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Blooming where they’ve planted John Cunningham and Rob Sall beautify 3 local intersections By TOM HOLMES Contributing Reporter
But I’m only one person. What can I do when the problems in the world are so great? Two Forest Park residents, John Cunningham and Rob Sall, know very well that the flowers they planted at three intersection in Forest Park won’t create world peace, but they also know that they’ve created beauty in their little corner of the world as well helping out a whole lot of butterflies. Here’s the story. Cunningham and Sall moved to Forest Park in December 2016 and noticed that the planters at three intersections — Harvard and Thomas, Harvard and Beloit and Harvard and Ferdinand — were not being fully utilized. So, they contacted John Doss, Forest Park’s public works chief at the time, to get permission to plant milkweed in some of the planters, and Doss gave his blessing to the project. “Milkweed, as many know, is a host plant for the monarch butterfly and we soon found that we had lots of caterpillars enjoying our new plants,” said Cunningham. In the summer of 2019 they put more milkweed in the planters at Beloit and Harvard and at Thomas and Harvard. They also added marigolds which they hoped would control aphids. “We had limited success with controlling the aphids,” Cunningham recalled, “but we did add some color.” It was last fall, however, that the “seeds” they had planted really began to bloom. They bought a couple bags of spring bulbs to plant at the corner of Beloit and Harvard and came up with the idea of posting their project on a few community pages on Facebook. See BLOOMING on page 2
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Forest Park veterans and their families celebrated at village hall, Sept. 23, following the 2021 Veterans Honor Flight.
Forest Park honors vets who took part in recent Honor Flight Commissioner Joe Byrnes among five recognized By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
Five Forest Park veterans, including Commissioner Joe Byrnes, were honored Sept. 23 in a village hall ceremony recognizing their recent participation
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in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. Mayor Rory Hoskins held the ceremony after finding out that the veterans took part in the Sept. 16 flight, which flew Chicago area veterans to Washington D.C. for an all-day visit to military memorials and museums. The mayor
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said he wanted to bring positive attention to veterans of the Korean War, who often get overlooked, and the Vietnam War, whose service was overshadowed by the controversy over the war itself. See HONOR FLIGHT on page 8
Tom Holmes: Soul searching on Afghanistan PAGE 14
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Landscape artistry from page 1 The result was receiving enough money in donations to buy 1,800 tulip and 3,600 muscari (grape hyacinth) bulbs. Then on the third Saturday of October of 2020, 24 people from the community showed up for a planting event. “The result,” Cunningham said with enthusiasm, “was the dazzling display this past April which was well received by the neighborhood.” “Capitalizing on this success,” he said, “we decided to raise more money to buy additional bulbs for the Spring of 2022 and perennial plants to plant immediately for the summer months of 2021.” Through that fundraising the two residents with green thumbs were able to purchase 1,300 more bulbs — tulips, muscari, crocus, daffodils, hyacinth and late blooming iris and 113 flowering perennials including coneflower, agastache, coreopsis, beebalm and salvia plants. In addition, they grew from seed about 100 plants of coneflower, beebalm, parsley, fennel, California Gian Zinnias, and indigo to supplement the larger plants in the beds. A total of 21 planters at the three intersections now have flowers. As the season was
winding down, they thought it would be cool to put up a fall display which was sourced for the most part from a farmer near Pontiac. When Cunningham and Sall were asked why they invested so much of their time in growing flowers in public spaces, they gave three answers. First, they said they were providing an aesthetically pleasing addition to their neighborhood. Second, they were providing a food source for “wildlife.” The milkweed is a host plant for the monarch butterfly, the fennel and parsley are host plants for the black swallowtail butterfly, the coneflowers and zinnia’s spent flowerheads provide seed for goldfinches and other seed eating birds, rabbits have found a safe place to hide, and all the flowers have been providing pollen and nectar for bees all summer long. And finally they said, “We both believe in doing the small things to help make our community a better place for everyone.”
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CORNERING THE MARKET: Rob Sali, left, and John Cunningham, of Forest Park, contemplate the Harvard intersection they decorated for the fall.
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Saying goodbye to LVP, the FP leprechaun lived in Brandywine Village Apartments, a townhouse community that featured a pool. He loved swimming and excelled at sports, becoming a star wrestler at Montini High School and playing on the football team. He went on to take courses at the College of DuPage in firefighting and paramedic training. Van Petten started his firefighting career at the Oakbrook Terrace FD, before joining Forest Park 18 years ago. Mary Ann said LVP saw some terrible things during the course of his career and would remind her to, “Buckle up, Mom,” when she was driving. She had lost her husband, Tom, in a car accident, when Van Petten was 5. As an adult, LVP did his best to help her out, bringing groceries and cooking meals. He was her “go to” if she needed help and his death has been a huge loss. She described her son as “the most charismatic person I ever met.” He never missed family gatherings and “lit up a room” when he walked in. He was humble and uncomplaining. Perhaps because of the tragedies he saw, Van Petten lived life to the fullest. A “hands-on dad,” he was very devoted to his kids. His one regret as a firefighter was that his schedule prevented him from coaching their youth sports teams. He had wanted to purchase property in Forest Park but
ur community suffered a terrible loss when Forest Park firefighter John Van Petten, died on Jan. 1, 2021. He was only 49 years old. “JVP,” as he was known at the firehouse, was a larger-than-life figure who loved Forest Park. The redhead had a colorful leprechaun costume and wore it as grand marshal of our St. Patrick’s Day Parade for the past five years. He was also devoted to his fellow firefighters and served one term as union representative for Local 2753. Van Petten was known for cooking stuffed green peppers for the crew and lifting weights in their workout room. Fire department members and Forest Park residents are invited to a funeral Mass for Van Petten. It will be held at Old St. Patrick’s Church, 700 W. Adams, Chicago, on Friday, Oct. 8, at 10 a.m. The church is an appropriate setting because his “Irish twin” Megan recalled her younger brother was “very Irish and very Catholic.” Born 15 months and one day apart, they remained close throughout his lifetime. Van Petten also leaves behind his mother, Mary Ann; his brothers, Tom and Jim; and four children, Bridget, Grace, Margaret and John. He was born and raised in Villa Park and
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didn’t because it wouldn’t have been convenient to his children’s school. Van Petten had a giving soul and was naturally helpful, assisting neighbors with their groceries. He was also a peacemaker, urging family members to “hug it out” when they had differences. He embraced Irish culture and music and was a passionate fan of Notre Dame football, a “character” who dressed up for football and baseball games. As Mary Ann said, “He loved life and had a blast!” October is “Fire Prevention Month” and a time when we think of the men and women who work to keep us safe from the ravages of fire. Sometimes we forget the personal toll it takes on our fire and police personnel when they respond to tragedies. I never had the privilege of meeting John Van Petten or getting to know him. But as a member of the community he served, I would like to say “RIP, JVP.”
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McAdam on the move two decades ago It was in September 2001 that McAdam Landscaping announced the company was moving from the northeast side of Forest Park to the southwest side. The familiar brown and tan trucks had been parked at 7313 Franklin St. when the bourgeoning business outgrew the cramped quarters. The Franklin Street property was in a TIF District the land would eventually be converted into townhomes in 2004. McAdam was on the verge of expanding their operations, which would include a retail greenhouse, and the company leaders looked forward to having less residential congestion at the south side location at 2001 Desplaines Ave., where the McAdam headquarters and those brown and tan trucks remain today.
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BIG WEEK Fall Fungi Identification Hike The Trailside Museum of Natural History, 738 Thatcher Ave. in River Forest, invites you to get acquainted with the fungi of the forest during their Fall Fungi Identification Hike on Thursday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. A naturalist will lead the hike and point out examples of various fungi found in the Forest Preserves, with a special emphasis on key field characteristics. For ages 18 & up. Registration required by calling the Trailside at 708-366-6530.
Bingo at the Eagles Fraternal Order of Eagles Post #1344, 446 Hannah Ave., invites you to compete for cash prizes at their weekly Bingo night, every Wednesday at 7 p.m. You must be at least 18 years old. Four cards/10 games for $11. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Snacks available. No alcohol.
MakerLab Mondays at Forest Park Library Kids ages 10-13 can stop in to the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Blvd., on Oct. 4 and every Monday for MakerLab Mondays from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Youth Services Program Room. The 3D printer is open and ready for business. Kids can choose from one of the Tinkerlab or Thingiverse projects. Due to distancing and COVID safety practices, limited slots are available. Masks are required inside the program room. Register at fppl.evanced.info/signup/Calendar.
Author event at Centuries & Sleuths Centuries & Sleuths bookstore, 7419 Madison St., hosts author Kathleen Anne Fleming on Sunday, Oct. 3 at 2 p.m. Fleming’s will discuss her historical mystery, “Murder Most Opulent,” which examines the gray line in the middle of social stratification, the proverbial quest for acquisition and power in search of fulfillment, at the expense of the soul. After the talk, she’ll sign copies of her book.
Haymarket monument/Radical Row tour
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Join the Historical Society of Forest Park for their final hour-long tour of Haymarket Martyrs Monument & Radical Row Tour of the year at Forest Home Cemetery, 863 Desplaines Ave. on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 11 a.m. Learn the story of the Haymarket affair, the monument and those who choose to be buried near this monument to the 8-hour day and those who died for it. A $10 donation is requested. Park at the office near the Desplaines Avenue entrance. To register, visit forestparkhistory.org.
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Forest Park boosts patrols, seeks fencing to cut drug use near community garden Outreach to county and state for help By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
Forest Park Mayor Rory Hoskins is asking the Illinois Department of Transportation to put up a taller fence on the north side of the Eisenhower Expressway to deter drug use and what he described as aggressive panhandling. According to Ken Gross, acting police chief, the issue is centered on the south edge of the Forest Park Community Garden at 631 S. Harlem Avenue, northwest of the spot where Harlem Avenue crosses the expressway. Hoskins said that in the past there was drug usage on the south side of the expressway, but the village worked with the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways to fence it off. But, in recent weeks, the activity seems to have shifted north. The village contracted a biohazard cleanup company to remove used syringes, and police officers started making regular checks. The village reached out to IDOT to build a new fence, which Hoskins sees as a more permanent solution, and said he reached out to Cook County Commissioner
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A panhandler on the Harlem Avenue median over the Eisenhower Expressway. Brandon Johnson (1st) to try to move the process along. In the meantime, Gross said that officers will continue patrolling the area. The interaction includes several overlapping jurisdictions. The east side of Harlem Avenue is part of Oak Park, while the west side is part of Forest Park. As state highways, both Harlem Avenue and the Eisenhower Expressway are controlled by IDOT. The community garden is located right by expressway’s northern edge. There’s a chain link fence on the south edge of the garden, but during a recent visit, the Review saw personal belongings on the other side. And
while a fence continues along the north side of the expressway between Harlem and Des Plaines avenues, it gets shorter further west. On an average day, it isn’t unusual to see panhandlers walking the Harlem Avenue median, approaching drivers as they wait to cross. Hoskins said the village has been getting increasing complaints about panhandling and drug use near the intersection. “Some of the panhandling has been aggressive, and it concerns residents for safety as well as public health reasons,” he said. “And some of the panhandlers are known for using drugs.” Gross said that it’s not unusual to see homeless residents on the south end of the community garden, but that he’s never seen anywhere near as many discarded hypodermic needles as there have been in recent weeks. He said that he wasn’t sure whether it indicated increased heroin use or that more people were dumping them at that location, but the spike concerned him. Hoskins said that last year, the village saw a similar problem on the south side of the expressway. Tim Gillian, then the village administrator, personally saw used needles scattered there. The village reached out to Johnson, who worked with the county highway department to fence it off. Hoskins said he was especially concerned about the activity because it was happening
next to the community garden. The mayor said the village contracted a biohazard disposal company to get rid of the drug paraphernalia. Gross said that his officers “have been doing premise checks to try to curtail drug use” – something that the department will continue doing in the future. Both he and the mayor said that the longterm solution would be to get IDOT to build a better fence. Hoskins said that the village reached out to IDOT, and he personally discussed the issue with Johnson. But as of Sept. 23, the village hasn’t received any commitment from the state. In recent years, many municipalities have been shifting toward a multi-faceted approach to tackling illegal drug use, offering social services alongside enforcement. Hoskins said he wasn’t opposed to providing social services to homeless individuals. noting that Forest Park Police Department currently has a counselor under the auspices of the Proviso Township police crisis worker program. But given that the village’s resources are limited, he said, they decided to focus on enforcement. “Mostly, we’ve addressed it from the public safety standpoint,” Hoskins said, adding that he believed that Oak Park and Proviso townships were better equipped to handle the issue from the social services standpoint.
Scout Pack 109 counters national trend
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Although nationally membership for the Boy Scouts of America Cub Scouts and Scouts BSA program has dropped, local Cub Scout Pack 109 has kicked off their scout year with more families and grew by 18%. Hosting their first meeting of the fall at the Park District of Forest Park pavilion, were scouts and adults this past Saturday. The six dens, divided by grade level, are a part of a larger group called the pack. The dens in separate groups worked on flag etiquette, scout handshake, building with tools, teamwork and knot tying. Paul Murray, leader of the second grade wolves, took the first meeting to teach the square knot. “Hold the rope and raise your right hand,” he said as he lead the scouts in the lesson. After learning the skill scouts repeated tying with different challenges. One by one scouts jumped in place then raced down the hill with their rope to practice their square knot on the fence of the skate park. Bear den leader, Drew DePriest, held the attention of the bear scouts as he donned a
hard hat and safety vest while leading the third graders through a demonstration of tools. Each scout was then handed a board with predrilled holes, a bag of tools, a carpenter pencil, and the hardware to place in the board. It was the first time many of the scouts had used a screwdriver, and Baron Cooper explained, “We are building toolkits. Screwing is screwing, measuring is measuring, hammering is hammering, bolting is bolting.” Many of the new families were looking for activities involving the community and outdoors. Rose Bozman, new to the Pack, volunteered to become the first grade, Tiger den leader. After leading her first meeting, she explained, “I just want to be part part of the community, and be a part of something that is family oriented and fun.” Giving the Tiger meeting the stamp of approval, Ramona Cross, excitedly explained, “We did games tigers play. The first one was pretty hard. We passed a ball without using our hands or feet and then had to move the ball in two hoops then put it in a basket.” Michelle Costelo, who has fond memories of her days as a Brownie in Girl Scouts,
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Scouts from Forest Park’s Bear Den look on as leader Drew DePriest demonstrates how to use a screwdriver at the first meeting of the scout season this past Saturday. joined the Pack with her son, Roman this year because, “being a part of the community and getting involved is important to our family.” Since the scouts are too young for vaccinations, the meetings are all planned outdoors
for the next month or two. “We are all looking forward to a safe return to all the fun events,” said Scout Pack Master, Steve Rummel, “and watching the scouts grow together through service, work and play.”
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Forest Park Village Council adjusts library trustee terms Tweak needed to realign library board terms per state law By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
Forest Park village commissioners have voted to adjust the terms of most Forest Park Public Library trustees in order to bring them into compliance with state law. Under the Illinois Local Library Code, in villages with a commission form of government, the village council appoints six library trustees for six-year terms that are staggered by one year. For example, if two trustees were appointed in 2020, the next two would need to be appointed in 2021 and the next two would need to be appointed in 2022. But over time, Forest Park drifted away from that pattern, with trustees starting their terms on four different, not always consecutive years. During their Sept. 27 meeting, village commissioners voted unanimously to adjust the terms to bring them in line with state
law. The trustees still have their seats, but most of their terms are now either longer or shorter than before. And the board still has a trustee vacancy for a term that will expire in 2024. While the Local Library Code requires the village council to appoint the trustees, in practice, Forest Park mayors have been making appointments with the council voting to approve those choices. According to a memo by Village Administrator Moses Amidei, library Trustee James Pekoll was appointed in June 25, 2018, while Vice President Keary Bramwell was appointed in June 8, 2020, with their terms expiring in 2024. Board President Brooke Sievers and Trustee Lin Beribak were originally appointed to fill vacancies and got reappointed to full terms on June 8, 2020 and June 26, 2017, respectively, so their terms would’ve
expired in 2026 and 2023. Trustee Eboni Murray was appointed to fill a vacancy on Aug. 8, 2021, with her term scheduled to expire in May 2027. This meant that the library ended up with two trustees who were appointed to their current terms in 2017, a trustee who was appointed in 2018, two trustees who were appointed in 2020 and one trustee who was appointed in 2021. Both Amidei and Forest Park Public Library Director Pilar Shaker previously indicated that they had no idea how the terms ended up out of alignment, since whatever happened preceded their respective tenures. The village council voted to adjust the terms, so that Beribak’s term and the term of whoever will fill the vacancy will end on May 13, 2024. Bramwell and Pekoll’s terms will end on May 12, 2025, and Sievers’ and Murray’s terms will end on May 11, 2026.
This shortened Murray’s term by one year, lengthened Bramwell’s, Pekoll’s and Beribak’s terms, and kept Sievers’ term the same. The Local Library Code doesn’t set term limits for library trustees, so the mayor can simply reappoint any of the current trustees once their current terms are up. The village council also approved the library’s request for the building and maintenance fund levy. As previously reported by the Review, this is something that the library has been requesting since 2007, and assures that 0.02 percent of the existing library levy will be used for maintenance purposes. In a letter to the village council, Shaker indicated that the library planned to use those funds “to finance deferred maintenance issues, to keep up with regular maintenance of our facility and to pay for needed repairs and upgrades.”
Village Council approves Rec Board’s new mission
By IGOR STUDENKOV Contributing Reporter
The Forest Park Village Council voted unanimously to officially change the Forest Park Recreation Board’s mission from taking care of village-owned pocket parks to organizing and coordinating volunteer efforts. With the Park District of Forest Park taking over the responsibility for maintaining and improving four of the six pocket parks, the board needed a new purpose. The ordinance that went before the council on Sept. 27 was virtually identical to what the Rec Board unanimously approved during its Sept. 9 meeting, making the board primarily responsible for organizing and supporting volunteer activities while continuing to serve as a liaison between residents and the village on nature-related issues. Amy BinnsCalvey, the board’s chair, who drafted the
amendment, said she was looking forward to what the board will be able to accomplish. The park district is currently responsible for Reiger Park, 1526 Circle Ave.; Lathrop Park, 1138 Lathrop Ave.; Popelka Park, 501 Thomas Ave.; and Remembrance Park, 7341 Randolph St. The Rec Board is still responsible for Veterans Park, 631 Circle Ave., and the dog park at 632 Circle Ave. Under the village council-approved revisions, the board still serves as a “conduit” between residents and the village on issues affecting village-owned green spaces, parks, and other recreational amenities. But its primary duty is now to help residents and organizations serve the community, which can include “influencing the maintenance, safety and improvement of the villageowned green space and recreational public property.” The board will be “available as a
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resource and a possible coordination center” for Forest Park residents and organizations wishing to organize volunteer projects. Anyone can bring proposals for service projects to the board, which will figure out what it can do to help those projects along. The board will also be responsible for coordinating “a minimum of two volunteer activities a year” in Forest Park. They tentatively agreed to do two community clean-ups next year — one in March and one around Halloween. Commissioner Jessica Voogd, who serves as a liaison between the village council and the Recreation Board, said she hoped the recreation board would help get the word out about village outdoors-related regulations, such as the rule about putting decorations and signage on public rights of way. “As the Recreation Board makes the tran-
sition, I believe the board will be a helpful conduit for that information,” she said. Voogd also said she was excited about the transition, and that she believed it wouldn’t be long before the board grows beyond two volunteer activities a year. Binns-Calvey, who attended the council meeting, said she was looking forward to what the new mission will bring. “We’re thrilled and we’re really looking forward to building a volunteer base in Forest Park,” she said. “I know there are a lot of people who love to give back, and it would be great to be a conduit for that.” The Recreation Board meets every second Thursday of the month at 7 p.m., and meetings are open to the public. The next meeting will take place virtually on Oct. 14, and meeting inductions will be posted on the village website closer to the meeting date.
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Gunshots fired at vehicle following hit-and-run crash
A 27-year-old Oak Park man called police on Sept. 21 at about 5:40 p.m. to report that someone had fired shots at his vehicle following what was apparently a minor traffic accident at First Avenue and Cermak Road in North Riverside. The victim told police that a gold sedan occupied by two men struck his vehicle and drove away into Forest Park. As the victim followed the gold sedan in the 7700 block of Harvard Avenue, the passenger leaned out of the open passenger window and fired two handgun rounds toward the victim from about 20 to 30 feet. The victim veered right to avoid more gunfire and the offending vehicle was last seen heading south down an alley. While no rounds struck the victim, one round did hit his vehicle, lodging in the front passenger door trim, police said. An eyewitness confirmed the victim’s account of the shooting, saying the passenger of a tan-colored sedan fired two rounds, about five seconds apart, at a white vehicle that was following it.
Residential burglary Police responded to a residence in the 1000 block of Marengo Avenue on the evening of Sept. 18 after a couple called to report that someone had burglarized their home while they were out shopping between 3:45 and 4:50 p.m. Police believe the offender walked across the top of a chain link fence, using the home for balance, to reach a bedroom window, which was found smashed out and unlocked. The victims told police that the offender took $500 from a box, but left an iPad and jewelry alone. Two witnesses told police that they’d seen someone sitting on a patio chair in the victim’s backyard during that time but didn’t call police, because he looked like he was relaxing there. One witness told police they’d seen the same person before in the neighborhood.
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resident of the 500 block of Hannah Avenue contacted police on Sept. 17 to report the rear license plate had been removed from his vehicle sometime between Sept. 12 and Sept. 15. The vehicle had been parked in a spot that the victim rents behind the building. ■ A resident of the 800 block of Elgin Avenue called police on Sept. 18 to report that someone had broken into her vehicle during the early morning hours. Security camera
footage reportedly captured someone inside the vehicle at about 3 a.m. It was the second time the vehicle had been burglarized, according to the police, and the victim said that after the first incident she’d removed everything of value from the vehicle, except for a diaper bag containing children’s shoes, baby formula, a bottle and some snacks. The bag was missing from the vehicle. ■ A resident of the 800 block of Marengo Avenue called police to report that someone gained entry to her unlocked vehicle during the overnight hours of Sept. 19-20 and removed her wallet, which contained $100 in cash, her driver’s license, gift cards and Social Security card. The victim reported locating the wallet, with only the Social Security card still inside it, in the alley. ■ A 23-year-old Broadview man called police on Sept. 21 to report that someone had broken into his RV, which had been parked for the past month in the lot at Walmart, 1300 block of Desplaines Ave. The victim said he was last in the RV a week earlier. Entry was gained through a previously broken window. Missing from the vehicle were a microphone, two speakers and a TV.
DUI arrest leads to weapons charge A 33-year-old Chicago man found passed out behind the wheel of a 2010 Audi sedan in the parking lot of 7-Eleven, 7749 Roosevelt Road, on Sept. 19 at about 5:45 a.m. faces felony DUI and weapons charges. Police responding to the scene reported finding Hugo V. Gomez unresponsive behind the wheel of his vehicle, which was still running. One of the responding officers observed a handgun in the driver’s door pocket and another retrieved it, finding it to be loaded with a round in the chamber. After some time, police were able to rouse Gomez, whose driver’s license was revoked due to prior drunken driving arrests. After placing Gomez into custody, he reportedly begin violently kicking at the barred windows and door of the squad car. In addition to aggravated DUI, Gomez was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Forest Park Police Department, Sept. 17-23, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.
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Five Forest Park veterans from page 1 Byrnes, who served in Vietnam, said he was grateful to be able to participate in the Honor Flight, describing it as the kind of welcome home he didn’t get when his service ended. Mary Norge-Drent, a retired Forest Park Middle School teacher who helps coordinate the flights in the Chicago area, said the Sept. 16 event involved 114 veterans, two of whom served during World War II, 10 of whom served in Korea and 102 who served in Vietnam. Of the five Forest Park veterans, Donald Lines and Dennis Close served in Germany during the Korean War and Vietnam War, respectively. Byrnes served in the Army in a combat support capacity from 1965 to 1969. Clifford Lieber served in the infantry in 1965 and 1967. Gary Steger served as a radio operator in Vietnam. During the Sept. 23 events, veterans and their families were seated at a table draped with quilts, while village staff and audience members sat in socially distanced chairs further back. The fire department lined up a truck at the south end of the municipal parking lot and had a large American flag hanging from the truck’s ladder. Hoskins said growing up in the 1980s, he didn’t learn much about the Korean and Vietnam wars in school, and he felt that it was “almost taboo” to discuss the latter. It wasn’t until his mentor, a Vietnam War veteran, told him some stories that he started to get a sense of what it was like to serve in that war. That is why, Hoskins said, he thought it was important to recognize those veterans now. “When we found out that Forest Park had [residents on] the Honor Flight, we thought the village could do something special,” he said. Norge-Drent got choked up as she described the flight, and the outpouring of support the veterans received every step of the way. “When [Vietnam veterans] got home, they were spat on,” she said. “Honor flight decided to change that. We are very honored to celebrate those fine gentlemen today.” Byrnes, the only veteran who chose to speak, recalled coming home in grim circumstances, saying that while he got over it, “deep inside, there was still resentment.” He said that visiting the memorials in Washington D.C., especially the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, what struck him most was the cheerful send-off they got, the letters they received and the parade that greeted them upon their return to Chicago. “I was so impressed and shocked that so many people were there,” Byrnes said. “I will never forget what the honor flight has done for us. I will never forget all the memories we had, because now, I’m home.”
Ryan Russ, the park district’s superintendent of parks, sings the Star-Spangled Banner
Army PFC Donald Lines
Ryan Russ, the park district’s superintendent of parks, sings the Star-Spangled Banner
RESPECT: Standing for the National Anthem played for the 2021 Forest Park Honor Flight veterans at village hall.
JOSEPH BYRNES
DENNIS M. CLOSE
CLIFFORD J. LEBER
Vietnam • Army • Forest Park
Vietnam • Army • Forest Park
Vietnam • Army • Forest Park
Staff Sergeant Byrnes served from 1965-1969 with support group and advisory out of MACV, (Military Assistance, Command Vietnam). Did two tours in Vietnam and he spoke Vietnamese.
SPC/4 Close served from 12/1965-06/1969 in Vietnam and Germany as an MOS 13A20 Aircraft Mechanic and 76k20 Clerk.
Sergeant E-5 Leber served from 08/1965-06/1967 with the 25th Infantry Division, 7th BN/11th artillery as an MOS 76k40 General Supply
DONALD L. LINES
GARY STEGER
Korea • Army • Forest Park
Vietnam • Army • Forest Park
PFC Lines served from 04/1952-04/1954 in Munich, Germany, and Orleans, France, playing cornet in the US 76th Army Band. He attended several band schools in the US and overseas and enjoyed his time in the Army; said it was almost like a vacation.
SPC/4 Steger served from 11/1965-10/1967 as a Radio Operator in Vietnam.
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Beyond high fences
t is good to see the Forest Park Police Department and village government responding to recent signs of increased drug use in a small pocket of land on the north bank of the Ike where it runs up against the community garden. Village officials believe there is a connection between discovery of many used syringes and other drug paraphernalia just south of the chain link fence there and homeless people who regularly panhandle at the top of the bridge to the Eisenhower. Officials also believe that actions last year by the village and Cook County’s highway department to thoroughly fence off a drug-use enclave on the direct opposite side of the highway along Harlem may have just displaced the users. Mayor Rory Hoskins has reached out to Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson and the Illinois Department of Transportation looking for help on the fence project. We hope they will be responsive and that the tactic is effective. However, Forest Park, small though it is, has a responsibility to also work collaboratively with social service agencies to attempt to provide help to both homeless people working the bridge and, if they are the same or not, to drug users who have simply found an out-of-the-way spot to feed their habit. Housing Forward, based out of Maywood, does the hard, sometimes determinedly unsuccessful, work to bring this subsection of homeless people in off the streets. Proviso Township government is charged with providing social services such as drug treatment in the township. Nothing simple here. Nothing guaranteed to work. But social service efforts should always be coupled with police enforcement and ever-higher fences.
Things we like
Forest Parkers on Honor Flights It is always moving to see U.S. military veterans return home from an Honor Flight. This month five Forest Park vets were included in a Sept. 16 flight that brought 114 veterans to Washington D.C. for a day of recognition and honor. Just two of those 114 vets served in World War II. Now as death takes that generation, the recognition goes to veterans of Korea and Vietnam. So it was that all five of Forest Park’s finest were veterans of those two less-remembered, more controversial wars. Honored were Donald Lines, Dennis Close, Clifford Lieber, Gary Steger and Joe Byrnes. Byrnes returned home to a career as a Forest Park police officer and, ultimately, deputy chief. These days he is a Forest Park village commissioner. Credit to Mary Norge-Drent, retired from teaching in the Forest Park Middle School. She now helps coordinate Honor Flights from the Chicago area: We are in the window honoring vets from Korea and Vietnam. But more difficult and controversial wars have followed, and the time will come for those vets to make these flights. We all need to do better to ensure that honoring those who served is unconditional. The street where you live: We’ve reported before, and will again, on the efforts of John Cunningham and Rob Sall to make their south Forest Park neighborhood bloom. They came back to mind with the lovely fall display they and their many fellow volunteers have mounted along Harvard. There is the beauty, the affirmation, the calm and the connection that these ongoing gardens offer to each of us. And we offer our thanks.
Soul searching about Afghanistan
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fghanistan is a local issue because some of our neighbors served there and because each of us is responsible in small ways for what we did or did not do during the last two decades in that country. I’m going to preface each thing I say with comments by Dr. Paul Roach who served two tours of duty as a Navy surgeon in Afghanistan. Commitment to allies Are our promises ethical or transactional? Roach: “The president/my president,” Paul wrote in an email, “speaks of ending the war, but he didn’t mention ending the partnership we’d forged. … Regardless of whether it was a good initial idea or not to do that, after 20 years we were partners … and then we dumped them.” I’ve been able to get to know a lot of business owners in town by being a member of our Chamber of Commerce for 30 years now. Many are ethical folks who keep their promises even when doing so hurts their bottom line. But others, when I bring up the subject of ethics, respond by saying, “It’s business, Tom. Ethics are not a part of the game. It’s just business.” You see the analogy to foreign policy. One definition of realpolitik is “a system of politics or principles based on practical rather than moral or ideological considerations.” Why does keeping promises apply to my marriage, my friendships, my faith community, my part-time job with the Review, but suddenly ethics apply to neither business nor foreign policy? Or, is moral behavior possible between people who have to face-to-face relationships but is impossible between corporations or nations that are, in a sense, abstractions? Nation building “After 20 years,” Roach argues, “we were partners because we’d brought a great many of the 38,000,000 Afghans into a modern existence. One entire new generation as well, and we brought many of them a long distance toward a belief that the West was good. We taught girls they could and should be educated. We taught women they had rights … and then we just dumped them.” Before my son was born, I attended Lamaze classes which trained fathers how to be present while their wives were in labor. They kept saying to us/me, “You were interested enough to be there for conception, and you’d better also be there for labor and delivery.” Polls show that most Americans do not want one more son or daughter killed in Afghanistan. I concur with that wish. However, the website Fact Check reported that in the last six years 100 military personnel were killed there. That’s 17 a year. Compare that with the statistic reported on the Officer Down Memorial
Page, which revealed so far this year 287 police officers died in this country in the line of duty in the last nine months. You be the judge. Is 16 deaths a year a price too high to help a nation of 38,000,000 keep the same freedoms we prize so highly, especially when we made a promise to do so? Incompetent leaders Dr. Roach contends, “I feel that the thing was screwed up from the start; not at the lower levels, but up high, at the highest strategy level.” My dad hated war, but when he was drafted he did his duty. He flew 50 missions in a B26 bomber in the Korean conflict. I think he would do the same in Afghanistan if he were 25 years old today and called to serve. Check out this quote from the History website regarding the Vietnam War. “Though each president [from Truman to Ford] expressed doubts in private about American involvement, none wanted to be blamed for losing Vietnam to the communists.” Mayor Hoskins has to make decisions all the time that are never universally supported by all residents. Mayor Hoskins and Tony Calderone and Lorraine Popelka before him never made decisions that cost Forest Parkers their lives or trillions of dollars. Most of us are able to see that they were trying to balance competing interests and we therefore give them a break at election time. In other words, they did not betray our basic trust in government. But in my lifetime, so many leaders at higher levels — Illinois governors, U.S. presidents, Catholic bishops and even popes — have failed to lead with character and competence. Soul searching So Dr. Roach as well as many commentators are calling for a season of “soul searching.” I agree, and my next question is “whose soul needs to be searched and who needs to do the searching?” I’ve just started searching my own soul and here is a report regarding what I’ve found. First, I want my government to behave as ethically as I do. It’s not “just business” and it’s not “just politics.” That I do not always behave ethically is not the issue. Ethics should always be part of our evaluation behavior, on a personal level and a corporate level. Second, we have an obligation to help build up other nations. God is not an American. From God’s perspective, America First is a very questionable point of view. From a practical point of view as well. To paraphrase the Golden Rule: Love the other countries in the world as you love America. And finally, incompetent leaders are an issue, but in a representative democracy we are the ones who elect our leaders. Voting is the bare minimum. As we search our souls, we need to blame ourselves first because we are the ones who vote those leaders into office.
TOM HOLMES
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PAID-ON-CALL FIREFIGHTER Job Title: Paid-on-Call Firefighter Description: The Village of Riverside Fire Department is seeking applicants for the position of Paidon-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.
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The Riverside Department of Public Works is seeking energetic and motivated applicants who enjoy working outdoors. This is a parttime, seasonal position lasting from approximately October through the end of December. Applicants will be expected to work up to 40 hrs. per week or as scheduled by staff. Primary tasks will include, but not limited to: cutting grass, general facilities maintenance, flushing hydrants, reading meters, assisting full-time employees, and other duties as assigned. Applicants must be 18 years old, possess a valid Illinois driver’s license and high school diploma or equivalent. Applicants will be subject to a criminal background check, pre-employment physical and drug/ alcohol screening. Applications can be downloaded from the Village website at www. riverside.il.us or picked up at the Riverside Village Hall located at 27 Riverside Rd, Riverside, IL 60546. Completed applications should be submitted to the Riverside Village Hall or the Riverside Public Works Department, 3860 Columbus Blvd, Riverside, IL 60546. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled. Pay rate is $15/hr.
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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 September 24, 2021.
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GARAGE SALE Maywood GARAGE/ESTATE SALE 1014 N 2nd Ave (near Chicago Ave & 1st Ave) SATURDAY 10/02 9AM TO 3PM Two estates + our own accumulation of 45 years! VINTAGE clothes, hats, furs, purses, as well as furniture, lots of china and other decor (e.g., Belleek, Limoges, cobalt blue), collectibles, sets of dishes, sterling flatware for 12, crocks and jugs, and many other household items. Large FREE section, too. Cash, Credit/ Debit, Venmo, CashApp accepted (no checks).
GARAGE SALE Forest Park GARAGE SALE 142-146 ROCKFORD AVE SATURDAY OCT 2 9:30AM-2:30PM Brand new ladies clothes (medlarge), brand new ladies scrubs (large), sport shirts and hats, designer purses, boots, sandals, gym shoes (new/ lightly used size 6.5-8; computer accessories; high-end kitchen accessories; red Le Creuset cookware and serving dishes.
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LEGAL NOTICE FOREST PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Lump sum sealed bids will be received by the Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Forest Park for Exterior Improvements at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Boulevard, Forest Park, IL 60130. Sealed bids will be received on or before, but not after 2:00 PM Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Boulevard, Forest Park, IL 60130. Bids received after that time will not be considered. All Bids shall be addressed and delivered to the circulation desk immediately inside the entrance to the building on or before the time set forth above. Sealed envelopes or packages containing the Bid Forms shall be transmitted to the attention of the “Library Director” and shall be marked or endorsed with the title of the Bid (“Sealed Bid for Forest Park Public Library Exterior Improvements”) and the Bidder’s full legal name. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the main floor meeting room at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, October 6, 2021. Bids shall be submitted in the form and manner contained in the Bidding Requirements. Contractors may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from any BHFX Digital Imaging location beginning Wednesday, September 22. Please contact BHFX at (847) 593-3161 to obtain a set of Bidding Documents or visit their Plan Room online at www.bhfxplanroom.com. Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the BHFX online Plan Room at no charge to bidders. Bidders shall be responsible for the costs of reproduction of printed copies.
Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a cashier’s check in the amount of 10% of the total bid, made payable to Forest Park Public Library, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will promptly execute a satisfactory contract, will furnish a satisfactory performance bond and payment bond and proceed with the work. Upon failure to do so, the bidder shall forfeit the amount deposited as liquidated damages and no mistakes, errors, exclusions, or omissions on the part of the bidder shall excuse the bidder or entitle the bidder to a return of the aforementioned amount. No bid will be considered unless the bidder shall furnish evidence
satisfactory to the Board of Trustees that the bidder has the necessary facilities, abilities, experience, equipment, financial and physical resources available to fulfill the conditions of the Contract and execute the work, should the Contract be awarded such bidder. Bidders will examine the plans and specifications and the location in which said work is to be done and judge for themselves all the circumstances and surrounding known and reasonably foreseen conditions affecting the cost and nature of the work, and all bids will be presumed to be based on such examination, familiarity and judgment.
Questions about the bid documents should be submitted, in writing, to Andy Dogan, Williams Architects at ardogan@williamsarchitects.com. Responses to questions submitted by bidders during the bidding period shall be in the form of written addendum to all plan holders of record. Questions will not be accepted after Friday, October 1. The successful bidder shall be required to provide a Performance Bond and a Material and Labor Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract Amount, as well as liability and property insurance as required by the Bidding Requirements before commencing work. The successful bidder shall enter into a formal contract based on the conditions and requirements in the Bidding Requirements and the Bidding Requirements will be incorporated into the Contract. Not less than the prevailing wage shall be paid for labor on the work to be done as required by law. The Forest Park Public Library is tax exempt.
The successful bidder will be required to comply with the provisions of all State of Illinois and federal laws concerning public works projects as well as the State of Illinois Human Rights Act and the regulations of the Illinois Human Rights Commission.
The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities and irregularities in the bidding and to hold the bid proposals for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of opening set forth above.
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS On October 7, 2021 the Village of Oak Park (Village) will request the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to release federal funds under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (PL 93383), as amended, for various activities pursuant to the Program Year (PY) 2021 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
onecpd.info/environmental-review/ environmental-review-records Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 or via: email at grants@oakpark.us All comments received by October 6, 2021 will be considered by the Village of Oak Park prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds.
The following activities will take place within the Village of Oak Park, Illinois at a total cost of $1,619,471: Lead Hazard Reduction $99,150; Single Family Rehab Loan Program (revolving loan fund) $175,000; Small Rental Rehab Program $90,950; ADA sidewalk Improvements $365,609; Street/ Sidewalk Ramp Improvements $400,000; Water Line Lead Improvements $50,000; Alley Improvements $400,000 and Public Facilities Improvements $38,862: $33,000 to UCP Sequin’s $36,750 “You Hold the Key” project which includes: Replacing a portion of the vinyl siding, repairing the foundation, shoring up the front porch roof line, and constructing a new porch with treated lumber and synthetic decking at 1045 Highland, Oak Park, IL and $5862 to Way Back Inn’s $7328 “Window Replacement” project which includes replacing 14 windows and screens at the Oak Park Grateful House Recover Home at 412 S. Wesley, Oak Park, IL.
The Village of Oak Park will undertake the activities described above with grant funds from HUD, under PL 93-383. The Village of Oak Park and Lisa Shelley, in her official capacity as Interim Village Manager, and Tammie Grossman, in her official capacity as Development Customer Services Director, consent to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to environmental reviews, decisionmaking, and action, and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The legal effect of the certification is that upon its approval, the Village may use the grant funds, and HUD will have satisfied its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
An Environmental Review Record covering CDBG programs has been made by the Village, which documents the environmental review of the activities. This Environmental Review Record (ERR) is on file at the Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 and is available for public examination and copying upon request from September 30, 2021 to October 6, 2021, 5 p.m. The ERR is also available on the HUD Environmental Review Online System (HEROS) at: https://www.
HUD will accept objections to its release of funds and the Village of Oak Park’s certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the Village of Oak Park; (b) the Village of Oak Park has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting
pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to HUD at 77 West Jackson Blvd., Chicago, Illinois 60604. No objection received after 5 p.m., October 22, 2021 will be considered by HUD. Notice is also given that CDBG Tier 1 Broad (non-site specific) Environmental Reviews were conducted for the following proposed projects - Village of Oak Park Public Works Infrastructure construction projects (4) that will: 1) make Sidewalk 2) make Sidewalk Ramp Improvements to improve the mobility of persons with disabilities and Street Improvements in low and moderate income (LMI) areas to replace deteriorated infrastructure; 3) make Alley Improvements in LMI areas to replace deteriorated infrastructure; and 4) make Water Main service line improvements to eliminate water main lead-based paint hazards. Further Tier 1 Broad Review projects - Village of Oak Park Housing Programs projects (3) that will: 1) reduce lead-based paint hazards for LMI homeowners; 2) rehabilitate single-family homes for LMI homeowners; and 3) rehab rental-buildings with 1-7 units to primarily benefit and improve affordability for LMI renters. The specific locations within the Village of Oak Park are not yet determined for the above proposed Tiered Activities. Tier 2 Site Specific Reviews will be completed (which include laws and authorities not addressed within the Tier 1 Broad Reviews) for each individual address under the Oak Park CDBG program when addresses become known.
A public hearing before the Preservation Commission of the Village of Riverside will be held on Thursday, October 14, 2021, at 6:30 p.m. in Room 4 of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, to consider the following application: Application No. LL-21-001 by Patrick Smith-Ray for the building on the property commonly known as 214 Scottswood Road, Riverside, Illinois, Permanent Tax ID Numbers 15-35-417-024-0000 and 15-35-417030-0000, to designate the aforementioned as a Local Landmark building for: Criterion 1: Has significant historical and architectural value as one of only two remaining structures of the Rice family estate. Was one of three houses built near the Rice mansion at the back of the property after John Asaph Rice died in 1888 and near the time of Margaret Van Slyke (Culver) Rice’s death in 1890. The three houses were purportedly part of their three children’s (Wallace deGroot Cecil Rice, Margaret Sherman Rice, and Lewis Anson Rice) inheritance after the mansion was sold and the lots were subdivided. Wallace deGroot Cecil Rice owned this structure. Criterion 2: Is associated with the Rice Family; principally John Asaph Rice and Wallace deGroot Cecil Rice. The Rice family built a mansion and moved to Riverside between 1870 and 1872. The patriarch of the family was John Asaph Rice (1829- 1888), who was a prominent hotelier and business man in Chicago. He owned and managed some of Chicago’s grandest hotels; namely the Sherman House, Grand Pacific and Tremont House hotels. He also served as a Riverside Village Trustee and collected rare books on Americana and maintained, in his Riverside mansion, one of the greatest private libraries in the United States. Wallace deGroot Cecil Rice (1859 -1939) a well know lawyer, journalist, author, and Art Institute of Chicago lecturer on flag design. He designed the Chicago Municipal flag, as well as the Illinois Centennial flag. Chicago’s flag is one of the most popular and widely-recognized city flags in the country. After practicing law for a few years, he pursued his literary career. He began as a newspaper reporter, but later became a drama and book critic. He worked for most of the Chicago newspapers of his day including the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Herald American. He was the author, co-author, editor, or compiler of more than 90 books and pamphlets. He wrote plays, historical pageants, special histories, poetry, hymns, songs, and ballads. One of his most recognized works is the book “Infidels and Heretics: An Agnostic’s Anthology” on which he collaborated with Clarence Darrow to compile.
Criterion 4: Is representative of Shingle Style architecture. With its large irregular gabled facade; stone foundation and all shingle siding; horizontal banding and dentils to delineate the confluence of the first and second floors; and jettied second floor that covers a large off center porch. Front door, screen door, and windows are all original. Criterion 5: Is a familiar visual feature in the First Division. This is due to its location on the block and proximity to a large triangle park across the street. Scottswood Road makes a gentle bend from the Southwest to the Northeast through the First Division. Whether traveling on foot, bicycle, or by automobile this gives the effect of seeing the structure emerge from the trees and landscaping, as the other nearby structures appear to be set back, making it a wellknown feature for nearly 130 years. The same effect is witnessed when traveling in both directions on Scottswood Road. Criterion 6: Is identified with other similar structures in its immediate surroundings as well as throughout the village. Is an excellent example of the late Victorian Shingle Style. To the South; although not part of the original Rice Estate, 222 Scottswood built in 1900 is of Shingle Style influence. To the North; 194 Millbridge built in 1890 is the only other surviving Rice Estate structure and represents another interpretation of the Shingle Style. On the other side of 194 is 186 Millbridge. Though modified to be a residence, this is the second coach house for the Rice mansion. The original barn was torn down by Thomas Blanyne in 1897 and replaced by the current structure shortly after he purchased the mansion from the Rice Family. Sharing a backyard border with 214 Scottswood is 201 Scottswood also known by its historic name; Trowbridge Residence. Trowbridge, built in 1870, is Riverside Landmarked structure #24. The above application is available for inspection at the office of the Village Clerk, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546. Persons wishing to appear at such hearing may do so in person or by attorney or other representative and may speak for or against the requested landmark designation. Communications in writing in relation thereto may be filed with the Preservation Commission, or at such hearing. Dated this 29th day of September, 2021. Jessica Francis Village Manager
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Request of Panipak Bumrungkwaen Case Number 2021CONC000986 . There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Panipak Bumrungkwaen to the new name of: Modear Bumrungkwaen LeClair The court date will be held: On November 18 at 10:30am at 50 W Washington St, Chicago, Cook County in Courtroom # 1707 Published in the Wednesday Journal September 29, October 6, 13, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICES LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Arturo Montalvo Muro, Petitioner and Arcelli Landeros Sanchez, Respondent, Case No. 2021D006937. 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 October 26, 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 September 22, 29, October 6 2021
STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF COOK VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE Notice Of A Public Hearing By The Joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board Of Appeals Of The Village Of North Riverside Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of North Riverside on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 6:00 P.M., in the Village Commons, 2401 S. Desplaines Avenue, North Riverside, Illinois. At such time and place, the Joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a request to approve a child care facility as a Conditional Permitted Use in a B1 Retail Business District under Title 17 Attachment A of the North Riverside Zoning Ordinance. Applicant: Claudia Alvarez 8709 W. Cermak Road North Riverside, IL 60546 All persons desiring to appear and be heard for or against said petitions may attend the Public Hearing. Village of North Riverside Pat Ferriter, Chairman of the joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals Published in the RB Landmark September 29, 2021
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Growing Community Media & A Tribe Called Aging Present
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Our FREE GIFT to the community watch it free on ZOOM in your own home
Appreciating the beauty of impermanence, a quarterly Film Series encouraging everyone to embrace and respect our aging population and the transformation of our society.
Fast-
Forward Friday, October 1 • 10am
If you could see your family’s future, would you change anything? FAST-FORWARD, a documentary film narrated by Rosario Dawson, follows four millennials and their parents as they travel through time to meet their future selves. Wearing an MIT-produced “aging empathy suit” and working with professional make-up artists, they grapple with the realizations, conversations and mindset required to age with intention. Family dynamics are an important aspect of purposeful aging. Being intentional and talking about your future 20, 30 or 40 years ahead of time with your closest relatives is never premature or off-limits. With expert commentary by medical and aging professionals, we see sons and fathers, daughters and mothers laugh, cry, and have heartwarming ‘aha’ moments together. They revisit their plans, make big changes, and approach the rest of their lives with a whole new perspective. FAST-FORWARD is a story that shows how intentional aging is possible when intergenerational loved ones converse about their needs, communicate from the heart, and plan for the process ahead. Ultimately, the families learn they have more control over how they age than they thought. Following the film we will be joined by director Michael Eric Hurtig for a live Q & A!
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