” “I felt like everyone [who attended the meeting] was against it,” she said. “Some people were angrily against it, like myself.” Sheehan said rumors have circulated about what would be built at the site in anticipation of U.S. Bank selling the property. “At some point, we thought something would be built here, but we hoped it would be something more along the lines of District House [at 702 Lake St.], something in scale with things around it,” she said. Sheehan said she gasped when she saw the building’s height. “It just looked huge, gigantic,” she said. “Given the current climate in this town for development, of course they’re going to try to shove a monster development onto a tiny footprint.” Sheehan said she informed Unity Temple’s director of operations, Elizabeth Plummer, about the proposal. Plummer did not respond to calls from Wednesday Journal about the project. Prescott said in a telephone interview prior to the meeting that there will be a public process, and “there will be ample opportunity for public input and comment, but we’re not there yet.” He declined to discuss any details about the building’s height, size or number of units. Prescott did reveal that Golub representatives have had “informal discussions” with

“Given the current climate in this town for development, of course they’re going to try to shove a monster development onto a tiny footprint.” CARALYN SHEEHAN

Courtland Condominiums resident

the Oak Park Economic Development Cor-

Courtland residents were notified by its

poration. The developer has not submitted

condo board in a letter, which stated that

any formal plans to the village, he said.

“the village informed us that a developer is

submitting a proposal to construct a highrise, luxury rental building on the [parking] lot” on the west side of the condo building. “If their proposal, along with the requested variances, is approved by the village and the relevant commissions, construction could begin in late 2019,” the letter to Courtland residents notes. The letter further stated that Glazier and Golub’s civic affairs consultant and architect would attend the meeting. A public hearing for all residents of Oak Park will be held in late November, according to the letter. tim@oakpark.com

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Oak Park pays $184K to injured cop

Officer suffered fracture to right fibula during scuffle By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

The village of Oak Park reached a settlement agreement with police Officer Paul Fellows for $183,842, after he was put on permanent disability for an injury he suffered in 2015. Fellows was injured while arresting a man suspected of stealing items from vehicles in the 600 block of South Kenilworth around midnight on March 31, 2015. He will receive $147,052 for lost wages, and $36,768 will go toward attorney’s fees, according to the settlement agreement. Attorney Thomas Morrissey represented Fellows in his claim against the village of Oak Park. Fellows fractured his right fibula after being called to investigate the report of a three men “trying car doors” in the area. The officer was interviewing a suspect in the 600 block of Kenilworth and asked him for identification, but he refused. Fellows attempted to handcuff the suspect and a scuffle ensued. According to the police report, the suspect went down to a knee and landed on the officer’s right foot. Fellows said he heard and felt two loud pops in his right leg, according to the report. The struggle continued and Fellows pepper-sprayed the man, causing him to comply. Tyler Reilly was later identified as one of the men checking car doors to see if they were unlocked, but he was not charged with a crime due to lack of evidence. He was charged with aggravated battery to a peace officer, obstructing identification and resisting a peace officer. tim@oakpark.com

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Robber flashes gun, demands cellphone

A woman was robbed at gunpoint in the 400 block of Wisconsin Avenue at 2:45 a.m. on Nov. 9. A man, roughly 5-foot-8, wearing a black face mask and black, hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled over his head, approached the victim while she sat in her vehicle. He displayed a black handgun and said, “Give me what you got.” He then took her Samsung Galaxy S9 cellphone from her hand and fled southbound on Wisconsin on foot. The estimated loss is $800.

Burglary ■ A residence was burglarized in the 500 block of North Cuyler between 11:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Nov. 9. The burglar entered by use of a pry tool to the rear door and then ransacked the bedrooms and stole a Samsung widescreen television, $5 and a key fob. The estimated loss is $700. ■ A residence was burglarized in the 400 block of Harrison Street between 9 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. on Nov. 8. They gained entry by forcing open the ground-level bathroom

window and then ransacked the apartment, stealing a checkbook, miscellaneous jewelry and men’s clothing. The estimated loss is $3,500. ■ A residence was burglarized in the 900 block of North Lombard Avenue between 7:45 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. on Nov. 7. The burglar used a pry tool to gain entrance to the residence and then stole a clear plastic bag containing cash, a clear plastic jewelry box containing costume jewelry and a black men’s Armani watch. The estimated loss is $540.

Theft A silver 2009 Toyota Camry was stolen from the 500 block of Forest between 12:01 and 8:50 a.m. on Nov. 11. The estimated loss is $8,000. A man stole two boxes of .750ML Hennessy VSOP liquor, one bottle of .750ML Hennessy VS liquor and Sony headphones from the Target department store, 1129

Lake St., sometime between 4:08 and 7:28 p.m. on Nov. 5. The estimated loss is $240.

Robbery Marshay D. Wright, 26, of the 800 block of North Lorel Avenue, Chicago, was arrested at 4:10 p.m. on Nov. 7 in the 200 block of West Chicago Avenue for an armed robbery that took place in that block. No additional detail about the robbery was provided. These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports, Nov. 5-11, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest. Compiled by Timothy Inklebarger

Man in critical condition after hit-and-run

Oak Park police investigating case, searching for witnesses By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

A Denver man is in critical condition at Loyola University Medical Center after being struck in a hit-and-run accident on Thursday, Nov. 8, near the intersection of Roosevelt Road and South Taylor Avenue. Matthew Creedon, 35, was found in the middle of Roosevelt Road after having been struck by a vehicle around 5:30 p.m., according to his father Edward Creedon. Edward Creedon said in a telephone interview that his son suffered a torn aorta and underwent emergency heart surgery on Thursday night. Matthew Creedon also sustained fractures to his back and ankle and has been placed in a medically induced coma, Edward Creedon said, adding, “We still don’t know the extent of his injuries.” Edward Creedon said his son flat-lined last night in the hospital but was revived. “We want to get it out there and find out if anybody has seen anything before they forget,” Edward Creedon said. Edward Creedon, who lives in Forest Park with his wife, said Matthew was in town visiting family and making money on the side by doing truck delivery for Associ-

ated Tire & Battery Co., 6208 Roosevelt Rd. He said no one appears to have witnessed the hit and run, but an employee of Segreti Pharmacy, 6144 Roosevelt Rd., heard the incident and came out to find Matthew Creedon unconscious in the middle of Roosevelt Road. “People were not stopping and driving around (Matthew),” Edward Creedon said. “The pharmacist dragged him out of the street.” Edward Creedon said he received a call from his son at about 5:15 p.m. who said he was at Harlem Avenue and Roosevelt Road and was finishing up the day’s runs. “I was going to pick him up to have dinner with his grandmother,” Edward Creedon said. By the time he made it to the area, Oak Park police were already on the scene. “I got to Ridgeland (Avenue) and saw the squad cars; I thought, I hope nothing happened with Matthew,” he said in a telephone interview from the hospital. Edward Creedon is holding out hope that surveillance cameras at one of the nearby businesses captured the incident, but he’s also putting a call out to anyone in the area who might have witnessed the incident to contact police. Anyone with information can contact the Oak Park Police Department at 708386-3800. tim@oakpark.com

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Resisting hate from page 1 strators, linked the rhetoric of President Donald Trump to the recent racial incidents that have happened locally and across the country. “There are some things that some parents aren’t nipping in the bud, some of these attitudes,” said Yamini, who is a parent of a future OPRF student. “A lot of this is related to the vitriol that the White House has stirred up in a lot of people. That’s what makes it dangerous. Donald Trump called himself a nationalist [and some days afterward] a nationalist went into a house of worship and slaughtered a bunch of elderly people worshipping. That’s where we are. Words influence behavior.” Paul Ivery, 19, said that he attended Sunday’s demonstration “to show my support, but also to show that OPRF is bigger and better than this. People need to learn to accept one another.” After a brief rally at the high school, the hundreds of demonstrators then walked down Lake Street toward the forest preserve near Lake and Harlem in River Forest, where the march ended with another short rally. Anthony Clark, the OPRF teacher and founder of Suburban Unity Alliance who helped organize Sunday’s demonstration, urged the adults to let the young students lead the rally. “We’re here today because as adults we have failed our young people,” Clark said. “While they’re expending their emotional energy, which they should not have to do in 2018, think about what you are willing to risk as an adult to make change.” Michala Anderson, a student-activist with Students Advocating for Equity, or SAFE, has been at the front of many of the recent demonstrations that have happened at the high school in the wake of racial incidents. She said that she had never seen a crowd of supporters as large as the one that formed on Sunday. “It’s not often that the crowd turns out like this,” she said. “This is amazing to me. And it’s not just one demographic here.” Oren Jacobson, a Jewish activist and organizer, said that the mass shooting that happened on Oct. 27 at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, prompted him to have a moment of reckoning. “I’ve never considered deeply religious, though I am incredibly proud of who I am. “After the Tree of Life shooting, I decided that it was time for me to start wearing my kippah again,” Jacobson said. “I did that to honor them,” he added. “I do that out of proud for who I am and who we are as a people. But I also do that because as a white man in America, I get to walk around hiding if I choose to the thing that people hate most about me. I felt like I owed to folks like Anthony, who don’t get to hide who they are and the reasons that people hate them. I am Jew.” Sunday’s march attracted people from around the Chicago area, such as Camilo

Medina, a sophomore who attends high school in nearby Forest Park. “I’m here in solidarity to support students who, like me, are Latino, black, Jewish and minorities, and who feel intimidated by symbols of racism,” Medina said, speaking to the large throng at OPRF’s main entrance. “I don’t know how to describe the individual or individuals who sent these images of hatred,” Medina said. “There are simply no words for what they have done. These individuals who sent these images of hatred and white supremacy reflect a flaw in our community — that’s what that I am here to address.” Clark urged the adults present to look beyond Trump and address the hatred in their own backyards. “It’s easy for us to go downtown, it’s easy for us to look at the TV and sit at home and yell at Trump,” Clark said. “I want you all to understand that the conversations of hate did not start in the oval office, they started in our living rooms. Everything we face is systemic, so ask yourself what are you finally willing to risk and sacrifice to push for systemic change in our community.” Sunday’s demonstration was the result of a student air-dropping the image of swastika from somewhere in the high school’s auditorium to other students’ cell phones during a Tradition of Excellence ceremony on Friday. Oak Park Police said that the image led to a second incident, “when a student reportedly told a parent two students were talking about shooting up the school, prompting the parent to contact police. The report turned out to be a misunderstanding.”

OPRF students Takaiya Moore, left, and Jocelyn Meraz, chant during a Unite Against Hate March down Lake Street in Oak Park. (Left) Marchers gather for the rally in River Forest at Harlem and Lake. ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

On Monday, Oak Park police announced that a 14-year-old OPRF sophomore had been charged with the dissemination of an obscene message and was scheduled to appear in Cook County Juvenile Court on Nov. 14. Prior to the Friday incident, on Nov. 2 and Nov. 7, school officials discovered racist and anti-Semitic graffiti on school property. And a teacher was reportedly disciplined for allegedly saying the n— word during class. The incidents prompted students and parents to stage a peaceful protest outside of the main entrance on Nov.4, an hour before a town hall-style forum on the documentary series America to Me hosted by the New York Times, and other local organizations, was scheduled to start. The students interrupted the forum roughly 30 minutes into the event as many in the audience applauded. And last week, after the graffiti was discov-

ered, the school, along with Suburban Unity Alliance, hosted a community meeting on hate speech. More than 300 people packed the school’s South Cafeteria for that event. The students have been demanding a series of policy changes at the school, including the hiring of more teachers of color and the addition of a racial equity unit of instruction to the school’s curriculum, among other demands. District 200 Supt. Joylynn Pruitt-Adams, who was at the Nov. 4 rally, told students and community members on Nov. 11 that the district is listening to the students and working to implement those changes. “Our students are our future — whether they are black, Latino, Jewish, muslim, transgender, white — it’s about them,” she said. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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he Historical Society of OP-RF will honor Doug Deuchler at its 50th Anniversary Gala this Friday night at the Carleton Hotel. The 72-year-old retired high school teacher and librarian has written scripts and played characters for the annual Tale of the Tombstones cemetery walk for 25 years and written six books about area history. As a child, Deuchler said, “When my other cousins were outside running around, I was listening to the older people or going through the photo albums. Going back in time was always a great deal of fun for me.” To this day, “I always appreciate doing things, writing things, sharing myself,” Deuchler said. “I feel like I have a lot to offer.” When Wednesday Journal was in its infancy, a reporter invited him to review movies playing at the Lake Theatre. Within a year, he transitioned to reviewing area plays. “There have been scores of production companies over the years,” Deuchler said. “I have been reviewing shows for 36 years and have seen virtually every single show that has played in the community since 1982.” He has also written history articles for Wednesday Journal, including Frank Lloyd Wright’s most famous love affair. For anyone interested in indie/artsy/ foreign films, Doug gives the introduction and leads a post-film discussion for the Lake Theatre’s First Tuesday Film Club’s noon showing. In addition to writing about other people’s plays, he has also written some of his own. One of his first encounters with the Historical Society came about when he created, along with a composer, the comic musical, Kick Up Your Heels in 1990. “The opening night was a benefit for the Historical Society,” he recalled. Other comedies staged locally in the 1980s include, The Birthday Girls, Steppin’ Out, Murder at Malibu, Vendetta, and Razzmatazz. When Deuchler retired at age 55, he dared himself to do three things: “I was going to write a book and I ended up doing six of them,” he said. “Then I dared myself to do stand-up comedy and went to comedy school downtown. When you start out doing it in your 60s you don’t have the energy to keep it up, but it was so much fun while I did it.” His books for Arcadia Publishing are Oak Park in Vintage Postcards, Maywood, Berwyn, Cicero, Brookfield Zoo, and Legendary Locals of Oak Park. The last dare is still on a back burner: learning to bake pies. He’s still writing,

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HISTORY CALLS: Doug Deuchler will be honored by the Historical Society this Friday at the Carleton Hotel. however. The latest iteration is a collection of personal essays to put a binder together for his kids as he takes memoir writing classes. Topics range from his experiences as a child to playing Santa Claus in Downtown Oak Park to saving a River Forest woman in the 1970s who had run outside engulfed in flames. He presented some of this writing at an evening at the Main Library in August. Doug and his wife Nancy have three adult children. The couple live in the same Oak Park house they bought in 1975. As a mixed-race couple, they were steered to a neighborhood, all white at the time, as Oak Park attempted to diversify, and “had to go” talk to a Human Relations Department rep at village hall, he said. Though he shows no signs of slowing down, he has stepped back from one position. After 24 years with the Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio, he is no longer a docent and trainer of tour guides. Deuchler brings local history to life like no one else with his yearly portrayal of souls buried in Forest Home Cemetery who rise each October to tell their stories. “I played ‘Sausage King’ Adolph Luetgert, who murdered his wife Louisa in the 1890s and threw her body into one of the sausagerendering vats,” Deuchler said. “For a while, a film clip showing me as this character, ranting in a bloody apron, was shown on local cable. Once I was waiting in a long line at the post office when a woman at the front of the line cried out rather loudly, ‘You! You’re the one who murdered your wife!’” Deuchler is many things — historian, educator, film and theater expert, committed volunteer — and he’s also perfectly harmless! The Golden Gala is 6:30 to 9 p.m., Friday, Nov. 16 at the Carleton Hotel, 1110 Pleasant St., Oak Park. $100; $90; members. Tickets/ more: 708-848-6755, oprfmuseum.org.

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ounded in 1961, Alcuin Montessori School offers a cross-curricular learning environment balancing academic and emotional intelligence. We partner with parents and provide students the tools to become highly-skilled independent thinkers with a passion for knowledge. Our programs are designed to help each child become confident, curious, self-disciplined and motivated. At Alcuin, classrooms operate on the principle of freedom within limits. Children, under the guidance of a teacher, work at their own pace with materials of their choosing. Each student may work alone or with others; different levels of ability are expected and welcomed within each classroom. Education occurs in multi-aged classrooms where children of various stages of development learn from and with each other. Our programs for ages 0-14 include: • Parent/Infant - Fridays, 8:45 to 10:30 a.m.

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p.m. • Junior and Senior Elementary, 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. • Middle School, 8:45 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. • Before/After School Care • Art • Musical Theater • Spanish Families currently attending Alcuin come from Oak Park, as well as Berwyn, Broadview, Brookfield, Chicago, Cicero, Elmhurst, Forest Park, River Forest, Riverside, River Grove and more. We welcome all prospective parents to join us for our monthly informational Coffees. We will start with some good coffee, a short video on Montessori education and then take an in-depth look into all of our classrooms. At the end of the tour we hold a question and answer session, and explain our admissions process. Tours are held throughout the school year on Thursdays (9:00-11:00 a.m.) at the main Alcuin campus. Visit Alcuin.org for tour dates. To enroll in a tours please e-mail our Director of Advancement at avalera@alcuin.org or call 708.366.1882.

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Nurturing Faith at Grace Lutheran

race Lutheran School, at the corner of Division and Bonnie Brae in River Forest, offers a nurturing and faith-filled environment for students from preschool through eighth grade. Drop in and take a tour on “First Look Friday,” November 30, 8:30–10:30 a.m. Additional First Look Fridays are scheduled for January 18 and February 15. Parents and prospective students of all ages are welcome! Grace School students consistently perform above national averages on standardized tests and go on to succeed at competitive high schools in the city and suburbs. In elementary and junior high classrooms, a strong core curriculum challenges children academically while high expectations and appropriate supports help students achieve their best. The faculty includes a full-time resource teacher and a part-time certified reading specialist. Grace students study God’s word daily and are encouraged to live out their faith through service projects as well as in weekly chapel worship. Students of all ages participate in art, music and German classes. Band and orchestra lessons and ensembles are also available. After-school enrichment classes offer a variety of fun and creative learning experiences. Grace

sports teams are open to all and include basketball, volleyball, track and cross country teams are open to students in grades 3–8. “We love our daughter’s school!” says the mother of a Grace fourth-grader. “I can’t think of any other place we’d rather have our girl being lovingly taught about the world God created and the people we share it with.” Early childhood programs. Preschool and kindergarten classrooms at Grace provide flexible options for families with children age 3 through 5. Three-year-old preschoolers attend morning classes two, three, or five days a week. Junior and senior kindergarten classes for students age four and five meet in the morning, Monday through Friday, with an optional afternoon program. Extended care is available until 6 p.m. for children age four and up. Before-school care opens at 7 a.m. For more information call the school office (708-366-6900) or click on School at GraceRiverForest.org.

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Intellectual, Spiritual, Physical, and Social Development at St. Giles

t. Giles School offers academic rigor, leadership development, and faith formation for students in grades preschool through eight. We emphasize intellectual, spiritual, physical, and social development and value our diverse student body, drawing from Oak Park, Galewood, River Forest, Elmwood Park, Berwyn, and more. Our picturesque, multi-building campus features open green spaces and beautiful architecture. Our outdoor classroom provides hands-on learning in science, math, and social justice, and is Wi-Fi enabled to extend learning. We believe in a balanced approach to technology, integrating iPads, Chromebooks, and Smartboards into our curriculum. Our early childhood program boasts dedicated, welcoming preschool teachers and a renovated facility. Our play-based approach helps students explore their creativity, build communication skills, and solve problems in an enriching environment. A variety of full and halfday schedules are available, including before and after care, with an additional preschool classroom to open this fall. We take an interdisciplinary approach to learning, augmenting the curriculum

with gym, art, Spanish, music, and a professionally-staffed library. Cocurricular options include band, choir, scouting, and athletics, and enrichment programs offer cooking, engineering, yoga, and more for K-8. St. Giles students consistently score above local and national norms on standardized tests. Our graduates attend the finest high schools in the Chicagoland area and are known for their intellectual preparedness, leadership skills, and commitment to bettering their community. We are proud to highlight our new leadership model, which includes an executive director to oversee budget, facilities, and enrollment, enabling our principal to focus on the key areas of academics, faith, leadership, and community. Our fully-funded scholarship program supports those who need financial assistance to make a St. Giles education reality. Considering a St. Giles education for your child? Join us November 28, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. for our Early Childhood Showcase and January 27, 2019, at 12:30 p.m. for an all-school open house.

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Kids of every description ride the Seed van from school to their classroom at 500 Madison Street, Oak Park. There they work and play under the supervision of Director Ileana Gómez, an experienced teacher. If kids have homework to do, there are materials and help available. If they have a project they want to tackle, the answer is yes. There are books, paints, maps. Hands-on materials and supplies make every exploration possible and the experienced teacher makes everything fun. But don’t let those big smiles fool you; this is how Seed kids LEARN.

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velopment.” A contest was held to name the new hotel, complete with $100 in prize money, and it was dubbed the Hotel Gowdy he Oak Park River Forest Historical Society is celebrating after the first manager of the hotel, Carl Gowdy. half a century of history, and Within a year, the name had been another Oak Park’s institution, changed to the Carleton. The hotel forthe Carleton Hotel, is marking mally opened in December 1928, and 90 years in business. Rather than celebrate separately, the boasted half an acre of carpet, lactwo are joining forces to hold one Golden quered doors, coved ceilings and rooms Gala on Friday, Nov. 16 at the Carleton, with their own radios. Lipo notes that the location and the 1110 Pleasant St. The Carleton Hotel is underwriting finishes were meant to attract a highthe evening, and all proceeds will ben- end resident. “In 1928, Mr. [Marshall] Field opened efit operating costs and future exhibits at the Oak Park River Forest Museum his department store in Oak Park,” Lipo at Lake Street and Lombard Avenue in said. “Oak Park had been a place of fine homes, and there was a new market for Oak Park. fine homes in an apartFrank Lipo, executive ment setting.” director of the Oak Park Advertisements in 1929 River Forest Historical for the building touted Society, says that marking the good value of living the double anniversary toin the Chicago suburbs as gether in the Carleton will well as one-, two-, threeallow everyone to reflect and four-bedroom aparton the past while looking ments available for rents forward to the future. between $85 and $200 a Rob Biegler, general ROB BIEGLER month. manager of the Carleton general manager The apartments were Hotel, notes that combinof the Carleton Hotel meant to resemble homes ing forces made a lot of on the inside, and apsense. pealed to long-term resi“I reached out to Frank, dents, who might have and he reached out to me,” been new to the commuBiegler said. “It’s natural for us to work with the historical soci- nity or downsizing from a larger, nearby ety on this. It’s cause for both of us to home. Two of the first recorded residents celebrate.” were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Butler. According to Lipo, Mr. Butler had grown History of the hotel up in the mansion across the street. Biegler notes that the current owners, Back in 1928, the Carleton Hotel opened as a residential apartment hotel brothers Ron and Mike Fox, purchased on what was then the corner of Wiscon- the property in the 1970s and transisin and Pleasant. Lipo notes that it was tioned the building into more of a traditional hotel. an era of change for Oak Park. “Today, we consider ourselves a bou“During the teens and twenties, as more apartments were added to the tique hotel,” Biegler said. “We also hold community and as Oak Park became events here such as weddings and chardenser, there was lots of talk about ity events. Our ballroom can hold up to whether we were a single-family home 200 people. It’s a wonderful venue with neighborhood or an apartment building a sense of history.” neighborhood,” Lipo said. “In the 1920s, we got zoning, and this area, so close to See GOLDEN GALA on page B9 the train tracks, was seen as ripe for de-

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GOLDEN GALA Looking ahead from page B7

Half century of history Lipo states that the era during which the Oak Park River Forest Historical Society was founded was a tumultuous one. “In 1968, the community was grappling with white flight mentality and a debate on planned integration,” he said. “In the wake of national unrest, the village formed the Village Beautification Commission. Its chair, Elsie Jacobsen, put something in the Oak Leaves gauging interest in forming a historical society, tied to the 150th anniversary of the state of Illinois.” At the time, the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio was a privately owned residence, and the Hemingway Society did not exist. Lipo says the celebration of the state’s anniversary sparked an interest in preserving history. He emphasizes that it wasn’t a backward-looking movement in spite of its focus on history. “It could seem like a disconnect from the

If you go The Golden Gala takes place on Friday, Nov. 16 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Carleton Hotel, 1116 Pleasant St in Oak Park. Tickets are $100 ($90 for historical society members) and should be reserved by Wednesday, Nov. 14. To reserve tickets, call 708-848-6755 or visit oprfhistorymatters@sbcglobal.net. The gala will honor Harriet Hausman of River Forest and Doug Deuchler of Oak Park. “Both are legends in the community and have left their mark,” Lipo said.

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HISTORY MATTERS: The Oak Park River Forest Historical Society got its start in 1968 during a time, said director Frank Lipo (above), when an interest in state history and preservation were at the forefront. The nascent historical society initially moved into the park district-owned Pleasant Home (below left) before moving into its new home, a former firehouse (below right), in 2017. events of the time, looking at the good old days. That was not the case,” Lipo said. “It was more of a focus on what is good about what we have, what was good and looking ahead to the future.” In 1966, there had been community discussions about tearing down Pleasant Home, which then was being used a senior center, and the newly formed Historical Society asked the Park District of Oak park for a room inside the building.

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Lipo said it was a good fit: the building was already government-owned and the historical society could help save it. Over the years, the historical society expanded to use the second and third floors as their headquarters, until they moved to their permanent home, the new Oak Park River Forest Museum last year. Today, the Oak Park River Forest Historical Society and the Museum continue to be a catalyst for conversation with their faith-

ful recording of history in the area. Today, a fair-housing exhibit challenges some of the perceptions of race relations in the village. “There was racism here. People did struggle,” Lipo said. “Fifty years ago, it was a very turbulent time. As we enter our second 50 years, the stories are ongoing. We’re not just looking back at the good old days. We are asking: what stories need to be told?”

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Craftsman Bungalow is simply stunning! New kitchen with quartz counters, & ss applcs! Central A/C, updated 2nd flr Master w/ en suite bath, new windows, doors. Upgrd lighting, plumb & elect serv. 1st flr renovated full BA, WBFP.4BR/2BA ..$455,000

Fantastic Four Square! Large eat-in kitchen with new SS applncs, expanded master BR, updated electrical, sump pump. Newer sewer line, roof, furnace, A/C, and garage. Private patio, koi pond. Central location close to trans! 3BR/1.5BA...............$424,000

Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025

Karen Baldwin • 708-288-1995

Erica Cuneen •708-220-2025

Cynthia Howe Gajewski • 312-933-8440

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Bungalow, unique details, beautiful woodwork, art glass, built-in bookshelves gorgeous original light fixture in e DR. Screened-in back porch and Central AC too! Great location, nearby access to parks and transportation. 3BR/1BA.........$305,000

Bungalow with hardwood floors. 2 BRS on main flr & 1 HUGE BR upstairs that can be a combo BR/office/playroom. Updated kitchen has walk-in pantry Central A/C is ready to keep you cool! Close to shopping, metra, & bus, 3BR/1.5BA ................$265,000

Winner of Historic Preservation Award, a stunning example of an Arts/Crafts Style Bungalow,amazing features, lovingly restored! Generous LR with wood burning fireplace and gorgeous wdwk leads to sepa dining room. Great outdoor space in the front AND the back! 4BR/2BA.......$525,000

Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025

Cynthia Howe Gajewski • 312-933-8440

Erica Cuneen • 708-220-2025

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708.771.8040 • 7375 W. North Ave., River Forest DonnaAvenue Barnhisel Don Citrano 7375 West North Dan Bogojevich Julie Cliggett MANAGING Anne Brennan Alisa Coghill River Forest, Illinois 60305 BROKER/OWNERS Karen Byrne Kay Costello Kevin Calkins JoLyn Crawford 708.771.8040 Tom Carraher Andy Gagliardo Maria Cullerton Pat Cesario Joe Cibula

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926 ASHLAND • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY 1-3

924 ASHLAND • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY 1-3

1207 JACKSON • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY 2-4

236 FOREST • RIVER FOREST OPEN SUNDAY 1-3

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RARE NEW CONSTRUCTION in prime location is like no other. From the cut limestone, European detailing to the unequal foyer, it has no peers. This 7 bedroom, 7-1/2 bath home offers private office, elaborate chef’s kitchen, 10 ft ceilings, mud room, impressive lower level. ..................................................................................... $2,750,000

STATELY BRICK/STONE ENGLISH STYLE HOME with 6 bedrooms and 7-1/2 baths. Features include a formal living room with limestone wood burning fireplace, dream kitchen, sun-soaked breakfast room, Smart Home ready, white oak floors, mud room, 10 ft ceilings. ............................................................................ $2,750,000

STATELY LANNON STONE GEORGIAN that is move in ready with five large bedrooms, and three full baths. Large room sizes, remodeled gourmet kitchen, family room, three fireplaces , full finished basement, walk up third floor storage with 10 foot ceiling. Slate roof. Attached 2 car garage....................................... $1,095,000

STUNNING RENOVATION by Birmingham Development. Situated on a tree lined cul-de-sac block, this four bedroom, three and one half bath home has been thoughtfully designed and constructed with high quality craftsmanship & great attention to detail. ...................................................................................... $989,000

RIVER FOREST HOMES

ADDITIONAL OPEN HOUSES • SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2018

BURMA BUILT BUHRKE HOUSE combines Tudor revival & chateau style architecture elements. Gorgeous décor and impeccable attention to detail and care found in house and landscaped grounds, extends to fabulous in ground pool and patios. Perfect for entertaining. .......................................................$2,399,000 CLASSIC, ELEGANT HOME with exceptional design & open floor plan. Special features include a dramatic double door entry, gracious foyer, limestone mantle, open great room, gourmet kitchen. Fin bsmt with wet-bar, game table area, rec room, computer area and half bath. ........................................$1,250,000 SETTING A NEW STANDARD in approachable elegance, this five bedroom, 3-1/2 bath home will exceed your expectations with wide plank hardwood floors, striking lighting and custom millwork throughout. One of a kind floor plan, and three fully finished levels. ........................................................................$1,250,000 SPECTACULAR HOME features generously sized bedrooms, including a Master Suite, with loads of closet space and adjoining baths, a chef’s kitchen that opens to a great room. High end features throughout, finished basement with fireplace. Two car attached/heated garage............................................$1,200,000 IMPECCABLY MAINTAINED COMTEMPORARY HOME in quiet section of RF. Includes 3 bedrooms, 3 full and 3 half baths, an expansive foyer, unique bamboo floors, multi-faced gas fireplace, private office, updated kitchen, screened in porch, in-ground pool. ...........................................................$940,000 LOVELY TUTOR HOME in premier River Forest location offers beautiful woodwork and custom built-ins throughout. Free flowing space for family and entertaining! Original details blend seamlessly with the updated 3-story addition. Elegant, well constructed home!......................................................$899,000 HANDSOME TUTOR with classic original details beautifully blend with tasteful updated baths and kitchen. This 4 bedroom, 4-1/2 BA home with a spacious LR includes wood burning FP, built-in corner cabinets in DR, a full outdoor kitchen and patio, and finished basement..............................................................$899,000 LOVELY BRICK GEORGIAN with elegance, modern day conveniences, and space. Features include hardwood floors, 3 fireplaces, family room, double-sided fireplace, sunroom with heated floors, beautifully paved patio. Lower Level rec room w fireplace and heated floors. ..........................................................$875,000 ELEGANT, GRACIOUS HOME with 4 BRs, 2-1/2 BAs offers a large formal LR w/gas fireplace, spacious DR, hardwood floors, beautiful molding, family room, eat-in kitchen, finished lower level and whole house generator. Outside includes back deck & 3 car garage. ........................................................................... $719,000 GREAT LOCATION & EASY LIVING in this single family Tri-level home on a quiet Cul-De-Sac street. Great flow for entertaining, complete with family room. MBR has an en-suite European bath. Finished lower level has a 1/2 bath, study and exercise room. Growth to make it your own...................................... $619,000

RIVER FOREST 1206 LATHROP • OPEN SUNDAY 1-3

THIS HOME HAS IT ALL! Open floor plan, hardwood flooring and natural woodwork. High-end kitchen, first floor laundry area. Four large bedrooms. Large basement offers additional living space. 2-car attached garage. Tons of storage with lots of natural light throughout. ......... $795,000

FOREST PARK 132 DES PLAINES • OPEN SUNDAY 1-3

827 LATHROP • OPEN SUNDAY 1-3

ENJOY LUXURY LIVING in this masterfully renovated home on an extra wide lot. Gutted down to the studs, this Impressive open concept home features wood floors, natural light and high-style designer finishes. 1st FL office, finished LL family room and easy access to a large deck. .............................................................................................$474,000

PRICE REDUCED TWO STORY BRICK & FRAME HOME w/open floor plan on first floor with slate entry & hardwood floors. Large LR, formal DR open to wood cabinet kitchen. 2nd floor has 4 BRs, 5th BR in basement. Basement is semi finished with laundry room. Large fenced in yard, 2 car garage. ...................................................................$349,000

BEAUTIFUL 3 LEVEL SINGLE FAMILY offers 3800+ sq/ft of living! Open concept on first floor. Second floor features four spacious bedrooms & a sunroom overlooking backyard. Third floor has great room w/separate guest BR and workout room. Finished basement. ...........................................................$595,000

WONDERFUL HOME offers a combination of original features and updated modern conveniences in this five bedroom, 2 full, 2 half bath home. Gracious foyer, gourmet kitchen, family room, beautiful deck, landscaped backyard with 3-car garage. Rec room in basement......................................................... $719,000 CENTER OF TOWN VICTORIAN with high ceilings, four spacious levels of living in beautiful Oak Park. This 5 BR, 3-12 BA home offers a formal entry, wood burning FP, sun room, family room, eat-in kitchen. Great flow, tons of natural light & storage throughout this beauty! ....................................................$675,000 MOVE-IN READY with space for everyone! Enjoy the well thought out design of this 5 BR, 4 bath home! 1st FL includes open floor plan, kitchen/family room combo, BR, full bath. 2nd FL features 4 BRs, 2 full baths, laundry. Finished basement with additional BR and 4th full BA................................................... $599,900 LARGE BUNGALOW with beautiful slate entry, amazing art glass windows, hardwood floors & stunning period lighting throughout ! This 5 bedroom, 4 bath home offers gas fireplace, built-in bookcases, cooks kitchen. LL has finished rec room laundry & plenty of storage! ............................................................. $529,900 CLASSIC QUEEN ANNE HOME with 3 bedrooms, 3-1/2 baths includes LR with gas FP and attached Sun room. 1st FL family room, updated kitchen with attached breakfast room. Great closet space. Finished rec room in basement. Custom deck. Great house for entertaining!..............................................$529,000 SIDE ENTRANCE COLONIAL on a leafy quiet block awaits new owners with fresh ideas. This three BR, two and one half BA home, offers a generous LR with wood burning fireplace, formal DR, breakfast room, laundry in basement, and mature fenced yard. ....................................................................................$450,000

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! ...................................$1,625,000 COMFORT & CONTENTMENT LIVING in gracious A.L. Gardner House, set in the heart of the FLW Historic District and considered one of the finest examples of Victorian Stick Style in OP. Many improvements include a total kitchen redo and finished 3rd floor family room....................................................................$899,000 STATELY BRICK CENTER-ENTRANCE COLONIAL. Generously sized LR & DR, wood burning fireplace, high ceilings, beautiful crown molding, architectural details, leaded glass windows and hardwood throughout. Sunroom with French doors. Basement w/ rec room, bar & ample storage. ..............................$760,000 LARGE ENGLISH COUNTRY TUDOR HOME with 5 BRs, 3-1/2 BAs in the heart of Oak Park’s Historic District. Impressive home blends both old and new, with natural woodwork and the modern conveniences in a gourmet kitchen which boasts commercial grade appliances. .............................................$749,950

READY TO MOVE IN charming 3 BR features front porch with swing and sitting area. Magnificent oak woodwork, stained glass & hdwd flrs. Finished basement. Large deck & landscaped yard. Home has many extras!......$449,500 A TRUE OP BEAUTY! Enjoy the deep park-like lot in Northwest Oak Park. Well maintained 1905 Farmhouse with 3 BR, 1-1/2 BAs. Great condition! ....$442,500 WARM, INVITING CLASSIC OP HOME with vintage charm throughout. Double parlor LR has stained glass window, hardwood floors. DR is highlighted with beamed ceiling and built-in cabinet. Eat-in kitchen with cozy pot belly stove. Basement fam room, full bath, laundry, storage. .......................... $415,000

FOREST PARK HOMES

SPACIOUS EXPANDED BUNGALOW in walkable area with 3 BRs, 1-1/2 BAs. Open living rm and dining rm with oak floors, cozy kitchen with walk-in pantry, open office area, fam rm/play area, fenced yard, two car gar. ... $329,500

ELMWOOD PARK HOMES

LARGE BRICK COLONIAL beautifully renovated from top to bottom! Gourmet kitchen, LR with wood burning fireplace, four BRs, two full BAs, and finished basement with family room. Some updates include wood floors, plumbing, electrical, appliances, siding, roof.......................................................$409,000 PRICE REDUCED JUST MOVE IN! Serious pride of ownership is evident. First floor features LR with crown molding, a remodeled cook’s kitchen, separate breakfast room with built- ins, den. Two bedrooms and full bath. One first floor BR may be used as office or DR. Finished basement. A must see. .......... $279,000

CONDOS/TOWNHOMES/2-FLATS

RIVER FOREST 3BR, 2BA. Two parking spaces. ...................................$309,000 RIVER FOREST 2BR, 2BA. Penthouse condo w/balcony. ....................$264,000 RIVER FOREST 1BR, 1BA. Newly updated............................................ $129,500 PRICE REDUCED OAK PARK 3BR, 3-1/2BA. .....................................$540,000 OAK PARK 3BR, 3BA. Two separate balconies.......................................$405,000 OAK PARK 2BR, 2BA. Remarkable corner unit. ....................................$305,000 OAK PARK 3BR, 2BA. “Chicago style apartment”. ................................$248,000 OAK PARK 2BR, 1BA. Original character/modern comforts. ................$160,000 OAK PARK 1BR, 1BA. Spacious, sunny, top floor. ...................................$129,900 OAK PARK 1BR, 1BA. Updated kitchen and bath. ................................... $99,000 OAK PARK 1BR, 1BA. Balcony overlooks courtyard. ............................... $76,000 FOREST PARK 2BR, 2BA. Bright and airy end unit. ............................. $164,900 PRICE REDUCED FOREST PARK 2BR, 2BA...................................... $162,500 FOREST PARK 1BR, 1BA. Vintage unit. ................................................. $102,500 FOREST PARK 1BR, 1BA. Neat and tidy. ................................................. $99,500 ELMWOOD PARK 2BR, 2BA. Well maintained building. .................... $150,000

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T R A N S F E R S

Oak Park home sells for $687,000

The following property transfers were reported by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds from September 1 to September 30, 2018. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the recorder of deeds.

OAK PARK ADDRESS 910 Belleforte Ave 101 Washington Blvd 325 N East Ave 730 N Grove Ave 942 Mapleton Ave 240 Chicago Ave 150 N Taylor Ave 1100 Rossell Ave 1167 S Humphrey Ave 334 S Lombard Ave 538 S Harvey Ave 738 N Lombard Ave 721 Ontario St C28 647 S Taylor Ave 1234 Woodbine Ave 1177 Wenonah Ave 1177 Wenonah Ave 624 S Cuyler Ave 1020 S Oak Park Ave 525 N Ridgeland Ave 1012 N Marion St 1183 Wenonah Ave 806 Harvard St 510 S Cuyler Ave 530 Wesley Ave 525 S Lombard Ave 850 N East Ave 1152 S East Ave 1122 Wenonah Ave 804 Carpenter Ave 1106 S Harvey Ave 48 Washington Blvd 818 Gunderson Ave Hemphill Donna 537 S Lombard Ave 1041 N Humphrey Ave 864 Carpenter Ave 1161 Clarence Ave 1230 N Lombard Ave 1011 N Harlem Ave 1161 S Humphrey Ave 1050 N Taylor Ave 1405 N Harlem Ave 344 N Austin Blvd 3441 408 S Lombard Ave 1272 1172 S Ridgeland Ave 840 S. Oak Park 1B 339 Clinton Ave 5

PRICE

SELLER

BUYER

$972,500 $900,000 $850,000 $707,500 $687,000 $679,000 $655,000 $623,000 $567,000 $543,000 $525,000 $491,000 $485,000 $480,000 $475,000 $455,000 $455,000 $445,000 $441,000 $440,000 $439,000 $426,500 $395,000 $385,000 $370,500 $360,000 $360,000 $352,500 $350,000 $330,000 $330,000 $320,000 $305,000

Kelley Sean Mitchell Andrew Sbt 2018 Fmru I Llc Greenplan 101 Washington Llc Kahn Barbara A Tr Isaac Peter Clark William M Jr Hoekstra Spencer D Zimlich Amanda Suzanne Gibbs Matt A 240 Chicago Ave Llc Ao Univ Llc Saxena Swati Boyle Kazimir Hasley James A Hotz Michael F Fahey Patrick B Armstrong Cortlandt M Pelletier-Smetko Sharon Eileen Kern Garrett W Arcturus Cap Mgmt Llc Bagri Shelley Banout Anthony S Regan Philip Michael Beckwith Leah Tr Doar Timothy J Hansen Terrance J Rodriguez Matthew Chinsky Robert Thyparampil Chacko Cartus Fin Corp Tollman Zack Fernandez Ana I Cartus Fin Corp Tn Design Llc Anderson James R Pattison Randolph L Gamboa Michael Owens Victor A Romano David T Botsch Vivienne M Fullenkamp Dominic E Law Hansel J Larson Ryan B Brown Derek J Klawitter Patricia Moromey Michael S Vejar Alexis Holland Richard J Thomas Karen Sowinski Theodore Bellin Kyle Brooks Wilma Tr Counts Tobin Bass Victoria Schieren Matthew Mahlan Fred L Planrise Llc Brown Linda Extr Parker Jennifer A Gogo-Madsen Sherry L Tr Zylstra Joshua F Hubbard Asa Gonzalez Wilson Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 0008002363897

$300,000 $283,000 $280,000 $280,000 $245,000 $213,000 $201,000 $200,000 $195,000 $168,000 $165,000 $160,000 $159,000 $154,500

Felton Nissa Gibbs Laura E Tr Tenuta Angela Cozzi Mark A Simmons Christopher R Beloz Alejandro Tr Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp Kubanda Andrew Harris Bethany A Tr Short Elizabeth Golden City Inv Inc Us Bank Tr Payne Martha Avila Kimberly

Janson Keith Mayo Kenneth Netisingha Kyle Thomas Peter Williams Rasheedah Hassan Abdullah Ism Inv Llc Park Pl Prop Grp Il Inc Fitch Megan P Corry Carl S Barse Levi Asset Preservation Trust Services Inc Teclaw Nancy K Tr Bejarano Moises Lopez

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942 Mapleton Ave., Oak Park

OAK PARK ADDRESS

PRICE

SELLER

BUYER

530 Washington Blvd 530G 228 N Oak Park Ave 3J 415 S Maple Ave 503 1138 Washington Blvd 11381 248 S Marion St 206 426 S Lombard Ave 303 212 N Oak Park Ave 1EE 1111 Holley Ct 217 1159 S Lyman Ave 942 Washington Blvd 9421W 337 S Maple Ave 31 532 N Oak Park Ave 938 North Blvd 306 841 N Lombard Ave

$150,000 $148,000 $138,000 $127,500 $105,000 $104,000 $98,000 $96,000 $90,000 $84,500 $80,000 $72,500 $59,000 Unknown

Mayer Norma S Sharos Andrew Mj Renovation Llc Housing & Urban Development Konz Jonathan Radtke Nicole E Arroyo Jkm Prop Inv Mgmt Llc Lapalio Eloise M Ryding Anna Beavers Lee Ann Tolbert Nicholas A Sells Victoria Judicial Sales Corp Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp

Calacci Taylor Leparoux Amelie Cheng Deion Mahou Emad Crawford Patricia Padilla Margielou Santiago Reif Robert W Anderson Keri V Ambrosia Homes Il Llc Series 63 Marin-Gutierrez Paulo Cesar Muller Frederica Hyndman Cynthia H Joe Investments Llc Deutsche Bk Natl Trust Co

1300 William St 312 Franklin Ave 1447 Forest Ave 1 Gale Ave 4A 1423 Bonnie Brae Pl 633 William St 1435 Franklin Ave 1446 Bonnie Brae Pl 101 Park Ave 632 Forest Ave 123 Ashland Ave 1306 Jackson Ave 1251 Ashland Ave 7 Gale Ave 332 Keystone Ave

$1,525,000 $1,400,000 $825,000 $790,000 $775,000 $750,000 $708,000 $670,000 $642,500 $583,000 $572,000 $517,500 $480,000 $465,000 $350,000

RIVER FOREST Johnson Kenneth J Mccloskey Eric A Dairyko Gregory Tr Wilks Bradley Old Second Natl Bk Knox James A Jr Kenny Dennis G River Forest Stetson Roger H Mcintosh Edward W Coon Alan Kenney Susan Tr Freeman Laurel Tr Corcoran Kevin Gaskill Mary Case Tr

Doukky Rami Serrone Joseph Carl Bindon Maura Solomon Mgmt Grp Llc Alsip Llc Lamkey Tyler Gaddipati Emma L Tr Hermes Rene J Collins Mark Christopher Poirier Ryan Yi In Yung Rover Forest Opporunities Llc Dager Pedro Mcnair Charles Benjamin Smilingyte Laura

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ADDRESS

PRICE

SELLER

BUYER

OAK PARK CONDO

OAK PARK 7344 Lake St GW 406 Franklin Ave 3A 1548 Ashland Ave 15482 1114 N Harlem Ave 11143 7204 Oak Ave 72043NW

$125,000 $120,000 $120,000 $105,000 $83,500

Newman Kevin J Dold Sharon Marchetti Diane Burch Kate Majkrzak Christine Tr

Newman Elizabeth B Flynn Matthew C Pipia Colleen Mercado Libcel A Gomez Brenda C Munoz

2 BDRM, 1 BATH ....................................................$159,000 AGT. FRANK DIFEBO

FOREST PARK 7725 Taylor St 7642 Monroe St 435 Elgin Ave 613 Thomas Ave 418 Elgin Ave 521 Thomas Ave 7421 Madison St 828 Elgin Ave 1424 Marengo Ave 1001 Harlem Ave 315 Burkhardt Ct 230 Circle Ave 2 1013 Des Plaines Ave B601 320 Circle Ave 303 7449 Washington St 605 320 Circle Ave 610 7605 Roosevelt Rd 850 Des Plaines Ave 610

$480,000 $450,000 $435,000 $430,000 $418,000 $400,000 $330,000 $290,000 $256,000 $201,000 $168,000 $128,000 $125,000 $109,500 $94,000 $85,000 $69,000 $63,500

Grafton Daniel J Beckmann Marie C Tr Kott Richard J Csonka Latosha Buccelli David Moritz David Mcbridg Ellen C Tks Llc Westervelt Wally W Chicago Title Land Trust Co Judicial Sales Corp Flawless Homes Llc Hampton Aubrey M Depillo Sharon A Halicki Adam Conley Tammie A Tr Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr Krueger Evelyn G Tr

Hutchinson Ryan David Sacks Eric Santiago Annarita Paweni Tsitsi Hammill Aaron Niewald Elizabeth A Hook Line & Sinker Llc Banuelos Cristian U Hadac Alice Galindo Guillermo V 315 Burkhardt Trust Flores Hiram Herard Gabrielle Walsh James J Klein Gregory R Conley Nia I Hutan Inv Llc Hayley Dillon T

STILL TIME TO CUSTOMIZE!

OAK PARK CONDO RENTAL

2BDRM, 2 BATH ................................................$2,400/mo AGT. FRED BERNACCHI

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1147 FOREST AVE, RIVER FOREST

731 BELLEFORTE AVE, OAK PARK

215 S RIDGELAND AVE, OAK PARK

6 br, 4.1 ba $1,400,000

5 br, 4.1 ba $999,000

5 br, 3 ba $599,000

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517 S ELMWOOD AVE, OAK PARK

818 N RIDGELAND AVE, OAK PARK

325 N GROVE AVE, OAK PARK

847 S KENILWORTH AVE, OAK PARK

1100 N OAK PARK AVE, OAK PARK

5 br, 2.2 ba $549,900

4 br, 3 ba $519,000

5 br, 1.1 ba $514,900

4 br, 1.1 ba $475,000

3 br, 2.1 ba $459,000

Jeffrey O'Connor 708.848.5550

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101 N EUCLID AVE 18, OAK PARK

1414 MARENGO AVE, FOREST PARK

1157 GUNDERSON AVE, OAK PARK

820 BELOIT AVE, FOREST PARK

7656 ADAMS ST, FOREST PARK

2 br, 2.1 ba $429,000

3 br, 3.1 ba $425,000

3 br, 1.2 ba $406,000

4 br, 2 ba $389,900

3 br, 2 ba $375,000

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Jessica Rivera 708.848.5550

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1142 WENONAH AVE, OAK PARK

1120 LATHROP AVE, FOREST PARK

839 N LOMBARD AVE, OAK PARK

1105 THOMAS AVE, FOREST PARK

830 ELGIN AVE, FOREST PARK

3 br, 1 ba $375,000

3 br, 2.1 ba $369,900

3 br, 1.1 ba $359,000

4 br, 3 ba $349,999

3 br, 2 ba $274,500

Cory Kohut 708.848.5550

Tabitha Murphy 708.848.5550

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Mark Hosty 708.848.5550

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PREVIEW HOUSE

Home for the Holidays

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LUXURY

510 KEYSTONE, RIVER FOREST :: $1,395,000 :: 7+ BED :: 7.5 BATH Gourmet kitchen opens to family room. Attached 3 car garage. Walk to train.

Welcome Home!

ocated at 1016 Baldwin Lane in Oak Park, this move-in-ready townhome offers the best of both worlds: a peaceful retreat, yet walking distance to great restaurants, shops, entertainment, and transportation.

KATHY & TONY IWERSEN 708.772.8040 708.772.8041 tonyiwersen@atproperties.com

Four levels of beautiful and serene living await you in a quiet courtyard setting. You’ll find spacious room sizes, including three bedrooms and three full and one half bath, as well as gorgeous hardwood floors. The fantastic kitchen has all the bells and whistles with ample counter space plus an island.

OAK PARK-RIVER F

Community F

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You will love the terrific master suite, and the incredible roof deck. Walking distance to the Green Line and Metra, all of Downtown Oak Park and Forest Park. Should you ever want to leave your little sanctuary, there is always something to do! 1016 Baldwin Lane is listed for $450,000. Check it out this Sunday, November 18 at an open house, 2:30 – 4 pm. For more information contact Bethanny Alexander, Baird & Warner, (708) 697-5904

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Quality

(qual i’ ty) noun The basic nature, the degree of excellence, the best available when compared to others.

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Tom Carraher redefines the essence of real estate service.

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827 Lathrop Ave, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $349,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1150 S. Humphrey Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $360,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1123 Schneider Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $449,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12:30 1016 Baldwin Ln, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $450,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-4 132 Des Plaines Ave, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $474,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

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3427 Elmwood Ave, Berwyn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $265,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:30-2:30

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847 S. Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $475,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 721 Ontario St. UNIT 106, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $495,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:30-2 1928 N. Oak Park Ave, Chicago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $500,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 1032 Superior St, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $540,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 108 Wesley Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $549,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 842 N. Elmwood Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $559,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 530 S. Elmwood Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $600,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 514 N. Grove Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $624,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12-1:30 318 S. Humphrey Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $650,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 732 S. Taylor Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $699,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-3 1206 Lathrop Ave, River Forest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $795,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 719 Linden Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coldwell Banker Residential. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $825,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3:30 236 Forest Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $989,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 731 Belleforte Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group . . . . $999,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 1207 Jackson Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,095,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4 1140 Jackson Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,250,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 924 Ashland Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,750,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

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926 Ashland Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,750,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

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324 N. Marion St. UNIT 1N, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $248,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

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15 Forest Ave. UNIT 19, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $554,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-12 15 Forest Ave. UNIT 19, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $554,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sat. 11-1

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Community Guide Foundation Forest Giving Community Coordinated by the Oak Park-River

The Most Wonderful Guide of The Year!

eason of Giving is a campaign organized by Wednesday Journal and the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation to encourage local charitable giving during the holiday season. It has long

been recognized that when we shop local, our money recirculates through the local economy reaping dividends for the entire community. The same is true for charitable giving. When you donate to local nonprofits, your money goes to

work in your own neighborhood. Your donations feed local families, offer safety and learning to local children, and enrich the beauty and art that surrounds us all. Over the coming weeks, we hope that you will take a moment to look over

We connect giving to impact!

AgeOptions

AgeOptions helps to empower older adults in Suburban Cook County by connecting them to information and resources so they can thrive as they age. AgeOptions has served older adults since 1974 reaching more than 155,000 older adults and caregivers last year alone. AgeOptions partners with community-based nonprofits serving older adults and their caregivers to ensure that every aging person has access to in-home care, adult day services, nutritious meals, intervention and prevention of fraud, abuse, and neglect, and advocacy to protect their right. To donate, volunteer, or simply find out about the many services and programs available to you or your loved ones, go to www.ageoptions.org or call us at 708-383-0258.

Animal Care League Animal Care League offers a safe haven for pets in need. Founded in 1973, Animal Care League takes a proactive approach to animal care and adoption as well as preventative measures to help reduce the number of homeless animals in our communities. With over 1000 pets coming to our doors each year, Animal Care League counts on supporters to ensure that we can provide what is needed from routine vaccinations to life saving surgery. Make a difference in the life of a homeless animal by visiting www.animalcareleague. org where you can sign up to volunteer, make a donation, view our adoptable pets, and learn about upcoming events.

Austin Coming Together (ACT) Austin Coming Together (ACT) exists to create a thriving Austin community. ACT’s mission is to

increase the collective impact of our member organizations on improving education and economic development outcomes in the Austin community.

ACT provides backbone support for a network of more than 50 non-profit, faith-based, public, and private entities committed to improving the quality of life in the Austin community. Since 2010, we have helped our members take a strategic and collaborative approach to achieving outcomes together.

For more information about membership, volunteering, or to make a donation please contact Executive Director, Darnell Shields, at 773-417-8613 or dshields@ austincomingtogether.org

BUILD, Inc. Since 1969, Austin-based BUILD, Inc. has helped thousands of Chicago youth escape gang violence to become positive community leaders. BUILD is a second family to young people who face steep obstacles, yet succeed every day with the help of caring mentors who share similar backgrounds. Programs like the Block 51 Arts Academy, Austin Summer of Opportunity, and BUILDing Girls 2 Women foster creativity, social-emotional health, and academic success of youth ages 6 to 24. Gifts to the Attitude of Gratitude campaign support expansion of programs in Austin, Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, Hermosa, Logan Square, and Fuller Park. Visit www.buildchicago.org or call 773-227-2880.

The Children’s Clinic/ Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society Will you join us? We’re on a mission to advance the health and well-being of children in need. When you support the OPRF Infant Welfare Society, you help vulnerable children in our community

and surrounding areas access critical healthcare, including pediatric, dental and behavioral health services. Our Children’s Clinic is an important safety net for 3,500 children each year, and your generosity is key. Your gift of $50 will provide a toddler with two essential vaccines. Or for $150, a young patient with autism can receive specialized preventive dental services. Make a gift at www.oprfiws.org or call 708406-8661.

p.s. You’re also invited to join us for our 20th annual Holiday Housewalk & Market, November 29 – December 1! Another great way to help us provide heartfelt healthcare.

Cluster Tutoring For more than 27 years, the Cluster Tutoring Program has been providing free one-to-one tutoring to students in grades K through 12 who primarily come from the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. Our dedicated volunteers meet with students for 30 weeks throughout the school year to provide literacy instruction, homework help, and mentoring. We also offer a summer reading program and additional academic enrichment opportunities through community partnerships with Concordia University and the Mathnasium in Oak Park. Your support of Cluster assists us in fulfilling our mission, which is to help young people realize their potential through the power of learning in an environment that strengthens the student, the tutor, and the community. For more information or to make a donation, please go to our website: www. clustertutoring.org or contact Executive Director, Kara Kalnitz, at 773-378-5530.

The Collaboration for Early Childhood The Collaboration for Early Childhood is your resource for early childhood information in Oak Park and River Forest. We provide the connections vital to every child’s opportunity for

the listings in this Giving Guide. Find an organization that resonates with you. Check out their website. Consider making a donation or volunteering. Spread the word. Don’t just shop local—give Local. success in learning and in life. We work with more than 60 organizations so that parents and their children receive critical information and support services, children are screened for developmental delays, teachers in child care centers, preschools and family child care homes provide high quality programs and our most vulnerable children and their families experience a strong web of support. For more information, or to make a donation, please visit us at collab4kids. org or follow us on Facebook.

Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory Since 1986, the Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory has been inspiring and educating visitors. We manage over 150 volunteers. We offer free tours through the showrooms and free educational programs for kids. We sponsor two free events at the Conservatory - KidsFest and FallFest. We host the Uncorked summer-series and we are celebrating the 30th annual plant sale this coming spring. We give grants to the park district to make improvements to the Conservatory. We rely on volunteers, members and donors to make these events, programs and grants possible. Please consider helping us grow. Join. Donate. Volunteer. For more information about membership, volunteering, or to make a donation please contact Executive Director, Beth Cheng, at 708.725.2460 or director@fopcon.org.

Green Community Connections The most recent United Nations report shows that the worst effects of climate change will hit by 2040 if we don’t act now. Go “all in” for the planet with your donation to the 8th annual One Earth Film Festival, an OPRF grass-roots effort that inspires climate action, resilience and environmental justice in communities throughout Chicagoland. In 2018, we hosted 60 film screenings, and 95% of surveyed attendees reported being inspired to get involved in issues or solutions.

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This Community Giving Guide of local nonprofits will run weekly through December. If you would like information on how to list your organization, email Marc Stopeck at marc@oakpark.com. Protect the planet by joining One Earth today: oneearthfilmfest.org/give. Memberships start at $25. Bill Reilly of The Reilly Group at Merrill Lynch will generously match your donation now through #GivingTuesday.

Ernest Hemingway Foundation Of Oak Park The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park is a non-profit 501(c)(3) literary arts and educational foundation dedicated to thoughtful reading and writing. The foundation offers a wide variety of programming, all open to the public, to nurture and encourage creative expression for students and for people of all ages. Through tours and exhibits at Ernest Hemingway’s birthplace museum, the foundation fosters an understanding of his life and work, his Oak Park origins and his impact on world literature. Your gift supports creative outlets for people of all ages through professional teacher development, local author and performing artist programs, inter-generational engagement, a writer-in-residence program, as well as student writing workshops, mentorships, and scholarships. For more information about us or to donate online go to www.hemingwaybirthplace. com or mail us at: Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park P.O. Box 2222 Oak Park, IL 60303-2222

Hephzibah Hephzibah Children’s Association was founded in 1897. We serve more than 1,000 children and families each year through innovative, community-based programs. Hephzibah provides a Group Home for children who have been taken from their families due to profound abuse or neglect. Our skilled staff recruits and trains foster parents, and offers ongoing support to help all family members navigate challenges. Our after-school Day Care operates on a sliding scale to serve working parents in Oak Park, with programs based at each elementary school. To make a real difference in the lives of children and families, please donate today at hephzibahhome.org.

Housing Forward The mission of Housing Forward is to transition people from housing crisis to housing stability. By emphasizing homelessness prevention, supportive services, employment readiness and supportive housing, we are able to offer a comprehensive, long-term solution that moves clients into housing quick-

ly and keeps them there. Housing Forward is the only nonprofit organization in west Cook County with a comprehensive, long-term solution for preventing and ending homelessness. Founded in 1992, the agency provides integrated services to at-risk and homeless individuals and families in six areas: emergency assistance, employment readiness, supportive housing, outreach and engagement, supportive services, and emergency shelter. To learn more, visit www.housingforward. org or to donate, www.housingforward. org/give, or contact Janet Gow, Director of Development & Communications, at 708.338.1724 ext. 262.

L’Arche Chicago L’Arche Chicago is a community where people with and without intellectual disabilities share life together in homes, as family. In our group homes in the OPRF neighborhoods, we strive to merge the highest quality of care and genuine friendship. We seek to create a world that welcomes difference and celebrates the unique gifts of all people, where each person has a genuine place of belonging. Support L’Arche Chicago and help us to create that kind of world right here in Oak Park River Forest. larchechicago.org/2018

New Moms Since 1983, New Moms has been interrupting the cycle of poverty for two generations: young moms and their children, by offering supports in the most important areas of the life of a family – stable housing, job training, and family support. These supports, along with a loving environment, equip young moms as they work to create strong families. Through our holistic approach, young moms experience a transformation of heart and mind as their life stories change from ones of hopelessness to lives filled with stability, health and vision for a strong future. Learn more at newmoms.org.

Oak-Leyden Developmental Services The mission of OakLeyden Developmental Services is to help children and adults with developmental disabilities meet life’s challenges and reach their highest potential. The organization offers life-changing support in three areas: Children’s Services, Residential Services, and Lifelong Learning. Empower people with developmental disabilities today at https://www.oak-leyden. org/get-involved/donate.

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OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST

Community Foundation

Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry $1 = 3 meals, is an equation only you can make possible. With your help, Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry has been reducing local hunger for nearly 40 years. Your support means we are able to meet the needs of nearly 16,000 families struggling with hunger each year. It means we can provide over 50 pounds of nutritious food plus access to vital programs and services to help people stretch limited food budgets in healthy ways. It means that even a little goes a long way: every $1 donated can feed a neighbor for an entire day. To make a donation, visit oprffoodpantry. org or send checks payable to OPRF Food Pantry to Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry, 848 Lake Street, Oak Park, IL 60301.

Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation The Oak Park – River Forest Community Foundation is based on a powerful promise: to create an enduring institution where people can come together and pool their resources to meet our community’s most pressing needs; not just now, but forever. For sixty years, generations of thoughtful and caring donors and residents have empowered the Foundation’s work to safeguard and advance the community in which we live, raise our families and work. From helping donors with legacy gift planning, to managing donor advised funds, to strengthening local non-profits, we connect. Visit www.oprfcf.org or call 708-848-1560 (ask for Rhea Yap) to start a fund, discuss your charitable estate plans, or make a donation today.

Oak Park Regional Housing Center Since 1972, the Oak Park Regional Housing Center (OPRHC) has been an advocate for fair housing. Our mission is to achieve meaningful and lasting diversity in communities. The OPRHC works to counteract steering and encourages pro-integrative housing options. We promote Oak Park as a community for all races, attracting people who respond to and strengthen that kind of climate. We work with local entities to coordinate a multi-faceted effort to promote and sustain the community’s rich diversity. Support our work with a donation at https:// oprhc.org/donate/ oprhc.org • 708-848-7150 info@ oprhc.org • 1041 South Boulevard Oak Park IL 60302

Opportunity Knocks Opportunity Knocks is dedicated to providing opportunities and resources for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities so they may pursue their educational, occupational and social interests. Our approach to programming is person-centered, peer-led and community-based. Due to challenges in relying on the State of Illinois as a funding partner, we rely on our community for that partnership and support. We are nearly entirely privately funded. That fact makes your support that much more important. To learn more about Opportunity Knocks or to make a donation in support of the Warrior Mission, please visit us online at opportunityknocksnow.org.

PING! PING! (Providing Instruments for the Next Generation) is an all-volunteer organization that loans musical instruments to students in need in grades 4-12 in Oak Park-River Forest school districts 90, 97, and 200 so that they can participate in their school band or orchestra. PING! also provides music enrichment for its students through workshops, mentoring, summer music camp scholarships, private lessons, and field trips. Founded in 1998 PING! is celebrating its 20th Anniversary and over the past two decades has served more than 600 students who would not otherwise have the opportunity to participate in the music programs at school. PING! depends on the community for donated instruments and financial contributions to maintain its instrument inventory and program funding. For more information or to make a donation, go to www.pingoprf.org. If you have an instrument to donate, send us an email at pingoprf@gmail.com.

Pro Bono Network We believe access to justice should not depend upon your ability to afford an attorney. There are simply not enough legal aid lawyers to help people in dire need of legal aid. These include issues of safety from an abuser, adequate housing, and the ability to get a job. Over Pro Bono Network’s fairly short existence we have enabled 300+ attorneys to give more than 16,500 pro bono legal hours to over 2,500 clients in need. Learn more and donate at pro-bononetwork.org. Your support will make a difference in the lives of others!

Aidan is an extraordinary youth who, at the age of 6, was inspired to provide diapers for the clients of the Oak Park & River Forest Food Pantry who could not otherwise afford them. Over the past 8 years, Aidan has rallied Boy Scout Troop 16 to become involved in the fundraising for and distribution of the diapers.

Meet Aidan.

In 2017, Aidan donated 18,000 diapers to the Food Pantry, and his goal is to donate 20,000 in 2018!

In 2016, Aidan Bertocchini (center), with his mother, Ann Sugg (right), and his aunt, Mary Carlin (left), opened a Donor Advised Fund at the Community Foundation to support this project & maximize donations. Working together, there is so much we can do to transform lives and grow prosperity in and around Oak Park and River Forest, now and for generations to come.

Contact Rhea Yap

to learn more about how your passion & our expertise can work for you

708.848.1560 or ryap@oprfcf.org

The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation sponsors the Season of Giving in support of nonprofit organizations serving our communities.

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Pro Musica Youth Chorus Pro Musica is the ONLY community children’s chorus in the greater Oak Park area for kids in 1st grade through high school. For over 25 years Pro Musica has brought music education, performance opportunities, and youth empowerment programming to over 1,100 children. Evidence shows that kids who sing in chorus get better grades, are happier, and become more community involved adults than their peers. Yet about half of area school children do not have access to chorus. Pro Musica is committed to reaching more children in our community by driving youth music education across socio-economic barriers. • $25 provides sheet music for 1 singer for a season • $50 provides rehearsal space for our singers for 1 week • $100 provides 10 free tickets for seniors to our Spring Concert Help us make a difference in a child’s life – go to promusicayouthchorus.org and donate today!

The River Forest Public Library Foundation “A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people,” said Andrew Carnegie. That’s why he funded thousands of public libraries a century ago to help people help themselves through selfdirected learning. Today, the River Forest Public Library (RFPL) carries on that core mission by providing not just books and periodicals but also a wide array of digital resources (onsite and remotely), interactive programs, and other transformative learning opportunities. Honor a family member, a cherished teacher or mentor, a dear friend, or your own love of lifelong learning by giving to the RFPL Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization,

at 735 Lathrop Avenue, River Forest, IL 60305 or rfplfoundation.org/donate. Your gift will inspire others and transform the lives of so many in our community.

Sarah’s Inn

Since 1981, Sarah’s Inn has worked to improve the lives of those impacted by domestic violence and to break the cycle of violence for future generations. Our Intervention Program provides bi-lingual services for families affected by domestic violence in order to safely navigate crisis, effectively process trauma and ensure self-sufficiency. Our Training and Education Program creates a network of skilled bystanders to appropriately intervene as first responders and community advocates. Our Together Strong Project was created to prevent relationship violence by teaching youth about the impact of their choices, giving them the tools to lead healthy lives, and empowering them to make a difference in their community. To donate, visit donatenow.networkforgood. org/sarahsinn, or make a tax-deductible donation through postal mail by sending a check to: Sarah’s Inn, PO Box 1159, Oak Park, IL 60304

Thrive Counseling Center

HOPE

RESILIENCE

• psychiatric care and medication management • in-home counseling for older adults • psychosocial rehabilitation day program • 24/7 crisis intervention • Suicide Safer Community Program • adult and youth group therapy, including: • art therapy • stress management • coping with anxiety • grief support • Sibshops To learn more or donate, please visit www. thrivecc.org or call 708-383-7500, ext. 322. Follow us on Facebook!

in Oak Park and surrounding communities who are trying to overcome an addition to alcohol, chemical substances such as opioids, and gambling. Our mission is to rebuild lives damaged by addiction in a personalized healing environment, where men and women’s lives are transformed and relationships are healed. Our recovery program focuses on the integration of the body, mind, and spirit. For more information or to make a donation, go to: www.waybackinn.org or call us at 708-345-8422.

West Suburban Special Recreation Association (WSSRA) West Suburban Special Recreation Association (WSSRA) provides recreational programming for individuals with disabilities who reside in Oak Park, River Forest and nine other surrounding communities.

UCP Seguin Of Greater Chicago

UCP Seguin believes that all people, regardless of ability, deserve to achieve their potential, advance their independence and act as full members of the community. So we stop at nothing to provide life skills training, assistive technology, meaningful employment and a place to call home for people with disabilities, as well as specialized foster care for children. Our goal: life without limits for people with disabilities.

Donations to WSSRA, help provide financial assistance to those participating in our yearround programs and summer day camp. To make a donation, please visit wssra.net.

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Thrive Counseling Center (formerly Family Services of Oak Park) has provided mental health services to our community for 120 years. Located in the heart of Oak Park, our mission is to build healthy minds, families and communities by empowering people to attain mental and emotional well-being. Hope, resilience and recovery form the heart of our programs and services. Last year we provided critical services to approximately 1,400 friends, neighbors and family members including…

Make a difference in the lives of people with disabilities. Donate online at ucpseguin.org or send gifts to UCP Seguin, 332 Harrison Street, Oak Park IL 60304

Way Back Inn/Grateful House

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Since 1974, Way Back Inn and Grateful House have successfully provided residential and outpatient treatment for men and women

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UCP Seguin – Providing CHOICE for People with Disabilities

ike other parents of individuals with disabilities, Monique and Larry McIntyre of Oak Park wondered about the best path for their daughter Rebecca after her stint at Oak Park and River Forest High School. Rebecca is a friendly woman who loves singing, dancing, and the arts. But as she reached adulthood, she faced the challenges of how to fulfill her life’s goals and reach her full potential. Rebecca and her parents turned to UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago to help them plan. UCP Seguin showed the McIntyres an array of services for people with disabilities. Rebecca and her parents decided on CHOICE, UCP Seguin’s “Community Connections” day services

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center in the Oak Park Art District. CHOICE incorporates an emerging philosophy of service for people with intellectual disabilities, providing options for community employment, volunteerism, socialization, enrichment, and life experiences. Through CHOICE Rebecca is supported in jobs at Trader Joe’s and the Happy Apple Pie Shop. She pursues her artistic endeavors and socialization. Rebecca was recently featured at the CHOICE Booktique, reading her own poetry and displaying her art. As her mother Monique said, “I don’t know what we would have done without UCP Seguin.” UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago is a

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501(c)(3) nonprofit human services agency dedicated to providing life without limits for people with disabilities. Offering programs and services from birth to old age, UCP Seguin helps children and adults with disabilities achieve their potential, advance their independence and act as full members of the community. Its programs include innovative training and education, family support, employment and life-skills training, residential services, and children’s foster care. You can help provide life without limits for people with disabilities. Donate online at ucpseguin.org or send gifts to UCP Seguin, 332 Harrison Street, Oak Park IL 60304

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Rebecca McIntyre, participant in UCP Seguin’s CHOICE Initiative, visits the Oak Park Library on a recent outing.

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Grassroots equity work topic of SAY Connects event

Looking back from page 13

for all students, but in particular the black and brown students in this [school]. That’s actually what I came here to do.

Steve James The documentary series director and longtime Oak Park resident responded to Rouse’s concerns. I said the same thing to Nate as I said to [former superintendent] Steven Isoye, which is that we really wanted them to participate in the film and be part of it and really allow us to see the work they do, hear from them and what they wanted to do and intended to accomplish. But neither of them, and it wasn’t just them but it was all of the upper administration, that refused to participate in the series. So it makes it hard for us to fully portray someone who doesn’t participate, but we did endeavor to be fair and reflect what people told us and I don’t think we laid all of this at Nate’s feet at all. There’s plenty of responsibility to go around on this issue and we certainly tried to show that; that there are administration issues, community issues, America issues that contribute to what goes on in this school.

Jackie Moore Moore, who was a board member when the documentary was filmed (she’s board president now), revealed how she felt about Rouse and other administrators not supporting the work of Jessica Stovall, who is currently on leave

HUBER

Infant swimming resource from page 7 about the program and that finding pool space is tough. Growing up as the heir to the Alberto Culver global consumer products firm -- which her grandfather founded in 1955 and the family eventually sold to Unilever for $3.7 billion in 2011 -- Huber realized she could do something, thinking it might be the perfect mix of her teaching, business and charitable interests. Her mother had always told her “with great privilege comes great responsibility.” When she worked as a teacher, her mother always pushed her to open her own school or become a principal. “It used to drive me insane,” Huber said, feeling that just because her mom, entrepreneur and philanthropist Carol Lavin Bernick, thought up big plans, didn’t mean she needed to. Huber was happy as an elementary school teacher. But “when I found this, I was able to kind of let my guard down and think, ‘Alright, if there are resources and connections that we need to grow this team and spread the word and make it available to everybody, then maybe I should,” she said. Huber applied and was accepted to ISR swim instructor training, welcoming master instructors from Arizona into her home to teach her how to be an ISR instructor. Af-

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Charles Donalson, left, said that he would not have made it out of OPRF if it wasn’t for the Spoken Word Club. Right, current OPRF student Naomi Leach. from OPRF to pursue a doctorate degree. Stovall said that a major reason why she left was because she didn’t feel supported. Given my role in episode 9, I want to dispel some of the assumptions that Jessica [Stovall] and I were best buddies and that’s why I was championing her work. The very first time I met Jessica and heard about her work was when she was talking about her experiences after a sabbatical and the person that I am, being a researcher and data driven, I looked at her proposal and wanted to know more.

ter eight weeks, she passed the course but then faced the challenge of finding a pool to teach in. Huber taught at gyms, people’s backyards, hotel pools, spending 20 hours a week just looking for pool space. Finally, her mom and husband approached her, asking if she was trying to reach as many children as possible or if she was just trying to prove a point. “They said, ‘You have the privilege to be able to help more kids if you can get over your need to do it all yourself,’” she said. “So this one school that we were never going to open because I was going to do everything by myself is ours now.” Huber and her husband founded the CAST Water Safety Foundation, which will provide ISR services to children ages six months to six years old -- “But if there’s an 8-year-old who doesn’t know how to swim, we’ll take them,” she said. The nonprofit will partner with the Live Like Jake drowning prevention foundation, to provide families of drowning victims free swimming lessons. She said ISR also offers scholarships to families of first-responders, military, teachers and more. “I’ve had moms crying at my knees at lessons, saying ‘Why did you know about this before your child died? My child drowned,’” Huber said. “I’m trying to help people early in life, change statistics for childhood drowning and improve quality of life for people later on.” CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

Meet five Oak Parkers working hard at the grassroots level to create greater equity in the village. A major theme of “America to Me,” the work of equity is actually happening right now. SAY Connects, a collaboration of Success of All Youth and Wednesday Journal, will host an invigorating community discussion on equity on Wednesday, Nov. 28 in the auditorium of Percy Julian Middle School. The 90-minute event begins at 7 p.m. There is no charge for tickets but you must RSVP at OakPark.com/sayconnects. Doris Davenport will moderate a discussion with representatives of the Collaboration for Early Childhood, the E-Team, Zingela Ulwazi, Echo Theater and Race Conscious Dialogues. I have to say that one of the regrets I have as a board member in viewing the documentary is that I didn’t push harder. The board I’m assembled with now is pushing for things in a very different way, and I’m heartbroken for the reasons that Jessica and Chala [Holland, former asst. principal] are no longer here. We’re three years down the road with some very different data to talk about and some very different feelings about how our teachers are connecting with each other. Jessica’s work had so much integrity and was so evidence-based. We didn’t have to hire a consultant to do that and that is a frustration I have. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

Pritzker wins every precinct in Oak Park

Democratic challenger trounces Rauner, taking over 80 percent of the vote

Libertarian Grayson “Kash” Jackson and Conservative Party candidate William McCann earned just over a combined 3 percent of the vote in the village. Oak Park voters were also more motivated to turn out for the midterm election, with 69 percent of registered voters By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER in Oak Park casting ballots. In 2014, Oak Staff Reporter Park’s voter turnout was 60.4 percent. Oak Park voters turned out in Pritzker also won by a full force for governor-elect J.B. wide margin in River ForPritzker in Tuesday’s midterm est, taking 61.13 percent election, sending over four-fifths of the 5,429 votes cast for of their votes to the Democratic governor. He also won in challenger. all but one of the village’s Pritzker won the statewide eight precincts – the 2nd – election, defeating incumbent where he was defeated by Republican Bruce Rauner, with two votes. 54.2 percent of the votes cast in River Forest voters were Illinois, compared to 39.2 percent J.B. PRITZKER also more fired up in this for Rauner. Govenor elect election, compared to the In Oak Park, however, Pritzker last midterm. This year, won by 81.58 percent of the vote, taking 21,830 of the 26,760 votes cast and 67.4 percent of the village’s 8,187 regisdefeating Rauner in every one of the vil- tered voters cast ballots, compared to 59.47 percent of the 7,436 registered votlage’s 37 precincts. Rauner won 4,115 votes – 15.37 percent – ers in 2014. tim@oakpark.com of the votes cast in Oak Park.

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The Achievement Gap to Me

have completed watching all of the episodes of America to Me. Since no one except me subscribes to Starz, the only person I could discuss the documentary with was Marsha. I think the documentary may be subtly subversive of the conventional wisdom about the longstanding achievement gap at the high school. A preliminary observation: There was nothing very revelatory. Having lived here for 42 years, served a 4-year term on District 97’s school board, acted as OPRF’s Booster Club president for 10 years, fathered three sons who played basketball from age 8 at the YMCA through junior high and then senior high, I am not unfamiliar with the issues of race addressed by this documentary. However, I am not black. Nor am I a woman, Hispanic or gay. I am not what is pejoratively called “a knee-jerk white liberal,” but I am arguably an unintentionally soft racist. Now that that’s out of the way, I really liked all the segments about the students. I got caught up in their stories, just like a Dickens novel. I so wanted Kendale to win the state championship wrestling match, not only for his sake but also his parents and his coaches. I thought Tiara was going to fail chemistry, but with her mom’s and her teacher Mr. Bernthal’s help, she passed. Charles crushed it at the poetry slams. The team had a great season. It was very cool that the coaches found a role for Chanti on the team. It helped her work through her trauma issues. The love and commitment that Terrence’s mom had for him was truly remarkable. In fact, I loved all the kids and hope life works out for them. I had forgotten how hard it is to negotiate the half adult/half child nether world of adolescence, regardless of the color of your skin. Frankly, I was bored by almost all the scenes involving the faculty, administrators and board. They almost always came across as polemical, redundant, cumulative, evasive or egoistic. And, as always, there are never any specific solutions for a problem that simply cannot be solved at the high school. Twenty-five years of data surely suggest that good intentions, white guilt, passion and zealotry may not be the way forward. (See Ahab, Captain; Quixote, Don, et al) I suspect the answer is more modest. One rooted in reality instead of the frustrating, fruitless pursuit of some kind of magic bullet that will somehow transform the school, even society. Almost all of these students, black and white, seemed to be negotiating their very different, personal situations. Each of them had been thrown into a world they had absolutely no control over. Thereafter, through infancy, early childhood, puberty and adolescence, they have confronted lives over which they had little choice or control. Then as 14-year-olds, they all go to a diverse — albeit white — majority high school. One size does not fit all. This is a large, diverse, complex high school. It is not a lab school. It is not a charter school. Priorities differ. Each student has different needs, dreams and preparedness.

JOHN

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TAKING A STAND: Marchers rally at the Cook County Forest Preserve park on Sunday, Nov. 11, during the Unite Against Hate March in River Forest.

Non-hate speech for the haters

HUBBUCH

See HUBBUCH on page 28

In the wake of hate speech at OPRF where my son is a senior, I feel compelled to send this prose poem to Wednesday Journal. I’ve lived in Oak Park for 20 years now. My family chose this community because of its outward commitment to the ideals of fostering diversity, and we truly love this community. Ours is a biracial and interfaith family. Since the 2016 election, the levels of racism and micro-aggression directed at my person (on the street, in the grocery, in the gym, in the forest) have risen. I am a woman of color. That is one incarnation. I am also a human being.

The Healers

To you, who hate me because of my skin color, and hate my friends because of theirs, and hate my family because you think you can own the land and Mother Earth’s life force so you try to own what cannot be owned To you who scrawl graffiti and hide behind symbols of hate designed to make people like me afraid and make our children afraid and our wisdom-givers afraid To you who think only one race and one religion should rule the world and that it should be you A message Some knowledge A reminder Your hate was never able to dominate the human capacity for love and compassion We’ve learned to love each other across differences over the centuries Our love is winning

Our love has won

All the multiracial interfaith lovin’ on the Earth families are connected now — you cannot break the bonds of our love And don’t think for a moment I don’t see the fear in your eyes, fear that our massive, loving, interconnected peoples will become a majority and abuse you the way you abused our bodies, our rights, our ancestors. We are not you And if we stay on the path of fierce loving-kindness, revolutionary love, and justice We won’t become your hate Remember this when you are ill and diseased and time comes for your body as it comes for all of us — the doctor, the nurse, the chaplain, the person who handles your health insurance, the janitor you need to keep your hospital room clean will likely be one of us.

Mary Grace (M.G.) Bertulfo Oak Park

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Hate comes from fear

hese past two weeks have brought worry and discouragement as hateful acts of anti-Semitism and racism have undercut our values with incidents at the high school and at a local temple. Repulsion at the actions of an individual shouting horrific things outside West Suburban Temple Har Zion, at an OPRF student using technology to spread the image of a swastika during an assembly, at unknown perpetrators who defiled a building on the OPRF campus with racist and anti-Semitic claptrap and an implied threat against an activist teacher. We share the discouragement and the worry. These are attitudes we had long considered well submerged in our progressive hometowns. Not eradicated but marginalized to the extent such ignorance would not be publicly proclaimed. Given the cover provided by social media, the rise of Trump and by the increasing determination we see in these towns to forcefully address issues of inequity, it is not stunning to see this response. What is essential and gratifying is to see the strong and immediate response to these threats. A Sabbath gathering at the temple which drew hundreds from across the faith community. A march led by OPRF students on Sunday to demand safety and support for all. The immediate response by OPRF’s superintendent and board president to call all students together to address this hate. This is a community rising to reject the fear that spawns the hate. And it makes us proud.

Next steps on consolidation By a considerable margin — 60-40 — Oak Park voters last week approved the non-binding and vaguely worded referendum asking if they are open to studying the possibility of some sort of merger among the village government, the library, park district and/or the township. Maybe the outcome is explained by the high voter turnout in this midterm election, maybe by a “why not” reaction to the understated wording of the ballot question. One thing that does not explain the final vote is any sort of concerted effort by any supporters to build interest in the outcome. This was an under-the-radar vote. In any case, it passed decisively and that raises the question what happens next? Mayor Anan Abu-Taleb said he’d go back to his board of trustees and look for direction. But then he said it seemed reasonable to him that a third-party of some sort be hired or appointed to gather information on the pros and cons of any consolidation. Other taxing bodies would need to join that process, he said, and it would likely take a considerable time to figure out if actual consolidation makes sense. We will see if this vote puts the other taxing bodies in a more open-minded mood to consider all possibilities up to and including active mergers. Our point of view is the trajectory of property taxes, and don’t forget the lead role played here by the two school districts, is just unsustainable. Add in pension projections which are only going to intensify, and the model of local governing has got to change. We’re less interested in seeing governing units go out of existence than we are in seeing active, innovative, and hard choices being made among these taxing bodies to share services. Let’s go back to the days, not long ago, when a single health insurance policy covered most local government staff. Find ways to share financial management and human resources personnel. If there are ways to share buildings and put more property on the tax rolls that would be great. And, we’ll always lobby for a single fire district that includes Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park. The message of this referendum is to save taxpayer dollars while preserving essential services. The status quo does not do that. Let’s implement the many recommendations of the Taxing Bodies Efficiency Task Force and not get stuck in a fight focused just on consolidation.

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My love/hate with winter

ast Friday was our first snowfall though it didn’t amount to much — just enough, as Nick says in It’s a Wonderful Life, “to give the joint atmosphere.” With it came temps in the 20s at night and 30s during the day. Icicles appeared under the Metra overpasses on Saturday, and thanks to ideal weather conditions — a high-pressure system, cloudless blue sky, and favorable tailwinds — wave after wave of sandhill cranes passed overhead, nosing their way South. Winter has arrived a month early. The sandhill cranes never lie. I have mixed feelings about this. I like snow falling. I don’t like fallen snow. Snowing is beautiful. Snow is a nuisance. I love snow that flocks the trees and bushes, sables the rooftops and blankets the grass. I hate snow that covers the sidewalks and streets. I want everyone to remove the snow from their sidewalks once it stops snowing or as soon as possible the next morning. I don’t want the elderly to shovel. I don’t want anyone to get a heart attack from shoveling. I don’t want anyone who is physically impaired to shovel. But I still want snow-free sidewalks. Whatever it takes. I’ll make donations to a sidewalk snowremoval fund for teams of enterprising teens. Happy to contribute. I hate it when snow gets trampled underfoot and compressed and can’t easily be shoveled and quickly turns to ice. I hate it when, even though merchants remove the snow from in front of their storefronts, the snow in front of empty storefronts goes untouched. Start a snow-removal fund in the business district. Lobby village hall. Something. No ice floes on our sidewalks! You could get elected with that slogan. I love it when snowplows remove the snow from streets. I hate it when the plows push that snow up against the corner curb cuts where it turns into slush icebergs that pedestrians have to climb over. I think the village should clear every corner cut on main thoroughfares after every snowfall, and I give advance approval to have my taxes pay for that service. I also like it when snow gets plowed from the lot where I park, but not when it walls in my car, which I don’t drive every day, so when I do, I have to shovel it out. I hate having to brush the snow off my car, especially when I forget to allow extra time for that purpose, which makes me late. Or when I’m running errands and have to brush the accumulated snow off every time I return to my car. I love it when snow has been removed from sidewalks and streets and blankets everything else — but not for too long. I like snow that doesn’t overstay its welcome, that hangs around just long enough to build a snowman or go sledding or paint a picture-postcard landscape, but melts before it gets grey and slushy. I don’t love snow when it melts and leaves pond-sized puddles covering the sidewalks, so you have to walk in the street

and dodge cars that splash sideways when they hit the potholes. I don’t love snow when it gets dirty because it’s ugly and reminds me how filthy our semi-urban environment really is. I don’t love having to take my shoes off every time I enter my apartment to avoid snowmelt puddles on my floor, and I especially dislike it when I need to run in to pick something up and run right back out. Can I get in and out before the snow on my boots melts? No! Then I have to wipe up the tiny polluted globules. I don’t love the extra clothing we have to wear, which is cumbersome and requires a longer inventory by the door to make sure I haven’t forgotten something — gloves, scarf, hat, keys? In summer, it’s just keys. I like winter much better when temps are above freezing. I put up with winter when they dip into the 20s. I hate, hate, hate winter when the thermometer falls below 20. I hate the severity of wind chill, the awful desiccation of salt-glazed streets, the murderous malevolence of single digits and below-zero. I love, love, love the peaceful slumber of winter in natural settings when the air doesn’t assault my face. I love walking in falling snow but hate driving in it. I hate walking and driving when it snows sideways. I love being curled up safe and secure in the warmth of my home during a cold spell if I don’t have to go outside, but I hate not being able to go outside when the battle with the elements is too great. I hate that almost every measurable snowfall we get is followed by an arctic blast. I especially hate severe cold during the dark hours, but I love the gradual lengthening of daylight beginning in the New Year. And I love the post-holiday, peaceand-quiet respite of January. I love snow that dusts. I love snow that falls in lazy clumps. I love quality snow, not quantity snow. I like snow as a garnish, as a decorative flourish, not as the main course. I love snow that blends, not blankets. A little goes a long way. I like dry snow that billows sideways with each footfall like soapflakes, snow that willingly surrenders to the shovel’s gravelly slurp. Winter is a battle and I have to gear up a little more each year to engage. I mourn the loss of spring, summer and fall when the cold arrives. I love the longing for warmth and new life that winter engenders and the euphoria when spring finally arrives. I love the return of Daylight Savings Time in March even more than I hate the arrival of Central Standard Time, that most bureaucratically sterile of Soviet-style designations. I marvel that anything living can survive outdoors all winter and revel all the more in the songbirds’ return in the spring. I surrender to winter’s luminous night of the soul, knowing it prepares us for the fertile rebirth to come. Which always arrives about a month later than I need it.

KEN

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OPRF flag football overlooked While we mourned the loss of OPRF to Brother Rice in football, no one seems to have paid attention to the second-place finish of the OPRF flag football team (ostensibly the baseball/track athletes) at Halas Hall

in Lake Forest. I guess it’s not a multimillion-dollar event so no one takes notice. Wake up, OPRF.

Ozzie Bruno Oak Park

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A better Madison Street for all

s advocates for the fair and safe use of friendly streets by all our neighbors who walk, roll, ride, and drive, Bike Walk Oak Park supports the Redevelopment of the Madison Street Public Infrastructure Plan, also known as the Madison Street Road Diet. Extending from Harlem to Austin, the plan would narrow Madison to three lanes (two lanes plus a left turn lane), improve parkways and crosswalks, and add bike lanes. As a volunteer citizen group focused on safety for all on our streets, we would like to address specific points regarding this project. Safety: Something we all can agree on. The data is unequivocal when it comes to safety: Road diets reduce crashes between 19 and 47 percent — 2015-17 police data shows nearly one crash per day on Madison in Oak Park. One of the primary ways roadnarrowing projects make streets safer is by reducing average speeds. With four schools and two senior residences within one block of Madison, the safety of vulSLIM STREET: Oak Park could to nerable pedestrians Madison and add bike lanes. is at stake. Potential traffic diversion into local side streets: This does indeed occur when there is too much average daily traffic on a street for a narrowing project to function, but that is not the case for Madison. The Federal Highway Administration has found that road-narrowing projects are appropriate for streets with Madison’s level of traffic. Some traffic diversion will happen, but other streets would be less convenient detours for most Madison drivers. Ridgeland handles similar traffic volumes without strong diversion patterns. Narrowing Madison to three lanes might cause traffic backups: Project traffic engineers say nar-

rowing Madison would not significantly add time to the drive between Austin and Harlem. The Federal Highway Administration found that narrowing four lane streets with traffic volumes like Madison’s has little effect on travel times; in fact, clearing clogged travel lanes of left-turning traffic actually improves traffic flow. Positive effects on local businesses: Roadnarrowing projects help business districts succeed by making streets safer and more appealing. When paired with streetscape improvements (as the Madison Street project would be), road-narrowing projects create environments that people enjoy and are likely to attract new businesses. Businesses on Madison have consistently been in favor of such a plan during many years of study and community input. Transparency and outreach: This plan has been in the making for more than eight years, and the village has held numerous public meetings and outreach events in relation to the activities of the MadiRendering by the Village of Oak Park son Streetscape Steering Commitreduce the vehicle lanes on tee (2010-2011), the preliminary traffic plan (2011), and the development and refinement of the plan currently under consideration (2012-2018). A plan that makes Madison safer, more economically viable, and welcoming to walkers, cyclists, and drivers will benefit nearby residents and neighborhoods. Livable streets like the one proposed in the plan for Madison are one of the reasons why people choose to visit, live in, and invest in communities like Oak Park. Brian Crawford and Jenna Holzberg are co-chairs and Rachel Poretzky is a member of Bike Walk Oak Park.

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Why we didn’t press charges

As Rabbi of West Suburban Temple Har Zion, I would like to clarify a point in the article published in the last edition of Wednesday Journal about an anti-Semitic incident at our synagogue on Sept. 30 [Local synagogues on alert following shooting, local threat, News, Nov. 7]. This incident occurred while a number of families, including my own, were celebrating the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in the outdoor area of our building, next to Harlem Avenue. The perpetrator, named in the article, made some anti-Israel and anti-Semitic comments and was verbally aggressive. The police came and he was arrested. In the day following the arrest, as representative of the synagogue, I was

interviewed by the state’s attorney who was investigating whether to charge him with a hate crime. The article stated that we declined to press hate crime charges. In fact, the state’s attorney advised us that hate crimes are notoriously difficult to prove and was not hopeful that we would be successful in this case. What we did demand of the district attorney and the police was that the perpetrator be kept away from our institution and other local Jewish organizations. The state’s attorney and the police officer present agreed it was a reasonable demand.

Rabbi Adir Glick

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

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Plenty of community input on Imagine plan

ost people are reasonable and support improvements to Oak Park and River Forest High School. Reasonable people support replacing the pools. “Yes” is the answer; “how” is the question. Many reasonable people feel the excruciating property tax burden in this village. They appreciate the Imagine group’s yeoman efforts in developing its plan. While having many sensible features, $218 million is an unreasonable amount of tax money, especially with unreasonable emphasis on a front-loaded, $67 million PE expenditure, including an unnecessarily large pool and 600-seat aquatic center. The D200 school board says it formed the Imagine committee to study the school and develop a master facility plan. This is puzzling, the Board already had such a plan; the 2016 Long Term Facility Plan. And it had already commissioned a report on the

school’s pools and usage, the 2013 Stantec Report. The District 200 school board says the Imagine group was formed to involve the community and gather community input. This, too, is puzzling. The board already had paid for research and facility plans and had years of extensive community input all prior to forming the Imagine committee, including: ■ 2015 Non-referendum Bond Issue: over 4,300 individual pieces of feedback in the form of signatures on the Petition for Referendum that forced the board to put its funding for an Olympic-size pool/natatorium to referendum. Rather than face voters, the board revoked its bond issue, pulling it off the ballot ■ 2016 Fako Research Report, commissioned by D200, revealed a pool was not a priority for the community and dimin-

ishing interest as survey pool cost options rose (survey listed three pool options, the $68 million option was 27% For, 69% Against. The Imagine pool costs $67 million) ■ 2016 Referendum Bond Issue: 37,323 individual pieces of feedback - 17,852 No; 17,824 Yes, referendum defeated by 28 votes ■ Wednesday Journal, countless article, letters to the editor, comments over a period of years, all readily accessible to the board ■ Facebook Oak Park Property TaxWatch Group, formed in response to D200 and other taxing bodies’ impacts on property tax bills, accessible to the board, which is welcome to participate in its discussions ■ Years of emails, letters, etc. from residents to the board

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WWI and family history Having just attended the Armistice Day tribute at Scoville Park on this the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I (aka “The Great War”), I wanted to take the opportunity to thank the committee that organized this ceremony. It was at once a tribute to our “doughboys,” and to the redoubtable Virginia Cassin, who was so instrumental in our Veterans and Memorial Day remembrances in the past. I felt an urgent need to attend this year. There is irony in the fact that my grandfather fought in this conflict, but he served in the army of

Kaiser Wilhelm II and at that time thought of the American Expeditionary Force as the enemy. But he died a proud American citizen, having emigrated to escape religious persecution and finding a safe home in our society for himself and his children. We must thank all the men and women who have worn the uniforms of the past and who wear them today. Lest we forget ...

Alan Hoffstadter Oak Park

A thief in the night Who would bother to drive around in the middle of the night in order to steal signs from fellow villagers’ yards? This is the question I find myself asking after the anti-consolidation signs in certain yards of northeast Oak Park, including mine, went missing the night before the election. As we all know by now, the Oak Park referendum to consider consolidation of the taxing bodies passed, but it is a pity that it could have passed honestly without this final attempt to manipulate the vote and undermine opposing points of view. That someone decided to take up a career in middle-of-the-night sign theft over a local referendum is hard not to laugh at, but it does leave you wondering about the motivation. What was at the root of the thief ’s actions? Fear? Anger? Or just entitlement? If this were a nonbinding referendum aimed at helping residents, why trespass on private property in order to undermine their First Amendment right to free speech?

At first glance, this might seem like a child’s random act of vandalism, but several elements, including the targeted nature of the theft which left other political signs in place, point to an invested adult as the culprit. In the scheme of things, stolen signs are small potatoes, but like the actions described in previous “One View” letters that discussed autocratic and authoritarian patterns emerging in village government [“Make no mistake, this is authoritarian creep,” 8/14/18; “Vote ‘No’ to stop autocratic restructuring,” 8/14/18], seemingly trivial offenses such as these are often the beginning of what eventually grows into more consequential and suppressive decisions. As the village continues to propose and consider changes to our government, we must be careful to not let any changes come in like a thief in the night and steal the village we know and love.

Bonita Robinson Oak Park

Reasonable people proposed a reasonable pool solution in 2016; the board said no. Influential pool supporters said no. The community didn’t say no to a pool, just to an unreasonable pool. Is the board being reasonable, repeatedly avoiding voters, repeatedly promoting a grandiose pool unsupported by research and community input? Is the board being enabled (pressured?) by influential supporters of a grandiose pool facility? The board should instruct those supporting a grandiose aquatic center, which requires demolishing a structurally sound building and spending $67 million, that it’s an unjustifiable expense based on past research, community input, and property tax reality. The D200 board manages one facility surrounded by millions of square miles of reality. Jack Powers is an Oak Park resident.

Dismissive, evasive and pathetic Wednesday’s community conversation consisted of pathetic responses from OPRF administrators, a failure to address questions regarding steps being taken to ensure student safety, and constant shifting of responsibility. Student after student spoke up about not feeling safe based on the actions of other students and teachers. One teacher allegedly used the Nword multiple times in class recently. How can you possibly expect a student to return to that classroom and focus on learning? What message are you sending about that student’s value and dignity? One student had been called the N-word by a fellow student and their concern was dismissed by a teacher, whose alleged response was “I didn’t see what happened” and “you can’t control what other people say.” Dr. Pruitt-Adams, in effect, suggested they seek out someone else who will believe you (go from one teacher to another if you have to). How does this not place an undue burden on a student who is already feeling marginalized and vulnerable? It also illustrates a failure to enact a clear policy and have it consistently applied. The moderator said the crowd is “angry and looking for someone to blame.” Seemed more like the crowd was frustrated at the constant deflection and evasion by the administrators on the panel. “It’s not just one person’s fault.” No, it’s not. It’s the

fault of seven school board members and the boatload of administrators employed by this single school district (the org chart lists 38 administrative positions, seven department heads, and five deans). “Don’t turn this into an indictment.” Well, I think the district’s dismal track record has already indicted the administration. Between the persistent achievement gap, these incidents, and the sentiment expressed by several prominent minority alumni, the district is seemingly incapable of meeting the academic, social, cultural, and safety needs of its minority students. But sure, let’s keep patting ourselves on the back for how “progressive” we are, and how great it is that we can come together for these conversations, and let’s make sure we give ourselves a nice round of applause for how “awesome” OPRF is. The overwhelming message that night was the district doesn’t care enough about the concerns of vulnerable students to actually do anything. And when it comes to feeling safe or achieving success, students are on their own and have to fend for themselves. Instead of any effective, consistent policy, we get endless discussions/conversations/forums and nothing really changes. It was dismissive, evasive, and pathetic.

Charles Behensky

Oak Park

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Christian Harris, founding member, Zingela Ulwazi

Dot Lambshead Roche, founding member, Race Conscious Dialogues

Engages local men of color to help reduce the achievement gap among young men of color through coalition building, promoting a curiosity for learning, academic enrichment, community visibility, and youth mentoring.

The Race Conscious Dialogues engages people who are white in self-examination of identity, power and privilege, and provides tools for effective participation in racial justice efforts.

John Borrero, Executive Director, Collaboration for Early Childhood. Neighborhood Ambassadors Community Ambassadors are part of a parent leadership training that connects the community with early childhood resources.

Frances Kraft, the E-team E-team is a grassroots coalition of families, educators, and community members working together to provide the resources and support our children need to be successful.

Kamau “Maui” Jones, Founder & Artistic Director of Echo Theater Collective Echo Theater Collective (ETC), is an artistic initiative designed to promote unity and cultural understanding in our community using theater and music.

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Gendered sexism and white privilege I experienced what I think was a “white privilege” incident the other day. I drove to the TGIF/Pier One strip mall in Oak Park — super crowded, as it was Saturday afternoon. Tons of cars pulling in and out, dropping folks off and cruising around looking for a parking spot. I pulled into a parking spot, then suddenly a white guy pulls up behind me, practically bumper to bumper (I’m an African-American female). He pounded angrily on my car window, yelling that I took his parking spot, and that he had his blinker on, blah blah blah. I

looked in my rear view mirror and saw another white guy sitting inside his car in the passenger seat. I told him I didn’t see him waiting and if he would back away from my car, I would pull out and give him the parking spot. I really didn’t see him — lots of traffic. But I agreed to give him the spot as there was no way I was gonna get out of my car and go into the store. Who knows what he would have done to my car in his raging, angry state! It wasn’t that big of a deal, as it’s a free parking lot and I wasn’t in a hurry anyway. Here’s my question: If I were a white woman

and he was a black man, do you think a black man would have blocked a white woman’s car in, and then angrily jump out of his car and proceed to bang on the white woman’s car window, complaining that she took the parking spot he was waiting for, while his black male friend was also sitting in his car, with the white women’s car pinned in? I’m of the opinion that, even in today’s (more “enlightened”) racial climate, most black men would have thought twice about blocking a white woman’s car in, and then angrily (and self-righteously) jumping out of their car and

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As a mother and grandmother of OPRF swimmers, I have come to learn the many advantages of this unique form of exercise and sport. Although only a small part of the Imagine Group’s infrastructure plan, a modern pool offers advantages to all OPRF students. Every student, whether tall or short, overor underweight, disabled or not, can benefit from swimming. Autistic children seem to feel calmer and more focused after a period of lap swimming. My husband and I, in the latter years of our lives, still enjoy swimming. How many other sports offer a lifetime of benefits? Don’t be shortsighted. A good pool can last 100 years.

Sylvia Christmas Oak Park

HUBBUCH from page 23 America to Me suggested that the students, parents and faculty were doing the best they could in difficult circumstances. Specific clubs, sports and competitions provided essential connections to the high school. The parents and teachers cared about the kids and were working in partnership with each other to help the student. Outcomes varied, but all the students seemed to have had some successes, and were better prepared for the uncertain future they all faced. So please stop talking about the achievement gap. It distracts from the issue at hand: trying to educate, in the broadest sense of that word, each child. All the discussion about the difference in white and black cultures gets in the way of seeing each child as a unique human being. I felt the students were much less interested and invested in race than the adults, and that was a good thing. No doubt a little learning is a dangerous thing, but so is too much ideology.

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Open letter to parents of OPRF students of color

moved into Austin, adjacent to Oak Park, in 1970. In 1971, Percy Julian took me aside. I was among a group of Austinites meeting with the West Suburban Rotary to urge support for Fair and Open Housing. “I thank you for being here today,” Dr. Julian said. “Our nation’s racial problem has been with us since the inception; it will go on long after you and I are gone. Focus on the truth. Keep it as your guide.” In 1984 Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to the U.S. Congress, spoke on the West Side to urge support for those who were breaking down the barriers of Jim Crow. She warned against behaving like “crabs in a barrel.” Every time a black person gets ahead, she said, smothering hands claw them back down. Sometimes the hands are black. Sometimes they do not actively participate but sit silently by and do nothing. When my son, Aaron, who is bi-racial, came of high-school age, I paid out-ofdistrict tuition for him to attend OPRF. At first he had a difficult time as he was not used to being around so many white people. Soon after his enrollment, I was summoned to meet with a counselor and two of his teachers. My preconceptions could not have been more wrong. They were sincerely interested in Aaron as a person, as a young man of color. By the time he graduated, Aaron had found his bearings and went on to receive his B.A. from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. America to Me is a distorted view of what transpires at OPRF. It cherry picks for the

rotten tomato. While it may have made its producers a lot of money, it makes the rest of us poorer. Is it putting its money where its mouth is by devoting Terry Lemley, Agent a substantial portion of the 191 North Marion millions of dollars it has made Oak Park, IL 60301 to pro-active programs and scholarships for OPRF students? After all, OPRF is the goose Bus: 708-383-3163 Terry Lemley, Agent Terry Terry Lemley, Lemley, Agent Agent Did you know your landlord’s that laid the golden egg. To accept its porterry@terrylemley.net 191 North Marion trayal of OPRF at face value is to believe 191191 North North Marion Marion insurance only covers the Oak Park, IL 60301 that teachers, counselors, coaches, and OakOak Park, Park, IL 60301 IL 60301 building? I’m here to help Bus: 708-383-3163 staff conspire to mistreat students of color. Bus: Bus: 708-383-3163 708-383-3163 protect your stuff. terry@terrylemley.net It is to believe that Joylynn Pruitt-Adams, superintendent, and Nate Rouse, principal, terry@terrylemley.net terry@terrylemley.net LET’S TALK TODAY. both African American, are at best uncaring or at worst complicit. There is a documentary to be made about the Huskies, but America to Me, focusing on less than 2% of its students of color, is not it. To the student in America to Me who bragged about not being much interested in learning, I implore you: do your part. Tend to your own garden first. Anyone who coddles you by urging otherwise does not have your best interests at heart. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, State Farm General Insurance Company, Bloomington, IL OPRF is committed to working with all StateCompany, Farm Florida Insurance Winter Haven, FL IL State Farm Fire and Casualty State Farm GeneralCompany, Insurance Company, Bloomington, parents and students, including those who State Farm FloridaState Insurance Company, Winter Haven, FL Farm Lloyds, Richardson, TX 1708133 demand that it must do better. Its leaders State Farm Lloyds, Richardson, TX 1708133 are listening with open minds and open hearts. Speak out in support of Dr. PruittAdams and Dr. Rouse. Do not sit silent StateState FarmFarm Fire and FireCasualty and Casualty Company, Company, StateState FarmFarm General General Insurance Insurance Company, Company, Bloomington, Bloomington, IL IL while those who profit from controversy StateState FarmFarm Florida Florida Insurance Insurance Company, Company, Winter Winter Haven, Haven, FL FL tear down the record of these fine people StateState FarmFarm Lloyds, Lloyds, Richardson, Richardson, TX TX 1708133 1708133 who have, by intelligence and hard work, risen to the top of their profession. We must not behave like crabs in a barrel. Joe English is a longtime resident of the Austin neighborhood of Chicago.

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Opportunity awaits volunteers in North Lawndale Dean Lueking’s letter in Wednesday Journal [Making good things happen in North Lawndale, Viewpoints, Oct. 31] supported the pastor’s main point, i.e. members of River Forest and Oak Park churches have been reaching out and rendering assistance to the people in North Lawndale for many years — and one of those churches is St. Luke in River Forest. St. Luke has been working with the people of North Lawndale for over 30 years. For at least the last 10 years, the work has been carried out through the efforts of volunteers who guide and tutor students who are preparing to take the GED test. Students at the TLC are people who, for many reasons, have not had the time to finish high school. Numerous St. Luke parishioners travel to The Learning

Center on the West Side, one of two days a week, to work with those students. The setting at The Learning Center provides an environment where relationships between tutors and students can form and grow. This includes free lunches and breakfasts. Just as the Grace-Harmony program, mentioned by Dean Lueking, provides food for the body, the assistance at The Learning Center provides food for the mind — and critical skills that provide the chance to gain employment. For more information on The Learning Center, see the website at tlcchicago.org

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Sarah Coglianese, 40 Battled and raised awareness about ALS

She contracted ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) in 2012, at the age of 32, and survived longer than most. She also raised funds and awareness through her family and friends’ concerted efforts on her website, Speed4Sarah, which included a blog chronicling a courageous life contending with this debilitating neurological disease. Sarah Coglianese, 40, of San Francisco, formerly of Oak Park, died on Nov. 12, 2018. Her Facebook site carried the following announcement: To our beloved Speed4Sarah community: With heavy hearts we share that Sarah passed away peacefully this morning, with her family. There is a void in our hearts that will never be filled but also an amazing little girl who will forever carry on her beautiful mother’s legacy. We have enormous gratitude for the strength of the Speed4Sarah community. We will continue to honor Sarah’s courageous and unyielding approach to bringing awareness to, and ultimately a cure for, this devastating disease. Memorial services will take place in San Francisco and Chicago — we will update this page with that information in the coming days, as plans are finalized. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to ALSTDI. With all our love and gratitude, Sarah’s family Nov. 4 was her birthday and, with characteristic humor, she posted a photo with the caption: “40 years old, but I don’t look a day older than 80.” She also included the following blog entry:

Sarah is old “It’s my 40th birthday. This morning I woke up in a hospital bed in a hotel in California’s wine country. The hospital bed was crucial to the trip, so that Rob and I could get some sleep. But of course there is something extremely messed up about spending your 40th birthday in a hotel with your husband in separate beds. Especially when your bed has rails. “I asked Rob to bring me to Calistoga for my birthday because the wine country might be the longest love affair I have ever had. The first time I came here was November 4, 2000. My 22nd birthday. I knew nothing about wine, except that I greatly enjoyed it, and so my boyfriend at the time and I went to all the places we had heard of (meaning all of the places that sold cheap wine in Madison, Wisconsin.) We had an amazing time. This is my happy place. “The first time Rob and I traveled here together was in 2005, and the wine education I received on that trip blew my previous experiences away. My husband turned me into a knowledgeable wino, a snob who will no lon-

Scarlett and Sarah Coglianese in 2015 ger drink Chardonnay. I think even he was surprised by how quickly I transitioned. Keep in mind, I was 26 years old and very impressionable. ‘I’ve created a monster,’ Rob told me more than once. “It is hard to travel, although we have figured out ways to work through the greatest difficulties. Riding in the car is incredibly uncomfortable for me now that my neck is too weak to hold itself up on winding roads and even in the city with all of the stops and starts. We’ve rectified this situation by bringing the BiPAP in the car so that I can lean all the way back and breathe at the same time. How times have changed. I was always the one on road trips who was belting out the lyrics to every song we listened to, the one making inane conversation. Now I am silent behind my mask, an oddity for other drivers who glance over and then double take. I can only imagine that in my wheelchair and mask I look like a very, very sick person. “We arrived on Friday and, for me, the trip has been perfect. The weather is amazing, the food delicious, and a random woman kissed me on the forehead, which is somehow a thing that happens to me, although it never happened before the wheelchair. “But this sort of trip is challenging for Rob because he is the sole caregiver and bends over backward to make sure I have everything I need. I don’t weigh much, but it’s still heavy lifting. Every sip of water, every foot adjustment, every bathroom trip. I don’t know what ALS kills faster: motor neurons or romance. Sitting by the pool, I look across at all the women in their bikinis, legs stretched out in front of them and shoulders that don’t look like they belong on a starving alien. I can’t help remembering when I looked like that, and I have to push down the slightly nauseating feeling that Rob should be with someone else entirely. “On the other hand, I have made it to 40. So that seems worth celebrating. This afternoon we will drive home, and my family will be waiting with a pasta dinner and more wine. The kids will dance, and I will feel lucky that I actually have two happy places. One, the beautiful valley that keeps my glass half full, and two, the family and home that keep my heart (and my glass) completely full.”

An Oak Park and River Forest High School graduate (class of 1996), Sarah was inducted into the high school’s Tradition of Excellence wall of fame in 2017 as a “nationally recognized health advocate.” She worked in the publishing field in New York and San Francisco until the disease sidelined her, but it certainly didn’t slow her down, as her internet moniker, Speed4Sarah, attests. She raised funds for ALSTDI (ALS Therapy Development Institute in Boston) through her hashtag, #whatwouldyougive, which encouraged participants to raise funds and awareness by temporarily “giving up” one of their physical abilities. Wednesday Journal will print details about memorial services when they become available.

Allison Burdick, 94 Family Medicine pioneer

Dr. Allison L. Burdick Jr., 94, died peacefully on Nov. 6, 2018. Born to Dr. Allison L. Burdick Sr. MD and Adelaide Burdick (Bartholf) on June 7, 1924, he grew up in the Galewood neighborhood of Chicago and graduated from Austin High School and the University of Illinois Medical School. He married his high school sweetheart, Beatrice (Bea) King, in June of 1946 in Chicago where they raised four children. Following medical ALLISON L. BURDICK JR. school, he served as a medical doctor for the Navy at Great Lakes Naval Academy, as well as in San Diego and Albuquerque, and completed residencies at Hines VA hospital and West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park. When he returned from military service in 1952, he joined his father in private practice on the West Side of Chicago for 19 years. He also had a vision of educating future “family” doctors and served as professor in the Department of Family Practice at Rush Medical University. As a pioneer in Illinois and national Family Practice medicine, he worked to save the “family” doctor” in medicine and became one of the founding fathers of the family medicine movement in the United States. In 1971, he established one of the country’s first residency programs for in-depth training in family medicine at West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park. In a ceremony in 2009, with nearly 100 graduates from all over the country in attendance, the West Suburban Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program was officially named the A.L. Burdick Family Medicine Center, to honor his legacy. To date, over 250 new physicians have graduated from this program. A member of the American Board of Family Practice for years, he also held several offices on the Illinois Academy of Family

Physicians and served as president in 1970-71. He held numerous positions with the Illinois State Medical Society and was president of the Aux Plaines Branch of the Chicago Medical Society in 1968. He and Bea were members of various yacht clubs and tennis clubs over the years and he once sailed his boat across Lake Michigan to his summer home on White Lake in Whitehall, Michigan. A family man, he was very proud of his children and grandchildren’s achievements. Al Burdick was preceded in death by Bea, his wife of 71 years, in October of 2016. He is survived by his children, Stephanie Kennington, Susan Merz (Bob), Bradley Burdick (Linda), and Robert Burdick (Alison). He will be missed by his eight grandchildren, Brandon, Alison, Scott, Kimberly, Marissa, Jenna, Mallory and Collin, as well as nine greatgrandchildren. A Celebration of Life Memorial, for family and friends, will be held on Dec. 2 between 4 and 7 p.m. at the 19th Century Club, 178 Forest Ave., Oak Park, IL 60301. Remarks at 5:30 p.m.

Anne Depree-Reisig, 81 Opera singer

Anne Depree-Reisig, 81, of Oak Park, died on Oct. 16, 2018 at Sienna Meadows in Oregon, Wisconsin. Born on Aug. 26, 1937 to Stanley and Winifred (Mills) DePree, she spent her formative years in Zeeland, Michigan. On June 20, 1959, she married Carl Reisig, and they raised their family in River Forest from 1972 through 1992 when they retired to Oak Park. A professional opera singer, she sang ANNE REISIG in the chorus of the Lyric Opera of Chicago for many years and performed as a soloist all over the city. An active member of Pilgrim Congregational Church, she sang in the choir. She was a caring mother, not only to her own children, but to the many children she fostered over the years and was selfless and generous with her love. Anne Depree-Reisig is survived by her husband, Carl; her children, Laurie (Terry) Riss, Tyler Reisig and Tim (Jeana) Reisig; her grandchildren, Brad Riss, Greg Riss, Simon Reisig and Spencer Reisig; and her brother, Jack (Sally) DePree. She was preceded in death by her parents. A celebration of Anne’s life will be held at Oak Park’s Pilgrim Congregational Church, 460 Lake St. at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24. In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates memorials in her name to Hephzibah House, 946 North Blvd., Oak Park 60301 and at hephzibahhome.org.

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What is right for all In April 2002, the voters of Oak Park/River Forest passed an operating referendum which was supposed to be used to cover operating expenses of District 200. In 2005, the D200 board manipulated the annual levy rate to get a nearconstant increase in surplus cash which today totals in excess of $100 million. This money should be used to cover operating expenses. Fast forward to a few years ago when a select group began organizing to obtain a large poolathletic complex at our high school, knowing full well that academic achievement declines and that ADA requirements are not being met in a timely manner. We all know the recent history of attempts around referendums, voting and parking lots to get a new big pool, so I won’t enumerate them again. Suffice it to say, this community has repeatedly said we do not want our tax dollars spent on massive athletic complexes, but instead prefer that our operating funds go first and foremost to ADA improvements and to academics for all. In the Nov. 5 D200 school board meeting agenda, there was an attachment titled, “Addressing Funding for Imagine Plan.” In this document, there is repeated discussion of how much of the cash reserve to use for facilities capital improvements. This board has already decreased financial transparency by changing the district’s accounting method to cash basis accounting. This board will again be deciding whether to add another notch to the history of D200 board manipulation of property tax collections. Do not use operating funds for capital improvements. In very direct terms, this would also be a decision that adds to inhibiting the coming federal financial transparency requirements. In the last two weeks, over 810 Oak Park and River Forest voters signed an online petition which was presented to the board last week. We voters assert our right to vote on D200’s capital works projects. At the recent Town Hall, the majority of those in attendance opposed the current Imagine proposal, its price tag, its heavy emphasis on PE and athletics and especially any effort to bypass voters to fund this capital project. If, as our representative body, you opt to bypass us to begin funding what will likely be the most expensive capital project at a public high school ever in Illinois, you will be using operating funds to represent primarily a special interest group, the 100 or so unique students on the school’s aquatic teams, and the local private swim clubs. You will not be acting in the best interests of all the other students at the school, our community and taxpayers. Will you execute a plan that addresses needed ADA improvements and prioritized academic needs? Stave off another operations referendum until 2030? Please do what is right to ensure the best outcomes for all.

Kitty Conklin

Oak Park

RELIGION GUIDE Presbyterian

Check First.

First Congregational Church of Maywood

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

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

William S. Winston Pastor

ELCA, Lutheran

Good Shepherd

Worshiping at 820 Ontario, Oak Park IL (First Baptist Church) 9:00 a.m.—Education Hour 10:30 a.m.—Worship

All are welcome. goodshepherdlc.org 708-848-4741

Lutheran—ELCA

United Lutheran Church

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

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

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West Suburban Temple Har Zion

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

744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920 Sunday Schedule Christian Education for All Ages 9:00am Worship Service 10:00am

Child care available 9-11am

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

Roman Catholic

Ascension Catholic Church

www.unitedlutheranchurch.org

708/386-1576

(708) 697-5000 Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM

Fair Oaks

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

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

Grace Lutheran School

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

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship, 9:30am Christian Education Hour 8:30am Wednesday Worship 7:00pm Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 www.stjohnforestpark.org Methodist

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

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

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

Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m. Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m., 5:30 p.m. Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. M–F Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m. Parish Office: 708-848-4417 Religious Ed Phone: 708-848-7220

St. Giles Family Mass Community

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

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

Roman Catholic

St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

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

Upcoming Religious Holidays

Nov 15 Nativity Fast begins (ends Dec. 24) Orthodox Christian 21 Mawlid an Nabi * Islam 22 Thanksgiving USA Interfaith 23 Guru Nanak Dev Sahib birthday Sikh

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TEEN COORDINATOR The Park District of Oak Park is looking to hire an After School Teen Coordinator. The position assists in developing and implementing programs for day camps, after school programs, and teen programs on a part-time year-round basis. Responsible for driving a 15 passenger van. Must be 21 years of age and must have a valid driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license. Approximately 28 hours a week, 12:30 PMâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;6:15 PM, $14/ hour. To view full job description and to apply, go to www.pdop.org JOB ID 1487 TOP PAY FOR PART-TIME MOVERS EVENINGS & WEEKENDS Call 312-942-1850

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OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT AUSTIN Clean small office in nonprofit community center. Near Green Line & CTA bus. Other amenities. $475 plus 1 month security & credit check. 773-887-4317 MEDICAL OFFICE SUBLEASE Are you a physician looking to sublease office space 1-3 days a week? Look no further! We can provide equipment, staff, anything you may need. Please contact us at (708)613-4417 or email info@diamondgi.net. OAK PARK OFFICE SPACE Private office (approx. 100 sf) for lease at 1100 Lake Street, Oak Park. Includes desk & chair; high speed Wi-Fi; coffee, tea and water service; nightly cleaning; corporatestyle conference room; reception area. Parking in attached garage (with covered access to building) is free for first 1.5 hours or purchase monthly pass from VOP. $375/ month. Includes heat, AC, electric. Available now. Call 708-432-5703. For pictures and more info, search â&#x20AC;&#x153;6726549497â&#x20AC;? on Craigslist.

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT REQUEST FOR THE RELEASE OF FUNDS On November 22, 2018, on behalf of the Oak Park Housing Authority (OPHA), the Village of Oak Park (Village) as the Responsible Entity will request the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release funds for 2018 public housing Capital Fund Program costs in Oak Park, Illinois at a total cost of $258,657. An Environmental Review Record covering this activity has been made by the Village, which documents the environmental review. This Environmental Review Record (ERR) is on file at the below address and is available for public examination and copying upon request from November 15 to November 21, 2018, 5 p.m. The ERR is also available on the HUD Environmental Review Online System (HEROS) at: https://www. o nec p d .i nfo/ e nv i r onm e nt a l review/environmental-reviewrecords On behalf of OPHA, the Village of Oak Park and Cara Pavlicek, in her official capacity as Village Manager, and Tammie Grossman, in her official capacity as Development Customer Services Director, consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to environmental reviews, decisionmaking, and action, and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The legal effect of the certification is that upon its approval, OPHA may use the Capital Fund Program funds, and HUD will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. HUD will accept an objection of its approval of the release of funds and acceptance of the certification only if it is on one of the following bases: (a) that the certification was not in fact executed by one or both of the responsible entityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Certifying Officers; (b) that the responsible entity has failed to make one of the two findings pursuant to Sec. 58.40 or to make the written determination required by Secs. 58.35, 58.47 or 58.53 for the project or activity, as applicable; or (c) that the recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by Sec. 58.75 before release of funds and approval of the environmental certification by HUD. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58) and may be addressed to HUD PIH at 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604. Objections to the release of funds based on other than those stated above will not be considered by HUD. No objection received after 5 p.m., December 6, 2018 will be considered by HUD. Cara Pavlicek, Village Manager, and Tammie Grossman, Development Customer Services Director (Certifying Officers) 123 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/14/2018

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Community Design Commission, acting as the Design Review Commission, of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, December 5, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in Room 201 of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter: Cal. No. 03-17-DRC: 1133 South Blvd. The Applicant Chris Bishop with Bishop Image Group, on behalf of, OP South Boulevard LLC, is requesting that variations be granted from the following sections of the Sign Code of the Village of Oak Park to permit the installation of four (4) temporary banner signs and window signage located at the premises commonly known as 1133 South Boulevard, Oak park, IL: 1. Section 7-7-13 (B) (2) (b) limits temporary banners to thirtytwo (32) square feet in area; whereas the four proposed temporary banners are 1,485 square feet, 637.5 square feet, 286 square feet and 146 square feet; and 2. Section 7-7-13 (B) (2) (c) allows only one (1) banner per zoning lot; whereas the proposal features four temporary banners; and 3. Section 7-7-13 (B) (2) (d) requires that no temporary banners may be located higher than the roofline of the building to which it is attached; whereas the proposed temporary banner located on the east elevation of the building is located above the roofline of the building; and 4. Section 7-7-13 (B) (2) (f) requires that temporary banners are limited to a display of seven (7) days when not related to a date specific or, if date specific, may be erected no earlier than five (5) days prior to the event plus the duration of the event and must be removed within two (2) days after the event; whereas the proposed temporary banners would be displayed for approximately one year; and 5. Section 7-7-13 (B) (6) (b) requires that temporary window signs are limited to twenty-five percent (25%) of the window area; whereas the window signs are proposed to cover approximately 75% of the window area.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC F/K/A GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.JOSE SANCHEZ, CHRISTINA SANCHEZ, VERONICA M. SANCHEZ Defendants 2018 CH 05980 1318 S 11TH AVE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 16, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 13, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1318 S 11TH AVE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-15-215-0170000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-04977. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-04977 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 05980 TJSC#: 38-6870 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3103043

12, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 21, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1034 LATHROP AVENUE, Forest Park, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-416-0160000. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The judgment amount was $187,806.48. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in â&#x20AC;&#x153;AS ISâ&#x20AC;? 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 (driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identifi-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENTâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/ B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, -v.CAROL L. GAUGER A/K/A CAROL LYNN GAUGER Defendants 18 CH 6328 1034 LATHROP AVENUE Forest Park, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September

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cation for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 18-086592. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 18-086592 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 18 CH 6328 TJSC#: 38-7574 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. I3103811

SERIES 2005-1 Plaintiff, -v.ELIZABETH L. PURNELL, KENNETH PURNELL JR. A/K/A KENNETH PURNELL, STATE OF ILLINOIS, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 14 CH 000292 110 S. HUMPHREY AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 2, 2015, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 10, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 110 S. HUMPHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-305-0030000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court

file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-22714. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-13-22714 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

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Advantage, Huskies & Friars

Tight-knit Huskies, overachieving Friars won tennis matches with teamwork

preface this column by proudly admitting I love tennis. It’s my favorite sport to play, follow and talk about. I grew up on a steady diet of watching legends like Bjorn Borg and Pete Sampras and then pretending to be them while hitting countless tennis balls against the forgiving practice wall at Keystone Park. Considering my passion for the sport, it’s baffling I never wrote about the OPRF and Fenwick high school girls tennis teams this season, which ended Oct. 20. Regrettably, a Sports Editor team or two can slip through cracks considering the number of sports we cover, but I certainly didn’t anticipate the fall season sans tennis. So as one of my Fenwick teachers, Mr. DePaldo, often said during my prep days, “Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa.” That’s Latin for “through my fault, my most grievous fault.” In other words, it means my bad, Huskies and Friars; I owe you a solid so here’s a review (albeit belated) of your respective seasons. OPRF coach Fred Galluzzo had a seniorladen team this season. Emma Proctor, Maya Jamroz, Sophia Kreider, Elyse Kanagandram, Jane Belcaster, Cece Kwan, Alejandra Gennatiempo, Kayla Hawkins, Maya Lynch, Caroline Nations and Tess Pierce made up the large contingent. In addition to plenty of experience and depth, the front end of the lineup flourished this season. The doubles team of Jamroz and Kreider had a terrific campaign. The tandem went 25-6 and advanced to the IHSA state quarterfinals. While winning was rewarding for Jamroz, notably against New Trier at the Deerfield Invite and at the OPRF Sectional, she’s most thankful for the camaraderie among the players. “I was so lucky that we had such an amazing and supportive team,” she said. “With all the stress of college applications during the tennis season it really helped

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(Above) OPRF senior Maya Jamroz serves during a doubles match with teammate Sophia Kreider. The pair went 25-6 and advanced to the state quarterfinals. (Left) Fenwick players (left to right) Anna Dray, Kelly Chapman and Maggie Matthews pose for a photo with ATP World No. 1 Novak Djokovic. having other seniors on the team. We were all going through the same thing. Knowing you are not alone in that process was comforting. “Everyone was super-supportive Courtesy @FenwickAD Twitter of one another and we all helped each other get through a really stressful time. Our team is really tight knit and we had several pasta parties every year for team bonding.” Proctor also enjoyed her senior season as the first OPRF singles player to qualify for state in four years. “I had a lot of fun this season, especially going to state with Sophia and Maya,” Proctor said. “It was exciting to play at that competition level. The season went really well for the team because everybody got along and improved as players.” The Huskies are even more interesting off the court. Proctor is a triplet, Kreider

is an accomplished concert violinist with the Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra, and Belcaster is an aspiring journalist who interviewed Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg last summer.

Friars fare well with depth Guided by veteran coach Gerard Sullivan, Fenwick had a solid season with an 11-6-1 record, tournament titles at the Niles North/Niles West Invite and Glenbard South Quad, and a third-place showing at their conference tournament. The Friars also notched impressive victories over St. Francis, Glenbard South and Carmel. Unfortunately, matches against top rivals like OPRF and Loyola weren’t completed due to rain. According to Sullivan, this group was different from recent Fenwick teams. “Unlike our past several [teams], this group didn’t have an obvious all-state player at the top,” he said. “This team had great depth and a strong core.” Without an elite player like past Friars Haley Fakouri and Laura Gutierrez, several players assumed leadership roles this year.

Senior Kelly Chapman played both No. 1 singles and doubles, losing in the statequalifying round in the former. Team captain Maggie Matthews also saw action in the top singles and doubles spots. Senior Bridie Owens had the most wins on the team. Other contributors included senior Bella Burdi, juniors Mary Heneghan, Grace McNamara, Abby Tymick, and sophomore Anna Dray. At the conference meet, the doubles teams of Chapman/Dray, Heneghan/McNamara and Burdi/Owens all finished in the top three of their flight division and earned all-conference medals. “Several players had competitive skills that allowed them to play even with or beat opponents at higher skill levels,” Sullivan said. “This was one of the best competing teams I’ve ever coached. In dual meets and at No. 2 spots and lower, we racked up more wins than usual. No team we played had it easy against us.” Aside from matches, a few of the Fenwick players had the good fortune to meet ATP World No. 1 Novak Djokovic when he was in Chicago for the Laver Cup in September.

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Competitive meet from page 40 Grasser, a freshman, touched the wall at 1:55.68 to win the 200-yard freestyle. Katie Drumm also won an event for Fenwick. The junior qualified for state with a time of 56.86 in the 100-yard butterfly. Lindsey Drumm, Katie’s freshman sister,

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took second in the 100 fly at 57.11. Senior Perri Stahl recorded a time of 23.98 for second place in the 50-yard freestyle. She also placed second in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.29) behind highly regarded RBHS sophomore Madeline Wenig (1:05.08). Other state qualifiers for the Friars included senior Paulina Correa (50 free: 24.08/3rd place), senior Ciara Mulcahy (100 free: 52.69/3rd) and sophomore Angelina Cakuls (100 backstroke: 58.37/2nd). Junior Margaret Scudder scored 347.10 to take fourth in diving.

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(Above) OPRF senior Nell Behr swims in the second heat of the 100-yard butterfly on Saturday, Nov. 10, during a sectional swim meet in the Daniel J. O’Brien Aquatic Center at Fenwick High School in Oak Park. (Bottom) Fenwick junior Katie Drumm competes in the 100-yard butterfly.

Ungaretti, Ozga power OPRF The Huskies have quite a 1-2 punch in senior Natalie Ungaretti and freshman Teagan Osga. The pair combined for four individual event titles and each swam a leg for the Huskies’ two relay teams (200, 400 freestyle), which also qualified for state. “I did what I needed to in my individuals,” Ungaretti said. “I was really proud of how I swam in the relays to help us qualify.” Ungaretti, one of the premier sprint swimmers in the state, took home titles in the 50 free (23.53) and 100 free (51.56). Ungaretti, who will swim at the University of Tennessee next season, is primed for a big finish to her preps career in the pool. “The one thing I’ve learned from state is you never know what expect,” she said. “I fully trust my training and coaches. Since it’s my senior year, I’m not going to worry about anyone else or things I can’t control. I want to make it the best one yet.” Similar to Ungaretti’s high school debut four years, Osga has infused the Huskies with a promising young talent. She won the 200 IM (2:08.87) and 100 back (57.13) at Fenwick.

Junior Sara Segal also had a big day at the sectional. She punched her ticket to state by taking third in the 100 breast at 1:06.42 and fourth in the 50 free at 24.17. Sophie Lever and Yasmin Ruff, a pair of divers who competed at state last year for OPRF, took second and third at Fenwick. Lever scored 450.30 and Ruff 433.85 to earn repeat trips to state. Ungaretti, Osga, Seagal and junior Emma Wojack made up the Huskies’ state-qualifying 200 (1:36.44) and 400 (3:33.91) relays. “It was so exciting to watch Teagan win both of her events,” Ungaretti said. “It’s so great to have her and Sara in both of their individuals. “The team did amazing overall,” she added. “We had a ton of our team go PBs [personal bests]. Sophia broke her diving school record. Cleo Hendrickson dropped [time] in the 100 back and Natalia Nikolic dropped [time] in the 100 breast.” OPRF coach Clyde Lundgren was named the Fenwick Sectional Coach of the Year. Evanston High School hosts the state finals on Friday, Nov. 16 and Saturday, Nov. 17.

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Friars edge OPRF in swimming sectional thriller Rivals produce plenty of state qualifiers in relays, individual events

By MARTY FARMER

Sports Editor

henever the Fenwick Sectional in girls swimming takes place, the host Friars and OPRF typically vie for the team title, while also striving for as many state qualifiers as possible. Saturday was no exception as the Friars won their sectional this year, outscoring the Huskies 318288. RiversideBrookfield (218) and Northside Prep (206) also placed well in the 11-team field. Fenwick swept the relays with NATALIE UNGARETTI winning times of OPRF senior 1 minute, 45.03 seconds in the 200-yard medley relay, 1:35.68 in the 200-yard freestyle relay and 3:32.96 in the 400-yard freestyle relay. Underclassmen Tatum Burek and Ryan Grasser swam particularly well for Fenwick. Burek, a sophomore, won the 500-yard freestyle with a time of 5:09.99 and finished second in the 200-yard individual medley at 2:09.15.

“The team did amazing overall.”

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Fenwick freshman Lindsey Drumm competes in the 100-yard butterfly on Saturday, Nov. 10, during a sectional swim meet in the Daniel J. O’Brien Aquatic Center at Fenwick High School in Oak Park.

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