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Two new trustees elected to Villa Park Village Board Voters reject advisory question on fixing Lufkin pool

By Paul DelGuidice FOR THE VILLA PARK INDEPENDENT

Two new faces will join one incumbent as trustees on the Villa Park Board come May. Voters chose newcomers Kevin Patrick and Christine Murphy, along with incumbent David Cilella, in the Tuesday, April 2 election. Incumbent trustee Donald Kase was the odd-man out.

Despite the hot-button issue of Lufkin Pool’s future appearing on the ballot (in the form of an advisory referendum) and the contested Board of Trustees race, voter turn-out was low: only about 13%.

“I’m disappointed,” said Kase, “There is much more to being a Trustee than a single issue like Lufkin Pool. I just hope the new Board members realize that.”

Patrick, the top vote-getter, finished with 1,406 votes (29.49%).

Murphy, who will be the second woman on the Board, joining Cheryl Tucker, garnered 1,362 votes (28.57%). Cilella finished with 1,049 votes (22.0%) and Kase received 951 votes (19.95%.)

The Lufkin Pool advisory, nonbinding question, “Do you support the village of Villa Park, Illinois, spending up to $1 million in new property taxes to fund repairs to Lufkin Pool, which would allow the village to safely reopen the pool?” was rejected 1,059 (52.66%) to 952 (47.34%).

It was a non-binding question, meaning it was not an automatically done deal, the vote was only to advise Trustees and other Village officials of the public’s opinion.

The Lufkin Pool question was

added to the ballot after the Village Board decided to stop funding the increased maintenance and repair costs of the pool in 2017. A vocal, dedicated group of residents ‘Friends of Lufkin Pool’ lobbied for the Village to fund the 64-year-old facility, with cost estimates between $200,000 and $600,000. The wording of the advisory question was seen as misleading by both sides: Pro-pool advocates felt the $1 mil-

lion figure and ‘new property tax’ wording was designed to scare voters. Those against spending any more Village funds on the aging pool indicated that the question did not mention the potentially short time the repairs would add to the useful life of the pool, estimated at three to five years, with no guarantees.

“I have seen the pool first hand,” Cilella said, “It is past its useful

life and is unsafe. We shouldn’t be spending money on the ‘Band-Aids’ to temporarily fix it. We need to move on.”

With the advisory question decided, the Village wasted no time in revisiting the earlier decision to demolish Lufkin Pool. Two agenda items were added to the Monday, April 8 meeting: A Motion to “untable” a previous Resolution appropriating money to pay for the

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demolition of the pool and bath house facilities, and a Resolution to authorize a contract with American Demolition Corp. of Elgin in the amount of $77,700 for the dismantling of Lufkin Pool.

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New book connected to Cottage Hill community The Freedom Chaser includes tales of Elmhurst blacksmith Joan M. Kop recently published a new book called The Freedom Chaser, which has a connection to Elmhurst when it was known as Cottage Hill.

The story is about Kop’s great-grandfather August Kopczynski who worked as a blacksmith for August Weinrebe in the early 1870s at Weinrebe’s Village Blacksmith Shop at #15 on Addison Street in what was then called Cottage Hill.

Joan has combined historical fiction and family history in a novel about freedom, love and survival. In

1867, August Kopczynski, a young Polish blacksmith and farmer, is faced with poor choices—to fight in the upcoming Franco-Prussian war, or be hanged if he does not. Using a false passport, he escapes to America and survives a harrowing storm aboard a ship, where he falls in love with Marie. Together they set out on a faith-filled journey full of the hardships of the Midwest, hoping to realize their dream of prosperity and sons to carry on the family name.

“The book was inspired by true events and most are true names,”

Joan said. “I did over 20 years of research before Ancestry.com was invented. And, I took research trips to Poland, Germany, New York City, Chicago and Kansas to make sure I got things right.”

Joan grew up in Cottonwood, Idaho. After attending school to become a legal secretary she was recruited by the CIA. She later graduated from Gonzaga University and is the author of Spies, Lies & Psychosis. For more information, visit her web site at joankopczynski.com (currently under reconstruction).

Elmhurst College launches digital media program Majors offered in digital media, multimedia journalism and digital marketing communication

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Video and digital storytelling have taken on an ever-increasing role in our lives, from our phones to our living rooms to the ads we see in airports and shopping malls. They have become equally pervasive in the workplace. Those who can create, produce and critically evaluate digital media at a high level stand to gain a strong foothold in their careers.

Elmhurst College has launched a new Digital Media Program that will help students thrive in the rapidly growing media landscape of the 21st century. The program, which is accepting students for this fall, features three undergraduate majors: digital media, multimedia journalism and digital marketing communication.

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those three disciplines, as well as a minor in film studies.

“Working in film, television, animation, game design or screenwriting is not the ‘long shot’ it used to be,” said Kristyn Jo Benedyk, associate professor of digital media and director of the digital media program. “Think of how many names you see in the credits of a single film.

Now think of all of the films and TV shows you see on the networks, or

on platforms like Amazon or Netflix.

Millions of people are being employed annually in these industries, and Elmhurst is determined to prepare its students for these fields.”

All of the degree paths promote a hands-on, experience-driven approach to learning, including the development of professional portfolios that can be used to pursue jobs in a wide and expanding range of careers. Elmhurst’s proximity to Chicago’s thriving film, television, gaming and advertising industries opens up a world of opportunities for graduates.

“This is a multibillion-dollar industry that continuously needs new storytellers and creative people to fill all of the positions that bring this media to life,” Benedyk said.

Elmhurst College will accept its first class of digital media, multimedia journalism and digital marketing communication majors this fall. For more information, contact the Office of Admission at (630) 617-3400 or admit@elmhurst.edu.

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On March 16, Willowbrook Theatre competed in the Illinois High entire cast also received All-Sectional recognition. The production School Association (IHSA) Drama & Group Interpretation Section- involved more than 80 students and staff, including Theatre Direcal competition at Reavis High School. The group performed “The tor Regina Wathier.

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Lombard woman pleads guilty to murdering mother

State recommends 30-year maximum sentence for Stephanie DeFalco

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin announced last week that a Lombard woman pleaded guilty to strangling her mother to death last year.

Stephanie DeStephanie Falco, 29, appeared DeFalco in court in front of Judge Jeffrey MacKay where she entered a blind plea of guilty to one count of first-degree murder. In exchange for her guilty plea, the State has agreed to recommend a maximum of 30 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections at sentencing.

DeFalco has been in custody since

the murder held on a $3 million with 10 percent to apply bond.

On March 20, 2018, at approximately 6:25 p.m., officers with the Lombard Police Department responded to a call in the 100 block of S. Grace. Upon their arrival, officers found the victim, Judith DeFalco, 61, deceased in her bedroom.

An investigation into the death conducted by the Lombard Police Department led to Judith’s daughter, Stephanie DeFalco. Through the course of their investigation, authorities learned that both Stephanie and her mother were home together that day when an argument began.

Investigators also learned that at some point in time, the argument became physical at which time DeFalco

strangled her mother to death. After the murder, DeFalco stole her mother’s phone, jewelry and car and fled the scene. DeFalco was taken into custody the following day.

On March 19, 2018, the day before the murder, Stephanie DeFalco had been charged with misdemeanor theft after allegedly stealing jewelry belonging to her mother and then pawning the jewelry for money. After posting bail, Stephanie DeFalco returned home.

Last year, it was reported that Lombard police had responded to the home for previous domestic incidents prior to March 20, 2018.

“Stephanie DeFalco accepted responsibility for the murder of her mother, Judith,” Berlin said. “For

those who knew Judith, this is a devastating loss. For her family however, I cannot begin to imagine the pain and raw emotions they are experiencing as they not only must continue their lives without Judith’s companionship, but also as they confront the fact that one of their own is responsible for her death.

“I would like to thank the Lombard Police Department for their outstanding work on this case as well as the Woodridge Police Department for their assistance. I would also like to thank Assistant State’s Attorneys Jim Scaliatine and Tom Minser for their efforts in preparing a strong case against Stephanie DeFalco.”

DeFalco’s next court appearance is scheduled for Friday, May 17.

Durbin calls for end of Electoral College system

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U. S. Senator Dick Durbin wants to scrap the Electoral College system of electing the country’s president.

Durbin, one of Illinois’ two U.S. senators, joined fellow Democratic Sens. Brian Schatz of Hawaii, Dianne Feinstein of California, and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York in announcing the push for a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College.

The amendment takes the form of a Senate Joint Resolution, which needs two-thirds majorities in both the House and Senate to be sent to states, where approval from three-quarters of legislatures is required for ratification.

The amendment would scrap the Electoral College, which the senators call “undemocratic,” in favor of

direct election of the U.S. president by popular vote.

“The Electoral College is a relic from a shameful period in our nation’s history,” Durbin wrote in a news release, “and allows some votes to carry greater weight than others.

“A handful of states now determine the leader for all 50 states, regardless of each candidate’s final vote tally.”

Durbin mentioned the two times in the past 20 years that a president won the popular vote but lost the election.

Both losing candidates were Democrats—Al Gore in 2000 and Hillary Clinton in 2016.

A federal constitutional amendment eliminating the Electoral College is just one way Illinois is looking to change the way to elect a president.

Another plan would bypass, rather than eliminate, the Electoral College through a multi-state compact, which Illinois joined in 2008 under former Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration.

Each state in the compact would award all of its Electoral College votes to the winner of the national popular vote.

But for the compact to take effect, enough states must join to push their cumulative Electoral College voting power over the 270-vote threshold required to win the presidency.

In March, Democratic Gov. John Carney made Delaware the 13th state along with Washington, D.C., to join the national popular vote compact, pushing the group’s total voting power to 184.

In an April 2nd news release, Durbin referenced the compact as another method of getting rid of the

Electoral College.

“A ZIP code should not silence some voters while amplifying others,” the release said. “This constitutional amendment would address this inequality by abolishing the outdated Electoral College system.”

Some Illinois lawmakers are moving in the opposite direction.

In February, state GOP Rep. Tim Butler, of Springfield, introduced legislation to change the system so that all the state’s Electoral College votes do not go to the same candidate.

That bill was sent back to committee for further consideration.

A president losing the national popular vote but winning the presidency has happened only three other times in U.S. history: John Quincy Adams in 1824, Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876, and Benjamin Harrison in 1888.

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A History of Cosmic Passion: The Role of Evil in a Complex World Church of Sweden Archbishop to give annual Niebuhr Lecture

The Most Rev. Dr. Antje Jackelén has been the archbishop of Uppsala and prelate to the Church of Sweden since 2014, when she became Sweden’s first woman archbishop.

On Tuesday, April 30, Archbishop Jackelén will present A History of Cosmic Passion: The Role of Evil in a Complex World, this year’s Niebuhr Lecture at Elmhurst College. It will begin at 7 p.m. in Hammerschmidt Chapel on the campus of Elmhurst College.

The Most Rev. Jackelén’s work explores the dialogue between Dr. Antje science and theology, and her most recent book Jackelén is Together in Hope (2016). Before winning the archbishop election, Jackelén was the bishop of Lund in Sweden from 2007 to 2014, and was a professor of systematic theology/religion and science from 2001 to 2007 at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, where she also was director of the Zygon Center for Religion and Science.

Admission is free but attendees are encouraged to RSVP at elmhurst.edu/cultural. For more information, call 630-617-5186.

County Stormwater Committee seeks public input Plans to revise countywide stormwater ordinance

The DuPage County Stormwater Management Planning Committee voted Tuesday, April 2, to open the public comment period for the revised DuPage County Countywide Stormwater and Floodplain Ordinance (Ordinance). Comments will be accepted through April 22.

Persons within DuPage County involved in development activities, stormwater permit submittals or permit review may be interested in reviewing the proposed changes and providing comment. The DuPage County Stormwater Management Planning Committee and County Board will review and consider

all appropriate comments prior to adoption of the Ordinance revisions.

The Ordinance revisions are available online dupageco.org/EDP/ Stormwater_Management/Stormwater_Regulatory_Services/60379 In addition, hard copies are available for review at DuPage County’s JTK Administration Building, 421 N. County Farm Rd., Wheaton, where they can be picked up during

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Comments on the proposed changes must be submitted in writing by the close of business on April 22, 2019 to David Winklebleck, Sr. Project Engineer with DuPage County Stormwater Management, by mail to 421 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187 or by email to david.winklebleck@dupageco.org or call (630) 407-6673.

Supreme Court dissent says balanced budget mandate should be considered CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

Is a line in Illinois’ Constitution instructing the General Assembly to pass a balanced budget a requirement, or a suggestion?

That question was recently posed to the Supreme Court, weaved into a case that challenged the constitutionality of taxpayer-funded abortions through Medicaid. Although the state’s highest court declined to hear the case, the leading expert on Illinois’ governing document said the language is indeed a mandate.

The Thomas More Society, a conservative law firm based in Chicago, filed a lawsuit against legislation known as House Bill 40, which was signed by former Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner and allows tax dollars to be spent on abortion procedures through Illinois’ Medicaid and state employee health insurance programs.

Part of senior counsel Peter Breen’s argument was that the Legislature did not estimate the law’s cost to taxpayers or set aside money to cover that cost.

He said that is a violation of the Constitution, which says the General Assembly cannot allocate more money to be spent than it estimates Illinois will have in revenue each fiscal year.

“We’re not asking the courts to say that the Legislature put in a revenue estimate that was too high or too low.

We said they did not do their job at all,” Breen said. “The people of Illinois need the protection of that balanced budget requirement.”

Ann Lousin, a professor at John Marshall Law School in Chicago, helped draft Illinois’ governing document at the Constitutional Convention five decades ago. She said although the Constitution indeed charges the Legislature to pass a balanced budget, compelling enforcement is complicated.

“I can be argued out of it if someone presents me with a good argument, but I have always taken the position that you cannot require by judicial order the General Assembly to make an

estimate of revenues available,” Lousin said.

That is because if a court hypothetically ordered the legislative branch to enact a balanced budget, lawmakers would need to simply estimate Illinois’ revenue to be higher than the amount of money they intend to spend for a fiscal year, even by just $1.

For example, the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability could estimate the proceeds from the sale of a government-owned building could balance the budget.

Rauner used the alleged imminent sale of the James R. Thompson Center in Chicago for $300 million to balance his budget. The state still has not sold the building.

The Supreme Court rejected Breen’s petition to consider the case.

Three of the seven justices, though, issued a rare dissenting opinion arguing the high court should have heard

arguments.

They dismissed the logic of the lower court, which said the judicial branch cannot get involved in this matter because of its political implications. It stems from a legal concept called the political question doctrine, which asks whether a court’s decision will intrude on another branch of government.

Justice Robert Thomas wrote that whether the General Assembly complies with the balanced budget requirement of the Constitution “is undoubtedly of sufficient importance to the people of the state of Illinois as to compel this court’s review. I would therefore grant the petition.”

Justices Thomas Kilbride and Anne Burke joined in the dissent. The three are an “interesting combination,” Lousin said, because they are two Democrats and one Republican from judicial districts in Chicago, the suburbs and downstate.

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How old will I be? Well, let’s put it this way: AARP starts sending you literature when you reach 50. I’ve been resisting becoming a member of AARP for 10 years. You do the math.

A search for the proverbial fountain of youth has proven to be futile.

However, I was able to at least touch the hem of my youth, if only for 10 minutes, one recent evening. Playing pinball, of all things.

Back in the day—we’re talking 40 years or so—my high school pal, Larry, and I regularly hung out at The Igloo, a restaurant that’s been around for decades on the west end of Peru, Ill. (Look it up; Peru is on the Illinois map.)

The Igloo is known for its chili and pork tenderloin sandwiches. It also had a pinball machine.

There were no PlayStations, Xbox Ones or video games during the decade of disco (unless you considered Pong a video game). But pinball machines were plentiful.

Despite enduring periods of doubledigit inflation in the 1970s, you definitely got some bang for your buck playing pinball—a five-ball game costs one quarter. So we’d play that machine on a given afternoon or evening as long as our supply of quarters held out.

Today, a game of pinball is $1 and you only get three balls. Nevertheless, whenever confronted with a pinball machine, I can’t resist swiping a game card (you rarely insert dollars or quarters into a machine anymore) and putting the ball—and the flippers— into motion.

Pinball is a cathartic release for me, so to get my pinball fix in 2019, I take a 20-minute drive north on I-355 to the Woodfield Mall. There’s a venue called Level 257; it’s a combination restaurant-bowling alleyentertainment center. Mixed in with state-of-the-art video games are retro games such as Pac-Man, Asteroids and Space Invaders. And around two dozen pinball machines.

My favorite machine among this lot is The Addams Family. It features Addams Family characters and uses sound bites from the 1991 movie.

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game, and the machine sits relatively flat, which allows the ball to stay in play longer (instead of going right down the middle between the two flippers, or what is known in pinball lingo as “draining”).

Well, one evening, the stars aligned and the pinball gods were looking down with favor on this aging silver ball connoisseur, who shudders to think how many quarters (and dollars) he’s fed into pinball machines over 40 years. (Probably enough cash to invest with one of those retirement planners now saturating the A.M. radio airwaves with their annoying commercials.)

In athletics, they call it being “in the zone.” During one particular game, I kept getting extra balls, jackpots (even double jackpots), collecting “The Mamushka” and “Cousin It” bonus points, converting skill shots and routinely shooting the ball into a graveyard for millions of “Thing” points. (“Well-played Thing,” the machine tells you. “You’re really on the ball.”)

Final score: 419,200,930. If memory serves me correctly, my previous personal best score on this machine was somewhere between 150 million and 160 million.

Not bad for an old coot. (Pardon me while I hyperextend my arthritic elbow to pat myself on the back.)

Don’t cue up The Who’s “Pinball Wizard” just yet, however. The grand champion for the Addams Family machine at Level 257 is JMH with 653,051,990, but with a score of just over 419 million, I have the second-best score, which gained me membership into “The Family”— recognition for ringing up one of the top five scores on this machine.

Out of curiosity, I tried looking up exactly what the top worldwide all-time high score for The Addams Family pinball machine happens to be. And I found it.

The Addams Family machine is featured in the Guinness World Records 2007 section on pinball high scores. In a 2006 tournament, Jim Belsito scored 1,591,573,470 points.

That’s over 1.5 billion (with a B), easily dwarfing my 419 million and JMH’s 653 million.

Crazy flipper fingers, indeed!

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Dreams: A strange part of being human

My husband has the most exciting dreams. They are action adventures like something out of a James Bond or Tarzan movie – oftentimes both. They involve racecars and roller coasters and swinging on vines throughout a rainforest. He’ll often describe them in detail the next morning.

Sometimes I can tell he’s in the middle of one of his dreams because he moves slightly in his sleep. His feet twitch or his hands wiggle. I wonder what sort of adventure he is on. I know I shouldn’t wake him; that would be mean. But sometimes I can’t help myself. My curiosity gets the best of me.

I tap him ever so gently on the shoulder, whisper his name and ask, “What are you dreaming about?”

His answers are brief. Things

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like “Biking,” or “Climbing a mountain,” or “Flying.”

He’s brief because he is sleeping – still engaged in his adventuresome dream. I imagine he has quite an imagination.

I suppose we all do when uninhibited by the factor of sleep.

My dreams are much less exciting than my husband’s. I still dream about school sometimes.

Many of us have experienced the proverbial school dream/ nightmare. I’m there on the first or second day and I don’t have my

schedule or locker combination or maybe both. It’s discombobulating.

I try to find the office to get another copy but I keep getting lost. The hallways are an empty labyrinth of lockers and tile.

And the people who show up in my dreams! In a word? Random.

Someone I once knew in a history class back in high school might have a starring role in a dream, never to be seen or heard from ever again. Often I have strangers in my dreams, or at least I think they are strangers. They could be some random co-worker from my first job at the Dairy Queen who I’ve forgotten everywhere but in the subconscious. Dreams are weird that way.

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Congressman Raja votes to pass Violence Against Women Act Last week, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi joined his colleagues in voting to pass a bipartisan longterm reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). VAWA provides crucial services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The law had expired on February 15, 2019 after multiple temporary extensions. Today’s new version of the law includes two amendments, authored by Congressman Krishnamoorthi, which provides survivors of domestic violence with support services in the workplace

while opening new paths toward their economic security. His amendments include (1) launching a public information campaign to research and share best practices of employee assistance programs that strengthen supportive services for survivors in the workforce, and (2) ensuring that the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Labor analyze and report on the barriers survivors face on the path of upward mobility. “[The] passage of an updated, longterm Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) reauthorization will protect

Americans from violence and abuse, while working to ensure survivors have access to essential support,” Krishnamoorthi said. “I’m glad my colleagues unanimously voted to approve both my amendments to the bill to strengthen workplace protections and services for survivors, and to ensure our federal agencies are studying barriers that survivors face on the path to joining and staying in the middle class.”

(This was received from the office of U. S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi.)

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Willowbrook High School awards Joe LaPointe 88’s Best honors

Joseph “Joe” LaPointe has been named as Willowbrook’s March recipient of 88’s Best recognition for his outstanding work in the performing arts/electives. LaPointe, a senior, was recognized during the March 18 District 88 Board of Education meeting.

LaPointe is committed to his academic success and also dedicates countless hours to his musical and theatre talents.

He credits his passion for performing to the encouragement he has received to reach beyond his comfort zone. As a student, he consistently pursues the most rigorous courses available at Willowbrook. At the conclusion of his high school career, he will have completed Advanced Placement (AP)/college-level courses, as well as a multitude of honors courses.

As a result of his academic success, LaPointe also has earned Honor Roll status multiple semesters of his high school career and serves as President of the Thespian Honor Society and Vice President of the Tri-M (Modern Music Masters) Honor Society.

With talents that extend well beyond the classroom to Willow-

brook’s music and theatre programs, LaPointe is a member of Concert Choir and Show Choir (CenterStage), was recognized as the Outstanding Music Student of the Quarter and has been named as an All-District Musician by the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) for the past three years. He also performs with the school’s Improv Club and serves as a teacher assistant in the Music Department.

As a member of ATHS Theatre, LaPointe has been a cast and crew member for every production during his high school career. His performances include lead roles in “The Music Man” (Harold Hill), “SCHOOLED” and “Lend Me a Tenor.” He has also been a member of Willowbrook’s IHSA Contest Play productions, earning All-Sectional Cast recognition for his role in “Elizabeth Rex” last year and serving as Assistant Director for this year’s production of “The Revolutionists.”

“LaPointe’s kind heart is well matched in his performing talents,” said Theatre Director Regina Wathier. “He is an incredibly kind, decent human being, who deserves good things. He has been a wonderful ambassador not only for the theatre

program, but for Willowbrook High School – he is a perfect example of kindness and friendliness, and he is an encouraging and positive role model for his peers. His beautiful singing voice and engaging stage presence have been an asset to all of our productions.”

Science teacher Justine Bryers agreed.

“I have had the pleasure of teaching LaPointe in AP Environmental

Science this year,” Bryers said. “He is a joy to interact with and to have in class. He is always respectful and kind and makes the class better just by being in it. He is one of those students who gets along well with everyone and seems to be universally respected in class.

On a personal note, my fifth-grade daughter was one of the child actors in ‘The Music Man,’ and I think it speaks volumes about LaPointe as

a person that he made each and every child feel comfortable and welcome during practice and on stage.

He went out of his way to make sure the kids had a good experience. He is definitely a role model to my daughter, who now wants to be a ‘theater kid’ like LaPointe.”

LaPointe plans to continue his education at Southern Illinois University and major in musical theater and education.

Conroy measure for rare childhood disease passes House unanimously

Families of children diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder can better access health insurance coverage under legislation sponsored by state Rep. Deb Conroy, D-Villa Park, which passed the Illinois House with unanimous bipartisan support.

“Two years ago, I worked with local parents of children suffering from PANDAS/PANS to pass legislation mandating insurance coverage for this rare autoimmune disorder,” Conroy said. “Relieving some of the financial burden on these families was a huge step. Unfortunately, the insurance companies have made it near impossible for parents to get the necessary treatments for their children. My legislation eliminates one of the insurance companies’ roadblocks to ensure that these families can get the care their children so desperately need and deserve.”

Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infections and Pediatric Acute Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANDAS/PANS) is an abnormal autoimmune response to a common strep infection. Symptoms include anxiety, severe changes in personality, deterioration in handwriting skills, phobias that develop suddenly, and motor or vocal tics that mimic Tourette syndrome.

“Treatment for PANDAS/PANS is most effective when the disorder is diagnosed and treated as early on as possible, but the high cost of treatment makes it difficult for working families to access the care their child needs,” Conroy added. “This bill will make it harder for insurance companies to skirt the law and deny coverage based on a technicality, as they are currently doing.”

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Pictured here with Willowbrook Principal Dr. Daniel Krause is Willowbrook senior Joe LaPointe, who has been named as the school’s March recipient of 88’s Best recognition.

AG joins fight against citizenship question on census • Trustees Raoul calls it an attempt

by Trump administration to intimidate immigrants, minorities

By Grant Morgan CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined 17 other state attorneys general on April 2 in opposing a citizenship question on the 2020 U.S. Census.

Sixteen local governments and the U.S. Conference of Mayors also signed onto a brief supporting the decision of a federal district court judge in New York to block the question from appearing on the next census.

“Including a citizenship question on the 2020 census seeks to intimidate, suppress and undercount immigrant and minority populations,” Raoul said in a news release. “The effects of this politically-driven act would be felt for decades to come.”

Illinois faces the loss of two congressional seats and $1 billion or more in federal funding if its population is not correctly counted in the 2020 census.

A host of other factors make an undercount likely, including the online format of the next census, reduced funding for the U.S. Census Bureau, government distrust and resident apathy.

Some populations are historically undercounted as well, including children ages 0-5 and ethnic and ra-

cial minorities.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced in March 2018 that the next census questionnaire would include the citizenship question.

The department received immediate and widespread opposition. In March 2019, another U.S. district court judge in California also issued a ruling blocking the question.

The U.S. Census has not had a citizenship question for 70 years.

Signers of the April 2 brief call Ross’ decision “arbitrary and capricious,” and argue including it now “would affirmatively undermine the accuracy of the decennial census (among other harms) for no demonstrable benefit.”

Illinois census advocacy groups have also expressed concerns about

the addition of the question.

“The question causes fear in many immigrant communities, mixed-status families, and communities of color,” said Anita Banerji of the nonprofit organization Forefront, which is helping lead a coalition of more than 40 local and statewide organizations for census outreach.

Banerji added there already is a perception of fear and distrust in such communities, even though census records of personal data, including citizenship status, are mandated to be kept private under federal law.

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear the Trump administration’s appeal to the New York ruling later this month, with its own ruling coming by the end of June, USA Today has reported.

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Incumbents John Mark McCleary, Lydia M. Hodges and Tammy Hensley ran unopposed for the three open seats. School District 45 Board of Education also had three candidates for the three open spots: Kimberly Taglia, Melissa Slinn and Carol Klamecki all retained their seats.

The DuPage High School District 88 Board (Willowbrook and Addison Trail High Schools) saw eight candidates running for four open seats. Incumbent Donna Craft Cain won, along with new-comers Amy Finnegan (highest vote getter), Lisa M. Knauf and Daniel J. Olson. Incumbent Mark Turk was fifth and out of the running.

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dream beginning at birth. Of course their course material is limited due to the limited scope of their earthly experiences. Still, they dream about something; we just don’t know what.

When he was just an itty bit, son number two experienced some of the scariest of dreams: night terrors.

He’d sit up in bed, eyes wide open, sometimes screaming, sometimes crying out but always afraid and always asleep – wide eyes and all.

We learned not to try to wake him, but to hold him gently and keep him safe. Not to shout his name but to repeat it quietly. Usually he’d wake up, remembering nothing of his

terrifying experience.

He outgrew his sleep terrors.

Thank goodness for that. But he still dreams. We all do. It’s part of the human condition. It’s our way of fleshing out and sorting through the experiences we encounter while awake. We relive and rehash and reimagine the real and not so real. The rules of everyday logic and life don’t exist in the land of dreams – where six-foot tall men, like my husband, can fly.

At my house we are experiencing a new generation of dreamers.

My granddaughter dreams. I’ve watched her. I wonder what her brain ponders during the blanket of sleep. I always assumed she dreams about the things she

knows, the things experts would agree upon: hunger, warmth, kindness, pacifiers and wet diapers.

But this week, when she was here and napping, her little feet were twittering. Her tiny hands were moving – just like someone else I’ve observed sleeping. As I contemplated her movements, I came to the logical conclusion: maybe she is flying.

How cool would that be?

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House advances bill to bar local ‘right-to-work’ laws Prohibits employers from requiring workers to join union

By Peter Hancock CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

A bill that would bar municipalities in Illinois from enacting local “rightto-work” laws like one the village of Lincolnshire enacted in 2015 is one step closer to going to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk.

The laws prohibit employers from requiring a worker to join a labor union as a condition of employment.

The Illinois House on April 3 gave final passage to a bill that has already cleared the Senate that would clarify that state government has exclusive authority to enact laws governing what are known as union security agreements—agreements between employers and unions that spell out the extent to which workers can be compelled to belong to a union, as well as whether the employer will collect dues and fees on behalf of the union.

Rep. Lance Yednock, an Ottawa Democrat and chief sponsor of the House version of the bill, said it would only reiterate what Congress intended when it passed the 1947 Taft-Hartley Act, which gave states authority to enact right-to-work laws.

“In doing so, Congress decided to avoid the confusion that having 7,000 units of local government in Illinois with thousands of different laws would create,” Yednock said in arguing for the bill.

In recent years, however, federal courts have interpreted the law in dif-

ferent ways.

In Illinois, the issue came to a head in 2015 when the village of Lincolnshire passed an ordinance that prohibited the use of union-security agreements.

It also prohibited the use of “hiring halls,” which are union-based organizations that supply new recruits to employers with collective bargaining agreements. And it prohibited the use of dues “checkoff” arrangements in which employers collect union dues through payroll deductions on behalf of unions.

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 399 challenged that law in federal court, arguing that the Taft-Hartley Act gives only states the authority to enact such laws. Lincolnshire, however, argued that as a political subdivision of the state, it had the right to exercise the state’s authority.

In January 2017, a federal district court struck down the ordinance, and in September 2018, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld that decision. However, the appellate court also noted that other courts of appeals have ruled differently – specifically the 6th Circuit, which in 2016 upheld a similar law enacted by Hardin County, Kentucky.

The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal of the Kentucky case. But now that the 7th Circuit has reached a different conclusion in the Lincolnshire case, some lawmakers said they believe the nation’s high court will be forced to weigh in.

“My impression is that if (some) other district goes up to the Supreme

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The bill, Senate Bill 1474, passed by a 101-8 vote. It previously passed the Senate, 42-12, on March 7. But the House deleted a provision in the orig-

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St. Peter’s UCC brings hope to storm-battered Port Arthur, Texas St. Peter’s UCC wrapped up its 16th annual adult mission trip last month in Port Arthur, Texas. A group of 22 parish members spent a week building and repairing houses affected by Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

After being hit with 45 inches of rain, the lower-income citizens of Port Arthur had no resources to repair the severe water damage in their homes. St. Peter’s UCC saw this as an opportunity to restore hope to the community. Adult mission trip chair persons, Kent Sands and June Nikoleit, organized a relief trip through the Southeast Texas Community Development Corporation (SETCDC), a group who helps low-to-moderate income individuals.

“Every time I return home from one of these trips it makes you realize how fortunate you are, and how many blessings that we have living in a town like Elmhurst,” said Kent.

The church volunteers arrived in Port Arthur on Feb. 9 and worked on three separate locations until Feb. 16. The mission team, under the direction of site coordinators David and Claudia Burgener, built a house used to accommodate volunteers for the SETCDC and repaired two other sites including a single-family home and a duplex, both severely damaged from flooding.

“If your life circumstances enable you to get away through your church or through whatever, do it because you will absolutely love it,” Kent said. “I’m extremely proud of St. Peter’s for making the decision that they needed to get involved in these hands-on missions.”

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This group of 22 parishioners of St. Peter’s UCC took an adult mission trip in Port Arthur, Texas, building and repairing houses affected

by Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Pictured are: (1st row, from left): Dave Elkow, Teresa Burns, Rita Borzym, Dan Anderson, Joan Anderson, Brian Graves, Daniel Caudy, Scott Ahlgrim, June Nikoleit, Chris Wood; (2nd row): Bob Maxwell, Tom Wood; (3rd row): Susie Sands, Kent Sands, Ralph Westendorf, Karen Westendorf, Suzanne Berry, Claudia Burgener, David Burgener, Janice Caudy, Susie Labunski, Larry Nunamaker, Jim Labunski.

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Performing music in a wide range of musical styles, the Elmhurst College choirs will present their Spring Choral Concert on Sunday, April 14.

The concert will be the final one for Susan Moninger, who is retiring in June after a distinguished, 30-year career with the College as a music professor and director of choral activities.

The concert will feature the Concert Choir, Chamber Singers and Women’s Chorus performing works by Jake Runestad, Randol Bass, Morten Lauridsen, Josqun Des Prez, C.V. Stanford, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Stephen Chatman and others, and a world premiere by composer Jonathon Kirk featuring the guest artist group Picosa.

Elmhurst’s vocal program has gained a national reputation under Moninger, who directs the College’s Chamber Singers and Concert Choir.

• The Elmhurst College Chamber Singers is an auditioned select ensemble that performs madrigal and other forms of challenging Renaissance and Classical literature. The group often shares the holiday spirit by singing for corporations and private events, and has appeared on the NBC, ABC and FOX morning news program. They are featured on a new release due out this spring for Castlevania called Elucard’s Elegy.

Susan Moninger

• The Elmhurst College Concert Choir is an auditioned group of students from a variety of majors that sings traditional and contemporary choral music. The choir had the privilege of singing twice with world-renowned tenor Andrea Bocelli as part of his World Tour. The choir also performed in the Emmy-nominated PBS special A Christmas Carol, The Concert.

The choir performed at Carnegie Hall in New York recently, and also sang at Symphony Center as part of the Windy City Choral Festival under the direction of Randall Stroope. Recent credits also include performing with the Chicago Pops Orchestra for the Distant Worlds, Final Fantasy Concert at the Rosemont Horizon Theater and recording for the newest Distant Worlds CD with the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Villa Park community calendar Thursday, April 11 Library holds book discussion at Cortesi Park Due to ongoing construction, the Villa Park Public Library will hold its March and April adult book discussions at The Depot at Cortesi Park, located at 320 E. Kenilworth Ave. in Villa Park. In honor of National Library Week, a special combined book discussion will be held from 7:30-8:45 p.m. Registration is not required and all are welcome. The library has copies of all current discussion books available for checkout at the first-floor service desk.

For more information including book titles, visit the library’s website at vppl.info or call 630-834-1164.

Saturday, April 13 Library hosts annual poetry reading The Villa Park Public Library will celebrate National Poetry Month and National Library Week with a Poetry Reading from 7-8:30 p.m. Attendees can read an original poem or one of their favorites. Refreshments will also be served. The program is sponsored by the Friends of the Villa Park Library. Registration is required. For more information, visit the library’s website at vppl.info or call 630-8341164.

SUNDAY, APRIL 21 Holy Week/Easter

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 134 Arthur St., Elmhurst, IL 630 530-8515 All are Welcome to Pray with Us Holy Thursday - April 18

Friday, April 19-Saturday, April 20 Library hosts Easter Craft Open House The Villa Park Public Library will hold an Easter Craft Open House both days from 2-4 p.m. Children of all ages can celebrate the holiday with a fun craft. Young children will need some adult help. Registration is not required, but supplies are limited. For more information, visit the library’s website at vppl.info or call 630-834-1164.

8:00 am. Morning Prayer, Church 7:00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Chapel (Adoration of the Eucharist will follow in the Church) 11:45 p.m. Night Prayer, Church

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Registration is required for each storytime series. For more information including age requirements, visit the library’s website at vppl. info or call 630-834-1164.

Library starts 100 Book Club The Villa Park Public Library invites all to read more in 2019 with its new 100 Book Club! The library challenges all readers ages 14-and-older to read 100 books from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2019. For more information, visit the library’s website at vppl.info or call 630-8341164.

Friends of the Library hosting Cookbook Club The Friends of the Villa Park Library invites all foodies to join its new Cookbook Club.

Each month will feature a new cookbook.

Members can check out a copy of the monthly cookbook from the library and explore the recipes at their own pace. Then they will prepare their favorite recipe from the cookbook to share with the group, try other dishes, and share experiences with other cooks. Meetings will take place on Thursdays at The Depot at Cortesi Park (320 E. Kenilworth Ave.) from 7:30-8:45 p.m. Participants can attend any or all sessions. Registration is required for each session. For more information including cookbook titles, visit the library’s website at vppl. info or call 630-834-1164.

Library holds Family Playgroup at Cortesi Park The Villa Park Public Library will hold weekly Family Playgroup sessions on Mondays, through April 22 from 11–11:30 a.m. All young children and their adults can join in to play and socialize with other kids and families. Due to ongoing construction at the library, Ongoing events these sessions will be held at the Depot at CorLibrary holds Food for Fines Week In honor of National Library Week, the Vil- tesi Park, located at 320 E. Kenilworth Ave. in la Park Public Library will hold Food for Fines Villa Park. Registration is required. For more week through April 13. This year’s theme is information, visit the library’s website at vppl. info or call 630-834-1164.

“Libraries=Strong Communities.”

For every one item brought in, $1 will be removed from patrons’ library card accounts. Pickleball for adults now open Villa Park Recreation now offers Pickleball Food products will be donated to Christian Church of Villa Park Disciples Food Pan- for adults both as classes and as a drop-in protry and personal hygiene items will be taken gram at the Iowa Community Center, 338 N. to Hands & Feet Outreach Center. For more Iowa. Join the Pickleball craze and sign up information including a list of items that will to play this fun game that combines elements be accepted, visit the library’s website at vppl. of tennis, badminton and ping pong. Pickleball players use wooden paddles and whiffle info or call 630-834-1164. balls to play on a badminton-sized court with a slightly modified tennis net. It is a low-imLibrary holds fifth Annual Peeps® Diorama Contest pact sport and easier on the knees and shoulThe Villa Park Public Library is pleased ders than tennis and is a recreational game that to announce its fifth annual Peeps® Diora- is designed to encourage an active lifestyle. ma Contest. Children of all ages are invited Drop-in play is available on Tuesdays, 7:45to get creative and make a shoebox diorama 9:45 p.m., Saturdays, 12 noon-2 p.m. and Friwith marshmallow Peeps® candy for a chance days, 3-5 p.m. The drop-in fee is $3 resident to win a prize. Entries will be accepted until and non-resident. Punch cards for drop-in play April 8. More information and details are now are also available. Call 630-834-8970 with any available. Stop by the library, visit the website questions. at vppl.info, or call 630-834-1164.

Family open gym on Monday nights Parks and Recreation holds family open Gymnastics program Parks and Recreation has announced a new gym at Jackson Middle School’s main gym gymnastics program in partnership with Tum- on Mondays from 7-8:30 p.m. Drop-in to play bling Times Gymnastics, 400 Rohlwing Road. basketball and volleyball as a family. The $7 A wide variety of gymnastics classes are avail- cash fee is payable at the door. The family fee able for all ages and skill levels. Info: vprd.org is for 1 or 2 adults over 21 and children under 18. Individuals (age 18 and older) who drop in or call 630-834-8970. to open gym pay a $3 fee. The entrance to the Library hosting storytimes open gym is through the main school entrance, at Cortesi Park 301 W. Jackson in Villa Park. Info: call 630Due to ongoing construction, the Villa Park 834-8970 or in-villpark.com Public Library is taking some of its weekly storytimes through April 25. Family Storytime VFW Friday Night Fish Fry From 5:30-8 p.m. every Friday evening, the (Mondays, 10:15–10:45 a.m.), Babies and Books (Thursdays, 9:15–9:45 a.m.) and Tod- Villa Park VFW Post #2801, 39 E. St. Charles dler Time (Thursdays, 10:15–10:45 a.m.) will Road, holds its Fish Fry. Menu available for purall be held at The Depot at Cortesi Park, lo- chase includes fried shrimp, fish/shrimp combos, cated at 320 E. Kenilworth Ave. in Villa Park. beef/sausage sandwiches, combos and hot dogs.

One of the most dramatic journeys in the symphonic repertoire, Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 will conclude the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra’s 58th season on Saturday, May 4 at 7 p.m.

Cast for a huge orchestra, this epic work includes the famous Adagietto, one of the most beautiful passages ever composed for strings and harp.

From its dramatic opening trumpet fanfare to the breath-taking finale, Music Director and Conductor Stephen Alltop will offer a multi-media, in-depth look at this masterpiece and prepare you for a transforming musical experience of a lifetime.

Continuing the ESO’s collaborative efforts with area young musicians, the concert also features a “side-by-side” performance of Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture, with talented members of the York High School Symphony strings directed by Ray Ostwald joining the ESO in this exuberant work.

Music for the concert is underwritten by a generous gift from Keith and Irmgard Olson.

The Elmhurst Symphony performs at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, located at 149 W. Brush Hill Rd. The church has accessible parking and facilities; parking is free.

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is enhanced by the informative and lively discussion, Behind the Music Stand, led by audience favorite Dr. Ted Hatmaker, which takes place at 5:45 p.m. prior to the concert.

Concert tickets are $35 for adults, $32 for seniors, and $12 for students.

Group and family rates are also available. Subscribe to the ESO’s exciting 2019-20 season at the concert and receive the early bird rate on tickets and a Symphony chocolate bar.

The 58th season of the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra is made possible in part by grants from the City of Elmhurst, the Illinois Arts Council (a state agency), the Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, and 90.9FM WDCB, Chicago’s Home for Jazz.

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Despite vocal opposition from Republicans, the Illinois House passed a bill April 3 that would automatically deposit $50 into a college savings account for every child born or adopted in Illinois, starting in January 2021.

The idea, according to Rep. Robyn Gabel, an Evanston Democrat and chief sponsor of the bill, is to increase educational attainment in future generations of Illinoisans.

“The importance of this bill is that research has shown that any amount that is saved for a child for higher education, they will be three times more likely to attend college, and four times more likely to graduate from college,” Gabel said in arguing for the bill.

Among the studies that have linked small-dollar savings accounts to higher college attendance rates was one conducted in 2013 at the Center on Assets, Education and Inclusion at the University of Michigan. It found there especially strong correlations between having a savings account and ultimate college attendance among black children and children from low- and moderate-income households.

The bill calls for establishing a new Higher Education Savings Program within the state treasurer’s office. It would set up what are

known as 529 accounts, named after a section of the federal tax code that provides for tax-sheltered college savings accounts, for any child born in Illinois or adopted by an Illinois family starting Jan. 1, 2021.

Based on the state’s average of 155,000 to 165,000 births per year, state officials estimate it would cost about $8 million a year to fund, plus another $1.5 million or so in administrative costs.

High school graduates would have access to that money, plus any interest and dividends it earns over time, until they are 26. Families would also be encouraged to contribute additional money or set up their own separate 529 accounts.

But if the student does not go on to any form of post-secondary education, he or she would forfeit the original $50, plus earnings associated with it, and those funds would be used to pay for other children’s accounts in the future.

Rep. Grant Wehrli, a Naperville Republican, cited the administrative costs as a reason to oppose the bill, comparing them to the fees, or “loads” that investment firms charge for the purchase of mutual funds.

“That’s over 10 percent in operational costs,” he said. “If you’re an investor in a mutual fund, if you have a 10 percent load, you’re being ripped off.”

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Republican members of the Illinois House reaffirmed their opposition to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s graduated tax proposal April 2, calling it a “blank check” to lawmakers and citing “empty promises” from Democrats in previous General Assemblies.

Representative Mark Batinick, a Plainfield Republican, read from statements made by state Senate President John Cullerton (D-Chicago), House Majority Leader Greg Harris (D-Chicago) and other Democrats from years past which said previous tax hikes would balance the state’s structural deficit, help pay down the state’s bill backlog and pension debt, raise credit ratings and more.

Batinick said none of those claims have become reality.

“Our Democratic colleagues love to make promises that if it’s just ‘raise this tax or that tax, our problems will be solved,’ ” Batinick said.

“But in reality, it just gives them more money to spend without actually fixing what got us here in the first place.”

Batinick brought up two votes to raise the income tax: one which took place in 2011 and raised the flat tax rate to 5 percent temporarily for four years, and one which passed in 2017 with bipartisan support, raising the rate to 4.95 percent after it reverted to 3.75 percent upon expiration of the temporary tax.

According to an Illinois Comptroller report, when the temporary tax was passed in 2011, the bill back-

log was $7.4 billion. When it expired in 2015, the backlog was $5 billion.

During the two years between the 2015 expiration of the temporary hike and the 2017 permanent increase, the backlog tripled to $15 billion. As of Tuesday, the comptroller’s website shows the backlog at $7.8 billion.

Democrats have said if a graduated tax amendment failed to pass, the state’s other two options for balancing the budget are 15 percent cuts across the board or an increase to the flat tax for every Illinoisan from 4.95 percent to 6.95 percent.

Batinick said he did not know if Democrats, who hold the governor’s office and supermajorities in each chamber, would prioritize raising the flat tax rate should the graduated tax fail.

Public Notice The Village of Bensenville Has Scheduled a Public Information Meeting For The IL Route 83 Bike Path Phase I Engineering Study The Village of Bensenville is performing a Preliminary Engineering Study for a bike path along IL Route 83 from Foster Avenue to Bryn Mawr Avenue. The purpose of the meeting is to introduce the project to the public, present the project schedule, the existing conditions and proposed improvement, and to seek public input and comments regarding the project. The meeting details are below: Date: April 16, 2019 Time: 4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M. Location: Bensenville Village Hall 12 S. Center Street Bensenville, Illinois 60106 The meeting will be conducted in an informal, open house format. Feel free to attend the meeting at any time between 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. Bensenville Public Works-Engineering and consultant representatives will be present to discuss the project and to answer questions on an individual basis.

The meeting will be accessible to persons with a disability. Anyone in need of special assistance and planning to attend should contact the Village of Bensenville listed below by April 12, 2019 by telephone, in writing, or by e-mail.

For more information, contact: Village of Bensenville 717 E. Jefferson Street Bensenville, IL 60106 Phone: (630) 350-3435 E-Mail: mpatel@bensenville.il.us (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Independent March 28 & April 11, 2019) 342009 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DuPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS. GLEN J PAULS; GLEN L PAULS; GEORGETOWN WEST IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION, DEFENDANTS. 2018CH000158 263 BAY STREET WOOD DALE, IL 60191 JUDGE PRESIDING JUDGE NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO JUDGMENT OF FORECLOSURE UNDER ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE ACT (See attached service list) PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered by the Court in the above entitled cause on September 25, 2018, the Sheriff of DuPage County will on May 7, 2019, in 501 North County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL 60187, at 10:00 AM, sell at public auction and sale to the highest bidder for cash, all and singular, the following de-

scribed real estate mentioned in said Judgment, situated in the County of DuPage, State of Illinois, or so much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy said Judgment, to wit: PARCEL 1: UNIT 18 AREA E IN BLOCK 1 OF GRIZAFFI AND FALCONE GEORGETOWN WEST, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF BLOCK 1 OF GRIZAFFI AND FALCONE GEORGETOWN WEST, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 16, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT OF SAID RESUBDIVISION RECORDED APRIL 29, 1966 AS DOCUMENT R66-15304, AND CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION RECORDED JUNE 14, 1966 AS DOCUMENT R66-22261,IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: EASEMENTS APPURTENANT TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AS SET FORTH IN DECLARATION RECORDED AS DOCUMENT R69-3662.

TAX NO. 03-16-107-005 COMMONLY KNOWN AS: 263 Bay Street. Wood Dale, IL 60191 Description of Improvements: SINGLE FAMILY HOME WITH NO GARAGE. The Judgment amount was $189,032.24.

Sale shall be under the following terms: The successful bidder must deposit 10% of the successful bid balance, by certified funds, and payment of the balance of the successful bid, in certified funds, must occur within 24 hours. NO REFUNDS. Premises will not be open for inspection and is sold AS-IS. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments or special taxes levied against said real estate, water bills, etc., and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to plaintiff. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the bid amount, the purchaser shall receive a Certificate of Sale, which will entitle the purchaser to a Deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

The successful purchaser has the sole responsibility/expense of evicting any tenants or other individuals presently in possession of the subject premises.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLO-

SURE LAW. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 1 N. Dearborn St. Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel. No. (312) 346-9088 Please refer to file #265723.

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LEGAL NOTICE/PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 6:30 P.M., the Community Development Commission of the Village of Bensenville, Du Page and Cook Counties, will hold a Public Hearing to review Case No. 2019 – 09 to consider a request for: Preliminary & Final Plat of Subdivision into two single-family lots, Municipal Code Section 11 – 3. at 647 John Street in an existing R – 2 Single-Unit Dwelling District. The Public Hearing will be held in the Village Board Room at Village Hall, 12 S. Center Street, Bensenville, IL. The Legal Description is as follows: LOT 19 IN BLOCK 4 IN BENSENVILLE FARMS, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 4D NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1923 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 171311, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 647 John Street in Bensenville, IL 60106.

Julian Ramirez of 647 John Street in Bensenville, IL 60106 is the owner and applicant for the subject property.

Any individual with a disability requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in any public meeting held under the authority of the Village of Bensenville should contact the Village Clerk, Village of Bensenville, 12 S. Center St., Bensenville, IL 60106, (630) 766-8200, at least three (3) days in advance of the meeting.

Applicant’s application and supporting documentation may be examined by any interested parties in the office of the Community and Economic Development Department, Monday through Friday, in the Village Hall, 12 South Center Street, Bensenville, IL 60106. All interested parties may attend and will be heard at the Public Hearing. Written comments will be accepted by the Community and Economic Development Department through May 7, 2019 until 5:00 P.M. Office of the Village Clerk Village of Bensenville (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Independent April 11, 2019) 343172

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Addison Trail baseball team no-hits Lyons Township Danny Zatos, Meglio combine efforts on the mound

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The Addison Trail baseball team turned in a combined no-hitter effort recently in a West Suburban Conference crossover game against a highly touted Lyons Township team.

Unfortunately, Addison Trail lost the game 3-1. “Even though we had the no-hitter we gave up a couple of unearned runs and that got us,” said Addison Trail coach Mike Kennedy.

“We had a couple errors and walked a couple guys and that’s where they got us. It was a really good game and we played really good baseball.

Lyons Township is ranked eighth in the state. We were able to keep them from hitting the baseball. We were in it until the end. It was just a great game.”

Danny Zatos threw the first five

innings and Josh Meglio came in and pitched the sixth to close out the no-hitter.

Addison Trail was 4-4 overall through its first eight games and split its first two West Suburban Conference Gold Division games with Downers Grove South.

“We’ve been doing well, but we’ve been bit by the injury bug,” said Kennedy.

Addison Trail defeated Downers Grove South in its conference opener on a game-ending three-run double off the top of the wall. “We’ve won some big games so far,” said Kennedy. “The first conference game against Downers South was big and then we lost to them in the second game and need to finish the third game. Right now, we’re 4-4, which is pretty good. We’re swinging the bats well and have pretty much been led by a lot of our seniors.”

Nick Daudelin, Vince Daudelin, Michael Scali and AJ Carlson, the team’s leadoff hitter, were lauded

for their work at the plate, as was Jimmy Zatos, who recently was injured. “We’ve definitely been bit by the injury bug,” Kennedy noted.

On the pitching front, Josh Meglio has three of the team’s four wins out of the bullpen. “He’s done a great job for us,” said Kennedy.

“Overall with our pitching we are trying to find our way a little bit.”

Nick Daudelin, who logged 40 innings on the mound last year, has missed his last two starts due to injury, Kennedy noted. “We’re waiting for Nick to get back, but until then we need other guys to step up and we are seeing that with Alex Conrad and Danny Zatos.”

Scali is a three-year starter at shortstop for Addison Trail, while Carlson, Vince Daudelin and Nick Daudelin bring back veteran experience.

“We graduated a lot of innings,” said Kennedy. “But we’ve had a lot of guys who have stepped up and done a nice job. We’ve had some bumps in the road a little bit, but

Willowbrook’s Nilles throws five-inning perfect game

Warriors sweep Hinsdale South in conference-opening series

By Mike Miazga

Jaloszynski pitched the final third of an inning.

In an 8-5 win over Hinsdale South, the Warriors Willowbrook baseball pitcher Jack Nilles was led 5-2 in the third inning. Willowbrook had seven perfect. hits in the contest. Sam Tumilty went 2-for-3 with a Nilles threw a five-inning perfect game in run scored and an RBI. Hines went 1-for-4 with a run Willowbrook’s 10-0 five-inning win against Proviso scored and two RBI. Mintz was 1-for-1 with three West in a West Suburban Conference crossover game. runs scored, an RBI and two walks. Jaloszynski had a Nilles allowed no hits and struck out nine, while hit and an RBI. Yannotti went 1-for-3 with two RBI. walking none. Willowbrook committed no errors in Hines and Scott Tumilty each had a double, while the game. He threw 48 of 64 pitches for strikes and Mintz stole two bases. threw first-pitch strikes to 12 of the 15 batters he Josh Roucka was the winning pitcher in relief. He faced. went 2 2/3 innings and struck out five. Jaloszynski Willowbrook scored four in the first and three in picked up another save. He whiffed two in an inning the second and third innings. The Warriors had 11 of work. hits.

Willowbrook also won the finale 16-3 in five Isaac Gaines went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an innings. The Warriors scored six in the second and six RBI. Jack Hines had a run scored and an RBI. Ryan more in the fourth, while pounding out 11 hits.

Mintz had a hit and two runs scored. Matt Tuma had Sam Tumilty went 2-for-3 with three runs scored an RBI. Neslon Melon had a hit and an RBI. Marshall and two RBI. Gaines went 1-for-1 with two runs McDonnell went 2-for-2 with two runs scored, two scored and an RBI. Hines had an RBI, a run scored doubles and two RBI. Danny Holloway went 3-for-3 and two walks. Mintz went 2-for-4 with two RBI and with a run scored, three RBI and two doubles. two runs scored. Jaloszynski went 1-for-2 with two Earlier, Willowbrook opened West Suburban runs scored, three RBI and two walks. McDonnell Conference Gold Division play by sweeping Hinsdale went 1-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI. Nilles South in a three-game series. scored two runs, had two RBI and walked three In a 2-0 win over Hinsdale South, the Warriors times. Scott Tumilty went 3-for-4 with two runs scored both their runs in the seventh inning. scored and three RBI. Dax Meyer was 1-for-3 with a Hines, Trevor Jaloszynski, Anthony Yannotti, Scott run scored and an RBI. Tumilty and Melon each had a hit. Jaloszynski had a Joey Guthrie was the winning pitcher. He threw five double and Melon drove in two runs. Gaines, Hines innings and struck out three. and Scott Tumilty each stole a base.

Willowbrook was 7-3 overall through its first 10 Mintz was the winning pitcher. He went 6 1/3 games. The Warriors are scheduled to wrap up a threeinnings and allowed six hits, while striking out eight. game WSC Gold series with Morton today.

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they are settling down and filling the zone with strikes and teams are putting it in play and we are playing good defense.”

Kennedy expects to see even more progress in the upcoming weeks. “As the season goes on, we’re going to continue to build on some of these early successes and continue to get better,” he said. “We will have some growing pains, but I think for the most part those are behind as. As we get deeper into conference play, guys are becoming more accustomed to varsity play.”

Addison Trail was scheduled to play a three-game WSC Gold series this week against Leyden. The Blazers are off over the weekend for prom.

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We will have some growing pains, but I think for the most part those are behind us. As we get deeper into conference play, guys are becoming more accustomed to varsity play.”

–Mike Kennedy, Addison Trail coach

Fenton girls soccer team ties Addison Trail Queyquep and Cabral turn in strong boys track indoor times for Bison

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

Things are starting to round into form for the Fenton girls soccer team.

The Bison recently tied a game with Addison Trail and also lost a contest to Wheaton Academy. Fenton was 0-3-2 overall and 0-2 in Metro Suburban Conference Red Division play through late last week.

“We have finally gained some girls who were on vacation or injured and we’re starting to build team chemistry and we’re getting into a rhythm,” said Fenton coach Victor Ruiz, who added he’s seen improvements on both sides of the ball of late.

Through those first five games, Kimberly Rivera was leading the team with two goals. Natalie Diaz and Alexa Herrera each had one goal.

Ruiz said Rivera, who is playing center back, has solidified Fenton’s back line along with Jacky Nogueda, who also is anchoring the back line and playing well, he noted.

Ruiz added the team continues to work on timing and rhythm and finding the back of the net. “There still is work to be done, but it looks promising,” he said.

Fenton played Elmwood Park in a MSC Red game earlier this week.

Fenton boys track The Fenton boys track team is coming off a 2018 season where it finished fourth in the conference.

Jimmy Deckert returns for the Bison

as an all-conference performer in both the shot put and discus.

The Bison did have several highlights from the recently completed indoor season where junior Ethan Queyquep ran 25.1 in the 200 at the Buffalo Grove invitational and senior Javier Cabral ran 55.9 in the 400 at the Lockport invitational a week later.

Cabral will run the 400 and 200, while newcomer Queyquep runs the 100, 200 and sprint-relay events.

Senior Nick Herringer is back in the 300 hurdles, while Deckert is currently rehabbing from a torn ACL this fall. Sophomore Matt Sisto is back and will run the 1,600.

Another key newcomer for Fenton is sophomore thrower Quinn Wilcoxen.

“We have traditionally had strong distance athletes, but lost several all-conference athletes to graduation,” noted Fenton coach Clint Porter. “As such, we are reloading in this segment, so to speak. We have strong throws with Jimmy Deckert and newcomer Quinn Wilcoxen. This year, we have some very strong sprinters with quality in the 300 hurdles, 200 and 400. We are very young across the board though with a majority of our distance and sprint groups being comprised of sophomores and freshmen.”

Porter is looking for more individual accomplishments at the bigger late-season meets. “We do not have the depth at the upper level to make a huge splash at the conference meet,” he said. “We are looking for conference efforts in the throws and some sprint events, and that is where our hopes for a state qualifier are as well.”

Willowbrook girls badminton team racking up the wins

By Mike Miazga CORRESPONDENT

The Willowbrook girls badminton team continues to churn out impressive results.

The Warriors were 9-2-1 overall in their first 12 dual contests and sported a 2-0 record in West Suburban Conference Gold Division play.

In recent action, Willowbrook won the Shepard invitational and also scored a 15-0 victory over Leyden in WSC Gold action. The Warriors lost 14-1 in non-conference play to Neuqua Valley, a team Willowbrook coach Eastman Tiu feels is in contention for the state championship.

Tiu cited recent strong play from the likes of Hannah Konrath, Charlotte Dewyer and Grace Wachholz in singles play, and Chloe Harr and Lizzie Romero in doubles.

“Hannah, Charlotte and Chloe has shown incredible drive to be the best they can be and have stepped up in their roles as team leaders among the girls their age,” Tiu said.

Through late last week, Dewyer

was 14-2 in the No. 2 singles position, while Kaitlyn Fox and Nicole Kapica were 13-3 at No. 1 doubles.

“We have been competing hard recently,” said Tiu. “They have been winning matches they are supposed to win and competing hard against very skilled opponents and learning from those matches.”

Tiu has noted the most improvement in strategy and with his players being self-aware of in-game adjustments,” he noted.

The coach added the Warriors are hard at work minimizing unforced errors and “not getting down on ourselves for making mistakes and staying positive.”

Tiu said the team’s goals are still ahead of it. “Everyone still has their eyes on achieving those goals,” he said. “At the halfway point, the girls are still hungry to win and do their best.”

Willowbrook recently hosted a quad meet with Downers Grove North, New Trier and Lyons, as well as an eight-team invitational.

Willowbrook boys track Willowbrook boys track coach TJ Artman continues to be excited about his team as it heads into the outdoor portion of the season.

“We have solid senior leadership

with some fresh new faces of all ages,” he said. “The boys are building a program and team camaraderie.

It’s been a very enjoyable and fast indoor season. We all are looking forward to sun and outdoors.”

Willowbrook was fourth in the West Suburban Gold indoors, while its sophomores took second as did its freshman squad. “We have strong underclassmen—sophomores and freshmen,” he said.

Artman also is impressed with the character of his team. “It’s about team and fun,” he said. “We have lots and lots of good character and we’ve had some memorable moments already. It’s more than just track and field here. It’s family.”

With a lot of young talent, Artman said improvement will be continuous. “We have new talent that is so raw,” he said. “But we will get there by the end of the season. Again, we’re new and raw, but we also have many strong returners leading the newbies.”

Artman would like to see Willowbrook improve on its fourth-place indoor conference finish, and “bring more to state than one person,” he said. “We will continue to stress team and family.”

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