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State of emergency disappears without council act to extend

Failure to second agenda item causes shock, confusion By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

In an unexpected turn of events, the motion to discuss and vote on confirming and extending the state of emergency in Forest Park due to the COVID-19 pandemic was not seconded at a village council meeting Monday effectively ending the emergency status in the village. The meeting was held via Zoom video and technical issues may have kept one commissioner from offering a second on the agenda item. When brought up at the meeting, Commissioner Jessica Voogd made a motion to discuss the resolution, but after several seconds, the motion was not seconded. Mayor Rory Hoskins said if there was no second, the ordinance would die, but nobody spoke up. “It appears there is no second on the ordinance extending the declared state of emergency,” said Hoskins, and the meeting progressed. It seemed like a standard agenda item, something that would pass with very little discussion as it had two times in the past. See STATE OF EMERGENCY on page 13

Photo by Betty Alzamora

DRIVE-BY SMILES: Evangeline Bonwit celebrated her 6 birthday on the front porch with her family, including father Andy Bonwit, pictured here. Friends drove by with signs and balloons to honk and wave in this new pandemic-style trend in partying. th

Parade parties allow celebration, connection Drive-by (and drive-bye) events bring community together By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

“Life isn’t normal now, but we have to find ways to be connected as a village, as a community, as a society.” Forest Park resident Betty Alzamora has been taking photos of drive-by parties, documenting this new way that

people are celebrating each other while remaining appropriately distant. When Nathalie Wheaton and Benn Joseph and their daughters Sophie and Solenn moved out of town after 14 years in Forest Park, friends organized a parade of cars to drive past their house to say goodbye. Balloons flew out of car windows and people held up signs and

honked their horns. It was relatively early in the pandemic’s stay-at-home and distancing requirements – April 14 – and for people participating it seemed like a novel idea. Resident Julianne Bonwit organized the drive-by for Wheaton and Joseph and See DRIVE-BY on page 12

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What a difference a century makes

ike every Forest Park student, I’m stuck home working on remotelearning assignments. My Ohio-based history professor, Dr. Timothy P. Lynch, just assigned me to write an essay comparing and contrasting the 1920 presidential election with the upcoming 2020 election. Professor Lynch is giving me course credit to complete my undergraduate degree at his school, Mount St. Joseph University. Here it is: “My essay is about presidential elections in 1920 and 2020. According to Wikipedia, Republican Senator Warren G. Harding defeated a Democrat named James Cox in the 1920 election. Harding was also the publisher of the Marion Star newspaper in his hometown of Marion, Ohio. He ran a very curious campaign in 1920, rarely leaving his front porch. Cox accused him of ‘self-isolation.’ “Harding courted women (their first time voting) by celebrating women’s suffrage and calling for ‘equal pay for equal work.’ He even suggested appointing a woman to his cabinet. He even welcomed immigrants, another group of first-time voters. Harding said his goal was to ‘restore the dignity of the office’ by not ‘barnstorming’ across the U.S. “Harding’s ‘Front Porch’ strategy was successful, drawing over 600,000 visitors to his speeches, though he was no orator. Critic H. L. Menken wrote that Harding’s speeches were ‘flap and doodle, balder

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and dash.’ His slogan was, ‘A return to normalcy,’ and he was roundly criticized for using a corruption of the word ‘normality.’ He also campaigned on the motto, ‘America first.’ “Both slogans were in response to the two tumultuous terms of Woodrow Wilson, which encompassed World War I, the Spanish flu pandemic and Wilson’s massive stroke. The populace yearned for simpler times and wanted to avoid any further entanglements with

Europe. “Harding’s running mate was Gov. Calvin Coolidge, while Cox picked Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Despite Harding’s difficulties with English, his campaign resonated with voters and he won in a landslide. He immediately instituted strict quotas on immigration and signed legislation giving tax cuts to the wealthy. “Harding ran a ‘business friendly’ administration, relaxing federal regulations on corporations and increasing tariffs on foreign goods. He was accused of appointing unqualified cronies to his cabinet. This resulted in one of the most corrupt eras in U.S. history. At one point, a special counsel was appointed to investigate members of his administration. Harding failed to appoint a female to his cabinet. FDR later became the first president to do so. “Several years after the end of the Harding administration, his interior secretary was found to have secretly sold drilling

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rights to the nation’s oil reserve in Teapot Dome, Wyoming. Historians label Harding as incompetent, incurious and ignorant of foreign affairs. Harding himself confessed he was unfit for office and never should have been elected. “Harding’s passion, besides politics, was playing golf. Harding’s First Lady was named Florence, but the president was known to have mistresses. The Republican Party paid one of them to go on an extended vacation until the election was over. Harding freely-criticized his predecessor for bungling domestic matters and trying to launch the League of Nations in Paris. “The 29th President didn’t get to finish his first term. Harding caught the flu in California and died of a heart attack on Aug. 2, 1923. Some 100,000 flocked to his funeral in Marion. “In conclusion, the only comparison between the 1920 election and the current campaign is that the incumbent is stuck campaigning “front porch” style from the White House. The main contrast is that Cox campaigned by crisscrossing the country by train, while the current Democratic candidate is forced to campaign from his basement. “The other parallel is that many Americans yearn for a return to ‘normality.’”

■ John Rice is a columnist/private detective, who has seen his business and family thrive in Forest Park. He thoroughly enjoys life in the village and still gets a thrill smelling Red Hots, watching softball and strolling through cemeteries. Jrice1038@aol.com

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Local favorite then and now Pete’s Grill was a Madison Street staple for nearly 35 years before it was replaced by Louie’s Grill, a local favorite today. Pete Karnezis opened his little diner on the corner in 1965 and once said that the key to his success was “knowing his people.” Regulars at Pete’s could be polled for opinions or hear about the Cubs from business partner and grill man Steve in “OnceOver-Lightly,” the weekly Forest Park Review column written by publisher Bob Haeger. Haeger, who was known to eat, sleep and breathe Forest Park, was a regular at Pete’s, among other restaurants in town.

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This photo from the Forest Park Review archives featured Pete’s Grill located at 7422 Madison.

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40+ Chicago media outlets launch joint fundraiser Unprecedented collaboration includes community and ethnic media from across the city Facing substantial drops in advertising revenue, 43 independent Chicago media outlets have joined forces to raise funds in a monthlong campaign in May and early June. The for-profit and nonprofit organizations represent a wide cross-section of authentic community media in the city and nearby suburbs. Growing Community Media, publisher of Wednesday Journal, Austin Weekly News, Forest Park Review and the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark, is among the participants. The public can give at savechicagomedia.

org through June 5. The website offers the option to donate one amount to be split among all of the outlets, or donors can select one or more outlets to give a specific amount to. Dan Haley, publisher of Growing Community Media, said, “While we actively are working to grow donations to our own newsroom, we ask our readers to consider making a donation to this effort which is shared across all 43 of these worthy efforts in independent community journalism.” “We who are in independent media find ourselves in a unique and dangerous economic situation,” said Tracy Baim, pub-

lisher of the Chicago Reader. “In response to COVID-19, national news outlets are tallying death tolls and assessing the situation globally. While that coverage is important, it leaves the average citizen confused and unsure of how to proceed within their community.” The campaign is being coordinated by the Chicago Independent Media Alliance (CIMA), a project launched in 2019 by the Chicago Reader. Sixty media companies and nonprofit newsrooms belong to CIMA, which is coordinating grants, advertising, and editorial projects to assist in strengthen-

ing the local media landscape. CIMA’s goal is to lift all boats through partnerships. Donations are not tax deductible, but those wishing to provide money to a pooled matching fund can donate to The Chicago Independent Media Alliance 2020 Matching Fund at the Crossroads Fund. Several foundations have already committed to donating to the matching fund, and full details on the match will be available in mid-May. The campaign hashtag is #SaveChicagoMedia.

43 newsrooms looking for your support AirGo Radio: Podcast and media hub showcasing people reshaping Chicago to be more equitable and creative. Better Government Association: The BGA’s in-depth investigative reporting exposes failings in Chicago and Illinois government. Chicago Crusader: The Chicago Crusader is Chicago’s number one African American weekly. Chicago Music Guide: Your guide to great music in Chicago. Music promotions, resources and more. Chicago Public Square: Free daily email news roundup for Chicago. The Reader poll’s pick for Best Blog. Run by Oak Parker Charlie Meyerson. Chicago Reader: The Reader, founded 1971, is Chicago’s in-depth and curated guide to culture, politics, and more. The Chicago Reporter: An investigative news organization focused on race, poverty and income inequality. CHIRP Radio: CHIRP is your live, local community radio station focused on independent music and culture. Cicero Independiente: A volunteerrun, bilingual, independent news outlet for and by residents of Cicero. City Bureau: Nonprofit civic journalism lab serving Chicago’s South and West Sides E3 Radio: An online station playing queer and independent music. Queer radio done right. Free Spirit Media: Opportunities for emerging creators (ages 14-25), primarily from communities of color, to produce and create. Growing Community Media: Includes Austin Weekly News and Wednesday Journal of Oak Park & River Forest. Hyde Park Herald: Hyde Park Herald

is a weekly community newspaper rich in history and journalistic excellence.

Rivet: Tells the world’s stories and makes them engaging and fun.

Inside Publications: Skyline, Inside Booster, News Star newspapers: Your friendly 110-year-old neighborhood newspapers, serving Chicago’s North Side.

Sixty Inches from Center: Midwestfocused arts publication and archiving organization that supports BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, disability, and women’s culture.

Injustice Watch: An investigative newsroom that exposes systemic inequities in the justice system.

SoapBox Productions and Organizing: Film and social activism non-profit specializing in multimedia storytelling for equity and structural change.

Invisible Institute: Works to enhance the capacity of citizens to hold public institutions accountable. Kartemquin Films: Supports independent filmmakers producing social issue documentaries, fostering a more engaged society. Korea Times Chicago: Most widely distributed daily publication for Korean news in Chicago. La Raza Newspaper: The voice of Chicago’s Latino community for 50 years. La voz de la comunidad latina en Chicago por 50 años. Left Out Magazine: Independent journalism, politics, culture, analysis, and debate by and about working-class black people. Loop North News: Serves the Loop and Near North neighborhoods of downtown Chicago. Newcity: The publication of record for Chicago culture. North Lawndale Community News: Providing news and information on resources and events that improve the lifestyle of individuals and families.

South Shore Current Magazine: Good news from Chicago’s Cultural Soul Coast — the southeast and southern shore communities. South Side Weekly: Independent, nonprofit newspaper for and about the South Side of Chicago. StreetWise: Empowering those facing homelessness with access to employment to work toward self-sufficiency with dignity. StudentsXpress Magazine: A magazine of art and writing by students in CPS, preK-8th grade. The Beverly Review: Weekly newspaper covering Beverly Hills, Morgan Park, and Mt. Greenwood. The Daily Line: Does critical reporting on policy and politics for professionals. Third Coast Review: Chicago’s online arts and culture magazine, specializing in quirky, underground aspects of the arts scene. West of the Ryan Current Magazine: Good news from Chinatown to Roseland — on the South Side, west of the Dan Ryan.

Public Narrative: Exists to balance public health, safety and education narratives affecting marginalized communities.

The West Side Current Magazine: Good news from Chicago’s West Side — focused on pride, honor, and value of community.

Rebellious Magazine for Women: A feminist news and culture website founded in 2012.

Windy City Times: An award-winning newspaper serving the Chicagoland LGBTQ community since 1985.

Growing i Community C i Media receives grant for COVID-19 coverage Growing Community Media was one of 48 Chicago area newsrooms which received a grant last week from a $425,000 COVID-19 Journalism Fund quickly assembled by six Chicago foundations to support reporting on the pandemic in their communities. “We’re hopeful these grants will keep community advice alive in neighborhoods around Chicagoland during these difficult times,” said Andres Torres, Democracy program officer at the McCormick Foundation, the lead foundation in this effort. Growing Community Media is a nonprofit which publishes Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest, the Austin Weekly News, RiversideBrookfield Landmark and the Forest Park Review. “We’re grateful for the $10,000 grant we received,” said Dan Haley, GCM publisher. “More than that we are appreciative that these six foundations saw the immediate need so many worthy independent Chicago newsrooms need in this moment.” In addition to McCormick, funding came from the MacArthur Foundation, the Chicago Community Trust, the Driehaus Foundation, the Polk Bros. Foundation and the Field Foundation.

Forest Park Review, May 13, 2020

Attempted car hijacking soon after purchase

A woman drove her newly purchased 2017 Jeep Compass to her sister’s house on the 1500 block of Elgin on May 9 at 3:07 p.m. As soon as she pulled in front of the house, a tan SUV occupied by three black males passed by her. She observed it drive around the block and pass by at least two times while she sat in her Jeep. Then, the SUV stopped abruptly and directly in front of her vehicle. Two of the men exited; one went toward the trunk of her vehicle, and the other went directly to the victim, who was still sitting in the driver’s seat. She began to open her car door, and the perpetrator pulled it open wide and reportedly said, “Give me the keys and get out of the car. Do you wanna die? Because I’ll kill you” and then pulled her out of the car. Once she was out, both offenders got into the Jeep, but neither of the men could get the car to start. They exited her vehicle, taking her car keys, her black iPhone8, and the McDonald’s order she had just purchased. They got into their SUV and left. Because the offenders had taken her car keys, the car had to be towed.

Motor vehicle thefts • A car was stolen on May 5 around 5:45 a.m. when a man left it unlocked and run-

ning at a pump at the BP gas station, 7204 Washington St. He went inside the store and, upon leaving, discovered the car was gone. • A vehicle was stolen from the 300 block of Desplaines Avenue on May 8. Police were called when the owner went outside and noticed his car was missing from its regular parking spot. He’d last seen the vehicle on May 7 at 6 p.m. He said he keeps a set of spare keys in the center console, but it was unlikely that he’d left the car unlocked.

Woman swindled through Facebook A woman was apparently swindled when she attempted to purchase a 2004 Toyota Camry LE for $800 through a seller on Facebook Marketplace. She reported to the police on May 5 that she was asked to send the payment in eBay gift cards, which she did. She was then told the car was in Texas, and she needed to send an additional $400 for insurance. When she tried to contact the seller, she was unsuccessful.

Wallet stolen outside Walgreens A man’s wallet was stolen out of his shopping cart outside Walgreens, 7200 Roosevelt Road, on May 5 at 3:48 p.m. He told police he’d just left the store when a man wearing all dark clothing ran up and snatched his wallet. It contained $50, his driver’s license,

several credit cards and other identification cards. The thief then ran west on the north side of Walgreens.

Women fight over loose cigarettes Two women fought at the Blue Line CTA station, 701 Harlem Ave., over the sales of “loosies,” loose cigarettes sold separately. A woman attempted to purchase some from another woman at the entrance to the station on May 7 at 4:49 a.m. The two began to argue, and a physical fight began. The boyfriend of one of the women tried to separate them. CTA employees on the scene confirmed that the two were mutual combatants.

Man attacked on CTA train Police were called to 711 Desplaines Ave. on May 8 at 12:28 a.m. when a man reported being physically attacked by three males in their late teens. The man said the three teens were smoking crack cocaine on the train. He told them to stop, and they began to argue with him. Then the three suspects approached the man and began to punch and kick him on his body and face before fleeing onto on outbound train heading west. Police searched the outbound train but could not locate the suspects. An ambulance took the victim to the hospital because he was feeling sick.

Several cars burglarized

• A car on the 1100 block of Harlem Ave. was ransacked on May 9 at 5:33 a.m. Although nothing valuable was missing, an unknown subject entered the vehicle and rummaged through it. The event was caught on video, and the assailant was seen checking the handles of two other locked vehicles after going through the first one, then leaving the parking lot. He was wearing a black hoodie, blue face mask and was carrying a black backpack. • A blue denim bag containing screwdrivers, pliers and car cleaning supplies was stolen from a car on the 1100 block of Ferdinand Ave. in the overnight hours between May 8 and 9. There was no damage to the vehicle. • Sometime between 8 p.m. on May 5 and 4 a.m. on May 6, a car on the 900 block of Elgin Avenue was burglarized. A vehicle performance monitor, valued at approximately $600, was removed from the car. The owner did not know how entry to his vehicle was gained. Nothing else was missing or damaged. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, May 3-9, 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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Food pantry receives generous donations Businesses and residents finding ways to help By MARIA MAXHAM

COVID-19 has changed the landscape of so many people’s lives so very quickly, and one place that can be seen is in a rise in the number of people who need assistance from food banks. Last month, Karen Dylewski, the direc-

PHOTOS FOR FOOD: Michelle Melin-Rogovin did Mother’s Day photo shoots for residents in exchange for contributions to the community center’s food pantry. BETTY ALZAMORA.

tor of Forest Park’s Mohr Community Center, which houses the food pantry, told the Review the need has grown. “Our pantry has seen a lot of people in the last month and I believe we will see more in the coming months,” she said. Residents and Provided businesses have STOCKING THE PANTRY: Th e Forest Park Bank presented a check been stepping up with donations of for $5,000 to the food pantry. From left to fight: Jack Vainisi, food and money Greg Karaszweski, Karen Dylewski and Ted Rozmus. to ensure the food ing about 20 minutes with each family, she pantry can keep serving those in need. Forest Park Bank recently donated $5,000 photographed them – sometimes in the rain to the food pantry, money that will go a since the weather wasn’t cooperating – and long way to providing essentials to local created on online gallery for each. All she asked in return was for donations families. Resident Michelle Melin-Rogovin came to the food pantry. By the end of the day, up with a creative way to help the food her car was full. She plans to do the same for Father’s Day, pantry. On Mother’s Day, she stopped by the houses of people who had signed up but this time, she said, she’ll have someone for a porch photography session. Spend- drive a second car for donations.

Fourth COVID-19 death in Forest Park 57-year-old man dies May 9 By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

A fourth Forest Park resident has died in a COVID-19 related death, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office. A 57-year-old white male passed away on May 9. The primary causes of death are listed as sepsis and COVID-19 infection. Secondary causes are stated to be diabetes and a stroke. Three residents died from COVID-19 related complications previously: a 62-year old woman on May 1, an 86-year-old man on March 30, and a 32-year-old man on April 6. All three had preexisting conditions.

Housing Forward calls for help Volunteers needed to prepare and donate sack lunches, breakfasts By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

“How do you shelter in place,” asked Erik Johnson, Housing Forward’s director of development and communications, “when you have no home?” Johnson’s question revealed the enormity of the challenge confronting his agency’s work with the homeless during this COVID-19 crisis while perhaps at the same time giving some perspective to those of us who are chafing at being stuck at home.

The challenge Johnson recounted the two-month story of how Housing Forward has had to scramble to adapt to rapidly changing events. After Gov. Pritzker issued his stay-at-home order in March, Housing Forward quickly changed the way it provides housing to the homeless from a rotating model with a different church hosting the PADS shelter each night of the week to a centralized 24/7 shelter at Oak Park Temple. Then when an employee tested positive for COVID-19, Housing Forward closed the

centralized location after only six days and in a couple days transitioned 64 clients from the congregate shelter to rooms for individuals and couples at three hotels and other temporary accommodations. The list of clients being served in that way has grown to 110. The individuals being temporarily housed range in age from newly born to 64. Onethird have underlying medical conditions or are disabled. Then came the challenge of feeding over 100 people three meals a day, with the old model of congregations serving meals to everyone at the same time in one of the rotating shelter sites no longer workable. What Housing Forward did was quickly organize a daily meal delivery program with the help of caterers volunteer meal groups and local restaurants. Enid Johnson, Housing Forward’s Volunteer and Community Outreach coordinator, said this put a lot of stress on her organization. “This represents a big shift in our service model, by providing temporary individual accommodations to 110 individuals and ensuring they receive three nutritious meals a day. To accommodate these shifts, we have redeployed some of our staff. We have also redeployed our incredible volunteer corps to help provide breakfasts and lunches, as well as deliver meals on the weekend. We have learned to pivot quickly in order to

meet the needs of those we serve.” Toward the end of April, she sent out a letter that said, “With the extension of the Illinois Shelter-in-Place Order through May 31, we are planning that our current temporary accommodations will continue throughout May — which means we’ll be providing more than 3,100 nights of shelter and nearly 10,000 more meals.” In perhaps the understatement of the year, Erik Johnson said, “Over the past six weeks, our resources have been stretched.”

The response After detailing the immensity of the need, Erik listed ways Proviso Township residents can help, one of which is to prepare bag breakfasts and lunches.

Realizing that asking a family or a small church group to make 110 sack lunches — each with a sandwich (including protein), chips, fruit, or a sweet and a beverage in a bag or zip-lock and labeled with the date delivered to Housing Forward — is asking a lot of its volunteers, the nonprofit broke up each breakfast and lunch commitment into increments of 30. The sets of 30 bag lunches or bag breakfasts, according to Enid’s letter, are to be delivered to Housing Forward’s Maywood location at 1851 S. Ninth Ave. Housing Forward staff then delivers them to each client. “If able,” wrote Enid, “we are asking if anyone is willing to help us prepare breakfast, lunch or dinner during this month, please go to our website and sign up: https:// www.housingforward.org/get-involved.”

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Pace suspends bus routes in western suburbs Routes 320, 327 and 757 gone during COVID-19 pandemic; 38 employees confirmed positive By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

As COVID-19 infection rates plateau and Gov. J.B. Prtizker’s stay-at-home order enters its eighth week, the Pace suburban bus transit agency continues to reduce service and the western suburbs won’t escape the upcoming round of cuts. Effective May 18, Pace will suspend 15 routes and reduce service on 21 routes due to low ridership. In the western suburbs. Eliminated routes include Route 327, which covers Forest Park; Route 320, which spans Maywood, Forest Park and Oak Park; Route 757, a commuter express service between Oak Park and Forest Park; and several western suburbs. Routes with reduced schedules include Route 302, which span Brookfield and Riverside; and Routes 311 and 314, which span Oak Park. Although ridership data for individual routes for the last three months isn’t available, Pace indicated that, as of May 7, its ridership dropped by 67 percent. The transit agency emphasized that those changes will only last during the COVID-19 pandemic. When the stay-at-home order was first announced, Pace kept its services in place, but as the weeks went on, it suspended service on a significant portion of workplace commuter shuttles and other express services. Pace has also been putting in measures to improve safety. On most buses, some seats were closed off to encourage social distancing. Most recently, it followed CTA in asking riders to board buses from the rear door to reduce the risk of bus drivers getting infected. Since the Ventra card scanners are located by the

front door, Pace, like the CTA, suspended fares and allowed passengers to ride for free. As of May 7, 38 Pace employees have been diagnosed with COVID-19, according to Pace data available on its website. That includes three bus drivers and one maintenance employee who worked in the West Division, which serves west suburban routes. Maggie Daly Skogbakken, a Pace spokesperson, said that drivers usually operate around 13 routes a week within each division, so it was hard to say whether any of the three drivers had driven buses on any routes within this newspaper’s coverage area. But Skogbakken said that Pace is operating under the assumption that any driver can potentially be asymptomatic, which is a protocol based on a guidance by the Illinois Department of Public Health. That is why the transportation agency implemented rear boarding and put up barriers between the drivers and riders, she said. Skogsbakken added that, before the pandemic, Pace already ordered buses that have built-in vinyl shields, similar to what CTA has on many of its buses. And it has installed vinyl barriers separating the front door boarding area and the rest of the bus. In addition, all Pace employees have their temperatures taken before they come to work, all buses are thoroughly cleaned at least once a day and drivers get cleaning supplies to wipe down services in between runs. “I genuinely don’t feel that an asymptomatic operator who operated [any] route has the high likelihood of transmitting [COVID-19] to any passenger,” Skogsbakken said. Skogsbakken emphasized that the changes to the routes were due entirely to low ridership and the agency’s desire to allocate resources to busier routes. She said that ridership on suspended routes has plunged to single digits and explained that Pace has been adding vehicles to its busiest routes to help ensure social distancing.

Eliminated Routes Route 320 primarily runs from the Madi-

son Street corridor in Forest Park through Oak Park and 1st Ave., near the Maybrook Courthouse and Eisenhower Tower. Maywood riders will still be able to take advantage of routes 303, 310 and 317 to get from Madison Street to the Forest Park Blue Line ‘L’ station while Forest Park riders can use Route 318. There are no service alternatives for 1st Street and the Oak Park portion of Madison Street. Route 327 provides the commuter express service between the Forest Park Blue Line station and Paper Source’s Forest Park warehouse, and distribution facilities at 7801 Industrial Dr. and Essentra Specialty Tapes headquarters at 7400 Industrial Dr. Route 757 is a commuter express bus, picking up riders at the Harlem/Lake Green Line station and the Forest Park Blue Line station, and dropping them off at various hotels, office buildings, shopping malls and corporate headquarters in northwestern suburbs. Pace Route 322 and 606 serves most of those destinations, but riders will need to make multiple transfers.

Service Reductions Route 302 serves the Ogden Avenue corridor in Riverside and Brookfield, connecting it to BNSF Metra Line’s Harlem Avenue and Berwyn stations, and the Pink Line’s Cicero station. Route 311 serves the Oak Park Avenue corridor in Oak Park, as well as a small portion of the North Avenue corridor at the Galewood/Oak Park border, between Oak Park and Narragansett avenues. Both routes will switch from weekday to Saturday schedules. Pace will reduce service frequency from once every 15 minutes and 30 minutes, to once every 30 minutes and 45 minutes, respectively. Route 314, which serves the Ridgeland Avenue corridor south of Lake Street in Oak Park, will lose seven trips in each direction, which will reduce rush hour service frequency from once every half an hour to once an hour.

12 new COVID-19 cases since last week Cook County reports Forest Park with 82 infected By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

Forest Park now has 82 confirmed cases of COVID-19. One week ago, Cook County reported 70 cases. However, despite the rise in number of cases, Forest Park’s rate of infection is relatively low compared to several surrounding communities. According to the Cook County Department of Public Health, as of 5:30 p.m. on May 11, Forest Park’s rate of infection was

579 per 100,000 people. The rate is essential in order to put into perspective how widespread the illness is since populations vary significantly from municipality to municipality Other nearby towns, listed by rate per 100,000 people, are below. The data is current as of May 11: • River Forest: 35 cases or 313 out of 100,000 • Maywood: 295 or 1,225 out of 100,000 • Berwyn: 760 cases or 1,341 out of 100,000 • Bellwood: 285 cases or 1,494 out of 100,000 • Broadview: 121 cases or 1,525 out of 100,000 • Melrose Park: 575 cases or 2,263 out of 100,000

In Melrose Park, more than 2 percent of the population has tested positive for COVID-19, according to the data from the county. As a whole, the county reported 20,475 cases and 856 deaths as of May 11. Cook County COVID-19 information can be found at ccdphcd.shinyapps.io/covid19/ and includes all cases under the jurisdiction of the Cook County Department of Public Health. It excludes Chicago, Evanston, Oak Park, Skokie, and Stickney Township. Oak Park, which has its own health department, reported 216 cases of COVID-19 as of May 11. With a population of 52,104 as reported on the village website, this is a rate of approximately 415 per 100,000 people.

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Local groomer talks essential services, pet CPR

‘He did not cross the Rainbow Bridge that day.’ By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

It was May 6, less than a week after Gov. J.B. Pritzker allowed pet grooming services to reopen, that Jenny Gonzalez saved a dog’s

life. Or, perhaps more accurately, brought a dog back to life. Gonzalez, owner of Pet Emporium LLC, 7638 Madison St., said the 14-year-old toy poodle was being dried off after bathing, when suddenly the bather said to Gonzalez, “I think something’s wrong.” Gonzalez rushed over and found the dog unresponsive. “He was limp like a noodle,” said Gonza-

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lez. She grabbed him and put him on the table. With a stethoscope, she listened in vain for a heartbeat. When she applied pressure to his skin, there was no color. He wasn’t breathing. Gonzalez began to give the dog compressions, while at the same time calling the owner. “I’m so sorry,” she told the owner, explaining what had happened. The whole time, she kept performing compressions. “I was about to breathe into the dog’s mouth, just to see if it would help, when he suddenly took a breath,” said Gonzalez. She was shocked. The dog, she said, had already emptied its bladder and bowels, generally a sign of death. Quickly, she moved the dog into an upside-down position to get any liquid out of its lungs. Then she cleaned the dog up. He was alive, but not blinking and not very responsive. Gonzalez pulled from her experience working at PAWS, when the organization would spay and neuter dogs on such a tight schedule that the dogs needed to be brought around from anesthesia as quickly as possible. She began to brush the dog gently, trying to bring sensation back to him. It worked. By the time the owner arrived, the dog was standing up. “I’ve known the dog for years,” said Gonzalez. “And he did not cross the Rainbow Bridge that day.” The experience highlighted something Gonzalez feels strongly about – that more licensing and regulation should be required for dog groomers. “Groomers aren’t licensed by the state,” she said. “There are no prerequisites and no required training.” But she thinks this

should change. “All groomers should be regulated, should have licenses, and should know CPR.” Gonzalez has kept up on her CPR skills and renewed her license regularly since she was first trained as a vet tech, a job she worked at for 10 years before joining Pet Emporium, then called Pat’s Pet Emporium. A year after that, when Pat decided to retire, Gonzalez bought the business, dropping “Pat” from the name. Pet Emporium has been open throughout the pandemic, but only for daycare and boarding, which, said Gonzalez, was nonexistent on most days since nobody was going anywhere. Grooming, which she started doing again on May 1, is going strong. They’ve needed to open an hour early every day to catch up with clients needing services, even though they’re currently only taking existing customers. Gonzalez is glad to be open for a full range of services, though she said that grooming moving to the “essential services” category probably could have waited a couple more weeks. “We’re following all the CDC guidelines here,” she said. “We have lots of hand sanitizer.” In fact, they’d stocked up on cleaning supplies in anticipation of lots of people boarding their dogs for spring break, the busiest time of the year for them. “We’ve lost probably $20,000 in March and April,” said Gonzalez. But for now, she’s focused on grooming as many dogs as she can. Only one customer is allowed in the establishment at a time, and there are only three people working there – all wearing masks.

Forest Park Strong New chamber website aims to help businesses, inform residents By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

A new website aimed at keeping residents up to date on local businesses is online, with information on hyper local services. A recent blog entry, for example, is called “Where to find a facemask in Forest Park.” The website is forestparkstrong.com, the recently debuted offering from the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce. According to Christine Barnard, the chamber’s community outreach director, the new website “is one place the community can go to stay up to date with our local businesses.” Although the chamber has an active Face-

book page, having one repository for information that’s accessible to everyone, even those who don’t use Facebook, is important. And these days, with COVID-19 related laws and ordinances changing regularly and businesses adapting quickly, having a central platform is a good way to keep people informed. “This information changes quickly so we needed a better way to keep the information as current as possible,” said Barnard. The chamber chose Forest Park Strong as the URL, a phrase and hashtag that’s been central to the community coming together recently in reaction to the pandemic. “It’s named Forest Park Strong because ‘strong’ embodies everything that is Forest Park: strong, together, resilient, open, neighborly and giving,” said Barnard. “Over the coming weeks and months, we will continue to provide regular updates on our businesses, how best to support them and the cool things they are up to.” The website has blog postings on relevant

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to look back, to actually visually see how things are right now. “I’m capturing these moments for posterity,” added Alzamora. “And I’m capturing these moments because they show that, despite challengfrom page 1 es, we can be happy.” Alzamora doesn’t love the term “socially distheir family and participated, blowing a whistle from her tant.” van while her two children cheered out the windows. “We do have to be physically distant right now,” “Normally, we would have had a big party for them,” said she said. “But I have the choice not to be socially Bonwit. “But we couldn’t do that because of distancing re- distant. We need to make active choices to remain connected.” quirements and safety.” To And these parties are one way to really create the party do that. feel, Bonwit ordered Bonwit’s own a rainbow balloon ardaughter celebrated rangement from Lanher 6th birthday on tern Haus to decorate May 6 – a golden the front porch. birthday. Evan“I wanted to organize geline had been something to just let talking about and them know that we planning her cellove them and will ebration since last miss them,” said year. She’d met new Bonwit. friends in kinderNow, when the garten, and when possibility of having she found out a Photo by Betty Alzamora an “in person” party party wasn’t going DRIVE-BYE: Friends participated in a good-bye parade past the to be possible this seems almost alien, drive-by parties have home of the Wheaton/Joseph family, who moved out of Forest year, she was disapbecome the go-to way Park after 14 years in town. pointed. to celebrate. “But we wanted For Alzamora, an amateur photographer, capturing these to do something special for her,” said Bonwit. So parties – these moments – is important for several reasons. she and her husband, Andy Bonwit, turned to the “It’s a record of something,” said Alzamora. “It’s important community. They asked the fire department if it to remember what it was like.” On Facebook, in a year when would be possible for a fire truck to come past the it comes up as an “On this day” memory, it will be interesting house. They called on friends and neighbors to drive by the house at the same time, parade-style. Photo by Betty Alzamora And they reached out to a Proviso East student who babysits for Evangeline and her older broth- GOLDEN: The Bonwit family celebrated Evangeline’s birthday on their er Sam, asking if he and some fellow band memporch while friends participated by driving and walking past. (Back bers would play something outside their house. row, from left: Sam and Andy Bonwit. Front row, from left: Julianne “It was wonderful,” said Bonwit. “Evangeline and Evangeline Bonwit.) was smiling and screaming the whole time.” Alzamora said one of the things she sees with her whistle. when photographing events like these is joy on “I wanted to create a memory, a birthday for him to remempeople’s faces – not just the person being celebrated, but those ber, a COVID birthday,” said Petersen. “It was so fun to see participating in the experience too. people just drive by and honk.” The event, she said, was filled “Doing things like this allows us to step out of the grind of anxiety,” she said. “We’re provided with moments when we with “positive energy.” For Sam, the birthday celebration was not at all like a typican step away from fear.” Because there is fear. And there’s definitely uncertainty. cal party. “If there was no COVID, I’d invite friends over and just chill And that, said Alzamora, is something she’ll probably docuout,” said Sam. “Maybe play games.” He said the drive-by surment too eventually. “People are losing jobs. Food security may become an issue. prised him. His parents, Rina and Todd Petersen videotaped the experiThere’s an undercurrent of that already in Forest Park.” To help? “We need to make sure that we remind ourselves to be ence, and Rina said watching the video was fun too. “In the video, I can hear how happy I was,” said Rina. “I happy in the moment,” she said. “There can be all this happiness in the midst of uncertainty, think I had more fun than Sam. I was just touched by how peowhen the world is burning down. When society is suffering ple would get in the car, drive by and honk. That is so sweet. It’s like being a recipient of so much love.” deaths and unemployment and fear.” She had so much fun that she thinks it could be a permanent And it gives people something to do, something to put on their calendars, something to break up what has become, for a change to the way people celebrate: “I think everyone should lot of individuals, a day-to-day monotony. experience a honking birthday party even if their birthday is “It lets us say that on that particular day, something hap- after quarantine,” Rina said. Bonwit, who is already known for her whistle during papened,” said Alzamora. “It’s a tangible way to look out for each other in such a spontaneous and loving way. We need to rade parties, said she sometimes wears the whistle around celebrate where possible because this is the way things will be her neck when she’s going for a walk with the kids, just so she can whistle at people they know. for a long time.” As for the parade parties? She said she’s already looking Bonwit expressed a similar sentiment: “It’s such a great Photo by Betty Alzamora forward to the next one, and she’s willing to help friends plan way to honor friends, to connect in some way .” HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Members of the Proviso East Marching Sam Petersen recently turned 12. His mother, Rina Pe- one. Band played outside the home of Evangeline Bonwit to “They help keep everyone’s spirit up and keep us connected tersen, organized friends to drive-by and honk and wave for help celebrate her 6th birthday on May 6. his birthday, including Bonwit cheering and directing traffic as a community,” said Bonwit. “It’s such a happy thing.”

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STATE OF EMERGENCY Not extended from page 1 A state of emergency was originally declared on March 23 during a village council meeting in light of the pandemic. At that time, Hoskins as the mayor was also given temporary executive power. On April 13, and again on April 27, the council voted to extend the state of emergency and the mayor’s executive decision-making abilities. Had the state of emergency and executive powers for Hoskins been extended once more, it would have been until the next regularly scheduled village council meeting on May 25. Immediately following the meeting, Hoskins said in a phone call that although he was somewhat surprised by the turn of events, “It won’t keep the village from addressing issues that come up.” He went on to say that Village Administrator Tim Gillian “will do a good job” with any issues or emergencies that arise. “I know it sounds corny, but there’s no ‘I’ in ‘team,’” said Hoskins. “We’ll be just fine.” “I don’t know what happened,” said Commissioner Jessica Voogd in an interview after the meeting. She said even if other commissioners choose to vote against something, it’s helpful to residents to discuss it publicly. “I was disappointed that it wasn’t seconded so there was no opportunity to even discuss it,” she said. Commissioner Joe Byrnes, who was having technical difficulties during the meeting with hearing the other commissioners remotely, said in an interview after the meeting that not seconding wasn’t intentional on his part; rather, it was a result of the computer issues he was having. “I would have seconded it,” said Byrnes. “Extending the state of emergency is something we have to do every two weeks. We need to ensure that if things go wrong, the village can act quickly.” Gillian said he was “taken by surprise” by the outcome of the agenda item. Village attorney Nick Peppers could not be reached for comment, and Commissioners Dan Novak and Ryan Nero, who remained silent and did not second the motion to discuss the agenda item, did not respond by time of print. Under the ordinance, the mayor was authorized “to exercise extraordinary power and authority, by executive order, during the possible state of emergency, to ensure that the effects of COVID-19 are mitigated and minimized and that residents and visitors in the village of Forest Park remain safe and secure.” This included decisions and actions necessary to respond to the local state of emergency including: • Approval of previously appropriated expenditures of the village for the purpose of continuing the operations of the vil-

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Unlikely schools will open as scheduled in the fall, says superintendent ‘Learning loss’ committee formed By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

The 2020/2021 school year at District 91 will most likely begin with remote instruction rather than in-person classes, according to a May 7 memo from Superintendent Lou Cavallo in which he discussed Governor J.B. Pritzker’s Restore Illinois, the fivephased plan to re-open the state. “The District 91 Board of Education has not yet adopted an official calendar for the 2021 school year. Our initial plan to begin school on August 24 is on hold until we know more about when we will be able to open. It is likely that it will be past that date,” said Cavallo. In his memo, Cavallo referenced what needed to happen in Illinois before schools would be allowed to open once more based on Restore Illinois. Restore Illinois is, according to the official

document, “guided by health metrics and with distinct business, education, and recreation activities characterizing each phase. This is an initial framework that will likely be updated as research and science develop and as the potential for treatments or vaccines is realized.” In his memo, Cavallo acknowledged the likelihood of students losing academic ground. He said the district is “planning for every contingency” since “school will certainly look different than it did before the pandemic.” Improvements to remote learning will continue to be made, and a learning loss committee has been assembled “to plan for any learning loss due to the pandemic.” The district is planning for remote instruction over the summer “as well as what instruction will look like when we are able to return.” There will be changes, said Cavallo, to operations, such as registration, transportation and building usage. Additionally, building modifications and cleaning/disinfecting protocols are being examined. And, addressing emotional and social

needs of the students, Cavallo said, “We are planning for ways to provide additional social and emotional support to students and families during this difficult time.” Restore Illinois, announced on May 5, divides the state into regions, so different parts of the state may experience re-opening at different times. The five phases are Rapid Spread, Flattening, Recovery, Revitalization, and Illinois Restored. According to the plan document, “To varying degrees, every region is experiencing flattening as of early May.” Schools in Illinois will not open until their region is in Phase 4, Revitalization. But all regions in Illinois are still in Phase 2, which began on May 1 with Pritzker’s modified stay-at-home order. And it’s hard to predict when a region will move from Phase 2 to Phase 3, let alone to Phase 4, where it needs to be before schools can reopen. In order for a region to move from Phase 2 to Phase 3, several goals must be reached: • The region must be at or under a 20 percent positivity rate and increasing no more than 10 percentage points over a

14-day period. • The region must be stable or decreasing in hospital admissions for COVID-19 illness for 28 days. • There must be available surge capacity of at least 14 percent of ICU beds, medical and surgical beds, and ventilators. Additionally, testing must be available for all patients, health care workers, first responders, people with underlying conditions, and residents and staff in congregate living facilities. Contact tracing and monitoring within 24 hours of diagnosis must begin. To move from Phase 3 to Phase 4 will require additional availability of testing and tracing. During Phase 4, when schools will be allowed to reopen, along with restaurants and bars, “face coverings and social distancing” will still be “the norm.” As Cavallo said in his memo, “We now know what metrics will be used by the state to reopen and that the metrics will be applied by region -- not the entire state at once. Therefore, some schools in other parts of the state may open before we do.”

Resident provides COVID cleaning supplies through nonprofit Global Citizen USA distributes locally and globally By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

Forest Parker Beti Atilano wants to make sure residents and small businesses in town have the supplies necessary to keep their homes and businesses sanitized. Global Citizen USA, the nonprofit she founded in 2018, distributed surface cleaner and hand soap to residents and business owners on May 9 in the Forest Park Bank parking lot. In Forest Park, the non-profit gave away 120 2.5-gallon containers of surface disinfectant. They also provided hand soap to senior citizens. As a member of the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce, Atilano worked with the chamber’s executive director Laurie Kokenes to set up the distribution event. And, since her nonprofit banks at Forest Park Bank, it made sense to reach out to them to provide a location for distribution. The products were donated by companies that Atilano contacted through Global Citizen USA, her nonprofit that focuses on global disaster and extreme poverty relief. “We make tons of calls to many compa-

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DISTRIBUTING CLEANER: Resident Beti Atilano (center) gave out surface cleaner and hand soap to residents through her nonprofit on Saturday, May 9. nies for distribution of product and nonperishable foods, which we usually distribute during hurricane season,” said Atilano. “We have been nonstop distributing globally since January, in Puerto Rico for earthquake relief, and then in response to the COVID crisis.”

Although Atilano lives in Forest Park and does extensive work locally, the nonprofit’s reach extends beyond the boundaries of this town. Global Citizen USA has done COVID-19 response distribution events in Melrose Park, Maywood, Berwyn and the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side.

The organization has 20 events planned for the Chicagoland area. After that, said Atilano, they’re heading to Ohio, West Virginia, Georgia, Texas and Florida to do the same there. Their mission to distribute cleaning products will take them to Puerto Rico, Chile, Costa Rica and Uruguay next. Upon their return to Chicago, they’ll supply another 20 Chicagoland locations with sanitizing products. “We need our communities to keep all surfaces of their homes sanitized,” said Atilano. “We are also focused on helping small family owned businesses who are struggling. Our goal at Global Citizen USA is to always make the biggest impact in every community we serve.” Atilano has a history of providing relief to people affected by disasters. In April 2018, she was the driving force behind “Forest Park 4 Puerto Rico,” which raised over $10,000 for World Central Kitchen to support efforts after the hurricane. Following the fundraiser, she traveled to Puerto Rico to network with nonprofits and see what needs the island had. In September 2018, Atilano spent the month collecting items for North Carolina victims of Hurricane Florence. Since then, Global Citizen USA has been involved in delivering food and needed goods to disaster victims across the globe. Learn more at facebook.com/ GlobalCitizenUSA/.

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OPINION O U R

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State of confusion

eems like an odd time — mid-pandemic and all — for the Forest Park Village Council to let the powers it granted the mayor and administration under the emergency order to simply evaporate. But that’s what happened Monday evening when what should have been a routine extension of the state of emergency until a late-May council meeting failed to be approved for lack of a parliamentary second during an imperfect Zoombased meeting. Mayor Rory Hoskins put the item on the agenda. Commissioner Jessica Voogd made a motion to open discussion. And, then, crickets. Commissioners Dan Novak, Ryan Nero and Joe Byrnes said nothing, thereby killing the extension and avoiding a transparent discussion of any concerns. In an interview after the meeting, Byrnes said he had tech problems and could not be heard but that he would have seconded the motion. “I would have seconded it. Extending the state of emergency is something we have to do every two weeks,” he said. That’s good and it would have provided a majority vote in favor of taking full action to protect Forest Parkers during this deadly moment. Neither Novak nor Nero responded to the Review’s inquiries about their silence on a critical issue. We’re with Voogd who said this is a crucial topic that deserves at least public discussion. If commissioners have concerns with extending the emergency declaration, if they object to some action taken under the expanded powers by either Hoskins or Village Administrator Tim Gillian, they owed the public their reasoning. If there are at least three votes in favor of our village taking every possible step to keep residents and villagers safe, then the technology ought to be fixed and this item should be on the next village council agenda. Meanwhile, we’ll wait to hear from commissioners Novak and Nero.

Parade on, Forest Park In the end — and there will be, at an unknowable date, an effective end to the COVID-19 pandemic — what will matter is how Forest Park hung together during this enormously stressful time. The buildings will be here, the institutions will survive, though in an altered state, many businesses will return, though some will not. But what about the sense of community, the connections big and small? That’s why it is so gratifying to see our neighbors turn out to celebrate a young child’s birthday with a drive-by parade of balloons and whistles and waves. To see a send-off to a longtime Forest Park family making a move out of town. To see a subset of the fabulous Proviso East marching band gather on a front lawn to play some tunes in a birthday celebration. To see a Forest Park fire truck rightly at the head of one of these parades. Betty Alzamora, an occasional Review columnist, is photographing as many of these moments as she can. She does it immediately for the families, in the mid-term for Facebook lookbacks a year from now, and for posterity to show future Forest Parkers how this generation beat the fear and the isolation of living through COVID-19. Parade on.

ALAN

BROUILETTE Made sourdough starter

Huge argument

Continued putting off doing something you thought you’d finally stop putting off doing eight weeks ago.

Hastily, somberly, and somewhat guiltily appended “… you know, under the circumstances” to an enthusiastic “Doing pretty good, thanks!”

Googled “is X a symptom of coronavirus?” when X = something really stupid in retrospect.

Lectured about viral safety precautions by someone whose diapers you changed.

Home improvement project

Touched face in dismay after realizing had touched face

Winced at headline/ Tweet

Noticeable dimming of dog’s enthusiasm for fifth walk of day

Purposefully patronized a small business that you love more often than usual.

Nooner

Substantial reduction in personal appearance standard

Lost mask

Tried to figure out how much weight gain is defensible

$300 tab at grocery store

Politely ignored smug remark from childless person

Three separate Amazon orders placed in one calendar day

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Been briefly tempted by the “Let’s just get it over with” dark side.

Unsuccessful third try at videoconferencing

Binge-watched a sitcom you’ve already watched

Lost second bleeping mask

Been in lousy mood on the day something you were excited for was supposed to have happened

Bingo.

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Nello Rubio, 57 Ferrara Pan employee for over 40 years Nello Elias Rubio, 57, a longtime resident of Forest Park, died on May 9, 2020 after a brief battle with coronavirus. Born on Nov. 17, 1962, he was a member of St. Bernardine Parish. He worked for Ferrara Pan Candy for over 40 years and part time for about 20 years at Binny’s Beverage Depot in Elmwood Park. A family man, he enjoyed traveling, a strong drink, a nice cigar and relaxing doing these things on a Sunday. He was an avid sports fan of teams like the White Sox, the Bulls and the Blackhawks, which is a spirit and legacy he passed down to his children and grandchildren. He also enjoyed the sport of boxing, watching many matches with friends and family. He enjoyed watching his children and grandchildren dance, even donating his time with his son, Nello, to help with the production of their performances and recitals. He had many friends and was known for his signature smile and humor. Nello Rubio was the husband of Karen (nee Martinez) Rubio; the father of Nello R. Rubio, Michelle Rubio, and Nico Rubio; proud papa of Zayvion and Zakari Rubio; son of Sally Rubio, and the late Salvador Rubio; brother of Salvador Rubio (wife Terri Rubio) with sons and daughter Salvador, Suzanne, and Nicholas; the late

Mary Perez with daughter and sons Lencho, Ben and Celia Perez; Amparo Rubio (late husband James Schroeder); Florencio Rubio (wife Tina) with Theodore, Anthony, Nicole, and Joseph; Sally (late husband Leavie Catledge); the late Ramona (husband Jack Singh) with sons and daughters Ramon, John, Christine and Simply; father-in-law Max Martinez; motherin-law Marge Martinez; in-laws Kimberly Martinez and daughter Amber, Vicky Tiberi (husband Michael) with son Cody and daughter Anne-Marie; Melissa Christofalos (husband Eugene) with Anastasia, Katarina and Sophia; Michael Martinez (wife Beth Martinez) with daughters Isabel and Lauren. Due to the restrictions during the coronavirus crisis, a memorial will be planned and announced at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Rubio family may be made at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/nello-e-rubio039s-funeral-fund Or: The Nello E. Rubio Memorial Fund c/o Karen Rubio 2700 Patriot Blvd., Suite 150 Glenview, IL 60026

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Notice is hereby given that the Village of Oak Park is proposing a Substantial Amendment to the Program Year (PY) 2015-2019 Housing and Community Development Consolidated Plan (Con Plan) by making it a Con Plan priority to use $980,107 in Community Development Block GrantCorona Virus (CDBG-CV) funding from HUD made available through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and used to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. Planned CDBG-CV projects include short-term rent, mortgage and/or utility assistance for low- and moderate-income (LMI) households; business assistance to create and retain jobs for LMI employees; and Public Service assistance for non-profits to serve primarily LMI persons. (Oak Park recently amended the PY 2019 Action Plan for the same CDBGCV purposes.) The proposed Con Plan substantial amendment is available May 14 to May 18, 2020 for public review and comment, to be submitted in writing by 5 p.m., May 18, 2020 to Mark Dwyer, Grants Supervisor, at grants@oak-park.us. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and non-English speaking persons, as needed.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING The Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200, located at 201 N. Scoville will conduct a Timely and Meaningful Consultation Meeting which will take place remotely via video/telephone conference on Thursday, May 14, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the district’s plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private/parochial schools and who are home schooled within the district for the 2020-21 school year. If you are the parent of a home-schooled student who has been or may be identiﬁed with a disability and you reside within the boundaries of Oak Park & River Forest High School District 200, you are urged to attend. If you have would like to join the meeting, please email Dr. Kennedi Dixon at kdixon@oprfhs.org or Marilyn Thivel at mthivel@oprfhs. org to request the Google Meet information.

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RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 208 TIMELY AND MEANINGFUL CONSULTATION FOR PARENTS AND ADMINISTRATORS OF PRIVATE AND HOME-SCHOOLED CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES In accordance with the requirements of Section 612(a) (10) of the Federal Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act of 2004 (“IDEA 2004”), Riverside Brookﬁeld High School will conduct a Timely and Meaningful Consultation on Friday, May 22, 2020, at 10:00 AM at Riverside Brookﬁeld High School, 160 Ridgewood Road, Riverside, Il 60546---Due to the Pandemic this meeting will be held via Zoom. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss how students with disabilities, who attend private schools or are home schooled within the district boundaries, will be served by District 208 during the 2020-21 school year. Parents and private school administrators who would like to attend should contact Sheila Jercich, Director of Special Education, at jercichs@rbhs208.net Zoom invitation will be forwarded prior to the meeting. Published in RB Landmark 5/06, 5/13/2020

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