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2001 Des Plaines Ave. Forest Park • 708-771-2299 www.mcadamlandscape.com Employees at Cactus Grill, 315 Harlem Ave., sat on a man to hold him down for police on Feb. 9 at 12:35 p.m. The subject allegedly tried to steal money from the tip jar. Reporting officers entered the restaurant and handcuffed the man. According to an employee, when the subject first came in the front door, he started yelling, “Feed me, y’all gotta feed me!” The employee told him to leave, but he continued toward the counter, where he reached into the tip jar and removed all the money. Then he tried to reach the cash register. When she pushed him away, he swung a plastic bag filled with heavy items at her face. She blocked the bag with her hand and yelled for help; her husband and brother came out of the kitchen and tackled the suspect. Briefcase stolen from car at Walmart A briefcase was stolen from a car while parked at Walmart, 1300 Desplaines Ave., on Feb. 8 at 12:42 a.m. The victim reported being in a hurry and not locking his vehicle before entering the store. Once he returned home, he realized the briefcase was missing from the rear of the car. It contained “sensitive paperwork,” including his social security card and birth certificate.
Cellphone stolen at library A Samsung Galaxy 8, valued at roughly $500, was stolen from a man at the Forest Park Public Library on Feb. 8 at 4:21 p.m. The victim said his phone was charging at the charging station in the southeast corner of the library. He said he turned his back for a few minutes, and when he returned to retrieve his phone, it was no longer there. ‘Doser’ or ‘loser’ Police were called to 711 Desplaines Ave. for criminal defacement of property on Feb. 9 at 4:04 p.m. when graffiti was discovered on a CTA Blue Line train car. According to
the police report, “an abstract multicolored piece” was spray-painted onto the car, along with either the word “doser” or “loser,” but it was unclear exactly which word had been intended.
Jack Daniels stolen Two bottles of Gentlemen Jack Daniels and one bottle of regular Jack Daniels were stolen from Forest Park Liquors on Feb. 5 at 6:26 p.m. The suspect, a black male around 29 years old, was wearing a grey camo hooded sweatshirt, a black jacket, dark jeans and black New Balance gym shoes with white soles. He placed all three bottles on the counter, but when the employee approached the register, the suspect grabbed the bottles, valued at approximately $90, and ran out of the store. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Feb. 3-9, 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.
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Police involved, though no charges made
By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter
A safety concern at the Forest Park Middle School prompted an email to parents on Feb. 7. The email from Supt. Louis Cavallo said the following: “District 91 is acutely aware of a situation this week involving one of our students at Forest Park Middle School. The administration is actively working collaboratively with the [Forest Park Police Department] on this situation. Because this involves student discipline, we cannot comment on the specific circumstances surrounding the situation. We want you to know that the safety of our students, teachers and staff is our number one priority and we are taking measures to ensure that everyone is safe.” Police Chief Tom Aftanas confirmed that there was an issue involving “extremely vague” threats on social media by a Forest Park Middle School student and that an officer took a report and spoke to the mother of the student involved. However, no charges were brought against the boy. According to Aftanas, the student has been suspended. Police stated they would meet with the boy’s parents and D91 on Monday, Feb. 10. Cavallo did not respond when asked for a comment or more information.
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Forest Park Baptist, between pastors, is holding its own
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The Rev. David Steinhart had been the shepherd, aka pastor, of Forest Park Baptist Church for 33 years until he retired a year ago. The flock did not scatter when he left because the shepherd had done a good job of preparing some of the sheep to take care of the flock until they got a new shepherd. Brian Haferkamp, who has been a member of the congregation for five years and an elder for a year, pointed to Steinhart’s inclusive leadership style as one of the reasons the church has done well in the nine months since he and Angie moved to Michigan. “Dave’s leadership style,” said Haferkamp, “was to spread out the responsibility. A lot of lay people were already in key organizational positions and knew what to do.” Dr. Akin Famoyegun, a member of the church at the corner of Harlem and Dixon for over 10 years, said Steinhart’s telling the elders and then the congregation of his coming retirement six months in advance contributed in large part to what he called a “seamless” transition into the interim between pastors. First of all, it allowed the members to say a proper goodbye, to achieve some sense of closure if you will, which helped them move into the next phase of their life as a faith community. “It allowed us to grieve while he was still here,” he said. Sean Blaylock, an elder and a member of the church for 17 years, added that the sixmonth notice enabled the congregation to plan a celebration last May. “We were able to have a going-away party for him and Angie at which we could give him due respect for the time he was here.” Second, the six-month transition period gave Pastor Steinhart the opportunity to formally and publicly confirm the three elders — Blaylock, Haferkamp and Kevin Wood — as the congregation’s spiritual leaders. “He brought us before the congregation,” Haferkamp recalled, “and said, ‘These are the men who will be leading you.’” Finally, those six months allowed Pastor Steinhart to prepare the elders to assume more of the spiritual leadership by, for example, sharing with them the special needs of some of the members, helping them form a search committee for a new pastor and connecting them with the regional office of the North American Baptist Conference. In fact, Rev. Jim Renke, who is the regional minister of the Mississippi-Midwest region of that conference, joined Forest Park Baptist Church three or four years ago and not only helped with the preaching on Sunday mornings but also was able to provide the elders with some good advice, such as don’t rush into getting a new pastor. While many congregations feel a sense of panic after a beloved pastor leaves and are anxious to immediately fill the vacuum with someone new, the three elders have given the search committee the time to pick the right person from the over 30 Baptist clergy who have shown an interest in the position. The three elders have found that their individual skills complement each other. Although there have been “discussions and disagreements” they have not led to a breaking point, because each of them has been able to set their eg os aside. “We are,” he explained, “letting the Lord participate in the process.” And it helps to have a competent church secretary, Connie Leeper, who in her own words, “is a point person who knows where records and supplies are kept and is patient and flexible, trying to coordinate three elders, music staff and members.” It has allowed the congregation in general and the elders in particular to mature in their faith. Along with Rev. Renke, the elders have shared the responsibility of preaching the sermons at Sunday worship. Although Haferkamp preached many sermons while pastoring a church in South Korea and Kevin Wood started a church in Spain, Blaylock had not been in the pulpit that often. “A lot of our sermons have been about spiritual maturity,” Blaylock said.
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The latest twists and turns of a local cookie shop
Twisted Cookie’s treats to be o ered in Chicago’s ompson Center
By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter
In March, Joana Fischer, owner of Twisted Cookie, will not only celebrate three years in Forest Park. She will also celebrate the opening of her second location in the Thompson Center in Chicago. At 600 square feet, her new spot, in the downstairs food court, is a smaller space than her current location, 7401 Madison St. But because there’s no need for an eatin section — the restaurants in the food court share a common dining room — she can still bake on the premises and offer the same treats she does in her current location: creative cookies and brownies, coffee drinks and ice cream. In fact, those three offerings are unique to the Thompson Center food court: Fischer says that, other than a Dunkin Donuts, there’s nobody serving coffee drinks, including lattes and frappes. There are no real sweets being offered. And ice cream is also new. “I want to capture the audience for something sweet,” she said. The Loop has long been a market of interest for her. “I’ve always wanted to have a location in downtown Chicago,” said Fischer. “There’s heavy foot traffic, and I want to create my brand downtown.” She added that the city is close to Forest Park and her home in Oak Park, and the convenience will be nice. The new store will be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with no weekends or nights. She hired a full-time baker for the new operation and staff to run the shop. But her commitment and efforts here won’t stop. “I want to do more in Forest Park,” said Fischer, who is planning a third annual food drive with the firefighters. She also likes to have Twisted Cookie involved in community events like Ribfest, the Firefighters 5K, and the Forest Park Chamber’s holiday and wine walks. “I always want to bring visibility to the store,” she said. “I want to continue to focus on the brand and continue to expand.” Her grand vision doesn’t stop at a second store. It’s important, she said, to have a vision. But that vision must be tempered by realism. “Man plans and God laughs,” she added, explaining that her new store took longer, and was a little more costly, than originally anticipated. In Forest Park, she’s grateful for her loyal customers, many of whom are regulars. “They’ve become friends,” said Fischer. “Sometimes they stop by just to say hi.” She attributes her success to hard work and having a vision for what’s next, but also to a focus on a quality product and excellent customer service. To produce a quality product you need training, she said, but a great baker has natural ability, a knack for creating cookies. Even people who are professionally or educationally trained might not have that innate gift. “I like to take chances on people,” said Fischer. “I’ll take a chance on a novice or someone who’s only baked at home. I look for people who have an eye for detail, are fast, have common sense, and just show up.” Her main baker, Linda, only baked at home before joining Twisted Cookie.“She’s amazing,” said Fischer. “She doesn’t take shortcuts.” And for customer service, she makes sure the employees who run the counter and serve guests have a good personality and put the customer first. “I never want a customer to feel ignored,” she said, adding that one of the things she feels best about as a business owner is getting good feedback about her employees. She’ll continue to offer delivery, online ordering, gift boxes and baskets, and catering. “The cookies we sell in the store are large,” said Fischer. “But we can scale them down for party platters.” Although cookies, including cupcake and pie cookies, are what started everything and are featured in the name of the shop, a big part of Fischer’s business is coffee drinks, like lattes and frappes. She also serves homemade hot chocolate. And she’s added to her services in Forest Park, too. The latest addition is deliveries of cookies, coffee drinks, and milkshakes and ice cream creations through Grub Hub and Doordash. “I was surprised by how many people order dessert delivery,” said Fischer. “But convenience is a big thing.”
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InJanuary, Bill Cartwrightand Glenn Lid marked their 50th and 40th years on the mat, respectively Two men, nearly 100 years of coaching Pirates wrestling
By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter
This month 29 years ago, Bill Cartwright was sitting atop the Illinois high school wrestling world. On Feb. 23, 1991, his Pirates won their 10 th state wrestling title after dominating Waukegan 35-16 on the campus of Illinois State University. The title was their second in the dual team format in five years, according to a Chicago Tribune article published at the time. In March of that year, the men’s varsity basketball Pirates would go on to win the state title. Things nowadays aren’t what they were at Proviso East. Last month, the wrestling team held its final home meet of the season — the once mighty program a shadow of its former self. There are fewer wrestlers, less excitement. Bill Cartwright, however, hasn’t gone anywhere. Last month’s meet, held Jan. 24, marked Cartwright’s 50 th season as a wrestling coach. Glenn Lid, the Golden Apple chemistry teacher who also coaches baseball and golf at East, marked his 40 th year coaching Pirates wrestling. “The school’s changed since I started in 1970,” Cartwright said during an interview hours before last month’s meet. “We’re not getting the numbers we used to get.” Cartwright and Lid said that the formation of Proviso Math and Science Academy in Forest Park has cut into wrestling participation. So has the increasing prevalence of specialization among youth athletes, who are more likely to participate in a single sport throughout the year than divvy up their time in multiple activities. Cartwright said he’s stayed on as assistant wrestling coach despite retiring some 16 years ago, because of the kids — and his friendship with Lid, who considers the Hall of Fame coach a mentor. Both men have been inducted into the Illinois Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association Hall of Fame. “Everything I learned is from Cartwright,” Lid said. “Not just in wrestling, but in how to deal with kids, in general. I can remember one time as a young coach, we were at a dinner and I was complaining that parents and kids don’t appreciate all you do and he said, ‘That’s not what you’re here for. You’re not here for their appreciation. You’re here to make them better, make them grow and make them believe in themselves.’ From that point on, I realized what my job is as a coach.” Lid, 62, and Cartwright, 72, both lauded the merits of wrestling, which they said teaches toughness, strength, stamina and endurance — skills that crossover to all the other sports. Decades ago, the coaches recalled, recruitment meant visiting gym classes in the elementary feeder schools, where talent abounded. “Ninety percent of our kids would come from gym classes,” Cartwright recalled. “I’d go to each gym class, talk to the kids and we’d always get 30 or 40 of them coming out for the sport. We’d fill all levels. So, we’ve had some good athletes over the years.” Lid and Cartwright have coached Division 1 wrestlers and All-Americans like two-time state champ Reggie Wright, but their attention nowadays is focused on cultivating promising young talent like senior Kurt Palmer, who said the two coaches are like father figures. “They’ve played a big part and helped me with my mentality to be tougher physically and mentally,” Palmer said last month. “They’re like parents.” Sophomore Terrence Lewis said that Cartwright and Lid “mean a lot to me. They taught me ways I can get better and helped me through my wrestling career.” Cartwright said that the current crop of Pirate wrestlers has shown promise and improvement under head coach Daniel Sutton. And as long as Sutton allows, Carwright and
Photo by SHANEL ROMAIN MAINSTAYS: Tyrone Sally, a Proviso East Class of 1981 alum who was coached by Cartwright, Coach Bill Cartwright, and Coach Glenn Lid on Jan. 24, during the wrestling team’s nal home meet of the season. Bottom, former and current Proviso East wrestlers come out to celebrate Glenn Lid and Bill Cartwright.
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From Hemingway to escape rooms
Design studio looks forward to the future
By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter
It’s impossible to drive through Forest Park and not see the influence of Yearbook Studios somewhere. From Brown Cow to School District 91 to the Roos Recreation Center to the village’s own Diversity Commission, Yearbook has been behind the marketing and branding of a large number of organizations and businesses in the village. The roots of Yearbook here began in 2011 with a retail store that sold a highly curated collection of vintage and custom home and personal items, selected by business and life partners Jef Anderson and Noel Eberline. They ran the store on Madison Street for six years but, said Anderson, after six years the design business was the primary draw. “It was uneven,” he said. “The design business was taking off while the store was a little stuck. Small retailers have been hurt a lot by big businesses like Amazon. We decided to end the retail, though our love for vintage items has not died, and focus on the design aspect.” They closed their Madison Street location and relocated the design business to 408 Thomas Ave. One of their first design and marketing clients was Forest Park Bank, which was relaunching their look and brand for their 75th anniversary. “The bank really wanted to showcase that they are a true community bank,” said Anderson. With other independent banks in the area being bought up by bigger chains, Forest Park Bank wanted to show the village and neighboring communities that their focus on local businesses would continue to be done by local people embedded in the community. That project included a book about the bank, featuring local businesses with which the bank had worked. “The bank invests in everyone,” said Anderson. “Our goal was to show that.” Now Yearbook is a full-service studio specializing in multiple disciplines, from branding to interior design. And they’re able to delicately tackle a wide variety of projects. They designed a writer’s room in the Ernest Hemingway Birth Home. They also designed the game show-themed room at Escape Factor, 7228 Madison St., drawing on ideas and inspiration from early 1970s game shows “to create an experience that would not only transport visitors to another space, but another era as well.” Although many Forest Park businesses have sought out the services of Yearbook, they work with Oak Park and River Forest clients, as well as organizations in the city. One of Yearbook’s most recent successes involves Mary Jane Neumann, the owner of the Hemingway Boyhood Home, out of which she works. Her product, Hegu, is being sold on Gwyneth Paltrow’s wellness and lifestyle company website, Goop. Neumann, an Oak Park acupuncturist, developed Hegu — acupuncture rings that stimulate pressure points, the goal being to relieve headaches. “I’m driven by the creative aspect of everything,” said Anderson. “We’re excited to be looking into the future, to see what 2020 and the next years bring,” said Anderson. When asked if he misses the retail end, he said the store was like a design project, the windows always carefully decorated to reflect the love he has for design. “We’re excited to be growing,” he said, adding that Yearbook strives to create a custom match for their clients. “The goal is to evoke an emotion,” he said. “It has to mean something. The spaces the business occupies and the branding have to complement each other.” To achieve this, the relationship between Yearbook designers and their clients has to be intimate. “We couldn’t do the design and branding work we do without those close connections,” he said. “It’s a trusting relationship. I have to get to know someone in order to understand their goals and to put meaning behind the design.” A large part of Yearbook’s success, said Anderson, is the close working relationships he and his staff have. In addition to partner and co-owner Eberline, Andy Madden is the senior designer, Stephanie Munoz the junior designer, and Jenny Shepherd works on public relations. “We want to create a healthy environment for our employees. We’re like a family; we have lunch together almost every day,” Anderson said. “Forest Park has been an extremely supportive community. We’re grateful for our clients. We’re grateful to be in Forest Park.”
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ALTENHEIM Demolition this summer
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In August 2016, the Cultural Park Committee presented an ambitious plan for use of the Altenheim land, focusing on a performing arts venue. The committee proposed two more concepts in 2017. In October 2018 the committee developed a financing plan for the proposed cultural park and amended their recommendations to the village council, drastically reducing the scope of the project, which no longer included the band-shell in the original plan, and cutting potential costs to about a tenth of the original plan, said DiFebo. Their final recommendation involved selling the north section of the property, the two acres known as The Grove, to a developer to construct either a 55 and older condominium development or a boutique hotel. Proceeds from the sale would be used to demolish the chapel and remaining buildings on the property, pay off the remaining bond issue, and develop a drainage system for the south Altenheim field. The committee suggested that, next, a park should be created with similar attributes to The Grove, and a feasibility study should be conducted to determine the best use of the south Altenheim property.
The committee held a public forum in March 2018 to present these plans, and the issue was discussed during 2019 elections for commissioners and mayor. Since then, however, DiFebo said he’s been waiting for the mayor and village council to focus on the topic again. He would like to see his committee empowered to make recommendations or see serious discussions happen within the village. And he wants an in-depth examination by the village to look at the net gain for Forest Park with whatever plans the village proposes. “If the village goes with new development,” said DiFebo, “they need to look at everything, like how much additional work the police and fire department will need to do and what that will cost. What are the infrastructure expenses? How will the village make sure the traffic situation is under control?” DiFebo also wonders why village planning and talk about the Altenheim property seem to have stalled. Hoskins, however, said the village is waiting for demolition funding to come through from the state. In June 2019, the village secured funding from the state of Illinois in the amount of $750,000 for demolition of the buildings and asbestos and environmental abatement costs, which, according to Department of Public Health and Safety Director Steve Glinke, will be about half the total cost. The funding is included in the $40 billion state budget approved by the General Assembly in June 2019. Hoskins stated that he wanted to wait until there was a better indication of when the money would be received before making plans for the property. At a Feb. 10 village council meeting, Hoskins announced that he had received word that the money would be made available. “Staff is completing the paperwork this week,” said Hoskins at the meeting. “We hope to start work by mid-summer.” “Once we have the funds, we will go out to bid for contractors to do the demolition,” Hoskins said in an interview, and he added that the village will work closely with the Altenheim senior housing board to make sure plans for the property are in line with what the Altenheim would like to see. When asked why plans weren’t being seriously developed in anticipation of the demolition, Hoskins said he is trying to be thoughtful in the process. “I’d rather wait to see where we are financially when the demolition takes place ,” said Hoskins. “I don’t want to make promises I can’t keep.” He added, however, that the village will be open to hearing all plans. “Once we knock down the buildings, we will be open to talk to anybody about possible development and use of the land, including the Cultural Park Committee,” said Hoskins. As for a village-maintained cultural park, he said anything is up for consideration at this point, but he added that doing what’s best for the village overall will play the biggest part in a final decision. “The village is not in the business of administering large parks,” said Hoskins, who mentioned that pension systems and minimizing property taxes are two of the things that are the core responsibilities of the village. But he added that “there has been talk over the years about reaching out to the Park District of Forest Park” to see if they would be interested in expanding their property and services on the Altenheim land. The park district did not respond by time of publication.
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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
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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. Edmund Catholic Church 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
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
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
