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Perfect start Notre Dame opens 4-0 after a win at Providence
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2019 REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENT LIST FOR NILES TOWNSHIP
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Skokie engages tech to evaluate water main infrastructure Each day, the Village of Skokie residential and commercial water customers receive an average of 7.7 million gallons of drinking water that is distributed through some 180 miles of water mains throughout the community. Unexpected water main breaks are costly for the Village. In addition, they are disruptive and inconvenient for both residents and businesses, sometimes resulting in business interruption and other costly circumstances. The Village of Skokie has maintained detailed records on its water mains for years in an effort to determine vulnerable areas in the water delivery system and to provide information necessary for timely repairs when breaks occur. To increase the effective-
ness of this data, Skokie is the first municipality in Illinois to partner with Fracta, a technology company that utilizes Skokie’s existing data in combination with artificial intelligence, specifically, machine learning and Esri® ArcGIS™ as a geospatial mapping tool to locate and determine the probability and economic consequence of water main failure. “We are anticipating that this technology will guide us in prioritizing the replacement of our water infrastructure that is most vulnerable to failure,” said Max Slankard, Director of Public Works. “In addition, this added information will provide valuable information to Public Works staff as they work to repair water main breaks as quickly and efficiently as
possible.” The new technology offered by Fracta will identify and target locations in need of water main replacement or rehabilitation, leak
detection and further assessment. “The scope of the new information will provide for better asset management, allow for more specific capital improvement
planning and, most importantly, will result in cost savings and increased reliability for Skokie residents, businesses and the Village,” said Slankard.
LOCAL NEWS
Amazon distribution, manufacturing site coming to Skokie 3601 Howard Street developed by the Dallas, Texasbased Hillwood developers on the previously vacant property with an abundance of environmental issues The Village of Skokie is excited about the new state-of-the-art distribution and manufacturing site at 3601 How-
ard Street developed by the Dallas, Texas-based Hillwood developers on the previously vacant property with
who take these simple precautions actually help dramatically reduce vehicular burglaries in their communities.
Don t Be a Victim... Lock It or Lose It Lock It or Lose It” is a national crime prevention program intended to remind drivers to lock their cars and roll up their windows to prevent becoming a victim of car thieves. While most vehicle burglaries happen in residential areas, drivers should never leave their cars running and unattended wherever they are parked. The Lock It or Lose It program has proven that people
Property Tax Assessment Appeal Seminars for Maine Township Maine Township residents will have two opportunities to attend a Property Tax Appeal Seminar. Assessor Susan M Krey, Commissioner Peter Silvestri, State Representative Marty Moylan and State Representative Brad Stephens, will host Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak. Mayor Marty Maloney will also be hosting the seminar at City Hall. The first seminar will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 and will begin at 6:00 p.m. It will be
an abundance of environmental issues. After full site remediation, the Hillwood team constructed the new 240,000-square-foot facility on speculation. Skokie’s prime geographic location with access to major markets in the City of Chicago and northern suburbs, which initially drew Hillwood to the site, also drew Amazon to lease
held at Park Ridge City Hall located at 505 Butler Place. The second seminar will be held on Monday, October 7, 2019 and will begin at 6:00 p.m. It will be held at Maine Township Hall located at 1700 Ballard Rd. Residents will view a presentation from Commissioner Patlak on how to appeal their property tax assessment. Attendees may complete and submit appeal forms at the end of the event. These events are free to the public and no registration is necessary.
AFFINITY meeting The African/Black/Caribbean Families Fostering Inspiring & Nurturing Independence for Today’s Youth (Affinity) community will have its first meeting of the 2019-20 school year at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 26 in
the site for a new prototype “last-mile delivery station” logistics facility. Amazon Logistics operations are expected to begin in early fall, with operations increasing over several months. “The Village of Skokie welcomes Amazon Logistics, and we are most excited for the estimated 600 full- and parttime job opportunities the new opera-
the Niles West Literacy Center, 5701 West Oakton, Skokie. The topic will be Community. Adebola Adeniyi, D219 Affinity Family Liaison, will speak about the importance of having a sense of community, as well as sharing academic resources. Affinity welcomes K-12 families to join in monthly meetings for a time of connection through food, dialogue, trust, and most importantly, support, for students and their families. Upcoming meetings: Thursday, October 24 at 5 p.m. in the Niles North Point; Thursday, November 21 at 5 p.m. in the Niles West Literacy Center; Thursday, December 19 at 5 p.m. in the Niles North Point; Thursday, January 30 at 5 p.m. in the Niles West Literacy Center; Thursday, February 27 at 5 p.m. in the Niles North Point; Thursday, March 19 at 5 p.m. in the Niles West Liter-
tions presents to the community,” said Mayor George Van Dusen. “Further, Amazon often sources products from local merchants, and we are hopeful that the new facility also will result in growth for the Village’s business community. Amazon’s presence in Skokie adds welcome new diversity to the Village’s economic base.”
acy Center; and Thursday, April 30 at 5 p.m. in the Niles North Point. For more information, contact Adebola Adeniyi at adeade@ d219.org or April Stallworth at aprsta@d219.org.
Chamber welcomes Farmer s Insurance - Ark Rusak Agency to Park Ridge The Park Ridge Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Marty Maloney welcomed Ark Rusak Agency- Farmers Insurance with a celebratory ribbon cutting on September 19. Members and guests enjoyed mingling and delicious entree options throughout the delightful evening. Visit 710 Higgins #201 for all of your insurance needs.
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COOK COUNTY
Notice from Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi Cook County Assessor s Office is required to assess onethird of the properties located in the county each year This issue of the Bugle contains a 112-page supplement of the Real Estate Assessment List for Niles Township. The listing contains Property Index Numbers, street names, addresses and the proposed, assessment values recently mailed to Niles Township taxpayers. Our office is dedicated to increasing ethics, fairness and transparency in our work. As your Cook County Assessor, I hope you find this information helpful. The Cook County Assessor’s Office is required to assess one-third of the properties located in the county each year to determine fair market values. Under state and county law, assessed value (AV) for residential property is 10 percent of market value and the AV for industrial/commercial property is 25 percent of market value. Our office does not compute your property tax bill, collect your property taxes, or determine your local tax rate. We also do not determine the
amount of taxes you are required to pay. In reality, local taxing bodies such as school districts and municipalities determine tax rates, levies, and the overall amount of your taxes. The AV my office sets does determine the share of taxes you are required to pay. Therefore, it is very important to make sure it is both fair and accurate. On my first day in office, I signed an executive order aimed at increasing professionalism, transparency and public trust in the Assessor’s Office as well as eliminating conflicts of interest. Our office created new residential and commercial modeling processes to deliver high-quality reassessments. Reports for each reassessed township containing methodology and formulas for the new values are posted on the Assessor’s Office website at www. cookcountyassessor.com. This new system for publishing and updating code will allow you to monitor the
MORE INFO Property owners who require additional assistance may call CCAO at 312-443-7550 between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday or visit any CCAO location: COOK COUNTY ASSESSOR FRITZ KAEGI work of our office and even suggest changes to our methods that may improve accuracy. To further increase transparency, we also implemented a visitor’s log that is updated monthly and posted on our website. We also issued a set of official rules for doing business with the office and developed a new policy where the identity of an attorney, practitioner or law firm is now kept anonymous from the valuations analyst handling an appeal. Our office also invited the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) to conduct a complete audit of the office in order to improve
Chicago office: 118 N. Clark St., Room 320, Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 443-7550 Skokie office: 5600 Old Orchard Road, Room 149, Skokie, IL 60007 (847) 470-7237 Bridgeview office: 10200 S. 76th Ave, Room 237, Bridgeview, IL 60455 (708) 974-6451 Markham office: 16501 S. Kedzie Ave, Room 237, Markham, IL 60426 (708) 232-4100
our operations and develop a threeyear strategic plan. In addition, our outreach efforts have been expanded including the launch of a countywide listening tour where I have teamed up with Cook County Commissioners to travel throughout the county to share plans for reform and answer questions. Please visit our website at cookcountyassessor.com to find an event near you.
If after reviewing this publication, you feel your property is over assessed, I encourage you to file an appeal. No one knows your property better than you do. In addition, please consult our website or our office to ensure you are receiving all the property tax exemptions for which you qualify. Detailed assessment and exemption information may also be found by visiting the Assessor’s website located at www.cookcountyassessor.com.
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Notre Dame opens the season 4-0 and its players are looking for the respect that comes with it BY MARK GREGORY Editorial Director
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Respect. Aretha Franklin sang about it, Rodney Dangerfield didn’t get any and Niles Notre Dame has deserved it. And after a 28-7 victory over Providence Catholic on Matt Senffner Field inside Bishop Kaffer Stadium in New Lenox, the Dons have earned the right to no longer be overlooked. “We have been itching for that respect for a long time and hopefully after this one we get it because this was a huge win for us,” said Notre Dame running back Julian Schurr. “This was great.” Schurr carried the ball 13 times for 134 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Notre Dame’s win. The win was the first of the season for the Dons in the newlyformed Chicago Catholic/East Suburban Catholic Green and the fourth of the season. Notre Dame opened the season with a 49-7 rout of Geneva, then handed Grand Rapids (Michigan) Catholic Central a 21-14 loss, only the second time Grand Rapids lost at home in nearly three years. With a return to Illinois, the Dons defeated Marist 21-14 and were still ranked No. 9 in the Class 8A AP Poll and No. 25 in the NBC Sports Chicago Top 25. It was the first time all season Notre Dame has been featured on either list. “We had a nice year last year
and losing (senior running back/ defensive back) Ty (Gavin), most people questioned how we would replace him – and he is irreplaceable – he is the best player we have had at Notre Dame, but we have some guys that have really stepped up,” said Notre Dame coach Mike Hennessey. “We are playing good football and we are happy with our execution – defensively, we are not making a lot of mistakes. Defensively, we are very strong and very fast and offensively, we have some athletes.” In the win over the Celtics, Providence got on the scoreboard first with five minutes, 13 seconds to play in the first quarter, however, Schurr tallied his first TD of the game from 57-yards out to tie the game. With 4:53 remaining in the second quarter, Schurr gave Notre Dame the lead for good with a 21yard scamper. With 1:01 left, the Dons added on as Anthony Sayles found Brian Pritt from one-yard away to make it a three-score game. Nick Giamarusti’s 44-yard catch and run with 5:07 to play was the dagger. On the night, Sayles finished 10 of 17 for 127 yards and the pair of touchdowns. “We run a lot of RPO like everyone else in the world and once we spread people out, we feel confident we can go get it with Julian running the ball or Anthony keeping it, we have two great options,” Hennessey said. “(Sayles) comes
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Julian Schurr rushed for a pair of touchdowns in Notre Dame s win over Providence Catholic. to play. He is a tremendous leader and the poise that he shows is remarkable and these guys truly believe in him and when you have a kid like him, you have an ace in the hole.”
This is the first time since the 2013-14 season the Dons have been unbeaten this late in the year since they opened up 5-0. Notre Dame was a Class 8A state semifinalist a season ago and is
looking to better that showing this season. “State is the dream, that is the goal and I think it is very reachable this year,” Schurr said. “We are going to keep taking it to them.”
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Become Debt Free Before Investing Ahead of investing is saving up an emergency fund of three to six months of expenses DEAR DAVE: My husband and I are in our 30s. We have $15,000 in debt spread across student loans, credit cards, and a car payment. We make decent money, and we’ve each got around $50,000 in our 401(k) plans. What steps can we take toward becoming good investors?
HEATHER DEAR HEATHER: When you’re building wealth, everything will fall apart unless you have
a rock-solid foundation. If someone has an eye toward investing, I always recommend they first become debtfree. Another thing I advise ahead of investing is saving up an emergency fund of three to six months of expenses. This is money you never touch, except in the case of a real emergency. Once these two elements are in place, you’ve constructed that solid financial foundation from which you can begin building wealth. Most
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people skip these two steps, and jump right into funding things like 401(k)s, mutual funds, and Roth IRAs. These are all great investment tools, but when you do it this way it’s like build-
ing a house by starting the framing before you’ve laid the foundation. This kind of approach is likely cause setbacks and all kinds of other problems down the road. What I’m recommending makes up the beginning Baby Steps in my plan. The very first Baby Step is to get a starter emergency fund of $1,000 in the bank. Baby Step 2 is paying off all debt, except for your home, using the debt snowball method. And Baby Step 3 is to finish growing your emergency fund until you have three to six months of expenses saved. Investing is Baby Step 4, and that means 15 percent of your household income going toward retirement. In your situation, debt isn’t really the problem. It’s a symptom of you
two buying things you couldn’t afford. Start living on a written, monthly budget. Give every dollar a name before the month begins, and break that debt cycle by developing a permanent financial game plan. Once you do that, I’ll bet both of you will end up feeling like you got a raise. Even better, you’ll have started down the path to freeing up your largest wealth-building tool—your income!
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 16 million listeners each week on 600 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @DaveRamsey.
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