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The Village of Villa Park observed Arbor Day with a tree planting on Friday, April 30. Pictured (left to right) at the tree planting at the village’s Franklin Park, located at 218 N. Third Ave., are: Villa Park Village your local agent Trustee Christine Murphy, Justin Shlensky—chair of the Villa Park Environmental Concerns Commission, Margaret Schiefer—a member of the Villa Park Environmental Concerns Commission, Villa Park Village Trustee Cheryl Tucker, Contact me forVilla a Park Village President Albert Bulthuis, Villa Park Village Trustee (and Village President-Elect) Nick Cuzzone and Leslie Allison-Seei—chair of the Villa Park Community Pride 630-514-9961 Villa complementary Park Veterans of Foreign Warson (VFW) Post 2801 of held itsApril.

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Copays take effect for immigrant health programs as cost estimates continue to decline Expected program expenditures have declined by $60 million since August

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Cost estimates for a pair of state-funded health care programs serving certain low-income noncitizens have declined by tens of millions of dollars in recent months as the state rolled out new copay and co-insurance requirements earlier this month.

The Health Benefits for Immigrant Adults and Health Benefits for Immigrant Seniors programs provide state-funded Medicaid-like benefits to individuals aged 42 and over who would otherwise be eligible for the federal low-income health care program if not for their immigration status.

That includes those in the U.S. without legal permission and those who have obtained a green card but not yet completed a five-year waiting period to earn federal benefits. Individuals who have applied for asylum or sanctuary in the U.S.—which includes many of the more than 34,000 migrants bused to Illinois from Texas in the last year-and-a-half—more likely qualify for other preexisting state or federal benefits.

Advocates for the programs contend they are not only lifesaving but also cost-saving in the long-run as they give individuals access to preventative care rather than making them reliant upon expensive emergency room visits to treat conditions that worsen due to lack of care.

Opponents of the programs, namely Republican lawmakers, have criticized them as an expensive entice-

ment for people illegally residing in the U.S. to relocate to Illinois.

The programs, originally launched for those aged 65 and older in 2020 then expanded in waves, became a sticking point in state budget negotiations last year when Gov. JB Pritzker’s administration projected their single-year costs to exceed $1 billion.

But current estimates now project the programs will cost $773 million in the current fiscal year. Those estimates, however, have declined by $60 million since August, the month following the Pritzker administration’s initial announcement of certain cost-saving measures.

Cost-saving measures Ultimately, the contentious budget negotiations ended last year with lawmakers allocating $500 million in funding to the program from the state’s General Revenue Fund and giving the Pritzker administration authority to limit program enrollment and costs.

The administration in turn paused enrollment in HBIA as of July 1 and in HBIS as of Nov. 6. The two programs now collectively serve about 69,000 people aged 42 and older, and enrollment remains paused.

In January, the administration also began moving enrollees to the state’s Medicaid managed care program, which connects individuals with private insurers who contract with the state to oversee routine and follow-up health care.

The Department of Healthcare and

Family Services, which administers the programs, expects the managed care transition to be complete in April.

After months of delays, the department announced that copays and co-insurance for certain services went live Feb. 1.

“Most services covered by the HBIA and HBIS programs … will continue to be free for customers, including primary care visits, prescription medications and vaccinations at a pharmacy or doctor’s office,” the department said in a news release.

“The new copays and co-insurance will apply to the use of non-emergency hospital or surgical center services, like nonemergent elective surgeries, physical therapy and lab work.”

Enrollees may see a $250 copay per nonemergency inpatient hospitalization and a 10 percent charge for nonemergency outpatient services or care received from ambulatory surgical treatment centers. It’s a major difference from the federally funded Medicaid program, which does not require copays.

Whether individuals are subject to those copays and co-insurance requirements will depend on if they have already been enrolled in managed care and which managed care organization is serving them, according to the department. The state reimburses managed care organizations at a specified rate, giving the MCOs authority to charge copays or co-insurance without requiring them to do so.

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where most program enrollees are located, is waiving all copays and coinsurance requirements, per the department.

The department announced it no longer plans to issue a copay for emergency room visits.

The Healthy Illinois Campaign, a statewide coalition of immigrant and health care advocates, has pushed for an expansion of the program and fought any efforts to limit it or install cost-sharing.

The group’s director, Tovia Siegel, praised the administration’s decision not to charge a copay for emergency room care but said the other copays “place a significant burden on both providers and patients, limiting access to healthcare for Illinois’ immigrant community.”

The copays, advocates noted, are charged to medical providers by MCOs, but the providers are required to collect them from patients, creating an administrative burden. As well, they warned that individuals may choose to defer certain “elective” procedures, such as a colonoscopy, due to the copay requirement, potentially undermining the program’s preventative care goals.

“We urge the Department of Healthcare and Family Services and Managed Care Organizations to reconsider implementing these charges, which will generate a relatively small amount of money but can be the difference between life and death for low-income Illinoisans,” Siegel said in a statement.

Costs declining The programs’ cost estimates, meanwhile, have been on the decline amid the administration’s savings measures. In September, an HFS analysis estimated the programs’ 12-month cost to be $832 million for

the fiscal year that ends June 30.

But the department’s latest estimate, published Jan. 9, now projects the programs will cost $773 million.

In total, the state has spent nearly $330 million collectively on the programs in the first six months of the fiscal year, per the January estimate.

The department’s data shows average monthly costs for the programs decreased steadily between August and December, from $72.7 million to $45.3 million.

When the state announced its enrollment caps, it noted per-enrollee costs were higher among the HBIA and HBIS populations “due to more prevalent, untreated chronic conditions and higher hospital costs.” With the caps in place, the program is now populated with individuals who’ve been receiving routine care, rather than a steady stream of new enrollees who are more expensive to insure.

Thus, the per-patient monthly costs have also declined. In August, per-patient costs reached $1,232 for enrolled individuals aged 65 and older, $1,295 for those aged 55-64, and $844 for those aged 42-54. In December, those numbers declined to $778, $805 and $541, respectively.

Advocates pointed to those declines as evidence that the programs are accomplishing their intended goal of replacing costly emergency care with more cost-efficient preventative services.

“While there are several potential explanations, cost decreases in the HBIA and HBIS programs can be an indication that enrollees are receiving more preventative care and therefore needing less intensive, expensive care,” Siegel said. “However, the implementation of copays could threaten these gains as enrollees are dissuaded from receiving this cost-saving preventative care.”

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After failing to pass a child tax credit last year, advocates returned to Springfield last week to propose a scaled back version of the policy which they say would still reduce child poverty and spur economic growth.

The proposal, contained in House Bill 4917 and Senate Bill 3329, would create a $300 per-child refundable tax credit for families who earn less than the state’s median income—about $75,000 per year for couples and $50,000 for single parents.

The policy would cost the state about $300 million, according to Erion Malasi, Illinois policy director for the Economic Security Project, an advocacy group backing the proposal.

A January report from the Illinois Economic Policy Institute, a unionbacked think tank, found that a $300

tax credit would cost the state about $471 million, although that estimate doesn’t account for cost reductions in other state programs, like the earned income tax credit or the supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children, known as WIC—and it assumes that 100 percent of eligible families will claim the credit.

Frank Manzo, an economist with ILEPI and co-author of that report, said a $300 per-child credit would be lower than in the other 15 states that have similar policies. Utah, Minnesota and Oregon, which enacted a similar credit last year, all offer $1,000 or more in credits.

“But it does comport with some budgetary realities in the state of Illinois,” he told Capitol News Illinois on Wednesday.

In December, Gov. JB Pritzker urged a “careful” approach to next

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Court grants state’s motion to deny pre-trial release for Addison Villa Park man accused of aggravated DUI/aggravated fleeing and eluding reView DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Addison Chief of Police Roy Selvik have announced that Judge Joshua Dieden granted the state’s motion Ivan Carrillo to deny pre-trial release for an Addison man accused of leading police on a high-speed

chase after he had been drinking.

Ivan Carrillo, 25, appeared at First Appearance Court and is charged with one count of aggravated fleeing and eluding (Class 3 felony), one count of aggravated DUI (Class 4 felony) and one count of aggravated driving while license suspended (Class 4 felony) and a dozen misdemeanor and petty traffic offenses including reckless driving and unlawful possession of cannabis by driver.

On Feb. 8 at approximately 10 p.m., Addison police officers on patrol entered a shopping center parking lot located in the 100 block of N. Swift Road, where they allegedly observed an individual, later identified as Carrillo, exit Game Time 190 Bar and Video Gaming, enter a 2002 Toyota Camry and drive away.

A short time later, officers allegedly observed Carrillo disobey a red light at Lake Street and John F.

Villa Park student a ‘Happy Hands’ finalist SC Johnson Professional®, a total solutions provider for industrial, institutional and healthcare users, on Feb. 8 kicked off the voting period for its annual Happy Hands dispenser design contest.

The contest highlights the importance of hand hygiene and invites students to submit soap/sanitizer dispenser artwork. This year, 140 schools participated in the contest, and the Top 10 designs are now available on the Happy Hands website to view and vote on until Feb. 29.

“Preventing the spread of germs through proper hand hygiene is critically important, and how students communicate this through art never ceases to amaze us,” said Bryant Davis, vice president and general manager of North America, SC Johnson Professional. “Students’ creative designs made it extremely difficult for us to select just 10 finalists, but we are encouraged by the overall participation.”

The two contest categories include elementary, grades K-5; and middle/high school, grades 6-12.

The winners from each category will each receive a $1,000 donation to their school, a $300 gift card, and up to 1,000 1-liter manual soap/sanitizer dispensers featuring the student’s winning design for their school district.

One of the Top 10 finalists is Caitlin M., a fourthgrade student at Ardmore Elementary School in Villa Park.

Visit www.happyhands.scjp.com/en-us/vote to cast a vote.

Kennedy Boulevard. It is alleged that Carrillo then accelerated at a high rate of speed on Kennedy Boulevard onto westbound Army Trail Road, where he disobeyed a red light at Army Trail Road and Mill Road before entering northbound I-355.

Officers pursued Carrillo with their emergency lights and sirens activated onto northbound I-355 where Carrillo allegedly reached speeds of approximately 95 mph while weaving in and out of traffic. Officers ultimately terminated pursuit out of safety concerns.

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Our public roadways are used by hundreds of thousands of people each day and we will not tolerate any type of behavior that puts innocent motorists at risk.”

– Robert Berlin

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Caitlin M., a fourth-grade student at Ardmore Elementary School in Villa Park, is a Top 10 finalist in the SC Johnson Professional® annual Happy Hands dispenser design contest. The con-test highlights the importance of hand hygiene.

VFW Post 2801 to hold Friday Fish Fry dinners during Lent First dinner takes place this Friday, Feb. 16

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Montini Catholic students assemble meals for delivery during Catholic Schools Week

As part of their Catholic Schools Week service project, students at Montini Catholic High School volunteered to assemble meals for Ogden Avenue Supportive Housing in La Grange through the Meal Train program. Ogden Avenue Supportive Housing (OASH) is a new construction housing community serving the homeless population.

The Montini students who helped assemble the meals included sophomore Michael May of Villa Park (above).

Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2801 will hold its Friday Fish Fry dinners on Fridays during Lent.

Each dinner will run from 5 to 8 p.m. at the post, which is located at 39 E. St. Charles Road. The post is open to the public.

The first of this year’s dinners will take place this Friday, Feb. 16. The dinners will continue each Friday through March 29.

Each dinner includes fries or a baked potato, as well as cole slaw, coffee and dessert. Children 3 and under eat for free.

The post’s menu includes beer-battered lake perch, beer-battered walleye, shrimp (eight pieces), a fish and shrimp combo, hot dogs, grilled cheese sandwiches and macaroni and cheese.

A short time later, at approximately 10:36 p.m., officers observed Carrillo jogging through a park near his home. He was taken into custody at this time. It is alleged that at the time of his arrest, Carrillo’s eyes were glassy and bloodshot, his speech was slow and there was an odor of alcohol emanating from his breath.

“The allegations that Mr. Carrillo not only led police on a high-speed chase, but did so after he had been drinking, are outrageous,” Berlin said. “Our public roadways are used by hundreds of thousands of people each day and we will not tolerate any type of behavior that puts innocent motorists at risk. Thankfully, Mr. Carrillo’s alleged actions did not harm anyone. I thank the Addison Police Department for their work and good judgement on this case.”

“Mr. Carrillo put lives in jeopardy with his reckless actions and complete disregard for the safety and well-being of others” Selvik said.

Carrillo’s next court appearance is scheduled March 4, for arraignment in front of Judge Daniel Guerin.

Beam signing for the Lions Park Recreation Center on March 2 Villa Park residents are invited to be a part of Villa Park history by celebrating a milestone in the construction of the village’s new Lions Park Recreation Center.

Village residents will be able to sign their name on a steel beam that will be lifted into place during construction of the recreation center.

Families will be able to sign the beam on Saturday, March 2, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the village’s municipal parking lot located at 100-110 S. Villa Ave. The upcoming signing session will take place rain or shine; the beam will be indoors during the event.

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Opinion

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Welcome to the jungle of online dating

Editor’s note: Previously published columns by Mike Sandrolini are being re-published periodically on the Opinion page. This column was originally published in 2014.

You love her … but she loves him … and he loves somebody else; you just can’t win. And so it goes ’till the day you die; this thing they call love, it’s gonna make you cry.

I’ve had the blues, the reds and the pinks …One thing for sure: Love stinks These opening lyrics from a 1980s song, “Love Stinks” by the J. Geils Band were made popular in the 1998 movie, “The Wedding Singer,” starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.

I use “Love Stinks” as a segue into today’s epistle that addresses a popular, yet often vilified, option singles employ in their seemingly endless search for that elusive Mr. or Ms. Right: Online dating.

There are success stories, your perfect soul mate and/or God’s match for you out there, if commercials for Match.com, eHarmony and Christian Mingle are taken at face value. However, I’d bet the rent that for a majority of singles, online dating can best be summed up by lyrics from an old Guns N’ Roses tune: “Welcome to the jungle; we’ve got fun and games.” Or if you’re really down on the online dating scene, “Welcome to the jungle, it gets worse here every day.”

An experience earlier this year for me with regard to online dating falls under “we’ve got fun and games.”

One weekend, I contacted a woman who resides in a state that neighbors the I-Pass Republic of Illinois and whose town is a reasonable driving distance from me. We corresponded regularly for the next couple of days and exchanged phone numbers.

Then things got interesting.

One afternoon, she mentioned in a post she was going out for dinner and drinks with a friend that evening. While out, she sent me a flurry of texts.

“I looked at your pics all day,” she gushed in one of her texts. “You probably noticed. I can’t wait to meet you.”

Well, if it’s true what they say about how people get better-looking at closing time, then that must have been the case with her looking at my pics as the evening progressed. The next day (a Thursday), she admitted she had had a drink or two too many, yet insisted she meant every word in her texts.

We talked on the phone for about an hour that night, and agreed to

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meet on Saturday. I called her Friday night to shore things up, but no response. You probably have a good idea where this is heading, right?

To make a long story short (it would take another 200 words to explain all the details) the date never took place and I ended up not hearing back from her. Oh, well … If I may borrow the line made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie, Terminator 2: Judgement Day: “Hasta la vista, baby.”

Admittedly, we men are guilty of playing games far more than the opposite sex, and for misrepresenting ourselves online.

According to what female friends tell me, some fellows play fast and loose with their marital status; post photos of themselves when they were 20 years younger, 50 pounds lighter and had full heads of hair; strike a pose with their vehicles and houses (and/or with the fish they caught on their last fishing trip); or post selfies in front of the bathroom mirror shirtless.

Fair enough. I’ll take their word for it since I don’t look at men’s profiles. However, I’ve spent plenty of time combing through profiles of single women; thus, I’ll utilize the remaining space allotted to pass along some tips and suggestions that will hopefully help all the single ladies out there snag Mr. Wonderful: • One of the quickest ways to have someone bypass your profile is to put something in it that’s, well, over the top. One woman, for example, (I kid you not) had a selfie with a Crayola Crayon sticking out of each of her nostrils as her main profile pic. I recall another profile in which a woman shared with prospective suitors that her father is a Willie Nelson impersonator. (So let me guess: After a couple months of dating, she brings you home to Luckenbach, Texas, to meet Waylon and Willie and the boys.)

• Most women’s profiles I’ve viewed are upbeat and well done.

However, some insist on using their profiles to chastise and/or bash men, which begs the question: How’s that empty inbox under “new messages” working out for you?

• We all have our list of musthaves and can’t stands, but it doesn’t take long for me to lose interest if

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Glenbard superintendent discusses District 87 referendum, facility needs

By David F. Larson The winter season has unique ways of showing us what parts of our houses have flaws that need addressing. The unevenness of the driveway while shoveling snow.

The leaks in the ceiling or basement after a big snowmelt. The pipes that freeze overnight.

These sorts of problems need to be fixed before the issues grow larger.

In a similar vein, our four Glenbard high schools—which range in age from 51 to 101 years old—have numerous capital improvement needs.

On the March 19 election ballot, Glenbard Township High School District 87 has a referendum seeking to secure funding necessary to make crucial facility improvements.

Our 10-year facility master plan will address prioritized needs in the following areas:

our children must be our top priority.

Classroom and science lab improvements • Upgrade out-of-date science labs.

• Add windows and replace lighting and flooring where needed.

• Align classroom design with current best practices in curriculum and instruction.

Infrastructure • When crucial infrastructure ages and becomes inefficient, operating costs increase, taking money away from instructional priorities.

• Continue to upgrade and renovate infrastructure items like roofs, windows, doors, electrical systems, plumbing, and heating and cooling systems.

Overcrowding • Upgrade cafeteria space to eliminate overcrowding and provide flexible learning and program spaces.

Access to student support services Safety and security • Relocation of commons areas • Upgrades are needed for safety to increase accessibility for student and security systems to keep up with support services such as social worktoday’s best practices. The safety of ers and counselors.

Referendum summary • On the March 19 election ballot, Glenbard District 87 will ask voters to approve a $183 million bond issue to fund its new 10-year facility master plan.

• If approved, the referendum will cost the owner of a $300,000 home about $4 per week.

• Over the next 10 years, the district will fund an additional $129 million of improvements from its operating budget. This amount combined with the referendum proposal comes to a total of $312 million for facility projects.

• The proposed improvements would address facility needs in our four high school buildings—which are between 51 and 101 years old.

We must make sure our educational spaces support today’s best practices in curriculum and instruction.

Be sure to vote on March 19, or vote early via mail-in ballot or in-person early voting. For more information about the referendum, visit https://www.glenbard87.org/referendum-march-2024/.

David F. Larson, Ed.D., is superintendent, Glenbard Township High School District 87.

Casten releases statement on Israel security supplemental appropriations Editor’s note: U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) has released the following statement after voting against H.R. 7217, legislation to provide supplemental appropriations to respond to the attacks in Israel: “The United States has a duty to provide aid to our allies in their times of need. That includes Israel, and I stand ready to support serious efforts to assist Israel in its absolute

right to defend itself. This legislation is not that. Hamas gains power in the region in part because they are the provider of food, fuel, water, and housing. The United States must provide necessary humanitarian aid to Gaza to rebuild, suppress the power of extremist voices, and help ensure a more durable regional peace.

“The bill voted on by the House

last week fails to provide a single penny of humanitarian aid; that failure makes it inhumane to Palestinians and reduces the longterm security of Israelis. That is incompatible with a two-state solution and cannot be seriously considered.

“Additionally, while I will always

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Hello friend, how you been?

It’s been awhile since I’ve seen a smile. I hope you’re well and life is swell. Winter’s here, let’s find some cheer. It won’t be long till summer’s song. So don’t you fret, and off we get. If your cup is full, don’t spill the bowl. If it’s empty again, just phone a friend. *** The big question in present times is whether our current administration is fulfilling its obligations of taking America forward or are we losing our freedoms and lifestyle we’ve had in the past? America can only achieve peace through strength. President Biden doesn’t seem to get it. *** Hello. It’s interesting that we have to create a club for kindness. Hey, I think it’s a great idea.

Shouldn’t we all be in the Kindness Club? Oh, well. By the way, Taylor Swift for president. She’s got it all.

She’s young. She’s smart. People like her. Taylor Swift for president. *** I laugh when I listen to these conservatives on the radio call themselves patriots or great Americans, like they do on Hannity’s program.

Okay, all you patriots. Be careful that you don’t strain your shoulders patting yourselves on the back. *** I see that between Jan. 29 and Feb. 4, there were 457 cars stolen in Chicago, or an average of nearly 65 per day. Chicago has all these cars stolen every day, murders, shootings, robberies, assaults and other crimes every day, but this woke, regressive leftist mayor and the City Council somehow have time on their hands to adopt a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. I’ll continue to do business and go to

restaurants in the suburbs, thanks. *** Is Capitol News Illinois a public relations firm for the Democrat Party? It sure seems that way. Did anyone else read the story about mail-in voting that was in the Feb. 1 Lombardian? A Democrat state representative from Urbana is pushing a bill that would give local officials in Illinois the authority to mail ballots to all voters in their jurisdiction, whether or not voters ask for one. This one-sided story from Capitol News Illinois doesn’t provide any criticism of the proposal to flood the state with mailin ballots. According to the story, mail-in voting is safe! It’s secure!

It saves money! What the story doesn’t mention is what everyone with common sense knows: mass mail-in voting is an invitation to fraud. Capitol News Illinois is not an objective news source. *** I read in the Daily Herald about Naperville Councilman Josh McBroom suggesting residents sign up to house migrants, and while he had a few supporters among fellow council members, it was axed as a future meeting item for discussion.

He admittedly called it a “polite challenge” to residents who support open borders. Residents then spoke out at a later meeting saying they were insulted, calling his challenge a “political stunt” and “disingenuous.” It is one thing to feel like one is “supporting” the cause by donating food, water, warm clothing, etc., so I think the councilman has a point. McBroom was quoted in the article: “Many of my colleagues and fellow residents are quick to support the idea of welcoming and supporting new migrants, but no one is willing to invite them into their home. And my statement

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proved that.” I hate to say, but if it takes Donald Trump to make this influx of illegal migrants go away, I may vote for him although I can’t stand him. Although by then it is too late, the horse is out of the barn.

In Illinois at least, we need to take care of our own poor, hungry and destitute first. *** Instead of voting for President Biden, we need to vote for his handlers who prepare his cheat sheets and teleprompters that are in control of Washington these days. The people running the country are the people in the back room. Poor Joe Biden needs to retire while he’s got the energy to do so. *** The Chicago City Council passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. Wow, they are really clueless. I wonder if the Chicago City Council has looked at their city.

What kind of leadership is that?

The people of Chicago should be outraged. Their children are being shot in the street, schools are overcrowded with immigrants and learning is at a minimum. In addition, children are being evicted from parks and recreational facilities to house illegals. Leadership in Chicago and most of Illinois is lacking. *** President Biden says he wants to be reelected in 2024 so he can finish the job. Judging by his past performance, he has already brought

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by Netanyahu and question his commitment to long-term peace and security through diplomacy.

“Support for our closest ally in the Middle East should not be partisan, and prior to Speaker Johnson’s tenure, has never been treated as a partisan issue in Congress. In the 100 days Speaker Johnson has held his office, he has twice used aid to Israel as a political pawn.

First, to cut money from the IRS and allow the wealthiest Americans to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. Second, a standalone package considered by the House, proposed in a partisan attempt to undermine the prospect of bipartisan legislation to address our national security needs in the Middle East and Ukraine and ensure humanitarian aid is delivered to Gaza.

“Speaker Johnson was clear in his plan. If Congress were to pass a standalone package to provide aid to Israel, Republicans could block much-needed aid to Ukraine. We cannot support one American ally if it means rejecting another in their time of need.

“Congress must immediately pass legislation to help Ukraine fight back against the Russian invasion, ensure Israel has the resources needed to defend itself, and address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Anything less is unacceptable.”

Sean Casten represents the 6th Congressional District of Illinois, which includes parts of Lombard.

America down to its knees and next he will have it crawling on its belly.

A vote for Biden is a vote for his handlers and his wife. *** Just my opinion, but looking at the cost of prescriptions, it angers me that pharmaceutical companies spend so much money on advertising. While I hate too much government interference in businesses’ operations, I can’t help but wonder about runaway drug costs related to how much companies choose to spend on TV, radio and print commercials. Most of them are medicines that have to be prescribed by a doctor anyway, so it’s not like you are being lured to the store to pick them up. So instead, bug your doctor for “that medicine I saw on TV”? *** Hopefully the winter snowstorms are over and with this warmer weather, rainstorms instead of heavy snowfalls may threaten to cause power outages. I appreciate the Village of Lombard for all its efforts this past winter, so now,

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ComEd, please be proactive and prepare for early spring winds and storms. I will never forget their response when, years ago, I called about an outage because my spouse had medical equipment that relied on electricity. The response was, is this person registered with ComEd for emergencies? I didn’t even know about it. So, because my spouse wasn’t on record as having medical equipment, I was told to call 911 instead. Well, it wasn’t an emergency—yet—but could have been soon if the power wasn’t restored. So if someone in your home uses an electric medical device, make sure to inform ComEd. *** I was reading an analysis CNN did of the interview Tucker Carlson had with Putin. CNN called it a softball interview and stated that Putin walked away with a propaganda victory. As if any of these American-hating pundits at CNN who think they’re journalists would have held Putin’s feet to the fire.

CNN is only jealous they didn’t get an interview with Putin.

Coming events Program on wills, estate planning Come to the Villa Park Public Library on Thursday, Feb. 22, at 7 p.m., for an evening of estate planning.

Donna Craft Cain, an attorney with 35 years of experience, will discuss issues in estate planning including wills, trusts, durable power of attorney, health care power of attorney and living wills. Registration is required. For more information, visit the library’s website at www.vppl. info or call 630-834-1164.

Single mothers group to meet Feb. 18 SHE Single Mothers Support Group Monthly Event on Sunday, Feb. 18, 12:15 p.m. at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Road. We offer a complimentary lunch for all who attend, free child care (ages infants—12 years), and support from other single mothers. The topic this month is “Mending Our Hearts” by Pastor Jeff Klein. RSVP to elmhurstcrc.org/she.

Garden club meeting Feb. 23 Kim Hartmann will be the speaker at the monthly Lombard Garden Club meeting on Feb. 23, 1 p.m., at the Lombard Community Building, 433 E. St. Charles Road. Her topic is “Best Plants for 2024.” Hartmann has worked as a communication consultant, garden center manager and landscape designer for the last 35 years. Recently, she started her own independent consulting practice

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focused on horticulture communication, education and design. She has a degree in Horticulture and Communication from the University of Illinois. Kim is also a Lake County Master Gardener and is responsible for managing the Speaker’s Bureau.

Please mark your calendars for Friday, Feb. 23, at 1 p.m. There is no charge and the public is welcome.

Orchestra concerts at Elmhurst University Two internationally renowned jazz ensembles, the Legendary Count Basie Orchestra and the Maria Schneider Orchestra, will head to campus soon to perform at the Elmhurst University Jazz Festival, one of the oldest and best-known collegiate festivals in the country. The lineup of acclaimed guest artists also includes trumpet player Orbert Davis, trombonist Marshall Gilkes, baritone sax player Gary Smulyan and guitarist Anthony Wilson. They all will also serve as adjudicators at the Festival, which takes place from Feb. 22–25.

This year’s sessions and featured performances will take place in person, in Hammerschmidt Memorial Chapel; and via livestream. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit elmhurst.edu/jazzfestival.

Viewing of Sheldon Peck documentary Feb. 17 Saturday, Feb.17, 2-3 p.m.

23 W Maple St., Lombard. “Sheldon Peck, Portrait of an Ordinary Man in Extraordinary Times.” Visit lombardhistory.org for details.

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a profile has a laundry list of musthaves and can’t stands—particularly unrealistic must-haves. (My favorite is petite women who’ll only date men 6-feet tall or over.)

• Photos: Blurry photos and faraway shots of you, as well as group shots in which it’s difficult to pick you out of the crowd, are frustrating.

Equally as frustrating are photos uploaded sideways. If I need to turn

my head like Linda Blair did in The Exorcist to look at your photo, it’s time to swipe left. Limit pics of your cat(s) on your profile to one. (Trust me on this one, ladies.) And please skip the vacation pictorials. I want to see you, not photos of the Grand Canyon, the Willis Tower or the Eiffel Tower.

Thanks for stopping by. Wishing you the best in your search!

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District 44 kindergarten pre-registration District 44 will offer full-day kindergarten during the 2024-25 school year. Pre-registration for all kindergarten students will be held on Thursday, Feb. 29, from 5-8 p.m. and/or Friday, March 1, from 7:30-11:30 a.m. at all District 44 elementary schools.

Starting now, please pick up a kindergarten pre-registration packet at the front door of your neighborhood school (Door #14 in the north parking lot at Butterfield Elementary School).

When all forms are completed and necessary documents collected, call your school to schedule a packet dropoff appointment on one of the two available dates.

To be eligible for kindergarten this fall, a child must be five years old on

or before Sept. 1, 2024. Parents are required to bring a certified birth certificate to the registration. Verification of residency in District 44 is also required. A total of three current verification documents must be presented at registration time. One of the following items must be presented: tax bill, lease, mortgage papers or letter of residence.

Two of the following items must also be presented: utility bill (gas, water, electric), driver’s license, public aid, vehicle registration, receipt from moving van rental or homeowner’s/ renter’s insurance policy. (If you are living with family/friends, contact the school office for an additional proof of residency form.)

Affordable health screenings available Feb. 23 Residents living in and around the Glen Ellyn area can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening.

St. Mark’s Episcopal Church will host this community event on Feb. 23. The site is located at 393 N. Main St. in Glen Ellyn.

Screenings can check for: • The level of plaque buildup in your arteries, related to risk for cardiovascular disease, stroke and overall vascular health.

• HDL and LDL Cholesterol levels • Diabetes risk • Kidney and thyroid function, and more Screenings are affordable and convenient. Free parking is also available.

Special package pricing starts at $159, but consultants will work with you to create a package that is right for you based on your age and risk factors.

Call 1-877-237-1287 or visit our website at www.lifelinescreening. com. Pre-registration is required.

RE/MAX agent Kathy Volpe earns annual sales production award

Culinary delights for a cause

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The Elmhurst Memorial Hospital Foundation set a record by raising more than $110,000 from 400 attendees at Chef Fest, which was held on Thursday, Feb. 1 at the Drury Lane Theatre & Conference Center in Oakbrook Terrace. The event included a variety of signature menu items produced by 26 chefs from prominent local restaurants, bakeries and caterers who donated their time and talent. Pictured here, Rossana D’Amore of Lombard and Nina Magas of Elmhurst enjoy some of the culinary offerings. The 25th anniversary edition of Chef Fest will be held Feb. 6, 2025. Proceeds from Chef Fest support future service enhancements to ensure Elmhurst Hospital maintains its commitment to delivering state-of-the-art health care to the community.

Coming events

Plum Library program Illinois Libraries Present: “Romance and Regency” with Bridgerton’s Julia Quinn Tuesday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. Join bestselling author of the Bridgerton novels, Julia Quinn, live on Zoom to discuss all things romance and regency. Register at helenplum.org.

Illinois Libraries Present is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library, a department of the Office of Secretary of State, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA).Visit helenplum.org for more information.

In this interactive and humorous session, Jackson will share techniques to engage with adolescents and gain or regain their trust. Jackson will help teens and tweens understand the impact of their choices. He will also explain how to turn a negative experience into an opportunity.

Join GPS and learn how to improve communication without nagging and equip young people to make wise choices. Continuing professional development units are available. Go to glenbardgps.org for further information and the link to the webinar. A community health and resource fair will proceed the program at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at Glenbard West.

GPS program Feb. 23 The Glenbard Parent Series: (GPS) Navigating Healthy Families will present “Motivating the Next Generation to Lead Boldly and Achieve Their Dreams” with Áric Jackson at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22. This hybrid program will be provided via Zoom and held in person at Glenbard West, 670 Crescent Blvd. in Glen Ellyn.

Lombard Development Luncheon Feb. 27 Tuesday Feb.27, 11:30 a.m. Formally known as the “State of Lombard” luncheon, 2024 brings a refresh of the concept with Bill Heniff addressing new business developments happening in Lombard. Held at the fantastic Westin banquet facility, be sure to keep an eye out for chamber emails to be a part of this annual event. Registration details to follow. Visit lombardchamber.com.

Kathy Volpe, with RE/MAX Suburban, has earned the RE/MAX 100% Club Award, which recognizes high-achieving real estate professionals for their service to buyers and/or sellers during the past year.

Volpe has received this and even higher honors for a consistent number of years.

“It’s a tremendous honor to receive this award,” said Volpe. “As a real estate agent with RE/MAX Suburban, I’m fully committed to helping my clients and consumers find the home that is right for them. It’s truly an honor to be surrounded by such an incredibly supportive team.”

Volpe has been serving her com-

munity of Lombard (and surrounding communities) as a real estate agent with RE/MAX for 39 years and has extensive experience in residential real estate, earning ABR, CRS, CSC, FSS&R, GRI, and SRES designations.

Among Volpe’s list of achievements with RE/MAX: she has earned the Lifetime Achievement, Platinum Club, Executive Club, Hall of Fame and Pioneer Club awards.

In addition, Volpe actively supports the Lombard Chamber of Commerce, Lombard Historical Society and Rotary Club of Lombard.

Known for her tag line: “I Love Lombard, So Will You” look her up on kathyvolpe.com.

Glenbard students chosen for All-State music programs The following Glenbard students have been selected into the Illinois Music Education Association (ILMEA) All-State Student Programs from Jan. 24-27.

Glenbard East • Taylor Kowallis, Soprano in AllState Choir • Grace Boddy, Soprano in Honors All-State Vocal Jazz Ensemble and All-State Composer (second place in Jazz Improvisation) • Dean Dominowski, All-State Composer (second place in Hip Hop for his piece, quomodo)

• Serge Dulang, Future Music Educator Seminar • Olive Turner, Future Music Educator Seminar

Glenbard South Aaron Berntsen, Trombone—All State Orchestra Sarah Goodin, Violin—All State Orchestra The All-State student programs run concurrently with the Illinois Music Education Conference, a professional development opportunity for music educators in Illinois.

ROSE M. BUSSA Rose M. Bussa, nee Mladucky, of Wheaton, formerly of Lombard, died February 5, 2024, at AccentCare of Naperville.

Rose was the beloved wife of the late William Bussa for 58 years. She was the loving mother of David, William, Donna (Randall) Effner, Sandra (Fidel) Gonzales, Robert, the late Barbara (Peter) Abruzzo and the late John; cherished grandmother of 10; and great-grandmother of 10.

Rose lived in Lombard for over sixty years and enjoyed a career in the hospitality industry working at Naperville Country Club and White Eagle Country Club in server and management roles.

Rose will be remembered for her feisty spirit, strength, generosity, and dedication to family.

A Memorial Gathering will be held on Sunday, February 25, from 2:00 PM. until 6:00 PM with a Eulogy at 3:30 PM at Brust Funeral Home. A Funeral Mass will be held Monday, February 26, 2024, at 10:00 AM at Sacred Heart Church, 114 S. Elizabeth St., Lombard. Private Interment will follow at Assumption Cemetery, Wheaton.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Rose’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Hospital would be appreciated.

Info: www.brustfuneralhome. com or 888-629-0094.

LOUISE C. EDWARDS Louise C. Edwards, a longtime Lombardian, died on Feb. 1, 2024.

Funeral services were held Friday, Feb. 9, with prayers from Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard, to a Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 114 S. Elizabeth St., Lombard. Interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside.

Info: www.brustfuneralhome. com or 888-629-0094.

NICK KORBILAS, 84 Nick Korbilas, age 84, of Villa Park, formerly of Chicago, passed away Feb.4, 2024, at his home.

Visitation and prayer services were held Wednesday, Feb. 7, at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Interment was at Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst.

Info: www.brustfuneralhome. com or 888-629-0094.

JULIA A. RAMSEY, 70 Julia A. Ramsey, age 70, 13-year resident of Lombard, passed away Feb. 4, 2024.

Graveside services were conducted by Rabbi Cosnowsky on Monday, Feb. 12, at Forest Hill Cemetery, Glen Ellyn.

Info: www.brustfuneralhome. com or 888-629-0094.

YVONNE A. SEPERICH, 94 Yvonne Adele Seperich (nee Maisey), 94, a long-time resident of Lombard, passed away in Denver, Colorado, on December 25, 2023, with family at her side.

The beloved daughter of the late Robert and Ruth Maisey, the Maiseys moved to their home on Lewis Avenue in 1930 during the Great Depression where she attended York High School. A few short years after graduating, she met the love of her life, Richard Seperich, and they were married in the spring of 1950. While raising a family in Lombard, Yvonne became an active member of the Lombard United Methodist Church.

Often dressed in lilac apparel, her favorite color and flower, she was known to volunteer for many civic organizations in the Lilac Village and eventually was named Executive Director of the Lombard Chamber of Commerce. She was also selected as Lombard’s Woman of the Year in 1982.

Upon their retirement to Fairfield Glade, Tennessee, Yvonne and Richard continued to be active in the Methodist church while volunteering for local community organizations that included recycling and other environmental preservation programs.

As avid golfers, she and Richard enjoyed playing the many courses nearby. Richard passed away shortly after they celebrated their Golden anniversary and several years later, Yvonne relocated to Colorado to be close to family where she continued to volunteer at the Children’s Hospital and serve her church. She is survived by sons Gary (Dori), Scott (Janie) and Randy (Cheri), eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

ANGEL SERMEÑO Angel Sermeño, of Lombard, died Feb. 3, 2024.

There will be a visitation today, Feb.15 from 3-9 p.m. at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard IL 60148 with a Funeral Service at 3:30p.m.

Info: www.brustfuneralhome. com or 888-629-0094.

RACHAEL S. TUCKER, 38 Rachael S. Tucker tragically passed away on Feb. 3, 2024, at the age of 38.

The service to celebrate her life was held on Feb. 8, 2024, at Brust

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in the Chicagoland area and in and nephews, and many longtime Barrington, Illinois, during their friends, including Alice Dunne, working careers. They later bought Libby Hamling, and Joan Wallace.

She was preceded in death by her a rustic summer home and fishing parents, Edward C. and Agnes (nee retreat in Ely, Minnesota, and eventually owned properties in Hot Kruta) Kett; two brothers, Robert Springs Village, Arkansas, although (late Gladyce) Kett and Edward T. DOROTHY IRENE KETT (late Betty) Kett; a sister, Patricia Dorothy maintained her primary Dorothy Irene (late Raymond) Saavedra; three residences in the Chicago suburbs, Kett passed away nephews, Richard “Ricky” DeWitt, allowing her to stay in close on February 10, Russell DeWitt, and Stephen touch with her immediate family 2024, at the age DeWitt; and her close friends members and old friends. of 100.

Geraldine Alt, Mary Kaiser, Mary At the age of 95, Dorothy The oldest of Rosso, and Marie Albue. became a resident of Villa St. five children, A visitation will be held February Benedict Assisted Living in Lisle, she was born in Illinois, where she gained dozens of 16, 2024 from 4:00pm - 8:00pm Chicago in 1923 at Hultgren Funeral Home, 304 new friends and admirers. and spent her N. Main St., in Wheaton, Illinois.

Possessing a magnetic earliest years in the city. Her father Edward C. Kett was a freight clerk personality, full of humor, wisdom, A funeral mass will be held February 17, 2024 at Sacred Heart a childlike curiosity and a positive for the Chicago & Northwestern Monastery, 1910 Maple Ave., Lisle, outlook on life, “Aunt Dorothy” Railroad, and her mother, Agnes, IL 60532. Guests are invited to visit was adored by her nieces and worked as an operator for the Bell nephews, and her mischievous, fun- with the family at the church from Telephone Company. loving nature easily won her friends 9:30am until the start of the mass at The Kett family moved to west suburban Lombard, Illinois, in 1929 wherever she went. She remained a 11:00am. Interment will follow at devout Roman Catholic throughout Assumption Cemetery in Winfield, when Dorothy was six years old.

Illinois. her life, and her generosity and She and her siblings first attended Family and friends may sign Sacred Heart elementary school and concern for others will never be a guest book at hultgrenfh.com. later graduated from Glenbard High forgotten.

For more information, please call Dorothy Kett is survived by School (now Glenbard West) in Hultgren Funeral Home at 630-668her dear sister, Rosemary (late neighboring Glen Ellyn.

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Richard) DeWitt, fourteen nieces In 1941, shortly before the U.S. entry into World War II, 18-yearold Dorothy Kett began working as a bond clerk at the Federal Reserve Bank in downtown Chicago, commuting daily from Lombard. In the 1950s she left the bank, cashing out her accrued pension funds to attend Loyola University, where she earned a college degree, leading to her next profession as a public school teacher and librarian. She retired from teaching in 1980.

An avid sailing and fishing enthusiast, Dorothy purchased a summer cottage on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, in the early 1960s, maintaining her own sailboat and a full tackle box.

She also traveled extensively across the U.S. with her circle of friends, and ultimately visited some of the Canadian provinces, as well as Ireland and several other European countries.

Music was a vitally important part of Dorothy’s life, and two of her closest friends, Geri Alt and Mary Rosso, were parttime professional musicians and entertainers with a female combo known as the Melo-Dears. Dorothy herself played violin and piano, and regularly attended concerts and nightclub performances at venues such as Mister Kellys in downtown Chicago. Among Dorothy’s favorite performers was Fats Domino, whom she was able to see live at a club in New Orleans; his $ “Blueberry Hill” was one of her favorite recordings, along with Linda Ronstadt’s version of “Blue Bayou.”

Dorothy herself was likely to break into song at a moment’s notice, with a personal repertoire that included vintage classics ranging from “Fly Me to the Moon” and “Show Me the Way to Go Home” to “Hallelujah, I’m a Bum,” Call and traditional Irish favorites such to schedule your consultation as “Wearing of the Green” and “Molly Malone.” www.forciolifamilydentistry.com Dorothy and some of her Dr. Laurent Forcioli, 14 Lilac Lane, Lombard close friends resided together Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Interment followed at Forest Hill Cemetery, Glen Ellyn.

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THOMAS E. BAHR, 69 Thomas E. Bahr, age 69, of Lombard, passed away at home on Feb. 9, 2024.

A Memorial Mass will be held at Christ the King Church, 1501 S. Main St., Lombard, on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2024, at 10 a.m., followed by interment at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood.

Info: www.brustfuneralhome or 888-629-0094.

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Campbell advances to the IHSA state meet

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Villa Park resident appears in Super Bowl commercial

If you watched the big game on Sunday, Feb. 11, between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers, you might have spotted a familiar face in one of the commercials—that of Lombard native and Villa Park resident Matt Kissane, a comedian and actor who appeared in the beginning of a TD Ameritrade Holding Corporation commercial. As Kissane explained it, “I auditioned for it last summer and we shot it in August in River Forest. It was a self-tape audition so it was done here at home. We were told the day of the shoot it was going to be a Super Bowl commercial.” He added, “We did three takes. The first two were with a small cup and then the third one was a lot bigger and it soaked me!”

Police Reports The Villa Park Police Department recently reported the following arrests and citations. Readers are reminded that an arrest does not constitute a conviction, and that suspects are considered innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Persons charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the privacy of victims. Juveniles age 17 or younger are not named.

Feb. 6 A 42-year-old Villa Park man was charged with domestic battery in the 400 block of S. Yale at 6:13 p.m.

An unknown suspect cut an AT&T cable in the 400 block of N. Beverly.

Felix Grajales, 58, of Villa Park, was charged with DUI, no valid driver’s license, parking on railroad tracks and no insurance near N. Ardmore and the Union Pacific Railroad tracks.

Late S. Lawson, 49, of Maywood, was charged with DUI, improper lane usage and crossing a lane boundary unsafely near E. St. Charles and N. Charles at 9:38 p.m.

Police said five luxury vehicles with an Addison auto dealership’s advertisement placards fled from a traffic stop near W. North and N. Villa at 3:43 a.m.

A suspect at a store in the 900 block of S. Route 83 removed merchandise from a display and left without paying for the items.

bard, was charged with DUI, driving too fast for conditions or failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and disobeying a stop sign near E. Washington and S. Summit at 7:45 p.m.

A victim at a car wash in the 700 block of N. Addison reported his wallet fell out of his pocket while he was cleaning his car. After someone told him his wallet was on the ground, he checked it and saw it was missing $200.

Jan. 31 Carlos E. Garcia-Martinez, 35, of Bensenville, and Nora P. Vazquez Bermejo, 36, of Melrose Park were charged with burglary/retail theft/ possessing displayed merchandise exceeding $300 at a store in the Feb. 3 1-100 block of E. North at 3:46 p.m.

A complainant in the 200 block of A victim at a fitness center in the W. Kenilworth reported one of their 300 block of W. North stated seven windows was struck by a BB or pel- males jumped him at 10:42 p.m. let and damaged.

A 24-year-old Villa Park man was Fraud, identity theft charged with two counts of domestic According to information providbattery in the 500 block of W. Divi- ed by the Villa Park Police Departsion at 2:21 p.m. ment, police reported three incidents A complainant at a liquor store in of residents being victims of fraud or the 200 block of W. Roosevelt re- identity theft. ported that a suspect stole two bottles of liquor.

Fleeing, eluding

Feb. 5 Jheniya C. Willis, 18, of Lombard, was charged with disorderly conduct/transmitting a threat to a school building or person at Willowbrook High School at 3:43 p.m.

An unknown suspect removed a speaker from the display shelf at a music store in the 200 block of W. Roosevelt and left the store without paying for the item.

A complainant at a residence in the 400 block of S. Oakland reported that an unknown suspect entered the home and ransacked a bedroom.

Nothing of value appeared to be missing.

Feb. 2 A complainant at a fitness center in Feb. 4 the 300 block of W. North reported Jessica N. Donato Godoy, 23, of they were battered while at the gym.

Chicago, was charged with retail theft exceeding $300 at a store in the Feb. 1 1-100 block of E. North at 1:01 p.m.

Jacob Roger Chavez, 24, of Lom-

According to information provided by the Villa Park Police Department, police reported two incidents of fleeing and eluding last week in which the driver of a vehicle fled the scene after being stopped for a traffic stop.

Willowbrook junior Naomi Campbell will compete in this week’s IHSA girls gymnastics state meet.

Campbell earned multiple statemeet berths with her performances at last week’s IHSA sectional at Wheaton Warrenville South High School.

The top five finishers in each sectional event secured automatic berths in the state meet, which takes place this Friday and Saturday at Palatine High School.

Campbell delivered a pair of topfive finishes at the sectional. She tied for fourth place in floor exercises; her routine on the floor received a score of 9.125. Campbell earned a fifth-place score of 9.25 for her performance on the balance beam.

Campbell earned an at-large berth in the state meet’s all-around competition with her all-around sectional total of 35.825. That total included her scores in floor exercises and on the balance beam, along with her scores of 9.0 on the vault and 8.45 on the uneven bars.

Campbell finished in a tie for 16th place in the sectional’s vault competition.

She placed 19th on the uneven bars at the sectional.

Campbell was one of three Willowbrook gymnasts to compete at last week’s sectional in Wheaton. Senior Mia McBride of the Warriors finished 23rd in the sectional’s all-around standings with her total of 32.375. McBride earned sectional scores of 8.55 on the vault, 7.95 on the uneven bars, 7.225 on the balance beam and 8.65 in floor exercises. She placed 16th in floor exercises, 26th on the vault, 28th on the balance beam and 29th on the uneven bars.

Willowbrook freshman Lillian Macias competed in the sectional’s vault competition. She finished 22nd in the event with her score of 8.7.

Franczak places 16th in the sectional’s all-around competition Addison Trail senior Nicolette Franczak completed her season by earning a 16th-place finish in the allaround competition at the Wheaton Warrenville South Sectional. Franczak posted a sectional score of 8.7 in floor exercises to finish 15th in that event.

She placed 21st on the uneven bars with her score of 8.35. Franczak tied for 23rd on the vault with her score of 8.65. Her balance beam routine at the sectional, which was part of her all-around total, received a score of 8.3.

Junior Olivia DeBeau of Addison Trail finished 24th in the sectional’s allaround competition with her score of 31.8. DeBeau’s all-around total included scores of 8.25 on the vault, 7.55 on the uneven bars, 7.425 on the balance

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Junior Naomi Campbell of the Willowbrook girls gymnastics team will participate in this week’s IHSA state meet at Palatine High School. Campbell earned multiple berths in the state meet with her strong performances at the Wheaton Warrenville South Sectional on Feb. 8. The top five finishers in each event at the sectional automatically qualified for the state meet. Campbell tied for fourth in floor exercises at the sectional with her score of 9.125. She is pictured during her floor exercises routine in Wheaton. Campbell received a fifth-place score of 9.25 for her sectional performance on the balance beam. In addition to earning automatic state-meet berths in those two events, she secured an at-large berth in the state meet’s all-around competition with her sectional total of 35.825.

Campbell finished seventh in the sectional’s all-around standings.

beam and 8.575 in floor exercises.

Broyles represents the Rams at the Wheaton Warrenville South Sectional Glenbard East senior Olivia Broyles competed in the sectional’s uneven bars event. She also participated in the sectional’s all-around competition.

Broyles placed 31st in the uneven bars at the sectional with her score of 7.625.

She finished 28th in the all-around standings with her total of 31.4. In addition to her score of 7.625 on the uneven bars, her all-around total included scores of 8.95 on the vault, 7.175 on the balance beam and 7.65 in floor exercises.

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The District 88 Foundation will hold its inaugural “Paddle Battle” pickleball tournament on Saturday, March 2, from 9 a.m. to noon. The tournament will take place in the field house at Willowbrook High School, 1250 S. Ardmore Ave. There will be two divisions of

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Glenbard East senior Waleed Binmahfooz qualified for the IHSA Class 3A individual state wrestling meet with his fourthplace finish in the 106-pound weight class of the Hinsdale Central Individual Sectional. Binmahfooz is pictured on the medal stand at the sectional on Saturday. Binmahfooz won four of six matches at the sectional. The top four finishers in each weight class at the state’s four Class 3A Improv workshop at sectionals advanced to the indiVilla Park Library Feb. 20 vidual state meet, which takes Calling all teens. Come to the Villa place this week in Champaign.

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Versiti blood drives Feb. 23, 24 A blood drive at Helen Plum Library will be held on Friday, Feb. 23, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. A second drive will be held Saturday, Feb. 24, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., hosted by Lombard Masonic Lodge #1098, in Hatfield Hall at First Church of Lombard, 220 S. Main St. At either drive, donors can receive a new license plate frame while supplies last. Call or text Camille from Versiti at 847305-9998. A photo ID is required.

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Binmahfooz earned his berth in the state meet by placing fourth in the 106-pound weight class of the Hinsdale Central Individual Sectional. Binmahfooz won four of six matches at the sectional, which ended on Saturday.

He opened the event with a victory. He then lost in the quarterfinal round, but proceeded to reel off three straight wins before losing the third-place match in his weight level.

The top four finishers in each of the sectional’s weight levels qualified for the state meet.

The individual state meet begins today at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Binmahfooz is one of 16 wrestlers who will compete in the Class 3A state meet’s 106-pound level. He will enter the state meet with a season record of 38-9.

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Glenbard East sophomore Nadiia Shymkiv qualified for the IHSA girls wrestling individual state meet with her championship effort at the Schaumburg Sectional.

Shymkiv won the title in the sectional’s 105-pound weight class.

She won three matches at the sectional, which ended on Saturday, to improve her overall season record to 18-0.

Shymkiv delivered a major-decision win in her quarterfinal match in Schaumburg. She won her semifinal match with a third-period pin.

Shymkiv earned her victory in the 105-pound level’s first-place match with a second-period pin.

The top four finishers in each of the sectional’s weight levels qualified for the individual state meet, which will take place Feb. 23-24 in Bloomington.

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LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE/PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Meeting of the Community Development Commission of the Village of Bensenville, DuPage and Cook Counties, will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 6:30 P.M, at which a Public Hearing will be held to review case No. 2024 – 01 to consider a request for: Variation, Fence in the Corner Side Yard Municipal Code 10 – 7 – 4C – 7A At 145 S. Ellis Street is an existing R-3 Single-Unit Dwelling District. The Public Hearing will be held in the Village Board Room at Village Hall, 12 S. Center Street, Bensenville.

The Legal Description is as follows: LOT 22 IN BLOCK 2 IN VOLK BROTHERS BRETWOOD, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 14 AND THE SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 15, TOWNSHIP 40 NOTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 7, 1927, AS DOCUMENT 235105, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 145 S. Ellis Street, Bensenville, Illinois 60106.

Ryan Medley of 145 S. Ellis Street, Bensenville, Illinois 60106 is the owner and the 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 the Public Hearing and be heard.

A link for electronic viewing will be posted on the Village website at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date. Written comments mailed to the Village Hall, and online comments submitted on the Village website, will be accepted by the Community and Economic Development Department through March 5, 2024 until 5:00 PM. Office of the Village Clerk Village of Bensenville (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Feb. 15, 2024) 451092 LEGAL NOTICE/PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Meeting of the Community Development Commission of the Village of Bensenville, DuPage and Cook Counties, will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 6:30 PM, at which a Public Hearing will be held to review case No. 2024 – 02 to consider a request for: Variation, Outdoor Storage Area Height Municipal Code 10 – 7 –3X – 2 Variation, Rooftop Mechanical Equipment Screening Requirements Municipal Code 10 – 7 – 4 – 13b At 700 Larsen Lane is an existing I-2 General Industrial District. The Public Hearing will be held in the Village Board Room at Village Hall, 12 S. Center Street, Bensenville.

The Legal Description is as follows: PARCEL 1: THAT PART OF LOT 8 IN ADDISON TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR’S ASSESSMENT PLAT NUMBER 3, OF THE PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2 AND PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, ALL IN TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11,

EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE CENTER LINE OF LAWRENCE AVENUE WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 8, BEING ALONG THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8, THENCE NORTH 59 DEGREES 02 MINUTES WEST ALONG SAID CENTER LINE, 64.96 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 10 MINUTES EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 8, 187.60 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 50 MINUTES WEST, 100.00 FEET THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 10 MUNUTES EAST PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 8, 1,503.85 FEET TO THE SOTUH LINE OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID DECTION 11; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 53 MINUTES EAST ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, 155.52 FEET TO THE SOTUHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 10 MUNUTES WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 8, 1,654.05 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEINNING, CONTAINING 5.581 ACRES, MORE OR LESS AND BEING SITUATED IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: LOT 9 IN ADDISON TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR’S ASSESSMENT PLAT NO.3, BEING THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN (EXEPT THE EAST 28.0 FEET THEREOF LYING NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF LAWRENCE AVENUE)( AND EXCEPT THE EAST 25.0 FEET LYING SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF LAWRENCE AVENUE) IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 3: THAT PART OF LOT 8 IN ADDISON TOWNSHIP SUPERVISORS ASSESSMENT PLAT NUMBER THREE, BEING THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION H, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN (EXCEPT THE EAST 28.0 FEET THEREOF LYING NORTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE PUBLIC ROAD KNOWN AS LAWRENCE AVENUE AND EXCEPT THE EAST 25.0 FEET THEREOF LYING SOUTH OF THE CENTER LINE OF SAID LAWRENCE AVENUE) DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT A POINT 64.96 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 8: THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 8, 187.6 FEET: THENCE WEST AT RIGHT ANGLES 100.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 8, 248.0 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY 116.83 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 700 Larsen Lane, Bensenville, Illinois 60106 CPI/DSP Larsen Lane Owner, L.L.C of 350 West Hubbard Street, Suite 605, Chicago, Illinois 60654 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 the Public Hearing and be heard.

A link for electronic viewing will be posted on the Village website at least 48 hours

prior to the meeting date. Written comments mailed to the Village Hall, and online comments submitted on the Village website, will be accepted by the Community and Economic Development Department through March 5, 2024 until 5:00 PM. Office of the Village Clerk Village of Bensenville (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Feb. 15, 2024) 451094 LEGAL NOTICE/PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Meeting of the Community Development Commission of the Village of Bensenville, DuPage and Cook Counties, will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 6:30 P.M, at which a Public Hearing will be held to review case No. 2024 – 03 to consider a request for: Special Use Permit, Medium Industrial Municipal Code Section 10 – 7 – 2 – 1 Variation, Driveway Width Municipal Code 10 – 8 – 8C Variation, Tree Removal Replacement Rate Municipal Code 10 – 9 – 2B – 1 At 740 County Line Road is an existing I-1 Light Industrial District. The Public Hearing will be held in the Village Board room at Village Hall, 12 S. Center Street, Bensenville.

The Legal Description is as follows: LOT 1 IN BLOCK 3 IN BENSENVILLE FARMS, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED NOVEMBER 7, 1923 AS DOCUMENT 171311, IN DUPAGE COUNTY ILLINOIS. 2540 Flournoy LLC, represented by Ed Ivy, of 450 Ferguson Drive, Mountain View, California 94043, 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 the Public Hearing and be heard.

A link for electronic viewing will be posted on the Village website at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date. Written comments mailed to the Village Hall, and online comments submitted on the Village website, will be accepted by the Community and Economic Development Department through March 5, 2024 until 5:00 PM. Office of the Village Clerk Village of Bensenville (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Feb. 15, 2024) 451096 LEGAL NOTICE/PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Meeting of the Community Development Commission of the Village of Bensenville, DuPage and Cook Counties, will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 at 6:30 P.M, at which a Public Hearing will be held to review case No. 2024 – 04 to consider a request for: Variation, Electronic Message Signs Location Municipal Code 10 – 10 – 5 – 4a – 3 Variation, Monument Sign Height Municipal Code 10 – 10 – 5 – 8c

At 500 West Jefferson Street is an existing R-1 Single-Unit Dwelling District. The Public Hearing will be held in the Village Board Room at Village Hall, 12 S. Center Street, Bensenville.

The Legal Description is as follows: PARCEL 1: THAT PART OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTH HALF OF SAID SECTION 23, AND RUNNING THENCE NORTH, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION, 1126.62 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 87-3/4 DEGREES WEST, 3638 FEET TO THE CENTER LINE OF CHURCH ROAD; THENCE SOUTHERLY, ALONG THE OF SAID CHURCH ROAD, TO A POINT 492.16 FEET NORTHERLY FROM THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 23 (MEASURED ALONG THE CENTER LINE OF SAID CHURCH ROAD); THENCE EAST, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 23, TO AN IRON STAKE LOCATED 492.12 FEET NORHTERLY FROM A POINT IN THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 23, 248.34 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION; THENCE EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 23, 1809 FEET TO A STONE WHICH IS 1235.58 FEET WEST OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 23, SAID POINT BEING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF CHURCH LANDS; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF CHURCH LANDS AND CONTINUING IN THE SAME LINE, 1756.5 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER THEREOF; THENCE NORTH, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 23, 911.08 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING EXCEPT THEFROM ALL THAT PART OF CHURCH ROAD RIGHT OF WAY LYING WEST OF AND ADJACENT TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED TRACT OF LAND AND ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED TRACTS: 1A) THE NORTH 5-1/3 CHAINS OF THE EAST 11-1/4 CHAINS OF THAT PART OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 23, LYING SOUTH OF THE NORTH 3.19 CHAINS THEREOF; 2A) THE NORTH 210.54 FEET OF THE EAST 330 FEET OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 23; 3A) THE SOUTH 53.46 FEET OF THE EAST 330 FEET OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 23; 4A) THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 23, BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE EAST LINE OF CHURCH ROAD AND THE NORTH LINE OF CURCH LANDS, BEING 826.32 FEET FORTH OF THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 23 (MEASURE ON A LINE PARALLEL TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID SECTION 23): AND RUNNING THENCE EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF CHURCH LANDS, 165 FEET; THENCE NORTH, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, 134.84 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF CHURCH ROAD; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF CHURCH ROAD; THENCE SOUTHERLY ALONG THE EAST LINE OF CHURCH ROAD, 497.8 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. ALSO; PARCEL 2: LOTS 1, 2, 3, AND 4 IN BLOCK 2 IN BRANIGAR’S WHITE PINES, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23 AND THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 13, 1945, AS DOCUMENT 476240, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. ALSO;

PARCEL 3: LOT 24 IN CRESTBROOK, A SUBDIVISION I THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JULY 22, 1955, AS DOCUMENT 766038, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

PARCEL 4: LOT 1 IN SCHULTZ’S RESUBDIVISION, BEING A RESUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 1 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AUGUST 10, 1990, AS DOCUMENT R 90-102309, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS.

PARCEL 5: THAT PART OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RNAGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: FROM A POST IN THE EAST OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, LOCATED 2.95-1/2 CHAINS NORTH OF THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, RUNNING THENCE SOUTH 87-3/4 DEGREES WEST, PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION, 16.91 CHAINS MORE OR LESS TO THE EAST LINE OF THE ROAD KNOWN AS CHURCH ROAD, RUNNING IN A NORTHERLY AND SOUTHERLY DIRECTION THROUGH SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER, AS SAID ROAD EXISTED SEPTEMBER 8, 1924: THENCE RUNNING NORTH ALONG SAID EAST LINE OF CHURCH ROAD, 9.56-1/2 CHAINS TO THE NORTH LINE OF A TRACT OF LAND KNOWN AS CHURCH LAND, AS SAID TRACT EXISED ON SEPTEMBER 8, 1924, FOR A PALCE OF BEGINNING: THENCE EAST, ALONG NORTH LINE OF CHURCH LAND, 165 FEET: THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 23, 132 FEET: THENCE WEST, PARALLEL WITH SAID NORTH LINE OF CHURCH LAND, 165 FEET, MORE OR LESS, TO THE EAST LINE OF CHURCH ROAD: THENCE SOUTH, ALING SAID EAST LINE OF CHURCH RAOD, 132 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. ALSO KNOWN AS LOT 5 IN VICTOR C. BARTH’S PLAT OF SURVEY. CONTAINING 257.6 ACRES, MORE OR LESS. Commonly known as 500 West Jefferson Street, Bensenville, Illinois 60106.

The Bensenville Park District of 1000 W. Wood Street, Bensenville, Illinois 60106, represented by Phyllis Schmidt, is the owner and the 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 the Public Hearing and be heard.

A link for electronic viewing will be posted on the Village website at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date. Written comments mailed to the Village Hall, and online comments submitted on the Village website, will be accepted by the Community and Economic Development Department through March 5, 2024 until 5:00 PM. Office of the Village Clerk Village of Bensenville (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Feb. 15, 2024) 451097

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Rams nearly reach the 100-point mark in win over East Aurora Glenbard East erupts for 38 third-quarter points in its 94-76 victory

The Glenbard East boys basketball team won two of three games last week to improve its overall season record to 14-16. The Rams posted two Upstate Eight Conference wins during the week to raise their conference record to 12-5.

Glenbard East began the week with a 69-38 non-conference loss at Deerfield on Feb. 5. The Rams earned a 94-76 conference win over East Aurora on Feb. 7 in Lombard. Glenbard East won a 71-62 conference battle at Elgin on Friday.

The Rams threatened to reach the 100-point mark in last week’s home game against East Aurora. Glenbard East trailed the Tomcats 21-18 at the end of the first quarter. The Rams owned a 41-36 halftime lead.

Glenbard East then exploded for 38 points during the third quarter to build a 79-55 advantage with eight minutes to play.

The Rams made seven shots from 3-point range during the third quarter of their Feb. 7 win over East Aurora.

Sophomore Danny Snyder made four 3-point attempts and scored a team-leading 18 points for the Rams in last week’s win over the Tomcats.

Snyder made three 3-point baskets during the third quarter.

Junior Devin Kraft added 16 points for Glenbard East. Senior Aleks Jajic provided 15 points. Sophomore Michael Nee and senior Ari Pierson contributed 13 and 12 points, respectively. Senior Gavin Bellezza supplied his team’s sixth double-digit scoring output of the game by pouring in all

11 of his points during the fourth quarter. Bellezza’s sudden 11-point burst included a pair of 3-point field goals.

Glenbard East sophomore Norman Loechel made two 3-point shots to score six points during the 94-point barrage against the Tomcats. Junior Mateo Villalvazo of the Rams contributed three points with a 3-point basket during the third quarter.

“That game was due,” said Glenbard East coach Eric Kelly after the Rams’ 94-76 win over East Aurora.

“We hadn’t been shooting the ball well. We can really shoot the ball. Tonight was a night where we had multiple guys making shots.”

Jajic scored a team-leading 21 points for Glenbard East in Friday’s conference win at Elgin. Nee supplied 15 points, while Pierson tallied 13 points.

The Rams led Elgin 31-23 at halftime. Glenbard East built a double-digit lead with a strong third quarter. The Maroons reduced Glenbard East’s lead during the fourth quarter, but the Rams hung on to earn the victory. Nee helped to seal the win with a pair of late free throws.

The Rams finished their regular season earlier this week with a conference home game against Bartlett.

Glenbard East will open the IHSA Class 4A post-season with a Feb. 21 game against Wheaton North at the Glenbard North Regional. The winner of that contest will face either Glenbard North or Addison Trail in the regional final on Feb. 23.

Broncos close out their regular season with a loss to Benet Academy Montini is hosting an IHSA Class 3A regional this week

The Montini Catholic girls basketball team completed its regular season with last week’s 63-58 loss to Benet Academy in Lisle.

The Broncos finished their regular season with an overall record of 24-7.

Benet led Montini 14-12 after one quarter of the Feb. 5 contest. The Redwings led the Broncos 33-25 at halftime and 44-42 at the end of the third quarter.

Montini senior Victoria Matulevicius scored a team-leading 23 points in last week’s loss at Benet. Junior Nikki Kerstein provided 18 points for the Broncos. Junior Shea Carver contributed nine points for Montini.

Senior Alyssa Epps and junior Lily Spanos supplied three points each.

Senior Riley White and junior Peyton Farrell scored one point each.

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Glenbard East’s boys basketball team nearly reached the 100-point mark during last week’s Upstate Eight Conference game against East Aurora. The Rams scored 38 points in the third quarter to take a 79-55 lead with eight minutes to play in the Feb. 7 contest in Lombard. The Rams led the Tomcats 91-63 with four minutes to play in the game. The 100-point mark was in reach, but Glenbard East scored only three points in the final four minutes of its 94-76 victory. Six Rams produced double-digit scoring outputs during the high-scoring contest. One photo shows Glenbard East junior Devin Kraft (No. 10 - above), who scored 16 points. Another photo shows senior Ari Pierson (No. 5 - top left), who supplied 12 points. One more photo shows senior Gavin Bellezza (No. 23 -left), who scored all 11 of his points during the fourth quarter. Glenbard East won another conference game on Friday, when it earned a 71-62 victory at Elgin. The Rams improved to 14-16 overall and 12-5 in conference play with Friday’s win. The Rams completed their regular season with this week’s conference home game against Bartlett. Glenbard East will begin post-season play by facing Wheaton North at the IHSA Class 4A Glenbard North Regional on Feb. 21.

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Rams qualify for the IHSA state meet Jenna Pitts wins an individual sectional title to lead Glenbard East’s team to a state-meet berth in Rockford

Glenbard East’s girls bowling team is headed for the IHSA state meet.

The Rams earned a berth in the state meet with their strong performance in Saturday’s 12-team Glenbard East Sectional at Bowlero in Glendale Heights. Competing at their home venue, the Rams delivered a third-place finish at the sectional to qualify for the state meet.

Glenbard East junior Jenna Pitts led the Rams to their third-place finish by winning the sectional’s individual title.

The top four teams in each of Saturday’s six sectionals qualified for the 24-team state meet, which takes place this Friday and Saturday at the Cherry Bowl in Rockford. The top 12 teams from this Friday’s action in Rockford will advance to this Saturday’s team finals.

South Elgin won the team title at the Glenbard East Sectional with its overall total of 5,512. Addison Trail posted a second-place score of 5,358. The Rams secured a thirdplace finish with their total pin count of 5,314. Morton earned a state-meet berth with its fourth-place score of 5,283.

Pitts fired a sensational six-game total of 1,347 at the sectional, which resulted in an average score of 224.5 per game. Pitts opened the event with a 202 in her first game. She then bowled a 206 in her second game before posting a brilliant 266 in her third game. Pitts closed out the sectional with scores of 200, 246 and 227 in her last three games of the day.

Senior Alexis Clayton of the Rams contributed a six-game sectional score of 1,076. Clayton began the competition with a 165 in her first game. She rolled her best game of the day—a 223—in her second game.

Clayton completed the sectional with games of 199, 167, 176 and 146.

Glenbard East freshman Zoey Poling compiled a six-game total of 1,056 at the sectional. After opening the event with a 164 in her first game, she bowled a 211 in her second game. She closed out the sectional with scores of 165, 154, 194 and 168 in her final four games.

Senior Nicole McCombs bowled five games for the Rams at Saturday’s sectional. She posted her best game of the day—a 191—in her fourth game.

Glenbard East senior Julianna Vasicek competed in four games at the sectional. She rolled her finest game of the event when she posted a 185 in her second game.

Freshman Jenna Pope bowled three games for the Rams at Saturday’s sectional. She turned in her best game of the event with a 158 in her second game.

Glenbard East’s team qualified for Saturday’s sectional with its fourthplace finish at the Hinsdale Central Regional on Feb. 3. The top four teams at the regional advanced to the sectional at the Rams’ home venue in Glendale Heights.

The Willowbrook girls bowling team, which won the championship at the 12-team Hinsdale Central Regional, posted an eighth-place finish at Saturday’s Glenbard East Sectional. The Warriors earned a team score of 5,024 at the sectional in Glendale Heights. That total was slightly higher than their first-place regional score of 4,992 at Suburbanite Bowl in Westmont on Feb. 3.

Willowbrook senior Jacquelyn Porro earns an individual berth in the state meet Senior Jacquelyn Porro of Willowbrook, who won the individual title at the Hinsdale Central Regional, finished second in the individual standings at Saturday’s sectional.

Porro earned an individual statemeet berth with her performance at the sectional. The event’s top five individuals who weren’t members of state-qualifying teams advanced to this week’s state meet.

Porro edged Pitts in the battle for the individual title at the Feb. 3 regional. Porro posted a six-game regional total of 1,204, while Pitts fired a second-place score of 1,192.

While Pitts amassed a first-place individual total of 1,347 at the sectional, Porro turned in a second-place score of 1,266—an average of 211 per game. Porro started the sectional with a 226 in her first game. She fired a 224 in her second game before rolling another 226 in her third game to deliver an excellent three-game score of 676.

Porro closed out the sectional with scores of 194, 203 and 193 in her final three games.

Willowbrook freshman Elizabeth Pettinger bowled a six-game sectional score of 1,056. She opened the event with a 199 in her first game.

After shooting a 137 in her second game, Pettinger completed the sectional with scores of 181, 180, 181 and 178 in her final four games.

Senior Lauren Carson rolled a six-game sectional total of 959 for the Warriors. She bowled her best game—a 200—in her final game of the day.

Willowbrook senior Annabelle Thompson bowled a six-game score of 955 at Saturday’s sectional. She fired her best game of the event when she rolled a 180 in her third game.

Senior Maddie Wolf of the Warriors competed in four games at the sectional. She turned in her best score of the day with a 158 in her first game. Senior Emma Anderlik participated in two sectional games for Willowbrook. She bowled a 142 in her best game of the day.

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Junior Jenna Pitts led Glenbard East’s bowling team to a thirdplace finish in Saturday’s IHSA sectional in Glendale Heights. The Rams earned a berth in this week’s IHSA state meet with their thirdplace performance at the 12-team sectional, which took place at their home venue—Bowlero in Glendale Heights. The top four teams at the sectional qualified for the state meet, which takes place this week in Rockford. Pitts won the sectional’s individual championship with her six-game total of 1,347. Pitts (above) fired scores of 202, 206, 266, 200, 246 and 227 in her six sectional games. Willowbrook senior Jacquelyn Porro finished second in the sectional’s individual standings with her six-game total of 1,266. Porro earned an individual berth in the state meet. One week before Saturday’s sectional, Porro edged Pitts in the battle for the individual championship at the Hinsdale Central Regional.

Rams win a share of Upstate Eight Conference title Glenbard East and Glenbard South share the championship with identical conference records of 17-1 The Glenbard East girls basketball team clinched a share of the Upstate Eight Conference championship by closing out the conference season with last week’s pair of decisive victories.

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Glenbard East and Glenbard South will share the Upstate Eight Conference’s 2023-24 title with

(Continued from page 14) The Broncos began IHSA Class Broncos win two games at Glen3A post-season action by host- bard South to claim the sectional ing a regional this week. Montini championship, they would advance should post two decisive victories to an IHSA super-sectional at Conon its home court this week to win cordia University in River Forest a regional title. The Broncos would on Feb. 26. The winner of that then advance to next week’s Glen- super-sectional will earn a berth bard South Sectional. Montini is in the Class 3A state semifinals in the sectional’s No. 1 seed. If the Normal.

identical conference records of 17-1.

The Rams concluded their successful regular season with an overall record of 22-8.

Glenbard South finished its conference season with last week’s wins at Streamwood and Bartlett.

Glenbard East defeated Glenbard South 39-38 in the teams’ first conference meeting of the season, which took place on Jan. 13 in Glen Ellyn. Glenbard South then beat the Rams 46-21 in the teams’ Upstate Eight battle in Lombard on Feb. 2.

The Rams led Elgin 23-13 after one quarter of last week’s conference game. Glenbard East held the Maroons to only six points during the remaining three quarters. The Rams led Elgin 45-17 at halftime

and 68-19 at the end of the third quarter.

Senior Catey Carney made five 3-point shots and scored 21 points for Glenbard East in last week’s win in Elgin. Senior Gabby Walton added 12 points for the Rams. Senior Ciara Johnson, freshman Lilly Carver and freshman Teagan Murphy contributed nine points each for Glenbard East. Senior Livia Robbins supplied eight points. Junior Taylour Hodges tallied three points, while junior Erin Brown, junior Veronica Witt and sophomore Sarah Crocker scored two points each.

The Rams led East Aurora 16-2 after one quarter of last week’s meeting. Glenbard East’s lead grew to 33-12 by halftime and 52-16 by

the end of the third quarter Walton scored a team-high 15 points for the Rams in their Feb. 7 victory over the Tomcats. Carney contributed 12 points, while Murphy netted nine points. Carver supplied six points with a pair of 3-point baskets. Johnson and Brown added five points each. Hodges scored four points, while Witt and Robbins provided three and two points, respectively.

Glenbard East began IHSA Class 4A post-season action earlier this week with a game against Wheaton Warrenville South at the Bartlett Regional. The winner of the regional semifinal between the Rams and Tigers will likely face Batavia in this Friday’s regional final.

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Warriors lose to York and Addison Trail Willowbrook will host an IHSA Class 4A regional next week; Warriors face West Chicago in a quarterfinal on Feb. 19 The Willowbrook boys basketball halftime lead. poured in 36 points to lead the Blaz-

team fell to 9-21 overall and 4-7 in West Suburban Gold Conference action following Saturday’s 74-62 loss at Addison Trail.

The Warriors suffered a 68-50 loss to York in a non-conference game in Villa Park on Feb. 6. Willowbrook earned a win when Proviso East forfeited Friday’s conference game, which was supposed to take place in Villa Park. The Pirates were reportedly forced to forfeit the game after being involved in fights in a few of their previous games.

The Warriors raced out to an 11-1 lead in the opening minutes of last week’s game against York. The Dukes rallied to cut Willowbrook’s lead to 15-13 by the end of the first quarter.

York outscored the Warriors 26-11 in the second quarter to take a 39-26

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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Villa Park Chief of Police Michael Rivas announced that bond has been set for a Florida man accused of leading Omar Castro police on a high-speed chase.

Omar Castro, 22, appeared at a bond hearing where Judge Michael Reidy set bond at $100,000.

Castro is charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer (Class 4 felony) and multiple misdemeanor and petty traffic offenses including two counts of aggravated speeding in a construction zone, reckless driving and driving while license suspended, all Class A misdemeanors.

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It is alleged that near 16th Street, Castro completed a U-turn and continued driving northbound on Route 83 reaching speeds of approximately 100 mph in a 35-mph construction zone, at which time the pursuing officer lost sight of the vehicle.

A short time later, the vehicle was located abandoned in a school parking lot. Officers responded to the school parking and at approximately 8:42 p.m., located Castro approximately one block away from the school. He was then taken into custody after a brief struggle with the officers.

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Willowbrook sophomore Otis Powell scored a basket to cut York’s lead to 42-39 with 3:26 left in the third quarter. The Dukes then closed the quarter with a 12-0 run to take a 54-39 lead with eight minutes to play.

Powell scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Warriors in last week’s loss to York. He made 11 of 18 field-goal attempts and sank all five of his shots from the freethrow line.

Senior Noah Boyd provided eight points for Willowbrook in the loss to the Dukes. Senior Andrew Ciesinski added six points.

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“Out of nowhere, there was a major gunfight for like 30 seconds,” eyewitness Bartosz Majerczyk told ABC 7 Eyewitness News. “I’d say, 60 plus rounds. You could tell it was two different groups of people shooting at each other.”

Another witness, who said she was at the celebration, told ABC 7 Eyewitness News “everybody started running” when the gunfire erupted.

“There was a man,” she said. “He fell on top of me. He had a gunshot wound to his leg. It was like something you can’t imagine.”

In a statement, Governor JB Pritzker said he is closely monitoring the shooting.

“Gathering for a holiday celebration should be a joyful occasion, not a time when gunfire erupts and families are forced to run for safety,” Gov. Pritzker said. “As I’ve said time and

health emergency in this country and I remain committed to banning these dangerous weapons and making our state safer for everyone.”

Meadows was described as a “devoted father whose life was tragically taken from us amidst a Juneteenth celebration” on a GoFundMe page set up to provide support to his two young children, RJ and Gabby.

Meadows was “a beacon of love and strength, who fell victim to a devastating crossfire incident that shattered the peace and joy of what should have been a day of celebration.

“Amidst the chaos, Reggie tragically lost his life, leaving an indelible mark of grief on his family and community. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the other victims who were injured, as we mourn the loss of Reggie, a remarkable individual who touched the lives of many.”

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3-point basket in the second quarter.

Smith sank all six of his free-throw attempts in the game.

Junior Isaiah Cortes scored 13 points for the Blazers during Saturday’s win over Willowbrook. Cortes scored all of his points during the second half. He made one 3-point shot and scored eight points in the third quarter. He added one more 3-point basket during the fourth quarter.

Senior Cesar Alvarez provided 12 points for Addison Trail in Saturday’s contest. After a scoreless first half, Alvarez delivered six field goals in the second half. He scored four baskets in the fourth quarter.

The Blazers raised their conference record to 4-7 with Saturday’s win over the Warriors.

Powell scored 25 points and pulled down 10 rebounds for Willowbrook in Saturday’s game in Addison.

Boyd, who made three shots from 3-point range, supplied 19 points and eight rebounds. Sophomore Jaylen Griffin added seven points for the Warriors.

Willowbrook finished its conference season earlier this week with a game at Hinsdale South. The Warriors, who will host an IHSA Class 4A regional, will begin post-season play with a regional quarterfinal against West Chicago on Feb. 19. If Willowbrook defeats West Chicago, it will meet Lake Park in a regional semifinal on Feb. 21.

Addison Trail completed its conference season with this week’s game against Downers Grove South. The Blazers will start the IHSA Class 4A post-season by facing Glenbard North in a semifinal game at the Glenbard North Regional on Feb. 21.

The winner of that contest will meet Wheaton North or Glenbard East in the regional final on Feb. 23.

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The Addison Trail and Willowbrook boys basketball teams squared off in Saturday’s West Suburban Gold Conference game in Addison.

The Blazers defeated the visiting Warriors 74-62. The result left both teams with identical conference records of 4-7. Addison Trail junior Luke Smith (No. 1- top right) scored 36 points to lead his team to Saturday’s win. He scored 28 of the Blazers’ 30 first-half points. Smith scored 38 points in Addison Trail’s previous meeting with the Warriors—a 72-62 Willowbrook victory on Jan. 19 in Villa Park. Sophomore Otis Powell (No. 2 - above) of the Warriors scored 25 points and snared 10 rebounds during Saturday’s game. Willowbrook and Addison Trail completed their conference seasons earlier this week. The Warriors will open IHSA Class 4A post-season play with a regional quarterfinal against West Chicago in Villa Park on Feb. 19. The Blazers will begin the Class 4A playoffs with a regional semifinal battle against Glenbard North at the Glenbard North Regional.

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It’s National Children’s Dental Health Month.

Did you know that dental-related ailments are responsible for the loss of more than 50 million school hours each year? That’s right. Thousands of children miss school every year because of some dental-related ailment. Fortunately, many of these ailments can be prevented through good oral care.

This National Children’s Dental Health Month, make your child’s smile a priority.

Take them to the dentist regularly and teach them to care for their teeth properly.

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Post-season competitors

Senior Mia McBride and freshman Lillian Macias represented Willowbrook’s girls gymnastics team at last week’s Wheaton Warrenville South Sectional. McBride performed in multiple events, including the all-around competition, at the sectional. Macias participated in the vault. McBride is pictured (above) during her sectional routine in floor exercises. Macias is shown (top left) as she approaches the vault during the Feb. 8 sectional in Wheaton. McBride placed 23rd in the sectional’s all-around standings. She finished 16th in the floor exercises competition with her score of 8.65. Addison Trail senior Nicolette Franczak, who is also pictured (left) at the sectional, earned a 15th-place score of 8.7 for her performance in floor exercises. Franczak placed 16th in the all-around standings.

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when the officer located the vehicle, later determined to be driven by Castro, Castro put his car in reverse and proceeded southbound on Route 83. It is alleged that as the officer pursued, Castro reached speeds of approximately 107 mph in a 45-mph zone and disobeyed three traffic lights.

It is alleged that near 16th Street, Castro completed a U-turn and continued driving northbound on Route 83 reaching speeds of approximately 100 mph in a 35-mph construction zone, at which time the pursuing officer lost sight of the vehicle.

A short time later, the vehicle was located abandoned in a school parking lot. Officers responded to the school parking and at approximately 8:42 p.m., located Castro approximately one block away from the school. He was then taken into custody after a brief struggle with the officers.

Castro’s next court appearance is scheduled July 27 for arraignment in front of Judge Telander.

loss to the Lions. Senior Elle Bruschuk added 11 points for Willowbrook. Senior Kalina Henry provided seven points. Senior Lillian Vish and junior Kristin Woods contributed three points each. Juniors Loralai McIntyre and Kendall Medinger scored two points each.

Willowbrook began IHSA Class 4A post-season play earlier this week with a game against Glenbard West at the Glenbard West Regional in Glen Ellyn. The Hilltoppers are the No. 6 seed in the Bartlett Sectional, while the Warriors are the No. 11 seed.

The winner of the matchup between Willowbrook and Glenbard West will likely face Geneva in tonight’s regional final.

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Freshman Lindsey Rugg of the Willowbrook softball team is pictured while attempting to score a run during Friday’s game at Downers Grove South. Rugg tried to score from second base on a single by sophomore Katelyn Cox in the top of the second inning, the game tiedcelebrated at 2-2. Downers Grove South’swith catcher Willowbrook Highwhen School’s Class was of 2021 its commencement two tagged Rugg out at home for the third out of theon inning.

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tified as 31-year-old father of two returned immediately to the celebraReggie Meadows, died after suffer- tion. ing a gunshot wound to the abdomen.

“Out of nowhere, there was a maDeputy Chief Eric Swanson of the jor gunfight for like 30 seconds,” DuPage County Sheriff’s Office said eyewitness Bartosz Majerczyk told in a news conference Sunday, June ABC 7 Eyewitness News. “I’d say, 18 that at least two other victims 60 plus rounds. You could tell it was were in critical condition. two different groups of people shoot“The motive behind this incident ing at each other.” is unclear,” Swanson said. “This is Another witness, who said she was at the celebration, told ABC 7 Eyewitness News “everybody started running” when the gunfire erupted.

“There was a man,” she said. “He fell on top of me. He had a gunshot information to call 630-407-2343. wound to his leg. It was like someThe Juneteenth celebration started thing you can’t imagine.”

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Meadows was described as a “devoted father whose life was tragically taken from us amidst a Juneteenth celebration” on a GoFundMe page set up to provide support to his two young children, RJ and Gabby.

Meadows was “a beacon of love and strength, who fell victim to a devastating crossfire incident that shattered the peace and joy of what should have been a day of celebration.

“Amidst the chaos, Reggie tragically lost his life, leaving an indelible mark of grief on his family and community. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the other victims who were injured, as we mourn the loss of Reggie, a remarkable individual who touched the lives of many.”

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lowbrook rebounded from Friday’s loss to post an 11-2 win in Saturday’s game at Hinsdale Central. The Warriors bashed three home runs in the second inning of SatCHRIS FOX PHOTO Villa ParkSilver Review urday’s non-conference battle against the Red Devils of the West Suburban Conference.

Senior Knudtson, freshman Isabella Dugo and that sophomore ceremony that beganAnnemarie at 9 a.m. The others participated in the ceremony started Kayleigh the home Dennison (No. 5) is pictured in the at 11 a.m. Dennison The photoprovided shows members of runs. the Willowbrook Senior Choir performing background of the above photo. more aboutsee thePage Warriors, during the day’s first service.

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Memorial Day in Villa Park KATE KATE DRURY DRURY

The Village of Villa Park observed Arbor Day with a tree planting on Friday, April 30. Pictured (left to right) at the tree planting at the village’s Franklin Park, located at 218 N. Third Ave., are: Villa Park Village your local agent Trustee Christine Murphy, Justin Shlensky—chair of the Villa Park Environmental Concerns CommisThe Margaret Villa Park Mariners recognized six Villa departing swimmers during Saturday’s meet against sion, Schiefer—a membertheir of the Park “senior” Environmental Concerns Commission, Villa Park Hanover Park at Jefferson Pool.Villa Pictured to right at the end of the meet—Villa final home meet of Village Trustee Cheryl Tucker, Parkleft Village President Albert Bulthuis, VillaPark’s Park Village Trustee (and Contact me for aRoscoe, the season—are: (front row) Grace Harper Conboy Knudtson; (back Village President-Elect) Nick Cuzzone andCaitlin LeslieO’Connor, Allison-Seei—chair of theand VillaGabby Park Community Pride 630-514-9961 complementary row) Alexander Dean and Simon Luedtke.

All ofFriday the pictured Mariners areNational members of Willowbrook High Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Warson (VFW) Post 2801 held its Memorial Day service onDay Monday mornCommission.

Arbor Day is observed thesix last of each April.

The Arbor Foundation 630-514-9961 School’s ClassVeterans of Villa 2023.

Roscoe, has been with the Mariners for years, willTo attend the University ing Cortesi Memorial Park.

Post Commander Jim is pictured bowing his recognihead of as kdrury@atproperties.com hasatrecognized Park withwho Tree City USA designation forBlankshain 36seven straight years. receive that market analysis Wisconsin-Madison.

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Conboy,because who hasofbeen member of the Mariners ceremony.

The post’s 2020 Memorial Day event was canceled the a COVID-19 pandemic.

This munity program and an Arbor Day observance. for 10 years, and Luedtke, who’s been with forof six years, both attend College of DuPage. year’s observance included a reading of the team names the Postwill 2801 members who have recentlyDean, died. who’s been with theWorld Mariners 11 years,Charles will attend theBergh, Milwaukee Villa Park beat That list included War II veteran “Sid” who School served of asEngineering. the master of ceremonies I would to for help!

Hanover Park annual 372-205Memorial in Saturday’s to improve its season record to 2-4.

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The Willowbrook girls basketball team wrapped up its regular season with last week’s 87-45 loss at Lyons Township in La Grange. The Feb. 6 game was a matchup of teams from the West Suburban Conference’s two levels, with Willowbrook representing the Gold level and the Lions representing the Silver level.

Lyons Township led the Warriors 18-10 after one quarter and 46-20 at halftime.

The Lions owned a 69-39 advantage at the end of the third quarter.

That lead of at least 30 points triggered a running clock throughout the fourth quarter.

Junior Ayaani Gusman scored 17 points for the Warriors in last week’s

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STAFF REPORT multiple weapons into a large crowd No arrests have been made as of at around 12:30 a.m. during a gather1 press time in connection with a mass ing to commemorate Juneteenth held shooting at a strip mall in unincorpo- ¢¢ ¢in the parking lot at the mall, located rated DuPage County near Willow- ¢near Honeysuckle Lane and Route brook early Sunday morning, June 83.

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Approximately 23 people were The DuPage County Sheriff’s wounded by gunfire. Victims were Office said an unknown number of taken to hospitals in DuPage, Cook suspects fired multiple rounds from and Will counties. One man, iden-

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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Villa Park Chief of Police Michael Rivas announced that bond has been set for a Florida man accused of leading Omar Castro police on a high-speed chase.

Omar Castro, 22, appeared at a bond hearing where Judge Michael Reidy set bond at $100,000.

Castro is charged with two counts of aggravated fleeing and eluding a police officer (Class 4 felony) and multiple misdemeanor and petty traffic offenses including two counts of aggravated speeding in a construction zone, reckless driving and driving while license suspended, all Class A misdemeanors.

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Blazers’ girls bowling team qualifies for the IHSA state meet Addison Trail turns in a second-place finish at the Glenbard East Sectional

The Addison Trail girls bowling team will compete in this week’s IHSA state meet.

The Blazers earned their berth in the state meet with their second-place finish in Saturday’s Glenbard East Sectional at Bowlero in Glendale Heights.

The top four teams at the section-

al qualified for the state meet, which takes place this Friday and Saturday at the Cherry Bowl in Rockford.

The meet will feature a total of 24 teams—the top four teams from each of Saturday’s six sectionals.

South Elgin won the Glenbard East Sectional title with its total pin count of 5,512. Addison Trail de-

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 79305 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of DuPage County on DECEMBER 28, 2023, wherein the business firm of THE WESTLEEN GROUP, 2200 S. MAIN STREET STE. 112, LOMBARD, IL 60148 was registered; and the following changes were made: *The following named person or persons should now be registered as associates of the aforesaid firm: Marilyn Jo Davis, 1111 Holly Ct Unit 313, Oak Park, IL 60301.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 19TH day of JANUARY, A.D. 2024.

Jean Kaczmarek DuPage County Clerk (Published in The Lombardian Feb. 1, 8 & 15, 2024) 450551

having been filed, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO YOU, SEGUN AKINWUNMI, respondent, that a petition has been filed in the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court of DuPage County, Illinois, by the petitioner against you for a DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE and other relief; that summons duly issued against you as provided by law, and such petition is still pending.

NOW THEREFORE, unless you SEGUN AKINWUNMI, respondent, file your answer to the Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the office of the Clerk of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit Court at the Judicial Center, 505 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL on or before 4/15/2024, a default may be entered against you at any time after that date and a JUDGMENT OF DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE entered against you in accordance with the prayer of said petition.

NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 79327 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of DuPage County on JANUARY 19, 2024, wherein the business firm of ABIGAIL ANNE PHOTOGRAPHY, 230 DUANE STREET APT 2D, GLEN ELLYN, IL 60137 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), is/are as follows: Abigail Hine, 230 Duane Street Apt 2D, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 19TH day of JANUARY, A.D. 2024.

Jean Kaczmarek DuPage County Clerk (Published in The Lombardian Feb. 1, 8 & 15, 2024) 450510

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NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 79329 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of DuPage County on JANUARY 23, 2024 wherein the business firm of CHUCKS VIDEO, 5118 FAIRVIEW AVENUE APARTMENT 102, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), is/ are as follows: Charles Lewandowski, 5118 Fairview Avenue Apartment 102, Downers Grove, IL 60515.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 23RD day of JANUARY, A.D. 2024.

Jean Kaczmarek DuPage County Clerk (Published in The Lombardian Feb. 8, 15 & 22, 2024) 450810 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS DOMESTIC RELATIONS PUBLICATION IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF VICKIE DEMETRIOUS SIMMONS AKINWUNMI, Petitioner vs.

SEGUN AKINWUNMI, Respondent Case Number: 2023DN000817 The requisite affidavit for publication

Vickie Demetrious Simmons Akinwunmi 922 College Blvd Addison, IL 60101 CANDICE ADAMS Clerk of the Circuit Court 8085-939674 (Published in The Lombardian Feb. 15, 22 & 29, 2024) 450922 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT NAME CHANGE) CURRENT LEGAL NAME: RONALDO ANTOLIN CABANADA Case Number: 2024 MR 64 My current name is: RONALDO ANTOLIN CABANADA. I wish my name to be changed to: RONALD ANTOLIN CABANADA. The court date for the Request I filed is scheduled on: April 11, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. at 505 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL, DuPage County, in Courtroom #2007. /s/ Ronaldo Antolin Cabanada Dated: 2/6/2024 Candice Adams Clerk of the Circuit Court 8085-939705 (Published in The Lombardian Feb. 15, 22 & 29, 2024) 450938 NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 79345 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of DuPage County on FEBRUARY 7, 2024, wherein the business firm of ABLE ALCHEMY, 810 HIGHVIEW AVENUE, GLEN ELLYN, IL 60137 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), is/are as follows: Courtney O’Keeffe, 810 Highview Avenue, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 7TH day

Junior Grace Cannizzo led Addison Trail’s sectional lineup with her six-game total of 1,139. Cannizzo opened Saturday’s sectional with a 167 in her first game. She rolled a 202 in her second game and fired a 266 in her third game. Cannizzo completed the event with game scores of 179, 167 and 158.

Junior Val Pizzoferrato of the Blazers nearly matched Cannizzo by posting a six-game sectional score of 1,134. Pizzoferrato started the competition with a 181 in her first of FEBRUARY, A.D. 2024.

Jean Kaczmarek game. She bowled a 170 in her secDuPage County Clerk ond game and posted scores of 206, (Published in The Lombardian 208 and 211 in her next three games Feb. 15, 22 & 29, 2024) before closing out the sectional with 450939 a 158 in her sixth game.

Junior Angie Ayala provided a IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT sectional total of 1,093 for the BlazDU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ers. Ayala delivered her best game of the day with a 235 in her third game.

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livered a score of 5,358 during its second-place finish at the 12-team sectional. Glenbard East produced a third-place score of 5,314. Morton secured a state-meet berth with its fourth-place sectional total of 5,283.

Resurrection (5,227) landed in fifth place at the sectional, while York (5,198) finished sixth.

DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE (ADULT NAME CHANGE)

CURRENT LEGAL NAME: CARLOS MANUEL CAYETANO Case Number: 2024MR000088 My current name is: CARLOS MANUEL CAYETANO. I wish my name to be changed to: CARLOS MANUEL CAYETANO LEON. The court date for the Request I filed is scheduled on: April 1, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. at 505 N. County Farm Road, Wheaton, IL, DuPage County, in Courtroom #2005. /s/ Carlos Cayetano Dated: 2/7/2024 Candice Adams Clerk of the Circuit Court 8085-939745 (Published in The Lombardian Feb. 15, 22 & 29, 2024) 450988 NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 79346 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of DuPage County on FEBRUARY 8, 2024, wherein the business firm of MHAli Consulting, 1263 HOBSON OAKS DRIVE, NAPERVILLE, IL 60540 was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), is/are as follows: Moinuddin H. Ali, 1263 Hobson Oaks Drive, Naperville, IL 60540.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 8TH day of FEBRUARY, A.D. 2024.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 5TH day of FEBRUARY, A.D. 2024.

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She opened the sectional with scores of 138 and 192 in her first two games.

Ayala closed out the day with scores of 179, 177 and 172 in her final three games.

Addison Trail freshman Alessandra Pizzoferrato contributed a sixgame total of 998 that included a 192 in her first game. Junior Amelia Leslie posted a six-game score of 994 for the Blazers. Leslie bowled her best game of the sectional—a 185—in her fifth game.

One week before competing in Saturday’s sectional, the Blazers won the regional title at the 12-team Leyden Regional at Stardust Bowl in Addison. South Elgin placed second in the Leyden Regional’s team standings.

Val Pizzoferrato claimed the regional’s individual title with her sixgame total of 1,184.

Broncos pick up three straight victories Petersen connects on nine 3-point shots and scores 31 points in Saturday’s win

The Montini Catholic boys basketball team won three straight games last week to improve its overall season record to 13-18.

The Broncos opened the week with a decisive 66-17 victory at Providence-St. Mel on Feb. 6. Montini earned home wins on Friday and Saturday. The Broncos defeated Aurora Central Catholic 64-34 on Friday. Montini beat Lombard’s College Preparatory School of America (CPSA) 61-41 on Saturday.

The Broncos took an early 12-0 lead in Friday’s game against Aurora Central Catholic. Montini led the visiting Chargers 15-4 at the end of the first quarter. The Broncos owned a 25-17 halftime lead. Montini’s lead grew to 45-27 by the end of the third quarter.

Senior Danny Petersen made three 3-point baskets and scored 17 points for the Broncos in Friday’s victory.

Junior Jack Barrett, who made a pair of 3-point shots, added 11 points for Montini. Senior Nick Lombardi sank two 3-point attempts and contributed eight points. Junior Drew Church, who drained a 3-point attempt in the first quarter, supplied seven points.

Montini made 11 shots from

3-point range during Friday’s win.

The Broncos led CPSA 14-10 after one quarter of Saturday’s contest.

The visiting Thunder took a 22-20 lead during the second quarter, but Montini went on an 8-0 run to take a 28-22 halftime lead. The Broncos’ lead expanded to 49-34 by the end of the third quarter.

Petersen delivered a red-hot performance from 3-point range during Saturday’s win. He sank nine 3-point attempts and scored 31 points to lead the Broncos to the victory. Petersen made a pair of 3-point shots in the first quarter. He connected on three 3-point attempts in the second quarter and made three more 3-point baskets in the third quarter. He tacked on one more 3-point field goal early in the fourth quarter.

Montini senior Maddox Shepherd provided 12 points in Saturday’s win. Senior Tyler Pavlik added eight points.

The Broncos will begin post-season play with a semifinal game at the IHSA Class 2A Northridge Prep Regional in Niles on Feb. 21. If Montini wins the regional semifinal, it will likely face Northridge Prep in the regional final on Feb. 23.

A dozen Broncos qualify for the Class 2A individual state meet

Four Montini wrestlers win sectional titles; eight other Broncos will also compete in Champaign

Twelve members of the Montini Catholic wrestling team will participate in this week’s IHSA Class 2A individual state meet in Champaign.

The 12 Broncos earned their trips to the state meet by posting top-four finishes in their respective weight levels at the Class 2A Grayslake Central Individual Sectional, which ended on Saturday.

Four Montini wrestlers won championships at the sectional.

Four other Broncos qualified for the state meet with third-place finishes.

Another four Broncos earned their state-meet berths with fourth-place performances.

Freshman Allen Woo of Montini

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(Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Feb. 8, 15 & 22, 2024) 450778 TO: OCCUPANT; DEBRA MAROZZA; DUPAGE COUNTY CLERK; Village of Villa Park; TABITHA HELMS A/K/A TABITHA MAROZZA; MARK WEBER; SAMANTHA EVANS; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023TX000142 FILED: 12/06/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of DuPage Date Premises Sold 11/18/2021 Certificate No. 996 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2020 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality)Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 237 N WISCONSIN VILLA PARK IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 06-04-405-006 This notice is to advise you that the above

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(Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Feb. 8, 15 & 22, 2024) 450779 TO: OCCUPANT; ROBIN MARTINEC; BRANDYWINE TOWNE HOUSES IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION; MOREQUITY, INC.; DUPAGE COUNTY CLERK; Village of Villa Park; SARAH MARTINEC; AND ALL UNKNOWN OWNERS AND PARTIES INTERESTED. TAX DEED NO.: 2023TX000145 FILED: 12/06/2023 TAKE NOTICE County of DuPage Date Premises Sold 11/18/2021 Certificate No. 1170 Sold for General Taxes of (year) 2020 Sold for Special Assessment of (Municipality) Not Applicable and special assessment number Not Applicable Warrant No. Not Applicable Inst. No. Not Applicable THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR DELINQUENT TAXES Property located at 17W702 KIRKLAND VILLA PARK IL Legal Description or Property Index No. 06-22-101-055 This notice is to advise you that the above property has been sold for delinquent taxes and that the period of redemption from the sale will expire on 06/03/2024.

The amount to redeem is subject to increase at 6 month intervals from the date of sale and may be further increased if the purchaser at the tax sale or his or her assignee pays any subsequently accruing taxes or special assessments to redeem the property from subsequent forfeitures or tax sales.

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(Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Feb. 8, 15 & 22, 2024) 450780 LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF BENSENVILLE DUPAGE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS Public Notice, pursuant to 65 ILCS 5/1174.4-4(c), is hereby given that the Village President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Bensenville, DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois (the “Village”), an Illinois municipal corporation, will contemplate the execution of a tax increment finance redevelopment agreement for the sale and development of a Village owned parcel of property within the Village of Bensenville North Industrial District Tax Increment Financing District on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. in the Village of Bensenville, Village Hall Board Room, 12 South Center Street, Bensenville, Illinois 60106. The proposed agreement is being contemplated in connection with a Redevelopment Plan and Project (the “Project”) for the designated Redevelopment Project Area known as the Village of Bensenville North Industrial District Tax Increment Financing District Redevelopment Project Area (the “Project Area”), pursuant to the Illinois Tax Increment Allocation Redevelopment Act, 65 ILCS 5/1174.4-1, et seq., (the “Act”).

A copy of the redevelopment agreement for the construction of an approximately 148,680 square foot 6-story mixed residential and commercial use building on Village owned property consisting of approximately 71,750 square feet and the demolition of the approximate 15,488 square foot vacant commercial building on the property commonly known as 800 West Irving Park Road, Bensenville, Illinois, 60106, and identified by permanent index number (PIN) 03-14118-001-0000, is on file and available for examination or copying during normal business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. in the office of the Village Clerk, Village of Bensenville, Village Hall, 12 South Center Street, Bensenville, Illinois 60106, (630) 350-3404.

In accordance with the Act, all interested persons are further notified and invited to submit an alternative proposal and bid for the Village owned property in the Project Area to the Village Clerk at the address identified in the preceding paragraph for consideration by the Village from this time and until Thursday, March 7, 2024, at 3:00 p.m.

In the event of questions, please contact Kurtis Pozsgay, Community & Economic Development Director, Village of Bensenville, Village Hall, 12 South Center Street, Bensenville, Illinois 60106, (630) 350-3396.

/s/ Nancy Quinn, Village Clerk (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Feb. 15, 2024) 451031

NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 79317 was filed in the office of the County Clerk of DuPage County on JANUARY 16, 2024 wherein the business firm of VIDA TRAVELS, 193 JUDSON STREET, BENSENVILLE, IL 60106, was registered; that the true or real name or names of the person or persons owning the business, with their respective post office address(es), is/are as follows: Araceli Hernandez, 193 Judson Street, Bensenville, IL 60106.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and Official Seal at my office in Wheaton, Illinois, this 16TH day of JANUARY, A.D. 2024.

Jean Kaczmarek DuPage County Clerk (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Feb. 1, 8 & 15, 2024) 450517 NOTICE TO BIDDERS

THE VILLAGE OF BENSENVILLE, DuPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, will receive sealed bids for the EASTVIEW AVENUE ROADWAY RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT until Eleven A.M. (11:00 A.M.) (prevailing time), March 5, 2024 at the office of the Municipal Clerk in the Village Hall, 12 South Center Street, in the Village of Bensenville, Illinois, at which time and place all bids will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The contract documents, including plans and specifications, are on file at the office of the Owner, Village of Bensenville – Department of Public Works, 717 East Jefferson Street, Bensenville IL 60106, (630) 350-3411. Copies of the bid documents may be obtained from the Village of Bensenville website https://www. bensenville.il.us/bids.aspx or email Brad Hargett, Assistant Village Engineer, at bhargett@bensenville.il.us at no charge for each set along with a copy of the Contractor’s “Certificate of Eligibility” issued by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

A bid bond, certified check, bank draft or irrevocable letter of credit on a solvent bank, payable to the Village of Bensenville, or cash in an amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid shall be submitted with each bid.

The successful bidder will be required to furnish a satisfactory performance bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract sum as a security for the faithful performance of the Contract and also a Payment Bond in the amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Sum as a security for the payment of all persons performing labor on the Project under the Contract and furnishing materials in connection of the Contract. The successful bidder shall also furnish a Certificate of Insurance. No bid shall be withdrawn after opening of bids without the consent of said Municipality for a period of sixty (60) days after the scheduled time of opening bids.

The Village of Bensenville reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any informalities in bidding and to accept the bid deemed most advantageous to it, all in accordance with the standard specifications.

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Senior Olivia Broyles of the Glenbard East girls gymnastics team concluded her season by competing in last week’s IHSA sectional at Wheaton Warrenville South High School. Broyles competed in the sectional’s uneven bars event. She also participated in the Feb. 8 sectional’s all-around competition.

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won the title in the Grayslake Central Sectional’s 106-pound weight class.

Another Montini freshman—Mikey Malizzio—won the sectional’s 113-pound championship.

Junior Josh Vazquez of the Broncos claimed the sectional’s 126-pound title. Montini senior David Mayora won the 150-pound championship at Grayslake Central.

Woo will enter the individual state meet with a season record of 17-3.

Malizzio will start the meet with a 30-5 record. Vazquez finished the individual sectional with a record of 39-4. Mayora completed the sectional with a 34-1 record.

Montini’s third-place finishers at the sectional were: sophomore Jeremy Huf (138 pounds), senior Harrison Konder (157 pounds), sophomore

Santino Tenuta (165 pounds) and sophomore A.J. Tack (175 pounds).

The Broncos who produced fourth-place efforts at the sectional were: freshman Isaac Mayora (120 pounds), sophomore Kam Luif (132 pounds), junior Jaxon Lane (190 pounds) and senior Mick Ranquist (285 pounds).

Each weight class at the Class 2A individual state meet features 16 wrestlers.

Montini’s season won’t end at the individual state meet, which concludes this Saturday. The Broncos will wrestle at a Class 2A dual-team sectional at Wauconda High School on Feb. 20. Two teams from that sectional will head to the IHSA dual-team state meet, which takes place Feb. 23-24 in Bloomington.

(Continued from page 2) year’s budget after his budget office to infertility treatments and fertility preservation. projected a $891 million deficit.

If passed, the bills would require Omar Aquino, the chief Senate sponsor of the proposal, said he hopes insurance companies to cover the dithe program, if passed, can be scaled agnosis and treatment of infertility, certain prescription medications, and up in the future.

The bills, which were introduced preservation of reproductive cells by Wednesday, await substantive com- amending the Illinois Insurance Code.

Senate Bill 2572 would require inmittee assignments, a necessary step before they can be voted on by the full surance coverage of procedures used to diagnose and treat infertility, as legislature. well as injectable medications used to treat prediabetes, gestational diabetes Manufacturers’ agenda Tax credits were also included in a and obesity—all of which can make it wide-ranging legislative agenda put harder to conceive and carry a baby to forth by the Illinois Manufacturers’ term.

Senate Bill 2623 would require inAssociation.

House Bill 4670 creates a pilot pro- surers to cover the freezing of an ingram to allow manufacturers to create dividual’s reproductive cells without onsite child care programs and provide restriction or exclusion.

Another measure, Senate Bill 2639, tax credits to those who do.

“We know that the lack of available would prevent insurance companies child care is a hindrance to getting and from denying infertility treatment covkeeping people, especially women, in erage when recommended by a physithe workforce,” sponsor Rep. Amy cian.

Elik, R-Godfrey, said.

The IMA reaffirmed support for Safe screens three bills filed last spring, including initiative Another pair of bills introduced this two tax credits – one sponsored by Democrats, the other by Republicans. week aim to create a safer online enviThe IMA did not provide cost esti- ronment for children.

Sen. Sue Rezin’s, R-Morris, proposmates for the tax credits.

Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel, als mostly affect children’s data and D-Shorewood, filed Senate Bill 1313 privacy and how content is moderated.

The amended Age-Appropriate Deto create a tax credit for businesses that assist their employees in repaying stu- sign Code Act is a privacy law based on a similar one in California that Rezdent loans.

“Student debt is a huge issue. This in said will help parents set stronger proposal would allow an employ- privacy settings and change how comer to help offset about five thousand panies use children’s data, which she dollars per year,” IMA President and said can facilitate the development of CEO Mark Denzler said. “It’s a great addicting content.

Senate Bill 3355 would require soopportunity to help those individuals struggling with college debt while also cial media companies to have a cusmaking sure we have a great work- tomer service line where concerned users can report inappropriate content force.”

Sen. Donald DeWitte, R-St. Charles, that would need to be removed within filed Senate Bill 163 would make a 3 days.

Rezin said a third bill, which is still temporary research and development tax credit permanent, rather than expir- in development, would “require social ing every five years. The current credit media platforms to create an identity verification process.” will expire in 2027.

The senator compared social meHouse Bill 3307 would amend graduation requirements for students enter- dia to the tobacco and opiate indusing high school in 2028, allowing them tries, saying people cannot trust them to fill the requirement of two foreign to regulate themselves. She also said language courses with career-focused Illinoisans cannot wait for the federal government to take action. courses.

“Parents are mad,” Rezin said.

“They want us to act and pass legisFertility treatments Members of the state Senate Dem- lation to protect their children. They ocratic Caucus introduced three bills don’t care if it’s a federal issue or a Wednesday aimed at increasing access state issue.”

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