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Despite neighbor opposition, Franklin Street townhomes pass Plan Commission

Project meets all zoning regulations, but ‘harmony’ and ‘compatibility’ questioned By MARIA MAHAM Architect John Schiess threw a curveball at the Plan Commission meeting on Aug. 3, amending submitted documents to lop nearly 14 feet off the proposed townhomes at 7428 Franklin St. The original height of three planned townhomes was 49 feet and 6 inches, well under the allowable 60 feet in the R3 district. The amended height will be only 36 feet. Schiess said the new plan, with a flat rather than peaked roof, will more closely resemble the project at 233 Desplaines Ave., a project by the same developer, and is an effort to satisfy neighbors including Thomas Kovac, who owns a single-family home directly west of the proposed townhomes and who is staunchly opposed to the project. The site plan, with the amended building height, garnered unanimous Plan Commission approval from the three members present: Chair Paul Barbahen and board members Marcia East and Diane Brown. It will go to the village council for approval. In the days leading up to the meeting, Kovac, who is See TOWNHOMES on page 8

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FASHION-FORWARD

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Models from Taj B Couture’s fashion show graced Madison Street on July 31 during owner and designer Latrina Brown’s fashion show “Journey.”

Design ‘journey’ highlighted for fashion show Local designer participates in London Fashion Week By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

Models of all shapes and sizes, wearing masks and high-end fashion, strode out from Taj B Couture onto Madison

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Street on July 31. But the models and styles will go far beyond Forest Park; the fashion show was recorded and will be part of London Fashion Week in September. Titled “Journey,” the show featured a collection created by Latrina Brown, owner of Taj B Couture at 7516 Madison St. Brown said the styles and creations represent her journey since opening the shop in November, a combination of silver linings and timing that parallel the subsequent and quick changes world-

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wide due to COVID-19. It’s not the first time Brown’s designs have been represented in London Fashion Week. In February 2019 she participated in the renowned show and was invited back again to take part this year. Then what seemed like the worst thing ever happened at the airport on her way to London when she realized she’d lost her passport. “I cried all night,” said Brown. Two See FASHION SHOW on page 11

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Online Registration Reminder You can now register online!

Keeps everyone safe and healthy. Efficiently register all students.

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And then there was yoga

hen we last interviewed Marissa Grott, she was volunteering to teach yoga to detainees at Cook County Department of Corrections. The longtime Forest Parker was also teaching yoga at studios in the area. Now she has her own yoga studio in Oak Park. It’s called And Then There Was Well. Marissa opened the studio in January at 201 N. Harlem. Having her own studio has long been a dream for her. Starting one, though, required a scary leap of faith. Marissa has four instructors on staff and the studio offers classes every day of the week. Two months after she opened her studio, the pandemic hit. Like many small business owners, she was worried about surviving a shutdown. She is taking the necessary precautions to keep teachers and students safe but it has been an enormous challenge. Thankfully, she has a solid community of supporters. Belonging to the Forest Park Chamber of Commerce also helped. The chamber has kept members informed about changes in pandemic precautions. It has been proactive in helping small businesses survive and connecting members to the Forest Park business community. Marissa is all about building community and promoting social capital. Even though

she works full-time in development at Hephzibah Children’s Association, she still volunteers at Empowering Gardens. The studio, in fact, offers a class called “Empower Every Body” where proceeds go to the garden center. She recently donated to the Flowers on Madison project to support the community and provided meals to first responders at West Suburban Hospital’s emergency room. Nothing was harder, though, than adjusting to the pandemic. For the time being, she offers a hybrid schedule of classes, teaching yoga outdoors, indoors and remotely. Outdoor classes are held in a private backyard in Oak Park. Many yoga studios have been forced to hold classes at outdoor venues. At her studio, Marissa follows the guidance of public health officials, performs temperature and wellness checks on students at the start of each class and follows recommendations for sanitizing and cleaning. She has sought advice from experts to keep teachers and students safe. The measures she’s taking are apparently working. Her studio isn’t just surviving, it’s thriving. And Then There Was Well has welcomed hundreds of students for practice. Many of them have offered testimonials. One student praised the studio for not judging her anxiety but treating her fears with love and understanding. Another student said she

JOHN RICE

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The bus bench at Circle Avenue and Roosevelt Road was subject to a message battle in 1992. The bench, owned by Wright Advertising Corporation, had a biblical passage warning that “homosexual perverts,” among others, would not “inherit God’s kingdom.” In response, the Circle Theatre rented the advertising space on the bench and changed the message, encouraging people to reach out to Community Response, an agency that focused on helping people with AIDS and HIV to lead a life of enhanced quality. The group assisted with counseling, transportation, hospice and basic needs like rent and meals. Circle Theatre director Karen Skinner, with the support of CAMEO (Chicago Area Mens’ Enrichment Organization), decided to take matters into her own hands and make a positive message out of a negative one. In September 1992, Karen Skinner said, “I figured if the bench could incite this much negative publicity, it had the same potential to incite positive action about the issue of AIDS.”

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was overwhelmed by a sense of peace after her yoga class. Many people are searching for peace during these turbulent times and yoga helps them find it. It relieves their stress and anxiety and encourages students to look inward and process their thoughts. It not only helps students emotionally, it improves their physical health as well. Marissa sees yoga as very important right now. It can help people who are recovering from physical injuries or illnesses. It can be particularly helpful for those with physical and developmental disabilities. She teaches Zoom classes to this vulnerable population. She also conducts a zoom class for seniors. Marissa sees her studio as not just a place to practice yoga but a way for people to build relationships. It’s a safe place where people are seen as individuals and feel at home. It connects students and helps them overcome their feelings of isolation. It can provide a sense of freedom to those who are feeling stuck. It offers a much-needed respite from the pandemic. The mission of Marissa’s studio is expressed on the studio’s website: “You look around your world after all that has happened and then there was well.” ■ John Rice is a columnist/private detective, who has seen his business and family thrive in Forest Park. He thoroughly enjoys life in the village and still gets a thrill smelling Red Hots, watching softball and strolling through cemeteries. Jrice1038@aol.com

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The AIDS support message on the former ‘bible bench.’ Photo by Mike Pepper. From the Forest Park Review Archives, September 23, 1992.

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Businesses make do with coin shortage

RUNNING SHORT: A sign in the window of 7-Eleven on the corner of Desplaines Avenue and Roosevelt Road advises customers of the coin shortage, a nationwide problem affecting some businesses.

An unexpected impact of COVID-19 By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter

In addition to worldwide health and economic tribulations, the COVID-19 pandemic has also caused a dearth of coins in the United States that has left many quite literally short-changed. Laundromats, fast food restaurants, currency exchanges and grocery stores have all felt the strain of the coinage unavailability throughout the West Side of Chicago and its western suburbs. “There is an adequate amount of coins in the economy, but the slowed pace of circulation has meant that sufficient quantities of coins are sometimes not readily available where needed,” reads a July 23 press release from the U.S. Mint. Precautions to slow COVID-19’s spread have decreased retail sales activity and substantially reduced deposits from third-party coin processors, which account for the majority of coins put into circulation, according to the U.S. Mint. In the meantime, businesses are continuing to operate as normally as possible with the limited supply of change in their cash registers, hanging signs in the windows directing customers to pay in exact change or to use alternative payment methods. “We can’t do cash back,” said Regina Bartlett, manager of Save A Lot grocery store, 5555 W. North Ave. in the Austin neighborhood of Chicago. That Save A Lot location has been unable to order coins through its bank because the bank does not have any to give, according to Bartlett. Customers have been “understanding” of the situation, Bartlett said, and use debit cards or credit cards to pay for their groceries. “We’re making do with what we have,” she said. “There’s nothing we can really do about it.” Bartlett’s Save A Lot has been unable to order coins through its bank because the bank does not have any to give. Carnival Grocery, 824 S Oak Park Ave., in Oak Park has had better luck lately getting coins, after switching its banking to the neighboring Fifth Third branch. “Fifth Third Bank is right next door to us, and they’ve given us a generous allotment of coin compared to what we were getting from other banks,” said Carnival Grocery owner Arthur Paris. According to Paris, Carnival Grocery was

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banking with Byline Bank until their closest branch closed due to the pandemic. Carnival’s Chicago location banks with PNC. “They won’t give us anywhere near as much coin as Fifth Third will,” said Paris, who noted it’s been difficult keeping coins, especially quarters. “We’ve at times encouraged customers to use credit cards because we’re afraid that we’re going to run out,” he said. Since the pandemic started, the number of customers who pay in cash has dropped about 20 percent, Paris said. He began noticing customers were asking for coins more frequently about six weeks ago. “Over the last two weeks, it’s gotten really acute,” he added. The 7-Eleven location at 7749 Roosevelt Road in Forest Park has a sign posted on the front door that reads: “Dear Customers, due to a shortage at the federal reserve, we are very short on coins. Please consider paying in exact change or using a debit/credit card. We apologize for any inconvenience.” Some businesses have not yet felt the strain of the shortage, including The Laundry Room, 206 Desplaines Ave. in Forest Park. Jill Bush, co-owner, said she’s heard about the coin shortage, but their business hasn’t been affected yet. “Forest Park Bank has kept us supplied, but we’re following the situation and keeping our fingers crossed,” said Bush, adding that most customers bring their own change for the washers and dryers. Cathy Pruger from Forest Park Bank said on July 30 that the bank is aware of a coin shortage as part of economic changes due to COVID-19. “We can still acquire roll coin,” Pruger

said, “and we have no plans to increase any fees to customers or limit commercial transactions.” According to Pruger, Forest Park Bank is monitoring the coin situation closely but, should fees for the bank increase, they may have to make further adjustments. Forest Park Bank has seen an increase in customers bringing in loose coins and trading them for currency, possibly as a result of hearing about the coin shortage and wanting to help put change back into circulation. Sawmilly Sandwich Shoppe, 35 E. Burlington St. in Riverside, has not faced any problems due to the coin shortage. “I’ve heard some of the rumblings about it, but our bank has not notified us or said there was anything we needed to handle differently,” said owner Scott Zimmer. Sawmilly still accepts cash payments for orders, but Zimmer said most customers prefer to use credit or debit cards. “I think a lot of people are quite honestly more comfortable using a credit card and a lot of people prefer to give credit cards over the phone rather than hand them over,” Zimmer said. Brookfield Currency Exchange, 9450 Ogden Ave., in Brookfield has started rationing its coinage, according to the manager, Louis, who declined to give his last name. “We’re rationing people to two rolls of whatever coins we have because we don’t have any extra,” he said. “We’re limited as to what we can have.” The currency exchange has experienced an uptick in customers looking for change. “After you turn them down once or twice, they don’t really come back anymore,” he said. While it has enough coins to operate and

give change to people who cash checks, the currency exchange can no longer sell coins to customers as it had before the shortage. “We don’t have a problem because we have enough coin amongst us, but we just can’t sell it to the customers like we do sometimes.” Fresh Thyme Farmers Market, 7501 W. North Ave., in River Forest has signs posted outside directing customers to pay with checks and credit or debit cards due to the coin shortage, but manager Martin Reynosa said the grocery store has yet to run out of change and has a good supply. Askale Phillips, co-owner of Maywood’s Kingston Market Caribbean & African Groceries at1401 S. 5th Ave., said she had to go to her local currency exchange to source coin for the family-run grocery store. “I was able to get quarters, but I observed the cashier at the currency exchange telling the customer before me that she’s only allowed to sell one roll of quarters,” said Phillips. Kingston Market has run out of quarters several times since the shortage started. Phillips thinks people feel safer not using physical currency during COVID-19 because cash and coins have come into contact with innumerable hands over time. While Phillips said the shortage has affected the store “greatly,” it is not entirely cash-dependent and accepts Apple Pay, as well as credit and debit cards. To restore coin circulation, the U.S. Mint asks citizens to spend their share of coins, deposit them in banks or exchange them for cash. Don’t feel ashamed to pay for a pizza in all quarters, dig behind your couch cushions for spare nickels or break into your piggybank — the U.S. Mint is counting on you.

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Building fire displaces residents Car fire on Desplaines

Police were dispatched to the 1500 block of Harlem Avenue on Aug. 2 at 10:18 a.m. for a fire in a residential building. When they arrived, firefighters were already on the scene. A resident of the unit in which the fire started said she lives there with her 21-year-old son. He came out of his bedroom and told her there was a fire inside. She tried to use the fire extinguisher to put it out but was unsuccessful. The son said he turned on the ceiling fan and it start sparking. A cardboard box nearby caught fire, which started to spread. He and his mother left the building. Residents from several units were displaced due to fire, smoke and water damage. The Red Cross was contacted for assistance.

The Forest Park fire and police departments responded to a report of a possible car fire on the 1300 block of Desplaines Avenue on July 31 at 11:51 a.m. When they arrived, “a pillar of smoke” was rising from a car parked on Desplaines. Firefighters extinguished the accompanying flames. A man approached the car and began removing items from it, placing them on the grass. He identified himself as the owner. He said he didn’t know how the fire started, but he had recently had his power steering fixed. Later, a wrench was discovered in between the battery and wheel well.

Towing sign thrown in dumpster Two men were observed pulling an S&S towing sign out of the ground next to a condo parking lot on the 300 block of Circle Avenue on July 31 at 11:46 p.m. A resident said he saw them take the sign, then toss it into a nearby dumpster. He pointed out a group of men, stating that he believed some of them were involved in taking the sign, but said he hadn’t been close enough to identify any of them. Police questioned the group, all of whom said they hadn’t been involved. The officer retrieved the sign from the dumpster and put it back in the ground.

Attempted break-in at car dealership Two suspects tried to gain entry to Hawk Chrysler dealership at 7911 Roosevelt Road on July 31 at 12:29 a.m. by breaking a window with a brick. An offsite security monitoring company contacted the police department when two suspicious subjects were seen at the location. When police arrived, the suspects could not be located, but employees said they saw two men fleeing the scene. It is not believed that the suspects, who were not found, got inside the location.

Men’s bicycle found A blue Huffy Blades men’s mountain bike was left in front of Tiffany Stained Glass, 428 Desplaines Ave., on Aug. 1. Store owners do not know who the bike belongs to. Police will store it in their garage.

GrubHub driver avoids carjacking On Aug. 2 at 5:51 p.m. a GrubHub driver on the 500 block of Jackson Boulevard was parked when two unknown offenders approached, said they had a gun, and told her

to vacate the car. She immediately put her car into drive and took off. She never saw the gun, and believes the offenders fled on foot through the alley. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, July 27-Aug. 2, 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.

Compiled by Maria Maxham

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BIG WEEK “Boneheads and Braniacs” Book Discussion

Village-wide Scavenger Hunt The Historical Society of Forest Park and the Forest Park Public Library have joined forces to create the Village Wide Scavenger Hunt from August 1 to 8. Grab a booklet and solve the riddles! This scavenger hunt is a great way to explore Forest Park and can be adapted to a smaller area for families with smaller children or others with accessibility needs. Visit tinyurl.com/y4rsn4ec for more information and to register.

Flowers Around Town On Friday, August 7, the Forest Park Public Library will be participating in the social art project “For the One Who Finds Me.” The library is creating tiny bouquets of flowers in reused containers and putting them around the community. If you find one, you are welcome to take it home to enjoy. The library invites you to share on social media and tag @forestparkreads or use the hashtag #fpplexplores. More information can be found at fppl.org/flowers This project was created by Danika Laine. Learn more about the origins of the project at fortheonewhofindsme.com.

Centuries & Sleuths is hosting Dr. Moira Donal, MD, in a Zoom discussion of her book “Boneheads and Brainiacs: Heroes and Scoundrels of the Nobel Prize in Medicine” on August 7 at 7 p.m. For more information, visit centuriesandsleuths. com/event/zoomevent-dr-moiradonal-md

Drive-in Movie at the Altenheim Forest Park residents are invited to join the Park District of Forest Park for a drive-in movie at the Altenheim on Tuesday, August 11 at dusk (around 8 p.m.). The movie will be “Jumanji: The Next Level.” For more information and to register, visit bit.ly/ DriveInMovie0811

Artist Becky Beyer Brofman The Oak Park Area Arts Council (OPAAC) is pleased to present the artwork of Becky Beyer Brofman in the OPAAC gallery at Forest Park National Bank, 7348 W. Madison St. The exhibit will be on display for the months of August and September. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is closed on Sundays.

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D209 reverses course, to go full remote learning in fall Rising COVID-19 cases, teacher anxiety played roles in reversal By MICHAEL ROMAIN Staff Reporter

Administrators in District 209 recently announced that students in the district will start school this fall remotely. The decision comes a few weeks after administrators initially announced that they would start school on a hybrid model, which would have meant students being in class twice a week. Back in late June, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that school districts were allowed to reopen as part of the state’s Phase 4 recovery plan, but since then the number of COVID-19 cases in the state has started to rise again. In suburban Cook County, the 7-day moving average of positive COVID-19 cases jumped from 146 on July 4 to 280 on July 22. The Proviso Township High Schools District 209 school board authorized the change to full remote learning at a July 29 special meeting, where Interim D209 Supt. Dan Johnson referenced rising positivity rates across the state, county and in Proviso Township. Johnson presented board members with a decision matrix that governed the administration’s decision to switch from a hybrid reopening plan, which they presented to board members at a regular meeting on July 14, to a full remote learning plan. Among the thresholds for determining a switch to remote learning was that the

7-day rolling average positivity rate for any D209 zip code exceeds 8 percent for three consecutive days and that if at least 10 percent of classroom teachers were unavailable to support onsite instruction to a variety of other factors, such as sick leave. Johnson said that “at least one Proviso community has been at or above” the 8 percent positivity rate for at least three days and the “positivity is in the caution area (greater than 6 percent) in two other communities.” In addition, as of July 28, 13 teachers have requested accommodations, meaning that they are not available for in-person instruction and substitutes are required. “This would mean that the district would be at 5 percent of teachers requiring a substitute prior to the start of school,” Johnson said in his presentation. “This does not include any normally-occurring absences due to non-COVID-19 related factors.” Angela Lanzillotti, the vice president of the Proviso Teachers Union, said the union recommends full remote learning for the 2020-21 school year. “We know that our members want what’s best for students and to be back with their students, but the stakes are too high to return to blended learning, yet alone in person instruction right now,” Lanzillotti said, before citing the results of a survey that polled teacher sentiment related to reopening. Lanzillotti said that 212 out of the union’s 257 members, or 82 percent of the membership, completed the survey (90 from Proviso East, 81 from Proviso West and 41 from Proviso Math and Science Academy). She said that 35 percent of respondents, or 75 teachers, indicated that they have underlying health conditions that put

them at greater risk for COVID-19, with 30 teachers indicating that they would need special accommodations. Lanzillotti said that more than half of respondents indicated that they have family members or people they’re in close contact with who have underlying health conditions that put them at greater risk of becoming seriously ill with the virus while 23 percent of members said they have young children of their own and would be put in a difficult to impossible situation if the district returned to onsite instruction. Fifty-nine percent of teachers surveyed, or 125 members, said they would feel unsafe returning to class and prefer full remote learning, Lanzillotti said. Ninetytwo percent of respondents, or 195 teachers, said that they are either somewhat or very concerned about the health implications of resuming in-person instruction. During his presentation, Johnson said returning students to the classroom twice a week would mean hiring additional personnel like restroom monitors, school entry monitors and quarantine room monitors. He said that administrators would also likely have to build tents outside of school buildings to accommodate the quarantine rooms necessary for containing positive cases, among other costly measures. The price tag for implementing those changes would be at least $502,000, he said. Earlier this month, the school board purchased $1.2 million worth of interactive whiteboards at all three of its high schools. The smart boards allow teachers to project images from computers. The boards would have been utilized in the hybrid model, as well, said Nicole Howard, the district’s assistant superintendent for Academics and Family Services, during the July 29 meeting.

District 209 administrators said that lunch will still be provided for students who are learning remotely. Procedures for picking up the meals will be released before the school year starts, they said. Under the hybrid plan, students would have been assigned to Group A and Group B, with roughly half the student population assigned to each group. “To reduce the number of students onsite on a given day, students will be assigned to Group A or Group B. Approximately 50 percent of students will be assigned to Group A. The other 50 percent will be assigned to Group B. This will reduce class sizes to allow for social distancing.” Group A students would have been on-site in classes Monday and Tuesday, and learning remotely on Wednesday and Friday, district administrators said. Group B students would have been onsite Thursday and Friday while learning remotely on Monday and Wednesday. The new fully remote schedule, which already comprised around 60 percent of the hybrid plan, does not include those A/B groupings and accompanying accommodations. Administrators said that remote learning will start Aug. 17. Attendance for full remote learning is required and will be taken each period, administrators said. The process for reporting student absences will be largely similar to what was in place before the pandemic, they said. The district is planning two training sessions “on the expectations of the remote model and use of related technologies” for parents. The sessions, which the district will livestream, will take place at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, and at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 2. CONTACT: michael@oakpark.com

IHSA to have four short sports seasons in 2020-2 Football, boys soccer, girls volleyball moved to the spring By JAMES KAY Sports Editor

For months, the IHSA has attempted to get high school athletes back out on the field. After retreating from its initial Phase 4 Return to Play guidelines, the association has decided to attempt a four-season format that would push back the start date for sports considered to be at “higher risk.” While the situation is still fluid, the plan is that the fall season will consist of golf and cross country along with girls tennis and girls swimming and diving. The first season

will run from Aug. 10 to Oct. 24. Most notably, fall sports including football, boys soccer and girls volleyball will be moved to the spring, since they are considered to be higher-risk sports. The sports that will compete in the winter season (Nov. 16 to Feb. 13) are basketball, wrestling, boys swimming, cheerleading, dance, bowling and girls gymnastics. The spring (Feb. 15 to May 1) will include football, boys soccer, girls volleyball, badminton, boys gymnastics and water polo. A new summer season (May 3 to June 26) will be occupied by baseball, softball, track and field, girls soccer, boys volleyball, lacrosse and boys tennis. The announcement from the IHSA comes after Gov. J.B. Prtizker’s July 29 press conference, where he announced youth and adult recreational sports would be restrict-

ed to a large extent. The state breaks down what goes into the classification of a higher-, medium- and low-risk sport. The sports considered to be at higher risk are boxing, competitive cheer, competitive dance, football, hockey, lacrosse, martial arts, rugby, ultimate Frisbee and wrestling. The sports considered to be at medium risk are basketball. fencing, flag football or 7-on-7 football, paintball, racquetball, soccer, volleyball, water polo and wheelchair basketball. The sports considered to be at low risk are archery, baseball, badminton, bowling, climbing and crew, cross country, cycling, disc golf, scholastic golf, gymnastics, horseback riding, ice skating, ropes courses, sailing, canoeing, kayaking, sideline spirit, skateboarding, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field and weight lifting.

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HIGHER RISK: Football, considered one of the higher-risk sports by the IHSA, will be moved to the spring.

Forest Park Review, August 5, 2020

TOWNHOMES

Plan Commission approves from page 1 in a legal dispute with the village of Forest Park over a 2015 Farmington Foods expansion and who actively spoke out against a similar project at the same location in August 2019, sent emails to village staff and Plan Commission members detailing his objections to the project. His primary objection is that the original proposed building height of the development would be almost 50 feet, approximately double the height of the unoccupied house currently on the property. An avid gardener and someone who regularly enjoys his back deck, his concerns centered around the fact that the new structure would loom above his home, blocking sun, and would cause issues at night when light from the townhome windows would shine down onto his property. Kovac invited the Review to see his back yard, and it was obvious that he has spent a lot of time and care designing and caring for his outdoor living space, which features a shade garden, an outside entertainment area, and a back porch where Kovac said he enjoys about 150 days out of the year. The new townhomes, he said, would only be 23 feet from his back porch. At the meeting Kovac said, “My back porch is a major part of my life, as is my side garden.” Kovac’s lawyer, Tim Buckley, spoke at the meeting as well, urging the commission to defer the vote until the next meeting since the plans had been changed significantly, without time for proper review. But he said that even with the reduced height, the new structure “will still be incompatible with Kovac’s property.” “This will be an absolute nightmare for [Kovac],” Buckley said.

Site plan by John Conrad Schiess Architect

THE HOMES AT FRANKLIN: The proposed site plan for three townhomes at 7428 Franklin St., with a lower elevation than originally proposed, received Plan Commission approval on Aug. 3. Schiess said, “I’m sympathetic that [Kovac] enjoys the view. But by zoning right, someone could construct a 60-foot structure there,” much higher than both the original and newly amended project Schiess represents. The new townhome project meets all zoning requirements for the R3 district, and the developers are asking for no variances. However, Buckley and Kovac several times referenced village site plan code that specifies a new project must be “in harmony with

Taco Bell gets Plan Commission approval Third party approvals still needed By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

Ampler Development’s proposed Taco Bell at 161 Harlem Ave. received unanimous Plan Commission approval at an Aug. 3 meeting. Previously, it passed the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) on July 20, with a minimum six-foot fence along the west property line being added as a condition for approval. Mario Valentini from MRV Architects

spoke at the Plan Commission meeting, briefly presenting the project, which includes a drive thru. Valentini described the restaurant as “a typical scenario for a quick service restaurant” and pointed out that Ampler Development has over 350 drive thru restaurants throughout the Midwest. Director of Public Health and Safety Steve Glinke said there are several thirdparty approvals needed as part of the permit process, including those from Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD). The proposal will next be voted on by the village council.

surrounding properties” and that “adequate provision shall be made to ensure the compatibility of the proposed development, including mass, scale, site layout and site design with the character of the surrounding property and the neighborhood.” This project, they said, would be neither harmonious nor compatible with the other nearby properties. The irony of the situation is that few of the properties on the block actually conform to code. According to R3 zoning restrictions, single family homes, such as Kovac’s, and multifamily buildings, and there are several, are considered nonconforming. Barbahen pointed out that very irony. “We have a noncomplying property complaining about a complying project,” he said. He gave credit to the developer and architect, stating that it’s not easy to take 14 feet off a project. And he said that when Kovac purchased the property, in August 2011, the current zoning code was already in place, so Kovac assumed the risk that someone could put up townhomes next door. Barbahen said that the R3 code has been in place and unchanged for at least 20 years. “There was no concealment [on the part of the developers] and generous accommodations have been made on height,” Barbahen said. “I have no objection to this.” In 2019, the same developer of this project, David Northey of Gordon Jones LLC, proposed a similar project at the location. Instead of townhomes or rowhomes, which are permitted in the R3 district, this was a multifamily structure and not permitted at that location. Kovac suggested that Director of Public

Health and Safety Steve Glinke and Village Administrator Tim Gillian attempted to rewrite village code specifically for the developer at that time by putting forth an ordinance to amend the zoning in the R3 district to allow both single family homes and multifamily structures. The amendment was never voted on, however, because newly elected Mayor Rory Hoskins said he wanted more time for himself and two new commissioners to become more familiar with zoning code, so that zoning change and several others proposed at the time were not discussed. Glinke said on Aug. 3 that it’s not unusual for the village to amend code when the need arises. New construction and projects often prompt zoning changes, he said. He added that the village has considered a wholesale rewrite of all village code, but it’s been cost prohibitive and in Forest Park, there’s “not a lot of uniformity in the housing stock.” “We address things as they come up,” said Glinke. As for the original project, when the zoning change fell through, the developer “went back to the drawing board” to come up with a project that fit the original zoning of the R3 district. The Franklin Street townhome project will go to a vote by the village council. The project consists of three three-story townhomes, each with three bedrooms and 2.5 baths. The entire ground floor will be living space, with the bedrooms on the upper levels. There will also be a single-story garage as well as three additional outdoor parking spaces near the alley.

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21st century platform showcases ancient art Forest Park teen’s origami sees stunning success on TikTok By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

Nineteen-year-old Kara Fedrigon had 60 TikTok followers in March 2020. Two months later, she had a million. On the social media platform, she showcases her origami skills through short videos under the username @karagamii. Now, she has 1.4 million followers, most of her videos of brightly colored creations receiving hundreds of thousands of views. Fedrigon said the largest portion of her fan base is younger viewers, girls in the 10

to 12-year-old age range. But she has viewers of all ages, eager to watch her make three-dimensional paper objects, some with moving parts, like the transforming ninja star and paper fidget cube. And, it must be noted, not all of her origami is made out of paper; she even has a few videos in which she transforms food into art through origami, including bread, fruit roll-ups, and, as best she could, a slice of processed cheese, something her viewers requested she try. Fedrigon said that, as a child, she wasn’t really into origami, though she was into crafting. “My mother was a graphic designer at the time, and she always had cool paper and craft supplies at home,” Fedrigon said. There were cutting mats and X-ACTO knifes, which Fedrigon wasn’t supposed to use. But she did anyway, creating greeting cards and other crafts. “I wasn’t into origami as much as I was into paper,” she said. It was the design of things that fascinated her. As a child, she was intrigued, for example, with the way McDonald’s french fry boxes fold up and pop open. “I said, ‘Mom, I want to design packaging.’” In fact, she’s majoring in industrial design at University of Illinois at Chicago, although she’s currently getting her prerequisites out of the way, hoping that in-person classes will be a certainty when she takes her design courses, because, she said, they are so much better live. COVID-19 hasn’t just affected her studies; quarantine is one of the factors Fedrigon

points to that probably contributed to her popularity on TikTok. The social media app saw a surge in downloads early during the COVID-19 pandemic, generating “the most downloads for any app ever in quarter, accumulating more than 315 million installs across the App Store and Google Play,” according to Sensor Tower, provider of market intelligence and insights for the global app economy. And, said Fedrigon, people have been looking for things to do, hobbies to keep them distracted and entertained when their normal pre-COVID activities might not be possible. Origami is a perfect skill to learn, something you can do with paper you probably already have at home. Fedrigon is thrilled with her following on TikTok, particularly excited when viewers post videos of themselves following her instructions to create something. But the issue, she said, is maintaining followers. “The hard part is keeping your audience,” she said, adding that social media can be “very fickle.” Finding time to make videos is hard, since Fedrigon works 20 hours a week and takes college classes. “TikTok is really a job of its own,” she said. But she enjoys it and, someday, hopes to see it pay off as well. So far, said Fedrigon, all she can claim is bragging rights, since monetizing on

the platform isn’t very robust yet, TikTok being relatively new to the social media scene. She’s begun to monetize on her channel, but so far anything she earns goes back into her videos. She hasn’t lost money. But she hasn’t made a profit yet either. She recently signed on with an agency that will sell origami paper through a shopping-cart feature on the TikTok app. Although she won’t be designing the products, she’ll have a say in which ones are sold on her channel, and she’ll receive a commission for products sold through her account. These products may include glow-in-thedark or metallic paper. “I’m very particular about the paper and packaging,” said Fedrigon. “Making sure that everything is nontoxic, for example, is important, especially when a lot of my followers are kids.” Her popularity on TikTok, said Fedrigon, may have been spurred by people taking up quarantine hobbies. Aside from that, though, she said her presentation skills have helped her success. “In high school, I was super into choir and speech, and I think that helped a lot with my online presence,” she said. “There are a lot of talented people who don’t know how to present things well.” With a laugh, she added: “I’m a show-off. I’m just a normal person who puts myself out there.”

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Masks are everywhere Completely unfathomable just six months ago, masks have become the norm, required in many places. And, fortunately, easy to find. From fashion boutiques to convenience stores and gas stations, masks are everywhere. And, as COVID-19 cases seem to be rising nationally and locally, it looks like masks won’t be going anywhere, at least not any time soon. Both reusable and disposable masks can be purchased all around Forest Park. Here’s a list of just some of the local stores selling face coverings. • Joe’s Mini Mart, 407 Des Plaines Ave., has the standard blue medical masks available. Owner Joe has a sewing machine behind the counter and is learning how to make his own masks. • Gas stations around town, including the Citgo at 7323 Randolph St. (known by locals as the Refiner’s Pride gas station) has blue medical masks and two other kinds behind the counter. • Walmart has several types of masks to choose from, including Hane’s five packs, boxes of disposable face masks, and colorful Breasy brand face masks in packs of two. They also carry a fairly extensive selection of bandanas. • Epyk Luxury, 7446 Madison St., has a wide variety of styles and colors, including children’s sizes. They’re not always on display, so be sure to ask owner Glenda Precious to see what she’s got in stock. • Team Blonde, 7442 Madison St., has stylish masks in small (for children), medium and large sizes in a variety of colors. They’re reversible and made by a Chicago seamstress who runs a womanowned business. • Accents by Fred, 7519 Madison St., sells handmade masks with a wire for shaping around the nose. • Jayne, 7500 Madison St., sells masks in fashionable colors, and regularly gets new shipments. • Kribi Coffee, 7324 Madison St., has colorful masks available for purchase. • Dollar Tree, 7709 Roosevelt Rd., has twopacks of thin masks for $1. • Beauty Mart, 7610 Roosevelt Rd., has several masks to choose from, a few with a little bling. • 7-Eleven on the corner of Desplaines Avenue and Roosevelt Road has masks in a variety of colors. • If you just need one disposable mask, you can stop by Schauer’s Hardware, 7449 Madison St., and ask for one. They’re kept behind the counter. Got a tip on another Forest Park location to purchase masks? Email maria@forestparkreview.com.

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FASHION SHOW Masked models from page 1 days later, when she should have been in London, she saw the space on Madison Street that would become her boutique. “London was a bust,” said Brown. “But maybe it happened for a reason. It led us here.” Here is her space on Madison Street, where Brown’s ambition is to have Taj B recognized as a brand. Her focus has been on custom work. Someone desiring a handmade, fully customized gown for, say, a gala could choose from fabrics and styles, be measured, and have a dress made exactly for her body. Brown makes men’s wear too. But COVID-19 is changing the way she does business, at least for now. As a designer of custom high-end clothing, she’s seen a decrease in people ordering clothing for fancy events, which simply aren’t being held anymore. And customers, at least initially, were reluctant to be part of the physical contact required when being measured and fitted for a personalized piece of clothing. “It’s taken away the personal touch,” Brown said. So, like many other small business owners, she is pivoting, figuring out how to change what she offers to keep up with the

rapidly changing business and social landscape. Her plan is to close the shop for a few weeks to create ready-to-wear clothing that customers can purchase off the rack. The outfits will be geared toward dailywear instead of evening-wear. “I’ll tone down the bling but keep the aesthetic,” said Brown, who plans to offer her new line in sizes 6 and up and integrate a lot of dressedup denim into the designs. “I want the clothes to be cute and exciting,” she said. “We don’t know how long [COVID-19] will last, so why not feel good, even if you’re staying home?” She also plans to hold more functions, a plan she had before COVID forced shutdowns. Ideas like a men’s social, “to bring fashion to men,” are things she’s considering, although it might have to wait for now. The COVID-19 pandemic nearly forced Brown to close her boutique. In fact, early on she announced she’d be shutting her doors for good. “It seemed like we were faced with too many challenges,” she said. “We’d just opened in November, and then we were forced to close temporarily.” She went so far as to talk to the landlord, who graciously said she could get out of the lease. But when she saw someone else looking at the space, something clicked inside. “I can’t give up,” Brown realized at that moment. “Finances are hard, but we came this far. We’re not stopping now.”

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Protecting and preserving public art ‘Grace’ needs a new home By MARIA MAXHAM Editor

In March 2017, artist Faring Purth visited Forest Park. She didn’t stay long, but while in town she contacted Jayne Ertel and Heidi Vance, long-time owners of Team Blonde, who also owned Counter Coffee at the time. Purth, famous for her haunting and evocative public murals, often depicting women, asked Ertel and Vance if she could paint a mural on the west side of the Counter Coffee building. What do you say when a famous artist asks to paint public art on your building? Yes, of course. The only request they had, said Ertel, was that the mural be family friendly. Other than that, she and Vance had no idea what to expect. Purth started and finished within a few days, and Forest Park was home to a stunning piece of public art, a woman named Grace. This was before the Circle Avenue Cover Our Rust project brought color to the bridge, and before artist Anthony Lewellen was commissioned by the Shedd Aquarium to paint a mural on the side of Healy’s Westside at 7321 Madison Street. It was, really, the first of its kind in town. “The mural didn’t belong to Counter Coffee or to Team Blonde,” said Ertel. “It belonged to the world. It was created as public art, and we promised we would protect Grace.” For the past few years, Grace has, well, graced

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Circle Avenue. But now she needs a new home. In early 2019, Ertel and Vance decided to focus their attention on Team Blonde, and Jacques Shalo wanted to take over Counter Coffee. In July 2020, Shalo changed the name to Kribi Coffee and asked Ertel and Vance if he could extend his brand design onto the space where Grace was. “It made sense,” said Ertel. “Purth’s mural didn’t complement Shalo’s new brand and design, and we supported him in extending his brand and colors along the side of the building.” One thing was certain, though. They would not paint over Grace. “She didn’t belong to us,” said Ertel. “This was public art, created to be seen. And we couldn’t get rid of an important piece of street art.” Since the mural had been painted on boards, it could be disassembled, and Ertel and Vance had it carefully deconstructed, board by board, so it could be stored until a new – public – home can be found. Ertel and Vance said it’s important that Grace’s new location is somewhere public, somewhere that people can “enjoy her company.” They’ve been talking to the Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Committee to see if any businesses are interested, and the Forest Park Public Library might have some ideas. They also plan to reach out to the Forest Park Arts Alliance for ideas on where Grace can move. “She needs a new home,” said Ertel. And it will have to be large enough to accommodate the mural, which, once reconstructed, is about 16 feet wide by 12 feet tall.

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Board members chosen for Growing Community Media Diverse blend of experience on inaugural board Growing Community Media, the non-profit recently created to lead independent community newsrooms on the West Side and near west suburbs, announced its inaugural board of directors this week. The six-member board will focus on strategic planning, financial oversight, governance and development. The editorial independence of the newsroom is specifically noted in the organization’s bylaws. There are currently four flags serving seven communities

within Growing Community Media. They include Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest, the Austin Weekly News, Forest Park Review and Riverside-Brookfield Landmark. In alphabetical order, here are the members of the board: • Gary Collins: River Forest. Banker, currently vice-chair of Old Second Bank. Longtime Wednesday Journal, Inc. board member. • Judy Greffin: Oak Park. Corporate background at Allstate Insurance. Former chair of Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation. Field Museum board member. • Darnell Shields: Austin. Executive Director of Austin Coming Together, leading collective impact organization on the West Side. Long-time supporter of Austin

Weekly News. • Sheila Solomon: Hyde Park. Leading voice in non-profi t journalism nationally. Board member at City Bureau, McClatchy Journalism Institute. Longtime editor at the Trib. • Eric Weinheimer. River Forest. Former CEO at ForeFront, innovative Illinois resource at the intersection of foundations and non-profit organizations. • Nile Wendorf: Oak Park. Co-owner of now defunct Extra newspapers serving Hispanic market across Chicago. Corporate marketing experience. Board service at Unity Temple and 19th Century Club. Dan Haley has been appointed by the board as CEO/ President of Growing Community Media.

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After quick peek, Lathrop House re-opens on Aug. 17 Former Blue Max has fresh look, warm welcome

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Lathrop House Café, 26 Lathrop Ave., opened for a “sneak peek” over the weekend. The former Blue Max opened its doors Saturday and Sunday in anticipation of officially opening on Aug. 17. “This place has been shuttered too long,” said owner Patrick O’Brien. “We want people to know this is real. This is happening.” The restaurant is 90 percent done according to O’Brien. Inviting people visit the shop before it fully opens was designed to build anticipation for the official opening of the breakfast and lunch café/private event space. Approximately 80 guests stopped by for the sneak peek and many were former Blue Max customers. “We had a constant flow of people in the café,” said O’Brien. “They were all vocal, curious and extremely supportive.” While Lathrop House Café is still a work in progress, it is easy to see O’Brien’s vision for the house turned café. The side yard is home to a future bocce ball court and there are plans for a BBQ pit in the backyard as well. O’Brien intends to tent the deck in hopes of keeping outdoor seating available well into autumn. “I was so excited to see that the back pa-

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tio is all set up and that the back yard has been strung with party lights and is in the process of becoming an additional seating area,” said River Forest resident and sneak peek attendee, Karen Skinner. “The staff was so friendly and happy to see the customers that stopped by, the interior has been freshly painted, new art and fresh white counters. Most important though, my cappuccino was perfect!” During the sneak peek guests enjoyed free Back of the Yards coffee and purchased

specialty drinks and snacks like cinnamon rolls, egg bites and miniature Danishes. O’Brien is also busy training his core staff of three. He intends to hire more employees eventually but wanted to keep the team small at the start. The three baristas are busy learning to make a proper latte and look forward to connecting with the Forest Park and River Forest community. “We are looking to grow organically,” said barista Bobby Duff. “As our connection as a team grows it will impact the atmosphere here and spread to the customers,” said barista Cali Carlson. “We want to build relationships with our customers.” With the past weekend’s sneak peek behind him, O’Brien will close the restaurant to the public and get his kitchen in order. When the cafe reopens the menu will cover all the breakfast basics like omelets, skillets, pancakes and waffles while supplementing with global fusion specials. O’Brien anticipates officially opening Lathrop House Café on Aug. 17.

BACK YARD: Owner Patrick O’Brien shows off the back yard at Lathrop House Café, which will have plenty of seating, bocce ball, a BBQ pit and a bar suitable for a variety of private events. Photos by MELISSA ELSMO

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PUBLIC NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE SCOTT J. LEVY (32596) Attorney for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street, Suite 504 Chicago, Illinois 60615 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of JUAN RODRIGUEZ, Petitioner and LILIA CASTANEDA BRITO, Respondent, Case No. 2019D-000973. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before September 1, 2020, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 7/29, 8/5, 8/12/2020

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION DOCKET NUMBER: PC 20-02 (Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment) HEARING DATE: August 24, 2020 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits LOCATION OF HEARING: The Plan Commission will conduct the public hearing remotely with live audio available and optional video. The meeting will be streamed live and archived online for on-demand viewing at www.oak-park.us/commissiontv as well as cablecast on VOP-TV, which is available to Comcast subscribers on channel 6 and ATT Uverse subscribers on channel 99. The remote public hearing is authorized pursuant to Section 7 (e) of the Open Meetings Act. The Village President has determined that an in-person public hearing is not practical or prudent due to the COVID-19 outbreak during Governor JB Pritzker’s current disaster proclamation. It is also not feasible to have a person present at the public hearing due to public safety concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Written testimony or comments regarding the application may be provided prior to the public hearing by email to planning@oak-park. us. The individual’s name and their testimony or comment will be read aloud into the record at the public hearing if received no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the public hearing. If email is not an option, written testimony or comment can drop comments off in the Oak Park Payment Drop Box across from the entrance to Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, to be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 24, 2020. Questions regarding written testimony or comment can be directed to 708-358.5420 or email to planning@oak-park.us. PETITIONER(S): Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302

REQUEST: The Plan Commission will conduct a public hearing on the text amendment application of the Petitioner for amendments to the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance. The Petitioner seeks an amendment to Article 2 (“Definitions and Rules of Measurement”), Section 2.3 (“Definitions”) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance to add the following definition: “Temporary Educational Day Camp – Remote Learning. A facility which offers on a temporary basis the use of a designated space primarily for remote educational learning opportunities on behalf of local public, private and parochial primary and secondary institutions, including associated after school child care for groups of children up to 18 years of age.” The Petitioner seeks an amendment to Article 8 (“Uses”), Table 8-1 (“Use Matrix”) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance to allow a temporary education day camp – remote learning facility as a permitted use in multiple residential and commercial zoning districts. Finally, the Petitioner has applied for an amendment to Article 8 (“Uses”), Section 8.5 (“Temporary Use Standards”) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance to add a new subsection 8.5(I) to provide for standards for the issuance of a temporary use permit for a temporary education day camp – remote learning facility. A copy 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.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO BE HEARD OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 8/5/2020

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: Y20003407 on July 17, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of AROB DESIGN with the business located at: 7445 ROOSEVELT RD. APT. 308-B, FOREST PARK, IL 60130.. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ASAD ROBINSON 7445 ROOSEVELT RD. APT. 308-B FOREST PARK, IL 60130.

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: Y20003700 on July 21, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of KATHLEEN LANE with the business located at:7243 ROOSEVELT RD STE A, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: KATHLEEN LIEFFERS 7243 ROOSEVELT RD STE A, FOREST PARK, IL 60130

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PUBLICATION NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE

The court date will be held: on September 8, 2020 at 9:30 AM at District 4 Court, 1500 Maybrook Drive, Maywood, Cook County in Courtroom Number 0111.

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: Y20003755 on July23, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of LOLA PINK with the business located at: P.O. BOX 3725 OAK PARK, IL 60303. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: TATYANA QUALLS 1190 SOUTH KENILTHWORTH, OAK PARK, IL 60304

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STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY Request of Carlos Eduardo Rojas Case Number 20204002757 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Carlos Eduardo Rojas to the new name of: Alex Rojas.

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 2021 will be available for public inspection at the District Office, 424 DesPlaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois, after 8:00 a.m. on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. Notice is hereby given that a public hearing on said budget will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the 10th day of September, 2020, at the Forest Park Middle School Cafetorium, 925 Beloit Avenue, Forest Park, in this School District No. 91. Dated this 5th day of August, 2020 Board of Education School District No. 91 County of Cook State of Illinois Shannon Wood Secretary Published in Forest Park Review 08/05/2020

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: Y20003782 on July 23, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of REITON IT PROS with the business located at: 1178 WENONAH AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: MATTHEW NOTIER 1178 WENONAH AVE OAK PARK, IL 60304. Published in Wednesday Journal 7/29, 8/5, 8/12/2020

LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park – Office of the Village Engineer, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 – will receive electronic proposals until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday August 20, 2020 for Project: 20-9, WATER MAIN VALVE REPLACEMENT. Bids will be received and accepted, and bid results posted via the online electronic bid service listed below. In general, the improvements consist of the removal and replacement of watermain valves ranging in size from 14 inches to 16 inches, including removal, replacement, and additions of valve boxes and valve vaults, watermain fittings, pavement or parkway restoration and traffic control; and all appurtenant work thereto. Plans and proposal forms may be obtained via the electronic service starting on Thursday August 6th, at 4:00 p.m. Plans and proposal forms can be found at https://www.oak-park.us/yourgovernment/budget-purchasing/ requests-proposals or at www. questcdn.com under login using QuestCDN number 7245401 for a non-refundable charge of $30.00. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue plans and specifications only to those contractors deemed qualified. No bid documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of bid opening. Locally funded phases of the project are subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq. THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Bill McKenna Village Engineer Published in Wednesday Journal August 5, 2020

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR FFMLT TRUST 2005-FF11, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005FF11 Plaintiff, -v.BRIAN HOLLOWAY Defendants 19 CH 00561 125 SOUTH LOMBARD 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 January 23, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 24, 2020, 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 125 SOUTH LOMBARD AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-302-0150000 The real estate is improved with a yellow vinyl siding, one story single family home with a detached two car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

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. MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 268445 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 19 CH 00561 TJSC#: 40-595 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. Case # 19 CH 00561 I3152370

OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-320-040-1025 The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-07459 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 08851 TJSC#: 40-1745 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. Case # 2018 CH 08851 I3153301

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION AM SOLUTIONS LLC; Plaintiff, vs. ARIEL CHAPMON; TAJ CHAPMON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 7196 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, September 1, 2020 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. 15-10-431-012-0000. Commonly known as 830 South 16th 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 Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. W19-0247 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3153023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 ABFC ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WMC1 Plaintiff, -v.DARYL SATCHER, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., OAK PARK TERRACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 2018 CH 08851 914 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD UNIT #C-8 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on September 2, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 914 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD UNIT #C-8,

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