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Proposed self-storage facility moves forward Proposal attracted considerable concern from nearby residents BY IGOR STUDENKOV Bugle Staff @BugleNewspapers nweditor@buglenewspapers.com
The proposal to build a self-storage facility on a long-vacant lot at 7421 Waukegan Road cleared a few legal hurdles as the Niles Planning and Zoning Board voted 6-1 to either approve or recommend approval for several zoning changes necessary to make it possible. Indianapolis-based Adams French Properties LLC, which owns the lot, seeks to rezone the 7421 lot as well as the three smaller lots at 7431-7443 Waukegan Road from R-3 residential zoning to M manufacturing zoning. This is step is necessary to allow the company to build a self-storage facility on the main lot and a parking lot and a water retention pond on the smaller lot. The company is also looking to add flood mitigation measures to 7021 Jarvis Avenue lot, which it also owns, but that doesn’t require any zoning changes. The proposal attracted considerable concern from residents of nearby houses and condominiums. During the July 10 Planning & Zoning meeting, many of them said they were worried about the impact of having a self-storage facility in the area, arguing that having something residential on the lot would be better for the neighborhood. They also worried about
“We like it quiet, we’d like many families to join us. If this project fails, I wouldn’t want to see another big manufacturing facility...” - JEREMY FOSZCZ, NILES RESIDENT
what would happen if the project failed and the zoning still remained in place, since some other developer would then be able to come in and introduce a number of other manufacturing uses – which the village wouldn’t be able to do anything about. While the land between Waukegan Road, Jarvis Avenue, Niles Terrace and the alley has been zoned as residential for the past 10 years, it was zoned as manufacturing for many decades before then, when it was the Ideal Uniform laundry facility. After a thorough clean-up due to all the pollutants that accumulated over the decades, the property was rezoned R-3 in hopes of attracting residential development. But according to Niles Senior Planner Bruce Sylvester, that never panned out. “In the five years I’ve been in village, we had two residential de-
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Residents living near the proposed self-storage site showed up in large numbers to the July 10 Niles Planning & Zoning Board meeting
velopers look at the lot, and one developer looked to create a daycare,” he said. “And none of those proposals came to fruition.” Niles Director of Community Development Charles Ostman said that many of the proposals that went before the village in the last 10 years called for more density than he was comfortable with. SEE STORAGE PAGE 15
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City seeks to ban e-cigarettes for adolescents New ordinance would add language applying to electronic cigarettes BY IGOR STUDENKOV Bugle Staff @BugleNewspapers nweditor@buglenewspapers.com
Park Ridge aldermen took the first step toward prohibiting minors from using electric cigarettes during the July 10 Public Safety Committee of the Whole meeting. The city’s municipal code already prohibits anyone under 18 from buying and using cigarettes, but the new ordinance would add the language making it clear that it applies to electronic cigarettes as well. It would also change the fine for anyone who is caught violating the law. Instead of paying a $100 fine, they would have a choice of either paying a $500 fine or attending a drug education class and paying a token $25 fine. Ald. Marc Mazzuca (6th) and
Mayor Marty Maloney felt that the fine might be too steep. The alderman also felt that steering juveniles toward drug education was not the best idea, arguing that this should be schools’ responsibility. But other alderman disagreed, voting to move the resolution forward. As previously reported by the Bugle, electronic cigarettes are colloquially known as “vapes” because, rather than burning tobacco, they boil a mixture of various chemical compounds, flavorings and small doses of nicotine. Users inhale the resulting vapor, which produces a similar effect as cigarette smoke. The proposal to change the ordinance came from Anthony Raitano, a Park Ridge Police Department officer who serves as the school resource officer at Maine South High School. As
“[School officials] are putting pressure on me to enforce it ... I don’t have anything to enforce.” - ANTHONY RAITANO, PARK RIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICER
he explained to the committee, he became concerned that students were smoking e-cigarettes without realizing that the nicotine they do have still has negative health effects. Furthermore, Raitano said he was concerned that they were easy to conceal and easy to buy online, and that they could be used to smoke marijuana using tutorials readily available on Youtube. Because the current municipal code technically doesn’t prohibit devices like e-cigarettes, he asked the city council to change the law. Raitano earned support from Maine Community Youth Assis-
tance Foundation, a Park Ridge nonprofit that works to combat drug and alcohol abuse along adolescents. Its Executive Director, Dr. Terri Collins, testified that, in her experience, the stigma against traditional smoking is strong among teenagers, but the same isn’t true for vaping. “What we do know about statistics of those things is that the usage has increased tenfold just in the last couple of years,” she said. “And nearly 2.5 million middle school and high school kids are using this stuff, and that’s the key. This stuff is starting in fifth, sixth, seventh grade. A lot of it is because of the fruity flavors.” Collins also said that the nicotine it contains is more dangerous than nicotine in cigarettes, because it’s pure nicotine. “If you’re 45 year old and it’s something you’re doing to relax – cool,” she said. “But when you’re talking about an adolescent brain and exposing it to that much nicotine - it’s harmful.”
Maloney was the first to speak, wondering why the city should regulate what he saw as a school problem. “[School officials] are putting pressure on me to enforce it,” Raitano replied. “I don’t have anything to enforce.” Park Ridge police chief frank Kaminski explained that the idea behind the increased fine was something similar to what the city has done with drunk driving – increase the fine to the point where the drug education classes are a significantly cheaper option, which encourages more people to take classes. This, in turn, reduced the likelihood that they would do something like that again. “The goal is to educate young people about problem associated with this type of behavior,” Kaminski said. Collins testified that drug education classes tend to cost beSEE E-CIG PAGE 5
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Patient-centered care shouldn’t be just a marketing slogan BY TRUDY LIEBERMAN Rural Health News Service Recently I heard from a woman in rural Nebraska who told me about her 76-year old father, who in late April had a lemon-size cancerous mass removed from his brain. The man chose to have his chemotherapy and radiation treatments at a hospital close to his home instead of at one of the larger hospitals farther away. Not surprisingly he wanted family nearby. Nearly two months later, in mid-June, his treatments finally began. Why the delay? His daughter told me the nearby hospital “had no record of two appointments they had made with my dad and rescheduled at least once.” She asked me if her father was being neglected because he was on Medicare, adding, “He is so angry. We are so angry. So much for urgency and professionalism.” So much for patient-centered care – that buzz phrase that’s all the rage in healthcare circles. It goes by a lot of different names like patient engagement, patient activation, and shared-decision making. If care is truly patient-centered, it revolves around eight principles identified in research by the Harvard Medical School and the Picker Institute. They include respect for patient preferences, coordination of care, information and education, physical comfort, emotional support, involvement of family and friends, continuity and transition, and access to care. For the family in question, the Nebraska hospital simply didn’t meet those standards. What passes for patient-centered care falls short for a lot of other people, too, like one man who spent weeks trying to get his diabetic test strips. His current supplier had lost its Medicare contract, and Medicare sent him a letter advising him of a new approved source. He called the number he was sent and ordered new strips. A week later he went to the pharmacy to pick up his supplies
but was told they had no record of his order. Days passed before he got the strips. Six months later he encountered another problem – this time with his supplier of pens used to inject insulin. He ordered them and approved the charge to his credit card using a telephone automated order system. Several days later the supplier called and left a message asking him to confirm the shipment. When he called back, he learned the cost exceeded the limit for automatic approvals, and the order wouldn’t be processed until he personally approved the charge. No one had told him there was a limit. So much time had passed that he had only a two-day of supply of insulin left. “The delay created a potential emergency,” he said. Often patient engagement has come to mean selling things, particularly tools and devices, that purport to help patients manage their care. During the man’s many calls with the supplier the company tried to sell him knee and back braces, advising that Medicare would pay if he got a doctor’s prescription. Last year I was invited to attend a panel discussion about innovations in patient engagement. The room was full of young marketers eager to sell their products and share the best ways to reach patients. Since the term patient engagement is so slippery, it wasn’t surprising the program began with a discussion of what it actually meant. One panelist offered this definition:
“It really has to do with how can you get patients to do more or become more active in the ecosystem about their health.” Another said, “Let’s think of patient engagement as a marketplace. How are they engaged in the marketplace? Perhaps he meant that people like the man who needed an insulin pen pronto would be “engaged” enough to buy a brace he did not need. Another panelist noted, “People’s engagement with health is quite low. There’s a gap we’re seeing between technology and tools and the patients and doctors involved in using them.” A fellow panelist said patients “don’t want just excellent care. They want an experience.” Most experts would argue that patients too often are not getting excellent care. Postponing medical treatment because of schedulers’ errors and nearly running out of insulin because a company’s procedures are inefficient hardly qualify as excellent care. “Experiences” like those are all too common. That’s not to say patients shouldn’t be active in their care. Growing evidence suggests that patients who are more actively involved have better health outcomes. But that doesn’t mean profitseeking providers should be pushing unnecessary care, pills, or devices onto patients. I recently got a letter called a Care Consideration from Aetna, my supplemental insurer. It said, “This information was identified to support you in working with your doctor to improve your health.” The letter was a not-sosubtle push to take a statin for heart disease. There was just one problem. At my last physical less than a year ago my cholesterol was “excellent,” as it always has been. No medication required. Pushing a drug and trying to overrule my doctor does not qualify as patient engagement. What does patient engagement mean to you? Write to Trudy at trudy.lieberman@gmail.com.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR TO THE EDITOR: A joint Illinois Senate-House hearing is Tuesday, July 25 to learn what the Illinois Department of Children & Family Services is doing in response to the death of Sema’j Crosby. The hearing is being convened by Sen. Julie Morrison, chair of the Senate Human Services Committee, and Rep. Mary Flowers, chair of the House Health Care Availability & Accessibility Committee. The hearing begins at 10 a.m. in Room C-600 on the sixth floor of the State of Illinois Bilandic Building, 160 N. LaSalle St., Chicago. The public is invited to witness the exchange between
legislators and DCFS. Written testimony may be submitted through the ilga.gov website. Click on “GA Dashboard,” “Senate,” “Committee Hearings,” and “Month” to locate the July 25 hearing. Then select the icon to the right. Committee members will refer to the DCFS Quality Assurance Review released May 26 which describes DCFS’ work with Sema’j’s family. The Quality Assurance Review can be accessed through the Chicago Tribune’s May 27 story about it. SINCERELY, PAT MCGUIRE, STATE SENATOR ILLINOIS SENATE DISTRICT 43
METRO Information in Police Blotter is obtained from the Niles police departments. Individuals listed in Police Blotter charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. JUNE 10 »» Mark Rihani, 21, of unincorporated Maine Township, was taken into custody after police said he was found to have an active criminal trespass warrant from the Cook County Sheriff’s Department. JUNE 12 »» A ruse entry scam was reported at a home on the 9800 block of Lauren Lane, police said. A resident of the home told police he was approached by a man who talked about performing fence repairs while also speaking to someone else on a “walkie talkie.” After the man left, the resident discovered clothing inside his closet had been disturbed, but nothing appeared to be missing. »» A man and woman allegedly stole $313 worth of energy drinks
E-CIG FROM PAGE 3 tween $200-$250. Mazzuca said that he felt this was the wrong way to address the problem, arguing that increasing the minimum age for purchase and possession of tobacco products from 18 to 21 was more effective. Kaminski replied that he thought this might be a good idea on the long run – but that it was more important to do something to address vaping. “I think this is intimidate concern - how do we change the behavior?” he said. “And I think it would be helpful for us to have at least one tool to address it.” Both Maloney and Mazzuca said that they still felt that $500 was too large of a fine. Mazzuca also felt that the fact that the police only handed out about a dozen tickets for smoking a year suggested that the problem wasn’t significant enough to warrant a raised fine. He moved to remove the language that would increase it from the oridnance. “I think, based on what we’re hearing, we’re trying to apply what we do with alcohol to smoking in general,” Mazzuca said. “I’m not sure that strategy makes a heck of a lot of sense. We write a handful of tickets under this, and we’re going to create this $500 violation.” When asked how he would incentivise drug education if the
NEWS FROM THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017 | BUGLENEWSPAPERS.COM and vodka from a store at Golf Mill Shopping Center. Police said the pair, who remain at large, are suspects of prior thefts as well. »» An iPhone was reported stolen after it was left behind in a shopping cart at a store on the 8900 block of Greenwood Avenue. »» Tools estimated at $4,000 were stolen from a van parked on the 8600 block of Dempster Street between 10:30 and 10:55 a.m., police said. »» A woman told police that someone took $200 in cash from her wallet while she was away from a desk at IceLand Skate and Swim, 8435 W. Ballard Road. JUNE 13 »» A man and woman stole $235 worth of packaged chicken from a store on the 8900 block of Greenwood Avenue, police said. JUNE 14 »» Police were called to a store on the 7900 block of Milwaukee Avenue on the afternoon after a 46-year-old man began repeatedly using profanity, despite being asked to stop doing so, police said. He was
fine was kept at $100, the alderman replied that he didn’t feel such incentive was necessary. “I’m not sure education is a way to deal with it,” Mazzuca said. “I’m looking at this - this is a small problem and we don’t write a lot of tickets.” Ald John Moran (1st) forcefully disagreed. “With all due respect, I think Ald. Mazucca is missing the point,” he said. “This is considered different than smoking by kids, safer than smoking, and they’re not educated on these products, they’re not educated on consequences of these products.” Ald. Roger Shubert (4th) said he agreed with Moran. “I think education is critical to this effort, Ald. Moran is right on point with the fact that it’s a new category, with not a lot of education about it, and kids are starting down this path without going down to regular smoking,” he said. “We can argue and debate whether $500 is a right amount, but education needs to be critical part of this.” Mazzuca replied that he agreed that education was important – he just didn’t feel this was the right way to handle it. “It seems like the place for education here is not after it happened - it’s in schools, it’s not once you’ve been already been cited,” he said. Moran replied that he felt that there was no reason why the city couldn’t have both.
escorted out of the building and told not to return, according to police. JUNE 15 »» A jet ski and trailer were reported stolen from a condominium garage on the 8100 block of Courte Drive overnight between June 14-15. JUNE 13 »» Jerome Graham, 31, of Skokie, was charged with retail theft on after police said he took $234 worth of alcohol from a store on the 5700 block of Touhy Avenue. JUNE 14 »» Matthew Mercado, 25, of Niles, was charged with driving under the influence, speeding and failure to notify the Secretary of State of an address change, after a traffic stop on the 7700 block of Dempster Street, police said.
“Actually, what we’re doing here will not only educate offenders who’ve been caught, but it will preemptively educate anyone who hears about this from their friends, as to the consequences [of ] their actions,” he said. Ald. Gail Wilkening (3rd) also supported steering adolescents toward drug education. “This, I hate to say, is a way to educate the parents who think this is [fine],” she said. They don’t think it’s damaging, they don’t think its harmful. And if hit the parents, then they might take a bit of note.” Ald. Marty Joyce (7th) asked Raitano whether he felt a $500 fine would be more of a deterrent than a $100 fine. The officer replied that he believed it would, because “it would hit them in pocket books.” In the end, the amendment was defeated, with Mazzuca casting the only “yes” vote. Mazzuca suggested another amendment, setting the fine at $250 for the first offense and raising it to $500 for subsequent offenses. But he himself ultimately changed his mind, and that amendment failed, too. The committee then voted to approve the changes on the first reading. The second and final reading is currently scheduled to take place during the July 17 City Council meeting, which took place after this issue’s print deadline.
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MARCH 21 TO APRIL 20
Keep your finger off the trigger in the week ahead. You could be tempted to put too many irons in the fire or to take unnecessary risks. Focus instead on spending your money wisely and on things of lasting beauty.
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Reiterate important commitments. In the upcoming week you may be thrown into contact with someone who seems to wear a halo or acts like an angel where you are concerned. You will have divine help when needed.
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Take pains to use powers of perception. Pushy people may want their way in the week ahead, but might lack the ability to explain their needs. To avoid confusion set up a powwow and you can discuss a comfortable compromise.
ACROSS 1 INSTRUMENTS MENTIONED IN THE BEATLES’ “BACK IN THE USSR” 11 ARGUABLY BIASED, BRIEFLY 15 RESOLVING 16 NEBULA AWARD WINNER FREDERIK 17 HANGING AID 18 GIN FLAVORING 19 USSR COMPONENT 20 DIRECTION AT SEA 22 “CAT __ HOT TIN ROOF” 23 IT CAN BE ADDED TO A MILLION BUT RARELY TO A THOUSAND 24 HAM’S TRANSPORT? 26 WOODWORKING TOOL 28 ADOPT 29 ATHEIST ACTIVIST MADALYN 31 MIL. SQUAD LEADERS 32 PHYS ED TEACHER LEONARD FOR WHOM A BAND WAS NAMED 34 MAXIMUM 35 DYNAMO’S ASSET 39 TOLSTOY TITLE FIRST NAME 40 BE LESS CRITICAL OF 41 NARROW LANDFORMS 43 DO DOER 44 BAKER’S AMT. 47 HAILING FROM CHANGWON, SAY 49 HOOD ET AL.: ABBR. 50 MASCOT MISHA OF THE 1980 OLYMPICS, E.G. 51 MADRID MRS. 52 GROUPS FOR BIOLOGISTS 54 ITALIAN ROAD 56 INTERNET LETTERS 58 ON TAP 60 YET TO BE SETTLED 61 GIVES UP
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DOWN 1 HALF AN AFRICAN COUNTRY, OR ITS CAPITAL CITY 2 HALF A BEER? 3 WHERE THE MONA LISA SMILES 4 BILL’S “GROUNDHOG DAY” CO-STAR 5 “THAT’S __” 6 SUBJECT OF THE 2013 DOCUMENTARY SUBTITLED “SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER” 7 SLOT IN A CAR: ABBR. 8 BRAND WITH A MAGICUBE 9 WRITER OF REALLY OLD STORIES? 10 THROAT TROUBLE 11 INCREASES 12 NOT ANYMORE 13 FRUSTRATING SEQUENCE 14 BLUE FORECAST
21 “THE BIG EASY” OF GOLF 25 EASTERN ROYALS 27 WINTER X GAMES HOST 29 APPROVED 30 OUTCOME 32 CHARMER’S TARGET 33 TAKE BACK 35 STRATEGY INVOLVING A CUSHION 36 LESS THAN A FEW 37 OPENS AT THE WAREHOUSE 38 CONFRONTATIONAL START 42 MET 44 LEGISLATION OPPOSED BY THE SONS OF LIBERTY 45 BURDEN 46 SLIGHT CHANCE 48 ORG. FOUNDED ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF LINCOLN’S BIRTH 50 SPORTSCASTER MUSBURGER 53 MORE, IN ADS 55 IN ALIGNMENT 57 APB SENDERS 59 HALF A BRAY
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SEPTEMBER 24 TO OCTOBER 23
Someone loves you a bushel and a peck. In the week to come you might find that you are more popular than usual. You efforts could be appreciated in the workplace, so may find it easy to make progress with your career.
SAGITTARIUS
NOVEMBER 23 TO DECEMBER 22
Solve the puzzle. A maze doesn’t necessarily lead to a dead end, although you might hit a few walls. In the week ahead ask for assistance or advice from experienced people who have traveled the same route.
AQUARIUS
JANUARY 21 TO FEBRUARY 19
Everything has a price tag. This week you may be prodded by your conscience to show you are polite and return favors. A generous donation, reciprocal dinner date, or paying a commission can knock your budget on its ear.
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eople are willing to forgive and forget in the week to come. Use your time wisely and focus on making loved ones feel comfortable, cherished, and desirable. Demonstrate your good taste when making key purchases.
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Touch your nose while you rub your tummy. Work on becoming better coordinated this week. The foot that seems to be caught in your mouth could be a sign that an apology to a significant someone will be needed.
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AUGUST 22 TO SEPTEMBER 23
Defend and protect what you own and what you believe in. Unless you guard an important thing someone may take it away from you. In the week ahead enjoy having some extra spending money to use for lovely items.
SCORPIO
OCTOBER 24 TO NOVEMBER 22
Learn something valuable from those who are older and wiser. Be careful not to create misunderstandings with family members or loved ones who are an integral part of your life. Be thrifty in the week to come.
CAPRICORN
DECEMBER 23 TO JANUARY 20
Ignorance is bliss. Think about this carefully as you stroll through the week with a heavenly smile on your face. Being on cloud nine does not guarantee that the promise made today will be kept tomorrow.
PISCES
FEBRUARY 20 TO MARCH 20
You may think it is in vogue to be vague. In the week ahead you may be challenged to present your views in a straightforward manner. Control an urge to spend money rashly or to take unnecessary risks.
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Joliet Slammers host Frontier League All-Star festivities BY MARK GREGORY Sports Editor @Hear_The_Beard mark@buglenewspapers.com
Last week, Joliet was the epicenter of the Frontier League as the Slammers hosted the annual league All Star game and corresponding events. The activities included everything from a golf outing at Mistwood Golf Club to a beer fest to a replica of the Collins Street prison as a giveaway to fans. “It has been a tremendous three days,” said Frontier League Commissioner Bill Lee at the game. “The Joliet Slammers staff has done things great. Every event has been wonderful. The city treated us great, the accommodations have been great and the fans were wonderful. I can’t say enough good things about our experience here in Joliet these few days.” The events in Joliet marked the 25th anniversary of the Frontier League – the oldest independent league still in operation.
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The league is still keeping with its mission to allow players the chance to chase their dream to play professional baseball. “That is the premise of it and that is something I have always wanted because I played independent baseball myself in 1977 and I wanted it to be better for everyone than I ever had it,” Lee said. The highlight of the week was the game in which the Slammers and the East won 4-1 over the West. Bralin Jackson of the Washington Wild Things went 2 for 4 with a pair of RBI and earned the game’s Most Valuable Player award. The East scored first when Washington’s Kane Sweeney and Will Kengor of Traverse City hit back-to-back doubles. Another Wild Thing player, Rashad Brown then singled in Kengor. The West got on the board in the top of the fifth, but the East
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Joliet Slammers infielder Melvin Rodriguez signs autographs for fans at the Frintier League AllStar game in Joliet July 12.
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THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017 | BUGLENEWSPAPERS.COM STARS FROM PAGE 7 again scored a pair in the bottom of the sixth on Jackson’s two-run double. Jordan Kurokawa of the Lake Erie Crushers earned the win, while Windy City Thunderbolt Brian Loconsole recorded the save. Joliet Slammers’ Danny Zardon went 1-for-2, Melvin Rodriguez 1-for-2, Chaz Meadows 0-for-1, while Luis Cruz allowed one run while striking out one batter in his one inning. Juan Silva was a member of the East team but did not bat. Getting the win was a bonus, but the Slammers’ players were just happy to be playing at home. “Me and my teammates were so excited,” Silva said. “We were so excited to be home. We live like 10 minutes from here, so we could relax. It was awesome.” The day before the game, Jeff Gardner of the Evansville Otters won the home run derby with his 14th homer of the round and 41st of the evening. Gardner
entered the break leading the Frontier League with 13 total home runs. Inducted were: Chase Burch – he played for the Traverse City Beach Bums from 2010-13. He finished his Frontier League career with .283 batting average, 68 home runs, and 235 RBI and helped the Beach Bums to the 2010 Frontier League Championship Series; Travis Garcia, who played for the Ohio Valley Redcoats (2005), Chillicothe Paints (2006-08). He was the 2007 league Most Valuable Player and posted a Frontier League career .304 batting average, 57 home runs and 275 RBI. He paced Chillicothe to the 2006 Championship Series; Gator McBride, who played for the Chillicothe Paints (1998-99). In 1998 he led the Paints to the Championship Series. He batted .423 with 27 home runs and 111 RBI in 108 Frontier League games before signing with the Boston Red Sox; Pete Pirman, who played for the Evansville Otters (2002), Richmond Roosters (2003) and Kalamazoo Kings
(2004-06). The 2005 Most Valuable Player led Kalamazoo to its only Frontier League title. He is tied for the single season record with 100 RBI in 2005 and posted a .300 batting average with 47 home runs and 247 RBI in his Frontier League career. Joining the players was Special Contributor Steve Sturgill. He was the first president of the Frontier League and one of the original league owners, running the Portsmouth Explorers in 1993 and 1994. He is the only person other than Bill Lee to have his signature stamped on the Frontier League baseball. “I’m very proud of the Hall of Fame Class of 2017. This class represents the first 21 years of the League. All the players contributed greatly to the success of their teams. They proved to be leaders with their offensive and defensive skills,” Lee said in a release. “Steve Sturgill was one of the founders of the League and helped to pave the way for all the players to be become Hall of Famers.”
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Research will help with salary negotiations It’s kind of like deciding what to ask for when you sell a car DEAR DAVE, I’ve accepted a promotion that would take me from an hourly wage to a salaried position. Do you have any advice for negotiating a salary? J DEAR J, The quick and simple answer to this question is you negotiate it based on what you’re worth to the company. Now, how do you figure that out? There are a couple of measuring sticks you can use. One is associated with the revenue you bring in, and that’s a nice, concrete reference. Another thing you can do is research some of the more reputable career websites and develop a compensation study based on comparable positions in your area. If you’re a valuable team member of mine who’s moving from hourly to salary, it wouldn’t be a “negotiation” — it would be a discussion. Honestly, most positions are priced initially at the amount you can be replaced for in the new role.
this happens, but my wife says it should come out of our restaurant or fun money. What’s your opinion? JOSH
In other words, what’s the going rate for someone in your position? If it were me, I’d produce two or three well-researched compensation studies. Give them to your bosses, and talk it through with them. Depending on the size of the company, they may not have done that much work figuring it out themselves. It’s kind of like deciding what to ask for when you sell a car. You try to appraise it for what it’s worth in the marketplace to other people. That’s the way you have a discussion. It’s not that you’re telling them what to do or presenting an ultimatum, you’re asking questions and presenting information. If someone did that in my office with a respectful and professional manner, it would go a long way. —DAVE DEAR DAVE, Sometimes our budget gets busted because of home improvements and various other things. I think we should take money from our emergency fund when
DEAR JOSH, Overspending isn’t an emergency. If you budget a set amount in one category, and you go over that amount, you’ve got to reduce something in another area to stay within your budget for the month. If something happens on a pretty regular basis, it’s not an emergency, it’s a predictable event. That means you need to budget a larger amount for home improvements or whatever the problem area may be. On a month-to-month basis, if you have $200 budgeted for household repairs, and any work turns out to be $300, I’d rather you cut back on eating out or another non-essential category to make up the difference. Your wife is right on this one! —DAVE * Dave Ramsey is CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has authored seven best-selling books, including The Total Money Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 13 million listeners each week on 585 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @ DaveRamsey.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MFRA TRUST 2015-1 Plaintiff, -v.MILOVAN ZRNICH, ASSOCIATED BANK, N.A. S/B/M TO ASSOCIATED BANK CHICAGO, GLORIA J. ZRNICH, CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED MAY 5, 1990 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 1512 Defendants 10 CH 3683 7907 MAPLE STREET Morton Grove, IL 60053
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 30, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 31, 2017, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive - 24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7907 MAPLE STREET, Morton Grove, IL 60053 Property Index No. 09-13-120-035. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $302,896.92. 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 The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please refer to file number 0 9 - 0 3 1508. 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. 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. I723486 Published 7/20, 7/27, 8/3
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N COLFIN BULLS FUNDING A, LLC, AS S U C C E S S O R IN-INTEREST TO MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A., AN D COLFIN BULLS FUNDING B, LLC, AS S U C C E S S O R - I N - INTEREST TO MB FINANCIAL BANK, N.A.; Plaintiff, vs. HYUNG YONG LEE AKA HYUNG Y. LEE; MYUNG SOOK SOOK LEE; KI KON SUH; JUNE RAN SUH; HO J I N SUH; CHICAGO TITLE LAND TRUST COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS, AS TRUSTEE U / T / A DATED SEPTEMBER 20, 2000, AKA TRUST NO. 1108951; COLFIN BULLS A FINANCE SUB, LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD C L A I M A N T S ; Defendants, 14 CH 18436 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, August 25, 2017, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 09-11-300-032-0000. Commonly known as 9820 N. Milwaukee Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60016. The mortgaged real estate is a commercial building. The property may be available for inspection by contacting Brian Goldman of RE Solutions at (312) 257-3252. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier=s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. For information call Ms. Kristine M. Kolky at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, 111 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601-3713. (312) 527-4000. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R PO RAT I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I725718 Published 7/20, 7/27, 8/3
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, I L L I N O I S COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY D I V I S I O N FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE A S S O C I A T I O N ; Plaintiff, vs. FURAT DANIEL AND ILENE DANIEL; HARRIS NA NKA BMO HARRIS NA; Defendants, 14 CH 8450 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause on May 15, 2017, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, August 16, 2017, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 09-24-327-011. Commonly known as 8273 N. WASHINGTON ST., NILES, IL 60714. 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 within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 14-01538 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES C O R PO RAT I O N Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I725118 Published 7/13, 7/20, 7/27
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CALENDAR AUGUST 3 Ukrainian Village Trip. Thursday,
August 3, 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Heavy walking in outdoor conditions) Located on the near west side of Chicago, Ukrainian Village became home to Ukrainian immigrants who arrived in Chicago during the late 19th century. Ukrainian Village is still home to 15,000 ethnic Ukrainians. Our first stop will be to Sts. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church for a guided tour. Then we will head over to Shokolad for lunch. A popular favorite featured on WTTW’s Check Please, we will have a traditional lunch of perogis, borscht, and your
STORAGE FROM PAGE 2 Under the current zoning code, self-storage facilities can only be built in lots zoned for manufacturing, and even then, they require Special Use permits. The same is true for standalone parking lots. That is why Adams French Properties LLC wound up making three requests to the Planning & Zoning Board – a request to change of zoning from residential to manufacturing, the request to give Special Use permits and the request for several zoning variances, mostly in order to minimize the gap between the building and the Waukegan Road and Niles Terrace sidewalks. According to the documents submitted to the village, the building would be 50 feet tall and have four floors. While the top three floors would be completely devoted to storage, the first floor would have an office and retail space. The proposal describes that space as a business incubator, but it didn’t offer any details. the facility’s office hours will be between 9 a.m. – 6 p.m on Monday – Saturday, and customers will be able to access their units between 6 a.m. - 10 p.m. every day of the week. The proposal also indicated that the company would fix up sidewalks and the alley at the rear and putting in measures to redirect more water toward Waukegan Road sewer and away from the lots further east. The three requests came before the Planning & Zoning Board on July 10. Commissioner Morgan Dubiel said that, while he supported the project overall, he did have one concern. “Once this rezoned as M, and [if ] this project would fail, what restrictions would stop it from
choice of Ukrainian-style pork chop or chicken along with a beverage and dessert. Entrees come with a side salad and your choice of potatoes, noodles, or rice. Following lunch we will go to the Ukrainian National Museum, where the folk art and fine arts exhibits contain some of the most valuable works of art outside of Ukraine. Finally, as time permits, participants will have the opportunity to enjoy some of the delightful businesses on Chicago Avenue.
UPCOMING EVENTS IN YOUR AREA THURSDAY, JULY 20, 2017 | BUGLENEWSPAPERS.COM Join us for a fun-filled day of fun and games, food, raffles and much more! The Niles Community Block Party will be held at the Niles Senior Center, with the support of the Niles-Maine District Library and Culver School.
SEPTEMBER 13 SCRAM - Confidence Scams.
Saturday, August 26, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wednesday, September 13, 11 a.m.Noon at NSC. Confidence Scams – These scams try to trick you out of your money. They include lottery scams, psychic cons, advanced fee scams and grandma scams to name just a few. Learn how to protect yourself and others.
going to any [manufacturing] use permitted?” he said. Sylvester said that, so long as the use was permitted and didn’t require a Special Use permit, there was nothing the village could do. Jim Adams, owner Adams French Properties LLC, admitted that, since his company specializes in storage facilities development, this project was a natural fit. “We’ve been, for many years, [building] top of the class storage facilities,” he said. “We’d like to say good communities have good facilities.” Adams argued that the area was underserved, because there was no storage facility of this kind within a 1-3 miles. While he expects 75 percent of the clients to be residents who need a place to store belongings, he argued that it was an important asset to businesses that are looking to get off the ground but may not have office space of their own yet. “What we have found, in storage, with our commercial users, especially now, is that we have become a place to facilitate [opening a business], if somebody needs a place for inventory, someone in front office to check those deliveries,” Adams said. When asked about the noise level, he said he didn’t expect it to be much of an issue. “When you talk about noise, you talk about moving things in and out,” he said. “Short of car or van pulling in or out, it’s not going to make any noise.” But many residents that showed up were not convinced. Jeremy Foszcz, who said he lives near the site on Niles Terrace, said he would prefer something residential – earning applause from many other residents in the audience. “If the project did fail, I’m sure
myself and many other residents - many of us would prefer residential,” he said. “We like it quiet, we’d like many families to join us. If this project fails, I wouldn’t want to see another big manufacturing facility. ... Personally, I would rather see it as a vacant lot than this. I hope to see condos or townhouse or something go up instead.” John Shaw, who said he lived on Birchwood Avenue, near the spot where the street dead-ended into Waukegan Road, said he went into the meeting with an open mind. While he felt there was a need for self-storage in Niles, he didn’t think this was the right place for it. “I don’t believe it belongs in our residential neighborhoods,” he said. “[After I retired] I chose Niles. I chose my house on Birchwood because it had the atmosphere of small town. I love Niles and I hope this doesn’t go through.” Shaw said that, having lived in Chicago before he retired, he has seen residents use self-storage units to store illegal guns and drugs “I’m not saying it would happen here, but it could,” he said, adding that, instead, he would suggest them putting it on one of the many manufacturingzoned lots along Howard Street that are for sale or for lease. The board wound up voting 6-1 to approve all three requests, with commissioner Ted Karabatsos voting against in all three cases. Sylvester explained to the Bugle that the vote on variations was final, and it wouldn’t require any further approval. In case of zoning change and the special use permit, the vote is merely to recommend approval. The Village of Niles Board of Trustees is currently scheduled to make the final decision during its July 25 meeting.
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