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D208 school board hires new RBTV head Matthew Holdren has taught film, broadcast for 15 years

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Brookfield Fire Chief James Adams (front, right) embraces Jarabacoa Fire Chief Miguel Castillo on June 29, after he and two other Brookfield firefighters arrived in the town to train Jarabacoa firefighters to use their new engine and a raft of new equipment donated to them last month.

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On July 11, the Riverside-Brookfield High School District 208 approved the hiring of Matthew Holdren to replace Gary Prokes, who abruptly retired in June after leading RBTV for 37 years.

Holdren, 43, has taught at Homewood Flossmoor High School for the past 15 years. He has been an English teacher who also taught classes in film and broadcast news. Unlike Prokes, he is a certified teacher and also has industry-based certification. He holds two bachelor’s degrees, two master’s degrees and See RBTV on page 9

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Public art mural program on tap in Brookfield Brookfield Beautification Commission to vet applications

By BOB UPHUES Editor

When the Brookfield Village Board adopted its Energize Ogden master plan for that commercial corridor last summer, one of the “toolkits” included to help officials implement the plan’s goals was murals.

“Throughout Ogden Avenue, there are unactivated and unembellished walls,” the plan states. “Murals provide a low-cost way to not only enhance these walls, but also embody them with history, storytelling, and placemaking that will help distinguish Ogden Avenue in Brookfield from other communities.”

The trouble is, Brookfield’s zoning code doesn’t allow such public art.

But that’s not expected to last much longer. On July 24, trustees are expected to approve a new Public Art Mural Program that would establish a formal application and approval process to pave the way for more public art in Brookfield.

The new program is the result of more than two years of efforts by village planning staff and the Brookfield Beautification Commission, an advisory group that has tackled public art projects, such as the dragonfly sculpture near the Prairie Avenue Metra stop, in in the past.

“I think it’s a good idea, especially, if we have businesses -- and these are mostly new businesses -- that are willing to put that investment into beautifying their building,” said Carla Close-Prosen, chairwoman of the Brookfield Beautification Commission.

“It’s not going to be cheap, either.”

The program, which will be folded into the village code, permits murals to be located in the Ogden Avenue, Grand/Prairie, Eight Corners and 31st Street commercial districts as well as the 47th Street industrial district.

It limits murals to one wall per building and one building per zoning lot and also limits them to secondary facades, not primary street facades, and can’t interrupt architectural features, such as doors and windows.

Murals must cover at least 64 square feet, can’t extend more than 6 inches from the plane of the wall and must be sealed with anti-graffiti and a UV coating. In addition, the coatings have to be durable enough to hold up long term in the harsh weather.

They also can’t be lit at night by any type of artificial illumination.

“While the hope would be that the public art murals would be sort of a destination and attract interest outside of the village, there was also sensitivity to not having interested parties showing up late in the evening and gathering for photos,” Village Planner Kate Portillo told elected officials during a presentation of the program at the July 10 committee of the whole meeting.

The Brookfield Beautification Commission would initially vet mural applications and then, based on program standards, accept, deny or accept the application with conditions.

If they approve, the village board will grant final permission via resolution and after getting a signed maintenance agree-

ment from the artists and property owner.

Applications must include a color rendering of the proposed mural; information about the artist, including samples of previous work; a maintenance plan; and a written description of the mural, a timeline, budget and funding source.

The program also includes specific approval standards that call for mural content to “inspire, educate or advocate for at least one aspect of the community vibrancy, diversity, traditions or family-friendly character of Brookfield.”

Murals can’t function as signage or advertisements for any business and can’t contain symbols, logos or slogans implying products or services.

While there was some question over how exactly those standards would be interpreted, Trustee Katie Kaluzny, the village board’s liaison to the Beautification Commission, said the artists themselves would provide that interpretation in the application.

“The biggest concern of the commission is interpreting the art, but one of the pieces of the application … is the narrative component that would have a discussion of what the art means, and so we wouldn’t have to interpret the art,” said Kaluzny.

“They would also be describing it in the application.”

Brookfield resident Barbara Dahm told elected officials at the meeting that she strongly opposed allowing murals, saying, “Improve the buildings themselves and forget about these murals. In time, the paint is going to chip and it’s going to look like hell.”

Brookfield Zoo invites public to master plan town hall The Chicago Zoological Society, which operates Brookfield Zoo, is in the midst of developing a new five-year strategic plan as the institution moves ever closer to the centennial of the zoo’s opening in 2034.

Some big improvements – like the construction of a new indoor/outdoor habitat for primates outside of Tropic World and an overhaul of the Seven Seas dolphin habitat -- are already in the pipeline.

On July 25 at 5:30 p.m., zoo officials will provide an opportunity for the public to

learn about the planning process and provide input at a town hall at Riverside-Brookfield High School, 160 Ridgewood Road in Riverside.

Jennifer Baader, senior vice president of government affairs at Brookfield Zoo, and Mary Ann Cronin, master planning consultant at Brookfield Zoo, will provide a short presentation about the master planning process, which will include updates on new exhibits that will be coming in the next two years.

Baader said the event will also feature an “open-mic style session for residents to share their thoughts on the future of Brookfield Zoo, including any recommendations for new animal exhibits, conservation projects and partnerships, local community engagement, and improvements to the guest experience.”

Anyone unable to attend in person but who would like to provide input on the master plan can email those comments to PlanYourZoo@CZS.org.

— Bob Uphues

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July 19-26

BIG WEEK Free outdoor concerts

North Riverside Parks & Rec continues its summer concert series on July 20 with Billy Elton, celebrating the music of Billy Joel and Elton John, from 7 to 9 p.m. in Commons Park, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Bring your own chairs and blankets, but no outside food/drink is allowed.

Concessions available for purchase. Concerts held indoors in case of inclement weather.

Brookfield continues its summer concert series on July 21 at 7 p.m. Head to the bandshell in Kiwanis Park, Arden and Brookfield avenues, to catch the 1970s rock of Strung Out. Bring your coolers, blankets and chairs.

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Car shows galore!

‘In the Heights’

Koko’s Film Club at North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., invites you to a free screening of “In the Heights,” a 2021 film based on the Lin Manuel Miranda’s musical, on July 25 at 2 p.m.

The film stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins and Leslie Grace about the dreams and aspirations of young people living in Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan.

And more North Riverside Players invite actors to audition for their fall production of “Monty Python’s Spamalot” at the North Riverside Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Auditions will be held July 24 and 25 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. No appointments necessary. You will be seen in order of arrival. Come ready to sing a selection from a musical comedy of your choice, dress to dance and be prepared for possible cold readings.

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If you’re a classic car buff, you can get your fill of Ford Fairlaines and ‘54 Chevys at three separate car show events in the villages in the coming days, and all are free for spectators to attend.

Riverside Garage hosts its next Cruise Night along East Burlington Street in downtown Riverside on July 20 from 6 to 9 p.m.

Also on July 20, from 7 to 9 p.m., North Riverside Parks & Rec hosts an Antique and Classic Car Show in the police station parking lot, 2359 Desplaines Ave. Finally, on July 23 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce hosts its Classic Car and Bike Show along the 3700 block of Grand Boulevard, with fun, music, food and more.

Aging Care Connections Congregate Meals presents “Elvis!” starring tribute artists Landan James on July 20 at 1:30 p.m. at Salerno’s Pizza, 9301 W. 63rd St. in Countryside. Admission is free but reservations are required, limit 2. Call 708-6032269. Speak clearly and slowly.

Loca Mocha, 8858 Burlington Ave. in Brookfield (inside the Metra station), welcomes back troubadour Mark Dvorak to the Maria’s Morning Coffee House Series on July 25 at 10 a.m. Free. Donations accepted, CDs and books available for purchase.

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Pro bike race comes to Brookfield Professional bike racing comes to Brookfield for the first time on July 26 in the form of the Cycle Brookfield Criterium, one the 10 race events that make up the Intelligentsia Cup, taking place throughout the Chicago area.

The nearly mile-long zig-zag course is along and around Grand Boulevard from Lincoln Avenue to Brookfield Avenue. Spectator admission is free with parking along Brookfield Avenue, Broadway Avenue and the village hall parking lot.

The course area is closed to traffic between 10 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Races begin at 11 a.m. and continue through the day, with the women’s pro race at 5:10 p.m. and the men’s pro race at 7 p.m. A Family Fun Ride (register at tinyurl.com/3tp4yvry) will be held at 6:25 p.m.

For more, visit cyclebrookfield.com/criterium.

Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., presents is annual Members’ Exhibition and Kids Show through July 29. Gallery hours are ThursdaySaturday from 1 to 5 p.m. There’s also “Summer, Joy and Harmony,” featuring paintings by Joe Fournier at the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, through Sept. 29. Viewing hours are MondayThursday from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

The Riverside Chess Club invites players of all skills and ages to meet for casual games at the Riv■

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erside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, on Mondays from 5 to 7 p.m. Open to anyone. For more info email TheRiversideChessClub@gmail.com or visit facebook.com/TheRiversideChessClub.

The Riverside Farmers Market operates each Wednesday through Oct. 4 from 2:30 to 7 p.m. in Centennial Park, at Forest Avenue and Longcommon Road. The Brookfield Farmers Market returns every Saturday through Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. ■

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Man eludes police after hitting grocery store 3 times in a week A man wanted in connection with retail thefts on July 7 and July 10 at Amazon Fresh, 7201 24th St. in North Riverside, hit the store a third time on July 11 and led police on a high-speed, mid-afternoon chase down Harlem Avenue and then eastbound on I-290 before the offender was able to elude pursuing vehicles.

Police arrived at Amazon Fresh at about 3:30 p.m. after the latest report, with a witness saying the offender had gotten into a black SUV with a broken rear window. Police located that vehicle at Harlem and Cermak and began following it.

The driver accelerated away from police once past Roosevelt Road and then onto eastbound I-290 where he reportedly drove across all lanes and onto the shoulders, nearly striking other vehicles, as he attempted to elude police, who terminated the chase at Austin Boulevard. The man had reportedly stolen about $360 in merchandise from Amazon Fresh that day.

Auto theft A North Riverside man went to police to report his car stolen after lending his white Nissan Rogue on July 10 to a friend, with instructions to return it on the morning of July 11. The friend had not shown up as of 11 a.m. on July 12 and now couldn’t be reached by phone.

Police told the man he needed to give the friend more time to get the car to him and the man agreed to return the following week if he still hadn’t heard anything.

About 15 minutes later, the man called back to say his friend had reappeared, but without the Nissan, which the friend said had been stolen, along with her cellphone, from the parking lot at the Chicagoland Motel in Lyons. The man told police he was on his way to Lyons to make a stolen auto report there.

DUI ■ Riverside police charged a 26-yearold Chicago man with driving under the influence of alcohol, aggravated speeding and possessing a concealed weapon while

under the influence after a police officer stopped him for allegedly driving 90 mph while southbound on First Avenue from Waubansee Road on July 9 at about 2:15 a.m.

The officer reported that the black Ford Mustang went through the red light at Ogden Avenue and continued down First Avenue to Archer Road where the police officer was able to affect a traffic stop and order the driver out of the vehicle.

The driver appeared to be intoxicated and reportedly admitted to having drunk alcohol before getting behind the wheel.

A breath test more than an hour later reportedly revealed the driver’s bloodalcohol content to be .147, which is nearly twice the legal limit of .08.

Police also reported recovering a loaded 9 mm handgun and a separate loaded ammunition magazine in the car’s center console.

He was also cited for driving on a suspended license, having no proof of insurance and running a red light.

■ A 22-year-old Chicago woman was charged with reckless driving and driving under the influence of alcohol and cited for several traffic violations after she reportedly lost control of her black Nissan while racing with another vehicle while eastbound on Bloomingbank Road, leaving the roadway and running over a stop sign and a left turn-only sign near the Riverside Swim Club on July 9 just before 7 p.m.

The woman reportedly told police she had been at a friend’s bachelorette party and believed she was OK to drive. Her blood-alcohol content was .145, which is nearly twice the legal limit of .08.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, July 9-17, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

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Brookfield trustees poised to vote on vape shop restrictions The Brookfield Village Board on July 24 is expected to approve amending its zoning code in order to limit the number of standalone smoke/vape shops in commercial districts.

The action follows in the wake of three such shops opening since 2021, including two just a couple of blocks from each other on Ogden Avenue. The code amendment recommended by the Brookfield Planning and Zoning Commission last month would make it harder to open a smoke/vape shop in Brookfield than it would be to open a liquor store.

In a 5-0 vote, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended that smoke/ vape shops be located at least 3,000 feet from each other and 1,000 feet away from any school or daycare facility. It also limits such shops to the 31st Street, Eight Corners and

Ogden Avenue business districts and the 47th Street industrial district.

To give a sense of how restrictive that is, Village Planner Kate Portillo told elected officials at a discussion of the code amendment at the village board’s July 10 committee of the whole meeting that Broadway Avenue is about 1,700 feet in length, but it is within the Eight Corners Business district, where two schools and a daycare center are located.

The 31st Street corridor is about 4,000 feet, while both Ogden Avenue and 47th Street are about 5,300 feet in length.

Smoke/vape shops would no longer be allowed in any of the Station Area zoning districts, such as the Grand Boulevard/ Prairie Avenue district, which has housed one smoke/vape shop for years and has been home to others in the past.

The existing code does not call out smoke/ vapes shop specifically, so they are classified as “non-durable goods,” a use allowed by right along 31st Street, Ogden Avenue, Eight Corners and in the village’s three Station Area business districts.

Existing smoke/vape shops would be able to operate as non-conforming uses. However, if they close or cease operations for at least six months, they would be subject to the amended code.

Trustee Edward Cote wondered if the new rules could be challenged as too restrictive, given that liquor stores, which also sell cigarettes and vape products, can be as close as 100 feet away from schools.

Village Attorney Adam Durkin said the proposed restrictions would not be problematic from a legal standpoint.

“I don’t see anything prohibiting this kind

of [distance] restriction,” said Durkin. “Just because one store sells products as an ancillary business doesn’t mean another store who sells it as a primary business has some kind of right.”

While new smoke/vape shops cannot be located withing 1,000 feet of a daycare or school, the code leaves it up to a daycare or school if the owner wants to open in a location within 1,000 feet of such an existing shop.

However, if the smoke/vape shop closes and the school/daycare remains, any future shop would be subject to the restrictions outlined in the code.

Other than Cote’s question regarding a potential legal challenge, elected officials, including Cote, did not appear to have any objections to the proposed change in the code to restrict smoke/vape shops.

— Bob Uphues

Brookfield Farmers Market puts out full-court press for votes If you’ve visited the Brookfield Farmers Market this summer, you no doubt have noticed that it has grown substantially. More than 40 vendors (out of a rotating lineup of around 75) can now be found in the parking lots wrapping around the south and west sides of the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave., every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

And the farmers market’s new manager, Gina Sharenow, would like shoppers – on July 8 there were about 1,800 -- to let the American Farmland Trust know how much you like the changes and help maintain the market’s momentum in the future.

“We still have room in the front to add 15 to 20 more vendors,” Sharenow said. “It’s been nice to hear people in the community speak-

ing about how great the market is.”

Through Sept. 18, the American Farmland Trust, a nonprofit whose mission is “protecting agricultural land, promoting environmentally sound farming practices and keeping farmers on the land,” is accepting online votes for the top farmers markets in the U.S. via their annual America’s Farmers Market Celebration.

“In many regions, farmers markets have been vital to keeping existing family farms in business, enabling new farms to get started and creating jobs and opportunity in these communities,” said John Piotti, American Farmland Trust president and CEO in a press release announcing the contest.

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Sharenow and her volunteers, however, are soliciting shoppers’ support directly at their table every Saturday and on their social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, where you can scan a QR code that will take you directly to the spot on the American Farmland Trust website where you can vote for Brookfield.

The trust will be handing out cash awards totaling $15,000 to the top vote-getters -- $5,000 for first place, $2,500 for second, $1,500 for third, $750 for fourth and $250 for fifth.

As of July 18, Brookfield had 375 votes, which put it quite a distance behind the lead-

er, the Collingswood Farmers Market in New Jersey, which had 1,659 votes.

However, the top vote-getter in each state gets $100, and as of July 18, Brookfield was leading the field in Illinois, ahead of secondplace Open Air Farmers Market at Dole Mansion in Crystal Lake (256).

“The money would help with our efforts to keep on growing and give back to the community,” Sharenow said.

One of the things the Brookfield Farmers Market would like to create is a scholarship that can be given to high schoolers who volunteer for the farmers market. There is a Brookfield Farmers Market teen committee, said Sharenow, who get hands-on experience at the market.

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RBHS music parents keep up pressure to increase staffing Superintendent open to meeting to try to move the needle

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Music advocates at Riverside Brookfield High School are not giving up in their push to persuade the school board and school administrators to commit to three full-time music teachers.

Last week, for the third consecutive school board meeting, music parents, alumni and other supporters spoke up to plead their case.

Frustrated by the response of school board President Deanna Zalas, the parents saw a glimmer of hope the day after the July 11 meeting when Superintendent Kevin Skinkis called Lisa Janunas, the new head of the Music and Theater Sponsors Parent Group, to ask for a meeting.

“I’m happy that he reached out, because I feel like he hasn’t really addressed us during all of this, so that’s encouraging,” Janunas told the Landmark last week.

On July 11, Janunas offered five ideas for new music offerings at RBHS so that choir

teacher Kayley Smetana, who has been cut back to just one class, a 0.2 full-time-equivalent position, can provide more instruction.

“He liked that I presented some solutions, maybe some compromises, so hopefully we’ll talk about that,” Janunas said.

Janunas’ ideas included creating a lunchtime music lab, making a capella singing a class, offering a music refresher course for students who may have dropped music during the pandemic, offering a drama or introduction to theater class and creating a summer singing or theatre camp.

Janunas said Skinkis told her the school probably would not get to where music parents want them to be this year, but she held out hope for the future.

“Hopefully we’ll get some movement,” Janunas said.

Skinkis and Janunas have not met yet and will not be meeting this week because of vacation schedules.

Janunas and other music parents and supporters plan to keep on pushing.

“I don’t want to be a pain in the ass, I just want to see things change,” Janunas said.

“They have to listen when there’s this many people demanding changes.”

Last year Smetana had a 0.6 FTE position, teaching three classes. She was also paid to supervise some study halls. Smetana came to RBHS in 2021 and was a 0.9 FTE her first year.

But a restructuring of RBHS’s department and division leadership model for the upcoming year has resulted in band director James Baum picking up one more class this year.

One other music class, AP Music Theory, only is offered every other year and will not be offered this year.

After meeting in closed session to discuss personnel on July 11, the school board did approve hiring Smetana to be the faculty sponsor of the A Capella Club, a group she created. This newly created stipend position will pay Smetana $930 next year. The board also approved a $2,007 stipend for math teacher Rachelle Kelly to direct the Pep Band.

Assistant Principal for Curriculum and

Instruction Kylie Lindquist said that, as of now, it appears Smetana will return to RBHS. She said that the school is committed to doing what it can, with fiscal limits, to keep her.

“The district is constantly monitoring numbers, seeing what our [class] sizes look like,” Lindquist said. “We don’t want this situation. You know, we don’t want the music parents and the music students to always have to feel like they’re fighting, but at the same time we have to be fiscally responsible, so we’re constantly monitoring and seeing what we can do.”

At the July 11 meeting, three RBHS music recent graduates told the school board and administration how important the RBHS music program has been to them.

Maddie Smith, who graduated from RBHS in 2017, majored in vocal performance at Illinois Wesleyan University. Now she is a parttime music teacher at a Catholic school and a band director at a Presbyterian church.

“The reason I have all of that is because of my time here,” Smith said.

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Brookfield engine now fighting fires in the Caribbean After donation of pumper and equipment, firefighters visit Dominican Republic to train local responders

By BOB UPHUES Editor

An $800,000 grant from FEMA which the village of Brookfield parlayed into a new front-line “quint” fire engine, also turned out to be a boon for a fire department located in a city in the mountainous central portion of the Dominican Republic.

Because the new quint combined the capabilities of Brookfield’s pumper engine and ladder truck, the village sought to dispose of the old vehicles. They sold the 20-yearold ladder truck to the Roberts Park Fire Protection District in Justice for that agency to use as a reserve vehicle.

It was going to be a little more difficult to sell the 1991 pumper engine, which was still in good working condition, but was considered obsolete by National Fire Protection Association standards.

“There’s a lot of good vehicles out there that are trying to be sold that can’t be sold,” said Brookfield Fire Chief James Adams, who said the 1991 pumper was still a reliable vehicle and was used by the department to respond to incidents almost until the day it left the station for the last time in May. “The NFPA is really wasteful, in my opinion, because we’re getting pump tests and ladder tests and we’re passing every year, so it’s a good, solid vehicle. It’s all certified, but we’re handcuffed by our own standards, which is hard to accept.”

Engine 412’s final destination was Jarabacoa, Dominican Republic, where it was immediately placed into front-line service. In addition to the engine, Adams reached out to other area departments and the company Air One, which supplies fire departments with self-contained breathing units, or air packs.

Air One donated nearly two dozen air packs along with an air compressor so they can be recharged when needed, a donation valued at $75,000, according to Adams. Brookfield also ended up sending a host of firefighting gear, from ventilation fans and spotlights to ladders, nozzles, face masks, coats, pants, flashlights and canisters of foam for use in fighting things like oil fires.

The engine, whose transportation to the Dominican Republic was funded by donors in Jarabacoa, finally made its way through customs in mid-June. Then on June 29, three representatives from the Brookfield Fire Department – Adams, Capt. Brian Baldwin and Firefighter/Paramedic Wesley Proch – flew to the Dominican Republic’s capital, Santa Domingo, before driving another 4.5 hours to Jarabacoa to provide training to the 16 or so firefighters who make up the Jarabacoa Fire Department.

Adams said he and the other Brookfield firefighters paid for their own travel, while donors in Jarabacoa paid for their lodging.

“I don’t know what I was expecting,” said Adams, “but whatever it was, it blew my expectations away.”

The trio of Brookfield firefighters were in Jarabacoa for two nights, squeezing in training on how to use the engine,

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Brookfield Fire Chief James Adams (standing, 5th from left), Capt. Brian Baldwin (3rd from left) and Firefighter Wesley Proch (2nd from left) stand for a photo in June with members of the Jarabacoa Fire Department in front of the engine Brookfield donated to the Dominican Republic town earlier this year. the foam and much of the gear. Because the department there did not have an air compressor, the handful of air packs they did have didn’t get used much. According to Adams, they had to drive 50 miles to get the air packs recharged.

Much of the fire department’s gear and vehicles are donated or funded by donations from local business owners, said Adams. The Jarabacoa’s Fire Department budget is about $4,000 a month, Adams said.

“They need way more than what we gave them,” Adams said.

The connection with Jarabacoa was made through Proch, who was hired in Brookfield in 2021. About a decade earlier he had worked on a construction project to build a restaurant in Jarabacoa – an initiative launched by his in-laws, who owned land there. Proch also later managed the restaurant for a time before changing gears at age 32 and getting his EMS certification before joining the fire service.

While he worked in Jarabacoa, he got to know other business owners and local officials. When he learned Brookfield would be disposing of the pumper, he let Adams know he might have a taker in Jarabacoa.

“I told the chief, if he actually wanted to donate the engine, I could work it out,” Proch said.

He ended up making the arrangements for the training trip and a local town councilor, Rafelina Diaz, solicited local

business owners in Jarabacoa to come up with the roughly $10,000 cost of transporting the engine there.

“It was still an amazing deal, and they were so happy to get it,” Proch said.

The Jarabacoa firefighters don’t get the same kind of regular training Brookfield firefighters get, said Proch, so they were eager to find out as much as they could about the gear they’d just received.

“They want real-world, situational training. I felt they were just so hungry to learn,” Proch said. “There were definitely moments of complete silence where everyone was zoned right in and hanging on every word.”

The Brookfield firefighters also visited a smaller municipal department on the northern outskirts of Jarabacoa. On June 30 they were feted at a ceremony thanking Brookfield for the donation of the fire engine and equipment, followed by a traditional meal at the home of the Jarabacoa fire chief, Miguel Castillo.

“It’s hard to describe the trip,” said Adams, who can get choked up recalling the experience. “I’d do it again in a heartbeat. … There’s definitely a need for this. A lot of departments [here in the U.S.] could make a lot of difference, way more than they think.

“It really puts everything in perspective. We’re very fortunate to be where we’re at.”

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RBTV

‘Once -in-a-lifetime opportunity’ a doctorate in education.

“I like school,” Holdren told the Landmark in a telephone interview last week.

Holdren will be paid $110,380, more than the $94,301.25 that Prokes made last year. He will teach all the television classes at RBHS next year.

A native of Chicago Heights, Holdren was interested in film and video from an early age.

As an adolescent, he and friend would record themselves on VHS, reenacting “Saturday Night Live” skits. He earned his first bachelor’s degree in communication and media studies from Northern Illinois University.

While starting his career in media and film, he began substitute teaching at Homewood-Flossmoor and discovered that he loved teaching, so he earned a second bachelor’s degree in English from Governors State University.

He also earned a master’s degree from NIU in communication and media studies where he specialized in documentary filmmaking as well as a master’s degree in educational leadership and administration before getting his doctorate in education from NIU in 2011.

“I was able to marry those two loves of teaching and media production,” Holdren said. “I love teaching just as much as I love creating content.”

Holdren began the film program at Homewood-Flossmoor and is still an active cinematographer. In 2015, he co-founded and is

the CEO of a small wedding film company, Matthew Robert Creative.

Holdren said that he is excited to be taking over RBTV. “It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to be able to take over a historic program like RBTV, so for me it’s an opportunity to take the next step in my career,” Holdren said.

He was picked from a field of 15 candidates, three of whom were interviewed.

RBTV’s reputation drew interest from Holdren and other applicants.

“This isn’t just any old broadcasting job,” said Kylie Lindquist, the assistant principal for curriculum and instruction at RBHS. “RBTV is something that’s very well-known and that’s what enabled us to attract someone to want to come over.”

Lindquist was relieved that a candidate of Holdren’s experience and talent applied for the job.

“When I heard of Gary’s [retirement] I was terrified, because it was such a rare certification,” Lindquist said.

Homewood-Flossmoor has a strong broadcast program, with alumni including White Sox television broadcaster Jason Benetti, sports radio talk show host Lawrence Holmes and television newscaster Ben Bradley.

It has state-of-the-art studio and production facilities that cost between $3 and $4 million a decade ago.

“We had a lot of success at HF,” Holdren said. “We compete in the MMEA (Midwest Media Educators Association) and I’ve been able to teach a lot of students who have won a lot of first place trophies in things like documentaries, music videos, trailers and then we’ve also won quite a few for news programming as well.”

But Holdren, who also served for two years the chairman of the Fine Arts Department at Homewood-Flossmoor, did not lead the Homewood Flossmoor TV program, so he was attracted to the RBTV position.

“He was interested in making the move to take over a station,” Lindquist said.

Although Holdren did not teach Benetti, Bradley or Holmes, he did teach Jarad Higgins who went on to great fame as hip-hop artist Juice WRLD, who died of a drug overdose in 2019.

Holdren said that he is excited to succeed Prokes but will cut his own path.

“He’s definitely a legend, he will con-

tinue to be a legend and will continue to be remembered and revered by me going forward,” Holdren said. “Everyone will know who he was and what he did for that program, but I plan on, hopefully, blazing my own trail there that in 15 or 20 years, when I leave, someone else can come in and speak as highly about me as everyone does about Gary.”

Holdren was interviewed by a team of administrators and department chairs.

“We kind of hit it off right away,” Holdren said. “I think they kind of understood my vision of what media should look like at the high school level.”

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Native garden walk returns to western suburbs ‘Birds, Bees & Butterflies’ features Riverside and Berwyn gardens

By LACEY SIKORA

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Contributing Reporter

est Cook Wild Ones’ annual garden walk, “Birds, Bees & Butterflies: A Native Garden Walk” returns July 22 from 1 to 5 p.m. This year, for the first time, the featured gardens and gardeners hail from Riverside and Berwyn, Illinois.

The walk will feature 11 gardens, and homeowners and gardeners will be on hand to answer participants’ questions about plant names, favorite plants and other aspect of their native gardens.

Laura Hartwell Berlin, who co-chairs the West Cook Wild Ones Garden Walk Committee with Adrian Ayres Fisher, says that in previous years, the walk has been focused on Oak Park and River Forest, and calls this year’s move to the south and west an exciting one.

A few Berwyn gardens have been featured in the past, but Berlin says Riverside is “all new” to the tour.

“Members of the Wild Ones community from Riverside came to us,” she said.

“Riverside is such a lovely community. It’s especially meaningful to Adrian because she is the site steward for the National Grove Woods, a Cook County Forest Preserve that is adjacent to Berwyn and Riverside.”

Fisher says that expanding the walk to other suburbs makes sense, given the growing membership of West Cook Wild Ones.

There are more than 250 members throughout the western suburbs, and the membership spans as far north as Evanston and east into Chicago.

Fisher notes that interest in native gardening picked up during the pandemic when people had more time to focus on their gardens, but the growth has continued in recent years.

“It’s kind of remarkable,” she said. “This year, we sold the most plants ever at our na-

tive plant sale. People are becoming more interested in attracting native pollinators and birds.”

This year’s garden roster includes sunny prairie gardens, a spring ephemeral garden, a cutting garden, shade gardens, an edible garden and two rain gardens. Some gardeners have lovingly designed every square inch of their yards themselves. Others have hired top native garden designers.

In one garden owned by two artists, unusual objects play with the garden plants.

“There’s a lot of artistic flair that really shows off,” Berlin said.

In another garden, the owners lunch and dine everyday al fresco. Several gardeners have chosen and arranged plants for their lovely scents.

In Riverside, two traffic triangles are included in the walk. Known for its winding streets designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted, Riverside has curved streets with large areas of green space between the streets. Local scout troops installed plants on the triangles featured on the walk.

“The kids are our future,” Berlin said. “It’s inspiring that they are thinking about this.”

If Riverside’s large lawns and lush green spaces illustrate what can be done with plenty of space, Fisher says Berwyn is equally as compelling, because it shows what can be done on a smaller plot of land.

“People are very creative,” Fisher said. “It doesn’t really matter how big your yard is, you can make a difference.”

Fisher notes that West Cook Wild Ones has embraced Climate Ready Oak Park and the Global Campaign for Nature’s 30 x 30 initiative and explains, “Over 190 nations have embraced the global initiative to have 30% of land planted with native plantings.”

She notes that the simple formula for letting 30% of local yards go native is tied to the principles of noted conservationist and ecologist Doug Tallamy, who counsels that converting lawns to native plants nationwide

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The West Cook Wild Ones Garden Walk features 11 gardens ranging from prairie gardens to a spring ephemeral garden, rain gardens and shade gardens. By including Riverside and Berwyn in 2023, the West Cook Wild Ones Garden Walk has both large and small spaces, ones incorporating varying proportions of native species. could have a dramatic impact on the environment.

While some might be intimidated at the idea of converting a yard to native plantings, Fisher points out that focusing on a portion of your yard can make a big difference. Berlin agrees and notes that’s why the garden walk is so inspiring.

“There are varying degrees of native-ness.

It’s a spectrum,” Berlin said. “There’s no right way to do it.”

This garden walk is $10 for West Cook Wild Ones members and $15 for non-members.

Kids attend for free. Ticket holders will receive a tour map two days before the event.

Visit westcook.wildones.org to register.

Proceeds from the walk and the West Cook Wild Ones annual plant sale, which takes place every spring, are used to fund the organization’s grants, which allow Cook County nonprofits such as schools and churches to create their own native garden spaces.

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THE LANDMARK VIEW

KOSEY CORNER

Eye on the future

Weathering the storm, whether here or there

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orth Riverside trustees passed the village’s appropriations ordinance on July 17, two weeks before the state deadline, as has been their practice for as long as anyone can remember.

The fiscal year began May 1, so the first quarter has come and gone without the village deciding exactly what it would be budgeting to spend. The final version of the budget has still not yet been released to the general public on the village website. The original preliminary budget anticipated a $1.3 million deficit. After several budget workshops, that deficit had reportedly increased to about $1.5 million.

On July 10, a week before passing the appropriations ordinance, the board met in an administrative committee session to set legislative priorities for the fiscal year, ones that would have an impact on spending in 2023-24.

The three priorities they settled on were the most glaring – the need to complete a comprehensive plan for the village, overhauling the village’s zoning code and addressing the village’s police and fire pension obligations.

Of the three, the two most straightforward ought to be completing a comprehensive plan, which will provide future boards with essential direction for future commercial and residential development in specific areas of the village – the central commercial core near Harlem Avenue, Cermak Road west of First Avenue, 26th Street and, yes, the National Guard Armory property.

Overhauling the zoning code will be a key ingredient in making the direction in the comprehensive plan realistic to accomplish.

We are loath to predict the future, but we can already read a few tea leaves when it comes to coming to a consensus on how to guide future development in the commercial core area, particularly the North Riverside Park Mall property.

It’s no secret that the mall’s owner wants to redevelop the west side of the property after acquiring the former Carson’s parking lot. They may also be interested in picking up the former Sears property, which is back on the market after being sold earlier this year.

That’s going to take planning expertise the village simply doesn’t have right now. For a village with such an important commercial base in flux, it would seem that North Riverside is going to need an actual community development department, with fulltime staff dedicated to planning and economic development.

For more than a decade, the department has been staffed by a series of contractors brought in to address the need of the moment. North Riverside isn’t like other small towns of its population; it can’t be run like one.

And that gets us to the $4 million annual pension obligation.

The costs are real and they are permanent. They need a permanent solution.

Whether, or weather, no matter how you spell it, it affects all of us in some way. So last week I was on my trek between MacNeal Hospital and Cantata when the first weather fury hit.

I made it to my room on the fourth floor of the hospital and was watching the weather reports and listening to the sirens going off.

Everything seemed to be going on as usual, but I was trying to prepare myself.

My preparation was to get my rosary, crawl under the covers and move away from the windows. Luckily, the all-clear came.

While at MacNeal there was also a fire alarm. However, it was on the fifth floor in the south building, so there was no need for my Plan B. During the huge rain, I said a few prayers for those who live in the area and for Dr. Mike, who had no problem but lost a few mature trees.

So, I’m now back at Cantata where I will be for a while getting IVs and therapy. If you are looking for me, this is the place. As I have said, it is a good place to be, although I would like to get outside and enjoy some of the beautiful weather. So far, I’ve only been outside to be transported from MacNeal to Cantata; not much of an outing.

This time I hope to take advantage of some of the activities planned for each day.

Or I would like to get to my next Grisham book, which was given to me by Louise Wimmer. It belonged to her late husband, Mike, also a Grisham aficionado.

I have been watching a lot of TV since it fits in my schedule, which isn’t too trying. I didn’t realize how many people needed windows or mattresses. Dog food is another item that you need to consider. Some of it looks as good as people’s food.

I would like to advise people not to ignore those little health signals that maybe something is wrong. You can’t enjoy it forever. Listen to your body. Unfortunately, during my time here at Cantata, there have been many who passed away that I didn’t get to pay my respects to, such as Jim Heilenbach, Marcia Olson and Barbara Newman. I know there are others I have also missed well.

I want to let you all know I miss seeing you all. I’d rather be buzzing around town doing whatever. I miss the farmers markets, especially the nice, juicy peaches.

Yum!

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clippings and leaves down, where they will provide habitat and nutrition for your lawn and growing plants.

The stuff blown into the street washes down the curb when it rains and blocks the storm sewer grates, contributing to standing water and backups during heavy rain events. Also, pick up trash at your curb or on your parkway to prevent it from washing down to the storm grates, too.

3. Consider installing a rain garden or other landscape feature with native plants that have deep roots. These can greatly slow or reduce the amount of water entering the storm sewer, eliminating areas of standing water in lawns and beautifying your property.

Organizations like your local library or the Brookfield Native Plants Club can help connect you with resources for beneficial yard features to help with water management on your property.

The livability of our communities depends on all of us doing our part to help ease the burden on our infrastructure, creeks and rivers from these increasingly frequent heavy rain events.

Suzanne Williams, Brookfield

JOANNE KOSEY

Do your part to help divert storm runoff Many in our communities experienced serious water issues during the recent heavy rains, and experts tell us that these heavy rain events will only continue in frequency and intensity. There are some things we can all do to reduce the amount and rate of water entering our streets, storm sewers, and homes. These include: 1. If you haven’t already done so, disconnect your downspouts from the storm sewers. These connections are illegal in most places, yet a recent walk in Brookfield revealed many houses still connected this way, in plain sight.

2. Don’t blow grass clipping and leaves into the street, or stop your landscaping service from doing so. Leave

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Sports

Riverside’s cardiac kids win 12U baseball district After thrilling win, team knocked out in sub-state game

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Bryce Sherman and his Riverside Little League 12-Under all-star baseball teammates tried to quickly forget their sub-state championship game loss to Hinsdale Monday in Elgin.

They enjoyed a lifetime of memories getting there.

The great ride was climaxed by only the third District 9 championship by the Riverside Majors 12s over the last 66 years.

The breathtaking, remarkable come-frombehind 12-11 seven-inning victory over Western Springs in the winner-take-all championship game was July 11 at Brookfield’s Kiwanis Park in front of an overflow crowd.

“I’ve never been in a game like that. I’ll remember that game for the rest of the life.

I’ll be telling that to my kids, my grandchildren,” Sherman said.

Team members were Foster Bukowski, Shane Haefner, George Kirsch, Tommy Martin, Dean Mauban, Jack Rooney, Sherman, Mateo Sikora, Quinn Simmons, Gavin Sweetser, Brady Wahl and Henry Zalewski. The manager was Ryan Sherman with coaches Adam Haefner and Jon Kirsch.

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The Riverside Little League 12-Under Majors all-star baseball team won the District 9 title and reached the sub-state championship game. Team members are (front row, from left) Shane Haefner, Bryce Sherman, George Kirsch, Henry Zalewski, Brady Wahl, Foster Bukowski, Dean Mauban, (back row) coach Adam Haefner, Tommy Martin, Quinn Simmons, Jack Rooney, Mateo Sikora, manager Ryan Sherman, Gavin Sweetser and coach Jon Kirsch Riverside lost the sub-state championship game 10-0 in five innings on July 17.

“We told them to keep their heads up. A very fun two weeks. We all had a blast. Definitely a positive experience,” Ryan Sherman said.

Riverside was limited on July 17 to singles by Sweetser and Sherman in the first and second innings, respectively. Bukows-

ki was hit by a pitch to lead off the third.

Simmons (first 2 innings) and Sweetser (3 innings) handled the pitching duties.

Hinsdale pitcher Dylan Phelan struck out 12 in a complete-game effort.

A remarkable effort against another perennial power, Western Springs, earned the district title. After three victories, Riverside lost to Western Springs 7-1 earlier

July 11 to force a championship rematch in the double-elimination format.

Riverside trailed 11-10 entering the bottom of the seventh. Kirsch reached on an error and scored to tie the game. Simmons delivered the game-winning, walk-off single after Sweetser, who already hit two homers, and Sherman were intentionally walked to load the bases.

“It was the team that really helped me get into that,” Simmons said. “They intentionally walked Gavin. Anybody would have. …

Bryce, the same thing. He probably would have hit a shot.

“It was 2 and 2 and then I just hit it. it felt great. And then I threw up my helmet and [Kirsch] caught it.”

Riverside was winning 7-4 entering the sixth and was one out from the title, but a premature celebration after an apparent game-ending strikeout was instead a dropped third strike and the game continued. Western Springs rallied and eventually hit a grand slam to take the lead 10-7.

In the bottom half, Sweetser led off with a home run and Mauban hit a game-tying double but was left stranded on third with no outs.

When Riverside finally won, players and fans hesitated before unleashing some postgame pandemonium.

“The most ridiculous Little League game of all time. Literally, I’ve tried to tell the story 20 times. It’s one of those games where no team deserved to lose and people were saying there were over 300 fans,” Ryan Sherman said.

Brookfield 11U softball takes district crown State tournament action begins this weekend

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Pitcher Nena Melendez and her Brookfield Little League 11-Under all-star softball

teammates are doing their best to remain sharp for the upcoming state tournament.

“I know I’ve been practicing in my staircase non-stop,” Melendez said. “Like every time I see a sock, something round, I just

pitch because I really want to throw accurate.”

Brookfield finally returns to action July 22 on its home field after winning the District 9 championship back on July 6. Brook-

field swept North Riverside 15-0 in three innings in both games of the best-of-three championship series.

Team members are Ema Beattie, Lea Becker, Grace Campbell, Justina Costel-

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OBITUARIES

Joyce J. Albrecht, 77 Brookfield homemaker Joyce J. Albrecht (nee Schuppe), 77, of Brookfield and formerly of Lyons, died July 13, 2023 at home.

Ms. Albrecht was born Oct.1, 1945 in Melrose Park. She was a homemaker who enjoyed reading, sewing and baking.

She was the wife of Lawrence J. Albrecht; the mother of Ann Hausser, Laura Hausser, MaryBeth Hausser and Andrew Albrecht; the grandmother of Catrina, Aaron, Alexander and Rebecca; and the great-grandmother of Jacob, Ashley, Donovan and Mya. In accordance with her wishes, Joyce donated her body to science for the advancement of medical research.

Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Online condolences, memories and photographs may be shared at JohnsonNosek. com.

Patricia A. Alonzi, 85 Owned Alonzi’s Villa restaurant Patricia A. Alonzi (nee Conte, formerly Horn), 85, of Lyons, died peacefully on July 16, 2023 at her daughter Tricia’s home in Homer Glen due to her ongoing medical conditions.

While raising a family, Pat’s dedication was not only to

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lo, Nora Graham, Kallie Hickey, Vivien Kowynia, Melendez, Paige Olsen, Lyla Pigoni, Lula Smith, Josie Swanson and Yannis Villamil, Mike Melendez is the manager with coaches Dave Campbell and Ed Kowynia.

All but one of the players were part of Brookfield’s 2022 10U softball team that finished third at state. Many also are teammates with the Brookfield Nationals parttime travel team.

“I feel like the more experience you have, the more confidence you get. You just have to believe in yourselves,” said shortstop/

family but community. She was one of the first women police radio dispatchers and worked for the Lyons Police Department for 13 years. She was also a Lyons village trustee for 12 years.

In Brookfield, she was best known as owner of Alonzi’s Villa, which she operated at 8828 Brookfield Ave. with her husband, Michael, from 1989 to 2002 She was the wife of the late Michael L. Alonzi; the mother of Deborah Horn, Edwin (Michelle, nee Milka) Horn Jr., Patricia, nee Horn (William Sr.) Nixon; grandmother of William Nixon Jr.; Ashley Nixon, Allison Nixon, Christopher Nixon, Jessica Jarosz, Justin Jarosz, Jeffery (Ylse, nee Bear) Jarosz; the great grandmother of Nathen VanDeveer, Tabitha Nixon, Beckham Nixon-Simonis and Julia Jarosz ; the sister of MaryLynn (David) Spicer, Gina Feagler and the late Lawrence Conte; and the aunt and great aunt of many.

A chapel service will be held on Friday, July 21 at 11 a.m. at Queen of Heaven Cemetery Committal Chapel, 1400 S. Wolf Road, Hillside. Entombment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Christ the King Mausoleum.

Memorials appreciated to the Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, 60601 or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, Maryland, 21741.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

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

first baseman Pigoni.

“I feel like knowing all of the people around you have your back, it makes it a lot easier. Since everybody has had some experience with the all-star tournaments, it’s going to be really amazing if we do win.”

Melendez pitched both district games.

She threw a no-hitter in the opener with seven strikeouts and two walks followed by a one-hitter with six strikeouts and five walks. In that game, Melendez overcame walking the bases loaded with no outs.

“I was terrified. I just had to calm down,” Melendez said. “We’ve been wanting to win

Dennis F. Martinek, 76 Corporate pilot

DENNIS F. MARTINEK

Dennis Frank Martinek, 76, of Riverside, died peacefully on June 27, 2023.

He was born in Chicago on July 14, 1946, to the late Frank and Blanche Martinek (née Various). He was the eldest brother to the late Glen and James

Martinek.

Dennis’ first love was flying. After graduating from Morton West High School, Dennis joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. After proudly serving his country, he enrolled at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, graduating in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in air carrier operations.

A passionate aviator, Dennis was a corporate jet pilot and captain for many years; he would spend his leisure time in the air, often flying his own planes. Outside of flying, Dennis was a hands-on operator and entrepreneur, pursuing real estate and other endeavors.

Melding the two worlds of aviation and entrepreneurship, Dennis and his wife Susan co-founded their family business, Egress, which has been offering aerial scattering services for cremated remains for over 30 years.

Dennis will be remembered as a largerthan-life character who was quirky, undeniably charismatic, and whose bright blue eyes would light up any room. Alongside

state since forever. It’s been a dream so if we win state, that’ll be the happiest thing ever. That would be crazy.”

In the first victory, Brookfield had 15 hits and broke through with a 12-run third inning. Pigoni (2 doubles), Kowynia (double), Hickey, Swanson and Beattie each had two hits and Melendez tripled.

Brookfield had 11 hits in the second victory with two doubles each from Pigoni and Melendez. Villamil had two hits and Becker and Hickey also doubled.

“It took them a while to adjust [to the pitching] but then they put the bat to the

his love for aviation, Dennis enjoyed grooving to good music, World War II history, riding motorcycles and playing pinochle.

Raising his family in Riverside, Dennis achieved every Berwyn-born Czech’s dream of moving across Harlem Avenue.

The family will greatly miss Dennis’ humor and lively spirit.

He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Susan (née Rogers), and his beloved daughter, Sara, his greatest accomplishment. Some of his happiest times were spent with his family in Door County, Wisconsin.

Join the family in celebrating Dennis’ life on Sunday, Aug. 27, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brookfield Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, 8844 Ogden Ave., Brookfield.

Joyce J. Albrecht, 77 Brookfield homemaker Joyce J. Albrecht (nee Schuppe), 77, of Brookfield and formerly of Lyons, died July 13, 2023 at home.

Ms. Albrecht was born Oct.1, 1945 in Melrose Park. She was a homemaker who enjoyed reading, sewing and baking.

She was the wife of Lawrence J. Albrecht; the mother of Ann Hausser, Laura Hausser, MaryBeth Hausser and Andrew Albrecht; the grandmother of Catrina, Aaron, Alexander and Rebecca; and the great-grandmother of Jacob, Ashley, Donovan and Mya. In accordance with her wishes, Joyce donated her body to science for the advancement of medical research.

Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Online condolences, memories and photographs may be shared at JohnsonNosek. com.

ball,” Mike Melendez said. “At this point of the season, we’re just trying to have fun.”

Several players praised Kowynia’s vocal leadership at catcher. Second baseman/ pitcher Campbell again has been a Papa Smurf, supplying teammates with blue eyeblack designs, but more toned down than during last year’s state run.

“This [title] was a lot different because last year we had several district games over several days and this year it was just one day and it was quick,” Campbell said.

“We’ve definitely all improved a lot.”

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The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Systems Analyst in the Information Technology Department. The ideal candidate will perform a variety of complex technical duties in design, application programming and development, PC configuration and support, testing and maintenance of the Village’s computer application systems and perform a variety of technical duties as required. Knowledge of a wide variety of computer programming languages and systems, such as, City View Permit, License & Inspection Suite, Laserfiche, ESRI ArcGIS, MS-SQL, Reporting Tools, Java and HTML is wanted. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application by visiting the website https://www.oakpark.us/your-government/human-resources-department. This position is open until filled.

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN II

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Engineering Technician II in the Public Works Department. The employee performs layout, draft and design drawings from field survey information and field notes for various engineering and planning projects including existing improvements, right-of-way and various utilities and performs a variety of field inspections. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/jobs.

Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

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Job Duties: The School Social Worker provides needs-based behavioral and social-emotional services to the students, parents, and faculty/staff of a school. The role includes, but is not limited to, individual and group counseling with students; direct and indirect consultation with students and teachers; assessment, behavior planning and

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COVID-19 EPIDEMIOLOGIST

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Covid-19 Epidemiologist in the Public Health Department. This is a One-Year, Full Time Temporary position as of date of hire. This position will serve as a subject matter expert on communicable diseases of public health concern, including COVID-19.

This position will work on the surveillance and investigation of infectious diseases and other public health threats; rapid response to disease outbreaks including assisting the community’s emergency preparedness and response team. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website https://www.oakpark.us/your-government/human-resources-department. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. This position is open until filled.

intervention implementation and monitoring; and universal screening/ prevention of behavioral & socialemotional concerns. The School Social Worker hired for this position will assist teachers in development and implementation of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MtSS) social/emotional interventions, and may provide some school-wide SEL programming and parent outreach.

Interested candidates, please complete an online application at https://www.district90.org/about/ employment

IT OFFICE COORDINATOR

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Office Coordinator in Information Technology. This position will perform a variety of responsible and complex administrative duties for the IT Department; provide information and assistance to Village staff regarding requests for service; and provide administrative support to the IT Director and the IT staff. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website https://www.oakpark.us/your-government/human-resources-department. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. Open until filled.

PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER

The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the Police Department Field Services Division. This position will perform a variety of duties and responsibilities involved in the enforcement of Village parking regulations; and to provide general information and assistance to the public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website https://www.oakpark.us/your-government/human-resources-department. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application.

CROSSING GUARD

The Forest Park Police Department is seeking qualified individuals for the position of Crossing Guard. This position requires flexible hours during days when schools are in session.

A background investigation and drug screening will be conducted prior to consideration for the position. Applications available at Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue or on-line at www.forestpark.net and should be returned to Vanessa Moritz, HR Director, at Village Hall. For additional information, contact Dora Murphy at 708-615-6223 or write dmurphy@ forestpark.net.

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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 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.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, as follows: 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, 2023.

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 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 petition form to any individual requesting one.

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

ADOPTED this 10th day of July 2023 pursuant to a roll call vote as follows: AYES: TTE’s Cote, Gilhooley, Kaluzny, Ketchmark, and Narimatsu NAYS:

APPROVED by me this 10th day of July 2023. ____________________ M i c h a e l J. Garvey, President of the Village of the Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois

ATTESTED and filed in my office, this 10th day of July 2023. ____________________________ Brigid Weber, 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, 2023 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 5/10.1 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 1,373 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 18th day of August 2023.

3. The date of the prospective referendum, if one should be called pursuant to such petition, is the General Election, held Tuesday the 19th day of March 2024.

4. The Village Clerk shall provide a petition form to any individual requesting one.

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LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park --Office of the Village Engineer, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302-- will receive electronic proposals until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 17th, 2023 for Project: 23-3, 2023 Sidewalk Improvements Program - Rebid. Bids will be received and accepted, and bid results posted via the online electronic bid service listed below. In general, this contract includes sidewalk angle-cutting, removal and replacement of public sidewalk, parkway and carrage walks, combination curb and gutter, driveways, and PCC basecourse; pavement adjacent to curbs, adjustment of drainage structures, buffalo boxes and all appurtenant work thereto.

Sidewalk sequencing during the work and adherence to the completion date is of emphasis for this project as outlined in the plans and proposal forms.

service starting on Thursday July 27th, 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 8596947 for a non-refundable charge of $64.00. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue plans and specifications only to those contractors deemed qualified.

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

Plans and proposal forms may be obtained via the electronic

THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Bill McKenna Village Engineer

This project is financed with local Village funds and federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds and thus is subject to all federal rules, regulations and guidelines, including Davis-Bacon and Related Acts, Section 3, and Equal Opportunity requirements.

Published in Wednesday Journal, July 19, 2023

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION PROPERTY OWNER: Oak Park DOCKET NUMBER: PC 23-03 and River Forest High School (Planned Development) District 200, 201 N. Scoville AvHEARING DATE: August 3, 2023 enue, Oak Park, IL 60302 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereREQUEST: The Petitioner is reafter as the Agenda permits. questing Planned Development LOCATION OF HEARING: 123 approval for a 4-story 170,935 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL square foot school addition with 60302 (Council Chambers – three (3) allowance requests for: Room 201) 1) An increase in building height to sixty-two (62) feet, where SUBJECT PROPERTY ADthe maximum height allowed is DRESS: 201 N. Scoville Avenue, forty-five (45) feet (an extension Oak Park, IL 60302 of ten (10) feet above the existZONING DISTRICT: I – Instituing building height) as stated tional Zoning District in Article 6. Special Purpose LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PARCEL Districts, 6.2 Institutional Zon4: LOTS 1 TO 25, INCLUSIVE AND ing District, Table 6-2 Maximum THE VACATED ALLEYS LYING Building Height, 2) A decrease WITHIN AND THE SOUTH HALF in front yard setback to eight OF VACATED ONTARIO STREET (8) feet – three (3) inches where LYING NORTH OF LOTS 1 AND fifteen (15) feet is required (an 25 ALL IN BLOCK 28 IN THE extension of an existing nonconVILLAGE OF RIDGELAND, BEforming setback along Scoville ING SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST Avenue) as stated in Article 6.

HALF OF THE EAST HALF OF Special Purpose Districts, 6.2 SECTION 7, THE NORTH WEST Institutional Zoning District, QUARTER AND THE WEST HALF Table 6-2 Minimum Front Yard OF THE WEST OF THE SOUTH Setback, and 3) An increase in WEST QUARTER OF SECTION illumination at the property line 8, ALL IN TOWNSHIP NORTH, up to four and nine-tenths (4.9) RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THRID footcandles where the maximum PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK footcandle measured at the COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND PARCEL property line should be (1) foot5: THE EAST HALF OF VACATED candle as stated in Article 9. Site EAST AVENUE FALLING WITHIN Development Standards, 9.2.B ONTARIO STREET AND THAT (1) Maximum Lighting RegulaPART OF EAST AVENUE LYtions.

ING WEST OF AND ADJOINING A copy of the application and LOTS 17 TO 25, INCLUSIVE, IN each of the applicable docuBLOCK 28 AND LOTS 10 TO 18, ments are on the Village Website INCLUSIVE, IN BLOCK 27 IN THE at www.oak-park.us and also on VILLAGE OF RIDGELAND, BEfile and available for inspection ING SUBDIVISION OF THE EAST at the Village Hall, Development HALF OF THE EAST HALF OF Customer Services Department, SECTION 7, THE NORTH WEST 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, QUARTER AND THE WEST HALF Illinois 60302, during current OF THE WEST OF THE SOUTH business hours, Monday through WEST QUARTER OF SECTION Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 8, ALL IN TOWNSHIP NORTH, 5:00 p.m. The Plan Commission RANGE 13, EAST OF THE THIRD may continue the hearing to anPRINCIPAL MERIDIAN IN COOK other date without further notice COUNTY, ILLINOIS by public announcement at the P.I.N.: 16-07-221-008-0000 hearing setting forth the time and place thereof.

PETITIONER: Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200, 201 N. Scoville Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302 ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE INVITED TO BE HEARD OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal, July 19, 2023

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