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Bearing fruit Brookfielder’s new nonprofit fed hundreds this summer PAGE 7

Demolition ushers in new era for Riverside Swim Club PAGE 3 Monsters on Mainstreet called off for 2020 PAGE 11

D102’s weekly virus testing draws interest

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ON THE BEAM Brookfield resident Carolyn Nielsen, left, holds up her daughter, Julianne Nielsen,4, to sign a steel I-beam that will become a permanent part of the village’s new library during a topping off ceremony on Sept. 19. See story, page 12.

Riverside schools mull offering saliva tests, but cost a concern By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

The vast majority of students who attend classes in person in LaGrange-Brookfield Elementary School District 102, which includes the southwestern portion of Brookfield, are spitting into a vial once a week to have their saliva tested for the presence of the novel coronavirus. And, at least one other local district, Riverside Elementary School District 96, is considering having a new District 102 lab test its students, too. The idea for the testing regimen came from District 102 board member Ed Campbell, a Brookfield resident who is a professor of microbiology and ALEX ROGALS/Staff Photographer

See TESTING on page 8

Riverside leaders confront future budget deficits Staff asks for 2021 ‘stop gap’ to formulate financial strategy

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Elected officials in Riverside indicated last week that they’ll perform a bit of finan-

cial juggling to balance the 2021 operating budget and give staff time to address annual budget deficits projected for years to come. At the same time the village’s property tax levy has averaged annual increases of

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IN THIS ISSUE Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 Crime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Kosey Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Opinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Property transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

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WRECKING CREW: A backhoe scrapes through the remains of what once was the Riverside Swim Club’s clubhouse while a worker sprays water on the debris to keep the dust down on Sept. 18.

Demolition kicks off Riverside Swim Club’s new era Larger clubhouse, 8-lane pool with expanded diving well and more on tap By BOB UPHUES Editor

Just two weeks after Riverside trustees unanimously approved a plan to completely overhaul Riverside Swim Club, backhoes rolled onto the property at 100 Bloomingbank Road to demolish the clubhouse, kicking off a construction project club officials hope will wrap up in time to welcome back members for Memorial Day weekend 2021. The village board approved the plan Sept. 3 after imposing some conditions on the club, including fence screening and the construction of sidewalk connecting the commuter parking lot with the clubhouse along Bloomingbank Road. “After traversing several Riverside municipal meetings and modifying the construction plans to accommodate the historic village’s requests and requirements, both sides have agreed on a facility design we hope the membership will enjoy and the larger Riverside community can be proud of for generations to come,” said Chris Porter, the president of the Riverside Swim Club board

of directors in an email. The private club, which serves some 450 member families, has been yearning to make over its 58-year-old facility for many years. In 2005, the club’s board commissioned a condition report and environmental survey (the pool is located on the site of a former coal company) in preparation for a renovation at that time. But, that effort stalled and in 2013 members shot down a more ambitious renovation plan. That all changed in 2019, when members overwhelmingly voted to move ahead with a roughly $5.8 million complete renovation of the club. The club has hired Helios Construction Company as its general contractor. Legat Architects designed the plan for the new clubhouse and pool. “Once the concrete and foundations are in place and cured this fall, construction of the new 5,000-plus-square-foot clubhouse building can commence over the winter months,” Porter said. “The construction firm’s teams of electricians, plumbers, pool builders and carpenters will be on a very tight schedule,

working through the winter months as much as weather will allow.” Despite uncertainty this spring due to the pandemic and the possibility of a lost swim season in 2020, members remained solid in support of the project, which will result in an eight-lane 25-meter pool and an expanded diving well. New concrete decks with permanent shade structures will border that pool as well as a larger zero-depth kiddie pool. An ADA-compliant deck will wrap around the new clubhouse, which will feature a snack shop and outdoor grilling and dining stations. A multisport court to the east of the main pool rounds out the plan. The two new separate pools (zero depth toddler pool and enlarged 8 lane competition pool) and new diving wells are scheduled to be built in early spring 2021 right after the harsh winter months. “The new diving well will include competition level 1-meter and 3-meter diving boards as well as a highly requested, newly added slide feature for the membership youngsters to enjoy,” Porter said.

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Riverside troupe recreates classic radio shows The Riverside Township Radio Players kick off their 22nd season of recreating shows from the Golden Age of Radio with a free, in-person performance on Friday, Sept. 25 in the auditorium of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road in Riverside. The Players will recreate the episode“Aunt Emmy” from the series “The Clock” and an episode of the “Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show” that featured guest W.C. Fields. Masks are required of all attended and seating will be spread out, though families can sit together. Temperatures will be taken upon arrival and hand sanitizer will be provided to all in attendance. For more information, visit riversidetownshipradioplayers.com.

BIG WEEK September 23-30

Oktoberfest at Brookfield Zoo

Brookfield Zoo celebrates the arrival of fall by inviting you don your lederhosen and enjoy live polka music during Oktoberfest on Sept. 26 and 27 at the beer garden on the East Mall. Between 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. you can sample pretzels with beer cheese, bratwurst and more, enjoy a self-guided beer tasting and, if you spot the Oktoberfest pedicab and you’re over 21, you may get some complimentary goodies courtesy of Leinenkugel’s beer. Advance tickets are required. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit CZS.org/PlanYourVisit.

Thinking of going solar?

Compassion Factory Art Gallery and Studio in Brookfield will be among the 30 homes and businesses across the state to be featured in this year’s virtual Illinois Solar Tour via Zoom on Saturday, Sept. 26. See real-life examples of business and home owners who have decided to go solar and gain insights on the costs, process and economic and environmental benefits. Sign up at illinoissolartour.org for the live tours, scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tours offer the public a chance to engage and ask questions of solar owners and others.

And more The Brookfield Chamber of Commerce continues its 60-to-Win raffle drawings every Thursday through Nov. 19 at 4:30 p.m. at Joe’s Saloon, 9220 47th St. in Brookfield. You can also watch a livestream on the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce Facebook page (facebook.com/BrookfieldIllinois). Winners’names will be posted each week at brookfieldchamber.net. Riverside Arts Center, 34 E. Quincy St., presents “Still,” featuring the work of Jerry Bleem through Oct. 17. The exhibit is a continuation of Bleem’s extended series “Nationalism,” begun in response to the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq. Masks and social distancing required. Visit riversideartscenter. com for more information. RAC also continues to accept bids for its 2020 Online Fine Art Auction through Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. ■

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Dr. King in the ‘belly of the beast’ Join Brookfield Public Library and historian Clarence Goodman for an extraordinary look at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s time in Chicago during “In the Belly of the Beast: King in Chicago,” a Zoom presentation on Wednesday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. Between Montgomery and Memphis, King visited Chicago many times in pursuit of justice. History may have forgotten these chapters in his life, but today they feel as relevant as they were 50 years ago. Registration is required at brookfieldlibrary.info or by calling 708485-6917, ext. 130. Proceeds provide critical support for the RAC. Visit the auction’s website at 32auctions.com/2020RAC. Tune in to Lyons Township High School’s radio station WLTL (88.1 FM) every Friday at 7 p.m. for “Friday Night Lights Classic Games,” featuring classic broadcasts of football and soccer games from the 1970s and 1980s. ■

The Riverside Farmers Market is open for business every Wednesday from 2:30 to 7 p.m. in Centennial Park – in the shadow of the village’s downtown water tower at 10 Pine Ave. – through Oct. 7. For more info, visit riverside.il.us/369/Farmers-Market. ■

The Brookfield Farmers Market continues through Oct. 10 every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. For details, visit their website at brookfieldfarmers.org. ■

North Riverside Public Library is offering the following virtual programs through Facebook Live, conference calls and the teleconferencing app Zoom. Programs include Makerspace Mondays on the first and third Mondays of the month at 7 p.m. and Talented Tuesdays on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 5:30 p.m. both via Facebook Live on North Riverside Public Library’s Facebook page; and Game Night Wednesdays every Wednesday at 7 p.m. via Zoom. ■

Other programs include Writers’ Group Online Meeting via Zoom on Sept. 24 at 6 p.m.; Spanish Language Book Club via Zoom on Sept. 25 at 10:30 p.m.; Afternoon Talk and Tea via Zoom on Sept. 26 at 1:30 p.m.; Stretching and Meditation via conference call (800-747-5150, code 1453322) on Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m.; and a Know Your Rights Workshop via Zoom on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. RSVP to bodenl@ northriversidelibrary.org or visit northriversidelibrary.

Property tax appeals webinars

Property owners in Lyons Township can learn how to appeal their property tax assessments during one of four upcoming Property Tax Appeal Webinars presented by Cook County Board of Review Commission Dan Patlak on Thursday, Sept. 24 and on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. DAN PATLAK Analysts from the Board of Review will be online to answer any questions. To register to attend a session, visit online at bit.ly/32JDnr7. org/events for all Zoom meeting access info. Brookfield Public Library offers virtual classes and programs for patrons of all ages throughout the week. Most youth activities will be presented live on the library’s Facebook page at facebook.com/ BrookfieldPublicLibrary. For adults, there’s Chair Yoga via Zoom on Sept. 24 at 11 a.m. and Remembering Marshall Field’s, with Leslie Goddard, via Zoom on Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. Register for Zoom access info by visiting brookfield.evanced.info/signup. The Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, invites you to Outdoor Sunset Meditation on Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. (bring a chair or blanket); a Medicare InformationSeminar via Zoom on Sept. 24 at 6:30 p.m.; and Dementia Conversations with the Alzheimer’s Association via Zoom on Sept. 29 at 7 p.m. Visit riversidelibrary.evanced.info/signup/calendar for event registration. ■

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P O L I C E

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Men burglarize North Riverside home twice

Two men in the midst of burglarizing a home in the 2200 block of Park Avenue, North Riverside, on the evening of Sept. 13 fled as the residents returned, but not before stealing thousands of dollars in jewelry and other items. The victims called police at about 7:35 p.m. after they arrived home and one of them went inside to find the house ransacked and the offenders still inside. The two offenders ran out a side door and into the backyard before hopping the fence and running down the alley with one of the victims in pursuit. Police later learned through surveillance video that the men parked an older model silver Honda Accord with a loud muffler in the 2200 block of Westover Avenue at about 5 p.m. The two walked south on Westover and then westbound through the alley to the victims’ home. At about 6 p.m., the two can be seen walking through the alley toward their vehicle with handfuls of items. A third offender reportedly helped the other two load the items into the car and driving away. The vehicle returned at about 7:10 p.m. to the 2200 block of Westover Avenue and the two offenders can be seen running back to the car just after 7:30 p.m. Police reported observing signs of forced entry to one of the home’s doors.

and Washington avenues directly into the side of a 2010 Nissan truck while attending a high school gym class via Zoom. The boy reportedly told a police officer that he was on a Zoom class for RiversideBrookfield High School and was wearing ear buds “while doing his required activity” when he drove into the truck. The boy had a bloody nose, suffered a bruise to the right side of his head and complained of right knee pain, police reported. The driver of the truck, who was eastbound on Washington Avenue and did not have a stop sign, said he saw the bike out of the corner of his eye and tried to brake, but could not do so in time. ■ An unknown person who Zoom-bombed a Hauser Junior High class online, typed in obscenities as messages and displayed a handgun before being kicked out of the meeting on Sept. 17 apparently got the meeting ID and password from a SnapChat message daring someone to come into the class. The Hauser student who reportedly admitted posting the link and password as a Snapchat story apparently did not know the person who Zoomed in.

Three charged in bus stop assault

Riverside police have charged three boys -- a 17-year-old from Riverside, a 16-year-old from North Riverside and a 17-year-old from Oak Lawn – with burglary and theft for allegedly breaking into Mollie’s Public House, 31 Forest Ave., just after midnight on Aug. 17 and stealing cash from the register and numerous bottles of alcohol. Detectives who had obtained leads through security camera video, canvassing the area and social media posts reported arresting one of the boys inside an apartment at the building where Mollie’s is located. While taking him into custody, another suspect arrived at the building. Police arrested him after a short foot pursuit. A third suspect was arrested after police interviewed the first two. All three suspects had lived in Riverside at one point and attended high school together, police said. Two of them later moved, one to North Riverside and one to Oak Lawn.

North Riverside police charged a 14-yearold boy with aggravated battery and two other boys, ages 16 and 14, with battery after they reportedly assaulted a 17-year-old girl who was waiting for a bus at North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road, and then assaulted a woman who was video recording the incident and her family member who tried to intervene on Sept. 19 at about 5:50 p.m. According to the police report, the three boys asked the girl for her phone number. When she refused, the 16-year-old boys allegedly slapped her face, and she responded by punching him in the face. When one of the 14 year olds saw a female witness recording the incident on her phone, he reportedly punched her in the wrist. When a male family member went to intervene, the other 14 year old allegedly hit him with a crutch and punched him several times. The two witnesses refused medical attention and the initial victim left the scene without making a report.

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These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Sept. 1120, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

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Riverside trustee floats allowing home offices above garages Pandemic-driven change ‘not going to change anytime soon,’ says Jisa By BOB UPHUES Editor

If there’s one thing the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it’s that there are many types of jobs – ones that usually get done inside of an office building down in the Loop or out in the suburbs – that can be done from anywhere, really. With a solid internet connection, a web camera and a computer or smartphone, working from home, or close to home, is suddenly routine. There are drawbacks. Living and working in the same space can be a little tedious, and family members can compete for space with a spouse also working from home or with children attending classes remotely. Just the everyday background noise of a household in action can be a distraction or even an unprofessional intrusion. But, according to Riverside Trustee Wendell Jisa, if you have a detached garage, you have the potential for an office that’s separated from home life, offering a professional setting to take meetings and generally get to work. “Whether it’s a dual-income family or single-income family, working from home is hard, and that’s not going to change anytime soon. That’s a fact,” Jisa said during a discussion of the subject at the Riverside Village

Board’s meeting on Sept. 3. “What I’d like to propose is that we start talking about the opportunity for homeowners in Riverside that live in smaller homes or larger ones, it really doesn’t matter … they be able to build something above their garage,” Jisa said, adding that allowing such uses would be a “progressive” approach to a situation he doesn’t see changing any time soon. His suggestion interested enough of his fellow trustees that the matter will be taken up by on Sept. 23 the Riverside Planning and Zoning Commission, who will mull a text amendment to the zoning code, allowing home offices above detached garages. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road. It will also be televised on Xfinity Channel 6 and ATT/U-Verse Channel 99 and livestreamed on Riverside TV (riversidetv.us). Detached home offices exist to an extent in Riverside presently, but ones above detached structures are supposed to be limited to coach houses that have been designated local historic landmarks. Historic coach houses actually qualify to be accessory dwellings, though there are nonhistoric coach houses – Jisa himself owns one – where second-story offices have been built out over the years. Those essentially are grandfathered in but can’t be converted into dwellings. Sonya Abt, Riverside’s community development director, said there are other home offices/studios/workshops that have been built as additions to detached garages, but they’ve been allowed because they are not located above the garage.

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HOME WORK: Wendell Jisa inside his office in the coach house behind his Riverside home. Jisa wants to explore letting homeowners build out offi ces above detached garages. Jisa used Hinsdale as an example of a suburb that allows offices to be built above garages. The code there limits build outs to an office and a bathroom, but prohibits kitchens. Trustee Doug Pollock called Jisa’s request for consideration “timely” and requested that the Planning and Zoning Commission begin reviewing an amendment to the zoning code. While he said he was “intrigued” by the idea, Trustee Edward Hannon, expressed some fear that allowing a full bathroom for offices above garages might eventually lead to those spaces morphing into dwelling units. “Having been a guy who lived on my own and did not have a kitchen, but had a hot plate, I understand how those things can function,” Hannon said. Hannon also said he wanted more information on whether employees and clients might be coming to the home office and whether

that might pose a disruption in a residential neighborhood. He gave the example of a therapist running a business out of such an office, with clients coming in every hour throughout the day or someone conducting business meetings involving 10 people or more. “Home office versus functioning business, is that something we want to distinguish between the two?” Hannon asked. Finally, Hannon wondered how a proliferation of home offices might impact the local commercial office market, small though it is in Riverside. Jisa said his intent was not to create home businesses but home offices, “where instead of sitting in a basement with a sixfoot ceiling, you can actually have a professional setting.”

Riverside seeks closure of Parkview Ave. east of First Ave.

Forest preserve land there has become ‘community dump’ By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside trustees last week gave the goahead to permanently shut down the short section of Parkview Avenue that arcs from First Avenue to Forest Avenue, but they’re going to have to wait until they get the blessing of the Illinois Department of Transportation to do it. Public Works Superintendent Daniel Tabb said he has petitioned IDOT to allow the village to erect a barrier where Parkview Avenue

meets the east side of First Avenue, but that he has no idea when the state agency might respond or even allow it. “It could take a while,” Tabb said. Village officials, particularly from public works, have complained that the short street, which cuts through Cook County Forest Preserve District property, has become a dumping ground for people who want to rid themselves of everything from construction and landscaping debris to bags of trash. “It seems to be the community dump for people who don’t want to pay [for a dumpster or waste hauler],” Tabb said. The roadway, which once was the access road for a now-demolished Cook County For-

est Preserve District watchman’s house, no longer serves a purpose other than as a cut through for northbound motorists looking to avoid the stop light at First and Forest avenues. The street is in terrible condition, making even some impatient drivers think twice about risking their car’s tires, and it’s not lit at night – perfect for someone wanting to get rid of something without being noticed. “It’s so dark back there, you can drive in, unload and drive away and no one’s the wiser,” Tabb said. While the village of Riverside owns the street itself, the land on either side of it is forest preserve property. And while cleaning up debris dumped there technically ought to be

done by the county, Riverside Public Works does it because they don’t want to wait for the county to do it. Village President Ben Sells indicated the village is seeking to perhaps trade the Forest Preserve District the street property for some other property, and that those talks were ongoing. In the meantime, however, the village wants to block access to what’s become an attractive nuisance. While Riverside could block off the street at Forest Avenue without seeking permission, the village can’t eliminate a curb cut on First Avenue, a state highway, without IDOT approval, said Tabb.

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When Brookfield resident Tony Williams led a peaceful march and call to action in early June following the national outcry over the death of George Floyd, little did he know that for the rest of the summer, he would be busy helping make lasting change for area children in need. On June 6, Williams raised his fist, dribbled a basketball, led a march and spoke to a crowd of nearly 200 people in Kiwanis Park -- a self-started #shutupanddribble initiative in support of the Black Lives Matter movement and to share his story in support of marginalized Black and minority lives. Williams’ Facebook hashtag – derived from a Fox News host Laura Ingraham’s complaint about NBA star LeBron James expressing political opinions -- was his way of claiming the phrase in order to promote change. When the Facebook algorithm noticed the support Williams’ hashtag was getting on the platform, it sent him a suggestion of starting a fundraiser. That suggestion led to Williams launching United Pride and Produce, an organization with a mission of providing low-income children with healthy food and giving them the skills prepare quality, healthy meals. “The whole idea is to empower these kids,” Williams said. “The goal of United Pride and Produce was to unite people to be proud of themselves over learning all things produce.” Williams’ inspiration for the initiative was two-fold. The project was originally meant to be just a summer meal initiative, sparked by his fiancée, second-grade teacher Jenna Jungels, and her hope to sponsor one of her students from Berwyn’s Piper Elementary School, who was in need of meals while school was closed. Williams, who as a child was on a lunch ticket program in school, knows first-hand what it’s like to struggle with food insecurity. He wanted to do more. “I know that I wasn’t eating healthy in the summertime,” he said. Through that first student, word spread to others, and Williams and Jungels were able to connect with eight other Berwyn students. The result was sharing 100 produce boxes with the students from the middle of June to the end of August. Initially, the produce boxes came from one of Williams’ friends who owns a produce distribution company. But, at $20 a box, it became too difficult for the friend to trim the price. So, Williams eventually landed a partnership with Veggie Rx, a cooperative program with the Maywood Park District which aims to reduce barriers to fruit and vegetable consumption. The group is coled by Brookfield resident Mary D’Anza Mora, a registered dietitian nutritionist through Loyola. Mora heard about Williams’ endeavor through social media, and was able to help Williams get discounted-rate or fully donated boxes through Veggie Rx. Most produce boxes included tomatoes, onions, potatoes, apples, cucumbers and greens. And, to ensure students and their families

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a finding of potential clinical significance and then refer them to a physician for a diagnostic test,” Campbell said. “We cannot diagnose a person as being positive for COVID-19, we can just say there’s a finding of from page 1 potential significance.” Campbell said the test has proven very reimmunology at Loyola University Medical liable and has not yielded a single false posiCenter. tive in District 102. During a Zoom meeting in early August, “I know that when there have been rare Campbell learned of a colleague who works instances where people have provided the University of Wisconsin who helped his samples where I know somebody did infect child’s school district open this fall by devel- other people, we’ve picked up them up every oping a nucleic acid test, which uses saliva time,” Campbell said. “That was not necesto screen for the presence of the virus. sarily occurring within the district, but Campbell went to Madison to learn more households that came forward to provide about the test and liked what he saw. samples.” He persuaded his fellow school board Schumacher has informally approached members to invest $160,000 in an eight-week other area superintendents about testing pilot project and quickly put together a lab their students. Any district joining in and in the district’s science lab in using the District 102 lab would the basement of Barnsdale be charged $11 per test to cover Road School in LaGrange Park. increased costs. A couple employees were hired So far District 96 and Lato run the lab and conduct the Grange District 105 have shown tests. the most interest. “Because I do this kind of The District 96 Board of thing for a living, I was able Education discussed the idea to put the resources in the Sciat last week’s board meeting. ence Center that we needed, eiMost board members were inther through ordering them or terested in finding out more begging, borrowing at Loyola about it, although there was and get it working,” Campbell concern expressed about the said. “We were running tests cost, which was estimated to be two weeks after we went up to about $15,000 a week. Madison.” Board member Jeff Miller ED CAMPBELL Participation in the testing is said that while that is a lot of D102 school board member voluntary. Students and staff in money, the district already District 102 sign up for the prospends a lot of money on things gram and submit saliva samthat are less vital. ples, which are analyzed in the “This could be money well lab, once a week. So far, more spent,” Miller said. “I think the than 1,600 students and faculty have signed idea of testing is great. I would be in favor of up to get tested weekly. pursuing that option.” “And it keeps going up, because before we Board member Shari Klyber agreed. have more and more people turning in con“We spend half a million on asphalt, and sent forms,” said District 102 Superinten- these are people’s lives,” Klyber said. dent Kyle Schumacher. Board President Dan Hunt and board The lab has a quick turnaround, yielding member David Barsotti were concerned that results just a few hours after the saliva sam- the District 102 lab is not FDA-approved. ples are received at the lab. “My concern is the accuracy and quality “No one has gone to school the next day of the tests,” Barsotti said. so far where we haven’t run the sample they Campbell, who runs a lab at Loyola, said provided yesterday,” Campbell said. the lab does not have to be approved by the The test is not considered a true COVID-19 FDA, because the test is not approved by the diagnostic test and is not approved as such FDA. by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Miller noted that an imperfect test is betbut it is sensitive to identify those who are ter than no test at all. likely carrying the virus in sufficient quanBrookfield-LaGrange Park District 95 Sutity to infect others. It is not as sensitive as perintendent Mark Kuzniewski said he is inthe kind of COVID test, called at PCR test, terested in finding out more about District which involves taking a nasal swab. 102’s experience with the test, but seemed “We’re looking for those people who have put off by the cost and said that District 95’s very high viral loads, the so-called super- current procedures are working well. spreaders, which can be asymptomatic,” “We have an exploratory interest in lookCampbell said. “It’s a very low-cost test and ing at what it can do for us to provide a safer it allows for the kind of surveillance screen- environment, but we’re pretty safe right ing we wanted to do in 102.” now,” Kuzniewski said. “Our kids are selfIf the test yields a positive result, as it did reporting and staying home. for one District 102 student or employee, “We’re not having to quarantine and close then that person is told to get the nasal swab down classrooms. But if there was a mantest. ner if we could utilize and share resources “Because we are doing a non-diagnostic to keep kids safe, we certainly would want to test, we can simply inform participants of explore that.”

No false positives, so far

“We’re looking for those people who have very high viral loads, the so-called superspreaders.”

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Putting a happy face, literally, on temp checks Brook Park art teacher, nurse team up to disguise thermo-guns

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

School nurse Matt Quintana took the temperatures of kids outside of the Brook Park School in LaGrange Park in during the first week of classes, he noticed that some younger children were afraid of the hand-held thermometer, which looks like a ray gun, being pointed at their foreheads. So, Quintana turned to Brook Park art teacher Stephanie Skertich, who helps out with arrivals at Brook Park’s K-2 door, and told her that he wished they could make the thermometers less scary as students undergo the new requirement of having their temperatures checked before entering the building. Quintana noticed that that the thermometer he was using was shaped a little bit like an animal, maybe a giraffe. He wondered if Skertich could make his thermometer look even more like an animal and less scary. Skertich, who is teaching art virtually this year, mentioned the idea to Brook Park K-2 Principal Kelly King, who thought it was a great idea and gave her the go ahead. Skertich then got right to work in her empty art room, using some acrylic paint, pipe cleaners, and yarn and make Quintana’s thermometer look like a little giraffe. The giraffe thermometer was a big hit. The kids loved it and soon the other four Brook Park temperature checkers all wanted their thermometers made into animals, too. So Skertich made King’s thermometer into a dog, 3-5 Principal Mike Sorensen’s thermometer into a dragon, fellow school nurse Christine Lebar’s thermometer into a tiger and Assistant Principal Jill Johnson’s thermometer into a

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HAPPY FACE: Brook Park School nurse Matt Quintana, right, takes a student’s temperature with a decorated thermo-gun (detail at left) before being allowed to enter the building on Sept. 21 in LaGrange Park.

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hippopotamus. “I just kind of use things I find in the art room, that in combination with some paint and some googly eyes and hot glue,” Skertich said. “I’ve had a ton of fun making them all week.” The decorated thermometers have been a big hit with students, too, especially the younger ones, some of whom had been scared by the plain thermometers. “It’s something not as intimidating,” Sorensen said. “It makes it into something a bit more fun. It’s going to bring a smile to someone’s face.” Skertich says that she loves seeing the reaction of the kids

to the decorated thermometers. “They get so excited,” Skertich said. “They think it’s really fun and they are less scared of it now.” Skertich is happy to be using art to brighten kid’s day. “I’m glad I could make them a little less scary and have the kids start their day on a good foot using art,” Skertich said. Quintana noticed the difference right away. “Everybody thought it was a great idea,” Quintana said. “Definitely the kids are pointing them out, even just walking [by] they’re wanting to look at them instead of being afraid of them. The staff thought it was a great idea and the kids are loving it, so the end goal was achieved.”

After July/August spike, new COVID cases easing No deaths due to virus since July 19 reported locally

By BOB UPHUES Editor

After seeing a spike of new local COVID-19 cases from late July well into August, the rate of people testing positive in the past couple of weeks has eased somewhat, though cases continue to mount both at home and statewide. All three villages, however, have continued to avoid more deaths from COVID-19, according to the Cook County Medical Ex-

aminer, which has been tracking COVID-19 deaths in the county through an online dashboard. In all, four Brookfielders have died from the disease, along with three North Riversiders and two residents of Riverside. The last local fatality was reported in North Riverside on July 19. For the seven-day period ending the morning of Sept. 22, Brookfield saw its number of COVID-19 cases increase by 15, bringing the village’s total since the pandemic began to 359.

The past week’s number of new cases was slightly higher than the previous week’s 13, but was still lower than the consecutive weeks of 20 cases during the last week of August and first week of September. Riverside added seven new cases to its total for the week ending on the morning of Sept. 22, increasing its total caseload to 188 since the pandemic began. For the third straight week, just three people in North Riverside tested positive for COVID-19. That stretch followed a three-

week run in August where North Riverside saw 20 new cases.

State positivity rate levels off After the state surpassed 5 million COVID-19 tests over the weekend, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and health officials touted the expansion of testing efforts at a news conference on Sept 21. See COVID-19 on page 15

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Discover a trio of womanowned businesses in Berwyn

Berwyn bustles with a vast array of restaurants including a trio of woman-powered establishments that bring unique leadership and confident cuisine to the Berwyn dining scene. Feel the good vibes at Juice Vibe Bar After putting out feelers for a commercial space in several suburbs, Annabelle Martinez found her way to an office space in Berwyn and fearlessly opened Juice Vibe Bar, at 2137 Oak Park Ave., just two months later. Martinez, who grew up in the Berwyn-Cicero area, transformed the former medical office into an inviting space and introduced her arsenal of dairyfree, vegan, and gluten-free juices and smoothie bowls to health-conscious customers. “I was inspired by Food Writer the juices found at mercados públicos [public markets]in Mexico.” said Martinez. “I wanted the atmosphere here to feel like Panama City, Miami or Mexico City.” Juices like the Glow Up -- featuring carrot, orange, apple, celery and lemon -- are all made on the spot in an open kitchen at Juice Vibe Bar. All-natural ingredients and super foods like turmeric, dragon fruit powder, spirulina and matcha bring anti-inflammatory properties and beauty benefits to the menu and all juices can be enhanced with chia, collagen, or CBD for an additional charge. The smoothie bowls served at Juice Vibe Bar are all named after famous Latina artists like Selena and Frida Kahlo. The Jenni bowl, named after musician Jenni Rivera, features a robust combination of almond milk, spirulina, blueberries, banana, coconut, granola, oats, chia seeds and Amaranthus. “As a woman I think I am a natural multitasker,” said Martinez who employs a team of five women. “I also enjoy being a resource to

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ANNABELLE MARTINEZ, owner of Juice Vibe Bar, dreams of growing her business from within.

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Vivi Noa, started cooking in Havana when she was just eight years old. She perfected cooking steak and rice under her own mother’s watchful eye before emigrating to the United States in the 1980s. Today Vivi is the mother of eight grown children, four boys and four girls, with more than a dozen grandchildren. Vivi, who says her favorite ingredients are “onions, garlic and love,” finds inspiration in the array of ingredients available at American markets, but her commitment to using natural ingredients and authentic preparation techniques remains intact. Expect crisp empanadas, pillowy papa rellenas and cheesy Cubano sandwiches to complement an array of bowls on Café Media Noche’s menu. Round out a meal with a Cuban cortadito — an espresso shot made from Café Bustelo and tempered with steamed milk and sugar. Follow Café Media Noche on Facebook and Instagram to keep track of their hours of operation -- they shift from week to week based on catering gigs.

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Eating healthy does not mean you have to hold yourself back or deny the satisfaction of a good meal according to plant-based chef, Rossy Salto Ayala, owner of Cien 100% Naturalisimo, at 2709 Ridgeland Ave. in Berwyn.

“Food is medicine,” said Ayala. “I use this restaurant to bring attention to the lifestyle I live and want to encourage other people to live.” Unbalanced health triggered Ayala’s desire to start a health journey of her own. During the process, she fell in love with the plant-based food movement and began developing the recipes that appear on her restaurant menu. Cien 100% Naturalisimo has vegan versions of popular Latin dishes and other global fare. To honor Mexican Independence Day, Chile en Nogada — a pomegranate topped poblano pepper filled with quinoa, faro, raisins, and almonds -- made an appearance as a daily special. Regular menu items include a flavorful mushroom panini, robust quinoa salad and decadent cheesecake for dessert. Today, the restaurant is just over a year-old and Ayala is more than just the owner of the vegan centric eatery, she also is a dedicated holistic health coach. A Berwyn resident herself, she knew her restaurant was necessary and takes pride in the work she does. “Before 100% Naturalisimo, there was no restaurant like this. There was no plant-based food readily available in Berwyn,” said Ayala. “I want to show people you can change your life by being healthy. As a woman, my empathy for my clients is special and I believe it’s important to give what you want to receive in life.”

BOWLS are a new favorite at Café Media Noche. Here arrzo con gandules, lechon and maduros, is served out in disposable container to be COVID compliant.

VIVI NOA (center) brings the Cuban food at Cafe Media Noche to life. She is flanked by her family/business partners Chasity (left) and Evelyn Noa (right)

Live life 100% Naturalisimo THE JENNI BOWL from Juice Vibe Bar gets its blue hue from Spirulina—a super food made of algae.

CIEN 100% NATURALISIMO owner, Rossy Salto Ayala, is committed to changing lives though plant-based fare and holistic health coaching.

others and hope to grow my business from within by training my managers to open their own stores down the road.”

A mother’s touch at Café Media Noche Nestled in the heart of Berwyn’s up and coming Depot District a small (yet mighty) restaurant is bringing a taste of Cuba to the western suburbs. A three-woman operation, Café Media Noche, located at 6836 Windsor Ave., focuses on Cuban fare in three forms: catering, food truck and pop-up restaurant. “We’re serving tradition from the heart of our kitchen” says co-owner Chasity Noa of Café Media Noche’s approach to Cuban fare. “There is a lot of impostor Cuban food out there, but we don’t cut corners here. Vivi cooks with integrity.”

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PAUSE BUTTON: Kids won’t be able to don costumes and receive sweet treats from businesses along Grand Boulevard and Broadway Avenue this October after the village scrapped Monsters on Mainstreet for 2020.

‘Monsters’ scrapped, but trick-or-treating still possible

Brookfield official to discuss neighborhood protocols on Sept. 28 By BOB UPHUES Editor

Every year since 1999, hundreds of trickor-treaters have swarmed the Grand Boulevard and Eight Corners business districts in late October for the annual Monsters on Mainstreet event sponsored by the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce and the Brookfield Historical Society. But not this year. On Sept. 14, Brookfield Village President Kit Ketchmark – who is also the director of the historical society – announced that Monsters on Mainstreet was being scrapped due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With kids and their parents packing the business districts and then congregating at the Grossdale Station for a pumpkin giveaway and costume contest, it’s just not safe to hold the event, Ketchmark said. “Typically we estimate the crowd at the station at over 1,000,” Ketchmark said, adding that the 600 pumpkins go quickly and store owners have reported as many as 900 visitors during the trick-or-treating portion of Monsters on Mainstreet. “[State] government guidelines jut

wouldn’t allow this to happen,” Ketchmark said. “We held out for as long as we could, but I don’t see things changing in the near future.” The loss of Monsters on Mainstreet this year was doubly disappointing after heavy rains kept crowds down and washed out the costume contest portion of Monsters on Mainstreet last year. But while the event may be on hiatus until it is once again safe for people to congregate, Ketchmark said village staff are working to put together guidelines for neighborhood trick-or-treating on Halloween itself. He said that those residents welcoming kids to their front doors and porches may be able to download a sign they can display in their windows, indicating they’re participating. Elected officials and village administrators will discuss options to allow safe neighborhood trick-or-treating at the village board’s committee of the whole meeting, which will take place immediately following the regular business meeting on Monday, Sept. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave. “We certainly need to look out for the health and safety of everyone, but still allow something fun to happen,” Ketchmark said. “It is what it is right now. We just have to see how we can work to make it happen. For the kids, it’s a huge event for them each year.”

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New Brookfield library starting to take shape ‘Topping off ’ ceremony marks fifth month since construction began By BOB UPHUES

before the exposed steel beams, masonry and concrete foundation on Saturday morning. “We’d roll that boulder up to the top and there Five months into the construction of a new were so many things at the top that prevented library at 3541 Park Ave., Brookfield Public us from going over. “What’s behind my back … is what was on Library officials took some time on Sept. 19 to celebrate, inviting members of the commu- the other side of the mountain.” “We’re very excited; we’ve been waiting nity to sign a couple of steel I-beams slated forever. We are so stoked,” said to become part of the top of the Andrew Starr, who visited with structure. his son, Linus, a Congress Park While library officials called School student. the event a “topping off ” ceremoLibrary Director Kimberly ny, it’ll be a couple weeks yet unCoughran, who was hired in 2005 til that top frame is welded into and within a year was tasked by place. But with the outline of the the library board to lead an exbuilding starting to take shape pansion effort, also reflected on in three dimensions, the crisp, the more than decade long camsunny day served its main purpaign to get a new facility built. pose – to show off what’s to come “It’s great to see it go up, obviand reflect on the many years it ously,” Coughran said. “It’s been took to get to this spot. DIANNE DUNER a long time in the coming, so it’s Library board President Brookfield Library Board very nice to watch it take place. Dianne Duner compared the president It will be very great for the comboard’s 12-year odyssey to get munity.” a library design approved and The roughly $10.7 million lifinanced to Sisyphus, the mythibrary project – the construction cal deceitful king of Corinth, doomed by Zeus to roll a boulder up a hill only contract by itself is about $8.54 million – remains on schedule to be completed by midto have it eternally roll back down again. “That’s how we all felt for the last 12 years,” 2021, said Dan Eallonardo, the library board’s Duner said to a small crowd of library offi- construction consultant. However, he said, the complete steel frame cials and community supporters as she stood Editor

“What’s behind my back ... is what was on the other side of the mountain.”

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MAKING HIS MARK: Among those signing steel I-beams to be installed on the second floor of the new library was Brookfield resident Linus Starr, who visits the existing library weekly and is looking forward to the new, bigger facility.

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WITHIN REACH: Brookfield Public Library Board President Dianne Duner illustrates just how high the hurdles to a new facility seemed for more than a decade during remarks at the library’s “topping off ” ceremony on Sept. 19. won’t be in place for another three to four weeks. Before that can happen, according to Eallonardo, the masonry walls that will enclose the elevator and stairwells need to be finished. And while work remains largely on schedule, the general contractor, IHC Construction, did amend the schedule slightly after library officials OK’d additional waterproofing for the lower level of the building. The roughly $100,000 expenditure became necessary after the foundation was dug and workers encountered more ground water than soil borings had indicated. “As a safety measure, we thought it best to add some extra protection for the lower-level space,” Eallonardo said. The additional waterproofing included installing drain tiles along both the interior and exterior foundation walls, three sump pits holding five sump pumps, installing a waterproof membrane on the exterior walls and other measures. The library board also recently approved spending about $60,000 to install a backup generator in the case of a power outage. The generator itself was a gift to the library from

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Well-wishes from library supporters on a pair of steel I-beams will become a permanent part of the new facility. Brookfield residents Steven and Sue Berthel. The Berthels in 2019, donated $20,000 to the Brookfield Public Library Foundation’s capital campaign. A six-person meeting room and the Children’s Activity Area will be named for the couple. In all, the library board has approved about $176,000 in change orders as construction has progressed, but work remains well within the budget, said Eallonardo.

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North Riverside overhauls code for planned developments New law clearly lays out standards, process, fees for larger projects

By BOB UPHUES Editor

North Riverside village trustees on Sept. 21 voted unanimously to comprehensively change its zoning code with respect to planned developments, repealing the existing five-page ordinance and replacing it with an 11-page set of regulations that specifically lay out the application and approval requirements, sets design standards and assesses fees related to the process. The change is part of the village’s ongoing effort at comprehensive planning to confront North Riverside’s reality as a retail-dependent community in an increasingly post-retail world. Robert Kallien, the veteran municipal planner hired part time in January to assess North Riverside’s building department, suggest changes and lead the comprehensive planning process, was the point man on the planned development ordinance rewrite. The North Riverside Planning and Zoning Commission at a public hearing on Aug. 27 unanimously recommended repealing the existing ordinance and replacing it with the new language. Kallien called the existing ordinance “loosey goosey,” because it only generally describes the approval process, standards and requirements and doesn’t give the vil-

lage the leverage it needs to ensure quality the village doesn’t appear to have gotten developments that meet goals of the village. anything, so the ordinance never served its “One of the things I stressed to the Plan- purpose.” ning and Zoning Commission is that the One of the biggest changes in the planned planned development development ordinance regulations need to lay is that it now specifically out a defined process contemplates mixed-use that has to be transdevelopments – ones that parent for residents, could combine, commerthe village board and cial retail, office, enterstaff,” Kallien said. tainment and residential “That didn’t exist with uses within a single dethe old rules.” velopment. In an interview last Kallien, who spent 40 week, he pointed to years as a planner in North Riverside Park such places as Naperville Mall at 7501 Cermak and Oak Brook, pointed ROBERT KALLIEN Road and the North to the redevelopment North Riverside village planner Riverside Plaza on the of the former McDonsouthwest corner of ald’s campus on Cermak Harlem and Cermak as Road in Oak Brook as an examples where a good example of the kind of planned development ordinance might mixed-use development that’s possible with have resulted in more attractive finished a modern planned development ordinance. “They used planned development regulaproduct. “Both are standard, run-of-the-mill devel- tions to create a project with a wide range opments, and I don’t see anything special,” of uses, including residential,” Kallien said. The new ordinance clearly lays out the Kallien said. “Planned development ordinances in most communities give develop- approval process, beginning with a prelimiers flexibility with respect to uses, but the nary review at a public meeting by the vilmunicipality gets things in return. When lage board prior to submitting an applicayou look at the two of those developments, tion and subsequent review by the Planning

“The planned development regulations need to lay out a defined process that has to be transparent for residents, the village board and staff.”

and Zoning Commission and then final action by the village board. The ordinance also now requires that developments meet design standards that address land use goals and consider their impact on the community, including traffic, parking, open space, storm water management and community resources like schools. New language also now allows the village to bill developers to recoup costs related to the plan review and approval process, including costs for attorneys, engineers, planners and other professional consultants engaged during the process. In addition to future developments within the village’s commercial district east of Lathrop Avenue and north of the Canadian National Railway line, units of local government also must adhere to the planned development process. As a result, the renovation and expansion of Komarek School next year will trigger the process. The North Riverside Armory property, should it ever be redeveloped, would also trigger the planned development process. The goal, said Kallien is for communities to actually get what developers say they are pitching. “You want to make them show how it’s all going to work,” Kallien said. “Hopefully, it will lead to better looking and better functioning developments.”

D103 human resources chief leaves for new job Brian Towne heads to Oak Lawn to become assistant village manager

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Another high-ranking administrator has left Lyons-Brookfield School District 103. Human Resources Director Brian Towne has resigned his position to take a new job as the assistant village manager in Oak Lawn. Towne’s departure follows that of Colleen Bergren, the former director of student services, who left the district recently to take a job at the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching. Towne said he just couldn’t pass up the job in Oak Lawn, which is a newly created position. “It’s a close to perfect match for my skills and experience,” said Towne who came to

District 103 one year ago. Towne has had a varied career, working mostly in the public sector. In 2018 and 2019 he managed the unsuccessful Chicago mayoral campaign of Paul Vallas. He has also worked for about two years as the chief administrative officer/chief external affairs officer for the Acero charter school network in Chicago. He spent the longest part of his career working for the Cook County Sherriff ’s Office, where he rose to become the chief of staff for Cook County Sherriff Tom Dart. Towne grew up in southwest suburban Palos Heights. Toni Jackman, the president of the District 103 teachers’ union, said Towne was easy to work with. “During Brian’s time in the district,

my experience with him has been positive,” Jackman said in a text message. “He has shown an understanding of human resources in a way I’ve not ever seen in the district. He’s been open, honest and understanding of teacher needs and has nurtured a positive relationship with the teachers’ union. He was instrumental in helping us start the school year in a healthy and safe way. We are thankful for his help. He will be missed.” Towne was not Superintendent Kristopher Rivera’s first choice for the position, but school board pPesident Jorge Torres would not put a motion to hire Rivera’s first choice on an agenda. Towne was hired a little more than a year ago in a 4-3 school board vote, with the majority bloc of Vito Campanile, Oliv-

ia Quintero, Winifred Rodriguez and Torres voting for him and Sharon Anderson, Marge Hubacek and Shannon Johnson voting against. Rivera did not respond to a request for comment about Towne. In an emailed statement, Towne described working for District 103 as one of the most rewarding work experiences of his career. “We were able to attract some very talented teachers and administrators to the district, while at the same time significantly reducing a budget deficit and placing additional resources into the classroom,” Towne said. In his year at District 103, Towne also served as the district’s Freedom of Information Act officer.

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uring an unfolding pandemic, we’ve now learned, it never hurts to have the director of a hospital lab sitting on your local school board. Although it probably never occurred to him that those skills would be brought into play to help ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff in LaGrangeBrookfield School District 102, Brookfield resident Ed Campbell put on his lab director’s hat in August when he learned that there was a rapid-testing program that could be adapted to serve his school district. As a result of Campbell’s initiative and District 102 officials’ encouragement, the school district, which serves parts of LaGrange, Brookfield and LaGrange Park, now tests students and staff weekly. The tests are a bit different in that they provide school officials with indicators of the virus’ presence, giving them an opportunity to identify someone who maybe an asymptomatic superspreader and then having that person get a true COVID test to confirm the finding. In places, like schools, where virus transmission is so easy and predictable, a testing program like this would seem to be essential and might have been something that could have been rolled out nationally had there been any federal leadership during the pandemic. Instead, it has fallen to happenstance – hey, we’ve got a lab director on our hands, let’s figure something out – for important solutions to be initiated. The good news is that District 102 is open to partnering with other local school districts, offering its testing lab to them at a cost of $11 per test, to have their students and staff tested regularly. Riverside District 96 appears to be mulling the opportunity, and we encourage them to follow through. Any school district with ample cash reserves – you know how they call it a rainy day fund? Well, it’s raining – should consider using a portion to test regularly until we finally get our national act together and find effective treatments or a vaccine against COVID-19. If staff and student safety is paramount, as we hear all the time, then this is another way to protect those people and, by extension, their families from this virus. Yes, local school districts are taking precautions – checking temperatures, disinfecting classrooms and surfaces, limiting in-person interactions, mandating face coverings and doing what they can to get kids to maintain physical distance. Those are great, but we have already seen cases of COVID-19 in schools. There are no reports yet that transmission has been from student to student, but once that starts happening the in-person learning experience will cease to be viable. Just last week, District 96’s superintendent announced at a school board meeting that as a result of recent COVID-19 cases, 47 students and 10 teachers had been told to quarantine. We’re fortunate that District 102 just happened to have an Ed Campbell on its school board. Without that coincidence, our local schools may not have had such a tool at their disposal. But, the fact is we do, so let’s take advantage of another way to ensure the safety of the community.

Take a world food tour on Riverside’s main street

his is for all you foodies out there who are looking for eateries with an international flair, and it’s right here in Riverside. So, let’s go on our tour of Riverside restaurants. Starting out at Mollie’s Public House, located at 31 Forest Ave., you can find the atmosphere of an Irish pub. You can choose from a menu that features Irish and American dishes and draft beers all while enjoying lively Irish music. Right next store at 25 Forest Ave. is La Estancia, a family-run place featuring authentic Mexican food. You can get a quick bite with a taco or two, sopes, burritos and other traditional favorites, or you can get a full dinner and a margarita. Crossing Longcommon Road on the corner of Burlington and Longcommon is La Barra, which boasts an Italian menu with some dishes that are right out of Nona’s kitchen. Riverside-raised Pat Leone heads up the restaurant. Look for the braciole and polenta, with sauce (yes, sauce) that smacks of homemade and authenticity. Start out with Labriola bread dipped in olive oil and cheese. That and a glass of wine, and you are good to go. Tuesday is buy one/get one pasta or pizza.

Across the street from La Barra, at 7 E. Burlington St, is Empanadus, which serves up empanadas. Did you know that is an Argentinian dish? You can treat yourself to your choice of the ‘hand pies’ filled with beef, spinach and cheese, mushroom and onions, even apples and cinnamon. They are freshly made daily. Move on down to The Chew Chew at 33. E Burlington, a restaurant that has been here in town over 20 years. Featuring a seasonal menu that is American contemporary with daily specials and longtime favorites. We’re always there on Thursday night for oysters. Looking for a lunch option? Next door to Chew Chew is its sister restaurant, Sawmilly, which serves up great sandwiches. All Riverside restaurants are following protocols and are set up for outdoor eating or carry out. Children are always welcome. So put on you mask, wash your hands, take a break from cooking and enjoy cuisine from another country right here in ‘River City.” You won’t have to drive far and there’s free parking. Another plus, you will be supporting local businesses who have been working hard to keep it going during a tough time.

JOANNE KOSEY

LETTERS

Thanks for tributes to a truly special man I would like to acknowledge with prayer and gratitude all of the many caring people who attended my husband Jim Zak’s visitation at the Mother of Mothers Shrine at Mater Christi Church, and all of the many tributes that were given to this wonderful man. One resident of North Riverside referred to Jim as a “pillar of the community/” Our neighbor said of Jim, “It’s truly amazing how one life touched so many other lives.”

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My sister and nephew wrote, “We mourn the loss of a dignified, kind and caring man.” I am 100-percent certain that Jim Zak is now in heaven and continuing to do the good that he did while on Earth. I look to the day that I am reunited with this amazing man.

Myra Zak

North Riverside

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OBITUARIES Retired medical records clerk Gloria A. Stefek (nee Alexander), 94, of Lombard and formerly of North Riverside, died Sept. 18, 2020 in Lombard. Born March 12, 1926 in Chicago, Ms. Stefek worked as a medical records clerk prior to retireGLORIA STEFEK ment. She was the wife of the late Jerry J. Stefek; the mother of Linda (Ronald) Graf, the date Dawn (Robert) Esposito and the late Jerold J. (late Mary Ann) Stefek; the grandmother of Nickolas (Angel) Graf, Ryne (Sarka) Graf, Micah (Julie) Graf and Amanda Stefek; the sister Joan (Jack) Alexander Toren; and the aunt of Erika To-

ren and Melissa (Kevin) Toren Hrin. Cremation private. Memorial donations to Amita St. Thomas Hospice 119 E. Ogden Ave., Suite 111, Hinsdale, 60521 are appreciated. Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, North Riverside, handled arrangements. Online condolences may be offered at KuratkoNosek.com.

Emily B. Trock, 85 Formerly of Brookfield Emily B. Trock (nee Baber), 85, of Westmont and formerly of Brookfield, died Sept. 17, 2020. She was the wife of the late Albert E. Trock Jr.; the mother of Albert E. Trock III, Nancy M. Trock, Joseph A. (Blanca) Trock and Barbara T. (Greg) Susmilch; the grandmother of Kevin (Candace) Trock, Cari (Matt) Schroeder, Ashley Trock and Jeremy Trock; the great-grandmother

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Recovery rate 96% The statewide positivity rate in Illinois decreased to and leveled at about 3.5 percent over the previous three days. From Saturday through Monday, the state averaged 1,802 new cases among 53,510 test results reported on average over the three-day span. That brought the total number of cases to 275,735 among more than 5.1 million test results reported, and there have been 8,457 deaths since the pandemic first began in Illinois. There were 46 deaths reported from Saturday through Monday. The recovery rate is 96 percent for those 42 days removed from a positive diagnosis. “In a pandemic, widely available testing and faster results mean our people are safer,” Pritzker said at a news conference in Springfield. “Here in Illinois, we’ve steadily added new in-state commercial labs and greater hospital and university lab capacity utilization to get to an average of more than 50,000 tests per day. We do three and a half times the testing the average state does. And we’re one of the fastest states in delivering tests back to our residents.” Capitol News Illinois contributed to this report.

‘Most difficult budgeting year’ from page 1 administrators were able to cut costs during a pandemic that saw revenue shortfalls of nearly $500,000, it’s unclear what impact the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to have in 2021. Village Manager Jessica Frances, who started as Riverside’s finance director in 2012 before being elevated to the village’s top administrative post three years later, called the 2021 fiscal year budget “the most difficult budgeting year in my career.”

Charles Vaughan, 81 International Harvester retiree Charles “Charley” Vaughan, 81, of Riverside, died Sept. 14, 2020 in Berwyn. Born March 23, 1939 in Oak Park, Mr. Vaughan grew up in Broadview, the dear son of the late Harry and the late Lois (nee

Wilson) Vaughan. He joined the U.S. Marines after high school and returned home to work at International Harvester. In 1990, he married Nancy Rataj. For 30 years they enjoyed traveling together, enjoyCHARLES VAUGHAN ing his retirement. Mr. Vaughan is the brother of Robert Vaughan, the nephew of Thurb Stowell, the uncle of seven, great uncle of six and brother-in-law, cousin and friend to many. Cremation was private. A memorial service in Charley’s honor will be held at a later date. Kuratko-Nosek Funeral Home, North Riverside, handled arrangements. Online condolences may be offered at KuratkoNosek.com.

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of Austin and Emily Nelson and Alyssa Trock; the sister of the late Joseph Baber and Dawn Totino; and the aunt of many nieces and nephews. Funeral services have been held. Interment was at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside. Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements. Express condolences online at HitzemanFuneral.com. Send sympathy cards to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o the Emily Trock family.

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At their meeting on Sept. 17, Riverside trustee got their first look at what Frances and Finance Director Karin Johns have projected for the 2021 operating budget and beyond, and it wasn’t pretty. “I think, strategically, creating a stop gap for the village in 2021 and allowing staff to figure out some modifications of what can be done for the future and creating a strategy would be very helpful,” Frances told trustees. Administrators are projecting a roughly $322,000 deficit in the general operating fund, with projected deficits in years 202225 ranging from about $210,000 to almost $400,000. “The divergence between what we’re able to levy versus the inflation we face in health

care, construction, infrastructure – this day has been coming,” said Village President Ben Sells. The public on Sept. 17 got its first real look at just what kind of impact the pandemic has had on village revenues in 2020. Riverside is expecting to collect about $100,000 less in sales and places-for-eating taxes than it did last year, and staff are being very conservative in their expectations for those line items in coming years. Projections indicate a rebound of just $15,000 in 2021. The village’s Parks and Recreation Department is projecting its revenues from programs to fall almost $360,000 short of 2019’s totals. That shortfall will be softened somewhat by spending about $140,000 less

on programming and staffing. Riverside also saved money in 2020 by spending less for special events and cutting expenditures for fire training and staffing, police school safety efforts, park and building maintenance, IT upgrades and the building department. During their Sept. 17 discussion, trustees agreed to cut a good chunk of the projected 2021 deficit by contributing the minimum required for police pensions, a savings of about $171,000. They also use a projected $21,000 operating budget surplus expected at the end of 2020 and may tweak the village’s reserve fund policy to tap funds there without having to dip into a pot being set aside for capital improvements next year.

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9100 Bartlett Ave. 3631 Prairie Ave. 4335 Eberly Ave. 3743 Raymond Ave. 3328 Sunnyside Ave. 3932 Sunnyside Ave. 9130 Fairview Ave. 3345 Prairie Ave., #1 9128 27th St. 3539 Vernon Ave. 3716 Rosemear Ave. 4126 Maple Ave. 4316 Arthur Ave. 3612 Rosemear Ave. 4323 Blanchan Ave. 3522 Vernon Ave. 3834 Morton Ave. 9108 Brookfield Ave.

$392,500 $268,000 $149,000 $239,000 $135,000 $172,000 $350,000 $195,000 $267,000 $309,500 $323,000 $288,000 $272,000 $400,500 $355,000 $290,000 $233,000 $177,500

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2257 Desplaines Ave., #2SE $94,500 2430 Forest Ave. $263,500 2305 Keystone Ave. $270,000 2251 12th Ave. $320,000

SELLER Kotalik, Randolph A Greenwood Acq Grp LLC Mesich, Gregory P Delgado, Nathan Bongiorno, Joseph Jr TR Mtglq Inv LP Chico, Anthony Ullrich, Cynthia A TR Gentile, Michael J Pete Highland Rlty Ltd Morrissey, Richard P Luif, Ruth M TR Jensen, Todd Farnan, Matthew T Sherman, Amy L Deibert, Robert T Reist, Jeffrey N Buonicore, Fatima

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4/21/2020 5/07/2020 6/24/2020 6/02/2020

Quatraro, Mario Mazurkiewicz, Kreistina TR Lopez, Margarita Blondin, Kathryn J

BUYER Reist, Jeffrey Eisenhart, Robert Cech, Ivan Scott, Andrew Wallace Schrepfer, Andrew Robinson, Alfredia Sanchez, Jose M Baggot, Margaret Mahoney, Ashley Walsh, Kevin T Purvis, William Golden Workman, Jonathon M Melendez, Roberto Mueller, Bradley Avalos, Jannet Dehoyos, Arnold Cobban, Kevin C Jr Osowski, Ronald L

Dennehy, Joseph E Rivera, Raul Erazo, Eduardo Madera, Joseph A

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207 W Quincy St., #1 249 Blackhawk Rd 103 Pine Ave. 246 Northwood Rd. 724 Leesley Rd. 239 Scottswood Rd. 293 E. Quincy St.

$135,000 $435,000 $330,000 $464,500 $345,000 $615,000 $310,000

5/14/2202 4/26/2020 5/29/2020 5/28/2020 4/13/2020 5/13/2020 6/11/2020

SELLER Paisley, Morgan Sylvester, Olga M 103 Pine Land Trust Vaznonis, Anne M Fielmann, Ronald Daun, Andrew Vazquez, Teresa

BUYER Carmichael, Dorothy Jara, Matthew Legan, Sophie Brown, Patrick K Fulbright, Nathan E Nau, Jeremy Camacho, Fernando R

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BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Village of Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, as follows: Section 1. The Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Forest Park, by Resolution dated August 17, 2020, has requested the corporate authorities of the Village of Forest Park to levy an additional 0.02% tax for the maintenance, repairs and alterations of library buildings and equipment, pursuant to 75 ILCS 5/3-4, in order to include the sum of $70,714.00 in the Village’s 2020 tax levy ordinance as the 0.02% Library Building and Maintenance levy. Section 2. The corporate authorities of the Village of Forest Park hereby determine and propose to levy such additional 0.02% tax for the year 2020, subject to the provisions of 75 ILCS 5/3-4. Section 3. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish a copy of this Resolution in the Forest Park Review, a newspaper with a general circulation within the Village of Forest Park, said publication to occur within fifteen (15) days of the adoption of this Resolution. Section 4. Pursuant to 75 ILCS 5/3-4, notice is hereby given that if a petition requesting a referendum signed by 1,011 or more electors of the Village of Forest Park is filed

PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE STATE OF ILLIONIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY. Request of Kazimir Hugh Boyle Case Number. 20 M4 2415 There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Kazimir Hugh Boyle to the new name of: Kazimir Huard Boyle The court date will be held: on 10/27/2020 at 9:30 a.m. at 1500 Maybrook Dr., Maywood, Cook County in Courtroom # 111. Published in Wednesday Journal 9/16, 9/23, 9/30/2020

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with the corporate authorities of the Village of Forest Park on or before October 23, 2020, which is thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this Resolution, then the question whether this Resolution shall become effective and said tax imposed shall be submitted to the electors of the Village of Forest Park at a general or special election to be held in accordance with the election laws of the State of Illinois in force at the time of such election. The Village Clerk is hereby directed to provide a petition form to any individual requesting one. Section 5. In the event no petition is filed with the corporate authorities within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this Resolution, then this Resolution shall be effective and the additional library tax shall be levied accordingly, and included in the Village’s levy ordinance for library purposes. ADOPTED by the Council of the Village of Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois this 14th day of September, 2020. AYES: 4 NAYS: 0 ABSENT: 1 APPROVED: Rory E. Hoskins, Mayor ATTESTED: Vanessa Moritz, Village Clerk

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NOTICE OF VIRTUAL NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING Date: Thursday, October 8th on GoTo Virtual Meeting service

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION US BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST; Plaintiff, vs. LORNA J. RANKER; CHARLES K. RANKER; CITIZENS BANK NA; Defendants, 18 CH 2459 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, October 28, 2020 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 16-17-327-034-0000.

Commonly known as 1185 S. LOMBARD AVE., OAK PARK, IL 60304. 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 Mr. Ira T. Nevel at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Law Offices of Ira T. Nevel, 175 North Franklin Street, Chicago, Illinois 60606. (312) 357-1125. 18-04613 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3156269

of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on January 23, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 28, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 300-302 NORTH CUYLER AVENUE, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-107-0090000 The real estate is improved with a single 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, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation

by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in

Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. 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. 14-19-04111 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH05533 TJSC#: 40-2200 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2019CH05533 I3156607

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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.EDILBERTO V. VERZO, MARCELINA C. VERZO, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants 2019CH05533 300-302 NORTH CUYLER AVENUE OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUISITION TRUST Plaintiff, -v.ORA L. WADE, GERALD NORDGREN, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR JESSIE BRUMFIELD (DECEASED) Defendants 12 CH 019546 1526 N. AUSTIN BLVD. 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 September 11, 2012, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 27, 2020, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1526 N. AUSTIN BLVD., OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-106-020; 16-05-106-021 The real estate is improved with a single 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, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/ or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real

estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. 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. 14-12-14848 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 12 CH 019546 TJSC#: 40-2199 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 12 CH 019546 I3156592

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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal-opportunity basis. Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777. Wednesday Journal • Landmark • Forest Park Review

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7021 W 71st St, Burbank $269,000

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1128 Washington Blvd, 3A, Oak Park $147,500

11S522 Rachael Ct #522, Willowbrook $235,000

7001 71st Pl, Nottingham Park $249,000

56 N Cowley Rd, Riverside $409,900

192 Waubansee Rd, Riverside $539,000

591 E Parkway Rd, Riverside $539,900

172 Maplewood Rd, Riverside $599,000

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321 Delaplaine Rd, Riverside $790,000

144 Scottswood Rd, Riverside $875,000

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45 Longcommon Rd, Riverside $975,000

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