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July 15, 2026

How are Brookfield’s residents reacting to library construction? Work to correct the building’s leaking outer envelope started in May By LILLIAN ALI Reporting Intern

Repairs are underway at the Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library to correct an issue present since the building’s opening: a “black substance” has been dripping from the building’s exterior since shortly after it was completed five years ago. “When I came over here, and I saw [the construction], I thought ‘what the heck is going on now,’” Brookfield resident Eileen Dow-Sarocco said. Since July 2021, when construction on the new library finished, the substance has been dripping from the library’s outside walls. The leak was a combination of several building materials, which chemically combined to form the oozing substance. In an FAQ on the library’s website, the library said it was replacing the building’s envelope “ahead of possible water incursions and structural damage.” Repairs to fix the issue started on May 11 and are expected to last through September. “In my professional opinion, I think See LIBRARY on page 9

Brookfield may phase out its beautification commission ‘We won’t have a quorum later this fall,’ Trustee Katie Kaluzny says By STELLA BROWN Staff Reporter

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2026 may be the last year Brookfield has an active beautification commission before the group sunsets. A proposal to phase out the commission was one of the main discussion points of the group’s most recent meeting on Tuesday, July 7. The next day, Village Trustee Katie Kaluzny, who is the village board’s liaison to the group, said many of the commission’s duties have “evolved over time” until the commissioners found themselves without much to do. “The things that they had worked on over time have evolved, too,” she told the Landmark while at the July 8 French market. For example, “This used to be Progress Park and a garden they got the Governor Hometown Award for See BEAUTIFICATION on page 6

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Brookfield food pantry brings back shopping carts for parade

Share Food Share Love uses the 4th of July parade as a marketing opportunity By STELLA BROWN Staff Reporter

ous experience, I learned that people don’t often internalize your message until they’ve seen it 10 times. So, to think that two attempts at a shopping cart themed Fourth of July parade is going to bring in tens of thousands of dollars, it’s just not realistic.”

The Share Food Share Love food pantry in Brookfield brought back its successful initiative from last year to push shopping carts in the village’s Fourth of July parade, though leaders say it didn’t make as big of a Spice up your life splash this year. Barnett also made mention of “Last year, we had almost 20 full a new initiative at the Share Food shopping carts full of food, but this Share Love pantry that he’s calling year, I think we didn’t hit the mark,” the Spice Rack. said John Barnett, the pantry’s com“The Spice Rack offers a wide range munications and marketing director. of spices and spice mixes. It’s a section The effort was both symbolic and of the food pantry that just launched practical, officials said, with the last Tuesday evening, right after the empty carts encouraging viewers to parade,” he said. “[Neighbors] now donate food items on the spot while come to a section where you see a wide also representing the empty pantries away of spices and spice mixes that enand fridges plaguing those experiable the discussion of food sharing to encing food insecurity. focus on meal planning.” “Thousands of our neighbors are He said the new section of the panexperiencing food insecurity for try’s grocery store-inspired layout, various known reasons,” John Dumas, the pantry’s administrative diwhich includes singular spices like rector, said in a written statement. garlic powder or paprika as well as “Our food pantry’s urgent mission specific spice blends, goes hand-inis to provide a welcoming grocery hand with newly introduced recipe store shopping experience. [It is] a cards that volunteers may hand out to neighborly place where you can fill visitors. your shopping cart with the food you “Here’s a recipe. Here’s the spices want, need and deserve.” for that recipe, and then here, adjaWhile the initiative didn’t genercent, is all the other food items that PROVIDED BY JOHN BARNETT ate as much success during the pago into that recipe. We’re talking Volunteer Sue Kolinski pushes a shopping cart on rade itself, Barnett said it generated about nutritional meal planning, behalf of the Share Food Share Love food pantry in momentum that showed up online. but we’re doing it without the diet “We’ve seen several hundred dollars Brookfield’s parade on July 4. lecturing that is typical of [this] income in that day through our donadustry,” Barnett said. tion site,” Barnett told the Landmark. “Food is something that brings “Part of our endeavor in the context of pushing the carts to push people together,” he added. “Let’s try not to judge people. Let’s try awareness is not just to collect food on the spot but also to help in- not to push people away when our mission is guided by our north star, as we say, that is the dignity of people.” form a caring community about hunger that’s in their midst.” For those who are intrigued by the food pantry’s mission and Barnett said the pantry’s volunteers may have been able to collect more food during the parade if the group had pushed their want to learn more or lend their strength, Barnett encouraged one advertising efforts harder. thing: coming to see its operation in-person. “We started promoting it two weeks beforehand through emails “All of this is kind of abstract until people get with people, and and social media. I think we could have done a better job there, but they see what’s going on,” he said. “It’s probably why we have a we can see that those communications had an impact,” he said. great many volunteers at the food pantry who have come to us first “I learned from decades of doing this stuff that … people don’t and experienced just how we’re going about this challenge of altake in information at the pace we might ideally like. In my previ- leviating hunger.”

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Brookfield debuts French artisan market There were good vibes and sunshine aplenty on Wednesday, July 8

By STELLA BROWN Staff Reporter

Residents said “Oui, oui” last week to Brookfield’s first ever French market. The village debuted the first of six French artisan markets the evening of Wednesday, July 8, from 4-7 p.m. on Broadway Avenue near Eight Corners. The French market will take place each Wednesday until Aug. 12. The street market, which stretched about a quarter of the way between the roundabout and the intersection with Lincoln Avenue, featured vendors selling homemade pastries, lemonade, candles, jewelry, baskets and more. There was also live music and a cartoon artist drawing live portraits or painting landscapes of the village for people. During the market, the vendors at the Brookfield Shops retail incubator program nearby were also open for business, a departure from their regular weekendonly hours. Chicago native António Alban is the owner and operator of Ye Old Proof & Crumb, selling breads and baked goods made from scratch alongside his wife. “This turnout right now turned out great. There’s a lot of people; there’s a lot of vendors. It’s very promising,” Alban told the Landmark. “While we were at our commercial kitchen, some of the guys there recommended a few of these French markets to apply to. That’s how I heard about this one.” Kendra Shaw of KGPS Consulting, which helped village staff bring the retail incubator to life last year, said residents were unexpectedly lining up nearby before the market opened at 4 p.m. to get in as soon as possible. Justine Martin, formerly a school social worker in Cicero, operates Giraffe Goddess Gifts, a shop specializing in hand-carved wooden spoons and soapstone goods as well as hand-woven baskets. She sources her goods from members of the Kamba tribe in Kenya, where she lives with her husband. Martin said she returns to the Chicago area once or twice per year and brings the tribe’s handmade items with her to sell. “I was thinking, ‘How can I make an income?’ I fell in love with this handmade culture. The women make all the baskets

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After three weeks of rain cancellations in June, Brookfield’s French market debuted to big crowds on Wednesday, July 8. from the sisal plant, and some are mixed with banana fiber,” Martin said. “The wood carving cooperative is the same tribe. They live in a dry region, so they started to rely more on handicrafts, and then I added soapstone. The women sand the item, after it’s carved in water, with four layers of sandpaper to make it so smooth.” Martin said she decided to bring her wares to the French market due to her local connections. “My family is from Western Springs. My brother lives in Brookfield, and I have other family here. It’s close by, and it’s a town that I love,” she said. Pam Coppin runs a business, alternately called Chef Pam’s Catering and Chef Pam’s Pasties, doing catering and selling pasties, English hand pies filled with

meat or vegetables. Originally from the UK, Coppin said her team sailed across the pond to open a restaurant and catering business in Florida before opening shop in Chicago, too. “We work with several of the French markets, and this came through that,” she said. “We weren’t quite sure how business would go because, of course, we’re supposed to be on week four now, and we’re on week one, so we weren’t sure. We’re absolutely pleased. It’s a very lovely crowd of people, very pleasant. Get to talk to lots of different people that you wouldn’t usually speak to.” Coppin said her business was scheduled for the first three weeks of the French market in June, which were repeatedly cancelled due to forecasts of heavy rain and even a tornado.

“It was difficult. The first week, we actually got here and set up and then were told the tornado was close by. Chaos broke loose. From the UK, we’re not quite used to tornadoes, so it was quite a new experience for us. That was that. We closed everything down, and the next two weeks, we were given early [notice] at 12 o’clock,” Coppin said. But that first week, her group lost their entire inventory, she said. “The products we well, they’re actually baked fresh to bring to market. On that first week, we had all our stock with us, and they’re not reusable. We wouldn’t reuse them the next day for another market, so that was a tough week,” she said. Other than that, we got through those weeks without [the French market], and now we’re here.”

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Riverside Lions are taking donations for Lake Geneva

The Wisconsin community was battered by deadly storms July 4 weekend By STELLA BROWN Staff Reporter

In the wake of storms that left three children dead and wreaked havoc through the area of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, on Friday, July 3, the Riverside Lions Club is accepting donations that will help the Lake Geneva community recover. “We had two disasters, if you will, that took place on that day. One was the boating tragedy, and the second was the storm that went through,” said Bill Kingsley, the

president of the Lake Geneva Lions Club. “The storm created a tremendous amount of damage, not only on Geneva Lake but also on Como Lake and some of the surrounding areas.” Matthew Stinebrink, another member of the Lake Geneva Lions Club, spearheaded efforts after receiving a donation from a friend in Kenosha County. As the owner of Stinebrink’s Piggly Wiggly, a local grocery store, he worked with the owners of Papa’s Blue Spruce Resort, a restaurant and bar, to have each issue $50 gift cards that resi-

dents in need can use toward restocking their refrigerators and pantries. “The biggest area of need is the Lake Como community. That’s where I live too, and it just got devastated. Trees smashing through living rooms, smashing through bathrooms, going through people’s windows. Some people had to evacuate their homes and stay elsewhere,” Stinebrink told the Landmark. “A lot of people lost See LAKE GENEVA on page 10

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House burns in Brookfield

There was a house fire on the 3200 block of Madison Avenue in Brookfield on Wednesday, July 8. Interim Fire Chief Matthew Dubik said three residents safely evacuated the home while one injured firefighter was transported to LaGrange Memorial Hospital. Dubik said the fire, of which the cause is still under investigation, started on the second floor before expanding into the attic. He praised his department for preventing the spread of the fire to a neighboring home just inches away.

BEAUTIFICATION Little work to do from page 1 and then maintained over the years, but now it is [the Brookfield Shops], so it does not need the commission to maintain and beautify it still.” Other examples of the beautification commission’s duties that have moved away from them included being in charge of planters along Grand Boulevard, which became obsolete when the 3700 block was redone last year, Kaluzny said. “Places that they used to beautify as a regular project have gotten permanently beautified,” she said. “They used to maintain parks or do a lot of cleanup and do Adopt-A-Spot as a different project, but public works is awesome, and they’re cleaning all the parks a lot. People would

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A house fire on Madison Avenue left one firefighter injured and three residents safely evacuated.

go, and volunteers would say, ‘There’s re- renewing [their terms] and we’re not actively recruiting, then [we won’t be able to ally nothing to clean.’” Members of the commission did not re- meet].” According to the agenda documents, the spond to requests for comment from the commission already has two vacancies, Landmark over email. one lasting more than a Another program the beauyear so far and the other tification commission manlasting three months. ages is the village’s public art Kaluzny said the beaumural requests, but just one tification commission’s submission was made and phasing out will be the latthen withdrawn in 2025, acest in a series of transforcording to agenda documents mations it has undergone from the commission’s July 7 since its inception in 1999 meeting. KATIE KALUZNY as Brookfield’s recycling On top of the group’s strugVillage trustee committee. gle to find programming to “We talked about reccontrol, Kaluzny said it may not even be able to officially ommending to the board meet by the end of the year. not to amend the code to “It’s been a little harder to remove it altogether but recruit new people because there isn’t as to maybe have it go dormant by the end much to do,” she said. “People have terms of 2026 and not budget a new budget for expiring coming up, so we won’t have a it until we figure out where it should go quorum later this fall. If people aren’t and what the board’s thoughts are on mov-

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Berwyn driver’s back light was out Brookfield police on July 1 ticketed an 18-year-old Berwyn man after he drove a car without a working taillight. Around 11:30 p.m., an officer noticed the passenger-side taillight on the man’s car was out. The officer pulled their squad car behind the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop on the 9400 block of Ogden Avenue. The officer explained the reason for the stop to the man, who was driving. The man said he did not have his wallet on his person and could not provide a copy of his ID. The man shared his name and date of birth, which the officer ran through the police database to learn the man had never been issued a driver’s license, which the man later acknowledged. The officer issued the man citations for driving without a valid license and one count of an inoperative taillight and set an Aug. 11 court date. The officer told the man his car would have to be towed from the scene of the traffic stop. Around 1 a.m., someone else whose information was redacted arrived at the police station and paid the tow fee.

Iowa City man ticketed Brookfield police ticketed a 22-year-old man from Iowa City, Iowa, on July 3. Around 2:45 a.m., an officer was on patrol heading west on the 8700 block of 31st Street when they observed a car accelerating to a speed of 56 mph in the posted 30 mph zone in the opposite direction. The officer made a U-turn and pulled the car over for a traffic stop after they caught up with it near the intersection with Golfview Avenue. The officer explained the reason for the stop to the driver and asked the man why he was speeding. The man said he was only driving home, according to police. The officer issued the man a citation for aggravated speeding and had his vehicle towed.

Welfare check for dogs On June 30, Brookfield police conducted a welfare check after a resident reported they were worried about their neighbor’s

dogs. Around 1:45 a.m., an officer was dispatched to the 9100 block of Brookfield Avenue for a welfare check after a resident called dispatchers to share their concerns about their neighbor’s three dogs due to that neighboring home having no power since the day before. The officer made contact with a man at the residence in question and shared the reason for the welfare check. The man said he was planning to take the dogs to someone else’s residence if power had not been restored by the next day. The officer confirmed with the man that the dogs had access to food and water. The officer later contacted the complainant and explained what they had learned. The officer told the complainant to reach out again if they further believed the dogs were not being properly cared for. These items were obtained from the Brookfield Police Department reports dated June 29 to July 6; they represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Anyone named in these reports has only been charged with a crime and cases have not yet been adjudicated. We report the race of a suspect only when a serious crime has been committed, the suspect is still at large and police have provided us with a detailed physical description of the suspect as they seek the public’s help in making an arrest.

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What’s going on in Riverside and North Riverside this summer?

Stay busy with live music, movies in the park and opportunities to support local vendors By LILLIAN ALI Reporting Intern

Following the Independence Day parade and 5k two weekends ago and Riverside Arts Weekend in June, there are still plenty of things to do in the area this summer. Free concerts, the Family Camp Out, and the annual Antique & Classic Car Show are a few of the events coming to Riverside and North Riverside this season.

Music Thursdays: Through the end of July, North Riverside is hosting Summer Concerts in the Park at the Village Commons, 2401 S. Des Plaines Ave., on Thursdays from 7 to 9 p.m. Upcoming artists include

country-blues band The Simple Remedy and pop-rock act Serendipity Band. July 23: Summer Concerts in the Park will combine with the North Riverside Antique & Classic Car Show on Thursday, July 23. Aug. 7: Chicago-based folk rock group Fletcher Rockwell is performing a free concert at Riverside’s Big Ball Park on Friday, Aug. 7 at 7 p.m.

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Wednesdays: The Riverside Farmers Market runs Wednesdays from 2:30 to 7 p.m. at Centennial Plaza. In addition to a host of local vendors, the Farmers Market features weekly programming in collaboration with the Riverside Public Library.

July 20: The North Riverside public library is hosting “Geek Week” for teens and adults, featuring Lego activities, trivia, a screening of “Back to the Future,” fandom bingo, and more. July 31: The North Riverside public library is hosting a “Summerween” event from 4 to 5:30 p.m., offering spooky activities and trick-or-treat for children 8 and under. Aug. 7-8: North Riverside is hosting a Family Camp Out from Friday, Aug. 7 at 6:30 p.m. to Saturday, Aug. 8 at 9 a.m. at Veterans Park. It will include games, a movie, snacks, and breakfast. Registration is $30 per campsite. Aug. 15: The annual Cori’s Kids Triathlon features modified triathlons for ages 7 and up. The triathlon starts at the Riverside Swim Club at 100 Bloomingbank Rd. A $40 registration fee is required. The Cori Sikich Foundation supports the event, which is held in honor of Cori Sikich. Sikich grew up in Riverside and died in 2002 after she developed an eating disorder. Aug. 15: North Riverside will be screening “Singin’ in the Rain” at the rear parking lot of the Village Commons. The screening will start at dusk, around 7:50 p.m. Aug. 22: From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Commons Park in North Riverside will host Art in the Park. Local artists and crafters will feature their pieces for sale and display. At-

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Cori’s Kids Triathlon tending the event is free, but, if interested, creatives can register a space to feature or sell their art for $30. There’s still more to do in Riverside and North Riverside this summer. The Riverside library runs regular events for all ages, including story times for young kids and activity meetups. The North Riverside public library is also hosting Take and Make crafting events every Tuesday for children in 5th grade and under, and coffee chats with the library director select Tuesdays at 10 a.m.

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Construction through Sept. from page 1 it’s a little soon for this to happen,” said Chyanne Husar, an architect and founder of Chicago-based architecture and sustainability firm Husarch. Husar was interviewed as she happened to visit the library July 6. “It’s definitely a shame that the village has to go through this, but I’m glad that they’re taking corrective action.” Issues like these are not unheard of, she said. While they could result from design, construction, or material issues, Husar said that, without knowing details about the construction process, “you can’t really point fingers.” In an unfiled legal complaint last year, library officials alleged the issue stemmed from effects of the high

temperatures induced by the exterior envelope’s design on the construction materials that liquefied into the substance. Some Brookfield residents are worried about the project’s potential cost to the library. Brookfield resident Eileen Skisak said she hoped the library did not have to pay for the project. “We’ve all been through construction projects. When the material’s not up to standard, they [the contractors] come back, and they should pay to fix it,” Skisak said. Library officials last year settled out of court with contractors and subcontractors on the initial building project. According to the settlement, the construction companies involved are providing $635,000. The library will pay the remaining expenses, $1.13 million, out of its reserves, Executive Director Kimberly Coughran said in an email to the Landmark after construction began. While Dow-Sarocco said she loves the

library and feels the taxes she pays are “worth it,” she believes “a lot of money at the library goes wasted.” “If it was a construction error, then it should be paid for by the constructors, and not the people of Brookfield,” Dow-Sarocco said. Coughran said the costs of the repairs will represent “zero burden to taxpayers,” since they come entirely from the library’s cash reserves. While the ongoing construction may present some financial questions for the library, it is not interrupting the library’s operations. Danny Dane, who moved to Brookfield six months ago, says the construction is “not bad.” “It doesn’t really affect the functionality of the library,” he said. Construction is expected to continue through the end of September. The library anticipates maintaining its regular summer hours throughout the whole project.

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Right up our alleys Several Brookfield alleys have already been paved and this was paid for by residents in partnership with the state. The cost to homeowners was approximately $100 per linear foot of lot width or $4,000. These homeowners should not be forced to pay a second time for the paving of their alleys. Village Manager Tim Wiberg should check the village files for alleys between the 4100 blocks of Deyo and DuBois, Deyo and Raymond, Raymond and Madison, and a fourth alley, whose location I’ve forgotten, with a view to writing these homeowners out of obligation regarding the proposed referendum in November.

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LAKE GENEVA Here’s how to help from page 5 everything they had in their fridge and freezer.” Stinebrink said the community has benefitted from an anonymous donor who saw posts about the initiatives online and bought $2,500 worth of $50 gift cards to have them available to people in need to stock back up on food. “It ended up being a really awesome thing, that a lot of people came together,” he said. While recovery efforts have been under-

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Gertrude “Kassy” Polivka (nee Luzar), 90, of Brookfield, died on July 5, 2026. She was the wife of the late Frank J. Polivka; the mother of Christine Polivka-Rohrer and Frank (Tammy) Polivka; the grandmother of Megan Polivka and Melanie Polivka; the sister of Ruth (Joseph) Abbate, Viola (the late Donald) Waryanka, Martin Luzar, William (Karen) Luzar, Virgina (Ronald) Stepinsky, the late Mary (William) Plassio, and the late Zella (Tom) Adams; and the aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation was held on July 9 at Hitzeman Funeral Home Ltd., 9445 31st St., Brookfield, IL 60513. Inter-

way in the ensuing weeks, with local Jaycees and other volunteers working to clean up the debris, Stinebrink and Kingsley said more donations will only help area residents get back on their feet. That’s where the Riverside Lions Club comes in. Alex Gallegos, longtime member and former president of the club, as well as a village trustee, told the Landmark he heard about the storms through social media on July 3. “I started reaching out to some of my friends who live up there and have businesses up there to see what they could tell me. Some were without power. Some have pictures of some of the destruction that happened [near] Delavan [Lake] and other areas,” he said. “One of our former

Rosemarie Szwajkart, 90 Rosemarie Szwajkart (nee Danek), 90, of Brookfield, died on July 4, 2026. She was the wife of John Szwajkart; the mother of Marian (Gary Stevenson) McCanless and Barbara (John) Mitrovic; the grandmother of Cameron (Tati) McCanless, Connor (Brittney Williams) McCanless, Dijana Mitrovic and Sonja Mitrovic; the sister of the late Elaine Klenck; and the aunt of many nieces and nephews. Visitation was held on July 10 at Hitzeman Funeral Home Ltd., 9445 31st St., Brookfield. Funeral Mass was celebrated at Holy Guardian Angels Parish, St. Louise de Marillac Church, LaGrange Park. Interment Resurrection Catholic Cemetery, Justice.

Lions here put us in touch with the Lions Club up there.” Now, the Riverside Lions Club is accepting monetary donations to send north to Lake Geneva. Gallegos said interested residents of Riverside or any of the surrounding communities can drop off checks at Riverside Foods or provide funds directly to members of the Lions Club, who will make sure it gets where it needs to. “If you know a Lion, go to a Lion, and we’ll get those funds,” he said. “Lions have a motto: ‘Where there’s a Lion, there’s a need.’ When we see that people are in need, we step up to help. Many of our own residents vacation up there or have friends up there. It’s quite local.” In the meantime, Kingsley and Stine-

brink said the Lake Geneva Lions Club is working to put together an emergency fund for the next time danger strikes so they can act more proactively than reactively, but they said all donations will go toward staunching the immediate needs of the community. “We’re not going to clean this thing up here in the next few days. There’s going to be a lingering, no pun intended, wake effect from this type of storm,” Kingsley said. “We really appreciate not only all the concerns but all the contributions from the hardworking people down in the Brookfield-Riverside area and the community that are supporting the work that we’re doing up here. Every little bit helps; it really does.”

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Nazareth grad Thome drafted by White Sox Roadrunners’ multiple record holder picked No. 34 in MLB second round

By BILL STONE

When the moment came, Thome shared the excitement at his Burr Ridge home with family, Milano and about 20 other friends. “I knew (the White Sox) had a little interLandon Thome experienced the thrill of throwing out a first pitch at the Chicago est going into draft day but I had no idea until White Sox game Sunday. The recent Nazareth about 10 picks before,” Thome said. “That’s Academy graduate hopes to return fairly when I kind of got let known it was going to soon on a more permanent basis. The infield- be the White Sox and I was so excited.” This past season, Thome was named the er was drafted No. 34 overall by the White Sox during the second round of the Major League Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year, first team All-America and first team Class 4A Baseball draft Saturday. all-state for the second time. This Before the Sox defeated the year he had a .532 batting averAthletics 9-1, Thome shared the age with eight home runs and spotlight with Roch Cholowsky, 32 runs batted in as the leadoff the UCLA shortstop and No. 1 hitter. He also had single-season overall pick in the draft. records with 63 runs scored, nine “When I think about it, growtriples and 54 stolen bases in 56 ing up, watching the White attempts. He holds seven career Sox play since I was a little kid, records – doubles (48), triples they’re always on at our house (19), walks (97), runs (166), RBIs so to be a part of this now, it’s a (117), stolen bases (108) and atdream come true,” Thome said bats (438), Monday. “The flood of emotions LANDON THOME The four-year starter was secwas crazy these last two days ond baseman for Nazareth’s 2023 but now I’m so excited to get to Class 3A state championship work.” Thome, who signed to play at Florida State, team. “He made incremental gains year to year now leaves Wednesday night for Charlotte, home of the White Sox Class AAA affili- I’ve never seen. He worked his butt off and ate, and then to Arizona for spring training kept getting better,” Milano said. “He was an camp. Jim Thome, Landon’s father, is a MLB elite player as a freshman but he still made Hall of Famer who played for the White Sox unbelievable gains to put himself in a posifrom 2006-09. He currently works for the or- tion to be a first-round draft pick. He’s the ganization as special assistant to the general son of a Hall of Famer and you never see any arrogance out of that kid. He’s going to be a manager. “It’s surreal for it to happen (like this),” success whatever he does because of the perNazareth baseball coach Lee Milano said. “I son he is. He gets that from his mom (Andrea) don’t think people really understand how dif- and dad.” For Thome, the draft story is two-fold. Jim ficult it is to get drafted, especially as a prep player, but for anyone. To get highly drafted, Thome shared his getting drafted in 1989 by your hometown team, you could not have the Cleveland Indians (now Guardians) in the 13th round (No. 333). Their scout discreetly written a script like that. It is awesome.” Drafts rarely go as expected and many asked Thome at a ballpark if the Illinois Centeams had continued interest in Thome, the tral College freshman would sign if drafted. “He was like, ‘Well, I’ve got to talk to my Roadrunners’ shortstop this spring. The White Sox already had the No. 41 pick but parents first and all that,’” Landon Thome added selection insurance Friday by acquir- said. Landon was quite young when Jim ing No. 34 in a trade with the Pittsburgh PiThome’s 22-season MLB career ended in 2012, rates. Contributing Reporter

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Nazareth’s shortstop Landon Thome (25) completes the double play against St. Rita during the Class 3A Ozinga Field Super-Sectional championship, June 8, in Crestwood. but they enjoy watching Jim’s mammoth home run in Game 5 of the 1995 World Series. His 612 career home runs rank No. 8 all-time. Jim Thome coached Landon growing up and then joined Nazareth’s coaching staff during Landon’s tenure. “He’s had so much (influence) from the dad perspective and the coach perspective. I’d say he’s my hero,” Thome said. “Just being able to play for him and have him in the dugout to talk whenever I wanted to with tips maybe other dads might not have. It’s special to have him through the whole high school scene and he’ll be with me wherever I go next.” Then there’s 2025 Nazareth graduate Jaden Fauske, who was last season’s Gatorade Illinois Player of the Year and drafted by the White Sox in last year’s second round (No. 44). The outfielder is excelling at Class A Kan-

napolis. “I’ve been texting him. I FaceTimed him right after the name had been called,” Thome said. “It’s going to be awesome to be reunited with him and get back working together.” They are the two highest among eight Nazareth players who have been drafted, following Cooper Malamazian, Ryan Smith, Michael Prosecky, Derek Salata, Brandon Bossard and Mike Spidale. 2024 graduate Malamazian currently plays for Indiana University. “It’s special for the kids to have back-toback top picks. I don’t know how much more blessed we could be as a school and staff to have those kids around,” Milano said. “Coach Milano, he’s been like a second dad to me almost,” Thome added. “I told him I’m going to miss when he’s throwing (batting practice) at Naz.”

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LTHS grad Slightom goes to Kansas City in MLB draft Right-handed pitching standout selected No. 56 in second round

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Jack Slightom expected to be taken during the first day of the Major League Baseball draft Saturday but didn’t anticipate having trouble finding out. “We couldn’t get (MLB.com) pulled up,” Slightom said. When Slightom was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the second round with the No. 56 pick overall, the recent Lyons Township High School graduate still was as surprised as the more than 50 guests for a draft party at his home in Willow Springs. “When I found out is when everyone else found out. I didn’t know before at all,” Slightom said. “(Being drafted) was awesome. When I found out I got picked, I didn’t really know before, like it came out of nowhere.” The right-handed pitcher’s dedication and huge progression senior year paid off in becoming the fifth LTHS player to be drafted. When the news came, Slightom was upstairs in his room talking back and forth with his agent. He returned downstairs to rousing cheers from family and guests. “The biggest thing (I’ll remember) is walking down the stairs and seeing my name on my phone (with the news),” Slightom said. “I was still upstairs so I walked down and everyone cheered and that type of thing.” The 6-foot-5, 215-pounder had signed with the University of Cincinnati but now will report this week to Arizona for spring training and sign with the Royals, a member of the American League’s Central Division along with the Chicago JACK SLIGHTOM White Sox. “It was exciting. I’m just really happy for him and really proud of him,” said LTHS baseball coach Kevin Diete, who attended the draft party. “It was just really cool to be part of that experience. To see him get a call and get drafted, that’s every kid’s dream. And when you get to see it come true, it’s special.” As the Royals’ third overall selection, Slightom was projected certainly to be among the top 100 picks and as high as top 50. Diete said excitement grew as pulling up MLB.com became difficult. “I kind of knew I was going to fit somewhere in between 30 and 65. (It was where) and what team.” Slightom said. This past season for the Lions, Slightom was named thirdteam All-America and Class 4A first team all-state in helping the Lions shared their first West Suburban Conference Silver Division title since 2019. Slightom was 7-0 with a 0.38 earned-run average in 37.1 innings. He struck out 73 of the 130 batters he faced with seven walks. He had a solid junior year (5-4, 3.38 ERA, 49 strikeouts in 42.2 innings) but also played other positions, including catch-

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Lyons Townshp’s pitcher Jack Slightom (13) delivers a pitch against Glenbard West during a West Suburban Conference game, April 21, in Western Springs. er. He became pitcher-only going into his senior year while gaining height and weight and greater control of his pitching repertoire. His already potent fastball also increased from 89 to 92 miles per hour and now reaches into the mid- and occasionally high-90s. “He has a feel for his change-up, slider and command of his fastball, which is the best trait that he has,” said Royals assistant scouting director Brian Bridges. “He really focused on improving his accuracy on off-speed pitches and both of those complement his fastball,” Diete said. “If you can throw those for strikes with a 95-mile fastball, you’re going to be tough to hit.” Slightom gained additional poise and confidence in pressure situations from becoming the Lions’ starting quarterback this past season. Diete, also an assistant varsity football coach, said Slightom also progressed from the challenges and adversity of being the scout team quarterback his junior year. “That was a special team (in 2024) and he experienced a lot

of failure on the scout team. I think that kind of fueled and motivated him and humbled him to get better,” Diete said. “I think he took that same attitude to baseball and got better in all aspects. (Playing both sports) helped each other out.” The Royals drafted 21 players, 16 of them pitchers. No. 449 15th-round pick Madden Clement, a left-hander from Virginia Tech, is the son of Matt Clement, who pitched for the Chicago Cubs from 2002-04. During one scouting trip, Bridges encountered Jim Thome, MLB Hall of Famer and father of recent Nazareth Academy graduate Landon Thome, who was selected No. 34 by the White Sox Saturday. Slightom and Landon Thome played youth baseball together several years with Jim Thome as a coach. Bridges asked Jim Thome for thoughts on Slightom. “(Jim Thome says), ‘He’s always thrown strikes, even as a kid,’” Bridges said. “(Slightom) has an advanced feel for throwing strikes and he has such a baby face. I told him it’ll be great when you finally shave the first time you’re pitching in Kauffman Stadium (the Royals’ home ballpark).”

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is hereby given by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, that sealed bids will be accepted for: FY 2027 Tree Trimming Program This project consists of the trimming of designated parkway trees throughout the Village. The bidding documents are available for download starting Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at: www.vrf.us/bids Bids must be submitted by Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at: Public Works Department, 2nd Floor Village of River Forest 400 Park Avenue River Forest, IL 60305 The bid proposals will be publicly opened and read at that time. Proposals will be considered not only on the basis of cost, but also on past performance, experience and ability to perform the work. No bid shall be withdrawn after the opening of the Proposals without the consent of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of River Forest for a period of thirty (30) days after the scheduled time of the bid opening. The Village of River Forest reserves the right, in receiving these bids, to waive technicalities and reject any or all bids. Published in Wednesday Journal July 15, 2026

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petition form to any individual requesting one.

A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE LEVY OF ADDITIONAL TAX FOR LIBRARY PURPOSES IN THE VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS

Section 6: This Resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption.

In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, this is to advise you that the Riverside Township Mental Health Board will hold the meetings below at the listed locations: Formation of a Grant Process Committee Meetings

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

CALENDAR NUMBER: 18-26-Z HEARING DATE: August 5, 2026

CALENDAR NUMBER: 17-26-Z HEARING DATE: August 5, 2026

TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits

LOCATION OF HEARING: Room 201 (Council Chambers), Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302

APPLICATION: The Zoning Board of Appeals (“ZBA”) will conduct a public hearing on an application filed by the Applicants, Chicago Title Land Trust Co., Trust No. 8002347847 & 529 Beloit LLC, seeking a variance from Section 9.3(N) (2)(a) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance, in order to allow two detached garages on a proposed consolidated zoning lot comprised of the parcels located at 315 N Euclid Street & 714 Erie Street, Oak Park, Illinois, Property Index Numbers 16-07-206-020-0000 & 16-07206-014-0000 (“Subject Property”), in the R-1 Single-Family Residential Zoning District.

APPLICATION: The Zoning Board of Appeals (“ZBA”) will conduct a public hearing on an application filed by the Applicant, RZMZ Family Trust, seeking a variance from Section 9.3(L)(1)(a) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance, in order to build a six-foot tall closed fence in the front yard of the property located at 652 Erie Street, Oak Park, Illinois, Property Index Number 16-07-207017-0000 (“Subject Property”), in the R-1 Single-Family Residential Zoning District.

A copy of the application and applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at Village Hall, Development Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Interested persons may also sign up to participate in-person in the hearing to cross examine the applicant and its witnesses by submitting a cross-examination form or by emailing Zoning@oak-park.us before 5:00 PM on the day prior to the public hearing. The public hearing may be adjourned by the Board to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof. Published in Wednesday Journal July 15, 2026

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WHEREAS, the Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Brookfield has requested the corporate authorities of the Village of Brookfield to levy an additional tax of 0.02% for certain library purposes, pursuant to Article 3 of the Illinois Local Library Act [75 ILCS 5/1-0.1 et seq. (2016)]; and

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WHEREAS, this 0.02% additional tax shall be in addition to the annual levy of .35% allowed for the establishment and maintenance of the library.

If you have any questions, please contact Board President, Adam Wilt, at awilt.rtmhb@gmail.com or call Adam at 708-804-4400.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, as follows:

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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: M26001814 on July 8, 2026 Under the Assumed Business Name of JAMIE JONES PAINTING with the business located at: 4132 ELM AVE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: JAMIE MOCK JONES 4132 ELM AVE BROOKFIELD, IL 60513, USA Published in RB Landmark July 15, 2026

Section 1: The corporate authorities of the Village of Brookfield herewith determine to levy an additional 0.02% tax for library purposes for the tax year commencing January 1, 2026. Section 2: Such 0.02% additional tax shall be levied on the value of all taxable property in the Village of Brookfield, as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue, and shall be used for the purpose of sites and buildings, for the construction and equipment of buildings, for the rental of buildings required for library purposes, and for maintenance, repairs and alterations of library buildings and equipment. Section 3: The levy of said additional 0.02% tax shall be effected by the adoption of an appropriate levy ordinance by the corporate authorities pursuant to statutory requirements, which ordinance shall be filed in the office of the Cook County Clerk. Section 4: The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish a copy of this Resolution at least once in the Riverside/Brookfield Landmark, a newspaper with a general circulation in the Village of Brookfield, within fifteen (15) days after its adoption, and also the “Public Notice” attached hereto as “Exhibit A” hereof, shall be included with such publication or posting. Section 5: If no petition is filed with the corporate authorities of the Village of Brookfield within thirty (30) days after publication of this resolution, requesting that the question of the adoption of this resolution be submitted to the electors of the Village of Brookfield, or if all petitions so filed are determined to be invalid and insufficient, the Village shall then be authorized to levy the tax. However, if a petition is filed with the corporate authorities within said thirty (30) day period, which petition is signed by electors of the Village of Brookfield equal in number to 10% of the total number of registered voters in the Village of Brookfield and which asks that the question of levying such a 0.02% tax be submitted to the electors of the Village, then the question shall be submitted at the next applicable election, or at any special election called in accordance with law. The Village Clerk shall provide a

ADOPTED this 13th day of July 2026 pursuant to a roll call vote as follows: AYES: Trustees Narimatsu, Ketchmark, Gilhooley, Whitehead, Hendricks NAYS: ABSENT: Trustee Kaluzny ABSTENTION: APPROVED by me this 13th day of July 2026.

____________/s/____________________ Michael J. Garvey, President of the Village of Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois

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____________/s/____________________ Michael G. Melendez, Clerk of the Village of Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois “EXHIBIT A” PUBLIC NOTICE The public is hereby notified regarding the above “Resolution authorizing the levy of additional tax for library purposes in the Village of Brookfield, Illinois” determining to Levy for the tax year beginning January 1, 2026 an Additional Tax of up to 0.02 Percent of Equalized or Assessed Value of Taxable Property for Particular Building and Equipment Purposes in accordance with Article 3 of the Illinois Local Library Act [75 ILCS 5/1-0.1 et seq. (2016)] that: 1. The specific number of voters required to sign a petition requesting that the question of adoption of the Resolution be submitted to the electors of the Village is 1,428 voters. 2. The time in which the petition must be filed is from the date of publication of this Resolution until 30 days hereof, being the 14th day of August 2026. 3. The date of the prospective referendum, if one should be called pursuant to such petition, is the Consolidated General Election, held Tuesday the 6th of April, 2027. 4. The Village Clerk shall provide a petition form to any individual requesting one. Published in RB Landmark July 15, 2026

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210 Gage Rd., Riverside $675,000

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