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November 29, 2017 Vol. 35, No. 15 ONE DOLLAR

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High-end new assisted living home proposed for River Forest Three plans presented to the village board, Nov. 27 By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

A developer of senior living properties and a real estate investment firm recently unveiled plans for a new senior home to replace the abandoned TCF Bank building at the corner of Chicago and Harlem Avenues. At a village board meeting Nov. 27, developer Senior Lifestyle and the Kaufman Jacobs investment firm unveiled three sets of plans to River Forest’s trustees: ■ Plan A, the smallest of the three, would rise five stories, stretches about 37,100 square feet and includes 20 assisted-living and 60 independentliving spaces and 78 parking spaces; ■ Plan B, would rise 4-5 stories, stretch about 45,500 square feet and include the same number of assisted-living, independent-living, and parking spaces; ■ Plan C, the largest of the three, would rise four stories, stretch about 51,100 square feet and include 80 total assisted- and independent-living apartments and 88 parking spaces, according to See SENIORS on page 17

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‘TIS THE SEASON: Tony Foley, who co-manages the Sandhill Christmas Trees lot at the corner of Chicago and Maple avenues, loads a tree for a customer on Nov. 27.

What Christmas ‘tree-cession’?

Oak Park sellers seem unfazed by national Christmas tree shortage By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

For the second year in a row, there’s a national shortage of Christmas trees across the country, resulting in higher

prices in certain areas, according to the National Christmas Tree Association. Independent Christmas tree sellers in Oak Park, however, seem to be taking the shortage in stride. “It takes over 10 years to grow a tree, so you can’t just decide to increase supply in any given year because demand is high,” said John Brussock, 31, who owns and operates Sandhill Christmas Trees, on the corner of Chicago and Maple avenues. Brussock said every year his tree sales increase.

This year, he said, won’t be different. “Ten years ago, the recession hit and demand fell quite significantly,” he said, explaining the national shortage. “Prices fell a bit, too, and a lot of farmers lightened up big time on how many trees they were planting. So we’re seeing the effects of those lighter planting years 10 years later.” Brussock and the two other independent Christmas tree sellers in Oak Park See TREE SELLERS on page 16

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‘If he makes it, his name will be Solanus’ The story of Oak Park resident Camela Daley, 50, and her 10-year-old son Solanus has been reverberating since being featured in a Chicago Sun-Times article published online Thanksgiving Day. Daley said that the late friar, Solanus Casey, who is being considered for sainthood, had something to do with a miracle that saved her son’s life when he was born. Daley said that while pregnant in 2007, she began hemorrhaging blood and was rushed to the hospital, where she learned that the placenta had detached prematurely. She pushed three times, and called on the Holy Spirit, Daley told the SunTimes, before her son was born. The baby wasn’t safe. He’d lost lots of blood and had grown pale. “I started to pray to Solanus Casey,” Daley told the Sun-Times. A couple of

Sugar Beet named U.S. ‘best biz’

They called for online votes and the public responded. Sugar Beet Food Coop, 812 Madison St., was the winner of Rubicon Global’s “Best Small Business in America” contest, and along with it a $10,000 prize to help support the growth of their business. Rubicon, which provides recycling and composting services to Sugar Beet, nominated the local business to compete with nine others in the contest. The winner was determined by the most online votes gathered.

years before having her son, she’d watched a video about the friar’s humble life in Detroit, where he ran soup kitchen and worked at a monastery, living among the poor. When she started to pray to Casey, Daley said, she began to envision the friar’s “face and his words,” before experiencing peace and “another dimension.” She told her husband that if their baby makes it, “his name will be Solanus.” Several days later, her son recovered. Some physicians called it a miracle, Daley said. According to the Sun-Times, there have been other miracles attributed to Friar Casey, who died in 1957. Earlier this month, Casey was beatified during a ceremony in Detroit that attracted 60,000 people — the last step before being declared a saint. Daley, the Sun-Times noted, was in attendance.

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The runners up were Grubbly Farms, from Atlanta, which will receive $2,000 and NoBull Burger, from Charlottesville, Va., which will receive $1,000. “We’d like to sincerely thank every business that participated in the contest over the last several weeks,” David Rachelson, vice president of sustainability for Rubicon Global, said in a press release. “Small businesses are the fabric of America and we can think of no better example of a successful, environmentally-conscious company than Sugar Beet Co-Op.”

’Tis the season Pedestrians walk to different stores last Saturday, on Marion Street during Small Business Saturday in downtown Oak Park. ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer Scott Trubisz, of Washington, D.C., shows his daughter, Katie, 3, a possible Christmas gift with his son, Connor, 1, last Saturday, at Sugarcup Trading on Marion Street during Small Business Saturday in downtown Oak Park. More photos on page 7. basket raffle also provides you the opportunity for chances to win exciting merchandise.”

Timothy Inklebarger

Animal Care League Holiday Bazaar this Friday

The Oak Park Animal Care League is holding its 32nd Annual Holiday Bazaar on Friday, Dec. 1 from 3 to 9 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; and Sunday, Dec. 3, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The bazaar, which will take place at 1003 Garfield St. in Oak Park, will feature gently used gift items, decorations, gift wrap, baked goods, pet gifts and holiday baskets, among others. Kids can get their phot with Santa – pets are welcomed, too, according to an Animal Care League press release. Photos can be taken on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Sunday, Dec. 3, from noon until 2 p.m. “The availability of baked goods, local entertainment, chair massages and refreshments will enhance your shopping experience,” the press release notes. “The bazaar’s very popular gift

Downtown parking free through holidays

Oak Park shoppers don’t have to worry about downtown parking meters during the holiday season. Through Dec. 23, parking is free at public garages and for two hours at payby-plate stations and marked meters in the vicinity of Oak Park Avenue, according to a village press release. Parking is always free on Sundays. More information about parking in the village is available at www.oak-park.us/ parking.

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Nov. 29 - Dec. 6

BIG WEEK Candlelight Walk

Friday, Dec. 1, 6 to 8 p.m., Oak Park Conservatory: See the conservatory aglow with winter blooms while enjoying carolers, chestnut roasting and holiday desserts. Santa visits with children and poses for photos. Adults can sip cocktails (2 per ticket). Shop the Winter Greens and Poinsettia sale. $15, adult resident; $7, child resident. Register: pdop.org or in person at the Conservatory. Inquire: 708-386-4700. 615 Garfield St.

Michael Teolis Singers “Christmas Is Coming”

The Animal Care League’s Holiday Bazaar

Saturday, Dec. 2, 7:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church: Hear new Christmas sounds, new takes on old favorites, reprises from past seasons and the Chicago premiere of John Gardner’s “Cantata For Christmas” for chorus and chamber orchestra. Local musicians include Oak Park singers Chris Bohlander, Barb Etchingham, and Laura Juliano. Forest Parkers include Louise Brueggemann, Nancy Greco, Erik Johnson, and accompanist David Richards. In it’s 11th season, MTS is partially funded by the Oak Park Area Arts Council, the Village of Oak Park and the National Endowment for the Arts. Physically accessible. $20; $15.00, seniors/students; cash only at the door. More: 708-366-2889, info@MTSingers.org. 324 N. Oak Park Ave. Oak Park.

Friday, Dec. 1, 3 to 9 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 2, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 3, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., 1003 Garfield, Oak Park: Shop for new and gently used holiday and pet items and fresh baked goods. Also enjoy local entertainment, chair massages, refreshments and a gift-basket raffle. Santa poses for photos with owners and pets on Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 2 p.m. More: animalcareleague.org.

“Heartsong” Sing-Along Sunday, Dec. 3, 12:30 and 2:30 p.m., School of Rock: R In the land of Harmonia, everybody has the song that makes their heart sing. Join in singing kid-friendly, popular animated music and find out what your song is. Hosted by Echo Theater Collective. $10, suggested donao onation. More: echotheatercollective.org. 219 Lake St., Oakk Park Park.

Sing-Along Messiah Benefit Sunday, Dec. 3, 3:30 p.m., First United Methodist Church: Support Housing Forward’s mission to transition people from housing crisis to stability. The audience sings along with a professional orchestra and guest soloists. Music scores available for purchase at the door and freewill offerings accepted. Reception follows. Cosponsored by area congregations. Physically accessible; hearing assistance system. Questions: 708-383-4983. 324 N. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park.

Hephzibah’s Bring-A-Gift Party

Holiday Gadget Gifts Saturday, Dec. 2, 2 to 3:30 p.m., Meeting Room, River Forest Public Library: M Mike Gershbein of the tech trainiing n company Very Smart People w will discuss a range of technoloogy products from inexpensive tto pricey, and practical to offtth the-wall. Brought in partnership with River Forest Township. 735 Lathrop.

Wednesday, Dec. 6, 6 to 10 p.m., Healy’s Westside: Help make the holidays merry for children. Donate a gift for any age child, gift card or cash. Enjoy drink specials and raffles. 21+. 7321 Madison St., Forest Park. Or, donate directly to Hephzibah Children’s Association. Wish List items include remote control toys, Transformer- and Frozen-themed items, LEGOs and craft kits. More: hephzibahhome.org, 708-649-7100. Drop off by Dec 16 at 946 North Blvd., Oak Park.

Christmas Band Concert Friday, Dec. 1, 8 p.m., Chapel of Our Lord, Concordia University Chicago: Festive works include “A Christmas Intrada,”“Adventum,” “Winter Suite” by Holst and “Sleigh Ride” as well as a singalong. Jean Harrison Bojes introduces and describing each selection. The 70-member Concordia Band includes students, local residents, faculty and staff. Free. Info: CUChicago.edu/ music, 708-209-3060. 7400 Augusta St., River Forest.

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Free Wright Holiday Open House

Authors at the Library

CALENDAR EVENTS

Sunday, Dec. 3, 4 to 6 p.m., Pilgrim Congregational Church: Listen to global music performed by string students, instructors and guest musicians. Donations benefit detained immigrant children in Chicago via Heartland Alliance. More: opstringacademy.com. 460 Lake St., Oak Park.

Saturday, Dec. 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio: Wright’s home is decorated for the holidays as it was when the family lived there in the late 1800s and early 1900s, including a 12-foot tree with handmade ornaments. After the tour, participate in a design project in Wright’s studio. Free. Refreshments and Museum Shop specials. Register: flwright.org/homefortheholidays. 951 Chicago Ave., Oak Park.

Saturday, Dec. 2, 2 to 4 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: Jeff and Val Gee, of Oak Park, have written The Winner’s Attitude: Change How You Deal with Difficult People and Get the Best Out of Any Situation. ■ Wednesday, Dec. 6, 7 to 9 p.m., Veterans Room, Main Library: Join author Barb Warner Deane and learn about, Women of World War II: On the Front Lines and the Home Front. 834 Lake St., Oak Park.

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

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ART BEAT

Say bah to your humbug and see this ‘Carol’ By DOUG DEUCHLER

Theater Critic

was feeling like a bit of a Scrooge myself as I headed over to see Oak Park Festival Theatre’s world premiere production of A Dickens Carol by Ned Crowley. My Thanksgiving dinner was not even fully digested, and now I had to shift gears into the total Yuletide mode. I feared I might not be able to make this sudden transition from pilgrims and turkeys to Victorian Christmas. But I’m thrilled to report this production, seamlessly directed by Kevin Theis, who also plays the lead, is full of warmth, thrills and fun. I really enjoyed it — the whole nine yards of beautiful costumes, picturesque set, wonderful lighting, solid writing, and fine acting. The play presents many lovely moments that are like old-time illustrations lifted from antique holiday cards. The show is poignant and often laugh-out-loud funny, but at times dark and ominous, too. It’s great! In their promotional material, Oak Park Festival Theater includes the caption: “A Mostly True Christmas Story.” Everything seems to be fairly accurate except some slight rearrangement. A pivotal and potentially disastrous locomotive derailment is moved to an earlier point in the author’s life rather than his middle 50s. The show is set in 1842 when Charles Dickens (1812-1870), perhaps the greatest novelist of the Victorian Age, was experiencing a bit of a midlife crisis. He is bitter and restless, experiences conflict with his lovely wife Catherine (Jhenai Mootz), has had a series of literary flops, perhaps struggles with writer’s block, and seems to be depressed about having to constantly keep writing popular books. His career is on the wane, he’s told. After Dickens and his pregnant wife separate, he is aboard the Staplehurst train when suddenly many of the railroad cars plunge over the edge of a bridge. Dickens is buried in the wreckage and, while unconscious though not badly injured, he experiences a rejuvenating dream in which a series of ghosts take him on a wild ride through his past, the present and what his life will be like if he stays on the same cranky, irritable path. When he comes to, the novelist is inspired to write about Scrooge and his Christmas Eve adventures with the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. From this

potentially disastrous night we see Dickens experience a change of heart that leads to writing his celebrated holiday novella, which continues to delight. With their talent and enthusiasm, the entire cast immediately brings this production to life. Theis is dynamic and sympathetic. Even when he seems at a low point, being crabby and argumentative, we feel sympathetic to the pressures he endures. Among the many delightful scenes is one featuring 19th century dancing from Dickens’ past. Clayton Cross is the choreographer. We hear a lot of dark detail from Dickens’ past, such as when his parents served time in debtors’ prison. Dickens’ hard-working editor (Matt Gall), who resembles Bob Cratchit (father of Tiny Tim), struggles with poverty Photo provided and has a disabled little daughter (Delilah Lane). Many of the ensemble members play multiple roles. They are all outstanding. But one of the best is Margaret Garofalo who often has to shift gears within mere seconds and become a totally different individual. Frederick Harris is a hilarious railway conductor who later doubles as one of the more frightening spirits. Mark Lancaster is impressive as the towering Ghost of Christmas Present, who carries a tall staff that twinkles magically. The Ghost of Shakespeare is well played by Robert Koon. Other cast members who create solid characters are Erica Bittner, Evan Coles, Laura Resignor, Matty Robinson, and Gwendolyn Theis. The two-level set, designed by Ira Amya and Merje Veski, is an amazing recreation of a Victorian street corner. The stunning lighting by Kevin T. Gawley always heightens the mood. The fine mid-19th century costumes are by Rachel Sypniewski. The stage manager is Leigh Anne Barrett. Technical director is Brian Sprague. The train wreck, which features a large railroad coach, is especially impressive. And in the last moments of the show, it is snowing. It’s all quite impressive. See “A Dickens Carol” Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 8 p.m., and Sundays, 3 p.m., through Dec. 24. Ages 10+. $30; $25, seniors; $15, students. Tickets/more: 708-445-4440, oakparkfestival.com. Madison Street Theatre, 1010 Madison St., Oak Park.

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dds and ends with some a bit odder than others. Radio Days: Did a short piece last week on a new classic hip-hop radio station in Chicago purloining the call letters of the old WBMX. Stood for the Black Music Experience and was headquartered atop the Oak Park Arms back in the 1970s and 1980s. Asked readers to tell us the call letters and format that preceded and succeeded WBMX. Got a pretty strong response. The before was WGLD. Golden oldies, I think, was the call letter reference. But it was best known in the annals of terrestrial radio history for bringing down the wrath of the Federal Communications Commission in the early 1970s. To boost midday ratings, the station, owned by Sonderling Broadcasting, allowed the disc jockey, Morgan Moore, to switch from Elvis and the Everly Brothers to a talk show format focused on sex. Femme Forum turned out to be extremely popular with listeners. And the format, known as topless radio, spread across the land. The FCC was not amused. It chose WGLD as the test case and, according to my internet research, its commissioners listened to a 22-minute highlight reel of Femme Forum that left its delicate sensibilities all agog. Might have had to do with the conversation about oral sex and the advice of a woman caller that you never knew what might be happening in the cab of an over-the-road trucker. Oh, my. Femme Forum was banned by the FCC with just one commissioner raising First Amendment concerns. Sonderling Broadcasting, run by one Egmont Sonderling, if memory serves, was fined a modest $2,000. Femme Forum was no more and soon WGLD was remade as WBMX. There was and is another radio station housed in cramped quarters atop the Arms. It was founded in the 1950s by Mr. Sonderling and its call letters were WOPA (Oak Park Arms). Mainly it was a brokered ethnic station, meaning that blocks

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of time were sold by the station to various ethnic groups wanting to broadcast to their specific ethnic communities in Chicago. Made a lot of money. Eventually Sonderling sold the station to one of those ethnic broadcasters, the Polish National Alliance. And that is why it is now WPNA (AM 1490). Among many and varied programs on WPNA, you’ll hear the The Doris Davenport Show every Sunday night. Doris’ show is the ultimate in local broadcasting and focuses completely on

Oak Park. This ramble started with stations changing call letters. Turns out that WOPA has been recycled, too. It is now licensed out of Clio, South Carolina to a station which bills itself as “The World’s Local Prayer Mountain.” Oh, my. Thanks, Peter Sagal: Our Wednesday Journal Conversations series at Dominican University rolled on last week with Peter Sagal and Charlie Meyerson in conversation. Another great evening. Thanks to Peter, a longtime Oak Parker and host of NPR’s Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me. We’ll be posting a podcast of the conversation at OakPark.com where you can hear just how much Peter hates the name of his show. We’ll be back in 2018 with more great Conversations. Stay tuned. Just one word: For many months I have been trying to reduce Donald Trump to just one word. Found it hard to do. So far I have it down to two words: Evil idiot. You have thoughts? Send them along. Feel better: Here is the single greatest way to make the holiday spirit rise up in these troubling times. The Holiday Food and Gift Basket program has found sponsors to purchase gifts for some 800 local families in need this year. But on Saturday, Dec. 9, this Community of Congregations program needs lots of drivers to deliver the gifts to these families. It’s simple. Turn up at United Lutheran Church (Ridgeland and Greenfield) around 8 a.m. Volunteers will load your car with bags of gifts and send you off to spread holiday happiness. Do this with your kids.

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(Above) Scott Trubisz, of Washington D.C., shops for clothes with his son, Connor, 1, last Saturday at Sugarcup Trading on Marion Street during Small Business Saturday in downtown Oak Park. Trubisz said he was visiting for the holiday and wanted to check out the local stores. (Top left) Andrew, left, and Carmen Beilman, of River Forest, browse the Careful Peach Boutique. Arthur Natali, 7, of Oak Park, inspects the toys for sale at Pumpkin Moon. Sponsored Content

Bring a New Dog Home for the Holidays

ogs make great Christmas gifts. There, I said it. You’ve probably read a bunch of stuff that says otherwise but really, name a better gift than a face-licking, tail-wagging mini-hurricane of fur that won’t ever let you down? You can’t, can you? I understand some of the reasons certain groups warn against buying pets for Christmas but you’re a responsible adult, right? You can handle it. I’ve grown up with dogs my entire life. I’ve raised them and fostered them. I left a successful career to follow my passion and work with dogs. They are present in all aspects of my life and their unconditional love has given my family years of happiness. But you can’t just get a dog on a whim. It takes planning. Think about the effort you put into buying a house. You look at the neighborhood, the commute to work, the families on your block, the schools in the area, the parks nearby and more. Dogs deserve the same considerations. Above everything else, you really need to understand that owning a dog comes with a ton of responsibilities. This isn’t a wind-up toy we’re talking about here. It’s a living, breathing bundle of

energy, wonder, fear, curiosity, mischief and joy. And guess what? You’re going to be the one responsible for that amazing animal, so be ready. All the “I-promise” conversations in the world with your children outlining who will do what once the new dog arrives go out the window after a few weeks. You’ll be responsible for the feedings, the walks, the clean-up and more. But it’s not an impossible role. In fact, you’ll find that it’s an incredibly gratifying use of your time. Although we’ll cover the following topics and more in much greater detail in the future, here are a few things to consider before getting a new dog: The dog’s role: Why do you want a dog? Are you looking for companionship or protection? Do you want an exercise partner? Maybe you’re looking for someone to provide a little after-work comfort after a long day at the office. If you can identify the reasons you want a dog, you can start considering the type of dogs that suit those needs. The dog’s surroundings: Will your dog be in an apartment or house? Are there rooms that are off-limits? Do you have family members or pets who

IN THE DOG HOUSE

with Jill Showalter

may not be too enthusiastic about a new housemate? Do you have a yard where he or she can roam or will you need to take the dog for frequent walks to help him burn some energy? You don’t need to over-analyze every detail but you should a good understanding of the benefits and limits of your new dog’s home. The dog’s care: Find a good, local vet, a recommended groomer and a safe boarding facility. All can be key to a happy, healthy dog. Talk to your dog-owning friends, read online reviews and visit vets, groomers and dog daycare locations ahead of time to get a feel for their approach. You also may want to research local dog walkers, yard clean-up services, local dog parks and any other site or service that can enhance your dog’s life and simplify yours. The right dog will enrich your life every day. It will become a member of the family, a loved one that will outlast the latest tech trends and must-have handhelds. If you’re going to buy or adopt a dog this holiday season, do your homework. Put in the time now to make sure you’re making the right decision and you’ll enjoy the warm-and-furry feelings that only a dog can bring for years to come. Jill Showalter owns Yuppie Puppy and Doggie Day Play in Oak Park. She has personally tended to more than 10,000 dogs since 2007 and has shared stories and advice with numerous dog owners.

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New housing planned for North Ave., Madison St.

Commercial corridors seeing more infill development interest By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

Empty lots on two of Oak Park’s highesttraffic commercial corridors could become sites for residential development — one a 6-unit townhouse and loft development on West North Avenue and the other a mixeduse building on Madison Street. The proposal for the mixed-use development at 838 Madison St. is a two-story building with two ground-floor commercial spaces and three apartments above. Plans for the townhouse project at 66036609 W. North Ave. include four townhomes and two lofts. The projects are proposed by two different developers and not connected, but both represent a potential shift in development along the two roadways that have historically been populated by commercial structures. Sharon Heilala, owner of Jade Sky Real Estate LLC, said in a telephone interview that her proposal for the North Avenue property uses a courtyard design, so residents don’t feel like they’re living off a major commercial corridor. Jade Sky is seeking a special-use permit for the project and will make its case to the Oak Park Zoning Board of Appeals at its Dec. 6 meeting, 7 p.m. at village hall, 123 Madison St. “The development is in response to the lack of modern, new multifamily units in the area that can also accommodate families. The interior design and finishes will be clean and moderately priced with a midcentury modern feel,” Heilala notes in the application for the special-use permit.

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FILLING EMPTY LOTS: New residential properties are proposed for the commercial corridors of North Avenue and Madison Street. Both proposals will be presented to the Oak Park Zoning Board of Appeals at its Dec. 6 meeting at 7 p.m. at village hall, 123 Madison St. A six-unit townhouse and loft project (rendering above) is proposed for 6603-6609 W. North Ave. by Jade Sky Real Estate. An Oak Park resident, Heilala has worked in commercial real estate for 25 years, has her own business as a commercial appraiser, and has worked on small residential projects, but the townhouse project would be her first construction project from the ground up. The proposal features four 3-story townhomes and two 2-story loft-type units, Heilala said. The lofts will front the North Avenue side of the building, while the townhomes are “accessed in a secluded east-facing private courtyard.” The project includes a secured gate entrance off North Avenue, but vehicles would mainly enter and exit parking through an alley to the south of the structure. She said one of the lofts will have detached-garage parking, while the other will use a surface parking spot. Heilala aims to begin construction in spring of 2018 and complete the project within a year. She told Wednesday Journal that the property, which has been sitting vacant for at least a decade, was approved for condomini-

ums in 2008 for another developer but later went into foreclosure and was never built. Heilala believes there still is a desire for housing in northeast Oak Park. “There aren’t any modern family-sized units in that part of town,” she said. “With the price of land on North, we can make a modern, clean, healthy, attractive development for a reasonable price.” The Jade Sky proposal is not the only recent interest shown by developers along North Avenue. Although ultimately rejected by Chicago Ald. Chris Taliaferro, Noah Properties proposed an 80-unit luxury apartment building on the Chicago side of North Avenue earlier this year. That project would have built on lots — one vacant and another occupied by a shuttered US Bank — along 6600-6700 W. North Ave. The other residential project proposed in Oak Park is at 838 Madison St. by Karla and Esteban Linarez. Neither could be reached from comment by press time, but Esteban Linarez is a sleep

physician specialist a little over a block away from the proposed construction project at Madison Street Medical Sleep Disorders Center, 850 Madison St. The Linarezes are seeking a number of variances from the Oak Park Zoning Board of Appeals at that group’s Dec. 6 meeting. Those variance requests include: changing the build-to-line from zero feet along the interior side-yard setback to a 6-foot setback along the east side of the property; reducing the number of required parking spaces from 11 to six; and reducing the size of the rear buffer yard from 7 to 3 feet. At least one of the two commercial spaces planned for the building would be a restaurant, according to the application, which notes that “the side setback variance will allow for a side patio with permeable pavers increasing the appeal [of the] restaurant and makes it more accessible for customers to walk to the restaurant.” The application also notes that the lot on the site has been vacant for 17 years. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

Harmon bill seeks cannabis alternative for opioids

People prescribed opioids could get temporary medical cannabis card By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

In an effort to reduce the number opioid prescriptions, Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park) has introduced a bill that would fasttrack temporary medical cannabis cards to patients as an alternative. The Alternative to Opioids Act expedites the application process to 14 days for those prescribed opioid-based painkillers. Those accepted would get a 12-month temporary

worse, it’s clear that what we’re registry card for cannabis. doing now isn’t working,” HarMedical cannabis has been legal mon said in a press release. in Illinois since the establishment “Research has shown that of the Compassionate Use of Medmedical cannabis can treat the ical Cannabis Pilot Program in same conditions for which opi2013. The drug is legal for medical oids are prescribed. With thouuses in 29 states. sands of people from every part Harmon said in a telephone inof our state dying from opioid terview that the bill was inspired addiction, it would be irresponby patients who testified before sible for us to not consider any the Senate Executive Committee DON HARMON safe alternative treatment.” last spring about getting addicted Senator (D-Oak Park) Harmon noted that more to opioids. than 60,000 people died from Patients described the difficulty in weening themselves off opioids. He drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2016, “more said the bill aims to reduce the use of such than the total number of U.S. soldiers killed in the Vietnam War.” drugs. He said that opioid-related deaths have “With the opioid crisis rapidly getting

increased 120 percent in Illinois from 2014 to 2015, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Asked whether he was concerned about the argument that cannabis can be a gateway drug for more powerful sedatives, Harmon said, “I don’t know that I believe it.” “I know heroin is addictive and opioids are addictive, and they’re ruining lives and killing people,” he said. “I’m willing to take the risk that medical cannabis is a better substitute. “I think it’s important to build a model that allows patients to quickly transition from opioids to something else,” he added. “I’m optimistic that medical cannabis is an appropriate alternative.” CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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Ashes to ashes

An outdoor columbarium comes to St. Christopher’s By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

Following a growing trend in American culture toward cremating the bodies of loved ones, St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church is in the process of installing an outdoor columbarium at the southeast corner of their church building. The 36 niches in the installation will each be able to hold two urns of ashes or cremains, as they are now called, and will supplement the smaller columbarium located off the building’s main seating area in the side chapel altar. Laura Jordahl, who has been a member of St. Christopher’s for 22 years, said the chapel columbarium holds the cremations of 40 people and does not have room for more. “I’ve been active at the church for 35 years,” said Martin Dunlavey, another congregant, “and that columbarium in the chapel certainly predates me. I’m sure we’ve been piling peoples’ ashes in there since the church’s founding over 100 years ago, but it’s been getting full and perhaps 10 years ago we started discussion about another columbarium.” Two things sparked the building of the outALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer door resting place. One is the trend toward cremation instead of being embalmed, dis- RESTING PLACE: Rev. Eric Biddy visits the new columbarium outside St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church on East Avenue in Oak Park. Rev. Biddy said it will be completed in the spring with plants and flowers along the walk-up path providing privacy. played in a casket and buried in a cemetery. Rev. Eric Biddy, St. Christopher’s rector, said in 60 percent of the funerals he has presided over in the three years he’s been to the church with the stipulation that it being buried in a casket and having cre- how much columbarium niches tend to cost,” he added, “and the range is remarkat the church, the body has been cremated. be used as seed money for a columbarium. mains interred. “The episcopal liturgy for the burial of able. There are columbariums where the “The reason she gave,” Biddy explained, “is Lynne Williams at Drechsler, Brown & Wilthat we have a front yard outside the church, the dead,” he said, “is an Easter liturgy. It’s cost is considerably more than having a cemliams Funeral Home said about 40 and she wanted to watch the all about the resurrection. The pascal can- etery plot. That, of course, is not our idea.” percent of their business involves Jordahl noted the church leadership recchildren play there from her dle [first lit at the Easter Vigil] stands next cremation. ognized that members were in different niche.” to the body.” An August 2014 online article in The construction of the outThe columbarium, which is scheduled to places regarding a columbarium and thereHuffpost reported, “In 1958, only door columbarium is estimat- be installed and faced with granite by the end fore conducted an educational forum and about one in 28 Americans were ed to cost $24,000. of November, will eventually be surrounded communicated through Sunday bulletins cremated upon death. The cremaand social media to ensure the congregation Many others have less fanby a prayer garden, planted next spring. tion rate in 2012 was 43.5%. That’s ciful reasons. “One is the old “We want the columbarium to be set in was fully informed. a 1,238.88% increase in the numThe generation choosing cremation in idea of being buried in sacred a beautiful place where anyone can sit and ber of people choosing cremation big numbers is the Baby Boomers, Biddy ground,” Biddy said. “Second is pray,” Biddy said. “[It] ties into this notion over a span of just 65 years.” Acobserved, but Dunlavey has mixed feelings. that for most people a funeral is of the communion of saints, that you can sit cording to the article, it is pos“Before this, I suppose many of us older a kind of homecoming because in this beautiful garden surrounded by the sible to incorporate the cremains the church for them is that saints who have gone before you and may be members didn’t consider much about our in an hourglass, a vinyl record, own burials,” he said. “But as we get older nexus where heaven and earth able to in some way join you in prayer.” a synthetic diamond ring, teddy and weaker, several members have stated have touched and where they St. Christopher’s vestry or lay board has bears, pencils and stained glass. want to rest until the final res- not made a final decision on what each niche they couldn’t imagine being buried anyThe cremains can even be mixed REV. ERIC BIDDY urrection of the dead into glory. would cost. “Each niche has the capacity to where else. Growing up Roman Catholic, with tattoo ink. Nationwide 1/3 of St. Christpher’s rector We have people who have been hold two urns,” Biddy explained, “so you our tradition didn’t really allow for cremathe families bury the cremains of members here for 60-70 years. and a partner could purchase one together. tion. Reality seems to have changed their their loved ones, 1/3 scatter them, They may have changed houses I think we are also going to offer a more af- mind. Cremation still feels a little strange to and 1/3 keep them. Rev. Biddy said most have religious rea- 15 times in that period, but this place has fordable option of going into a niche with me, but I think a columbarium is still better the understanding that one day you may get than throwing the ashes away like some peosons for having their cremains placed in or been the same.” Biddy said the Episcopal Church doesn’t a roommate. ple do. Maybe because it’s a relatively pernext to a church. “We had a member of the vestry research manent marker of our lives and passing.” He said a “dear parishioner” left $7,500 see much difference theologically between

“For most people a funeral is a kind of homecoming because the church for them is that nexus where heaven and earth have touched.”

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Beekeeping officially regulated in River Forest

Hobbyists now face a fine of up to $500 for every day they remain outside the new ordinance By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

River Forest’s seven-member Village Board finally agreed on regulations binding local beekeepers, after another thoughtful, hour-long discussion Nov. 27. After four months of research by River Forest’s seven-person sustainability committee, and at least two Village Board meetings where conversation over beekeeping legislation buzzed for more than an hour, the River Forest government has finally regulated the hobby. “As we talk about beehives more and more, the more popular it’s going to be,” said Cathy Adduci, village president. “It’s really not over-regulation, it’s just trying to say the delicate balance of keeping you enthused about your beehives

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and honey but, at the same time, listening to residents who are afraid of bees.” Beekeepers must now pay a $25 permit fee to register their two allotted hives with the village every year, post signs on their property about the fact that they keeps, along with their village permit number, and notify all new, adjacent

property owners about their hobby, according to the new ordinance. In beekeepers permit application, neighbors must sign off that they have been alerted them about their neighbor’s hobby, and that the proposed beekeeper has provided them with information about honey bees. If an adjacent property owner suffers from a life-threatening allergy to bees, they have seven-days post-notification to provide a signed doctor’s note to the village verifying their allergy. Their neighbor will then be barred from keeping bees. Those who suffer from apiphobia—or a fear of bees—can attend a free class at Dominican University about the practice during the spring, summer and fall months. Dominican University’s four hives will be grandfathered in to the ordinance. The institution will not have to notify nearby adjacent owners about their hives, since their bees sit nowhere near outside property. Beekeepers will be charged up to $500 daily for violating River Forest’s new legislation. New permits will expire by Nov. 30 every year. The village plans to list the addresses and permit numbers of all local beekeepers on the village website, after the new site launches in December.

OPRF spots errors in state report card data

D200 officials say School Report Card is inaccurate, misleading in some areas By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

The Illinois State Board of Education released its annual School Report Card in October, but a month later, District 200 school board members were still reeling from inaccuracies they say were discovered in the state’s data. According to district officials, the state grossly underreported the number of Oak Park and River Forest High School students taking dual credit courses in 2016-17 and, since at least 2014, has consistently underreported the percent of OPRF graduates who enroll in two- or four-year colleges within 16 months of graduation. The state’s teacher attendance data for 2016-17 was also wildly off from what OPRF’s internal records show. In addition, the officials said, the state’s analysis of the number of OPRF students needing post-secondary remediation after graduating was misleading. “I’m really perplexed because this so erodes trust in public education in a way that is so public,” said school board member Sara Dixon Spivy. “This format is misrepresenting data and is incredibly misleading. As a taxpayer, it troubles me that we’re doing this. I’m angry that my tax dollars created this document.” Each year, the state board releases a School Report Card on public school districts in Illinois. The information is easily

accessible online and widely reported on by various media outlets when it is released. This year was the first time the state measured college readiness based on the SAT, which replaced the ACT as the standardized exam administered each year to high school juniors at no cost to them. OPRF officials said the benchmark scores indicating proficiency that are set by the state are higher than the benchmarks set by the College Board, the national nonprofit organization that administers the SAT. According to the state, the benchmark SAT score for college readiness is 540 in both the reading/writing and the math sections of the test. The College Board’s benchmark scores for college readiness in reading/writing and math are 480 and 530, respectively. At OPRF, 61 percent of juniors in 2016-17 met the state’s college readiness standards while 74 percent of juniors at the high school met College Board’s standards. OPRF maintains that students’ readiness should be measured by College Board’s standards, not the state’s, since the latter is much newer to the game than the former. “College Board has more basis in research than the ISBE,” said Michael Carioscio, OPRF’s chief information officer, at a Nov. 16 regular board meeting where the state scores were discussed. When it comes to college enrollment, district officials said, the state was also off the mark. According to the state’s data, the percentage of OPRF graduates enrolling in twoor four-year colleges within 12 to 16 months of graduation has averaged out to around 75 percent since 2014. But the National Student Clearinghouse data, which the state cites as its source, puts

the average at 85 percent, district officials said. The reason for the state’s discrepancy is not clear. The state also reported that no OPRF students took dual-credit courses in 201617, whereas the actual number of students enrolled was 95 — 70 whites, 5 blacks, 9 Hispanics and 1 Asian. District officials said they identified an error in how they were reporting the data to the state but couldn’t correct it before the deadline to submit the information. In the area of teacher attendance, the state reported that only 64 percent of OPRF teachers are absent 10 or fewer days out of the school year, compared with 75 percent across the state. That data point, district officials said, is not accurate. “The overall number of teachers in 2017 shown on the report (219) is lower than the actual number of classroom teachers (225), and absences for non-classroom faculty (counselors, social workers, and librarians) appear to have been erroneously included in the calculations,” according to a report drafted by Amy Hill, the district’s director of assessment and research. Hill added that the administration is attempting to “reconcile these discrepancies and to determine the correct percentage aligned to the state’s measure for teacher attendance.” District officials said the rate of OPRF students who need post-secondary remediation after graduation is “far less alarming than the Report Card suggests,” noting that one of two versions of the state’s report online makes it appear that nearly half of OPRF’s 2015 graduating class of 772 needed post-secondary remediation. “One must drill in and look carefully at

the details to see that the percentage relates to students who enroll in Illinois community colleges and require remediation,” Hill wrote. “That number represents 8.4 percent of all 2015 graduates.” At the Nov. 16 meeting, many board members expressed frustration not only with the problematic data but with the underlying reality the data is supposed to reflect. Board President Jackie Moore and board member Jennifer Cassell both said they were disturbed by the number of OPRF students going into community colleges who need remediation. “This has been bothering me for some time,” Cassell said. “These are our most vulnerable students in the sense that they’re going to a community college, probably Triton, and they’re not even taking college classes yet.” “It is very troubling that we have students who are still taking high school classes after we give them a diploma,” said Moore. Board member Tom Cofsky said the district bears some responsibility for getting ahead of the state’s flawed data, as in the case of the inaccurate teacher attendance rate, which, he said, was about the same percentage last year. “We’ve let it go for another year,” Cofsky said of the apparently flawed data point. “If we don’t believe the data we have to get somewhere and get toward action. … We can’t just say we don’t believe the data. That’s not good enough. You can’t go home and show mom your report card and say, ‘I just don’t believe the data.’ This is our report card. Maybe the data is bad, but we’ve got to fix it.” CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

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Gutierrez won’t seek re-election to Congress

Will back former Chicago mayoral candidate, Garcia

that he is not running for re-election,” said Douglas Rivlin, Gutierrez’s congressional communications director told Wednesday Journal prior to the press conference. “He’s not resigning, but he’s just deciding not to By BOB SKOLNIK run, and that Jesus Garcia is going to run Contributing Reporter for his seat, and he’s throwing his support Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-4th), behind Mr. Garcia.” whose district includes the 1st Precinct of The decision not to run for re-election River Forest, in the village’s far northwest marks a sudden change of heart for Guticorner, has decided not to run for errez, who on Nov. 27 filed re-election. nominating petitions to run The official announcement for another term in Congress. came Tuesday afternoon after Also on Nov. 27, Garcia filed the Wednesday Journal’s print nominating petitions to run for deadline at a press conference in re-election as a Cook County Chicago. At the press conference commissioner. Gutierrez endorsed Cook County According to the Chicago Commissioner Jesus “Chuy” GarTribune, Gutierrez met with cia in the March Democratic priChicago Mayor Rahm Emmanmary. uel on Monday afternoon and Freshman Chicago Ald. Carlos LUIS GUTIERREZ informed him of his decision Ramirez-Rosa, a progressive DemCongressman (D-4th) not to run. ocrat, also announced on his webThe two recorded a joint rasite that he would be gathering petition signatures to run for Gutierrez’s seat. dio interview and toured a Humboldt Park Gutierrez will serve out his term, which Welcoming Center for Puerto Rican evacuends in January 2019. ees fleeing the effects of Hurricane Maria. The congressman, who will turn 64 in DeGarcia had run against Emmanuel for cember, is the longest serving member of Chicago mayor in 2015 and had been expectCongress from Illinois and is his 13th term ed to challenge him again in 2019. Garcia is as a member of the House of Representa- less likely to run for mayor if he wins a seat tives. in Congress. He was first elected to the House in 1992 Gutierrez, who lived in Puerto Rico as a when he was a Chicago alderman from the teenager, was known in Congress as pasHumboldt Park area of Chicago. sionate advocate for immigrants. He has The 4th District was drawn to help elect also been an advocate for independence for an Hispanic member of Congress and is Puerto Rico, and has been very active in efshaped like a C, with the largest portions of forts to help Puerto Rico in the aftermath the district centered in the heavily Hispanic near northwest and southwest sides of Chi- of widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Maria. cago. In early November, Gutierrez was one of The 4th District also includes River Forest north of Division Street and west of Monroe six Democratic congressmen to file articles of impeachment against President Donald Avenue. “The congressman is going to announce Trump.

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Divvy bike program safe for now

Oak Park Village Board also puts hold on most downtown parking fee increases By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

Oak Park’s fledgling bicycle-rental program through Divvy Bike Share, which could cost the village approximately $200,000 in 2017, could be on shaky ground if the program does not attract more riders. The Oak Park village board discussed the program, which launched in Oak Park in 2016, at a board meeting Monday, Nov. 28 at village hall. According to a memo from village staff, the operating expense for the program in 2017 through September was $239,900, while revenue from riders was $89,200, for a net operating cost of $150,700 over nine months. Trustee Dan Moroney said the program is estimated to provide 12,000 individual bicycle rides for the year. He noted that the program is expected to cost approximately $208,000 in 2017, which means the village is paying a little over $17 every time someone gets on a Divvy bike. Moroney said he does not believe that the tourist base in Oak Park is large enough to support the program and added, “If someone’s proficient on a bike and they travel by bike, in most cases they’re just going to use the bike they already have.” Trustee Andrea Button, who voted for bringing Divvy to Oak Park under a previous board, argued that the program has only been in place for about a year and a half and needs more time to grow. “I’d like to give it a chance,” she said. The village staff memo notes that “the program is slowly trending in the right direction and our experience is not unusual

in the early years of such programs,” but Trustee Deno Andrews argued that the renewal rate for the program – meaning those who renewed their accounts from the previous year – is 67 percent. “It’s trending downward, not upward,” he said. Andrews said the village should set a goal of 1,100 subscribers to the program or “I say kill it.” “I’m not willing to let this go and hope it gets better,” he said. Trustees agreed, without a formal vote, to revisit the issue next year to see if efforts to renegotiate the village’s contract with Divvy and efforts to promote the program are successful. Trustees also took no formal action on a variety of proposals that would increase the costs of downtown parking, but they did direct staff to hold on a number of potential revenue generating measures to help shore up Oak Park’s Parking Fund, which is used to maintain village-owned garages and metered parking. Several proposals were floated in the last few weeks, including: reducing free parking from 90 minutes to 60 minutes in both the Holley Court and Lake and Forest garages; eliminate all free parking at village-owned garages; charge for parking on Sundays; charge a flat fee of $1 per hour at all village parking meters; and begin charging at all meters from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Trustees did direct village staff to eliminate Oak Park’s valet parking program downtown in 2018 and increase all meters to $1 per hour. Members of the business community testified that increasing fees on downtown parking would hurt their businesses, which already are struggling due to the high level of construction and a forthcoming streetscaping project. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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Triton touts over $1M in grants in two months

Will fund sex assault and domestic violence training, scholarships and more By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Since October, Triton College has announced a succession of large grants that will fund initiatives both on and off the college’s River Grove campus. In October, the college announced it was awarded a 2017 national leadership grant from the Washington D.C.-based Institute of Museum and Library Services that will allow Triton to partner with the Oak Park-based Equity Team Inc. (E-Team) and the Oak Park Public Library on a new college and career readiness initiative. Formally called “Triton College Activating Community Opportunities,” the new initiative began Oct. 1. Students from two mentoring programs at Triton have been working with Oak Park and River Forest High School students each day at the Oak Park library. In addition to tutoring and mentoring, the initiative also offers activities like health and career fairs, family engagement seminars and financial planning seminars — all designed to eliminate the achievement and opportunity gaps between white and black students in the Oak Park area. In November, Triton announced a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women, which will fund the implementation of additional educational programs and training related to sexual assault and domestic violence prevention. Triton has partnered with the River Grove Police Depart-

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GEO JOB GROWTH: A geoengineering professional at work. One grant Triton received will fund a scholarship program for students interested in the field. ment and Oak Park-based Sarah’s Inn, a domestic violence resource center, on this initiative. The DOJ grant will help “support the newly formed Triton College Coordinated Community Response Team, which will implement mandatory sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and a stalking prevention program for all incoming Triton students,” according to a statement released by the college on Nov. 21. “This grant will assist in the coordination of on- and offcampus victim services organizations and the local criminal justice system to provide holistic support and services for our students,” stated Corey Williams, Triton’s dean of

student services. Earlier this month, Triton also announced that it had been awarded a $650,000 grant to support students pursuing careers in geology, environmental science, engineering and similar fields. The five-year grant comes from the National Science Foundation, an independent federal agency designed to promote scientific progress and that funds basic scientific research at colleges and universities across the country. Nearly $400,000 of the grant funds will go to student scholarships while the rest of the money will cover equipment, mentoring services, research and other supports. The scholarships will address the need for more geoengineering professionals in the region. In Illinois, occupations in the geoengineering field will grow by 15 to 20 percent over the next decade, according to a Triton statement announcing the grant funding. “There’s a big workforce need,” said Dr. Sheldon Turner, the grant’s principal investigator. “There is a growing number of environmental science jobs out there and we are excited to take the lead on preparing students to succeed in those roles.” Turner said environmental remediation efforts are driving the need for geoengineering workers. “One of the big things in the Chicago area is finding all of the leaking tanks left behind by closed factories and gas stations and getting them out of the ground to protect our groundwater, as well as our rivers and Lake Michigan,” he said. Students interested in enrolling in the scholarship program can contact Turner at 708-456-0300, ext. 3008 or by email at sheldonturner@triton.edu. CONTACT: michael@austinweeklynews.com

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ommunities change in all sorts of ways over time. My sporadic trips home over the years have given me a glimpse into the long term impact on a community when population decreases even while affluence increases. In our case, the rising value of my parents’ home is due to the same economic forces that are negatively impacting the value of my parents’ business. I hail from one of the beautiful seaside towns that dot the Jersey Shore just seventy-five miles south of New York City. When I was growing up thirty five year ago, these were vibrant, bustling communities filled year-round with residents and bursting all summer with tourists. Today, I notice one major change since my

childhood: no people. No children playing on lawns, no traffic in the streets and no customers browsing the storefronts. The big beautiful Victorian homes that housed families with five or more children and grandparents now sit quiet. The pile of beat-up bicycles in the drive has been replaced by a single luxury car with out of state plates. Few who grew up here can afford to live in their parents’ homes today. Overtime, the beauty of the place along with its enviable location turned a middle-class, family-oriented neighborhood into collection of vacation homes for the well-heeled. The town is too expensive for the “locals” but too far from the City for commuters. Statuesque homes stand empty, awaiting Memorial Day. It is not bad – just different. Unless of course you own a small business that was built to serve a larger year-round population. Small hardware stores, boutiques, gift shops and independent cafes

have been replaced by realtors and law offices. The hospitality industry, which includes my parents’ business, is experiencing a slow, painful consolidation as there just aren’t enough customers between September and June. The land is worth more than the business itself, waiting for condo developers. Rising real estate values, rent and taxes in Oak Park remind me of my family’s experience on the Jersey Shore. A community is more than place – it is the people who live there. Who will live in Oak Park in thirty years? Just wondering.

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farm in Michigan. John Seymour, along with his wife, Cindy, and daughter, Samantha, have owned and operated Seymour Tree Farms at the corner of Roosevelt Road and Wisconsin Avenue for 10 seasons. Seymour has been selling Christfrom page 1 mas trees for a total of 20 years, he said. who were interviewed for this story said if “I always sell out,” Seymour said. “I run a they’ve increased prices at all, the increase good price, in a good neighborhood that alhasn’t been by much. The national shortage ways backs me up. This neighborhood has hasn’t affected their bottom-line as much as been so good to me that I come every year. competition from larger retail stores, they said. This year, I can tell it’s going to be a sellout. “The big chain stores are what hurts,” I won’t have to advertise or anything.” said Joe Dombrowski, whose family has That tradition, generational knowledge, been selling Christmas trees in Oak Park and community relationship give the indefor over 30 years, 10 of them at the corner pendent sellers another edge over the larger, of Oak Park Avenue and Madison Street. big-box competition. “They buy from bigger growers “It’s really nice to have that for cheap, by the tens of thouactual connection with people sands, and sell them for cheap.” who will enjoy our trees and But even with the big-box comuse them as part of their fam■ To read more petition, the independent sellers ily traditions,” said Brussock, said, some things are mercifully who is pursuing an MBA from VISIT OAKPARK.COM oblivious to market forces. Places the University of Michigan. like Home Depot, Costco and MeRecently, he’s relegated responnards may have a forest of low-priced firs, sibility for the operation to Oak Park resibut they’re at a competitive disadvantage dent Tony Foley, Sandhill’s retail manager. to the independent sellers when it comes to The proximity to the actual growers is less remunerative qualities. particularly beneficial for patrons who are “The trees people get at the big box stores relatively new to purchasing live Christmas are, for the most part, cut very early in the trees. fall,” Brussock said. “If you go to Menards Aleah Hersey, 20, had come to Sandhill or Home Depot in mid-December and look from Chicago’s Galewood neighborhood on at trees that are still there, you’ll see that Monday afternoon. She and her mom, she they’re dry because they were cut too early. said, have been purchasing live trees for just The best thing you can do is to go to a tree lot two years after owning artificial trees for a that can guarantee they have very recently long time. harvested trees.” Ronda Heitzman bought a Balsam fir Brussock, who was born in Oak Park, said from Dombrowski’s lot on Monday evening. he plants, shears and harvests his trees at Heitzman said her family has been buying his family’s tree farm in Marquette County, live trees since she and her husband got Wisconsin, where he grew up. married in 1981. Over the last three decades, Dombrowski is a third-generation Christ- she has developed a ritual inspection when mas tree grower. Each year, he and a team shopping for a Christmas tree. hauls several hundred Frazier fir and Bal“I’m looking for a really nice shape, a tree sam fir trees to his lot from the family’s that doesn’t have many holes,” she said.

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Lee Winter, director of development at Kaufman Jacobs, said the investment firm had retained real estate agents to help the two families find other homes in the area if they sold. He said one family had already agreed to sell, and the other was mulling over their options. “All communities go through these big flips where suddenly the population gets 60 and older,” Winter said. “This provides an opportunity for people who’ve lived here all their lives, so they don’t have to move to Florida or Schaumburg.” Or, Oak Park, Adduci added. She said there’s a shortage of senior housing in River Forest, and many residents are forced to move to such facilities in Oak Park when they age out of their full-size homes. Apartments would range from $3,400 to $6,000 per month, which puts the proposed assisted- and independent-living facility on the higher-end of the market, Gawronski said. They would likely be zoned as residential properties, which means they would be taxed at 10 percent of their assessed value. Gawronski said it was too early to estimate how much tax the senior home would likely generate for River Forest. The center’s physical therapy center, rehabilitation facility and maybe a hairdresser would be located on the first floor of the building and open to the public as commercial spaces, said Winter, who approached 20 retailers about moving into the bottom floor of the center and all said no, since the proposed corner currently contains no retail and sits in a primarily residential area. “It’s simply not in the cards,” Winter said, about bringing outside retail to the space. Developers were seeking board members’ advice on the plans during the meeting. They will unveil revised plans at the next village board meeting Dec. 11.

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An Oak Park detective who filed a federal lawsuit against the village in 2013, claiming sexual harassment and retaliation at the Oak Park Police Department, was fired in May and is now suing for wrongful termination and retaliation. Rasul Freelain, a 15-year employee with the OPPD, claims he was the target of sexual harassment by former Oak Park Police officer Dina Vardal and that his complaint led to retaliation and ultimately termination. U.S. District Court Judge Manish S. Shah ruled against Freelain in November 2016, stating that the former cop did not adequately prove that he had been retaliated against under provisions in the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. That case is currently on appeal, but Freelain has now filed a second lawsuit claiming that his termination also was retaliatory. Oak Park Police Chief Anthony Ambrose declined to discuss the cases, telling Wednesday Journal that the department does not comment on personnel issues. Freelain’s new lawsuit claims that he was terminated by Ambrose “because he reported misconduct within the Oak Park Police

Department and spoke out about matters of her life that her daughter, Heather Mack, public concern regarding the Oak Park po- would murder her. lice command staff.” The lawsuit states that Freelain was in“The village’s deliberate indifference to structed not to make the report to Tanksley, this culture allowed its chief of police to because the chief “was ‘tired’ of [Freelain] believe that he could act with impunity in and ‘[didn’t] want to hear’ from him.” terminating [Freelain] based on Mack would later be convicted false, absurd charges that were of murdering her mother and raised for the first time years after currently is serving 10 years in the fact, including the charge that an Indonesian prison. [Freelain] committed a fireable ofFreelain accessed his own pofense by reading his own police relice reports later in 2016, when ports at work,” the lawsuit notes. he was accused and later convicted of using excessive force The lawsuit states that Freelain during a domestic battery arwas officially fired because he rest. The village was ordered to accessed his own police reports pay $35,000 to an Oak Park resiin two cases – one was a case in dent, after a jury found Freelain which Freelain and the Oak Park RASUL FREELAIN guilty of grabbing the man durPolice Department were accused Former Oak Park cop ing the arrest, throwing him to and eventually found guilty of the ground and beating him for using excessive force against an Oak Park resident during a domestic bat- no lawful reason. This included “twisting tery arrest in November 2013; the second and pulling [the victim’s] arms and pressing case involved the 2014 murder of Oak Park [his] face into the hard surface, which resulting in, among other injuries, a deep gash resident Sheila von Weise-Mack. In the sexual harassment and retaliation on [his] knee, and various scratches, abralawsuit against the village, Freelain testi- sions and/or bruises on [his] face, elbows, fied in 2015 that he attempted to report to knees shoulder and/or back.” The lawsuit claims former Chief Tanksley former Oak Park Police Chief Rick Tanksley in 2013 that von Weise-Mack feared for launched an investigation, which ultimately

determined that Freelain “accessed a criminal history database without authorization.” Freelain’s lawyers, Robert Robertson and Marko Duric, of the law firm Robertson Duric, argue that Freelain reviewed the reports in the excessive force case because village attorneys instructed him to do so in preparation for his testimony in the case. They also argue that Chief Ambrose has never explained why the department waited until two years after the von Weise-Mack case to pursue disciplinary action against Freelain. “He’s a great officer for 15 years and then he reports sexual harassment and gets fired, so I think that speaks for itself,” Robertson said in a telephone interview. Robertson said discovery on the case could take a year and doesn’t expect to go to trial until early 2019. Freelain is seeking compensation for back pay and lost benefits; reinstatement or lost future earnings and income; compensatory damages for emotional distress and damage to reputation; and punitive damages against Ambrose. Freelain’s original lawsuit, will be argued on appeal on Dec. 6 in the Main Courtroom, Room 2721, of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 219 South Dearborn St., at 9:30 a.m. CONTACT: tim@oakpark.com

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Business on Garfield robbed at gunpoint

A business in the 1100 block of Garfield Street was robbed at gunpoint by two men at 1:30 p.m. on Nov. 23. The men, described as about 5-foot-7 and 130 pounds, entered the business wearing masks and all-black clothing and carrying silver handguns. They disabled security cameras and demanded the victim’s cellphone and money. The victim handed over two iPhones and $200. The two men then fled out the rear door in an unknown direction. The estimated loss is $1,000.

Armed robbery An Oak Park resident was robbed at gunpoint after parking his car in his garage in the 1000 block of South Maple Avenue at 5:15 p.m. on Nov. 24. The victim pulled his car in the garage and a man entered the garage, displayed a handgun and shouted, “Where is it?” multiple times. That man was described as between the ages of 17 and 25, 160 pounds, and wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with the hood over his head, black pants and black shoes. A second man, between the ages of 20 and 30 and wearing dark pants and a dark hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled over his head, entered the garage, pointed a gun to the victim’s head and demanded his wallet. The victim handed over the wallet, which contained miscellaneous ID, credit cards

and $20. The two men then fled northbound through the Maple/Wisconsin alley.

Burglary ■ A vehicle was burglarized in the 900 block of Pleasant Street sometime between 2 p.m. on Nov. 22 and 11:54 a.m. on Nov. 23. The burglar entered the vehicle, which was parked in the rear parking lot, through an unlocked door and took a gold diamond wedding ring, a white gold wedding band with small diamonds, $20, and a Nikon L340 digital camera. The estimated loss is $5,017.81. ■ Guillermo Moreno, 18, of the 1100 block of South Euclid Avenue in Oak Park, was arrested in the 1000 block of Erie Street, at 11:24 p.m. on Nov. 24 and charged with auto burglary. The victim was identified as a Schaumburg resident. ■ A residential garage was the target of an attempted burglary in the 700 block of Wenonah Avenue at 11:06 p.m. on Nov. 18. A man, described as in his 50s, about 6-foottall, with a thin build and wearing a dark fur winter cap and dark-colored clothing, entered the garage through an unlocked side service door. The resident confronted the burglar, who then fled in an unknown direction. No loss was reported.

Criminal damage to property

■ The kitchen window to a residence in the 1100 block of North Oak Park Avenue was damaged by an unknown projectile sometime between 5 p.m. on Nov. 24 and 1 p.m. on Nov. 25. The estimated loss was unknown. ■ The front passenger door and window of a vehicle in the 1100 block of Rossell Avenue were damaged by multiple BB gun pellets sometime between 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 25 and 9:30 a.m. on Nov. 26. The estimated loss due to damage is $500. ■ A smooth, white stone was used to damage a 10-by-5-foot window in the 100 block of North Oak Park Avenue sometime between 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 20 and 7:44 a.m. on Nov. 21. The estimated loss due to damage is $1,000. ■ A window was shattered on the east side of a building in the 6900 block of West North Avenue sometime between 10 p.m. on Nov. 20 and 7:45 a.m. on Nov. 21. The estimated damage is $1,000.

Motor vehicle theft ■ A silver and white 2008 Smart Car was stolen from a garage in the 700 block of Lyman Avenue, sometime between 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 25 and 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 26. The estimated loss is $550. ■ A vehicle was stolen from a gas station in the 7100 block of Roosevelt Road at 2:45

a.m. on Nov. 18. The keys were left in the vehicle’s ignition, and the thief made off with the vehicle while the victim was inside the gas station. The vehicle was last seen headed eastbound on Roosevelt. The estimated loss is $1,500. The vehicle was recovered the same day in the 700 block of North Central Park by Chicago police. One person was apprehended, but no additional information was provided about the arrest.

Retail theft arrest A Berwyn man was arrested at 3:09 p.m. on Nov. 17 and charged with retail theft after he was positively identified by store security as the person who stole bottles of liquor from Pete’s Fresh Market, 259 Lake St. These items, obtained from the Oak Park and River Forest police departments, came from reports, Nov. 17-25, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.

Compiled by Timothy Inklebarger

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New summer school program for D91, D90 students Power Scholars will follow the BELL curriculum to address the minority achievement gap By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

Four organizations are fighting this summer for student equity in Forest Park and River Forest. District 90 River Forest and District 91 Forest Park schools, the West Cook YMCA, and the Building Educated Leaders for Life (BELL) educational curriculum have partnered to start Power Scholars Academy, a summer school program meant to foster emotional, social and educational development for students who need something outside the classroom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Through this partnership, we will be able to offer students a high-quality, evidencebased, summer program that includes academic and social/emotional development, as well as enrichment activities,â&#x20AC;? said Louis Cavallo, D91 superintendent, in a released statement. Organizations will choose 120 students from D91 and D90 to participate in the five-week, full-day summer program. Classes start in June 2018 and run Monday through Friday at Field Stevenson Elementary School at 925 Beloit Ave. Schools will choose students from grades 1-5 to participate, and invitations will be sent later this winter, said Dawne Simmons, D91 spokeswoman. The measures by which students will be selected are not yet finalized, but students, both gifted and those who struggle academically and emotionally, will be considered, Simmons said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for students who need something outside the classroom,â&#x20AC;? she said.

The BELL curriculum was developed, in part, to address the gap in test scores that consistently exists between minority and low-income students and their majoritywhite counterparts. Up to 40 kids from D90 will be selected for the program; the rest will come from D91, Simmons said. Breakfast, lunch and transportation will be provided by the schools. Classes will be taught by teachers trained in the BELL curriculum, which combines small-group instruction with field trips, community service projects and mentoring activities, such as college and career presentations. At least three hours of the daily program will be dedicated to math and literacy skills, an hour devoted to exercise and the rest dedicated to hands-on learning. Power Scholars will also work to engage studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s families by hosting at least two special events. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Power Scholars Academy represents a key partnership that District 90 is developing in order to leverage the districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resources and strengthen relationships within the community on behalf of our students,â&#x20AC;? said Ed Condon, D90 superintendent.

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‘Tarzan’ author’s home gets landmark nod Preservation commission’s recommendation heads to village board By LACEY SIKORA

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echnically named the Edgar Rice Burroughs House No.1, the two-story residence at 414 Augusta St. in Oak Park was home to the famous author and his family from 1914 to 1917. While a small plaque on a concrete base has marked the home’s connection to the Tarzan author for years, recently, the homeowners went a step further and received the green light from the Historic Preservation Commission for more formal designation as a historic landmark. In Oak Park, a historic landmark is a property which has special character or significant historical, architectural, archeological, community or aesthetic value as part of the heritage of the village of Oak Park, state of Illinois or the United States, and which has been designated an Oak Park historic landmark pursuant to village ordinance.

HOMELY, BUT HISTORIC: Edgar Rice Burroughs bought the house at 414 Augusta St. after his success publishing the first two “Tarzan” stories in 1912 and 1913. He would write three more titles in the series between 1914 and 1917, the year the family moved to a home a half mile west, at 700 Linden Ave. Doug Kaarre, urban planner distinctive design elements for the village, noted that in orof a significant architecturder to be designated a historic al or engineering type. landmark in Oak Park, a build■ Represent an architecing must meet at least one of tural, cultural, economic, the following criteria: historical or social style or period. ■ Have significance in the development of Oak Park, the ■ Be identified on the vilState of Illinois or the United lage’s official inventory of sigStates. nificant properties. Kaarre says homeowners ■ Be the site of an historic EDGAR RICE typically approach the village event. BURROUGHS to nominate their homes, but ■ Be closely identified with a the village also contacts home-significant historical figure, arowners on occasion to see if they will agree chitect, designer, etc. e to nominate their homes. ■ Be listed by the village as a significant structure in one of the historic districts. See TARZAN HOME on page 24 ■ Have distinguishing characteristics or

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Joan, Ed, Hulbert, Jack and Emma at 414 Augusta St., 1915.

TARZAN HOME Extra protection from page 21 The process begins with the preparation of a nomination form and report. The report can be prepared by the homeowner, a consultant or by Kaarre himself. Once it is complete, the Oak Park Historic Preservation Commission reviews it to determine if the home is eligible. In the case of 414 Augusta St., Kaarre says the home clearly met the criteria for association with a significant figure. “It’s not an important example of architecture,” he said. “We don’t know who the architect is, although we have the builder’s name.” At a Nov. 9 public hearing on the nomination, members of the Historic Preservation Commission unanimously voted to recommend designating the home a local landmark. The nomination will be forwarded to the village board, which generally puts these designations on their consent agenda. Once approved, the village provides a bronze plaque to the homeowners. Kaarre points out the landmark designation does provide some sort of protection to significant structures. “This house is already in an historic district, so it did have protection from demolition,” Kaarre said. “But, as a landmark, it will have extra protection. Any exterior alteration will require a certificate of appropriateness.”

Edgar Rice Burroughs For the nomination report on 414 Augusta St., Kaarre prepared a detailed history of Burroughs’ life. Born in Chicago in 1875. Burroughs struggled as a student. His father withdrew him from the Harvard School on Chicago’s South Side due to poor health or poor grades, and later enrolled

Images Courtesy of Edgar Rice Burroughs: The Man Who Created Tarzan, Irwin Porges

Emma Burroughs with children Jack, Joan and Hulbert in front of 414 Augusta St., 1915. Park Ave. (now demolished) for the duration of the war. Burroughs retained ownership of the Augusta Street house until the family moved to California in 1919.

414 Augusta St.

Burroughs in the Illinois Reserve Militia, Oak Park, 1918 him in Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, in the fall of 1891. After one term, the school requested Burroughs withdraw as a student due to lack of effort. He later failed the entrance exam to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, and his parents permitted him to enroll in the U.S. Cavalry where he was assigned to the Arizona Territory in 1896. In 1897, he asked for his father’s help to get him discharged. For a period, he worked in Idaho and with his brothers on their cattle ranch before returning to Chicago to work for his father at the American Battery Company. In 1900, he married his neighbor, Emma Hulbert. The couple moved to Idaho and Utah before returning to the Chicago area, with

Original 1912 story

Burroughs trying different means of employment. By 1911, the Burroughs had two children, and Burroughs’ first story, “Under the Moon of Mars,” was published and earned him $400. In 1913, he left a job at System magazine to try to be a full-time writer. With enough financial security from the sale of stories – the first title in the Tarzan series, Tarzan of the Apes, was published in 1912 -- Burroughs purchased his family’s first home at 414 Augusta St. The family of five lived there until 1917, when they moved to 700 Linden Ave. in Oak Park. They sold the Linden Avenue house and planned to move to California, but ended up staying in Oak Park when Burroughs received a commission as a captain in the Illinois Reserve Militia during World War I. The family rented a home at 325 N. Oak

The home at 414 Augusta St. is a two-story structure built in 1911 or 1912 by local contactor Walter C. Franck. The stucco home has Tudor revival and craftsman influences and has undergone a few changes over the years, including replacement of the original six-over-six wood windows with vinyl replacements and some alterations of the east and west entrances. Current owner Peter Ryan says that he and his wife, Alyssa, purchased the home in 2002. Although a marker in their front yard identifies the house as the home of Burroughs, Ryan says that aside from the occasional tourist, their house is a typical Oak Park home. “We bought it because it was our style, and we fell in love with it,” Ryan said. Over the years, they have a made a few changes to the house, like going back to the original style of divided light windows. A contractor working on a nearby house mentioned that they should think about the landmark designation, and, according to Ryan, after a conversation with Kaarre, “it snowballed from there.” The home remains a great place to raise their two sons, and Ryan says of the designation the house, “We want to make sure it’s around for a while.”

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Robinson II, Vernon; Robinson, Deborah; Robinson, Michelle N; RYAN, SEAN; Saam, Eileen; Sacks, Joshua; Schandelmeier-Bartel, Cathleen; Schnizlein, Clare C; Sell, Catalina; Senneke, Cindy; Shea, Lisa R; Shelton, Bruce W; SHEPHERD, DOLOREZ; Skocen, Vera; Smith, Kerry A; Sotelo, Magoalena; Spikes, Deja; Steele, Donna C; Stokes, Heather; Stokes, Megan; Thomas, Creola; Thomas, Darryl E; Thomas, Shalena A; Tirrell, Sarah A; Tomlinson, Katherine B; Torres, Rebecca; Touchette, Melanie; Trumbull, Dana L; Tsaganos, Georgia; Valentine, Terri C; Value, Benjamin; Van Someren, Rebekah; VanDerhei, Diane; Vioski, Sandra L; Walker, Shawn A; Watson, Charles; Weigel, Zack; Yaghoubi, Poupak; Yilmaz, Hulya; Zarosl, Jennifer L; Zemke, Frieda; Zimny, Amanda Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999 Affetto, Amanda; Clark, Natalie K; Ellis, Amanda D; Klette, Katharine; Mayer, Michael R; McFeely, Teegan M; Moody, Kiera C; Roskos, Meagan K; Tencate, Therese; Warzecha, Jason; Wawzenek, David C; Weiss, Leslie E; Youman, Lisa M Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999 Aguilar, Savanah W; 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Nicole M; Degman, Sean T; Delany, Lauren K; Delia, Caroline; Dewolf, Daniel K; Dinatale, Jacqueline; Djikas, Megan N; Dolan, Emilie C; Dolan, Michael J; Domalick, Allyson; Dombek, Jill; Dorka, Meghan J; Downs, Claire E; Doyle, Carolyn; Eggert, Laura; Egner, Katherine K; Eichstaedt, Douglas; Featherstone, Jeffrey R; Feierberg, Patricia; Fenske, Emily F; Fenske, Jessie; Finkbeiner, Andrew D; Fleming, Kasey; Fogg, Karen E; Frame, Carolyn; Frangos, Rike; Friesen, Judy; Gaffney, Pam A; Gates, Ryan; Gawne, Heidi C; Gehrke, Jeffrey; Gillespie, Michael; Goodwin, Daniel R; Gordon, Mark; Gray Jr., Joseph; Groben, Patricia L; Grogan, Jorie; Guarino, Nancy; Gunnell, Sharon L; Hancock, Joshua; Harrington, Christiana; Harrington, Jennifer A; Harris, Faith M; Hart, Deanna; Haus, Darren; Hauser, Carmen R; Hausfeld, Mark; Heaphy, Madeline; Hecht, Lauren E; Heide, Nora; Heidloff, Savannah L; Hendrickson, Cy; Highland, Cristina; Hill, Stacey; Hiolski, Tehra; Hoffmann, Dylan J; Homann, Jessika; Hoskins, Monique; 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Santos, Bessie; Sarno, Deborah M; Scaro, Leanne; Schassburger, Cynthia; Schlesser, Mary C; Seymour, Andrew; Shannon, Brian; Stack, Marie G; Starks, Felicia; Stern, Michele P; Sullivan, Cheryl C; Swanson, Mary; Sweeney, Kathleen P; Thompson, Arnetta; Tokarz, Karen M; Turek, John; Turi, Stella; Vervynck, Megan A; Vincent, Cristen; Volz, Laurie; Von Hagel, Patricia; Walsh, Barbara B; Wangerow, Patricia A; Warke, Amy; Warner, Keshia B; Weber, Jeffry J; Wei, Helen; White, Veronica; Williams, Lisa; Williams, Patricia; Wilson, Ingrid K; Zander, James; Zelaya, Christine; Zillman, Lynne V GROSS PAYMENT FOR NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL Salary Range: Less Than $25,000 Advani, Shilpa P; Aguirre, Ana; Alexander, Jolynn L; Alili, Shqipe; Anderson, Carlene; Anderson, Julie; Anthony, Johnnie; Arensdorff, Michael; Armstead, Hattie; Austin, Sherman R; Avila, Stephanie; Bailey, Desiree B; Baker, Amber J; Baker, Kimberly; Baker, Ladonna; Baker, Shetrice; Ball, Nancy; Barker, Ruth; Barney, Kristen M; Bass, Ruth; 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PAYMENTS OVER $2,500, EXCLUDING WAGES AND SALARIES. BOYLE SARAH 2,500.00; COMMON CORE CLASSROOMS 4,625.00; FREDRIKSEN FIRE EQUIPMENT 4,650.14; PCS INDUSTRIES PROFESSIONAL DE 2,559.45; ART CLAY WORLD USA 2,585.00; 4,673.57; SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORP. 4,718.13; CHRISTOPHER EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER 2,600.00; W-T LAND GLASS & ALUMINUM 4,735.00; LEGO EDUCATION 4,740.37; WEST SURVEYING, INC. 2,600.00; SEAWAY SUPPLY 2,643.25; WILLIAMS MUSIC COMPANY 4,779.91; AYAZ SALMA 4,800.00; FEIN JASMINE PAT 2,651.20; INTELLIGENT CLEANING SOLUTIONS 2,672.00; KELVIN 4,800.00; MUELLER KRISTINA 4,800.00; NASBERG MEGAN 4,800.00; LP 2,705.73; OPRF HIGH SCHOOL 2,711.98; STANDARD EQUIPMENT NINETEENTH CENTURY CHARITABLE ASSOC. 4,800.00; ROJASCOMPANY 2,713.06; SUBURBAN COUNCIL OF INTERNATIONAL SCHRAUB KATE 4,800.00; MBS IDENTIFICATION, INC. 4,835.00; 2,720.00; ILLINOIS INCLUDES 2,730.00; WILLIAM BLAIR & COMPANY WAREHOUSE DIRECT 4,934.41; FOUNDATIONAL FITNESS, LLC LLC 2,750.00; ADVENTURE STAGE CHICAGO VITTUM THEATER 4,958.00; HERO K12, LLC 4,984.39; SCOPE SHOPPE 4,986.32; 2,760.00; SCHWARTZ BRIAN 2,790.60; SLOSSON 2,818.75; MORTON SOUTHWEST COOPERATIVE 4,993.11; CHAPMAN & CUTLER LLP ARBORETUM 2,823.00; HINCKLEY SPRINGS WATER CO 2,823.13; 5,000.00; GUARDIAN 5,007.98; THE CLM GROUP, INC. 5,020.50; ELENCO ELECTRONICS, INC. 2,828.30; THOMSON/WEST 2,849.09; SALTZMAN MARK 5,123.73; BOOTH MICHAEL 5,192.07; HAWK PERIPOLE BERGERAULT INC 2,858.92; HORGAN KAYLIN 2,875.00; DODGE/JEEP 5,264.00; CICERO SCHOOL DISTRICT 99 5,280.43; H-O-H WATER TECHNOLOGY 2,887.80; ALPHA CARD SYSTEMS MOBYMAX 5,288.00; OAK PARK PIANO 5,340.00; CELTIC 2,900.69; TAMS-WITMARK 2,915.50; ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA, ENVIRONMENTAL COMPANY 5,380.00; SAX ARTS AND CRAFTS INC. 2,936.00; ZARAGOZA SYLVIA 2,940.95; STARSHIP SUBS 2,960.35; 5,389.05; MENARDS 5,390.25; NEWS-2-YOU 5,445.86; A-1 DOOR COMPASS HEALTH CENTER CHICAGO, LLC 2,970.00; VIRCO, INC. FRAMES & HARDWARE 5,478.67; AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF 2,986.90; SHANE’S OFFICE SUPPLY 2,996.01; JEFFERSON NICK SCHOOL ADMIN. 5,500.00; GRALL REICHEL ANNE REICHEL’S 3,040.00; ULINE 3,049.40; PALOS SPORTS INC 3,055.64; HANDI-RAMP ESSENTIAL C 5,500.00; SEBERT LANDSCAPING 5,565.00; FRENDT 3,064.55; KEI ELECTRIC, INC. 3,070.00; MICRO MANAGEMENT RICK 5,590.91; BUELL CHARIS 5,627.00; TSA CONSULTING GROUP, TECHNOLOGIES 3,080.98; BUREAU OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, INC. 5,721.80; RED WING SHOES-ELK GROVE 5,799.25; GREAT LAKES I 3,114.00; CSR ROOFING CONTRACTORS 3,144.00; IBM CLAY & SUPPLY 5,904.25; KAHN MARIANA 5,940.44; TNT CONCRETE CORPORATION 3,239.20; COMCAST CABLE 3,245.58; UNITED CREDIT CONSTRUCTION, INC 6,045.00; CUMBERLAND THERAPY SERVICES UNION 3,250.00; UCP SEGUIN INFINITEC SERVICES 3,262.05; COLE 6,048.00; GREEN LISA 6,234.47; GEM ELECTRIC SUPPLY, INC. JULIA 3,278.94; CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE THEATRE 3,298.75; NASCO 6,248.83; CHICAGO FILTER SUPPLY 6,257.16; AUSTIN MUSIC CENTER 3,300.68; MC MASTER-CARR 3,342.76; CLAVIO’S CAFE 3,350.00; 6,314.00; KEDDESIGN, LLC. 6,391.79; INFINITE CONNECTIONS, INC. METRO PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS 3,352.80; HANSEN BRITTANY 6,400.00; WEDNESDAY JOURNAL 6,403.50; KIRTLEY TECHNOLOGY 3,389.60; QUENCH USA, INC. 3,401.65; MACKIN EDUCATIONAL CORP 6,425.00; DYKLA MAXWELL 6,430.00; ILLINOIS ASCD ILLINOIS RESOURCES 3,415.15; BR BLEACHERS 3,422.00; TEACHERS STATE UNIVERSITY 6,434.00; J W PEPPER & SON, INC. 6,513.04; DISCOVERY 3,425.52; THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS INSTITUTE FOR THERAPY 6,520.00; MAGIC TREE BOOKSTORE 3,457.22; TRANE 3,457.47; AA RENTAL CENTER 3,481.34; ED-RED 6,530.51; COKER SERVICE, INC. 6,544.32; IMPERIAL VENDING, INC. 3,500.00; STEPS TO LITERACY 3,500.00; PAUL H. BROOKES 6,583.35; MORROW LISA 6,599.83; D.J. SWEENEY ELECTRICAL PUBLISHING CO. 3,509.40; SCHOEN AUDREY 3,521.50; SPANISH CONTRACTING, INC 6,650.00; MCMILLAN TIM 6,797.50; ALLIANCE HORIZONS, INC. 3,564.00; DISCOVERY EDUCATION 3,600.00; SHIBLY TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LLC 6,809.23; USI 6,835.20; DREAMBOX MUKATREN RAWYA 3,620.00; CHANGE ACADEMY LAKE OF THE LEARNING 7,135.00; MADISON ST. DBA OPRF CIVIC THEATER, INC. OZARKS 3,628.50; MUSIC ARTS CENTER 3,642.28; REAL OT 7,300.00; ARLINGTON GLASS & MIRROR 7,490.00; TOM VAUGHN, SOLUTIONS, INC. 3,654.56; WEIDENHAMMER SYSTEMS CORP STANDING TRUSTEE 7,499.48; HART EMI LEE 7,582.82; TEACHING 3,704.51; IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS/RICOH USA, INC 3,744.04; STRATEGIES, LLC 7,643.92; TNS, INC. 7,729.02; DISCOUNT SCHOOL REALLY GOOD STUFF 3,765.68; THINKING CORE 3,800.00; UNITED SUPPLY 7,769.47; TOMMY GUNS GARAGE 7,803.00; NUMOTION RADIO COMMUNICATIONS 3,806.65; REGIONAL TRUCK EQUIPMENT 8,008.68; LAKESHORE CURRICULUM MATERIALS 8,094.62; C A T C O 3,812.79; M & M SPORTS 3,829.72; RAINBOW BOOK COMPANY INC 8,112.00; HERFF JONES 8,147.20; SELECT ACCOUNT 8,195.00; 3,830.90; PEARSON EDUCATION 3,831.23; CRISIS PREVENTION PERRY TY 8,430.39; GYMNASIUM MATTERS, LLC 8,444.00; ELENA INSTITUTE 3,864.85; R.S.R. ELECTRONICS, INC. ELECTRONIX EXPR AGUILAR CONSULTING 8,450.00; ANDERSON PEST CONTROL 3,865.75; HUGHES RAGAN 3,905.00; MANN SCHOOL PTO 4,000.00; 8,528.04; THOMPSON BROOKE 8,567.50; SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA NCPERS-IL IMRF 4,040.00; TERRACON CONSULTANTS, INC. 4,050.00; 8,574.00; CINTAS 8,644.40; VARLAND VIRGINIA 8,724.07; GLOBAL GARAVENTA USA, INC. 4,129.54; NSBA 4,165.00; DEMCO, INC. EQUIPMENT COMPANY 8,743.38; LEXIA LEARNING SYSTEMS 4,187.49; CENTER FOR TALENT DEVELOPMENT 4,200.00; MY MUSIC 8,800.00; MIDWEST EVENT SOLUTIONS LLC 8,931.20; THERAPY CARE FOLDER/MY CHOIR ROBES 4,255.29; SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY 9,061.00; SUNBELT RENTALS 9,122.16; GELLER EDUCATIONAL 4,274.82; PROCARE THERAPY, INC. 4,284.00; BROWN LURANA RESOURCES,INC. 9,316.00; TREBRON COMPANY, INC. 9,333.33; 4,350.00; FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT PRESERVATION T 4,360.00; ITOUCH BIOMETRICS 9,590.00; THE YOUNG AMERICANS 9,645.00; TEMPERATURE EQUIPMENT CORP. 4,386.86; LITTLE FRIENDS, INC. DON JOHNSTON INC. 9,823.44; ABLENET TECH SUPPORT 9,903.50; 4,411.00; BREEZIN THRU, INC. 4,420.00; PARRATORE JOE 4,436.18; R&G CONSULTANTS 9,972.03; US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EDUCATIONAL & COMMU 4,440.00; 10,179.78; K12 INSIGHT LLC 10,365.00; WI CENTER FOR EDUCATIONAL EVERLIGHTS 4,453.20; FESTIVAL OF MUSIC, INC. 4,463.00; RESEARC 10,500.00; AMERICAN SPORTSWEAR INC 10,520.56; COLLABORATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE & 4,484.96; ROBERT WENGER CORPORATION 10,567.00; DUDE SOLUTIONS 10,690.00; CROWN CENTER 4,510.00; EVERLAST CLIMBING INDUSTRIES, INC. SPECIAL EDUCATION SYSTEMS, INC 10,875.09; CONSTRUCTIVE 4,518.97; AMERICAN OUTLETS, INC. 4,565.66; GARVEY’S OFFICE PLAYTHINGS 11,178.62; DOMINOS 11,450.55; R. LOPEZ & SUPPLY 4,617.20; FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF IB WORLD SCHO ASSOCIATES 11,477.93; COMMONWEALTH EDISON 11,596.72;

You Can Be Home for the Holidays! 514 N Marion St., Oak Park 4 BR, 3.5 BA • $749,000

Call Dave!

JUST 3 BLOCKS to shops & restaurants of Downtown Oak Park, CTA Green Line & Metra. Beautifully updated in 2013 - set on an extra wide lot w/huge fenced yard. Designer touches on every floor! Sunny open granite & SS kitchen. 1st floor bedroom & laundry room. 3 season screened-in back porch. Master suite w/soaking tub & separate shower + double closets. Two full baths on the 2nd floor! 2 unit zoned hi-efficiency HVAC. 2.5 car garage. New appliances 2013. Custom shades

MICHAELS UNIFORM COMPANY 11,796.64; MECK PRINT 11,834.70; INNOVATIVE INSTALLATIONS 11,907.00; MIDWEST FENCE 11,977.00; RELIANCE COMMUNICATIONS, LLC. SCHOOL MES 12,020.00; LEARNING A-Z 12,025.84; OAK HALL INDUSTRIES, L.P. 12,073.00; LINCOLN INVESTMENT PLANNING RETIREMENT S 12,140.00; BURGESS CAMERON 12,475.00; AN EXECUTIVE DECISION 12,694.67; HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT 13,020.31; PEARSON 13,125.44; INTERSTATE ELECTRONICS COMPANY 13,199.73; LEARNING WITHOUT TEARS 13,427.59; KENDALL HUNT PUBLISHING 13,556.00; A T & T 13,717.10; AERO GROUP, INC. 14,038.57; CONVERGINT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 14,113.86; ACCURATE OFFICE SUPPLY 14,126.39; VALDES 14,200.00; DESIGNLAB 14,405.48; NEOFUNDS BY NEOPOST 14,500.00; MJA PLUMBING & SEWER COMPANY 14,704.68; DAHL RACHEL 15,150.00; BUONA BEEF 15,254.45; VERIZON WIRELESS 15,356.79; EUGENE MATTHEWS, INC. 15,380.00; FORECAST 5 ANALYTICS, INC. 15,500.00; TAYLOR PUBLISHING CO 16,027.91; THERMOSYSTEMS, INC. 16,483.69; OFFICE DEPOT 16,529.49; BUCKEYE CLEANING CENTER CHICAGO 17,028.20; WORLD CENTRIC 17,255.05; OAK PARK EDUC SUPPORT PROF IEA/ NEA 17,342.22; HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO 17,505.41; INSTRUCTURE, INC. 17,590.00; G&K SERVICES 17,634.00; NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY BURSAR 17,867.49; CLYDE PRINTING COMPANY 18,225.00; ALSON CONSULTING, INC. 18,384.96; PRECISION CONTROL SYSTEMS INC. 18,494.14; SECURITY BENEFIT LIFE INS CO 18,512.00; RUSSO’S POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. 18,832.23; ROYAL PIPE & SUPPLY COMPANY 18,999.71; SPANNUTH BOILER 19,055.00; S.S. CONTRACT LTD. 19,614.00; CARD QUEST, INC. 20,674.67; PERFORMANCE FACT, INC. 21,000.00; ACACIA ACADEMY-THE ACHIEVEMENT CNTRS.INC 21,691.09; DIDAX, INC. 22,716.80; SUMMIT SCHOOL, INC. 22,991.99; BRANCHING MINDS, INC. 23,000.00; INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE ORGANIZATION 23,295.00; ILLINOIS STATE POLICE BUREAU OF IDENTIFI 23,398.50; KEYSTONE EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVIC 23,400.00; EDWARDS YMCA CAMP & CONF CTR 24,149.00; NATIONAL EQUITY PROJECT 24,500.00; NEOPOST LEASING 25,066.28; GOPHER ATHLETIC 25,213.69; HODGES, LOIZZI, EISENHAMMER, RODICK & 25,224.90; INNERSYNC STUDIO, LTD. 25,361.00; BLICK ART MATERIALS 25,641.13; PROVIDENCE CAPITAL NETWORK LLC 26,255.00; GROUP TRAVEL PLANNERS 26,294.00; KEYS2BROADWAY EDUC. THEATER CO., LLC 26,419.50; I A S B 26,469.00; IDES 26,730.27; OAK PARK TOWNSHIP 27,164.48; CANON BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, INC. 27,486.75; AXA EQUITABLE EQUI-VEST 29,080.00; FIDELITY INVESTMENTS 29,799.60; VSP OF ILLINOIS, NFP 29,824.94; FOLLETT SCHOOL SOLUTIONS, INC. 29,929.62; RIDDIFORD ROOFING COMPANY 30,045.13; ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER RMS, INC. 30,331.00; STAFFREHAB 30,537.50; VAHEY LISA 30,592.40; SCHOOL SPECIALTY 31,384.02; ATLANTIC RESEARCH PARTNERS 31,534.55; SOUTH SIDE CONTROL SUPPLY CO. 32,449.64; AMPLIFY EDUCATION 32,646.50; CAMELOT THERAPUTIC SCHOOLS LLC-DES 32,970.70; S E I U LOCAL #73 33,233.04; HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES 33,715.23; OAK PARK TCHR ASSISTANTS ASSOC 34,161.56; SCHOOL HEALTH SUPPLY CO 34,189.46; ALARM DETECTION SYSTEMS INC. 35,081.46; JOE RIZZA 35,245.89; SCHOOLBINDER, INC. (TEACHBOOST) 35,658.00; HILLSIDE ACADEMY EAST 35,793.54; JUNIOR THEATER GROUP 35,821.00; MORAN PRINTING, INC. 36,665.76; FRONTLINE TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC 36,696.60; JOSE’ DRAPERY 36,700.00; QUALITY EXCAVATION, INC. 36,802.56; PARK DISTRICT OF OAK PARK 38,373.14; BOARD OF EDUCATION DIST #97 38,410.29; THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORP.

38,797.92; HEPHZIBAH 40,128.00; TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 40,685.25; COVENANT HARBOR 41,093.89; AFFILIATED CUSTOMER SERVICE, INC. 41,159.21; HUB INTERNATIONAL MIDWEST LIMITED 42,000.00; DONOVAN SCANE CLARE 42,300.00; FRANCZEK RADELET & ROSE ATTORNEYS AT LAW 42,379.00; JOSEPH ACADEMY MELROSE PARK 42,828.88; CHICAGO OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 42,856.15; JAMF SOFTWARE 44,405.00; NATIONAL BOARD RESOURCE CENTER 46,411.40; S A S E D 47,415.02; QUILL CORP 47,461.71; MC ADAM LANDSCAPE INC 48,498.67; CHRIS B. CONSULTING CORP. 48,578.00; M2 COMMUNICATIONS 48,587.50; JEANINE SCHULTZ SCHOOL 48,792.96; GRAINGER 49,883.45; OCONOMOWOC DEV.TRNG.CNTR. OF WISC.,LLC 50,605.92; GLENOAKS THERAPUTIC DAY SCHOOL 52,039.94; 95% PERCENT GROUP, INC. 53,089.00; UNUM LIFE INSURANCE CO. 53,611.48; CENTURY RESOURCES 53,664.09; CONWAY PAMELA 54,171.63; RAMBOLL ENVIRON US CORPORATION 54,779.07; RSM US LLP 56,200.00; NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSOC. 57,700.00; COVE SCHOOL 57,744.20; NEW HOPE ACADEMY 57,884.76; STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT 61,798.75; DE LAGE LANDEN PUBLIC FINANCE 65,331.43; SONIA SHANKMAN ORTHOGENIC SCHOOL 66,385.05; INLANDER BROTHERS, INC. 67,379.00; UNUMPROVIDENT CORPORATION 67,785.28; COMMITTEE FOR CHILDREN 71,851.40; ONCALLERS, INC. 73,331.80; MURNANE PAPER CO 74,111.22; MCGRAW-HILL 74,375.84; RESEARCH FOR BETTER TEACHING 75,963.92; EASTER SEALS 76,323.45; HYDE PARK DAY SCHOOL 77,994.09; ECRA GROUP, INC. 79,000.00; PACE SYSTEMS, INC. 80,160.75; HELPING HAND CENTER 81,100.99; CHILD’S VOICE SCHOOL 81,216.68; POWERSCHOOL GROUP LLC 83,455.95; BLUE CAB 86,191.80; PASCH & SONS CONSTRUCTION 86,683.93; NEW HORIZON CENTER 87,393.78; GREAT MINDS 89,456.35; GIANT STEPS 91,090.93; SEAL OF ILLINOIS 96,588.00; UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LEARNING SCIENCES 98,460.00; NSSEO (WESTBROOK SCHOOL) 103,206.47; LEARNER CENTERED INITIATIVES, LTD. 109,438.00; BOB ROGERS TRAVEL 109,932.00; BOB’S DAIRY SERVICE 125,745.62; BRADFORD SYSTEMS CORPORATION 130,071.28; VALIC 134,788.52; HEINEMANN 142,151.84; MENTA ACADEMY HILLSIDE 146,324.34; METROPOLITAN PREPATORY SCHOOLS 148,159.22; BRITTEN SCHOOL 160,559.70; COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION FOR SPECIAL E 164,779.12; MAXIM STAFFING SOLUTIONS 171,179.00; VILLAGE OF OAK PARK 183,279.65; VILLAGE OF OAK PARK 201,475.46; SELF 208,078.00; T.ROWE PRICE TRUST CO RETAIL RETIREMENT 216,468.40; COMCAST BUSINESS 218,642.06; CLIC-ISDLAF PLUS 231,942.00; ROBBINS SCHWARTZ, NICHOLAS LIFTON & TA 242,113.31; DELTA EDUCATION INC 249,924.70; CANON FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 251,030.66; OAK PARK TEACHERS ASSOCIATION 253,336.71; PARKLAND PREPARATORY ACADEMY 255,740.91; SOARING EAGLE ACADEMY 257,907.24; APPLE COMPUTER INC 262,639.79; CONSTELLATION NEW ENERGY GAS DIVISION 292,982.98; CDW CORPORATION 308,489.16; LOWERY MCDONNELL 321,272.80; FIDELITY INVESTMENTS 459,828.45; ACCESS CREDIT UNION 465,007.14; RUSH DAY SCHOOL 494,259.63; STR PARTNERS, INC. 502,050.46; BMO MASTERCARD MC CORP CLIENTS PAYMENT C 518,475.98; LINCOLN INVESTMENT PLANNING 588,832.02; OPRF HIGH SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE 636,208.32; MID AMERICAN ENERGY 861,359.35; AXA EQUITABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 1,528,132.94; BULLEY & ANDREWS 3,521,021.12; LAKEVIEW BUS LINE 3,666,559.60

NEW PRICE REDUCTION

1142 FRANKLIN AVE, RIVER FOREST $1,395,000 :: 4 bed :: 4.5 bath

420 N EUCLID AVE, OAK PARK $1,385,000 :: 8 bed :: 4 full & 2 half baths

Custom modern 6000 sq. ft. home. Dramatic design and unique detailing throughout.

Magnificent estate in the historic district of Oak Park. Recently renovated – Beautiful!

NEW PRICE REDUCTION

JUST LISTED

JUST SOLD

312 S KENILWORTH, OAK PARK $500,000 :: 6 bed :: 2 bath

1011 FRANKLIN, RIVER FOREST $599,000 :: 3 bed :: 3.5 bath

1700 78TH CT, ELMWOOD PARK $368,500 :: 3 bed :: 1.5 bath

Classic mid-century tri-level. Awesome location.

Renovated 3 bed with first floor family room & finished basement. Great location.

David Gullo, Managing Broker

708.567.1375

GulloAssociates@gmail.com

MOVE-IN READY!

701 Columbian Ave., Oak Park 5 BR, 3.5 BA • $1,199,000

Call Laura!

GRAND ESTATE Section home designed by Charles E. White, on 125 x 132 corner lot! Vintage detailing and open concept home, perfect for entertaining. Features: updated BAs, beautiful master suite, huge porch, hot tub, 2-car gar, attached green house. 2nd flr has a master suite plus a library and two additional BRs. 3rd flr is fully finished with a large BR, full BA and family room. Professionally landscaped grounds. Custom kitchen has stainless and built-in appls.

W W W. G U L LO R E A L E S TAT E . CO M

Laura Maychruk 708.205.7044

Brick 2-flat located in central Oak Park Three bedrooms per unit. Great location walk to all transportation.

LMaychruk@comcast.net

Margaret Jones 708.804.0368 Mark Finger 708.990.8115

905 South Lombard Ste. 2 Oak Park, IL 60304

KATHY & TONY IWERSEN 708.772.8040 708.772.8041 tonyiwersen@atproperties.com

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Zak Knebel

Top 3 in sales for the Oak Park Area Association of Realtors, 2016.

Top 5 in sales for the Oak Park Area Association of Realtors, 2016.

Selected as a “5-Star Agent” for the last 7 years by Chicago Magazine.

Selected as a “5 Star Agent” by Chicago Magazine.

708.218.8102

773.290.9293

Patti@swkgroup.house

Zak@swkgroup.house

708.383.8700

1011 South Boulevard Oak Park, Il 60302

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633 NORTH EAST AVENUE, OAK PARK

1030 ASHLAND AVENUE, RIVER FOREST

This completely renovated home on a beautiful, oversized lot offers the

Inviting, spacious River Forest home in premium location! Owned and

perfect layout and yard for today’s active family. $1,950,000

meticulously maintained by same family for over 40 years. $1,400,000

KATHLEEN MALONE

KELLY COX O’BRIEN

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773.600.1551

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THE #1 LUXURY BROKERAGE FIRM IN OAK PARK. 1011 SOUTH BOULEVARD

420 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, OAK PARK

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506 NORTH EUCLID AVENUE, OAK PARK

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Exquisite all brick corner home located in the center of the Frank Lloyd

stately home has beautifully refinished oak floors throughout.

Wright historic district of Oak Park. $1,175,000

TONY IWERSEN

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708.772.8040

Source: MRED $1 million + sales, Oak Park, 1-1-2016 to 12-31-2016.

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$1,385,000

tonyiwersen@atproperties.com

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312.342.4205

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Your local Real Estate Professionals Since 1933. FEATURED LISTING

202 S Euclid Ave, Oak Park

$1,475,000

Meticulously expanded and upgraded in 2005, this 4 bedroom, 4.1 bath brick estate home retains original art glass, Italian tile fireplace, large stained glass window and many turn of the century features. Enjoy heated floors, rain and steam shower and expansive family room with guest suite.

Swati Saxena & Lloyd Behrenbruch- ID# 09656972 CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

River Forest

$1,195,000

Charm & character in this vintage 5 BR, 3.1 BA, all of the modern upgrades desired for today’s living! Top of line finishes, New roof in ‘17 and New garage in ‘15! Kara Keller - ID# 09771947

OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 1:30-3pm 419 N LOMBARD

Oak Park

$599,900

Classic OP Character, Style in this Craftsman Influenced 3 BR, 2 BA Bungalow. Stained glass windows, fireplace, beamed ceiling, open kitchen and MUCH MORE! Mary Carlin - ID# 09730526

River Forest

Oak Park

$472,000

4 BR, 2.1 BA, double master townhome! Open floor plan feat 3rd flr master suite, vaulted ceiling, skylights, a lower level that features mud rm, access to grill patio! Steve Scheuring - ID# 09705174

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

Oak Park

$389,000

3 BR, 1.1 BA Amer 4 Square, decorative stained glass windows, newer baths, new roof ‘16, new fence ‘17, energy efficient furnace ‘06, new gutters, downspouts ‘11. Meredith Conn & Lisa Andreoli - ID# 09758561

$749,000

Amazing 5 bed, 3.1 bath home with wood burning fireplaces, large high-end kitchen opens to a breakfast & family rooms and fully appointed recreation room. Kara Keller - ID# 09741771

OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 1:30-3pm 815 S KENILWORTH AVE

Oak Park

$525,000

Hulbert built 4 BR, 1.1 BA with gas fireplace, formal dining room, French doors, walk up attic, remodeled kitchen, many replaced windows and more! Ann Keeney - ID# 09793598

NEW PRICE

Oak Park

938 Monroe Ave, River Forest

$1,040,000

Spectacular 5 bed, 4.1 bath brick Burma-Style home is exquisitely appointed by an award-winning renovation team and features the finest craftsmanship of a brick wood-burn fireplace, Cook’s kitchen, spacious family area and master suite with lush master bath. Zoned HVAC, new garage and much more!

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

Oak Park

$735,000

5 BR, 2.1 BA features grand staircase, great flow and open space, fireplace, updated eat-in kitchen and great third level that would make a royal master suite!

1133 W Ave, River Forest

$465,000

OPEN HOUSE • SUN. 1-4pm 8645 BROOKRIDGE RD

$365,000

4 BR, 3 BA with upgraded kitchen, hdwd floors, open floor plan, attached garage, and a 3 season room that looks out over the expansive deck and pool! Roman Lewis - ID# 09775572

Oak Park

$664,900

Lisa Andreoli, Meredith Conn - ID# 09771327

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT

Oak Park

$520,000

Amazing details and original stained glass panels in this 5 BR, 2.1 BA with expanded kit, great fam rm and room to grow by creating a fifth BR, or even a master suite! Bobbi Schaper Eastman - ID# 09796361

Oak Park

$429,900

3 bed, 2.1 bath corner unit town home. Well appointed kitchen with built in 7.5 foot buffet, master suite with vaulted ceilings, rec room and garage parking. Patricia McGowan – ID# 09776820

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Elmwood Park

$319,000

Well maintained 3 bed, 2.1 bath home. Beautiful details, limestone surround fireplace, rec rm, full basement and bed/ bath suite above the attached garage. James Gillespie & Mike Lennox – ID# 09736074

Oak Park

$519,000

Amazing space with vintage charm in this 4+1 bed, 3 bath with leaded windows, built-in book cases, french doors, oak flrs, fam rm master suite and more updates! Patricia McGowan - ID# 09720855

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Oak Park

$422,000

3 BR, 1.1 BA, brand new 2-car garage. Freshly painted exterior, new central air. New windows, large, eat-in kit, carpeted rec rm and 1/2 bath in basement. Peggy Letchios – ID# 09802962

Patricia McGowan - ID# 09791512

Oak Park

$287,000

Spacious 2 bed, 2.1 bath townhome with open floor plan, 10 ft ceilings, wood burning fireplace, family room, private balcony and 2 car attached garage. Saretta Joyner – ID# 09655037

$650,000

6 bed, 3.1 bath home with flexible floor plan allow you choice of master bedroom. Great finishes with view of fenced park like yard from many rooms in this home. Lloyd Behrenbruch - ID# 09594108

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Oak Park

$489,000

Classic 3 bed, 1.1 bath stucco Colonial with fine vintage features of coved ceilings, wood burning fireplace, Newer kitchen, updated bathrooms and family room. Lynn Scheir & Ann Ferri - ID# 09749376

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Oak Park

$399,999

Large footprint in this 3 bed, 2.2 bath townhome with fam rm! Newer updated kitchen, fireplace, master suite, updated carpeting throughout and freshly painted. Cheryl Holtz– ID# 09623569

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Forest Park

$699,900

ECO-efficient and LEED Certified New Construction residence features tons of UPGRADES and is now ready for occupancy! Open & airy layout with large BRs with dual closets, and ample storage closets, enormous 38ft balcony accessed by MBR and great room, heated garage parking and Virtual doorman.

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Luxurious, 3000+ square foot, 3 BR, 2.1 BA end unit townhome, huge living spaces, kitchen, rooftop deck, incredible master suite, large lower level with fam rm. Bethanny Alexander - ID# 09701468

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Classic 4 bed, 3 bath brick bungalow features flexible floor plan, wood burning fireplace, updated Chef’s kitchen, master suite and open basement with full bath. Victoria Atkins - ID# 09653581

Downers Grove

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River Forest

$619,900

4 BR, 2 BA Queen Anne designed by architect H.G. Fiddelke, Feat original leaded stained glass, doors, beamed ceiling, veranda, and much more. Kim Henry - ID# 09711713

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Oak Park

$485,000

Renovated 3 BR, 2 BA Georgian. Newer Cook’s kitchen, family rm with fireplace, lower level rec rm, rebuilt attached garage plus a 2 car garage and more! Steve Scheuring - ID# 09793048

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Bensenville

$389,000

New construction 3 BR, 2 BA ranch, beautiful, open-concept floor plan, hdwd flrs, first-floor laundry, storage and top of the line kitchen. A must see! Roman Lewis - ID# 09802802

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$235,000

Rarely available 2 BR corner unit significant E.E. Roberts building. Newer kitchen, hdwd flrs, leaded glass windows, decorative fireplace, private balcony. Liz O’Connell, James Gillespie – ID # 09779261

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Elmwood Park

$104,900

2 BR, 1.1 BA condo offers newer kitchen appls, spacious master bedroom and large 2nd bedroom with a lovely view of River Forest and 2 covered parking spaces. Rosemary Amani – ID# 09778928

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517 Beliot Ave, Forest Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$223,500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 8645 Brookridge Rd, Downers Grove. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$365,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4 401 Baron St, Bensenville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$389,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-4

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514 S. Harvey Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$399,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-12 1043 Clarence Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beyond Properties Realty Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$420,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12:30-2:30 638 S. Lombard Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$422,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1125 Circle Ave, Forest Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re/Max In The Village . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$439,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 704 Forest Ave, River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gagliardo Realty Associates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$449,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 930 Linden Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$489,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 210 N. Taylor Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$499,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sat. 12-2 1045 Hayes, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$509,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 327 N. Taylor Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$514,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sat. 12-2 1233 Columbian Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$519,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2 815 S. Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$525,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3 419 N. Lombard Ave, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$599,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:30-3

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1122 Washington Blvd. UNIT 3A, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weichert Realtors Nickel Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$165,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-1 515 N. Harlem UNIT 201, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$319,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:30-4 156 N. Oak Park Ave. UNIT 1A, Oak Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$699,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 1133 W. Chicago Ave. UNIT 2SW, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Baird & Warner Oak Park/River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$699,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2

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231-233 N. Elmwood, Oak Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gloor Realty Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$875,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-2

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Community Foundation

Community Giving Guide

d by the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation

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 the listings in this Giving Guide. Find

e connect giving to impact! 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.

Cantata Adult Life Services As a nonprofit since 1920, Cantata’s mission and vision is to help older adults age successfully, both on our campus and out in their communities. We help them live their best lives by offering a variety of services that meet each individual’s unique needs. This past year, we provided nearly 2,500 services to 1,200 seniors thanks to you and your generosity. Whether it’s the gift of your time or a donation, everything is greatly appreciated and contributes to the successful care and support for aging adults. To donate and make a difference in the lives of seniors in your community, please visit www.cantatahomeservices.org/donate or email george.columbus@cantata.org

Celebrating Seniors Founded in 2010 before launching its inaugural Celebrating Seniors Week in May 2011, Celebrating Seniors is dedicated to honoring, recognizing and serving seniors in Oak Park, River Forest and Forest Park, Illinois. The organization concentrates on four

main objectives:

• To facilitate cooperation between the business community, government agencies and non-profit organizations for the benefit of the senior population.

• To promote senior groups and organizations that serve persons 60 and older. • To raise public awareness of issues affecting seniors. • To generate funds to support at-risk and vulnerable elders. To volunteer to support our Celebrating Seniors Week or to contribute financially to our community mission, visit us at www. celebratingseniors.net.

Cluster Tutoring Program The Cluster Tutoring Program is a communitybased organization that provides free, one-to-one tutoring for youth in grades K through 12 from the Austin neighborhood. Our mission is to help students realize their potential through learning in an environment that strengthens the students, the tutors, and the community. The program’s emphasis is on reading as a means to academic success and the development of mentoring relationships between caring adults and youth. Tutors receive training and ongoing support. Tutoring space is donated by First United Church of Oak Park and Pine Avenue Church. To volunteer or to donate, please contact Kara Kalnitz at 773-378-5530 and visit www.clustertutoring.org.

Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation OAK PARK-RIVER FOREST

Community Foundation We connect donors to impact. Your gift to the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation can benefit one or many organizations locally, regionally or nationally. We accept all sizes of gifts -- gifts of cash, appreciated stock, real estate and through bequests. We work with you to match your philanthropic interests with needs. We manage scholarships for students

and provide enrichment grants for young people. We provide grants to local nonprofit organizations, present Impact Excellence seminars for them and manage many of their funds. We connect our community for collective impact. For more about what we do, please visit us at: www.oprfcf.org, on Facebook and Twitter: @oprfcf. 708-848-1560 1049 Lake Street, Suite 204 Oak Park, IL 60301 Donate online at: https://goo.gl/MeQaon

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 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.

Concordia University Chicago Founded in 1864, Concordia University Chicago is a comprehensive liberal arts-based Christian university in the Lutheran tradition. Through its College of Arts and Sciences, College of Business, College of Education, and College of Graduate and Innovative Programs, Concordia-Chicago offers more than 100 areas of study in small classes taught by professors who are passionate about teaching and student success. ConcordiaChicago equips men and women to serve and lead with integrity, creativity, competence

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.

and compassion in a diverse, interconnected and increasingly urbanized church and world. More than 5,000 full-time undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled at ConcordiaChicago, located in River Forest.

Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory The Oak Park Conservatory is a gem in our community. The Friends of the Oak Park Conservatory (FOPCON) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that helps make the Conservatory a community destination. FOPCON has over 150 volunteers and 500 members. We offer guided tours, free children’s programming, and host Uncorked in the Summer. We are proud of our Discovery and Rubinstein Gardens and our partnership with the PDOP in supporting the Conservatory. Please visit fopcon.org to join or donate. 615 Garfield, Oak Park, 60304. Contact Beth Cheng, Executive Director at 708-725-2460.

Oak Park Festival Theatre Since 1975 Oak Park Festival Theatre, the Midwest’s oldest professional outdoor classical theatre, has brought the magic of dramatic masterpieces to generations of our neighbors. Whether performing under the stars in beautiful Austin Gardens as we do each summer or at any of the many local venues where we partner with local philanthropic agencies (such as Housing Forward, Oak Park Housing Authority or Nineteenth Century Charitable Association), Festival Theatre breaths fresh air into timeless texts for Oak Park and beyond. With ticket prices kept friendly for every budget and free admission for all under 13, we rely on the generosity of our audiences to continue our dynamic community dialogue. Donations can be made on-line at oakparkfestival.com or mailed to us: Oak Park Festival Theatre, P.O. Box 4114, Oak Park, IL 60303.

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Community Foundation Your GivinG Can Have BiG impaCt Since 2002, the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation has distributed over $26,000,000 to local, regional and national nonprofit organizations. Here are ways for you to get involved and be part of this impact. Create a fund: donor-advised - you recommend charitable beneficiaries locally or anywhere in the USA annually - you select charities that will receive annual contributions from your fund scholarship - you select a purpose and the Foundation connects with the recipients designated

add to an existinG fund: such as the Fund for Now, the Fund for Forever,

the Fund for.......visit www.oprfcf.org for the many funds that welcome your gift. Donate to the Fund for Now

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Kristin Carlson Vogen or Rhea Yap

Donate to the Fund for Forever

708-848-1560 kcvogen@oprfcf.org | ryap@oprfcf.org 1049 Lake Street, Suite 204, Oak Park or visit us at: www oprfcf.org facebook.com/OPRFCF

The Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation has partially underwritten the Season of Giving in support of nonprofit organizations serving Oak Park and River Forest.

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nated by the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation Green Community Connections

At Green Community Connections, we believe people are the answer to our serious environmental issues. We provide a deeper understanding of natural systems, build community, and inspire change. Through our largest program, the annual One Earth Film Festival, we raise awareness and inspire action. In 2017, 5,600 people attended our 10-day fest, viewing films, participating in discussion and engaging with community partners and advocacy groups to take immediate action on behalf of our planet.

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, we strive to merge the highest quality of care and genuine friendship.

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Hephzibah

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 on #GivingTuesday and help us to create that kind of world. larchechicago.org/givingtuesday

New Moms 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 prevention, supportive services, employment readiness and supportive housing, we are able to offer a comprehensive, long-term solution that moves clients into housing quickly and keeps them there. This housing-first approach to homelessness is more efficient, more fiscally responsible and less traumatic to clients who are typically facing extraordinary hardship. It is also beneficial to the communities being served who do not have to bear the costs of homelessness in the form of expanded social services, health care and public safety costs. We offer an attractive return on your investment — measured in terms of human lives and futures. To donate, please visit housingforward. org/give, or contact Janet Gow, Director of Development & Communications, at 708.338.1724 ext. 262.

New Moms offers services to support moms in the areas of homes, jobs, and family support. These tools empower moms to transform their lives and create strong families filled with stability, health and vision for a strong future. For more information or to donate, visit www. newmoms.org

Nineteenth Century Charitable Association The Nineteenth Century Charitable Association strengthens our community through learning, giving, and sharing our landmark building. We provide community outreach, scholarships, and public programming in five areas: music, art, literature, science, and social sciences. The NCCA is the owner of 178 Forest Avenue, commonly referred to as the Nineteenth Century Club. Our charitable and cultural activities are supported by our members, volunteers, donors, and by the events held at the Club. Programs are open to all and we welcome all ages to join. If you would like information about volunteering, joining or donating, please call us at 708-386-2729 email to info@ nineteenthcentury.org.

OPRFHS Scholarship Foundation Since 1924, community members, alumni and friends of Oak Park and River Forest High School have honored loved ones, cherished teachers, academic achievement, initiative and leadership through gifts to the OPRFHS Scholarship Foundation. These gifts have made possible the 60+ scholarships which the Foundation awards deserving seniors each year to help defray college tuition costs. With your

support, we can help more of our graduating seniors receive critical financial assistance for college. We hope you will join us and make a tax-deductible donation by visiting www. scholarships4oprfhs.org. Please consider making a gift in any amount to fund existing need-based scholarships or visit our website to learn about endowed and annual named scholarship opportunities. Contact scholarshipsoprfhs@gmail.com for more information.

The Oak Park Education Foundation (OPEF) Strong schools are at the heart of a strong community. Established in 1989, OPEF is a privately funded, nonprofit organization that brings artists, architects, scientists, and technology experts into K-8th grade classrooms at every District 97 school. Our professional partners share their passion for learning while conducting free, hands-on residencies with more than 4,200 students annually. OPEF also runs BASE Camp, exceptional summer enrichment. Learn more, volunteer or donate at opef.org. 260 Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60302 Contact: Tracy Dell’Angela Barber, Executive Director tdellangelabarber@opef.org. 708-524-3023

Oak-Leyden Developmental Services In 2017, Oak-Leyden Developmental Services helped nearly 600 children and adults with developmental disabilities reach their highest potential. Our multi-disciplinary Early Intervention Program provides therapies to help prepare young children for their years ahead, as well as education that supports the entire family. Our enriching, adult day programs offer community activities, life skills coaching, and vocational training. In our 12 group homes, adults receive residential care, social and recreational opportunities, and access to healthcare providers. Please volunteer, donate items on our wish list, make a contribution, or become an OakLeyden Enrichment Partner at oak-leyden.org or call 708-524-1050 x102.

Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society/ IWS Children’s Clinic Heartfelt Healthcare is a home for the holidays. Everyone wants to be home for the holidays. Family, friends, food and laughter. Comforting, familiar and happy. The warm, welcoming embrace of the Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society’s Children’s Clinic is a home of a different kind. We care for children from families that could not find help anywhere else. Children who are living in poverty and have faced difficult circumstances. We provide medical, dental and behavioral services right here from our cozy building on Lake Street. We even help with nutrition, pet therapy, health education and literacy support. We call it Heartfelt Healthcare. Please give generously this Holiday – from your home to theirs. Please call (708)4068661 or visit www.oprfiws.org.

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.

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.

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nated by the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation PACTT Learning Center

At PACTT Learning Center, we believe that the road to a higher quality of life is paved with a quality of opportunity. Providing our participants with access to employment and recreation in the community is critical to ensuring the success of the people we serve. Through person-centered programs that emphasize access, choice and the dignity of risk, PACTT provides a safe environment for participants to experience a personal freedom grounded in human rights. PACTT programs include a therapeutic day school, residential services for children & adults, a transition program for older teens and vocational training/job placement for adults. To learn more about PACTT or make a donation, go to www.pactt.org or call 773338-9102 ext. 2424

Ping!

PING! provides the opportunity to experience the many benefits of a music education to students in need in our community. Each year PING! loans musical instruments to students in need in Oak Park River Forest school districts 90, 97, and 200 so that they can participate in the band and orchestra programs at school. PING! also provides music enrichment through workshops for 4th and 5th graders; mentoring, scholarships for summer music camp, and field trips for middle schoolers; and private music lessons for high school students. PING! is a volunteer-run organization that depends on the community for donated instruments, volunteer help, and financial contributions to maintain our instrument inventory and programs. For more information or to make a donation, go to pingoprf.org. If you have an instrument to donate, send us an email at pingoprf@ gmail.com.

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Pillars Pillars is the largest nonprofit provider of mental health and social services in the western and southwestern suburbs. The agency serves 10,000 people each year through direct client services, including Mental Health, Addictions, Domestic & Sexual Violence, Child & Family Services, and Community Housing. Untreated mental illness and addiction can lead to hospitalization, encounters with law enforcement, violence, and even early death. Pillars’ programs empower people to break out of those cycles and lead healthy, productive, independent lives—which ultimately saves the community money. Stand together as Pillars, with us. Donate online or pledge a monthly gift today at www.pillarscommunity.org/donate.

Pro Bono Network Access to justice should not depend upon one’s income. There are simply not enough lawyers to help people in dire need of legal aid. These include safety from an abuser, adequate housing, and the ability to get a job. Pro Bono Network, a locally-grown and new kind of organization, has brought over 250 attorneys to pro bono work by making legal representation practical. As a result over 1500 clients have received legal aid services which often encompass basic human rights. Learn more at pro-bono-network.org. Donating will make a difference! Be a part of bridging the justice gap!

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The River Forest Library Foundation

The Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest

“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 self-directed 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

Each year The Symphony of Oak Park & River Forest receives support from loyal patrons and generous friends. Ticket sales provide less than half the funds needed for the Symphony’s performances. Your gift keeps this award-winning orchestra going strong, allowing us to keep our ticket prices low and provide free tickets to students through college to our concerts held at Dominican University. This year we celebrate our 85th Anniversary and your help is needed to ensure our future. We will reward donations of $100 (or more!) with a a free CD. Make your end-of-year tax-deductible donation at symphonyoprf.com, or: P.O. Box 3564, Oak Park, IL 60303-3564.

Thrive Counseling Center Thrive Counseling Center (formerly Family Services of Oak Park) has provided community mental health services for 119 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 1,500 friends, neighbors and family members including… • counseling for youth and adults • psychiatric care & medication management • 24/7 crisis intervention • in-home counseling for older adults • case management and supportive housing • psycho-social recovery day program • stress reduction courses To learn more or donate, please visit www. thrivecc.org. or call 708-383-7500, ext. 316

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nated by the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation 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. 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

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 eight other surrounding communities. 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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West Cook YMCA A life best lived includes helping others experience a better life. When you give to the West Cook YMCA, you give to our community. 100% of your tax-deductible donation goes directly to providing scholarships to children, adults, and seniors- your friends and neighbors- transforming their lives through access to health screenings, chronic disease prevention programs, after-school programs, swim lessons, life-skills training for residents, and Y memberships that can open the door to help each person become their best self. Make a difference right in your own community today with your support of the West Cook YMCA’s scholarship fund. To donate, visit WestCookYMCA.org/donate or send your check to West Cook YMCA, 255 S. Marion St., Oak Park, IL 60302. (708383-5200)

Wonder Works Children’s Museum Creative and imaginative play are vital to a healthy child and Wonder Works Children’s Museum provides countless opportunities for both, giving children a safe space to explore. Wonder Works is committed to providing an environment where early learning flourishes through thoughtfully designed “experience zones” and educational programming. Rachel Rettberg CEO Wonder Works Children’s Museum 6445 W North Ave, Oak Park IL 60302 773.636.7971 rrettberg@wonder-works.org wonder-works.org www.facebook.com/ wonderworkschildrensmus YEMBA

group mentorship that will equip them with knowledge and tools for leadership development and ultimately, success in life. Also, we provide training opportunities for high schoolers and adults to explore their philanthropic journey as mentors. We rely on the generosity and sponsorship of individuals like you to help continue this great mission! To help make a difference in the lives of our youth, please visit us at http://www. yemba-inc.org or follow us on Facebook @ yembaInc em

Youth Outreach Services (YOS) Youth Outreach Services (YOS) is a non-profit organization that helps at-risk youth in the Chicago area reach their potential. For almost 60 years, we’ve focused on caring for teens that face challenges at home, in school and in the community. YOS believes all youth are capable of excellence. Our job is to provide the support they need to meet challenges head on, discover their strengths and make healthy choices. We provide comprehensive services from our four service areas depending on each client’s needs: Counseling, Prevention, Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice with programs in schools, client’s homes and our offices.

To make a donation, volunteer, or get more information, go to yos.org or call 773-7777112, x 7270.” To make a donation, volunteer, or get more information, go to yos.org or call 773-7777112x7270

YEMBA Founded in 2007, YEMBA is focused on educating and empowering youth thru life-skills mentoring. We provide free life-skill mentoring workshops to middle school youth. These workshops are designed to educate and empower them mentally, physically and spiritually. We employ life-long learning and service experiences through

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Sexual harassment has also outed HR

ews of widespread sexual abuse/harassment of women has hit the proverbial fan; it seems that no industry, organization or political party is exempt. While reprehensible, sexual harassment is not surprising. The objectification of women is evident in every culture on the planet Earth. Sexism, excuse the pun, is the “mother of all -isms.” Sexism is “as American as apple pie.” Men hitting on women is nothing new. Men using their position and power to coerce women into bed is also nothing new. What is new is that women in droves are now taking advantage of this moment (a teachable moment, for sure) to expose the heretofore powerful and untouchable men — who assume that women are “game” that they can hunt and harass at their leisure or whim. While chasing and badgering women use to be considered “Game on!” and a uniquely male perk, such behavior is quickly becoming taboo and career ending. The workplace has and remains the arena where sexual contact and conquest has enjoyed its longest run. Thus, the role of Human Resources is being brought into sharper relief. In other words, HR has been outed! The HR function must play two different roles, as both the agent of the company and the advocate of the employee. As the agent of the company, HR’s job is to represent the company’s vision, mission, goals, and decisions. Similarly, HR must protect employee rights while guaranteeing a workplace that is safe physically, psychologically and emotionally. Sexual harassment violates all three rules of safety — physical, psychological, and emotional. Given HR’s charter as the employee’s advocate, why is sexual harassment still so rampant in our companies and organizations? The answer is simple: HR is too close to the centers of power. The career trajectory of an HR professional too often depends on how well they ingratiate themselves to the powers that run the organization. Is the HR professional man or woman enough to take on an influential person rumored to be a sexual predator? Or does the HR representative see protecting an alleged harasser as part of their agent role versus investigating a sexual harassment claim? Regrettably, too many in HR are conflicted when it comes to taking on the “big boys” in the organization. The conflict is between doing the right thing for the complaining employee and their own career trajectory. They don’t want to alienate someone who could make or break their career. Thus, they end up soft-peddling the complaint or casting doubt in the minds of the complainant about what happened. They might suggest that what happened was misinterpreted by the woman or that the offending behavior was unintentional. The HR representative might even suggest that the event or situation was the result of something she did or wore. Even more duplicitous, the HR person might pretend to take the complaint seriously and then give a friendly warning to the alleged perpetrator to

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AMERICAN DREAMER: Paola Montenegro, a sophomore at Dominican University studying business and Spanish, is one of the hundreds of thousands of students qualifying for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which is slated to end in March.

Now is the time to pass the DREAM Act

n this season of hope and generosity, Dominican University joins colleague institutions across the country in advocating for the passage of the DREAM Act. This legislation highlights and affirms the talents, aspirations and contributions of thousands of undocumented youth currently pursuing higher education in the U.S. We in the academy are proud to welcome and educate these students — but the prospect is not sustainable without your support. We cannot let the short-sighted repeal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) further compromise educational opportunities for these hard-working, resilient young adults. For five years, DACA has provided undocumented students with a temporary reprieve from deportation, along with access to work permits, driver’s licenses, and a bit of security — and hope. In hindsight, it was a generous, but vulnerable Band-Aid. The DREAM Act is the healing solution. To repeal one, and not push through the other, would be a travesty. At Dominican, with the university’s support, and thanks to the generosity of donors and partner organizations, undocumented students comprise 5-10% of the undergraduate student body — and many more apply

for admission each year. These are academically high-achieving students, who are often working several part-time jobs in order to help fund their college degrees. Catholic higher education has a particular obligation, in the context of mission, to advocate for the rights and dignity of these students, but numbers and experience suggest that it also makes good economic sense. In fact, it is well understood that education is the strongest catalyst for both professional success and civic engagement. My involvement with the struggles of undocumented students began more than a decade ago with one student on a bicycle in a snowstorm. How else could he get to school without a driver’s license, I learned. And then, I discovered the aspirations and frustrations of thousands of others, who, but for the circumstance of birth, have lived in limbo, with limited opportunity. For years, at campus events and rallies across Chicago, I have witnessed their courageous voices, their determined spirit — and now, the impact of our broken promises. Imagine how you would feel if you were told that you did not belong — in the only place that you have ever

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The condo bust

here have been two waves of condo conversions in Oak Park’s history. The first goes back to the 1980s. The second around the turn of the century. In both cases a considerable number of Oak Park’s vintage 1920s apartment houses were converted from rental to condominium use. In both cases similar concerns were raised. The decline in the number of apartments would lessen affordable housing in the village, would lessen racial diversity. And there were complaints that real estate professionals making these conversions were slapping on some paint and modestly updating kitchens. Eventually, said critics, these already aging buildings will need new roofs, new boilers, electrical upgrades and the condo owners won’t be able to afford the special assessments necessary to make those fixes. Some of those worries were real and some were not, but not necessarily for accretive reasons. Condos became and stayed the affordable entry point in Oak Park because their value has never risen near the levels of single-family homes. Condos sit for long stretches on the market, sell at bargain, and, especially after the real estate collapse of a decade ago wind up as rentals anyhow. Worries that now these nearly 100-year-old structures would need basic systems replaced and clobber sometimes underwater owners have surely proved true. In the Journal’s reporting last week of the newest trend in housing — “Condos out, apartments in” — we are seeing all of those forces fusing into an actual mess. The good news, and it was foretold in the wave of new apartment construction in downtown Oak Park, is that the market for apartments is very strong. More good news is that Oak Park has a handful of large and respected apartment building owners and managers who will likely pick up the slack in these conversions.

Some quiet wins As the condo market goes through its shakeout, other types of housing in Oak Park and River Forest are gathering strength. There are new townhome projects coming online, with others on the verge of construction or approval. They stretch from Madison Street in River Forest and Oak Park, to Harrison Street’s Arts District to, now, North Avenue. On Monday night, River Forest got a first look at a major assisted living project being proposed for the long underused northwest corner of Chicago and Harlem. Meanwhile, the mixed-use project at Lake and Lathrop may be taking shape after endless delay. And, of course, the four apartment high-rises — built, under construction, approved — in downtown are a notable sign of confidence in the long-term appeal of our villages. But let’s focus on the place of residential in realigning the use of property previously devoted to some form of commercial use. The six-unit townhome project proposed on North Avenue would fill a long, long vacant parcel. A very small infill project on Madison in Oak Park, just a bit west of Sugar Beet, would fill a similar hole in the street wall where a printer long stood. A larger townhome project will soon follow the demolition of the hideous and obsolete former District 97 school headquarters. Ranquist, developer of the handsome District House project on the Tasty Dog site on Lake, is seeking approval for a shared live/work townhouse project wedged nicely into the commercial strip of the Arts District. These are steady and incremental boosts to our community. This happy circumstance doesn’t get the ink of a 19-story highrise. But slowly these projects are converting undervalued and ugly snatches of our hard-to-develop streets into property-taxpaying homes for new neighbors.

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As the leaves leave … The leaves, though little time they have to live, Were never so unfallen as today, And seem to yield us through a rustled sieve The very light from which time fell away. A showered fire we thought forever lost Redeems the air. Where friends in passing meet, They parley in the tongues of Pentecost. Gold ranks of temples flank the dazzled street. It is the light of maples, and will go; But not before it washes eye and brain With such a tincture, such a sanguine glow As cannot fail to leave a lasting stain.

We would take it for granted were it not for the shade, holding off too-close-forcomfort sunshine, soothing us even as, like Wilbur’s sieve, it lets through a ray here, a dapple there. Tree roots dislodge slabs of sidewalk, trunks grow right through chain-link fences. They perfume the air, bear fruit, drop acorns and black walnuts to fatten the squirrels, allow insects to burrow into their textured bark — even the ones with exotic names like emerald ash-borer who will kill them — and they harbor hidden nests for generations of birds and wasps. They cool our houses, anchor our soil, reach skyward to filter the air and burrow waterward, deep underground. waterw They serve as memorials to T our dearly departed, plaques at their feet reminding us of those who “lived well, laughed often and loved much.” But trees themselves model how to live — strong and fixed at their l base, base bendable and flexible in their limbs, sinking roots, providing hospitable refuge, bearing fruit, hospi casting seeds to the wind on the off s chance some will germinate. Some are older than our ancestors. They The inspire those who question whether truth tru even exists anymore. It does, they say. Look at us, look all around. And we do, sitting on benches made from trees. We surround ourselves with harvested wood in our homes and public buildings, and we invite fir trees inside during the winter holidays to fill our homes with the scent of the North Woods. Of all their gifts, though, the greatest is beauty. We are wealthy in trees — roughly 18,000 in the village right-of-way, according to Village Forester Rob Sproule, plus another 2,500 or so in our parks, according to the park district’s Diane Stanke. No one knows how many more can be found on private property. Our “urban forest” counts old-growth oaks and survivor elms, besieged ash, umbrella maples, sweetgums, tulip trees, magnolias, horse chestnuts and buckeyes, redbuds and dogwoods, catalpas, lindens, crabapple, hawthorns and hackberrys, alders and cedars, black locusts and honey locusts, shagbark hickorys, river birches, boxelders, sycamores, beeches whose bark looks like elephant skin, and ornamental pears whose leaves are the last to turn and drop — even ginkgos in spite of their stinkberries (though noble in all other respects). Their names fall from the tongue as easily as bird songs strike the ear. So many varieties, yet they never go to sleep in winter as Norway maples and wake up in the spring as yellow poplars. They know who they are. Trees have mastered the seasons — the flamboyant changeability of spring and fall, the reliable steadfastness of summer and winter. And here they are again on the cusp of winter. The last leaves falling. The boughs having purged themselves, releasing what isn’t perennial and preparing to go dormant. Meanwhile, we busy ourselves with raking and blowing and disposing of this year’s crop, so much so that we forget the one task that remains. Saying goodbye. And thanks.

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October Maples, Portland rtland The year begins leafless and ends leafless. But in between, oh my. The last leaves are falling now, but it was quite a party while it lasted. The altered array of sometimes dazzling hues draws attention to itself as if to say, “Look ok at us before we go. You will miss us when we’re gone.” Green gave way y to gold reluctantly this year, orange and red leaving its imprint on the eyes, s, as Wilbur says above, a lasting stain in before the landscape goes brown and grey and silver and white. Leafletting the sidewalks, unceremoniously dumped following the recent hard freeze, plastered in piles on the ground, warning us of what’s ahead. I miss them already but never took them for granted, and I look forward to the next generation, issued by these soldier-straight leaf factories, next year’s buds already in place. I used to liken the leafless limbs of winter to exposed nerve endings — raw, unprotected, and vulnerable — but now I see a different kind of beauty in the gracefully curving limbs, tapering to capillary branches against the grey sky. The skeletal shapes, minus their festive overcoats, have their own lovely form. Trees contradict winter’s impressive impersonation of death, impervious to the frosted icing and whatever other affronts the arctic winds might cast their way. They teach us, year in and out, to hold fast in our deepest despair to the belief that a small miracle awaits us come spring, their trunks a reminder that the Old English word for truth is treowth, inspired by the trueness of their growth. These dinosaurs of the plant world seem inert but are very much alive, even as they simulate the silence, and companionship, of God. Come spring, against all odds, green tips pierce the protective shells of buds; blossoms burst, turning nectar-seeking bees into agents of vegetation consummation; seeds shed, elms dropping motherlodes of uncooked oatmeal, maples whirlycoptering in search of fecund landings, cottonwood fluffs re-enacting snowfall in late May. A new generation is upon us and we are briefly astonished, watching as the canopy thickens, obscuring the sky, inhaling carbon, exhaling oxygen, our very mirror opposites. Come summer, the dense foliage overhangs, enfolds us and nearly overwhelms, bordering on the tropical. Its constancy creates the illusion of permanence.

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by Marc Stopeck

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JOURNAL of Oak Park and River Forest

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What good can result? At least this

s the list grows of prominent men who are caught demeaning women through repeated sexual misbehavior, could we be on the cusp of a new awareness of the blight this imposes on all of us, women and men alike? It is said that 35 percent of American women experience sexual abuse in some form at some time in their lives. One out of every three. Think about it. Such statistics make clear that a crisis is finally being recognized for what it is, a deep offense that leaves lifelong scars on offended and offenders alike. The offended for having been assaulted. The offenders for thinking they can get away with it. Why does this matter? Because the damage is hidden deep within what it means to be human. A women cannot be considered as a thing, an object, a sex toy with no living, breathing sense either of dignity or shame. All of us suffer when these revelations are dismissed as other people’s problems. Nothing of the sort. The damage seeps down into all of us through a culture incapable of outrage, a mindset that settles for “men will be men” (or sometimes it can be women who are the offenders). What can we hope for as outcomes with a lasting good effect? One is that a respect for women continues to rise, imperfectly to be sure, but nonetheless rising. In recent weeks, women have spoken up, loud and

clear. Men who abuse women will pay a steep price. Ask any of them currently doing so. Despite some exceptions in high places, men in America are learning that being a real man isn’t being a lothario or a shrimp. It means decency built on sufficient self-respect that recognizes the same in women. It means appreciating the unique qualities of women without having to either dominate or wilt. We menfolk need to watch carefully whom we choose as shapers of our behavior and be sure they are worthy of it. What womenfolk need in this regard comes best from women rather than men speaking for them. Parenting — good parenting — is all the more urgent in a time like this, the kind of parenting that can spot bullying early on and intervene. Otherwise little bullies grow up to be adults who still think and act like 6-year-olds. Life’s too short for that. What can come from all of this? At least this: A casualness about roving hands or talk laden with sexual innuendo is no longer taken casually. It is absolutely and altogether ruled out. In its place a healthy, wholehearted, respectful delight that God has made us male and female, each for the completing of the other, both for the good of the whole human family to which we all belong. F. Dean Lueking is pastor emeritus of Grace Lutheran Church, River Forest.

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

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Are you anxious or are you rigid?

nxiety is one of the most common reasons people seek counseling. What is anxiety? The American Psychiatric Association distinguishes fear from anxiety in their Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: “Fear is the emotional response to real or perceived imminent threat, whereas anxiety is the anticipation of future threat.” In short, fear is a response to something that is happening now while anxiety is a response to something that has not occurred. Fear typically abates when the threat passes. Since there is always some threat that we can imagine, anxiety seems to be perpetually present. In helping people who experience more than normal anxiety, I have noticed that they are often rigid in the way they think about life. They hold beliefs that are hard to challenge. They know that some of their beliefs are extreme or unrealistic. Yet without those beliefs, they see themselves as having no control or way of preparing for what might happen next. They are like a medieval knight who wears his (or her) armor all the time — just in case someone attacks. The problem is that armor is heavy and limits what you can do while you are wearing it. The irony is that these knights experience more fear and anxiety than other people who are more flexible in their approach to life. These knights don’t wear their armor because they’re anxious; they’re anxious because they are perpetually

preparing for battle. They keep their nervous systems on high alert. The resulting physical symptoms (muscle tension, nervous stomach, an accelerated heartbeat) are experienced as anxiety. I do not mean to suggest that anxiety is not real. Nor do I mean to suggest that you can merely think your way out of it. If you are “wired” to feel anxious, putting aside those feelings can seem nearly impossible. I’m suggesting that you think about anxiety a little differently. One key to reducing anxiety is flexibility. Anxious people love the words “what if”. “What if I get fired?” “What if I say something stupid at the party?” Try replacing “what if” with “wouldn’t it be great if ”. “Wouldn’t it be great if I got fired? I could go find that better job I’ve been daydreaming about.” “Wouldn’t it be great if I said something stupid? People will think I fit right in.” I’m suggesting you look at the possibilities rather than the worries. Flexibility is cultivating curiosity and looking at life with a sense of humor. Most of life is uncertain, and there is nothing you can do about that. But you can change the way you think about it. Instead of thinking of life as unpredictable, look at life as full of possibilities. Allow yourself to believe that you are resourceful enough to handle whatever life sends your way. If you can make this mental shift even part of the time, you will feel less anxious. Charles Hughes practices as a mental health counselor in downtown Oak Park.

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Don’t risk our kids’ lives with your driving

Can we talk about our student’s safety getting to school each morning? We moved to Oak Park because we loved the community and so our kids could walk or bike to school each day. We found a house we loved right by OPRF High School, and the school has always been a good neighbor to us. The traffic in the morning is also part of the choice to live so close to the school; we understand and accept that. The problem is this: The reckless driving of parents who are in a hurry to drop off their children is out of hand. The intersection of Ontario and North Elmwood is clogged for about 15 minutes every morning, that’s a given. But this is not an excuse to honk your horn and make dangerous turns and impatient choices in order to get your child one block closer to school. My fifth-grader was almost hit twice this month as I watched him try to cross there. He must go that way to get to the crossing guard at Ridgeland who helps him get to Beye. And there too! Again this morning a near miss on Ridgeland. With the crossing guard standing in the middle of the street, stopping traffic, a car ignored her sign and crossed right as she stood motioning my son to cross. She yelled at the car, I yelled for my son to stop and together we helped avoid a serious accident. This is the second time at this location this has happened this year. Here’s the thing: The kids aren’t always looking or making good choices, but I believe it is our job as parents and drivers to be the overly cautious ones. When it comes to a kid and a car, no matter who is at fault, the kid will always lose and pay the painful price. We know there will be heavy traffic every day. Leave earlier or accept being late. I just ask that you don’t drive in a way that risks our children’s lives. Being late is always the better alternative.

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What WJ can do to help cure OPRF’s ‘amnesia’

hanks to Dan Haley and Wednesday Journal for your sensitive and accurate reporting [Time to hurry up at OPRF, New, Nov. 17] and your commitment to challenge our community to see and act in fresh ways to end the many forms of conscious and unconscious racism at OPRF High School and throughout our community. In recent months numerous individuals have made observations about our persisting struggle to make OPRF a school where all students feel safe and welcome and grow socially and academically. Their insights inform much of what CEEE (Committee for Equity and Excellence in Education), APPLE (African American Parents for Purposeful Leadership in Education) and SUA (Suburban Unity Alliance) argue is necessary to ensure an aggressive implementation of the District 200 Strategic Plan around racial equity. Key parts of the plan offer possibilities for rooting out the institutional and cultural racism that harms everyone, especially our children of color. Ralph Martire, president of the District 90 school board, while serving on the D200 board committee studying Climate, Culture and Behavior earlier this year, lamented the high school’s lack of institutional memory around both more successful and less successful equity efforts in the past — a shortcoming that repeatedly sends us back to square one, never seeming to learn and build on our experiences and our own research evidence. UIC Professor David Stovall on Nov. 14 was more caustic, but truthful, in calling this institutional and community flaw a tragic, debilitating “racial amnesia.” Amy Hill, director of Institutional Data and Research at OPRF in 2015, reporting the 10-year trend of making no progress in reducing racial

inequities in student learning, poignantly and courageously stated that if solutions to the learning community gap were technical issues, our problems would have easily been solved. Instead, she stressed that the critical dimension for moving forward was an institutional cultural issue — having the commitment to change how we think and act about racial equity. Most importantly for me and others today has been the repeated messages from our students, their widespread sense of discomfort, of being seen as the marginalized “other,” and the racial micro-aggressions, the emotional scars and deep disappointment they daily experience in the racial dynamics at OPRF. I am sure many of the 300 people in the South Cafeteria on Nov. 14, like me, fought back tears of pain and sadness as students told their stories. As OPRF continues to wrestle with racial justice and we try to get the dominant culture to act differently, Wednesday Journal must remain close to what I hope and pray is a developing turning point at OPRF. In its advocacy and reporting, I believe the Journal can serve one additional role — to help refresh our long-term institutional memory. I invite the WJ to do this by revisiting, reviewing and highlighting the current relevancy and guidance of landmark powerful documents like the 2003 Learning Community Gap Report and the Blueprint Assessment of 2011. We certainly don’t want to live in the past, but we cannot forget how our own history can critically inform understanding of our present predicament and guide our future actions. John Duffy chairs the Committee for Equity and Excellence (CEEE) and served on both the Steering Committee and Task Force on Transformative Teaching and Learning for the OPRF High School Strategic Plan.

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Taxes are part of the race problem

My reaction to reading Dan Haley’s column titled, “Time to hurry up at OPRF” [News, Nov. 22] was: “Of course Oak Park has a racism problem.” One needs only to look at their property tax bill to see this. When the average African American sal-

ary in Chicago is $30,000 per year but the average annual Oak Park property tax bill is $9,000, it is clear we have made a decision to keep these people out of our town.

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OAK PARK TOWNSHIP LEGAL NOTICE TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR OAK PARK TOWNSHIP I. A public hearing to approve a Proposed Property Tax Levy for Oak Park Township for 2017 will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 12 2017 at Oak Park Township Hall, 105 S. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois. Any person desiring to appear at the public hearing and present testimony to the taxing district may contact Gavin Morgan, Township Manager, at 708-383- 8005. II. The corporate and special purpose extended property taxes extended or abated for 2016 were $4,686,889.00. The proposed corporate and special purpose property taxes to be levied for 2016 are $4,804,061.00. This represents a 2.5% increase over the previous year extended levy. III. The property taxes extended for debt service and public building commission leases for 2016 were $0. The estimated property taxes to be levied for debt service and public building commission leases for 2017 are $0. This represents a 0% increase over the previous year. IV. The total property taxes extended or abated for 2016 were $4,686,889.00. The estimated total property taxes to be levied for 2017 are $4,804,061.00. This represents a 2.5% increase over the previous year. Dated this 21st day of November, 2017. Gregory P. White Township Clerk

On page 8 of the Nov. 15 Wednesday Journal, an article appeared titled, “Oak Park considers easing overnight parking.” A quote in “Our Views,” page 40, opined, “not a peep was heard from any homeowner declaring proprietary ownership of the asphalt at the foot of their sidewalk. Instead, the strongly attended meeting heard from car owners who found the odd-even too restrictive.” Though we did not share our perspectives at the meeting referenced in the article, we will be sharing them at future Transportation Commission and village trustee meetings. At this time, after due study and reflection, and having experienced what appears to be an unofficial easing of overnight parking ordinances on our block, we respond not with a peep, but with an informed and reasoned NO to any “easing” of overnight parking ordinances. For months, our residential block has been working with both the Village Parking and Accessibility Department and the Police Department to address the problems related to overnight parking on our block. This work has been respectful and direct, via phone calls, emails, and a petition. In this work, we have taken a deep dive into overnight parking ordinances and found that the current ordinances are inadequate to ensure the fullest rights of homeowners to property taxpayer-supported village

maintenance and emergency services and to protect and preserve the character of Oak Park neighborhoods. We will address the Transportation Commission and the Village Trustees to request a tightening of the overnight parking ordinances, which includes a ban on the overnight parking of all commercial vehicles on residential streets and a significant reduction in the number of monthly “courtesy” and “paid for” overnight parking passes. It is our experientially-informed opinion that any easing of overnight parking will only exacerbate the problems we have experienced and will rapidly increase the metamorphosis of Oak Park from a village to a city. We choose to live in the village of Oak Park, not the city of Oak Park. Village trustees and members of the Oak Park Transportation Commission: While we appreciate your public service, we strenuously oppose any and all “easing” of overnight parking ordinances that were a key factor in choosing to buy a home in Oak Park. We emphatically oppose any and all “easing” of overnight parking ordinances, knowing that such action will negatively impact the village character that makes Oak Park, Oak Park.

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derailer. As an advocate for employees, the HR professional should adhere to a consistent protocol when told about an alleged harassment claim. Early on, establish to all that you intend to be an “honest broker” during and after the conclusion of the investigation. Let all know that after the investigation is concluded, you will let “the chips fall where they may.” Investigating sexual harassment claims against powerful men is a dicey proposition. Always do the right thing. Still, watch your back. Kwame S. Salter, an Oak Park resident, is a retired HR senior vice president.

What HR can do from page 39 cover his tracks or come up with a credible defense. All in all, the nexus of a professional relationship and friendship can undermine a serious and objective investigation of the complaint. Even more disturbing to the woman is the real possibility that the burden of proof will lie with her and not the alleged harasser. Getting a reputation for complaining about a powerful man can be a career

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Support the DREAM act from page 39 lived, despite all that you have accomplished. Imagine having the ability but being denied the same chance as your friends to choose a college or launch a career. And just when you trust that the window of opportunity is opening a crack — bam. It crushes your fingers, and your hopes.

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There are thousands of capable, industrious, undocumented students in our state and across the country dreaming of a better future. At Dominican, they graduate on time, with honors, and at high rates, ready and anxious to participate in our economy and the creation of a more just and humane world. It is time to put aside our differences, stop building political walls, and pass the DREAM Act. In this season of giving, it is the right, and decent, thing to do. Donna M. Carroll is the president of Dominican University.

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Paying reparations for harm to climate The Wednesday Journal published a letter of mine in the Nov. 15 Viewpoints section under the title, “Trade agreements must include protections.” The letter focused on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the need to protect worker rights and environmental justice. Regarding the latter, I mentioned “The People’s Agreement,” reached at the World Peoples’ Conference on Climate Change in 2010. Demands were made on Developed Countries (DC) by people from Lesser Developed Nations (LDN). Among the demands was reparation to the LDN by the DC for damage caused by global climate change. A recent article in Catalyst (quarterly publication of the Union of Concerned Scientists) was titled, “Who’s Responsible for Climate Damage?” I reference sections from Catalyst below. The sections are reprinted with permission of Catalyst: “The team looked at the largest oil, gas and coal producers and cement manufacturers and used sophisticated computer analysis to quantify the amount of sea level rise and global temperature increase attributable to carbon dioxide and methane emitted during the extraction,

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production, and use of these companies’ products.” “Emissions traced to the 90 largest carbon producers contributed to nearly 50 percent rise of the global average temperature and around 30 percent of global sea level rise since 1880.” “Emissions traced to the 50 investorowned producers (including BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Peabody, Shell, and Total) contributed around 16 percent of the global average temperature increase from 1880 to 2010, and around 11

percent of global sea level rise over the same period.” “Emissions traced to these same 50 companies from just 1980 to 2010 — the period in which fossil fuel companies were aware their products were causing global warming — contributed around 10 percent of the global average temperature increase and roughly 4 percent of global sea level rise.” According to the Catalyst article, the UN Environment Programme estimates that climate adaptation will cost LDN $140

billion to $300 billion per year in 2030. One purpose of the Catalyst article was to lay the groundwork for legal action to go after a portion of fossil fuel production and punitive damages for alleged wrongdoing. What is the responsibility of the major fossil fuel companies to the LDN? In my opinion, as corporations push profit over planet, trans-national conglomerates behave criminally and bear complete financial responsibility for their predation.

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ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017 Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2017 will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, 2017. Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: Oak Park & River Forest High School 201 N Scoville Ave 708-434-3265 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. School District/Joint Agreement Name Address Telephone Office Hours Also by January 15, 2018 the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2017, will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education’s website@ www.isbe.net. SUMMARY: The following is the Annual Statement of Affairs Summary that is required to be published by the school district/joint agreement for the past fiscal year. Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2017 Educational Operations Debt Services Transportation Municipal Capital Projects Working Cash Tort Fire Prevention & Maintenance Retirement/ & Safety Social Security Local Sources 1000 45,013,731 8,500,593 (24,133) 823,980 2,394,054 213,771 714,264 1,027,648 0 Flow-Through Receipts/Revenues from One District to Another District 2000 0 0 0 0 State Sources 3000 3,210,435 0 0 1,137,875 0 0 0 0 0 Federal Sources 4000 2,725,127 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 50,949,293 8,500,593 (24,133) 1,961,855 2,394,054 213,771 714,264 1,027,648 1,024,974 Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 58,887,126 5,983,143 2,534,855 2,222,278 2,559,543 3,610,495 781,021 551,480 Other Sources/Uses of Funds 0 0 2,466,675 0 0 4,820,483 (2,466,675) 0 0 Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2016 88,881,709 2,426,773 290,140 3,345,758 3,123,112 1,795,592 6,722,173 3,923,847 1,154,318 Other Changes in Fund Balances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ending Fund Balances June 30, 2017 80,943,876 4,944,223 197,827 3,085,335 2,957,623 3,219,351 4,969,762 4,170,474 1,627,812 PAYMENTS OVER $2,500, EXCLUDING WAGES AND SALARIES Person, Firm, Aggregate or Corporation Amount AA Rental $9,798.90 ABC Window Cleaning Co. $3,500.00 Acacia Academy $29,566.29 Academic Approach, LLC $7,275.00 Acer America $67,213.90 Act Customer Services $43,642.00 Adolph Kiefer $3,572.00 Advance Uniform $5,956.78 Advanced Disposal $30,471.70 Advantage Network, Inc. $3,811.49 Advantage Team Sales, Inc $3,345.60 Advent Systems, Inc. $30,346.00 Agile Sports Technologies $4,599.00 Airgas USA $3,340.52 Airport Electric $13,651.13 Airways Systems $12,500.00 Alexian Brothers Behavioral $4,140.00 Allendale Association $94,256.34 Allpoints Foodservice Parts & Suppl $2,670.94 All-Ways Transportation Services, I $164,336.00 Alpha Baking Co $40,437.09 Alphagraphics $4,464.01 Alpine Academy $57,317.00 Altour $5,351.40 Amazon.com, Inc. $101,252.39 Ambassador Athletic Apparel $17,112.50 American Challenge $2,759.79 Ameriprise Financial Services $4,722.78 Amigos Library Services $3,412.24 Amsterdam Printing $7,163.32 Anderson Lock $4,936.00 Anthony Svejda $2,509.71 AP Exams $281,316.00 Apex Learning $13,100.00 Apex Material Handling Corporation $20,739.00 Applause! $19,469.00 Apple Computer $17,478.00 Apple Store $165,621.92 Aqua Pure Enterprises, Inc. $7,621.28 Aramark $6,289.90 Art In Vision $3,400.00 Arthur J Gallagher Rms, Inc. $9,530.00 At&T $13,064.00 At&T Global Services $32,258.17 Athletic Equipment Source $6,735.36 Athletico $65,537.51 Autism Home Support Services, Inc. $3,750.00 B&H Photo and Video $11,009.34 B.H.H., Inc $3,340.00 Baker and Taylor Co $11,229.80 Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP $108,246.00 Barak $32,369.01 Barcodes Inc $2,999.99 Barnes & Noble $2,926.00 Batteries Plus $5,593.14 Bellefaire Jewish Children’s Bureau $246,868.14 Bernie Heidkamp $7,444.05 Berwyn Garage $5,902.09 BHFX $3,400.00 Biozone Corporation $13,342.05 Blaine Ray $8,620.00 Blick Art Materials $53,899.00 Blitt and Gaines P.c. $5,021.82 Blue Cab $39,935.22 Bluemack $5,229.30 Bmc Software $20,579.03 Bmo Harris Mastercard $444,774.43 Boathouse Sports $15,992.65 Bob Roger’s Travel $32,955.00 Bob’s Dairy Service $26,129.40 Boca Systems, Inc. $3,319.16 Boom Entertainment $40,510.50 Bornquist Inc. $3,569.00 Brendan T Lee $73,075.51 Bridge View Extended Day $97,368.80 BrightBytes $5,211.75 Broadway In Chicago $6,937.50 Brook Electrical Distribution $3,890.23

Builders Chicago Corp. $8,635.00 Buona Beef $7,420.15 Burnt Ends LLC $8,050.00 BWP & Associates $29,682.86 C. Acitelli Heating & Piping Contra $2,297,857.49 Cambridge Educational Services $2,596.67 Camp Manitoqua $32,083.55 Carlsen’s Elevator Service $31,209.76 Carolina Biological Supply $11,293.32 CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services, $3,773.16 CCS International, Inc $28,650.00 CDW Government, Inc. $1,160,707.79 Cengage Learning $32,127.00 Center For Independence $12,690.00 Center For Psychological Services $11,250.00 Central Camera $3,125.36 Central Continental Bakery $28,597.27 Certica Solutions, Inc $3,458.70 Chaddock $136,679.26 Challenger Day School $73,206.94 Chandler Decision Service, LLC $12,275.00 Chicago Flyhouse Inc $3,745.00 Chicago Tribune Media Group $4,118.99 Chicagoland Transportation Solution $63,265.00 Chicagoland Yearbooks $3,325.00 Chris Baldwin $3,063.06 Citadel Information Management $4,166.32 Clare Woods Academy $39,202.80 Clic $667,261.00 Clic/School Board Legal Isdlaf PLU $31,615.25 Clyde Printing Company $20,945.00 Cogent Communications, Inc $15,541.45 Coleman Chiropractic Sports Care $2,871.00 Colfax Corporation $17,750.00 College Board Forum $2,750.00 College Entrance Examination Board $28,535.00 Colorado Time Systems $2,657.25 Comcast $39,600.78 Comcast Cable $3,721.55 Compass Health Center Chicago $3,345.00 Connect Search, LLC $78,840.75 Conserv Fs $5,897.20 Constellation Energy Services $520,213.16 Containment Systems $112,950.00 Cooperative Association for $25,342.25 Corwin Press Inc $5,070.00 Court Theatre $3,696.00 Courtney A Sakellaris $3,526.92 Cove School $98,035.56 Currie Motors Chevrolet $10,988.82 Custom Solutions $2,828.19 CustomInk.com $8,645.75 Daniel Lee Moore $5,000.00 Danielle D Dobias $50,000.00 Decisioned Group, Inc $34,872.00 Delta Dental Plan of Illinois $651,412.21 Demco, Inc $7,179.85 Des Plaines Valley Region $43,543.00 District 200 ECC $436,349.99 Diversity Training & Consulting, In $3,600.00 Domino’s Pizza $13,767.75 Doron Precision Systems $3,010.00 Dude Solutions $5,801.25 Dunbar Armored, Inc. $8,782.07 E2 Services $323,998.74 Eagle Security Fire & Life Safety $34,752.00 Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago $181,174.13 Ebsco Information Services $3,354.00 E-Conolight $2,799.93 Ed-Red $5,000.00 Education Framework Inc $9,817.00

Educational Systems & Services $9,820.00 EDVOTEK $3,139.30 Edward Don & Co $22,678.40 Edward Stauber Wholesale $12,889.25 Elim Christian Services $16,688.88 Elizabeth J Perez $3,069.91 EMC Publishing LLC $6,079.38 Equal Opportunity Schools $30,306.90 Equivest $345,429.90 Excel Edge $52,780.00 Fako Research & Strategies, Inc. $14,350.00 Falcon Ridge Ranch $70,186.02 Federal Express Corp $2,587.72 Fidelity Investments $425,888.18 First Investors $67,233.40 First Student $308,923.30 Fisher Scientific $7,829.54 Flinn Scientific $19,542.78 Follett School Solutions, Inc $6,221.72 Forecast 5 $15,750.00 Formal Fashions Inc $5,114.88 Fox River Foods, Inc. $652,332.12 Frame Warehouse $3,075.14 Franczek Radelet & Rose $110,312.98 Frank Cooney Co $12,519.50 Frederick L. Chamberlain Center, In $150,794.07 Freestyle Photographic Supplies $8,054.47 Frontline Technologies Group, LLC $15,061.69 Fuel Education $17,106.50 G&K Services $5,808.75 Gale/Cengage Learning $21,097.36 Gallagher Benefit Services, Inc $44,275.00 General Parts, LLC. $10,023.49 Get Fresh Produce Incorporated $56,828.41 Giant Steps Illinois, Inc $142,439.22 Glen Oaks Therapeutic Day School $237,275.51 Global Alliance For Africa $8,600.00 Goldstar Learning, Inc. $21,294.03 Goodheart-Wilcox Co Inc $84,427.92 Gordon Flesch $106,867.86 Gourmet’s Delight Inc $3,855.50 Govconnection Inc. $26,633.69 Grainger $71,355.20 Grand Prairie Transit Ws $1,231,482.74 Great Lakes Clay & Supply Co $6,151.64 Great Lakes Coca-Cola Distribution, $134,267.63 Great Lakes Higher Education Guaran $6,583.28 Health Resource Service Mgmt $5,493.69 Healthcare Service Corporation $6,750,298.58 Healthpro Rehabilitation $129,426.00 Heidi Lynch $7,629.32 Helen C Gallagher $3,169.86 Heritage Schools, Inc $27,357.45 Hero K12 $9,626.40 Hoh Water Technology, Inc. $16,047.01 Holden Towels $3,489.00 Home Depot Credit Services $15,777.96 Hotel Harrington $3,297.60 Houghton Mifflin $4,455.00 Housing Forward $8,600.00 HPI International $6,983.72 Hyatt Regency Chicago $68,772.95 IRS $8,065,853.45 I.D.E.S. $31,330.44 IASA $4,138.47 Ice Town Leasing $2,695.00 Ideal Charter $12,597.00 Il State Disbursement Unit $99,817.88 Illinois Association of School Boar $26,211.00 Illinois Computing Educators $5,625.00

Illinois Municipal Retirement $37,861.59 Illinois Municpl Retiremt Fund $1,817,900.29 Illinois State Board of Ed $3,153.07 Illinois State Police $10,000.00 Illinois Theatre Association $2,590.00 Illinois Window Shade Company $5,723.00 Indico, LLC $146,359.46 Industrial Ladder and Supply $7,180.27 Industrial Wholesale Lumber $8,885.46 Infinite Connections, Inc $3,933.31 Innersync $10,471.20 Integrated Systems Corporation $13,200.00 Ixl Learning $7,926.00 J W Pepper & Son, Inc. $6,925.92 J.C. Licht, LLC $7,581.77 J.P. Phillips Inc. $11,790.22 James C Sieck $3,072.93 Jamf Software $6,480.00 Jane Graham $4,806.44 Jason Dennis $5,926.20 Jason Fried $3,171.90 JBH Technologies $3,085.00 Jeffrey Kelly Costume Design $24,960.00 Jewish Child & Family Services $95,038.61 Johnson Floor Company $11,514.90 Joseph Academy $122,293.84 Jostens $5,766.21 Kaplan Higher Learning Corp Pre-C $9,686.00 Keeper Goals $50,496.00 Knowbe4 $5,448.38 Kranz Inc. $32,334.03 Kronos $16,310.96 Krossover $4,798.00 Krueger International $391,293.31 La Europa Academy $122,448.20 Lakemary Center, Inc $148,270.92 Landmark Ford $19,066.00 Lanter Distributing $5,935.05 Laura Voigt $3,511.25 Legat Architects $491,381.17 Let Me Arrange It Transportation $3,960.00 Lifestyle Beverages, Inc. $9,128.00 Liliana Boyce $8,000.00 Liminex, Inc $31,280.00 Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. $111,184.29 Lincoln Investments $1,532,514.44 Linden Oaks Hospital Tutoring $3,030.00 Lisa Garvin, MSW $7,767.55 Little Friends, Inc. $42,968.25 Lobby Guard Solutions, LLC $3,570.00 Loyola Universtiy Chicago $4,185.00 M G Trust Company $109,916.89 Madison Construction Company $1,701,398.66 Magic Tree Bookstore $2,806.56 Mail Finance $11,592.00 MakeMusic, Inc. $21,100.00 Manuel Gonzalez $81,205.31 Marcia Sutter $12,450.00 Marilyn Marshall $4,213.06 Marks Travel Service, Inc. $103,813.49 Maxim Staffing Solutions $9,372.00 Mc Adam Landscaping, Inc $57,036.55 Mc Master-Carr Supply Co $3,771.13 McGraw-Hill Companies $31,891.28 McGraw-Hill Glencoe Division $26,388.87 Meck Print $58,052.57 Med Sled Arc Products LLC $2,526.00 Meetinghouse Companies Inc $3,146.35 Menta Academy Oak Park $635,961.04 Menta Academy-Hillside $10,829.36 MEP, Inc. $4,019.70

Meredith Culligan Water Co. $4,059.32 MetLife $21,695.92 MetLife $189,589.83 Metro Professional Div of Warehouse $80,481.13 Micheline Piekarski $3,716.15 Michigan State Disbursement Unit $8,905.08 Midwest Security Products $23,124.14 Midwest Transit Equipment, Inc $43,708.00 Midwest Wrecking Co, Inc $373,530.00 Mike Powell $5,073.44 Miller, Hall & Triggs, LLC $9,997.90 MPS $13,508.48 Mr. David’s Flooring $36,230.00 MUNUC $4,360.00 Music & Arts Center $3,053.93 Music Theater International $7,595.00 MyBudgetFile Inc $6,400.00 Nancy Fredman Krent, JD $2,800.00 NASCO $18,073.48 National Archery In The Schools Pro $7,071.00 Naviance $11,439.38 NCPERS Group Life Ins (#1985) $3,184.00 NCS-Pearson Inc. $8,238.04 Neff Company $8,378.99 Nelco $7,733.02 Neopost USA $16,013.82 New Connections Academy $58,611.28 New Hope Academy $182,888.08 New Horizon Center For The $200,503.80 New York Times $3,848.00 Nicor Gas $48,696.81 Northern Il Academy $77,375.04 Oak Brook Sports Core $2,684.00 Oak Park & River Forest Community F $9,594.80 Oak Park & River Forest Food Pantry $9,460.00 Oak Park & River Forest High School $5,375.00 Oak Park Twnshp Youth Services $34,572.98 Office Depot $61,736.91 Opportunity Knocks $11,730.00 OPRF Huskie Booster Club $7,999.47 OPRFHS Athletic Imprest Account $7,357.48 OPRFHS Booster Club $4,377.91 OPRFHS Food Service $4,542.60 OPRFHS Scholarship Foundation $9,730.00 OPRFHS/Faculty Senate Dues $162,854.47 Overdrive, Inc. $5,835.90 P.A. Crimson $22,138.24 P.A.C.T.T. Learning Center $108,998.95 Pacific Educational Group $22,300.00 Pacific Life $115,482.10 Palmer House Hilton $14,834.66 Parkway Forming Inc $29,220.00 Partition Pros, Inc. $2,945.00 Patricia A Cheney $6,721.66 Paul D Collins $2,588.65 Paul N Wright $2,581.63 Pear Deck, Inc $3,500.00 Pearson $4,722.30 Pearson - Prentice Hall $37,928.65 Pearson Education $29,172.41 Pekron Consulting $47,598.00 Peoria Charter Coach Company $2,738.00 Perfect Cut Productions $7,625.00 Perspectives $13,050.00 Petty Cash, OPRFHSD #200 $37,259.37 Piazza & Mannerino $10,300.00 Pilgrim Congregational Church $58,383.00 Pioneer Credit Recovery, Inc. $6,025.21 Pioneer Manufacturing Company $3,309.00

Pizza Hut $13,514.00 Player Sports $20,560.74 Plixer $9,550.45 Postmaster, Oak Park $35,215.00 Premier Agendas Inc $13,200.00 Prentke Romich Company $6,193.00 Prestige Distribution $24,585.00 Presto-X $11,862.50 Project Lead The Way, Inc $3,000.00 Prometour $54,980.00 Protolight, Inc. $20,071.29 Quinlan & Fabish Music Co. $19,422.51 R.E. Walsh & Associates, Inc $25,001.26 Raffaella Spilotro $2,500.00 Randall Industries $3,648.00 Rayner & Rinn-Scott, Inc $3,381.23 Rena Mazumdar $7,730.60 Renaissance Learning, Inc $24,272.46 Richard Mertz $2,508.33 Riddell/All American $50,999.29 Rifton Equipment $3,446.25 Rio Grande $7,778.55 Rivar’s $2,529.67 River Forest Community Center $181,593.25 Riverside-Brookfield High School $3,535.00 Robbins Schwartz Nicholas Lifton $204,401.86 Robert Spicer-Restorative Strategie $4,500.00 Royal Pipe & Supply Co $5,851.93 Safer Schools Together $3,399.00 Sage Publications $6,380.35 Scantex Business Systems $54,678.00 Scantron $4,135.96 School Exec Connect $10,703.60 School Specialty $5,184.27 Schoology $3,345.00 Scope Shoppe Inc $3,209.50 Scrible, Inc. $7,999.98 SCS Productions $6,184.00 Securatex $46,130.04 SEIU Local 73 $81,830.39 SEPS, Inc. $7,347.54 Service Sanitation, Inc. $16,417.33 SHC Services Inc $50,005.41 Shiffler Equipment Sales $5,875.19 Shirtworks $6,312.25 Sievert Electric Service $33,675.00 Sikich $4,442.25 Simplexgrinnell LP $14,907.00 Siteimprove $6,450.00 Skyward $57,164.15 Soaring Eagle Academy, Inc $92,517.20 Sonia Shankman Orthogenic School $430,545.14 South Side Control Supply Co $10,937.04 Southwest Regional Publishing $8,308.00 Special Education Systems $91,231.82 Specialty Floors, Inc $8,120.00 Speedlink $116,992.00 Spirit Products $22,848.37 Sport Supply Group $138,888.95 Sports Health $5,761.01 Sprint $7,628.56 Standard Stationery Supply Co $4,989.00 Staples $36,885.16 State of Illinois $1,374,068.95 Stelton Motors $4,759.85 Stuller $3,416.17 Sunbelt Staffing $6,956.25 Sweetwater $17,513.26 THIS $653,118.30 Tableau Software, Inc $4,410.00 TASC $47,500.00 Tasc-Client Invoices $15,313.35 Teachers Retirement System $3,102,055.95 Teachers Retirement System $2,608.19 Texthelp, Inc $4,941.00

The Chicago Autism Academy, Inc $57,190.30 The Hope Institute For Children $331,656.42 The Omni Group $5,749.50 The Sandner Group, Alt. Risk Soltns $22,468.00 The Trolley Car & Bus Company $3,210.00 Theatrical Rights Worldwide $4,596.95 Thomson Reuters $2,778.56 Thresholds $121,244.71 Timothy J Hasso $2,650.00 Tom Tarrant $7,369.66 Tom Vaughn Standing Trustee $7,870.00 Tony’s Lawnmower $5,409.23 Tools4ever $7,773.75 Totem Lumber Supply $5,085.73 Trane $3,550.00 Tremco Inc $7,090.59 Tri-Angle Screen Print $3,210.00 Trimark Marlinn $6,135.81 Triton College $8,424.99 Trophies by George $3,751.00 Turnitin $8,695.00 U.S. Postal Service $35,000.00 UCP Sequin $2,962.64 Ultimate Golf Inc $6,306.25 Unicom.arc $3,800.00 Unique Products $39,783.09 United Radio Comm, Inc. $60,346.50 United States Treasury $2,641.52 Universal Dance Association $20,523.00 University of Illinois $2,830.00 University of Illinois at Chicago $20,680.00 VALIC $9,968.76 Valor Technologies, Inc $102,115.00 Vanguard Energy Services, LLC $158,156.92 Varsity $6,142.80 Veolia Environmental Services $16,475.88 Veritiv Operating Company $50,748.00 Verizon Networkfleet $2,956.20 Verizon Wireless $3,709.90 Vernier Software & Technology $13,468.73 Vertical Endeavors $3,096.00 Vertigo $9,773.00 Vex Robotics $11,160.75 Villa Park Office Equipment $4,943.00 Village of Oak Park $196,397.99 Vision Service Plan (Il) $47,700.77 Vista Higher Learning $54,808.94 Vistar of Illinois $32,397.92 Vocareum, Inc $4,800.00 Vocational Research Institute $4,974.00 W W Norton & Co Inc $10,500.00 Waddell & Reed $107,358.80 Warehouse Direct Workplace Solution $18,017.47 Waters Edge Golf Club $8,533.60 Wednesday Journal $8,387.00 Wesley Woods Conference Center $20,707.50 West Shield Adolescent Services $14,586.59 West Suburban Conference $7,000.00 Westgate Flowers $10,620.59 Whitney Young Boys Basketball Boost $3,360.00 Wi Center For Education Research $13,500.00 William Blair & Company $5,500.00 Yankee Candle Fundraising $2,809.80 Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch $217,711.76 Yoko Schmadeke $3,309.11 Zayo Group $37,074.27 Zoro Tools $3,432.90

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ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2017 SALARY SCHEDULE OF GROSS PAYMENTS FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL AND NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL

Kolinski, Nicolette; Levi-D Ancona, Alysa; Lukic Cole, Daniela; Schoenbeck, Salary Range: Less Than $25,000 Carolina F; Terretta, Julee M; Wirtz, Agrela, Maria-Elena; Ahmed, Karen Hunt; Allen, Alfred P; Allen, Kristin; Wojnar, Mark; Young, Laura K Darryl; Allen, Keven; Ancieta, Victor; Anderson, Rashada; Salary Range: 60,000 - $89,999 Apostol, Emmanuel; Appel, Michael; Aramil, William J; August, Ackerman, Craig; Arceo-Witzl, Ixtla R; Bader, Adam; Belpedio, Donald J; Bagos, Miroslava; Barbian, Christopher D; Belpedio, Kristina M; Benson, Conchita; Black, Todd M; Booth, Christine Linda A; Berg, Aileen; Bernthal, Mark A; Blackman, Francis; N; Borja, James; Boyce, Liliana; Bracey, Christopher; Byrne, Boland, Harry; Booth, Zachary; Borelli, Cara M; Boulware, Bill; Deirdre; Cain, Benjamin J; Calcuttawala, Nabiha; Campbell, Boyd, Kyle; Bracey, Julie; Brown, Andrea; Brown, Kina; Brown, Kevin T; Cano, Paula; Cartier, Kirsten A; Colamussi, Ginger; Mark William; Brueggemann, Louise; Budimirovic, Gordan; Curtis, Joseph D; Detrick, Tilia; Dobias, Danielle D; Doyle, Kelly Bulger, Hannah; Burgess, Cameron; Butera, Heike; Cabral, John; A; Dunson-Johnson, Betina; Ecker, Jonathan; Farrow, Elizabeth; Calabrese, Jeanne; Callaghan, Molly; Caputo, Michael; Cassidy, Ferguson, Lauren; Fried, Jason; Geissler, Kaitlin; Gilbertsen, James; Castaneda, Edward Manuel; Chang, Helen; Chase, Paul; Lynn E; Glower, Alexis; Himes, Khalida; Hornik, Natalie; Howell, Cheefus, Mekonya; Chierici, Rocco O; Christian, Elizabeth N; Jessica A; Jaber, Sana; Kaiser, Kelsey V; Kanwischer, Jennifer L; Cichon, Nicholas; Clark, Jamael I; Clemons, Marcus; Coglianese, Krefft, Lauren M; Kuenster, Wendy S; Lee, Jason B; LeuschelSteven J; Collins, Niall; Collins, Tracy L; Colucci, John P; Compere, Steven; Cone, Patricia A; Connelly, Maeve E; Cordero, Perzov, Erin K; Makely, Lisa; Martin, Daniel R; McLaughlin, Cameron E; McMurray, Matthew T; Myland, Sarah; Pitt, Rachel; Nicole; Cornelius-Burke, Connor; Corvo, Angela; Cotiguala, Prebble, Matthew; Sadowski, Teslen; Sakellaris, Max A; James R; Cousin, Janice; Crawford, Courtnee Cymore; Crespo, Schmadeke, Yoko K; Sieck, James C; Smolek, Jeri; Sobanski, Mikki; Danielewicz, Richard; Davion, Colette; Davis, Gwyneth; Erica L; Sponsler, Scott; St. John, Benjamin W; Steffen, Emily S; Debord, Joseph; Dennehy, Timothy D; Divine, Taylor; Doherty, Stephen, Michael; Stinich, Jennifer; Stovall, Jessica L; Tarshish, Edward D; Dorian, Hannah D; Dowse, Chris; Dudek, Stephen; Evan; Torrez, Buster; Valenzuela, Patricia; Watson, Ellayne; Eakley, Jennifer A; Eiger, Stephanie; Ernst, Rachelle; Fager, Watzman, Stephen; White, Valerie R; Wilson, Rockeya; Wolman, Carla; Fantozzi, Richard K; Farnham, Ryan A; Fedro, Alexandria; Daniel; Woytek, Patricia Fiala, Esther; Fischer, Alexander; Fisher, Jack Jared; Fisher, Sara; Forrest, Stephanie L; Fox, Robert R; Freehan, Timothy; Salary Range: $90,000 And Over Frisch, Alexandria; Gamble, Tim L; Garland, Tyrone; Gerin, Virgil; Achurra, Lauren; Alexander, Devon L; Altenburg, Tod J; Glamoclija, Natasa; Goddeyne, Ann; Gonzalez-Stuver, Gabriela Ambrose, Brandi M; Arends, Lauren A; Arriaga, Francisco B; Isabel; Graham, Omar; Gronwold, Benjamin I; Halle-Podell, Rick; Avalos, Carmen; Baldwin, Christopher; Bardeen, Karen G; Bardo, Hamilton, Kathleen J; Harczak, Michael J; Harris, Claudia B; Nancy L; Bayer, Michelle R; Bell, James E; Bellamy, Octavius Harris, Hevannli; Hernandez, Shannone; Hicks, Tierra; Hitpas, T; Bernthal, David B; Beyers, Brian D; Biasiello, Toni; Bishop, Andrea L; Holmberg, Alex; Holt, Cathleen; Hornung, Allison; Janel L; Blanco, Lauren; Bohne, Kara A; Brent, Virginia E; Brown, Houston, Dericka; Jacobucci, Jennifer; Johnston, Brent; Douglas E; Burbano, Jaime M; Burns, Linda G; Byars, Michael Johnson, Grace Keyona; Johnson, Gregory T; Johnson, Naima; B; Cahill, Meghan; Campbell, Tia D; Carioscio, Michael; Carlson, Joyner, Quincy; Kalal, Benjamin; Kidd, Sierra; Kimmel, Carol; Ann D; Carlson, Linda M; Carparelli, Annamaria; Carrow-Sever, Kirsch, Jon; Kitto, Karen; Kivanc-Ancieta, Sule; Klein, Julie M; Michelle M; Chichester, D James; Clark, Anthony V; Cohen, Kluber, William T; Kmiec, Amelia; Kolbusz, Mel F; Kovach, Don Daniel S; Collins, Kelly A; Collins, Mark S; Collins, Paul D; M; Kralik, Catherine A; Kuchenbecker, Jay S; Kuenzel, Joshua; Colquhoun, Jeremy D; Conrick, Teresa B; Conway, Joseph M; Lian, Rebecca; Lindholm, Blake; Lindsey, Porchia V; Mackenzie, Corcoran, Daniel W; Costopoulos, John T; Coughlin, James P; Nigel; Madden, Lori; Maguire, Angie; Majnarich, Melissa J; Dalo, Nicholas J; Davis, Brian M; Dennis, Jason R; Diaz, Kelly Marcus, Karen; Marzullo, Matthew; McGinness, Timothy; M; Diverde, Marci L; Dixon, Kennedi; Domanchuk, Theodore McNamara, Mari Jo; Mead, Robert; Miller, Michelle R; Miller, P; Dorame, Michael A; Ebsen, Elizabeth J; Elliott, Jennifer L; Scott W; Moore-Fields, Kendall Ann; Moore-Fields, Lindsay Espinosa, Jill; Farley, Elizabeth A; Faust, C Stan; Ferrier, Suze A; Cornelia; Morgan-Williams, Antoinette Celeste; 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First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

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

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“Here is where you belong!” Engage Christian Church Engaging God, His Family, and His Mission 1000 S. Elgin Ave. Forest Park, IL (In First United Church) To stay connected visit our website and join us on social media www.engagecc.org Facebook: @EngageCC Twitter: @engagecchurch Instagram: @engccchurch

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

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 Presbyterian

Fair Oaks

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Lutheran—ELCA

744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920

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. www.unitedlutheranchurch.org

708/386-1576

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

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

Grace Lutheran School

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

Christ Lutheran Church

607 Harvard Street (at East Av.) Oak Park, Illinois Rev. Robert M. Niehus, Pastor Sunday Bible Class: 9:15 am Sunday School: 9:10 Sunday Worship Services: 8:00 and 10:30 am Church Office: 708/386-3306 www.christlutheranoakpark.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship 8:30am & 11:00am Adult Bible Class & Sunday School 10:00am Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 www.stjohnforestpark.org

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

Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor

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 School Phone: 708-386-5131

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

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.

Traditional Catholic

The Traditional Catholic Latin Mass

Our Lady Immaculate Church 410 Washington Blvd Oak Park. 708-524-2408 Mass Times: Sat. 8:00am Sun. 7:30 & 10:00am Operated by Society of St. Pius X. Confessions 1 hr. before each mass

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 Unity

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Esther Grace Monk, 90, a 20-year resident of Oak Park and a former longtime resident of Chicago, died on Nov. 20, 2017 at Chicago’s Bethesda Home. Born in Chicago in 1927 to the late Louis and Grace Smith, she was raised there and married James D. Monk in 1946 (he died in 1959). While raising her family, Esther worked in data processing and accounting for several businesses in the Chicago area, and she was a dedicated volunteer ESTHER MONK for many organizations there and in Oak Park. For years she served as a foster grandparent at Hephzibah Children’s Home and as a classroom assistant and “picture lady” at Whittier School where she was known by all as “Grandma Monk.” She was also an active member with First United Methodist Church of Oak Park, where she taught Sunday school teacher and was the founding chief cook of dinners for the PADS program. She served as treasurer on the condo board at 151 N. Kenilworth, was a Girl Scout leader, a volunteer for Little Brothers of the Poor, a pen pal to disabled people, an artist who painted dozens of lovely Easter eggs for the mentally ill and others, and loved to travel the world. Esther Monk was the mother of Elizabeth (Jayne Doyle), James L. (Joyce), Wilfred G. (Judy), and the late Robert Monk; the grandmother of Eliza, Georgia, Sarah, Steven, Lance, and Billie Jane; great-grandmother of Piper, Finn, Griffen and Madeleine; sister of Myra Stiernberg and Ruth Kovacs; and the aunt of many. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, in the chapel of the Bethesda Home, 2833 N. Nordica Ave. in Chicago. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you donate to your favorite charitable organization in her name. Arrangements were handled by Drechsler, Brown & Williams Funeral home, www.drechslerbrownwilliams.com or 708-383-3191.

Loretta Corrado (nee Trantina), 102, a resident of The Woodlands at the British Home Community and formerly a longtime resident of Oak Park, died peacefully on Nov. 15, 2017. Born in 1915 in Cicero to Frank and Mary Lindauer Trantina, she graduated from St. Mary High School and DePaul University and taught primary school in Bourbonnais. She marLORETTA CORRADO ried her husband, Carmen Corrado, in 1939 and they became longtime members of St. Giles Church. After his death, she became an active member of St. Edmund Church where she had many dear friends. Her friends and family members remember her as a kind, giving, caring woman who never said a bad word about anyone. Loretta Corrado is survived by her children, Lawrence (Judith), Mary (Charles) Warner, Loretta (Richard) Mole, Christine Wilke, James (Noriko), Therese (Douglas) Spyrison and Catherine Privett; 20 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by Carmen, her husband of many years; her siblings, Frank, Irene, Anthony and Raymond; and her infant son, Vincent. Visitation will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 2 at Oak Park’s St. Edmund Church, 188 S. Oak Park Ave., followed by a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Missionaries of St. Charles (Scalabrinians), 546 N. East Ave., Oak Park 60302 or to Maryknoll Missionaries, P.O. Box 302, Maryknoll, New York, 10545-0302.

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A memorial service for Mary Marling Mary Tower Marling, 80, of Oak Park, died on Oct. 12, 2017. An active supporter of Unity Temple and Ten Thousand Villages, she was an optimist who smiled often and loved completely. Curious and playful, she lived on her own terms. Attempting MARY MARLING to cut back on sweets, she decided to no longer eat round cookies and firmly stuck by that rule for years, despite (or maybe because of) the scarcity of square options. She liked having a sense of purpose and rarely sat idle. Her final job was as bookkeeper for the local, nonprofit Ten Thousand Villages fair trade shop, combining interests in orderly numbers and doing good. She played classical piano and was a true music lover. She was an extrovert and thrived when surrounded by people. In lieu of flowers, she would likely suggest shopping at Ten Thousand Villages for a gift for a friend; buying a ticket to a music event; or dropping some money in the offering basket at Unity Temple to be given to charity. She was also a supporter of Smile Train and Heifer International. A celebration of her life will be held at Unity Temple, 875 Lake St., Oak Park, on Saturday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m. A reception will follow. Round cookies will not be served.

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Owner: Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302 The Park District of Oak Park seeks bids related to the Park Tree Pruning and Removals. The Park District of Oak Park will receive individual sealed Bids until 2:00 p.m. (Central Standard Time) on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Park Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website as of 5:00pm Wednesday, November 29th, 2017. Copies of the bidding specifications are available via the Park District of Oak Park website at: http://www.pdop.org/bids-and-rfps For additional information, contact Chris Lindgren at chris.lindgren@ pdop.org or (708) 725 2050. Only the bids prepared in compliance with the bidding documents will be considered. This project must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act of 2017. The Park District of Oak Park encourages minority and women owned business firms to submit bids for this project. Park District of Oak Park By: Sandy Lentz, Secretary Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/29/2017

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Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Riverside will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the business of the Planning and Zoning Commission may permit, in Room 4 of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, to consider an application for a variation(s) from Sections 10-4-5 (Use and Bulk Requirement Tables), Table 3 (Residential Districts Bulk Requirements) and 10-10-4.C (Nonconforming Buildings and Structures; Additions and Enlargements) of the Village of Riverside Zoning Ordinance for property located at 101 Lawton Road, Riverside, Illinois, in the R1-A Single-Family Residence District, to allow a 2-story addition to be built onto the rear of an existing nonconforming house that encroaches into the required side yard setback. The addition will also encroach into the required side yard.

Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Riverside will be held on Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the business of the Planning and Zoning Commission may permit, in Room 4 of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, to consider an application from Petitioner Rev. Thomas P. May on behalf of St. Mary Catholic Church for a Special Use Permit to expand the existing special use for a church and for variations from Sections 10-4-5 (Use and Bulk Requirement Tables), Table 3 (Residential Districts Bulk Requirements) and 10-8-9, Table 8 (Required Off Street Parking) in order to build a church office addition in the R1-A Zoning District for the property located at 97 Herrick Road.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 19 December 2017 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a Public Hearing regarding a request for variations to the required lot area, lot width, Section 9-3B-4 (Lot of Record), and other such variations as may be necessary relative to a request for subdivision of a 75â&#x20AC;&#x2122; (wide) lot of record in the R-1 Zoned District. LOTS 9, 10 AND 11 IN DUNLOP, MASS AND ANSETTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 3, 9, 14 AND 19 IN JOSEPH K. DUNLOPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER AND THAT PART OF THE EAST 1/3 OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER LYING SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF DESPLAINES AVENUE, IN SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS Commonly known as 1017 Beloit Avenue. PIN: 15-13-417-024-0000 Signed Kerry McBride - ZBA Interim Chair Published in Forest Park Review 11/29/2017

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17152590 on November 1, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of MILESTONE BUSINESS CONSULTING with the business located at: 334 S KENILWORTH AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: LINDSEY RUSZKOWSKI 334 S KENILWORTH AVE OAK PARK, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/15, 11/22, 11/29/2017

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17152625 on November 7, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of RESTART YOUR CAREER with the business located at: 1127 N WOODBINE AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: MARY MATAS 1127 N. WOODBINE AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 11/15, 11/22, 11/29/2017

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17152641 on November 8, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of THE ASSOCIATION GROUP with the business located at: 4000 SUNNYSIDE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: CORNELL BARNETT 4000 SUNNYSIDE AVE BROOKFIELD, IL 60513. Published in RBLandmark 11/22, 11/29, 12/6/2017

Application No.: PZ 17-011 Petitioner: Brian Hammersley, Hammersley Architecture on behalf of Alex Garcia, Laura Husar-Garcia and Louise Husar Property Commonly Known As: 101 Lawton Road, Riverside, Illinois PIN: 15-36-303-008, 15-36-303-009 The variation(s) sought is: A Variation from Section 10-4-5 (Table 3) of the Riverside Zoning Ordinance, which requires a side setback of 10% of the lot width in all residential zoning districts, and a Variation from Section 10-10-4.C of the Riverside Zoning Ordinance which prohibits additions or enlargements of nonconforming structures, and such other relief as is necessary to allow a 2-story addition to be built onto the rear of an existing nonconforming home that encroaches approximately 5.6 ft. (including the eaves) into the required 7.5 ft. setback from the east property line. The proposed addition will extend the nonconforming wall and therefore also encroach into the required side yard setback. The above application is available for inspection at the office of the Village Clerk, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546. During the Public Hearing the Planning and Zoning Commission will hear testimony from and consider any evidence presented by persons interested to speak on this matter. Persons wishing to appear at this hearing may do so in person or by attorney or other representative and may speak for or against the proposed variations. Communications in writing in relation thereto may be filed at such hearing or with the Planning & Zoning Commission in advance by submission to the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Building Department at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois prior to 4:00 p.m. the day of the public hearing.

Application No.: PZ17-010 Petitioner: Rev. Thomas P. May on behalf of St. Mary Catholic Church Property Commonly Known As: 97 Herrick Road PINs: 15-36-109-011, 15-36-109012, 15-36-109-013, 15-36-109014, 15-36-109-036, 15-36-109037, 15-36-109-038 Proposed Special Use: To expand the existing special use for a church by building an office addition. The Proposed Variations sought are: A Variation from Section 10-4-5, Table 3 of the Riverside Zoning Ordinance, which establishes the maximum impervious surface areas for the residential zoning districts, a Variation from Section 10-8-9, Table 8 of the Riverside Zoning Ordinance, which establishes the required off street parking requirements in residentially zoned districts, and such other relief as is necessary in order to build a 2,700 sq. ft., one-story office addition for St. Mary Catholic Church on the east side of the church. The property, with the office addition, will exceed the maximum allowed impervious surface on the property of 50%. The parking variation is needed to avoid the need to install additional parking on the site in order to meet the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parking requirements. The above application is available for inspection at the office of the Village Clerk, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546. During the Public Hearing the Planning and Zoning Commission will hear testimony from and consider any evidence presented by persons interested to speak on these matters. Persons wishing to appear at this hearing may do so in person or by attorney or other representative and may speak for or against the proposed variations and special use. Communications in writing in relation thereto may be filed at such hearing or with the Planning and Zoning Commission in advance by submission to the Villageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Building Department at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day of the public hearing.

The Public Hearing may be continued from time to time without further notice, except as otherwise required under the Illinois Open Meetings Act.

Dated this 29th day of November, 2017.

Dated this 29th day of November, 2017

Jill Mateo, Chairperson Planning and Zoning Commission

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NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS On October 5, 2017, on behalf of New Moms, Inc., a local non-profit agency serving as the developer, the Village of Oak Park (Village) as the Responsible Entity requested the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release funds for acquisition, demolition, construction and associated costs for a new housing facility at 206-12 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois at a total cost of $6,725,000. Sources of funds include the Illinois Housing Development Authority FAF, LTOS and Trust Funds. The development also includes 14 Project Based Vouchers. An Environmental Review covering this proposed project was made by the Village that documented the project, and a Phase I Environmental Assessment was made by Reynolds Drilling Corporation. Both of these documents were on file for 7 days at the below address and are available for public examination, copying and comment. A 15 day comment period followed after the release of funds was requested; this ended October 19, 2017. From November 30 to December 14, 2017, a comment period will now be held for the 14 Project Based Vouchers component of the project, and noting the source of funds. FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The Village of Oak Park has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at Room 214, Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302, and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. (ask for Mark Dwyer, Grants Supervisor).

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION The Village certifies to HUD that the Village and Cara Pavlicek in her capacity as Village Manager consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows New Moms, Inc. to use Program funds. OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS Any objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedure (24 CFR Part 58) and may be addressed to the Daniel Sherrod, Director, Illinois State Office of Public Housing, 77 West Jackson Blvd., Room 2400, Chicago, Illinois 60604. No objection received after December 14, 2017 will be considered by HUD. HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the Village certification only if they are on one of the following basis: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the Village; (b) the Village has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Cara Pavlicek Village Manager/Certifying Officer 123 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17152719 on November 17, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of L’INSTITUT FRANCAIS D’OAK PARK with the business located at: 541 S. ELMWOOD AVE., OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: STACY ELLEN FIFER 541 S. ELMWOOD AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60304

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D17152581 on November 1, 2017. Under the Assumed Business Name of BLUMEN with the business located at: 222 FOREST AVE, RIVER FOREST, IL 60305. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: SABINE OBERBERGER 222 FOREST AVE RIVER FOREST, IL 60305.

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PUBLIC NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS Public Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of River Forest, County of Cook, State of Illinois, on Wednesday, December 20, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Room of the Municipal Complex, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois on the following matter: The Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a zoning variation application submitted by Carla and Mark Tomassini, owners of the property at 1431 Monroe Avenue, who are proposing to construct an addition onto the existing home. The applicants are requesting variations to Section 10-9-7 of the Zoning Code for the purpose of removing the existing one-story north wall of the building which maintains a non-conforming side yard setback of 3’-0”, and to reconstruct a new two-story wall at the same nonconforming setback, and which will reproduce the non-conforming combined side yard setback of 12.3% of the lot width. The Zoning Code requires a minimum 5’-0” side yard setback (10% of the lot width) and a combined side yard setback equal to 25% of the lot width. The applicants are also requesting a variation to Section 10-9-5 of the Zoning Code that requires that the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) not exceed 0.40 for lots less than twenty thousand square feet in area. The FAR of the existing house is approximately 0.3177. The applicants propose to construct an addition that will increase the FAR to 0.4858. The legal description of the property at 1431 Monroe Avenue is as follows: LOT 5 IN BLOCK 5 IN O. C. BRAESE’S SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE WEST 1/2 OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. A copy of the meeting agenda will be available to the public at the Village Hall. Clifford Radatz Secretary Zoning Board of Appeals Published in Wednesday Journal 11/29/2017

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R8 Plaintiff, -v.BERNADETTE DURAND, SAMUEL DURAND, JEAN DURAND, MATHEW DURAND, JEAN MARC DURAND, UNKNOWN TENANTS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, BERNADETTE DURAND, AS GUARDIAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF EDSON DURAND, A MINOR, BERNADETTE DURAND, AS GUARDIAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF REYNIA DURAND, A MINOR, FLURETTE RIVERT A/K/A FLEURETTE RIVERT, AS GUARDIAN FOR THE BENEFIT OF CRISIE DURAND, A MINOR Defendants 11 CH 023648 1116 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 1, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 12, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1116 N. HUMPHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-113-0130000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale

other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-15-18994. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-15-18994 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 11 CH 023648 TJSC#: 37-10080 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. I3067618

N. AUSTIN CONDOMINIUM A S S O C I ATI O N , H E N RY SILVERMAN LIVING TRUST U/A/D AUGUST 26, 1996 Defendants 11 CH 33740 1032 North Austin Blvd. Unit 1N, (ASSESSOR’S OFFICE SHOWS AS 1030 NORTH AUSTIN BLVD. UNIT 1N) OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on September 20, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 3, 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 1032 North Austin Blvd. Unit 1N, (ASSESSOR’S OFFICE SHOWS AS 1030 NORTH AUSTIN BLVD. UNIT 1N), OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-314-0311001. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $241,648.27. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at

the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 Please refer to file number 11-5211. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 11-5211 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 11 CH 33740 TJSC#: 37-9991 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. I3067582

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST, SERIES 2013-4T Plaintiff, -v.GAD IKEANUMBA AKA GAD C. IKEANUMBA, 1030-32 NORTH AUSTIN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION AKA 1030-32

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF MULTI-CLASS MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES OF CHASEFLEX TRUST, SERIES 2007-2 Plaintiff, vs. WILLIAM H. FARLEY, JR. AKA WILLIAM H. FARLEY, GALE FOSTER FARLEY AKA FARLEY G. FOSTER, CITIBANK, N.A, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 09 CH 9575 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 16, 2016 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-06-119-019-0000. Commonly known as 1023 North Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Mr. Anthony Porto at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068473

17 CH 6976 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-05-111-001-0000. Commonly known as 121 Le Moyne Parkway, Oak Park, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 17-016417 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068488

Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.alolawgroup.com 24 hours prior to sale. F17040203 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068520

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JASON P. FAUST, BRENDA CHANDUVI-FAUST, CITIBANK, N.A. Defendants 17 CH 001530

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 14-17-00990. 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. 14-17-00990 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 001530 TJSC#: 37-9023 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. I3065603

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DITECH FINANCIAL LLC Plaintiff, -v.PAMELA BENNETT A/K/A PAMELA J. BENNETT, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. Defendants 17 CH 007203 622 HULL AVENUE WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 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, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on December 26, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 622 HULL AVENUE, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-16-303-0610000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders

are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-04127. 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. 14-17-04127 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 007203 TJSC#: 37-7729 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. I3065303

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITI BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST, MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006HE5 Plaintiff, vs. NINA WOLFE; ROBERT PLANT; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., AS NOMINEE FOR AEGIS FUNDING CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; NEX GEN BUILDING SUPPLY CO. Defendants,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION VILLAGE CAPITAL & INVESTMENT, LLC Plaintiff, vs. CHARLES MORRIS AKA CHARLES A. MORRIS; TAMMIE MARIE MORRIS AKA TAMMIE M. MORRIS AKA TAMMIE MARIE JONES; SOUTH MALL COURT CLUB CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 17 CH 6674 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-07-314-024-1004. Commonly known as 1138 Washington Boulevard, Unit 1, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK N.A., AS TRUSTEE, FOR CARRINGTON MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-NC4 ASSET-BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff, vs. RYAN T. BEACOM, JEAN A. BEACOM, ATG TRUST COMPANY S/B/M DOWNERS GROVE NATIONAL BANK, A N AT I O N A L BANKING ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2006, KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 06-022, UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE ATG TRUST COMPANY S/B/ M DOWNERS GROVE NATIONAL BANK, A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF A TRUST AGREEMENT DATED THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL 2006, KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 06-022, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 16 CH 7990 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on September 25, 2017 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-18-103-011-0000. Commonly known as 524 Wenonah Ave, Oak Park, IL 60304. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3068531

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OPRF takes VandeMerkt tourney title MVP Enoch and Hoehne power undefeated Huskies to victory By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

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OPRF’s Dashon Enoch (13) dribbles the ball down the court and looks to pass on Saturday, Nov. 25, during a varsity game against RBHS at the Bill VandeMerkt Thanksgiving Classic at Riverside-Brookfield High School in Riverside.

Fresh off 24 wins, a conference title and a strong postseason run last season, the Oak Park and River Forest High School boys basketball team returns this year as a highlyranked squad in most polls. OPRF did nothing to dispel that lofty status over Thanksgiving weekend. Instead, the Huskies augmented their argument as an elite team with four relatively comfortable wins en route to the Bill VandeMerkt Thanksgiving Classic title at Riverside-Brookfield High School. Junior guard Dashon Enoch earned the Most Valuable Player award. Enoch averaged 16.3 points, 4.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds in four games. He also made 10 of 18 three-point shots (56 percent) and 21 of 46 field goal attempts overall. Teammate Charlie Hoehne joined Enoch on the all-tournament team, which also included Ryan Cicenas (Riverside-Brookfield), Stephon Jordan (Morton), Vashawn Sims (Rich East), Josh Sorenson (Wheaton North) and Ramone Woods (Rich East). The Huskies’ depth was on display at the tournament, as several players contributed toward the championship. Isaiah Fuller, Chase Robinson, Anthony Roberts, Sid Allgood, Phil Saleh and Malachi Ross all played roles for OPRF. The Huskies won the VandeMerkt tourney title for the second straight season and third time in five years. Since

the tournament began in 2003, host RBHS has claimed the most championships with six. This year, however, it was all Huskies. OPRF defeated Wheaton North, Rich East, Morton and Riverside-Brookfield by an average of 19 points per game. “I’d like to congratulate Coach [Matt] Maloney and OPRF on winning the tournament,” RBHS coach Mike Reingruber said. “They are a very talented and versatile team with a lot of players who impact the game. We talked about trying to limit their spurts, but they had a couple of 14-4, 10-0 type runs that made the difference against us.”

OPRF girls basketball The Huskies won three of four games to finish in third place at the Hinsdale South Tournament. Ahsha Spencer and Amaya Coleman made the all-tournament team for OPRF. Spencer led OPRF in scoring in three games, highlighted by a 22-point performance in a 77-66 win over Neuqua Valley. Spencer also scored a career-high 23 points in a 67-63 loss to tourney champion St. Ignatius. She averaged 18.2 points per game in the tournament. The Huskies’ Darse Sanchez also scored a career-high 24 points in the loss against the Wolfpack. Maeve Nelson and Katie Sisler played well for OPRF. Nelson, a versatile senior known for her excellent defense, had 10 points, nine rebounds and five assists against Neuqua Valley. Sisler contributed 10 points and four steals in the Huskies’ 57-42 win against Hinsdale Central. “This is a good start for us,” OPRF coach J.P. Coughlin said. “A lot of players contributed to our success at Hinsdale South. We’re looking forward to some big games coming up against Hinsdale Central and Fenwick.” The Huskies (3-1) host crosstown rival Fenwick on Thursday, Nov. 30. Tip-off is 7:30 p.m.

Fenwick falls to Whitney Young in thriller Despite loss at Like Mike Invitational, Steward-led Friars have won 3 of 5 games overall By MELVIN TATE Contributing Reporter

Coming off a historic season during which the Fenwick High School boys basketball team won its first-ever state trophy (Class 3A runner-up), the Friars have high expectations for the 2017-18 season. Head coach Rick Malnati has beefed up this year's schedule with high-level competition such as Benet, Whitney Young, Simeon, Peoria Manual, and defending 3A champion Morgan Park. The Friars will also participate in the Proviso West Holiday Tournament, which is loaded with plenty of talented teams. And oh yeah, the Chicago Catholic League Blue conference will offer stiff competition, with the likes of DePaul Prep, St. Joseph and St. Rita. So while last year's 30-5 record will be difficult to repeat, the idea for the Friars is to be prepared to make a run at the state title in March. Fenwick is off to a 3-2 start this season. The Friars went 3-1 in their John Malone Thanksgiving Tournament, the lone loss coming on Saturday to Benet 46-39. Then on Sunday, Fenwick faced defending 4A champion Whitney Young at the Like Mike Invitational hosted by Navy Pier. In a back-and-forth battle, the Dolphins were able to hold off the Friars 74-73. Sophomore D.J. Steward had 31 points to lead Fenwick in the loss to Young. Seniors Michael O’Laughlin and Billy Bruce chipped in eight points apiece. Javon Freeman scored a game-high 35 points and Myles Baker had

13 points for the Dolphins (6-0). Steward, one of the nation's top high school prospects, is off to a superb start to the season. He had 24 points in a 79-40 win over Westinghouse in the Malone tourney, and 20 points in a 68-53 victory over Hope in the seasonopening game. Other key returnees are also off to solid starts for the Friars. O'Laughlin - coming directly off another long run with the football team - had 17 points in the Hope win and junior Damari Nixon added 11. Senior reserve Sam Daniels scored 14 points in a 94-40 win over Manley. Seniors Bruce and A.J. Nixon have also had good moments this season. This year's team seems deeper than last year's, as several newcomers have made a positive impact already. In the Friars’ win over Manley, highly touted 6-foot-4 freshman Bryce Hopkins led the way with 16 points, and junior Ryan Jackson added 12. In the win over Westinghouse, junior Solomon Oraegbu contributed 10 points. Junior Lucas Kolovitz, the leading scorer on last year's sophomore team, is another capable player off the bench. The added depth on this year’s team will come in handy as Fenwick embarks on one its most challenging schedules in school history. Fortunately, Malnati is one of the state's top coaches who has seen it all. His leadership, coupled with a relatively experienced squad, should ensure another successful season. The Friars face crosstown rival Oak Park and River Forest at the Chicago Elite Classic on Friday, Dec. 1. Tipoff is 9 p.m. at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC).

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Fenwick sophomore DJ Steward scored a team-high 31 points in a 74-73 loss against Class 4A defending champion Whitney Young at the Like Mike Invitational. The game was played at the Navy Pier grand ballroom.

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Talent galore from page 56 us. She’s very versatile and we can put her at any spot.” The 5-foot-10 Lee signed with the University of California, Santa Barbara. Fanning is still weighing her options regarding college basketball. “Alex is a 6-foot-3 post player,” Valente said. “She’s unsigned and is going to wait until the spring to sign (with a college). Both Alex and Lauren bring a lot of experience. They were on the team that finished third downstate two years ago.” Sophomores Dayjah Chmielewski and Zyerra Stafford are the team’s other two returning starters. Stafford has missed the opening games of the season due to a knee injury. “We hope to get Zee back within the next two weeks,” Valente said. “She’s our starting point guard and was all-conference as a freshman. It’s really been a big adjustment playing without her in the lineup. “Dayjah is a big wing. She’s really strong and has had some big games already this year. We’re looking for her to get better and better.” Highly touted 6-0 freshman Makiyah Williams rounds out the starting lineup at a forward position. “In one of the York games, she had 24 points and 12 rebounds,” Valente said about Williams. “She can be a future McDonald’s All-American. She should be one of the top players in the state, and I can’t see any freshman that’s better than Makiyah right now. She’s the real deal.” Kelsey McCormack, a 6-3 third-year varsity player, brings both experience and talent to the team. “Kelsey is coming off a shoulder injury and has missed the start of the season,” Valente said. “We hope to get her back this week practicing. She’s been cleared but is still having a little tightness.” Senior Kelcie Leyden is a capable point guard. “Kelcie has been filling in at point guard as a senior in her third varsity season,” Valente said. “She’s super-athletic and can do a little of everything.” The rest of the bench is young but talented. Valente indicated that there could be as many as five freshmen playing on the varsity. “Two of my freshmen guards are playing with the varsity due to injury, and they’ll probably go back and forth between the freshman and varsity teams,” Valente said. “Our freshman class is really strong.” Per usual, Trinity’s schedule is shaping up to be a challenging one. The Blazers will participate in the Dundee-Crown Holiday Tournament for the first time. It’s one of the best holiday tournaments for local teams. “We’re very excited about starting our participation there.” Valente said. “It’s one

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Trinity Blazers Head coach: Mike Valente 2016-17 record: 19-10; lost to Loyola in final of Trinity Regional Top players: Lauren Lee, G/F, senior; Alex Fanning, C/PF, senior; Dayjah Chmielewski, F/G, sophomore; Zee Stafford, G, sophomore Newcomer to watch: Makiyah Williams, F, freshman Quote: “We play in a lot of shootouts this year. We try to schedule every top team. Everything we do is geared up to prepare us to play our best ball at the end of the year.” - Valente of the longest running Christmas tournaments around. It has some of the best talent in the state and some good teams are going to be there. Dundee-Crown will give us a barometer of where we’re at in the season.” Other top opponents for the Blazers this season include East Chicago Central (Indiana) at the Derrill Kipp Games (formerly the McDonald’s Shootout) in January at Willowbrook, plus games against crosstown rivals Fenwick and Oak Park and River Forest. In a bit of a scheduling quirk, the Blazers and Friars will meet twice (home and away) during the season. Valente was an assistant coach at Fenwick for six seasons under legendary coach Dave Power “Dave is one of my best friends,” Valente said. “It’s such a great rivalry that we decided to schedule a non-conference game against each other. It’s great for the neighborhood and always a fun game. A lot of the girls have played each other in grade school.” The Girls Catholic Athletic Conference will feature several top teams as well. Besides Fenwick and Montini, Trinity will also take on Loyola, Mother McAuley and St. Ignatius in conference play. According to Valente, having such a tough schedule can pay dividends when the state tournament starts in February. “We’re not afraid to play anybody,” Valente said. “It’s also about good exposure for our players regarding college. These are fun games to play and the girls get excited.” The GCAC used to have a season-ending tournament, but that is no longer the case as of this year. Each team has just five conference games, and Montini has already proven to be the favorite. “Unless Montini loses, we’ll probably be chasing second place,” Valente said. “You don’t get a day off in our conference. We’re familiar with each other, the competition is the best, and it gets us ready for the state tournament.” No matter what the regular-season record looks like, Trinity’s goal is to be playing during the last weekend of the season. Valente believes the Blazers are capable of a long post-season run. “We’re young but we have a lot of experience returning,” Valente said. “The talent is here. I think we’ll get better as the season goes on.”

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Trinity hoops has high expectations With four returning starters, Blazers off to a promising 4-1 start this season BY MELVIN TATE

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ntering his third season as the head basketball coach of the Trinity High School team, Mike Valente is very optimistic about this season. His excitement about the Blazers appears warranted based on the team’s impressive 4-1 start. Trinity topped Conant, Prospect, St. Francis and Yorkville to win the York Thanksgiving Tournament. The Blazers’ only loss to date came against Montini – annually one of the top teams in the state. “We got beat pretty bad against Montini,” Valente said. “Montini is such a good team. They played well and we didn’t. It was a good experience for our younger girls. It was a good test to find out where our weaknesses are so that we can work on those things to get where we need be.” Trinity returns four starters, including four-year varsity players Lauren Lee and Alex Fanning. “I would call Lauren a point guard/wing,” Valente said. “I think she’ll play the wing in college. She does a little bit of everything for See BLAZERS on page 55 File photo

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