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FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Gillian, past administrator, named to Fire and Police Commission

Rachell Entler resigned to join village staff

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

Tim Gillian, former Forest Park village administrator, was appointed to the village’s Fire and Police Commission, which oversees public safety employee hiring, firing and promotions.

Gillian was appointed during the Jan. 24 village council meeting to a fill seat left vacant when commission chair Rachell Entler became Mayor Rory Hoskins’ executive secretary. He will serve out the remainder of Entler’s three-year term, which will expire on April 30. Hoskins told the commissioners that he intended to reappoint Gillian for another threeyear term after that – he simply wanted to make sure that the terms are consistent with term lengths Forest Park has on the books.

Gillian was originally elected village commissioner in 1995, serving until 2007. In 2009, he was appointed village administrator, staying on the job through 2021 until his successor was chosen. Since then he was appointed to the Park District of Forest Park Board of Commissioners on Nov. 18, 2021, to fill the vacancy created when park commissioner Matt Walsh resigned to take the job as interim village manager at See GILLIAN on page 3

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Proviso teachers and students picket in front of Proviso East High School in Maywood, hours before a District 209 school board meeting on Tuesday evening.

D209 students walk out, strike postponed Tensions between Proviso Teachers Union and D209 administration flared last week, starting with tense board meeting on Feb. 15

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Last week may have been the most eventful in the months-long contract negotiations between the Proviso Teachers Union and District 209 administrators.

The week started with teachers and

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their supporters picketing before Tuesday night’s D209 school board meeting, where an exchange between two board members went viral, exacerbating tensions between the union and the district.

On Wednesday, students in all three D209 high schools walked out of class-

es during demonstrations designed to show their support for teachers.

And on Thursday, the day before the Proviso Teachers Union (PTU) was scheduled to go on strike Feb. 18, PTU officials announced that they had postSee STRIKE on page 6

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COVID cases tumbling but District 91 sticks with protocols for now New cases fall to single digits

By IGOR STUDENKOV

Locally, the district is choosing to keep the protocols in place, at least until that ruling comes down. This comes as the number Forest Park School District 91 is sticking of infections among students, teachers and with its current COVID-19 protocols as the other staff members in District 91 dropped fate of the state requirements behind them from the December/January peak to single remains uncertain. Meanwhile new COVID digits. However, the district has yet to have cases in the Forest Park public elementary a week without any cases whatsoever. schools are falling fast in recent weeks.

For the most part, the district continues The state guidelines issued to follow the same protocols as last August require students it had for the past few months. and staff to wear masks reStudents who test positive for gardless of their vaccination COVID-19 must quarantine status and sets up requirefor at least 10 days – longer if ments for students who test symptoms persist. Students positive for COVID-19 or who displayed COVID-19 come in contact with somesymptoms or came into conone who tested positive for tact with someone who tested COVID-19. A lawsuit filed by positive for COVID-19 would parents and students from 146 need to isolate for at least five school districts throughout days unless they test negative Illinois sought to make the or if their doctor diagnoses DR. ELIZABETH ALVAREZ masking optional. On Feb. them with something nonD91 Superintendent 5, Circuit Court Judge RayCOVID that could explain the lene Grischow ruled that the symptoms. The students who state didn’t follow the proper procedures came in contact with someone who tested and didn’t give affected residents the op- positive would need to get tested every day portunity to appeal, issuing a Temporary for five days.

Restraining Order.

According to the data shared publicly by The state appealed, but the appellate District 91, immediately after the winter court kept the order in place while clarify- break, its schools saw the highest number ing that school districts were still free to of COVID-19 infections since the return to impose their own rules. The appeal now in-person learning, with 57 students and goes to the Illinois Supreme Court.

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Fire and police commissioner from page 1 south suburban Homer Glen.

The Fire and Police Commission is a three-member civilian commission that is responsible for hiring, firing and promoting police officers and firefighters who work for the village. As with other village boards and commissions, the members are appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the village council. While the commission page on the village website states that it meets every third Thursday of the month, in practice, it meets as needed. It met twice in September 2021, November 2021 and January 2021, once in October 2021, four times in December 2021.

Gillian said it has yet to meet since he was appointed, and, to the best of his knowledge, there hasn’t been any meet-

11 staff members testing positive during the week of Jan. 2 to Jan. 8. But over the next two weeks, the numbers have dropped dramatically, with 23 students and 1 staff member testing positive in the week of Jan. 9 to Jan. 15, and 11 students and six teachers testing positive in the week of Jan. 16 to Jan. 22. Since then, the numbers have been in single digits. The week of Feb. 13 to Feb. 19 saw four students and two staff members testing positive.

According to Illinois State Board of Education records, the district had 660 students and 84 teachers during the 2021-2022 school year, the most recent school year for which the data is available.

During the Feb. 10 meeting of the District 91 Board of Education, Superintendent Dr. Elizabeth Alvarez said that, since the district wasn’t a party to the lawsuit, they would keep the protocols as is, at least for the time being.

“We plan on minimizing disruptions and continue to maximize educational opportunities for our students, and we ask that you just be patient as we wait to hear from the appellate court,” she said.

Nurys Uceta-Ramos, the district’s family and community engagement manager, said that the recent legal developments didn’t lead to any protocol changes.

“If anything changes, we will let our families know directly,” she said.

ing scheduled for the rest of February or lice department and the village as a whole,” March as of Feb. 21. he said. “As the village administrator, I was According to her LinkedIn responsible for negotiating page, Entler served on the Fire the last 3-4 contacts with the and Police Commission from [Fraternal Order of Police June 2019 to Jan. 2022. GilMichael T. Caulfield Memolian said she resigned because rial Lodge #24, which repworking for the village created resents Forest Park police a conflict of interest. Since he officers].” is retired from the village, he Gillian added that his time said, it wasn’t an issue for him. as the village administrator Hoskins didn’t comment on his choice during the Jan. gave him experience in the 24 meeting, and he didn’t reprocess of public safety hirspond to the request by the Reing and promotions since view for comment by deadline.

“I’ve been a part of it.”

Gillian said that the mayor The village council conTIM GILLIAN reached out to him and specufirmed the appointment lated it was because of his exunanimously, along with five perience as a village administrator. other appointments to various boards and “I had extensive experience working commissions.

While the commissioners through police department issues, both on raised the questions about term lengths, labor side and on management side, and I they didn’t talk about Gillian or any other would guess that the mayor believed that this experience would be beneficial to po- nominees.

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Hosty, longtime Forest Park official, seeks county board seat Running for 9th District GOP nomination

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Former Forest Park Village Council member Mark Hosty is running for the Cook County board. Hosty is seeking the Republican nomination to run for county commissioner in the 9th District where incumbent Republican Pete Silvestri is retiring after serving on the county board for 28 years.

Hosty announced his candidacy Feb. 3.

Hosty served for 16 years on the Forest Park Village Council, where he was a strong supporter of former mayor Anthony Calderone. Hosty was defeated when he ran for a fifth term in 2015. He finished last in a field of five candidates vying for four seats.

A few years ago, Hosty moved to River Forest. The 9th District includes River Forest but does not include Forest Park or Oak Park. It also includes all or parts of River Grove, Elmwood Park, Rosemont, Park Ridge, Niles, Des Plaines, Mt. Prospect, Arlington Heights, Rolling Meadows, and the 41st and 38th Wards of Chicago.

Hosty has been active in Republican politics for some time. He has twice been elected to be a delegate to Republican National Conventions, in 2008 when he supported John McCain and in 2020 when he was a delegate for Donald Trump. In 2018 Hosty was elected

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to a seat on the Republican state central campaign has a polished web site that outcommittee as the Republican committee- lines some of his positions. Hosty is posiman for the 7th Congressional District. tioning himself as a law-and-order candiHe owns a commercial building on Madi- date and as someone who wants to cut taxes. son Street in Forest Park where he long “Stopping the out-of-control crime in our managed Healy’s Westside tavern. Healy’s area is my number one priority, followed closed in 2020 after a long and successful very closely by reducing property taxes,” run. The Forest Park Tap says Hosty in an article on Room is now located in the the campaign web site anspace that Healy’s formerly nouncing his candidacy. “We need to adopt zero based budoccupied. Healy has no congeting for the county with innection with the Forest Park structions to our department Tap Room other than being heads to cut whatever is not the bar’s landlord. The Fornecessary so we can allocate est Park Tap Room has been resources into crime fightthe subject of numerous ing. Because of the out-ofcomplaints by some Madison control property taxes, subStreet business owners and urban residents are going residents complaining of exto start losing their homes cessive noise and rowdy and faster than they are being sometimes violent behavior car jacked. I want to lead the by some customers. Last year MARK HOSTY charge on crime control and the Forest Park Tap Room property tax reductions.” had its liquor license revoked The Blue Lives Matter flag is prominently by the Village of Forest Park but last month the Illinois State Liquor Commission re- displayed on Hosty’s campaign web site.

“All of Cook County has seen a rash of car versed that decision and ordered the village jackings and it is a real danger in the subto return its liquor license.

Hosty did not respond to calls, a text mes- urbs as well as the City of Chicago,” Hosty sage or an email asking him to comment says. “Our prosecutors need to stop experiabout his race for the county board but his menting with social engineering and do the

job they were hired to do — take criminals off the streets to protect our families. As a former Commissioner in Forest Park, I was constantly meeting with police officers and police command staff to make sure they had what they needed. The problem in Cook County and Chicago today is not police departments working on needed reforms, but hyper-woke legislators, prosecutors and judges who are endangering public safety by installing revolving doors in our police stations and jails.”

In the post on his campaign website Hosty also touted his experience in local government.

“For more than a dozen years I helped lead my community as an elected municipal official, including eight as the senior member of our board. I learned about the interaction among our county, state and federal governmental entities to achieve the best possible results for the west suburbs. I would like to bring those experiences to Cook County government to help reorder its financial priorities and operational efficiencies,” Hosty said.

Hosty served four terms as the president of the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce.

Now, according to the web site, he works primarily as a real estate broker.

Man sprays gas station minimart with bullets Offender reportedly angered by mistake by clerk; no one hurt

By BOB UPHUES Senior Editor

A man armed with a handgun fired multiple rounds at employees behind the counter inside the Thorntons Gas Station minimart, 601 Harlem Ave., on Feb. 19 at about 5:45 a.m. after he reportedly became angry over a mistake made by one of the cashiers.

No person was struck by any of the eight rounds fired, said police, but a hole was observed by police above the cash register where a bullet traveled through a row of cigarettes to the rear wall.

There is no bulletproof barrier separating the clerks behind the counter from the rest of the store.

Police said there were two more bullet holes by the candy display just below the cash register, where they recovered a spent bullet from the front counter wall. Three more bullet holes were observed in a drink cooler at the front of the store near the cash registers.

Six shell casings were recovered inside the minimart and two more were found ly-

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Thortons Gas Station, 601 Harlem Ave. ing on the ground outside.

According to employees working at the time, the incident resulted from one of them mistakenly charging a $9 pre-pay the offender made to the wrong gas pump. When the offender could not pump gas where his vehicle was parked, he reportedly went back into the minimart and began yelling at the employee.

Another employee reportedly told the of-

fender to calm down and that the mistake was simple to fix. However, after the offender allegedly called that clerk a “hoe ass bitch” the clerk told the offender he had to leave, prompting him to allegedly say, “Why don’t you come out from behind that counter and I’ll kill you right now?”

After being told to leave again, the offender allegedly then pulled out a handgun from his jacket, pointed it in the direction of the employee and began firing. The employees all dropped to the floor to avoid being hit and stayed there until the offender left the minimart.

The offender apparently attempted to get back into his car, a 2004 Ford Taurus parked at a gas pump, in order to drive away, but the car wouldn’t move, so he fled the scene on foot and left the vehicle behind.

Police say the vehicle was not stolen. Officers reported recovering other evidence from the scene, including DNA evidence and paperwork from the vehicle. The offender also apparently left behind the handgun, a Taurus 9 mm semiautomatic pistol with a 12-round magazine.

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Students support teachers from page 1 poned the planned work stoppage and would consider the D209 administration’s updated offer.

According to multiple sources, students at Proviso Math and Science Academy in Forest Park started walking out of class on Wednesday morning. Sources said they converged on the fifth floor, where the district’s central administrative offices, including the office of D209 Supt. James Henderson, are located.

That demonstration was followed by mass walkouts at Proviso East in Maywood at around 10:40 a.m. Students at Proviso West started walking out sometime after 11 a.m.

Hector Delgadillo, a 14-year-old freshman at Proviso East in Maywood, said he was in class when he saw students walking out of the school.

“The students, some of the teachers were walking out with signs,” he said. “The teachers just let us go outside. Security was trying to stop us, but they couldn’t stop like

a thousand kids trying to go outside. Now, from what I saw, every student is outside related to the strike, because this is affecting their education and the teachers’ pay, because they’re not paying them.”

Proviso East sophomores Kiara Dorsey, Kalila Johnson and Amarri Howard said they were transitioning from third period to fourth period when the demonstration started on their campus. They said the mass demonstration was planned in advance, with information about it “all over social media” on Tuesday.

“We’re with the teachers,” they said, in unison. Johnson said she watched last night’s D209 school board meeting online and was disappointed with how board members and administrators responded to public comments from students, parents and teachers.

“The administration was just on their phone, doing makeup and not caring what matters to us,” she said. “This administration sucks. The superintendent doesn’t care about the students, they just care about getting their money, that’s why they’re not giving teachers any of it.”

East students Leo Cahue, Terrell Chatman, Jermaine Poole and Lamar Galvin all said that, as far as they know, the walkout at their high school has been peaceful, with

no incidents of violence. They all said they side with the teachers.

“Some of those teachers have been there for as long as we’ve been alive,” said Poole, 15.

In a statement released Wednesday, D209 school board President Rodney Alexander said that the district has changed the offer it made during a negotiation session on Saturday of 6% salary raises over three years, with 2% in each of the three contract years, to 7% over three years. The district would offer a 2% salary raise in the first year and 2.5% in the next two years.

Alexander said that while the two sides haven’t reached an agreement on scheduling additional negotiation sessions, they have been continuing informal communications and communicating through a federal mediator.

Alexander said the district had offered to schedule another mediation session on Friday morning. The next two sessions are currently scheduled for Feb. 23 and March 9.

In the union’s statement, Riley said that the district’s new offer “helps bring us closer to one, but there’s still work to be done so we’re willing to temporarily postpone our strike.”

Riley then referenced the friction between some board members and commu-

nity members that was apparent during a school board meeting on Feb. 15.

“For months [the superintendent and the board] have ignored parent and teacher concerns, but they went too far on Tuesday night at the board meeting by blatantly disrespecting our students who spoke out in support of their teachers,” Riley added.

“One board member even made an obscene gesture to a teacher,” she said. “In order to move forward, we demand an end to the contempt being shown to our students, parents, and educators.”

In his statement, Alexander said that the district updated its offer in order to “reach a fair contract agreement and avoid a strike, which would only further burden our families and students following almost two years of learning loss due to the COVID-19 global pandemic.”

There was no school scheduled on Feb. 21, which was Presidents Day. On Thursday, D209 students attended schools remotely, with teachers administering virtual instruction from their classrooms.

Alexander said that the soonest a strike could happen is Feb. 22, when district officials said students would return to classes as planned.

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D209 board member captured seemingly ‘flipping the bird’ Theresa Kelly denies she raised her middle finger, but critics say gesture reflects board’s disrespect of public

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor

Video of a prominent Proviso Township High School District 209 school board member apparently raising her middle finger at another board member while the latter was recording the exchange on her phone has prompted a wave of outrage and concern among community members.

The gesture has also been met with a petition calling for the board member’s name to be removed from the Proviso East football stadium and for D209 Supt. James Henderson to resign amid tense negotiations with the Proviso Teachers Union. Community members say the behavior is indicative of the board’s and administration’s general contempt for dissenting students, parents and teachers.

The video clip, which was recorded by D209 school board member Claudia Medina, shows Theresa Kelly, the longest-serving school board member in the district’s history, seemingly giving Medina the middle finger before applying lipstick. Kelly denies doing so.

The exchange happened during the public comment portion of a tense Feb. 15 school board meeting, which was dominated by concerns about stalled teacher contract negotiations and a pending strike that was due to take place on Feb. 18.

The union eventually postponed the

scheduled strike after receiving an updated contract offer from the district that includes slightly higher salary increases, among other changes. Negotiations are currently ongoing, with the next bargaining session is scheduled to take place on Feb. 23.

Carissa Gillespie, a Proviso West teacher who sits on the PTU’s executive leadership and negotiating team, was speaking when the exchange between Kelly and Medina happened. The short video segment has been circulating widely on various social media platforms, including Facebook and Instagram.

When contacted Feb. 19, Kelly denied giving Medina the middle finger and said she has since gotten death threats.

“I simply looked up and realized that I was being recorded by her while I had my lipstick out to apply, not realizing that it would be used in a negative manner,” Kelly said in a statement.

“There was no malice, middle finger or insult,” she said. “To be honest, people were saying I shot her a ‘bird,’ but I didn’t even realize what a ‘bird’ was. I noticed I was being recorded by a fellow board member, looked at the camera and said, ‘God’s got me,’ not realizing that pointing my lipstick up would be viewed negatively.”

Kelly said she’s received “several death threats” since the video emerged, but said that she hasn’t reported them yet. When asked to verify the threats, she provided

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A screenshot of a video clip that appears to show District 209 school board member Theresa Kelly raising her middle finger as fellow board member Claudia Medina records the exchange on her phone. screenshots that show an unidentified commenter’s response underneath the video clip: “Imma stick her watch.”

Medina confirmed that she took the video clip and said that she started recording, be-

cause Kelly and D209 school board President Rodney Alexander were being rude while teachers, students and parents were speaking. She said she shared the video clip with some parents, which is how it started to circulate on the internet.

“Rodney and Theresa were being incredibly disrespectful,” Medina said. “They were laughing and being highly disrespectful, so I flipped my camera over and she flipped me the bird.”

Medina said she regularly takes video footage during public comments in order to hear what’s being said and to verify the accuracy of what took place. She said her intent going into the meeting was not to record Kelly. Medina said that this wasn’t the first time that Kelly has given her the middle finger or used insulting language, adding that Kelly regularly engages in “inappropriate communication, including inappropriate hand gestures at board meetings.”

Medina has not been without controversy herself, with five board members voting to replace her as board vice president in 2020 for allegedly sharing sensitive information and executive session conversations with local media, among other claims.

Amanda Grant, a member of the D209 school board and the board secretary who is responsible for facilitating public comments, said she didn’t see Kelly give the See VIDEO on page 8

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With Tap Room reopened, rowdiness complaints return Neighbor wants police to make arrests

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Neighbors are still complaining about the Forest Park Tap Room, a bar on Madison Street, and the behavior of some of its customers.

On Feb. 14, one person who lives directly across Madison Street from the Tap Room spoke during the public comment portion of the Forest Park Village Council meeting, imploring the village to take stronger action against the Tap Room and its customers.

“The Tap Room continues to have a profoundly negative effect on the lives of people living nearby in appalling ways,” Hannah Boudreau, the co-president of the Tuscan Lofts Condominium Association, told the village council. “This past Saturday evening [Feb. 12], upon closing, we witnessed property damage, physical violence and threats, public urination, offensive and violent language, excessive noise, public intoxication, illegal drinking, open bottles, car/radio noise, speeding, continued tailgating in our parking lots and on our streets, just outside of residents’ windows late into the night and finally a bloody fight resulting in more 911 calls and injuries. The strain this establishment continues to put on our residents and on our law enforcement resources is not sustainable.”

Forest Park police did generate a police report connected to what happened outside at Madison and Circle at about 12:40 a.m. on Feb. 13. A police officer reported that a group of eight to 10 people, both men and women, leaving the Tap Room at crossing Madison Street “causing a disturbance, loud, and yelling obscenities.”

A short time later, the officer reported, several of the men engaged in a physical altercation, throwing punches. A security guard from the Tap Room reportedly ran across Madison Street, yelling for the group to “stop.” The altercation broke up about 30 seconds later, police said.

In a telephone interview with the Forest Park Review this week Boudreau spoke more about her concerns. She said that most of the problems occur right around closing time at 1 a.m.

“To put it simply it’s pandemonium,” Boudreau said. “The language, the violence, the screaming, the fighting, just vandalism to people’s properties. A person’s lawn was even defecated on by a drunk patron.”

Forest Park Review spoke with others who expressed concerns about Tap Room patrons’ late-night actions, but they declined to air those complaints on the record.

Boudreau says that although the police

have been monitoring the Tap Room, she wants them to crack down and arrest those who break the law after leaving the bar.

“Cite these people and arrest them for drinking and driving, noise violation, drunk and disorderly, public intoxication, public urination,” Boudreau said. “Get out of the car and actually make arrests.”

The Tap Room has been a source of controversy since not long after it opened in late 2020. Located at 7321 Madison in the space formerly occupied by Healy’s Westside, Forest Park Tap Room is owned by brothers Lance and Hansel Law. The Laws are Black as is most of clientele of the Tap Room. Boudreau, who is white, and others who complain about the Tap Room and its customers say it’s the behavior, not the race, of the customers that bothers them.

“I’m not against the bar. I’m against the actions and behaviors that spill out of it,” Boudreau said.

The Tap Room regularly brings in DJs who typically play hip-hop music and often attract their own clientele. Boudreau and others say that Tap Room is seeking to get an entertainment license and operates more like a nightclub than a bar. The Tap Room advertises bottle service.

“It draws a big nightclub kind of crowd to quiet Madison Street,” Boudreau said. “Do we really want a nightclub at Madison and Circle?”

Last August, Mayor Rory Hoskins, who also acts as the village’s liquor commissioner, revoked the Tap Room’s liquor license, ruling that the bar stayed open after hours.

But the Tap Room owners appealed the license revocation and in January the Illinois State Liquor Commission reversed the village’s decision, stating that while there were a few people in the Tap Room a couple minutes after closing time on July 3, 2021 there was no evidence that they had been sold alcohol after closing time.

After the state liquor commission reversed the village’s license revocation the Tap Room got its village liquor license back and reopened about a month ago. Since then, old problems have resurfaced according to Boudreau.

Boudreau told the Review that she is awakened from her sleep three to five times a week by the noise from patrons leaving the Tap Room and their rowdy behavior.

“And I’m a social worker at a middle school,” Boudreau said. “My kids need me to be on point. I can’t afford to keep losing sleep like this. This is insane; this is no way to live. I have the right to quiet enjoyment of my residence as well.”

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‘Cue the Record’ at FitzGerald’s

All-vinyl barbecue dinner party to kick off Val’s 50th anniversary

By MELISSA ELSMO Oak Park Eats Editor

Two local music legands are teaming up.

Val’s halla Records is kicking off its 50th anniversary year with an event at FitzGerald’s 6615 Roosevelt Road in Berwyn. On Tuesday, March 22 from to 9 p.m. “Cue the Record” ticket holders will enjoy a blend of barbecue and vinyl with an all-you-can-eat buffet and curated tunes from 1972 — the year Val’s halla Records was opened by the inestimable Val Camiletti.

“There is so much good music from 1972, I was like, ‘how can this event only be three hours?’” laughed Will Duncan, owner of FitzGerald’s. “I think Val’s milestone and this event will definitely resonate with the community.”

Duncan and Trevor Toppen, owner of Val’s halla Records, 239 Harrison St., have a shared vision about the importance of

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Gesture of disrespect? from page 6 middle finger, but “the laughing, the joking [by her board colleagues] is constant and often distracting.

“I’ve got my timer and I do my best to listen,” she said. “It is extremely embarrassing to have this kind of behavior when we have students and teachers and parents and community members who [are speaking]. This is their time to talk about what’s going on. If we’re not listening to students and teachers who are in classrooms every day, who are we listening to?”

Alexander, who was sitting to Kelly’s right and can be seen in the video laughing as she gestures toward Medina, said that he had not seen the video and did not see the longtime school board member raise her middle finger. He said the criticism of his and Kelly’s behavior is unfair and unwarranted, and should instead be directed toward Medina.

“I can’t laugh?” he said. “They don’t know

maintaining their inherited legacies while bringing new energy and a fresh perspective to sustain their respective businesses for future generations. The duo connected shortly after Duncan purchased FitzGerald’s in March 2020 and soon after invited Toppen to create a “mini Val’s” inside the nightclub.

The relationship between FitzGerald’s and Val’s goes back decades;” said Duncan, owner of FitzGerald’s. “We are both dedicated to local music lovers, but yet we never get in each other’s way.”

Tickets include a buffet of all you can eat Berwyn style barbecue and one Babygold Cold Beer, brewed by Kinslahger Brewing Company in Oak Park, specifically to be enjoyed with barbecue fare.

Duncan teased the menu will include a sampling of cold seafood as well as an array of Babygold’s signature menu items including pulled pork, BBQ cauliflower and collard greens. The dinner and listening party is set to take place in the Babygold dining room, but organizers are prepared for the possibility the party may need to move into the adjacent nightclub should interest exceed expectations.

Shayne Blakeley, Val’s manager, will join Toppen and his son Jaxson, who also works at Val’s, to spin records from 1972 during the

event. The trio is excited about the “wealth of music” available to them, and suggested attendees might hear both hits and B sides from albums by David Bowie, Roxy Music, Black Sabbath, The Allman Brothers Band, and Big Star among others.

“When you think about it, eating barbecue and listening to vinyl are really very similar,” said Toppen. “Barbecue is weekend fare. You sit down to eat it and it can get messy. Listening to records is the same — you sit down, pay attention and savor the songs.”

While the marriage of barbecue and vinyl records makes sense to both Toppen and Duncan they are curious to see how people approach the event. They intend to play full sides of an album to give guests the opportu-

nity to listen to the songs in the “order they were meant to be heard,” but also hope to foster a festive atmosphere with plenty of breaks for conversations between guests.

Both Duncan and Toppen are open to the possibility of hosting similar events in the future.

“I want to keep Val’s legacy front and center in the community, and we want this to be the first of many events this year that celebrate the store’s anniversary,” said Toppen.

“We want to create space for people to share their great love for great music.”

Tickets are $39 each and available via FitzGerald’s website.

Link: https://www.fitzgeraldsnightclub. com/event2/11811855/val-s-babygold-present-cue-the-record/

what I’m laughing about. They don’t know what I’m doing on my phone. I can be looking up research, looking up stuff that’s on the agenda. That’s board work. I’m not sitting up there videotaping though. Is it a board member’s job to videotape other board members? We know what she’s doing is out of line.”

The board president said at one moment, he was looking at a photo of his son taking the last shot of his freshman year at Proviso West High School.

“I’m a parent, too,” Alexander said. “I would have loved to have been at his game.

That’s what I saw and that’s why I was laughing. If you have to find a reason why I was laughing, that’s why I was laughing.

You can put it in there, ‘Board member Alexander’s son made the last shot of the last game of his freshman year and he couldn’t be there, so his wife sent him the picture.’”

Many community members, including teachers, students and parents, have criticized what they believe is the disrespectful behavior of some board members and administrators during meetings.

Some people castigated board members during public comments, with some par-

ents and community members voicing their frustration directly to the school board and administration. As Kelly gestures toward Medina, Gillespie can be heard interjecting, “I’m speaking!”

“Look at me, get off your phones,” Rose O’Campo, a D209 parent who lives in Maywood, told board members during her public comments. “How can you guys be so comfortable [while] all these things are happening?”

In a statement announcing that they had postponed the strike that was scheduled for Feb. 18, the Proviso Teachers Union addressed the board’s behavior at the Feb. 15 meeting.

“For months they have ignored parent and teacher concerns, but they went too far on Tuesday night at the board meeting by blatantly disrespecting our students who spoke out in support of their teachers,” the petition reads. “One board member even made an obscene gesture to a teacher. In order to move forward, we demand an end to the contempt being shown to our students, parents, and educators.”

Over the weekend, two change.org petitions were created anonymously, one of

which called for the district to change the name of the Proviso East football stadium that was named after Kelly last year.

“As most have seen in recent videos, Theresa Kelly doesn’t have the proper etiquette to be a board member and she hasn’t shown interest in any of the pleas or complaints the students, parents, and staff have made,” the petition summary explains. “As such we should remove her name from the stadium at East and change it to the name of a great alumni of the school, Fred Hampton.”

The petition had garnered 26 signatures

by Feb. 19. Another change.org petition calls for D209 Supt. James Henderson to resign.

That petition had garnered 664 signatures

by Feb. 19.

“We’re not going to name a stadium after Fred Hampton,” Alexander said, before defending Kelly, who has served on the board for 22 years. “We respect him, but Fred Hampton did what he did for the majority of Blacks. Nothing specific for Proviso East.

He’s not Theresa Kelly. We’ve named a study hall after Hampton, but he’s not Theresa Kelly. She lived here, she went to school here and served here.”

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Two charged with robbing man on CTA train

Forest Park police arrested two men suspected of robbing a CTA Blue Line passenger at knifepoint while the train was traveling west from the city on Feb. 16 around 3 a.m.

The two suspects, identified as 28-year-old Dillon R. Tate, of Calumet City, and 39-yearold Kristen D. Carter, of Chicago, were taken into custody aboard two different train cars waiting at the Forest Park Blue Line terminal at 711 Desplaines Ave. about 3:20 a.m. Each was charged with one count of armed robbery.

According to the police report, the victim said he got on the westbound train at the Pulaski Road stop and observed Tate and Carter “smoking crack.” At the Cicero Avenue stop, after the victim told the two not to blow smoke in his direction, the two men allegedly approached the victim.

Tate reportedly held a knife to the victim’s throat while Carter went through the victim’s backpack and pockets, taking several items including his cellphone, house keys and wallet containing $37 in cash, identification cards and credit and debit cards.

Asked why he remained on the train all the way to Forest Park, the victim reportedly said the two men held him on the train.

Police reported recovering the victim’s cellphone and a credit card belonging to the victim from Carter’s coat pockets and a knife from his pants pocket.

Catalytic converters stolen ■ A 25-year-old man called police on Feb. 15 about 7:20 a.m. to report a burglary from a motor vehicle in progress in the parking lot of Dollar Tree, 7709 Roosevelt Road.

The caller told police he saw a black Mercedes Benz parked next to another vehicle and two men wearing black hoodies standing outside it. When he exited the store, the two men got into the Mercedes, which drove away.

According to the police report, the catalytic converter was missing from the vehicle parked in the lot.

■ Meanwhile the catalytic converters were sawn from the undercarriages of two vehicles parked in the Bulk Mail Center, 7500 Roosevelt Road on Feb. 17.

A 43-year-old man called police just after 10 a.m. to report that someone had removed the catalytic converter from his 2008 Toyota Tundra pickup truck.

A 65-year-old man called police that afternoon to report that the catalytic converter had bene stolen from his 2021 Mitsubishi Outlander, which was parked in the lot of the Bulk Mail Center between 12:30 and 3 p.m.

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Lots of threatening notes

Forest Park police are investigating the appearance, beginning early on Feb. 17, of orange paper sticky notes bearing the same threatening message applied to vehicles and buildings in and around the 1400 blocks of Circle and Marengo avenues.

The first of the notes was called in around 12:20 a.m. on Feb. 17 by someone who found a note stuck to the front door of an apartment building in the 1400 block of Circle Avenue.

The note, like the others, threatened to kill “everyone” and to stay away from “T.C.” None of the tenants had any idea what or who the note referred to, police said.

Just after 8 a.m., a resident of the 1400 block of Marengo Avenue called police after finding one of the notes stuck to his daughter’s car, and police reported finding three more nearly identical notes stuck to buildings and vehicles nearby.

About 9:45 a.m., another resident called to report finding an orange sticky note with a threatening message on the front door. A security camera also captured images of the person placing the note there. The person was described as a man wearing a black jacket and pants with a multicolor hood over his head.

A seventh note was called in by a resident about 6:45 p.m. on Feb. 17. The orange sticky note with the same threatening message was left under the windshield wiper of the caller’s vehicle, which was parked in the rear of the property in the 1400 block of Circle Avenue.

Stolen check altered, again For the third time in the past month a Forest Park resident has reported to police that a check they placed in the mail to pay a bill had been altered and cashed for thousands of dollars.

A 57-year-old woman alerted police on Feb. 16 that a check she wrote on Jan. 26 for $258 to pay her natural gas bill never made it to its destination. The victim said she couldn’t remember exactly where she mailed the bill, but that her bank informed her that on Jan. 28 someone had altered the check and used it to withdraw $5,000 from her bank account.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Feb. 14-17, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

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Libbey Paul Beth Pecenka Ofra Peled Mary Pellegrini Jeanne Peppler Alan Peres Diego Perez Mesa Priscilla Perkins Kathleen Perry William Peterman Lauren Peterson Lawrence Peterson Bertha Peterson Joan & Jeffery Petertil Jayne Petrick Edward Petrick Sharon Phillips Liz Picone Deborah Pieritz Rachel Pildis Frank Pinc Mia Pinc Jeremy Pinc Thomas Pivarski William Planek Mike & Lynette Poirier Rich Pokorny Rick & Kelly Pollock Frank Pond Diane Ponder Robert & Joan Pope Al Popowits Joyce Porter M. A. Porucznik-Fiedler Deborah D. Preiser James Prescott Mary Prudden James Pryor Jennifer Purrenhage Janice Pyrce Susan Quinn Joan Radovich Tom Rains Carol Rao Alisa Ray Dan Reeg Bonney Rega Douglas Reichert Powell Patricia Reilly-Murphy Frederick Reklau Ruth Reko Lisa Ridolfi Anthony Riley Suzanne Ritzler Susan Roberts Kathleen Roberts McLouis Robinet Kim & Kevin Robinson Carlo Rodrigo Sarah & Pablo Rodriguez Katharine Roller Ron Roman Margaret Ross A. R. Rott Charlotte Rubinstein Mark Ruda Greg Sanders Marian & Bob Sassetti-Kent Ron Saunders Elizabeth Saunders Steve Saunders Meredith Schacht Lynn Scheir Janet Schiffman Joanne Schochat Rainer Schochat

Thomas Schouten Lynda Schueler Ralph Schuler Susy Schultz Kevin Schultz James Schwartz Alex Schwartz Lissa Schwartz Diane Scott Norah Scott Michael Scotty Amy Scotty Sandra Seim Clancy Senechalle Wendy Senger Joel F. Sherr Diana Sherry Louis Shorr Mary Pat & Bill Sieck Lacey Sikora Dawne Simmons Peggy Sinko Marion Sirefman Nancy Sjostrom Joanna Skubish Michele Smalley Georgia Smith Leslie Smith Sean Smith Mark & Sallie Smylie Edward Solan Alan Sonka Hyunchoo Sora Greg Sorg Brian Souders Bob Spatz Matt Stagner Christine Stannard Rachel Stark Susan Stearns Amy Stearns & Ken Johnson Judith Steed Susan Stephens Jim & Louise Stevens Jill Stewart Wendy Stone Karen Stoner J.M. Strand James Strickler Gary Strokosch David Strom Joanna Strom William Strong Meghan Strubel Mark Sullivan Elizabeth Summy Michael Surratt Jim & Teri Svehla Margaret Swanson Cathy Sweitzer Martha Swisher Christine Tanner Karen L. Tardy John Taylor Lynn Taylor Andrew Teitelman Cheryl Terhorst & Burt Constable Mitch Theys Ross Thomas Nadine Thompson Laura & Michael Thompson Laverne Thompson Cecelia Thornton Glen Thornton

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Forest Park Review, February 23, 2022

THE MASKS ARE COMING OFF FEBRUARY 28!

Our St. Patrick’s Day Special Section is Coming OUT March 2!

Is your business doing something special for St. Patrick’s Day this year?

Are you participating in the Forest Park St. Patrick’s Day Parade?

Promote your business and celebrate the great unmasking with a Discounted ad in this Special Section running in Wednesday Journal and Forest Park Review.

Publication Date: March 2 Ad Deadline: February 25

Contact Lourdes Nicholls, (lourdes@oakpark.com), or Marc Stopeck, (marc@oakpark.com) for more information.

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Royal Ball

BIG WEEK

Friday, Feb. 25, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Park District Administration Building There’s still time to register for the 2022 Royal Ball. Learn more or register at https:// bit.ly/RoyalBall2022. Residents $40/couple, Non-residents $50/couple, $20/extra member. Proof of vaccination required to attend. 7501 Harrison St., Forest Park.

Clio’s Chroniclers Sunday, Feb. 27, 2 to 4 p.m., Centuries & Sleuths, Forest Park Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore’s History Discussion Group will discuss Empires of the Sea: Seige of Malta, Battle of Lepanto & the Contest for the Center of the World by Roger Crowley.

7419 W. Madison St.

FitzGerald’s Soul Night Thursday, Feb. 24, 8-11 p.m., FitzGerald’s Some of the finest contemporary talents pay tribute to the heart and soul of rhythm & blues. Tammi Savoy, Cameron Webb and Elisa Latrice pay R-E-S-P-E-C-T to the songs and the styles of Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and others. They’ll be backed by a band of all stars that has played behind the legendary likes of J.C. Brooks & the Uptown Sound and the late great Syl Johnson. $10, 6615 W. Roosevelt Road., Berwyn.

School Of Rock: Staff Show Saturday, Feb. 26, 6 p.m., FitzGerald’s You’ve seen the kids, now hear the instructors at the School of Rock special staff show. They may have taught the kids everything they know, but there’s still a wealth of knowledge the students haven’t accessed yet. Proceeds will benefit the school’s scholarship fund. $25, 6615 W. Roosevelt Road, Berwyn.

Emancipation To Inauguration Chicago’s Black Experience Sunday, Feb. 27, 2-3 p.m. Forest Park Public Library This virtual performance by musician/actor/historian Clarence Goodman celebrates the Great Migration of African Americans from the South to the North during the pre-Civil Rights era. Register at fppl.org/blackhistorymonth

The Not-So-Golden Lives Of Gilden Wives

Winter Dog Days Dog Walk Saturday, Feb. 26, 10:30 a.m., Trailside Museum, River Forest Join a naturalist as you and your best friend go on a casual nature walk along Trailside’s scenic trails. Dogs must be leashed. All visitors over 2 must wear a mask indoors at all times. Free. Unvaccinated visitors should also wear a mask outdoors when physical distancing is not possible.

Registration required: Call 708-366-6530 or visit trailside.museum@ cookcountyil.gov. Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 Thatcher Ave.

Wednesday, March 2, 6:30-7:30 pm, Forest Park Public Library This virtual in-depth discussion addresses the state of American women during the 1870s and 1880s, typically known as the “Gilded Age.” Sedation, mourning, and other topics will be touched on during this hard-hitting, unflinching look at a time now past. Register at fppl.org

Abercrombie Paintings Auction

Bringing Black History to Life

Wednesday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m., 818 North Boulevard, Oak Park Toomey & Co. Auctioneers will begin its Modern Design + PostWar & Contemporary Art auction with two oil paintings by Chicago surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie, each estimated at $30,000-50,000. In addition to the Abercrombie works available, the sale features well over 300 lots with art and design from important figures who have had a significant impact on their respective fields. Those who wish to preview in person or virtually should email info@toomeyco.com. Clients are required to wear masks on the premises regardless of vaccination status. Bidders may also participate by phone (708-383-5234) or leave absentee bids (info@toomeyco.com). The catalog is posted online at toomeyco.com and early registration is recommended.

Friday, Feb. 25, 1-2 p.m., Forest Park Public Library (virtual) Baba Tony and Kucha Brownlee are back to present Bringing Black History to Life for the Forest Park community. This performance is a general selection of diverse stories that introduce folktales, call and response, dialect and poetry accompanied

by African drumming, shekere playing, and enhanced by audience participation, which includes singing and playing instruments. The stories will delight and uplift. All programs are age and grade appropriate. View the virtual event on the Library’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/forestparkreads. A Facebook account is not required to view. This event is part of the Black History Month event series sponsored by the Historical Society of Forest Park, the Illinois Juneteenth Committee, Forest Park Against Racism, and the Forest Park Public Library. Learn more about the series and other resources at fppl.org/blackhistorymonth.

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What’s next in Proviso?

t is good news that a strike date for teachers and other professional staff in the Proviso Township High Schools has been pushed back.

Last minute headway in difficult negotiations led the teachers union to delay a strike that had been scheduled for last Friday, Feb. 18. More than in most such negotiations, the various bargaining positions have been put forward in news stories and on social media. And it suggests progress, if not a certain path forward.

Original and, for a time, hardened positions on salary and length of contract have now closed and moved into a rational range on both sides. There are other issues still to be dealt with, including class size.

The underlying distrust and anger between the school board and its administration and the union are a reflection of the upset percolating throughout this district.

That hundreds of students across the three schools walked out of classes last week in solidarity with their teachers is reflective of sides being taken. That a veteran member of the school board gleefully gave the finger to a constituent during a board meeting is both appalling and unsurprising given how divided this district has become in recent years.

Maybe a contract gets signed. Maybe a strike is inevitable. Sooner, though, adults need to lead — through listening and compromise and respect.

1,367 donors. How about you?

Here is our thank-you and our ask: Across two pages in today’s Forest Park Review, we list the 1,367 people living in our seven neighborhoods who made a donation to Growing Community Media in 2021. GCM is the nonprofit we created in 2019 as we looked to build a new and sustainable model for community journalism for the decades to come.

We see our reporting as being the glue that holds our towns close, the fact-based reporting that holds our leaders accountable, and the forum for civil debate that affirms our democratic ways.

That’s a lot. And, we believe, along with 1,367 of our neighbors, that it is an essential investment for the towns and city neighborhoods we cover every day.

Join in. The amount you invest does not matter. Being part of this does matter.

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Giving up comfort for Lent

elf-mortification — i.e. self-denial — during Lent has lost favor big time in our culture.

When I was growing up, lots of people talked about what they were giving up for Lent. Chocolate, as I remember, was the number one choice. Maybe the choice these days should be screen time.

The website eMarketer reports the average American adult spends 3 hours and 43 minutes a day on their mobile device.

But I have another proposal: How about giving up comfort for the 40 days following next Wednesday? I don’t mean living in constant misery until Easter, but enough discomfort to make progress in your spiritual rehab.

Lent, when you think about it, is meant to be like the rehab we have to do after our surgeries. You know the drill. After a knee replacement, you have to go to PT where they push you to do things that are outside your comfort zone.

“I know that hurts,” says the 25-year-old therapist who is bending my knee at angles not meant for human beings.

What I think to myself but never say out loud is, “Sweetheart, you are one-third my age and you do not know how badly what you’re doing hurts!”

One reason I don’t say anything is because I know if I want to recover, three times a week I need to bend my body in ways that hurt. And I trust that the therapist is not doing what she’s doing to my body in order to cause me pain. I trust that the pain she’s causing is part of my rehabilitation.

So here we are at the end of Black History Month — in which we’ve heard the diagnosis — and Ash Wednesday, a day at the beginning of a spiritual season devoted to repentance. And by repentance, I mean going through a process of spiritual rehab in which I let go of what is unhealthy and exercise spiritual muscles that have become flabby.

And that goes for my Black and Brown neighbors as well as those who are white. People of color might be less guilty of racism than whites, but I’ve learned from my Black friends that they have their own issues.

Jesse Jackson, for example, used to open the program at his Operation Breadbasket 50 years ago with a call and response that went: “I am; I am; Somebody; Somebody.” Call it self-loathing or low self-esteem or whatever you want, but most of my Black friends have gone through and are still going through a process of “repenting,” i.e. letting go of one direction in life, turning around and heading in another.

Relapses will happen, and then they reconnect with the process and continue the journey.

One of my Black neighbors used to run a youth mentoring program in which one of his main goals was to get kids to not think of themselves as victims. You see the distinction? They were victims, but to mature they

had to get out of the bondage of thinking of themselves in that way.

So if we’ve been paying attention at all during this Black History Month, we are aware of the diagnosis. We’re aware that we are suffering from a disease with symptoms like racism and polarization, and that the way to health is to do spiritual rehab in which we do uncomfortable exercises for the sake healing.

For liberals — and that’s what most of us in this town are — getting out of our comfort zones might mean reading something by a conservative. I don’t mean the crazies on the extreme right but thoughtful conservatives like George Will, Bret Stephens and Charles Krauthammer, all of whom have won Pulitzer prizes.

For white folks, and that’s what most of us are, it might mean going to a restaurant in the Austin neighborhood like MacArthur’s or Ruby’s Soul Food or Splyt/N/Half Kitchen. It might mean going to church one Sunday at Hope Tabernacle or Mount Moriah or Engage or Living Word.

As many of you know, I belong to a Thai church. In that culture I’m never completely comfortable or “at home,” but I keep going because the discomfort I feel sometimes is spiritually analogous to the physical discomfort I feel working out at the Roos Center. It’s not comfortable per se, but it’s good for me.

To be clear, discomfort is not in itself a sign that an activity is healthy. That’s why I don’t live at the Roos. I work out maybe three times a week.

So I’m not talking about going off screen 100%. But really, three and a half hours a day?! What I’m suggesting is more like leaving comfort zones maybe three times a week — just during the 40 days of Lent for starters — leaving the phone at home for two hours when you go shopping. You can always check your messages when you get home.

There’s a certain comfort in playing the victim. But you may remain stuck, and you don’t have to take the responsibility for changing.

There’s a certain comfort in wearing the mantle of white superiority. Whenever you feel a twinge of conscience, you can respond by saying to yourself and to the population cohort in which you self-segregate, “It’s not my fault that their ancestors were slaves. That was then, and this is now. I’m not responsible for what those people suffer today and certainly not for millions in Afghanistan who are in danger of starving.”

One perhaps unintended consequence of Black History Month is a pull of conscience, i.e. to leave our comfort zones and engage in the messy struggles of people less privileged than we are. One of the intended consequences of Ash Wednesday and Lent is to force us into the uncomfortable pursuit of honest self-reflection and taking some responsibly for our neighbors, no matter where they happen to live.

TOM HOLMES

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Love’s triumph over grief

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innocent people going about their business. simple set evokes a Scottish hill- soned pros, performing the 80-minute play side with a brook flowing down The villagers were also traumatized by the without a flub, while expressing the rawest it. Fog and soft lighting add carnage they saw. of emotions. even more to the play’s mournInvestigators determined the suitcase They play fictional characters but sucful atmosphere. containing the bomb had passed undetected ceed in bringing them to life. The grieving The play was written in the through Frankfurt Airport. The unaccomparents from New Jersey are searching form of a Greek tragedy, but the panied suitcase was loaded onto Pan Am for any trace of their son, who had perdialogue is modern. Director 103 at Heathrow Airport. A Libyan terrorist ished seven years earlier. The women of Brian Fruits noted it contains named Ali al-Megrahi was convicted of the Lockerbie try to comfort them but have elements of female empowercrime. their own grief to overcome. Grief often ment, spirituality and forgiveturns to anger and the play contains scenes The play shows how we can respond to ness. Brian is a longtime friend of conflict and despair. If all this sounds unspeakable tragedy with forgiveness and of Andrew Pederson, who heads like a downer, it’s not. It’s ultimately about simple acts of kindness.

Concordia’s Theater Departredemption.

The cast and crew at Concordia show how ment. Andrew’s thesis adviser, The explosion at 30,000 feet rained fire love can triumph over grief.

Deborah Brevoort, wrote the on Lockerbie. It also rained debris over The three remaining performances are play. It has been widely popular and there an 845-square-mile area, the largest crime Feb. 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 27 at have been 850 productions to date. scene in the world. Some of this wreckage 2 p.m. Admission is free and masks are It’s a gut-wrenching mix of anger, grief destroyed houses in the village and killed required. and frustration, sprinkled with some moments of light humor. It’s tragic and uplifting at the same time. The cast members rehearsed 3-4 times a week for a month. The heavy material left them emotionally spent after each rehearsal.

Amazingly enough, four of the cast members are freshmen who had never performed on stage before.

To add to the difficulty, PROVIDED they delivered their lines using a Scottish dialect.

‘The Women of Lockerbie’ dress rehersal at Concordia University But they acted like sea-

have a personal connection to the terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, which killed all 259 passengers and 11 residents of the tiny village of Lockerbie, Scotland on Dec. 21, 1988. One-hundredninety Americans perished, many of them college students returning home for Christmas.

As a private detective, I was hired by attorneys representing the families of victims to locate and serve a subpoena to the former head of security at Frankfurt Airport. After I found him, he became a key witness in a case that awarded millions to the families.

This is one reason I was drawn to see The Women of Lockerbie, at Concordia University. My niece, Bridget, accompanied me because she’s studying Lockerbie in her International Law class. Investigating Lockerbie, or studying it, didn’t prepare us for the powerful immediacy of the play. It’s based on true events and shows how the women of Lockerbie heal themselves and the grieving families, by washing the victims’ clothes and returning them to their loved ones.

The play is performed in the intimate surroundings of Concordia’s Bergmann Theater. The seven cast members are in close proximity to the audience. They portray four women from the village, a grieving couple from New Jersey, and an American State Department official. The

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A look back in time Twenty years ago Frederick Bryant opened Accents by Fred at 7519 W. Madison St. in Forest Park. Bryant opened the shop with his wife, Ann Hanson, after he retired from American Eagle as director of Maintenance/Safety and Environmental Officer. A self-proclaimed walking advertisement adorned with knitted hats, beaded jewelry and colorful clothing, Fred has become a fixture on Madison Street.

A multifaceted expressive artist, he has a reputation for experimenting and learning as he goes.

He learned to knit by watching his mother and grandmother, has taught beadmaking, crafts jewelry from metals and other materials, and is always creating.

Edwin Volakos, 91 Worked with youth through Junior Achievement

Photo credit

Jill Wagner THIS IS THE WAY: Fred Bryant helps his grandson Jordan during an origami class at Bryant’s

Madison Street store. Forest Park Review archives photo by Josh Hawkins, Aug. 13, 2008.

Edwin S. Volakos, 91, of Forest Park, died peacefully at home on Feb. 14, 2022. A hard-working man who also worked with youth at Junior Achievement, a global nonprofit, he also enjoyed bowling and fishing.

Edwin was the father of Karen D’Agostino and Brian Volakos; the father-in-law of Amy Laleman and the grandfather of Dana M. Dussias.

In lieu of flowers donations to the American Cancer Society are appreciated.

Arrangements were handled by Zimmerman-Harnett Funeral Home.

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HELP WANTED • NETWORK SPECIALIST Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class.

Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

DEFINITION To perform various network/system administration, computer support, and operational activities for the Village including computer system setup, configuration, and testing.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED Reports directly to the Information Technology Services Director.

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES: Essential and other important duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following: Essential duties and responsibilities 1. Ensure that best in class customer service is provided to both internal and external customers and also embrace, support, and promote the Village’s core values, beliefs and culture.

2. Configure, test, and deploy network systems, such as, firewalls, routers, switches, wireless equipment, network servers and storage arrays.

3. Configure, test, and deploy system servers, such as, file, print, Internet, e-mail, database, and application servers.

4. Configure, test, and monitor server and end-user systems for security, such as, user accounts, login scripts, file access privileges, and group policy management.

5. Configure, test, and deploy end-user systems, such as, workstations, laptops, mobile devices, printers, and software.

6. Test, configure, deploy, and support security systems, such as, facility access system, video & audio system.

7. Monitor and auditing of networks, systems, and user activities to ensure security and efficiency of systems. Create scripts and reports of detail activities for regular review.

8. Perform and participate in disaster recovery activities, such as, backup procedures, data recovery, and system recovery planning.

9. Assist end-users with computer problems or queries. Troubleshoot systems as needed and meet with users to analyze specific system needs.

10. Ensure the uniformity, reliability and security of system resources including network, hardware,

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software and other forms of systems and data.

11. Prepare, create and update user/technical procedure documentations and provide computer training.

12. Assemble, test, and install network, telecommunication and data equipment and cabling.

13. Participate in research and recommendation of technology solutions.

Other important responsibilities and duties 1. Train users in the area of existing, new or modified computer systems and procedures.

2. Participate in the preparation of various activity reports.

3. Travel and support remote facilities and partner agencies.

4. Operate, administer and manage the Village and Public Safety computer systems, including E-911 center, in-vehicle computer systems.

5. Prepare clear and logical reports and program documentation of procedures, processes, and configurations.

6. Complete projects on a timely and efficient manner.

7. Communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

8. Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

9. Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

QUALIFICATIONS Knowledge of: Principals and procedures of computer systems, such as, data communication, hierarchical structure, backups, testing and critical analysis.

Hardware and software configuration of. computers, servers and mobile devices, including computing environment of Windows Server and Desktop OS and applications, Unix/Linux OS, VMware, iOS/Android.

Network protocols, security, configuration and administration, including firewalls, routers, switches and wireless technology.

Cabling and wiring, including CAT5/6, fiber network, telephone, serial communication, termination, and punch-down.

Telecommunications theory and technology, including VoiP, serial communication, wireless protocols, PBX, analog, fax, voicemail and auto-attendant.

Principles and methods of computer programming, coding and testing, including power shell, command scripting, macros, and

SANITARIAN

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Police Records Clerk in the Police Department. This position will perform a wide variety of specialized clerical duties in support of the Police Department including processing and maintaining documents, correspondence and coding reports; and to provide information and assistance to the public.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http:// www.oak-park.us/jobs.

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Sanitarian in the Health Department.

This position will perform a variety of duties including education and enforcement activities for the promotion and protection of the public health environment.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http:// www.oak- park.us/jobs.

VB scripts.

Modern office procedures, methods and computer equipment.

Technical writing, office productivity tools and database packages.

Ability to: Maintain physical condition appropriate to the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities, which may include the following: - Walking, standing or sitting for extended periods of time - Operating assigned equipment - Lift 50 pounds of equipment, supplies, and materials without assistance - Working in and around computer equipped vehicles Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for: - Making observations - Communicating with others - Reading and writing - Operating assigned equipment and vehicles Maintain mental capacity allowing for effective interaction and communication with others.

Maintain reasonable and predictable attendance.

Work overtime as operations require.

Experience and Training Guidelines Experience: Three years of network/system administration in the public or private sector, maintaining a minimum of 75 Client Workstation computers. AND Training: Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in computer science or a related field. Certifications in Microsoft Server Administration, Networking, Applications and Cisco Networking.

Possession of a valid Illinois Driver License is required at the time of appointment.

Vaccination against COVID-19 strongly preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS Work in a computer environment; sustained posture in a seated position for prolonged periods of time; continuous exposure to computer screens; work in and around computerized vehicles outdoor and garage facility; lifting heavy equipment, communication cabling and wiring into walls and ceilings.

LITIGATION ASSISTANT

Established boutique law firm moving from Chicago Loop to Oak Park, and seeking experienced litigation assistant to work with senior partner. Competitive salary and benefits. Send resume to mkarson@ laroseboscolaw.com

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Part-time. 5 days per week. Evening hours 5-9. $14-16/hr to start. Job located in Morton Grove, IL. Must have own transportation.

Call Larry for more information.

773-636-2505

The Riverside Department of Public Works is seeking energetic, responsible, and motivated applicants who enjoy working outdoors. This is a part-time, seasonal position lasting from approximately May through September. Applicants will be expected to work up to 40 hrs. per week or as scheduled by staff.

Primary tasks will include, but not limited to: cutting grass, maintaining athletic fields, general facilities maintenance, flushing hydrants, reading water meters, installing water meters, assisting full-time employees, and other duties as assigned.

Applicants must be 18 years old, possess a valid Illinois driver’s license and high school diploma or equivalent.

Applicants will be subject to a criminal background check, pre-employment physical and drug/alcohol screening.

Applications can be downloaded from the Village website at www.riverside. il.us or picked up at the Riverside Village Hall located at 27 Riverside Rd, Riverside, IL 60546. Completed applications should be submitted to the Riverside Village Hall or the Riverside Public Works Department, 3860 Columbus Blvd, Riverside, IL 60546. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled. Pay rate is $15/hr.

The Village of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

PART-TIME FORESTRY INTERN

The Riverside Department of Public Works is seeking energetic, responsible, and motivated applicants who enjoy working outdoors. This is a part-time, Forestry intern position lasting from approximately May through September.

Applicants will be expected to work up to 40 hrs. per week or as scheduled by staff. Primary tasks will include monitoring of Village Trees for disease and insect issues, updating tree inventory records, maintaining woody and perennial plantings in parks and parkways, record keeping and administrational duties related to forestry operations, and assisting the Forester with various forestry related activities and ecological restoration.

Applicants must be 18 years old, possess a valid Illinois driver’s license and high school diploma or equivalent.

Course work and/or experience pertaining to urban forestry or a related field are desirable for the position. Applicants will be subject to a criminal background check, pre-employment physical and drug/alcohol screening.

Applications can be downloaded from the Village website at www.riverside. il.us or picked up at the Riverside Village Hall located at 27 Riverside Rd, Riverside, IL 60546. Completed applications should be submitted to the Riverside Village Hall or the Riverside Public Works Department, 3860 Columbus Blvd, Riverside, IL 60546. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled. Pay rate is $15/hr.

The Village of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

ACCOUNTANT CLERK

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Account Clerk II. This position which performs a variety of accounting clerical duties involving financial record keeping and/or transactions including accounts payable and receivable and to provide a variety of accounting support to the Development Customer Services Department. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/.

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SEASONAL FARMERS’ MARKET MANAGER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Seasonal Farmers’ Market Manager in the Health Department. This position manages the Oak Park Farmer’s Market including the vendors that sell directly to the public within established guidelines. This is a part-time seasonal position with work from January-mid November and work required on Saturday’s from May through October.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http:// www.oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. Open until filled.

COMMUNITY SERVICE OFFICER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Community Service Officer in the Police Department. This position will perform a variety of public service, customer service and law enforcement related duties and responsibilities that do not require the services of a sworn police officer; and to perform a variety of administrative duties. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oakpark.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Public Health Nurse in the Health Department. This position will provide professional public health nursing services including health education and promotion which includes disseminating information, making referrals, and counseling as well as managing caseloads, and performing a variety of tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http:// www.oak-park.us/jobs.

Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. This position is open until filled with first review of apps 2/2/22.

TAX PREPARATION SERVICES

Information Technology Project Manager (Chicago, IL) Plan, initiate, & manage WMS (Warehouse Management Software) info tech projects. Implmt s/ware solutions to warehouse operations in order to optimize picking & packing processes & improve warehouse processes. Confer w/ project personnel. Assess current or future customer needs & priorities. Bach Deg in Info Tech, IT Project Mgmt or Industrial Engg reqd. 40 hrs/wk.

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The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago will be accepting applications for the following classification(s): IT Support Analyst II (Original) Human Resources Analyst (Original) Additional information regarding salary, job description, requirements, etc. can be found on the District’s website at www.districtjobs.org or call 312-751-5100.

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Bids mailed or delivered shall be marked to the attention of:

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: Y22008592 on February 2, 2022. Under the Assumed Business Name of KNOTTIE GYAL WIGS with the business located at: 805 LAKE STREET PMB #119, OAK PARK, IL 60301. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: RHENESHA J EAGINS 801 VAN BUREN APT 202 OAK PARK, IL 60304, USA Published in Wednesday Journal February 16, 23, March 2, 2022

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y22008574 on January 26, 2022 Under the Assumed Business Name of ADVENTURES WITH ABUELA with the business located at: 1001 SOUTH GROVE AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: VIRGINIA MARTINEZ 1001 SOUTH GROVE AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60304, USA

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education, Oak Park Elementary School District 97, Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois, hereinafter known as Owner, is seeking bids for Boiler Replacement work at Longfellow Elementary School located in Oak Park, Illinois.

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Lump Sum Bids will be publicly opened and read at the District Office of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, 260 W. Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, March 10, 2022. Bids received after designated time and date of bid opening will not be considered. Bidders must comply with all of the requirements set forth in the Project Manual.

Ms. Jeanne Keane Oak Park School District 97 260 Madison Street Oak Park, Illinois 60302 The front of the envelope should be clearly marked “Longfellow Elementary School Boiler replacement”.

Bid security, in the form of a bid bond or certified check, in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid shall be submitted with the bid. Performance and Labor and Material Payment Bonds and Certificate of Insurance, as required by the Owner, will be required from the successful bidder.

The Board of Education, Oak Park Elementary School District 97 reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts thereof, to waive any irregularities or informalities in bidding procedures and to award the contract in a manner best serving the interest of the Board of Education of Oak Park Elementary School District 97.

All bidders must comply with applicable Illinois Law requiring the payment of prevailing rate of wage to all laborers, workmen and mechanics working on public funded projects. If during the time period of work, these rate changes, the contractor shall be responsible for additional costs without any change to the contract amount.

The proposed contract is subject to the requirements of the Equal Employment Practices Commission and the Illinois Human Rights Act (HRA) Illinois Revised Statues, Ch. 68, Par. 1-101, et. seg.”(Including the requirement that every party to a public contract shall have adopted written sexual harassment policies, P.A. 87-1257).

Bidding Documents will be available on February 22, 2022. To view and obtain bidding documents please visit Best Imaging Solutions’ planroom at http://www.bestimagingplanroom.com/jobs/public.

Bidders are strongly encouraged to attend a pre-bid conference on March 1, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. as detailed in the Project Manual.

Board of Education Oak Park Elementary School District 97 Published in Wednesday Journal February 23, 2022

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: Y22008651 on February 15, 2022 Under the Assumed Business Name of RHJ STRATEGY & MARKETING CONSULTING with the business located at: 609 GROVE LANE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: RHONDA HUMPHREY-FINKLEA 609 GROVE LANE FOREST PARK, IL 60130, USA Published in Wednesday Journal February 23, March 2, 9, 2022

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MARY WOLFE, CITY OF CHICAGO Defendants 2019CH11236 1028 S AUSTIN BLVD OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 14, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 8, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 030R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1028 S AUSTIN BLVD, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-17-331-015 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 mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 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. 14-19-08871 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH11236 TJSC#: 42-331 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2019CH11236 I3186705 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST N.A., AS TRUSTEE OF THE SCIG SERIES III TRUST; Plaintiff, vs.

GAD IKEANUMBA AKA GAD C. IKEANUMBA; 1030-32 NORTH AUSTIN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION AKA 1030 -32 N. AUSTIN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION AND HENRY SILVERMAN LIVING TRUST U/A/D AUGUST 26, 1996; Defendants, 11 CH 33740 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, March 14, 2022 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: Commonly known as 1032 N. Austin Blvd., Unit 1N, Oak Park, IL 60302.

P.I.N. 16-05-314-031-1001.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 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 Ms. Mary E. Spitz at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Sottile & Barile, LLC, 7530 Lucerne Drive, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130. (440) 572-1512. ILF1810025 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3186451 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC DBA CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY; Plaintiff, vs.

THOMAS QUINN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR MARGERY L. NEFF; ARTHUR NEFF; SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARGERY L NEFF; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 12930 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, March 21, 2022 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. 16-18-130-020.

Commonly known as 831 Clinton Ave., Oak Park, IL 60304.

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

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For information call Ms. Kathryn Bodanza at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 134 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 940-8580.

19-08226 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3186993

Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 19-091229.

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

LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 19-091229 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 19 CH 9209 TJSC#: 42-495 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 19 CH 9209 I3187122

Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 20-094050.

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.

LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 20-094050 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 20 CH 5941 TJSC#: 41-3442 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 20 CH 5941 I3187184

acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

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

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 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. 14-19-08274 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH12263 TJSC#: 42-209 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2019CH12263 I3187191

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST Plaintiff, -v.ROLAND HERRERA, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF GEORGE HERRERA, LUKAS’S CONTINENTAL CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, CARY ROSENTHAL, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR GEORGE HERRERA (DECEASED) Defendants 2021CH04435 403 N MARION ST APT 3 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 January 11, 2022, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 24, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 403 N MARION ST APT 3, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-101-017-1009 The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C)

OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 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. 14-20-06459 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2021CH04435 TJSC#: 42-403 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2021CH04435 I3187429

representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 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. 14-19-02481 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH09264 TJSC#: 42-421 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2019CH09264 I3187480

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION MIDFIRST BANK Plaintiff, -v.TAKYRICA Q. STYLES A/K/A TAKYRICA STYLES, TAYLOR LAKE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC. A/K/A TAYLOR-LAKE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 19 CH 9209 118 NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE UNIT 1 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 22, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 118 NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE UNIT 1, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-122-038-1005 The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $153,280.44.

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

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

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property.

Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301,

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION CITIZENS BANK, N.A., FORMERLY KNOWN AS RBS CITIZENS, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO CHARTER ONE BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.JOEL A. VERHOFF, RAELIN M VERHOFF, RANDOLPH CROSSING CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 20 CH 5941 612 RANDOLPH STREET, UNIT 2 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 17, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 18, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 612 RANDOLPH STREET, UNIT 2, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-408-026-1012 The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $62,179.24.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST Plaintiff, -v.MICHAEL J. HAYES, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF MARILYN F. HAYES, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ROBERT J. HAYES JR., PATRICK J. HAYES, MARY TERESE BUDGE A/K/A MARYTHERESE BUDGE A/K/A TERRY BUDGE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR MARILYN F. HAYES (DECEASED), IMPERIAL MANOR OF OAK PARK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, ELLEN YOPCHICK, JULIE HAYES, SUE BARRETT A/K/A SUSAN BARRETT Defendants 2019CH12263 425 HOME AVENUE UNIT 2B OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 16, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 18, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 425 HOME AVENUE UNIT 2B, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-323-043-1012 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, -v.AMIN SAHTOUT, SCOVILLE COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 2019CH09264 500 WASHINGTON BLVD, UNIT 107 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on March 17, 2022, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 500 WASHINGTON BLVD, UNIT 107, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-415-0271007 The real estate is improved with a residence.

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

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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 informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal-opportunity basis.

To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-6699777.

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Brick bungalow 2-flat in the heart of Forest Park. Steps from transportation and downtown shopping and nightlife. 1st flr unit is duplexed into basement. Expansive LR and formal DR, 2 BRs both large enough for king sized beds, an eat-in kitchen, and three season porch. Finished basement has large study, deep walk-in closet, fam rm, second full BA, and third large BR. Basement laundry room has two sets of washer/dryers, one for each unit. Top flr 2 BR unit has been rented since 2006. The 2 ½ car garage has room for parking/storage. Tenants park on the driveway off the front. A flood control system keeps the basement dry. Great starter home, regular investment, or a perfect place to retire!

621 Elgin Avenue $423,000 Beautifully built and well cared for 2-flat. Two 2 BR units, fully occupied building for the next year, makes for a great investment. Rents cover the mortgage, taxes, utilities, and insurance. Large open living rms, formal dining rms, eat-in kitchens, and good sized BRs. Parking for four cars minimum up to 6 if needed! Great location just a few steps away from the transportation and downtown Forest Park.

1039 Troost Ave, Forest Park $350,000

One of Forest Park’s hidden gems. 2-flat.

Each unit has a large open formal dining room and 2 large BRs. The front living rms have eight windows and a brick faux fireplace. The rear BRs on each floor are tied into a tandem rm often used as a large closet and/or an office. Well maintained Kitchens and BAs. Basement is wide open for your first floor duplex ideas! Separate utilities each unit. Parking pad fits six cars. Next to the community gardens and a beautiful hidden gem of a park! Located 100 feet from the blue line. This opportunity will not last long. SOLD AS IS.

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One of Forest Park’s largest bungalows is hitting the market! Classic layout with living rm, dining rm, and 3 BR,1 BA. The original ceiling height under the drop ceiling will measure out to 9 feet high! The basement was at one time an apartment but can be gutted and adjoined with the first floor, or left as is for storage. Very large partially heated attic is ready for your expansion ideas.

Located 100 feet from the FP Park District baseball diamonds, skate park, tennis courts, playgrounds and pool. A couple blocks to the Desplaines L entrance.

This home is ready for your decorating and updates!

7314 Randolph, Forest Park $179,000

Huge three bedroom home in need of rehab.

Three car plus garage! Enormous 75 foot lot.

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This two bedroom and two bathroom unit is ready to sell! While dated, it is in impeccable condition. Sixth floor facing East gives that beautiful morning sunshine coming over the treetops! Great building and management. This unit does have garage parking.

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