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Vol. 35, No. 18

April 29, 2020

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LTHS delays graduation

Construction shuts Grand Boulevard in downtown Brookfield PAGE 3

Prom, commencement ceremony postponed tll late June PAGE 9

Local restaurants forge ahead during shutdown PAGE 7

D103 board at odds over new director-level hires 6 custodians furloughed, longtime staffers fired By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

A divided Lyons School Board voted 4 to 2 at a special meeting last week to hire two administrators, even though most board members had not even seen the resumes of the people that they were voting to hire. The board also voted 4 to 2 to furlough six custodians and to eliminate the positions of three central office employees in what Superintendent Kristopher Rivera described as costsaving moves. The new hires are Sheila Johnson, who was hired to be the school district’s new business manager. She replaces Martin McConahay, who was hired as interim business manager last fall. Meanwhile, Robert Koc was hired as the new buildings and grounds director, replacing Mark Galba, whose contract was not renewed after he has spent most of the last year on medical leave. “I don’t know anything about these people,” said board member Sharon Anderson before voting against hiring both Johnson and Koc. “We were never given any type of resume. No communication from the superintendent saying we’ve got interviews, we’re going to be bringing people to the board for approvals, nothing.” At the meeting Rivera said resumes for Johnson and Koc were inadvertently left out of the online board packets that board members access online. Anderson and Marge Hubacek voted against the new hires See D103 on page 16

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INSPIRED: Amy Jacksic has raised more than $10,000 to help feed Riverside families in need who are suffering the consequences of the COVID-19 shutdown.

Father’s loss to COVID-19 spurs effort to help neighbors Riversider raises more than $10,000 to aid villagers in need By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

In early April, Riverside resident Amy Jacksic was on the telephone talking to her healthy and still-working 74-year-old father, Rich Jacksic,

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Riverside shelves grant application for water tower repair Officials may consider some funding to explore fix in 2021 budget By BOB UPHUES

lage used in 2016 to identify the source of the brick-flaking problem, “to obtain an architectural proposal to guide the process.” Bailey said he was also hopeful there might Riverside officials have decided against be other federal grants the village might apapplying for a federal grant to address the longstanding issue of painted brick flaking ply for to help fund repairs. When the village restored the tower in off the surface of the village’s historic water 2004, it received two federal grants totaling tower, but may address the issue as part of more than $300,000 for the work. One of those next year’s budget process. awards was a $275,000 Save America’s TreaVillage trustees were slated to vote April 16 sures Grant from the National Park Service, to authorize Public Works Director Edward a program still in existence. Bailey to submit an application to the Paul Riverside has been searching for a source Bruhn Historic Revitalization Program for a of funding to solve the brick-flaking prob$750,000 grant to refurbish the water tower. lem for many years. In 2016, an architectural The item, however, was pulled from the firm hired to analyze the problem estimated village board meeting’s consent agenda. In it would cost around $1 million to make the a phone interview, Bailey told the Landmark necessary repairs, a verdict that put the project on hold. In the meantime, bits of buff colored-stained brick comprising the top half of the water tower continue to flake off the surface. The problem was created when the water tower was comprehensively renovated and restored in 2004 at a cost of $1.37 million, according to the Koo LLC, the firm hired in 2016 to examine the issue. The water tower was stripped of the white paint that covered the exterior at BOB UPHUES/Editor that time, revealing the origiPAINT CHIPS: The mineral coating on the upper portion nal 1869 Victorian gothic of the Riverside water tower has been flaking off the lower half of the tower and the 1913 common brick upper surface, along with pieces of the brick face, since it was half, which was rebuilt after a applied in 2004. Structural improvements made inside fire destroyed the structure. the tower at the time are causing the problem, and a fix During the 2004 restoration, will be expensive. the upper half of the tower was coated with a special minthat after further exploration, he determined eral stain to complement the original cream that it wasn’t possible to meet the April 21 brick of the lower half. But structural redeadline for the application. pairs made inside the tower, Koo LLC deter“This wasn’t going to work for this type of mined, resulted in the stained brick flaking project,” said Bailey. “It was extraordinary from the surface. in the complexity and bureaucracy required. Essentially, the repairs resulted in moisThere was a very long timeline. It’s really ture being trapped in between metal flashing necessary to apply for the grant a year out at and the brick face inside the tower. A failure a minimum.” to seal in heat generated from the ground Instead, Bailey said he’s likely to propose floor, which houses the recreation depart“some type of action on water tower repair ment, draws warm air up into the tower. That condensation on the metal trusses and steel during the upcoming budget process.” That action is likely to be asking the vil- flashing ends up in the masonry wall, Koo lage board to hire Koo LLC, the firm the vil- LLC determined. Editor

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Construction shuts part of Grand Boulevard Crosswalk installation expected to divert downtown traffic through May 11

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By BOB UPHUES Editor

The south half of the 3700 block of Grand Boulevard in Brookfield will be closed to all vehicular traffic for the next couple of weeks, with construction under way to add new brick paver crosswalks and larger brick paver landing areas at either end of each crosswalk. The work is the second phase of a project started in 2018, which included the installation of four high-visibility brick paver crosswalks across Brookfield and Burlington avenues and brick paver landing areas on either side of the Prairie Avenue railroad crossing. Crews began construction on April 20 and it’s expected to last through at least May 11, according to a notice sent by Brookfield Community Development Director Ross Klicker to property owners in the area. “This is much sooner and quicker than originally anticipated as we are taking advantage of the reduced traffic in this area due to the stay-at-home orders issued by the governor of Illinois,” Klicker wrote in the notice. “With this schedule, we anticipate Grand ROSS KLICKER Boulevard will Brookfield community be completed bedevelopment director fore traffic volumes and business activity returns to normal.” The roughly $206,000 streetscape upgrade is being funded in part by a $73,000 grant from the West Suburban Mass Transit District. The rest of the project is being funded with village money that is being loaned to the Grand Boulevard Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District, which will eventually repay the loan. In addition to the three new crosswalks and brick paver landing areas north of the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad tracks, the project also includes some work south of the tracks.

“We anticipate Grand Boulevard will be completed before traffic volumes and business activity returns to normal.”

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WORK ZONE: Streetscape improvements along the south half of the 3700 block of Grand Boulevard in Brookfield started April 20 and are expected to keep the street closed through May 11. Crews will install a brick paver crosswalk across Prairie Avenue south of Burlington Avenue, in addition to brick paver landing areas on either end of the crosswalk. That work will begin once the work north of the tracks is complete, said Klicker, who added there’s no firm start date for beginning that part of the project. However, unlike the work north of the tracks, construction will be limited to one side of Prairie Avenue at a time to allow north-south traffic to flow in both directions at all times. Construction of the crosswalks involves excavating the roadway and installing the pavers over a concrete base, which is why Grand Boulevard is closed to traffic. The construction is impacting several businesses in the 3700 block of Grand Boulevard that remain open for food takeout and delivery, including Paisan’s, Brookfield Breakfast, Zoo City Treats and Sebastian’s Whiskey and Ale House.

Traffic is being diverted around the construction zone via Grant and Prairie avenues. The north half of the 3700 block of Grand Boulevard, including the parking spaces remain accessible to traffic from the north. But at least one business owner says the construction is having a negative impact, with customers having difficulty getting to the door. Marjorie Nibert, co-owner of Zoo City Treats, 3748 Grand Blvd., said access to the store has been made difficult by construction vehicles being parked in front of their entrance. They did succeed in getting the contractor to move a port-a-potty that had been placed outside the business. “People are placing orders only to find that they can’t get here to pick it up, so then they cancel it,” Nibert said. “They could make it better by not blocking our entrance with their equipment. We thought we were going to survive the shutdown, but not so sure now they are blocking our business.”

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Visit with Honest Abe via Zoom

BIG WEEK April 29-May 6

Join Abraham Lincoln impersonator Kevin Wood as he shares the 16th president’s experiences and thoughts on the subjects of immigration, nativism, international relations and the global significance of the American Civil War during “Abraham Lincoln: Immigration & America’s Place in the World” on Monday, May 4 at 7 p.m.. The presentation is appropriate for adults and high schoolers. You will receive instructions for signing into the event via Zoom by email after registration. Sign up to attend at brookfieldlibrary.info/virtual-events.

Family campout and more in North Riverside

North Riverside Parks and Rec invites families to share photos and join their neighbors – virtually of course – in a variety of events this week. On April 29, it’s Tie Dye Day. Make your own tie dye apparel and share it with everyone by posting photos as comments at facebook.com/NRRecreation. You can do the same on Saturday, May 2 during a village-wide Family Campout. Indoors or outdoors – it’s your choice, just share your photos.

Virtual studio visits with RAC

With its galleries closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Riverside Arts Center has rolled out a new initiative to connect artists with those who appreciate their work. Recently, FlexSpace Director Liz Chilsen posted a pair of talks with artists who have staged recent exhibitions at Riverside Arts Center. One was a virtual studio chat with Andrei Rabodzeenko, whose work was on display in January. In the video, Rabodzeenko talks with Chilsen about his influences, techniques and inspirations. He also reflects on being an artist during the pandemic and how to keep working and stay inspired. Chilsen last week posted five short videos of a talk she conducted via Zoom with artists Deirdre Fox and Yoonshin Park, whose work is presently on display. In the videos, they talk about poetry, curating and site responsive adaptability during the coronavirus pandemic. For links to the videos and to get more information, visit riversideartscenter.com.

North Riverside Public Library is offering the following virtual programs through Facebook Live, conference calls and the teleconferencing app Zoom. Programs include Talented Tuesdays every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. via Facebook Live on North Riverside Public Library’s Facebook page; Whatcha Readin’ and Watchin’ Wednesday every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom; Game Night Fridays every Friday at 7 p.m. via Zoom; and Stretching and Meditation via conference phone on May 4 at 6:30 p.m. RSVP to bodenl@northriversidelibrary.org for all Zoom meeting access info. Brookfield Public Library offers virtual classes and programs for patrons of all ages throughout the week. Most youth activities will be presented live on the library’s Facebook page at facebook.com/ BrookfieldPublicLibrary. Events include literacy classes and Geek Labs, Zumba for Families and Mammals & More. Youth Services will also host a weekly sidewalk art challenge on Sundays. Each week’s winner will receive a gift card to a local business. Adults can participate in programs by signing up for events hosted on Zoom, including Chair Yoga on April 30 at 11 a.m. Register to get access info at brookfieldlibrary.info/ virtual-events. Riverside Arts Center offers Boredom Buster Boxes to give the kids some handson fun. Each box contains 6 pounds of clay, a scoring tool, a sponge, six underglaze colors, a slip, a paintbrush and project and instruction sheets. Order online and RAC will deliver the boxes to your front porch (no contact). RAC delivers to Riverside, North Riverside, Lyons, Brookfield, Berwyn, LaGrange, Oak Park, Austin and Belmont Cragin. Boxes are $36 members/$40 nonmembers. Order at riversideartscenter.com/ boredom-buster-boxes If you hold a Riverside Public Library card, you can delve into your family tree using Ancestry.com for free during the month of April. Get started at riversidelibrary. org/genealogy. The library also offers virtual programs for adults, including Kids and Family Guided Meditation on Zoom on May 1 at 10 a.m., Pivoting in the Real Estate Market on Zoom on May 2 at 10 a.m. and Knitting Club on Zoom on May 4 at 7 p.m. Visit riversidelibrary.org to register and get access info. Lucky Plush Productions, the contemporary dance ensemble founded and directed by Riverside resident Julia Rhoads, invites you to celebrate its 20th anniversary during a virtual party planned for May 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets begin at $25 and can be purchased at luckyplush.com/calendar/2020/3/8/pluckylush-20. A link to the party will be sent by email prior to the event. ■

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Air Fryer cooking demo

North Riverside Public Library invites you to join Marla on the North Riverside Public Library Facebook page or Instagram TV (northriversidepl) on Saturday, May 2 at 10:30 a.m. for an Air Fryer Cooking Demo. Don’t know what one is? Well, tune in a find out what you’ve been missing.

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On Monday, May 4 the Mobile DJ returns at 5 p.m., winding through town from west to east. Want a birthday shout out? Email a name, address, age, phone number and birthday to recreation@northriverside-il.org by Saturday, May 2.

Brookfield Zoo wants your lion art

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Brookfield Zoo invites kids to post drawings and messages for the zoo’s two new African lions, Brutus and Titus, by sharing them on the Brookfield Zoo Facebook page. After seeing the two lions on one of the zoo’s Facebook Live chats, kids began sending drawings and messages welcoming them to the zoo. Staff decided to display the drawings on the window of the lions’ outdoor habitat, which seem to have caught the attention of Titus. Staff want to fill the entire window with artwork. Share them at facebook.com/BrookfieldZoo so they can be printed and added to the window.

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County board delays action on sharing COVID-19 info Lawsuit, privacy concerns to be hashed out in committee

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Suburban first responders who have urged Cook County to share the addresses of people who are known to have tested positive for COVID-19 will have to wait a bit longer for a decision after county commissioners voted on April 23 to refer the matter to the county board’s health and hospitals committee. The resolution’s sponsor, Commissioner Scott Britton (D-14th) whose district is located in the northwest suburbs, said he requested the resolution be moved to committee in part because of a lawsuit filed April 20 by the Northwest Central Dispatch System seeking a judge’s order requiring the county to provide names and addresses of positive COVID-19 cases in its member communities. Northwest Central Dispatch System serves 11 communities in the northwest part of Cook County. “Since I introduced this resolution, litigation has been initiated, and I’d like time to analyze that issue,” Britton told fellow commissioners at the Cook County Board’s meeting on April 23, which was held virtually. Britton also said he wanted the committee to address other issues related to the resolution, which would have only provided address information to local police and fire chiefs. While he didn’t specify what those issues were, they almost certainly were related to privacy and potential discrimina-

tion issues mentioned during the meeting’s public comment portion by opponents of the resolution. Commissioner Frank Aguilar, who was attending his first meeting of the county board as the new representative of the 16th District, which includes North Riverside and portions of Brookfield and Riverside, said he was glad the resolution was getting more scrutiny. Aguilar whose district also includes heavily Hispanic areas, such as Cicero and Berwyn, said undocumented residents of his district feared how such information might be shared and used. “There is a fear above their heads,” Aguilar said. “We definitely support our first responders … but if there is a way, we could tweak it and take the fear off of our undocumented residents so we can approve the resolution.” Commissioner Sean Morrison (R-17th), whose district includes most of Riverside and part of Brookfield, is a co-sponsor of the resolution. Among those providing written testimony in support of the resolution were Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel and Fire Chief Matthew Buckley in a joint statement that was read to commissioners during the meeting. “The bottom line is that full disclosure [of addresses] to first responders will enable them to use personal protective equipment to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission,” the chiefs said.

Data suggests COVID-19 case rates may be slowing locally No new fatalities reported in villages since April 15 By BOB UPHUES Editor

Nearly two months into a pandemic that has resulted in wide-scale interruptions to commerce and life in general, the most recent data published by the Cook County Department of Public Health appeared to show the rate of COVID-19’s spread slowing in Riverside, Brookfield and North Riverside. As of the morning of April 28, the county was reporting that 66 Brookfield residents had tested positive for COVID-19 and that the village still had not seen a fatality from the disease which results from infection by the novel coronavirus. Tuesday’s number of new positive cases was a 24.5 percent increase in cases from a week earlier, but it marked the third straight

week in Brookfield where the rate of new cases had declined. The village saw a dramatic spike in the number of COVID-19 cases – a 300-percent jump – on April 7 from the prior week. That rate tapered off to 76 percent on April 14 and to 43 percent on April 21. However, the number of cases continues to rise in Cook County and statewide, causing Gov. J.B. Pritzker last week to modify and extend his stay-at-home order until May 31. Local governments that already had declared states of emergency in response to the pandemic, including Brookfield and North Riverside, followed suit by extending their own emergency declarations, which have included closing parks and playgrounds and, in See COVID-19 CASES on page 13

The resolution also garnered the support of several other suburban mayors and police chiefs, including Chief Mitchell R. Davis III, president of the South Suburban Association of Chiefs of Police, which represents 65 municipalities. Davis said that while first responders already take additional precautions for every call for service, it’s not practical for first responders, especially police, to treat every call as if they are dealing with someone positive for COVID-19. “COVID-19 is a danger we knowingly have information on and a conscious decision is being made not to make that information available for dissemination to our officers for their additional safety,” Davis said in his written testimony. Not everyone is so sure providing that information to first responders is such a good idea, however. Michael Rabbit, a founder of the Northwest Side Coalition against Racism and Hate, said there are “serious potential consequences” if the resolution is passed “beyond obvious privacy concerns.” “Fear and anxiety about COVID-19 has produced social stigma toward people. Identifying people with COVID-19 taints them, which may prompt prejudicial responses against them,” Rabbit said in his written testimony. “Families and friends of identified patients may also be stigmatized by extension. In fact, we’ve already seen this play out nationally against Asian and ChineseAmericans, with well over 1,000 incidents

of discrimination, hate and harassment reported.” He also worries about how police, particularly in Chicago, might use that information when approaching people identified as testing positive. “Given the history of systemic racism and shortcomings of police accountability, especially in Chicago, could this increase the risk of harm?” Rabbit asked. “Does this resolution actually ensure the safety of residents?” Brian Johnson, the CEO of Equality Illinois, a civil rights organization serving the LGBTQ community, said the resolution is likely to put first responders in more danger since testing has sometimes proven unreliable and because of suspicion about how information will be shared. “We have learned from other epidemics that individuals are less likely to be tested if they are uncertain how governments will disseminate or use that data,” Johnson said. “This skepticism is more acute among historically marginalized communities. “We want to acknowledge civil liberties and privacy concerns that such disclosures create. Our communities function best when we can trust our government not to disclose our private information to others.” It’s not clear when the health and hospitals committee will take up the resolution or how quickly it might return for consideration by the full board of commissioners. “My intent is to do this as quickly as possible,” Britton said.

NUMBER OF COVID-19 CASES 70 60 50

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ust like taxpayers who file their taxes by the April deadline, those who filed an extension should also do everything to make sure their tax return is complete and accurate. Errors on a tax return can mean it will take longer for the IRS to process the return, which in tum, could delay a refund.

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Man hijacks car in Cicero, commits robbery in Riverside A man suspected of hijacking a car in Cicero on April 24 is also believed to have robbed a 25-year-old Stickney man of his cellphone that same afternoon in Riverside. The victim told police he was walking northbound on Harlem Avenue from his home in Stickney to his job in North Riverside at about 4:05 p.m. When he got near Robinson Road, a man ran up to him, grabbed the iPhone 11 cellphone from his hand and ran across Harlem Avenue to a car parked with its hazard light on in the northbound curb lane. The victim was not injured and the offender did not strike him or indicate he had a weapon. The offender, was described as a black male in his 20s, with thin build, wearing red jogging pants and a black hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled up. The offender got into the driver’s seat of the car, a black 2019 Honda CRV, which was last seen heading west on Lawton Road into Riverside. A witness to the robbery took a photo of the Honda CRV, which police said had been hijacked two hours earlier in the 5600 block of Cermak Road in Cicero. The offender in that case wore a surgical mask and reportedly implied he had a weapon but did not display one. The description of the offender from the vehicular hijacking matched the Riverside offender, police said.

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Three masked men who broke into a commercial storefront in the 3200 block of Harlem Avenue on the night of April 22 fled the scene empty handed after the building’s owner, who lives upstairs, scared them off. The offenders, who wore N95-type masks, scarves, hoods and full jogging suits and jackets, reportedly broke into the former Wing Wah restaurant, 3222 Harlem Ave., around 11:20 p.m. After trying to enter through the front door, one of the offenders reportedly was able to gain entry through a side window and then open the door for the other two. They were in the storefront less than three minutes before the owner, who heard noise from his upstairs residence, went downstairs and scared off the offenders.

Vehicle break-ins North Riverside police reported a pair of vehicle break-ins on the south side of the village last week. A resident of the 8000 block of Edgewater Road called police to report that sometime between 3 p.m. on April 21 and 10:50

a.m. on April 22, someone had entered her car and ransacked the interior. The victim’s driver’s license appeared to be missing. On April 23, another resident of the 8000 block of Edgewater Road called to report that his vehicle, which he parked on 31st Street just west of Desplaines Avenue on April 21 at about 4:40 p.m. had been broken into. Missing from the vehicle was a basketball and a blue backpack containing trading cards and videogames. ■ An employee from a local plumbing company called North Riverside police on April 22 to report that on the previous day, someone entered one of the company’s trucks, which had been left unlocked while on a job in the 9100 block of Cermak Road, and removed a Microsoft Surface laptop computer, its case and its pen. The total loss was estimated at $1,125.

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19-year-old Brookfield woman was cited for failure to yield the right of way when she allegedly drove into the path of another vehicle at the intersection of Maple and Jackson avenues on April 24 at about 9:05 p.m., resulting in the other driver losing control and crashing her 2013 Honda van into some bushes and the house on the southwest corner. The driver of the van was not hurt. Police said the van was southbound on Maple Avenue, traveling through the intersection, when a 2011 Honda CRV drove westbound on Jackson Avenue into her path. There is a stop sign for Jackson Avenue traffic, but no stop sign for Maple Avenue traffic. ■ An 83-year-old Brookfield woman told police that she mistakenly stepped on the accelerator of her 2015 Honda CRV instead of the brake, causing the vehicle to drive into the east wall of CVS, 8911 Ogden Ave., on April 25 at about 12:35 p.m. The face brick of the store sustained some damage, but no structural damage was done to the wall and no one was injured. The woman was not cited.

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

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

The Landmark, April 29, 2020

Local restaurants shift gears in all-takeout environment

Eateries have to weather at least another month of dining room shutdowns By MELISSA ELSMO Oak Park Eats

With Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker modifying and extending the Illinois shelter-in place mandate through May 30, restaurant owners in Brookfield, Riverside and North Riverside will continue to rely solely on takeout and delivery orders to support their businesses through the end of May. “Before COVID-19 less than 1 percent of our business came from carry out and delivery orders,” said Martin Lynch, the owner of Irish Times in Brookfield. “Now 100 percent of our business relies on to-go orders. It’s crazy.” Adapting to this new reality has not come without costs for the beloved Irish pub, at 8869 Burlington Ave. In addition to reducing their staff of 40 to just seven, the restaurant has made major adjustments to their overall operations. They quickly learned that their phone system was not up to the task of meeting the demands for a 100-percent carryout business and their website was not capable of offering online ordering. “Our phones and website are our absolute lifelines now,” said Lynch. “We are in the process of upgrading both our phone system and rebuilding our website. It’s an investment, but we need the technology if we are going to make it to next week or next month.” Fluctuating food and supply costs are also a concerning factor for Lynch and his team at Irish Times. High demand and sup-

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Reassessments will account for pandemic’s impact For townships already reassessed, adjustment will come after appeals

By LACEY SIKORA Contributing Reporter

hen Fritz Kaegi won the election for Cook County Assessor in November 2018, he pledged to change the way the office did business. As he works his way through his agenda, his second year has been marked by an unprecedented shutdown due to COVID-19. And, that has necessitated a pivot in how the office handles re-assessments. Kaegi says that with the economic shutdown because of the pandemic, it rapidly became apparent that his office needed to make changes. His office recently issued a press release regarding the decision to reassess all properties in the county later in the year. “We’re already seeing the effects of this global health crisis on hiring, income, and construction -- all of which dovetail ready processed more than 2,000 appeals with real estate values,” Kaegi said in the for Oak Park’s roughly 15,000 residential release. “Property owners should know property owners, said that it did not make we’re taking these circumstances into ac- sense to go through the appeals process now only to have properties reassessed in count. It’s the right thing to do.” During a Zoom interview with the the late fall or winter. “They will work on our Landmark earlier this appeals, which are now month, Kaegi cited the redue May 1, as normal cession of 2008 as a period and then apply the adin which then-Assessor justment factor to those James Houlihan made a post-appeal values,” Eldownward adjustment in Saffar said. assessment for the entire ElSaffar said that in county. 2009, Oak Park’s resiKaegi says the details dential properties saw a of the downward adjustdownward adjustment ment are still being deof 7 percent, but that did termined, but he said the not apply to other propadjustment will be based erty classes, and other on data, including pricing municipalities saw difand numbers of transacferent adjustments. tions for local property He also cautioned that sales, as well as models of any downward adjustunemployment and how FRITZ KAEGI ment will have little efthat relates to those catCook County Assessor fect on tax bills. egories. Kaegi says they “This is more of a will also look at how municipalities were impacted by previous sound bite than a change in reality,” Elcrises, such as 9/11 and the recession 10 Saffar said. Municipal governments, school districts years ago. Oak Park Township Assessor Ali ElSaf- and other agencies determine how much far noted the assessor’s COVID-19 changes money they need to fund their operations, will affect Oak Park, Riverside, River For- and those tax levies will not change. Kaegi confirmed that the levies set by loest, Calumet and Palos Townships differcal taxing bodies will be the same in spite ently than other municipalities. Cook County reassesses properties on a of his COVID-19-based adjustment and triennial basis, and those townships were that the adjustment is trying to make sure reassessed in January 2020 and were in the that the levies are divided up in the fairmidst of the appeals process when the vi- est way. In Riverside Township, Assessor Fran rus hit. Other townships in the west and south Sitkiewicz said that the township’s apof Cook County, including Proviso and peals process has been very robust in spite Lyons townships, will be reassessed later of COVID-19. As in Oak Park, the Riverthis year. side Township assessor pivoted after the ElSaffar, who noted that his office has al- shutdown to assist residents with appeals

He appointed 25 new senior executives, including people with expertise in assessments from other parts of the country. He set about automating an outdated system, implementing many technological innovations. Appeals and exemptions can be filed online, and the office also instituted a new call system, new Freedom of Information Act process and a new website. In addition, the office put in place an online RPIE (Real Property Income and Expense) form, which allows commercial property owners to submit rent and income information before the assessment process. A legislative change, making the senior exemption renew automatically each year, will also ease the process for seniors. When asked about the perception that the assessment process was rife with corruption, Kaegi says that perception reflects the point of view of many in Cook County. over the phone. As of April 15, Sitkiewicz “By design or by accident, our system says her office has worked with roughly has been extremely regressive,” he said. 1,500 of Riverside Township’s more than “It’s done great damage economically and 5,000 residential property owners in Riverpolitically to our community.” side, Brookfield and North Riverside. Kaegi says it’s part of his job to upend She says that because of changes made that perception of corruption, noting the in the county assessor’s office under reforms he has already put Kaegi, it has been easier in place that include an ethfor her office to help the ics ordinance, which proever-increasing numbers of hibits contributions to the residents seeking to appeal, assessor from Cook County since the process can now Assessor Office employees, be completed online. a published visitor log and “We do appreciate the an outside auditor. changes Kaegi is making to Kaegi also expressed an make the process accessible interest in making the typiand to help us do things cal triennial reassessments online,” Sitkiewicz said. more transparent. “At least we’ve now gotten “The assessment process through the process and gothas been difficult,” he said. ten our appeals filed. Now, “A lot of key numbers have we’ll have to see what the been hidden. We want to answer is to those appeals.” show them and be accountRipe for reform able.” FRAN SITKIEWICZ To that end, the office is Riverside Township assessor After his primary victory now publishing townshipin spring of 2018, Kaegi says level reports on its website he had 10 months to prepare for each reassessed townfor the job as county assesship to help property ownsor, during which he spoke to people around the country who are in- ers understand its methodology, and also created “explainers” online so that people volved in property assessment. “What we were doing is not what they can gain a better understanding of the do in other places,” Kaegi said. “We have a property tax system. They also redesigned assessment nolot to learn from other places. Some of our tices and other communications from the peers had problems like ours and they’ve office to make them easier to read. fixed them.” Kaegi acknowledged that Cook County When he started his job in 2019, updates property taxes are some of the highest in were sorely needed. “There was one whole city block [in the the nation and advocates a two-pronged county building] from Randolph to Wash- approach to relief. “We need more federal support of K ington full of boxes with no filing system other than date received,” Kaegi said. “It through 12 education, and we need to symbolized a system that was dysfunc- bring back the SALT (State and Local Tax) deduction,” he said. tional.”

“At least we’ve now gotten through the process and gotten our appeals filed. Now, we’ll have to see what the answer is to those appeals.”

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LTHS postpones, prom graduation until late June School not yet ready to give up on end-of-high school rituals

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Lyons Township High School is trying hard to allow members of the senior class the chance to experience the year-end rituals that make the final year of high school so memorable. Instead of canceling the school’s prom and graduation ceremonies, those events are being postponed until the end of June with the hope that the governor’s stay-at-home order might be amended or withdrawn if the number of people testing positive for and dying from COVID-19 wanes sufficiently.

LTHS Principal Brian Waterman announced the decisions in an email to school families on April 23. The high school serves the southern half of Brookfield. “While it certainly didn’t take a global pandemic for us to recognize this, it is during this crisis that we have learned so much about the [Class of 2020’s] persistence, kindness, compassion, resolve, dedication and commitment to their peers and our school community,” Waterman wrote. But, he said, another characteristic of the class revealed itself as the administration talked to class leaders on the Senior Class Board, Student Council and Principal Stu-

dent Advisory Council – hope. “We learned very clearly through our conversations that our seniors are hopeful about everything that lies ahead,” Waterman wrote. As a result, the senior prom – with its theme “A Starry Night” – has been rescheduled for Thursday, June 25 at Navy Pier in Chicago, subject to state guidelines and restrictions regarding large gatherings. The Class of 2020 commencement ceremony, subject to those same guidelines, will follow on Sunday, June 28. Caps and gowns will be distributed to seniors in mid-May and all students will be able to return to school to clear out their lockers and return books and

other materials in the coming weeks. Other senior class events will be held virtually, Waterman announced. An electronic version of the 2019-20 Tabulae yearbook will be released May 15, and a remote Senior Honors Assembly will be livestreamed on LTTV on May 21 at 6 p.m. A special tribute to the Class of 2020 will take place on Sunday, May 31 at 2 p.m., with details still to come. The school also is canceling second semester final exams for all classes. Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced on April 23 that his statewide stay-at-home order would be extended through May 31.

ComEd to use Ehlert parking lot for temporary storage Provided we’ll all be flocking back to local parks later this summer, if you’re headed to Ehlert Park in Brookfield you may find a little less off-street parking available in the park’s south lot along Gerritsen Avenue. That’s because for several months this year, the eastern half of the south parking lot will be fenced off to serve as a storage and staging area for ComEd, which is planning an electric

grid improvement project for the village’s south end. On April 13, Brookfield trustees voted unanimously to allow ComEd to store utility poles and other equipment in the parking lot, which has already been fenced in, charging the company $500 a month for the privilege. The agreement states that ComEd will have use of the parking lot through Dec. 31,

although village officials said it likely won’t be in use for that long. According to ComEd spokesman Jorge Cabrera, “The work being done in Brookfield is part of an overall system upgrade covering several municipalities. Within the Brookfield area, we anticipate replacing roughly 60 poles. The work is expected to be complete at the end of the year.”

Asked for more information on the scope of the system improvement, Cabrera said that was all the information he had. Village Manager Timothy Wiberg said his understanding was that ComEd’s project within Brookfield was limited to the south end of the village and that it involved improving the power grid by replacing utility poles and transformers. — Bob Uphues

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Oak Park Regional Housing Center and why we “Live in Oak Park”

any people are aware that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader in the Civil Rights movement, however, not too many know he played a large role in the Fair Housing movement. In the early 1960s, Blacks were systematically stripped of opportunities to live in certain communities. It was this discrimination, a core component of injustice that still happens today, that forced Black people to live in segregated neighborhoods. Beginning in 1965, Dr. King led the Chicago Freedom Movement, which was the campaign to address housing (and other Athena Williams, Executive Director issues) in OAK PARK REGIONAL Chicago, the HOUSING CENTER most racially segregated city in the United States. This campaign pushed for “open housing” and the right of Blacks to buy homes and live anywhere they wanted. Black home seekers in the city and surrounding suburbs were effectively barred from middle-class, predominantly white neighborhoods and prevented from freely seeking housing. While there were a few victories from the Chicago Freedom Movement, it was not until seven days after Dr. King’s assassination that Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act of 1968. This flurry of open housing progress had a snowball effect that arrived in Oak Park in the late 1960s. The Oak Park Housing Center was founded in 1972 by Roberta “Bobbie” Raymond. I had the opportunity

to speak with Bobbie several times during my time here at OPRHC. She made it clear that “we need to be open to Blacks coming into the community while instilling the values of this community.” Bobbie, concerned about racial integration and fair housing, became active in Oak Park, and was instrumental in passing Oak Park’s groundbreaking 1968 Fair Housing Ordinance. Fair housing was promised to everyone in America through the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968. We are still a long way from realizing Dr. King’s dream of fair housing for all. Unfortunately, Black and Hispanic families continue to remain twice as likely to live in poverty and continue to fall victim to discriminatory housing practices. Even today, in 2020, the consequences of social, economic and geographic inequality are becoming greater and more urgent. For example, the typical Black or Hispanic renter seeking housing is shown 11 percent fewer apartments than a white renter with similar qualifications, according to a 2012 HUD survey. This is why we Live in Oak Park. The Oak Park Regional Housing Center promotes affirmatively furthering Fair Housing, which is a legal requirement that federal agencies and federal grantees further the purposes of the Fair Housing Act. At OPRHC, in partnership with the Village of Oak Park, our landlord partners, and community members, we create a housing market that is open, inclusive, and fulfills the diverse needs of all community residents. Fair housing reconnects neighborhoods by ensuring access to quality housing, regardless of race, gender, religious views, familial status, or disability. All citizens have the opportunity to live in close proximity to high-achieving schools, employment opportunities, transportation options,

APRIL, NATIONAL FAIR HOUSING MONTH, increases efforts to end housing discrimination and raises awareness of fair housing rights. April is also the time to remember the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968 and his contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. banking services, grocery stores and retail, public services, and public space. Local government reaps benefits from promoting integration by lowering costs for social services, improving revenues through strong property values, and providing a desirable community where households and businesses can thrive. Our work is intentional. We are needed at a time like this to maintain and continue to promote racial integration as we move the legacy forward to embrace the values of the community especially inclusion and equity.

We are here today because we are tired. Now is the time to open the doors of opportunity. - Dr. King, 1966, Chicago Solider Field Stadium as part of the Chicago Open Housing Movement.

Schuman brothers, long-time Housing Center backers, sell buildings to ResCorp

he Schuman brothers, Russ and Kevin, bought their first apartment buildings on Oak Park’s east side some 30 years ago. Over the decades they have focused on Oak Park values of quality multi-family housing units at affordable prices with a strong eye on racial diversity. And that is why, says Athena Williams, executive director of the Oak Park Regional Housing Center, that the Schuman buildings, mainly on Austin Boulevard but also on Washington Boulevard, have been so integral to the properties represented by the Housing Center. In late March, the Schuman brothers sold their last six Oak Park multi-family buildings to the Oak Park Residence Corporation, a non-profit housing partner of the Village of Oak Park. David Pope, executive director of both ResCorp and its companion Oak Park

Housing Authority, is enthused about the sale. He hails the retiring Schuman family for “working under the radar but always advancing integration, affordability and quality units in an area we have always had concerns about maintaining.” Pope touted their long support for the Housing Center. “They have been great partners with the Housing Center. They are huge fans of the work of the Housing Center,” he said. That partnership will continue, Pope said, as all Residence Corporation units are listed with the Housing Center. The purchase of the six buildings is the single largest purchase ever made in the 54 year history of ResCorp. Adding the Schuman properties and their 170 apartments increases the total number of apartment units it owns from 459 to 629, a 37 percent hike.

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A man wearing an N95-type mask who appeared to be simply practicing social distancing while waiting to make a purchase inside a Riverside convenience store on April 21 at about 9:25 p.m. turned out to be an armed robber, according to police. When it was his turn to approach the cash register inside the 7-Eleven at 2600 Harlem Ave., the man reportedly pulled a black handgun from his waistband, pointed it at the clerk, ordered customers to lie on the ground and demanded money from the register. A 911 caller told police that the offender was still inside the store, holding the clerk at gunpoint, but when police arrived within two minutes the offender had fled the scene. North Riverside’s K-9 unit was able to track the scent of the offender to Longcommon and Berkeley roads, but lost the scent there. No one was injured during the robbery, and the offender reportedly made off with an undisclosed amount of cash. Surveillance cameras were able to capture the robbery and images of the offender as he entered the store. Those images show the alleged offender to be a black man, about 5-foot8, wearing a black skull cap, white face mask, a green jacket with a black collar and blue jeans. Police Chief Thomas Weitzel said the offender exploited the COVID-19 pandemic in robbing the store. “There was no dispute that this offender

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SUSPECT SOUGHT: An in-store surveillance camera captured this image of the man police say robbed the 7-Eleven, 2600 Harlem Ave. in Riverside on April 21. took advantage of the nationwide pandemic,” Weitzel said in a press release. “He purposely used an N95-type mask, practiced social distancing, confirmed by the other customers in the store, and then when it was his turn to pay for the items, he pulled a handgun and robbed the establishment.” Riverside police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the offender. Anyone with information can contact police at 708-447-2127. Tips can left anonymously.

Grand jury indicts Riversider shot by cop in standoff A Cook County grand jury has indicted a 19-year-old Riverside man, charging him with six counts of felony aggravated assault for allegedly threatening a police officer with a weapon, which turned out to be a BBtype gun, during an incident in Harrington Park on the night of Feb. 5 James C. Reilly, who was wounded in the leg when a police officer opened fire, initially was arrested in March by the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force, which handled the investigation. At that time, Reilly was charged with two counts of aggravated assault to a police officer, a Class 4 felony. The grand jury added four more counts of the same offense. About 30 police officers responded to Harrington Park in Riverside at about 9:25 p.m. on Feb. 5 after receiving calls of a man with a gun. According to police, Reilly was “highly in-

toxicated” and was carrying what appeared to be a MAC-10-type automatic rifle, outfitted with a silencer. While the gun turned out to be an Airsoft rifle, police described it as “a direct replica of an automatic rifle.” Police reportedly negotiated with Reilly for an hour, but the incident escalated when he allegedly stood up and pointed the rifle at police officers. A police officer, who has not been identified but reportedly was not a Riverside officer, fired three shots, hitting Reilly once in the leg. He was hospitalized and treated for the gunshot wound. Because the incident involved a police officer discharging his weapon, the Illinois State Police Public Integrity Task Force took over the investigation. Riverside police played no role in the investigation, according to Police Chief Thomas Weitzel. — Bob Uphues

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District 96 board OKs pay raises for administrators Suggestion to freeze salaries for a year due to economic downturn rejected

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

The Riverside Elementary School District 96 Board of Education rejected a proposal to freeze administrator salaries next year, instead voting 5 to 2 at its April meeting to give most administrators 3-percent raises. Two administrators, Blythe Park School Principal Casimira Gorman and Ames School Principal Todd Gierman, will be getting raises greater than 3 percent because they’re taking on additional duties. At the school board’s April 15 meeting, board finance committee chairman Jeff Miller proposed freezing the salaries of administrators, citing the sudden and steep downturn in the economy as a result of the global COVID-19 pandemic, saying that tough times are ahead. Miller said the raises were fair and reasonable when the board informally agreed to them in March before the pandemic hit Illinois in full force. “But the changes have come so fast in the last month the world is no longer in the same

place,” Miller said during the meeting, which was conducted via Zoom videoconference. “I think we should put a hold on these raises for now, freeze salaries for administrators for one year, and then next year we can evaluate where we are at in terms of the economy. And then, if things are good, we can give larger raises, retroactively, and go from there.” Shari Klyber also voted to reject the pay raises, saying she would like to revisit the issue later when economic conditions are clearer, perhaps at the start of the 2020-21 school year in August. “I just think in this current temporary situation I’d like to revisit them later when we can really figure out what the impact is and be sensitive to our community,” Klyber said. But the rest of the school board voted to forge ahead with the raises while acknowledging they might have to have a wage freeze next year. “I’m comfortable moving forward this year as we decided,” said board member Lynda Murphy. “Obviously next year will be a whole different ballgame.” Board member David Barsotti noted that

the district is in a strong financial position and that the contracts are all for only one year. “While I agree that this is a very uncertain time and things are changing and everybody’s pointing toward a severe economic outlook, it’s still an unknown,” Barsotti said. “But I do think next year we’ll be having very serious discussions about salary freezes.” Board President Dan Hunt said that he didn’t know of other school districts forgoing raises for administrators. “I just don’t think it would be the best move for the district given what we’re facing right now and the job the administrative team has done to date,” Hunt said. “I think we definitely need to reward that and be supportive of that. “What happens next year will be a different time, and we’ll have better information to evaluate when we get there.” Gorman, who will take on additional duties as the district’s early learning coordinator as well as continuing as the principal at Blythe Park School, will get an 8-percent raise, upping her annual salary to $116,067. Gierman is getting a 4-percent raise as he

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North Riverside and LaGrange Park, requiring face coverings of everyone working or shopping in local businesses. Local officials, like Riverside Fire Chief Matthew Buckley, said he hopes people don’t take the latest numbers as a sign they can start relaxing their guard against the spread of COVID-19. “It just concerns me that if people don’t continue to do what we’re doing, the numbers will go rapidly up,” Buckley said. “Our residents have been doing a good job of doing what they’re supposed to do. The numbers show people are doing their part.” In North Riverside and Riverside as of April 28, the rate of new cases reported by the county had increased by just about 13 percent week over week in each of those villages. The county was reporting 34 cases and zero deaths in Riverside, although Riverside does have at least one known fatality as a result of COVID-19, a 58-year-old man who died on April 11. North Riverside had 33 cases and two fatalities as of Tuesday morning, according to Cook County. The deaths were reported on March 31 and April 15.

Unlike in Brookfield, where the rate of new cases has trended downward for three straight weeks, numbers in Riverside and North Riverside have been unpredictable. Riverside saw its largest spike in cases as of April 14, when the numbers jumped 120 percent over the prior week. In the past two weeks, the rate slowed to 36 percent week over week on April 21 and to 13 percent April 28. But in North Riverside, numbers have ping-ponged weekly for the past month. On April 7, the village saw a 150 percent spike in new cases from the prior week, before seeing that rate drop to 30 percent on April 14. But on April 21, the rate weekly rate of new cases had jumped again to 123 percent before falling on April 28 to a little less than 14 percent week over week on April 28. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported that as of the morning of April 28, a total of 13,271 people has tested positive for COVID-19 in Cook County, with 525 people dying of the disease. Statewide there have been almost 2,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 and nearly 46,000 cases reported.

will have a larger building to oversee next year when the expansion to Ames School is completed. Gierman’s salary next year will be $127,141. Director of Teaching and Learning Angela Dolezal, Director of Finance and Operations Jim Fitton, Special Education Director Pam Shaw, Director of Technology Don Tufano, Hauser Principal April Mahy, Central School Principal Pete Gatz and Hollywood School Principal Kim Heffner will all get 3-percent raises. Dolezal will make $139,050 next year. Shaw will earn $143,802, Fitton $143,222, Tufano $138,558, Mahy $119,216, Gatz $121,296, and Heffner $116,048. The school board has not yet determined what kind of pay raise Superintendent Martha-Ryan Toye will receive next year as she enters the final year of her current threeyear contract. Ryan-Toye’s current salary is $193,640. The board is delivered its performance review to Ryan-Toye on April 22. Her raise, if any, will be determined in the upcoming months.

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clamoring for Vasquez’s house-made baked goods and their turkey and ham dinners remain popular, but a pivot to Bohemian fare has been especially successful for Mary’s Morning Mix-Up. “I have been selling bakery like never before, but the response to our Bohemian meals has been unbelievable.” said Vasquez. “I called up all my Polish girlfriends and got their recipe secrets.” Vasquez admits she stumbled into a niche cuisine, but her roast pork, sauerkraut and bread dumpling entrée sold out in 25 minutes. That success cemented the fact Bohemian fare will be on the menu every Thursday at Mary’s Morning Mix-Up. Vasquez updates the menu daily on her the restaurant’s Facebook page. To bolster her breakfast house, Vasquez attempted to apply for a PPP loan three times, but system glitches prevented the application from going MELISSA ELSMO/Contributor through. She was heartbroken to realize help in the form of payroll pro- NEW TRICKS: Mary Vasquez, owner of Mary’s Morning Mix tection would not be able to ease the Up, has embraced a newfound Bohemian side to sustain struggles facing her work family. To her Brookfield eatery. help bridge the gap, Vasquez took out a second mortgage on her home. “I am willing to lose my house before I lose this grateful for her customers’ ongoing support during restaurant,” said Vasquez. “I have 13 employees these challenging times. She and her staff thrive and I feel responsible for them.” on the positive feedback they have been receiving Vasquez’s outlook remains optimistic and she is on social media and in the community.

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Opinion KOSEY CORNER

THE LANDMARK VIEW

Business as usual

n the midst of a pandemic that has caused schools to close their doors to students, businesses to close their doors to customers and citizens to simply stay at home behind closed doors, for some it’s business as usual. Take, for example, the Lyons-Brookfield Elementary School District 103 Board of Education, whose board president, Jorge Torres, and allied board majority continue to steamroll their way through the end of the latest school year. Call us cynics, but you might even say the school board is taking advantage of the pandemic to try to shield its actions from view. Let’s take the latest entry – a special board meeting called last week to push through a number of controversial actions including furloughing a half dozen maintenance workers, firing three central office employees and hiring a new maintenance director and a business manager. But first, a little background. When the state ban against gatherings of more than 10 people went into effect, most school boards and municipal governments began holding meetings partially or wholly by teleconference, with citizens able to participate by calling in and listening. Not District 103. The full seven member board, along with regular attendees including the superintendent and board secretary, continues to meet in person – that’s nine people if you’re keeping track. That leaves room for one member of the press. There are two media outlets that regularly cover D103. The Landmark, an independent (and now nonprofit) newspaper operation and Des Plaines Valley News, whose ownership is closely tied to the political patrons of the District 103 board majority. A couple of hours before last week’s special meeting, Landmark reporter Bob Skolnik got a call from the school board secretary informing him that he didn’t need to show up, since there wasn’t room for him at the meeting. Of course, the Landmark doesn’t operate that way and Skolnik showed up anyway. Two police officers informed him he couldn’t enter the room, but he stood in the doorway to catch as much of the proceedings as possible. The question is why is there no way for media or citizens to attend the meeting virtually? The district employs a director of technology. Does the board not trust its own employee to be able to set up a conference call? The school board’s inability to even attempt to virtually loop in citizens who elected them to serve indicates a level of contempt that’s hard to disguise. At the special meeting last week, the board again failed to discuss the most recent hirings and firings in executive session before action was taken, and most board members had no idea what the qualifications of the new hires were before voting on them. When the school board hired a new communications consultant last month – coincidentally at a fee just short of the amount needed to seek proposals -- it was the same story. Who did the school board just hire? Who knows? Torres says they’re OK and that oughta be good enough for you.

Dance party daily on Kimbark Road

f it’s 5 o’clock on Kimbark Road, it’s dance party time! Yes, every day at 5 p.m., you can join in on the 10-minute feel-good event of the day brought to you by Wayne McCallum. Dance party was the idea of McCallum and his partner, Laura Betts, who wanted to do something during this rare and unusual time that would give people an upbeat feeling while maintaining the social distancing guidelines set forth by the governor. The couple began dance party on March 19, haven’t missed a day since and have never played the same song twice. McCallum’s selections are all, as he says, “upbeat” and “PG-13,” covering all eras. The dance party can be seen live on McCallum’s Facebook page (facebook.com/wayne.mccallum). He begins at 4:30 by announcing the day’s musical selection on Facebook. When the clock strikes 5 p.m., he heralds the opening of dance party with a blare from a conch shell, which usually gets people out of their houses and on their porches. A small crowd will appear, a few in cars or on bikes maintaining the prescribed 6-foot distance. From the second-floor balcony, the music begins and McCallum gets to dancing, often joined by those who have stopped by.

McCallum says the responses have been “insane” and far-reaching, including check-ins from a former resident who lives in California and a person from New York. He was particularly moved by the lady who said she had been deeply depressed but was helped by watching dance party. The comment made the couple feel they had achieved what they had hoped -- to provide some upbeat entertainment and joy, even if for a short period of time, to escape from some of today’s realities. Dance party, according to McCallum, will continue for the foreseeable future. He’ll continue to feature one song each weekday and two on weekends. He wants it known this is not for profit; it’s strictly entertainment. He does play tributes, such as a tribute to the Armed Forces, using Ray Charles’ rendition of “America the Beautiful.” He also was kind enough to help Husband Joe and I celebrate our anniversary by playing (and dancing) to the No. 1 song the day we got married. Following the dance party, we picked up dinner at The Chew Chew and continued our celebration. You can watch Wayne McCallum’s Dance Party live on Facebook or see previous shows and dance away in the privacy of your own home. Feel good at 5!

JOANNE KOSEY

OBITUARIES

Ruth I. Anselmi Emergency room receptionist Ruth I. Anselmi (nee Brown), 91, of Lyons, died April 24, 2020 at LaGrange Memorial Hospital. Ms. Anselmi was born March 29, 1929 in Bald Knob, Arkansas. She was an emergency room receptionist at a hospital before retiring. She was an avid gardener, both flowers and vegetables, and enjoyed cooking and baking. She was a member of Cornerstone Community Church in Brookfield, a Sunday school teacher, Awana Club leader, Costello School PTO president and a member of the Ladies Group at church. Ms. Anselmi was the wife of the late Albert; the mother of Brenda RUTH I. ANSELMI (Robert) Markgraf, Timothy Anselmi and Janet (late James) Vacala; the grandmother of Daniel (Christina) Markgraf, Jason (Alexsandra) Markgraf, Adam (Julie) Markgraf, Stephanie (Matthew) Johnson and the late Nicholas Vacala; the great grandmother of Olivia Johnson; the sister of Genevia and

the late Dorothy, Helen, Gloria, James, Charles and William; and the aunt of many nieces and nephews. Due to COVID-19 restrictions all funeral services are private. A memorial service at Cornerstone Community Church will be announced at a later date. Memorials are appreciated to Cornerstone Community Church, 9008 Fairview Ave., Brookfield, 60513. Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements. Online condolences may be offered to the family at JohnsonNosek.com.

Brian M. Gill, 34 Riverside resident Brian Michael Gill, 34, of Riverside, died on April 22, 2020, one day shy of his 35th birthday. Mr. Gill was a lover of music, specifically 90s grunge bands, fishing, the White Sox (Good Guys Wear Black), awful television, the South Side of Chicago (specifically its pizza), giving generous gifts (to both those he knew and even those he didn’t), Weber’s Bakery and his many friends and family. Most importantly, however, Brian loved the time he was able to spend with his son, Patrick. They loved to feed the

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OBITUARIES goats and giraffes at the zoo as well as play baseball outside. Brian loved his experiences as a high school wrestler, football and baseball player at Fenwick High School and was looking forward to teaching Patrick everything he knew. Patrick and Brian were the best of pals. Brian will be missed for his kind heart, quick wit, stunning blue eyes and that smile of his. He is survived by his greatest joy, his son Patrick; his parents, Ted and Debbie Gill; his sister, Laura; and Patrick’s mother, Jill Koning, whom he fondly referred to as his “baby mama.” Brian was preceded in death by his Grandma Val, with whom he had always had a special bond, as well his Grandpas Ted and Bob and Grandma Ginny. A private funeral service was held for family members. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, Riverside, handled arrangements.

Richard Korzyniewski, 72 Electronic Connectors plant manager Richard (Rich Kory) Korzyniewski, a longtime Brookfield resident, died on April 23, 2020 at the age of 72. Mr. Korzyniewski was born July 22, 1947 and was raised in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood, graduating from St. Rita High School in 1965. He was a commissioned officer and served as a 2nd lieutenant in the U.S. RICHARD Army from 1966-69 KORZYNIEWSKI while stationed in South Korea. After his service, he worked for Western Electric in Cicero until its closing in 1983 and then at Electronic Connector of Chicago as plant manager until his passing. Mr. Korzyniewski enjoyed were playing cards with friends, swimming with his grandchildren in the backyard pool and chatting with neighbors on his frequent walks with his dog, Rodney. He truly enjoyed connecting with others and had an engaging charisma. He had a contagious smile and always tried to help bring a laugh to every interaction. His kids would describe him as a model for hard work and someone who was always there for them to lend an ear while offering unending love and support. Mr. Korzyniewski was a devoted husband, father of three children and grandfather of seven. He and his wife Nancy were married for 47 years and lived together in the Hollywood section of Brookfield. He took great pride in his home and his neighborhood and was a committed volunteer for the Hollywood Citizens Association for over 30 years. He was preceded in death by both his par-

ents, Michael and Helen Korzyniewski, and his eldest brother, Leonard Korzyniewski. He is survived by his brother Bernard (Susan) Korzyniewski and his children, Tony (Beckie) Korzyniewski, Nick (Jessica) Korzyniewski and Diana (Daniel) Faught. Interment will be at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood. The family has designated the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758516, Topeka, Kansas, 66675-8516 for memorial contributions. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements. If you wish to send a sympathy card to the family, send it to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o The Korzyniewski Family.

Sharlene A. Jantz, 87 Avid bookworm Sharlene Alicia Jantz (nee Svec), 87, of Western Springs, died April 15, 2020. Born July 2, 1932, Ms. Jantz worked as a dishwasher at a high school prior to retirement. She was a good, loving mother and grandmother to her family, was an avid bookworm, did crossword puzzles and watched her favorite TV shows, the soap operas, “NCIS,” “Big Bang Theory” and PBS series shows. Ms. Jantz was the SHARLENE JANTZ wife of the late Vernon C. Jantz; the mother of Valerie Jantz Pizzi and Russell (Angela) Jantz; the grandmother of Paul (Allison) Pizzi, Daniel (Moriah) Pizzi and Amy Jantz; the great grandmother of Jack Pizzi; the cousin of Ruth Sawusch, Teresa Kajer and her family, Teresa Berg and her family and mother Leslie; and her pets Button #1, Button #2, Babe, Tippy, Bobbi Jo, Rusty, Bobby, Babe, Buddy, Molly, Cody and Tilly. A family memorial service will be held at a future date. Interment is private Chapel Hill Gardens West, Oakbrook Terrace. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements. If you wish to send a sympathy card to the family, send it to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o The Jantz Family.

Louise Krizek, 86 Brookfield homemaker Louise Krizek (nee Bower), 86, of Brookfield, died April 18, 2020. Born Oct. 8, 1933, she as a homemaker. Services and interment at Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park were private. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements. If you wish to send a sympathy card or Mass card to the family, send it to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o The Louise Krizek Family.

Gertrude A. Krzeminski, 97

Carol A. Polcyn, 61

Lyons homemaker

Creative Dental financial coordinator

Gertrude Albertina Krzeminski (nee Witt), 97, of Lyons, died April 17, 2020. Born Nov. 9, 1922, Ms. Krzeminski was a homemaker. She was wife of the late Leonard M. Krzeminski; the mother of Kristine O’Toole, Keith (Diane) Krzeminski and Ken (Georgia) Krzeminski; the grandmother of Kristin (Stan) Dybas, James (Heidi) Krzeminski, Tim (Marie) O’Toole, Kerry O’Toole and Beth Krzeminski; the great grandmother of Brenden O’Toole, Liam O’Toole, Aiden O’Toole, Kayla Dybas, Kara Dybas, Riley Schrafer, Jacob Chapman, Elliot Krzeminski and Lily Krzeminski; and the sister of GERTRUDE the late Marie Witt. KRZEMINSKI Services were private St. Paul Lutheran Church in Brookfield. Interment was private at Concordia Cemetery in Forest Park. Memorial donations are appreciated to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 9035 Grant Ave., Brookfield, 60513. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements. If you wish to send a sympathy card to the family, send it to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o The Krzeminski Family.

Carol A. Polcyn (nee Hartman), 61, of Brookfield, died April 7, 2020. Ms. Polcyn was born Aug. 10, 1958. She worked as the financial coordinator for Creative Dental in Brookfield. She was wife of Edward Polcyn; the mother of Michael E. Polcyn, Alex A. Polcyn and Tara N. (Fiancé Joseph Pecora) Polcyn; the grandmother of Mya Polcyn; the CAROL POLCYN sister of Maryanne (Kenneth) Tyson; preceded in death by her parents, George Hartman and Ruth Hartman (nee Sterba) and her sister Joanne (the late Lonzo) Baggett; the aunt of Amy (Chris) Knoop; the great aunt of Riley and Jaiden Knoop. Family services and interment private. A memorial gathering will take place at a future date. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements. If you wish to send a sympathy card to the family, send it to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o The Polcyn Family.

Robert J. Marshall, 94 Iwo Jima veteran Robert J. Marshall, 94, of North Riverside, died on April 2, 2020. Mr. Marshall was born June 26, 1925 and served in the 5th Marine Division during World War II, a veteran of the Battle of Iwo Jima. He later worked as a machinist in the printing industry. He was the husband of Helen C. Marshall (nee Canniff); the stepfather of Katie (the late Marty) Ciebien, Robert (Heidi) Farrell, Jo Anne (Bert) McAndrew and Jim (Patrice) Farrell; the grandfather of seven and great grandfather of two. He was the longtime friend of Dr. Bob. A memorial Mass at Mater Christ Church in North Riverside will be conducted on a future date. Interment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside. Memorials are appreciated to St. Jude Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements. For those who would have attended services and would like to express your condolences visit HitzemanFuneral.com and leave the family a message. If you wish to send a sympathy or Mass card to the family, send it to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o The Marshall Family.

Virginia O. Vujtech, 89 Retired payroll worker Virginia O. Vujtech (nee Srch), 89 of Lyons and formerly of Brookfield, died April 21, 2020 at Resurrection Medical Center in Chicago. Born in Chicago on Nov. 8, 1930 to the late James and late Julia (nee Zak) Srch, she worked in the payroll department of a printing company before retiring. Ms. Vujtech was the wife of the late Thomas A.; the mother of Karen Vujtech and Gail (Lawrence) Baron; the grandmother of Brian (Kristy) Baron and Julianne (Ryan) McGrath; the great grandmother of TraVIRGINIA VUJTECH vis and Brianna Baron; the sister of Julie (Art) Epperson, Miriam (late William) Fisher, Vera (James) Bates, the late Ladd (late Virginia “Mickey”) Srch, late Marcella (late Joseph) Mendell, late Elizabeth (late Leo) Kozlowicz, late James (Terri and the late Carol) Srch, late Edward (Ruthann) Srch and the late Pauline Williams; and the aunt of many nieces and nephews. A memorial Mass and burial of cremains will be announced at a later date, once the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. Memorial donations to the Alzheimer’s Association, alz.org, are appreciated. Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements. Online condolences may be offered to the family at JohnsonNosek.com.

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D103

Cost savings cited from page 1 and also voted against the layoffs and firings. But the board majority led by President Jorge Torres and including Vito Campanile, Olivia Quintero and Winfred Rodriguez carried the day. Shannon Johnson missed the 5 p.m. meeting because of a doctor’s appointment.

Getty ties? Koc is apparently related to James Koc, who has ties to Lyons Village President Christopher Getty. The village president provided the political muscle to elect Torres, Campanile, Quintero, and Rodriguez last year. James Koc filed an unsuccessful challenge to Anderson’s nominating petitions when she ran for re-election to the school board in 2017. Last fall, James Koc contributed $170 to Getty’s United Citizens Party and he contributed $200 to the United Citizens Party in 2014, according to state records. In 2015, James Koc was elected to an abbreviated term on the Lyons Public Library Board, running unopposed. At a 2018 school board meeting packed with Getty supporters, his daughter harshly criticized the school board for hiring a teacher who had been charged with attempted murder. “They’re very tied to the Gettys,” Anderson said of the Koc family. Rivera said he didn’t know if Robert Koc was related to James Koc. “I’ve heard that. I don’t know, but I’ve heard that a couple times,” Rivera said. Robert Koc did not respond to a telephone message and email from the Landmark asking for an interview. He will be paid an annual salary of $88,000 and will begin work at District 103 on May 11. For the past year Koc, who has a background as a roofer, worked at an AutoZone store in Addison, where he headed the commercial department. Koc’s last day at AutoZone was on

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Response immediate from page 1 having trouble breathing. His son was driving him to the hospital that same day when Rich Jacksic suddenly stopped breathing and died as result of somehow contracting COVID-19. When Amy Jacksic got the call, she knew she couldn’t go to New Jersey for a funeral or memorial because of social distancing requirements. Instead, Jacksic decided she could do what she and her father had talked about, helping neighbors. She posted a message on the Riverside Community Facebook page seeking donations to help needy fellow Riversiders. “I started since the day I got the call about my dad,” Jacksic told the Landmark. “We

April 25, a former co-worker said. According to a resume supplied to the Landmark by District 103, Koc has also worked as serviceman and a sales manager for a roofing company and has held many other jobs, including running his own business in Wisconsin for a time. Campanile was one of the few board members who saw Koc’s resume. “I feel comfortable that we got someone who is going come in here and increase our efficiency and do a better job,” Campanile said. Johnson has filed a lawsuit against a former colleague and her last employer, Niles Township High Schools District 219, seeking more than $100,000 in damages. She claims that she suffered significant and irreparable harm to her reputation after the former colleague falsely claimed that she called him “gay” and used derogatory names and slurs while talking about him. Johnson claimed, according to a published report, that she was subjected to invasive questioning by District 219’s administration and legal counsel. It is unclear when Johnson last worked at District 219 although her resume shows that she started there in 2018 and filed her lawsuit on Feb. 7, 2109. The case is still pending. Johnson worked as the director of business services at District 219 for perhaps a year or so. The Landmark contacted Johnson but she declined to participate in a telephone interview. She asked that questions be submitted to her in writing. The Landmark verbally summarized questions to her that included questions about her lawsuit and her time at District 219 and the circumstances of her leaving that job. Johnson responded with an email outlining her qualifications, past accomplishments and included a letter of reference from a former supervisor at District 219 who no longer works at the district. The Landmark then emailed Johnson six specific questions about her lawsuit and work history. Johnson declined to answer those questions. The Landmark has filed a public records

request about Johnson’s time of employment with District 219 but had not received any information prior to press time. Her post at District 219 was the last job listed on Johnson’s resume. Johnson declined to answer about where she has worked since leaving District 219. In her email, Johnson said she looked forward to exciting and challenging work at District 103. “I’m not afraid of the budget shortfall at D103,” Johnson said in her email. “I will review the budget in detail, ensure budgetary controls are in place and implement strategies to bring the district from financial difficulty to solvency.” Before going to District 219 in 2018, Johnson worked for three years as the director of finance and operations for Fairmont School District 89, a one-school district in Lockport. She began her career in education as an accounting coordinator for Mannheim School District 83 in Franklin Park. According to her resume, Johnson graduated from Robert Morris University in Chicago with a degree in business administration and has MBA and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Phoenix, a for-profit university that primarily offers classes online. Johnson received a one-year contract and will be paid an annual salary of $118,500. She began work at District 103 this week.

Fired on the afternoon of April 22, before the board had voted to eliminate their positions, were staff accountant Joseph Ventralla, accounts payable clerk Loretta Kray, and administrative assistant to the curriculum director Christine Miller. Kray and Miller have both worked for District 103 for more than two decades. “They were conscientious, dedicated, knew what they were doing, very dependable and they had been there for a long, long time,” said former District 103 Interim Superintendent Patrick Patt. Hubacek said Kray and Miller were both

supportive of her campaign for the school board in 2017 when she and Johnson, running on a slate with Anderson, defeated Gettybacked candidates. “It’s payback,” Hubacek said. “There’s something up there.” At the special meeting last week, Rivera said the central office cuts were made and six custodians laid off because he anticipates revenue problems as a result of the steep economic decline caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Rivera said a reduction in state aid is likely and that property tax revenue could be down. “Due to the district’s deficit spending for two years, difficult actions were necessary,” Rivera told the school board. He predicted that the district could face “massive” cuts in revenue. About 29 percent of District 103 revenues comes from the state while about 59 percent comes from local property taxes. “We will have a tax collection issue,” Rivera said. In another money-saving move Rivera told the board that he would not recommend any raises for himself or other administrators. The elimination of the central office positions will save the district about $214,000 in salaries alone. Rivera said the central office work done by the people who lost their jobs can be done by others, including Johnson who has an accounting background. Some accounting work may need to be outsourced. “We feel we can get that done at a cheaper rate,” Rivera said. The custodian layoffs may be temporary. With the district shifting to remote learning until at least the fall, not all the current custodians were needed. In accordance with their union contract, the six custodians with the least seniority were laid off. Their salaries ranged from $35,000 to $72,000. “When you don’t have activity, at some point you’re just cleaning to clean,” Campanile said. If more custodians are hired in the future, the laid off custodians must be offered their jobs back before new custodians are hired. “Once the kids come back to school, we’re going to need some people,” Rivera said.

had been talking about it like two days before. That’s just how he rolled; he would give money to anybody who needed it. He was just a great guy.” The response to the Facebook post was immediate. “Within hours money was pouring in,” Jacksic said. “I could not believe how much money was pouring in.” In just three weeks Jacksic has raised just over $10,000. She decided to use the money to buy gift cards to Riverside Foods and give them to those in need. “At the end of the day, I really wanted the money to go back into the community,” Jacksic said. As of April 27, Jacksic has distributed 28 gift cards totaling $6,000, benefitting 82 residents of Riverside. The effort is now being called the Riversiders in Need fund. While most donations have been small, typically in the $25 to $50 range, some have

given much more. Riverside realtor Rory Dominick has donated a little more than $2,000 through her Front Porch fundraiser, where photos are taken of Riverside families on their front porches in return for a $25 donation. Jerry Owens donated $1,000 from his Quarantunes fundraiser, an online concert series. Another local couple who wanted to remain anonymous donated $1,500. Riia O’Donnell, who is sewing face masks for local residents, is donating whatever contributions she gets for her masks. Most contributions are made through PayPal or Venmo although Jacksic said that she also accepts checks. Those wanting to contribute or needing help should email Jacksic at riversideinneed@gmail.com or contact her via her Facebook page at facebook.com/amy.jacksic. “We’ve never said no to anybody,” Jacksic said.

Jacksic is the only person who knows the identities of the gift card recipients. She personally delivers them in a touchless manner. “It’s completely anonymous,” Jacksic said. Recipients must live in Riverside. Jacksic said that it has been tough to turn down requests from those in in surrounding communities, but the fund was started to help Riversiders, and she feels she must keep to that original mission. “It is heartbreaking to say no to people,” Jacksic said. “But we set the mission at the beginning. Let’s help our neighbors. … There are plenty of people in Riverside who are asking for assistance.” Right now contributions to the fund are probably not tax deductible, because Jacksic is doing this all informally by herself and has not set up a formal nonprofit. “I don’t have time to set up a 501c3,” Jacksic said, adding that the help is supposed to be short term until government programs kick in.

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LTHS senior athletes react to canceled season “I think we all kind of expected it”

By JAMES KAY Sports Editor

For weeks, the IHSA held out hope that it could salvage spring sports. It proposed ideas about extending the 2020 campaign into the summer and trying to structure an abbreviated version of a season. Unfortunately, the global outbreak of COVID-19 has put an end to what is now a lost season for the athletic programs in the state. With Lyons Township High School already postponing prom and graduation to June, the senior athletes at the school are trying to deal with not being able to finish off their season the “right way.” Chris Clarke, who played football at LTHS and was going to be on the baseball team this year, feels for the spring athletes who won’t get the closure he got at the end of the fall season last year. “Thank God that it wasn’t during football season, because I couldn’t imagine not being able to play out a season I worked that hard for,” said Clarke. “The players that only play baseball and who have been waiting all year and getting ready for it, I feel so bad. Just to not have the closure for what they’ve been doing all four years is terrible.” Clarke’s teammate and fellow senior Matt Schuler took the cancelation of the season hard even though he will get a chance to play at the collegiate level at Maryville University. He had set up a net and tee, did

weight training and played long toss to stay in shape until the news broke. “There has been rumors and predictions that the season was over way before the IHSA officially called it, but when the news struck, I was absolutely devastated,” said Schuler. “I had put so much time and effort in during the off-season to have a big senior year and it was just taken away from me because of the virus.” Schuler and Clarke said that the team and the players’ parents are trying to figure out ways to honor the senior class, though they are not sure how possible it is given the circumstances. While, like the baseball team, they are also broken up by the IHSA’s decision, LTHS’ softball team has found a way to make the most of the situation. During the sports hiatus, Lions softball explored virtual connections to stay in contact. They competed through various challenges that ranged from at-home workouts through Zoom to Tuesday Trivia coordinated by their coaches. They split into mini-teams (four players per team) and have found humor and fun in the virtual experience. “It has been nice staying connected with the team virtually,” said senior Olivia Catelli. “The challenges are a fun way of working together to achieve a common goal and they are also super funny to watch over. I have enjoyed Trivia Tuesday with our coach and mini teams as it is a fun way to laugh and

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TEEING OFF: LTHS’ softball team has kept things interesting by doing virtual challenges amongst teammates. distract myself from all the uncertainty in the world right now.” The junior varsity team has even gotten in on some of the challenges, and it has helped everyone in the program stay connected (and competitive) while remaining far apart. However, there’s only so much off-the-field coordination that can fill an athlete’s desire in the realm of competition. For LTHS boys water polo, the end of what could have been a state championship season this year hurt

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DUAL SPORT ATHLETE: Chris Clarke (No. 3) played both football and baseball at LTHS.

TEAM EFFORT: LTHS boys water polo finished second in the state last year and had unfinished business heading into this year.

as much as falling short of their high expectations in 2019. Last year, the team finished second in the state tournament and, during an offseason tournament, beat a Stevenson High School team that was considered the second-best team in the state heading into this season. Looking to come out on top at state in their final year together, the team’s seniors were crestfallen over not being able to play out the season. “I mean, we had been expecting it once schools got shut down,” said senior Bobby Bolan, who garnered all-state honors last year. “We figured there’s probably no chance we’re going to get to play. But yeah, hearing the news was pretty devastating. We worked for four years as a group to try to win this year. And we didn’t even get the opportunity to play so it hurts.” The parents of players on the team organized a parade to honor the seniors. According to Bolan, there were around 30 cars that drove to every senior’s house and gave a solidarity honk as they went by. Even with the season’s end, Bolan also said that depending on how things play out this summer that teams in the area could potentially try to hold an informal water polo tournament between conference rivals. “A lot has to change for that to happen, but it’s a long summer so I feel like by like late June or early July, I feel like it could happen,” said Bolan.

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