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Consequences follow East football controversy Asst. coach Michael Willis terminated Feb. 11, AD Brian Colbert to retire in unrelated personnel change, according to officials By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

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AN ARTIST’S VISION: John Kubricht’s wholesale bead business, run out of a warehouse in Chicago, spans continents, colors and styles.

Tons of beads, millions of buttons Wholesaler travels the world to find the best By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

In 1990 when Forest Park resident Jon Kubricht was 12 years old, he started making jewelry. It was the basis for a career, for decades of artistry and expertise that has taken him to the Czech Republic numerous times, to China and Thailand, and

all over the world, in search of the world’s most exquisite beads. In the past 20 years, he’s sold $100 million worth of beads. His warehouse is almost 10,000 square feet, and it’s filled with 140 tons of beads and over two million buttons. As a child, Kubricht lived in Oak Park. His parents were heavily involved in Futures for Children, an organization that provides educational assistance for Native American youth. Twice a year, Jon would travel to the southwest to attend events with his parents, spending time on Native

American reservations. He liked, and studied, the jewelry and stone carvings, the silverwork and bead loom work. “I was interested in and excited about that form of art,” said Kubricht. “And I said to my mother, ‘I could make this for you so you wouldn’t have to buy it.’” He did just that, creating a necklace and earrings for his mother and grandmother. When women at his mother’s church and organizations saw the jewelry, they want-

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Last October, the Proviso East High School football team was disqualified from the state playoffs due to allegations that the team fielded ineligible players. Roughly six months later, the implications of that controversy are gradually becoming apparent. During a regular meeting on Feb. 11, the District 209 Board of Education terminated an associate football coach at Proviso East and accepted the retirement of the high school’s athletic director/assistant principal. And in an interview on Feb. 14, D209 Supt. Jesse Rodriguez said that the school has also implemented more stringent residency checks across the district, as a result of the football controversy. Rodriguez confirmed that the termination of Michael Willis, the associate football coach and a lunchroom monitor in the district, was related

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PMSA renovation plan begins PAGE 8

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The Schubert + Festival Returns! Unity Temple • February 29, 2020 Featuring International Superstar Lawrence Brownlee! Join us for our second bi-annual festival of world-class musicians performing the timeless music of Austrian composer, Franz Schubert (and other composers), in Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpiece, Unity Temple, newly designated as a UNESCO National Heritage Site. Like the smashing success of Schubert+ Festival 2018, this year’s festival will consist of four concerts in one featuring chamber music, piano works, and songs performed by internationally acclaimed Tenor, Lawrence Brownlee, as well as Soprano Christine Steyer, Pianist Winston Choi, and Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Lyric Opera Symphony musicians.

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Unforgettable music in the intimate setting of Unity Temple.

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Whatever became of spatial awareness?

ot to alarm anyone, but we’re losing our spatial awareness. Perhaps you’ve already noticed. Are people bumping into you more often? Are they blocking your path? Do they cut in front of you as if you’re invisible? I’ve recently been rear-ended twice by shopping carts at a local grocery store. One woman driver didn’t apologize until I gave her the nastiest look I could muster. So what is causing our decreased awareness and increasing rudeness? There are many factors, with smart phones topping the list of usual suspects. Some people never developed spatial awareness in the first place. It turns out our childhood activities were good for spatial awareness. Playing outside, hanging out at playgrounds and competing in sports helped our eyesight and coordination. Building model airplanes helped our dexterity. We didn’t realize these were healthy activities. We played in the snow because it was fun, not because pediatricians recommended it. Today, many kids are not enjoying this level of physical activity. They’re not observing their surroundings. They’re not using their peripheral vision. Why? Because their faces are glued to screens. Kids spend so much time in the two-dimensional world,

they have difficulty navigating the 3-D world. This should worry parents of young children because they aren’t developing crucial skills they will need as adults. I don’t blame kids for being hypnotized by images. If iPads and smartphones had been around when I was a kid, I would never have left the house. But it’s not just kids who are losing their spatial awareness. It’s afflicting adults as well. As mentioned previously, much of it is caused by addiction to smart phones. Phones cause adults to loiter in the middle of store aisles, or even in the middle of streets. People don’t know or care that they are impeding others. Drivers on smart phones are causing more accidents and close calls on the road. Besides being distracted by devices, people are feeling more entitled and less considerate. We used to heighten our spatial awareness when we ventured out in public. We were careful not to bump into people or cut in front of them. We waited until passengers left the train before barging onto it. The same went for elevators. This concern for fellow humans is disappearing. Even our ability to get around is being impaired. GPS is a godsend but when we arrive at our destination, we have no clue how we got there. Back in the day, maps showed

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us our location and destination so we could plan our route. We discovered landmarks along the way to help on the return trip. Now we don’t know our directions or how to use a map. We even lack the spatial awareness to parallel-park. During adolescence, we all temporarily lost our spatial awareness. Sudden growth spurts made us clumsy. We hardly knew how to control our gangly limbs. Now we have adults who have trouble controlling their limbs. And it’s only going to get worse because our spatial awareness decreases as we age. Witness the senior citizen tooling along at 10 mph. ■ I don’t know what we can do to reverse this decline in spatial awareness, but I did learn that women have poorer spatial awareness than men. Possibly they don’t need it as much. I was quizzing my wife about increasing cluelessness and rudeness in public. She hasn’t witnessed any of it and, if she has, it doesn’t bother her. Just as she was saying this, a group of kids suddenly crossed in front of us, forcing me to brake. The crabby old man inside of me wanted to loudly lecture them about spatial awareness. 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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Magically delicious After Charlie Robinson earned the first-place trophy at Mike Royko’s rib fest in 1984, more people began sharing their craft of making ribs in local contests. In 1986, Forest Park’s Upper Deck Restaurant was able to boast that their sauce, prepared by cook Mike Lane, was the 4th place finisher in the INC Ribfest (formerly sponsored by Mike Royko). When Ed and Sheri Hilton opened Classic Ribs in 1987 at 315 Harlem, it was a welcome sight to have another rib provider to sample on Harlem. With 14 tables and a menu of “magically delicious” ribs, three types of fish, chicken and grilled sandwiches, it quickly gained a faithful customer base.

–Jill Wagner

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TASTY: Ed Hilton prepares ribs in the kitchen of Classic Ribs on Harlem in 1987.

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Forest Park Review, February 19, 2020

State finally releases grant funds for four local projects

Altenheim demo money included By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

Last week, in what Mayor Rory Hoskins called “a pretty good week in Forest Park,” four grants, two which had been frozen since 2014, were activated. At a Feb. 10 village council meeting, Hoskins announced that two grants had been activated by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Funds, which were suspended due to the state’s budget impasse, will be available soon. Both these grants will cover 100 percent of project costs with no village funds needed. The first is a $550,000 grant for reconstruction of the village owned lot north of the Blue Line CTA station by Van Buren Street, where the annual St. Patrick’s parade is staged. The second, for $250,000, is to install a backup generator at the south pump station located north of Building 4 at the Park District of Forest Park. This generator will be used to keep water flowing during the event of an extended power outage. A third grant in the amount of $120,000 and part of the Community Development

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BACKUP GENERATOR: The pump station located across from Building 4 at the Park District of Forest Park will be getting a backup generator for $250,000 using recently unfrozen funds from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Block Grant (CDBG) program from Cook County was awarded and will be used for resurfacing streets south of Roosevelt Road, including the 1300, 1400 and 1500 blocks of Elgin and spot curb and sidewalk repair. In a Jan. 13 presentation to the village council, Jim Amelio of the town’s contract-

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ed engineering firm Christopher Burke Engineering explained that with CDBG grants, only certain areas of town are eligible. “The pocket south of Roosevelt is eligible for the money,” said Amelio, though north of Roosevelt is not, which is why the village selected the south blocks of Elgin Avenue

for the resurfacing project. Finally, Hoskins said the village got word last week that the $750,000 promised by the state for the demolition of derelict buildings on the village owned Altenheim site will be available soon. “Staff is completing paperwork this week,” said Hoskins about the grant, a member initiative sponsored by State Representative Emanuel “Chris” Welch and State Senator Kimberly Lightford. “We hope to start work by mid-summer,” said Hoskins of the Altenheim demolition, which will take down five abandoned structures on the property, including the chapel and a garage used for storage. Nearly half the expense, which is estimated to be between $750,000 and $800,000, is for removal of asbestos, which is time-consuming and expensive, according to Steve Glinke, director of public health and safety for the village. Village Administrator Tim Gillian said he expects the other three projects to begin in late spring or early summer. Amelio is in the process of putting together plans and specs, and the village will then go out to bid. The exception is the parking lot project, for which the village originally accepted bids but never awarded because the money was frozen. Gillian said the village will need guidelines from the state on how to proceed, but this project, too, should begin by summer.

Forest Park Review, February 19, 2020

The Transformative Power of Art

Friday Movie Night for Kids

Drinks and Dialogue

Join the League of Women Voters for another Drinks and Dialogue presentation, featuring local artist Guillermo Delgado. Delgado will share his journey teaching poetry, art and yoga to incarcerated men and youth. Thursday, Feb. 20 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Francesca’s Fiore, 7407 Madison St.

Friday, Feb. 21 from 6:15 to 8 p.m. at Building 4 of the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 Harrison St. Kids from Kindergarten through 4th grade are invited to a drop-off event at the Park District of Forest Park. The children will be kept entertained with a pizza or hot dog dinner, movie and popcorn. This will be held from 6:15pm-8:00pm. $5 per child. Pre-register at pdofp.org or pay at the door.

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BIG WEEK Black History Month Storytime Saturday, Feb. 22 from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd. Join us for a special Black History Month storytime event all about empowerment and the celebration of identity, with special appearances from notable guests from the community. Our guest star readers include Maui Jones from Echo Theater Collective, professional cosplayer Christopher English (of PapaBear Cosplay, making a special character appearance) and local artist and photographer Torey Earl. Stay after the storytime to make customized superhero capes and pose for a family photo op with our guest superhero.

Senior Exercise The Howard Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd., is holding senior exercise classes on Friday, Feb. 21 from 10:45 to 11:30 a.m. and on Tuesday, Feb. 25 at 1 p.m. Call the Community Center at 708-771-7737 with questions.

Hip-hop Infused Yoga for Teens Teens are invited to the Forest Park Public Library on Friday, Feb. 21 from 4 to 5 p.m. in the young adult lounge room at 7555 Jackson Blvd. for some hip-hop infused yoga. Bring your own mat or borrow one of ours.

Faux Pas Comedy Show You won’t just laugh. You’ll raise money for the Forest Park Arts Alliance at their first 2020 Faux Pas comedy show. Continuing the series from last year, the show will be hosted by Brandon Prosek and will feature comedians Sohrab Forouzesh, Chelsea Hood, Med Indurti, Chris Higgins and Kenyon Adamcik. Feb. 20 at 8 p.m. at Doc Ryan’s, 7432 Madison. Tickets are $15, and 100 percent goes to the Forest Park Arts Alliance for a large-scale, professionally produced mural in Forest Park. Buy tickets online at tinyurl.com/yxx3r5jn or at the door.

Forest Park Review, February 19, 2020

Police dog earning her keep Madison’s helped with over $1.5M in seizures By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

Forest Park’s police dog Madison, who’s been officially working for the department since March 2018, is more than earning her keep. Between January 2018 and 2020, she has assisted in the seizure of over $1.5 million in drugs and drug-related money, a portion of which goes back to the Forest Park Police Department. Madison, certified by the state and the North American Police Work Dog Association (NAPWDA), works with officer Dan Miller, who has been a canine police handler since 2011. Madison is the fourth dog Miller’s worked with, and she lives with him and Diesel, a canine retired from the Forest Park Police Department due to back issues. Her predecessors in the department, including Killian, who was retired in August 2017 after two biting incidents, were trained to assist in apprehending suspects. But Madison, a German short-hair pointer, is only – but fully – trained in narcotics detection. She assists the Forest Park police department and neighboring departments in drug searches, something she’s become quite good at. According to Miller, Madison is about 90 percent accurate during training and helps the police locate heroin, meth, cocaine, MDMA, crack, mushrooms and cannabis. (Even though marijuana possession is now legal in Illinois, the limit a person can have

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PARTNERS: Officer Dan Miller works with Forest Park police canine Madison, who assists the department in narcotics detection. at one time is 30 grams, and it’s supposed to be in an odor-proof container.) Madison is a passive indicator, which means she quietly alerts Miller to the presence of narcotics, rather than an active indicator, which might dig or scratch when drugs are found. For the Review, Miller demonstrated Madison’s skills by hiding drugs in different locations, then directing her to search. She did, sniffing around the areas she was asked to investigate, and successfully stop-

ping in front of the places where the drugs had been placed. Imported from Croatia by Shallow Creek Kennels in Pennsylvania, she was purchased by the Forest Park Police Department for $9,250. Miller and Madison began training at Full Circle K9 Solutions in January 2018, and still spend at least 16 hours a month training. Madison officially went on duty with the department in March 2018, and she and Miller have been working together ever since.

Madison’s assistance in seizures paid for the Forest Park police department’s sally port where suspects are brought into the station. The money came from seizures in which Madison was involved. Madison goes everywhere with Miller. His car has a cage in the back with a heat sensor that alerts Miller if the car gets too hot for Madison and will also automatically roll the windows down to make sure she doesn’t overheat. And in addition to carrying Narcan for potential human overdoses, Miller carries some for Madison too. “There’s always the possibility of accidental ingestion,” said Miller, and he wants to keep his partner safe. Miller said one of the reasons he originally wanted to work for the police department in Forest Park was because of their canine program. “I love animals,” said Miller. After Killian was retired, it was Miller who advocated for a narcotics detection dog, an alternative to permanently giving up the canine program within the department. He said working with a pointer is different from working with German shepherds, which was the breed of previous Forest Park police dogs. One challenge, said Miller, was that at first, she always pointed at bushes. “They’re naturally hunters,” explained Miller. “You can’t fight genetics.” He discovered that if he wrapped her drive toy in feathers, he could get her to seek it out regardless of where it was, reducing her urge to always try to look in bushes. Miller said he loves working with Madison, who has a lot of energy and is eager to please. “She’s awesome,” said Miller. “She’s a really good girl.”

Police seek help identifying suspected Blue Line robber Man allegedly robbed wheelchair victim at Blue Line station Dec. 5, 2019 By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

In a Feb. 14 press release, the Forest Park Police Department said its Criminal Investigations Division is seeking help in identifying a suspect alleged to have committed a robbery at the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) Blue Line station, 711 Desplaines Ave., on Dec. 5, 2019. According to the release, a wheelchairbound victim, whose wallet was stolen, said the theft occurred at 11:15 a.m. and described the subject as a black male, five

feet seven inches tall, 180 pounds, approximately 30 years old and wearing a gray ski cap, gray coat, black pants and black shoes. So far, attempts to identify the suspect have been unsuccessful. Anyone with information about the identity of the subject is asked to contact the Forest Park Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at (708) 366-2425 or detectives@forestpark.net.

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BLUE LINE ROBBERY SUSPECT: Forest Park police are trying to identify the alleged suspect of a CTA Blue Line robbery on Dec. 5, 2019. Any information can be sent to detectives@ forestpark.net or reported to 708-366-2425.

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Attempted donut theft Police were called to the Blue Line Inc. Store at 711 Desplaines Ave. on Feb. 10 at 12:01 p.m. when a man attempted to steal a package of donuts. According to the cashier, he brought the donuts to the counter and handed them and a wad of money to the cashier. “How much?” asked the suspect. The cashier said the donuts cost $1.65. “That’s too much,” replied the suspect, who took the donuts and placed them in his pocket. The cashier somehow retrieved the donuts, but the suspect jumped the counter to take his money back. He then ran up to the platform and boarded a CTA car. He was apprehended and charged with disorderly conduct.

Vacant house invaded Trespassing was reported on the 7400 block of Warren Street on Feb. 11 at 12:13 p.m. A residence, which had recently been rehabbed and is currently on the market, had been occupied sometime between Feb. 7 and Feb. 11. The owner said someone gained entrance through a basement window, tracked mud on the carpeting and hardwood floor, and left numerous cigar wrappings and tobacco in the home. According to the police report, “the offender(s) made a mess of the bathroom” and turned the heat up to over 90 degrees.

Homeless and hungry A man on the 8600 block of Roosevelt Road was issued a village ordinance violation on Feb. 12 at 9:22 a.m. for walking in traffic and soliciting funds. He was holding a cardboard sign that read “Homeless and Hungry. Anything you give will help. Thank you & God bless.”

Air fryer ‘returned’ Police were called to Walmart, 1300 Desplaines Ave. on Feb. 12 at 3:11 p.m. when a woman successfully returned an air fryer for a store credit of $196.90. However, surveillance video showed she entered the store empty-handed, grabbed the fryer from a shelf in the store, and brought it to the customer service station for a refund. Since she did not have a receipt, she provided her driver’s license instead. On her way out of the store, Walmart employees attempted to speak to her and escort her to the loss prevention office, but she did not comply. “Call the police if you want,” she said. “They have my ID information there anyway.” She got into her white Jeep and drove east on Roosevelt Road. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Feb. 10-14, 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

Tip hotline Anyone with information regarding the cases mentioned in this report, or on another matter, is encouraged to contact the Forest Park police department’s hotline at 708-615-6239. Information may be left anonymously.

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Forest Park Review, February 19, 2020

PMSA to downsize parking lot, add playing fields

Phase 1 of D209 Facilities Master Plan is beginning

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By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

PROVISO EAST Coach axed from page 1 to the playoff disqualification; however, the superintendent said that the retirement of Brian Colbert, the school’s athletic director and one of its three assistant principals, was due to “personal reasons” unrelated to the controversy. Colbert’s retirement is effective June 30. Last October, the varsity football Pirates appeared to have made the state playoffs for the first time in more than a decade after beating intradistrict rival Proviso West 14-8. In a letter, IHSA officials said that based on the information they found the team had to forfeit four wins. “The ruling is that there were two students who were in violation of IHSA bylaws,” Cynthia Moreno, the district’s communications director, said at the time. “One student’s residency cannot be verified and the other student was ineligible to play due to being beyond the eight consecutive semesters allowed for students to participate in IHSA activities.” On Feb. 14, Rodriguez said that the district is still in the middle of an investigation into the controversy, parts of which have

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The Proviso Math and Science Academy (PMSA) parking lot is getting a hefty makeover this summer, if all goes according to schedule. In 2018, the Proviso Township High Schools District 209 Board of Education and Superintendent Jesse Rodriguez, along with architects from Perkins + Will, developed a Facilities Master Plan to make improvements at all three D209 schools. Several meetings, attended by over 750 stakeholders, were held between July 2017 and December 2018 to get community feedback on the project. According to the facilities plan, several problems exist regarding the PMSA parking lot. The first relates to congestion on major roads, First Avenue and Roosevelt Road, surrounding the school during drop-off and pick-up times. The problem is complicated by the absence of a dedicated left turn lane to access PMSA from First Avenue. Second, a majority of the PMSA site is paved, since the former site was an office building. As a result, there is very little green space and “a distinct lack of outdoor PE/Practice space for the campus.” Finally,

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PLANS: The PMSA grounds will include green space, playing fields and better traffic flow. the parking lot is, in general, “deteriorating and needs substantial repair.” As part of the first phase of the plan, the PMSA lot and accompanying land, where the gym class sometimes plays outdoor

ended and parts of which are still ongoing. The superintendent confirmed that Oliver Speller, the head football coach at East, is still in his position. Rodriguez said that during the investigation, the district discovered some systemic issues that may have led to the controversy, such as the fact that Colbert’s dual roles as assistant principal and athletic director required him to be at the school during the day, resulting in a lack of administrative oversight during evening activities. “Right now, when the AP/AD leaves, there’s inadequate administrative oversight,” Rodriguez said. “You need something more structured.” The superintendent said that he plans to present a new staffing plan to the board sometime in March that he believes will rectify that systemic problem. “With the new model, you’ll have a principal, two assistant principals and one AD — still the same amount of people; it’s just that now you have an AD who is addressing all of your AD needs,” Rodriguez said. The superintendent added that, as a result of the football controversy, the “district is launching a big campaign of residency checks. We’re sending letters to parents to verify residency.” Rodriguez said that the district’s recent decision to switch to

sports, will be redone to improve traffic flow and provide more activity space for students through the creation of playing fields on the eastern section of the lot and in the area north of the school itself.

According to Forest Park Public Health and Safety Director Steve Glinke, who oversees zoning for the village, when the school was first established in 2004, it was granted special use as a school and was bound by multiple zoning restrictions, including “a directed prohibition of outdoor physical activities.” Although PMSA twice worked with the village to amend the original agreement to lift the outdoor activity restriction, the space is not ideal for outdoor activity, resulting in the current effort to create usable outside areas for physical education. Glinke said formal studies of parking demand, site lighting, landscape improvements and on-site traffic circulation will be evaluated by the village, and a public vetting, either through the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) or the Planning Commission or both, will need to take place prior to village council approval of the project. His plan is to get the issue before the ZBA or Planning Commission in March or April, and before the village council in May. The PMSA work is part of a more comprehensive package of first phase master facilities construction projects across the district, including work at Proviso East and Proviso West. In an interview last week, outgoing D209 Supt. Jesse Rodriguez said that, as a result of the summer construction, upcoming summer school activities at PMSA will happen at Proviso East and West.

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FLAG THROWN: The D209 board voted to terminate Michael Willis, an assistant football coach at Proviso East, in relation to the team’s playoff controversy last year. online registration system will present an opportunity for the district to rectify any systemic residency issues that may exist. “If there are habits that have developed, we can break them with the new system,” he said. When reached by phone on Feb. 15, D209 board President Ned Wagner declined to comment further on the matter, since the district’s investigation is still ongoing.

“The board doesn’t want to disclose details, given the fact that the investigation is still ongoing,” Wagner said. “So, it’s best not to comment on these particular personnel matters right now.” Rodriguez, however, said that he suspects more disciplinary actions to result from the district’s investigation into the football controversy. He declined to go into details, citing the ongoing investigation.

Forest Park Review, February 19, 2020

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From around the world from page 1 ed some too. And Kubricht began hosting booths at garden and house walks, charity and church events. In high school, he took advantage of the y-neck necklace craze, creating his own version of the popular pieces. His family knew a buyer from the Oakbrook Nordstrom store, and soon he was selling to several Nordstrom stores, creating around 2,000 pieces a month. But it was taking a lot of his time, and he was still in high school. “I had to say no to cross country and tennis,” said Kubricht. “The business was going great, but after a year I had to stop.” With the excess materials he still had, though, he started participating in trade shows, where he sold the beads. He began importing beads from India and, in 1993, a family friend in Bulgaria found a woman who made porcelain beads. Kubricht bought 100,000 of them and sold them within two months. He ordered a million beads next and sold them too. He was 17 at the time. By participating in seven bead shows a year during college, he didn’t need to take out any loans for school and he paid his own tuition at Wheaton College, where he studied business and economics. When he graduated, he worked for a dotcom, but didn’t stop selling beads: he took unpaid time off to do 11 shows a year. He was the second employee at the startup company, and when it began to fail, he stayed on, unpaid at the very end, a testament to the curiosity he has to see the how and why behind events. “I wanted to see what happened,” said Kubricht. “I wanted to understand how it would be wrapped up, how it would end.” In 2002, instead of finding another job, he decided to give himself three months to see if he could run a successful full-time bead business. He could. By the end of 2003 he had six employees and participated in 85 shows a year. In 2009, with the popularity of online buying and selling increasing, he cut down on trade shows. Now he participates only in

two annually, and a great deal of his business is done online through his wholesale website, with a Chicago-flavored name: dabeads.com. His biggest buyer is Jewelry Television (JTV), a 24-hour-a-day, jewelryfocused television station. He also sells to about 850 mom-and-pop stores, to Craft Warehouse, Beverly Fabric, and Ben Franklin stores. From 2006 to 2012, Kubricht owned Briolette Beads on Madison Street in Forest Park, and another bead store in downtown Naperville. But most business was done online, so that’s where he focused his attention. Now Kubricht owns a 9,800-square-foot bead warehouse in the Galewood area of Chicago, where he has around 140 tons of beads at any given time. He employs eight people in the warehouse and four salespeople. And he has two full-time employees in the Czech Republic, where many of his beads and glass come from. He sells to about half the department stores in the Midwest and to 150 Etsy and Ebay websites. Kubricht regularly travels, especially to the Czech Republic where he does a lot of business, but also to Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Mexico and Peru. In Africa, for example, he looks for antique trade beads from the 1600s to the late 1800s. Bone beads from Kenya. Malachite from Zimbabwe. And through his business, Creative Adventures Tours, he organizes trips to some of the places he’s traveled, such as the Czech Republic, taking participants into bead manufacturing facilities and giving them a sense of the history and artistry of a place. He organizes trips to other places, too, focusing on creativity and art. An upcoming trip to Scotland takes travelers to locations featured in the books and television series Outlander. Since he was 12 and started making jewelry, he’s only had two other jobs: the dotcom he worked for temporarily until it failed and at an ice cream shop during his junior year of college. Or three other jobs, if you count the eighthour-per-week college internship, which he did as part of his senior year coursework, at a financial planning firm — and though he is still in contact with the owners today, he thinks it’s funny that the school wouldn’t waive the requirement for him — even though he was paying his way through college with his own business.

Forest Park Review, February 19, 2020

Jiu Jitsu world champ raises funds for homeless Life lessons learned from the sport By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

Forest Park resident Jim Michael has won two world championship medals in Jiu Jitsu, but he doesn’t talk much about his victories. What he waxes eloquent about instead is what Jiu Jitsu has done for his identity. What changed his life was a Groupon his wife at the time gave him to attend a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu class, and after just one session he was hooked. He discovered that the selfdefense system, as it is sometimes called, combined the intense physical challenges he had experienced in wrestling until he was in his 40s with a culture more consistent with his values and temperament. “The difference was apparent immediately,” he recalled. “It was very respectful. There was a sense of calm in the room. The culture in Jiu Jitsu is a lot more thoughtful. No macho. No shame. No yelling at each other.” He said his definition of what it means to be masculine benefited in many ways. Losing, for example, was not a source of shame. He said if your opponent gets you in an arm bar that could break your arm, you tap him or the mat and you say, “OK. You got me. Let’s start over.” In his classes at the Valko Academy in Chicago, he spars with guys 10 or 20 years younger and he loses more than he wins. “I lose 10 or 11 matches a week,” he said. “When I was first beginning as a 46-year-old white belt, to have the crap kicked out of me by a 130-pound woman was very humbling.” “And I think,” he added, “that was the best thing that could have happened to me. I was going through my own little midlife crisis and I was at a crossroad. We men tend to connect our identity with what we do, with our competency, and so to put myself in a context where I’m not going to impress anybody with my performance was eye opening.

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WORLD CHAMP: Forest Park resident Jim Michaels, who has won two world championship medals in Jiu Jitsu, works with homeless people who have been discharged from the hospital but need extra time for rest and recuperation. “I realized I could not connect my worth to a finished product. I had to connect it with my willingness to get up in the morning and go do it, to enjoy the process, and to enjoy the connections and relationships.” What he experiences at the academy three times a week, he said, is not very “American.” “Our culture,” he said, “does a terrible job of preparing young men to become men and of preparing men to become old men.

We have lost a sense of healthy competition, sacrifice, striving, competence and masculinity.” At his practice sessions, he said, egos are not on the line. He used the word “joy” to describe the mood in the sparring sessions. “These guys are attacking each other and laughing doing it. Someone will get a good hold on an opponent who will say ‘I can’t believe you got me that way,’ tease each other, and go at it again.”

You might say that Jiu Jitsu gave Michael the balance of yin for his yang. It gave him a lifestyle that integrated his English-major and people-person side with his tough and aggressive side. Getting philosophical about the Jiu Jitsu culture he has experienced, he said, “You never learn anything by winning. Winning can be satisfying and give you a sense of well-being, but you are never going to get better [at anything] unless you go through those losses.” He speculated that is why Jiu Jitsu is gaining popularity among Americans — because it is answering a deep need that mainstream culture is not giving them. Also answering that deep need is Michael’s paying job: doing fundraising for a nonprofit called The Boulevard, a 64-bed facility on the West Side, which provides a month or two of respite care for homeless people who have been discharged from the hospital but need more time to rest and recuperate. The homeless people The Boulevard takes in, he said, come with “a wide raft of physical, physiological, psychological, social, emotional and mental challenges.” Staff at the agency often are not rewarded for their hard work by seeing their clients becoming functional and independent. “If you want to be able to continue in a very difficult practice like that,” he said, “you have to achieve a really good balance between toughness and compassion, between dedication and acceptance of the reality that, no matter how hard you work, there are limits to what you can hope to achieve and to not let that disempower you.” “One way in which my work at Boulevard and my practice of Jiu Jitsu dovetail,” he said, “is that they are both part of that journey of figuring out who I am as a person.”

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PMSA gains green space

uilt as the administrative headquarters for Loyola University Medical Center, the Proviso Math and Science Academy has always felt sort of shoehorned into a structure built for another purpose. Nowhere was that more apparent than the sea of asphalt that has always surrounded the edifice at 1st Avenue and Roosevelt Road. Loyola apparently had a lot of high-priced execs and administrative assistants because north and east of the main structure it was parking and more parking. High school students at PMSA looking to play intramural or team sports were shipped up 1st Avenue to the campus at East in Maywood. This did not exactly build camaraderie on the Forest Park campus. Now, as part of Phase One of a long-overdue master facilities plan for the three campuses that make up the District 209 Proviso Township High Schools, PMSA’s outside areas will get a reshaping starting this summer. With presumed approval this spring from the Forest Park Village Council, athletic fields will replace a great deal of the asphalt lot at PMSA and the not-quite 200 parking spaces that remain will be rebuilt. Playing fields will be added at the eastern edge of the parcel and on the northern edge closest to 1st Avenue. Additionally, auto access to the campus from the two main streets will be improved to lessen congestion and promote safety. We’re pleased to see this investment in PMSA.

The state comes through Whether they’re printing the money, borrowing it or just plain taxing us for it, we’re glad to see the state of Illinois come through on long-made promises to our small burg. As we reported online and today in print, three state grants have now been released from the long limbo state of the Rauner years. These grants have been on ice since 2014. Money is coming down the pike to fund reconstruction of the village-owned parking lot near the CTA Blue Line station. That’s a $550,000 fix. There is $250,000 coming to install a backup generator at the south water pumping station. (We’ll give you a clue, it is within the footprint of the park.) Through the feds and the county, there is $120,000 for street repaving on the south end of town. Most positively to us is news that $750,000 has been unlocked to pay for demolition of derelict buildings at the village-owned property at the Altenheim. Not only do these buildings really need to come down, but we hope it will finally get Mayor Rory Hoskins and village government off the dime in planning the future of this fabulous site. As recently as last week, Hoskins was reluctant to start planning until the state money was available and demolition underway. We don’t get the reluctance to plan and we expect that having demolition on the calendar will spark a healthy discussion on what is next for this green space.

Great again

een writing once a month for five years. I’ve found that a little wine can help overcome my writer’s block. And the man behind the 2-inch glass at the nearest liquor supplier also happens to be a neighbor on my block — Hirsh. When I stop in on these nights, he always asks if I am going to write about him. He critiques and makes suggestions on what I should write about, as he finds my columns to be “too positive” for him. Most of his suggestions on what to write about are related in one way or another to the red MAGA hat tucked under the counter. I prefer to keep the topic local, so I urge him to shovel and salt his sidewalk on our block, so we can both enjoy the communion of Making Sidewalks Great Again. I like chatting with him, a born-and-raised Forest Parker, Proviso East alum, with his own brand of humor: a little theatrical. Hirsh’s mom is a neighbor I adore and look forward to seeing on the porch when the weather is better. She knitted a beautiful hat for me a decade or so ago, from remnant yarns, which I wear every winter. She is generous, kind and thoughtful. See, it is so interesting to me how neighbors can think and act so differently. We all live here and share alleys and community and taxes, yet we can have such different points of view. What could be more American? I even have another neighbor who hasn’t spoken to me or looked at me since The Review took a stance on video gambling — even left a message with our receptionist to cancel her subscription, emphasizing

that she was not speaking to me. It’s OK; it’s the best she can do. According to one of my closest friends, my most undesirable quality is that I say, “Well, that’s the best people can do,” and move on. Perhaps it is dismissive, but it is just the best I can do. I was impressed that my dad came along on our trip to the Mexican Museum of Art this past Saturday in Pilsen. I respectfully didn’t talk to him about the exhibit on education in 1968 at Harrison High School — now Benito Juárez High School — transformed through activism, art and the many community members who love education. When he said he was going to wait in the hall, after visiting the political room, the last room in the main exhibit, I was aware he was uncomfortable. Humanity is complicated and sometimes sitting in the hall quietly is the best we can do. Creating boundaries can really keep the discomfort out and, well, some people have the good fortune to control the comfort and discomfort in their lives. In a couple of weeks Forest Park’s Madison Street will welcome the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Our town will swell with locals, former locals, and visitors as the tradition of the early March parade kicks off. I’m sure those who prefer an afternoon of boundaries will avoid our community, whereas the rest of us will relish the Forest Park atmosphere and cheer on our businesses, friends, neighbors, nonprofits and schools, all of whom come out to be a part of the celebration and take part in the revelry. It’s the best we can do.

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THREADS THAT BIND: Columnist Jill Wagner wears a hat knitted by a neighbor. “We can have such different points of view,” writes Wagner in her column. “What could be more American?”

Forest Park Review, February 19, 2020

Superintendent tight lipped over ‘security threat’

Second email to middle school parents gives little information By MARIA MAXHAM

Ten days after an email to parents about a safety concern at Forest Park Middle School, District 91 Superintendent Louis Cavallo sent a second email on the evening of Feb. 17. This email, presumably related to the first, references a “security threat” at the middle school. “Please be aware that beginning tomorrow morning, additional safety precautions are in place throughout the school for students, teachers and staff,” reads the email. No further information is given regarding what the additional safety precautions are or what security threat caused them. The initial issue that prompted the email on Feb. 7 involved a middle-school student who, according to Police Chief Tom Aftanas, made “extremely vague” threats on social media. Although the Forest Park police were involved, no official charges were issued against the student, who was suspended. One parent of a middle-school child,

who wished to remain anonymous, said her child reported that social media posts by the suspended student raised concern that he was planning to bring a gun to school. Speculation now among middle-school parents is that the student is returning to school after his suspension, and out of an abundance of care, the district is putting in place additional security measures. However, this is unconfirmed. Parents have expressed frustration with Cavallo, stating that his emails don’t provide enough details and cause more fear and gossip than alleviate concerns. As students arrived at school on the morning of Feb. 18, a police vehicle was parked on the school playground. According to D91 Public Relations Director Scott Dunnell in an email on Tuesday morning, “Dr. Cavallo and Principal Joseph Pisano are meeting with the student and the family in a closed-door session. As an additional safety precaution, Forest Park police are on the school grounds this morning to maintain a safe environment for all students, teachers and staff.” Deputy Chief Ken Gross of the Forest Park Police Department said the increased police presence was at the request of the school district. According to Gross, “There was no immediate threat.”

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MOVING: Former mayor Tony Calderone, shown here speaking during his first year in office in 1999, is selling his Forest Park home.

Former mayor’s house on the market Home listed by Forest Park real estate firm By MARIA MAXHAM

New parking boxes difficult for seniors I have no idea how to use the new parking payment thing, and it is difficult to do the extra walking. I’m very sorry to be driven away from going to businesses in Forest Park. This seems insignificant to everyone who can easily do it. It is one additional hurdle to deal with for senior citizens who still want to be independent. I have tried Googling for simple explicit instructions, which seem to be about printing a receipt to go back and put in your car.

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I don’t think that is what Forest Park has. For many years a lot of seniors have had to stop going to Oak Park because of parking; now they can no longer go to Forest Park. The village will make money on fees – and a lot of fines. How will the businesses do

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The home of former mayor Anthony Calderone went on the market Feb. 11. Listed at $589,900, it is being marketed by AvenueOne, a real estate company in Forest Park. Calderone reported he has an opportunity to move to west suburban Addison to live close to one of his sons, and the chance to be near family is motivating his move from

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Forest Park. Calderone was the mayor of Forest Park for 20 years. In 2018, he announced his decision not to run for the position again and finished his fifth term as mayor in 2019. In his long tenure, he saw Forest Park through many changes, including the revitalization of Madison Street, improvements to Roosevelt Road and the purchase of the Altenheim property. Under his leadership, important village promotions were made, including that of Police Chief Tom Aftanas, Director of Public Works John Doss, and Director of the Howard Mohr Community Center Karen Dylewski.

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Religion Guide You’re Invited to

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

ELCA, Lutheran

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

Good Shepherd

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

William S. Winston Pastor (708) 697-5000

on the corner of Thomas and Fair Oaks Ave.

Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM

LIVE Webcast - 11:15AM Service Believer’s Walk of Faith Broadcast Schedule (Times in Central Standard Time) Television DAYSTAR (M-F)

3:30-4:00pm

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WJYS-TV (M-F)

6:30-7:00am

Chicago, IL.

WCIU-TV (Sun.)

10:30-11:00am

Chicago, IL.

Word Network

10:30-11:00am

Nationwide

(M-F)

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

www.livingwd.org www.billwinston.org

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

Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

7300 W. Division, River Forest David R. Lyle, Senior 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

Upcoming Religious Holidays

Feb 22 Maha Shivaratri 23 Meatfare Sunday 25 26 Mar 1

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Hindu Orthodox Christian Transfiguration Sunday Christian Shrove Tuesday Christian Intercalary Days begin Baha’i Ash Wednesday Lent begins Christian St. David of Wales Christian Intercalary Days end Baha’i Cheesefare Sunday Orthodox Christian Clean Monday Great Lent begins Orthodox Christian Nineteen Day Fast Baha’i

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

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

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

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Riverside Brookfield Township High School District 208 Riverside, Illinois ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Riverside Brookfield Township High School District 208, 160 Ridgewood Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546 will receive sealed bids for: Riverside Brookfield High School New Gymnastics RTU ATTN: Ms. Kristin Smetana, Assistant Superintendent Copies of the Bid Documents including plans and specifications will be available starting February 11, 2020. Bidders can download electronic Drawings and Specifications from the BHFX Plan Room, www.bhfxplanroom.com. Contractors are responsible for all costs. Printed sets may be ordered and paid for by the Contractor. All bids offered must be accompanied by bid security in the form of certified check or bid bond made payable to the Owner in the amount of not less than ten percent (10%) of the amount of the aggregate of the bid as a guarantee that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract properly secured. The successful bidder for the project is required to furnish Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the bid amount, with sureties to be approved by the Owner, and in the form required by the Bidding Documents. The successful bidder is required to pay the general prevailing wage for work under this Contract as ascertained by the Illinois Department of Labor, and shall submit certified payroll records, in compliance with the Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130) and the requirements of the Bidding Documents. A pre-bid meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 9:00 AM at 160 Ridgewood Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546. Interested bidders are highly encouraged to attend the pre-bid conference and tour. Bids will be received until 1:30 PM, Tuesday, February 25, 2020 at the District Office. At this time, the Bids will be publicly opened and read. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waiver irregularities in the bidding procedure, or accept the Bid that, in its opinion, will serve the best interest of the School District. Any such decision shall be considered final. The Owner reserves the right to set aside a Bid from a Contractor who, in the Owner’s opinion, does not exhibit past experience equal to the size and scope of this project. Published in the Landmark 2/19/2020

LEGAL NOTICE: APPLICATION FOR PLANNED DEVELOPMENT PERMIT DEVELOPMENT REVIEW BOARD, RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS Public notice is hereby given that on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. in the First Floor Community Room at the River Forest Village Hall, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois, the Village of River Forest Development Review Board (DRB) will hold a public hearing on the following matter: Application # 20-01: Application for Planned Development to construct a new 19-unit townhome development Address: 1101-1115 Bonnie Brae Place, River Forest, Illinois, 60305, which is located at the northeast corner of Bonnie Brae Place and Thomas Street. A legal description of the property/properties is provided later in this notice. Applicant: Bonnie Brae Construction, LLC, 3528 Walnut Avenue, Wilmette, IL 60091 The public is welcome to review the application, to send correspondence, attend the public hearing, submit evidence, and provide testimony at the public hearing. For public testimony to be considered by the DRB and the Village Board of Trustees in their decision, they must be included as part of the public hearing record. If the public is unable to attend the public hearing but would like to provide input on this matter to the DRB, comments may be submitted in writing to Lisa Scheiner, no later than 12:00 Noon on the date of the public hearing, at lscheiner@vrf. us or by mailing them to 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, IL 60305. In preparing comments, the public is asked to discuss whether or not the application meets the standards that the DRB must consider when reviewing the application. Those standards are available on the Village’s website at www.vrf.us/ DevelopmentGuide. A copy of the application is available to the public at Village Hall and on the Village’s website at http:// www.vrf.us/DevelopmentGuide. Elements of the application may be amended during the course of this process and interested persons are encouraged to stay apprised of the progress of the application by also

viewing DRB meeting agendas and packets, which are also available at the Village Hall and online at www.vrf.us/meetings, and are published no less than 48 hours prior to any public meeting. Once the DRB concludes the public hearing, its members will make a recommendation to the Village Board of Trustees that a planned development permit be granted, with or without conditions, or that it be denied. The Village Board of Trustees has up to 60 days to begin consideration of the DRB’s recommendation. Any questions regarding this application or the planned development process may be directed to: Lisa Scheiner, Assistant Village Administrator, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois 60305, lscheiner@ vrf.us, (708) 714-3554. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: 1001-07 BONNIE BRAE PLACE: LOTS 15 AND 16 IN GREY AND BRAESE’S RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 1 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15 AND 16 IN BOGU’S ADDITION TO OAK PARK BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST ½ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ AND THE EAST 1/3 OF THE WEST ½ OF SAID SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS P.I.N.’S (UNDIVIDED AND UNDERLYING): 15-01-403-020-0000; 15-01-403-021-0000 AND 1111 BONNIE BRAE PLACE: LOT 14 IN GREY AND BRAESE’S RESUBDIVISION OF BLOCK 1 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF BLOCKS 1, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15 AND 16 IN BOGU’S ADDITION TO OAK PARK BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST ½ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ AND THE EAST 1/3 OF THE WEST ½ OF SAID SOUTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS P.I.N.’S (UNDIVIDED AND UNDERLYING): 15-01-403-019-0000

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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: Y20003040 on January 21, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of ONLY BY HIS STRENGTH PHOTOGRAPHY with the business located at: 845 S HUMPHREY AVE APT 1, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ALENA CRAFT 845 S HUMPHREY AVE APT 1 OAK PARK, IL 60304.

LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID – SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR IN-DISTRICT STUDENTS

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LEGAL NOTICE LAW OFFICE OF LINDA EPSTEIN 722 WEST DIVERSEY PARKWAY SUITE 101B CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60614 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of MARIO ENRIQUEZ, Petitioner and ROSA OSDELIA FLORES, Respondent, Case No. 20 D 000798. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, ROSA OSDELIA FLORES, Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before March 11, 2020, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 2/12, 2/19, 2/26/2020

LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID – REGULAR EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES 1. The Board of Education of Oak Park Elementary School District 97 will accept bids for regular education transportation services. 2. Bid documents will be available beginning February 20, 2020 and may be picked up between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the District Ofﬁce, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. 3. There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting on February 25, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. The pre-bid meeting will be in the Board Room of the District Ofﬁce, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302.

1. The Board of Education of Oak Park Elementary School District 97 will accept bids for special education transportation services for students residing in the School District. 2. Bid documents will be available beginning February 20, 2020 and may be picked up between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the District Office, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. 3. There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting on February 25, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. The pre-bid meeting will be in the Board Room of the District Office, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. 4. All bids must be submitted on or before March 10, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Bids are to be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Special Education Transportation Services For In-District Students” and delivered to the District Office, Attn: Mark Sheahan, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. 5. The bid opening will take place on March 10, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the District Office, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. 6. All questions must be submitted in writing to the attention of Mark Sheahan at msheahan@op97.org or 260 West Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. Published in Wednesday Journal 2/19/2020

LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID – SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR OUT OF DISTRICT STUDENTS 1. The Board of Education of Oak Park Elementary School District 97 will accept bids for special education transportation services for students residing out of the School District. 2. Bid documents will be available beginning February 20, 2020 and may be picked up between 8:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at the District Office, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. 3. There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting on February 25, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. The pre-bid meeting will be in the Board Room of the District Office, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. 4. All bids must be submitted on or before March 10, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Bids are to be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Special Education Transportation Services For Out of District Students” and delivered to the District Office, Attn: Mark Sheahan, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302. 5. The bid opening will take place on March 10, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the District Office, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302.

4. All bids must be submitted on or before March 10, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. Bids are to be submitted in a sealed envelope marked “Regular Education Transportation Services” and delivered to the District Ofﬁce, Attn: Mark Sheahan, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302.

6. All questions must be submitted in writing to the attention of Mark Sheahan at msheahan@op97.org or 260 West Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302.

5. The bid opening will take place on March 10, 2020 at 2:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the District Ofﬁce, 260 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302.

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. LORNA J. RANKER; CHARLES K. RANKER; CITIZENS BANK NA; Defendants, 18 CH 2459 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, March 16, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-17-327-034-0000. Commonly known as 1185 S. LOMBARD AVE., OAK PARK, IL 60304. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. 18-04613 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3144629 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER Plaintiff, vs. ELENA F. MARROQUIN A/K/A ELENA FIGUEROA INDIVIDUALLY AND AS GUARDIAN FOR CHRISTIAN MARROQUIN AND NICHOLAS MARROQUIN, JP MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., MARIELENA SANTANA INDIVIDUALLY AND AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE ESTATE OF RICCARDO A. MARROQUIN A/K/A RICCARDO MARROQUIN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 17 CH 954 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, March 13, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-07-420-011. Commonly known as 425 S. EAST AVE., OAK PARK, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312)

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357-1125. 17-00157 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3144242

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, The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm 3pm.. Please refer to file number 19-091229. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 19-091229 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 19 CH 9209 TJSC#: 39-7626 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 # 19 CH 9209 I3144136

est 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) 236SALE 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. 9903 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 12 CH 25204

TJSC#: 39-7957 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 # 12 CH 25204 I3144011

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) 236SALE 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. 14-19-04531 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 08990 TJSC#: 40-85 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 08990 I3145087

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) 236SALE 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. 14-19-06429 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 08452 TJSC#: 39-8185

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 08452 I3145090

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION MIDFIRST BANK Plaintiff, -v.TAKYRICA Q. STYLES A/K/A TAKYRICA STYLES, TAYLOR LAKE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC. A/K/A TAYLOR-LAKE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 19 CH 9209 118 NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE, UNIT 1 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 22, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 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 118 NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE, UNIT 1, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-122-0381005 The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $153,280.44. 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.RASHINDA PLUMP, WAVERLY CLARK, JR, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, WAVERLY CLARK, JR., INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATOR Defendants 12 CH 25204 1187 SOUTH HIGHLAND PARK OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 11, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 12, 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 1187 SOUTH HIGHLAND PARK, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-17-325-0470000 The real estate is improved with a one story two unit brick building with no garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the high-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF CSMC 2018-RPL12 TRUST Plaintiff, -v.KARL A. REESE, ROSALYN CUMMINGS-YEATES A/K/A ROSALIND CUMMINGS-YEATES, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2019 CH 08990 439 S. TAYLOR AVE. #2/3-B 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 December 11, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 19, 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 439 S. TAYLOR AVE. #2/3-B, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-321-0311006; 16-08-321-031-1007 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION QUICKEN LOANS INC. Plaintiff, -v.DRIKO DUCASSE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2019 CH 08452 1226 N AUSTIN BLVD 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 December 17, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 19, 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 1226 N AUSTIN BLVD, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-127-0270000 The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION SELENE FINANCE LP Plaintiff, -v.LARSENIA HORTON, NEIL SMITH, ASSURANCE RESTORATION & CONSTRUCTION, INC., PRAIRIE HOUSES OWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 18 CH 12736 14 DIVISION STREET, # 14 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 December 16, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 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 14 DIVISION STREET, # 14, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-127-0480000 The real estate is improved with a brown brick, three story townhouse with an attached one car 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

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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) 236SALE 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. 267501 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 18 CH 12736 TJSC#: 39-8007 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 12736 I3144838

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) 236SALE 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. 14-19-02481 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 09264 TJSC#: 39-7338 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 09264 I3145074

community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. F19020192 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3144920

sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 130 SOUTH 9TH AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-10-235-0330000 The real estate is improved with a residence. 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.

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. 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) 236SALE 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. 14-19-07106 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 09325 TJSC#: 39-7348 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 09325 I3145072

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, -v.AMIN SAHTOUT, SCOVILLE COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 2019 CH 09264 500 WASHINGTON BLVD, UNIT 107 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 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 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 WASHINGTON BLVD, UNIT 107, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-415-0271007 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs. CORNELIUS MCALLISETER AKA CORNELIUS D.MCALLISTER; GABRIELA MCALLISTER AKA GABRIELA LAUREANO; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBANDEVELOPMENT; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 4302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Friday, March 20, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-08-101-026-0000. Commonly known as 30 52nd Avenue, Bellwood, Illinois 60104. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION REVERSE MORTGAGE FUNDING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.JEANETTE JOHNSON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD Defendants 2019 CH 09325 130 SOUTH 9TH AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606,

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Forest Park Review, February 19, 2020

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