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In Memoriam

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Remembering LeRoy “Santa” LeGros PAGE 3

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D96 rolls out concepts for Ames School

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PATH PEDALERS Cyclists, walkers and runners crowded the Salt Creek Trail, taking advantage of picture perfect weather on Monday, July 23 in the woods between the river and Forestview Drive, in North Riverside.

Addition, renovation plans range from $8.5 to $15 million By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Last week school board members and the general public got their first look at what an addition to Ames School in Riverside might look like. At the July 18 meeting of the Riverside Elementary School District 96 Board of Education, architect Carrie Matlock unveiled conceptual drawings of four options for an addition to Ames School. While Matlock stressed that the drawings were conceptual and are just starting points for discussion, the preliminary estimates for the costs range from about $8.5 million to nearly $15 million. ALEXA ROGALS/Staff Photographer

See AMES SCHOOL on page 17

Riverside board votes to join special rec group Residents can begin registering for WSSRA programs in August

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside residents with developmental and intellectual disabilities will be able to register for a wide variety of special recre-

ation classes this fall after the Riverside Village Board voted unanimously on July 19 to join the West Suburban Special Recreation Association (WSSRA). Village trustees also decided last week that it will fund membership in the asso-

ciation by levying a special recreation tax, beginning in 2019, which is allowed by state statute for such programs. Exactly how much the village will levy in 2019 isn’t yet clear, but the impact on each homeowners’ bill ought to be about $30,

village officials estimated. The levy may fluctuate from year to year depending on what Riverside needs to fund the cost of membership. See SPECIAL REC on page 9

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Brookfield bids ‘Santa’ adieu

LeRoy ‘Lee’ LeGros, 81, spread Christmas cheer to countless kids By BOB UPHUES Editor

For 10 months out of the year, LeRoy “Lee” LeGros kept a low profile. Retired after a long career as a clerk at ComEd, Mr. LeGros enjoyed the company of family and friends, and he continued following his passion for bowling with boyhood pals on their team, The Aches and Pains. But, come December, Mr. LeGros transformed into the ultimate celebrity, someone countless kids in Brookfield looked forward to seeing every single year. To them, he was known simply as Santa Claus, resplendent in his white fur-trimmed red suit, shiny black boots and white gloves. “He had that certain demeanor,” said Brookfield President Kit Ketchmark, remembering Mr. LeGros, who died July 17, 2018 at the age of 81. Before moving visits with Santa to Irish Times due to the size of crowds, the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce had Mr. LeGros and his wife, Marie – who dressed up as Mrs. Claus – hold forth at the Grossdale Station. Ketchmark is also director of the Brookfield Historical Society, which operates the old landmark train station. “He would stay there until the last kid had left,” Ketchmark said. “He was so patient with them. He and Marie really played it up and enjoyed it.” Mr. LeGros and his wife, Marie, began dressing up as Santa and Mrs. Claus around 1991, just before Mr. LeGros retired from ComEd. It was Marie’s idea, something fun to do in retirement. “I decided, Christmas Eve was coming up and there are so many people traveling. I made up outfits and said, ‘Let’s get going,’” said Marie LeGros. According to his wife, Mr. LeGros was game from the start. “That’s good. I’ll go for it,” Mr. LeGros responded to the suggestion, Marie said. They would stock up on toys at a local dollar store, and their nephew, Greg LeGros, would drive them around the city and suburbs on Christmas Eve looking for people with whom they could share Christmas cheer. Their travels sometimes took them to Lower Wacker Drive and to Chicago’s South Side. “It was 75th [Street] and something,” Marie remembered, “and we saw a lady with a little boy and girl on the corner. We stopped the car, and I got our bucket of things. Lee had his

LeRoy “Santa” LeGros sack over his shoulder; it was filled with cotton so it wasn’t heavy. And the kids – the look on their faces. They were so excited. We said, ‘We’re making a special visit to you.’” Prior to Sept. 11, 2001, they would visit Midway Airport, where officials let them wander the concourses, greeting Christmas Eve travelers, giving candy canes to adults and toys to the kids. They even took along a Polaroid camera, giving the photos to the travelers as mementos of the night they met Santa at the airport. “It was so much fun to see the look on their faces,” Marie said. Mr. LeGros and his wife would appear as Santa and Mrs. Claus at church events and would visit the homes of needy families identified by organizations like the Jaycees, passing out gifts. In more recent years, they participated in the Brookfield Police Department’s Shop with a Cop program, with Mr. LeGros, as Santa, making a surprise appearance after the shopping trip to hand out presents to the kids involved. Since 2008, Mr. and Mrs. LeGros were part of the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce’s annual holiday celebration. For the first several years, they would arrive at Ehlert Park via helicopter to throngs of kids. “The kids would just swarm around them,” said Amy Weinert, a longtime chamber member who has known the LeGros family for years. After landing at the park, where they roamed the crowd greeting kids, the couple spent hours at the Grossdale Station or Irish Times, visiting with children during the afternoon. At dusk, they’d get a special escort to Eight Corners, where Santa would flip the switch to light the tree at the Memorial Circle. Mr. LeGros was serious about playing the

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role of Santa. He bought a special pair of shiny black boots that he wore only as Santa, and he even tried growing a beard, though the color didn’t quite match the white false hair he had to wear on his head. Unable to find a salon willing to bleach his facial hair to match the wig, he reluctantly shaved it off. Through all the years, Mr. and Mrs. LeGros never charged for an appearance, though organizations will slip them gift certificates as thanks, and often spent their own money on the candy and gifts they handed out. “Too many take from life,” said Marie. “You have to be a giver. To me, it seemed a natural thing to do.” Mr. LeGros was born May 30, 1937 and was a lifelong resident of Brookfield. He attended St. Barbara School and Riverside-Brookfield High School. He served in the U.S. Marines and worked for ComEd for 39 years before retiring at the age of 57. Marie and Lee LeGros, both of whose spouses had died previously, married on March 18, 1990. They were both parishioners at St. Barbara Church, where their friendship blossomed within a year of formally meeting at a parish dance. Mr. LeGros was the husband of Marie LeGros (nee Harwood-Spacek); the stepfather of Dale Spacek and Dan (Amanda) Spacek; the step-grandfather of Jennifer (fiancé Frank Fuller) Spacek and Heather (Tony Esparza) Spacek; the brother of the late Harry LeGros, Bernard LeGros and Laverne Kozeluh; and the uncle of many nieces and nephews. A funeral Mass was celebrated July 23 at St. Barbara Church in Brookfield, followed by interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

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Riverside arrests teen wanted on carjacking warrant

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A 17-year-old Chicago boy arrested by Riverside police on July 16 in the 3400 block of Harlem Avenue for driving a dirt bike without a license, was detained and handed over to Cook County juvenile authorities after police learned he was wanted on a warrant for failing to appear in court in connection with a 2016 carjacking in Oak Park. Police observed the teenager riding a dirt bike in the parking lanes adjacent to the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad grade crossing and conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle, which had no registration. The teen reportedly tried to flee on foot but was captured by police. He had no valid driver’s license and had an active felony warrant for failing to appear in court on the carjacking case. Four people – two juveniles and two men from Chicago – were arrested in the April 7, 2016 carjacking, which took place in an Oak Park alley. The four offenders allegedly approached a 71-year-old Oak Park man in his garage as he was cleaning his car. The teenager arrested in Riverside was one of the two juveniles involved in the carjacking, according to police. Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel said in a press release that the four individuals arrested in that 2016 carjacking were found to be in possession of a .44-caliber Ruger revolver, and 9 mm Ruger semiautomatic handgun with a 20-round extended magazine.

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Brookfield police reported at least seven vehicle break-ins last week on the north end of the village overnight on July 18-19, with one of the incidents caught on a private surveillance camera. A resident of the 3300 block of Prairie Avenue called police a few days after the breakins, on July 22, to report that his camera had caught two people entering an unlocked vehicle that was parked behind his home the night of July 18-19. According to the police report, two men can be seen walking through the alley at about 12:35 a.m. on July 19. They walk up to the victim’s car, which was unlocked and parked behind the garage in the alley, searching the interior and the trunk before leaving it emptyhanded. The two then can be seen going up to another vehicle parked in the alley, but walking away from it when they discover the doors to be locked. On the morning of July 19, police responded to the area after residents reported that two unlocked cars had been broken into overnight in the 3200 block of Oak Avenue and three had been entered in the 3100 block of Sunnyside. The offenders typically rummaged through

glove boxes and center consoles, taking loose change. They also allegedly entered an open garage in the 8900 block of 31st Street, removing beer cans and wine stored in a refrigerator. They also entered an unlocked vehicle in the garage, removing loose change, a backpack and a makeup pouch.

Fraud suspect hit with weapons charge Riverside police charged Efrain Guerrero, 39, of Riverside, with felony deceptive practice and two weapons offenses after being arrested while getting into a taxi in the 100 block of East Burlington Street on July 14 at 4:17 p.m. Riverside police had been investigating Guerrero for fraud since March, when he allegedly wrote a fraudulent check to pay for groceries at Riverside Foods. After Guerrero was arrested, the taxi driver went to police to turn over an unloaded handgun left in the backseat of his vehicle. Guerrero reportedly told police he found the gun, but that it wasn’t his. He was charged with unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and for possessing the gun without ID.

TV stolen from motel Brookfield police responded to the Colony Motel, 9232 Ogden Ave., after the owner called to report that a Hitachi 43-inch flat-panel TV was stolen from one of the rooms on the afternoon of July 21. According to police, the man who rented the room incompletely and illegibly filled out a registration card for the room at about 10:10 a.m. He had arrived in a Jeep with other passengers. However, he left the motel a couple of hours before the theft, never to return. Surveillance cameras, meanwhile, show a man exiting the room at about 2:50 p.m. He gets into a Jeep and moves it to the 4000 block of Madison Avenue, which faces a side window of the room. A few minutes later, a TV can be seen coming through the side window. The man earlier seen driving the Jeep, takes the TV and carries it to the vehicle. Two other people are seen leaving the room around the same time. The motel owner called police after an employee who went to clean the room found the TV missing. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, July 9 and July 22, 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 and Tim Inklebarger

The Landmark, July 25, 2018

Villages brace for arrival of small-cell technology State law allows wireless carriers wide latitude to locate receivers

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The villages of Riverside and Brookfield have moved to pass laws regulating – to the extent the state has allowed them – the installation of wireless receivers on existing and potentially new utility poles as the telecommunications industry rolls out its 5G technology over the next few years. Exactly how these “small-cell” antennae and their related equipment will impact communities is unclear – their number and locations are unknown at this point – but the Illinois General Assembly has given municipalities little room to regulate their placement. The Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act, signed into law by Gov. Bruce Rauner in April and effective June 1, allows telecommunications companies wide latitude in locating the small-cell technology. For example, the facilities are allowed by right and are not subject to local zoning review when a proposed small-cell location is within a public right of way or a utility easement that’s small-cell compatible, like ComEd easements. In addition, more than one provider can

seek to locate a facility, and the related equipment, on a certain pole. While utility poles in Brookfield are often relegated to alleys, in Riverside they can run backyard lot lines, though those wouldn’t be preferred locations, according to Riverside Village Attorney Michael Marrs. Wireless providers prefer locations where a truck can easily reach them, he said. According to the state statute, a “small wireless facility” includes an antenna either located inside an enclosure of no more than 6 cubic feet or an exposed antenna that could fit within a 6-cubic-foot-enclosure. The facility also includes all of the equipment related to the antenna that, according to the statute, would be attached to the pole and would be no more than 25 cubic feet in volume. That calculation does not include other equipment, like meters, switches and “ground enclosures.” However, Marrs said, that not all small-cell facilities require ground-mounted enclosures. Riverside already has one small-cell facility within its borders, though many people may not have noticed it before. It was installed within the last couple of years along the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad

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line. Verizon placed an antenna on the tornado siren pole on Pine Avenue east of Fire Station 2, as part of an effort to provide wireless service to Metra commuters. The Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act gave municipalities 60 days to pass local laws governing application fees and regulate the locations and design standards for small cell installations, to the extent the act allows such regulation. Exactly the impact, visually and otherwise, on suburban Chicago communities isn’t clear at this point. But the Center for Municipal Solutions, a consulting firm specializing in telecommunications issues such as small-cell technology, believes that without proper local protections, it could be significant. “Currently the industry is acknowledging that for each carrier, they’ll need one smallcell or DAS [distributed antenna system] per 50 to 75 users,” said Rusty Monroe, cofounder in 1997 of the Center for Municipal Solutions, which has offices in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and Albany, New York. The company has provided consulting services for about 1,000 communities in 39 states, Monroe said. “In a typical suburban community, you’re

probably looking at one of these for each carrier per block, and perhaps more, depending on population density,” Monroe said. The reason isn’t coverage, Monroe said, but capacity for things like streaming video. “People are being misled about the fact that it’s needed for 5G,” Monroe said. “They’re not being built today for 5G. That’s still being developed.” Another reason Monroe said he believed carriers will need so many small-cell facilities in the future is that 5G technology operates at very high frequencies, which “don’t propagate very far as a usable signal strength.” As far as visual impact, Monroe said that it will depend on the company and its choice equipment. “They can be relatively innocuous,” said Monroe. “The problem is what the carriers present to the communities as to what they will look like, and what they build, are often worlds apart.” Marrs said his initial discussion with one carrier suggested that the company might be able to get by with just one small-cell location in the village. See SMALL-CELL on page 10

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BIG WEEK

Block party blowout in North Riverside

The village of North Riverside will host its annual Block Party on Desplaines on Saturday, July 28 from 4 to 9 p.m. in front of the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Enjoy live entertainment by two bands, along with carnival games, kids’ activities, character visits, grilled food, a food truck, summer treats and adult beverages. Admission is free and everyone is welcome to come by and have fun. Visit www.facebook.com/NRRecreation for more information.

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Rowing for in memory of Scuff

After poor weather washed it out in June, the Scuff Gross Memorial Regatta, in memory of the late longtime Riverside Township assessor, is back on for Saturday, July 28 at 10 a.m. Meet at McCormick Woods, northeast corner of 31st Street and First Avenue. From there, you’ll paddle south congregate at the Swan Pond area to regroup, then pass under the Swinging Bridge, exiting the river at Stony Ford Canoe Landing at 43rd and Oak in Lyons. The buddy system is suggested for both the participants and for ground transportation. Participants are responsible for their own equipment, safety, following IDNR rules. Others encouraged to watch on bridges at Forest Avenue, Barrypoint Road and the Swinging Bridge.

Rock out at Riverfest

Czech Fest in Brookfield The Czechoslovak American Congress will host its 33rd annual picnic and festival on Sunday, July 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Ehlert Park, 4400 Elm Ave. in Brookfield. The event is free and open to the public and features

And more North Riverside Recreation continues its free outdoor concert series on July 26 at 7 p.m. at the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave. with the Perry Hutchins Band, who meld high-energy rock with southern rock riffs and a dash of modern country. Concessions special is $1 hot dogs with hard lemonade for adults. Joseph Baar Topinka will host a trio of book signing and meet-the-author events for his new book “Just Judy” on July 27 from 5 to 7 p.m. and July 28 from noon to 3 p.m. at the Riverside Restaurant, 3422 Harlem Ave., and on July 29 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Czechoslovak ■

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Czech and Slovak food, beverages, vendors, dancing and live music. Special performances by the United Moravian Societies Sohajka Dance Group and the Czechoslovak American Musicians Club.

American Picnic at Ehlert Park, 4400 Elm Ave. in Brookfield. The Frederick Law Olmsted Society will hold its next walking tour of historic Riverside on July 29 from 2 to 4 p.m. with a stroll through the village’s north division. Meet at the east platform of the Riverside train station, 90 Bloomingbank Road. Tickets are $20 ($15 for seniors and society members). Learn more at www.olmstedsociety.org. ■

St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, 500 E. 31st St. in LaGrange Park, hosts Mental Health First Aid classes on July 28 or Oct. 26 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Aug. 17 or Nov. 3 (for adults who interact with youth) from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Register online at namidupage.org/programs-and-services and ■

Rock around Centennial Park in the shadow of the historic water tower in downtown Riverside (Longcommon and Forest avenues) on Saturday, July 28 during the Riverside Chamber of Commerce’s annual Riverfest event. Gates open at 4 p.m., and admission is free. Live music will be provided by four bands, and there will be food and drink for purchase from five local eateries, along gilled corn from the Masonic Lodge. There will also be arts and crafts vendors, a Kids Fun Area and more.

click on “education-community training” and then “educational-classes.” Compassion Factory art gallery, 9210 Broadway Ave. in Brookfield, continues its exhibition of work by Jenifer Ann Myers, Paul Filippi and Rebecca Moy through Aug. 4. Free and open to the public on Thursdays from 4 to 9 p.m.; Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and first Fridays from 7 to 10 p.m. The Riverside’s Farmers Market continues every Wednesday from 2:30 to 7 p.m. through Oct. 10, in Centennial Park, 10 Pine Ave. Weekly scavenger hunt for kids, live music and more. The Brookfield Farmers Market is held every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Oct. 13 in ■

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the parking lot of the village hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. Weekly special events and live music. Brookfield Public Library, 3609 Grand Blvd., hosts a movie matinee featuring “The Devil’s Disciple,” starring Kirk Douglas and Burt Lancaster on July 28 at 1 p.m. Teams (between 2 and 6 people) of kids ages 10 through high school can test their knowledge at Teen Fandom Frenzy on July 30 at 3:30 p.m. Register by calling 708-4856917 or online at www.brookfieldlibrary.info. ■

Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, invites you to #TBT: Genealogy Club on July 26 at 7 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room. Kickstart your genealogy research with like-minded family historians. ■

The Landmark, July 25, 2018

KOSEY CORNER

What’s in a name? I’d like to know

eople usually know where to go to find answers. In years past we depended upon the encyclopedia (kids have your grandparents tell you what that is) or went to the library or phoned, yes phoned, someone who was an expert in the area you were questioning. In today’s world we automatically look to the computer, where the little answer person that exists within will spew out the answer. However, unless I went to the wrong computer place, I did not get an answer in this instance. I have found that if I pose a question in this column, I often will get an answer. The late Scuffy Gross was one of my best answer persons. My question? Who or what is Harrington Park in Riverside named after or for? I have posed this question before, but am still seeking the answer. Harrington Park is the park located on Harlem Avenue and Robinson Court, so I contacted Riverside’s Director of Parks and Recreation Ron Malchiodi, thinking he would know. But his answer is the same one I had always heard, but has never been verified. It has been said it was named after a person who lived near the park and his last

name was Harrington. I seem to remember a man with the last name of Harrington, who did live near the park, and he was in the news business. Truth or part of Riverside lore? Inquiring minds want to know -- at least I do. To the first person to get the correct answer and verify it, I will treat you to a beer at an establishment of your choice in Riverside or an ice cream treat from Aunt Diana’s. The most recent designated park in Riverside is Patriots (or is it Patriot’s?) Park located on Parkway Road off of Selborne (or is it Sebourne?) Road. It is also the site of Cori’s Corner, with memorial benches, pavers and play equipment. I bet you didn’t even know it is there. Prior to it being designed as a lovely park, it was referred to as “poo-poo park” (I don’t think I need to elaborate) and was just open land. There was some who felt the park should be named in honor of Bill Earl, who established the Recreation Department and worked tirelessly in his efforts. Take time to enjoy Riverside’s parks whatever the name. Sit on one of the many memorial benches, bask in nature’s beauty, enjoy the view and don’t worry, be happy.

JOANNE KOSEY

Tribute to Johnny and June

Classic country fans can get their fix during the Brookfield Summer Concert Series on Friday, June 27 with June’s Got the Cash, a tribute to Johnny Cash and June Carter. The free concert will take place at the band shell in Kiwanis Park, next to the Brookfield Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs. There will be food and drink available for purchase.

I got you Babe

North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., continues its Wednesday Movie Matinee with a screening of the 1992 baseball biopic “The Babe,” starring John Goodman in the story of legendary slugger Babe Ruth on Wednesday, Aug. 1 at 2 p.m. Free. Drop-in only.

North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., hosts a Senior Drop-in on July 27 from 10 a.m. to noon in the Meeting Room. Play cards and socialize every Friday. For kids, there’s; Stories & Play (through age 5) on July 26 at 10:30 a.m.; Saturday Stories & Snacks (grades K-1) on July 28 at 10:30 a.m.; Book Treks (ages 2-5) on July 26 at 3:30 p.m.; Bingo/Loteria (family fun) on July 27 at 4 p.m.; Mini Crafters (ages 3-6) on July 31 at 10:30 a.m. (personalized rocket ship); Mega Crafters (ages 7+) on July 25 (DIY rocket); Glow in the Dark Bowling (teens/tweens) on July 31 from 6 to 8 p.m. ■

RBHS Alumni Medal winner faces child porn charges Former Marine helicopter pilot arrested after lengthy investigation

The Brookfield Elks Lodge, 9022 31st St., hosts bingo every Monday night. Doors open at 5 p.m. and games start at 7 p.m. minimum cash payout of $2,275 a night, plus pull tabs, lightning, tic-tac and raffles. ■

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said her department first received a tip regarding Pollard in 2016 from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. A man awarded an Alumni According to a report by the DaiAchievement Medal by Riversidely Herald, police in Canada were Brookfield High School in 2009, conducting a separate undercover was charged last week with three investigation. In January 2017, counts of possessing and dissemiSchaumburg police received a renating child pornography followport that a Canadian undercover ing an investigation lasting nearly officer had “engaged Pollard in an two years. CLARK POLLARD online conversation after which On July 18, Clark Pollard, 49, of Pollard sent the officer videos deSchaumburg, appeared at a hearing at the Rolling Meadows courthouse before picting sex acts between adult men and chilJudge Marc Martin, who set Pollard’s bond dren.” Schaumburg police executed a search warat $50,000. His next court date will be Aug. 17, according to a Cook County State’s Attorney rant at Pollard’s home in Schaumburg in Nospokeswoman. Schaumburg police Sgt. Christy Lindhurst See POLLARD on page 10 Editor

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Riverside floodwall plan to get more detailed review Maplewood residents claim Army Corps is using obsolete data

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Over the objections of Maplewood Road residents who appear convinced that a flood control project proposed south of Park Place will worsen flooding in their neighborhood, Riverside trustees voted unanimously on July 19 to have their attorney work with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to prepare a Project Partnership Agreement. Preparation of the Project Partnership Agreement does not obligate the village to green-light the work, but such an agreement is necessary for the Army Corps to prepare design and construction documents, laying out exactly what the project would include. The vote on July 19 was more a pro forma step, with the village certifying that there is sufficient funding available at the local level to construct the improvements, should they be approved. “This is not a done deal,” said Village

President Ben Sells in an interview with the Landmark when asked about pushback from Maplewood Road residents. “I can certainly envision something coming up during the design and engineering phase that will cause us to say, ‘No, this isn’t going to happen.’ But we have to get there first.” Total cost of the improvements is estimated at $7.16 million, with the federal government pledging about $4.65 million. The Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago has promised to pay the local share of roughly $2.5 million. The proposed project includes raising the Groveland Avenue levee and tying it into Park Place, which would be raised to the same height. The plan also calls for a floodgate at the Forest Avenue bridge and a new floodwall to be built along the riverbank to the Burlington Northern-Santa Fe Railroad right of way. Those improvements, say engineers, will protect homes in the flood-prone area in the

vicinity of Groveland, West, Forest and Lincoln avenues without creating additional flooding upstream of the improvements, near Maplewood Road. But some Maplewood Road residents continue to cast doubt on the proposal, with resident Peter Schoenmann asking the village board to reject the Army Corps of Engineers’ flood modeling, saying the “consequences for signing this agreement will be dire.” Schoenmann argues that the data the Army Corps is using for its modeling, which shows no adverse effects to those living upstream of the flood walls, is outdated and inaccurate. However, Groveland Avenue resident Ladd Kulhanek, who has seen flooding firsthand on multiple occasions, said he couldn’t understand why Maplewood residents were concerned. The volume of rain that falls during the worst flood events is so great, he said, that it dwarfs the volume that floods the Groveland/ Lincoln area.

D103 board hires interim superintendents Pair of retirees will be paid $900 to split duties

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

As expected, last week the Lyons School District 103 Board of Education hired Patrick Patt and Robert Madonia to be co-interim superintendents for the 2018-19 school year, replacing Carol Baker who has resigned, effective Aug 1, to become an assistant superintendent for Hinsdale High School District 86. Patt has served twice before as interim superintendent for District 103, for about six months in 2006 and for about two weeks in 2015 before he resigned in the face of a move by a new school board majority, elected with the support of Lyons Village President Christopher Getty, to oust him and fellow interim superintendent Griff Powell. At a special meeting on July 19, the school board voted 4 to 1 to hire Patt and Madonia for the coming school year. Jorge Torres, the only Getty-backed member of the school board to attend the meeting, cast the only “no” vote. Torres declined to comment after the meeting when asked why he voted against hiring Patt and Madonia. The other board members present at the meeting were happy to comment, though. School board President Marge Hubacek, who worked for Patt when she was the superintendent’s secretary in 2006 and in 2015, said she values the nearly 50 years of combined experience as superintendent that Patt and Madonia bring to the job.

“They’re in it for all the right reasons,” Hubacek said. “I’m confident it’s going to be a good year.” Board member Sharon Anderson was also hopeful that the district would make strides this year under Patt and Madonia. “I think the interim superintendents are going to do an amazing job for our district,” Anderson said. “I think they’re going to help us move forward in a way we haven’t quite moved forward in the last two or three years.” Anderson said that Patt made a very good impression on district staff in 2015 when he briefly served with Powell. “The whole staff fell in love with them,” Anderson said. “It was a shame that they had to go. In those few weeks they made such an impact on our staff.” After being forced out of District 103, Patt and Powell served for a year as co-interim superintendents at Riverside Elementary School District 96. Powell already is working as an interim superintendent in another district and was not available. Patt served as a full-time superintendent for 22 years, including 18 years at a small one school district, Oak Grove District 68, near Libertyville. The affable Patt said that he is happy to return to District 103. “Schools are about the education of children, not politics,” Patt said. Madonia has served as a full-time superintendent for 23 years, including 16 years at Komarek School District 94 in North Riverside,

before retiring in 2009 as the superintendent in Frankfort School District 157C. In 2012, Madonia served as an interim superintendent for five months at Lemont-Bromberek School District 113A. Madonia has also worked with many school districts on strategic plans, and worked with the District 103 school board earlier this year developing board goals. Achieving those goals will be one his goals for the coming year. “I love being a superintendent and after 23 years of doing it love being back in the seat again and feeling the positive effects on kids,” Madonia said. Since both Patt and Madonia are receiving pensions from the Illinois Teacher Retirement System they can work no more than 120 days a year and still receive their pension. The plan is for Patt to work 120 days and Madonia to work for 80 days over the next 11 months. Patt will probably work roughly three days a week and Madonia two days a week, although their precise schedule has yet to be worked out. Patt and Madonia will be paid $900 a day, a significant increase from the $750 a day Patt earned when he was an interim superintendent for District 96. The District 103 school board will undertake a search over the next school year to hire a full-time superintendent to start next July. Baker said that she is leaving District 103 with mixed emotions.

“I can’t believe that people believe that this small area, which is a depression in Riverside, is going to affect the trillions of gallons that come down in these rain storms,” Kulhanek said. In voting to allow the village’s attorneys and the Army Corps of Engineers to begin working on the Project Partnership Agreement, Trustee Doug Pollock asked that information presented to the village board on July 19 by the Maplewood residents be fully vetted. In a follow-up interview, Sells said that the residents’ claim of a discrepancy in the Army Corps’ data would be investigated. “I don’t know if it’s true, but we’ll make sure to find out,” said Sells, who added the village’s engineering firm would serve as a check on the Army Corps. “The only thing the board can do is rely on our experts and engineers who understand this,” Sells said. “Our engineer has no interest in carrying water for the Army Corps.”

New assistant principals at GWMS The Lyons-Brookfield District 103 Board of Education on July 19 hired two new assistant principals for George Washington Middle School, giving the school completely new leadership. Principal Don Jones was hired earlier this summer. There have been concerns about discipline at the middle school and board members hope the new leadership there will make a positive impact. The new assistant principals at GWMS are Gary Wheaton and Ruby Ortiz. They will each be paid $80,000 next year. Wheaton, a former band director and music teacher, has served for six years as an assistant principal at Memorial Junior High School in Lansing. Ortiz has been the International Baccalaureate coordinator at Edwards Elementary School, a large K-8 school with more than 1,000 students located on the southwest side of Chicago. Veteran GWMS Assistant Principal Catherine Eichhammer has been transferred to a newly created position as the assistant principal of Lincoln Elementary School. — Bob Skolnik

“I’m excited for this next opportunity, sad to leave a lot of great people I’ve worked with,” Baker said. “Things are really on a positive note now. I’m excited for the future of this school district and I wish them the best.”

The Landmark, July 25, 2018

PETA sues Forest Preserve Dist. for records on stingray deaths Brookfield Zoo says group wants info for ongoing battle with SeaWorld By BOB UPHUES Editor

The animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) earlier this month filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court to force the Cook County Forest Preserve District to turn over records related to the deaths of 54 stingrays at a Brookfield Zoo exhibit in 2015. According to the suit, which was filed in the circuit court’s Chancery Division on July 9, PETA has been attempting to get records related to the stingray exhibit, without success, since the fall of 2016. In filing the lawsuit, PETA claimed that the failure to turn over the documents constituted a “cover-up” on the part of Brookfield Zoo to shield its partner in the stingray exhibit, SeaWorld. “SeaWorld has a long history of premature animal deaths at its amusement parks and refused to release necropsy reports for the three orcas who died at its parks last year,” PETA stated in a press release issued after it filed the lawsuit. Brookfield Zoo on July 19 responded to the lawsuit, calling the allegations of a cover-up “false and hurtful,” and saying that it refused to turn over documents to PETA because it wanted the zoo’s records as ammunition for the organization’s “ongoing advocacy against SeaWorld.” “While the Chicago Zoological Society will continue to strive for transparency in its operations, it cannot allow PETA to inappropriately use our private, not-for-profit institution for this political advocacy agenda,” the Chicago Zoological Society responded in its statement. The Illinois Attorney General’s Office concluded in February that the forest preserve

SPECIAL REC Special levy from page 1 WSSRA is increasing Riverside’s membership fee gradually during the village’s first three years as part of the association, which provides special recreation programs to children and adults with disabilities in nearly a dozen communities, including North Riverside, Berwyn, Cicero, Forest Park and Oak Park. Brookfield provides its residents special recreation services through the South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation (SEASPAR). Brookfield has been a SEASPAR member since 2007.

district had to turn over the records related to the exhibit, the lawsuit states, but the district still has refused to do so. Brookfield Zoo in its statement said that the attorney general’s opinion was non-binding. In response to a November 2016 Freedom of Information request from PETA, the forest preserve district initially had refused to turn over any zoo records concerning the stingray exhibit, according to the lawsuit. At the time, the forest preserve district stated it did not have any involvement with Brookfield Zoo or the Chicago Zoological Society, which was created in 1921 to operate the zoo on forest preserve district land. The forest preserve district also argued at the time that operating exhibits “does not involve a government function under purview of the district.” PETA subsequently sought an opinion from the Illinois Attorney General on the forest preserve district’s response and ruled in February that the Cook County Forest Preserve District Act “specifically authorizes the district to maintain a zoo” and as such “has contracted with the Zoological Society to perform a government function” whose records are subject to the Freedom of Information Act. “We’re a bit surprised,” said Jared Goodman, deputy general counsel for animal law for the PETA Foundation in a phone interview with the Landmark. “Between the fact that the Chicago Zoological Society is exercising a government function and the attorney general agreed with us, you have to wonder what the zoo is looking to keep from the public.” Before seeking records from the Cook County Forest Preserve District, PETA originally had sought them directly from Brookfield Zoo, according to the statement from the zoo. When the zoo balked, PETA sought an opin-

ion from the Attorney General’s Office, which concluded the zoo did not have to turn over the records because the Chicago Zoological Society was not a public body. After that ruling, PETA apparently switched its strategy and sought to get the records through the Cook County Forest Preserve District. In response to an email from the Landmark seeking a response to the lawsuit, Cook County Forest Preserve District spokeswoman Stacina Stagner directed questions to the Chicago Zoological Society. “The Forest Preserves does not have any of the responsive documents, as we previously advised PETA,” Stagner wrote in an email. “Brookfield Zoo is run by a non-profit agency that receives the overwhelming majority of its funding from private donations.” The lawsuit, however, argues that the Chicago Zoological Society operates the zoo on the forest preserve district’s behalf. As a result, the lawsuit contends, the zoo’s records are public records. “The forest preserve district can’t simply wash their hands of it,” Goodman said.

PETA is not sure what the documents related to the stingray exhibit might tell them. In 2015, the zoo issued a statement that an exhibit life-support system malfunction had caused oxygen levels in the habitat to drop, killing the stingrays. At the time, the zoo said it would analyze the system to see what caused the malfunction. According to the lawsuit, however, zoo officials never publicly disclosed what their analysis discovered. “The public has a right to know how the government and their contractor are responding to these issues,” Goodman said. The Stingray Bay exhibit at Brookfield Zoo closed for good after the 2015 incident, but it wasn’t the first time fish had died due to an exhibit malfunction. Stingray Bay opened at the zoo in the spring of 2007. In July 2008, a reported increase in water temperature killed 16 stingrays in the habitat. The exhibit continued to operate each summer after that incident. In 2014, the zoo reported that Stingray Bay had been its most popular summer attraction, drawing 211,000 visitors.

The first year’s membership in WSSRA will cost Riverside about $40,000. By year three that number will rise to almost $79,000. Because the village does not have the special recreation tax levy in place right now, the first two payments for WSSRA membership will come out of the village’s general operating funds. The tax levied in 2019 will be set at a level that will be able to reimburse the general fund for those initial payments and perhaps also anticipate the future increases for membership. The village board will consider where to set the special recreation levy as part of the 2019 village budget process this fall. The village board will pass its tax levy for next year in December. Riverside recreation Director Ron Mal-

chiodi has been working with WSSRA since February to expedite the village’s application for membership. With the board’s approval last week of the articles of agreement, Riverside families can begin registering family members in August for programs slated to begin in September. Prior to last week, village officials had hoped to get help in funding the special recreation membership from Riverside Township. Since the township also levies a tax to fund a mental health board, village officials believed that money would be appropriate for funding special recreation services for township residents. Riverside Trustee Joseph Ballerine was particularly vocal about trying to enlist the township’s support, since in joining WSSRA, the village was committing to funding another service in perpetuity.

Earlier this year, Sells and North Riverside Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. approached Riverside Township Supervisor Vera Wilt about the prospect of the township agreeing to fund special recreation services. However, at their meeting in June, the Riverside Township Board of Trustees rejected guaranteeing a source of funding for special recreation programming. Both Wilt and Township Trustee Tim Heilenbach, who is president of the Riverside Township Mental Health Board, said they would be open to considering grant applications from Riverside and North Riverside related to special recreation on a case-bycase basis. “I don’t think we are ready to commit that kind of funding or that kind of ongoing guarantee,” Wilt said of specifically earmarking special recreation funds in June.

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SLIDING BY: Brookfield Zoo visitors line the tank at Stingray Bay to touch one of the dozens of fish the exhibit held during its heyday, when it was one of the zoo’s most popular summer attractions from 2007-15.

The Landmark, July 25, 2018

Crime victim asks to close entry road to Riverside No reason for Berkeley to be through street, says resident

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A Riverside man whose home was the target of an alleged home invasion in June has asked officials to consider blocking off Berkeley Road at Harlem Avenue to prevent anyone from entering the village there. Berkeley Road resident Steven O’Donnell made his case directly to elected officials at the Riverside Village Board meeting on July 19, saying the village needed to pay more attention to minor gateways to the community, like his street. “While being a very safe community, we have to be careful about our entrances and exits,” O’Donnell said. O’Donnell said that he and his wife were in bed on Sunday, June 17 at about 8:10 a.m. when they heard the doorbell ring. They ignored it, thinking, perhaps, that it was a package being delivered.

SMALLCELL from page 5 While that was good news, said Marrs, “it’s just one provider, so it’s hard to tell.” “Until it starts happening,” Marrs added, “it’s hard to tell how it’s going to play out.” The ordinances passed in both Riverside, on July 19, and Brookfield, on July 23, set forth application fees -- $1,000 when a new pole is involved, $650 for a single site with an existing pole and $350 per small wireless facility when multiple sites on existing poles are submitted in a single application. The laws also call for carriers to pay $200 per year per facility on village-owned poles. While that will provide some regular source of revenue, the $200 annual fee is far less than wireless carriers pay municipalities for antennae on existing towers and poles. For example, Marrs said, Riverside collects between $200 and $300 per month for

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“Shortly thereafter we heard loud noises,” O’Donnell said. “Our side door has been smashed through, broken into while we’re in the house.” O’Donnell was able to scare off whoever was breaking in, and he wasn’t able to see if it was one or more people. He did see the getaway vehicle drive across his neighbor’s front yard and flee the area on Harlem Avenue. “It’s obviously a very scary thing to have happen,” he said. O’Donnell said that Berkeley Road’s easy access via Harlem Avenue played a part in his home being targeted, saying it could have happened to any of his neighbors. Located in the far northeast corner of the village, immediately south of the Canadian National Railway tracks, Berkeley Road is the first entry to Riverside as you head southbound on Harlem Avenue. The street can be used as a short cut by southbound motorists to avoid the light at the small-cell antenna on the pole near Fire Station 2. But more importantly, the local ordinances call for carriers to abide by design standards for the facilities. While those standards haven’t been completely worked out, they will offer some protection to the villages, especially in Riverside, where the entire village is a National Historic Landmark District. Marrs said that protections exist in the state statute for historic districts. That means carriers will be prohibited from using any of the village’s cast iron gas street lamp posts for the small-cell facilities, said Marrs. As for new poles carriers want to build in public rights of way, the village will have less control. However, said Marrs, carriers have expressed a willingness to work with municipalities on choosing locations. In Riverside’s downtown, said Marrs, it likely would be possible to find locations closer to the train line, behind businesses, places “less obvious and with designs that would not cause serious aesthetic heartburn.”

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Longcommon Road and Harlem Avenue. “It’s a residential street,” he said. “It should not be a through street. It invites this sort of thing, because this was a crime of opportunity. Whoever did this knows they could easily get in and get out.” O’Donnell also mentioned that the stretch of Longcommon Road immediately south of Berkeley Road is blighted. The vacant TitleMax building at 2704 Harlem Ave. recently was a target for graffiti. While elected officials did not discuss the subject, which was brought up during the public comment portion of the July 19 meeting, Village President Ben Sells in a follow-up interview said he wouldn’t rule out the possibility of closing off Berkeley Road, but said he’d like to see some data first. “I’d be terrified if someone did that to me,” he said, regarding the home invasion, “but we can’t respond on that basis. We have to see if it makes sense from a traffic and safety basis.”

POLLARD from page 7 vember 2017, and seized his computer. According to Lindhurst, Schaumburg police continued their investigation in partnership with the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office. The Daily Herald reported that investigators recovered “190 images and 77 videos depicting children engaged in sexual acts.” Pollard, a 1987 graduate of RiversideBrookfield High School, was featured in the Landmark after the school’s Alumni Achievement Committee announced the former U.S. Marine helicopter pilot as one of three alumni they were honoring in 2009. While in the Marines from 2005-07, Pollard was a co-pilot of Marine One, the helicopter squadron responsible for

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Sells said village hall gets requests to cul-de-sac village entry streets somewhat frequently – citing Shenstone and Westover roads as two examples. There are more than 20 streets that serve as entry points to the village. Some of them, like Lindberg and York are short, residential streets much like Berkeley Road, which dead end into other residential streets. “If you close one street off, you push traffic to other streets,” Sells said. Sells said the village may seek to compile traffic data for Berkeley Road to get a better sense of how many vehicles may be using the road as a shortcut. The village could also experiment by temporarily closing the street off and seeing what the effect is on neighboring roads like Longcommon, York and Shenstone. “I’m not closed to the idea,” Sells said. “I always want to have something that justifies it with data.” transporting President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney and their families. Prior to that assignment, Pollard served as the operations officer of a helicopter squadron in 2003 and 2004 during the Iraq War and served another tour of duty in 2008. He grew up in Brookfield and attended S.E. Gross Middle School. At RBHS, Pollard wrestled and played soccer and water polo. According to Pollard’s Linked In profile online, he left the Marines in 2011 to pursue a career as an emergency response helicopter pilot. Since 2013, Pollard has worked as a pilot for the air medical transport company Air Methods. The Daily Herald reported that at Pollard’s bond hearing on July 18, Judge Martin forbid him to have contact with anyone younger than 18, except for any patient he was transporting as part of his job.

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n a move that virtually no one saw coming outside of a precious few inside village hall, North Riverside Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. terminated the village’s fire chief and deputy fire chief and replaced them with someone handpicked during a clandestine search over the previous month. The mayor termed the departures of Chief Tom Gaertner and Deputy Chief Pat Schey as resignations, but that characterization flies in the face of all evidence – neither man had submitted a letter of resignation nor had they any intention of resigning until they were called into a meeting that afternoon and asked to do so. Add the fact that Gaertner’s replacement was already waiting in the wings, and the “resignation” explanation really doesn’t hold up. Pressed on the reason for the change, Hermanek offered a couple of reasons – one was that the chief hadn’t showed up for the Fourth of July fireworks and another was that he begged off a late June arbitration hearing. Even if you give those reasons merit, they occurred after Hermanek had already decided he was making a change. And if Hermanek’s real problem was the chief, why was the deputy chief given the heave-ho as well? The real reason is that, for whatever reason, the village wants to make life as miserable for its union firefighters as possible, and with Gaertner and Schey on board, they weren’t miserable enough. The relationship Gaertner was trying to build between the village administration and within the department itself didn’t suitably reflect the state of war that has existed between union firefighters and village hall since the summer of 2013. This week, village and union officials begin sitting down with a labor arbitrator to come up with a path forward. Since 2013, the union has dunked on the village’s every effort to eliminate them as a bargaining unit, and we don’t believe that an arbitrator is suddenly going to get the village’s religion. We have no idea how the relationship between the union members and their new chief is going to play out. But we believe that the conciliatory attitude the former chief and deputy chief assumed was not going to make much of a difference to the arbitrator, who is trying to untangle four years of complaints and counter complaints between the union and village government. And if the village of North Riverside is serious about saving money with respect to firefighting services, it might finally begin to seriously explore alternatives that it could sell to residents, such as the creation of a fire protection district. We will continue to believe that privatizing public safety is not in the public’s best interest. If union firefighters are the future, and we have no reason to believe they won’t be, then the village and union have to start finding common ground. We thought the hiring of Gaertner and Schey was a realization on the part of the village to do just that. But, in the blink of an eye, that’s thrown out the window. Perpetual arbitration is an expensive, demoralizing way to go through life.

The Landmark, July 25, 2018

LETTERS

New law a boon to advanced learners Thanks to an acceleration law championed by Sen. Kimberly Lightford and Rep. Camille Lilly, thousands of advanced learners from across Illinois will now have a new opportunity to take courses that meet their intellectual needs. The upcoming school year will be the first year the state’s new acceleration law goes into effect, requiring all school districts to allow advanced learners to enter school early, enroll in above-grade-level courses, or skip grades if they are deemed eligible for acceleration. This means that the 4-year-old who knows how to read can now enter kindergarten, that the sixth-grader who understands algebra can now sit in on an eighth-grade class and that the high school junior who has already earned all the credits they need to graduate can now graduate early. Both Sen. Lightford and Rep. Lilly saw how impactful this bill could be in Illinois. Together they worked tirelessly to shepherd it through the legislative process and convince their colleagues that it was an initiative worth supporting. Before the passage of the law, it was up to school districts whether they wanted to accelerate students. Even though acceleration is one of the most well-researched and effective educational interventions, most didn’t, ac-

cording to a report by the Illinois Association of Gifted Children. The excuses ranged from the reasonable -- worries about how accelerated students would be treated in classes with older students -- to the absurd -- the lack of need for the policy because “our school district is full of low-income students.” The success of the bill is also thanks to the hard work of organizations like the Illinois Association for Gifted Children, the Untapped Potential Project, the Midwest Center for the Gifted, America Succeeds, the National Association for Gifted Children, The Belin-Bank Center, and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Other advocates, including former teachers of gifted students as well as administrators that understand the importance of meeting the needs of advanced learners in their districts, also deserve praise. Illinois still has a long way to go to fully serve its advanced learners. Most school districts do not offer gifted programming. But, for those advanced learners who would otherwise be relegated to sit in a classroom learning content they already know, acceleration is a first step in the right direction.

Joshua Dwyer, policy director Empower Illinois

OBITUARIES

Eileen Glidewell, 87 Animal lover Eileen Glidewell, 87, died peacefully on July 18, 2018 at Plymouth Place in LaGrange Park. Born on Sept. 3, 1930 to Anna and Emil Melka, she grew up on the South Side of Chicago and graduated from Lindblom High School in 1948. Trained as a lab technician, Eileen enjoyed working in a research lab at Cook County Hospital. In 1954, she married Warren Glidewell, whose father owned Glidewell’s Pharmacy on 63rd Street. She was blessed with many talents and was interested in science and an entrepreneur, owning an art store from 1985 to 1995. She was an expert knitter and taught sewing in a Bernina store. Ms. Glidewell loved to make her home beautiful, especially at Christmas. Her gardens were often dazzling, admired by many in the neighborhood. Ms. Glidewell was active in the PTA and was president in the early 1970s. She served as an election judge during the1970s and 1980s. After moving to LaGrange Park in 1986, she joined St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church where she was an active member and worked tirelessly, particularly for the Garden Committee. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren; her sister, Rita; her parents; and many cherished dogs. She is survived by her children, Jim Glidewell (Laurie), Eileen Gorman (Dennis) and Keith Glidewell (Julia), and her grandchildren, Alex Glidewell, Tanya Blossom, Carson Glidewell, Kevin Tram, Matt Glide-

well and Todd Glidewell. A memorial service is planned for early September. Interment was private. The family appreciates memorials to PAWS Chicago, 1997 N. Clybourn Ave., Chicago, 60614. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

John Janis, 54 Avid Cubs Fan John Anthony Janis, 54, of Brookfield, died on July 18, 2018 in a senseless and tragic car crash near Flomaton, Alabama. Born prematurely on Jan. 26, 1964, at Loretto Hospital in Chicago, “Pee Wee” was in critical condition and almost died within his first few hours. For the last several years, he was plagued with a succession of serious illnesses, yet he persevered through every sickness with faith and fortitude, a positive outlook and irrepressible humor which were an inspiration to his family and friends. He grew up in Cicero, and from an early age, he developed a passion for both watching and playing sports. Baseball was his clear favorite. He excelled as a first baseman and as a street hockey goaltender. Although a Southsider by birth, he was a lifelong, fanatic follower of the Chicago Cubs. He was a Life Scout in Cicero’s BSA Troop 302 and was inducted into See OBITUARIES on page 12

The Landmark, July 25, 2018

brookfield summer events in the park Concerts are held at Kiwanis Park from 7:00 to 8:30 pm

Summer Concerts July 27 - June’s Got the Cash Johnny Cash & June Carter Tribute

This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Tour

August 3 - Rosie and the Rivets - 50’s & 60’s Rock August 10 - Midwest Dueling Pianos - Interactive & Event Driven Refreshments during the concerts will be available for purchase from different vendors each week. Check out our Facebook (facebook.com/ BrookfieldEvents/) to stay up to date on the food vendor for each concert..

OBITUARIES Continued from page 11 the Order of the Arrow, serving for many years on the staff of Owasippe Scout Reservation. Being essentially a “big kid” his entire life, he was able to relate to, and empathize with, young people in a unique way which was inspirational and life-changing. He graduated from Fenwick High School and DePaul University with high academic honors. Of late, he applied his unique command of facts, figures, names and dates to vanquishing all challengers on Trivia Night at Brixie’s. Mr. Janis is survived by his children, Timmy, Trevor and Maddie. His devotion to family extended to his parents, the late Robert Gerald Janis and Marjorie Ann Saine; his brothers, Michael and Bill; his nephews and nieces Rachel, Robert, Colton and Dominique; and his innumerable uncles, aunts and cousins. A funeral Mass will be celebrated July 25 at 10 a.m. at St. Louise de Marillac Church in LaGrange Park, with interment at St. Casimir Cemetery. The family appreciates memorials to The Madeline Kathleen Janis Education Fund, C/O Jennifer Lee Lapacek, 9138 Sheridan Ave., Brookfield, 60513. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Norine Kociara, 68

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August 17 Coco (PG) Movies are held at Ehlert Park after Dark -Parents may want to check out the appropriateness of the movies for their children. Some sites we recommend are: IMDB. com, parentpreviews.com, and kids-in-mind.com Refreshments during the movie will be available for purchase from Zoo City Treats.

Former Brookfield resident Norine A. Kociara, 68, of Westchester and formerly of Brookfield, died on July 18, 2018. Born on Dec. 16, 1949, she was a purchasing agent for AT&T/SBC Global. Ms. Kociara was the daughter of the late Frank S. and the late Jessie M. (nee Nejedly); and the sister of Robert Kociara and the late Donna J. Kociara. A funeral Mass was celebrated on July 24 at St. Barbara Church, with interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside. Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Vlasta Kulhanek, 91 North Riverside resident Vlasta S. Kulhanek (nee Stipsky), 91, of North Riverside, died on July 19, 2018. She had retired as the administrative assistant of the purchasing supervisor for Sunbeam Corporation. Ms. Kulhanek was the wife of the late George John; the mother of Michael J. (Aniko) and George D. (Debbie); the grandmother of Genevieve (Mark), Candace (Kenneth), Teresa (William), Kristin, Kayla and John Taylor; and the great-grandmother of Cora, Nathan, Branden, Kylee and Cameron. Services have been held. Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park. The family appreciates memorials to the American Sokol Organization, www.american-sokol.org. Ivins/Moravecek Funeral Home, Riverside, handled arrangements.

Michael Rago, 95 WWII and Korean War veteran Michael A. Rago, 95, of Berwyn, died on July 20, 2018. Born on May 11, 1923, he served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II and the Korean War. He worked as a clerk at a utility company. Mr. Rago was the husband of Shirley Rago (nee Just); the father of Glenn (Debbie) Rago and Lynn (David) Yetter; the grandfather of Suzette Rago-Agosto, John Rago, David (Dawn) Yetter, Jr., Brian Rago, Brad Rago and Alisa (Steve) Ruff; the greatgrandfather of Peter Agosto, Lauren Rago and Cary Rago; the brother of the late John (Gloria) Rago, the late Angelo (the late Pat) Rago and the late Annette (the late Jerry) DeCesare; and an uncle of many nieces and nephews. Visitation is on Friday, July 27 from 5 to 8 p.m. and on Saturday, July 28 from noon until time of service at 1 p.m., at Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St. in Brookfield. Interment is at Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park.

Summer events sponsored in part by: Brookfield Financial Plans Hitzeman Funeral Home & Cremation Services Riverside-Brookfield Landmark • Hancock Engineering Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home & Cremation Services Groot Industries • Licitra Roofing

For more info: 708-485-1528 or www.brookfieldil.gov

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The Landmark, July 25, 2018

Sports

@RBLandmark

Lightning strikes in District 9 final Brookfield softball tops North Riverside in thriller to make state tourney

Courtesy John Brassil

DISTRICT CHAMPS: The Brookfield Little League Junior Softball team upended North Riverside to win the District 9 title and earn a berth at the state tournament, where they were knocked out by losses to Elgin and Olney. By MARTY FARMER

Sports Editor

ever get too up or never get too down. Those are the words of wisdom Brookfield Little League softball head coach John Brassil imparted to his team all summer. The Lightning heeded his advice right before the rubber game of their recent championship series against North Riverside in the Illinois District 9 Little League Softball Tournament at Ehlert Park. “Before the game, [Brookfield outfielder] Delilah Gargano told everybody on the team never get too up or never get too down,” Brassil said. “That’s something I’ve been

telling the girls so that was great she sent the same message. The team really came together and it showed in the third game.” While the pregame talk served as a good motivational move, the girls’ play on the field was even better. Trailing North Riverside 8-6 in the sixth inning, third baseman Emma Brassil provided the key hit of Brookfield’s comeback with a bases-clearing double that scored three runs. Annabel Krueger and Kaylee Harper added RBI singles for the Lightning. Brookfield scored eight unanswered runs to secure a 14-8 victory, the district title and berth to the Junior Little League Softball Illinois State Tournament in Peru. After a rocky first inning, Brookfield

pitcher Desiree Pisarczyk held a potent North Riverside offense to one run over six innings. Gargano made a great play defensively when she ran down a deep fly ball which popped out of her glove, but she still caught it barehanded in center field. In the first two games of the series, Brookfield outslugged North Riverside 1210 before North Riverside responded with a 9-4 victory. The games were played on the renovated Ehlert West Field, which was designed specifically for softball. “It’s important that Ehlert West was remade and it only helps Brookfield softball in the future,” Brassil said. During the regular season, Brookfield faced teams from Berwyn, North Riverside,

Riverside, LaGrange and Chicago. Allie Krueger, Kristen Lynch and Pisarczyk comprised the pitching staff. “Our pitching has been solid all year,” John Brassil said. “We really depended on them at the district tournament.” Offensively, the Lightning flourished with a diversified attack. Catchers/outfielders Mary Hopkins and Annabel Krueger set the tone as leadoff hitters, while Emma Brassil had a very good on-base percentages and stolen base totals. Sydney Weinert and Pisarczyk brought power to the lineup. Gargano, an outfielder, and second baseman Kaylee LeClere emerged as the vocal leaders of the team. “I was impressed by the way the girls showed independence as a group this summer,” Brassil said. “Before practices and games, they would start warmups and preparation without the assistance of coaches. They were always organized about getting ready to play. I think that was inspiring for our team and intimidating for our opponents.” Although the Lightning lost games against Elgin and Olney at the state tournament, Brassil and assistant coaches Steve Hopkins and Kevin Krueger lauded their team’s mentality. “We had an extremely young team at state,” Brassil said. “Even the tournament director was surprised about our team’s youth. Many of our opponents had girls with a year of high school experience whereas our team is exclusively seventhand eighth-graders. “Our girls have had a lot of success together,” Brassil added. “They won district two years ago and many of these girls have played softball together for seven years. It was difficult losing two games [at state], but every girl’s motivation is to return next year.” More importantly, the Lightning had a good time. “The girls are close and really support each other,” Brassil said. “There were multiple rain delays during the tournament so the girls would huddle up and prepare for the next game. They stayed at a hotel, ate breakfast together and had fun in the pool. They did everything together as a team.” The Brookfield players are Allie Krueger, Sydney Weinert, Mary Hopkins, Kristen Lynch, Emma Brassil, Annabel Krueger, Desiree Pisarczyk, Delilah Gargano, Kailee Harper, Claire Harrison, Kaylee LeClere, Kayla Ligeikis and Ema Bothwell.

The Landmark, July 25, 2018

Bank awards leagues cash after slugger’s homer Back in April, Phil Richards, chief financial officer for First National Bank of Brookfield, announced that the bank would award $250 to any Little League player whose homerun ball hit the centerfield scoreboard at Overholt Field in Kiwanis Park, and donate $250 to Brookfield Little League to boot. And on July 7, LaGrange Park resident Aaron Buckholtz, 12, became the first player to do just that, launching a deep home run that hit the scoreboard during the opening game of the Little League World Series District 9 tournament. Buckholtz’s homer helped lead a team of LaGrange Park all-stars to a win over Riverside. The team would eventually make it to the district semifinals before being knocked out July 11 by Brookfield. But there was a snag. As Richards explained to Buckholtz’s mom, Jenna, Little League rules prevented the bank from paying players for hitting homers. Instead, First National Bank of Brookfield donated $250 to LaGrange Park Little League along with its $250 donation to Brookfield Little League. — Bob Uphues

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SUPER SLUGGER: Aaron Buckholtz (left) was the first player to homer off the new scoreboard at Overholt Field. He is accompanied by team manager Sean Garvey.

“Our State Fair is a great state fair. Don’t miss it, don’t even be late.”

Come join Riverside Township for a day trip to the

Saturday, August 11, 2018 – “Kids Day” at the fair For $10 per adult or $25 per family (up to 5 people) you will get: -

Coach bus transportation from Riverside Town Hall to Springfield – Departs 7:45 am Light refreshments on the bus Admission to the fair Return transportation - Leaves the fairgrounds at 7:45 pm (back by 11:00 pm) A day of fun, fellowship, and no need to drive or stay overnight Priority will be given to Riverside Township residents, so we will ask for proof of residency. No unaccompanied minors will be allowed.

Contact the Township by phone at (708) 442-4400 or by email at mytownhall@sbcglobal.net to reserve your spot on this outing. Don’t delay as we think the bus will fill up fast!

It’s Your Money

By Linda Sokol Francis. E.A.

TIPS FOR TEENAGE TAX PAYERS WITH SUMMER JOBS: PARTI I

tudents and teenagers often get summer jobs. This is a great way to earn extra spending money or to save for later. Here are a few tax tips for taxpayers with a summer job: • Tip Income: Employees should report tip income. Keep a daily log to accurately report tips. • Report tips of $20 or more received in cash in any single month to the employer. • Payroll Taxes: Taxpayers may earn too little from their summer job to owe income tax. • Employers usually must withhold Social Security and Medicare taxes from their pay. If a tax payer is selfemployed then Social Securitya nd Medicaret axes may still be due and are generally paid by the taxpayer, in a timely manner.

• Newspaper Carriers: Special rules apply to a newspaper carrier or distributor. If a person meets certain conditions, then they are selfemployed. If the taxpayer does not meet those conditions, and are under age 18, they may be exempt from Social Security and Medicare taxes. • ROTC Pay: If a taxpayer is in a ROTC program, active duty pay, such as pay for summer advanced camp, is taxable. Other allowances the taxpayer may receive may not be taxable.

BROOKFIELD FINANCIAL PLANS, INC. Linda Sokol Francis, E.A. 3439 Grand Boulevard • Brookfield, Illinois 60513 • 708-485-3439 Brought to you as a public service since 1975

The Landmark, July 25, 2018

P R O P E R T Y

T R A N S F E R S

Brookfield bungalow sells for $415,000

The following property transfers were reported by the Cook County Recorder of Deeds from June 2018. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the recorder of deeds.

Brookfield ADDRESS

PRICE

SALE DATE

SELLER

BUYER

4212 Blanchan Ave.

$320,000

5/16/2018

Cooper, Timothy L

Huffer, Melissa

9539 Congress Park Ave.

$225,000

5/22/2018

Chiaro-Turco, Tracy

Avuka, Raul

9046 29th St.

$201,000

5/30/2018

Buck, Helen

Baldys, Krista

9126 30th St.

$184,500

5/31/2018

Campbell, Bernice A TR

Kloess, Casey

3928 Grove Ave.

$316,000

6/1/2018

Tepavochevich, Thomas A

Phillipp, Courtney L

9135 Sherman Ave.

$172,000

5/22/2018

Brown, Clare T

Branson, Lindsey

4217 DuBois Blvd.

242,000

4/30/2018

Naurocki, Gloria

McMullen, Derek

3243 Park Ave.

Unknown

5/29/2018

Judicial Sales Corp

JPMorgan Chase Bk

9131 Sherman Ave.

189,500

5/21/2018

Carlson, Walter David

Huisman, Pamela S

4411 Raymond Ave.

$275,000

5/31/2018

Francese, Domenic

Gross, Amy B

3701 Blanchan Ave.

$415,000

6/5/2018

Luthringshausen, Kelly C

Ottenhoff, Walter B IV

4248 Park Ave.

$292,000

6/4/2018

Schueller, Nicole

Hamzeh, Anthony M

3434 Arden Ave.

$410,000

6/1/2018

Hostert, Christopher G

Heuer, Cynthia A

4018 Blanchan Ave.

$90,000

5/29/2018

Corral, Saul

Amedge Grp Inc

8800 45th Pl., Unit G8

$115,000

4/24/2018

Mora, Alejandro

Peterson, Mark E

3941 Grove Ave.

$260,000

5/30/2018

Doroski, Anthony

Lynch, Thomas R

3207 Maple Ave.

$140,000

6/7/2018

Nantus, Christopher Ind Exe

Hamlin Grp Inc

9229 31st St.

$198,000

6/1/2018

Atha, Christopher A

Cappelli, Elizabeth TR

3129 Harrison Ave.

$289,000

5/25/2018

Apostle, Kathleen A

Smith, Dana

3637 Harrison Ave.

$267,500

5/10/2018

Dockweiler, Andrew

Echo, John Jr

8904 Southview Ave.

$190,000

6/5/2018

Aidroos, Mujtaba

Litel, James Martin

4345 Arthur Ave.

$295,000

5/30/2018

Kakareka, Bonnie TR

Mladjan, Vesna

8930 Plainfield Rd.

$180,000

6/12/2018

Volenec, Carole M

Endemann, Jacqulyn K

3109 Vernon Ave.

$200,000

6/15/2018

Abboreno, Joseph

Villegas, Andres

3529 Park Ave.

$322,000

5/25/2018

Beck, Jennifer

Ghiselli, Carl

3112 Sunnyside Ave.

$258,000

6/15/2018

Michels, Mary S

Ramirez, Katherine H Salisbury

9344 Jefferson Ave.

$378,000

6/11/2018

Strnad, Karl

Will, Nathan B

8917 Grant Ave.

$123,000

5/14/2018

Soria, Everardo Jr

8917 Grant LLC

9032 Monroe Ave.

$260,000

6/15/2018

Madrigal, Maria

Sheehy, Mark

4346 Maple Ave.

Unknown

6/15/2018

Judicial Sales Corp

MTGLQ Investors LP

3845 Blanchan Ave.

$141,500

4/9/2018

Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC

Nex Gen Inv Corp

3701 Blanchan Ave., Brookfield

North Riverside ADDRESS

PRICE

SALE DATE

SELLER

2252 1st Ave. 2232 1st Ave. 2502 Forest Ave. 2243 2nd Ave. 2209 19th Ave. 2251 11th Ave. 2519 Hainsworth Ave. 2423 3rd Ave. 8416 26th St., Unit 3 2347 9th Ave. 2306 17th Ave. 2257 Desplaines Ave., Unit 3SW

$257,000 $199,000 $265,000 $265,000 $250,000 $231,000 $188,000 $219,000 $170,000 $317,000 Unknown $76,000

5/7/2018 5/24/2018 6/1/2018 6/1/2018 6/4/2018 5/30/2018 5/23/2018 6/1/2018 6/6/2018 5/31/2018 5/29/2018 6/25/2018

287 Blackhawk Rd. 28 E. Burlington St

$265,000 $350,000

5/7/2018 4/17/2018

Gross, Peter L TR Morrow, Lisa L Extr

5/30/2018 5/16/2018 4/16/2018 5/8/2018 6/8/2018 6/5/2018 5/30/2018 6/8/2018 6/18/2018 6/18/2015 6/18/2018 6/3/2018 6/20/2018

Chicago Title Land Trust Co TR 6911 Schultz, Susan J Adm Goeke, Paul G Stewart, Christine Wilson, Rebecca TR Hayes, Brian N Tong, Janet TR Marchetti, Kathryn Randall, Zak Marquette Bk TR Lendman, Paul E Stout, Christine MTR Gilbert, Jeanne C

Rimovsky, Ryan E Lion Dev II LLC-Series 28 E Burlington Kolak, Lorie R Donovan, Raymond A Mizicko, Juliet A Campos, Elizabeth Oller, Manuel J Riazzi, Margaret Henaghan, Michael Andrew Vu, Julie Ranib, Hacouma Lendman, Paul DiCola, Caitlin E Fleming, Sheila K Marchetti, Kathryn

6/27/2018

Coonda, Mary E

Guastella, Michael

Rojo, Brenda L Trinco, Donald J Mazzone, Dominick Crawford, Justin Svoboda, Robert A Jr TR Kropidowski, Robert TR Fannie Mae Chicago Title Land Trust Co TR 5977 Sprovieri, Salvatore J Silay, Kathleen Judicial Sales Corp V&T Inv Corp

BUYER Garcia, Heliodoro Renteria Coarson, Zachary Chico, Anthony Robert Castaneda, Gerardo Castaldo Dev LLC Kundu, Mintu K EON Fund 13 LLC Pawlica, Dariusz Burgos, Anthony Crawford, Justin SBT 2018 FMRU I LLC Rice, Ashley S

Riverside

9129 30th St.

Unknown

6/18/2018

Fannie Mae

Romo, Adolfo

4230 Maple Ave.

$250,000

6/15/2018

Sandy, Jessica A

Sharp, Susan Dena

9100 Sherman Ave.

$355,000

6/12/2018

Young, Joshua E

Parker, Don

3122 Harrison Ave.

$233,000

6/12/2018

Jasien, Joshua

Cordin, Nichole

9138 Fairview Ave.

$175,500

6/20/2018

Pronto Prop LLC

Ramzey D LLC

4517 Deyo Ave.

$224,500

6/14/2018

Scalise, James M

Stoginski, Steven

3828 Prairie Ave.

$245,000

6/22/2018

Derbas, Jordan

Stenson, Geordan

3812 Elm Ave.

$237,500

6/21/2018

Seivwright, Irene TR

Berek, Martin W

3331 Arden Ave.

$385,000

5/29/2018

Delbecq, Charles Eric

Pilotto, David

294 Gatesby Rd. $487,500 432 Selborne Rd. $336,000 425 Addison Rd. $240,000 59 E. Quincy St. $280,000 145 Woodside Rd. $470,000 117 Southcote Rd. $605,000 317 Shenstone Rd. $467,000 295 Herrick Rd. $720,000 3006 Harlem Ave., Unit 2W $103,000 177 Woodside Rd. $615,000 116 S. Delaplaine Rd. $495,000 36 S. Cowley Rd. $460,000 438 Kent Rd. $324,000

3622 Blanchan Ave.

$175,500

6/20/2018

Federal Natl Mtg Assn

Zukauskas, Irena

259 Lawton Rd.

$450,000

The Landmark, July 25, 2018

Hollywood parents plead with D96 to keep kids local Ryan-Toye learning neighborhood is ‘unique and special place’

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Katie Walsh grew up in Hollywood and attended Hollywood School. Her late mother, Karen Bettin, was a Hollywood PTA president. So, when she and her Irish-born husband, Brian, bought a home in Hollywood four years ago, they just assumed that their daughter, Ruby, would also attend Hollywood School. A few weeks ago, however, the Walsh family received a letter informing them that Ruby had been assigned to attend kindergarten at Central School in Riverside. They were bitterly disappointed. A couple of other Hollywood families also were also notified that their incoming kindergarten students were assigned to Central School in what is an attempt by Riverside Elementary School District 96 to adhere to its class-size policies. The Walshes, the Troyer family and at least one other Hollywood family have formally requested that their children be transferred to Hollywood so that they can attend their neighborhood school. Walsh and Abby Troyer emotionally pleaded their case during the public comment portion of last week’s meeting of the District 96 Board of Education.

AMES SCHOOL Multiple options from page 1 These preliminary cost estimates do not include asbestos abatement, construction testing, building permits, land surveying, furniture and storm water management. “These solutions are about flexibility,” Matlock said. “This is an ongoing process.” The addition will make use of property the district obtained by purchasing the home at 92 Repton Road in 2016. The house will be demolished this week. One common element in the conceptual drawings was creating a dedicated lunchroom and creating a new multipurpose room or common area. Currently, Ames students eat lunch in the gym. The old secondfloor multipurpose room where students once ate lunch has been split into separate classrooms for music and art. Two of the options include building a new gym on the east end of the existing building. Under these options, the old gym would be turned into a lunchroom/multipurpose room and a new second floor area over the existing gym would be added to house a library and media center. ■ Option 1A would add about 9,670 square

Walsh said that her daughter Ruby attends a home-based day care where all the other children attend Hollywood School and has already attended many Hollywood School functions. “She’s been waiting patiently, or impatiently, for her turn to be a true Hollywood student,” Walsh said. She will not understand the reasons why. She will only feel rejected and left out.” Walsh and Abby Troyer told the school board and District 96 Superintendent Martha Ryan-Toye that they had been counting on their children attending Hollywood School and that they do not want their children to have to cross First Avenue to attend Central, a common refrain from Hollywood parents over the years. “I understand there are crossing guards, but there is a significant difference between kids crossing busy neighborhood streets and crossing a four-lane highway during rush hour,” Troyer said. Both Walsh and Troyer said that they bought houses in the Hollywood neighborhood with the expectation that their children would attend Hollywood School. “It is one of the reasons we chose to live where we do and we want to attend it,” said Troyer. This has been a recurring issue over the years for Hollywood families as the dis-

trict tries to balance having neighborhood schools with the desire to maintain its classsize policy and equalize class size throughout the district. The district’s policy calls for kindergarten through second-grade classes to have no more than 20 students, although that policy has been routinely waived in recent years. As of mid-July, 21 students have been assigned to attend kindergarten at Hollywood. Ryan-Toye declined to say how many incoming kindergarten students from the Hollywood neighborhood have been assigned to Central School this year, but said that the number could be counted on one hand. She said that at least one other family, in addition to Walsh and Troyer have formally requested that their child be transferred to Hollywood. The superintendent has the sole discretion to approve or reject transfer requests, and Ryan-Toye said that she hopes to rule on the transfer requests by the end of July. Ryan-Toye said that at least one other Hollywood family is happy to send their incoming kindergarten student to Central. As of July 18, a total of 50 kindergarten students have been assigned to the three kindergarten sections at Central meaning, as of now, no kindergarten class at Central will have more than 17 students. The third- and fourth-grade classes at Hol-

lywood School, a single section school, will have 25 students each this year while the first-, second- and fifth-grade classes at Hollywood will have 22 students each this year. Ryan-Toye is becoming aware of the recurring challenge of balancing the desire of Hollywood parents to send their kids to Hollywood School and the goal of having relatively equal class sizes across the district’s schools. “We’re challenged by the size of the school, and how do we balance that that in combination with all of the District 96 schools and class sizes?” Ryan-Toye said. Ryan-Toye is learning about the concerns of Hollywood parents. “It is clear to me that it is a unique and special place,” Ryan-Toye said. “I continue to hear and I continue to learn more about the uniqueness of the Hollywood community.” Board members are aware of the complexities of student assignment and understand the desire of Hollywood parents not to send their elementary school students across First Avenue. “Going forward some of our decisionmaking and our policies need to be reflective of the uniqueness of each place,” said board member Lynda Murphy. “It really is a difference living across First Avenue than moving from Blythe to Central.”

feet and remodel nearly 14,000 square feet at Ames and cost around $9 million. It would include a new gym, an additional kindergarten classroom, and four new large classrooms on the second floor. The plan would require a variance from the village of Riverside because the new gym would be not fit within required setbacks. ■ Option 1B would cost about the same but would keep the existing gym and add on a new lunchroom/multipurpose room to the east end of the current building. In this option there would be about nearly 12,500 square feet of new space, including three new classrooms, and 7,400 of remodeled space. ■ Option 2 would provide more space and be more expensive. Two additions, one on the southeast corner of the building and another on the northwest corner, would create about 21,000 square feet of new space. Under this option another 11,000 square feet would be remodeled. Some current classrooms would be enlarged and every grade level would get a new breakout room. The current gym would remain but the bleachers would be removed to gain more space. A new common area, lunchroom and me-

dia center would be built. There would be five new large learning spaces and nine new smaller learning spaces. This option would reduce the size of the existing playground, because the addition on the northwest side of the current building would encroach upon the playground. ■ Option 3 is the most ambitious option of all and a likely non-starter. Matlock called it a “blue sky” option. It would add 20,900 square feet to the current building and remodel another 23,700 square feet at a cost of nearly $15 million. In Option 3 every existing classroom would be made larger. Matlock said that the existing classrooms at Ames are 50 to 150 square feet smaller than currently recommended. The third option would include heavy remodeling with existing walls coming down. A new gym would be built on the east end of the building and new classrooms would be added to the northwest corner of the building. The current gym would be turned into a lunchroom/multipurpose room would be created. Seven new large learning spaces would be added to go along with five new small learning spaces. This option, too, could reduce the amount of outdoor play space. The school board will discuss their reac-

tions to the drawings at their next meeting on Aug. 15. School board members are also anxious to hear reactions from the community to the drawings. Option 3 seems to be more than the board and administration want to spend or do. “I think it’s interesting to put it out there for consideration, but I think it’s more than we’d be willing to address and more than really more than probably we realistically need,” said Superintendent Martha Ryan-Toye. In their initial comments, some board members expressed some reluctance about spending so much on Ames School, when other elementary schools in the district also have needs. “Do we want to create one elementary school to have lots of things that other schools don’t have?” asked board member Lynda Murphy, noting that there are no breakout rooms in the other elementary schools. Rich Regan echoed the concern. “We have to consider this in the context of every property that the district has,” Regan said. Ryan-Toye also said that the district must consider what to do at Ames in the context of the entire school district. “We know we need to do work at Ames,” Ryan-Toye said. “We purchased that house with intention to do work at Ames, but we also know we need to do work at all of our schools, particularly all of our elementary schools.”

WEB EXTRA See the plans for each concept at www.RBLandmark.com

The Landmark, July 25, 2018

LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE ANNUAL TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2017 REVENUE SUMMARY Property Taxes Intergovernmental Utility Taxes Charges for Services Sales Taxes Fines and Forfeitures Places for Eating Taxes

$ 5,151,741 1,693,265 597,575 1,278,666 478,673 209,698 89,291

SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONDITION Beginning Fund/Net Position as Restated Balance at 1/1/2017 General Fund Special Revenue Funds Debt Service Fund Capital Projects Fund Enterprise Funds Trust Fund Total

$ 4,596,486 775,375 333,472 2,753,978 15,123,525 8,392,750 $ 31,975,586

Licenses Permits and Fees Investment Income Miscellaneous Water and Sewer Charges Gain on Sale of Capital Assets Grants

Revenues/ Additions

$ 576,086 532,375 280,039 633,035 3,304,073 -

Expenditures/ Expenses /Deductions

$ 9,326,922 656,276 600,528 885,356 3,470,411 $ 16,970,969

Subscribed and sworn to this 18th day of July, 2018. I, Cathy Haley, Village Clerk of the Village of Riverside, Cook County, Illinois, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Annual Treasurer’s Report for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.

Surcharge Taxes Motor Fuel Taxes Employer Contributions Employee Contributions Net Investment Appreciation Total

$ 130,496 226,838 1,229,856 178,457 406,207 $ 16,996,371

Other Financing Sources/(Uses)

$ 9,557,847 656,435 594,946 2,615,311 2,960,226 12,031,476 $ 17,568,824

$ (687,841) 16,700 687,841 (56,614) 1,184,059 $ (39,914)

Ending Fund/Net Position Balance at 12/31/2017 $ 3,677,720 775,216 355,754 1,711,864 15,577,096 9,240,167 $ 31,337,817

_______________________ Karin Johns, Treasurer _________________ Cathy Haley Village Clerk

COMPENSATION SUMMARY Under $25,000.00 AGNE, CHRISTOPHER; ANGELOPOULOS, MICHAEL; BARAJAS, ALEJANDRO; BARTIK, MICHAEL; BARTOLONE, CAROLYN; BIRMINGHAM, DAVID; BIRMINGHAM, MARK; BOGUSZEWSKI, DANIEL; BROCHE, LISA; BUCZEK, THOMAS; CABALLERO, MIA; CALAMIA, HENRY; CAPPELLO, THOMAS; CAREY, LIZ; CARLSON, JESSICA; CASTELAZ, AVA; CHAPP, MATTHEW; CHOATE, CARL; CISKE, JOSEPH; CLARKSON, VICTORIA; CONNELLY, ROGER; CORDOVA, LORENZO; D’ALTORIO, GIANNA; DEBRUYN, HANNAH; DEL ANGEL, JOSE; DOORNEBOS, SAMANTHA; DORIA, JOSEPH; DURSO, GARY; DUVE, MAX; EARLEY, PATRICIA; ESPISITO, ANTHONY; FERRARO, CARLO; FRUSHOUR, MICHAEL; GARDNER, MICHAEL; GARLAND, KAITLYN; GEORGOPULOS, SUSAN; GODLEWSKI, SONJA; GOMEZ, ANA; GOO, JASON; GRESIK, HENRY; GRIBBEN, CODY; GROSSE, ARTHUR; GRYCZAN, TATIANA; GUEVARA, MICHAEL; HAHN-SILVA, STEPHANIE; HANRAHAN, MICHAEL; HANRAHAN, ROBERT; HANRAHAN, SHAWNA; HARRISON, JAYNE; HUGHES, COLIN; IZZO, JOHN; JAROS, DARLENE; JENKS, TYLER; JOHNSON, DEREK; JONES, JEROLD; KELLY, CATHERINE; KOSNER, KATHRYN; KRUCE, JOSEPH; KURATKO, KEVIN J.; LASPINA, ANTHONY; LEONE, LOUIS; L’ODENSE, AMY LOULOUSIS, JAMES; MAHANNA, FLORENCE; MALIK, CHRISTOPHER; MANGANIELLO, ANDREW; MANTEL, REBECCA; MCCARTHY, MADELINE; MCMAHON KEVIN; METCALF-REYES, JOSEPH; MIKELL, DAVONTE; MOLDENHAUER, MULLIGAN, JAMES; NELSON-SIFUENTES, ELIZABETH; NGO, KENNY; NIESLUCHOWSKI, WILLIAM; NIKISCHER, MICHAEL; OWANO, JEANNETTE; PALAFOX, CESAR; PALKA, DIANE; PERRY, JEMMA; PHYFER, WILLIAM; PIERDINOCK, DAVID; PILEWSKI, MATTHEW; POLLOCK, BENJAMIN; POLLOCK, DANIEL; POSS, SCHUYLER; PRZYBYLSKI, WILLIAM; PSENICKA, LORRAINE; PURVIS, KEVIN; QUAN, MICHAEL; RADOSEVICH, KRISTIN, RANGEL, ANTHONY; RENDA, MARIA; RESTO ANDRES; RESTO, LISANDRO; RINGO, FRANCIS; RODRIQUEZ, JULISSA; ROMAN, GRACE; ROMAN, MARGARET; RUSKA, ANTON; RUSKA, WILLIAM; SAGANICH, GREG; SALINAS, MARCO; SANDERS, DEANASIA; SCOTT, KEENAN; SEDIVY, BRENDAN; SELIMOS, SCOTT; SHEEHAN, CONNOR; SHEEHAN, RYAN; SISKA, MEGAN; SPLITT, IAN; TABB, DANIEL; TRUMAN, JAMES; VALENTE, JOHN; VAZQUEZ, TITO; VERTUCCI, MICHAEL; VILLANOVA, RYAN; WALKER, KHRISTIAN; WALLACE, WILLIAM; WANDEL-MARRELLO, CHLOE; WILLIAMSON, RAYMOND; YOUNG, CHRISTOPHER; ZAVALA, KEVIN; ZELENY, MAGGIE; ZIGULICH, DEAN. $25,000.00 to $49,999.99 ARIZA, GABRIELA; BENSFIELD, THOMAS; JURCZEWSKI, MICHAEL; MAHANNA, COLLEEN; PHYFER, SARA; PINEDA, JOSE; REIMER, MARIBETH; SEGURA, JORGE; WALTER, DEBRA; WOLTER, KEVIN. $50,000.00 to $74,999.99 FERANEC, JOHN; GUTIERREZ, LYNDA; HALEY, CATHERINE; HANRAHAN, ANNE; KUDLA, CHRISTOPHER; KURATKO, KEVIN; LAMICH, DONNA; LAWLER, NICOLE; MANGANIELLO, JOSEPH; MAROVIC, SUSANA; MCCALL, PAMELA; MICHALIK, DONALD; MORAN, JESUS; NORMAN, JERRY; RINI-LARA, SHERYL; RIVERA, JOSE; SHERMAN, WILLIAM; WETZLER, DEANA. $75,000.00 to $99,999.99 BUCKLEY, MATTHEW; COLLINS, MICHAEL; JOHNS, KARIN; KRULL, DAVID; MALCHIODI, RONALD; MARRELLO JR., DANIEL; PANEK, JOHN; ROBERSON, TAMMY; SIMPSON, JEFFREY; STUCZYNSKI, DEBORA. $100,000.00 to $124,999.99 ABT, SONYA; BAILEY, EDWARD; CAIRO, JOHN; HAMILTON, ISAAC; MAHANNA, JOSEPH; NAVARRO, FABIAN; PONTRELLI, FRANK; RODGERS, JASON; TEUNE, JOSHUA. $125,000.00 and over FRANCES, JESSICA; GREENEWALD, BRIAN; GUTSCHICK; KATZIN, ERIC; KOTOR, LEO; LARA, FRANK; LAZANSKY, JAMES; MILLER, JEFFREY; WEITZEL, THOMAS. Total Compensation $ 5,365,332.88

DISBURSEMENTS BY VENDOR IN EXCESS OF $2,500.00

ACTIVE ELECTRICAL SUPPLY-3,125.00; ADMINISTRATIVE CONSULTING-8,000.00; AED SUPERSTORE-4,196.00; AFTERSCHOOL ENRICHMENT SOLUTIONS-13,188.00; AIR ONE EQUIPMENT, INC.-13,804.69; ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOLUTIONS-10,566.54; ARCHER ELECTRICAL-2,562.53; ARCON ASSOCIATES-4,644.51;AVALON PETROLEUM COMPANY-20,794.65; BENNETT & BROSSEAU-386,493.00; BEST ADVANTAGE CONSTRUCTION-6,600.00; BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD-518,417.52; BRUSH ARCHITECTS LLC-4,000.00; BURKE LLC-4,200,126.54; CALL ONE-31,435.74; CASE LOTS, INC.-6,455.00’; CDS OFFICE TECHNOLOGIES-14,350.00; CDW GOVERNMENT, INC.-13,152.08; CHAPMAN AND CUTLER-7,500.00; CHESS SCHOLARS-13,383.00; CHICAGO BULLS/ SOX ACADEMY-2,513.40; CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST-70,424.99; CHRIS NEUMER-2,500.00; CHRISTOPHER B. BURKE-244,924.75; CHRISTY WEBER LANDSCAPES-22,945.01; CINTAS #769-7,079.33; CINTAS FIRST AID & SAFETY-4,921.06; CIVIC PLUS-20,813.20; CLIENTFIRST CONSULTING GROUP, LLC-72,076.25; CLS BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS-3,400.10; COLLINS & RADJA, P.C.4,600.00; COMCAST CABLE-9,886.64; COMED-39,108.56; COMPASS MINERALS AMERICA-20,192.24; COOK COUNTY-2,800.00; COOK COUNTY TREASURER-10,090.85; COVE REMEDIATION LLC-10,900.00; CROSSROADS GIS SOLUTIONS-12,000.00; CROWN TROPHY-3,060.05; CUMMINS SALES AND SERVICE-6,946.35; CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES-15,025.13; CUTTER & BUCK-6,662.89; D. RYAN TREE & LANDSCAPE-262,423.00; DANIEL KELLEY-3,250.00; DEIGAN & ASSOCIATES LLC-50,187.01; DELL MARKETING L.P.-14,018.68; DENLER INC-40,673.84; DIXON ENGINEERING & INSPECTION-5,990.00; EAGLE UNIFORM CO., INC.-4,442.30; ECKERT ENTERPRISES-29,703.99; ECO CLEAN MAINTENANCE, INC-25,981.00; EFTPS-1,324,416.08; ELECTRICAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT-33,263.00; ELMHURST OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH-5,204.00; EMERGENCY MEDICAL-9,715.05; EMERGENCY REPORTING-4,816.00; ESRI INC.3,700.00; EVERBRIDGE, INC-6,500.00; FIRST BANKCARD-118,930.63; FIRST STUDENT-7,268.80; FLOOD BROTHERS DISPOSAL C0-6,860.77; FOREMOST PROMOTIONS-3,506.00; FOREST PRESERVE DISTRICT-16,035.53; FOX VALLEY FIRE-24,577.28; FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE-9,320.00; FULLMER LOCKSMITH SERVICE-3,243.31; GARVEY’S OFFICEPRODUCTS-25,805.14; GAS DEPOT-34,371.40; GENCO INDUSTRIES INC-3,480.00; GIVING ARTFULLY LLC-3,600.00; GORDON FLESCH CO., INC.-3,561.41; GOV HR USA, INC-20,675.07; GRAINGER-2,878.93; GUARDIAN PEST CONTROL-2,803.00; H. J. MOHR & SONS COMPANY-3,481.00; HAZCHEM ENVIRONMENTAL-2,600.00; HD SUPPLY WATERWORKS-9,436.08; HEALTH ENDEAVORS, S.C.-17,405.00; HEALTH INSPECTION PROFESSIONALS, INC-6,750.00; HEARTH AND HOME, INC-26,371.00; HENRY SWADE-15,607.50; HOME DEPOT CREDIT SERVICE-4,467.14; ICMA RETIREMENT TRUST-153,668.30; IL DEPT TRANSPORTATION-4,290.00; IL ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY-101,005.54; IL FIRE CHIEF’S ASSOC.-2,700.00; IL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE-10,427.50; IL MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT FUND-390,487.12; ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY-2,925.00; ILLINOIS DEPT OF INNOVATION & TECHNOLOGY-4,801.67; ILLINOIS DEPT OF REVENUE-197,115.02; INFRASEARCH, INC.-11,100.00; INTERDEV LLC14,404.10; IRMA-294,874.76; J. ANDERSEN CONSTRUCTION-4,120.00; JACK PHELAN CHEVROLET-60,036.86; JAKE THE STRIPER-5,750.00; JLT RE NORTH AMERICA INC.-3,236.00; JOHN CAIRO-10,130.00; JOSE M. PALACIOS-2,700.00; JULIE MELIDIE-4,000.00; KANE, MCKENNA AND ASSOCIATES, INC-4,225.00; K-FIVE CONSTRUCTION CORP.-4,410.27; KIESLER’S-16,648.59; KLEIN, THORPE & JENKINS-200,230.53; KLF ENTERPRISES-21,879.00; KLOA INC.-22,786.51; KNICKERBOCKER ROOFING & PAVING CO-11,491.40; LAKESHORE ATHLETIC SERV.-4,318.84; LAUTERBACH & AMEN LLP-47,785.00; LEXIPOL SERVICES-8,148.00; LIVING HABITATS-9,263.20; LYONS VIEW MANUFACTURING-19,720.00; M.A.B.A.S. DIVISION 10-7,750.00; M.E. SIMPSON CO-3,725.00; MADISON NATIONAL LIFE INS. CO-2,988.00; MANSFIELD OIL CO. OF GAINSVILLE-11,234.59; MARATHON SPORTSWEAR, INC.-11,095.80; MENARDS-4,810.30; MERCURY SYSTEMS CORPORATION-18,950.66; METAL MITES-4,384.46; METROPOLITAN INDUSTRIES,INC-4,818.00; MICROSOFT CORPORATION-5,060.05; MIDWEST OFFICE INTERIORS,INC-5,371.74; MILLPRO MARINE LLC-21,934.00; MORNING NOON & NIGHT PLUMBING-5,250.00; MOTOROLA-4,599.57; MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC.-3,090.23; MPC COMMUNICATIONS-23,857.10; MUNICIPAL GIS PARTNERS IN-44,640.17; MUNICIPAL SYSTEMS, INC.-8,530.05; NATIONAL POWER RODDING-41,221.15; NELSON SYSTEMS INC-2,931.62; NICOR GAS-50,715.92; NORTH EAST MULTI-5,880.00; NORTH SUBURBAN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT COOPERATIVE-338,030.00; NORTHERN ILLINOIS POLICE-9,725.09; NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY-14,000.00; ON TIME EMBROIDERY, INC-7,143.00; OPT2MIZED NETWORKS-79,978.57; PARAMEDIC SERVICES OF ILLINOIS-3,016.23; PAUL CONWAY SHIELDS-42,811.86; PITNEY BOWES, INC.-3,620.10; PIZZA BAR RIVERSIDE LLC-31,875.86; PIZZO NATIVE PLANT NURSER-9,908.50; POINT B COMMUNICATIONS-28,322.25; POSSIBILITY PLACE NURSERY-2,650.90; POSTAL SERVICE, U.S.-2,984.37; PROSPAN MANUFACTURING CO. INC6,678.45; PROVEN BUSINESS SYSTEMS LLC-4,015.43; PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES-484,409.29; PURCHASE POWER-13,541.41; QUALITY INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS, INC-4,047.78; R.W. COLLINS CO.-39,888.15; RAISE RITE CONCRETE LIFTING-5,265.00; RAY O’HERRON CO., INC.-17,678.53; REGAL BUSINESS MACHINES, INC-3,648.15; RICK DANDAN-23,980.59; RICMAR INDUSTRIES-3,170.99; RIVERSIDE GARAGE-9,817.27; RIVERSIDE PUBLIC LIBRARY-235,538.63; RIVERSIDE PUBLIC SCHOOLS9,109.30; RIVERSIDE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH-8,125.00; RJN GROUP INC-6,150.00; ROSCOE COMPANY-8,023.62; RULA’S ENTERPRISES-4,342.79; RUSSO POWER EQUIPMENT-6,041.04; RYDIN DECAL-3,422.24; SCOTT KOPACH-2,571.50; SERVICE EMPLOYEE’S LOCAL-4,978.28; SERVICE FORMS & GRAPHICS-12,309.75; SHERIDAN PLUMBING & SEWER-3,400.00; SHI-GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS-51,150.68; SPEER FINANCIAL, INC.6,684.50;SPILLMAN TECHNOLOGIES INC-222,550.16; STANDARD EQUIPMENT CO.-10,294.82; STATE DISBURSEMENT UNIT-4,998.00; STEINER ELECTRIC COMPANY-13,557.86; STERLING CODIFIERS-6,053.00; STRAHM AUTOMATION AND MAILING-14,610.90; STREICHER’S-2,902.89; TARGET SOLUTIONS, INC-10,195.00; TECHNO CONSULTING INC-17,262.86; TELECOM INNOVATIONS GROUP-7,420.44; THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELL0N-986,698.50; THOMAS J. BRESCIA-21,300.00; THOMPSON ELEVATOR-3,769.00; TOTAL PARKING SOLUTIONS-2,640.00; TRACY LAPSHIN-4,535.50; TRAFFIC CONTROL & PROTECTION-4,839.75; TREASURER,STATE OF IL.-457,221.51; TRIGGI CONSTRUCTION-72,682.00; TWILIGHT PARTY RENTALS-8,000.92; TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC-31,900.04; UNITED RADIO COMM, INC.-6,964.98; VERIZON WIRELESS-34,488.88; VILLAGE OF MC COOK-1,262,043.88; VILLAGE OF NO. RIVERSIDE-68,559.84; VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE, ACCTS PAYABLE-5,826.53; VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE, POLICE PENSION-185,527.03; VILLAGE OF STONE PARK/ STONE PARK FIRE DEPT-16,080.00; W. S. DARLEY & COMPANY-12,575.78; WE GOT GAME LLC-4,680.00; WEDNESDAY JOURNAL INC-9,459.00; WEST CENTRAL CABLE AGENCY-6,815.22; WEST CENTRAL MUNICIPAL-62,962.22; WEST TOWN REFRIGERATION CORP-40,810.95; WM. H. WOOD-3,577.42; WOODSTOCK WOODWORKS & STUDIO, LTD-9,300.00; YOUNG REMBRANDTS-3,140.00; ZACK BURRIS-6,336.00; ZZZ - ONE-TIME VENDOR-36,742.71. Sub Total $ 15,245,879.85 DISBURSEMENTS UNDER $2,500.00 PER VENDOR Sub Total $ 283,964.65

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OAK PARK HOME FOR RENT Single Family Home for rent in OP Historic District Mann School District Single Family Home in Central Oak Park in the Horace Mann school district on a quiet double block. This home has 3 Bedrooms plus a bonus room that can be used as an office or childâ€™s playroom, 2 full Bathrooms, full Basement, nice yard and 2 car Garage. Gourmet Kitchen, Fireplace, Central A/C. $3,000/ month. Call Bill at (708) 341-2178 for showing. Immediate availability.

902 S. 3RD AVENUE

ROOMS FOR RENT

Job Req: Vehicle, Cell phone w/ texting, no criminal record. Responsibilities: Building repairs and maint, basic electrical & plumbing, light cleaning, & a variety of other tasks.

Reserve your own affordable 2 or 3 BR condo unit of 1000+ sq ft of living space being built on this historic site. Youâ€™ll benefit from a unique 12 year tax freeze and lower monthly living expenses from energy saving systems/appliances, and you can help design your own individual unit. Plans also include building 5 new townhomes onsite. For details Call 708-383-9223.

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AUSTIN CLEAN ROOM With fridge, micro. Nr Oak Park, Super Walmart, Food 4 Less, bus, & Metra. $116/wk and up. 773-637-5957

Part Time Positions Available for 2018-19 school year After-School Recreation / Day Care Worker Youth Development Specialist on site at Oak Park public schools

OAK PARK 2BR Oak Park - 2 Bedrooms, LR, DR, hardwood floors, tile bath, heat included. $1,250 + 1 mo security. Call 708-717-3975

HELP WANTED JOB FAIR

The Park District of Oak Park is conducting a job fair on Saturday, July 28 from 9AM to 11 AM at Fox Center, 624 S. Oak Park Ave. We are interviewing for the following part-time positions: Clubhouse Recreation Leader, Clubhouse Site Supervisor & Clubhouse Assistant Supervisor, Indoor Playground Supervisor, Early Childhood Program Instructors & Assistant Teen Program Instructors. The hiring managers will be available for brief interviews. MAINTENANCE PERSON WANTED American Security in Forest Park is seeking an experienced Maintenance Person to work parttime Mon-Fri, 4-6 hours p/day. $16â€“$20 p/h, based on your experience and abilities. You must live within 20 min of 15th & Harlem.

The Day Care Program of Hephzibah Childrenâ€™s Association is accepting applications for nurturing individuals to provide care and supervision of 5-11-year-old children in the After School Day Care program on site at Oak Park public schools. The days and hours are Monâ€“Fri from 2:30-6:00 PM and 2:00-6:00 PM on Wednesdays. Plan and supervise arts and crafts, indoor & outdoor play, games, sports, homework help and more. Requirements include: -6 semester hours in education, recreation, social work or related college courses -previous experience working with children. Openings available for the 2018-19 school year starting.

Move in ready 3-4 bdrm home. Full fin bsmt. Bath each level. Shaded, fenced double yard. Low taxes. Agent owned. 1st Choice Homes Realty 708-217-8414

In this quiet residential neighborhood (2 blks W of 1st Ave & 1 blk N of Madison)

OAK PARK 3 BR Oak Park - 3 Bedrooms, LR, DR, hardwood floors, tile bath, heat included. $1,450-$1,550 + 1 mo security. Call 708-717-3975

Large Sunny Room with fridge & microwave. Near Green line, bus, Oak Park, 24 hour desk, parking lot. $101.00 week & up. New Mgmt. 773-378-8888

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OAK PARK CLASSIC CHURCH FOR RENT

Includes Sanctuary, Fellowship Hall, Kitchen, Midweek Service/ Bible Study, Office Options. 708-848-9776

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT OFFICE SPACE TO RENT Approximately 1,000 sq/ft for rent for commercial use. Large open space with 4 offices equipped with desks,cabinets and computer/phone access. Call 312-388-3806

OFFICES

1-3 Room Offices Available in Oak Park & River Forest

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PARKING SPACES/ GARAGE BROOKFIELD 2 CAR GARAGE Brookfield 2 car garage for rent vicinity 31st and Sunnyside $250.00 Call Norine 708-785-9121

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GARAGE SALE 2413 S 3RD ST FRI 7/27 8AM TO 3PM SAT 7/28 8AM TO 1PM

Tons of clothing, tools & electrical items, shoes, toys, household goods, glassware, EVERYTHING!

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Many good quality items for sale. Furniture: office desk w/cabinet, Bernhardt sofa/ottoman, 10â€™ mahogany din. table + 8 chairs; Kitchen/Housewares; Vintage/ Antique; Clothes: womenâ€™s/menâ€™s/ teenâ€™s Sports/Exercise Equip; Yard/ Garden/Tools; Electronics; Adult books; Childrenâ€™s Books (150+): Movies/ Music; Musical equip.; Toys & Games

WANTED TO BUY WANTED MILITARY ITEMS: Helmets, medals, patches, uniforms, weapons, flags, photos, paperwork, Also toy soldiers-lead plastic-other misc. toys. Call Uncle Gary 708-522-3400

PETS GERMAN SHEPHERD GSD in need of loving home. Must re-home my 4 years old male, sable colored GSD, fixed. Lovable, playful, gets along with people and other dogs and cats. He is an active and attentive dog who wants to please. He loves to play with toys and would benefit from positive training classes. He has excellent house manners and can be trusted to roam free. He is great riding in the car. 312-409-3554

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The Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a zoning variation application submitted by Steve Glinke and Ellen Hamilton, owners of the property at 514 Ashland Avenue, who are proposing to construct a one story addition onto the existing home. The applicants are requesting a variation to Section 10-9-5 of the Zoning Code that would allow the buildings on the lot to have a Lot Coverage equal to 35.06% of the Lot Area. The Zoning Code allows a maximum Lot Coverage equal to 30% of the Lot Area.

LEGAL NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS Public Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of River Forest, County of Cook, State of Illinois, on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Room of the Municipal Complex, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois on the following matter: The Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a zoning variation application submitted by Shaun and Julie Krueger, owners of the property at 346 Park Avenue, who are seeking a zoning variation to increase the maximum height allowed for an accessory building. The applicant had previously sought and received a Minor Variation in accordance with Section 10-5-4-B-5 of the Zoning Code. Section 10-5-4-B-5 can allow an increase in the maximum building height of up to five percent above the limitation of the applicable regulation through the Minor Variation procedure. Section 10-9-6 of the Zoning Code limits the height of an accessory building to 18â€™-0â€? above the elevation of the Public Walk. Per the Minor Variation granted on December 27, 2016, the detached

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Public Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of River Forest, Cook County, Illinois, on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Room of the River Forest Municipal Complex, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois, to consider the following: The request by the Village of River Forest for text amendments to the River Forest Zoning Ordinance regarding the placement and regulation of small wireless facilities in conformance with the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (P.A. 100-585). The Village of River Forest is requesting text amendments which include, but may not be limited to: Section 10-3-1 (Definitions) to amend certain definitions and add a definition of Small Wireless Facilities, Section 10-20-1 (Height) relative to the height of Small Wireless Facilities, amendments to Section 10-21-3 (Appendix A/Land Use Chart) to provide for use desig-

The legal description of the property at 514 Ashland Avenue is as follows: LOT 22 IN BLOCK 5 IN PART OF RIVER FOREST, BEING A SUBDIVISION OF PART OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, AS SURVEYED FOR THE â€œSUBURBAN HOME MUTUAL LAND ASSOCIATIONSâ€? ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED JUNE 23, 1890 IN BOOK 43 OF PLATS, PAGE 20 AS DOCUMENT 1291334, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. A copy of the meeting agenda will be available to the public at the Village Hall. Clifford Radatz Secretary Zoning Board of Appeals

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garage was allowed to be constructed with a height of 18.9 feet above â€œgradeâ€?. The detached garage for the subject property was inadvertently constructed with a height at the ridge of 18.98 feet above the elevation of the Public Walk. The legal description of the property at 346 Park Avenue is as follows: LOT 25 IN RIVER FOREST PARK HOMES SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 14446645 IN THE VILLAGE OF RIVER FOREST, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. A copy of the meeting agenda will be available to the public at the Village Hall. Clifford Radatz Secretary Zoning Board of Appeals

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nations for Small Wireless Facilities on private property in the different zoning districts within the Village (note that pursuant to P.A. 100585, Small Wireless Facilities are permitted uses within the right-ofway in all zoning districts), and such other amendments as are deemed necessary for regulation of Small Wireless Facilities in conformance with the Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act (P.A. 100-585). All are welcome to review the proposed text amendments, to send correspondence, attend the public hearing, submit evidence, and testify at the public hearing. For further information or for a copy of the proposed text amendments, please contact Assistant Village Administrator Lisa Scheiner at (708) 714-3554 or at lscheiner@ vrf.us. Respectfully submitted by: Clifford Radatz Secretary, Zoning Board of Appeals

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PUBLIC NOTICE The Depot Exterior Paint Project Written proposals for the River Forest Park Districtâ€™s 2018 The Depot Exterior Paint Project shall be received until 4:00 p.m. local time, August 7, 2018. Proposal information and installation instructions may be obtained electronically from the River Forest Park District website at www.rfparks.com starting July 16, 2018 between 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. Proposals will be accepted until 4:00 p.m. local time, August 7, 2018, at the River Forest Park District offices, 401 Thatcher Avenue, River Forest, Illinois. The River Forest Park District offices are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This is a State of Illinois/Cook County prevailing wage project with a certified payroll to be turned into the Park District. Published in Wednesday Journal 7/25/2018

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PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â€œAn Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â€? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154880 on July 3, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of EXQUISITE MOVEMENTS with the business located at: 805 SOUTH BOULEVARD, OAK PARK, IL 60301. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: YVETTE SPENCER WILSON 930 NORTH BLVD APT 304, OAK PARK, IL 60301. Published in Wednesday Journal 7/11, 7/18, 7/25/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â€œAn Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â€? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154961 on July 11, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of SAMâ€™S FRANK AND ERNEST TRANPORT with the business located at: 742 WESLEY AVE., OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: JEFFREY JAMES HANNEMAN, 742 WESLEY AVE. OAK PARK, IL 60304. Published in Wednesday Journal 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to â€œAn Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,â€? as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D18154919 on July 9, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of ECOKARAT JEWELRY with the business located at: 131 N MARION, OAK PARK, IL 60301. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: JOSE TORRES, 131 N MARION OAK PARK, IL 60301. Published in Wednesday Journal 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/2018

LEGAL NOTICE ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS RIVER FOREST, ILLINOIS Public Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of River Forest, County of Cook, State of Illinois, on Thursday, August 9, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Room of the Municipal Complex, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois on the following matter: The Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a zoning variation application submitted by Shaun and Julie Krueger, owners of the property at 346 Park Avenue, who are proposing to construct a second story addition onto the existing home. The applicants are requesting a variation to Section 10-9-7 that would allow the north wall of the home, which has a non-conforming side yard setback of 2.98 feet, to increase in height from one story to two stories. The applicants are also requesting a variation for a roof overhang of 1â€™-6â€? at the second floor level, resulting in a setback of only 1.48 feet to the roof edge.

The Zoning Code prohibits any increase in height of a wall which maintains a non-conforming side yard setback. The Zoning Code requires the roof eave to have a minimum 3 foot side yard setback. The legal description of the property at 346 Park Avenue is as follows: LOT 25 IN RIVER FOREST PARK HOMES SUBDIVISION OF PART OF THE WEST HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 12, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED AS DOCUMENT NUMBER 14446645 IN THE VILLAGE OF RIVER FOREST, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. A copy of the meeting agenda will be available to the public at the Village Hall. Clifford Radatz Secretary Zoning Board of Appeals

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LEGAL NOTICE FOREST PARK PUBLIC LIBRARY ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Lump sum sealed bids will be received by the Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Forest Park for Roof Restoration at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Boulevard, Forest Park, IL 60130. Sealed bids will be received on or before, but not after 2:00 PM on Thursday, August 9 at the Forest Park Public Library, 7555 Jackson Boulevard, Forest Park, IL 60130. Bids received after that time will not be considered. All Bids shall be addressed and delivered to the circulation desk immediately inside the entrance to the building on or before the time set forth above. Sealed envelopes or packages containing the Bid Forms shall be transmitted to the attention of the “Library Director” and shall be marked or endorsed with the title of the Bid (“Sealed Bid for Forest Park Public Library Roof Restoration”) and the Bidder’s full legal name. The bids will be publicly opened and read aloud in the Library meeting room on the lower level at 2:00 PM on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Bids shall be submitted in the form and manner contained in the Bidding Requirements. Contractors may obtain copies of the Bidding Documents from any BHFX Digital Imaging location. Please contact BHFX at (847) 593-3161 to obtain a set of Bidding Documents or visit their Plan Room online at www. bhfxplanroom.com. Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the BHFX online Plan Room at no charge to bidders. Bidders shall be responsible for the costs of reproduction of printed copies. A pre-bid meeting will be held at the project site on Thursday, July 26 at 9:00 AM. Attendance is strongly encouraged for all bidders; this will be

the only opportunity for prospective bidders to examine conditions on the roof where work will be taking place. Prospective bidders shall meet the Owner and Architect in the meeting room on the lower level of the Library for the pre-bid meeting. Each bid must be accompanied by a bid bond or a cashier’s check in the amount of 10% of the total bid, made payable to Forest Park Public Library, as a guarantee that the successful bidder will promptly execute a satisfactory contract, will furnish a satisfactory performance bond and payment bond and proceed with the work. Upon failure to do so, the bidder shall forfeit the amount deposited as liquidated damages and no mistakes, errors, exclusions, or omissions on the part of the bidder shall excuse the bidder or entitle the bidder to a return of the aforementioned amount. No bid will be considered unless the bidder shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the Board of Trustees that the bidder has the necessary facilities, abilities, experience, equipment, financial and physical resources available to fulfill the conditions of the Contract and execute the work, should the Contract be awarded such bidder. Bidders will examine the plans and specifications and the location in which said work is to be done and judge for themselves all the circumstances and surrounding known and reasonably foreseen conditions affecting the cost and nature of the work, and all bids will be presumed to be based on such examination, familiarity and judgment. The successful bidder shall be re-

quired to provide a Performance Bond and a Material and Labor Payment Bond in the amount of 100% of the Contract Amount, as well as liability and property insurance as required by the Bidding Requirements before commencing work. The successful bidder shall enter into a formal contract based on the conditions and requirements in the Bidding Requirements and the Bidding Requirements will be incorporated into the Contract. Not less than the prevailing wage shall be paid for labor on the work to be done as required by law.

Notice is hereby given by the Board of Local Improvements of the Village of Brookfield, Illinois that bid proposals will be received for the following project: ALLEY PAVING PROJECT 3500 BLOCK BETWEEN PRAIRIE AVENUE AND FOREST AVENUE SPECIAL ASSESSMENT NO. 361 This project will include the construction of a Portland cement concrete alley pavement, stormwater management improvements including permeable pavers and infiltration trenches, and other related work on and along the public alley located in the 3500 block between Prairie Avenue and Forest Avenue. Sealed bids will be received up to the hour of 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, the 15th day of August, 2018, in the Village Hall located at 8820 Brookfield Avenue, Brookfield, Illinois. All sealed bids received will be publicly opened and read aloud at 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, the 15th day of August, 2018 at the Brookfield Village Hall. Bidding documents, consisting of the bid proposal, project specifications, and project plans are on file in the office of the Village Manager and available at the office of Edwin Hancock Engineering Co., 9933 Roosevelt Road, Westchester, Illinois 60154, upon payment of a non-refundable charge of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per set of bidding documents. No bidding documents will be issued after 4:30 P.M. on Friday, the 10th day of August, 2018. Bid proposals must be submitted on the forms provided. The contractor will be paid in special assessment bonds and vouchers at par. Said bonds will draw interest at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum. All bid proposals offered must be accompanied by a bid bond in an amount which shall not be less

than Ten Percent (10%) of the total amount of the bid, or a cashier’s check, or certified check, made payable to the Order of the President and Board of Local Improvements of the Village of Brookfield, as a guarantee that if the bid proposal is accepted, a contract will be entered into and the performance of the contract properly secured. No bid proposal shall be considered unless accompanied by such bid bond or check. Any bidder in doubt as to the true meaning of any part of the bidding documents may request an interpretation thereof from the Village. The bidder requesting the interpretation shall be responsible for its prompt delivery. At the request of the bidder, or in the event that the Village deems the interpretation to be substantive, the interpretation will be made by written addendum duly issued by the Village. In the event that a written addendum is issued, either as a result of a request for interpretation or the result of a change in the bidding documents issued by the Village, a copy of such addendum will be mailed to all prospective bidders. The Village will not assume responsibility for receipt of such addendum. In all cases it will be the bidders’ responsibility to obtain all addenda issued. The Contractor and Subcontractor shall comply with all regulations issued pursuant to Prevailing Wage Act (820 ILCS 130), and other applicable Federal Laws and regulations pertaining to labor standards. The Village of Brookfield reserves the right to determine the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder, to waive irregularities, and to reject any or all bid proposals. BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS VILLAGE OF BROOKFIELD, ILLINOIS By:

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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: D18154887 on July 3, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of THE COUCH DIVAS with the business located at: 915 HIGHLAND AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: TAMARA MEACHAM CHAVEZ 915 HIGHLAND AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304

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: D 18154953 on July 11, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of ASHANTI SIGNS AND GRAPHICS with the business located at: 9851 DRURY LN, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: NICHOLAS POKU, 9851 DRURY LANE WESTCHESTER, IL 60154.

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: D18154918 on July 6, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of ILL-SEN with the business located at: 9020 W 23RD ST, NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: JORGE REYESORTIZ, 9020 W 23RD ST, NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546.

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The successful bidder will be required to comply with the provisions of all State of Illinois and federal laws concerning public works projects as well as the State of Illinois Human Rights Act and the regulations of the Illinois Human Rights Commission. The Board of Trustees reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to waive any technicalities and irregularities in the bidding and to hold the bid proposals for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of opening set forth above. Questions about the bid documents should be submitted, in writing, to Andy Dogan, Williams Architects at ardogan@williams-architects.com. Responses to questions submitted by bidders during the bidding period shall be in the form of written addendum to all plan holders of record. By order of the Board of Trustees of the Forest Park Public Library, Cook County, Illinois. Dated at Forest Park, Illinois this 19th day of July, 2018. Pilar Shaker, Library Director

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LEGAL NOTICE Donald Rendler-Kaplan & Associates (24594) Attorney for Petitioner 831 N. Ashland Ave. Chicago, Illinoi2 60622 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Salomon Yepez, Petitioner and Sorayda Fuentes, Respondent, Case No. 2018D-002415. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Respondent, that a Petition has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, by the Petitioner, for Dissolution of Marriage and for other relief; and that said suit is now pending. Now, therefore, unless you, the said Respondent, file your response to said Petition or otherwise make your appearance therein, in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, Room 802, Richard J. Daley Center, 50 West Washington Street, in the City of Chicago, Illinois, on or before August 28, 2018, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal 7/25, 8/1, 8/8/2018

BID NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed proposals at the Office of the Village Engineer, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 11:00 AM on Thursday, August 16, 2018 and at that time will be publicly opened and read aloud for the following Village Project: 18-14: Bridge Rehabilitation Improvements. In general, the improvements will require the following construction: The work to be performed shall consist of installation of permanent protective shielding, ADA ramp construction, deck joint seal replacement, and various sidewalk, parapet and deck slab repairs, and traffic control and protection. Permanent protective shielding will be installed beneath the entire length of the Home Avenue pedestrian bridge deck. Concrete repairs will be performed on the sidewalks and parapets of the Oak Park Avenue bridge, including removal and replacement of sidewalk ramps. On East Avenue, the existing neoprene deck joint seal at the North end of the bridge will be removed and replaced with a silicone joint sealer and polymer concrete nosing. Bridge work will be performed in stages to maintain traffic over the bridges throughout construction. Nightime work is anticipated for portions of the improvement due to restrictions of lane closures on I-290. Plans and proposal forms may be obtained from the office of the Village Engineer starting on July 30, 2018 at noon. There is a $40.00 (non-refundable) fee for plans and specifications. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue plans and specifications only to those contractors deemed qualified. No bid documents will be issued after 4:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of bid opening. All prospective bidders must prove they are pre-qualified by the Illinois Department of Transportation before receiving bid documents. The work to be performed pursuant to this Proposal is subject to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq. THE VILLAGE OF OAK PARK Bill McKenna Village Engineer Published in Wednesday Journal 7/25/2018

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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: D18154952 on July 11, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of NSANO with the business located at: 9851 DRURY LN, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: WHILHELMINA LONGDON POKU, 9851 DRURY LN, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154. Published in Forest Park Review 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/2018

PUBLIC NOTICE PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, County Department, County Division. In the matter of the petition of David Owens for change of name to Jose David Owens, Case No. 2018M4001049 Notice is given you, the public, that on February 13, 2018, I have filed a Petition For Change of Name in this Court, asking the Court to change my present name of David Owens to the name of Jose David Owens. This case will be heard in Courtroom 111 on September 11, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.. Published in Forest Park Review 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/2018

NOTICE OF MEETING CANCELLATION Village of Brookfield Brookfield, IL 60513 The regular meeting of the Board of Trustees and the regular meeting of the Committee of the Whole of the Board of Trustees scheduled for the second Monday of August 13, 2018 be and are hereby canceled. The next Village Board of Trustees meeting will be on Monday, August 27, 2018. The meeting shall be convened at 6:30 p.m. and the Committee of the Whole meeting shall be convened at such time as the Board of Trustees meeting is adjourned but not earlier than 6:35 p.m. Published in RB Landmark 7/25/2018

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: D18154938 on July 10, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of THE OTHERSIDE LANDSCAPING COMPANY with the business located at: 8500 88TH AVE, JUSTICE, IL 60458. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: THOMAS RUSNAK, 8500 88TH AVE JUSTICE, IL 60458 Published in RB Landmark 7/25, 81, 8/8/2018

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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: D18154917 on July 6, 2018. Under the Assumed Business Name of DEDWORDZ CONSULTING with the business located at:3710 BLANCHAN AVE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: DANIEL EDWARDS 3710 BLANCHAN AVE, BROOKFIELD, IL 60513 Published in RB Landmark 7/18, 7/25, 8/1/2018

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS LEGAL TITLE TRUSTEE FOR TRUMAN 2016 SC6 TITLE TRUST Plaintiff, -v.CHARICE M. PHILLIPS, CITY OF CHICAGO, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Defendants 2018 CH 01121 224 LAKE ST OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 9, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 31, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 224 LAKE ST, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-120-0260000. The real estate is improved with a multi-family residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confir-

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE mation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-18-00475. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-18-00475 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2018 CH 01121 TJSC#: 38-4168 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3091420

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CLASSIFIED REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CASABLANCA LOFTS L.L.C. AND MICHAEL A. WIER; Plaintiff, vs. DOUGLAS W. LOHMAR, JR.; LOHMAR LAW OFFICES; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 18 ch 118 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-06-214-004-0000. Commonly known as 1128 North Elmwood, Oak Park, IL 60302. The mortgaged real estate is a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: Bidders must present, at the time of sale, a cashier’s or certified check for 10% of the successful bid amount. The balance of the successful bid shall be paid within 24 hours, by similar funds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. PURSUANT TO 735 ILCS 5/12101, DEFENDANTS SHALL BE ALLOWED AN ADDITIONAL SIX MONTHS TO REDEEM FROM THE DATE OF SALE AND THE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 735 ILCS 5/12901 SHALL APPLY . For information call Mr. Lorne T. Saeks at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Much Shelist, P.C., 191 North Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606-1615. (312) 521-2000. 445032 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3094063 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION CAF BRIDGE LENDING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. CITY OF CHICAGO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION; CHICAGO CONSTRUCTION TEAM, LLC; DARRIUS WALLS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS. Defendants, 17 CH 7030 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: Commonly known as 53 Chicago Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302. P.I.N. 16-08-104-004-0000. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family resi-

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dence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call Ms. Kimberly S. Reid at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Marinosci Law Group, PC, 134 North LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois 60602. (312) 940-8580. 1701474 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3094079

order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-17-11486. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-17-11486 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2017 CH 11765 TJSC#: 38-4460 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3090553

of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number 113166. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. 113166 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 15 CH 00329 TJSC#: 38-4333 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3090841

GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on June 25, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 7, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 226 RICE AVE, Bellwood, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15-09-114-0190000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $108,479.76. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 541-9710

Please refer to file number 18-0922. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. JOHNSON, BLUMBERG & ASSOCIATES, LLC 230 W. Monroe Street, Suite #1125 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 541-9710 E-Mail: ilpleadings@johnsonblumberg.com Attorney File No. 18-0922 Attorney Code. 40342 Case Number: 18 CH 03511 TJSC#: 38-5466 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3092548

cial taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact Plaintiff’s attorney: POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL 60606, (312) 263-0003 Please refer to file number 102304. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. 102304 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 16 CH 14425 TJSC#: 38-4405 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3088952

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING LLC Plaintiff, -v.LEO BARONE, JACKSON AND ELGIN CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2017 CH 11765 7212 JACKSON BLVD. UNIT 1E FOREST PARK, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 18, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 20, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 7212 JACKSON BLVD. UNIT 1E, FOREST PARK, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-224-0421007; 15-13-224-042-1034. The real estate is improved with a condominium/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in

IN TIN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE UNDER THE INDENTURE RELATING TO IMH ASSETS CORP, COLLATERALIZED ASSETBACKED BONDS, SERIES 2005-4 Plaintiff, -v.ANTONIO S. PEREZ A/K/A ANTONIO PEREZ, ELIDA PEREZ, MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC, AS NOMINEE FOR INTERVALE MORTGAGE CORPORATION, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES, LLC, THE CITY OF NORTHLAKE Defendants 15 CH 00329 127 S. PRATER AVENUE Northlake, IL 60164 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 17, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 20, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 127 S. PRATER AVENUE, Northlake, IL 60164 Property Index No. 15-05-111-0080000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $234,819.80. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION LENDINGHOME FUNDING CORP. Plaintiff, -v.ECHELON REALTY INVESTMENTS CORP., SERENA VICTOR A/K/A SERENA OCENAS Defendants 18 CH 03511 226 RICE AVE Bellwood, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION MTGLQ INVESTORS, LP Plaintiff, -v.WILLIAM P. BUTCHER, SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR EDWARD HARDIMAN (DECEASED) AND BURLON HARDIMAN (DECEASED), SHERICE EWING, DENISE HARDIMAN-SMITH, JOHN ROSS, SAMUEL HARDIMAN, EUNICE HARDIMAN, HELEN HAWKINS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF EDWARD HARDIMAN, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF BURLON HARDIMAN, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 16 CH 14425 607 FREDERICK AVENUE Bellwood, IL 60104 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 17, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 20, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 607 FREDERICK AVENUE, Bellwood, IL 60104 Property Index No. 15093050220000 & 1509305023. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $180,200.49. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or spe-

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION PENNYMAC CORP. Plaintiff, -v.TAMMY B. MILLER, AVONDALE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Defendants 14 CH 015683 2432 SWEETBRIAR LANE WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 2, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 9, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 2432 SWEETBRIAR LANE, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154 Property Index No. 15-30-207-0020000. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 14-14-17763.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE, IL 60527 (630) 794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-14-17763 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 015683 TJSC#: 38-5560 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3092668

Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 17-083990. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 17-083990 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 11580 TJSC#: 38-5564 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3092680

For information call Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. Ref. No. 17-02962 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3092745

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 346-9088 E-Mail: pleadings@mccalla.com Attorney File No. 264193 Attorney Code. 61256 Case Number: 2017 CH 12374 TJSC#: 38-4775 I3091415

estate after confirmation of the sale. Where a sale of real estate is made to satisfy a lien prior to that of the United States, the United States shall have one year from the date of sale within which to redeem, except that with respect to a lien arising under the internal revenue laws the period shall be 120 days or the period allowable for redemption under State law, whichever is longer, and in any case in which, under the provisions of section 505 of the Housing Act of 1950, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701k), and subsection (d) of section 3720 of title 38 of the United States Code, the right to redeem does not arise, there shall be no right of redemption. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, contact The sales clerk, SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL 60015, (847) 2911717 For information call between the hours of 1pm–3pm. Please refer to file number 17-082298. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. SHAPIRO KREISMAN & ASSOCIATES, LLC

2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn, IL 60015 (847) 291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 17-082298 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 17 CH 2184 TJSC#: 38-5777 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. I3093281

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.MARY BETH RECKAMP Defendants 17 CH 11580 830 CIRCLE AVENUE Forest Park, IL 60130 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on April 25, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 9, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 830 CIRCLE AVENUE, Forest Park, IL 60130 Property Index No. 15-13-405-0180000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $125,867.76. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSF9 MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. MEDRICK BUSSIE; SHAREE STIFF BUSSIE; UNKNOWN TENANTS; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 14534 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause, Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Wednesday, August 22, 2018, at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-16-305-023-0000. Commonly known as 725 NEWC ASTLE AVEN U E, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.MARTINA CUMMINGS A/K/A MARTINA N CUMMINGS, A/K/A MARTINA M CUMMINGS, VILLAGE OF MAYWOOD Defendants 2017 CH 12374 1818 SOUTH 3RD AVENUE MAYWOOD, IL 60153 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on May 30, 2018, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 31, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1818 SOUTH 3RD AVENUE, MAYWOOD, IL 60153 Property Index No. 15-14-305-0300000. The real estate is improved with a single family home with a detached two car garage. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/ 18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. McCalla Raymer Leibert Pierce, LLC, Plaintiff’s Attorneys, One North Dearborn Street, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60602. Tel No. (312) 346-9088. Please refer to file number 264193.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Plaintiff, -v.SHEILA HARRIS, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, PORTFOLIO RECOVERY ASSOCIATES LLC Defendants 17 CH 2184 550 ANDY DRIVE Melrose Park, IL 60160 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on December 8, 2017, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on August 16, 2018, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 550 ANDY DRIVE, Melrose Park, IL 60160 Property Index No. 15-02-107-0540000. The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $348,981.68. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO CITIBANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR BNC MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST SERIES 2007-3, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3; Plaintiff, vs. OLLIE L. EVANS, III; TAMMY T. EVANS; SHAMROCK BANCORP, INC. F/K/A HOME FAMILY MORTGAGE CORP.; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON RECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 17 CH 15919 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-08-414-011-0000. Commonly known as 501 Hyde Park Avenue, Bellwood, IL 60104. The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection For information call the Sales Clerk at Plaintiff’s Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group, 33 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 3609455 W17-1190. INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I3093367

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