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D103 lays off 17 aides as officials look to outsource All of the district’s health aides, 10 instructional aides axed

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Sandy Kresen has worked for Lyons-Brookfield School District 103 for most of her adult life. She began as a library aide at George Washington School and then moved to Costello School when Washington became a middle school.

In addition to her library aide duties, nearly 20 years ago she began managing the district’s before- and after-school childcare programs and also ran the district’s camps during the summer, spring and winter breaks.

But late on the afternoon of May 26, just a few hours before a school board meeting, Kresen received a phone call from Superintendent Kristopher Rivera telling her that he was recommending that she would be laid off.

At the school board meeting that night, the school board voted by the familiar 4 to See D103 LAYOFFS on page 3

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CHAOS: Looters carrying armloads of merchandise from the North Riverside Park Mall run back to their vehicles in the parking lot during an afternoon of violence and vandalism in the Harlem-Cermak area on May 31.

Nationwide unrest after Minneapolis man’s death at hands of police hits home

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Local officials remain on alert following two tense days that saw the unrest sparked by the death of a Minneapolis man at the

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Komarek bids grads adieu Komarek School’s eighth-grade graduation, one of the few in-person ceremonies this spring, went off without a hitch on the morning of May 30 at Veterans Park in North Riverside. A car caravan from Komarek School to Village Commons started off the graduation ceremony.

Then while students and families sat in their cars in the parking lot they listened to speeches from the mayors of Broadview and North Riverside, outgoing Superintendent Brian Ganan, incoming Superintendent Todd Fitzgerald and two graduating eighth graders, Rachel Wilson, the presi-

dent of the Komarek Student Council and National Junior Honor Society and Rico Garcia, the vice-president of the National Junior Honor Society.

Then the 67 Komarek graduates walked across a stage, picked up their diploma covers and posed for photos before returning to their cars. The graduation, ceremony, which was similar to other Komarek graduations in form, lasted for about 100 minutes.

It was perfect,” Gold said. “Everything that had to come together came together.”

— Bob Skolnik

SOLID SENDOFF: Komarek School eighth-graders wave from their vehicles to wellwishers lining a parade route from the school to Village Commons before a graduation ceremony at Veterans Park on May 30.

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Despite objections, D103 hires former chief as principal Carol Baker brought aboard after 4-3 school board vote

By BOB SKOLNIK

opposition bloc of Sharon Anderson, Marge Hubacek, and Shannon Johnson voted against.

“I believe that the assistant superintendent Despite being greeted with signs, hoots and job is a made-up job,” Hubacek said. “And I jeers when they arrived for last week’s school think our kids and our staff over there deserve board meeting, the majority faction of the much better. I don’t see her being a full-time principal.”

Lyons-Brookfield School District Baker was given a two-year 103 Board of Education pushed contract and will be paid $129,000 through the hiring of former its in her first year, a steep decrease superintendent, Carol Baker, as from the more than $170,000 she the next principal of George Washearned this year as the assistant ington Middle School. superintendent for academics at Baker, who served as superintenHinsdale High School District 86. dent from 2016 until 2018, will also Earlier this year, the District 86 serve as an assistant superintenschool board voted unanimously dent for the district. not to renew Baker’s contract afGwendolyn Murphy of Stickney, ter her proposal to change to the the mother of a GWMS seventhCAROL BAKER science curriculum at Hinsdale grader, was one of about 40 people Central High School, which was in the GWMS parking lot to protest Baker’s hire and layoffs on health and instruc- met with harsh criticism from some parents.

The superintendent who had hired Baker also tional aides.

“I don’t want the school to rule with intimi- left the district, weakening Baker’s position.

The minority got one concession. Baker’s dation which she is known to do, and I don’t contract will be written to make clear that vathink she can do the job,” said Murphy of cation days are accrued throughout the year Baker.

But at the school board meeting, at which rather than awarded at the beginning of the parents were not allowed to attend because contract year.

Last August, the school board voted 4-3 to pay of capacity limits due to the coronavirus pandemic, the school board voted 4 to 3 to hire Baker about $10,700 for unused vacation time Baker. The majority of board President Jorge from her time in District 103 after she claimed Torres, Vito Campanile, Olivia Quintero, and she was entitled to all of her vacation days for Winifred Rodriguez voted to hire Baker. The the 2018-19 fiscal year, despite working for DisContributing Reporter

D103 LAYOFFS Longtime aide cut from page 1 3 margin to lay off Kresen and 16 other aides.

“I’m shocked and devastated and heartbroken,” Kresen told the Landmark the day after the board meeting. “I’m in shock. It’s so hurtful.”

Kresen said she had no idea that her job was in danger. Kresen, 61, has worked for District 103 for 29 years and was only couple of years away from retirement.

“I truly loved my job,” Kresen said. “I loved going to work.”

Kresen was the only library aide laid off.

The main reason appears to be that Rivera apparently plans to outsource or eliminate the before- and after-school care program.

During the board meeting, Rivera also said Kresen’s relatively high salary was a factor in the layoff. Kresen made $52,000 this year, according to District 103 Human Resources Director Brian Towne.

“It’s embarrassing after 30 years to be making what I make,” Kresen said.

Because of her management responsibilities, Kresen was not part of the aides’ union.

“With my position of doing the childcare, the camps and the library, I’ve never been

able to be union,” Kresen said. “But I know people who were union who were let go, so I don’t think that would have helped any.”

Kresen said that she never got involved in school board politics.

“I keep my nose out of everything and do my job,” Kresen said.

Board members Sharon Anderson, Marge Hubacek, and Shannon Johnson voted against the layoffs.

Hubacek has known Kresen for more than 20 years, dating back to when Hubacek was a library aide at Home School in Stickney.

“She’s a great person, she’s a hard worker.

I think, most of all, she really loves the kids and the district,” Hubacek said. “When she took over that before and after care and the camps she just did a phenomenal job. It’s a shame what they’re doing.”

Voting in favor of the layoffs were board members Vito Campanile, Olivia Quintero, Winfred Rodriquez, and board President Jorge Torres.

Along with Kresen, all six of the district’s health aides and 10 instructional aides were laid off, a little more than 25 percent of the district’s total of 60 aides.

During the meeting Rivera said the health aides were laid off because when schools reopen the district might have to have a certified nurse at each school instead of an uncertified health aide.

“They are very, very restricted,” Rivera

trict 103 for just one month of that fiscal year.

Johnson said that she had nothing against Baker personally but said that Baker, who has never been a principal before and, except for her two years at District 103, has spent her entire career at the high school level was not a good fit for the GWMS job.

“Her experience is in science,” Johnson said at the meeting. “If we were hiring a science curriculum director, I’m not giving you any ideas, she’d be a good fit. If we were hiring a curriculum director for a high school, she would be a good fit.”

After the meeting Johnson was even more explicit.

“She does not belong in an elementary school district,” Johnson said.

During the meeting District 103 Superintendent Kristopher Rivera said that Baker could focus on her assistant superintendent duties during the summer. He said Baker’s experience in grant writing would be particularly helpful to the district.

He also said he was not concerned about any awkwardness resulting from having a previous superintendent of the district work under him.

“I am not prideful,” said Rivera noting that he has a collaborative leadership style.

“My job is as a facilitator, bring out the strengths. ... I think she’ll shine and contribute with the knowledge and experience she has had.” said of the health aides. “They cannot do certain things in the health office.”

Among those laid off were longtime Lincoln School health aide Roberta Lezon.

“She does a lot more than just putting BandAids on,” said Krystal Steiner, a former president of the Lincoln School PTA. “She does all the records stuff. Kids need a safe place to go when they get hurt. I can’t see that hiring an LPN or an RN from an agency, which is what I understood is their plan. It’s going to be a different person every day.”

Instructional aides often work with special needs students, often on a one-on-one basis. Rivera said it is possible that next year one aide will be assigned to work with two students.

The aides, both instructional and health aides, worked the entire school year without a contract after union members voted down an offer recommended by their negotiating team in November. Further negotiations stalled during the pandemic and now appear headed to mediation.

Rivera said that, depending on circumstances, some of the aides could be called back to work in the fall.

“This is a layoff,” Rivera said. “If we get notified that these positions are suited for doing certain jobs, we can consider coming back or we can consider options. This gives me flexibility at a time when we don’t know where we’re going to end up in August.”

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Riverside Farmers Market set for June 17 kickoff Volunteers will control entry and crowd size inside park; pre-orders encouraged

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The Riverside Farmers Market is planning to kick off its 2020 season on Wednesday, June 17, employing a tightly controlled layout where shoppers and vendors will maintain social distancing to ensure the safety of all involved.

Ron Malchiodi, the village’s director of parks and recreation, told elected officials at their meeting on May 21 that the market is being run according to guidelines issued by the Illinois Farmers Market Association and after taking a look at procedures being employed by other area markets, including Oak Park, Hinsdale, Palatine and Evanston.

“The market is actually not viewed any differently than a grocery store, other than being outdoors, so many of these you’re already used to will be in place for safety at our market as well,” Malchiodi said.

Customers, market volunteers and vendors will be required to wear face coverings while attending the market, which will be located in Centennial Park, at Longcommon Road and Pine Avenue, where the historic water tower in located, in downtown Riverside.

The market hours will be from 2:30 to 7 p.m.

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ONE WAY: Visitors to the Riverside Farmers Market will confront a new layout and special protocols for purchasing items from vendors to prevent the spread of COVID-19. every Wednesday until market season ends Oct. 7.

Foot traffic will be one way inside the market, which the entry and exit both on Pine Avenue. The entry will be the sidewalk south of the recreation department building at 10 Pine Ave. Shoppers will walk the path that cuts be-

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hind the water tower and then around the rear of the Riverside Historical Museum, exiting onto Pine Avenue north of the rec department building.

Malchiodi said they are requesting that shoppers be limited to one member per family, if possible. Kids must not be left unattended at any time.

“The entrance will be monitored and control how many customers enter the market, and how many customers are in the market at one time,” Malchiodi said. “Those waiting in line will maintain a six-foot distance from one another; there’ll be markings placed on the ground.”

To help maintain that tight control, there will be additional signage and staff to help direct shoppers and remind them of the rules, if need be.

Booth placement will be staggered and they’ll be appropriately spaced apart from one another, with only two employees per booth, one handling packaging and one handling the transaction. There will also be hand sanitizer available at all booths.

Customers will not be able to touch products. The products will be on a table at the rear of the booth and will be placed on a table in front when the customer selects them. Cus-

tomers can bring their own reusable bags, but the bag can’t be handed back and forth with vendors. Once items are purchased and handed over, the customer can place the item in their own bags.

At least to start with, the market is not allowing prepared foods to be sold at the market and there won’t be any live music performances to limit people from congregating in and around the market area.

Market officials are also encouraging customers to pre-order items directly through vendors, which will bring those orders to the market for pickup.

Information and updates about the market and how to pre-order will be communicated via the Riverside Farmers Market Facebook page (facebook.com/Riverside.Farmers.Mkt) or on Riverside’s village website (riverside. il.us/369/Farmers-Market).

Malchiodi said market managers and his staff will reassess conditions throughout the season and make changes in accordance with direction from state officials, local public safety officials and health inspectors.

He is expected to provide trustees with a recap of the first market day of the 2020 season at the village board’s meeting on June 18.

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Rate of new COVID-19 cases slows as state begins to reopen All three villages see week-over-week rates stay below 15 percent

By BOB UPHUES Editor

As Illinois enters a new phase in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the measures residents have taken since Gov. J.B. Pritzker declared a state of emergency and imposed a stay-at-home order, shutting down most businesses, schools, churches and entertainment venues, appear to be paying off.

On Sunday, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported 1,343 new COVID-19 cases. With 21,154 tests recorded in the previous 24 hours, the positivity rate was 6.3 percent. The statewide seven-day rolling positivity rate was 7 percent. That’s down from 12 percent a week earlier.

By Tuesday morning, statewide, the IDPH had reported 121,234 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 5,412 deaths from the disease, which results from infection by the novel coronavirus.

The state in the past month has ramped up testing to the point where, as of the morning of June 2, the state had performed about 918,000 tests.

Locally, no new deaths from COVID-19 were reported week over week as of the morning of June 2.

Three Brookfield residents had died from the disease as of that date, while officials have confirmed two deaths each in Riverside and North Riverside.

The past week also brought some positive news in terms of the spread of the disease locally.

The Cook County Department of Public Health reported as of Tuesday morning that there have been 158 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Brookfield, a week-over-week increase of just 12.8 percent.

While that was slightly higher than the prior week’s rate of 7.7 percent, it was still the second-lowest rate of increase since the county began tracking case numbers in late March.

In Riverside, as of the morning of June 2, there had been 88 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since the arrival of the pandemic in the area. But the rate of spread fell for the third straight week to 10 percent, the lowest weekly rate recorded since the first cases were confirmed.

After an uptick in the rate of spread a week ago, North Riverside saw its rate of spread fall to 4.5 percent week over week as of the morning of June 2. The county reported three new cases of COVID-19 in the past week, bringing the village’s total to 69.

With the move into the Phase 3 of Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan, which allows most businesses to reopen with social distancing limits and outdoor dining at restaurants, officials will continue to monitor the spread of the disease.

There is also some fear that mass demonstrations in the past week following the death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd at the hands of police there, may have resulted in more people being exposed to the disease.

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Police on alert from page 1 more than a half dozen stores, grabbing merchandise from jewelry stores, shoe stores and others businesses before running back to their cars in the parking lot.

As police arrived in riot gear to clear the shopping center and chase looters from the property, about 10 gunshots rang out near the northeast exit to the mall, outside of Olive Garden.

Myqwon Blanchard, a 22-yearold Chicago man, died at the scene after someone shot him multiple times at point-blank range, execution style.

Surveillance video from a camera at Olive Garden, released late on June 1 by North Riverside police, shows Blanchard running west toward Olive Garden, where he trips over the curb and falls to the pavement.

A man wearing a mask, a gray hooded sweatshirt and black sweatpants runs up to the prone Blanchard and fires shots at him from just a foot or two away before running back and getting into the passenger side door of a silver vehicle, which drives off south on the outer access road.

WESTAF homicide detectives and North Riverside police are investigating the shooting, which does not appear to have involved police.

Anyone who can identify the offender is being asked to call the North Riverside tip hotline at 708762-5410.

Blanchard’s death was one of 15 homicides reported in Cook County on May 31. That was the most, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, since at least 2003, when 10 were reported in one day.

Word late Tuesday morning was that North Riverside would again be imposing a 3 p.m. curfew as reports of violence in Cicero and demonstration elsewhere in the suburbs began percolating. Cermak Road and 26th Street between Desplaines Avenue and Harlem Avenue also were expected again on June 2.

Harvey Ahitow, general manager of North Riverside Park Mall, said the damage to the mall entrances and in common areas was minor and that the damage to tenant spaces was contained principally to the upper level wing between the food court and Sears.

“Our security group did about everything they could have done,” Ahitow said. “They were clearly outnumbered, and by the time they got backup, they were running through the mall. It could have been way worse if police had not reacted as quickly as they did.”

Looters breached the doors of the food court and Entrance 2, which is just south of Sears. Ahitow said about six to eight stores were targeted by looters.

“They knew where they were going,” Ahitow said. “I understand people’s frustration, but for the most part, these were people taking advantage of a situation.”

By Sunday evening and into the morning of June 2, the entrances to North Riverside Park Mall were barricaded with large vehicles and Jersey barriers as police braced for

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LOOTING: People run from Kohl’s, 2200 Cermak Road, after looters broke into both entrances on May 31 and stole merchandise from the store. Looters struck at nearly a dozen North Riverside retailers that afternoon.

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DEADLY SHOOTING: Police administer CPR to 22-year-old Myqwon Blanchard, who was chased and shot at point-blank range outside Olive Garden restaurant by another man who fled in a silver vehicle on May 31. a second day of violence on June 1, which ended up not materializing in this area.

But North Riverside Park Mall was not the only local shopping center targeted by looters on May 31. Perpetrators smashed their way into Binny’s Beverage Depot and CVS on the north side of Cermak Road west of Harlem Avenue and also looted Kohl’s and Best Buy in the North Riverside Plaza shopping center at the southwest corner of Harlem and Cermak.

In the North Riverside Park Plaza along 25th Street, businesses looted included E-Z Pawn, Sally Beauty Supply, Diamond Factory jewelers, City Sports and K-Stone Beauty.

Damage and looting east of Harlem Avenue in Berwyn was limited in scope due in part to a massive police presence there and the fact that the city of Berwyn moved to barricade Cermak Plaza entrances with large vehicles before the main wave of looters arrived on May 31.

While Riverside and Brookfield didn’t experience any damage or looting, Riverside police moved to barricade Longcommon and Berkeley roads at Harlem Avenue after people fleeing the shopping centers to the north started running through yards in the area and motorists, impatient with traffic jams caused by street closures in Berwyn, sought ways out of the area.

Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel said he, along with Brookfield Police Chief Edward Petrak

and North Riverside Police Chief Carlos Garcia, activated its noboundaries policing agreement for the first time in response to the unrest.

The agreement inked by all three villages in the past month, allows officers from any of these towns to fully handle incidents in all three towns, if called upon to do so.

Weitzel said Forest View police on May 31were reporting caravans of vehicles exiting the Stevenson Expressway and heading north on Harlem Avenue in what appeared to be a somewhat organized manner.

“My opinion was that it was absolutely organized, because it went up in two minutes,” Weitzel said.

“It was easily hundreds of people.

Even when it was winding down, you had cars following each other.”

Both North Riverside and Berwyn imposed curfews Sunday night and police barricaded streets and alleys in Berwyn near Harlem and Cermak. While North Riverside had been evacuating shopping centers in the area after an aborted apparent looting incident at the mall at about 1 p.m., Riverside and Brookfield officials began advising restaurants to close their outdoor dining spaces early.

While Brookfield and Riverside did not impose curfews on either May 31 or June 1, they advised businesses of the situation nearby and urged people to stay home.

Many businesses reopened in the Harlem-Cermak area on the morning of June 1, but at around 1 p.m.,

local police again began to receive reports of large gatherings of people north and east of the area.

By mid-afternoon on June 1, both Berwyn and North Riverside police had ordered businesses to close in the Harlem-Cermak area and closed both eastbound and westbound traffic on Cermak Road and 26th Street at Harlem Avenue.

Berwyn, meanwhile, also restricted traffic along Cermak Road to Oak Park Avenue and into the city from Roosevelt Road, setting up what amounted to a cordon around the city.

North Riverside, fearing a repeat of May 31, imposed a curfew at 3 p.m. on Monday afternoon, while Berwyn did the same at 6 p.m.

There were many reports of violence along Cicero Avenue between Roosevelt Road and Cermak Road – at least two people were reported shot and killed in that part of Cicero and more than 60 people were arrested – the violence never reached North Riverside on June 1.

“I think closing off the streets really helped, along with the high police presence,” said North Riverside Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. “I believe the strategy worked as far as closing down the main thoroughfares to get to our village.”

But, Hermanek said police would remain on alert in the days to come. Weitzel on Tuesday morning said his entire department was working around the clock at this time.

“We’re going to play it one day at a time,” Hermanek said.

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North Riverside Park Mall delays plan to reopen Damage from looting, fear of unrest puts off opening until mid-June Editor

North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road, is delaying its plan to reopen the shopping centers doors to walk-in customers on Friday, June 5 after looters smashed their way into several stores on May 31.

In a press release on Monday, mall officials announced that the shopping center would now open sometime between June 10 and June 17.

“In light of the current uncertainty and unrest in local communities, North Riverside Park Mall announced today that the mall’s reopening has been postponed for the safety of its customers and tenants,” the press release stated.

When the shopping center does reopen, it will do so under protocols very similar to those that were in place until the mall closed in late March due to the governor’s stay-athome order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

With the state moving into Phase 3 of the governor’s Restore Illinois plan on May 29, mall officials are cautiously reopening by imposing shorter operating hours, limiting the number of customers allowed in stores at one time, prohibiting entertainment business – such as Round One and Classic Cinemas – from opening their doors and mandating takeout service only from the mall food court.

The mall stores will be open Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and on Sundays from noon to 6. Doors to the mall common area will open one hour before stores open.

Sears reopened on May 29 before it was forced to shut down May 31. It remained closed on Monday, June 1 as the entire mall property remained off limits to the public.

When it reopens again, according to the store’s page on Sears’ website, the North Riverside Sears will be open Friday through Monday. It will open when the rest of the

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According to Harvey Ahitow, North Riverside Park Mall’s general manager, J.C. Penney is also planning to reopen its location there. Later this week, the company is expected to identify the 242 store locations it is permanently closing as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing.

However, Ahitow said J.C. Penney is not planning to liquidate the North Riverside location in this wave of closures.

According to a statement posted on the mall’s website on May 28, anyone entering the shopping center – both customers and employees – will be required to wear face coverings.

Capacity inside each store will be limited to 50 percent or five customers per 1,000

square feet of retail space. All tables and chairs will be removed from the food court at this time to enforce the ban on indoor dining at the mall.

Food court customers will, however, be allowed to order food at the food court counters or order it ahead for curbside service.

Mall security will enforce social distancing.

In addition to seating in the food court, seating in other common areas in the mall will be removed at this time, and the lowerlevel children’s play area will be closed.

As the mall did before the stay-at-home order was enacted, there will be additional signage reminding shoppers of social distancing and health and safety guidelines, and the mall will bump up its efforts to keep surfaces, especially high-touch surfaces, sanitized.

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Lynch’s staff prepared for their patio opening by taking Serv Safe and COVID awareness classes online. The restaurant invested in new furniture and large tent to cover their expanded outdoor dining space and introduced a QR code based no-touch menu. Just as quickly as the pub got up and See OUTDOOR DINING on page 15

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Many people are eligible for SNAP benefits – the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – and don’t realize it.

Learn more about the program, which provides a monthly supplement to low-income individuals and families to help buy the food they need at a special Telephone Talk offered by North Riverside Public Library on Thursday, June 4 at 3 p.m.

Joy Aaronson from AgeOptions will discuss who is eligible and how to access the benefits.

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Riverside Township will host a Shred-A-Thon event for township residents only on Saturday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to noon in the west parking lot of the Riverside Masonic Lodge, 40 Forest Ave. A truck from American Mobile Shredding and Recycling will be onsite to shred up to three boxes of paper per household. The event is meant for personal documents only, no business documents, magazines or junk mail will be accepted.

Organizers of this no-contact event ask that you place the papers in the trunk of your vehicle, follow the signs and pop the trunk. Someone will remove the documents and shred them.

Call 708-442-440 or visit riversidetownship.org for more information.

Libraries launch curbside service

Beginning Wednesday, June 3, Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., and Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, begin touchless curbside pickup of library materials. Order materials through the SWAN app. At this time, items are limited to the libraries’ collections only.

Curbside pickup hours will be Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. More info at brookfieldlibrary.info.

Riverside cardholders can order materials from the online catalog using your card and PIN, by phone (708-442-6366), by emailing informationservices@riversidelibrary.org (adult materials) or youthservices@riversidelibrary.org (child/teen) or using the new live chat option on the library website. Limit 10 items per request.

Hours are Monday/Wednesday/Friday/Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Tuesday/Thursday from 1 to 7 p.m.

Visit riversidelibrary.org for more info.

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Brookfield Public Library invites you to enjoy a special Facebook Live event kicking off its summer reading program on Saturday, June 6 at 2 p.m.

Tune in and experience the magic and art of Dan Gogh, who uses his art-themed magic tricks to entertain and teach kids about art and creativity. The show is filled with magic, art and comedy the whole family can enjoy.

Access the event by visiting bit.ly/brookfield-dangogh.

And more North Riverside Public Library is offering the following virtual programs through Facebook Live, conference calls and the teleconferencing app Zoom.

Programs include Talented Tuesdays every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. via Facebook Live on North Riverside Public Library’s Facebook page; Game Night Fridays every Friday at 7 p.m. via Zoom; Seated Tai Chi Moving Meditation via Zoom on June 8 at 6:30 p.m.; and ■

With many teenagers unable to land summer jobs and looking for something to occupy their time, the Frederick Law Olmsted Society is offering a “Garden Groomer” certificate course to those 16 to 18 years old.

The course, available through the society’s website (olmstedsociety.org) includes both online and hands-on training and will focus on how to maintain a garden naturally, without electronic or gas-powered tools.

Participants will be assisted by the society’s “garden coaches,” who have years of garden experience. The skills portion of the class, which parents/guardians are invited to attend, will be conducted in private gardens in Riverside.

The program is free and open to Riverside residents. Visit the Olmsted Society website or email to gardengroomers@olmstedsociety.org. Spaces are limited and sessions begin in June.

Telephone Book Club (“Girl in Disguise” by Greer Macallister) via conference call (800-747-5150, code 1453322). RSVP to bodenl@northriversidelibrary.org for all Zoom meeting access info.

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mals & More. Youth Services will also host a weekly sidewalk art challenge on Sundays. Each week’s winner will receive a gift card to a local business.

Adults can participate in programs by signing up for events, including Chair Yoga via Zoom on June 4 at 11 a.m. Register to get access info at brookfieldlibrary. info/virtual-events.

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Riverside Public Library offers virtual programs for adults, kids and families, including Virtual Storytime via Zoom on June 5 at 10 a.m. Visit riversidelibrary.org to register and get access info.

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Village governments begin shift towards reopening doors Public athletic facilities, parks open with restrictions

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Retail shops, restaurants, bars and entertainment venues weren’t the only places closing their doors to the public in March when the governor declared a state of emergency in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Local governments also closed their offices and police station lobbies to the public, with North Riverside going so far as to order all of its parks off limits, while Brookfield and Riverside shut down playgrounds and athletic facilities.

When the state moved into Phase 3 of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan on May 29, those restrictions started to ease, although local leaders continued to call for caution from the public.

North Riverside Although all retail businesses, including the North Riverside Park Mall, are clear to open their doors to the public, Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. said his executive order mandating that customers and employees wear face coverings while in or in the immediate vicinity of a business remains in effect.

People do not need to wear masks while patronizing a restaurant or bar’s outdoor service area or while in village parks, Hermanek said in a notice sent to residents on May 28.

Hermanek said the village’s parks would reopen, with groups of 10 or less allowed as long as they practiced social distancing.

Playgrounds, however, remain closed.

Government offices at the North Riverside Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave., reopen as of Monday, June 1, and all visitors to the building must wear face coverings.

The village will continue to enforce capacity limits inside the building.

The village board will continue to meet virtually, said Hermanek, at least until the governor declares the state is ready to move to Phase 4 of Reopen Illinois, which would allow gatherings of up to 50 people.

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After hearing news reports on Sunday, Lynch pulled his managers together to discuss how to handle the threat of violence in the area. All agreed the safety of staff and customers was their top priority and opted to close Irish Times early.

“We actually had a nice amount of people having lunch on the tented patio when we closed down,” said Lynch. “When we made

North Riverside Police Department where the consolidated lockup facility is located.

“I don’t see us doing roll call [inside the building] until there’s a vaccine,” Weitzel said. “Our roll call room is the size of a bathroom.”

Village offices inside the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, and the Parks and Recreation Office, 10 Pine Ave., won’t open until mid-June, said Village Manager Jessica Frances but staff will being transitioning from remote working to reporting to the office over the next two weeks.

“We think it’s important for staff to get acclimated to the new [onsite health and safety] standards in place,” Frances said. We also ask for the public’s patience as we begin that.”

When the public is invited back into the office area, they’ll need to wear face coverings and maintain social distancing. Hand sanitizer stations will be located in the main hallway and at individual staff work stations.

Riverside playground equipment will remain off limits at this time, but athletic fields and tennis courts will be open for use.

Youth sports, such as baseball and softball, will be limited to practices only and for groups of 10 or fewer, who need to maintain social distancing. No competitions are allowed and if multiple groups are using fields at the same time, they need to stay at least 30 feet apart. Participants are also asked to use their own equipment as much as possible.

Tennis is limited to singles play only, and anyone using athletic fields and tennis courts must wear face coverings, according to guidelines issued by the Parks and Recreation Department.

The Riverside Village Board will meet in person for the first time since early March on Thursday, June 4 at 7 p.m. in Room 4 of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road.

Members of the public wishing to comment – on the agenda will be a public hearing related the creation of two new business districts along Harlem Avenue – likely will be asked to

wait in the township hall lobby until they are called in to speak.

Elected officials and village staff have the option of attending via teleconference, said Village President Ben Sells.

Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel said his officers will resume reporting to the village’s police station at 31 Riverside Road by mid-June after spending the last couple of months physically separating officers by creating a temporary substation elsewhere in the village.

Until May 19, that substation had been located at the Scout Cabin on Fairbank Road along the banks of the Des Plaines River. But when heavy rains produced flooding in that area, police abandoned the location.

Within 48 hours, the substation had relocated to a meeting room on the second floor of the Riverside Township Hall. Weitzel said an agreement hammered out with Riverside Township allows police to use the room until June 15.

“We may try to transition out of there before that,” said Weitzel, who said Township Supervisor Vera Wilt “bent over backwards” to accommodate police.

Weitzel said the move back to main police station would be “phased” but that police would also be opening the police station lobby to the public when village offices also reopen, although police will limit the number of people allowed inside the lobby at one time to two.

When all police move back to the main station, they’ll still take precautions to maintain separation. Weitzel said only one officer at a time would be allowed in the lunchroom or at a work station.

Indoor roll call would remain suspended, and the day shift will be directed to come to work in uniform, go to their squad cars and begin patrol without entering the station. Officers are being asked to complete reports in their cars and eat lunch in their cars (something not allowed before the pandemic).

Any suspect interviews will be done at the

Village Manager Timothy Wiberg said there’s no date for when offices will reopen to the public at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave., but staff will begin those discussions this week after spending last week helping local businesses, restaurants and bars prepare for the transition to Phase 3, allowing outdoor dining and stores to welcome customers inside.

Parks are open to the public as are athletic fields and sport courts, with baseball and softball teams allowed to practice on ballfields as long as groups are kept to 10 or fewer. Basketball courts and tennis courts are also open, but social distancing must be maintained.

Brookfield Police Chief Edward Petrak said there was no set date for consolidating all police operations back at the main police station at the village hall.

With officers placed on 12-hour shifts and two of those shifts being assigned temporarily to a substation set up in the gym wing at S.E. Gross School, it may take a few weeks to return to a normal routine, Petrak said “The guys have been given a schedule that goes to the end of June, but in two-week blocks,” said Petrak, who said realistically the end of the month looked more likely.

The S.E. Gross Middle School administration has scheduled the gymnasium floor for refinishing in July, which will necessitate police leaving the facility before then.

“We’re good for the month of June,” Petrak said. “I’ll be meeting with the command staff [this] week about whether to continue 12-hour shifts to separate people, about wearing masks and about best practices for police.”

the last call announcement everyone was really understanding.”

Since most of the activity was concentrated around malls, Lynch never felt as though crowds would be drawn to Brookfield.

Threats in surrounding communities were the main drivers for making quick safety minded decisions.

“The Brookfield police have been brilliant,” said Lynch. “They came around to personally check on us and so did our neighbors. That really shows great community spirit during a difficult time.”

When Ceasar Melidis, general manager of La Barra, 2 E Burlington St. in Riverside, got word of the shooting and looting at North Riverside Park Mall, he knew he

would need to close for the evening. Many of La Barra’s employees live locally or in neighboring communities. Keeping staff and customers safe quickly became a top priority.

“We are lucky this didn’t happen when the patio was full,” said Melidis.

The restaurant was not scheduled to open for dinner service until 4 p.m. so prep cooks and limited staff helped him breakdown the patio they had set up just days earlier. Melidis opted to store all patio tables, chairs and umbrellas-anything that could be used to smash windows- inside La Barra to protect the property.

“The Riverside Police Department were outstanding in their ability to keep busi-

nesses and restaurants informed and safe during this fluid situation,” said Melidis.

“They were able to close streets in and out of Riverside to keep traffic out.”

Riverside first responders have been keeping tabs on business owners in the wake of nearby violence. Melidis received a call from the fire department asking when he intended to reopen.

When the Melidis let him know La Barra is closed on Mondays, the official expressed that was for the best as concerns of more violence in the area were growing.

“The plan is to reopen on Tuesday,” said Melidis. “If we get word of continuing problems, we will take that into consideration. These are strange times.”

Video gambling parlors remain closed under Phase 3, as do entertainment venues such as movie theaters, adventure parks such as Urban Air and entertainment centers such as Round One.

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The looting of our minds

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or me, it started on Sunday afternoon.

I was driving east on Madison Street into the city to get a sense of the mood, expecting to see what I had gotten used to seeing in the five years of protests and parades and Lollapaloozas that have gripped the Loop, but have no stronghold on the West Side, where chaos and euphoria — rather than coming in fits and starts — constitutes simply living.

Here, the stores are already boarded up, shards of glass are always and forever being swept away. Here, the pain of loss or of some injustice is always lamented. There are always protests (and, yes, against crime perpetrated by people other than the police).

Here, life goes on after a million minor tragedies.

And that’s how the trip started and continued a block after crossing Austin Boulevard (I remember being relieved, as I always am, by the sight of the 15th District police headquarters). But as I drove east past Laramie and Lavergne and Cicero, I gradually became even more tense than I typically am on the West Side.

I drove a few more blocks east and noticed the source of the tension -- a crowd of people in front of a Family Dollar. Stopped at a red light on Kildare, I glanced at a man walking on the other side of the street with a large cardboard box. People were carrying merchandise into cars in the store’s parking lot.

Instead of driving another block, I turned left and headed for Washington, past a well-known and prominent church, whose pastor was walking quizzically to his car, as if noticing the scene for the first time. That was before or after I heard what sounded like a gunshot.

I sped anxiously on Washington, the sounds of sirens flanking me, anticipating, as I perhaps never have before, the relative safety and serenity of Oak Park.

For me, it continued hours later. As stores near where I lived began to close, I headed out to drive around and spotted a caravan of cars, engines revved and weaving in traffic near a shopping center in Melrose Park.

Hours later, I saw the mayor of my hometown standing beside the village

manager. They were guarding our only grocery store after reports that its alcohol inventory was a target for looting. Our small police force was dispersed elsewhere It continued on Monday evening before heading home to listen to the police scanner well past midnight.

And it continued on Tuesday, when I woke up to video footage released by North Riverside police of a black man shot executionstyle on Sunday by another black man wearing a hoodie and a medical mask.

And that was almost enough to push me past my breaking point, to say, ‘F— it’ and start rooting for the National Guard to come rushing in like the Allied forces on VE Day. When I saw the video of that black man from Austin shot execution-style, I briefly forgot that George Floyd was dead; had briefly forgotten the history of structural racism I’ve been reading these last three months in quarantine.

I briefly forgot that, based on multiple reports from suburban residents who demonstrated downtown on Saturday, most protesters were peaceful and most taggers and arsonists they came across were not black; and that elected officials across the country, including my own mayor, are telling us that they think there is a campaign of disinformation happening to deliberately stoke this anarchic chaos.

But the chaos is a symptom of our problems and should not be confused with peaceful actions targeting those problems’ deep, centuries-old roots.

Now is not the time for undisciplined thinking and for putting human beings and living ideas into lazy categories.

We need laws that are just, we need civil order that is premised on equity, we need police who are not racists, we need actual equality of opportunity for black people, and we need an economy that values all people over profits.

These things are not mutually exclusive, but there are forces that would persuade us that each is alien to the other.

Yes, we must be vigilant about the looting of businesses, but we must be even more on guard against the looting of our minds.

Michael Romain is an editor/reporter for Growing Community Media

MICHAEL ROMAIN

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Unusual time in our lives

t was the best of times, it was the worst of times. This past weekend we saw the entire spectrum to go along with what already was an unusual time in our lives.

Rearranging our lives to accommodate the pandemic has taken its toll on all of us, and we’re trying to adjust to what is becoming a new normal -- hopefully temporary.

The “best” happened when area restaurants were able to open for outdoor dining on Friday, and The Chew Chew and La Barra Restaurant accommodated anxious diners, many of whom were regulars who had been satisfying their taste buds by ordering for curbside pickup.

It was good to see the faces of so many friends and neighbors who, underneath their masks, were smiling. Good to be out and see, be seen and dine.

We got to use our driveways this weekend and, yes, it was a good thing. Work is progressing on Selborne Road, and this week is hopefully going to be the last phase. At that point, we will have to go back to street parking wherever we can find it, first come

first serve.

You don’t appreciate how nice it is to pull up on your driveway and unload your groceries until you can’t, but soon enough we will be able to drive on our new street and on to our driveway. This is the third time we have gone through work on Selborne Road since we’ve been here. The first time we were assessed for it, ouch, so I’m not complaining.

Then things changed, radically, in the wake of the death of George Floyd. Looting and vandalism took place on Sunday at the North Riverside Park Mall. What we were viewing on TV wasn’t happening elsewhere, it was happening right next door.

I often wonder what goes through people’s minds as they loot. It is stealing from stores, and it doesn’t seem to solve the problem, It only makes it worse.

I get it, the anger, the unhappiness and that we need to fix the problem, but this doesn’t seem the way.

Try to be part of the solution and not part of the problem. This can be a better place, but it is up to you and me.

JOANNE KOSEY

LETTERS

Boy Scouts marked Memorial Day In the spirit of “honoring our fallen and taking time to reflect on the sacrifices made by all who have served this country and our community,” and in the absence of Riverside Scout Troop 24’s traditional flag-raising at the Memorial Day program, the Troop would like to join its fellow community members in honoring this year’s veterans and active servicemen and servicewomen.

OBITUARIES

Dr. Daniel G. Cunningham, 88 Longtime Riverside pediatrician Dr. Daniel G. Cunningham, 88, of LaPorte County, Indiana, died peacefully on May 23, 2020 at home. As a 40-year resident of Riverside, he served as a pediatrician to the local community.

A particular note of respect is sent to this year’s 2020 Honored Riverside Veteran, U.S. Navy Commander and Dr. Joseph E. Troiani, and to Tom Sisulak, a tireless and esteemed member of the community.

Enjoy a safe and rewarding summer.

Scoutmaster Tim Lauger and the Scouts of Troop 24 Riverside

Dr. Cunningham was born in Glencolmcille, County Donegal, Ireland to Daniel and Anna (nee O’Byrne) Cunningham. He earned a medical degree from the University College Galway and completed his pediatric training through Loyola University.

In his 50 years as an academic pediatrician, Dr. Cunningham excelled as a kind doctor and role model for scores of young physicians. His work inspired a lifelong commitment to global health.

He will be greatly missed by his wife of 60 years, Margaret (nee Korbelik); his six

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OBITUARIES children, Mary (Andrew), Anne (Joe), Dan (Deborah), Ellen (James), John (Vicky) and Margaret (Jacob); 13 grandchildren; three siblings, Pat, John, and Anne of Ireland; and countless friends DR. DANIEL G. and relatives.

CUNNINGHAM A funeral Mass and celebration of life was held on May 30. Please send condolences to the family at LakeviewFHC.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Lamp for Haiti, P.O. Box 187, Montclair, New Jersey, 07042 (email questions to admin@lampforhaiti.org) in memory of Daniel G. Cunningham.

William Hart, 64 Motorcycle enthusiast William “Bill” Hart, 64, of Brookfield and formerly of Lyons, died May 25, 2020.

Mr. Hart was born Dec. 9, 1955. He was a motorcycle enthusiast and loved to cook and bake.

He was the husband of Peggy Puskaric; the father of Matthew and Sarah (Tim) Hart; the grandfather of Emma and Evan; the brother of Margie Peters, Johnny Hart and Joe Hart; and the uncle of many nieces and nephews.

Services are private. A memorial service will be announced at a later date. Arrangements were handled by The Original Kuratko Family, Brian D. Kuratko, director.

If you would like to express your condolences to the family, visit moravecek.com. If you wish to send a sympathy card, address it to Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, 80 E. Burlington St., Riverside, 60546, c/o the Sabeckis family.

Letty Redis, 88 Retired typist Letty Redis (nee Coomer), 88, of Brookfield, died May 28, 2020 at home.

Ms. Redis was born Aug. 22, 1931 in Chicago to the late Toy Benton Coomer and the late Helena Coomer (nee Royse). She was retired typist who had worked for an insurance company.

She was the wife of the late William D.; the mother of William A. (Susan J.) and James Redis; the grandmother of James Thomas “J.T.” and Zachary Redis; the sister of her twin, the late Betty Mushynski, late Alene Bokholdt, late Irene Coan, late Paul (Mary Della) Coomer, late Wynema Hall, late Elmer (Susie) Coomer and the late Eleanor DeGarmo; and an aunt to many nieces and nephews.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions all funeral services are private.

Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Online condolences may be offered to the family at JohnsonNosek.com.

David Thornton, 58

Irene M. Sabeckis, 88

Longtime zoo animal keeper

Lifelong Sokol member, supporter

David Thornton, 58, of Brookfield, died May 30, 2020 at his home.

Born Jan. 7, 1962 in Oak Park, Mr. Thornton worked as an animal keeper at Brookfield Zoo for more than 35 years.

DAVID THORNTON He was the husband of Noel (nee Mrazek); the son of the late Donald and late Laureen (nee Sloma) Thornton; the son-in-law of Robert and Carol Mrazek; the brother of the late Christopher; the brother-in-law of Rob and Angila Mrazek; and the uncle of Robert and Amanda Mrazek.

Private cremation services have been held.

A memorial Mass at St. Barbara Church will be announced at a later date.

Memorials are appreciated to St. Barbara Food Pantry, 4008 Prairie Ave., Brookfield, 60513.

Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Online condolences may be offered to the family at JohnsonNosek.com.

Irene Mary Sabeckis, 88, of LaGrange Park, died at her home on May 27, 2020.

Ms. Sabeckis worked as a secretary for Northwestern Railroad, and she had a passion for having garage sales for the last 50 years.

She was an avid supporter and participant of Sokol, including being on the 1947-49 Volleyball Championship team.

She also stayed busy in retirement helping her son rehabbing homes and tending to her vegetables and flowers in her garden.

IRENE M. SABECKIS Ms. Sabeckis was the wife of the late Edward; the mother of Carol and Steve Sabeckis; the grandmother of David; the sister of the late Eleanor (late Frank) Lysacek; and the aunt of Richard, Donald and Debbie Lysacek.

Services have been held. Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, Riverside, handled arrangements.

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What you should know as Illinois readies to enter‘Recovery’ phase Changes as state incrementally reopens amid pandemic

By REBECCA ANZEL Capitol News Illinois

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois advanced to the “recovery” phase of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s plan to incrementally reopen the state’s economy on May 29 after almost 70 days of residents living under a stay-at-home restriction.

It comes as Illinois is one of only two states to meet federal COVID-19 guidelines to reopening, according to a ProPublica analysis. New

York is the other.

Retail shops, restaurants, barbershops, salons and fitness clubs are set to resume business, but with restrictions implemented by the Illinois Department of Public Health to combat exposure to the novel coronavirus.

All state parks, wildlife areas and historic sites will be available to visit as well, and social gatherings of no more than 10 people will be allowed.

The changes are permitted because all four

Illinois regions -- groupings of counties based on IDPH’s emergency medical service districts -- achieved specified benchmarks. Those include a COVID-19 positivity rate below 20 percent for 14 consecutive days and a stable or declining hospitalization rate.

When Pritzker announced his Restore Illinois plan in early May, he said residents should expect COVID-19 to remain a threat until it can be “vanquished.”

“Until we have a vaccine or an effective

treatment or enough widespread immunity that new cases fail to materialize, the option of returning to normalcy doesn’t exist,” the governor said.

People will still be expected to wear face coverings and practice social distancing when in public places.

“Non-essential” businesses and stores, closed for more than two months to in-person customers and workers, can reopen Friday with capacity limitations, social distancing observations and other safety guidance measures from IDPH. That same guidance will be implemented for barbershops and salons. And for those workplaces that can enable remote activities, it is encouraged they do so.

Restaurants will remain closed to indoor dining, but Pritzker amended the Phase 3 plan to allow outdoor, socially distanced dining. Delivery, pickup and drive-thru are still options.

All of the state’s 5,000-plus child care providers not in operation will be advised to reopen.

Pritzker said for the first four weeks that they are open, providers will be able to serve up to 10 children per classroom.

“Once they have provided care safely for four weeks and have gotten accustomed to the new health, social distancing and sanitation routines, they will be able to expand to larger group sizes, though not yet at their fully licensed capacity,” he said.

Fitness clubs can also hold outdoor activities, as well as one-on-one training with an instructor so long as public health department guidance is observed.

The General Assembly created a Restore Illinois Collaborative Commission to “participate in and provide input on plans to revive the various sectors of the state’s economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic” when it convened for four days last week.

Because the commission “may request meetings be convened to address revitalization efforts for the various sectors of the state’s economy,” it is unclear what level of input legislators will have on the governor’s reopening plan.

Republicans, who long sought more input in that blueprint, called the newly created body “window dressing.”

The next step after the “recovery” phase is “revitalization.” Schools and other child care programs can reopen so long as social distancing is observed, restaurants can serve in-house diners and social gatherings will be limited to 50 people or fewer.

Framers of the plan anticipate at least a 28day period before the state can progress into that phase, meaning no sooner than Friday, June 26.

Among the criteria for entering Phase 4 will be that COVID-19 testing is available to anyone who wants it, regardless of symptoms or risk factors; a contact tracing program must be in place; hospitalization rates must remain stable or decline; and the positivity rate must be below 20 percent for 14 consecutive days.

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The Riverside Landscape Advisory Commission has unveiled a set of three colorful 20-by-28-inch posters highlighting the native flora and fauna of the village, but you can’t just go out and buy one – you have to earn them.

The posters, designed by Riverside graphic designer Gail McKernin using photographs supplied by about a dozen local amateur shutterbugs, were funded by a grant received last year from ComEd and the Illinois conservation nonprofit Open Lands. They are being used as part of the commission’s mission to educate residents about the Riverside’s natural splendor.

“We wanted to make sure everything pictured could be seen in Riverside, was photographed by someone in Riverside and showed a diversity of things,” said Cathy Maloney, chairwoman of the Landscape Advisory Commission. “Everything is either a native plant or tree, and while the birds are migratory, they pop into Riverside every spring and fall.”

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Drive-thru graduation caps crazy end to school year RBHS officials provide seniors their turn in the spotlight

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

There hasn’t been much joy during this spring of the COVID-19 pandemic. High school seniors and eighth-graders alike missed significant milestones and felt that the school year was ending more with a whimper than a bang.

Most graduations have been virtual in this year of the pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus.

But officials at Riverside-Brookfield High School and Komarek School in North Riverside were

determined to give their graduates a rousing in-person sendoff while still respecting social distancing guidelines.

Both schools hosted ceremonies last week that brought joy and smiles to the faces of graduates and proud family members.

RBHS held what officials called a graduation celebration on Friday.

It started off with about 50 teachers and staff leading a car caravan on a route through Brookfield, North Riverside and Riverside.

Then the graduates started arriving at the school in cars driven

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Graduates cheer after recieving their diploma on Friday, May 29, during RBHS graduation ceremony outside of the school in Riverside. by family members. The cars continued coming for nearly three hours and were routed first into the faculty parking lot where they stopped at a table, where graduates showed their names and received their diplomas and senior awards through the car window.

After leaving the parking lot the graduates, one by one, got out of their cars and walked across a small stage set up on Golf Road in front of the school’s auto shop.

Principal Hector Freytas handed each graduate a diploma cover as six of the seven District 208 school board members standing behind the stage applauded.

Proud parents and other family members snapped photos from their cars while a recording of “Pomp and Circumstance” played in the background.

“By the honking of the horns and by the smiles, it was a fantastic day,” Freytas said as the celebration came to an end. “There was joy in the air.”

After posing for a photo in a photo tent, each graduate then got right back into the family car and drove off as teachers and other staff, lining both sides of Golf Road, waved and cheered. Band director James Baum serenaded them with a soprano saxophone.

Students seemed pleased with the chance to walk across a stage in their caps and gowns.

“I’m really glad that they did this,” said RBHS, graduate Sophia Bowie, of Brookfield, after her walk across the stage. “It was a chance to be honored and see our teachers one last time.”

Bowie, who was one of the top

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RB graduates receive their diplomas on Friday, May 29, during RBHS graduation ceremony outside of the school in Riverside. Graduate Liam Corbisiero gets back into his vehicle after walking across the stage and recieving his diploma.

10 students academically in the graduating class, is planning on attending Georgia Tech University in the fall.

District 208 school board member Bill Durkin had a special moment when he got to hand his daughter, Molly, her diploma cover and hug her on stage.

“It’s one of the coolest days of my life,” Durkin said. “I couldn’t help but cry; I think it’s the Irish in me.”

District 208 school board President Wes Smithing was also pleased by how the celebration, which was only organized days before the event, came off.

“This was a fun event,” Smithing said. “It was really cool.”

All but 30 of the 378 graduates came to the school to pick up their diplomas in person and walk across the stage. A couple of students arrived in stretch limousines. Most arrived in cars decorated with signs and balloons. All seemed happy.

Friday evening RBTV aired a more formal virtual graduation ceremony featuring speeches by District 208 Superintendent Kevin Skinkis, Smithing, Freytas, and three graduates -- student government president Taylor Jurgens, Kathe Pribyl Pierdinock and Rahim Kouferidji. Youth motivational speaker Mike Smith gave what would normally have been considered the keynote address Afterward, Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction Kylie Lindquist read out the names of all the graduates as their senior photos flashed across the screen.

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For Illinois prospects, the clock is ticking This column was written before the IHSA issue a June 2 update on the status of summer sport activities.

D

uring an interview with WBBM radio on May 27, IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson echoed the sentiment we have been hearing for weeks about Illinois high school sports: “The IHSA and Illinois Department of Health continue to work together to finalize Return to Play Guidelines focused on safely reuniting IHSA coaches and student-athletes within the guidelines of Phase Three of Governor Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan and the IDPH’s best practices.”

Anderson and the IHSA’s efforts are commendable. Every discussion about making sure the class of 2021 doesn’t have to go through what the spring athletes of the class of 2020 had to endure the last few months should be applauded.

However, for high school athletes who have dreams of playing at the collegiate level, such efforts might not be enough to keep five-star talent in the state. If the June 2 announcement (that was postponed by a day) fail to move things forward, time is not on the IHSA’s side.

The problem the association will run into is that other Midwest states have either not been impacted by COVID-19 to the degree that Illinois has or their policies around the pandemic are starting to loosen.

Already we have seen former Nazareth quarterback and Illinois’ best college football prospect, J.J. McCarthy, transfer to a high school in Florida due to the uncertainty around whether there will be a fall spring season in the state. Other high-profile D-I prospects in the area could make a similar move if time continues to pass without a resolution, due to

how detrimental a lost season would be for any athlete. All the regimens from Instagram trainers and adapted at-home workouts can’t make up for not participating in the sport these athletes play every year.

Players like McCarthy, who has already committed to play football at the University of Michigan, aren’t the ones who are going to be impacted the most by a late start to the season. For prospects who are hoping to turn a scholarship offer into several, a move to Indiana or Wisconsin might actually seem worthwhile.

That is partly due to what will potentially be lost in June and July.

Summer showcases have been canceled across the country, which already complicates impending seniors’ plans to create buzz around their prospect profile.

Even if a fall season were to be announced tomorrow, prospects are already feeling the sting of the cancelation of national summer tournaments. On top of that, time is lost with travel teams that put players in front of the eyes of eager scouts.

Some prospects simply can’t afford to lose out on more opportunities to display their abilities. I have received phone calls from parents of athletes who informed me they are thinking about making a move somewhere else so their children don’t risk not getting noticed.

The IHSA is going to floor the gas pedal as soon as it is given the OK to start up summer activities (as it should). The IHSA is limited in what it can control right now and obviously isn’t at fault for having to wait on circumstances to change.

However, college prospects are waiting for the red light to change to green and their patience could be running out if they have an opportunity to move elsewhere.

The clock is ticking.

JAMES KAY

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The On Deck Pod has 3 episodes out Available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify

By JAMES KAY Sports Editor

In case you missed it, I have created a podcast that is dedicated to covering areas of sport that extend beyond what happens on the field.

While there are four episodes out now, there are three shows that are available that fall under our area of coverage. Here are the summaries of everything that has come out so far:

Episode 2: Tricia Liston Former Fenwick and Duke basketball star Tricia Liston details her experience in women’s basketball and how difficult it is to make it in the WNBA with the league’s lack of resources.

She has gone on to do amazing work with athletes who tried to find their path after sports.

“Honestly I don’t think I ever really did [get the chance to process the life change she made going from college to the WNBA],” said Liston. “It was an extreme roller coaster of emotions going from your college career ending sooner than you wanted it to and losing to a team that meant a little bit more to lose to. And then you go to the WNBA draft and then you have maybe a couple of days before you go to training camp before you even graduate college.”

Episode 3: Paul Zilinskas RBHS basketball player Paul Zilinskas discusses his journey from Lithuania to the United States and how basketball has taken him places he only dreamed of as a child. His mother is a former basketball player on Lithuania’s national team and he goes through her influence on him and her book on how parents should go about coaching their children.

“In school, everyone seemed to know what they were doing, and I felt kind of lost since the communication was different for me,” said Zilinskas. “I really wanted to fit in at the time because I felt lost

and didn’t know what I was doing at the time. As I got older and I went through elementary school, I started to feel more comfortable and I got some friends. Basketball was the thing that got me more friends at school, which was a really good barrier to kind of break through.”

Episode 4: Maggie Hendricks After graduating from Fenwick in the mid-90s, Chicago sports journalist Maggie Hendricks has gone on to do amazing work for publications like Yahoo! Sports, The Athletic, theScore and USA Today. She discusses how the industry has changed and how to navigate it.

“I remember the first time we got our metrics back and saw how many people were reading us, and I was starting to get like messages from friends from high school. They were like, ‘I just clicked on a story on the Yahoo front page, and it was you wrote it.’

“I think there was a little bit during that where I was like, ‘Oh, maybe I could do this for a living.’”

Contact info Have ideas for future episodes? Feel free to reach out to the show’s mailbag which is ondeckpodmailbag@gmail.com.

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General Duties: Provide excellence in education by developing and implementing activities that encourage students to be life-long learners. Possesses knowledge of District policies and regulations relating to areas of responsibilities.

Create an environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the developmental maturity and interests of each student.

Application: Apply online at www. district90.org. Application Procedure: Interested candidates should complete the online application available at district90.org.

Please do not send hard copies of supporting documentation, i.e. cover letters, resumes, licensure, etc. to River Forest Schools District 90; instead, upload these materials onto the online job application system for proper processing.

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PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF 2020-2021 BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING DATES FOR RIVERSIDE BROOKFIELD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT 208 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 12, 2020, a resolution was passed establishing that the 20202021 meetings of the Board of Education, Township High School District 208, Cook County, Illinois, will be held in Room 201 at the hour of 7:00 p.m. in the Riverside Brookfield High School building, 160 Ridgewood Road, Riverside, IL 60546. The Regular Meetings will be held on the second Tuesday of each month with the exception of the May 1, 2021, meeting (first Tuesday). The Committee of the Whole Meetings will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month with the exception of June, July, August, November, December, and March.

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST; Plaintiff, vs.

LORNA J. RANKER; CHARLES K. RANKER; CITIZENS BANK NA; Defendants, 18 CH 2459 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 30, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-17-327-034-0000.

Commonly known as 1185 S. LOMBARD AVE., 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,

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE TO BIDDERS AND INVITATION FOR BIDS VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD 2020 PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT RECEIPT OF BIDS The Village of Brookfield will receive sealed proposals for the 2020 Public Works Building Improvements Project until 11:00 A.M. Central Time, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at the Office of the Village Manager. Bids will be opened and read in the Edward Barcall Hall in the Municipal Building, located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois, on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at 11:00 A.M., Central Time.

The Project includes the improvements to the Village of Brookfield Public Works Building located at 4545 Eberly Avenue consisting of the removal and replacement of the asphalt shingle roof, reinforcement of an existing bar truss, and the masonry work around all window and overhead doors.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS Specifications and bid forms may be obtained from the Edwin Hancock Engineering Company at 9933 Roosevelt Road, Westchester, Illinois 60154, upon payment of a non-refundable charge of Thirty Dollars ($30.00) per set of bidding documents. No bidding documents will be issued after 4:30 P.M. on Friday, June 12, 2020. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held on site on Wednesday June 17, 2020 at 11;00 A.M. for all potential bidders interested in submitting a proposal for the work. Bid proposals must be submitted on the forms provided.

Submission of a bid shall be conclusive assurance and warranty that the bidder has examined the plans, the site of the work and the local conditions affecting the contract and understands all of the requirements for performance of the work. The bidder will be responsible for all errors in its proposal resulting from failure or neglect to conduct an in-depth examination. The Village of Brookfield will, in no case be responsible for any costs, expenses, losses or changes in anticipated profits resulting from such failure or neglect of the bidder. The bidder shall not take

advantage of any error or omission in the plans or proposal. Sealed envelopes or packages containing bids shall be addressed to the Village Manager and plainly marked “Village of Brookfield - 2020 Public Works Building Improvements Project” on the outside of the envelope.

QUESTIONS, CHANGES, CLARIFICATION Any questions that arise must be made in writing and shall be directed by electronic mail to Timothy C. Wiberg, Village Manager, Village of Brookfield at twiberg@brookfieldil. gov. The written questions, along with the Village’s response, shall be circulated to all known potential bidders without identifying the party submitting the questions. The cutoff for receipt of additional questions shall be 12:00 Noon, Central Time on Friday, June 19, 2020, in order to facilitate preparation of any addenda. No inquiry received after that time will be given consideration. Replies and/or addenda will be mailed and faxed to all known potential contractors by 4:00 P.M., Central Time on June 23, 2020. Receipt of any addenda must be acknowledged in writing as part of the Bidder’s Proposal. Bidders shall be responsible for ensuring that they have received any and all addenda.

The Village of Brookfield shall not assume responsibility for the receipt by the Bidder of any addenda.

BID SECURITY Each proposal shall be accompanied by a proposal guaranty in the form of a bid bond, executed by a corporate surety company, a bank cashier’s check or a certified check payable to the “Village of Brookfield” for not less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the proposal. The proposal guaranty checks of all, except the two responsive, responsible proposers which the Village determines in its sole discretion to be the proposers with whom the Village desires to commence negotiations for a contract,

will be returned after the proposals have been checked and tabulated.

The proposal guaranty checks of the two responsive, responsible proposers will be returned after the contract and the contract bond of the successful proposer have been properly executed and approved.

Bid bonds will not be returned.

RIGHT TO REJECT BIDS The Village of Brookfield reserves the right to waive technicalities and to reject any and all proposals for any reason deemed in the best interest of the Village of Brookfield.

AWARD OF CONTRACT Unless all bids are rejected, the contract award will be made to the lowest responsive responsible bidder that the Village of Brookfield in its sole discretion determines to be in the best interest of the Village.

In determining who the lowest responsive, responsible bidder is, the Village of Brookfield will consider all factors that it, in its discretion, deems relevant in determining who the lowest responsive responsible bidder is.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS The general prevailing rate of wages in Cook County, Illinois, for each craft or type of worker or mechanic needed to execute the contract or perform the work, also the general prevailing rate for legal holiday and overtime work, as ascertained by the Illinois Department of Labor, shall be paid for each craft or type of worker needed to execute the contract or to perform the work. Work performed under this contract shall be in accordance with Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (Illinois Compiled Statutes, Ch. 820, Act 130, Sections 1-12), Employment of Illinois Workers on Public Works Act (Illinois Compiled Statutes, Ch. 30, Act 570, Sections 1-7), Drug Free Workplace Act (Illinois Compiled Statutes, Ch. 30, Act 580, Sections 1-11).

Village of Brookfield, Illinois Timothy C. Wiberg, Village Manager

Published in Landmark 6/3/2020

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

(312) 357-1125. 18-04613 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3150861

the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-10-431-012-0000.

Commonly known as 830 South 16th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153.

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 Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603.

(312) 360-9455. W19-0247 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3150866

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION AM SOLUTIONS LLC; Plaintiff, vs.

ARIEL CHAPMON; TAJ CHAPMON; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 7196 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR TOWD POINT MASTER FUNDING TRUST 2018-PM16 Plaintiff, vs.

GRADY RIVERS AKA GRADY A. RIVERS, JR.; GLENDA L. RIVERS AKA GLENDA RIVERS; Defendants, 18 CH 11332 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 1, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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. 15-11-317-010-0000.

Commonly known as 406 South 7th Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. The successful purchaser is entitled to possession of the property only. The purchaser may only obtain possession of units within the multi-unit property occupied by individuals named in the order of possession.

Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call Sales Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC, One East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (614) 220-5611. 18-034750 F2 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3150870

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

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

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

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

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

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

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR

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

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

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

MCCALLA RAYMER LEIBERT PIERCE, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago IL, 60602 312-346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 267501 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 18 CH 12736 TJSC#: 39-8007 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.

Case # 18 CH 12736 I3150458

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION SELENE FINANCE LP Plaintiff, -v.LARSENIA HORTON, NEIL SMITH, ASSURANCE RESTORATION & CONSTRUCTION, INC., PRAIRIE HOUSES OWNERS ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 18 CH 12736 14 DIVISION STREET, # 14 OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 16, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 9, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 14 DIVISION STREET, # 14, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-127-0480000 The real estate is improved with a brown brick, three story townhouse with an attached one car garage.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination.

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

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

Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals.

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

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