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Bond set at $1 million for homeless man accused of road rage shooting DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Glen Ellyn Chief of Police Philip Norton have announced that bond has been set for a homeless man charged with shooting at a moving vehicle while traveling on Roosevelt Road in Glen Ellyn.

Carlos Pagan, 25, with a last known address in Waukegan, appeared in bond court where Judge Kenton Skarin set bond at $1 million with 10 percent to apply. Pagan has been charged with one Carlos Pagan count of aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class 1 felony.

On June 4 at approximately 5:21 a.m., Glen Ellyn police officers responded to a call of shots fired near Roosevelt Road and Lambert Road.

Following an investigation into the matter led by the Glen Ellyn Police Department, it is alleged that the victim was traveling westbound on Roosevelt Road near Finley Road when a small black pick-up truck driven by Pagan cut him off.

It is alleged that the victim drove around Pagan and that once Pagan was behind him, Pagan rear-ended the victim causing damage to both vehicles.

It is further alleged that Pagan then passed the victim and positioned his truck in front of the victim. It is alleged that Pagan then slowed to a stop, put his truck into reverse and backed into the victim’s vehicle.

It is alleged that the two vehicles continued to drive westbound on Roosevelt Road and that near the intersection of Roosevelt Road and Park Boulevard, Pagan fired multiple shots out of the rear window of the truck at the victim’s car, striking the vehicle on the front hood, front grill and on the roof.

At approximately 5:38 a.m., officers located Pagan near the corner of Roosevelt Road and Lambert Road where he was taken into custody without incident.

“The recent increase in roadway shootings that we have experienced throughout the Chicago area is very alarming and in DuPage County this type of violent behavior will absolutely not be tolerated,” Berlin said.

Pagan’s next court date is scheduled for Monday, June 28, for arraignment in front of Judge Brian Telander.

Since COVID-19 vaccines became available in DuPage County on Dec. 17, 2020, approximately 1,005,620 COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been administered to DuPage County residents.

The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) remains committed to educating and encouraging all eligible residents who are not yet vaccinated against COVID-19 to get their vaccination as soon as possible as Illinois moves to Phase 5 of the Restore Illinois Plan. The state fully reopened on Friday, June 11.

As of June 9, more than 51 percent, or 480,551, of all DuPage County residents have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Of those DuPage County residents 12 years and older who are currently eligible to be vaccinated, 70 percent have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, and 61 percent have been fully vaccinated.

Additionally, 90 percent of DuPage County residents age 65 years and older have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose, and 87 percent are fully vaccinated.

In the past week, more than 27,000 vaccine doses were administered into the arms of DuPage County residents for a total of 1,005,620 doses.

“DuPage County continues to be one of the leaders in the state in getting residents vaccinated with more

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In addition, to help interrupt community spread, persons with the COVID-19 infection need to self-isolate (e.g., stay home except for medical care) and their close contacts need to self-quarantine unless they have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have had COVID-19 infection within three months of exposure.

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The DCHD continues to support mobile vaccination efforts that take COVID-19 vaccines into neighborhoods to reach people who may have limited ability or time to get to a vaccination site. DuPage County municipalities, businesses, and community-based organizations interested in requesting an on-site mobile vaccination clinic for their community should complete this DCHD form or learn more at www. dupagehealth.org/covid19vaccinemobile.

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than 50 percent of all residents fully vaccinated, and 70 percent of eligible residents age 12 years and older receiving their first vaccine dose,” said Karen Ayala, executive director of DuPage County Health Department. “In turn, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths have dramatically declined, which confirms the safe and effective protection vaccines provide. I encourage anyone who has not been vaccinated against COVID-19 to get vaccinated to help us all safely get back to enjoying the people and places we love.”

To encourage new first-dose vaccinations at the DuPage Community Vaccination Clinic in Wheaton, the DCHD offers daily walk-in hours, including evening and weekend hours, as well as incentives supplied by the state. Everyone 12 years and older receiving their first COVID-19 vaccination will receive a free admission ticket to Six Flags Great America while supplies last.

Youths age 12 to 17 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Visitors are encouraged to save time by pre-registering. For more information, visitwww.dupagehealth.org/covid19vaccineclinic For the first time this year, DuPage County has transitioned to “moderate” level of COVID-19 community transmission as case numbers, positivity rates, and deaths continue to decline. However, the DCHD reminds residents that more than 99 percent of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths reported since Dec. 15, 2020 have occurred in residents who were not fully vaccinated. Therefore, residents who are not fully vaccinated or who are immunocompromised should continue practicing

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Villa Park residents speak out about proposed project near village’s Metra station

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The Villa Park Village Board held a special board meeting last week to give residents a chance to express their opinions and concerns about an approximately $120 million plan to build a seven-story complex featuring nearly 350 apartments near Villa Park’s Metra station.

Hawthorne Development plans to build a mixed-use, residential complex in the area surrounded by Ardmore Avenue to the west, Vermont Street to the north, Beverly Avenue to the east and Terrace Street to the south.

The Garden Station complex will reportedly offer nearly 9,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space, including a restaurant and some other businesses located on the Ardmore Avenue side of the property.

The overall complex will contain 348 apartments—273 one-bedroom units, 65 two-bedroom units and 10 studio apartments.

The Villa Park Village Board considered ordinances related to the project at this week’s regular meeting.

Those ordinances included a change in zoning at the development site. If the board approves the related ordinances and the project proceeds, construction could begin by the end of this summer, and be completed by the end of 2023.

Villa Park Economic Development Director Patrick Burke stated during a presentation at the June 8 special meeting that if the project opened tomorrow, the rental rate for the 10 studio apartments would be $1,600 per

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“This is not low-income housing; this is not Section 8 housing,” said Burke during his presentation.

Burke noted that the complex will contain fire alarms and a sprinkler system. Additionally, the development will contain 440 parking spaces.

Burke added that the project near the Metra station will be similar in size to the Ovaltine Court apartment complex on Villa Avenue. He said the Ovaltine Court complex includes 344 units. The site near the Metra station and the Ovaltine Court complex are located in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts. TIF status allows municipalities to utilize future property tax revenues to fund improvements in an underdeveloped area.

Burke said that District 45 and District 88 both approved separate intergovernmental agreements to support Hawthorne Development’s project.

Additionally, the Villa Park Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to approve the project.

According to Burke, the Village of Villa Park will receive about $210,000 annually from the project once it’s completed. The project will reportedly provide District 45 with about $625,000 per year, while District 88 will take in about $375,000 per year.

project, which could spark additional development in the area. Other residents who spoke expressed concerns about the project’s impact on traffic, storm water runoff and safety. A couple of the residents who spoke asked why the project wouldn’t be offering condominiums instead of apartments.

One resident who spoke said he drove past Villa Park’s Metra station daily, and watched the area decay for 20 years.

He noted that other nearby municipalities on the Metra line featured developed properties around their train stations. The resident said he supported the project, but was concerned about the size of the building.

One speaker questioned whether people would pay $1,600 per month for a studio apartment in the area.

Another speaker said the site near the Metra station is surrounded by Section 8 housing; she also stated that the area does not need any more traffic.

Mike Orlowski, who serves on the village’s planning and zoning commission, was one of the residents who spoke during the special meeting. He said he his lived in Villa Park for 56 years, and has watched the area around the Metra station decay with no improvement. Orlowski voiced his support for the project, saying it’s about time there was a positive change in the Residents express area. concerns, pro and con Another resident who spoke said Twenty residents spoke during last the seven-story structure will stick out week’s special meeting. Some of the like an eyesore. residents expressed support for the She added that the village has not

performed well in managing storm water. She said she wasn’t 100 percent opposed to the project, but that village residents needed more answers about the development.

Another speaker stated that the development near the Metra station will increase development and property values in the area. He also said that Hawthorne Development will take care of its investment.

Hawthorne Development’s founder—Dr. Ganesan Visvabharathy—also spoke during last week’s meeting. He said his company did not intend to flip the property, selling it once it had been developed. He also said that he would not rule out the possibility of converting the property to condominiums in the future, but he noted that there isn’t currently a market for condominiums.

Earlier this week, at its regular meeting of June 14, the village board considered multiple ordinances related to the project. One ordinance was related to a zoning map amendment to a designate the area as a Mixed-Use Transit Oriented Development (TOD) District. Another ordinance, if approved, would grant a special use for the planned development.

Additionally, the board considered an ordinance to swap land with Hawthorne Development to facilitate the project. The company would obtain a portion of the existing Metra lot from the village. The village would obtain parcels that the company is acquiring on the east side of Beverly Avenue to construct a public parking lot.

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The Villa Park Sportsmen’s Club conducted its annual Youth Fishing Derby at North Terrace Park on Saturday. One photo (above left) from the derby shows Warner Lee (age 9) of Villa Park with his father—Kevin Lee. Warner caught over 40 fish during Saturday morning’s event. The club presented prizes in several categories at the end of the derby. Elizabeth Kendler (age 6) of Villa Park is pictured (above right) after she received the award for catching the largest fish during the derby. Elizabeth reeled in a 16-inch bass early in the competition, which ran from 9 a.m. until noon. The derby’s prizes included rods, reels and tackle boxes. All of the children who participated in the event received some type of prize. Mickey’s Drive-In, located at 105 W. St. Charles Road, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) are the fishing derby’s two main sponsors.

Area police departments 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.

Addison June 1 Diane M. Passantino, 37, of Elmwood Park, was charged with DUI and driving while license revoked or suspended near Lake and Wood Dale at 1:39 a.m.

A 30-year-old Berkeley man was charged with domestic battery/bodily harm and domestic battery/physical contact in the 400 block of Stevens Drive at 11:37 p.m.

May 31 Anton Strutsinski, 32, of Wood Dale, was charged with two counts of DUI near Addison and Lake at 7:13 a.m.

A 30-year-old Addison man was charged with two counts of domestic battery in the 500 block of W. Green Oaks at 2:55 a.m.

Villa Park June 5 A 23-year-old Villa Park man was charged with domestic battery/ making physical contact and domestic battery which causes bodily harm in the 100 block of N. 3rd at 5:15 p.m.

A complainant in the 300 block of N. Princeton told police at 3:38 a.m. that their unoccupied vehicle was fully engulfed in flames in the driveway away from the complainant’s house.

June 4 Marcos H. Arceo-Rodriguez, 32, of Villa Park, was charged with resisting or obstructing a police officer and disobeying a stop sign at a store in the 17W600 block of Roosevelt at 5:22 p.m.

Tralesser Norwood, 54, of Glendale Heights, was charged with aggravated battery/specific person and resisting or obstructing a police officer in the 1400 block of S. Ardmore at 6:18 a.m.

Carlos Villegas, 21, of Addison, was charged with possession of open alcohol by the driver, driving while license suspended and no insurance near Addison and St. Charles at 9:46 p.m.

GOP leaders sue over new district maps

Case alleges use of ACS data unconstitutional

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Republican leaders in the Illinois House and Senate filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of the new legislative district maps that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law June 4.

Senate Minority Leader Dan McConchie, of Hawthorn Woods, and House Minority Leader Jim Durkin, of Western Springs, filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Chicago, arguing that the maps are based on survey data rather than official U.S. Census numbers and therefore violate the U.S. Constitution’s “one person, one vote” requirement.

“Today’s filing should come as no surprise to Illinoisans,” Durkin said in a news release. “The partisan process upon which the legislative maps were drawn flies in the face of strong recommendations made by countless advocacy groups and citizens who testified at the redistricting hearings.”

Durkin was referring to groups who urged lawmakers to wait for the release of official data from the 2020 census, which is due for release in mid-August. That, however, would have pushed lawmakers beyond the Illinois Constitution’s deadline of June 30 for the General Assembly to adopt maps before the process is turned over to a bipartisan commission.

So instead, House and Senate Democrats based the new maps on population estimates derived from the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, which Republicans

and a number of voting rights advocacy groups, including the League of Women Voters of Illinois and Illinois Common Cause, argued is not accurate enough to be used for redistricting.

Democratic leaders also said they used data from previous elections to determine the partisan tilt of each district.

Throughout the process, Republicans pushed unsuccessfully for the appointment of an independent redistricting commission that would have been fashioned along the lines of one that was proposed in a 2016 constitutional amendment, but which the Illinois Supreme Court removed from the ballot that year under a legal technicality.

“Today we are entering court on behalf of the thousands of families, small business owners, workers, and taxpayers who said they wanted an independently drawn map, not the one handed down by political insiders desperately clinging to power,” McConchie said in the news release.

“We believe this is our best option to advocate for the 75 percent of voters who were refused an independent process and a map created with accurate data.”

During the spring legislative session, House and Senate redistricting committees held a series of more than 50 public hearings focusing on different areas of the state. Most of those hearings, however, were either virtual meetings or hybrid meetings

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June 2 Police said Kenneth D. Hartman, 24, of Villa Park, was arrested on an original complaint and warrant near Highland and Ardmore at 8 p.m.

Kareem J. Thomas, 26, of Aurora, was charged with violation of bail bond for a Class A misdemeanor in the 1-100 block of E. Highland at 10:51 p.m.

Police said officers responded to a retail theft that had just occurred at a store in the 1-100 block of W. St. Charles, and subsequently, Joseph A. Whelan of Villa Park was arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of DuPage County, as well as an original complaint and warrant out of another town at 10:58 p.m. Police said Whelan also was trespassed from the store.

A complainant reported that multiple areas around town were defaced by black, gray, white and red spraypaint by an unknown suspect.

June 1 Theft was reported at a fitness center in the 200 block of W. Roosevelt at 5:45 p.m. A complainant told police that their cellphone was removed from an unsecured locker by an unknown suspect.

May 31 Police said Rocky A. Berrier, 23, of Villa Park, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of DuPage County at 10:17 p.m.

Police said a suspect drilled a small hole from one motel room into another causing approximately $1,900 in damage at a hotel in the 1-100 block of W. Roosevelt at 1:17 p.m.

Burglary was reported in the 300 block of N. Cornell at 9:24 p.m. A complainant told police that their back door was kicked in by an unknown suspect. The complainant stated that nothing in the home

seemed to be disturbed; the only at 7:51 a.m. that while they were at thing that appeared to be missing was the gas station, a suspect made threatening comments towards them. The the complainant’s cannabis. suspect was located and apologized May 30 for their comments. The complainant Theft/fraud was reported at a store didn’t want to sign complaints. in the 900 block of S. Route 83 at 4 p.m. A complainant told police they Unemployment benefits lost their wallet somewhere around identity theft According to information providtheir vehicle after they exited the store. The complainant also reported ed last week by the Villa Park Police they cancelled all their credit cards, Department, police reported two inbut one of the cards was used by an cidents of identity theft with the intention of using a victim’s personal unknown suspect to purchase gas. information to fraudulently apply for unemployment benefits through the May 24 A complainant at a gas station in Illinois Department of Employment the 100 block of W. North told police Security.

Former dentist gets 270 days in jail for practicing without a license May have to pay restitution to victims On Wednesday, June 9, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that James D’Alise, 78, of Burr Ridge, has been sentenced to 270 days in the DuPage County Jail for practicing dentistry without a license.

Following a bench trial on Wednesday, May 26, Judge Monique O’Toole found D’Alise guilty of seven counts of Unlicensed Practice, a Class A Misdemeanor.

The verdict and sentencing stem from allegations that from Aug. 2018 through April 2019, D’Alise provided dental care to patients without a valid dental license at his Oak Brook office. On July 31, 2018, the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation revoked D’Alise’s dental license following an investigation into his practice prompted by hundreds of complaints from victims regarding D’Alise’s dental procedures and business practices. The investigation revealed that in addi-

tion to practicing without a license, several patients were forced to seek additional dental care at their own expense to repair work performed by D’Alise.

“When people visit their dentist, they expect that the dentist providing services to them is licensed and in good standing with the State,” Berlin said. “For one-and-one-half years, Mr. D’Alise ignored this requirement and will now be held accountable for his actions.”

D’Alise was taken into custody immediately following Wednesday’s proceedings to begin serving his sentence. He will be required to serve 50% of his sentence. In addition to his jail sentence, D’Alise was ordered to pay fines and court costs totaling $964 and will serve two years of conditional discharge following his release from custody.

On Thursday, July 29, D’Alise’s case will be in court for a hearing regarding restitution to his victims.

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Montini Catholic preparing for summer camp season

Montini Catholic High School has announced opportunities for grade school sports enthusiasts to develop skills and gain confidence and discover their passions.

Bronco Sports and Academic Summer Camps are still available for registration at Montini Catholic High School.

Camps offere a great opportunity for grade school sports enthusiasts to develop skills, gain confidence and discover their passions.

“Wherever one’s athletic interests lie, we are sure that they will find that there is something here for them,” said athletic director Tom Lentine. “We offer a wide variety of fundamental

camps for all ages, as well as specific camps in several sports. Our coaches really look forward to conducting our athletic camps each summer and are committed to working with campers to hone and improve their knowledge and skills. We are always hearing from happy parents about how much their children are learning during our athletic camps.”

Academically, this year, Montini is offering an X-Treme Summer Camp, Art Camp, Theater and Band Camps as well as Lego Stem Workshops.

Camp information and descriptions can be found online at montini.org/ SummerCamp21. Here is the expected schedule:

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Cheerleading – Grades 4-8 July13-15 (T-Th) 12-1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. (Th) • $75 Cross Country (Girls) – Grades 4-8 July 5- July 30 (M-F no W) 8-10:30 a.m. • $100 Cross Country (Boys) – Grades 5-8 July 5-30 (M-F no W) 8-10:30 a.m. • $100 Football (Boys) – Grades 5-8 Youth Skills June 28-July 1 (M-Th) 1-3 p.m. • $75 Big Man July 2 (F) 1-3 p.m. • $25 Golf (Coed) – Grades 4-8 July 26-29 (M-Th) 1:30-3 p.m. • $80 Lacrosse (Girls) – Grades 4-8 July 26-28 (M-W) 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

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The House and Senate approved new maps on Friday, May 26, less than 24 hours after the final drafts had been introduced. Pritzker signed them into law a week later, on June 4.

The lawsuit alleges that the maps violate the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which federal courts have frequently cited as the basis for requiring state legislative districts to be drawn so they are substantially equal in population.

That has generally meant that districts cannot vary in population by more than 10 percent between the largest and smallest districts, but variations of less than 10 percent have also been found unconstitutional if the lines are drawn in an arbitrary or discriminatory manner.

McConchie and Durkin argue in their lawsuit that the use of survey data to craft the new maps resulted in districts that are both arbitrary in how they were drawn and discriminatory because the surveys that were used tend to undercount certain subgroups of the population.

They are asking the court to declare that the new maps violate the U.S. Constitution and for an injunction to prevent state officials from implementing the new maps.

In addition, they are asking that if valid maps are not adopted before the Illinois Constitution’s June 30 deadline, that the court either order the appointment of a bipartisan commission, as provided for in the Illinois Constitution, or appoint a special master to oversee the drafting of valid maps based on official 2020 census data.

The suit names House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch, of Hillside, Senate President Don Harmon, of Oak Park, and the Illinois State Board of Elections, along with its individual members, as defendants.

Sens. Omar Aquino, D-Chicago, who is chair of the Senate Redistricting Committee, and Elgie Sims, D-Chicago, who is vice chair of the Senate Redistricting Committee, issued a joint written statement June 9 stating they “stand by” their maps.

“It is disappointing but not surprising Republicans would seek to strike down these new maps, which reflect the great racial and geographic diversity of our state. Throughout this process, they have done nothing but delay and obstruct efforts to ensure our communities are fairly represented, as seen by their refusal to even draft their own proposals,” the statement reads.

As of June 9, the case had not yet been assigned to a federal judge.

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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,July 6, 2021 at 6:30 P.M., at which a Public Hearing will be held to review case No. 2021 -18 to consider a request for: Variation, Maximum Driveway Width Municipal Code Section 10 – 8 – 8 – 1; Variation, Driveway Parking Pad Municipal Code Section 10 – 8 – 8 – G.3 at 213 S York Road in 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 2 IN B.L. FRANZEN’S SUBDIVISION, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 213 S York Road, Bensenville, IL 60106.

Richard R. Rebmann of 19 S Center Street, Bensenville, IL 60106 is the owner and applicant for the subject property.

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

Applicant’s application and supporting documentation may be examined by any interested parties in the office of the Community and Economic Development Department, Monday through Friday, in the Village Hall, 12 South Center Street, Bensenville, IL 60106. All interested parties may attend the Public Hearing and be heard. Directions for electronic attendance and participation will be posted on the Village website at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date. Written comments mailed to Village Hall, and online comments submitted on the Village website, will be accepted by the Community and Economic Development Department through July 6, 2021 until 5:00 P.M Office of the Village Clerk Village of Bensenville (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review June 17, 2021) 398340 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,July 6, 2021 at 6:30 P.M., at which a Public Hearing will be held to review case No. 2021 -17 to consider a request for: Zoning Map Amendment, C-2 Commercial District to R-5 Multiple-Unit Dwelling District Municipal Code Section 10 – 3 – 6 Planned Unit Development Municipal Code Section 10 – 4 at 1131-1139 Center Street in the C – 2 Commercial 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: THE NORTH 68.37 FEET OF LOT 24, AS MEASURED ON THE WEST LINE, THE SOUTH LINE OF SOME BEING RIGHT ANGLES TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT, TOGETHER WITH THE SOUTH 14 FEET OF THAT PART LOT 23 LYING EAST OF THE PROLONGATION NORTH OF THE WEST LINE OF LOT 24, IN CANTRELL’S RESUBDIVISION CORRECTED PLAT OF PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 31, 1959 AS DOCUMENT

LEGAL NOTICES 951826, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: THE SOUTH 115 FEET OF THE NORTH 181.37 FEET OF THE WEST 133.5 FEET OF LOT 24 (MEASURED ON THE WEST LINE AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT) IN CANTRELL’S RESUBDIVISION CORRECT PLAT AS PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 31, 1959 AS DOCUMENT 951826, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 3: THE SOUTH 115FEET OF THE NORTH 181.37 FEET (EXCEPT THE WEST 133.5 FEET) OF THE WEST 133.5 FEET OF LOT 24 (MEASURED ON THE WEST LINE AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT) IN CANTRELL’S RESUBDIVISION CORRECTED PLAT AS PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 31, 1959 AS DOCUMENT 951826, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 4: THE WEST 133.5 FEET OF LOT 24 LYING SOUTH OF THE NORTH 181.37 FEET (MEASURED ON THE WEST LINE AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE WEST LINE THEREOF AND WHICH LIES 145 FEET NORTHERLY OF AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT) IN CANTELL’S RESUBDIVISION CORRECTED PLAT AS PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 31, 1959 AS DOCUMENT 951826, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 5: THAT PART OF LOT 24 LYING SOUTH OF THE NORTH 181.37 FEET (MEASURED ON THE WEST LINE AND PERPENDICULAR TO THE WEST LINE THEREOF) AND WHICH LIES 145 FEET NORTHERLY AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT, EXCEPT THE WEST 133.5 FEET THEREOF) IN CANTELL’S RESUBDIVISION CORRECTED PLAT AS PART OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 31, 1959 AS DOCUMENT 951826, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. PARCEL 6: EASEMENTS FOR THE INGRESS AND EGRESS AND FOR THE INSTALLATION, USE AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC UTILITIES IN FACOR OF PARCELS 1 TO 5, BOTH INCLUSIVE AS DISCLOSED BY DECLARATION MADE BY ELMHURST NATIONAL BANK, AS TRUSTEE UNDER TRUST AGREEMENT DATED OCTOBER 27, 1960 AND KNOWN AS TRUST NUMBER 1434, RECORDED OCTOBER 27, 1960 AS DOCUMENT 985195, OVER THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY: THAT PART OF LOT 24 IN CANTRELL’S RESUBDIVISION CORRECTED PLAT DESCRIBED BY: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEASTERLY CORNER OF SAID LOT FOR A POINT OF BEGINNING; THEREOF NORTH ON THE EAST LINE THEREOF 98.78 FEET; THENCE NORTHWESTERLY ON A LINE TO A POINT THAT IS 145 FEET NORTHERLY OF AND AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT AND 9.71 FEET WESTERLY OF THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT (AS MEASURED ON A LINE THAT IS 145 FEET NORTHERLY OF AND PARALLEL TO AND AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT) THENCE CONTINUING WESTERLY ON SAID LINE THAT IS 145 FEET NORTHERLY OF AND PARALLEL TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT 19.77 FEET; THENCE SOUTHEASTERLY ON A LINE 35.32 FEET TO A POINT THAT IS 22.42 FEET WEST OF SAID EAST LINE;

THENCE SOUTHERLY 32.97 FEET TO A POINT THAT IS 20 FEET WEST OF SAID EAST LINE; THENCE SOUTHERLY 7 FEET TO A POINT THAT IS 19.48 WEST OF SAID EAST LINE; THENCE WESTERLY 0.52 FEET PARALLEL TO SAID SOUTHERLY LINE AND 70.22 FEET NORTH OF THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID LOT; THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL TO SAID EAST LINE 70.22 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT THAT IS 20.05 FEET WESTERLY FROM THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT (AS MEASURED ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE_; THENCE EASTERLY ON SAID SOUTHERLY LINE 20.02 FEET TO A POINT OF BEGINNING IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 31, 1959 AS DOCUMENT 951826, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. THE WEST 33 FEET OF THE SOUTHERLY 145 FEET (MEASURED PARALLEL TO AND AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SOUTHERLY LINE THEREOF) OF LOT 24 IN CANTRELL’S RESUBDIVISION CORRECTED PLAT, IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED DECEMBER 31, 1959 AS DOCUMENT 951826, IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 1131-39 Center Street, Bensenville, IL 60106.

Brook Forest LP of 7330 Fairmont, Downers Grove, IL 60516 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. Directions for electronic attendance and participation will be posted on the Village website at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date. Written comments mailed to Village Hall, and online comments submitted on the Village website, will be accepted by the Community and Economic Development Department through July 6, 2021 until 5:00 P.M Office of the Village Clerk Village of Bensenville (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review June 17, 2021) 398342 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,July 6, 2021 at 6:30 P.M., at which a Public Hearing will be held to review case No. 2021 -16 to consider a request for: Site Plan Review Municipal Code Section 10 – 3 – 2 Final Plat of Subdivision Municipal Code Section 11 – 3 Amendment to a Planned Unit Development Municipal Code Section 10 – 4 – 4 In conjunction with the requested Planned Unit Development Amendment, the Petitioner is asking the Community Development Commission consider a request of the following code departure: Outdoor Lighting Illumination Standards Municipal Code Section 10 – 9 – 8 – C at Mohawk Terrace Subdivision in the 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: THAT PART OF BRANIGAR’S MOHAWK TERRACE, BEING A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JANUARY 17, 1956 AS DOCUMENT NUMBER R1956-786620, IN DU PAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SUBDIVISION, SAID POINT ALSO LYING ON THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF DEVON AVENUE; THENCE ALONG SAID SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) TRACTS: (1) THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 21 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1506.24 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 77 IN SAID SUBDIVISION; (2) THENCE SOUTH 85 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 55 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 100.18 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 77, SAID POINT BEING 10.00 FEET SOUTH OF THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 77; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 16 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID LOT 77, A DISTANCE OF 209.71 FEET TO THE COMMON CORNER OF LOTS 76, 77, 82 AND 83 IN SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTH 82 DEGREES 47 MINUTES 07 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF LOTS 83 AND 84 IN SAID SUBDIVISION, A DISTANCE OF 201.14 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 72 IN SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 04 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 72, A DISTANCE OF 200.00 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 72, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 73 THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 34 MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF LOTS 73 AND 74 OF SAID SUBDIVISION, A DISTANCE OF 103.84 FEET TO THE WESTERLY EXTENSION OF THE NORTH LINE OF LOT 59 IN SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 31 MINUTES 35 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID WESTERLY EXTENSION AND ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT 59, A DISTANCE OF 266.03 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 59; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 35 MINUTES 04 SECONDS EAST, A DISTANCE OF 637.50 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 52 IN SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 27 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT 52, A DISTANCE OF 199.52 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID LOT 52, SAID POINT ALSO LYING ON THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF ILLINOIS ROUTE 83; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 32 MINUTES 46 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE, A DISTANCE OF 526.22 FEET TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 38 MINUTES 54 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SUBDIVISION, A DISTANCE OF 2488.17 FEET TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SUBDIVISION; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 11 MINUTES 02 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE WEST LINE OF SAID SUBDIVISION, A DISTANCE OF 1269.29 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. P.I.N. 03-03-200-001 THROUGH 03-03-200-019; P.I.N. 03-03-200-0022 THROUGH 03-03-200-026; P.I.N. 03-03201-001 THROUGH 03-03-201-021; P.I.N. 03-03-202-001 THROUGH 03-03-202-008; P.I.N. 03-03-202-012; P.I.N. 03-03-202-015 THROUGH 03-03-202-017; P.I.N. 03-03202-021 THROUGH 03-03-202-036; P.I.N. 03-03-203-003 THROUGH 03-03-203-008; P.I.N. 03-03-203-016 THROUGH 03-03203-020; P.I.N. 03-03-204-001 THROUGH 03-03-204-013; P.I.N. 03-03-205-001

THROUGH 03-03-205-012; Commonly known as the Mohawk Terrace Subdivision, Bensenville, IL 60106.

ML Realty Partners of 1 Pierce Place, Itasca, IL 60143 and Prologis of 321 N. Clark St, Suite 2625, Chicago, IL 60654 are the owners and ML Realty Partners of 1 Pierce Place, Itasca, IL 60143 is 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. Directions for electronic attendance and participation will be posted on the Village website at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date. Written comments mailed to Village Hall, and online comments submitted on the Village website, will be accepted by the Community and Economic Development Department through July 6, 2021 until 5:00 P.M Office of the Village Clerk Village of Bensenville (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review June 17, 2021) 398343

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,July 6, 2021 at 6:30 P.M., at which a Public Hearing will be held to review case No. 2021 -14 to consider a request for: Variation, Paved Parking Area Municipal Code Section 10 – 8 – 8 – G.4 at 243 Spruce Avenue Street in 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 SIX (6) (EXCEPT THE EASTERLY ONE HUNDRED SIXTY (160) FEET THEREOF) IN BLOCK THIRTY ONE (31), ALSO THAT PORTION OF THE VACATED ALLEY ADJACENT TO SAID PROPERTY, IN FIRST ADDITION TO PERCY WILSON’S IRVING PARK MANOR, A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION TEN (10), ELEVEN (11), FOURTEEN (14) AND FIFTEEN (15), TOWNSHIP FORTY (40) NORTH, RANGE ELEVEN (11), EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED MAY 7, 1926 AS DOCUMENT 213044 IN DUPAGE COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 243 Spruce Avenue, Bensenville, IL 60106.

Joseph Kiaulakis of 243 Spruce Avenue, Bensenville, IL 60106 is the owner of 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. Directions for electronic attendance and participation will be posted on the Village website at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date. Written comments mailed to Village Hall, and online comments submitted on the Village website, will be accepted Notices on on next page SeeSee Notices page 18

I attended a Saturday Villa Park Village “Coffee with the Trustees.”

It was very worthwhile with lots of respectful suggestions and conversation. We should all get more involved whenever possible with what time you may have. Check invillapark. com for meeting dates and times. *** When my neighbors in Villa Park get their letter about the increase

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in your water bill, be sure to notice the line that says, and I quote, “To compensate for the declining usage due to ongoing conservation efforts.”

That means we are now paying more for water because we are using less!

There is something very wrong here.

Don’t forget that a few years ago the village “outsourced” our water bill preparation to “save us money,” which is why you see “water charge

Bond set for Villa Park man charged with robbing convenience store On Saturday, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin and Villa Park Chief of Police Mike Rivas announced that bond has been set for a Villa Park man ac- Cortez Shields cused robbing at gunpoint a 7-Eleven convenience store.

Cortez Shields, 21, appeared in bond court where Judge Susan Alvarado set bond at $350,000 with 10 percent to apply. Shields has been charged with one count of armed robbery, a Class X felony.

On May 13, at approximately 10:01 p.m., a 9-1-1 emergency received a call from the clerk at the 7-Eleven convenience store located in the 600 block of N. Addison Road stating that the store had been robbed by two armed individuals.

It is alleged that at approximately 9:58 p.m., Shields and another individual entered the store armed and wearing masks and gloves. It is alleged that as the clerk spoke with one of the individuals, the other individual, later determined to be Shields, walked up to him behind the counter with a handgun in his hand.

It also is alleged that Shields pointed the gun at the clerk and ordered him to open the cash drawer.

It is alleged that the clerk opened the drawer and Shields took the money out of the drawer.

It is further alleged that Shields ordered the clerk to open a second cash drawer and when he did, Shields again took the money from the drawer.

It is alleged that after taking the money, both Shields and his accomplice fled the scene. An investi-

gation into the crime conducted by the Villa Park Police Department led to Shields who was taken into custody on June 10 while officers were investigating a report of a man with a gun at Shields’ residence.

The investigation continues; and anyone with information regarding the armed robbery is asked to Contact Villa Park Deputy Chief Dan McCann at (630) 592-6115.

“It is alleged that Mr. Shields threatened a clerk at gunpoint who was just trying to make an honest living,” Berlin said. “This type of brazen behavior will not be tolerated in DuPage County. The charges filed in this case today send the message anyone who commits a violent crime in DuPage County will be arrested, charged and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Thankfully, the clerk was not physically harmed during this alleged incident.

“I commend the Villa Park Police Department for their efforts in identifying and apprehending the suspect in this case as well as the Addison Police Department for their assistance.”

“Armed violence has no place in our society,” Rivas said. “We will not let a serious crime occur in Villa Park without exhausting every resource to bring the incident to a logical and satisfactory conclusion.

“We are extremely proud of the efforts of the many law enforcement officials from the Villa Park Police Department who worked day and night to bring charges against the accused. We are also fully appreciative of the partnership with the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office for their assistance on this serious crime.”

Shields’ next court appearance is scheduled June 28 for arraignment in front of Judge John Kinsella.

fee” and “admin fee” charges on your bill. Please talk to your new trustees about this as I believe they may be able to put a stop to this outrageous price increase. *** We’re paying upward of $3.45 a gallon for gas, the price of food and the price of just about everything else is going up. Now I read that the U.S. consumer inflation rate rose 5 percent from last May to this May—the highest increase since 2008. But it’s all good. At least that meanie Donald Trump isn’t posting mean tweets anymore. *** Our government leaders are not able to “walk on water” so let’s be real in what we expect from them.

Our current, legally elected president, whom I voted for, is not getting everything right, in my opinion, but I accept what he is doing. He inherited a terrible mess in every “cabinet” and a deadly virus that the previous administration thought would go away.

Trump probably did what he thought was right. He just didn’t see the big picture. Our democracy is at stake– none of us are safe if it fails due to continued lies about the election. *** What’s the greatest threat to the United States, according to Joe Biden? Not China, not Russia, not Al Qaeda, not ISIS, not even COVID-19. Nope, it’s climate change. I remember how Biden was being portrayed as a moderate before the election. Biden is no moderate.

He’s a true blue woke leftist.

*** When I was a sophomore in high school, “Macbeth” and “Beowulf” were required reading in English class. How times have changed. I heard a discussion on a radio program last week where the hosts were talking about the most recent New Trier District 203 school board meeting. That meeting was dominated by a pro and con discussion about the book “Two Boys Kissing,” which is required reading in sophomore English class at New Trier High School.

All I can say is I’m glad I grew up when I did and I’m glad I didn’t raise children in this day and age. *** The New York Times’ Mara Gay said dozens of American flags flying on Long Island during the anniversary of D-Day left her “really disturbed.” Others are saying that flying the American flag is really a message showing support for Donald Trump.

I’ve been shaking my head so much lately over this kind of rhetoric that it feels like it will fall right off. These so-called “woke” people are about as genuine as a Gucci knock-off with their appearance of concern over the state of our country—and non-acceptance and judgment of those who see things differently. It takes me back to my teenage years when hippies dissed “the man”—aka the government—and were out to save the planet and spread “peace and love” throughout the land. But if you weren’t with them, you were part of the “establishment.” See a parallel here?

Breaking ground

*** I thought this was a free country. But big tech companies and the mainstream media are eager to shut down dissenting opinion. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and most TV networks like to dictate what you can and cannot discuss. They banned discussion of the Wuhan lab leak, COVID-19 treatments, election integrity and more. So much for free speech. *** So the Democratic wrecking ball continues its destruction in Illinois: Unfair maps, corruption, raising taxes while ignoring the pension crisis, the enormous state debt and the structural deficit, Not surprisingly, people are fleeing this state in droves. Wow, what’s next on the agenda for the farleft? I can only wonder. *** If President Biden were a teenager, you’d take your credit card away from him. His spending is out of control. *** Aww, Trump hurt your feelings, so you voted for Biden. Now look what we have: gas prices are up and going higher, illegals are pouring across the southern border, our children are emotionally scarred due to school closing, and crime and violence are much too prevalent in our cities.

Trump brought the USA back. He was good for America and American people. He fought for us against the elitists in D.C., the corporate kingdoms. Your vote for Biden can never be forgiven.

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District 45 held a groundbreaking ceremony last week to celebrate the start of construction of its Early Childhood Center, which will be located near Jackson Middle School in Villa Park. Pictured (left to right) during the June 7 ceremony are: former District 45 board member Diana Stout, former District 45 board member Tracy Vroman, District 45 board member Navreet Heneghan, District 45 board member Melissa Slinn, District 45 Superintendent Anthony Palmisano, District 45 board member Judy Degnan, District 45 board member Kelli May and District 45 board member Kim Taglia. In March 2020, district voters approved a referendum to borrow $30 million to fund a variety of improvements, including the construction of an early childhood center. The building will provide a centralized location for the district’s early childhood program, which is similar to preschool for at-risk children from the ages of 3-5. The early childhood center, which will accommodate approximately 200 students, should be ready to open at the start of the 2022-23 school year.

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Glowiak Hilton focuses on way to make tuition more affordable To make tuition more affordable for working families, state Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton (D-Western Springs) has advanced a measure allowing residents to deposit inheritance into qualified tuition programs.

“Expanding qualified tuition plans supports working families as they explore education goals with their students,” Glowiak Hilton. “By creating a simpler path to afford tuition, our state is actively working to encourage more Illinoisans to enroll in higher education.”

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CLUES ACROSS 1. Sr. enlisted Army member 4. Payroll firm 7. Monetary unit of Macao 10. Cooking vessel 11. Cow sound 12. Hairpiece 13. Spoon-shaped surgical instrument 15. Mother 16. Remove from record 19. Foolish 21. Mailman 23. Unit of data size 24. Stirred 25. Deceptive movement 26. We all have one 27. Direct from pasture beef animal 30. A person’s own self 34. Helps little firms 35. Deep, red-brown sea bream 36. Tumbler 41. A short section of a musical composition 45. Young woman (French) 46. Wings 47. Wine bottles 50. Thin layers of rock 54. Opposite to 55. American state 56. Uncertainty about something 57. Basics 59. Indian seaport 60. Owed as a debt 61. Buffer solution 62. Unit of work or energy 63. Soviet Socialist Republic 64. One point south of due east 65. Born of CLUES DOWN 1. Small stem bearing leaves 2. Female Bacchanalians 3. Mediterranean city 4. Measures electric current 5. Arrived extinct 6. Edible butterfish

As written, the Probate Act of 1975 allows estates to be deposited if it’s practical and only consists of funds. Glowiak Hilton’s proposal expands current law to allow the estates of deceased family members to be deposited into qualified tuition programs without additional obstacles.

Qualified tuition programs allow contributors to support a beneficiary’s higher education expenses.

Earnings accumulate tax free while in the account.

“Access to higher education is

7. Causing wonder or astonishment 8. Behaviors showing high moral standards 9. Ancient Irish alphabets 13. Footballer Newton 14. Utilize 17. Sum of absolute errors 18. Opposite of the beginning 20. Shoe company 22. Algerian port city 27. Girls organization (abbr.)

28. Type of cell (abbr.)

29. Swiss river 31. When you hope to get there 32. Fall behind 33. Expresses distaste, disapproval 37. Volume containing several

critical for economic prosperity, but affordability is equally important,” said Glowiak Hilton. “By allowing residents to use inheritance for higher education costs without barriers from the state, we hope to encourage more kids to think about attending college.”

House Bill 814 passed the Senate Judiciary Committee and moves for further consideration before the full Senate.

Editor’s note: This was submitted by the office of State Sen. Suzy Glowiak Hilton.

novels 38. Less sharp 39. Food for the poor 40. Having made a valid will 41. Royal estates 42. Relating to wings 43. Japanese three-stringed lute 44. Taking something through force 47. Angry 48. Before the present 49. Showy ornaments 51. Norway 52. Comedienne Gasteyer 53. Consume 58. Founder of Babism Answers on page 18

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Over 5,300 sf of finished living space with 3 car heated $1,599,900

Lincoln Luxury New Construction Wise Investment Builders Proposed Modern Farmhouse by one of Elmhurst’s most reputable builders – Wise Investment Builders. Set on an oversized 64’ wide lot on one of Lincoln school’s best streets. Over 5,300 sf of finished living space with 3 car heated garage. Open and airy 1st floor with 2-story foyer, 10 ft ceilings, hardwood floors throughout, private 1st floor study or in-law suite, custom kitchen with large island & prep sink, high end SS appliance package, breakfast nook & family room open to backyard, walk-in pantry + butler pantry with wine fridge, mudroom, and full bath. 4 large upstairs bedrooms with hardwood floors, volume ceilings, laundry, and super luxurious primary suite with spa bath & large walk-in closet. Fully finished lower level with garden window, media room, 5th bedroom, full bath, wet bar, and storage. Smart home wired for all of today’s technology - alarm, whole home backup generator, Ring, internet, and surround sound. $1,599,900 Build Your Dream Home!

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At over 5500 finished square feet this 5 bedroom, 5 full bathroom home offers a flexible floor plan that checks all the boxes for even the most discerning buyer! Upon entering you are immediately greeted with the large 2-story foyer and grand

At over 5500 finished square feet this 5 bedroom, 5 full bathroom home offers a flexible floor plan that checks all the boxes for even the most discerning buyer! Upon entering you are immediately greeted with the large 2-story foyer and grand staircase. The living room leads to the office where french doors provide a quiet working environment with floor to ceiling custom built-ins.

If entertaining is your thing you will appreciate the large Great Room with stone fireplace that flows into the gourmet kitchen with loads of cabinets and counter space, an island, double ovens, new convection microwave and 5 burner cooktop. $779,000

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Being built by a well respected, long-time Elmhurst builder working alongside an interior designer set to help pick out all of your finishes & fixtures. Offering over 4,800 sf of finished living space with its fully finished basement - exercise room, 1,350,000

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Gracious 10 ft first floor ceilings welcome you to this impressive home with HWF’s & extensive trim & ceiling detail throughout, 5 beds, 4.5 baths, a 2.5 car garage, custom kitchen w/ huge island, high-end SS appliances (Wolf & Sub-Zero) & eating area open to family rm w/ fireplace, master suite w/ spa bath, designer plumbing/lighting fixtures, surround sound + more! .

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Back in the pool

The Villa Park Mariners did not compete in 2020. The swim team’s home venue— Jefferson Pool—was closed throughout last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mariners are part of the DuPage Swim and Dive Conference, which canceled its entire 2020 season because of the pandemic. The Mariners returned to action with Saturday’s modified event at Jefferson Pool. The Mariners’ regular-season meets in the DuPage Swim and Dive Conference are normally dual meets between two teams. This year’s

meets will be virtual events. Teams will only swim at their home pools. Results will be scored against two other conference teams. The Mariners’ results from Saturday will be scored against teams that swim at a later date. One photo from Saturday’s event at Jefferson Pool shows Colleen Pienkos (above left) at the start of the 50-meter backstroke race in the 9-10 girls level. Another photo shows Nino Pesola (above right) beginning the 50-meter backstroke in the 9-10 boys division.

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An All-State performance

Competing in her final meet as a Willowbrook Warrior, Daylee Braden ran to a pair of top-11 finishes during Saturday’s IHSA Class 3A girls track and field state meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston. A 2021 Willowbrook graduate, Braden delivered a ninth-place finish in the 400-meter run, which she completed in a personal-best time of 58.25 seconds. She is pictured during Saturday’s 400-meter race. Braden, who earned AllState recognition with her ninthplace finish in the 400-meter run, also turned in an 11th-place performance in the 200-meter run at the state meet. She produced a personal-best time of 25.63 seconds in Saturday’s 200-meter race. Braden will continue her track career at Elmhurst University. Willowbrook’s other statemeet competitor—junior Lily Weder—ran to a 21st-place finish in the 400-meter run, which she completed in 1:02.05.

Chicago Defeats Minnesota in Ultimate Disc action Above: Chicago Union’s Nate Golf (11) catches a pass with Minnesota Wind Chill’s Bret Bergmeier (2) on defense. during the Chicago Union’s 23-18 win over the Minnesota Wind Chill Saturday night at Elmhurst University’s Langhorst Field. The Union is now 2-0 for the season.

The Chicago Union is part of the American Ultimate Disc League.

Right: Chicago Union’s Ross Barker (25) makes a pass around Minnesota Wind Chill’s Colin Berry (24).

Ayala wins sectional title in discus throw Senior earns a berth in this week’s state meet

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Willowbrook’s boys track and field team battled in Friday’s 16team IHSA Class 3A sectional at Hoffman Estates High School. Two Warriors—seniors Sergio Ayala and Enrique Cruz—secured state-meet berths with their performances at

the sectional. Ayala and Cruz will compete in this Saturday’s IHSA Class 3A state meet at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

Ayala won the sectional title in the discus throw. His best throw at the sectional traveled 47.35 meters.

Cruz earned his state-meet berth

with his second-place sectional effort in the shot put. His finest attempt at the sectional covered 16.23 meters.

Ayala delivered a sixth-place finish in the shot put at the sectional. His best attempt measured 15.09 meters. The Class 3A state-qualify-

ing standard in the shot put is 15.97 meters.

Cruz placed eighth in the sectional’s discus throw competition.

His best throw sailed 42.06 meters.

The Class 3A state-qualifying standard in the discus throw is 46.71 meters.

Addison Trail senior Hamza Kittaneh won an individual title in the 300-meter hurdles event at the Hoffman Estates Sectional. Kittaneh finished the race in a firstplace time of 40.07 seconds. He secured a berth in this week’s state meet with his sectional victory.

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Illinois enters Phase 5, full reopening

By Peter Hancock CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

Illinois began Phase 5 of the COVID-19 reopening plan June 11, meaning businesses and organizations can resume normal activity, although some limited restrictions will remain in place.

Under Phase 5 guidelines, capacity limits are being lifted for both indoor and outdoor activities while people who have been fully vaccinated are no longer required to wear face cov-

erings in most settings and businesses are no longer required to enforce mask mandates or maintain social distancing rules, although they may continue to do so if they choose.

People who have not been fully vaccinated are still encouraged to wear face coverings, and all people are still required to wear face coverings while traveling on public transportation, in congregate settings, in health care settings as well as in schools, day cares and educational institutions.

Those changes come 15 months after Gov. JB Pritzker first issued a disaster declaration in response to the pandemic which, as of June 10, had infected nearly 1.4 million people in Illinois and claimed 23,014 lives.

Due to the wide availability of vaccines, which first became publicly available in January, new infections and hospitalization rates have reached their lowest points since the pandemic began.

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Health reported June 10 that 68 percent of Illinois adults had received at least one dose of vaccine and 51 percent were fully vaccinated.

IDPH also reported that only 366 new cases of COVID-19 had been detected in the previous 24 hours. That drove the seven-day average case positivity rate to just 1 percent, the lowest since the state started reporting daily test results.

As of late in the day June 9, 764 people in Illinois were reported to be hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 209 patients were in intensive care units, and 103 of those patients were on ventilators. That was the lowest number of hospital beds in use since the state began reporting the numbers as well.

During an interview with Capitol News Illinois last week, Pritzker said that even though the state was ready to enter the final reopening phase, he was not yet prepared to lift the disaster proclamation he first issued on March 9, 2020, which has served as the legal basis behind scores of executive orders such as a ban on residential evictions and utility shutoffs. It has been extended monthly since that date.

“It’s a new chapter, of course, in the pandemic but we aren’t quite ready yet to remove the disaster declaration,” Pritzker said.

“There are things that need to be ramped down and, you know, making sure of course that we actually are seeing continued decrease of cases and hospitalizations.”

The March 9 disaster declaration was followed on March 15 by an executive order closing K-12 schools to in-person learning. In the following days Pritzker issued an order closing bars and restaurants to on-premises service and, on March 20, a general stay-at-home order that effectively shut down major parts of the state’s

economy.

By April, the state’s unemployment rate had spiked to a modern-day high of 16.3 percent as tens of thousands of workers each week filed first-time unemployment claims. But as economic restrictions were gradually relaxed over the summer, the jobless rate began to subside, falling to 7.5 percent in October and, most recently, 7.1 percent in April.

Asked during his interview with CNI whether, in retrospect, he wished he would have handled things differently, Pritzker said he had to work with the information he had at the time.

“I can tell you that if I knew then what I know now, I’m sure I might have made some different decisions,” he said. “But that just wasn’t something available to me. What we had was a novel coronavirus.”

Pritzker added that just a few days before he issued the stay-at-home order he received projections—a copy of which he said remains on his desk—that said if the state took no action, Chicago alone would see 20,000 deaths from COVID-19 by August of that year.

“So we had to make decisions quickly. We had to be decisive about it,” he said. “I needed to be transparent and communicate at 188 press conferences during the year 2020. And it was my job to not only give people the facts, but do that in the face of the president in Washington, D.C., who was lying to people about this. And I think people needed to hear from somebody, somebody that they would be willing to listen to, that they trust.”

“And people did the right thing,” he added. “I mean, this is the amazing thing about Illinois, that we put the mitigations in place, and then people actually followed them and did the right thing, the result of which is many, many lives were saved.”

LEGAL NOTICES Continued from previous page by the Community and Economic Development Department through July 6, 2021 until 5:00 P.M Office of the Village Clerk Village of Bensenville (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review June 17, 2021) 398344 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,July 6, 2021 at 6:30 P.M., at which a Public Hearing will be held to review case No. 2021 -13 to consider a request for: Variation, Maximum Driveway Width Municipal Code Section 10 – 8 – 8 – 1; Variation, Driveway Parking Pad Municipal Code Section 10 – 8 – 8 – G.3 at 138 N Addison Street in 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 7 IN BLOCK 3 IN HOMESTEAD, BENSENVILLE, A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE S.E. ¼ OF THE N.E. ¼ OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 40 NORTH, RANGE 11, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN DUPAGE COUN-

TY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 138 N Addison Street, Bensenville, IL 60106.

Ricardo Lopez of 138 N Addison Street, Bensenville, IL 60106is 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. Directions for electronic attendance and participation will be posted on the Village website at least 48 hours prior to the meeting date. Written comments mailed to Village Hall, and online comments submitted on the Village website, will be accepted by the Community and Economic Development Department through July 6, 2021 until 5:00 P.M Office of the Village Clerk Village of Bensenville (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review June 17, 2021) 398345

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Hours will continue to be adjusted until we reach the conditions as it was before the pandemic. Typically, Bar hours will be extended. Reservations are accepted. For reservations call (630) 833-1602. Current Hours: Sunday 4PM-8PM, Monday thru Thursday 4PM-9PM, Friday and Saturday 11:30AM-9PM.

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Enjoy Summer on Elmhurst’s Friendliest Patio!

HB Jones features Elmhurst’s largest outdoor eating area with room for 100 diners in our main patio and 30 in our front patio.

Thursday nights at HB Jones have become an Elmhurst event featuring all 80 of our craft, domestic and draft beers for half price and live music on the patio. “Thursdays are a great night to sit at a table or at our outdoor bar and enjoy the weather and the tunes,” says the enigmatic Jones.

The indoor/outdoor bar has room for 12 outdoor and 14 indoor and the patio also features a fireplace and 2 large screen TV’s.

This year HB Jones has added something new and exciting to its already fabulous menu.

Local Elmhurst resident and Pit master Joey Calcagno is applying his passion to authentic slow smoked Texas BBQ. Joey smokes the meat from 10pm the night before to create fantastic rib’s, brisket, pork belly and other specialties. We run out daily so make sure you get there early to sample what everyone is raving about.

Two Brothers from Italy Ristorante & Pizzeria In the heart of downtown Elmhurst, Two Brothers from Italy Ristorante & Pizzeria continues to carry on the rich tradition of Italian cuisine since it opened its doors. In 1976, Angelo Battaglia and his wife, Rosalia, purchased an Elmhurst storefront to start their restaurant. Serving up authentic Italian dishes and pizza that is beyond praise, this little “ma and pa” restaurant became a quick neighborhood favorite and has since quadrupled in size. Now in its 45th year of business, the family restaurant is run by Angelo’s daughter, Joanne and her husband, Sam. “We still are using those favorite recipes from 45 years ago,” Joanne states.

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