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East tennis player makes state unprecedented three times Buenrostro likely ‘the best female tennis player ever, hands down, from Proviso East,’ says coach By MICHAEL ROMAIN Contributing Reporter

Three years ago, Janet Buenrostro made local history when she became the first Proviso East High School tennis player in over 35 years to qualify for the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) state tennis tournament. At the time, Mel Phillips, a volunteer tennis coach at East who himself qualified for the state tournament in 1978, as a senior at the high school, said as far as he knew, Buenrostro, then 14, was the first female Proviso East tennis player to qualify for the state tournament since at least 1980. Now, three years later and nearly a year into an unprecedented pandemic, Buenrostro is still making history. This year’s state tournament in tennis may have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Buenrostro’s historic feat still stands. This year marked the third time in her four years at East that the senior tennis player has qualified for the state tournament. In a statement the district released on Dec. 28, See EAST TENNIS PLAYER on page 4

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PROMOTION: Tim Conrad was sworn in as the Forest Park Fire Department’s deputy chief at a ceremony on Dec. 30. His wife, Kelly, pinned the new badge on his uniform

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Tim Conrad sworn in as deputy chief; Mike Kinder promoted to lieutenant By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

Tim Conrad was sworn in as Forest Park’s deputy fire chief on Thursday, Dec. 30, taking the former position of

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Phil Chiappetta, who was promoted to chief in September after Bob McDermott retired. Conrad, who became a lieutenant in 2016, has been with the Forest Park Fire Department (FPFD) since Oct. 16, 1991. “Firefighting runs in the family,” said Conrad, whose father, Ernie Conrad, was a firefighter in Brookfield for 30 years. “Ever since I was a young boy, I would go with him to fire calls when he was called in ‘off duty,’ to watch and experience the excitement of being a future firefighter,” Conrad said.

His brother, Chris Conrad, is a firefighter in LaGrange. Over the years, Conrad said he’s found inspiration in many of those around him in the FPFD. His earliest inspiration, he said, is McDermott. “He was an excellent teacher, and throughout my years, he counseled me in many aspects as a firefighter, an acting officer, and a lieutenant.” Conrad also credits retired Fire Chief Steve Glinke as being one of his menSee NEW DEPUTY CHIEF on page 5

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Hot new development Chipotle may open at Harlem and Madison By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

A Chipotle restaurant may soon be added to Forest Park’s restaurant offerings, and the corner of Madison Street and Harlem Avenue may not sit vacant for much longer. The village’s Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) will hold a meeting Jan. 19 to discuss and potentially approve a drive-through for a proposed Chipotle restaurant at the intersection. The restaurant is a project of Jay Javors of Midwest Property Group, Ltd., and is proposed to be a 2,400 square foot establishment with on-site parking for 23 cars. The drive-through will provide pick-up for orders placed ahead of time; no ordering at the window will be allowed. This model works well especially during COVID times, but the restaurant will also have indoor dining in anticipation of eateries once more being allowed to serve customers inside. The restaurant may apply for a liquor license to serve beer and wine. Extensive landscaping and a base for a “Welcome to Forest Park” sign are included in the initial plans. The 21,000 square foot lot, which formerly housed a gas station and food mart, has been vacant since 2009. According to previous reporting in the Review in 2013, the property was purchased by Forest Park Holdings LLC, which listed Javors as its manager, for $1.15 million from a real estate trust on Dec. 11, 2012. In 2015, plans on the part of Midwest Property Group, Ltd., to develop a strip mall, including a drive-through Starbucks and an urgent care facility fell through.

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NEW EATERY: A Chipotle restaurant with a drive-thru may come to the corner of Harlem Avenue and Madison Street, as the Zoning Board of Appeals will discuss the project on Jan. 19.

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Meet Forest Park’s Scrabble savant

t may be a new year, but for most of us staying home remains our daily routine. Confinement has caused board games to increase in popularity. Chess is enjoying a resurgence, but I’m focusing on another intellectually-stimulating game — Scrabble. That’s because I play monthly games against Forest Park’s Scrabble savant, Tom Legge. Tom discovered Scrabble when he was 8 years old. He started out playing his mom, who let him win at first, until Tom began beating her fair and square. He continued his Scrabble career, playing frequently at Knox College, then joined Scrabble clubs and competed in tournaments. He met a whole array of eccentrics and Mensa members. Not that all serious Scrabble players are dweebs. Barrett Jones, who played center for Alabama, was a top player. Most of these Scrabble tournaments were held in Chicago but Tom also traveled to Michigan and Massachusetts to compete. Competitive Scrabble is like competitive chess. There is a clock each player punches and they are allowed 22½ minutes to complete a game. I’ve used up 22½ minutes to take one turn. When he’s not playing, Tom has stud-

ied a slew of Scrabble books and competes at a high level against his computer. He’s not alone in his love for the game. One-third of American homes have a Scrabble set. There are over 4,000 Scrabble clubs in 121 countries. Tom later became director of a Scrabble club on the North Side. He set up the boards and made rulings on disputes and challenges. In 2012, he moved to Forest Park and played Scrabble at the library, but it didn’t give him the competitive fix he was seeking. Tom and I happened to meet at Shanahan’s, which became our “friendly confines” for Scrabble games. Most nights, I was obliterated by Tom’s play. He once laid down four 7-letter words — known as “bingos” — in one game. I’ve scored four bingos lifetime. He scored over 600 points in a game. I’m fortunate to get 300 points, but Tom swears I beat him twice one night. The secret to his success is his use of 2-letter words. There is a list of 107 such words that serious Scrabble players memorize. He’s also very skillful at using the four “s” letters and two “blanks” to form plurals. Although he’s an admitted “word freak,” Tom sees Scrabble as primarily a mathematical game.

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He targets the high-value squares, while blocking his opponent from using them. Like the rest of us mere mortals, he arranges letters in his tray to form words, or to find prefixes and suffixes. He looks for comparatives and superlatives to extend words. He recently played “ferniest” against me for 70 points. Scrabble may be a cerebral game, but there’s an element of luck in drawing letters. The “big four” are Z, Q, J and X. Getting the Q used to be like getting stuck with the Queen of Spades in Hearts. That was before the discovery of U-less “q” words like qi, the “life force” in traditional Chinese medicine. Sorry, if I’m getting too “inside baseball” about Scrabble. But to paraphrase a certain baseball player, “Scrabble has been very, very good to me.” A Scrabble victory at the library landed me a job as an ESL tutor for five years. That led to a three-year, full-time job teaching ESL students. I’m looking forward to the return of game nights at the library. Tom said he would be available to help form a competitive Scrabble club. The only question is who wants to play a guy who once laid down “whodunit?” ■ 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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THE TALLEST BUILDING AT THE TIME Madison Street is almost unrecognizable in this 1903 photo taken from Oak Park Avenue. While the two-story house at 515 Carpenter Ave. in Oak Park stands out, only the keen eye can see Fuchs’ Hall, as it was known at that time. Now anchoring the corner of Madison Street and Harlem Avenue, as the home of USA Beverage, it was built in 1897 by Nicholas Shank and was the tallest building west of Chicago. Also in the photo is the streetcar along Madison Street which was removed in the 1960s. This photo was taken or collected by Philander Barclay, the son of a Marion Street drugstore owner, who traveled the area on bicycle taking photographs..

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EAST TENNIS PLAYER

Other D209 studentathletes who made the All-Conference Academic Team include:

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Phillips was even more lavish in praising his star pupil. “She’s the best female tennis player ever, hands down, from Proviso East,” said Phillips, who said he has coached Buenrostro since she was nine. “Most girls are really good at playing from the baseline, but she’s a really good net player. She has really good touch and finesse. She can hit slice. She can hit spin and she can volley at net — and that’s what makes her so successful.” Martina Mc Ellistrim, the varsity girls’ tennis coach at East, said if Buenrostro had been able to compete at state this year, she would have likely made it further than she ever has in her previous appearances. The East senior lost first-round matches in the state tournament during her freshman and sophomore years, and an ankle injury kept her from making the tournament her junior year. In order to qualify for state this year, Buenrostro had to beat the top-rated player at Oak Park and River Forest High School. She also took third place in the Whitney Young sectional. “She’s become a more strategic and a more focused player,” said Mc Ellistrim. “She planned her moves and she was always two or three moves ahead of her opponent.” Buenrostro, an honors student who made

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MAKING HISTORY: Janet Buenrostro, a senior at Proviso East, has qualified for the state tournament in tennis three out of her four years of high school. the All-Conference Academic Team, said she promised herself at the beginning of the season that she’d enjoy her last year of high school tennis. “I was sad that there wasn’t a state tournament, but, of course, I understand

it was the smartest and safest decision to ensure the safety of all players and families,” she stated in the district’s statement. “We are so proud of Ms. Buenrostro for the resolve she has shown both on and off the court,” said D209 Supt. James Henderson.

Proviso West • Elijah Amoh | Boys Cross Country • Bryon Minor | Boys Cross Country • Yesenia Rodriguez | Girls Cross Country • Nati Medrano | Golf • Dylan Mitchell | Golf • Bianca Leon | Girls Swimming • Stephany Carreno | Girls Tennis • Melissa Castrejon | Girls Tennis • Diana Espin | Girls Tennis • Karina Rufino | Girls Tennis • Alejandra Vargas | Girls Tennis “She has truly beat the odds and sealed a strong legacy for herself and Proviso sorts. She and all of our athlete scholars should be more than proud of their accomplishments.”

‘Goodbye and good riddance to 2020’ Mayor pens letter to residents By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

Mayor Rory Hoskins put out a letter to residents, headed “Goodbye and good riddance to 2020,’ reflecting on the year, offering hope for the next one, and thanking Forest Park as a village for efforts to help curb the spread of COVID-19. Residents, Hoskins wrote, learned to wear masks and social distance. They “sacrificed and adjusted to the new public health practices” put forth as a result of the pandemic. They adjusted to remote learning and became familiar with participating in Zoom meetings. It was with the help of village department heads and staff, Hoskins said, that such adjustments were possible. “We came together as a community and supported our local businesses, neighbors, and our food pantry,” wrote Hoskins. He thanked the Forest Park Chamber of Com-

merce for keeping the Madison Street and Roosevelt Road corridors attractive and businesses connected. He looked forward to 2021, saying vaccinations are on the way, and mentioned infrastructure projects planned for the new year, including sewer and bridge improvements, a green parking lot across from village hall, and the pedestrian path along Van Buren Street. “These improvements are due to aggressive pursuit of grant opportunities and careful budget management. We should celebrate our future plans,” Hoskins wrote, thanking the heads of public works, health and safety, finance, and staff. Changes are inevitable, especially with new leadership coming to Forest Park. Hoskins thanked Tim Gillian, who is retiring this month, but said “residents can be assured that the village of Forest Park has a bench of leaders who are prepared to move our community forward.” “I cannot be more proud during these unforeseen circumstances to serve as your mayor,” concludes the letter, which can be found in full on the village’s website at forestpark.net.

GOODBYE, 2020: Mayor Hoskins, pictured here over the summer, penned a letter to residents with hopes that good things will come in 2021. File photo

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New lieutenant sworn in too from page 1 techniques and how to navigate being a good manager,” Conrad said.

Conrad said he’s looking forward to working with Chiappetta, who he calls “a man with a mission” and a person who is always willing to learn and listen. And, said Conrad, the fire department as a whole is a great place to be. “The FPFD has some of the most amazing, hard-working, and fun-loving men and women between the firefighters and paramedics. We have been very lucky with the past and current members of our department. Forest Park is a small village where most people know each other and look out for each other. The village departments work well together and enjoy time together at work and out,” Conrad said. Conrad said he and his wife Kelly and their children Courtney and Danielle consider the firehouse family. On Dec. 30, Mike Kinder was sworn in as a lieutenant, joining Mark Maylath and Bobby “B.J.” Reid who were promoted to the position in October.

NEW LIEUTENANT: Mike Kinder (left) is sworn in as a lieutenant by Mayor Rory Hoskins at a ceremony at the Forest Park fire station on Dec. 30. ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

Forest Park schools moving to hybrid learning in February Parents must choose in-person or remote option by Jan. 13 By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

Forest Park elementary school District 91 announced Jan. 4 that it will begin bringing students back to school for in-person learning beginning in February, using a four-phase plan that starts with testing in January. The option to continue with remote-only instruction through the end of Phase 2 is being provided as well. Parents must complete the parent response form on the district’s website at fpsd91.org no later than Jan. 13 if they wish for their children to return to school. Failure to respond assumes the continuation of remote learning for the student. After Jan. 15, no changes will be made to a student’s learning plan, and the student must remain in either in-person/hybrid or remote-only education through the duration of Phase 2, which will continue until it is determined by health authorities and the district that a move to the next phase is safe. Dates for moving from one phase to another will depend on COVID-19 data and rec-

ommendations from the Illinois State Board of Education and other health authorities. According to the district, “We will move through the phases as quickly or as slowly as necessary.” Throughout all phases of in-person learning, health and safety protocols will be followed. They include: no mixing of groups, mandatory wearing of masks, daily symptoms screening, daily temperature checks, maintenance of social distancing, and no use of water fountains, although water bottles will be permitted. Phase 1 begins on Jan. 25, the beginning of the third quarter. Remote instruction will continue for all students, and primary students will be scheduled to come into Betsy Ross and Garfield for FastBridge benchmark assessment. Phase 2 begins Feb. 8 and will continue until it is safe, as dictated by health authorities, to move into Phase 3. In Phase 2, students will be “phased in by grade level,” coming into the classrooms on Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings only for reading/ELA, math, social studies and science. A Zoom option will be available for students participating remotely. Afternoons will consist of remote special classes at all grade levels. Students will return in a staggered approach. On Feb. 8, Kindergarten, third grade and sixth grade will begin coming

in three mornings a week. On Feb. 16, first grade, fourth grade and seventh grade will start. And on Feb. 22, second grade, fifth grade and eighth grade will begin. (The plan for preschool will be communicated to parents by the school.) Since it is only a half day, no lunch will be served at school, but lunches will be available for students to bring home with them. During Phase 2, Tuesdays and Thursdays will be full remote instruction for all students, and the schedule and instruction will be the same as it currently is. Transportation will not be provided, unless explicitly stated in an IEP. Students whose families opt for the remote learning option will attend remotely all five days. The Howard Mohr Community Center and the Park District of Forest Park will continue to provide childcare and remote learning supervision. During Phase 3, the start-date to be determined, in-person learning will still be mornings-only but increased from three to five days a week. At this point, remote instruction will no longer be offered as an option during morning in-person school. During Phase 4, all students will return to full day in-person learning, five days a week. No remote learning option will be available. Transportation will resume, and extracurricular activities will be reinstituted.

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Retired firefighter Tom Matousek was another of Conrad’s mentors. “He guided me as a young firefighter in acknowledging and valuing the experience and knowledge of the firefighters that came before me,” Conrad said. When Matousek was president of the union board, he spent time mentoring Conrad, who became union president after Matousek stepped down.

SAD LOSS: John Van Petten, Forest Park firefighter for over 18 years, died unexpectedly on Jan. 1.

Firefighter’s unexpected death devastates department Van Petten served for over 18 years By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

The village of Forest Park starts the new year with the crushing news of firefighter John Van Petten’s death. Local 2753 announced on its Facebook page that he died early on Jan. 1. “It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected death of our beloved brother,” wrote Local 2753 on the union’s Facebook page. According to the announcement, Van Petten served as a firefighter in the village for over 18 years and was vice president of the union board. “He always brought a great sense of joy and laughter to the people around him, and never missed a chance at being the grand master of our St. Patrick’s Day parade on Madison Street,” said the union. John is survived by his mother Mary Ann Van Petten, brothers Tom Van Petten, Jim Van Petten, sister Megan Van Petten, and four children Bridget, Grace, Margaret, and John Van Petten.

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Woman chased for phone

A woman was pursued by three male offenders on Dec. 28 at 6:02 p.m. on the 1300 block of Elgin Ave. She said she was walking down the street when she heard a noise behind her and turned to see three young men following her. They ran to catch up to her, and one of the suspects allegedly demanded her cell phone. She reported he had an object in his hand; she wasn’t sure what it was but said it was not a gun. She told them she had no phone and began to run. They chased her but stopped when she got to the rear of her home. Police searched the area but were unable to find anyone matching the descriptions of the three males.

Battery at bar Police were called to the scene of a fight on the 7200 block of Madison Street on Dec. 28 at 8:10 p.m. An employee at the restaurant where the incident happened said the suspect, who had since left, came inside to pick up an order. Another customer began arguing with him because he wasn’t wearing a mask. According to the police report, the argument escalated, and the suspect

punched the other man in the face. When an employee tried to escort him out of the bar, the suspect swung at him, hitting him in the neck.

Police break up drunken brawl Police broke up a fight between four to six individuals, at least two of them “extremely intoxicated,” according to the police report, on the 7600 block of Madison Street on Jan. 1 at 1:06 a.m.

Narcan administered to unconscious man Police administered Narcan to an unconscious individual on the 500 block of Elgin Avenue on Jan. 2 at 11:33 p.m. The unconscious man had a faint pulse, according to the police report, and according to his friend had snorted an unknown amount of heroin before passing out. The reporting officer administered one dose of Narcan, but there was no response. After a second dose, however, the man took a deep breath and opened his eyes. Paramedics arrived on the scene, provided aid, and transported him to

the hospital for further treatment.

Man flees party, seeks refuge in Walmart bathroom Police were called to perform a welfare check on a man who was hiding in the Walmart bathroom on Jan. 3 at 3:21 p.m. He reported that he’d gone onto the website “NKP” (Nasty Kinky Pigs), to find people to “hook up” with, according to the police report. He said he was picked up by two other men from his apartment in Chicago and brought to Forest Park for a party. The plan, he allegedly said, was to have sex and do drugs. He reported to the police that he had

injected crystal meth. However, when another partygoer suggested an act in which he did not want to participate, he locked himself in the bathroom in the apartment, then fled the residence and sought refuge in Walmart. He was transported to the hospital. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Dec. 28-Jan. 3, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

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Nobody injured in shooting at Forest Park Mall Police unable to locate suspects By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

Two shots were fired at an Uber driver’s car on Dec. 29 around 5:30 p.m. in front of

the Ashley Stewart store in the Forest Park Mall on Roosevelt Road. Police responded to a report of shots fired near Roosevelt Road and Lathrop Avenue at 5:32 p.m. According to Police Chief Tom

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SUSPECTS ESCAPE: Police scour the scene of a shooting that happened outside Ashley Stewart on Dec. 29. Aftanas, the victim was an Uber driver who got a call to pick up a passenger at the above location. When he got there, a male and female subject approached the car. Upon noticing a handgun in the male suspect’s hand, the driver began to drive away. The male suspect responded by shooting twice toward the vehicle. One bullet hit the car door; the other appears to have flattened one of the car’s tires.

The suspects took off on foot, running north toward Roosevelt Road. Because they were masked and wearing hoods, the driver could not provide a detailed description, and although police searched the surrounding streets and alleys, the suspects were not located. One shell casing was recovered from the scene. Nobody was injured.

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Jan. 6 – 13

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Winter Tree Identification Trail Beginning on Jan. 4, the Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 Thatcher Ave in River Forest, is hosting a short walk along their paved Oak Trail where visitors can view the posted interpretive signs to learn how to identify trees in winter by bark, bud and other clues. For more information, visit fpdcc.com/event/winter-tree-identification-trail/ or call 708-366-6530.

Borrow a Wifi Hotspot from the Library

Need to Use a Computer? The Forest Park Public Library has computers available for patrons to use. Sessions are limited to a halfhour at a time, and patrons are asked to sign up in advance. Visit fppl.org/computersignup, call 708-3667171 or email askus@fppl.org to sign up.

The Forest Park Public Library has hotspots to borrow. A hotspot is an easy-to-use, mobile device that keeps your tablet, laptop, and other WiFi-enabled devices connected to the internet. They can be placed on hold at the library like any other device and are available for anyone with a valid Forest Park Public Library card. They can be borrowed for up to three weeks. See fppl.org/hotspot/ for more information.

What’s going on at the park district? Don’t miss out on what’s happening at the Park District of Forest Park. Check out their January newsletter, available on the website at https://www.pdofp.org/.

Snow Science and Snowman Craft Pick-up Learn about cold weather and snow through a fun presentation with demonstrations on Facebook Live, and make a cute snowman craft. Free! Snowman craft available for pick up from Sat. Jan. 2 until gone; “Snow Science” presentation on Wednesday, Jan. 6, at 3 p.m. at facebook.com/TrailsideMuseumofNaturalHistory

Food Drive for Veterans Veterans are invited to pick up food on Thursday, Jan. 7 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital, at 5000 S. 5th Avenue in Hines, IL. The food is supplied by the Greater Chicago Food Depository in partnership with the Hines VA Hospital and AmeriCorps. Veterans will be asked to provide identification, such as a VA ID card, DD214 & photo ID, or a VA appointment slip and photo ID.

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Review editor receives state award Maxham recognized for park district reporting In November, Forest Park Review editor and reporter Maria Maxham was recognized with the Illinois Parks’ Top Journalist award from the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD). Park district board member Cathy McDermott was recognized for her 15year anniversary on the Park District of Forest Park’s board. The Illinois Parks’ Top Journalist award is given to a news source or individual reporter “that has provided responsible and comprehensive coverage of Illinois park districts, forest preserves, conservation, recreation, and special recreation agencies at the statewide or local level.” Maxham was nominated for the award by Jackie Iovinelli, Park District of Forest Park’s executive director. ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer “On behalf of the Park District of Forest Park, I want to thank Maria BEST OF THE BEST: Maria Maxham (left), nominated by Park District of Forest Park executive director Jackie Iovinelli (right), was honored Maxham for her continued collabora- with the Illinois Parks’ Top Journalist award from the Illinois Association of Park Districts. tion with the park district,” Iovinelli said in a press release from the IAPD. Peter Murphy, IAPD president and CEO, “The work that they do together is enrich- tives from Illinois park districts, forest pre“We are grateful for her honest and infor- spoke about the contribution Maxham has ing the lives of Forest Park residents, and serves, and other agencies are recognized. mative reporting to the Park District of For- made to the local park district and the im- Maria’s personal experience with the park The gala, normally held in person, was est Park Community.” portance of the relationship she has built district’s programs and services enables attended virtually this year, with a video Maxham, who has lived in Forest Park for with the district through local reporting. her to fully understand the array of benefits of awards being given and accepted. Watch over 18 years, reports on the park district “The Park District of Forest Park has built they provide to the community.” Maxham receive her award at https://tibut has used its facilities and enjoyed its a valuable relationship with Maria based Each year, the IAPD holds its annual Best nyurl.com/y8ulk4xh. grounds for almost two decades. on trust and understanding,” said Murphy. of the Best Awards Gala, where representa-

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As new year starts, COVID-19 has taken 26 lives in Forest Park Cases dropping locally as in county By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

The death of an 85-year-old woman on Jan. 2 marks the first COVID-19 death in Forest Park in 2021 and the 26th COVID-19 death since the beginning of the pandemic. In total, Forest Park has had 890 confirmed cases of COVID-19 as of Jan. 4. There were 26 new cases reported last week and, as of Monday, the percent change in confirmed cases over the past two weeks had

decreased by 21.1 percent, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. More information is available at https:// ccdphcd.shinyapps.io/covid19/. Looking at a broader area, Forest Park is part of Region 10 in the state’s COVID-19 tracking and mitigation plan, along with the rest of suburban Cook County. As of Jan. 4, in Region 10 the COVID-19 positivity rate has been under the 12 percent threshold for 11 days, and there has been a 10 day decrease in the number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19. However, ICU beds and medical/surgical beds have been over the 20 percent threshold for two consecutive days. For more information on Illinois COVID-19 resurgence criteria, visit https://dph.illinois.gov/ regionmetrics.

TRENDING DOWNWARD: The COVID-19 rate in Forest Park has been dropping alongside that of Cook County, according to this graph from the Cook County Department of Public Health’s website.

Cook County survey will update residents on when COVID-19 vaccine is available Vaccines still in short supply and going to ‘high risk’ individuals first By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

The Cook County Department of Public Health (CCDPH) has set up a website that collects an individual’s information and will provide updates on when and where that person is eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The survey collects a person’s name, address, date of birth and asks basic health questions as well as whether or not the individual works in an essential business. According to the survey instructions, “The

survey responses will be used to understand demand and build appropriate capacity to vaccinate. This i s not a vaccine registry. It is a survey tool to assist in planning as additional vaccine is distributed. By completing the survey, individuals will be added to a list to receive updates on COVID-19 vaccine availability including the timing and scheduling.” The survey points out that the vaccination supply is currently limited, and “high risk individuals as defined by the CDC are currently being prioritized.” The survey is for individuals only, not organizations looking for updates on when their staff can receive vaccines. To see the survey, visit https://tinyurl. com/y8j2a8ps.

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Pritzker issues marijuana pardons State police clear eligible arrest records By RAYMON TRONCOSO Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD – Gov. J.B. Pritzker issued 9,219 pardons for low-level marijuana convictions on Thursday, New Year’s Eve, while announcing the Illinois State Police had expunged all eligible records at the state level for marijuana-related arrests. Since the passage of the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act in 2019, Pritzker has issued pardons in 20,236 marijuana cases. Pritzker previously issued 11,017 pardons for lowlevel marijuana convictions on New Year’s Eve 2019. In a release distributed this New Year’s Eve, Pritzker also announced that ISP had expunged 492,129 non-felony, marijuanarelated arrest records in the state database. These expungements will also be mirrored in local law enforcement agencies. Of the 102 counties in Illinois, only 10 — including DuPage, Kane and Peoria counties — have expunged their records for eligible arrests. The other counties were required to expunge records of arrests created between 2013 and 2019 by Jan. 1 and have until Jan. 1, 2025 to expunge all eligible arrest records. “As we near the end of the first year of Illinois’ new legal cannabis industry, I am heartened by the progress we have made toward undoing the harms dealt by the failed war on drugs,” Toi Hutchinson, Pritzker’s senior marijuana advisor, said in a statement. “Eleven states in the nation have legalized cannabis for recreational use, but no other state has done the important work we’re doing here in Illinois, where equity intentionality takes center stage.” The legalization act created three groups of marijuana-related records eligible for some type of expungement. The first two groups are eligible for automatic expungement, meaning no action is required on behalf of the affected party, while the third group requires a court petition to start the expungement process. ISP’s completed arrest record expungement, and the corresponding record purge ongoing at the local level, is part of the first group. Eligible records for expungement in this category are arrests for possession under 30 grams or less that occurred before June 25, 2019. The arrest must not have resulted in charges, or if it did, those charges were dropped, dismissed, resulted in acquittal, or resulted in qualified probation that has been completed. This automatic expungement only occurs in law enforcement databases. To remove all mentions of the arrest from court records, a motion must be filed by the defendant in the

court where the charges were brought. Arrests for minor marijuana offenses that were tied to a violent or sexual crime are also not eligible for expungement. Neither are arrests for delivery on school grounds, trafficking, or possession of marijuana plants. Records available for automatic expungement in the second group go through a sixstep process that includes a pardon from the governor, such as the ones issued Thursday. These are convictions for low-level misdemeanors that occurred before June 25, 2019, such as possession of 30 grams or less, or the sale of marijuana up to 10 grams. Eligible convictions are first compiled by ISP and delivered to the Prisoner Review Board. If a conviction was for a class 4 felony, the state’s attorney for the jurisdiction in which that conviction took place can object to the case being eligible for expungement, which is then resolved in a hearing. The PRB will then recommend eligible convictions to the governor for a pardon. The governor decides whether to accept or deny the recommendation. Pardons issued by the governor are given to the Illinois attorney general, in this case Kwame Raoul, who then files a request with the circuit clerk where the conviction occurred to expunge the record. The circuit clerk expunges the record and sends an order to law enforcement to expunge records related to the conviction as well. According to PRB Chair Craig Findley, the board expects to review “thousands of additional felony and misdemeanor” marijuana offenses in 2021. The third and final group of records eligible for expungement are not subject to an automatic process, but require a court petition filed by the convicted party. These are for marijuana offenses that do not qualify for the previous two groups. As part of the legalization law, a portion of tax revenue from the legal sale of marijuana must be put toward the expungement process. For convictions in the third group that require a court petition, these funds go toward legal assistance through the New Leaf Illinois initiative that connects eligible Illinoisans seeking to remove convictions from their record with 20 nonprofit organizations that provide free legal representation and information on expungements. “Statewide, Illinoisans hold hundreds of thousands of low-level cannabis-related records, a burden disproportionately shouldered by communities of color,” Pritzker said in a release Thursday. “We will never be able to fully remedy the depth of that damage. But we can govern with the courage to admit the mistakes of our past — and the decency to set a better path forward.” Illinoisans with an arrest or conviction for marijuana seeking legal aid can visit NewLeafIlliois.org or call the New Leaf Illinois hotline at 855-963-9532.

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as station. Empty gas station. Vacant lot. Gravel parking lot. Almost a Starbucks. Chipotle? That’s the recent history of the gateway to Forest Park at Harlem and Madison. A prime location. Maybe a little small for certain commercial projects. But for the past decade, pretty much an unproductive eyesore. That could change soon as the Forest Park Zoning Board of Appeals meets Jan. 19 to consider a variance allowing a drive-thru for a proposed Chipotle fast-fooder on the site. Every application for a drive-thru requires zoning approval. And with this intersection being so congested already — unless people are tooling through it — the ingress and egress issues of a drive-thru are real. Before the real estate recession clobbered high hopes in 2008 and thereafter, Forest Park had higher expectations for two failing gas stations on Madison. Both at Harlem and at Desplaines there were grander plans for mixed-use or some more handsome and property-tax-rich projects. Desplaines and Madison wound up being a vastly expanded McDonald’s. Not exactly a statement project but a steady producer. Now at Madison and Harlem we should count ourselves fortunate as the potential home for a Chipotle. If approved, the corner will feature one of those “Welcome to …” signs, which is good. There are also plans for a Taco Bell to replace the car wash at Randolph and there is work underway on the abandoned Long John Silver’s a bit north on Harlem. This all brings to mind that Forest Park’s primary development focus is always on Madison Street. Once in a while some attention is paid to Roosevelt Road. Never, not in the past 15 years at least, does the village focus on the traffic-rich Harlem corridor. There was once an ambitious plan for a large mixeduse project at Harlem and the Green Line, the current site of a CVS and a Dunkin Donuts. The plan extended south to an auto repair shop. It never came off the drawing board. Going forward, there is tax money to be made on Harlem from Circle to 16th. Right now, there is some decrepit housing, vacant lots, a physical therapy place swimming in the old Blockbuster Video parking lot, and seemingly a taste for fast food. Harlem needs to be on the village’s radar.

New stadium for Proviso

Someday there will be high school football again. And there will be fans in the stands. But at Proviso East, the Pirates will be playing in a brand new football stadium, modern and better placed on the campus to allow additional land uses. The school board has just approved the demolition of the longtime stadium. The board is also rapidly OK-ing a good batch of construction bids for the ongoing master facilities projects at the district’s three campuses. At the moment, construction bids are coming in under budget, owing, says the general contractor, to competition for work during the pandemic. Worthwhile savings on worthwhile projects for our schools.

Is big government friend or enemy?

‘D

o you remember the ’60s, Walt?” Michael Rosenthal and Pastor Walter Mitty were talking on the phone last Thursday morning. “Remember how sure of ourselves we were? How we were going to change the world?” “Michael, I still have my Times They Are AChangin’ LP somewhere in my closet,” Mitty said, as he recited the song in his mind from memory: Come, mothers and fathers, Throughout the land And don’t criticize What you can’t understand. Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command. Your old road is rapidly agin’. Please get out of the new one If you can’t lend your hand, For the times they are a-changin’. “So, Michael, what made you think of the ’60s?” “I was checking out Facebook earlier this morning and happened to read Sharissa’s post saying she was disappointed with Biden’s cabinet picks. That they were too ‘establishment.’ That Bernie and AOL had the right policies like democratic socialism, Medicare for all, and the Green New Deal. Fifty years ago, Walt, wouldn’t you and I have posted the same thing if Facebook had been around?” “I guess we would have, but do you still think that way? That desperate times call for desperate measures?” “No, not exactly,” Michael replied. “I guess this is where I am. You remember the Five Man Electrical Band?” “Of course. ‘Sign, sign, everywhere a sign, blockin’ out the scenery, breakin’ my mind … ’” “That’s it, Walt. ‘Do this, don’t do that. Can’t you read the sign?’ So one part of our brains in those days was telling us that government is the problem, right? Like they got us into Vietnam on the one hand and won’t let us smoke marijuana on the other.” “I think I see where you’re heading,” said Mitty. “Part of us chafed at what the government was doing and the other part felt fine about the Civil Rights legislation. That was imposing something on people, too, but it fit our values, so then big government was OK.” “What’s ironic,” Michael said, “is that the president-elect is catching it from both the left which protests that during his administration the government will not be doing enough and the right which warns that he will do too much.” Michael and Mitty both checked Facebook to see if Sharissa had gotten any comments. Sure enough, Sarge at the army surplus store responded with, “There you go again, Sharissa. Just because you have a college degree, you and the liberal elites feel entitled to tell everyone else how to live. Big government always leans toward being Big Brother.”

Zaphne surprised them by commenting, “You know, as a small business owner, I have been really limited by all the regulations and restrictions the village puts on us, and recently Pritzker’s shutdown is killing my business. I’m smart enough to make my own decisions about how to keep my business safe. I’m not stupid. If someone got COVID at the Retro, do you think anyone would come here anymore?” Miss Rose was so provoked by Zaphne’s comment that she wrote, “Some white people don’t understand that it was big government that gave us Brown v. Topeka and the Civil Rights legislation. I feel for small business owners right now, but think twice before you start trashing big government.” What really surprised them was a comment from Bernie Rolvaag, the owner of History/Herstory Book Store. “Most people nowadays,” he wrote in the comment box, “don’t remember the name Reinhold Niebuhr, but maybe we all should be paying more attention to what he said.” Pastor Mitty had read Niebuhr in seminary and Michael knew of him because of Niebuhr’s friendship with the Jewish scholar Abraham Joshua Heschel. Michael and Mitty both read silently what the bookstore owner had written. “What Niebuhr reminds us of is that to understand whether government should be big or small, we have to accept the reality that sin is a part of human nature, that — perhaps paradoxically — we humans have been created in God’s image and at the same time are fallen.” “Here’s an analogy,” he continued. “Athletes will inevitably cheat if they play the game without referees who hold them accountable to the rules. That’s human nature and an argument for government. But if the number of referees throwing penalty flags on every play outnumbers the players themselves, that kills the game. That’s an argument for less government.” After reading Bernie’s comments Mitty asked his next door neighbor, “Michael, do you think our friend is saying that both government and individuals are capable of doing both good and bad? That people like Senator Sanders naively overestimate the good that government is capable of and that the folks in the Tea Party wrongly make it out to be the source of all evil?” Michael said, “You know, Rabbi Levine sometimes actually quotes Niebuhr’s Serenity Prayer in his sermons, something which might apply here: God grant me the serenity to accept what I — or the government — can’t change; courage to change what I — or the government — can; and the wisdom to know the difference.” After he and Michael said goodbye and wished each other a happy new year, Pastor Mitty googled Niebuhr and found a quote from Arthur Schlesinger: “We are beginning in this distraught decade to

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Curt Eisenstaedt, 60 Adventurous spirit, loved animals and kids Curt Eisenstaedt, 60, of Forest Park, died on Dec. 24, 2020. A proud member of IBEW Local Union #134, he had an adventurous spirit, with a love of animals and kids, who inspired a loyalty in his friends that was always fiercely returned. From his interest in photography, martial arts, and finance to his passion for food, travel and new adventures, he always believed in Curt Eisenstaedt sharing anything good he discovered in life. He touched our lives, and this world, and he has made us the better for it. Curt was the partner of Lisa Harvey; the father of fur babies, Merlin and Joe; the son of Nanna Schmidt and Dieter Eisenstaedt; and the stepson of Lilo Eisenstaedt. He is survived by his brothers, Edwin, Eric and Kevin, along with close friend-brothers, Eugene and Phil and Dawn White, the White family, the Roudebush family, and many others. In lieu of flowers, please donate to animalcareleague.org.

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HOLMES ontinued from previous page remember what we should never have forgotten: We cannot play the role of God to history, and we must strive as best we can to attain decency, clarity and proximate justice in an ambiguous world.” Pastor Mitty pondered those words: Proximate justice in an ambiguous world and we cannot play the role of God. “I wonder,” he thought, “if that’s what 81 million people were thinking when they voted for Biden.”

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-3 Plaintiff, -v.CHARLES T. GRANT, JUANITA J. GRANT, THE PRAIRIE PLACE AT 6436 ROOSEVELT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 2019CH14912 6436 ROOSEVELT RD, 413 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 November 5, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 9, 2021, 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 6436 ROOSEVELT RD, 413, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-18-428-0431030, Property Index No. 16-18-428043-1054 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

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928 S. Kenilworth Ave. Oak Park ....................$275,000

SOLD!

Property has been owner occupied by the same family for 50+ years. 1st fl has spacious living rm and dining rm, kitchen and 1/2 bath. 2nd floor has three bedrooms and full bath. Stucco exterior and 2 car detached garage. Great location in south west Oak Park. Needs some updating but livable as-is. 935 Elgin Avenue, Forest Park ........................$489,000 This is a money maker! This early 1970s brick four flat houses two one bedroom apartments on the top floor, a large three bedroom two bath apartment on the first floor, and a large two bedroom two bathroom apartment in the lower level. Tandem parking for 8 cars. Meticulously maintained by the current owner for several decades. The numbers work! This one really won't last long.

SOLD!

1117 Marengo Avenue, Forest Park .......................$263,500 What a great opportunity to get into Forest Park at an affordable price! This home offers four total bedrooms, two on the second floor and two on the first floor. The home is in perfect condition! Living room, dining room, and eat in kitchen, plus a finished basement. Huge deck off the back of the house and a very large two car garage!

SOLD!

1028 Beloit Forest Park ....................$289,000 This 3 BR, 2.1 BA home has not been available in over 55 years. It has been meticulously maintained within the same family for that time. This home offers two first floor good sized bedrooms and a large second floor master. Each floor has a full updated bathroom. The first floor living room, with it's vaulted ceilings, fill with sunlight pouring from the front foyer windows. 337 Marengo Avenue, Forest Park ......................$275,000 Fantastic location alert!! Just a stones throw from Madison Street shopping, restaurants, and night life makes this a very desirable piece of real estate! This is two flat is ready for some love and attention. Just stuck in time is all. Or a fantastic de-conversion to single family! So bring your decorating ideas, and be prepared to fall in love!

SOLD!

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Forest Park Review, January 6, 2021 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2020

Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2020 will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, 2020. 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, 2020, 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, 2020 Municipal Operations Tort Educational Debt Services Transportation Retirement/ Capital Projects Working Cash Fire Prevention & Maintenance & Safety Social Security Local Sources

1000

14,693,945

1,362,157

2,172

205,578 0

164,090

101,306

106,661

17,563

138,273

Flow-Through Receipts/Revenues from One District to Another District

2000

State Sources

3000

1,772,042

Federal Sources

4000

648,586

430,485

101,306

106,661

17,563

Total Direct Receipts/Revenues

17,114,573

1,362,157

2,172

369,668

430,485

Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures

15,098,418

1,950,927

387,842

707,969

15,956,295

2,578,291

95,548

392,795

775,003

2,068

811,655

920,415

772,596

Other Sources/Uses of Funds Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2019 Other Changes in Fund Balances Ending Fund Balances June 30, 2020

GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL

RALEIGH, MAURA C SMITH, BURLENE S ZENNER, HENRY R

Salary Range: Less Than $25,000

Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999

BARNETT, BARBARA BROOKS, M B BRUNO, SAMANTHA CARRIER, AMANDA DRENT, STEPHEN M ERFORT, BRIDGET C GERALDINO, ERIKA GOLDENBERG, MARILYN B HANSBERRY, JERONNA INNOCENZI, ROBERT KIRKPATRICK, DAIL KOKAT, NANCY ANN KREIS, MEGAN LAUDADIO, CYNTHIA LEAHY, CAROLYN C LOCASCIO, JACQUELINE LUPERINI, GAIL D MARTINO, GINA PADDOCK, VIRGINIA PINTA, RACHEL QUAN KIU VAZQUEZ, ELIZABETH RAAD, JAYMI

HOSTY, DELLA M Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999 ANEJA, AMRIT BAKER, CASEY BEST, CAMILLA BRAVERMAN, LAUREN BRUZZINI, EMILY CALLAHAN, KATHRYN CHOICE, MICHELLE CONWELL, ERICA DOCKUM, CHRISTOPHER GUTIERREZ, ALEXANDER HANSON, CHRISTOPHER JASINSKI, JESSICA JONES, HANNAH LEGRAND, PETER MARONEY, JR, EDWARD J NIHILL, LAURA PARRILLI, MADELINE PESAVENTO, MARGARET

PAYMENTS OVER $2,500, EXCLUDING WAGES AND SALARIES Person, Firm, or Corporation AANEVCO, INC. AC MEDTRAN INC ACCOUSTICAL VISION LLC ADMIRAL HEATING AND VENTILATION AMERICAN STRIPING MAINTENANCE, INC. AMPERAGE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY ANDERSON ELEVATOR CO. ANDEX CO. ATHERTON, CHRISTINA ATHERTON, PAULA AUTHENTIC GLASS & MIRROR BERWYN GARAGE BLONDA’S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE BMO 321 INSIGHT BMO A&A CUSTOM SHIRTS BMO ABT ELECTRONICS BMO AC MEDTRAN BMO ACCURATE OFFICE SUPPLY BMO AMAZON BMO AMPLIFY BMO APPLE-ITUNES BMO ARLINGTON COMPUTER PRODUCTS BMO BACKUPIFY BMO BEST BUY BMO BLACKBOARD BMO BOARDMAKER BMO BRAINPOP BMO BUS/TRUCK GAS BMO CAPSTONE BMO CDW BMO CENGAGE BMO CHICAGO GARAGE FLOORING

Aggregate Amount 23,708.46 78,318.00 8,246.25 18,826.86 13,482.00 3,422.35 10,902.00 3,222.84 2,750.00 6,137.58 2,830.00 13,548.13 3,895.71 6,598.00 3,054.00 3,510.00 7,550.50 28,387.28 47,324.61 3,551.12 17,787.06 4,179.90 4,700.00 5,999.92 14,835.57 3,582.00 7,906.50 21,772.57 3,941.91 31,273.69 5,692.40 3,500.00

17,972,450

1,989,521

97,720

374,621

497,519

2,115

912,961

888,803

790,159

RYAN, JENNIFER SHULTZ, EMILY STEVENS, MARGARET VILLAMIEL, CHRISTINA Salary Range: 60,000 - $89,999 ADLER, JEANETTE M AGUILAR MCARDLE, ANNISSA ALI, NITASHA ALMAOUI, JOSEPH BERMAN, EMILY BERNAHL, JENNIFER A BLONDA, TERESA M BOUCEK, SARA E BRAUN, JENNIFER CARRERA, ANNA COCO, ANDREA M COMPERE, LESLIE DALEY, ELIZABETH DILLARD, JAMILA EDWARDS, AIMEE L ELFINGER, STEVEN EMOND, ELIZABETH ESPINOSA, JULIA FARRINGTON, DINA M FRAWLEY, CHERYL HAASE, CHRISTINE HALLIWELL, AMY D HOPPER, MATTHEW D

JASINSKI, EMILY JULIANO, LAURA KELLY, ROBERT KERN, ASHLEY KOEHNE, KARLA LIETZ, MELISSA A MCELLIGOTT, DANIEL C MOTTO, SUZANNE NOVAK, JENNIFER L PETREY, NICOLE RACK, ANNE C RANDAZZO, KELLY REEVES, ALICE L ROBINSON, ELIZABETH L SKINNER, AMANDA J TODOR, NANCY WEIDMAN, MATTHEW WHITE-LEGRAND, NICOLE D WHITTINGTON, ERICA L WILHELM, ROBERT S YATES, HEATHER ZANETTI, RYAN P Salary Range: $90,000 and over ALLOCCO, PATRICIA M BEAUFORD, ROGER

BMO CHICAGO TRIBUNE BMO DRURY LANE BMO EB BMO FOLLETT BMO HAPARA BMO HMCO BMO HOME DEPOT BMO HOTEL BMO ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARD BMO ILLUMINATE BMO IMAGINE LEARNING BMO ISU CONFERENCES BMO ITSAVVY WEB BMO L & W SUPPLY BMO LAKESHORE LEARNING BMO LEARNING A-Z BMO LEARNING WITHOUT TEARS BMO LIFE STORAGE BMO MENARDS BMO MUSIC & ARTS BMO NAVY PIER BMO NEARPOD BMO NEWSELA BMO O’BRIEN CORPORATION BMO OFFICE DEPOT BMO OTC BMO PALOS SPORTS INC BMO PC PARTS BMO PEARSON.COM BMO PROVEN BUSINESS BMO QUILL CORPORATION BMO RAINBOW BOOK COMPANY BMO RESTAURANT BMO ROY STROM REFUSE REMOV BMO SCHOLASTIC BMO SCHOOL OUTFITTERS BMO SEESAW

4,869.00 2,918.60 5,784.68 19,891.53 4,289.95 3,094.00 3,444.17 9,189.65 5,635.16 15,392.71 4,650.00 2,713.90 8,323.20 7,705.28 11,260.67 6,766.56 2,700.42 4,992.00 12,752.17 4,221.91 3,372.56 2,550.00 6,938.10 18,437.12 6,056.46 5,284.09 6,526.21 4,830.80 3,860.17 22,985.54 8,488.97 2,663.44 4,858.83 8,529.03 4,469.84 5,487.15 3,750.00

BINDER, MEEGHAN E BOGDAN, SUSAN D BORK, SHARON BOTTORFF, ROSE BROPHY, EDWARD J BRUNSON, TIFFANY S CALLAHAN, LYNDA L CARINI, MARIA A CARLISLE, MARIE CATEZONE, JANE M CAVALLO, LOUIS CIARDULLO, REBECCA L CONNELLY, ANDREA DUDLO, LESTER R EDLER, JAMES FINN, GRACE K GRECO, DEANA M HANTSON, JULIE HAYS, JENNIFER A HEARN, RICHARD M HIBBITTS, ABIGAIL R HIRSCH, ALLYSON P HOPPER, MICHELLE L HUFF, TINISA KOSCIARZ, MARIAN M MILLS, HEATH MILNAMOW, WILLIAM J O’CONNELL, AMY P PERRY, PEGGY M

PISANO, JOSEPH P PITARO, ANGELA M SEERY, ELIZABETH M STASER, DANIEL STAUDER, MARY J STIGLITZ, MICHAEL J SUAREZ, LUCIA E TERRACCIANO, JOANNA TORRES, JILL UHLMANN, JENNIFER M WESTOL, JENNIFER GROSS PAYMENT FOR NON-CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL Salary Range: Less Than $25,000 ACEVES BONILLA, JOSE ANDERSON, CARLENE ANDRADE, JENNIFER ARAUJO, RICARDO ARECHIGA, MARICELA BEJLOVEC, BRYCE BEJLOVEC, DWIGHT BELL, KATEIA BELTRAN, FRANCISCA BONILLA, EDUARDO BRANDA, LINDA

BMO SIGN EXPRESS 6,001.15 BMO SKY ZONE 4,931.20 BMO STARSHIP 5,933.10 BMO TEACHBOOST 6,900.00 BMO TEACHING STRATEGIES 7,255.64 BMO TRANSPORTATION 3,488.01 BMO VILLA PARK ELECTRICT 12,295.03 BMO VOYAGER SOPRIS 4,411.00 BMO WALMART 5,283.04 BMO WAREHOUSE DIRECT 89,075.95 BMO WEST MUSIC 6,127.69 BMO WEVIDEO 3,059.00 BMO WORLD BOOK SCHOOL & LIBRARY 3,980.06 BMO ZANER BLOSER 11,825.08 CALL ONE 30,176.89 Chicago Garage Flooring 3,910.00 CHILDHOOD VICTORIES 4,000.00 CLIMATEMP SERVICE GROUP LLC 6,203.09 COLLECTIVE LIABILITY INSURANCE COOP 138,273.00 COLORS 64,450.00 COMCAST BUSINESS (2017) 67,957.21 COOPERATIVE ASSOC FOR SP ED 4,699.68 COVENANT HARBOR 19,728.75 CURRIE MOTORS 33,716.00 D & B INSTALLERS 28,665.00 DARDON EXTERIORS INC. 4,500.00 DELTA DENTAL OF ILLINOIS 10,541.64 DERUTE CONSULTING COOPERATIVE 6,000.00 E-RATE ONLINE, LLC 5,000.00 EASTER SEALS METRO CHICAGO 29,282.55 ECS MIDWEST, LLC 3,000.00 EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT COOPERATIVE (EBC) 230,711.39 EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT COOPERATIVE (HRA) 220,397.24 EF RICE CO., INC. 3,040.50 F.W. KLINE INC. 2,866.30

BRICE, JENNIFER CALABRESE, JORDAN CROTTY, CAROL A DOHENY, MAUREEN DOOLEY, MAURA DOOLIN, DELANEY DOOLIN, QUINLAN FAJARDO, EMILY FAJARDO, JESSICA FARLEY, JEANETTE GABINO, DOMINIC GOMEZ, ADOLFO J GROSSI, TAYLOR HAVEN, PATRICIA L HELLMAN, CAROL HUNT, BERNADINE JOHNSEN, STEVEN JOHNSON, MICHELE LEWANDOWSKI, MORRISSA A LIDD, MARY MASSOUH, LEILA MCNAMARA, JANET MONTANO JR, JOSE M MORALES, ANDREW J MORRISON, JACQUELINE NOVAK, SAMANTHA S OCHOA, YARDIZA PHILLIPS, CRYSTAL

PHILLIPS, JOSEFINA PINERO, NANCY M QUIRK, JAMIE REYES, VANESSA ROBINSON, JANICE RYAN, DYLAN SAINT, PAMELA SPIDALE, DINA TAYLOR, STELLA VILLASENOR, ROBERT T WILLIAMS, CHEVON Salary Range: $25,000 - $39,999 ALLEN, JESSICA ATHERTON, CHRISTINA BAYNE, ALEXIS A BROECKER, ELIZABETH BROWN, JULIE L BURNETT, DEDRA BUSSERT, CHERYL L CRAWFORD, KELLY A DEJESUS, MICHELLE DICKEL, MEGAN GONZALEZ, DAVID HANSEN, JEREMY HIBBITTS, MARY HOWARD, TAMMIE JENKS, CHARLES

FIRST STUDENT 25,428.12 FOREST PARK GRAPHICS, INC. 4,047.59 FOREST PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS 15,928.24 FOREST PARK SCHOOL DIST 91-STUDENT ACT F 4,000.00 GLEN OAKS THERAPEUTICS DAY SCHOOL 45,580.57 HELPING HAND AUTISM SCHOOL 92,917.99 HIMES, PETRARCA & FESTER 8,572.50 HOLLY DEROSA WALEJESKI 28,150.00 HOLLY McCARTHY 20,656.25 ILLINOIS ALARM SERVICES 14,778.13 ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS 8,864.00 INNOVATIONS THERAPEUTIC DAY SCHOOL 14,697.10 INSEARCH FAMILY GUIDANCE CENT. 7,975.00 JOSEPH ACADEMY AT MELROSE PARK 238,330.83 KRIHA BOUCEK 24,862.50 LAKEVIEW BUS LINES, INC. 15,036.20 LINA LENDRAITIS 79,320.00 MAJOR JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 8,334.75 MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES 9,376.75 MELC PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES 2,962.50 MENARD CONSULTING, INC 2,600.00 MEREDITH’S CULLIGAN WATER 3,225.18 Meyers Design Inc 9,042.50 MIDWEST EDUCATIONAL FURNINGS INC 6,269.19 NATIONAL EQUITY PROJECT 40,523.93 NEXTERA ENERGY SERVICES 201,571.41 NICOR GAS 20,630.23 OPEN KITCHENS 130,685.91 PAINT BOX DESIGN INC 13,120.00 PARK DISTRICT OF FOREST PARK 23,305.96 PIO CUSTOM CABINETRY 5,240.00 PITNEY BOWES 5,163.15 PROFESSIONAL SPORTS PUBLICATIONS 18,000.00

KIBIR, JOY KLAER, MICHAEL D LABARBERA, JODIE LEONARD, JENNIFER L MAGGITT, STACEY MAKARIS, TRACEY MARINO, PATRICIA MARSHALL, LAUREN MARTHALER, LEISA A MCDONALD, CHANTAL MOY, LOTUS NESSINGER, KATHARINE PARKER NEWMAN, LISA PETERSON, ROSS POPELKA, BARBARA L PUSAVC, VIRGINIA QUIRK, MICHAEL REID, JOSEPH REID, SARAH SHORNER, CHRISTINA STREET, DORIS WESLEY-WARD, TENILLE Salary Range: $40,000 - $59,999 ALI, BRENDA ATHERTON, CHARLES D

ATHERTON, PAULA GEHRKE, NANCY HARRIS, JEANNETTA M QUIRK, ROBERT K RICE, DIANE SMITH, FELICIA C STOXEN, JASON WAWZENEK, THERESA W Salary Range: $60,000 and over ARECHIGA, HUMBERTO BARNES, JEANETTE F BEJLOVEC, ROBERT A BERNERO, MICHELLE CALDERONE, HARRY A CARDAMONE JR, ANTHONY DICKINSON, LAURA D DICOLA, VINCENT J DOOLIN, BONNIE L DUNNELL, SCOTT FRANGIDAKIS, ZACK LAUDADIO, ROBERT F MCNULTY, NOREEN A MORONI, ROSEMARY PANZANI, DINO A RENZ, MATTHEW J

PROVEN BUSINESS SYSTEMS 3,045.05 PROVISO AREA-EXCEPTION CHILDREN 132,421.99 PROVISO TWP SCHL TREAS. OFFICE 78,061.44 RCM TECHNOLOGIES (HUNSAKER) 25,252.58 RCM TECHNOLOGIES (Krischer) 6,697.00 RCM TECHNOLOGIES (Saucedo) 75,837.59 RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INS CO 8,673.45 ROY STROM REFUSE REMOVAL SERVICE INC. 5,432.40 ROYAL PIPE & SUPPLY 8,410.11 RUSH DAY SCHOOL 29,333.46 SCARIANO, HIMES AND PETRARCA 35,568.10 SEAL OF ILLINOIS 94,569.74 Shamrock Floors 7,280.00 SHANNON SHERMAN 20,500.00 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. 8,042.79 SOARING EAGLE ACADEMY 188,458.94 SPRINT 9,254.70 STARS AND STRIPES SILK SCREENING INC 9,482.25 STONE AGE ELECTRIC CO 37,142.25 SUNRISE SOUTHWEST LLC 3,409.11 TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM 40,054.05 Therapy Travelers 20,861.28 TIM STEFL, INC. 7,122.48 TRACEY SCHREIER 70,218.75 UNITED LABORATORIES, INC. 4,160.56 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO 35,432.00 Valley Commercial Services 3,425.00 VANGUARD ENERGY SERVICES, LLC 29,766.29 VILLAGE OF FOREST PARK 54,370.88 VIP LANDSCAPING 16,468.00 WEDNESDAY JOURNAL, INC. 35,890.00 WEST COOK YMCA 74,316.00 WET USA, INC 9,034.80 WINDY CITY CARPET SERVICE 11,182.67 ZEALTRON 4,420.00