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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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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, President Albert Bulthuis, Villa Park Village Trustee (and Contact me forVilla a Park Village In collaboration with the VillaCuzzone Park Parks Recreation Department,of local company Saint GenVillage President-Elect) Nick andand Leslie Allison-Seei—chair thetheater Villa Park Community Pride 630-514-9961 complementary esius Productions is Day presenting free on outdoor productions ofits William Shakespeare’s “Much Ado About Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2801 of held Memorial Day service onDay Monday mornCommission.

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Juveniles charged with setting fire at former Pheasant Run Resort Berlin decries fire that drew 107 firefighters from 26 departments

– Robert B. Berlin

imately 4:41 p.m., the St. Charles Police Department and the St. Charles Fire Department responded to the former Pheasant Run resort located at 4051 E. Main St., for multiple reports of a structure fire.

Upon their arrival, authorities found large sections of the resort engulfed in flames. More than 100 firefighters from more than 25 fire departments were called to ultimately extinguish the blaze.

The St. Charles police and fire departments, the State Fire Marshall and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives immedi-

Park Place introduces ‘Whiz Robots’ to community

Contest held among residents to name new vacuums

With a nationwide staff shortage causing challenges to virtually every industry, Park Place of Elmhurst has found an innovative solution at their senior living community. To help staff efficiency, they have implemented the Whiz Robot.

The Whiz Robot works as an autonomous vacuuming robot—not to replace staff, but to augment the team and automate repetitive tasks, allowing staff to focus on other areas of need, such as personalized care.

Whiz Robots are programmed with enhanced safety measures to minimize risk. For example, if a person were to meet the robot, it is programmed to stop and move out of the way.

Park Place community members are delighted with the Whiz Robots and held a contest among the residents to name these two new “assistants.” Runners-up were Sparky & Tidy; Hazel & Alice; and, Jeeves & Jarvis. The winning names were Zig & Zag, submitted by resident Gail Balluff, who won 49 percent of the vote.

Park Place has been working closely with ProviNET Solutions, the technology division of their organization, to adopt new tools to enhance resident experience. Whiz Robots are just one example of those technological innovations. Administration is researching the possibility of using robots in the dining areas to assist staff with meal delivery as well.

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“The investigation into what happened at Pheasant Run was extremely thorough.”

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ately initiated an investigation into the fire.

Following the investigation, it is alleged that the four juveniles illegally entered the property at the former resort. It is alleged that once inside, two of the juveniles were involved in setting papers on fire at two separate locations. It is further alleged that the two juveniles left the area where they had set the papers on fire without extinguishing the fire. Charges were filed against the four juveniles on Monday, July 25.

The following day, the two juveniles facing the more serious charges turned themselves into authorities to await their detention hearing. The remaining two juveniles were notified of the charges against them and appeared in court as well.

“For days, 107 firefighters from 26 fire departments put their lives in danger to control and ultimately extinguish a massive fire that heavily damaged the former Pheasant Run resort in St. Charles,” Berlin said. “It is alleged that the actions of these juveniles progressed from misdemeanor trespassing and vandalism to much more serious and potentially deadly felony criminal charges. Thankfully, no one sus-

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DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin and St. Charles Chief of Police James Keegan announced that two male juveniles have been charged with starting a three-alarm fire at the former Pheasant Run resort on North Avenue.

Two additional male juveniles have each been charged with trespassing at the resort as well. Each of the juveniles appeared at a detention hearing with their parents where Judge Anthony Coco ordered that the two charged with starting the fire—one from Carol Stream and another from Wheaton—be detained, while the other two, one from Carol Stream and another from Winfield, be released to the custody of their parents on home detention.

The detained juveniles have each been charged with one count of arson (Class 2 felony), one count of burglary (Class 2 felony), one count of criminal damage to property (Class 4 felony) and three counts of criminal trespass to a building (Class B misdemeanor). The two boys who were released to their parents’ custody have each been charged with two counts of criminal trespass to a building. The boys’ ages range from 14 to 17 years old.

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Board members approve six-month extension for purchase and development of 100-110 S. Villa Ave. Construction that was supposed to begin this fall should start in the spring of 2023

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Villa Park Village Board members voted unanimously, 7-0, during their July 25 meeting to approve a sixmonth extension to a letter of intent for the purchase and development of 100110 S. Villa Ave. In December 2021, board members voted in favor of an ordinance that approved a letter of intent to purchase and develop the property, which is located on the west side of Villa Avenue, just north of the Great Western Trail.

Wisconsin-based Catalyst Partners, which bought the property from the Village of Villa Park for $2.1 million, intends to join Marquette Companies of Naperville to develop the site. The development plan calls for an invest-

ment of approximately $50 million to construct about 220 apartments, 8,000 square feet of commercial space and a minimum of 100 public parking places.

According to information provided by the village, the developers have conducted architectural and engineering design of the site. The developers hoped to begin construction of the project this fall, but they have reportedly been unable to find a general contractor to commit to starting the project before the end of 2022.

The inability to secure construction materials, including concrete, has led the developers to seek a six-month delay in starting construction of the project.

Obituaries

CATHERINE JULIA MARCHITTO, 99 Catherine Julia Marchitto, nee Imlauf, age 99 of Villa Park, IL. Beloved wife of the late Michael Marchitto; loving mother of Cathy Eppelheimer, Michael Marchitto, Wendy (the late Dr. Ghanim) Kassir, Kevin (Annette) Marchitto, the late Joyce Davenport, and the late James Marchitto; devoted grandmother of Kimberly Yench, Michael (Marianne) Epplelheimer, Dena (Michael) Boznos, Michael Marchitto, Christina (Joseph) Stanislao, Jennifer (Mark Sadkowski) Kassir, Kevin (Renee) Kassir, Ghanim Kassir, Elizabeth (John) Franks, Carlitta Marchitto, Rocco Marchitto, and Valeria Marchitto; great-grandmother of 15; fond sister of Rita Doersam, and the late Marian Gober; aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Catherine brought her loving family and friends together with good food, good stories, and lots of laughter. She will be remembered for finding beauty in the simpler things in life.

Services were held July 30. Funeral info: www.steuerlefh.com or 630832-4161.

Murphy (Barry Smith) of Geneva, IL, Maureen Murphy of Villa Park, IL, and Mark Murphy of Mississippi; dear uncle of William ‘Bill’ (Michelle) Sands of Wisconsin, Katherine ‘Katie’ Sands of Chicago, IL, Helen Burnett of Louisiana, Grady Burnett of Texas and Emma Joy Burnett of Villa Park, IL; dear great-uncle to Cecilia Cynthia Sands.

Joe was predeceased by his parents, Hugh and Doris Murphy, nee Svehla.

Joe loved nature, animals, old cars and the Chicago Bears. He loved his family especially his niece, nephew and great niece. Joe felt most at peace when he was in nature, he especially loved his trips to Wisconsin and he loved talking to everyone.

A Memorial service was held Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. Private interment.

The family would like to thank those that helped Joe through his journey of life, you know who you are, may many blessings come your way.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in memory of Joe can be made to DuPage County Animal Shelter, 120 JOSEPH MURPHY, 57 N. County Farm Rd., Wheaton, IL Joseph “Joe” Martin Murphy, age 60187.

57, of Lombard, died July 27.

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State announces plan for $760 million in opioid settlement money

By Peter Hancock

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Gov. JB Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced plans July 29 for how the state will distribute its share of funds from a national settlement with opioid companies.

Illinois expects to receive approximately $760 million over 18 years from a $26 billion national settlement with three opioid distributers—Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen—and one opioid manufacturer, Johnson & Johnson.

“The opioid crisis will go down as one of the most disturbing examples of corporate greed and medical mismanagement in human history, giving way

to an epidemic that has become more deadly almost every year of the last 40 years,” Pritzker said at a news conference in Chicago.

Under an executive order that Pritzker said he would sign, the money will flow through a new Office of Opioid Settlement Administration to be set up within the Illinois Department of Human Services.

That agency will also appoint a Statewide Opioid Settlement Administrator to ensure that the funds are used in accordance with the State Overdose Action Plan, which Pritzker announced earlier this year, and that they are used

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David Lyon of Catalyst Partners addressed village board members at the July 25 board meeting. He said the developers are looking for a general contractor with experience in DuPage County. He said that while vetting general contractors, it became apparent that supply chain disruptions and shortages in concrete and other key components would cause a delay in the construction start date—from the fall of 2022 to the spring of 2023.

Lyon said that the developers are on the brink of selecting a general contractor for the project, and plan to make an announcement regarding that selection in the near future.

Village Trustee Jack Kozar asked Lyon if his organization was fully

committed to buying the property.

Lyon said the developers have spent $275,000 to $300,000 conducting due diligence for the site at 100-110 S. Villa Ave. Kozar suggested that the developers could still walk away from the project. Lyon responded that legally, the developers could walk away. But Lyon added that from an ethical and financial perspective, he didn’t see the developers doing that.

The 100-110 S. Villa Ave. site is the former home of A.K. Mulch & Firewood. The village purchased the Villa Avenue site in 2020 and sold the property at 631 E. Wildwood Ave. to A.K. Mulch & Firewood. The business subsequently relocated to the property on Wildwood Ave.

Archery Open House Aug. 6

Explore the classic sport of archery at a free Archery Open House on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Blackwell Forest Preserve in Warrenville.

Participants will learn about this popular sport, its history, and its equipment before trying out their skills under the guidance of a certified instructor. The open house will highlight the archery range’s three different sections: beginner, advanced, and interactive. Visitors will also be able to talk to representatives from local archery groups.

All ages are welcome at the open house, but adults must accompany children under 18. Equipment is provided, and registration is not required. For more information, call Visitor Services at 630-933-7248.

Participants are encouraged to download and fill out a waiver form ahead of time and to bring it to the open house to avoid a line at the event.

“Archery is a fun sport for the whole family, and our archery range at Blackwell provides a convenient DuPage location for everyone to enjoy it,” Forest Preserve District site operations manager Marty Jandura said.

The Forest Preserve District is hosting additional archery programs in August and September, as shown below.

Archery: Adults Whether you’re new to the sport or looking for a refresher, join us to learn safety tips, proper shooting techniques, and basic skills. Equipment provided. Ages 18 and up. $5 per person. Register online or at 630933-7248.

• Aug. 12: 5:30-7 p.m., Churchill Woods • Aug. 23: 5:30-7 p.m., Blackwell • Aug. 26: 5:30-7 p.m., Churchill Woods • Sept. 2: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Blackwell; Archery: Families Whether you’re new to the sport or looking for a refresher, join us to learn safety tips, proper shooting techniques, and basic skills. Equipment provided. Ages 8 and up; under 18 with an adult. $5 per person. Reg-

ister online or at 630-933-7248.

• Sept. 25: 10-11:30 a.m., Churchill Woods; Archery: Games Compete with other participants in different archery games designed to be enjoyable for all skill levels.

Equipment provided. Ages 8 and up; under 18 with an adult. $5 per person.

Register online or at 630-933-7248.

For information, call 630-9337200 or visit dupageforest.org, where you can also link to the district’s e-newsletter, blog, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok pages.

World War II veteran turns 100 on Aug. 13 Well-wishers can send him birthday cards and letters; they can also take part in a drive-by parade in Villa Park

Villa Park’s Edward Bye, who served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II, turns 100 years old on Saturday, Aug. 13.

His family is asking people to send him a birthday card or letter. Anyone who wants to wish Bye a happy birthday can send their cards or letters to: Edward Bye, 234 E. Harrison Street, Villa Park, IL 60181.

There will be a drive-by parade to celebrate Bye’s upcoming birthday on Saturday, Aug. 13. The parade will start at 1 p.m. Well-wishers can line up near Albright Middle School (at Harrison Street and Villa Avenue). The parade procession will head west on Harrison for a couple of blocks to the Bye residence.

The celebration will include signs, balloons, music and more. The Bye family will be handing out treats to parade participants.

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Mariners finish season by winning the title at the Blue Division ‘A’ Meet Villa Park will compete in the DuPage Swim and Dive Conference’s Red Division in 2023

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The Villa Park Mariners completed their 2022 season by winning the championship at the DuPage Swim and Dive Conference’s Blue Division ‘A’ Meet in Glendale Heights.

The Mariners decisively outscored three other teams at the July 23 meet, which was abbreviated because of rain and thunderstorms.

Villa Park earned 556 team points at the Blue Division ‘A’ Meet. Glendale Heights finished second with 380 points. The Wood Dale/Addison team placed third with 283 points, while Hanover Park landed in fourth with 262 points.

Winning this year’s Blue Division title propels the Mariners into the conference’s Red Division in 2023.

The conference includes three divisions (White, Red and Blue).

Naomi Aldana won two individual titles for the Mariners at the Blue Division ‘A’ Meet. Competing in the 13-14 girls division, she won the 100-yard individual medley, which she completed in 1 minute, 11.75 seconds. She also won the 50-yard butterfly, which she finished in 30.45 seconds.

Villa Park’s Bennett Vea won two individual events in the 11-12 boys division at the Blue Division ‘A’ Meet. He earned his victories in the 100-yard individual medley (1:20.12) and the 50-yard butterfly

yard butterfly-35.71) and Ryan Mueller (9-10 boys; 100-yard individual medley-1:42.96).

The Villa Park Mariners closed out their 2022 season by winning Villa Park swimmers won six the title at the DuPage Swim and Dive Conference Blue Division ‘A’ relay events at the shortened meet.

Meet in Glendale Heights on July 23. The Mariners defeated three Most of the day’s freestyle relay racother teams at the season-ending meet, which was shortened bees were canceled. The Mariners encause of rain and thunderstorms. Villa Park’s Naomi Aldana (above) joyed plenty of success in the medley won two individual events in the meet’s 13-14 girls level. Bennett Vea relays, which took place at the start (top right) of the Mariners swam to two victories in the meet’s 11-12 of the meet. boys division. Both Mariners are pictured during recent regular-seaVilla Park’s 8-and-under girls son meets. Winning the Blue Division title propelled Villa Park’s team foursome of Leighton Stempel, into the conference’s Red Division next year.

Maddie Lynch, Kennedy Grobe and (35.21). won one individual event at the Blue Ruth Aldana delivered the team’s Lydia Aldana claimed a pair of Division ‘A’ Meet included: Ruth lone win in a freestyle relay event. wins for the Mariners in the meet’s Aldana (8-and-under girls; 50-yard The four Mariners won the 100-yard 9-10 girls level. She delivered first- freestyle-42.60), Maddie Lynch freestyle relay in a first-place time of place finishes in the 100-yard indi- (8-and-under girls; 25-yard butter- 1:33.62. vidual medley (1:35.58) and the 50- fly-26.88), Colleen Pienkos (9-10 Villa Park’s 9-10 boys quartet of yard butterfly (46.49). girls; 100-yard freestyle-1:37.90), Cillian Connolly, Ryan Mueller, CaThe Villa Park swimmers who Kyle King (8-and-under boys; 25- leb Vaughan and Everett Vea won the

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Dance camp at Willowbrook

Willowbrook High School’s dance team held a weeklong camp for girls ages 4 to 13 last week. The five-day camp concluded with Friday morning’s showcase for family and friends in the school’s main gymnasium. The showcase included performances from girls in different age groups, as well as a brief routine from the members of Willowbrook’s team. All of the campers joined the Willowbrook team for the final performance of the showcase. One photo from the end of the camp shows the dance team’s Tabitha Bernardi, who will soon begin her junior year, with her niece—Emry Figueroa (age 5). Earlier this year, Willowbrook’s dance team earned a ninth-place finish in the 2A division of the IHSA competitive state dance meet in Bloomington.

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200-yard medley relay (3:37.39).

The Mariners’ 11-12 girls foursome of Brooke Turner, Lauren Chivilo, Phoebe Aldana and Soleil Capulong claimed a victory in the 200-yard medley relay (2:51.53).

The 11-12 boys lineup of Ryan King, Jon Lynch, Bennett Vea and Nolan Raczkowski provided the Mariners with a win in the 200-yard medley relay (2:42.66).

Villa Park’s 13-14 girls foursome of Maisie Thompson, Lily Chivilo, Naomi Aldana and Allison Smaczny won the 200-yard medley relay (2:20.62).

Annabelle Thompson, Grace Roscoe, Regina Brisbois and Tia Kelly teamed up to deliver a win for the Mariners in the 15-18 girls level’s 200-yard medley relay (2:18.68).

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Police Reports 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 Editor’s note: There were no reports submitted by the Addison Police Department last week.

Villa Park July 23 Police said Jose A. Santiago, 22, of Villa Park, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of DuPage County in the 1-100 block of S. Charles at 4:37 p.m.

A complainant in the 700 block of N. Princeton reported at 1:32 p.m. that a suspect battered them.

July 22 Police said Juan. M. Ramirez, 29, of Lombard, was arrested for a failure to appear warrant out of DuPage County near W. Roosevelt and S. Ardmore at 8:48 p.m. Ramirez also was charged with possession of a controlled substance—other drug, any amount.

vehicle parked in a parking lot.

Theft of services and criminal trespassing was reported at a towing facility in the in the 1-100 block of E. Hill at 5:57 a.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect entered a secured parking lot and removed their vehicle without paying for the service.

causing bodily harm at a store in the 1-100 block of E. North at 8:44 p.m.

Police said Cesar E. Quintanilla, 49, of Villa Park, was arrested on a failure to appear warrant out of DuPage County near N. Euclid and St. Charles at 11:33 p.m.

July 19 Jonathan Nowak, 26 of Chicago, was charged with two counts of DUI, failure to yield to emergency vehicles and speeding near N. Route 83 and Lake at 2:05 a.m.

Unwanted person on property According to information provided last week by the Villa Park Police Department, police reported five incidents of complainants having an unwanted person on their property: in the 400 block of S. Riverside at 7:22 p.m. July 16; in the 400 block of S. Riverside at 12:41 p.m. July 17; in the 400 block of S. Riverside at 7:33 p.m. July 20; in the 400 block of S. Riverside at both 9:44 and 10:11 p.m.

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July 14 Theft was reported in the 300 July 20 block of N. Lincoln at 3:37 p.m. A Police said Omar Arroyo, 43, of complainant reported that a suspect Chicago, was arrested on an original removed a statue off their porch. complaint and warrant for attempted theft of labor, services or use of prop- Fraud, identity theft erty on the above date for an alleged According to information providincident that occurred at a business in ed last week by the Villa Park Police the 100 block of E. North March 14. Department, police reported four inLisa N. Pelton, 29, of Oak Park, cidents of residents being a victim of was charged with possession of a fraud or identity theft. controlled substance—other drug, any amount, on the above date for an Catalytic converter theft alleged incident that occurred March According to information provid14. ed last week by the Villa Park Police Residential burglary was reported Department, police reported one inin the 600 block of S. Harvard at 8 cident of a catalytic converter being p.m. A complainant reported that an removed from vehicles at the followunknown suspect entered a detached ing location: the 300 block of S. Ardgarage and removed several tools. more at 8:58 p.m. July 20.

July 18 Theft of lost or mislaid property was reported at a store in the 400 block of W. North at 12:23 p.m. A complainant reported that an unknown suspect removed a cell phone that was inadvertently left behind.

The phone was later recovered.

Bensenville The Bensenville Police DepartJuly 17 ment recently reported the following Jose F. Martinez-Serrano, 48, of arrests and citations. Persons who Villa Park, was charged with battery are charged with domestic battery are not named in order to protect the victim’s privacy.

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. Juveniles age 17-or-younger are not named.

July 27, 2:42 p.m. in the 1100 block of S. York Road, Bensenville police officers responded to U.S. Bank in reference to a bank robbery.

An unknown suspect fled the scene with approximately $1,200 cash.

This case is under investigation.

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July 27, 6:55 p.m. in the 1000 block of S. York Road, the comI understand the unique needs plainant reported an unknown susof small business owners, pect took two cartons of cigarettes because I run a small business without paying for items. This case is under investigation. BEPC2200636. too. Contact me today for your July 26, 7:26 p.m. in the 400 block small business insurance. of Wood Street, a complainant reported two juveniles came to the Let’s talk today. complainant to report they received unwanted physical contact from a known suspect which occurred two or three years ago. This case is for documentation purposes only.

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July 26, 11:29 p.m. near N. Route 83 and N. Thorndale Ave., Eduard D. Marin, 22, of Schaumburg, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and driving the wrong way 419243 on a one-way street. BEPC2200633.

July 21 Police said Noe Perez Lemus, 39, of Lombard, was arrested on an original complaint and warrant for aggravated DUI and speeding on the above date for an alleged incident that occurred May 29.

A complainant in the 400 block of N. Ardmore reported at 5:52 p.m. that a suspect used an unknown object to damage the passenger side door of a

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July 25, 1:07 p.m. in the 100 block of S. York Road, an officer was informed of criminal defacing to an apartment complex, which was observed on the north wall of the building near the stairwell. This case is under investigation. BEPC2200629.

July 25, 5:57 p.m. in the 500 block of Meyer Road, a complainant reported his motorcycle was found to be missing from the premises. The motorcycle had been parked in front of the establishment. This case is under investigation. BEPC2200630.

July 25, 9:53 p.m. near Route 83 and Frontage Road, Sequan C. Redfield was cited for unlawful possession of cannabis by a driver.

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July 24, 9:03 a.m. in the 1000 block of Argyle Street, Gilberto Gomez Garcia, 28, of South Elgin, was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, no valid driver’s license, and issued traffic violations.

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July 24, 3:15 p.m. in the 400 block of E. Green St., Christopher

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July 22, 1:16 p.m. in the 400 block of Grace Street, a complainant reported an unknown suspect gained entry to her locked garage and a DEWALT drill and possibly a few individual tools were found to be missing. This case is under investigation.

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July 21, 10 a.m. in the 600 block of Thomas Drive, a complainant reported a possibly known suspect slashed the two tires on the driver’s side of her vehicle, while complainant’s car was park in employer’s parking lot. This case is under investigation.

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July 21, 10:04 p.m., a Bensenville police officer was monitoring a DuComm dispatch channel and responded to a stolen vehicle in the area. The vehicle later exited onto I-290 eastbound. Bensenville police subsequently terminated the pursuit.

This case is under investigation.

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Warrenville man charged with public indecency-lewd exposure DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert B. Berlin has announced that John Coakley, 59, of Warrenville, has been charged with one count of misdemeanor public indecen- John Coakley cy-lewd exposure.

On July 27, a $2,000 personal recognizance arrest warrant was issued for Coakley. He turned himself in to authorities July 28 and was released following processing. Coakley is the city administrator for the city of Warrenville.

According to the complaint, on July 24 at approximately 9:15 p.m., while at Lifetime Fitness in Warrenville, Coakley “knowingly performed an act of lewd exposure” in the men’s locker room. An investigation into the matter conducted by the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office led to the charges.

“The allegations in this case are disturbing and if proven true, the defendant will be held accountable for his actions” Berlin said. “I thank the Warrenville Police Department for bringing this matter to our attention.”

Coakley’s next court appearance is scheduled for Aug. 29 in front of Judge Monique O’Toole.

Forest preserve district to host fundraiser

Help the DuPage Forest Preserve District provide healthy habitats for native plants and animals and inspiring places for visitors by participating in “A Night for Nature” on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 5-9 p.m. at St. James Farm in Warrenville.

Hosted by the forest preserve district and its nonprofit partner the Friends of the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County, the fundraiser’s goal is to raise $25,000 for habitat restoration and native wildlife in forest preserves where people connect to nature.

Tickets are $100 per person and go on sale Aug. 1 at dupageforest.org/night-for-nature for the 21-and-older event.

Purchase a chance to win $500 by sponsoring a rubber duck for $25. Rubber ducks will race along Spring Brook at St. James Farm on Sept. 16.

Only 250 ducks are available, and online sales end Sept. 14 at 4 p.m. The duck race is sponsored by the Wheaton Lions Club.

Photos of the duck race, including an announcement of the winner, will be posted on the Friend’s Face-

book page at 6 p.m. on Sept. 16.

A Night for Nature also features a silent auction where guests can bid on unique forest preserve experiences and donated products and services from local businesses. Examples of items that will be available include: • Golf experience at DuPage golf preserves, including one hour of personal instruction for one by a forest preserve district PGA staff member; one 18-hole round of golf for four with carts at The Preserve at Oak Meadows and Maple Meadows; and one 9-hole round for four with carts at Green Meadows.

• Kayaking experience for four with a Forest Preserve district ranger at Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Wheaton.

• A native pollinator kit provided

by Natural Communities containing 50 native plants to attract birds, butterflies and other pollinators to your garden.

• A four-hour fishing, hiking, and nature experience with a picnic shelter or meeting space reservation at Fullersburg Woods Forest Preserve in Oak Brook.

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Slices of life

Anniversary thoughts, Part 2: Don’t hold back “Tell them you love them over and over again. Tell them too much, and never too little, for the time we have is short, but the love we have is endless.” – Dane Thomas This week would have (should have) been my 35th wedding anniversary.

I guess it is my 35th wedding anniversary. I’m still married, albeit without a husband. A widow (deep heavy sigh). He died shortly after our 33rd anniversary. But still, I remember, and I celebrate. No, I just remember.

We’d planned to do something “big” on this anniversary. We never felt like we had the chance before.

Fifteen, twenty, even twenty-five— we let them all pass us by.

We were always too young, or too poor, or too busy raising kids to spend the time or money for anything for just the two of us. It seemed too extravagant.

We took lots of family vacations, but they were planned around our four kids.

We always spent time together, but it typically involved practices, games or performances (of the childhood variety). We spent many weekends away from home in hotels—for tournaments and supervising kids in the pool.

They were good years—building a family, raising children. We were happy to put special times for just the two of us on hold because we had all of our future for us as a couple. We married young. We were young. There’d be plenty of time.

Or so we thought.

We thought we’d do something big this year. He’d always promised to take me to Europe. But it could have been so many things: a long weekend in Las Vegas, a trip to a secluded cabin in the mountains, the beach. Anything—something.

It didn’t matter what. It would be a rare splurge on just the two of us.

Instead, now, it’s just me. And I have some advice.

Don’t wait. Don’t wait. Don’t wait.

Please. Don’t. Wait.

There are always logical reasons to wait. To put off the things you really want to do with your spouse because don’t have enough money or time or whatever you think

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you need to do all the things you want to do. Please take note of my circumstance.

You never know when your own later may no longer exist. Take the trip. Go on the vacation. Fish for salmon in Alaska. Cruise the Mediterranean. Hula in Hawaii.

Surf in South Africa. Volunteer in to build a school or a church. Go on safari. Visit a nude beach. Buy that hobby farm. Plan an extravagant night out on the town. Buy her the diamond. Get him those golf clubs.

Do it now.

My husband and I passed by anniversary number 30 and thought we had to wait until number 35 to celebrate something grand because 35 was the next big number.

Take it from me: numbers don’t matter. Life matters. Now matters.

Celebrate now. Celebrate this year, next year and the year after.

Heck, celebrate more often than that. Celebrate always. Every day.

Unabashedly.

Because, at then end of it all, not too many of us regret all the good and joyous things we did in life. We don’t regret the happy memories or songs we sang together.

What we might regret, and often regret, are the spectacular things we didn’t do. Even the mundane things we didn’t get a chance to do. Those that we thought we’d get to—some day—but didn’t because time ran out My best advice? You never know when time will run out. So do it now. Experience to the fullest.

Enjoy. Love. Create a memory worth keeping. Let your husband (or wife) take you to Europe.

Make it spectacular.

Let me know how it goes. I’m rooting for you.

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

Hearing examines practices, profits of gun industry

By U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi Last week, the House Oversight Committee held a hearing examining the practices and profits of the gun industry in the wake of the recent mass shootings, the increase in general gun violence across the country, and the stunning revelation that gun manufacturers have made more $1 billion in profits from assault weapons in the past decade alone.

During the hearing, I asked Marty Daniel, CEO of Daniel Defense, about a recent tweet the company sent out featuring an image of a sniper rifle on a rooftop aimed at a person sitting in a parked car.

Despite claims from gun companies that they market their weapons for hunting and self-defense purposes, it is clear that neither is happening in the company’s promotional tweet—it is a shooter on a roof preparing to open fire on an unsuspecting person.

The disturbing nature of this ad is magnified when considering that it comes just weeks after the Highland Park tragedy in which the gunman unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop position, murdering seven people and paralyzing a child from the waist down.

I also questioned Antonia Okafor,

For example, the town of Hanover Park is essentially bisected by the rail line, with fire and emergency services on the north side of the lines, leaving the south side cut off if a miles-long freight train is rolling through. This would be on top of the added environmental, noise, and pedestrian safety concerns that come with more frequent rail traffic.

While many of these negative impacts can be partially mitigated through the new construction of overpasses and underpasses for pedestrian and vehicle traffic, the companies have offered only $10 million towards the effort, a small fraction of the costs of such structures.

Before the press conference, I joined U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin Opposition to in leading a letter U.S. Surface CP-KCS train merger Transportation Board with Sen. On July 25, I led a bipartisan Tammy Duckworth and U.S. press conference with local elected Rep. Marie Newman expressing officials at the Hanover Park Metra Train Station to voice our opposition our oppositions to the merger as proposed. to the proposed $31 billion merger Considering the severe of Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas consequences this merger and the City Southern (KCS) railroads. resulting tripling of freight traffic If the merger were to go through, would have upon local communities, the CP rail line that runs between my colleagues and I called upon Bensenville and Elgin would see the Surface Transportation Board to its rail traffic more than triple, causing Metra commuter train delays hear directly from those who will be affected most by this proposed and negatively impacting local communities and residents along the agreement, before coming to a line. The CP freight trains, which can decision. be as long as two miles, would have drastic and potentially dangerous See PROFITS, Page 8 consequences for local communities. the national director of Women’s Outreach for Gun Owners of America, noting that she called for abolishing the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) in a 2020 social media post.

Despite its demonization by some extremists, the ATF plays a critical role in saving lives and combatting gun violence. In 2020, the ATF National Tracing Center assisted over 8,000 law enforcement agencies and processed almost 500,000 requests that potentially saved countless lives. ATF’s tracing center also led to the swift identification and apprehension of the Highland Park shooter before he could claim even more innocent lives.

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Additional cases of monkeypox identified in DuPage County Risk to public remains low

The DuPage County Health Department (DCHD) has identified four additional cases of monkeypox in recent days, bringing the total number of cases in DuPage County to five.

The DCHD is working closely with the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the persons with monkeypox, and their healthcare providers for the appropriate testing, assessment, and coordination of antiviral treatment.

The DCHD is also working to identify contacts to inform them about how to monitor their health and seek care if symptoms appear.

If indicated, they are offered timely vaccination based on exposure

risk. Persons with monkeypox are recommended to self-isolate. At his time, there is no indication there is risk of extensive local spread of the virus.

Monkeypox is a rare but potentially serious disease caused by infection with the monkeypox virus. Monkeypox virus is part of the same family of viruses as variola virus, the virus that causes smallpox.

The symptoms of monkeypox are similar to but milder than the symptoms of smallpox. Most people who contract monkeypox will develop a rash, and some will develop flu-like symptoms beforehand. The flu-like symptoms may include fever, headache, muscle aches and backache, sore throat, cough, swollen lymph nodes, chills, or exhaustion.

Sometimes, people get a rash first, followed by other symptoms.

Others only experience a rash.

Symptoms usually start within three weeks of exposure to the virus.

Most infections last 2 to 4 weeks.

Anyone with a new or unexplained rash or a rash that looks like

monkeypox should talk with their healthcare provider, even if they don’t think they had contact with someone who has monkeypox.

Avoid close contact (including intimate physical contact) with others until a healthcare provider examines you. Monkeypox does not spread easily between people; however, anyone in close contact with a person with monkeypox can get it and should take steps to protect themselves.

To prevent monkeypox infection: • Avoid close, skin-to-skin contact with people who have a rash that looks like monkeypox.

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(Continued from page 7) Panel discussion on price gouging by major corporations contributing to high food costs I recently traveled to the NCH Community Resource Center in Palatine to hold a panel discussion with local community leaders at the Greater Chicago Food Depository on how food price increases are affecting the health and well-being of working families in the district and across Illinois.

The demand at food banks throughout the state is increasing as donation levels have simultaneously declined due to the same rising food costs impacting people’s ability to donate money and food items of their own.

While supply chain issues and general inflation remain significant factors in the dramatic increase in food prices and the cost of other goods in recent months, I am concerned that some major companies are also taking advantage of the situation by using predatory business practices to drive up the costs of goods for consumers to boost their own profits.

As chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, I sent a letter to the four largest meat processing companies, requesting information related to the increasing costs of meat. The profit margins for these four companies have increased by 300 percent since the onset of the pandemic, with net incomes skyrocketing by 500 percent, because the price increases, they’ve foisted upon consumers greatly exceed their own cost increases.

To address another driver of inflation and shortages, I’ve also launched an investigation into price gouging by the shipping industry.

For example, CMA CGM, one of the largest shipping companies in the world, recorded $11 billion in profit in the first nine months of 2021, more than the company made during the prior decade combined, as their own cost increases were dwarfed by the price hikes they pushed on their customers, driving up the prices of shipping anything, and thus what customers pay at the store.

While my investigations continue, there is no question that these types of predatory business practices are harming consumers and further fueling inflation. They must be stopped, and these companies must be held accountable.

Raja Krishnamoorthi represents Illinois’ 8th Congressional District, which includes parts of Addison, Wood Dale, Elmhurst, Bensenville, Villa Park and Lombard.

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Deadline extended for license, ID, permit registration Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that expiration dates for driver’s licenses, ID cards and learner’s permits are being extended until Dec. 1. The previous extension was set to end on July 31.

As a result, expired driver’s licenses, ID cards and learner’s permits will remain valid until Dec. 1, so customers do not need to rush into Driver Services facilities. This ex-

tension does not apply to commercial driver’s licenses (CDL) and CDL learner’s permits.

White’s office expanded online renewals for expired driver’s licenses and ID cards and continues to mail letters to eligible customers.

The letter provides driver’s license and ID card holders with a unique PIN needed to renew online instead of visiting a facility and waiting in

line. Customers may call 217-7851424 to confirm their eligibility for online renewal or to obtain their PIN. They may also visit https:// apps.ilsos.gov/renewaldlid/eligible.jsp to look up their eligibility status.

Customers who must visit a facility include first-time driver’s license or ID card applicants, firsttime REAL ID applicants and driv-

ers ages 75 and older who are required by state law to visit a facility when renewing their license.

White continues to encourage people to conduct other business online at ilsos.gov. In addition to driver’s license and ID card renewals for those who qualify, online services include obtaining a duplicate driver’s license or ID card, ordering a driver record and purchas-

ing license plate stickers.

White noted his office is also extending the expiration dates of Restricted Driving Permits (RDPs) to Dec. 1 for those that expired on or after Dec. 1, 2021 through Dec. 1, 2022.

As a reminder, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has extended the federal REAL ID deadline to May 3, 2023.

Thompson Center sale finalized with Google to be building’s lone occupant CAPITOL NEWS ILLINOIS

After years of failed efforts that spanned multiple administrations, the state has finalized the sale of the controversial James R. Thompson Center in Chicago to a company that will make it the new Chicago home of tech giant Google.

Gov. JB Pritzker made the announcement during a news conference at the building, along with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and officials from the development company and Google. Pritzker said the sale will save the state millions on deferred maintenance costs.

“When the project is done, the first Googlers will be walking into this atrium for an entirely redeveloped and truly magnificent experience, one that comes as Google continues to dramatically expand its footprint in Illinois,” Pritzker said.

Designed by architect Helmut Jahn, the 17-story structure first opened in 1985, featuring a large atrium, food court and 1.2 million square feet of

office space that currently houses offices of 50 state agencies.

But its unique, postmodern design, which some have compared to a spaceship, has long been the subject of both praise and criticism, and its high cost of maintenance and operations, estimated at $17 million a year, has been a drain on state resources.

In 2003, then-Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, proposed selling the building, but that deal never went through and with state funding cuts, it began to fall into disrepair.

Former Gov. Bruce Rauner, a Republican, also proposed selling it in 2015 and again in 2017, but lawmakers at that time could not agree on a plan amid the ongoing two-year budget impasse, which led to further deferred maintenance on the building.

A 2016 cost study estimated it would take $300 million to bring the building into good repair, and the governor’s office said that cost is projected to increase to over $525 million if maintenance needs are not addressed by 2026.

In 2019, Pritzker signed legislation that had originally passed the General Assembly two years earlier authorizing a new process of trying to sell the building through a competitive bidding process. And in January 2021 officials announced plans to begin moving employees out of the Thompson Center into another building the state had purchased for $73.5 million at 555 W. Monroe.

Then in December 2021, officials announced tentative plans to sell the building for $70 million to JRTC Holdings LLC, a firm managed by real estate developer Michael W. Reschke and the Capri Investment Group. Under that deal, the state would have purchased back 425,000 square feet of newly renovated office space and it would have contributed $148 million for its share of the renovations.

Under the new agreement announced July 27, however, the state will sell the entire building for $105 million and use $75 million of that to buy another building nearby in the

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JRTC Holdings will perform the renovations on the LaSalle building to accommodate the state’s operations after BMO Harris Bank vacates the building. The improvements there are expected to take 18 months with partial occupancy expected within eight months from the closing, the governor’s office said in a news release “This trade was a huge win-win for everyone,” Reschke said. “Google was able to secure 100 percent of this iconic building for future headquarters and the state will now own 50 percent more space on LaSalle Street at 50 percent less cost.”

Google, which is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., has had a presence in Chicago since 2000. It currently employs about 2,000 employees in the city’s Fulton Market area.

Karen Sauder, Google’s president of global clients and agency solutions, said the company eventually

plans to buy the building itself in order to bring its employees into the downtown area.

“The way we see it, the Thompson Center is more than just a building,” she said. “Establishing a presence here in the loop allows us to get in on the ground floor of revitalizing and breathing new life into the very heart of the city. Just as we’re proud of the role we played in turning Fulton Market into one of the most vibrant and energetic neighborhoods in the city, we have the opportunity to do it all over again here.”

The moves by the state are part of a larger effort to optimize its real estate holdings in downtown Chicago.

Prior to those efforts, the state owned three buildings in the area, including the Thompson Center, and leased office space in seven other buildings. Together, according to the Department of Central Management Services, those properties exceeded 2.3 million square feet.

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Illinois Dems stump for 2024 Chicago convention as party chair vote looms

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Illinois Democrats are vying to make Chicago the host city for the Democratic National Convention in 2024 while considering who will lead their party for the next four years.

Meanwhile, the state’s Republican Party is hearing calls for a censure of one of its sitting congressmen.

Officials for the Democratic National Committee were in Chicago on July 26 as state leaders, including Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, called a news conference to tout the city as a potential host for the Democrats’ 2024 nominating convention.

DNC Chair Jaime Harrison said at a July 26 news conference in Chicago the committee was looking for a city that represents diversity, inclusion and opportunity.

He said it will be the first big showcase for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, who didn’t have a convention in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other finalist cities include New York City, Atlanta and Houston.

Pritzker, whose name has frequent-

ly been mentioned in the conversation as a potential replacement for Biden if he doesn’t run in 2024, said he looks at the convention as an opportunity “to show off” the city, which “represents what Joe Biden and Kamala Harris represent.”

“This is what it looks like when Americans vote for leaders who support hardworking families,” Pritzker said, citing “policies of a fair minimum wage, expanding voting rights, protecting civil rights and human rights, and standing up for the right to choose.”

Pritzker said the convention would bring “thousands of good-paying, labor-friendly jobs” and 50,000 visitors to the state. Lightfoot estimated it could generate $150 million to $200 million in spending in the local economy.

She also cited the city’s familiarity with large-scale events, along with its infrastructure, location and the state’s “unified leadership” as reasons Chicago should host the convention.

But the news conference came just four days before a contentious vote in which Democrats will choose the leader of the state party for the next

four years. The post is currently held

by Congresswoman Robin Kelly, of Matteson. She won that title in March 2021 over Pritzker’s preferred candidate, Chicago Ald. Michelle Harris.

Kelly was elected to replace former state House Speaker Michael Madigan, who stepped down last year after failing to gain another term as House speaker. He was the state’s party leader from April 1998 until February 2021.

The party’s state central committee, made up of 17 men and 17 women from the state’s congressional districts, was scheduled to vote July 30 in Springfield on whether Kelly would remain in charge of the party for another four-year term. Each committeeperson’s vote is weighted based on the number of Democratic ballots cast in the congressional district.

Because Kelly is a sitting congresswoman, she is unable to raise money for candidates in state races, although she has no restrictions on fundraising for federal races. While the party created a fundraising committee for state races, the fundraising issue remains a key point of contention.

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the Democratic Party of Illinois’ state fund show it raised $1.72 million in the quarter ending June 30, $1.5 million of which was transferred from Pritzker’s campaign fund. The party’s state fund expended $10,424.47 for the quarter that ended June 30, excluding Pritzker-funded mailers.

In the previous quarter, the DPI state fund spent $11,240.06. Its balance as of June 30 was $2.8 million.

But the party also maintains a federal fund registered through the Federal Election Commission, and DPI spokesperson Jake Lewis said the party has raised over $2 million since Kelly took over as party chair between the two funds, not including Pritzker’s transfers.

“Under Robin Kelly’s leadership, the Democratic Party of Illinois has been overhauled from top to bottom, with new staff and vendors, upgraded data and technology services, party organizers, an active communications shop, and more,” he said in an email.

“Chair Kelly’s vision for the party is one that serves all Democrats across our state, beyond just one candidate or one caucus, and we will continue to move our party forward.”

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“We encourage Democrats to focus on the issues that matter to the people of this state, like defending our fundamental rights and defeating Republicans in the November,” Lewis added.

Pritzker, meanwhile, is supporting state Rep. Lisa Hernandez, D-Cicero, an assistant majority leader in the state House who carried the recent congressional and state redistricting bills through the General Assembly.

House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch is supporting Hernandez as well.

“This means having a chair that can fundraise for all Democratic candidates,” Welch said in a statement.

Welch said Hernandez’s “vision” would be to create a new role for Kelly as “federal chair.”

“They can work in partnership to lead the party forward,” he said in the statement. “This is how we have Democrats be more supported as we face two Supreme Court races, dozens of legislative campaigns, and other races up and down the ballot.”

Welch said it is “critical” that the leader of the state party can raise and spend funds that support all Democratic candidates across the state.

“Right now, DPI does not and cannot do that. If a leadership change occurs, it will,” he said.

The powerful AFL-CIO federation of labor unions issued a statement shortly after Welch’s supporting Hernandez as well.

Kelly told NBC News she was “disappointed” in the lack of support from Pritzker, but she appeared alongside the governor and other members of Congress at the morning event July 26, and the governor downplayed intraparty tensions.

“Well, let’s be clear: We’re all standing here in unison standing up for a Democratic Convention for Chicago and for the state of Illinois,” Pritzker said.

“And I think as the Chair (Kelly) said so eloquently, after Saturday, we’re going to have a chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois, whoever that is, is going to serve a four-year term,” he added, noting Democrats would rally around the chair for the next four years.

U.S. Sen Dick Durbin remains Kelly’s most prominent backer.

Republicans, meanwhile, were dealing with intraparty tensions of their own as state lawmakers in the conservative Freedom Caucus called on the party to censure U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, for his role as an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump on the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

State Reps. Chris Miller, Brad Halbrook, Dan Caulkins, Adam Niemerg, and Blaine Wilhour—some of GOP governor candidate Darren Bailey’s closest allies in the Illinois General Assembly—called for the state party to censure Kinzinger and called the Jan. 6 hearings “a sham without any due process.”

The state party issued a statement saying it was “focused on uniting the party to defeat Gov. Pritzker in November and make Illinois a safe and affordable place for people to live.”

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I applaud Adam Kinzinger and Liz Cheney for having something that other Republicans obviously lack— guts—to be on the Jan. 6 Commission.

Liz Cheney couldn’t have said it any better when she said the following: that Trump is a domestic threat we have never faced before, and what Trump did on Jan. 6 is more chilling than imagined. Trump needs to be indicted and charged. *** There was a pathetic abortion-related comment in the July 28 Speak Out. The comment suggests that medical treatment for non-viable pregnancies will be banned. Miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies have nothing to do elective abortions. It’s totally dishonest to claim that treatment for miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies would be illegal or denied in any state. Abortion activists are lying about this. By the way, did anyone notice that Planned Parenthood recently scrubbed its website to remove a statement that treatment for an ectopic pregnancy is not an abortion? *** It looks like I hit the climate change trifecta on Sunday (referring to Sunday, July 24). First, I had the TV on

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registered voters. They asked: Do you think climate is the most important problem facing the country? A grand total of 1 percent said yes, 3 percent of Democrats said yes and 3 percent of voters age 18-30 said yes. Keep this in mind if sleepy Joe Biden ever declares a climate emergency. *** I read that Kane County wants to hold a referendum to raise their county tax so it will be used for police services. They can still raise the tax levy, but need voter approval for the county tax itself. I think voters should always have a right to vote if a board wants to raise taxes down to the village level— for example raising garbage and water rates. We need to hold our elected officials accountable for helping us keep more of our own money; money that could potentially be spent in our towns to generate sales taxes. *** Biden and the Democrats tell us they can’t control gas prices or inflation.

They also tell us that they can control the temperature of the planet with their “green” policies. Why does anyone trust anything the Democrats say? *** The handwriting is on the wall. The present administration will try to buy your vote with lower gas prices until after the election. Vote to open our own energy resources. *** This is for all of Democrats out there. You’re going to get your 401k statement pretty soon. I just got mine.

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People want to retire; people work 40, 50 years and want to retire. But if

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istration took over, the U.S. Census Bureau “revised” its figures, and said the state’s population actually grew by about 250,000 people during that 10-year period. For the most part, the mainstream media accepted the revised figures without skepticism. Did anyone ask why the numbers were so off? Where did these gains suddenly come from? From what cities? From what counties? What a joke. By the way, the U.S. Census Bureau’s recent data shows that the state’s population dropped by about 114,000 people from July 2020 to July 2021. That includes a decline in Chicago’s population of about 45,000. Data from the Internal Revenue Service also shows the state’s population is dropping. According to the IRS, Illinois lost about 100,000 residents from 2019 to 2020. But sure, the once-a-decade official census of 2020 was “off” by about 270,000. *** Abstract versus reality in life equals living in Fantasyland. *** Why do we keep honoring athletes, actors, singers who either overdose on illegal drugs or are arrested with drugs?

I am not sure I understand that. Many of these are the same people who do not stand for the national anthem. And then they want the American government to help them. Wow, and you wonder why nobody watches the WNBA? Thank you. *** Hi, this is the rudest thing ever. We have a neighbor right on our block who gets out his motorcycle from the garage and starts it at 4:30 or 5:00 in the morning and lets it idle for 5 to 10 minutes. I mean, it wakes all of us up.

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to fund recovery and treatment programs in the counties and municipalities with the most urgent need.

Allocation of funds will be based on recommendations from a newly created advisory board, chaired by the state’s chief behavioral health officer and made up of state and local appointees.

The board will work with an existing state opioid steering committee led by Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and the state’s directors of the Illinois Department of Public Health and IDHS. “This crisis has reached into urban, suburban and rural areas, every kind of community,” Stratton said at the news conference. “It’s also true that opioids have disproportionately hurt BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) communities. In fact, in Illinois alone, the opioid fatality rate for Black communities was 55.3 per 100,000, and that is the highest of all demographics.”

The settlement, which was first announced in July 2021, resolves more than 4,000 lawsuits that were filed across the country by state and local governments against the drug companies.

In Illinois, Raoul said, 94 counties and 77 municipalities have signed on to the agreement. Terms of the settlement spell out what percentage of the

proceeds each community will receive, and they require that at least 85 percent of the funds be used for programs that will help address the ongoing opioid crisis through treatment, education and prevention efforts.

Raoul noted that the state stands to receive even more money in the future from other national cases. He said Illinois is part of a national settlement to resolve opioid claims against drug manufacturer Mallinckrodt. That settlement was finalized in a bankruptcy plan that took effect last month and will bring about $36 million to Illinois over nine years.

Raoul also announced last week that state attorneys general have reached settlements in principle with drug manufacturers Teva and Allegan that will bring as much as $6.6 billion of additional relief to states and local governments nationwide.

“It’s important to highlight the abatement and remediation of the crisis is the primary goal of the settlements and the resources that come from the settlement,” Raoul said. “Unlike major settlements of the past, the vast majority of funds Illinois receives through the settlements will go towards a remediation fund. This fund will be used to pay for abatement programs throughout the state instead of being used to pay for other unrelated initiatives.”

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Getting their kicks out of dancing

Willowbrook High School’s dance team held a weeklong camp for girls ages 4 to 13 last week.

Earlier this year, Willowbrook’s dance team earned a ninth-place finish in the 2A division of the IHSA competitive state dance meet in Bloomington.

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true and correct copy of an Ordinance adopted on the 25th day of July, 2022, at a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bensenville Community Public Library District. I further certify that the Ordinance will be published within the Bensenville Independent on August 4th, 2022.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed by official signature and the corporate seal of the Bensenville Community Public Library District, DuPage County, Illinois, this 25th day of July, 2022. /s/Mandi Zalewski Mandi Zalewski, Secretary Bensenville Community Public Library District (Published in the Addison Independent, Bensenville Independent & Villa Park Review Aug. 4, 2022) 422433 ORDINANCE NO. 1010-22 ESTABLISHING MEETING DATES BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Trustees of the Bensenville Community Public Library District, DuPage and Cook

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Education of School District 45, DuPage County, Villa Park, Illinois, that a tentative legal budget for said School District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 (Fiscal Year 2022-2023), will be on file and conveniently available for public inspection in the Administration Center at 255 West Vermont Street, Villa Park, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on the 16th day of August, 2022, and ending on the 19th day of September, 2022.

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WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees deems it advisable and necessary to levy said special tax for the 2022 tax year for the purposes herein before set forth; and WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees has determined to levy said special tax;NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED AND DETERMINED by the Board of Trustees of the Bensenville Community Public Library District that for the purpose of sites and buildings, for the construction and equipment of buildings, for the rental of buildings required for library purposes, and for the maintenance, repairs and alterations of library buildings and equipment, a special tax of .02% of the value of all taxable property in the District, as equalized and assessed, shall be levied from taxes to be collected for 2022.

FURTHER, a copy of this Ordinance shall be published in The Bensenville Independent on August 4th, 2022, after the date of enactment in the form provided by law.

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APPROVED: /s/Linda Weiss Linda Weiss, President ATTEST: /s/Mandi Zalewski Mandi Zalewski, Secretary PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that, by Ordinance enacted on the 25th day of July, 2022 the Board of Trustees of the Bensenville Community Public Library District determined by ordinance to levy an additional tax of .02% of the value of all the taxable property in the District, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Local Government Affairs, for the purpose of sites and buildings, for construction and equipment of buildings, for the rental of buildings required for library purposes, and for maintenance, repairs and alterations of library buildings and equipment, said tax levy to be effective for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022 and ending June 30, 2023 from taxes to be collected for 2021. The text o said Ordinance is set forth below.

The question of the enactment of said Ordinance shall be submitted to the electors of the District if a petition is filed with the District signed by at least 940 voters asking that the question of levying such a .02% tax be submitted to the electors of the District. Said petition must be filed within 30 days after publication of this notice. The next date on which a prospective referendum could be held is April 4th, 2023. /s/Mandi Zalewski Mandi Zalewski, Secretary Bensenville Community Public Library District State of Illinois ) SS Counties of DuPage ) CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY I, Mandi Zalewski, hereby certify that I am the duly qualified and acting Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the Bensenville Community Public Library District, DuPage, Illinois and as such I am the custodian and keeper of the records and files of said Library District.

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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on July 29 reported 35,371 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including 48 deaths since July 22.

According to the CDC, 66 counties are now rated at High Community Level for COVID-19. An additional 31 counties in Illinois are now rated at Medium Community Level.

Currently, the IDPH is reporting a total of 3,563,653 cases, including 34,357 deaths, in 102 counties in Illinois since the beginning of the pandemic.

As of July 28, 1,459 individuals in Illinois were reported to be in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those, 153 patients were in the ICU and 43 patients with COVID-19 were on ventilators. The preliminary sevenday statewide case rate is 278 COVID-19 cases per 100,000 Illinoisans.

“With 97 counties at an elevated risk level for COVID-19, the most important thing people can do to protect themselves is to make sure they are up-to-date on their vaccinations and boosters,” said IDPH Acting Director Amaal Tokars. “This is the most effective means we have to protect ourselves from serious illness, hospitalization and death. So please don’t wait to get up-to-date.”

Tokars is also urging parents and guardians to take the steps necessary to get children vaccinated, especially small children under 5 for whom COVID-19 vaccines were recommended by the CDC on June 18.

Tokars said that the IDPH is supporting an education and outreach campaign by the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics to educate healthcare providers and

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With 97 counties at an elevated risk level for COVID-19, the most important thing people can do to protect themselves is to make sure they are upto-date on their vaccinations and boosters.”

–Amaal Tokars IDPH Acting Director

parents about the effectiveness and safety of the newly authorized vaccines for children under 5.

The counties listed at High Community Level are Boone, Carroll, Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Jo Daviess, Kane, Kendall, Lake, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Stephenson, Whiteside, Will, and Winnebago in northern Illinois; Adams, Champaign, Clark, Clay, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Edgar, Effingham, Fayette, Ford, Fulton, Hancock, Knox, Macon, Marshall, Moultrie, Pike, Shelby, Vermillion, and Warren in central Illinois; and Bond, Calhoun, Crawford, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Johnson, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Massac, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Wayne, Washington and Williamson in southern Illinois.

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