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Superintendent, principal meeting on Zoom with students, parents, staff By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter
This month the two top administrators at RiversideBrookfield High School will host a series on online discussions about race and equity. District 208 Superintendent Kevin Skinkis and Principal Hector Freytas plan to engage in separate Zoom discussions with students, parents/guardians and staff. The session with students took place June 16. They’ll meet with parents and guardians on June 23 and with staff on June 30 from 7 to 8 p.m. “Our goal is to provide stakeholders an opportunity to share what’s on their mind, reflect on local practices as it relates to race and equity and, more importantly, co-create solutions for the safety and inclusion of all,” Freytas said at the District 208 school board’s June 9 meeting. Freytas said issues of race and equity are front and center in the country now in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man killed by a white police officer, who knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes while arresting him last month. “We know that race and equity is an issue right now throughout our entire country,” Freytas told school board members. “What we’re going to do is just bring people together. Let’s listen to them and see what’s on their mind.” Freytas said he will share specific sign-on instructions to the events to those groups invited to participate in the See RACE on page 14
ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
Destiny Hurd speaks to fellow demonstrators at Ogden and Maple in Brookfield at the end of their march for justice through LaGrange and Brookfield on June 11. For the full story, see page 9.
$950,000 payout settles wrongful death suit Owners, management of Tower Apartments also replaced two rear porches By BOB UPHUES Editor
The owners and property management companies of a Riverside apart-
ment building agreed last month to pay $950,000 to the family of a man who in 2018 fell to his death while painting a rear stairwell, settling a wrongful death lawsuit that had been filed by
the man’s estate. The defendants named in the case – Ronald Kafka, Carol Kafka, the Carol See SETTLEMENT on page 13
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North Riverside Mall movie theater aims to reopen June 26
Governor expected to OK moving to Phase 4 of Restore Illinois plan By STACEY SHERIDAN Staff Reporter
Classic Cinemas will reopen its movie theaters, including the North Riverside Luxury 6 at the North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road, on June 26, when the governor is expected to move state to the next phase of his Restore Illinois plan. Phase 4 allows gatherings of 50 people or fewer, and restaurants can open with limited capacity by employing strict public health procedures for their operation. Other details, all aimed at preventing a resurgence of COVID-19, are still being worked out. “We’re waiting for the final protocols from the state for Phase 4,” said Classic Cinemas CEO Chris Johnson. “We’ll follow those, but we’re 99 percent sure that it will require guests to wear masks throughout the common areas. When they’re sitting in their seat and properly social distanced, they can take their masks off.” Classic Cinemas will require socially distanced seating in its theaters. To maintain adequate social distancing, Classic Cinemas
will keep the number of people allowed inside each theater at no more than 50 percent of full capacity. “Once you’re in the auditorium, it should feel just like going to the movies was four months ago,” he said. The movies on tap for screening in the soon-to-open theaters has yet to be decided. “I’m excited for the opportunity to open, absolutely,” said Johnson. “It’s not ideal circumstances but hopefully we can earn the trust of our guests and when new movies come, it’ll build and go from there. Hopefully we’ll get a vaccine sooner than later and everybody will be happy.” All Classic Cinemas movie theaters in the state of Illinois will reopen June 26 except one, located in Kankakee. The movie group has one movie theater in Wisconsin that has already reopened. “We’re doing the best we can and we’re certainly going to adhere to all the guidelines,” said Johnson. “At the end of the day, our focus is going to be on telling the guests to come out, enjoy themselves, leave it up to us, and just wear your masks in the lobby.”
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Former ‘Lost Boy’ to speak next year at Ames School
Visit is reward for fifth-graders’ fund-raising effort for Sudanese charity By JACKIE PISANO
most in the end winning a popsicle party. in South Sudan. By the end of the fundraiser, the students “A handful of [the students] discovered the challenge and said, ‘We have to were able to raise $1,400, qualifying them At the beginning of the year, teacher do this,’” Dykes said. “They had all these for entry into the Iron Giraffe Challenge’s ideas for fundraisers and I said, ‘OK, Facebook drawing for schools who reached Catherine Dykes gathered a small group of the organization’s fundraising goal of at fifth-graders inside a classroom at Ames you’re right -- we have to do this.’” Under Dykes’ guidance, the students de- least $1,000. Elementary School in Riverside, teaching To the students’ surprise, Ames was sea reading unit and uncovering the issue veloped a detailed fundraising plan to parlected as the challenge’s nationof limited access to clean water in South ticipate in the challenge. al Grand Prize winner. The first task? Meeting with Sudan. Their reward? A personal Never did she imagine that during the Ames Principal Todd Gierman visit from Salva Dut, Water 2020-21 school year, the boy whose story to share the idea and convince for South Sudan’s founder and him to bring the was the inspiration behind the senior advisor, and one of the challenge to their novel she was teaching will “Lost Boys” of Sudan whose school. step foot inside that very school life served as the inspiration Their presentation building and share his story of for “A Long Walk to Water.” He on the background of survival for her students. will speak in person at an asthe novel and the imThis winter, 12 fifth-graders sembly at Ames sometime durportance of the chalat Ames read “ A Long Walk ing the 2020-21 school year. lenge was compelling to Water” by Linda Sue Park, a For the students, the focus on enough to get Gierbook which alternates between the fundraiser was not to be the man on board with the stories of an 11-year-old girl big winner, but to simply bring bringing the fundin 2008 and an 11-year-old boy awareness of the issue of inadraiser to Ames. in 1985 — a Sudanese girl, who SALVA DUT equate access to clean water for “They were just endures a daily two-hour walk HENRY HALL so invested,” Dykes children half way around the for water from her home, and a Ames School fifth-grader world. boy, who becomes one of Sudan’s refugees, said. “They went through the “My favorite part about paror a “lost boy,” who travels Africa on foot presentation and were so pasticipating in the Iron Giraffe in search of family and a safe place to stay. sionate because their hearts Challenge was getting to help The book, which Dykes has taught for were into it.” The 12 students then got to a country in need,” said fifththe past two years as a part of the stugrader Chloe Cochran. “This dents’ grade-level curriculum exploring work, breaking off into groups the theme of “journeys,” is one she wanted and introducing the project to their peers project caused me to realize that not everyto share to help children understand the by putting together age-appropriate pre- body has what I have, and it also helped me similarities and differences in those their sentations on the challenge for students in to be thankful for my easy access to fresh water.” age in places the students may never have grades K-5. For fellow fifth-grader Henry Hall, the With the fundraiser’s kickoff at the heard of. “I’ve always wanted to bring texts to stu- school’s annual PTA Family Dance in Febru- challenge was the students’ way of showdents that increase global awareness, be- ary, the group began collecting their first do- ing their peers that no matter how small, cause we do kind of live in a bubble,” Dykes nations. Those who donated at least $1 were their efforts could help make someone said. “You really have to make efforts to get given a paper slip to commemorate their do- else’s life a little bit easier. “Water is life [and] we will help people beyond that bubble, because if it’s not in nation and a blue fundraiser bracelet. Donors were also invited to test their get fresh, clean water,” he said. “We learn your face, you’re not going to see it.” Unbeknownst to Dykes, after finish- balance by walking a 6-foot stretch with a how to deal with a real-life situation. Great ing the novel, her students began to talk pitcher of cotton balls on their heads, the heroes start somewhere -- this is our place.” In the end, for Dykes, teaching the novel amongst themselves, inspired by the mes- way many Sudanese women balance consage of the text and looking for a way to tainers on their heads when they go out to to 10 and 11 year olds paid off in more ways than one. take action and help Sudanese children fetch water to bring home. “It really brings a tear to my eye thinkThen, through March 13 (Ames’ last day like those in the book. Enter the Iron Giraffe Challenge, a na- of attendance before COVID-19 closure), ing of how hard they worked and the lasting impact their work will have,” she said. tionwide fundraiser through the organiza- the students placed coin cans outside of tion Water for South Sudan. Since 2014, the the school’s main office and solicited dona- “Collecting coins is a small action, but it challenge has helped raise $1.6 million for tions in the lunchroom a few days a week, can make a huge difference. The fact that the organization’s mission of providing ac- turning the fundraiser into a grade-level the students were so passionate and investcess to clean water and hygiene education contest, with the class who donated the ed is what made this so successful.” Contributing Reporter
“We learn how to deal with a real-life situation. Great heroes start somewhere -- this is our place.”
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BIG WEEK June 17-24
Climate and extreme weather
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Rock out … virtually
What’s the connection between global warming and extreme weather? Brookfield resident and Citizens’ Climate Lobby research coordinator Rick Knight will discuss that question during a special Zoom session titled “Economic Factors Related to Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events” on Monday, June 22 at 7 p.m.
Put a little classic pop and rock in your life courtesy of the North Riverside Public Library as it presents musician/singer/songwriter Liz Berg playing some of the biggest hits from the 1950s through the 1970s in a special YouTube Live concert on Thursday, June 18 at 7 p.m. Just visit the North Riverside Public Library’s YouTube channel and enjoy one of the Chicago area’s premiere musicians, one who has performed more than 1,200 shows in her career.
The event is part of the Brookfield Reads! community reading initiative. To register for the event and obtain access information visit brookfieldlibrary.info/virtual-events.
New window installation at RAC Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., has unveiled its second exhibition in conjunction with Art-In-Place, an initiative of CNL Projects and Terrain Exhibitions. The new art exhibit, which will be on display through June 26 is “Solace Supercut” by Stacia Yeapanis. It updates her 2012 collage of TV show clips “Solace Supercut,” evoking twinned experiences of isolation and empathy. During the run of the window installation, Yeapanis will also remote-screen “Stay Where You Are!” a brand new remix video about the wide range of emotional responses to quarantine.
“Solace Supercut” by Stacia Yeapanis The exhibition is designed to be viewable from the street at all hours. An artist talk with Yeapanis
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; Writer’s Group Digital Meeting via Zoom on June 18 at 6 p.m.; Seated Tai Chi Moving Meditation via Zoom on June 22 at 6:30 p.m.; and the new Grandfamilies of North Riverside Support Group vis Zoom on June 24 at 7 p.m. RSVP to bodenl@northriversidelibrary.org ■
is scheduled for June 20. Visit riversideartscenter.com for more information.
for all Zoom meeting access info. Brookfield Public Library offers virtual classes and programs for patrons of all ages throughout the week. Most youth activities will be presented live on the library’s Facebook page at facebook.com/BrookfieldPublicLibrary. Events include literacy classes and Geek Labs, Zumba for Families and Mammals & More. Youth Services will also host a weekly sidewalk art challenge on Sundays. Each week’s winner will receive a gift card to a local business. Adults can participate in programs by signing up for events, including Chair Yoga via Zoom on June 18 at 11 a.m. Register to get access info at ■
Ask a gardener
Riverside Public Library presents “Ask a Gardener with Sallie Boge,” a special Zoom nswer question-and-answer ou session to help you improve your home garden on Wednesday, June 24 at 7 p.m. This is an open-ended Q-and-A session, so come me armed with some aving issues you are having. Feel free to submit questions in advance to informationservices@riversidelibrary.org to get the ball rolling. brookfieldlibrary.info/virtual-events. 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. You can also order Boredom Buster Boxes to give the kids some hands-on fun. Each box contains 6 pounds of clay, a scoring tool, a sponge, six underglaze colors, a slip, a paintbrush and project and instruction ■
Riverside Caucus meeting open to all
The Riverside Community Caucus will host an open meeting on Wednesday, June 17 at 7 p.m. via video conference. The Riverside communityy is invited to attend. Agenda items may include Age a ddiscussion about forming a candidate recruiting committee and video conferencing. Anyone wishing to join the Riverside Community Caucus prior to or during the meeting can visit the organization’s online membership page at riversidecommunityon caucus.org/membership. cauc Conferencing details may be found on the Caucus Con website at riversidecommunitycaucus.org/calendar-1. Email riversidecommunitycaucus@gmail.com with any questions or for more information. sheets. Order online and RAC will deliver the boxes to your front porch (no contact). Boxes are $36 members/$40 non-members. Order at riversideartscenter. com/boredom-buster-boxes Riverside Public Library offers virtual programs for adults, kids and families, including Kids and Family Guided Meditation via Zoom on June 18 at 10 a.m.; Meditation: A Tool to Balance Your Life with Dr. Andrew Vidich on Zoom on June 18 at 7 p.m.; Virtual Storytime via Zoom on June 19 at 10 a.m.; and Knitting Club on Zoom on June 22 at 7 p.m. Visit riversidelibrary.evanced.info/signup/calendar to register and get access info. ■
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Cops: Man who smashed car Times are tough! windows had loaded gun If you can afford it...
A 27-year-old Chicago man faces felony weapons and property damage charges after he allegedly was found in possession of a loaded handgun with its serial number scratched off after he was arrested for smashing the windows of four vehicles parked in the 100 and 200 blocks of East Quincy Street in late May. Police responded to the area on May 28 just after midnight after a caller dialed 911 to report a man smashing the windows of cars parked in the rear of properties long the railroad tracks. An officer responding to the scene located the offender, identified as Nicholas J. Stiso, standing in the rear of a property in the 100 block of East Quincy Street and screaming at the officer at the top of his lungs. Police shut down train traffic until Stiso, who appeared highly intoxicated and told police he was armed, surrendered and was taken into custody. According to police, Stiso was carrying a fully loaded .38-caliber handgun, with a round chambered. The gun’s serial number had been defaced, police said, rendering it illegible. While Stiso did have a valid Firearm Owner’s ID, said police, he did not have a concealedcarry card and it is against the law to carry a firearm while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Paramedics transported Stiso to MacNeal Hospital for observation. He was released back into police custody on June 6. The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office charged Stiso with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon, felony defacing a firearm serial number and two counts of criminal damage to property. Police Chief Thomas Weitzel said detectives were working with Illinois State Police to recover the serial number to trace the gun back to its owner or determine if the gun was stolen. The gun is also being tested to see if the ballistics match a weapon used in any unsolved crime. At the time of the Riverside incident, according to police, Stiso was free on bond for a weapons charge in Berwyn in April.
Unhappy about stolen sign A Brookfield man was warned not to take the law into his own hands after he reportedly told a police officer that he would “take care of ” the boy who stole a “Back the Blue” sign from the front lawn of his residence in the 9000 block of Burlington Avenue on June 6 at about 6:30 a.m. According to police, the victim showed them a screen shot from private security camera video of a juvenile, who was dressed in dark shorts and a T-shirt and walking a dog, carrying the sign while walking on the sidewalk. As an officer talked to the victim, he reportedly said he would “take care of that kid” if he saw him in the future. After the
officer advised him to call police if he saw the juvenile and not approach him, the man reportedly replied that he was “old school.” The officer again advised him that he would be subject to arrest if he committed a crime against the person who stole his sign.
School window screens damaged Brookfield police responded to Congress Park School, 9311 Shields Ave., on June 10 at 5:45 a.m. after a school employee called to report that multiple window screens had been damaged sometime during the prior 24 hours. According to the police report, nine window screens along the east side of the building appeared to have been torn by an object. One screen appeared to be missing altogether.
Mama cat on the attack Brookfield police cited a woman for allowing her cat to exit an open window at the front of her home and attack a man who was walking his dog past it on June 11 at about 2:40 p.m. The victim said the cat, which was lounging in an open window, began hissing at him and his dog as they walked by the house. The cat then attacked them, scratching the man on the legs and torso as he tried to pick up his dog to defend it. After the victim called out for help, the cat’s owner was able to get the animal under control. The cat’s owner reportedly told police her cat recently had kittens and was being very protective to the point of fighting with other pets in the household.
Not a traffic lane Brookfield police ticketed a 16-year-old Westmont boy for obstructing a grade crossing after he accidentally crashed his Chevy Sebring into the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad tracks at Maple Avenue and then got it stuck on the tracks at about 10:15 p.m. on June 13. According to the police report, the driver told police he’d just gotten his driver’s license four days earlier and that he was unfamiliar with Brookfield street layout. He was headed north across the tracks and turned right onto the northernmost set of tracks, thinking it was a traffic lane. Train traffic was shut down for about an hour as the car was towed off the tracks and the rails were inspected for any damage. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, June 6-14, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.
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Brookfield to take on Congress Park tunnel maintenance With improvements coming, village doesn’t want to rely on BNSF By BOB UPHUES Editor
After years of watching the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad fail to maintain the tunnel, stairs and shelter of the Congress Park Metra station in a timely manner, and with the village of Brookfield planning to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to improve the area near the station, village trustees voted unanimously on June 8 to take on those responsibilities as well as the area south of the train line, between the tunnel entrance and Burlington Avenue. The village has lease agreements with the BNSF at all three Metra stations in the village. The stations themselves are owned by the railroad, which leases them to the village at a nominal fee, but requires the village to maintain them. The prior lease at Congress Park required the village to maintain
the platforms and a sidewalk that connected the tunnel with Southview Avenue on the north side of the tracks. But maintenance of the tunnel, which connects the north and south rights of way, remained the responsibility of the BNSF, according to the village. “I think there were some questions in the past about whose responsibility [the tunnel and stairway] was, and it seemed like it fell to the railroad, but it’d be tough to get them out there,” said Village President Kit Ketchmark at the June meeting of the village board. “So, now it will fall to us.” The amended lease expires Sept. 30, 2039. Within the past month, the village has constructed a new sidewalk along the south side of Burlington Avenue west of DuBois Boulevard and installed covered bike shelters in what was the first phase of a multi-phase project to
Vukelich told trustees on June 8 that the BNSF will not allow the village to make any structural improvements to the station. The final scope of work is expected to be finalized this week. Part of this year’s station/tunnel improvement project is being funded through a $150,000 Community Development Block Grant. The rest of the cost will be assigned to the Congress Park Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District, which includes the station area. The final phase of the project, for which there’s no schedule yet, involves creating a small brick paver plaza in front of the tunnel north of Burlington Avenue, which can be used as a pickup/drop-off area for commuters. That work can’t begin, however, until the BNSF reconstructs a crumbing concrete retaining wall supporting the south platform area, facing Burlington Avenue. The railroad reportedly has promised to repair the retaining wall, but the work won’t be undertaken for at least another year, maybe two.
BOB UPHUES/Editor
ADDING ON: The village of Brookfield has agreed to take on more responsibility for maintenance of the Congress Park Station area, including the tunnel and the area immediately south of it, up to Burlington Avenue. The village plans to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars this year and in future years to improve the station. improve the south side of the station area. Later this summer, the village expects to break ground on the second phase of the project, a $340,000 improvement which will include building a new parking lot in the Burlington Avenue right-of-way
west of DuBois Boulevard. Last week, Village Planner Elyse Vukelich and representatives from Hitchcock Design Group, the firm hired to design the improvements, visited the station to nail down what improvements will be made to the tunnel and shelter areas.
LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE Of RIVERSIDE ANNUAL DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORT FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2019
The Village of Riverside is committed to providing the highest quality drinking water to our residents and businesses. Our water is frequently sampled according to strict Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations. This report will inform you about the source, quality, and safety of our drinking water. The report will not be mailed, but will be published in the June 17, 2020 edition of the Landmark Newspaper.
WATER SOURCE Lake Michigan is the sole source of drinking water for Chicagoans and 118 suburban communities. The water is treated at the Jardine Water Purification Plant and at the South Water Purification Plant located on the lakefront of Lake Michigan in Chicago. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has found that the quality of Lake Michigan water has improved dramatically over the past thirty years. The Village of Riverside purchases surface water from the Village of McCook, which in turn purchases surface water from the City of Chicago. WATER QUALITY CONTROL & TESTING The City of Chicago water treatment facility controls the quality of water supplied to the Village of McCook and the Village of Riverside. Chicago adds chemicals to the water for disinfection purposes, to settle out impurities, and to prevent lead leaching. The City also adds carbon to remove odors and adds fluoride for teeth. The Village of Riverside monitors and adjusts chlorine to maintain safe drinking water on a daily basis. The Village also samples the water for various requirements mandated by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency on a monthly basis. VIOLATIONS The Village of Riverside is proud to have met or exceeded all federal and state standards for drinking water for the calendar year 2019. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION If you should have any questions regarding the attached report or the quality of water in the Village of Riverside, please do not hesitate to contact Public Works Superintendent Dan Tabb at the Village of Riverside (708) 442-3590, or call the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791. Residents are encouraged to voice concerns, ask questions, and participate in decisions that may affect the quality of the water, etc. at the Village Board meetings held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month at 7:00pm at the Riverside Village Hall. The Village of Riverside has available upon request this year’s Consumer Confidence Report (CCR). The CCR includes basic information on the source(s) of your drinking water, the levels of any contaminants that were detected in the water during 2019, and compliance with other drinking water rules, as well as some educational materials. To obtain a free copy of the report, please call 708-442-3590, or you may pick the report up at Village Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, IL or Public Works, 3860 Columbus Blvd., Riverside, IL. DEFINITION OF TERMS/TABLE FOOTNOTES • MCLG – Maximum Contaminant Level Goal – The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. • MCL – Maximum Contaminant Level – The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCL is set as close to the MCL Goals feasible using the best available treatment technology. • TT – Treatment Technique – A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water. • Level Found – Represents an average of sample result data collected during the calendar year. continued on next page
Riverside (IL #0312670) 2019 Regulated Contaminants Detected
Copper and Lead Collection Date: August 17, 2017 Definitions: Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow. Action Level Goal (ALG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. ALG's allow for a margin of safety.
Copper MCLG
1.3 ppm
Copper Action Level (AL)
Copper 90th Percentile
# Sites Over Copper AL
Lead MCLG
Lead Action Level (AL)
Lead 90th Percentile
# Sites Over Lead AL
Violation
Likely Source Of Contamination
1.3 ppm
0.071 ppm
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0
15 ppb
2.5 ppb
2
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Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits
If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. The Village of Riverside is responsible for providing quality drinking water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline at (800) 426-4791 or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.
Water Quality Test Results Definitions: The following tables contain scientific terms and measures, some of which may require explanation. Regulatory compliance with some MCLs are based on running annual average of monthly samples. Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the Maximum Contaminant Level Goal as feasible using the best available treatment technology. Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. mg/l: milligrams per litre or parts per million - or one ounce in 7,350 gallons of water. ug/l: micrograms per litre or parts per billion - or one ounce in 7,350,000 gallons of water. na: not applicable. A vg: Regulatory compliance with some MCLs is based on running annual average of monthly samples .Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL): The highest level of disinfectant allowed in drinking water. Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG): The level of disinfectant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs allow for a margin of safety.
Regulated Contaminants Disinfectants & Disinfection ByProducts
Collection Date
Highest Level Detected
Range of Levels Detected
MCLG
MCL
Units
Violation
Likely Source Of Contaminant
Chlorine
2019
0.8
0.8 – 0.8
MRDLG=4
MRDL=4
ppm
No
Water additive used to control microbes
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
2019
14
8 – 20
No goal for the total
60
ppb
No
By-product of drinking water disinfection
TTHMs [Total Trihalomethanes]
2019
43
18.56 – 74.4
No goal for the total
80
ppb
No
By-product of drinking water disinfection
Note: The state requires monitoring of certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants do not change frequently. Therefore, some of this data may be more than one year old. Not all sample results may have been used for calculating the Highest Level Detected because some results may be part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future.
The Village of Riverside had no violations in 2019.
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LEGAL NOTICE Chicago (#IL0316000) 2019 Regulated Contaminants Detected
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• Range of Detection – Represents a range of individual sample results from lowest to highest in a calendar year. • Sodium – There is no state or federal MCL for sodium. Monitoring is required to provide information to consumers and health officials concerned about sodium intake due to dietary precautions. If the level were greater than 20mg/L, people on a sodium-restricted diet should consult a physician. • Fluoride – Fluoride is added to the water supply to help promote strong teeth. The Illinois Department of Health recommends an optimal fluoride range of 0.9 mg/l to 1.2mg/l. • %<0.5 NTU – Percent samples less than 0.5 NTU • ppm – Parts per million or milligrams per liter • ppb – Parts per billion or micrograms per liter • Turbidity – A measure of the cloudiness of water. Turbidity is monitored because it is a good indicator of water quality and the effectiveness of the treatment process. • AL – Action Level – The concentration of a contaminant which, when exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow. • Lead – Infants and young children are typically more vulnerable to lead in drinking water than the general population. It is possible that lead levels at your home may be higher than other homes in the community as a result of materials used in your home’s plumbing. If you are concerned about elevated lead levels in your home’s water, you may wish to have your water tested and flush your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using tap water. Additional information is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). • Unregulated Contamination – A maximum contaminant level (MCL) for this contaminant has not been established by either the state or federal regulations, nor has mandatory health effects language. The purpose for monitoring this contaminant is to assist USEPA in determining the occurrence of unregulated contaminants in drinking water, and whether future regulation is warranted. • n/a – not applicable • nd – not detected • % pos/mo – Percentage of positive samples per month. • NTU – Nephhelometric Turbidity Units Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contamination. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. Because water is the universal solvent, many materials are easily dissolved upon contact. At low levels, the contaminants generally are not harmful in our drinking water. Removing all contaminants would be extremely expensive, and in nearly all cases, would not provide greater protection of health. More information about contaminants and their potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800) 426-4791. Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in the drinking water than the general population. Immune compromised persons such as persons with cancer and/or undergoing chemotherapy, organ transplant recipients, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly people, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800) 426-4791. The sources of drinking water (both tap and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it can dissolve naturally occurring minerals, and pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or human activity. Possible contaminants consist of Microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations and wildlife; Inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which may be naturally occurring or the result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining or farming, Pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff and residential uses, Organic chemical contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum production, and may also come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff and specific Radioactive contaminants, which may be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, USEPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health. We want our valued customers to be informed about their water quality. If you would like to learn more, please feel free to attend any one of our regularly scheduled Village Board meetings. The source water assessment has been completed by the Illinois EPA. If you would like a copy of this information, please stop by the Village Hall or call the Public Works Department at 708442-3590. To view a summary version of the completed Water Source Assessments, including: Importance of Source Water; Susceptibility to Contamination Determination; and documentation/recommendation of Source Water Protection Efforts, you may access the Illinois EPA website at http://www.epa. state.il.us/cgi-bin/wp/swap-fact-sheets.pl. The Illinois EPA considers all surface water sources of community water supply to be susceptible to potential pollution problems. The very nature of surface water allows contaminants to migrate into the intake with no protection only dilution. This is the reason for mandatory treatment for all surface water supplies in Illinois. Chicago’s offshore intakes are located at a distance that shoreline impacts are not usually considered a factor on water quality. At certain times of the year, however, the potential for contamination exists due to wet-weather flows and river reversals. In addition, the placement of the crib structures may serve to attract waterfowl, gulls and terns that frequent the Great Lakes area, thereby concentrating fecal deposits at the intake and thus compromising the source water quality. Conversely, the shore intakes are highly susceptible to storm water runoff, marinas and shoreline point sources due to the influx of groundwater to the lake.
Coliform Bacteria Maximum Contaminant Level Goal
Total Coliform Maximum Contaminant Level
0
5% of monthly samples are positive
Lead and Copper
Highest No. of Fecal Coliform or E. Coli Maximum Positive Contaminant Level
Total No. of Positive E. Coli or Fecal Coliform Samples
Violation
0
No
0.4
Date Sampled: 9/19/2108
Likely Source Of Contamination
Naturally present in the environment.
Definition: Action Level (AL) The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a
water system must follow. Action Level Goal (ALG) The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. ALGs allow for a margin of safety.
Lead MCLG
Lead Action Level (AL)
Lead 90th Percentile
# Sites Over Lead AL
Copper MCLG
Copper Action Level (AL)
Copper 90th Percentile
# Sites Over Copper AL
0
15 ppb
9.1 ppb
3
1.3 ppm
1.3 ppm
0.091 ppm
0
Likely Source of Contamination
Violation
Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural
No
deposits; Leaching from wood preservatives.
Regulated Contaminants Disinfectants and Disinfection By-Products
Collection Date
Highest Level Detected
Range of Levels Detected
MCLG
MCL
Units
Violation
Chlorine
2019
1
1-1
MRDLG=4
MRDL=4
ppm
No
Water additive used to control microbes.
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)*
2019
13
5.1 – 15.6
No goal for the total
60
ppb
No
By-product of drinking water chlorination.
Total Trihalomethanes (TThm)*
2019
28
12 – 36.7
No goal for the total
80
ppb
No
By-product of drinking water chlorination.
Likely Source Of Contaminant
Not all sample results may have been used for calculating the Highest Level Detected because some results may be part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future.
Regulated Contaminants
Collection Date
Highest Level Detected
Range of Levels Detected
MCLG
MCL
Units
Violation
Likely Source Of Contaminant
Barium
2019
0.0208
0.0195 - 0.0208
2
2
ppm
No
Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharges from metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits.
Fluoride
2019
0.79
0.62 - 0.79
4
4.0
ppm
No
Water additive which promotes strong teeth.
Nitrate [measured as Nitrogen]
2019
0.35
0.33 - 0.35
10
10
ppm
No
Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic tanks, sewage; Erosion of natural deposits.
Sodium
2019
10
8.73 – 10.2
n/a
n/a
ppm
No
Erosion from naturally occurring deposits; used as water softener regeneration.
Sulfate
2019
26.7
25.8 – 26.7
n/a
n/a
ppm
No
Erosion from naturally occurring deposits.
MCL
Units
Violation
Likely Source Of Contaminant
Inorganic Contaminants
Radioactive Contaminants Collection Date
Highest Level Detected
Range of Levels Detected
MCLG
Combined Radium 226/228
2/11/2014
0.84
0.5 - 0.84
0
5
pCi/L
No
Erosion of natural and man-made deposits.
Gross alpha excluding radon and uranium
2/11/2014
6.6
6.1 – 6.6
0
15
pCi/L
No
Erosion of natural and man-made deposits.
Turbidity
Limit (Treatment Technique)
Level Detected
Violation
Highest Single Measurement
1 NTU
0.14 NTU
No
Soil Runoff.
Likely Source Of Contaminant
Lowest monthly % meeting limit
0.3 NTU
100%
No
Soil Runoff.
Turbidity is a measurement of the cloudiness of the water caused by suspended particles. We monitor it because it is a good indicator of water quality and the effectiveness of our filtration system and disinfectants.
Total Organic Carbon
The percentage of Total Organic Carbon (TOC) removal was measured each month and the system met all TOC removal requirements set by the IEPA. Illinois EPA considers all surface water sources of community water supply to be susceptible to potential pollution problems. The very nature of surface water allows contaminants to migrate into the intake with no protection, only dilution. This is the reason for mandatory treatment for all surface water supplies in Illinois. Chicago’s offshore intakes are located at a distance that shoreline impacts are not usually considered a factor on water quality. At certain times of the year, however, the potential for contamination exists due to wet-weather flows and river reversals. In addition, the placement of the crib structures may serve to attract waterfowl, gulls and terns that frequent the Great lakes area, thereby concentrating fecal deposits at the intake and thus compromising the source water quality. Conversely, the shore intakes are highly susceptible to storm water runoff, marinas and shoreline point sources due to the influx of groundwater to the lake.
2019 VOLUNTARY MONITORING
The City of Chicago has continued monitoring for Cryptosporidium, Giardia and E. coli in its source water as part of its water quality program. To date, Cryptosporidium has not been detected in these samples, but Giardia was detected in 2010 in one raw lake water sample collected in September 2010. Treatment processes have been optimized to provide effective barriers for removal of Cryptosporidium oocysts and Giardia cysts in the source water, effectively removing these organisms in the treatment process. By maintaining low turbidity through the removal of particles from the water, the possibility of Cryptosporidium and Giardia organisms getting into the drinking water system is greatly reduced. In 2019, CDWM has also continued monitoring for hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium-6. USEPA has not yet established a standard for chromium-6, a contaminant of concern which has both natural and industrial sources. Please address any questions or concerns to DWM’s Water Quality Division at 312-742-7499. Data reports on the monitoring program for chromium-6 are posted on the City’s website which can be accessed at: http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/water/supp_info/waterquality_resultsandreports/city_of_chicago_emergincontaminantstudy.html
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Brookfield puts off Candy Cane Park project for a year Citing revenue concerns due to pandemic, completion now slated for early 2022 By BOB UPHUES
The village had planned to begin work later this year, but adjusted the timeline after the general business shutdown in late A major overhaul for Candy Cane Park, March interrupted key revenue streams 29th Street and Park Avenue in Brookfield, such as sales tax and will delay some propofficially has been put on hold until mid- erty tax payments. “That actually works out for 2021 due to financial concerns us, considering money lost due stemming from the expected to COVID,” said Trustee Ed Cote. impact of the COVID-19 panThe village needed to act now demic on village revenues to get the ball rolling, however, through at least this summer. since the terms of the grant But, the $680,000 improveagreement state that the vilment project – which will inlage must complete the work clude new play structures, no later than April 2022. That ADA-accessible swings, a pictimeline will allow the village nic shelter, two half-court basto budget for the park improveketball courts, a new tennis/ pickle ball court, two beanbag ments over two fiscal year budtoss courts, new walking paths, gets. an improved T-ball field and a Hitchcock Design Group, the ED COTE bioswale – is a go after trustees firm the village hired as its deBrookfield trustee unanimously voted on June 8 sign consultant for the project, to approve a resolution to forwill receive about $90,000 for mally accept a $400,000 Open its services. That figure is inSpace Lands Acquisition and cluded in the total amount estiDevelopment (OSLAD) grant mated for the project. from the Illinois Department of Natural It’s been at two decades since any signifiResources. cant improvement were completed at CanThe resolution will allow the village to dy Cane Park, which is the only Brookfield obtain $200,000 in grant funding up front park north of 31st Street and, at roughly so that it can be used when work on the two acres, is the third-largest park in the project begins in spring/summer 2021. village. Editor
“That actually works out for us, considering money lost due to COVID.”
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Hatred, injustice toward black Americans ‘has got to stop’
About 200 demonstrators march through LaGrange and Brookfield By BOB UPHUES Editor
What Destiny Richardson and Destiny Hurd expressed, loud and clear, was the frustration and hurt that comes with living while black in America. Standing in the middle of Ogden Avenue near Maple Avenue in Brookfield at 6 p.m. on June 11 -- surrounded by some 200 people who’d marched about a mile from LaGrange and chanted for an end to police brutality, for justice and for white America to understand “being black shouldn’t be a crime” – the two women detailed the slights, large and small, and the hypocrisy of white allies who cultivate no friends of color or even bring them round to their homes, and demanded to stand on equal footing. “Every day there is someone facing a statistic or someone facing a stereotype,” said Richardson, a LaGrange resident. “Someone being followed around in a store. There is someone being judged by their
complexion, their size and their age. There is someone who is hurt, maybe even killed by the act of hatred. This has got to stop.” It was the third, and most highprofile, demonstration in Brookfield in response to the May 25 death of George Floyd, a black man who suffocated as a white Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes while taking Floyd into custody on suspicion that he’d passed a counterfeit $20 bill. The roughly hour-long protest march stepped off at 7th and Harris avenues in LaGrange and proceeded from there – stopping for nine minutes as marchers knelt in silent protest in memory of Floyd – down Eberly Avenue and then east down Ogden Avenue, which police closed to traffic to ensure the marchers’ safety. Small groups of people, in twos and threes, along with the LaGrange and Brookfield police officers who lined the route, dotted Ogden Avenue to witness the march to Maple Avenue and then hear Richardson
and Hurd speak. Hurd, a LaGrange resident and 2020 graduate of Southern Illinois University, said the march and the countless others like it in the past two weeks were not only about George Floyd. “He wasn’t someone beloved in our community that everybody knew,” Hurd said. “But he represented what a lot of us fear for our own families and friends. His death was just a drop of water in an already filled bucket of rage that we as black Americans feel every time we see a senseless killing of one of our own by the hands of the people who are supposed to be protecting us.” Hurd spoke of the stain of slavery that not only subjugated Africans in this country to 240 years of being considered less than fully human, and how that institution has deprived her of the opportunity to trace her ancestry back across the generations. She spoke of her grandmother and a friend founding the beloved LaGrange Pet Parade only to have
ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer
IN STEP: About 200 demonstrators approach Maple Avenue as they march down Ogden Avenue in Brookfield to protest police brutality and racial injustice on June 11. the idea coopted and taken from them, of being denied a summer job because of the color of her skin. Hurd reminded fellow marchers and onlookers that the civil rights battles of the 1960s were taking place in their parents’ lifetimes. “The times of civil unrest that we have learned about in history books through our education was not that long ago,” Hurd said, adding, “Hold your friends accountable. … For ev-
ery lost friend there’s a person of color who will gladly take you in.” Richardson also touched upon the fight for civil rights in the 1960s, and called upon white allies to continue to speak up and demand the kind of change they were chanting for. “We are not your enemy,” Richardson said. “Like Martin Luther King Jr. said, ‘In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.’”
Collective effort needed to address racism, Ketchmark says Brookfield president says community needs to find ways to ‘make this a more just place to live’ By BOB UPHUES Editor
Brookfield Village President Kit Ketchmark read a formal statement on behalf of himself and the board of trustees at their village board meeting on June 8, following a week of both unrest and a wave of peaceful demonstrations, rallies and marches calling for systemic change on issues of race. Ketchmark, reading from prepared remarks on Monday, acknowledged that demand for change and called for a collective effort on the part of the community to do that. “In our community, like communities all across the country, it is clear that there is work to be done in addressing racism,” Ketchmark said. “We ask you to join us to help build bridges rather than tearing them down. “We don’t have all the answers for you today. But it is our hope that in the coming weeks and months, through planning, organizing and community engagement, we will collectively find ways to make this a more just place to live, work and play for
those who have been discriminated against in big and small ways.” The full statement can be found online at bit.ly/3dOlZER. James Landahl, a 2013 graduate of Riverside-Brookfield High School and a Brookfield resident, making the public’s first comment to the village board since the coronavirus pandemic forced the village board to begin limiting the number of people attending meetings in person, asked elected officials to reconsider how funds are spent on police and asking what measures Brookfield police are taking to ensure what happened to George Floyd do not happen here. “It is irresponsible to assume that our police department is immune from the racial discrimination that has led to the deaths of countless and innocent black and brown men and women throughout the United States,” Landahl said in his written comment, which was read aloud by Village Manager Timothy Wiberg. “Does the Brookfield Police Department have a reliable system of accountability that ensures the officers report their peers’ misconduct?”
Landahl also questioned a $10,000 annual budget line item for “ammunition and range supplies,” suggesting that money could be better spent elsewhere. Trustee Ed Cote addressed the first part of Landahl’s comment by pointing out that the Brookfield Police Department’s use-offorce policy requires officers to intercede and report if a fellow officer uses unreasonable force against anyone. He also said that department policy forbids officers from placing their knees on any suspect’s neck while attempting to detain them – George Floyd’s death resulted from such an action – and also forbids the use of chokeholds, unless the use of deadly force is absolutely necessary. Ketchmark in his statement called Brookfield police “professional, caring and connected to our community.” “We have had open and honest discussions with our chief over the last couple of weeks,” Ketchmark said. “It is clear to us that the department shares our firm belief that everyone deserves to feel safe in our village and not be the victim of prejudice
or bias. No one should walk or drive down the street and fear for their safety simply because of the color of their skin.” In an op-ed published in the Landmark on June 10, the leaders of Indivisible Brookfield, an active, progressive political organization that sprouted in 2016 following the election of Donald Trump as president, called for Brookfield police to be defunded and to use those dollars for other purposes. “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,” Indivisible Brookfield said. In a phone interview, Ketchmark said the demand reflected the frustration people are feeling. “People want to be heard and they’re frustrated,” Ketchmark said. “I think it means change more than getting rid of police. I think what it’s really coming back to is people want change.”
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About 250 turn out for anti-racism rally in Riverside Recent high school graduates organized the event, which included a march
By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter
Approximately 250 people, many of them young people, gathered June 9 at Big Ball Park in Riverside for a rally and march to decry racism and police violence in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, a Minneapolis man who died last month after a police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes. After listening to speeches for about 30 minutes the group marched through the leafy streets of Riverside accompanied by a discreet police escort. The march and rally were organized by recent high school graduates Audrey Pekny and Emily Kowal, and featured speeches by recent Riverside-Brookfield High School graduates Devin Conrath, also a protest organizer, and twins Seymone and Shalah Russell. Conrath and the Russells decried systemic racism in American society and also recounted their personal experiences as black students at a predominately white high school. “When I went to RB I felt like I had to change my identity as a person,” said Conrath, who lives in Riverside. “I felt like I had to be white to fit in instead of black.” Conrath called for unity, but said police need better training. “The police need better training, more training with the whole community so they can handle situations better,” Conrath said. The Russell twins, who live in North Riverside, and like Conrath and Pekny graduated from Riverside-Brookfield High School last month, spoke passionately about both racism in general and their experiences at RBHS in a speech they wrote together and delivered jointly. They decried the over-policing of black communities and criticized racial bias in the criminal justice system. They also said that
BOB SKOLNIK/Contributor
ON THE MARCH: A crowd of 250, mostly young people turned out to march in support of police reform and ending systemic racism in Riverside on June 9. blacks are largely absent from the school curriculum except for narrowly prescribed roles. “The only African American books we read are about are about slavery or impoverished black people,” Shalah Russell said. “This reinforces the stereotypical idea that black people shouldn’t have power and/or that black people having power is taboo.” They spoke in personal terms about their experience at RBHS. “Even though the two of us have benefited from privilege due to growing up in the suburbs, unlike black youth growing up in the city, that being said we still have to face microaggressions from peers, teachers, and parents,” Seymone Russell said. “On the first day of freshman year we didn’t just have to prepare notebooks, pens and papers, we didn’t just have to worry about getting lost in a new building or making new friends, we had to
coach ourselves with how to act so as not to be labeled as delinquents or the stereotypical angry black women.” The Russells said they experienced racism and indifference at RBHS. “We had to prepare ourselves for teachers being silent when other peers said the N-word in class,” Shalah Russell said. “We also had to prepare ourselves for the administration being quiet when racial slurs were written on bathroom stalls. As black women at RB, a predominately white school, we felt that as though our voices were silenced.” The Russells also spoke somewhat skeptically about how many of their peers seem to have jumped on the Black Lives Matter bandwagon. “I find it funny how the very same white classmates that are going to these protests and posting black squares on Instagram are
the same ones who have done insensitive things,” said Shalah Russell. “How can you yell Black Lives Matter today or tomorrow and turn a blind eye to the black people in your own community being persecuted.” The Russells called on their peers to put their professed beliefs into action “Anti-racist is a lifestyle; it’s not just posting awareness tidbits on your story,” Seymone Russell said. “It’s not just paying attention when there’s a major crisis going on in this country.” After the speeches the protesters walked an approximately 1.5-mile loop down Longcommon to downtown Riverside, east on Burlington to Cowley, north to Shenstone, and back to Big Ball Park chanting slogans along the way. Onlookers seemed supportive. “I just think it’s for a good cause,” said 17-year-old Charlie Buh, who encountered the marchers when he was out with a friend. “I’m glad they showed up for what they believe in.” As the marchers walked by Riverside Foods, co-owner Peter Boutsikakis handed out bottles of water to marchers sweating in the 90-degree heat and high humidity. Police and other village employees blocked intersections as the large group of marchers walked down the middle of the streets. Two police vehicles stayed a good distance ahead of the marchers and one brought up the rear as officers kept a low profile while maintaining the security of the route. “Our only purpose was to make sure there was safety for the marchers,” said Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel said. The organizers asked for donations and received $1,358. They will donate half of the money to a free-lunch program for Chicago Public School students. The other half will go to the Chicago Bail Fund, which is working to end pretrial detention.
North Riverside mayor calls village ‘inclusive,’ praises local cops Hermanek expresses ‘disgust’ for conduct ‘unlawfully’ causing George Floyd’s death By BOB UPHUES Editor
North Riverside Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. responded formally to the death of George Floyd in a statement he read aloud prior to the start of the village board’s June 8 meeting, praising local police officers for their behavior while also decrying the Minneapolis man’s death on May 25 at the hands of a police officer. “I could not be more disgusted with the police misconduct that unlawfully took the life of Mr. Floyd, an unarmed and handcuffed black man,” Hermanek said in his prepared remarks. “Our thoughts and prayers go out
to Mr. Floyd’s family for their loss.” The mayor’s full statement can be found online at northriverside-il.org/node/1000. Hermanek said the village “will not tolerate any forms of discrimination or racism regardless of a person’s skin color, religion or sexual preference,” whether they are residents, village employees or visitors. “We are an inclusive village,” said Hermanek, pointing to the rainbow flag flying outside the Village Commons during June. The statement also praised police, calling them “a diverse group that respects the rights of all individuals who they come into contact with on a daily basis. Our police treat everyone with dignity and fairness.
They are highly trained and react in the proper manner for each situation because of this training.” Hermanek also pointed out in his statement that during his seven years as mayor, no complaints have been filed against North Riverside police for excessive force or any civil rights violations. According to federal court records, the last time a civil rights suit was filed against a North Riverside police officer was in 2002. That case was dismissed. While praising demonstrators who have peacefully protested against police brutality in the past couple of weeks, including a peaceful march on June 7 that concluded
at the steps of the police department, Hermanek also said the village would not tolerate criminal acts in response to it. “I am a supporter of all those exercising their First Amendment rights to peacefully assemble and protest their outrage to these terrible acts,” Hermanek said. “However, I do not condone and will not tolerate any violence, looting or other unlawful conduct to be done to our village.” North Riverside businesses in the Harlem-Cermak area suffered widespread vandalism and looting on May 31. But the vandalism and looting extended west on Cermak Road to businesses as far west as Fifth Avenue.
The Landmark, June 17, 2020
Riverside board signals gravel driveways will stay
Trustees to vote June 18 to grandfather existing examples, allow permeable pea gravel driveways By BOB UPHUES Editor
It appears that the 35 property owners in Riverside whose homes and apartment buildings still have either crushed gravel driveways or gravel parking pads will be able to maintain them forever, after elected officials signaled support for it last week. At the village board’s meeting on June 4, the first since mid-March to be held in person at the Riverside Township Hall, trustees unanimously agreed they would grandfather existing gravel driveways into the code. Such driveways would be regulated by the building and property maintenance codes, not zoning code, as in the past. Trustees are expected to pass an ordinance making the gravel driveways legal non-conforming structures in perpetuity at their next meeting on June 18. The ordinance will also make a couple of other changes, including one that could result in even more gravel driveways in Riverside – but of a very specific kind. The new code will allow a range of new permeable materials to the approved list, which now includes concrete, asphalt, natural stone and brick or concrete pavers. As amended, the code will also allow permeable materials, including decorative pea gravel, which now is only allowed to be used for driveways at locally landmarked homes, such as the Frank Lloyd Wrightdesigned Coonley House. Community Development Director Sonya Abt confirmed that if trustees pass the amended code as proposed, as long as the pea gravel sits atop an appropriately permeable sub-base, such driveways would be allowed for all residential properties in the village. The decision on June 18 will ease the minds of property owners who have gravel driveways, since one proposal recommended by the Riverside Planning and Zoning Commission last December suggested ordering gravel driveways replaced within a year of a property being sold. Prior to the village board’s discussion
of the issue on June 4, several residents pleaded with trustees to grandfather their gravel driveways. “I don’t see that there’s real any positive impact to the village and public health, public safety, comfort, convenience or general welfare of the village,” said 78-yearold John Plunkett, a resident of Pine Avenue who has lived with a gravel driveway for the past 25 years. “Nor do I see there’s any relative gain to the public as compared to the hardship imposed on 35 families.” Kenneth Karpez, another Pine Avenue resident who has lived in the village 55 years and is on a fixed income, said requiring him to repave his gravel driveway was “financially impossible.” He said it would cost $15,000 to repave the driveway. Such an expense would also decrease the value of his property, if he chose to sell it, because the new owner would have to take that expense into account. Trustees voiced strong support for the residents’ position, agreeing that the public benefit for eliminating gravel driveways was far outweighed by the individual financial burden of either replacing the driveway or lowering a home sale price to get it accomplished later. “Anytime we impose a standard on our residents and there’s a cost to it, that cost has to be less than the impact on the public interest,” said Trustee Doug Pollock. “I don’t see a compelling reason why we as a local government need to impose that cost on residents who have gravel driveways.” Trustee Elizabeth Peters noted that at one time gravel driveways were commonplace but now accounted for a fraction of driveways in the village. The market itself was eliminating the gravel driveways over time, and she saw no reason to speed up that process. “The market is working to address this issue,” Peters said. “It’s slower than maybe what would be considered through code amendment or whatnot, but to me it’s clearly working and the market will drive it eventually smaller than 35.”
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THE LANDMARK VIEW
Great work, but the job’s not over
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t’s way too early to start declaring victory — there are some parts of the country where COVID-19 is starting to surge and some leaders (we’re looking at you, White House) seem content to decrease the surplus population in exchange for not inconveniencing themselves unduly — but recent data in Illinois and locally indicates that, around these parts, we are doing things the right way. On Monday, the state announced a daily increase in COVID-19 cases of less than 500. Illinois hasn’t seen a number like that since the pandemic started taking hold in late March. It’s been less than a month since the governor was announcing daily increases of 1,500+ cases a day. That decrease in new confirmed cases has coincided with an increase in testing, so the data indicating Illinois is trending in the right direction seems solid. Closer to home, the data is also optimistic. In the past week, the three villages the Landmark covers had just four new COVID-19 cases total. In North Riverside, for unexplained reasons, the Cook County Department of Public Health actually subtracted one case from the previous week’s total. The last time the three villages combined posted that kind of increase was March 17-24 (since the paper comes out on Wednesdays, we’ve been tracking Tuesday to Tuesday), when the very first local case appeared in North Riverside. We’ve done this by following the direction of state and county health officials, by honoring local mandates to wear masks in places where physical distancing is not possible and by staying home, if possible. It’s been a trying three months and there may be more rough waters ahead before there’s a vaccine. But as evidence elsewhere in the country suggests, this disease is not gone and is not going away. It will continue to kill people and make many seriously ill, and if we want to avoid a repeat of the past three months, we have to guard against thinking somehow we have this thing licked. We don’t. Maybe it’s because the Chicago area and Cook County have seen the effects of this disease on our older parents and grandparents, on those who live in nursing homes and long-term group housing, on communities of color and immigrants who lack access to good health care or have jobs that require them to work in places like food processing plants and factories where distancing is difficult and where calling in sick means you don’t get paid. For us, COVID-19 hasn’t been an abstract concept. We need to remember that as things slowly melt back toward normality, as we progress through the phases of reopening. Until there’s a vaccine, there’s risk. Let’s not have all of this hard work squandered by rushing to raise the “mission accomplished” banner.
Opinion KOSEY CORNER
Remembering the days of the drive-in
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emember those happy days and the drive-in movies? Those happy high school days included going to the drive-in on Saturday nights. The movie wasn’t always the big attraction; it might have been your date or a car full of friends, some whom had agreed to hide in the trunk of the car to save money. My mother was not a fan of my going to the drivein on a date unless we were double-dating, but that’s another story. Once inside, we’d set up in our parking spot, adjust the speaker (which many times we forgot to remove at the end of the evening), watch the ads for the concession stand and wonder if the little bug repellent they sold really did keep the mosquitoes away. We hopped from car to car to see who was with who -- or who they shouldn’t have been with. We eventually outgrew the drive-ins until Husband Joe and I had kids. Nothing was easier than putting the little darlings in their jammies, packing goodies, a few toys, blankies and pillows and we were off to the drive-in. No worry about getting a babysitter, and if we were lucky they fell asleep early and we enjoyed the show.
Many kids today have never experienced a drive-in, but some will get a chance on Friday, June 26 when the Riverside Department of Parks and Recreation hosts a Drive-In Movie Night with a screening of “Space Jam” in the parking lot of St. Mary Parish. The event was such a hit that it was fully booked within two days of it being announced on the rec department’s Facebook page. However, anyone still hoping for a spot in the lot can call the recreation office at 708-442-7025 and get your name on the waiting list in case there are cancellations or if they find a way to expand their maximum capacity. If you do get a spot, it’s $5 per vehicle (no one needs to hide in the trunk) and the fee includes a special treat for each car. Thank you to all who responded by phone, in person, or wrote a note in response to my column of June 3. Aren’t we lucky to be able to express our opinions whether it is agreed upon or not, it is our right and is worth defending. Those people who took the time to contact me, you got it. Next week you will learn what the plans are for Riverside and the Fourth of July. The Friends of the Fourth are keeping their word to maintain the celebration.
JOANNE KOSEY
LETTERS
2020 Census: The challenge of counting seniors Riverside census participation has reached almost 79 percent, surpassing the village’s 2010 rate. However, with a goal of 100-percent participation, we still have work to do. Without a complete count, our community risks loss of funding for roadways, schools, healthcare, fire stations, hospitals and programs older Americans rely on, such as Medicare Part B. An accurate count of Riverside seniors will ensure programs they may rely upon are fairly funded. Funding for Medicaid, Older American Act title grants, supportive housing for the elderly, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and many other programs is determined by census results. Because seniors historically have been considered a civically engaged population, they have not been categorized as difficult to count. However, the 2020 Census relies heavily on online participation, creating a barrier for seniors who may not be regular users of technology. To adjust, paper responses and a phone method have been added as options for census participation. Though, many older adults ignore phone calls from unrecognized numbers to avoid the proliferation of phone scams aimed at them. As a result of these challenges, the bulk of census outreach work must be done by the trusted messengers
of our village. In Riverside, these include church leaders, senior companions, meal delivery services, transit agencies, health care professionals, and businesses or organizations that market to older adults. Family members, friends and neighbors also can help by encouraging seniors to participate.
Cristin Evans, trustee
Village of Riverside
Black Lives Matter has political agenda Citizens who support the cause and carry signs need to be aware that Black Lives Matter is more than just a rallying cry to combat injustice and bigotry. Yes, Black lives matter! No reasonable human being can argue against that, even though it would be more appropriately called “Black People Matter” because life has no color. Life and lives are a gift from God. Fact is, Black Lives Matter is a well-orchestrated, well-funded movement with an agenda and platform that brands it a political party, a radical far-left one at that. Their website, blacklivesmatter.com, is very enlightening, especially their views on family. I invite everyone who carries a Black Lives Matter sign to take a look and become informed on exactly what kind of political agenda they are supporting.
John Brokopp
Brookfield
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RBHS board picks 2 student reps for 2020-21 Seniors will serve the board of education in an advisory, non-voting capacity
By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter
Later this summer, Lily Adlesick and Michael Ciszewski will become the first ever student advisory members of the RiversideBrookfield High School District 208 Board of Education. At their May 26 meeting, the District 208 school board voted unanimously to add Adlesick and Ciszewski, both of whom live in Riverside and are heading into their se-
nior years, to the school board in an advisory, non-voting role. In addition to not voting Adlesick and Ciszewski will not attend closed sessions of the school board. Their role will be to provide input and represent the views of students at the board table. The idea to have student advisory members came from board member Tom Jacobs, who campaigned in 2019 as the voice of the students. While Jacobs always wanted to have two student advisory board members,
a boy and a girl, the board initially was planning on selecting just one student. But after Jacobs, fellow board member Bill Durkin, Superintendent Kevin Skinkis and Principal Hector Freytas interviewed the four finalists for the position, they decided that it was too hard to choose between Adlesick and Ciszewski. Instead, both will be added as advisory board members for the 2020-21 school year. “The top two choices were just so close,” Jacobs said, adding that naming student ad-
visory school board members was the clear highlight of his first year on the school board. “I had always thought it would be smarter to have two, because there’s a little less pressure [than] on a single person, there’s some redundancy, there is broader outreach potential,” Jacobs said. “This representative is sort of charged with representing the voice of 1,600 students. With two you have broader See STUDENT REPS on page 17
Brookfield water charges going up by 3 percent Brookfield residential property owners got something of a break at the start of the month when the village froze the rates it charges for waste hauling after negotiating a new seven-year contract with Groot Industries, which began June 1. But, starting July 1, residents will be paying a tad more for water after the city of Chicago announced that it would be raising rates to its customers, which include the Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission, which supplies water to the village of Brookfield.
On June 8, Brookfield trustees voted unanimously to increase water fees by 3 percent, passing along the increase from the water commission. As a result, the minimum amount charged to a Brookfield water customer on an annual basis will be $343.62, or about $10 more than that customer now pays. Brookfield sends out water/sewer bills on a bimonthly basis, which means the minimum bimonthly water charge will be going up to $57.27 from the current $55.50. Customers using up to 4,987 gallons of water per
bimonthly billing period are charged the minimum fee. Individual household charges will vary depending on how much water customers use above that minimum level. In addition to the cost of the water itself, the bill includes a sewer fee, which is 27.1 percent of water charges, meaning sewer charges will also fluctuate depending on water usage. The sewer fee is collected to pay for expenses related to the maintenance of the village’s sewer system. The city of Chicago’s Department of Wa-
SETTLEMENT
Victim fell while painting from page 1 Kafka Revocable Trust, Property Rental Inc., Reliable Management and three real estate trusts – admit no liability in settling the case, but according to court records, shared the cost of the settlement. “It was clearly settled in favor of the family for a substantial amount,” said attorney Timothy Ocasek, who represented the estate of 70-year-old Randall Schirmer, a tenant of the Tower Apartments, 39 Forest Ave., who died after falling from a second-floor exterior wood stairwell when a handrail gave way while he was painting the structure on Sept. 4, 2018. The settlement amount included the plaintiffs’ court cost and attorney’s fees, totaling more than $315,000. “Such expenses included plaintiffs retaining an expert structural engineer who examined the stairs and railings on site, and confirmed that the stairs and railings were deteriorated and dangerous and took possession of the deteriorated railing as evidence,” Ocasek wrote in an email to the Landmark in response to an inquiry from the newspaper. Two days after Schirmer’s death, Property
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The Tower Apartments, 22-42 East Ave. and 25-39 Forest Ave., Riverside Rental Inc. filed a building permit application to demolish and replace the three-story rear porch/stairwell Schirmer had been painting. The village of Riverside also ordered a structural analysis of a second wooden rear porch/stairwell structure at the apartment
building. Riverside Building Department records, obtained by the Landmark via a Freedom of Information request, show that two porch/stairwell structures were replaced. Police responded to the Tower Apartments, 22-42 East Ave. and 25-39 Forest Ave., on Sept. 4, 2018 at about 8:45 a.m. after an employee of
ter Management informed the BrookfieldNorth Riverside Water Commission in February that it would be increasing the cost of water it provides to its customers by 2.45 percent, based on the 2019 Consumer Price Index. Chicago is expected to use the CPI annually to increase water fees annually in the future. The Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission adjusts its rates every year on June 1, coinciding with Chicago’s rate schedule.
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the property management company called 911 to report finding Schirmer unresponsive on the pavement next to the stairwell, where police reported seeing a second-floor railing broken. He was pronounced dead at the scene. During their investigation, according to a police report, an officer interviewed Ronald Kafka, who told him he had not hired Schirmer to paint the stairwell, although he had him do odd jobs occasionally in the past. Schirmer’s estate, on behalf of his siblings, Brian Schirmer and Elise George, sued on Sept. 6, 2018. A day later, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Moira S. Johnson ordered all evidence related to case, including the rear stairwell, be preserved and that the building owners and managers allow the village, the estate’s attorney and a structural engineer access to the property to inspect the stairwell and gather evidence. The complaint was amended five times as Ocasek worked to unspool the complicated ownership of the property. But the basic allegations of the complaint remained consistent: That the owners and property management were negligent in their failure to maintain, repair and remove and replace the stairwell, landing and railing. The suit also alleged that the defendants negligently failed to warn tenants of the poor condition of the stairwell and negligently allowed the stairwell to be used in its poor condition.
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the board to issue a strong statement condemning systemic racism and promoting equity. In a brief telephone interview Jacobs said, “It came down a notch, but I was satisfied with it.” At end of the board meeting, Jacobs said that he was proud of recent RBHS graduates who organized a protest earlier that day in Riverside, which Jacobs attended. He praised the remarks of recent RBHS graduates Devin Conrath, Seymone Russell and Shalah Russell, who spoke at the protest. “Their speeches were incredibly heartfelt,” Jacobs said. “They were inspirational, they were reasonable and, to me, they were deeply moving.” Jacobs noted that no school board members are African-American and said he expected upcoming conservations about race to be uncomfortable and raw at times. “This is moment where we need to listen,” Jacobs said. Board member Laura Hruska responded to Jacobs’ comment by saying that she was proud of the RBHS graduates who organized the protest, but said that the school should never take a position on political issues. “As a school the hardest thing that we can do is to remain in that neutral place so that the school does not become, unwilling, the mouthpiece for any particular party, or philosophy, or movement either way,” Hruska said. “We want to make it a place where all students, all families, beliefs, religions -- where they feel comfortable to grow so that when they leave this school they could do an event such as you experienced. It’s a very difficult place for us to be in.”
Board issues statement from page 1 discussions 24 hours in advance. At the beginning of the June 9 school board meeting, District 208 school board President Wes Smithing read a statement reflecting the views of the school board as a whole about the national moment. Smithing said that the school board stands in solidary with RBHS students and community members of color. “We want to express our frustration, sadness, and anger with the killing of George Floyd and with the persistent racism and inequities that plague our nation,” Smithing said. “We stand with those who peacefully demand justice and equality and we stand against systems and practices that obstruct the realization of those ideals. As elected representatives of the entire Riverside Brookfield High School community it is our responsibility to ask hard questions and demand answers.” Smithing’s statement said that education is the best antidote to prejudice and discrimination. “There is no better way to challenge our own assumptions and come to appreciate cultural differences than to live and learn together with people from a wide variety of backgrounds,” Smithing said. “Whether you are a student, a teacher or a parent we ask that you make your
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KEVIN SKINKIS
“There is no better way to challenge our own assumptions and come to appreciate cultural differences than to live and learn together with people from a wide variety of backgrounds.” WES SMITHING
D208 school board president
voice heard. This board’s commitment to you is to listen, to learn, and to demand fair and equitable answers from ourselves and the stakeholders in our district.” Visit online at bit.ly/3cXMXsz for the full statement. Board member Tom Jacobs had pushed for
LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT Public Water Supply For The Monitoring Year 2019
Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission
North Riverside Regulated Contaminants Detected in 2019 (collected in 2019 unless noted)
Regulated Contaminants Detected in 2019 (collected in 2019 unless noted) Lead and Copper Definitions: Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow. 2019 Violation Summary Table Rule or Contaminant Violation Duration Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission Monitoring Year 2018 Health Effects:
Action Level Goal (AGL): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below, which there is no known or expected risk to health. AGL’s allow for a margin of safety. Violation Type No Violations
Water Quality Test Results
Definitions: The following tables contain scientific terms and measures , some of which may require explanation. Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology. Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG): The level of contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. mg/I or ppm: milligrams per litre or parts per million or one ounce in 7,350 gallons of water. ug/1 or ppb: micrograms per litre or parts per billion or one ounce in 7,350,000 gallons of water. na: not applicable. Avg: Regulatory compliance with some MCL’s are based on running annual average of monthly samples. Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL): The highest level of disinfectant allowed in drinking water. Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG): The level of disinfectant in drinking water below, which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLG’s allow for a margin of safety. Regulated Disinfectants & Disinfection By-Products
Highest Level
Range of Levels
Units
MCLG
MCL
Violation
Likely Sources of Contaminants
Chlorine
1.0
0.97-1.12
ppm
MRDLG =4
MRDL =4
N
Water additive used to control microbes. Collection Date: 12/31/2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAAS)
29
28.9 -29
ppb
No goal f or the total
60
N
By-Product of drinking water disinfection Collection Date: 2019
TTHM’s (Total Trihalomethan
39.9
37 - 39.9
ppb
No goal for the total
80
N
By-Product of drinking water disinfection Collection Date: 2019
Not all sample results may have been used for calculating the Highest Level Detected because some results may be part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future.
Lead and Copper Definitions: Action Level (AL): The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a Action 90th Level (AL) Percentile
Lead & Copper
Date Sampled
MCLG
Lead
09/2019
0
15
Copper
09/2019
1.3
1.3
water system must follow. Action Level Goal (AGL): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below, which there is no
# Sites Over AL
Units
Violation
4.1
0
ppm
N
Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits.
0.053
0
ppm
N
Erosion of natural deposits; Leaching from wood preservatives; Corrosion of household
Likely Source of Contaminant
Water Quality Test Results Maximum Contaminant Level Goal or MCLG: The level of contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. Maximum Contaminant Level or MCL: The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology. Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal or MRDLG: The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants. Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level or MRDL: The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants. Definitions: The following tables contain scientific terms and measures , some of which may require explanation. ppb: micrograms per liter or parts per billion - or one ounce in 7,350,000 gallons of water. na: not applicable Avg: Regulatory compliance with some MCLs are based on running annual average of monthly samples. ppm: milligrams per liter or parts per million - or one ounce in 7,350 gallons of water. Regulated Contaminants Disinfectants & Disinfection ByProducts
Collection Date
Highest Level Detected
Range of Levels Detected
Chlorine
12/31/2018
1
0.9 - 1
Haloacetic Acids
2019
16.48
15.4 - 16.48
Total Trihalomethan (TTHM)
2019
34.3
29.1 - 34.3
Violations Table Violation Type NONE
Violation Type N/A
Likely Sources of Contaminants
MCLG
MCL
Units
Violation
MRDLG =4 No goal for the total
MRDL =4
ppm
N
60
ppb
N
By-product of drinking water chlorination.
80
ppb
N
By-Product of drinking water chlorination.
No goal for the total
Violation Type N/A
Violation Type N/A
Water additive to control microbes.
The Village of North Riverside Water Supply is proud to report no violations occurred during the 2019 monitoring period .
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LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE REPORT Public Water Supply For The Monitoring Year 2019 June, 2020 Dear North Riverside Water Customer: The Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) rule requires all community water systems to provide reports to their customers on the quality of their drinking water. The Village of North Riverside, in conjunction with the City of Chicago and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA), is providing the required information pertaining to source water monitoring for the period January 2019 through December 2019. The Village of North Riverside has provided water that meets all the requirements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) drinking water standards. The following reports are being provided to help you better understand the quality of the water you consume and use on a daily basis. Consumers with medical conditions may use the water quality analysis provided or request a City of Chicago complete water analysis, to consult with their family doctors. Others may learn ways to better protect their children from the effects of lead in our environment, or how to conserve water in our daily lives. A well-informed consumer is the best ally the Village has in providing clean, safe water to its customers. If there are any questions, or if additional information is needed, please contact Ed Durec, Water Operator, at (708) 762-5892. Sincerely, Ed Durec Water Superintendent Water Supply: The Village of North Riverside purchases Lake Michigan potable water from the City of Chicago via the Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission. City of Chicago water treatment facilities chemically treat and filter the water from Lake Michigan. Once the Water Commission receives the potable water, the water is re-chlorinated to safeguard its quality. As a potable water supplier, the City of Chicago constantly monitors water quality and publishes laboratory results. Copies are public record and can be requested. For more information, water quality reports can be obtained from the City of Chicago, the Brookfield-North Riverside Water Commission and the Water Department of the Village of North Riverside. Water Commission meetings are conducted every second Wednesday of each month at the Water Commission Offices located at 8636 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois 60513. Information can be obtained by contacting Ed Durec, Water Operator or Tim Kutt, Director of Public Works. Copies of this report will not be mailed to each customer but are available by telephoning the Water Department at (708) 762-5885. Water Quality: The Illinois EPA considers all surface water sources of community water supply to be susceptible to potential pollution problems. The very nature of surface water allows contaminants to migrate into the intake with no protection only dilution. This is the reason for mandatory treatment for all surface water supplies in Illinois. Chicago’s offshore intakes are located at a distance that shoreline impacts are not usually considered a factor on water quality. At certain times of the year, however, the potential for contamination exists due to wet-weather flows and river reversals. In addition, the placement of the crib structures may serve to attract waterfowl, gulls and terns that frequent the Great Lakes area, thereby concentrating fecal deposits at the intake and thus compromising the source water quality. Conversely, the shore intakes are highly susceptible to storm water runoff, marinas and shoreline point sources due to the influx of groundwater to the lake. Throughout history, there have been extraordinary steps taken to assure a safe source of drinking water in the Chicagoland area. From the building of the offshore cribs and the introduction of interceptor sewers to the lock-and-dam system of Chicago’s waterways and the city’s Lakefront Zoning Ordinance. The city now looks to the recently created Department of the Water Management, Department of Environment and the MWRDGC to assure the safety of the city’s water supply. Also, water supply officials from Chicago are active members of the West Shore Water Producers Association. Coordination of water quality situations (i.e., spills, tanker leaks, exotic species, etc.) and general lake conditions are frequently discussed during the association’s quarterly meetings. Also, Lake Michigan has a variety of organizations and associations that are currently working to either maintain or improve water quality Finally, one of the best ways to ensure a safe source of drinking water is to develop a program designed to protect the source water against potential contamination on the local level. Since the predominant land use within Illinois’ boundary of Lake Michigan watershed is urban, a majority of the watershed protection activities in this document are aimed at this purpose. Citizens should be aware that everyday activities in an urban setting might have a negative impact on their source water. Efforts should be made to improve awareness of storm water drains and their direct link to the lake within the identified local source water area. A proven best management practice (BMP) for this purpose has been the identification and stenciling of storm water drains within a watershed. Stenciling along with an educational component is necessary to keep the lake a safe and reliable source of drinking water.
Village Testing: The Village of North Riverside tests the water supply for chlorine content on a daily basis to maintain the optimum levels for the consumers’ needs. On a monthly basis, bacteriological samples are taken. On a yearly basis, samples are submitted for Total Trihalomethane (TTHM) Analysis. Samples are also provided for lead and copper monitoring on a schedule established by the IEPA. All testing and reports are performed according to the requirements of IEPA. A copy of the IEPA Water Quality Report for the Village of North Riverside and City of Chicago are included later in this report. Violations: The Village of North Riverside Water Supply met all standards set by the EPA. No violations occurred during this period. Educational Information: 1) Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the EPA’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). 2) In Order to ensure tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. FDA regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health. 3) Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons, such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791). 4) If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. Village of North Riverside is responsible for providing high quality drinking water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (1-800-426-4791) or at http://www.epa.gov/ safewater/lead. 5) The Village of North Riverside recommends their customers follow the water conservation recommendations of the IEPA on sprinkling restrictions and restrict sprinkling to the hours between 6:00 am to 12:00 noon and 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm during the period of May 15 to September 15. Sources of Contamination: The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity. Contaminants that may be present in source water include: • Microbial Contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, which may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations and wildlife. • Inorganic Contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally-occurring or result from urban storm water runoff, industrial or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining or farming. • Pesticides and Herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban storm water runoff and residential uses. • Organic Chemical Contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are byproducts of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can come from gas stations, urban storm water runoff, and septic systems. • Radioactive Contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, the EPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. Food and Drug Administration regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water, which must provide the same protection for public health.
This notice is being sent to you by: The City of Chicago Department of Water Management Water System ID# IL0316000
2019 Water Quality Data
DATA TABULATED BY CHICAGO DEPARTMENT OF WATER MANAGEMENT 0316000 CHICAGO
Maximum Contaminant Level Goal (MCLG): The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL): The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology. Highest Level Detected:· This column represents the highest single sample reading of a contaminant of all the samples collected in 2019. Range of Detections: This column represents a range of individual sample results, from lowest to highest that were collected during the CCR calendar year. Date of Sample: If a date appears in this column, the Illinois EPA requires monitoring for this contaminant less than once per year because the concentrations do not frequently change. If no date appears in the column, monitoring for this contaminant was conducted during the Consumer Confidence Report calendar year. Treatment Technique (TT): A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water. N/A: Not applicable. DETECTED CONTAMINANTS MCLG MCL Highest Level Range of Violation Date of Contaminant (unit of measurement) Detected Detections Sample Typical source of Contaminant Turbidity Data TT (Limit: 95% Lowest Monthly %: 100% - 100% Turbidity (NTU/Lowest Monthly < 0.3 NTU) N/A <0.3 NTU) 100% Soil runoff Turbidity (NTU/Highest Single Measurement) N/A TT (Limit 1 NTU) 0.14 N/A Soil runoff Inorganic Contaminants Barium (ppm) Discharge of drilling wastes; Discharge from 2 2 0.0208 0.0195 - 0.0208 metal refineries; Erosion of natural deposits Nitrate (as Nitrogen) (ppm) Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic 10 10 0.35 0.33 - 0.35 tanks, sewage: Erosion of natural deposits Total Nitrate & Nitrite (as Nitrogen) (ppm) Runoff from fertilizer use; Leaching from septic 10 10 0.35 0.33 - 0.35 tanks, sewage: Erosion of natural deposits Total Organic Carbon (TOC) TOC The percentage of TOC removal was measured each month and the system met all TOC removal requirements set by IEPA. Unregulated Contaminants Sulfate (ppm) N/A N/A 26.7 25.8 - 26.7 Erosion of naturally occurring deposits Sodium (ppm) N/A N/A l0.2 8.73 - 10.2 Erosion of naturally occurring deposits; Used as water softener State Regulated Contaminants Fluoride (ppm) 4 4 0.79 0.62 - 0.79 Water additive which promotes strong teeth Combined Radium (226/228) (pCi/L) Decay of natural and man-made deposits. Gross Alpha excluding radon and uranium (pCi/L) Decay of natural and man-made deposits.
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Units of Measurement ppm: Parts per mill ion, or milligrams per liter ppb: Parts per billion, or micrograms per liter NTU: Nephelometric Turbidity Unit, used to measu re cloudiness in drinking wat er %: <0.3 NTU: Percent of samples less than or equal to 0.3 JIITU pCi/L: Picocuries per liter, used to measure radioactivity
TURBIDITY Turbidity is a measure of the cloudiness of the water. We monitor it because it is a good indicator of water quality and the effectiveness of our filtration system and disinfectants. UNREGULATED CONTAMINANTS A maximum contaminant level (MCL) for this contaminant has not been established by either state or federal regulations, nor has mandatory health effects language. The purpose for monitoring this contaminant is to assist US EPA in determining the occurrence of unregulated contaminants in drinking water, and whether future regulation is warranted. FLUORIDE Fluoride is added to the water supply to help promote strong teeth.The Illinois Department of Public Health recommends an optimal fluoride level of 0.7 mg/L with a range of 0.6 mg/L to 0.8 mg/L. SODIUM There is no state or federal MCL for sodium. Monitoring is required to provide information to consumers and health officials who have concerns about sodium intake due to dietary precautions. If you are on a sodium-restricted diet, you should consult a physician about the level of sodium in the water. SOURCE WATER ASSESSMENT SUMMARY Source Water Location The City of Chicago utilizes Lake Michigan as its source water via two water treatment plants. The Jardine Water Purification Plant serves the northern areas of the City and suburbs, while the Sawyer (formerly South) Water Purification Plant serves the southern areas of the City and suburbs. Lake Michigan is the only Great Lake that is entirely contained within the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, and is the second largest Great lake by volume with 1,180 cubic miles of water and third largest by area. Source Water Assessment Summary The Illinois EPA implemented a Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP) to assist with watershed protection of public drinking water supplies. The SW AP inventories potential sources of contamination and determined the susceptibility of the source water to contamination. The Illinois EPA has completed the Source Water Assessment Program for our supply. Further information on our community water supply’s Source Water Assessment Program is available by calling the City of Chicago, Department of Water Management at 312-744-6635. Susceptibili ty to Contamination The Illinois EPA considers all surface water sources of community water supply to be susceptible to potential pollution problems. The very nature of surface water allows contaminants to migrate into the intake with no protection only dilution. This is the reason for mandatory treatment of all surface water supplies in Illinois. Chicago’s offshore intakes are located at a distance that shoreline impacts are not usually considered a factor on water quality. At certain times of the year, however, the potential for contamination exists due to wet-weather flows and river reversals. In addition, the placement of the crib structures may serve to attract waterfowl, gulls and terns that frequent the Great Lakes area, thereby concentrating fecal deposits at the intake and thus compromising the source water quality. Conversely, the shore intakes are highly susceptible to storm water runoff, marinas and shoreline point sources due to the influx of groundwater to the lake. Further information on our community water supply’s Source Water Assessment Program is available by calling the City of Chicago, Department of Water Management at 312-744-6635. 2019 VOLUNTARY MONITORING The City of Chicago has continued monitoring for Cryptosporidium, Giardia and E. coli in its source water as part of its water quality program. To date, Cryptosporidium has not been detected in these samples, but Giardia was detected in 2010 in one raw lake water sample collected in September 2010. Treatment processes have been optimized to provide effective barriers for removal of Cryptosporidiurn oocysts and Giardia cysts in the source water, effectively removing these organisms in the treatment process. By maintaining low turbidity through the removal of particles from the water, the possibility of Cryptosporidium and Giardia organisms getting into the drinking water system is greatly reduced. In 2019, CDWM has also continued monitoring for hexavalent chromium, also known as chromium-6. USEPA has not yet established a standard for chromium-6, a contaminant of concern which has both natural and industrial sources. Please address any questions or concerns to DWM’s Water Quality Division at 312-742-7499. Data reports on the monitoring program for chromium-6 are posted on the City’s website which can be accessed at the following address below: http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/water/supp_info/water_quality_resultsandreports/city_of_chicago_emergincontaminantstudy.html For more information, please contact Chicago Department of Water Management Andrea Putz, Deputy Commissioner, Bureau of Water Supply Water Quality - Bureau of Water Supply 1000 East Ohio Street at 312-744-8190 Chicago, IL 60611 Attn: Andrea Putz Please share this information with all the other people who drink this water, especially those who may not have received this notice directly (for example, people in apartments, nursing homes, schools, and businesses). You can do this by posting this notice in a public place or distributing copies by hand or mail.
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P R O P E R T Y
Brookfield single-family home fetches $425,000
T R A N S F E R S
The following property transfers were reported by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds from March 2020. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the recorder of deeds.
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PRICE
SALE DATE
SELLER
BUYER
3726 Grand Blvd.
$635,000
2/24/2020
Krohvan LLC Series 001
Foundation Cap Advisors Rlty Inv Two LLC
4511 Arthur Ave.
Unknown
2/06/2020
Judicial Sales Corp
Chicago Title Land Trust Co TR 8002378051
9506 Monroe Ave.
$228,000
2/26/2020
Bertalmio, David J
O’Reilly Darren
9035 Southview Ave.
$220,000
2/27/2020
Janowiak, Stephen
Jarvis, Michelle D
4127 Dubois Ave.
$302,000
2/27/2020
Bischmann, Benjamin
Dominguez, Susana G
9400 Henrietta Ave.
$230,000
2/22/2020
Pignato, Carolyn
Jimenez, RezVillanueva
2819 Maple Ave.
$348,000
2/18/2020
Chicago Title Land Trust Co TR 4381
Schneider, Marcus G
3612 Harrison Ave.
$155,000
2/28/2020
Vlach, Linda TR
Amdersem, Rentals LLC
3219 Sunnyside Ave.
$189,000
2/24/2020
Sabeckis, Steve
Labedz, Denise M
4122 Sunnyside Ave.
$195,000
3/03/2020
McCann Doris M TR
Caster, Laura
4606 Forest Ave.
$220,000
3/02/2020
Krch, Patricia TR
Esparza, Obdulia
3928 Arthur Ave.
$225,000
3/05/2020
Yates, Dale TR
Scalzo, John R
3231 Sunnyside Ave.
$218,000
2/24/2020
Fannie Mae
Vega, Lydia Minerva
3228 Elm Ave.
$255,000
2/20/2020
Svendsen, Jarrett Axel
3815 Madison Ave.
$320,000
3/02/2020
3702 Raymond Ave.
425,000
4243 Arthur Ave.
365,000
3702 Raymond Ave., Brookfield
North Riverside ADDRESS
PRICE
SALE DATE
9015 23rd Pl.
$211,000
1/30/2020
Quintana, Jose
Peloso, Michael
8016 Country Club Ln.
$290,000
3/09/2020
Trcka, Robert
Melvin, Kevin W
Dejonghe, Natalie
2209 Burr Oak Ave.
$280,000
3/05/2020
Melvin, Kevin W
Scamblatterra, Salvatore T TR
Kerber, James J
Wegman, Kyle
2301 18th Ave.
Unknown
1/24/2020
Judicial Sales Corp
US Bank Trust
2/27/2020
Smith, Colleen A
Tomaszewski, John E
3/02/2020
Oak Pk Cabinets LLC
Kightlinger, GrantWalker
3713 Grand Blvd, Unit 18 $152,500
2/26/2020
Bozzi, Patricia M TR
Karadimas, Peggy
317 Nuttall Rd.
$470,000
2/14/2020
Kubon, Todd M
Lenart, Brian
4614 Arthur Ave.
$577,000
3/18/2020
IMX Grp LLC
Oh, Earl Hahn
296 Uvedale Rd.
$780,000
2/28/2020
Eagleson, John
Knowles, Michael J
3328 Elm Ave.
$219,000
3/16/2020
Villasenor, German
Phelps, Erik
391 Shenstone Rd.
$450,000
6/14/2019
Fritsch, Paula S
Hassel, Matthew
3243 Park Ave.
$159,000
3/17/2020
Turner, Shane Emory
Apex Natl Real Est LLC
447 Loudon Rd.
$405,000
2/27/2020
Dachola Karen TR
Mroczkowski, Steven
3211 Raymond Ave.
$329,500
3/20/2020
Apex Natl Real Estate LLC
Mammoser, Gregory J
7240 Ogden Ave.
$240,000
3/11/2020
Diforti, Heather ETR
Kouvelis, Tina TR
3908 Maple Ave.
$164,000
3/14/2020
Hunt, Laura M
Ramirez, Daniela
700 Selborne Rd.
$439,500
11/22/2019
Malone, Alex
Wilkie,William P
9136 Brookfield Ave.
$109,500
3/06/2020
Bank New York Mellon
Scharmak, Joseph William
345 Olmsted Rd.
$350,000
2/12/2020
Keckler, Pamela J
Zhoushi, Duhang
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SELLER
BUYER
Riverside
Congratulations To The Winners of The 2020 Poetry Contest!
The Olmsted Society is pleased to announce the first place winners of the Reflections on Riverside Student Poetry Contest at each level: 3rd Grade: Dominic K. • Ames Elementary • “Opposites” 4th Grade: Virginia D. • St. John of the Cross • “Riverside” 5th Grade: Laurel S. • Central Elementary • “Riverside’s Five Senses” Jr. High: Zoe B. • Hauser Junior High • “Spring in the Woods” High School: Caroline K. • Benet Academy • “Everywhere” 30 additional students received special honors for their poems. We wish to recognize everyone who took a break from e-learning, went out into the landscape, and reflected so eloquently upon the biodiversity of Riverside.
Riverside teens (ages 16-18) still have time to enroll in the free GARDEN GROOMER Certificate Course. Limited openings, register soon. Please see our website for more details.
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COVID-19 spread slowing sharply statewide, locally Just 2 new cases in both Riverside, Brookfield; one case subtracted in North Riverside
By BOB UPHUES The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Illinois hit its lowest single day increase since the pandemic first began its spread in late March, and that trend is also reflected in the number of new cases locally, according to information from the Cook County Department of Public Health. State health officials on June 15 reported just 473 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the state and 19 deaths as a result of the disease. The Illinois Department of Public Health also reported 1,818 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 67 virus-related deaths during the three-day period from Friday afternoon through Monday afternoon. That’s an average of 606 new cases and about 22 deaths per day. That brings the statewide totals to 133,016 cases, including 6,326 deaths, since the pandemic began early this year. Laboratories have now processed more than 1.2 million tests for the virus. The preliminary seven-day statewide positivity rate for June 8-14 was 3 percent. The slowdown in the number of new cases statewide reflected a similar slowdown of the virus in Brookfield, Riverside and North Riverside during the past week. As of the morning of June 16, there were just two new cases reported in the prior week in both Brookfield and Riverside, while health officials actually subtracted one case from the North Riverside total of June 9. The rate of increase of new cases in both
ations during the just completed school year. He will be the undersecretary general for the 2020-2021 school year. The son of immigrants from Poland, Ciszewski, is also very active outside of school. He co-founded the Polish American Youth Council in Chicago. He said it is important that there be a student perspective at school board meetings. “We have teachers’ perspective, we have parent perspectives but we never have the student [perspective] really,” Ciszewski said. Ciszewski believes that having students at the board table will be more than just window dressing, even though he and Adlesick will not be able to vote. “I think this is going to be different because students are going to actually have a voice for once,” Ciszewski said. “While Dr. Freytas has meetings for us to speak about our concerns, we never got to actually speak to the board specifically. Having us right next to them, sitting next to them and speaking to them directly now, I think is going to actually get some change to come around.” Both Adlesick and Ciszewski said that they think having two students as advisory members will be better than having just one. “I think that two students can represent stu-
dents much better than one would, because Michael and I are involved in different things, so we bring different perspectives to the table,” Adlesick said. But Jacobs said that having two student advisory board members this coming year does not necessarily mean that there will be two student advisory board members beyond next year. “This is at the discretion of the board, something that we felt we want to try,” Jacobs said at the May 27 school board meeting. “We have no obligation whatsoever to pick two again next year, or any student advisors for that matter.” There has been a student advisory member of the Lyons Township High School District 204 Board of Education for the past two decades. The student representative for 2020-21 will be Margaret Meehan of Western Springs. At the May 26 meeting, Durkin said that he was very impressed with all four students who were interviewed. “This interview process was one of the most personally rewarding times that I have spent on the board so far,” said Durkin, who was also elected to board in 2019. Adlesick and Ciszewski will begin attending RBHS board meetings in August.
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Brookfield and Riverside week over week was less than 2.5 percent, their lowest since the first cases of COVID-19 began appearing locally in the last week of March. As of the morning of June 16, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reported Brookfield was 167. The total for Riverside was 92 and the total for North Riverside was 75. Four Brookfield residents have died from the disease, according to the Cook County Department of Public Health. The number of fatalities in Riverside and North Riverside have
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Inclusivity important from page 13 coverage. The way the interviews went you’d be crazy not to do it.” Once the board decided to add student advisory board members, administrators asked students to apply for the position. Ten submitted applications and administrators initially winnowed the list down to six. Students at RBHS then voted to determine the top four to interview. Jacobs said Adlesick, who is the treasurer of the Student Association and has been class treasurer since her freshman year, emphasized wanting to reach out to and represent all students and not just those already involved in school activities. “I just think that inclusivity is a really important issue right now; it’s now important more than ever regarding recent events,” said Adlesick in a telephone interview with the Landmark. Adlesick said she was interested in being an advisory board member because she wants to
been two each. No new fatalities have been reported locally since June 6. Gov. J.B. Pritzker said last week that Illinois is on pace to enter the next phase of reopening after COVID-19-related shutdowns later this month, and added he doesn’t expect a second surge of the virus in the fall as long as safety guidelines are followed. “If you go to the [Illinois Department of Public Health] website you’ll see that every one of the metrics, every one of the metrics by which the epidemiologists say we should
be measuring our progress is going in the right direction,” the governor said. “Every one of them, and it’s because of what everybody has done across the state. Speaking at an appearance in Moline on June 10, he said that while his was “not an epidemiological opinion,” he said “we shouldn’t have a second spike” as long as face covering, social distancing and other rules are followed. “Now we know what the mitigations are that we can put in place,” he said. “We know how to manage through, making sure that our health care system doesn’t get overwhelmed. But I pray, and I think we should all pray, that the fall doesn’t bring the kind of spike that some people expect. But we are much better prepared for that now than we were a few months ago when this first hit.” Under the current schedule, the state could enter Phase 4 as early as June 26. During that phase, gatherings of 50 or fewer people would be allowed; all health care providers would open; public schools, higher education, summer programs and child care would be allowed to resume under safety guidelines; all outdoor recreation would be allowed; and all barbershops, salons, spas and health and fitness clubs would be allowed to open with capacity limits and IDPH-approved safety guidance Bars and restaurants, which are currently restricted to outdoor seating, carryout or delivery service, would be allowed to reopen with capacity limits and other safety guidelines. Capitol News Illinois also contributed to this report.
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improve the school as a natural outgrowth of her other activities which, in addition to student government, include being a member of the Girl Up club and playing on the badminton and tennis teams. “I just really value being involved in the school, and I thought this was a good opportunity to represent the students and get closer to the administration to know what was going on,” Adlesick said. In his interview with the selection committee, Ciszewski emphasized the need to improve and expand social-emotional learning and utilize the findings of the state-mandated Five Essentials survey of school stakeholders. Ciszewski has been very active in the Model U.N. at RBHS, serving as the director of oper-
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District 90 is seeking qualified and experienced student support educators for the following positions: • Special Education Support Teacher (Willard Elementary School) • Special Education Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Coordinator (All D90 Schools) • English Language Learners Teacher – Part-time (Roosevelt Middle School) • Speech and Language Pathologist (Roosevelt Middle School) • Social Worker - Part-time (Willard Elementary School) For detailed qualifications requirements and job duties, please visit our website at https://www.district90.org/about/ employment for our complete list of employment opportunities. Consultant (National Economic Research Associates, Inc. - Chicago, IL) Conduct economic research & analysis for transfer pricing matters. Set up & organize the general work structure on projects to guide team members in executing assigned tasks. Reqts: Must have a Masters deg or foreign equiv in Economics, Finance, Business Admin, Statistical Analysis/Econometrics, or a rltd ďŹ eld +4 yrs of progressively resp exp in the job offd, or as a Senior Analyst, Analyst, Economic Analyst, Acct Exec, or a rltd position. Pre- or post-Master’s deg exp is acceptable. Must have 4 yrs of exp w/: transfer pricing rltd consultation & assisting w/ resolving complex global tax & ďŹ nance issues faced by multinational corporations; applying OECD transfer pricing guidance; int’l tax & transfer pricing litigation; dvlpg ďŹ n’l models & proďŹ t split models using cost capitalization method; intellectual property valuation for cross-border intercompany transactions; executing functional analysis & value chain analysis; applying transfer pricing methodologies to conduct benchmarking analysis; reviewing ďŹ n’l statements, annual reports, & 10-Ks; conducting ďŹ n’l, economic, & acctg adjustments; knowl of multinational business operation; & Microsoft ofďŹ ce products & ďŹ n’l d/bases incl FactSet, CompStat Bloomberg, Bureau van Dijk, & Cap IQ. NERA invites applicants to submit resumes to nerajobs@nera.com. EOE.
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Application: Apply online at www. district90.org. Application Procedure: Interested candidates should complete the online application available at district90.org. Please do not send hard copies of supporting documentation, i.e. cover letters, resumes, licensure, etc. to River Forest Schools District 90; instead, upload these materials onto the online job application system for proper processing. Village of Riverside Janitorial/Public Works Employment Opportunity The Riverside Department of Public Works is seeking responsible, motivated and hardworking applicants who work well in a structured environment. This is a part time position comprised of janitorial work, located throughout various municipal properties, and miscellaneous public works tasks as needed. Applicants can expect to work approximately 20-30 hrs. per week or as scheduled by staff. Regular hours are Monday thru Friday 7:30am-4:00pm. Primary tasks will include, but not limited to: mopping oors, vacuuming, dusting, cleaning windows, trash removal, general surface disinfection, replenishing supplies, restroom maintenance, cutting grass, ushing hydrants, assisting full time employees and other duties as assigned. Applicants must be 18 years old, possess a valid Illinois driver’s license and high school diploma or equivalent. Applicants must have access to a vehicle to be used for commuting between facilities for purposes of cleaning on days that cleaning is required. On days that you are assigned public works tasks you are to report directly to the Public Works facility. Applicants will be subject to a criminal background check, pre-employment physical and drug/alcohol screening. Applications can be downloaded from the Village website at www. riverside.il.us or picked up at the Riverside Public Works Department located at 3860 Columbus Blvd, Riverside, IL 60546. Completed applications should be submitted to the Riverside Public Works Department. Applications will be accepted until all positions are ďŹ lled. Pay rate is $15/ hr. There will be a $25/mo. stipend for the use of applicant’s personal vehicle on days that cleaning is assigned. The Village of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Dashira Marit Contreras, Petitioner and Raul Berrios, Respondent, Case No. 20 D 003191. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, Dashira Marit Contreras, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending.
The Village of Oak Park – Office of the Village Engineer, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 – will receive electronic proposals until 12:00 p.m. on Thursday July 2, 2020 for Project: 20-5, Euclid Avenue Water and Sewer Main Improvements. Bids will be received and accepted, and bid results posted via the online electronic bid service listed below. In general, the improvements consist of the installation of ductile iron water main, including valves, domestic services lines, fire hydrants, and precast valve vaults; installation of sewer main, precast manholes; restoration of street pavements including curb and gutter, sidewalks, and alley pavement; paint pavement markings, and restoration of landscaped parkway areas; and all appurtenant work thereto. Plans and proposal forms may be obtained via the electronic service starting on Thursday June 18th, at 4:00 p.m. Plans and proposal forms can be found at https://www.oak-park.us/yourgovernment/budget-purchasing/ requests-proposals or at www. questcdn.com under login using QuestCDN number 7154935 for a non-refundable charge of $30.00. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue plans and specifications only to those contractors deemed qualified. No bid documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of bid opening. All prospective bidders must prove they are pre-qualified by the Illinois Department of Transportation before receiving bid documents. The work to be performed pursuant to this Proposal is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq. THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Bill McKenna Village Engineer Published in Wednesday Journal June 17, 2020
INVITATION TO BID Notice is hereby given by the Board of Library Trustees of the Riverside Public Library (“Library”) that sealed bids will be received for the Library’s “Hydraulic Elevator Modernization and Installation Project” (the “Project”). The Project generally consists of replacing the control operating system, car and hall fixtures, door operator and related door/hall door equipment and power unit, at the Riverside Public Library building located at 1 Burling Road, Riverside, Illinois. A more specific description of the required replacement installation and equipment for the Project is set forth in the “Hydraulic Modernization and Installation Specifications” for the Project included in the bid documents. A full set of bid documents for the Project will be available for pick up by interested contractors at the office of the Library Director of the Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546, during Library hours (please call for current hours) (708) 442-6366 or by emailing janicefoley@riversidelibrary.org.
DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk.
Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond, cash or a certified check in the amount of 10% of the total bid, made payable to the Riverside Public Library, as a guarantee that the bidder, if awarded the Contract, will furnish a satisfactory performance bond and payment bond, execute the Contract and proceed with the work. Upon failure to do so,
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 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 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
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BID NOTICE RIVERSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY HYDRAULIC ELEVATOR MODERNIZATION AND INSTALLATION PROJECT
Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before July 15, 2020, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.
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This Project is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq.).
the bidder shall forfeit the amount deposited as liquidated damages and no mistakes or errors on the part of the bidder shall excuse the bidder or entitle it to a return of the aforementioned amount. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a performance bond and payment bond in the amount of 100% of the contract amount, as well as certificates of insurance as required by the specifications. Sealed Bid titled “Sealed Bid – Riverside Public Library Hydraulic Elevator Modernization and Installation Project.” will be accepted before noon local time on July 7, 2020, at the office of the Library Director located at: Riverside Public Library Attn: Janice Foley, Library Director 1 Burling Road Riverside, Illinois 60546 The sealed bids will be publicly opened and read aloud on the first floor of the Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, Riverside, Illinois 60456, on July 7, 2020 at 1 p.m. No oral, telephone, facsimile or e-mail bids will be allowed. Bidders, their authorized agents and interested parties are invited to be present. The Riverside Public Library reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities and irregularities in the bidding and to hold the bids for a period of 60 days from the date of opening set forth above. Dated June 17, 2020 Board of Trustees of the Riverside Public Library By: Janice Foley, Library Director
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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(g1). 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) 236SALE 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 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MASTR ADJUSTABLE RATE MORTGAGES TRUST 2007-1, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-1 Plaintiff, -v.ELLEN M. RAVITZ, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 18 CH 03457 123 S. EUCLID 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 February 13, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on
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July 16, 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 123 S. EUCLID AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-400-0160000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $657,505.06. 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. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. 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(g1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, Alexander Potestivo, POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number 109484. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7
day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago IL, 60606 312-263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. 109484 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 18 CH 03457 TJSC#: 40-924 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 03457 I3151695
scribed real estate: Commonly known as 933 ELGIN AVENUE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-414-0290000 The real estate is improved with a orange brick one story single family home with a two car detached 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(g1). 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) 236SALE 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. 7865 Attorney ARDC No. 61256 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 13 CH 07379 TJSC#: 40-1775 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 # 13 CH 07379 I3151648
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE FOR HIS ASSET SECURITIZATION CORPORATION TRUST 2007OPT1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-OPT1; Plaintiff, vs. CHARLES T. GRANT; JUANITA J. GRANT AKA JUANITA LACOURT; PRAIRIE PLACE AT 6436 ROOSEVELT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 19 CH 14415 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 Thursday, July 23, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-18-428-043-1019 & 16-18428-043-1064. Commonly known as 6436 Roosevelt Road, Unit 311, Oak Park, IL 60304. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g)(1) and (g) (4) of Section 9 of the Condominium Property Act Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. For information call Law Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455. W18-0641 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3151594 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, AS TRUSTEE FOR NORMANDY MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2016-1 Plaintiff, -v.LATANIA LOVE A/K/A LATANIA R LOVE, A/K/A LA TANIA LOVE, KENNETH LOVE A/K/A KENNETH R LOVE, MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, LAKEDRA LOVE A/K/A LAKEDRA GARDLEY-LOVE, A/K/A LAKEDRA C. GARDLEY, A/K/A LAKEDRA C. LOVE Defendants 13 CH 07379 933 ELGIN AVENUE FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on July 10, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on July 10, 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 de-
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330 Northwood Rd, Riverside $499,000
316 Nuttall, Riverside $539,900
192 Waubansee Rd, Riverside $549,900
74 Woodside, Riverside $599,999
465 Uvedale Rd, Riverside $645,000
82 Lawton Rd, Riverside $710,000
321 Delaplaine Rd, Riverside $825,000
151 Bloomingbank Rd, Riverside $1,200,000
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123 N Cowley Rd, Riverside $645,000
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