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Cleanup, repairs continue a week after looting As word spread May 31 that looters were smashing doors and windows of North Riverside businesses near Harlem and Cermak, Alex Pina, the owner of Pineapple and Co., a small family-owned liquor store farther west on Cermak Road near Desplaines Avenue, closed his doors. The looters had concentrated on the big box stores to the east and as the afternoon progressed, Pina thought his business would be spared. But at about 8 p.m., he got a call that looters had smashed their way into the store at 7929 Cermak Road. Unable to get into the store by smashing out the windows on the east side of the business, looters threw a brick through the glass front door. “They took most of our expensive bottles, that’s mainly what they took,” said Pina, who opened Pineapple and Co. in late 2018. “They took the register. At this point we don’t know how much they took, because we haven’t done the inventory.” The interior escaped a whole lot of damage, but all of the windows were broken and because similar scenes played out all over the Chicago area, Pina had to board up the business himself. As of last Friday, Pina said he had no idea when the

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SILENT VIGIL: Demonstrators called for unity while protesting the death of George Floyd during a march that closed the intersection of Harlem and Cermak on June 3. BOB UPHUES/Editor

Peaceful demonstrators demand police accountability and racial equity By BOB UPHUES Editor

On June 1, Tony Williams walked up to the Veterans Memorial Circle in Brookfield, raising his fist and started dribbling his basketball. It was a call to action – the repeated,

rhythmic thud of rubber on pavement – and it was answered. By June 6, Williams was telling his story to about 200 people in Kiwanis Park in Brookfield, delivering a message of unity and a call to listen to voices of the unheard – whose messages were being amplified perhaps

more clearly than they had before – in the outrage that followed the death of George Floyd, a black man who died as Derek Chauvin, a white Minneapolis police officer, knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes on May 25. See PROTEST on page 12

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During COVID-19 shutdown Brookfield loved a parade

Pandemic police and fire drive-by program drew about 140 requests By BOB UPHUES

“Brookfield is not a tiny town, but it feels like it.”

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Almost immediately after the governor issued a stay-at-home order in response to the COVID-19 crisis, impromptu parades popped up. Friends and family, unable to visit one another or celebrate milestone events hopped in their cars and, sometimes individually and sometimes as a caravan, and paraded past homes, honking horns, waving signs and shouting best wishes. Brookfield’s response: Hold my beer. In April, Stevie Ferrari, director of Brookfield Parks and Recreation, pitched to the village’s fire and police departments an initiative to solicit requests from residents wanting to celebrate special events in their lives. Give us a time and date and occasion, Ferrari thought, and we’ll send a parade of emergency vehicles with lights flashing and sirens blaring, if requested, to spice up the day. With police calls plummeting and enforcement priorities shifting due to the STEVIE FERRARI Brookfield recreation director stay-at-home order, Police Chief Edward Petrak was game. So was Fire Chief James Adams. “We weren’t sure how it would go,” said Petrak. “But, within the first week we realized how much people enjoyed it.” The response was very on-brand for Brookfield. “It cemented what I already knew: How much these departments work to connect with the community,” Ferrari said. “Brookfield is not a tiny town, but it feels like it.” In the month and a half since Ferrari started booking requests, police and fire personnel have participated in about 140 such drive-by parades – marking everything from kids’ birthdays to graduation from medical

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LIGHT IT UP: Brookfield police cars and fire trucks serve as an escort to welcome home Maxx Kusper on May 16, one of about 140 such “parades” and drive-bys police and fire personnel have been assigned to participate in since mid-April. school to retirements and even celebrating cancer in remission. “Was I surprised? Yes,” Ferrari said. “I thought maybe we’d get a few a week, but then we started getting a few a day, multiple times a week. It’s such a special, unique type of gesture that once you see your friends have one, the neighbors want to have one.” Those celebrating the milestones weren’t the only ones enjoying the diversion from being cooped up at home all day. Those driving by also got a kick out of it. “The guys really liked it; it brightened their days,” said Petrak. “When the calls were low, it gave the guys something to look forward to.” The volume of requests was so heavy, said Petrak, that police tried to limit the number of drive-bys to no more than five a day. And then, there would be the odd last-minute request, which they also tried to squeeze in – like the parade to welcome home 11-yearold Maxx Kusper from a nearly two- month hospital stay in mid-May. Other, more complex requests included escorting teachers from Alphabet Learn-

ing Center past the homes of their students in Brookfield and leading a parade of students’ families to Hollywood School on May 29 to mark the retirement of longtime teacher Jenny Barhorst. Perhaps the most touching drive-by request came as a combo celebration of a 14-year-old girl’s birthday and the 94th year of a family member’s life, even though it wasn’t her birthday. “That one showed, with everything that’s going on, how fitting and appropriate it was,” Ferrari said. “Life is short, we’re gonna do this celebration now.” There are still a few more drive-bys on the schedule through the end of June, said Ferrari, but last week she announced that she was no longer taking requests. With the state slowly opening up and police calls getting back to normal levels, there’s just not enough time to squeeze in parades. “I think it’s run its course,” Ferrari said. “I may discuss with the chiefs when there are lower volumes of calls to see if we can do it at another time, but they have their hands full.”

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Local nursing homes cautiously lift lockdowns COVID-19 spread continues to slow in villages By BOB UPHUES Editor

After three months of operating under strict lockdown rules that had prohibited families from seeing their parents in person and had required elderly residents to remain confined to their rooms, local nursing homes and assisted living facilities are cautiously looking to ease those rules. At both Cantata Adult Life Services in Brookfield and Caledonia Senior Living and Memory Care in North Riverside, leaders last week announced plans to slowly relax the strict protocols in order to allow residents to eat in the common dining rooms and visit oneon-one with family members. “The temptation to throw your hands up in the air and say, ‘Let’s open,’ is real,” said Gus Noble, president of Caledonia Senior Living. “We all want to get back to a place where we can hug one another. But we’ve got to guard against doing things that aren’t systematic.” Caledonia is slowly reinstating physically distant group exercise classes and outdoor family visits. Its trishaw, the three-wheeled bicycle obtained to take residents out for a spin in the fresh air, has been taken out of moth-

balls for solo tours. “The residents are certainly in need of some other type of view than the view from their rooms,” Noble said. “I’m astonished every day by the resilience of the people who live and work here.” Noble, who lives on the North Side of Chicago with his wife and two small children, got an intimate look at both last month, as the facility entered its third month under lockdown – he moved in and lived there 24 hours a day from May 8-15. “I did it for a lot of reasons,” Noble said. “I wanted to see the world through the eyes of the people who live and work here. … It was an important thing to be seen around the community, I wanted to encourage the idea that we’re all in it together.” In a letter to families on June 4, Cantata CEO John Larson said the Wye Valley and Woodlands facilities would begin to serve residents one meal per day in their dining rooms, paying close attention to physical distancing. They, like Caledonia, are also trying to find ways to allow residents outdoors to enjoy the grounds and interact with fellow residents. Cantata is also planning a Father’s Day weekend for families to visit their loved ones. “As we move forward to improve the social interactions on our campus, it is imperative that we do not let our guard down and increase the chance of exposure to our resi-

dents,” Larson wrote. Both facilities in May also ramped up testing. Larson’s letter to families indicated that Cantata tests its employees weekly, while Noble said all employees and residents are tested weekly at Caledonia. At both facilities, there have been some confirmed positive tests among staff, who must then quarantine at home and test negative twice before returning to work. Caledonia has been under a weekly testing regimen for the past six weeks, administering 715 tests on 197 people. Those 715 tests, said Noble, resulted in 17 positive results. Anyone who tests positive is immediately re-tested. If that test comes back negative, they are tested again. If that also comes back negative, Noble said the first test is assumed a false positive. Of the 17 positives in the first six weeks, 14 of them were assumed to be false. The remaining three were asymptomatic staff, who were ordered to self-quarantine. No residents have been confirmed positive at Caledonia. Testing of residents and staff also increased in May at Cantata, said Kevin Heraty, Cantata’s chief development officer. Residents of its skilled nursing facility are tested every other week, while those in assisted and independent living were last tested at the end of May and will move to an every-other-week testing regime this month.

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Anyone entering a campus building – including doctors and vendors – must show proof of a negative test within the past seven days. “This ability to test and get results quickly has led us to say we can start opening things up,” Heraty said.

Fourth COVID fatality in Brookfield A woman in her 60s died from COVID-19 on June 7, the Cook County Medical Examiner reported on its online dashboard tracking deaths from the upper respiratory disease that results from infection by the novel coronavirus. She was the fourth Brookfield resident known to have died from COVID-19 since the county began keeping records in March. However, the rate of new cases, despite a marked increase statewide in testing, remain low. Brookfield has had 165 confirmed cases of COVID-19, but as of the morning of June 9, the week over week increase in new cases was just 4.4 percent, the village’s lowest rate of increase since the pandemic began. Riverside saw just two new confirmed cases since the morning of June 2, bringing the village’s total to 90. North Riverside, as of the morning on June 9, has had 76 confirmed cases of COVID-19, a 10-percent increase in cases week over week.

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Retail shops, salons, spas open Businesses adjusting to new protocols for safety’s sake By BOB UPHUES Editor

Local business owners whose retail shops, salons and spas were forced to shut down in March as the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the nation, were able to open their doors to customers and clients in Brookfield, North Riverside and Riverside as May ended. But, with restrictions still in place on how many people can occupy a business at one time, it’s still slow-going at the small businesses that dot the area during Phase 3 of Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s Restore Illinois plan. “This has been a challenging time not only for business owners but for everyone financially and emotionally,” said Laura Atwood, owner of Laura Atwood Studios, 9142 Broadway Ave. in Brookfield. “Of course, I would like to jump right in and get back to normal, but I have to be realistic. We all do.” With relatively small store and salon footprints, just a few people typically can be allowed inside at one time, making for a delicate dance between customers and employees. In some cases, that’s meant that while the business is open to customers, you can’t just walk in unannounced. At A Sound Education, the musical instrument retailer/music instruction business at 9433 Ogden Ave. in Brookfield, you need to call first if you want to come in and try out instruments or other equipment. “We are keeping regular store hours with the door locked,” said co-owner Patrick Sheridan. “We will let people in one at a time but not in groups, and if they want to try any instruments it will be done by appointment.” While the retail business is welcoming customers back inside, within limits, A Sound Education is still not able to hold in-person music lessons at the store. Sheridan said that A Sound Education will continue its practice of offering virtual lessons only to its music students, for months to come. “As far as lessons go, we will continue to do them virtually until at least September,” Sheridan said. “We are going to watch the schools and go from there. We can’t social distance or wear masks to do this work effectively.” The pandemic and the shutdown in March has taken its toll on the music education side of the business. Sheridan said A Sound Education’s music student enrollment is about half of what it was when the pandemic hit, although the students who have stayed with it are committed. “The students who remain are almost at 100-percent attendance,” Sheridan said. “Summer is generally a slow period anyway, so I’m not sure what to expect. Enrolling new students is way down, for obvious reasons. All and all, things aren’t awful. Entry level instruments are in demand because people have time to learn them.”

Gary Blando, owner of G. Blando Jewelers, 9228 Broadway Ave. in Brookfield, said he closed the store down March 20 and even though he’s accepted repair jobs from his customers in the weeks since, business has slowed to a crawl. “Those last two days [the store was open in March] I took care of more people than I have in the past eight weeks,” said Blando, whose business has called Brookfield home for four decades. Since the shutdown, Blando has served a dozen to 15 customers with repairs, but has not done much in the way of sales. “Being a jewelry store, it’s going to be very difficult to be open to the general public without an appointment,” Blando said. “That’s what I have to do.” At salons and spas, where close contact with clients is unavoidable, precautions for ensuring safety of employees and clients has meant that reopening is taking place in a very deliberate way. Abby Brennan, owner of Brennan Massage and Spa, 3700 Grand Blvd. in Brookfield, said that while her business could have opened full-speed within the state’s regulations on May 30, she delayed opening until June 2 and with a skeleton crew. Brennan herself is working the reception desk and phones, booking appointments and welcoming back customers. She hadn’t worked the front desk for eight years, passing that torch when she started having kids. And of her 16 employees, only two are being brought back right away and the spa will be open for half days on weekdays only through the end of June. Brennan said she hopes to have half of her staff back at work by the end of the month, and the spa back to full hours and staffing sometime after July 4. “We decided to take things really slow,” Brennan said. “This whole month is a learning month.” Adding to the stress is the fact that for the past couple of months, there’s been little revenue coming in, forcing owners to scramble to balance expenses and revenues. “Just because of the coronavirus, the bills didn’t stop coming in,” Blando said. Brennan said she took advantage of a provision in the federal CARES Act, signed into law in response to the pandemic, which allowed her to defer mortgage payments on both her business property and her home for 90 days. “We felt that was the quickest, best solution for survival,” Brennan said. She also canceled services provided to her business to save on expenses and qualified for a federal PPP loan, though she’s holding it in reserve, for now. “We’ll probably activate it in a few weeks, when we have people back on the payroll,” Brennan said. “That was a whole other reason why I decided we needed to proceed slow. We’re learning as we go.”

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Registration is now open for the 9th Annual Loyola Medicine 5K Supporting Pediatric Care & Research to be held virtually from June 26 through June 28. While the 5K has taken place at the Brookfield Zoo over the past several years, due to public health restrictions related to the COVID-19, this year’s event will be held virtually. Register at loyolamedicine. org/5k. The cost is $35 for adults and $25 for children, ages 3-11, and includes a special T-shirt and engagement prize opportunities. Rather than reporting times, participants are asked to post photos and videos about their race on social media utilizing #LoyolaMedicine5K.

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Digging into architectural history Riverside Public Library invites you to join Dave Clark, the Windy City Road Warrior, in a special Zoom presentation “Digging Deeper: The Foundation of Chicago Architecture” on Wednesday, June 17 at 7 p.m. Uncover the amazing stories of the unseen roots of buildings old and new and the giants of design and engineering who built them. Obtain meeting access info at riversidelibrary.evanced.info/signup/calendar.

Brookfield Reads online Brookfield Public Library won’t let a pandemic prevent two popular programs from moving ahead this summer. Brookfield Reads and the annual Summer Reading Challenge are simply moving online. Brookfield Reads, the annual community reading initiative, returns with the award-winning science fiction book “The Calculating Stars” by Mary Robinette Kowal, an alternative history of the space program in which Elma York strives to become one of the first “lady astronauts” to land on the moon. The initiative concludes with a special Zoom event with Kowal on Thursday, July 16 at 7 p.m. Copies of the book are available at the library and can be requested through the SWAN catalog online at brookfieldlibrary.info. Digital copies are

available via the Libby app. A limited number of free paperback copies are available and can be requested at bit.ly/brookfieldreads2020. Kids can track their progress in the “Dig Deeper” Summer Reading Challenge through the library’s Beanstick tracking program or at brookfieldlibrary. info/readingclub. Those who complete goals win prizes. The program continues through Aug. 15. Sign up at brookfieldlibrary.info.

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; Crafternoons: Clothes Pin July 4 Wreath via Zoom on June 13 at 1:30 p.m. and Stretching and Meditation via conference call (800-747-5150, code 1453322) on June 15 at 6:30 ■

p.m. RSVP to bodenl@northriversidelibrary.org for all Zoom meeting access info. Brookfield Public Library offers virtual classes and programs for patrons of all ages throughout the week. Most youth activities will be presented live on the library’s Facebook page at facebook.com/BrookfieldPublicLibrary. Events include literacy classes and Geek Labs, Zumba for Families and Mammals & More. Youth Services will also host a weekly sidewalk art challenge on Sundays. Each week’s winner will receive a gift card to a local business. ■

Help with quarantine quilt Riverside Arts Center invites you to participate in a free community project – a Community Quarantine Quilt – that allows you be creative and virtually connect with others in the community. Text Bridget at 773-860-2267 and leave your name, address and email. A quilt square package and instructions will be delivered to your door. Accepting quilt squares through June. How has the pandemic affected you? Are you seeing silver linings? Have you lost someone dear to you? This quilt square is your interpretation of what this time means to you.

American Legion virtual guest speaker Riverside American Legion Post #488 encourages veterans, friend and members of the community, including young people, to join them on Friday, June 12 at 6 p.m. as they welcome virtual guest speaker Michael A. Holub, an Army veteran and former police chief of LaGrange, River Forest and Stickney. MICHAEL A. HOLUB He will be speaking about his experience Adults can participate in programs by signing up for events, including Chair Yoga via Zoom on June 11 at 11 a.m. and Bullet Journaling for Self Care via Zoom on June 12 at noon Register to get access info at brookfieldlibrary.info/virtual-events. Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., hosts two exhibitions under the umbrella title “Towards Luminescence: Radiant Frisson | Solace Supercut” – designed to be viewable from the street at all hours -- through June 26 in its FlexSpace Gallery. Part 2 of the exhibition is Stacia Yeapanis’“Solace ■

in the “The Old Guard” – the 3rd Infantry Regiment, the Army’s oldest infantry unit best known for escorting the president and standing guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. For more info, including meeting access info, visit americanlegionpost488.weebly. com.

Supercut,” which updates her 2012 collage of TV show clips “Solace Supercut,” evoking twinned experiences of isolation and empathy. The show runs from June 14-26. An artist talk with Yeapanis is scheduled for June 20. Visit riversideartscenter. com for more information. Riverside Public Library offers virtual programs for adults, kids and families, including Genealogy Club via Zoom on June 11 at 7 p.m. and Sunset Meditation on Zoom on June 11 at 8:15 p.m. Visit riversidelibrary.org to register and get access info. ■

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Riverside trustee resigning after landing new job Elizabeth Peters will bid board farewell on June 18

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The village of Riverside will welcome a familiar face back to the ranks of its board of trustees in early July after Trustee Elizabeth Peters announced last week that she’s resigning her post to take a new job out of state. Peters, who is in the third year of her first term as trustee, will formally say goodbye at the village board’s meeting on June 18. “I just want people to know how much I’ve appreciated this opportunity and how much I’ve learned and grown,” said Peters, an intellectual property attorney who is leaving private practice to take a job as in-house counsel at Steelcase Inc. in Grand Rapids, Michigan. “It’s been great to have been part of something where people love their community so much. We’re blessed to have that.”

Village President Ben Sells said he plans to name a recent former trustee, Patricia Collins, to fill the vacancy created by Peters’ departure. Collins served one term on the village board from 2013-17 and is familiar with many of the issues still facing the village board, such as the Des Plaines River floodwall, that are still pending. “I wanted someone who had been through it,” said Sells, who said he also wanted to be sure Peters’ seat was held by a woman. Peters is the only woman serving on the village board at this time. Sells said that while others were interested in the vacancy, he also did not want to fill it with someone who might be interested in running for election to the board in spring 2021, when Peters’ term expires. “I didn’t want to give someone a leg up,” Sells said. Peters and her husband, Brad, have been Riverside residents for 13 years and are the parent of two daughters, ages 2 and 6. Peters has been involved

in some capacity with village government for most of that time, beginning with her appointment to the Riverside Economic Development Commission in 2011. She was named chairwoman of the commission in 2014 and led the effort to make that commission more active, launching a marketing study and rebranding effort that sought to present Riverside as an attractive place for business. “I’m really proud that became something we were able to get going and get momentum on,” Peters said. “That carried over to the work we did on the [village] board. I think the board has recognized the importance that we had to change the game in Riverside for business to thrive. Riverside is getting there.” In addition to Peters taking on a new job, her husband has also landed a new gig as supply chain director for Kellogg in Battle Creek, Michigan. And with her oldest child just about to enter first

grade, the couple felt the stars align, according to Peters. “If we were ever going to move, I didn’t want to do it in the middle of schooling,” Peters said. “It’s a perfect timing scenario. I think the gods were telling us something.” Peters said she was happy to be part of another change in Riverside, which is seeing younger parents getting involved in local government and organizations. “I do feel like there’s been more of a shift in the past three years, where more and more people with younger kids are saying it’s important to be involved,” Peters said. “I feel like I’m seeing much more engagement.” Sells said he will miss Peters’ thoughtful approach to issues before the village board. “I was hoping she would be Riverside’s first woman president,” Sells said. “She’s so thoughtful, so well prepared. There’s a wisdom she brings to our discussions that I’ll miss.”

“I feel like I’m seeing much more engagement.” ELIZABETH PETERS Riverside trustee

Riverside issues statement on the death of George Floyd Call to address systemic racism and inequality By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside President Ben Sells released a statement from himself and the board of trustees last week decrying the death of George Floyd, saying the Minneapolis man’s death while in police custody “sad-

dened and angered” village leaders and that “this heartbreaking act has rightly sparked legitimate protests across our nation about the need to address systemic racism and the historic vestiges of inequality and racial injustice.” The statement, which Sells read aloud during the Riverside Village Board meeting on June 4 goes on to say that the community “must seize the opportunity for constructive dialogue to assure that Mr. Floyd did not die in vain. We will not be able to heal the wounds to our national

spirit until we put an end to the cause of our suffering – unconscionable acts born of ignorance and hate and sustained by apathy and indifference.” In a phone interview with the Landmark, Sells said that the statement resulted from a request initially by a Riverside resident of Police Chief Thomas Weitzel. The resident reportedly asked the chief to make a formal statement on behalf of the police department about the death of George Floyd, who died after Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for

More than 50 employees laid off at Brookfield Zoo Exactly two months after it furloughed or laid off roughly 30 percent of employees deemed not essential to its core operations, the Chicago Zoological Society announced on June 5 that it was permanently terminating the equivalent of 56 full-time employees, which included both filled and unfilled positions. In a press release issued Friday evening, officials pointed to “the extended and state-mandated temporary closure of Brookfield Zoo driven by COVID-19 health concerns” as the reason for the latest round of layoffs. “All decisions were rooted in concern for the long-term sustainability of the organization at a time when the Chicago Zoological Society is facing unprecedented and unanticipated pressures,” the society’s statement said. “These

pressures resulted in difficult decisions to scale back operations to better align with state reopening guidance.” The layoffs were effective as of June 6. Union employees laid off at this time will remain on the recall list for one year, per the collective bargaining agreement the society has with Teamsters Local 727, which filed an unfair labor practice complaint after the society announced furloughs in April. A reopening date has not been announced, but when the gates swing open, visitors can expect new protocols and more controlled access to the grounds. The Landmark has learned that the zoo will employ a timed ticketing system, where all guests, both members and nonmembers, will need to purchase tickets online

and reserve a time to visit. Such a system will limit the number of visitors to the zoo, particularly during the usually very busy summer months. Until the state moves to the final phase of the governor’s Restore Illinois plan, it’s unlikely the zoo would operate as it had in the past. “We value the commitment and hard work of every one of our talented employees,” the society’s statement said. “However, like so many other employers across the nation who depend on customers, these difficult decisions were necessary. We continue to assure the continued care and welfare of the animals in our care, as well as the safety of our guests, staff, volunteers and members.” — Bob Uphues

nearly nine minutes while arresting him on suspicion of passing a counterfeit bill. Chauvin has since been charged with second-degree murder, and three other police officers who stood by without intervening have been charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder. Sells said that after conferring with Weitzel and Village Manager Jessica Frances, they decided village government as a whole ought to make that formal statement. See STATEMENT on page 13

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Stores reopening from page 1 glass was going to be replaced. The glass companies are so busy right now, he hadn’t had his calls returned nearly a week after the break-in. But that hasn’t stopped Pina from reopening. He unlocked the doors on June 2, just two days later, although as of late last week transactions were credit or debit only – the cash register still hadn’t been replaced. “It is sad,” Pina said. “They shouldn’t be targeting at least the small businesses. We’re struggling as it is. With all this going on, it’s just making it worse.” To brighten up the business while he waits for the windows to be replaced, Pina reached out on Instagram to a group of graffiti artists in Chicago, who have been painting colorful images and uplifting messages on businesses across the city in the aftermath of the looting. Organized by Delilah Martinez, owner of Vault Gallerie in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood, five graffiti artists – Jeff Pak, Joey D, Bird Milk, Fedz and Blake Jones -- went to Pineapple and Co. on June 5 to paint images referencing the liquor store and owner’s name (“Pina” is Spanish for “Pineapple) along with the message “Build Don’t Burn.” Over the prior six days, they’d been in locations across the city, including the Bloomingdale Trail, Pilsen and Englewood, but this was their first trip outside the city. “I actually live in Berwyn, so it’s cool it’s spreading out,” said Joey D. “It’s not just Chicago that’s getting hit. “It’s not even about us at all. There’s something going on, and what can we do?”

Looted businesses slowly reopening Binny’s Beverage Depot, 7250 Cermak Road, reopened its boarded-up doors on

June 5 after being hit by looters on the afternoon of May 31. According to company spokesman, damage to the North Riverside location was to the entrance area and the front of the store, where shelves for hard liquor are. “We’re still evaluating total property damage and stolen goods,” said Greg Versch, director of communications for Binny’s in an email last week. “Infrastructure vital to retail operation, such as registers and credit card PIN pads, are still intact, fortunately.” The front entrance is still boarded up, and a visit to the store June 5 revealed that looters had smashed their way into the cigar room and the room holding the store’s most expensive wines, though many bottles remained untouched. Another business that reopened last week

was E-Z Pawn, whose front windows were smashed on May 31. An employee declined to answer questions, directing any inquiries to the company’s corporate office. Other stores in the same strip mall, the North Riverside Park Plaza, remained closed as of June 8, including Sally Beauty Supply and Diamond Factory, among others. Best Buy in the North Riverside Plaza at Harlem and Cermak remained closed to instore shopping, but by June 8 was open for curbside pickup and Geek Squad-related appointments Meanwhile, other stores that also had been vandalized May 31 in that shopping center, including Kohl’s, Petco and Burlington all reopened for business over the weekend, despite their entrances still being boarded up.

North Riverside Mall will reopen on June 12 North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road, which sustained damage to entrances and stores in a looting spree on May 31, has announced it will reopen its doors to the public on Friday, June 12. The modified hours and social distancing requirements it had announced previously will be in effect. “We look forward to welcoming the community back to North Riverside Park Mall,” said Lidia Darkova, the mall’s marketing director, in a press release. “As we look to reopen, we are working with local police, government and health officials to ensure a safe and healthy environment for our shoppers, tenants and employees. This is and always has been our highest priority.” The mall’s hours will be Monday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. The shopping center’s doors will open one-hour prior to stores opening.

Employees and customers must wear face coverings in the mall, and stores will be limited to a maximum of 50 percent capacity or five customers per 1,000 square feet of retail space. Food court restaurants will be open, but orders must be carried out or picked up curbside. The kids’ play area on the lower level is closed and seating in other common areas will be limited to provide social distancing. Mall officials also are reinstituting the strict cleaning protocols that had been in place prior to the statewide shutdown of shopping centers in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Barriers at all mall entrances were removed June 8 to allow shoppers access to Sears, which reopened Monday, and for Olive Garden and Miller’s Ale House to resume carryout/curbside service. — Bob Uphues

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A teaching career with a Hollywood ending Jenny Barhorst retires after 33 years at Hollywood School

gathered after the parade to bid her farewell. After graduating from Eastern Illinois University, Barhorst spent one year teaching third and fourth grade at St. Ferdinand Catholic School in Chicago. Then she got hired to teach fourth grade at Hollywood. By BOB SKOLNIK Eight years later after some teachers left, Contributing Reporter she switched to first grade. “The opportunity was there and so I deWhen Jenny Barhorst was a little girl cided to challenge myself,” Barhorst said. growing up on the near Northwest Side of “It was an adjustment, but it was a wonderChicago, her family occasionally drove out to Brookfield to go to the Brookfield Zoo and ful one. To spend your day with a roomful of visit friends who had moved from their Chi- 6 year olds is really special. You go through milestones with them like lost teeth. Those cago neighborhood to that village. Little Jenny would marvel at what she are all important in the life of a first-gradconsidered the bucolic beauty of Riverside- er.” Barhorst was known as strict Brookfield High School. Little teacher. Katie Walsh was in one did she know that she would of Barhorst’s first fourth-grade spend the bulk of adult life classes at Hollywood, and this teaching in a little school just year her daughter Ruby was in steps away from it and the zoo. Barhorst’s final first-grade class. This month, Barhorst retired “She’s always been strict,” after teaching at Hollywood Walsh said. “But all the students School for 33 years, the last 25 wanted to kind of impress her. as the school’s sole first-grade She taught you how to behave for teacher. The Hollywood commuthe rest of your school career.” nity celebrated her on May 29 JENNY BARHORST Walsh said that she was glad with a car caravan from BrookIN 1991 that her daughter got to have field Village Hall to the school Barhorst as her teacher. made up of nearly 50 cars filled “She’s great for first grade,” Walsh said. “I with both current and former students and was so excited for her to have Ruby because, their parents. It was an emotional day for Barhorst, who you know, kindergarten is kind of magic began teaching at Hollywood School in 1986 and fluffy unicorns and then they have to kind of get down to work in first grade, and when she was just 26 years old. “This place will always be in my heart. Ms. Barhorst is perfect for that.” Ruby Walsh adored Barhorst. Wherever I go, whatever I do Hollywood will “Ruby loved Mrs. Barhorst,” Kate Walsh be there,” Barhorst told a small crowd that

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WELL WISHERS: Families of present and past students -- about 50 of them -- said farewell to Jenny Barhorst personally during a drive-by parade outside Hollywood School on May 29.

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MAINSTAY: Jenny Barhorst stands for a photo with her first-graders on the first day of school, an annual tradition. She’s been at it so long Barhorst had in her classrooms about five students whose parents she also taught at Hollywood School. said. “She’s really sad that she’s leaving. and Barhorst’s boss, Hefner marveled at She said that she is going to miss her so Barhorst’s skill as a teacher and her dedimuch because she won’t be able to see her at cation. Even this year, she was attending school next year.” training workshops during lunch breaks to Barhorst taught about five kids whose learn more about how to incorporate techparents she had also taught. nology into her teaching. “It’s really amazing to see your students “She attended all of those in her very last grow up and become successful adults with year,” Hefner said. “And she used them and families of their own, and for them to bring tried them. She just kind of blows me away. their children to the same school So many times, you hear about is really wonderful,” Barhorst a teacher who is kind of taking said. it easy on their last year. That is There can be magical monot Jenny Barhorst; she is stepments teaching first grade. ping up to the plate every day.” “I will remember this forever: Hefner said Barhorst was an I believe I walked by a child at excellent first-grade teacher the moment she realized that who had the experience to hanshe knew how to read,” Barhorst dle any kind of student. said. “She about jumped out of “She sets them up on a great the chair a little. A tear came to path for learning,” Hefner said. my eye. You get so many of those “She’s direct and she knows just special moments. The wonder what the kids need to do in orthat first-graders have.” der to be successful and be preBarhorst loved teaching the pared. She’ll go the extra mile to life cycle of butterflies and other support every child, every type of learner. Her bag of tricks is things to first graders, comparJENNY BARHOST so full, so deep.” ing her first-graders to butterHollywood School teacher One day at the start of the flies emerging from a chrysalis. school year kids were lining up “They’re like little sponges, to go out for recess. They weren’t they just soak everything up that you do with them and they’re going to be allowed outside withjust so eager for learning and experiences,” out socks, and some kids didn’t wear socks Barhorst said. on the warm day. So Barhorst pulled out a Barhorst’s formidable intelligence and supply of white socks and gave them to any no-nonsense demeanor could intimidate sockless kids. more than just her students. Barhorst grew very attached to Holly“When I was a teacher at Hauser and we wood School and the community during the were on the negotiating team together, she more than three decades she taught at the scared me a little bit because she knew ex- school. actly the way things should be done and “I’ve spent the majority of my adult life what conversations we needed to have,” said in one place, but I’ve always felt this was Hollywood principal Kim Hefner. “But once a very special community, District 96, and I got to work with her I learned so much especially the Hollywood community in from her whether it’s about being a teacher, Brookfield,” Barhorst said. “They make the being a mom, being a leader.” school so much a special part of their comAfter becoming principal at Hollywood munity.”

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Bevy of notable educators retiring in 2020 From teachers to a dean to a vital school secretary, they’ll be missed By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

A number of notable educators in the area are retiring this year. In addition to Hollywood School first-grade teacher Jenny Barhorst, retirees include Riverside-Brookfield High special education teacher Dawn Soprych as well as RBHS dean Dave Sibley, math teacher Steve Yurek and paraprofessional Geoff Tillotson; S.E. Gross special education resource teacher Sue McCloskey; the founder of the Lyons-Brookfield School District 103’s pre-kindergarten program, Chris Newell; and Hauser Junior High School’s longtime secretary, Diane Powers. DAWN SOPRYCH Dawn taught special education at RBHS for 27 years, always with a smile on her face. Before coming to the high school, Soprych taught at Hauser for three years. Soprych also served a sponsor of the RBHS Best Buddies club. STEVE YUREK “Dawn is known as the Ms. Smiley,” said RBHS parent Kathleen Meade in an email. “Her school office is wall to wall with anything with a smiley face on it. She could actually open up a shop. We often wonder how she could find so many smiley shirts, socks, hats, necklace, glasses, you name it, and she had it.” Sibley has been a dean at RBHS for 20 years and has worked as an educator for 34 years. He began his career as the P.E. teacher at Woodlands Middle School in Mundelein. “It didn’t take long after meeting Dave to understand the love he had for RB,” said Dave Mannon, the assistant principal for student affairs, in an email. Dave’s tenure as a Dean and Counselor in our building will be remembered by his student-centered attitude, his calm demeanor, and his purposeful guidance. I am going to miss seeing Dave on the top bleacher during football games supervising our students as well as his obnox-

ious love for fluorescent jackets he used for traffic control.” Yurek taught math at RBHS for 18 years after teaching math at Morton High School for 15. He was known as a master of test preparation and was brought to RBHS to boost test scores. For many years at RBHS he taught the same groups of kids in math for three years -- taking them from freshman algebra to sophomore geometry advanced algebra and trigonometry as juniors. Yurek has an interesting retirement job. He gives tours at Wrigley Field, something he started doing last summer. Yurek grew up in Lyons and was elected to the Lyons-Brookfield School District 103 school board when he was just 20 years old. At the time, he was believed to be the youngest school board member in the state. In addition to teaching math at RBHS Yurek was an assistant boys cross country coach and the freshman softball coach at RBHS. DAVE SIBLEY Newell worked for Lyo n s - B r o o k f i e l d School District 103 for 33 years. She started the pre-kindergarten program in the district and has run it ever since. “When I was hired there was no preschool program at all,” Newell said in CHRIS NEWELL an email. “My first year it was a full-day program where I was expected to do everything, including making lunch for the preschoolers.” McCloskey taught eighth-graders at S.E. Gross Middle School for 18 years and is retiring after 37 years as a special education teacher. She was especially effective at teaching students executive functioning skills such as organization and time management. “It will be sad to lose her,” said Principal Ryan Evans. “Her ability to transition kids from Gross to RB has most often been seamless and flawless.” Powers is retiring after working as a secretary at Hauser Junior High for 24 years. “The school could not function without her,” said Jen Kovar, a teacher at Hauser. “She was sort of the backbone of the school, answering questions and helping new staff members acclimate, even helping new administrators that came in and out. She helped induct them into the ways of Riverside and ways of Hauser.”

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Peaceful marches from page 1 “We’ve all been here before,” said Williams, referring to the “I Can’t Breathe” Tshirts that appeared after the death of Eric Garner, a New York man killed as a police officer locked him in a chokehold while arresting him for selling loose cigarettes. “I want to be able to deal with the pain of watching something like that, because it’s unfortunately inevitable.” After speaking for about 15 minutes, Williams and his 7-year-old daughter, Juliana, led those 200 people – predominantly white – as they marched around the park, chanting “Black Lives Matter” and other phrases in support of finally changing a 400-year-old system that had enslaved, oppressed, disenfranchised and marginalized those black lives, like Williams’, and of ending the repeated instances nationwide of police brutalizing people of color. Among those drawn to the Kiwanis Park rally was Brookfield resident Adam Saracco, who pointed to his 4-year-old son, Joseph, who is black, as his reason for being present. “I’m thinking about him,” said Saracco, who is white. “I’m just thinking about our son and his future, and think about him as he gets older, what it will be like when he’s a teenager, driving around with his friends ... and just hoping for a better future for all people of color.” Also by the end of the week, Williams had raised $2,100 for a nonprofit – United Pride and Produce -- he and his wife, Jenna Jungels, had launched in response to the outpouring of support Williams had received on social media and at what had become his daily ritual at the circle On Facebook he dubbed his solitary protest #shutupanddribble, claiming what originated as a Fox News host’s putdown of basketball great LeBron James, who dared offer a political opinion, and using it as a call to make noise and provoke change. By the end of the day on June 1, Facebook’s algorithm had noticed the support his pledge to #shutupanddribble at the circle was getting and sent Williams a suggestion – do you want to start a fundraiser? That suggestion would end up launching United Pride and Produce, which now has its own Facebook page and amassed more than 100 followers in four days. With his wife’s contacts through her job as a grade school teacher, Williams is raising money to distribute fresh produce for families with children in need. The hope is to distribute the food twice weekly and then convene Zoom meetings involving those families and anyone else, to demonstrate how to make a meal with those ingredients and in the process connect people who might not otherwise have connected. “It’s a way of bridging that gap,” Williams said.

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CALL FOR UNITY: Tony Williams (left) and his daughter, Juliana, lead about 200 protesters on a march around Kiwanis Park in Brookfield during a rally there on the morning of June 6.

Marches, rallies in Riverside and North Riverside The rally in Kiwanis Park on June 6 was just one of many such peaceful demonstrations that popped up, sometimes without much notice, on the streets of Riverside and North Riverside as well as LaGrange, Hinsdale, Downers Grove, Elmhurst, Forest Park, Oak Park, Berwyn and Cicero, among others. In contrast to the violence that had characterized events a week earlier, the marches and rallies were entirely peaceful and drew earnest crowds of young people voicing calls for not only an end to systemic racism but for unity. Marches on consecutive days, on June 2 and 3, through Berwyn and Cicero ended up shutting down the intersection of Harlem Avenue and Cermak Road, the BerwynNorth Riverside border. Demonstrators participating in those marches were much more racially diverse and one of their explicit messages was one of unity among black and Latino communities after violence and looting on June 1 along the Cicero Avenue corridor resulted in the shooting deaths of two people. The June 3 march from the Cicero Town Hall to Harlem-Cermak and back, brought out Adam Hollingsworth, aka the Dreadhead Cowboy, who has become something of a phenomenon in Chicago, riding one of his horses on the South and West sides of Chicago. In an interview with WBEZ in May, Hollingsworth said he’d served 18 months in jail as a teenager after being wrongfully charged

for possession of a weapon and a stolen motor vehicle. Hollingsworth, who is black, led the June 3 march, holding aloft the flag of Mexico and standing with his fist raised atop his horse, Prince, as demonstrators knelt in silence for nine minutes in the Harlem-Cermak intersection. “It starts with you,” said one of the pro-

test’s leaders as participants knelt. “What are you gonna do when you go home right now? Keep sharing the love. Keep sharing the peace. Nobody else needs to die.” On June 7, about 60 to 70 people gathered at Veterans Memorial Circle in Brookfield at 12:30 p.m. and marched from there down the sidewalk on Grand Boulevard to Brookfield Avenue to Arden Avenue and then headed east on Washington Avenue, across First Avenue where police blocked traffic briefly, and into downtown Riverside. Chanting “No justice, no peace, no racist police” and other phrases, they then turned north onto Woodside Road and Desplaines Avenue to the North Riverside Police Department, where they knelt in protest. The purpose at the demonstration, according to a flier used to promote the march, was to demand “justice for George Floyd and all those lost and damaged by the American criminal justice system.” The march flew under most people’s radars. Brookfield police learned about it from a flier they received from LaGrange police, while Riverside police didn’t know about the march until the demonstrators neared First Avenue. Riverside teenagers were responsible for a final rally and march, planned for the morning of June 9 at Big Ball Park. Organized by recent high school graduate Audrey Pekny and Emily Kowal, they reached out to fellow students Devin Conrath, Shala Russell and Seymone Russell, all of whom are black, to share their experiences. “What’s happening is my group of people are very upset and want to have our voices heard,” Conrath said in a phone interview last week since the rally was taking place at the Landmark’s weekly deadline. “It’s been happening for centuries and centuries. Our people have a long distrust with the police. I want to see the bad cops go. It’s a wake-up call and it’s good everybody is talking about it.”

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DEMANDING JUSTICE: Demonstrators hold signs calling for justice and supporting people of color while kneeling in silent protest on June 2 at the intersection of Harlem Avenue and Cermak Road during one of two peaceful marches that converged there last week.

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RBHS principal: Goal must be ‘equity for all’

STATEMENT

Public dialogue promised

School leaders, students speak out after death of George Floyd

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

School administrators tend to be a cautious lot. They typically don’t want to make waves and often shy away from controversial issues. But after George Floyd was killed last month by a Minneapolis police officer who knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes, large protests gripped the nation. Hector Freytas, who just completed his first year as principal of Riverside-Brookfield High School, felt compelled to speak out. On June 2, after a weekend of mass protests and violence, Freytas posted some comments on his school Instagram and Twitter accounts. “The death of George Floyd is unacceptable and everyone who participated should be held accountable,” Freytas wrote. “Let’s keep the conversations on race and equity front and center in all of society’s systems: schools, government, health care, labor, finance, housing, and more. Let’s stay away from violence and aggression as those acts take away from the real work that needs to occur – Equity for All.” In his first year at RBHS, Freytas has been aggressive about promoting inclusion. He has made sure that minority students have a chance to speak, perform and be heard. RBHS currently has only one African-American teacher, and

Freytas said that he would like to increase diversity and minority representation on the faculty. Freytas said that it was important for him to speak out. “Listening to the students has brought some new knowledge to me, and what the students want is they want us leaders -- teachers, admin, parents -- to hear them out and see what’s happening,” Freytas told the Landmark. “They want for us to know that we are listening to the students and taking their issues to heart. … Any decision I make as a leader is always hard, because I think of how it impacts everybody, and I want to make sure everyone’s included and everyone is heard to some degree.” On June 8 in a monthly district newsletter District 208 Superintendent Kevin Skinkis also called the killing of Floyd “unacceptable.” “The recent events that have occurred both locally and nationally surrounding the unacceptable death of George Floyd have presented another opportunity for the RB community to come together,” Skinkis wrote. “We cannot lose sight of the injustices that are still occurring in society, and we need to provide avenues for support, communication, and change. Dr. Freytas and I will continue to work on increasing and improving communication channels with our students, families, and local leaders to ensure that we are providing consistent educational op-

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portunities for every student at RB and the resources they need to be successful.” The RBHS student newspaper, The Clarion, also responded to recent events by publishing online a lengthy special section, headlined “We can’t breathe,” about racism and the background of recent events. It can be found online at rbclarion.com/top-stories/2020/06/05/wecant-breathe. The section featured articles detailing the history of racism written by Clarion editors who graduated from RBHS last month and some articles written by students who will be attending RBHS next fall. “It wouldn’t be right if we didn’t cover it, because it was something so huge that is happening, even though we weren’t in school,” said the outgoing Clarion co-editor in chief, Shalah Russell, a 2020 graduate. “So we decided, we got a Zoom call, that we would cover it, and our sponsor, Mark Helgeson, he said it was kind of like a gray area because although we’re technically not in school we still didn’t have the in-person graduation.” Russell, who has also participated in protests recently said that it was cathartic to write about what has been happening. “It was therapeutic for most of us,” Russell said. “We were able to put our thoughts down on paper, on the computer and typing it out.”

The statement addresses the training Riverside police undergo on de-escalation, mental health, social justice and restorative justice, and adds that “the actions of the officers involved in Mr. Floyd’s death are anathema to the noble call to protect and serve.” “We strive to be a community of diversity, welcoming all who want to be part of our community,” the statement reads. “And we will steadfastly reject calls that would divide us or breathe clouds of hate into our village.” After reading the statement at the village board meeting, Sells said Weitzel will appear before the board of trustees at a future meeting to talk about the department’s approach to policing and training. In addition, he said the village was working to organize a “direct public dialogue with our residents on the issues that have been raised by the tragic death of Mr. Floyd” later this summer. The full statement can be found at bit.ly/2UmYgE4.

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The dialogue starts now

hroughout the past two weeks of demonstrations and protests that have followed in the wake of the death of George Floyd, his life squeezed out of him by a police officer kneeling on his neck, we’ve been bombarded by images and video of police brutally assaulting peaceful protesters, bystanders and senior citizens; driving police vehicles into crowds; tear-gassing and firing rubber bullets at the citizens they swore an oath to protect and serve. We don’t know what’s more shocking, the violence we saw with our own eyes or the impunity with which some police officers acted, as if they feared no consequences for their actions. Closer to home, thankfully, there were no such scenes. As looters stormed through North Riverside businesses on May 31, police appeared to intentionally interact as little as possible with them – concentrating on clearing them from the area rather than trying to arrest them. While there were police in riot gear and police dogs barking ominously as they arrived at the scene, they formed perimeters around shopping centers and stores. In fact, police made no arrests in North Riverside on May 31. The lone violent crime, the shooting death of 22-year-old Myqwon Blanchard, did not involve police. Police brutality lawsuits against Riverside, Brookfield and North Riverside police are rare. Still, they are not unknown and what these latest examples elsewhere underscore is how policing has changed over time, and especially since Sept. 11, 2001, with increased militarization. In his statement to residents last week, Riverside President Ben Sells, who was also speaking on behalf of village trustees, promised a “public dialogue on the issues raised” in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. A good part of that public dialogue must be about the culture of public safety departments – national and local – and how village leaders and police leaders ensure their officers take seriously their sacred oath to serve the public. That aspect of service has been overshadowed by an insistence on yielding to police authority, and that’s when the problems start. These will be uncomfortable conversations for police to have with the public and among themselves, but they are vital if this nation is to move toward a more just, equitable society. There is a segment of society, white society, that views expanding privileges they take for granted to those who have been historically oppressed as resulting in less freedom for them. That’s a telling perspective, born of the fear that someone else, if put on equal footing, might treat you as badly as you’ve treated them. It’s that kind of thinking that can’t be tolerated from police, and the message that is coming loud and clear from the thousands upon thousands of protesters, locally, nationally and internationally is that the post-9/11 philosophy of outgunning problems instead of solving them by honestly confronting underlying historic injustice has to change. We are lucky to have good police chiefs and compassionate leaders in these three villages, who we believe try hard to create a culture of compassion. They are the ones who need to lead that dialogue and look deeply within themselves to respond to what sounds like the citizenry’s irresistible call for change.

Fish fry endures, for carryout, during pandemic

he pandemic has made us miss so many things and changed our routines. For many that included the Friday Night Fish Fry at the VFW Hall on Desplaines Avenue in North Riverside catered by Rose’s Catering. A popular outing, the fish fry offers a reasonably priced menu, which has expanded to include more than fish and socializing, and don’t forget the homemade desserts. The fish fry and the VFW hall, like so many other places, had to close due to the virus which has affected so much in our lives. However, Rose Zapletal -- the Rose in Rose’s Catering -- didn’t want to disappoint her customers, who have become her friends. Along with her daughters, Nicole and Michelle and husband Mike, they have been accommodating patrons with a pickup service on Fridays at the VFW. The carryout service started on March 20 and anyone wishing to see the menu for Friday is asked to go to Rose’s Fish Fry page on Facebook to see the weekly choices. Each menu has three selections for the day, and three selections that can be purchased to warm up

for later. Those placing an order are asked to do so by Wednesday to ensure availability. Hours for the Friday pickup are from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and you are given a time to pick up. Safety is primary when picking up at the VFW, so people are expected to be wearing masks and observe six-foot distancing, which is marked on the floor. Upon entering the VW Hall, you won’t be able to help but notice the table bearing the homemade bakery. Available for purchase is a selection of pies, cakes, and biscotti. I can guarantee the biscotti are truly Italian, and I should know. Ready to help you is Sister Julice from Mater Christi Parish, who will package your goodies up. The fish fry has been going on for 22 years and no date has been set for it to return on Friday nights. Until then, Rose and family will continue to satisfy you with comfort food through the pickup service. Rose’s Catering also is at the Brookfield Farmers Market. Reminder, Rose’s Catering takes a break during the month of July for a much-deserved break, so plan ahead.

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this topic overall. We suggest that this is a time for the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark to amplify the voices of those that are truly impacted by the devastation of police brutality and racial violence in this country and in our neighborhoods. We suggest that the headline “One shot dead, widespread looting during a day of rage” is an example of sensationalism at its worst and ignites the fires of fear and violence in our communities. We suggest that this is a time to report on the demands of the protesters and amplify their message of Black Lives Matter. We insist that the Landmark states George Floyd’s name and not refer to him as “Minneapolis man.” We suggest this is a time to hear from our local leaders to understand their vision for continuing to build a system that serves all of us.

JOANNE KOSEY

Time to amplify voices of those victimized My family is writing concerning the content of the June 3 Landmark, starting with the commentary of JoAnne Kosey in the Opinion section. We have seen her commentary in this section of this paper for quite some time now and do not expect much depth or insight from the author. We do, though, expect for human lives to be treated with more dignity and respect, especially in the face of the incredible tragedy of Georgy Floyd’s murder, which was referred to as simply a death in her commentary. JoAnne Kosey’s first mention of incidents surrounding this tragedy were the words looting and vandalism. This is disgraceful, ignorant and dangerous. Her silence about the protest and protesters speaks volumes and we hear her loud and clear. Probably the most offensive part of this opinion was her comment “I get it.” No JoAnne, you don’t. We hope that you will one day recognize that offering an opinion that is two thirds commentary on getting a sandwich/ using your own driveway and then giving an empty and incomplete overview of what is happening around is in fact a huge part of the problem. We also have concerns regarding the coverage of

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We need a new commitment to change We have been here before. From the 1968 riots after MLK’s death to the 1992 Rodney King verdict riots to George Floyd’s senseless death and everything in between. Pete Seeger said it best, “Why do we never learn?” We have had marches, we have had looting, riots and we have seen NFL players fired for taking a knee. We

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Taking action in solidarity with black lives

e are the co-founders and leaders of Indivisible Brookfield, a local grassroots organization, founded in 2017, working to elect progressive leaders and leading local actions to resist the agenda that is threatening all of humanity. We are also the direct beneficiaries of over 400 years of white privilege in America that has denied black people their right to equal education, health care, housing, employment, banking, and basic human dignity. We have had the privilege attend private schools, go to college, own houses, be elected to office, be promoted at work, and have countless other advantages routinely denied to our black contemporaries. As our nation continues to be impacted by the horrific deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and countless other black lives lost to acts of violence, brutality, and racism, Indivisible Brookfield stands in solidarity with those calling for justice and reform. We at Indivisible believe that Black Lives Matter, without qualifications, without asterisks, without caveats. We also believe that

our community has the right to protest and protect themselves against state-sanctioned violence. As privileged white Americans, we must move beyond Facebook posts, Instagram stories and Tweets to demonstrate our “wokeness.” We have a national crisis of white supremacist violence against black people in this country. In the past 10 years alone, we have witnessed the deaths of thousands of black people at the hands of police. There is systemic racism in our police and criminal justice systems that spans centuries. Now is the time for visionary and radical change that we must all be part of, beyond the comfortable parameters of social media. We can start by contacting our local and state officials and tell them to defund the Brookfield Police Department and invest those funds in resources people need in black communities, indigenous communities and communities of color. When we defund police, we can invest in black community-led education, health and safety programs -- funding for schools and

youth homelessness services, solutions to the opioid crisis, and non-police responders for crises, such as mental health response teams and community violence prevention programs. We can donate and support local anti-white supremacy groups, such as Black Lives Matter, the NAACP, the Southern Poverty Law Center or nonprofit organizations such as the Chicago Community Bond Fund, My Block My Hood My City and Action Now. Patronize black-owned restaurants, shops, salons and other businesses. Mentor and hire black people. We must pursue our own anti-racist education. It is our responsibility to seek resources to educate ourselves about America’s deeply-rooted racism. One easy place to start is to Google “antiracism resources for white people” or visit the Brookfield Public Library. Choose one article, one book or one documentary. Then, discuss it with three white friends and hold each other accountable. Do this again and again. If you live in the 4th or 7th Congressional Districts in Brookfield, contact Rep. Danny Davis or

Rep. Chuy Garcia and thank them for cosponsoring House Resolution 988, introduced by Congresswomen Ilhan Omar (MN-5) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), condemning police violence. If you live in the 3rd District and are represented by Congressman Dan Lipinski, call him and demand that he co-sponsor the resolution and speak out publicly about the need for the House to pass it without delay. Most importantly, white people need to listen. This is not our time or space to lead. Be supportive and provide assistance. No village is immune to racism, including Brookfield. We must start with ourselves. We must use our individual and collective voices to denounce racism and inequity in all its forms. When we see it, we must call it out. Brookfield, we are a wonderful and welcoming village, and we can do better. As co-founders of Indivisible Brookfield, we pledge to do a better job of addressing racism and making sure this movement is not just a moment. This op-ed was submitted by Meaghan McAteer, Chris Meier, Mitzi Norton, the cofounders of Indivisible Brookfield

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change the culture from warrior to guardian mentality. But the deeper issue remains the racial and economic gap between the haves and the have nots. LBJ tried to lessen that gap with the War on Poverty in 1964. It was working until the Vietnam War stole its funding. We need a new commitment to Get the Gap. We need to spend real money on healthcare for all, adequate and affordable housing in all neighborhoods and suburbs, schools that make all kids work hard and jobs that pay a decent wage. COVID -19 has magnified this gap. Perfectly treatable pre-existing conditions that could have been addressed with proper healthcare has caused this virus to devastate our most vulnerable folks. Lack of remote learning for our poorest students should break the hearts of all Americans.

What breaks my heart is the worry that people are protesting so closely in the streets because those in power only seem to care about tax breaks to those who do not need them. Will the COVID numbers be up in a week or two among those who saw no choice but to scream their rage in public? Or will tear gas be touted as the new antiviral?

force lawsuits. I am an avid supporter of law enforcement. That said, our police could benefit from the example set by law enforcement across the country that have joined the protests. It is clear to me that the majority of protesters want to change the systemic racial issues plaguing our system. That is the ultimate goal. However, the immediate goal seems to be quite different -- recognition from those they see as the opposing side: the police. If we want to de-escalate violence across the country in the midst of the George Floyd protests, police officers should try walking with the protestors, kneeling with the protestors, and embracing their cause. This would do a few things. Create solidar-

have had lawsuits that have ended with decimating voting rights. Nothing has worked to solve inequality in this nation. Why? Because solutions are time consuming and expensive. Police departments such as Chicago’s need a culture change. CPD and others across America have been under federal consent decrees. Reforms such as objective oversight boards must be given a chance to work. The new president of the Fraternal Order of Police does not speak as though he is on board with reform. I hope this changes. Crisis Intervention Team training, use of force training, social work involvement, and officer accountability for one another can

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OBITUARIES

Marjory C. Boyd, 98 Brookfield resident Marjory Catherine Boyd, 98, a resident of Broadview for 52 years and recently of Brookfield, died in the presence of her family and loved ones of natural causes on June 4, 2020. She was born on March 24, 1922 in Huntsville, Missouri, the youngest of six children. She was preceded in death by her husband Wayne W. Boyd. Ms. Boyd spent the majority of her life MARJORY C. BOYD raising her family and volunteering and participating in many neighborhood activities. She was the loving mother of Leon, Jeffrey (Patricia), Allan (Barbara), Vicki Janke (Mike) and Brent Boyd. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Kimberly Madden (Timothy), Jason Boyd (Kristen), Kyle Boyd (Karla), John Janke, Stephen Janke and great granddaughter Chelsea Madden. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations made in memory of Marjory Boyd be sent to Sam Nowak, director of accounting, Cantata Adult Life Services, 8700 31st St., Brookfield, Illinois, 60513.

Kathleen F. Lubek, 69 GWMS lunchroom assistant Kathleen F. Lubek (nee Baran), 69, of Brookfield, died June 7, 2020 in LaGrange. Ms. Lubek was born April 23, 1951 in Chicago. She was a lunchroom assistant at George Washington Middle School in Lyons KATHLEEN F. LUBEK and also enjoyed playing bingo and traveling. She was Beloved wife of Frank A. Lubek; the mother of James Baran and Frank Lubek

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One million page views There has been a lot of news to cover in our seven neighborhoods this past month. And our small hard-working newsroom has been hard at it from the West Side to Forest Park to Brookfield. How do you measure impact? There are a lot of ways, from talking to appreciative

marchers along protest routes to that call from a local village president with a heads up on what might happen next. For the data-driven here’s another measure: In the trailing 30 days the combined flags of Growing Community Media – Austin Weekly News, Wednesday Journal of Oak Park & River Forest, Forest Park Review and Riverside-Brookfield Landmark – posted just over 1 million page views. That’s more than double our average. Thanks for your trust in our coverage. Thanks to our reporters, our photographer, our freelancers for being on the street doing this work.

Jr.; the sister of Dennis (Micki), Wayne, Jackie (Joe), Elaine, Barry (Beth) Lois (John), Roger (Karen); the sister-in-law of Noreen Lubek and Paulette Striegel; and an aunt to many nieces and nephews. Visitation is Thursday, June 11, from 9 a.m. to noon at Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home 3847 Prairie Ave., Brookfield. Funeral service and cremation Private. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are appreciated to St. Barbara Food Pantry, 4008 Prairie Ave., Brookfield, 60513. Online condolences may be offered to the family at JohnsonNosek.com.

Warren A. Muelling, 94 Retired bookkeeper for BNSF Warren Albert Muelling, 94, a longtime resident of Brookfield, died May 18, 2020, two days shy of what would have been his 95th birthday at the Illinois Veterans Home in Manteno. Mr. Muelling was WARREN A. MUELLING born May 20, 1925 in Chicago. He was a proud U.S. Navy veteran who served in World War II as a Pharmacist’s Mate 3rd Class. He was retired from his job as a bookkeeper for the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad and enjoyed many years of retirement activities. He loved to golf, was active in the AMVETS and Loyal Order of the Moose. He loved the old YMCA in LaGrange and was known by his nickname “CUP” or “WAM” and by the wave in his hair. He and wife, Muriel, took many cruises together along with their many local friends. If anyone saw a man hitting golf balls in Ehlert Park the past 40 years, it was Warren. Mr. Muelling was the husband of the late Muriel (nee Klein), who preceded him in death only 14 days earlier; the father of Tom (Sharon) and Jay; and an uncle and friend to many. Services and interment were held May 27 at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood. Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements. Online condolences may be offered to the family at JohnsonNosek.com.

LETTERS continued from page 15 ity and take the wind out of the sails from those who seek to divide us further. This does not have to be an “us versus them” mindset. This has worked in several cities for some very obvious reasons. ■ It diminishes the schismatic mentality between protestors and police. If protestors and police come together, it is easier to focus on the actual issues that are being protested. Instead of flaring tempers in the face of a potential physical conflict, “both sides” can more easily become one. ■ It will separate those true believers in free speech and reform from those who are simply taking advantage of the situation to loot, riot, and burglarize. Together, police and protestors can expose those who have come simply to create unlawful mayhem and destroy property and small businesses. The message of the protests is in danger of becoming lost in the midst of the violence. There must be police that are willing to step in and join the protestors of our city.

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Remarks at mayor’s press conference inappropriate I learned a lot from Mayor Lightfoot’s press conference on Friday. When she had finished speaking, she invited a Chicago pastor to speak. He proceeded not to invoke words of healing and advice, but the rhetoric of a militant activist.

Google has affection for us It’s not a donation. It’s not a grant. Google is clear about that. But happily it is $7,000 in U.S. currency we can use toward our coverage of COVID-19 in our seven neighborhoods. Growing Community Media was chosen for a first wave of funding from among 12,000 applicants across the globe for Google’s Emergency Newsroom Fund. We’re grateful. And whatever Google wants to call it is fine by us.

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It was an inappropriate forum while standing at a podium bearing the seal of the city of Chicago. Are we in the control of a de facto leftist regime? Issues of hate and injustice from hundreds of years ago, and which nobody alive had any control over, are counterproductive to those of us who want to create change based on what we can do today.

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If you’re going to be a jerk, stay home To the jerk who walked into the June 6 Brookfield Farmers Market around 11 a.m. without a facemask and then got unpleasant with the volunteer who politely told you that you needed to wear a mask or leave -- get over yourself. Mask rules are not “socialism” as you huffed to the volunteer, and they don’t abrogate your rights. The rules for this year’s farmers market have been wellpublicized in advance and are consistent with state of Illinois health guidelines at this time; if you don’t want to abide by them, stay home. You don’t have the right to impose your self-centered worldview on others and possibly endanger their health. Most of all, I don’t want your political posturing to ruin this event for the rest of us. A lot of people work very hard to make the Brookfield Farmers Market a success, most of them volunteers, and I think I speak for the majority of Brookfielders in saying how much we appreciate their efforts and commitment. They have done a great job in ensuring that we can have a safe farmers market this year. We don’t need people like you making a mockery of their efforts and wrecking a wonderful community tradition.

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The need for activism in the sports world

his time it just felt different. When the horrifying video of George Floyd’s last moments circulated throughout the world, protesters acted with a sense of urgency and rigor that we haven’t seen since Eric Garner’s murder. Already we have seen the power of applying pressure to those in control and, as a result, the people’s voices have been amplified and heard (so far). As we celebrate this progress, the fight must continue on. If the point of the movement against systemic racism is to get rid of the “bad apples” that exist in our society, that starts with excavating the ground and tearing out the roots in which that poisoned fruit was created. The sports institutions you support, from Little League to the pros, need to be included in the conversation around racial and gender equity since they contribute to this ongoing problem. Out of the 22 athletic directors in the high school conferences

we cover, only one of them is female. In terms of race, 18 of those in that position are white (there is one AD whose race I could not confirm). According to its database, 86 percent of NCAA coaches at the Division-I level in 2019 were male while 79 percent were white. In leagues that are over 70 percent black, three of the NFL’s 32 head coaches and seven of the NBA’s head coaches are black. In a league dominated by white players, six of the MLB’s managers are non-white while 24 are white. This cannot be categorized as a mere pattern. This is what systemic racism looks like in the sports world. At the high school level, the solution to this doesn’t necessarily mean ripping current head coaches out the positions they currently hold. However, there

needs to be an emphasis on diversity when head coaching and administration roles become vacant. Think about how many hours your children spend participating in high school athletics. Depending on the sport, they probably practice two to three hours a day after school with his/her head coach. This is a time in which their character and views are being shaped and molded by the authority figures they look up to. If most of those coaches and administrators are white or male or both (go through your school’s athletic staff and you will find this consistency), they aren’t going to be able to relate to the experiences of those who don’t benefit from the same privilege as they do on a daily basis. To be clear, I am not demon-

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izing the coaches that occupy these positions. There are many who tirelessly work to make sure they can check themselves at the door and are open to discussing these issues that have long hindered the growth of diversity in their programs. But there has to be some form of accountability for those who make the decisions on new coaching and administration hires in the realm of high school sports. Statements around diversity and inclusion are empty when neither fully exist in athletic programs run by one specific demographic of people. If you are looking to build off of the progress that we are inching towards as a country, take this energy and stay vigilant the next time there is an opening of a position that you feel should be filled by a minority hire. Because like we have seen in the last 14 days, cacophonous calls for change can only start to annoy the powers that be when the first cry is matched by others that follow it.

IHSA building towards fall season Releases new Return to Play guidelines

By JAMES KAY Sports Editor

After postponing an announcement last week on the state of high school sports, the IHSA issued a press release on June 5 that outlined phase one of its Return to Play guidelines, allowing teams to start voluntary strength and conditioning workouts. However, there are limitations to what those workouts entail. Here is the breakdown of what the IHSA released in a threepage PDF that was attached with the press release: ■ Maintain social distance by being 6 feet apart. ■ Masks shall be worn when

social distance cannot be maintained. ■ Follow gathering guidelines of groups of 10 or less including the coach and medical personnel. ■ Groups of 10 or less must be pre-determined. ■ Once groups are determined, students may not switch from one group to another based upon

sport. Students that participate in multiple sports for the year are encouraged to be grouped, for summer participation, in their fall sport. ■ Interaction between groups shall be avoided. ■ Sessions can only include weightlifting, running and exercises designed to promote physical fitness. ■ Sport-specific drills are not permitted, and sport-specific equipment may not be used. It is important to note that the IHSA’s guidelines do not permit these workouts without the approval of the school districts who have the authority to continue the holdout of high school athletics.

With that said, this was a huge step for the potential of a 2020 fall sports season. “I commend the IHSA SMAC for crafting a plan that fits within the framework provided by state leadership, and refuses to compromise safety,” said IHSA Executive Director Craig Anderson in the press release. “The IHSA Return to Play Guidelines offer some important first steps in allowing student-athletes to reacclimate both physically and mentally to athletics, but more importantly, they allow each school to assess their own individual situation and determine if and when they want to proceed.”

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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 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 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF 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

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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 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

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. 268445 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 19 CH 00561 TJSC#: 40-595 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 19 CH 00561 I3151069

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR FFMLT TRUST 2005-FF11, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005FF11 Plaintiff, -v.BRIAN HOLLOWAY Defendants 19 CH 00561 125 SOUTH LOMBARD AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 23, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 24, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 125 SOUTH LOMBARD AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-302-0150000 The real estate is improved with a yellow vinyl siding, one story single family home with a detached two car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by

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