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Paid parking hours scaled back Rates now in effect until 8 p.m., not midnight By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter
The village council Monday voted to scale back the hours during which parking meters on the streets and in municipal lots must be paid, designating 8 p.m. as the cut-off time rather than midnight as previously decided at the Jan. 13 meeting. Commissioner Dan Novak made a motion to table the discussion until a later date, stating that with less than 30 days of data available there wasn’t enough information on return on investment to make the decision. “My fellow colleagues on the dais,” said Novak, “[I’m] just trying to grasp the reaction to changing these hours.” From a financial standpoint, he said, he did not feel there was enough time or data to decide on making a change. But with no second to his motion to table, the discussion took place. Mayor Rory Hoskins said Novak’s concerns were “very valid,” but that after receiving feedback from community members and neighbors, he thought the conversation and vote needed to take place. “This move was in response to feedback the village has received,” said Hoskins. “We’ve heard from the chamber, we’ve heard from businesses, we’ve received emails from residents. Some felt that going to midnight was a little extreme.” See METERS on page 7
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INTELLIGENT AND SOCIAL: Forest Park residents David and Sarah Swygart, owners of Best Brains Rodentry, focus on health and temperament in breeding rats.
Humans and rats: ‘A match made in heaven’ Local breeders strive for friendly, healthy rats By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter
“Humans and rats are pretty much a match made in heaven,” said David Swygart, hobby rat breeder and owner of Forest Park’s Best Brains Rodentry. He
was holding Lacy, a brown rat with cute black eyes who’s currently being bred with a curly-haired male named Bilboa. Swygart was talking about the relationship between humans and rats. He put Lacy back into the cage and gave her a piece of bread, which she took with her two front feet, using them like tiny hands. She ate the bread, then looked at him expectantly for more. “Rats are so different from us but at
the same time so similar,” said Swygart. “They’re intelligent. They have flexible diets. They seek out comfort. They exist at the same temperatures as we do. That’s why wherever humans go, rats follow.” Antarctica, he adds, might be the only place that humans exist where rats don’t. “The Norway rat,” said Swygart, “is second only to humans among all animals in how widely distributed they are.” See RATS on page 13
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Combatting doom and gloom with warm thoughts
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he news headlines have been grim, the weather is dismal and there are no sports worth watching in February. We need to counteract this gloom and doom with some warm thoughts. Next time, you’re pulling on your heavy gloves to shovel, think back to the midsummer softball tournament where no one wears gloves and everyone has to try a steak taco. When you’re cursing the early evening darkness, think of the people who live their lives in darkness and how Hines VA teaches the blind to navigate our streets. If you read about trouble at a local nursing home, think of the Forest Park families who treat their aged relatives with dignity and make sure they enjoy their final years at home. Is the west wind painfully freezing your brain? You might experience these same symptoms this summer at Brown Cow but at least it will be self-induced.
Tired of politicians calling and solicitors ringing – remember the time the doorbell rang and your neighbor brought over brownies that were still warm. While you’re scraping the ice off your windshield, imagine you’re scraping off the backyard grill after cooking barbecue chicken. When you’re bundling up in layers of clothing, think of the day you’ll be able to wear only one layer while walking to the pool. If the sun does decide to peek out, keep your gaze above the tree line and you can pretend it’s July. While you’re sprinkling salt on the sidewalk, keep in mind it won’t be long before we’re sprinkling grass seed on the lawn. Sure, we miss our neighbors during the winter, but what could be more comforting on a snowy morning than to hear your neighbor from down the block snow-blowing your sidewalk? If dealing with this weather is as pain-
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ful as going to the dentist, just remember it was an African-American dentist who invented the golf tee. If your kids are bouncing off the walls from boredom, take comfort from the fact they’ll be signed up to follow the bouncing ball on the soccer field. Gray days can literally be depressing. Abraham Lincoln, a chronic depressive, knew this and helped his buddy Joshua Speed through a time of personal turmoil and cloudy skies. ■ Those are the thoughts that warm us most. The times that our friends and neighbors show they care. Organizations like the Community Center prove that Forest Park has a heart. So, no matter how cold our climate is, human warmth will get us through February – even if it does have an extra day this year.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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From a salvage yard to the Smithsonian In front of the grandstand of the Harlem Racetrack – the present-day Forest Park Mall on Roosevelt Road and Desplaines Avenue – stood a tribute to an Egyptian queen, sculpted by Edmonia Lewis: “The Death of Cleopatra.” Mary Edmonia Lewis sculpted “Death of Cleopatra” for the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition, the first official World’s Fair in the United States, which celebrated the centennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The 5¼ foot marble statue features the African queen at the moment of her death, allegedly from the fatal bite of a venomous asp. The statue was sculpted only a decade after the end of slavery, marked by the close of the Civil War, during the period when “Reconstruction” was failing. The two-ton statue came to Chicago and was displayed at the Chicago Interstate Industrial Exposition of 1878 and then later was located outside a saloon on Clark Street in Chicago. From there it was purchased by “Blind John” Condon, owner of the Harlem Racetrack, as a monument to mark the grave of his favorite horse, Cleopatra. “The Death of Cleopatra” endured hardships – including being painted by Boy Scouts and later scrapped in a salvage yard before it was found in the 1980s. Forest Park Historical Society Director Frank Orland, in conjunction with Forest Park’s Conservation of Sculpture
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FAMOUS: Mary Edmonia Lewis sculpted the “The Death of Cleopatra,” which was temporarily located in Forest Park. It’s now housed at the Smithsonian. and Objects studio director, Andrezej Dajnowski, and the Smithsonian, restored it to its near-original state after repairing the nose, sandals, hands, chin, and other damaged areas. It is now on display at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C. Edmonia Lewis, Cleopatra’s creator, was the daughter of an Ojibway woman and a Haitian father. She was the first
woman of African American and Native American heritage to achieve international fame as a sculptor. Her work includes themes relating to black people and indigenous people of the Americas in Neoclassical style. And for many years, Forest Park was home to her greatest work.
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At 25, a rising star in the business constellation Do you remember what you were doing— or not doing—at 25 years old? Neil Rembos is that age, and Crystal Car Wash at 901 S. Harlem is already the second business he has owned since graduating from high school. Besides running a successful business here in town, he is a member of the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce board of directors and serves on the village’s economic development committee. Dorothy Gillian, the president of the chamber, lauded the fairly new arrival to the business community here. “Neil’s enthusiasm and wealth of new ideas has brought some great new changes to our chamber. He is a great team player and wants to help other businesses in Forest Park flourish,” said Gillian. At the age of 19, Rembos earned his business chops by starting his own technology wholesaling business in which he purchased technologies and sold them primarily online to different countries. “I’ve been operating businesses for over six years,” said Rembos, “so at this point it’s almost second nature to me.” “That technology business gave me the experience and ability to build more businesses like this one, and I just have an interest in and love for fixing businesses and building them,” he said.
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UNSTOPPABLE: Neil Rembos, owner of Crystal Car Wash at 901 S. Harlem, believes in taking risks, working hard and giving back to the community. That technology wholesale business gave Rembos not only experience but also the capital needed to start Crystal in November 2018. Previous to Crystal, another car wash existed at 901 S. Harlem, but Rembos had a vision that would take the business to another level. He invested $5 million—all of it selffinanced—first, on demolishing the existing structures and then on getting the best advice available. “I hired the best of the best,” he said. “I hired the top car wash architects in the
country, the best equipment distributers and the best contractors. We spared no expense. That’s why we are able to provide the quality that we do.” Presently Crystal is one of a kind and not just another link in a big national chain. Rembos talked about the “concept” which gave birth to the successful business. “The uniqueness of what we brought to this village,” he said, “was that we invested in the highest quality technology which enables our customers to go through the total
car wash start to finish in less than three minutes without ever having to get out of their cars.” Rembos says his entrepreneurial business model includes thinking outside the box, establishing relationships, keeping up on what’s new in the industry, listening to feedback and instinct, working hard (at least 18 hours a day to begin with) and embracing risk; although 30 percent of new businesses fail within the first two years, he says people with ideas and means should just do it. And Rembos is also committed to giving back to the community. He has mentored many young people who want to start their own businesses. He actively serves on the chamber’s board of directors. And, he is part of his family’s charitable foundation. Instinct is not only part of his business model for making everyday decisions, but it also helps explain why he picked Forest Park as a community where he invests a lot of time and money. “I chose to locate in Forest Park,” he said, “partly because I got a good feeling from the community. It’s hard to walk through Forest Park and not get a good feeling.” “The village has a climate where a good concept can succeed. It has the perfect business climate along with its small-town charm and phenomenal character.”
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Changemakers Club for Tweens On Wednesday, March 4 from 4 to 5 p.m., tweens are invited to join the middle grade service club at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd., to work on projects to help others. For the first meeting, we will discuss plans and do an ice breaker. Participants will earn an hour of service for each meeting they attend.
BIG WEEK February 26 - March 4
Leap Year Trivia Night The Park District of Forest Park is hosting a trivia night on Feb. 29 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Roos Recreation Center, 7329 Harrison St. for participants 14 and up. Celebrate the year’s extra day playing trivia with friends. Get a team together and compete against neighbors and friends for prizes as the Chicago Trivia Guys test your knowledge. Put together a team theme and enter our table decorating contest too. Pizza and pop will be served. Each team may have up to eight people. Grab you friends and form a team or register individually and we can put you on a team with neighbors. The cost is $10 per resident and $12 for non-residents.
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls The Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd., is hosting storytime inspired by the Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls books and podcast, followed by art exploration based on the stories. Monday, March 2 from 4 to 5 p.m. Ages five and up.
Leap Day History and Community Festival The Historical Society is celebrating all that makes Forest Park great, both new and old! Enjoy cake, lemonade and hot dogs from Smokey Joel’s Red Hots. Kids can enjoy face painting and temporary tattoos. Community organizations will be in attendance, including the Forest Park Public Library, local historian Ken Knack, the 2020 Census committee, Forest Park Arts Alliance, Forest Park Baptist Church, the Environmental Commission, Forest Park Review, Boy Scouts and more. Saturday, Feb. 29 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Howard Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd. Attendance is free, but donations are welcome! Please RSVP at tinyurl.com/u2nsn7t to make sure there’s enough cake for everyone!
Black History Month Spoken Word
Teen Arts and Crafts
CBD Body High, 7451 Madison St., is recognizing Black History Month with a spoken word event on Friday, Feb. 28 from 7 to 9 p.m. Speak your mind, share your spoken word, sing, rap or perform. It’s $5 at the door for performers and $10 for general admission. Tickets can be purchased at the door or online at tinyurl.com/u6dv3rx.
Stop by the young adult lounge at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd., on March 2 from 4 to 5 p.m., and every Monday in March, for arts and crafts with Miss Amy.
Census Jobs Fair Learn about jobs with the 2020 Census, including office and in-field positions, at the Howard Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd., on Feb. 26 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Flexible hours and great pay. More information available at 2020census.gov/jobs.
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Village votes on two infrastructure projects Water main bids and CDBG grant application moving forward
Voogd voted unanimously to go ahead with two infrastructure improvement projects. The council authorized the village clerk and village engineer, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd., to solicit bids for water main replacement and subsequent street resurfacing on the 400 to 600 blocks of Thomas Avenue and the 7700 block of Monroe Street. Sealed proposals must be received at village hall by 10 a.m. on March 11. The village council also voted to apply for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for resurfacing 14th Street. The to-
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At the Feb. 24 village council meeting, Mayor Rory Hoskins and Commissioners Joe Byrnes, Ryan Nero, Dan Novak and Jessica
tal project is estimated to cost $280,000, with the village’s contribution being $80,000 and the grant covering the rest. The project will include the resurfacing of 950 feet of roadway, replacing 600 feet of concrete curb and gutter and replacing 5,000 square feet of sidewalk. CDBG funding is given to projects that meet national objectives related to community welfare; for this particular improvement, at least 51 percent of the residents in the area must be of low or moderate income.
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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
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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
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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
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Christian Baha’i Orthodox Christian Clean Monday Great Lent begins Orthodox Christian Nineteen Day Fast Baha’i Hindi New Year Hindu Orthodox Sunday Orthodox Christian Magha Puja Day Buddhist Holi Hindu Purim Jewish Hola Mohalla Sikh
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 TaizÊ 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.
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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Over $10,000 in merchandise stolen from liquor store Over $10,000 in merchandise was stolen from Cardinal Liquors, 7533 Roosevelt Rd., on Feb. 17 when four subjects smashed the front window of the store to gain entry. Security camera footage showed a black midsize sedan travel eastbound through the alley behind the store at 5:03 a.m. and enter the parking lot at 5:13 a.m. One subject, wearing light colored pants and a dark jacket, stood on the sidewalk acting as a look out. At 5:20 a.m. three other subjects, all wearing dark clothing, masks and gloves smashed the front window and entered the store. They climbed over the front counter and placed merchandise into bags and tampered with the cash register. At 5:24 a.m. all four subjects got back into the car, which headed east on Roosevelt Road. Approximately 40 minutes later, a liquor store on Roosevelt Road in Berwyn was burglarized in a similar manner.
Man with knife threatens passengers on CTA platform A man threatening passengers with a knife on the CTA train platform at 711 Desplaines Ave. prompted dispatch of police on Feb. 14 at 3:07 a.m. A CTA employee who witnessed the event said the man brandished multiple knives and threatened passengers. The employee managed to take one of the knives from the suspect and throw it onto the tracks and out of the suspect’s reach. When police arrived, they found the subject with a knife in hand. They immediately handcuffed him and found two other knives on him, identical to the one thrown on the tracks. He was issued a citation for disorderly conduct, for carrying a weapon in a threatening manner, and for assault.
Bar patron disorderly, threatens bartender Police were called to Healy’s, 7321 Madi-
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Shorter hours from page 1 “Is there a fiscal impact? Yes,” said Hoskins. But he said installing the parking boxes in the first place is a big change in the village. “Sometimes change is welcome, sometimes it’s not welcome.” Commissioner Joe Byrnes, in defense of scaling back the parking hours, brought up the fact that late-night customers at bars who choose to park on the side streets to avoid meters cause noise and trash concerns for residents there. Commissioner Ryan Nero spoke about the “social piece and a community piece” involved in making decisions like this. “Any time you institute something new in the community, there’s going to be push-
cluded a duffel bag, several watches, a gold colored coin purse with a $100 bill inside, and an emerald necklace. It is possible the thief entered through a window, which may have been unlocked.
Cash taken from apartment
son St., on Feb. 15 at 1:39 a.m. because a male customer was threatening the bartender. The bartender told the police that the offender is a frequent customer of the bar, and that night he had been consuming numerous alcoholic beverages. The subject then began disturbing other customers by approaching them, making rude gestures and shouting obscenities at them. He was asked to calm down, pay his tab and leave. Finally he did, but as he paid he told the bartender, “Next time I come here I’m going to bring an AK-47 and use it.” The reporting officer, who is familiar with the suspect because of previous incidents, went to the subject’s apartment and placed him into custody. The suspect was described as “rude and difficult” throughout the entire arrest process, calling the police officers by very inappropriate names, including racial slurs.
CTA trains tagged On Feb. 18 police were called to 711 Desplaines Avenue at 11:44 p.m. for multiple incidences of graffiti on a train car. The tags painted onto the car included “Street Value” in black spray paint, “Rezos” in green, and “Ain’t No Joke!” in black. On Feb. 23 at 10:11 a.m. police reported to 711 Desplaines where a CTA employee had found graffiti on one of the train cars. The only legible word was “Dawgy.”
Items stolen in residential burglary
On Feb. 15 at 8:46 p.m. an Uber driver was pulled over and given a citation for throwing a clear plastic cup out of the passenger side window onto the street at the cor ner of Harlem Avenue and Harrison Street.
A residential burglary prompted a resident to call the police to the 7600 block of Jackson Blvd. on Feb. 18 at 4:03 p.m. The homeowner stepped inside her apartment when she immediately realized her house had been robbed. Both deadlocks on her front door were unlocked when she returned home after work, and she observed a few items on the kitchen floor, items which had not been there when she had left that morning. Police observed that the master bedroom had been ransacked and items were strewn around the room. Missing items in-
back,” said Nero. “Anything new creates a little bit of difficulty.” He added that previously, there was no revenue stream from parking and now there is, which, he said, is a good thing. “We can figure out opportunities for improvement,” said Nero. “The community aspect is being able to adapt and adjust and make changes to support the businesses on Madison Street. It doesn’t mean it’s set in stone. It doesn’t mean we can’t come back. It doesn’t mean it’s about reacting. It’s about making progress. About doing things that keep Forest Park moving forward.” In an interview, Village Administrator Tim Gillian said Nero stated well his own feelings about the change. “When you’re dealing with small government, you ought to be able to take community and business feedback and make changes that are reasonable,” said Gillian. He acknowledged that’s not the case with
all decisions, but he said that in this situation, it was possible to alter the paid parking hours based on input from the community. He added that most of the elected village officials expressed to him prior to the meeting that they supported the change. Commissioner Jessica Voogd also agreed with Nero at the meeting, adding that she thought Novak’s questions were valid and needed to be considered, but within a more “approachable” format for residents. “I appreciate [Novak’s] fiscal questions,” said Voogd, “and over the next several months we should explore that in a more approachable format of 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Being smart and listening to public comments and adjusting accordingly is what we should do.” Voogd added that the midnight cut-off voted in during the January meeting might have been excessive. “Going to midnight might have been extreme for the first go,” she said.
Uber driver issued citation for littering
A Patron tequila bottle containing approximately $600 to $700 cash was missing from a residence on the 7400 block of Adams Street on Feb. 19. Police were called at 9:18 p.m. The victim said the back door of the residence had been forced open. The deadbolt was damaged, and the door appeared to have been forced open, according to the police report. The victim stated that she and her girlfriend had been fighting recently, and she suspects the burglar may have in fact been her girlfriend. The victim did not want to sign complaints but wanted to report it as a matter of record only.
Dumpster fire possibly started by cigarette butt A dumpster fire on Feb. 20 at 10:45 a.m. brought police to 7740 Roosevelt Rd. The Forest Park Fire Department extinguished the fire. Although it’s not known what caused the fire, police report that there were multiple cigarette butts next to the dumpster and one of them was still burning. The dumpster was significantly damaged from the fire, but no other property was affected. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Feb. 14-23, 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
Hoskins, Byrnes, Nero and Voogd voted to change the municipal code to reflect 8 p.m. as the cut-off time for meters to be paid. Novak voted against the change, stating, “I abstained from all previous parking votes because I think it’s a plan to act versus now we have a plan to react.” At the Jan. 13 meeting, however, he voted no on the original proposed parking hours; he did not abstain. In municipal parking lots designated by the village for the general public and on Madison Street from Jackson to Harlem, meters must be paid at $1 per hour from 8 a.m. through 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday. This includes the side streets off of Madison, which are in the 60130 meter zone. All other parking meter rates for all other streets, including Circle Avenue, will be in effect from 6 a.m. until 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday. There is no paid parking in the village on Sundays.
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Black History Month celebrated in D91 Students focus on history, contributions of African Americans By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter
Forest Park’s District 91 celebrated Black History Month in February, the month officially recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976 as a time to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” February was originally designated as Black History Month because, according to history.com, the group known today as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) sponsored a national Negro History week in 1926, choosing the second week of February because the birthdays of both Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass occurred then. Schools and communities participated, and the event grew. In the years that followed, mayors of cities across the country began recognizing Negro History Week. By the end of the 1960s, many college campuses not only celebrated the week, but had helped it evolve into an entire month of recognition and celebration for and of African Americans. It became known as Black History Month. Today, it is widely celebrated, and Forest Park’s public schools used February to focus on and celebrate the contributions and history of black Americans. On Wednesday, Feb. 12, Grant-White Elementary School invited families to their celebration of Black History Month with a “wax museum” and literary night. The event, developed by Grant-White reading specialist Deana Greco, allowed guests to learn about more than 80 famous African Americans. Students, who had been randomly assigned famous African Americans to study and present, created posters for each famous individual that honored their achievements. Guests during the night’s event could push a “button” (made from paper), and students transformed into the person they were representing. From Nelson Mandela to Michael Jordan, from Harriet Tubman to Michelle Obama, students prepared display boards and dressed up as historical figures, giving an oral presentation to guests who stopped by. A video of the event can be seen at tinyurl.com/ sfqfmx4. At Field Stevenson Elementary School, classroom doors were decorated in themes representing aspects of African American history in the United States. Principal Tiffany Brunson spoke about the significance of Black History Month and what it means to her and the school. “Black history is American history and should be handled with the reverence and importance it deserves,” said Brunson in a statement. “At Field we decorated our doors, which is not only fun and visually appealing but a cool way to teach our children about accomplishments of African Americans. Our teachers eagerly participated, and the results are not only stunning but powerful! Decorating our doors and halls are great additions to some of the work the teachers do throughout the year, teaching black history not just in February.”
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HISTORICAL: Grant-White student Kennedi Anthony represented tennis player and professional golfer Althea Gibson, the first African American to win the Grand Slam title. The presentation was part of the school’s Black History Month celebration on Feb. 12. Doors at Field Stevenson Elementary School (below) were decorated to celebrate influential African Americans during Black History Month in February, including Martin Luther King, Jr. and Bessie Coleman.
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• District 91 offers a preschool program, ages 3-5, five days a week. To enroll, children must be 3 years of age on or before September 1, 2020. • Registration for new students:
• If you have a child who is currently enrolled in preschool and will be 5 years old prior to September 1, 2020, they will be enrolled in Kindergarten.
• Beginning Friday, March 3, 2020, please call Diane Rice, school secretary at 708-366-6945, to set up your registration and screening appointment. • Registration/screening dates are Monday, May 4 and Monday, May 11, 2020 at Garfield School. • Registration/screening times are from 9 am - 2 pm each day, and both the parent/guardian and child must be present. • Space is very limited. Upon completion of screening, registration and paid fees ($100 for the year) a child’s enrollment will be secured in the Forest Park Preschool program.
• Beginning May 5, 2020, you may call the schools to set up a screening and registration appointment for the first week of August 2020. • Your child will need to attend the appointment with you as they are screened for instructional planning purposes. • Families who reside south of 290 will call and attend Betsy Ross School (call Patty Marino at 708-366-7498). • Families who reside north of 290 will call and attend Garfield School (call Diane Rice at 708-366-6945). If you child has an IEP, information about next school year will be discussed at the Annual Review meeting, which is scheduled with each individual family.
Beginning Friday, March 3, 2020, please call Diane Rice, school secretary (708-366-6945) to set up your Preschool registration and screening appointment.
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Creativita is a place to learn, create, relax BYOB and DIY art studio expands offerings By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter
Creativita will celebrate its sixth anniversary in Forest Park in September, and the studio has become an integral part of Madison Street in its years in town. Under the ownership of Jessica and Massimo Luciano, the business has grown from a place to paint your own canvas to a thriving artistic hub that features paint-your-own pottery, mosaic art, silk scarf marbling and even painting with a sloth. A real sloth. It all began when Jessica Luciano, who has a bachelor’s degree in art and painting and a master’s degree in business, was working in the corporate world. She went to a social painting event with a friend and thought, “I can totally do this.” “This” meant hosting painting parties, and the more she thought about it, the more she was positive it was not only something she was capable of doing, but a way to get back to her artistic roots. So she opened Creativita, though she kept her day job at first. “In the beginning, we only offered canvas painting,” said Luciano. “Right away, there was interest from kids and families, and I realized it was an opportunity to provide something to children who weren’t exposed to art and painting on a regular basis.” Her own kids, she said, grew up with art, and some schools have robust art classes and departments. But not all children have access to painting and drawing. “We started bringing painting into schools,” said Luciano. “We offered fundraising opportunities, which also function as community building activities. And we worked on painting projects in underserved schools.” From the beginning, Luciano said she started thinking about adding pottery painting to her offerings. But it took four years for her to bring that to Creativita. “It’s a big undertaking,” said Luciano. It’s not just buying pottery and paint and letting people go wild. In fact, the “paints” used on the pottery is actually not paint at all: it’s glaze, which, when heated at a very high temperature, almost turns to glass, said Luciano. And using quality glaze results in a better finished product, said Luciano, who orders her glaze supplies from Italy. “Lots can go wrong,” she said. “There might be something wrong with the pottery itself. Maybe the batch won’t fire right or
the glaze won’t adhere. A tiny fissure you can’t see might ruin the finished product.” The most difficult part of it is that you don’t know until you fire it, she added. “That’s the big difference between working on a canvas and working with pottery,” said Luciano. “With canvas, you can see right away how something looks. With the pottery, you don’t know what the finished product will be like until it’s been fired.” But the pottery has been edging in on popularity over canvas, said Luciano. She attributes this to the fact that people can go to a craft store and buy a canvas and paints and do it at home, and to the wide availability of painting parties. “A lot of people have done canvas painting already,” said Luciano. “But most people don’t have access to a kiln for firing pottery.” As for the painting parties and events, Luciano said they’ve evolved over the years. “We used to walk participants through one particular design, but people wanted a variety,” she said. “We’ve shifted to individual projects and more tableside teaching.” And although there are standard paintings Luciano and her staff present regularly – the four main genres are cityscape, landscape, wine and fashion – if someone holding a painting party sends a design ahead of time, the Creativita staff can create a painting based on it. For drop-in times, during which anyone can just walk in and create art, Creativita has the following available: wineglass painting, canvasses, woodboard art, mosaic creation, pottery painting and the newest offering, clay handprints. Special classes include fused glass, silk scarf making, hot wax painting, window painting and stenciling on woodboard.
ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
ARTISTS: Creativita owners Massimo and Jessica Luciano opened shop at 7512 Madison St. in 2014. Since then, they have expanded their offerings to include not just canvases but pottery, mosaic art, wineglass painting and more, plus special events like painting with a real-life sloth. (Below) Pottery is painted with glaze then fired in the kiln. She runs a spring break camp and summer camp, perfect for kids who want to explore art, including clay, canvas, mosaics and pottery. And for special events? Not only has Creativita hosted neon black-light painting and drop-off events just for kids, but recently they hosted Steve the Sloth. Participants painted Steve and got to interact with him. And Luciano’s working on bringing in baby
goats so participants can paint with them too. Her favorite thing about running the business is seeing people have a chance to get a break from their worries. “Working on art doesn’t take away problems,” she said, “but it allows someone to stop thinking about them for a few hours. And that’s pretty powerful.” Learn more at creativitafp.com.
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Monday Afternoon Programs March 2 – 1:15 p.m. Made in Chicago: The Windy City’s Manufacturing Heritage Author Austin Weber will examine the important role manufacturing played in the development and growth of Chicagoland during the 19th and 20th centuries. ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
AWARDED: On Feb. 12, Mayor Rory Hoskins received the 2020 Aichana Abeid Boilil Award from the Abolition Institute for his work on the annual Juneteenth celebration.
Mayor receives Abolition Institute award Work bringing Juneteenth to community recognized By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter
On Feb. 12, Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins was awarded the Aichana Abeid Boilil Award from the Abolition Institute in Chicago. The institute chose Hoskins because of the work he has done to make Juneteenth annually recognized and celebrated in the community. This annual award is given by the Abolition Institute every Feb. 12, President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, to honor “those who are carrying on his legacy by fighting modern day slavery,” according to the institute’s website. The award itself is named after Aichana Abeid Boilil, the first woman rescued from slavery by the Abolition Institute’s partner organization in Mauritania, SOS Enclaves. The Abolition Institute is located in Chicago and was founded by Sean Tenner and Bakary Tandia. Tenner is a commissioner of the Illinois Holocaust and Genocide Commission, former leader in the Save Darful movement and staff for President Obama’s U.S. Senate and Presidential campaigns. Tandia works for human rights advocacy for Mauritanians. Hoskins organized the first Juneteenth pool party in 2008 at the Park District of Forest Park’s pool. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when General Gordon Grander led 1,500 Union soldiers into the
Galveston, Texas town square to read the presidential order that declared all slaves in the former rebel states free. “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free,” stated the proclamation. Approximately 250,000 slaves in Texas did not know until then that they were free. Hoskins bringing the Juneteenth celebration to Forest Park is remarkable in part because it’s become an annual event, a part of annual history celebrations in the village. Hoskins – a Galveston native – has said in the past that it fits in well with other celebrations of ethnic roots, like German Fest and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade. And Hoskins’ dedication to the annual event has inspired other villages to begin their own Juneteenth events. Maywood hosted their first in 2015, and Anthony Clark and the Suburban Unity Alliance, teaming up with the Oak Park Library, held their first in 2017. Mike Rogers, who organizes Maywood’s event, has said that Hoskins was an inspiration and “has brought significant attention to Juneteenth in the area. For years he has pushed to get some activities attended and has shown annual events can be sustained.” Other awardees of the 2020 award were Chicago Alderman Maria Hadden, Antonio Solo, Lacreshia Birts and the Black Remembrance Project. The award ceremony was held at the Stone Temple Baptist Church in Chicago, where Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. regularly spoke.
March 9 – 1:15 p.m. Pinched Paintings: Art Heists in Art History Dr. Michelle Mishur will shed light on some of history’s most notorious art heists, some that have been solved and others that still remain open. March 16 – 1:15 Casting an Historic Vote Prior to 1920, American women were denied the vote in most elections. Fighting for enfranchisement was not a unified strategy among suffragists. The path to women’s suffrage was infused with competing ideologies and widely diverse stakeholders. Jeanne Schultz Angel is an historian and Illinois Humanities Road Scholar.
March 23 – 1:15 p.m. Give My Regards to Broadway! Since Show Boat debuted over 50 years ago, the “book musical” became one of America’s greatest storytelling devices. Tenor Ryan Morton and baritone Steve Becker will perform some of the genre’s best songs featuring the heroes and villains of Broadway, accompanied by pianist Hayden Ashley. March 30 – 1:15 p.m. On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig exploded For 87 days, more than 210 million gallons of crude oil spewed into the Gulf of Mexico. Jim Brinkman represented the EPA and NOAA on the response and natural resource damage assessment. He will present the enormity of the challenge to monitor and evaluate recovery processes and the extent of damages to the flora and fauna of the area.
COST: $15 requested donation for nonmembers for each program. LUNCH: precedes Monday programs at 12 p.m., $25 for non-members, RSVP required –all are welcome!
Evening & Weekend Events HAPPY HOUR MIND BOGGLES Thursday, March 12 – 6 - 8 p.m. The Electoral College: Relevant or Obsolete? Joyce Williams of the League of Woman Voters of Illinois will lead a discussion on this timely topic. The Free Readers Ensemble Sunday, March 15 – 3 p.m. Barrymore by William Luce Director: Mercita DeMuynck Free Readers.com
English Country Dance Monday, March 16 – 7 - 10 p.m. English Country Dance is a social dance with a long history and a vibrant modern presence. Dances are taught and called, and frequently accompanied by live music. No partner needed, no experience necessary.
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K. It was a bold move. Bringing paid parking back to Madison Street and Circle Avenue. And then enforcing the restrictions all the way up to midnight. OK. That midnight part might have been a bridge too far. The village government clearly wanted to capture revenue from visitors to the village’s many fine eating and drinking establishments. Good thinking. But some combination of opposition from those fine eating and drinking establishments and possibly neighbors on nearby side streets now swamped with the cars of customers who’d rather order an extra appetizer than feed the metaphorical parking meter came together Monday evening as a reasonable village council rolled back enforcement hours to 8 p.m. OK. A fair compromise. Diners turning up for the first table turn of the evening will still need to pay the village for the privilege of convenient parking. And those who arrive later or who stay on the street for a nightcap (what a quaint term that is) don’t need to keep paying. We’re fans of the bold effort by the village to maximize its parking revenue. We’re fans of citizens making their case. And, especially, we’re fans of elected officials who can back down a bit and find a more comfortable place. Surely Forest Park has suffered too long with people who disagree retreating to fixed corners and not talking to each other. This is a better model.
A start on sewers In other Monday night news, the village council voted to let bids for this summer’s water main replacement project. This is what local governments do. They fix things that mostly we don’t think about, especially pesky pipes under the ground. But Forest Park has been ignoring its old and failing infrastructure for way too long. Decades too long. So we take satisfaction in watching elected and appointed officials focusing on the problem, crafting revenue solutions – the new sewer tax to help pay for it – and working a plan that over very many years will bring us into a workable place. Like a lot of towns, Forest Park is way behind. But with the climate crisis here, fixing the sewers, separating sewers from rainwater runoff will spare our village a lot of flooded yards and streets, a lot of ruined basements. It’s a start. And for that we are appreciative.
Why our hearts trump our heads when we vote One commentator, when trying to figure out why Democrats have not reached a consensus regarding whom they want to run for president in November, explained the indecision by asserting, “They are looking for someone to fall in love with.” If that is true, what does that imply for the ability of the electorate to pick their leaders? Shouldn’t they be more rational? Shouldn’t they look more logically at policy statements and resumes than at whom they are attracted to emotionally? We may be surprised to learn that rational, empirical, scientific research reveals that reason has never been the main driving force in human decision making. “Anyone who values truth should stop worshipping reason,” Jonathan Haidt declares in his book The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion. “We all need to take a cold hard look at the evidence and see reasoning for what it is. . . finding evidence to support the position he or she already holds, usually for intuitive reasons.” Reasoning has evolved, Haidt contends, “not to help us find truth but to help us engage in arguments, persuasion, and manipulation in the context of discussions with other people.” And that conclusion is based on rational, empirical research! Jim Camp in a 2012 online article in the Big Think argued that because decisions are made primarily on the basis of intuition and not logic, “People who believe they can build a case for their side using logic alone are doomed to be poor negotiators, [because] they come armed with facts, and they attempt to use logic to sway the other party. They figure that by piling on the data and using reason to explain their side of the situation, they can construct a solution that is simply irrefutable — and get the other party to say yes. “They’re doomed to fail, however, because decisionmaking isn’t logical, it’s emotional, according to the latest findings in neuroscience.” Have you ever, for example, tried to convert your spouse or your children or your boss to your way of thinking by presenting a logical argument? How did that go for you? Facts and “reasoning” tend to “convince” only the people who already view the world through the lens that the facts selected support. And if the impeachment trial is an Exhibit A of human behavior, everyone selects facts that support their non-rational views. Some researchers call it “cognitive bias.” Anastasia Belyh, in a post a year ago on Cleverism. com, defined intuition as an “automatic feeling of immediate knowledge, understanding, or awareness that neither comes from reasoning nor perception.” “Moral foundations” is how Haidt refers to these sources of intuition. “These moral foundations,” he writes, “act as our political ‘taste buds’ and explain our political preferences in the same way that our
taste buds explain our culinary preferences.” Similarly, according to Belyh, intuition comes from our experiences and the networks of people we connect with. It comes from emotional intelligence. “People who are more in tune with their emotions,” said Belyh, “tend to have a more developed sense of intuition.” None of these defenders of nonrational factors in decision making want to throw the rational baby out with the bathwater of rationalism. For example, Olivia Goldhill in a 2017 online post in Quartz said that the rational model works fine when there are solid statistics and objective facts “resulting in the same choices as would be computed by a logical robot.” “In a world where you can calculate the risks,” she continues, “the rational way is to rely on statistics and probability theory. . . But we live in a world of deep uncertainty, in which neat logic simply isn’t a good guide. It’s well-established that data-based decisions don’t inoculate against irrationality or prejudice, but even if it was possible to create a perfectly rational decision-making system based on all past experience, this wouldn’t be a foolproof guide to the future.” And, when it comes to motivation, it’s not reason which drives people to passionately work for good or evil but non-rational factors like courage and compassion on the one hand and greed and ambition on the other. The first responders who walked toward the twin towers on 9/11 while everyone else was running away weren’t motivated by rational calculations. So, what does all of this praise of intuition imply for how we vote in the primary on March 17? First, it means that we should not feel ashamed of trusting the non-rational part of our brains as well as our reason. It “makes sense” to say, “I just have a feeling that so and so will do a good job.” Second, the website people.tamu.edu defines culture as “the cumulative deposit of knowledge, experience, beliefs, values, attitudes, meanings, hierarchies, religion, notions of time, roles, spatial relations, concepts of the universe, and material objects and possessions acquired by a group of people in the course of generations through individual and group striving.” All of it being non-rational. If the research is correct that our heads merely “rationalize” what our hearts have already concluded, then in order to bridge the polarized cultural chasm in this country, we need in my opinion to become vulnerable with those folks on the other side of the aisle by sharing the non-rational moral foundations undergirding our decisions and inviting them to do the same. I can’t imagine Mitch McConnel, of course, or many of the folks I read on Facebook responding in kind, but there are many others, I believe intuitively, who hunger for bridges across the divide.
TOM
HOLMES
Forest Park Review, February 26, 2020
RATS
Really great pets from page 1 Swygart and his wife Sarah breed rats in their home in Forest Park. Their business, which started in 2014, “has really taken off,” said Swygart. Currently, the waiting list to get a rat from them is seven to nine months, and the rats cost $40. Right now, the Swygarts have nine rats: six females and three males, and two of the females will be used for breeding. The key aspects the Swygarts look for when choosing breeders are temperament and health. “Pet rats should be friendly,” said Swygart, which is why they choose the most social rats to breed, although handling the rats to help acclimatize them to people is important too. “We hold the babies every day after they’re born to help socialize them,” said Swygart. In terms of health, one of the biggest concerns is longevity. The Swygarts breed domesticated Norway rats, which, like rats in general, don’t have a terribly long lifespan. Swygart said they live about two to three years, and after the first year, many rats are plagued with health issues, including tumors and respiratory illnesses. “They have a high metabolism,” said Swygart. “Because of that, they can heal from almost anything in their first year of life. But after that, their metabolism slows down and illnesses can set in. So if we see any tumors or respiratory issues within the first year, we know that particular rat won’t be a good candidate for breeding.” The Swygarts breed one litter at a time to ensure they have enough time to properly care for and socialize each animal, despite the fact that rats “live fast and have lots of babies.” Each litter produces between 12 and 15 young, and female rats go into heat every three days, said Swygart, with a gestation of only 21 days. In addition to temperament and health, Swygart says they also want the rats to look cute, so they’ll breed rats with different physical characteristics, such as curly hair, the result of one particular gene. The Swygarts maintain genetic diversity within their rats through acquiring rats from other breeders. Swygart knows a lot about genetics. His undergraduate degree is in biology with a medical focus, including genetics. He’s currently working on his PhD from Northwestern University in neuroscience, where, in his focus on ophthalmology and the retina, he studies neuronal computation. “I look at how neurons talk to each other,” he said. “How do they form electrical circuits?” In his work in neuroscience, he often uses lab mice, which, he said, was part of the reason he became interested in rats as pets. Additionally, his upbringing in rural Indiana, where he raised goats and always had pets, gave him exposure to different animals.
“I’ve always loved animals,” said Swygart. And he thinks that rats are possibly the best small mammal pet out there. “They’re less nippy than hamsters and gerbils,” he said. “And they bond better. They’re intelligent and social.” He added that rats can learn, improving their speed in mazes or their skills at rat basketball. (He suggested looking up videos online to see how cool it is. He’s right; it is cool.) “Did you know that rats can learn the same or more verbal commands as dogs?” asked Swygart. They can also be litter trained easily if you put a small litter box in the corner of their cage, which would prevent them from “going” in the cage bedding. If you’re interested in owning a rat, there are a few things to keep in mind. First, you can’t own just one rat. According to Swygart, rats get really depressed if they’re alone, so having two same-sex rats is essential (same-sex because otherwise they’ll probably have babies, and that might not be what you’re looking for). Their cage should provide at least two cubic feet per rat with bedding on the bottom. Rats like cloth hammocks, and they’ll need a house or hideout within the cage. Females and younger rats like a wheel for running, though the older males are lazy, said Swygart. He added that the males are, in general, lazier and more snuggly than the females. They’re more fun to hold. But the females are more active and exploratory and are more interesting to watch. “They’re funnier,” said Swygart. What about the reputation rats have as disease-ridden rodents? “There’s this stigma about rats,” said Swygart, who acknowledged the irony of he and his wife breeding and raising rats in a town that has a wild rat problem. “But domesticated rats are very different from wild rats. It’s sort of like the difference between dogs and wolves,” said Swygart. He said “fancy” rats, the ones sold as pets, have been bred to be social, intelligent and healthy. And because their life spans are so short and they mate so regularly, breeding for specific traits, which takes generations, happens relatively quickly in the rodent world. Swygart took Arie out of her cage. She’s the oldest the Swygarts have right now at two years and 10.5 months old. Her coat is brownish red, and her ears are round; she’s a Dumbo-eared rat. “Other than the babies, which we hold every single day, we pay most attention to the older rats,” said Swygart. “They’ve been with us longer. They’re special.” But he added that each rat is unique, with its own personality and traits. “I think anyone considering getting a small animal should consider rats,” said Swygart. “They’re really great pets.” Learn more about the Swygarts and their rats at bestbrains.mystrikingly.com.
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After transplant, Olympian’s back on track Greg Foster talked recovery after heart surgery
he’s currently “feeling fine,” but is still adjusting to his medication. “I can’t lift weights yet, but I’m still active,” he said, before he was prompted to recall one of the most memorable moments of his high school hurdling career at Proviso East—one reminiscent of the comeback kid motif that frames his recovery from Amyloidosis. “It was the state championship my junior year,” Foster said. “It’s the start of the hurdles. I stand up, but they never shot the second gun to signal the false start. By the time I take off, my competitors are clearing the first hurdle. I ended up winning the race, anyway.” Foster said that he’s optimistic about the current crop of track and field athletes at Proviso East, which finished the meet fifth overall with 39 points. The team’s star, Isaiah Tyler, was the meet’s MVP. He won the high jump and the 200-meter dash, and came in second place in the long jump and the 55-meter dash, according to Marc Jones, the team’s coach. “I think we’ve got some great kids,” Foster said, before sharing some of the wisdom he often imparts on the students he works with as coordinator of community engagement at the Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School in St. Louis, where he lives. “The problem with most kids, not just at East, is that they don’t always think about the academic part as much as they should,” he said. “If I’m a college coach and you have talent, it doesn’t matter, because the first questions I’ll ask are, ‘What are your grades? What are your test scores?’ If you don’t have those, there’s really no reason for me to recruit you.” Asked about how he’s coping with his medical bills, which he estimated to be about $1.3 million, Foster said that he’ll only need to pay about 20 percent of that total cost. “I’m not worrying about,” he said. “I appreciate whatever [support comes].” To donate to Foster’s GoFundMe campaign, visit: https://bit.ly/38WXanO.
By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter
As the Proviso East boys track and field team competed in the annual Greg Foster Invitational on Feb. 22 at Proviso West High School in Hillside, the invitational’s famous namesake stood among the crowd of spectators. That he was standing there at all was a feat. Just five weeks after undergoing heart transplant surgery, Greg Foster, 61, is feeling his second wind. “This feels great,” Foster said at Saturday’s invitational. “I really didn’t know what was going to happen. I thought I’d still be in the hospital. They told me I’d be there anywhere from a day to six months or longer, so I was surprised when they told me they had a heart for me.” On Jan. 19, Foster underwent emergency heart transplant surgery after being diagnosed with Amyloidosis, a rare condition that causes abnormal protein called amyloid to build up in the tissues and organs, according to webmd.com. In a GoFundMe page created by his children, Foster’s son, Bryce, recalled the heady moment doctors informed his family that they had found “the perfect heart” for his father. The qualities that made Foster an Olympian and four-time world champion in the 110-meter hurdle has helped the worldclass athlete on his path to recovery. “The donor heart was flown in from South Dakota,” Bryce said, before explaining that the surgery started at 7 a.m. and ended at 1:30 p.m. The doctors told Foster that he’d be in the hospital for up to three weeks, but Foster left after eight days, Bryce said. During Saturday’s meet, Foster said that
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Forest Park Review, February 26, 2020 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2019
Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2019 will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, 2019. Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: FOREST PARK SD 91 424 DES PLAINES AVE., FOREST PARK, IL. 60130 708.366-5700 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. School District/Joint Agreement Name Address Telephone Office Hours Also by January 15, annually, the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2019, will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education’s website@ www.isbe.net. SUMMARY: The following is the Annual Statement of Affairs Summary that is required to be published by the school district/joint agreement for the past fiscal year. Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2019 Municipal Operations Tort Educational Debt Services Transportation Retirement/ Capital Projects Working Cash Fire Prevention & Maintenance & Safety Social Security Local Sources 1000 13,143,337 1,645,977 1,585 184,796 450,837 34 169,598 178,976 13,117 Flow-Through Receipts/Revenues from One District to Another District 2000 0 0 0 0 State Sources 3000 1,728,820 0 0 145,455 0 0 0 0 0 Federal Sources 4000 717,527 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 15,589,684 1,645,977 1,585 330,251 450,837 34 169,598 178,976 13,117 Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 15,470,352 2,190,973 0 324,638 728,125 0 129,965 29,199 Other Sources/Uses of Funds 0 1,000,000 0 (1,000,000) 0 0 0 0 0 Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2018 15,836,963 2,123,287 93,963 1,387,182 1,052,291 2,034 642,057 871,404 788,678 Other Changes in Fund Balances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ending Fund Balances June 30, 2019 15,956,295 2,578,291 95,548 392,795 775,003 2,068 811,655 920,415 772,596 GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL CERTIFIED UNDER $25,000 BUSSERT, CHERYL L DRENT, STEPHEN M SKELTON, MAUREEN CUSHING, PAUL T LEAHY, CAROLYN C URBANIEC, SHARON M CERTIFIED $40,000 - $59,999 ZANETTI, RYAN P CERTIFIED $60,000 - $89,999 ALLOCCO, PATRICIA M BINDER, MEEGHAN E BOGDAN, SUSAN D BOUCEK, SARA E COCO, ANDREA M DUDLO, LESTER R FARRINGTON, DINA M HAYS, JENNIFER A HIBBITTS, ABIGAIL R KOSCIARZ, MARIAN M MCELLIGOTT, DANIEL C NOVAK, JENNIFER L PERRY, PEGGY M RANDAZZO, KELLY ROBINSON, ELIZABETH L STIGLITZ, MICHAEL J UHLMANN, JENNIFER M BECKER, JAMES W BLONDA, TERESA M BOTTORFF, ROSE CARINI, MARIA A CONNELLY, ANDREA EDWARDS, AIMEE L GRECO, DEANA M HEARN, RICHARD M HIRSCH, ALLYSON P LIETZ, MELISSA A MILAUSKAS, SUSAN E O’CONNELL, AMY P RACK, ANNE C REEVES, ALICE L SEERY, ELIZABETH M SUAREZ, LUCIA E WILHELM, ROBERT S CERTIFIED $90,000 AND OVER BORK, SHARON CALLAHAN, LYNDA L CATEZONE, JANE M CIARDULLO, REBECCA L GOLDENBERG, MARILYN B HOSTY, DELLA M MARTINO, GINA PISANO, JOSEPH P STASER, DANIEL WESTOL, JENNIFER BROPHY, EDWARD J CARLISLE, MARIE CAVALLO, LOUIS FINN, GRACE K HOPPER, MICHELLE L LUPERINI, GAIL D MILNAMOW, WILLIAM J PITARO, ANGELA M STAUDER, MARY J
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MASSOUH, LEILA MONTANO JR, JOSE M NELSON, MARGARET NOVAK, SAMANTHA S OCHOA, YARIDZA PANZANI, NICO PEREZ, LIBIA PHILLIPS, JOSEFINA PINERO, NANCY M PRUNOTTO, ANTHONY QUIRK, JAMIE RACK, KATHERINE REID, JOSEPH RICE, MARK ROSA, ETHAN RYAN, DYLAN SHORNER, CHRISTINA SPENCE, ANNE WELLS, QUEALA ZENNER, HENRY R NON-CERTIFIED $25,000 - $39,999 ALLEN, JESSICA BAKER, CASEY BROWN, JULIE L CALLAHAN, KATHRYN GEHRKE, NANCY GUTIERREZ, ALEXANDER HAVEN, PATRICIA L JASINSKI, JESSICA KIBIR, JOY KREIS, MEGAN MAGGITT, STACEY MARINO, PATRICIA MCDONALD, CHANTAL POPELKA, BARBARA L QUIRK, ROBERT K REID, SARAH SMITH, FELICIA C STREET, DORIS ATHERTON, CHRISTINA BROECKER, ELIZABETH BURNETT, DEDRA CHOICE, MICHELLE GRIFFIN, MEREDITH HANSEN, JEREMY HOWARD, TAMMIE JENKS, CHARLES KLAER, MICHAEL D LEONARD, JENNIFER L MAKARIS, TRACEY MARTHALER, LEISA A MOY, LOTUS PUSAVC, VIRGINIA QUIRK, MICHAEL SHULTZ, EMILY SPIDALE, DINA NON-CERTIFIED $40,000 - $59,999 ADLER, JEANETTE M ALI, BRENDA ATHERTON, CHARLES D BERMAN, EMILY BRAVERMAN, LAUREN COMPERE, LESLIE DILLARD, JAMILA ESPINOSA, JULIA FRAWLEY, CHERYL HANSBERRY, JERONNA HOPPER, MATTHEW D JONES, HANNAH
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VENDORS PAID $2500.01 AND OVER AC MEDTRAN INC $23,256.50 ACCESS CU $105,074.00 ACOUSTICAL VISION LLC $16,185.50 ADMIRAL HEATING AND VENTILATION $36,065.62 ALL SEASONS UNIFORMS $2,821.36 AMERICAN STRIPING MAINTENANCE, INC. $20,550.00 AMPERAGE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY $3,991.49 ANDEX CO. $4,158.54 ANDERSON ELEVATOR CO. $36,166.00 APPLE INC $63,350.00 ASBESTOS PROJECT MANAGEMENT $6,000.00 AXA EQUITABLE $163,503.89 AXA - EQUITABLE $48,416.60 AXA EQUITABLE (1) $21,000.00 MILK SERVICE INC/DBA BERWYN GARAGE $12,511.48 BLONDA’S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE $9,356.65 BMO ACCURATE OFFICE SUPPLY $23,943.50 BMO AMAZON.COM $55,977.34 BMO AMPLIFIED IT $14,751.65 BMO AMPLIFY $2,816.80 BMO APPLE-ITUNES $9,420.85 BMO ASSET GENIE $4,704.25 BMO BLACKBOARD INC $22,456.21 BMO BLICK ART MATERIAL 5,483.98 BMO BRAINPOP.COM $7,456.50 BMO BUREAU OF EDUCATION & RESEARCH $2,690.00 BMO BUS/TRUCK GAS 7-ELEVEN $2,509.63 BMO BUS/TRUCK GAS BP $4,021.96 BMO BUS/TRUCK GAS CITGO $11,898.95 BMO CAPSTONE (PEBBLE GO) $3,812.07 BMO CDI COMPUTERS $59,056.00 BMO CDW GOVERNMENT $122,900.68 BMO CENGAGE $4,430.64 BMO DEMCO INC $2,695.58 BMO DYNAVOX SYSTEMS $2,982.00 BMO FAST BRIDGE LEARNING $9,000.00 BMO FOLLETT SCHOOL SOLUTIONS $36,032.55 BMO FOREST PARK PRINTING COMPANY $3,024.96
BMO HAPARA $4,338.36 BMO HILDEBRAND SPORTING GOOD $2,751.00 BMO THE HOME DEPOT $5,179.78 BMO HOTEL $2,825.73 BMO HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT $3,193.40 BMO ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD $5,903.00 BMO ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY CONFERENCE $2,793.00 BMO IMAGINE LEARNING $4,650.00 BMO IT SAVVY $137,494.45 BMO LAKESHORE LEARNING $20,648.90 BMO LEARNING A-Z $6,714.10 BMO LIBERTY SALES $2,987.48 BMO LIFE STORAGE $4,100.33 BMO MAIN EVENT ENTERTAINMENT $2,663.00 BMO MENARDS $7,037.63 BMO METRO SELF STORAGE $2,752.00 BMO MUSIC AND ARTS CENTER $4,637.58 BMO NAVY PIER GROUP SALES $6,265.50 BMO NEWSELA $8,800.00 BMO OBRIEN CORP $3,574.70 BMO OFFICE DEPOT $10,620.11 BMO OMNI CHEER $2,527.84 BMO ORIENTAL TRADING CO $3,759.71 BMO PALOS SPORTS INC $10,801.44 BMO PANERA BREAD $3,764.57 BMO PAYPAL $6,564.37 BMO PC TECHNOLOGIES $11,798.48 BMO PROVEN BUSINESS $68,952.58 BMO QUILL CORPORATION $6,822.03 BMO RAINBOW BOOK COMPANY $3,799.81 BMO ROBERTA SIGNS $4,003.00 BMO RUSSOS HARDWARE AND POWER EQUIPMENT $4,761.93 BMO SCHOLASTIC INC $5,283.74 BMO SCHOOL SPECIALTY.COM $2,926.06 BMO SDE INC (STAFF DEVELOPMENT FOR EDUCA $4,800.00 BMO SIGN EXPRESS $3,241.90 BMO SMORE ONLINE FLYER $3,000.00 BMO STARS AND STRIPES $7,445.54
BMO TARGET $3,855.28 BMO TEACHBOOST $7,380.00 BMO TRANPSPORTATION $2,800.27 BMO VILLA PARK ELECTRICAL SUPPLY $20,785.40 BMO VISTA HIGHER LEARNING $21,360.00 BMO VOYAGER SOPRIS $4,683.50 BMO WALMART $7,907.21 BMO WAREHOUSE DIRECT $96,818.43 BMO WEST MUSIC $5,443.09 BMO YEARBOOK $3,648.38 BMO ZANER BLOSER $8,438.97 CAIRS $3,023.75 CALL ONE $25,598.08 CLARITY IN NUMBERS LLC $4,500.00 COLLECTIVE LIABILITY INSURANCE COOP $129,494.00 COLONIAL LIFE $5,215.88 COLORS $52,150.00 COMCAST HOLDINGS CORP. $10,308.27 COMCAST BUSINESS (2017) $51,039.44 COMMUNICATION CLUBHOUSE, INC $9,086.25 COOPERATIVE ASSOC FOR SP ED $14,137.50 COVENANT HARBOR $25,372.61 MEREDITH’S CULLIGAN WATER $3,772.88 CURRIE MOTORS $29,129.00 DARDON EXTERIORS INC. $21,000.00 DARDON ROOFING LTD $104,022.50 DELTA DENTAL OF ILLINOIS $133,066.39 ECS MIDWEST, LLC $3,000.00 EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT COOPERATIVE (HRA) $259,815.09 EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT COOPERATIVE (EBC) $1,505,301.94 AIMME EDWARDS $3,419.02 EFT $1,879,012.40 EMILY JASINSKI $6,021.80 EVANS, MARSHALL & PEASE PC $10,600.00 EYE MED $13,079.34 FIRST STUDENT $7,100.62 TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM $844,600.49 FOREST PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS $26,098.53 STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND $4,000.00
FOREST PARK TEACHERS ASSOC. $68,215.00 FRONTLINE PLACEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. $18,712.24 GLEN OAKS THERAPEUTICS DAY SCHOOL $35,869.61 GLENN STEAMS CHAPTER 13 TRUSTEE $13,392.00 HEATH MILLS $4,779.00 HELPING HAND AUTISM SCHOOL $62,855.25 HOLLY DEROSA WALEJESKI $35,825.00 HOLLY McCARTHY $5,872.50 ILLINOIS DEP. OF REVENUE $494,136.68 ILLINOIS ALARM SERVICES $23,268.38 ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS $14,436.00 $3,052.13 ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF ED. ILLUMINATE EDUCATION INC $40,275.50 IMRF $499,207.60 INDIAN PRAIRIE SCHOOL DIST 204 $3,006.61 INSEARCH FAMILY GUIDANCE CENT. $12,350.00 AANEVCO, INC. $7,775.82 JOSEPH ACADEMY AT MELROSE PARK $213,915.85 JULIE BAUERS, PTA $4,970.00 KEYSTONE EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES $5,400.00 KRIHA LAW LLC $9,900.00 LAKEVIEW BUS LINES, INC. $6,143.00 LAUREN BRAVERMAN $3,010.33 LINA LENDRAITIS $76,680.00 MAJOR JANITORIAL SUPPLIES $5,706.13 MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES $59,800.00 MELC PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES $6,562.50 MEYERS DESIGN INC $8,350.40 MIDWEST EDUCATIONAL FURNINGS INC $16,487.55 A MOON JUMP 4 U, INC. $2,554.05 NATIONAL EQUITY PROJECT $24,000.00 NEW YORK LIFE $19,847.78 NEXTERA ENERGY SERVICES $225,975.59 NICOLE WHITE $6,000.00 NICOR GAS $20,563.03 OPEN KITCHENS $222,912.02 PARK DISTRICT OF FOREST PARK $14,590.00
PIO CUSTOM CABINETRY $28,844.00 PITNEY BOWES $3,811.39 PROFESSIONAL SPORTS PUBLICATIONS $6,000.00 PROVEN BUSINESS SYSTEMS $31,551.11 PROVISO TWP SCHL TREAS. OFFICE $66,622.62 PROVISO AREA-EXCEPTION CHILDREN $25,183.00 RCM TECHNOLOGIES $89,546.70 RCM TECHNOLOGIES (2) $59,832.50 RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INS CO $17,816.40 ROY STROM REFUSE REMOVAL SERVICE INC. $14,318.46 T E A M PIPE & SUPPLY $8,327.25 SCARIANO, HIMES AND PETRARCA $34,057.84 TRACY SCHREIER $62,272.50 SEAL OF ILLINOIS $12,126.93 SEESAW $3,750.00 SENSORY PATH $3,700.00 SHANNON SHERMAN $17,320.00 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. $5,084.14 SOARING EAGLE ACADEMY $302,476.42 SOUTH SIDE CONTROL SUPPLY CO. $7,714.78 SPANNUTH BOILER CO., INC. $4,746.00 SPRINT $10,488.10 TIM STEFL, INC. $2,814.10 STEVEN ELFINGER $3,855.00 STONE AGE ELECTRIC CO $60,287.82 T.H.I.S. $180,961.40 TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM $22,166.00 TIM’S OVERHEAD DOORS $2,618.00 UNITED LABORATORIES, INC. $9,569.85 VANESSA REYES $3,251.35 VANGUARD ENERGY SERVICES, LLC $37,987.49 VILLAGE OF FOREST PARK $19,135.65 VILLAGE OF FOREST PARK $43,250.46 WAREHOUSE DIRECT INC. $67,548.47 WEDNESDAY JOURNAL, INC. $18,201.00 WEST COOK YMCA $76,000.00 WET USA, INC $7,482.90 WIGHT & CO $35,253.16 WINDY CITY CARPET SERVICE $12,071.48 TOTAL AMT ON REPORT $10,469,184.91
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Global Director, Finance sought by Bimbo QSR US, LLC in Chicago, IL responsible for the global ďŹ nancial leadership of the Bimbo QSR business, with key responsibilities including leading the commercial ďŹ nance and supply chain teams, ďŹ nancial planning and analysis function, and the merger and acquisition function as well as aligning as a strategic business partner with senior management. Mail resume to: Attn: Claudia Coscia, 7301 South Freeway, Ft. Worth,TX 76134, Ref: 80627.26
Assoc. Dentist sought by Prestige Dental, Streamwood, IL seeks to treat patients; provide primary dental care; dvlp treatment plans; take x-rays; use dental tools/instruments/ devices & possess all skills assocd w/ licensed dentist w/ no less than basic proďŹ ciency. Resumes: prestigedental@hotmail.com. Blockchain Engineer (Chicago, IL) MS in Comp Engg, Electrical Engg, or closely related ďŹ eld; + 1yr exp in related blockchain technology & applied cryptography position. Exp must incl 1yr working w/ blockchain, cybersecurity, applied cryptography, statistical analysis, C++, Java, Python, Smart contract language (ie Solidity). Mail CV, cover letter to Aingel Corp. HQ: 75 E. Santa Clara St. 6th Fl, San Jose, CA 95113. Attn: Hiring. Must reference Job ID: EZ01. C-LICENSE PART TIME DRIVER Looking for part time driver am shift. Must be drug free, have valid C License. Must be able to lift 75lbs. $15/hr. email resume: HR@ sievertelectric.com CNA/HOME HELPER CNA/HOME HELPER wanted for nice elderly BrookďŹ eld couple, part time, various hours. Call (708) 341-4077 Construction Project Manager - Imperial Realty Company, job site: 4747 W. Peterson Ave. Suite 200, Chicago IL 60646. Establishing scope of work, project budget, timelines, and identifying internal resources for various phases of projects. Mail resume to job site, attn: Michaela Nunez Database Administrator sought by Coyote Logistics, LLC in Chicago, IL to ensure accrcy intgrty of data & dbs. Apply @ www.JobPostingToday.com, REF#46080. Developer Advisor sought by Anthem, Inc in Chicago, IL to develop core UI and workow functionality for system applications using Appian. Apply at www.jobpostingtoday. com ref #83476. You have jobs. We have readers! Find the best employees with Wednesday Classified! Call 708/613-3333
PARK DISTRICT OF OAK PARK The Park District of Oak Park is actively recruiting for the following positions: seasonal Horticultural Worker, seasonal Horticultural Worker-Driver, seasonal Historic Estate Gardener and part-time year round Conservatory Birthday Party Host and part-time year round Conservatory Receptionist. To view the full job description and to apply, go to www.pdop/jobs PART-TIME COMMUNITY SERVICE COORDINATOR The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualiďŹ ed candidates for the position of Part-Time Community Service Coordinator in the Adjudication Department. This person monitors individuals who have been ordered to provide community service in the Village, coordinates with organizations that provide community service opportunities, etc. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oakpark.us/. Interested and qualiďŹ ed applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than February 27, 2020. Senior Software Engineer I sought by Enova Financial Holdings, LLC in Chicago, IL to perform proof of concept projects with new tools or technologies to evolve deployment and development environments. Apply at jobpostingtoday.com Ref# 22668. Database Administrator sought by Coyote Logistics, LLC in Chicago, IL to ensure accrcy intgrty of data & dbs. Apply @ www.JobPostingToday.com, REF#46080. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST – SUMMER (TEMPORARY FULL TIME) The Summer Day Care Program is accepting applications for nurturing individuals to provide care and supervision of 5-11-year-old children. Positions are Monday through Friday, 8-hour shifts between the hours of 7:30 am and 6:00 pm. The summer program runs from June 8th through August 14th on site at an Oak Park elementary school. Responsibilities include supervising play shops, arts and crafts, activities, sports, group games, and indoor and outdoor play. Staff accompany and supervise children at the swimming pool and on weekly ďŹ eld trips. Requirements include: • Minimum of 6 semester hours in education, recreation, social work, or related college courses • Experience working with children Contact MJ Joyce, Human Resources at mjjoyce@hephzibahhome.org
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COMMERCIAL SPACE BERWYN FOR RENT/LEASE STORE OR OFFICE App. 2750 sq ft. Great loc. 2 or 3 mo. sec. dep. Imm. poss. $2750/mo CENTURY 21 HALLMARK, LTD CHRIS T. 708-788-2800 CICERO FOR RENT/LEASE Vic. 35th St & Austin Blvd App. 900 sq ft. 2 exits. Add’ storage/ warehse avail in rear. Seller open to all ideas and remodeling. $1100/mo. 2 or 3 mo. sec. dep. Imm. poss. CENTURY 21 HALLMARK, LTD CHRIS T. 708-788-2800
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT DOWNTOWN OAK PARK OFFICE ROOM One private room with shared common and conference room. DTOP 2nd oor walk up. Includes WiďŹ , Heat, AC, electric. $500/mo. 312-969-3994 THERAPY OFFICES FOR RENT Therapy ofďŹ ces for rent in north Oak Park. Rehabbed building. Nicely furnished. Flexible leasing. Free parking. Free wiďŹ ; Secure building; Friendly colleagues providing referrals. Shared waiting room; optional Conference. Call or email with questions. Shown on Sundays. Lee 708.383.0729 drlmadden@ameritech.net Lost & Found, Items for Sale, and To Be Given Away ads run free in Wednesday Classified. To place your ad, call 708-613-3342
OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT SHARED OFFICE AVAILABLE Forest Park ofďŹ ce available to share, days, evenings and weekends,free standing building, warm, comfortably furnished, ideal for psychotherapy, massage therapy or acupuncture, located close to public transportation, free parking. Call Connie 630-640-9693
ITEMS FOR SALE DINING ROOM TABLE Very large, genuine antique. Empire style from Marshall Field’s. Orig. $9000. Priced at $1900. VICTORIAN DINING CHAIRS 6 beautiful Victorian chairs, reproductions. $500. 708-488-8755 LENOX CHINA 5 piece place settings Lenox china, Tuxedo pattern WATERFORD GLASSES Colleen pattern, 2 water goblets, 2 wine glasses, 5 double old fashioned glasses IRISH CARDIGAN Men’s size large. 708-386-6160
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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS Public Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. in the First Floor Community Room of the River Forest Village Hall, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois, to consider amendment(s) to the Village’s Zoning Ordinance which include, but may not be limited to, the following: 1. A Text Amendment to Section 1021 (Land Use Chart) of the Zoning Ordinance to change massage therapy establishments from a permitted use to a special use in the C1, C2, C3 and ORIC Zoning Districts. The petitioner for the Text Amendments is the Village President and Board of Trustees. This public hearing is being held pursuant to direction given by the Village Board of Trustees for the Zoning Board of Appeals to consider these amendments. For additional information visit www.vrf.us. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. For public comments to be considered by the Zoning Board of Appeals and Village Board of Trustees in their decision, they must be included as part of the public hearing record. For further information or for a copy of the proposed text amendments, please contact Assistant Village Administrator Lisa Scheiner at (708) 714-3554 or at lscheiner@vrf.us or visit www.vrf.us. Sincerely, Lisa Scheiner Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals Published in Wednesday Journal 2/26/2020
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND INVITATION FOR BIDS VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT RECEIPT OF BIDS The Village of Brookfield will receive sealed proposals for the Police Department Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning System Replacement until 2:30 o’clock p.m. Central Daylight Savings Time on Wednesday, March 18 2020, at the Office of the Village Manager, Village of Brookfield, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, immediately after which time bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. The Project consists of the replacement police department heating, ventilation and air conditioning system on the roof of the Brookfield Village Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Specifications and bid forms may be obtained from Mr. Carl Muell, Director of Public Works, 4545 Eberly Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513; Email – CMuell@brookfieldil.gov No bidding documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Bid proposals must be submitted on the forms provided. Submission of a bid shall be conclusive assurance and warranty that the bidder has examined the plans, the site of the work and the local conditions affecting the contract and understands all of the requirements for performance of the work. The bidder will be responsible for all errors in its proposal resulting from failure or neglect to conduct an in-depth examination. The Village of Brookfield will, in no case, be responsible for any costs, expenses, losses or changes in anticipated profits resulting from such failure or neglect of the bidder. The bidder shall not take advantage of any error or omission in the plans or proposal. Sealed envelopes or packages containing bids shall be addressed to the Village Manager and plainly marked “BID PROPOSAL FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM REPLACEMENT” on the outside of the envelope. QUESTIONS, CHANGES, CLARIFICATION Any questions that arise must be made in writing and shall be directed by electronic mail to Mr. Carl Muell, Director of Public Works, 4545 Eberly Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513; Email – CMuell@brookfieldil.gov; Telephone (708) 485-2540; Fax (708) 485-6575. The written questions, along with the Village’s responses, shall be circulated to all known potential bidders without identifying the party submitting the questions. The cut-off for receipt of additional questions shall be 3:00 p.m., Central Daylight Savings Time on Thursday, March 12, 2020, in order to facilitate preparation of any addenda. No inquiry received after that time will be given consideration. Replies and/ or addenda will be electronically mailed to all known potential contractors by 4:00 p.m., Central Daylight Savings Time on Friday, March 13, 2020. Receipt of any addenda must be acknowledged in writing as part of the Bidder’s Proposal. Bidders shall be responsible for ensuring that they have received any and all addenda. The Village of Brookfield shall not assume responsibility for the receipt by the Bidder of any addenda. BID SECURITY Each bid shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty in the form of a bid bond, executed by a corporate surety company, a bank cashier’s check or a certified check payable to the Village of Brookfield for not less than five percent (5%) of the amount bid. The proposal guaranty checks of all, except the two lowest responsible bidders, will be returned after the proposals have been checked and tabulated. The proposal guaranty checks of the two lowest responsible bidders will be returned after the contract and the contract bond of the successful bidder have been properly executed and approved. Bid bonds will not be returned. RIGHT TO REJECT BIDS The Village of Brookfield reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any and all proposals for any reason deemed in the best interest of the Village of Brookfield. AWARD OF CONTRACT Unless all bids are rejected, the contract award will be made to the lowest responsive, responsible bidder that the Village of Brookfield in its sole discretion determines to be in the best interest of the village. In determining who the lowest responsive, responsible bidder is, the Village of Brookfield will consider all factors that it, in its discretion, deems relevant. PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGES The general prevailing rate of wages in Cook County, Illinois, for each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract or perform the work, also the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work, as ascertained by the Illinois Department of Labor, shall be paid for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract or to perform the work. February 20, 2020 Village of Brookfield, Illinois Timothy C. Wiberg, Village Manager Douglas Cooper, Director of Finance Published in RBLandmark 2/26/2019
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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: Y20003235 on February 20. 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of TERRY MITCHELL & ASSOCIATES FOR ENGAGING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES with the business located at: 4825 W 31ST ST UNIT 1W, CICERO, IL 60804. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: TERRY A. MITCHELL, 4825 W 31ST ST UNIT 1W, CICERO, IL 60804. Published in Wednesday Journal 2/26, 3/4, 3/11/2020
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NOTICE AND REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR A MOTOR GRADER FOR THE VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS The Village of Brookfield, Illinois, will receive sealed Proposals for one (1) motor grader. The sealed proposals will be received at the Village Manager’s office, at the Brookfield Village Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513, until 2:00 o’clock p.m. Central Daylight Savings Time on Wednesday, March 18 2020. Any Proposal unsealed or received after the deadline for submitting proposals will not be accepted. Specifications and Proposal forms may be obtained from Mr. Carl Muell, Director of Public Works, 4545 Eberly Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513; Email – CMuell@brookfieldil.gov. No bidding documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2020. Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided. Submission of a Proposal shall be conclusive assurance and warranty that the bidder has examined the proposed work and understands all of the requirements for performance of the work. The bidder will be responsible for all errors in its Proposal resulting from failure or neglect to conduct an in-depth examination. Sealed envelopes or packages containing a Proposal shall be addressed to the Village Administrator and plainly marked “PROPOSAL FOR A MOTOR GRADER FOR THE VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS” on the outside of the envelope. Any questions must be made in writing and shall be addressed to Mr. Carl Muell, Director of Public Works, 4545 Eberly Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513 or electronically mailed to the Director of Public Works at CMuell@ brookfieldil.gov. The written questions, along with the Village’s responses, shall be circulated to all known prospective bidders without identifying the party submitting the questions. The cut-off for receipt of additional questions shall be 2:00 o’clock p.m. Central Daylight Savings Time on Friday, March 13, 2020, in order to facilitate preparation of any addenda. No inquiry received after that time will be given consideration. Replies and/or addenda will be mailed and electronically mailed to all known prospective bidders by 4:00 o’clock p.m. Central Daylight Savings Time on Monday, March 16, 2020. Receipt of any addenda must be acknowledged in writing as part of the bidder’s Proposal. Bidders shall be responsible for ensuring that they have received any and all addenda. The Village of Brookfield shall not assume responsibility for the receipt by the bidder of any addenda. Proposers seeking to submit a Proposal for any equipment not meeting the specifications must contact Mr. Carl Muell, Director of Public Works, 4545 Eberly Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513 or at CMuell@brookfieldil.gov and obtain the written approval to submit the non-compliant Proposal not less than ten (10) days prior to the bid opening. No Proposal shall be withdrawn after submission of the Proposal without the consent of the Village of Brookfield for a period of ninety (90) days after the scheduled deadline for submission of Proposals. The Village of Brookfield will review all Proposals received and reserves the right to reject any or all Proposals, to waive technicalities, and to accept the Proposal as the Brookfield Village board of trustees determines, in its sole discretion, to be in the best interest of the Village of Brookfield. February 20, 2020 Village of Brookfield, Illinois Tim Wiberg, Village Manager Doug Cooper, Director of Finance Published in RBLandmark 2/26/2019
VILLAGE OF RIVER FOREST INVITATION TO BIDDERS
VILLAGE OF RIVER FOREST INVITATION TO BIDDERS
The Village of River Forest is accepting bids for the Tree Trimming Program throughout the Village of River Forest.
The Village of River Forest is accepting bids for the Parkway Tree and Stump Removal throughout the Village of River Forest.
Detailed specifications for the above may be obtained by contacting John Anderson, Director of Public Works at 708-7143550, via email janderson@vrf.us or through the “Bids & RFPs” section of the Village’s website www.vrf.us and can also be obtained at the office of the Director of Public Works Department, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois, beginning Friday, February 21, 2020. A certified check or Bid Bond of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, made payable to the Village of River Forest, must accompany all proposals.
Detailed specifications for the above may be obtained by contacting John Anderson, Director of Public Works at 708-714-3550, via email janderson@vrf.us or through the “Bids & RFPs” section of the Village’s website www.vrf.us and can also be obtained at the office of the Director of Public Works Department, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois, beginning Friday, February 21, 2020. A certified check or Bid Bond of ten percent (10%) of the amount of the bid, made payable to the Village of River Forest, must accompany all proposals.
Proposals must be submitted before 10:30 AM on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at the office of the Director of Public Works, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois 60305, and will be publicly opened and read at that time in the Community Room, 400 Park Avenue, Illinois. All envelopes must be clearly labeled “2020 Tree Trimming Program.”
Proposals must be submitted before 10:00 AM on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at the office of the Director of Public Works, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois 60305, and will be publicly opened and read at that time in the Community Room, 400 Park Avenue, Illinois. All envelopes must be clearly labeled “2020 Tree and Stump Removal Program.”
The Village President and the Board of Trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids.
The Village President and the Board of Trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids.
John Anderson Director of Public Works Village of River Forest
John Anderson Director of Public Works Village of River Forest
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PUBLIC NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE INVITATION TO BID – SPECIAL EDUCATION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR IN-DISTRICT STUDENTS 1. The Board of Education of Oak Park Elementary School District 97 will accept bids for special education transportation services for students attending school 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 2/26/2020
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 attending school 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. 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
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Invitation to Bid The Park District of Forest Park (“Park District” or “Owner”) will receive bids for the Aquatic Center Slide Resurfacing Project, located at the 7501 West Harrison Street, Forest Park, Illinois 60130. Bid Documents, including Instructions to Bidders, Drawings, Technical Specifications, General and any Special Conditions, and Bid Forms, including required Contractor Certifications and Prevailing Wage Determination and Supersedes Notice, are available at Park District of Forest Park Administration Building, 7501 Harrison St., Forest Park, Illinois 60130 commencing on February 26, 2020 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A Pre-bid Meeting will be held at Administration Building, 7501 Harrison St., Forest Park, Illinois, at 10:00 a.m. on March 6, 2020. This meeting will be used to review the Specifications and give any Bidders the opportunity to discuss any concerns with the Owner. Attendance at this meeting by all persons desiring to bid on this Project is highly recommended. Each bid shall be placed in an opaque sealed envelope and clearly marked “Park District of Forest Park, Aquatic Center Slide Resurfacing Project.” The envelope shall be addressed and delivered to and received by the Park District at the following location: Administration Building, 7501 Harrison St., Forest Park, Illinois 60130. No responsibility shall be attached to any person for premature opening of a bid not properly identified. Bids will be received until 10:00 a.m. March 12, 2020. Immediately thereafter, the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bids received after that time or at a different location will be rejected and returned to the Bidder unopened.
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The Park District of Forest Park reserves the right to waive technicalities, to accept or reject any or all bids, and/or to accept only portions of a bid and reject the remainder. Owner will award the Contract to the lowest most responsible and responsive Bidder, as determined by Owner. In considering the Bidder’s responsibility, the Owner may evaluate, among other factors, the ability of the Bidder to provide experienced labor sufficient in numbers to timely and properly complete the services, the financial capability of the Bidder, and the performance of the Bidder on other projects. Bids shall not include federal excise tax or state sales tax for materials to be incorporated in, or totally consumed in the prosecution of the Work. A tax exemption certificate will be furnished by the Park District at the request of the Bidder. The Park District’s tax exemption number shall only be used by the successful Bidder for the Work of this Project. After the bid opening time, no bid shall be withdrawn or canceled for a period of sixty (60) calendar days. The Work of this Project is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq. The Contract entered into for the Work will be drawn in compliance with said law and proposals should be prepared accordingly and provide for payment of all laborers, workmen, and mechanics needed to perform the Work at no less than the prevailing rate of wages (or the prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work) for each craft, type of worker, or mechanic. The Contractor(s) selected will also be required to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules, regulations and executive orders, including but not limited to those pertaining to equal employment opportunity. Direct questions to Jackie Iovinelli, Executive Director, Park District of Forest Park, jiovinelli@pdofp.org, 708-366-7500. Published in Forest Park Review 2/26/2020
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
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LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids at the Public Works Service Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 4:00 p.m. on Friday March 13th, 2020 for the following BID 20-121 VILLAGE OF OAK PARK RESIDENTIAL LED STREET LAMP INSTALL PROJECT REQUEST FOR PRICES Bid forms may be obtained from the Public Works Customer Service Center by calling 708-3585700 or by stopping by the office located at 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Information is also available from the Streets Superintendent, Scott Brinkman, sbrinkman@oak-park. us or on the Village’s website http://www.oak-park.us/yourgovernment/finance-department. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening. For more information call the Public Works Service Center at 708.358.5700. THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Published in Wednesday Journal 2/26/2020
LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids at the Public Works Service Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 10:00 a.m. local time on Tuesday, March 17th, 2020 for the following: Village of Oak Park Police Department Firing Range Ventilation Improvements Proposal Number: 20-123 There will be a pre-bid meeting in the Police Dept. lobby in the lower level of Village Hall at 123 Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60302 on Thursday, March 5th, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. Bid forms may be obtained from the Public Works Customer Service Center by calling 708-3585700 or by stopping by the office located at 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening. For more information call the Public Works Service Center at 708.358.5700. THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Published in Wednesday Journal 2/26/2020
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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 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
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 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 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
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 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/
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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
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
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 URBAN DEVELOPMENT; 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 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
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
PARK Defendants 18 CH 08348 846 WESLEY AVE APT 2 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 July 11, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 27, 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 846 WESLEY AVE APT 2, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-18-226-0361012 The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $125,856.02. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium
unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL, 62523 (217) 4221719. Please refer to file number 402910. 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. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR IL, 62523 217-422-1719 Fax #: 217-422-1754 E-Mail: CookPleadings@hsbattys. com Attorney File No. 402910 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 18 CH 08348 TJSC#: 40-983 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 08348 I3146256
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 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/
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, 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
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NEW RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE, LLC Plaintiff, -v.SARA DANKER, CORNERSTONE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, THE CORNERSTONE CONDOMINIUM, CITY OF OAK
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