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Semi jackknifes in Ogden Avenue crash PAGE 3

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Six vie for three spots on D95 board

Riverside thrift hitched its wagon to man named Skar, and paid the price

Field includes local activists, veteran board members, parent group president, social worker

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District 103 teachers get 4-year deal PAGE 5

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espite temperatures hovering around zero, Marshall Savings and Loan was packed with people. For two weeks in early January 1963, crowds thronged to the savings and loan at the corner of Ogden and Harlem avenues in Riverside to join in the celebration of Marshall’s “100 Million Dollarversary” and catch a glimpse of some of entertainment’s big names — singers like Vic Damone and Tony Martin and comedians like Shecky Greene, Jack E. Leonard and George Jessel. In the parking lot The Rise and Fall of out back, those harMarshall Savings dy enough to brave PART 1 the frigid tempera-

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HEADLINER: Tony Bennett belts out a song to climax Marshall Savings and Loan’s “100 Million Dollar-versary” celebration on Jan. 15, 1963. A parade of stars were part of the Riverside institution’s two-week long victory lap, which would all come crashing down within two months. tures could watch the Casey Twins — Judy and Trudy, who later were featured in the Ice Follies — twirl in unison on the small ice rink hauled in for the occasion. “We called it the World’s Largest Ice Cube,” Judy Zack, who told the Landmark that as late as 2010, she was still teaching figure skating in the northern suburbs. “We

were hired for every tank show.” Throughout the day small crowds gathered to watch the ice shows and then got warm inside the bank, sipping coffee and gawking at the shelves of raffle prizes and premiums for opening new accounts. See MARSHALL on page 10

A pair of local political activists are teaming up to run for two seats on the school board in Brookfield-LaGrange Park School District 95. Christopher Ryan Crisanti, the founder and chairman of the Brookfield Democratic Organization, and Meaghan McAteer, one of the founders of the Indivisible Brookfield group, are running a joint campaign for the April 2 school board race. They will face four other independent candidates in a six-person race for three spots on the school board. Incumbent Joe Ivan is running for another term and former school board See D95 ELECTION on page 9

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IN THIS ISSUE Big Week . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Kosey Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

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ROUGH RIDE: After being struck head-on by a Chevy Equinox, this westbound semi-tractor trailer jackknifed and T-boned an eastbound Kia sedan, pushing it off the road and into a building. The driver of a Kia sedan (below) pinned against the wall of an Ogden Avenue restaurant by the jackknifed semi-tractor trailer sustained only minor injuries, according to police.

Head-on crash causes semi to jackknife on Ogden Three hospitalized but no one seriously hurt By BOB UPHUES Editor

Three men were taken to area hospitals for treatment of what appeared to be minor injuries after a three-vehicle crash involving a semi-tractor trailer and two cars near the intersection of Madison and Ogden avenues occurred in Brookfield at about 5:50 a.m. on Dec. 27. Brookfield police reported that a Chevy Equinox driven by a 52-year-old Bellwood man was headed eastbound on Ogden Avenue when it veered into oncoming traffic and struck a westbound semi-tractor trailer, driven by a 44-year-old Broadview man, head on. The impact of the crash caused the semi to jackknife and careen into the eastbound lanes of traffic where it T-boned a Kia sedan driven by a 25-year-old Chicago man and pushed it over the curb and up to the front windows of Fine Thai Restaurant, 9305 Ogden Ave. The truck struck the driver’s side door

of the Kia, which sustained heavy damage. The driver of the Kia, however, was protected by side-impact air bags and was not seriously hurt. He did not have to be extricated from the vehicle, and all three men reportedly walked to ambulances that took them to hospitals for treatment. Police said none of those involved in the crash exhibited signs of intoxication. The driver of the Chevy Equinox was cited for improper lane usage. Steve Campbell, the owner of the building at 9305 Ogden Ave. said that stone that makes up a portion of the lower façade appeared to have been pushed in. However, the village’s building department deter-

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mined there is no structural damage to the building. The restaurant remains in operation, Campbell said. Traffic was closed on Ogden Avenue in both direction as a result of the crash until about 7:45 a.m., police said.

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A 78-year-old Brookfield man reported missing from his home on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, was found unharmed, but disoriented early on Christmas Day some 150 miles away in Dane County, Wisconsin. Police responded to the man’s home on Brookfield’s south end after receiving a call from his nephew, a Lyons resident. The nephew told police his uncle had left home at about 5 p.m. to buy cigarettes at a gas station on Ogden Avenue. While he didn’t immediately return, his nephew wasn’t overly concerned, since his uncle was known to frequent various nearby gambling establishments and stores in Hodgkins. When he wasn’t home by 9:40 p.m., however, the nephew called police. The nephew also told police his uncle had suffered a stroke about a week earlier, which had caused random bouts of Alzheimer’s-like symptoms. Brookfield police issued a bulletin to other police agencies. Sometime after midnight on Dec. 25, Brookfield police received a call from the Wisconsin State Police, saying they’d located the missing man on I-90/94 in Dane County, near Madison. State troopers had been dispatched for a “motorist assist” and learned from the driver that he thought he was on his way to Brookfield, Illinois, though he was headed in the opposite direction. Wisconsin State Police contacted the man’s nephew and arranged for him to pick up his uncle at the Illinois-Wisconsin border.

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Riverside police charged a 35-year-old Lisle man with drunken driving after a rolling DUI investigation at about 7:35 a.m. on Dec. 22. Initially, police received a report of a man passed out behind the wheel of a car on Harlem Avenue. However, when police arrived at that scene, the vehicle was no longer there. The vehicle was located traveling westbound on Ogden Avenue, weaving all over the roadway and forcing other vehicles out of the way as he continued west. An officer was able to finally pull over the vehicle at Ogden and First avenues. The driver, identified as Esau Lopez-Villafuerte, appeared to be very intoxicated and reportedly handed police a debit card when asked for his driver’s license. According to police, Lopez-Villafuerte’s blood-alcohol content was .157, which is nearly twice the legal limit of .08. Police charged Lopez-Villafuerte with felony aggravated DUI and cited him for having no valid driver’s license, no proof of insurance and for traffic offenses, including improper lane usage for traveling in the wrong lane of traffic and forcing cars to take evasive action.

Credit card fraud The manager of Red Wing Shoes, 2518 Harlem Ave. in North Riverside, called police on Nov. 17 after discovering a customer that had purchased more than $1,000 worth of merchandise in November and December used fraudulent credit cards to do so. According to the police report, the customer had used charge cards for purchases on Nov. 7, 17 and 24 and Dec. 6 and 13. The same customer returned on Dec. 17 at about 6 p.m. to buy a pair of socks priced at $14.99. While making the transaction, the store manager got a call from a Michigan woman, who stated that her credit card had just been used fraudulently at the store. When the manager asked the customer for a second piece of identification, he fled the store, got into a black Ford Ranger pickup truck and left the area.

Phone harassment North Riverside police responded to the offices of a financial services firm in the 7200 block of Cermak Road on Dec. 19 at about 3:45 p.m. after a female employee called to report a harassing phone call. The employee stated that when she picked up a call at about 2:15 p.m., a man began screaming obscenities multiple times before hanging up. The employee told police that she’d received a similar call back on Aug. 29, but she wasn’t sure it was the same person. The employee also told police that the financial services firm, which has multiple locations throughout the area, has been receiving other calls like this and that company wanted to document the incidents.

Aggravated battery A Brookfield police officer suffered a head injury while attempting to place a 25-year-old Brookfield man into a squad car after he’d been arrested on Christmas Day. Police had been called to a residence in the 4500 block of Oak Avenue at about 5:25 p.m. by a relative who said the man had been drinking, was acting erratically and may have locked himself in the basement. There was a warrant for the man’s arrest and when police approached him, he reportedly threw a glass ashtray, which narrowly missed an officer’s head. Once in custody, the man reportedly spit in an officer’s face and later dove forward at a squad car whose trunk was open, which resulted in an officer hitting his head on the open trunk and opening a wound that bled heavily. The man, identified as Vincent T. Trankina, was charged with aggravated battery to a police officer, aggravated assault and felony resisting arrest.

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D103 teachers, school board ratify 4-year deal Faculty vote a close one, with compensation still an issue

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Teachers in Lyons School District 103 and the school board both agreed to a new fouryear contract earlier this fall. The new contract wasn’t signed and released to the public until December because of last-minute language reviews and tweaks. The new contract gives District 103 teachers a flat 3 percent increase in base pay for all four years of the contract. “I think it’s fair,” said George Washington Middle School science teacher Toni Brandt, who is the president of the teachers union. “Whenever you negotiate, both sides have to give. And when both sides come out thinking that they both gave a little, you know it was good negotiation.” However, many teachers, especially at GWMS, were not happy with the contract, believing the raises were inadequate given that salaries in the district lag many other neighboring school districts. The teachers approved the contract by a margin of 17 votes, according to one teacher who asked not to be identified because Brandt had sent an email to teachers telling them not to disclose the vote margin to the district administration or others.

The starting salary for a new teacher with bachelor’s degree and no experience is very competitive at $44,481.26, about $5,000 more than the starting salary for such a teacher at Komarek School in North Riverside and almost as much as the $44,666 a new teacher with a bachelor’s degree makes at Riverside Elementary District 96. But experienced teachers fall behind with respect to compensation quickly in District 103. A teacher with a master’s degree and 10 years’ experience earns $51,091.69 in District 103, compared to $69,234 for such a teacher in Riverside Elementary District 96. The contract preserves step increases that some districts, such as Brookfield,LaGrange Park District 95 and Komarek have eliminated. Stipends for extra duty, such as coaching or directing after-school activities, were also increased in the new contract. There were no major changes in health insurance in the new contract, according to school board President Marge Hubacek. “I think it was a fair contract,” Hubacek said. “I think it was the best contract we could give them.” The school board voted 4 to 1 to approve the contract at its Oct 22 meeting with

Superintendent search down to three candidates After interviewing eight superintendent candidates on Dec. 12 and Dec. 13, the Lyons-Brookfield District 103 school board has narrowed its focus to three finalists. Each of the finalists will spend a day in the district in mid-January. They will tour the district, visit schools, and be interviewed by three different committees: one consisting of teachers and other staff members, one consisting of principals and other administrators, and one consisting of parents from all the schools in the district. On the evening of their visit, each of the finalists will have a second interview with the school board in closed session. “We had some good candidates,” Hubacek said. Names of the finalists will not be released. board member Jorge Torres casting the only vote against it. “It was a give and take,” Hubacek said of the contract negotiations. “Neither side got everything they wanted, but I think it

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BIG WEEK

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Piano concert at Plymouth Place

Plymouth Place Senior Living, 315 N. LaGrange Road in LaGrange Park, hosts a concert by pianist Allison Wang on Thursday, Jan. 3 at 7:15 p.m. in Dole Hall. The Roosevelt University grad is an accomplished accompanist who has played for the Joffrey Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance and more. The concert is free and open to the public, but reservations are requested by calling 708-354-0340 or emailing to rlopienski@plymouthplace.org.

Happy birthday Compassion Factory

Compassion Factory Art Gallery and Studio, 9210 Broadway Ave. in Brookfield, celebrates its first birthday this month with an Anniversary Art Show from Jan. 3-26. The show will feature work of artists whose work was on exhibit during 2018, including Oscar Martinez, Brittany Hanks, Dirk Fletcher, Heidi Burtner, Don Widmer, Heather Kadlec and more. An opening reception for the show will be held Friday, Jan. 4 from 7 to 10 p.m. Gallery hours are Thursday from 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free.

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North Riverside Parks and rec invites amateur shutterbugs of all ages to participate in its Winter Photo Contest. Enter your favorite winter photo from this winter and have a chance to have it featured in the department’s next Fun Guide and receive a copy of your photo on canvas. There will be a first-, second- and third-place winner. The only catch is the photos has to be taken within one of North Riverside’s parks. To enter, you have to follow the department in Facebook (www.facebook.com/NRRecreation) and post the photo under the events tab “Winter Photo Contest” with a description. Winners will be chosen by Feb. 28.

Take charge of your health in 2019 North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., invites older adults to take part in the six-week course Take Charge of Your Health, beginning Thursday, Jan. 3 from 1 to 3:30 p.m. The course provides self-management skills for

And more North Riverside Parks and Rec invites kids ages 3-12 to participate in its Holly-Day Camp Jan. 2-4 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Come to the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave., and enjoy sports and games, arts and crafts, sweets and treats and music. There will be outdoor activities as well, so dress accordingly. Register for one or more dates. The cost is $25 ($27 non-resident) per day. Call 708-442-5515. ■

Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St. in Brookfield, will host the next of its monthly grief support gatherings on Jan. 8 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The theme of the gathering will be“Coping with Loss in the ■

The Riverside Township Lions Club is collecting unwanted Christmas lights for recycling. Lights can be dropped off at the Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, or the North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., during normal business hours through Jan. 15. ■

Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., presents Storytime with Dad on Jan. 5 at 10:30 a.m. Bring dad for stories, songs and fun activities. Register to attend by calling 708-485-6917 or visiting www. brookfieldlibrary.info. ■

Artist talk at RAC Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., closes out its latest exhibition, “While Here,” a solo show of work by painter Kim Piotrowski, with a special artist talk, catalogue release and closing reception on Saturday, Jan. 5 from 3 to 5 p.m. Piotrowski will talk about her work as an artist living and working in Riverside for the past 16 years. The work, which occupies both the Freeark Gallery and the FlexSpace Gallery, represents Piotrowski’s artistic growth and her personal balancing act as an artists and parent.

older adults with an ongoing health condition and their caregivers. Funding provided in whole or part by AgeOptions. To sign up, call 708-447-0869 or visit online at www. northriversidelibrary.org/events. New Year.”Seats are limited. RSVP by Jan. 4 to info@ hitzemanfuneral.com or call 708-485-2000.

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Admission is free. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.

North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., hosts a Senior Drop-in on Jan. 4 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Meeting Room. Play cards and socialize every Friday. On Jan. 9 at 2 p.m. seniors with limited mobility can enjoy Move and Groove, stretching exercises to groovy music while sitting. ■

For adults, join the Coloring Club on Jan. 5 at 10:30 a.m. relax and let out your artistic side with the brandnew club for adults. Supplies and coffee provided. There’s also Crafternoons: Make Old Fashioned Butter Mints on Jan. 5 at 1:30 p.m. and Unwind at the Library: Tai Chi on Jan. 7 at 6:30 p.m. To register for any of these senior or adult programs call 708-4470869 or visit www.northriversidelibrary.org/events.

For kids, there’s Lapsit Storytime (through age 5) on Jan. 3 at 10:30 a.m.; Messy Mornings for Munchkins (ages 2-5) on Jan. 8 at 10:30 a.m.; and Bilingual Storytime (ages 2-5) on Jan. 9 at 10:30 a.m. The community is invited through March 22, 2019, to jog, walk or run inside on the indoor track at the Lyons Township High School South Campus fieldhouse, 4900 S. Willow Springs Road in Western Springs, from 6 to 7 a.m. on days when school is in session. Free. ■

The Brookfield Elks Lodge, 9022 31st St., hosts bingo every Monday night. Doors open at 5 p.m. and games start at 7 p.m. minimum cash payout of $2,275 a night, plus pull tabs, lightning, tic-tac and raffles. ■

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Contested race for District 102 school board Five candidates will compete for four seats in April

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

There are five candidates for the four seats up on the LaGrange-Brookfield District 102 school board this spring. The District 102 Delegate Assembly, a rotating volunteer group that screens and interviews potential school board candidates and then picks a slate, has endorsed a group of candidates that include school board President Brian Anderson and three current or retired professional educators who are making their first runs for the school board. In addition to Anderson, the Delegate Assembly slate consists of Bessie Emerson Boyd, Leah Werab and Scott Wuggazer. The other candidate in the race is LaGrange Park resident Jessica Mandra, a multimedia visual designer for William Rainey Harper College. Mandra also submitted her credentials to the Delegate Assembly and sought their endorsement, but could not make it to the interview with the Delegate Assembly because of a work conflict. “I was actually here [at Harper College] filming adult students taking classes,” Mandra said. “I was really bummed that that there was no alternative and no flexibility,” Jennifer Djurasovic, the acting chairwom-

an of the Delegate Assembly, said that Mandra was offered an alternative means of appearing before the Delegate Assembly. Anderson, a LaGrange Park resident, is the only incumbent running for re-election this year. Matt Scotty is stepping down after two terms, while Amanda Jandris and Jason Kowalczyk are calling it quits after one term. Anderson, who works as the vice president for purchasing for Duracell Batteries and also teaches supply chain management and process control at Elmhurst College, said with the district in the third year of a new strategic plan he wants to continue the momentum in the district has built after narrowly passing a referendum in 2016. “We’ve done a lot of good things for the district, I mean between the referendum and what we’ve done educationally, and I’d like to keep going,” Anderson said. Boyd, a LaGrange resident, is a retired elementary school principal who now works as a realtor and adjunct professor of education at Olivet Nazarene University and National Lewis University. Boyd grew up in LaGrange and graduated from Congress Park School in Brookfield in 1969, when Congress Park was a K-8 school. “I want to give back to my community, which has given so much to me,” said Boyd, who earned a doctoral degree in education

from Aurora University. Werab, a LaGrange resident, is a seventhgrade language arts and reading intervention teacher at Churchville Middle School in Elmhurst. She has been a teacher for 19 years and says it would be good to have a teacher on the school board. “It’s definitely a lens that’s underrepresented on school boards,” Werab said. Werab, who was a member of the Delegate Assembly four years ago, is the mother of a seventh-grader and a fourth-grader. “I don’t think there is anything that needs to change,” Werab said. “I think the district is going in the right direction. There is always areas to improve.” Scott Wuggazer, a LaGrange Park resident, is the assistant superintendent for student services for Community High School District 99, which consists of Downers Grove North and Downers Grove South high schools. His background is in special education. He formerly served as the director of student services at District 230 in Orland Park and as the chairman of the special services department at Downers Grove North. Wuggazer began his career as special education teacher at Downers Grove South. Djurasovic said that the Delegate Assembly did not deliberately seek out professional educators for the school board this year.

“We were seeking out candidates who we thought would make the board well-rounded,” Djurasovic said. She said nine people submitted their credentials to the Delegate Assembly and seven were interviewed. Mandra, the mother of first grader at Forest Road School, knows it will be an uphill battle challenging the Delegate Assembly’s slate. “The board should have a diversity of perspectives,” Mandra said. “I think having a first-grader, I offer a fresh perspective.” She said the district needs to communicate better with parents of children starting school. “I think there needs to be a big improvement in communicating with the parents and engaging them from the start,” Mandra said. Although Mandra works in higher education she questioned the wisdom of having too many professional educators on the school board. “That’s why it’s important to have someone from Forest Road, but also someone who is relatively new to this, because when you’ve navigated the system for years you’re very blindsided,” she said. “You don’t see the hurdles, you don’t see the challenges that people are experiencing.”

Planning group recommends use changes at 8 Corners ‘Assembly’ is out but entertainment, culture are in By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

There will be no churches or fraternal organizations allowed in the Eight Corners area of Brookfield if a zoning change recommended by the village’s Planning and Zoning last week is approved by the village board next year. On Dec. 13 the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 4- 2 to approve a text amendment to the village’s zoning code that would not allow a church or any other kind of assembly use in the Eight Corners business district. The change in the zoning code would not affect the special use permit granted in April allowing religious services to take place at the Compassion Factory Art Gallery, located

at 9210 Broadway, which is owned by Compassion United Methodist Church Inc. The pastor of Compassion United Methodist Church is the Rev. Karl Sokol, whose mother, Linda Sokol Francis, has talked of wanting to establish a church near Eight Corners. The text amendment was proposed by the village in apparent reaction to those efforts. In order to survive a legal challenge, the village could not just ban churches in the Eight Corners business district. The amendment prohibits all assembly uses, so that it treats religious and non-religious uses identically. Planning and zoning commissioners tweaked the language of the proposed text amendment prior to voting on it. The change, proposed by commissioner Jennifer Hendricks, created a separate “entertainment and culture” use, separate from assembly. The village’s original proposal had grouped entertainment and culture with assembly as prohibited uses at Eight Corners. Although Hendricks ultimately opposed the text amendment, she said separating entertainment and culture from other forms of

assembly improved it by allowing uses such as gaming arcades and climbing spaces in the Eight Corners district. “I believed that the change was going to pass,” Hendricks said. “I wanted to make sure it was the best change that it could be. I really was very concerned about the entertainment pieces.” Hendricks and fellow commissioner Chris Straka both voted against final passage of the text amendment, saying that they do not believe that assembly uses, which includes churches and fraternal organizations, should be flatly prohibited from the Eight Corners business district. “I do believe that assembly should be allowed as a special use,” Hendricks said. “I don’t feel right about prohibiting it.” Straka agreed. “I think assembly should be permitted as special use,” Straka said. “I think it brings the community together.” Nicholas Greifer, the village’s community and economic development director said in a staff report that the text amendment will fur-

ther the goal of promoting Eight Corners as a “concentrated pedestrian oriented shopping area” which is what is desired for the commercial district, according to the village’s comprehensive plan. Commission members who voted to approve the amendment said that the changes will promote a vibrant business district. “It advances the long-term goals of the district,” said commission member Todd Svoboda. Commission member Mark Weber agreed and said the village will still have some flexibility to grant special use permits. “I think that it will offer a fair, open set of rules to begin with,” Weber said. “If any unusual or specific requests come along, it allows the village a chance to offer its input and input of the residents to planning and zoning commission.” The village board will likely discuss the text amendment at its Jan. 14, 2019 meeting. The changes to the zoning code must be approved by the village board before they become law.

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Brookfield bike shelters still a year away Earliest arrival at Prairie, Congress Park stations will be Nov. 2019

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A plan to bring covered bicycle racks to the Prairie Avenue and Congress Park train station in Brookfield is moving ahead, slowly, with the shelters now scheduled to be in place no earlier than November 2019. The exact style of the shelters is still to be determined, but the plan is still to place one shelter, which will house 12 bike racks, near the kiss-and-ride turnaround on Burlington Avenue near the Prairie Avenue Metra station. Meanwhile, a shelter covering 24 bike racks will be placed on an unused gravel area on the south side of the tracks near the Congress Park station entrance. The project, which comes at a total cost of about $277,000, is being paid in large part by a pair of grants. The village in October 2017 was notified that it had received a roughly $222,000 grant through the state of Illinois’ Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement program. The Regional Transportation Authority is chipping in another $14,500, leaving Brookfield to foot the remainder of the bill. Because the initiative involves state funding, the bidding and construction process is

being handled by the Illinois Department of Transportation. Village Engineer Derek Treichel told members of the village board on Dec. 10 that the best case scenario was that IDOT would put the project on its September 2019 bid list, with construction commencing in November. “Worst case scenario is it just gets delayed to spring of 2020,” Treichel said. On Dec. 10 the village board voted unanimously to get the ball rolling on the project by approving a pair of agreements to authorize Edwin Hancock Engineering to begin design engineering. The village’s share of the engineering work will be $5,100. Trustee Michelle Ryan said the village should ensure that the design is attractive, in particular at Congress Park. “[We need to be] cognizant of aesthetics as we move forward with that, because that really is the entry point to Congress Park station,” Ryan said. “Once these things are there – it’s a concrete pad, it’s a shelter, a permanent structure – that we’re also keeping an eye open toward how the station should really look as you are approaching it from that south end.” Trustee Ryan Evans, while supporting

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COMING SOON? Covered bike shelters will be coming to the Prairie Avenue (above) and Congress Park train stations by late 2019 or early 2020 courtesy of two grants totaling about $236,500. Brookfield will fund the remainder of the $277,000 project. the idea of the bike racks and of the use of grant money to largely fund the project, expressed astonishment at the cost for the shelters for three dozen bicycle racks. A traditional inverted U-rack can accommodate up to three bicycles, according to

the website of the Canadian firm called Reliance Foundry Inc., which manufactures bike racks. “The match for Brookfield we can handle,” he said. “But $277,000 for 30 bike racks? I’d be remiss not to bring that up.”

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D95 ELECTION Contested race from page 1 member Brian Pencak is also making another run for the school board. Also in the race is Katie Mulcrone, the president of the Brook Park Council (BPC) and Jacqueline Jordan, the mother of a daughter who is in the same first-grade class as McAteer’s son. Two incumbents, Brian Conroy and Karen Winslow decided not to run for re-election. Conroy is making a run to be Brookfield village trustee. Crisanti, 25, founded the Brookfield Democratic Organization shortly after returning to Brookfield in 2017 after receiving a master’s degree in public administration from Northeastern University in Boston. His faculty advisor was 1988 Democratic presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis. Crisanti and McAteer got to know each other working on various Democratic campaigns over the past year or so. “We decided to work together just because we’ve worked before on things, and I think we’re pretty much of the same mind as to why we want to run,” McAteer said. McAteer, 43, who works in mortgage underwriting, moved to Brookfield in 2017. She is the mother of a son who is in first grade at Brook Park School. Crisanti grew up in Brookfield and attended St. Louise de Marillac Catholic School, Nazareth Academy, and the University of Dayton before going to Northeastern for graduate school. He recently left a job as a consultant and is now studying to become an insurance agent with the goal of opening his own agency. Crisanti also serves as the suburban vice chairman of the Cook County Young Democrats and is a precinct captain in the Lyons

Township Democratic Organization. “I think they both would be phenomDespite their political background and enal,” said Conroy, noting he was only interests, Crisanti and McAteer say that speaking for himself and not for the PEP they are not running to bring politics to the Party, which traditionally doesn’t get inschool board. They say that they just want volved in school board races. to get people more involved in and knowlConroy said that he also is supporting edgeable about what’s going on in District Pencak. 95. “I think he would also make a great board “There’s nothing quote, unquote, politi- member,” Conroy said. Conroy said that he meant no disrespect cal about that,” Crisanti said. They will do a lot of door knocking and to fellow board member Ivan. “You can only pick three,” talking to residents in Conroy said. “It’s not that I their campaign and say don’t support him. Joe obthat they would continue viously has the experience to do that if they are electand that’s important too.” ed. Mulcrone, a graduate of “We’re really big on Northwestern University transparency, we’re really who works as the national big on connecting with account manager for Dawpeople, knocking on doors, seeing what they’re interson Sales, a food ingredient ested in,” Crisanti said. broker, has been the presiCrisanti and McAteer dent of the BPC for the past said that they think school three years. She is the mothboard meetings should be er of three students in the CHRISTOPHER CRISANTI broadcast live, perhaps by district. D95 candidate streaming on Facebook or “We’ve been through evsome other method. ery grade, the whole pro“There are people who cess,” Mulcrone said. “I can’t make every other think I can offer a perspecThursday at 7 o’clock but tive of an involved parent want to be engaged and and have a good feel for know what’s going on,” McAteer said. what’s happening in the schools, which Crisanti said he didn’t think it was un- could be of value to the board.” usual for him to run for the school board Jordan, a LaGrange Park resident who despite being only 25, unmarried, and with- works as an investigator for the Inspector out children. General’s office of the Illinois Department “You don’t have to have a child at the of Children and Family Services, earned schools to care about what’s going on at the a master’s degree in social work from the board because, in the broader picture of it, University of Michigan. what happens at the school board affects “I’ve been really impressed with how the your property taxes as well, so it’s incred- school has operated, I’ve been really imibly important to everybody in the commu- pressed with how they’ve worked with my nity,” Crisanti said. daughter,” Jordan said. Conroy, who is giving up his seat on the Jordan said her background as an invesschool board to run for the Brookfield Vil- tigator would help her carry out the overlage Board on the PEP Party slate, encour- sight role of a school board member. She aged both Mulcrone and Jordan to run. said that she wants to be an advocate for

“You don’t have to have a child at the schools to care about what’s going on.”

vulnerable children in the district. Pencak, who was appointed to board in 2016 to replace John LaBarbera, who resigned from when he moved out of Brookfield, hopes that his third run for the school board will be the charm. Pencak narrowly lost races for the school board in 2015 and 2017, finishing last both times. He was beaten out for the final seat by LaBarbera in 2015 by 41 votes and finishing just eight votes behind Scott Encher in 2017. An architect for the firm DLA, which specializes in school construction, Pencak is the father of sixth-grader at S.E. Gross and a daughter who is a freshman this year at Riverside-Brookfield High School. Pencak said he enjoyed his time on the school board working with the administration and other board members. “I don’t have an agenda or any axes to grind, that’s one of my most important things that I would like to say,” Pencak said. “I’m willing to work with all the school board members for the best interest in district.” Ivan has two daughters, one at Brook Park and another at Gross. He works in logistics for a small biotech company. Ivan was appointed to the school board in 2016 to replace former board president Lynn Waterloo, who resigned to move out of the district. He was elected, running unopposed, to a two-year term in 2017. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of WisconsinParkside and a master’s degree from Elmhurst College. Ivan said that he wants to see through the current construction work at Brook Park and S.E. Gross schools and views serving on the school board as public service. “I just really want to do my part to keep the community a place to raise my family,” Ivan said. “I’m grateful that the public places their trust to take on this fiduciary responsibility to make sure our tax dollars are best spent.”

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MARSHALL

A man named Skar from page 1 cording — Record of the Year and Tuesday, Jan. 15 was the finale. At about 7:45 p.m. (the savings Best Solo Vocal Performance. At the time of his appearance and loan stayed open until 8 p.m. during the big event) the celebra- at Marshall Savings, Bennett tion’s biggest star, Tony Bennett, was in the midst of a two-week stepped up on to the small stage run at a new Las Vegas-style hoerected in Marshall Savings’ lobby tel and nightclub complex out on Mannheim Road near Chicago’s and took the microphone. new O’Hare Airport, Backed by a trio which would be dediof guitar, bass and cated by President accordion, Bennett John F. Kennedy and belted out a song for Chicago Mayor Richthe crowd for whom ard J. Daley in March he also autographed a 1963. stack of glossy souveThe hotel was called nir photos. the Sahara Inn. A lavBennett was reachish, Moorish-themed ing his peak as a singhotspot, it was located ing star. The British InThe Rise and Fall of at 3939 N. Mannheim vasion was still a year Marshall Savings Road just south of Iraway. At his Marshall ving Park Road. Its Savings appearance PART 1 tall, dazzling, lighted Bennett may have sung marquee could easily “I Wanna Be Around,” which had just been released. Or be seen by motorists on the newly he may have sung the song that be- completed Tri-State Tollway as they zoomed past it to the east. came his signature tune. And at the top of the marquee in “I Left My Heart in San Francisco” was a sensation in 1962. In giant letters was the name of the May of 1963 Bennett would win man who ran the show at the Satwo Grammy Awards for the re- hara — Manny Skar.

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SAHARA TIES: Tony Bennett (left) signs autographs at the Jan. 15, 1963 event at Marshall Savings and Loan in Riverside, which also features nightly ice dancing performances by the Casey Twins (above left). At the time, Bennett was headlining at the Sahara Inn near O’Hare Airport (top), a Moorish-themed hotel and nightclub complex fronted by Manny Skar (above right), whose ties to the Chicago Mob ran deep. Skar, 39 years old in January 1963, was rolling, or so everyone thought. A small-time hood and convicted felon, Skar had during the 1950s used his connections in the Chicago Mob to become a successful

real estate developer on Chicago’s Southwest Side, building scores of homes near Midway Airport and in places like Burbank, which boomed after World War II. The Sahara Inn on Mannheim — ballyhooed in the press as a

$10.8 million hotel/nightclub complex — was the pinnacle of his career. It opened in June 1962, with Bobby Darin topping the bill. Darin was followed that year by singers including Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald and Eddie Fisher and

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“[We] are re-dedicating ourselves to the stable, progressive policies that have been responsible for Marshall Savings’ growth.” HENRY MORAVEC SR.

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comedians like Joe E. Brown and Jack E. Leonard. And the Sahara Inn had a direct connection to Riverside through the aggressively expanding Marshall Savings and Loan. Marshall Savings held the mortgage. The savings and loan’s two-week “100 Million Dollarversary” in January 1963 saw Marshall at its pinnacle as well. Throughout the 1950s, Marshall Savings had embarked on an aggressive campaign of expansion, buying up property along Harlem Avenue and adding onto its oncemodest building there. From 1958 to 1963, Marshall Savings and Loan launched three building campaigns, adding more and more space and equipping it with the latest technology. Henry Moravec Sr., the president of Marshall Savings, announced the third expansion in local newspaper articles published at the time of the

“100 Million Dollar-versary.” dFrom a sleepy Bohemian buildut ing and loan association run out of a storefront in the 2400 block of rKedzie Avenue in Chicago, Marshall Savings and Loan was now a player. ll “In the state of Illinois, Marshall he Savings ranks as the 13 10th largest out of 613 ssavings and loan asec sociations,” Moravec fe told the Berwyn Life on Dec. 30, 1962. “All of he us at Marshall, on the 00 occasion of this 100 y, Million Dollar-versary, rare re-dedicating oure, selves to the stable, es progressive policies that have been responsible for Marshall Savings’ growth.” In late December 1962, Marshall Savings feted itself at a private party for bank officers, employees and their families, about 310 people in all, at Manny Skar’s Sahara Inn. On Jan. 3, 1963, the Citizen newspaper reported that the group “assembled in the Regency Room for cocktails and dancing, then convened to the Club Gigi for dinner

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EXPANSION MODE: Since 1958, Marshall Savings and Loan had been expanding its footprint at Harlem and Ogden, with bank president Henry Moravec Sr. (left) leading three building campaigns to erect a high-profile headquarters there (top) by 1963. The building remains at the corner (above), though its colorful past has been bricked over. where Vic Damone entertained.” Moravec and his son, Henry Jr., Marshall’s vice president, also invited several state banking officials to the soiree, including the state’s chief examiner for savings and loan institutions and the su-

pervisor of the savings and loan division of the state of Illinois Department of Financial Institutions. Just three months later, it would all begin to unravel. By the end of 1964, the state

would seize Marshall Savings and Loan. The freewheeling Sahara Inn would become a footnote. And on Sept. 11, 1965 Manny Skar would be dead — a victim of the very men who fostered his improbable rise to local fame and fortune.

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Opinion

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Things we’d like to see

he beginning of a new year is like a clean slate, right? Actually, there’s no such thing as a clean slate. It simply gets edited, updated and squeezed with new things that continually crop up. But there are a few things we’d like to see erased from the slate by the end of 2019. Here they are: ■ It’s going on five years now since North Riverside tried to privatize its firefighting services, and the matter still hasn’t been settled. Although it’s been a full year since the Illinois Supreme Court refused to take up the case, letting stand an appellate court ruling, the matter is still in the hands of a state labor arbitrator. Union firefighters have been working without a contract since April 30, 2014. It’s past time to wrap up this chapter of North Riverside labor strife and move ahead. ■ The Lyons-Brookfield School District 103 Board of Education has narrowed its list of superintendent finalists to three people. The hope is for the board to hire a permanent superintendent by the end of this month. First, here’s wishing board members review input from stakeholder committees of faculty, administrators and parents and give it some serious thought in making their choice. District 103 needs a competent, steady hand at the wheel of the district and we hope that when it comes time to vote for that person, it won’t be subject to the petty political grandstanding that’s become the norm. The adults must realize this hire isn’t for them, it’s to benefit their children and their neighbors’ children. District 103 governance has been a circus for far too long. Our hope is that a unified front on a new superintendent will short circuit any attempt to tamper with that decision in the wake of the April election. ■ The village of Brookfield saw some positive steps toward redevelopment last year in its downtown and at Eight Corners. The village OK’d a mixed-use development on Burlington Avenue and entered into negotiations with the same firm on a deal to develop the Brookfield Bowl property. By the end of 2018, however, those plans appeared a bit wobbly. The mixed-use plan looked to be morphing into something less than what was envisioned and the Brookfield Bowl negotiations seem stalled. That’s similar to what happened over in the 4000 block of DuBois Boulevard, where a residential development looked promising only to fizzle. Here’s hoping for more forward movement on those fronts in 2019. ■ Although it started slowly, the Brookfield Public Library gained momentum as 2018 progressed, ending the year on the cusp of making a new facility a reality. While we don’t expect construction to break ground this year, we hope that the design phase will go smoothly and that the village and library can work together to make this new community asset a reality. On a separate note, the Riverside Public Library continues to inch along in its own capital campaign to renovate its lower level. There wouldn’t be someone willing to shower that institution with a million bucks to help, would there?

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Looking ahead to a good 2019

an you believe it is 2019? Seems I was just getting used to writing 2018. I hope you had a happy and safe New Year and your holidays have been good. This time of year most people have a tendency to look back over the past year and take stock of what happened. I am going to take a different approach and look ahead to 2019. Locally, we will see many changes within village governments. While there is no contest in Riverside, there still will be three new faces on the village board. Brookfield and North Riverside will have contested elections, with each village having its own set of issues to deal with. School boards, if you pay attention, can have the most interesting elections, and candidates need to be looked into before one casts a ballot. Even if you don’t have children in the system, good schools are important to your property values, so don’t be quick to vote against something or someone until you have researched it and listened to the facts. There will be changes in Springfield, with a new governor, and new people in Washington, D.C. And, isn’t the

race for mayor of Chicago something, with a field bigger than the Kentucky Derby. It’ll be something to watch. As you enter 2019 you are probably making resolutions that you intend to keep and look forward to accomplishing them. I don’t make resolutions, so I won’t feel guilty if I don’t keep them. I do try to attempt to do some simple things, like clearing off the dining room table and keeping it that way. I intend to send more handwritten notes. The late Ray Meyer would always send me a personal mote after I had sent him a card, and I remember it being something I really enjoyed. I would like to give people the experience of receiving a handwritten note, which of course will be written in my almost perfect Palmer penmanship. I look forward to writing columns that I hope you will enjoy and getting ideas from you to help me write those columns. Hopefully, this is the year I get that book started and finished. So my friends, don’t look back, but ahead. With that come my wishes for a happy and healthy New Year.

JOANNE KOSEY

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OBITUARIES

Albert J. Brcak, 74 Rebar detailer Albert J. Brcak, 74, of Brookfield, died Dec. 23, 2018. He was born on Jan. 9, 1944 and served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. He was employed as a rebar detailer in the construction industry. Mr. Brcak was the father of Jim Brcak, Alison (Kenneth) Gafner, Joe (Cynthia) Brcak and Kristin (Jason Kestler) Brcak; the grandfather of Taejo ALBERT J. BRCAK Chung-Brcak, Jocelyn Gafner, Kaitlyn Gafner, Ryan Brcak, Max Brcak and Oskar Kestler; and the longtime friend and companion of Joanne L. Carlson. Services have bene held. Interment was private. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Anne M. Diombala, 93 Longtime Riverside resident Anne M. Diombala (nee Antolak), 93, a resident of Riverside for 61 years, died Dec. 24, 2018. She was the wife of the late James; the mother of Janice (Thom) Qualkinbush, Laura D. (Tracy), Morland, Karen Diombala (Chris Cheney) and the late Mary Ann (Rick) Caauwe; cherished nonnie of Ryan, Ian and Andrew; the sister of Ed (Anna), Bob and the late Angeline, John, Peter, Chester, Helen, Stanley, Joe, Wally and loving Mom to many. In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated to Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center at www.rushu.rush.edu/research/departmental-research/rush-alzheimers-disease-center in support of the research to understand,

diagnose, treat and prevent Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, Riverside, handled arrangements.

Lucille M. Sytko, 75 Medical secretary Lucille M. Sytko (nee Voigt), 75, of Brookfield, died Dec. 21, 2018. Born Feb. 24, 1943, Ms. Sytko worked as a medical secretary at a hospital. She had a deep faith in God, was adored by all who knew her and she extended the love of Christ to all she came across. Ms. Sytko was the wife of Edwin S. Sytko; the mother of Christine (Phillip) Raush, Daniel (Mary) Sytko and the late Suzanne Sytko; the grandmother of Jennifer (Nathan) Bell, Andrew Raush, Phillip Raush, Alexander Raush, Mason Amedeo, Stan Sytko, Frank Sytko and Jack Sytko; the sister of the late Robert (Maylou) Voigt; an aunt of many nieces and nephews; and a cherished friend to all. Services have been held. Interment was at Mount Emblem Cemetery, Elmhurst. In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to PAWS Chicago, 1997 N Clybourn Ave., Chicago, 60614. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

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Sports dreams that came true in 2018 Vaia, Cermak, Kaminski & Stritzel headline athletes who impacted year

Jake Elliott, a former star kicker at LTHS, excelled in the same role for the Super Bowl LII champion Philadelphia Eagles. Courtesy of the Philadelphia Eagles

By MARTY FARMER

Sports Editor

very Riverside-Brookfield Landmark sports year in review invariably has inspirational stories, provided mostly by RiversideBrookfield, Lyons Township, Fenwick and Nazareth high school athletes. However, if you’re looking for something a bit out of the ordinary, check out Jake Elliott’s incredible story below. The LTHS grad kicks off our 2018 lineup of memorable sports moments.

Elliott savors Super Bowl win Move over former Philadelphia Eagles player Vince Papale (played by actor Mark Wahlberg in the movie, “Invincible”), Jake Elliott’s journey to the NFL seems straight out of a Hollywood script as well. Elliott, who starred at LTHS as a kicker, booted three field goals and made two of three extra points in the Eagles’ 41-33 win over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII in Minneapolis. Elliott’s 11 points included a pair of fourth-quarter field goals (42, 46 yards) to help fend off the Patriots’ repeated rallies.

As a 5-foot-9, 170-pound rookie, Elliott notched six kicking records. He set three new records for the Eagles, longest field goal (61 yards), longest field goal in the playoffs (53 yards) and most 50-yard field goals in a season (5). The aforementioned 61- and 53-yard kicks are also NFL records for longest regular season kick and playoff kick, respectively, by a rookie. And he owns the longest kick (46 yards) for a rookie in Super Bowl history. On the season, Elliott made 26 of 31 field goals for an accuracy make of 83.9 percent as the Eagles finished 16-3. “I am continually amazed with Jake’s poise under pressure,” LTHS football coach Kurt Weinberg said. “Just like the Super Bowl, some of my greatest recollections of Jake are his ability to handle big moments. He always stepped up and nailed a kick when we needed it.”

Naz football snags 7A title The Roadrunners entered the Class 7A championship game as the clear favorite against St. Charles North. Nazareth Academy made good on that prognostication by defeating the North Stars 31-10 at Memorial Stadium on the University of Illinois cam-

pus in Champaign. a state championship in the 195-pound class With three state titles (in three different in relatively comfortable fashion. KaminIHSA classes) and a runner-up finish in tow ski, who advanced to the semifinals in the since 2014, the Roadrunners are alindividual state tourney in ready a dynasty or well on the way to 2017, finished the job this such a distinction. year with a 7-1 decision over The team went 8-1 during the Rochelle’s Alex Harvey in regular season. In the playoffs, the the championship bout at Roadrunners defeated Andrew (42state. 11), Hersey (49-14), Simeon (34-27), “It obviously feels great Batavia (47-28) and St. Charles North to be a state champion.” he (31-10). said. “It’s really fulfilling for “To win this year in 7A is a huge all your hard work to show accomplishment and has all kinds of and to know that you despecial meanings for our seniors and serve the title.” ZACH VAIA the school,” coach Tim Racki said. Kaminski, who previously RBHS guard “The hardest thing to do is win the lived in Riverside, transfirst one. After we won state in 2014, then it ferred to Wyoming Seminary in Pennsylalmost became a standard the next year. A vania. Aside from wrestling, he’s a highly culture is established that serves our young- regarded defensive end/linebacker prospect er levels of the program well.” for college football. Standouts J.J. McCarthy, Alex Carrillo, Derrick Strongs Jr., Marcus Griffin, Breven RBHS girls water polo sets standard Reifsteck and Tyler Morris are notable returners next season. The Bulldogs (23-8) recorded their best season in program history under third-year head coach Todd Fridrych. After a 3-3 start, Kaminski wins 195 state title RBHS won 20 of 25 matches highlighted by Fenwick’s Jacob Kaminski dominated an 11-match winning streak. Additionally, on the mat all season. Kaminski (31-2) won the team won the Elk Grove Tournament,

S P O R T S its own invite title and placed third at the Hinsdale Central Invite. Prior to 2018, the Bulldogs never finished above .500. “The biggest reason for the turnaround was the amount of water polo our girls played in the offseason,” Fridrych said. “In addition, we only lost one senior on the whole team from last season to this season.” Tatum Bruno and team captain/goalie Chloe Wandel-Marrello and Leah Harazin provided plenty of eye-popping stats and leadership. Wandel-Marrello had 312 saves and 52 assists in the cage, while Bruno scored 89 goals with 60 assists and 152 steals. Harazin had 65 goals, 21 assists and 31 steals.

finished 25-7 in 2018 with upper echelon finishes in the Metro Suburban Conference. Although their teams typically have talented players like Brenna Loftus, Maddie Meehan and Sarah Jnobaptiste in hoops and Ryan Cermak and Michael Schicker on the baseball diamond, their winning formula is also attributable to their dynamic on the bench. “Watching Dallas handle multiple situations with the girls basketball and baseball programs on a professional basis while continuing to win is amazing,” Ruge said. “His in-game management of the game always gives us an advantage. We cherish every moment we are allowed to coach together.”

Reingruber’s hoops debut goes well

After 24 years coaching the Lyons Township High School boys swimming, girls swimming and water polo programs, Scott Walker retired in 2018. Under his guidance, LTHS won two state titles, a state runner-up finish, and produced seven state champion swimmers with three state records. He’s also a three-time Illinois Swimming and Diving State Coach of the Year by the Illinois Swim and Dive Association (ISDA), as well as an ISDA Hall of Fame John Newman Award recipient, presented to a person who has promoted boys swimming in Illinois at all levels through leadership, service and outstanding achievement -- the highest award presented in Illinois aquatics. He also was picked as the Landmark’s Coach of the Year in 2016-17 after the Lions won their second straight state boys swimming championship “The day-to-day interactions with the kids were wonderful,” Walker said. “Teaching kids to believe in themselves and to do things they thought they could never do is rewarding as a coach.”

For all his familiarity with the RiversideBrookfield boys basketball program, Mike Reingruber still replaced Tom McCloskey, the winningest coach in program history, last season. The Bulldogs started slowly at 1-5 under Reingruber, but quickly hit their stride with 18 wins in 24 games the rest of the season. Zach Vaia, the reigning MVP of the Metro Suburban Conference, along with Ryan Cicenas, Jason Bageanis, Andrew Veon and Patrick Hanley powered the team’s resurgence. Highlights included the Bulldogs securing their 16th conference championship in 17 years and game-winning shots by Vaia at the buzzer against Fenwick and Immaculate Conception. Most importantly, the players bought in to Reingruber’s coaching. “Our main goal is to keep getting better each day,” Reingruber said. “We want to be playing our best basketball by the end of each season. We always strive to win our conference and make some noise in the state tournament.”

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Walker retires from LTHS aquatics

Stritzels power Nazareth hoops There probably isn’t a better coach and player combination in high school girls basketball than Eddie and Annie Stritzel. The father-daughter tandem led Nazareth Academy to a runner-up finish in Class 3A. The Roadrunners led Peoria Richwoods 41-37 after three quarters in the title game. However, the Knights outscored Nazareth 18-5 the rest of the game en route to a 55-46 victory at Redbird Arena in Normal. Nazareth finished 31-3 as the best team in program history “I think we definitely had a successful year even though we didn’t win a state championship,” Annie Stritzel said. “This team’s chemistry was special and it showed on the court. Making Naz history so soon is amazing and something we won’t forget.”

Till-Ruge combo maintains success They have never won a sectional championship, much less a state title. And yet, you would be hard pressed to find a better coaching combination then Dallas Till and Mark Ruge. Till is the head coach of RBHS girls basketball and baseball, with Ruge his trusted assistant in both sports. Both teams

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(Top) Nazareth guard Annie Stritzel led the Roadrunners to a 31-3 record in 2018. (Above) RBHS water polo player Tatum Bruno (#5) had 89 goals, 60 assists and 152 steals for the Bulldogs (23-8).

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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 Parkâ€™s website http:// www.oak-park.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than January 25, 2019. VISION THERAPIST (PT) Vision Therapist (PT) Late afternoon/evening hours(weekdays). Possible Saturdays. Work one on one with patients(typically children) to improve vision skills. Training provided. River Forest Optometrist-Fax resumes to 708-771-0513. No Calls

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â€œAn Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â€? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y18000107 on December 12, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of JANET VARN TRAVEL CONSULTANT with the business located at: 1123 PLEASANT STREET, UNIT 4, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: JANET VARN 1123 PLEASANT STREET, UNIT 4, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 12/19, 12/26/2018, 1/2/2019

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION DOCKET NUMBER: PC 18-11 Planned Development (Fenwick High School – Parking Garage and Alley Vacation) HEARING DATE: January 17, 2019 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits. LOCATION OF HEARING: Room 201 (Council Chambers), Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302 APPLICANT(S): Fenwick High School, 505 Washington Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 OWNERS OF RECORD: Fenwick High School, 505 Washington Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 & 423-425 S. Scoville LLC & 427-429 S. Scoville LLC SUBJECT PROPERTY ADDRESSES: 505 Washington Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 (I Institutional Zoning District) LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lots 1 to 12 and Lots 20 to 24 and Vacated Alley Per Document Number 88576924 and the Vacated Alley Lying North of Lot 8 All in Block 4 in East Avenue Addition to Oak Park, A Subdivision of Blocks 52 to 54 and 59 to 61 in Village of Ridgeland, A Subdivision of the East ½ of the East ½ of Section 7 and the Northwest ¼ and the West ¼ of Section 8, Township 39 North, Range 13, East of the Third Principal Meridian, In Cook County, Illinois. PIN: 16-07-421-011, 16-07-421-020, and 16-07-421-021. Alley: All of the 15’ Public Alley Lying Between and Adjoining Lots 13 to 19 and Lot 12 and Lot 20 and Vacated 15’ Public Alley in Block 4 in East Avenue Addition to Oak Park, A Subdivision of Blocks 52 to 54 and 59 to 61 in Village of Ridgeland, A Subdivision of the East ½ of the East ½ of Section 7 and the Northwest ¼ and the West ½ of the West ½ of the Southwest ¼ of Section 8, Township 39 North, Range 13, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois. REQUESTS: The Applicant is requesting approval of a Planned Development on the Subject Property for a privately owned parking garage, of five (5) stories and approximately sixty-two feet (62’) tall, with approximately three hundred and fifty (350) parking spaces designed in the same style as the existing historic building along Washington Boulevard, with the following two (2) allowances from the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance: 1.) ARTICLE 6: SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS; 6.2 Institutional Zoning District; C. Dimensional Standards; Table 6.2 Maximum Height requirement of forty-five feet (45’) to a requested height of sixty-two feet (62’), requiring an allowance of seventeen feet (17’), and 2.) ARTICLE 6: SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS; 6.2 Institutional Zoning District; C. Dimensional Standards; Table 6.2 Minimum corner side yard setback of fifteen feet (15’) feet to a requested setback of nine feet (9’), requiring an allowance of six feet (6’). The Applicant is also requesting the Village vacate the portion of a public alley, legally described above, south of the Subject Property to the Applicant. Copies of the application and each of the applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at the Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Persons with disabilities planning to attend and needing special accommodations should contact the Village Clerk’s Office at 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, or call (708) 358-5670. ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THESE PROCEEDINGS ARE INVITED TO BE HEARD. David Mann, Chairperson OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION, Sitting as a Zoning Commission Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 1/2/2019

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Notice to Prospective Village of Oak Park Federal Grants Applicants The Program Year (PY) 2019 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) & Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) application process begins January 31, 2019. For PY 2019, which runs from October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020, there will be an estimated $215,000 available in Village Public Service CDBG funds, approximately $40,000 in Public Facilities Improvements CDBG funds and approximately $125,000 in ESG funds. Other PY 2019 grant funds will be set aside for Village-run activities. The federal CDBG program is a source of funding that addresses local housing & community development needs. These funds are available to non-profit organizations and other agencies that serve primarily low and moderate income persons residing in Oak Park. Each proposed activity must meet one of the CDBG Program’s National Objectives and be eligible. ESG funds are available to non-profit organizations that serve persons who are experiencing, or are at-risk of, homelessness. Individuals not representing non-profit agencies cannot apply for either of these grants. Applications for PY 2019 CDBG & ESG funds must be completed online and will be available January 31, 2019 on the Village’s website at www.oak-park.us/PY2019Grants The Application process runs from January 31, 2019 to March 1, 2019, with the option of an early, feedback-eligible “safer” due date of February 22, 2019. To instruct potential Applicants on the grants and on the online application process, the Village will hold a Mandatory CDBG-ESG Application Workshop from 10 am to Noon, Thursday, January 31, 2019 in Room 101 of Village Hall at 123 Madison Street in Oak Park. All potential applicants must attend and RSVP first. For more information (and to reserve for the Workshop) contact Elia Gallegos, Grants Coordinator, at 708.358.5419 or egallegos@oak-park.us

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 2, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on January 25, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 522 NORTH HUMPHREY AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-326-0080000. The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-07164. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-07164 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 17 CH 009087 TJSC#: 38-9287 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3107527

17 CH 06287 215 MARENGO AVE., APT 6-F FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 14, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 15, 2019, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 215 MARENGO AVE., APT 6-F, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-12-426-0241038. The real estate is improved with a residential condominium. The judgment amount was $114,747.29. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale

other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC, 111 East Main Street, DECATUR, IL 62523, (217) 422-1719 Please refer to file number 2120-13570. If the sale is not confirmed for any reason, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the purchase price paid. The Purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Mortgagor, the Mortgagee or the Mortgagee’s attorney. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. HEAVNER, BEYERS & MIHLAR, LLC 111 East Main Street DECATUR, IL 62523 (217) 422-1719 Fax #: (217) 422-1754 CookPleadings@hsbattys.com Attorney File No. 2120-13570 Attorney Code. 40387 Case Number: 17 CH 06287 TJSC#: 38-8963 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3106468

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MARK E. HACKER, 215 MARENGO CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants

Published in Wednesday Journal 1/2/2019

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION STERLING NATIONAL BANKAS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO ASTORIA BANK Plaintiff, -v.CARL M. WAHLSTROM A/K/A CARL M. WAHLSTROM JR., SUSAN I. WAHLSTROM, PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, TARGET NATIONAL BANK, CAPITAL ONE BANK (USA), N.A. Defendants 17 CH 009087 522 NORTH HUMPHREY AVENUE

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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act., which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informedthat all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777. WEDNESDAY JOURNAL Forest Park Review, Landmark

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