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Karuna Ventures expects to decide on location next month, open next year

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

Karuna Ventures cannabis cultivation and dispensary company didn’t get the state issued license it wanted to operate a cannabis dispensary in Forest Park – but it did get a license to make cannabis oil products.

Cannabis infusers extract oil from cannabis plants, put that oil in products such as edibles and electric vapor pens, package the products and distribute them to dispensaries. Karuna co-founder and CEO Mike Cardozo said that the company applied for infuser, craft grower and dispensary licenses. While the company got the former, the grower license application is still pending and they didn’t get the dispensary license because of the changes in the application process since their application was originally submitted.

Cardozo said he plans to apply for the dispensary license again in the next round. With one license secured, he is already in the process of getting the business up and running. Cardozo said he hasn’t narrowed down the Forest Park location, but he expects to make a decision within a month and start operations within the next 6 to 9 months.

Under state law, dispensary applications are scored based on employment practices, ownership and employment demographics, environmental impact, imSee CANNABIS on page 6

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Terry Crowley’s back problems motivated him to become a triathlete. See story, page 2.

Reiger Park redo gets input from neighbors Now managed by park district, rehab plans coming together

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

Forest Park residents got a chance to weigh in on plans to improve and renovate Reiger Park, 1526 Circle Ave., during an Aug. 19 open house.

In the summer of 2020, Forest Park’s village government leased the village-owned pocket parks, including Reiger, to

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the Park District of Forest Park for a symbolic $1 a year for 99 years. As part of the deal, the park district took over responsibility for managing and improving the parks. It plans to spend $800,000 on Reiger improvements, and it’s applying for the state Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant to cover half the cost, with the rest coming from the park district’s existing capital funds.

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From a slipped disc to a triathlon: Terry Crowley’s path ‘Pain is temporary, wounds heal and chicks dig scars’

experiences that most people would call bad luck turned out to be the doorway to a healthier lifestyle.

“In my thirties,” he said, “I took a year off from drinking, because I realized that I was drinking too much. I discovered that I had a lot more energy when I wasn’t drinking and became very active doing sky diving, riding dirt bikes and golfing. Then, he said, he broke his arm while riding a motorcycle, and at the same time had back issues caused by a slipped disk in his back.

“I had been pounding Vicodin for six months when one day the pain was so bad that I found myself lying in a fetal position on the floor, and as I lay there, I told myself that when my back gets better I’m going to get moving. I’m going to do a marathon.

“It took about six months for my back to heal enough for me to start running,” he said, “and six months after that I was doing a marathon. So the real impetus for becoming a triathlete was my back going out!”

When he began the training for that first marathon, Crowley discovered that there are techniques based on science which have to be learned to enable triathletes to even finish these tests of endurance. He said marathoners run differently than does a baseball player trying to beat out a bunt or a basketball player driving for the basket.

Another example he cited is that long distance races on a bike require that he main-

By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

This Sunday Forest Park resident Terry Crowley will do the Chicago Triathlon. That includes a .9-mile swim off Belmont Harbor, 26 miles on his bike and a 6.1 mile run at the end.

He said all triathlons include swimming, biking and running, but they come in a variety of distances. An Ironman, for example, includes a 2.4-mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and ends with a full marathon, a run of 26.2 miles. The event in which he will participate on Sunday is called an Olympic Triathlon.

In the last three years, with time off for COVID, the 45-year-old has completed one full Ironman and three half Ironman’s, one Olympic and two or what are called sprints.

Crowley described the events that led him to become a triathlete in terms that sound a little bit like testimonies of religious conversions. He played soccer in grade school and football in high school — made the team but was not a star athlete. It was while he was in his early thirties that a series of

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tain a pedal cadence of about 180 revolutions per minute. At first he wore a watch that told him how many rpms he was maintaining and how his heart was doing. Now, he said, he just knows his body so well that he doesn’t need the technology.

Another technological decision involves which of his two bikes he is going to use. If the course is flat, he will choose his triathlon bike on which he rides hunched over the handlebars to increase his aerodynamic efficiency. If the course is hilly, he will use his road bike.

Nutrition is a huge part of his formula for getting through the event. He said a body has enough calories stored up for about two hours of strenuous activity. After two hours, he said, what he called his “sweet spot” is about 20 ounces of water and 200 to 300 calories per hour while on his bike and 150 calories per hour while running.

Before his daily training run he’ll eat an apple and a banana because they digest in just 10 minutes and provide quick energy.

A piece of bread and a steak can take up to three hours to digest. “I get my protein,” he said, “after my workout.”

That said, Crowley knows the biggest part of doing a triathlon is mental. “The mental part,” he said, “is the biggest part. As long as you have decent training, the rest is mental. How much pain can you take to finish the race. Most people only give 40% at any-

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Forest Park’s summer fun in the sun The Forest Park Playground and Recreation Department ran summer programs at three locations all summer long in the 1990s and into 2000s. This free sponsored recreation program featured supervised crafts, games and recreation activities from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

In 1994 the three locations for summer recreation were 16th/Circle (Reiger Park), Randolph/Circle (Remembrance Park) and the Garfield School play lot. The free recreation option was “not a babysitting drop off service” and children were required to be over the age of 6 to participate. It provided an organized place for local kids to gather and enjoy the carefree days of summer with some built-in programing.

Photo courtesy of the Forest Park Historical Society archives of Forest Park Review by Frank Pinc

SUMMERTIME LIFT: Natalie Mazzone gets a boost from friends Anna Gillian, Lydia Grant, Christine Montes, Samantha Kyles, Angela Nutly and Tina Mazzone at the Forest Park Playground and Recreation program run by the village in 1994.

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SITTING DOWN ON THE JOB: Terry Crowley pedals during the bicycle portion of a triathlon.

thing they do. Your body is capable of so much more. Their mentality is what stops people, not their bodies.”

He admitted there are days when he doesn’t want to get out of bed and do another round of training. That’s where discipline and habits come in. Discipline, he said, is what pushes you to do what you don’t want to do. But, he added, that disciplining yourself to do over and over what you don’t want to do produces habits that carry you over those mental hurdles that try to prevent you from taking more steps toward your goal.

He said the habit of training every morning is engrained in his mind now that when he wakes up and sees his running shoes, his mind stops thinking and he just allows the habit to get him out for a run. He no longer decides whether or not he’s going to train that day. He said the habit gets him past the protests his body is telling him, and that once he is out on his run he’s glad to be out doing it.

He got philosophical and said, “I guess you learn a lot of great life lessons while participating in endurance events.”

He said getting that runner’s high after working out does help and that having the goal of finishing a big test is also high motivating.

Understanding that most people picture triathlons as torture, he said that it takes a few months to get into the habits that sustain him, but after that the training, swimming, biking and running are actually enjoyable.

“Besides,” he added, “Pain is temporary, wounds heal and chicks dig scars.”

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What I learned from Poe’s poetics

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This column first ran in 2011: already write this column three years ago?” aving spent most of my school days staring To achieve beauty, Edgar suggested several literary deout the window, I’m still learning the fundavices. Rhythm, for instance, can make the piece flow. If mentals of writing. For example, an editor you’ve seen me dance, you know I’m not acquainted with taught me that quotation marks should be rhythm. He also favors alliteration. I can tell tall tales outside the period. Another suggested that about timely topics, without making it sound forced. voices from multiple sources would spruce up feature The most startling instruction Edgar gave was to stories. compose the ending first. I must have been staring out I can always use guidance from editors. Well, except the window when the nun announced that. My sister’s a for some who were too brutal with their cuts. The very teacher and said even her third-graders know that. best editors serve as muses. They inspire me because I Finally, we should never burden the reader with the want to meet their standards. process of constructing the piece. That’s something only I’ve had editors who saved me from being sentenced a desperate hack would do, if his topic fell apart at the to journalism jail, by removing lines that would have last minute. offended Review readers. I find it ironic, though, that Thanks to an e-mail from a faithful reader, I’m going to the column which offended the most readers was when have something original, beautiful and possibly rhythI poked fun at our former president. mic next week.

I miss brainstorming with editors to come up with topics, but it’s To avoid tedious discussions of the writing process in the future, been a long time since I’ve had face-to-face meetings in the newsI welcome your column suggestions at jrice1038@aol.com. room. I really miss the direction editors used to give me.

Now I’m getting instruction from an unlikely source: Edgar Allen ■ John Rice is a columnist/private detective, who has seen his busiPoe’s essay, “The Philosophy of Composition.” I think all Forest ness and family thrive in Forest Park. He thoroughly enjoys life in Park writers could benefit from Edgar’s insights. the village and still gets a thrill smelling Red Hots, watching softball He starts out saying, “Either history affords a thesis — or one is and strolling through cemeteries. Jrice1038@aol.com suggested by an incident of the day.” In my case, it helps if the incident of the day is a bird getting into the bedroom, the oven starting on fire, or a pipe breaking in the basement.

Edgar says we should first consider the effect of our piece. Well, that’s easy. I’m looking for any kind of effect that will take up 600 words. He said to keep originality “always in view.” Well, that’s asking a bit much. If I can’t steal concepts from other columnists and catchy phrases from my neighbors, how am I going to fill the space?

As for length, Edgar thought we should keep our pieces short enough to be read in one sitting. Not a problem. He planned his poem, “The Raven,” to be 100 lines long but ended up with 108. Such excess verbiage would never have been permitted by “The Review.” We would have cut a few “Nevermores.”

Edgar said we should strive to make our work universally appreciable but I’ll settle for a handful of readers. He says the piece we write should “elevate our souls with its beauty.” Jeez, this guy had high ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer standards. Tone, he said, is all important, which is why I rarely raise my voice in print. I only use all capital letters when I’m sending an angry text.

Poe wasn’t against monotonous repetition if it Francisco Perez, a painter with B2 Construction, primes the outside of a serves a purpose. Monotony has never bothered home off Harrison Street. me. As for repetition, I often ask myself, “Didn’t I

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Altenheim graveyard on endangered cemetery list Early residents of ‘German Old People’s Home’ buried out back

By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter

Good luck if you are trying to find the Altenheim Cemetery. For most people in Forest Park the final resting place of 800 to 900 people is out of sight and out of mind.

Located about 50 yards from the Altenheim campus, part of which is presently being demolished, and immediately east of Concordia Cemetery, the Altenheim Cemetery is screened by trees and underbrush from the entrance to the Prairie Path just west of the Blue Line terminal and is not marked with any signage. Only a deteriorating paved path from the Altenheim buildings gives any hint of its existence.

Erased from the memory of most Forest Park residents is not only the cemetery but also the mostly German residents buried there. Folks who are able to find the final resting place of the early residents of the Altenheim German Old People’s Home will these days find the grass mowed and the gravestones upright, but it wasn’t always that way.

A massive cleanup of the site was conducted about 15 years ago, according to John Rice, a Review columnist who participated in the project organized by Rich Vitton who was then president of Forest Park Historical Society.

Marty Farmer, whose byline appeared in a Review article dated Sept. 4, 2007, reported that Anthony Calderone, who was then mayor, and volunteers filled 80 garbage bags of refuse and truckloads of chipped wood.

The small cemetery is cleaner and safer now, but you won’t find any flowers left by family members on the graves. According

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GONE AND FORGOTTEN?: The future of 800-900 graves on the Altenheim property remains undetermined. to Farmer’s reporting, the cemetery closed in the 1980s which means it’s been about 40 years since anyone was newly buried there and therefore no next of kin are left to remember their loved ones by visiting.

Nevertheless, Augie Aleksy said that the little burial ground should be kept on our community’s radar screen because of its historical value. A member of the Historical Society of Forest Park and owner of Centu-

ries and Sleuths bookstore, Aleksy called it a “living physical resource for local history.”

Ralph DiFebo noted that when the Village of Forest Park bought the 11-acre Altenheim property for $3.6 million in 2001, he checked out the plat of survey and it did not include the cemetery. He believes the Altenheim senior facility still owns it.

Kirk Carpenter, general manager of Concordia Cemetery, confirms the property is owned by the Altenheim senior living facility.

“The cemetery is a piece of Forest Park history that many residents of the village do not know about,” DiFebo said. “However, I have had some discussions with members of the Forest Park Historical Society and Kiwanis club about developing a new trail head for the Prairie Path. Perhaps it could be recognized in the trail head or in the Cultural Park when either of those assets are developed.

Farmer’s article in 2007 reveals how the cemetery is just one example of how the Altenheim was self-sufficient. For years after the old folks home opened in 1885 it kept pigs, chickens, and cows to help feed its residents. And, it had its own cemetery where the old folks would be buried.

If the cemetery looks a bit like a paupers’ graveyard, it’s because, according to historical archival documents, “residents were required to sign over whatever wealth they had to the Altenheim upon being approved

as a member” in exchange for having all their needs taken care of while still alive.

Most of the head “stones” are therefore uniform and were made right at Altenheim of cement. All that had to be changed in the mold was the name of the deceased, the date of birth and the date the resident had died. The mold had the heading HIER RUHT which is German for “here rests.”

According to documents from the historical society, “Persons accepted to the Altenheim had to have at least 3 years residence in Cook County, be over 60 years old, be incapable of further employment, and have no chronic or other conditions that would prevent the individual from taking care of him or herself. A one-time fee was charged according to age: 60-65 years $300, 65-70 $250, 70-75 $200 and over 75 $150.”

Many of the roots of Forest Park go back to the huge migration between 1820 and World War I, during which time nearly six million Germans immigrated to the United States. People of German ancestry comprise the largest percentage of transplants to this country from Europe.

Inscribed on the façade of the main building words which reveal how vulnerable those new arrivals to this area felt: “DEUTSCHES HAUS IM NEUEN LAND SCHIRM ES GOTT MIT STARKER HAND. That is for “German house in a new land.

May God protect it with a strong hand.”

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Lantern Haus liquor license pulled until September Owner files appeal with state liquor commission

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

Forest Park’s village government revoked Lantern Haus bar’s liquor license for 14 days effective Aug. 19 – even as the attorney for the bar asserted the village had no legal grounds to do so due to a pending appeal.

Mayor Rory Hoskins, who also acts as Forest Park’s liquor commissioner, previously pulled Lantern Haus’ license in the wake of a July 25 fight outside the bar that resulted in 8 people being charged with aggravated battery. During the Aug. 16 public hearing, Hoskins suspended the license for 20 days, with credit for the six days of the earlier emergency closure – which lowered the term of the suspension to 14 days. He said village police removed the liquor license on Aug. 19 at 4 p.m.

But Sean O’Leary, attorney for Lantern Haus, argued the village had no authority to do that before it filed an appeal with the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, which, under the Illinois Liquor Control Act of 1939, suspends the order until the commission can consider the appeal. The order doesn’t apply in situations when the liquor license was suspended within the previous 12 months. Lantern Haus previously had its liquor license suspended on July 24, 2020, but it was reinstated on the Aug. 7, 2020 after most charges were dropped and the bar paid a fine.

Hoskins declined to comment on Lantern Haus’ allegations, saying that they would proceed with the suspension unless they receive a court order requiring them to do otherwise. O’Leary said that they were considering legal action but declined to share any details.

After the July 25 fight, Hoskins issued the order of emergency closure, writing that 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 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.”

Under the rules of the emergency closure, the hearing had to be held within six days.

Hoskins held the hearing on Aug. 2, but he said that, because the police officers who responded to the incident weren’t available, the hearing was continued to Aug. 16.

Lantern Haus was allowed to reopen in the meantime. On Aug. 16, Hoskins ruled the July 25 incident warranted the suspension.

Before the suspension, Lantern Haus announced on its website that it was closed for renovations until Sept. 1. When reached by email, owner Patrick Jacknow declined to comment, directing the Review to O’Leary.

The attorney said that he filed an appeal with the state liquor commission on Aug. 19 at “11:30 a.m.-ish,” or about 6.5 hours before the liquor license suspension took effect.

O’Leary argued that Lantern Haus still had the right to operate, citing Section 7-9 of the Illinois Liquor Control Act. The second paragraph of that section states that, if the appeal deals with “an order or action of the local liquor control commission having the effect of suspending or revoking a license” the licensee “shall resume the operation of the licensed business pending the decision of the State Commission.” However, the following paragraph states that the suspension will stay in place if “that is the second or subsequent such suspension or revocation placed on that licensee within the preceding 12-month period.”

O’Leary said that, since the Lantern House didn’t have the suspension in 12 months prior to the Aug. 19 decision, the bar should have been allowed to stay open.

“It’s as clear as day,” he said. “The appeal is filed. They know the appeal has been filed.

And I don’t understand what the issue is.”

Hoskins declined to comment on Lantern Haus’ position, saying that “unless there is a court order,” the village will continue to enforce the closure. He said the bar would be free to resume operations once the suspension ends.

O’Leary said that, since the liquor license has been physically removed, Lantern Haus currently can’t operate as a bar, so it’s staying closed. He hinted at legal action.

“I think you’ll hear something in the near future,” O’Leary said. “The laws need to be followed. We’re the society of laws.”

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D209 students, staff chime in on return to in-person learning Despite mask mandate, social distancing rules, D209 students and staff say they welcome return to classrooms

By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter

Proviso Township High School District 209 staff, parents and students sounded optimistic about returning to in-person learning during the annual Back to School Bash held Aug. 20 at Proviso West High School, 4701 Harrison St. in Hillside.

All students returned to classrooms in D209 on Aug. 23. They’ll start the school year with full in-person learning. Students and staff members, regardless of vaccination status, will be required to wear masks and the district has mandated a 3-foot social distancing protocol, among other COVID19-related precautions.

Parents, students and staff members who were interviewed at the Bash said they were happy to be back in person, because they believe it makes a better learning environment.

District officials said they will provide support to students who may be struggling with learning loss and mental health services for students dealing with pandemicrelated trauma.

Dr. Kevin Brown, the deputy superintendent for educational services, said that the school district is concerned about the psychological toll from isolation that occurred due to the pandemic mitigation measures.

He said that counselors, social workers and psychiatrists will be available to students who need them.

Nicole Wilson, the district’s head of communications, said that the mask mandate and 3-foot social distancing rule will even be enforced in lunchrooms. She said staff will undergo weekly COVID-19 tests, the buildings will be cleaned regularly as usual and sanitary stations will continue to be available.

Wilson said that “at least 4,000 to 5,000 See D209 on page 6

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[people] came through” vaccine clinics that the district hosted for students, staff and community members over the summer. She said she didn’t know how many students and staffers have been vaccinated.

“We’ve done our part so we can return to some kind of normalcy,” Wilson said. “We’re so excited.”

Ayanna Blackwell, 47, of Bellwood, said that her daughter is a freshman at Proviso West’s Math and Science Academy. She said that her daughter has been struggling with the fact that most of her friends from Roosevelt Middle School didn’t get into the program, but Blackwell said that her daughter is a good student and that she would thrive at the new school.

“I’m excited about their curriculum,” she said. “I think it will help her.”

Blackwell also said that she was excited that her daughter will be learning in person. She said she believes inperson learning will help her daughter with social and other skills.

Calia Phillips, 15, of Bellwood, is a sophomore at Proviso Math and Science Academy. She said that, while she liked remote learning, she had no issue with attending classes in person.

“Honestly, it kind of feels normal, once you get into the building,” she said. “It’s kind of complicated with the face masks, but other than that, it feels normal.”

Natalie Castro, a sophomore at Proviso East, said that

During the open house, which was held at the park, residents got to see two concepts – the more “urban-themed” Option 1 and the more “nature-themed” Option 2. Residents were invited to share what features they like and suggest their own ideas. If the park district gets the grant, it expects to start the renovations in the summer-fall of 2022.

The park district hired Naperville-based Hitchcock Design Group to develop the concepts. Senior Associate Bridget Deatrick said that, while the display boards included examples, this won’t necessarily be what the features would look like – that part will be decided later in the process.

Residents were invited to put stickers next to the features they liked. Deatrick said the final concept would combine the features from both options “to make the best plan.”

Both options call for two entrances – one roughly where the current west entrance is and one at the northeast corner of the lot. The rest of the park would be fenced off. Both options would have berms and other features to reduce flooding.

Option 1 tilts the park layout, with the “pedestrian spine” path stretching between the two entrances and another path reaching from the west entrance toward the northeastern corner. The playground would be in the resulting triangular shape, while a soccer field would be located at the southwestern portion of the park. It would have a painted-on outdoor game feature such as a chess board or a four square, and there would be outdoor “game stations” such as foosball tables. A building or a shade structure would be located north of the playground.

Option 2 maintains a similar layout to the current set-up, the playground in the northern half and a more open field in the southern half. Unlike Option 1, it doesn’t explicitly include a soccer field, but Hitchcock officials indicated that there is enough room to accommodate a smaller, U6 size field for children’s games. It calls for a “water play” feature – which, Deatrick said, would be the playground equipment that “channels water” rather than a water fountain or a slash pad – directly south of the playground. The south edge of the park would have a stage feature that can be used for neighborhood get-togethers and events.

The OSLAD grant applications are due Sept. 1, and winners are expected to be announced in early January 2022.

Deatrick said that the final design will be developed in the spring of 2022.

Jackie Iovinelli, park district executive director, said Reiger Park “needs a lot of love,” so they are looking forward to “making something that the community can appreciate and enjoy.”

“This is a way for the neighbors to have a nice, safe place to relax and enjoy, and [do] whatever makes them happy,” she said.

The residents who spoke to the Review all said they preferred Option 2. Emily Pfaff said she preferred it because she liked nature, and she appreciated the shade structures.

“I also like the idea of people being able to use the space for birthdays and [park district events],” she said.

Edward Dzialo said he was glad that the park was getting some revamp, as did resident Anna Petrick.

“I’m just really excited to have this park revamped, because it’s definitively in need of some repairs,” she said.

Mayor Rory Hoskins and Jessica Voogd, the village’s commissioner of public property, attended the event. Neither expressed preferences for any particular design, saying only that they looked forward to the improvements.

“It’s really exciting, and it’s great to see this happening in the community,” Voogd said.”

“I’m glad that the park district wants to improve the park,” Hoskins said. “The village will help however we can.”

CANNABIS

Dispensary to open next year from page 1 pact on the community, its plans for involvement in the community and whether the owners are local. The highscoring applicants are entered into one of three lottery drawings -- the Qualifying Applicants lottery for all applicants that scored at least 213 points, the Tied Applicant lottery for applicants who got the highest score possible and the Equity Justice Involved Lottery for applicants that scored at least 213 points and qualified as a Social Equity Justice applicant.

An applicant can qualify as a Social Equity Justice applicant by either having at least 51 percent of the owners live in an area disproportionately impacted by the War on Drugs, have at least 51 percent of the owners who have either been arrested for cannabis-related offenses or have family members that have been arrested, or hire at least 51 percent of their employees that fit either of the above criteria. Karuna fit the third criteria, so it applied as a Social Equity Justice applicant. But according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulations memo, on July 15, a year and a half after the January 2020 application deadline, the state made applicants who qualified under the third criteria ineligible for the lottery. That affectively took Karuna out of the running.

Cardozo said that neither he nor his other two co-founders fit either the first or the second criteria.

Karuna would still be eligible for the other two dispensary license lotteries in the next round and meeting the third criteria still helps in terms of overall scoring. The Infuser and craft grow licenses don’t use the lottery, relying entirely on the scoring system. Cardozo said that Karuna got the infuser license on July 15. While it wasn’t awarded

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WELCOME BACK: The annual D209 Back to School Bash was held at Proviso West on August 20. while coming to school with masks and other restrictions felt “like it’s a little weird,” she was glad to go back to inperson learning.

“I think it’s good to go back in person, because I prefer this way of learning,” she said.

Maya Harrison, another Proviso East sophomore, felt the same way.

“I guess it’s a little hectic right now, but it’s better than remote learning, because I don’t think anyone was paying attention when we were learning remotely,” she said.

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the craft grower license during the first round, the Department of Agriculture is doing a second round from the same pool of applicants “before Dec. 21, 2021.”

Cardozo said he hopes to get the license during the second round, which would allow Karuna to grow its own cannabis. If they don’t, they would purchase product from the cultivation businesses.

Between January and June 2020, it ran a paid training incubator program for “residents of disadvantaged communities, individuals with criminal cannabis records, and Forest Park residents.” It taught them about the nature of products, dosing recommendations and cannabis regulations. Cardozo previously said that, this way, even if it he didn’t get any licenses, those employees will be able to have careers in the industry. In a more recent interview, he said that, now that the license is secured, all program participants will have an opportunity to work for Karuna.

“Social equity is part of our company’s DNA and we are proud to be setting an example for a more diverse and inclusive cannabis industry,” he said.

On Jan. 13, 2020, the Forest Park Village Council voted to allow cannabis businesses in light industrial or healthy industrial zoning districts “by right,” which means that it wouldn’t require additional approval. In downtown and B-2 business districts, they are allowed as a conditional use, which mean they would need to be approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals and the village council.

Cardozo said that he wouldn’t need any further approval, which would rule out the commercial areas. The light industrial district includes the area south of Roosevelt Road to 16th Street between Hannah Avenue and Circle Avenue, while the heathy industrial district includes the Forest Park Mall and the businesses along Industrial Drive.

“Karuna is currently evaluating several real estate options in Forest Park and will be finalizing their property selection in the near future,” Cardozo said. “We are looking forward to becoming a responsible member of the Forest Park business community.”

Forest Park Review, August 25, 2021

Aug. 25-Sept. 1

BIG WEEK Scales and Tails Forest Park Cub Scout Pack 109 invites families with children from K-5 who are interested in learning more about scouting to a free “Scales and Tails” traveling zoo event on Thursday, Aug. 26 at 5 p.m. at the Roos Recreational Center 7329 W. Harrison St. Children will learn about exotic animals and how to safely interact and meet other scout families and friends in Forest Park.

Honoring Fred Hampton

Raise monarch butterflies

Proviso Township High Schools District 209 will honor the legacy of Fred Hampton, a 1966 Proviso East alumnus and late chairman of the Chicago Chapter of the Black Panther Party, at a ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 29 from 1 to 3 p.m.

The ceremony will be held at Proviso East High School, 807 S. First Ave. in Maywood. This event is free and open to the community.

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Join the monarch migration during “Raising Monarch Butterflies” at the Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 Thatcher Ave. in River Forest, on Saturday, Aug. 28 at 1 p.m.

Come see how the folks at Trailside raise monarch butterflies from tiny eggs to hungry caterpillars to migrating monarchs. You’ll also learn why this is important and how you can help butterflies survive.

All visitors over 2 years of age must wear a mask indoors at all times. Unvaccinated visitors should also wear a mask outdoors when physical distancing is not possible.

Register for this free family program by calling Trailside at 708-366-6530.

Papermaking craft The Forest Park Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd., invites young adults to an in-person workshop on making paper. Join other creators and crafters in the Young Adult Lounge on Friday, Aug. 27 from 3 to 5 p.m.

Register through the library’s website at fppl.evanced.info/signup

Amusement park documentary watch party During the early years of the 20th century, thrill seekers flocked to Forest Park’s shortlived and controversial amusement park.

Learn more about its history during a virtual premiere of the new short documentary film “Fast (And Disastrous) Times at Forest Park” brought to you by the Forest Park Historical Society on Monday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m.

After the 15-minute documentary, filmmaker Anthony Landahl will chat about his research and the new details he uncovered. Leave your camera off to just listen or turn it on and join in, whatever you like.

Register for this free virtual history hangout at ForestParkHistory.org

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Forest Park Review, August 25, 2021

7-Eleven on Roosevelt Road robbed at gunpoint

Three people, one of them armed with a handgun, robbed the 7-Eleven at 7749 Roosevelt Road late on Aug. 18, making off with cash from the register, police have reported.

All three of the offenders, described as males in their teens or early 20s and wearing ski masks, entered the store just after 11 p.m. One grabbed a beverage from the cooler while another pointed a handgun at the female clerk and threatened to kill her unless she opened the safe.

When the clerk said she didn’t have access to the safe, the offenders moved behind the counter and stole about $200 from the cash register before fleeing on foot.

The clerk, who police say was unharmed but visibly shaken by the incident, could not provide any additional description of the offenders. Security camera video indicated the offenders may have left the scene westbound on Roosevelt Road in a silver SUV.

Burglary A resident of the 900 block of Hannah Avenue called police on the evening of Aug. 16 to report that someone had entered the unlocked residence while the victim was out

shopping for about three hours and stole about $2,000 in jewelry.

According to police, the burglary occurred between 3:30 and 6:50 p.m. and that entry had been gained via the open rear door. The front entrance was locked.

Jewelry boxes taken from dresser drawers in the bedroom had been thrown onto the bed and rummaged through, police said. Most of the items taken were watches and rings, according to the victim.

Man arrested for vehicle break-in Forest Park police have charged Maurice L. Williams, 59, of Forest Park, with felony burglary to a motor vehicle and resisting arrest for reportedly trying to flee from police after he was observed breaking into vehicles parked in the alley between the 900 blocks of Hannah and Thomas avenues on Aug. 18 around 5:25 a.m.

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police officer who responded observed that at least vehicle had been ransacked. The offender was seen fleeing on a bicycle before being detained in the 1000 block of Circle Avenue.

The bicycle reportedly also was stolen and police recovered other items reported missing from a vehicle in the neighborhood.

■ A resident of the 800 block of Hannah Avenue called police on morning of Aug. 15 to report that during the overnight hours someone entered her unlocked vehicle and rummaged through the interior compartments.

Nothing of value was reported missing from the vehicle.

■ A 21-year-old Berwyn woman went to police on Aug. 13 to report the theft of her iPhone 12 Max cellphone valued at $1,000, the cellphone case and a PNC debit card from a shopping cart at Walmart, 1300 Desplaines Ave. between 7 and 7:40 p.m.

The victim told police she had contacted her bank but that the debit card had been used at the Walmart in Forest Park and at four other location by time it was cancelled.

The Walmart transaction took place at 7:39 p.m. and was for $74.06.

■ A 61-year-old Elmwood Park woman contacted police to report that someone removed her wallet from her purse while she was shopping at Bed Bath & Beyond, 215 Harlem Ave. on Aug. 14 between 2 and 3 p.m.

The wallet contained several credit cards, identification, a Social Security card and miscellaneous papers.

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cited him for driving without a valid license or proof of vehicle insurance after an officer on patrol reported two vehicles apparently racing each other at high speeds while eastbound in the 7600 block of Roosevelt Road on Aug. 15 at about 1:30 a.m.

The officer activated his squad car’s emergency lights and both vehicles stopped, but not before the yellow 2001 Ford Mustang, seemingly on purpose, drove into the side of the other vehicle, a silver 2004 Mazda. No one was hurt, police said.

According to the police report, the driver of the Mustang, who was later charged with reckless driving, was the ex-husband of a woman who was in the Mazda. She was in that vehicle with her boyfriend, and the two said they were trying to elude the offender, who was angry about their relationship and had tried to confront them in another town.

Bush on fire Emergency personnel responded to the rear of a property in the 200 block of Rockford Avenue on Aug. 18 at about 4:25 a.m. after someone called to report a bush fire.

When first responders arrived, the homeowner was attempting to put out the flames with a garden hose.

The man said he just arrived home and no idea how the fire had started. The flames damaged a kayak, some wooden planks and the northeast corner of the garage. Firefighters extinguished the fire.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Aug. 13-19, 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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OPINION O U R

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Yes to Reiger Park

t was gratifying last week to watch the planning process for Reiger Park go public. And, yes, like you, we needed to ask which of the village-owned “pocket parks” was Reiger.

Turns out it is the good-sized corner of Circle Avenue and 16th Street.

For decades we have asked why the park district had only “The Park.” And we’ve asked why village government owned a handful of small park-like spaces sprinkled across town. Village government mainly kept the weeds down. There was little investment and no programming in these overlooked parcels.

Perhaps due to what has felt like low-level grumbling between the village and the parks over time, whenever we asked the question we’d get a vague “that’s the way it has always been” sort of non-answer. So it is better than good that the two entities started to talk — we suspect Tim Gillian, the former administrator at village hall and Jackie Iovinelli, the still-sort-of-new exec at the park district, had their hands in this.

The upshot is a 99-year lease at a buck a year that turned over the pocket parks to the parks. And last week, with its eye on a Sept. 1 deadline for a large state grant, the park district unveiled two potential designs for Reiger Park. The options, professionally designed by Hitchcock Design Group, represent the inevitable tension between active and passive park space. So one version included a soccer field and four square while the other included a “water feature” and more gathering spaces.

There’s not a right answer and the ultimate design will likely blend the two. But it was refreshing to see professionals at work and engaging neighbors in the process.

The budget for reclaiming Reiger Park is $800,000. The state OSLAD grant, if awarded, would cover half the cost. The park district and local taxpayers would invest the rest.

This is good money after no money and we’re enthused to see this first effort take shape.

Pot license win in Forest Park

The process of getting a state license for any aspect of the cultivation, processing, infusing or sale of legal marijuana is complicated. And that’s good.

When’s the last time the state of Illinois or county of Cook had something valuable to license, contract to award, seat to fill and, essentially, the fix wasn’t in? To its credit, and with acknowledgement that the first round of pot licensing was imperfect, advocates have forced the state to tilt licenses and income from pot sales toward people of color, toward populations that have been abused and leveled by a criminal justice system that persecuted small-time pot use.

Now Forest Park has its foot in the door with a license to Karuna Ventures to infuse cannabis oil into products such as edibles, which would be sold by dispensaries. Karuna, which has shown a commitment to locating in Forest Park, hopes it will still win a cultivation license that would grow its footprint and employee payroll in the village.

This is a win. And we’re glad to see it.

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What it takes to put on the No Gloves National Tournament

his year’s No Gloves National was the second time Jackie Iovinelli, director of the Park District of Forest Park, had taken on the challenge of staging the No Gloves National, which took place July 22-25.

Sunday morning when the tournament was beginning its sixth and final day, Iovinelli’s daughter asked her at breakfast, “Mom, what’s that on your face?”

The park director, after starting the previous day at 7:30 a.m. and finishing at 1 a.m. for the third day in a row, replied, “Honey, those are bags under my eyes.”

One reason she was exhausted, with yet one more day to go, was that she and her staff of 11 were putting on a tournament involving 24 teams with up to 4,000 fans watching the games and patronizing the concession stand each day while all of the park’s regular programing in the pool and Roos Center was still going on.

It was like little David taking on Goliath, except in this 53rd annual softball tourney, Goliath was not the enemy but thousands of fans and 240 players coming with high expectations for a quality event.

“It’s stressful because there are so many moving parts,” Iovinelli explained. “We have to make sure that the two games being played simultaneously are going well and the four teams in the next games are on deck and ready to go. We are responsible for the umpires and the scorekeepers, for the concession stand staying supplied with food and beer. It’s not just the high expectations but the sheer size of the event.”

The director takes very little credit for the event’s success. Her father, a Vietnam veteran, told her while she was involved in the Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) in college, “When you put those second lieutenant’s bar on your shoulders, the first thing you need to do after being deployed is to sit down with your first sergeant and learn everything you can. They are the ones who make things happen.”

She relies on her staff members, in other words, who have far more experience with this park in general and with the tournament in particular.

When Iovinelli, who is in her third year as park director, heard what her staff was taking on every year being compared to running a marathon, she smiled and noted she has run seven marathons in Chicago alone and one Iron Man event in the hills of Kentucky — swimming 2.4 miles, biking 112 miles in 100-degree heat, and finishing by running a 26-mile marathon.

She knows, she said, what hitting a wall feels like, and a wall is what she and her staff hit at different times on Saturday after completing several 18-hour days, knowing they still had one more day to go.

When asked if she was motivated to take on the enormous challenge of a marathon because she is trying to win, she laughed and replied, “No, I do it for fun!”

She runs 26-mile marathons for fun!

And that’s another way the marathon analogy works for the investment of time and energy made by so many locals in the 16-inch softball tournament.

It’s exhausting, she explained, but it’s also a lot of fun.

It’s fun because her small staff is passionately committed to making the event deserve the title “National”. For instance, on Saturday evening it rained “buckets of water.” The rain began around 5 and stopped at 6. Ryan Russ told his boss that he and his grounds crew would have the field ready for games to resume by 7:30.

They pulled it off.

Iovinelli kept repeating the word “passionate” to describe staff members Rachell Entler and Danette Krajewski, who were overseeing the event itself; Grace Kenney, who has been doing this for 20 years; and Andrew Doss, who attended tournaments in the area and sifted through thousands of league statistics to ensure that they would invite the 24 best teams in the region.

Plus the over 80 volunteers who put in a total of 300 hours staffing the concession stand and doing other tasks.

“Thank God for our volunteers,” Iovinelli exclaimed, “who are just as passionate as our staff members and who take pride in being Forest Parkers.”

And the board of commissioners — Cathleen McDermott, Matt Walsh, John Doss, Kristen Lyons, and Roy Sansone — who, along with their friends and neighbors, invested hundreds of unpaid hours in making the No Gloves Nationals a prestigious event.

Even more amazing, Iovinelli said, there were zero problems during the four days with a total attendance approaching 16,000. The police were a visible presence but basically had nothing to do. The only issue was one disputed call by an umpire.

The tournament was exhausting, she repeated, but it was fun. After a couple of nights with 10 hours of sleep, the director, her staff, the board, and the volunteers were already looking forward to the 54th Annual No Gloves Tourney next summer.

I came to Forest Park in 1982 when it was an unpretentious, no-nonsense German, shot-and-a-beer, blue-color village with small-town charm. The German part is no longer visible but the unpretentious character still is. We are no longer Oak Park’s poor step-sister where the residents of that then-dry town came here to drink.

Iovinelli, her staff, the board of commissioners and the six dozen volunteers exhibited a palpable passion and pride in Forest Park. We are no longer ashamed of our pragmatic, blue-color roots because over the last four decades we’ve also become a pretty classy community.

TOM HOLMES

Forest Park Review, August 25, 2021

O B I T U A R Y

L E T T E R

Patricia Kragie, 90

Vaccines are science, not magical thinking

Nurse, teacher, single mom Patricia Caroline Kragie, 90, died on June 9, 2021. Born to Thomas and Caroline “Gammer” Hayes on Nov. 18, 1930, she grew up with her sisters, Laverne and Phylis, in the city of Chicago. They spent their young years laughing, chasing boys, but always maintaining the highest marks in school.

In her adult years, she raised eight children in Oak Park on her PATRICIA KRAGIE own while earning her nursing degree at Lewis University. As a working registered nurse, she taught at the Triton Nursing School, and was a traveling nurse who helped out-of-state areas that were in need of someone like her. She was often asked, “How do you do it? How do you stay so strong, raising this huge family all on your own?” She would reply, “It’s not strength. It’s love. And love makes it easy.”

Pat “Granny” Kragie is survived by five of her eight children, William, Linda, Laura, Michael, and Mary Pat. She was preceded by her other three children, Lawrence, Denise, and Thomas. The title “Granny” was given by her grandchildren, Shiela, Ryan, Alex, Brigette, William, Jonathan, and Christopher, who were lucky enough to have felt her unequivocal love and support throughout their lives.

While she was humble about most things, she loved to brag about her great-grandchildren, Elon, Jonah, Drew, Wyatt, and Emerich. She would look at pictures and ask, “My goodness, how did I get so lucky?”

A devout Catholic throughout her life, she prayed for safety, protection, and happiness for her family, which asks that you please donate to a charity of your choosing, just as Granny donated to a variety of charities because, as she put it, “it’s the right thing to do, and we can do it.”

Family and friends of Patricia Kragie will be welcomed on Wednesday, Aug. 25 at 10 a.m. for a memorial Mass at Ascension Church, 808 S. East Ave. in Oak Park. A celebration of her life will be held immediately following the Mass to share the love she never lost.

We are writing in response to “Magical thinking and the scarecrow invasion” published on Aug. 18. We have lived in Forest Park since March 2020. We’ve never known a non-pandemic Forest Park and the Forest Park Review has been one of the ways that we’ve gotten to know our new community. We’ve been impressed by the quality of your paper.

This is why we were very disappointed by the latest opinion article in which the decision to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is described as “magical thinking” and asserts that somehow not “understanding the science” requires a “leap of faith” to make the decision to get the vaccine. We believe that publishing opinion pieces like this, given the authority and respect created by the overall quality to the Forest Park Review, undermine the very efforts that will allow us to enjoy a mask-free, safer Forest Park in the future.

From cell phones, to refrigerators, to how groceries are just always “magically” stocked on the shelves – we live in a society where we don’t understand how everything works. Instead we rely on experts to build and distribute things for our use. This same logic can be applied to these amazing mRNA vaccines. Dedicated, specialized researchers developed the science behind these vaccines over 30 years.

COVID-19 gave the technology a chance to be applied in a very public way in order to help end a pandemic.

As two Forest Parkers that have chosen to be vaccinated, we did so because we trust the public health experts, scientists, the CDC/NIH, and our local governments.

We know that the vaccine (and indoor masking) is truly our best way out of this pandemic. We also generally trust journalists to keep our community informed, and to help provide accurate information, even in an opinion article. And unfortunately, we feel that the Forest Park Review failed to do that in this case.

Making the decision to get the vaccine doesn’t take “magical thinking.” It’s just the right thing to do.

Melissa Crane and Stephen Garrett Forest Park

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mitted to the electors of the Village, then the question shall be submitted at the next applicable election, or at any special election called in accordance with law. The Village Clerk shall provide a petition form to any individual requesting one.

SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST 1/2 OF THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 6, VILLAGESHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 13 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, TOGETHER WITH: BLOCK 1 (EXCEPT THE NORTHEAST 1/4 THEREOF), BLOCKS 2, 4, 5 AND BLOCK 6 (EXCEPT THE NORTHWEST 1/4 AND EXCEPT THE SOUTH 156 FEET OF THE EAST 152 FEET THEREOF) BLOCK 7 (EXCEPT THE NORTH 1/2 AND EXCEPT THE NORTH 30 FEET OF THE SOUTH 1/2 THEREOF LYING EAST OF THE EAST LINE OF ALLEY) BLOCKS 8 AND 9 AND THE NORTH 249.19 FEET OF THE WEST 1/2 OF BLOCK 10 AND ALL OF BLOCK 11 IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS; with PIN’s: 19-06-102007-0000, 19-06-102-008-0000, 1906-102-009-0000, 19-06-102-0100000 (collectively, the “Property”).

This notice is directed to all owners, lienholders and all other parties with a current legal or equitable interest in the Property (collectively, the “Parties”). Parties are responsible for remedying these Property conditions; if you do not repair, demolish or enclose the buildings and remove all garbage and debris from around the buildings within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice, the Village shall be authorized, intends to and will take action to eliminate these hazards. THIS ACTION WILL INCLUDE DEMOLITION OF THE BUILDING(S). You are further notified that should the Village be required to take the necessary action to eliminate the hazards caused by these buildings, the owner(s) of record shall be liable for all costs incurred by the Village; the Village will record a lien for its costs and will seek recovery of costs by foreclosing the lien. You have the right to object to the Village taking this action by filing legal action in a court of competent jurisdiction including filing a complaint in the Municipal Division of the Circuit Court of Cook County and serving the Clerk of the Village of Stickney. If you have questions about this procedure, consult a lawyer. You may also contact Building Inspector Josh Brniak, the Village of Stickney, 6533 Pershing Rd., Stickney, IL 60402 (p 708-7494400) regarding remediation. This is a legal notice published pursuant to Illinois Compiled Statutes 65 ILCS 5/11-31-1(e).

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF ADDITIONAL TAX FOR LIBRARY PURPOSES IN THE VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS WHEREAS, the Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Brookfield has requested the corporate authorities of the Village of Brookfield to levy an additional tax of 0.02% for certain library purposes, pursuant to Article 3 of the Illinois Local Library Act [75 ILCS 5/1-0.1 et seq. (2016)]; and WHEREAS, this 0.02% additional tax shall be in addition to the annual levy of .35% allowed for the establishment and maintenance of the library.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, as follows:

Section 6: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption.

ADOPTED this 23rd day of August, 2021 pursuant to a roll call vote as follows: AYES: Ketchmark, Hendricks, Conroy, Cote, LeClere, and Kaluzny NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTENTION: None APPROVED by me this 23rd day of August, 2021. /s/ Michael P. Garvey, President of the Village of Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois

Section 1: The corporate authorities of the Village of Brookfield herewith determine to levy an additional 0.02% tax for library purposes for the tax year commencing January 1, 2021.

ATTESTED and filed in my office this 23rd day of August, 2021. /s/ Brigid Weber, Clerk of the Village of Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois

Section 2: Such 0.02% additional tax shall be levied on the value of all taxable property in the Village of Brookfield, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, and shall be used for the purpose of sites and buildings, for the construction and equipment of buildings, for the rental of buildings required for library purposes, and for maintenance, repairs and alterations of library buildings and equipment.

PUBLIC NOTICE The public is hereby notified regarding the above “Resolution authorizing the levy of additional tax for library purposes in the Village of Brookfield, Illinois” determining to Levy for the tax year beginning January 1, 2021 an Additional Tax of up to 0.02 Percent of Equalized or Assessed Value of Taxable Property for Particular Building and Equipment Purposes in accordance with Article 3 of the Illinois Local Library Act [75 ILCS 5/1-0.1 et seq. (2016)] that: 1. The specific number of voters required to sign a petition requesting that the question of adoption of the Resolution be submitted to the electors of the Village is 1,376 voters.

2. The time in which the petition must be filed is from the date of publication of this Resolution until 30 days hereof, being the 24th day of September, 2021.

3. The date of the prospective referendum, if one should be called pursuant to such petition, is the Primary Election, held Tuesday the 28th day of June 2022.

4. The Village Clerk shall provide a petition form to any individual requesting one.

Section 3: The levy of said additional 0.02% tax shall be effected by the adoption of an appropriate levy ordinance by the corporate authorities pursuant to statutory requirements, which ordinance shall be filed in the office of the Cook County Clerk.

Section 4: The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish a copy of this Resolution at least once in the Riverside/Brookfield Landmark, a newspaper with a general circulation in the Village of Brookfield, within fifteen (15) days after its adoption, and also the “Public Notice” attached hereto as “Exhibit A” hereof, shall be included with such publication or posting.

Section 5: If no petition is filed with the corporate authorities of the Village of Brookfield within thirty (30) days after publication of this resolution, requesting that the question of the adoption of this resolution be submitted to the electors of the Village of Brookfield, or if all petitions so filed are determined to be invalid and insufficient, the Village shall then be authorized to levy the tax.

However, if a petition is filed with the corporate authorities within said thirty (30) day period, which petition is signed by electors of the Village of Brookfield equal in number to 10% of the total number of registered voters in the Village of Brookfield and which asks that the question of levying such a 0.02% tax be sub-

“EXHIBIT A”

Published in RB Landmark August 25, 2021

LEGAL NOTICE OF DEMOLITION To All Parties of Interest in Re Property at 6915 West Pershing Road, Stickney, in Cook County, Illinois 60402: The Village of Stickney has determined that the building(s) on the following property is VACANT AND OPEN AND AN IMMEDIATE AND CONTINUING HAZARD TO THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY and that such needs to be demolished: common street address 6915 West Pershing Road, Stickney, IL 60402; with Legal Description: LOTS 5, 6, 7, 8 AND 9 IN BLOCK 2 IN OAK PARK AVENUE SUBDIVISION BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE FOLLOWING BLOCKS AND PARTS OF BLOCKS IN B. F. SHOTWELL’S

Published in RB Landmark August 25, 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: Y21007543 on August 5, 2021 Under the Assumed Business Name of TOBY ZUCKER JEWELRY DESIGN with the business located at: 202 N KENILWORTH AVE STE 2, OAK PARK, IL 60302.

The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: TOBY SHORE 202 N KENILWORTH AVE STE 2, OAK PARK, IL 60302, USA. Published in Wednesday Journal August 18, 25, September 1, 2021

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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division.

In re the marriage of ADEKUNLE AYANNEYE, Petitioner and KOWAII MATTHEW Respondent, Case No. 21D630026.

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 20, 2021, 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 August 18, 25, September 1, 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: Y21007583 on August 11, 2021 Under the Assumed Business Name of BILL & GILL’S PROPERTY MAINTENANCE with the business located at: 4112 SUNNYSIDE AVE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: MATTHEW DAVID GILL 4112 SUNNYSIDE AVE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513, USA WILLIAM JOSEPH PRASCH, 2240 TERRY LN W, BROADVIEW, IL 60155, USA. Published in RB Landmark August 18, 25, September 1, 2021

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY. Request of STEFAN WLADYSLAW SUCHAN Case Number 2021 CONC 001009 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: STEFAN W SUCHAN to the new name of: STEVE W SUCHAN The court date will be held: On November 5, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. at Daley Center in Courtroom # 2503 via Zoom.

Published in RB Landmark August 18, 25, September 1, 2021

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BY PHONE: (708) 613-3333 BY FAX: (708) 467-9066 BY E-MAIL: EMAIL@GROWINGCOMMUNITYMEDIA.ORG HELP WANTED

Village of Brookfield

Imagine being a role model to children in the local community! If you are at your best in a child and student centered environment, when promoting learning and fun, are safety minded and you aim to make a difference in the lives of kids; please take the next step and apply to one of these exciting part-time roles in the Recreation Department:

• STARS Instructor, Before & After School Program ($11-$14 per hour) • Lead Teacher, Tots Prep Program ($12-$14 per hour) • Assistant Teacher, Tots Prep Program ($11-$12 per hour) Apply through the Careers link on the Village of Brookfield homepage.

PART TIME DRIVER ASAP

Local company looking for part time driver/warehouse. Must be drug free & have valid IL DL. Must be able to lift 75lb. $13/hr Email resume to HR@SIEVERTELECTRIC.COM

BUDGET & REVENUE ANALYST

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Budget and Revenue Analyst in the Finance 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; grants, 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 27, 2021.

HORTICULTURE SUPERVISOR – PARK DISTRICT OF OAK PARK

The Park District is actively looking for a Full-Time Horticulture Supervisor. We offer a competitive compensation package with a starting salary of $49,513.00 + based on experience and qualifications. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible spending account, IMRF Pension, $300 reimbursement for wellness related activities, vacation, holidays, sick time and personal days.

The Horticulture Supervisor oversees the daily maintenance of the Park Districts landscape beds and natural areas. Landscape operations include: performing maintenance such as weeding, mulching, planting, pruning, watering, and fall and spring cleanup.

The Horticulture Supervisor assists in the design, organization, and scheduling of landscape area plantings to create healthy habitats.

Additionally, operations include: hiring, training, scheduling, and leading the horticulture team in proper horticulture maintenance practices.

Review the complete job description and apply online –https:// www.pdop.org/jobs https://www.paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.php/ jobs/ViewJobDetails?job=38634&clientkey=41D8300184906117978771C10E755DC6 The Park District of Oak Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer!

PAID-ON-CALL FIREFIGHTER Job Title: Paid-on-Call Firefighter Description: The Village of Riverside Fire Department is seeking applicants for the position of Paid-on-Call Firefighter.

Additional Status Information: This is not a full-time position.

Qualifications: - In good physical condition - Reside within 1.5 miles of the boundaries of the Village of Riverside at time of appointment - Be 18 years of age at the time of application - Possess a high school diploma or GED - Possess a valid driver’s license with a good driving record Miscellaneous Applications are reviewed in October 2021.

Application deadline is Friday, October 8th, 2021.

The Village of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

BUDGET & REVENUE ANALYST

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Budget and Revenue Analyst in the Finance 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; grants, 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 27, 2021.

PARKING ENFORCMENT OFFICER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the Police Department Field Services Division. This position will perform a variety of duties and responsibilities involved in the enforcement of Village parking regulations; and to provide general information and assistance to the public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

PART TIME HELP WANTED

SPOTLESS CARWASH at 7343 Roosevelt and 7802 Madison St in Forest Park is in need of an attendant. We are looking for someone who likes to be outside and is friendly and likes people.

The duties are to meet and greet customers, make change, sell tokens, automatic and self serve wash instructions, keep the lot, equipment room, and perimeter clean, and empty garbage cans.

Pay is $11.00 per hour. The hours an attendant is on duty are 9 – 11 and 12 – 5 on weekdays, 9 – 11:30 and 12 – 4 on Saturday and Sunday. If you can fit any of these hours on a part time basis we can work with you.

Please come to 7343 Roosevelt Rd. in Forest Park to pick up anapplication. 708-771-2945.

Thank you

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..

HIRING BONUS! 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

CROSSING GUARD

The Forest Park Police Department is seeking qualified individuals for the position of Crossing Guard. This position requires flexible hours during days when schools are in session. A background investigation and drug screening will be conducted prior to consideration for the position. Applications available at Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue or on-line at www.forestpark.net and should be returned to Vanessa Moritz, HR Director, at Village Hall. For additional information, contact Dora Murphy at 708-615-6223 or write dmurphy@forestpark.net.

Applications accepted until position is filled. EOE.

Hephzibah Children’s Association Hephzibah Children’s Association is a social service agency in Oak Park, IL with a variety of programs including Residential Group Homes. Our mission is “To help children thrive and families flourish through innovative community-based programs”.

Join our team now and you will be eligible for a signing bonus paid in installments (must be active at time of payout).

Residential Counselor - full time and part time positions - Signing Bonus

Residential Supervisor - full time and part time - Signing Bonus

We are currently seeking candidates to work in our residential Group Homes program. You will provide physically and emotionally nurturing care to children who have trauma histories in a structured therapeutic environment that provides consistency and predictability in a community-based setting.

We have a several part time and full time shifts available including, overnight, mornings, afternoons/evenings and weekend shifts.

Shifts include: • Full time weekdays -4-10 hours shifts: Noon-10:00 pm and every third weekend • Full time overnights - Saturday-Tuesday 9:00pm-7:00 am • Part time weekends - flexible, but includes morning & evening shifts on Saturdays & Sundays • Part time: Friday and Saturday, noon-10pm and Sunday, 7:00am-noon Flexibility to work additional shifts if needed, is desired.

Requirements include: • Bachelor’s degree • Must be at least 21 years old • Experience working with special needs children • Experience writing Medicaid notes a plus • Valid IL drivers license • Sensitivity and responsiveness to the cultural differences in the staff and client populations

We are currently seeking supervisor candidates to work in our residential Group Homes program. You will provide supervision to the staff and physically and emotionally nurturing care to children with trauma history in a structured therapeutic environment that provides consistency and predictability in a community-based setting.

We have a several part time and full time shifts available including, overnight, mornings, afternoons/ evenings and weekend shifts.

Shifts include: • Full time overnight – Wed-Saturday 9:00pm-7:00am • Part time – weekends Friday, Saturday, Sunday days • Part time – various days/times Flexibility to work additional shifts if needed, is desired.

Requirements include: • Bachelor’s degree • Must be at least 21 years old • Supervisory experience • Experience working with special needs children • Experience writing Medicaid notes a plus • Valid IL driver’s license • Sensitivity and responsiveness to the cultural differences in the staff and client populations

Equal Opportunity Employer Hephzibah Children’s Association is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply. We value, advocate for and support an inclusive, respectful, multicultural, environment for employees and the clients we serve.

HIRING BONUS!

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.

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

Call Uncle Gary 708-522-3400 Lost & Found, Items for Sale, and To Be Given Away ads run free in Wednesday Classified. To place your ad, call 708-613-334

CARS WANTED

Contact MJ Joyce at mjjoyce@hephzibahhome.org Equal Opportunity Employer We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to apply

CLASSICS WANTED CLASSICS Restored or Restored or Unrestored Unrestored

Cars Motorcycles Cars & & Vintage Vintage Motorcycles Domestic / Import Import Cars: Cars: Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Mercedes, Porsche, Corvette, Ferrari’s, MuscleCars, Cars, Ferrari’s,Jaguars, Jaguars, Muscle Mustang && Mopars Mopars Mustang Top $$ Etc. $$$$Top $$allallmakes, makes, Etc.

Collector James Collector James 630-201-8122 630-201-8122

CLASSICS WANTED Restored or Unrestored

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Free wifi; flexible leasing, and offices nicely furnished right down to the Kleenex. Secure building & friendly colleagues, often giving referrals to other office mates.

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CITY RENTALS AUSTIN RENAISSANCE APARTMENTS

A HUD subsidized affordable Apartment property announces the opening of its waiting list for both One and Two Bedroom Apartments! Resident rent is approximately 30% of gross household income, some restrictions apply. Our property is located on Washington Blvd in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood.

Apartments offered with an occupancy of one to four persons. Properties feature modern kitchens, include appliances, and offer onsite maintenance. Austin Renaissance will accept requests for application packages by U.S. Mail postmarked no later than , September 15, 2021. Send or email a written request for an application package that includes your name, mailing address. Daytime telephone number, Email address, and the number of persons in your household to: Town Center Realty Group LLC, PO Box 64, Huntley IL 60142-0064 or Email requests to mrpaul.tcrg@gmail.com Application packages available by mail or email delivery only. No walk-ins accepted.

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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

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Garden weed removal.

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See the work of over 50 artists in 24 garages throughout Forest Park

Saturday, August 28, 2021 2:00 -7:00 pm

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Garage Galleries event showcases local artists in garages

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n Saturday, August 28, 2021 from 2-7 p.m., Forest Park garages will become de facto art galleries at Garage Galleries Forest Park, A Neighborhood Art Walk.

Garage Galleries Forest Park is a free, volunteer-driven neighborhood art walk, coordinated by Lin Beribak, Susan Cross, Andrea DiFebo and Rick Wagner from the Forest Park Arts Alliance. For the 7th year, residents throughout the neighborhoods of Forest Park will host local area artists in their garages to display their work in a casual, familyfriendly, “art reception” atmosphere.

We are pleased to hold the 2021 event with over 50 artists in 24 garages across Forest Park. Each garage hosts several artists in all mediums, including painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, mixed media, and jewelry. Most of the featured artwork will be available for purchase.

Each artist is featured on the Garage Galleries website, tinyurl.com/ garagegalleries, with a photo of their work, description, and links to their websites or social media. “We have a great slate of artists for this year’s event, including many new artists,” states Beribak.

“This free, family-friendly event is open to everyone and is a great way to see terrific art in a casual and welcoming setting,” stated Cross. “Our host garages are incredibly welcoming to the artists, and it’s a wonderful way to explore the neighborhoods of Forest Park,” adds DiFebo.

Attendees are encouraged to visit as many garages as possible, by car, bicycle or on foot. Check out the map of locations and their artists in this section.

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2021 Garage Location Map

A list of garage locations and an online Google map is also available at the Garage Galleries website: www.tinyurl.com/GarageGalleries, and printed maps are available at Centuries & Sleuths, 7419 Madison Street, Forest Park.

1. 301 Elgin Avenue

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2. 529 Elgin Avenue

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3. 418 Thomas Avenue

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4. 432 Thomas Ave

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5. 446 Thomas Ave

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6. 505 Thomas

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7. 426 Beloit Avenue

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8. 427 Beloit Avenue

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9. 505 Ferdinand Avenue

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10. 519 Beloit Avenue

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11. 541 Beloit Avenue

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12. 540 Ferdinand Avenue

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13. 625 Thomas Avenue

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14. 905 Circle Avenue

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15. 904 Marengo Avenue

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16. 1040 Elgin Avenue

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17. 1047 Hannah Avenue

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18. 1046 Thomas Avenue

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19. 1110 Thomas Avenue

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20. 1120 Beloit Avenue

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21. 1016 Lathrop Avenue 22. 1026 Lathrop Avenue

2021 Garage Location list and online Google map available at

23. 1230 Marengo Avenue

www.tinyurl.com/GarageGalleries

24. 1302 Marengo Avenue

Smoky Joel’s Hot Dog Cart at 505 Thomas Ave

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Nancy Gardner

Nannette Abate

904 Marengo Ave, Forest Park

1040 Elgin Ave, Forest Park

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Judy Steed

529 Elgin, Forest Park

Photographs of iconic Chicagoland images adding a unique contemporary edge.

My work is about the beauty of color and pattern, and how beautiful hand made objects can enrich life.

I create my mosaic work using hand cut stained glass.

nannetteabate@gmail.com Instagram@nannette_abate

etsy.com/shop/nancyandburt Instagram@nancygardnerceramics

judysteed51@hotmail.com Facebook@JudySteed

Emily Pfaff

Ian Pfaff

418 Thomas Ave, Forest Park

Bridget Lane

427 Beloit, Forest Park

418 Thomas Ave, Forest Park

Paintings that explore traditional themes through the lens of abstraction.

Art: miniatures, dioramas, paintings, drawings, and robots that don’t work.

EmilyPfaff.com Instagram@emilypfaffpainting

IanPfaff.com

Brenda Merle

505 Thomas Ave, Forest Park

Stoneware including both practical items and whimsical design accents.

Hand-made: beadwork, copper jewelry and beaded art.

blanepotter53.wixsite.com/mysite Facebook@BridgetLanePotter

instagram@dayofvibrancy

Joel Heinz

301 Elgin, Forest Park Unique one of a kind hand built ceramics heinzkepots.blogspot.com Instagram@heinzke

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Aiyanna Wade

427 Beloit Ave, Forest Park Hand-made polymer clay jewelry and wearable textiles promoting personal growth

Lin Beribak

1230 Marengo, Forest Park

etsy.com/shop/EternallyBloomingArt Instagram@eternallybloomingart Facebook@EternallyBloomingArt

House Portraits, Watercolor Gift Cards and paintings.

LinBeribakArt.com

Gretchen Colavito

Dima Ali

1110 Thomas Ave, Forest Park

301 Elgin Ave, Forest Park Unique jewelry handcrafted locally

Handmade jewelry combining beadweaving, chainmail, macrame, crystals, gemstones, seed beads.

etsy.com/shop/Dimajewelrydesigns Facebook@Dima Jewelry Designs Instagram@Dima Jewelry Designs

Kristy Fleming

301 Elgin Ave, Forest Park Photo-realistic drawings/paintings of people that tell a story. kristyfleming.com Instagram@KFlemingArt

gretchenc.com Instagram@gretchencstudio Facebook@gretchencstudio

Leanne McClurg Cambric

446 Thomas Ave, Forest Park An Exhibition of artists who question The relationship between “form” & “function”. leannemcclurg.com

Rafael “Unca Raffy” Nieves 505 Thomas Ave, Forest Park

Digital prints that celebrate hometown pride and evoke timeless nostalgia rafnieves.com raf_nieves.storenvy.com

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Deana Rose

Rob Sall

1120 Beloit Ave, Forest Park Changing perspectives of our planet…one location, one story, one photograph at a time. robsall.com • Facebook@robsallphoto • Instagram@robsallphoto

904 Marengo, Forest Park Timeless, comfortable and easy to wear semiprecious jewelry. deanarose.com • Instagram@deanarosejewelry Facebook@DeanaRoseJewelry

Kiku Handmade

The Wright House

904 Marengo, Forest Park

426 Beloit Ave, Forest Park

Screenprinted, fused glass coasters, magnets, ornaments and more, plus one-of-a-kinds.

Various Artists 75 Pieces Under $75 thewrighthouse.net Facebook@thewrighthouse.net Instagram@thewrighthouseart/

kikuhandmade.com Facebook@kikuhandmade Instagram@kikuhandmade

Bret Juliano

427 Beloit Ave, Forest Park Dust Bunny Mafia, similar to Looney Tunes meets The Godfather! comics.dustbunnymafia.com Instagram@dustbunnymahfia

Cheryl Ann Spran

540 Ferdinand, Forest Park.

Award-winning pastel artist from Oak Park Illinois.

Facebook and Instagram@SpranCherylAnn

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Alex Ptak

432 Thomas, Forest Park I paint still life, and abstract in oil, on canvas or linen.

Instagram@ptak.alex

Kimberly Adami-Hasegawa 905 Circle, Forest Park

Typewriter greetings adorned with vintage postage kimberlyah.com • Instagram@galaxiesafari Facebook@GalaxieSafari

The Gillian-Baker team is amazing, knowledgeable and prepared. forest park / wheaton

The Gillian Baker Team is invested in the neighborhoods we serve.

Our commitment: to enhance the feeling of Home you get from being part of a community.

We are proud to sponsor this local event! When you are ready to join a fabulous community of your own, contact your friendly GB Team, because no matter where you are, we’ll help you find home.

Jonathan Scianna

519 Beloit Ave, Forest Park The Speed of Light series_ plus past works JonathanScianna.com

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