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Kansas man files suit over bogus red-light ticket

Federal class-action case names North Riverside, SafeSpeed as defendants

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Last June, an Overland Park, Kansas man, got a surprise in the mail. Andrew Marso, a local journalist, opened an envelope sent by the village of North Riverside containing a $100 citation for a red-light violation at the intersection of Harlem Avenue and Cermak Road.

It stunned him, to put it mildly.

“Bad govt thread,” Marso posted to his Twitter account on June 28, 2019. “Couple weeks ago I received this $100 ticket in the mail for running a red light in North Riverside, Ill. (a suburb of Chicago). Only problem: it’s not my truck, I’ve never been associated with that license and I’ve never been to North Riverside.”

Now, Marso is at the center of a federal class-action lawsuit that seeks unspecified monetary damages from the village of North Riverside and its red-light camera vendor, SafeSpeed LLC. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Kansas last October, but North Riverside hadn’t been named as a defendant until Jan. 10 when Marso’s attorney, Scott Nehrbass, filed an amended complaint, looping in the village.

The lawsuit argues there could be “thousands” of others, in Kansas and elsewhere, who may have been issued See LAWSUIT on page 16

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HOT WATER: Former state Sen. Martin Sandoval (left) was indicted by federal prosecutors for bribery and lying on an income tax return four months after agents raided his offices and home last September.

Former state Sen. Sandoval guilty of bribery Admits payoffs were to ensure red-light camera support

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Martin Sandoval, who resigned his seat as a member of the Illinois Senate effective Jan. 1 and whose 11th District

included part of Riverside, has pleaded guilty to bribery and lying on his 2017 tax return.

The once-powerful Democrat and Senate Transportation Committee chairman entered his guilty plea during his arraignment on Jan. 28 before Judge Andrea Wood at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in Chicago.

He reportedly faces up to 13 years in prison. In addition to the prison time, Sandoval reportedly has agreed to pay

about $72,000 in restitution and will cooperate with prosecutors in their continuing corruption probe into other area politicians and their contributors.

Prosecutors indicted Sandoval on Jan. 27, four months after federal agents raided the Sandoval’s offices in Springfield and Cicero and his home in Chicago.

According to prosecutors, Sandoval took bribes of at least $5,000 in order See SANDOVAL on page 16

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Galloping Ghost’s owner now officially a legend Doc Mack inducted into International Video Game Hall of Fame

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Brookfield residents might be surprised to hear the village is home to a bona fide Hall of Famer, someone renowned and celebrated both nationally and internationally.

On Jan. 16, the International Video Game Hall of Fame presented Brookfield’s own Doc Mack – owner of Galloping Ghost Arcade and other related businesses on Ogden Avenue – with its Community Action Award at the SixtySix Games eSports Tournament in downstate Bloomington.

Mack had been officially inducted into the Hall of Fame at the organization’s 2019 induction ceremony last October in Ottumwa, Iowa – the unlikely but long-accepted “Video Game Capital of the World.”

“It’s very humbling that people enjoy what we do to that level, to where they would give us such an accolade,” said Mack during an interview in his office at the Galloping Ghost Productions office, located a few blocks east of the videogame arcade on Ogden Avenue. “It’s not just something that I did. The people I work with are what make it all really happen.”

Mack started Galloping Ghost Productions in 1994 when he was just 18 years old to create a game called Dark Presence, and ever since that quest – and all things related to video gaming – have consumed him.

He’s an international arcade game evangelist, who by his own count has helped 32 arcades open worldwide. Mack is also a voracious collector and savior of some of the rarest specimens in existence.

Mack is also dedicated to making sure his heroes – the videogame designers and artists of the 1980s and 1990s – receive their due: Guys like Brian Colin, who Mack describes as an industry legend and whose unfinished game Spectre File:

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VIDEOGAME ROYALTY: Doc Mack, owner of Galloping Ghost Arcade and other related businesses on Ogden Avenue in Brookfield, was recognized by the International Video Game Hall of Fame for his work connecting and promoting players, game designers and saving and restoring rare games.

The Death Stalker Mack’s production company finally made a reality three decades after it was mothballed.

Mack hired Colin to Galloping Ghosts staff and worked side by side with him to get the project finished. Now the game can be found in dozens of video arcades across the nation.

Last October, it was Colin who introduced Mack at his Hall of Fame induction.

Videogame designer Chris Tang has lauded Mack and Galloping Ghost for saving and making available to the public the game Primal Rage II, which Tang had designed for Atari in the 1990s and was crushed when it was canceled and then apparently lost to posterity.

Tang hadn’t seen the game for 20 years when in 2014 Mack announced on Facebook that he’d acquired a Primal Rage II prototype and was putting the game out on the Galloping Ghost Arcade floor for the public to play.

The game is so rare people make pilgrimages to play it, said Mack, including a couple who hitchhiked from Oregon to do just that.

In 2017, when Tang was inducted into the Video Game Hall of Fame, he asked Mack to make the introduction due to his influence in making the oncepresumed-lost Primal Rage II a phenomenon.

“Videogames have been my life since I was a kid, and to be inducted into something where

I get to stand next to guys Brian Colin and Warren Davis [designer for the game Q*Bert], who have made all these great games, it’s an unbelievable honor.”

Mack said. “I get the ability to do everything I love doing. I see it make people happy and create good times. That in itself is so satisfying, but to be recognized for and put in the Hall of Fame next to these guys that made all these games, and great players, it’s mind-blowing.”

Galloping Ghost Arcade, 9415 Ogden Ave., which celebrates a decade in business this year, now boasts more than 750 games – not counting the 40 vintage, rare and classic pinball games over at Galloping Ghost Pinball Arcade at 9211 Ogden Ave.

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BIG WEEK

January 29 - February 5

Breaking through the small screen

TWS spotlights the music of Motown

Parent Community Network, in partnership with school districts 101, 102, 105, 106, 107 and 204, will present a free screening of “Screenagers Next Chapter: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience,” a documentary about parenting during the digital age on Thursday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m. at the Lyons Township High School North Campus Reber Center, 100 S. Brainard Ave. in LaGrange.

Seating is free but limited. Parents and students are encouraged to register at ParentCommunityNetwork.com.

“Motown Reflections Review” is presented by the Theatre of Western Springs at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 1 at Theatre of Western Springs, 4384 Hampton Ave. Talented professional vocalists sing Motown, soul, and R&B. Tickets are $35; $30 for TWS subscribers. Call the TWS box office at 708-246-3380 or go to theatreofwesternsprings.com.

Calling all chess players

“Screenagers” examines the science behind teens’ emotional challenges, the interplay of social media and what can be done in schools and homes to help them build skills to navigate stress, anxiety and depression in the digital age.

Solar summit

The Brookfield Conservation Commission invites members of the community to “How to Bring Solar Power to Your Home,” a panel discussion where you can learn from residents who have already installed solar power at their homes.

The session, scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave., will explore solar panel efficiency, comparing panel systems, life expectancy of systems, buying versus leasing and overall return on investment.

And more The Lyons Township High School Hall of Fame seeks nominations of graduates and friends of the district who have accomplished great things. If you know someone worthy of induction, contact the 2020 LTHS Hall of Fame committee at 708-579-6483 for a nomination form. Forms are also available in the main offices at both North and South campus and may be downloaded at lths.net by clicking on “Alumni.” Self-nominations are welcome. The nomination deadline is March 1.

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■ Riverside Brookfield High School, 160 Ridgewood Road in Riverside, will host its next Water Exercise Techniques (WET) class for adults on Wednesday nights from 7:30-8:30 p.m. through March 11. The class costs $48. The water-based exercise class meant to elevate heart rate and muscular strength, utilizing water as resistance. No swimming involved. For more info email

Reading Between the Wines

St. Mary School’s Golden Bishops Chess Club and Chess Scholars will host their annual chess tournament on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Parish Center/Oak Room at St. Mary Parish, 97 Herrick Road, in Riverside.

The event is open to grades K-8. Cost is $45 per entrant and includes a pizza lunch. There will be five rounds, with each child playing in each round. Prizes will be awarded to the top 10 scorers in two divisions: kindergarten to third grade and fourth to eighth grade.

Riverside Public Library, in partnership with Riverside Foods, hosts the 3rd Annual Reading Between the Wines fundraiser on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the library, 1 Burling Road.

The best school team in each division will receive a trophy. Chess sets will be provided. Lunch and snacks will be available for parents for sale.

Wander through the historic library to 12 different tasting stations and sip samples of organic and natural wines from Chile, Spain, Italy and France, along with ports, meads, ciders, hard Kombucha and samples from Riverside’s own Quincy Street Distillery.

To register, visit chessscholars.com/signup and enter class code SMR2.8.20 (registration deadline is Feb. 8).

Walk-ins taken on as-available basis.

The event also features light snacks and a DJ. Tickets are $35 each and are available at the library or at riverside-public-library.ticketleap.com/reading-between-the-wines-2020.between-the-wines-2020.

For more information, call 847-482-9999 or email to registration @chessscholars.com.

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■ Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., presents “Line,” featuring the work of artists Diana Gabriel and Azadeh Gholizadeh in the Freeark Gallery and “Energy, Frequency and Vibration” featuring drawings of Andrei Rabodzeenko in the FlexSpace Gallery through Feb. 22.

Free. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 1 to 5 p.m.

■ Compassion Factory Art Gallery and Studio, 9210 Broadway Ave. in Brookfield, presents a solo show of work by glass artist Margieann through Feb. 1. Gallery hours are Thursdays from 4 to 9 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free.

Community Nutrition Network/Meals on Wheels of North Riverside invites you to make a difference in your community by volunteering to help deliver meals to homebound senior citizens, Monday through Friday from ■

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, contact Linda at 312-207-5290.

Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., presents Shedd Aquarium: Saving the Great Lakes Ecosystem on Jan. 30 at 7 p.m. and Lunch and Learn: Entrepreneurship 101 with Dr. Peter James of College of DuPage on Jan. 31 at noon. Register for events at 708-485-0869 or at brookfieldlibrary.info.

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North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., invites adults and seniors to Trade, Trash or Treasure on Jan. 30 at 2 p.m.; Spanish Language Book Club/Club de Lectura en Espanol on Jan. 31 at 10:30 a.m.; Intro to Android on Jan. 31 at 6 p.m.; Conversation Café/ Café y Conversacion on Feb. 1 at 10:30 a.m.; Move and Groove on Feb. 4 at 2 p.m.; iPhone Basics on Feb. 4 at noon; and Internet 101 on Feb. 4at 6:30 p.m. To sign up for senior and adult events, call 708-447-0869 or visit ■

www.northriversidelibrary.org/events.

For kids there’s Lapsit Storytime (thru age 5) on Jan. 30 at 10:30 a.m.; Sugar Cookie Decoration (grades 6-12) on Feb. 1 from 1-3 p.m.; DIY Stickers (grades 5-12) on Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. and Feb. 4 at 6 p.m.; Messy Mornings with Munchkins (ages 2-5) on Feb. 4 at 11:30 a.m.; and Every Child a Reader/Cada Nino un Lector (ages 6+) on Feb. 5 at 4 p.m.

■ 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.

■ The community is invited 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 through March 20. Free.

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No serious injuries in rollover crash North Riverside police charged a 52-year-old Palos Hills man with drunken driving and other offenses after he reportedly lost control of his beige Oldsmobile sedan while southbound in the 2300 block of First Avenue on Jan. 24 at about 12:40 a.m., resulting in a rollover crash.

The driver was not seriously injured and had crawled out of the vehicle, which came to rest on its roof in the middle of First Avenue, before police arrived. He had multiple cuts to his hands and face, said police, and appeared to be intoxicated.

According to the police report, the driver said he was coming from a Broadview restaurant and was going to 26th Street and Desplaines Avenue when he crashed. He reportedly told police he didn’t know how the crash occurred.

A witness told police that she was traveling behind the Oldsmobile when she saw the vehicle suddenly pull right for no apparent reason, hit the curb and plow into a pile of snow and a tree on the parkway before flipping over and coming to rest in the street. The police report also indicated that the Oldsmobile struck Toyota and some garbage cans, whose contents were scattered along the sidewalk and roadway.

He was transported to Loyola University Medical Center for treatment of his injuries and was released back into police custody about three hours later.

In addition to driving under the influence of alcohol, the man was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and for having no proof of insurance.

Vehicle break-ins continue For the second straight week, Brookfield police are reporting numerous vehicle breakins, predominantly on the village’s far north end on Jan. 23-24 and Jan. 25-26. Brookfield police also said several similar incidents were reported in neighboring LaGrange Park, and security cameras indicated that a crew of four people were involved.

Overnight on Jan. 23-24, vehicles were broken into in the 2900 block of Vernon Avenue, the 9000 block of 30th Street and at another unspecified location in that same area.

All of the vehicles were left unlocked. While nothing was taken from two of the vehicles, several items -- including a birth certificate, driver’s license, Social Security card and several credit cards – were taken from the third vehicle.

The offenders attempted to use a debit card for a rideshare and at a Walmart store.

Four more unlocked vehicles were broken into overnight on Jan. 25-26 in the 9100 block of 28th Street, the 9000 block of Bartlett Avenue and the 3600 block of Madison Avenue.

From one of two vehicles targeted on

Bartlett Avenue, offenders took a wallet containing a credit card and $300 in cash. Someone attempted to use the credit card at a Walmart in Joliet, police said.

Residential burglary Brookfield police responded to a home in the 3500 block of Sunnyside Avenue on the afternoon of Jan. 25 after a resident called to report that someone had broken in between Jan. 20-25 and removed a 65-inch Samsung smart TV, a GE dishwasher and a GE microwave.

The victim told police that he left the residence unlocked while he went to a nearby store.

During that time, however, he was arrested by police on an outstanding DuPage County warrant and was not released from custody until Jan. 25.

Police reported that there were no signs of forced entry.

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Road rage ends with door damage Brookfield police cited a 39-year-old LaGrange Park man for criminal damage to property after he allegedly threw a black bottle at a vehicle, damaging it, during an apparent road rage incident on Jan. 22 at about 2 p.m.

The victim told police that she was driving on Golfview Avenue preparing to turn west onto 31st Street when the driver of the vehicle behind her began honking his horn and yelled at her before making a right turn from the left lane, in front of the victim’s vehicle.

The offender then reportedly slammed on his brakes in front of the victim and threw the bottle at the victim’s vehicle, hitting the front driver’s side door. The offender then reportedly followed the victim’s vehicle to Roach Avenue where police intervened.

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Riverside announces Super Bowl DUI patrols The Riverside Police Department has announced that it will be stepping up DUI enforcement patrols on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 2.

The additional patrols are funded via a grant through the Illinois Department of Transportation’s “Drive Sober of get Pulled Over” and “Click It or Ticket” campaigns.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Jan. 20-26, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

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State grant will fund Candy Cane Park upgrades Brookfield awarded $340,000 through IDNR program

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Candy Cane Park, located at 28th Street and Park Avenue on the north end of Brookfield, will get a comprehensive face-lift starting later this year courtesy of a grant awarded to the village by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

The $340,000 the village will receive through the IDNR’s Open Space Land Acquisition and Development (OSLAD) grant program will pay for roughly 50 percent of the total cost to improve the park, which hasn’t undergone a major improvement for two decades.

Officials estimated the total cost of the project would be about $680,000. Half of the grant amount will be disbursed in advance of work starting, with the remainder being reimbursed to the village after the project is completed.

“Parks are a tangible reflection of the quality of life in a community,” said Brookfield Recreation Director Stevie Ferrari in a press release. “This grant means that we are able to provide a better quality of life to our residents in a very tangible way.”

Village Manager Timothy Wiberg told the Landmark that work on the park is expected to begin later this year, probably in the fall, and that it would be spread out over 2020 and 2021 in order for the village to pay for its share of the cost over two fiscal years.

It’s not clear when in 2021 the park will reopen, but a good deal of the work involves moving earth, so it may be ready for use next summer.

The plan submitted with the OSLAD grant application was the one largely settled on by officials in 2015, when it was shelved after then-Gov. Bruce Rauner froze the OSLAD grant program, which is funded by real estate transfer taxes.

Improvements to be made at Candy Cane Park include upgrades to the existing T-ball field, installing a new tennis court and replacing the hard surface play area with one that features a pair of half-court basketball courts.

Additional upgrades include replacing the

COMING SOON: A concept rendering of the changes coming to Candy Cane Park. existing playground structure, erecting a picnic shelter and installing baggo and pickleball courts.

Changes to the landscape and hardscape in

the park include planting a bioswale on the west end of the park to help alleviate poor drainage and the installation of a walking loop through the park.

Alcohol sales OK’d for Brookfield outdoor concerts Trained staff and volunteers will allow rec department to net the revenue

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Last year, the Brookfield Recreation department expanded its summer outdoor concert offerings and added kids’ activities to attract more families. This year, they hope to cater to adults as well, with the introduction of alcohol sales.

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On Jan. 20, the Brookfield Village Board voted to approve liquor licenses for the sale of alcohol at the 10 concerts scheduled on Friday nights from June through August in Kiwanis Park.

“It’s experimental, to see how it’s received,” said Recreation Director Stevie Ferrari, who said she had experience with alcohol sales at outdoor events at prior park district jobs.

While the department could have found a third-party vendor to handle the sale of alcohol and provide a percentage of the receipts to the village, Ferrari said she has decided to enlist the help of village staff and volunteers to handle alcohol sales at the Kiwanis Park concerts.

The plan is for the recreation department to buy canned summer-centric drinks, mark

them up a tad for sale and offer them to adults at the concerts. Anyone serving alcohol at the events must be at least 21 years old and be BASSET (Beverage Alcohol Sellers and Servers Education and Training)-certified by taking an online course, which will be paid for by the village.

Ferrari said it costs about $15 for someone to obtain BASSET training online. The village doesn’t expect to rake in a lot of revenue from alcohol sales, said Ferrari, but handling the sale of alcohol in-house will allow the department to net all of the revenue.

“We need to at least break even, but the cost won’t be exponential compared to what someone would pay anywhere else,” she said.

While alcohol sales may encourage some adults to check out a summer concert or two,

the biggest factor in bringing in big crowds will continue to be good weather and a mix of bands.

“We want to change musical genres as much as possible from week to week,” Ferrari said.

The department is also looking to recreate the success they had with last summer’s ABBA tribute band concert with a “Greased Lighting Night” featuring a band that leads a “Grease” singalong.

The final summer concert lineup is still being nailed down, said Ferrari, and is scheduled be included in the next recreation guide, which will be sent out to residents in March.

“I think we’re going to have a pretty good variety this year,” Ferrari said.

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Brookfield to issue final street bonds next month Taxpayers will feel full brunt of 2016 referendum for 6 years

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The village of Brookfield early next month will issue $6 million in bonds to fund residential side street improvements over the next two years – the third and final bond sale the village has conducted since voters approved a $22 million bond referendum in 2016.

Brookfield Finance Director Doug Cooper indicated the bond sale will be conducted on Feb. 4 and the village will get the proceeds immediately. The next round of improvements, a roughly $4.4 million project that will address streets in the Hollywood section and a few other blocks north of the BFSF tracks, is scheduled to start this spring.

After a smaller project is wrapped in 2021, the village will have resurfaced or reconstructed roughly 15.3 miles of residential side streets, or roughly 37 percent of the village’s 41 miles of streets.

The bond sale in February will also mean that beginning next year Brookfield homeowners and commercial property owners will begin seeing the full brunt of the $22 million bond

issue on property tax bills for the first time.

Brookfield officials conducted three separate bond issues to spread out the financial hit to property owners and also spread out work over a six-year period to lessen the disruption.

The first bond issue, in 2016 just after the successful referendum, was the largest at $9 million with an annual debt service payment from the village in the $1 million range.

A second bond issue in 2018, for $7 million, added about $900,000 annually to that earlier debt service. This year’s bond issue of $6 million will add roughly another $740,000 to the total, bringing next year’s total debt service payment on the bond issues to about $2.5 million.

Since 2017, village taxpayers have seen the impact of that debt service obligation as a line item on their property tax bills. And they’ll feel the full weight of that debt service during the next six years, until the first bond sale retires in 2026.

The tax hit will be relieved some more in 2028 when the second bond issue is retired and will see the debt retired completely in 2030.

Unless the village decides to seek another referendum to keep a rolling fund available for future road improvements, 2030 should provide some relief for taxpayers, especially in Proviso Township and in the southwest quarter of the village, where homeowners are also being hit with higher taxes due to successful referendums for local school districts.

2020 BASEBALL ASSESSMENTS FARM, MINOR, & MAJOR DIVISIONS

The purpose of Assessments is to assess each player’s skill level to ensure an equitable distribution of talent across all teams within a Division. Players will be assessed on their ability to run, throw, catch and bat. To be eligible for Little League All Stars, a player is required to attend one of the two Assessments at the RBHS Fieldhouse. Players must be registered for the 2020 season in order to participate in Assessments.

Returning Majors players must assess!

February 1st & February 8th, 2020

Riverside Brookfield High School Fieldhouse Saturday 2/1 • Farm 5:45-7:00pm • Minors 6:30-7:45pm • Major Boys 7:15-8:30pm Saturday 2/8 • Farm 5:45-7:00pm • Minors 6:45-8pm • Majors 7:45-9pm

No try-outs for T-Ball & Prep Returning Majors players must assess!

Baseball Division of Play T-ball & Prep: Age 4-6 Farm Baseball: Age 7-8 Minors Fastpitch Baseball: Age 8-10 Majors Fastpitch Baseball: Age 10-12 *players age at 8/31/20 **exceptions can be made based on skill level and National Little League guidelines

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Register online for 2020 softball & baseball at www.brookfieldlittleleague.org

2020 SOFTBALL ASSESSMENTS

FARM, MINOR, MAJOR, JUNIOR & SENIOR DIVISIONS

Two years for man accused of Riverside robbery The victim told police that on In a deal with Cook County March 31, 2019 he agreed to buy prosecutors, an Oak Lawn man cannabis and LSD from Infante at charged last spring with robbing a home in the 500 block of Longa 19-year-old Berwyn man in the common Road. Infante allegedly driveway of a Riverside home, has robbed the victim at gunpoint inpleaded guilty to a lesser charge side a vehicle that was driven to and has been sentenced to serve the location by a juvenile. two years in state prison.

Riverside police arrested two Juan M. Infante, 25, entered Lyons residents, a juvenile and a his plea in front of Judge Geary JUAN M. INFANTE 19-year-old man, on April 1. NeiKull during a hearing earlier this ther was charged since they did month at the Maybrook courtnot commit the robbery, according to police. house in Maywood.

Cook County prosecutors initially charged Following those arrests, detectives obtained a Infante with aggravated armed robbery with warrant for Infante’s arrest. Oak Lawn police a firearm, a Class X felony, which could have apprehended him on April 6 and turned him carried a prison sentence between six and 30 over to Riverside police. years in prison.

- Bob Uphues

The purpose of Assessments is to assess each player’s skill level to ensure an equitable distribution of talent across all teams within a Division. Players will be assessed on their ability to run, throw, catch and bat. To be eligible for Little League All Stars, a player is required to attend one of the two Assessments at the RBHS Fieldhouse. Players must be registered for the 2020 season in order to participate in Assessments.

Returning Majors players must assess!

February 1st & February 8th

Riverside Brookfield High School Fieldhouse Saturday 2/1 • Farm & Minors 3:45-5:00pm • Majors & Up 4:45-6:00pm Saturday 2/8 • Farm & Minors 9:45-11am • Majors & Up 10:45am-12:00pm

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RBHS OKs debit card payments for sports events Pilot program allows admission for the cashless crowd

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

On Jan. 24, Sophia Storan, a freshman who attends Lyons Township High School, became the first, and so far only, person to pay for her admission to a sporting event at RiversideBrookfield High School by using a credit or debit card.

RBHS has just launched a pilot program to test accepting credit and debit card payment for admission to sporting events. The first time the payment option was available was at a girls basketball game on Jan. 21, but no one opted to pay by credit card that night.

At Friday’s home basketball game versus Bishop McNamara, a 72-43 RBHS win, two people tried to pay with cards. The card reader rejected the first payment attempt, but during the second quarter of the game Storan showed up with her cousin, who attends RBHS and a few of her cousin’s friends.

Storan, who came with no cash on her, paid with a debit card.

“I didn’t have any money,” Storan said.

But, Storan was accustomed to using her

card to pay for admission to basketball games, because LTHS has been accepting credit and debit card payment for admission to sporting events for about three years.

But not many people pay that way, said LTHS Athletic Director John Grundke.

“It’s very low,” Grundke said. “It’s usually two or three people a night except for when we have huge games, like if we have our blackout or if Hinsdale Central is coming over. A lot of people will do it in advance, just so they have their tickets.”

At LTHS, people can buy their tickets online in advance and just show their bar code, on a paper print out or on their smartphone, to get into games. LTHS uses an iPad and a credit card reader to process payments. At RBHS, ticket taker Donna Siffermann, the athletic department secretary, used a small credit card reader to process the credit card transaction.

While LTHS tacks on the credit card fees to the price of a ticket, for now RBHS is planning to absorb the 2.8 percent transaction fee that PayPal charges the school for processing the credit card transaction.

“Unfortunately, it’s kind of the cost of doing business,” said Wes Smithing, the president of the RBHS District 208 Board of Education.

RBHS has opened a PayPal account to process the credit and debit payments at sporting events.

District 208 Superintendent Kevin Skinkis said the cost of the fees will probably be offset

Photo by BOB SKOLNIK

NO CASH, NO PROBLEM: Sophia Storan became the first person to use a debit card to pay for entry to an athletic event at Riverside-Brookfield High School on Jan. 24. The school launched the pay-by-card pilot program last week. by not letting in for free people who say they don’t have any cash on them, which had been done in the past.

Accepting payment by credit or debit card just makes sense in today’s world, Skinkis said.

“More and more people are not carrying

cash,” Skinkis said.

RBHS officials will probably accept credit and debit cards payment for admission to home sporting events for the rest of the year and then assess whether they want to continue to offer the option next year.

Riverside school officials unveil new district logo Replaces version designed by student in 2013 contest

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

The new logo for Riverside Elementary School District 96 represents sort of a back-to-the-future moment. The school district has unveiled an updated image of the iconic Riverside water tower as its new logo, replacing the “five doors” logo created by a fourth-grader in 2013. Prior to the fivedoors design, the district had used an image of the water tower as its logo.

The new logo was designed by Linda Roberto, a Riverside resident who works for the district as the special education secretary. Before going to work for District 96, Roberto worked in graphic arts for design and marketing firms and did that kind of work for PeopleCare in Riverside.

“I think she did a really great job,” said District 96 Superintendent Martha Ryan-Toye. “I’ve gotten a lot on unsolicited feedback just about how nice it looks.”

Roberto took the old image of the water tower and make it sleeker and modern looking.

Roberto worked on the logo on her own time and was paid $1,575 for her work. Putting the new design on district business cards, signage, and stationary will cost around $350, Ryan-Toye said.

After moving to new administrative offices on Harlem Avenue last summer, Ryan-Toye said she began to think that it was a good time for a new logo to put on the exterior of the building.

“We probably will do some kind of update on our building,” Ryan-Toye said. “We need to look at the exterior of our building anyway, as it needs a paint job this spring or summer.”

The five-doors logo was a product of the first initiative of former Superintendent Bhavna Sharma-Lewis. Shortly after taking over in District 96 in the summer of 2013, SharmaLewis announced that there would be a competition among students to design a new logo for the district’s written communication while retaining the previous water tower image for the district’s website.

The winner of that competition was a design by then Central School fourth-grader Anthony Perry, now a sophomore at Riverside-Brookfield High School, who created an outline of a building with a tower and five doors, one door for each of the district’s five schools, underneath a bright blue sky with a yellow sun. Each of the school doors was a different color.

The colorful five-door design used a lot of ink to print making it somewhat expensive, Ryan-Toye said. The district also wanted a more consistent look and a sleeker and more professional-looking logo.

The new logo already appears on the district’s website and on district emails. It will gradually appear in the schools and on new business cards.

“It will take us awhile to make the shift altogether,” RyanToye said.

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N. Riverside combines zoning, planning boards Consolidated group to discuss cannabis regulations on Feb. 20

By BOB UPHUES Editor

North Riverside trustees voted unanimously on Jan. 20 to consolidate two advisory commissions – the North Riverside Plan Commission and the North Riverside Zoning Board of Appeals – into one entity as officials start a wholesale revision of the village’s zoning code.

Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. said the move came upon advice from Robert Kallien, the consultant the village is using to lead its strategic planning process. While both commissions have met sporadically in recent years – often in joint sessions – Hermanek said he expects there to be an uptick in planning commission meetings related to the zoning update.

In a report he delivered prior to the village board prior to officials launching the planning effort, Kallien recommended that North Riverside update its zoning code, which included obsolete terminology and lacked references to contemporary business uses.

Consolidating the two commissions into

one North Riverside Planning and zoning Commission will increase efficiency and make it easier to find qualified volunteers to serve.

The old Zoning Board of Appeals had seven members while the Plan Commission had nine members. The new commission has seven members. Its chairman is Pat Ferriter, the longtime chairman of the Plan Commission. Other former plan commissioners joining him on the new group are Matt Brophy and John Mathias.

Former zoning board members named to the new commission were George Georgopoulos and Dave Witken.

Also named to the Planning and Zoning Commission were John Bork and Marty DeLeonardis, who ran unsuccessfully for village trustee in 2019 on the VIP Party ticket.

The new commission’s first public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. to craft zoning regulations for and accept public comment on adult-use cannabis sales, which became legal in Illinois on Jan. 1.

North Riverside officials last year expressed support for cannabis dispensaries opening within the village, but the zoning code does not address such businesses at this time. The Planning and Zoning Commission is expected to designate area of the village where such businesses would be welcome and may discuss other restrictions, such as subjecting proposed cannabis businesses to a public hearing process and village board vote, creating buffer areas near schools and daycare centers or limiting the total number of dispensaries the village will allow.

Riverside and Brookfield have both already amended their zoning codes to regulate cannabisrelated businesses. Riverside allows dispensaries as a permitted use only in the Harlem Avenue commercial districts.

Brookfield will allow cannabis-related businesses, including dispensaries, craft growers, infusers and transportation companies as special uses in certain areas of the village. Dispensaries are also not permitted within 100 feet of a school or daycare center.

The new

commission’s first public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. to craft zoning regulations for and accept public comment on adult-use cannabis sales.

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BUILDING BLOCKS A damp Saturday brought kids and their parents out to the Riverside Public Library’s LegoPalooza program on Jan. 25. (Clockwise, from top) Ron Szymczyk and his daughter, Catherine Szymczyk, 7, of Riverside, build a vehicle together; Max Muzzey, 5, of Riverside, builds a tower; Casper Deleno and his child, Winter Deleno, 5, of Riverside, do some deep consultation as they plan their design.

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Hauser 7th-grader back from term in Paraguay

Semester of Spanish immersion for 12-yearold Riversider

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Hauser Junior High School seventh-grader Chase Zidlicky spent nearly four months last year living and going to school in the South American country of Paraguay. The 12 year old lived in the city of Concepcion, approximately 4,900 miles away from his home in Riverside, from late August until mid-December 2019.

“My mom kind of got me into it,” Chase Zidlicky told the Landmark in a recent interview at his home.

Tom and Susan Zidlicky, Chase’s parents, employed two au pairs from Paraguay when Chase was younger. The family stayed in particularly close touch with their first au pair, Jazmin Desvars, who worked for the Zidlickys for two years, from when Chase was about 3 to when he was 5.

Desvars’ grandparents lived in Concepcion and taught English there. Susan Zidlicky said she believes in the benefits of travel, having been to 41 countries herself, often doing mission work. In 2018, she began talking with her former au pair about Chase going to live for a time in Paraguay. Desvars put her in contact with her grandparents, and they found a family that was willing to host Chase, who is the oldest of four boys in the Zidlicky family In November 2018, Susan and Chase went to Concepcion for a week to meet the host family and check out the town and the school Chase would attend. Since Chase had never studied Spanish, his mother hired a tutor to teach him some Spanish twice a week for four or five months in the first half of 2019.

In late August, Susan took her son to Concepcion and helped him get settled in his host family’s home and enrolled in the San Jose Catholic School.

It was a big adjustment since school was in Spanish, except for the English class.

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FIT RIGHT IN: After initially adjusting, Hauser seventh-grader Chase Zidlicky (top row, middle) settled right in with his classmates at a school in Concepcion, Paraguay, where he studied all of the fall 2019 semester.

New owner mulls developing downtown Brookfield site

Builder pitching multifamily building at 8921 Fairview Ave.

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Brookfield’s village planner confirmed last week that a developer is considering a plan to build a multifamily apartment building at 8921 Fairview Ave. – a challenging, narrow, pie-shaped sliver of land formed by the intersection, just west of Grand Boulevard, of Fairview and Brookfield avenues.

The property is the former longtime home of a dental practice of Dr. Alan Isaac, who has owned the roughly 15,300-square-foot site for more than three decades. According to Cook County Recorder of Deeds records, the Helen Isaac Trust sold the property to a company called 8921 Fairview Ltd. last November for $150,000.

The name of the owner of the property was not immediately available. The company’s record on file with the Illinois Secretary of State, created last September, does not

include the name of a president or manager.

The trustee’s deed on file with the recorder indicates that property tax bills are to be sent to a residence in Valparaiso, Indiana, whose address also appears to correspond to a wrecking/demolition company.

While the new owner of the property has not yet personally approached the village about developing the site, a builder representing the owner contacted Village Planner Elyse Vukelich last week.

“I’ve been talking to a builder who is working with the owner on a development,” Vukelich said, who added the concept was for a multifamily building. “It’s a pretty challenging site to build on, and our conversations have just started.”

While the property has long been home to a dental office, it had an earlier life as the site of a gas station, and reportedly there are fuel tanks still underground,

which could require site remediation.

The property and the challenges of developing it were one reason the village moved to create a tax increment financing (TIF) district in the downtown Brookfield. TIF funds can be used for various purposes to spur development within the district, including property assembly, infrastructure improvements and site remediation.

The property is also specifically called out in the Brookfield Compre-

hensive Plan as a prime location for transit-oriented development. The comprehensive plan also indicates the location might benefit from the village vacating a portion of Fairview Avenue in order to increase the size of the narrow building site.

“At this point they’re pretty open,” said Vukelich of her conversation last week with the builder.

“They’re trying to figure out what they can do there.

The property at 8921 Fairview Ave. is within the Station Area zon-

ing district. As such, developers are able to hammer out plans with village planners to make sure they conform to the standards set out in the code. The developer won’t necessarily need to run those plans past the Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission unless the plans call for zoning accommodations beyond the scope of the Station Area standards.

“We’re working with them on making that site more developable,” Vukelich said.

The new owners of this wedge-shaped parcel at 8921 Fairview Ave. have a design challenge on their hands.

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The series encourages embracing and respecting our aging population and promotes discussion related to themes of aging explored in each film.

The title of the festival comes from the name of the Japanese aesthetic wabi sabi. As described by Marc Blesoff of A Tribe Called Aging, “The Japanese aesthetic of wabi sabi is an appreciation of the beauty of impermanence—like the wooden banister in an aging house, stroked by thousands of hands over the years, wobbly, chipped, out of alignment, yet oh so beautiful.”

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Riverside severs ties with red-light camera operator Trustees unanimously vote to end SafeSpeed contract

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside trustees on Jan. 16 quietly ended the village’s relationship with a red-light camera company that’s been drawn into a federal corruption investigation involving area politicians.

In a 5-0 vote, Riverside trustees approved notifying SafeSpeed LLC that it was taking advantage of a 60-day out clause in what was to have been a four-year contract with the red-light camera company to terminate the deal.

The vote was part of the village board’s consent agenda for that night’s meeting and was made without discussion.

After that vote, a letter dated Jan. 16 was sent via express mail to SafeSpeed CEO Nikki Zollar, informing her of the village’s decision.

The timing of the village’s decision to part ways with SafeSpeed hinged on language in the contract, which stated that either party could terminate the deal with 60 days’ written notice any time after 365 days from the execution of the agreement.

While village trustees voted 4-1 to move ahead with the contract in October 2018, Riverside officially ratified its contract with SafeSpeed on Jan. 9, 2019. The delay likely was due to language changes sought by the village to safeguard against having to pay an early termination penalty.

The original contract supplied by

SafeSpeed stated that the village could terminate the deal 365 days after the “effective date” of the agreement, which it defined as the red-light cameras going operational.

The village succeeded in changing that language to start the opt-out clock on the date the contract was signed.

According to the contract, SafeSpeed had been charged with compiling traffic and crash data and applying to the Illinois Department of Transportation to place redlight cameras at the eastern and northern approaches of the intersection at First Avenue and 31st Street and the eastern approach of the 26th Street and Harlem Avenue intersection.

The village also had wanted the company to include all four approaches of the intersection at First Avenue and Forest Avenue/ Ridgewood Road, but it didn’t qualify due to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation Dis-

LAWSUIT

‘Injustice readily apparent’ from page 1

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SURPRISE VISIT: FBI agents carry material out of the Capitol on Sept. 24, 2019 in Springfield after searching the office of Sen. Martin Sandoval.

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Went to bat for SafeSpeed from page 1 to ensure his “continued support for the operation of red-light cameras in the state of Illinois, including opposing legislation adverse to the interests of the red-light camera industry.”

Sandoval also lied on his 2017 income tax return, according to the indictment. Sandoval claimed his income was $125,905 that year when it “substantially exceeded that amount,” the Jan. 27 court filing states.

In September 2019, federal investigators raided the offices of then-state Sen. Martin Sandoval. The search warrant, among other things, stated that investigators sought documents related to the red-light camera company SafeSpeed, its officers and employees.

Sandoval’s political committee in recent years had accepted more than $30,000 in donations from SafeSpeed, associated companies and one of the company’s founding members.

The Landmark and others have reported previously that Sandoval personally intervened in 2016 on SafeSpeed’s behalf to convince Illinois Department of Transportation

officials to approve red-light cameras, which IDOT earlier had denied, at the intersection of Route 83 and 22nd Street in Oakbrook Terrace.

Days after the Sandoval raids, federal agents also raided the home of Oakbrook Terrace Mayor Tony Ragucci, who resigned from office earlier this month. FBI agents reportedly seized $60,000 in cash from a safe inside his residence.

SafeSpeed-related documents were also sought by federal investigators in raids last September of offices belonging to Lyons Village President Christopher Getty and Cook County Commissioner Jeffrey Tobolski.

Ragucci, Tobolski and Getty have not been charged with any wrongdoing, nor has anyone connected with SafeSpeed.

But the local pols have been busy working with lawyers in the wake of the raids. According to campaign finance disclosure records on file with the Illinois Board of Elections, during the fourth quarter of 2019, Sandoval spent $90,000 on legal fees.

Meanwhile, Ragucci’s political committee spent $30,000 on legal fees during the fourth quarter of 2019. Getty’s political committee spent $10,000, while Tobolski’s spent $200,000 on legal fees during that period.

bogus red-light tickets by municipalities using SafeSpeed due to SafeSpeed’s alleged negligence in not properly verifying license plate information.

In Marso’s case, the license plate of the offending vehicle – a truck hauling a shipment of cars – somehow matched to the number on a handicapped-parking placard issued by the state of Kansas to Marso, who lost parts of his hands and feet after contracting bacterial meningitis in 2004, according to the lawsuit.

While the North Riverside Police Department ended up voiding the red-light ticket after being contacted by Marso, the lawsuit seeks to stop bogus citations being mailed to others whose handicapped-parking placards might be cross-referenced with license plate numbers.

“Unless SafeSpeed is required to stop sending notices of violations based on disability identification placard numbers, numerous individuals with disabilities across the state of Kansas and the rest of the United States are threatened with irreparable harm in the form of wrongful criminal citations, impaired driving records and other harm,” the lawsuit states.

In a phone interview last week, Nehrbass said, “Yes, we are aware of others” who have received bogus red-light camera citations.

“If North Riverside is looking out for its citizens and delegating law-enforcement activities to SafeSpeed, you should sure do it right,” Nehrbass said. “The injustice of this is readily apparent to any thinking human being.”

trict’s sewer improvement project, which didn’t officially wrap up until late last year.

Similarly, the intersection of Harlem Avenue and 26th Street didn’t qualify as a redlight camera location due to its proximity to two Canadian National Railway grade crossings.

Last August, IDOT sent a letter to SafeSpeed, informing the company that it was denying an application on behalf of Riverside for cameras at 31st Street and First Avenue, saying crash data from 2013-18 didn’t justify installing cameras there.

“After IDOT notified the village that our application was denied, the remaining housekeeping step was for the village to formally terminate its contract with the vendor,” said Riverside Village President Ben Sells.

The four-count lawsuit states that both SafeSpeed and the village violated the Americans with Disabilities Act, alleging that they “discriminated against individuals with disabilities by failing to ensure that individuals with disabilities were not wrongfully ticketed.”

In addition, the lawsuit accuses both North Riverside and SafeSpeed with negligence and malicious prosecution.

For its part, SafeSpeed has filed a motion to dismiss the case, saying that it pulls nonIllinois vehicle registration information from a database called Nlets, not from a database of its own, and that the company is immune from prosecution, because the village is responsible for issuing the actual notice of violation.

“They can point at each other all they want, but it’s not my client’s fault,” Nehrbass said. “He’s being falsely accused of a crime. That’s not right.”

SafeSpeed also argues that because Marso’s ticket was dismissed he suffered no harm, that Kansas is not the proper jurisdiction for the complaint. That motion to dismiss was declared moot in light of the amended complaint being filed on Jan. 10.

The judge overseeing the case has given SafeSpeed until Feb. 21 to file a response to the amended complaint.

The Landmark did not get a response to email inquiry sent to SafeSpeed’s attorney seeking comment. North Riverside Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. acknowledged that the village recently was served with notice of the village being named as a defendant.

The village’s answer to the complaint is due by Feb. 10.

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Who’d have guessed?

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osh, who could’ve guessed this red-light camera stuff would result in a full-blown corruption investigation – now, with a guilty plea and surely more charges to come.

It’s now the second instance in which a red-light camera company has been implicated in a bribery scheme: Remember Redflex, which made tens of millions of dollars operating Chicago’s red-light camera system? It all came apart when it was revealed Redflex officials had paid bribes to the person who oversaw the contract with the city.

He went to prison, as did the Redflex CEO and a consultant.

Now Martin Sandoval, the once-powerful chairman of the Illinois Senate Transportation Committee, finds himself disgraced – pleading guilty Tuesday morning to accepting bribes in exchange for supporting the red-light camera industry and opposing legislation adverse to them. Oh, and lying on an income tax return to conceal that income.

You remember Sandoval, right? He was one of the guys who showed up, righteously indignant at the performance of local school officials in Lyons, and demanding their resignations in the run up to an election that returned his political allies to control of the school board.

Gives you a warm feeling, Sandoval being so concerned about proper conduct, doesn’t it?

Three years ago, the Landmark did a deep dive on red-light cameras and the company, SafeSpeed LLC, whose cameras monitor intersections in more than two dozen towns in northern Illinois.

We showed how the claims that the cameras were there to address safety issues weren’t credible and that that main reason they existed was to bring in revenue. We demonstrated SafeSpeed’s and associated entities’ generosity to local politicians, including Sandoval, whose campaign committee raked in $30,000 from people and firms associated with the red-light camera company.

We reported that Sandoval had personally intervened on SafeSpeed’s behalf to urge Illinois Department of Transportation officials to approve red-light cameras at the intersection of 22nd Street and Route 83 in Oakbrook Terrace – a location that IDOT had previously said didn’t meet benchmarks for the devices.

The red-light camera industry was so desperately concerned with safety that Sandoval allegedly accepted bribes from them to make Illinois roads safer. The millions in revenue that the cameras produce was secondary. We’re supposed to believe that, right?

The heat is rightly on the whole red-light camera scheme. The Illinois Comptroller recently announced she’ll no longer dock Illinois residents’ income tax returns to help municipalities recoup unpaid red-light violation ticket fines.

New applications for red-light cameras reportedly are being stonewalled by the new state administration, and Riverside recently decided to deep-six its contract with SafeSpeed.

There’s also legislation pending in the Illinois General Assembly to outlaw the cameras in Illinois. That kind of legislation has surfaced before, passed by either the House or Senate only to get suffocated by the other legislative body in committee. It was kind of a fun game.

Without Sandoval as a paid industry patron, perhaps things will be different this time around.

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KOSEY CORNER

Deeper dive into ethnic eateries

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ormally, I don’t write about the same subject two weeks in a row; however, that is what I am going to do this week.

Last week I wrote about the closing of many Bohemian/Czech restaurants in the area. Obviously, from the responses I have been receiving, the ethnic cooking of which I write is enjoyed and will be missed by many.

I will began by correcting some errors. Klas Restaurant has been shuttered for over a year. Too bad, the atmosphere was very nice. The restaurant in Westmont is Bohemian Crystal, not what I called it. Thank you to Vera Wilt for setting me straight, and she should know since she was the first Houby Queen.

Obviously, I must have too much time on my hands to be researching the subject, but I will consider it a public service. If you’re looking for Old World food, it’s as close as Westchester, where I discovered Little Europe Deli and Bakery at 10702 W. 31st St. in a small strip mall.

It does serve meals, and to the delight of Husband Joe they have a butcher, which meant homemade jaternice (sausage). You may have remember our search for jaternice in another column, which led

him to having to be satisfied with Daisy Brand sausage.

They also have frozen liver dumplings, which they were out of, but I did get a quart of liver dumpling soup -- perfect for this weather. Also in the same little strip mall is a west suburban satellite location of the Alpine Food Shop, catering to Italian tastes. So, Husband Joe and I can satisfy our ethnic palates in almost one stop and it isn’t far.

If you go further west on 31st Street in the larger shopping center there is Westchester Inn, which I have heard is good.

My quest for Bohemian food became quite the subject in our family, with Daughter Tina stating that my mother made the best roast pork -- another time I should have listened and learned, because she was a good cook.

Son-in-law Eric has again proclaimed me his favorite mother-in-law for finding liver dumpling soup, although Tina was willing to learn to make liver dumplings. My “Botralian” (Bohemian and Italian) children enjoy the food of their heritage and will even making their own spaghetti sauce (yes, it is sauce, don’t argue with me, my mother said sauce so it is sauce!).

Feel free to continue with your comments, it tells me you do read this column. I always welcome suggestions.

JOANNE KOSEY

LETTERS

Need to ban single-use plastics Last week, the Landmark reported on a new contract for garbage pickup within Brookfield (“Garbage pick-up won’t cost more, could cost less in Brookfield,” News, Jan. 22), highlighting some good news for homeowners – lower monthly trash service fees.

While trash collection is an essential amenity of any city, the sad reality is that we are producing too much trash that will waste limited landfill space. We need to cut down on what we are throwing away, and the best place to start would be with single-use plastics.

Single-use plastics take centuries at the very least to degrade fully. That means they have many years to get gobbled up by, and eventually kill wildlife. Not to men-

tion, humans are not immune to plastic consumption either. Yes, we have methods and technology to limit our consumption, but the fact remains that on average Americans are consuming the weight equivalent of a credit card in plastic particles each and every week.

Polystyrene foam is amongst the worst types of single-use plastics, it flakes into smaller pieces easier than other single use plastics making it a likely culprit for our plastic consumption, it’s virtually impossible to recycle and can leach styrene, which is a reasonably assumed carcinogen, when we put something hot and greasy in it.

We shouldn’t continue to gamble with public health here in Illinois and ban polystyrene foam cups and containers.

Mitch Bobbin, assistant director Fund for the Public Interest Chicago

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Chase Zidlicky outside his school in Concepcion, Paraguay last fall.

PARAGUAY ‘Very similar’ from page 11 “I was kind of nervous, with talking and all that, but besides that I was fine,” Chase said.

Chase’s host family had a son, named Ale, who was also 12, in addition to a 10-year-old daughter and infant son.

They were a comfortable upper-middleclass household: the father is a doctor, the mother a nutritionist, and the family had a maid. Chase had his own bedroom.

School was only in the morning from 7 to 11 a.m. It was tough at first having almost all his instruction in Spanish.

“At first, I was clueless,” Chase said.

But he picked up more and more Spanish, with the help of a private tutor three hours a day, and Chase quickly fit in.

“At the end of it, I could understand what they were saying,” Chase said.

He and the other boys in his class played soccer in recess. Every afternoon, Chase played and practiced with a basketball team.

His class had 37 students, but wasn’t very different from what he was used to here.

Chase said in Paraguay they were a little behind him in math (he takes advanced math at Hauser), but otherwise school was not all that different.

There was less technology. Chase said the school had only about 30 older computers.

Kids also had fewer video games, and cellphones were less common. Other than that, school and student behavior was not much different from what Chase was used to here.

“I’d say it was very similar,” Chase said.

Chase stayed in touch with his family in Riverside by texting and a video phone call about once a week. How much did he miss his family?

“Not much,” Chase said.

His father Tom visited him for about a week in November.

Concepcion is a city of about 75,000 in north central Paraguay, but life was more rustic. Chase said that there was only one paved road and only two stop lights. Other roads were dirt or gravel. Many people rode motor

scooters to get around.

“There were a lot of animals in the street, like dogs or horses and cows,” Chase said.

Chase made five close friends and got along well with his host family, who cried when he left them in December.

“He’s a pretty independent kid,” Susan Zidlicky said.

Lunch was the main meal of the day and Chase liked the food a lot, especially lomito sandwiches and the empanadas they sold at his school. When people ate hamburgers, they typically put a slice of ham and a fried egg on top of the beef.

“There’s a lot of meat, like, a lot,” Chase said.

A highlight of his stay was a weekend school trip to Iguazu Falls, the largest waterfalls in the world, an eight-hour bus trip away in Brazil.

Chase enjoys traveling. At age 12 he has already been to 13 countries.

“I believe that travel is very important for education.” Susan Zidlicky said. “I encouraged him to do this with a young mind, just kind of opened his eyes to see the world.”

Since he has been back home, Chase’s parents said that he seems more interested in learning other languages and about other cultures.

Chase might have stayed in Paraguay for the entire year, but as a pitcher, third baseman and outfielder, didn’t want to miss the baseball season.

“I think he would stay longer except for baseball,” Susan Zidlicky said.

Other than catching up in math, Chase’s transition back to Hauser has been easy.

And he is ahead of most other kids in his Spanish class, which is taught for the first time at Hauser in seventh grade.

His Spanish teacher at Hauser, Elizabeth Olympio, said learning a language via immersion, as in Chase’s case is the best way to learn a language.

“Through immersion, people learn language in a real-life context and use the language in meaningful ways for practical purposes such as connecting with people, getting directions, and ordering food,” Olympio said in an email. “Immersion is also such a rich experience because it integrates language with culture.”

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LTHS boys swimming dominates Downers North

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HEAD FIRST: LTHS’ Henry Olenec dives forward during a dual meet between Downers Grove North and Lyons Township high schools. Olenec finished first in the 100-yard butterfly.

Lions don’t miss a beat versus Trojans

By JAMES KAY Sports Editor

On Jan. 23, Lyons Township High School swim team took it to their conference foes, beating Downers Grove North 140-12 in a dual meet on the road.

After dealing with a bout of the flu and some swimmers having outside-the-program events to attend, LTHS seems back on track to following its impressive postseason run last year. It wasn’t until Jan. 16 in a dual meet versus Hinsdale Central when Lions head coach Erin Rodriguez had her full

squad back together.

“We have a very young team that is learning a lot from our older boys,” said Rodriguez. “We have a lot coming up in the next few weeks, so everyone is getting a little more focused, taking it a bit more serious as they try to finish out the rest of the season as best they can.”

Results In the 200-yard medley relay, LTHS’ Colin Bade, Henry Siegelman, Henry Olenec and Jack Wanless won the event with a time of 1 minute, 43.95 seconds. Their teammates AJ Vitek, Mitchell Johnson, Tomas Samuolis and Bryson Breitenbucher finished second at 1:44.00.

Wanless, Breitenbucher, Olenec also joined teammate Paul Racanelli in the 200-

yard freestyle relay, wining with a time of 1:33.17. The Lions ended their day with a first place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay with a time of 3:31.70 behind the performance of Wanless, Samuolis, Olenec, and Breitenbucher.

“In the past few weeks, we have had our relays together, so we felt confident [going against Downers Grove North],” said Rodriguez. “I was a little nervous against Hinsdale Central since they hadn’t been together in a while but they did a great job then and have only gotten better since then.”

In the 200-yard freestyle, LTHS’ John McCarty and Ethan Baum finished first and second with respective times of 1:54.85 and 1:56.15. Racanelli won the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:12.85, while Vitek

finished second at 2:15.90. Baum also participated in the 500-yard freestyle and finished on top with a time of 5:15.08. Olenec won the 100-yard butterfly at 57.35.

The Lions’ Mitchell Johnson placed first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.70) and the 50-yard freestyle (23.25). Breitenbucher finished with a time of 49.52 in the 100-yard freestyle and won the event.

Moving forward With sectionals coming in less than a month, the Lions have two more events to prepare for the postseason. They are hosting an invitational on Feb. 1 at home (south campus) before they head to York High School for the West Suburban Silver championships on Feb. 7. Sectionals take place on Feb. 22.

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Brenna Loftus can’t be stopped RBHS junior on track to score 2,000 points

ing into her freshman year. She didn’t start right away, but slowly she worked her way into the starting lineup. Loftus credits the older players for helping her transition into a more physical style of basketball.

By JAMES KAY “Getting used [to playing on varsity] was a Sports Editor really fun process, actually,” said Loftus. “In my freshman year, I was playing with a team About three summers ago, Mark Ruge of girls that were really helpful and supportwas observing a youth basketball program’s ive of me and helped me adjust to playing at practice when one player started dominatthat speed and pace. From an IQ standpoint, ing the rest of the pack in a scrimmage. She they made it easier for me.” was stopping on a dime, hitting Even with the team and the jumpers over her defenders, and coaching staff supporting her showed off a certain offensive at the beginning of her time on versatility that coaches don’t varsity, Loftus dealt with some typically see from a middlebumps in the road at the start of schooler. her freshman season.

“I remember thinking, ‘This “When you are playing at kid isn’t doing anything wrong,” the varsity level, you are going said Ruge, assistant coach for against strong kids,” said Ruge. the Riverside-Brookfield High “She had a little bit of a tenSchool girls basketball team. “I dency to fade away on her shot told [head coach Dallas Till] that MARK RUGE or fade away from contact her we had one coming, and she’s Riverside-Brookfield freshman year. Even with that, only gotten better and better.”

Assistant coach she had an amazing year. We Two and a half years into her told her going into last year that time with RBHS’ varsity team, we want her to attack the basket Brenna Loftus is on pace to score and she adjusted.” over 2,000 career points. She’s avGoing into this season with eraging more than 30 points per more muscle and experience, game this season while attempting less than Loftus is leading the charge by dismantling one 3-pointer a game and has led the Bullopponents on a nightly basis (she is averagdogs to a 21-3 record. ing 11 free throw attempts per game).

Even with Loftus’ insane scoring output, Most girls’ basketball programs average she is more concerned with how many wins 40-50 points per game, which means oppoher team has been able to tally this season. nents have to make an extra effort to contain “Wow, am I really only attempting one Loftus or the game will be done by the start [3-pointer] a game?” Loftus said laughing of the second half. after being told about her low volume of For example, during RBHS’ Jan. 23 game 3-point attempts. “I haven’t really looked at against St. Francis on the road, Loftus the stats to be honest with you. [The team] poured in 42 points -- six less than her opisn’t that concerned with those stats, since ponents scored all game. we just care about winning. But getting to “It’s just remarkable,” said Ruge. “Mathethe rim and driving and pulling up from matically, teams can’t keep up with us when midrange has really been the center of my she is rolling like that. A few weeks ago, I game, so I guess that makes sense.” was watching tape and thought, ‘Man, BrenBefore scoring her first points at the varna is struggling in this one,’ and by the end sity level, Loftus practiced with the varsity I looked at the stats and she had scored 28 in the team’s summer league program headpoints. You just don’t see that often.”

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INSIDE GAME: Brenna Loftus (No. 13) attempts a floater over St. Francis High School on Jan. 23. She scored 42 points while St. Francis scored 48 points in the matchup. year’s team], especially since the season has started,” said Loftus. “It’s such an insane thought that next year I will be 18 years old and will have played with the same girls I played with when I was 12. That is so, so special to me and I couldn’t ask for a better way for it all to end being alongside those girls.”

When/where you can watch Loftus The Bulldogs have five games left in their regular season before they head to the playoffs. Here is the slate of games where you

can catch Loftus’ must-see performances the rest of the way: Jan. 30: Bishop McNamara at RBHS (7:30 p.m.)—the Bulldogs beat Bishop McNamara 71-38 on Dec. 17, 2019.

Feb. 3: De La Salle at RBHS (7 p.m.)

Feb. 6: Leyden at Leyden High School (6 p.m.)

Feb. 7: IC Catholic Prep (7 p.m. at RBHS)— the Bulldogs beat IC Catholic Prep 57-35 on Dec. 20, 2019 Feb. 11: Bloom at Bloom High School (6:30 p.m.)

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y2002921 on January 8, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of POWERS & SONS CARPENTRY with the business located at: 711 FOREST AVE, RIVER FOREST, IL 60305. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: TERRENCE POWERS 711 FOREST AVE RIVER FOREST, IL 60305.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y20002922 on January 8, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of GPTETREV POTTERY with the business located at:159 SOUTH OAK PARK AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: GABRIEL PAUL TETREV 127 SOUTH TAYLOR AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y20002975 on January 15, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of B-SAFE PPE with the business located at:2245 KEYSTONE AVE, NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: PAUL CONRAD, III 2245 KEYSTON AVE NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546.

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, IN TRUST FOR REGISTERED HOLDERS OF LONG BEACH MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-7, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-7 Plaintiff, -v.JEANNE L. EDWARDS, SCOVILLE COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., SUCCESSOR

BY MERGER TO LONG BEACH MORTGAGE COMPANY, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC Defendants 2019 CH 07779 500 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. APT. 403 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 October 24, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 14, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 500 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. APT. 403, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-415-0271024

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The real estate is improved with a condominium.

The judgment amount was $91,575.96.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 541-9710. Please refer to file number 18-6534.

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.

JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC

230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago IL, 60606 312-541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 18-6534 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 2019 CH 07779 TJSC#: 39-7382 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2019 CH 07779 I3141842

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, Chris A. Pellegrini, CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 444-9300. Please refer to file number CAP.21168.71290.

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.

Chris A. Pellegrini CHUHAK & TECSON, P.C. 30 S. WACKER DRIVE, STE. 2600 Chicago IL, 60606 312-444-9300 E-Mail: cpellegrini@chuhak.com Attorney File No. CAP.21168.71290 Attorney Code. 70693 Case Number: 2019 CH 9407 TJSC#: 40-230 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2019 CH 9407 I3143329

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION FOREST PARK NATIONAL BANK & TRUST CO. Plaintiff, -v.JOHN JOSEPH SIGNORELLA, AN INDIVIDUAL, SPOUSE OF JOHN JOSEPH SIGNORELLA, AN INDIVIDUAL, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2019 CH 9407 7242 W. ROOSEVELT RD. 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 January 14, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on February 18, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7242 W. ROOSEVELT RD., FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-24-203-0030000 The real estate is improved with a commercial property.

The judgment amount was $146,876.71.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR LEHMAN XS TRUST MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-17H; Plaintiff, vs.

ANGELO JOSEPH MESSINA AKA ANGELO J. MESSINA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; RANDOLPH CROSSING CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; Defendants, 19 CH 3643 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-07-408-026-1010.

Commonly known as 610 Randolph Street 2, Oak Park, IL 60302.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 19-009642 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3143369

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION FIFTH THIRD BANK; Plaintiff, vs.

LONTIER C. HOUGH AKA LONTIER HOUGH AKA LONTIER HICKS-HOUGH AKA LONTIER C. HICKS- HOUGH; ANTHONY HOUGH AKA A. HOUGH AKA ANTHONY DAVID HOUGH AKA ANTHONY D. HOUGH; DOVENMUEHLE MORTGAGE COMPANY, LP; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 6127 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-17-302-034-0000.

Commonly known as 915 South Lombard Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60304.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Anselmo Lindberg & Associates, LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890.

(630) 453-6960. F19040247 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3143389

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