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Social equity built into pot application of most likely vendor Karuna already has staff on payroll

By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

Competition is certain to be stiff for the initial 75 recreational marijuana dispensary licenses to be issued this spring by the state of Illinois. That makes meeting each criterion set by the state in its application process particularly important to hopeful vendors.

In Forest Park a tight relationship has already been built between Mayor Rory Hoskins and Michael Cardozo, a medical marijuana business owner based in Maryland, and his Karuna cultivation and dispensing business.

Cardozo told the Review this week that he believes he has submitted a “very strong application” to the state “and we feel very good about our chances.”

A dimension of that application reflects Illinois’ emphasis on social equity related to the war on drugs, a position that may be starker in the Illinois process See SOCIAL EQUITY on page 6

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TASTE TEST: Bar partner Xavier Olvera tries matcha at Counter Coffee and Air Roasters, 7342 Madison St.

After 16 years, R Place closes

Adjacent business owner buys bar, pot dispensary an option

By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

After 16 years at 1527 S. Harlem Ave.,

neighborhood bar and restaurant R Place has closed its doors as the Milchhoefer family sold the building on Dec. 30. A prior sale of the bar was almost made in 2014, but the deal ultimately did not go through, in part because an attempt to transfer the liquor license to a new owner was unsuccessful.

R Place was known for beer specials but also food, including pizza and wings. The bar

was also locally famous for hosting fundraisers, including former mayor Anthony Calderone’s toy drive in 2018.

On Dec. 23, the Milchhoefer family held a goodbye party at the bar, and friends and family who attended lamented the closing on Facebook. In the Build Forest Park Facebook group, loyal customers and friends exSee R PLACE on page 4

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Local author finds home at indie press

Novel about loss and hope releases this month

By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

It’s the stuff of nightmares: Alan and Audrey Taylor, parents of three, lose their oldest child when she goes missing in the middle of the night. The almost unimaginable emotions they go through – grief, resentment, hope, love, guilt, healing – are the driving force behind Billy Lombardo’s novel “Morning Will Come,” which is releasing on Jan. 21.

“The book is about people dealing with grief,” said Lombardo. “We’re not really taught how to deal with grief, and the story is about people muddling through life after a great loss.”

Lombardo lived in Forest Park from 1990 to 2015 and wrote articles for The Forest Park Post, which shut its doors in 2018. He published “Morning Will Come” in 2009 under the name “How to Hold a Woman” but is re-releasing it with a new publisher, one he hopes will get the book into the hands of more readers.

“Tortoise Books is an indie publisher located in Chicago.

They’ve been extremely supportive of my book, and I believe they’ll get it out there to more readers,” said Lombardo.

“To be a writer, you have to love writing, first of all. But I’m not just doing it for myself. I want people out there to read what I’ve written.”

Lombardo recently retired from his teaching position at the Latin School, where he’d been for over 25 years. As a teacher, he taught English literature, modern American literature, creative writing, and a course he designed called “The Great Novella.” One of the books he taught in this course was “So Long, See You Tomorrow” by William Maxwell, a work he says is one of the most influential in his own writing.

“I grew up in a house with no books,” said Lombardo. “So I’ve had to make up for lost time.”

He recalled being told to read as a child because it was good for him, like learning how to play a musical instrument. “We had half a set of encyclopedias,” he said. “And I remember my mom reading ‘Bonfire of the Vanities.’ I was a good reader, but I didn’t really read that much.”

He always was, though, a good writer. “I had a knack for writing, for putting words together, even at an early age,” said Lom-

bardo. “And I think I saw the world differently.”

Lombardo said when he was hired at the Latin School, he realized he had a lot of catching up to do in terms of reading.

“I wasn’t always a great student,” he said, “and I ended up teaching at one of the best schools around. These kids had read a lot already. So I read everything as fast as I could to catch up.”

Reading, said Lombardo, is one of the best ways to learn how to write. He attributes his MFA program at Warren Wilson College with teaching him how to really read for more than just the story, as well as with how to really write. The graduate program brought his literary skills to the next level.

“I learned how to ask questions,” said Lombardo. “I learned to focus on details.

What does this paragraph bring to the novel? How do these particular words and phrases contribute to the story I’m telling?”

While getting his MFA, Lombardo said he often took the poetry classes instead of the novel-writing classes. “They were talking about words,” said Lombardo. “About sentence variation. About why each individual phrase is important. I wanted to learn that.”

In his writing, Lombardo said he focuses

more on character development than plot, though both are important.

“Plot is tricky,” said Lombardo. “I’ve learned to ask, ‘What’s the story here?’ and figure out how to tell it.”

Lombardo is the author of “The Logic of the Rose: Chicago Stories,” “The Man with Two Arms” and “Meanwhile, Roxy Mourns.” He has been published in Hypertext magazine, The Tishman Review, Tikkun magazine, Chicago Reader, Chicago Tribune and Triquarterly. In 2011, he won the Nelson Algren Fiction Award.

In addition to writing fiction, Lombardo works as an editor and writer for hire at writingprose.org. He consults on and edits manuscripts; this includes helping authors who have 10 pages and big ideas, to providing line-edits for writers who have completed a project and are ready to shop it out. He’s helped minority business owners put together cannabis business proposals. He advises high school students working on college entrance essays.

“It’s close to what I was doing in the classroom,” said Lombardo. “I love it.”

In terms of reading, nowadays Lombardo goes by recommendations from other writers.

“There’s a great writing scene in Chicago,” he said.

“I mostly read suggestions from local writers.” He likes to support other indie writers, and he is excited about the changes happening in the publishing industry.

“The old business model was there were six or seven big publishing houses, who gave huge advances to a few writers. And it worked for those handful of writers,” said Lombardo. But, he added, it meant that the majority of authors couldn’t get their books published, and sometimes it means that books were selected because they’d appeal to the masses, even though those books were less literary.

“I love the idea of my books getting into people’s hands,” said Lombardo. “Indie publishers help that happen.”

Lombardo will be appearing at numerous locations throughout the Chicago area in the next few months to celebrate the release of “Morning Will Come,” including a reading in March with famous Chicago writer Stuart Dybek, who was very influential on Lombardo, at the Harold Washington Library.

For a full list of events, visit billylombardoauthor.com.

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Closed after 16 years from page 1 pressed their sadness and talked about the loss of a true “townie” bar, and the many financial contributions R Place made to fundraisers around town.

Video gaming was also brought up in these online discussions, specifically that a rejection of video gaming by voters in a referendum took away an important source of income for bars in town. Although coowner Ron Milchhoefer, Jr. did not respond to interview requests, he was an outspoken supporter of video gaming prior to the referendum that made it illegal in Forest Park.

In April 2018 he commented on the topic to the Review. “[Video gaming] has made us competitive; it’s made our business worth more,” said Milchhoefer.

The property has been purchased by James Newsome, who owns American Security Services at 1515 S. Harlem as well as the adjacent lots, which he has used to expand parking. As a long time Forest Park business owner, he wanted to ensure that he had control over who his neighbor to the south would be.

In addition to leasing to a potential bar or restaurant, a recreational marijuana dispendary is also an option, said Newsome.

“I want to make sure something good goes in there,” said Newsome about the old R Place building. “I have plenty of parking to offer, and I want to see a good business for Forest Park in that space.”

Newsome says he takes pride in keeping his properties on Harlem Avenue well-landscaped and nicely maintained. “We’re right on Harlem. People see us. We want to make sure we look good,” he said.

Newsome is currently looking for business owners who want to lease the space for a bar or restaurant or, once zoning is finalized in Forest Park and licenses issued by the state, potentially a marijuana dispensary. That address, 1527 S. Harlem Ave. is in the B-2 or Community Shopping District, in which proposed zoning would list recreational marijuana dispensaries as conditional use, meaning a potential business would need to appear before and receive permission from both the Zoning Board of Appeals and the village council before being allowed to open. In this area, a dispensary, under the proposed zoning, would need to be at least 500 feet from a school or church.

The village council will vote on the zoning amendments from the Zoning Board of Appeals this month, and recreational marijuana dispensary licenses will be awarded in the spring. Illinois recreational marijuana dispensary applications were due to the state by 4 p.m. on Jan. 2, and a total of 75 licenses will be awarded. Results are expected by May 1.

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A Mozambique perspective on American culture

By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

Jenny Chitlango’s strong Mozambican identity enables her to “be at home” wherever she happens to be on her life’s journey — a journey on which she has lived for long periods of time in three countries and on two continents.

Quoting one of her father’s favorite aphorisms, she said, “If you do not know where you come from and who you are, you are never going to truly find your place in the world.”

Although she has lived in the U.S. for four years now and before that for many years in the Republic of South Africa, the cultural foundation on which she builds her adult life is back in Mozambique where she was born.

“I take deep pride in the fact that I’m Mozambican,” she declared. “I take deep pride in my last name which I kept after getting married. Chitlango means “shield” which the warriors and kings from whom I am descended used to protect themselves in battle.

I’m here today by the grace of God but also because I’m a fighter.”

A junior at Dominican University studying international business, Chitlango exudes a self-confidence that is palpable. “I carry myself with the pride of knowing who I am,” she explained.

After living in the U.S. for four years, she

compares herself to African Americans and has concluded that the internalized experience of slavery had a profoundly negative impact on black people here, which is not a part of her psychology or spirituality.

Her strong sense of identity and worth enables her to ignore or deflect comments that might qualify as racist.

“If you think of yourself as always being oppressed because of your skin color,” she argued, “that’s going to affect how you respond to the world. In contrast, I believe I deserve to be here just as much as the next person. Maybe I have turned blinders to it, but I haven’t really experienced racism here, or if I have I just say it’s their problem. That’s between them and God. I carry myself as a child of the king.”

It is that strong sense of identity, she believes, that enables her to create a home for herself anywhere she may be living. She makes a distinction between adapting and conforming.

“I’ve learned how to adapt to different cultures and still be myself.”

“One thing that has given me peace,” she said, “is saying to myself, OK this is my new home, but I am still Mozambican.”

Her identity is built on memories as much as on present-day reality. She talks about “reverse culture shock.”

“I was away for a year and a half before I went back home,” she recalled, “and the Mo-

zambique I had in my mind was not the Mozambique that existed even after that short a time. Life goes on and people change, and I didn’t realize how accustomed I had already gotten to living in the U.S.” But that Mozambique is still real even though it may exist mostly in her mind.

“When I have children,” she said, “I’m going to teach them my native language, Portuguese. I will teach them to appreciate homemade food with fresh ingredients like we get in the market in Mozambique, to value a sense of community within the extended family and that it is a beautiful thing to take care of your elderly parents.”

Living in three different cultures helped her realize that none of them is flawless and each has its good points.

One of the things she does not like about the Chicago area, she said with a laugh, is the cold weather. She also contrasts the two cultures in terms of how they celebrate Christmas. In Mozambique, she said, Christmas if about the three “Fs”: Food, Family, and Fellowship.

Many Mozambican men go away from home for months at a time to work in, for example, South Africa. During their Christmas vacation, they come back home to what amounts to a huge family reunion.

The holiday in this country, on the other hand, has a very materialistic focus. “I don’t

like the idea of having to give someone a gift. I don’t want to feel like I have to go all out giving presents, break the bank in doing so, and forget the real reason for the holiday.

Here people seem to always be busy.

“There’s so much hustle and bustle,” she said. “People are so focused on achieving their goals that they don’t have time to genuinely ask how you are.”

Another thing that bothers her is what she calls “political correctness,” you can’t talk respectfully about politics with another person unless the two of you agree on everything.

What she values in American culture are the beliefs, still held by many, that goals can be reached through hard work, that education is important, and that being on time is one of the keys to success.

Her goal after graduation is to work for a company where she can have “an impact on the world,” which for her is more important than making a lot of money.

Chitlango and her husband Mason Hunter have lived in Forest Park for just three weeks. She has a green card and is in the process of becoming a U.S. citizen. Other than that, the future is wide open for the young couple in terms of where their life journey will take them.

Triton music professor nominated for a Grammy Peter Jermihov up for an award in Classical category

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

When that megawatt crowd packs into the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Jan. 26 for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, one Triton music professor will be in that constellation.

Peter Jermihov is nominated for a Grammy for “The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom,” a recording which he conducted in August 2017, but released in April.

“It takes a long time,” Jermihov said of his project, which is nominated in the Best Choral Performance and Producer of the Year, Classical category.

Jermihov, who is one of the 12,000 voting members of the Grammy Academy — the people who pick the Grammy award winners — said that it’s the first time he’s ever been nominated. He said that he commissioned the composer Kurt Sander to write the liturgy after an epiphany he experienced around five years ago.

“I was performing music of the great composers all my life, but at some point I just real-

ized, they were all dead,” Jermihov said. “I wondered why in classical music there’s so little of contemporary classical music being performed.”

The liturgy is an example of Russian Orthodox choral music performed in English.

Jermihov said that he recorded the album in a week inside of the New Gracanica Monastery in Third Lake, Illinois.

“It’s an exact replica of a church in Kosovo,” he said. “You walk in and it’s absolutely stunning, just beautiful. The whole thing is frescos about five stories tall. Just stunning. We were in that environment for six days, six hours a day.”

While inspired by sacred music, including African American spirituals, a genre he said is tragically underappreciated by many people. Jermihov doesn’t shy from listening to other music, as well.

“One of my favorite movies this last season was a ‘Star is Born,’ and Lady Gaga really knocked it out of the park,” he said.

“When [she and Bradley Cooper] sang that number together at the Oscars, I was really moved.”

He’s also a fan of other genres.

“My son and I listen to Metallica and a lot of metal rock and country music,” he said.

“Tanya Tucker is up for an award and Reba McEntire! I’m 65, so this goes back for me.”

IN THE RUNNING: Peter Jermihov directs the PaTRAM Institute Singers during a recording of “The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom” at a church in Third Way, Ill.

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SOCIAL EQUITY

Diversity in the industry from page 1 than in any other state.

A large part of the state’s goal in legalization is to help communities that have been disproportionately affected by the war on drugs to benefit from legal marijuana.

The Illinois law does this in three ways: First, it allows individuals arrested for or convicted of cannabis-related offences to clear charges and convictions from their criminal histories.

Second, it creates financial opportunities for those disproportionately affected by the war on drugs to benefit from the change in law. Millions of dollars in low-interest loans are available for people who have been arrested for or convicted of minor cannabis-related offenses, people who live in communities disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs, and companies that hire a minimum number of employees who meet these criteria.

And third, it provides investment through taxes generated from the sale of marijuana back into areas impacted unfairly by marijuana laws. This includes economic development, violence prevention and youth development programs, assistance with prisoner re-entry and legal aid, and other social justice initiatives through the Restore, Reinvest and Renew program.

Cardozo said social equity issues were a notable aspect of his recent application to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR).

Cardozo said he is already investing locally in social equity outcomes. His firm is now paying to train future employees, with no guarantees of any return, since he won’t know until sometime in the spring whether he’ll be granted a license to sell marijuana.

“Karuna believes strongly in the need for social equity and diversity in the cannabis industry,” said Cardozo. “As such, we are proud to have created our own internal social incubator program in conjunction with the social equity criteria.

The incubator provides education, mentorship and personalized training to Karuna’s Social Equity employees, who are already on payroll. These full-time employees are comprised of residents of disadvantaged communities, individuals with criminal cannabis records, and Forest Park residents.”

Karuna’s incubator program participants, who are already being paid as fulltime employees, are being trained in the industry through mentorship, seminars, online certification programs in “budtending” and training on cannabis

Now that marijuana’s legal…

Where can I get legal marijuana?

Marijuana can be bought legally by adults 21 and over from dispensaries licensed to sell the product by the state of Illinois. Locally, Seven Point at 1132 Lake St. in Oak Park and FloraMedex at 7953 W. Grand Ave. in Elmwood Park are the closest. A full list of dispensaries in the Chicago area that sell recreational marijuana is here: www. tinyurl.com/yghps45e. It is still illegal to buy marijuana from an individual.

Most, if not all, dispensaries only take cash or debit card. Credit cards are not accepted.

How are marijuana purchases tracked?

According to Michael Cardozo of Karuna Ventures, a potential cannabis investor in Forest Park, “In Illinois, the system being used [to track marijuana purchases] is called Biotrack. In every state, a ‘seed-to-sale’ tracking system is implemented for regulatory compliance purposes. The software tracks the plant from a seedling to the time it crosses the retail counter to the end-consumer.

This helps the state track the product movements, ensure testing standards are met, and determine the root causes in case of an adverse event.”

How much can I possess?

Illinois residents can legally possess up to 30 grams, topics such as knowledge of products, dosing recommendations and regulations.

“It’s such a privilege to be able to help others through cannabis,” said Cardozo. “This is the type of thing I love most about the industry.”

Forest Park still has steps to take before the sale of recreational marijuana can take place in the village. The Forest Park Village Council is going to vote on zoning for recreational marijuana businesses in January, at either the Jan. 13 or Jan. 27 meeting, both of which are public meetings. Recommendations from the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA), which met on Dec. 17 to vote on zoning code amendments regarding recreational marijuana uses in town, will be presented.

Assuming the code amendments are passed, Forest Park will be ready for investors and the tax revenue they bring, which will be 3 percent for the village. But only if the investors choose Forest Park. Whether or not Forest Park will actually get a dispensary or cultivation center is still unknown,

or about an ounce, of cannabis flower. The legal limit for cannabis concentrate is 5 grams. And the limit for cannabis-infused products, such as edibles or tinctures, is 500 milligrams of THC. Non-residents are allowed to possess half these amounts.

What else do I need to know?

Just because marijuana is legal for adults, there are still many laws regarding its usage, such as: ■ You can smoke in your own home.

■ You cannot smoke around someone under the age of 21.

■ You cannot smoke near on-duty police officers, firefighters, corrections officers or school bus drivers.

■ You cannot smoke on school grounds.

■ You cannot grow plants at home unless you’re a medical marijuana patient, and then only up to five plants.

■ You cannot smoke in public places.

■ You cannot smoke in a motor vehicle.

■ You cannot drive while under the influence of marijuana.

■ You cannot transport marijuana, even product you legally purchased, over state lines.

■ Employers can still decide to drug-test their employees and can still fire a person for failing the test.

■ Colleges and universities can ban marijuana on campuses.

■ Landlords can prohibit smoking pot in their rental units.

and the answer depends on several factors, such as how attractive the location and zoning are to potential investors.

Hoskins has formed a relationship with Cardozo, who presented information and answered questions at the two town hall meetings held by the village to gauge public opinion on allowing recreational pot in town. At both meetings, there was a marked lack of opposition to the issue.

At those meetings Cardozo expressed his interest in opening shop in Forest Park, with cultivation, craft growing and dispensaries, if granted licenses by the state.

On Jan. 2, Cardozo reaffirmed his commitment to partnering with Forest Park and opening under the name Karuna, which is derived from the Buddhist term meaning “compassion.”

“We have built a strong relationship with Mayor Hoskins and the Forest Park community over the past nine months, and we intend on locating there,” he said in a statement to the Forest Park Review.

Biz development program open to chamber members The six-session program teaches skills necessary in running successful businesses

By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

Oak Park River Forest Chamber of Commerce and Dominican University’s Brennan School of Business have partnered to create the 2020 Professional Development Program.

Open to all types of business professionals, the program consists of six professional development sessions taught by Brennan professors.

“A lot of people don’t know the incredible resource that is Dominican University,” said Liz Holt, OPRF Chamber executive director.

“They’ve got so many amazing things happening there and the in-house faculty talent is incredible.”

Session topics include marketing, cash flow management, and constructive conflict among others. The program starts in January and ends in October, with a session roughly once a month. Depending on the time of the session, breakfast or lunch will be provided.

Senator Don Harmon and Representative Emanuel “Chris” Welch, as well as the Oak Economic Development Corporation and Downtown Oak Park, have endorsed the program.

“What’s unique about this program is that we are offering member pricing to any

member of any chamber of commerce,” Holt said. “If you’re a member of the Forest Park chamber, the Berwyn chamber, or the Maywood chamber, Austin, wherever – you can still come along to this program and get member pricing.”

People can purchase individual sessions for $30 for members of any chamber of commerce. Non-members pay $45 for individual sessions. Chamber members can attend all six sessions in a package deal for $199. The package price for non-members is $299.

The program isn’t about increasing the OPRF Chamber of Commerce membership but expanding the growth opportunities available to the business community.

“We want to provide those connections and become this essential resource to small businesses,” said Jenny Yang, who handles the OPRF cham-

ber’s marketing and brand communication.

“So many small business owners go into business because they have expertise or a passion for women’s running or boutique coffee or whatever, but that doesn’t mean that they then understand cashflow, overhead, taxes, minimum wage, hiring and firing,” said Holt.

She continued, “People will come away from each session with three or five to-dos to go back to their office and do right away so that their business can function more securely, or it can function more efficiently.”

Holt wants every chamber to encourage their members to take part in the Professional Development Program, saying, “This is about us investing in the greater chamber community and what chambers offer small businesses.”

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JANUARY 8-15

BIG WEEK Teens & Tweens Afterhours at the Roos Join us for a special night just for tweens and teens!

Pre-register or drop in for a night dedicated to tweens and teens. A PG or PG -13 movie will be sho shown, the gym will be open, and pizza, popcorn orn and a beverage will be served. Comee hangg oout with ih friends (or make new friends) as you ou watch a movie, play ball, or try something methi hing new. Saturday, Jan. 11 from 8 too 10 p.m. for students in fifth through uggh eighth grade at the Roos Rec-reation Center, 7329 Harrison St. $7 for residents,, $10 for non-residents.

Sweet Toothh Tween Meetup Ever wonder about the secret behind making the sweet treats you see at Twisted Cookie? Meet up with us to find out and get a treat to enjoy! For tweens ages 8-11. Jan. 10 at 4 p.m. at Twisted Cookie, 7401 Madison St. Spaces are limited, so registration is a must. To guarantee a spot, visit the the Forest Park Public Library’s events page: fppl.evanced.info/signup/

Chili Cook-off Food, live music, raffles, kids’ zone, NFL playoff viewing, and lots of chili! Come on out to Opportunity Knocks’ 12th annual chili cook-off on Sunday, Jan. 12 from 12 to 5 p.m. at Fitzgerald’s in Berwyn, 6615 Roosevelt Rd. $25 pre-purchase or $30 at the door. Children 12 and under are free. To register, visit opportunityknocksnow.org/ok-chili-cook-off/

Winter Coat Drive Little Teeth Big Smiles will be accepting donations of warm, gently used coats, sweaters, gloves and scarves for Kids Kloset through Jan. 17. Please bring items to the office at 1125 Harlem Ave. during normal business hour hours. rs. QQuestions?

Call 7708708-386-5437.

Speakeasy in Forest Park Story Times at the Library Device Advice Do you need to figure out your tablet, eReader, laptop or smartphone? Get answers to your questions about apps, browsers, search engines and more at the Forest Park Public Library’s drop-in Tech-Lab. Jan. 14 from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Howard Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd.

Library story times are being held at the Howard Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd.

Bilingual Storytime. Wednesday, Jan. 8 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Ages 5 and under. This is a fun interactive story time with a mix of Spanish and English. Families of all languages will enjoy this event.

Merry Math Makers Storytime. Thursday, Jan. 9 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Ages 2 to 5. See the relationship between early math and literacy play out through this story time that explores early math concepts through participatory stories, hands-on activities and play.

Baby Bugs Lapsit Storytime. Tuesday, Jan 14 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. For babies and young toddlers. This story time focuses on classic rhymes and music and encourages close interaction between babies and young toddlers and their parents or caregivers. Some American Sign Language is incorporated every week.

Mother Goose Movers Toddler Storytime. Tuesday, Jan. 14 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Ages 2 to 4. A great story time for toddlers who can’t stop moving! This activity features short segments, lots of movement and music, and includes a weekly feature spotlighting rhymes and songs in Spanish, American Sign Language and other languages.

Join the Forest Park Historical Society on Jan. 17 from 7 to 10 p.m. for a look back on Forest Park in the Prohibition era in the side room of O’Sullivans, 7244 Madison Street.

Travel back in history with live music and enjoy a secretly good time. Each ticket for this event includes 1 speakeasy drink and nibbles. Prohibition-era costumes encouraged!

Tickets are available at www.forestparkhistory.org/

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JOIN US! Heritage Chorale is recruiting singers for its

upcoming spring concert series. To schedule an audition, please email heritagechorale@gmail.com.

The Chorale’s spring concert series will feature music of South America, including the “Misa Criolla”

by Ariel Ramírez, with performances scheduled for April 25 and 26. Rehearsals are in the Oak ParkForest Park-River Forest area on Monday evenings, 7:00/7:30 to 9:30, beginning January 27. For more information, visit www.heritagechorale.com.

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Description of armed robbers a match with other crimes The Dunkin Donuts at 7200 Circle Ave. was held up by two males in their late teens or early 20s on Jan. 4 at 4:43 p.m. One of the offenders displayed a handgun and directed the employees to open the register, saying, “Open it or I’ll shoot!” The second offender jumped over the center counter and approached the cash register. One of the employees opened the register, and the second offender took all the paper currency, estimated to be greater than $300, and put it in his pocket. The offenders fled the store and were last seen heading west through the lot on foot. Officers searched the area, including inside the CVS store nearby, but did not find the perpetrators.

At 6:51 p.m. on the same day, Forest Park police officers were informed that the Broadview PD was pursuing a vehicle wanted for an armed robbery. The vehicle, a gray Mercedes SUV, was pursued by the Oak Park, Broadview, Maywood and North Riverside police departments into Oak Park, where the car was abandoned in an alley.

The descriptions of the subjects matched those of the perpetrators who held up the Dunkin Donuts. They were described as black males between the ages of 18 and 22, both wearing white jeans. One had a black jacket with a red hoodie, and the other wore a black jacket with a red hat.

Items stolen from vehicle A small black Kershaw brand pocketknife, a pair of Oakley sunglasses and a tin of Acid brand cigars were stolen from a vehicle parked in back of a residence on the 400 block of Circle on Dec. 30 at 1:18 a.m.

The victim reported he had forgotten to lock his car, and though the contents had been “thrown around,” no damage was done. The victim said he had observed a white male in his early 50s with greyish/brown hair, wearing a turquoise jacket and white jeans looking into cars and yards during the day.

CTA train graffiti Three offenders cut a fence to gain access to the CTA train yard at 1 S. Harlem, where

for her identification to issue her a citation for disorderly conduct, she refused, but her friend retrieved the ID card from the offender’s purse and gave it to the officer. She was issued a local citation for disorderly conduct and released with the citation.

Forest Park Liquors employee attacked

they spray-painted graffiti on a train car on Dec. 31 at 9:11 p.m. They were last seen running northbound from the CTA tracks across the Metra train tracks into River Forest.

At 9:47 p.m. the same night, two offenders with matching descriptions were reported 711 Desplaines Ave. in the “jungle,” where they spray-painted graffiti on a train car.

The “jungle” is located between Concordia Cemetery and the I-290 expressway. One of the offenders, a white male, was wearing all black and the other had on a green sweatshirt. A third white male suspect was sitting inside a gold sedan, parked on the shoulder of I-290. The taggers fled on foot to the sedan, which proceeded westbound onto the expressway.

On Jan. 2, sometime after 6:30 a.m., a CTA train car was tagged with the same threeletter tag as in the “jungle” incident above.

Multiple garage thefts ■ Two

drills, a circular saw, three power tool batteries and battery chargers were stolen from a garage on the 800 block of Marengo on Dec. 29 at 2:12 p.m. The homeowner said he parked his vehicle in the alley early the previous day but left it unlocked.

He discovered his garage door opener missing from his vehicle and believes that is how the thief got into his garage.

■ A Ryobi leaf blower was reported stolen from a garage on the 800 block of Circle Avenue on Dec. 31 at 10:26 p.m. The victim said her vehicle, which was parked in the rear of her home, had been ransacked and her garage door opener was missing. Inside the garage, her other car was also ransacked, and her leaf blower was missing. There were no signs of forced entry to either vehicle, and the victim says the vehicle(s) may have been left unlocked. Nothing was stolen from inside the vehicles.

■ A lawn mower, a leaf blower and new shop lights were stolen from a garage on the 600 block of Harlem Avenue on Jan. 5 at 4:40 a.m. A tenant of the building witnessed the thief, who was wearing a white hoodie and black vest and appeared to be drunk because he fell into the door several times.

Disorderly conduct A customer at Doc Ryan’s, 7432 Madison St., refused to pay her tab and was throwing ice around the bar on Jan. 1 at 3:21 a.m. The reporting officer was waved down by a staff member. The officer spoke to the woman, who was visibly upset and yelling loudly at Doc Ryan’s staff members, telling her she needed to pay her tab. She finally did but crumpled the bill into a ball and threw it at a bartender. When the officer asked her

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An employee of Forest Park Liquors, 7429 Madison St., was closing up for the evening on Jan. 2 at 11:10 p.m. He began walking east from the store when two white females approached him. One of them, in her mid-20s with short hair and a white jacket with black lettering, began hitting him in the head with closed fists, causing him to fall and scrape his right arm and knee. According to the victim, the second female was trying to stop the attacker. He recognized both of them as customers from earlier in the evening, and he recalled that the attacker had seemed very intoxicated at the time. He said he does not know what prompted the attack, since he didn’t have issues with either of them. He declined medical intervention.

Cannabis stolen from bar A customer at Doc Ryan’s, 7432 Madison St., refused to leave the bar on Dec. 27 at 1:43 a.m. because a container with 3.5 grams of Crazy Train Haze cannabis was missing from his backpack. He told the reporting officer that he has a valid medical cannabis license and is a registered caregiver for his mother, who has cancer. He needed the marijuana to help her with the side effects of her treatment. He told officers he would sign complaints against an offender if one was identified.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Dec. 27-Jan. 5, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded.

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

Compiled by Maria Maxham

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New park marketing manager ‘fired up’ to start

Focus will be on social media, communication

By MARIA MAXHAM Staff Reporter

The Park District of Forest Park will soon have a full-time Communication and Marketing Manager. Adam Cumbee, who was hired for the new position, starts on Jan. 13.

The decision to recruit and hire a Communication and Marketing Manager arose from the need to have someone officially dedicated to communications and public relations for the park district, said Jackie Iovinelli, executive director of the park district.

“We want the best communication as possible with the residents of Forest Park,” Iovinelli said. “We want information about the park district getting to them from all angles.”

Rachel Entler has been in charge of marketing and communication for the park while also serving as the full-time recreation manager.

“She has really been doing two full-time jobs,” said Iovinelli. “We needed to separate the functions.” Entler will continue in her role as recreation supervisor.

Cumbee brings with him qualities Iovinelli says the park was looking for: park district experience, strong social media knowledge

and a solid business background. He has not only individually, but also as a team, spent the last four and a half years working which just gets me even more fired up about in marketing and social media the position. It’s an opportunifor the Des Plaines Park Disty to join a great team and help trict. He has also worked with a make a difference in the commarketing firm, handling social munity.” media for clients whose busiCumbee’s goals for the disnesses ranged from politics to trict are “to help continue to restaurants to recreation. And, develop a strong connection beprior to that, he worked in sports tween the community and the broadcasting and marketing for Park District of Forest Park.” a minor league hockey team.

The programs offered by the Working with the Des Plaines district and the “awesome faPark District, said Cumbee, has cilities,” he said, are things ADAM CUMBEE given him insight into the workhe wants to make sure all resiCommunication and Marketing ings of a park district and what dents know about.

Manager it needs to thrive from a market“We’re going to be very active ing point of view. on social media, and I want our pages to be a “Working in marketing and social media place for the community to come together for for the Des Plaines Park District has helped not only news and information but also fun me build a great foundation in understand- and conversation,” said Cumbee.

Cumbee’s passion for sports compelled ing the world of parks and recreation, which I can bring with me to this new position at the his interest in the position, but also drives his hobbies.

Park District of Forest Park,” said Cumbee.

“You can always find me talking about Cumbee, who has lived in Oak Park since July, says he loves Forest Park. That, plus sports,” said Cumbee, who writes about the the great reputation of Iovinelli, who some Chicago Blackhawks for TheHockeyWritof his Des Plaines Park District coworkers ers.com. He also plays men’s league baseknow, solidified his decision to apply. ball during the spring, summer and fall.

“I’m really excited to work with the staff,” Other hobbies include music, creative writsaid Cumbee. “I got to meet them during the ing and stand-up comedy. interview process, and I can tell they love Iovinelli said that over the past few years, what they do and believe in what they do park districts have been recognizing the

need for better marketing and communications. For a long time, she said, it was sort of an after-thought; the recreation staff would put together brochures and hand them out to residents.

Now, though, with the obvious impact and importance of social media, park districts have begun to understand the necessity of strong communication and marketing in terms of program enrollment and community engagement.

The process of finding Cumbee, who will be making $40,000 a year, involved an ad through the Illinois Parks and Recreation website, as well as advertising on the park district website. Resumes were given to the business manager, who removed all personal information from them before giving them to Iovinelli.

“I wanted to see the applicants’ qualifications without knowing who they were,” said Iovinelli. She interviewed five candidates, then chose two to meet the staff in a second round of interviews.

“It was important to see how the candidates fit in with the group,” Iovinelli said.

Iovinelli is excited about what having a full-time marketing and communication manager will mean for the park district.

“It’s going to be a game changer,” said Iovinelli. “With his business background and social media experience, he’s going to help us take the park district to the next level.”

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Religion Guide

First Congregational Church of Maywood

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

Refreshments and fellowship follow the service.

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

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

William S. Winston Pastor

Roman Catholic

Good Shepherd

Sunday Service 7AM, 9AM & 11:15AM Believer’s Walk of Faith Broadcast Schedule (Times in Central Standard Time) Television DAYSTAR (M-F)

3:30-4:00pm

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6:30-7:00am

Chicago, IL.

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Word Network

10:30-11:00am

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www.livingwd.org www.billwinston.org

West Suburban Temple Har Zion

1040 N. Harlem Avenue River Forest Meet our Rabbi, Adir Glick Pray, learn, and celebrate with our caring, progressive, egalitarian community.

Interfaith families are welcome.

Accredited Early Childhood Program Religious School for K thru 12 Daily Morning Minyan Weekly Shabbat Services Friday 6:30pm & Saturday 10:00am Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism 708.366.9000 www.wsthz.org

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 stemund.org

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

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

St. Giles Family Mass Community

Lutheran—ELCA

United Lutheran Church

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

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

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708/386-1576

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St. Edmund Catholic Church

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Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

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

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

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Grace Lutheran School

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

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

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

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

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

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

St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

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

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

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

Our Mass is family-friendly.

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

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

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

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

Jan 8 Feast of the Holy Family Catholic Christian 10-12 Mahayana New Year Buddhist 12 Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christian 13 Maghi Sikh 17 Blessing of the Animals Hispanic Catholic Christian

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Pot and equity

here are many reasons we support legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. At the top though is the opportunity it presents to fully reset decades of racially abusive prosecution of black people for using pot the exact same way white people did but winding up in jail, with a record and with lives in the ditch.

There is no explanation for this beyond systemic racism in policing, in prosecuting, in jailing. This was never an unintended consequence. It was the plan. And it worked.

Until now.

We were exuberant over New Year’s as Gov. J.B. Pritzker concurrently oversaw the legalization of weed and the purging of the criminal records of 11,000 fellow Illinois residents who had been caught up in this nefarious scheme.

That’s why the state’s application process for the 75 precious licenses to sell recreational pot that will be issued by spring includes a strong focus on what is being called social equity. Vendors who actively include the hiring and training of black and brown people either previously victimized by harsh pot prosecutions, or coming from communities which have been abused, will get extra consideration.

Michael Cardozo, the leading suitor for a Forest Parkbased dispensary and potentially a cultivation center, gets this. His recently-filed license application to the state reflects conscious choices already made to hire and train a number of people with such backgrounds.

With active support from Mayor Rory Hoskins, with Hoskins’ connections in Springfield, we expect that Cardozo and his company, Karuna, will get fair consideration.

It would be a good outcome if Forest Park wins a license to sell recreational marijuana and better yet if it wins a cultivation license. The first week of sales — currently through previously approved medical marijuana dispensaries — makes plain that there is strong demand for legal pot in all its varieties. We want to see Forest Park benefit.

Pot vs. video gaming Speaking of pot dispensaries, the new owner of the longtime R Place property on south Harlem says he’d potentially welcome a recreational marijuana shop in his building. He is also open to a new bar or restaurant use.

The site has advantages. Easy access for customers from multiple communities with its Harlem address. Plenty of parking, too. And proposed dispensary zoning to be considered by the village council later this month includes this portion of Harlem.

Time will tell.

While it is sad to see the closing of the locally owned and always locally generous R Place, we do push back on social media posters seeking to link the ban on video gaming approved by voters in town to the potential emergence of marijuana being sold in Forest Park.

These are two fully distinct and unrelated issues. In two public hearings last fall, it was clear there is no notable opposition to pot sales in Forest Park. The village council has been transparent in considering this issue.

Learning the 9 lessons of Christmas … the hard way

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think we are all in agreement that the holiday season is a time for reflection, a time for coming together, and a time for friends and family, kith and kin, to learn some things.

I don’t wish to brag, but my personal family did very well at that part of Christmas this year. We learned an enormous number of lessons in the span of maybe an hour and a half, and out of an abundant generosity of spirit, I am now going to share those lessons with all of you.

The First Lesson: Even the youngest among us can have valuable wisdom to share. In this case the specific wisdom shared by the smallest among us went something like this: “I don’t think you should ride my hoverboard in the house.”

Wise words from a 9-year-old. A festive reminder that prudence and caution are important values. With those words, Nine really captured the true spirit of the family holiday season; deep down, aren’t we all just trying not to get hurt?

Alas, her warning went unheeded by one specific bold adventurer, who elected to overrule Nine’s cautiousness (and also two other nearly identical warnings issued by Twelve and Thirty) which led directly to …

The Second Lesson: If you must ride a hoverboard in the house, it turns out that a narrow hallway carpeted in unanchored throw rugs is a suboptimal test track. Who knew, right? Rugs are great for traction. The dogs don’t skitter and scrabble on them. They aren’t slippery when wet.

Even rucked, these rugs are not going to trip you up, but just get kicked out of the way. However …

The Third Lesson: Throw rugs might be helpful under paws and feet but they are considerably disadvantageous as a surface for wheels.

NTSB investigators suspect the fringe gets wrapped around the axle in a difficulty analogous to what happens when you try to vacuum the rugs. We’re a little hazy on the exact mechanical difficulty encountered, though, because Lesson Three was quickly followed by …

Lesson Four: In the event of an abrupt and unplanned dismount, those fetching little wovenrag throw rugs are beyond useless as cushions.

This might be Lesson Five, really. (I dithered on whether Lesson Five was really Lesson Four and vice-versa for much, much longer than I care to admit, which is clearly saying something.) You be the judge when we get to …

Lesson Five: If one has broken one’s arm, one is probably aware of that right away, and so are the people in one’s vicinity. What happens is that you hit the floor, and when someone asks you if you are all right, you hold up your arm and in a

tone of interested surprise say, “I think I broke my arm.”

Most of the people who can see the speed of the swelling, even those in the room who are not medical people, will agree that it sure looks like you did. Even if it isn’t gruesome — no compound fracture or unsightly bulge or nauseating Theismann-esque new bend — you will learn …

The Sixth Lesson: Because a broken arm is surprisingly evident at a glance, the family will spring into action, helping the injured into a chair, creating a splint from a pillow and duct tape, calling local emergency rooms to assess wait times, and bursting into tears because “I said not to do that!!!!”

The Seventh Lesson: In times of crisis, our family gets very focused. One of us went, turned off all the burners on the stove and began putting the parcooked dinner away. Two of us consoled Nine. Two of us treated the intrepid rider.

One of us came downstairs, having missed much of the initial commotion, and casually asked the biggest question of the night: “Where are the dogs?”

The Eighth Lesson: You’re familiar with the “fight or flight” response in animals? In the three dogs present, the reaction to being woken up by a person landing on the floor hard enough to break a bone was flight. “Fight” never even came up.

Wasn’t even close.

Three of us went out the door after them. One of the doggos is too old to flee much anymore — she was in the driveway looking pleased — but the other two are 10 months old and were pretty fired up about this unplanned excursion. They could tell it was unplanned because they weren’t wearing collars. This led to a brief but exciting handicap match as one person attempted to wrangle two adrenalized bernedoodles by grabbing their ears and forelegs. No one enjoyed this.

Lesson Nine: While it feels more festive to wear dress pants and nice shoes for family holidays, jeans and gym shoes are a better choice in case one has to chase and subdue two puppies. The shoes the dog wrangler was wearing got dragged on the sidewalk in such a way that they might as well have just been given to the puppies directly as toys. The lady at the Allen Edmonds store offered an unreassuring assessment of the chances the shoes could be repaired, which I have reproduced here verbatim: “I guess we’ll try.”

How was your Christmas?

ALAN

BROUILETTE

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O B I T U A R I E S

L E T T E R S

D209 begins its superintendent search

Rose Marie Loeffelman, 90 Forest Park resident Rose Marie Loeffelman, 90, of Forest Park, died on Jan. 6, 2020. She was the mother of Robin (Jeff) Machul, and Dawn (Terry) Leninger, the grandmother of Kristin (Mark) Robins, and Tyler (Jess)

Leninger, and the great-grandmother of Finn Robins. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at St Bernardine Church at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, with visitation an hour prior.

Donna Andree, 73 Teacher and businesswoman Donna Andree, 73, who was born and raised in Oak Park, died on Jan. 4, 2020.

Born on Aug. 31, 1946 to Virginia and Delbert Andree, she attended Oak Park and River Forest High School (’63) and went on to earn two Master of Education degrees from Indiana University (B.A. ‘67/ MEd ‘70) and Northwestern University (‘93).

For 27 years, she was a devoted and enthusiastic teacher at PMSA, Proviso East, and Proviso West high schools, during which time she coached and led the academic decathlon team to a championship.

She was the proud owner of Christmas Branch custom ornaments for 46 years,

an avid reader of many books, a trueblue Cubs fan, a dedicated supporter of many organizations, such as PEO, and an honored sister in the Delta Zeta sorority, Indiana University chapter.

Donna Andree is survived by her children, Jill and Neil (Stephanie); and her grandchildren, Audrey and Charlotte.

A memorial visitation will be held at Forest Park’s Zimmerman-Harnett Funeral Home, 7319 W. Madison St. on Sunday, Jan. 12 from 2 to 7 p.m. followed by a service.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (www.lls.org).

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This Thursday, Jan. 9 at a special meeting, the District 209 school board will take the first step toward continuing the transformative work that has been taking place at Proviso High Schools over the past 4½ years. At this meeting, the D209 Board of Education will interview executive search firms and select the one best fit to secure the best qualified superintendent candidates for our consideration.

Once selected, the firm will assist the board throughout what should be a very exciting and galvanizing process of community engagement wherein all stakeholder groups are given the opportunity to voice their opinions and collectively create a profile of the optimal superintendent.

So much tremendous work has been ac-

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complished under the leadership of the D209 board and current Superintendent Jesse Rodriguez, yet so much work lies ahead. This is truly an exciting time as hiring a superintendent is the most important decision a board of education makes and we are committed to working transparently, collaboratively, and professionally to find the superintendent best suited to continue materializing the vision, mission, and goals of this Board of Education with the ultimate focus always and forever being to provide “Nothing But The Best” public education for our communities’ children.

Ned Wagner

President, Proviso Township High Schools District 209 Board of Education

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Letters to the editor can be received by e-mail at ktrainor@wjinc.com, or by mail to Forest Park Review, 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, Ill., 60302.

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Prohibition in town One hundred years ago this month the “Dry Law” went into effect, and Forest Park saloon keepers faced a major shift in their business models. Some remained open as soft drink parlors, some relied more on their restaurant business, some converted into grocery stores and others closed all together.

The same week that marked the prohibition of alcohol, construction and facade work began on the Forest Park State Bank. Located at 7401 Madison, the Forest Park State Bank was the oldest bank in Proviso Township, with roots going back to in 1897. It was originally known as the Roos and Sharade, then A. Roos and Sons, Bankers and then Harlem State Savings Bank.

While the first floor was used for banking, the second floor had offices which included the private lending library run by Meta Roos and other women from Harlem. It also housed the physician office of Dr. Clarence Hemingway, father of Ernest Hemingway.

For more photos, visit the Historical Society blog at ForestParkReview.com.

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Accounting Manager (Chicago, IL) For Engg Consulting firm, analyze fin’l info & prep fin’l reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit & loss, tax liability, or other fin’l activities. Prep balance sheets, profit & loss statements, & other fin’l reports. Communicate & coord w/ third party tax & acctg consultants. Reqmts are: Bach Deg in Acctg, Finance, or Business Admin.

Mail resume to Baumann Consulting Inc., Attn: Mr. Baumann, President, 180 N LaSalle St, Ste 2210, Chicago, IL 60601

Part Time Positions Available for After-School Recreation / Day Care Worker Youth Development Specialist on site at Oak Park public schools The Day Care Program of Hephzibah Children’s Association is accepting applications for nurturing individuals to provide care and supervision of 5-11-year-old children in the After School Day Care program on site at Oak Park public schools.

The days and hours are Mon – Fri from 2:30-6:00 PM and 2:00-6:00 PM on Wednesdays.

NETWORK SPECIALIST The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Network Specialist in the Information Technology Department.

The ideal candidate will need to be knowledgeable and capable to apply the principles and procedures of computer systems, such as, data communication, hierarchical structure, backups, testing and critical analysis.Hardware and software configuration of computers, servers and mobile devices, including computing environments of Windows Server and Desktop OS and applications, Unix/Linux OS, VMware, IOS/ Android. Network protocols, security, configuration and administration, including firewalls, routers, switches and wireless technology. Cabling and wiring, including fiber network, telephone, serial communication, termination, and punch-down.

Telecommunications theory and technology, including VoiP, serial communication, wireless protocols, PBX, fax, voicemail and auto-attendant. Interested and qualified applicants can visit our website at http:// www.oak-park.us/ for more details.

Plan and supervise arts and crafts, indoor & outdoor play, games, sports, homework help and more.

PARKING RESTRICTION COORDINATOR The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parking Restriction Coordinator in the Development Customer Services Department. This position will plan and coordinate all activities and operations associated with the Village of Oak Park Parking Restrictions Program and provide assistance to the Parking & Mobility Services Manager and the Director of Development Customer Services in coordinating the provision of such services to the public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oakpark.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than January 17, 2020.

PART-TIME BUS DRIVER The Village of Forest Park has immediate opening for a responsible part-time PACE Bus Driver to transport senior citizens, disabled residents and school children. Must have a valid Illinois C Class CDL license and attend PACE training.

In addition, must be physically fit and submit to criminal background check, annual physical exam and drug and alcohol testing. $12$14.00/hour DOQ. Apply in person at Howard Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park.

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Requirements include: - previous experience working with children - 6 semester hours in education, recreation, social work or related college courses Immediate openings available for the current school year.

Contact MJ Joyce at mjjoyce@hephzibahhome.org Equal Opportunity Employer PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOREST PARK, IL The Forest Park Police Department, seeks a Part-Time Parking Enforcement Officer. Eligible candidates will be required to pass an aptitude test and an extensive background check. Qualifications include high school diploma (or equivalent), a valid driver’s license, knowledge of basic parking regulations, and good verbal and written skills.

EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS ARE MANDATORY. Open until filled. Applications are available at Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Ave. or at www.forestpark. net and should be returned Attn: Vanessa Moritz, Village Clerk, Village of Forest Park, 517 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL 60130. Email: vmoritz@forestpark.net.

RECEPTION/VETERINARY ASSISTANT Reception/Veterinary Assistant. Full time. Apply in person at Melrose Park Animal Hospital 1815 W. North Avenue 708-345-7640 Sr. Quantitative Associate, Risk Modeling and Analytics (job code 39677BR); Sr. Quantitative Associate, Real Estate (job code 39678BR) to work in Chicago, IL. Opportunity to work from home. KeyBank National Association, apply online at www.keybank.com. Must reference job code. EOE.

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SUBURBAN RENTALS CICERO Lg 3 RMS, 1BR. $795/mo. No pets.

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CITY RENTALS APARTMENT FOR RENT 5400 W BLK GLADYS 2 bedroom apt w 1/bath 2nd floor of 2 flat building in Austin area. $1200/ mo. + 1 mo. security. Avail Feb. 1.

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COMMERCIAL SPACE BERWYN FOR RENT/LEASE STORE OR OFFICE App. 750 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.

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Notice to Prospective Village of Oak Park Federal Grants Applicants The Program Year (PY) 2020 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application process begins January 31, 2020.

For PY 2020, which runs from October 1, 2020 to September 30, 2021, there will be an estimated $225,000 available in Village Public Service CDBG funds and $80,000 in Public Facilities Improvements CDBG funds. Other PY 2020 grant funds will be set aside for Village-run activities.

The federal CDBG program is a source of funding that addresses local housing and community development needs. These funds are available to non-profit organizations that serve primarily low and moderate income persons residing in Oak Park. Each proposed activity must meet one of the CDBG Program’s National Objectives and be eligible. Grant funds are for non-profit agencies, not individuals.

Applications for PY 2020 CDBG funds must be completed online and will be available January 31, 2020 on the Village’s website at www.oak-park.us/PY2020Grants The Application process runs from January 31, 2020 to February 28, 2020, with the option of an early, feedback-eligible “safer” due date of February 21, 2020.

To instruct potential Applicants on the grants and on the online application process, the Village will hold a CDBG Application Workshop from 10-11 a.m., Friday, January 31, 2020 in Room 201 (Council Chambers) of Village Hall at 123 Madison Street in Oak Park. Reasonable accommodations will be made for nonEnglish speaking persons and for people with disabilities. For more information call 708.358.5416.

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

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

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JANUARY 23rd, 2020 at 7:00 PM

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION JANUARY 23rd, 2020 at 7:00 PM

NOTICE is hereby given that the Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, January 23rd at 7:00 p.m. in the Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois for the purpose of considering a request for a variance regarding 3518 Oak Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513 (PIN 15-34-401-029-0000).

Legal Description: Lot 10 in Block 6 in Grossdale, a subdivision of the southeast quarter of Section 34, Township 39 North, Range 12 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, Illinois.

The public is invited to attend the public hearing and present oral and/ or written comments.

NOTICE is hereby given that the Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, January 23rd at 7:00 p.m. in the Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois for the purpose of considering a request for a special use for a daycare at 9109 Ogden Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513 (PINs 18-03-216-064-0000 and 18-03-216-004-0000).

Legal Description: Lots 3, 4, 5 and 6 in Block 2 in Roosevelt Park, being a subdivision in part of the west ½ of the northeast ¼ of section 3, township 38 north, range 12 east of the third principal meridian in Cook County, Illinois.

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The application including the proposed final development may be viewed at the Village of Brookfield Village Hall during normal business hours. Written comments may be provided prior to the public hearing to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Elyse Vukelich, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513. Please reference PZC Case 20-02.

The application including the proposed final development may be viewed at the Village of Brookfield Village Hall during normal business hours. Written comments may be provided prior to the public hearing to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Elyse Vukelich, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513. Please reference PZC Case 20-01.

Individuals with disabilities requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in any meeting should contact the Village of Brookfield (708) 485-7344 prior to the meeting. Wheelchair access is available through the front (South) entrance of Village Hall.

Individuals with disabilities requiring a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in any meeting should contact the Village of Brookfield (708) 485-7344 prior to the meeting. Wheelchair access is available through the front (South) entrance of Village Hall.

By the Order of Chuck Grund, Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman.

By the Order of Chuck Grund, Planning and Zoning Commission Chairman.

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SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NOTICE Village of Brookfield Special Warrant No. 361 NOTICE is hereby given that the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, County Division has rendered judgment for a special assessment upon property benefited by the following improvement: the public alley in the 3500 block between Forest Avenue and Prairie Avenue in the Village of Brookfield, as will more fully appear from the certified copy of the judgment on file in my office and that the warrant for the collection of this assessment is in my possession. All persons interested are hereby notified to call and pay the amount assessed at the collector’s office of the Village of Brookfield, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513 within 30 days from the date hereof.

The assessment may be paid in ten (10) equal annual installments at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum payable beginning on January 2, 2020, and on the 2nd day of January of each of the nine successive years. Each installment is to be calculated as follows: ten percent (10%) of the total amount assessed against the tax parcel of property plus interest at the rate of six (6%) percent per annum on the unpaid balance due.

Dated: December 23, 2019.

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LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed Bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302 Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday January 22, 2020 for the following: Village of Oak Park 2020 Parkway Tree Watering Contract Bid Number: 20-105 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 Forestry Superintendent, Rob Sproule, rsproule@oak-park.us and the Village’s website http:// www.oak-park.us/bid.

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

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The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed Bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302 Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time until 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday January 22, 2020 for the following: Village of Oak Park 2020 Irrigation Maintenance Bid Number: 20-104

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 Forestry Superintendent, Rob Sproule, rsproule@oak-park.us and the Village’s website http:// www.oak-park.us/bid.

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

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION F/K/A RBS CITIZENS, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHARTER ONE BANK, F.S.B SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO HINSDALE FEDERAL BANK FOR SAVINGS Plaintiff, -v.CARL T. GROESBECK, LEIGHTON HOLDINGS, LTD., UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 009347 331 N. TAYLOR AVENUE 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 March 19, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 31, 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 331 N. TAYLOR AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-109-0110000 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

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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. 14-16-08522 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 16 CH 009347 TJSC#: 39-7886 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 # 16 CH 009347 I3140426 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST Plaintiff, -v.CHRISTINA LOCELSO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF THERESA LOCELSO, DAMON RITENHOUSE, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR THERESA LOCELSO (DECEASED) Defendants 2019 CH 04850 1130 S. HARVEY AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 10, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 22, 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 1130 S. HARVEY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-17-319-0130000 The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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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. 14-19-01584 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 04850 TJSC#: 39-7931 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 04850 I3140848

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 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. 14-18-07459 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 08851 TJSC#: 39-8067 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2018 CH 08851 I3141155

amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

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

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 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. 321472 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 18 CH 05792 TJSC#: 39-7333 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 18 CH 05792 I3139989

in the above cause on October 2, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 3, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1039 ELGIN AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-422-0300000,15-13-422-031-0000 The real estate is improved with a two story single family home with a two car detached garage.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 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. 9558 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 10 CH 50958 TJSC#: 39-8122 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 10 CH 50958 I3141813

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

The judgment amount was $100,942.18.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.KAREN RONEY, GUL RONEY, WEST SUBURBAN BANK AS TRUSTEE UTA DATED 10/24/94, KNOWN AS TRUST NO. 10237, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 10 CH 50958 1039 ELGIN AVENUE FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered

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