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CVS at Circle and Harlem closing Final day is Aug. 13 By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
The only CVS in Forest Park, at 7216 Circle Ave., will close on Aug. 13. The nearby CVS inside Target’s Oak Park location, at 1129 Lake St., will remain open, and all of the prescriptions will be transferred there. In a statement to the Review, CVS didn’t elaborate on the rationale for the closing, saying only that it was a “difficult business decision.” It pointed to the fact that it had several locations near Forest Park, so it could continue to serve village customers. The village still has a Walgreens at 7200 Roosevelt Rd. and a pharmacy at the Forest Park Walmart, 1300 Des Plaines Ave. In recent years, CVS closed a number of stores in the Chicago area, stating that they were underperforming. The company stated that the Forest Park location’s closure was no different. “We made the difficult business decision to close the CVS Pharmacy store located at 7216 Circle Ave.,” it stated. “The closure of this store is not a reflection of the hard work and dedication of our employees. In fact, every effort is being made to place them into comparable roles at other CVS locations nearby. We are committed to Forest Park and the Chicagoland area and continue to serve the local community with outstanding service at our other stores nearby.” According to CVS’ store locator tool, the pharmacy chain has several locations near Forest Park. Aside from the Target pharmacy, it includes a standalone Oak Park location at 6748 Roosevelt Rd. and a North Riverside location at 7200 W Cermak Rd. The sign on taped to the store front door as of See CVS on page 13
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IF IT CLAPS LIKE A DUCK: It was a good night for ducks and people at the WSSRA event.last week. See more photos on page 5.
Lantern Haus reopens but with conditions No more pop-up events, changes to social media posts By MICHAEL ROMAIN Editor
A Forest Park bar whose liquor license was temporarily suspended last week in connection to a street fight that emanated from the establishment was allowed to reopen on Monday. Lantern Haus, 7414 Madison St., was closed over the weekend after getting a notice of emergency closure on July 27 from Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins, who is also the village’s liquor
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control commissioner. During a liquor hearing on Monday, Hoskins said that Lantern Haus will be allowed to reopen, but only on several conditions. The bar can no longer host pop up shop events, the managers of the bar must have the same liquor training and certifications as the person who is on the liquor license, and the owner will have to monitor and review all social media posts and advertising. In an interview after the hearing, Jacknow agreed to curb “any sort of irresponsible language, such as ‘Wasted Wednesday.’” He also said that he “will not be advertising or looking for any private events on the second floor. The second floor will be coinciding with the first floor, once we open, as overflow.” See LANTERN HAUS on page 13
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Car wash decibel level is deafening
recently wrote a column about noise pollution in Forest Park that resonated with a number of readers. It was an ear-opening article because I started hearing from readers with their own noise complaints. Monica Berns was the first reader to contact me. She was complaining about noise from the Crystal Car Wash at 901 S. Harlem. Berns purchased her home on the 800 block of Elgin on Dec. 14, 2012. She was not bothered by the traffic noise coming from I-290 or Harlem Avenue. She was also not disturbed by noise emanating from the Premier Car Wash, where Crystal is now located. She recalled that Premier had its vacuums on the east side of the building, facing Harlem Avenue, so the noise did not affect residents to the west. Crystal has vacuums on the west/alley side of its property, which Berns said does impact her neighborhood. On June 28, she addressed the Forest Park Village Council about the noise problem. I found her remarks reasonable and respectful. She simply requested that the village conduct noise and traffic studies in the vicinity of Crystal Car Wash. On July 1, 2021, She invited me to her home to experience the noise problem she’s complaining about. As we sat on her front porch, the loudest
sound I heard was when the exit door of the car wash opened and cars exited north onto Lexington Street. The noise was caused by the dryers and lasted about 20 seconds each time a car exited. Berns stated that her house is 300 feet from the car wash exit. She uses an app on her phone to measure sound levels. When the exit door opened, the reading was 60 decibels on her phone. She and I walked toward the car wash. She has painted distances to the car wash on the pavement. When we were 50 feet from the exit, her app registered over 80 decibels. Berns stated she has researched state and local ordinances governing car washes and believes Crystal is in violation of both. She has not contacted Crystal’s owner, Neil Rembos, with her complaints. “I like the car wash,” Berns said, “but a compromise needs to be made. The noise is harassing me and not allowing me to live in peace.” The car wash opens daily at 7 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. Weekends are the worst time for noise, she said. When she spoke to her neighbors about the car wash noise, it opened “a whole floodgate of complaints.” She believes the noise is affecting the health of her neighbors and negatively impacting the value of their homes. She wants Crystal to install some
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kind of sound abatement to mitigate the noise annoying residents. Besides the existing car wash, Berns has concerns about the Rembos family purchasing a lot on the northwest corner of Harlem and Lexington, where they intend to expand their car wash operation. She believes the village should carefully consider this proposal, in light of the problems Crystal is already causing. Steve Glinke, head of the village’s Dept. of Public Health & Safety, said there will be a public hearing before the Zoning Board of Appeals, concerning Crystal’s expansion. He suggests the hearing will provide the appropriate forum for residents to voice their complaints about excessive noise. In Berns’ opinion, the car wash problem comes down to whether Forest Park wants to be a “business-friendly” community as opposed to a “resident-friendly” community. She is hoping the village will perform noise and traffic studies in connection with Crystal and find an amicable solution to the problem. ■ 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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UPS AND DOWNS OF AMUSEMENT The Giant Safety Coaster, a main attraction at the Forest Park Amusement Park was also known as Chase Through the Clouds. This wooden coaster was at the time the highest, longest and steepest coaster in the United States. It was designed by the Ingersol Engineering & Constructing Company and built by Paul Howse’s Coaster Construction Company. At night it lit up with an outline of electric lights and the coaster ran alongside the fence of Concordia Cemetery, where screaming passengers could be heard from blocks away.
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Living the fantasy of freedom on the open road Forest Parker has been living the ‘vanlife’ since Feb. 2019 By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter
Steve Bates drove from Northbrook to Forest Park on July 10 to attend a “vanlife roundup,” convened by Scott Watson. Bates, a former Forest Park resident, explained that a roundup is a meeting attended by those interested in buying a vehicle, like his 21-foot 2019 Winnebago Travato GL selfcontained camper van, and in hearing about his nomadic journey, which began in February 2019. Since then he has visited 40 states, lived in his van, and worked full time online from almost anywhere that has access to Wi-Fi. The eight people from all over the Chicago Metro area attending the roundup had all caught the vanlife bug and were at various stages of turning their fantasies into reality. Bates, for example, had been a tent camper for many years but at this stage of life was interested in transitioning to something more comfortable. Last winter he rented what is called a teardrop — because of its profile — a 4-by-4-foot camper trailer and headed out to Yellowstone National Park. He laughed as he reported that it snowed while he was there. “Those camping in tents wished they had even a small camper like mine,” he said, “while I wished that I had a bigger camper like the van Scott has.” Seated around the table at Louie’s was the whole spectrum of vanlife enthusiasts. A woman named Deborah had just started exploring the possibility of buying a van while a man named Greg already owned a van similar to Watson’s Winnebago. JB and Christine presently have a Winnebago Solis with a pop top roof and are thinking about upgrading. The roundup turned out to be less a lecture by Watson and more of a seminar with all of the attendees chipping in their insights.
On the road Many were interested in Watson’s model of working while on the road, which required the nomad to have a job that can be done online. Suma couldn’t do that because she is a veterinarian. Two participants reported that hospitals tend to be short of nurses and will agree to commitments as short as three months, and that some even have electrical hookups in their parking lots to accommodate people living in campers. When Suma brought up the challenge of licensing in different states, she learned there are third-party companies that
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DIGITAL NOMAD: Forest Parker Scott Watson has been living the dream in his live-in van, named “Lucy.” can do it for you. Bates mentioned that on his recent trip to Yellowstone, it seemed like every business had a “now hiring” sign in its window. Regarding electrical power, Watson raved about the ability of lithium batteries to hold a charge. Campgrounds like KOA have hookups but charge something like $30 a night to park. In addition, some campgrounds don’t allow generators to run after a certain time in the evening. Malcom Smith was interested in buying a piece of land somewhere off the grid and parking a van or trailer there for long periods of time, so he asked questions about solar power. There are campgrounds, of course, but at $30 a night the cost can mount up. Some towns allow parking on the street while others, like every municipality in Michigan, will give you a ticket.
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With freedom come periods of being alone. Watson’s solution is to be outgoing. When he parks in a campground, he immediately gets to know his neighbors, and discovers right away that they have vanlife or a variant thereof in common. When visiting a town, he introduces himself to the people in the diner or gas station or library and has learned that many locals like sharing their stories and show interest in his lifestyle. As it turns out, there is a whole online community of vanlife enthusiasts which can be plugged into. Watson posts two stories a week on his website, “Go Small. Live Large!” and on YouTube under the same name. The subtitle on the website explains the content: “Sharing stories about interesting places, fascinating people, Vanlife in a Travato GL, and working as a digital nomad.”
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A day to remember at the Forest Park Aquatic Center West Suburban Special Recreation Association hosted its annual Splish Splash Summer Bash and Wacky Quacky Duck Races on Thursday, July 29. The weather was perfect for swimming and water slides. Adopted rubber ducks raced down the waterslide for prizes throughout the night, with a final champion duck crowned at the end. Funds raised support the WSSRA scholarship program.
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BIG WEEK Sustainability in Forest Park Join Commissioner of Public Property Jessica Voogd and Environmental Control Commissioner Karen Rozmus as they discuss some of the past and upcoming green initiatives in Forest Park, their impact and how you can participate. This virtual meeting will take place via Zoom on Thursday, Aug. 5 at 7 p.m. and is organized by the Forest Park Public Library. Registration is required and participants will receive a link before the program. For more information, contact Amilcar Perez at aperez@fppl. org or register by visiting fppl.org.
Get batty at Trailside Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 N. Thatcher Ave. in River Forest, invites you to get to know more about everyone’s favorite night time flying mammals during “Bats!” on Friday, Aug. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Guests will get to hear and see real bats with the help of special equipment. This event is free for people 12 and up. Registration is required. Call 708-366-5630 or visit online at fpdcc. com/places/locations/trailside-museum-natural-history/#events
Haymarket martyrs tour ur at Forest Home Join the Historical Society of Forest Park for an hour-long tour in and around the Haymarket Monument located in Forest Home Cemetery, 863 Desplaines Ave. on Aug. 7 at 10 a.m. Learn the story of the Haymarket affair, the monument, the eight-hour workday and those who choose to be buried near this monument. Please use the parking lot near the Desplaines Avenue entrance, behind the office. For more information or watch a virtual tour, our, visit forestparkhistory.org .
Art Stroll on Madison Street The Forest Park Chamber of Commerce and the Forest Park Arts Alliance invite you to enjoy their latest art stroll on Aug. 5 from 6 to 9 p.m. along Madison Street. Held the first Thursday of the month, the art strolls are a joint effort of the Forest Park Chamber and the Arts Alliance that showcase local “makers” -- both pop-up artists and district staples, even those who create own food or beverages. Visitors are encouraged to stroll and experience the creative energy in town.
A Shark-ing development Forest Park Public Library invites middle schoolers to learn more about those hunters of the deep – sharks – during their next “Where in the Wild?” virtual program in honor of Shark Week on Monday, Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. The library will have video footage and shark facts for you. How much do you know? The episode will air on the library’s Facebook page (@forestparkreads), and you can also try their Shark Week Kahoot Challenge. Register to get the link by visiting fppl.evanced.info/signup/Calendar.
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Woman robbed by men driving hijacked vehicle When the officer intervened, the man reportedly took a swing at the officer, who reported feeling “contact to my face briefly.” The officer responded by jumping on the man and punching him in the face multiple times while trying to handcuff him. Paramedics took the man, who was bleeding from his head, to the hospital. Police towed the vehicle but as of the time the police report was written had not charged him because they did not know his identity.
A 35-year-old Chicago woman called police on July 28 at about 5:40 p.m. to report she had just been robbed in the parking lot of a dental office on Roosevelt Road. The victim told police that she had just left 28 to Brush, 7610 Roosevelt Road, and was walking in the parking lot toward her vehicle when a black Mercedes-Benz with a license plate starting in “BU” swerved toward her, causing her to jump out of the way. Two men wearing black face masks exited the Mercedes and quickly walked toward her. One of them began saying “gimme” while reaching for his waistband. After the second offender grabbed a bag the victim was holding in her hand, both men got back into the vehicle and drove away. The bag reportedly contained a toothbrush and a receipt from the appointment. An Oak Park police officer reported spotting the vehicle at Harrison Street and Euclid Avenue and initiated a pursuit. However, the chase was terminated after police lost sight of the car traveling eastbound on I-290 from Austin Boulevard. According to police, the vehicle had been hijacked in Berwyn and used in similar incidents in the surrounding area.
Forest Park police responded to the parking lot of Walmart, 1300 Desplaines Ave., on July 23 at about 10:30 p.m. after a 49-year-old Cicero woman reported that someone had snatched an item from his shopping cart while walking to her vehicle. The victim told police that as she walked to her car, which was parked in the easternmost lanes of the parking lot, an unknown man came up from behind and grabbed her “lunchbox” containing her insulin and a large quantity of four other medications. The offender then entered a dark blue Chevy Suburban and drove off.
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A 57-year-old Chicago woman went to Forest Park police on the morning of July 23 to report that about a month earlier someone had removed several items from her purse while she was asleep on a CTA Blue Line train. The woman told police that the stolen items included two pre-paid phones, business cards, a calendar book, a wallet with ID and a bank card. The woman also told police that the bank card had been used at a Shell station in Oak Park on June 21.
CTA employees working two different CTA lines called Forest Park police twice in the past two weeks to report that someone had spray painted graffiti on train cars. On July 23, an employee called at about 2:50 a.m. to report that two train cars parked in the “deep jungle” portion of the train holding area near the CTA Blue Line terminal at 711 Desplaines Ave. had been tagged. On the following morning at about 12:35 a.m., an employee called to report that one train car parked near the Harlem Avenue platform of the CTA’s Green Line at 1 Harlem Ave. had been tagged with graffiti.
Man accused of punching cop
A Forest Park police officer reported he was punched in the face by a man allegedly under the influence of drugs during an incident on July 27 around 4:55 p.m. in the 1500 block of Harlem Avenue. The incident started as a well-being check after 911 callers reported a man down on the sidewalk and a vehicle left parked in the middle of the roadway. Police arrived to find a man – who police did not identify because he had no ID and would not cooperate –apparently under the influence of drugs. From the man’s pocket an officer recovered a small baggie containing a white powdery substance believed to be heroin. The officer placed the baggie on the ledge of a nearby building, but the man grabbed the baggie and ate it, destroying the evidence. The man reportedly refused medical treatment and police said they were willing to let him go and tow his vehicle – a firefighter had removed the keys from the ignition and left them on the driver’s seat -- when the man allegedly tried to get back into his vehicle.
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Park vending machine damaged A 13-year-old boy and 14-year-old girl were cited for curfew violations and criminal damage to property after allegedly damaging a vending machine at the Park District of Forest Park property, 7501 Harrison St., by allegedly kicking it around 12:45 a.m. on July 27. A witness heard two loud bangs and saw two people walking away from the soda machine outside the daycare building. Police stopped the boy and girl for a curfew violation and observed foot prints on the lower portion of the vending machine These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, July 22-29, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.
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Forest Park tables action on beer garden entertainment Proposal would have only applied to bars off Madison St. By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins delayed a vote on an ordinance that would allow beer gardens located outside the village’s downtown to play live music. The ordinance was originally on the July 26 meeting agenda. Hoskins said he wanted to delay it to work out some language but didn’t elaborate beyond that. He didn’t respond to e-mails and calls requesting comment on what issues need to be worked out. The move comes as the village continues to enforce the moratorium, which will last until Sept. RORY HOSKINS 6, prohibiting all Forest Park Mayor live entertainment at bars and restaurants. The village council imposed it to give Forest Park time to address perceived weakness in the current rules, so that the village can provide better oversight over what kind of live performances are allowed. The topic wasn’t addressed during the July 26 meeting, and it’s not clear when the village may revisit it. Under Section 3-3-5 of the village municipal code, “no live entertainment or live music” is allowed in beer gardens. The ordinance would modify the language so that the prohibition would only apply to beer gardens located in the area zoned as Downtown Business District – which includes every building along Madison Street. For beer gardens elsewhere in the village, the music must stop playing by 11 p.m. The ordinance doesn’t set any other restrictions.
If approved, the ordinance would take effect immediately. On July 2, the village council approved a temporary moratorium on processing public place of amusement licenses, which had the effect of banning live music in bars and restaurants, until at least Sept. 6. Under the municipal code, bars and restaurants have to apply for amusement licenses any time they wanted to host a performance to give Forest Park officials a chance to review it. However, that provision hasn’t been enforced in years. At the time, Hoskins said that the morato-
rium would give the village time to update the “insufficient” regulations. He indicated that the village attorney is working on the language, and that it may come back to the village council on July 26 – but that didn’t pan out. During the July 2 meeting, commissioners proposed relaxing the existing beer garden limits, with commissioner Ryan Nero saying that it would be a good way to support local businesses. At the time, Hoskins said that it was something the village had to approach carefully and thoughtfully. Although he said that the ordinance may take longer
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than a month, it was included in the July 26 meeting agenda. During the actual meeting, Hoskins said that he intended to table the beer gardens ordinance. “I think some of my colleagues have some feedback,” he said. “We can work out some language and come back another day.” The commissioners didn’t object, and the council moved on to the next item on the agenda. Unless the council schedules a special meeting, the earliest the village council can revisit the ordinance is on Aug. 9.
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Food, family and fun at Taste of Elmwood Park Outdoor festival brings four days of festivities and music to Central Park
For more than 30 years the Taste of Elmwood Park has been a signature event for our sister suburb to the north. After taking a pandemic related pause in 2020, the four-day food-focused celebration is back with a wide variety of dishes to please every palate. The Taste is free to attend and will be held at Central Park at 75th Avenue and Fullerton from AuFood Writer gust 5 to 8 in Elmwood Park. “The Taste is a fun community event where local restaurants, businesses, neighbors and friends come together for a weekend of food, fun, and entertainment,” wrote Angelo “Skip” Saviano, Elmwood Park village president. “Participation by our village’s finest restaurants has been outstanding, and the crowds continue to grow as talk of the taste spreads.” More than 20 unique food vendors will be showcasing signature menu items at the festival and several participants have their brick-and-mortar homes in Elmwood Park. Thanks to a stretch of “restaurant row” eateries situated on North Avenue and a cluster of establishments on “the circle,” Elmwood Park is known to many as a local dining destination — the Taste of Elmwood Park is an ideal place to enjoy affordably
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priced restaurant favorites. A bevy of reputable Elmwood Park establishments including Donny G’s, Café Cubano, New Star, Gringo and Blondie and Armand’s are set to bring Italian, Cuban, Japanese, Chinese and Mexican fare to hungry festival goers next week. “Send everyone you know to the Taste of Elmwood Park,” said George Diamond, manager of Eggsperience, 16 Conti Pkwy. “I am going to be there for four days. We’ll have gyros, kebabs, Greek fries and Baklava.” In addition to Greek fare, the Taste of Elmwood Park is bringing New Star’s best loved eggrolls and crab rangoon to the masses. The crab rangoon will come two per order and the eggrolls feature a bounty of BBQ pork, shrimp, and vegetables in a pleasing peanut sauce. “They are the best around because we use best quality meat, vegetables and peanut butter,” says Jinny Zhao, owner of New Star. “And our crab rangoon is made from real crab, too.” Gringo and Blondie plans to offer elote style corn and their namesake tacos -- “The Gringo” features slow roasted barbacoa beef, pickled onions, cilantro and cotija cheese. Angelo Lollino, chef-owner of Mas-
Greek Fries topped with feta cheese and oregano will join other Greek delights on the menu offerings from Eggsperience.
GRAB A SLICE: Armand’s Pizza as well as their popular artichoke casserole will be available at the Taste of Elmwood Park.
Gringo and Blondie will be offering their Barbacoa tacos and elote style corn at the Taste of Elmwood Park next weekend.
Donny’s G’s is a mainstay at the Taste—they’ll be serving up arancini rice bowls, baked artichoke hearts and spicy parmesan wings to hungry festival goers. All photos Melissa Elsmo
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Cooling house made gelato will be available from Massa Café Italiano. sa Café Italiano will be serving up scoops of his award-winning gelato to help attendees cool off on a hot day. Folks looking for classic Elmwood Park fare can happily grab an Italian Beef with sweet or hot peppers from Johnnie’s or snag a junior sized pork sandwich from Russell’s Barbecue. Both restaurants are institutions in Elmwood Park and synonymous with dining in the area. The 75th Avenue Market, featuring Sergio’s Seafood, made its debut at the Taste in 2019 and will return to the festival again this year. Attendees can expect to enjoy raw and baked clams, fresh shucked oysters, grilled octopus, and other Italian seafood specialties at the tent designed to mimic seafood markets in the Bronx. The experienced fish handlers behind Sergio’s Seafood possess the skillset necessary to serve up seafood safely in a hectic festival environment. Baked clams, cooked on site, are expected to be crowd pleasers.
They are topped with breadcrumb filling enhanced with garlic, Parmesan and butter while raw clams and fresh oysters will pair beautifully with fresh horseradish sauce and homemade cocktail sauce. The Mayor’s Cup Bocce Tournament, The Taste Lounge and Yoga in the Park are also featured events during the family friendly experience. Several bands will entertain festival goers all weekend long with the event running Thursday, Aug. 5 and Friday, Aug. 6 from 5 to 11 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 7 from noon to 11 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 8 from noon to 10 p.m.
Russell’s Barbecue will be slinging junior pork sandwiches like the one shown here as well as beef sandwiches, rib tips and smoked wings.
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hef Gaetano’s Artisan Foods in Forest Park is rightly named: some of their best stuff is made inhouse, old time artisan-style, right there on Madison Street in Forest Park. Gaetano’s is a local treasure. Last weekend, we stopped by Gaetano’s to get some sausage, bread and giardiniera. The sausage was coppa, a traditional Italian preparation of dry-cured pork shoulder muscle. The bread is a new favorite, Toscanello, a thin, super-crusty loaf that seems to have been named after the long and thin Italian cigar of the same name. All of Gaetano’s sausage (except for prosciutto de Parma) and breads are made in-house. As you likely know, giardiniera is the veg-forward condiment found at Italian beef stands everywhere, a combination of vegetables in oil. Giardiniera is a distinctly Chicago original food, though there are antecedents in the old country. According to Dalanti, a company that specializes in Italian condiments, “Common vegetables in the Italian version, also called sotto aceti, include onions, celery, zucchini, carrots and cauliflower, pickled vegetables in red- or white-wine vinegar. It is typically eaten as an antipasto, or with salads.” Note this traditional European giardiniera is oil-free. In Chicago, however, giardiniera is a condiment, typically sprinkled on Italian beef sandwiches. Chicago-style giardiniera is commonly made with chopped serrano peppers (called “sport” peppers in Chicago), with other assorted vegetables, such as bell peppers, olives, celery, pimentos, carrots, cauliflower and sometimes crushed red pepper flakes, all marinated in vegetable, olive, or soybean oil. Though folklore popularizes Italians as favoring a “spicy meatball,” we Italians are somewhat heat-averse. You may find red pepper flakes on some Italian tables, but
you will rarely find the tongue-numbing hot sauce favored by many of us Americans. Incidentally, our love of chili heat may be attributable to the influx of Mexican immigrants into this country; chili peppers first appeared many centuries ago in what is now Mexico, and ever since, chilies have been a big part of Mexican cuisine. We in the U.S. have come to seek out the burn (and, of course, the endorphin/dopamine rush of pleasure/pain) of a hot chili pepper, so maybe that’s why giardiniera in the U.S. usually carries much more chili heat than giardiniera in Italy. The Dalanti site explains that “Chicagostyle giardiniera was invented … in 1925 by famous ‘Beef and Sausage Man’ Pasquale Scala. It’s also commonly served on Italian sausage sandwiches, meatball sandwiches, Italian subs and pizza.” Though the exact origins of Chicago-style giardiniera are, as with so many foods, exceedingly difficult to determine with complete accuracy, Pasquale Scala is certainly a contender. For years, the Scala Beef Packing Company has supplied many of Chicago’s Italian beef stands. At Italian grocery stores throughout the area, you’ll find unique house brands of giardiniera. Scudiero’s in Melrose Park, for instance, where we get old-country style Easter pie, has their own brand of giardiniera, as does Serelli’s Finer Foods on North Avenue. Serelli’s makes some of the hottest giardiniera I’ve ever had. Gaetano’s giardiniera, on the other hand, tends toward the milder end of the chili-heat spectrum, and it was a good team player along with the mildly seasoned coppa. Not all the giardiniera at Gaetano’s is made in-house. I was there a few weeks ago, and Chef Gaetano told me that they ran out of their house-made stuff and on that day, they had giardiniera only from other sources. I asked him if he planned to make more of his own giardiniera, and he told me, “If I am living, I am making giardiniera.”
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Forest Park bans pop-ups until further notice Some recent disturbances on Madison St. followed pop-up events By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
Forest Park has banned pop up events while the village figures out how to better regulate them. Steve Glinke, the village’s director of planning and zoning, announced the policy change on July 26. Forest Park’s municipal code is currently silent on pop ups, which means that, while they are not explicitly prohibited, they are not explicitly allowed, either. While in the past, Forest Park worked with businesses interested in holding pop-ups on a case-by-case basis, the village’s new approach is that, until
LANTERN HAUS
Opens with conditions from page 1 Jacknow was also ordered to temporarily close for less than a week last year after Hoskins said the establishment had violated local COVID-19 restrictions, but all of the charges were dropped except for two citations related to staying open after hours. On Monday, the bar owner said he adamantly believes his establishment has been getting a bad rap that isn’t reflected in the reality. “I’ve only gotten two $450 tickets that were employee-based,” he said. “One lady stayed open late. It was her birthday and she got a ticket. And the other one was a bartender who let the patio stay open past the Covid shutdown hours. Those are my two tickets. No fights. No drugs. No nothing.” Hoskins issued this latest notice of emergency closure after the brawl on July 25, which resulted in Forest Park police officers issuing two people local citations for public fighting. The incident happened just before 9 p.m., according to the police report.
CVS
Closing Aug.13 from page 1 July 29 stated that the prescriptions would be transferred to the River Forest location at 7929 W. North Ave., the statement indicated the Oak Park Target location. The Forest Park CVS is located on the village’s northeastern tip, across the street from Oak Park and across the CTA/Metra railroad embankment from River Forest. It was among the more transit-friendly loca-
the municipal code is revised to clearly regulate pop ups, they won’t be allowed at all. While Glinke didn’t elaborate on why the policy has changed, the announcement came a day after a fight occurred near the Lantern Haus bar as a pop-up party was ending. Glinke indicated that, as of July 30, the village was in the process of creating an ordinance regulating pop-ups, but he didn’t have a timeline for when it might go before the village council. Over the years, a number of Forest Park businesses hosted a number of events. Most recently, the Wright House gallery hosted an art pop-up shop on July 24 and 25. Urban Pioneer Group event venue, 7503 Madison St., has hosted a number of pop-up shops for local artisans. In a statement sent through the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce and Development newsletter, Glinke wrote that pop ups are “neither defined nor permitted under the code.”
Forest Park police officers said in the report that they were dispatched to Lantern Haus for a disturbance involving up to 50 people. When police arrived, the crowd of patrons dispersed into smaller groups of between 10 and 15, with many people still yelling “and being belligerent as they dispersed,” police said. One witness told police that there was a “pop up” party on the upper level of Lantern Haus. The person said an argument broke out and someone threw a glass. Outside of the establishment, police said they stopped a vehicle allegedly containing a man whose face was visibly bleeding and hands were swollen. Police said the injured man told them he had gotten jumped by a group of men after an argument inside of the party, but he refused medical treatment and declined to provide officers with additional details about the incident. He also declined to press charges. In his notice of emergency closure, Hoskins said the owners of Lantern Haus failed to adequately “supervise and control its patrons” while they were inside the premises and once they left, failed to “employ sufficient” security and employees for the event, failed to “prevent patrons from
tions in the area, located directly south of Harlem/Lake Green Line el station’s west entrance, and within walking distance of Metra Union Pacific Line’s Oak Park station and stops for CTA bus route 90 and Pace buses 307, which serves Harlem Avenue corridor in Oak Park, and 317, which primarily serves the Madison Street corridor in River Forest. According to a CVS’ May 4 press release, the company’s overall profits were up by 3.5 percent. The company’s retail revenues increased by $525 million, or 2.3 percent, though the statement noted that COVID-19 testing and vaccinations offset what would otherwise be a loss.
“We’ve attempted to work with individual business owners in the past to facilitate such activities, but it appears the village is at a point where we either need to change local code to better define the scope of Pop Ups or develop a guidance piece clarifying what is and is not permitted,” he wrote. “For the time being, businesses shall be limited only to the approved use under their Forest Park business license.” When reached by-email, Glinke didn’t elaborate on the reasons behind the change in policy, saying only that the village staff was in the process of developing pop-up regulations. “Village employees will be researching this at the staff level before recommendations are made to the policymakers.” he said. Laurie Kokenes, Forest Park Chamber of Commerce’s executive director, said that the chamber board hasn’t discussed the issue of pop-ups as of July 29, so it hasn’t currently taken any position on the matter.
Lantern Haus, 7414 Madison St causing harm, disruption and concern for safety of the general public as well as neighboring business” and failed to “notify local law enforcement of the fight.” On the day of the fight, Jacknow posted to Facebook his own account of events, which disputes the information in the mayor’s emergency notice. Jacknow said the fight happened during a “pop up shop event” his establishment was hosting on its second floor, where vendors were selling merchandise and advertising their businesses at booths. “An argument broke out upstairs which was deescalated there, parties were separated and dispersed through the front in a staggered manner,” Jacknow said on Facebook. “Unfortunately because this was not the type of event I felt needed more than one security personnel, I had only one man in that position.
“While the parties left and we immediately shut down the event, my manager Julienne noted that some people from the party made their way out back and were not leaving, so he called for police assistance in getting them to disperse. During this time one of the people from the front made their way to Hannah [Avenue] as he was leaving, and several of the patrons from the rear spotted him and jumped him by [Forest Park National Bank].” Jacknow apologized to the police department “for having to handle this,” to businesses on Madison Street, and to “patrons and families.” Another liquor hearing into this matter is scheduled to take place on Aug. 16 at 1:30 p.m. EDITOR’S NOTE: We previously incorrectly reported that nine people were charged with aggravated battery. The Review regrets the error.
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Noise and a car wash
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nder the vagaries of Forest Park’s arcane zoning laws — most old, tightly-built towns have arcane zoning laws — building a new, amped-up car wash on the exact site of a former car wash on Harlem Avenue was easy. The new Crystal Car Wash, built at a reported cost of $5 million, was grandfathered in. That, even though the new venture was far different — modern, sleek and loaded with free vacuums — than what it replaced. While the new car wash has seemingly been popular with those of us with dirty cars, it has gone over badly with immediate neighbors who share an alley, and the vacuum noise, with each other. Now though, Neil Rembos, the owner of the car wash and a civically engaged entrepreneur, has plans to expand the car wash across Lexington Street. That’s good news if you’re ready to see yet another derelict Harlem Avenue single family house being bulldozed. Count us in on that. It’s bad news if the vacuum noise is already infiltrating your home life. And it is interesting because building a car wash expansion on the site of a house is not grandfathered in and will require Crystal Car Wash to make its case to Forest Park’s zoning board. That public process also will allow neighbors to further organize and raise their objections in a public meeting. The zoning board process could force serious conversations between Rembos and his neighbors on what steps could be taken to mitigate the noise. Some sort of sound barrier in the form of a fence? Change the hours of operation? Charge for vacuums? Not our area of expertise. But the village undoubtedly has a role here as some combination of staff, zoning board volunteers, and the village council needs to mediate these discussions. Great to see this car wash invest in Forest Park. Great to see them expand and knock down a decrepit house. But neighbors have rights, too, and incessant noise is a real burden.
Oh, the missed CVS opportunity News that the CVS Pharmacy, awkwardly placed at the back of the lot at Circle and Harlem will close in mid-August isn’t much of a surprise. It has always seemed like an also-ran store with an indifferent staff — though we’d note that criticism could apply to a lot of chain retail these days. The news, though, does take us back to an ambitious and unfulfilled moment in Forest Park’s economic development history. The parcel containing both the CVS and the Dunkin Donuts, and, if memory serves, what is now Pep Boys, was owned by one local entity. Just to the south the grimy but iconic Nutbush bar and liquor store — iconic as an early gay bar — had closed. That left the whole block potentially available for redevelopment. There were big ideas from the village for mixed-use retail and housing right at the Green Line. Didn’t happen. A project that needed all the cards to fall in the right way. They didn’t. Soon we’ll be left with an empty mid-sized box.
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Small-town Republican values, Navajo culture
astor Walter Mitty drove up to Manitowoc last Sunday after church. He liked living in the big city. Most of the time. But lately he found himself daydreaming not only about taking a couple of days away from urban living but also about actually living in a small Wisconsin town like the one in which he grew up. As usual his sister-in-law Susan and his two nephews greeted him like he was family, which, of course, he was. Spending that year with them while his brother was dying kind of sealed the relational deal. Conscious of his fantasies, he asked Susan after dinner, “Do you like living in a small community like Manitowoc?” Susan laughed. “If you live in Valders or Francis Creek, Manitowoc is a big city. I mean, 30,000 people, Walt! But I guess for someone like you living in the middle of nine million people, Manitowoc is a hick town.” “Seriously, Susan,” said Mitty suddenly feeling a little defensive, “we have professional sports, museums, a world class orchestra, Lollapalooza, Navy Pier, an awesome skyline …” “Of course,” Susan interrupted, “before he died, Herman and I really enjoyed visiting you, and the view of the skyline from Navy Pier is wonderful. Liked to visit but wouldn’t want to live there. “See, Herman and I used to get up early in the morning and drive out to Milash Creek, hike to the Lake and watch the sun come up. You remember how the water sparkles like diamonds when the weather is clear.” “Are you trying to say that all of that cement and steel and glass can’t compare with nature?” Mitty’s sister-in-law gave that some thought and said, “I guess it’s like the tower of Babel, Walt. The Chicago skyline kind of says, look what we humans can accomplish. Narcissistic in a way. But as you know, 10 minutes from where we are now we can be out in the country, hiking around Maribel Caves or canoeing in Collins Swamp. The beauty I see in those places points to a creative power greater than Louis Sullivan or Frank Lloyd Wright.” “Wait a minute,” said Mitty laughing, “I’m supposed to be the one giving the sermons here!” Monday morning he got up while Susan and the boys were still sleeping, picked up a large coffee and one of those egg, sausage and English muffin sandwiches from the new Dunkin Donuts on Calumet Avenue and drove along Lake Shore Drive — the Manitowoc/Two Rivers version of it — to Point Beach State Forest. He would hike along the beach to the lighthouse and back later, but he liked to begin his visits to Point Beach by parking at the beach at an angle where he could watch the sun come up over the lake. Alone. Before the families in the campground finished breakfast and came to the beach. And he would pray. Wouldn’t say much of anything. Words seemed inadequate. He understood exactly what
Susan was talking about the night before. When he looked at the monumental architecture in the Loop, he would always be impressed, but he never felt loved. Then his mind segued to politics and thought for the thousandth time, “How could a sensitive, religious person like my sister-in-law vote for Trump?!” No longer feeling very prayerful, he picked up the Tony Hillerman novel he’d been reading, and immediately was transported southwest to Navajo Country. He found himself underlining comments the author made about Navajo culture. ■ A Navajo, like a rancher anywhere, would need access to water, to grazing, to a road, and above all a soul-healing view of — in the words of the curing chants — “beauty all around you.” ■ “Really, Jim, Washington’s a nice place,” said Janet Pete, a city Navajo. “It’s cleaner than most cities, and something beautiful every place you look and there’s always …” Jim Chee cut her off. “Beautiful what? Buildings? Monuments? There’s too much smog, too much noise, too much traffic, too damn many people everywhere. You can’t see the stars at night. Too cloudy to see the sunset.” ■ The old Navajo would get up at dawn and roll his wheelchair to the door. Then he would sing the song to Dawn Boy and bless the morning with his pollen. Next he would take a look at his mountain. ■ “I grew up knowing it’s wrong to have more than you need,” Chee explained. “It means you’re not taking care of your people. Win three races in a row, you better slow down a little. Let somebody else win. That doesn’t get you admitted into law school,” Janet said, “Or pull you out of poverty.” “Depends,” Chee replied, “on how you define poverty.” Then Mitty got it. What Susan felt was a kind of an unspoken feeling of not being understood by what Jim Chee referred to as “tree huggers,” members of the Sierra Club who wrote letters to their representatives in Washington about preserving nature, would visit nature “as often as possible,” but would never live in a small town like Francis Creek or even Manitowoc. Susan disliked Trump immensely. Would never want her boys to view him as a role model, but she still felt this community of like-minded people — many of her neighbors in Manitowoc — who voted for Trump, even though the Sermon on the Mount in no way informed his values. She liked Joe and Jill a lot but it seemed like they felt sorry for people like her; like he could not understand how she, a single parent trying to pay the bills with what she made working at the bakery, was happy and wouldn’t move away from Manitowoc to Chicago even if her income doubled.
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Need resident voices on car wash (Editor’s note: The letter writer makes a fair point about the lack of voices of neighbors adjacent to the Crystal Car Wash on Harlem. In his column today on page 3, John Rice interviews a neighbor who expresses her concerns over the noise generated.) Your paper typically seems to cover both sides of a story so I was distressed to read about the constant nuisance violations the Village of Forest Park allows the Crystal Car Wash at 901 S. Harlem to impose on our neighborhood. Not one resident was contacted or interviewed to provide our perspective on this issue. I am writing to represent the views of Concerned Citizens for Code Compliance (CC4CC). We are a group of residents impacted by the constant noise and increased traffic this business has created and we are despondent over the lack of response from our village. The article makes a point of the investment made on the business property as an improvement to the neighborhood. We learn from your article that businesses are not required to comply with village codes put in place after they existed. Residents have also committed substantial investments in our homes and we comply with every village ordinance regardless of when it was put in place. The article informs us of a future Zoning Board Meeting for their expansion across the street but we were never informed of any such meeting regarding the substantial changes made to the car wash made by the new owner. Our FOIA requests demonstrate no Zoning Board Meeting was held allowing them to increase the number of vacuums from 3 to 24 and place over half of them along the residents’ side with no sound barrier or abatement material on the now much
taller building. Allowing an additional 150 feet of access and increased hours 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. 365 days a year with free vacuums advertised by a lighted sign has increased traffic in our alley by hundreds of cars a day. No sound test or traffic studies were performed. Yet it is because of these changes that the business now routinely violates every section of the nuisance code. Why didn’t the village at least make them build a wall around the property like in every other community where these businesses exist? The article quotes a village official stating the business owner and the neighbors should work it out on our own. What does that mean? How exactly does that work? What does the village suggest a group of aggrieved citizens do on our own to obtain compliance to codes the officials wrote and approved? What leverage or authority do neighbors have to make them comply? To suggest that residents take matters into their own hands is absurd. Are we supposed offer a bribe or pay the Crystal Car Wash to comply? Do we blare speakers to play music louder than their customers do? Do we obtain 150 feet of property next door to Neil Rembos’ home with a big sign so people who come for free stuff can urinate on his property? Since the village official mentioned does not reply to any of my emails perhaps your paper could find out what he means by that statement and then inform us of what we can do to enforce the village nuisance code on a non-compliant business.
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Consider Altenheim’s value as storms intensify The former Altenheim property contains 11 acres of which 8 would be developed under the plan. That entire 11-acre area therefore could presently in theory contain up to 298,694 gallons of water in a single one-inch rainfall event. Open land helps to absorb large event rainfalls and help reduce the possibility of over stressing storm sewers and preventing flooding of private properties. The storm sewer systems are built to handle normal events, but we are having more abnormal rainfalls each decade: what were once 10-year events are now occurring more frequently. Having open land for absorption of storm water becomes a critical component when these 10-year weather events occur. Of course there is also the issue of our underground water table, and the storage of water in our soils for long term environmental health. if we average the wettest and driest years in Chicago, we get 36.54-inches of rain; a 2011 Chicago Tribune statistic shows 35.82 as an average, the numbers are similar, so we can go with that lower number. One acre-inch of rain equals 3,630 cubic feet or 27,154 gallons. So multiplying that 298,694 gallons times the 35.82 statistic gives us a total average annual rainfall of 10,699,219.08 gallons on that 11-acre property. That’s over 10 and a half million gallons of water that is currently captive on this undeveloped site that would potentially need to be absorbed by the Forest Park storm system and spread over Forest Park over the course of a year! If that area is developed, the risk increases that that event water will flow into our basements or yards or streets is increased. If the entirety of the eight acres is developed, that leaves only three acres of open space to absorb a discharge of 7,781,250 gallons over the course of a year. …
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A one-inch rainfall event over the entirety of Forest Park represents 41,708,544 gallons of water. Much of Forest Park is impervious surface: roads, sidewalks, roofs. Without knowing the exact percentage of permeable to impermeable surface, or each surface’s degree of permeability, we can safely consider that much of that will be discharged rather than absorbed. By developing 8 acres of the 11 of the Altenheim property, we are adding more gallons of water – that’s almost 8 million gallons of water! - to our storm sewers and basements. Is this in the public good? Will the additional tax revenue from the currently proposed development benefit the community as a whole? Is the developer being asked to construct the property in a manner that uses best practices for water management such as permeable surfaces? The village council needs to consider all these things when making a decision regarding new development of open land in respect to all of our homes in the village. Are there ways to offset this water accumulation aside from environmentally unfriendly detention basins? Yes. Work by Conservation Design Forum, who designed Chicago City Hall’s green roof, has shown us that this is possible. And necessary, if we are determined to go that route. In the meantime, let’s please consider what each of us can do to mitigate flooding, while continuing to hold our officials accountable regarding the writing and enforcement of reasonable regulations for developers. Lawns vary in their degrees of permeability, but rain gardens and nativeplant-rich gardens are a resourceful way to absorb and divert runoff. These and other solutions should be incorporated before permits are written. Any development of the former Altenheim property needs to take into account the needs of the entire village including management of storm water, pollution, safety, and meeting state and federal water management initiatives. Planned and approved development must include provision for rainfall to be considered a resource and not a waste product if we are fulfilling our long-term community responsibility and not just our short-term financial revenues. If we don’t, we will end up with something that will cost us time and money wasted in pumping sewage out of our basements with a net loss of property value rather than gain.
Kathy Marie Garness Forest Park
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NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND INVITATION FOR BIDS VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD VETERAN’S MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN
RECEIPT OF BIDS The Village of Brookfield will receive sealed proposals for the Veteran’s Memorial Fountain project until 10:00 A.M. Central Daylight Savings Time, 11th day, August, 2021, at the Office of the Village Manager. Bids will be opened and read in the Edward Barcall Hall in the Municipal Building, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, on 11th day, August, 2021, at 10:00 A.M., Central Daylight Savings Time. PROJECT DESCRIPTION The work consists of site work and construction of a new fountain located at the eight-corners area in Brookfield, Illinois, including removals of existing concrete sidewalk, fountain pool, and concrete curbs; new concrete fountain pool, fountain mechanical equipment, LED lighting, memorial monuments, site furnishings, irrigation, and plantings. The work also includes reconfiguration and installation of new storm sewer structures and piping within the circle. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS The bidding forms and documents are available from the Village website at www.brookfieldil.gov or from Accurate Repro, Inc., 2368 Corporate Lane, Naperville, IL 60563, 630-428-4433, www. hitchcockplanroom.com. A non-refundable fee equal to Accurate Repro, Inc.’s charge for printing the documents will be charged for each requested bid package. The Bid Package may also be examined at the Office of the Village Manager, at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513. No bidding documents will be issued after 4:30 P.M. on Friday, August 6, 2021. Bid proposals must be submitted on the forms provided. Submission of a bid shall be conclusive assurance and warranty that the bidder has examined the plans, the site of the work and the local conditions affecting the contract and understands all of the requirements for performance of the work. The bidder will be responsible for all errors in its proposal resulting from failure or neglect to conduct an in-depth examination. The Village of Brookfield will, in no case be responsible for any costs, expenses, losses or changes in anticipated profits resulting from such failure or neglect of the bidder. The bidder shall not take advantage of any error or omission in the plans or proposal. Sealed envelopes or packages containing bids shall be addressed to the Village Manager and plainly marked “VETERAN’S MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN” on the outside of the envelope. QUESTIONS, CHANGES, CLARIFICATION Any questions that arise must be made in writing and shall be directed by electronic mail to Carl Muell, Director of Public Works, Village of Brookfield at cmuell@brookfieldil.gov. The written questions, along with the Village’s response, shall be circulated to all known potential bidders without identifying the party submitting the questions. The cutoff for receipt of additional questions shall be 12:00 Noon, Central Standard Time on Friday, August 6, 2021, in order to facilitate preparation of any addenda. No inquiry received after that time will be given consideration. Replies and/or addenda will be emailed to all known
potential contractors by 4:00 P.M., Central Standard Time on August 9, 2021. Receipt of any addenda must be acknowledged in writing as part of the Bidder’s Proposal. Bidders shall be responsible for ensuring that they have received any and all addenda. The Village of Brookfield shall not assume responsibility for the receipt by the Bidder of any addenda. MBE AND WBE REQUIREMENTS This project is partially funded through the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity and has a goal of 24% Minority-owed Business Enterprise (MBE) and 10% Women-owned Business Enterprise (WBE) participation. BID SECURITY Each proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty in the form of a bid bond, executed by a corporate surety company, a bank cashier’s check or a certified check payable to the “Village of Brookfield” for not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the proposal. The proposal guaranty checks of all, except the two responsive, responsible proposers which the Village determines in its sole discretion to be the proposers with whom the Village desires to commence negotiations for a contract, will be returned after the proposals have been checked and tabulated. The proposal guaranty checks of the two responsive, responsible proposers will be returned after the contract and the contract bond of the successful proposer have been properly executed and approved. Bid bonds will not be returned. RIGHT TO REJECT BIDS The Village of Brookfield reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any and all proposals for any reason deemed in the best interest of the Village of Brookfield. AWARD OF CONTRACT Unless all bids are rejected, the contract award will be made to the lowest responsive responsible bidder that the Village of Brookfield in its sole discretion determines to be in the best interest of the Village. In determining who the lowest responsive, responsible bidder is, the Village of Brookfield will consider all factors that it, in its discretion, deems relevant in determining who the lowest responsive responsible bidder is. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS Work performed under this contract shall be in accordance with Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (Illinois Compiled Statutes, Ch. 820, Act 130, Sections 1-12), Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act (Illinois Compiled Statutes, Ch. 30, Act 570, Sections 1-7), Drug Free Workplace Act (Illinois Compiled Statutes, Ch. 30, Act 580, Sections 1-11).
LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time until 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 19, 2021 for the following: Village of Oak Park 2021 Watermain Valve Replacement Program Bid Number: 21-133 Bid documents may be obtained from the Village’s website at http://www.oak-park.us/bid. For questions, please call Public Works at (708) 358-5700 during the above hours. Published in Wednesday Journal August 4, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y21007364 on July 20, 2021 Under the Assumed Business Name of TOTALLY LEGIT CARD CO. with the business located at: PO BOX 5292, RIVER FOREST, IL 60305. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: ELAINE D LUTHER 7723 ADAMS ST, FOREST PARK, IL 60130, USA Published in Forest Park Review July 28, August 4, August 11, 2021
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the Board of Education of School District No. 91, in the County of Cook, State of Illinois, the tentative budget for said School District for the Fiscal Year 2022 will be available for public inspection at the District Office, 424 DesPlaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, after 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on said budget will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the 9th day of September, 2021, at the Forest Park Middle School Cafetorium, 925 Beloit Avenue, Forest Park, in this School District No. 91. Dated this 4th day of August, 2021
Village of Brookfield, Illinois
Board of Education School District No. 91 County of Cook State of Illinois
____________________________ Timothy C. Wiberg, Village Manager
Monique Cotton Secretary
Published in The Landmark August 4, 2021
Published in Forest Park Review August 4, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICES
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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Request for Proposals
The RFP will be available for download at the OPHA’s website (www.oakparkha.org) beginning on Wednesday August 4, 2021.
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y21007478 on August 2, 2021 Under the Assumed Business Name of HUFF RESOLUTION SERVICES with the business located at: 4909 W THOMAS ST, CHICAGO, IL 60651. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: DINAH HUFF 4909 W THOMAS ST, CHICAGO, IL 60651, USA.
Notice is hereby given by the Board of Education of Riverside Brookfield High School District 208, Cook County, Illinois, that a tentative budget for said school district for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, will be on file and conveniently available at the school district’s administrative offices at Riverside Brookfield High School District 208, 160 Ridgewood Road, Riverside, Illinois, from and after 8:00 a.m. on July 14, 2021. Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on said tentative budget will be held at 7:00 p.m. on September 14, 2021, at Riverside Brookfield High School District 208, 160 Ridgewood Road, Riverside, Illinois. Published in RB Landmark August 4, 2021
The Housing Authority of the Village of Oak Park (OPHA) requests proposals from qualified firms or organizations to administer its Public Housing Program and its Housing Choice Voucher Program, in accordance with regulations and guidelines set forth by HUD and administrative directives established by the OPHA. The selected respondent must have a demonstrated track record of providing similar services. This comprehensive program will have several components that are defined in the RFP. In order to demonstrate capacity to perform the services required under this RFP, the respondent may subcontract, form joint ventures, or make similar arrangements. All information regarding planned subcontracts, joint ventures, or other alliances must be included in the Proposal.
The terms of this notice are subject to the terms set forth in the RFP. Proposals must be received at the above address no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday September 30, 2021. The OPHA reserves the right to postpone or cancel this RFP and to reject any and all proposals if the OPHA shall deem it in its best interest to do so. Questions regarding this RFP should be directed to: Phillip H. Snelling, Outside General Counsel, at 312-578-8100 or at psnelling@jjsgd.com. Published in Wednesday Journal August 4, 2021
Published in Wednesday Journal August 4, 11 and 18, 2021
INVITATION FOR BIDS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of North Riverside, Cook County, Illinois, that sealed bids will be received for the following improvement: 26th Street CDBG Water Main Improvements CDBG NO. 2007-096 The proposed project consists of transferring water services from an 8” water main to a 12” water main, including new 8” water main side street cross connections, hydrants, valves and restoration of all disturbed surfaces. Said bids will be received up to the hour of 10:00 a.m. on the 19th day of August, 2021, at the office of the Village Clerk, Village of North Riverside, 2401 S. Des Plaines Avenue, North Riverside, IL 60546, and will be publicly opened and read at that time. Plans and proposal forms are available for download only from QuestCDN via the Novotny Engineering website, http://novotnyengineering. com, “Bidding” tab, for a non-refundable charge of $30.00. Please contact Novotny Engineering (630887-8640) to obtain the QuestCDN password. The Engineer has been authorized to refuse to issue Specifications and Proposals to any person, firm, or corporation that he or she considers to be unqualified. Proposals must be submitted on the forms provided. No Proposals will be issued to Bidders after 12:00 Noon on the 18th day of August, 2021. All proposals or bids must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, Cash, or Certified Check made payable to the VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE in the amount of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the Proposal as a guarantee that if the Proposal is accepted, a Contract will be
entered into and the performance of the Contract is properly secured. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of the proposals without the consent of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of North Riverside for a period of forty-five (45) days after the scheduled time of closing bids. The Bidder is specifically advised that the Village is a Subgrantee of the County of Cook of a grant made pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 as amended, pursuant to an agreement entered into and between the County of Cook and the Village of North Riverside. Payments to the Contractor will be made by the Village only after it has received the funds to make such payments from the County of Cook in accordance with the terms of the aforesaid agreement. Further, in compliance with the Stevens Amendment to the Department of Defense Appropriation Act of 1989, the estimated percentage of the total cost of this project to be funded with federal dollars is THIRTY-THREE (33%) and the exact dollar amount of federal funds which will be set aside for this project will be based on the contract amount awarded under this offering. APPLICABLE FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS All laborers and mechanics employed by Contractor or Subcontractor(s) on construction work for this project shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing
on similar construction in the localAn explanation of the applicable ity as determined by the Secretary federal requirements previously of Labor in accordance with the mentioned is provided in the Davis-Bacon Act as amended Special Provisions of the Bid (U.S.C. 76-276a-5), and shall Specifications. receive overtime compensation The successful Bidder for the conin accordance with and subject struction of the improvement will to the provisions of the Contract be required to file a Performance Work Hours and Safety Standards Bond equal to one hundred percent Act (40 U.S.C. 327-333) and the (100%) of the bid, with sureties Contractor and Subcontractor(s) to be approved by the President shall comply with all regulations and Board of Trustees, which issued pursuant to these Acts and Secretary of Labor has, with respect to the labor standards specified in this Performance Bond shall be Section, con- the authority other applicable laws and Planditioned and functions set Federal forth in Reorganization Number 14 of 1950 (5 U.S.C. 113z-15) and Section 2 upon proper and faithful of the Act ofpertaining June 13, 1934, as amended (40 performance U.S.C. 276c). by the Contractor of regulations to labor standards. The Secretary of Labor the work specified in accordance All with Contracts and Subgrantees construction or repair shall include a provision for compliance with has, respect to the laborfor stanwith874) the Plans and Specifications the Copeland "Anti-Kickback Act" (18 U.S.C. as supplemented in Department of Labor dards specified in this Section, the therefore, according to the time Regulations (29 CFR, Part 3). authority and functions set forth in and terms and conditions of the Reorganization Plan Number 14with of Equal Contract; Each Bidder is required to comply Employmentand Opportunity forthe Community also that Bidder Development Block copy of which on file with the City Clerk and is available for inspection. 1950 (5 Grants, U.S.C.a113z-15) andisSecand Contractor shall properly pay tion 2 of the Act of June 13, 1934, debts incurred Contractor with "Section 3", which calls forall affirmative action by by thethe Contractor to train and hire as Compliance amended (40 U.S.C. 276c). execution thesmall work, includ- is required lower income residents of the project area andintothe subcontract withof local businesses, All on Contracts and Subgrantees for ing those for labor and materials this project. construction or repair shall include furnished. An explanation of the applicable federal previously mentioned is provided in the Special a provision for compliance with the requirements The Contractor shall be required Provisions of the Bid Specifications. Copeland “Anti-Kickback Act” (18 to furnish sufficient insurance or U.S.C. 874) as Bidder supplemented in The successful for the construction of guaranty the improvement will be required file a Performance of indemnity to thetoVillage Department of Labor Regulations Bond equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the bid, and withthe sureties to of North Riverside, Illinois, approved which Performance Bond shall (29beCFR, Partby3).the President and Board of Trustees, County of Cook, Illinois, against be conditioned upon proper and faithful performance by the Contractor of the work specified in accordance with the Each Bidder is required to comply any and all claims which might Plans and Specifications therefore, according to the time and terms and conditions of the Contract; with Equal Employment Opportuforpay damages to persons orContractor in the and also that the Bidder and Contractor shall arise properly all debts incurred by the nityexecution for Community Development property due to the negligence of of the work, including those for labor and materials furnished. Block Grants, a copy of which is the Contractor or Subcontractor(s), shall Clerk be required insurance or agents, guaranty of indemnity to the Village on The file Contractor with the City and to is furnish sufficient or their officers, employees of North Riverside, Illinois, and the County of Cook, Illinois, against any and all claims which might available for inspection. or servants, during the construction arise for damages to persons or property due to the negligence of the Contractor or Subcontractor(s), of said improvement andofuntil Compliance withagents, “Section 3”, which or their officers, employees or servants, during the construction said improvement and the said as improvement hasPresident been and Board of untilfor the said improvement been finally accepted complete by the calls affirmative action has by the accepted complete by the or Bids is Trustees of Village North Riverside. finally The right to rejectas any and all Proposals Contractor to the train and ofhire lower reserved. President and Board of Trustees of income residents of the project the Village of North Riverside. The area andatto subcontract with local Dated North Riverside, Illinois, this 3rd day of August, 2021. right to reject any and all Proposals small businesses, is required on thisPRESIDENT project. AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES or Bids is reserved. VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE
Dated at North Riverside, Illinois, this 3rd day of August, 2021.
By:
Joseph Mengoni President
PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A T T E S T:
VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE
By:
(s)
Kathy Ranieri
Published in the Riverside/Brookfield Landmark, August 4, 2021
(s) Village Clerk
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River Forest Public Schools District 90
District 90 is seeking qualified and experienced applicants for the following positions:
• Speech and Language Pathologist (Roosevelt Middle School) • English Language Learners Teacher (Full-time at Roosevelt Middle School and Part-time FTE 0.50 at Lincoln Elementary School) • School Social Worker (Part-time FTE 0.50 at Lincoln Elementary School & Part-time FTE 0.50 Willard Elementary School) • Physical Education Teacher ( Part-time FTE 0.60 at Lincoln Elementary School)
For detailed qualifications requirements and job duties, please visit our website at https://www.district90.org/about/ employment for our complete list of employment opportunities. Interested candidates should complete the online application available at www.district90.org. Please do not send hard copies of supporting documentation, i.e. cover letters, resumes, licensure, etc. to River Forest Schools District 90; instead, upload these materials onto the online job application system for proper processing.
BUDGET AND REVENUE ANALYST The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Budget and Revenue Analyst in the Development Customer Service Department. This position will Serve the public with professional administrative and analytical duties in the areas of budget preparation, purchasing, payroll, data analysis and process improvement. Provides, prepares and maintains records, and financial and statistical reports and analysis which assist in the Village’s ability to improve business processes and gain efficiencies through better use of technology. Budget duties include assisting in the development, analysis and application of performance measures with regard to Village services and resources; preparing, modifying, tracking and monitoring Village expenses and transfers; and conducting budget-related research and analysis. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http:// www.oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications August 16, 2021. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Administrative Assistant in the Public Health Department. This position provides a variety of responsible administrative and analytical functions; records and monitors department budget and fiscal requirements of grant-funded programs; oversight of Accounts Payable process; prepares reports and serves as a resource for computerized office applications. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http://www.oakpark.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications will be August 13, 2021. TEACHER AND TEACHER AIDE MINI ME BUNCH seeks teacher and teacher aide to enhance and expand daycare serving children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Teacher must have at least Associates’ degree in Early Childhood Education. Minimum 1 year experience preferred in each position. Must love children and be outgoing, patient, flexible. Contact 773-521-9499 GRANTS SUPERVISOR The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Grants Supervisor in the Development Customer Services Department. This position will perform a variety of responsible for developing. Administering and coordinating activities related to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and other grant-funded programs for the Village. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/ jobs. Position opened until filled. PARK DISTRICT OF OAK PARK EARLY CHILDHOOD COORDINATOR Join our team to help lead our program take its next steps! Beginning in early August, the Early Childhood Coordinator will assist teachers and enrichment staff utilize an emergent curriculum to develop thinkers and doers that are innovative, resilient, and compassionate. Partner with the Early Childhood Supervisor to provide a wonderful educational experience for our young students and their families. The ideal candidate has a passion for early childhood education, is nurturing, creative, responsible, communicates well with parents and colleagues, and collaborates with our team to provide a positive learning environment. Director qualified according to Illinois DCFS regulations. This is a part-time year round position, $17.50/hour, 28 hours/wk. To view full job description and to apply. Go to www.pdop.org/jobs
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 2021-2022 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 school district calendar. May work other hours during school holidays and for staff meetings. Associate degree in child development or early childhood education, or the equivalent in child development or education desired. Previous experience working with children required. Program starts mid-August and runs through the school year. Additional hours for staff meetings and on school closing days in coordination with the school district calendar. Contact MJ Joyce at: mjjoyce@hephzibahhome.org Equal Opportunity Employer We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply Part Time Positions Available for 2021-22 school year After-School Recreation / Day Care Worker Youth Development Specialist on site at Oak Park public schools The Day Care Program of Hephzibah Children’s Association is accepting applications for nurturing individuals to provide care and supervision of 5-11-year-old children in the After School Day Care program on site at Oak Park public schools. The days and hours are Mon – Fri from 2:30-6:00 PM and 2:00-6:00 PM on Wednesdays. Plan and supervise arts and crafts, indoor & outdoor play, games, sports, homework help and more. Requirements include: -previous experience working with children -6 semester hours in education, recreation, social work or related college courses desired Program starts mid-August and runs through the 2021-22 school year. Contact MJ Joyce at mjjoyce@hephzibahhome.org Equal Opportunity Employer We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply TEACHER AND TEACHER AIDE MINI ME BUNCH seeks teacher and teacher aide to enhance and expand daycare serving children ages 6 weeks to 5 years. Teacher must have at least Associates’ degree in Early Childhood Education. Minimum 1 year experience preferred in each position. Must love children and be outgoing, patient, flexible. Contact 773-521-9499 MAINTENANCE Hiring one Maintenance position at private health club in Oak Park. Hours will be variable between 20 and 32 per week and may include some night and/or weekend hours. Adult applicant should be out of high school and able to work with common power tools, including snow blowers, lawn mowers, drills and sanders. Applicant should be competent in painting, basic repairs and janitorial duties. This job requires climbing ladders and some heavy lifting- please do not apply if you cannot do physical work. Interested parties, please email your skills and contact information to: Lisa Tanzer at: LisaT@tenandfit.com
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Many quality items at reasonable prices. Much kitchen miscellaneous: gadgets and small appliances; much silver in excellent condition; fine crystal, especially stemware; several small area rugs and runners; small wool rug with appraisal; a few tools and garden items including vintage sprinklers; two snow plows several nice pieces of furniture, including glass cabinet; white porcelain cookware (unchipped); too much to list; must see to appreciate. No early birds. Riverside
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4 families join in for much more than a typical “Garage Sale” Tons of mint condition/never-worn women’s clothes sizes 4, 6, 8, S, M, L - priced accordingly; Some vintage clothes; Multitude of lightly used clothes (no stains, tears, lint-balls, etc. - all good to wear); Lots of good quality, hand-made jewelry from a working artist - priced fairly; Oodles of beads and beading supplies at fantastic prices - all need to go; 2 sets of loud speakers in very good working condition, record player, radios, electronics - all working; House decorating items (candle holders, china plates, etc.); Kitchen wares; Garden hoses, electric lawn mower, push mower, carts, gardening tools; Space heaters, fans; Snow blowers; Tool sets; Furniture; Rugs; Some free items. No junk, so items priced accordingly
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HELP WANTED CAREGIVER LIVE-IN CAREGIVER WANTED IN LA GRANGE (60525) EVERY OTHER WEEKEND, FRI 7PM - SUN 7PM $230-$260/PER DAY ($16.40-$18.50/hour) Minimum 10 hrs for sleep/breaks plus downtime BENEFITS: paid training with instruction booklets, meals, own bedrm, guest bathrm, extra pay for holidays & rare nighttime interruptions, Wi Fi, safe condo/area, indoor pkg, across from Metra. Team members assist with breaks, transfers, treatments, appointments, shopping, cleaning, etc. Final pay based on your experience, abilities & communication skills that you demonstrate during paid training. I am 69 yr educated female,105 lbs, a polio survivor who uses a tracheostomy, ventilator, oxygen, leg braces, wheelchair, speaking valve, assistive devices. CAREGIVER RESPONSIBILITIES: Must follow Covid requirements, infection control procedures, safety/sanitation practices. Transfer me using assistive devices. Operate medical machines, suction trach, perform Foley & suprapubic care. Provide personal care, ADLs. Follow emergency procedures. CAREGIVER REQUIREMENTS: Healthcare experience, non-smoker, honest, respectful to all—regardless of differences, Covid vaccinated, speak/read/write clear English, communicates effectively, attentive to details, physically able to perform all tasks & use proper body mechanics to safely lift 50 lbs, pull, bend, stoop, reach. Need 2 strong references, clean criminal backgrd report & driving record, if owns car. Observe Caregiver tasks to decide if you want to do this job. PAID training: 3-4 days (4-hrs each) & on-the job. CONTACT BONNIE (NO text) Leave message at 847-797-9410 or bfalcone4lb@gmail.com.
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C O N C R E T E C O N S T RU C T I O N “QUALITY IS OUR FOUNDATION” ESTABLISHED IN 1987
COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL RESIDENTIAL
708.442.7720 '5,9(:$<6 )281'$7,216 3$7,26 67(36 &85% *877(56 6,'(:$/.6 612: 3/2:,1* 67$03(' &2/25(' $**5(*$7( &21&5(7( FREE ESTIMATES LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED
ELECTRICAL Ceiling Fans Installed
ELECTRICAL
A&A ELECTRIC
Let an American Veteran do your work
We install plugs for battery-operated vehicles We fix any electrical problem and do small jobs We install Surge Protectors • Home Re-wiring • New Plugs & Switches Added • New circuit breaker boxes • Code violations corrected Service upgrades,100-200 amp • Garage & A/C lines installed Fast Emergency Service | Residential • Commercial • Industrial Free Home Evaluations | Lic. • Bonded • Ins. • Low Rates • Free Est.
FLOORS
LANDSCAPING
KLIS FLOORING INC.
BRUCE LAWN SERVICE
New hardwood flooring installation & pergo. Sanding, re-finishing, staining. Low prices, insured. Call: 773-671-4996 www.klisflooring.com
HANDYMAN Mike’s Home Repair Drywall H Painting H Tile Plumbing H Electric H Floors Windows H Doors H Siding Ask Us What We Don’t Do
708-296-2060
CURT'S HANDYMAN SERVICE Drywall Repair • Painting Fans Installed • Carpentry Trim Gutter Cleaning • Window Repair
FREE ESTIMATES Excellent References No Job Too Small
708-488-9411
Spring Clean-Up Aerating, Slit Seeding Bush Trimming, Lawn Maintenance brucelawns.com
708-243-0571
NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN UP
Evergreen trimming & more. Clean-ups. Garden weed removal. Storm Branch Tree Removal.
708-447-1762
PETS While you’re away, your pets are okay . . . at home
cat calls
Oak Park’s Original Pet Care Service – Since 1986
Daily dog exercising Complete pet care in your home )PVTF TJUUJOH t 1MBOU DBSF Bonded References
524-1030
PLASTERING McNulty Plastering & Stucco Co.
PAINTING & DECORATING
Small & big work. Free estimates. Complete Plaster, Stucco & Re-Coating Services
CLASSIC PAINTING
Licensed, Bonded, Insured, & EPA Certified Expert craftsmanship for over 50 years
Fast & Neat Painting/Taping/Plaster Repair Low Cost
708/386-2951 • ANYTIME Work Guaranteed
708.749.0011
HAULING BASEMENT CLEANING
Appliances & Furniture Removal Pickup & Delivery. 708-848-9404
708-409-0988 • 708-738-3848 Sr. Discounts • 30 Yrs. Exp. Servicing Oak Park • All surrounding suburbs • Chicago area
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(708) 366-8989 7342 MADISON ST, FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS 60130
320 Circle Ave Forest Park $111,400 Fourth floor unit with balcony facing east. Great building within walking distance to Madison St. shopping and bus transportation. coin-op laundry in building. Covered parking space!
1039 Troost Ave Forest Park $350,000 Huge three bedroom home in need of rehab. Three car plus garage! Enormous 75 foot lot.
337 Marengo Ave Forest Park $655,000 Completely remodeled four bedroom three and a half bath home! August delivery!
ASSISTED LIVING • SHELTERED CARE • MEMORY CARE • SKILLED NURSING
Now safely moving new residents to our small, wooded campus.
A safe & smart choice. Choosing a community you can trust has never been more important. Our community has an impeccable record of safety during the COVID-19 crisis and we will stop at nothing to make sure it continues. We would be honored for your family to be part of ours. 99% OF OUR CALEDONIA STAFF IS VACCINATED
Immediate availability in our Memory Care Assisted Living Small House
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