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Bensenville Police officers honored with ‘Police Medal of Valor’ award When Kotlewski severely wounded, three others provided life support

occupant’s home. Soon after, Kotlewski was fired at 10 times by the perpetrator, with nine shots penetrating his back, arms and legs, severing his femoral artery. Other officers rushed him to an area hospital, saving his life.

“Every day, our officers put their lives on the line to protect their communities, walking into situations that may or may not erupt into life altering scenarios,” said Ed Wojcicki, executive director of the ILACP. “These officers displayed exemplary and heroic actions that day and will forever be remembered for their courage.

“We’re honored to present them with this year’s ‘Police Medal of Valor’ award.”

After undergoing five surgeries and countless hours of therapy, Officer Kotlewski returned home just six weeks after the incident, receiving a warm welcome from friends, family and the Bensenville community.

“It’s troubling to have one of our own become victim to an act of senseless violence, however, despite such tragedy, our department has been inspired and continues to be inspired by the outpouring support from the community and above all, by the composure and selflessness from the officers that responded to the call that day,” Bensenville Police Chief Dan Schulze said.

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Fenton student shines at FCCLA

Congratulations to Esther Zachariah, who recently competed in the Children’s Literature state finals competition for Family Careers & Community Leaders of America (FCCLA). Esther wrote a lesson plan for a storytelling presentation, which she demonstrated before a panel of judges and received a gold medal for her outstanding performance.

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In honor of the heroic acts that occurred early Nov. 6, 2021, the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police (ILACP) presented Bensenville Police Officer Steven Kotlewski, who was severely wounded, and colleagues Sergeant Michael Ptak, Detective Kristian Casillas and Officer Patrick Scanlan, who provided life-saving support, with the “Police Medal of Valor” award this past Friday. This award is given to extraordinary law enforcement personnel who have displayed significant bravery and courage in the face of imminent risk or death.

“As a fellow police detective, it shakes me to my core when another officer is harmed in the line of duty, especially when it’s one of our own,” said Bensenville Mayor Frank DeSimone. “These officers displayed true acts of heroism and our community will remain forever grateful for their dedicated service and courage. Their actions that day and Officer Kotlewski’s positivity throughout his recovery are testament to their characters. On behalf of the entire village, thank you for protecting our community and congratulations on this incredible, well-deserved award.”

Last fall, the Bensenville Police Department was notified of a domestic disturbance in the early morning hours of Nov. 6. Arriving on the scene first, Officer Kotlewski attempted to deescalate the situation after being invited into the

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Park District expands programming in neighborhood parks New Park ‘n Play initiative begins May 21

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The Bensenville Park District invites residents to “meet us at the park” with its new Park ‘n Play initiative aimed at meeting people where they live by providing programming in neighborhood parks.

“We want to provide activities that make people want to get outdoors, connect with their neighbors and, most of all, have fun,” said Bensenville Park District Superintendent of Recreation Michael Hayes. “Park ‘n Play is meant to provide residents activities that let them explore new interests with our parks providing the backdrop. We hope our residents will enjoy the wide variety of things going on—movies, dancing, fitness, sports and more—at their neighborhood parks.”

The first of the summer’s Park ‘n Play events is Play Dayz, which takes place 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at DiOrio Park, located on Barron Street between Memorial Road and West Wood Ave. Play Dayz participants ages 4 and older can take part in a variety of different activities throughout the park, including tie-dying and nature activities as well as making and flying a kite. The event is free for district residents.

“Our neighborhood parks can accommodate a wide range of recre-

ation needs based on the surrounding neighborhood, and we can help foster community and wellness by providing programming in them,” Hayes added.

Bensenville parks have nature trails, exercise stations, swimming pools, splash pads, baseball fields, basketball courts, tennis courts, volleyball courts, thematic playgrounds and more features. They also commonly have picnic areas, pavilions and other features.

Park ‘n Play highlights include: “Entertainment Dayz Movie in the Park” at Kremples Park featuring The Goonies on Saturday, June 11; “Dance Dayz” at Rose Park on Saturday, June 25; on Saturday, July 9, “Entertainment Dayz Dive-In Movie” showing of Aquaman at the Bensenville Water Park & Splash Pad; Fitness Dayz on Saturday, July 23; Sports Dayz events at Poplar Park, Sunrise Park and Woodcrest Park on Saturday, August 6 as well as, the final “Entertainment Dayz Movie in the Park” presentation of Sing 2 at Sunset Park.

A complete listing of upcoming activities taking place in neighborhood parks can be found online at BvilleParks.org/park-n-play.

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From April 26 to 29, the artistic talents of Addison Trail students were on display during Addison Trail’s annual Student Spring Art Show, with a reception held on Tuesday, April 26.

About 55 pieces created by Addison Trail students were showcased and judged. Winners included: Best of Show: junior Natalia Perez People’s Choice: sophomore Leia Goudis 1st Place: junior Stephanie Ortiz,

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(Continued from front page) “We’re honored to see these officers receive such a commendable award.”

Ptak, Casillas, Kotlewski and Scanlan were presented with the “Police Medal of Valor” at the 2022 ILACP Annual Conference. A portion of the proceeds from the event was dedicated to the 100 Club of Illinois, in support of the families that have lost loved ones in the line of duty.

“It’s a miracle story, really, but another element to why our community remains to be ‘Bensenville Strong,’” Mayor DeSimone added.

junior Daisy Puebla, junior Leslye Saavedra 2nd Place: senior Cindy Nakhammouane, sophomore Clara Etheridge, senior Sara Bojczuk 3rd Place: freshman Camila Esparza, senior Carlos Rodriguez Castel, freshman Amelia Leslie Honorable Mention: freshman Starr Hyland-Booth, sophomore Hiajaira Del Moral, senior Sara Bojczuk.

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Vallez, park district recognized by IASA Executive director cited for collaboration at awards breakfast

The Bensenville Park District and executive director Joseph C. Vallez were recently recognized at the Illinois Association of School Administrators (IASA) DuPage County Annual Recognition & Awards Breakfast at the Bloomingdale Golf Course.

Fenton Community High School District 100 nominated Vallez for recognition of his collaboration.

The nomination described him as a “community leader” and “champion of children,” noting his leadership among the Bensenville taxing body community as a master planner.

“I am thankful to Fenton Community High School District 100 and

Dr. James Ongtengco for the nomination to be honored by the IASA,” Vallez said. “The recognition is a reflection of the vision of our commissioners and hard work of park district employees to make that vision a reality.”

The honor cited the district’s leadership and participation in community vaccination and booster events, facility and park usage, participation in the Bensenville Carnival and adult education initiatives.

In all, 23 people were recognized by school administrators for their “positive contribution to the success of our districts” at a breakfast held in their honor on Wednesday, April 13.

Three arrested after fleeing police Handguns, ammunition, felony amount of cannabis found

On Thursday, April 28, at 9:58 p.m., Villa Park and Lombard Police officers responded to the area of Roosevelt Road when the sighting of a stolen vehicle was reported. Lombard Police initially located the vehicle, a black Range Rover which fled eastbound Roosevelt Road into Villa Park.

Villa Police officers successfully deployed stop sticks on the vehicle at Roosevelt and Ardmore. Officers pursued as the suspects continued eastbound Roosevelt Road with deflated tires. The vehicle became disabled and drove into a ditch near

York Road in Oak Brook, where three suspects fled on foot into a wooded area. Several surrounding police agencies and a Chicago Police helicopter responded to the area to assist in locating the suspects.

All three suspects were shortly after captured and taken into custody without incident. At the scene, officers recovered three handguns with five loaded extended ammunition magazines and one loaded 50-round ammunition drum. Officers also recovered a felony amount of cannabis.

Rashaad D. Chamberlain, of Hillside, was charged with possession of stolen vehicle, unlawful use of weapon, aggravated fleeing and eluding and possession of cannabis, all felony charges.

Shaquelle M. Matthews of Chicago was charged with possession of stolen vehicle, unlawful use of weapon, and possession of cannabis, all felony charges.

D’Angelo D. Giles of Glen Ellyn was charged with possession of stolen vehicle, unlawful use of weapon, and possession of cannabis, all felony charges.

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Police Reports

Addison May 3 Manuel S. Cruz Lauriano, 44, of Addison, was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a police officer and resisting-obstructing a police officer in the 1-100 block of W. Michael at 6:24 p.m.

Patrick James, 31, of Addison, was charged with aggravated assault and unlawful use of a weapon near Woodland and Pioneer at 8:51 p.m.

May 2 An 18-year-old Addison woman was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 600 block of N. Lincoln at 11:20 a.m.

May 1 Raul Velasco-Gomez, 34, of Addison, was charged with DUI and no valid driver’s license near Lincoln and Michael at 10:52 p.m.

April 30 Edgar Alan Barbosa-Munos, 18, of Melrose Park, was charged with battery and aggravated battery/ great bodily harm in the 100 block of E. Natoma at 2:30 a.m.

Eliseo F. Garcia-Garcia, 21, of Elmhurst, was charged with two counts of DUI and no driver’s license/permit in the 300 block of W. Lake at 11 p.m.

April 29 Francisco J. Tovar, 51, of Elmhurst, was charged with two counts of DUI and two counts of aggravated DUI in the 500 block of W. Lake at 10:22 p.m.

April 24 Jesus Hernandez-Soto, 40, of Champaign, was charged with DUI and driving while license suspended near Iowa and Blecke at 3:40 a.m.

Kenneth J. Smith, 26, of Chicago, was charged with obstructing identification and no driver’s license/permit near Country Club and Brashares at 9:31 p.m.

Victor Vega, 29, of Villa Park, was charged with DUI and speeding 30-39 mph over the limit near Armitage and Wisconsin at 12:19 a.m.

April 23 Davide Dandrea, 35, of Oak Park, was charged with DUI and obstructing justice in the 900 block of N. Rohlwing at 2:04 a.m.

April 21 William J. Booczko, 31, of Chicago, was issued a warrant for violation of an order of protection at 8:20 p.m.

Villa Park April 30 Kimberlyn K. Meeks, 22, of Calumet Park, was charged two counts of DUI, driving a vehicle on a sidewalk, driving on the wrong side of the road and no insurance in the 1-100 block of W. Roosevelt at 6:24 a.m.

April 29 Theft of a vehicle was reported at an auto collision center in the 100 block of E. North at 2:33 p.m.

A complainant reported that an unknown suspect stole a vehicle that was parked in the lot.

Theft was reported at a restaurant in the 200 block of W. North at 5:43 p.m. A complainant reported that a suspect removed money from their wallet.

A complainant in the 500 block of W. Division reported at 5:24 p.m. that a subject was threatening them.

of N. Ardmore at 9:40 p.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect stole a vehicle that was unsecure and parked in the parking lot.

April 25 A complainant at an auto dealership in the 700 block of N. Ardmore reported at 4:34 a.m. that an unknown suspect(s) broke into their business using an unknown object.

The suspect(s) also stole two vehicles that were parked in the parking lot.

April 24 Edyta Siemieniuk, 45, of Franklin Park, was charged with two counts of battery, while Joanna M. Starzynski, 40, of Villa Park, was charged with two counts of battery in the 400 block of N. Addison at 6:49 p.m.

A 40-year-old Villa Park man was charged with domestic battery April 28 in the 700 block of W. Sunset at Police said Yaree Craft, 25, of 3:45 p.m.

Chicago, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of DuPage Fraud, identity theft County at the Villa Park Police DeAccording to information propartment at 4:44 p.m. vided last week by the Villa Park Jakalia T. Person, 23, and Lamani Police Department, police reported W. McDaniel, 22, both of Chicago, two incidents of residents being a were charged with criminal trespass victim of fraud or identity theft. to vehicles near Roosevelt and S. Villa at 1:31 a.m.

Bensenville A complainant at a school in the The Bensenville Police Depart200 block of W. Vermont reported ment recently reported the followat 8:03 p.m. that a subject was ha- ing arrests and citations. Persons rassing them. who are charged with domestic battery are not named in order to April 27 protect the victim’s privacy. ReadA complainant in the 1-100 block ers are reminded that an arrest does of W. Plymouth reported at 9:10 not constitute a conviction, and that p.m. that a subject was harassing suspects are considered innocent them. unless proven guilty in a court of Retail theft was reported at a law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger store in the 900 block of S. Route are not named.

83 at 9:08 a.m. A complainant reMay 4, 2:55 p.m. in the 700 block ported that an unknown suspect re- of Thomas Drive, a complainant removed items from display shelves ported a dealer plate was missing and left the store without paying. from one of the vehicles parked on the east side of their parking lot.

April 26 This case is under investigation.

A 28-year-old Villa Park man BEPC2200368. was charged with two counts of doMay 4, 4:04 p.m. in the 800 block mestic battery in the 400 block of of Eagle Drive, a complainant reW. Division at 11:09 a.m. ported two unknown suspects purTheft of a vehicle was reported at chased a concrete saw over the an auto dealership in the 700 block phone with a credit card that did not

belong to them. This case is under investigation. BEPC2200639.

May 4, 9:49 p.m. in the 100 block of Bernice Drive, a complainant reported a known suspect has been stalking the complainant and has threatened the complainant.

This case is under investigation.

BEPC2200371.

May 4, 4:41 p.m. in the 700 block of Thomas Drive, the complainant reported the front door glass was broken out and approximately 140 key FOBS were found to be missing. This case is under investigation. BEPC2200366.

May 3, 10:50 a.m. in the 100 block of E. Washington St., a complainant reported and an unknown suspect gained accesses to the complainant’s checking and bank account and has been making purchases. This case is under investigation. BEPC2200361.

May 3, 1:16 p.m. in the 100 block of Foster Avenue, a complainant reported he found one of the company’s truck to be missing from company’s parking lot. This case is for documentation purpose.

BEPC2200364.

May 3, 3:03 p.m. in the 1-100 block of S. Center St., Jose R. Zaragoza, 47, of Wood Dale, was arrested for disorderly conduct.

BEPC2200362.

May 3, 9:04 p.m. near E. Green St. and County Line Road, Piotr Janusz, 18, of River Grove, was arrested for fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer in a vehicle, reckless driving, no insurance and traffic violations. BEPC2200365.

April 30, 10:34 a.m. in the 1100 block of Bryn Mawr Ave., a complainant reported a white Dodge Caravan a company vehicle, was found to be missing from the business parking lot. The vehicle con-

tained tools which estimated the value at approximately $6000.

This case is under investigation.

BEPC2200355.

April 29, 12:23 p.m. in the 500 block of N York Road, a complainant reported many items were found to be missing from storage locker. This case is under investigation. BEPC2200352.

April 29, 5:30 p.m. in the 100 block of Grace Street, a complainant reported she has been receiving harassing text messages from an unknown suspect. This case is for documentation purpose.

BEPC2200354.

April 29, 9:25 p.m. in the 600 block of McLean Avenue, a complainant reported a verbal altercation with her husband. This case is under investigation. BEPC2200353.

April 28, 8:11 a.m. in the 200 block of S. Center St., a complainant reported a fraudulent message from an unknown suspect portraying his uncle and wired money via app called “Remitly” and suffered monetary loss. This case is under investigation. BEPC2200347.

April 28, 4:29 p.m. near E. Jefferson St. and York Road, a complainant reported an altercation with a known suspect due to custody exchange agreement. This case is under investigation. BEPC2200348.

April 28, 5:53 p.m. in the 900 block of N. Route 83, a complainant reported he found the catalytic converted to be missing from one of the company’s box trucks.

This case is under investigation.

BEPC2200349.

April 28, 6:34 a.m. near N. Route 83 and N. Thorndale Ave., Liliana Sanchez, 33, of Streamwood, was arrested for reckless driving and issued traffic violations.

BEPC2200351.

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Viewpoint

By Jim Nowlan As a teen in the 1950s, I worked after school and weekends at my dad’s small-town weekly newspaper.

I am reminded of those days of “hot metal type” in the back shop, as I observe the fast-fading institution of the community newspaper. There were 16,000 or so weeklies across our nation back then, in burgs tiny and larger; fewer than half remain.

In my lifetime, printing technology has moved, you might say, from the Industrial Revolution to the Space Age. On the community news side, we have morphed from the straightforward reportage of the city council meeting, and weddings of your neighbors’ kids, to the oft-uncontrolled acidity of Facebook, which often “lights up” with uninformed, kneejerk commentary.

My job was to help put out the paper, not write it, so forgive me as I step through the door from the front office to the back shop. My nostrils fill with the pungent, metallic brew of printer’s ink, gasoline (to clean ink off old forms), paper dust, acrid effusions from the Linotype machine, and tobacco smoke.

I gladly take another deep draught.

After all, the intoxicating scent of the newspaper shop tells me important work is going on here: The town’s weekly is produced here, with nearly every household a subscriber, even if a farm wife had to barter eggs with Dad. I don my grey apron, slip a cupable, steel make-up rule in the front pocket

Ode to a ‘line-o-type’

(to scrape lead tailings off the galleys of fresh type), and put a foot-long, metal line gauge in my back pocket (with its printer’s measure of “ens” and “ems,” six of the latter to an inch). I am ready for work, joining the other two high school “printer’s devils.”

The small back shop (maybe 20x60’) is crammed with dangerous, pre-OSHA machinery—hand-fed “job” presses; saw and router for shaping ads from cast-lead “guts” for national advertisers like General Motors and Ford; California job cases that held the movable type (you’ve seen the case drawers in antique stores); stone-top tables for making up pages; belt-driven paper cutter, and more.

And, of course, the “big” newspaper press. Ours was a 19th Century flatbed, cylinder press. I stood on a three-step riser to feed sheets the size of four pages of this newspaper (on one side) onto a rotating cylinder, which would meet the moving flat bed of newspaper pages rumbling back and forth beneath me. I used a bit a glycerin to keep the third finger of my right hand sticky, so I could lift a corner of the big sheet, flick it, creating a small rush of air, just enough to loosen the sheet from the stack, which I then slid down to the guides to meet the cylinder.

The aristocrat of the machinery was the Linotype machine. Patented by Otto Mergenthaler in 1884, the roughly 6-foot x 6-foot iron-and-steel behemoth may have been the greatest advance in printing technology since

Gutenberg.

The machine replaced hand-setting of type via a spectacular orchestration of hundreds of moving parts. As a backup Linotype operator, I felt much like a church organist, the grand machine above and surrounding me.

The large keyboard was different from the typewriter, and efficient.

Lower-case keys on the left, the vowels all close to the third and fourth fingers of the left hand; upper-case letters on the right. The operator lightly tapped a key, which released a vertical, slender piece of brass, called a matrice, or mat, with a letter indented into one side. The mats came tumbling down on a slender belt, from their temporary storage above, into an expandable metal box, where the mats formed a line of type.

This line of type was transported to a place in front of a pot of liquid lead, where type and pot came together briefly, lead injected into a bar, against the indented, now raised, letters, or type. The bars were ejected, still hot, onto a tray with other lines of type.

Ingenious, until the 1960s, when even more efficient “cold type” and offset printing came along.

Out in the front office, Dad and his one reporter would cover the school board and city council meetings. The news office was located on the town’s main street and had big plate glass windows. So, whenever news broke, Dad would take a large sheet of newsprint (paper) and use a grease pen to write out the news that “Harold Settles died

this morning at 7 a.m.” and of course the local election results, hot from the county clerk’s office down the street.

Cars drove by our office at a snail’s pace, to read the latest from Dad’s sheets, hung on a wire with clothespins in the front window.

Each week, Eileen Benedict would make endless phone calls to a list of townspeople. “You have any news this week?” This became the page, or more, of “Personals,” e.g.: “George and Effie Bort motored to Peoria Sunday after church to enjoy chicken dinner with his brother, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bort.

The Donald Borts reported their son Raymond had just completed basic training at Ft. Leonard Wood and was expecting orders to Korea.” This was the Facebook of its day. Newsy, civil.

Thanks for letting me reminisce.

Dad’s paper was important to our town, the glue that bound us. The paper wasn’t perfect. Dad protected the main street businessmen and their peccadilloes from print—he couldn’t afford to lose their advertising. But overall, the paper was invaluable.

Small town folks today are wrestling with how to replace community newspapers. Paper will likely be gone, as Facebook and digital platforms spew endless “information.” But who will cover the city council? Who will opine with some authority about the best candidates for the school board?

Who will provide the glue, and not the acid?

Jim Nowlan grew up in the Stark County News, Toulon, Ill. He is a former small-town newspaper publisher, professor, and politician.

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Coming events Friday, May 13 and Friday, May 20 Craft times for littles From 10-10:45 a.m. both days at the Addison Public Library, join us for drop-in crafts geared towards ages 2-5, but open to all ages. Learn more at: addisonlibrary.org/events or call 630-543-3617.

Saturday, May 14 Guest reader at the library From 10:30-11 a.m. at the Addison Public Library, join us for story time with guest reader County Board Member Don Puchalski. We’ll have stories and an activity. Learn more at: addisonlibrary.org/events or call 630-543-3617.

Monday, May 16 Lean Business Model Canvas From 6:30-8 p.m. on Zoom via the Addison Public Library, we’ll introduce you to the Lean Business Model Canvas, a popular tool with Silicon Valley startups that you can use to create your business roadmap and get moving faster. Learn more at: addisonlibrary.org/events or call 630-543-3617.

Tuesday, May 17 Career change: Plan and prepare for a successful transition From 10-10:30 a.m. available at the Teen Program Room at the Addison Public Library or on Zoom, The People’s Resource Center will discuss how to apply your work experience and skills to find a job in a new industry. Learn more at: addisonlibrary.org/events or call 630543-3617.

Wednesday, May 18 Celebrate families story time From 10-10:30 a.m. at the Addison Public Library, join us for a story time to celebrate families: moms, dads, and everyone in between. Limit 10 participants. Learn more at: addisonlibrary.org/events or call 630543-3617.

Essentrics: Dynamic stretching Starting at 1 p.m. at the Large Meeting Room of the Addison Public Library, Essentrics® is a low-impact, full-body workout that is safe for all ages and fitness levels and helps you improve flexibility. Wear comfortable clothes. We workout in bare feet or non-slip socks. Learn more at: addisonlibrary.org/events or call 630-543-3617.

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Thursdays, May 19 and May 26 Google basics: three-part series Starting at 11 a.m. each Thursday at the Adult Program Room of the Addison Public Library, if you have a Gmail account, you have access to a whole suite of Apps that can make your life easier. We will cover the basics, some tips and tricks, and how the Apps work well together. You do not need to attend all three classes. May 12: Gmail; May 10, Drive; May 26: Calendar. Learn more at: addisonlibrary.org/events or call 630-543-3617.

Friday, May 20 • Crafting for the Community Circle From 10-11 a.m. at the Large Meeting Room of the Addison Public Library, join us for a crafting circle with a focus on donating to local organizations. We will be working on no-sew fleece blankets for Project Linus. Registration is required. Learn more at: addisonlibrary.org/events or call 630-543-3617.

• Digital converting: Tape cassette to MP3 From 1-2 p.m. at the Adult Program Room of the Addison Public Library, learn how to use the Sound Studio’s Ion Tape Express to convert cassette to MP3 files. This class will provide a demo of the equipment and the EZ Vinyl/Tape Converter software. Learn more at: addisonlibrary. org/events or call 630-543-3617.

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English reading circle At 11 a.m. Tuesdays at the Adult Program Room of the Addison Public Library. Learn more at: addisonlibrary.org/events.

¡Hola! (drop-in) Join the Addison Public Library on Thursdays from 10:45 to 11:15 a.m. for an in-person bilingual story Join the Addison All Star time in Spanish and English. DropSummer Day Camp in. Info: addisonlibrary.org or call Program beginning June 13 Participants will go on supervised 630-543-3617. hikes, learn to play sports, adventure out to new outdoor places, plant a Computer basics Learn computer basics from 6-7 children’s garden, create arts and crafts projects, have fun with dance p.m. at the Adult Program Room of parties, and will enjoy fitness and the Addison Public Library. Info: movie days. The program will oper- addisonlibrary.org or call 630-543ate in small ratios and groups which 3617. will enable participants to receive individual attention in a fun, safe Heroes story time From 10-10:30 a.m. at the Addison Open enrollment is ongoing environment. Enroll in a five day a for the Addison Park week option or as little as two days Public Library, join us for stories and District Preschool a week. Times: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the activities about everyday heroes, suThe Addison Park District pre- Community Recreation Center. Info: perheroes, and more. Info: addisonlibrary.org or call 630-543-3617. school program curriculum reflects addisonparks.org. the Illinois Early Learning and DeClubs and organizations are welvelopment Standards. Visit www. English conversation groups illinoisearlylearning.org for more deAt 2 p.m. Mondays on Zoom, and come to send entries for this coltails. The Park District helps children at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at the Adult umn to: news1@rvpublishing.com. develop prekindergarten skills, in- Program Room of the Addison Pub- Please include a phone number or cluding letter/name recognition, lis- lic Library, practice listening and e-mail address to contact for infortening skills, healthy habits, cooper- speaking skills in a small group set- mation.

Addison Road Warriors Running Club for ages 16 and over Are you currently a runner or thinking about getting into running?

Joining a running club has great advantages for all running abilities. Our club will incorporate various distances, paces, and surfaces to perform your best. It will provide guidance on goal setting, strengthening, flexibility and nutrition geared specifically for runners. Local races will also be targeted in this program. Location: Club Fitness. Info: addisonparks.org.

Saturday, May 21 Volunteer fair From 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Large Meeting Room of the Addison Public Library, representatives from several local organizations, as well as the library, will be on-hand to talk to you about volunteer opportunities. Anyone interested in giving back to the community is encouraged to stop by to pick up information and ask questions! Learn more at: addisonlibrary. org/events or call 630-543-3617.

Thursday, May 26 Chair yoga Starting at 10 a.m. both days at the Large Meeting Room of the Addison Public Library, certified yoga instructor Marti Lahood will guide you Thursday, May 19 through one of the gentlest forms of • Robot Club yoga. Learn more at: addisonlibrary.

From 4-4:45 p.m. at the Addison org/events or call 630-543-3617.

Public Library, have you ever wanted your own robot? Check out our Ongoing events Coji bots and learn how they work. Addison Park District For Grades 1-5. Learn more at: ad- Swim Clinic disonlibrary.org/events or call 630This is perfect for children who 543-3617. have passed out of the Dolphins Level in group lessons. Swim Clinic is • NASA’s next great a great way to introduce children to telescope with astro swim team. To qualify to be in swim educator Michelle Nichols Starting at 7 p.m. at the Large clinic, your child must be able to Meeting Room of the Addison Public swim freestyle and backstroke propLibrary or on Zoom, the James Webb erly for 50 yards without stopping. In Space Telescope will fundamental- Swim Clinic, they will learn proper ly alter our understanding of black starts and finishes, work on making holes, the early Universe, the life cy- their strokes legal for competition,

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Repairs to the railroad crossing on Fullerton Avenue, just west of Lombard Road, in Addison (pictured here) are scheduled to begin the week of Monday, May 30. Detour routes will be posted as Fullerton Ave. will be closed in that vicinity while repairs are in progress.

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D-I-V-O-R-C-E

I don’t know if this column will ever be published. Or better put, if I’ll have the nerve to publish it.

It’s about divorce and I have no experience in that arena. I never divorced. In fact, I had a beautiful and wonderful marriage. My parents never divorced. No one in my immediate family has (so far) divorced.

So basically, I have no experience speaking on this subject.

Still I had a bit of a eureka about it today. And when I have a eureka, I often feel compelled to share.

So share I will.

I am a widow. Sometimes people I know have compared a divorce to being a widow and I’ve sort of taken offense to that.

Losing someone to death is nothing like losing someone to divorce. That is the truth.

But it’s only part of the truth.

I was seeing this truth from my own perspective. My truth was more horrible than a divorce truth because how could something be anywhere equal to the death of your number one person?

Since my husband passed 17-plus months ago, I’ve often said that grief is not a contest. No one wants the grief trophy for having the biggest, hardest loss.

But I was only seeing loss as physical death. Divorce is also loss in the truest sense.

I came to this revelation this morning while making coffee. My husband always used to make the coffee and bring me a cup, so coffee

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holds a warm place in my heart.

Making coffee made me think of him and fun memories came flooding back. I remembered funny things he used to do and say and I found myself being so grateful for those memories.

I often share such memories with friends and especially my kids. We exchange them like trading cards. We like remembering together. It is a gift we share through our grief.

And then it dawned on me: my husband died, but all the good memories we made and all the fun things we did are still there for us to review and revisit. That is a gift.

The people I know who experienced a divorce (for the most part) don’t have that gift.

They don’t reminisce about the good times. They don’t giggle about the silly things or cry happy tears about the touching things.

Somehow in the process of a divorce, your favorite person segues into one of your least favorite persons.

I’m sure it’s a gradual process.

Still, every divorced couple (or nearly so) started out hopeful. They made memories. They laughed together. They were intimate. They had hopes and plans for the future.

They were in love.

And then, I’m guessing, gradually things change. Paths for the future no longer advance in the same direction. Tempers may flare. The love dwindles. And somehow the person in the center of your life is no longer in your life at all—or at least as little as you can make them be.

And you both decide the “D” word is the way to go.

And in your life, the “D” doesn’t pertain to death, but the end of a marriage, and that might very well feel like failure. The memories you spent years making are still there, but they aren’t the same. The photos you took of happy family moments now have the “other” person in them and that is no longer you. It must be hard.

I’m not sure why these thoughts came to me this morning, but they seemed profound. We all deal with loss and grief. I truly thought the loss of my husband was worse than any divorce could ever be.

I’m sorry for that.

I can’t judge your loss, just like you can’t fathom mine. Loss is loss.

Devastation is just that.

We are all struggling, yet we are all succeeding, hopefully more of the latter.

And we do best when we build each other up through whatever we are going through. I’m going to try to do more of that in the future.

Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright and author. She invites readers to follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.

Conroy reacts to possible Roe v. Wade overturn

State Rep. Deb Conroy, D-Villa Park, responded to reports that Roe v. Wade is set to be overturned by the Supreme Court with the following statement: “I am alarmed by the news that an extremist Supreme Court is seeking to destroy the right for women to make their own personal reproductive health choices. This decision will have a devastating impact on women across our country, and is why we must do everything we can to make sure Illinois does not go

backwards. Because I knew this day could come, I supported necessary action that proactively removed dangerous trigger provisions in our state laws that could have made abortion illegal here in our state.

“Moving forward, it’s critically important that we continue to reinforce our protections for reproductive health, and ensure everyone has access to the safe health care they deserve. I remain committed to doing all that I can to protect a woman’s right to choose.”

New law guarantees shoppers will know accurate discounts With support from State Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton, a new Illinois law ensures customers know their discounts when supermarkets put products on sale.

“When shoppers check out at the supermarket, they don’t always see the sale price of an item on the screen during a transaction,” said Glowiak Hilton (D-Western Springs). “This

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Addison Trail honors Students of Second Semester On April 26, the Students of Second Semester for the 2021-22 school year were presented during an event in their honor by the staff members who nominated them. The honorees are (not as pictured): in Art, junior Stephanie Ortiz; Career and Technical Education (CTE) business, senior Samantha Bartosik; CTE family and consumer, senior Atziri Valbuena; CTE industry and technology, junior Cait-

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Elmhurst man caught in crossfire of shooting in Loop Incident wounds two in Chicago Theater District

By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT

An Elmhurst resident was shot and wounded in downtown Chicago near the Theater District last week.

Ryan Bush, a Nederlander Theater stage hand, along with a fellow stage hand from Elmhurst, had just departed the theater late Sunday afternoon, May 1, when they heard gunfire, according to a report in the Chicago Sun-Times.

Bush told the Sun-Times he observed two persons running down the alley westbound toward State Street and that someone was shoot-

ing at them.

The stage hand who Bush was with, a 55-year-old Elmhurst man, was struck in the crossfire by gunfire in the neck and right ear, according to the Sun Times.

Another bystander was also struck in the hand, according to Chicago police.

Both of the injured men were transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition. That evening’s performance of “Moulin Rouge! The Musical” was canceled at the Nederlander Theater.

Later, according to the Sun

Times, police said the shooting stemmed from a drug deal that had apparently gone wrong at a Taco Bell restaurant in the 100 block of North Wabash Street at about 5 p.m.

Two groups had met at the restaurant and someone in the group “implied a weapon” and robbed the others, police told the Sun Times.

At a news conference on Monday, May 2, Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said the following: “The people who were robbed took out a firearm and started discharging at the individuals who

took something from them.”

Deenihan described the shooting victims as “unintended targets,” the Sun Times reported.

According to the Sun Times, a bartender at the Chicago Theatre—near where the incident took place—said he had seen three males running through the alley, when he heard a couple of “pops.”

The bartender told police he hid between the trash cans and saw someone fire a handgun twice. The shooter later ditched his jacket near the State/Lake Red Line stop, according to a police report.

At press time, no one was yet in custody, but Deenihan said police were reviewing video to track down the suspects.

Bush later told the Sun Times he had gratefully received a text message from the Elmhurst man, who was on the mend at the hospital.

“He’s a great guy, stagehand, [who’s] been in the business for 30plus years,” Bush said of the Elmhurst resident, adding that he was a grandfather who was “just looking to retire.”

The Elmhurst resident remained unidentified at press time.

Man gets 16 years for fleeing after killing bicyclist with vehicle

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that a Chicago man accused of killing a bicyclist with his car and then fleeing the scene of Norris Watt the crash has been sentenced to 16 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC).

Norris Watt, 26, appeared in court where he entered a plea of guilty to one count of failure to report an accident involving death (Class 1 felony) and one count of aggravated DUI

causing death (Class 2 felony).

Following his guilty plea, Judge Daniel Guerin sentenced Watt to six years in the IDOC to be served at 50 percent on the Class 1 felony and 10 years in the IDOC to be served at 85 percent on the Class 2 felony. The sentences will be served consecutively.

On Nov. 18, 2020, Watt appeared in Bond Court where his bond was set at $250,000 with 10 percent to apply. He has been held in custody at the DuPage County Jail since that time.

On Nov. 15, 2020, at approximately 11:04 p.m., officers with the

Lombard Police Department were dispatched to the area of Roosevelt Road and Stewart Avenue regarding a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle. Upon their arrival, officers found the victim, 41-year-old Troy Young on his back, near the northeast corner of Roosevelt Road and Stewart Avenue. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Officers further observed a deformed bicycle laying in the right lane of westbound Roosevelt Road.

An investigation into the matter found that prior to the 9-1-1 call, Watt was driving his vehicle westbound on Roosevelt Road near Stew-

art Avenue in excess of 80 mph when he hit Young with his vehicle. After hitting Young, Watt failed to stop and drove away.

At approximately 11:26 p.m., Oak Brook police officers reported they had stopped the vehicle suspected to be involved in the crash. Watt, who was driving the vehicle, was taken into custody at this time. The investigation also revealed that Watt had a combination of alcohol, ecstasy, amphetamine and cannabis in his system at the time of the crash.

“The senseless, 100 percent avoidable death of Troy Young serves as a sobering reminder of the possible

tragic consequences of driving under the influence,” Berlin said. “With a cocktail of drugs and alcohol in his system, there is absolutely no reason whatsoever that Mr. Watt should have been operating a motor vehicle.

When considering his drug and alcohol infused state of mind, coupled with the fact that after the defendant hit Mr. Young he fled the scene leaving his victim to die on the street, Mr. Watt has most definitely earned his sixteen-year sentence. I wish Mr. Young’s family and friends strength as they continue their lives with only their memories of Troy to see them through.”

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With the governor’s signature, the new law takes effect immediately.

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