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In an effort to combat child food insecurity, the Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library, 3541 Park Ave., is partnering with the Greater Chicago Food Depository to provide free nutritious lunches to children during the summer months.

Beginning on June 5, the program will offer free lunches Monday through Friday from noon

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As the recently elected mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson arrived at Austin’s New Life Holiness Church, 5440 W. Gladys St., just as a church

choir was about to finish up a song.

Without missing a beat, the choir kept singing as church officials and U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D-7) led the mayor up to the stage, and people stood to clap and capture his arrival on their phones.

“Let’s give him another, another, another round of applause, absolutely,” Davis exclaimed as the song concluded.

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Lt. Richard Jicka, a 1937 graduate of Riverside-Brookfield High School, sits at the controls of his PBY Catalina patrol bomber in the South Pacific in 1943 during World War II. The 23-year-old Jicka and seven other crewmen died when the plane crashed while on a reconnaissance mission over the Solomon Islands that November.

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The Altenheim Committee was assembled in June 2022 by commissioners Maria Maxham and Jessica Voogd to suggest the best uses for the site, based on a review of past proposals, conversations with local stakeholders and public feedback. The Chicago-based Muse Community + Design consulting firm helped with the process. While it finalized its report during the March 6

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days a week, and running or swimming, depending on the season, twice a week.

He golfs on Thursdays. On Sundays he watches the morning news shows with his wife Lucy, because, you know, you gotta take a break sometimes.

“I want to be around for a while,” said Hakes, “and I have a lot more left.

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The Oak Park village board officially cut funding for the Oak Park Economic Development Corporation during its May 22 meeting – the same meeting where a proclamation was read honoring departing OPEDC Executive Director John Lynch for his service to the village.

Lynch is returning to the private sector.

Trustee Cory Wesley, former OPEDC board chair, was the sole vote against the measure, which passed 5-1 with Trustee Chibuike Enyia absent from the meeting.

Cutting the OPEDC’s funding is part of a wider restructuring of village staff and the remaking of the organizational chart. The steps were recommended by village staff to address the pending retirement of Tammie

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A long vacant Walgreen’s store on North Avenue in Galewood could become a McDonald’s though some neighbors objected at a community meeting last week saying the site is already a traffic tangle as Ridgeland, Narragansett, North Avenue and Mobile Avenue all cross at the foot of the elevated development parcel.

The developer and Ald. Chris Taliaferro (29th Ward) promised a follow-up meeting in short order that would also include representatives from the fast-food chain.

Troutman & Dams, a real estate firm based in Chicago’s Elston Industrial Corridor, is working with McDonald’s to open a restaurant with a drive-thru at 1606 N. Mobile Ave., Chicago.

Eric Dams, one of the firm’s principals, unveiled the proposal during Taliaferro’s May 17 community meeting, which was held at Rutherford Sayre fieldhouse, 6871 W. Belden Ave. He said his firm is in the process of buying the site, and, if the deal is complete, they will lease it to McDonald’s.

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The former St. Joseph High School campus in Wes tchester has been purchased for $8 million, with plans for it to be the home of an alternative school run by West40, a state funded entity which is an intermediary between the state board of education and 38 public school districts and three co-ops in western Cook County. The school, targeted to serve vulnerable students, is projected to open in Fall 2024.

The ‘landmark project,’ as Dr. Mark Klaisner, executive director for West40, calls it, has been a long time in the works as the agency has been working with several state agencies to design a state-of-theart school for at-risk students, such as foster students and those who might have social-emotional concerns.

“We are looking at an intensive, small population to support kids that don’t have services elsewhere,” Klaisner said, adding the student population will be approximately 40 students. West40 also plans to provide additional services for the community. “There are a lot of possibilities that we are working with … we don’t want to duplicate things that other people are doing but we want to be a service-minded organization that provides services for our kids who are See ST. JOE CAMPUS on page 7

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Mayor Katrina Thompson and Broadview Public Library team cutting the ribbon on May 20, 2023.

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On Saturday, the Broadview Public Library, 2226 S. 16th Ave., reopened the doors to its renovated lower level in a celebration that gathered hundreds of residents, library administrators and Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson.

While the library’s renovation was completed in 2020, restrictions related to COVID-19 and flooding on the lower level that happened in 2021, prevented users from accessing the lower level of the building, executive director Jack Bower said in a phone interview. In the meantime, users could visit the first floor and other areas in the library.

Saturday’s event marked the reopening of this space,

which features a large community room, three study rooms, a maker space and office space for the library’s staff. In these spaces, Broadview residents will be able to enjoy year-round programming for children and families, including the upcoming summer reading series.

Library board trustees attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the front of the building, with remarks from board members like Willy Akins, former board president Eric Cummings and Mayor Thompson.

Family activities allowed residents to explore the library, create crafts and participate in a range of fun activities including face-painting, a raffle and an exhibition of reptiles in the community room, along with refreshments and food.

On April 17, the library also returned to its pre-pandemic hours of operation. It is now open Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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June 3 ceremony will cap long-awaited memorial to local veterans

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Brookfield will celebrate completion of a new fountain at Veterans Memorial Circle with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for June 3 at 11 a.m., inviting residents to join local officials as they flip the switch on the new monument, which cost more than $800,000 to make a reality.

“We are excited to complete this infrastructure project to honor our Brookfield veterans and provide beautification to the area for our residents, business owners and visitors of Brookfield,” said Village President Michael Garvey in a press release. “These projects require a lot of work and effort, and I am appreciative to our village board, residents and staff.”

Local officials had hoped the fountain would be ready for its closeup for Memorial Day, but a delay caused by a typographical error that added an errant apostrophe to the word “Veterans” on the main basin of the fountain took more than a month to fix.

Workers ended up cutting out the ’S from the concrete basin – the word “Veterans” appears twice on the fountain -- and filling in the holes with new concrete. Once that set, using a template, they sandblasted a new S in the correct position.

Public Works Director Carl Muell noted that the depressed area of the new S exposed the aggregate of the new concrete, unlike the smooth, finished concrete of the other letters. However, plans had always called for the letters to be painted black, like the “Village of Brookfield” on the new Brookfield Avenue bridge.

“We were told the paint will probably cover [the aggregate] and it will look fine,” Muell said. “If it looks good, we’re done. If not, we’ll try to smooth it out and repaint it.”

Asked who was footing the bill to correct the mistake, Village Manager Timothy Wiberg said the village was splitting the $7,000 cost with Hitchcock Design Group,

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With just four days before a planned ribbon-cutting ceremony, workers scramble to put the finishing touches on the new fountain at Veterans Memorial Circle in Brookfield on May 30. the landscape architecture firm hired to serve as the village’s lead on the project.

The new fountain is much larger and ought to be more impressive than more recent iterations, which have not exactly delivered a “wow” factor. Part of the problem has been that since the first fountain was built in 1973, it has had the unfortunate habit of being crashed into by impaired drivers failing to navigate the traffic circle.

In order to prevent future destructive crashes into the fountain, the new design includes an interior barrier curb surrounding raised planter areas in addition to a perimeter barrier curb.

While the fountain looked rather unfinished coming out of the Memorial Day weekend, Muell said the flagpoles and landscaping would be installed this week.

In addition, the words “Veterans Memorial Circle” inscribed on the main fountain basin will receive their black paint and six emblems representing the branches of the Armed Services – Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard and National Guard -- will be affixed between the words.

The village will conduct a test run on the

fountain itself sometime this week to work out any bugs before the ribbon-cutting on June 3.

It might not be noticeable during the ceremony, but the new fountain – which will feature a 10-foot center jet surrounded by five lower sprays -- will also be lit with color-changing LED lights.

The new fountain has been a long time coming. Its design was approved in August 2021, when the cost was estimated to be a little less than $500,000. Paying for part of the cost was a $250,000 grant from the state of Illinois.

By the time work started the following August, the projected cost had jumped to $650,000 due in large part to the construction of a new sewer junction chamber beneath the fountain to move a manhole and allow the fountain to be built in the center of the circle.

The cost went up by almost $200,000 more in early 2023 in order to upgrade the electrical service and line about 220 feet of sewer serving the fountain. The village’s portion of the expense is being paid for with Eight Corners TIF District funds.

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Conversation with author Jesmyn Ward

Get ready to read

North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., and the Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library, 3541 Park Ave., launch their kids’ Summer Reading programs in the coming week with special events.

The Brookfield Library reading program kicks off June 1 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. You can get an extra badge on your Summer Reading log by attending while enjoying an ice cream treat and watching the amazing “scary” magic of The Great Boodini.

North Riverside Library is going all out with a Summer Reading Kickoff Party on June 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., during which the library will be closed. There will be face painting, a bounce house, snow cones, popcorn, raffles and more. No registration required.

Public libraries in Brookfield Riverside and Illinois Libraries Present invite you to join them for the virtual event “Navigate Your Stars: A Conversation with Jesmyn Ward” on June at 7 p.m.

Hailed as “the new Toni Morrison” by the American Booksellers Association, Ward will discuss her JESMYN WARD life, her literary vision and her unique perspectives on love and loss. Tracie D. Hall, executive director of the American Library Association, will join her in conversation.

The event will be held via Zoom. Register to attend and obtain a link at riversidelibrary.org/events or brookfield. evanced.info/signup.

The Frederick Law Olmsted Society invites you to its next Landscape Workday on June 3 from 9 a.m. to noon at Indian Gardens. Come for as long as you like. Supervised children welcome. Service hour credits available. Bring work gloves and a bottle of water. All other supplies and snacks will be supplied.

Look for the public works dump truck.

Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., hosts “Introspective Dream Assembly,”paintings and mixed-media art by Ryan Burns and Ari Norris, and ■

Summer is here and that means the return of farmers markets in Brookfield and Riverside, offering fresh fruit and vegetables; sustainably raised meats, fish and eggs; small batch prepared foods; artisan items and much more.

The Brookfield Farmers Market opens June 3 and returns every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Oct. 14 to the west parking lot of the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. Ian Leith provides the live entertainment for the season’s first market.

Going native

The Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library, 3541 Park Ave., invites you to join Holly Lewandowski and Dave Peterson for “Native Plants: How Can We Turn Habitat Losses into Gains” on June 3 at 3 p.m. in the library’s Meeting Room.

The Berwyn couple established the I Love Native Plants nursery in 2019 and will discuss how we can all participate in ecological reclamation, remediation and restoration. Register to attend by calling 708-485-6917, ext. 130 or at brookfield. evanced.info/signup.

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“Reflection of a Community as It Is,”large-scale drawings by Jesse Howard, through June 24. Gallery hours are Thurs.-Sat. 1-5 p.m.

There’s also “Everything Fades,”featuring the paintings of Natalie Shugailo at the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road in Riverside through June 30.

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.

North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., presents Big and Little Storytime (children w/adult) on June 5 at 10:30 a.m., Safari ABCs (child ■

Visit brookfieldfarmers.com for more information.

The Riverside Farmers Market kicks off its 2023 season on June 7 and returns every Wednesday from 2:30 to 7 p.m. through Oct. 4 in Centennial Park, 10 Pine Ave., under the water tower in downtown Riverside.

In addition to fresh and prepared food, there is a rotating weekly Artisan Tent, live music and activities for children. More at facebook.com/Riverside.Farmers.Mkt. w/adult, every other week in Spanish) on June 7 at 10:30 a.m. and Bingo/Loteria (all ages) on June 7 at 4 p.m. Register for programs online at northriversidelibrary.org/events-new.

Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library, 3541 Park Ave., presents The Ghost in the Machine: Artificial Intelligence Image Generation 101 with Saverio Truglia on June 1 at 7 p.m., Chair Zumba on June 2 at 1:30 p.m., Legotastic Saturday on June 3 at 10:30 a.m., Chair Yoga (virtual) on June 5 at 11 a.m. and Cards & Coffee on June 6 at 10:30 a.m. and Storytime Stars (ages2-3 w/caregiver) on June 6 at 10:30 ■

a.m. Call 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 June 1 at 11 a.m., Boost Your Brain and Memory on June 1 at 6 p.m. and Crafting Connection on June 6 at 6:30 p.m. To register for programs, visit online at riversidelibrary. org/events.

The Brookfield Elks Lodge, 9022 31st St., hosts bingo the second Sunday of every month. Doors open at 1 p.m. and games start at 2 p.m. with cash payouts.

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RBHS music students, parents sound off on staff reduction Two dozen people loud and clear about keeping 3 full-time teachers

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Twenty-five people, both students and parents, made passionate and often emotional comments at the May 23 meeting of the Riverside-Brookfield High School District 208 Board of Education, imploring the school board to change course and fund three fulltime music teacher positions next year.

An overflow crowd of approximately 50 people attended the meeting to urge the school board to keep choir teacher Kayley Smetana, who has been offered a reduced part-time position teaching of just one class next year.

Kayley Smetana is not related to District 208 Assistant Superintendent Kristin Smetana.

The students and parents told the school board that RBHS needs three full-time music teachers, not the 2.2 full-time equivalent positions that the school board has proposed. The administration says the staffing level is in line with enrollment and that no music classes are being cut.

That explanation hasn’t satisfied music students and parents, who argue music en-

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RBHS senior Veronica Hunt reads remarks from a prepared statement regarding music staffing at the high school at the school board’s May 23 meeting. rollment has not rebounded from remote learning and mask-wearing during the pandemic.

“I want you to give us three full time

teachers even though the numbers don’t fully support it so we can build this program,” said parent Liz Buoscio. “But I want you to make sure Kayley Smetana is back,

because that woman is what has made the difference. It’s not just filling the seat. It’s her running the three choirs.”

RBHS music students and parents spoke passionately about the impact all three RBHS music teachers have had on the lives of students.

“I fear that if we lose our third teacher it won’t only be taking away from the choir, who is so amazing, it will be taking from the entire music department,” said RBHS student Jane Tselepis choking up during her comments. “Our teachers are already stretched so far.”

Graduating senior Olivia Buoscio said Smetana and her other music teachers inspired her to study music education in college with the goal of becoming a choir teacher herself.

“Last year Ms. Smetana came to RB and breathed life into a program that everyone thought had died and over the past two years here she created a loving, caring, welcoming environment within the choir program that will not survive without her,” Buoscio said.

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CMAP hosts open house on BNSF grade-separation study which details the train/vehicular other agencies. hicles.

Planning agency seeks report, traffic issues along the BNSF line from In addition to delays that make people There won’t be any illustrations of posDelaplaine Road in Riverside to Ridgeland sible grade-separation options – that’s still late for work and other appointments, they public feedback on travel Avenue in Berwyn, which along with other to come. The purpose of the meeting is to also impact where people choose to do busistudy documents can be found at engage. review with the public the needs for all ness or shop. They also create safety hazissues, needs cmap.illinois.gov/berwyn-riverside-cross- modes of transportation through the study ards for motorists and pedestrians.

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Will there ever be a way to separate Burlington Northern-Santa Fe train and vehicular traffic in Riverside and/or Berwyn?

The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning has been compiling data and feedback from local, state and federal agencies as well as from the public since 2019 as part of its “Planning and Environmental Linkages” study.

That effort has led to the publication in March of CMAP’s Draft Purpose and Need

ings.

On the heels of that report, CMAP will host a public meeting on June 7 from 4 to 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, to inform citizens of what they’ve learned so far and receive feedback from the public.

The open house will be conducted in English and Spanish, and among those who will be there to answer questions will be the study’s project manager, Tom Murtha of CMAP, project consultants and engineers, representatives from the Cook County Department of Transportation and

area, to lay out the project’s goals and get public input.

“The big issues are there, but we don’t know if we will come up with an alternative when weighing the cost and the effects of a project on the community,” Murtha told the Landmark in a phone interview last week. “People may look at this and say, ‘We don’t want this.’”

At the open house, the public will be able to see what the Draft Purpose and Need document lays out. The issues include not only extended gate closures which delay motorists, pedestrians and emergency ve-

The June 7 open house is just one of several public meetings to come in the future as alternatives are developed and vetted, said Murtha.

“The whole idea here is to consider a wide variety of alternatives and look at each one … and then screen all of them – what’s the cost and impact on properties – and narrow it down more and more to alternatives that might work,” Murtha said.

Comments can also be submitted by email to Murtha at TMurtha@cmap.illinois.gov. Those received by July 10 will become part of the officials record.

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CLASS OF 2023 Luke Gerald Nelson Charlotte Nesler Gemma Nishimura Spencer Zachary Noah Lianna Gail Noel Ryan Jerome Novak Daniel Nungo

O Jacob Paul O’Brien Ryan Michael O’Donoghue Hannah Rose O’Flaherty Margaret O’Kane Allen John O’Keefe Morgan Olivia O’Shaughnessy Jonathan Obuchowski Camila Olvera Jazmin Orozco Juan Ortiz Stephanie Marie Ortiz

Chancellor T. Rayfield Sammi Toni Reeze Ava M. Regan Murphy Regan Jennell Reid Matthew John Repel Amanda Reyes Isael Reynoso David J. Ricco Sophia Richter Alejandro Samuel Rios William Riseman Javier Rivera Liza Giselle Rivera Joaliz M. Rodriguez Abigail Roedel Ethan Alexander Romero Leo Roth

Bridget Marie Shereck Karina Sida Victoria Silva-Juarez Brett Daniel Skalnik Christopher Smith Petar Sofeski Abigail Sokol Marco Antonio Soto Moses Nehemiah Soto Beatrice N. Spidale Tess Stanard Ghost Stille Jack Stille Ava Grace Storandt Katelyn Eileen Stowe James Suero Simona Sofia Sulminas Mariah Summers

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Samuel James Royer Natalie Rubi Leotie Rudolf BradleWilliam Ruska Robyn Ruvoli

Gracie Svoboda Alexandra Svora Anna Lauren Swade Drew Christopher Swiatek Sophie Jean Swicionis Sam Szymczak

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Alan Vallecillo John Vantholen Christian Varela Aramis Vargas-Aguiar Eric Antonio Vasquez Alexander Vazquez Mia Bella Vazquez Phillip Michael Vazzana Nataly Alyssa Vega Elise Nicole Verdin Omar T. Vidales Jesus Villalobos Margo Villanueva Samantha Villarreal Nayeli Villegas Caitlin Vitek

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Amanda Kate Jurczewski Lauren Shea Justus

K Quinn Kahle Ana Kanatas Marc A. Kaplan Aidan Karabel Sophie Klyber Sophia Genevieve Koerner Amanda Marie Kogut Max Kowal

L Giana I. Laporte Lucas Lauger Camron Malik Leach Aydan Leffel Sidney Leffel Lena Maria Lembcke Noah Lenaghan Jacob Leuck Jocelyn A. Linares Sarah Lindenberg Luna Annmarie Lloyd Emmalee Lopez Olivia Lozada Delilah Luna Del Castillo Kristen Lynch

Aja McKay Emma Anderson McVicker Diego Medellin Augustus Mendoza Alexandra Xochitl Mercado Eduardo J. Meza Rafael Meza Joseph M. Midona Anthony James Mikutis Jana Milicevic Marcus Moody Adrian Guillermo Morales Annabella S. Moreno Julia Moreno Izaia Alexander Morin Andre Lamont Morris Izabella A. Morrissey

Dante Moscosa Kasper Moszczynski Tania Muhammad Raymond Vincent Mular Reagan Grace Mulcrone Samia Valeria Munguia Garcia Daniel Mario Munoz Leonardo Munoz Sierra Murillo Quintavius Murrell

N Vincent Nasti Ana Itzel Nava Timothy Nekrashchuk Charli Nelson Joshua Nelson

Bryce Elizabeth Pacourek Nathaniel Padilla Kevin Eric Paitl Grace Pankros Lana Maria Papadatos Darren Par Jesse A. Parisi Henry Vincent Pecis Alejandro Peralta Ariana Perez Christian Perez Diana Perez Jaiden Peskoff Anna Picton Clara Pizana Stella Pizana Emma Polich Ella J. Proteau

R William Michael Ralph Josephine Clara Randall Andrew Ransel

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M Riley Leigh Malcomson Nicolas Maldonado Nikola Malovic Lucia Tereza Markotic Ava S. Marrello David C. Martinez Julian Martinez Leo Martin Sebastian Martinez William Martin Ciaran Mathews Hunter McClintock

Teachers welcome graduating seniors at Riverside-Brookfield High School’s commencement excercises.

Angela Salguero Gemma Cresencia Sambugaro Ezekiel Del Mundo Samson Enzo Sanabria Adrian Sanchez Nathan Sanchez Delilah Sandoval Monique Sandoval Christian J. Santoyo Emmanuel Santos Steven David Saucedo Christina Savaglio Jonah Evan Schexnayder Grant E. Schira Liam J. Schlesser Brooke Lynn Schwarte Paris Selenica Maxwell Selewa Adam Shadduck Blaine Sharenow Jessica Sharenow

T Brianna Danielle Talach Alexander Ludovic Terry Samuel Tomas Manuel Tovar Keith Casey Towers Kaili Tran Nguyen Thai Bao Tran Lily Anna Trekles Jaelyn Turina Brendon Turner Marques Allyn Turner Jake Anthony Tyler

U Ricardo Ulloa Raymundo Urbina Adam Uriostegui Jr. Joshua Jerry-Michael Uzzardo

Mia Wagner Clothilde Wasielewski Sadowski Jaisean Watts Mia Manjit Weisman Ella Caroline Westel Isabel White Daniel Ray Williams IV Lleyton Edward Willis Makayla Helene Witz Charlie Wolfer Caroline Wood Dylan Wood

Y Luke Ben Yachnin

Z Annalisse Cristina Zamarripa Anasofia Zaper Emiliano Zavala Charles Roland Zelinski III Gabriel Ziecik

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Brookfield, firefighters agree to new 3-year union contract Pay raise of 3.5% in 2023, 3% in final two years of the deal

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Brookfield trustees voted unanimously to approve a new three-year contract with union firefighters as part of the omnibus agenda at the village board’s May 22 meeting. The contract is retroactive to Jan. 1 and expires Dec. 31, 2025.

The contract was previously approved by members of the International Association of Fire Fighters Local 4828, which represents the 21 union firefighter paramedics and lieutenants of the department. The department also employs a chief and three captains who are not part of the union.

The most significant update in the new contract is base-pay raises for union firefighters of 3.5% in the first year and 3% for the second and third years, reflecting an overall uptick in cost-of-living from previous years, where base-pay raises generally were below 3%.

However, the salary schedule includes annual step raises in addition to the basepay raises for union firefighters early in their careers, which boost annual salaries higher.

For example, a new firefighter starting Jan. 1, 2023 at a base salary of $71,040 will, due to the annual step raise, be paid $78,183 in 2024, an increase of 10%. In the final year of the deal, that firefighter will make $89,087, representing a 24% total increase.

The step raises are arranged so that union firefighters will make $100,000 by their fifth year. The top salary for a rankand-file firefighter in 2025 is $111,087.

Lieutenants also receive step raises after their first two years at that rank. A person promoted to lieutenant on Jan. 1, 2023 makes $114,134. In the third year of the contract, that lieutenant will make $127,751, a total increase in salary of 12%.

According to the village of Brookfield’s 2023 employee compensation list, 14 of the

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regarding union firefighters department’s union firefightreimbursing the village for ers earn more than $100,000 in expenses if they leave the desalary annually. partment within three years of Other changes to the conbeing hired. tract were relatively minor.

Previously, the firefighter There’s no change in the leaving early was on the hook amount of health insurance for repaying any paramedic or premiums union employees firefighter training. Moving must pay; it remains at 15%. forward anyone leaving before The village did agree, howevthree years will also pay a proer, to increase union employrated share – between 50% and ees’ term life insurance policy TIMOTHY WIBERG 100% -- of the cost for their perfrom $40,000 to $50,000.

Brookfield village manager sonal protective gear.

However, there has been a Adams said protective coats change in the way the village and pants are tailormade for firefighters reimburses union members for tuition if the firefighter chooses to take courses. and cost about $4,000.

Since he took the reins of the department First, the village manager must determine whether the courses provide a benefit in 2020, Adams said he’s had two firefightto the fire department. ers leave within three years of There’s also been a change in being hired and that there is the amount to be reimbursed a dearth of firefighting candidepending on the grade a dates lining up for jobs. union member receives in the “I’m looking [to get ahead of course. No longer will the vilthe curve], if that’s going to be lage reimburse 100% of tuition a trend,” Adams said. if the firefighters receives an Another change, also apparA. The village previously also ently related to firefighters reimbursed 85% tuition for a B changing departments more and 70% for a C. often nowadays, is dropping a Firefighters will now get requirement for all new fire85% reimbursement for an A, fighters to attend a fire acadJAMES ADAMS 75% for a B and 50% for a C. emy.

Brookfield fire chief Those particular changes With the new contract, firewere sought by Village Manfighters who have already atager Timothy Wiberg, who wanted to tended an accredited fire academy may not tighten up just what the village was paying be required to attend again, at the discrefor. In the past, he said, the village would tion of the fire chief. reimburse for any course, regardless of its Adams said in the past few years he’s had bearing on the employee’s duties as a fire- one instance of a firefighter having to atfighter. tend a fire academy despite not needing “Now it’s for courses that are job-relat- that training in his estimation. ed,” Wiberg said.

“To me, that’s taking two or three Fire Chief James Adams said he sought months of time when I can have that guy and won a change in the contract language on the street working,” Adams said.

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Dance ensemble closes out 20th season with ‘Superbloom’

The Seldoms, founded by North Riversider Carrie Hanson, perform at Harris Theater

By KELLY POLLOCK Contributing Reporter

On June 1, at 7:30 p.m., dance ensemble The Seldoms will close out their 20th season with a world premiere performance of “Superbloom” at the Harris Theater at 205 E. Randolph St. in Millennium Park in Chicago.

Founded in 2002, The Seldoms were conceived by North Riverside resident Carrie Hanson and two partners.

“We started doing work that was multidisciplinary in nature, but when my partners moved on, it quickly became a platform for my artistic and choreographic voice,” Hanson said.

Hanson grew up in Iowa where she first fell in love with dance.

“I started at a typical dance studio where we did ballet and jazz and tap,” she said. “I was very serious about it, but I didn’t get very good dance training until I went away to college.”

She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in modern dance at Texas Christian University and her Master of Arts in dance at Trinity Laban in London. Hanson now teaches at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago.

In 2008, under Hanson’s direction, The Seldoms started doing performances that are more issue-based.

“We start with a really clear subject matter and then I do a lot of research,” she said.

Hanson has worked with experts including climate scientists and presidential historians for her pieces.

“The research part of it is fascinating to me,” Hanson said. “We’re ultimately trying to make the performance a

platform for discussion and maybe get people to think a little differently.”

Hanson described the pieces as “dance theater” but said that “the dance is always central and has to be the most important delivery system” of the message they are communicating.

“If you strip away the costumes, the spoken word, and the visuals, you are still getting something from the movement,” Hanson said.

For “Superbloom,” Hanson is collaborating with several other artists. Jackie Kazarian is a painter who created abstract landscape scenery: one is a desert and the other is a landscape in full bloom.

“It has a great deal of color in purples and yellows and oranges,” Hanson said. “It’s quite vivid.”

Liviu Pasare is a video artist who is using film footage of the dancers and overlaying it on Kazarian’s paintings.

“He then manipulates the dancers’ images to become more like flowers,” Hanson said.

Kazarian also created large fabric trains that are 35 feet long.

“We have a set of desert trains and a set of bloom trains,” said Hanson. “I wanted something to be happening on the floor. Wildflowers bloom across the desert floor and so I felt like that plane needed to be activated too.”

The dancers engage with the trains throughout the piece.

Live music by Finom, a music duo made up of Sima Cunningham and Macie Stewart, will accompany the dancers’ performance.

“They are guitarists and they are bringing in a percussionist. They are singing some songs, but the lyrics don’t come directly at you. The way they use their voices, the whole thing feels like a soundscape,” said Hanson.

While Hanson is the founding artistic director of The Seldoms, she credits the five dancers who make up the ensemble with assisting her with the choreography.

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The Seldoms “Our process is super collaborative,” she said. “I come in with an idea or a prompt and they do a lot of movement generation.”

While many of The Seldoms’ performances have an activist component, “Superbloom” is different, according to Hanson.

“Where previous works have been critiques, this one feels more like an invitation to experience and be grateful for the beauty in nature,” she said. “The tone of it is joyful and the visuals are vivid and vibrant.”

The performance will be followed by the Bloom Ball where an open bar and light food will be available, and guests can meet and mingle with the artists.

“It’s a chance to celebrate live performance, “said Hanson. “We are still in a moment where people are appreciating the opportunity to get out and be in a creative, lively space.”

Tickets for the one-night-only performance of Superbloom start at $20 and for the Bloom Ball at $40. For more information, visit theseldoms.org.

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RBHS honors Top 10 graduating seniors for final time School moving to Latin honors system to recognize academic achievement

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

The May 26 graduation ceremony at Riverside-Brookfield High School was the last one, for the foreseeable future at least, in which the 10 graduating seniors with the highest grade-point averages were given medals and recognized.

In 2020, the District 208 school board voted 6 to 1 to eliminate class rank effective with the Class of 2023.

Next year RBHS will shift to a broader, more inclusive system for recognizing academic excellence at graduation. Students who finish high school with grade-point averages of 3.0 to 3.49 will be recognized as graduating cum laude (with honors). Students with GPAs of 3.5 to 3.9 will graduate magna cum laude (with high honors), and students who finish high school with GPAs of 4.0 and above will graduate summa cum laude (with highest honors).

This will likely mean that well over half the graduating class will graduate with some kind of honors.

The top 10 students in the Class of 2023 seem to have mixed feelings about getting rid of class rank at RBHS. “I think, obviously, anyone in the top 10

likes the recognition, I think that’s part of the reason why we worked really hard all four years, but I do understand that there’s maybe a level of toxicity behind it and that’s probably why they’re getting rid of it,” said Paulina Carmona, who finished seventh in the class and next fall will be the first RBHS graduate to attend Yale University since 2008.

Bryce Pacourek, who finished fifth in the class, had a similar view, although she said she understood the reasons behind abandoning the practice.

“I think it’s kind of a nice way for all of us to be recognized for our academic achievements and all the hard work we’ve put in throughout these four years at RB, but I also totally understand why they’re getting rid of it, because I feel like it put a lot of pressure on us,” Pacourek said.

Class rank at RBHS is determined by a weighted grade-point average in which grades in honors and Advanced Placement classes are weighted more heavily than grades in regular classes.

Every student in the top 10, which was really a top a 11 this year because of a tie for 10th, received straight A’s throughout their four years at RBHS, as did some students not in the top 10. Class rank ultimately came

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This is the final year Riverside-Brookfield High School will recognize the senior class’ top 10 graduates (above). Next year, the school is adopting the Latin honors system.

TODD A. BANNOR

Top 10 graduating senior Paulina Carmona addresses the Class of 2023 during Riverside-Brookfield High School’s commencement exercises on May 26. down to how many honors or Advanced Placement classes a student took.

Five members of the top 10 this year were dancers. That’s not necessarily a random coincidence because the only honors wellness class is Honors Repertory Dance, a class that can be taken multiple times. An A in Honors Repertory dance is worth more than an A in regular gym class that non-dancers would take.

“You can definitely plan out your schedule to get slight advantages,” Pacourek said.

Some highly ranked students take some classes, mostly gym, pass/fail because they realized that an A in a regular level class would only hurt their GPA. “It is pretty cutthroat; it’s about who can kind of game the system,” said Sam Royer, who finished sixth in the class and who took PE pass/fail during his junior and senior years.

Royer said he doesn’t mind class rank is being eliminated at RBHS, saying it’s not a good thing or a bad thing.

“It’s nice to be recognized for that hard work but if, at the end of the day, I would not have that title, I wouldn’t lose any sleep

at night,” Royer said. “I don’t think that in the long run it’s going to hurt anybody that there’s no more top 10 students, just because it can be so cutthroat and the students who work just as hard as any other students might not be in the top 10.”

Royer, who will study electrical engineering at the University of Illinois, was one of only two boys to make the top 10 at RBHS this year.

“I think we definitely have a lot of talented boys at RB too, but I think maybe girls are just a little more focused and driven during school while boys can maybe get a little more distracted,” said Pacourek, who received a scholarship to run cross country and track at the University of St. Thomas, which is located in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Natalia Contreras finished No. 1 in the class, although RBHS does not officially recognize a valedictorian.

The rest of the top 10, in order of class rank were Sophie Swicionis, Chole Alexander, Joshua Nelson, Pacourek, Royer, Carmona, Olivia Glawe, Eli Christiansen, and Lara Huns and Grace Pankros, who tied for 10th.

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Congratulations to Fenwick High School Class of 2023

College Choices Elizabeth Anne Adler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Destiny Ambrosio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Emily May Androwich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Robert Giovanni Anzaldi, III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Triton College Allison Arispe . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Christopher James Bajda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Augustana College Anthony William Balesteri. . . . . . . . . . . . University of Arizona Maximilian Ballarin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Ava Lily Baron. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undecided Nahla-Signe`Lynn Basile-Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . .Triton College Charlotte McKnight Bateman . . . . . . College of the Holy Cross Danielle Payton Friedman-Bernacchi. . . . . . Tulane University Matthew Bock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Dayton Aiden Patrick Boyle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Arizona State University Cassidy O'Malley Brady . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Auburn University Rylan Branch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois Chicago Elisabeth Braun. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pennsylvania State University Ethan Joseph Briggs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Creighton University Cate Marguerite Browning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DePaul University Campbell Brusca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Iowa Catherine Buckley. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University William Buckley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Jack Buel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colorado State University Sophia Angelina Buen Santos. . . . . . Northwestern University Joseph Edward Burda. . . . . . . . . . . . Loyola University Chicago Paul Alexander Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewis University Thomas Butler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Kansas Caroline Bzdula. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Tampa Ella Cacciatore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saint Louis University Jules Camarena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Ella Olivia Carmignani . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Mississippi Matthew Carmody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Notre Dame Mia Celio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aurora University Meenah Chaiprasert. . . . . . . . . . . . . Loyola University Chicago Jacob Chi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston College William Chrastka . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois Chicago

Amber Rae Cloud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Antonio Coleman . . . . . . . . . . . Concordia University - Chicago Cameron Corvo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Alabama Taya M. Croswell. . . . . .University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Colin Crotty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indiana University Isabella Evelyn Daley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Timothy Daley. . . . . . . . .University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Phineas J. Darrow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Dayton Griffin Davis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Emily Sofia De La Paz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Piper Dec . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DePaul University William DeGroff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indiana University Victoria Demidiak. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DePaul University Lauren Lorraine Deneen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elmhurst University Alessia Di Silvestro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Suffolk University Thomas Dietz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Ava Francesca DiFranco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Charles Norman DiFranco . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Sofia Giselle Dominguez . . . . . . . . . Loyola University Chicago Michael Domke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Florida Ella Doody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Providence College Tyler Dennis Draeger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami University James Dubanowich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Ambrose University Seamus Dunlap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Joseph Durkin. . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Patrick Durkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Illinois University Elizabeth Dvorak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Erin East. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami University Joep Engbers. . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jaxon Entler. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hawaii Pacific University Francesco Filice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Creighton University Kelly Finn. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Tennessee Brendan Finnegan . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oakton Community College Moira Finucane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Iowa Vincent Fioravanti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undecided

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605 Scholarships have been awarded to 204 members (76%) of the senior class from 155 different colleges/agencies. Monetary value of over 44.6 million dollars. Congratulations on your efforts, your achievements and the example you have given to our underclassmen.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS 2022-2023

ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTS 2022-2023

• 10 students recognized by the National Merit Program - 2 Finalists - 8 Commended • 20 College Board Recognition Program Scholars • 65 Illinois State Scholars (24% of class) • 170 Presidential Scholars (63% of class) • 5 Evans Scholars • 1 appointment to the United States Naval Academy

• 27 Friars to Play Collegiate Athletics • 10 NCAA Athletic Grant Awards • 1 State Championship (Girls’ Tennis) • 8 Regional, Sectional, Super Sectional Championships • 35 All-Conference Athletes • 4 All-State Athletes • 4 Academic All-State Nominees

Morgan Symonne Fisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard University Sean Miles Fitzgerald. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Dayton Thomas Fleming. . . . . . . . . . . University of Minnesota-Duluth Raina Ford . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Howard University Jacqueline O'Connell Fox. . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Alexa Fraghia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Alabama Maddux William Freund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undecided Fiona Ava Fuhry . . . . . . . .University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Jade Galvan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saint Louis University Lucas Anthony Garcia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami University Serena Garza. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Alabama Isabella Gaspero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Iowa Lorena Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Luis Carlos Gonzalez Jr. . . . University of Wisconsin - Parkside Natalia Ivette Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saint Mary's College Nathan Gonzalez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Roberto Gonzalez Piñon . . . . . . . University of Illinois Chicago Catherine Goode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Tampa Jamon Joseph Graham . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Miles Grant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Dayton Caleb Groll. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lindenwood University Leah Marie Gurski. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Auburn University Katlyn Halfpenny . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Tech University Mae Ashley Hamilton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami University Daniel Hardy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Arizona University Natalia Harnisch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Duke University John Clayton Harrison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Auburn University Nora Havenaar . . . . . . . . . . Washington University in St Louis Erin Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Providence College Julian Henao . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Aaron Hernandez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DePaul University Allison Lynn Heyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carnegie Mellon University Sheridan Holliday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northwestern University Eileen Homberger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Mary Carroll Horrigan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Dayton Edward Hosty, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saint John's University Alexander Richard Hrody. . . . . . . . . Loyola University Chicago Mark Thomas Hroma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baylor University Holly Elizabeth Hudson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami University Quinn Hynes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Notre Dame Izabella Ibarra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lewis University Mirko Jaksic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Dayton Samuel Jelaca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Aaron Johnson . . . . . . . University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Maggie Johnson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Kentucky Adelai Kaiser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Iowa Thomas Kala . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Nicholas William Karris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Katherine Burke Keegan . . . . . . . . . . . University of Tennessee

Filip Kisielewski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Charlotte Drum Klawitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Iowa Callahan Roger Koch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . College of Charleston Catherine Krema. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saint Mary's College Sophia Kruszewski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loyola University Chicago Caroline Kucharczyk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indiana University Samuel Kulisek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Augustana College Frank LaMantia. . . . . . . Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Marco Lara. . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Angelina Larrea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lawrence University Anne Larson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Georgetown University Yarissa Lazaro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DePauw University Louis Lazzaro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Triton College Jake Leonardi . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Georgia Institute of Technology James Leonardi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York University Jonah Daniel Leone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Dayton Anastasia Lerma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Benicio Valentino Linares. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undecided Mary Link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami University Charles Aidan Liston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undecided Justin Lopez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Talia Madelene Lorenzo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aurora University Olivia R. Magyla . . . . . . . . . . . .Northeastern Illinois University Ian Martinello. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elmhurst University Ava Angelica Martinez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purdue University Gabriela Teresa Masnica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Jake Materna. . . . . . . . . Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Martin Mazur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saint Louis University Ava Mazzocchi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Anne McCarthy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purdue University McKenzie Johanna McClear . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara University Lauren McClendon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Northeastern University John McDowell, II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Arizona Daniel McGarel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wake Forest University Lillian McGarry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Iowa Finnegan McGee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Clemson University Thomas McGinnis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Kailyn McHugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Katelyn McHugh. . . . . . University of Massachusetts-Amherst Annabel McKenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Colgate University Pamela Alise Medina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aurora University Emma Meehan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Rameses Alexander Mendoza . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Vincent Meo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Ambrose University Sarah Merkle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Tampa Lukas Mikuzis . . . . . . . . . . . University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh Andre Lamont Miller, Jr. . . . . . . . . . Fort Hays State University

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Nora Kate Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Melissa Modica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Creighton University Dennis Steven Moore. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Martin Morrissey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Colleen Mulcahy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Iowa Artemio Murillo, Jr.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Triton College Mary Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indiana University Madeline Murray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boston College Mia Maria Nardello . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loyola University Chicago Michael Nevers. . . . . . . . . . . . . Loyola University New Orleans Vincent Nguyen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roosevelt University Hava Nordquist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Caroline Norton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vanderbilt University Michael A Novy Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Mississippi Julia Nowicki. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami University Annie O'Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Luke Thomas O’Brien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Dayton Alexander J Ochoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undecided Cristian Ochoa. . . . . . . .University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sean Patrick O’Connor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Iowa Shannon O'Laughlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elon University Grace O'Malley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Virginia Matthew Timothy Ortiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indiana University Julia Verona Overmyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . Salve Regina University Margaret Pabst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University

Claire Papp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Maeve Paris. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Tennessee Emuni Wilma Desiray Domonique Pearson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Xavier University of Louisiana Ivanna Giselle Penate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Angel Perez, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bradley University Ariya Perez. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Undecided Adrian Perkowski . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade School Francis Petruncio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lake Forest College Kamil Pilecki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Natalie Poleszak . . . . . . . . . . . .Southern Methodist University Olivia Polston . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Sean Pondelicek . . . . . . . . . Milwaukee School of Engineering Alec Posluszny . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Washington University Sophie Prangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami University Alyssa Pucillo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Dayton Jesus Pulido. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois Chicago Baileigh Racky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Niagara University Mary Grace Raniere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami University Molly Eileen Reardon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Alexander Recchia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gap Year Arissa Reyna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Kendall Richards . . . .Savannah College of Art & Design - SCAD Grayden Brooks Rill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Firefighter Anna Ringelstetter-Ennis . . . . . . . . . . University of Tennessee Carter Robertson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Dayton

Maria Isabel Romero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carthage College Adrian Salgado Horst. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DePaul University Caroline Sampson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Dario Santoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purdue University Ava Marie Saunders . . . . . . . . . . . University of Texas at Austin Felicia June Saunders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara University Grant Michael Schleiter . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Michigan Hannah Schubkegel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Denver Nathan James Schultz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Iowa Nicholas Scudder . . . . . . . . . . . . United States Naval Academy Michael Vincent Sennello . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign William Thomas Shannon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Belmont University Anne Showel . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Luke Showel . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mia Sierra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Loyola Marymount University Ava Siragusa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Dayton Liam Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marquette University Stefan Solares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Dayton Angelina Squeo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DePaul University Gabriella Rose Sramek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Denver Donnie Lashaun Stanton . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Houston Maya Angelina Stathas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carthage College Conor Stetz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Illinois Institute of Technology Natalie Sur. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Notre Dame Frank Svete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indiana University

Haley Sweatman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .St. Ambrose University Kaitlyn Sweeney. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Saint Mary's College Gael Tafolla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami University Johnathan Teska . . . . . . . . . . . . Concordia University - Chicago Amelia Timpone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Miami Katherine Trifilio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carroll University Meghan Turgeon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Texas Christian University Mallory Elizabeth Turner . . . . . . . . . .University of Notre Dame Reny Tzankova. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loyola University Chicago Maya Underwood . . . . . . . University of Wisconsin - Madison Jordan Vazquez. . . . . . . . . . . Concordia University - Wisconsin Gabriel Velasco, Jr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Illinois University Stella F. Vilchis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Columbia College Chicago Natalie Anne Vlcek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Miami University Katherine Anne Vogelsperger . . . . . . College of the Holy Cross Molly Weber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wellesley College Maeve Kathleen Welsh . . . . . . . . . . . . . Santa Clara University Brynne West . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quinnipiac University Elise Nicole Weyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Indiana University Brendan Hart White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Dayton Brandon J. Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loyola University Chicago Finnegan James Williams . . . . . . University of Illinois Chicago Alec Wojcik . . . . . University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Angelina Woods. . . . . .University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Yaileen Zermeno. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loyola University Chicago Dylan Charles Zorovich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Virginia Tech

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RIVERSIDE ARTS

WEEKEND

JUNE 10 & 11

SATURDAY, 10 am - 5 pm • SUNDAY, 10 am - 4 pm Make plans now to join us in Riverside’s Guthrie Park for this fun and FREE community event!

FREE LUNCHES

Runs through Aug. 18 from page 1 to 1 p.m. at the library to all kids under 18 until Aug. 18. Outside of age, there will be no eligibility requirements to participate in the program.

Students who receive free or reduced-cost breakfast or lunch through their school can experience hunger during summer break since school resources are not available. This new partnership seeks to alleviate this lack of access to healthy food by offering a supplemental resource at an accessible location.

For some time before this summer, the library had hoped to partner with an agency that helps establish free lunch programs like the depository. However, relocation to the newly constructed library building and additional renovations after the July 2021 grand opening further delayed plans.

Now that the library staff has settled in and knows how to deliver services in the new facility, it was time to bring to fruition the free lunch initiative and serve as a community food resource, Library Director Kimberly Coughran said.

After reaching out to various food resources, the initial connection between the Greater Chicago Food Depository and the library was made by Lauren Bobysud, the library’s youth services manager, whom Coughran asked to monitor the lunch initiative.

The depository responded, and library staff members met with its personnel for an initial meeting about the program. Library managers will have an upcoming

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training about the specifics of carrying out the lunch initiative, Coughran said.

The Greater Chicago Food Depository, a nonprofit that receives some government funding, has been working to end hunger in Chicago and Cook County since 1978.

According to data from its website, one in four children in Cook County are at risk of hunger, which the nonprofit fights by organizing food banks and advocating for legislation that addresses hunger.

Beyond partnering with organizations to supplement free lunch programs during the summer and feed families in Chicago and its suburbs throughout the year, the depository offers assistance in the SNAP/ Link and Medicaid benefit application processes.

Once the partnership begins on June 5, the library will receive food deliveries from the depository in the mornings and refrigerate the lunches until distribution in the afternoon. The initiative will begin with 25 lunches, but the library can adjust that number based on demand, Coughran said.

The nutritious lunches will include a sandwich, fruit, and milk, and those participating in the program can choose to eat them in one of the meeting room spaces in the library or outside in the front plaza.

The library is thrilled to be able to meet potential need that may exist in the Brookfield community, Coughran said.

“We obviously are a resource for the community and look forward to being able to serve residents in this way, especially as some of the pandemic benefits that were available to families now have gone away,” Coughran said.

No lunches will be served on July 4 due to the holiday.

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License plate cameras lead police to arrest 8 over stolen cars pass to a motor vehicle and resisting arrest.

North Riverside police arrested eight people last week after license-plate reader cameras alerted officers to three stolen vehicles entering the grounds of the North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road.

■ On May 22, three people, including a 19-year-old woman from Plainfield, a 19-year-old man from Glenview and an 18-year-old man from Evanston, were charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass to a motor vehicle after arriving at the mall around 4:30 p.m. in a 2015 Toyota Rav-4 that had been reported stolen out of Niles on May 17.

Police located the vehicle near the food court entrance and arrested the trio inside Pandora, a shop at the mall. The 18-yearold reportedly was wanted on a warrant for failure to appear in court on an unrelated possession of a stolen motor vehicle charge.

■ North Riverside police charged a 17-year-old Elmwood Park girl with possession of a stolen motor vehicle, fleeing and eluding and having no valid driver’s license after officers blocked the stolen Hyundai Elantra she was driving in the parking lot of Chick-fil-A, 7201 Cermak Road on March 23 at about 7:20 p.m.

A license plate reader camera at the 25th Street entrance to North Riverside Park Mall alerted police that the stolen car had entered the mall parking lot. An officer

spotted the vehicle and attempted to stop it, but the driver sped off northbound before turning onto eastbound Cermak Road and then into the Chick-fil-A parking lot.

■ On May 25 at about 4:25 p.m., police charged four people, two of them with felonies, after a license plater reader camera alerted them to a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee entering the mall property from Cermak Road.

Police located the Jeep near Entrance 4, observing the passenger side rear window broken out and covered with tape. Inside the mall, police located four people seen on surveillance video exiting the Jeep and announced they were under arrest. Three of the suspects took off running, while the fourth was taken into custody.

The other three were taken into custody a short time later, and police recovered a key fob belonging to the Jeep.

According to police, Robert Johnson, 19, of Chicago, had a loaded .40-caliber pistol tucked into his waistband at the time of his arrest. He was charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, criminal trespass to a motor vehicle and resisting arrest. Police charged Dionta Fields, 20, of Chicago, with possession of a stolen motor vehicle and resisting arrest.

In addition, police charged two 17-yearold boys, one with criminal trespass to a motor vehicle and one with criminal tres-

Brookfield police say it’s likely they’ll be turning over a check fraud case to U.S. Postal Service investigators after a local man’s Social Security check totaling more than $8,000 was stolen and cashed by someone else.

A Colorado woman called police on May 22 to report that someone had stolen her 76-year-old father’s Social Security check for $8,324, which had been mailed to his last known address in the 9300 block of Ogden Avenue in April. Her father had since moved to Colorado.

According to the police report, someone cashed the check at a Chase Bank branch in Berwyn on April 24. Police have been working with Chase, so far without success, to try to obtain surveillance video of the transaction to try and identify the person who cashed the check.

RBHS

The battle over music staffing is not new at RBHS. Two years ago, students and parents complained when it looked as if music teacher Matthew Loeb would only be offered a part-time position. For one year, RBHS and Riverside Elementary District 96 worked out a job-sharing arrangement in which Loeb taught in both districts.

Last year Smetana, who has less seniority than Loeb, was given a 0.6 FTE position but was given two study halls to supervise to get her up to a full-time position.

Students and parents said they are tired of the constant battle to retain music teachers and want the school board to commit to funding three full-time music teachers.

“Through all the times that I have gotten upset at what’s happens to my music teachers year after year I’m given the explanation that numbers aren’t large enough to employ three full-time music teachers,”

said Veronica Hunt just three days before she graduated from RBHS. “So I am just a number and so are all the students sitting here today. Go ahead and take down all the posters in the school saying it is a safe space for us, and never announce on the PA system again that you care about us, because numbers don’t have emotions.”

Hunt was at the meeting administrators had with choir students. She felt she was spoken down to and not really listened to.

She added that the school should reinstate some kind of fine arts requirement for graduation and take other steps to offer more music classes.

If Smetana does not return to RBHS, Loeb would probably take over two of the three choir classes and the school would try to hire a part-time teacher to teach one class.

In a telephone interview with the Land-

Recurring debate from page 5 The day before the school board meeting, Principal Hector Freytas and Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction Kylie Lindquist met with choir students during the day and with about 50 music parents in the Music Sponsors group in the evening to explain the staffing decisions.

Their explanations did not satisfy the students or parents who complained that they were only being officially notified of the staffing decisions at the end of the school year, months after the decisions were made.

They complained that administrators sometimes gave evasive responses to questions.

Stolen check fraudulently cashed

Car stolen – then returned A car reported stolen overnight on May 21-22 in Brookfield mysteriously reappeared on the driveway from which it was taken – with a spare tire on one wheel –

about an hour after the vehicle was discovered missing.

A resident of the 4300 block of Forest Avenue called police at about 9:20 a.m. on May 22 to report the car stolen from the driveway. There were no signs of forced entry, but police learned a license-plate reading camera had observed the car on Pershing Road in Stickney at about 9:30 a.m. A short time later, the car was observed by another camera near Plainfield Road and Custer Avenue.

By 10:30 a.m. the car was parked on the driveway again, but the victims said they had no idea who returned it. There was a spare tire, which had not been there before, on the rear driver’s side axle. The original tire, which had sidewall damage, was located in the rear of the vehicle.

Police provided the victims with a steering wheel lock for the vehicle to prevent a future theft.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, May 2226, 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 mark Hunt said that she thought it was important that RBHS have a female choir teacher, because about two-thirds of choir members are girls and Smetana has been an excellent role model.

Freytas did not respond to a request for comment but Lindquist emphasized that RBHS is not cutting any music classes.

“We pursued and received board permission to run choir classes below the cap to continue to help the choirs bounce back after the pandemic,” Lindquist said in an email. “The FTE for the classes students requested has simply shifted. Every music class that typically runs is running next year.”

Hunt said music supporters at RBHS will not give up until they get three full-time music teachers.

“If you don’t make this change, we will be back, I promise,” Hunt said.

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A new icon?

From fizzy ice cream sodas to buzzy edibles

he village of Brookfield has undergone a couple of very visible infrastructure projects in the past couple of years, both of which exceeded their initial budgets by a good bit and both of which were victim to unplanned glitches – some self-inflicted.

In the end, however, both of those projects – the Brookfield Avenue bridge over Salt Creek and the new fountain at Veterans (no apostrophe!) Memorial Circle – are bona fide improvements that the community will enjoy for decades to come.

The fountain, in particular, ought to be a substantial upgrade over previous versions crafted over the past half century at Eight Corners. For one thing, the new fountain is much more imposing and visible. A set of double curbs should be able to prevent any more vehicles from crashing into it and destroying it.

The display will also be something that can be enjoyed at all hours, since its LED lights will keep the spray visible at night and because the 10-foot-high center jet will be augmented by five smaller sprays surrounding it in a separate basin.

The design of the new fountain also makes it pretty clear that it is for admiring from afar. Benches opposite the fountain at either end of Broadway Avenue will allow for people to pause and take it in.

Moving the war memorials from the circle will also mean people really have no reason to dodge traffic circling the roundabout to go and see them. Those memorials have now been placed at Veterans Park at Grand and Sunnyside, a couple of blocks to the southeast.

That’s a much more appropriate, safer and more reflective space for those memorials. They’ll no doubt be seen by more people in that location.

Of course, if you really want to give the fountain an up-close inspection, you’ll always be able to do that at least once each year.

The circle is one of the best spots along Grand Boulevard to watch Brookfield’s Fourth of July parade, and if the wind is blowing in the right direction, you might even get the occasional cooling mist as a bonus.

While the fountain’s final price tag of more than $800,000 is a bit of an eye-popper, the village is funding it partially through a $250,000 state grant. The village portion of the expense will be funded through the Eight Corners TIF District.

One of the reasons TIF districts are created is to fund just such public infrastructure improvements, ones that can make the district more attractive to both businesses and their customers.

When the landscaping matures and the village works out any remaining bugs related to the fountain’s operation (may they be few) this should be exactly the kind of public improvement this district needed.

It’s certainly a unique monument and could be a village icon in the future.

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ho would have thought the nice square building located at 2704 Harlem Ave. in Riverside would be a cannabis dispensary? Going back to when the building was constructed, cannabis was not even a word that was used. The word we used was “dope” and “marijuana” was also used, but that was a different time.

The building was originally a Prince Castle ice cream store. It served hamburgers, too, but the ice cream was the best. It was not served in scoops, they were cube-shaped and served with a special scooper. They also serve “Top Hat” sodas and sundaes. Don’t know why they left but it was a sad day.

Arthur Treacher’s Fish and Chips restaurant next took over. Great fish and chips. Arthur Treacher was an English actor who most often played a British butler. His demeanor was very stiff.

The restaurant served a good menu that seemed to do well. Once again I, and others, were disappointed when it was closed.

Probably the best use of the building was as a Sara Lee outlet store. “Nobody doesn’t like Sara

Lee,” right?

Everybody liked Sara Lee and the business proved it. It was busy. The parking lot was always crowded. There was a senior discount day once a week. Then to make it even better, Market Day, a fundraiser used by schools, joined forced with Sara Lee. Everything was very good. I could go for some of those blueberry muffins now.

Wonder what happened to those two businesses? They would do well if they came back.

But in 2023, that building will see its biggest change. It’ll be transformed into a cannabis dispensary later this summer or fall.

The village of Riverside will profit from the 3% local tax on all sales, in addition to the 1% state tax on all local retail sales and the 1% non-home rule sales tax. That should turn out to be a good chunk of revenue, and that building, which has been unsightly for the past several years, will get an upgrade.

So good luck to the two Joudeh brothers whose company is known as Star Buds IL. By the way, if you ever decide to serve Sara Lee cheesecake, I think you can buy one at Riverside Foods.

JOANNE KOSEY

OBITUARIES

Norman Brabec, 92 Mechanical engineer Norman Brabec, 92, of Riverside, died May 24, 2023.

Mr. Brabec served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a retired mechanical engineer who worked in the printing industry.

He was the son of the late Frank Brabec and Blanche Brabec (nee Stauber); the cousin of the late Milton (the late Mary) Cyprian, Albert (the late Emily) Trock, Jr. and Ronald (Karen) Trock; and a godfather, “uncle” and friend to many.

Services have been held. Interment was at St. Adalbert Cemetery in Niles.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Express condolences online at HitzemanFuneral.com. Send sympathy cards to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o the Norman Brabec family.

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DiSessa leaps to all-state glory for LTHS in triple jump Senior falls short of school record, but finishes fourth overall

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Lyons Township High School senior Will DiSessa reached the 2022 IHSA Class 3A state meet in triple jump, but he finished 22nd, beating only the two competitors who scratched all three attempts.

DiSessa found an answer to improvement.

“I was in the weight room basically every day of the week, took Sundays off.

And I did lifting with the swim team,” said DiSessa, also an LTHS diver.

In his return to state last weekend, DiSessa triple jumped a lifetime-best 13.94 meters/45 feet, 8.75 inches in Saturday’s finals to finish an all-state fourth – the highest finish in the event in program history.

“I was seeded 17th [from sectionals] so coming out fourth is really amazing,” DiSessa said. “I was dead last [in 2022] to fourth. It’s a great jump, to be honest. It’s definitely something I wanted to see.”

The 3,200-meter relay team of senior Michael Farrell, junior Nick Strayer and seniors John Meyers and Matt McGovern also gained top-nine, all-state honors by finishing fifth (7:51.25).

While the Lions’ 3,200 relay tradition continues, DiSessa surpassed seventhplace all-state finishes by Thomas Saggau (2017), the school record holder at 47-4.75, and Rick Smith (1974).

DiSessa’s lifetime best came on his first attempt in Friday’s preliminaries, which carry over to Saturday’s finals. His best jumps often come on first attempts.

“I have the energy and my ankles can only handle so much,” DiSessa said.

DiSessa may have gone further if not for qualifying in the maximum four events. He was 12th in the 100 (11.12), 19th in the 200 (22.38) and part of the 400 relay with juniors Dan Montesano and Adrian Linares and senior Jack Rempfer (17th, 42.87).

“I was hurting [Friday], both of my hamstrings, my knee,” DiSessa said. “The

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Will DiSessa leapt a lifetime-best 13.9 meters/45 feet, 8.75 inches in the triple jump at the IHSA Class 3A track and field state finals on May 27 to finish an all-state fourth, the highest finish in the event in program history. running didn’t go my way but I went out there. It was fun, seeing all of the people, the atmosphere.”

The 3,200 relay was all-state for the third time in the past four state meets.

The relay’s season-best 7:49.64 on May 26 was the second-fastest qualifying time.

“It means so much. I never conceived I’d do anything like this and to be here, the best feeling in the world,” Ferrell said.

“Nothing compares to it, except handing the baton off to Nick. That felt awesome.”

Ferrell, McGovern and Strayer were among several Lions who qualified for state last year but didn’t reach the event finals.

“I remember walking up to the stadium and that was my dream,” McGovern said.

“I worked hard, all of these boys did. Very hard to get here. Our goal of getting allstate, we got it and I’m happy with what happened.”

Meyers dropped six seconds from junior year to a 1:58 split to make this year’s lineup.

“I wasn’t ever expecting to be in the lineup but I’m so happy that I’m here,” Meyers said. “I didn’t have it at the end [in the finals] but overall I’m happy that I had a great relay, great friends to do it with.”

Strayer was all-state in cross country

last November, but this achievement had special meaning.

“The team aspect of this is amazing,” Strayer said. “I’m just really proud I was able to help them out.”

Senior Nick Barcelona was 10th in the 300 intermediate hurdles (39.67), .04 from the nine-person finals.

The 1,600 relay (Rempfer, Ferrell, Strayer, McGovern in 3:23.65) was 12th.

Other finishers were Rempfer (15th in 400, 50.40), Montesano (18th in 100, 11.23), Ferrell (20th in 800, 1:58.06), McGovern (24th in 800, 53.00), Strayer (24th in 1,600, 4:28.73) and junior Cillian Henning (35th in 3,200, 9:44.34).

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“I was seeing his curveball well today,” Yachnin said. “He left one over the plate so I was able to poke it down the line for a double. That was the pitch I was looking for.”

Yachnin then stole third and scored the Bulldogs second run on a sacrifice fly when junior designated hitter Wesley Deason’s belted a fly ball to deep center to make the score 3-2. But the Bulldogs could only manage two more hits in the game.

St. Rita scored an insurance run in the bottom of the sixth. Novak (1 for 2) flied

For the second consecutive year, first-inning defensive miscues put the RiversideBrookfield High School baseball team in a hole it couldn’t climb out of in a state-tournament game against an opponent from the Chicago Catholic League.

The Bulldogs’ season came to close May 27 with a 4-2 loss to St. Rita in the Class 4A St. Rita Regional final. Junior Cooper Marrs was outstanding, pitching a one-hitter, but hitting four batters and the Bulldogs (21-11) committed four errors, including two in the first inning.

“I thought we played hard, just made a couple errors, that’s the game really,” said Bulldogs head coach Mark Ori. Three of the St. Rita’s runs were unearned. St. Rita (26-11) scored twice in the first inning and never trailed. With one out in the first St. Rita shortIAN MCLEOD stop Joey Smith smacked RBHS Pitcher Cooper Marrs in action at St. Rita during a hard short hopper past second baseman Rex Dock- the Bulldogs’ 4-2 loss on May 27. endorf. Smith advanced to second when Marrs hit a batter. Then both runners advanced on a out deep to center to lead off the seventh for the Bulldogs. After Dockendorf popped wild pitch.

Smith scored the first run of the game out to short, sophomore left fielder Jaden when pulled-in third baseman Jaime Iza- Despe doubled to right before Cruz struck guirre fielded a grounder but threw high out looking to end the game.

Marrs (4-5) went the distance allowing to the plate trying to nail Smith. The Mustangs’ second run came on a fielder’s only one hit, striking out two, walking two choice when the Bulldogs couldn’t quite and hitting four batters.

“Cooper pitched a great game,” Ori said. turn a double play.

The Bulldogs had their second consecuSt. Rita added scored another unearned run in the second inning to take a 3-0 lead, tive 20-plus win season and finished third but the Bulldogs battled back to score two in the Metro Suburban Blue Division, just runs in the top of the third. Jacob Cruz a game out of first place.

The game marked the end of the high reached on an error with one out and Cruz scampered home when center fielder Luke school careers for senior starter DockenYachnin jumped on a curveball by St. Rita dorf, a three-year varsity starter, and twoStarter Louie Sisto and smacked a double year starters Novak, Yachnin and Jake Tyler. down the left field line.

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Lions overwhelm Bulldogs to claim softball regional LTHS pounds out 14 hits, scores five unearned runs to advance

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Senior Makenna Kotor and her Lyons Township softball teammates are enjoying a great postseason ride.

And especially the hits.

The Lions continued getting lots of them on May 27 in roaring to a second straight IHSA Class 4A regional title by defeating rival Riverside-Brookfield 15-3 in five innings for the RBHS Regional championship.

“Everybody was just on fire with bats and hitting the ball where they weren’t and able to move people around when needed,” Kotor said. “I think actually these have been some of the best games we’ve had hitting where everybody’s been on fire.”

LTHS (10-18), the No. 11 seed in the Marist Sectional, played No. 7 York in the sectional semifinals on May 30, after the Landmark print deadline. The winner meets No. 1 Marist or No. 5 Mother McAuley on June 2

at Marist for the sectional title.

The Lions collected 14 more hits against the No. 3 Bulldogs (19-9) after 17 hits in beating No. 6 Willowbrook 18-4 in five innings in the May 24 regional semifinals.

After a 1-9 start, LTHS has won five of its last six and avenged two regular-season losses in the playoffs.

“Considering how the season started, I didn’t believe we’d actually make it this far as we have so winning regionals has been a great start,” Kotor said.

Kotor (2 for 4, 5 runs batted in, 2 runs), leadoff hitter Kaitlyn Filkins (4 for 4, 3 runs), Peyton O’Flaherty (3 for 4, 2 RBIs, 3 runs), Tess Meyer (2 for 3, RBI), and Lauren Schinker (3 for 4, 2 runs) combined for 14 hits.

Ava Jacklin had a two-run double in the fifth and Lily Prendergast and Lucy Dreher scored twice. RB HS also committed four errors, contributing to five unearned runs.

Winning pitcher Lexi Jeffrey worked the

final three innings in relief of Lucy Lee. They combined on a five-hitter with no strikeouts and four walks.

LTHS lost at RBHS 11-9 on May 2 and at Willowbrook 11-1 on April 12. After RBHS tied the regional final game 3-3 in the second, the Lions scored once in the third and pulled away with six runs in the fourth and five in the fifth.

“They were going in for a revenge win for sure. We had a mentality of nothing to lose,” first-year LTHS coach Megan Pyles said.

The Lions had even more big hits against Willowbrook. Schinker (4 for 4, 2 RBIs, 2 runs), Meyer (3 for 5, 5 RBIs, triple, 2 runs), Filkins (3 for 5, triple, double, 5 RBIs, 3 runs), Kotor (2 for 5, double, 2 runs), O’Flaherty (3 runs), Prendergast (2 for 3, 2 runs), Jeffrey (2 RBIs) and Jacklin (2 runs) all contributed. Winning pitcher Lee worked the first four innings before Jeffrey relieved.

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The right fielder ended the game by throwing a runner out at the plate for the first time this season.

Meyer had a bases-loaded triple in the eight-run fourth. Filkins had a bases-loaded triple in the six-run fifth.

Filkins also is playing shortstop after coming from center field in a midseason position shift. Meyer (catcher) and O’Flaherty (second base) returned to their 2022 positions and Jacklin went to center field. The promotion of Lee to varsity also has bolstered the pitching staff.

“I think it’s just that we trust each other now in positions because we’ve been working at it, fixing our flaws,” said Filkins, who plays infield for her NWI Sox traveling team.

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: YY23010544 on May 9, 2023 Under the Assumed Business Name of NOTHING MATTERS with the business located at: 3938 N CALIFORNIA AVE APT 1E, CHICAGO, IL 60618. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: CLAUDIA LICETH CRUZ 3938 N CALIFORNIA AVE APT 1E CHICAGO, IL 60618, USA Published in Wednesday Journal May 17, 24, 31, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY. Request of Nathan pher Gonzales Case 2023CONC000747

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There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Nathan Christopher Gonzales to the new name of: Nathan Ace Pietri The court date will be held: On 08/10/2023 at 9:30 a.m. via Zoom.

Published in Wednesday Journal May 17, 24, 31, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: YY23010581 on May 17, 2023 Under the Assumed Business Name of ARCADIA FINANCIAL STRATEGIES with the business located at: 830-A NORTH BLVD, OAK PARK, IL 60301. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: DAVID WALZ 1518 ELGIN AVE. FOREST PARK, IL 60130.

Published in Forest Park Review May 24, 31, June 7, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF FOREST PARK NOTICE TO BIDDERS FOR WATER TOWER PAVING PROJECT The Village of Forest Park is now accepting sealed bid proposals for the Water Tower Paving Project.

DESCRIPTION OF WORK The proposed work is officially known as “Water Tower Paving Project” and further described as asphalt removal and installation of new asphalt surrounding the North Water Tower and South Water Tower as further described in the contract documents for the said work prepared by Christopher B. Burke Engineering, Ltd. (CBBEL).

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PUBLIC NOTICES 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 #8526711 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.

Notice is hereby given that the Village of Forest Park, Illinois, will receive and accept bids ONLY through QuestCDN.com via their electronic VirtuBidTM 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/89726731893?pwd=aXJQL1BBekgxcko2aUFBeWJKZllIQT09 Meeting ID: 897 2673 1893 Passcode: 388405 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.

BID SECURITY All bid proposals must be accompanied by a bid bond payable to the Village of Forest Park for ten (10) percent of the amount of the bid as provided in the General Provisions.

No proposals or bids will be considered unless accompanied by such bond.

Published in Forest Park Review May 31, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION I REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS NOTICE TO CONSULTING FIRMS: The City of Berwyn (hereinafter “City”) is seeking Design and Construction Engineering Services for the project listed below. A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) packet is available at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 6700 West 26th Street, Berwyn, IL 60402, or at https://www.berwyn-il.gov/government/bids-rfps#!/ Sealed Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) will be received at the City Clerk’s Office, until the time and date specified below, for: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES – DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING OGDEN AVENUE WATER MAIN, SEWER AND ROADWAY IMPROVEMENTS ADDRESS THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS TO: Attention of the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 6700 W. 26th Street, Berwyn IL 60402, on or before the submittal date specified below. The SOQ shall be sealed and clearly marked on the front “Statement of Qualifications for Engineering Services”. FAXED OR EMAILED SOQs WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS IS DUE NO LATER THAN: 10:00 a.m. on June 16, 2023. Consulting Firms shall submit three (3) paper copies and one (1) electronic copy in PDF format on a flash drive

PUBLIC NOTICES of their SOQ. Published in Wednesday Journal May 31, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE The River Forest Park District has placed its 2023-2024 Combined Budget and Appropriation Ordinance on file for public inspection. Said Ordinance may be examined on the River Forest Park District website. A public hearing on said Ordinance will be held at 6:00pm on Monday, June 12, 2023, at the Depot, 401 Thatcher Avenue, River Forest, Illinois.

Michael J. Sletten, Secretary River Forest Park District Published Wednesday Journal May 31, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO BIDDERS Notice is hereby given by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield, Illinois that bid proposals will be received for the following project: 2023 SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS This project includes the removal and replacement of approximately 6,500 square feet of sidewalk and other related work.

Sealed bids will be received up to the hour of 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 in the office of the Village Manager in the Village Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. All sealed bids received will be publicly opened and read at 11:00 A.M. on the same day, Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at the Village Hall.

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documents may request an interpretation thereof from the Village. The bidder requesting the interpretation shall be responsible for its prompt delivery. At the request of the bidder, or in the event that the Village deems the interpretation to be substantive, the interpretation will be made by written addendum issued by the Village.

PUBLIC NOTICE SECTION I REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

In the event that a written addendum is issued, either as a result of a request for interpretation or the result of a change in the bidding documents issued by the Village, a copy of such addendum will be emailed to all prospective bidders. The Village will not assume responsibility for receipt of such addendum. In all cases it will be the bidders’ responsibility to obtain all addenda issued.

The Contractor and Subcontractor shall comply with all regulations issued pursuant to Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130), and other applicable Federal Laws and regulations pertaining to labor standards.

The Village of Brookfield reserves the right to determine the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, to waive irregularities, and to reject any or all bid proposals.

BY ORDER THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS Published in RB Landmark May 31, 2023

NOTICE TO CONSULTING FIRMS: The City of Berwyn (hereinafter “City”) is seeking Design and Construction Engineering Services for the project listed below. A Request for Qualifications (RFQ) packet is available at the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 6700 West 26th Street, Berwyn, IL 60402, or at https://www.berwynil.gov/government/bids-rfps#!/ Sealed Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) will be received at the City Clerk’s Office, until the time and date specified below, for: PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES – PHASE II AND PHASE III ENGINEERING 16TH STREET IMPROVEMENTS ADDRESS THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS TO: Attention of the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 6700 W. 26th Street, Berwyn IL 60402, on or before the submittal date specified below. The SOQ shall be sealed and clearly marked on the front “Statement of Qualifications for Engineering Services”. FAXED OR EMAILED SOQs WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. THE STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS IS DUE NO LATER THAN: 10:00 a.m. on June 9, 2023. Consulting Firms shall submit three (3) paper copies and one (1) electronic copy in PDF format on a flash drive of their SOQ. Published in Wednesday Journal May 31, 2023

Electronic copies of bidding documents, consisting of the bid proposal and project specifications are available from the Edwin Hancock Engineering Co., 9933 Roosevelt Road, Westchester, Illinois 60154.

Bidding documents can be requested by emailing info@ehancock.com.

No bidding documents will be issued after 4:30 P.M. on Thursday, June 8, 2023.

All bidders wishing to obtain bidding documents must be approved by the Village prior to obtaining bidding documents. All bidders must provide proof that they are prequalified with the Illinois Department of Transportation to perform at least 100% of the value of the work before being issued bidding documents. A non-refundable fee of Fifteen dollars ($15.00) will be required to obtain bidding documents. Proposals will only be accepted from bidders that have obtained bidding documents from the Edwin Hancock Engineering Company.

All bid proposals offered must be accompanied by a bid bond, cashier’s check or certified check in an amount not less than Five Percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid, as a guarantee that if the bid proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract properly secured. Checks shall be made payable to the Order of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Brookfield. No bid proposal shall be considered unless accompanied by such bid bond or check.

Any bidder in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the bidding

LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park --Office of the Village Engineer, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302-- will receive electronic proposals until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday June 15, 2023 for Project: 23-2, Resurfacing of Various Streets. Bids will be received and accepted, and bid results posted via the online electronic bid service listed below. In general, this contract includes removal and replacement of curb and gutter, sidewalks and sidewalk ramps, and driveways; combined sewer repairs; drainage structure adjustments; pavement patching; full depth pavement removal; earth excavation; cold-milling of bituminous concrete; installation of hot-mix asphalt base, binder and surface courses; installation of HMA speed humps at various locations; installation of RRFB systems; pavement markings; parkway restoration; and all appurtenant work thereto.

service starting on Thursday June 1, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. Plans and proposal forms can be found at https://www.oak-park.us/yourgovernment/budget-purchasing/ requests-proposals or at www. questcdn.com under login using QuestCDN number 8539392 for a non-refundable charge of $64.00. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue plans and specifications only to those contractors deemed qualified.

All prospective bidders must be pre-qualified in the HMA Paving category by the Illinois Department of Transportation.

No bid documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of bid opening.

Plans and proposal forms may be obtained via the electronic

Bill McKenna Village Engineer

The work to be performed pursuant to this Proposal is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq.

THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK

Published in Wednesday Journal, May 24, and May 31, 2023

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FREDDIE MAC SEASONED CREDIT RISK TRANSFER TRUST, SERIES 2019-3; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF KAREN PEISS AKA KAREN P. PEISS AKA KAREN GARDINER KOLOZSY; EDWARD J. KOLOZSY AKA EDWARD KOLOZSY; MICHELLE P. PURCELL AKA MICHELLE PURCELL AKA MICHELLE PEISS; CHARLES H. PEISS AKA CHARLES PEISS; WILLIAM (BILL) BUTCHER AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR KAREN GARDINER KOLOZSY; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 8974 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-34-124-065-0000 (new); 15-34-124-056 (underlying ).

Commonly known as 9523 Monroe Ave., Brookfield, IL 60513.

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

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. 1396183819 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3221091

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION; Plaintiff, vs.

PATRICIA CRAWFORD; MARION-AT-MILLS CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 9108 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-07-309-045-1019.

Commonly known as 248 S. Marion St., Unit 206, Oak Park, IL 60302.

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

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. 7020-184095 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3220520

Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-18-135-009-0000.

Commonly known as 826 South Grove Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60304.

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

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. 1491189651 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3220513

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HMC Assets, LLC solely in its capacity as separate trustee of CAM XI Trust Plaintiff, vs.

Elizabeth Meza aka Elizabeth A. Meza; Agustin Meza; Unknown Owners and Non-Record Claimants Defendants, 21 CH 2539 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR MFRA TRUST 20151; Plaintiff, vs.

MATTHEW O. MCMURRAY AKA MATTHEW MCMURRAY; SOUTH MALL COURT CLUB CONDOMINIUMS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 11906 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, July 5, 2023 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate:

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE P.I.N. 16-07-314-024-1022.

Commonly known as 1150 Washington Boulevard, Apartment 1, Oak Park, IL 60302.

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

For information call The Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. 6184190190 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3221092

The Landmark, May 31, 2023

MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH WE ALL HAVE MENTAL HEALTH

Whether you are struggling with a temporary challenge or if you are living with a chronic condition, your mental health is just as important as your physical health.

50%

More than 50% of Americans will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in their lifetime

Persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness

GROWING CRISIS AMONG YOUTH America’s youth mental health crisis has been worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

INCREASED

69%

between 2009 and 2021 for U.S. high school students Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE

The Community Mental Health Board of Oak Park Township (CMHB) and the River Forest Township Mental Health Committee invest in a continuum of mental health care that is responsive to our unique and evolving community needs. Together, we provided over $1.5M last year to help local organizations and schools offer prevention, early intervention, treatment, and quality-of-life services to Oak Park and River Forest residents. Our grants resulted in:

COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH BOARD OF OAK PARK TOWNSHIP

RIVER FOREST TOWNSHIP MENTAL HEALTH COMMITTEE

• Over 4,400 Oak Park residents accessing services

• Over 18,000 hours of services provided to River Forest residents

• Nearly 10,000 units of mental health treatment for Oak Park residents • Over 200 educational presentations on mental health to Oak Park residents • Over 1,000 Oak Park high school students trained in suicide prevention In fiscal year 2023, CMHB provided over $1.4M in funding for mental health, substance use, and intellectual/developmental disability services. To learn more about our work in this area, visit oakparktownship.org/CMHB.

• Over 70 hours of educational presentations on mental health to River Forest residents • Over 250 River Forest high school students trained in suicide prevention In fiscal year 2023, RFT provided over $170,000 in funding for mental health, substance use, and intellectual/developmental disability services. To learn more about our work in this area, visit www.riverforesttownship.org/mhservices.asp.

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380 Herrick Rd, Riverside $444,900

258 Nuttall Rd, Riverside $769,000

2333 W Saint Paul Ave, #128, Chicago $329,000

1519 William St, River Forest $647,000

222 Pine Tree Ln, LaGrange Park $699,900

1813 Elmwood Ave, Berwyn $339,000

860 W Lakeside Pl, #C Chicago $409,900

7922 46th St, Lyons $320,000

302 River Oaks Dr, Calumet City $300,000

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278 Longcommon Rd, Riverside $750,000

6148 S Woodlawn Ave, #3B, Chicago $229,900

1247 S Plymouth Ct, Chicago $1,225,000

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