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D91 approves $47K for equity training for all staff Board discusses how to measure the results

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orest Park District 91 school board members approved spending $47,520 on bias training for all staff next year at a meeting on July 11. In a statement, the Forest Park Teachers’ Association (FPTA) said it was “pleased” D91 was undertaking the initiative, and staff looked forward to learning how to become more equitable in classroom practices.

“Inequity is a very real problem in today’s educational world. It is encouraging that our district is choosing to tackle this systemic bias,” the FPTA statement said.

“While we do not know the implementation plan for this endeavor, we look forward to the positive impact this work will have for Forest Park’s children and families.”

At the meeting, board member Eric Connor said he was “fully supportive” of the training but wondered if there was a way to track the program’s ef efficacy.

“Is it ever measurable to see whether it’s been effective?” Connor asked. “Because we’re investing a good amount of money in the training, and there’s always a downside to burdening teachers See EQUITY on page 11

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Zombie Dad sets a spell on the porch

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friend alerted me about a sculpture in Forest Park. When I parked, I noticed an older man sitting on his front porch but didn’t wish to disturb him. When I couldn’t find the sculpture, I decided to ask the man. I excused myself before I climbed his stairs. Suddenly, I noticed he was the sculpture!

I rang the doorbell and came face-to-face with the model — Richard P. White. He explained the sculpture was named Zombie Dad and had been lovingly crafted by his daughter, Charity Sharon White. Zombie Dad is wearing light-colored shorts and T-shirt, but the most striking part of his wardrobe are his Birkenstocks and socks.

Wearing socks with sandals used to be a fashion faux pas but Zombie Dad makes it a fashion statement. Richard’s father gave him his treasured Birkenstocks and Charity thought they were the perfect footwear for Zombie Dad. People take photos of the statue and sometimes ask Richard to pose with it. It bears a remarkable likeness to him, except his expression is a bit crabbier.

Charity didn’t want to replicate her father’s features. She gave him a “generic” look that others would find relatable. She created Zombie Dad in 2017, during her second year of graduate school at the University of Florida in Gainesville. The project involved creating a life-sized statue.

After she chose her dad as her subject, Richard’s wife took 50 photographs of him sitting in a lawn chair. It took Charity about six weeks to replicate Richard in

ceramics. The figure is hollow inside and weighs about the same as Richard. It requires two people to lift it.

Charity started learning her craft when she studied at Beye Elementary and OPRF High School. “Oak Park public schools are incredibly supportive of the arts,” she said.

She credited her art teachers for inspiring her to become an artist. Richard helped by buying her a pottery wheel for her 16th birthday. Charity still uses it.

After Charity graduated from OPRF, she earned degrees in Crafts and Art Education at the University of Illinois. She earned her Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics in Florida. She taught at a high school on the South Side of Chicago and later taught at the college level. Today, she is an art instructor at a high school in Columbus, Ohio.

Charity is not just an educator and artist, she is also a community activist. She creates public art that makes statements about social problems. For example, she replicated a park bench that had a handrail in the center. She saw the handrail as a feature that subtly excludes the homeless.

Her sculpture shows a homeless person cut in two, sleeping on that bench. Her works are startlingly realistic.

Meanwhile, Richard is enjoying his retirement from being chief information officer for a beverage company. He once served on the District 97 school board. Now he is involved in community theater, working on productions and hosting presentations at Open Door Theater. He’s also active in St.

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ZOMBIE: Rich White, sits down in front of a life-sized sculpture of himself on the front porch of York Street in Forest Park.

Giles Parish and Arbor West Neighbors, an organization that helps seniors stay in their homes.

Richard, though, didn’t want to remain in his Oak Park home. He bought a townhouse in Forest Park in 2003. He knows former mayor Tony Calderone and bar owner Marty Sorice. He occasionally hangs out at Blueberry Hill. He likes Forest Park because he lives within walking distance of the Blue Line and has easy access to the Eisenhower Expressway. He rides his bike everywhere.

As for Zombie Dad, Charity predicts someday he will simply fall apart. If you’d like to visit him, he sits at 7705 York. No need to excuse yourself.

■ 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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WHEN 5 FOREST PARKERS PLAYED FOR THE PIRATES

his 1964 Proviso East basketball team boasted in the Forest Park Review having five boys from Forest Park on the roster. Only three years later, The Pirates would earn the first of four Basketball State Championship titles.

The caption beneath lists, L to R (front), Mike Rizzo, manager, Forest Park; Lee Puryear, manager, Maywood; Mike Lyons, Maywood; Dick Conrad, Bellwood; Mike Green, Forest Park; Roscoe Watson, Maywood; John Meese, manager, Maywood; and Joe Horwitz, manager, Melrose Park. L to R (back), Coach Tom Millikin; Alan Hurtz, manager, Bellwood; Ron Gwin, Maywood; Paul Madsen, Forest

coach Thomas McGreal.

While some of these players went on to have successful futures in college basketball and coaching (Al Nuness was the basketball coach for Prince in high school), this class did not have any NBA players, but a young Jim Brewer would soon start the ball rolling and would be the first of 12 Pirates to go on to play professionally for the NBA. The Pirates who have played in the NBA include Jim Brewer, Sterling Brown, Dee Brown, Shannon Brown, Donnie Boyce, Jevon Courtesy of the Historical Society of Forest Park Carter, Michael Finley, Sherell Ford, Steven Hunter, Reggie JorPark; William Dubois, Forest Park; Ray Englesman, Maywood; John Hansen, For- dan, Jacob Pullen, and Glenn “Doc” Rivers. est Park; Al Nuness, Maywood; Jim Neal, Maywood; Ed Meehan, Maywood; and Jill Wagner

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Infrastructure projects discussed at budget hearing Staff will discuss final appropriations ordinance on July 22

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

Forest Park department heads, staff and commissioners discussed the coming year’s budget at a special meeting on July 15, with conversation centering on initiatives in the Public Works Department.

In its general fund, the village is projecting a $1,698,756 deficit for fiscal year 2020, which covers the village’s working budget and day-to-day expenses. Fiscal year 2020 began May 1 and will end on April 30, 2020.

The village must approve an appropriations ordinance by the end of July.

Last fiscal year, the village ended with a $147,034 budget shortfall, down from the $1.8 million deficit projected. All numbers from fiscal year 2019 are unaudited projections, since the village is still collecting revenue and paying bills that should be included in fiscal 2019.

For fiscal 2020, the village has budgeted $3,448,415 for the Public Works Department, a 4.3 percent increase from $3,306,095 the fiscal year prior.

John Doss, head of Public Works, said an employee will be retiring from his department in the coming week and will not be replaced — realizing approximately $50,000 annually in cost savings. The employee’s duties will be absorbed by an existing staff member. Doss’ only request for the coming year was to buy a new truck to replace a rusted 2004 vehicle.

“The newer ones are stainless steel, so we won’t have that issue,” Doss said, noting that he planned to meet with the fleet manager in the coming weeks to make a list of the vehicles that required the most maintenance. The village only has one maintenance technician to care for approximately 100 vehicles, which can range from police squad cars to lawn mowers.

“With the truck, I’m all for it if the planets align and we’re able to truly afford it,” Commissioner Dan Novak said at the meeting, adding that “a lot” of the village’s monthly bills involve maintenance.

Village Administrator Tim Gillian said that, if the Forest Park Village Council decided to go through with purchasing a new truck, they would enter into a financing agreement and receive favorable rates from the joint purchasing agreement group the village is a member of.

Last year, Gillian said a consultant from the West Cook County Solid Waste Agency also looked over the village’s garbage and

“Just revisiting our vendors we’ve had for a really long time, and cross-checking that we are getting the best prices we can, just making sure we are doing our due diligence.”

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recycling contracts and determined that it would be “silly” for Forest Park to go out to bid over the service since “our rates would jump exponentially.” He noted that anytime the village pays for something, the village council sees the expenditure in its monthly report of bills.

Commissioner Jessica Voogd said she still would like staff to look over Forest Park’s contracts with all of its long-term vendors.

“Just revisiting our vendors we’ve had for a really long time, and cross-checking that we are getting the best prices we can, just making sure we are doing our due diligence,” Voogd said.

Novak called the village’s garbage and recycling service “great” but urged staff to review the number of pickups performed to make sure Forest Park wasn’t paying for vacant properties that do not require the service.

“I’m glad the consultant said we’re getting great pricing, but ultimately with that are we getting what we truly paid for and not any ghost accounts out there?” Novak said.

Gillian said the village completed a total review of the number of properties receiving garbage service about eight years ago, and that staff has kept track of the number of people moving in and out of the village since then. But he said reviewing the number of addresses in the village is a good idea, since tracking technology has probably improved.

“We do our best, but it’s probably not a bad thing to see if we can find an easier way; even eight years ago databases were nowhere near as comprehensive as they are now,” Gillian said.

He added that, in terms of the water fund, the only big change is Brookfield and North Riverside have stopped purchasing water from Forest Park. The village’s water fund is projected for $9,002,935 for fiscal year 2020, up 35.3 percent from $5,820,282 the year before. Expenditures are also jumping 36.7

percent to a projected $8,701,845 at the end of fiscal 2020, from $5,505,182 the year before.

Gillian said the village’s engineering firm, Christopher B. Burke Engineering, recently completed a study of the village’s water rates — looking at Forest Park’s entire water system, including leaks, amount collected, what is being built and more — and that he would work to get the firm to give a public presentation on its findings sometime in August. He said a firm also used sonar technology to survey the village’s water mains to look for potential leaks and it found “less than five,” none of which were “really massive.”

“We plan to keep him on a rotating basis to keep track of stuff for us because, as you know, we have a very aging infrastructure,” Gillian said, estimating it was at least 75 years old.

He said the village has received a $1.2 million grant from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District that will help fund a sewer separation project on the far south end of the village along Circle Avenue from 16th Street to Roosevelt Road. The village will invest about $2 million in funds from the Brown Street Tax Increment Financing District (TIF) to complete the project.

“There won’t be any general fund expense to that,” Gillian said, calling the Brown Street TIF balance “very healthy” and noting the project would likely start next year.

Because the state also recently passed a new capital bill, Gillian said the village also hopes to receive previously gifted grants that had been suspended, one of which was for $230,000 for a new generator for a water pumping station. He said he expected to hear in the coming days about whether the state will officially award the money.

“We’ve been told unofficially that money is back in,” Gillian said.

The village could also receive about $550,000 in state funds to repave the Forest Park CTA Blue Line parking lot.

Gillian said the village is also corresponding with the state about pavement defects along Roosevelt Road.

Several years ago, the village ran the Illinois Department of Transportation project on Roosevelt Road. He said Forest Park completed every task the state called for but noticed “significant” defects in the asphalt almost immediately after it was complete. If the state revisits the Roosevelt Road project, he expects village staff to do the work of resurfacing the pavement but the state to pay for it. Because the village is waiting to hear from the state on this project, he said staff will not complete pavement markings on the road since they will eventually have to grind them down and reinstall them anyway.

“I’m still hopeful the state is going to come in and do the right thing here. They recognize they have a problem, are not quite sure of what the problem was, but they know they have one and it’s on them,” Gillian said.

Mayor Rory Hoskins called for repairs to the Howard Mohr Community Center building, and for replacement of its playground.

“It’s really not up to snuff,” he said.

Gillian said he would add that to the village “wish list” for Hoskins to share with the “couple of state reps who have expressed an interest in helping us.” Gillian noted that the outside of the community center is “falling off,” its parking lots are in “bad shape” and that the retaining wall on the outside edge is in “really bad shape.” He noted that village hall also was constructed with the same stone finish as the community center and that it was also falling off the side of the building in many places.

“So we’ve got a bunch of money that we’re asking for, for a bunch of stuff,” Gillian said.

At a previous budget hearing on July 8, Gillian said attendees discussed such revenue generating ideas as different forms of night parking and adding additional parking meters. He said police and fire chiefs also discussed how their overtime has accumulated and the steps they are taking to try and minimize staff working extended hours.

“A lot is contractual and a lot is guys on long-term sick leave,” Gillian said.

The village will hold a final public hearing to approve the appropriations ordinance at 6:45 p.m. on July 22 at Village Hall, 514 Desplaines Ave. Once approved, staff said they planned to post the appropriations ordinance on the village website, along with a document outlining the village’s various revenue sources.

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Library cuts four due to minimum wage bump Page positions eliminated after increase is signed into law

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

The Forest Park Public Library cut four employees earlier this year, in direct response to the state minimum wage increase, according to Pilar Shaker, library executive director.

In February, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a law that increased the state’s minimum wage to $15 by 2025. The state last increased its minimum wage to $8.25 per hour in 2010.

Senate Majority Leader Kimberly Lightford, a Democrat from Maywood, sponsored the new minimum wage bill.

After the law was signed, Shaker said officials crunched numbers to figure out how much implementing the new minimum wage standard would cost the library. They realized they couldn’t afford to keep all their staff.

“Rather than working through the incremental steps knowing we’d have to eliminate the position anyway, the library board decided it would be best to immediately implement the $15 dollar minimum wage and eliminate the position of page from our staffing structure,” Shaker said in an email.

The library cut four pages, who are individuals responsible for reshelving materi-

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Forest Park Public Library als after they are checked in, making sure items are not misshelved, and straightening book cases. The staffing change became effective on May 1, at the beginning of the li-

brary’s 2020 fiscal year. The library’s budget for fiscal 2020 is $1,941,784 — excluding the budget for its interior renovation, which the library is funding through savings from pre-

vious years. There are 26 total employees at the library, and 10 are paid minimum wage.

Forty-nine percent of its budget goes toward staff salaries.

Shaker said the library gave pages more than four weeks’ notice of the change, provided them with letters of recommendation for future employers and told them they could be prioritized for future openings at the library.

All four left the library earlier than expected, Shaker said. Their duties are now being assumed by Patron Services associates.

“We have been operating without pages for approximately three months and have not experienced a slowdown in the speed at which materials are being re-shelved,” Shaker said. “Our library associates have really risen to the challenge that this change presented, and we don’t feel that patrons have noticed a change in services or standards as a result.”

For Forest Parkers who want to support the library, Shaker said they can donate, support fundraising initiatives, be gentle with the library’s materials and facility, and pay their taxes on time.

“The best way to support the library is to use it,” she said.

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Village adopts responsible bidder ordinance Ordinance address businesses owned by minorities, women, veterans and more

By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter

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Forest Park tightened up requirements for contractors bidding on village projects by approving a responsible bidder ordinance at the July 8 Village Council meeting.

“A responsible bidder ordinance makes sense,” Mayor Rory Hoskins said after the measure was approved 5-0.

According to the Illinois Economic Policy Institute, a responsible bidder ordinance is a policy that sets minimal requirements for all contractors bidding on publicly funded projects in a given political jurisdiction.

Hoskins stressed the strength of the new ordinance, noting that the provisions of the previous ordinance that outlines bidding “were not as specific.’”

He said the new ordinance addresses businesses that are owned by minorities, women and veterans. He also stressed the importance of the clause regarding apprenticeships, saying he is “aware of the benefits of apprentice training and safety.”

“We still cannot put minority requirements on bids according to state law,” Village Administrator Tim Gillian said. “But if we’ve got two identical bids and one includes minority subcontractors it will be a point in their favor.”

Gillian said such an ordinance is not uncommon among west suburban municipalities and noted that several other nearby suburbs have similar ordinances. In fact, he said the village’s law firm, Storino, Ramello and Durkin, “mixed and matched” ordinances from other municipalities to come up with Forest Park’s.

The new ordinance defines a “responsible bidder” as a person or entity “who has the capability in all respects to perform fully the contract requirements, with the perseverance, experience, integrity, reliability, capacity, facilities, equipment and credit to assume good faith performance” and lists 10 “specific applicable criteria.”

Those criteria address compliance with laws prerequisite to doing business in Illinois, the federal Equal Opportunity Employer Provision, the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act and the Substance Abuse Prevention on Public Works Projects Act. Other criteria include having a valid federal tax identification number or Social Security number; certificates of insurance; a written sexual harassment policy that complies with the Illinois Human Rights Act; and relevant experience and adequate references.

In addition, criteria include evidence of participation in apprentice and train-

ing programs approved by the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship and Training and a “good faith effort” toward providing equal employment opportunities that are consistent with the racial, ethnic and gender demographics of the labor force.

The ordinance was adopted unanimously but only after Commissioner Jessica Voogd proposed a minor amendment to one section.

In the section pertaining to apprentice and training programs, she proposed deleting reference to programs that are “reasonably equivalent” to participation in apprentice and training programs applicable to the to the work to be performed that are approved by and registered with the U.S. Department of Labor.

“It’s uncertain as to how to define what is ‘reasonably equivalent,’” she explained. “To me deleting it just made it more concise.”

As amended, that section, reads, “For village public works construction projects construction of new village facilities, renovation of existing village facilities or village road and/or utility construction projects over $50,000, evidence of participation in apprentice and training programs applicable to the work to be performed on the project which are approved by and registered with the United States Department of Labor Of Office of Apprenticeship and Training.”

The idea of a responsible bidder ordinance was floated in relation to construction of a four-story commercial and residential building at 7652 Madison St. Union pickets at the construction site in May objected to the use of non-union subcontractors by Vivify Construction, the general contractor on the project hired by Michigan Avenue Real Estate Group, which is owned

by Chicago White Sox and Bulls Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf and his longtime business partner Robert Judelson.

Both Gillian and Hoskins admitted that the ordinance only applies to bidders on village projects, not on private developers, with Hoskins noting that being a non-home rule municipality “limited” Forest Park’s efforts.

During the public comment portion of the July 8 meeting, Paul Price, a Forest Park resident and union advocate, who had urged the village to pass a responsible bidder ordinance earlier this year, praised village council members for the action they were about to take.

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D209 brings back professional residency investigations The board hired National Investigations Inc. in June

By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

The Proviso Township High Schools District 209 Board of Education recently voted to bring back a resident investigations firm, whose previous contract with the district had been terminated in 2012.

During a June 18 special meeting, the board voted 4-1 in favor of an agreement with National Investigations, Inc., a firm based in southwest suburban Channahon, that will conduct residency investigations of D209 students suspected of living out-ofdistrict.

Board member Della Patterson voted against the agreement while Theresa Kelly, the board’s vice-president, abstained. Kelly did not respond to an interview request about why she abstained. Member Sam Valtierrez was absent.

The firm’s bid was lower than Walden Investigative Group LLC’s. National charges $2 per family for database searches and $45 an hour for general work. Walden did not specify its charges for database searches and has a rate of $80 an hour. State law requires school districts to accept the lowest responsive bidder. The agreement with National Investigations is only for the 2019-20 school year.

Patterson said that, while she believes that there are students who attend D209 schools, particularly Proviso East, who don’t live in the district, she didn’t agree with hiring

National Investigations, Inc. “Why would we bring someone back that didn’t get the job done? This is the same company,” Patterson said in an interview on July 15. “I was not on a board member when National Investigations was in the district, but I was that person in the community on the opposite side and I do know they were terminated, because we did not get results.”

But D209 Supt. Jesse Rodriguez and board member Rodney Alexander, who chairs the Parent and Community Engagement Committee—the group that came up with the idea to hire a firm to conduct residency investigations—said there are several factors that will distinguish National Investigations’ prior tenure from this upcoming time in the district.

“The issue with the company back then was that the district was paying them a flat fee whether they did anything or not,” said Alexander, who was not on the board during National Investigation’s prior tenure. “If we have a student who meets the criteria, we will pay them for that one student that one time. It’s not necessarily who you use, but it’s the management and supervision of those partners. If we’re monitoring and making sure the law is being followed, then that’s on us.”

Rodriguez said that the district budgeted around $35,000 for residency investigation services, but “we’re only going to use whatever we need. We might not use all of that.”

Rodriguez added that D209 administrators

are typically able to handle most residency concerns by following a range of procedures that they have at hand, such as correcting address information that’s on file. He said that National Investigations’ services will only be needed if administrators cannot verify a student’s residency — an occurrence he suspects could be rare.

In that case, National Investigations may conduct in-person investigations, database searches and surveillance at various public transportation locations, in order to determine a student’s actual residence.

Alexander said that hiring National Investigations is part of a more comprehensive attempt to “make sure that we, as a board, are crossing all the t’s and dotting all the i’s, as it relates to financial responsibility, being accountable to taxpayer dollars, and making sure our students are attending school safely and with other students who are supposed to be there. The district has a history of students coming from other places, primarily from the West Side of Chicago.”

“All you have to do is go to the Blue Line and watch them get on and watch them get off,” Patterson said.

Currently, the district doesn’t maintain statistics on the number of students who may be suspected of living out-of-district.

Retrieving the data is a tall order, and ensuring that it’s sufficiently protected and used lawfully is even more complicated, he said.

“It’s a lot deeper than people think,”

Council approves $2.1M TIF project Project includes sewer cleaning, water main replacement, sidewalk repairs and more

By ROBERT J. LIFKA Contributing Reporter

Forest Park officials on July 8 put the wheels in motion for a major infrastructure project on the north end of the village.

At the village council meeting that evening, officials voted 5-0 to approve the specifications and bid package for the $2.1 million multi-faceted Brown Street Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Improvements Project.

The project includes televising and cleaning the sewers and developing and implementing a sewer repair/lining program from information gleaned from the televising; replacing a six-inch water main on Circle Avenue, from Harlem Avenue to Franklin Street, with an eight-inch water main; a sewer separation project that would redirect storm water from the existing combined sewer; sidewalk repairs and pavement patching; and resurfacing the entire area.

Security measures around the north water tower at 7421 Franklin and a gateway sign on Harlem Avenue also were being considered but will be addressed on future projects.

“This is an exciting project for us,” Mayor Rory Hoskins said, noting the storm sewer separation component of the project will help mitigate flooding, which is a goal of village officials.

The entire cost of the project, estimated at $2,142,869, will be covered by money from the TIF fund, which has $4.6 million available.

The Brown Street TIF District was created in 2000 and will expire in 2023. The district includes primarily the area between Central Avenue, the village’s northern border, and Franklin Street, and between Harlem and Lathrop avenues.

Village Administrator Tim Gillian said the village planned to start soliciting for

bids last week with bid opening scheduled for July 25. He added he hopes to present a recommendation on awarding the contract for the project to the village council at the August 12 meeting with construction to begin in the fall.

Areas that will be affected are the 7500 block of Brown Street; 000 block of Marengo Avenue; 000-100 blocks of Elgin Avenue; 7200-7400 blocks of Franklin; and 7200-7300 blocks of Circle.

Gillian noted the amount of time required for the project will not allow for completion in 2019. He said the project will continue as long as weather permits, with construction suspended until the spring.

When the project resumes will depend on the weather.

He said contractors will temporarily repave areas before closing down the project for the winter, adding, “We won’t leave any open excavations.”

How to protect your identity Along with its July 15 statement, District 209 released a list of tips created by the National Immigrant Justice Center. Some of them are included below: ■■Attend legal screenings and know your immigration options.

■■Consult a qualified attorney or BIA-accredited representative. You can find a low-cost or free attorney at www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory.

■■Beware of notaries or bad attorneys making false promises. Check attorney credentials at www.iardc.org.

Report fraud at: www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/consumers/filecomplaint.html.

■■Do not sign an immigration document without legal advice.

■■Obey traffic and criminal laws and carry a valid state ID and/or work permit. Do not carry any false/fraudulent documents that do not correspond to your identity. If arrested for any reason, consult an immigration attorney prior to pleading guilty.

For more tips, go to immigrantjustice.org.

explained Patterson. “It’s not just a matter of knocking on kids’ doors.”

District officials explained that, despite the recent hiring of National Investigations, they’re still cognizant of the need to protect the sensitive personal information of students from immigrant families.

Rodriguez said that the legally binding contract the district has with National Investigations states that information cannot be shared with a third party.

“The information will be protected and it will only be between the district and the company,” he said.

On July 15, in response to federal government launching targeted deportation raids last week, the district released a resolution reaffirming its status as a welcoming and safe district, and vowed to provide “resources to principals, students and families on how to prepare when [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] detains and deports members of the immigrant community,” among other resources.

“We do understand that in order for students to learn, they have to feel safe,” D209 board President Ned Wagner said in the statement.

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Under the Story Tree

July 17 - 24

BIG WEEK

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.

51st Annual No Glove Nationals Everyone’s favorite No Glove 16” Softball Tournament will be held from July 25 to 28 at the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 Harrison St.

Jazz Supper Club Night

Trough Eating Contest Teams of three will compete in the annual Trough Eating Contest from 7 to 8 p.m. on July 21 at the Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor, 7347 Madison St. Troughs contain 21 scoops of ice cream. The contest is open to anyone 14 and older. Enter the contest by 11 p.m. on July 19 at https://forms.gle/bxABLv7VHUcM9N4X6

Ronald McDonald Mobile Clinic

Garage Galleries Call for Artists

The Ronald McDonald Mobile clinic will offer students free vaccinations and physical examinations from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on July 18 at the Park District of Forest Park, 7501 Harrison St. Students will be seen on a first come, first serve basis.

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.

Forest Home Cemetery Bicycle Tour Enjoy a bicycle tour of Forest Home Cemetery from 9 to 11 a.m. on July 28. Meet guide Anne Alt in front of Buzz Café, 905 S. Lombard Ave. in Oak Park. Purchase tickets online for $20 at forestparkhistory.org.

Riveredge Hospital Open House Learn about registered nurse and registry mental health associate job opportunities from 3 to 6 p.m. on July 17 at Riveredge Hospital, 8311 W. Roosevelt Rd.

Personal Assistant Recruitment and Training The Progress Center for Independent Living will hold a personal assistant recruitment and training session from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on July 23 at the Progress Center, 7521 Madison St.

Book Buzz with Abby Geni

Property Tax Appeal Seminar

Abby Geni, whose newest novel is “The Wildlands,” will talk about how she became a writer, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on July 18 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd. Staff from Centuries & Sleuths Bookstore in Forest Park will be present to sell Geni’s novels. Attendees will leave with free tote bags.

The Proviso Township Assessors Office will discuss how to appeal your property taxes at 6:30 p.m. on July 24 at the Howard Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd. Attendees are encouraged to bring their property tax bill, property identification number and assessment notice. The seminar is sponsored by the village and Proviso Township

Family Library Mini Golf Tournament Explore the library by playing a mini golf tournament through its sections, from 3 to 5 p.m. on July 20 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd. Appropriate for families and children ages 5 and up.

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 Doc Ryan’s, 7432 Madison St. Tickets cost $15. Purchase online at https://bit.ly/31KQ7eC

Tye Dye Children ages 6 and old can try their hand at tye dying old shirts, hats, shorts and more, at 1 p.m. on July 17 at the Howard Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd. Cost is $8 per child. Bring your own item to tye dye. Reservations required. Call 708-771-7737 to reserve your place.

Listen to Forest Park resident Terry Sullivan and her band perform at 6:30 p.m. on July 20 at Eastgate Café, 102 Harrison St. in Oak Park. Prix fixe menu for $45. Call 312-213-0485 or 708-660-9091 to reserve your space.

Outdoor Yoga at The Grove

Author Visit with Chris Walker

Join library officials for outdoor yoga, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. on July 20 at The Grove, 7824 Madison St. All levels welcome. Bring your own yoga mat or towel. Class will be taught by Marissa Grott, of Marissa Jayne Yoga. All participants must be 18 and older. Register online at fppl.org.

Chris Walker, author of the digital comic series “Big B’s Cookie Adventures,” will offer advice on being a digital artist and promoting your work, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. on July 18 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd.

Housing Forward Trivia Night Housing Forward will host its ninth annual trivia night at 7 p.m. on August 22 at Healy’s Westside, 7321 Madison St. The nonprofit’s goal is to raise at least $20,000 to support programs and services designed to end homelessness. Visit housingforward.org/ events/trivia-night

Book Swap and Ice Cream Social Join library officials for the 5th annual Book Swap and Ice Cream Social, from 6 to 8 p.m. on July 23 at the Brown Cow Ice Cream Parlor, 7347 Madison St. Bring a book in good condition that you would like to share, choose another neighbor’s book and receive a free scoop of ice cream while supplies last. Register online at fppl.org.

Cats Travel to Chicago’s Nederland Theater to see a production of “Cats,” the musical, on July 24. Enjoy lunch at The Chicago Firehouse Restaurant before. Tickets $88 for residents, and $92 for non-residents.

Forest Park Review, July 15, 2019

Teacher retirements impact D91 finances, offerings Six longtime faculty retired in June

By NONA TEPPER Staff Reporter

Six teachers, each with more than a decade of experience, retired from Forest Park District 91 schools this year, creating financial and organizational opportunities for the district.

“The teachers that retired will all be greatly, greatly missed. They were wonder wonderful teachers and good friends,” SuperinSuperin tendent Louis Cavallo said.

The teachers -- two from Forest Park Middle School, two from Garfield Elementary School, and one each from Grant-White Elementary School and Field-Stevenson In Intermediate ElemenElemen tary School -- had a combined 134 years teaching, with the longest spending 35 years in D91 and shortest teaching for 12 years at the district.

Cavallo said only one of their positions will be filled.

“We need less staff bebe cause we have less kids. As people retire, we are just not rere placing them,” Cavallo said. “However, we did open up one new full-time equivalent to create new section of preschool, that’s an opportunity for us that we had because now we have an open classroom, too.”

The district will add new morning and afternoon sections of preschool next year, expanding its program to address student academic performance, a long waiting list and to attract families to the district.

“Preschool has an enormous impact on academic achievement. Our students that participate in preschool do better overall in school as they progress through, especially through the earlier years,” Cavallo said. “Our underserved populations benefit the most from preschool -- low-income, Latino and African-American students. So it certainly fits with our equity imperative as well.”

At the beginning of last school year, D91 reported the largest drop in enrollment in at least six years, along with the smallest number of students enrolled in the district during the same time.

Attributing the drop in enrollment to Forest Park’s rental housing market and county’s declining birth rate, Cavallo said the largest dip was among the younger grades.

Twenty fewer students enrolled in kindergarten in 2018-19 compared to the year be-

fore, and 19 fewer first-graders enrolled year over year. Three students left the district between kindergarten and first-grade.

“We hope that this also provides another incentive to entice more young families into Forest Park,” Cavallo said. “There were lots of benefits to the preschool program, and we had that opportunity with folks leaving that we capitalized.”

The district will also realize some financial benefit from the retirements.

“The more veteran teachers we have retire, the higher the salaries that come off the payroll,” Cavallo said.

“We’re not looking to just save a bunch on hiring first-year teachers. If we can hire a great teacher with experience, we’re going to do that.”

Cavallo noted that the average teacher spends 10 years at District 91 and, ex excluding those still in their first four “probationary years,” instructors spend 15 years at D91. Sixty-five percent of teachers at D91 came from another district.

“We’re able to hire teachers with a lot of experience because it’s a great place to work,” Cavallo said. “The resources that teachers have available to them, as well as the small class sizes and the real community feel that we have here.”

Because negotiations continue over a new contract with the Forest Park Teachers Association, Cavallo said he was unsure what the retirement salary dollar savings would be spent on.

“I don’t think there’s anything earmarked for those funds,” Cavallo said.

Contract negotiations between the teachers union and D91 have stretched beyond the school year’s end for the first time in at least two decades, and a federal mediator has been asked to intervene—another 20-year first for the district. The teachers contract determines the salary increases and benefits for the approximately 87 members of the teacher’s union. The existing contract expires in late August.

He said he did not anticipate any teachers retiring this coming school year. Normally, he said, teachers give notice four years in advance of their retirement, and approximately two teachers retire every year.

Cavallo noted that Bill Milnamow will retire as principal at Betsy Ross Elementary School next year after 20 years of service.

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Small Batch Barbeque opens on Madison Street

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No-sauce ribs, brisket, pulled pork star at Forest Park eatery

mall Batch Barbecue celebrated its started cooking himself and never looked back. grand opening with a ribbon-cutting A sort of renaissance man of meat, Stinton ceremony on July 6 at 7441 Madison St. cooked in a backyard smoker he crafted in Forest Park. The highly anticipated himself from a 1950s Hotpoint rerestaurant opening was met with an frigerator for 12 years before enthusiastic bevy of barbecue loving folks. friends and family talked him “Two days into this thing I feel pretty great into entering the Forest Park actually;” says owner Gregg Stinton. “The deRib Fest in 2016. Despite bePhotos by Jaquinete Baldwin mand for our product has been fantastic.” ing hyper-competitive and FINGER LICKIN’ FOOD: Forest Parker opens During the opening weekend Small Batch committed to putting out a his own restaurant in village.

Barbecue sold out of brisket and ribs in just a good product, Stinton admitcouple of hours. Make no mistake, Small Batch ted he had no idea what he they feel like the fried chicken of ribs.

Barbecue is designed sell out every day. There was doing at the competition.

“We are not the most expensive or the cheapis nothing fast about barbecue; some longer “Barbecue is subjective, and est barbecue in the area,” said Stinton, “but I am cooking cuts spend in excess of 16 hours in the we had lowered our expectations Food Writer committed to providing substantial rib smoker. Additionally, Small Batch Barbecue about the outcome beportions.” does not have a freezer or a microwave onsite. cause it was our first comWhether you order pulled pork, brisket Stinton is passionate about fresh prodpetition,” said Stinton.

■ 7441 Madison St., Forest Park or ribs don’t expect to see sauce on the ucts going from fridge to smoker and sell“But, when they an■ Monday: closed meat at Small Batch Barbecue. The strict ing out in a single day; waste and reheating nounced the winners, ■ Tuesday-Thursday: 5 to 11 p.m. “no sauce” rule is part of the restaurant’s are not part of the Small Batch Barbecue I just stood there in dis■ Friday-Saturday: 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. philosophy. Stinton leaves a trio of housephilosophy. In fact, the pocket-sized smokebelief that my ribs had ■ Sunday: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. made sauces on every table and offers comhouse receives just two deliveries per week; won first place.” postable to-go cups for sauce, but leaves the food goes out as fast as it comes in, but The unexpected rib not before taking a long, lazy nap in a large smoker. fest victory sparked Stinton’s desire to open a restaurant in customers to control the amount of sauce and heat level.

“Look, if I am doing my job right, you shouldn’t need the “We make as much as we can every day,” said Stinton, his hometown. Today Stinton is slinging those same award “but it’s not like we can just make more when we run out, winning ribs at Small Batch Barbecue, but traded in his sauce,” said Stinton.

In addition to standout ribs, Small Batch Barbecue offers and people have been pretty understanding about it;” backyard smoker for combined gas and electric convection If you are craving something specific from the Small smoker that pumps out smoke from natural hickory, apple pork pulled to order, buttery salt-and-pepper brisket and a house-made hot link. The sausage is ground, cased and Batch Barbecue menu, Stinton urges people to come in as and cherry wood. close to opening as possible.

Small Batch Barbecue serves up premium St. Louis spare- smoked onsite. The addition of hot giardiniera and fresh Stinton’s love affair with barbecue started at young age. ribs. Dry rubbed and smoked over all-natural hardwood, the jalapeno give the snappy sausage a signature tang.

“The support we’ve received from Forest Park village A picky eater, he discovered his favorite food at age 12 when resulting ribs have an extreme bark -- the crunchy and coma family friend from Memphis grilled up some dry-rubbed plex exterior crust that protects the meat and ensures it will officials and the community at large has been incredible,” ribs. Young Stinton loved the hands-on eating experience be tender and juicy. Enjoying Small Batch Barbecue ribs is said Stinton, “I live just around the corner, and I couldn’t and tender meat. He took down the recipe for the dry rub and a full-on carnivore experience, and thanks to that thick bark imagine doing this anywhere else.”

MELISSA ELSMO

Small Batch Barbecue

C R I M E

Erratic driver destroys cemetery fence Police arrived at the Walmart parking lot, 1300 Desplaines Ave., at 10:42 a.m. on July 11, on a call that individuals were stealing parts from cars. When they arrived, they did not see anyone attempting to tamper with vehicles but did see a Chevrolet Malibu driving evasively through the parking lot.

Officers attempted to curb the car on the 7600 block of Roosevelt Road, but it sped around cops and drove west down Roosevelt Road. Police followed as it sped into oncoming traffic lanes. Eventually, the driver lost control and crashed into Waldheim Cemetery, destroying approximately 50 feet of fence and colliding with a tree.

The driver, Alan Grandberry, 31, of Hanover Park, ran from the car north through the cemetery, ignoring police calls to stop.

Officers eventually found him hiding in cemetery shrubbery.

He was transported to the Forest Park Police Department, where he told officers that he bought the car for $800 last week from a man he met on Facebook. Grandberry said he received title to the vehicle and an in-

complete bill of sale from the seller. He said the seller also told him to throw out the vehicle’s plates once he received new ones.

Grandberry said he arrived at 9:30 a.m. on July 11 at Walmart to shop. When he saw police in the parking lot, he became worried because he didn’t have a driver’s license and the vehicle wasn’t registered. He said he fled because he didn’t want to get in trouble and had a court case over prior drug charges scheduled for the next day.

“It was stupid,” he told police, who discovered that the license plate was stolen from a closed car dealership in west suburban Villa Park.

Grandberry was charged with aggravated fleeing/attempt to elude a police officer, as well as misdemeanor charges for operating an uninsured vehicle, expired registration, driving with a suspended license, resisting police and speeding. He was also processed on a Cook County Sheriff ’s Department warrant for possession of less than 15 grams of cocaine.

Waldheim staff estimated the damage at approximately $2,000.

White supremacist graffiti

Couple steals car from dealership

Sometime between 4 p.m. on July 8 and 6 a.m. on July 9, someone painted graffiti with a white supremacy message at a construction site in Forest Park.

Police found “Rape is the new black power,” “KKK,” “$$ Weed Cash” and other profanity spray-painted on the site at 7228 Circle Ave., where a senior living home is being built.

Developer Carefree Development, of Oak Park, said it would remove the racist messages.

A couple stole a vehicle from Car Credit Stop 1, 7304 Roosevelt Road, at 2:30 p.m. on July 8.

An employee of the car dealership told police a man came in earlier in the day and asked to look at a Mercedes Benz. The employee handed the man the keys, and the man inspected the car’s interior. He then called his girlfriend, who arrived at the dealership to look at the car. The employee stepped into the dealership’s garage area to check the vehicle’s price. When he returned, the car and the couple were gone.

Temp steals coworker’s car Sometime between 12:30 and 1:15 p.m. on July 12, a Ford Focus was stolen from the parking lot of Elite Staffing, 1215 Harlem Ave. The victim told police her car keys were missing from her purse. The Cicero woman suspected a homeless coworker of taking the car since he was the only one who would have had access to her purse.

The next day, the man arrived at work at 5:15 p.m. with the stolen car. The man, who appeared to be intoxicated, told police the car was his girlfriend’s. Elite Staffing security camera footage revealed the man lifting the car keys out of the Cicero woman’s purse.

He was charged with criminal trespass to vehicle.

Burglar lifts cash, BB gun Sometime between 4 a.m. and 3:05 p.m. on July 14, someone stole $260 cash, a BB gun and plastic security badge from a Jeep Cherokee parked on the 1100 block of Elgin Avenue.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, July 7-14, 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.

Nona Tepper

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EQUITY

Teacher training from page 1 with additional training because it takes away from other things that they do. So I’d like to have at least some idea that measurements could be made to see whether the cost effectiveness is there.”

Last year, board members received training from the National Equity Project, an Oakland-based leadership organization that helps individuals identify biases, and aims to address the academic achievement gap between majority and minority students.

Connor called the training “excellent and eye opening” but wondered if, after staff receive the training, they could receive bias testing to measure the program’s progress, if students could be surveyed to see if there’s been a change in their feelings toward school or themselves, or if academic results could be analyzed.

“The objective is that we raise awareness that everybody suffers from implicit bias; regardless of what level it’s at, everybody does. It’s human nature to have biases. The question for me is, does it affect the child’s ability to learn? And if it does, then we need to identify those areas where that bias is affecting,” Connor said.

He noted that D91 has been asking students about their feelings toward school, but

“It’s human nature to have biases. The question for me is, does it affect the child’s ability to learn?”

ERIC CONNOR

D91 board member

he thought the survey was “terribly flawed.”

Over the past few years, D91 has been surveying students on three points: If they believe classmates help each other, even if they’re not friends; treat others who are different from them with respect; and feel that staff cares about them. While the vast majority of D91 students have consistently responded positively to survey points, the number of favorable responses declined during the 20182019 school year, compared to years before.

At a board meeting in June, Superintendent Louis Cavallo said students could be suffering from survey fatigue, since the district has presented students with the same questions approximately five times, and D91 also didn’t have time to survey the eighth-graders this year on progress toward the district’s social and emotional goals, essentially making the results from the previous year incomparable with years before. He said D91 would not be administering the survey again.

“There has to be some correlation between what we’re doing on the equity front to results

that we perhaps see down the road,” Connor said, noting that staff training on bias was not intended to be a “one and done” issue.

Board member Katherine Valleau said staff results from implicit bias training will be quantitative and qualitative. If the district were to try and collect data on staff progress, she said there might be too much to measure over an extended period of time.

“That’s a ball of wax on its own,” she said.

Ed Brophy, assistant superintendent of operations, said if the district were to measure staff understanding of their biases, they would need to wait an appropriate amount of time and, initially, it would be a project for staff to reflect on their own, so the results would not be presented to the board.

When the board received training from the National Equity Project last year, he said, the line that resonated most with him was, “Before you try to measure anything, you have to look at yourself.”

“We could look at how other community entities, whether it’s school districts or vil-

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lages, have tried to evaluate the progress on their initiative like this, and we could decide whether we think that those efforts should be replicated here,” Brophy said.

“To be fully realistic, that’s something we would share after we’ve had enough of the experience to make some determinations and make some conclusions, and that’s not going to be until the end of the next school year. So we’re going to have to look at how do folks try to measure this and what would be the purpose of measuring it, besides just trying to make sure resources were invested, and if we could see some outcome from that. It’s going to start with people looking at themselves first and that’s easily the first year, if not two or three.”

Board president Kyra Tyler agreed that the trainings require a “significant” amount time and resources. Once teachers are trained, she said, hearing their perspective on it is “critical.”

“Not that it’s like, ‘We need to see that it’s working.’ It’s not that. I would like to know how it’s landing, what the take on it is,” Tyler said.

She also called for staff to submit brief responses — without names but perhaps numbers given as identifiers — about the training, as well as surveys given to students to find out what they think of teacher, staff and administrator behavior after the equity training.

“I feel passionately about this. I am not as convinced about a black and white survey to determine this,” Tyler said.

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Old School Records launches GoFundMe

If owner is unable to pay rent through August, he will have to close business

cial crisis for the secondhand music and movie store.

Gianakopoulos and his wife Jodi opened Old School Records in May 2003 in a storefront on Madison Street.

“During the first three years, business was great, but the economy slumped in 2006 and we did too,” Gianakopoulos said.

Increasing Old School Records’ inventory of vinyl records helped sales, but never to where they were before 2006. In addition, Gianakopoulos said the Madison Street landlord raised rent by 5 percent every year. By 2017, rent was double what is was when the business opened, he said. The cost of insurance also kept increasing and “selling music

and movies in the era of Spotify and Netflix is not an easy task,” Gianakopoulos said.

Two years ago, as expenses continued to exceed revenue, Gianakopoulos moved from Madison Street to 413 Desplaines Avenue, which he said has less foot traffic and parking but lower rent. The move helped the numbers on one side of the balance sheet, but added to the problems on the other side, he said.

“The move did cost me in revenue,” Gianakopoulos said, “and over extended [borrowing] in the end increased my monthly expenses.”

Part of what makes Gianakopolous feel comfortable asking for financial help is that, for him, Old School Records is “not just a business.”

“Our business is unique,” he said. “Amazon might have a one-click system, but we provide friendly personalities, good conversation and personal service. When people come in here, time stops like in a barber shop or a bar. People pull up a chair and hang out for hours talking about music, family, love, politics or any topic under the sun.”

He added: “With all of the challenges, there is nothing I would rather be doing.”

If you would like to contribute to Old School Records’ fundraiser on GoFundMe go to https://www.gofundme.com/raisingfunds-for-back-rent-and-taxes

to himself. At the age of 29, Schneeberger decided to try college. He registered for one course at the College of DuPage (COD)—Introduction to Law Enforcement—and told himself that if he passed, he would continue with more course work. At the end of the course, he received an “A.” “I had never gotten an A in my life,” he said with a smile. “This was really something, so I took the next class and the next class and finished all my course work with almost straight As.” Another bump in the road, or maybe a detour, came when Schneeberger started visiting prisons in preparation for a career in corrections. What he discovered during those visits was a system that was not healthy.

“What life in prison demanded of everyone there was a way of behaving to just survive and was as unhealthy as you can get,” he said.

So he switched his major from corrections to counseling—with a focus on addictions— which he saw as a move to let him work with people in a healthier environment. In 2000, he got an internship with the Way Back Inn in Maywood and was hired as a counselor there at the end of his internship.

Schneeberger said his life experiences and academic training both inform his perspective as a counselor. To start with, his grandfather was an abusive alcoholic. Experiencing that toxic relationship and see-

ing the effect it had on him and his mother made a big impression.

Then at Proviso East, he was sometimes the only white kid in his classes.

“That experience of being the ‘only’ gave me a perspective,” he said, “that many other people don’t have. Those experiences gave me some of the insights and empathies I have today.”

One big reason why he has stayed with the Way Back Inn for nearly two decades is that the culture there is consistent with how he has matured as both a clinician and a man.

On the one hand, the program at Way Back Inn is clinically certified and is based on science, he said, as it treats alcoholism as a disease and not a moral failing. “We look upon alcoholism or substance or addiction to gambling as diseases just like cancer or diabetes in which there are medical and genetic components,” Schneeberger said.

“What makes this disease different is that instead of displaying itself in a tumor, for example, is this disease manifests itself most often in behaviors.”

Three nights a week, the clients living at Way Back Inn—some for as long as 15 months—attend clinical meetings. The other three nights a week, clients—who pay just $500/month for room, board, and care— go to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting.

AA is clear that it is a spiritual program which believes that “a power greater than

ourselves can restore us sanity.”

Schneeberger therefore supplements his clinical approach to the disease by encouraging his clients to explore what it means to have a “higher power.” He’ll use terms like powerlessness and surrender to facilitate the spiritual side of recovery.

“We spend a lot of time here looking at powerlessness,” he said. “Men don’t like that. We like being powerful. At first it often seems to clients to be counterproductive.

‘You want me,’ they protest, ‘to surrender myself to being powerless?’”

“As far as the disease goes, I tell them yes,” Schneeberger said.

He said that because the disease manifests itself in behavior, the Way Back Inn program is very structured. Clients must acknowledge their powerlessness over a substance or a behavior, along with using a lot of personal power to submit to a rigorous recovery program.

Matt, a client at Way Back Inn who declined to provide his last name, said the Way Back Inn gave him confidence in himself, and the opportunity to help others along the way.

“Way Back Inn is the only place I know of personally that really holds you accountable for your actions and will give you a hand up if you’re willing to grab the help,” Matt said. “It gave me my life, family and friends back, and new people that I call my family as well.”

By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

The Old School Records has started a crowd sourced funding campaign, in an effort to keep the “fixture record store in Forest Park” afloat, said owner Peter Gianakopoulos, who started the GoFundMe. On July 13, Gianakopoulos said he was eight days late paying his rent for this month, and that he still owed payments from the month before. He said that if he is unable to “pay through August” he will have to close the business.

“I need a minimum of $5K to cover my late taxes and my rents. Extra funding could help me avoid home foreclosure as well,” Gianakopoulos said.

Gianakopoulos said that he is not looking for a long-term subsidy. If he pays off the approximately $14,000 he holds in loans by April 2020, he said he will be debt-free.

“I think people get the sense that all small business owners are well off or even wealthy,” Gianakopoulos said. “I started this business with my family lending me about $10,000. If I can pay off my debts, by April of 2020 I’ll be back to normal—month to month, teetering like most small businesses.”

A series of events precipitated the finan-

SCHNEEBERGER Way Back Inn from page 1 Schneeberger summarized his days at Grant-White Elementary School, Forest Park Middle School and Proviso East High School by saying, “I was a terrible student.” College was not on his radar when he graduated from high school. Instead, he got a job installing conveyor belts, married at the age of 23 and bought a house. But 10 months after getting married, Schneeberger was laid off.

“I had a brand new wife, a brand new mortgage and no job,” he said, laughing.

“I looked around,” he continued, “and knew I had to do something with my life that makes money.”

Schneeberger got a job with a security company, which gave him a salary and something even more valuable. “I noticed that I was able to talk to people,” he explained, “and relate to them even if we had nothing in common.” Because of those relational skills, he was promoted in quick succession to manager, site supervisor and then field supervisor, a position in which he was responsible for hundreds of people.

“I should figure out how to make use of this ability to work with people,” he thought

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FOREST PARK FIXTURE: If Gianakopoulos pays off $14,000 in loans by April 2020, he will be debt free.

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Keeping it green

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ebuilding Forest Park’s aging infrastructure with a focus on green is going to take a long time, a clear determination and as many funding allies as it is possible to muster. But the first step, and one the village has tentatively taken in recent years, is to actively choose green.

With the current asphalt paving of a village hall parking lot deteriorating along with issues related to grading and water drainage, village government is looking at rebuilding the lot with permeable pavers – if it can secure significant funding from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District.

On July 8, the village council unanimously agreed to seek a $288,000 grant from the MWRD. That grant, if earned, would pay the bulk of the $345,600 estimated cost of the Desplaines Avenue project. The grant application goes in soon, MWRD will choose winners in December. If Forest Park is chosen work would begin next summer. However, if there is no outside funding the paving project will wait.

That is the reality of how infrastructure gets funded.

Mayor Rory Hoskins told the council he is optimistic the MWRD will come through. He campaigned offering confidence in his ability as a rainmaker bringing in new money. This will be a test.

Meanwhile, village government will tap the Brown Avenue TIF to the tune of $2.1 million to pay for an array of above and below ground infrastructure fixes along Circle Avenue on the north end of the village. New and larger water mains, sewer separation to keep stormwater out of an overtaxed combined sewer, sidewalk repairs and street resurfacing will all be part of a plan that will be under construction this season with some work stretching into 2020.

Again, this sort of determined piecemeal approach is the reality of infrastructure work unless the village council looks for a larger funding fix involving a bonding referendum. We don’t see that happening soon in a town where the village government is financially fragile. The sewers in Forest Park and ancient and inadequate, the necessary upgrades costly. But taking the opportunities which present themselves to make partial steps all with an eye on reducing flooding and getting greener is a positive step and a critical focus.

Focusing on early childhood

Taking advantage of an unusually high number of teacher retirements this spring, Forest Park’s District 91 elementary schools will focus more resources on growing its popular preschool offerings.

Not only is this a worthwhile educational effort but the district is hoping to convert happy parents of very small children into K-8 district families. The district needs to stem a sharp enrollment decline sooner than later.

Adding in demand programs while saving money as veteran classroom teachers retire is making the best, most financially responsible choices in a situation that is not anyone’s best case scenario.

Finally, thanks to the six teachers who take their leave from our local schools. Between them they offered our kids 134 years of their talent and passion for teaching.

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OPINION

Green thumbs growing in Forest Park

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he is no weed, as her name suggests, but a rugged native perennial, the great Joe-Pye Weed.

Grows taller every day, so strong and high. Up past 6 feet now, towering over me. This mighty giant with deep green foliage came from my friend’s mom, Eloise’s garden, and like her she has dictated where to grow and over the past decade and has pushed her way out of the perennial border near the fence to the foreground, in several directions, ignoring all gardening design to root where the sun shines in early spring.

I’ve adjusted my planting around her force as this towering beauty deserves her space to grow and bloom her pink flowers that feed the migrant butterflies who adore her.

I have adjusted because she is worth it. She is no weed.

For years I’ve been removing the young double heart shaped sprouts of morning glories that were innocently planted by a green-thumbed neighbor along our common fence. This trumpet flower took root and bloomed easily with deep purple flowers that opened every morning and closed at night.

Beautiful vines rooted and climbed up with ease any fence, plant, air conditioner with a choking grip. This tenacious trumpeting annual is a reminder that a weed is in the eye of the beholder.

Delighted, this past Sunday, I walked among Forest Parkers on the House and Garden Walk sponsored by the Historical Society. I love observing

how every gardener has made space for every leafy or flowering temperament, taking in the micro-habitats as they interact among its fellow stalks and pedals, old and young.

Gardening is not much different then community Facebook boards or community in general. There are bright sun lovers, creepers, perennials, annuals, cranks, roots which need to be pulled early, beautiful blossoms that need care, hopefuls, standbys, and even like the Steinbach hydrangeas, who’s magnificent flowers only bloom every other year, on their own unique pace.

Every garden in town, starts with the same soil, relatively, and out comes variations of beebalm, coneflowers, milkweed, sun flowers, tomatoes, zinnias, Kentucky green grass, wisteria trees or spiraling trumpet vines that mark property lines with grace and beauty. Amazing water features and brilliant koi ponds can be found nesting in comfortable Forest Park yards.

Some homeowners have enhanced their gardens with painted garages, tables and chairs accenting the growth around them with brilliant color theory challenging human and natural world. Some have plotted out a space in the community garden, an inspiring area of kinship in town.

Just like a garden, we all take in information from our own experience, riddled with hopes and fears, and decide what will grow and what needs to go. How refreshing to see how lovely people adjust to their lighting, soil and spaces and decide what is beautiful to them. For me, and my yard, the Joe-Pye weed will continue to thrive in my own little sanctuary I call my yard.

JILL WAGNER

“Just like a garden, we all take in information from our own experience, riddled with hopes and fears, and decide what will grow and what needs to go.”

O B I T U A R I E S

Elender Gist, 78 Retired correctional officer Elender Wright Gist, 78, a longtime resident of Forest Park and previously of Chicago, died on June 26, 2019.

She received her formal education in the Chicago Public School system, attending Fenger High School and the Chicago Teacher’s College from 1960 to 1962, majoring in mathematics. Elender worked at Western Electric Company for six years. She found her calling when she joined the Cook County Sheriff Department in 1978. She took her duties very seriously, enjoyed the work and her co-workers, especially her partner of seven years, Jesse James, and retired in 2002 as a correctional officer with the CCDOC Transportation Unit. After retirement, she stayed active and was a regular member of the CCDOC Sheriff ’s retirees group, meeting monthly for breakfast and more.

As the president of the Lathrop Condominium Association, she pushed to have the parking lot repaved. She enjoyed league bowling in her earlier years and was an avid traveler, continuing to do so with senior groups of friends and family. A faithful member of Chicago’s Ebenezer Lu-

theran Church for many years, she later joined Forest Park’s St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church.

There, she was a very involved member, serving on the finance committee, helping with the food pantry, and faithfully attending church services and Bible studies.

A no-nonsense lady with a heart of gold, her hard work, loyalty, strong ethics, and servanthood, combined with her unchanging faith, made an indelible mark that won’t be forgotten.

Elender Gist was the mother Everett (Temple) Gist; sister of Avis Wright; grandmother of Delvon Jacobs, Eric Gist and Cameron Gist; sister-friend to Eva Henry, Mildred Barns and Verne Mines; godmother of Phileshia Mooney, Thyesha (Bill) McCline and Chelsea (Taylor) Evans; special-aunt to Gabriel Jenkins and Therese (Dallis) Anderson; and a family relation and friend to many.

Services were held on July 6 at St. John Lutheran Church. Arrangements were handled by ZimmermanHarnett Funeral Home.

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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) 10:30 a.m.—Worship

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

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

3:30-4:00pm

Nationwide

WJYS-TV (M-F)

6:30-7:00am

Chicago, IL.

WCIU-TV (Sun.)

10:30-11:00am

Chicago, IL.

Word Network

10:30-11:00am

Nationwide

(M-F)

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 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.

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

St. Bernardine Catholic Church Harrison & Elgin, Forest Park

CELEBRATING OUR 107TH YEAR! Sat. Masses: 8:30am & 5:00pm SUNDAY MASSES: 8:00am & 10:30am 10:30 Mass-Daycare for all ages CCD Sun. 9am-10:15am Reconciliation: Sat. 9am & 4pm Weekday Masses: Monday–Thursday 6:30am Church Office: 708-366-0839 CCD: 708-366-3553 www.stbern.com Pastor: Fr. Stanislaw Kuca

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

Jul 24 Pioneer Day

Mormon Christian

25 St. James the Great Day Christian

Aug 1 Lammas

Christian

Lughnassad/Imbolc Wicca/Pagan Northern and Southern hemispheres

Fast in Honor of Holy Mother of Jesus Orthodox Christian

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

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HEPHZIBAH DAY CARE PROGRAM SITE SUPERVISOR Hephzibah Children’s Association offers after school day care on site at each of the Oak Park elementary schools.

The Day Care Program is accepting applications for a Site Supervisor for the 2019-2020 school year to provide supervision to childcare staff as well as care and supervision of 5–11-year-old children.

Regular days and hours are Monday through Friday from 2:30 - 6:00 PM, Wednesday 1:30 – 6:00 PM. Additional hours on school closing days, in coordination with the Oak Park School District 97 calendar.

May work other hours during school holidays and for staff meetings.

Associate degree in child development or early childhood education, or the equivalent (defined as 64 semester hours in any discipline with a minimum of 21 semester hours of college credit in child development or education) required.

Previous experience working with children required.

Contact Amy O’Rourke, Director of Day Care at: aorourke@hephzibahhome.org Equal Opportunity Employer NETWORK SPECIALIST The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Network Specialist in the Information Technology Department.

The ideal candidate will need to be knowledgeable and capable to apply the principles and procedures of computer systems, such as, data communication, hierarchical structure, backups, testing and critical analysis. Hardware and software configuration of computers, servers and mobile devices, including computing environments of Windows Server and Desktop OS and applications, Unix/Linux OS, VMware, IOS/Android. Network protocols, security, configuration and administration, including firewalls, routers, switches and wireless technology.

Cabling and wiring, including fiber network, telephone, serial communication, termination, and punchdown. Telecommunications theory and technology, including VoiP, serial communication, wireless protocols, PBX, fax, voicemail and auto-attendant. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application position opened until filled.

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Responsibilities will include performing clerical and administrative duties in an office setting. Should have knowledge of office machines, such as photocopiers and scanners, facsimile machines, voice mail systems and personal computers. Will be required to answer phones and reroute calls to appropriate people. Weekly work schedule is 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Starting salary for part-time position is $12.00. Starting salary for full-time position is $15.00. Background check and drug test required.

Send resume to the attention of Mayor Jeff Walik, 6533 W. Pershing Road, Stickney, IL 60402 Public Works Laborer The Village of Stickney is seeking qualified applicants for the part-time and full-time position of Public Works Laborer. The Laborer position performs a variety of skilled and semi-skilled tasks in the construction, maintenance and improvement of public properties, facilities, and infrastructure (water, sewer, streets, parkway, and storm sewer systems). This includes landscape and building maintenance, asphalt paving and patching, snow and ice control, sewer and basin cleaning and repair, forestry, street sweeping, concrete installation, and other tasks as assigned. The Laborer will operate vehicles and equipment of varying sizes and weights while performing these tasks. Must be able to lift 50 pounds.

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Work activities may be conducted in all weather conditions, and at all hours of the day, in precarious or confined surroundings and in close proximity to vehicular traffic.

Minimum qualifications include graduation from high school, or GED equivalent, and must possess or obtain a valid commercial driver’s license (Class B with air brake endorsement, CDL preferred) within 6 months or date of hire. A water certification of Class “B” will be needed after 2 years of hire. Some knowledge of building maintenance, sewers, landscape is a plus. Salary for part-time $13.50 with no benefits; Salary for full-time is $19.90 with benefits. Physical, criminal back ground and drug/alcohol testing.

Stop into the Stickney Village Hall, 6533 W. Pershing Road, Stickney, IL, to fill out an application.

River Forest Public Schools District 90 seeks a full-time 12-month Building Engineer. a full-time 12-month Building Engineer.

Qualifications: · Ability to speak, read, and write English. · Valid Illinois driver’s license and excellent driving required. · Valid First Aid/CPR cards; bloodborne pathogen and Epipen training preferred. · General knowledge of communication tools, including, but not limited to, phone systems, email, and the like.

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ROOMS FOR RENT AUSTIN CLEAN ROOM With fridge, micro.

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CHURCH SPACE

Apartment listings updated daily at:

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.

Please send email inquiries to pastorelliot52@gmail.com.

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CHURCH IN MAYWOOD HAS SPACE AVAILABLE First Congregational Church of Maywood. Corner of 5th and Erie.

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CRAFTERS & VENDORS

CRAFTERS NEEDED Christ Episcopal Church Fall Bazaar Sat, Nov 9 • 9:00am-2:00pm 515 Franklin Av, River Forest $35 per table Light Lunch Provided Call Julie at 708-366-7730

ITEMS FOR SALE FILE CABINET High quality file cabinet, 2 drawers.

3.5 ft high x 1.5 ft wide.

708-848-8755 LEATHER SOFA FOR SALE Beautiful, almost new, dark brown leather, 3 seater sofa for $1000.00 (originally $4500). Call 708-5240291 for evening appt. only.

SINGER SEWING MACHINE Enclosed in Cabinet with drawers and chair $300.00 OBO 708-259-9527 THOMASVILLE BEDROOM SET 5 Piece Set, Great Condition Head, Foot Boards, Hutch, Dresser W/ Mirror, Night Stand. $800.00 OBO 708-259-9527

WANTED TO BUY GARAGE/YARD SALES Brookfield

GARAGE SALE 4419 PRAIRIE FRI 7/19 & SAT 7/20 8AM TO 3PM

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GARAGE SALE 319 S HUMPHREY SAT 7/20 8AM TO 11AM SUN 7/21 9AM TO 1PM

(Garage in back, entrance to alley off Randolph) Youth, adult, and home. Scooters, board games, tools, sporting goods, brand new dog beds (she is picky), furniture, and so much more!

River Forest

HUGE GARAGE SALE 743 MONROE AVE FRI 7/19 12PM TO 4PM SAT 7/20 9AM TO 1PM SUN 7/21 10AM TO 1PM

Office items, teaching materials, school supplies, toys, books, house decor, clothes, miscellaneous. We will be in the back alley, other houses in the block might join.

ITEMS FOR SALE CAMPING & TAILGATE ITEMS IGLOO MINI REFRIGERATOR Dual power. Used once.

PULL HANDLE COOLER Used once.

2 FOLDING ROUND CHAIRS Brand new.

POP UP CANOPY TENT 10 x 10. Green & white stripes.

Comes with carry case.

Best offers. 708-745-2986 CERTIFIED WIND SURFER Full Size, with cover and sail $125.00.

WATER SKIS $10.00 708-488-8755 HOME CARE HEALTH EQUIPMENT HYDRAULIC LIFTER New in box. ArjoHuntleigh Sara Plus.

COMMODE SEAT W/ HANDLES Brand new.

HANDICAP BARS Brand new.

WALK-IN SCALE Nearly new WHEELCHAIR Brand new. Adjustable back, headrest, and footrest. Accommodates patients who can’t keep head upright.

Best offers. 708-745-2986

WANTED MILITARY ITEMS: Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers–lead, plastic–other misc. toys.

Call Uncle Gary 708-522-3400 WILL BUY OLD INSTRUMENTS Is an old instrument taking up space in your closet? I’m interested in buying your old acoustic folk instrument! Guitars, mandolins, ukuleles, banjos, fiddles, dulcimers, etc...

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DOCKET NUMBER: PC 19-01 (Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment) HEARING DATE: August 1, 2019 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits.

LOCATION OF HEARING: Room 201 (Council Chambers), Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302 APPLICANT(S): Eric Shropshire, Quadrant Motors, Inc., 4825 North Winthrop Avenue, Chicago, IL 60640 REQUEST: The Applicant is requesting the following text amendments to the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance: (1) in Article 2 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Definitions and Rules of Measurementâ&#x20AC;?), Section 2.3 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Definitionsâ&#x20AC;?), by adding a new definition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vehicle Dealership-Fully Enclosed-Small.

An establishment that sells or leases new or used automobiles, motorcycles and/or recreation vehicles in an area no greater than 5,000 square feet nor less than 2,000 square feet. An inventory of new or used vehicles for sale or for lease may be maintained onsite, but without on-site facilities for vehicle repair and service;â&#x20AC;? and (2) in Article 8 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Usesâ&#x20AC;?), Section 8.3 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Use Restrictionsâ&#x20AC;?), Table 8-1 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Use Matrix), by adding a new use, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vehicular Dealership â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Fully Enclosed (Small)â&#x20AC;? as a Permitted Use (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pâ&#x20AC;?) in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Useâ&#x20AC;? column for the DT â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Downtown, GC â&#x20AC;&#x201C; General

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Hours of operation must be similar to that of a typical retail use.â&#x20AC;?

Copies of the application and each of the applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at the Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The Plan Commission may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. Persons with disabilities planning to attend and needing special accommodations should contact the ADA Coordinator at (708) 358-5430 or e-mail building@ oak-park.us at least 48 hours before the scheduled hearing.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO BE HEARD. David Mann, Chairperson OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION, Sitting as a Zoning Commission Oak Park, Illinois 60302

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DOCKET NUMBER: PC 19-04 (Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment) HEARING DATE: August 1, 2019 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits.

LOCATION OF HEARING: Room 201 (Council Chambers), Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302 APPLICANT(S): Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 REQUEST: The Applicant is proposing several amendments to the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance, as follows: (1) in Article 2 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Definitions and Rules of Measurementâ&#x20AC;?), Section 2.4 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rules of Measurementâ&#x20AC;?), Subsection D(1) (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maximum Building Heightâ&#x20AC;?), replace the word â&#x20AC;&#x153;topâ&#x20AC;? with â&#x20AC;&#x153;midpointâ&#x20AC;? regarding the maximum height measurement limit for dormers, (2) in Article 8 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Usesâ&#x20AC;?), Section 8.3 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Use Restrictionsâ&#x20AC;?), Table 8-1 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Use Matrixâ&#x20AC;?), add â&#x20AC;&#x153;Recreational Marijuana Establishmentâ&#x20AC;? as a permitted use (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pâ&#x20AC;?) in the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Use column for the DTDowntown, HS â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Harrison Street, GC-General Commercial, MSMadison Street, NA-North Avenue, NC-Neighborhood Commercial, and RR-Roosevelt Road Zoning Districts with a reference to the State Statues for additional standards, (3) add to Article 9 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Site Development Standardsâ&#x20AC;?), Subsection 9.4 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Permitted Encroachmentsâ&#x20AC;?), Table 9-1 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Permitted Encroachments Into Required Setbacksâ&#x20AC;?), adding â&#x20AC;&#x153;Air Conditioning Ground Units â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Min. of one foot from interior or rear lot line,â&#x20AC;? under â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bay Windowâ&#x20AC;? heading, adding â&#x20AC;&#x153;Min. of two feet from any lot line, under â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deck or Terraceâ&#x20AC;? heading, adding â&#x20AC;&#x153;Min. of two feet

from rear lot line,â&#x20AC;? under â&#x20AC;&#x153;Exterior Stairwellâ&#x20AC;? heading, adding â&#x20AC;&#x153;Min. of one foot from rear or interior lot line,â&#x20AC;? under â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gazebo or Pergolaâ&#x20AC;? heading, adding â&#x20AC;&#x153;Min. of one foot from interior, corner or rear lot line.â&#x20AC;?, (4) in Article 10 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Off Street Parking and Loadingâ&#x20AC;?), Subsection 10.5 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parking Flexibilities, Exemptions and Reductions) B (1), adding â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Śor mixed use buildingâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? after â&#x20AC;&#x153;multiple-tenant retail center,â&#x20AC;? (5) changing Article 15 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nonconformitiesâ&#x20AC;?), Subsection 15.2 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nonconforming Useâ&#x20AC;?) E., to reduce the nonconforming use discontinued time period from one year to â&#x20AC;&#x153;six monthsâ&#x20AC;?, and Subsection 15.3 (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nonconforming Structuresâ&#x20AC;?), E (1) adding â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;Ś and multiple familyâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? after â&#x20AC;&#x153;nonresidential.â&#x20AC;?

Copies of the application and each of the applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at the Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The Plan Commission may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. Persons with disabilities planning to attend and needing special accommodations should contact the ADA Coordinator at (708) 358-5430 or e-mail building@ oak-park.us at least 48 hours before the scheduled hearing.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO BE HEARD. David Mann, Chairperson OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION, Sitting as a Zoning Commission Oak Park, Illinois 60302

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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION DOCKET NUMBER: PC 19-02 &19-03 (Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment and Special Use Permit) HEARING DATE: August 1, 2019 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits.

LOCATION OF HEARING: Room 201 (Council Chambers), Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302 APPLICANT(S): Oak Park Friends School, 1192 S. Cuyler Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60304 OWNER: The 6300 West Roosevelt Partnership, an Illinois Limited Partnership, 20 Burton Hills Boulevard, Suite 200, Nashville, TN 37215 REQUEST: The Applicant is requesting (1) a text amendment to Article 8 (“Uses”), Section 8.3 (“Use Restrictions”), Table 8-1 (“Use Matrix) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance, by adding “Educational Facility – Primary or Secondary” as a Special Use (“S”) within the “Use” column for the RR – Roosevelt Road Zoning District; and (2) a Special Use to allow an

approximately 5,300 square foot Educational Facility – Primary or Secondary to be established within the RR – Roosevelt Road Zoning District at 6300 Roosevelt Road.

Copies of the application and each of the applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at the Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The Plan Commission may continue the hearing to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. Persons with disabilities planning to attend and needing special accommodations should contact the ADA Coordinator at (708) 358-5430 or e-mail building@ oak-park.us at least 48 hours before the scheduled hearing.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO BE HEARD. David Mann, Chairperson OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION, Sitting as a Zoning Commission Oak Park, Illinois 60302

Published in Wednesday Journal 7/17/2019

VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE

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 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday July 31st, 2019 for the following BID 19-140 VILLAGE OF OAK PARK LED WALL PACK LIGHTING PURCHASE REQUEST FOR PRICES 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.

Information is also available from the Streets and Street Lighting Superintendent, Scott Brinkman, sbrinkman@oak-park.us or on the Village’s website http://www. oak-park.us/your-government/ finance-department. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening. For more information call the Public Works Service Center at 708.358.5700.

THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Published in Wednesday Journal 7/17/2019

LEGAL NOTICE

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 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday July 31st, 2019 for the following

The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids at the Public Works Service Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday July 31st, 2019 for the following

BID 19-138 VILLAGE OF OAK PARK STREET LIGHT CABLE RESTORATION PROJECT REQUEST FOR PRICES

BID 19-139 VILLAGE OF OAK PARK VIADUCTS LED WALL PACK LIGHTING PROJECT REQUEST FOR PRICES

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.

Information is also available from the Streets and Street Lighting Superintendent, Scott Brinkman, sbrinkman@oak-park.us or on the Village’s website http://www. oak-park.us/your-government/ finance-department. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening. For more information call the Public Works Service Center at 708.358.5700.

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.

Information is also available from the Streets and Street Lighting Superintendent, Scott Brinkman, sbrinkman@oak-park.us or on the Village’s website http://www. oak-park.us/your-government/ finance-department. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening. For more information call the Public Works Service Center at 708.358.5700.

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PUBLIC NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that the Township of Riverside of Cook County, Illinois, pursuant to “An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics, and other workers employed in any public works by the State, county, city, or any public body or any political subdivision or by anyone under contract for public works,” (820 ILCS 130/) has determined on, and as effective from June 1, 2019, that the general prevailing rate of wages in this locality for laborers, mechanics, and other workers engaged in the construction of public works coming under the jurisdiction of the Township of Riverside is the same as determined by the Illinois Department of Labor for Cook County as of June 11, 2019. A copy of the full ordinance and the Department of Labor determination is available for inspection by any interested party in the Township of Riverside office, located at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, lL 60546, and to any employer or association of employers and any person or association of employees who have filed, or file their names and addresses, requesting copies of the same.

Liane J. Blauw Riverside Township Clerk Dated: June 11, 2019.

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Notice is hereby given by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of North Riverside, Illinois that request for proposals will be received for the following services: Paramedic Services Sealed proposals will be received by mail or other delivery up to the hour of 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 16, 2019 in the Office of Village Administrator, Village of North Riverside, 2401 S. DesPlaines Avenue North Riverside, IL 60546 and will be publicly opened and read at that time. Bids delivered in person will be accepted weekdays between the Hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. only.

Bidding documents are available at the office of the Village Administrator, Village of North Riverside, 2401 S. DesPlaines Avenue, North Riverside, Illinois.

Any bidder in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the bidding documents may request an interpretation thereof from the Village.

The Village of North Riverside reserves the rights to determine the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, to waive irregularities, and to reject any and all bid proposals.

BY ORDER THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES and to reject any or all bid proposals.

VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS Published in the Landmark, 7/17/2019

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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, August 2nd, 2019 for the following: Bid Number: 19 -129 Village of Oak Park Building Maintenance Services

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, August 9th, 2019 for the following: Bid Number: 19-142 Village of Oak Park Property Condition Assessment 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 7/17/2019

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Forest Park Public Schools, District No. 91 in Forest Park, Illinois will be destroying all temporary special education records for students who graduated/transferred from the school district during the 2013-2014 school year. Students over the age of 18 or custodial parents interested in obtaining copies of these records may do so by contacting Katie Bell 708-366-5703, ext 230 BEFORE: August 16, 2019.

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There will be a pre-bid meeting at the Public Works Center, 201 South Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302 in the 2nd floor conference room on Wednesday, July 24th at 8:30 a.m.

Bid forms may be obtained from the Public Works Customer Service Center by calling 708358-5700 or by stopping by the office located at 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. 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 7/17/2019

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A. AS TRUSTEE FOR MORTGAGE ASSETS MANAGEMENT SERIES I TRUST Plaintiff, -v.CHARLES P. CAREY, AS EXECUTOR, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF PATRICIA A. SPELLMAN F/K/A PATRICIA A. CAREY, CHARLES P. CAREY, JAMES J. CAREY, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2018 CH 10406 1048 N ELMWOOD AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 13, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 15, 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 1048 N ELMWOOD AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302Property Index No. 16-06222-001-0000.

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(g1).

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

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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 14-18-07809.

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. 14-18-07809 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 10406 TJSC#: 39-3091 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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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(g1).

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

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 Please refer to file number 2120-9146 - FT. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

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

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-9146 - FT Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 10 CH 36911 TJSC#: 39-3991 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 WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DBA CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.LINDA F. COLE Defendants 10 CH 36911 208 LE MOYNE PARKWAY OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 13, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 29, 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 208 LE MOYNE PARKWAY, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-102-0290000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $474,475.34.

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

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

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

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

Plaintiff 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 2006-1 TRUST, HOME EQUITY ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1 Plaintiff, -v.DARREN W. ALBRECHT, ERICA J. ALBRECHT, HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR NOMURA HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2006-WF1 ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, WELLINGTON MANOR CONDOMINIUM Defendants 2018 CH 14514 37 WEST WASHINGTON BOULEVARD UNIT 2 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 29, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 6, 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:

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Commonly known as 37 WEST WASHINGTON BOULEVARD UNIT 2, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-322-0421003.

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(g1).

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 14-18-12613.

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. 14-18-12613 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 14514 TJSC#: 39-4128 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 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION; Plaintiff, vs.

SIDNEY L. ALLGOOD AKA SIDNEY A. ALLGOOD; UTOPIA L. CAMPBELL; STATE OF ILLINOIS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 16 CH 11837 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, August 12, 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. 16-18-412-038-0000.

Commonly known as 1011 South Elmwood Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60304.

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

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 16-016809 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3125542

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(g1).

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

For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm. Please refer to file number 18-086650.

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.

SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 18-086650 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 18 CH 6679 TJSC#: 39-3309 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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forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-08-102-015-0000.

Commonly known as 20 50th Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104.

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. 18-038151 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3125804

Monday, August 19, 2019 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-10-126-011-0000.

Commonly known as 117 South 20th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153.

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. 17-036975 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3125781

able 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(g1).

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

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 4221719 Please refer to file number 2120-15421.

If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney.

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

HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-15421 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 18 CH 12928 TJSC#: 39-3918 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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Commonly known as 5934 PARK AVENUE, Berkeley, IL 60163 Property Index No. 15-06-301-0560000 (VOL. 156).

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $158,888.68.

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(g1).

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

For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number 116800.

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.

POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. 116800 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 18 CH 14208 TJSC#: 39-3042 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 MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS TRUST SERIES MLCC 2004-1 Plaintiff, -v.SUSAN E. BAL A/K/A SUSAN BAL A/K/A SUSAN VANDERHUIST A/K/A SUE VANDERHULST, WILLIAM F. BAL, SI BOO, LLC, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS Defendants 18 CH 6679 562 BYRD ROAD Riverside, IL 60546 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 20, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 21, 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 562 BYRD ROAD, Riverside, IL 60546 Property Index No. 15-25-405-0260000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $342,044.90.

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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

MARIA RAMIREZ, AKA MARIA E. RAMIREZ; COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS; ONEMAIN FINANCIAL INC.; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK FKA FIRSTMERIT BANK, N.A.; CITY OF CHICAGO; STATE OF ILLINOIS Defendants, 19 CH 329 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, August 20, 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE RMAC TRUST SERIES 2016CTT; Plaintiff, vs.

JOSE M. CARRILLO AKA JOSE MANUEL CARRILLO AKA JOSE CARRILLO; MARIA S. CARRILLO AKA MARIA CARRILLO; BANK OF AMERICA, NA SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NA; MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC; LVNV FUNDING LLC; HUGO MARTINEZ; Defendants, 17 CH 10431 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, August 20, 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. 15-06-307-016-0000.

Commonly known as 1104 North Taft Avenue, Berkeley, IL 60163.

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. 18-016587 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3125790 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR SPECIALTY UNDERWRITING AND RESIDENTIAL FINANCE TRUST MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-BC1; Plaintiff, vs.

DEBBIE M. CASTLEBERRY AKA DEBBIE CASTLEBERRY; CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 15446 Calendar 59 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.SHARI D. HERRON, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, ILLINOIS HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Defendants 18 CH 12928 2316 S. 23RD AVE. BROADVIEW, IL 60155 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 22, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 26, 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 2316 S. 23RD AVE., BROADVIEW, IL 60155 Property Index No. 15-22-109-0520000.

The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $52,348.05.

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

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

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

Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allow-

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION BROKER SOLUTIONS, INC, D/B/A NEW AMERICAN FUNDING Plaintiff, -v.EMMA R. BRANDON Defendants 18 CH 14208 5934 PARK AVENUE Berkeley, IL 60163 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 10, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 12, 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:

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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

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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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Some factors affecting home rates include larger homes, storms creating more damage than usual, and rising costs for materials and labor to repair homes.

New Cars Because a new car is worth more than an older model, it costs more to replace. And if you finance or lease your new car, most lenders require you to carry full coverage—which makes it impossible to skimp or strategize coverage. You can be wise about how your new car will impact insurance premiums before you buy. According to insure.com, the cheapest new cars to insure tend to be larger, sturdy models such as minivans, SUVs and trucks.

Marital Status and Age If you're unmarried and without children, you're considered part of a higher-risk category than married couples with kids (married people tend to stay home more). If you're under 26 and male, you'll pay even more.

Lapses in Coverage Not having any auto insurance, even for just over 30 days, can cause your premiums to spike.

Driving Record Just as having no accidents or tickets will lower your auto insurance premiums and, having either or both could raise them. Most insurance companies periodically scan for recent traffic violations, whether you’re a new or existing customer.

If your insurer finds a violation, your auto insurance rates could be higher for the next few years.

What To Do About It So, what can you do to reduce your insurance rates?

Periodically evaluate how much coverage you actually need.

Then take a look at deductibles. Increasing auto and home deductibles can reduce your monthly premium. Your insurance agent can review your policies and help find ways to reduce your premium.

Discounts, Risk, and Loyalty Most insurance companies offer discounts for good grades, away discounts for college students, and low-mileage discounts for occasional drivers. So, as your life circumstances change, ask your agent if you qualify for any new discounts.

Avoiding risks can also help keep rates in check. Certain home purchases, such as trampolines, can increase your home insurance rates or even make you ineligible for insurance with some carriers.

Finally, loyalty and safety are key. Insurance companies reward client loyalty and safe driving with additional coverage options such as second chances for accidents and deductible dividends. Switching insurance carriers frequently can offer small immediate savings, but is not a wise move long term, as it restricts you from accruing valuable loyalty credits.

The Bottom Line When it comes to insurance rates, some factors are out of your control. But understanding those factors that are within your control—such as car type/model, home size, location, amenities, deductibles and discounts, can help you play an active role in keeping rates down.

We welcome your insurance-related questions. Contact the independent insurance agents at Forest Agency at 708-383 -9000 and info@forestagency.com, or visit us online at www.forestagency.com to learn more about the best fit coverage for your home, auto, life, and business.

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Dan Browne is the President of Forest Agency Insurance, a proudly-independent insurance agency serving Oak Park and the surrounding communities since 1957.

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