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April 5, 2023

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Riverside sharpens focus on Swan Pond Despite consultant recommending aggressive action to remove invasives, officials taking slow-and-steady approach to encourage native plants SEE STORY, PAGE 8

As LTHS race hit finish line, partisans stepped forward Groups on both left and right pushed for candidates in D204

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

In the final two weeks of the hotly contested campaign for three seats on the Lyons Township High School District 204 Board of Education, partisans officially got off the sidelines and made their preferences clear -- even though the candidates all say that they did not seek endorsements.

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Riverside resident Todd Veltman takes photos of birds in the wetlands area of Swan Pond Park on March 30.

See LTHS RACE on page 10

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No Mow May gets a test run in Riverside

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No tickets for letting grass grow wild until after Mother’s Day

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside elected officials on March 16 voted to temporarily suspend issuing property maintenance citations to those who let their lawns grow wild this spring in order to participate in No Mow May, a growing trend in the U.S. seeking to protect emerging spring pollinators and encourage biodiversity.

But, they’re taking a more cautious approach than proposed by the Riverside Landscape Advisory Commission, which suggested allowing homeowners to not mow lawns until June 1.

After discussing the subject at their March 16 meeting, trustees appear to have settled on Mother’s Day – May 14 – as the end of No Mow May in Riverside.

The main reason? Well, no one wants the front lawns of a mainly manicured place like Riverside covered in dandelions – or the avalanche of complaints it’s bound to generate.

“When dandelions go to seed, the seed doesn’t just fall down,” said Village President Joseph Ballerine. “It spreads with the wind, so your ‘no-mow’ becomes my ‘mow.’

The problem is twofold: It spreads to multiple neighbors may, in turn, make them use pesticides, which is then defeating what we’re trying to do.”

The village of Riverside itself has been trying to strike a balance the past several years with respect to the use of herbicides and mowing to protect merging native pollinators in spring.

For example, in Swan Pond Park – once mowed regularly to maintain it as an expanse of lawn – is now left largely unmown, save for walking paths allowing people to wander

through what has become a haven for native and non-native wildflowers and other plants.

Last year, in an attempt to limit the spread of non-natives in the wetland area of the park, the village conducted a controlled burn.

The village abandoned the use of herbicides on public lands in 2016, and today only use pesticides on hardscape, like sidewalks, in the central business district.

But, this year is the first time the village has considered letting private property owners let their lawns go wild, i.e., letting grass grow taller than 8 inches without getting a maintenance code citation.

The Landscape Advisory Commission pitched No Mow May following a discussion of the subject at their meeting in February.

Commissioner David Rubin outlined the purpose of No Mow May at the May 16 village board meeting, emphasizing the importance of protecting early pollinators.

“Not mowing our lawn and other plants growing in your lawn will be beneficial for newly emerging bees by giving them more food sources,” Rubin said. “There’s been a decline in native bee populations in Illinois and all over the country. Bees are the most effective pollinators of native plants and are also very important as pollinators in agriculture.”

As native bee populations have declined, said Rubin, more people and municipalities have become involved in bee conservation, joining the Bee City USA movement, a national initiative launched in North Carolina in 2012.

Bee City USA has more than 330 city and campus affiliates, including a few in the Chicago suburbs, such as Hawthorn Woods, Port Barrington and Barrington Hills.

In addition to supporting No Mow May, the Landscape Advisory Commission will be launching an initiative to educate Riverside residents about the importance of pollinators and promote native plants.

“This is part of a long-term plan we have in encouraging the use of native plants, especially native spring bloomers,” Rubin said.

The Landscape Advisory Commission, said Rubin, could provide signs to those households participating in No Mow May to spotlight the initiative.

While village trustees generally supported the concept of No Mow May, they were reluctant, at least for now, to extend the citation moratorium all the way until June 1.

A Landscape Advisory Commission pilot “no mow” area near the Riverside Public Library didn’t provide any conclusive benefits, other than more blooming plants, said Rubin because of the weather last year in May. Trustee Edward Hannon said he’s heard concerns from residents about No Mow May, largely related to the fact that many Riverside front lawns connect seamlessly with their neighbors.

“The concern with not mowing in a full month is, does that allow weeds and other things you don’t want on your lawn take root,” Hannon said. “If you have a neighbor that’s doing “no mow,” does that cause you as the neighbor who’s not doing No Mow May to have to deal with weeds that you might not otherwise have?”

The village of Riverside is itself not participating in No Mow May. According to Public Works Director Dan Tabb, because the village has so much public greenspace, letting it grow wild for a full month would result in crews never being able to catch up.

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BIG WEEK

Easter Egg Hunt and Hot Dog Lunch

Modern homesteading

Overwhelmed by the environmental problems facing the world and looking to do something to help?

Join biologist Hannah Pecis for “Homesteading in the 21st Century” in the Community Room of the Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, on April 12 at 7 p.m.

Pecis will discuss the modern homesteading movement and how the solutions to complex environmental problems can start with simple changes right at home.

Register to attend at riversidelibrary.org/events.

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Kids through age 13 are invited to the North Riverside Policemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association’s 40th Annual Easter Egg Hunt and Hot Dog Luncheon on April 8 at 10:30 a.m. behind the North Riverside Police Department, 2359 Desplaines Ave. Arranged by age group, kids will be able to collect plastic eggs scattered on the ground. Some eggs will contain prize vouchers, which can be redeemed at the luncheon held afterward in the gym at the North Riverside Village Commons.

The Easter Bunny and Medinah Shiner clowns will be on hand to greet and entertain everyone. Children are asked to bring their own baskets or bags to collect eggs. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held indoors.

Natalie Shugailo, “Bold,” 2022, spray paint, 30 x 40 inches NASA

Eugene Cernan on the moon’s surface in 1972

From Chicago to the Moon The Triton College Cernan Earth and Space Center, 2000 5th Ave, in River Grove, hosts “To the Moon and Back: The Apollo-Chicago Connection” featuring Space Station ambassador Edward Rafacz on April 7 at 7:30 p.m.

Rafacz will discuss astronauts Jim Lovell, one of the first to orbit the moon, and Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, and their deep roots in the Chicago area, as well as the Apollo missions and how aerospace engineer John Houbolt made it all possible.

Admission is free. Registration is required by visiting tinyurl.com/5n789ncd.

And more Aging Care Connections, 111 W. Harris Ave. in LaGrange, relaunches its Monday Movie Matinee series on April 10 at 3:30 p.m. with a screening of the 2021 film “Ticket to Paradise” starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney. Reservations required. Call 708603-2259 or email awn@agingcareconnections.org.

The West Suburban Chamber of Commerce continues its 2023 Legislative Breakfast Series with a focus on the Local Government Distributive Fund on April 11 at 7:30 a.m. at Plymouth Place, 315 ■

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N. LaGrange Road in LaGrange Park. Tickets are $30 members/$40 non-members. Register at wscci.org/ events/details/wscci-legislative-breakfast-9685.

North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., presents After School Art Escape (child with adult) on April 6 at 4 p.m., Calming Craft for Kids on April 7 at 4 p.m., Crafternoons: DIY Hanging Notepads on April 8 at 1:30 p.m., Morning Munchkin Stories with Ms. Karen on April 10 at 10:30 a.m., Bingo/ Loteria on April 11 at 4 p.m., Safari ABCs (child with adult, every other week in Spanish) on April ■

New show from RAC at Riverside Town Hall

Riverside Arts Center opens a new exhibition,“Everything Fades,” featuring the paintings of Natalie Shugailo with a reception from 3 to 5 p.m. on April 8 at the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road in Riverside.

The show, which runs through June 30 at the township hall, is a statement on the impermanence of street art, which is not meant to last forever and belong to all who walk by them. Shugailo, a Brookfield-based muralist, layers spray paint to create depth and form.

The township hall is open Monday-Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Visit riversideartscenter.com for more.

12 at 10:30 a.m. and It’s Sew Easy: Drawstring Bag on April 12 at 5 p.m. Register for programs online at northriversidelibrary.org/events-new.

Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library, 3541 Park Ave., presents Fairytale Storytime on April 6 at 10:30 a.m., How to Reduce College Costs on April 6 at 7 p.m., Chair Zumba on April 7 at 1:30 p.m., Legotastic Saturday on April 8 at 10:30 a.m., Violin Storytime with Anderson Music on April 10 at 11 a.m., Chair Yoga (virtual) on April 10 at 11 a.m. and Storytime Stars (ages 2-3 with caregiver) on April 11 at 10:30 a.m. Call ■

‘Children of the Mist’ film discussion

Join film enthusiast Marty Blank on April 11 at 6:30 p.m. as he leads the next Film Discussion Series screening with “Children of the Mist,” a 2021 documentary from Vietnamese filmmaker Ha Le Diem about the custom of child brides among the Hmong people of northern Vietnam and one girl’s fight against that tradition.

The program takes place in Meeting Room 1 of the Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library, 3541 Park Ave. Register to attend at brookfield.evanced.info/signup.

708-485-6917 or visit online at brookfield.evanced. info/signup to register for programs.

Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, presents Mindful Chair Yoga on April 6 at 11 a.m., School’s Out Activity: Build Your Own Microgrid on April 7 at 10 a.m., Mini-Movers Storytime (babies to age 3) on April 10 at 9:30 and 10:15 a.m., Knitting, Crochet and Needlework Group on April 10 at 7 p.m., and Little Hands Activity Time (ages1-4) on April 11 at 9:30 a.m. To register for programs, visit online at riversidelibrary.org/events.

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Zeigler Ford commences showroom renovation Dealership agreed to improvements as part of sales tax rebate deal

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Construction fencing is up around the main showroom at Zeigler Ford, 2100 Harlem Ave. in North Riverside, and a white tent that will serve as a temporary showroom has been erected in the north parking lot as the dealership embarks on a major renovation of the property.

The project comes more than two years after the village board voted 4-2 to award Zeigler Ford a 50% rebate on all sales taxes the dealership generates over the next 20 years in exchange for a pledge to remain at the North Riverside location for 20 years.

According to the terms of the deal, Zeigler was required to begin construction on the improvements within three years of the sales tax rebate deal’s approval, which was in July 2020. The dealership has two years from now to complete the project.

When the deal was passed by the village board, the company had indicated they would be making a $10 million investment. The vast majority of that investment was made shortly after Zeigler Automotive Group got its deal from the village, when the company purchased the roughly 7-acre parcel, which it had been leasing from Rizza

Auto Group for $8 million.

Rizza had owned the property since 1978 and operated a dealership there until 2017, when it left the village and leased the property to McCarthy Ford, which sold the business to Zeigler Automotive Group 18 months later.

Construction plans on file with the village’s building department indicate that the improvements will be mainly confined to the main showroom and sales offices at the north end of the main Zeigler Ford building along Harlem Avenue.

The company plans to make over the exterior and construct a 930-square-foot addition to the north end of the building to create what is listed on the plans as a “celebration bay” where new vehicle buyers can take possession of their vehicles in the comfort of the indoors.

The front entrance tower will also be modified, and the showroom will prominently feature a large round concierge reception desk just inside the main door, a new customer lounge, larger restrooms and reconfigured office spaces.

It is unclear how long construction will take to complete. Attempts to connect with a spokesperson from Zeigler Automotive Group were unsuccessful prior to the Landmark’s print deadline.

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Construction fencing has gone up around the Zeigler Ford showroom in North Riverside as the company launches a major renovation of its dealership, which was pledged as part of a sales tax rebate deal with the village in 2020.

District 103 school board hires new business manager Brother of interim business manager selected for new assistant supt. position

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Lyons-Brookfield Elementary School District 103 has hired a new business manager, upgrading the position to that of assistant superintendent for business office.

On March 28 the school board voted 5-0 to hire Abdul Dada to be the new assistant superintendent. Dada who goes by his middle name, Kadir, will be paid an annual salary of $125,000.

Dada, 67, who has worked as the comptroller at Maywood School District 89 for more than eight years, will begin work at District 103 on April 7. Dada will replace

school board members on his brother, Mosin Dada, and March 28, “My role will be in Mosin’s wife, Yasmine, who supporting the teachers and have been serving as co-interim staff members in supporting business managers at District the students.”

103 since last fall.

Dada immigrated to the UnitBeing school business offied States from Pakistan when cers runs in the Dada family. he was young man. He earned a Abdul Dada’s son, Imaad Dada, bachelor’s degree in physics in is the business manager at KoPakistan and earned a second marek School District 94 in bachelor’s degree in computer North Riverside and a nephew ABDUL DADA science from what is now the is the assistant superintendent University of Illinois at Springof finance for Township High School District 113, which is based in High- field.

After having his own business and workland Park.

“We all enjoy it,” Dada said, who told ing in the information technology industry

for 25 years, he decided to go into school finance, earning a master’s degree in education and a chief school business officer endorsement from Northern Illinois University.

Nearly a decade ago, Dada worked for District 103 for a few months in an interim capacity. Counting interim appointments, Dada is the sixth business manager -- and the third full-time business manager -- at District 103 since 2019.

District 103 Superintendent Kristopher Rivera did not respond to calls or an email from the Landmark asking him to comment on the hiring of Dada to the new position of assistant superintendent.

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R E P O R T S

Brookfield gas station minimart robbed at gunpoint Two people, one of them armed with a silver handgun, robbed a Brookfield gas station minimart on the night of April 1, making off with an unknown amount of cash.

According to police, the two entered the Clark gas station minimart art 3045 Maple Ave., just after 8:10 p.m. within a few seconds of one another and selected items from coolers in the back before approaching the counter as if to pay for them.

While one offender was at the counter paying for a bottle of water, the second placed a six-pack of beer on the counter and pulled out a handgun and pointed to the cash drawer, which the clerk opened.

The gunman grabbed the cash drawer out of the register and both offenders took cash from it before the two walked the clerk into the back office, where another employee was sitting in a chair.

The two ordered the employees to the ground, with the gunman reportedly punching the front counter clerk in the face. When police arrived, they reported the clerk’s right temple area was red and swollen.

Security video reportedly showed the two

offenders leave the minimart and cross 31st Street before walking southbound down the 3100 block of Elm Avenue.

Arrest in stolen vehicle recovery A 21-year-old Chicago woman faces felony charges after allegedly driving a stolen vehicle to the North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road, on March 31.

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office approved charging Taja Thompson with possession of a stolen motor vehicle after she and two others were arrested inside the mall shortly after their arrival was signaled to police by one of the mall’s Flock surveillance cameras at about 6:15 p.m.

Thompson reportedly parked the 2017 Kia Forte, which was reported stolen in Chicago on March 27, outside the food court entrance. Police found the vehicle unoccupied and unlocked, noting that the steering column had been peeled away.

By viewing surveillance camera video, police were able to identify three suspects, who exited the vehicle. Police charged a ju-

venile and a 20-year-old Chicago man with misdemeanor criminal trespass to a motor vehicle.

Thompson reportedly told police she didn’t know how the vehicle had been obtained, but admitted to starting it using a screwdriver, which police found in her possession.

Aggravated speeding North Riverside police charged a 40-yearold Chicago man with aggravated speeding after an officer on patrol reported clocking his silver Toyota Avalon traveling at 66 mph in a 35-mph zone while southbound in the 2400 block of First Avenue on April 2 at about 11:45 p.m.

The driver will appear for a hearing date on the misdemeanor charge at the Maybrook courthouse on May 22.

Check scam averted A 74-year-old Brookfield woman and her 42-year-old son went to Brookfield police

Brookfield Chamber of Commerce Business Spotlight College HUNKS Hauling Junk and Moving-Brookfield 4320 1 st Ave, Unit 108, Lyons, IL 60534 collegehunkshaulingjunk.com/brookfield

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olllege H.U.N.K.S. Hauling Junk and Moving – Brookfield has been in business for two years. Owner and veteran, John Smego formerly worked performing field service on life support equipment for a medical device company. The unethical behavior of upper management made him start to seek employment elsewhere. “I was on Linkedin looking at other jobs, and feeling defeated when I saw a post that asked, ‘Are you a Veteran and thought about owning your own business?’ I responded to the post and was introduced to the College H.U.N.K.S. franchise”.

The College H.U.N.K.S. (Honest, Uniformed, Nice, Knowledgeable, Service) offers removal

of unwanted items or “junk”, general labor and moving. Everything they do is full service, and they always try to exceed client expectations. Their goal is not just to be a successful business, but also to teach their staff members how to be successful business people. College H.U.N.K.S. provides coaching and resources to build leaders.

Smego also stated, “For every job we do, we donate 2 meals to U.S. Hunger. We also work very hard to keep items out of landfills by donating and recycling through partnerships with many local community organizations.

We also work with LADSE and Serco to provide work experience for young adults.

Smego has also recently started hosting “Thrifting Days” at the warehouse, which is an opportunity for the general public to come on a designated day and shop the stock.

More dates for “Thrifting Days” will be posted as events on Facebook.

“Brookfield is a very tight knit community. I have lived here for about 11 years and never

on March 28 to report receiving a fraudulent check in the mail that they immediately suspected to be part of a scam.

The check arrived in a UPS Next Day Air envelope, addressed to the son in the amount of $4,859. The check came with vaguely worded instructions to deposit the check, make purchases and provide documentation of those actions.

The two went to Citibank, the purported issuing bank for the check, and an employee there confirmed it was fraudulent.

A tracking number on the envelope indicated it had been sent on March 27 from Atlanta.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, March 27-April 2, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded.

Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

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thought I would have found such a great small town feel with big city excitement. I have also found that the people we serve feel the same about the community.”

When asked what his favorite thing is about his business, Smego stated, “We have the ability to actually make a difference personally, professionally and in the community, as well as the vision to pursue our goals. We participate Thank you to the Joshua Harris VFW post 2868 for in, and sponsor many community being our donation recipient for our first Veterans helping Veterans initiative. events and meet great people.”

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Rebuffed twice, business owner done ‘fighting nonsense’ in the C-4 Local Retail District where Despite trying to address uses the property at 9046 31st St. is located. Howthe property that would have housed the parking, traffic concerns ever, daycare also includes three second-floor resiunits, and the village code would have Brookfield trustees reject dential required 19 onsite parking spaces.

Initially, Czauderna sought village approv31st Street daycare al to reduce the number of required onsite

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A man twice rebuffed by the village of Brookfield in his attempt to open a daycare center in a vacant 31st Street commercial storefront won’t try again, saying he’s through “fighting nonsense.”

On March 27, Brookfield trustees voted 4-1 to deny two special use permits and a zoning variation to Pawel Czauderna, who since late 2022 has been trying to accommodate residents and neighboring business owners who expressed concerns that the proposed daycare would worsen traffic and impact parking.

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parking spaces to 13, using public parking spaces nearby to make up for the lack of onsite spaces.

Last October, when the Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously against recommending Czauderna’s application for zoning relief, neighboring business owners complained that the daycare would limit their customers access to public parking spaces on the east side of Park Avenue.

Meanwhile, residential tenants complained that parking required by village code for their use would be jeopardized. During a discussion of the proposal at a village board meeting in early March, tenants also said the landlord, who is not Czauderna, reduced the number of parking spaces allotted to each

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9046 31st St., Brookfield unit from two to one, contrary to village code.

After the Planning and Zoning Commission gave a thumbs down last October, Czauderna withdrew his application and revised it.

His revised plan, which the Planning and Zoning Commission also unanimously rejected in February, sought approval for a second special use permit to allow the daycare center to rent eight parking spaces at the Brookfield Elks property at 9022 31st St. to get closer to the required minimum 19 spaces.

By renting parking spots a couple of doors east and reworking the rear parking lot behind the building at 9046 31st St. to create an onsite drop-off/pickup area, Czauderna believed he had addressed concerns over traffic and parking.

“I can’t keep investing money and fighting nonsense,” Czauderna told the Landmark in a phone interview last week. “I’m not going to keep fighting over parking that was not even on our radar.”

Opponents pointed to signs in the alley behind the 9000 block of 31st St., indicating traffic was one way going east, contrary to the daycare’s traffic circulation plan, which would have had cars turning west to exit onto Park Avenue, just a few feet away.

Village officials said they didn’t know when the signs were placed there, by whom or for what reason, but that there was no village ordinance mandating one-way traffic through the alley.

Signs, which have been there for years, regulating the public parking spaces on Park Avenue just north of 31st Street also

appear to be of uncertain origin. Officials said the village didn’t place the signs there.

Czauderna pointed to other daycare centers on busy streets in Brookfield that lacked onsite parking and dedicated pickup/ drop-off areas. The village has allowed such daycare centers on Broadway Avenue and Grand Boulevard.

He also said the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, which regulates daycares in the state, had visited the 31st Street property twice and approved it for use as a daycare.

“I keep coming up with solutions to everything and they keep saying no,” Czauderna said.

Prior to the village board voting on March 27 to deny the zoning relief Czauderna sought, Trustee Katie Kaluzny, who cast the only vote in favor, said a daycare center was needed on the north end of Brookfield and that Czauderna’s attempts to address parking and traffic issues were “a unique solution to the problem.”

But Trustee Edward Cote, who voted with the majority, said he had a problem with the parking solution, saying the daycare could lose those spaces if the Elks lodge property ever changed hands.

“While I’m not against a daycare per se, I just don’t see that this can meet the requirement for parking needed to become a daycare,” Cote said.

With last week’s vote, Czauderna said he’s washing his hands of Brookfield.

“They can have it and their lack of business in a ghost town,” he said.

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In Swan Pond, Riverside taking measured approach Village resists consultant’s recommendation for aggressive ecological strategy

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A report completed by a consulting firm in 2022 on plant diversity in Swan Pond Park in Riverside recommends an aggressive approach targeting invasive and undesirable native species, but village officials say they will continue to take a conservative approach to managing that evolving natural area in Riverside’s downtown.

Last year, the Riverside Landscape Advisory Commission enlisted Waukegan-based Integrated Lakes Management (ILM) to deliver a monitoring report providing baseline data on the park’s plant species diversity and recommend ways to improve it.

The conclusions in that report are also part of the LAC’s updated Master Landscape Plan for the village, which was presented by commission members to elected officials at the March 16 village board meeting.

ILM recommended that Riverside “should include aggressive [herbicide] treatments throughout the site, targeting all invasive species and many undesirable native species,” calling that approach “the most ecologically sound option.”

However, local officials aren’t so sure that approach would be for the best. Not only is that approach the costliest, at around $13,350, but it would result in a visually unappealing landscape, even if temporary, and open the door to unintended consequences.

“An aggressive approach is not necessarily better,” said Village Forest Michael Collins, who has conducted controlled burns of Swan Pond in two consecutive years, the last being March 29.

Collins says Swan Pond remains a hydrologically volatile area, one prone to flooding during a time when significant storms have come more frequently. In the past decade, Swan Pond, a low-lying basin along the banks of the Des Plaines River, has flooded repeatedly in all seasons.

Some of those floods have caused significant damage to the park’s landscape, and were the reason the village decided to abandon its use as an active recreation area to a natural area, with a significant wetlands component.

“You can push and pull and place demands on Mother Nature all you want, but Mother Nature is going to do what she wants,” Collins said. “To me, it’s important to have a measured approach to match how the natural systems work.”

Lisa Lambros, the chairwoman of the Landscape Advisory Commission, agreed with Collins’ assessment of ILM’s recommendations.

“Even if, all of a sudden, we had a pile of money, the problem is if you kill off even what’s existing and you get a flood, you could actually put the site in even worse condition,” Lambros said.

The controlled burns are part of that measured approach, creating natural condition in which native plants

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Riverside resident Todd Veltman attempts to capture photos of migratory birds who alight in Swan Pond Park during their spring journeys. An avid birder, Veltman says he’s seen 70 species of birds in Riverside and was in the park on March 30 trying to get photos of blue-winged teals, who are attracted to the wetland area at this time of year. can compete with invasives and undesirable native species. For the past couple of years, Riverside has also used ILM to apply herbicides in a targeted way to kills invasives such as canary reed grass. But those strategies alone are not a panacea.

The LAC’s updated master plan noted that the 2022 herbicide applications were not followed by underplanting with desirable species, leaving undesirable plants to occupy the vacated spaces.

In response the village is adopting ILM’s recommendations to continue with regular controlled burns and herbicide treatments, but the village is also now seeding strategic areas after those treatments.

Collins said he’s judicious in his application of the mesic plant seed, because it’s very expensive since it has be collected by hand for use in specific locations. A 30-pound bag, enough to cover 1 acre, said Collins, costs $900.

He typically stays away from the lowest-lying areas of the park, where flooding is more prevalent.

“We want to put quality plant material into that system,” he said.

Avoiding the most aggressive approach in Swan Pond

may also be the result of lessons learned from 2017, when the village spent nearly $30,000 to plant 10,000 plant plugs, comprising 16 species, into the wetlands area of Swan Pond.

The LAC’s 2023 Master Landscape Plan noted only eight of the 16 species planted in 2017 had survived the conditions there. The ones that did survive and thrive there today are plants like bullrushes, sedges and sweet flag.

“The ultimate lesson was that the village board is committed to moving forward and monitoring these sites,” Collins said. “I think it also demonstrates the site will tell you what it wants. “[The 2017 planting effort] was well-intentioned, but when to comes down to it, we could have used more mesic plant material.”

Riverside Public Works Director Dan Tabb said the village is committed to continue using ILM to apply herbicides and monitor the evolution of Swan Pond. The village’s annual budget for that effort is about $6,500.

We’re not going to force feed the site something that won’t keep for the long term,” Tabb said. “We’ll amend the plan annually depending on what we see.”

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Metra pitches warming shelters for Zoo Stop Brookfield trustees looking for clarity on maintenance, electricity costs

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A couple of the fine details still need to be worked out but at their meeting on April 10, Brookfield trustees are expected to approve an agreement with the Metra commuter rail service to place two warming shelters at the Hollywood Avenue-Zoo stop on the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad route.

The new shelters would be set on new concrete pads located on both the inbound and outbound platforms east of the existing Brookfield Zoo-built and painted “mushroom” shelters, which are not heated. There’s also an unheated ga-

zebo on the outbound platform west of the existing shelter.

Drawings of the proposed shelters submitted to the village by Metra indicate the 14-foot-tall brick and aluminum-framed warming shelters would be enclosed by quarter-inch thick tempered glass walls on all four sides, with doors at either end.

Inside each shelter will be a bench, two wall-mounted heaters and BNSF route information signage. The roof of each shelter will extend about 6 feet past the east and west walls to form a covered outdoor area for commuters.

See WARMING SHELTERS on page 13

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Metra has proposed erected two warming shelters like the one pictured above on both platforms of the Zoo Stop at Hollywood Avenue in Brookfield.

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Awake Illinois, a conservative group endorsing right-wing school board candidates around the state, endorsed Evans, Herndon, and Vlcek on their website.

Herndon said did not accept the endorsement from Awake Illinois.

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An email sent on April 2 by radio station WIND-AM included a link to its school board endorsements. For District 204, it listed Vlcek as the only candidate endorsed for the LTHS board.

The Democratic Party of Illinois, a new local group called Support Our School and the LTHS teachers union, acting through its statewide union, the Illinois Education Association, all supported Albores, Dillon and Daniels.

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campaign pieces supporting Albores, Daniels and Dillon and attacking Evans, Herndon and Vlcek.

The involvement of the Democratic Party of Illinois in non-partisan school board races is unprecedented. It has spent $300,000 throughout the state to support candidates that it says shares the party’s values and to oppose candidates it calls extremists. The Democratic Party of Illinois has also sent out text messages to local residents urging them to vote for Albores, Daniels and Dillon.

The Democratic Party of Illinois has also created a website called Defend Our Schools

IL where voters can enter their address and see how the Democratic Party of Illinois views local school board candidates.

In the LTHS school board race, the Democratic Party of Illinois website gave positive checkmarks to Albores, Daniels and Dillon stating, “We JUSTIN CLARK believe this candidate shares our values” and gives red exclamation mark warning signs to Evans, Herndon and Vlcek, categorizing them as “pursuing an extremist political agenda.”

Daniels told the Landmark that she has not coordinated with any of the groups supporting her. She, like all the other candidates, said she is running an independent campaign.

Daniels said she is not part of a slate with Albores and Dillon even though Support Our School has put up signs with the names of Albores, Daniels and Dillon on them.

“Anyone that is supporting us as a slate is doing so on their own,” Daniels said. “There

are joint signs out there by Support Our Schools, but I had no knowledge nor approval of same, but I thank everyone for their support of me as a candidate.”

Daniels said that she does not know Terrie Pickerill, a longtime Democratic strategist, who registered the Support Our School website.

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That website, direct mail pieces and campaign signage are being funded by a similarly named corporation called Support Our Schools LLC, which is registered to two LaGrange Park residents.

Daniels said she only knows of Jonathan Almer, one of two people who created Support Our Schools LLC, because their children are friends.

“I know him only through our boys being friends, but I had no conversations or discussions with him regarding this,” Daniels said.

The one candidate who did not receive any outside support is Justin Clark, the associate principal at Richards High School. The Democratic Party of Illinois website had no characterization of Clark, who spun the lack out outside endorsements as a positive.

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Brookfield record shop to offer live music events Vines & Vinyl to make performances a regular feature starting this month

By BOB UPHUES Editor

When Dylan Kloska opened his record/ houseplant store Vines & Vinyl at 3730 Prairie Ave. last fall, he said he hoped the place could also be something of a cultural center, hosting open mic nights and artsy pop-up shops.

He wanted a place where people like him, those who’d moved from hip city neighborhoods into the suburbs, could revisit that city vibe.

“What we all miss most about the city are the cultural touchstones, like that independent coffee shop and record stores,” Kloska said. “It reminds city folks of what it was like in the city.”

Last December, Kloska offered up a handful of live performances in the “record room” of the storefront, singer/songwriter showcase nights, and the store has also hosted water color and paint pour classes.

“I wanted to turn the shop into a place where, if you have a creative itch you want to scratch, this space is where those kinds of things can be made available,” Kloska said.

Based on the positive feedback from those attending the December events, Kloska has decided to make music a more regular part of Vines & Vinyl’s offerings. He’s also booking more than singer/songwriters workshopping new material solo, although he’s trying to feature acts that play original music.

“It can be jazz, hip-hop, country, as long as they’re doing original work,” Kloska said.

“Most live music is cover band based, which is great, but my goal is provide space where people can come and do their own thing. It’ll always be different, but original every time you come through.”

On both April 15 and 16, the store will host two bands, including its first rock combos.

The shows on April 15 are all-ages begin at 6 p.m. with a pair of bands featuring re-

cent graduates of Riverside-Brookfield High School, Laikaa and Forgetting Sarah.

There’s a $5 cover.

“It’s the first time with two full-blown bands,” Kloska said. “I’m excited for that.”

On April 16, a Sunday, the performances will take place during regular store hours, starting around noon. There’s a $5 cover and the bands, The Rust Riders and Meg & The Wheelers, skew country.

“Meg & The Wheelers are probably the most established band to play in the shop so far,” Kloska said.

While the music is performed in the record room, Cherry Thrift will host a pop-up shop in the plant room up front.

Other performances will be announced as they’re booked, said Kloska, himself a singer/songwriter who plays guitar.

“The schedule is going to be flexible,” he said. “They’ll either be Friday or Saturday as the shop is closing for the day or music while the shop is open [as on April 16].”

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Brookfield total rehab sells for $536,000

The following property transfers were reported by the Cook County Clerk from November 2022. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the clerk’s office.

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3701 Madison Ave. 4232 DuBois Blvd.

3808 Blanchan Ave. 3740 Forest Ave. 3634 Cleveland Ave. 3504 Morton Ave.

$340,000 $160,500 $335,000 $317,000 $270,000 $315,000

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3307 Madison Ave. 9034 Brookfield Ave. 4422 Custer Ave. 4238 Madison Ave. 9032 Monroe Ave. 4229 Elm Ave. 9406 Lincoln Ave. 3518 Madison Ave. 4009 Maple Ave. 9042 Monroe Ave.

$379,500 360,000 $175,000 $536,000 $327,500 $295,000 $300,000 $430,000 $320,500 $196,000

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McDonagh, Ian Varga, Austin Safranek, Haley Olson Home Buyers LLC Mancilla Ma, Elena Calero, Jose A Zogas, Anthony Ali, Akber Belmonte, Mark S Andrasi, Laszlo Chicago Title Land Trust Co Schaer, William C TR 8002366852 Mary Walls LLC Acker, Jamison Chicago Title Land Trust Co TR 980179 Brookfield Ave. 9034 LLC Boonpitak, Suruchi Aleksich, Marko Klasic Home Grp LLC Gaffney, David Sheehy, Mark Travis, David R Chicago Title Land Trust Co TR 2740 Lepez, Gabriel McAuley, Bonnie J Lerner, Michael Bruce Spotlite Grp LLC Brown, Kelly Anne Redfinnow Borrower LLC Pouliot, Ali L The Judicial Sales Corp Ali Nabil

8601 Cermak Rd. 2201 Forest Ave. 2408 Lathrop Ave. 2335 14th Ave. 2332 8th Ave. 2337 6th Ave.

$550,000 $300,000 $295,000 $365,000 $205,000 $151,000

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WARMING SHELTERS Cost questions from page 9 According to the terms of the agreement, Metra would bear all of the costs for designing and constructing the shelters – an amount pegged at $157,000 apiece.

The agreement calls for the village of Brookfield to assume responsibility for maintaining the shelters, such as removing graffiti, making routine repairs and

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cleaning them.

Before giving their blessing to the shelters, trustees at their meeting March 27 wondered whether the village would be responsible for costs such as electricity to power the shelters. Trustee Brian Conroy also wanted to know who would be responsible for removing the warming shelters if the Zoo Stop were ever to close. There is no plan to close the station at this time.

The reason for those questions is because the Chicago Zoological Society, which operates Brookfield Zoo, already is responsible for maintaining the Zoo Stop platforms, including upkeep of the exist-

4238 Madison Ave., Brookfield

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SELLER

BUYER

347 Herrick Rd. 136 E. Quincy St. 195 Akenside Rd. 345 Blackhawk Rd.

$410,000 $155,000 $408,000 $170,000

10/24/2022 10/28/2022 10/19/202 11/09/2022

Presvelos, Mariann TR Pekny, Julie The 270 Corp Chicago Title Land Trust Co TR 655

359 Blythe Rd. 220 E. Burlington St. 208 Gage Rd. 275 Lawton Rd. 111 Groveland Ave.

$580,000 $250,000 $630,000 $840,000 $425,000

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Sullivan, Heidi Andersen Rentals LLC Dziergas, Karen M JKMM Holdings LLC Blackhawk Series Trust Kapral Kristin Raygoza, Bridget Khozan, Alexey Johns, Jason T Franco, Luis

ing shelters and snow plowing.

The language of the new agreement appeared to indicate that Brookfield would take on general maintenance responsibilities for the platform, which trustees did not want to sign off on.

Emily Egan, the village’s community development director, said she had already discussed that language with Metra and that the commuter rail service is aware of the zoo’s maintenance responsibilities, which she said would continue.

Maintenance of the new warming shelters, however, could fall on the village’s shoulders.

“This agreement is not to supersede any previous agreement,” Egan said.

“The zoo is currently maintaining [the platforms] and they would continue to do so. But that is certainly some language we can clarify.”

Despite the lingering questions, Conroy said he favored the improvement.

“One of Brookfield’s unique assets is the fact that we do have three Metra stops,” Conroy said. “Any investment that goes into any of those stops and keeps them viable for the future is a good move and helps make our community that much more appealing.”

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The new normal

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uch was made in this latest election campaign season about partisan politics inserting itself into local school board races, particularly in Lyons Township High School District 204, where everyone from a right-wing radio host to the Democratic Party of Illinois endorsed candidates and paid for campaign materials, support that the candidates themselves say they never asked for.

While this might have been unprecedented, you’d be naïve to think it wasn’t inevitable, given the extent to which the idea of public education itself has become an important battlefield in the nation’s never-ending culture wars.

Attempts in recent years by public school districts, including Lyons Township High School, to begin seriously addressing systemic inequities have met with furious pushback by those who refuse to admit those inequities ever existed.

In the face of attacks on school administrators and teachers, it’s no wonder there’s been an “unprecedented” response. It would be foolish not to respond and advocate on behalf of those who face that criticism, which is sometimes deeply personal and offensive.

This year’s introduction of partisan politics in non-partisan school board elections, alas, won’t be a one-time occurrence. For better or worse, voters can expect these kinds of battles to continue being waged in the future until the time that they decide whether they value equitable public education or not.

The long haul

Back in 2017, the village of Riverside made a major investment in making the low-lying section of Swan Pond Park a wetland area supporting native plant species. Close to $30,000 was spent to plant thousands of native species to jumpstart that initiative.

Six years later, only about half of those plants have survived the volatile hydrological conditions in the park, but it provided lessons learned in how to approach Swan Pond in the future.

Riverside has shown it’s committed to its original intent and in the past couple of years has tweaked its approach to a long-term strategy of regular controlled burns, targeted removal of invasive plants, and underseeding reclaimed spots with natives.

This won’t produce results overnight, and if it’s to succeed future Riverside village boards will need to follow through on what’s been started. Here’s hoping village government will stick with the strategy, long term.

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eep your legs elevated.”

OK, so that means I’m reading a lot and watching a lot of TV. Doing well with my Grisham books, can’t wait until Chicago elects a mayor and I am seeing too many tempting Easter candy ads.

Cadbury eggs look good, but I have never had one, don’t know why. They have used the same ad for years with all the different animals. Bawk! Bawk! Hopefully they sell enough eggs this year to a new ad next year.

Hershey’s little foil wrapped eggs on the other hand are fun to eat, because they’re small and you can eat quite a few without feeling guilty. However, have you ever had hard time opening them? Takes some of the fun out and puts frustration in, but they are still Hershey quality.

They’re all the same on the inside. That’s Peeps delivering a two-fold message, one on their candy and a life lesson. Peeps started out as a yellow marshmallow confection designed to resemble a little chicken.

The little yummy candies were so popular, the company started making them in different shapes, but

inside they were the same – just like people; we’re different on the outside but the same inside.

Of course, eggs really are an Easter symbol, be they chocolate or real. I think real eggs taste better when they are boiled, but colored chocolate eggs are the best the bigger they are and if they are cream-filled.

Thank goodness for plastic eggs. They make Easter egg hunts easier. One year my mother filled the eggs with candy and coins for our outdoor hunt. Needless to say, the squirrels got them and the next year the hunt was indoors.

Serious Easter candies include chocolate rabbits -- really serious is a solid chocolate rabbit, not a hollow one. Look in Aunt Diana’s Old-Fashioned Fudge shop to see a serious chocolate rabbit. Each year there is someone who tries to purchase it, but no sale.

Rumor has it the late Michael Jackson tried to buy it but no sale to him. If you are lucky enough to get a chocolate rabbit from Aunt Diana’s, do you eat the ears or tail first? One of the world’s burning questions.

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Mr. Heilenbach retired in 2012 after 55 years of service with Electro-Motive as a mechanical engineer.

He was the husband of Patricia Karas; the father of Timothy, Thomas (Linda) and William (Danita); the grandpa of Lynda, Kimberly (Ryan) Albright, Lisa (Tommy West), James (Allison), Erica, John, Steven, Samuel (Alexandra Hojnar) and Kathryn; and the great grandfather of Mallory and Harrison.

A funeral Mass was celebrated March 29 at St. Mary Church, Riverside.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Riverside Fire-

Former longtime Riverside resident Mary Louise Kanz, 95, of Oro Valley, Arizona, died peacefully at home on March 8, 2023 surrounded by loved ones.

She was born on Dec. 4, 1927 to Fred and Mary Narobe in Cicero and married Bill Kanz in 1951. They went on to have four children, Bill, Ken, Russ and Kathy. The family lived in Cicero for 10 years before moving to Riverside, where they lived for 46 years.

The couple moved to Rock Island in 2007 to be near See OBITUARIES on page 16

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RBHS volleyball off to strong start in 2023 After so-so season last year, Bulldogs look to upperclassmen

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

The Riverside-Brookfield High School boys volleyball team is hoping an equal combination of seniors and juniors will provide a winning result.

The Bulldogs are off to a 5-3 start, beating Joliet Catholic, Bolingbrook and Plainfield South in five matches at the Joliet West Tournament last month and beating MorLANDON HARAZIN ton and Oak Lawn both in two sets.

The Bulldogs are 2-1 in three-set matches.

Senior setter Landon Harazin is a thirdyear starter and senior outside hitter

Iggy Bielobradek a third-year varsity player for the Bulldogs, who have seven seniors and juniors on their roster.

Last season, the Bulldogs finished 15-20 in 2022 and 4-3 in the Metro Sub- SEBASTIAN CISZEWSKI urban Conference.

They lost their Proviso West Regional opener to West Aurora 27-25, 25-22.

Senior outside hitters Ricardo Ulloa and Angel Herrera also usually were rotation regulars, and the three other seniors, middle hitter Sebastian Ciszewski, senior outside hitter Thomas Dixon and defensive specialist Nate Padilla, saw significant playing time.

Harazin led the 2022 Bulldogs in assists (496). Ulloa had a team-best 35 aces and 360 serve receptions and was third in digs (141), Bielobradek was second in kills (128) and Herrera (35) and Ciszewski (32) were second and third in total blocks.

This season, Ciszewski leads the Bull-

dogs with 41 kills, a .347 attack percentage and 18 total blocks. Harazin has a team-best 151 assists and 41 digs, Bielobradek has 29 kills and 27 digs, Dixon has 83 serve receptions and Herrera 12 blocks.

Varsity newcomers are juniors Garrett Angshed, Campbell Duncan and Makoto Scheuermann as outside hitters, libero Liam Reilley, middle hitters William Roudebush and Sam Shelven and setter Francisco Cervantes.

Reilley leads the Bulldogs with 45 digs, 105 serve receptions and six service aces.

Shelven has 27 kills and 14 blocks.

LTHS remains perfect after Argo title The Lyons Township High School boys volleyball team moved to 7-0 by winning the Argo Tournament on April 1 with five twoset victories, including over Lockport in the final match. They opened the season late last month by beating Brother Rice in three sets and Wheaton Warrenville South in two.

Statistical leaders have been seniors Sam Levinson (21 kills), Leo Wiemlet (28 kills) and Tommy Hennessy (25 digs) and juniors Luka Kostic (24 kills, 4 aces) and

Carson Turner (59 assists). Levinson, Wiemlet and Kostic earned all-tournament honors at Argo.

All five were part of last season’s starting rotation. The 2022 Lions were 25-13, equaling their most overall victories since 2019, and 1-5 in the West Suburban Conference Silver Division. They captured a third straight regional title before losing to Silver rival Hinsdale Central 23-25, 2523, 25-22 in the IHSA Hinsdale Central Sectional semifinals.

The 6-foot-7 Wiemelt will play volleyball at the University of California-San Diego. A third-year varsity player, the 6-3 Levinson will play at Springfield College.

Senior 6-3 outside hitter Connor Carroll, another key varsity returnee, will play at Aurora University.

Newcomers include junior opposite-side hitter Tim Shepard and junior setter Tommy Culver, both 6-2.

“We have the ability to compete with top teams in the state and West Suburban Conference and having a successful postseason run,” LTHS coach Brad Skendzel said. “Our experience and leadership will be critical components to our program’s continued development.”

RBHS girls soccer returns with experienced squad Bulldogs off to 5-2 start, building off last year’s turnaround

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Senior Natalie Rubi and her RiversideBrookfield High School girls soccer teammates faced many obstacles to finish the 2022 strong and share the Metro Suburban Conference title.

The Bulldogs hope they have the upper hand this season with 16 returning varsity players and eight returning starters.

NATALIE RUBI

LENA LEMBCKE

“We can see a great team forming, but going into a game we have to play every game at our best to prove we are a top team,” Rubi said.

Seniors Lena Lembcke, Jessica Sharenow,

Nina Bretz and Rubi are team captains for the Bulldogs, who finished 11-10-3 overall in 2022 after a 2-6-1 start.

The Bulldogs already are 5-2 this season.

They won the round-robin Glenbard South Invitational last month with three shutout victories over the host Raiders, Lake Park and Montini.

Sharenow and Lembcke (6 goals, assist in 2022) anchor the back line as veteran central defenders for new senior goalie Piper Blair.

In 2022, Stabenow received honorable mention all-sectional. Sharenow, Lembcke, Bretz (6 goals, 9 assists) and junior Hazel Hall (10 goals, 4 assists) were All-MSC honorees.

Rubi (11 goals, 3 assists), senior Sophie Swicionis (goal, assist), junior Katherine

Newberry (2 goals, assist) and sophomore Lucy Drenth (goal, 2 assists) also are returning starters. Other varsity returnees are senior Monique Sandoval (4 goals), juniors Niahm Larson (7 goals, 5 assists), Madison Bisiules (goal, 7 assists), Ericka Pacheco (3 goals, 2 assists) and Cassidy Erb and sophomores Ella Caputo (2 goals, 2 assists), Isa Hernandez (goal) and Raleigh Jesswein.

So far this season, Larson has six goals and two assists, including four goals in the Glenbard South Invite victories.

Hall (3 goals, 2 assists), Rubi (3 goals, assist) and Bretz (2 goals, 3 assists) have accounted for the other goals. Swicionis (assist), Drenth and Erb have contributed at outside defender.

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LTHS gymnast vaults into mix as a senior After competing as child for clubs, Johnson step right into high school team

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Senior and former club gymnast Ryan Johnson annually was asked by coach Sam Zeman to consider joining the Lyons Township High School boys gymnastics team.

Before this season, finally Johnson RYAN JOHNSON said yes.

“High school gymnastics is a lot more team focused than club,” Johnson said. “Also, being a senior it was my last opportunity to play a sport and be a part of a team at Lyons Township.”

He’s been among the many reasons the Lions once again appear on track to return to the eight-team state meet. At the halfway point March 28, the Lions earned the state’s No. 4 sectional seed and have scored as high as 147.70 points.

In their last two meets, the Lions won 147.60 to 141.40 at Downers Grove North March 14 and were sixth (126.125) at Hinsdale Central’s Neil Krupicka Invitational March 17.

“I tried recruiting him consistently over the last four years and now we are excited to have him as part of our team,” Zeman said.

“He learns new skills at an incredible rate.”

OBITUARIES Continued from page 14 their daughter Kathy and son-in-law Bill.

Mr. and Mrs. Kanz had a large circle of friends. They hosted game nights, dined out, traveled and went on cruises with friends on a regular basis. They had a full life together.

After her husband of 56 years passed away in 2007, Mary, her daughter Kathy and son-in-law Bill combined households.

Soon thereafter, she began RVing with Kathy and Bill. They were snowbirds for three years before moving to Arizona.

Mary lived in an independent living community for a short period of time before

At Downers North, juniors Matt Adler (54.60) and Will Taylor (48.10) were second and third in all-around and were top-three finishers in practically every event.

Adler won pommel horse (9.2) and tied for first on parallel bars (9.3). Johnson, who was third on horizontal bar (7.2) and fourth on floor exercise (8.5), all-around Nick Giordano and Ryan Evans also had top-five event finishes.

At the Krupicka Invite, Taylor was fourth on still rings (8.15) and sixth on parallel bars (8.1) in taking 13th in all-around (46.00).

Johnson competed club gymnastics from age 6 to 11 and finished with two years at Level 7. He feels he’s already better than he was back then due mainly to confidence and strength.

While he’s picked up new skills on his first few tries, he definitely feels the results of consistent training.

“Learning new skills and getting excited about it really helps the team out,” Johnson said.

LTHS girls water polo Senior Evie Reinisch and her Lyons Township girls water polo teammates have a big week ahead.

The Lions (14-3) visit Mother McAuley, usually one of their top sectional opponents, on April 5 and York, which has beaten defending state champion Naperville North, on April 7.

“It really is going to be a good test,” Reinisch said.

The Lions finished fourth at the Fenwick tournament last weekend by beating the host Friars 11-3 on April 1 after earlier beating St. Ignatius 12EVIE REINISCH 5. In pool play on March 31, they beat Whitney Young 12-5 and lost 9-7 to Stevenson, their second loss to the Patriots this season.

With spring break, the Lions had players missing at Fenwick and at their invite March 25, when they lost to Lincoln-Way Central.

“When we have everybody here and we’re on our game, things go really well,” Reinisch said.

Reinisch returns at central defender. She’s splitting time there with sophomore Maya Mladjan, who has grown taller than older senior sister Emilia.

Reinisch feels she is better at fronting players while Mladjan is better being between the attacker and the goal. They defend together or the other player is on the wing.

“We have different strengths in that position,” Reinsich said. “[Mladjan] has really strong legs. I am more of a fighter in there.

It depends on the team we’re playing or the player we’re against.”

moving back in with Kathy and Bill. They lived together as a family unit and had many adventures and lots of laughs together before her passing.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband, parents and brother. She is survived by her four children and her only remaining living friend, Marge.

Private interment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

She was the mother of Christopher and Andrea Straney, the mother-in-law of Christine Carr, the grandmother of Christopher Carr-Straney and the sister of the late Julie Habers.

Services have been held.

Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, Riverside, handled arrangements.

Sara H. Straney, 83

Riverside resident

Lived in Riverside Sara Heilman Straney, 83, of Lyons and Riverside, formerly of Chicago and born in Brooklyn, New York, died on March 28, 2023.

Gregory E. Wagner, 66 Gregory E. Wagner, of Riverside, died March 23, 2023.

Greg never met anyone he couldn’t talk to and was truly interested in everyone’s stories. He was a wonderful caregiver to his parents and was always willing to help

RBHS softball The Bulldogs (3-3) lost to Bishop McNamara 12-5 on April 3 but won victories over Shepard 10-4 on March 28, Morton 14-2 on March 24 and Addison Trail 12-0 on March 21.

Emily Organ, Lianna Noel, Zoe Levine and Ellie Megall each had two hits against Shepard and Luna Lloyd had three against Addison Trail. Pitchers Abby Krueger and Abby Stevenson earned their first victories against Morton and Addison Trail, respectively.

LTHS baseball Lyons Township (3-1) won a West Suburban Conference Silver game over Glenbard West 14-2 in five innings April 3 with an eight-run fifth.

Troy Stukenberg hit two home runs with four runs batted in. Sam Viniard and Jack Falls (4 RBIs) also homered and James Georgelos doubled. Winning pitcher Tucker King allowed six hits.

On March 30, the Lions’ two runs in the top of the seventh pulled out a 13-12 victory at Lincoln-Way Central.

Falls hit a two-run double in the seventh after Michael Mango led off with a walk, Frederick Ragsdale III (3 for 5) reached on a bunt and both advanced on Stukenberg’s sacrifice bunt. Ryan Jackson tripled and doubled with three RBIs. out someone in need.

He was the husband of Ellen Cleary; the father of Tess; the brother of Mary (Carl) Uthe and Renee Wagner; the brother-in-law of Mike (Nancy) Cleary, Pat (Jane Hodgkinson) Cleary, Mary Anne (Bob) Keenan, Joan (Bob) Patzelt, Dan (Colleen Clarke) Cleary and Bill (Julie) Cleary; and an uncle to many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents Jerome and Genevieve Wagner; parents in-law William and Mary Cleary; brotherin-law Tom Cleary and nephew Jonathon Uthe.

A memorial Mass will be celebrated Saturday, April 15 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary Church, 126 Herrick Road, Riverside.

Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, Riverside, handled arrangements.

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD Notice of Public Hearing Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission April 27, 2023, at 7:00 PM NOTICE is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Brookfield on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 7:00 PM in the Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois to consider an application from Khalid Habbab for a Special Use Permit to conduct Low-Impact Manufacturing of ice cream associated with a Warehouse and Distribution use at 4620 Forest Avenue (PIN 1803428060).

Legal Description: Lot 27 (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 20 FEET OF THE EAST 100 FEET THEREOF), AND LOTS 28 THROUGH 31 IN AUSPITZ AND OAKES “BROOKFIELD PARK”, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF THE WEST HALF OF THE EAST HALF OF THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER, ALSO THE EAST 6.8368 ACRES (EXCEPT ROAD) OF THE SOUTH WEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTH EAST QUARTER IN SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. The public is invited to attend the public hearing and present oral and/ or written comments. Written comments may be provided prior to 4:00 PM on the day of the meeting to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Kate Portillo, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513 and at kportillo@brookfieldil.gov. Oral or written public testimony may be given during the public hearing.

Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation in order to participate in any meeting may contact the Village of Brookfield at (708) 4857344 prior to the meeting. Wheelchair access is available through the front (south) entrance of Village Hall.

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Notice of Public Hearing Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission April 27, 2023, at 7:00 PM NOTICE is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Brookfield on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 7:00 PM in the Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois to consider an application from Michael Fries for a Special Use Permit related to a Transportation Terminal use for Moving Services at 9118 W 47th Street (PIN 1803424021).

Legal Description: THE WEST 275 FEET OF LOTS 15 AND 16 TOGETHER WITH THE NORTH HALF OF THE VACATED ALLEY LYING SOUTH OF AND ADJACENT TO THE SAID WEST 275 FEET OF LOT 16 AND ALSO LOTS 17, 18, 19 AND 20 TOGETHER WITH THE SOUTH HALF OF THE VACATED ALLEY LYING NORTH OF AND ADJACENT TO SAID LOTS 17, 18, 19 AND 20 IN BLOCK 12 IN OLIVER SALINGER AND COMPANY’S BUNGALOW PARK, A SUBDIVISION IN SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED OCTOBER 18, 1921 AS DOCUMENT 7299660, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. The public is invited to attend the public hearing and present oral and/ or written comments. Written comments may be provided prior to 4:00 PM on the day of the meeting to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Kate Portillo, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513 and at kportillo@brookfieldil.gov. Oral or written public testimony may be given during the public hearing.

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PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD Notice of Public Hearing Village of Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission April 27, 2023, at 7:00 PM NOTICE is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Brookfield on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at 7:00 PM in the Edward Barcal Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois to consider an application from The 1937 Group, Ltd. for a Special Use Permit for a Cannabis Dispensary use at 8863 W Ogden Avenue (PINs 1803221001, 180322102 and 1803221003).

Legal Description: LOTS 8,9 AND 10 BLOCK 86 IN S.E. GROSS’ THIRD ADDITION TO GROSSDALE, BEING THAT PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER AND THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER LYING NORTH OF THE ROAD (NOW OGDEN AVENUE), EXCEPTING THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE C.B.&Q R.R., ALSO EAST HALF OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER LYING SOURTH OF THE ROAD (NOW OGDEN AVENUE), ALL IN SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 38 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS The public is invited to attend the public hearing and present oral and/ or written comments. Written comments may be provided prior to 4:00 PM on the day of the meeting to: Village of Brookfield, Planning and Zoning Commission c/o Kate Portillo, 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, IL 60513 and at kportillo@brookfieldil.gov. Oral or written public testimony may be given during the public hearing.

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By The Joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals Of The Village Of North Riverside Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of North Riverside on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at

At such time and place, the Joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a request for a variance to Title 17 Village of North Riverside Zoning Ordinance Section 5.08.D(3) Accessory Buildings, Structures and Uses.

Applicant: David and Dina Witken 2417 S. 9th Avenue North Riverside, Illinois 60546 All persons desiring to appear and be heard for or against said petitions may attend the Public Hearing.

Village of North Riverside Pat Ferriter, Chairman of the Joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals Published in RB Landmark April 5, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF COOK VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE Notice Of A Public Hearing

By The Joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals Of The Village Of North Riverside Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of North Riverside on Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 6:00 P.M., in the Council Chambers located in the Village Commons, 2401 S. Desplaines Avenue, North Riverside, Illinois.

At such time and place, the Joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a request for a variance to Title 14 North Riverside Sign Ordinance.

Applicant: American Real Estate Management and Development Co., LLC 8400 W. 26th Street North Riverside, Illinois 60546 All persons desiring to appear and be heard for or against said petitions may attend the Public Hearing.

Village of North Riverside Pat Ferriter, Chairman of the Joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals Published in RB Landmark April 5, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Attention: Parents of Homeschooled Students On Tuesday April 25, 2023 at 1:00pm, Forest Park Schools District 91 will conduct a meeting at the Administration Office, 424 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the district’s plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities and/or students that are eligible to receive Title 1 services who attend private schools and/or home schools within the district boundaries for the 2023-2024 school year. If you are the parent of a homeschooled student who has been or may be identified with a disability and/or is eligible to receive Title 1 services and you reside within the boundaries of Forest Park Schools District 91, you are

Published in Forest Park Review April 5, 12, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice to Bidders Village of Forest Park Time and Place of Opening of Bids: Sealed proposals for the improvement described below will be received at the office of the Village Clerk, Village Hall, 517 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, Illinois 60130, until 10:00 o’clock A.M., April 13, 2023. Bids will be accepted ONLY through QuestCDN.com via their electronic VirtuBid online bid service.

A virtual bid opening will be held at the day and time of the bid closing.

Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/ j/82553807824?pwd=K2huZ1U2V3A1UWhoTUgvL0pXRWlCZz09 Meeting ID: 825 5380 7824 Passcode: 597244 Description of Work: Name: Community Center Playground Improvements Project Location: 7640 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park, IL Proposed Improvement: Installation of Playground Equipment, perforated underdrain, poured in place safety surface, concrete ribbon and restoration.

Bidders Instructions: The Bidding Documents can be downloaded from QuestCDN via the Christopher B. Burke Engineering Ltd. (CBBEL) website http://cbbel. com/bidding-info/ or at www.questcdn.com under Login using QuestCDN #8443100 for a non-refundable charge of $50.00. A QuestCDN login will be required. Contact QuestCDN. com at 952-233-1632 or info@questcdn.com for assistance in membership registration and downloading this digital project information.

Contractors must purchase bid documents and be shown on the Bidder’s Planholder List in order to bid. Bids received from contractors who are not in the Bidder’s Planholder List will be rejected.

By Order of: Village of Forest Park, Vanessa Moritz, Village Clerk, (Awarding Authority) Published in the Forest Park Review April 5, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, that sealed bids will be accepted for: 2023 Public Works Garage Parking Lot ReconstructionBase Bid – Hot Mix Asphalt Alternate Bid #1 – Reinforced Concrete Pavement 45 Forest Avenue, River Forest, IL

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Bids must be submitted by Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at:

Contacts: Ambrosia Homes, Tim Pomaville, 312-437-8292, tim.pomaville@gmail. com

Public Works Department, 2nd Floor Village of River Forest 400 Park Avenue River Forest, IL 60305 The bid proposals will be publicly opened and read at that time. Proposals will be considered not only on the basis of cost, but also on past performance, experience and ability to perform the work.

No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of the Proposals without the consent of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of River Forest for a period of thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of the bid opening.

Bidders shall be prequalified by IDOT for: HMA Paving, Concrete Construction The Village of River Forest reserves the right in receiving these bids to waive technicalities and reject any or all bids.

Published in Wednesday Journal April 5, 2023

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

In re the marriage of JORGE PENA, Petitioner and BEYERLY MOORE PENA, Respondent, Case No. 2023D002416.

The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, Beverly Moore Pena the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, Jorge Pena for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending.

Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your Appearance and Response electronically to said Petition with the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, on or before May 3, 2023, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

IRIS Y. MARTINEZ, Clerk.

Published in Wednesday Journal April 5, 12, 19, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING New Meeting Date Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023 Time: 7 pm to 8:30 pm

This project consists of approximately 10,000 square feet of parking lot reconstruction (Base Bid – Hot Mix Asphalt, Alternate Bid #1 – Reinforced Concrete Pavement) and other work incidental thereto.

Location: Dole Branch/Dole Center, Oak Park Library, 255 Augusta St., Oak Park, IL 60302

The bidding documents are available for download starting Friday, March 31, 2023 at:

Proposed Development: 5 - s t o r y apartment building with parking

www.vrf.us/bids

Subject Property Address(es): 505 N. Ridgeland, Oak Park, IL

Purpose of Meeting: Pre-Planned Development Submittal Discussion

Published in Wednesday Journal April 5, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE LEGAL NOTICE Invitation to Bid PRINTING, XEROGRAPHIC AND CARBONLESS PAPER Oak Park Elementary School District #97 will receive sealed bids for “PRINTING, XEROGRAPHIC AND CARBONLESS PAPER” at the District’s Administration Offices - 260 West Madison Street - Oak Park, Illinois 60302 until 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday April 19th, 2023. At that time the bids will be publically opened.

Bids mailed or delivered shall be marked to the attention of: Ms. Anne Calvin Oak Park School District 97 260 Madison Street Oak Park, IL 60302 The front of the envelope should be clearly marked “PRINTING, XEROGRAPHIC AND CARBONLESS PAPER”. The bid specifications may be obtained from Anne Calvin, Print Shop Specialist – Administration Building – 260 West Madison Street – Oak Park, IL 60302, (708) 524-7630, commencing on April 12th, 2023.

The Board of Education reserves the right to waive any informalities, qualifications or irregularities, and/or reject any and all Requests for Proposal (RFP), when, in its opinion, such action will serve the best interest of the Board of Education of Oak Park Elementary School District 97.

Lonya Boose Board Secretary Published in Wednesday Journal April 5, 2023

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK COMMUNITY DESIGN COMMISSION HEARING DATE: April 26, 2023

requiring that permanent

TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits

window signs affixed to or painted on the inside of a window shall occupy no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the surface of each window area. Window area is counted as a continuous surface until divided by an architectural or structural element. The window area north of the entrance door is 100% covered.

LOCATION OF HEARING: Room 201 (Council Chambers), Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302 CALENDAR NUMBER: 01-23-DRC APPLICANT: Illinois Pain and Therapy Associates ADDRESS: 836 S Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60304 REQUEST: The Community Design Commission will conduct a public hearing on an application filed by the Applicant, Khosrow Zarei, on behalf of Illinois Pain and Therapy Associates, seeking variances from the following sections of the Oak Park Sign Code relative to increasing permanent window sign coverage and increasing items of information displayed in a window area, to allow the existing permanent window signage to remain at the premises commonly known as 836 S. Oak Park, Illinois, Property Index Number 16-18-224-0270000 (“Subject Property”).

1. Section 7-7-15 (C) (1) of the Village of Oak Park Sign Code,

2. Section 7-7-9 (H) (1) of the Village of Oak Park Sign Code, requiring all signs to limit the number of items of information to no more than six (6) items of information. The window north of the entrance contains 14 Items of information.

A copy of the application and applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The public hearing may be adjourned by the Commission to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof.

Published in Wednesday Journal, April 5, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BROOKFIELD NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to call of its directors, a special meeting of stockholders of First National Bank of Brookfield (the “Bank”) will be held at the Bank’s main office located at 9136 Washington Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, on April 19, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. to consider and vote whether an agreement and plan of reorganization, whereby a holding company, to be named Brookfield Bancshares, Inc., located in Brookfield, Illinois (the “Company”) would be created, making the Bank its wholly-owned subsidiary under the provisions of the laws of the United States, shall be ratified and confirmed, and to vote upon any other matters as may properly come before the meeting. A copy of the agreement and plan of reorganization, approved by a majority of the directors of the Bank and the proposed holding company, is on file at the institution and may be inspected during business hours.

First National Bank of Brookfield Phillip Richard President and Chief Executive Officer Published in RB Landmark March 15, 22, 29, April 5, 2023

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK COMMUNITY DESIGN COMMISSION HEARING DATE: April 26, 2023 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits LOCATION OF HEARING: Room 201 (Council Chambers), Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302 CALENDAR NUMBER: 02-23-DRC APPLICANT: Sugar Beet Food Store Cooperative ADDRESS: 812 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 REQUEST: The Community Design Commission will hold a public hearing on an application filed by the Applicant, Sugar Beet Food Store Cooperative, seeking variances from following sections of the Oak Park Sign Code relative to increasing permanent window sign coverage and increasing items of information that can be displayed in a window area at the premises commonly known as 812 Madison Street, Illinois, Property Index Number 16-07-327-041-0000 (“Subject Property”).

1. Section 7-7-15 (C) (1) of the Village of Oak Park Sign Code, requiring that permanent window signs affixed to or painted on the inside of a

window shall occupy no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the surface of each window area. Window area is counted as a continuous surface until divided by an architectural or structural element. There is a total of ten (10) window areas on the building; five (5) of the ten (10) window areas contain more than twenty-five percent (25%) window coverage.

2. Section 7-7-9 (H) (1) of the Village of Oak Park Sign Code requires all signs to limit the number of items of information to no more than six (6) items of information. There is a total of seven (7) window areas along the south elevation of the building; three (3) of the seven (7) window areas contain eight (8) items of information.

A copy of the application and applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The public hearing may be adjourned by the Commission to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof.

Published in Wednesday Journal, April 5, 2023

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The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MERRILL LYNCH MORTGAGE INVESTORS, INC., MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, MANA SERIES 2007-OAR4 Plaintiff, -v.ELLEN C. SCHNACK, RANDALL C. SCHNACK Defendants 19 CH 14891 626 NORTH TAYLOR 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 October 4, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on April 19, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 626 NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-319-0080000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence.

The judgment amount was $417,344.71.

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

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the

purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

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

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g) (1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

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

For information, contact The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 19-092500.

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.

LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 19-092500 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 19 CH 14891 TJSC#: 43-1045 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 14891 I3216043

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