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JoAnne Kosey personified community involvement

Longtime Landmark columnist was known as ‘Mrs. Riverside’

By BOB UPHUES Contributing Reporter

JoAnne Kosey, a lifelong Riverside resident who served for decades as a volunteer and leader of numerous local organizations, an elected official, and a newspaper columnist for the Riverside-Brookfield Landmark and Suburban Life for decades, died Oct. 1. She was 81.

Since early January, she had been under medical care at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn and at Cantata Adult Life Services in Brookfield. Although she missed a couple of weeks, she faithfully continued — insisted is more like it — to write her weekly column in the Landmark.

Her final column, which appeared in print on Aug. 16, informed her readers that she was finally coming home from

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JoAnne Kosey (left) takes off the headset to get a photo with her grandchildren, Parker and McKenna Kosey, during Riverside TV’s broadcast of the Riverside Independence Day parade on July 4, 2021.

Cantata. She did not tell readers it was to enter hospice care, but she hinted at it.

“Trust me,” she wrote, “it hasn’t been an easy 6½ months, spending time at MacNeal Hospital, The Woodlands at Cantata and the rehab center at Cantata.”

That column capped a 26-year run in the Landmark, one that gloried in Riverside, her family and her many friends

and acquaintances, in Aunt Diana’s Old-Fashioned Fudge and the Chew Chew, and her various musings on current events, holiday traditions and her beloved Chicago Cubs.

Her first column in the Landmark ran on Sept. 25, 1997, just a month after the paper was purchased by Wednesday See KOSEY on page 7

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Riverside property owner faces $412,000 in fines for ‘chronic nuisance’ home The homeowner is set to appear at initial eviction hearing after failing to follow court orders

ously mandated by the court. The no-visitors order, which had been extended until May 2024, was extended a second time to Aug. 29, 2024. With this order, all individuals other than Golba are barred from the property. Caregivers or licensed contractors are exempt from the order, however Golba must notify the Riverside Police Department prior to their visit.

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ For years, the village has attempted for Staff Reporter Golba to remedy village code violations and prevent unauRiverside resident Robthorized dwellers and visitors ert Golba faces fines totaling at the Millbridge Road prop$412,000 for failing to comply erty. Before taking the case to with a court’s orders to remecourt, the police department diate several health, fire safety received more than 100 phone and building code violations at calls reporting disturbances in his property a year after the vilthe property, according to village declared Golba’s property lage documents. Calls include a “chronic nuisance.” reports for domestic battery, He is set to appear before the sale of narcotics, noise violaCircuit Court of Cook County ROBERT GOLBA tions, disorderly conduct, inat the end of this month for an toxication and animal disturinitial eviction.

In September, he entered a stipulation bances, including an instance when pit agreement with the village requiring him bull dogs roamed unleashed into neighborto address code violations and prohibiting ing yards. Last May, a Cook County Circuit any visitors at his property, actions previ- Court judge warned Golba increased fines

could be ordered if he failed to comply with the court’s orders. According to court documents, Golba allowed unauthorized visitors at least twice this summer.

Golba previously told this publication he allowed other people to stay at the 100-year-old home as a way to help them. Golba said he allowed them to stay because he needs help as he deals with health issues. Yet he has also accused some of those living in the house of stealing money and his possessions and has sustained injuries from violent incidents taking place at the house.

Director of Public Safety Matthew Buckley told the Landmark the village hopes the agreement will be an incentive for Golba to recognize he needs help. The village hopes Golba will consider alternatives where his safety and health are prioritized, such as assisted-living facilities, while recognizing he is unable to keep up with the home’s maintenance.

Golba was granted a period of six months, until March next year, to remediate all the code violations on his property.

If achieved, the court will waive $412,000 and he will be subject to fines of $50,000.

Riverside to consider 5-story apartment building in central business district Nearby residents oppose the project, which could include some commercial space

By FRANCIA GARCIA HERNANDEZ Staff Reporter

A proposed mixed-use development could bring a five-story, 64-foot-high residential apartment building to Riverside’s business district downtown at the property

on 28-30 E. Burlington St., which formerly housed a pain clinic.

The properties were acquired by Patrick Leone’s company in 2017. The following year, the company demolished a three-car garage and surface parking that used to serve the clinic.

Lion Development II, LLC plans to turn the properties into an apartment building with 22 residential units and indoor and surface parking lots to serve the residential complex.

Representatives from the company’s developer, Studio 222 Architects, discussed their plans at a Planning and Zoning Com-

mission meeting last week.

Plans call for building the surface parking lot with a capacity for 11 vehicles in one of the four parcels. This requires the village to approve a rezoning petition for that parcel. Currently, the vacant parcel is zoned for single-family residential use (R1A). If the proposal is approved, it will be rezoned for business district use (B2-RC).

Per village code, this zoning denomination allows retail, service and office use on the ground floor to encourage a “critical mass” of services in a pedestrian and See BUILDING on page 12

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BIG WEEK

Lego Club Wednesday, Oct. 4, 4 p.m.-5 p.m.

Parents: Does your child love Legos? Bring them over to the Lego Club at North Riverside Public Library for an hour of building and crafting.

This club is for kids of all ages, so all are welcome. However, children under 8 years old must be with an adult. All Lego creations will be put on display for everyone to see. This is no B.Y.O.L- Legos will be provided by the library. If, for some reason, schedules are too tight to attend the 4th, Lego Club will also be meeting on October 18, November 1, and November 15. Come create! North Riverside Public Library, 2400 S. Desplaines Ave.

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Benefit for the Riverside Arts Center Thursday, Oct. 12, 6 -10 p.m.

The Riverside Arts center celebrates 30 years of bringing creativity and the arts to Riverside and the community. The anniversary gala is a festive night of food, libations, song and art. Auction items include limited edition framed prints from 13 Chicago artists. Get your tickets now to celebrate with us as we raise funds for the future of arts programming in Riverside!

Tickets are $100 to $150 with student and artist discounts.

Find them here: https://bit.ly/3PUYz6e. Riverside Swim Club, 100 Bloomingbank Rd.

Boo! at the Zoo

Oktoberfest

CZS/Brookfield Zoo

Saturday, Oct. 7, 1:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.

October without attending an Oktoberfest is against fall rules: Bring your friends and family to the Holy Guardian Angels Parish Family Fall Fest. The fest brings you all sorts of fun, like live music, kids games, Bingo, traditional food, and a cash raffle. Live music will be provided by the Jim Drnek Polka Band from 4-7 p.m. and The Sylvie Brothers from 7-10 p.m. Beer and wine will obviously be on-site, because what would an Oktoberfest be without booze! Holy Guardian Angels Parish Center, Harrison Ave. & E. 31st St.

Saturday, Oct. 7, 10:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Calling all ghouls, witches, and superheroes: Boo! at the Zoo is making a spook-tacular comeback to Brookfield Zoo this Saturday. Bring your friends and family to this Halloween themed event every Saturday and Sunday from October 7 to October 22. This is the perfect opportunity to dress up in your best costumes to win the Zoo-wide costume contest.

However, guests over 13 are not permitted to wear full-body costumes that cover their head. Boo! at the Zoo will have a Pumpkin Patch in the Beer Garden, where children can decorate pumpkins, and a Boo! Draw Wall at the Nature Stage. Guests can collect sweet treats along the animal pathways. Admission is $29.95, children ages 3-11 is $20.95, and seniors 65 and over are $24.95. For more information, visit CZS.org/BooAtTheZoo. Brookfield Zoo, 8400 W 31st St.

After School Art Escape Thursday, Oct. 5, 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

School got you down? Come escape the responsibilities of school at the North Riverside Public Library this Thursday! To kick off the first week of October, this Art Escape session will be a Ghost-A-Thon. A variety

of art supplies will be provided for painting, drawing, sketching, and crafting. Kids ages 2 and up are welcome, but adults must accompany children 8 years and younger. Join this event and escape to an artistic, creative, colorful world outside of Math, Science, and English. North Riverside Public Library, 2400 S. Desplaines Ave.

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D103 plans to buy apartments near George Washington Middle School It’s not yet clear what the district will do with the property

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Lyons School District 103, which includes the southeastern portion of Brookfield, will spend $850,000 to purchase two, five-unit apartment buildings that are adjacent to George Washington Middle School.

School officials declined to say what they

will do with the property, but the district is expected to tear down the buildings.

The school board voted 5-0 at the end of September to approve an agreement to purchase the yellow brick buildings at 4032 and 4034 Joliet Ave. in Lyons.

“By purchasing the buildings and then demolishing them, not only do you eliminate a blight and safety hazard, but you also have additional land where you can expand the footprint of the campus,” said district lawyer Burt Odelson in a memo to the school board. “The Board will be able to use the property for parking, fields, or open space, as you so determine.”

According to Odelson’s memo, one of the

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District officials have not yet said what they’ll do with the apartments they’re purchasing. buildings is vacant and the other has tenants that come and go. The garages behind the buildings are boarded up. The buildings are both owned by a LaGrange Park resident, Alomari Ayman. A foreclosure notice was filed against Ayman and his limited liability company Lyons Odyssey on July 23. The Village of Lyons has also

cited the buildings for building code violations.

After the meeting, three school board members questioned by the Landmark declined to talk about what the district intends to do with the land or the buildings.

Superintendent Kristoher Rivera could not be reached for comment.

D103 teachers push district to fix their pay problems Some teachers haven’t been paid the right amount and some haven’t been paid at all

By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter

Pay problems persist for teachers in Lyons School District 103 as teachers made public some aren’t getting the correct pay for their stipend positions, some are not paid the correct amount, some are overpaid – and some are not being paid at all.

Teachers made the same complaint two

years ago.

About 30 teachers turned out for the Sept. 26 school board meeting and stood behind teacher union president Kerry Palider, who is a speech pathologist at Lincoln School. Palider outlined the teachers’ frustrations to the board and urged the district administration to get its act together.

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Palider said that on Aug. 31, teachers did not get the required district contribution to their health savings accounts. Palider said that the district’s payroll mistakes violate its contract with the teachers.

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Village may permit some homeowners to build bigger porches ‘Porches are great for the community,’ the village planner says

By LACEY SIKORA Contributing Reporter

A request by a homeowner on Groveland for a zoning variance to build a porch has sparked a reconsideration of porch setback requirements in the Groveland/Lincoln/ Kimbark area.

The homeowner had requested a variance to build a deck that would encroach five feet into the street yard of the home on Groveland.

According to village planner Ann Cyran, the board had no choice but to deny the homeowner’s request in their April 6 ruling. She said that current zoning standards limit how much a new porch can encroach on the street yard, the area between a home and the sidewalk.

“They had to deny the variance,” she said. “There’s nothing unusual about this house and there has to be in order to get a variance.”

The decision prompted the planning and zoning commission to consider a change to the zoning in the area of Grove-

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About 19 homes could get deeper porches. land/Lincoln/Kimbark and East Quincy Street and East Burlington Street to allow porches to encroach on the street yard.

Staff surveyed homes in the area and reviewed standards for decks, porches, stairs and stoops in other communities, including La Grange Park, Brookfield, Clarendon Hills, Glen Ellyn and Western Springs.

Cyran notes that the amendment would be limited to the R3

zoning district. Although this district covers four areas of the village, only two of those areas contain the single-family and two-family homes that would be affected by the amendment. It would apply to about 27 homes, and of these, 19 houses could have a 6-foot-deep porch that they could not have had before.

“This is a small win for the homeowners,” she said. “We always start with the assumption, ‘how can we make this happen for you?’ We’re hoping that people take advantage of this.”

“Porches are great for the community.”

The planning and zoning commission will consider the amendment at its Oct. 25 meeting, at which members of the public are welcome to speak. The commission will then make a recommendation to the village board, which could consider the issue at its Nov. 16 meeting.

Cyran said that anyone looking to add a porch onto their home would need to go through the permit process anyway, so if this amendment is passed, residents are welcome to call her office and seek her guidance for how large a porch can be built on a specific property. She said that the village is guided by WPA maps from the 1930’s that show setbacks for each property and each property has unique characteristics that will be considered.

While the owner of the Groveland house is the first homeowner to request to build a porch in the area covered by the possible amendment, Cyran said that the planning and zoning commission is happy to hear from more homeowners.

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Force of nature from page 1 Journal Inc., which is now Growing Community Media NFP. Until the hospitalization in January, Kosey reckoned she had only missed one week since that first column.

“Writing a column each week is hard. Making that column just as local as can be makes it harder still,” said Dan Haley, publisher of the Landmark’s parent company, Growing Community Media. “The Landmark, though, was blessed to have JoAnne Kosey as our lead columnist for so many years.”

“She was so fully connected to Riverside, its people and its rhythms, that she was an essential read for our subscribers,” he said.

“We will miss having her pieces as much as our readers will miss this authentic hometown connection.”

Kosey was a Landmark booster, making sure to sing the newspaper’s praises during the Riverside July 4 parade, the Riverside TV broadcast of which she co-hosted for several years with Jacob Palka, and which she missed this year due to her health.

“I’m lucky [the parades are] recorded.

That way I can watch it back whenever I miss her,” Palka said. “She wasn’t able to do the telecast for this year’s parade and called me immediately, very upset. After all, it was JoAnne’s show. I was just the sidekick. We were all just her sidekicks.”

While she enjoyed the notoriety writing a weekly newspaper column brought her, she made far more impact as a community volunteer, not content with just being a member of an organization, but also as being its leader.

As Mrs. Riverside, there were few organizations Kosey wasn’t part of.

“She’s a force of nature,” said Joseph Ballerine, the former longtime Riverside parks and recreation board president, village trustee and village president whom Kosey enlisted to help form the Friends of the Fourth in 2009 after village funding for the annual concert in the park and parade were stripped from the budget.

“That’s really where we became friends because [Riverside’s July 4 traditions] were so important to her,” Ballerine said. “She was special.”

Kosey was involved in the Riverside Junior Woman’s Charity, serving as its president from 1974-75. She was also the longtime president of the Riverside-Brookfield Education Foundation, which raised money via an annual telethon on RBTV to fund special initiatives and opportunities for teachers and students at Riverside-Brookfield High School.

She also served as a board member of the parent-teacher organizations at Blythe Park School and Hauser Junior High, was treasurer of the RBHS Booster Club, president of the RBHS Patrons Council, and for many years led the committee that annually awarded RBHS Alumni Achievement Medals to notable graduates of the high school.

Kosey served in various capacities as a local official, as well. She served on both the Riverside Economic Development Commission and Riverside Historical Commission, was a member of the Des Plaines River Basin Steering Committee and was co-chair of the committee that organized Riverside’s 125th anniversary celebration.

She served two terms as an elected official on the Riverside-Brookfield High School District 208 Board of Education and was a longtime Cook County election judge, a fixture each Election Day at Blythe Park School’s

was co-sponsored by the Riverside Chamber of Commerce, Kosey was named Riverside Person of the Year in 2008 and then served as the chairwoman of the award’s nominating committee from 2012 to 2022.

In 2009, both Kosey and Ballerine were honored by the Illinois Humanities Council with the Studs Terkel Award for their efforts to preserve local history and traditions through the Friends of the Fourth. Kosey kept the medal presented to them at a village board meeting for safekeeping.

The League of Women Voters of the LaGrange Area and the LaGrange-Chicago Business Women’s Club presented Kosey with their Person of Impact Award in 2014.

Kosey’s children, Tina Duve and Mike Kosey, said the fact that their mother was involved in so many organizations was simply part of growing up in Riverside.

“We assumed everybody did this,” said

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JoAnne Kosey (left) banters with co-host Jacob Palka during the July 4, 2021 broadcast of the Riverside Independence Day parade. polling place.

Long before Riverside established its current farmers market, Kosey was instrumental in establishing a farmers market, which ran for two years in the 1990s. After Riverside Little League expanded to include girls softball, Kosey served as a coach.

For decades, she was an active volunteer at St. Mary Parish, now St. Paul VI Parish, in Riverside, serving on its pastoral council and as an officer of the parish’s Council of Catholic Women. She also taught religious education, helped establish the parish school’s alumni group and co-wrote the parish’s mission statement.

Kosey was a longtime member of and booster for the Riverside Township Lions Club, serving in various leadership capacities, including president from 2017 until 2020.

Long involved in the Lions Club’s Riverside Person of the Year, which for many years

Mike Kosey. “It was a testament to how much she loved this town ... Mom was on the phone all the time. It was just one committee after another.”

According to Duve, Kosey was especially proud of her work with the RBEF and the Friends of the Fourth. She welcomed the spotlight and eagerly advocated for programs and initiatives that benefited Riverside children.

“She liked to see people happy, and if she could be a part of providing people some joy and happiness, that’s really the essence of it,” Duve said. “Then there was the serious side.

If you need a voice, I can be that voice to help with the cause or our common cause.”

Kosey made a conscious effort to forge a reputation for making a difference in Riverside and for being a community leader. Her relationship with the village was as tight-knit as it was with her own family, but publicly

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she preferred keeping her family ties in the background.

Born at Oak Park Hospital on May 11, 1942 to Joseph P. and Lena (nee Pierini) Glimco, she attended St. Mary School and Nazareth Academy before heading off to Marymount College in Kansas where she trained to be an elementary school teacher.

She worked full-time as a teacher for a short time at Mater Christi School in North Riverside before getting married to Joseph Kosey, a North Riverside resident, who at the time was serving in the U.S. Air Force.

During JoAnne’s childhood and even into adulthood, her father’s name was frequently in Chicago’s daily newspapers. As the head of Teamsters Local 777 whose ties to the Chicago Outfit drew plenty of interest from federal investigators, Glimco’s every run-in with the law was publicly chronicled.

The Chicago Tribune saw fit to send a photographer and reporter to the wedding of JoAnne Glimco and Joseph Kosey on April 24, 1965, headlining the item “Glimco’s daughter weds” and making sure to note in the final paragraph that Joseph Glimco was awaiting trial on labor racketeering charges.

After living for a short time on the Air Force base in Omaha, Nebraska, the newlyweds moved into the home of JoAnne’s parents and lived there until the younger of their two children, Tina, was born. The Kosey family then moved into a house about 100 yards away on Selborne Road.

“It was always just family. All along, that’s been first and foremost,” said Duve.

Kosey’s turn as a newspaper columnist started with the Suburban Life, encouraged by her friend, fellow Riversider and state legislator Judy Baar Topinka, said Duve.

When Wednesday Journal Inc. bought the Landmark, she pitched her column to the newspaper, which leapt at the chance.

She was the wife of Joseph E. Kosey Jr.; the mother of Michael C. (Pamela) Kosey and Christina M. (Eric) Duve; the grandmother of Stephanie M. (Tyler) Duve-Sylvester, Elena Duve, Max Duve, Parker Kosey and McKenna Kosey; the great-grandmother of Henrik Sylvester and Keller Sylvester; the sister of the late Joseph P. (the late Maggie) Glimco Jr.; the sister-in-law of the late Russell (Elaine) Kosey; and the aunt of many nieces and nephews.

Visitation is Tuesday, Oct. 3 from 3 to 8 p.m. at Ivins-Moravecek Funeral Home, 80 E. Burlington St., Riverside. A funeral Mass will be celebrated Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 11 a.m. at St. Mary Church, 126 Herrick Road, Riverside.

In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated to the Riverside-Brookfield Education Foundation or the Riverside Township Lions Club.

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YOUR

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with Lisa Capone

Brookfield Farmers Market named best farmers market in Illinois It’s honored as among the best in the nation, too

Time To Move?

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Deciding to move…especially for seniors… is a complex and personal decision that depends on various factors, including health, safety, lifestyle, and support systems. Consider the following factors when weighing your options.

• Health and Mobility: declining health, increasing medical needs and struggles with mobility indicate a more accessible environment may be beneficial.

• Daily Challenges: difficulty in performing everyday tasks like cooking, cleaning, bathing, and dressing could signal the need for assistance.

• Social Isolation: feeling lonely in their current situation may prompt the desire to find a community with more opportunities for social engagement.

• Safety Concerns: issues like falls, inadequate lighting or neighborhood safety can indicate that it’s time to move to a more supportive environment.

When you make an informed decision, together, you can ensure the best quality of life for all.

The Brookfield Farmers Market was voted number one in Illinois for as part of America’s Farmers Market Celebration, an award given by the American Farmland Trust.

The farmers market also took second place in the Midwest and fourth place nationally out of 2,000 contestants.

Gina Sharenow is the marketing manager for the farmers market. Sharenow said she was thrilled when she heard the news that the farmers market won first place in Illinois.

“It was pure excitement. We celebrated with the community by giving patrons free popcorn at our booth. We also had balloons and we decorated,” Sharenow said.

Since its inception in 2006, the Brookfield Farmers Market has been organized by the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce, which has long been a mainstay in the neighborhood.

Every Saturday from the first weekend in June through the second week in October, the market is held in the parking lot of Village Hall and is sponsored by the Village of Brookfield.

Each week farmers, artists, and entertainers come together to serve the community in the market. Market attendees have the chance to buy local produce and goods, as well as interact with local artisans and enjoy music while catching up with friends.

The market experienced measurable growth in 2023.

“This year we have doubled in size hosting 40 plus vendors per week with a rotation of 80 vendors throughout our season,” Sharenow said.

The market created a new teen committee with the assistance of Riverside-Brookfield High School to work on the market’s overall development. The teens in this committee were able to sell some of their items all while learning different business principles.

“When I took over as the marketing manager, it was a big step, and I created the teen

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A new program also was developed for young musicians that gave them a weekly opportunity to perform in front of an audience.

“Young musicians perform so they can get experience with performing and to get their name out there,” Sharenow said.

Sharenow said she created these opportunities to build community and bring the younger generation to step out of their norms and comfort zone by creating an environment that gives the teens exposure.

Sharenow stressed the importance of community.

“The market is on village property. They are open to having us there and working with us. The police department works with us on making sure people are safe in this market,” Sharenow said.

Village members and the police are present and interact with the community members attending the market.

“We have volunteers from business own-

ers for people who want to volunteer and help out at the market. It takes a village to do that, and people step forward to make this market happen,” Sharenow said.

Sharenow added that this incredible recognition is shared by the village, the police department, the market committee, the sponsors and the volunteers who they could not do without.

“This is an inspiration for all of us to continue to grow the market for ourselves and the local communities to enjoy in 2024 and beyond,” Sharenow said.

The market is looking to grow next year by adding a scholarship program for the teen committee. Also, two people are retiring from the adult committee and the market is looking for fresh new faces.

In terms of the community response, the market has received lots of praise.

“It is a great honor for me being the first year we competed in this. It is definitely motivating. It also brings awareness to our community and vendors. It is a promotion to all the local businesses that partake in the market,” Sharenow said.

Sports

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RB gives Homecoming fans plenty to cheer about Bulldogs score 70 points in rout of Thornton

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Especially as a two-way starter, senior Luke Kumskis was elated when the Riverside Brookfield High School football team opened Friday’s Homecoming game with a 56-yard touchdown drive.

Then he and the defense saw Thornton respond with a 65-yard TD drive to tie the game.

“I was angry. I did not want them to score at all,” Kumskis said. “I wanted to shut them out completely. They came out here really stomping our field. I was mad but I’m glad the way we finished. That’s all that mattered.”

When all was finished, the Bulldogs couldn’t be stopped.

They achieved their highest scoring game in many years with a 70-21 victory, propelled by a 63-14 first half.

Senior quarterback Diego Gutierrez ran for five touchdowns of 5, 44, 1, 23 and 15 yards and threw one TD pass to Anthony Petrucci for 19 yards. Kumskis had TD runs of 2 and 7 yards, David Valencia had a 21-yard TD run and sophomore Jacob Retana got his first varsity TD, a 6-yard run in the third quarter. Senior Niamh Larson converted all 10 extra points.

“It’s been our game plan the last two weeks, trying to score more points this week,” Gutierrez said. “We came out firing, probably the best week of practice I’ve had on varsity, and the [offensive] line was just working their tails off so I give credit to them. Just the environment, the whole homecoming week, the themes during the week, the big game, going to that dance with a win, it’s awesome.”

The Bulldogs (4-2 overall, 2-2 in Southland Conference) had lost their last two games to undefeated Class 6A powerhouse Kankakee and Crete-Monee by a combined 90-13.

Now they’re just a victory away from becoming playoff eligible.

Based on season-by-season scores on IHSA.org dating back to 1996, these are the most points scored by RBHS in one game since beating Robeson 64-26 in 2009 and Fenton 63-18 in 2008.

“It’s always good getting back in the win column and obviously we kept our foot on the gas the entire time,” RBHS coach Sam Styler said.

“When we come out and play our style of football on both sides of the football and play really, really well, when we keep our energy high and play the way we know we can, great things happen for us. Hopefully we keep that mindset moving forward.”

Riverside-Brookfield’s Luke Kumskis (85) works up field against Thornton in RB’s Homecoming game, Friday night.

The Bulldogs scored TDs on their first nine possessions, with plenty of help from the defense.

Already leading 21-7 on Gutierrez TD runs, junior Nick Rivera blocked a punt that gave RBHS the ball at the 2.

Kumskis scored on the next play. “[I’ll remember] just cheering with my teammates, going crazy,” Rivera said. “I saw it wide open and I just ran for it and when [the ball] hit me, I was in awe. I was like, ‘Wow.’ It should have been a touchdown but I just wanted to make sure I recovered it first. It was very exciting.”

The Bulldogs scored their sixth and seventh TDs after recovering back-to-back hooch kicks by Retana just in front of their deep returners. Senior Meech Talley first came up with the Wildcats’ fumble at the 31 and Josh Gonzalez picked up the next one at the 23 that landed between their return lines.

Kumskis carried the ball for 16 and 7 yards for a 49-7 advantage. “[Our scoring] felt amazing. Definitely every time I was

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running the ball, credit that to the linemen and lead blockers because I’m just following them,” Kumskis said.

Gutierrez rushed for 168 yards and was 9-for-12 passing for 151 yards mostly to Tohma Tucker (3 catches, 67 yards) and James Espino (4 catches, 45 yards). He pulled off many Justin Fields-like scrambles to turn potential disasters into huge gains and TDs. “The linemen, they’re always making holes for me and in the pocket my eyes are always up, never looking down.

I’ve got to look for new holes, break away,” Gutierrez said.

Jack Grivetti (3 tackles, 5 assists) and Gonzalez (3 tackles, 3 assists) were leading tacklers. Rivera had two tackles for loss and Kumskis, Max Strong, Muhammad Salem, Julian Espinosa and John Super one each. Garrett Angshed and David Ledesma combined for two pass breakups. “[I enjoyed] seeing all of the people that don’t really play get into the game,” Kumskis said. “They work just as hard as everybody else. They practice just as hard, so it was great seeing them make an impact.”

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Covarrubias survives close call, heads to state

This will be RB senior’s third trip to the finals

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Riverside Brookfield High School senior Mayan Covarrubias earned her second trip to the Class 2A girls golf state meet in 2022 by getting the last individual spot in a playoff.

This year Covarrubias cut it close during Monday’s 2A Hinsdale South Sectional at Carriage Greens but only on her ninth hole — in a good way.

Her disappointing tee shot landed near, but not into, the water. She recovered for par.

“I was saved by a foot and it gave me the confidence going into the back nine,” Covarrubias said. “I’m just glad that ball stayed in [play] and not in the water. That would have been bad.”

She finished with her only two birdies over her final four holes for a 3-over-par 73 to tie for fourth overall and comfortably earn one of the 10 individual state berths for golfers not among the three advancing teams.

Covarrubias is hoping for her best state showing Friday and Saturday at Hickory Point in Decatur. She tied for 70th in 2022 with a 167 (84-83) and missed the second-day cut in 2021 with a 101.

“I’m pretty happy. It’s definitely a feeling of relief [to qualify again],” she said. “It kind of

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RBHS team photo of the program-record five individual sectional qualifiers. feels like state is my home and where I belong to play. It feels good to know I’m going back and I get another shot at improving from the two years I’ve gone before.”

The Bulldogs brought a program-record five individuals to sectionals with arguably their strongest season ever. Sophomore Lucia Vazzana (89) was nine strokes from the individual state cut, followed by sophomore Tali Schultz (101), junior Taryn Schultz (102)

and senior Sadie Springer (116). Vazzana and Taryn Schultz also were individual sectional qualifiers in 2022.

“I feel like it’s good that we have more people going [to sectionals] this year,” Taryn Schultz said at regionals. “It’s good that we all stepped up and five people went instead of three. Maybe next year we can have the whole team.”

At the Glenbard East Regional Thursday,

the Bulldogs were fifth (353), 16 strokes from a top-three finish to advance. In 2022, their fourth-place 355 in a less competitive regional lost out on a fifth-score tiebreaker.

Five individuals advanced by being among the top 10 scorers from non-advancing teams — Covarrubia (10-over-par 80) who was ninth, Vazzana (83) who tied for 10th, followed

by Taryn Schultz (94), Springer (96) and Tali Schultz (97), the last individual qualifier by six strokes. Senior Kate Newberry shot 107.

“We weren’t expecting five [qualifiers],” RBHS coach Doug Schultz said. “It is historic, disappointing at the other end because we want that first group to actually make it to sectionals [as a team] but this is a group that’s worked hard so it’s been great.

“It makes me feel even more special when a person makes it like Sadie who has only been golfing for two years and she’s a senior.”

Springer enjoyed her sectional berth. Her best previous 18-hole round was 113.

“I was nervous,” she said. “[My key was] just not remembering it was regionals.”

Covarrubias said she felt added pressure after regionals. Her 80 there was the state cut Monday.

“I knew I had to play well under that, and I didn’t want to have to go to a playoff,” Covarrubias said.

“It definitely is pressure to go back [to state] because now expectations are higher.

It puts a lot more added pressure to prove to everybody you aren’t like a one-hit wonder.”

Marrs heads for the hills, wins Locktoberfest 5K A hilly course plays to his strengths

By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter

Riverside Brookfield High School senior Cooper Marrs pushed to the front of Saturday’s boys cross country race behind one of his strengths.

“I feel like hills is kind of one of the things I do pretty well,” Marrs said. “We train them a decent amount in practice.”

Marrs made a surge at the halfway point and never looked back in winning Lockport’s 5-kilometer Locktoberfest Invite by 23.8 sec-

onds in 15:57.10 at rugged Dellwood Park.

The Bulldogs, ranked No. 25 in Class 3A

by ILXCTF.com, also won the team title 68-79 over No. 23 Lincoln-Way East in a field with six top-30 teams.

Senior Jack O’Brien (7th, 16:39.5), junior Brady Norman (16th, 16:53.0), senior Will Kallas (19th, 16:58.6) and junior Diego LopezMolina (25th, 17:11.10) also earned top-25 medals, followed by junior Asa Kahle (27th, 17:20.4) and senior Evan McMullen (52nd, 17:56.6).

“That was good pack running. This course is tough and 5K,” RBHS coach Jack Brady said. “Cooper running away from the field, that’s awesome. The right time to start running.”

Marrs did not run last weekend at the

Midseason Harvest Classic, where O’Brien finished second.

Brady said he is having his top runners choose to sit out one meet between last week, Saturday and this Saturday’s upcoming Elmwood Park Invite.

Back on Sept. 2, Marrs was fourth in 15:44.7 on Lyons Township’s flat 5K home course at the Mike Kuharic Invitational.

Marrs was among the top seven early but began progressing before making his decisive move.

“I decided, a nice downhill, I could open it up and no one really went with me,” Marrs said. “For a hilly 5K, I’m happy with [my time], super-stoked to see how that will play on a fast 3-mile course.”

Lopez-Molina continued his significant

improvement as the Bulldogs’ No. 5 finisher Saturday after being their No. 3 finisher at the Harvest Classic (11th, 17:13.60 for the 5K).

Not being a part of last year’s 2A state championship roster motivated Lopez-Molina to come back stronger. He’s been battling for the No. 5 spot with senior Brennan Lester, who did not run Saturday.

“I think it’s really helped us to improve together,” Lopez-Molina said.

“Just wanting to be able to do good at state and be one of the best guys on the team [has motivated me]. I ran a lot in the summer and just putting in that work outside of cross country. And especially dialing in my nutrition and everything to make sure I can get all of the seconds off that I can.”

Opinion THE LANDMARK VIEW

Riverside’s JoAnne Kosey

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fter happily publishing her weekly column for 26 years, we are still surprised by the things we didn’t know about JoAnne Kosey. The depth of her involvement across Riverside — education, youth sports, local history, her church, every civic group, every civic cause, volunteer and elected official — spins out a remarkable story about a woman and her hometown.

Kosey died this week after an extended illness. That illness did not stop her from penning her Landmark column until six weeks ago. In that final piece, she told readers she was heading home after more than six months of medical care. As Bob Uphues, our wonderful former editor, wrote in her obituary today, Kosey did not explicitly say she was entering hospice at home but it was implied.

At the Landmark we have always sought to publish a local paper that genuinely reflects the daily life of our communities. That is why we exist. Having JoAnne’s column run each week on the editorial page alongside the paper’s own editorials always felt right. She knew Riverside better than anyone. And not much of note across the wide spread of civic life did not make her column.

She was the glue that held the village together. And through the Landmark she had a proper platform to inform, cajole, credit, and knit together the village she so plainly loved.

No one replaces JoAnne Kosey. But as a community we build from her lessons of active involvement, positive approaches, focus on our children, love of family, respect for history with a decided forward view. Those are values she would respect and urge us to further in this village.

We love porches

Want a pithy quote from a village planner, one that doesn’t mention a plat of survey or zoning districts or density debates?

How’s this?

“Porches are great for the community.”

We agree with Ann Cyran, Riverside’s village planner. Cyran is working with the planning and zoning commission to consider if the village should ease current limitations in some parts of the village that could make it easier to build somewhat larger porches or decks on a house.

This discussion started back in the spring when a homeowner on Groveland asked for a variance to build a deck that would encroach by 5 feet into the home’s street yard. Cyran said there was no choice but to turn down that request under the existing regs. But it led to a discussion about creating some modest modifications. That amendment will be heard at a hearing on Oct. 25.

We hope the majority of commission members and homeowners will agree that porches are great for the community.

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LETTERS

Speak and read freely This year’s Banned Books Week feels not only quite different for librarians across the country, but critically important as we watch the hundreds of attempts out there to chip away at the foundations of our country’s democracy.

Librarians, teachers and impassioned First Amendment scholars are concerned and frightened to see attempts to censor materials based on subjectivity and personal beliefs. That any class, political party, or religious group could be led to believe that their choices in reading materials, and only theirs, outrank all others and lead to the removal and even destruction of books is an Orwellian nightmare.

Enter the library. It may help to remind Americans everywhere that libraries carry materials catering to all mindsets and philosophies.

Regardless of whether it’s a school or a public library, the goal is to empower users of all ages to put their hands on the thoughts, subjects, and pleasure reading pertinent to your current interests and stage in life.

The key here is only you get to decide that — and only you, thanks to that great autonomy you

have because we still live in a democracy. To that end, libraries work pretty hard to ensure that the widest variety of viewpoints and subjects are reflected in their print and digital collections.

In our collections at the Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library, you may be surprised to know you can find materials on Holocaust denial, Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses, and so many more. There is power in choice — and freedom in the idea that anything you may want to read, on the right or on the left, controversial or not, is more than just acceptable to the folks at the library; it is downright encouraged.

As we mark another Banned Books Week, please take a minute to think clearly through the topic of First Amendment rights and how much you value your freedom to read.

Our library staff members, volunteers, and trustees will be working this week both inside the library and out in the community to get people thinking about those rights and to empower you to keep using them.

Kimberly Coughran

Executive director

OBITUARIES

Claudia Dale, 72

Joseph Kyncl, 72

North Riverside resident

Riverside resident

Claudia Dale, 72, of North Riverside and a member of the Riverside/Brookfield community for 40+ years, died on Sept. 29, 2023, surrounded by her close family.

Claudia was the wife of Alan (46 years); the daughter of the late Danilla and Edward Sr.; the sister of Cynthia (Peter), Edward Jr., the late Cheryl (Nate) and the late Colleen (Dave); the mother of Jason (Julie) and Jeff (Rebecca); the grandmother of AJ, Layne, Brianna and Courtney; the aunt of Stanley, Chastity, Jennifer, Joe and Katherine; and great-aunt of many.

Service is private. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Lung Association would be greatly appreciated in memory of Claudia.

Joseph Kyncl, 72, of Riverside, died on Sept. 27, 2023. Born on June 15, 1951, he was the uncle of Bridget (Mark) Henning; greatuncle of Matthew and Elizabeth Henning; brother of the late Kathryn (Bryant) Yakes; and friend to just about everyone.

JOSEPH KYNCL Services were held on Sept. 30, 2023 at Conboy-Westchester Funeral Home. InterSee OBITUARIES on page 12

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OBITUARIES Continued from page 11 ment was private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Southern Poverty Law Center (www. splcenter.org) or Doctors Without Borders (www.donate.doctorswithoutborders.org) would be appreciated.

Mary Ann Slama, 93 St. Barbara parishioner

MARY ANN SLAMA

Mary Ann M. Slama, nee Kuehl, 93, of LaGrange, formerly of Lyons, died on Sept.

26, 2023. Born on Nov. 22, 1929 in Freeport, Illinois, she was a registered nurse before retiring.

D103 TEACHERS from page 5 rately for services provided, but we also expect acceptable solutions when problem situations arise. Responding to multiple people that they will receive their pay on the next payroll is not acceptable. Many teachers rely of this supplemental income to live and should not have to wait an addi-

BUILDING from page 3 transit-friendly area. It also exempts the property from being subject to review by the village’s preservation commission.

Developers also asked the commission to review whether they could allow special use for the ground floor for what originally was proposed as work/live units. Instead, they asked whether two of the spaces could be used for housing or commercial use.

Property owners of two single-family homes next to the proposed development strongly opposed the proposal in documents addressed to the village.

In a letter to the village, Thomas Barr, owner of a home on Longcommon Road,

Mary Ann was the mother of Patricia (Ben) Maska and Robert Jr. (Donna) Slama; the grandmother of Jessica (Ryan) Harris, Jennifer Slama, Jason (Maria) Maska and Paige (Steve) Vanderbok; sister of Marjorie Bushelle; and aunt of David (Diane) Bushelle and Donald (Mary Kaye) Bushelle.

Visitation was held on Oct. 2 at JohnsonNosek Funeral Home, 3847 Prairie Ave., Brookfield. A funeral was celebrated at St. Barbara Church in Brookfield, followed by entombment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Christ the King Mausoleum, Hillside.

Online condolences, memories and photographs may be shared with the family at www.JohnsonNosek.com.

Mary Mauthe, 96

To run an obituary Please contact Erika Hobbs by e-mail: erika@growingcommunity.org, before Monday at noon.

Please include a photo if possible.

Mary (Marie) J. Mauthe, 96, of LaGrange Park, formerly of Morton Grove, died on Aug. 15, 2023.

Marie was the wife of the late Clarence (Terry) Mauthe; the sister of Charles (Arlene) Peterson; the aunt of Sharon

(Mark) Duffek; great-aunt of Jaimie and Curtis (CJ); and friend and aunt of many.

It is her wish that you might occasionally think of her and be glad for having known her. It was also her wish that there be no viewing or funeral. Arrangements were made by Cremation Society of Illinois.

Service and interment by graveside were private.

tional two weeks to receive the pay for the services that they have already provided.”

Payroll problems, especially at the beginning of the school year, have not been uncommon since the person who handled payroll left the district a few years ago.

“I acknowledge that our payroll department has experienced turnover in the last few years, but it is not and should not be the responsibility of the teachers to ensure that the district has a payroll department that is competent to do the job that they are

hired to do,” Palider said.

After the meeting, school board member Olivia Quintero said that the district would look into the teachers complaints.

When Landmark asked Superintendent Kristofer Rivera about the payroll issue, Rivera said that he couldn’t talk then and told the Landmark to call him the next morning.

The Landmark did so and left a message but did not receive a call back. The Landmark made two follow up calls to Rivera but did not hear back from him by press time.

said the building’s height “is out of character” for the downtown business area and is a “monstrosity.” Barr also questioned why the village or the architecture firm did not consider whether underground utilities will need to be relocated. At the meeting, engineering firm representatives said their assessment doesn’t show the need to do so, but if required, the responsibility would fall on the developer.

Edward and Natalie Swiderski, also owners of a home on Longcommon Road, said they strongly objected the development in an email to the village. Furthermore, they said, they were never made aware of prior discussions.

According to the architecture firm, the building will be designed to match the business district’s character and streetscape design. The building’s front would also be

set back from the front lot line to maintain an open pedestrian way along Burlington Street. The village recognized there are varying opinions on the impact of the proposed development; however, it aligns with the vision for transit-oriented development and a vibrant downtown business district.

Village staff said they also believed the parcel is more suitable for business district use due to its size and lack of access to a public street. In a memo to the planning and zoning commission, Village Planner Anne Cyran said the proposal aligns with the village’s plans for the downtown business district in support of multi-family housing and infill development.

The village board is expected to consider the application and commission’s recommendations at an upcoming board meeting.

LaGrange Park resident

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OBITUARIES Continued from page 11 ment was private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Southern Poverty Law Center (www. splcenter.org) or Doctors Without Borders (www.donate.doctorswithoutborders.org) would be appreciated.

Mary Ann Slama, 93 St. Barbara parishioner

MARY ANN SLAMA

Mary Ann M. Slama, nee Kuehl, 93, of LaGrange, formerly of Lyons, died on Sept.

26, 2023. Born on Nov. 22, 1929 in Freeport, Illinois, she was a registered nurse before retiring.

D103 TEACHERS from page 5 rately for services provided, but we also expect acceptable solutions when problem situations arise. Responding to multiple people that they will receive their pay on the next payroll is not acceptable. Many teachers rely of this supplemental income to live and should not have to wait an addi-

BUILDING from page 3 transit-friendly area. It also exempts the property from being subject to review by the village’s preservation commission.

Developers also asked the commission to review whether they could allow special use for the ground floor for what originally was proposed as work/live units. Instead, they asked whether two of the spaces could be used for housing or commercial use.

Property owners of two single-family homes next to the proposed development strongly opposed the proposal in documents addressed to the village.

In a letter to the village, Thomas Barr, owner of a home on Longcommon Road,

Mary Ann was the mother of Patricia (Ben) Maska and Robert Jr. (Donna) Slama; the grandmother of Jessica (Ryan) Harris, Jennifer Slama, Jason (Maria) Maska and Paige (Steve) Vanderbok; sister of Marjorie Bushelle; and aunt of David (Diane) Bushelle and Donald (Mary Kaye) Bushelle.

Visitation was held on Oct. 2 at JohnsonNosek Funeral Home, 3847 Prairie Ave., Brookfield. A funeral was celebrated at St. Barbara Church in Brookfield, followed by entombment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery, Christ the King Mausoleum, Hillside.

Online condolences, memories and photographs may be shared with the family at www.JohnsonNosek.com.

Mary Mauthe, 96

To run an obituary Please contact Erika Hobbs by e-mail: erika@growingcommunity.org, before Monday at noon.

Please include a photo if possible.

Mary (Marie) J. Mauthe, 96, of LaGrange Park, formerly of Morton Grove, died on Aug. 15, 2023.

Marie was the wife of the late Clarence (Terry) Mauthe; the sister of Charles (Arlene) Peterson; the aunt of Sharon

(Mark) Duffek; great-aunt of Jaimie and Curtis (CJ); and friend and aunt of many.

It is her wish that you might occasionally think of her and be glad for having known her. It was also her wish that there be no viewing or funeral. Arrangements were made by Cremation Society of Illinois.

Service and interment by graveside were private.

tional two weeks to receive the pay for the services that they have already provided.”

Payroll problems, especially at the beginning of the school year, have not been uncommon since the person who handled payroll left the district a few years ago.

“I acknowledge that our payroll department has experienced turnover in the last few years, but it is not and should not be the responsibility of the teachers to ensure that the district has a payroll department that is competent to do the job that they are

hired to do,” Palider said.

After the meeting, school board member Olivia Quintero said that the district would look into the teachers complaints.

When Landmark asked Superintendent Kristofer Rivera about the payroll issue, Rivera said that he couldn’t talk then and told the Landmark to call him the next morning.

The Landmark did so and left a message but did not receive a call back. The Landmark made two follow up calls to Rivera but did not hear back from him by press time.

said the building’s height “is out of character” for the downtown business area and is a “monstrosity.” Barr also questioned why the village or the architecture firm did not consider whether underground utilities will need to be relocated. At the meeting, engineering firm representatives said their assessment doesn’t show the need to do so, but if required, the responsibility would fall on the developer.

Edward and Natalie Swiderski, also owners of a home on Longcommon Road, said they strongly objected the development in an email to the village. Furthermore, they said, they were never made aware of prior discussions.

According to the architecture firm, the building will be designed to match the business district’s character and streetscape design. The building’s front would also be

set back from the front lot line to maintain an open pedestrian way along Burlington Street. The village recognized there are varying opinions on the impact of the proposed development; however, it aligns with the vision for transit-oriented development and a vibrant downtown business district.

Village staff said they also believed the parcel is more suitable for business district use due to its size and lack of access to a public street. In a memo to the planning and zoning commission, Village Planner Anne Cyran said the proposal aligns with the village’s plans for the downtown business district in support of multi-family housing and infill development.

The village board is expected to consider the application and commission’s recommendations at an upcoming board meeting.

LaGrange Park resident

STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCULATION (Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685) 1.Publication Title: Riverside-Brookfield Landmark 2. Publication no.: USPS 019-585 3. Date of filing: October 4, 2023 4. Frequency of issue: Weekly 5. No of issues published annually: 52 6. Annual subscription price: $44.00 7. Complete mailing address of known office of publication: 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302, Cook Co. 8. Complete mailing address of headquarters or general business office of publisher: (same) 9. Names and complete mailing addresses of publisher, editor and manager editor: Publisher: Dan Haley, 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 Editor: Erika Hobbs, 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 Managing Editor: Dan Haley, 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 10. The owner is: Growing Community Media, NFP 11. Known bondholders, mortgages and other security holders owning or holding one percent or more of the total amount of bonds, mortgages or other securities are: None.

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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: Y23011011 on September 20, 2023 Under the Assumed Business Name of GRATEFUL GOURMET TO GO with the business located at: 535 S HARVEY AVE, OAK PARK, IL 60304.

The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/ partner(s) is: MARGARET A CVERCKO 535 S HARVEY AVE OAK PARK, IL 60304, USA

shall be submitted to the electors of the Village of Forest Park at a general or special election to be held in accordance with the election laws of the State of Illinois in force at the time of such election. The Village Clerk is hereby directed to provide a petition form to any individual requesting one.

Section 5. In the event no petition is filed with the corporate authorities within thirty (30) days from the date of publication of this Resolution, then this Resolution shall be effective and the additional library tax shall be levied accordingly, and included in the Village’s levy ordinance for library purposes.

ADOPTED by the Council of the Village of Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois this 26th day of September, 2023.

Zoning Commission in advance by submission to Village Planner Anne Cyran via email at acyran@riverside. il.us or delivered to the attention of Village Planner Anne Cyran at the Village Offices at 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, prior to 4:00 p.m. on the day of the public hearings.

Please specify the public hearing to which your comments pertain.

Published in Wednesday Journal September 27, October 4, 11 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF AUDIT REPORT OF RIVERSIDE TOWNSHIP Riverside Township hereby provides public notice that an Audit of its funds for the period April 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023 has been made, and that a report of such audit dated September 11, 2023 performed by Selden Fox, LTD has been filed with the County Clerk of Cook, Illinois, in accordance with 30 ILCS 15/0.01 et seq. The full report of the audit is available for public inspection at Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, during regular business hours 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday through Thursday, and 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Friday, except for holidays.

Published in RB Landmark October 4, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE RESOLUTION NO. R-89-23 A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY OF AN ADDITIONAL LIBRARY TAX FOR BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Village of Forest Park, Cook County, Illinois, as follows: Section 1. The Board of Library Trustees of the Village of Forest Park,

by Resolution dated September 18, 2023, has requested the corporate authorities of the Village of Forest Park to levy an additional 0.02% tax for the maintenance, repairs and alterations of library buildings and equipment, pursuant to 75 ILCS 5/3-4, in order to include the sum of $76,168.00 in the Village’s 2023 tax levy ordinance as the 0.02% Library Building and Maintenance levy.

Section 2. The corporate authorities of the Village of Forest Park hereby determine and propose to levy such additional 0.02% tax for the year 2023, subject to the provisions of 75 ILCS 5/3-4.

Section 3. The Village Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to publish a copy of this Resolution in the Forest Park Review, a newspaper with a general circulation within the Village of Forest Park, said publication to occur within fifteen (15) days of the adoption of this Resolution.

Section 4. Pursuant to 75 ILCS 5/3-4, notice is hereby given that if a petition requesting a referendum signed by 1,044 or more electors of the Village of Forest Park is filed with the corporate authorities of the Village of Forest Park on or before November 3, 2023, which is thirty (30) days after the date of publication of this Resolution, then the question whether this Resolution shall become effective and said tax imposed

AYES: NAYS: ABSENT:

4 0 1

APPROVED by me this 26th day of September, 2023.

The public hearing may be continued from time to time without further notice, except as otherwise required under the Illinois Open Meetings Act. The proposed text amendments may be added to, revised, altered, or eliminated as a result of the public hearing and prior to final action by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Riverside.

Dated this 4th day of October, 2023.

Jennifer Henaghan, Chairperson Planning & Zoning Commission Published in RB Landmark October 4, 2023

/s/ Rory E. Hoskins Rory E. Hoskins, Mayor ATTESTED and filed in my office, and published in pamphlet form this 26th day of September, 2023. /s/ Vanessa Moritz Vanessa Moritz, Clerk Published in Forest Park Review October 4, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICE VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission of the Village of Riverside will be held on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the business of the Planning and Zoning Commission may permit, in the Riverside Township Hall, Room 4, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois, to review and consider various changes to the standards for porches as set forth in the Riverside Zoning Ordinance.

Application No.: PZ 23-0010 Petitioner: Village of Riverside Proposed Text Amendments: Various changes to the Village of Riverside Zoning Ordinance regulations relative to front porches. The affected section(s) includes, but may not be limited to, Section 10-7-3 (Accessory Structures and Uses).

Among the potential changes being considered include possibly changing the standards for porches for single or two-family dwellings in the R3 District. Other procedural and process changes to the site plan review provisions in the Village’s Zoning Code may be considered.

The application and proposed text amendments are available for inspection at the office of the Village Clerk, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546. The proposed text amendments may be added to or otherwise revised as a result of the public hearing. During the Public Hearing the Planning and Zoning Commission will hear testimony from and consider any evidence presented by persons interested to speak on this matter. Persons wishing to appear at the hearing may do so in person or by attorney or other representative and may speak for or against the proposed text amendments. Communications in writing in relation thereto may be filed at such hearings or with the Planning and

LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 2023 for the following: Village of Oak Park 2024 Water Service Line Replacement Program Bid Number: 24-102 Bid documents may be obtained from the Village’s website at http://www.oak-park. us/bid. For questions, please call Public Works at (708) 3585700 during the above hours.

Published in Wednesday Journal October 4, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids from qualified contractors at the Public Works Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 26, 2023 for the following: Village of Oak Park 2024 Emergency Water and Sewer Repair Work Bid Number: 24-101 Bid documents may be obtained from the Village’s website at http://www.oak-park. us/bid. For questions, please call Public Works at (708) 3585700 during the above hours.

Published in Wednesday Journal October 4, 2023

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VILLAGE OF OAK PARK COMMUNITY DESIGN COMMISSION HEARING DATE: October 25, 2023 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits LOCATION OF HEARING: Room 201 (Council Chambers), Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302 CALENDAR NUMBER: 05-23-DRC APPLICANT: LLC.

American

House,

ADDRESS: 703 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 REQUEST: The Community Design Commission will hold a public hearing on an application filed by the Applicant, American House, LLC, seeking variances from the following sections of the Oak Park Sign Code relative to increasing permanent window sign coverage, increasing the size of temporary banners, increasing the number of banners that can be displayed on a zoning lot and increasing the amount of time a temporary banner can be displayed at the premises commonly known as 703 Madison Street, Illinois, Property Index Numbers 16-18-200-0320000 and 16-18-200-005-0000 (“Subject Property”).

1. Section 7-7-15 (C) (1) of the Oak Park Sign Code, requiring that permanent window signs affixed to or painted on the inside of a window shall occupy no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the surface of each window area. Window area is counted as a continuous surface until divided by an architectural or structural element. There is a total of twelve (12) window areas along Madison Street; two (2) of the twelve (12) window areas

would contain 100% window coverage.

2. Section 7-7-13 (B) (2) (b) of the Oak Park Sign Code limits the size of temporary banners to 32 square feet in area.

Whereas the proposal features two (2) 60 square foot banners located along the Madison Street elevation.

3. Section 7-7-13 (B) (2) (c) of the Oak Park Sign Code allows only one (1) temporary banner per zoning lot. Whereas the proposal features two (2) 60 square foot banners located along the Madison Street elevation.

4. Section 7-7-13 (B) (2) (f) of the Oak Park Sign Code limits temporary banners to a display of seven (7) days when not related to a date specific or, if date specific, may be erected no earlier than five (5) days prior to the event plus the duration of the event and must be removed within two (2) days after the event. Where as the Applicant is requesting that the temporary banners be displayed for one (1) year.

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

Published in Wednesday Journal, October 4, 2023

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION MATRIX FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION Plaintiff, -v.RONALD CAILLOUET, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, UNKNOWN OCCUPANTS, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF SUSAN L. CAILLOUET, DAMON RITENHOUSE, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SUSAN L. CAILLOUET A/K/A SUSAN CAILLOUET (DECEASED) Defendants 2022 CH 04542 31 LE MOYNE PKWY 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 July 12, 2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on October 25, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 31 LE MOYNE PKWY, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-05-112-0070000 The real estate is improved with a residence.

Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The

sale is further subject to 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) 236-

SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-22-09308 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2022 CH 04542 TJSC#: 43-2890 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 # 2022 CH 04542 I3229738

2023, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 3, 2023, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker, 1st Floor Suite 35R, Chicago, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 845 S. HARVEY, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-17-126-0360000 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, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court.

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4).

If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The

Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales.

For information, examine the court file, 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. 14-22-01405 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2022 CH 05424 TJSC#: 43-3379 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 # 2022 CH 05424 I3230230

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION THE MONEY SOURCE INC.; Plaintiff, vs.

UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF GERZINE SPENCE AKA GERZINE L. SPENCE; KRAMER RESTORATION OF DUPAGE COUNTY LLC DBA PAUL DAVIS RESTORATION OF DUPAGE COUNTY; RONNEISHA JINKINS INDIVIDUALLY AND AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE OF GERZINE SPENCE AKA GERZINE L. SPENCE; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS; Defendants, 22 CH 4005 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 Monday, October 23, 2023 at the hour of 11 a.m. in their office at 120 West Madison Street, Suite 718A, Chicago, Illinois, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, as set forth below, the following described mortgaged real estate: P.I.N. 15-21-402-009-0000.

Commonly known as 1643 Manchester Avenue, Westchester, IL 60154.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Condominium Property Act. Sale terms: 10% down by certified funds, balance, by certified funds, within 24 hours. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection.

For information call The Sales

Department at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A., 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563. (630) 453-6925. 7182183141 ADC INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3229004

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS TRUSTEE OF CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2021RP1 Plaintiff, -v.ADRIENNA BELL-CADE, BANK OF AMERICA, NA, UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF ANDREW CADE, SR, UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NONRECORD CLAIMANTS, CHRISTOPHER BROWN, ANDREW CADE, JR., DAMON RITENHOUSE, AS SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR ANDREW CADE SR. (DECEASED) Defendants 2022 CH 05424 845 S. HARVEY OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on August 1,

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All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination.

The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law.

This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

Restrictions or prohibitions of pets do not apply to service animals.

To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800-669-9777.

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287 Herrick Rd, Riverside $615,000

717 S 6th Ave, LaGrange $710,000

278 Longcommon Rd, Riverside $770,000

308 Nuttall Rd, Riverside $512,000

222 Pine Tree Ln, LaGrange Park $801,717

4156 Park Ave, Brookfield $235,000

258 Nuttall Rd, Riverside $680,000

465 Northgate Ct, Riverside $450,000

2558 S 5th Ave, North Riverside $500,000

41 Northgate Ct, Riverside $685,000

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