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By JESSIC A MORDACQ Staff Reporter
When Forest Park kicks of f the new fiscal ear on May 1, staf f and commissioners host series of budget meetings to discuss the vil’s financial status from the last year and ideas for the upcoming fiscal year The idea is to plan ahead of approving budget appropriations July, when commissioners establish le g al spending limits.
In its first budget meeting for the 2027 fiscal ear on May 18, staf f discussed potential options for new revenue streams and presented Stutz family has traditions since 1985 Circle est Park annive history
D91 names retired pair as interim superintendents
Current interim departs for top post in Calumet City
By HOPE BAKER Contributing Reporter
Forest Park School District 91 is getting new leadership for the 2026-2027 academic year.
On May 14, the Board of Education unanimously approved contracts for two new interim superintendents: Timothy Kilrea and James Gay.
The duo will replace Dr. Robert Hubbird, who is stepping down at the conclusion of the school year. Hubbird, who has worked in District 91 since 2022, is leaving to serve as superintendent at Lincoln Elementary School District 156 in Calumet City.
Hubbird has served as interim superintendent since July 2025. He assumed the role last summer after Dr. Elizabeth Alvarez announced her resignation to join Proviso Township High School District 209. As the search for a per manent superintendent continues, Kilrea and Gay will work together to support District 91 students, staf f, families and the school board.
Both individuals are retired superintendents. Due to Illinois law limiting retired superintendents to 100 workdays per school year, District 91 is utilizing a shared interim leadership model. Their contracts begin on July 1, 2026 and end on June 30, 2027. The district will pay $1,000 per day for the services of the interim working on that day.
Lyons Township High School District 204 from 2009–2021, leading a high-performing district of more than 4,200 students, 565 employees, and a $76 million operating budget.
Prior to serving as superintendent, Kilrea held leadership roles in human resources, district administration and
leadership roles.
Gay, 65, served as superintendent of Consolidated High School District 230 from 2007–2021, leading one of the largest high school districts in Illinois and overseeing district operations, curriculum and instruction, finance, human resources and community relations. District 230 is based in Orland Park. Prior to serving as superintendent, Gay held leadership roles as deputy superintendent, principal, assistant principal and faculty member in both public and private school settings.
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D91 co-interim super intendents Timothy Kilrea and James Gay
Jed Brewer, a school board member who sits on the superintendent search committee, said several candidates were interviewed before of fers were made to Kilrea and Gay.
“I think we have found a wonderful team that has the utmost confidence of this board,” Brewer said. Kilrea, 61, served as superintendent of
school leadership, including principal, associate principal, dean and department chair. He began his career as a social studies teacher. Since retiring, Kilrea has continued serving districts in interim superintendent and human resources
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Reflecting on his time as interim superintendent, Hubbird said he is proud of the tremendous progress that District 91 has made in a short time.
“For the first time ever, both staf f and students ha described Forest Park School District 91 as ‘well-organized’ on the 5Essential survey for the 2025–2026 school year,” Hubbird said. “Over the past four years, we have remained fiscally responsible to our taxpayers while ending each year with a financial surplus — an accomplishment made possible through collaboration, dedication, and shared commitment.”
Hubbird said he is deeply grateful to stakeholders and the school board for entrusting him with leading the development of the 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, including new pillars, goals, KPIs, and refreshed vision and mission statements.
“I am excited about the incredible possibilities ahead for our students, staf f, and community as we continue moving forward together under this new strategic direction,” he said.
OUR QUIETEST NEIGHB OR S
‘Sausage King’
Adolph Luetgert buried in unmarked Forest Home grave
By AMY BINNS-CALVEY Contributing Reporter
Warning: Not for the faint of heart or vegetarians
Adolph “Louis” Luetgert was born in 1845 in Westphalia (now Ger many). He came to the U.S. in 1865, eventually settling in Chicago. Like many immigrants, Adolph -- or Louis as some called him -- came to America with very little money. One of his first jobs in the U.S. was similar to what he had done in Ger many, working as a tanner. He soon tired of manual labor, and after the Chicago fire, started his own liquor business He married a woman named Caroline with whom he had two sons. Sadly, one of his sons and Caroline died. Two months after his wife died, Luetgert married Louisa who was nine years his junior. They had four children, two of whom died in childhood.
After marrying Louisa, Luetgert opened a bar on the cor ner of Clybourn and Webster in Chicago. There were whispers that Luet-
melted
wife, saw sales decline, died in prison
gert had been involved in a murder which occurred on the property, but nothing was ever proven and the death remained a mystery.
Luetgert then bought a meat route and butcher shop He started making his own sausage He claimed that he had invented a way to make sausages that did not need refrigeration during the summer, even though Europeans had been making “summer sausage” for generations. His sausages were in such high demand that Luetgert built his own plant.
Emboldened by success, Luetgert expanded, buying five acres at Her mitage and Diversey for a new, five-story factory. Luetgert was a large, portly man. He often strolled through the neighborhood with two large dogs on leashes. He attracted a lot of attention, especially female attention. Rumors swirled linking him and the woman who ran a saloon across the street from the factory. Eyebrows were also raised when Luetgert starting sleeping in the factory, attended by Mary Siemering, his wife’s cousin.
Business continued to boom with millions of pounds of sausage leaving the factory. In fact, many of the folks who visited the famous Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 ate frankfurters made by Luetgert. He became known as the “Sausage King” of Chicago
Louisa had never wanted to move into such a large plant. She thought it unwise to put all their money at risk. Sadly, she was right -- after the success of the Exposition, the Economic Panic of 1893 and subsequent depression hit Chicago. Sausage sales fell precipitously and the Luetgerts were suddenly losing large sums of money Adolph also fell victim to a financial scam which lost them even more money
By 1897, Luetgert had to close the factory, keeping on only two workers out of the 50 he had previously employed. He still had hopes that he could save the business, believing he was going to find investors and get back on his feet, but Louisa was miserable Neighbors heard loud arguments going on into the night.
In the spring of that year, Luetgert uncharacteristically ordered arsenic and a large barrel of potash (lye).
He told his workers to mix the potash with water in a vat in the basement stating he was making soap to clean the factory even though he had a large supply of soap on hand. Luetgert told anyone who asked that the arsenic was purchased to kill rats
On the evening of May 1, neighbors say they saw Louisa enter the factory with Adolph after dinner. They also reported seeing smoke rising out of the chimney of the shuttered plant later that same night. No one saw Louisa leave
The next day, Luetgert told his two employees to clean out the vat. He promised to give them life-long jobs if they would do this job for him. The workers went into the basement and found reddish water overflowing the vat. Nearby, they saw a door leaning against the wall, a door that would have fit over the top of the vat. The back of the wooden door was scratched, as if something had tried to claw its way out. After the workers drained the water from the vat, they found something they called “schlemig” –a sludge of flesh, bones, and slime
Louisa’s brother, alar med that Louisa was missing and that Luetgert hadn’t done anything to find her, contacted the police. Officers searched the factory. They sifted ashes from the fur nace and drained what remained in the vat. They found corset stays, a tooth, bones and two rings – one engraved with the initials “L. L.” – Louisa Luetgert.
Luetgert denied killing Luisa. At first he told people that she was staying with her sister, then that she was visiting sick relatives. Later he said that she had run off (even though she left her beloved children behind.)
Luetgert explained that the bones found in the vat were from the pigs used for sausage and that Louisa put the rings in there to frame him. Regardless, he was arrested and accused of murder.
It was a sensational trial, covered in all the newspapers. Notably, this was the first time a forensic specialist – a professional anthropologist – gave testimony in a court case.
George Dorsey, PhD, identified the bones found as human. The first jury deliberated for days. Reporters were so desperate to get a scoop, they lowered a man on a chair down a courthouse air vent to eavesdrop on the jury. Readers across the country eagerly followed the details of the trial in the press Sausage sales dropped nationwide
Luetgert’s first trial ended in a hung jury, but he was eventually found guilty during the second trial. Luetgert died in prison in 1899 waiting for an appeal. He lies in an unmarked grave in Forest Home Cemetery.
The factory building still stands. It was converted into condos in 2003. Naturally, the building has a reputation of being haunted and people say that on lonely, dark nights, they see Louisa roaming the halls and basement where she disappeared
References: Alchemy of Bones: Chica go’s Luetgert Murder Case of 1897; MurderbyGaslight.com; The Yale Re view: The “Sausa ge Vat Murder,” 1897, Chica go Tribune
AMY
Sunday, fun day, at Amerikas
Tacos and music ow on Sunday nights this summer at Amerikas
By RISÉ SANDERS -WEIR Eats Reporter
Throughout the slow winter months, Amerikas Restaurant, 734 Lake St. in Oak Park, closed its doors after brunch on Sundays. It was a rest for staf f and an acknowledgement that fewer diners come out during the coldest weeks of the year.
walk.
On the first Sunday, May 17, guests packed the restaurant and sidewalk, sipping drinks, eating $6 tacos, munching on crisp chur ros.
The menu is limited. There are two taco choices: car ne asada and ve g an cauliflower taco, but that didn’t seem to dampen enthusiasm about the new idea.
“It creates interest,” Carlos Castillo said.
“It leaves more room for people to gather to gether and get to know each other and talk,” Adela Castillo said.
“It feels more like a street fair than just sitting at a table by yourself or with someone you know,” Jackie Cascaneda said. “It lets
because to me America says diversity.”
That infor med his menu choices, he said, “In the mor ning it’s more traditional, cultural flavors. For dinner it’s more like an experience. I mix the cultures.”
He also said the “k” in the spelling of
Well, that was then. Chef Ar mando Gonzale z has set a course for Sunday nights unlike any other in the restaurant’s 8 summers in operation.
“My team, they want to have fun. So, we come with the idea to make happy the neighborhood,” Gonzale z said. “We want to be dancing, we want to be having all the Mexican street food outside. It’s more to get to gether with the community, having chur ros, having tacos, having fun.”
From 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Sunday through Se ptember the tables and chairs in the dining room will be put away. A taco car t and a chur ro cart will be on the side-
you mingle while you enjoy the music and have a drink outside in the nice weather.”
“It’s a great Oak Park celebration,” Seth McClellan said. “Even when the road [Oak Park Avenue] is shut down, Oak Parkers still find a way to enjoy each other in the summer.”
The idea is part of Gonzale z’s desire to create a le gacy in Oak Park This is his third restaurant, but his first in Oak Park and the only one that he is still operating.
“When I chose to open Amerikas in Oak Park, it’s because I read about the neighborhood,” he said. “I see that there’s more of a community and more of a diversity. When I come with a concept we choose Amerikas
“Amerikas” is to honor Oak Pa rk.
“The only way we want to work is to have fun, the community have fun,” Gonzale z said. “We call it ‘Tacos & Music.’ All types of music. We can make it like a summer tradition.”
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Chef Armando Gonzalez at on May 17.
RISÉ SANDERS-WEIR
Carne asada and cauli ower options at Tacos & Music.
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Camaraderie at the bar at Amerikas Tacos & Music event.
PROFESSIONAL
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Pension and revenue concerns from page 1
the data they had so far from the 2026 fiscal year.
Finance Director Letitia Olmsted said revenues in the village’s general fund were projected to be about $23 million and expenditures $27 million, leaving a projected $3.7 million deficit in the general fund for the end of the 2026 fiscal year. Olmsted said the village can transfer some money from the village’s water, VIP and tax funds so the deficit is closer to $2.2 million.
That’s slightly higher than the projected $2 million deficit in the general fund at the end of the last fiscal year. And it doesn’t include end balances for many of the village’s other funds, since last year the village projected a total $15 million deficit.
In the upcoming fiscal year, Village Administrator Rachell Entler said staf f is concerned about cash flow, operating deficits as expenses continue to outpace revenue, plus a declining fund balance and reserves in special funds.
In looking for ways to reduce expenses, staf f suggested reorganizing or streamlining internal services and a review of the village’s discretionary spending to see where costs can be saved.
latter has brought in $25,000 as of January. The village also discussed and implemented last year booting cars that had a certain number of unpaid tickets. Entler said there’s still $2 million in uncollected parking fines.
New revenue streams
Staf f has a few plans in place for increasing revenue in the future and are discussing multiple other options, including a tax on short-term rental properties, home rule status and a places of eating tax.
On June 1, the North Illinois Transit Authority Act will go into effect. One of the bill’s provisions reimburses Forest Park for costs associated with emergency response services at the end of CTA lines in the village. Staf f has estimated the reimbursement to total nearly $1 million for the fire department alone. Forest Park will re port its 2026 emergency response costs in January, making it unlikely the village will see a significant amount of money from NITA this fiscal year.
Village staf f said they’re still working with lawyers to understand the legality of taxing short-term rental properties and placing restrictions on them like some residents have requested. Mayor Rory Hoskins said the village has to be careful that they don’t implement a re gulation that takes away a rental property owner’s livelihood.
“We don’t do a consistent job of making little changes in smaller time increments. We tend to make big changes over big time increments,” Entler said.
But even with cutting costs, the village still lacks a source of consistent additional revenue. At its budget meetings last year, staf f discussed increasing the cost of business licenses and creating parking amnesty collection, where people can pay past parking tickets without accrued fees. The
“We can re gulate the use of Airbnbs, but we can’ t re gulate their existence,” Hoskins said. And the way the village code is written, short-term rental tax falls under a hotel tax, restricting the way the money can be spent.
“Any money that comes in through a short-term rental through hotel tax cannot go into the general fund,” Entler said. Rather, it needs to be used to fund tourism
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CRIME Driver charged with aggravated DUI on Roosevelt
By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
Before 1 a.m. on May 20, police saw a car at Roosevelt and Lathrop weave between lanes and drive over 15 miles above the speed limit. The car pulled into the Shell gas station on Roosevelt, and when police approached the car, they reported that it smelled of alcohol and the driver had slurred speech and bloodshot, glassy eyes The driver said he left his ID at home and didn’t speak English. In the car, police found about a dozen empty beer bottles and a Mexican passport. With the ID, police found the man to have a DUI and suspended Illinois license and two active warrants for his arrest. He was charged with those warrants, having a suspended license, speeding, improper lane usage, open alcohol, driving an uninsured car, driving without a seat belt, a DUI and an aggravated DUI, or driving with a revoked or suspended license
Possession of controlled substance
While patrolling the CTA Blue Line Forest Park station on May 15, police saw a man slumped on a train seat, not moving. When police moved the man to see if he was OK, he sat up suddenly. Police found syringes on the man’s lap and escorted him off the train. The man said he had narcotics on him and police found suspect heroin on him. He was charged with possession of a controlled substance and of drug parapher nalia.
Dog bite
On May 16, police were dispatched to the 1000 block of Des Plaines Avenue for an animal bite. A man said he was walking his dog when two dogs ran towards his dog and attacked it. He said the dogs bit him in his hand and his dog’s legs, and their owner was very apologetic before leaving the area. He said he’d contact police if he found the dogs’ owner
Open alcohol
a plastic cup. Police approached the man and said he smelled of alcohol. They gave him a local ordinance citation for open alcohol. The man said he was walking from Pioneer Tap. While on patrol May 17, police saw two people sitting with plastic cups at the Park District of Forest Park after it closed. The woman at the scene admitted to having alcohol in her cup and showed police her ID The man at the scene became irate, according to police, and tried to walk away, pulling his ar m from police’s grasp Police handcuffed the man, who was charged with resisting police and given a local ordinance citation for open alcohol, which the woman was also given.
Suspicious circumstances
Police were dispatched to the 300 block of Des Plaines for a man throwing rocks out his window and burning items off his balcony. The suspect told police that he had just been told he’s being evicted and going through a hard time but denied throwing anything out his window The man said he didn’t want to go to the hospital for evaluation, and police contacted a Forest Park crisis worker about the incident, according to the police report.
Disorderly conduct
Police pulled over a Pace bus in the 2300 block of Harlem the evening of May 17 after a caller reported a man on the bus with a gun hanging from his waistband. Police made contact with the suspect on the bus and put him in handcuffs for officer safety. The man told police the gun was fake, and police took and inventoried the toy gun into evidence. The man was given a local ordinance violation for disorderly conduct.
These items were obtained from Forest Park Police Department reports dated May 15 - 20 and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large, and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest. We
While on patrol on May 16 just before midnight, police saw a man walking near the intersection of Des Plaines and Randolph with
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ef for ts in Forest Park She added that preliminary research shows short-ter m rental fees don’t look like they’d be a huge revenue generator for the village
Staf f also brought up pursuing home rule status again as a way to increase revenue, though residents overwhelmingly voted it down over 20 years ago. Without home rule status, Forest Park’s annual tax levy increases are capped, and the village can’t pass specialized taxes without a voter referendum.
“Home rule doesn’t magically give us money. It allows us to implement more taxes to make more money, and the only way that villages like ours make money at all is mostly through taxes,” Commissioner Maria Maxham said.
Places of eating tax
The most likely new revenue source, and the one that had the most air-time at the budget meeting, was a places of eating tax. The 1-to-2% tax would be charged at establishments in Forest Park where prepared food is sold and seating is provided. With a 1% tax, of ficials estimate Forest Park could bring in $500,000 annually.
While Maxham vocalized her support for the idea, Hoskins and Commissioner Jessica Voogd said of ficials need to eng age local businesses more to see what they think about the idea.
“To expect that we’ ll get real buy-in from businesses af fected by it is naive,” Maxham said. “It’s part of our job as elected of ficials to make the hard choices.” She added that the places of eating tax could be vital in working to re pair the village’s financial situation.
“It’s really hard for me to look at any of our first responders and know that we’re having trouble funding your pensions, but we’re not doing everything we can to bring in the revenue we need to do that,” Maxham said. “I don’t think we can ignore one of the biggest sources of revenue that’s available to us right now.”
“I think it could be a great source of revenue for the village,” Hoskins said of the places of eating tax, adding that of ficials would need more info on how the tax would impact small business owners. “We can move forward with the places of eating
tax, but we don’t have to solely rely on the places of eating tax.”
Voogd said she’s for the idea of a places of eating tax, but “it is our responsibility as a village to really educate folks and let them know what this looks like, and to sit down with our businesses and talk to them. … Let’s figure out how to do this in a way that our community’s on board.”
Five public commenters who own or work at restaurants in Forest Park spoke against the places of eating tax at the budget meeting.
Brad Wall, owner of Junction Diner, said, “We understand that this is a pass-through tax, but I, and many others, would be embar rassed to just pass it on and never pay it out, ultimately devaluing our business.” He urged the village council to “focus on growing taxable revenue, rather than increasing tax rates on current businesses, which can have the opposite ef fect.”
Mar ty Sorice, who operates multiple bars in town, also owns restaurants in other counties and says business is better where sales tax is 8% in DuPage than 12% in McCook.
“The 12% tax on a restaurant doing $150,000 per month is like a $36,000 a year extra payment,” Sorice said. “Also understand in the cur rent economic environment, this 2% cannot be easily passed along.”
Anthony Crawford, general manager of O’Sullivan’s Public House, said customers already have a 10% sales tax at Forest Park restaurants, and a 2% places of eating tax is a 20% increase on taxes
“Would you clutch your wallet a little bit if your property taxes went up 20%?” Crawford said. “Any time we’ve increased our prices, which we nor mally eat, we see a decrease in items sold. O’Sullivan’s has been lucky enough to maintain revenue growth, but we’ve been plateauing hard over the last year or two. And people think of us as one of the more successful small businesses.”
“I’m not hearing you guys talk about the long-ter m economic future of the village,” said Jose ph Sullivan, owner of Duf fy’s Taver n, to village staf f and commissioners. He added that there are countless professional service businesses in town that don’t produce sales tax revenue, like gyms and beauty salons. “You guys have no idea how to get more people in town other than the dentist and the plastic surgeon.”
Donny Biggins, owner of Robert’s Westside said, “If a places of eating tax must be imposed on restaurants and bars and Forest Park, I ask that the tax rate star t at 1%, not 2% and be revisited year after year The
be on the rise, and with the price of g asoline continuing to go up, so does the price for every vendor delivering goods to the restaurants.”
Steve Glinke, head of the building depar tment, said maybe there was room to ne gotiate with businesses, that the village could implement a 1% places of eating tax if they were allowed to stay open later on Friday and Saturday nights
“I think one of the issues that was raised most consistently was getting back the 2 hours for the late-night players that were taken,” Glinke said. A tradeof f like that “will give them an oppor tunity to gain some of that money that might be af fected by a 2% tax or 1.5% tax. I think that’s an oppor tunity that’s on the table.”
Wall said that sur rounding towns that have this tax have more support from local businesses: “In the 13 years we’ve been here, we’ve seen revenue oppor tunities taken away from eating establishments through reduced hours, paid parking, g aming, and enter tainment restrictions.”
“I think this is going to go through. I think you guys are going to do this,” Sullivan said. “I hope you involve us in some kind of par tnership discussion about this. I think there is a quid pro quo aspect to this that we do need. We would like to see something in retur n.”
Under funded pensions
Finance Director Letitia Olmsted said the village’s deficit in its general fund is directly related to the village’s additional contributions to its underfunded police
lice pension fund needs to be 90% funded by 2040, but are currently less than 40% funded.
During public comment at the budget meeting, Travis Myers, a firefighter, member of the pension board and president of Local 2753 Firefighters Union spoke about how overworked the Forest Park Fire Depar tment is
“In 2011, we responded to 2,953 calls Last year, 4,742. Our staf fing model hasn’t changed since 2004. We’re running 60% more calls with the same firefighters,” Myers said.
And that way of staf fing can impact their already underfunded pensions
“Here’s what keeps me up at night,” Myers said. “It’s 3 a.m., a paramedic’s been on shift since 7:45 yesterday mor ning, he’s been awake for nearly 20 hours, his ability to perfor m is compromised. Then a structure fire comes in, and we’re asking exhausted firefighters to save the lives when they haven’t had adequate rest. Your constituents deserve better They deserve to know that, when their worst day comes, we’re at our best, not running on empty
“On-duty injuries from exhaustion and stress aren’t just safety tissues, they’re a financial crisis,” Myers added. “Every disability claim for fatigue hits our pension fund. That’s a cost the village will car ry for decades. We can prevent that now, or we can pay for it later when it’s much more expensive This council is capable of bold action. I’m asking you to move fast on proper ty sales, developer par tnerships and revenue solutions that matter now, not years from now.”
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CIRCLE LANES
e old and the new
from page 1
Circle Lanes was founded by Eddie Anderson Sr. on June 7, 1941. On Se pt. 11, 1985, the Stutz f amily took over operations, be ginning a new chapter that has since car ried the alley through multiple g enerations of change in both ownership and the spor t itself
Over its 85 years, the alley has implemented additional upgrades that have reshaped the physical experience of bowling at Circle Lanes. In 1986, the ball retur n system was moved under ground, and synthetic lanes were laid over the original maple surface Automatic scoring was introduced in 2011, followed by updated synthetic lanes in 2024. More recently, a snack bar was added in 2026, and video screen masking units were installed recently, marking one of the newest enhancements.
A major part of Circle Lanes’ identity however, has remained its people For the Stutz f amily, the alley has become more than a business, it functions as an extended f amily built through employees and re gular patrons. Drew Stutz said one of the most meaningful aspects of r unning the alley is the consistency of the community members who retur n week after week.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, that sense of connection became even more apparent.
“It wasn’t the business that we missed but the interaction with people,” Denise Stutz said.
T he community presence is still most visible during league nights when re gular bowlers fill the lanes on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 7 p.m., continuing traditions that in some cases stretch back decades.
Dave Coufol, who has worked at Circle Lanes for 25 years, said his favorite part of the job comes from working with the equipment and being around the spor t itself When asked about the upcoming anniversary, he didn’t hesitate
“It’s a big deal,” Coufol said. “I think it’s great.”
For the Stutz f amily, reaching the 85th anniversary is both a reflection and continuation.
“It’s been a rewarding experience to see
Circle Bowling Lanes w ith brand new score screens.
a variety of bowlers each week growing as the community does,” the f amily said in a statement. “It is an enjoyable place to be and we want to share it with everyone. What star ted with Bonnie and Zyg has continued to bring future g enerations closer and the oppor tunity to continue their le gacy,” said Denise Stutz.
Even as moder nization continues, the recent installation of an 8 foot by 100 foot LED screen system known as Neoverse and updates to the billiards flooring. The goal remains unchanged: to evolve without losing the atmosphere that defines Circle Lanes
As the June 7 celebration approaches, the milestone serves not as an endpoint, but as another frame in a longer story still unfolding on the lanes, one built on tradition, adaptation, and the steady roll of a community institution that has lasted 85 years.
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TODD BANNOR
Iwasn’t feeling patriotic on Memorial Day. So I asked myself, “What’s wrong with me? Why am I not feeling patriotic on a day set aside to remember the 1.3 million people who have died serving this country in times of war?”
I be g an my quest for an answer by looking for a definition of patriotism.
“Patriotism,” according to Britannica, “is a feeling of attachment and commitment to a country, or nation.”
“Hmm,” I thought. “I am attached and committed to this country, so why don’t I feel that way?”
I’m puzzled, because when I sing “God bless America, land that I love,” I really mean it when I say that I love this country. So why don’t I feel patriotic?
As I pondered the question, my thoughts se gued to my dad. He was born in 1919, was drafted for the Korean War and flew 50 missions as the navig ator/bombardier in a B-26. On some bombing runs, which were defended by anti-aircraft guns, he would hear and even feel flak exploding all around him.
My dad hated war. He never put his uniform on after retur ning home and never marched with the VFW in the Memorial Day Parade. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for “heroism and
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combat excellence,” but the only two people he showed it to were my mom and me. My dad had done his duty.
As I pondered the question, I remembered reading Interpretations of American History in colle ge which convinced me that Occam’s razor — i.e the simplest explanation is usually the best — sometimes doesn’t work when trying to get at the truth in history or politics. President Trump has referred to the Iranian state as an “evil empire,” a “very evil place,” and a “nation of ter ror and hate.”
As much as I am hor rified by the actions of Iran’s ter rorist proxies in the Middle East, Hamas and He zbollah, Trump’s simplistic reducing of Iran as a nation of ter ror and hate gives him permission, according to Time Mag azine, to kill 2,100 civilians in bombing runs which were “targeted, surgical operations,” and permission to threaten bombing them back to the Stone Age.
That rhetorical overkill gets in the way of my feeling patriotic.
In her 2024 run for president Nikki Haley declared that the U.S. is not a
What does it take?
Seventeen complaints in 18 years. Killed an unar med man in 2017. And we all saw the video. We saw the bullying, the violence, and the blatant abuse of his power.
So what would it take to fire Daniel Miller off the Forest Park police force? How much more does our community need to be ter rorized by this guy? What other crimes do we need to see?
Police of ficers all over the country lament that people have tur ned against them. They say the mistrust is unwar ranted, that they are victims of propaganda. They say all of this while criminals like Daniel Miller get to keep their jobs — spending
racist country. It’s a country with some racists. I wish our President would ar ticulate a distinction between an evil nation and evil leaders. His demonizing of a whole society gets in the way of my feeling patriotic.
On Memorial Day, I had to use so much energ y redacting Trump’s rhetoric (and statements by his proxies) still active in my brain that I never got to feeling patriotic. Maybe I’m guilty of hanging on too tightly instead of letting it go in one ear and out the other, but that is what happened
One of the places I ponder troubling questions is my church where I am encouraged to see and hear things from God’s perspective as challenging as that may be. Challenging the populist nationalism expressed in the phrase “America first” are the lyrics to a hymn in Evangelical Lutheran Worship
This is my song, O God of all the nations, A song of peace for lands afar and mine.
This is my home, the country where my heart is;
Here are my hopes, my dreams, my holy shrine;
But other hearts in other lands are beating
With hopes and dreams as true and high as mine
Oh, hear my song, O God of all the nations,
A song of peace for their land and for mine.
One of my friends likes to say that her husband is perfect. After pausing for ef fect she adds, “He’s perfect for me.”
If that’s what it means to feel patriotic, then we don’t need to get defensive if someone accuses us of not being perfect. So, if we define patriotism as love of country, we also need to define love as something we do no matter how we feel.
My wife does love to me even on the days she doesn’t feel it.
My dad had love for his country even though he hated every minute of his service, which involved a Marine, but surely his motto could have been Semper Fidelis, Always Faithful.
Patriotism like love, I decided, isn’t something you feel as much as something you do
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decades crushing the trust that communities are supposed to have in police of ficers.
Instead of getting rid of this malignant tumor on their force, the FP PD (with the help of our village commissioners and Mayor Hoskins) have decided to hire a communications strategist to … what? Smooth this over? Talk in circles around the obvious?
This community needs accountability from our police de par tment. We need to know that the trust is ear ned. Anything other than clear accountability and reform is smoke and mirrors.
Lindsay Baish-Flynn
May 27, 2026
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on 15 June 2026, at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Planning and Zoning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider a request for relief to Title 9 Section 9-2-3(H) of the Forest Park Zoning code to construct an accessory structure in a R-1 zoned district not to exceed 24’ in height at the following subject location; LOT 15, IN BLOCK 2, IN CARNEY’S ADDITIONTO HARLEM, A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS.
Commonly known as 444 Marengo Ave. Forest Park, IL PIN 15-13-206-017-0000
The applicant is Matt and Pamela Jacknow.
Signed: Marsha East, Chair Planning and Zoning Commission
Published in Forest Park Review May 27, 2026
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST, Plaintiff, -v.-
LORETTA FAVELA, F/K/A LORETTA ALMAGUER; FERNANDO FAVELA; ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY; Defendants. 2024CH04801 330 Maple Ln, Hillside, IL 60162 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 3/3/2026, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 6/8/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on June 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate. Commonly known as 330 Maple Ln, Hillside, IL 60162
Property Index No. 15-17-109019-0000
The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $196,795.77 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction.com by entering 330 Maple Ln into the search
E-MAIL: EMAIL@GROWINGCOMMUNITYMEDIA.ORG
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www. auction.com prior to placing a bid.
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)(l) 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. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: Diaz Anselmo & Associates, LLC (630) 453-6960 please refer to file number 1496-202843. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 1496-202843 Case Number: 2024CH04801 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. I3286928
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR THE J.P. MORGAN ALTERNATIVE LOAN TRUST 2005S1, HOLDERS OF MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES Plaintiff vs.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
SOLOMON WILLIAMS, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR GREENPOINT MORTGAGE FUNDING TRUST 2006-HE1 Defendant 25 CH 10416 CALENDAR 62 NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on June 22, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-15-327-072-0000.
Commonly known as 2111 S. 22ND AVE., BROADVIEW, IL 60155.
The real estate is: 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 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding.
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Suite 201, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. 2501264
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Plaintiff vs. ELYSIA INES MENDEZ; JOSE PALOMINO; STATE OF ILLINOIS, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; GOODLEAP, LLC; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 25 CH 11133 CALENDAR
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on June 17,
2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-15-117-005-0000.
Commonly known as 1415 S. 19th Ave., Maywood, IL 60153.
The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a common interest community unit, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection(g-1) of Section 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding.
IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.
For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Halliday, Watkins and Mann, P.C., 376 East 400 South, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111. (801) 3552886. IL21225
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION Alero Financial Credit Union Plaintiff vs. CONSTANCE M. DELAINE, FALECIA F. DELAINE, MARY L CORNER, doing business as CORNER REAL ESTATE CO., and UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS, Defendant 26 CH 28 CALENDAR 57
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on June 24, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-15-323-017-0000, 15-15323-019-0000. Commonly known as 2000-2004 17th Ave., Broadview, IL 60155. The real estate is: commercial building. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 151701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Schoenberg Finkel Beederman Bell Glazer, LLC, 300 South Wacker Drive, 15th Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60606. 312-648-2300. Alero Financial vs. Delaine INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3287118
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
Nationstar Mortgage LLC Plaintiff, -v.-
Mary Hennig; Christie L. Hennig; Demetrios C. Stavropoulos; Waterfall Victoria III-NB Grantor Trust Defendants. 2025CH10873
10640 Preston Street, Westchester, IL 60154
NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on 2/5/2026, an agent of Auction. com, LLC will conduct the Online Only auction at www.auction.com, with the bidding window opening on 6/15/2026 at 10:00 AM CDT and closing on June 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM subject to extension, and will sell at public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate.
Commonly known as 10640 Preston Street, Westchester, IL 60154
Property Index No. 15-29-223026-0000
The real estate is improved with a Single Family Residence. The judgment amount was $233,313.32 Sale Terms: Full Sale Terms are available on the property page at www.auction. com by entering 10640 Preston Street into the search bar. If sold to anyone other than the Plaintiff, the winning bidder must pay the full bid amount within twenty-four (24) hours of the auction’s end. All payments must be certified funds. No third-party checks will be accepted. All bidders will need to register at www.auction.com prior to placing a bid. 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)(l) 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. For information, contact Plaintiffs attorney: MDK Legal (312) 651-6700 please refer to file number 25-023184. Auction.com, LLC 100 N LaSalle St., Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60602 - 872-225-4985 You can also visit www.auction.com. Attorney File No. 25-023184 Case Number: 2025CH10873 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. I3287350
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION
Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee of CSMC 2017-RPL2 Trust Plaintiff
vs. Citizens Bank, National Association FKA RBS Citizens, N.A.; Unknown Owners and Non­Record Claimants; Kimetra Courtney; Rolando Ivory; Unknown Heirs and Legatees of Florence M. Ivory, deceased; Thomas Quinn, as Special Representative of Florence M. Ivory, deceased Defendant 25 CH 6934
CALENDAR 59
NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on July 1, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-08-208-012-0000. Commonly known as 50 ENGLEWOOD AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104.
The real estate is: 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 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski LLC, One East
Wacker Drive, Suite 1250, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 25009967
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC Plaintiff vs. JAMES M. AUBERTIN; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendant 25 CH 8176 CALENDAR NOTICE OF SALE
PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on June 30, 2026, at the hour 11:00 a.m., Intercounty’s office, 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, IL 60602, sell, in person, to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-16-304-032-0000. Commonly known as 708 NEWCASTLE AVE., WESTCHESTER, IL 60154. The real estate is: 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 189.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% (or 25% if so ordered in the Judgment of Foreclosure) down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property is sold AS IS subject to all liens or encumbrances. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the circuit court case record, property tax record and the title record to verify all information before bidding. IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER THE ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(c) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Robertson, Anschutz, Schneid, Crane & Partners, PLLC, 13010 Morris Road, Suite 450, Alpharetta, Georgia 30004. (708) 668-4410 ext. 52109. 25-323042
