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Police investigation clears cop in slapping incident Officer struck a 17-year-old after she allegedly spit on him

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

Forest Park police have determined that Officer Scott McClintock did not violate department policy regarding use of

force, after he slapped a juvenile shoplifter who spit on him.

A resident who witnessed the incident posted on Facebook that McClintock slapped the young woman so hard she fell to the ground “We weren’t there and we don’t know,” said Deputy

Chief Mike Keating, who compiled the approximately 50-page internal investigation. The village clerk did not respond to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request See McCLINTOCK on page 9

209 Together scholars share stories of persistence Recipients recall challenges while applying for scholarships

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

In her junior year at Proviso Math and Science Academy, Michelle Munoz, 18, was dealt a devastating blow — her father died. And during her junior year in high school, Munoz’s mother was diagnosed with a series of benign tumors.

Despite high school years punctuated by pain and loss, Munoz found a way to graduate from PMSA with a 4.7 GPA. She’s now planning to major in Spanish at Concordia University in River Forest in the fall.

“It was difficult getting through all that,” Munoz said during a recent interview. “But I took it one day See 209 TOGETHER on page 14

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Forest Park Pride (Clockwise from right) Attendees check out the Howard Brown Health Center booth on Saturday, June 22, during the first ever LGBTQIA+ Pride celebration at Constitution Court on Madison Street in downtown Forest Park.

Pride flags were available for attendees and Howard Brown Health Center provided fans as well. Noah Thomas, 2, middle, and Tatiana Thomas, 6, right, both of Villa Park, play with bean bags while other children enjoy ice cream cones from Brown Cow.

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The art of keeping long-term friendships

orest Park has a unique problem most communities don’t have to face.

For decades, there’s been a disconnection between our elementary schools and our local high schools.

Unlike most American towns, our kids do not transition in lockstep from eighth grade to freshman year.

Forest Park is unique in another way: Childhood friendships often survive these separations.

For example, Fiona O’Connor and Maura Flanagan have kept up their close friendship, despite attending very different high schools. Fiona went to PMSA, a co-ed public school, while Maura studied at Trinity High School, a private all-girls school. This fall, they will be further separated when Fiona goes off to U. of I. in Champaign and Maura stays home to attend DePaul. Fortunately, their friendship has a strong enough foundation to endure these absences.

Maura and Fiona have been BFF’s since they turned 2. Geography played a part. They are across-the-street neighbors on a quiet street in the south end of town. As soon as they were old enough, they hung out at the park at 16th & Circle. They spent their days at the playground: swaying on the swings or sitting quietly on the monkey bars.

They didn’t pass through a “Barbie phase.” They weren’t big on sports ei-

ther. They played “imaginary games,” role-playing from the books they devoured, like the “Harry Potter” series. They played “Ghost in the Graveyard,” “Hide ’N’ Seek” and “Blind Man’s Bluff ” with their neighborhood friends. They had throwback childhoods, playing outside, while their parents hung out.

Spending their days outdoors, it helped to have a store they could walk to. Fiona and Maura became frequent customers at the Walgreens on Roosevelt Road. The pair shopped there so often, the employees assumed they were sisters although they look nothing alike. To keep up their energy, they ate cream cheese and jelly sandwiches.

They walked together to Betsy Ross School until second grade, when they made the slightly longer trek to Field-Stevenson.

They were good students, earning A’s and B’s. Fiona’s favorite classes were Science and History, while Maura preferred English and History.

Both qualified to attend PMSA but Maura chose her mother’s alma mater, Trinity. At their new high schools, they found only a few people they knew. Maura took International Baccalaureate classes, while Fiona took AP courses at PMSA. They tried doing their homework together but were too busy talking to get anything done.

They went to homecomings together and

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attended proms with groups of friends. It was difficult, though, to connect with their high school friends. Most of Maura’s classmates lived outside Forest Park and Fiona’s PMSA friends were spread across Proviso Township. Getting their driver’s licenses helped. Both learned to drive by practicing in our cemeteries.

Driving improved their social lives but Fiona found that PMSA’s lack of sports programs made it difficult to build school spirit. She did her part, though, by joining the student council and planning activities for Spirit Week. In her senior year, she was elected class vice president.

Now she’s off to Champaign to take premed courses, while Maura is commuting to Lincoln Park to focus on film. They plan on visiting each other at college. Like BFF’s everywhere, they instantly re-connect following long absences. Attending separate schools never fazed them.

Forest Park students may not have to face this challenge in the future. Thanks to improved leadership, an increasing number of kids are going on to District 209 schools.

Others will find themselves on different campuses but will continue to hang out.

This is Forest Park, where homies can be far apart but still stay close!

■ 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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THE HARLEM BOYS OF THE RAILROAD REGIMENT XXXX

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n August of 1862, the 89th Illinois Infantry was mustered into service. The regiment was nicknamed the “Railroad Regiment,” as many of the Chicago-based railroad companies had actively promoted and encouraged the railroad men to fill the regiment’s roster. The motto, “Clear the Tracks,” was stitched into their flag as well as many of the battles they fought in, including Stones River, Liberty Gap, Chickamauga, Orchard Knob and Missionary Ridge, Pickett’s Mill, the Atlanta Campaign and Nashville.

There were at least a dozen men from the village of Harlem, Cook County (former name of Forest Park) who joined the Union Army during the Civil War, but four of these men were railroad workers.

This special Railroad Regiment were known as the Harlem boys in company K. The 89th Infantry Com-

pany K included 19-year-old Michael Connor, a fireman on the railroad; 22-year-old Orson T. Wadsworth, a brakeman, who was promoted to corporal and then to sergeant in 1864; and 23-year-old Christian Snider, a clerk, who later transferred to the Mississippi Marine Brigade in April 1863, the union fleet that patrolled the Mississippi River and acted as a “ram fleet.”

Only Charles Roe, the 23-year-old carpenter, who retired as quartermaster, returned to Harlem after the war. He lived on the 200 block of South Maple (present-day Oak Park) and was active in the local chapter of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR), the fraternal organization of Union veterans of the Civil War. h t t p s : / / w w w. l o c . g o v / r e source/g3861s.cw0077600/ ?r=-0.375,0.08,1.783,1.046,0

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‘Rowdy funeral’ taskforce comes to an end Group terminated with the defeat of County Commissioner Boykin

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

News that's close to home

On June 21, a passenger in a funeral procession reportedly jumped out of his car, landed on a neighboring vehicle hood and started dancing. On June 3, a Chicago man brought a gun for protection to a funeral party in Forest Home Cemetery. In early May, police ticketed nine cars traveling as part of a funeral procession down Roosevelt Road, with passengers hanging out of windows, vehicles swerved into oncoming lanes and created “general disorder” on the roads.

At least three chaotic funeral processions have passed through Forest Park since May. But the Cook County Funeral and Cemetery Violence Taskforce has ended. Forest Park Police Chief Thomas Aftanas said the taskforce essentially ended after its chartering member, County Commissioner Richard Boykin, lost his re-election bid to new Commissioner Brandon Johnson in November 2018.

Boykin partnered with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart to established the taskforce in March of that year, bringing together funeral directors, cemetery owners and law enforcement officials to find solutions to chaotic

funeral processions, nicknamed “rowdy funerals,” after constituents in Hillside and the Austin neighborhood of Chicago complained about their prevalence. Aftanas said these processions are often occur following the death of Chicago gang members, as the funeral party travels to suburban cemeteries for the burial.

“For the most part, it’s not the family members causing problems,” Aftanas said.

“I’m not suggesting to stop processions altogether; I think it’s important for families.

“It’s a tough situation,” Aftanas added.

“We want to be respectful but sometimes we have to take action because someone’s going to get hurt.”

The last time the group met was in November 2018, he said, where they finalized a set of five recommendations to cope with the problem. The Cook County Sheriff ’s Office said the taskforce sent five recommendations to Boykin but was unsure if Boykin ever sent them on to the full board for consideration.

The recommendations called for greater communication between funeral homes and the Chicago Police Department, and for Chicago police to notify suburban departments that a rowdy funeral is coming through. Another recommendation suggested new legisla-

tion to increase fines, or harsher punishment for those engaged in chaotic processions.

“Even increased penalties, I’m not sure if that’s going to help,” Aftanas said. “It’s very difficult to do a traffic stop during a funeral procession, it actually can make things worse at times.”

They also proposed extra security from the sheriff ’s department at cemeteries in Hillside, where the majority of rowdy funerals are headed. In Forest Park, Aftanas said, Forest Home Cemetery is the only place where chaotic processions occur. He speculated that it might be because it was a non-denominational space, and that the cost of burial plots could play a role. The number of rowdy funerals that have occurred this year so far is about the same as last year, he noted, but the department doesn’t track the numbers.

“Once we met a couple of times and identified the problems and found possible solutions, I don’t think there was a need to keep it going,” Aftanas said of the taskforce. “As long as we have the communication, and trying get a heads up on it before it actually arrives in town, we can prepare a little for it.

That’s the main thing.”

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IDOT, village partner to modernize Roosevelt The village will pay $12,075 for the work

By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter

Forest Park officials have added two components to the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) First Avenue construction project when it reaches Roosevelt Road later this summer.

The Forest Park Village Council voted 5-0 June 24 to approve an intergovernmental agreement with IDOT for the addition of a sidewalk on the south side of Roosevelt Road from First Avenue to the bus stop and for an upgrade to the emergency vehicle pre-emption (EVP) controls at the intersection.

The village will pay $12,075 for the work, $8,050 for the EVP upgrade and $4,025 for the sidewalk work. Forest Park will pay the total cost of the EVP upgrade and 20 percent of $20,125 total cost of the sidewalk work with federal funds covering the rest.

Village Administrator Tim Gillian explained that the main beneficiaries of the new sidewalk will be students attending nearby Proviso Math and Science Academy, who will no longer have to walk to the bus stop after school on an unpaved area. Under

terms of the agreement, the village will be responsible for maintaining the new sidewalk, including removal of snow and ice.

EVP controls allow emergency vehicles to disrupt a normal signal cycle to proceed through the intersection more quickly and under safer conditions. The pre-emption systems can extend the green on an emergency vehicle’s approach or replace the phases and timing for the whole cycle.

Mayor Rory Hoskins said the improvements have “been in the works for a while.”

He said the timing of the work is to be determined, noting the entire project has been delayed by the Chicago area’s rainy spring.

The overall project consists of resurfacing First Avenue from 43rd Street in Lyons to the Eisenhower Expressway, which is the first of two phases. In the second phase, scheduled for 2020, First Avenue will be resurfaced from the Eisenhower Expressway to Des Plaines River Road.

In addition to resurfacing, work includes spot repairs to concrete, manholes and drainage structures.

Motorists can expect rolling daytime lane closures, which will reduce traffic to one lane in each direction, and increased travel times.

At the intersection of First and Roosevelt, IDOT plans call for restriping First Avenue to include dual left turn lanes and eliminating one northbound through lane to accommodate an adjacent barrier median. Additional improvements include pavement widening on Roosevelt Road west of First Avenue, as well as traffic signal modernization.

Total cost of the project at First and Roosevelt is $1,396,675 with federal funds generally covering 80 percent. Costs are $977,500 for roadway work, $399,050 for traffic signal improvements and $20,125 for the sidewalk. Of the roadway costs, federal funds cover $782,000, which is 80 percent, and state funds cover $195,500, which is 20 percent. Separate from the EVP upgrade, traffic signal improvement costs are $391,000. Federal funds cover $312,800, which is 80 percent, and state funds cover $78,200, which is 20 percent.

Work was recently completed on a separate IDOT project that involved resurfacing Roosevelt Road from Des Plaines Avenue to Mannheim Road. That project bypassed the intersection with First Avenue to avoid tearing up asphalt that had just been laid.

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D209 offers students summer jobs Students receive $10 hourly, up to 30 hours weekly

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

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Proviso East High School

During a special meeting held June 18, the Proviso Township High Schools District 209 Board of Education unanimously approved the creation of a summer employment program within the district. Board member Sam Valtierrez was absent.

In a June 18 memo, district officials said that Anthony Brazouski, D209’s assistant superintendent for human resources, athletics and safety, and Paul Starck-King, the district’s assistant superintendent of finance and operations, collaborated to develop the program, formerly called Proviso Township High School Student Summer Workers.

District officials said that the program is the result of conversations that D209 board members have had with staff, community members and parents.

According to the memo, the district created the program in order to “maximize efficiency, support the work of district staff, and increase career readiness opportunities for students within the district.”

Through the program, students will be able to work up to 30 hours a week in the district’s maintenance/custodial department under the supervision of building managers.

The program, which runs July 1 through Aug. 9, is open to students who are at least 16 years old. The studentworkers will receive $10 an hour.

District officials said that the program will serve “as a pilot with the intent to expand student work experiences beyond this department and summer hours,” adding that the district intends to “develop more extensive offerings via student ‘internships’” designed to promote career and work-place experiences for D209 students.

District 209 Board President Ned Wagner said that 24 slots will be available — 10 each at Proviso East and Proviso West, and four at Proviso Math and Science Academy. Students can pick up applications at their respective schools, he said, adding that jobs will be granted on primarily on a first-come, first-served basis.

Wagner explained that the district will pay for the program with local funds.

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Community center as the center of the community The Howard Mohr Community Center offers resources to seniors, youth and needy residents

By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

After listening to Director Karen Dylewski describe everything that happens at the Howard Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd., it would be easy to conclude that the list of what does not happen there would be shorter than the list of what does. Community center staff could well argue they returned a great value for the approximately $675,300 they receive in taxpayer dollars in fiscal year 2019.

The community center is perhaps best known in Forest Park for the services it provides to the seniors. Staff provide senior exercises courses, hold “Seniors Beware” informational programs about ways they could be victimized, free tax help, summer heat alert calls, and elder law seminars. As for transportation services, the community center can also connect seniors with discounted Blue Cab fares, PACE bus tickets and door-to-door bus service for senior or disabled

residents. To support seniors’ medical needs, staff provide home visits, help completing Medicare forms, assisting access to benefits from Illinois Cares, referral to outside resources and help securing donated medical equipment. To feed seniors’ social needs, staff also take residents on shopping trips to local grocery stores, travel trips and hold movie and bingo nights.

Parents raising a family, however, might think of the community center more in terms of what the building kitty corner from the library has to offer them regarding programing for children and youth. Staff offer children before school, after school and summer daycare, homework help, field trips, an Easter celebration, and a youth gourmet cooking class.

For those in need, the community center acts as a resource that keeps them going. The food pantry, for example, not only gives food to hungry people but also delivers items to seniors, the disabled and shut-ins. They also have a clothes “pantry” stocked with donated socks, jackets, hats and more,

as well as eyeglasses for families that can’t afford them.

People can also receive help applying for a $75 discount on license plates, food stamps, Medicaid, temporary disability placards, property tax appeals and a notary’s signature.

In addition to helping the needy secure food, clothes and support services, the community center also acts as Red Cross and Salvation Army sites that assist people with rent, utilities and emergency housing. Staff also help people apply for Low Income Home Energy Assistance, and work with the Cook County Social Service Department to provide work for residents who need court-ordered community service hours.

Finally the community center provides space for a voting precinct, the Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Kiwanis Club, Historical Society, Big Brothers-Big Sisters, Disabled American Veterans, an autism support group, an airplane club and mentoring group.

Call 708-771-7737 for help accessing any of the above resources.

Treasures to discover at Proviso Township Township offers Forest Parkers senior, mental health and youth services

By TOM HOLMES At the Proviso Township main office, 4565 Harrison St. in Hillside, Forest Park residents can receive several services, including being able to register to vote, schedule a handyman to come to their home for just $5, receive a free ride to the doctor and more.

he said people are asking the four handymen employed by the township to bring water hoses and lawn furniture outside, repair water spigots and window frames and install air conditioning units. The township is able to schedule up to 20 visits a day, and Vilchis reported that last year his handymen made close to 2,300 visits. Right now, he said, appointments need to be made at least two weeks in advance and that handymen do not do landscaping.

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Mental Health

At the Hillside office, some seniors can apply for a $75 discount on their license plates, “ride free” permits on Metra trains and PACE buses, food stamps and Medicaid.

The township also schedules senior trips to places like casinos, the Chicago architectural tour, Brookfield Zoo and more. On August 21—National Senior Citizen Day—Proviso Township will host a health and resource fair with vendors from several community agencies, offer health screenings and attendees can receive free hot dogs.

In addition to senior trips, Proviso Township has 18 vehicles with which they provide free rides to seniors who live in the township. Call 708-344-7430 to register with them and become eligible for the service. The vehicles are not wheelchair accessible, and clients must be able to move from an assistance device to the vehicle on their own. Caregivers over 21 are allowed to accompany clients.

Jesse Rosas, the executive director of the township’s mental health commission, explained that he does not use any of his $3 million annual budget to provide mental health care.

What he uses the money for is to help fund 20 township agencies which provide 53 different mental health programs.

For example, former Mayor Anthony Calderone recently called Rosas saying that Forest Park police had encountered an elderly woman who was a danger to herself and the building in which she lived because she was a hoarder. Her apartment was apparently stuffed knee deep in items. Rosas recommended that the police refer her to the part-time social worker provided by Presence Behavioral Health, which his department partially funds.

Rosas compared his department to a referral service, saying that institutions like schools and police departments can’t keep track of all the mental health resources out there, but his department can. He said people should call him at 708-449-5508 when they encounter mental health issues and let him use his vast knowledge of what is available to connect them with the resource they need.

He said that, because the township is relatively small and rooted locally, his department is flexible and can address issues as they arise by how they allocate their budget on a yearly basis.

Another example of how the township’s mental health department responds to pressing issues is how it addressed the recent rash of teen suicides. The youth services department works with the mental health commission to perform

Contributing Reporter

Property maintenance Roxanne Lesus, the township’s deputy assessor, said that, while the Cook County Assessor performs the actual assessments of properties, she can help clients fill out appeals, receive homeowners exemptions or a senior tax freeze. Her office saw 11,000 clients last year and, in July, the count was 150 a day.

Carlos Vilchis, the township’s handyman director, can also schedule a handyman to visit residents’ homes for up to 45 minutes at a cost of just $5. During this time of year,

screenings, and serve as dispatchers to direct township members to the resources they need.

Rosas also scheduled workers from the nonprofit Elyssa’s Mission to visit middle schools, perform assessments of students and identify children who are at risk. That way, said Rosas, the department can get ahead of the game and are able to treat children before they are in crisis.

Youth Services Lorenzo Webber, assistant to the director for youth services, explained that the nonprofit youth services Search Institute determines the 40 programs his department funds, promoting services that support positive family communication, parent involvement in schooling and adult role models. He aims to help children develop integrity, honesty, responsibility and a positive view of the future.

One of the ways to work toward those goals is to work with the Park District of Forest Park to fund the Proviso Idol singing competition, the finals of which are held at Proviso West High School. The winner receives a $700 cash prize.

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Man flashes box cutter at Walmart

A Flossmoor man flashed a box cutter and threw a garbage can at a Walmart employee who accused him of stealing from the store at 12:20 p.m. on June 23.

A Walmart loss prevention associate told police he watched Herman Johnston, 64, stick store items in his waistband and in a plastic bag he brought to the store. As Johnston attempted to leave, the employee asked him to stop.

Johnston reportedly refused and began swinging a box cutter at the employee, yelling that he was a “4 Corner Hustler.” He then threw a garbage can at the employee and ran back inside the store.

Johnston exited the emergency doors, and police apprehended him on the south side of the building, where he had approximately $150 worth of Walmart merchandise stuffed in his pants.

He was charged with felony retail theft, as well as a misdemeanor charge for assault.

Arrested for DUI, suspended license Officers spotted a vehicle idling in the alley between Elgin and Marengo avenues at 3 a.m. on June 22.

A registration check revealed that the car’s registration had expired. Police approached the vehicle, and the driver refused to look at or acknowledge the officer. The man, 30, turned his radio volume up. He was unable to provide officers with his license or registration and told police he was going to Oak Park but could not explain why his car was idling in the alley. Officers smelled a strong odor of alcohol.

A search of the man’s wallet revealed his license, which was suspended.

He was transported to the police station, where he started crying fell to the floor in the detention cell. He refused a breathalyzer test.

The man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, obstructing a peace officer and driving while his license was suspended.

Road rage near PMSA Police responded to Proviso Math and Science Academy, 8601 Roosevelt Road, on a call that a man with a gun threatened a slow driver.

The victim told police a man driving a sedan became upset with him in Brookfield for driving too slow. When the two cars approached the intersection of 1st Avenue and Roosevelt Road, the angry driver flashed a black revolver at the victim. The victim drove into the parking lot at Proviso Math and Science Academy, and the upset driver followed.

The man then exited his sedan, laid down on the parking lot pavement and told the victim to “place him under arrest.” When the victim called the police, he jumped back in his car and sped away.

Car hood dancing during rowdy funeral Officers responded to 7600 Roosevelt Road at 12:59 p.m. on June 21, about someone dancing on an innocent bystander’s vehicle during a rowdy funeral.

Police noticed a Chevrolet Tahoe swerving in and out of its lane, blaring loud music, with occupants were hanging out of the windows. A man sat on the roof of the car and positioned his hands as if he were shooting a rifle at nearby cars. At one point, the man reportedly stood up, the Chevrolet swerved and the man fell off, grabbing the car’s cargo rack to keep from hitting the ground.

Police mailed the vehicle’s registered owner tickets for disorderly conduct and violating the village’s funeral ordinance.

Phone taken

A man said he wanted to test a new phone at 10:13 a.m. on June 22 at Metro PCS, 7226 Roosevelt Road. An employee told the man she could not let him hold the iPhone Xs. The man allegedly grabbed the phone from her hands and exited the store.

He jumped into a Chevrolet Impala and fled north on Marengo Avenue.

As the car sped through the intersection of Marengo Avenue and Roosevelt Road, several cars had to break suddenly to keep from striking the vehicle.

Officers attempted to curb the vehicle but the car sped away.

The employee said the phone was valued at $1,000.

Wallet lifted Sometime between 7 p.m. on June 21 and 10 a.m. on June 23, someone stole a wallet from a Nissan parked on the 1100 block of Lathrop Avenue. The wallet contained $300 cash, two credit cards and a debit card. The victim told police his doors were unlocked.

Thief rides off with bikes Between 12:01 a.m. on June 11 and 11 a.m. on June 18, someone stole two bicycles valued at $700 (total) from a garage on the 100 block of Rockford Avenue. The victim said the garage door might have been unlocked.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, June 17-23, 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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Betsy Ross, Garfield awarded for student behavior

A school discipline intervention organization has awarded Betsy Ross and Garfield elementary schools the second-highest award available for student behavior this year.

Midwest Positive Behavior Intervention System (PBIS) honored the schools with its Gold Award.

Betsy Ross Principal Bill Milnamow said the school received the award for “following PBIS protocol, encouraging kids to always work to do better in a positive way. If a student misbehaves in class, warning that they made a mistake and thinking about what can we do to make it better. Taking the moment to have that conversation really eliminates 99 percent of further disciplinary action. The kids knowing that it’s OK to make a mistake, get better from there and move forward.”

Garfield Principal Jamie Stauder was unable to comment on the recent award. The highest award schools can receive from Midwest PBIS is Platinum.

Last school year, Milnamow said only 10 students were referred to the school’s main office, which he said was a decrease from the year before. He was unsure what the disciplinary numbers looked like the year before.

“It’s failing to follow the teacher’s directions, supposed to do something then refuse to do it after multiple attempts, then they come to see me,” Milnamow said. “There were no physical alterations or cheating or bullying or anything like that.”

The year before, he said, Betsy Ross received the Silver certification, which is what Forest Park Middle School, Field-Stevenson Intermediate Elementary School and Grant White Elementary all received this year. Silver is the third-best certification schools can receive, out of four.

Milnamow credited the increase this year to better data collection and greater staff training and understanding of the program.

“It’s recognition to the staff for the good job they’re doing, to the students for the good job they’re doing, and also to the parents for their help making school a nice place to be,” he said.

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June 26 - July 3

BIG WEEK Garage Galleries Call for Artists Don’t forget to submit your application to feature your artistic work in this year’s Garage Galleries. Submit your application by August 1 at tinyurl.com/garagegalleries.

The event will be held on August 24.

Faux Pas Comedy Show The Forest Park Arts Alliance is holding a comedy fundraiser to construct a new mural along Circle Avenue bridge, on the side that faces the Roos Recreation Center.

Four local comedians with serious credentials will perform from 8 to 9:30 p.m. on July 18 at Murphy’s, 7414 W. Madison St. Tickets cost $15. Purchase online at https://bit.ly/31KQ7eC

Author Discussion and Signing Listen to author Stephen M. Silverman discuss his latest book, “The Amusement Park: 900 Years of Thrills and Spills, and the Dreamers and Schemers Who Built Them,” from 2 to 4 p.m. on June 29 at Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore, 7419 Madison St.

Great Chefs Recipe for Success 4th of July Celebration Fireworks are scheduled for 9 p.m. but the park district will be hosting plenty of fun activities before then for its annual July 4 celebration.

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Join the nonprofit 209 Together for a scholarship fundraiser for Proviso grads, from 7 to 10 p.m. on June 27 at Urban Pioneer Group, 7503 Madison St. A $65 ticket purchase includes snacks from The Heritage, Small Batch Barbecue, Mexican Republic, Zesty Catering, Big Guys Sausage and Azucar Rococo, plus wine and beer donated by Half Acre Brewery and Tenzing Wines and Spirits. A special pre-event with champagne and the Heritage chef doing an exclusive cooking demo costs $125. The event also features a silent auction and live music. Buy tickets online at https://www. eventbrite.com/e/great-chefs-recipes-forsuccess-tickets-62043387442

Under the Story Tree Still Waters Preschool Co-Op will read stories about trees and people from 3:30 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday at the community gardens, St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church, 305 Circle Ave. All ages invited.

Vaccination Program The Millstein Vaccination Program will provide Forest Park dog and cat owners with low-cost vaccinations for their pets from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday June 29 at the Forest Park Fire Station, 517 Des Plaines Ave.

Adventure Time Obstacle Course Challenge Complete an Adventure Time-themed obstacle course, from 4 to 5 p.m. on June 29 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd.

Enjoy a free screening of “Sing!” at dusk, between 7:45 and 8:30 p.m., on June 28 at the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 Harrison St.

Ronald McDonald Mobile Clinic The Ronald McDonald Mobile clinic will offer students free vaccinations and physical examinations from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on June 27 at the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 Harrison St. Students will be seen on a first come, first serve basis.

Personal Assistant Recruitment and Training The Progress Center for Independent Living is training personal assistants, from 10 to 12 p.m. on June 27 at the Progress Center for Independent Living, 7521 Madison St. Call Rhychelle Byrnes at 708-689-1381 to register.

Camping 101 with REI Let REI staff teach you the basics of camping, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on June 29 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd.

Game Design Lab Children ages 8 and up will learn how to use Roblox software to code and design natural and urban environments, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on June 27 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd.

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Performers from Just Cause Dance--a group dedicated to bring dance classes to the residents of Forest Park--showcase their award winning choreography during the Juneteenth celebrations at the park district pool.

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Food pantry rebrands as ‘Beyond Hunger’ New name for Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry aims to reflect larger service area

By TIMOTHY INKLEBARGER Staff Reporter

It’s been about seven years since the Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry expanded its coverage area to include 13 zip codes to include a wide range of Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs.

Now the organization has rebranded to reflect the breadth of communities it serves.

Michele Zurakowski, executive director of the food pantry, said in a telephone interview that the organization will now be known as Beyond Hunger.

The rebranding aims to “be more inclusive of the communities we serve,” she said.

Though the old name suggests the pantry serves Oak Park and River Forest exclusively, the organization serves residents of the following zip codes and communities: Oak Park (60301, 60302, 60304); River Forest (60305); Forest Park (60130); Berwyn and Stickney (60402); Franklin Park, Schiller Park (60131); Hines (60141); River Grove (60171); Schiller Park (60176); Chicago (60644, 60651); and Elmwood Park, Galewood (60707 ).

“Sixty-five percent of the people we serve are in Chicago,” Zurakowski said, noting that about 15 percent are in Oak Park and River Forest.

She said that in 2018, the food pantry distributed about a million pounds of

McCLINTOCK Use of force from page 1 for a copy of the report.

“It’s hard to sometimes be able to judge somebody from a situation or event that happened days after it occurred; it’s hard to put yourself in a position of an officer and know what he was thinking at time, especially when things happened so fast. For the Monday morning quarterback people, I don’t know what I would have done.”

McClintock was sitting in his squad car at the CVS parking lot in Forest Park about 1:10 p.m. on April 13 when he heard a dispatch about a theft at The Gap nearby in Oak Park, according to a Forest Park police report. A Gap loss prevention associate waved him down, saying he saw the thief fleeing north on Harlem Avenue.

McClintock drove north and spotted the Chicago woman, 17, at the intersection of Harlem and Ontario avenues in Oak Park.

After handcuffing her, McClintock asked if she had anything else on her person. He saw a bulge in her jacket pocket and reached in, finding a cellphone.

The woman called McClintock several expletives and spit on his face. He responded by slapping her.

“You just punched me in my face,” the woman yelled in an audio recording of the incident that was captured from a nearby squad car video.

“I did crack her but it was instinct,” McClintock said in the recording.

A witness filmed the incident and posted a description of it on the nonprofit Suburban Unity Alliance Facebook page, where more than 75 people reacted to it.

food and served about 500 residents through its home delivery program.

Zurakowski said the pantry works with the Greater Chicago Food Depository and other food pantries in the region to ensure that residents have access to at least two food pantries.

The 40-year-old organization was hamstrung in the early 2000s, when the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which then provided some of the food the pantry distributed, required that pantries that received their donations not have physical boundaries.

Zurakowski said that meant less food for those who sought assistance. The organization worked with the Greater Chicago Food Depository to figure out where there were overlapping services and developed the service areas in 2008.

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“The officer hit her in the face. Hard enough to make her fall [on] the ground,” Laura Cochran Hyde posted on social media. “She started screaming and crying and he told her that she tried to spit in his face, which she denied.”

An ambulance was called to the scene af after McClintock struck the woman, but she denied medical treatment. She was transported to the Oak Park Police Department, where she was charged with retail theft and aggravated battery, according to an Oak Park police report.

After the incident, Forest Park police conducted an internal investigation of McClintock’s use of force, reviewing how his actions applied to department policy, which police said is currently being updated to comply with new laws, best practices and technology advances. The police department’s policy was developed by Lexipol development firm and customized by Forest Park officers to reflect crime in the village.

Forest Park’s “Response to Resistance and Aggression” policy states that officers must only use force that “reasonably appears necessary” given their understanding of the circumstances at the time, and must only use force “to accomplish a legitimate law enforcement purpose.”

“Any evaluation of reasonableness must allow for the fact that officers are often forced to make split-second decisions about the amount of force that reasonably appears necessary in a particular situation, with limited information and in circumstances that are tense, uncertain and rapidly evolving,” the policy states.

Police ruled that, because McClintock acted out of instinct, he did not violate the department’s policy. They also noted that his actions did not cause “significant injury” to the woman and ended the confrontation.

“In this situation, McClintock’s reac-

Image provided by Beyond Hunger

BEYOND OAK PARK: The map below shows the coverage area for the newly rebranded Oak Park River Forest Food Pantry, which is now known as Beyond Hunger.

tion was instant,” Forest Park Police Chief Thomas Aftanas said. “Let’s say, hypothetically, he waited a couple of seconds and then slapped her. In that situation, he was more punitive, which automatically in my opinion made it wrong. In this case, he raised his hands and slapped [her] to move her face [and] to prevent it from happening again.”

Aftanas said he did not believe McClintock did anything wrong and did not believe the department use of force policy was vague. “Let’s say he tased her or punched her in the face or hit her when she’s down.

It’s not vague about where an officer could get found to be in a violation,” Aftanas said.

He recalled at least one case many years ago with an officer who no longer works for the department, and who was found to be in violation of the policy over another case involving a juvenile. Those found in violation of the policy can face a letter of reprimand to termination.

As part of McClintock’s investigation, the department also interviewed 12 Oak Park officers, River Forest police and Cochran Hyde, the witness.

Aftanas said Cochran Hyde “didn’t know whether it was right or wrong. She was concerned because of what she saw; she didn’t know if this person spit on Officer McClintock. I agree that if somebody driving by doesn’t see the entire thing, start to finish, and sees an officer slap someone or make any kind of contact with someone, you should question it.” Cochran Hyde did not respond to an interview request.

Keating said the juvenile who was arrested never returned the department’s calls for an interview about the incident.

McClintock, who has been with the department 19 years, remained on duty while the department was conducting the investigation. Aftanas said McClintock was notified that there was no misconduct found on his

part, and that the record of his investigation will go on an internal list the department keeps. While being the subject of a cleared internal investigation does not directly impact McClintock’s record, Aftanas said that if he violates the policy again, or faces a “more serious allegation,” it could result in an unpaid suspension. Aftanas also noted that McClintock “will be judged by the court of public opinion. Some will believe he was justified, some will not.”

He said McClintock was subject of an internal investigation previously in relation to a federal lawsuit the village settled for $54,900 in November 2018. In the suit, Forest Park resident Tyrone Roney alleged that McClintock “physically attacked” and knocked his teeth out over a landlord dispute in 2015. The village and McClintock did not admit liability or wrongdoing according to the terms of the settlement.

“I don’t understand how you train someone not to act instinctually,” Aftanas said.

“If someone goes to hit you or spit on you, you block it, you move that person. That’s an instinctual move. Instinct you can’t change, I don’t believe.”

Aftanas said the department is currently conducting two other internal investigations. One is related to a man involved in a hit-and-run accident, who was then charged with fleeing and eluding police, and is alleging that Forest Park police “broke his arm.”

Another investigation is related to a person who accused Forest Park police of “rudeness,” Aftanas said.

In this instance, McClintock slapped the woman “out of instinct and total reaction, and not in a punitive way whatsoever,” Af Aftanas said. “Obviously he wishes that this person never spit on him [so] this would have never happened. But at the same time, he wasn’t doing it in a punitive way. That’s what I hope people get from it.”

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Police increase annual training time Instruction expanded to two days in the fall and two days in the spring

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

Forest Park police have expanded the number of days they receive training this year, so as to better accommodate staff schedules and “drive home major concepts,” according to Forest Park Lieutenant Chris Chin, who leads training for the department. He said police did not increase the number of days they receive training because of an incident involving Officer Scott McClintock, who caused a social media stir in April after a resident posted on Facebook that she saw him slap a juvenile shoplifter who allegedly spit on him.

“It was not because before it was lacking,” Chin said of the department’s training. “The state gives out minimum standards to follow, so we have to meet those minimums, but we go above and beyond that.”

Chin said federal and state laws dictate most of the department’s policies and drills, and “a lot of the training that we get trickles down from the military, the war zones.”

At least once a year, he said, all officers must complete an online program conducted by the Illinois Training and Standards Board, and two required by the police department’s insurance firm. The sessions focus on state and federal laws that dictate, for example, the parameters of force officers can use, depending on the situation and subject. Chin said he wasn’t sure if the online trainings outlined what officers should do in situations where they were spit on.

Every year, the department also holds in-house training, and this year they expanded it from three to four days. All

police received training for two days in April and will undergo another two days in the fall.

“Think about crawl, walk, run,” Chin said. “We’re crawling and walking in the spring and running in the fall, so building upon skills and knowledge.”

The first day, he said, police covered basic patrol tactics and what to do in active shooter situations. The second day, officers focused on laws governing police use of force — as well as department policy — as well as taser recertification, de-escalation tactics and sexual harassment training.

This fall, police will review how to encounter people who may be suffering from a mental health issue, as well as “rescue task force,” which outlines how fire and police should coordinate service during active shootings. Officers will also review tactical medicine, how to treat injured police and pedestrians.

On the fourth day, police will go to an outdoor shooting range, construct various walls, and practice how to respond in active shooter situations by moving through hallways and doorways. In some situations, they will have to fire at a subject at the end of the enclosure. In others, they will not. Police will also review tactical medicine training on the fourth day.

Chin called use of force a “major” part of the annual officer training and said it’s mentioned in almost every drill.

He added that the instruction does outline what defensive tactics are appropriate although he wasn’t sure if it specifically addressed how police should react to being spit upon.

“It’s difficult to say how someone should act if they’re being battered. It’s such a situational thing,” he said, adding that he could not comment on whether it was right for Offi-

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cer McClintock to slap the woman after he was spit on since there were too many unknown variables.

“I can relate to what Officer McClintock was going through in that situation,” he said. “It’s unfortunate. She’s the one that was spitting, and she’s the one doing that to a police officer. Does she have a right to do that?”

The Chicago woman, 17, was charged with aggravated battery and retail theft, according to an Oak Park police report.

Earlier in the day, she had attempted to steal approximately $341 worth of clothing from The Gap in Oak Park.

Chin said the goal of training is to make much of police operations instinctual.

“Instincts are based off what your training and experiences are. That whole ‘sixth sense, the hairs on the back of your neck standing up,’ it’s probably for a reason,” Chin said. “We don’t have the luxury of time. So a lot of the times, the things that police officers do are reactive.”

Going forward, Chin said the department plans to focus on educating the community. He encouraged community members to sign up for ride-alongs with officers at the police station. In May, he said Neighborhood Watch attendees also used a simulator that police use in deadly force training, which allowed them to point guns at a projector screen and react to simulations of real situations. This device, called the Meggitt Training System, is intended to educate the public about what being an officer is actually like.

Neighborhood Watch meetings are conducted at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday every month on the lower level of Forest Park Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Ave. “We always hear the argument, ‘Well how come you didn’t just shoot the gun out of their hand? If you train guys so much and you’re supposed to be ‘expert marksmen,’ why don’t you just shoot the gun out of their hand?’” Chin said.

“If you’re not familiar with firearms and how police work, it’s very difficult [to understand].”

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Your Water Quality Report Is Now Available Online Each year, Forest Park, Illinois provides its customers with an Annual Water Quality Report to let them know how our water quality stacks up against established federal and state drinking water standards. We encourage you to review this report as it provides details about the source and quality of the drinking water delivered to your community in 2018.

In an effort to be more environmentally responsible, we are no longer printing these reports, but have made them available online. Visit us on our website at http://www.forestpark.net/dfp/waterqualityreport2018.pdf to view the report. If you wish to have a paper copy, you can print one directly from our website. You can also receive a printed version by contacting Village Hall at 708-366-2323.

Attention landlords, businesses, schools and other groups: Please share this information with tenants, students and other water users at your location who are not billed customers of The Village of Forest Park.

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OPINION O U R

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Rory E. Hoskins, Mayor

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uring an election forum moderated by the Review, mayoral candidates Chris Harris and Rory Hoskins were asked if they planned to affix their names to the handsome sign boards which greet residents and visitors at gateways around the village.

While they were expecting questions about video gaming and plowing snow, the sign question took them off guard and their responses were to equivocate rather than offer up our hoped for answer of: “No. I don’t need to put my name on signs all over town. Don’t need it to flash on the video board at the Community Center. Don’t need local events to be labeled as being ‘the mayor’s’ this or that.

Those signs ought to represent all the people of Forest Park offering welcome. The signs are beautiful, they don’t need to be clogged up with a politician’s name.”

Alas, the sign boards on Roosevelt Road, at the Des Plaines exit from the Ike, all now feature a handsome addition noting “Rory E. Hoskins, Mayor.”

This is not a huge deal. But we find it disappointing that Hoskins, the candidate we endorsed, needs the public reinforcement these highly visible declarations reflect.

In his campaign Hoskins often reflected on being a servant leader, an important and powerful approach to leading a community by raising up others, by sharing power not accumulating it. Servant leadership is the opposite of the outdated top down approach which relies on consciously putting oneself at the top of the pyramid in order to further one’s control.

That’s the Rory Hoskins we know best, the person making strong and diverse appointments to village commissions, who wants all village council members engaged in decision-making, who acknowledges the police department has challenges to address while offering support to its leaders, who has personally led the great Juneteenth event we celebrated last weekend.

And it is why we hope that when he drives past one of his name-emblazoned signs he feels some sense of doubt that this was the decision of a genuine servant leader.

What a Saturday

Forest Park is a town that really knows how to gather up, to celebrate a cause, to just have fun. Last Saturday was the trifecta of gathering up for a cause.

We started the day at the Diversity Commission’s first ever Pride Celebration at Constitution Court. This was a good beginning for Forest Park to raise up and celebrate our gay neighbors and friends. We look for this to be a growing and positive event year after year.

There was the Firefighters 5K where Forest Park’s finest encouraged fitness and had fun doing it. Great role models.

And our day closed at the park at the 11th annual Juneteenth celebration. This is a great event created and built

by Rory Hoskins, a Texas native and now mayor. Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865 as the day when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas with the news that the Civil War was over and that slavery had ended.

Hoskins is among those who brought this lesser known holiday to the north and in Forest Park has championed this giant pool party and history lesson ever since.

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Who is responsible for correcting the effects of racism?

e’re about halfway between Juneteenth and Father’s Day in June, and Independence Day in July, and I got to thinking about the black

men I know.

Some are fans of Ta-Nehisi Coates, the black author and journalist who argued before the House Judiciary Committee last week that African Americans should be given reparations.

Coates declared that the effects of slavery are still to be felt de facto 150 years after the slaves were freed de jure. “The typical black family in this country has one-tenth the wealth of the typical white family,” he said.

“Black women die in childbirth at four times the rate of white women.”

Black people in general, and black men in particular, are victims of the system, of institutional racism.

Bishop Reginald Saffo started his speech at a conference titled “Man Up,” held at the Best Western in Hillside two Saturdays ago, sounding a lot like Coates. He started out by citing statistics: ■ 80% of crimes against black people are committed by black people (Southern Poverty Law Center); ■ 65% of black males graduated from high school, compared to 82% of white males; ■ 380 black males have been victims of homicide, compared to 37 white males (Chicago Tribune); ■ African American women experience intimate partner violence at a rate 35% higher than white women; ■ 70% of black households are led by single women.

Saffo agreed with Coates when he concluded, “We have a problem.”

But he exhorted the 100 attendees—50 of whom were African American men—not to let the fact of them being victims of circumstances let them think of themselves as victims. “Man up!” he told them.

“Black men are abdicating their role as leaders in their families and their communities,” declared the black pastor. “One thing about us is that we look for others to always rescue us. Why are you always blaming another man for your condition? Don’t let another man keep you from getting what God has decreed for you to have. Set your house in order.”

Now here’s what’s interesting. On the same day—and at the same time—Interfaith Action Group on Peace and Justice in Israel and Palestine participated in an

interfaith service at Euclid Methodist Church in Oak Park, which was led by Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Humanist faith leaders and followed by a solidarity walk to Unity Temple for a Middle Eastern and Mexican lunch.

The interfaith group describes itself as “a community-based group in Oak Park and River Forest working toward peaceful and constructive ways to express our faith and humanist beliefs in confronting the forces of international conflict and social injustice in Israel and Palestine. . . .as we challenge the walls and barriers that separate us.”

Man up?

Three examples of how to address widely recognized evils and inequities in society— reparations, individual responsibility and an interfaith service followed by a solidarity walk for justice.

Do you think any of the three did, or would do, any good? Change anything?

Coates seems to be basing his argument on the premise that black people are victims of a long history of oppression and it’s mainly up to white people—who after 150 years still have most of the wealth—to make amends.

Bishop Saffo, as I heard him, was declaring that as much as it may be true that the descendants of slaves in this country have been victims, it is that very self-image that is preventing black people from moving forward more than they already have.

And the interfaith service and march?

A little of both? On the one hand, they did seem to be “manning up.” Imagine finding enough common ground for Christians, Jews, Muslims and Humanists to have a service together!

On the one hand, the marchers agreed with Saffo that people have to “man” up and not be paralyzed by the enormity of the problem into inaction. On the other hand, they agreed with Coates that the problem is systemic and that individuals acting responsibly is not enough to dismantle systemic inequity.

I think most of us, at least in this village, have the same goal articulated in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech. From my perspective gained from 71 years of living, there are usually several ways to get from where we are to where we want to go.

I hope Mr. Coates doesn’t automatically demonize white or black folks who don’t think reparations will do much good. Most of us around here are heading toward the same goal. Because we choose different ways and different paces, doesn’t automatically mean we’re getting in the way.

TOM

HOLMES

African

Americans should be given reparations.

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209 Together scholarship winners

Scholarship winners from page 1 at a time. I put my studies first and made sure my health and my family’s health was taken care of.”

Munoz is among nine students (three from each of Proviso District 209’s three schools) who received $1,000 scholarships from 209 Together — a community organization based in Forest Park that is designed to improve the quality of life in Proviso Township and the educational environment at D209 schools. Seven additional students who won the scholarships in previous years were each awarded $500 renewal scholarships.

Since 2016, the organization has awarded nearly 30 scholarships, totaling roughly $30,000. The scholarship awards are given in two categories: overcoming adversity and persistence pays. In the essay she wrote to apply for the scholarship, Munoz explained that how she overcame her own adversity with a strong support system.

“Each situation was different,” Munoz said. “As a freshman, my father died about two months into the school year and I hadn’t really found my crowd, but I was able to go to the counselors right away and my math teachers contacted my other teachers right away. For that, I’m forever grateful.”

Munoz said when she discovered her mother’s tumors, which are currently still benign, she relied on teachers, counselors and friends. Getting through high school, however, was a difficult balancing act.

In addition to helping out with her mom, she has held a job at Target since her junior year. She also participated in various extracurricular activities, such as softball and

PMSA ■ Nicholas Hart ■ Michelle Munoz ■ Moneesha Gay Proviso East ■ Alice Villalva ■ Leidy Rivas ■ Tysherra Ohikuare Proviso West ■ Kyra Taylor ■ Erinique Robinson ■ Corrion Summer

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THEY'VE GOT CLASS: Michelle Munoz and Moneesha Gay were among nine District 209 students who received 209 Together scholarships this year.

Multicultural Club.

“My participation in the club made me realize that a lot of students are going through the same kinds of things,” she said, adding that her mother’s illness has only enhanced her appreciation for family.

“My mother is my hero and to see her go through any type of pain hurts me,” Munoz said. “This experience has shown me how much she needs me and how much I need her.”

Moneesha Gay, 18, will be attending Grambling State University in the fall to major in kinesiology. Gay also received a $1,000 schol-

arship from 209 Together. In her essay, she detailed the challenge of balancing her ambitions running track & field with trying to pursue academic excellence.

“It was tough because I was stressed out about the SAT, but I also had to be the captain of my track team. And I wasn’t running the times I wanted to run.”

Gay said she got through a stressful junior year with the help of her parents.

“My mom talked to me and told me that it was OK if I didn’t make my track time,” she said. “And my dad just encouraged me, whether I ran well or not.”

Renewal Scholarships for previous winners: ($500) ■ Raneen El-Barbarawi ■ Trever Moore ■ Kiana Walker ■ Marquan Jones ■ Sonali Rajput ■ Diana Guzman ■ Omolabake Oyetayo This is the fourth year in a row that 209 Together has awarded scholarships to collegebound Proviso students. For the first three years of the scholarship, the Kiwanis Club of Forest Park served as its fiscal agent.

On Thursday, June 27, 7 to 10 p.m., 209 Together will host a fundraiser for the scholarship fund on the rooftop of Urban Pioneer Group, 7503 Madison St. in Forest Park.

CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

O B I T U A R I E S

Wilburn Musgrave, 89 Beekeeper and ‘honey man’ Wilburn Louis Musgrave, 89, a longtime resident of Forest Park, died on June 15, 2019 at St. Alexian Hospital in Hoffman Estates. Born on Jan. 8, 1930, in Burnt Prairie, Illinois to G.A. and Ruth (Smith) Musgrave, he was later married to Betty Jean (Creekmore) Musgrave for 10 years and had two daughters.

A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he served in Germany from November 1950 to September 1954 in microwave maintenance and also the 8th Radio Relay Sq. APO 208. He also traveled to Europe as the equipment manager for the Landsberg Airbase baseball team.

When he returned from the Air Force, he and his brother, Leland, went to Chicago and worked on a farm in Sycamore. After that, he found a carpentry job at Griffith Labs, went to night school, and became their master carpenter.

Mr. Griffith would send him to Lake Geneva in the summer months to work on his deck, boat, and house.

Mr. Musgrave was also a beekeeper for 55 years, known as “the honey man.” He enjoyed working with “his girls,” as he called them. In his spare time, he would come back

to Burnt Prairie and work on the farm with his brother Allen.

Other interests included locksmithing, reading, and fishing in the U.S. and Canada.

According to his former neighbor, Martin Tellalian, Wilburn lived on Jackson Boulevard in Forest Park for many years and was well known by many as a beekeeper and handyman. “He was a great neighbor and was always pleasant and helpful,” Tellalian said.

Survivors include two daughters, Patricia (James) Bouchard and Victoria (Gary) Rotell; three grandsons, Donald R. Busch, and Steven and Sean Niece; two greatgrandchildren; one sister, Jane Sharp; sisters-in-law Phyllis, Pauline, and Chris Musgrave, along with several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; three grandsons, Kyle Stott, John and Phillip Harlin; five brothers, Allen, Dellos, Carole, Leland, and Coil Musgrave; and one sister, Dorothy Mowry.

Funeral services will take place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, at Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home in Fair-

field, Illinois, with burial in Simpson/Musgrave Cemetery, in Burnt Prairie, with full military rites provided

by Anthony Wayne Post #176 American Legion and Wayne County Post #4535 VFW. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, June 21 at the funeral home.

Memorial donations can be made to the Life Fellowship Church of God in Fairfield, and will be accepted at the Johnson and Vaughn Funeral Home, which is in charge of arrangements.

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RELIGION GUIDE Presbyterian

Check First.

First Congregational Church of Maywood

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

Refreshments and fellowship follow the service.

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

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

William S. Winston Pastor

ELCA, Lutheran

Good Shepherd

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

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

Lutheran—ELCA

United Lutheran Church

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

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

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www.livingwd.org www.billwinston.org

West Suburban Temple Har Zion

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

Interfaith families are welcome.

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

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

744 Fair Oaks Ave. Oak Park 386-4920

Summer

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

Roman Catholic

Ascension Catholic Church

www.unitedlutheranchurch.org

708/386-1576

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

Fair Oaks

Lutheran-Independent

Grace Lutheran Church

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

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

Childcare Available

Grace Lutheran School

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

St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church

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

First United Methodist Church of Oak Park

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

808 S. East Ave. 708/848-2703 www.ascensionoakpark.com Worship: Saturday Mass 5:00 pm Sunday Masses 7:30, 9:00, 11 am, 5:00 pm Sacrament of Reconciliation 4 pm Saturday Taize Prayer 7:30 pm First Fridays Feb.– Dec. & Jan. 1

Rev. James Hurlbert, Pastor

Roman Catholic

Roman Catholic

St. Edmund Catholic Church

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

Sunday Masses: 9:00 & 11:00 a.m.

Weekday Mass: 8:30 a.m. M–F Holy Day Masses: As Announced Reconciliation: Saturday 4:15 p.m.

Parish Office: 708-848-4417 Religious Ed Phone: 708-848-7220

St. Giles Family Mass Community

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

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

Our Mass is family-friendly.

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

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

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

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

St. Bernardine Catholic Church

Jun28 Sacred Heart of Jesus

CELEBRATING OUR 107TH YEAR!

Jul 9 Martyrdom of the Bab

Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

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

Catholic Christian

29 Feast Day of Saints Peter and Paul Christian Baha’i

11 St Benedict DayCatholic Christian

13-15 Obon (Ulambana) Buddhist/Shinto

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

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PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Public Health Nurse in the Health Department. This position will provide professional public health nursing services including management of family case management, health education and promotion which includes disseminating information, making referrals, and counseling as well as managing caseloads, and performing a variety of tasks relative to assigned area of responsibility. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/ jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. This position is open until filled with first review of applications June 28, 2019.

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Our current space share friends, Rose of Sharon Church, have found a new and permanent home. The Worship space they have used for the past 18 months, in the lower level of our church, will be available beginning mid July. Large, multi use space with kitchen use available.

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N RIVERSIDE 1 BR $895 Clean 1 Bed. Apt. on 2nd floor features hardwood floors and lots of closet space! $895 per month includes the heat.

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ROOMS FOR RENT AUSTIN CLEAN ROOM With fridge, micro.

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Copyright Notice: This is actual and constructive notice of the copyright protections for the, JEFFREY LYNN GRIGGS, tradename/trademark an original expression created on or about January 19, 1963, with all rights reserved. Domiciling Forest Park, Illinois Republic. Said common-law tradename/trademark may not be used, printed, duplicated, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, neither in whole nor in part, nor in any manner whatsoever, without the prior, express, written consent and acknowledgement of the hereinafter â&#x20AC;&#x153;Secured Party.â&#x20AC;? With the intent of being contractually bound, any juristic person, as well as the agent of said juristic person, assents, consents, and agrees that nether said juristic person, nor the agent of said juristic person, shall display, nor otherwise use in any manner, the common-law JEFFREY LYNN GRIGGS tradename/trademark, nor the common-law tradename/trademark copyright described herein, nor any derivative, variation, and/ or spelling and printing of JEFFREY LYNN GRIGGS , including and not limited to all derivatives, variations in the spelling, abbreviating, upper/ lower case rendering and writings of said tradename/trademark.

Secured Party neither assents, nor consents, nor grants, nor implies any authorization for any unauthorized use of JEFFREY LYNN GRIGGS tradename/trademark and all unauthorized use is strictly prohibited. Mutual Assent Implied and Express Contract Executed

by Unauthorized Use of Secured Party Common-Law Copyrighted Property; Self-Executing Security Agreement in Event of Unauthorized Use of Secured Partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CommonLaw Copyrighted Property: By these terms, both the person and the agent of said person engaging in unauthorized use of copyrighted property, hereinafter jointly referred to as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Interloperâ&#x20AC;? does assent, consent, and agree that any use of the, tradename/trademark, except the authorized use as set above constitutes unauthorized use, unauthorized reproduction, copyright infringement, and counterfeiting of Secured Partyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s common-law copyrighted property, is contractually binding upon said Interloper, securing an interest in said Interloperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assets, land, and personal property for equal consideration and not less than the equivalent of 500,000,00 (US Currency) per violation. Any person claiming an interest, challenging, or rebutting the right of the Secured Party may write, In Care of Eleven Twenty-Three Unit Three South Hannah Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois Republic [60130] non-domestic non-assumpsit, without the USA. Published in the Forest Park Review 6/26, 7/3/2019

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday 15 July 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing to consider a request for relief from Section 9-4C-1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Use Regulationsâ&#x20AC;? of the Forest Park Zoning Code for the construction of a 2nd floor dwelling unit less than 800 square feet in the Downtown Business District (DBD) on the following described property: THE EASTERLY 25 FEET OF LOT 3 OF BLOCK 35 IN THE SUBDIVISION BY GALENA AND CHICAGO UNION RAILROAD COMPANY OF PART OF THE SOUTHEAST Âź OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. Commonly known as 7439 W. Madison St., Forest Park Il. PIN 15-12-431-041-0000 The applicant is Art Sundry Signed: Kerri McBride Zoning Board of Appeals Chairperson Published in the Forest Park Review 6/26/ 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday 15 July 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing to consider a text amendment to Title 9, Chapter 10 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Administration and Enforcementâ&#x20AC;? of the Forest Park Zoning Ordinance to consider an amendment to Section 9-10-6-E to add an authorized variation for residential dwelling units in the DBD permitting the reduction of minimum dwelling unit square footage from 800 to no less than 400 square ft.

The applicant for this petition is the Village of Forest Park, 517 Desplaines, Forest Park, Illinois.

Signed: Kerri McBride Zoning Board of Appeals Chairperson Published in the Forest Park Review 6/26/ 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday 15 July 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing to consider a text amendment to Title 9, Chapter 7 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Site Plansâ&#x20AC;? of the Forest Park Zoning Ordinance to consider an amendment to Section 9-7-2A to clarify applicability of developments requiring site plan approval.

The applicant for this petition is the Village of Forest Park, 517 Desplaines, Forest Park, Illinois.

Signed: Kerri McBride Zoning Board of Appeals Chairperson Published in the Forest Park Review 6/26/ 2019

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday 15 July 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing to consider a text amendment to Title 9, Chapter 3 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Residential Districtsâ&#x20AC;? of the Forest Park Zoning Ordinance to consider an amendment to Article C Section 9-3C-1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Use Regulationsâ&#x20AC;? to permit multi-family dwellings and single family dwellings in the R-3 High Density Residential zoned district.

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The applicant for this petition is the Village of Forest Park, 517 Desplaines, Forest Park, Illinois.

Signed: Kerri McBride Zoning Board of Appeals Chairperson Published in the Forest Park Review 6/26/ 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday 15 July 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing to consider a text amendment to Title 9, Chapter 9 â&#x20AC;&#x153;NonConforming Uses and Structuresâ&#x20AC;? of the Forest Park Zoning Ordinance to consider an amendment to Section 9-9-4-C-1-b-(1)-(D) to clarify the circumstances under which structural additions and enlargements to nonconforming buildings and structures may be permitted.

The applicant for this petition is the Village of Forest Park, 517 Desplaines, Forest Park, Illinois.

Signed: Kerri McBride Zoning Board of Appeals Chairperson Published in the Forest Park Review 6/26/ 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday 15 July 2019 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, the Zoning Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing to consider a text amendment to Title 9 of the Forest Park Zoning Ordinance making â&#x20AC;&#x153;Restaurantsâ&#x20AC;? a permitted use in the Downtown Business District (DBD). The following Sections are put forth for consideration of amendment and/or repeal: Amending Title 9, Chapter 4, Article C â&#x20AC;&#x153;Downtown Business Districtâ&#x20AC;?

Section(s) 9-4C-1 and 9-4C-2 making â&#x20AC;&#x153;Restaurantsâ&#x20AC;? a permitted use in the Downtown Business District.

The applicant for this petition is the Village of Forest Park, 517 Desplaines, Forest Park, Illinois.

Signed: Kerri McBride Zoning Board of Appeals Chairperson Published in the Forest Park Review 6/26/ 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â&#x20AC;&#x153;An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â&#x20AC;? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y19001535 on June 12, 2019. Under the Assumed Business Name of CIRCLE F PROPERTIES with the business located at: 922 S. GROVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: JAMES LUKE FLANAGAN 3020 WOODCREEK DR. SUITE C1 DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515, TIMOTHY SEAN FLANAGAN 1408 ELGIN FOREST PARK, IL 60130.

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Public Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of River Forest, County of Cook, State of Illinois, on Thursday, July 11, 2019 at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Room of the Municipal Complex, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois on the following matter: The Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a zoning variation application submitted by James Durham, owner of the property at 1201 Park Avenue, who is proposing to construct a detached shed accessory building.

The applicant is requesting a variation to Section 10-9-7 that would allow the shed to be constructed with a setback in the Secondary Front Yard of 15 feet.

For a corner lot, the Zoning Code requires a minimum Front Yard setback of 13 feet along the secondary street for a fifty-foot-wide lot, and requires the setback to be increased by two feet for each five-foot increase in lot width, up to a maximum secondary front yard depth of twenty-five feet. For this lot the required Secondary Front Yard setback is 25 feet.

The legal description of the property at 1201 Park Avenue is as follows: PARCEL 1: THE SOUTH HALF OF THAT PART OF THE WEST 3 ACRES LYING SOUTH OF THE NORTH 450 FEET AND NORTH OF THE SOUTH 90 FEET THEREOF OF THE SOUTH 18 ACRES OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY. ILLINOIS. PARCEL 2: THE NORTH 50 FEET OF THE SOUTH 90 FEET OF THE WEST 3 ACRES OF THE SOUTH 18 ACRES OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. A copy of the meeting agenda will be available to the public at the Village Hall.

Clifford Radatz Secretary Zoning Board of Appeals Published in Wednesday Journal 6/26/2019

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Availability of Audit Report of the Park District of Oak Park

Sealed bids for Renovations at the Riverside Public Library will be received by the Riverside Public Library located at 1 Burling Road, Riverside, IL 60546 until 10 a.m. prevailing time on July 11 2019.

Lump Sum bid proposals will be received for this project at the scheduled time of receipt of bids and will be publicly opened and read aloud at the above stated time and place.

Each bid must be accompanied by a Bid Guarantee in the form of a Bid Bond, Certified Check or Bank Draft in an amount equal to and not less than ten percent (10%) of the bid and made payable to the Board of Trustees, Riverside Public Library. No bid shall be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid opening date without the consent of the Owner. Checks or drafts of unsuccessful Bidders will be returned as soon as practical, after opening and checking the bids.

Successful Bidder must provide a Performance Bond and a Labor and Material Payment Bond in the full amount of the Contract, acceptable to the Owner.

Bids shall be submitted in an opaque sealed envelope clearly marked as SEALED BID and addressed to: Janice Foley Library Director Riverside Public Library 1 Burling Road Riverside, IL 60546 The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts thereof, or waive any irregularities or informalities in bidding, that are in the opinion of the Owner, to be in the best interest of the Riverside Public Library.

This Contract is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.).

QUALIFICATION: Each Bidder must satisfactorily complete the qualification process described in Section 004395 - General Requirements of the Project Manual, by providing the required Qualification Documents.

The required Qualification Documents must be delivered along with the Bidderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sealed bid at the same place and time required for the bid. Contents of each Bidderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Qualification Documents will be available for public review.

The Qualification Documents will be reviewed by the Owner and Architect to determine the lowest responsible Bidder.

Bidding documents are on file and are available on Thursday, July 20, 2019. Bid documents can be obtained electronically and reproduced at the contractorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expense from the following: Cross Rhodes Reprographics, 30 Eisenhower Lane North, Lombard, IL 60148; Phone: 630-963-4700.

Dated: June 26th, 2019

A pre-bid meeting will be held at 10 a.m., prevailing time, on June 27, 2019 at the Riverside Public Library located at 1 Burling Road, Riverside, IL 60546. Prospective bidders are encouraged to attend.

After the pre-bid meeting, everyone is invited to visit the site, gather additional information, and ask further questions. Bidders not attending the per-bid meeting can make a site visit on their own time during the libraryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regular hours. Visitors are asked to sign in at the circulation desk. If the bidder requires access to a staff area, the bidder shall contact the Architect prior to the visit to make arrangements for access.

By: Commissioner Kassie Porreca Treasurer, Board of Commissioners Park District of Oak Park

Board of Trustees Riverside Public Library Riverside, Cook County, Illinois

The Park District of Oak Park hereby provides public notice that an audit of its funds for the period January 1 through December 31, 2018 has been made by Lauterbach and Amen, and that a report of such audit dated April 18th, 2019 has been filed with the County Clerk of Cook County, in accordance with 30 ILCS 15/0.01 et seq. The full report of the audit is available for public inspection at 218 Madison Street, Oak Park, during regular business hours, 8:30 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday, except for holidays.

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Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT OF BIDDING Request of bids for driveway and front steps replacement at Pleasant Home Mansion.

Owner: Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St, Oak Park, IL 60302 The Park District of Oak Park will accept sealed bids for the Pleasant Home Driveway and Front Steps Replacement at 217 S. Home Ave. in Oak Park. The project consists of the removal and replacement of existing north concrete driveway and front steps. The Park District of Oak Park will receive individual sealed Bids until 11:00 a.m. (Central Daylight time) on Friday, July 12, 2019, at 218 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois. The bidding documents and requirements will be available on the Park District’s website as of 2:00 pm Wednesday, June 24, 2019. A non-mandatory pre-bid walk-thru is scheduled for Tuesday, July 2 at 9:00 a.m. (Central Daylight time) at 217 South Home Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302. Bid bonds will be required by bidding contractors. Copies of the bidding specifications are available via the Park District of Oak Park website at: http://www.pdop.org/bids-and-rfps/ For additional information, contact Chris Lindgren at chris.lindgren@pdop.org or (708) 725 2050. Only the bids prepared in compliance with the bidding documents will be considered. This project must adhere to the Prevailing Wage Act of 2019. The Park District of Oak Park encourages minority and women owned business firms to submit bids for this project.

Park District of Oak Park By: Chris Wollmuth, Secretary Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison St. Oak Park, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 6/26/2019

PUBLIC NOTICE Bid Notice IP Video Security Management System June 26, 2019 The Board of Education of Oak Park School District 97 is accepting sealed bids for IP video security management systems and the installation of said equipment. Bid packages are available for pickup from the District’s Administration Center, located at 260 W. Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 or by emailing the District’s Senior Director of Technology, Michael Arensdorff at marensdorff@op97. org. Sealed bids must be submitted on or before Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 3:00 p.m. to the District’s Administration Center, located at 260 W. Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Faxed or electronically submitted bids will not be accepted. Any faxed or electronically submitted bid will disqualify vendors.

The equipment and scope of work shall be more thoroughly described in the bid packet. There will be an optional pre-bid walk through will be conducted on July 1, 2019 at 8:30 A.M. CST. Please meet in the front entrance at Percy Julian Middle School, 416 S. Ridgeland Ave. You will need a state issued form of identification to obtain a security badge to walk around the schools. After touring Percy Julian the site visit will continue to Beye Elementary School located at 230 North Cuyler Ave. Bidders with any questions about the bid process may contact the District’s Senior Director of Technology, Michael Arensdorff at marensdorff@op97.org or by telephone at (708) 524-3015. Those questions will be documented and answers will be shared with all interested vendors submitting bids.

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LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids at the Public Works Service Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 19th, 2019 for the following: Bid Number: 19-136 Village of Oak Park Village Hall Main Entrance Gate Replacement There will be a pre-bid walkthrough at Village Hall 123 Madison St. on Wednesday, July 10th, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

Bid forms may be obtained from the Public Works Customer Service Center by calling 708-3585700 or by stopping by the office located at 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

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

THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Published in Wednesday Journal 6/26/2019

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION; Plaintiff, vs.

DEENA I. RAWLINGS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; HARVARD PLACE TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATION INC.; Defendants, 18 CH 13846 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Monday, July 22, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-13-309-029-0000.

Commonly known as 7718 Harvard Street, Forest Park, IL 60130.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence.

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

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 18-032447 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3123293 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR WELLS FARGO HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED SECURITIES 2005-2 TRUST, HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-2

(708) 613-3333 • FAX: (708) 467-9066 • E-MAIL: CLASSIFIEDS@FORESTPARKREVIEW.COM

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Plaintiff, -v.ANGELICA LOVAAS, WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., HUMPHREYWASHINGTON CONDOMINIUMS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANDREW G LOVAAS, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, JULIE FOX, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ANDREW G. LOVAAS (DECEASED) Defendants 2018 CH 13242 341 S. HUMPHREY AVE., UNIT #1N OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 20, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 30, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 341 S. HUMPHREY AVE., UNIT #1N, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-316-0301013.

The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL

60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-11497.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-11497 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 13242 TJSC#: 39-1858 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-07459.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-07459 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 08851 TJSC#: 39-3781 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. W18-1169 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3124181

the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-01061.

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

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-01061 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 001484 TJSC#: 39-3857 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 ABFC ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WMC1 Plaintiff, -v.DARYL SATCHER, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., OAK PARK TERRACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 2018 CH 08851 914 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD UNIT #C-8 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 23, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 914 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD UNIT #C-8, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-320-0401025.

The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR HARBORVIEW MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 200610; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JAMES GYORY; 215 MARENGO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; LAURA M. KOEHLER, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE JAMES E. GYORY DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED DECEMBER 12, 2008; UNKNOWN SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE OF THE JAMES E. GYORY DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED DECEMBER 12, 2008; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 CH 13709 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Thursday, August 1, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-12-426-024-1021.

Commonly known as 215 Marengo Avenue, Unit 4E, Forest Park, IL 60130.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g) (4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR TOWD POINT MASTER FUNDING TRUST BOA LEGACY 2018 Plaintiff, vs.

PHOEBE VAUGHN; ALVIN STRONG; 714 AUSTIN CONDOMINIUM AKA 714 N. AUSTIN CONDO ASSOCIATION Defendants, 18 CH 13285 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-08-105-022-1002.

Commonly known as 714 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD, UNIT 102, OAK PARK, IL 60302.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g) (4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 18-008013 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3124650 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.DENISE JOHNSON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Defendants 17 CH 001484 517 RICE AVENUE BELLWOOD, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 8, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 25, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 517 RICE AVENUE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-311-1090000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of

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

121 ELGIN AVENUE

622 BELOIT AVENUE

This home has abounding charm throughout. Immediately when you step into the enclosed porch you can feel the summertime possibilities of open windows and enjoying the evening looking out onto the tree lined street. Once inside you will find 100 year old oak flooring unfolding from room to room. Starting in the office, living room, large dining room, and 1st floor bedroom you make your way to the back of the house and into the huge, open, eat in kitchen, complete with new appliances, plus granite counter tops, white carrera marble back splash, and w/i pantry. A bonus, off of the kitchen is the sunlight drenched laundry room complete with front loaders. Heading upstairs with the sun from the skylight over head, you find two bedrooms and the master bedroom, which has a very nice walk in closet and en suite. The fully finished basement with its exposed beam ceiling is one of the highlights of the home, including a fully integrated wet bar! Two car garage and gorgeous yard.

Ideal FP local! ........................................................................................ $495,000

This is a perfect starter home or a great option for down sizing! A sprawling living room with open views of the South, West, and North allow for sunshine to pour into the room.

Two very large bedrooms and a third cozy bedroom for the little one or an office! Oak Hardwood floors running through the home up to the carpeted living room. Large open basement ready for your finishing touches. The lot is extra wide measuring out at 40 feet versus a standard 25. Plenty of grass and room to play. Possible second floor expansion at this price! .........................................................................................$295,000

9346 LANDINGS LN

631 MARENGO

Bright two bed two bath on 4th. fl. with balcony in gated community w 24 hr. security guard. Ceramic tile fl. in kit and dinette.

Complex offers outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts and clubhouse. Elevator building w/inside heated garage. coin laundry on 1st.fl. In Des Plaines, close to shopping, schools and highway ........................................................................................ $149,900

Choose your home adventure with this move in ready American four square style home in the heart of Forest Park! The traditional layout will work for many living situations and provides an ideal space to raise a growing family, host an Airbnb or allow extended family to spend the night.Walk in and see the attention to detail for yourself featuring top quality finishes and unbeatable walkability to downtown Forest Park and Oak Park. Every single detail is done from the new Pella windows to the 4 enormous bedrooms, this place is move-in-ready! The spacious eat in kitchen has 42" cabinets, granite counter tops, beautiful ss appliances and ample counter space. Walk up the extra wide staircase to a perfectly designed suite of bedrooms. The master bedroom retreat has sound proof windows, a huge walk in closet and relaxing rain shower for a spa like experience.2nd floor laundry, a 1st floor bonus room and a waterproof basement provide all of the extra amenities needed to call 631 home. ....................................................................................................................................................$499,000

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7503 W. Madison, Forest Park 708/366-3770

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

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

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1338 MARENGO

DER T N U RAC T N O C

First floor apartment completely remodeled with 2 bedrooms and duplex 3rd. bedroom and half bath and family room in the basement. Second floor is two bedrooms and one bath. Outside parking for 4 cars. Projected rent for 1st floor between ........................................................................... $1375 & $1450

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