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break-ins led to Mendoza as a suspect in the Mendozacrimes.was taken into custody a short time later and appeared in bond court Oct. 18, 2019, where bond was set at $350,000 with 10 percent to ap ply for all three cases. He has been held in custody at the DuPage County Jail since that time.
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On May 22, Mendoza entered a blind plea of guilty to two counts of residential burglary (Class 1 felony) and one count of burglary (Class 2 fel ony). He will be required to serve 50 percent of his sentence before being
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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin has announced that Judge John Kinsella sentenced Jay Mendoza, 40, of Downers Grove, to 17 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for breaking into two DuPage County residences and one
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9, 2019, Oak Brook police officers were dispatched to a home for a residential burglary. Upon their arriv al, officers located a broken window on the south side of the residence. Following an investigation into the crime, it was determined that more than $60,000 worth of property was stolen from the residence, which sus tained approximately $10,000 worth of damage. Further investigation into the
door. The investi gation also found multiple items were missing, in cluding a laptop computer, a tablet, earrings, and coins. The total value of the missing items was estimated at $929.99.OnOct.
“In addition to stealing valuables from his victims and causing thou sands of dollars’ worth of damage, Mr. Mendoza’s actions also robbed his victims and the community of the feel ing of safety and security that a home provides,” Berlin said. “Thanks to the outstanding work and dedication of the Downers Grove, Elmhurst and Oak Brook police departments however, Mr. Mendoza’s crime spree was shortlived and he is now facing a significant amount of time behind bars.”
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On Sept. 23, 2019, Downers Grove police officers responded to a call of a burglary at a local business. An in vestigation found that when the office manager arrived at work that morning, she observed the door had been forced open and a bank zipper envelope con taining $200-$300 in cash was taken as well as a US Bank credit card and a Speedway gas Additionally,card.two slot machines were taken and another two slot ma chines damaged. The following day, Sept. 24, 2019, officers from the Elm hurst Police Department responded to a residence for a report of a residential burglary.Through the course of their investi gation, officers learned that when the residents arrived home from work, they found forced entry to their back
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It is further alleged that the trio then left the store together.
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It is alleged that after colliding with the squad car, the Mazda, later determined to be driven by Chew, fled the scene westbound on 22nd Street. After a pursuit, during which the Mazda reached speeds in excess of 100 mph and involved multiple assisting agencies, the Mazda was stopped southbound on I-294 just south of 75th Street. It is alleged that after being stopped, Reed fled the ve
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Friday activities begin when gates open at 4 p.m. and run until the event closes at 8 p.m. Activities include kids’ programs, a Kona ice truck, glow sticks, a bonfire and S’mores in addition to other daily activities and liveTheremusic.will be early entry at 10 a.m. Saturday for pumpkin yoga, presented by Wood Street Fitness, which runs from 10-10:45 a.m. The activity is just $5 and advance reg istration is required, as each partici pant receives a free pumpkin. Partic ipants may register in person at the Deer Grove Leisure Center, 1000 W. Wood Street, Bensenville. Participa tion in pumpkin yoga (with receipt) provides a half-price daily admission
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Robert Berlin and Oak Brook Chief of Police Brian Strockis have an nounced that bond has been set for a trio of individuals accused of steal ing merchandise from the Nordstrom Rack store near the Oak Brook mall.
“I thank the Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Elmhurst and Hodgkins police de partments as well as the Illinois State police for their assistance on this case.”Anofficer from the Village of Oak Brook was seriously injured and re quired hospitalization, according to Strockis.“Each and every day, our officers pro-actively address crimes in our community to keep residents and visitors safe,” Strockis said. “Our message is clear, if you come here to steal and intentionally attempt to harm police officers, we will pursue you and arrest you.
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All three defendants have been charged with one count of burglary (Class 2 felony), one count of aggra vated assault-threaten with a motor vehicle (Class 3 felony), one count of criminal damage to government sup ported property (Class 3 felony) and three counts of aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer (Class 4 felony).OnTuesday, Sept. 6 at approxi mately 2:45 p.m., officers with the Oak Brook Police Department re
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hicle on foot only to be apprehend ed approximately 100 yards away.
The event will feature food, fun and live music for the whole family Each day, the festival will operate a harvest shop, food tent, beer and wine garden and lawn games. Allday activities include kite flying, goat feeding, bounce houses, art ven dors, crafts, pumpkin painting, carni val games and more.
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Doniesha Chew, 23, of Phoenix; Terrance Reed, 37, of Chicago; and Jaquay Shines, 25, of Chicago, each appeared at a bond hearing where Judge Michael Reidy set bond at $350,000 with 10 percent to apply for Chew; $350,000 with 10 percent to apply for Reed; and $150,000 with 10 percent to apply for Shines.
“The type of criminal behavior alleged in this case clearly displays the defendants’ complete and utter disregard for the rule of law and for public safety,” Berlin said “The al legations that these three defendants entered a retail store in the middle of
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Chew and Shines remained in the Mazda and were taken into custody at that time. Following an investigation, it is alleged that Chew, who brought empty bags with her, Shines and Reed entered the shoe department at Nordstrom Rack together. Once inside, Reed removed four sets of children’s boots from their boxes, placed them inside the bags they had brought and returned the empty box es to the store shelves.
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The Bensenville Park District has announced family activities for Har vest Fest at Fischer Farm, 16W680 Grand Ave, Bensenville. Harvest Fest takes place Friday, Sept. 30 through Sunday, Oct. 2.
The couple moved to Park Place of Elmhurst in 2012 and planned to live together in their three-bedroom
eling that he loved because he loved Mom more, and she could really only do the Outer Banks trip each year. Even that was a lot. So his traveling had to stop. But then at Park Place, all of a sudden, there was so much for him to do socially. He could play bridge, organize dinner parties. It was his second chance of rebuilding hisAndlife.”with that new life, he wanted to travel again.
Barbara and Glen Ostdiek are pictured here at Lake Louise in Alberta, Canada, almost 22 years ago. Glen remains a resident of Park Place in Elmhurst, where he lived with Barb until her death.
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This is a photo from a trip to Duck Beach in North Carolina taken by the family of Barbara and Glen Ostdiek, a journey they took for 34 years. Glen is back row, 2nd from the right, Barb is in the center, 5th from the left.
Family relishes vacation travel for over 34 years
“At first, it just pulled on our heart strings,” Karen said. “When they first moved in, Dad had been very sick. I think it had been from being Mom’s caretaker for so long. But Park Place was a Godsend. Mom felt so safe there, and that made Dad feel safe, too. He started to get healthier him self, and he was able to have lunch with Mom and visit every day since they lived on the same campus.”
On the advice of a professor, Glen, a Nebraska native and CPA, moved to Chicago so he could work some where other than in a bank. One of 13 kids, he met only child and registered nurse Barbara, and they soon fell in love, married, and had five children. They settled in the suburbs in Claren don Hills and stayed there for almost 50Butyears.as time moved on, their big house began to seem unmanage able, especially when Glen had to spend most of his time as the prima ry caregiver to Barb, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Karen and Judy remember how the staff, which was always so lov ing to both their parents, helped their mom relive her time as a nurse.
This is just one of many vacations the family enjoys -- a close-knit fam ily now scattered across the country, the whole family drops everything they can to keep the Outer Banks tradition alive. It’s a way to honor the memory of their mother, fill their father’s heart with love, and simply be together during a time when tech nology has made it so easy to stay physically apart.
Glen’s life shifts, but carries on
“They set up Dad’s old pill bot tles, and Mom would put Skittles in them,” Karen said. “When we’d vis it, she’d take us on ‘rounds’ with her and it was just wonderful.”
When Barb died, the family was concerned about how Glen would handle losing his wife of 58 years. But they were so thankful he had his Park Place family around to support him.“Alzheimer’s can be such an iso lating disease,” Judy said. “He’d stopped doing the working and trav
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When Barb and Glen were raising their kids, they’d take a family vaca tion each summer.
“It was always somewhere differ ent,” Judy said. “We’d pile all seven of us in the station wagon. My moth er would put up the plastic on the windows so it wouldn’t get too hot. That’s how we knew we were going somewhere.”That“somewhere” was the vaca tion destination that the family chose together. Once they decided where they were going, Glen would have the kids write a letter to the Chamber of “AllCommerce.winterwe’d get all these hotel brochures and things, and we’d pick where we were staying and what we’d do,” Judy remembers. “All year
It’s a perfect day in Duck, North Carolina, in the Outer Banks.
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had progressed to the point where she needed to move to an apartment in Park Place of Elmhurst Health & Wellness Center’s Memory Care.
Karen Quisenberry and Judy Bow man, along with their dad Glen Ost diek, have just come into their beach house after a yoga session by the ocean. It’s their 34th year of taking a family vacation to the Outer Banks; they never missed a year, even during 2020. They are relaxed and at peace, enjoying their time together—all 20 of them. They’re missing four mem bers of their family—three who were unable to make the trip, plus their be loved mom Barb, who passed away in 2014. But this annual Outer Banks trip is a special family tradition.
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Jaimes Salgado, 20, of Glendale Heights, was charged with DUI-drugs, expired registration,
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parking where prohibited and no in surance near Lake and Swift at 7:32 p.m.
Burglary was reported at a fitness center in the 300 block of W. North at 7:53 p.m. Complainants reported that an unknown suspect broke into their lockers and removed money.
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Marcelino Lopez, 28, of Addison, was charged with possession of a controlled substance in the 100 block of S. Lincoln at 12:16 a.m.
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BEPC2200780Sept.2,8:10 p.m. in the 1000 block of Grove Avenue, suspects were detained due to an ISPERN radio dispatch regarding a suspect waving a gun on I-90. Upon search of car, cannabis and an empty 9mm glock were found. Due to no com plainant, the suspect was issued two citations and released.
Police said Jose A. Santiago, 22, of Villa Park, was arrested on an origi nal complaint and warrant for crim inal damage to property in the 200 block of E. St. Charles at 10:59 p.m.
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Sept.BEPC22007906,6:12p.m. in the 100 block of W. Main St, a complainant report ed finding the front glass door to their business shattered. This case is under investigation. BEPC2200785 Sept. 5, 3:09 a.m. in the 1100 block of W. Irving Park Road, a complainant reported that an un known suspect slapped a cell phone out of their hand and left the scene. This case is under investigation.
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Bryan P. Pacheco, 67, of Addison, was charged with aggravated assault handicapped/60 and over, illegal possession of ammunition and pos session of a firearm/invalid FOID in the 100 block of S. Lincoln at 10:17
Area police departments recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a con viction, and that suspects are consid ered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in or der to protect the privacy of victims. Juveniles age 17 or younger are not named.
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According to information provid ed last week by the Villa Park Police Department, police reported one in cident of residents being a victim of fraud or identity theft.
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charges.Acomplainant at a restaurant in the 100 block of E. North was caus ing a disturbance and they wanted them trespassed. Officers spoke with the subject and they were issued a no-trespass notice.
BEPC2200781Sept.5,4:25 p.m. in the 500 block of W. Main St, a complainant report ed their car trunk vandalized with spray paint. This case is under inves tigation. BEPC2200783 Sept. 4, 1:36 a.m. near N. York Road and W. Roosevelt Ave., Alfon so D. Johnson, 30, of Chicago, was arrested for fail to appear warrant from DeKalb County. BEPC2200778
Sept. 2, 11:59 p.m. near S. York Road and E. Belmont Ave., Andrzej S. Tofil, 42, was arrested for driving under the influence and another traf fic violation. BEPC2200776
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police officer and improper pedestri an crossing of a road near Overkamp and Nugent at 10:10 p.m.
Retail theft was reported at a li quor store in the 200 block of W. Roosevelt at 11:47 a.m. A com plainant reported that an unknown suspect(s) removed multiple bottles of alcohol from display shelves and left the store without paying.
Theft was reported at a store in the 900 block of S. Route 83 at 6:38 p.m. A complainant reported that an un known suspect removed their wallet.
A complainant in the 1000 block of S. Rand reported at 3:08 p.m. that an unknown suspect spray-painted the street.
Sept. 8, 12:30 a.m. in the 300 block of Green Street, a 34-year-old Bensenville man was arrested for a domestic battery warrant. He was processed and transported to the DuP age County lockup. BEPC2200795 Sept 7, 11:56 a.m. in the 1000 block of David Drive, a complainant stated that someone burglarized his car overnight taking a laptop and cash. This case is under investiga tion.
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A complainant at a restaurant in the 600 block of W. North reported at 1;12 a.m. that unknown suspects bat tered them in the parking lot, but the complainant does not want to press
Keon Montgomery Dillard, 25, of Addison, was charged with DUI, possession of cannabis in a vehicle, disregarding a traffic control light and failure to reduce speed near W. Lake and N. Swift at 10:19 p.m.
Kent Hughes, 55, of Bensenville, was charged with attempted unautho rized possession of title/registration/ license plate, driving while license suspended and no insurance in the 900 block of S. Route 83 at 11:25 a.m.Jeffrey J. Webb, 49, of Villa Park, was charged with obstructing identi fication at a hotel in the 300 block of E. Roosevelt at 1:04 a.m.
Gonzalo A. Rascon-Aca, 49, of Carol Stream, was charged with DUI and improper lighting near S. West wood and W. North at 11:32 p.m.
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Sept. 4, 6:09 p.m. in the 1-100 block of W. Irving Park Road, a complainant reported three juveniles stole unknown items from their store. This case is under investigation.
A 34-year-old Addison woman was charged with two counts of do mestic battery in the 600 block of N. Meadows at 7:19 p.m.
Theft and fraud were reported at a bank in the 1-100 block of W. Roo sevelt at 5:29 p.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect removed their debit card that was in advertently left behind in the ATM. The suspect used the card to make multiple purchases.
Luis Amilcar Gomez Sales, 33, of Addison, was charged with two counts of DUI and two counts of en dangering the life/health of a child near Fullerton and Powers at 12:27 a.m.
Retail theft was reported at a store in the 900 block of S. Route 83 at
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8:41 pm. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect removed multiple items from display shelves and left the store without paying. The items were recovered.
Sept.BEPC22007876,5:27p.m. in the 100 block of George Street, a complainant states they have been burglarized multiple times. This case is under in vestigation. BEPC2200788 Sept. 6, 8:31 p.m. in the 700 block of Irving Park Road, a victim states she was battered by an unknown fe male. This case is under investiga tion.
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James Stepney, 35, of Chicago, was charged with criminal trespass ing to a vehicle, possession of a fic titious ID and driving while license suspended near E. Roosevelt and Church at 4:06 p.m.
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charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the vic tim’s privacy. Readers are remind ed that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named.
The Bensenville Police Depart ment recently reported the following arrests and citations. Persons who are
Efrain Beltran Flores, 21, of Ad dison, was charged with resisting a
Joshua N. Pena, 18, of Woodstock, and David N. Falduto, 18, of Lom bard, were charged with consump tion of liquor by a minor near E. Maple and S. Westmore at 1:07 a.m. Falduto also was charged with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident.
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A complainant in the 500 block of N. Iowa reported at 12:43 p.m. that an unknown suspect damaged the tires of their vehicle with an un knownFraudobject.wasreported at a restaurant in the 300 block of E. St. Charles at 3:42 p.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect used coun terfeit money to purchase food.
Sept.BEPC22007936,10:59a.m. in the 1000 block of Argyle, a complainant states that someone fraudulently used his ID to purchase a car and pay toll vio lations. This case is under investiga tion.
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Sept. 2, 12:50 p.m. near S. York Road and Washington Avenue, John Harford, 24, of Mt. Prospect, was involved in an accident and found to be driving under the influence. He was placed into custody, transported to the station for processing, issued a court date, posted bond and released.
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Kendra E. Martinez, 26, of Addi son, was charged with DUI, aggra vated battery and possession of a controlled substance in the 500 block of W. Memory at 8:48 p.m.
Retail theft was reported at a food store-pharmacy in the 1-100 block of E. St. Charles at 4:42 p.m. A com plainant reported that an unknown suspect removed multiple bottles of alcohol from display shelves and left the store without paying.
Theft was reported in the 600 block of W. North at 2:52 p.m. A complainant reported that an un known suspect asking for money stole his wallet and left the area.
Cathey N. Derakita, 25, of La grange Park, was charged with retail theft/possession of displayed mer chandise not exceeding $300 and no validGodolfredoregistration.T. Lopez-Fabian, 45, of Villa Park, was charged with leav ing the scene of an accident involv ing damage to an attended vehicle, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, failure to notify the Secre tary of State of a change of address or name change to vehicle registration, driving while license suspended and failure to report an accident to police authority by a driver near E. North and N. Ardmore at 5:07 p.m.
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A 32-year-old Villa Park woman was charged with two counts of do mestic battery at a hotel in the 300 block of E. Roosevelt at 1:04 a.m.
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Last month, I joined my colleagues in passing the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) which contains major provisions to make health care more affordable for our seniors by capping Medicare beneficiaries’ out-of-pocket drug costs at $2,000 per year and monthly insulin costs at $35 per month.While this insulin reform will help seniors with diabetes, we need to do more to lower the cost of this life-saving medication for millions of other Americans with diabetes who aren’t on Medicare, especially the 14 percent of them who spend more than a third of their income on insulin.
Understanding and appreciating the details: bees pollinating, birds singing, cats cuddling, holding hands, children’s laughter, a calm day on the lake, paying the bills, clean laundry, a breath of fresh air, bare feet on a sandy beach, a new hair cut, a new friend, a new life.
Understanding and seeing it all and living it all is yours for the taking—in each moment. String them together to make a lifetime— to not only find, but to create your true purpose.
As we traverse through life, I think most of us ponder and wonder about our purpose—the reason for our experience on the planet at this particular time. What is the meaning of life? What is the meaning of me? (Gulp.)I’ve pondered this question quite a bit, feeling a little inept in my answers. I long for a grand and important purpose—to change the world for the better. But the honest answer is I’m just a normal human living life in abject anonymity—and quite liking it that way, thank you veryOnmuch.onelevel, I believe I should aspire to have a grand and worldchanging purpose. On another, maybe being average and obscure has a purpose in it as well.
This comes at the same time as Taiwanese companies are increasingly building facilities in the U.S., a result of the recently passed CHIPS and Science Act, which will give a significant boost to the U.S. economy.
It’s time for Senator Schumer to bring that bipartisan support to bear through a floor vote on an insulin cap, because no American should have to choose between buying insulin or basic food necessities.
Color, and the ability of each of us to choose a favorite one.
Trusting yourself, because you truly deserve it.
The clouds forming random patterns of beauty. Appreciate that.
The unexplainable, yet very real feeling you get deep inside yourself when you provide a kind gesture or reach out in kindness to a random person because your heart pushed you to do Momentsso.spent with those people with whom you have a deep, lasting soul connection—however brief or lasting. Laughing. Crying. Just beingThetogethersunglistening on water— whether it’s a lake, river, ocean or a puddle in the middle of a roadway.
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For endings, because they lead to newForbeginnings.middlesbecause they are the ooey, gooey and sometimes best part.The smell of springtime when the snow is melting and everything is coming back to life.
Our moments combine to make weeks, months, years, decades. Lifetimes. They are ours to discover.
Hearing a song that reminds you of a beautiful time long gone.
People, and the ability of each of us to choose favorite ones.
I want to thank everyone for attending and participating in our town hall discussion. Hearing from my constituents and having the opportunity to engage with you all in person is something I always appreciate as I continue to fight for our communities.
That’s why I led a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer with U.S. Reps. Angie Craig (D-Minn.), Lucy McBath (D-Ga.), and Dan Kildee (D-Mich.), to urge him to hold a vote on the Affordable Insulin Now Act. That bill, which passed the House in March, would extend that monthly $35 insulin price cap to all Americans, regardless of age or insurance provider.During the debate over the IRA, 57 U.S. Senators, including seven Republicans, voted in favor of an amendment to implement the same price cap for all Americans, but that bipartisan effort was blocked through procedural measures.
If there’s one thing I want to make clear from our discussion, it’s that the rising tide of authoritarianism can be stopped by the world’s democracies, but it will take a global effort and strong American leadership to succeed.
Trusting life, because it is good, if you allow it to be.
The smell of bacon and coffee on an unencumbered Saturday morning.
Maybe not everyone is supposed to rise to the level of Mother Theresa or Mahatma Gandhi. Maybe doing the best in the everyday can and does make the world a better place—even if it is only a little bit at a time.So,instead of going for the grandiose purpose, maybe we take it to a smaller scale. Instead of lifealtering, perhaps appreciating and maximizing on each moment is a purpose in and of itself.
Viewpoint
Understandingit. and appreciating the basics: love, life, gratitude, appreciation, bliss, true happiness, empathy, kindness, wisdom from within, peace and love (again.)
By U.S. Rep. Raja
aDemocracy.”DefendingAdversaries:Uptitled,ourmeetinghostedLastKrishnamoorthiweek,Iatownhallonkeepingcountrysafe,“StandingtoAmerica’sWehadwonderfulshowingfrom our community, and I was proud to welcome Robert Pape, professor of security studies at the University of Chicago, as a special guest to discuss efforts to protect our country and democratic partners abroad from the aggression of adversaries including the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Russia and others.
Slices of life
Maybe miracles are all around us—every day, in every moment—if only we open our eyes, our senses and our souls.
Finding purpose in the moment
Standing up to andadversariesAmerica’sdefendingdemocracy
With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine now approaching its seventh month, and the CCP applying more military and economic pressure to the democratic government of Taiwan, it is more important than ever that we strengthen our ties with democracies abroad that share our values and interests.Bysupporting the Ukrainians’ defense of their country, we help deter future aggression from those who would otherwise follow in Putin’s footsteps. By helping to ensure Taiwan’s security, we help protect not only one of the world’s most inclusive democracies, but also the leading global producer of the microchips that help drive our economy.
By PERTLERJILL Columnist
Moment by moment by moment. Take them all in. Take each of them in. Notice. See. Breathe. Appreciate. The reality, the magic, the miracles—they are all there in front of you, yours for the taking.
they are possible at any time in life.
Raja Krishnamoorthi represents Illinois’ 8th Congressional District, which includes parts of Addison, Wood Dale, Elmhurst, Bensenville, Villa Park and Lombard.
Jill Pertler is an award-winning syndicated columnist, published playwright and author. She invites readers to follow the Slices of Life page on Facebook.
Hearing a new song that touches your heart without you ever expecting
For new beginnings - because
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Glen and the five Ostdiek kids took a trip to Lake Louise in September of 2021. The rock and plaque at the site are the same, they had just been moved slightly down the shore.
They planned a big recreation of their parents’ California trip for the fall of 2020, including a stay at the Coronada in San Diego Bay, and then a drive up the coast to CarmelBy-The-Sea on California’s Monte reyWhenPeninsula.thepandemic hit, it ap peared they’d have to cancel.
“And he did.”
“Even the tea cups we were us ing were the same pattern as the ones they used for high tea decades ago,” Karen said.
cially loved. He brings it up sever al times, the beauty of the garden ingrained in his memory from both visits.
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“Dad’s thinking was that the wildfires and COVID would keep everyone inside, so we’d be safe outside,” Karen said. “And you know what? That is pretty much how it was. We ate outside under heat lamps and just enjoyed our selves.”Other trip recreations have in cluded Florida trips to Bonita Springs and Longboat Key, to Branson and the Ozarks, to Ne braska for a family reunion, Lake Tahoe, Pebble Beach, and Yosemite National Park.
Judy was surprised to hear that. But Glen wanted to show his fami ly where he and Barb had traveled and what they’d seen.
“Dad says, ‘Judy, We haven’t booked those California flights yet,’ and I said, ‘Dad, we’re not going to California.’ He said, ‘Why not?’ I said, ‘Well, the pandemic, the wildfires—pick your plague. Do you still want to go?’
His answer? “New Orleans.”
After the kids were grown, Glen and Barb had the opportunity to enjoy more exotic trips all over the world to places like Africa, China, and“TheyArgentina.justloved to travel,” Kar en said. “It was always a passion of theirs.”After Barb passed away, Judy asked Dad where he wanted to go.
“Everyone worries about him if they don’t see him!”
“Because of work and other re sponsibilities, one of my sisters and my brother couldn’t come along because they couldn’t self-quaran tine as much as we needed them to,” Karen said.
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ty steps the family took, how they self-quarantined and tested and took every precaution they could.
was spent planning for these trips.”
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“And it kept going after that,” sheJudysaid.went through scrapbooks of her parents’ travels over the years, and the family found ways to re construct those same pictures with the new traveling crew.
Judy talks about the huge safe
They have a drive to Kohler, Wisc., planned soon and an ar chitecture boat tour in Chicago as well.Each year they take a Florida trip and try to get together in the Chica go area for Thanksgiving. And, of course, there will also be the Outer Banks.Whenever Glen leaves Park Place to take these trips, the fam ily has to put a note on his door to tell his neighbors that he’s safe and traveling with family.
They tried to recreate the same pictures their parents took, and they brought back the same joy that Glen had felt the first time he’d visited these places, even though he knew it wasn’t exactly the same without his bride.
Park Place will help pack up Glen’s medications for the fam ily and one of his neighbors will pick up his newspapers for him. He makes sure his family updates Park Place of Elmhurst with the pictures of his travels because they want to see where he’s been and what he’s up to, and they look forward to hearing all about his trips as soon as he Thereturns.goodnews is, Glen has two families who care for him deeply: one he travels the country with, and one always waiting for him back in Elmhurst.At92years old, you can never have too many people who love you.
A special (and favorite) trip for all of them was a recent journey through the Canadian Rockies. Judy went by her mom’s old itiner ary and they enjoyed the same high tea in Victoria, British Columbia, and stayed in all the same hotels.
“No one was going to tell Dad we couldn’t go on our annual trip,” she said.
Judy explained:
Glen turned 92 this past April, a fact the family does not take for granted.“We’re feeling like we don’t want too much time to pass before we take another trip.”
“We quarantined for two weeks before and then the trip was two weeks long, and that was too much forStill,them.”they all just wanted to give their dad the trip he wanted, as long as they had a safe way to do it.
But Glen talks about the Butchart Gardens in Victoria that he espe
This is a group picture taken of the Ostdieks, all in matching shirts, on trip to North Carolina in 1997. The family patriarch Glen is front and center.
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The assessed values herein shown are subject to revision and equalization by the DuPage County Board of Review and by the Department of Revenue. Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 35, 200/17-5 provides that the Department shall lower or raise the total assessed value of the property in any county so that such property will be assessed at its Fair Cash Value as defined in the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 35, 200/9-145.
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PARCEL NO NAME TOTAL 06-10-100-004 VILLA PARK POST 2801 334,440 06-10-101-026 CHAWLA, SUMIT 279,600 06-10-107-009 KOLB, KEITH & CAROL 98,470 06-10-107-012 DUPAGE HOME BUILDERS LLC 32,780 06-10-107-108 SEPULVEDA, DANIEL & B 119,720 06-10-107-109 MOORHEAD, JOSEPH E 119,720 06-10-107-110 KEARNEY, M & K VARZINO 119,720 06-10-107-111 BURSCHUK, JOSH & ERIN 119,720 06-10-107-112 REDHEFFER, NANCY 119,720 06-10-107-113 JEFFREY, JENNIFER 119,720 06-10-107-114 HUNKA, ELLEN 119,720 06-10-107-132 KASPRZYK, JAMES & NANCY 119,720 06-10-107-133 GRIER, TIASHA 119,720 06-10-107-134 WALTON, REGINA 119,720 06-10-107-135 CORISH, JAMES & LISA 119,720 06-10-107-136 ROGAS, ROBERT 119,720 06-10-107-139 BUENDIA, MARITZA 119,720 06-10-107-140 AREVALO, JULIAN 119,720 06-10-107-141 KENILWORTH TOWNHOMES LLC 119,720 06-10-107-142 BISHOP, EDWARD & ANNETTE 119,720 06-10-110-035 VILLA PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY 1,030 06-10-113-020 KLUGE, PAUL A 49,740 06-10-114-014 GENTILE, FRANK 223,910 06-10-118-014 ATOMIC TRANSMISSION 76,710 06-10-118-018 GENTILE, FRANK V 158,390 06-10-118-023 BETHEL SENTHANG BAPTIST 39,830 06-10-119-010 KOLB, LAURA 82,890 06-10-120-027 HERBERS, JASON 271,790 06-10-123-003 GENTILE, FRANK 490,630 06-10-124-001 ZIENTARA, MARK A & B L 100,140 06-10-125-018 HANLON, AMY L 126,000 06-10-201-001 PACIFIC NUT COMPANY INC 704,510 06-10-217-040 R & K ESTATES LLC 79,580 06-10-300-025 BETHEL SENTHANG BAPTIST 195,340 06-10-304-014 MIKOS, D & J ANDERSON 87,860 06-10-308-030 NEWLING, J & C MORTON 87,040 06-10-308-065 BASKIN, ROBERT 91,190 06-10-408-017 MANCO HOME BUILDERS INC 38,220 06-10-410-025 RODRIGUEZ JR, FIDENCIO &L 111,750
Farm Homesites.................... 1.0255
PARCEL NO NAME TOTAL 06-03-100-020 GENTILE, FRANK 242,820 06-03-100-028 GENTILE, FRANK 972,180 06-03-101-033 CAT VILLA PARK LLC 837,500 06-03-103-026 ARIF, M & F FAZAL 49,940 06-03-107-006 RJ CONCRETE INC 16,240 06-03-109-007 CARRERA, MAYRA 83,740 06-03-119-007 ANACLETO, E & M CRUZ 76,920 06-03-122-001 HAWTHORNEWORLD VILLA PARK 97,030 06-03-122-010 HAWTHORNEWORLD VILLA PARK 18,300 06-03-122-016 HAWTHORNEWORLD VILLA PARK 122,750 06-03-122-017 APARTMENTS VELAZQUEZ 43,450 06-03-123-006 HAWTHORNEWORLD VILLA PK 28,780 06-03-123-007 HAWTHORNEWORLD VILLA PARK 23,740 06-03-300-006 HAWTHORNEWORLD VILLA PARK 78,060 06-03-301-003 VILLAGE OF VILLA PARK 10,480 06-03-313-023 GENTILE, FRANK 206,460 06-03-315-011 TRAEGER,SUSAN 82,190 06-03-317-006 CARRETO, J & L ALQUICIRA 96,980 06-03-318-001 BOURBEAU, DANIEL & M 87,270 06-03-318-019 VELKOVA, SOFIA 82,040 06-03-320-012 GUTMAN, DANIEL & MARY 97,200 06-03-322-015 GOLZ, SCOTT R & CELESTE J 80,630 06-03-403-022 ROOK, COLIN & MELANIE 119,370 06-03-404-022 ELKS CLUB, INC 210,380 06-03-408-002 CTLTC 8002373163 72,820 06-03-409-020 KOCOL, LESLAW & BARBARA 153,000
Your property is to be assessed at the above listed median level of assessment for the assessment district. You may check the accuracy of your assessment by dividing your assessment by the median level of assessment. The resulting value should equal the estimated fair cash value of your property. If the resulting value is greater than the estimated fair cash value of your property, you may be over-assessed. If the resulting value is less than the fair cash value of your property, you may be under-assessed. You may appeal your assessment to the Board of Review
In accordance with the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 35, 200/9-210, the following equalization factors have been applied by the Supervisor of Assessments to bring the assessment level to the current median level of assessment as stated above. All parcels including those listed below have been increased or decreased by applying these equalization
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PARCEL NO NAME TOTAL 06-15-100-007 STORTO, L & L KEVIL 85,260 06-15-112-017 DOBRY, JOHN 102,790 06-15-115-028 SIRCHER, AILEEN F 101,210 06-15-117-003 COMACCHIO, T & D MUELLER 82,240 06-15-118-004 GROH, JULIE 87,040 06-15-119-049 DICKERT, J & E KAUCK 80,570 06-15-121-026 CHAUDHARY, BILAL 76,270 06-15-121-033 CHAUDHARY, BILAL 50 06-15-200-041 BLACKWELL, RYAN E 71,300 06-15-200-044 BRENNAN & CLARK R E LLC 466,010 06-15-201-007 KODIPALLY, BENJHONSON 102,150 06-15-202-049 BOLSTER, MARY ANN 169,740 06-15-202-054 MACK, JOSEPH & C 180,910
York Township Assessment Changes
York Township, 2022 Assessed Values Median Level of Assessment: 33 1/3% Valuation Date: 01/01/2022
Office Address: York Township Assessor 1502 S. Meyers Road Lombard, IL 60148
Citizens, Senior Citizens Assessment Freeze, Disabled Veterans’ Standard, Disabled Veterans (Adaptive Housing), Disabled Persons’, and the Returning Veterans’ homestead exemptions. You may review information describing these programs by visiting the Supervisor of Assessment’s website located at http://www.dupagecounty.gov/SOA/
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Assessed values are one of the three variables which determine individual property tax amounts. The other two variables are homestead exemption amounts, if any, and property tax rates. Tax rates are determined from the budgets of all units of local government supplying services to your property. Your tax bill is calculated by multiplying the equalized assessment for your property (minus exemptions) by the tax rate.
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TOTAL 06-09-200-024 HOGANSON, MARY R 280,570 06-09-201-010 WONOMI GROUP INC 173,100 06-09-208-036 BRUSCHUK, DAVID & JUDITH 91,200 06-09-209-025 HERRERA, MIRIAM S 70,740 06-09-212-005 SALINAS, ALEX 114,940 06-09-215-027 GARBACZ, TOM & A STOLTZ 86,710 06-09-217-014 GONZALEZ, ANTONIO 107,330 06-09-218-004 VILLA PARK LODGE 1113 72,360 06-09-220-009 20 W HIGHLAND LLC 180,190 06-09-220-011 STEDER, BRIAN 235,090 06-09-407-026 PIERSON, LOWELL & INGER 132,410 06-09-407-046 KORDIK, DANIEL J 136,730 06-09-409-042 SIPRIAN, PETRA 101,650 06-09-411-045 CLARK, JESSICA A 101,970
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PARCEL NO NAME TOTAL 06-04-101-009 FAJARDO, GRACIELA 54,500 06-04-102-001 ARHUM PROPERTIES LLC 247,840 06-04-102-002 R&A PROPERTIES MGM LLC 172,690 06-04-102-003 HUSSAIN, AFTAB 172,690 06-04-102-010 R&A PROPERTIES MGM LLC SE 172,690 06-04-102-011 R&A PROPERTIES MGM LLC 172,690 06-04-102-012 R & A PROPERTIES MGM LLC 172,690 06-04-107-007 GARCIA, MARIO & JESSICA 73,940 06-04-116-009 SCOFIELD, JEFFREY & A 65,030 06-04-119-015 WESTERHOLM, DON & LINDA 66,330 06-04-201-009 RAIMONDI, JAMES 123,060 06-04-202-004 GENTILE, FRANK 338,590 06-04-202-008 ARNELL STEEL SUPPLY CO 318,040 06-04-203-024 ANGEL ASSOCIATES LP 531,500 06-04-207-014 MANDOLINE JR, FRED 197,800
If after reviewing the assessment with your assessor’s office, you are still not satisfied, then contact the Board of Review at 630-407-5888 for an appeal form and a copy of their rules OR visit their web site at www.dupagecounty.gov/SOA/. There is an appeal deadline. You must file your appeal within 30 days of the assessment publication date. Dependent on the actual publication date(s), the estimated appeal deadline is October 17, 2022.
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Contact your local assessor’s office to review your assessment if you believe the fair cash value is incorrect or you are not assessed uniformly with comparable properties in your neighborhood. A physical description of the property, which includes information used by the Township Assessor to create the assessed value, is displayed on their website. Please review this information for accuracy. Township Assessor Contact Information:
Homestead Exemptions available to Illinois property taxpayers include the General (Residential), Senior
06-04-214-005 CHICAGO TRUST CO 74-4303 188,240 06-04-224-005 SKORA INVESTMENTS LLC 83,540 06-04-231-011 GARY, CLARK & BRADLEY 112,740 06-04-235-001 LOGAN, SHERRICE D 103,140 06-04-236-017 BARK ACQUISITIONS LLC 254,830 06-04-237-011 404 408 N ARDMORE LLC 54,970 06-04-237-017 LUTER, HALINA 142,410 06-04-237-022 HUSSAIN, AFTAB 172,690 06-04-301-021 TORAL, PERLA 66,310 06-04-303-003 CRUZ, MARIO G 82,410 06-04-306-003 HERMOSILLO, NOEL 50,840 06-04-306-006 CARSON, MADEL C 58,020 06-04-322-008 BARACHINA, CRISTINA A 86,650 06-04-400-008 R&A PROP MGM LLC SER 314 119,670 06-04-400-011 R&A PROP MGM LLC SER 306 119,670 06-04-400-018 R&A PROP MGM LLC SER 238 119,670 06-04-400-021 R&A PROP MGM LLC SER 226 119,670 06-04-400-037 HARVARD APARTMENTS LLC 197,880 06-04-401-016 HARVARD APARTMENTS LLC 395,660 06-04-403-010 R&A PROP MGM LLC SER 334 150,600 06-04-403-011 R&A PROPERTIES MGM LLC 150,600 06-04-404-014 FOGLEMAN, THURMAN & ERICA 71,760 06-04-408-023 TALLMAN, JEFFREY 59,680 06-04-409-017 MIK, K & Z SLEZAK 79,250 06-04-413-042 REED, RICHARD 209,590 06-04-415-018 MCHONE, ROBERT J 84,180
Farm Buildings...................... 1.0000
All Commercial Classes........ 1.0255
PARCEL NO NAME
Typical Office Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri
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Relevant Real Estate Sales Information Used to Develop the Equalized Assessed Value: Sales Occurring Between 01/01/2019 – 12/31/2021
Phone Number: 630-627-3354
CLASSFarmLand............................ 1.0000
Illinois law requires assessed values of property, other than farmland and coal, are to be assessed of 33 1/3% of fair market value. Restrictions within Illinois law delay the change in property assessments caused by changes of actual property fair cash value. State law requires the assessed values are to be adjusted based upon data from the three prior calendar years before the assessment date. In appreciating markets, this forces current property assessments to lag behind recent sales prices, and in declining markets, the decline of assessed values is delayed.
In accordance with the Illinois Compiled Statutes, Chapter 35, 200/12-25, said list, as to real estate, includes the name of the owner or of the last person who last paid the taxes on each tract, lot or land, or piece of real estate, and the amount of its assessment.
06-15-300-020 PHILLIPS, ELLEN C 193,780 06-15-303-016 CARBAJAL, CESAR 67,980 06-15-305-039 SUAREZ, MARCUS & VANESSA 186,810 06-15-307-021 INTOWN SUITES CHG W LLC 227,790 06-15-400-005 CAYADA, R & E BRUNELLO 115,390
PARCEL NO NAME TOTAL 06-16-208-010 VOHRA, IRSHAD 38,130 06-16-209-010 HASLER, ALAN & CHRISTINE 123,070 06-16-211-028 GONZALEZ, G & A VILLEGAS 100,910 06-16-213-004 TIRIO, ROBERT & TRICIA 104,450 06-16-214-018 PEREZ, SAMUEL G 101,140
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Addison Trail’s boys soccer team faced Willowbrook in last week’s West Suburban Gold Conference match in Villa Park. The Warriors defeated the Blazers 2-1 in the Sept. 6 contest. The two teams were tied at 1-1 at halftime. Addison Trail senior Matias Aguilar (No. 10) scored a first-half goal that tied the contest at 1-1.
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PARCEL NO NAME TOTAL 06-21-207-038 MONACO, MARK 130,290 06-21-207-051 PARAM APTS VP IL LLC 389,310 06-21-207-052 PARAM APARTMENTS VILLA PA 389,310 06-21-207-053 PARAM APTS VP IL LLC 389,310 06-21-207-054 PARAM APTS VP IL LLC 389,310 06-21-207-056 PARAM APTS VP IL LLC 389,310 06-21-207-057 PARAM APTS VP IL LLC 389,310
06-21-207-058 PARAM APTS VP IL LLC 389,310 06-21-207-059 PARAM APTS VP IL LLC 389,310 06-21-207-060 PARAM APTS VP IL LLC 389,310 06-21-207-061 PARAM APTS VP IL LLC 389,310 06-21-207-062 PARAM APTS VP IL LLC 389,310 06-21-207-063 PARAM APTS VP IL LLC 389,310 06-21-207-064 PARAM APTS VP IL LLC 389,310 06-21-207-065 PARAM APRTMENTS V P LLC 389,310 06-21-207-071 133 ROOSEVELT ROAD 643,550 06-21-207-072 HUMAYUN CHILDRENS TRUST 383,080 06-21-207-078 NTNL RETAIL PROPERTIES LP 576,740 (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Sept. 15, 2022) 424554
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06-16-214-034 DZIK, JUSTIN & M MCQUIRE 50 06-16-215-001 MOORE, FRANK 102,790 06-16-216-010 GEE, STEPHEN 96,150 06-16-216-024 REISING, THOMAS S 271,810 06-16-401-063 VILLA OAKS LLC 6,136,650
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