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By BOB UPHUES Editor

Despite increasing the number of security personnel and off-duty police officers to patrol the common areas of North Riverside Park Mall in the wake of a non-fatal shooting inside the shopping center in late June, officials there now face the fallout from another violent incident involving a gun.

The latest incident – the third on mall property since the end of May – happened inside the shopping center on the afternoon of Sept. 25 in the upper-level common area near the former Sears store.

“In part, there seems to be a common denominator,” said North Riverside Police Chief Carlos Garcia of the three incidents this year. “These are neighborhood problems coming here. They are not random acts. … We’re fortunate no other innocent people got injured.”

North Riverside Mayor Hubert Hermanek Jr. said he was scheduled to meet with the See MALL SHOOTING on page 16

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BACK TO SCHOOL: The Riverside-Brookfield High School administration and school board are determined to bring students back into classrooms when the second quarter begins Oct. 19. The last time students reported to classrooms was during an August orientation (above).

RBHS moving to in-person learning next month School board says hybrid plan will be implemented despite teacher concerns

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Riverside-Brookfield High School will transition from all-remote to a hybrid

learning model at the start of the academic year’s second quarter, which begins Oct. 19.

It is a move that a substantial majority of parents and students have been hoping for, although faculty remain wary.

While the plan is to begin the second quarter with 25 percent of the student body attending classes in person one day a week, See RBHS HYBRID on page 13

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A Riverside ministry feeds the body and the soul During pandemic, Ascension Lutheran’s program seeing uptick in clients

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The median household income in Riverside is $99,063, which means that half the residents earn even more than that, but that the other half receives less.

Cheryl Stefanik, who has been a member of Ascension Lutheran Church in Riverside for almost 50 years, recognized that those at the bottom of that lower half are often food insecure, so three years ago she began promoting the idea that her congregation start a ministry to partially meet the need.

In March 2018 they implemented a ministry they call Meals Do Matter, where they make and freeze nutritious meals then distribute them to those in need.

They had a program, but the problem was that they didn’t know who needed the meals.

In the early fall of 2018 they received a list of clients who needed food from a nonprofit called PeopleCare, an organization formed 30 years ago as a ministry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Riverside to, according to PeopleCare’s website, “assist and support the homebound elderly by providing socialization, emotional support and access to service providers.”

PeopleCare is now managed by the Riverside/North Riverside Covenant of Churches.

Mary Coonda is a member of Ascension Lutheran Church and the board president of PeopleCare. She helped connect the dots to the point where now the Meals Do Matter ministry is an unofficial and ad hoc partner of PeopleCare.

“Many people who were on PeopleCare’s list of clients were receiving meals Monday through Friday but not on weekends,” Stefanik said. “Our ministry helped bridge that gap. We started off serving 12 clients. With the COVID pandemic we are up to 20 and Judy Mantel, the executive director of PeopleCare, says we may be adding a few more.”

Rev. Chris Honig, Ascension’s pastor, observed that food for the body was not the only need being meet by Meals Do Matter.

“The program addresses a very basic need -- healthy food – for those in the surrounding communities who struggle with food insecurity,” Honig said. “Since many of the recipients also struggle with social isolation, the program also provides important human interaction. These needs have only become greater in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Stefanik said the ministry’s clients aren’t the only beneficiaries.

“We have been doing this for three years and this ministry not only touches the lives

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BAGGING IT: Cheryl Stefanik (center), who manages the Meals Do Matter ministry for Ascension Lutheran Church in Riverside, packs meals for delivery last October, along with volunteers Pat Murphy (left) and Deb Cole. of the people who receive the meals, but also the people who cook, put the meals together and deliver them,” Stefanik said. “It is a great way to live out our faith.”

Honig concurs.

“The program deeply affects the people of Ascension, too,” he said. “I hear countless stories and comments from parishioners who participate in the program about how meaningful this opportunity to serve has been for them.

“Just the other day, one volunteer told me that she ran into a past recipient of meals while making a delivery. In the course of their conversation, he told her that a medical condition was making it hard for him to eat certain foods. So the volunteer went out that same day to pick up and drop off the specific food he requested.”

Honig added that the pandemic has made many feel “helpless” and that the ministry provides a way to break out of that mindset.

“This program provides a tangible way

for participants to live out their faith in the world, while also witnessing first-hand the positive impact their service makes in the lives of others,” Honig said.

A ministry like Meals Do Matter requires resources. According to Stefanik the ministry is supported through congregational donations and fundraising dinners, which, unfortunately are not possible at the moment.

In 2020, Ascension received a Lutheran Disaster Relief grant from the Metropolitan Chicago Synod, ELCA, for the ministry.

“Our cooks are currently supplying the food used to make the meals,” Stefanik said.

Stefanik said that, at first she didn’t feel she could lead such a ministry, but doing the work has changed her.

“When I proposed this ministry to the Church Council, I stressed that I could not lead this. I had too much on my plate,” she said. “Well, look at me now. This is where I am being called and I will continue to serve as long as I am able.”

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BIG WEEK

Mall hosts blood drive North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road, will host a blood drive on Saturday, Oct.3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the upper level center court.

The blood drive will be conducted by Vitalant. For more information or to schedule a donation, call 877-258-4825 or visit vitalant.org and use group code 373E. Appointments and masks are required.

September 30-October 7

There’s still time to get counted!

Still haven’t filled out a U.S. Census form? Need help?

There’s still time to make sure you are counted before the deadline. A U.S. Census representative will be inside the North Riverside Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave., on Wednesday, Sept.

30 from 4 to 8 p.m. to help residents complete their questionnaires.

U.S. 3rd District Zoom forum

Know when you see fake news

North Riverside Public Library invites you to understand the psychology behind why we fall for fake news – and how to avoid it – during “What Bigfoot Can Teach Us about Fake News,” a special presentation on Facebook Live and YouTube on Tuesday, Oct. 6 at 7 p.m.

The fact that hundreds of Americans see Bigfoot every year gives us a glimpse into the nature of belief. In this talk, Dr. Troy Swanson will use Bigfoot as an entry point to the larger discussion about how our brains interpret information and what this tells us about how we understand fake news.

Visit the library’s Facebook page at facebook.com/NRPL2400 or by visiting YouTube.com and typing North Riverside Public Library into the search bar.

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.

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RAC also continues to accept bids for its 2020 Online Fine Art Auction through Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.

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.

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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.

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The Brookfield Farmers Market continues

The League of Women Voters of the LaGrange Area will host a forum for the candidates running in the general election to represent Illinois 3rd Congressional District -- Democrat MIKE FRICILONE Marie Newman and republican Mike Fricilone -- via Zoom Webinar on Thursday, Oct. 1 from 7 to 8 p.m.

Candidates will make brief presentations on their backgrounds, qualifications and interest

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.

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That will be followed by questions from the audience.

Citizens can also submit questions in advance to league@ lagrangearealwv. org.

MARIE NEWMAN Register for free at the League’s website lagrangearealwv.org. If meeting capacity is reached, the session will be recorded and published on the League of Women Voters of the LaGrange Area’s Facebook page.

coming Stress and Anxiety Using Meditation with Nirav Sheth via Zoom on Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. RSVP to bodenl@northriversidelibrary.org or visit northriversidelibrary.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 Oct. 1 at 11 a.m.; Creating a Newsletter that Captures Your Audience via Zoom with Julie Kittredge on Oct. 2 at noon; Zero Waste Program via Zoom on Oct. 5 at 7 p.m.; and Voting During a Pandemic on Zoom on Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. Register for Zoom access info by visiting brookfield.evanced.info/ signup.

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Car crashes into tree in downtown Riverside

Riverside police charged a 52-year-old Brookfield woman with drugged driving and other traffic offenses after she allegedly drove her black 2002 Toyota Rav 4 off the roadway, onto the sidewalk and into a tree in front of La Barra Ristorante, 2 E. Burlington St., on Sept. 21 at about 11:45 p.m.

When police arrived, they observed that the Rav 4 had severe front-end damage and had completely knocked down the tree, which was lying on the parkway on the north side of East Burlington Street.

In addition, the vehicle reportedly had struck an electric street lamp along Longcommon Road and temporary fencing set up outside the restaurant for outdoor dining prior to crashing into the tree and coming to a stop.

Surveillance video shows the vehicle veering onto the sidewalk from Longcommon Road and then continuing past the restaurant entrance onto the East Burlington Street sidewalk. Police believe the driver had entered the downtown via eastbound Forest Avenue.

Police reported finding the driver sitting in the vehicle, behind the steering wheel and smoking a cigarette, with the car running.

The driver appeared to be under the influence of narcotics, said police, and she reportedly told police she had ingested cannabis, Xanax and heroin before driving. Paramedics transported the driver to MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn for treatment of unspecified but non-life threatening injuries and to obtain blood and urine samples for narcotics testing. She was released into police custody at 7 a.m. on Sept. 22.

In addition to driving under the influence of drugs, the woman was cited for improper lane usage, driving on the sidewalk, failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash, having no proof of vehicle insurance and damage to village property.

Vehicle break-ins North Riverside police reported a number of vehicle break-ins last week, all during the overnight hours of Sept. 24-25 on the east side of the village.

■ A resident of the 2200 block of Desplaines Avenue called police on Sept. 25 to report that someone had entered and ransacked two of her unlocked vehicles between 12:30 and 5:45 a.m. on Sept. 25. It was unclear whether anything of value was missing from the vehicles.

■ A resident of the 2200 block of Desplaines Avenue told police that she parked her vehicle in a lot behind her apartment building on the night of Sept. 24 and that the following morning, she found the driver’s

side door ajar and the interior ransacked.

■ Someone flagged down a police officer on the morning of Sept. 25 to point out a wallet lying on the sidewalk in the 2300 block of Forest Avenue. The officer contacted the owner of the wallet, who said she’d left it in her vehicle the previous night.

The victim then learned that her vehicle had been ransacked. Nothing of value other than a credit card in the victim’s wallet was taken.

While taking that report, the officer was approached by another resident of the block, who reported her vehicle had also been ransacked, with some items scattered outside the vehicle.

Police said there were no signs of forced entry into the vehicle.

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resident of the 400 block of Longcommon Road, Riverside, contacted police to report that someone had entered his home, probably during the overnight hours of Sept. 21-22, and stole two Lenovo laptop computers. The offender also ransacked the victim’s vehicle.

Police said there were no signs of forced entry to the home or the vehicle. The victim told police he last used a computer that was in his living room on Sept. 21 from 10 p.m. to midnight. The other computer had been located in the basement.

The victim said he had not been out of the house since going to bed around midnight on Sept. 22, leading him to believe someone entered the house during the night and took the computers.

■ Riverside police responded to the 500 block of East Parkway Road on the morning of Sept. 24 after a resident called to say that a bicycle had been taken from her garage the night before.

In addition to taking a silver and gray Schwinn Coronado bicycle, the offender left behind another stolen bike.

A security camera reportedly captured the offender riding the stolen bike north on Parkway Road and then east on 26th Street at about 7:05 p.m. on Sept. 23. The victim told police the overhead garage door had been left open.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Sept. 2127, and represent a portion of the incidents to which police responded. Unless otherwise indicated, anybody named in these reports has only been charged with a crime. These cases have not been adjudicated.

— Compiled by Bob Uphues

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Brookfield inks landmark agreement with youth baseball league Western Conference deal formally outlines responsibility for field usage and maintenance

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The term “historic” might be a bit of an overstatement, but certainly the Brookfield Department of Parks and Recreation ushered in a new era of municipal oversight with respect to power users of its athletic fields earlier this month, inking a field-usage and maintenance agreement with the Western Conference/Brookfield Babe Ruth Baseball League.

The agreement, which designates the league a “community partner” because less than 75 percent of its participants are Brookfield residents, formally outlines the responsibilities both the village and the league have with respect to field usage and maintenance – from who pays for equipment and supplies and who can use them to who does routine field upkeep to financial transparency.

“It’s a fiscal responsibility we have as a village, without dropping the support or legacy these groups have,” said Stevie Ferrari, direc-

tor of the Department of Parks and Recreation. “We have to let go of the nostalgia a bit and talk about what we’re going to do in the future.”

The main issue was something Ferrari had never encountered before in her years as a municipal recreation official: Baseball leagues in Brookfield, particularly the local Little League organization, claimed ball fields as their own.

The argument was that they provided the maintenance and funded improvement projects, so that gave them control over usage, to the point that they locked the gates to the fields to keep others – even those participating in the village’s own summer day camps – from using them.

“There was no request for usage or for doing large capital improvements or small maintenance projects,” Ferrari said. “Individual organizations were operating as if it was their owned property.”

In October 2019, Ferrari suggested to elected officials that the village ought to have formal agreements with large users such as Little League, Western Conference and AYSO soccer.

While organizations have proven valuable partners over the years and have contributed financially and otherwise, the village also pays for things like utilities and public works labor and needs to make sure access to park property is equitable, Ferrari argued.

Initially, she suggested charging organizations an hourly rate for field usage, but pushback was immediate and emotional – even from elected officials.

“I was a little surprised at the emotions it stirred,” Ferrari said. “This is not a new process anywhere I’ve worked.”

After months of negotiations, she was able to come to an agreement with Western Conference, a youth baseball league for players from 12 to 18 years old. The league’s home field is the full-size baseball diamond at Ehlert Park.

In exchange for retaining priority scheduling for the ball field, the league will not have to pay a fee for field usage. The league volunteers’ sweat equity maintaining fields will be credited to that end.

The league is also responsible for purchasing equipment related to all field maintenance and operations of the concession stand, and the village has the right to use that field maintenance equipment and supplies for scheduled Parks and Rec activities and for field rentals by third parties.

The league does not have to pay utility costs, but that could change in the future after both parties assess the current agreement at the end of the 2021 season.

The agreement also requires the league to show its financial books to the village, both budgets and an annual financial report.

According to Ferrari, the path toward a formal agreement with Western Conference trig-

gered a restructuring of that organization’s leadership. The new president, Greg Boswell, called the agreement a “win-win” for both the village and the league.

“We have worked hand in hand this year with making sure Stevie had our full schedule so they could rent out the field to outside organizations on days we were not using the field,” Boswell said in an email. “Western Conference and the village have come a long way in the last year and a half. I look forward to working with Stevie and the village in the future.”

While a formal agreement with Brookfield Little League is still being finalized, Ferrari said the league for the first time has agreed to pay electricity and water fees for their use of fields and the concession stands at Kiwanis and Ehlert parks.

Brookfield Little League would be considered an “affiliate organization” under the new structure, since almost all of the league’s participants are Brookfield residents.

Starting earlier this year, the Parks and Recreation Department for the first time started charging other nonprofit and for-profit organizations, such as travel baseball teams and AYSO soccer an hourly rate for field usage.

While less than 50 percent of its participants are Brookfield residents, AYSO might be in the running for a more formal arrangement with the village in the future if, for example, the league wants to partner with the village on field improvement projects.

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PEP to announce 2021 slate next month Term limits mean Brookfield president, two trustees can’t seek re-election

By BOB UPHUES Editor

committee registered with the Illinois State Board of Elections is the Brookfield Community Party, which fielded an unsuccessful slate of three candidates for trustee in 2019 and has been off the radar since.

Mark Rogers, who ran on the Brookfield Community Party slate in 2019 said he hasn’t decided on whether he’ll run again. Another member of that slate, Joshua Jones, has since moved out of Brookfield.

“I have not heard of any individual/group running,” Rogers said in a text message.

Residents may begin to find out soon who might be running in 2021, because candidates have been eligible to circulate nominating petitions since Sept. 22. Petitions must be filed with the village clerk’s office between Dec. 14 and Dec. 21 for a candidate to be placed on the ballot.

With three incumbents, including the village president, prohibited from running for re-election due to term limits, Brookfield voters will be confronting some new choices when they go to the polls next spring.

Offices up for election next KIT KETCHMARK spring in Brookfield include the village president, clerk and three trustees, and Village President Kit Ketchmark along with trustees Michael Garvey and Nicole Gilhooley will have completed two consecutive terms next April.

That means they can’t run again for those offices, though it doesn’t preclude them from running for another. For example, Garvey served two terms as village president from 2005-13 before MICHAEL GARVEY immediately running for trustee for two more terms.

But, it’s unclear what direction Garvey, Ketchmark or Gilhooley will be headed for in 2021 and the political organization – the People’s Economy Party, or PEP for Meanwhile, there’s a little more short – isn’t saying who they’ll be clarity about who might be runrunning yet. ning for the three village trustee “We intend to announce a slate spots up for election in April 2021 by the end of October,” said Ketchin Riverside. mark, who declined to name those Last week, incumbents Doug NICOLE GILHOOLEY candidates the party is considerPollock and Wendell Jisa coning. “There’s going to be new faces firmed they are interested in one way or another.” another term as trustees. The third seat curKetchmark also declined to say if he was rently is held by Patricia Collins, who was contemplating a run for another office in 2021. appointed to replace Elizabeth Peters, who It’d seem likely that Trustee Edward Cote, resigned earlier this year because she moved who is finishing up his first term in office, out of state. would be part of PEP’s slate of candidates, Collins, who served as trustee from 2013although he declined to say either way when 17, told the Landmark she is not interested in asked by the Landmark. running for trustee in 2021.

Also eligible to run for another term is VilJoseph Ballerine, a former two-plus term lage Clerk Brigid Weber, another PEP member trustee, confirmed last month that he would who was appointed to the office in 2015 follow- be running for village president with Ben ing the death of Cathy Colgrass Edwards. Af- Sells deciding against seeking a third term. ter serving out the final two years of Edwards’ Jisa, who is CEO of a computer software term, Weber won a full four-year term in 2017. firm, won an uncontested election for his first She previously served as clerk from 2006-13. term as trustee in 2017.

Weber also declined to say whether she was “I plan on running at this time,” said Jisa. planning on a run for re-election.

Pollock, whose day job is serving as village “We are announcing our slate next month,” administrator in Burr Ridge, would be seekWeber said in response to an inquiry from the ing a third consecutive term as trustee, havLandmark. ing won uncontested elections in both 2013 If there are any challengers coming from and 2017. Asked if he was running for another outside of PEP in 2021, they have not an- term, Pollock responded that he was particinounced their intentions publicly. pating in the Riverside Community Caucus’ The only other active Brookfield political candidate recruitment process.

“I have let them know that I will volunteer and would be honored once again to be a candidate for trustee, if needed,” Pollock said in an email.

There reportedly are a half dozen or so people who have expressed interest in being nominated by the caucus and have interviewed with caucus’ recruiting committee.

The Riverside Community Caucus will hold a community forum featuring all of the candidate hopefuls on Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. at the Riv-

erside Township Hall. The caucus will then meet privately to choose people they wish to nominate for trustee and president.

Those who are not picked by the caucus could go on to run independently, if they chose to do so.

Riverside does not have an elected village clerk. Voters did away with electing a clerk back in 2004 after a revolving door of five people served in that position between 1999 and 2004.

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Judge: Forest Preserves can’t shield zoo docs from public Decision upholds PETA’s arguments to get Stingray Bay papers via FOIA

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A Cook County judge has ruled that Chicago Zoological Society documents related to a 2015 exhibit where 54 stingrays died due to an equipment malfunction are public records and subject to a Freedom of Information request from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

On Sept. 21, Judge Anna M. Loftus denied a motion by the Cook County Forest Preserve District to dismiss the lawsuit, which was filed in 2018 to force the district to turn over documents related to Brookfield Zoo’s 2015 Stingray Bay exhibit and its contract with Sea World, which provided the fish for the exhibit.

While the ruling does not specifically order the documents to be turned over, the judge’s opinion makes clear such an order would be appropriate. Loftus has given the forest preserve district a month to answer the ruling. The next court date has been scheduled for Oct. 29.

“This decision solves the primary question in the case,” said Jared Goodman, deputy general counsel for the PETA Foundation.

“Now the question is when or in what manner we’ll be getting the records.”

That question would appear to remain an open one. In response to an inquiry from the Landmark, a spokeswoman for the Cook County Forest Preserve District indicated the agency would object to the judge’s determination.

“The Forest Preserves of Cook County will continue to forge a path in this case to distinguish the difference between public records of a government agency freely

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POOLSIDE: Stingray Bay was a popular summertime Brookfield Zoo exhibit until it closed in 2015 after the deaths of 54 stingrays. available for public dissemination and private records of a private, not-for-profit entity such as the Chicago Zoological Society,” said Stacina Stagner, communications manager for the Cook County Forest Preserve District in an email.

In 2015, Brookfield Zoo abruptly closed the Stingray Bay exhibit after its life-support system malfunctioned, causing oxygen levels in the water to drop, killing 54 stingrays.

The incident marked the second time stingrays had died while on exhibit at Stingray Bay. In 2007, 16 of the fish died due to an

increase in water temperature.

Goodman said he did not know what the Chicago Zoological society’s documents will tell them about the stingray deaths.

“We’d just like to see exactly what happened,” Goodman said. It’s information of intense public interest and we need to ensure the public is able to see what happened or whether Brookfield Zoo should be allowed to maintain animals like this at all in the future.”

Initially, PETA tried to obtain the documents from the Chicago Zoological Society,

which operates Brookfield Zoo, but was rebuffed due to the fact that the society is not a public body.

PETA then sought to obtain the documents through a Freedom of Information request to the Cook County Forest Preserve District, which owns the land where Brookfield Zoo is located.

The Forest Preserves produced some documents, but none relating to the exhibit, which it said it did not possess and belonged to a private agency. The district claimed the operating zoo exhibits “does not involve a government function under the purview of the district.”

PETA appealed to the Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor, which issued a non-binding opinion that the records were, in fact, FOIA-eligible since the Forest Preserve District Act “specifically authorizes the district to maintain a zoo” and “has contracted with the Zoological Society to perform a government function.”

Judge Loftus’s opinion denying the forest preserve district’s motion to dismiss upheld PETA’s arguments. An amendment to the state’s FOIA law in 2010 extended its reach by specifically adding language to address situations where a public body has outsourced a governmental function.

And a 2019 Illinois Supreme Court ruling, said Loftus, made even more explicit the law’s intention “to avoid allowing governmental entities to avoid disclosure obligations by contractually delegating their responsibilities to a private entity.” “[The ruling] is the only way it could have gone down,” said Goodman. “It seems like the district’s argument would essentially gut the entire purpose of the legislation.”

D103 board hires new special education director Kim West, brought in this summer as pre-K director, get the nod

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Lyons-Brookfield Elementary School District 103 Superintendent Kristopher Rivera didn’t have to look too far to find a new special education director after Colleen Bergren resigned at the start of the school year to take a job in Indiana.

He happened to have an experienced special education director on staff and, at their Sept. 23 meeting, the Board of Education voted unanimously to hire Kim West to be the new director of student services.

West was hired by District 103 for seven years, rising to become this summer to direct the disthe chairwoman of the special trict’s pre-kindergarten program, education department. replacing longtime preschool “I think she’s a good choice,” director Chris Newell. But, West said District 103 board member has extensive experience in the Marge Hubacek. field of special education.

Rivera said that he will now be“I am very excited for the opporgin looking for a new director of tunity and being a part of D103 the preschool program. team,” West said in an email. “I West is getting a raise as she look forward to working with the takes her new position. She will KIM WEST entire staff to continue navigatmake an annual prorated salaing the challenges presented by ry of $115,000, compared to her COVID-19 and the return to a normal learn- salary of $92,000 as the pre-kindergarten ing environment.” director.

Prior the joining District 103, West worked Last year, West made $143,112 as the asas the special education director for Will sistant superintendent for special education County School District 92 for the past 11 at Will County District 92. West announced years. Before becoming special education di- her resignation from her job in Will County rector there, West worked in the special edu- last spring, months before she was hired by cation department at Lockport High School District 103.

New contract for aides After working for more than a year without a contract teacher aides in Lyons School District 103. On Sept. 23 the District 103 Board of Education unanimously approved a new three-year contract for full time teacher aides that gives the aides flat 2.75 percent raises in each year of the contract. The contract, and the raises, are retroactive to July 1, 2019. The contract also guarantees that no aide will be paid less than $13 an hour, the current minimum wage in Cook County.

Last November the aides rejected a contract offer made by the district. The terms of that offer have never been revealed. The aides are represented by Local 73 of the Service Employees International Union. Nurses’ aides in the district were fired over the summer and replaced by registered nurses in each of the district’s schools.

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Brookfield Library has laptops, hotspots for students only

Bought to aid remote learners, devices can be checked out for a week

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Brookfield Public Library has been in the technology lending business for some time now, having started offering laptop computers for checkout by cardholders in 2010.

In the years since the library started that program with four devices, they’ve expanded it to the point where there are now 12 laptops available for checkout.

Since 2014, the library has made internet hotspots available to those without a connection at home. Now, the library circulates about 50 internet hotspots to Brookfield library car holders.

But with all of Brookfield’s high school students starting out the academic year attending classes from their homes and grade schoolers attending remotely much of the time, the library sought to make some of those devices available for students exclusively.

“Since we started with the hotspots they’ve been insanely popular,” said Christy Eyre, the partnerships and public relations librarian. “There’s always a waiting list, and there are a lot of families doing remote learning. That’s a challenge if you have to wait for a hotspot.”

Starting earlier this month, Brookfield Public Library made 10 additional internet hotspots available only to students who are

Brookfield residents. A couple of weeks ago, the library made five new Dell laptop computers available for students to check out, with five more on the way.

In order to borrow a hotspot or laptop, the student must be at least 10 years old and have a Brookfield Library card in good standing – parents can’t use their cards. Students and parents (if the student is younger than 18) must also sign a Student Hotspot and Laptop Lending Agreement and provide photo ID. College students need to provide a valid college ID. The devices can be checked out for one week at a time.

That may come as a disappointment to some who had checked out laptops and hotspots at the time schools switched to remote learning as a result of the pandemic in March. When the library also shut its doors, any student who had a hotspot or laptop checked out got to keep it until the library initiated its curbside service in June.

But library officials expect the devices to be popular with students. Even for the laptops and hotspots that circulate among the general cardholder population the wait time can be a week or more.

Brookfield Public Library has also beefed up its offerings to help remote learners with homework and school subjects. Library cardholders can access Tutor.com, which provides one-on-one tutoring services with subject experts, through the library’s website (brookfieldlibrary.info/online-resources). Other resources available there include more than 70 databases, many of which are education-related.

Blythe Park teacher reportedly positive for COVID-19 A teacher in Riverside Elementary School District 96 who has been teaching in the district’s Remote Academy has tested positive for COVID-19.

District 96 Superintendent Martha RyanToye informed parents and guardians of the news in an email on Sept. 28 without specifically saying that the staff member who tested positive was a teacher.

“The staff member works at Blythe Park School,” Ryan-Toye said in the email to parents and guardians. “The contact with students and other staff members was minimal to none.”

In an email to staff Ryan-Toye said they do not believe the staff member, who is now under quarantine, contracted the virus in the school setting.

Ryan-Toye confirmed to the Landmark that the staffer was a teacher who had been conducting classes from her Blythe Park classroom for students attending remotely.

This is the fourth person, and first staff member, in District 96 who has tested positive for COVID-19 since the school year began on Sept. 2. The first three cases were all elementary school students.

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Lyons Township High School will transition to hybrid plan Students will attend class in person twice weekly to start 2nd quarter

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Lyons Township High School, which serves the southern half of Brookfield, has unveiled plans to switch next month to a hybrid learning model where students will attend school in person twice a week.

LTHS students have been attending school remotely since the school year began in August. Students will begin attending classes in person during the week of Oct. 19, which marks the start of the school year’s second quarter.

“We’re excited,” said Jennifer Bialobok, the community relations coordinator at LTHS. “We’re happy to get kids back in the building.”

Under the plan, students would be divided into two groups based on the first letter of their last name. Students whose last names begin with the letters A through L will attend school in person on Mondays and Tuesdays and learn remotely the rest of the week.

Students whose last names begin with the letter M through Z will attend classes in person on Thursdays and Fridays and learn remotely the rest of the week. On Wednesdays all students will attend class remotely.

There will be four class periods of 65 min-

utes every day but Wednesday. On Wednesdays students will attend all eight class periods for 35 minutes each. The school will undergo a deep cleaning every Wednesday.

When students are learning remotely they will participate in the same classroom sessions that their classmates in the other group are experiencing in person.

Bus service will be provided before and after school. The in-person school day will be-

gin at 9:15 a.m. and end at 12:45 or 1:50 p.m., depending on which period the student has lunch.

No hot lunches will be served at school, but students who want to stay in the building during their lunch period will be able to go to socially distanced places on campus to eat a lunch that they brought from home.

Students who don’t want to return to school in person, or whose parents won’t allow them to, will be able to continue to attend all of their classes remotely. Students who are learning remotely will participate in the same classes as students who are attending in person.

“We believe that transitioning to a hybrid/remote plan will provide additional opportunities for student-to-student and student-to-teacher connections,” LTHS District 204 Superintendent Tim Kilrea wrote in a letter to parents and guardians announcing the plan on Sept. 24. “In addition, access to labs and school workspaces is also becoming increasingly critical for successful instruction and learning.”

Students will not be assigned lockers and will have to carry all their books and belongings with them while they are attending classes in person.

The schedule also includes time at the beginning and end of each school day for stu-

dents to interact, in person or remotely, with counselors and social workers.

A number of health and safety precautions, many now commonplace in schools, will be in place. Everyone inside the building will be required to wear face coverings, and all students will be required to complete a symptom screener before entering the school.

Desks in classrooms will be placed at least six feet apart. Bottles of hand sanitizers will be placed in all classrooms, and hallways will be marked with directional arrows.

Most staircases will be one-way only.

If a student or staff member tests positive for COVID-19, that person and others who came in close contact with that person will have to quarantine.

Kilrea said the school’s experience with the small numbers of students who have been coming to the LTHS’ two campuses for sports or additional services during remote learning has made school officials more confident of being able to have students attend classes safely.

“Starting to see that we can do these things in smaller numbers, that helps,” Kilrea said.

Kilrea also said that the reduction in positive COVID tests and cases in the area also influenced the decision to return to some degree of in-person school attendance.

What’s remote learning like? An RBHS student explains

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hen I found out that the first quarter of my junior year was going to be fully remote, I didn’t quite know what to expect. I certainly wasn’t excited to be going back to school when Riverside-Brookfield High School was planning to follow a hybrid learning model, but hearing that we would be transitioning to a fully remote plan only made me more uncertain about the upcoming year.

As the year has gone on, I’ve slowly gotten more accustomed to remote learning, and I’ve settled into a pretty consistent schedule.

The start of my day doesn’t differ too much from a normal day; I can just sleep in a little bit later since my commute is only about 15 feet.

The first couple of classes go very slowly, since everyone’s tired and nobody’s too eager to answer the teachers’ questions. One major component of class over Zoom is the breakout room. It’s essentially the online version of group work.

We go into breakout rooms every day during my first-period class. My teacher randomly assigns them, and waiting to see who you get put in a room with is probably the most exciting part of school (which is sad).

If you get a group with your friends or people you know, it’s great. But there’s always the chance that your partner is asleep with their camera off, which means your group work just turned into solo work.

My classes don’t differ from each other too much. For the

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Many of my teachers have been utilizing something of a flipped classroom model. We watch lesson videos for homework and work on questions in class. This has probably been the best part about remote learning, as it provides me with more help from my teachers than I would get if they

were giving a lecture that I couldn’t interrupt.

A major problem I’ve had throughout remote learning is trying to figure out which assignments are due on which date. Due to classes often being rushed, my teachers normally don’t tell us the homework until the very end of the period, and trying to figure out which assignment to do, and where to submit it can be very confusing.

I appreciate all of my teachers’ hard work, and I know that remote learning is teaching us as much as it possibly can, but the problem is just that, “as much as it possibly can” isn’t very much.

Not having any social interaction whatsoever throughout the day takes a toll and disengages me from learning. I find it harder to stay focused in class, and thus I don’t learn as much as I would in an in-person model.

When adding this to the fact that it’s much more difficult to get individual help from my teachers, learning anywhere near the amount that I could in a classroom setting becomes impossible.

Now, none of this is to say that remote learning is the worst thing in the world. I know I’ll get through it, even if we do had to continue with it into the second quarter. However, I also know that continuing with only remote learning any further than the first quarter will be greatly detrimental to myself and my peers, and if there is any way to get RB’s students back in the classroom, we need to take it.

Liam Mathews is a junior at Riverside-Brookfield High School and the editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, The Clarion.

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RBHS HYBRID

ing to surveys dated Sept. 21 that were included in the school board’s meeting packet.

According to the survey, more than 70 percent of students and parents favored a hybrid model, with about one quarter of stufrom page 1 dents and parents saying they’d continue to attend remotely, given a choice.

Tuesday through Friday, that model could While 76 percent of teachers said they shift to 50 percent of students attending favored continuing the all-remote model, it classes in person two times each week as was less clear how many teachers would eiearly as mid-November. ther opt to take leaves of absence or retire The school board plans to vote to adopt a if the school district implemented a hybrid hybrid plan at its meeting Oct. 13, just prior model. to the start of the second quarter.

About 56 percent of teachers said they “I would expect us to get in-person learn- would not be comfortable if the district ing in some form or fashion at the second transitioned to a hybrid model that folquarter,” said District 208 school board lowed safety metrics published by the IlPresident Wes Smithing at a meeting Sept. linois and Cook County departments of 22 in the gym of Riverside-Brookfield High public health.

School.

About a quarter of teachers said they The statement followed a prewere somewhat uncomfortable sentation by Superintendent while about 18 percent said they Kevin Skinkis and Assistant Suwere either comfortable or very perintendent Kristin Smetana comfortable. that laid out the data informing Smetana said the school disthe switch to a hybrid model and trict had more specific local data after pleas from more than a related to COVID-19 testing, case half dozen parents and students and positivity rates than it did to allow students back in their in August when the school board classrooms, if only in a limited implemented remote learning fashion. for the first quarter.

“I know the teachers didn’t A COVID-19 dashboard from sign up for this. I know it wasn’t Northwestern University, part of their [job] description, which allows the school district but that was true for most of us to examine Riverside, BrookLAURA HRUSKA in this room as well,” said RiverD208 school board member field and North Riverside as a side resident Cathy Daun, who unit, showed that the COVID has two daughters, a senior and positivity rate for the two-week a sophomore, attending RBHS. period ending Sept. 21 was 2.99 “We owe it to our kids to have percent, which is lower than them back in school.” both the state and suburban Students, who attend classes Cook County. remotely from home but many COVID transmission matriof whom visit the school daily ces published by the IDPH and to attend athletic practices and CCDPH after the school’s Aufor other reasons, said remote gust remote-only decision also learning was mentally and emotionally provide metrics to gauge whether in-perdraining. son learning can either be implemented or “If the board, administration and the abandoned. teachers decide to continue the remote According to those matrices, RBHS falls learning experience, the mental health of within the metrics for allowing in-person all students is at risk,” said junior class learning. president Allison Brand, who is also on the “At this time during the pandemic, I don’t varsity swim team and a member of several believe we can return to traditional in-perschool clubs. “I personally have anxiety son learning,” said Skinkis, who defined each and every day due to Zoom cutting out that term as all students on campus, parand missing crucial information.” ticipating in normal classes and activities.

Brand said the outlet of seeing and inter- “That being said, I do believe that there acting with her teammates at swim practice is an opportunity to provide the socialhelped her cope, but said non-athletes are emotional interaction students desperately stuck in isolation. And while teachers are need right now.” trying their best to innovate and make the Following the meeting, some community best of an all-remote environment, Brand members criticized the school officials’ says it falls short of in-person attendance. rollout of their plan, saying parents did not “We aren’t learning even half of what we get any indication of how the hybrid plan would be in person,” Brand said. “The lack would work prior to the board’s discussion. of socialization and seeing our classmates In addition, the hybrid plan’s outline, the in person is taking a toll on all of my peers. survey results and other justification for “I promise you, if there is not a change moving to a hybrid plan were included in that is made with our current schedule of the school board meeting packet, but those strictly remote learning, it will negatively documents were not publicly available unimpact all the students at RB.” til the morning after the meeting.

Parents and students overwhelmingly faAsked if the school would be sharing vor a return to in-person learning, accord- details of the final plan before the Oct. 13

School board united

“Our students are taking the risks our own staff are not taking.”

school board meeting, Skinkis said the plan would be shared on the school district’s website and emailed to parents “if the plan is finalized prior to October 13.”

“Our final plan/schedule will look very similar to our current remote learning plan with students seeing their teachers seven periods a day (35-40 minutes per period) via a virtual platform,” Skinkis said in an email to the Landmark. “Students will have the option to attend the virtual lessons in-person (on their assigned days) or attend remotely. The pandemic’s weekly case data is very fluid, so it’s important that the schedule can be implemented in either a remote or in-person setting as we may have to transition back and forth over the upcoming months.”

School board members were also unanimous in their support for the start of a hybrid plan beginning with the second quarter, though school board member Laura Hruska urged officials to move more quickly, suggesting Oct. 1 as the start.

She criticized the reluctance of teachers to welcome students back into classrooms, saying that she and others have gone back to their workplaces or in some cases never left them. Parents and students alike, she said, work jobs that place them in contact with the public and put them at some risk.

“We have to live with this virus for all of us who are working daily and have been working since day one,” Hruska said. “We wear the protective gear but we are out there every day working with this. Our students are saying they’re ready, and in fact our students are working with it. They’re in our restaurants and our grocery stores.

Our students are taking the risks our own staff are not taking.”

Board member Tom Jacobs urged his colleague to tone down the rhetoric and recognize the real concerns teachers have, but he, too, supported moving to a hybrid plan.

“We should have the courage to move faster to go into getting students on campus,” Jacobs said. “And we all know, we can always come back [to remote learning] very quickly, but we shouldn’t be shy about doing it in the other direction as well.”

Skinkis said he has reconvened an ad-hoc committee dealing with the school’s reopening plan, one that includes administrators, a board member, community members and teachers’ representatives.

That group continues to meet, and school board members urged Skinkis to give them more feedback from faculty on what can be done to make them more comfortable seeing students return to classrooms.

But, it was also clear that a teacher demand for all-remote learning would not be considered.

“The community is saying, ‘This is the way we want to teach our children,’ and I understand the union’s point,” Smithing said. “We love and respect our teachers, but we love and respect our children more.”

Smithing also called on teachers to tell officials if they planned on not coming back to the classroom for in-person instruction.

“Tell us sooner than later, so we have four weeks to fill your spot,” Smithing said.

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When it comes to meeting agendas, more info is better

n the wake of last week’s Riverside-Brookfield High School Board of Education meeting, where officials rolled out their plan for students to return for part-time, in-person learning beginning with the second quarter, there were many people who questioned the board’s data justifying the decision and complained that the plan lacked specificity.

How could there be an accurate assessment from parents about a plan they couldn’t assess?

Whether or not critics might have thought differently about the school district’s plan to reopen its doors to students had they been able to see what was on the table is open to question, but there’s a fundamental principle they’re right about.

That is this: Why is the documentation that forms the basis of agenda items at school board meetings not publicly available prior to the meetings?

Rather, the agenda is published, sans documentation.

While the public knows that a particular item will be discussed, there’s no indication of what the substance of that discussion will be or whether it might be controversial.

Perhaps that’s the point, to keep away those unhappy with what’s about to be discussed. We would hope that’s not the case, but if the information discussed publicly at the board meeting was available to the public at the time the agenda was published – at least 48 hours ahead of time – then residents might be able to digest what was coming and provide input.

While you might not want a large crowd gathering inside during a pandemic, publishing board meeting documents prior to the meeting would at least allow informed public comment to be emailed to the school board and read into the record.

Attendance and testimony at last week’s school board meeting was decidedly one-sided. If others weren’t left to guess the details school board would be considering, that might have been different.

In any case, publishing meeting agendas with full documentation behind each item is now routine for many, many government agencies, including school boards. There is no good reason for information to be withheld until the morning after a meeting. If there are confidential items – employment contracts and so on – that must be withheld until a vote makes them official, that is understandable.

But, when we’re talking about policy initiatives, like whether or not to reopen classroom doors to students in the midst of a pandemic, then that’s a different story. The public deserves as much information as possible, and certainly the information that elected officials themselves will be basing their decisions on.

This shouldn’t be a controversial position, and we urge the Riverside-Brookfield High School District 208 Board of Education to direct the publication of not only the meeting agenda but supporting documentation prior to school board meetings.

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Local nonprofits improvise to meet, raise funds

o Chicken Dinner. No Tootsie Roll sale. No Candy Sale. That’s just a few of the fundraising events typically conducted by local nonprofits that have been limited by COVID-9.

Groups like the Riverside Township Lions Club, the Knights of Columbus, Junior Woman’s Charity have had to put aside not only fundraising events but regular business meetings and social gatherings, which are the heartbeat of many organizations.

Venues for meetings for meetings have had to be changed and/or cancelled altogether.

In the case of the Riverside Township Lions Club, who for years have held meetings at the Scottish Home, now known as Caledonia Senior Living, they were notified in the spring that the April meeting and subsequent meetings were cancelled until further notice. As of today, there has been no notice of returning to the site, so the club is in the process of making other plans.

The inconvenience of not meeting affects not only members of the organizations, it affects those who benefit from the funds that are raised for charitable purposes. Individuals and groups knew that they could rely on yearly donations.

This year, the philanthropic organizations are having to revamp their giving and seek other ways to make those charitable distributions possible. Speaking for the

Riverside Township Lions Club, we welcome donations at any time to help continue our work. I am sure that also speaks for any of the other groups within our communities.

Census reminder: If you haven’t filled out your U.S. Census, you should. While the deadline appears to have been extended to Oct. 31, get it done as soon as possible.

Visit my2020census.gov. Making sure you’re counted ensures we get the federal representation and dollars we are entitled to.

Vote! I encourage you to vote by mail. It is easy, safe and foolproof. It has worked successfully in Illinois for years, and this year due to the pandemic it is safer than ever.

In-person early voting will start in midOctober, and once again Brookfield Village Hall is an early voting location.

For those going to your polling place on Election Day, it may take longer since you have to follow the protocols.

For example, the polling place at Riverside Township Precinct 8 at Blythe Park School is in a small room, which may limit the number of voting stations we can set up.

As a longtime election judge there, I am checking on the details, so it will be safe for those voting in person.

The polling place will have sanitizer. Back in March, the county didn’t send enough, but that was during the early days of the pandemic. We are hoping that has been straightened out by now.

JOANNE KOSEY

LETTERS

Patlak brings fairness and integrity to Board of Review Rarely do we take the opportunity to write an open letter to our constituents. However, with the coming election cycle we are moved to acquaint you with a candidate with whom we have had the benefit of an extraordinarily positive professional relationship. That candidate is Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak.

Commissioner Patlak is a certified Illinois assessment officer, and the previous assessor of Wheeling Township. He regularly attends the Cook County Township Assessor’s Association meetings and shares his expertise so that we can interface more effectively with our own taxpayers.

He generously takes time on a yearly basis to provide educational outreach programs to our homeowners, supplying them with the information needed to make a successful appeal to the Board of Review. He is prompt

to return phone calls and emails so that situations can be resolved in a timely manner.

He has adopted technology at the Board of Review to make the appeal process user-friendly, more accessible and more transparent. His sense of fairness and integrity are traits you should demand for all elected officials.

These are the characteristics of a committed and diligent public servant.

In a time of political divisions, Commissioner Patlak assists all of his constituents regardless of political party, locality, economic status, race or gender. He provides a political balance in our property tax system.

It is for all of the above reasons that we support the re-election of Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Dan Patlak.

Fran Sitkiewicz, C.I.A.O.

Riverside Township assessor

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OBITUARIES

Edward Gaughan, 72 Carpenter Edward F. Gaughan, 72, of Brookfield, died Sept. 13, 2020, just eight days before the death of his wife, Susan (see obituary below). Mr. Gaughan worked in the construction industry as a carEDWARD GAUGHAN penter.

He was the husband of the late Susan Gaughan; the father of Megan (Adrian Pyk) Gaughan, Kevin (Nique) Gaughan and Michael Gaughan; the grandfather of Moira Gaughan; the brother of Doris Reynolds, Kathy McGarry, Geri Ford, Kevin Gaughan, Carmel Gaughan, Betsy McCarthy and the late Irene Gaughan; and the uncle of many nieces and nephews.

A memorial gathering for both Edward and Susan Gaughan will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St. in Brookfield.

All state and federal COVID-19 recommendations and guidelines are followed.

All guests entering the building must wear a facial covering and maintain social distancing.

Memorials appreciated to Chicago Zoological Society’s Brookfield Zoo, 3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL 60513.

LETTERS

Stand together against hybrid learning I can’t support a hybrid plan on any level. We can’t send our kids to school and risk their lives, our own and others. Can you imagine the rioting in the streets if us parents were forced to send our children to school and then lose them or lose family members due to COVID-9?

Think people! We have a brain with embedded common sense. I suggest we use it.

We as people have really lost ourselves. It’s sad to stand back and watch our society and species disintegrate to where it has come to.

Remember, all lives matter. No one person’s life is above the other. Therefore, we need to stand together against hybrid learning and protect ourselves as a group of people with the intent purpose of saving our children, ourselves, our teachers, our community and our future. Please say no to hybrid learning. Take care and stay safe.

Anna McCoy Lyons

You can express condolences online at HitzemanFuneral.com or send sympathy cards to the family by mailing to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o the Edward F. Gaughan family.

Susan Gaughan, 68 Teacher Susan Gaughan (nee Wollin), 68, of Brookfield, died Sept. 21, 2020, just eight after her husband Edward (see obituary above).

Ms. Gaughan was an elementary school teacher.

She was the wife SUSAN GAUGHAN of the late Edward F. Gaughan; the mother of Megan (Adrian Pyk) Gaughan, Kevin (Nique) Gaughan and Michael Gaughan; the grandmother of Moira Gaughan; the sister of Cheryl Wollin, Don Wollin and Terry Wollin; and the aunt of many nieces and nephews.

A memorial gathering for both Edward and Susan Gaughan will be held on Saturday, Oct. 3 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St. in Brookfield.

All state and federal COVID-19 recommendations and guidelines are followed.

All guests entering the building must wear a facial covering and maintain social distancing.

Memorials appreciated to Chicago Zoological Society’s Brookfield Zoo, 3300 Golf Road, Brookfield, IL 60513.

You can express condolences online at HitzemanFuneral.com or send sympathy cards to the family by mailing to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o the Susan Gaughan family.

Frank O. Llewellyn, 92 Retired Riverside police lieutenant Frank O. Llewellyn, 92, a resident of Western Springs who served as a Riverside police officer for more than three decades, died Aug. 30, 2020.

Mr. Llewellyn served in the U.S. Army and was hired as a police of- FRANK O. LLEWELLYN ficer in Riverside in April 1957. He retired in June 1991 at the rank of lieutenant after 34 years of service to the village.

“He was a kind and compassionate individual who always put the residents first,” said Riverside Police Chief Thomas Weitzel, who was hired in 1984 and served with

Mr. Llewellyn. “He was very well liked by former and current employees.”

He loved the Cubs, taking cross-country trips and golfing. Above all, he was devoted to his family.

Mr. Llewellyn was the husband of the late Rosemarie T. Llewellyn (nee O’Connor) for 60 years; the father of Patty (Patrick) Bresnahan, Joan Burns and Ann Llewellyn; the grandfather of Cara and Aidan Bresnahan and Frank and Connor Burns; the brother of late Charles (Mary) Llewellyn; the brother-in-law of the late Jack (Jerrie) and the late Joseph (late Patricia) O’Connor; and an uncle and friend of many.

A funeral Mass was celebrated Sept. 12 at St. Francis Xavier Church in LaGrange.

Memorials are appreciated to Twin Hearts Autism Foundation, P.O. Box 1923, Frankfort, Illinois, 60423 or twinhearts. org.

Hallowell and James Funeral Home, Countryside, handled arrangements.

Jose L. Magana, 84 Mechanic Jose L. Magana, 84, of Berwyn, died Sept. 24, 2020. Mr. Magana worked as a mechanic in the trucking industry.

He was the husband of 67 years to Bertha Magana (nee Cortez); the father of Debra Magana, JOSE L. MAGANA Yolanda (Roger) Marcus, Amelia (Rick) Morales, Jose L. (Martha) Magana, Jr., Anna Magana, Sophia (Scott) Hopman, Andrew Magana, Christopher (Sonia) Magana; the grandfather of Jillian, Garrett, Ricky, Nicky, Louie, Jake, Mallory, Joseph, Halie, Matthew, Julie, Alyssa, Luke, Josh, Ashley, Lil Chris and Lilly; the great grandfather of Maddie, Mason, Jade, Esme, Eli, Elise, Anally, Emma, Christopher, Miguel, David, Jordan, Audrey and Aliana; the brother of two brothers and four sisters; and an uncle to many nieces and nephews.

Visitation was on Tuesday, Sept. 29 from 3 to 8 p.m. and on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from 8:45 to 9:15 a.m. at Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield. Funeral Mass on Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. at St. Leonard Church, Berwyn. Interment Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Hillside.

All state and federal COVID-19 recommendations and guidelines followed. All guests were required (maximum of 50 at a time) to wear a facial covering and maintain social distancing.

You can express condolences online at HitzemanFuneral.com or send sympathy cards to the family by mailing to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o the Jose Magana family.

Lynn E. Rodriguez, 62 Registered nurse Lynn E. Rodriguez (nee Dobe), 62, of Brookfield, died Sept. 20, 2020.

Ms. Rodriguez worked as a registered nurse for many years. She was a friend to many and will be missed by all.

She was the sister of Robert Dobe and Joan Johnson and the aunt of Rachel, Nicole and Lauren. She was preceded in death by her parents, James Dobe and Genevieve Dobe (nee Greenholdt) and her brother Thomas Dobe.

Services and interment private.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

You may express condolences online at HitzemanFuneral.com. If you wish to send a sympathy card to the family, mail it to Hitzeman Funeral Home, 9445 31st St., Brookfield, 60513, c/o Lynn E. Rodriguez family.

James A. Ulrich, 79 Former Riverside Presbyterian Church treasurer James A. Ulrich, 79, a longtime resident of Riverside, died Sept. 19, 2020.

Mr. Ulrich was born July 1, 1941 and was a graduate of Morton East High School in Cicero and Illinois Institute of Technology. He JAMES A. ULRICH worked for 30 years as a materials engineer for Dana Corp.

He was the former treasurer of Riverside Presbyterian Church and longtime treasurer of Riverside Cub Scouts Pack 24. Mr. Ulrich will be remembered for being an avid stamp collector, railroad aficionado, gardener and dedicated volunteer.

Mr. Ulrich was the husband of Donna (nee Fiala) of 46 years; the father of Beth (Matthew) Dahlgren, Chris Ulrich and the late Amy Ulrich-Wolff; the grandfather of Brian, Eric, Danielle, Jake, Joelle, Luke and Julia; and the brother of Richard (Nancy) Ulrich.

Private services have been held. Donations in Jim’s name would be greatly appreciated to the Riverside Presbyterian Church, 116 Barrypoint Road, Riverside, 60546.

Arrangements were handled by the Original Kuratko Family, Brian D. Kuratko, director.

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MALL SHOOTING

Victim released from hospital from page 1

new general manager of the mall on Oct. 1 to discuss last week’s shooting and measures the mall will be taking to ensure the safety of visitors.

But, even an increased police presence and more security staff, especially on weekends have not been able to head off all trouble.

“To me, it’s shortsighted to blame the mall,” said Hermanek, who added that shopping malls by their very nature are difficult to secure due to the myriad entry points.

“Either we have to search everybody or nobody, and it’d be difficult to do at the mall anyway with 15 entrances.”

Hermanek echoed Garcia’s contention that the violent incidents at the mall this summer – the May 31 fatal shooting of a 24-year-old man outside Olive Garden and the June 26 shooting of a man on the lower level of the shopping center near J.C. Penney – both were targeted shootings, the result of ongoing feuds elsewhere.

“It makes it sound like the mall is dangerous, but it would’ve happened anywhere they met,” Hermanek said. “I’m still confident it’s a safe place, but with society the way it is, you can’t guarantee people’s safety

anywhere.” and that it may have been fired Glenn Lindholm, the mall’s from inside a fanny pack on the new general manager, asked to suspected gunman’s waist durcomment on the latest incident, ing a physical altercation beemphasized the safety measures tween him and the victim. officials have taken in response Investigators reported recovto events earlier this year. ering the bullet from the floor “Our security team’s handling near Entrance 2, down the hall of Friday’s isolated domestic from the area where the shootincident demonstrated the efing took place. Paramedics took fectiveness of North Riverside the victim to Loyola University Park Mall’s robust security pro- HUBERT HERMANEK JR. Medical Center where he was North Riverside mayor gram – from securing the mall treated and released the next day. to alerting tenants and working Police have charged two peowith the North Riverside Police ple, including the suspected gunDepartment to identify and apman after arresting them near prehend the suspect,” Lindholm the intersection of Harlem Avsaid in an email. “We care deeply enue and 16th Street in Berwyn just minutes after fleeing the about the safety of our property scene the shooting in a 2012 gold and the people who visit us. We take this incident seriously and continue to Chevy Equinox.

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Ofwork to ensure North Riverside Park Mall is a safe place for shopping and dining within fice approved charging the alleged shooter, 27-year-old James Sutton, of Chicago, with the community.” aggravated battery with a fireman, unlawful use of a weapon and possession of a conOne shot fired trolled substance. Sutton was also charged Some of the details of the Sept. 25 inci- with misdemeanor reckless conduct. dent remain unclear, because the 27-year-old Aggravated battery with a firearm is a gunshot victim reportedly has not cooper- Class X felony, an offense that carries a posated with the investigation, apparently out sible prison sentence of between six and 30 of fear of reprisal. The victim was shot once years, if convicted. through the left thigh, with the bullet also Police reported recovering the weapon penetrating through his lower right leg. they believe Sutton used, a 9 mm Glock It appears that only one shot was fired, handgun, from the floor of the Chevy.

“To me, it’s shortsighted to blame the mall.”

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Grew out of earlier conflict According to North Riverside police, the parties involved knew each other to some extent. The victim was shopping at the mall with his girlfriend when they encountered Sutton and the other man at about 3:15 p.m.

The girlfriend’s cousin reportedly is in a relationship with Sutton, and the girlfriend told police she had a prior run-in with him and had been trying to obtain an order of protection against Sutton.

It’s not completely clear who initiated the physical altercation at North Riverside Park Mall, but the victim’s girlfriend suspected Sutton was armed, police said, and was heard to yell out, “He got a gun” shortly before the gunshot.

Officials closed down the mall as investigators processed the scene using evidence technicians from the Illinois State Police and the Cook County Sheriff ’s Police as well as investigators from the west suburban Major Case Assistance Team.

After obtaining a search warrant, North Riverside police searched the Chevy Equinox. Inside they reported finding a plastic bag containing 10 off-white pills, suspected to be ecstasy, 12 small individually sealed packages of cannabis and about $1,700 in cash.

ANNUAL TREASURER’S REPORT RIVERSIDE TOWNSHIP FISCAL YEAR ENDING MARCH 31, 2020 REVENUES: Property Tax, $1,255,503; Personal Property Tax, $39,629; Interest, $6,596; Donations, $3,370; Other, $16,524.

TOTAL REVENUES: $1,321,622.

COMPENSATION DISBURSEMENTS: Total Gross Wages $302,851.

Under $25,000.00 L. Blauw, M. Clarke, M. Dropka, T. Heilenbach, B. Legan, K. Liesse, T. Lupfer. $25,000 to $49,999.99 R. Kelly, A. Lutha, M. Miller, F. Sitkiewicz, V. Wilt. $50,000 to $74,999.99 M. Iniguez.

EXPENDITURES IN EXCESS OF $2,500: Allied 100, LLC, $3,146; Andersen Elevator Co, $30,375; AT&T, $3,542; Beds Plus Care, $5,000; Best Buddies International, Inc., $2,500; Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, $15,233; BSA, Pathway to Adventure Council, $3,000; Business Card, $18,252; Caselots, Inc. $3,267; Comcast, $6,189; Cougar A.D.V.A.N.C.E., $3,000; Emergency Medical Products, Inc., $3,413, Ernest Di Monte & Assoc., $21,550; Garvey’s Office Products, $3,386; Grasso Graphics, $8,589; Illinois Department of Employment Security, $6,552; Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund, $20,053; Internal Revenue, $23,168; JJ Superior Metal Inc, $3,500; LCW Coach LLC, $3,680; Nicor, $5,932; North Riverside Golden Agers, $10,000; Jerry Owen, $22,050; PeopleCare, Inc., $10,000; Riverside Arts Center, $8,300; Riverside Plumbing, $9,052; Riverside Troop 24, $5,000; Selden Fox LTD., $8,400; Servpro of LaGrange Park/North Riverside, $7,404; Signal 88 Security, LLC, $11,716; Suburban Primary Care Health Care Council, $5,000; The LeaderShop, $5,000; U.S. Postmaster, $4,075; Versatile Computer Services, Inc., $7,504; via Digerati Marketing, $15,680; Village of Riverside, $7,183; Wednesday Journal, $2,591; Flat Grant Aid, $21,600; Emergency Assistance, $6,425; Aging Care Connections, $76,724; Community Support Services, $49,228; Helping Hand Center, $184,688; J. Labak, $5,400; National Alliance on Mental Illness, $31,000; Pillars Community Health, $294,208; J. Shustitzky, $9,375; J. Troiani, $2,750; UCP Sequin Inc., $30,000; Way Back Inn, $15,000.

Other expenditures under $2,500: $62,079.

TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $1,423,610.

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A 24-year-old Chicago man arrested in the company of Sutton was charged with misdemeanor reckless conduct.

Cash Balance, March 31, 2019 Receipts Disbursements Cash Balance, March 31, 2020

General Town Fund $ 795,570 624,547 688,759 $ 731,358

Community Mental Fund $ 523,453 623,159 704,115 $ 442,497

General Assistance Fund $ 327,514 73,916 30,736 $ 370,694

Subscribed and sworn to this 30th day of September, 2020 Vera A. Wilt - Township Supervisor I, Liane J. Blauw, Clerk of Riverside Township, Cook County, Illinois, do hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the Annual Treasurer’s Report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020.

Liane J. Blauw - Township Clerk

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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

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: Y20004465 on September 22, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of SUGA BAKERS with the business located at 153 23RD AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: KEELIE BANKS, V 153 23RD AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104

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.

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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 October 31, 2020, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

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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: 20004498 on September 23, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of LAMAR’S T-SHIRTS with the business located at: 310 S. 7TH AVE., MAYWOOD, IL 60513. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: LAMAR DUGGER, 310 S. 7TH AVE., MAYWOOD, IL 60153

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: Y20004605 on September 24, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of DESIGN WORKS & GRAPHICS with the business located at: 1108 FERDINAND AVE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: ROBERT KNUTH 1108 FERDINAND AVE, FOREST PARK, IL 60130

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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 (ZBA) of the Village of River Forest, County of Cook, State of Illinois, on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. in the First Floor Community Room of the River Forest Village Hall, 400 Park Avenue, River Forest, Illinois on the following matter: The ZBA will consider an application for a major zoning variation submitted by Laura and Andrew Maychruk,owners of the property at 210 Gale Avenue, who are proposing to construct a new detached garage in the rear yard.

Section 4-8-5 of the Village Code provides the Zoning Board jurisdiction to hold public hearings and offer recommendations to the Village Board concerning variations to Zoning Ordinance.

The applicants are requesting a major variation to Section 10-9-6 that would allow the new garage to have a maximum height of 23 feet - 0½ inches (23’-0½”). The Zoning Ordinance allows accessory buildings to have a maximum height of 18 feet (18’-0”).

The legal description of the property at 210 Gale Avenue is as follows: LOT 1 (EXCEPT THE SOUTH 3 FEET THEREOF) IN CHARLES D. BROWN’S SUBDIVISION OF THE SOUTH 1/2 OF LOT 3 AND ALL OF LOT 4 IN BLOCK 2 IN EDWARD C. WALLER’S ADDITION TO RIVER FOREST IN THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 39 NORTH, RANGE 12, EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS. A copy of the application will be available to the public at Village Hall and on the Village’s website at www.vrf.us/zoningvariation no less than 15 days prior to the public hearing. The Zoning Board of Appeals meeting packet will also be available at www.vrf.us/meetings no less than 48 hours prior to the public hearing.

All interested persons will be given the opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. For public comments to be considered by the Zoning Board of Appeals and Village Board of Trustees in their decision, they must be included as part of the public hearing record. Interested persons can learn more about how to participation in the hearing by visiting www.vrf.us/zoningvariation.

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: Y20004554 on September 23, 2020 Under the Assumed Business Name of NGREEN PRIVATE INVESTIGATIONS with the business located at: 3013 S. WOLF RD #247, WESTCHESTER, IL 60154. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: NATALIE GREEN 2007 S. 8TH AVE. MAYWOOD, IL 60153.

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LAW OFFICES OF MALIKA T. ASSAR, P.C., Attorney for Petitioner, 420 West Huron Street, 1st Floor, Chicago, IL 60654.

STATE OF ILLINOIS, COUNTY OF COOK, ssCircuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division In re the Marriage of Farzana Khan, Petitioner, and Mohammed Hussain, Respondent, No. 2020 D 006030.

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 Appearance to said Petition and Response electronically to said Petition with the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, on or before November 3, 2020, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a Judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition.

Dorothy A. Brown, Clerk.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS HEARING DATE: October 15, 2020 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits CALENDAR NUMBER: 11-20-Z APPLICATION: The Zoning Board of Appeals (“Board”) will conduct a public hearing on a special use application filed by the Applicant, Don Oliphant, pursuant to Section 8.3 (“Table 8-1: Use Matrix”) of the Oak Park Zoning District to construct and operate a drive-through facility at the property located at 6209 North Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois, Property Index Number 16-05-102032-0000 in the NA North Avenue District.

In addition, the Applicant seeks a variance from Sections 8.4 (I) (6) of the Zoning Ordinance which requires that a drive through lane must have bail-out capability for all vehicles that have entered the drive through lane and that the bail-out lane shall be a minimum width of 10 feet. The proposed bail-out lane features a menu board that would prevent all vehicles within the drive through lane from having bail-out capacity.

A copy of the application and applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The Board will conduct the public hearing remotely with live audio available and optional video. The meeting will be streamed live and archived online for on-demand viewing at www.oak-park.us/commissiontv as well as cablecast on VOP-TV, which is available to Comcast subscribers on channel 6 and

ATT U-Verse subscribers on channel 99. The remote public hearing is authorized pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Open Meetings Act. The Village President has determined that an in-person public hearing is not practical or prudent due to the COVID-19 outbreak during Governor JB Pritzker’s current disaster proclamation. It is also not feasible to have a person present at the public hearing due to public safety concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Interested persons may provide written evidence, testimony and public comment on the application by email to Zoning@oak-park.us or by drop off in the Oak Park Payment Drop Box across from the main entrance to Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, to be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 17, 2020. An individual’s name and their testimony or comment will be read aloud into the record at the public hearing if received no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the public hearing. Interested persons may also sign up to participate in the hearing to cross examine the applicant and its witnesses, present evidence, testimony or public comment by emailing Zoning @oakpark.us before 5:00 PM on the day prior to the public hearing to sign up. Individuals who sign up to participate in this manner will receive an email from Village staff with information about how to join the meeting online through Zoom webconference means or by phone.

The public hearing may be adjourned by the Board to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof.

Published in Wednesday Journal September 30, 2020

STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF COOK VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE

STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF COOK VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE

Notice Of A Public Hearing

By The Joint Plan Commission/ Zoning Board Of Appeals Of The Village Of North Riverside

Notice Of A Public Hearing

By The Joint Plan Commission/ Zoning Board Of Appeals Of The Village Of North Riverside

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of North Riverside on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 6:00 P.M., in the Village Commons, 2401 S. Desplaines Avenue, North Riverside, Illinois.

Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of North Riverside on Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 6:00 P.M., in the Village Commons, 2401 S. Desplaines Avenue, North Riverside, Illinois.

At such time and place, the Joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a request for additions and amendments to Title 17 of the North Riverside Zoning Ordinance Chapters 5 thru 8 to accommodate a single list for all permitted and conditional permitted uses.

At such time and place, the Joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals will consider a request for additions and amendments to Title 17 of the North Riverside Zoning Ordinance Chapter 12 Administration and Enforcement.

Applicant: Village of North Riverside 2401 S. Desplaines Avenue North Riverside, IL 60546

Applicant: Village of North Riverside 2401 S. Desplaines Avenue North Riverside, IL 60546

All persons desiring to appear and be heard for or against said petitions may attend the Public Hearing.

All persons desiring to appear and be heard for or against said petitions may attend the Public Hearing.

Village of North Riverside

Village of North Riverside

Pat Ferriter, Chairman of the joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals

Pat Ferriter, Chairman of the joint Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS HEARING DATE: October 15, 2020 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits CALENDAR NUMBER: 10-20-Z APPLICATION: The Zoning Board of Appeals (“Board”) will conduct a public hearing on an application for a special use permit filed by the Applicant, Antonio Durham, to operate an educational facility-vocational use pursuant to Section 8.3 (“Table 8-1: Use Matrix”) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance to permit a Glitter Nail Academy at the property located at 238-240 Madison Street, Property Index Number 16-08-319026-0000 in the DT Downtown Zoning District.

A copy of the application and applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The Board will conduct the public hearing remotely with live audio available and optional video. The meeting will be streamed live and archived online for on-demand viewing at www.oak-park.us/commissiontv as well as cablecast on VOP-TV, which is available to Comcast subscribers on channel 6 and ATT U-Verse subscribers on channel 99. The remote public hearing is authorized pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Open Meetings Act. The Village President has determined that an in-person public hearing is not practical or prudent due to the

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COVID-19 outbreak during Governor JB Pritzker’s current disaster proclamation. It is also not feasible to have a person present at the public hearing due to public safety concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Interested persons may provide written evidence, testimony and public comment on the application by email to Zoning@oak-park.us or by drop off in the Oak Park Payment Drop Box across from the entrance to Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, to be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 17, 2020.

An individual’s name and their testimony or comment will be read aloud into the record at the public hearing if received no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the public hearing. Interested persons may also participate in the hearing to cross examine the applicant and its witnesses, present evidence, testimony or public comment by emailing Zoning @oak-park.us before 5:00 PM on the day prior to the public hearing to sign up. Individuals who sign up to participate in this manner will receive an email from Village staff with information about how to join the meeting online through Zoom web-conference means or by phone.

The public hearing may be adjourned by the Board to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof.

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Published in Wednesday Journal September 30, 2020

REQUEST FOR AUDIT PROPOSALS The Oak Park (IL) Housing Authority, a local public housing authority, and the Oak Park Residence Corporation, a not-for-profit housing development corporation, are each seeking proposals for audits of their books and records for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020. The chosen firm will also be responsible for preparing the annual Federal and Illinois income tax returns for the subject entities. Proposals may be submitted for either or both audits.

Respondents must be experienced in HUD accounting techniques and requirements. For the complete RFP, including instructions for the submission of your proposal(s), please go to https://www.oakparkrc. com/rfps-rfqs. Proposals are due by 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 21, 2020.

Published in Wednesday Journal 9/30/2020 PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY. Request of BERNEITA B. HINES-WILLIAMS Case Number 20204004264.

There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: BERNEITA B. HINES-WILLIAMS to the new name of: BERNEITA BRADDY HINES The court date will be held: On November 24, 2020 at 9:30 am at 1400 Maybrook Drive, Maywood, IL 60153 in Courtroom # 112 /s BERNEITA B. HINES-WILLIAMS Published in Wednesday Journal 9/30, 10/7, 1014/2020

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS HEARING DATE: October 15, 2020 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits CALENDAR NUMBER: 06-20-Z APPLICATION: The Zoning Board of Appeals (“Board”) will conduct a public hearing on a special use application filed by the Applicant, Donn Todd, to operate a contractor shop, Tayloe Glass currently operating at 301 South Boulevard pursuant to Section 8.3 (“Table 8-1: Use Matrix) of the Oak Park Zoning Ordinance at the property located at 248 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, Property Index Number 1608-319-022-0000 in the MS Madison Street Zoning District.

A copy of the application and applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at Village Hall, Development Customer Services Department, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, Monday through Friday between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The Board will conduct the public hearing remotely with live audio available and optional video. The meeting will be streamed live and archived online for on-demand viewing at www.oak-park.us/commissiontv as well as cablecast on VOP-TV, which is available to Comcast subscribers on channel 6 and ATT U-Verse subscribers on channel 99. The remote public hearing is authorized pursuant to Section 7(e) of the Open Meetings Act. The Village President has determined that an in-person public hearing is not practical or prudent due to the

COVID-19 outbreak during Governor JB Pritzker’s current disaster proclamation. It is also not feasible to have a person present at the public hearing due to public safety concerns related to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the public hearing. Interested persons may provide written evidence, testimony and public comment on the application by email to Zoning@oak-park.us or by drop off in the Oak Park Payment Drop Box across from the main entrance to Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, to be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on September 17, 2020. An individual’s name and their testimony or comment will be read aloud into the record at the public hearing if received no later than 30 minutes prior to the start of the public hearing. Interested persons may also sign up to participate in the hearing to cross examine the applicant and its witnesses, present evidence, testimony or public comment by emailing Zoning @oakpark.us before 5:00 PM on the day prior to the public hearing to sign up. Individuals who sign up to participate in this manner will receive an email from Village staff with information about how to join the meeting online through Zoom webconference means or by phone.

The public hearing may be adjourned by the Board to another date without further notice by public announcement at the hearing setting forth the time and place thereof.

Published in Wednesday Journal September 30, 2020

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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 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 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.

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ARCHITECT: Wight & Company 2500 North Frontage Road Darien, Illinois 60561 OWNER:

Board of Education Attn: Bob Laudadio Forest Park School District #91 424 Des Plaines Ave Forest Park, IL 60130

Sealed bids will be received in duplicate by the Owner to the attention of Bob Laudadio at the place, date and time stated below and there publicly opened and read: PLACE:

Forest Park School District #91 424 Des Plaines Ave Forest Park, IL 60130

DATE:

October 20, 2020

TIME:

10:00 am

Any proposal received after the time and date stated above will be returned to the Bidder unopened.

The competency and responsibility of the Bidders will be considered in making awards.

Bid security in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, or bid bond made payable to Forest Park School District #91 in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid is required of all parties submitting a proposal.

One proposal will be received for the complete scope of work.

Plans and specifications can be obtained through BuildingConnected (https://www.buildingconnected. com). All addenda and bidding related correspondence will be distributed on this website. The drawings and specification files for the project are available at no cost and can be viewed on the BuildingConnected website www.buildingconnected.com in the public plan room section of the website. Wight and Company can arrange access for prospective bidders to view and download plans free of charge. Send plan access requests to Mr. Jitendra Valmik at Wight & Company at jvalmik@wightco.com or Ms. Beth Hills at bhills@ wightco.com.

Plans and specifications will be available on the BuildingConnected website (https://www.buildingconnected. com) on Tuesday, October 6th, 2020 after 1:00 pm.

There will not be a scheduled pre-bid meeting.

However, any bidder who wants to visit site prior to bid opening can coordinate their visit with Bob. See contact detail below: Bob Laudadio Forest Park School District #91 424 Des Plaines Ave Forest Park, IL 60130 rlaudadio@fpsd91.org Work #708-366-5700 ext. 313 The Owner reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, and to waive informalities to any bid when such is deemed by the Owner to be in the Owner's own best interests.

This advertisement is issued in the name of Forest Park School District #91.

END OF SECTION 001100

Published in Forest Park Review September 30, 2020

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

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

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

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

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