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It’s high time

Forest Park is now zoned for recreational pot

By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

The Forest Park Village Council voted on recreational marijuana zoning at a meeting on Jan. 13, officially establishing where the cultivation, manufacture, distribution and transportation of cannabis will be allowed in town and potentially opening the doors to a previously unavailable source of income for the village.

Director of Public Health and Safety Steve Glinke, who presented staff zoning recommendations at the meeting, said the village should take advantage of the opportunity before it. “[Recreational marijuana] is one of those rare new revenue streams that, frankly, the village doesn’t get often,” said Glinke during his presentation to the council.

His recommendations on zoning were slightly different from those of the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), which were the amendments up for vote by the village council at the Jan. 13 meeting. Glinke, who oversees zoning for the village of Forest Park, urged the council to accept the recreational marijuana zoning code amendments he had originally presented to the ZBA at the Dec. 17 meeting rather than the ZBA recommendations, which included one change.

The sticking point was whether marijuana dispensaries in the I-2 district would be listed as a “permitted” or “conditional” use. The I-2, or heavy industrial district, includes the Forest Park Mall on Roosevelt Road and the U.S. Postal Service facility. It also includes the businesses along Industrial Drive.

See POT ZONING on page 19

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AWARD WORTHY: August “Augie” Aleksy, owner of Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, was recently recognized by author James Patterson’s Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program, which awarded grants to independent bookstores across the country. Read more on page 13.

Free parking on Madison and Circle Ends Village to install parking boxes by end of month

By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

In what Village Administrator Tim Gillian has described as “a vehicle to cre-

ate more revenue,” Forest Park will soon have paid parking, at least on Madison Street, from Harlem Avenue to Jackson Boulevard, and on Circle Avenue between Franklin and Harlem Avenues. The Village Council finalized rates, hours and locations for pay boxes at a meeting on Jan. 13.

In September 2019, the council approved a loan from Forest Park National Bank at 3.25 percent interest to pay for the pay

boxes from Total Parking Solutions (TPS).

Now the machines are almost ready and will be installed and operational by the end of January. Gillian estimates that revenue from parking will pay off the loan, which he said is around $290,000, within two years.

Parking will cost $1 an hour Monday See PARKING METERS on page 14

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Recalling Borden Dairy and Elsie’s hay-day

ot milk? Probably not. Milk was once the mainstay of the American meal. We poured it on our breakfast cereal, washed down lunchtime PB&J sandwiches, and drank a tall glass at dinner.

Those days are over. Milk drinking has declined 40% since the ’70s. Borden Dairy Co. is one of the casualties of this decline.

The venerable company recently filed for bankruptcy protection.

This hits close to home because Borden operated in Forest Park for many years. In 1929, Borden purchased the Broxham Dairy plant at Harrison and Marengo. They installed state-of-the-art equipment, capable of producing 125,000 bottles daily, enough to supply 50,000 families. They did away with horse-drawn wagons and delivered the milk with motorized trucks. In another nod to the modern age, the company displayed a rooftop sign with the words FOREST PARK to guide pilots.

Borden sold the plant to Ferrara Pan Candy in 1959. The company then moved to 1401 Circle, where Tri-Star Gymnastics is now located. Many longtime Forest Parkers remember Borden Dairy Co. Former mayor Tony Calderone’s dad once worked there.

The fact that Borden is seeking bankruptcy spells the end of an era. The major dair-

ies are not only faltering due to falling demand, but retail giants like Walmart have opened their own dairies and undersell companies like Borden.

The dairy has a storied history. Its founder, Gail Borden, was a New Yorker who invented a method of condensing milk in 1857. Borden Dairy came to the Chicago area in 1891. By 1930, Borden was the largest milk producer in the world. Sales received a further boost with the debut of Elsie the Cow. Elsie helped in marketing milk as a healthy and wholesome product. As kids, we drank it at home and at school. Most mornings, we had a milkman come into our kitchen. Mike dropped off fresh bottles and collected empties. Calcium-rich milk was an essential part of our diet.

It’s been decades since I drank a glass of milk. I didn’t quit because milk didn’t agree with me. I simply thought it ludicrous for a grown man to drink something intended for baby cows. Humans are the only species that drinks milk in adulthood.

Most of us, however, stuck with milk.

In the ’70s, we used to guzzle, on average, 30 gallons per year. As recently as 1993, when the “Got Milk?” slogan was coined, Americans were drinking 24 gallons a year.

Now we’re down to 17 gallons annually.

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That’s because an increasing number of Americans cannot tolerate cow’s milk. In fact, 75% of the world population is lactose intolerant.

Consumers are switching to soy, almond and coconut milk. There are also countless alternative drinks to choose from — flavored waters, sports beverages and energy drinks.

This massive shift away from milk is killing the industry. Almost 3,000 dairy farms have folded in recent years. I’m worried Wisconsin is going to go out of business.

My brother Tim lives in Wisconsin, so naturally he’s an authority on milk. He objects to drinking milk because of its high fat content. Whole milk contains over 4 grams of saturated fat. That was our first move away from milk, switching from whole milk to 2%.

Writing about the demise of milk is a bit sleep-inducing, like having a warm glass at bedtime. So I’ll end with my favorite milk joke from the film Ninotchka. A woman sits down in a restaurant and orders a cup of coffee with no cream. After 15 minutes, the waiter returns and says, “I’m sorry madam, we’re out of cream. Would you like a cup of coffee with no milk?”

■ John Rice is a columnist/private detective, who has seen his business and family thrive in Forest Park. He thoroughly enjoys life in the village and still gets a thrill smelling Red Hots, watching softball and strolling through cemeteries. Jrice1038@aol.com

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RUSHING THE GROWLER This photo, taken around 1900, is of one of Forest Park’s taverns. According to research by Dr. Frank Orland in 1974, it was owned by Max Schultz (5th from left) and was located at Lathrop and Brown Avenues. On the left, a gentleman is holding a container that was utilized to transport beer for private consumption, perhaps in his home. Long before the six-pack was invented, this was referred to as “rushing the growler.” Notably, around the bar are various items hanging from walls, including a gun powder pouch, a Schlitz beer sign, a coal bag and cigarette butts on the floor.

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Every ending brings a new beginning

Store closing to make way for new ideas

By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

The Hallmark store at 7443 Madison St. is closing by the end of the month. “Time for a new chapter and a different venue. Thank you for all the support over the years,” read a statement from the owners in a Facebook post.

It’s not an unhappy going-out-of-business story, though.

Rich Schauer, who owns the building and business, says it’s time to focus on something new. His father Wayne, who passed away in 2011, bought the building and business from previous owner Rosann Costello in 2007, in large part because the building provided basement storage for Schauer Hardware, which is also owned by the Schauer family.

Costello ran Hallmark in that location since 1996.

Schauer’s mother, Sandra “Sandy” Lynn Schauer, was a driving force behind the Hallmark store, responsible for working with Hallmark corporate offices for pricing and merchandising. She oversaw ordering for the business and keeping track of popular trends to make sure the store had the right items in inventory.

When Sandy passed away in June, corporate Hallmark didn’t make it easy to do the transfer paperwork or to help with the

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NEW OPPORTUNITY: Rich Schauer is closing his Hallmark store at 7443 Madison St. transition to a new store manager, said Rich Schauer. “I said ‘forget it.’ Let’s do something new.”

With the market for greeting cards and collectibles changing, Schauer didn’t think keeping a Hallmark in the location made sense.

“It’s just not a viable business any longer.

The stuff we sell here is sold in Walmart and Kohl’s. Big stores like that are making stores like this irrelevant. We sell gift bags for $6, and you can get similar ones at the dollar store for $1. The quality might not

Filling a need with kids’ salon

Team Blonde Boutique broadens their mix

By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

Team Blonde is adding a brand-new service to their salon offerings: kids’ haircuts and styling. To that end, they’ve landed the popular trio of stylists, Edith, Aisha and Sylvia, from Oak Park’s Lemonmade, which closed at the end of December.

Heidi Vance, owner alongside business partner Jayne Ertel, said she first thought of the idea when reading an Oak Park mom’s group online. Parents in the area were lamenting the fact that Lemonmade was closing and they were losing their “beloved stylists.”

“I thought, what if ?” said Vance. “Small businesses must be open to evolution in order to survive, and we thought we could bring a service — and stylists — that people wanted to our salon while expanding our offerings.”

Reorganization and construction is already underway at 7442 Madison St., as Vance and Ertel are adding the kids’ salon, which will

feature kids’ car haircutting chairs, purchased from Lemonmade, and screens for the young clients to watch shows while they get their hair cut. The salon will be at the back of the boutique, walled off from the shop and the other salon rooms further back.

Vance added that soundproofing will be added as well to ensure that adult clients coming in to get, for example, a massage, can expect the same relaxing experience they could before. Meanwhile the kids can be, well, kids.

“We’re really excited,” said Vance. “We’re already booking kid clients.” She and Ertel expect the kids’ salon to be up and running on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

“Edith, Aisha and Sylvia are extremely talented. And they’re nice humans,” said Vance, who added that she’s broken-hearted for Lemonmade. “I hate to see small businesses close.”

Team Blonde’s salon and spa offerings include haircuts and color for men, women and kids, massages, nail services, waxing and facials. Their boutique sells clothing, accessories, handbags, jewelry and other items.

Vance and Ertel opened Team Blonde 18 years ago, adding salon services in 2008.

be as good, but people aren’t going to spend more for something they’ll only be using once.”

“How often do you get cards in the mail anymore?” he asked. “People used to buy and send cards all the time. It’s all online now. Everyone celebrates their birthdays on social media.”

Then he gestured at the display shelves with porcelain collectibles. “And nobody knows what a Precious Moment is anymore,” he said.

He added that the store had big business on the four major holidays, when people would come in for Christmas ornaments or valentine cards. “But if you’ve got people coming in once a year to buy their advent wreath candles, that’s not sustainable.”

His mom enjoyed running the store, but Schauer said his father bought it mostly for the building itself. “At the time, I asked him why he was buying a store that sold cards and candles. I said it was like me trying to pick out women’s clothing,” said Schauer.

But they kept Hallmark open since 2007, when the death of Schauer’s mother made him think long and hard about what he wanted to do next.

“The hardware store isn’t going anywhere,” said Schauer. “We’ve owned it for over 20 years.”

For the Hallmark space, though, he has big plans, though he’s not ready to spill the beans. “We’ve got a few different ideas we’re tossing around,” he said. “We’re talking to people, trying to figure out what the best fit for Forest Park would be. I want to do something fun.”

But the most important thing, he said, is realizing that to be successful in business, you need to evolve. “The Hallmark store hasn’t changed in decades,” said Schauer.

“But the town and the people have. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about business, it’s that you have to do what people want you to do, not necessarily what you want to do.”

The store will be open until the end of January, with everything marked down by at least 50 percent.

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Superintendent stresses need for answers, solutions

By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

In what Superintendent Louis Cavallo called a “glaring” gap in equity, 75 to 80 percent of Office Discipline Referrals (ODRs) in District 91 are for African-American males.

“After looking at thousands of ODRs over the past three years, what’s obvious is that African-American males are experiencing school differently than other students,” said Cavallo. It is something, he said to the board, that cannot be ignored.

The problem was brought up at a recent National Equity Project (NEP) meeting Cavallo attended. D91 signed a contract with the NEP in February 2018 to address racial inequities and their impact on academic performance.

At a Jan. 9 board of education meeting, Cavallo reported that at the most recent NEP meeting he was glad to see data showing D91 doesn’t over-identify any racial group in terms of IEPs or under-identify any in terms of gifted programs like Challenge.

But such a large percentage of kids being

sent to the office for disciplinary issues is with James Edler, director of Innovative Instruction, and other staff and faculty, with significant and the problem worrisome.

Cavallo said the district needs to look at the help of NEP advisors, to take a very deep this information honestly and be candid look at the issue to understand why it’s ocabout the issue before a solution can be curring. Cavallo said they need to ask big questions, like whether bias is in play and found.

“We need to find out why this is occur- why, and whether students and staff are dering,” said Cavallo. “What else do we need to fining the three D’s in the same way.

Board President Kyra Tyler, know to understand and solve in response to Cavallo’s presenthis?” tation, said maybe students and Initial delving into the issue teachers need to have a better began with looking at whether shared understanding of what specific teachers were respondefiance, for example, means. sible for a large number of the Teachers and staff can’t expect ODRs and when and where they kids to stop being defiant if occurred (in the hallway vs. they don’t have a clear underthe lunchroom vs. classrooms). standing of how that is being This preliminary investigaDR. LOUIS CAVALLO defined. tion gave no concrete answers Superintendant Cavallo agreed, saying the probbut showed, said Cavallo, that lem can’t be fixed from the top across the board at all D91 down. Both student and teacher schools a disproportionate voices need to be heard, he said, number of African-American male students were being sent to the office adding that there’s no simple solution.

“It’s a complex problem,” he said. “Somefor discipline issues related to the three D’s: times our systems don’t work well for all disruption, disrespect and defiance.

“If we habitually tell kids, ‘You’re defi- students.”

Cavallo will be retiring at the end of the ant, you’re disruptive, you’re disrespectful, get out, get out, get out,’ we are cre- 2020/2021 school year, and he urged board ating the pipeline. We condition them to members to remember the importance of believe this is who they are,” Cavallo said the National Equity Project. “The board emphatically. needs to be sure this continues when I Going forward, Cavallo said, he will work leave,” he said.

“ We condition them to believe this is who they are.”

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Drinks & Dialogue Join the League of Women Voters of Oak Park and River Forest on Jan. 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. for a discussion about issues facing unrepresented litigants in court. Tanya Pietrkowski, Director of Development of Coordinated Advice and Referral Program for Legal Services and the Honorable Catherine Schneider will be the speakers. Shanahan’s, 7353 Madison St.

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Friday Night Movie Night Parents can drop their kids in grades K through 4 off at the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 W. Harrison St., Building 4, on Jan. 17 from 6:15 to 8 p.m. A kid-friendly movie will be shown, and pizza or hot dogs will be served, with popcorn during the show. The cost is $5 per child.

Grownup Game Night Spend an evening with the Forest Park Public Library, playing a variety of board and card games, including Exploding Kittens, Scrabble, and others. Feel free to bring a game to play!

This event will be held at the Park District of Forest Park’s Building 4, which is right behind the tennis courts at 7501 W. Harrison Street. Monday, Jan. 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Super Smash Bros. 21st Anniversary Teens are invited to celebrate the 21st anniversary of Super Smash Brothers with open gaming, snacks and Nintento trivia in the teen room at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd., on Tuesday, Jan. 21 from 4 to 5 p.m. Feel free to dress in Nintendo gear!

Mystery Discussion Group Join leader Diana Di Stefano at Century & Sleuth’s Mystery Discussion Group to talk about “Archie Meets Nero Wolfe” by Robert Goldsborough. Saturday, Jan. 18 at 2 p.m. at 7419 Madison St.

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“I am lucky to have learned from the best-of-the-best.” says Kate proudly. hen it comes to Relying on the wisdom of sushi, Inari owner, chefs from some of the great Sara Kate, learned Chicago sushi houses helped from the best. The Kate establish quality ingredienthusiastic restauent sourcing practices. This rateur has owned Inari Sushi, attention to detail has helped 7428 W. North Ave. in Elmwood distinguish the North Avenue Park, for nearly 9 years, but restaurant from others of its had more than a decade of Food Writer kind in the western suburbs. experience prior to opening the “Some sushi restaurants place Restaurant Row sushi bar. orders once a week,” says Kate, Kate spent years in manage“but we order many times a week to make ment at Tank Sushi in Lincoln Square and sure we offer the freshest ingredients posmaintains industry ties to the folks behind

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Kate credits Inari’s enduring success to a steady stream of longtime and loyal customers. As word started to spread about Inari’s “sushi first” approach to Japanese fare Kate saw customers coming into the restaurant from neighboring communities.

As consumers began looking for healthier menu options, Inari had dishes to meet those evolving desires.

“I feel like there are many children in the area who have grown up with us.” says Kate, “but I also know we have benefitted from a more diverse customer base looking for healthy and affordable meals.”

Just consider Inari’s reasonably priced and health conscious lunch options. The “maki select” special starts at just $10 for a duo of fresh maki rolls and a piping hot bowl of miso soup, while bento boxes featuring beef, chicken, salmon, or tempura come with a soup, salad, and California roll start at $14.

The Sushi bar lunch entrée features a chef ’s selection of five assorted pieces of nigiri sushi and spicy tuna maki. On the day we visited we were offered dressed

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“People hesitate to order the rock shrimp because they don’t know what to expect,” says Kate, “but once they give it a try, they get hooked.”

Kate also encourages patrons to try their trendy Poke Bowls. Protein like sashimi tuna and salmon or tempura tofu combined with rice, assorted vegetables and sweet soy sauce offers guests the refreshing fare Inari is known for. Dine-in guests looking for a little excitement would do well to order the flaming dragon roll. A good introduction to sushi for novice diners, the baked roll is stuffed with shrimp tempura and topped with delicate slices of salmon and super white tuna. The roll is garnished with black tobiko and served on a flaming platter.

While Inari’s sleek interior welcomes guests from near and far, Kate is thrilled with her restaurant’s Elmwood Park location. She enjoys local customers and relishes in the Village of Elmwood Park’s ongoing support of all restaurants in the area.

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A vocation, not just a job Centuries & Sleuths recognized by James Patterson

By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

Surviving as an independent bookseller or small business takes constant evolution — and a diehard love for what you’re selling. Perhaps that’s why Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore (7419 Madison St.) was recently recognized in author James Patterson’s Holiday Bookstore Bonus Program.

The program distributed $25,000 to 500 independent bookstores across the country in December 2019. Competition was stiff, with a record 2,541 bookstores nominated by employees or owners. According to the American Booksellers Association, “Patterson personally selected 500 winners from bookstores all across the country.”

Owner August “Augie” Aleksy moved Centuries & Sleuths to Forest Park in 2000 from its original Oak Park location, where he sold books since 1990. He said the $500 grant money is nice, but the recognition is just as important.

“It’s definitely a challenge to be an independent bookseller today,” said Aleksy. “If you’re going to do it, it needs to be a vocation, not a job. You have to really love it.”

Even big chain bookstores, he said, fail because oftentimes the employees don’t love what they’re doing. “Cashiers are cashiers. They’re not always readers. The stores are selling widgets, not books.”

A customer came into the shop, and Aleksy cheerfully helped her, explaining how his store is organized by topic and pointing out the sale tables. She asked if he had a specific book. He didn’t, but mentioned he could order it.

“That’s OK,” she responded. “I’ll just go online and buy it.”

“I can’t lie,” said Aleksy when the customer had left. “It hurts when people say they’re going to buy stuff online.”

Aleksy, who was part of a group of business owners and residents who opposed the opening of the long-gone Borders Bookstore at the corner of Harlem and Lake Street in Oak Park, said that surviving as an independent bookstore takes creativity, in addition to a love of books and reading.

“What makes me different is the events I hold and what I do with the physical space,” he said. “My store is really quite inefficient physically. There shouldn’t be so much empty space.” He gestured to the central section of the store, where a bench and two armchairs are arranged into a comfortable reading area.

“I probably should be using the space for more bookshelves, more inventory,” he said. But he keeps the room open for per-

formances and meetings. “I like to think of myself not just as a retail store,” he said. “I think of my store as a community center.”

Over the last 30 years Centuries & Sleuths has hosted plays, regular book clubs, meetings, author events, and his well-known Meeting of the Minds series, which he hopes to start up again. Performers in Meeting of the Minds are assigned a historical character and spend months learning about that person. During the actual “performance,” a moderator asks unscripted questions of the historical characters, generally four of them. The resulting discussion is informative, interesting and often humorous.

“We put a lot of time in it,” said Aleksy.

“It’s a lot of fun.”

Innovation such as this is essential to survive as an independent bookstore or small business in today’s economy. In a “Marketplace” article by Dan Kraker (marketplace.org/2020/01/07/indie-booksellersinnovate-to-survive-the-age-of-amazon/), the author investigates trends in independent bookstores, and though the survival rate is improving, the road ahead requires almost constant evolution.

“Since bottoming out in 2009, the number of independent booksellers has grown by about 35 percent nationwide. There are now more than 1,900 across the country, who together operate more than 2,500 storefronts,” said Kraker.

Kraker quoted Harvard business Professor Ryan Raffaelli, who has studied independent bookstores and their survival in a market dominated by Amazon.com.

“It’s pretty remarkable what they’ve been able to do in terms of repositioning themselves,” said Raffaelli, who attributes this to a few things, including the Buy Local movement and the fact that, like Aleksy, independent booksellers have made themselves into community gathering places, not just stores.

Patterson, in a statement about the grants awarded to independent booksellers including Centuries & Sleuths, reiterated the sentiments he’s expressed before about the importance of books and reading.

“I’ve said this many times before, but I can’t say it enough: booksellers save lives.

I’m happy to acknowledge them and the important work they do in any way that I can this holiday season,” Patterson said in the statement.

As for Aleksy, he’s happy to open his store every day. If you walk by and peer in the window, you can see him lovingly doing inventory, standing on a chair to put books on a higher shelf. He’ll show you artifacts in the store that relate to plays he’s put on in the space, and he’ll give you a tour, a huge smile and a history lesson.

He nodded when as he looked around the store. “The dream for what I wanted has worked out well,” he said. “And for that I am eternally grateful.”

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PARKING METERS New revenue source from page 1 through Saturday from 8 a.m. to midnight on Madison Street and from 6 a.m. to midnight on Circle Avenue. There will be no charge for parking on Sundays. All meters in town will also be replaced by pay boxes.

The original proposal brought before the board was to have drivers pay for parking beginning at 6 a.m. in all areas. But Commissioners Jessica Voogd and Joe Byrnes pushed to change the Madison Street start hour from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. because they didn’t want residents out having breakfast to have to pay for parking that early.

“I’m not married to 6 a.m.,” said Gillian.

“I fully understand that it’s usually Forest Park residents who are out early at Louie’s at 6 a.m., so I’d be happy to adjust it to 8 a.m.” He did urge the council, however, to stick to the midnight part of the proposal.

“I would really like the council to agree with the until midnight part,” Gillian said.

“The attempt is to capture as many folks as we could from bars and restaurants in the evenings and at night.”

And Gillian did want to leave the 6 a.m. start time for paid parking for the section of Circle Avenue between Franklin and Harlem. “There are a lot of people who park there to jump on the Green Line before 8 a.m.,” he said.

In terms of rates, Gillian said although the initial plan was to charge 75 cents an hour, he wanted to up it to a dollar instead.

“We originally talked about 75 cents,” said Gillian. “But since then, we determined that out of each [credit card] swipe, the various credit card companies take about 16 cents of that, so we’re not going to end up with the money we need frankly to pay that debt as quickly as I’d like to pay it. So that’s why we moved it to a dollar. Every parking lot, once this is passed, will go to a dollar an hour.”

He added that Oak Park charges a dollar an hour for the first three hours of parking, and then three dollars for every hour after that. “We’re well within what’s reasonable,” Gillian said.

Laurie Kokenes, executive director of the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce, said the chamber has urged the village to add paid parking to Madison Street and is happy with the outcome.

“Throughout the entire process, the chamber has been working with village staff to come up with the best solution to ensure that parking is available for customers who wish to shop, dine and utilize the services provided by local businesses,” said Kokenes.

“With no restrictions on time, customers are encouraged to shop, dine and take care of business at their leisure.”

Mayor Rory Hoskins and Commissioners Ryan Nero, Voogd and Byrnes voted in favor of the parking ordinance. Commissioner Dan Novak voted against it but was unavailable for comment by press time.

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Dan Haley, publisher at Growing Community Media, (lower right) thanked Jim Jankowski, Marc Blesoff and Nick Sinadinos for preparing a seven-course meal as they resurrected Sunday Night Dinner, a fundraiser for local non-profits, after a 15-year lull.

Growing Community Media, publisher of Wednesday Journal, recognized OPRF Supt. Joylynn Pruitt-Adams as its Villager of the Year Sunday evening at an event hosted by the newly relaunched Sunday Night Dinner at the Buzz Café.

Pruitt-Adams (top right) told the packed house how challenges faced early in her career shaped her focus on equity and educating every child.

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Learning Through All Aspects of Life at Keystone Montessori OPEN HOUSE: Sunday January 19th 2- 4 pm 7415 W. North Ave. River Forest Call 708-366-1080 for more information

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If you’re wondering what Montessori education is all about, it’s based on the teachings of Maria Montessori, Italy’s first woman doctor who went on to become a renowned educator. From her observations of the natural development of children, she believed that a child’s independence, selfesteem and love of learning could flourish, given the right environment and with guidance from a properly trained teacher.

Today, 100 years later, there are Montessori schools all over the world.

Keystone has a class for two-year olds, primary classes for 3-6 year olds, junior elementary classes for 6-9 year olds, senior elementary classes for 9-12 year olds and a middle school. There are parent/infant classes also. One of the hallmarks of Montessori education is grouping together children

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Children learn by working with specially designed ‘materials’ in an age-appropriate environment which stimulates the senses and encourages exploration. The children are busy, each one involved in doing something either individually or in small groups. In one of the primary classrooms a three-year old is mopping the floor, and a five-year old is counting with a bead chain. In the junior elementary classroom a student is researching snakes and in another part of the room, a group of students is analyzing the grammatical parts of a sentence with the teacher. “Many of Montessori’s observations about how children learn have been borne out by recent research showing that children have windows in their development when they can best absorb things like language, music and math,” explains Shea. The school is proud of its consistently high academic achievement but places great emphasis on helping children become well-rounded, responsible members of society.

Keystone Montessori is holding an Open House on Sunday, January 29, 2–4 pm.

The school is located at 7415 W. North Ave., River Forest. 708/366-1080.

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Man buys sandwich, has wallet stolen subjects exited the vehicle and opened the rear hatch. All then made their way to the front door, and one subject used a crowbar to smash the window to the front door. He then reached through and attempted to unlock the door but was unable to do so. The group returned to their vehicle and drove west on Madison Street.

The owner said he also owns the Puff store in River Forest, and it was also burglarized overnight less than five minutes after the attempt at Forest Park Liquors. Store video at Puff shows offenders, who appear to be the same as the Forest Park attempt, using a crowbar once more. They tried to take the ATM machine but were unsuccessful since it is bolted to the floor.

A 53-year-old man’s wallet was stolen, presumably by a self-identified homeless woman on the CTA train on Jan. 6 at 10:56 a.m. The two struck up a conversation while they rode, and the man, previously homeless himself, offered to buy the woman a sandwich at the Oak Park stop, which he did. When they got back on the train he began dozing off. Upon disembarking the train at the Forest Park stop, he realized his wallet was missing. He asked the woman if she took it, and she became nervous and ran away. The woman was not caught.

Soliciting without a permit Police responded to a resident complaint of solicitors at a home on the 800 block of Thomas Avenue on Jan. 6 at 3:28 p.m. The resident stated that the solicitors had asked to see his ComEd bills and attempted to sell him something.

Reporting officers located two subjects with clipboards and black jackets, who said they were representing SFE Energy. They presented the reporting officer with a state of Illinois solicitor’s license and said they were going door to door attempting to save residents money on their energy bills. The two solicitors said they did not ask residents for a copy of their ComEd bills as part of their sales pitch. The officer told the solicitors that they need a permit from the village of Forest Park to solicit in town. They were issued local ordinance citations for soliciting without a permit.

Disorderly conduct at McDonald’s Officers were called to the McDonald’s at 420 Desplaines Ave. on Jan. 7 at 9:04 p.m. for a disturbance. The suspect was standing outside the northeast door smoking a cigarette.

A witness said the man had been inside the restaurant, speaking loudly and asking people for money. He became confrontational, and when he “threatened to kick everyone’s asses,” inviting them to step outside, the police were called. The manager on duty said the suspect was scaring the customers.

The suspect, with a raised voice and clenched fists, was confrontational while

speaking to officers and was taken into custody.

Gaming systems and games stolen An apartment on the 500 block of Desplaines Avenue was burglarized on Jan. 8 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. A burglar forced open the bathroom window, and the resident found her back door closed but unlocked. She reported locking it when she left for work. Ten items with a total value of over $1,000 were taken, including a Play Station 4, a Play Station Arcade Stick, Play Station games, a Good Chrome Book, and several Nintendo Switch games.

Two attempted home break-ins ■ A would-be burglar attempted to enter a home on the 7200 block of Jackson on Jan. 8 between 1:40 and 1:50 p.m. The offender broke a window screen and tried to open the window, which was locked, although the plastic locks were broken and the window was opened a few inches. Still, the offender couldn’t enter the apartment. When police watched a recording of the incident, they saw the offender try to enter the courtyard through two locked gates before eventually jumping over the fence. He was wearing a red and white stocking hat, gloves and blue sweatpants with a stripe.

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officers asked employees there to review camera footage from around the time of the burglary and were able to see the offender exiting the passenger side of a white/silver minivan, leaving for about seven minutes, then returning. Unfortunately, the camera wasn’t able to capture a registration number of the car.

■ Officers responded to an apartment building on the 200 block of Desplaines Avenue on Jan. 9 at 5:41 p.m. when a resident called saying someone had unsuccessfully tried to break into her home. The officers observed significant and extensive damage to the door and door frame, including pry marks and broken pieces of wood from the door. There did not appear to be any damage to other residences in the building.

Two stores targeted The front door of Forest Park Liquors, 7429 Madison St., was shattered, with glass strewn in the entryway, on Jan. 9 at 3:07 a.m.

The store’s owner received a call from a neighbor notifying him of the damage, and the owner rushed to the store, where he had to unlock the door to gain entry. Upon reviewing video from the surveillance system, it was discovered that around 3:07 a.m. a small, dark-colored SUV slowly pulled up and positioned itself facing south on Burkhardt next to the store. A number of

Scuffle at Planet Fitness A manager at Planet Fitness, 7530 Roosevelt Road, restrained a disorderly employee after being in a physical altercation with her on Jan. 11 at 11:37 a.m. The incident began when the employee was on the phone yelling and screaming in front of gym members. The manager suggested she go into the back, away from public view. But the employee continued screaming before throwing her phone across the room. She then approached the manager and began punching and scratching her. The manager, who reported not wanting to fight, managed to get on top of her and hold her arms down until other employees intervened. The employee left the scene before the police arrived. The reporting officer took photos and observed redness and scratches on the manager’s face. She refused medical treatment and only wished to document the incident, not file a formal complaint.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Jan. 6-12, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded.

Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

Compiled by Maria Maxham

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Religion Guide

First Congregational Church of Maywood

400 N. Fifth Avenue (1 block north of Lake St.) Come join us for Sunday Morning Worship at 11 am Pastor Elliot Wimbush will be preaching the message.

Refreshments and fellowship follow the service.

708-344-6150 firstchurchofmaywood.org When you're looking for a place to worship the Lord, Check First.

You’re Invited to A Church for All Nations A Church Without Walls SERVICE LOCATION Forest Park Plaza 7600 W. Roosevelt Road Forest Park, IL 60130

William S. Winston Pastor

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

ELCA, Lutheran

Good Shepherd

188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m.

Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m.

Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. M–F Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m.

Parish Office: 708-848-4417 Religious Ed Phone: 708-848-7220 stedmund.org

Worshiping at 820 Ontario, Oak Park IL (First Baptist Church) 9:00a-Worship 10:30a-Education Hour

All are welcome. goodshepherdlc.org 708-848-4741

on the corner of Thomas and Fair Oaks Ave. Lutheran—ELCA

United Lutheran Church

409 Greenfield Street (at Ridgeland Avenue) Oak Park Holy Communion with nursery care and children’s chapel each Sunday at 9:30 a.m.

worship on Sundays @ 10am nursery care available

fairoakspres.org 744 Fair Oaks Ave. • 708.386.4920

OAK PARK MEETING OF FRIENDS (Quakers) Meeting For Worship Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at Oak Park Art League 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park Please call 708-445-8201 www.oakparkfriends.org

Roman Catholic

Ascension Catholic Church

www.unitedlutheranchurch.org

708/386-1576

(708) 697-5000 Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM

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Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

7300 W. Division, River Forest David R. Lyle, Senior Pastor David W. Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Lauren Dow Wegner, Assoc. Pastor Sunday Worship, 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Sunday School/Adult Ed. 9:45 a.m.

Childcare Available

Grace Lutheran School

Preschool - 8th Grade Bill Koehne, Principal 366-6900, graceriverforest.org Lutheran-Missouri Synod

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

305 Circle Ave, Forest Park Sunday Worship, 9:30am Christian Education Hour 8:30am Wednesday Worship 7:00pm Wheelchair Access to Sanctuary Leonard Payton, Pastor Roney Riley, Assistant Pastor 708-366-3226 www.stjohnforestpark.org Methodist

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

324 N. Oak Park Avenue 708-383-4983 www.firstUMCoakpark.org Sunday School for all Ages, 9am Sunday Worship, 10am Children’s Chapel during Worship Rev. Katherine Thomas Paisley, Pastor Professionally Staffed Nursery Fellowship Time after Worship

808 S. East Ave. 708/848-2703 www.ascensionoakpark.com Worship: Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Masses 7:30, 9:00, 11 am 5:00 pm at St. Edmund Church Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 – 4:45 pm Saturday Taizé Prayer 7:30 pm First Fridays Feb.– Dec. & Jan. 1 Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor Roman Catholic

St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

CELEBRATING OUR 108TH YEAR! Sat. Masses: 8:30am & 5:00pm SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00am & 10:30am 10:30 Mass-Daycare for all ages CCD Sun. 9am-10:15am Reconciliation: Sat. 9am & 4pm Weekday Masses: Monday–Thursday 6:30am Church Office: 708-366-0839 CCD: 708-366-3553 www.stbern.com Pastor: Fr. Stanislaw Kuca

St. Giles Family Mass Community

We welcome all to attend Sunday Mass at 10 a.m. on the St. Giles Parish campus on the second floor of the school gym, the southernmost building in the school complex at 1034 North Linden Avenue.

Established in 1970, we are a laybased community within St. Giles Roman Catholic Parish.

Our Mass is family-friendly.

We encourage liturgically active toddlers. Children from 3 to 13 and young adults play meaningful parts in each Sunday liturgy.

Together with the parish, we offer Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a Montessori-based religious education program for children in grades K-8.

For more information, go to http://www.stgilesparish.org/ family-mass-community or call Bob Wielgos at 708-288-2196.

Third Unitarian Church 10AM Sunday Forum 11AM Service Rev. Colleen Vahey thirdunitarianchurch.org (773) 626-9385 301 N. Mayfield, Chicago Committed to justice, not to a creed Upcoming Religious Holidays

Jan 17 Blessing of the Animals Hispanic Catholic Christian 18-25 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Christian 19 World Religion Day Baha’i 20 Timkat Ethiopian Orthodox Christian 25 Conversion of St. Paul Christian

To place a listing in the Religion Guide, call Mary Ellen: 708/613-3342

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Evolving businesses

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mall business is hard. Exhilarating. Demanding.

Sometimes frustrating. One thing it is not? Static.

Staying the same is not optional. Especially these days when technology is disrupting long-successful business models.

Change or die is a fair motto for small business in 2020.

Forest Park’s Madison Street is a perfect reflection of this reality. This week, Maria Maxham, the Review’s editor, reports on three businesses — Schauer’s Hardware, Team Blonde and Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore — which are actively evolving. We could add a fourth in Panda Café and we can point to our own business at the Review, though we are no longer situated on the street.

Rich Schauer, the amiable owner of the eponymous hardware store, has announced the closing of the Hallmark store just next door. You might still care enough to send the very best, but the very best party invitation might be sent by Evite, the very best birthday greeting might be on Facebook. Sure, we’re suckers for a handwritten note on a clever or loving card. Remember that when you need to send us a sympathy card.

Schauer is realistic though about the future of that business. And while he is not ready to go public with plans for that space, which is owned by his family, he is excited about bringing something new and compelling to the street.

Team Blonde, one of the women-owned businesses which launched during Madison Street’s last great flowering early in the century, is currently building out an expansion to accommodate inclusion of hair stylists focusing on kids. The stylists, and their followings, will arrive from an Oak Park business that recently closed.

Centuries & Sleuths, owned by the always gracious Augie Aleksy, is 30 years old, 20 years on Madison Street in Forest Park. The shop, which specializes in history and mysteries, recently won recognition — and 500 bucks — from famed author James Patterson who gifted 500 independent bookstores across the country. Indie bookstores hit a trough in 2009 as recession and e-books took a hard hold. Since then, by hanging in and growing their influence as community gathering points, independent bookstores have grown by 35 percent.

Centuries & Sleuths, with its full calendar of author events, book club gatherings and special projects, fulfills the community gathering role.

Another evolution is at the corner of Desplaines and Madison where the restaurant we’ll always think of as Venture, has again rebranded, this time as Panda Café.

Early social media comments are positive and we’ll hope for staying power.

Finally, we’d note that your 103-year-old Forest Park Review is also reinventing itself. We’ll still be in print, we’ll still be online, we’ll still sell ads and subscriptions. But with the new year, the Review is now part of the recently formed Growing Community Media nonprofit. We will be turning more to our readers as partners in funding independent community journalism. Don’t worry. We won’t be shy in telling you how you can actively participate. For starters, there is a Donate button at ForestParkReview. com. Join in.

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Bee the change

ast week I delivered the holiday gifts for the Forest Park Middle School teachers. I purchased the chocolate covered espresso beans and raspberry chocolate bites way back in December of 2019 but somehow they never made it into gift bags, nor were there cards to accompany them, and before I could get the dressings for the gifts, school was out for winter break.

Despite my embarrassment, I was determined to get those small chocolate bites out of my house and to the people they were purchased for.

Here in Forest Park I see a new crop of dried-out Christmas trees on parkways, now a solid week past the 12th day of Christmas, I felt a kinship with these wise families who have also embraced their inner determination to publicly display their trees for disposal, far after the holiday passed.

Heading to Schauer’s Hallmark for the bags and cards, I relished the discount, not knowing that it was one of the last times I would be able to shop there. Found a delightfully irreverent bulldog with antlers announcing, “I got your yule log right here, pal.” That would provide the perfect balance of awkward and kind I was looking for to ride along with the late gifts — they are middle-school teachers, after all.

I delivered the gifts to Ms. Crawford who sat attentively at the front desk, Thursday, with a little note in every card. In my imagination, each teacher pulled out their grading matrix to check if I had A) recognized that the gift is late, B) asserted appreciation for all he/she does for my son, and C) included a closure of “Happy New Year.”

Since middle-school teachers are accustomed to looking beyond imperfections. I figured if these sages could manage fiddly pre-teens, they could also abide their tardy parents.

It was only a few months ago that Mr. Staser defended the entire Social Studies class against a bee that found its way into his classroom. No match for his accelerated instincts, the teacher/warrior took on the flying attacker with a swift flick of a folder against the window. After the class cheered, one pupil (who might be related to me), decided to pick up the bee from the floor to enhance his middle-school experience.

Jerome, named over a salami sandwich, was notorious for the havoc he caused in Social Studies that day. His short, powerful jolt of energy distracted the entire class from the past to the immediate present with his ominous stinging presence. Although unresponsive, Jerome was the protagonist and that day’s hero, and was befriended by a team of middle-schoolers on his journey through the middle-school day. He was carefully placed, lifeless, on a folder during math class and gently balanced

on a book to ensure his safe transport in the halls.

It was in science, appropriately, that Jerome came back to life. The oncestiff bee started to twitch, then started to clean his antennae. It certainly was a transformation worthy of middleschoolers’ delight. Jerome was a zombee. Though Ms. Pesavento was not as delighted by Jerome and his spasm state, she directed him to the garbage, to restore order to the room. But Jerome did not make it into the garbage, instead he was tucked into hiding. His end was near, though, because soon he would sting his middle school pal, ending not just his own insect life but completing that day’s middle-school story.

So it would be irresponsible of me not to send a Christmas card and a small token of thanks, however late, to the teachers who manage a classroom full of quirky and irreverent people.

And when Ms. Pinta, sixth-grade English Language Arts instructor, gave students the choice to write a letter either in a critical or complimentary style to mail to businesses, who could have predicted its sincere value?

A large box arrived at our house from Microsoft addressed to my middle-schooler. Inside was swag like I’ve never seen before — cups, card holders, stickers, eye glass wipes, travel coffee mug, and, the tour de force, an X-box controller and headset.

A simple letter thanking him for the inspiration he shared with all the Microsoft staff was typed and on Microsoft letterhead in the box.

My son, Logan, chose a complimentary letter and explained to his friends, “Complimentary letters are way better then criticism letters.”

The lesson of giving a compliment was far more valuable to me and my family. For that I am forever grateful.

While I might be late with my gift of thanks, I know the value of receiving kindness. I am sure there were plenty of other middle-school families who sent notes of thanks and admiration but having one from our family, too, was important.

I imagine the tediousness of being a middleschool teacher, going to work every day knowing that your craft is going to be sabotaged and subverted or you’ll be competing for a middleschoolers attention. Somehow you and your subject matter have to be more interesting than a dead bee, which may seem reasonable, but what if that bee comes back to life … just try to top that.

We all appreciate a kind word now and again; after all, building our students up is what we expect teachers to do. Seems like building up our teachers is what a parent should do, and a onetime thank-you or compliment might be worth doing even if it’s outside the ordinary prescribed giving cycle.

JILL WAGNER

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‘Rare new revenue stream’ from page 1 Conditional use in this case would mean that a business planning to operate as a dispensary in that zone would need to appear in two public meetings, once before the ZBA and once before the village council. At both meetings, whether they would be allowed to open in Forest Park would be determined by vote of the board or council. Permitted use would mean they could open “by right,” without any public hearings, provided they followed all rules laid forth in the zoning code.

In order to keep Forest Park attractive to investors, Glinke urged the council to accept staff ’s original recommendation to allow a dispensary as a permitted use in the I-2 district, not a conditional use as the ZBA recommended.

“From a strictly economic standpoint, we need to be competitive, and having a space that’s plug and play, that’s ready to move in, is, I think, important,” said Glinke. “There’s a lot of competition for these licenses,” he added. “And frankly, zoning scares people.”

The idea of two public hearings, he said, has the potential to push investors away. “These [investors] have a lot of money on the table, and they want to get their product out to the public as soon as possible.”

Glinke said he felt comfortable with permitted use for dispensaries in the I-2 because of its differences from the other districts.

“The I-districts have specific characteristics that aren’t shared by other districts — most notably not being buffered by residential districts,” said Glinke. “Most residential properties aren’t even within the notice distance. If we were to do a 200-foot notice [as required for ZBA meetings], nobody would be getting a letter from the village as an announcement for the hearing.”

Glinke mentioned that he doesn’t often recommend something different from the ZBA’s suggestions. “We value the ZBA’s service — they’re a terrific group of people I’ve worked closely with for 10 years now,” he said. “Having a difference of opinion with the ZBA is pretty rare.”

Seeing marijuana being sold in other towns — medical dispensaries were allowed to start selling recreationally on Jan. 1 — allowed administrators to see the impact.

“It’s here,” said Glinke, referring to legal marijuana. “We have the benefit of witnessing the rollout and seeing it’s not anarchy or reefer madness.”

Glinke added that at the public ZBA meeting, nobody showed up to speak against the recommended zoning amendments.

“There was not a great deal of public participation in the [Dec. 17 ZBA] meeting,” said Glinke. “And absolutely no one from the public who came out spoke out against dispensaries. There is a comfort level that the community has. A comfort level that staff

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has. And we stand by our recommendation.”

Commissioner Ryan Nero said that when he and other commissioners were running for office, phrases like “making Forest Park easy to do business with” were used frequently during the campaigns.

“Some of the zoning requirements we’re talking about right now fall into that realm,” said Nero. “As a resident and elected official, I’ve spent a lot of time going back and forth on what I think is the right thing for Forest Park. One overarching theme we have to be cognizant of is the potential revenue stream. Being competitive with our surrounding communities is an important thing.”

Commissioner Jessica Voogd agreed, thanking Glinke for the time and consideration he put into the recommendations.

“You kept most of it conditional use,” said Voogd, “and you’ve carefully selected this one area that’s well buffered from the residential area [to allow dispensaries as permitted use]. We want to be appealing to new businesses, and the state’s done a good job of limiting the number of licenses at first, and I think it would be best to amend to the staff version.”

The vote was to accept the proposed ordinance as amended to reflect staff ’s recommendation regarding the I-2 district (permitted use). All other districts were kept as written in the proposed ordinance up before the council (conditional use). Mayor Rory Hoskins and commissioners Voogd, Nero and Joe Byrnes voted in favor of the amend-

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ed proposal from the ZBA. Commissioner Dan Novak abstained.

The accepted zoning for recreational marijuana in Forest Park is as follows:

Community Shopping District In these areas, defined as the B-2 District, adult-use cannabis distribution will be added as conditional use within a 500-foot distance of schools and churches. This district includes sections of Roosevelt Road and Harlem Avenue.

Downtown Business District (DBD) In the DBD, marijuana dispensaries will be allowed as conditional use. The DBD is primarily the Madison Street shopping area of Forest Park.

Light Industrial District In the light industrial or I-1 district, manufacturing, cultivation, transportation and distribution of recreational cannabis will be allowed as conditional use. This district includes the area south of Roosevelt Road to 16th Street between Hannah Avenue and Circle Avenue.

Heavy Industrial District In the heavy industrial or I-2 district, manufacturing, cultivation, distribution and transportation will be permitted uses.

This district includes the Forest Park Mall on Roosevelt Road and the U.S. Postal Service facility. It also includes the businesses along Industrial Drive.

D209 board poised to hire search firm

Board scheduled to vote on Ray and Associates

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Kenneth Kleisner, 72 Vietnam veteran, outdoorsman Kenneth M. Kleisner, 72, of Forest Park, died peacefully on Jan. 10, 2020, surrounded by his family. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing, hunting, and a good bonfire.

He served with the U.S. Army in Thailand during the Vietnam War. A lifelong craftsman, he was skilled in carpentry and electrical work and built his house in Wisconsin with his own two hands. He was always ready to help anyone in need, whether they were friends or strangers.

Kenneth Kleisner is survived by his wife, Fran Arcuri; his daughters, Kellie Setser and Lynette (Matt) Gilbert; his stepchildren, Jackie Folena and Ron Scharenberg; his grandchildren, Jacob, Joey, Samantha, Ash-

ley, Christopher, Alexandra, and Ryan; his great-grandchildren his brother, Lon (Roberta); his brother-in-law, Julio Arcuri; and countless cousins, family, and friends throughout Illinois and Wisconsin. He will be missed by all.

Visitation is on Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Forest Park’s ZimmermanHarnett Funeral Home, 7319 W. Madison St. Services will be held there on Thursday at 11a.m. Interment will be private.

In lieu of flowers, the family appreciates donations to Redgranite Area Fire District P.O. Box 494, Redgranite, WI 54970.

The District 209 school board may have landed on a search firm to facilitate the process of finding a new superintendent. The board was scheduled to vote on whether or not to approve a contract for Iowa-based Ray and Associates at a regular meeting on Jan. 14, which was the day of the newspaper’s print deadline.

Outgoing D209 Supt. Jesse Rodriguez announced last month that he was resigning to take the superintendent position at ZionBenton Township High School District 126.

The District 126 school board approved a three-year contract for Rodriguez at a meeting on Dec. 17.

He’ll leave the Proviso district on June 30, 2020 and start in his new role at Zion on July 1, 2020.

According to the firm’s website, Ray and Associates “specializes in educational executive leadership searches. We recruit tra-

D209 Supt. Jesse Rodriguez ditional and non-traditional candidates for public schools, private schools and higher education institutions/organizations.”

When Rodriguez announced his resignation, Ned Wagner, D209’s board president, told Forest Park Review that Rodriguez “really put his heart and soul into working on behalf of the children of our community and probably, most definitely, to the detriment of his personal life. He was absolutely consumed with transforming our school district and it became that time.”

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Copies of specifications may be secured at the Oak Park Elementary School District #97 District Office, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302. Cut-off date for picking up scope of services is 4:00 pm, Friday, January 24, 2020.

Responses mailed or delivered shall be marked to the attention of: Oak Park School District 97 Attn. Mr. Michael Arensdorff 260 Madison Street Oak Park, Illinois 60302 The front of the envelope should be clearly marked “Audio Visual Bids Hatch, Irving and Mann Elementary Schools”. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Mr. Michael Arensdorff at (708) 5243015 or marensdorff@op97.org . Faxed or electronically submitted bids will not be accepted. Any faxed or electronically submitted bid will disqualify vendors.

Responses Due Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 4:00 P.M. Only those responses complying with the provision and specification of the response will be considered.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y20002922 on Januar 8, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of GPTETREV POTTERY with the business located at:159 SOUTH OAK PARK AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: GABRIEL PAUL TETREV 127 SOUTH TAYLOR AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield will hold a public hearing at 6:30 P.M. on January 27, 2020 at the Village Board Room in the Municipal Building of the Village of Brookfield, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513 on the Village’s proposed appropriation ordinance, which will serve as the basis for the Village’s 2020 Annual Appropriation Ordinance.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y2002921 on January 8, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of POWERS & SONS CARPENTRY with the business located at: 711 FOREST AVE, RIVER FOREST, IL 60305. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: TERRENCE POWERS 711 FOREST AVE RIVER FOREST, IL 60305.

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The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed Bids from qualified vendors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302 Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday January 29, 2020 for the following: Village of Oak Park 2020 Water & Sewer Repair Parts and Materials Bid Number: 20-107 Bid forms may be obtained from the Public Works Customer Service Center by calling 708-3585700 or by stopping by the office located at 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Information is also available from the Budget Revenue Analyst, Diane Stanislavski, dstanislavski@ oak-park.us and the Village’s website http://www.oak-park.us/ bid.

The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening. For more information call the Public Works Service Center at 708.358.5700.

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The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids at the Public Works Service Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, January 24th, 2020 for the following

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BID 20-113 VILLAGE OF OAK PARK 2020 UPM COLD MIX ASPHALT PATCH MATERIAL REQUEST FOR PRICES

BID 20-114 VILLAGE OF OAK PARK 2020 STONE & SAND MATERIALS REQUEST FOR PRICES

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, February 5, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter:

Bid forms may be obtained from the Public Works Customer Service Center by calling 708-3585700 or by stopping by the office located at 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Information is also available from the Streets Superintendent, Scott Brinkman, sbrinkman@oak-park. us or on the Village’s website http://www.oak-park.us/yourgovernment/finance-department.

The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening. For more information call the Public Works Service Center at 708.358.5700.

Bid forms may be obtained from the Public Works Customer Service Center by calling 708-3585700 or by stopping by the office located at 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Information is also available from the Streets Superintendent, Scott Brinkman, sbrinkman@oak-park. us or on the Village’s website http://www.oak-park.us/yourgovernment/finance-department.

The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening. For more information call the Public Works Service Center at 708.358.5700.

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Village of Oak Park 2020 Water & Sewer Emergency Repairs Bid Number: 20-108 Bid forms may be obtained from the Public Works Customer Service Center by calling 708-3585700 or by stopping by the office located at 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Information is also available from the Budget Revenue Analyst, Diane Stanislavski, dstanislavski@ oak-park.us and the Village’s website http://www.oak-park.us/ bid.

The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those contractors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening. For more information call the Public Works Service Center at 708.358.5700.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed Bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302 Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday January 29, 2020 for the following:

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Brigid Weber, Village Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE For any person who was a Special Education Student at Oak Park & River Forest High School and graduated in 2012-2013, you will have 30 days to contact Lynette Welter at Oak Park & River Forest High School at 708.434.3806 or lwelter@ oprfhs.org to request your records.

On February 28, 2020, the Special Education student records for the 2012-2013 school year will be destroyed.

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed separate bids will be received by the Board of Education, Oak Park Elementary School District 97 (the “Board”) for the following project: OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 97 D97 SUMMER 2020 RENOVATIONS BROOKS, HATCH, IRVING, JULIAN, LONGFELLOW, MANN OAK PARK, IL 60302 BID GROUP 1 – DEMOLITION, MASONRY, GENERAL TRADES, ROOFING, GLAZING, DRYWALL, FLOORING, PAINTING, CASEWORK, FIRE SUPPRESSION, PLUMBING, HVAC, and ELECTRICAL Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m.

CST on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Administrative offices, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302, and will be publicly opened and read at 2:30 p.m. CST on that date. Bids shall be submitted in an opaque sealed envelope clearly marked:

suppression, plumbing, HVAC, and electrical.

All bids must be submitted in accordance with the bidding instructions contained in the Bidding Documents for the project. Bid security in the form of a bid bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid amount shall be submitted with the bid. Should a bid bond be submitted, the bond shall be payable to the Board of Education, Oak Park Elementary School District 97, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302. All documents and information required by the bidding instructions contained in the Bidding Documents for the project shall be submitted with the bid. Incomplete, late or non-conforming bids may not be accepted.

No bids shall be withdrawn, cancelled or modified after the time for opening of bids without the Board’s consent for a period of ninety (90) days after the scheduled time of bid opening.

Oak Park Elementary School District 97 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 Attention: Bulley & Andrews Project: D97 SUMMER 2020 RENOVATIONS - BID PACKAGE 1

The Bidding Documents for the project (which include the bidding instructions for the project and other related documents) will be available Monday January 13, 2020 and are available for viewing/download online without cost or purchase on the Bulley & Andrews, LLC One Drive, located at the following link. No username or password is required.

Scope of work for Bid Package 1 generally includes, but is not limited to: demolition, masonry, general trades, roofing, glazing, drywall, flooring, painting, casework, fire

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The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts thereof, or waive any irregularities or informalities, and to make an award that in the Board’s sole opinion is in the best interest of the District.

The site will be available for visits by appointment to be coordinated with Bulley & Andrews, LLC. Interested parties may inspect the existing conditions. Schedule an appointment with John Kraft of Bulley & Andrews in advance if you wish to visit the sites.

All bidders must comply with applicable Illinois Law requiring the payment of prevailing wages by all Contractors working on public works. If during the time period of work, the prevailing wage rates change, the contractor shall be responsible for additional costs without any change to the contract amount. All bidders must comply with the Illinois Statutory requirements regarding labor, including Equal Employment Opportunity Laws.

For additional information on the project, contact John Kraft of Bulley & Andrews, LLC at jkraft@bulley. com or 312-914-0351.

Future Bid Package 2 – General Trades 2, is expected to be available on or around February 10, 2020: with a bid opening date March 3, 2020; Dated: 01/13/2020 John Kraft Bulley & Andrews, LLC

Cal. No. 02-20-Z: 1110 South Blvd.

Property Index Number: 16-07-125-020-0000 The Applicant, Centunum, LLC, seeks a variance from Section 8.3 (Table 8-1: Use Matrix) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance, which section prohibits medical/ clinic uses from being located within the first 50 feet of the street lot line at grade level or on the ground floor of any building within the DT-1 and DT-2 Sub-Districts of Downtown, to allow an medical/clinic use (Life Speed: Behavioral Support Services, LLC) on the ground floor within 50 feet of a street line at the premises commonly known as 1110 South Blvd., Oak Park, Illinois.

Those property owners within 500 feet of the Subject Property and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (“Interested Parties”) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk no later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing.

All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Administrator at 708.358.5449.

The Zoning Board of Appeals may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof.

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PUBLIC NOTICE A neighborhood meeting will be held Friday, January 24 at 1:00pm at the Oak Park Main Public Library, located at 834 Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60301. The meeting will take place on the First Floor - Community Engagement Space in Main Library.

The meeting will be to discuss the proposed Pete’s Fresh Market project located at 640 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 ABFC ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005WMC1 Plaintiff, -v.DARYL SATCHER, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., OAK PARK TERRACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 2018 CH 08851 914 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD UNIT #C-8 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 24, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 914 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD UNIT #C-8, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-320-0401025 The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common

interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-07459 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 08851 TJSC#: 39-8067 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2018 CH 08851 I3141155

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 4221719. Please refer to file number 321472.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719 Fax #: 217-422-1754 E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney File No. 321472 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 18 CH 05792 TJSC#: 39-7333 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 18 CH 05792 I3139989

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.KAREN RONEY, GUL RONEY, WEST SUBURBAN BANK AS TRUSTEE UTA DATED 10/24/94, KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 10237, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 10 CH 50958 1039 ELGIN AVENUE FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 2, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 3, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1039 ELGIN AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-422-0300000,15-13-422-031-0000 The real estate is improved with a two story single family home with a two car detached garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building

and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 9558 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 10 CH 50958 TJSC#: 39-8122 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 10 CH 50958 I3141813

NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 24, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 14, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 500 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. APT. 403, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-415-0271024 The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $91,575.96.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at

the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 18-6534.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago IL, 60606 312-541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 18-6534 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 2019 CH 07779 TJSC#: 39-7382 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2019 CH 07779 I3141842

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION TIAA, FSB D/B/A EVERBANK Plaintiff, -v.ROSEMARY NASH, THE 720 N. AUSTIN CONDOMINIUM Defendants 18 CH 05792 720 N. AUSTIN BLVD., UNIT 101 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 13, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 14, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 720 N. AUSTIN BLVD., UNIT 101, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-105-0211002 The real estate is improved with a residential condominium.

The judgment amount was $100,942.18.

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