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Auditor declares negative village fund balance General fund supported by $900K transfer from the water fund

By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter

Despite a negative fund balance in the general fund and the daunting task of replacing nearly half a million in lost

annual revenue in the coming years, auditors have declared Forest Park’s books above board.

Christine Torres of Crowe Horwath, the village’s auditors, spoke in positive terms at the Jan. 14 village council meeting as she provided a review of her firm’s audit for the

fiscal year ending April 30, 2018.

She noted that all opinions in the audit are unmodified, which she explained is “the best you can get.” Opinions See AUDIT on page 11

‘I’m not going to limit myself,’ says new commish Brandon Johnson not backing off from Medicare for All, corporate head tax proposals

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Brandon Johnson, a former Chicago Public Schools teacher and Austin resident, pulled off a narrow, seemingly unlikely, victory against incumbent Richard Boykin to win the 1st District Cook County Commissioner seat by running well to the left of his opponent.

Now that he’s been sworn-in, the veteran organizer is poised to be the most vocal progressive on the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

“There’s opportunity for real, bold progressive ideas to come from the county level of government,” Johnson said in his first interview with Forest Park Review since taking office.

The former Chicago Teachers Union organizer said See JOHNSON on page 12

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Eddy Morales, left, and Mickey Foster, both 7 and of Forest Park, play in the snow on Saturday, Jan. 19, during a snowman building contest outside of the park district building on Harrison Street in Forest Park. See more photos on page 10.

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Our past is expanding in the present

eeping our history vibrant and relevant to the village has been a challenge for the Historical Society of Forest Park. Our history may be rich but the society isn’t. A dedicated group of volunteers has done their best to keep the society in the public eye, but there’s only so much they can accomplish. Jerry Lordan believes the society could cast a wider net for volunteers by forming the Friends of the Historical Society (FOHS).

Jerry is the former chairman of the board. He helped in the renaissance of the society in 2010 and wants it to have a greater role in the life of our community. He came up with the idea of forming the FOHS during his final term. The current board approved the formation at their September meeting.

The historical society was founded in 1975 by Dr. Frank Orland. Jerry recalls Dr. Orland as the driving force behind it but believes it should no longer be under the control of an individual or a small group of volunteers. FOHS will broaden the engagement between

individuals and the society. It would provide a labor pool of volunteers to put on historical society events.

These events not only raise money with ticket sales, they increase membership and encourage more contributions.

When it comes to philanthropy, people can give of their talent, time and treasure. Time is the most valuable of these gifts.

When people donate their time, they tend to be more generous with their donations.

An FOHS can also expand their vision of village history.

There is already great interest in our labor history and the legacy of local veterans buried here. Jerry would like to see programs focusing on the history of the Potawatomi, the French fur trade and the impact of railroads on Forest Park. Sometimes these topics can interconnect, like when local railroad workers enlisted in the Union Army.

Besides helping host events, the FOHS could begin the task of putting hard copies from the archives into an electronic database. Currently, the society has file cabinets full of newspaper clippings. Fortunately,

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may be rich but the society isn’t isn’t.

they are organized by topic, which would make it easier for electronic transfer.

The hard copies would be preserved but searching through file cabinets is an outmoded method of research. Providing this information online will make the collection more accessible to the public.

Engaging the public is the key to making the society grow. The FOHS would attract more volunteers, increase membership and invite newcomers to become board members. It would make the society more of a presence in Forest Park. All of these efforts could enable the society to lease a new home, where museum artifacts would be displayed.

Jerry is planning to formally launch the FOHS in June to commemorate President James Polk granting land to early settler Leon Bourassa. Among the society’s treasures is the document signed by President Polk. Jerry hopes this will someday be displayed for all of Forest Park to see.

Our sense of our history is expanding and that’s good news for the present as well as our future as a community.

■ John Rice is a columnist/private detec-

tive, who has seen his business and family thrive in Forest Park. He thoroughly enjoys life in the village and still gets a thrill smelling Red Hots, watching softball and strolling through cemeteries. Jrice1038@aol.com

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In the winter of 1955 Forest Park children could be found ice skating at the flooded tennis courts at the Park District and on the south end of town at Circle at 16th Street, Reiger Park where the basket-

ball courts were flooded and frozen for figure skating and ice hockey rinks.

For warmer skating, St. Bernardine's hosted roller skating in their parish hall on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.

N(ICE): Energetic youngsters in February of 1955 braved the elements to ice skate at the flooded tennis courts at Harrison and Hannah. Photo from Forest Park Review, February 3, 1955.

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Promotions define police department

The number of police officers with less than five years of service has increased from two in 2016 to 10 today

By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter

A minor reorganization of the Forest Park Police Department leadership team was completed Jan. 14 when the Village Council approved the promotions of Chris Chin and Nick Petrovic.

Following the retirement of Lt. Justin Diano Jan. 1, Chin was promoted from sergeant to lieutenant and Petrovic from detective to sergeant.

Mayor Anthony Calderone administered the oath of office to each Jan. 18.

“On a personal note, I am happy for Chris and Nick,” said Thomas Aftanas, police chief. “They are respected by their peers and they do a great job. I am confident in their abilities and know they will lead by example. “ Chin started with Forest Park in April 2008 and served the last 3-1/2 years as a sergeant. He received a bachelor’s degree from Loyola University in Chicago with a major in psychology and a minor in sociology. He is on pace to earn a master’s degree in public safety administration from Lewis University in Lockport in August. Chief Aftanas said he will be assigned as the administrative lieutenant in charge of training and the records department/desk clerks.

Petrovic started with Forest Park in July 1998. He has been a detective since April 2002. Petrovic has a bachelor’s degree in

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TOP COPS: Chris Chin has been promoted to lieutenant and Nick Petrovic has been elevated to sergeant.

Law Enforcement Administration from Calumet College of St. Joseph in Whiting, Ind. Aftanas said he will initially remain in the detectives unit but will eventually be reassigned to patrol.

Diano’s tenure as a lieutenant was short.

He was promoted from sergeant in November to replace Lt. Steve Weiler, whose retirement took effect Oct. 31. Diano’s position as sergeant was filled by the promotion of Officer Nick Defors.

The promotions started in September, when Officer Dan Pater moved up to sergeant, replacing Eric Bell, who had been unable to work since suffering a “significant” shoulder injury while on duty in October

2016 and filed for duty disability in 2017.

In addition to all leadership positions being filled, the department reached full strength Dec. 28 when Brendan Reilly, 23, took the oath of office as a probationary officer. Combined with the additions of Marc R. Stone and Miguel A. Rios, who took the oath of office at the Dec. 19 Village Council meeting, the hiring fills the vacancies created by the departures of Diano and Weiler plus that of Officer Harold Grimes who retired in October.

Reilly, of Naperville, received a bachelor’s degree from Western Illinois University in Macomb in May 2017. His major was law enforcement and justice administration and

his minor was sociology.

Reilly and Stone started a 3-1/2 month training at the Chicago Police Academy Jan. 7. On graduation, they will undergo three months of field training.

Because he previously served with the Cicero Police Department for 11 years, Rios did not need to attend the police academy and began field training Dec. 18.

The department has added 11 probationary officers since the beginning of 2017 although one dropped out of the police academy and another resigned shortly after graduating from the police academy.

The addition of three probationary officers in December 2017, added to the two officers hired previously in 2017, brought the department to full strength for the first time since 2015. Including Reilly, Rios and Stone, six officers were hired in 2018. Benito Marti and Arleta Kochan, who joined the department in August, are still at the police academy but expected to graduate this month.

Aftanas said the number of officers with less than five years of service has increased from two in 2016 to 10, including the four officers still at the police academy. He also said the average length of service time in 2016 was 13 years, adding he does not know the current average but is sure it has “significantly dropped” due to the retirements.

The department has 38 sworn officers, including one chief, one deputy chief, three lieutenants and seven sergeants.

Spanish language school says adios to Madison St. storefront The school will transform into “Uncommon Mexico,” a twice-monthly immersive trip service

By LUCIA WHALEN Contributing Reporter

After three years of teaching Spanish classes and selling Mexican art on Madison Street, La Casa De Frida owner Jennifer DiProva is closing down her storefront and taking her Spanish classes on the road.

La Casa De Frida opened its doors at 7415 Madison St. in 2016 and featured imported Mexican pottery, framed art and photography. However, the Mexican art only served as a supplement to the true heart of La Casa De Frida: Spanish classes. DiProva attributes the success of La Casa De Frida to the steady flow of adult students seeking Spanish lessons, and said she currently teaches 80 students.

“All of my business came from word of mouth,” she explained, “I never did any marketing; I had no website. All I used was Facebook and a sidewalk sign, and I made money every month for three years.”

But now, La Casa De Frida is transitioning from a storefront language school to a Spanish language and culture immersion

program under the new name, “Uncommon Mexico,” which will offer two trips monthly to different parts of central Mexico.

The business transition seems like a natural step for DiProva, who spent 32 years living in Mexico before moving back to the U.S. and working as a professional Spanish translator and teacher. DiProva offered Spanish immersion trips occasionally as part of the La Casa De Frida programming, and after receiving rave reviews from her students, she realized the opportunity to focus more intently on these tours.

“The deciding factor for me to evolve into a new business was when a former student came on a trip with her husband and said that it was one of the most incredible experiences of their lives,” she said.

DiProva, who owns a home in Guanajuato, a town south of Mexico City, takes students on new adventures and away from the typical tourist destinations.

“I take people on an experience that they couldn’t do for themselves,” she said.

DiProva received her first introduction

to Spanish the way most Americans do: through grade school language classes. She attributes the development of her love of the language to her high school Spanish teacher.

“More than just teaching the language, she passed her enthusiasm for culture along to me,” she said.

Following high school, DiProva attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for a year before transferring to the Universidad de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico. From there, she lived in various parts of Mexico, including 11 years in Cancun, where she gave birth to her son.

Much like her high school teacher, DiProva attributes her success as a teacher to her passion for Mexican culture.

“My students get every bit of the passion that I have for the culture; it makes the learning more interesting,” she said, adding, “I don’t teach like a traditional classroom; I teach my students how to use instinct and think logically through language. I teach about culture, people and traditions.”

According to DiProva, her students saw

success with her methods, which led to their signing up for the Spanish immersion trips.

Through Uncommon Mexico, DiProva will be offering two trips per month, beginning in August 2019. A short five-day trip covering one city will be offered at the beginning of each month, while a longer seven- to 10-day trip will be offered at the end of each month, covering two cities. Cities on the itinerary include Mexico City, Puebla, Cuernavaca, Taxco, Guanajuato, Queretaro, Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta.

While the previous immersion trips based out of La Casa De Frida were primarily filled with DiProva’s language students, the Uncommon Mexico trips are open to anyone interested in increasing their language knowledge or who would like to experience a new adventure.

The storefront located at 7451 Madison has been rented and will be taken over by new tenants on April 1. DiProva said she believes the new business will offer aromatherapy or massages, but that she did not have any details.

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Heroin bust outside McDonald’s Police approached a Jeep Cherokee about 12:55 p.m. on Jan. 15 in the McDonald’s parking lot, 420 Desplaines Ave. Officers report seeing the driver stuff an item down her shirt. Kathryn Olnhausen, 33, of Oakbrook Terrace, immediately began pleading with police not to arrest her since it was her son’s birthday. A name check revealed she had a suspended license.

Police asked what she concealed in her shirt and she said nothing, continuing to fidget and plead with police not to arrest her. She agreed to have a female officer search her person. A policewoman arrived, searched Olnhausen and found a blue bag in her sweatshirt, which contained suspected heroin and narcotics.

She told police she started using narcotics about three months ago, and was on her way back home from Chicago, where she had bought the heroin.

Olnhausen received two counts of possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug equipment, suspended driver’s license and an equipment violation.

Shots fired on Roosevelt Police arrived at an apartment complex on the 8200 block of Roosevelt Road about 7 p.m. on Jan. 15, on a call that gunshots were fired.

A witness told police they heard gunshots coming from Miller Meadow. Another witness told police they heard gunshots and saw three subjects in the apartment courtyard.

Officers found five shell casings on the south side of 8280 Roosevelt Road.

Chicago man dead on Blue Line The Forest Park Fire Department pronounced a Chicago man dead on the Blue Line at about 6:39 a.m. on Jan. 16. Police were initially called to the scene on a report that the man was unconscious. The K-9 supervisor said he found the victim lying face down in a train car. There was a woman with him who said she would take his belongings and was allowed to leave on arrival. The man was transported to Oak Park hospital, where a doctor pronounced him dead at 7:13 a.m. Hospital staff identified the man as a previous patient. The case is pending with the medical examiner.

Pace bus driver doused at station A Chicago man threatened then threw water at a Pace bus driver at the Forest Park Blue Line station around 6:10 a.m. on Jan. 18. The driver told police the Chicago man attempted to pay just $1 to get on the bus at the intersection of Wolf Road and North Avenue in the city. When the driver said he needed to pay full fare, the Chicago man replied, “I’ll spit on you, I’ll slap the [expletive] out of you” and continued threatening her until they reached 711 Desplaines Ave. Before he left, the Chicago man allegedly

threw water in her face, soaking her CTA uniform. The man denied doing so. He has received a misdemeanor battery charge, with a felony battery charge pending.

DUI driver rolls onto sidewalk Police discovered a Jeep Cherokee with a torn bumper revving its engine on the sidewalk of the 1000 block of Desplaines Avenue about 2:46 a.m. on Jan. 20. Daniel Bates, 42, of Bartlett, handed officers an expired insurance card. A name check revealed his driver’s license was revoked. Bates stepped out of the car, leaning on the driver’s side door for support. He told police he had “a few Henny’s,” referring to Hennessy cognac.

He failed his field sobriety tests.

The Jeep, which sustained “significant damage” to the front passenger side tire, rear passenger side tire, rear bumper and transmission, was towed. Bates was transported to the station, where he blew a blood alcohol content of 0.296, more than three times the legal limit. He received a felony charge of aggravated DUI, felony aggravated driving while license is revoked, as well as charges for operating an uninsured vehicle and improper lane usage.

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DUI driver in three-car accident Police responded to the intersection of Harlem and 16th Street, on a call that a three-vehicle accident had occurred. Officers spoke with a Sterling man who had been driving a Ford. The man told police he was driving west on 16th, made a wide turn and struck a Jeep Wrangler. The impact of the crash caused the Jeep to hit a Nissan Quest.

The man handed police his wallet, even though they had not asked for it. He said, “I’m not going to lie to you, I drank three to four Modelo beers.” He was charged with two counts of DUI, improper lane usage and failure to reduce speed.

Teens take car A Chrysler 300 was stolen from Thornton’s Gas Station about 9:05 p.m. on Jan. 20.

The driver left his vehicle running while he went into pay at 601 Harlem Ave. When he entered the store, the clerk told him his car was just stolen.

The clerk told police a group of teens had been hanging out at the gas station for about an hour, “waiting on their ride,” and two of the teens got into the Chrysler 300 and drove southbound on Harlem. The rest of the group fled on foot.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Jan. 15-21, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded.

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Local grad is fundraising to stay in college Jabria Smith needs $2,800 to stay in school

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

An Oak Park and River Forest High School graduate is raising money to stay in school, after transferring universities and being overwhelmed by the high cost of living and an overloaded course schedule. Jabria Smith, whose father also operates Pit Zone BBQ in Forest Park, said she has until mid-January to pay down the $2,800 she owes to St. Xavier University in Chicago — otherwise she will not be able to register for classes.

“My mom says college should be free because there are people who are actually out here and they’re trying and they’re struggling and there aren’t that many resources,” Smith said. “If some people could just help me out, I wouldn’t take it for granted.”

Smith, who graduated from OPRF in 2016, was inspired to follow in the footsteps of an advanced placement (AP) English teacher she had when she was a junior.

OPRF instructor Avram Lessing guided Smith through a year-long ethnography project about being the only African-American student in her AP English class. Before moving to Oak Park for high school, Smith said she lived in Chicago, where she was always surrounded by people of color. But when she arrived at OPRF, she started notic-

ing that “I was the only African American in my honors and in my AP classes,” she said.

When Lessing mentioned it, he “shined a light on it,” which led Smith to question many of the aspects of life at OPRF. “Why do we create these boxes for us to live in?” Smith wondered.

The following year, Smith graduated from OPRF and enrolled at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), where she studied sociology with the eventual goal of teaching high school juniors — just like Lessing.

“It was going to be free unless I lived on campus,” she said of UIC. So she lived at home in Oak Park for two years. During that time her father, Obidise Smith, also opened Pit Zone BBQ in Forest Park “He’s been doing this for over 10 years; he used to drive back and forth; he’d call them ‘Rib Runs.’ He’d go out south and let people know he was there and they’d come buy barbecue from out of the back of the car,” Smith recalled.

Her father participated in Forest Park’s annual Ribfest competition for about six years, which convinced him to pursue his dream of opening a restaurant in the village. Smith said she had never spent much time in Forest Park before but felt immediately welcomed by the murals she’d see driving to her dad’s place over the Circle Avenue bridge.

“It’s so beautiful, it’s one of my favorite things to see. There’s just so much love there; that’s one of my favorite things about Forest Park,” she said.

In addition to driving to her father’s restaurant, Smith continued to commute to school but always felt she was missing the real college experience. At the same time, her sister had a child, and the growing family continued to live in the Oak Park family home.

“I just feel like I needed that sense of being on my own because I’ve never done that before. I have four sisters; I always have someone there,” she said. “Home is getting kind of difficult as I’m growing up because my older sister still lives there, too, and she just had a baby. It’s just not ideal for me to stay there.”

This summer, Smith transferred to St. Xavier University, where she chose to live on campus for the sake of freedom and “so I could use the resources.” She pays for the venture by working as a part-time desk officer for public safety at the school, where she watches who enters and exits buildings and checks students’ IDs. “The library is there, I have quick access to my professors if I need to run over and ask them for help. … It’s ideal for me to work somewhere where I don’t have to drive back and forth,” she said.

But the university only employs Smith

about 15 hours per week, which she said equates to about $500 per month.

“When I have to pay tuition, that doesn’t really make a difference,” she said.

She also had to enroll in 18 credit hours per semester — the avJABRIA SMITH erage student takes OPRF graduate 12 — in order to graduate on time next year. Despite the heavy course load and part-time work, Smith said her grades are fairly high.

“Last semester, I got a 3.0,” she said.

Smith will work as a resident advisor during her senior year at St. Xavier next year, which will allow her to cover all her costs.

This winter break, she had two jobs lined up to pay down her remaining debt, but they fell through.

Smith was supposed to return to school on Jan. 12 but didn’t have the funds to register for classes. That day, “as a last resort, desperate, just thinking of what I could do,” she started a Facebook fundraiser titled, “Keeping Jabria in School: Spring 2019.” Nearly 15 residents have donated about $600 to the fundraiser, but Smith needs to get her account balance down to $450 before she can register for the second semester of her junior year.

“I just would really appreciate some assistance,” she said. “I’m not going to take the money and just not get good grades. It’s not like I’m not trying.”

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Pace releases study of ‘Pulse’ route for Harlem Avenue Implementation still years away, but is a priority

By BOB UPHUES Senior Editor

A high-tech, rapid transit bus route from Elmwood Park to Bridgeview along Harlem Avenue is one step closer to reality with the recent completion of Pace Suburban Bus and the Regional Transportation Authority’s Central Harlem Avenue Corridor Study.

The RTA, which provided funding for the year-long study, announced its completion on Jan. 15.

“The Pulse program is a key part of Pace’s plan to modernize our network of public transportation services to better serve the communities of northeastern Illinois,” said Rocky Donahue, Pace’s interim executive director in a press release. “Studies and plans like this help us lay a solid foundation to build the transportation system our region deserves.”

Harlem Avenue was one of seven proposed Pulse corridors deemed “near-term priorities.” Other near-term priority corridors include Cermak Road from the 54th Avenue Pink Line station to Yorktown Center and Roosevelt Road from the Forest Park Blue

Line terminal to Oakbrook Center.

Another 28 corridors in the greater Chicago area are considered mid- or long-term priorities by Pace.

It will be some time before Pulse service debuts along Harlem Avenue, perhaps three to five years, but the corridor was identified as a priority route by Pace when it rolled out its Pulse rapid-transit concept.

The next step for Pace will be to identify funding for a roughly year-long environmental review, which will analyze the impact the new bus route would have on the corridor.

When completed, the Harlem Avenue Pulse route will augment the buses that already serve the Harlem Avenue corridor, but will be more frequent and have special stations spaced about a half-mile apart along the route, a 10-mile stretch in which 85,000 people live and 25,000 work, according to the study.

The stations themselves will be outfitted with “interior lighting, seating, bicycle racks, and overhead heating for passenger comfort during winter months,” according to Pace’s Pulse website.

In addition, the stations will be fully ADAcompliant and will have a vertical marker, making them easy to identify and an electronic display providing real-time bus ar-

rival times and other information.

The buses themselves will have WiFi, device-charging stations, and will be equipped with transit signal priority technology, much like that used by police and fire departments, which can shorten red lights or lengthen green lights in order to keep buses moving along the corridor.

Right now, according to the study, bus trips along Harlem Avenue take 40 to 50 percent longer than auto trips.

The first Pulse route — which has been in the works since 2014 — will begin operation in late summer 2019 along Milwaukee Avenue, connecting the Jefferson Park transit center in Chicago with the Golf Mill Shopping Center in Niles.

That route was supposed to have started in 2018, but the project has faced a variety of delays, including permit delays triggered by an unexpected need to move a water main. Getting the first route up and running has been a learning experience, said Pace’s media relations manager, Maggie Daly Skogsbakken.

“With the first line there was a lot of legwork that’s been done that will expedite the others,” Skogsbakken said. “We’re hitting our momentum on this program.”

The one new wrinkle in implementing the Harlem Avenue corridor route is that it in-

volves so many municipalities. The Milwaukee Avenue Pulse route involved just two.

This new line includes Elmwood Park, River Forest, Oak Park, Forest Park, Berwyn, North Riverside, Riverside, Stickney, Lyons, Forest View, Summit, Chicago, Bedford Park and Bridgeview.

“That will add time, because of the public outreach we like to do,” said Skogsbakken.

The completed study has also identified high-priority locations for Pulse stations along Harlem Avenue. Those locations include North Avenue, Circle Avenue/South Boulevard, Madison Street, the Eisenhower Expressway, Roosevelt Road, Cermak Road, the BNSF rail corridor, Ogden Avenue, 63rd Street and 71st Street.

Medium-priority locations include Division Street, Chicago Avenue, 16th Street, 47th Street and Archer Avenue. Low-priority locations are Longcommon Road, 41st Street and the Stevenson Expressway.

Other recommendations for areas near station locations include intersection enhancements such as high-visibility crosswalks, construction of pedestrian refuge islands, curb extensions to shorten crosswalks and the introduction of short “bus only” lanes.

The entire study can be found online at pulse.pacebus.com.

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Jan. 23 - 30

BIG WEEK Hawaiian Luau Daddy Daughter Dance Families and children age 4 to 12 can enjoy the Park District of Forest Park’s annual “Daddy Daughter Dance” from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Feb. 1 at the park district’s second and third floors, 7501 Harrison St. Night includes dinner, games and dancing to your favorite tunes. Dress for the occasion in favorite luau outfits. Each child will receive a special gift and couples will receive a photo to remember the occasion. Tickets $36 per couple for residents; $46 per couple for non-residents. Extra children cost $9.

Shelly Day Storytime

Books on the Chopping Block

The Forest Park Public Library will celebrate everyone’s favorite staff member, Shelly the Library Turtle, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 25 at 7555 Jackson Blvd. Children age 5 and under can enjoy turtle-themed stories, dances and a photo opportunity with the library’s “life-sized Shelly.”

Are you anti-censorship? Love to read widely? Experience a performance by City Lit Theater showcasing readings of short excerpts from the top 10 most frequently challenged books of 2017, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 30 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd. A brief discussion and question and answer session with the audience and actors will follow the performance.

Meet L.D. Barnes Meet author L.C. Barnes and discuss her latest book, “The 107th St. Murder,” at 2 p.m. on Jan. 26 at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 Madison St.

Interactive Movie: Enchanted

Trivia Night Join officials from the Forest Park Public Library for trivia night at The Beacon Pub. Compete as a team of five or less to win prizes. Members must be age 21 or older. Fun runs from 7 to 9 p.m. on Jan. 24 at The Beacon Pub, 101 Circle Ave.

Families and children age 12 and under can rediscover the magic of “Enchanted” with an interactive presentation that includes props and instruments from 3 to 5 p.m. on Jan. 26 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd.

Potawatomi Casino Join the Howard Mohr Community Center for a trip to the Potawatomi Casino in Wisconsin from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Jan. 30. Try your hand at machines that’s cost to play range from a penny to $100 per game. Cost $40 resident; $44 non-resident. Attendees will receive a $10 slot credit and $10 lunch credit, as well as round-trip transportation. To participate, you must have a valid state ID or driver’s license.

Reservations required. Call the community center at 708-7717737 to reserve your space.

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Sixth-grader wins D91 Spelling Bee, again Brandon Arnold-Wallace was crowned king of Forest Park District 91 schools’ annual spelling bee on Jan. 16, the second year in a row he’s taken the district’s top title.

Arnold-Wallace, a sixth-grader at Forest Park Middle School, will now compete at McClure Junior High School in Western Springs on Feb. 4 for a chance to advance and outspell the nation’s best at the Scripps National

Spelling Bee — an event Arnold-Wallace has said he’s dreamed of attending for at least two years. Before that, however, he’ll have to win at McClure and the Regional Championship spelling bee on Feb. 20.

“It was wonderful to see you all,” said a post on the middle school Facebook account.

Go Brandon!

Nona Tepper

The History Discussion Group Join fellow historylovers in discussing “The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women” from 2 to 4 p.m. on Jan. 27 at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 Madison St.

Sisters in Crime Meeting Lori Rader-Day, an award-winning author and national vice president of the Sisters in Crime, will lead a session on tips and tools for improving your writing productivity, keeping yourself motivated, and getting the help you need to finish your next project, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 26 at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 Madison St. Bring a notebook, pen and calendar.

Reading Awake Book Group: The Hate U Give Join fellow book lovers for a discussion of the best-selling “The Hate U Give” young-adult novel, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 23 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd. Check out a copy of the book at the library’s Patron Services desk.

Correction State Sen. Kimberly Lightford succeeds James Clayborne Jr. as the Senate Majority Leader. The Forest Park Review regrets naming an incorrect predecessor in our Jan. 9 editorial.

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Developer pays over half-million for Kevil’s site Carefree Development plans 5-story senior facility on Circle Avenue

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

Developer Carefree Development LLC has officially purchased the land for its fivestory senior housing facility, according to property transfer records published by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds on Jan. 16.

A deed for the land at 7228 Circle Ave. was finalized on Dec. 15, with the Oak Park-based developer agreeing to pay $595,000 to Frank and Colleen Kevil. The pair operated Kevil’s, a Circle Avenue pub that closed in April 2017 after nearly two decades in business.

Carefree Development plans to build Forest Oaks Senior Apartments, a five-story senior housing and accommodation facility. The senior home will offer commercial space on the 4,743-square-foot ground floor and 56 age- and income-restricted apartments with in-unit laundry machines and balconies. The majority of the two-bedroom units are designed as master suites and come with an adjoining bathroom. Common areas include a lobby, dining room, multiple lounges, library, exercise room and computer lab. The second floor will also have a patio

and barbecue center.

Forest Oaks’ first floor will feature a restaurant that Carefree President Phil Moeller has described as “quality, but not superexpensive,” with white linens, a lounge and piano bar, and general American cuisine like steak. Next to the restaurant, he said Forest Oaks will house a home health-care provider likely from the Evergreen Parkbased DK Healthcare Services Inc. If there is enough space, Forest Oaks could also feature a retail shop of about 1,500 square feet, but “it’s hard to tell what’s going to happen there because it’s so early,” he said.

Occupancy will be restricted to seniors age 55 and older who have an annual income of less than $38,000. Carefree has also submitted 15 applications to the Housing Authority of Cook County for rental subsidies.

If Carefree’s applications are approved, 15 apartments at Forest Oaks will be priced for seniors at nor more than 30 percent of their income.

Moeller said Forest Park residents will be given priority at Forest Oaks, although he also expects residents from nearby Oak Park and River Forest to be interested in liv-

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COOL LIVING: The senior home will replace the longtime bar Kevil’s. ing in the building too.

The development will feature 43 parking spaces, said Steve Glinke, director of the Forest Park Department of Public Health, at the village council meeting in April 2018, when the development was approved. He

added that Carefree had also arranged to lease parking in a lot across the street and arranged for residents and visitors to use the parking lot of nearby Circle Bowl after hours.

CONTACT: ntepper@wjinc.com

Project Kindness, coming soon The second week in February has officially been deemed “Kindness Week” in Forest Park

By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter

Reinforcing the message that “kindness never hurts,” Forest Park Mayor Anthony Calderone Jan. 14 proclaimed Feb. 11 through Feb. 15 to be Kindness Week in Forest Park.

Adoption of the proclamation by the Forest Park Village Council followed a presentation by Amy O’Connell, first grade teacher at Betsy Ross Elementary School, and two of her pupils, Luna Foster-Flores and Sam Bonwit, about School District 91’s Project Kindness.

O’Connell and her pupils explained how pupils in all five District 91 schools are creating Project Kindness labels to be provided to Forest Park businesses for distribution to their customers during Kindness Week.

Also participating in the effort are the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce, Forest Park Public Library and Park District of Forest Park.

Referring to O’Connell as the “mastermind of this great initiative,” Calderone noted that kindness “in our country and in our world is a little bit lacking.”

The proclamation acknowledges the objective of Project Kindness to “help District 91 students understand the importance of showing kindness to others and to encourage every-

one in Forest Park to practice acts of kindness to brighten someone’s day”; states the “proud support” by the mayor and Village Council of the of “this heartfelt exercise” and applauds the students, teachers, and staff of District 91 “as they work toward creating a kinder and happier community”; and “encourages our residents, students and businesses to perform random acts of kindness to brighten another person’s day” during Kindness Week.

Calderone had special words of praise for O’Connell and her two pupils.

Of O’Connell, he said, “The community, school district and everyone owes a debt of gratitude to you for latching on to this easy gesture and taking the bull by the horns so to speak and carrying this out.”

He also congratulated Flores and Bonwit for having the courage to address the Village Council, noting that even some adults have difficulty speaking before a group.

“When you are ready, I would certainly welcome the opportunity to be the recipient of one of these kindness stickers,” Calderone said. “I’d like to have one on my coffee cup.”

Supporting the presentation were Edward Brophy, assistant superintendent of operations; Bill Milnamow, principal of Betsy Ross School; and Scott Dunnell, district communication director.

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THINKING IN KIND: The Chamber of Commerce, library and park district will all assist in the village’s first kindness week.

Forest Park Review, January 23, 2019 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF AFFAIRS SUMMARY FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2018 Copies of the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2018 will be available for public inspection in the school district/joint agreement administrative office by December 1, 2018. Individuals wanting to review this Annual Statement of Affairs should contact: FOREST PARK SD 91 424 DES PLAINES AVE., FOREST PARK, IL. 60130 708.366-5700 School District/Joint Agreement Name Address Telephone Office Hours Also by January 15, annually, the detailed Annual Statement of Affairs for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2018, will be posted on the Illinois State Board of Education’s website@ www.isbe.net.

SUMMARY: The following is the Annual Statement of Affairs Summary that is required to be published by the school district/joint agreement for the past fiscal year.

Statement of Operations as of June 30, 2018 Municipal Operations Tort Educational Debt Services Transportation Retirement/ Capital Projects Working Cash Fire Prevention & Maintenance & Safety Social Security Local Sources 1000 12,100,029 1,827,156 869 499,954 800,403 19 152,418 240,895 7,298 Flow-Through Receipts/Revenues from One District to Another District 2000 0 0 0 0 State Sources 3000 1,921,143 0 0 290,362 0 0 0 0 0 Federal Sources 4000 931,957 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total Direct Receipts/Revenues 14,953,129 1,827,156 869 790,316 800,403 19 152,418 240,895 7,298 Total Direct Disbursements/Expenditures 14,955,359 1,803,258 0 331,837 710,052 0 188,009 0 Other Sources/Uses of Funds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Beginning Fund Balances - July 1, 2016 15,846,260 2,102,161 93,094 918,147 970,928 2,015 487,810 812,076 781,380 Other Changes in Fund Balances 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Ending Fund Balances June 30, 2017 15,844,030 2,126,059 93,963 1,376,626 1,061,279 2,034 640,228 864,962 788,678 GROSS PAYMENT FOR CERTIFICATED PERSONNEL CERTIFIED UNDER $25,000 BUSSERT, CHERYL L FREEMAN, CRYSTAL N HUETHER, KIMBERLY J LEAHY, CAROLYN C MALARSKI, PATRICIA O CERTIFIED $40,000 - $59,999 BLONDA, TERESA M NOVAK, JENNIFER L SKELTON, MAUREEN WILHELM, ROBERT S ZANETTI, RYAN P CERTIFIED $60,000 - $89,999 ALLOCCO, PATRICIA M BECKER, JAMES W BINDER, MEEGHAN E BOGDAN, SUSAN D BORK, SHARON BOTTORFF, ROSE BOUCEK, SARA E CALLAHAN, LYNDA L CARINI, MARIA A CATEZONE, JANE M CIARDULLO, REBECCA L COCO, ANDREA M CONNELLY, ANDREA DUDLO, LESTER R EDWARDS, AIMEE L FARRINGTON, DINA M GRECO, DEANA M HAYS, JENNIFER A HEARN, RICHARD M HIBBITTS, ABIGAIL R HIRSCH, ALLYSON P HOSTY, DELLA M KOSCIARZ, MARIAN M LIETZ, MELISSA A LUPERINI, GAIL D MCELLIGOTT, DANIEL C MILAUSKAS, SUSAN E O’CONNELL, AMY P PERRY, PEGGY M RACK, ANNE C RANDAZZO, KELLY REEVES, ALICE L ROBINSON, ELIZABETH L SEERY, ELIZABETH M STASER, DANIEL STIGLITZ, MICHAEL J SUAREZ, LUCIA E UHLMANN, JENNIFER M URBANIEC, SHARON M CERTIFIED $90,000 AND OVER BROPHY, EDWARD J CARLISLE, MARIE CAVALLO, LOUIS CUSHING, PAUL T DRENT, STEPHEN M FINN, GRACE K GOLDENBERG, MARILYN B GOSSETT, MICHELLE L MARTINO, GINA MILNAMOW, WILLIAM J PISANO, JOSEPH P PITARO, ANGELA M

STAUDER, MARY J WESTOL, JENNIFER NON-CERTIFIED UNDER $25,000 ACEVES BONILLA, JOSE ALLEN, JESSICA ANDERSON, CARLENE ANDRADE, JENNIFER ARAUJO, RICARDO ARECHIGA, MARICELA ATHERTON, CHRISTINA BARATTA, KIM BARNETT, BARBARA BAYNE, ALEXIS A BECKER, DESIREE BEJLOVEC, DWIGHT BEREK, CONNOR BONILLA, EDUARDO BOONE, JR, HOWARD BOOSE, SUSAN BRANDA, LINDA BROOKS, M B BROZO, ELIZABETH A BRUSSEAU, JOANIE BURRIS, CHARLENE CONLEY, JANELL CONWELL, ERICA COOK, JACQUELINE CRAWFORD, KATHERINE CRAWFORD, KELLY A CROTTY, CAROL A DAVIDOV, ALANA DEJESUS, MICHELLE DEL ANGEL, EDUARDO DEMPSEY, LINDA DOOLIN, REGAN DORNEKER, ANNE EDWARDS, JASON L ERFORT, BRIDGET C FAJARDO, EMILY FARLEY, JEANETTE GABINO, DOMINIC GIBAS, ERIC GOMEZ, ADOLFO J GONZALEZ, DAVID HAMMOND, BREANCA HANSEN, JEREMY HARRELL, YULONDA HIBBITTS, MARY HOWARD, TAMMIE INNOCENZI, ROBERT JIMENEZ, SARA JONES, ALEXIS JOSEPH, VICTORIA KOKAT, NANCY A LABARBERA, JODIE LAUDADIO, CYNTHIA LAY-TAYLOR, ZYON LIDDELL, BOBBY R MAKARIS, TRACEY MAKIN, KATHLEEN MALONE, COLETTE MALONE, SANDRA MARCUS, KAREN MASSOUH, LEILA MILNAMOW, MOLLY MURPHY, BERNADETTE L MURPHY, SEAN NESSINGER, KATHARINE NOVAK, SAMANTHA S PADDOCK, VIRGINIA PANZANI, NICO PARKER NEWMAN, LISA PATULA, MARK J

PELLETIER, STACIE PEREZ, LIBIA PETERSON, ROSS PHILLIPS, JOSEFINA PHILLIPS, CRYSTAL PINERO, NANCY M POPELKA, MARTA PRUNOTTO, DOMINIC QUAN KIU VAZQUEZ, ELIZABETH QUIROGA, ELSA RAMIREZ, JOSE REID, JOSEPH RICE, MARK ROSA, ETHAN ROUSH, ELIZABETH M SALGADO, ALICE SCHREINER, DAWN M SMITH, BURLENE S SWATEK, MELISSA THESEN, SCOTT VITIELLO, DANIEL F WADE, GWENDOLYN WALTON, SARAH WESLEY-WARD, TENILLE YARNELL, MICHAEL ZENNER, HENRY R NON-CERTIFIED $25,000 - $39,999 ALI, BRENDA BRAVERMAN, LAUREN BROECKER, ELIZABETH BROWN, JULIE L BRUZZINI, EMILY BURNETT, DEDRA COLBERT, KARL DYLEWSKI, JESSICA GEHRKE, NANCY GRIFFIN, MEREDITH HAVEN, PATRICIA L JENKS, CHARLES KELEHER, SHANNON KIBIR, JOY KIRKSEY, LORETTA KLAER, MICHAEL D LEONARD, JENNIFER L MAGGITT, STACEY MARINO, PATRICIA MARTHALER, LEISA A MCDONALD, CHANTAL MOY, LOTUS NOWAK, DONNA E POPELKA, BARBARA L PUSAVC, VIRGINIA QUIRK, ROBERT K QUIRK, MICHAEL REID, SARAH SHORNER, CHRISTINA SMITH, FELICIA C SPIDALE, DINA STREET, DORIS NON-CERTIFIED $40,000 - $59,999 AADLER, JEANETTE M ALI, NITASHA ALMAOUI, JOSEPH ARECHIGA, HUMBERTO ATHERTON, CHARLES D BAGLEY III, EDWIN C BARATTA COOPER, LAUREN K BELL, KATEIA BERMAN, EMILY BERNAHL, JENNIFER A

CARRERA, ANNA COMPERE, LESLIE DALEY, ELIZABETH ELFINGER, STEVEN ESPINOSA, JULIA HALLIWELL, AMY D HOPPER, MATTHEW D KELLY, ROBERT KREIS, MEGAN MORONI, ROSEMARY RALEIGH, MAURA C REYES, VANESSA ROMANO, REBECCA SKINNER, AMANDA J SUPERT, MEGAN K VILLAMIEL, CHRISTINA WELLS, QUEALA YATES, HEATHER

CARRIER, AMANDA COSTENERO, MARIA DILLARD, JAMILA EMOND, ELIZABETH FRAWLEY, CHERYL HARRIS, JEANNETTA M JASINSKI, EMILY KERN, ASHLEY MARONEY, JR, EDWARD J PINTA, RACHEL REY, JOHN RICE, DIANE RUSH, BARBARA STOXEN, JASON TODOR, NANCY WAWZENEK, THERESA W WHITTINGTON, ERICA L

NON-CERTIFIED $60,000 AND OVER ATHERTON, PAULA BARNES, JEANETTE F BEAUFORD, ROGER BEJLOVEC, ROBERT A BRAUN, JENNIFER BRUNO, SAMANTHA BRUNSON, TIFFANY S CALDERONE, HARRY A CARDAMONE JR, ANTHONY DICKINSON, LAURA D DICOLA, VINCENT J DOOLIN, BONNIE L FRANGIDAKIS, ZACK HAASE, CHRISTINE HANTSON, JULIE HUFF, TINISA LATHAM, REBECCA LAUDADIO, ROBERT F LOCASCIO, JACQUELINE MCNULTY, NOREEN A MILLS, HEATH PANZANI, DINO A PETREY, NICOLE RENZ, MATTHEW J ROEDEL, SHANNON B TERRACCIANO, JOANNA TORRES, JILL VILLASENOR, ROBERT T WHITE, NICOLE D

VENDORS PAID $2500.01 AND OVER AC MEDTRAN INC 45,327.50 ACCESS CU 109,209.00 ACOUSTICAL VISION LLC 10,005.00 ADMIRAL HEATING AND VENTILATION 19,695.32 AMPERAGE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY 21,998.38 ANDEX CO. 3,059.10 ANDERSON ELEVATOR CO. 10,820.12 ASBESTOS PROJECT MANAGEMENT 4,530.00 AT & T 3,331.36 AUTHENTIC GLASS & MIRROR 8,802.00 AXA EQUITABLE 164,131.14 AXA - EQUITABLE 36,000.00 AXA EQUITABLE (1) 20,500.00 MILK SERVICE INC/DBA BERWYN GARAGE 12,767.57 BLONDA’S AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE 5,504.02 BMO 7-ELEVEN 3,810.72 BMO ACCURATE OFFICE SUPPLY 22,880.49 BMO ACTIVATE LEARNING 43,313.40 BMO AMAZON.COM 30,731.50 BMO AMPLIFY 77,657.52 BMO AT & T 6,218.64 BMO BETTER CLOUD 14,300.00 BMO BLACKBOARD 10,074.19 BMO BLICK ART MATERIAL 8,062.04 BMO BRAINPOP.COM 6,710.85 BMO BULLS SOX ACADEMY 2,800.00 BMO BUREAU OF EDUCATION & RESEARCH 3,433.00 BMO BUS/TRUCK GAS 7-ELEVEN 5,753.53 BMO BUS/TRUCK GAS BP 3,296.50 BMO BUS/TRUCK GAS CITGO 5,716.00 BMO BUS/TRUCK GAS THORNTONS 2,881.82 BMO CDW GOVERNMENT 73,690.44 BMO DEMCO INC 4,590.10 BMO EVENTBRITE 11,009.88 BMO FASMART 2,673.93 BMO FAST BRIDGE LEARNING 3,350.00 BMO FOLLETT SCHOOL SOLUTIONS 27,696.53

BMO FRANCESCAS FIORE 4,637.72 BMO HAPARA 5,451.86 BMO THE HOME DEPOT 5,961.39 BMO HOTEL 5,788.52 BMO HOTEL 12,289.61 BMO HOUGHTON MIFFLIN HARCOURT 3,147.20 BMO IL COMPUTING EDUCATORS 3,920.00 BMO IMAGINE LEARNING 8,400.00 BMO INKCARTRIDGES.COM 3,777.05 BMO JOE AND ROSS ICE CREAM 2,640.04 BMO LAKESHORE LEARNING 2,607.50 BMO LEARNING A-Z 7,174.64 BMO MAIN EVENT ENTERTAINMENT 3,220.50 BMO MENARDS 6,829.96 BMO METRO SELF STORAGE 4,382.92 BMO MUSIC AND ARTS CENTER 7,624.12 BMO NAVY PIER GROUP SALES 2,535.00 BMO NEWSELA 8,361.75 BMO NICE BIKE 6,000.00 BMO NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY 3,600.00 BMO OFFICE DEPOT 8,864.96 BMO ORIENTAL TRADING CO 3,635.93 BMO PALOS SPORTS INC 5,892.69 BMO PAYPAL 8,132.71 BMO PEARSON.COM 29,425.05 BMO POLAR ELECTRONICS 5,087.48 BMO PROVEN BUSINES SYSTEMS 64,695.00 BMO PROVEN BUSINESS 11,000.00 BMO QUILL CORPORATION 8,517.18 BMO RAINBOW BOOK COMPANY 4,963.00 BMO ROBERTA SIGNS 4,458.50 BMO SAMS CLUB 5,548.23 BMO SASED PBIS 3,185.00 BMO SCHOLASTIC INC 8,265.94 BMO SCHOOL DATEBOOKS 5,468.41 BMO SCHOOL HEALTH CORPORATION 4,281.07 BMO SCHOOL OUTFITTERS.COM 2,788.55 BMO SCHOOL SPECIALTY.COM 4,012.59 BMO SOLUTION TREE 3,758.26

BMO STARS AND STRIPES 12,853.25 BMO STARSHIP 2,986.45 BMO TEACHBOOST 7,620.00 BMO THE CHICAGO TOUR COMPANY 7,374.38 BMO TRANPSPORTATION 2,685.18 BMO VOYAGER SOPRIS 6,029.50 BMO WALMART 6,195.63 BMO WAREHOUSE DIRECT 32,410.08 BMO WEST 40 4,063.62 BMO WEST MUSIC 4,130.04 BMO ZANER BLOSER 16,386.61 BRITTEN SCHOOL 55,704.60 CHERYL L. BUSSERT 2,835.55 CALL ONE 23,991.22 COLLECTIVE LIABILITY INSURANCE COOP 166,085.80 COLONIAL LIFE 6,318.36 COLORS 46,625.00 COMCAST BUSINESS (2017) 62,175.73 COMMUNICATION CLUBHOUSE, INC 9,608.75 COOPERATIVE ASSOC FOR SP ED 18,106.00 COVENANT HARBOR 22,225.53 MEREDITH’S CULLIGAN WATER 3,008.46 DANIEL WILSON 48,500.00 DANNY’S HARDWOOD 5,138.00 DARDON EXTERIORS INC. 17,250.00 DELTA DENTAL OF ILLINOIS 127,723.92 MARY NORGE DRENT 8,000.00 E-RATE ONLINE, LLC 9,156.68 EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT COOPERATIVE (HRA) 212,511.67 EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT COOPERATIVE (EBC) 1,453,410.88 EFT 1,921,732.63 EVANS, MARSHALL & PEASE PC 9,975.00 EYE MED 13,300.08 FOREST PARK GRAPHICS, INC. 5,630.00 TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 927,593.94 FOREST PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS 22,617.60 STUDENT ACTIVITY FUND 4,000.00

FOREST PARK TEACHERS ASSOC. 67,895.64 FRANCZEK RADELET 40,570.78 FRONTLINE PLACEMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 31,393.98 GLEN OAKS THERAPEUTICS DAY SCHOOL 36,604.68 GLENN STEAMS CHAPTER 13 TRUSTEE 3,348.00 HAWTHORN ASSOCIATE OF LAKE COUNTY LLC 2,511.00 HEARTSPRING 252,754.56 HOLLY DEROSA WALEJESKI 37,875.00 STATE OF ILLINOIS 18,329.75 ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 478,761.64 ILLINOIS ALARM SERVICES 14,115.95 ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS 3,525.00 ILLUMINATE EDUCATION INC 18,875.00 IMRF 489,878.27 INSEARCH FAMILY GUIDANCE CENT. 15,025.00 INTERNATIONAL WOOD DESIGN, INC. 14,000.00 AANEVCO, INC.ç6,392.50 JOSEPH ACADEMY AT MELROSE PARK 181,806.10 KEYSTONE EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT SERVICES 5,270.00 LAUREN BARATTA-COOPER 3,000.00 LINA LENDRAITIS 79,290.00 MAJOR JANITORIAL SUPPLIES 35,428.90 MARC TYLER NOBLEMAN 5,400.00 MARIA COSTENERO 4,500.00 MAXIM HEALTHCARE SERVICES 23,613.75 MELC PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES 9,562.50 MENARDS 4,329.56 MIDWEST EDUCATIONAL FURNINGS INC 22,273.95 NEXTERA ENERGY SERVICES 222,101.37 NICOR GAS 20,455.62 NORTHWEST BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, PC 4,580.00 OPEN KITCHENS 102,818.70

PARK DISTRICT OF FOREST PARK 14,030.00 PELOZA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 10,165.00 NICOLE PETREY 4,370.00 PITNEY BOWES 4,324.73 PROVISO TWP SCHL TREAS. OFFICE 39,690.64 PROVISO AREA-EXCEPTION CHILDREN 20,599.00 RCM TECHNOLOGIES 95,640.50 RCM TECHNOLOGIES (2) 25,432.00 RELIANCE STANDARD LIFE INS CO 15,880.48 RIVEREDGE HOSPITAL 4,400.00 ROY STROM REFUSE REMOVAL SERVICE INC. 15,484.72 T E A M PIPE & SUPPLY 8,540.50 SCARIANO, HIMES AND PETRARCA 30,150.80 TRACY SCHREIER 56,925.00 SHANNON SHERMAN 26,210.00 SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CO. 5,584.48 SOARING EAGLE ACADEMY 179,005.87 SOUTH SIDE CONTROL SUPPLY CO. 4,475.10 SPRINT 9,872.60 STARS AND STRIPES SILK SCREENING INC 2,888.50 TIM STEFL, INC. 4,368.98 STONE AGE ELECTRIC CO 49,880.00 T.H.I.S. 173,697.63 TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM 20,912.00 TREVINO 17,978.36 UNITED LABORATORIES, INC. 6,715.57 VANGUARD ENERGY SERVICES, LLC 36,259.24 VICTOR INNERTAINMENT COMPANY 8,000.00 VILLAGE OF FOREST PARK 10,114.01 VILLAGE OF FOREST PARK 45,482.81 WAREHOUSE DIRECT INC. 2,762.20 WEDNESDAY JOURNAL, INC. 13,292.00 WEST COOK YMCA 55,250.00 WET USA, INC 6,186.70 YEARBOOK STUDIOS 8,500.00 ZEALTRON 3,110.00 TOTAL AMT ON REPORT 10,050,600.33

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Winter Wonderland (Clockwise from top left) Lincoln Rivera, left, and Mickey Foster, both of Forest Park, use buckets to build a snowman on Saturday, Jan. 19, during a snowman building contest outside of the park district building on Harrison Street in Forest Park.

Hadid Morales, of Forest Park, uses vegetables from his home to make a face, nose and eyes on his snowman.

Frankie Taylan, 4, of Forest Park, digs up some snow for his snowman.

From left, Hadid Morales, Jeanette Brink, Eddy Morales and Mickey Foster, all of Forest Park, attempt to build a snowman from the ground up. A small snowman with ice-skates is seen “sitting� on the ground.

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Arts Alliance to solicit funds for mural project Mailing will be included in village sticker renewal notices

By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter

The Forest Park Village Council gave a boost to efforts by the Forest Park Arts Alliance to create a mural on the Circle Avenue Bridge, agreeing at the Jan. 14 meeting to allow the group to solicit funds in conjunction with the village’s annual vehicle sticker renewal notice.

In a letter to the Village Council, Laura Twining, president of the organization, said the project would involve hiring a professional muralist to design a “hidden pictures” piece of artwork on the west wall of the Circle Avenue Bridge, abutting the new Roos Recreation Center. To move forward, the Arts Alliance will need to conduct large-scale fundraising to support the costs associated with this project, she added.

“We are very excited to bring more art to the forefront of our community, and we hope this special project will serve to entertain and inspire both residents and visitors for years

AUDIT

General funds from page 1 were given for financial statements and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) funds.

However, Torres struck a cautionary note when discussing a projected decrease in the general fund and the resulting negative fund balance.

“This is something you want to continue to monitor and watch and take a look at your finances as you continue to try to create that back to a positive area as time goes on,” she said.

General fund assets decreased 9 percent year over year, from $5,535,871 in 2017 to $5,010,491 in 2018, and liabilities and deferred inflows of resources increased 32 percent, from $3,998,959 in 2017 to $5,285,329 in 2018, leading to a negative fund balance of $274,838.

Leticia Olmsted, village finance director, said the negative fund balance is the result of years of expenditures exceeding revenues.

“This is really not a surprise,” she said, noting that only once in the past six years have revenues exceeded expenditures. In previous years, the village covered the shortfall with reserve funds. But now the reserve funds have been depleted.

Torres also noted the general fund was supported by a $900,000 transfer from the water fund, which Olmsted said is a regular occurrence.

“That is perfectly acceptable,” Torres said.

“That happens in many communities and is something that is very common to occur.”

In her presentation, Torres said no fraud was suspected or detected during the audit; no significant or unusual transactions were entered into during the year; and no significant accounting policies were adopted.

to come,” she said in the letter.

Following Village Council approval, the Arts Alliance will provide a flyer/stuffer to promote the effort that will be included in the mailing of the vehicle sticker renewal notices.

The village will collect the donations received from residents on behalf of the organization.

In May 2017, the Arts Alliance transformed the walls on the Circle Avenue Bridge into public art as part of a project called “Cover Our Rust.” After a public works crew from the village power-washed and sealed the rust-stained walls of the bridge, the walls were divided into 114 spaces that measured 10-foot-by-26-inch spaces each to be used as “canvases” by local artists.

In previous years, Forest Park residents have been given the option on their vehicle sticker renewal form to make a contribution to a specific fund or cause benefitting the village, including the Park District to help fund an Independence Day fireworks display, the Historical Society and the

ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

MURAL: The Arts Alliance wants to paint this bridge.

First Responders Memorial Fund. Village Administrator Tim Gillian said varying amounts are raised, depending on the specific cause, with an average of $2,500.00.

change in collection agencies and the fact “That is a fantastic place to be,” she said. that RedSpeed cameras on Roosevelt Road Torres also complimented village staff were not operating during the members, noting no signifireconstruction project there. She cant difficulties were encounsaid past due fines are not being tered and there were no sigcollected currently but village ofnificant disagreements with ficials expect that some past due management during the audit. debt will be realized once the new “It was a very good expecollection agency is in place. rience as always,” she said.

In other budget-to-actual com“The finance department was parisons, expenditures were very supportive of all our re$19,527,630, which is nearly $2 quests. We appreciate all the million less than the budgeted help and timeliness.” $21,469,594.

Torres explained that Accounts and finances expenCrowe Horwath found “no exLETICIA OLMSTED ditures were $8,542,705, which is ceptions” with the testing of Village finance director 14 percent less than the budgeted each TIF fund separately for $9,964,399 with the decrease ataccuracy and compliance. tributed to reductions in insurIn other general fund yearance premiums, equipment and to-year comparisons, total office expenses, plus grant projrevenues increased 2 perects deferred or cancelled due to cent, from $16,463,070 in 2017 grants not being awarded or susto $16,809,414 in 2018. Total pended by the state of Illinois. expenditures increased by Public affairs expenditures were a slight $24,157, from $19,503,473 in 2017 to $6,968,622, which is 7 percent less than the $19,527,630 in 2018.

In general fund budget-to-actual com- budgeted $7,521,974 with the decreases atparisons, actual revenues were $16,809,414, tributed to lower consultant fees, deferred which is more than $2 million less than the computer equipment and lower costs than budgeted $18,877,942. The largest shortfall anticipated related to the village closing its was in grant revenue, which came in at 911 operation and joining the West Subur$503,448, down nearly $960,00 from the bud- ban Consolidated Dispatch Center in May geted $1,458,891. Village officials attributed 2017 to meet a state mandate. the decrease to grants not being awarded Future caution or being suspended by the state of Illinois.

Projects intended to be financed by those In the management discussion and analygrants have been suspended so expendi- sis (MD&A) section of the audit report, viltures decreased accordingly, they added. lage officials paint a bleaker picture for the Other large decreases came in fines, prop- near future, citing the loss of revenue from erty taxes and sales taxes. the end of video gaming and the closing of Fines were budgeted at $1,330,000 but ac- Home Owners Buyers Outlet (HOBO), plus tual revenue was $972,811; property taxes rising pension obligations. were budgeted at $4,823,420 but actual rev“The numbers are what they are,” Mayor enue was $4,597,251; and sales taxes were Anthony Calderone said. “The community budgeted at $3,389,666 but actual revenue will have significant challenges ahead.” was $3,092,692.

He said making up the loss of an estimatOlmsted tied the decrease in fines to a ed $300,000 in video gaming revenue and an

“This is really not a surprise.”

estimated $150,000 in sales tax revenue from the closing of HOBO is “going to be a huge, huge task.”

Pension obligations for all labor unions continue to grow and the village currently commits 50 percent of the annual levy to fund these obligations, officials said in the MD&A, noting the downward trend is likely to continue without help from the state and some additional revenue streams.

On the positive side, officials noted the village implemented some new revenue generators in 2018, including commuter parking rates, parking permits, tickets and fines, building permits and compliance fees, ambulance rates and charges for refuse services, which they expect will increase revenues in 2019, the first full year of the enhancements. Additionally, labor contracts for 2019 have been negotiated with favorable terms, they noted.

The village continues to explore costsaving methods, including reductions in insurance premiums, fuel, telephone and credit card fees, officials said in the MD&A. Favorable terms were negotiated with the village’s general liability carrier and health insurance carrier for 2019, and discussions occur on an ongoing basis with all vendors, they added. Officials also noted expected savings from closing the 911 operation and joining the consolidated dispatch center.

The village struck an optimistic note in the MD&A, citing infrastructure improvements such as the $7 million Roosevelt Road project, which they believe will spur economic development and continue what they term an “upward trend” in the housing market in the village, including such recently begun projects as a 56-unit senior living center on Circle Avenue and a 36-unit apartment building on Madison Street.

“I’m pleased with the audit,” Calderone said. “The auditor’s job is to present facts and thoroughness and to bring to our attention any significant discrepancies. Crowe has always performed a professional job.”

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JOHNSON

“The county needs to lead the way in Medicare for All.”

Cook County Commissioner from page 1 that he’s still committed to many of the most ambitious proposals he called for while on the campaign trail—proposals, he said, that he’s advocated for years as an organizer and activist.

Top of the list are ways of redistributing wealth that has been hoarded by wealthy individuals and corporations, so that it equitably flows to its highest and best uses, he indicated.

“There’s a whole host of things the district can benefit from with a progressive revenue stream,” Johnson said, adding that the range of likely revenue sources spans a spectrum of political possibilities.

The legalization of marijuana, which given the election of Gov. J.B. Pritzker could happen quickly and lead to an influx of tax revenue, is “well-positioned to become a reality,” Johnson said, before adding a caveat—that the additional revenue has to lead to more opportunities for 1st District residents, particularly those in marginalized communities, to own businesses and have decent jobs.

A more distant possibility is the implementation of a county-wide corporate head tax, something the new commissioner said

BRANDON JOHNSON

Cook County Commissioner

that he’s still exploring. A head tax would require large corporations to pay a tax on each of their employees.

“The corporate head tax is important,” Johnson said. “Corporations continue to get tax breaks, over and over again. Donald Trump continues to release any of these folks from any real responsibility to invest in our communities.”

Johnson said that he has some ideas about how the tax can be structured and what the revenue can go toward, adding that he’s willing to provide companies some relief of the

corporate tax if they’re willing to hire people from within the 1st District.

One particularly ambitious plan that the county might be able to fund from the additional revenue is Medicare for All, which Johnson adamantly supports.

“It’s one thing to offer a decent salary, but that benefit packet is what many families look to now,” he said. “The county needs to lead the way in Medicare for All. I believe there are ways we can phase it in, maybe looking at folks who are 55 and older. Access to healthcare is a human right.”

Johnson said that implementing Medicare for All — which the means that health care for people who qualify for the program would be funded by the government, as opposed to a patchwork of private insurance providers — could be a boon even to businesses, since it would ease the burden of paying for their employees’ health care.

Johnson said that he wants to expand how people see the commissioner’s office.

“If anyone believes that I’m going to limit myself as the county commissioner and stay

in some imaginary lane, they’re wrong,” he said. “The people of the first district voted for change. They voted for a bold, progressive, radical approach to how government works.”

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OPINION O U R

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Chronic budget challenges

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e are about 75 days out from an election that will bring Forest Park a new mayor and, at a minimum, two new members of the village council. Campaign mode rightly brings optimistic visions and bigger ideas.

Forest Park can surely use those virtues.

But come April the election will be over, farewells said, and opening statements made. Then our new mayor and the remade village council will need to face the sobering and immediate challenges of Forest Park’s troubled municipal finances.

There is no blame being cast here. Things are tough all over for small, non-home rule towns where sales taxes are challenged, pension obligations are ballooning and options for raising fees and fines are about exhausted.

Last week Crowe Horwath, the village government’s financial auditors, offered the good news that Forest Park’s financial systems are clean as a whistle but that the financial results are slipping as revenues are challenged, costs increase, financial reserves are about spent, and the option of dipping repeatedly into the village’s water fund to balance the books isn’t really a fix and limits necessary investments in the water infrastructure.

As Mayor Anthony Calderone said at the end of the auditor’s presentation, “The numbers are what they are. The community will have significant challenges ahead.”

Those challenges will have to come on both the economic development side in a necessary bid to hike revenues but painfully also on the spending side. Forest Park appears to be a skinny operating machine but there will need to be creativity and some capacity for pain to take costs out.

As the election nears, residents need to expect cogent answers on finance from all candidates. Hopes that the redo of Roosevelt Road will lead to a magical funding source won’t cut it.

Police fully staffed Might be a moment too soon to celebrate as multiple future members of the Forest Park Police Department wrap up training or are about to enter the Chicago Police Academy. But it is a notable accomplishment that our police department is on the verge of being fully staffed for the first time since 2017.

A combination of retirements and duty disability claims has left the department undermanned. The result has been more overtime than any officer would want, a situation that creates both budget strains and overtaxed officers and supervisors.

The 38-member force has added 11 probationary officers since early 2017. Chief Tom Aftanas said last week as two officers — Chris Chin and Nick Petrovic — were promoted to supervisory posts that the number of officers with less than five years of service has spiked from two to 10 since 2016.

Everything has pros and cons but we’re glad to see new officers join this department and new supervisors rising in the ranks. Under Aftanas, we see nothing but renewed focus on strong and connective community policing.

These new supervisors and officers will allow that energy to grow.

What is the unity that holds our diversity together?

M

onday most of us celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day to one degree or another, but I imagine that there were some who cursed the day on which he was born.

I can think of two reasons why many of us hold him up as a model to emulate.

First, he held up a dream, a vision of a nation with a great deal of racial diversity being united as one people. Second, the way he went about achieving that ideal was nonviolent.

As you read this column, I will be half way around the world at the Asian Lutheran International Conference (ALIC) in Udon Thani, Thailand which gives me a different perspective on how to create unity in the midst of diversity.

This is my third ALIC in 20 years. I’m always struck by the diversity that exists in the part of the world we call Asia. Japan is as culturally different from Thailand as our country is from Mexico in terms of language, food and social norms.

When I was in Tokyo, I was struck by how orderly their society is. When a subway train would pull into the station—always right on time—the crowd on the platform would part to let the passengers getting off get through, and then they would in a businesslike, seemingly rehearsed manner enter the train.

When I was in Hanoi, I experienced the opposite.

Many intersections in the narrow streets in the old part of town were unregulated. No traffic lights. No stop signs. The traffic comprised mainly of motor bikes coming from all four directions simply weaving through each other to get where they were going. Talk about chaos!

See, that’s the thing. In the 1960s, the challenge was to attain harmony and justice in the midst of RACIAL diversity. Dr. King led a campaign to end racial discrimination at lunch counters, in corporations and in education. In that regard, our little village has done pretty well. We have had Asian Americans and African Americans serve as council members and this time around we have a white guy and a black man running for mayor.

We have no women seeking that office in April, but no big deal because Lorraine Popelka broke the gender barrier 40 years ago by being elected mayor of Forest Park in 1979 and serving for 12 years.

But in my experience, an even greater challenge is finding some kind of unity in the midst of CULTURAL diversity. For example, one black lady I was interviewing for a story said that she generally felt more at home among educated people—be they black, brown or white—than she did with people of her own race.

The culture we grew up in has a major impact on how we lean into life in terms of our attitudes about time, work ethics, food, style, the expression of emotions, piety, respect for authority, compliance with rules and on and on and on.

Back to ALIC. So how do these people from 16 countries, many different cultures, and whose primary languages span the gamut from Mandarin to Tagalog

to Korean, find any common ground? Delegates from Hong Kong are used to eating with chop sticks while Thais use spoons and forks. Koreans love kimchi, Japanese go for sushi, and Indians get into roti.

At ALIC they find common ground by agreeing to use English during the conference plenary sessions, a language which for 99 percent of the participants is not their mother tongue. They make that sacrifice because they want to get something done more than they want to have their own way and English, for better for worse, is the lingua franca of the world today.

They also find common ground in being Christian, a minority religion in Asia, and Lutheran which is a small denominational minority within the larger religious minority.

They all have to, at least temporarily, loosen their grip on their heart languages, favorite foods and many other things in their cultures which make up their comfort zones back home. They also find common ground in the fact they share not only a common religious faith—the Christian religion—but also the same denominational Lutheran slice of that faith.

So, on the one hand, birds which are not of the same feather flock together by using a common but second language. On the other hand, if you look under their skin and cultural perspectives, they are very homogeneous in terms of what they believe.

That, it seems to me, is part of the challenge that either Chris Harris or Rory Hoskins will have when elected mayor. We have diversity in terms of what business owners expect from the village and what residents want. We see things differently in terms of religious faith or absence of it. We have generational differences.

The coming debate, for example, over how to reduce the village’s debt will certainly include differences in perspective. Do we increase taxes paid by businesses or taxes paid mainly by residents? Or, if we cut services, do we eliminate snow plowing on the sidewalks of the whole town, of businesses only, or just residential neighborhoods.

Like the participants at ALIC in Udon Thani, we will have to find some common foundational values to build on and some kind of common language to talk about how we will spend limited resources in a community where the needs are much larger than the resources available to meet them.

Dr. King said that people “often hate each other because they fear each other; they fear each other because they don’t know each other; they don’t know each other because they cannot communicate; they cannot communicate because they are separated.”

If that is true, then it seems to me that one of the first orders of business for either Rory or Chris will be to get as much of the diversity in Forest Park as they can together in the same place(s) for the purpose of discovering what values all segments of the town have in common and thereby create a language we can use to talk about the issues facing us in a collaborative way.

If it requires free beer and nachos to entice people to come out, I’ll chip in something to make it happen.

TOM

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RELIGION GUIDE Presbyterian

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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

ELCA, Lutheran

Good Shepherd

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

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

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.

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

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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

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920 Sunday Schedule Christian Education for All Ages 9:00am Worship Service 10:00am

Child care available 9-11am

fairoakspres.org OAK PARK MEETING OF FRIENDS (Quakers) Meeting For Worship Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at Oak Park Art League 720 Chicago Ave., Oak Park Please call 708-445-8201 www.oakparkfriends.org

Roman Catholic

Ascension Catholic Church

www.unitedlutheranchurch.org

708/386-1576

(708) 697-5000 LIVE Webcast - 11:15AM Service

Fair Oaks

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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.

Childcare Available

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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 Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 pm Saturday Taize Prayer 7:30 pm First Fridays Feb.– Dec. & Jan. 1

Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

188 South Oak Park Ave. Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m.

Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m., 5:30 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

St. Giles Family Mass Community

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

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

Our Mass is family-friendly.

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

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

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

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

Roman Catholic

St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

CELEBRATING OUR 107TH 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

Upcoming Religious Holidays

Feb 5 Chinese New Year 8 Nirvana Day Mar 4 Maha Shivaratri 5 Shrove Tuesday 6 Ash Wednesday

Buddhism, Jain, Sikh Hinduism Christianity Lent begins

To place a listing in the Religion Guide, call Mary Ellen: 708/613-3342

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â€? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y19000348 on January 15, 2019. Under the Assumed Business Name of FĂ S TRĂ? COMHAR with the business located at: 7214 JACKSON BLVD APT 1D, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: CHRISTINE FLYNN, 7214 JACKSON BLVD APT 1D, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Published in Forest Park Review 1/23, 1/30, 2/6/2019

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The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids at the Public Works Service Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, February 1st, 2019 for the following

PUBLIC NOTICES BID 19-112 VILLAGE OF OAK PARK VILLAGE WIDE UTILITY PAVEMENT PATCHING REQUEST FOR PRICES

Bid forms may be obtained from the Public Works Customer Service Center by calling 708358-5700 or by stopping by the office located at 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Information is also available from the Streets Superintendent, Scott Brinkman, sbrinkman@oak-park.us or on the Village’s website http://www. oak-park.us/your-government/ finance-department. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening. For more information call the Public Works Service Center at 708.358.5700.

THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Published in Wednesday Journal 1/23/2019

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,� as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y19000281 on January 8, 2019. Under the Assumed Business Name of CAREER ENTERPRISES with the business located at: 300 NORTH MAPLE #3, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ROBIN ANN SHEERER, 300 NORTH MAPLE #3 OAK PARK, IL 60302.

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Commonly known as 7510 Madison PIN: 15-13-201-003-0000 The petitioner is Francisco Garcia, the property owner is Don Williams Commonly known as 7510 Madison Kerry McBride, Interim Chairperson Zoning Board of Appeals Published in Forest Park Review 1/23/2019

PUBLIC NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT OF BIDDING Request of bids for playground improvements at Carroll Park.

Owner: Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302 The Park District of Oak Park seeks bids related to the playground improvements of the Carroll Center in Carroll Park. The Playground Improvements project consists of existing tree preservation, relocated existing boulders, construction and installation of new playground play equipment, synthetic grass as playground surfacing, concrete barrier curb, subgrade, grading, utilities, and landscape planting and sod restoration. The Park District of Oak Park will receive individual sealed Bids until 10:00 a.m.

(CST) on Friday, February 15th, 2019, at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Park District’s website as of 5:00 pm Friday, January 25th, 2019.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will take place on Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 10:00am, local time at Carroll Park Center, 1125 S Kenilworth, Oak Park, IL 60304.

Copies of the bidding specifications are available via the Park District of Oak Park website at: http://www.pdop.org/bids-and-rfps/ For additional information, contact Chris Lindgren at chris.lindgren@ pdop.org or (708) 725 2050. Only the bids prepared in compliance with the bidding documents will be considered. This project must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act of 2018. The Park District of Oak Park encourages minority and women owned business firms to submit bids for this project.

Park District of Oak Park By: Kassie Porreca, Secretary Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 1/23/2019

Owner: Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302 The Park District of Oak Park seeks bids related to the building addition and renovations of the Carroll Center in Carroll Park. The addition is slab-on-grade, Type V-B construction consisting of CMU bearing walls with steel truss structure.

The addition is highly-insulated with TPO roofing, exterior fiber cement cladding, wood and drywall interior finishes, fiberglass energy-efficient windows. The addition is 3,400 square feet at a height of 20’. The renovations to the existing building will be to the interior finishes, added insulation and upgraded MEP’s. The Park District of Oak Park will receive individual sealed Bids until 2:00 p.m.

(CST) on Tuesday, February 26th, 2019, at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Park District’s website as of 5:00 pm Tuesday, January 29, 2019. A non-mandatory pre-bid walk-thru is scheduled for Wednesday, February 6th at 10:00 am (CST) at 1125 S. Kennilworth, Oak Park, IL. Copies of the bidding specifications are available via the Park District of Oak Park website at: http://www.pdop.org/bids-and-rfps/ For additional information, contact Chris Lindgren at chris.lindgren@ pdop.org or (708) 725 2050. Only the bids prepared in compliance with the bidding documents will be considered. This project must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act of 2018. The Park District of Oak Park encourages minority and women owned business firms to submit bids for this project.

Park District of Oak Park By: Kassie Porreca, Secretary Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 1/23/2019

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION RMAC LENDING, LLC Plaintiff, -v.MI CASA ENTERPRISE, LTD, D’VILLEGAS, HOUSEFACTS INC. Defendants 2018 CH 10415 209 DIVISION STREET Oak Park, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 18, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 31, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 209 DIVISION STREET, Oak Park, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-303-0190000; 16-05-303-020-0000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was

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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, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710 Please refer to file number 18-1058.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710

E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 18-1058 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 2018 CH 10415 TJSC#: 38-9909 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.

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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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-13-31429.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE 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. 14-13-31429 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 13 CH 027299 TJSC#: 38-9058 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.JOHN B. BERGEN, ANNE BERGEN A/K/A ANNE MATERN BERGEN, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 13 CH 027299 128 S. LOMBARD 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 November 14, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 20, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 128 S. LOMBARD AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-303-008.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR BANC OF AMERICA ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2006-3 MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-3 Plaintiff, -v.GLADYS MYERS, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., THE BOARDWALK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION OF FOREST PARK, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF NELLIE A. TERRY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, TIMOTHY CONNER, CARY ROSENTHAL, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR NELLIE A. TERRY (DECEASED) Defendants 2018 CH 03645 235 MARENGO AVENUE #6E FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on October 1,

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2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 15, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 235 MARENGO AVENUE #6E, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-12-434-0441069.

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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-02388.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE 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. 14-18-02388 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 03645 TJSC#: 38-7981 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR CARISBROOK ASSET HOLDING TRUST; Plaintiff, vs.

CARMELLA BROWN; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF CARMELLA BROWN, IF ANY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 3789 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-21-216-044-0000 Vol. 0170.

Commonly known as 1523 Bristol Avenue, Westchester, IL 60154.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. W17-0106 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3109298

Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 208 LE MOYNE PARKWAY, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-102-0290000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $474,475.34.

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, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 Please refer to file number 2120-9146–FT. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE 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 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-9146–FT Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 10 CH 36911 TJSC#: 38-9898 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.

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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 or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-04423.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE 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. 14-18-04423 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 18 CH 05513 TJSC#: 38-9260 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.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION LOAN FUNDER LLC, SERIES 1699; Plaintiff, vs.

ECHELON REALTY INVESTMENTS CORP., SERENA G. VICTOR; VILLAGE OF OAK PARK; ALFONZO AND MANGELSON GROUP, INC. AKA AAMG FINANCE; Defendants, 18 CH 5978 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-06-403-023.

Commonly known as 815 NORTH EAST AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a commercial building.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

(312) 357-1125. 18-00922 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3109306

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.LINDA F. COLE Defendants 10 CH 36911 208 LE MOYNE PARKWAY 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 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 15, 2019, at The

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK NA F/K/A RBS CITIZENS NA Plaintiff, -v.SHEILA ARMOUR, FIRST AMERICAN BANK Defendants 18 CH 05513 2106 18TH AVENUE BROADVIEW, IL 60155 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 26, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 28, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2106 18TH AVENUE, BROADVIEW, IL 60155 Property Index No. 15-15-330-0170000.

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

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act., which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination.

The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informedthat all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals.

To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.

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(708) 366-8989 7342 MADISON ST, FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS 60130

904 ELGIN

317 N. HARVEY

D L O S

This top-to-bottom renovation offers the perfect marriage of high end updates and original charm. The attention to detail starts in the entryway with hand restored vintage wallpaper which leads to a gracious foyer, open living room, dining room and gourmet kitchen; all rehabbed with impeccable attention to detail. Custom built-ins compliment restored original woodwork on every floor. Large fenced in back yard with a new 2 car garage. ................................................................................. $777,500

1016 LATHROP AVE Cute

CE I R P D E C U D E R

Two bedroom, One bath A vintage cottage set on a country like lot with it's mature pine trees and decorative tile work on the front columns and decorative corbels. This one owner home has withstood the test of time.

Meticulously maintained, the home was converted to all electric in 1960.

At this time, unlike almost all bungalows, every wall was opened up and insulated. A modern touch of space pac central air was installed. The present owner maintained a temperature of 72 degrees in the winter and 70 degrees in the summer. The average bill for heat, AC, hot water domestic elect. was $161 per month. It is understood from the current owner that there is oak flooring throughout the living room, dining room, and of course the bedrooms.

The basement has surprisingly high ceiling height and is ready for the finishing touch. Also ready to be finished is the large open attic space. .. $ 229,900

1016 CIRCLE AVENUE little

Georgian needs your R E ideas and love! Jump D in at this price and UN RACT right add your creativity to T this little two bedroom CON one bath charmer. Living

room, eat in kitchen on the first floor and two bedrooms plus bath on the second floor. There is also an unfinished basement. Super lovely and private yard plus two car garage! Very close to blue line "L" stop, Forest Park aquatic center, brand new fitness center and tennis courts! .....................................................................................$179,900

D L SO

317 ELGIN

Six year young remodel top to bottom! Three bedrooms on the main floor and one in the fully finished basement. NEW plumbing/windows/HVAC/electric/and two car garage in 2012! Totally refinished kitchens and bathrooms! Granite counter tops, stone back splash, custom trim work. Just one block to the amazing park district tennis courts, aquatic center, and brand new fitness center! A short walk to the blue line "L" stop and downtown shopping, restaurants and night life! ......................................................................... $269,000

NEW LISTING! 2,450 S.F. OF LUXURY! Center unit! 4 floors of living! Enormous master with a soaking tub and enclosed shower, walk in closet, and a private balcony. 2nd fl. offers 2 additional large bedrooms, walk in closet, storage, and full bath. 1st fl is all oak flooring, living room with a fireplace and eating area, and an eat in kitchen.

Bedroom #4 is located in the fully finished basement with a family room area, and full bathroom. 1 space garage. This is the LARGEST TOWNHOME on the market IN FOREST PARK!! $389,000

CE I R P D E C U RED

7449 WASHINGTON

631 MARENGO

TWO BEDROOM 1.1 BATHROOMS. Kitchen remodeled 4 years ago, baths were updated with ceramic floors and tub surround bedrooms and living room are carpeted.

Two sleeve A/C units .

Newer kitchen appliances. Covered parking.

Close to Madison business district restaurants and shops. ....................................................................................... $121,000

IT DOES NOT GET MUCH BETTER than this home! A true Forest Park gem that checks everything off of your wish list. Highlights include: walkable to everything the area has to offer, seemingly endless storage options, 4 large bedrooms on the 2nd floor, high ceilings, wide staircase, second floor laundry, full basement, brand new wood windows, brand new over-sized garage, hardwood floors, crown molding, granite, marble, stainless steel appliances, and 42" kitchen cabinets in eat in kitchen! This home is turn key and ready for new owners! $549,000

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