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Bensenville among seven communities to provide mutual aid

At 3:45 a.m. on the morning of Wednesday, June 15, Elmhurst firefighters were called to the scene of a residential house fire on the 100 block of East Marion Street after a passerby noticed the fire and called 911. Assisting mutual aid departments included Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, York Center, Villa Park, Bensenville, Northlake and Lombard.

Within minutes, firefighters arrived and found heavy smoke and flames coming from the roof of the home.

Firefighters were informed that an Elmhurst police officer had safely evacuated the sole occupant of the home.

No injuries were reported. Firefighters extinguished the fire in approximately one hour and discovered that the fire had started in the attic of the home. The home was deemed uninhabitable.

Due to the location of the home, Palmer Drive was closed in both directions between Schiller and S. York.

Marion was closed in both directions between Arlington and Palmer Drive. All roads were reopened by 7:55 a.m.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the DuPage County Task Force. Damage estimates were unknown at press time.

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Correction In the recent article about the York Girls Badminton Team season highlights, there were two errors. York had six people qualify for state and the sixth was Ella Glosner. Later in the story, Ella’s last name was spelled incorrectly as Glausner rather than Glosner, which is correct. The Independent regrets these errors.

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Obituary MARVIN SUSSMAN Marvin Sussman passed away in Elmhurst, surrounded by family.

He was born in Chicago in 1923, and spent his entire life in Chicago except for his four years of military service in WWII; Marvin was the beloved husband of the late Miguelle, nee Gentry for 64 years; loving father of Marc (Mary), Michel (Sandy), and Mathieu (Marie) Sussman; proud grandfather of Aaron, Lauren, Daniel, and Jillian; uncle of Gail (Steve Miller) Sussman-Miller and Sandra (Ron Schnur) Sussman, two nieces that he loved dearly; cherished son of the late Simon and the late Esther, nee Levine, Sussman; dear brother of the late Norman and Eleanor Sussman. Marvin grew up on the west side of Chicago as a child of the Depression. He was a graduate of John Marshall High School (‘41).

Along with his brothers in arms of the 4th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (A-Troop), fought on D-Day at Utah beach, the Hurtgen Forest and Battle of the Bulge to name a few. He was a troop translator in both French and German.

He came back home to Chicago in 1946.

He met and married the love of his life, a French woman named Miguelle, in 1954. Together they raised three children in East Rogers Park and lived in that home for more than 45 years. He was very active in the community – schools, ward/precinct affairs, and youth football teams.

He received degrees in electrical engineering (1952) and mathematics (1959) from the Illinois Institute of Technology and worked in the agricultural and automotive Industry for International Harvester and Borg-Warner. In the 1960s he was very active in the anti-war movement in Chicago as he believed in the prevention of war.

After he retired in 1988, he and Miguelle spent the next 15 years enjoying six months each year living in Miguelle’s childhood home just south of Paris. At the age of 93, he began his career in storytelling, actively engaging in the Elmhurst schools, where his grandchildren were enrolled, providing speeches and lectures on life during the Depression and as a WWII veteran.

His stories were compiled into his book Breaking My Silence and recorded in his own voice in a oneman show at a local Chicago theater.

Marvin was a highly educated, well read, and multi-lingual intellectual, who had a high degree of empathy for all people. He was generous with his time and advice to help all those who sought it or needed it.

Visitation will be Saturday, June 25 at 9 a.m. until time of service 11 a.m. at Gibbons Funeral Home, 134 South York Road, Elmhurst. Livestream of service available through funeral home website. For funeral information, please call 630-8320018 or visit www.gibbonsfuneralhome.com.

Ahlgrim donation lifts ECCI Civic HOF beyond goal

The ECCI Centennial Celebration NFP’s Capital Campaign officially surpassed its Civic Hall of Fame public memorial fundraising goal of $50,000 in June, thanks to a generous five-figure donation from the 2020 HOF Inductee couple of Scott and Charity Ahlgrim, formerly of Ahlgrim Funeral Home in Elmhurst.

“It was a gift from Charity that jumped started our Capital Campaign back in July of 2016,” stated John R. Quigley, the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce and Industry president and CEO and NFP president since its inception, “and now it’s gone full circle as she and Scott have allowed our not-for-profit organization to exceed its Civic HOF fundraising goal.”

The Ahlgrims donated “in recognition of John’s 30 years plus of dedication and service, and countless hours of tireless work to help the businesses of Elmhurst survive, grow and thrive.”

“I am humbled that Scott and Charity chose to recognize me in making their donation,” stated Quigley.

The Civic HOF Fund is part of the NFP’s one-of-a-kind $250,000 Capital Campaign, which was created in honor of ECCI’s 100th Anniversary in 2018.

To date, the Ralph P. Pechanio Student Internship Endowment Fund at Elmhurst University has doubled its $150,000 goal and the Second Century Fund has exceeded its $50,000 goal.

Pechanio’s Endowment Fund reimburses ECCI for the 40 percent of student intern salaries not reimbursed by EU’s participation in the Illinois Board of High Education’s (IBHE) JOBPATH program, while the Second Century Fund provides unrestricted monies to fund the NFP’s charitable, civic and educational endeavors.

In August of 2021, the NFP purchased more than $15K in TouchPros hardware and software for development of a Civic HOF public memorial, which will feature a TouchWall interactive, touchscreen TV monitor (65 inches) on which users can view biographies, photographs and video clips of each of the inductees.

A Civic HOF website will go live later this year and the TouchWall is expected to be installed at a temporary site by year’s end.

Since its creation in 1992, the Civic HOF has inducted 32 businesspeople, community volunteers and elected officials.

The Ahlgrims were inducted into the Civic HOF at ECCI’s 102nd Annual Awards Gala in the Normandy Banquet Room at Elmhurst American Legion THB Post 187 on September 8, 2021.

A fourth-generation funeral director, Scott Ahlgrim owned and operated the Ahlgrim Funeral Home in the Spring Road Business District for 22 years before his March 2020 sale to another family-run funeral operation with locations in Lake Forest and Chicago.

Scott Algrim became a Licensed Funeral Director upon graduation from Worsham College of Mortuary Science, following the legacy of his great-grandfather Arthur—who opened the Ahlgrim Undertaking Parlor in Chicago in 1892—grandfather Walter and father Arthur, whom he joined in 1986 and eventually succeeded in 1998.

After serving as a community banker in Elmhurst for more than four decades—the last 12 years as vice president and business development officer at Community Bank of Elmhurst—Charity Ahlgrim retired in 2016 to work with her husband at Ahlgrim Funeral Home.

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Ken Bartels (on the left) presents Scott and Charity Ahlgrim with a plaque for the couple’s induction into the Elmhurst Civic Hall of Fame. The Ahlgrims recently made a donation to the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry to support the Civic HOF public memorial project, causing it to officially surpass its fundraising goal.

ed her Elmhurst banking career at York State Bank in the York and Vallette Business District and continued through ownership changes to First Colonial Bank, Firstar Bank and then US Bank, taking over the Spring Road branch.

Scott Ahlgrim is a Past President of the DuPage County Funeral Directors Association and served on the Board of Directors of the Funeral Directors Service Association of Greater Chicago and Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Center.

A member of the prestigious Order of the Golden Rule and their 2016 Exemplary Service Award recipient, Scott Ahlgrim also was a member of the DuPage Funeral Directors Association, Funeral Directors Service Association of Greater Chicago, Illinois Funeral Directors Association and National Funeral Directors Association.

A 1975 graduate of Elmhurst’s York Community High School, Scott Ahlgrim served on the Board of Directors of the Elmhurst Walk-In Assistance Network.

The Ahlgrims were long active in the organization and events of the Spring Road Business Association.

Scott served as President for multiple years prior to his retirement and Charity also was a multiple-term President.

The Ahlgrim Funeral Home parking lot served as the staging area for the Annual Spring Road Pet Parade each May. The Ahlgrims were both active members of the Rotary Club of Elmhurst, which recognized Charity for her role in the Polio Eradication Program. Scott is a Past President.

Charity Ahlgrim played an instrumental role in the founding of and organizing of Elmhurst’s Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade, along with realtor Frank Catalano Sr. and the late Doug Kuester, then Owner of Great American Exteriors. In 2002, the trio was honored to ride as the Parade’s Grand Marshals.

Originally conceived during the Ahlgrim’s wedding reception as a St. Pat’s Day Parade entry, the Elmhurst Armpit Orchestra honored Charity as its St. Patrick’s Day Queen and Scott as its Distinguished Service Award recipient, both in 2015.

Charity Ahlgrim partnered with Silverado Grill on both a State of Illinois award-winning Business and Education Partnership Program for youths (19912016) and the American Cancer Society’s Elmhurst Relay for Life.

For years, Charity Ahlgrim assisted recently deceased Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan of Elmhurst and his wife,

Marie, in staging the Annie Ryan 5K Run to raise funds to advance treatments for pediatric brain cancer following the 1997 loss of their 12-year-old daughter.

The Ahlgrims were supportive ECCI members, with service on the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Standing Committees, Special Event Committee and the green-coated Ambassadors.

Scott Ahlgrim was elected to a threeyear Board term (1997-99) that ended the same month that Directors approved the hiring of Quigley as President and CEO to succeed the late A.J. “Toche” Terrones, who passed away the previous July after a 10-year tenure.

Ahlgrim Funeral Home joined ECCI way back in July of 1956, when the funeral home first opened in Elmhurst.

Charity Ahlgrim was elected twice to three-year ECCI Board terms (200713) after her 2006 appointment to fill a Director’s seat, and was re-appointed to fill a vacancy in 2015 after serving two one-year appointed terms as Board Treasurer (2014-15), an Executive Committee position. In 2016, she was elected to the Executive Committee as Second Vice Chair and chair of the Membership Committee following her decade of service on the Marketing Committee.

A longtime volunteer at the Steak Fry and Elmfest (where the Ahlgrims regularly staffed the Entertainment Center ticket booth), Charity also served as a Chamber Director in the 1990s and is a former member of the Chamber Ambassadors.

Charity Ahlgrim is a two-time recipient of the Chairman’s Award (2011 and 2016), which is traditionally given to a member of the Chamber’s Board of Directors for his/her outstanding service to the Board, Chairman and President/CEO or to a non-Director for praiseworthy contributions or performance.

Charity Ahlgrim also was elected Treasurer for the City of Elmhurst from 2005-09, and served as an appointed Board member of the Elmhurst Police and Elmhurst Fire Pension Funds, with 2006 certification from Northern Illinois University.

She served as a Trustee for the Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation, Board member for the People for Elmhurst Parks (PEP) Foundation, Planning Committee member for Elmhurst American Legion’s Military Ball and a member of League of Women Voters of Elmhurst.

The couple’s blended family includes three children and four grandchildren.

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Washington Street resident takes Honor Flight to Washington Neighbors decorate lawn; unexpected delay on the trip home

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“It was a very special day that I will never forget. It was right up there with getting married and the birth of my son.”

Those were the words of Dick Brooks upon returning to his home on Washington Street in Elmhurst after taking the Honor Flight to Washington D.C. recently.

As a send-off, Brooks’ neighbors came out and decorated his front lawn with flags and a banner that included photos of him when he served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam era.

Then it was off to the airport where Brooks met other veterans who were coming along on the trip.

Arriving in Washington was breathtaking, especially to a soldier who recalls being booed and ridiculed, called names and receiving the “middle finger” upon his arrival home back in 1966.

“There was a band playing and water cannons were spraying over the plane when we arrived,” Brooks said. “The whole tramway was lined with first-responders, thanking us for our service. There were crowds of people cheering.”

Brooks said 15 motorcycle police led their way to the memorials they were planning to tour.

“They had blocked all the entrances onto the highway where we traveled, just like we were in a presidential motorcade,” he said. “We were in six big vehicles traveling along, with all those exits blocked off. I’m sure there were people who were pretty upset at the traffic delay because peo-

ple really couldn’t tell we were with the Honor Flight. There were signs in the windows of our vehicles, but they were very small.”

As they toured the war memorials, there was a point that everyone was in wheelchairs—even the able-bodied like Brooks.

“I was a little embarrassed to have a Marine Corps Major pushing me around,” he said. “I was only a Corporal!”

Then they went to the Air and Space Museum, which was very impressive to Brooks.

“They had one of the space shuttles, the bomber plane—the Enola Gay—that dropped the first [atomic] bomb [on Japan during World War II], there were Mercury [space] capsules, and just all kinds of aircraft, rockets and missiles,” Brooks recalled.

Returning home after such a trip should have been smooth sailing after a successful day, but alas, it was not.

“Coming back, our plane had 31 rows with six seats across and, because of all our veterans, there were 200 wheelchairs,” he said. “Someone announced, ‘This plane can’t go to Chicago,’ and we thought it was a joke.”

It turned out that someone apparently screwed up because that plane had recently had a maintenance issue and should not have been scheduled for that flight.

“We all had to unload—including all 200 wheelchairs—and go back inside the terminal” Brooks said.

Long story short, the flight that was supposed to arrive back in Chi-

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This is what neighbors on Washington Street did to the front lawn of Vietnam-era USMC veteran Dick Brooks on the day he took the Honor Flight to Washington D.C. He said the trip was among the best experiences of his life.

cago at 8:30 p.m. did not arrive until 1:45 a.m. and even then, they came through a nasty storm that had the plane actually moving sideways at certain times.

If you’ve heard about Honor Flight, you may know that Honor Flight veterans typically come home to a huge crowd of people bearing

flags and banners and a band playing. Well, that’s what happened to Brooks’ group—all the volunteers and the band stayed and performed their duties until everyone was off the plane and back in the terminal— even though it was almost 2 a.m.

Upon return, the Honor Flight holds “mail call.” Brooks received two huge bags of mail—more than

anyone else who took the trip.

“My wife did a lot of work behind the scenes to get a whole bunch of people to write me letters,” Brooks said. “I had letters from current neighbors, old neighbors, relatives from New York, even her old roommates. And then of course, the school kids. Some of the neighbor kids wrote cards, I even got cards from the dogs on our block!”

It was a great experience for an “old guy of 81,” Brooks said.

“They made me feel like a hero,” he said. “After we got back (from serving in 1966), we were warned not to wear our uniform and to always wear a hat to cover your shaved haircut. People spit at us, gave us the finger, booed at us, it was pretty terrible.

“This experience made up for it all.”

It’s a small world after all One of his “small world” experiences was finding out the person in charge of the Honor Flight was another resident of Washington Street in Elmhurst.

Brooks also told of going on R&R with four buddies in Hong Kong back during his time of service.

They stayed at the Presidente Hotel because the soldiers knew it was the only hotel that offered bar service after midnight.

As the five walked through the lobby, Brooks commented that he thought he saw someone he recognized.

“Oh sure you do,” his comrades said, mockingly.

“Suddenly the girl came running up and says ‘Dick Brooks, you S.O.B., what are you doing here?”

Brooks recalled. “It turned out to be someone I knew from high school;

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Police beat

The Elmhurst Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations.

Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that subjects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named.

Domestic battery, domestic incident, disorderly conduct, disturbance, dispute June 11 A 32-year-old Elmhurst man was charged with domestic battery in the 200 block of S. Villa at 11:59 a.m. Police said that subsequent to a verbal argument, the suspect grabbed the victim and shook him.

June 10 A reporting officer in the 100 block of W. First responded with the fire department for an alarm call. The fire department stated an unknown person(s) had set off a smoke bomb in the southeast elevator of the parking deck. The fire department was able to restore the alarm and vent out the smoke.

June 9 A complainant at a restaurant in the 100 block of N. York told police at 2:47 p.m. a customer described as a black female between 25 and 45 years old was unhappy about their exact change policy and began yelling at staff.

The customer then threw her food order at a door behind an employee and exited the store.

DUI, DUI-drugs, transportation of open alcohol, possession of open alcohol, consumption of alcohol by a minor June 14 Jill Golowach, 58, of Elmhurst, was charged with DUI-drugs and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident subsequent to a vehicle crash in the 900 block of S. York at 8:35 p.m.

June 12 Christopher Barber, 49, of Elmhurst, was issued a citation for possession of liquor in public in the 600 block of N. York at 11:08 p.m.

Bryan Galicia, 24, of Chicago, was charged with DUI and speeding subsequent to a traffic stop near Route 83 and Elizabeth at 9:34 p.m.

Marco Anthony US Tiniguar, 28, of Hoffman Estates, was charged with no valid driver’s license, illegal transportation of alcohol and improper lighting subsequent to a traffic stop near York and Diversey at 12:22 a.m.

June 11 Shanae N. Davis, 29, of Alsip, was charged with DUI, illegal transportation of open alcohol, illegal parking on the roadway and no insurance in the 900 block of N. York at 12:10 a.m.

Nadia Nunez, 33, of Downers Grove, was charged with DUI in the 1000 block of S. York at 1:15 a.m.

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June 10 Police said that subsequent to locating a suspicious vehicle in the 800 block of S. Washington that was reported stolen out of Johnsburg, the reporting officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop. The driver of the vehicle fled at a high rate of speed last seen eastbound on Butterfield. An ISPERN message was broadcasted. Upon investigation it was discovered the offending vehicle burglarized four vehicles in the 800-900 block of Washington. Further investigation is pending.

CALL 800-222-TIPS lice reported one incident of fleeing and eluding during which the driver of a vehicle fled the scene after being stopped for a traffic stop by police.

Obstruction June 15 Terrah White, 40, of Bellwood, was charged with obstructing identification, driving while license revoked and disobeying traffic control device subsequent to a traffic stop near York and Lake at 9:53 p.m.

Possession of cannabis in a vehicle According to information provided last week by the Elmhurst Police Department, police reported three incidents of possession of cannabis by either the driver of a vehicle or a passenger: Jordan Kennedy, 20, of Lake Villa, near First and Addison at 4:39 a.m.; Jayvon Mackey, 24, of Chicago, near North and Clinton at 8:13 p.m.; and Benito Canales, 28 of Maywood, near North and I-290 at 2:37 a.m.

Possession of a controlled substance June 9 Jose Moreno, 24, of Cicero, was charged with unlawful possession of controlled substance, unlawful possession of cannabis by a driver, possession of open alcohol by a driver and no insurance subsequent to a traffic stop in the 600 block of S. York at 7:04 p.m.

Suspicious circumstances June 11 A reporting officer responded to the Addison parking deck at 4:32 p.m. for a report of kids throwing things over the top. Upon arrival, there were no kids located. The reporting officer did locate several burnt matches in a pile, a vape pen and several sample size bottles of liquor.

Theft or burglary/identity theft/fraud/forgery/ deceptive practice/ obstruction/robbery June 15 Identity theft was reported in the 100 block of W. Adelaide at 1:55 p.m. Unknown person(s) opened a PayPal account in the victim’s name. The victim also had unauthorized charges on her Discover Card. The PayPal account was canceled and Discover has credited the charges and authorized a new card.

June 11 Retail theft was reported at a pharmacy in the 100 block of N. Robert Palmer at 3:57 p.m.

A complainant relayed an unknown suspect exited the store with a brown accordion-style folder which he did not pay for.

as stolen. Further investigation is pending.

May 23 Theft of services was reported at a vehicle rental company in the 600 block of W. North at 10:44 a.m. A complainant related that a suspect rented a white 2014 GMC Savanna box truck and has not returned the vehicle. Several attempts to contact the suspect have been unsuccessful.

Theft of catalytic June 3-June 7 Theft was reported at an apartment complex between the above dates. A victim relayed she converters According to information provided last week placed two online orders with a company and by the Elmhurst Police Department, police rereceived confirmation of the delivery. When the victim went to retrieve the packages, they ported seven incidents of a catalytic converters being removed and stolen from a vehicle at the were missing. An investigation is pending. following locations: the 200 block of E. Fremont sometime between June 7 and June 9; at June 6 Theft by deception was reported in the 600 an apartment complex in the 100 block of E. block of W. North at 12:05 p.m. A victim re- Lake sometime between June 8 and June 9; the ported that an unknown suspect sold him a 200 block of S. Route 83 on June 10; at the Elvehicle that had its odometer rolled back. This mhurst Edward Hospital parking lot sometime between June 9 and June 10; in the 400 block case pending investigation. of N. York at 9:08 a.m.; in the 400 block of W. Lake at 11:25 a.m.; and from a Comcast work June 4-June 6 A vehicle was reported stolen from an auto van in the 600 block of W. Lake at 11:40 a.m. dealership in the 700 block of W. Grand. A complainant told police sometime in April, a white Warrant arrest 2022 Kia Stinger was towed to the dealership’s overflow lot at North and Route 83. The vehicle June 14 Police said Christopher Binion, 42, of had been involved in an accident, had extensive Berkeley, was found to have a valid warrant front end damage and was not drivable. The vehicle was reported missing from the lot between the out of Kane County subsequent to a traffic stop above dates. The vehicle was entered into LEADS near York and Arthur at 9 p.m.

Elmhurst, Addison police find armed missing suicidal person Man found, later pronounced dead

On Saturday, June 18, at approximately 5:10 p.m. Elmhurst police were alerted to a vehicle being driven on westbound Lake Street in Elmhurst that had been reported as belonging to a missing 37-year-old man by the Berwyn Police Department. The information indicated the missing man was reportedly suicidal and in possession of a handgun.

Elmhurst police officers responded to the area and an officer located the vehicle being driven west on Lake Street from Route 83.

The vehicle was occupied by only the male driver. Upon the arrival of a second patrol officer a traffic stop of the vehicle was performed. The vehicle pulled into the parking lot of a business at the intersection of Lake Street and Addison Road in Addison.

As the two officers approached the car to speak to the seated driver, the man raised a

handgun and shot himself, inflicting a fatal gunshot wound.

The man was transported by paramedics to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased. No bystanders or officers were injured during the incident.

Investigation of this incident is under the jurisdiction of the Addison police department.

The events described were recorded by police video cameras.

The incident is under investigation by the Addison Police Department and the DuPage County Coroner’s Office. Identification of the victim is being withheld at this time pending family notification.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Elmhurst Police Department at (630) 530-3050 or the Addison Police Department at (630) 5433080.

District 205 Board approves funds for capital projects The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board of Education held its regular meeting on Tuesday, June 14.

At the meeting, the board voted unanimously to approve a resolution providing for the issue of no more than $27.6 million in bonds to account for the fourth and final amount of debt from the $168.5 million referendum of November 2018. That referendum approved the borrowing of money to pay for several capital improvements in the district, including the construction of new buildings at Lincoln and Field elementary schools.

The board approved the issuance of $60

million in referendum-related bonds in August 2019. The board approved the issuance of about $39 million in bonds in November 2020, and authorized the issuance of about $45 million in bonds in April 2021.

The board planned to issue the last series of referendum-related bonds in January 2023, but the environment of rising interest rates led the board to accelerate the timeline for the final issuance.

The district hopes to issue the fourth round of referendum-related bonds by Sept. 1, 2022.

The final payment on those bonds will be Sept.

1, 2042.

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School Board Capsules Here’s what’s going on at District 205

By Chris Fox FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT

The Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205 Board held a regular meeting on June 14 at the District 205 Center, 162 S. York St. Board members Christopher Kocinski and Karen Stuefen were absent from the meeting.

Students recognized • The board recognized Regan Wright, who recently completed her junior year at York High School, during the meeting. Wright was chosen in the Best Actress category in the Broadway in Chicago Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards (IHSMTA) for her portrayal

of Alice Murphy in “Bright Star.”

The IHSMTA nominees were selected from over 200 applicants from 76 participating schools across Illinois.

Wright will travel to New York City, on an all-expense-paid trip, for a week-long visit featuring instruction and rehearsals with industry professionals in preparation for a one-night showcase. Wright will represent Illinois at the Jimmy Awards on Broadway on June 27.

• The board also recognized the York High School students who earned medals at the SkillsUSA State Leadership and Skills Conference in Peoria in April. The SkillsUSA competition is a student recognition program in industrial arts education.

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Administrator salaries to be raised 3% Board members voted unanimously during the meeting to approve 3-percent salary increases for district administrators for the 2022-23 school year. The board approves salaries of non-union administrative employees each year.

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our mothers had worked at the hos- His thoughts on service and pital together, and our dads had both war in general been members of the Villa Park “We did a lot of good that people don’t know about,” Brooks said.

Men’s Garden Club.”

“We built schools, for example. The guys who served in Afghanistan and About his service Brooks served in the U.S. Marine Iraq, well, it was a whole different Corps from May 6, 1962 until Sept. ball game because the enemy doesn’t wear uniforms. The guys today have 6, 1966.

“We had an extra four months,” it a whole lot tougher than we did.”

And his thoughts on war in general. he said. “They called it an involun“It seems like we’re always fighttary extension.”

He was trained in California ing for someone else,” Brooks said. where he attended electronics “We’re always fighting someone school. His unit was sent to Japan to else’s war. I realize the other countries test a prototype of a piece of radar ask us for help. I feel bad we didn’t do more for Ukraine; we should have equipment.

“We went to Okinawa to test it done more sooner.

“War is war, it’s never good. The before it could be used,” he said.

“One of the helicopters crashed and civilians seem to suffer more than the burned. The guys got out in time, soldiers. In Ukraine, well, you just but a key piece of equipment got ru- can’t believe the destruction they’ve ined and, well, it was a prototype, brought upon that country.”

When asked, Brooks couldn’t sinso there were no parts or pieces of equipment to repair it. We were sup- gle out his favorite part of the trip. He posed to go near Da Nang but we said it was all magnificent.

“The whole thing was the people,” never got that far.”

Besides the Good Conduct Med- he said. “My neighbors, the Honal, Brooks received a “Leatherneck or Flight, the guys on the flight, the Award” after being named Marine people in Washington, they all made of the Month. He set a record on the it special.

“I was just an old guy on Washrifle range.

“I even appeared in Leatherneck ington Street. Now I finally feel like a hero.” magazine,” he said.

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Mazzochi: Pritzker’s agency loses $1.9 billion; Democratic legislature continues to do nothing The recent, highly critical audit of the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES) confirmed that the agency lost a majority of the state’s $3.6 billion Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) funds— more than $1.9 billion—to fraud.

State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi (R-Elmhurst) called this “emblematic of Illinois government during the Pritzker era.” She explained, “Our office fielded thousands of calls from desperate residents and businesses who couldn’t get any unemployment benefits or COVID relief funds. They were losing their jobs, their housing.

But on Governor Pritzker’s watch, $1.9 billion waltzed out the door, no questions asked.”

Mazzochi has criticized Democrats in the legislature for abdicating their oversight role over Governor Pritzker and how agencies have been run on his watch. “The Auditor General’s office described the accounting at this agency as so ‘horrendous’ that they can’t conduct a proper audit. This should set off alarm bells all across the state,” Rep. Mazzochi said.

Mazzochi identified a fundamental solution to the problem with legislation, HB 2558, which would require IDES to include extra security levels to online UI benefit filing to help fer-

ret out fraudulent claims. However, she pointed out that the legislation shouldn’t even have been necessary.

“Fraud can arise anytime you have online applications. While Governor Pritzker tries to blame this on the Trump administration, a 2021 Chicago Tribune investigation found that IDES failed to follow federal recommendations to use fraud-fighting tools that were both free and available pre-pandemic, and was slow in developing other processes to prevent fraud. IDES refused to use even the most basic 2-factor authentication to avoid false claims and identity theft. It is ridiculous that the state spent over $25 million for its online system to process claims, but failed to put these most rudimentary, and free, security measures in place.”

House Democrats refused to consider HB 2558, sending the legislation to a subcommittee to die. Mazzochi reiterated, “Everyone knows that Illinois state government is a poster child for waste, fraud and abuse. The majority party’s refusal to engage in oversight and basic good governance standards is a big reason why. Our people deserve better.”

(Editor’s note: This was received from the office of State Rep. Deanne Mazzochi.)

Glowiak Hilton commends new laws

HB 3205 defends restaurants, bars, retailers against third-party delivery services

A new Illinois law aims to protect restaurants, bars and retailers from deceitful delivery services with support from State Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton.

“It’s not an honest business practice when delivery services can take advantage of local businesses without their knowledge or consent,” said Glowiak Hilton (D-Western Springs). “Restaurants and bars, particularly locally-owned businesses, should have the opportunity to decide whether or not to utilize delivery services.”

House Bill 3205, also known as the Fair Food and Retail Delivery Act, prohibits third party delivery companies from posting a menu, registered trademark or any intellectual property without the express written consent of restaurants, bars and retail establishments.

The law bans third-party delivery services from listing non-partnered restaurants or retailers on their platform. Several reports indicate delivery services have listed menus and items without the knowledge or consent of the restaurant or retailer.

“With this new law, Illinois is

working to improve operations within our business community,” Glowiak Hilton said. “Small businesses create local and statewide economic growth, and I am proud to support this initiative.”

The new law takes effect Jan. 1, 2023.

SB 3617 will expand mental, behavioral health workforce Residents in Illinois will have additional access to mental and behavioral health specialists, under a new state law with support from State Senator Suzy Glowiak Hilton.

“This effort will improve opportunities for residents needing mental or behavioral health care and workers willing and able to provide that care,” said Glowiak Hilton (D-Western Springs). “With this law, Illinois aims to reduce barriers for potential patients, so that all who seek mental and behavioral health care could get better access.”

In Illinois, there are only 14 behavioral health care professionals for every 10,000 Illinois residents.

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Phone connections: Part 1 of 2

If the fire alarm went off in your home or workplace and you had to evacuate quickly, what would you grab on your way out?

Besides pets, spouses, Chapstick and an extra change of underwear, I’m guessing most of us could agree on one item: our phones.

Our phones have become an extension of us. We wouldn’t consider leaving home without them.

I didn’t see it coming— this reliance I have (we have) on our phones. They’re our communication link to the outside world, but that’s only the beginning. They are calendars, calculators and contacts. Anyone remember the days when we actually memorized the phone numbers of friends and family?

I don’t know anyone’s phone number anymore. Even my own.

I’ve got myself on speed dial.

Our phones are cameras. They record video. They are games and memes. They are FaceTime and Facebook, TikTok and alarm clocks. They track your health and your wealth. They are apps, maps and Snaps. They are banking, bill pay and better than cash. They are shopping and free shipping. They are movies and streaming. They are the weather.

My son told me the other day

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that he converted his weather icon into a widget so it is sized bigger than the other apps on his phone in order to allow him easier access to knowledge about the weather each day. I had to laugh.

What about just looking outside?

He didn’t have much of an answer to that.

It’s the world we live in, isn’t it? We find it checking the weather on our phone screen easier than looking out the screen door.

My phone helps me meditate and create my art. It teaches me how to complete home improvement projects and has even helped with the purchase of a used car.

We spend a lot on our phones, and I’ve been known to complain about that. But they take the place of so many other appliances and gadgets that we used to have as uni-taskers. Regular folks—not professionals—used to spend hundreds or even thousands on cameras and video cameras. Long

distance phone calling used to be an expensive thing.

Our phones are the ultimate multitaskers.

If I didn’t know better, I might say my phone is my best friend.

If you could have an inanimate object as a best friend. But maybe phones aren’t inanimate…

Consider Siri.

I know I do. I ask her questions all the time. She tells me where to go and what to do. Even if she doesn’t know the answer to my question, she’ll be up front and honest about it.

If she is tired, or low on battery life she’ll always do her best to respond. As a friend. I talk to her regularly, and she gets back to me at record speed. You can always count on a good friend to respond.

I like that about Siri.

So, yeah, if the fire alarm went off in the wee hours of the morning and I was jarred from a peaceful sleep, I’d grab my phone, because Siri’s always been good to me. And I wouldn’t want to leave her in the lurch, or worse yet, in danger of going up in smoke.

Plus if I got lost during exit, she might be able to help me navigate a way out.

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

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DuPage Foundation grants $13,000 to Elmhurst charity ‘Warm Coats for Cool Kids’ among 37 to receive funding

By Dee Longfellow FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT

Warm Coats for Cool Kids received a $13,000 grant from DuPage Foundation to support Warm Coats for Cool Kids coat distribution project. As part of its Community Needs Grant Program, DuPage Foundation granted $678,380 to 37 not-for-profit organizations providing essential health and human services to residents across DuPage County.

This year, in response to Warm Coats For Cool Kids grant application, a $13,000 grant from the Freedman-Sindelar Family Fund, a donor-advised fund of DuPage Foundation, was awarded to support the purchase and distribution of new winter coats for children in DuPage County.

The mission of Warm Coats is to provide new winter coats to children in need. Garry and Debra Vaccaro, who have been Elmhurst residents for 35 years, founded Warm Coats in April

2021. With the help of many volunteers, they were able to distribute more than 950 coats last year.

The 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization was initially self-funded.

“Warm Coats is run out of our home with such wonderful support of neighbors on Caroline Street, Debra said. “Our two board members are neighbors Denise Schaller and Lisa Landreth.”

for the harsh winter weather.

“In 2021, Warm Coats was able to service a limited segment of the communities in DuPage County,” said Garry Vaccaro, president of Warm Coats for Cool Kids. “The generous donation from the Freedman-Sindelar Family Fund and the DuPage Foundation will allow us to expand their outreach to additional communities in DuPage

County.”

“Our not-for-profit partners have seen increased demand for their services for more than two years, and are still facing situations exacerbated by the pandemic,” said Barb Szczepaniak, DuPage Foundation vice president of programs.

“We are grateful to the donors and donor-advisors who make it possible

for the Foundation to go the extra mile when it comes to Community Needs.

Thanks to their generosity, we can award more grants and increase our reach throughout the community.”

Applications for DuPage Foundation’s Community Needs Grant Program are accepted twice per year. Visit dupagefoundation.org/CNGP for grant guidelines and more information.

Charity allows kids to ‘shop’ for coats The distribution model that Warm Coats uses is to present a selection of new, warm, stylish coats to the children so they can “shop for their coat.”

Selecting the coat themselves gives the children a more dignified way of obtaining their new coat and instills in them a pride of ownership they wouldn’t get with a coat that was simply handed to them. Each child that receives a coat will be better prepared

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(Continued from page 9) Because of this gap, many people Additionally, it includes initiatives are forced to wait longer for essen- to support diversity in the mental tial treatment or forego health care health field, establishes tax credits, entirely. and many more provisions, all of To address these issues, Senate which will encourage more quality, Bill 3617 expands the workforce by accessible care to those seeking asaccelerating the process for out-of- sistance. state clinicians to receive licensure Senate Bill 3617 was signed into in Illinois and streamlining require- law Friday, June 10.

SUBMITTED PHOTO Elmhurst Independent ments for social workers, profession(Editor’s note: This was received Founder of Warm Coats for Cool Kids Garry Vaccaro is pictured here helping zip the coat of one of al counselors, and clinical psycholo- from the office of State Sen. Suzy the students who was invited to “shop.” The charity recently received a $13,000 grant from the DuPage gists with recently inactive licenses. Glowiak Hilton.)

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Storm batters Elmhurst

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It’s been a while since Elmhurst has been hit by a bad storm such as the one that blew through town on Monday, June 13, but nature showed her fury once again.

This damaged tree is located on the south side of Alexander Blvd. just west of HawThis is a close-up of the damage done to the tree on the south side of Alexander thorne. Neighbors said City of Elmhurst crews were on the scene the very next day Blvd., just west of Hawthorne. at 7 a.m.

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Villa Park Police officers pursue suspects in armed robbery in Lombard Two men eventually apprehended in Elmwood Park Officers from the Villa Park Police Department provided assistance in pursuing and apprehending two subjects who allegedly robbed a convenience store in Lombard, near that village’s border with Villa Park, on June 11.

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Lombard Chief of Police Roy Newton announced last week that bond had been denied for the two Chicago men, who are accused of robbing a Lombard 7-Eleven store at gunpoint.

Reginald Allen, 53, appeared at a bond hearing on June 13, at which time Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh granted the State’s motion to deny bond. Allen’s co-defendant, Lennell Owens, 46, appeared at a bond hearing on June 14, with Judge Brian Telander again granting the State’s motion to deny bond.

Allen has been charged with one count of armed robbery (a Class X felony), one count of armed habitual criminal (a Class X felony) and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon (a Class 2 felony).

Owens has been charged with one count of armed robbery (a Class X felony), one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon (a Class 2 felony)

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Lennell Owens

and one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding (a Class 4 felony).

It is alleged that on Saturday, June 11, at approximately 6:45 p.m., Allen and Owens entered the 7-Eleven convenience store located in the 800 block of South Westmore-Meyers Road, just south of Jackson Street, near the Eastgate Shopping Center. It is alleged that as the men approached the counter, Owens displayed a handgun and demanded money from a female employee who was working at the cash register.

It is further alleged that Owens then went to the back of the store, where a male employee was stationed, and stole at gunpoint cartons of cigarettes from the shelves, as well as the employee’s cell phone.

It is alleged that while Owens was in the back of the store, Allen re-

mained at the counter and collected the money from the cash register.

It is alleged that after the robbery, both men left the store and drove away in a Jeep Wrangler southbound on Westmore-Meyers Road.

Once alerted to the robbery, authorities allegedly located the vehicle exiting a parking lot on Roosevelt Road. Officers with the Lombard Police Department activated their emergency lights and attempted to stop the vehicle. It is alleged that at this time, the driver of the vehicle, later identified as Owens, fled from the officers traveling more than 80 mph in a 35mph zone.

It is further alleged that the Jeep Wrangler entered I-355 and was ultimately spotted near I-290 and Route 83 with assistance from the Illinois State Police and a helicopter from the Chicago Police Department.

According to Villa Park Police Chief Michael Rivas, Lombard officers lost sight of the fleeing vehicle.

Villa Park officers spotted the vehicle and pursued it with the Illinois State Police.

It is alleged that the Jeep Wrangler exited I-290 onto 17th Avenue and ultimately crashed into a tree on 74th Avenue in Elmwood Park. Both

men and an unidentified occupant of the vehicle were taken into custody at that time.

Rivas noted that Villa Park officers joined Illinois State Police in pursuing the subjects into Elmwood Park.

“We feel very strongly about assisting our law enforcement partners when a violent crime has occurred,” said Rivas. “Trends have shown us that there will be multiple offenders, all with serious weaponry.”

Owens was taken to a local hospital for medical attention for injuries sustained in the crash. He was released from the hospital on June 13.

Following the execution of a search warrant, authorities located a loaded Glock 10mm handgun, 33 cartons of cigarettes and nearly $200 cash in the vehicle.

“For the third time in as many days, bond was denied for a defendant accused of committing a violent crime in DuPage County,” Berlin said.

“These types of crimes are extremely serious and consequently those accused of such will experience the full force of the law from apprehension through prosecution. I commend the Lombard police officers involved in this incident for their swift response, as well as the Illinois State Police, the

Cook County Sheriff’s Office and the Chicago, Villa Park. Forest Park, and Elmwood Park Police Departments for their assistance in taking Mr. Allen and Mr. Owens into custody.”

“Once again habitual criminals are so emboldened to commit such aggressive crimes against victims just trying to work,” Newton said.

“Lombard thanks DuPage County State’s Attorney Berlin and his office for their continued tough stance on crimes. I wish to specifically thank the Lombard officers and detectives for their immediate response and thorough investigation. Most notably, officers from the Villa Park Police Department who assisted in apprehending the offender as well as the many suburbs and Cook County Sheriff’s Office who assisted.”

The next court appearance for Allen is scheduled for June 29, while Owens’ next court appearance is scheduled for June 30. Each defendant’s case will be in front of Judge O’Hallaren Walsh.

If convicted on all counts, Allen faces a penalty of between 21 to 45 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) while Owens, who is extended term eligible, faces a penalty of 21 to 75 years in the IDOC.

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York receives journalism grant from Illinois Farm Bureau, Press Foundation Illinois Farm Bureau and the Illinois Press Foundation on Wednesday, June 15, have awarded grants to 16 high school journalism efforts throughout the state. The awards are part of the Illinois High School Journalism Grants Program offered by the Illinois Press Foundation and financially sponsored this year by Illinois Farm Bureau.

More than $21,000 total in grants will be distributed to the schools in the fall to pay for laptops, cameras, podcasting stations and more. The Education Committee of the Illinois Press Foundation approved the grant recipients.

This year’s grant recipients includes York Community High School in Elmhurst, which received $1,350 for a Motion Array subscription for access to

copyright-free video and audio clips.

“We’re really looking forward to visiting each of these schools in the fall when we present the grant checks,” said Jeff Rogers, director of the Illinois Press Foundation. “It’s so invigorating to see students engaged in journalism and excited about learning the foundational elements of the craft.

“This year’s group of grant recipients is especially interesting because not only is there a variety in the regions where the schools are located, but there’s a diversity in the forms of journalism being practiced. Student newspapers. Agriculture programs. Multimedia digital platforms. Podcasts.

Film clubs. Even a TV news broadcast.

They’re all part of this year’s class of grant recipients.”

Friday, June 24 from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Chair Yoga Join a certified yoga instructor for a series of simple movements to strengthen and stretch your whole body while comfortably seated in a chair. No prior yoga experience required. In-person. Registration required. elmlib. org/events.

Monday, June 27 from 7-8 p.m.

Around the Table Discussion with Elmhurst Pride Collective Join us as we gather around the table with local organizations to discuss how to navigate conversations surrounding difficult topics with our family and friends.

This month, engage in mindful and respectful conversations around LGBTQ+ topics with the Elmhurst Pride Collective. In-person. Registration required. elmlib.org/ events.

Tuesday, June 28 from 1:30-3 p.m.

Great Decisions Learn about critical issues facing America with Professor Gary Midkiff and other community members. and “The Cowboys.” There will be This month: Chapter 5 – Quad Alliance. In-person. Reglight classics, dances, novelty piecistration required. elmlib.org/events. es, and marches sure to get your foot tapping and patriotic blood flowing.

Tuesday, June 28 from 6:30-8 p.m.

The concert is free and will be preSocial Media for Your Small Business sented at The Gates of Knowledge Social media can be scary and time-consuming for on the Elmhurst University campus. small businesses with limited time and funds. Discuss Parking is available on campus or trends and tricks to get the most from your social media across the street at the Wilder Manefforts. Presented with Kelly Carpenter, founder of Spitsion. Pack up the lawn chairs, blanfire. In-person. Registration required. elmlib.org/events. kets and picnic baskets and join us for music on a summer evening as we Wednesday, June 29 salute America. In case of excessive from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. heat or rain, the concert will be perAmerican Mah Jongg: Open Play formed in Hammerschmidt Chapel Gather every Wednesday for American Mah Jongg, a on the EU campus.

University’s Summer Band to present ‘Salute to America’ concert Kick off the Fourth of July weekend by joining us for a live concert of patriotic music and music by American composers on Wednesday, June 29 at 7 p.m. Dr. James Hile and Professor John Heath will serve as the conductors, and Professor Emeritus Judy Grimes will be featured as the guest conductor.

The concert will feature music by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Irving Berlin, John Williams and John Philip Sousa. The program will include music from the Broadway musical “The Music Man,” and from the movie soundtracks “Midway”

Elmhurst Library programs game of skill, strategy, calculation and a certain amount of chance. In-person. No registration required.

Wednesday, June 29 from 7-8:30 p.m.

Forgotten Disney: Extinct Rides and Attractions of the Florida Parks In the 50 years Walt Disney World has been in operation, many attractions have closed. Rediscover some of these attractions and their histories, and whether they are still missed or forgotten by today’s fans. Hybrid. Registration required. elmlib.org/events.

Thursday, June 30 from 7-8:30 p.m.

Strategies to Talk About Mental Health and Wellness for Children and Adolescents Join Celia Zanayad, PsyD from Advocate Health for an important and informative talk addressing concerns about mental health and wellness in children and adolescents. In-person. Registration required. elmlib.org/ events.

Thursday, June 30 from 7-8 p.m.

Virtual Author Visit with Michelle Zauner Author and songwriter/guitarist Michelle Zauner joins us for a virtual author visit. Fresh off a tour with her band Japanese Breakfast, Zauner discusses the intersection of food, culture, family, identity, and loss, lovingly chronicled in her bestselling memoir, Crying in H Mart. Live on Zoom. Registration required. elmlib.org/author.

Friday, July 1 from 2-3:30 p.m. eMedia With your EPL card you have access to thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks, eVideos, and eMusic. Learn about the different applications and ways to access these collections. In-person. Registration required. elmlib.org/ events.

For more information about any of the above programs, call (630) 279-8696 or visit elmlib.org/events.

EGC plants herb garden in Wilder Park

Gears up for Garden Walk & Faire coming Sunday, July 10

Centennial Rec Center opens

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Members of the Elmhurst Park District Board of Commissioners gathered on Friday, June 17 to cut the ribbon on the new senior center, known as the Centennial Recreation Center, 155 E. St. Charles Road. Pictured are (from left): Meghan Scarsella, Mary Kies, retired commissioner Doug Ennis, Board president Kevin Graf, vice president Tim Sheehan, and Vince Spaeth. Not pictured: Commissioners Claire Kubiesa and Carolyn Ubriaco.

The Elmhurst Garden Club (EGC) planted close to 100 culinary herbs in this year’s Herb Garden in Wilder Park’s Formal Garden. The herbs planted were propagated from seed

by Elmhurst Park District Horticulturist Michelle Karabetsos and her staff.

A cooperative effort between the EGC and the Elmhurst Park District, the Herb Garden project was originally established at the Glos Memorial Park in 1980 until it was moved to the formal garden in Wilder Park in July of 1998. Throughout the growing season members of the EGC Horticulture Committee help plant, maintain, and weed the herb garden.

The Wilder Park Formal Garden, Herb Garden, and Conservatory are the featured public garden for the “Afternoon in the Garden” EGC Garden Walk & Boutique Faire, which will include six glorious private gardens. The Walk & Faire will be held, rain or shine, Sunday, July 10 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Tickets for “Afternoon in the Garden” are $18 in advance, $23 on the day of the event, and may be purchased online only through Eventbrite. The Boutique Faire in Wilder Park featuring 45 vendors is free and open to the public. For tickets and further information, visit elmhurstgardenclub.org.

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Real Estate/Business

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Hometown banker joins ECCI Board of Directors Elmhurst resident Angela Villegas of Lakeside Bank was sworn in as a member of the Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Board of Directors during the Board’s June 14 meeting in the second-floor Hammersmith Community Room at Community Bank of Elmhurst.

Villegas currently serves Lakeside Bank as Vice President, Retail Liaison, and is responsible for supporting the branches and the retail network manager by serving as liaison between the branches and the Operations Department.

Without dissent, the Board approved Chair Eva Sanchez’s appointment of Villegas to fill the Director’s seat vacated by Dan Welz, also of Lakeside Bank. Villegas was administered the oath of office by Sanchez, Owner of See Your House Right Here @properties.

Welz, Lakeside Bank’s Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO), served two threeyear terms as an elected Director (2018-2021).

Villegas also is serving as a mem-

ber of the ECCI Marketing Committee, which is one of the Board’s four Standing Committees.

Villegas joined Lakeside Bank in 2016 as vice president, branch manager, and opened Lakeside’s first suburban location in Elmhurst. Her banking career started in 1994 at the age of 19 with American National Bank, First Chicago and Bank One. Moving to Elmhurst in 2006, Villegas joined Welz’s staff at then-Suburban Bank & Trust (now Elmhurst Bank), starting as a personal banker before earning promotions to Assistant Branch Manager and then Branch Manager.

Villegas has been a member of the Kiwanis Club of Elmhurst and DuPage PADS homeless shelter for more than decade.

A 1993 graduate of IC Catholic Prep, Villegas earned an Associate’s Degree and Certificate in SuperviSUBMITTED PHOTO Elmhurst Independent sion at the College of DuPage and Elmhurst resident Angela Villegas of Lakeside Bank was sworn in as a member of the Elmhurst majored in Business Management at Lewis University. Married for 28 Chamber of Commerce & Industry’s Board of Directors by Chairman of the Board Eva Sanchez, owner years, Villegas and her husband Tony of See Your House Right Here @properties. Villegas joined Lakeside Bank in 2016 as vice president, are the parents of two adult children. branch manager, and opened Lakeside’s first suburban location in Elmhurst.

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Completely Remodeled Ranch

Nothing left to do with this professionally remodeled 4 bed / 2 bath ranch. Painted brick exterior with new roof, soffit, fascia and gutters, and exterior doors. The main level offers a wideopen layout with white kitchen with huge island, quartz $599,900

FIRST OFFERING! Completely Remodeled Ranch Nothing left to do with this professionally remodeled 4 bed / 2 bath ranch. Painted brick exterior with new roof, soffit, fascia and gutters, and exterior doors. The main level offers a wideopen layout with white kitchen with huge island, quartz counters and backsplash, eating area, dinette area, and large living room - all with new luxury vinyl plank flooring. All new stainlesssteel appliances, recessed lighting, doors, and trim. The main level has 2 bedrooms with new carpet and ceiling fans and ample closet space and a remodeled full bathroom with designer tilework. The full basement offers two more bedrooms with new carpet, double closets, a large family room, a dedicated storage room, full remodeled bathroom with double sink vanity and walk-in shower and a large laundry room. Oversized 2.5 car detached garage and back patio. Brand new plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. $599,900

In the Heart of Downtown

Great opportunity to be in the heart of Elmhurst on an oversized 65 x 150 lot with alley access. A short walk or 9-iron away from downtown Elmhurst and its Metra, get a chance to work with this experienced Elmhurst builder to customize $1,429,000

In the Heart of Downtown Great opportunity to be in the heart of Elmhurst on an oversized 65 x 150 lot with alley access. A short walk or 9-iron away from downtown Elmhurst and its Metra, get a chance to work with this experienced Elmhurst builder to customize every detail. 4,700sf of finished living space across 3 levels with an attached 3 car heated garage with epoxy flooring. 4 large beds & 3 baths up with laundry room & bonus room (possible 5 bed up plan). 65’ wide lot will allow for a wide-open 1st floor, huge mudroom, wet bar, pantry, 1st floor office, great room with fireplace, breakfast room and sure to be a chef’s/entertainer’s dream kitchen. Finished basement with media room, bedroom, full bath, exercise room and storage. Rare, rear alley access allows for many build-to-suit options, i.e. detached garage with “man-cave” above. Endless options with this size lot & alley access. Get involved early to have a say in everything! Pictures are of other homes recently completed by this builder. $1,429,000 All Brick MacDougal Ranch

All Brick MacDougal Ranch

Situated on a 70 x 185 lot in East Elmhurst, this 3 BR / 2 BTH home has so much to offer. 1600+ SF on both Main and Lower Levels for a total of 3228 SF. Hardwood Floors throughout Main Level. Master Bedroom w/ En Suite. 2nd and

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$485,000 NEW PRICE!

Situated on a 70 x 185 lot in East Elmhurst, this 3 BR / 2 BTH home has so much to offer. 1600+ SF on both Main and Lower Levels for a total of 3228 SF. Hardwood Floors throughout Main Level.

Master Bedroom w/ En Suite. 2nd and 3rd Bedrooms are spacious as well with an abundance of closet space. 3 large rooms in the basement currently used as Family Room, Storage/Utility/Work Room, and the third can be used to expand the Family Room or for a huge LL Bedroom. Walkout of Kitchen to Patio and Deep Backyard. 2 Car Attached Garage with High Ceilings. ROOF, FURNACE & DRIVEWAY BRAND NEW! $485,000

Lincoln School Tudor

Lincoln School Tudor

Located in a neighborhood w/long-standing traditions & w/in an award-winning school district that boasts a newly constructed, state-of-the-art Lincoln school, this 3200 sf 4 bed/ 2.5 bath Tudor oozes curb appeal. Inside you’ll find the same $629,000

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Located in a neighborhood w/long-standing traditions & w/in an award-winning school district that boasts a newly constructed, state-of-the-art Lincoln school, this 3200 sf 4 bed/2.5 bath Tudor oozes curb appeal. Inside you’ll find the same character & charm in every room. From the custom-built fireplace mantle that perfectly matches the classic molding throughout the home to the heated sunroom w/abundant natural light, there is so much that separates this property from the rest. Near the Prairie Path,restaurants,retail & many other conveniences,this home has the location,classic charm,& modern features every buyer will appreciate. $629,000

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Prairie Path Gem!

Exquisite Old-world craftsmanship in this beautiful Custom Home with an English flair. Situated on an oversized 55 x 160 lot, this Brick & Stone 2-story features over 6,400 sf of finished living space including the basement. Hardwood floors with $1,595,000

Prairie Path Gem! Exquisite Old-world craftsmanship in this beautiful Custom Home with an English flair. Situated on an oversized 55 x 160 lot, this Brick & Stone 2-story features over 6,400 sf of finished living space including the basement. Hardwood floors with cherry borders, 3-piece crown/panel molding, and 8 foot hickory doors are featured on the 1st floor. Natural wood-beamed ceiling in the family room with a beautiful fireplace and 1 of the 10 large screen, high-end TV’s that will be included in the sale of this Home. Updated kitchen features a new True-brand refrigerator, countertops, and all high-end appliances, perfect for the Gourmet Chef. Home backs up to the Salt Creek Greenway nature trail with a connection to the Illinois Prairie Path. The 2nd floor features 4 bedrooms, 3 full bathrooms, and a bonus room which adds flexibility for a 5th bedroom up or a 2nd large home office. This smart home is equipped with Elan Home Controls - Security, Climate, Lighting, Outdoor Sprinklers, & Media. $1,595,000 Spacious Cape Cod

Fully renovated Cape Cod w/4 BR & 2 baths offers almost 3000 finished SF. The main level has a modern floor plan w/ the new kitchen open to the eating area & the spacious & bright living room w/custom wainscoting. The kitchen has $499,000 FIRST OFFERING!

Fully renovated Cape Cod w/4 BR & 2 baths offers almost 3000 finished SF. The main level has a modern floor plan w/the new kitchen open to the eating area & the spacious & bright living room w/custom wainscoting. The kitchen has quartz countertops, shaker cabinetry, subway tile, & SS appliances. The 1st floor has an updated full bath & 2 large BR. Gleaming HW floors on the 1st & 2nd levels. Upstairs is another updated bathroom, a 3rd bedroom w/closet organizers, & a vast primary bedroom w/a wall-to-wall walk-in custom closet. In the finished basement, you’re greeted by a brick accent wall & a newly carpeted family room & bonus room. $499,000

Center of Town Location!

Center of Town Location!

Nestled right in the Heart of Downtown Elmhurst, This Home boasts 4 BRs, 5 BTHs, and over 3,330 sq ft of Living Space as well as a Finished Basement. 1st Floor includes - Formal Living Room with Wood Burning Fireplace, 1st Floor Office, $835,000 FIRST OFFERING!

Tudor with English Flair

Tudor with English Flair

Picturesque 1.5 Story with English flair. A beautiful fireplace frames the LR w/ dark stained HW floors, unique etched windows & coved ceiling. Pride of ownership throughout.

Open floor plan kitchen w/ center island flows into 1st floor FR $629,000 NEW PRICE!

Picturesque 1.5 Story with English flair. A beautiful fireplace frames the LR w/ dark stained HW floors, unique etched windows & coved ceiling. Pride of ownership throughout. Open floor plan kitchen w/ center island flows into 1st floor FR w/ vaulted ceiling and great views of professional landscaped yard & lush garden areas. Newer flag stone walk & entry landings welcomes you into front & side entry doors. LR & BSMT finished with space for office or children’s playroom. Backyard covered Lattice Fencing w/ Oversized blue stone patio overlooking backyard.

Located steps from the Prairie Path. Walk to town, train, library, parks, schools, and more! $629,000

4BR/2Bath Bungalow

4BR/2Bath Bungalow

4 Bed/2 Bath Bungalow in highly sought after location! Main Level has 2 Beds and 1 Bath, 2nd Level has 2 Beds and 1 Bath with Loft/Office area and newer HW Flooring. Granite Countertops, SS Appliances, Enclosed 3 Season Room off the

Move-in ready 2 story ideally situated steps from the IL Prairie Path and Jefferson Elementary. A full, covered front porch welcomes you into this spacious 5 bed / 3 bath home. Loads of recent updates - new hardwood floors, 1st floor office or $899,900

Move-in ready 2 story ideally situated steps from the IL Prairie Path and Jefferson Elementary. A full, covered front porch welcomes you into this spacious 5 bed / 3 bath home. Loads of recent updates - new hardwood floors, 1st floor office or bedroom with full bath, formal dining and living room with fireplace and built-ins, kitchen with granite counters, breakfast bar, SS appliances, separate built-in eating area, huge family room with direct access to brick paver patio and backyard. Upstairs has 4 large bedrooms with great closets, master suite with private bathroom and WIC, additional full bath and pull-down stair to large attic for tons of storage. $899,900

4 Bed/2 Bath Bungalow in highly sought after location! Main Level has 2 Beds and 1 Bath, 2nd Level has 2 Beds and 1 Bath with Loft/Office area and newer HW Flooring. Granite Countertops, SS Appliances, Enclosed 3 Season Room off the back. 2 Car Detached Garage.

Walk to Prairie Path, Pioneer Park, Spring Road Business District and Soon to be Newly Finished Lincoln School! $455,000

$455,000

Prairie Path 2-Story

Prairie Path 2-Story

Nestled right in the Heart of Downtown Elmhurst, This Home boasts 4 BRs, 5 BTHs, and over 3,330 sq ft of Living Space as well as a Finished Basement. 1st Floor includes - Formal Living Room with Wood Burning Fireplace, 1st Floor Office, Large Eat in Dining Area, Mudroom and Large Private Family Room off the back of the House with Full Bathroom. 2nd Floor Laundry. 4 Spacious Bedrooms on the 2nd Floor - Primary Bedroom w/ a Full Bathroom and Walk in Closet.

The Spiral Staircase in the Primary Bedroom takes you up to the Loft/Private Area w/ Cedar Closet and Dual Access to Rec and Playroom/ Possible 5th Bedroom. $835,000

Downtown Elmhurst Condo

Rarely available! Excellent downtown location. Highly sought after Crescent Court 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo freshly painted throughout. Gleaming hardwood floors, granite countertops, in unit laundry room with storage. Exercise room $459,900

Downtown Elmhurst Condo Rarely available! Excellent downtown location. Highly sought after Crescent Court 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom condo freshly painted throughout. Gleaming hardwood floors, granite countertops, in unit laundry room with storage.

Exercise room in the building. The walk out balcony provides views of everything downtown Elmhurst has to offer! Steps to shopping, restaurants, Metra train and much more. Top rated schools! $459,900

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10-year-old starts neighborhood summer camp Recruits and ‘trains’ her own counselors

By Dee Longfellow

FOR THE ELMHURST INDEPENDENT

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Pictured here are the organizers of the ETL Summer Camp, put together by Anabel Langworthy who recruited and trained them as camp counselors. They are (from left): Hadley Giermak, 8, Mila Bailey, 8, Anabel’s brother Graham Langworthy, 8, Taylor McCall, 8, and Anabel, who is age 10.

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These two boys make creations on the asphalt driveway with colored chalk. It was all part of Anabel Langworthy’s ETL summer camp for the kids who live on Elm Tree Lane (ETL).

Anabel Langworthy seemed to notice that many of the children in her Elmhurst neighborhood were unable to attend summer camp for a variety of reasons, so she decided to do something about it by starting a summer camp of her own.

She organized activities and planned daily schedules. She recruited and trained a staff of camp counselors.

The amazing thing about it: Anabel is just 10 years old.

Anabel began the ETL camp— ETL stands for Elm Tree Lane, the street on which she and most of her campers live. Her first “staff recruit” was her 8-year-old brother Graham, who was then joined by Taylor McCall and Mila Bailey, both of whom are 8 years old, and Mallory Janes and Tyler Janes who are 10.

Anabel trained them all to be “camp counselors” at ETL. The organization required many weeks of planning including daily meetings so camp would be perfect for the campers. The camp counselors took the opportunity to include, but also train, some older responsible kids to be future counselors through their “counselors-in-training” program.

These kids are Ella Gallivan, 7, Hadley Giermak, 7, and Isabelle Lamorena, 8.

The daily schedule consisted of songs, games, crafts, story time, basketball and other activities.

The campers and their ages were: Zac Olsen, 6; Jordan Lamorena, 6; Alice Forbes, 3; Brooks Giermak, 5; Sloan Yasak, 4; Mae Gallivan, 5; Audrey Buehler, 6; and Taylor Spencer, 3.

Anabel has even collected testimonials from the parents of her campers. Cooper Forbes, Alice’s dad, had this to say: “Alice had so much fun at the neighborhood camp, running around and playing with her friends. And she earned five gold stickers so she got to bring her dolly with her. It was all very thoughtful and the kids really enjoyed it.”

Another parent, Melissa Giermak, mother of Hadley and Brooks, weighed in as well.

“Hadley and Brooks had so much fun as a counselor and a camper,” she said. “As a counselor, Hadley learned problem-solving skills and how to work with a team. Brooks loved story time and playing with new friends.”

Congratulations to Anabel for her outstanding effort to make summer a little brighter for the neighborhood kids. After all, starting a camp, recruiting and training staff and working well with your little brother— well, there are a lot of adults who can’t claim an accomplishment like that.

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CBRE lists office building with redevelopment potential CBRE Capital Markets – Investment Properties – Office Group has been retained by ownership as exclusive advisor and agent to sell 100% fee simple interest in the Fifth Third Bank, Elmhurst location at 990 N. York Road. The property consists of a two-story Class B office/retail building, situated on three adjoining

parcels totaling approximately 2.50 acres of land.

The property is a prime redevelopment opportunity for a retail strip center or rehabbed office building.

Fifth Third Bank will relocate a branch on an outlot at the south end of the property. Once the new branch is built, then the existing building

can be demolished to make way for a new retail/office development or the existing buildings can be repositioned as a multi-tenant office or medical building.

A long-range plan is in place to develop the York Road Retail Trade Area corridor along York Road. As a result, a developer will likely gain

wide support from City authorities in both implementing the York Street Corridor Plan and possibly receiving financial incentives from the TIF District IV. The city is motivated to remain flexible to development opportunities within the TIF and York Road corridor.

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Berkshire Hathaway offices support Habitat for Humanity

Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago’s Bucktown, Lincoln Park, Elmhurst and Oak Park offices, in conjunction with the Kindness Foundation, the company’s philanthropic arm, celebrated Community Kindness by participating in a Habitat for Humanity build on June 9.

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ALTORS® and staff from the firm’s 24 offices select organizations to support with volunteer time and services in their respective communities.

“I am so proud of the 25 BHHS Chicago volunteers who worked on the Habitat for Humanity of Chicago build site on June 9,” said Joe Stacy, senior vice president, general sales

manager and Kindness Foundation chairman.

“Volunteers worked from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. installing exterior drywall and cutting window holes, building wall structures and installing exterior siding. They hammered, drilled, measured and sawed materials. Their efforts moved three

homes closer to completion and I want to thank each of them for a job well-done.”

The Kindness Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose mission is to support meaningful local initiatives that improve the communities it serves and enhance the quality of life for fellow citizens.

County Stormwater Management grant to cover almost half cost of southwest Elmhurst stormwater mitigation project

DuPage County’s Stormwater Management Department accepted grant proposals from municipalities for flood control and water quality projects countywide. The selected projects will be partially funded using an allocation of DuPage County’s

American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funding from the federal government.

Open to municipal governments, DuPage County’s grant will award funding to shovel-ready projects that demonstrate flood protection and resilience measures.

The County will provide a 50/50 cost-share of up to $500,000 per awarded project. The grant encourages projects that build resilience and offer strong multi-jurisdictional and multi-purpose benefits. This grant program will distribute an estimated

$8 million of that funding.

Among the grant recipients is the City of Elmhurst for the Southwest Elmhurst Stormwater Mitigation Project, which has a cost estimate of $424,429. The requested grant share is $200,000.

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Public Notice

The following, to the best of my knowledge, is a true and correct statement of the City’s revenues, disbursements and operations of the City of Elmhurst, Illinois for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 Dan Curran, City Treasurer Dated June 23, 2022 The foregoing statement of Dan Curran City Treasurer, was filed with me this 23rd day of June, 2022 CITY OF Haddad-Tamer, ELMHURST, ILLINOISCity Clerk Jackie Treasurer's Report CITY OF ELMHURST, ILLINOIS Treasurer’s Report For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2021 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2021

REVENUES Taxes Property Sales Utility Real estate transfer Food and beverage Other Intergovernmental Licenses and permits Fines and penalties Charges for services Water Sewer Investment income Revenue replacement Miscellaneous

Debt Service General Obligation Bonds

General

$

Total revenues EXPENDITURES Current General government Public safety Streets Rubbish disposal Public health and welfare Cost of sales and service Culture Redevelopment Capital outlay Debt service Principal Interest, fiscal charges, and other Total expenditures EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES OVER EXPENDITURES

12,411,585 20,861,353 3,252,325 1,137,782 1,579,200 642,850 9,835,237 5,388,948 872,718 5,132,718 47,011 64,502 2,077,553

$

FUND BALANCES, DECEMBER 31

$

2,733,361 768 -

$

1,815,817 1,672 15,399

$

1,606,842 654 -

$

569,402.36 377 -

$

426,742.50 1 158,546

$

Glos Mausoleum

1,943 -

$

-

Parking Revenue System

Municipal Utility

$

15

$

$

586,949 -

4,864,248 926,611 8,045,702 -

$

2,994,186 567,927 5,116,780 -

$

8,026,122 487,513 35,943 9,808 130,651

586,949

13,836,562

8,678,893

8,690,036

1,675,149 -

6,361,722 -

3,762,130 -

6,246,773 31,027

1,607,496

569,779

585,289

1,943

5,418,734 32,015,861 8,347,387 3,483,726 541,486 1,121,177 6,078,139

-

4,459 1,249,732

1,831 3,337

2,273,664 -

4,730,677

343,475 -

67,842 -

281,804 772,839

-

-

22,281,110 (868,821)

1,500,000 30,135

500,000 15,686

-

-

1,169,976

399,026

1,873,611

583,528

-

-

22,582,265

2,074,175

6,361,722

3,762,130

8,227,784

4,152,611

(1,487,226)

7,474,839

4,916,763

462,252

1,860,000 89,985

57,143,319

1,949,985

32,047 32,047 (1,917,938) 499,434 $

Payroll Gross Earnings for Calendar Year 2021 Gross Earnings under $25,000 ANELLO, CARMELLA; BARRE, MATTHEW W; BASTEDO, EMILY C; BEDNAREK, BRYAN J; BIALECKI, EVA V; BOLT, KENDALL M; BRAM, MICHAEL J; BREHM, KATRINA L; BRENNAN, JOHN P; BRENNAN, MICHAEL J; BROWN, RYAN W; BRUNETTI, DEBORAH T; BUDNIK, JEROME A; CAFCULES, PRESTON D; CAHILL, BRIAN P; CARCERANO, NICOLE M; CAREY, PETER M; CARTA, CALVIN S; CASTILLA, COURTNEY M; CHINDLUND, HELEN A; CHLYSTEK, CAROL S; CHLYSTEK, CATHERINE A; CIANNELLA, WILLIAM J; COOK, ALICE A; CREEDON, FRANCINE M; CURRAN, MARK D; DADEJ, AGNIESZKA; DAENZER, DAVID P; DANNER, KEVIN; DAVIS, ALLISON J; DAVIS, DARRELL Q; DEUTER, MARTHA S; DEVER, COLETTE E; DEVEREUX, JACOB T; DEVITT, JERI-LYNN; DOLAN, LINNEA L; DOMIANUS, PRISCILLA A; DONESKE, MARK C; DONOHUE, KATHRYN A; DUNN, ROBERT M; DYRA, WILLIAM B; FRENDREIS, LOGAN C; FREUND, TRACY M; GAL, JESSICA; GENTILE, ROSALEE L; GIESEL, JASON M; GISBURNE, MARY A; GROSSMAN, JANE LOUISEV; GUICHON, RONALD J; GUINAN, KATHRYN H; HADDAD JR, EMIL D; HASKILL, LOGAN D; HAYES, LAURIE R; HERNANDEZ, JORGE; HILALI, NADIA; HILL, JACOB D; HINES, SHIRLEY V; HONQUEST, MICHAEL P; IHLENFELDT, BONNIE E; IZZO, KARYN J; JAFFE, NOLAN E; JENKINS, NEENA M; JENSEN, CHRISTOPHERR; JENSEN, HEATHER E; JIJINA, DINA N; JOHNSON, CHAD C; JONES, KIM; KEENAN, JONATHAN A; KENNEDY, JAMES D; KIELMINSKI, KATHRYN A; KIM, PAUL B; KLAEREN-MILLER, JOAN L; KLINGLER, CAROL N; KRUTOYARSKIY, ILYA; LAMBETH, TIMOTHY M; LATHAM, EMYLIE J; LAURINO, DEBORAH A; LEMONS, D’ANTRAE D; LERESCHE, LESLIE S; LESHUK-MORITA, AARON D; LEVIN, SCOTT M; LIBOVICZ, ELAINE L; LINDQUIST, TIMOTHY C; LINE, HEIDI; LOY, MADELINE M; MAIS-HAVLIR, PATRICIA A; MARCHESE, HEIDI A; MARKHAM, RAY W; MARTIN, MARGARET A; MASON, RACHAEL K; MAYS, GWYNETH M; MCGOVERN, KEVIN A; MCGOWAN, ROBERT J; MEHRMAN, ANGELA L; MICELI, MARY; MIKSYS, STACIA L; MILBRATH, SHARON K; MILLING,

(1,418,504) $

-

1,254,191

(1,949,985) (1,253,784) Debt Service General Redevelopment Obligation Projects Bonds

25,800,267 32,577,036

-

5,168

2,273,664

6,600 Route 83 Commercial Development Projects

460,464

-

6,600

1,496,331

1,598,409

4,730,677 (2,897,789) Stormwater Detention Project

-

500,000 (2,512,508)

-

(2,012,508)

460,464

1,591,809 $

-

Motor Fuel Tax

-

(1,253,784) 242,547

-

2,074,087

-

5,927,342

-

-

MARY C; MOLINA, MARC A; MOOT, HELENA V; MORLEY, STEVEN M; MORRISSEY, MELISSA A; MULLINER, MARK A; MURRAY, AMANDA J; MUSHARRAF, SYED J; MUSIAL, JACK T; NELSON, DAWN M; NERO, MADONNA R; NESTER, SUSAN R; NIEMANN, JENNIFER A; NOVAK, JEAN E; NUDERA, JAMES A; NUNAMAKER, SUSANNE I; ODER, ETHAN D; OKEEFE, NOREEN P; OLDISKRYCZKA, JENNIFER L; OLSEN, NICHOLAS J; O’NEILL, BETTY A; ORTIZ, BRYAN A; PARELIUS, KENNETH W; PARK, TINA L; PARKER, JAMES J; PASZEK, AMANDA B; PAYNE, JILL E; PAYNE, MARTHA M; PICHA, FRANK C; PIERMATTEI, NICOLE E; PLOTZ, RICHARD; POLOMSKY, DANNEE K; POPE, VIOLET R; PORO, JAMIE M; PORRAS-GOLDSTEIN, DULCE M; PORTER, KELLY M; PORTER, THERESA A; QUINLIVAN, SEAN M; RAMADORAI, MALINI V; REAMS, JOHN M; REITZEL, JACOB P; RHODES, DANIEL J; RODRIGUEZ, JOSE L; ROMANELLI, MARY KAY; RONNAU, RUTH M; ROSENBERG, JACKSON B; RUSSO, BRENTON T; RUZICKA, SAMUEL T; SABATINO, AIDAN W; SCAHILL, ANNA MAE L; SCHIFFER, MARIA D; SERRANO, ADRIAN M; SHAL, JOANNE E; SIENKO, KAREN L; SIMMONS, ANTHONY J; SIMMONS, JANYCE R; SKOLOZYNSKI, KELLY J; SOLDANO, CHRISTINA E; SOMMERS, DOUGLAS K; SPEERS, MICHAEL A; STEPENSKE, MARITA A; STEZOWSKI, KAREN A; SZACIK, NATALIA M; TALLUTO, NOEL P; TAMER, JACQUELYN L; TARTAGLIA, PHILIP J; THURNALL, KATELYN E; TISCIA, NICOLE S; VENTURA, JOSHUA I; VEREMIS, JENNIFER; VESCIO, TONI M; WALL, BRENNAN C; WATSON, LAUREN E; WATTERS, JEAN C; WEBB, ALAN S; WEIMER, JAMES S; WEINSHENKER, KATHLEEN M; WILCOXON, KELSEY L; XIONG, ALICIA; YASDICK, JOHN L; ZUBER, MICHAEL R; 1,607,832.63 Gross Earnings $25,000 - $49,999 ARENZ, DONALD J; ARENZ, RENEE T; ARTMAN, BRIDGET A; BASSO, WILLIAM A; BERTELS, ANN M; BOWMAN, CHRISTOPHERJ; BOYD, STEVEN; BOZEK, JAMES J; BREHM, ANNETTE M; BRENNAN, WILLIAM J; BRUMM, MICHAEL J; BUTTWEILER, MARGARET C; CHAVEZ, DAISY; CIOCHON, JR., STANLEY F; CORMIER, GERALD L; DAHLEEN, GORDON R; DELEON, JOSE M; DIDIER, DOROTHY G; DRYDEN, SHERRI L; FEN-

1,633,485

-

(13,749)

1,899,600 $

-

-

(266,115)

10,837,639 $

1,054,643

(266,115) (13,749) (469,354) North Church Road/ York Lake Street Downtown Redevelopment Redevelopment Redevelopment Project Project Project

(4,910,297)

1,613,623 $

-

842,983 $

829,234

$

1,943

26,734,876

-

Elmhurst Public Library

Fire Pension

1,832,888

136,808

15

15,445,558 11,185,333 9,742 94,242

Police Pension

2,734,128

616,306

$

769 11,000

Working Cash

11,769

6,776,769

FUND BALANCES, JANUARY 1

$

North Church Road/ York Lake Street Downtown Redevelopment Redevelopment Redevelopment Project Project Project

407

7,605,282 342,264 (3,708,489) (3,622,751)

Total other financing sources (uses)

407 -

Stormwater Detention Project

Motor Fuel Tax

-

General

NET CHANGE IN FUND BALANCES

$

Route 83 Commercial Development Projects

63,303,782

6,160,463

OTHER FINANCING SOURCES (USES) Bonds issued Premium (discount) on bonds issued Line of Credit proceeds Capital Contributions Sale of capital assets Payment to escrow agent Proceeds from the sale of capital assets Transfers in Transfers (out)

-

Redevelopment Projects

15

Working Cash

Glos Mausoleum -

-

-

-

(469,354)

1,943

(9,390)

1,000,000

(478,744) $

1,001,943

37,291 $

37,306

ZEL, WILBUR H; FLOWERS, SANDRA; FULLER, BONNIE J; FULLER, GARY; HARTSAW, PAUL H; HEDMAN, ERIC J; HERNANDEZ, DAGOBERTO C; HICKS, GRANT T; HIMMES, NANCY J; HYBL, LINDA M; KAMIENIARZ, ARTUR J; KRUKOFF, JOE; LAPPE, MICHAEL K; LEGER, TRISTAN J; LEVEILLE, CATHERINE; LORENZ, LORI A; MALONEY-MURPHY, NUALA M; MAY, EUGENE A; MEIER, KEITH W; MESZAROS, CASEY R; MOORE, CHERYL A; NIXON, JEANNE; O’BRIEN, JUDITH; ORICK, TRACEY L; ORTIZ, ALFREDO; PAULINI, CHRISTINE M; PAVLIK, CAROL L; PETTINEO, MICHAEL B; PRZYBYLSKI, JENNIFER L; REIMAN, MICHAEL E; ROCHE, PATRICE H; SCHLECHT, MOLLY P; SCHLEMMEL, SHARON; SHERLOCK, KEVIN C; SMITH, JAMESON T; STENSON, NIKOLAS A; SWANSON, ANNE M; TARPEY, JOHN B; TEELING, GEORGE M; VANDERHEYDEN, SARAH M; WHITE, BREANNE M; WINDRICH, LINDA A; 2,337,269.31 Gross Earnings $50,000 - $74,999 ANDREUCCETTI, RITA; APONTE, ANTHONY R; BELTRAN, JACOB A; BERRY, SUZANNE L; BREEZE, GREGORY; BURDA, CRAIG D; BURG, CHRISTINE D; BURMEISTER, KIMBERLY G; BURN, DONNA M; CERNY, JAMES J; CHAMBERS, KERRI C; CISZEWSKI, ARTUR E; CRUZ, MARISELA; CWODZINSKI, JUDITH R; DAFFARA, JAMES M; DAMBROGIO, GERALD A; DECKERT, DWAYNE F; DETZNER, JEREMY P; DUDEK, JOSEPH F; EGAN, EMILY A; FELBINGER, MILDRED; FIORINI, BRIAN J; FORTMAN, CHERYL M; FRIEDBERG, CORA A; FUNK, M EILEEN; GRAHAM, DAVID B; HEDSTROM, ERIC R; HELLAND, MARY A; HLAVENKA, LOUIS C; HOEGLER, LOREL A; HOPKINS, MARGARET A; HOWELL, LYNNCHERIE; HUNTINGHOUSE, DARLENE L; IDASEK, GREGORY E; IGNATIUS, ELIZABETH M; IVANCEVIC, STOJANA; JOHNSON, RANDALL E; JONES, ROBERT D; JORNS, RUSSELL W; KNYSCH, JACQUELINE P; KOCHICK, DAVID A; KOLSKY, FRANK W; KOMRSKA, TERRY R; KOPCZYNSKI, KAREN; KOPCZYNSKI, ROBERT F; KRANSBERGER, CHRISTOPHERD; LAU, JEANNINE L; LAYMAN, JEZ E; LEWIS, BARBARA M; LORUSSO, FRANK; LUND, DANIEL P; MARCELLO, JEFFREY D; MARKHAM, SHIRLEY B; MAY, RICHARD; MAYER, RACHEL; MEAD, DWAYNE

Parking Revenue System

Municipal Utility

15

568,075 -

1,488,973 -

568,075

1,488,973

4,720,686

1,746

52,936,831 $

57,657,517

-

Police Pension

10,941,760

Elmhurst Public Library -

-

-

4,916,763

78,194,494 85,669,333

35,047 (35,047)

-

7,474,839 $

1,860,000 89,985

Fire Pension -

10,940,014 $

-

462,252

53,771,130 $

58,687,893

1,917,938 $

2,380,190

D; MEDEMA, RONALD H; MELONE, AMANDA J; MUELLERS, BERNARD M; MURPHY, ALYSSA K; NEGRETE, ROBERT; OHLER, MARY A; PALMER, PATRICIA L; PANICO, LAURAL A; PARTIPILO, CATHY F; PEREZ, ALEA T; PETRUCCI, BARBARA A; PIET, PETER M; PLYMAN, MATTHEW S; PUETZ, TYLER S; RAGA, DENISE S; RAMIREZ PINEDA, ANGEL D; RETUSNIC, CHARLES J; REYNOLDS, WILLIAM E; ROCK, SHAIRA A; RODRIGUEZ, JOSE A; SANDERSON, KRISTIN L; SCHEIBL, ROBERT G; SCHROEDER, ANDREW M; SIDELL, RICKY; SIEBER, FRED W; SIUZDAK, EDWARD Z; SLAYTON, JEREMY W; SPANROFF, ANGELA J; STRINGWELL, KATHERINE J; TERRY, DANIEL D; TURNER, LAURENCE R; TWARAGOWSKI, DARLENE C; WADYCKI, JAMES E; WALSH-ROCK, GLORIA C; WANDERSEE, JESAIDA G; WEISS, KATHLEEN M; WINKLER, VIRGINIA A; WRIGHT, SHIRLEY A; WULF, LAUREN G; ZAROOGIAN, GEORGE M; 5,980,278.59 Gross Earnings $75,000 - $99,999 AUMANN, CHRISTOPHERF; AUTRY, PATRICK S; BALDACCI, VIKTORIA S; BARTLETT, DANIEL L; BERGE, DANIEL I; BEYER, EDWARD W; BLANK, BRYAN A; BONK, NEIL D; BOYD, STEVEN; BRADFORD, RAYMOND V; CACCITOLO, DIANE B; CACCITOLO, MICHAEL E; CAMPISE, MICHAEL J; CARNEY, PAUL A; CARR, KENNETH C; CARRINGTON, JAMI L; CLEMENTI, ANTHONY F; COTTON, WILLIAM G; CRESSWELL, SAMANTHA D; DAUGHTREY, MICHAEL B; DEERINGER, ZACHARY W; DELUCA, FRANK C; DENNY, DAVID S; DHAMERS, JASON C; DUPREY, ANTHONY J; FAAS, MICHAEL J; FAFINSKI, RICHARD E; FERRELL, TIMOTHY W; FISCHER, KIRK R; FOCHT, DANIEL J; FOSS, DAVID D; FREEMAN, THOMAS K; GORDON, JAMES; HALICKE, MICHAEL; HARGREAVES, VALERIE J; HASSLER, CHRISTOPHERJ; HAYES, JEFFREY M; HOGBERG JR, HERBERT; HOOVER, STEVEN H; JACOBSMEYER, MATTHEW R; JANITO, THOMAS C; JASON, ERIN K; JENSEN, NELS A; JOHNSON JR, LAWRENCE D; KABAT, ALBERT J; KELLEY, ROBERT; KOVACIC, JOSEPH; KOZURA, LEO; KRUEGER, JASON J; KVETON, BRADLEY J; LANSU, PHYLLIS; LAZIC, ANNA; LINNEWEH, RICHARD A; LITHAS, JAMES P; LULLO, MICHAEL J; See Notices on next page

Continued from previous page LYNCH, ADAM Z; MAHONEY, TIMOTHY J; MANNING, MATTHEW T; MARCHINSKI, ROBERT R; MATHIASEN, WILLIAM A; MEISZNER, JOHN W; MIKLAS, ROBERT J; MILITELL, MELVIN; MONSEN, BERNT A; MORSE, JOHN J; MURPHY, KATHLEEN A; MURRAY, WILLIAM D; NERISON, JOHN E; NOYOLA, ARTURO; ODONNELL, TIMOTHY B; PASQURELLA, DONALD; PEDERSEN, BRIAN J; PERONA, MARGARITA Z; POTTER, KREGG F; PREUSS, ALEXANDER P; PUKAEL, CARSON R; ROBINS, JOHN C; ROCK, BRADEN G; RUMICK, DOUGLAS J; SCHMIDT, DIANE J; SCHMITT, MICHAEL J; SCHREF, KASSONDRA L; SENNETT, JODI C; SHARP, JUSTIN E; SMITH, ROBERT T; SOUTHWORTH, PHILIP M; SPARKS, MICHAEL J; STENSON, RICHARD A; STOMSKI, TOMASZ; SWANSON, RICHARD R; TAKEDA, TIMOTHY J; TAPELLA, THOMAS A; TROW, WENDY L; VISCONTI, FRANK M; WALLI, THEODORE R; WANDERER, ROBERT T; WEATHERFORD, J S; WILCOXON, BRADLEY J; WISSBROECKER, JASON P; WITT, STEVEN; ZURAWSKI, LYNETTE D; 8,862,885.09 Gross Earnings $100,000 - $124,999 AREVALOS, GABRIEL; AUSTRIA, VICTOR P; BISHOP, DANIEL D; BOHNERT, CHRISTOPHERL; BOYD, DOUGLAS P; BRENNAN, JOHN F; BRUKETTA, COLLEEN E; BRUNS, RYAN M; BUENZ, DANIEL J; BURMEISTER, ERIC D; BURROUGHS, MICHAEL E; CARNEY, ZACHARY M; CARON, CHANEL F; CESARIO, ALAN F; CORRIGAN, DANIEL M; CZORNIAK, ANDRIJ P; DAMES III, ANTHONY; DAVIDSON, ERIC A; DJUKIC, DANIEL P; DRAGER, ROBERT C; DRZEWIECKI, DANIEL J; DUBIEL, BRUCE B; DUFFY, JOSHUA J; ELIZALDE, LEO; EPERT, KOREY W; EVOY, PATRICK J; FENNELL JR, JOHN; FRANZ, EILEEN T; GIARRATANO, ANDREW D; GODEK, EUGENE A; GONET, AARON J; GROSSI, MICHAEL S; HAGSTROM, MICHEAL J; HANLON, THOMAS W; HAWKINS, CARL A; HICKENBOTTOM, DONTAE L; HORNER, CHRISTOPHERR; HOYE, WESLEY A; ISAAC, JUSTIN E; JAGIELO, JOHN M; JARRETTE, DORIAN Q; JOHNSON, MARY C; JORGENSEN, TIMOTHY L; KAZARIAN, DENNIS S; KELLY, JOHN F; KLECKA, GARY S; KLING, DARREN; KUKLA, JOSEPH W; KUPER, QUENTIN T; KVETON, JAMES A; LANGE, JACK; LANGE, SCOTT A; LAROCCO, CHARLES J; LITTON, JASON A; LITWIN, MICHAEL L; LUCCHINI, BRADLEY; MARINO, JOHN M; MCNEELEY, THOMAS E; NICHOLAS, ROBERT J; OBERG, DAVID M; O’CONNOR, JAMES G; OSTREGA, JAMES S; PARUSZKIEWICZ, LAWRENCE J; PENDERGAST, STEPHEN J; PIENIAZEK, LAWRENCE; POLI, ANTHONY J; RICHARD, JACOB P; RIGERT, BRANDON M; RIZZO, MATTHEW W; RODRIGUEZ, MARICELA; ROSENWINKEL, DANIEL W; RUSSAVAGE, ZACHARY T; SALEK, KYLE P; SCHMIDT, JOHN R; SCHWEIK, GUY E; SMITH, PETER J; SOCHACKI, ROBERT P; STJOHN, MICHAEL J; STOIKE, ARTHUR W; STUMBAUGH, JASON R; TANNEHILL, ROBERT A; TIMMONS, CHRISTIN; TORZA, DANIEL A; TURANO, RAYMOND G; TUREK, THOMAS W; VAJDIK, ROBERT C; VALDEZ, VICTOR J; VASCIK, TRISHA M; VELEZ, JOAN; WALLACE, SCOTT; WARDZALA, SCOTT G; WEAVER, JACE A; WIERZGAC, MITCHELL W; WINKER, DAVID L; WRIGHT, STEPHEN M; 10,612,112.06; Gross Earnings $125,000 and over ALMAGUER, VICTOR E; ALVESTAD, JOSTEIN D; ANASZEWICZ, WILLIAM J; BACIDORE, JEFFERY; BALICKI, STANLEY R; BILOTTA, KEVIN M; BRUCKNER, BRENDAN P; BURRIS, PAUL D; CAPPITELLI, BRANDT A; CLARK, MARK A; CORK, KEVIN A; COUGHLIN, EDWARD L; CRONIN, THOMAS J; CUZZONE, ANTHONY D; CWIRLA, KEVIN J; DOHERTY, JAMES K; DUFORT, CHRISTOPHERJ; DUFORT, RICHARD E; ERICKSON, JAMES; GALLAS JR, ROBERT M; GANDY, JAMES J; GOLEBIOWSKI, ANDREW R; GRABOWSKI, JAMES A; GRYCZEWSKI, DAVID E; HAMBLIN, MICHAEL D; HARPER, MARY E; HEUSING, MICHAEL L; HIMPELMANN, MATTHEW J; JOHNSON, KENT M; KACZOROWSKI, BRETT T; KEFALOUKOS, ALEXANDER M; KNEBEL, JEFF A; KOLPAK JR, LEONARD T; KOPP, MICHAEL; KOPP, MICHAEL; KRUPNIK, ALEXANDER M; KUCERA, JEFFERY S; LAFIN, KENNETH A; LISOWSKI, TIMOTHY P; LONG, KEVIN L; MANDAT, STEVEN M; MCCOLLUM, MATTHEW R; MCGREW, KIMBERLY J; MCLEAN, MICHAEL S; MILLETT, MARK W; MILLNER, JOHN; MOULIS, RICHARD S; NEUBAUER, STEVEN A; NOVAK, DONALD A; OEFFLING JR, WILLIAM J; PACEWIC, JOHN E; PANICO, DOMINIC G; PLACZEK, CHRISTOPHERJ; REYNOLDS, STEVEN M; RIVKIN, DAVID J; ROBERTSON, PAUL W; RUTH, MICHAEL R; SCARLETT, ANDREW R; SCISLOWICZ, MARCIN R; SOLKA, WILLIAM M; STENSON, MICHAEL J; STEVENS, MARK J; TALASKI, STEVEN E; TIBERI, CORINA J; TROSIEN, THOMAS W;

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CARBON DAY AUTOMOTIVE 11,526.00 CARL A ANDERSON & SONS, INC 48,743.00 CARL WARREN & CO 103,679.48 CARRIER CORP 3,670.00 CASE LOTS INC 8,027.17 CATTANEO ELECTRIC CO 10,700.00 CDM SMITH INC 357,232.71 CDW GOVERNMENT INC 191,073.36 CELLEBRITE INC 4,300.00 CENTER POINT LARGE PRINT 2,743.20 CENTRAL PARTS WAREHOUSE 26,596.35 CERTIFIED FLEET SERVICES, INC 27,218.70 CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP 42,500.00 CHARLES M SCHULZ MUSEUM/RESEARCH 7,450.00 CHASTAIN & ASSOCIATES LLC 22,723.20 CHC WELLBEING 2,820.00 CHEM-WISE PEST CONTROL-ROLLING MEAD 3,545.62 CHEVIN FLEET SOLUTIONS LLC 8,016.19 CHICAGO COMMUNICATIONS LLC 3,655.00 CHICAGO EVENT GRAPHICS 3,307.50 CHICAGO METRO FIRE PREVENTION 5,303.05 CINTAS CORP #344-POB CHGO 7,609.78 CITY OF ELMHURST 60,522.24 CITYSOURCED INC 16,400.00 CIVICPLUS 19,775.17 CIVILTECH ENGRG INC 46,465.25 CLARK DIETZ INC 164,069.20 CLARK HILL PLC 37,556.50 CLARKE ENVIRONMENTAL MOSQUITO MGT 225,400.00 CLASSIC GRAPHIC INDUSTRIES INC 22,359.77 CLASSIC LANDSCAPE LTD 15,302.00 CLEAN SWEEP 156,916.61 COBAN TECHNOLOGIES INC 12,461.05 COHON RAIZES & REGAL LLP 3,608.11 COLLEGE OF DUPAGE - ACCTS REC 4,033.60 COM ED - PO BOX 6111 81,388.91 COM ED - PO BOX 6112 87,312.87 COMCAST BUSINESS-PO BOX 70219 7,866.69 COMCAST BUSINESS-POB 37601 145,443.65 2,588.20 COMFORT REPAIRS COMMERCIAL TIRE SVC 7,593.71 COMPACT DISC SOURCE 4,333.25 COMPASS MINERALS AMERICA 375,642.62 COMPCOREPRO 8,000.00 CONCENTRIC INTEGRATION, LLC 248,784.07 CONNEXION 200,491.43 CONRAD POLYGRAPH, INC 3,440.00 CONST & GEOTECH MATL TESTING-CGMT 41,300.20 CONSTELLATION NEW ENERGY, INC 548,311.98 COOK CASTLE ASSOCS LLC 11,694.00 CORE & MAIN LP 22,917.97 CORRECTIVE ASPHALT MATERIALS, LLC 183,518.89 CPS - CHICAGO PARTS & SOUND LLC 18,912.96 CREEKSIDE PRINTING 51,564.65 CRYSTAL MAINTENANCE SERVICES CORP 54,522.20 CUMMINS/NPOWER LLC 12,146.04 CURRIE MOTORS 191,174.00 CUSTOM 11,174.19 CUTTERS LANDSCAPING 3,600.00 CWF RESTORATION 3,050.00 DACRA TECH, LLC 32,688.00 DAILY HERALD 5,694.60 DANCA, JOE 5,000.00 DAVID KING & ASSOCS, INC 37,777.32 DELTA SONIC CAR WASH SYSTEMS 2,992.50 DEMCO SOFTWARE 7,573.57 DEMCO, INC 8,416.21 DEMONBREUN, ANDREW 4,777.50 DENLER INC 34,965.00 DILIGENT CORP 17,000.00 DO IT TOGETHER WORKSHOPS 4,737.71 DOUGLASS, LADISCH, JENNIFER 5,000.00 DRYDON EQPT, INC 20,987.44 DU-COMM 1,213,567.83 DUPAGE CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU 23,074.00 DUPAGE COUNTY 3,000.00 DUPAGE COUNTY CHILDRENS CENTER 3,500.00 DUPAGE COUNTY COLLECTOR 67,931.06 DUPAGE COUNTY RECORDER 3,601.00 DUPAGE MATERIALS CO 53,699.11 DUPAGE MAYORS & MANAGERS CONFERENCE 37,036.40 DUPAGE RIVER/SALT CREEK WORKGROUP 162,071.00 DUPAGE TOPSOIL INC 17,040.00 DUPAGE WATER COMMISSION 6,597,023.93 DYNAMIC IMAGING SYSTEMS INC 4,480.00 E J EQUIPMENT INC 32,248.56 E L FOUST CO 3,306.88 EAGLE POINT GUN/T J MORRIS & SONS 3,360.00 EARTHWERKS 187,125.00 EBSCO INFORMATION SERVICES 36,069.65 EDWARD OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH 4,488.00 ELMHURST ART MUSEUM 39,500.00 ELMHURST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 7,511.00 ELMHURST CHORAL UNION 2,750.00

ELMHURST CITY CENTRE, INC 821,485.74 ELMHURST OCCUP HEALTH11,884.00 CAROL STRM ELMHURST PARK DISTRICT 4,324.30 ELMHURST POSTMASTER 9,559.43 ELMHURST POSTMASTER-MUSEUM 12,917.01 ELMHURST POSTMASTER-PERMIT 47 45,013.33 ELMHURST PROFESSIONAL 38,520.00 ELMHURST SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 10,000.00 ELMHURST UNIVERSITY 5,475.00 EMPLOYER’S CLAIM SVC, INC 946,647.35 ENGINEERING ENTERPRISES, INC 142,547.88 ENGINEERING RESOURCE 146,414.39 ASSOCS, INC ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS TEAM 15,503.40 EPIC SOLUTIONS 8,474.00 ESCH CONSTRUCTION 28,100.05 ESPINOSA, CHRIS 3,313.50 ESRI 5,289.00 ETSB 98,920.04 EVERMORE LIFTING GEARS 4,125.00 FAHEY & SON PAVING 3,990.00 FAIRWAY LASER SYSTEMS 5,243.75 FIFTH THIRD BANK 2,037,540.33 FIFTH THIRD BANK PROCUREMENT CARD 332,175.69 FINDAWAY WORLD, LLC 15,328.85 FIRE SERVICE, INC 33,754.85 FIREHOSEDIRECT 2,807.69 FLECK’S LANDSCAPING 186,815.00 FLEET SAFETY SUPPLY 35,838.13 FLOLO CORP 15,155.92 FMP - FACTORY MOTOR PARTS 8,883.28 FOLEY, JEANETTE/TOM 3,656.25 FOREST PRINTING INC 8,876.32 FOX VALLEY FIRE & SAFETY 4,684.00 FULLERTON, SUE 5,000.00 FULTON SIREN SVCS 3,189.12 G & M CEMENT CONST, INC 232,190.43 GALE 33,438.46 GALLAGHER MATERIALS, INC 21,713.36 GAONKAR, GAURAV/NEAH 3,150.00 GARVEY’S OFFICE PRODUCTS 6,168.08 GAS DEPOT 210,122.82 GASVODA & ASSOCS INC 27,385.00 GET BAZZY LLC 9,988.62 GEXPRO 3,530.05 GFC LEASING-WI 4,597.44 GIS CONSORTIUM 18,441.00 GLOBE CONST, INC 144,038.00 GOODENOUGH INC 3,900.00 GORDON FLESCH CO INC 8,972.47 GOVERNMENT INSURANCE ETWORK 4,405,406.11 GOVTEMPSUSA LLC 24,059.00 GRAINGER 49,092.70 GRANT, TIMOTHY 3,000.00 GRAYBAR 6,426.73 GREAT LAKES CONCRETE, LLC 18,878.05 GREENSPAN, JEFFREY D 6,225.00 GREGG COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC. 7,489.84 GREY HOUSE PUBLISHING 3,827.50 GROTTO DESIGN, INC 4,600.00 G2 CONSTRUCTION 5,000.00 H & H ELECTRIC CO 2,702.20 HACH CO 10,081.74 HAGGERTY BUICK/GMC 11,944.51 HAGGERTY FORD 13,524.96 HAHN & ASSOCS, LTD 55,331.32 HANOVER ARCHITECTURAL PRODS 6,097.99 HASKELL, CARLA 6,058.75 HASTINGS AIR-ENERGY CONTROL 4,521.64 HAWKINS, INC 17,780.72 HAYES MECHANICAL 3,163.00 HBK ENGINEERING, LLC 7,140.50 HELM SERVICE 9,600.26 HERITAGE CRYSTAL CLEAN, LLC 2,909.88 HOENER, LORI 7,000.00 HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICES 19,828.65 HOMER TREE CARE INC 144,192.00 HR SOURCE 4,529.00 HUCHTHAUSEN, BILL 5,637.50 ICOM NORTH AMERICA LLC 82,537.07 IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY USA LLC 3,842.93 IHC CONSTRUCTION 685,489.50 IL ASSN OF WASTEWATER AGENCIES 2,618.00 IL DEPT OF INSURANCE 8,400.00 IL DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES 2,553.00 IL DEPT OF REVENUE 1,285,174.45 IL DEPT OF TRANSPORTATIONFIN SVCS 5,010.50 IL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 1,388,758.49 IL EPA 32,500.00 IL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE-SFIELD 29,712.00 IL HEARTLAND LIBRARY SYSTEM OCLC 8,724.88 IL PUBLIC RISK FUND - POB 725 136,552.00

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Pritzker signs bills protecting sexual assault victims New laws protect intoxicated victims; expand access to medical care

By Peter Hancock CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

Gov. JB Pritzker signed two bills into law June 16 aimed at protecting the victims of sexual assault.

One of those new laws allows victims to press charges, even if they were voluntarily intoxicated at the time of the attack. Another expands where survivors can access treatment and for how long, as well as requiring Federally Qualified Health Centers to provide medical forensic services by trained professionals.

“We cannot have a justice system that re-traumatizes the people who need to utilize it,” Pritzker said at a bill signing ceremony in Chicago.

“Yet that’s been the reality for far too

long.”

House Bill 5441 closes what many people called a “loophole” in existing law that prevented victims from filing charges if they were intoxicated at the time of the attack but the intoxicating substance was not administered by the accused individual.

It inserts new language into the law that says a person is unable to knowingly give consent when intoxicated if they are “unconscious of the nature of the act, and this condition was known or reasonably should have been known by the accused,” even if the accused individual did not administer the substance.

That language was inspired by a young woman, Kaylyn Anh, who

spoke at the bill signing about how she was raped by someone she knew in July 2021 after she had voluntarily become intoxicated at a friend’s house.

Three months after the attack, she said, she reported it to police but was told that they would not investigate the incident because, under Illinois law, it did not qualify as rape.

“He told me there was absolutely no way the prosecutor would ever pick up my case,” she said. “When I asked him if there were any other legal options to pursue, he said, ‘The only thing you can do now is just try to not let it happen again and move on.’ This is my defiant refusal to do so.”

Senate Bill 3023 amends the Sexual Assault Survivors Emergency Treatment Act, which governs the health care that hospitals are required to provide to victims of sexual assault. It doubles the amount of time a victim can access care under the act to 180 days and guarantees that victims seeking treatment will have access to a trained medical forensic examiner as well as other medical staff trained to care for victims of sexual assault.

It also authorizes the Department of Public Health to designate up to six Federally Qualified Health Centers, located in geographically diverse areas of the state, to develop sexual assault treatment plans and

to offer on-site services during their regular operating hours. It also requires them to employ a sexual assault nurse examiner coordinator.

“Survivors of sexual assault need the system to work a lot better for them to seek and receive health care services as they process the trauma they’ve been through,” state Sen. Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, one of the cosponsors of the bill, said in a statement. “This measure provides a significant improvement by removing costs, bills, and increases the timeline during which survivors can access treatment.”

Both bills passed unanimously out of both chambers of the General Assembly earlier this year.

State Supreme Court declines to rule on FOID Act for second time

By Jerry Nowicki CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

Again sends case back to circuit court to await appeal

In a 4-3 decision with a blistering dissent from the Republican minority, the Illinois Supreme Court declined to rule on a question of whether Illinois Firearm Owners Identification Act is unconstitutional.

It was the second time the case of the People v. Vivian Brown came before the court and the second time the court declined to rule on the constitutionality of the state statute requiring Illinoisans to receive a permit to legally own a gun.

The majority opinion released June 16 was written by Chief Justice Anne M. Burke and was procedural in nature. It contended that the White County Circuit Court failed to adhere to the Supreme Court’s previous 2020 ruling in the case, so it once again vacated the lower court’s ruling that the FOID Act was unconstitutional.

Burke was joined in the majority

by Democrats Mary Jane Theis, P. Scott Neville Jr. and Robert Carter.

Justice Michael Burke—who is not related to the chief justice— wrote the dissent, making up 11 of the 21 pages in the order.

He argued the majority decision was “based on a misunderstanding of the record and a misreading of this court’s precedents,” and that it could keep the defendant in “legal limbo” for an untold period of years.

The case involves a White County resident, Vivian Claudine Brown, who was charged in March 2017 with possession of a firearm without a FOID card after police responded to her estranged husband’s call that she had fired a gun in her home.

Police found the rifle but no evidence that she fired it. Nonetheless, she was charged with the crime.

But a circuit judge in White County threw out the charge, ruling that the fees and forms required to receive a FOID imposed an unconstitutional burden on Brown’s Second Amendment right to keep a firearm in her own home.

But it was an alternative ruling made by the same court without prompting from Brown’s legal team

that allowed the state’s high court to decline to rule on the constitutional grounds.

That alternative ruling contended that the Illinois General Assembly, when it passed the FOID Act, never meant for it to apply in the home, because if it did, it would mean anybody with knowledge of a firearm and exclusive control over the area

where it was kept could be construed as possessing the gun.

As a general rule, courts decline to rule on constitutional matters when a case can be decided on other grounds.

Because the circuit court ruled on an aspect of the FOID Act pertaining to state law, the Supreme Court’s 2020 decision vacated the order per-

taining to constitutionality and sent the matter back to White County to “permit the normal appellate process to run its course.”

The ruling was essentially a win for Brown, but her legal team contended it wouldn’t stand up to an appeal. Thus, Brown’s attorneys filed a motion to reconsider, arguing that the inevitable loss on appeal would delay

clarity in the case.

The circuit court agreed and reinstated the charges. Brown’s attorneys then filed a new motion to dismiss on constitutional grounds, which the judge upheld, finding that “any fee associated with exercising the core funda-

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York boys lacrosse players Selfridge and Maston earn all-state honors Dukes win West Suburban title for second year in a row

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The volume of awards was wheelbarrow-transport-level this season for the York boys lacrosse team.

Where to start? Conor Selfridge (senior goalie), Everett Snyder (senior defense), EJ Espinosa (senior defense), Troy Walker (senior longstick midfield), Lance McCann (junior midfield), Blake Reiger (sophomore midfield), Ryder Maston (senior attack) and Will Siegenthaler (senior attack) all earned all-West

Suburban Conference honors.

York finished 17-4 overall and won the WSC for a second year in a row with a 5-0 mark. The Dukes advanced to the sectional final round of the state playoffs where they lost 11-8 to Wheaton Academy. Selfridge and Maston were named to the allstate team, while Maston was named an All-American.

Siegenthaler was named the team MVP. “Will was a force this year at attack,” Dukes coach Don Canfield said. “He was able to generate a lot

of offense himself. He was more than able to finish himself, but also has incredible vision and was able to post a staggering 61 assists on the season.

When we needed a boost offensively, Will was always ready to produce.”

Siegenthaler finished with 49 goals and those 61 assists for 110 points. He set the single-season and career assists records for York, and also set the single-season points record at the school.

Maston finished with 58 goals and 21 assists for 79 points. He set the career points record at York. Sel-

fridge had 158 saves in goal, a mark that ranks second all-time in program history for single-season saves.

Canfield said York’s accomplishments as a team and individuals was punctuated by the constant tough road it had to sled. “What impressed me the most was their ability to stay focused and work through adversity,” he said. “We had an incredibly difficult schedule, playing every top team in Illinois. We never lost in back-to-back games, even when we faced stiff competition.”

Next year will look a tad different for the Dukes. “We graduated a lot this year — our entire starting defensive unit as well as most of our attack,” Canfield noted. “We bring back our first midfield, and there are a lot of players who I feel are capable of filling in the holes left by the seniors. Our JV team also had a very successful season, so we’re looking for some of them to contribute as well. Despite graduating 18 seniors, there is a lot of lacrosse talent in Elmhurst.”

Dynamite finish for Timothy Christian girls track team Trojans win Metro Suburban title, qualify numerous athletes for state meet

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The sum of the parts added up to a spectacular season for the Timothy Christian girls track and field team.

“Selecting an MVP will be nearly impossible this year,” Timothy coach Kevin Hackert said. “Our team was incredible as a team. They worked together, encouraged each other, and pushed each other. And although many of them were standouts, winning open events, they were best as a team. At conference, we scored in 16 of 17 events — no individual can do that. I know that helped them work even harder because they didn’t want to let their teammates down.”

Speaking of the Metro Suburban Conference meet, the Trojans won the conference title with 153 points. The second-place finisher had 107 points. “Led by a strong group of senior athletes, the girls easily outpaced the competition,” Hackert noted.

Of even greater importance, Timothy scored double points in eight of 13 possible events. As a result, the list of allconference accolades was plentiful for the Trojans.

Earning all-conference honors were Kennedi Clark (long jump, 800 relay,

200), Hally Huizenga (high jump), Jenny Lumkes (3,200 relay, 300 low hurdles, 1,600 relay, triple jump), Cailey Schuurmann (3,200 relay, 400, 1,600 relay), Paige Hoving (3,200 relay, 400, 1,600 relay), Katelyn Leonard (3,200 relay), Ashley Sikkenga (400 relay, 800 relay, 1,600 relay), Anna Tinaglia (100 high hurdles), JoHanna Kraal (400 relay, 800 relay), Maike Dionela (400 relay) and Shaniya Becton (400 relay and 800 relay).

“I am very proud of your effort,” Hackert wrote in his coach’s comments to his athletes after the conference meet that was held at Aurora Christian High School.

“You knew we could win as a team, and you fought hard to do it. Be proud of the effort.”

Timothy then had to navigate a much tougher Class 1A Seneca sectional where it qualified two relays and one individual for the Class 1A state finals meet in Charleston. “It was a difficult route downstate because we moved to a very competitive sectional meet in Seneca,” Hackert pointed out.

Qualifying for state was the 3,200 relay of Lumkes, Hoving, Schuurmann and Leonard and the 1,600 relay team of Schuurmann, Sikkenga, Hoving and Clark.

Lumkes qualified in the low hurdles.

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We were as much a family as a team. I was also impressed with how they handled their success. We won every large invitational we attended until sectionals, but the girls were more focused on getting better and congratulating each other than on themselves .”

– Kevin Hackert Timothy Christian coach

“Again, my favorite thing about this team was how they saw themselves as a team,” Hackert said.

“They were encouraging to each other and did whatever it would take to support each other. We were as much a family as a team. I was also impressed with how they handled their success. We won every large invitational we attended until

sectionals, but the girls were more focused on getting better and congratulating each other than on themselves. Every win was handled with humility and grace, and when an individual suffered a loss, they were immediately surrounded by friends.

This team, and specifically the senior leadership, will be greatly missed next year.”

Two younger athletes on the team that draw high praise were Lumkes, a sophomore, and Sikkenga, a freshman.

“Jenny Lumkes tried the hurdles for the first time this year,” Hackert said. “With difficult weather, no indoor facility, and a busy schedule, it was hard to focus on a new event. That being said, she won the conference meet in the low hurdles and went downstate in that event two weeks later. Ashley came into the year in amazing shape but faced some nagging injuries halfway through the year. She refused to be sidelined and was invaluable in the sprint relays.”

Timothy graduated 12 seniors from this year’s squad. “Next year will be a challenge,” Hackert noted. “Our team of 27 athletes had 12 seniors. Their athleticism and leadership cannot be easily replaced, but Timothy will continue to strive to be the best team we can be.”

Timothy Christian boys track team enjoys strong finish Outlook for Trojans bright; 1,600 relay drops time and logs strong state showing

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The Timothy Christian boys track team enjoyed a strong finish to the 2022 season. The Trojans ended up third in the Metro Suburban Conference Red Division where Nathan Canada was an all-conference selection in both the 110 high and 300 intermediate hurdles.

Caleb Hoekstra also earned

all-conference honors in the 400, while the 1,600-relay team of Alex Hill, Noah Laslo, Hoekstra and Ethan Lemkuil also was cited for all-conference excellence. The Trojans then finished fourth at a Class 1A sectional where a host of Timothy athletes qualified for the Class 1A state meet. The 1,600 relay team of Hill, Laslo, Hoekstra and Lemkuil won the sectional title.

Canada took second in the 110 hurdles and 300 hurdles at the sectional, while Hoekstra was second in the 400. Grayson Haywood was third at the sectional in the long jump and also earned a state berth.

Coach John Vander Kamp said he was particularly pleased with Haywood jumping over 21 feet in the long jump and also lauded Canada’s success despite battling nagging in-

juries. Also of key note was the 1,600 relay team of Hill, Laslo, Hoekstra and Lemkuil running 3:30.61 in that event at the state meet in Charleston and taking third place. “Their splits improved dramatically throughout the season,” Vander Kamp said.

“They really stepped it up at state.”

Vander Kamp said the outlook for next year is very good, particularly with distance runners Alex Becker,

Luke Hubbard, Laslo, Gio Molena and Tyce Plaisier. “We are looking forward to a developing group of distance runners,” he said.

And Vander Kamp hopes the Trojans use this year as a further springboard. “We hope to build on this year’s success in all events,” he said.

The coach also is excited about the high school’s new eight-lane track that will be ready for next season.

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IC Catholic Prep graduate Leslie headed to Le Moyne Will play volleyball for Division II school

I feel like I would be so bored without it because it has been such a big I’m really part of my life.”

Leslie said she has plenty of

By Mike Miazga excited to be able memories from IC Catholic Prep’s CORRESPONDENT coach Nancy Kerrigan’s program. to play volleyball in Recent IC Catholic Prep gradu“I loved playing there,” she said. ate Bella Leslie wanted to head east “I probably enjoyed school volleycollege. It gives me or college. ball more than club because I love Her landing spot ended up being my team and the coaching staff something to do. I at NCAA Division II Le Moyne was very supportive on and off the College where the former Knights court. It made it a really good enfeel like I would be volleyball and soccer standout will vironment to be in. Coach (Kerriso bored without continue her volleyball career at gan) was great. I have known her he Syracuse, New York school as for a while. When I was little, I did it because it has a libero. all the little kids camps, and her “All of the schools I was looking daughter was in my brother’s grade been such a big at were on the East Coast,” Leslie at IC.” old the Independent last week. “I part of my life.”

Leslie said she will miss plenvisited Le Moyne and really liked ty about IC Catholic Prep. “I will – Bella Leslie t. It reminded me of high school miss how close knit of a communibecause it was a small school, and ty it was,” she said. “I knew everyn a smaller school you will know a body at the school. It will be weird been cancelled due to the pandemot more faces than if I would have going on campus and not knowing ic. “I will probably leave Aug. gone to a bigger school. The cam- all the faces. I’ll miss those close 10-11 because it’s a far drive,” pus there is really pretty. It sits on connections with the coaches and she said. “We had Zoom call with a big hill and the scenery around it teachers. It will be weird for the the team recently and they said s great. Everything is pretty close first year or so.” they should have an answer about SUBMITTED PHOTOS Elmhurst Independent ogether. They have very nice facilLeslie said pandemic life hasn’t our season in the next 7-10 days. ties. The volleyball program has been overly exciting, though her They talked about three scenarios good workout facilities and a nice club volleyball team has started and what could happen like if we ocker room.

I liked modern it game practicing have Camp been put start the season and someone gets These boys playhow a basketball as partagain. of ETL“We Summer together

by Anabel Langworthy was.” practicing two Tree or three and we for the neighborhood children. ETL refers to Elm Lane,times whereaall sick the kids live.have to stop and go.

Leslie plans on studying nursing week,” she said. “We are going to That’s one of the reasons why they at Le Moyne. “They have a good be starting tournaments again. Be- are looking at moving the season to nursing program,” she said. “As far fore that I haven’t been doing any- the spring. Right now the plan is to as what kind of a nurse I want to thing because senior soccer season have a season, but we won’t know be, I’m not quite sure yet.” and the club volleyball season were until the next 7-10 days.”

Leslie played volleyball and girls cancelled. We were supposed to go But if all systems are a go, Lessoccer at IC Catholic Prep all four to a few club volleyball qualifiers lie can’t wait to take her skills as CHRIS FOX PHOTO Elmhurst Independent years. She was a center-midfielder in Grand Rapids and Louisville. a libero to the next level with the on the Knights soccer team.

This summer, we have some tour- Dolphins. “I feel like being a libeLeslie’s volleyball journey naments planned over the next few ro you have to be really quick and Anthony Bucolo fires a pitch during a recent U12 baseball started in the fifth grade, the first weekends. They are little tourna- that is typically what I am good at. game. year she could play the sport at IC ments with all of the local clubs. I have really good reaction time,” Part of ETL Summer Camp was making arts and crafts projects.

Grade School. She’s been play- Nothing large and really local. she said. “I like diving on the floor These campers drew colorful pictures. ng club volleyball since seventh Other than that, I have been trying and saving balls. It’s a really good grade, most recently with the Chi- to work out a lot and stay in shape. feeling when you make a save. The cago Elite group that practices out I’ve been running a lot, so I got into position fits my personality, too. of Scores in Willow Springs and that. I try and run every day.”

You have to be the loudest one on Player of the week sponsored by Montini High School in Lombard.

Leslie said she is scheduled to the court. I have a loud personality.

“I’m really excited to be able report to Le Moyne in the Aug. 12- You have to be pretty loud if you o play volleyball in college,” she 15 timeframe, but noted preseason want to be a libero. I think I match said. “It gives me something to do. volleyball activities already have that description.”

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They lost to West Chicago on huge rah-rah person. I’m a little bit ble and transparent and communicate think an own goal in the last five more of an individual players’ coach. with everybody.” minutes. That was against the state I will pull kids to the side at practice As far as the future, Stopka wants champs in the sectional finals. That’s and games and teach them.”

York competing at a high level on a hell of a season if you ask me.”

Stopka noted York has been doing a consistent basis. “The short-term Stopka will teach Spanish at York. conditioning drills and said the plan goal is to restock and build up the He taught Spanish and one math class as of earlier last week was to start team,” he said. “A large portion of at St. Pat’s. “My philosophy is I am summer camp pending District 205 last year’s team was seniors, espemore of a players’ coach,” he said. approval. “I have probably been able cially the starting 11. We have to “I have been a big Liverpool soccer to meet 60 to 70 percent of the play- make sure the now juniors are up to supporter ever since 2015 when Jur- ers so far,” he said. “If it does get ap- the speed of the varsity level and are gen Klopp came over and he’s known proved that would be the start of our ready to contribute. We want to keep as a players’ coach. He’s kind of my contact days with four days a week that pipeline going with the younger coaching idol. I want to related to the for three weeks straight. And even groups of players. We want to make players and form bonds with them. though the IHSA waived the black- sure we are not only competitive, but am more light-hearted and smil- out dates before the school year, we that we are competing for regionng. I like to have fun and joke with won’t take advantage of that. I’m als, sectionals and supersectionals. he kids. The goal is understanding pretty sure families have plans to do It starts for me with this junior class where each player can be successful things before school starts. I’m the that is coming in. We want them and the provide the best way possible new guy and I’m not going to say ready to and setting theneighborstandard Here are all the participants in Anabel Langworthy’s ETL summer camp forgo the kids in her ohood. convey the knowledge they need you can’t go with your family. Go forleft): theseZac other classes that come in ETL stands for Elm Tree Lane, where they all live. They are (from Olsen, 6, Jordan Lamatorena, the position they play.

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Pritzker signs bills targeting wage theft, expanding HIV care options Measures among more than 400 signed into law thus far this year

By Jerry Nowicki

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Gov. JB Pritzker has signed 401 bills sent to him this calendar year, leaving just 10 of those passed by lawmakers this year awaiting his action as of June 13.

His most recent crop of signed bills from Friday, June 10, included a measure taking aim at wage theft in the construction industry and a pair of bills aimed at increasing access to

treatment for HIV. The wage theft measure, House Bill 5412, was a major initiative of a regional carpenters’ union that allows a worker with a wage theft or fringe benefit grievance against a subcontractor to sue the primary contractor to rectify the situation.

The Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council was the main backer of HB 5412. Minority contractors lobbied against the proposal, which

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they said would drive up costs and limit work opportunities for smaller contractors.

The minority groups, including the Hispanic American Construction Industry Association, the Black Contractors Owners and Executives, and the Federation of Women Contractors, argued that the measure was a union attempt to drive up the cost of non-union labor.

HB 5412 specifically exempts

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union projects, homes built on private property where the property owner is the general contractor, and projects contracted through state, local and federal governments.

A follow-up measure, House Bill 4600, was also signed Friday. It exempts any renovations or repairs to existing residential structures, any project that costs less than $20,000 to complete, and construction on any single unit within a multi-family dwelling. It also created the Bond Reform in the Construction Industry Task Force to report to the General Assembly by March 1, 2023.

The laws took effect upon the governor’s signature.

HIV treatment: House Bill 4430 allows pharmacists to order and conduct testing and dispense pre- and post-exposure HIV medications to individuals who are at high risk for infection. The law takes effect Jan. 1, 2023.

The pharmacists would need to have a standing order issued by a licensed physician or county health department that would allow them to offer care for the individual seeking help, but it would not require a prior patient referral.

The law also requires pharmacists to receive training and specifies that insurance providers must cover the treatments provided by a pharmacist at the same rate as treatment from a physician.

The governor signed that bill the same day he signed House Bill 5549, which requires that for every $3 million in the state’s special African American HIV/AIDS Response Fund, the fund must maintain at least one Black-led Center of Excellence HIV Biomedical Resource Hub. Its fund balance was $4.5 million as of June 13, according to the Illinois Comptroller’s database.

Family bereavement: On June 9, Pritzker signed Senate Bill 3120 expanding the state’s child bereave-

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ment leave act to allow for unpaid leave related to pregnancy loss, failed adoptions, unsuccessful reproductive procedures and other pregnancy-related events.

It expands existing law that allows 10 days of unpaid leave for workers suffering losses, and the new law expands the list of individuals for which a worker can take the leave.

The measure didn’t specify an effective date, meaning it will go into effect on Jan. 1, 2023.

Health care visits: Senate Bill 1405 requires that a health care facility must ensure “an opportunity for at least one visitor to visit a resident or patient,” even amid a gubernatorial disaster declaration. A clergyperson would not count against the limit.

It became effective when signed on May 27.

Health safety guidelines set by the facility, U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would still apply. The person seeking entry may be required to pass a health screening and denied entry if they fail it.

Rep. Chris Bos, R-Lake Zurich, the bill’s chief House sponsor said in April it was in response to constituent anger over Pritzker’s COVID-19 executive orders. Bos said facilities would still have to comply with local health department guidance as well.

Fentanyl testing: House Bill 4556 expands access for pharmacists and other health care professionals to distribute fentanyl testing strips to help reduce opioid overdoses. The testing strips can detect fentanyl in counterfeit pills and drugs.

The bill is designed to expand on the Overdose Prevention and Harm Reduction Act, passed in 2019. That law authorizes government agencies and nongovernmental organizations to create needle access programs aimed at reducing HIV and other bloodborne diseases.

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mental Constitutional right of armed self-defense within the confines of one’s home violates the Second Amendment.”

Thus, the state appealed the ruling back to the Supreme Court, leading to the Thursday ruling in which the majority decided the lower court had no authority to reconsider the case after the Supreme Court’s 2020 ruling.

“When a cause is ‘remanded by the reviewing court with instructions to the circuit court to enter a specific order, the reviewing court’s judgment is, with respect to the merits, ‘the end of the case,’ and there is ‘nothing which the circuit court [is] authorized to do but enter the decree,’’” the court wrote, quoting other case law.

If the lower court were allowed to make changes to the Supreme Court’s ruling, the majority wrote, it would set a precedent “upending our hierarchical judicial system.”

The dissent from Michael Burke, however, argued that the majority asserted finality of its ruling while

also suggesting that the proper place for review is now an appellate court, which is itself a lower court.

“In reality, the judgment of the circuit court was not a judgment of this court that was final and conclusive on all the parties because this court declined to reach the merits of the statutory analysis and only vacated the circuit court’s judgment on procedural grounds,” Michael Burke wrote in the dissent. “Accordingly, the trial court was free to reconsider the merits of that ruling, and nothing about it doing so upends our hierarchical judicial system.”

Michael Burke argued that the majority’s supposition that Brown received “complete relief” when the circuit court vacated her charges was faulty, because the legal reasoning backing that decision is unlikely to hold up upon appeal.

Thus, he predicted, the case will ultimately end up back at the Supreme Court on the constitutional basis, only after a significant delay to Brown’s detriment as the case moves through the appellate court.

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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that a jury has found Donald Pelka, 63, of Bartlett guilty of first-degree murder in the 2018 shooting death of 29-year-old Kyle Goidas of Glendale Heights.

The jury reached its verdict June 16 after slightly more than two hours of deliberations following a five-day-long trial.

On Sept. 28, 2018, at approximately 3:30 a.m., DuPage County Sheriff’s Deputies and officers with the Bloomingdale Police Department responded to a call of shots fired at the Bella One Spa Donald Pelka located at 25W319 Lake Street in unincorporated Bloomingdale.

Upon their arrival, authorities found Goidas, an employee at Bella One Spa, unresponsive suffering from gunshot wounds. He was pronounced deceased at the scene. Approximately 10 minutes later, officers with the Hanover Park Police Department observed Pelka speeding and conducted a traffic stop.

During the traffic stop, officers were advised that the vehicle in which Pelka was traveling matched the vehicle that was involved in the shooting. Pelka was taken into custody at this time. An investigation in the murder found that Pelka was a customer at Bella One Spa and that Pelka and Goidas had gotten into a verbal altercation in the parking lot of the establishment at which time Pelka pulled out a handgun and shot Goidas twice in the torso.

On Sept. 29, 2018, Pelka appeared in bond court where bond was set at $1 million with 10 percent to apply. He has remained in custody at the DuPage County Jail since that time.

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“This senseless act of violence cost an innocent man his life,” Berlin said. “It is my hope that the guilty verdict will serve as an important first step in the healing process for Kyle’s surviving family and friends. I thank the jury for affirming what we have known all along—that Donald Pelka murdered Kyle Goidas in cold blood for no reason whatsoever.”

Pelka’s next court appearance is scheduled for Monday, July 25 for filing of posttrial motions and return of the pre-sentence report. He faces a penalty of between 45 years to life in the Illinois Department of Corrections.

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