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Oak Park, River Forest homeowners can enlist local museum to help ll in the blanks

By LACEY SIKORA Contributing Reporter

They say the cobbler’s children have no shoes, and the old saying seems to fit this Homes re porter as well.

As an Oak Park resident for 20-plus years and a Homes re porter for Wednesday Jour nal for more than 15, I was well aware of the opportunities residents have to delve into the history of their houses, but until recently, I never ventured too far beyond Google.

My one previous step of research had been looking up my home on the Oak Park village website, which has a number of resources for homeowners interested in historic preservation.

Our house is located in the Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District, so I was able to use the link to historic resources at ruskinarc.com/oakpark/oakpark to determine that my home was built sometime betw een 1920 and 1929 by the architects White and Christie.

The database also listed the original owner as William Lees, the name of the house as William Lees No.2, and the style as colonial revival. Our next-door neighbor’s house, also designed by White and Christie, is listed in the database as the William Lees House No. 1 and was built between 1910 and 1919.

From my work at Wednesday Journal, I knew that White referred to architect Charles White, who briefly worked in Frank Lloyd Wright’s studio before going out on his own in 1905. His work dots the village and includes the Cheney Mansion and the Lake Street post office.

This fall, I finally made an appointment with the Oak Park River Forest Historical Society at the OPRF Museum to see what I could find out about the history, architectural and otherwise, of my home. Rachel Berlinski had pulled relevant records for me and walked me through some basic re-

search steps available to any local homeowner.

Phone and city directories as well as editions of the Oak Leaves and the Wednesday Journal, along with village permits, painted a more detailed history of the home. In addition, the OPRF Museum maintains files of realtor listing sheets from the 1920s to the 1990s, and street files org anized by block. The museum keeps a file of photos, and the Barclay Photo Collection includes photos taken by Philander Barclay of structures existing in 1903.

The owners of our house are not listed in local directories until 1922, when they are listed as Warren S. and Grace N. Corning. An Oak Leaves mention from Dec. 11, 1920 provides more detail.

On that date, William Lees sold the house to Mrs. Grace Corning, the daughter of F.A. Hill, a well-known real estate broker. The listing describes a 60-by-175-foot lot, a two-story brick and stucco home with seven rooms, two bathrooms and a two-car garage. The home sold for $32,000.

In 1926, the owners expanded the garage,

and in 1933, then-owner Chas. A. Walter sold the home for $15,500. An obituary shows that Walter, an executive at Sears Roebuck, died in 1944.

There are no records indicating when the home next changed hand s, but in 1954, the owner Otto Behimer had an apar tment above the garage inspected. Behimer died in 1968, and his estate sold the home in 1970 for $37,900.

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PROVIDED

Lacey Sikora knew her Oak Park home dated from the 1920s. Using resources available at the Oak Park River Forest History Museum and the village of Oak Park, she was able to lear n more about its ownership history, improvements made over the years and how the property was used by previous owners.

listing cards (below) and newspaper articles (at right) revealing the names and personal details of previous owners.

HISTORY Many resources

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In 1975, the owners Robert and Mimz Hick sold the house for $69,500. By 1976, the owners are listed as Malcolm Deam, who sold us the house in 2014, after his wife Catherine Deam’s death in 2013.

Berlinski points out that the village can be a good source for information on renovations and changes, as it maintains a history of building permits. Sanborn maps can also help pinpoint construction dates for many homes in the village For those looking to ascertain chain of title, she says a visit to the Cook County Recorder of Deeds can provide records back to the time a lot was purchased

While I hoped to find historical photos of our house, the museum only had two photos of our home, most likely from the 1960s or 1970s. It was nice to see that our choice of paint colors for the shutters aligns with what an earlier owner chose and sad to see two

large trees on the front lawn no longer remain, but other than removal of a wall of ivy, our house today looks largely as it did in the past.

We’ve all seen those tongue-in-cheek plaques on buildings that read some-

thing to the effect of, “On this spot in 1920, nothing happened.” Such a plaque would be apt for the insignificant history of our home, but for us, finding out some of the details and imagining the lives of the people who lived here before us is significant enough.

Oak Park home and painter earn ‘Painted Lady’ award

As part of the Chicago’s Finest Painted Ladies & Her Court competition sponsored by the Chicago Paint & Coatings Association, Oak Park’s Travis Nelson won an award for his home at 312 Clinton Ave.

Painted by Oak Park-based Ronbo’s Fine Painting Inc., the home won in the category for “Best Use of Craftsmanship of Paint Application Professionally Painted.”

PROVIDED

Oak Park home sells for $1,150,000

The following property transfers were re ported by the Cook County Clerk from August and Se ptember 2022. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the clerk.

OA K P ARK

ADDRESS PRICE SELLER BUYER

320 Wisconsin Ave $10,000,000 Gla Bon Villa Llc West Cedar Llc

1112 Clinton Ave $1,150,000 Ndumele Uche D Gomez Amanda 908 N Kenilworth Ave $1,125,000 Hosomizu Mika Killian Timothy 620 S Scoville Ave $995,000 Mullins John J Woodworth Mark R Tr 1019 Woodbine Ave $899,000 Galo Matthew G Spahn Philip C 431 Clinton Ave $849,000 Murphy Stephen J Beal David D 1048 N Oak Park Ave $805,000 Mcqueen Dana Porter Waylon C 1040 N Lombard Ave $800,000 Mclaughlin Clayton Gregory Bell Justin 726 S Lombard Ave $780,000 All In 800 Llc Gallo Timothy J 240 Clinton Ave $779,000 Friedman Elizabeth M Tr Convey Timothy 134 S Kenilworth Ave $760,000 Strand Elizabeth H Kenilworth 124 Llc 741 S Scoville Ave $759,000 Anicmcka Ndudi C Senser Aaron P 1033 Augusta St $750,000 Strom Martha A Schenone Thomas 944 N Euclid Ave $745,000 Gorman Robert J Kroshus Connor James 1200 N Elmwood Ave $735,000 Brehm Je rey R Levey Jordan 247 Home Ave $735,000 Hopkins Steven J Buesser Frederick G Iv 512 S Kenilworth Ave $735,000 Sarpy Ann K Dharmapuri Sadhana 1014 Erie St $720,000 Dagostino Michelangelo Vincent King Vincent 422 S Lombard Ave $665,000 Fiddler Morris Richmond David L 1154 S Elmwood Ave $660,000 Looking Good Investments Llc Rajagopal Nimmi 421 N Oak Park Ave $660,000 Oharrow Edwin Extr Cedercreutz Claes Kettil 518 Clarence Ave $650,000 Kandabarow Alexander Maxwell Sauer Katie M 224 S Harvey Ave $650,000 Risch Cindy Tr Kinkley Jonathan 304 S Ridgeland Ave $637,500 Chranko Christopher J Murkhardt Daniel J 515 Jackson Blvd $632,500 Portno Murray A Helser Andrew D 729 S Oak Park Ave $620,000 Erickson Ryan Osorio Sandra Lucia 828 S Highland Ave $620,000 Morris Michael James Hruszkewycz Stephan 925 N Euclid Ave $609,000 Gale William N Davis Matthew W 635 Wenonah Ave $607,000 Rand Gary E Tr Sutherland Daniel J 49 Chicago Ave $600,000 Mccormick Homes Llc Peebles Tonya T 829 N Humphrey Ave $576,000 Heneghan Brendan John Marmon David Christopher 430 N Humphrey Ave $565,000 Mowbray Alisha Prazich Andrew David Tr 810 Fair Oaks Ave $530,000 Rivera Juan B Zimmer Michael 614 Belleforte Ave $517,500 Meyer Diane L Lau James N Tr 942 S Euclid Ave $515,000 Hubbuch Marsha C Dipietro Justin 1175 S Kenilworth Ave $510,000 Cassinelli Jedidiah Tijerina Bonnie L 712 N Lombard Ave $505,000 Beasley Ian Parker Jean-Luc 810 S Highland Ave $500,000 Ryniewicz Steven E Bower Alison J

1112 Clinton Ave., Oak Park

OA K P ARK

1222 N Marion St $495,000 Downward Simon Berin Maria C 646 N Harvey Ave $485,000 Scullin Kelly A Delgado Eleazar 1040 Clinton Ave $480,000 Baldonado Erika G Morrison Ellen Joanna 835 Wenonah Ave $475,000 Woods George F Kratz Ryan 314 Wesley Ave $470,000 Kuzmicki Leo P Patel Ramesh 1123 Wesley Ave $470,000 Volini Anthony G Kaar Elizabeth K 931 Hayes Ave $460,000 Mikelsons Guntis Dsilva Rohini M 905 Wenonah Ave $450,000 Hd Mabss 14 Llc-72 Osemene Kevin 215 S Oak Park Ave $446,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Waitkus Luke Dzimidas Tr 1085136 923 Home Ave $430,000 King Whitney Jackson Corby J 425 S Kenilworth Ave $437,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Bam Oak Pk Llc Tr 8002364769 304 S Kenilworth Ave $428,500 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 13934 Bam Oak Pk Llc 1117 S Humphrey Ave $425,000 Parra Maria C Tr Zeb Dev Llc 801 S Highland Ave $422,000 Little Linda L Potekin Alan 1010 N Lombard Ave $405,000 Coughlin John Waggoner Samuel 1018 Randolph St $402,000 Wagner Zachary Wygonik Edward J Tr 1136 S Taylor Ave $400,000 Trudell Jeannette K Oo Chozin 1121 S Harvey Ave $399,000 Diehl Nina A Pearlman Nasra 925 S Grove Ave $395,000 Durazo-Arvizu Ramon Mor n Edgar 946 S Elmwood Ave $393,000 Karkut Marzena Berrios Benjamin 425 S East Ave $386,500 Fannie Mae Sow Comm Dev Corp 917 S Grove Ave $384,000 Blanchard Lisa M Newman Erin Maureen 713 N Humphrey Ave $380,000 Hermann Peter M Dougherty Douglas 1156 S Harvey Ave $375,000 Buehler P Terrence Thomas Kandrell Tenette 1231 N Euclid Ave $368,000 Murphy Dana A Tr Aceron Christine 844 N Austin Blvd $350,000 Hollis James R Stanton Nathaniel 118 Home Ave $348,000 Deutsche Bk Natl Trust Co Tr 118 Home Corp

OA K P ARK

ADDRESS PRICE SELLER BUYER

741 S Cuyler Ave $345,000 Meagher Mark Brandon Brittani B

824 N Ridgeland Ave $344,000 Williams Rita M Tr Macias Norma

221 N Kenilworth Ave $340,000 Marmer Patience Y First Amer Bk Tr 117102

1034 S Maple Ave $338,000 Collier Charles J Ballard Dana Kelly

927 Ontario St $332,500 Stahl Jennifer L Petertil Kerry

22 S Austin Blvd $330,000 Vil Nichayette Moore & Assoc Llc

324 N Marion St $308,000 Wagner Rhonda Dickerson Gayle

946 N Harvey Ave $300,000 Allen James P Morrow David

1109 S Lyman Ave $294,000 Scott Kara Extr Westing Corinne 1183 S Harvey Ave $275,000 Salgado Henry Pagacs Eva 222 N Marion St $260,000 Adams Adrienne C Longstree Pamela D

1104 S Austin Blvd $250,000 Pilati Dominic Johnson Jay D

427 S Taylor Ave $232,000 Bergeron Aurelien Eppley Alecia M

1136 S Cuyler Ave $230,000 Seaks Catherine R Tr Grandview Cap Llc 228 N Oak Park Ave $225,000 Forrest Jennifer F Kremer James

444 Washington Blvd $215,000 Jones Brittany Mance Matt J

735 Gunderson Ave $200,000 Hoover Deborah K Vondrasek Thoma A

801 Washington Blvd $195,000 Comi Samuel Giuntoli Tina 840 S. Oak Park $175,000 Oshea Padraig B Quadrat Amra

1033 Ontario St $175,000 Hernandez Juan P Perera Kathleen A 928 S Lyman Ave $170,000 Perry Jeanne Marie Grandview Cap Llc

912 S Maple Ave $165,000 417 Op Llc 616 Oak Pk Llc 813 Lake St $155,000 Boyer Nedra Brophy George Brian 823 Lake St $155,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Kornutick Lauren Tr 131501

949 Lake St $152,000 Oneill Patricia A Tr Porlier Zachary T 7007 North Ave $116,500 Robinson Gloria Taldone Dominic M 1026 N Grove Ave $387.50 Dirico Pasquale Robert Trask John 6839 North Ave $3,273,000 Gw Oak Pk Llc Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 8002389372 510 N Euclid Ave $1,235,000 Peppler Jon Doobay Chad R 317 S Elmwood Ave $1,100,000 Pikowski Jennifer Tr Mink Tyler 1022 Hayes Ave $900,000 Sanguma Nyenemo Sanguma Jessica 822 Forest Ave $850,000 Doobay Chad Maddrell Rebecca 641 N Kenilworth Ave $830,000 Boyle Malachy Tr Cross Timothy 1041 N East Ave $830,000 Judge Bernard Bgrs Llc 1041 N East Ave $830,000 Bgrs Llc Snel Kenneth J Tr 502 Carpenter Ave $812,500 Central-Division Llc Oak Pk Commons Cohousing Llc 801 N Lombard Ave $760,000 Bartley Paige Bronwyn Morrison Stefanie

OA K P ARK

ADDRESS PRICE SELLER BUYER

811 N Ridgeland Ave $549,000 Worley Carrie Tr Kirk Tyler 119 Le Moyne Pky $538,000 Aubym Patrick S Bowles Edward C 1044 S Grove Ave $525,000 Province Mary T Tr Warrior Const Inc 541 S Humphrey Ave $519,000 G & F Dev Llc Grandaw Elizabeth Kristen 602 Wenonah Ave $515,000 Winans Elizabeth Von Drehle Jennifer H 904 N Harvey Ave $500,000 Sorensen Lisa G White Brian Christopher 614 Carpenter Ave $497,500 Kerwin Diane M Bruni Jacob M 1006 S Kenilworth Ave $475,000 Canavan Robert D Bovo Elisa 311 South Blvd $450,000 Loftus Michelle Orton Tappa Melissa R 1172 Wenonah Ave $440,000 Nzinga Sekile M Richter Kristen 422 N Taylor Ave $379,000 Taylor Carla Hays Andrew 1126 S Lombard Ave $376,000 Zapler Thomas A Carr Kenneth L Tr 226 N Austin Blvd $375,000 Riddle Robert J National Fwe Vtrents Solutions Llc 1164 S Cuyler Ave $374,000 Key Real Estate Dev Llc 1166 Cuyler Llc 825 N Harlem Ave $365,000 Bhatia Sundeep B Shames-Yeakel Michael Williams 822 Belleforte Ave $337,000 Von Drehle Charles W Sanders Ti any 931 N Harvey Ave $320,000 Scanlan Patrick W Jr Barker Bhrianna Sakari 300 N Oak Park Ave $305,000 Ettedgui Hilda Andreoli Lisa 1407 N Harlem Ave $295,000 Citrix Chicago Holdings Llc Ogbuokiri Ngozi 1005 Washington Blvd $280,000 Przybyla Adriana Jung Eugine 1182 S Kenilworth Ave $280,000 Chan Nina Y P Prime Holding Ab Llc

802 S Taylor Ave $280,000 Ennis Sarah Ptacek Zoe Schwartz Stephen

140 N Ridgeland Ave $280,000 Tate John Fanning Jamarcus L 1164 S Elmwood Ave $280,000 Pietrus Daniei Czopek Byron

401 S Grove Ave $269,000 Saylor Paul L Hussaini Akbar

147 N Ridgeland Ave $268,500 Vantassell Karen Rhianna Darins Kelsey 1151 Westgate St $252,000 Russo Gregory H Padgett Marcus

747 S Humphrey Ave $250,000 Homna Gary Robles Abel 1425 N Harlem Ave $240,000 Bradshaw-Castillo Bianca Monique Planetrec Investments Llc 644 Lake St $225,000 Miller Laura Surges Austen 928 S Lyman Ave $225,000 Grandview Cap Llc Revain Llc

222 N Marion St $217,000 Paluchniak Prop Llc Pruitt Alonzo Clemons

167 N Marion St $160,000 Ponder Alvina Jjir Oak Pk Llc

426 S Lombard Ave $149,000 Rao Wenjing Terry James M 429 Wesley Ave $131,000 Thon n Dwight M Melnychuk Andriana 854 Washington Blvd $125,000 Vargas Lorena Alvarez Silvana 1107 Holley Ct $120,000 Diaz Christopher L Gaspar Kim San 426 S Lombard Ave $116,500 Price Christine E Reed Tiphany Nicole 405 Home Ave $105,000 Zamora Hugo Misuer Margarita Decd 938 Ontario St $98,000 Perduto Genevieve K Ernest Opella Finley Trust 1018 N Harvey Ave $90,000 Bendowitz Catherine Lynne Bendowitz Catherine L Tr 420 Home Ave $90,000 Jpmorgan Chase Bk Natl Assn Patterson Donald 651 South Blvd $80,000 Newnert I Llc Perry Ernest Prop Llc 1103 Holley Ct $65,000 Stevenson Stuart M Jjir Oak Pk Llc 464 Lenox St $40,500 The Judicial Sales Corp Yeboah Samuel 1024 S Ridgeland Ave Unknown The Judicial Sales Corp Wilmington Sav Fund Soc Fsb Tr 1131 S Elmwood Ave Unknown Intercounty Judicial Sales Corp Cl Dev Llc

Continued from page B17

RIVER FOREST

FOREST P ARK

ADDRESS PRICE SELLER BUYER ADDRESS PRICE SELLER BUYER

1326 William St $2,000,000 Collins Gary S Tr Durham James

1030 Park Ave $1,850,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 6943 Wendeln Casey F Tr 839 Lathrop Ave $1,625,000 Deziel Daniel J Barthwell David A 1201 Park Ave $1,350,000 Durham James L Dvorak Matthew

726 William St $1,250,000 Mcconnell Gregory A Garcia-Gonzalez Jose Maria

539 William St $1,110,000 Koch Christopher C Treatman Elizabeth

335 Franklin Ave $975,000 Wendeln Casey F Tr Jumic Allison

1435 Franklin Ave $940,500 Gaddipatl Emma L Tr Poirier Ryan E

1115 Forest Ave $870,000 Kirk Tyler Q Behan Brian C 632 Forest Ave $752,000 Poirier Jessica Barton Jordan M 726 Park Ave $637,500 Grady Pamela G Tr Kerr Ryan T

946 William St $540,000 Bhaumik Runa Mustafa Mohamad

1514 Lathrop Ave $520,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Al Zahabi Mohannad Tr 8002345206

7575 Lake St $464,500 Ryan Angelina Tr Laine Herbert W

325 Franklin Ave $442,500 Steinhauer Martin Joseph Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 3801

415 Franklin Ave $317,000 Gihtgp Llc Racaneli Gina M

415 Park Ave $295,000 Heckel Robin R Rotstein Lorin D

1420 N Harlem Ave $280,000 Wirth Jakob Nathaniel Hall Jeremy

311 Forest Ave $278,000 White Anne E 311 Forest Ave Llc

1539 Franklin Ave $168,000 Moorchead Mia Helene Lewis Brandon

425 Edgewood Pl $161,000 Napier Tavye Celeste Lazzaroni Sophia

434 Clinton Pl $160,000 Medina Ivan Stephan Rod

7210 Oak Ave $125,000 Franzen Barbara Boyd Laura

7200 Oak Ave $82,500 Malhiot Robert D Tr Marroquin Norma 7200 Oak Ave $72,000 Furda Zoya Cllins-Mccoy Linda D

7200 Oak Ave $70,000 Scaro Frank Rowe Corey H

914 Ashland Ave $1,790,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 8002385042 Tr 8002389759

1410 Clinton Pl $1,300,000 Dolan Erin Ca ey Parris

755 William St $1,275,000 Manning Lydia K Cosky Elli D Tr

1421 Forest Ave $1,080,000 Nikolov Magdalina B Pacurar Emil E 1407 Clinton Pl $1,000,000 Wisniewski Wlodzimierz M Sofu Tanju

302 Ashland Ave $700,000 Foster Charles E Kaufman Elizabeth Laura 505 River Oaks Dr $699,500 Digre Marion English Bryan M 115 Park Ave $550,000 Hummel Zachary J Ciesielski Thomas

722 Monroe Ave $491,000 Paytuvi Stephanie Ann Oxtoby David W Tr 121 Park Ave $440,000 Bixler Erich Orton Michelle D

546 Park Ave $400,000 Gerulat Ferne Rummans Caroline S

1020 N Harlem Ave $355,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 3568 Kpekpe Edvige

414 Clinton Pl $255,000 Jorge Joseph Barnaby Angela

7352 Lake St $220,000 Dihl Timothy J Limeira Roberto

1543 Monroe Ave $218,000 Jones Ebony Cipolletta Massimo

405 Lathrop Ave $142,500 Butauskas Vilius Busch Sara

7213 W Division St $104,000 Kuntson Lynn Parra Virginia

1540 Park Ave $95,000 Kadziolka Piotr Goralski Michael

7200 Oak Ave $87,000 Lee Hyunsoo De Leon Gilberto

7901 Roosevelt Rd $4,625,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 7279 Tri-State Land Partners Llc

439 Thomas Ave $830,000 Struck Christopher Knierbein George J

155 Rockford Ave $650,000 Robert Amanda Walters Ryan P

936 Marengo Ave $518,000 Castaneda Jose F Santos Arias Chris

7647 Jackson Blvd $415,000 Mcconachie John H Jr Henderson Whitney

832 Elgin Ave $397,500 Allain Jason P Schuler Nathan R

823 Harlem Ave $350,000 Borcher Jeremy M Williams Shamil L

528 Thomas Ave $335,000 Huebner Stephen Tr Terra no Amanda

34 Marengo Ave $330,000 Robichaud Julie Tr Ulozak James

1530 Elgin Ave $310,000 Victorson Emily C Fisher William G

1111 Circle Ave $260,000 Chicago Title Land Trust Co Qi Qian Trust Tr 001180

906 Dunlop Ave $270,000 Dsouza Austin Tr Cp Prop Investments Inc

1013 Des Plaines Ave $170,000 Anderson Francine R 1005 Dp Equity Holdings Llc 215 Marengo Ave $140,000 Ursini Michael Extr Coleman Dolores Freeman

320 Circle Ave $130,000 Junge Terilynn Tr Martinez Laura

315 Des Plaines Ave $127,000 Zysko Krzysztof Voratanirkitkul Kusol

839 Harlem Ave $119,000 Bsh Endeavors Llc Il Noble Casa Grp Llc

320 Circle Ave $97,000 Ferrell Tracey L Ibarra Natalie Aileen

300 Circle Ave $95,000 Fannie Mae Joudeh Investments Llc

512 Beloit Ave $62,150,000 Emstead Inc Dersch Sara 320 Circle Ave $9,750,000 Maria Megan Paulette Sta Apalkova Anastasiya 440 Thomas Ave $642,000 Abernathy Robert Alexander Anastasia 206 Lathrop Ave $637,000 Cliggett Kevin P Stearns Katherine Suzanne 922 Marengo Ave $602,000 Graham Sean Khan Sanila 7657 Wilcox St $580,000 Hegna Matthew A Tr Nelson Anders Armstrong 1117 Elgin Ave $480,000 Flores Baltazar Buckner Raysson 840 Beloit Ave $480,000 Moroney Colleen Moroney Rico 516 Ferdinand Ave $445,000 Brown Samuel E Mccoy Reginald J 1015 Beloit Ave $430,500 Fox Jorie Blanchard Lisa 321 Burkhardt Ct $415,000 Haukas Sally Williamson Jill 926 Beloit Ave $400,000 Harris Richard Taylor Tr Shah Julie R 7501 Madison St $380,000 Krenek Thomas E Extr Padron Enterprises Inc 1235 Elgin Ave $353,000 Armstrong Jonathon P Sandel Matthew 1006 Hannah Ave $335,000 Narayanan Vishwanath Kent Robert Warren Jr Tr 1110 Dunlop Ave $329,000 Jones Damien D Tobias Aurelio 936 Thomas Ave $325,000 Sacharski Michael Villagran Jaime 927 Harlem Ave $320,000 Red nnow Borrower Llc Ross Tennie 7617 Harvard St $275,000 Wagner Richard A Chicago Title Land Trust Co Tr 8002389760

1503 Marengo Ave $240,000 Cunningham Timothy B Jackson Jewel 1220 Elgin Ave $180,000 Old Natl Bk Tr 14665 1220 Elgin Ave Llc 7432 Washington St $140,000 Mensah Evelyn A Tr Runnels Joyce 300 Circle Ave $111,000 Patel Jash A Palaparty Eugene 315 Marengo Ave $105,000 Wiedow William R Wiedow Roy 7637 Jackson Blvd $95,000 Manor Claire Gawlik Jacquelyn 850 Des Plaines Ave $64,000 State Bk Of Texas Osorio Joaquin 136 Lathrop Ave Unknown The Judicial Sales Corp Us Bk Natl Assn Tr

As COVID-19 emerged in March 2020, Amanda, resident of a UCP Seguin group home in Oak Park, was presented with a major dilemma. With a dual diagnosis of intellectual disabilities and bipolar disorder, she asked the question: how would she cope with challenges brought on by the pandemic?

Initially UCP Seguin closed its day services sites, including the Levinson Center in Oak Park where Amanda received life skills training and other services to promote community integration. She was relegated to her group home to “shelterin-place.” Amanda faced social isolation and the potential of worsening mental and physical health. UCP Seguin deployed day services staff to her group home to ensure around-the-clock provision of enrichment activities, therapy, and other

Overcoming Social Isolation…with

interventions.

Using her iPad, Amanda participated in remote Zoom video activities, such as cooking and fitness classes, conducted by day services staff. With assistance from UCP Seguin Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) Dana Pavlik, Amanda helped conduct a class for other participants every Thursday afternoon called “Fun Times With Dana: Let’s Get Social!” In these classes, participants were presented with a basic understanding of the new norm and how best to cope with it. In this way, Amanda has served as a role model for other individuals with disabilities.

As the pandemic has waned in severity, Amanda has returned to in-person community activities, while continuing some virtual learning and fun engagements with others. With UCP

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Getting ready for a Zoom class, where Amanda engages, participates, and encourages others.

Amanda shopping for Friday’s Cooking Challenge at Pete’s Market on Lake Street in Oak Park, pictured by mural of “House of Rock.”

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