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Vol. 35, No. 13

March 25, 2020

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Village president says action is simply ‘the next level of preparedness’

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Brookfield declares state of emergency

Brookfield’s village board voted unanimously on March 23 to declare a state of emergency on the heels of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s statewide stay-at-home order late last week to stem the spread of COVID-19.

No one in Brookfield has tested positive for the upper respiratory disease, but officials at the state and local level are attempting to “flatten the curve” of new cases, which had climbed to nearly 1,300 statewide on March 23 from 46 on March 13.

“People will notice nothing different with this, not with how the village is operating or what they see around them,” said Village President Kit Ketchmark. “It’s the next level of preparedness.”

The village offices were closed, KIT KETCHMARK effective March 23, until further notice. Police officers, firefighter/paramedics and public works employees continue to work and those departments will be “fully operational,” according to a notice on the village’s website.

The lobby of the police station remains open during its normal hours, and village hall employees will continue to work, remotely if possible.

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Brookfield music businesses take classes virtual in face of state shutdown

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Group learning is an essential part of the experience at Ms. Clara’s Joyful Learning center, a kinder-music school for children ranging in age from in-

fants to 5 years old, founded nine years ago in Brookfield by Clara D’Onofrio.

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For businesses, it’s a brave new world Amid COVID-19 shutdown, entrepreneurs scramble

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With 24 hours left before he would be forced to shut down his flower shop, Christopher Mark Fine Flowers and Gifts in downtown Brookfield, shop owner Chris Borzym posted a plea on Facebook.

He had a shop full of fresh flowers that would otherwise wilt during the state-mandated closure of non-essential businesses to limit the spread of COVID-19. The shop would be open until 3 p.m. on March 21. How about buying out the stock?

Two people were waiting outside the door of the shop at 3742 Grand Blvd. when he opened the next day. They’d be the first of a parade of customers, some of them firsttimers who simply wanted to support the business, that morning.

The inventory of flowers – about $1,000 worth – was sold out by noon.

“I’m extremely humbled by it,” said Borzym on Saturday afternoon. “As crazy as it all is, it’s amazing how people are coming together. This spirit is really great to see in times like this.”

Business owners throughout the area are still grappling with the new reality of a potentially weeks-long shutdown. Some, like pharmacies, banks, grocery stores and, you better believe it, liquor stores, have been deemed essential and remain open to the public. Others are trying to maintain con-

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TAKING ORDERS: Stathi Giafi s (left) co-owner of The Little Owl Social Pub in Brookfield, takes a to-go order from the car window of Garet Czernek, of Berwyn, on March 18, outside of the Grand Boulevard establishment. tact with their customers virtually.

Galloping Ghost Arcade in Brookfield, one of the village’s most popular destinations, closed its doors on March 18. Since then, owner Doc Mack has done a handful of Facebook Live sessions from the arcade, in-

Riverside OKs temp liquor licenses for takeout, delivery Riverside’s village board on March 19 voted unanimously to allow President Ben Sells, who is the village’s liquor commissioner, to issue temporary liquor licenses to local restaurants, allowing them to sell customers alcohol for takeout and delivery orders.

The move was made in response to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s order last week shutting down the state’s restaurants and bars through at least March 30. While dining rooms were closed to the public, the order allowed restaurants to continue serving customers on a pickup/delivery basis.

The village board’s action on March 19 in reality codified a practice that had already begun in response to the governor’s

order. According to Sonya Abt, Riverside’s community development director, the village reached out to businesses that held Class C (restaurants beer/wine) and Class E (restaurants full liquor) licenses prior to the governor’s order to gauge interest prior to the order.

Abt said that La Barra and The Chew Chew expressed interest and were granted the licenses so they would be able to sell alcohol with takeout and delivery orders when the governor’s order went into effect.

La Barra has since decided to shut down all of its restaurants temporarily, effective March 19.

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cluding the weekly Monday Mystery Game unveiling – game 760 for the arcade.

Restaurants react While restaurants are allowed to remain open it is only for carryout and delivery.

Many others decided to close entirely until further notice. On March 17, the day the restaurant dining room shutdown order went into effect, two Brookfield establishments decided to remain open for one more day to sell perishable inventory.

Little Owl Social Pub on Grand Boulevard offered curbside food pickup all day, allowing them to clear out all but three orders of chicken wings before closing their doors until further notice.

“The community support was great,” said co-owner Loukia Giafis. “A lot of customers also left a lot for a tip for staff.”

Giafis said they may do another takeout day, but the brother-sister operation is trying to figure out what the future looks like.

She said they are contemplating a small business loan, but are grateful that the state has allowed delaying sales tax payments for two months. That will help with immediate cash flow.

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Riverside eyes waste hauling contract extension Village negotiating 7-year deal with Flood Brothers

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside trustees last month gave Village Manager Jessica Frances the go ahead to negotiate a contract extension for waste hauling and recycling services with Flood Brothers, which has served as the village’s waste hauling vendor since 2015.

Flood Brother was awarded the contract five years ago after a competitive RFP process, and last fall the company approached Frances about the possibility of getting a seven-year extension on their deal.

In the months that followed, the company proposed providing additional services at no or low cost and also proposed freezing its rates until 2021. With those concessions, trustees at their Feb. 20 meeting gave Frances their blessing to move ahead with hammering out a contract extension.

Riversiders who live in single-family homes have been paying $20.98 per month for waste hauling/recycling. According to a memo from Frances to trustees last month, that will remain the rate residents will pay until June 2021.

After that the rate will increase annually by 2.75 percent. By the end of the contract in 2027, residents will be paying $24.69 per month for the service.

Flood Brothers will continue to offer free recycling of

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electronics, light bulbs and household batteries at the Riverside Public Works Department, and they will continue to offer senior citizens at 15-percent discount on rates.

The company has also agreed to provide some additional services to Riverside customers at no cost, the most notable of which is offering single-family property customers the ability to participate in the combined yard waste/food scrap composting program.

That program previously had been offered in Riverside at an extra cost. The only cost for those participating in the composting program is a $1.50-per-month charge for a 95-gallon cart for combining yard waste and food scraps.

It’s not required for customers to have a Flood Brotherssupplied cart. They can use another container of their own, said Michael Flood, who handles business development for the company. But, customers can’t use bags.

Less than 5 percent of Riverside customers participate in the current yard waste/food scrap program. The hope is that more will now that it’s available at no additional cost.

The combined yard waste/food scraps eventually end up at an organic farm for processing into a “bio-solid.”

Flood said he is talking with local officials about a way to make finished compost available to residents via bulk drop at a village location.

“The composting at no additional cost is spectacular,” said Trustee Edward Hannon during the village board’s discussion of the contract extension last month. “A lot of the comments we’ve gotten have focused on how to become more eco-friendly, and this composting at no fee is a great commitment.”

Trustee Wendell Jisa also complimented the company on its service to the community during the last five years.

In addition to expanding the composting program, Flood Brothers will also hold an annual pumpkin composting event in the fall at no charge to the village. Previously the village paid a fee for the event.

Flood Brothers will also hold an annual household hazardous waste disposal and paper shredding event at no cost to the village.

Finally, the company has agreed to offer back-door recycling cart collection for an additional fee. The company previously had offered only back-door trash cart collection for an additional fee.

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Voters rally to Komarek School referendum cause $20.8 million bond issue passes convincingly, 57.8% to 42.2%

By BOB UPHUES Editor

What a difference a year makes.

After voters soundly rejected a referendum to fund a major overhaul of the Komarek School campus in North Riverside last April, on March 17 they rallied to the cause, essentially flipping last year’s result.

With all five precincts reporting, the $20.8 million bond referendum passed with unofficial vote totals showing 57.8 percent in favor and 42.2 percent against.

“We needed this investment from the community, and the community came through,” said Melissa Obrock, a veteran of both campaigns and the co-chair of the Vote Yes for District 94 campaign committee.

The passage of the referendum means that the west wing of the Komarek campus, built in 1955, will be completely overhauled and expanded, including four new flexible classrooms and expanded preschool.

The east building, constructed in 1935, will be partially demolished. The gymnasium will remain standing and will be modernized.

Superintendent Brian Ganan told the Landmark that the school district will seek the village’s approval to vacate 13th Avenue, which runs between the two wings of the campus, from 24th Street to the alley just north of the school.

“The area is currently what’s closed to traf-

fic during the school day,” Ganan said.

Ganan said that with an addition to the west wing planned for an area currently used for outdoor recess, the street would be converted to a place where students could engage in outdoor physical activity.

Tuesday night’s vote stood in stark contrast to 2019, when referendum supporters saw their dreams go down in flames 59 to 41 percent.

A total of 1,504 ballots were cast on the referendum question – about 80 more ballots than were cast on the first referendum question in April 2019. Also notable, for the 2020 presidential primary election there were 4,668 registered voters within the Komarek district boundaries. In 2019, there were 4,021 registered voters.

“First and foremost, it showed how incredibly important this is to the community as illustrated by the amount of community members who supported this,” said Ganan, who is leaving at the end of the school year to take another superintendent’s job in LaGrange.

“I feel better about leaving now,” he added.

“It would have been much harder knowing that I had left this big problem to the community and the next person coming in. It helps me sleep at night.”

Voter turnout in the Komarek district was higher than in suburban Cook County generally. The countywide turnout was 24.7 percent of registered voters, according to the Cook

County Clerk’s Office.

Within District 94, official turnout was 32.2 percent. However, if you remove Proviso Precinct 8, whose sole residential population appears to be Hines V.A. Hospital, it was effectively 38 percent.

There are 696 registered voters in Proviso 8. Just one cast a ballot on the referendum – a yes.

Following the 2019 defeat, school leaders regrouped and formed a new referendum steering committee, which included about 40 people and tried to reel in voters who might have opposed the first referendum and whose support and trust the school district needed to gain.

“The steering committee included everyone from brand-new residents to 40-plus-year residents,” said Obrock, the mother of two Komarek students. “We talked to our neighbors and told them how important this was.

People heard us this year.”

Obrock acknowledged that the referendum did not have universal support, and that social media opposition and a late flier campaign were a worry. But, she said, the Vote Yes committee’s efforts to try to connect directly with voters paid off.

“The most important thing we did was, we were truthful and transparent and tried to speak to every person in town,” Obrock said.

Ganan also praised the work of the steering committee, singling out Vote Yes leaders

like Obrock, Christian Rodriguez and Alan Meyer.

“A large part of the community got involved,” Ganan said. “If they didn’t touch every home in the district, they came close.”

Residents of North Riverside and Broadview voted to accept a significant financial burden for the next 20 years. The increase to homeowners’ property tax bills is expected to be about $600 for a property valued at $250,000 and about $730 for a property valued at $300,000.

But Komarek officials made their case this time that the aging campus had to be modernized and expanded to deliver a contemporary education.

“It couldn’t be ignored,” Obrock said. “It had to be done.”

There is still a bit of planning work to do, in addition to selling the bonds, before work can begin. The entire project is expected to take 18 months to complete.

The plan is to completely renovate the existing west wing classrooms and begin building the west wing addition in 2021.

The west wing renovation/addition should wrap up by the beginning of the 2022-23 school year. All of the school’s classrooms will be located in that wing in the future.

Once the west wing work is complete, part of the east wing will be demolished and the gym will be modernized. It’s hoped construction can wrap up by the end of 2022.

Riverside voters say yes to library referendum $1.5 million bond issue will fund lower-level renovation

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside Public Library is in for a major lower-level makeover later this year after voters overwhelmingly chose to approve a $1.5 million bond issue to fund the longplanned work.

Unofficially, with all eight of the village’s precincts reporting, totals showed broad support for the bond issue, with yes votes garnering 72.8 percent of the total.

“I keep coming back to what I’ve said 100 times over the past few months,” said Courtney Greve Hack, a library trustee who has served as the communications point person for the library board during the referendum push. “The library is the heart of the community. And residents showed their love at

the ballot box. This is going to benefit everyone in the community.”

The library board decided to go to referendum late last year after two years of fundraising for the renovation of the lower level, which houses services for children and teens, netted about $220,000.

That money was able to be used to build out the new Early Learners Area, which was unveiled earlier this year and had become a tangible illustration of what the library board’s plans for the rest of the lower level was going to look like.

The $1.5 million will fund the construction of a new storytime/multipurpose room, a common area with bookshelves and furniture for Children and Youth Services, a separate Teen Room and an area for middle schoolers.

Also due for an upgrade will be the library’s lone public meeting room, which will be enlarged, so that it can be divided to hold more than one program at a time.

Greve Hack said the library board had planned to move quickly if the referendum was successful in order to begin and complete construction before the end of 2020.

For Janice Foley, who has served as the library director for the past 21 years, the referendum victory was personal. She started her career in Riverside 25 years ago as head of Children and Youth Services “It’s been a dream of mine since I started to upgrade the lower level,” Foley said.

“While I love the whole library, I have a soft spot for that department. We’d been trying to get a space planning effort going for many years. I was in tears when it passed. It’s so

nice the community believes in us, too.”

How the COVID-19 pandemic will alter the timing of the bond issue plans isn’t known, but from the perspective of a government agency, the financial timing couldn’t be better.

“We’ll have to look at all that and see how to move forward,” Greve Hack said. “We don’t know the impact of COVID-19 or the timing, but we’re going to regroup as soon as we can to find out our next steps.”

Greve Hack praised the work of the dozens of local volunteers who formed the Vote Yes committee, going door to door to talk to voters, advocating for the referendum on social media and handing out yard signs and fliers.

“It really was a grassroots effort,” Greve Hack said.

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Newman topples Lipinski dynasty in the 3rd District Progressive Democrat edges eight-term congressman in primary

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Marie Newman has ended one of the longest lasting political dynasties in Illinois politic Avenging a narrow loss in 2018 Newman narrowly defeated eight-term Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-Western Springs) in the Democratic primary in the 3rd Congressional District.

With nearly all votes counted Newman led Lipinski by 2,783 votes. Newman received 47.27 percent of the vote while Lipinski received 44.59 percent. Candidates Rush Darwish and Charles Hughes trailed far behind with 5.84 percent and 2.28 percent of the vote respectively.

“I am so proud of the coalition we built in this campaign and I am looking forward to continuing to meet with people and hearing their concerns on the campaign trail over the next few months,” Newman said in a victory statement issued on March 18. “Now, more than ever, we need to be unified and not divided. Let’s all stand together in this fight for better healthcare, a more equitable economy and solutions that improve everybody’s everyday.”

In the November general election, Newman will face Republican Mike Fricilone, a member of the Will County Board, who easily won the Republican primary with 57.6 percent of the vote, easily outdistancing Oak Lawn realtor Catherine O’Shea (32.4 percent). Perennial candidate Art Jones, a white supremacist notorious for his history as a neo-Nazi, received 10 percent of the vote.

Newman nearly defeated Lipinski in the 2018 primary, losing by just 2,145 votes. But with two more years of campaigning, a passionate base of nearly 1,000 volunteers and help from outside progressive groups, Newman turned

the tables this time ending the career of one of the most conservative Democrats in the House of Representatives.

Lipinski is one of only three pro-life Democrats in the House. He voted against the Affordable Care Act in 2010, largely because of concerns about abortion and the requirement that employers provide health insurance that pays for contraceptives.

He opposed same-sex marriage before the Supreme Court legalized it in 2015, and failed to endorse Barack Obama in 2012.

At a news conference the day after the election Lipinski said the abortion issue was largely responsible for his defeat.

“There was one issue that loomed especially large in this campaign; the fact that I am prolife,” Lipinski said. “I was pilloried in millions of dollars of TV ads and mailers because of this. I was shunned by many of my colleagues and other Democratic Party members and operators. I was shunned because of my pro-life stance.”

Lipinski said that he had no regrets about sticking to his anti-abortion views.

“The pressure in the Democratic Party on the life issue has never been as great as it is now,” Lipinski said. “Over the years I’ve watched many other politicians succumb to pressure and change their position on this issue. I’ve always said that I would never give up being pro-life and standing up for babies in the womb.”

Lipinski was heavily outspent on TV. Newman campaign manager Ben Hardin estimated that the Newman campaign had outspent Lipinski on TV by a margin of five to one.

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END OF AN ERA: Dan Lipinski, accompanied by his wife Judy, speaks to reporters at a press conference on March 18 following his apparent defeat to Marie Newman in the 3rd Congressional District Democratic primary.

Local voters choose Biden in Dem presidential primary Sanders posts stronger showing in North Riverside, Brookfield

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Suburban Cook County went big for Joe Biden in the Democratic primary for U.S. president on March 17, but closer to home party voters weren’t as enthusiastic.

Throughout the suburbs, those pulling Democratic ballots voted for the former vice president at a 63 percent clip, compared to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 32 percent of the vote.

And while voters in the village of Riverside hewed close to the suburban-wide result, it was a tighter race in both North Riverside and Brookfield.

In Riverside, Biden won 61 percent of the vote, while Sanders racked up 35 percent.

Even there, however, there was at least one

Sanders hotspot.

In Riverside Township Precinct 5, which includes the village’s multifamily district (Kimbark, Lincoln, Groveland, Forest, East, West and Pine avenues and Park Place) and Hollywood north of the tracks, Biden and Sanders were separated by just one vote, with Biden eking out a 102-101 win.

Sanders’ best showing locally was in North Riverside where, even though he came up short, the race was tighter.

In North Riverside, Biden outperformed Sanders 51.4 percent to 44.2 percent. But, it wasn’t a clean sweep. Sanders won Riverside Township Precinct 6, an odd-shaped area north of 26th Street and generally east of Desplaines, by a count of 106-97.

Sanders also won a precinct in Brookfield, where the poll result was similar overall to

North Riverside’s. Democratic voters in Lyons Township Precinct 45, generally bounded

by Southview, Rochester, Prairie and Madison avenues, put Sanders over the top by a count of 191-181.

Brookfield voter Heather Hartmann, 32, who cast her ballot at Congress Park School in the Lyons Township portion of the village, threw her support behind Sanders.

“I want a president who cares about people, somebody who’s out to make a difference,” Hartmann said.

But Brookfield resident Bob Mouch, another Congress Park voters who said he was a former Republican, chose Biden.

“Bernie Sanders is a little too far left for me,” Mouch said. “I’d rather have Elizabeth Warren, but I’ll settle for Biden right now.”

In nearby Lyons Township Precinct 67, a

heavily multifamily area bounded by Shields, 47th Street, Custer and Elm, Sanders lost by just three votes, 117-114.

Brookfield resident Juliasa Hernandez, 18, a Lyons Township High School student and first-time voter, also chose Sanders in the primary.

“I agree with a lot of his policies, and with everything that’s happening with the coronavirus, Medicare for All seems like a really good idea now,” Hernandez said.

Sanders did better in village’s Lyons Township precincts than he did elsewhere in Brookfield. Biden outpaced Sanders 49.6 to 45.8 percent in Lyons Township.

In Proviso Township, Biden won by a margin of 54.2 to 41.5 percent. In the village’s one Riverside Township precinct, Biden grabbed 55 percent of the vote to Sanders’ 40 percent.

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Man charged with home invasion in Brookfield Reportedly broke in and held estranged wife at knifepoint

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A former Brookfield resident faces home invasion and aggravated domestic battery charges after he allegedly broke into the Brookfield home of his estranged wife while she slept and then ordered her back into the home at knifepoint after she attempted to escape before he left a couple of hours later on the morning of March 16.

Brookfield police took 65-year-old Hussain K. Mesyef into custody without incident at the home of an acquaintance in LaGrange Highlands on March 17. Mesyef was scheduled to appear for a bond hearing at the Maybrook courthouse on Wednesday.

The home invasion charge is a Class X

5 a.m., at which time his wife felony which, if Mesyef is concalled police. According to povicted, carries a prison sentence lice, she was taken to a local hosof between six and 30 years. pital to treat lacerations to her According to police, Mesyef hand sustained during the incientered his wife’s home at about dent. She was released from the 2:30 a.m., woke her up and, while hospital that same day. brandishing a knife, ordered her Detectives attempted to locate downstairs to discuss their ongoMesyef first at a residence in ing divorce proceedings.

Springfield, arresting him in LaDuring that conversation, the woman excused herself to HUSSAIN K. MESYEF Grange Highlands the following day. use the restroom, fled the home Court records indicate that through a bathroom window and ran down the alley to find help. Mesyef re- Mesyef, a former Illinois Department of portedly pursued her and the two struggled Transportation engineer, was placed on in the alley before he was able to force his electronic home monitoring and spent some time in jail after being found in contempt of ex-wife back inside the house.

Mesyef allegedly left the house at about court in August 2018.

P O L I C E

Documents indicate Mesyef failed to follow a judge’s order to return $250,000 that Mesyef had withdrawn from a bank account shortly after his wife filed for divorce in January of that year.

On the day Mesyef allegedly invaded his wife’s home, both were to appear in Cook County Circuit Court related to the divorce proceeding. He did not appear at the hearing, and court records indicate Mesyef again was held in contempt of court on March 16.

Mesyef ’s bond was set at $100,000 for the home invasion case, but he remains in custody at Cook County Jail without bond related to the contempt citation. He has a March 31 hearing date scheduled at the Maybrook courthouse in Maywood.

R E P O R T S

Car stolen in Brookfield turns up in city Brookfield police responded to a residence in the 8800 block of Southview Avenue on the morning of March 16 after a resident called to report that his vehicle had been stolen overnight.

The victim told police that he woke up at about 6:30 a.m. and noticed the vehicle missing from the driveway. The vehicle reportedly had been left unlocked and that a spare key had been left in the ashtray.

On March 21 at about 11:20 a.m., Brookfield police were notified that Chicago police had recovered the stolen vehicle in the 4700 block of West Flournoy Street and had it towed to a pound on the city’s West Side.

Garage burglarized A resident of the 3800 block of Forest Avenue, Brookfield, contacted police on the morning of March 16 to report that someone had taken items from his garage overnight.

The victim told police he locked his garage the previous night at about 10:30 p.m. When he unlocked it the next morn-

ing, he noticed that the equipment carrier on the back of his vehicle was open and that work tools were missing, along with an air compressor.

Police said there were no signs of forced entry to the garage. Other items of value had been left behind.

Vehicle stolen from Riverside A resident of the 100 block of Fairbank Road, Riverside, called police on the morning of March 21 to report that his vehicle, which had been parked in the driveway, had been stolen overnight.

Police also reported that in the vehicle’s place someone left a blue GT bicycle that had been taken from the garage of another home on the block. A witness told police he heard the vehicle and saw headlights shine through his window at about 3 a.m.

On March 23, police were notified that the vehicle had been located in the 2200 block of South Kenneth Avenue in Chicago. It was towed back to Riverside.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, March 16-22, 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

North Riversider reportedly positive for COVID-19 Young woman is a healthcare worker, mayor says

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A North Riverside woman has tested positive for COVID-19, the first local case reported in any of the villages covered by the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark.

Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. confirmed that the woman, whom he described as “young,” was employed as a healthcare worker at an institution not located in the

village. The woman is recovering at home, Hermanek said.

On March 23, Hermanek issued a statement to the village’s community alert system emphasizing the importance of residents heeding Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s order to stay at home in order to avoid unnecessary contact with others.

“While I cannot prevent you from leaving your home during this time, I want to emphasize how important it is that we exercise

good common sense and limit our outside exposure by staying home except when absolutely necessary,” Hermanek said in his message to residents. “While going to the grocery store, medical facilities, pharmacies and other essential purposes, please do so cautiously and keep a 6-foot distance between you and other people.”

North Riverside Village Commons remains closed to the public, although staff continue to be available to respond to resi-

dents via phone at 708-447-4211 and email.

Additional information is available on the village’s website, northriverside-il.org.

The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Monday that there were 1,285 cases of COVID-19 in Illinois, 12 of them fatal.

“These are trying times, but our village is strong and our residents resilient,” Hermanek said. “I am confident we will emerge from this crisis to a better tomorrow.”

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Despite shutdown, work begins on Ames School addition Deemed an essential activity, construction is exempt for stay-at-home order

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Construction and site preparation work continue at Ames School in Riverside despite Governor J.B. Pritzker’s stay-at-home order that went into effect March 21.

Such work is considered an essential activity and is exempt from the stay-at-home order, so on Monday workers were on site, preparing it for the brick two- tory addition that is scheduled to be completed by late August.

On March 20, construction officials, including those from Berglund Construction, which is managing all construction projects for Riverside Elementary School District 96, met with city of Chicago officials and representatives from labor unions via conference call after the governor issued his order.

“They reviewed the executive order the governor had sent and determined that they were excluded from the shutdown and the quarantine and they decided to work,” said Ramesh Nair, who is overseeing the District 96 construction projects.

Just two days earlier, Nair had told the District 96 school board, which met virtually with no board members physically present, that he expected there would be a pause in all construction work as part of the reaction to the spread of the coronavirus.

“I’ve never come across a situation like we face today, which is uncertainty about what

happens tomorrow,” Nair said.

But when construction work was deemed essential, district officials switched gears and were happy that work was continuing, because any significant delay would have made it impossible to complete the addition by the target date of Aug. 20.

A delay would have also resulted in additional costs for the district in paying for the general contractor’s overhead.

On Monday, ComEd workers were relocating underground electric lines, while other workers were using bulldozers and backhoes to excavate the site to lay the foundation for the Ames addition.

On March 18, in anticipation of a construction shutdown, Nair cancelled the order of a crane that was supposed to be delivered to Central School late last week.

The crane was needed to help build a masonry shaft for a new elevator in the Central School courtyard.

It costs $25,000 to $30,000 a month to rent a crane, and district officials did not want to be paying rent for a crane during a time when they thought that it could not be used.

With construction moving ahead as scheduled, the district is again trying to get the crane to Central, perhaps by the end of this week.

“I asked them to proceed as if there is no work stoppage, but you just don’t know,” Nair said, adding that he is still worried that a stop work order could come at any time.

“Once we erect it, the clock ticks, there will be a rental charge on it,” Nair said. “But without the crane we can’t do anything, either, so if the unions are saying they want to work … we can’t stop them from working. We have to let them go on until an order comes down from the powers that be saying stop.”

Riverside trustees approve Ames School variances Riverside trustees on March 19 voted unanimously to approve expanding a special use permit and granting several zoning variances to allow Riverside District 96 to build an 8,000-square-foot, twostory brick addition onto Ames School, 86 Southcote Road.

The expansion of Ames School will also include reconfiguring the school’s parking lot and creating an outdoor hard surface/soft surface playground on a Repton Road property the school district purchased in 2016.

Trustees complimented school district officials and their architect on working to try to best apply the spirit, if not letter, of the zoning code to accommodate the expansion. One issue in particular trustees brought up was the school district’s efforts to mitigate the impact of adding impervious surface to the site.

That was accomplished by the use of permeable materials and the installation of underground storm water detention under the parking lot. Even though the school district added more pavement to the site and might have added more permeable materials to meet the code, trustees felt the school district’s efforts were in

D103 board’s axe falls amid calls of retribution Technology director says support for board minority cost him job

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Photo by Bob Uphues/Editor

DIGGING IN: Work crews were onsite at Ames School in Riverside on March 23, prepping the site for the construction of a two-story addition this summer.

good faith.

“In this case, the school is providing storm water detention that they are not required to provide,” said Trustee Doug Pollock during the village board’s March 19 meeting, which was held via conference call due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “The fact they’re meeting or exceeding the spirit of the code makes me comfortable with this.”

Trustee Edward Hannon, who was a member of the Riverside Planning and Zoning Commission when that group tackled a similar issue involving St. Mary Parish, reiterated his call to perhaps amend the zoning code to resolve such issues.

President Ben Sells said that the Ames School situation is an argument for creating a planned unit development process in the zoning code. Such a process would allow village planners to work with developers – commercial or institutional – to create building plans that perhaps don’t meet the strict language of the zoning code, but provide additional benefits.

“This would be a textbook example,” Sells said. “And, it’s going to happen again until we build flexibility into the code.”

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A number of administrators won’t be back in Lyons School District 103 next year.

At a contentious special school board meeting on March 18, the Board of Education voted by the familiar 4 to 3 margin to not renew the contracts of Technology Director Mike Crowley, Maintenance Director Mark Galba and Lincoln School Assistant Principal Catherine Eichhammer.

Crowley and Eichhammer are longtime District 103 employees, while Galba was hired in late 2017 when the current board minority held the majority.

Voting in favor of not renewing their contracts were board members Vito Campanile,

Oliva Quintero, Winifred Rodriguez and school board President Jorge Torres.

Board members Sharon Anderson, Marge Hubacek and Shannon Johnson voted against the contract non-renewals.

Crowley and Galba both grew up in Stickney and knew Hubacek as children before they were hired by District 103. Crowley, who has worked for District 103 for 15 years, was promoted to director of technology when Hubacek was board president, a position that she held from 2017 until the spring of 2019. Crowley has been technology director for about two years.

Crowley said he believes he is being terminated because he campaigned for Hubacek when she ran for the school board in 2017.

“I just believe that when the board [majority] changed hands, being that I did help Marge, that that had something to do with my release, also considering that how they kind of did the same thing to my daughter,” said Crowley, who first met Hubacek when See D103 on page 16

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Riversiders vote for municipal term limits Referendum affecting president, trustees passes by a 4-to-1 margin

By BOB UPHUES Editor

In the most lopsided local contest of the presidential primary, Riverside voters made clear that they’re for the village’s elected trustees and president to no more than three consecutive terms.

Unofficially, with all eight precincts reporting on March 17, term-limit supporters represented 84.8 percent of the vote compared to 15.2 percent against.

The result, per the question on the ballot, is prospective, meaning the term limits will begin with the next municipal election – for

EMERGENCY

‘Not shutting down town’ from page 1 Elected officials held a brief meeting on March 23 at the village hall to pass two resolutions related to the emergency declaration.

Village trustees also passed, in the omnibus agenda, several zoning considerations, including approving Alphabet Learning Center’s second location on Broadway Avenue and granting a variance to Beach Avenue BBQ for their rooftop pig sign.

That was the last meeting of the village board until further notice. Ketchmark said that in the absence of board meetings, the emergency declaration will allow local government to keep functioning, allow bills to be paid and postpone ratification by village trustees and allow local government to respond quickly to what has been a rapidly evolving situation.

“It’s a level of preparedness,” Ketchmark said. “It keeps government running, which

NEWMAN Suburbs key from page 5 which is affiliated with EMILY’S List, a Washington, D.C., based group that supports prochoice Democratic female candidates, spent nearly $1 million helping the Newman campaign spending nearly $600,000 for anti-Lipinski ads and nearly $400,000 for pro-Newman ads according to data collected by the nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics’ OpenSecrets website, Newman, a 55-year-old former advertising executive from LaGrange, was also supported by national progressive groups such as NARAL Pro-Choice America, SEIU, the Justice Democrats, and many others. Newman was endorsed by presidential candidate Ber-

president and three trustees – in spring of 2021.

Putting the question on the ballot was not a universally popular move among former and present members of the village board.

Trustees initially voted to place a term-limit question on the 2020 ballot in the spring of 2019, after three new trustees were elected but before they were seated.

The 4-2 vote included three yes votes from people leaving the village board. The question passed at the time would have been retroactive, meaning it would have applied to people who were already serving their second terms on the board.

Those who would have been affected included Trustee Doug Pollock and President Ben Sells, meaning they would have had a maximum of one more term in those offices had that question succeeded.

Pollock voted against that question, while Sells’ vote wasn’t needed to break a tie. Sells, however, opposed term limits as a concept.

Legislation passed by the Illinois General Assembly last summer decreed that any term-limit questions on future ballots had to be prospective, not retroactive. That action required a new term-limit question to be placed on the 2020 ballot in Riverside.

Late in 2019, trustees – three of them

newly elected that spring – voted on a prospective question limiting terms to three consecutively. The trustees’ vote deadlocked at 3-3.

While Sells opposed term limits, he said he would honor the action of the prior board, which put a question on the ballot, and he voted in favor.

The new limit means Sells could, if he wished to and if voters concurred, serve three more consecutive terms on top of the two he already has. Sells has already ruled out such a scenario, but it’s not clear whether he might be up for at least one more attempt at the president’s chair.

we think is very important, whether it’s just paying bills or having our first responders ready. It allows us to act quicker, should the need be.”

The village’s ordinance governing the village president’s powers during states of emergency is fairly sweeping, including the power to limit egress and ingress, imposing curfews and restricting movement of vehicles.

There is no plan to do any of that, Ketchmark said. The goal of the emergency declaration, he said, was for Brookfield to be prepared to respond quickly when the need arises.

“There is nothing pending in Brookfield,” Ketchmark said. “We are not shutting down the town anything more than the governor has done with it. We’re not limiting travel or anything like that whatsoever.”

A second resolution passed Monday excludes the village’s first responders from provisions in President Trump’s Families First Coronavirus Response Act of March 18, related to emergency leave and emergency paid sick leave.

According to a memo from the village

manager’s officer to trustees, the resolution is needed so Brookfield “can ensure it has adequate staffing of emergency responders in case they are needed.”

Riverside Village President Ben Sells during a meeting of the village board on March 19, said, “At this point, I have no intention of declaring an emergency.”

Trustees did vote unanimously, however, to pass an ordinance amending the village code to give the village president the authority to declare a state of emergency if the need arises.

The vote on the new authority did not itself declare a state of emergency.

“What it is doing is codifying the state law for the president in the appropriate circumstances to declare an emergency and the procedures by which that would happen,” said Village Attorney Michael Marrs. “It’s important to have this in your code. The current circumstances have kind of brought home how quickly things can change. And, in a true emergency where the board is not

able to convene, the ability of the village president to declare an emergency and kind of assume the powers of the board on a temporary basis is an important one.”

Sells illustrated the kind of benefit having the ability to declare an emergency would have in appropriate situations.

“What I’d like to emphasize to the residents is that the purpose of this is primarily administrative and goes in particular to finance issues,” Sells said. “For example, if we needed to make an emergency purchase that was in excess of the purchasing authority that our village manager has, and for some reason the board was unable to meet, it would allow the village president to authorize that kind of expenditure.”

One reason Sells has not opted to declare a state of emergency is that Riverside has set up a way for the village board to keep meeting via conference call.

The public is able to attend virtually through Riverside TV, which is broadcast live on Comcast Channel 16, AT&T UVerse Channel 99 and at riversidetv.us.

The March 19 village board meeting was the first held entirely via teleconference.

nie Sanders, former presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren and Corey Booker, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, Illinois Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, and progressive firstterm New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

The 3rd Congressional District runs from the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago southwest to near Joliet and includes the portions of Brookfield and Riverside that are in Lyons Township.

Newman’s victory was keyed by a strong performance in the suburban portion of the district. She won 48 percent of the vote in the suburban Cook County portion of the district to 42 percent for Lipinski, who won the Chicago portion of the district by about 5 percentage points. But it was not enough to overcome Newman’s edge in the suburbs.

Newman’s victory was powered by volunteers like Molly and Zak Knott of Brookfield.

Molly Knott knocked on doors, did phone

banking and sent text messages to voters, urging them to vote for Newman. Zak and the couple’s two daughters also went door to door for Newman.

“I love Marie Newman,” said Molly Knott after voting for Newman Tuesday at Congress Park School, where she teaches fourth grade.

“I know that she will fight for our district and fight for all the people in our district. And as much as I love her, that’s how much I hate Dan Lipinski. And I told him that to his face.”

Riverside resident Lindsay Morrison, a leader of the Indivisible West Suburban Action League, which is based in Riverside, was an especially energetic volunteer for Newman going door to door numerous times and phone banking. Morrison, who also volunteered for Newman two years ago, noticed that the Newman campaign seemed better organized this time.

“They have great material and good talking points for volunteers,” Morrison said. “As a volunteer, I have felt more prepared to go out

and talk about her strengths and what she’ll do for the district this time.”

Newman was an energetic campaigner who devoted the last three years of her life to defeating Lipinski. She appeared at more than 300 meet and greets since January, 2019.

Newman is much more progressive than Lipinski supporting a transition to a Medicare for All single-payer health insurance system and the Green New Deal.

A Lipinski has represented the 3rd District in Congress for nearly 38 years. William O. Lipinski, Dan Lipinski’s father, was elected to Congress in 1982. In 2004, Bill Lipinski maneuvered to have his son replace him. After the primary Bill Lipinski announced that he would not run in the general election, move which allowed party leaders to pick his replacement on the general election ballot.

They chose Dan Lipinski who was a political science professor at the University of Tennessee at the time.

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LTHS teacher sews masks for healthcare workers Fashion instructor, students pivot from pillows to vital equipment

By JACKIE PISANO Contributing Reporter

At the beginning of the month, Lauren Gjini was leading her students at Lyons Township High School in a new project of creating chemotherapy support pillows for cancer patients in need.

Never did she think she’d be ending the month making an entirely different homemade hospital support good -- face masks for doctors and nurses working in the midst of a global pandemic.

Around the start of the new year, the family and consumer services teacher was approached by her colleague, Danielle Radzialowski, who told Gjini about her sister’s upcoming chemotherapy at Advocate Christ Medical Center in south suburban Oak Lawn and the hospital’s need for support pillows for cancer patients who sit hours on

end receiving treatment.

Inspired, Gjini told Radzialowski she’d love to do what she could to help.

Gjini shared her vision of creating the pillows with the 80 students in her four fashion and interior design classes, and, from March 2-9, she and her students got to work, making as many chemotherapy pillows as they could.

By the end of the week, Gjini and her students whipped up 150 comfort pillows to donate to the hospital.

Just a few days later, cases of COVID-19 were springing up across the country. By the end of the week, on March 13, schools across the state, including LT, were shut down by executive order from Governor J.B. Pritzker.

The magnitude of COVID-19 caused worry not just in Illinois but across the U.S., especially as medical professionals have urged for sheltering in place prevent the spread of the virus amid fear that hospitals would become overwhelmed.

A few days into LT’s eLearning days, Gjini was at home and received a call from Radzialowski, who told her that she recently spoke with a friend who works as a radiology technician at Comer Children’s

Courtesy Lauren Gjini

A STITCH IN TIME: LTHS fashion/interior design teacher Lauren Gjini has made 50 masks to send to healthcare workers at Comer Children’s Hospital at the University of Chicago, and has enlisted her students to make more if they can.

Hospital at the University of Chicago. The hospital is in desperate need of face masks, Radzialowski said, asking if Gjini knew of anyone who could make and donate some to the hospital.

Immediately after she hung up, Gjini sprang into action, driving to the craft store for fabric and elastic to begin making the masks.

That first day, she was able to make 12 masks. A few days later, she was up to 50.

“Given this opportunity to make masks, I knew it was a unique skillset that I could provide for the greater good,” she said. “I

have friends and family members that are healthcare professionals, and it’s amazing how they are putting themselves on the front lines to save and protect others. I wanted to give back even a fraction of what they do on a daily basis.”

Knowing she also had a friend sidelined from work who could sew, Gjini recruited the help of Danielle Baldocchi from northwest suburban Cary. As of March 22, Baldocchi was able to make 20 masks, which she will be helping Gjini ship to Comer for distribution.

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Local groups look to keep you from going stir crazy Libraries, rec departments, zoo offer virtual options to learn, be creative

By JACKIE PISANO Contributing Reporter

Normally, the first days of spring bring an air of excitement to our local communities.

Kids get the thrill of hunting for Easter eggs, spring break means it’s time to catch up on that art project or book you’ve been putting off, and parks and community spaces are buzzing with crowds enjoying warmer temperatures and blossoming plants.

But these are not normal times.

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down, making social distancing, indefinite school and business closures and a continued state of anxiety are more the norm these days.

Check out these local agencies and organizations who are doing their part to ensure that being cooped up in the house doesn’t leave you feeling stir crazy.

Brookfield Zoo Area animal lovers were surely disappointed to hear that the zoo is officially closed to the public through April 30 -- the longest amount of time the zoo has ever closed its doors in its nearly century-long existence.

But through its “Bring the Zoo to You” initiative, the zoo is bringing its exhibits and animals live to your computer screen with zookeeper chats livestreamed every weekday at 11 a.m. on Facebook.

The chats feature the zoo’s animal care specialists sharing educational facts about animals, along with close-up shots of the animals in action in their habitats.

See more at Facebook.com/BrookfieldZoo.

Compassion Factory Art Gallery & Studio The Brookfield art center, which offers programs for adults and children, is trying to make the newfound daily concept of social distancing a little less boring with its offering of “social distancing art kits.”

With packages available for $20, $50 or $100, you can contact the gallery, tell them what types of art media you’re interested in, and staff will work with you to create a custom art kit.

Email them at compassionfactory@gmail.com or call 708-303-8231.

Riverside Parks and Recreation For as long as the coronavirus quarantine lasts, Riverside Parks and Recreation Department will be offering up ideas for at-home arts and craft projects on its Facebook page so that your little ones can stay occupied after catching up on their favorite Netflix shows (and eLearning assignments).

Showcasing crafts with directions and photos, a few examples from recent days have included frog fly catchers and leprechaun traps.

And, although the highly anticipated egg hunt has been postponed, the department is encouraging the community to stay engaged with a social distancing egg hunt. They are encouraging residents to cut out a piece of paper into the

shape of an egg, color and decorate it with your unique style, and display it in the front window of your home for passersby to find.

Check them out at Facebook.com/RiversideRec.

ber and a selfie with your photo ID, and they’ll set up the rest. Children looking for library access should have a parent contact the library.

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Looking for a laugh? Head on over to the North Riverside Parks and Recreation’s Facebook page for funny video updates featuring activities you can do at home.

One video features department staff laughing along to a DIY Zumba session, while another has been a video series “leprechaun update” for the department’s preschool program.

Additionally, the department is continually sharing external links to activity resources, such as stepping out for some fresh air at one of the village’s parks (socially distancing yourself, of course), and online resources for kids and adults from the department’s magic class instructor, Gary Kantor.

Find more at Facebook.com/NRRecreation.

Like Brookfield and Riverside, the North Riverside Public Library is encouraging residents to check out the various online resources available on their website.

Additionally, the library has compiled a list of recommended public resources that are free to use during the coronavirus situation.

The list, titled COVID-19 Resources Page, can be found at Facebook.com/NRPL2400 and will continually be updated.

Resources include links about low-cost internet, up-to-date COVID-19 information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, learning resources for children, and exercise programs.

Temporary library cards can be issued by emailing reference@northriversidelibrary.org. All you have to do is attach a picture of a photo ID showing your North Riverside address, or send a picture of a piece of mail showing your current address along with a photo of yourself.

For more information, visit northriversidelibrary.org.

Brookfield Public Library The Brookfield Public Library has shifted its focus from serving the community physically to digitally, and residents are encouraged to take advantage of the library’s 24/7 online resources and downloads, including audio books, music, movies and research resources.

Have questions? Remote assistance is available MondayFriday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adult and youth librarians are providing reference services, ready to help you navigate their databases, downloads and more. Email them at reference@brookfieldlibrary.info, chat with them at brookfieldlibrary.info and click “Help Now” at the bottom of the home page, or text them at 708-248-8433.

No library card? No problem. Get a temporary card by sending an email to reference@brookfieldlibrary.info with your name, address and phone number, and a library staffer will help you set up a temporary access card.

Library Director Kimberly Coughran says that the last days the library was open (weekend of March 14-15), the library checked out 4,540 items -- seven times the usual amount for a typical weekend.

“With many community members at home, it’s an ideal time to take advantage of the wide variety of downloadable books, movies and music the library offers,” she said. “The library will continue to serve Brookfield residents of all ages as we navigate these unprecedented times together.”

For more, visit brookfieldlibrary.info/covid-19-information.

Riverside Public Library The library reminds residents that they’re always open online for patrons to access free online resources, including e-books, movies, music, audiobooks and other databases.

And, right now, the library is offering easy sign-up for eCards so that you can begin reaping the benefits of the library digitally. All you have to do is send an email to patronservices@riversidelibrary.org with your phone num-

Riverside Arts Center Though closed, the Riverside Arts Center remains dedicated to serving as a pillar for creative expression — and hope — in the community.

“We are focused on offering support to this community which has supported us so much for 27 years,” says Liz Chilsen, director of the center’s FlexSpace Gallery. “It’s a time of challenge and also intensive, creative problem solving -- something artists are particularly good at.”

The center is offering two virtual gallery talks featuring artists with work currently on display. Artist Deirdre Fox’s installation, using recycled materials and inventive lighting, will be featured in a conversation with her curator, Yoonshin Park, and exhibit curator and Gallery Director Stephanie Brooks will join sculptor and printmaker Oli Watt for a showcase of humorous pieces that create awareness of and interrupt our assumptions.

The center is also working on a virtual exhibit of work from Riverside-Brookfield High School’s Advanced Placement Art students. Students will be submitting images of their work to their teacher, who will then work with the center to create a slideshow to project on the gallery’s window.

The slideshow will also be shared on the center’s website.

Finally, the center is working to set up interactions with artists on their social media channels, inviting people to share the work they are making and tag the center with the hashtag #artduringcorona.

“The arts are an important way that people navigate the unknown,” Chilsen said. “Right now, many of us are anxious and afraid. Art can offer ways to deal with the stresses we are facing in this climate and an uncertain future.”

For more, visit riversideartscenter.com and Facebook. com/RACFreearkGallery.

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from page 1 “It always seemed unattainable, and my biggest hesitation was that it had to be perfect,” D’Onofrio said in a phone interview last week. “Once this [COVID-19 pandemic] happened, I thought, “I have to get something out there.’”

So, on March 16, D’Onofrio fired up Facebook Live and livestreamed two different classes – one for infants and toddlers and one for kids 2 and up.

“All I needed to do was figure out the camera angles,” she said. “It felt very Mr. Rogers.”

Between both of them, the videos were viewed 7,600 times and reached an international audience.

“I had comments from France,” D’Onofrio said.

The next day, she sent a video to parents of her students announcing a new way of delivering lessons.

They’d still be held at their scheduled times and they’d still feature the kind of personal interaction between students and teachers. But they’d be delivered using the video conferencing app Zoom, and kids PATRICK SHERIDAN could watch their lessons at home on Co-owner of the devices and TVs. A Sound Education “My classes are so playful and they’re things parents and kids are really looking forward to, especially young parents who are really needing anything to occupy the little ones’ time,” D’Onofrio said.

And for parents of older kids, the classes are a time when they can comfortably get a break.

Those classes are only for the kids who are enrolled, but D’Onofrio will continue to do Facebook Live sessions for anyone who wants to participate every Monday, for the time being.

The experience has also led D’Onofrio to look at expanding Ms. Clara’s Joyful Learning Center’s virtual offerings. D’Onofrio told the Landmark she’s partnering with Care.com, a website that connects families and caregivers, to deliver classes to a wider audience.

While Ms. Clara’s will continue to deliver her normal roster of classes to small groups of students, whose families can access them at their appointed times via a link in Zoom, Care.com will allow D’Onofrio to allow people from anywhere to access classes. Some may be limited to 20 or fewer students, while others might be open to a greater number of

“It might not be ideal, but it’ll help us make it to the other side.”

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NOTE FOR NOTE: Piano student Fred Cherne takes a virtual lesson with instructor Tim Egan of A Sound Education last week. kids at a lower cost.

Another Brookfield music-centric business forced to improvise was A Sound Education, which not only sells and repairs instruments and gear but offers music lessons at its storefront at 9433 Ogden Ave. “It’s flipped upside down,” said Patrick Sheridan, who has operated A Sound Education with his business partner, and brotherin-law, Mike Doerr for 19 years.

The business’ music students vary widely in both age and proficiency, so the loss of in-person lessons last week forced a change.

Early last week, A Sound Education moved its music lessons to a virtual platform, so their 25 teachers would continue to have a source of income and students could continue to hone their musical skills.

And while the week got off to a slow start, with about 15 people out of the normal 70 getting their lesson virtually on March 16, by midweek those numbers began to rebound to about 50.

“We’re hoping to be 100-percent digital for the next few weeks,” said Sheridan. “It’s such a nice option for us, because we’re not totally out of business. … It might not be ideal, but it’ll help us make it to the other side.”

The virtual option likely will survive once the state-mandated business shutdown is lifted.

“I think so,” said Sheridan. “We’re going to take one of the rooms and outfit it with multiple cameras and angles. If students are ill, you could assign videos of what to do when they’re feeling better.”

Pre-recorded virtual lessons would also help A Sound Education maintain contact with college-age students, whom they often lose touch with after they graduate from high school.

“That way they can have lessons while they’re away at school,” Sheridan said.

“That’s a good option.”

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Staff fundraisers from page 2 “Our landlord is working with us, too,” Giafis said.

“We’re just waiting for any kind of relief efforts that can be sent our way.”

After allowing employees to stock up on food from the restaurant’s walk-in cooler, Dan and Brenna Velcich, owners of Burger Antics on Grand Boulevard in Brookfield, opened the doors from noon to 2 p.m. on March 17 to sell what remained of their house-made sauces – ketchup, mayo, Buffalo sauce, Dijon, ranch dressing.

“We haven’t sold them like this before, but under these extreme circumstances it’s better to give them customers something to hold them over,” Dan Velcich said.

Velcich also created a GoFundMe campaign (gofundme. com/f/burger-antics-virtual-tip-jar) asking customers on the restaurant’s Facebook page to help support his temporarily out-of-work employees. A week into the fundraiser, it had raised almost $1,600.

The fundraiser was one of a handful created by folks associated with local establishments. Others collecting money to benefit employees include 34 East Lounge in Riverside (gofundme.com/f/donations-for-34-east-lounge) and Brixie’s Saloon in Brookfield (gofundme.com/f/brixie039s-tip-bucket).

After going back and forth on whether to continue offering takeout service after a couple of trying days on March 17 and 18, Mary’s Morning Mix-Up was back in the takeout business over the weekend and into the new week.

“It’s so scary,” Vasquez said Friday evening before deciding to push on with the takeout service. “For the first time in my life, I don’t know what I’m going to do with my business, and I can’t give employees an exact answer.”

A Facebook post on Monday announced the restaurant would be open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily.

“Somehow, some way, we’ll get through this,” Vasquez said.

In downtown Riverside, while La Barra’s management decided to close the doors for now, La Estancia Mexican restaurant and The Chew Chew remain open for pickup.

Scott Zimmer, who has guided The Chew Chew through two decades that included recessions and the loss of his original location, is providing daily takeout and curbside service, including a menu of takeout specials.

His customers have responded.

“It’s been wonderful,” said Zimmer, whose children provided him with large stuffed animals to occupy the chairs at windowside dining tables. “All these customers knowing the situation we’re in, they’ve been really supporting us.”

ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

GOT YOUR BACK: Jason Tripodi, of Homewood, walks out of Burger Antics in Brookfield with different homemade sauces on March 18. Tripodi is a former employee who worked at the restaurant back in 2018. “I came out here from Homewood to support these guys during this time,” Tripodi said.

Banks respond differently Local banks, which are businesses deemed essential, have responded to the COVID-19 emergency in various ways.

Wintrust, which owns Riverside Bank on East Burlington Street in downtown Riverside, closed the Riverside branch. Other Wintrust branches remain open, but are only offering drive-thru service. The Riverside location does not have a drive-thru.

First American Bank in downtown Riverside is also open only for drive-thru service, but at First National Bank of Brookfield, customers can still do business in-person. But, you have to make an appointment and have someone let you in the building.

“Honestly, I think there’s a lot of fear and uncertainty out there, and we want to take as much out of that as we can from a banking perspective,” said Phil Richard, chief financial officer of First National Bank of Brookfield.

“Drive-thru is good, but it’s not the same as face to face.”

Local grocers step up ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

PHONE FIRST: A sign on the front door of Paisan’s in downtown Brookfield directs customers to call ahead for pickup and delivery service after the governor shut all restaurant dining rooms to the public, effective at 9 p.m. on March 16.

But the two businesses many residents have heaped praise on in the past two weeks are the owners and employees of the two locally owned grocery stores, Riverside Foods in Riverside and Tischler Finer Foods in Brookfield.

After a crazy week beginning around March 12, where both stores scrambled to keep shelves stocked after an initial wave of panic buying, things appeared to be settling back down.

Then came word early on March 20 that Gov. J.B. Pritzker was going to issue a statewide stay-at-home order. Another round of panic buying ensued, through Saturday.

“We were really just responding to the hoarding buying,” said Riverside Foods co-owner Peter Boutsikakis.

“We had been getting two loads weekly, on Tuesday and Thursday. Then Thursday got cut. Not because there wasn’t enough inventory, but because there wasn’t enough time to pack the trailer.”

On Friday before the governor’s stay-at-home order, Dennis Tischler, owner of the Brookfield independent market, said the store remained “extremely busy.”

“We’re still struggling to keep up, but trucks are coming in every day,” he said. “The vendors have been fabulous to us. As soon as the shelves are filled up, it’s gone. It’s been really difficult on our staff.”

Both stores have responded by shortening their hours, both to give staff time to recover and because there’s not so much after-work traffic at this time. Tischler’s went to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, reserving 8-9 a.m. of every day to the elderly and the immune-compromised.

On Sunday, Riverside Foods announced it would be open 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sundays. Special shopping hours for the elderly and immune-compromised are on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 a.m.

Riverside Foods also has expanded its free delivery to seniors in Riverside, Berwyn, Brookfield, Lyons, Stickney and North Riverside.

“We’re trying to function like a family here,” Boutsikakis said. “We’re all on the line here. The support from the community is so overwhelming. It feels beautiful.”

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THE LANDMARK VIEW

Community spirit

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mid all of the fear and uncertainty that has been part and parcel of the COVID-19 pandemic that has upset the lives of people throughout the state, the response to the situation locally has been fascinating to observe.

Mini-scenarios played out throughout the past week, many of them chronicled in this week’s paper. These stories are nothing short of inspiring.

Business owners continue to reinvent the way they deliver their products and services to their loyal customers, and those customers have responded by hanging in there to help them stay afloat.

Last Friday, Mary Vasquez of Mary’s Morning Mix-Up in Brookfield was truly shaken. After a couple of shaky days delivering orders and selling takeout, she shut down operations and wasn’t sure what was going to happen next.

She warily opened her doors again over the weekend, wondering if the response would be any better. On Monday night, she sent the Landmark a Facebook message expressing nothing but joy.

“Just checking in to say what an amazing community we live in !!! Everybody came out and supported me in any way they possibly could. Some bought breakfast, some just came and bought cinnamon rolls. Some people just stopped in to buy desserts. It’s unbelievable the support we have in this community. I’m proud to be in Brookfield and everybody is just so amazing. Love you all, we will all survive.”

That’s a testament to all of you out there who show support for Mary and every other local business in her situation. And business owners know how important they are to all of you.

The folks at Tischler’s and Riverside Foods know you depend on them and restock as quickly as possible, working overtime to source food and household goods for customers who don’t know when life is going to get back to normal.

In some ways the past week was something of a novelty – working from home, spending 24/7 with the family, doing your part to help local businesses. But the future remains unwritten and we don’t know exactly how long this state of affairs is going to last, or how it’s going to change.

It’s likely to last for some time, however, and the novelty of the past week surely will begin to wear thin. People are social animals. They need their work, their schools.

That’s when our local businesses, like Mary’s and Chew Chew and La Estancia and Paisan’s and dozens more will need that continued support.

We’ll get through this. What the other side of this thing looks like is impossible to say, but the spirit of cooperation and support on a local level in the past two weeks has been inspiring, and we’ll continue to rise to the occasion.

Until we can shake hands again, though, we’ll just wave from across the street.

Polling place snafus aplenty on Election Day

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re you going to write about this, because I would like to read it?”

That was the question posed by one of the faithful voters in line at Precinct 8 at Blythe Park School during the election that shouldn’t have been on March 17.

Precinct 8 had problems from the beginning.

We set up the polling place on Monday in the library. We had three judges to do the job; we should have been five judges. Equipment malfunctioned and we made numerous calls to the election people.

Some calls helped, but after more than three hours, we trained judges decided nothing else could be done until morning. We arrived Tuesday at 5 a.m. and were met with the same problems and a few added, must have been gremlins overnight.

Numerous calls again. Technicians were dispatched and we received some help. By fixing one wrong password, we got one station working, but no one could vote on the touchscreens, because they didn’t work. Let’s use the paper ballots.

Then the one working e-poll book, the one where you check in (we had two, only one worked) decided to shut down. Now what?

Looking in the manual, I asked if anyone would be willing to call the legal hotline and complain.

Thank you to the nice young man who called. Within 15 minutes, I had someone explaining how to do the

emergency voting. Thank you, young man, whoever you are.

We were off and running using the oldfashioned method, signing the book next to your name and choosing your ballot.

Luckily, we were able to have the scanner working by then, so each ballot could be fed into it manually at closing.

So much for technology at Precinct 8.

By the time we finished, it was after 9 p.m. and one judge took results to the receiving station in Countryside.

Here is the kicker: Two of us, in the confusion, didn’t sign the pay sheet, so they said we will not get paid. Want to make a bet on that? Will let you know. How many hours were we there?

Thanks to all 296 voters who showed up and were patient. Sorry to those who had to leave and couldn’t vote. Sorry to those who couldn’t register. Thanks to our committeemen who brought us a bipartisan lunch, Republican Mike Dropka and Democrat Mike Zalewski.

And thanks to my fellow judges, Eileen Grimm and Jane Fremgen (love those girls).

I love seeing and catching up with our voters, having candy for them and (this time) handing them sanitized Sharpies. It was my pleasure.

Hope you’re taking care. Thanks to Riverside Foods, Tischler’s and Chew Chew for helping all. Give them your support.

And don’t forget: wash your hands (take a drink).

JOANNE KOSEY

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Editorial was on the nose Just wanted to thank you for your editorial in the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark of March 18 (“Fragility and resistance,” The Landmark View). Your comments should appear in the editorial pages of the Chicago Tribune and any other newspaper of importance.

You see our so-called president as the man he truly is. It is very difficult to see how people can support him. Also, the readers of this paper should stop being so critical of the state of Illinois and its governor.

Research would show that Illinois was the first in the nation to have testing for the coronavirus, which our national government did not provide. If any of the “Fake News” loud mouths would have listened to Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s news conference of March 18 they would have been impressed as compared to so-called leader in Washington.

Again, thank you for your fine writing.

Paul J. Marhoul

Riverside

eLearning not so bad, but friends are missed My brother Kyle and I would like to comment on the article, “Students, teachers confront sudden shift in learning” (News, March 18).

We like learning from home. So far we like the eLearning program. The assignments are not too bad. So far it’s easy to go on the classroom page in Google Classroom to find the assignments that our teachers have assigned.

We like being home but we miss seeing our friends every day. We wish we could still hang out and play with our friends. We understand that we need to stay home even though we don’t have the coronavirus. We know it’s important to not spread the coronavirus.

We know that even though we’re not sick today, we could still get sick. We know it’s important to stay away from our grandparents because they’re older and we don’t want them to get sick. We hope that everyone follows the rules so that the coronavirus will go away.

Ryan and Kyle Enochs

Hauser Junior High students

O P I N I O N

Listen to the messages in the void

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ur lives these days are far from normal.

But there are messages in the void. The disruption we feel in our everyday lives is also an opportunity to recognize things we too often take for granted.

The unnatural efforts we must take to keep our distance from our fellow humans highlight that our natural state is one of mutual dependence, cooperation, and camaraderie.

We are by nature social creatures that need and depend on one another to establish communities bound together by shared ideals and values. When we are disturbed by our eerily empty city streets, it is because at some deep level we know that the soul is not the private possession of isolated individuals but rather extends beyond individuals to embrace the greater world.

We have been told to stay at home. Notice how that feels like a confinement. This feeling tells us that home is more than that place populated by our families, animal companions, and possessions, more than the place we lay our heads down to sleep.

We are all creatures of the greater world, and when we are confined away from it we long for it.

Goethe said, “Tell me what you long for and I’ll tell you who you are.” When we long to get outside, back to our forests and our streets, back to the pleasures of social closeness, we are reminded that we require those things to be who we are.

Our souls are not limited to the private words we think we hear within our own heads. Without the greater world, our souls

grow lonely and stifled, and we feel that loss in our longing for beauty, love and affection.

Perhaps when this crisis finally fades we will see our responsibility to that greater world more clearly. The many threats to our planet are not external to us.

Humans did not create the novel coronavirus, but denial and neglect aided its spread and severity of impact.

Like the virus, the degradation of nature, the exponential loss of species diversity and the deadly warming and acidification of air, earth and water are not only objective realities. They are also embodied and reflected in our personal and psychological lives.

This pandemic, which literally means “all people,” shows us that we are inexorably connected to one another and to the many things of the world.

As we persevere through these difficult times, we would do well to also fully feel and appreciate their difficulty. Take some time away from distractions and diversions to reflect on this moment of forced solitude.

It is a frightening time, but it is also a time when we can reground ourselves in a fuller understanding of the world and our place within it. We don’t know how long we will be kept away from the beckoning world, but eventually this quiet moment will pass and the noise will begin again.

When that time comes, we will be better as individuals and as a people if we keep a little piece of disturbing quiet with us.

There are other voices straining to be heard, voices that we need to hear.

Ben Sells is Riverside’s village president.

BEN SELLS

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Komarek pulled together like the family it is

have been a school superintendent for 23 years, 16 years at Komarek School District 94 and seven years at Frankfort School District 157C. I have a great deal of pride and loyalty to both of these school districts. Both districts have been leaders in educational practices.

I would like to express my gratitude to the Komarek School District 94 Community for passing the recent referendum to upgrade the buildings to provide an optimal learning environment for students.

A family with deep roots always supports each other in good times and bad, and that is the story of Komarek School.

Yes, Komarek School is not just a school but also a family. We always referred to our school as “family,” because it always was the example for being together for the welfare of students. Please note the following: ■ When I came to the school district, we had four board members on the board in excess of 20 years. This is a true commitment.

■ Many important people have attended Komarek, including former NBA star Jeff Hornacek, who returned with pride to the school in 2001 to see his basketball jersey retired as one of the standouts in Komarek basketball.

■ The school is an advocate of the

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“whole child” education. Yes, academics are important but also the affective/personalized component of education. We always offered small and personalized learning for students. We were the students’ teacher and parent at school.

This was so comforting to students and enhanced their learning.

■ Komarek was the first in 2000 to “gifted certify” all teachers, knowing that these strategies are good for all students. In the late 1990s, the school was among the first to embrace inclusion for special education students. The school always supported individualization of instruction for the specific needs of students.

■ The school was noted numerous times in the Illinois School Board Journal for cutting-edge practices in education.

The list goes on from the past and the present to illustrate this jewel of the western suburbs. Yes, you need to know this history, because it has now repeated itself. The Komarek School community/family has once again pulled together and showed commitment to its school and to the bright future that lies ahead.

Hats off to a job well done!

Robert J. Madonia is a former longtime Komarek School District 94 superintendent.

ROBERT J. MADONIA One View

OBITUARIES

State, local officials deserve thanks Here’s a big shout-out for the courageous and forthright Landmark View (“Fragility and Resilience”) of March 18.

Our state and local officials deserve all the thanks we can give them -- and more -- for asserting their leadership and taking the kind of bold action we need so badly in this unprecedented crisis. If we’re very lucky, their efforts might pull us through in spite of the outrageously self-obsessed incompetence in the White House.

Mike Perricone Riverside

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Nancy Hale, 81 Former area resident Nancy Joan Hale (nee Lockwood), 81, of Brodhead, Wisconsin, died on March 14, 2020, at Agrace Hospice in Janesville, surrounded by family.

Born in Cicero to Stanley and Catherine Jakubczak on March 15, 1938, she spent her years within the Chicago metropolitan area, Twentynine Palms, California, and Brodhead, where she married Richard Hale on July 6, 1996.

Ms. Hale selflessly dedicated her attention and

care to family and will be greatly missed.

She is survived by her husband, Richard Hale; her children, Mark, Christopher and Catherine Lockwood; her brothers, Richard and Stanley “Jr.” Jakubczak; her grandchildren, Joseph, Jason, and Jake Duoblys, Scott, Karsten, Conner, Garrett and Alyssa Lockwood; and her great-grandchildren, Andrew, Matthew, and Emma Duoblys.

Ms. Hale’s family wishes to extend their sincere thanks to Agrace Center for Hospice & Palliative Care and Newcomer Funeral Home.

Donations in Nancy’s memory may be made to Agrace Hospice, www.agrace.org.

NANCY HALE

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No executive session from page 7 he was a sixth-grader at Home School and Hubacek was the school secretary.

Twice earlier this academic year, a board agenda included hiring Alicia Crowley, Mike Crowley’s daughter, to be a full-time paraprofessional at Costello School where she has been working as a substitute parapro.

Both times Torres removed the item from the agenda. Crowley’s wife, Patty, also works for District 103 as a kindergarten teacher at Edison School. Mike Crowley is being paid a salary of $79,300 this year.

Johnson, who was elected to the school board in 2017 running on a slate with Anderson and Hubacek, also believes that the decision not to renew Crowley’s contract was political retribution.

“He helped us in our election and they know that and, therefore, this is retaliation and they’re firing him for it,” Johnson said.

“They can sugar coat it all they want.”

Crowley, who worked as a technology technician for the district for 13 years before being promoted to director of technology, said he had good performance reviews until this year. Crowley said Superintendent Kristopher Rivera told him on Feb. 28 that he would recommend that Crowley’s contract not be renewed. His contract runs until June 30.

“He’s saying that people are complaining about me, but I never had anyone talk to me about anything, and there’s nothing in my paperwork that shows I’ve ever been talked to,” Crowley said. “Up until the 28th he had never said there was a problem with my performance. And again, there’s nothing in my file for 15 years.”

Galba has been off work for nearly a year battling a serious illness. Eichhammer had been a longtime assistant principal at George Washington Middle School until she was reassigned to the post of assistant principal at Lincoln School in 2018. Because she has tenure, Eichhammer was reclassified to her prior position of social worker.

No reasons were given for the personnel moves at the board meeting, and Torres rebuffed a request from the board minority to

MASKS from page 9 Gjini was able to make another run to the store before Illinois’ shelter-in-place order went into effect on March 21, purchasing whatever leftover fabric and elastic she could find.

“There was only so much elastic left in the store, as I believe others thankfully had the same idea of how they could help,” she said.

“I would need to continue to order supplies online now to help make more.”

Additionally, Gjini put the call for help to her students, posting mask-sewing instruc-

go into closed session to discuss the personnel issues.

“The superintendent didn’t even tell us that any of these were happening,” Anderson said. “We always talked in closed session about any changes like this, because it’s not fair to have people vote on it when we don’t have any information. How can you take away closed session when we’re dealing with people’s lives, taking people’s jobs away when we have questions about it?”

Rivera said that he would be happy to go into detail on the reasons for his recommendations in closed session, but didn’t think it was appropriate for him to talk about personnel matters in open session.

Hastings out as assistant superintendent There was one matter the school board could agree on. The board voted unanimously not to renew the contract of part-time Assistant Superintendent Kyle Hastings after the district paid him a little over $5,000 this year.

Hastings, a politically connected retired school administrator who also serves as the mayor of Orland Hills, came to District 103 in 2015. He initially was hired as interim superintendent after a new board majority, elected with the help of Lyons Village President Christopher Getty, fired the then-interim superintendents.

After serving as interim superintendent for about a year, Hastings moved to the newly created position of assistant superintendent when Carol Baker was hired as superintendent in 2016.

That year, Hastings was given a four-year contract that paid him $1,000 a day with annual raises built in. The contract stated that Hastings, who is receiving a pension from the Illinois Teacher Retirement System, would work no more than 100 days a year.

In 2017, when Hubacek and Johnson were elected to the school board, temporarily causing the Getty-backed board members to lose their majority, Hubacek drastically cut the number of days Hastings worked, first to 24 in 2017-18 and then just 12 in the 2018-19.

Last year, Hastings sued the district claiming that this breached his contract, but a judge ruled against him and threw out his lawsuit.

This year Hastings pay rate was $1,100 a day. Hastings was paid a little over $5,000 this year to settle his contract. tions on her classroom’s webpage for those who have sewing machines at home and could help.

“Some give money, some give time, others can create,” she said.

Through this project, Gjini hopes people in the community can be inspired to think about the unique skills they have and how they can put them to work during this time of great need.

“Nothing is too small when it comes to helping others get through this season,” she said. “I have seen so many amazing stories of people getting creative and providing resources, information and positivity. It is beautiful to see how even when we are physically apart, we are coming together.”

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SUBSTITUTE CUSTODIAN Substitute Custodian position at a church in Oak Park. Hours are 2:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m, each third Monday, and 2:00 p.m - 7:00 all other Mondays, throughout the year. There is potential for additional hours as needed throughout the week, and during regular Custodian’s vacation times. Must possess proven ability to clean and maintain a large building, lift 50 pounds, and set-up/takedown tables and chairs for events.

Must also have good communication skills, work well with groups, positively represent the church when greeting visitors, and safely monitor entrances to the building.

This position reports to the Church’s Facility Manager. Please send inquiry or resume to churchofďŹ ce@ ďŹ rstumcoakpark.org

PRESCHOOL ASST DIRECTOR & TEACHER HAPPY KIDD’S WEST INC. We are looking to hire 2 positions: Daycare preschool assistant director teacher qualiďŹ ed and a teacher position. Flexible hours. Associates Degree or credited ECE hours.

Total college credit is a minimum.

Candidate must be fun loving and friendly, and an energetic individual who is knowledgeable in daycare action and DCFS protocol. Degree and experience will determine your hourly salary. Call 708-484-8188 or fax resume to 708-484-8616.

SUMMER PART TIME SEASONAL HELP The Hephzibah Children’s Association Summer Day Care Program is accepting applications for the following part time seasonal opportunity in our summer program that runs from June 8th through August 14th.

Youth Development Specialist – Greeter: Two hour shifts Monday through Friday from either 7:30-9:30 am or 4:00-6:00 pm. Provide care and supervision of the children. Responsibilities include supervising indoor and outdoor free play, greeting and welcoming parents and children and serving snack. Requirements include H.S. diploma or equivalent and experience working with children.

Contact: Amy O’Rourke – Director of Day Care at: aorourke@hephzibahhome.org Equal Opportunity Employer.

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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: Y20003328 on March 4, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of FOSTER & GLIDDEN CONSULTANTS with the business located at: 1304 RIDGELAND AVE, BERWYN, IL 60402. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ARLENE WARDA 1304 RIDGELAND AVE BERWYN, IL 60402

LEGAL NOTICE Invitation to Bid Landscaping Services The Board of Education of Oak Park Elementary School District #97 will receive sealed LANDSCAPING SERVICES bids at the Administrative Office located at 260 West Madison Street – Oak Park, IL, (60302), until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday April 8th 2020.

Published in Wednesday Journal 3/11, 3/18, 3/25/2020

The front of the envelope should be clearly marked “LANDSCAPE SERVICES”. Additional information may be obtained by contacting Ms. Keane at (708) 524-3125 or jkeane@op97.org

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PUBLIC NOTICES VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD 8820 Brookfield Avenue BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS 60513 LEGAL NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The Village of Brookfield will be accepting proposals for providing: Professional Services for Ogden Avenue Corridor Plan Specifications, general information and proposal forms are available in the Office of Community Development, Village of Brookfield, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513.

Sealed proposals will be accepted until 12:00 P.M., Monday, April 13, 2020, at the Village of Brookfield Administration Building, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois.

Nothing herein is intended to exclude any responsible firm, or in any way restrain, or restrict competition.

All responsible and eligible firms are encouraged to submit proposals.

The Village reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals, to waive informalities or technicalities in any proposal, and to accept the proposal which it deems to be in the best interests of the Village.

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: Y20003431 on March 13, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of SPARK & SHINE ONLINE with the business located at: 45 E. BURLINGTON UNIT 10, RIVERSIDE, IL 60546. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ROBIN QUINN NEWBERRY 262 NORWOOD RIVERSIDE, IL 60546 Published in RBLandmark 3/18, 3/25, 4/1/2020

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y20003301 on February 26, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of PNYX CONSULTANTS with the business located at: 340 E. NORTH WATER ST. 2302 CHICAGO, IL 60611. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: F. SCOTT WINSLOW 340 E NORTH WATER ST #2303 CHICAGO, IL 60611, SHANDO VALDEZ 3334 N OKETO AV CHICAGO, IL 60634.

Published in Wednesday Journal 3/11, 3/18, 3/25/2020

PUBLIC NOTICE A third neighborhood meeting will be held Wednesday, March 25 at 7:00 p.m. in the ballrooms of the Oak Park Arms, located at 408 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302. The meeting will be to discuss the proposed Pete’s Market project located at 640 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302.

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: Y20003383 on March 10, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of A HAND UP with the business located at: 901 LAKE ST. UNIT 901, OAK PARK, IL 60303. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: PLESHETTE SIMONE DAVIS 901 LAKE ST. UNIT 901 OAK PARK, IL 60303

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Bids mailed or delivered shall be marked to the attention of: Ms. Jeanne Keane Oak Park School District 97 260 Madison Street Oak Park, Illinois 60302

Bid Due Date: Wednesday April 8th, 2020 at 2:00 P.M. Only those bids complying with the provision and specification of the bid will be considered. The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities, qualification or irregularities and/or reject any or all bids, when in its opinion, such action will serve the best interest of the Board of Education of Oak Park Elementary School District 97.

Sheryl Marinier Board Secretary Published in Wednesday Journal 3/25/2020

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION MTGLQ INVESTORS, L.P. Plaintiff, -v.MARIA C. RIVERA Defendants 2019 CH 05114 1024 S RIDGELAND AVE OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 17, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 20, 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 1024 S RIDGELAND AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-17-308-0110000 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, 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

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credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-03763 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 05114 TJSC#: 40-558 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 05114 I3147509

Plaintiff, -v.JEFFERY EATON, VICKY EATON, 1223-25 ELGIN MANOR CONDOMINIUM, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2019 CH 07654 1223 ELGIN AVE UNIT G1 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 10, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 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 1223 ELGIN AVE UNIT G1, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-24-203-0351005; 15-24-203-035-1007 The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

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

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

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

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

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

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser

of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-05532 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 07654 TJSC#: 40-344 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 07654 I3147359

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 ABFC ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-WMC1 Plaintiff, -v.DARYL SATCHER, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., OAK PARK TERRACE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 2018 CH 08851 914 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD UNIT #C-8 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment

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of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 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 914 NORTH AUSTIN BOULEVARD UNIT #C-8, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-320-0401025 The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-07459 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 08851 TJSC#: 40-1381 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 2018 CH 08851 I3148148

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

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

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

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

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

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

For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES,

P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-04111 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019 CH 05533 TJSC#: 40-655 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 05533 I3148307

Defendants 19 CH 00561 125 SOUTH LOMBARD AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 23, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 24, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 125 SOUTH LOMBARD AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-302-0150000 The real estate is improved with a yellow vinyl siding, one story single family home with a detached two car garage.

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

estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL, 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 268445 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 19 CH 00561 TJSC#: 40-595 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 19 CH 00561 I3148758

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST Plaintiff, -v.EDILBERTO V. VERZO, MARCELINA C. VERZO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2019 CH 05533 300-302 NORTH CUYLER AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 23, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 27, 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 300-302 NORTH CUYLER AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-107-0090000 The real estate is improved with a multi-family 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, 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

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR FFMLT TRUST 2005-FF11, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005FF11 Plaintiff, -v.BRIAN HOLLOWAY

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