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October 19, 2016

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Goodbye Mr. Lis

PEP announces slate for 2017 election PAGE 3

Longtime S.E. Gross teacher dies at 87

Man jumps on car to stop hit-and-run driver PAGE 6

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GET IN THE HOLE

Dentist plans to renovate Riverside strip mall Said to be interested in possibly assembling adjacent parcels

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Dr. Milad Nourahmadi, a Chicago area dentist who calls himself “Dr. N: America’s Oral Health Expert” has purchased the small strip mall at 2720 Harlem Ave. in Riverside and plans on renovating it to house the fourth location of his family dental practice and other as-yet unnamed tenants.

Nourahmadi confirmed the purchase of the property, which has just one tenant, a take-out Chinese restaurant, at this time.

“I’m excited to be part of the Riverside community,” Nourahmadi said in an email.

See STRIP MALL on page 10

WILLIAM CAMARGO/Staff Photographer

Sebastian Maragay plays mini golf during Fall Fest in Hollywood Elementary in Brookfield on Oct. 15. For more photos, visit online at www.RBlandmark.com

Brookfield pays $95,000 to settle suit against police Village admits no wrongdoing; gag order is part of settlement

By BOB UPHUES Editor

The village of Brookfield’s risk management insurance agency has paid $95,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed in late 2015 by

two LaGrange Park brothers against the village and four Brookfield police officers for wrongful arrest, malicious prosecution and excessive force.

The lawsuit was settled Aug. 31. The Landmark obtained a copy of the settlement

agreement from the village of Brookfield via a Freedom of Information request for the documents.

Anthony and James DeSanto filed suit in U.S. District Court in 2015, two years after they were arrested outside the Cordial Inn,

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The Landmark, October 19, 2016

Ketchmark seeks second term atop PEP slate Garvey, Gilhooley, Cote round out trustee hopefuls; Weber running for clerk

By BOB UPHUES Editor

Brookfield’s PEP Party has announced its slate of candidates for the spring 2017 Consolidated Election, and most of the names certainly have a familiar ring.

Kit Ketchmark, who was elected village president in 2013 after serving for 10 years as a village trustee, will seek a second term as the village’s leader.

Ketchmark touted PEP’s accomplishments during his first term, from the introduction of a storm water management policy and a village cost-sharing program for residential flood control to major park improvements to the successful passage of a referendum last spring to fund road improvements.

He also pointed out the restructuring of the village’s building department and the hiring of a full-time community and economic development director as a key part of PEP’s strategy for attracting new commercial and mixed-use development to places like Ogden Avenue and Eight Corners, where a new tax increment financing district is about to be created.

“Certainly the pace of things and results can be frustrating at times,” Ketchmark said. “But having a dedicated person working with developers and builders is a huge advantage. We’re a year into that, and we’re seeing the effects of that.

“These aren’t short-term solutions.”

Also seeking re-election to two of three trustee seats up for grabs next year are

Michael Garvey and Nicole Gil“He’s gotten a feel for how hooley. local government works, how Gilhooley was elected in 2013 commissions work, and he has in what was her first bid for an interesting background elective office. She previously that he brings to the table,” served on the Brookfield BeauKetchmark said. “It’s a different viewpoint on the board, he tification Commission, where comes at things from a lot of she served as chairwoman. different angles.”

Garvey, meanwhile, was electCote said that in his dozen ed trustee in 2013 after serving years as a Brookfield resident the prior eight years as vilhe’s been involved in commulage president. He was unable nity life through his church, to seek a third term due to the Little League and the YMCA. village’s term limit law. Before “I’ve always been part of serving as president, Garvey ED COTE something, and I wanted to exspent five years as a trustee.

Trustee candidate pand into that,” Cote said.

Brian Oberhauser, another He said that economic develPEP member, who is finishing opment is of particular interup his second term as a trustee, will be unable to run for anest to him as a candidate for other term due to term limits. trustee.

PEP has chosen Ed Cote (pro“I’ve been here over a decade nounced Coh-tay), a member and have seen [economic develof the village’s Parks and Recreation Com- opment] increase,” Cote said. “I’ve seen mission, as its third trustee candidate. infrastructure development of Brookfield Cote, 45, was appointed to the recreation greatly increased. I wanted to be more incommission in October 2015 and serves as volved in that. its co-chair. He works for Verizon as an “Everything is a long-term solution. information technology security special- There is no easy fix.” ist after serving for eight years in the U.S. Finally, PEP has slated Brigid Weber Navy as an electronics technician. as the party’s candidate for village clerk.

According to Ketchmark, Cote was cho- Weber was appointed clerk in August 2015 sen as the party’s candidate from a field of after the death of Catherine Colgrass Edthree they had interviewed. Asked what wards. At the time of her appointment, made Cote the top choice, Ketchmark said, however, she was not new to the job. Weber “His involvement.” served as village clerk from 2006 to 2013.

“Everything is a long-term solution.

There is no easy fix.”

Riverside’s Wert named broadcast museum’s interim chairman longtime museum supporter As the Museum of Broadcast and “was instrumental in atCommunication in Chicago tracting a $2.5 million donation looks to expand its board of difrom Comcast in 2012” when rectors and prepares to launch Wert was with NBC in Chicago. a new capital campaign in 2017, The museum is in someofficials have turned to Rivthing of a leadership flux. The erside resident Larry Wert to chairman’s seat has been vaserve as the museum’s interim cant since 1995 after Arthur C. chairman for at least the next 14 Nielsen Jr. stepped down after months. a decade as chairman. Bruce Last week, the museum anLARRY WERT DuMont, who founded the munounced that the 60-year-old seum, has been president/CEO Wert, who is president of Tribune Media’s broadcast division, will serve since 1982. In late 2015, DuMont was reas interim chairman until Dec. 31, 2017 as elected to the board unanimously. But at the time, he announced it would be his fiit identifies a new chairman.

According to a press release, Wert is a nal two-year term.

“I am honored to lead the MBC at this pivotal time in its history and pleased to be working with Bruce DuMont to see his dream live on for decades to come,” Wert said in a press release. “By reaching out to a new generation of leadership and with the support of an expanded and dedicated board, this time of transition will allow the museum to solidify its national reputation as a leading institution for the study of radio and television history.”

A succession planning process is being directed by museum board member Ron Culp.

“Securing the commitment of Larry Wert to serve as interim chairman of the MBC is step one,” Culp said.

— Bob Uphues

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The Landmark, October 19, 2016

Riverside board gives budget draft thumbs up After revising forecast, preliminary budget shows operating surplus

By BOB UPHUES Editor

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Riverside’s village board earlier this month gave the green light for staff to finalize the village’s 2017 budget after adjusting last month’s financial forecast and delivering a balanced preliminary budget for the upcoming year.

Staff ’s prior forecast suggested the village’s operating fund would end 2017 with a deficit of about $230,000. But after trustees and the village president asked staff to sharpen their pencils and find a way to close that budget gap, they returned with a preliminary budget that shows a $25,000 operating surplus in 2017.

“We sat with every department head and did a line-item by line-item review of projected expenditures and needs,” said Village Manager Jessica Frances. “We looked at every single thing.”

Among the budget reductions made in the preliminary budget, said Frances, were cuts to professional development, equipment replacement and supplies. The budget, for example, eliminated out-of-state travel expenses for Frances and Police Chief Thomas Weitzel to annual conferences.

Frances and Finance Director Marco Salinas also revised cost assumptions for fuel and vehicle maintenance, based on a newer village fleet which includes more fuel-efficient

vehicles.

Some costs in the budget were reallocated, taking them out of the operating budget, which pays for day-to-day expenses, and shifting them to other funds.

For example, about $30,000 was removed from the operating fund budget by shifting the cost of police and fire dispatch center maintenance to the E911 fund. Likewise, the village will now allocate a portion of its IT infrastructure costs to the water and sewer fund, since the water department also uses those services.

Riverside’s non-union employees will also pay a higher percentage of dental and health insurance premiums in 2017, allowing the village to forecast lower expenditures for its share of those premiums by between $5,000 and $10,000, Frances said. Those changes still need to be finalized.

Finally, sales tax, state per capita taxes and investment revenues were all adjusted higher.

In all, about one-third of the deficit reduction is due to increased revenue predictions. Twothirds of the deficit reduction is coming from cost cutting, Frances said.

$6.25M in capital projects Riverside’s 2017 preliminary budget includes about $6.25 million in capital im-

Riverside looks to hike some police fines If you get pulled over by police in Riverside next year, be prepared to pay a little more for certain violations.

On Oct. 6, Police Chief Thomas Weitzel presented a proposed updated schedule that would increase initial fines for five violations, including having expired vehicle registration, failure to display a village vehicle sticker, failure to display a parking permit, possession of drug paraphernalia and driving an overweight truck.

Following Weitzel’s presentation to the village board, Riverside trustees directed the village attorney to prepare an ordinance amending the village’s code to increase the fines. The increases are expected to bring in an additional $10,000 or so in revenue, according to the preliminary budget presented to the board that same night.

The initial fines for having expired license plates, failing to display a village vehicle sticker, and failure to display a parking permit are all going up from

$35 to $50. Possession of drug paraphernalia fines are increasing to $100 from $50. Overweight truck violations will now cost their drivers $150 instead of $100.

Weitzel did not propose increasing penalties the village imposes if violators are late in paying the tickets.

“Right now we have an over 90-percent compliance rate,” Weitzel said of the people who are ticketed and pay the initial fine. “They’re walking into the police department and paying those fines. That’s much better than having somebody fight the ticket just because of the fine and not because they may have committed the violation.”

Weitzel also recommended keeping parking tickets at $35.

“We almost have 100-percent compliance with those straight parking tickets,” Weitzel said. “We have such a high compliance rate, I thought it would serve us better to stick with that [rate].”

— Bob Uphues

The Landmark, October 19, 2016 provements. Among them is $3 million for what looks to be the first phase of a multi-year storm sewer improvement project in the First Division. That work would be funded out of the water and sewer fund.

A total of $500,000 is set aside for street improvements and $366,599 has been earmarked to resurface the main commuter parking lot. That expense would be paid from the parking lot fund, whose revenues come from parking permit and meter fees.

The budget includes nearly $1 million for repairs to the downtown train station roof, which is being largely grant funded, and $25,000 for interior improvements at the station. There’s also $140,000 in the budget to build a secure double lobby for the police department as part of the creation of a consolidated police/fire dispatch center and to remodel the communications and records rooms.

The capital projects budget for 2017 also includes a downtown façade improvement program ($30,000); the completion of a village marketing plan ($45,000); $142,000 for Forest Avenue bridge lighting, along with downtown wayfinding and Harlem and First avenue gateway signage; and $132,000 for design engineering for the East Quincy Street streetscape plan, a project for which the village has sought grant funding.

The capital budget also includes a $27,000 line item to begin the Swan Pond Park flood damage restoration, which likely will be phased in over a period of years, and $100,000 for sidewalk replacement.

Frances said the final budget presented at a public hearing in November will be very close to the preliminary document given the OK by trustees last week. The village board is expected to pass the final 2017 budget in December.

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North Riverside extends waste hauling deal 10 years Rates charged to village, homeowners frozen for now

By BOB UPHUES Editor

With a year remaining on its five-year deal to provide residential waste hauling services for the village of North Riverside, the Roy Strom Company just got a long-term extension courtesy of the village board on Oct. 17.

The village board voted unanimously to extend Roy Strom’s contract for 10 years, with the new deal going into effect Sept. 1, 2017, the date the old deal is slated to expire.

The deal will also freeze the monthly per-household cost the village now pays to the company for three years at $20.76. The cost will increase 3 percent annually from 2020 to 2023 and then 3.5 percent annually from 2024 to 2026.

By the end of the contract the cost for waste hauling to the village will be $25.91 per single-family household per month.

The $20.76 per month cost per singlefamily household that will be in place through 2019 is still far cheaper than the $22.87 per household the village’s former waste hauler, Allied Waste,

charged North Riverside during the final year of its decades-long relationship with the village, which ended in 2012.

Roy Strom’s per-household rate charged to the village won’t top Allied Waste’s final rate until 2023.

The switch to Roy Strom, which saved the village more than $200,000 over simply renewing Allied Waste during the past four years, was not a slam dunk back in 2012.

The proposal to put the waste hauling contract out for competitive bidding was made by then-Trustee Rocco DeSantis and supported by Trustee H. Bob Demopoulos, who served on the board committee handling such matters.

When the time came for the full village board to decide to seek competitive bids, there were actually two votes against doing so.

Roy Strom’s 2012 bid turned out to be 20 percent lower than what Allied Waste had been charging the village, giving DeSantis and Demopoulos a big political victory over the VIP Party board majority.

In less than a year, however, DeSantis would be off the board, resigning after a failed bid for the mayor’s office.

Demopoulos was re-elected to a second term as trustee in 2015.

But the village board, still dominated

by VIP, has embraced Roy Strom, which also upgraded collection of household recyclables, as its waste hauler.

In terms of how the contract extension will impact homeowners, the $23-per-month fee that homeowners see reflected on their water bills will not change for at least the first three years of the new contract and perhaps longer.

Waste hauling charges billed directly to residential customers in North Riverside have stayed at $23 per month since the final year of the Allied Waste contract in 2012.

With Roy Strom freezing the rate it presently charges the village through 2019, homeowners won’t see their rates going up any time soon, said North Riverside Finance Director Sue Scarpiniti.

“Residents won’t see an increase for at least the first three years of the contract or longer,” Scarpiniti said.

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The Landmark, October 19, 2016

Riverside Library board weighing bids for HVAC system

Courtesy of the Riverside Police Department

HOLD ON: The victim of a hit-and-run on Harlem Avenue in Riverside on Oct.11 hangs onto the hood of the car that reportedly struck his vehicle. The photo was taken by someone doing repairs on the roof of White Castle.

Man jumps onto car to stop hit-and-run driver Offender reportedly did U-turns to dislodge victim

By BOB UPHUES Editor

A 21-year-old Chicago man was charged with aggravated assault and other offenses after he allegedly drove away from a Riverside crash scene Tuesday morning and then spun his vehicle around recklessly trying to dislodge the victim, who had chased him down and then jumped on the hood of his car to stop him from getting away.

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the intersection of Harlem and showed the victim on top of Ogden avenues. the car. He later forwarded the By the time police arrived, the photos to police, which were driver of the Honda, identified key in charging Joyce, Weitzel at Jacob D. Joyce, was out of his said. vehicle, reportedly threatening Joyce eventually got out of a 44-year-old Chicago man, who his car with a tire iron and the later was determined to be the two men reportedly faced off victim, with a crow bar. in the street as police arrived.

The victim was not injured Police said Joyce had lived and refused medical attention in Chicago for only a couple of JACOB JOYCE months. His car still bore New at the scene, said Police Chief Jersey plates and his New JerThomas Weitzel.

According to police, the whole incident sey driver’s license was suspended at the started on Harlem Avenue just south of the time of the incident, according to police.

He was also charged with hit and run, BNSF Railroad tracks, when Joyce’s car changed lanes and struck the victim’s 1999 reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, driving on a suspended license and Toyota van.

The two vehicles pulled over to the side several other traffic offenses, While no one was hurt in the incident, of the road, but when the victim got out of his van, said police, Joyce drove off. The Weitzel cautioned people against chasing victim got back into his van and followed down offenders and jumping on hoods of cars, in particular.

Joyce and called 911.

“I encourage anyone who is a victim of At Ogden Avenue, with Joyce’s car stopped at the light, the victim jumped out a crime and decides to follow the offender to call 911 immediately and either copy of his van and jumped onto the hood of Joyce’s car to keep Joyce from going any down a description of the vehicle includfurther. At that point, say police, Joyce be- ing license plates [or] follow them at a safe gan performing U-turns in order to throw speed,” Weitzel said. “Never attempt to engage an offender that you have seen comthe victim from the hood of the car.

A witness who was doing some repair mit a crime as you do not know what their work on the roof of White Castle, on the state of mind is. The police can always do northeast corner, took out his phone and a follow-up investigation in an attempt to snapped photos of the incident, which make an arrest.”

The Riverside Public Library Board of Trustees could get the ball rolling on the replacement of its 31-year-old heating and air conditioning system within the next week after receiving two bids for the work on Oct. 13.

Library officials, its engineering consultant and representatives from the two bidding firms are expected to meet Oct. 21 to nail down specific questions regarding their bids and prior to awarding a contract for the work.

The library’s engineering consultant estimated that the work would cost between $300,000 and $350,000 to complete, and the two bids are quite far apart.

The apparent low bidder is Chicago-based mechanical contracting firm W.J. O’Neill, which provided bid prices for units from three different manufacturers, York ($209,081), Trane ($267,078) and Aon ($286,470).

The higher bidder, Homer Glen-based G.T. Mechanical Projects and Designs Inc., provided a price for only one manufacturer, Trane, at $370,000. However, G.T. Mechanical provided more detailed bid documents at the Oct. 13 bid opening at the library.

The vice president of W.J. O’Neill, Larry Postema, who attended the bid opening told library trustees that his firm’s bid was so much lower because the company plans on installing a wireless control system, which eliminates the need to install point-to-point wiring.

“It’s the least intrusive control system for the library,” Postema said.

Another big difference in the two bids is that W.J. O’Neill is promising completion of the project within 90 days after obtaining permits.

That would allow the new unit to be installed this winter, probably in December or January.

G.T. Mechanical, on the other hand, has proposed a completion window of 200 days, with installation of the new unit coming in April 2017 after outside temperatures reach at least 50 degrees.

That could prove problematic for the library board, because the three decade-old system malfunctions often and the computer software and the hardware are no longer supported, according to a report issued earlier this year by the board’s consultant, Cartland Krauss Engineering.

The village of Riverside has pledged to assist the library in funding the new heating and air conditioning system via a low-interest loan.

The terms of that agreement and the amount being loaned has not been determined yet.

— Bob Uphues

The Landmark, October 19, 2016

KOSEY CORNER

Art Stop nears the end of the road

BIG WEEK October 19-26

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39 Steps on stage in Western Springs

The Theatre of Western Springs, 4384 Hampton Ave., presents its second mainstage play of the season, The 39 Steps, the two-time Tonywinning comedy adapted from the 1915 John Buchan novel and 1935 Alfred Hitchcock thriller.

Performances are Oct. 20-22 and Oct. 27-29 at 8 p.m.; Oct. 23 at 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and Oct. 30 at 2:30 p.m. Friday night talkbacks after the shows on Oct. 21 and Oct. 28.

For tickets call 708-246-3380 or visit www.theatreofwesternsprings. com. Parking is free.

Where were you that day?

For those alive when it happened, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was a time-stopping event.

“From Dallas, Texas, President Kennedy died at 1 p.m. Central Standard Time, 2 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, some 38 minutes ago” were words that riveted

Freak out in North Riverside

an America dumbfounded by the killing.

On Wednesday, Oct. 26 at 7 p.m., presenter Jim Gibbons will provide an informative and insightful look at those past events and people. The presentation will be held in the Great Room of the Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road.

Zoo says Boo! to you

Brookfield Zoo’s annual Boo! at the Zoo will take place on Oct. 22-23 and Oct. 29-30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the zoological park, 3300 Golf Road in Brookfield.

Youngsters (come in costume!) can visit six trick-ortreat stations manned by more than 300 volunteers and wander among the Halloween-themed backdrops that make the event perfect for pictures.

Special zoo chats will feature creepy critters such as scorpions, bats, giant spiders and snakes and over on the West Mall at every hour watch the Pumpkin Smasher pulverize pumpkins into pieces and watch professional pumpkin carver Steve Dahlke create masterpieces. There will also be hay rides, a corn maze and more.

General zoo admission applies, with additional fees for some activities.

Call 708-688-8000 or visit www.czs.org/events for more information.

2 new shows at RAC

Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., kicks off two new exhibitions on Sunday, Oct. 23 with an opening reception from 3 to 6 p.m. In the Freeark Gallery enjoy the work of Judith Brotman and Fraser Taylor in their joint show titled “Missed (And Other) Connections.”

The artists reference form and the human body through the immediacy of mark – be it drawn, stitched, collaged or sculpted. The exhibition runs through Nov. 26.

Then head outside to the rear sculpture garden to experience the work of Luis Sahagun and his installation “An Old God Renewed.” Sahagun creates paintings, sculptures and objects that serve as icons

North Riverside Recreation invites kids in grades six through eight to enjoy music, dance and have fun with friends at their Freaky Friday event on Friday, Oct. 21 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Village Commons building, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Snack and concessions will be available for purchase and there may be some Halloween-ish surprises, too. All attendees must have a signed waiver for this lock-in event.

The fee is $6 if you pre-register or $8 at the door.

Call 708-442-5515 or visit www.facebook.com/NRRecreation for more information.

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Claire Gutierrez Photography

t’s been 40 years and it is almost time. Karen Slavik and Teresa Marrandino have decided to close the doors on their business The Art Stop, located at 23 S. LaGrange Road in LaGrange. Not right away, but soon.

But for many years, the business was a downtown Riverside staple. The women opened their doors in March of 1976 in the Arcade Building, which at the time also was the site of the bicycle shop and a macramé store. It was to become a thriving business with three moves in Riverside and two in LaGrange.

For Marrandino and Slavik, the Art Stop became a place where customers became friends, and those relationships continued during all the moves. Marrandino spoke of the customer loyalty with people sharing much of their lives with them through business and friendship. She continued, stating that where else could one go every day, be surrounded by beautiful things, love what you do and meet incredible people. For the two women it is not what one would call “work” or a “job.” It is doing what they love to do and making a living at it.

The Art Stop is a place where they said they never knew when something new or different was going to come through the door for framing. I asked what was probably the most unusual thing they had framed and, after a pause, Marrandino described the time they framed a man’s pony tail, which he’d reluctantly had cut from his head.

That one was near the top of the list.

Through the years they expanded their services. And while they always sold framed art they also began selling other lovely items in the shop that are art work in themselves, including jewelry.

The “girls” admit it was not an easy decision to close their thriving business, but they felt they wanted to do other things and are looking forward to seeing their customers and friends until they close the business.

Marrandino remarked while she had moved from Riverside, she never really left and can be seen shopping at Riverside Foods.

Though the Art Stop left Riverside it was considered part of the business history of the village.

The store will continue to take orders until the end of February 2017, and they expect to close the doors in the early spring, so it is not too early to think about holiday shopping, visit the shop and be surrounded by beautiful things in a business run by beautiful people.

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Luis Sahagun of an invented personal mythology where memory, imagination and his own ancestral legacy and art overlap.

RAC is open Tues. through Sat. from 1 to 5 p.m.

Admission is free.

The Riverside Friends of the Library will host Harvest Bingo for adults 21 and older on Saturday, Oct. 22 from 7 to 10 p.m.

The BYOB fun includes 12 games/8 cards per game, cash prizes and prize drawings. Popcorn and chocolate will be for sale. Tickets are $25 per person and doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Buy tickets early at the Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, or online at www.riversidelibrary.org.

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R E P O R T S

Cops: ‘No credible evidence’ gun brought to LTHS Western Springs police said there was “no credible evidence” to support a report of a suspicious male, possibly concealing a gun, entering Lyons Township High School’s South Campus, 4900 S. Willow Springs Road, at about 12:50 p.m. on Oct. 15.

A witness called police to report seeing a man entering the north entrance, near the swimming pool. Several events were taking place inside the building at the time.

The subject was described as a white male in his early 40s, with an average build and wearing a ball cap, dark sweatshirt and tan pants. The witness told police the man had a “noticeable bulge in his right pants pocket.”

Police in consultation with school officials ordered staff to evacuate the building.

Officers searched the building and could find nothing suspicious. At around 3:55 p.m., police declared the building safe.

“At this time there is no credible evidence to substantiate the initial report of the individual concealing a firearm, however, the investigation into this incident remains ongoing,” stated a press release issued by the Western Springs Police Department.

Meanwhile, LTHS’ administration notified parents of the incident and on the afternoon of Oct. 15 stated that there would be an increased police presence at the campus throughout the weekend as a precaution.

Lyons Township High School serves the southern half of Brookfield.

DUI ■A

52-year-old Brookfield woman faces felony drunken driving charges after she reportedly picked up her 13-year-old child from Hauser Junior High School in Riverside with her blood-alcohol content more than three times the legal level on Oct. 12 at about 3:30 p.m.

According to police, the child, who was in the rear seat of the vehicle texted relatives, saying he was afraid that his mother was impaired. Someone then called police, who stopped the woman’s vehicle in a bank parking lot in the first block of East Burlington Street.

A portable breath test reportedly revealed the woman’s blood alcohol level to be .262. The legal level is .08.

The woman was charged with felony DUI because the passenger in the vehicle was under the age of 16. Police also notified the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

The Landmark is withholding the name of the offender so as not to identify the child.

■ Ladon P. Whitehead, 35, of Chicago, faces felony DUI charges after Riverside police stopped her for reportedly driving erratically and without her vehicle’s headlight on at 1:17 a.m. on Oct. 16.

According to police, Whitehead was southbound on Harlem Avenue from Ogden

Avenue when an officer observed the 2010 Ford’s headlight to be off. Whitehead was arrested for DUI and police learned that her driver’s license was revoked for two prior DUI convictions dating back to 2000.

She was charged with felony DUI, driving while revoked and several traffic violations.

Burglary to vehicles Riverside police issued a burglary advisory on Oct. 15 after the village experienced at least three vehicle break-ins in the past week.

■ A resident of the 100 block of Gage Road reported that during the overnight hours of Oct. 9-10 someone entered the unlocked garage and then used a tool to shatter the window of the vehicle, which was parked inside the garage. The offender grabbed a purse from the floor of the vehicle. Police reported finding the purse behind a shed next to the garage.

■ Sometime prior to Oct. 11, someone stole a bag containing a set of keys, spare change and several gift cards worth between $100 and $125 from an unlocked vehicle parked in the driveway of a residence in the 100 block of East Quincy Street.

■ Overnight on Oct. 13-14 someone broke out windows of two locked work vans parked behind a business in the first block of Longcommon Road.

Items were taken from only one of the vehicles, but the items were not specified in the police report.

Riverside police in their burglary advisory also noted that there was a burglary on Olmsted Road.

■ A resident of the 4500 block of Grove Avenue, Brookfield, reported that overnight on Oct. 14-15 someone entered his unlocked vehicle and removed old license plates left on a rear seat. Nothing else appeared to have been tampered with.

■ A Brookfield police officer on patrol in the 3500 block of Vernon Avenue at about 4:10 a.m. on Oct. 15 reported seeing what appeared to be someone in dark clothing leaning into the front passenger side of a vehicle parked on the garage apron. The subject ran off when he saw the officer and was able to get away.

A radar detector was left dangling from the passenger side door. Nothing else was reported missing.

These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside, Brookfield and Western Springs police departments, Oct. 10-16, 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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STRIP MALL from page 1 Village President Ben Sells, Village Manager Jessica Frances and Community Development Director Sonya Abt all met with Nourahmadi in September.

Abt, meanwhile, said that she and the dentist’s architect have been conferring on plans for renovating the strip mall’s commercial spaces and updating the building’s façade. Abt said the dental practice will be located in the largest commercial space, which has been vacant since 2013.

Nourahmadi reportedly closed on the property in late August, though the Cook County Recorder of Deeds has not updated the online property records for the parcel.

Riverside will serve as the fourth location of Nourahmadi’s family dental practice, Shining Smiles. The practice was established in southwest suburban Bolingbrook in 2010 and subsequently opened locations in Plainfield (2013) and Franklin Park (2015).

Nourahmadi also opened Novera Dental, now called Family Dental of Roscoe, in the Roscoe Village neighborhood of Chicago.

The office is decidedly geared toward the urban professional crowd, a sleek, homey office with good coffee, massaging dental chairs and Netflix screens that patients can control.

The Shining Smiles locations are a bit

more traditional, but incorporate environmentally friendly design, kids’ playrooms, refreshment bars, and state-of-the-art technology.

Nourahmadi has a personal website, Dr. N, which positions him as a dental “visionary” and provides contact information for anyone who’d like to book him for TV or other media appearances. He’s appeared several times as a dental expert on the You and Me morning show on The U. Sells said Nourahmadi expressed interest in possibly acquiring the dry cleaner property immediately north of the strip mall at 2710 Harlem Ave. The village of Riverside has a contract to purchase that property and would like it to become part of a larger development, along with the vacant property at 2704 Harlem Ave., most recently home to TitleMax. Riverside is in the process of conducting testing to determine whether the soil needs remediation, but expects to close on the dry cleaning property in November.

Sells said he also told Nourahmadi that the village could serve as an intermediary between him and the owner of the TitleMax property, if Nourahmadi is interested in assembling land for a larger development.

“We suggested to him that he should talk to [the TitleMax owner] about doing something broader and he was open to the idea,” Sells said.

Riverside would like those three properties to serve as an attractive eastern gateway to the village.

SETTLEMENT

related to the media regarding any of the allegations” in the lawsuit.

from page 1

Second suit still pending

were found not guilty after their attorney presented in court surveillance video evidence from the night of the incident.

In the lawsuit, the DeSantos were identified as friends of the bar owner and were inside the bar helping clean up after the fight when police arrived.

At the time the suit was filed, the DeSantos’ attorney, Paul D. Geiger, called the charges against his clients “absolutely an abuse of authority. They were involved in precisely nothing.”

By settling the lawsuit, Brookfield and its police officers did not admit to any wrongdoing. Rather, according to the settlement agreement, the decision to pay the $95,000 to the plaintiffs was because the village’s insurance firm, the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency (IRMA), wanted to “expeditiously resolve disputed issues of fact and law.”

The settlement agreement also placed a gag order on the DeSantos, stating they “will not speak to any member of the media, including all newspaper personnel, radio personnel, news reporters and other persons

A second federal lawsuit against Brookfield police officers, which was filed in September 2014 by a man claiming that officers used excessive force in subduing him after police responded to his apartment to investigate an excessive noise complaint in September 2012.

Lee J. Knight alleged that five police officers entered his apartment without his consent, hog-tied him and used a Taser on him repeatedly while being handcuffed. The police chief at the time of the incident, Steven Stelter, called the accusations false.

The police report from the incident stated that police visited Knight’s apartment twice during the early morning hours of Sept. 30, 2012 and described Knight as out of control, blaring music, screaming obscenities and racial slurs and pounding on the door and walls of his apartment.

The two sides met for a settlement conference in June but were unable to come to an agreement, according to U.S. District Court records.

The matter is scheduled to go to trial on April 17, 2017.

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D96 working to resolve online registration glitch Residency documents slowly being matched with student info

By BOB UPHUES Editor

An online registration system that was supposed to make it easier for both parents and school administrators to enter and retrieve information and residency documents has proved to be a headache, at least temporarily, in Riverside Elementary School District 96.

In particular, a glitch on the back end of the registration software has made it difficult for the district’s registrar to match residency documents with students who were enrolled this summer, leaving open questions about whether particular students are actually residents of the district.

However, Superintendent Martha RyanToye said the problem is being resolved with the help of the software company and, while it is taking longer to collate all the residency information, it’s there.

“It’s caused us to take a look at our process,” Ryan-Toye said during a recent phone interview of the difficulty in organizing the residency documentation. “It’s something in any community that you want to be careful about.”

The specter of non-resident students sneaking into the district is a frequent concern for parents, particularly in highachieving school districts where property taxes going to schools are hefty.

“I think the feeling from the general public that we’ve heard as board members is that it’s being abused,” said board member Rachel Marrello during a discussion of the registration hiccups at the Sept. 21 board meeting.

But while the district has had some trouble sorting that information out early on in the 2016-17 school year, Ryan-Toye wanted to assure the community that she doesn’t believe it’s a widespread problem.

In a Sept. 19 memo to the school board giving an overview of registration and residency information, Ryan-Toye told the school board that the district encountered “obstacles” related to the registration process.

But she didn’t think those obstacles have affected the district’s ability to conduct residency checks if there’s a question regarding a particular student.

“The obstacles were related to the process of transitioning registered student documents into the student-enrollment information system,” Ryan-Toye wrote. “Although this may have contributed to some of the delay in capturing final enrollment numbers,

we do not believe it had a negative impact on residency determinations.”

At the Sept. 21 school board meeting, Ryan-Toye told board members that very few families leave the district each year because they have been found in violation of residency requirements.

In 2015-16, according to Ryan-Toye, it was one or two families. In others it could be three or four. Often the families voluntarily leave once they learn the district is investigating their residency claims.

The amount of money D96 has spent on residency investigations has increased in recent years, from a little less than $3,000 in 2013 to about $9,150 in 2015-16. The school district uses a firm called National Investigations to cross-check databases with residency documents for all new students.

If there are any questions, the firm will conduct surveillance and even knock on doors early in the morning or late at night to see if a child actually lives at the residence.

The school does have nine students enrolled, out of a total of 1,700, who qualify to attend D96 schools because they are considered “homeless.” That doesn’t mean they are living on the streets, said Ryan-Toye.

They often are students who may have lived in D96 or have arrived in the district due to circumstances that forced them out of their homes and into the homes of relative or friends.

By law, the school district has to accommodate those students to provide continuity of education, Ryan-Toye said.

Marrello suggested the school district create a hotline or online system where residents suspicious of a student’s actual residence can relay their concerns. However, other board members felt that went a bit too far.

“We’re going into this with an assumption that this is happening when I certainly, as a board member, am not convinced of that,” said board member Lynda Murphy.

Board members did agree that they would like to see more information about how many residency investigations the district conducts each year and how other school districts approach the subject.

Ryan-Toye is expected to deliver that information for discussion at a future board meeting.

“We need avenues to detect what the risk is and how to prevent it,” Marrello said.

“Plus, it gives us credibility to say this is an avenue in which the public can contact us.”

Ryan-Toye agreed that the district’s approach to residency checks could be tweaked, but she also said there has to be balance.

“It’s a careful balance of [demonstrating that] you want to welcome new families [with saying] but you need to live here,” Ryan-Toye said.

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Opinion LETTERS

THE LANDMARK VIEW

Nothing like competition

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he North Riverside Village Board quietly and unanimously voted to extend its contract with waste hauling firm Roy Strom Inc. on Monday night. With a year left on the current five-year contract, the board voted to extend the deal another 10 years.

One of the key aspects of the contract is, of course, the price Roy Strom is charging to the village per residential customer. For the first three years of the extended contract, Roy Strom is freezing the rate at the price the village now pays.

What makes that notable is that at the end of 2019 the village will still be paying less than the rate it paid its previous waste hauler, Allied Waste, in 2012. But that’s not all, even when rate increases from Roy Strom start kicking in in 2020, the village will be paying less per household until September of 2023.

That’s 11 years at a lower rate than the village paid in 2012.

How did this happen? Well, Allied Waste had been the waste hauling firm for North Riverside for decades. They kept raising rates and the village board simply kept extending the term of their service.

In 2012, two trustees on the village board felt that simply extending the deal was nuts. The two trustees, Rocco DeSantis and H. Bob Demopoulos, happened to be outside of the political majority, but they had spots on the three-person board committee that oversaw waste hauling. So their committee voted to seek competitive bids.

Astonishingly, at the time, the full board didn’t agree that was necessary. Two trustees voted against seeking bids. But when the bids came about $4 per household below what the village was paying, the board could hardly walk away from such a deal.

The deal was so good, in fact, that it has now been extended another 10 years.

The moral to this story?

There ought to be a policy in place that every so often a municipality needs to seek competitive bids for the expensive services for which it seeks private contractors. Waste hauling is one of those services. Auditors, engineering firms, legal counsel are others.

One of the most expensive contractual line items in North Riverside’s budget is paramedic service. In the 2016-17 budget, the village appropriated $488,000 for those services.

The paramedic service the village employs has, like Allied Waste, had a contract with the village for more than 20 years. And the village has been trying to figure out ways, including privatizing the fire department completely, to reduce costs related to firefighters and paramedics.

One surefire way to address the situation would be to put the paramedic service contract out for competitive bidding.

Of course, there’s no guarantee that the village might see bids as competitive as the last waste hauling contract, but how would you know if you never try?

As village officials and firefighters continue to inch toward a new deal, it might be a good idea for the village to show that it is serious enough about cutting costs to consider seeking competitive bids for a line item that presently runs at a half million dollars.

Successful D102 vote will pay dividends School District 102 has a $3 million tax increase referendum on the November ballot. Without the additional revenue, class sizes will be increased and numerous valuable programs cut. Excellent schools will be reduced to mediocrity.

But I don’t write to extol the values of a high-quality education. I want to focus on home values. The proposal will raise total tax bills by 4 percent.

That is $112 per $100,000 of property value. So the owner of a $500,000 home will pay an additional $560 per year.

What does that cost over time? Say 10 years? It’s obvious that 10 times $560 is $5,600 in additional payments.

But the effect on the value of the house is not so clear.

Certainly the quality of local schools has a significant effect on house prices. Many families choose to move to District 102 in large part based on school quality. Their demand for housing supports our home values.

If homes in a top-quality school district increase in value by 1 percent more per year than homes where

schools are mediocre, the financial effect over the years is substantial.

If the referendum passes, at that rate over 10 years, the $500,000 house’s value will rise by 10 percent more than if the referendum fails.

Ten percent of $500,000 is $50,000.

That is a lot more than $5,600. Vote yes for the referendum to preserve District 102’s excellent schools, to maintain the desirability of our communities and to enhance the value of your home investment.

Angel and pol ‘rolled into one’

honesty and sincerity.

Finally, one of our greatest losses, especially compared to the many phony liars of today. She was always available and told the truth as only she could.

Judy Baar Topinka has been gone for two years – what a loss.

She helped hundreds of seniors find their dead bank accounts, among other things, and was always there to help any and all.

After not seeing her for 15 years, I met her at Cantata where she was rehabbing her leg. She called me in the hallway, hugged me and danced a

quick few steps and twirls while flashing her smile and bright eyes.

She remembered me, and I was nothing special. But that was her, always making you feel like a million dollars.

She took on all the phonies and liars and helped everyone she could, often using her own time and money.

A real lady – politician and angel rolled into one – something you don’t find today.

Love you, miss you forever. The world has a hole in it that will never be filled.

After being bombarded by some of the phoniest, lying politicians ever, I quietly closed my eyes and though about their opposites.

First, our North Riverside administration, village office people and all department leaders and their people.

Perfect? Not quite. But, ask a question, need a problem solved or any kind of help – they all become like family, ready to help and stand by you with

David May

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Jim Zak

North Riverside

Thanks for a great farmers market season The Riverside Farmers Market has wrapped for the 2016 season.

The volunteer committee would like to thank our shoppers, vendors, the Baker Group of Burlington Realty, the staff of the Riverside Parks and Recreation Department, the village

of Riverside and the local businesses of Riverside.

We had a challenging transition to the new location with multiple construction projects, but we’ve already started planning for next year and expect it to be our best yet. The new

location fixed so many concerns that we struggled with at the old location, and we’re grateful to have found a new home with ample electricity and space.

Deborah Garman

Riverside Farmers Market Committee

OBITUARIES

Mary Ann Bettin, 70 Worked as a nurse

MARY ANN BETTIN

Mary Ann Bettin (nee Krawiec), 70, of LaGrange Park, died on Oct. 12, 2016. She was born on March 2, 1946 and worked as a nurse.

Ms. Bettin is survived by her husband, Leonard A. Bettin; her children, Jeffrey Bettin and Jennifer Bettin; her sister, Sharon (Michael) Samojla; her sister-in- law, Arlene (the late Thomas) Lantvit; her nephews and

niece, Daniel Lantvit, Alicia (Robert) Blair, Timothy (Michele) Lantvit, Joshua Samojla and Jake Samojla; and her cousin and many friends.

A funeral service was held Oct. 15 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park. The family appreciates memorials to Immanuel Lutheran Church, 2317 Wolf Road, Hillside, Illinois, 60162.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

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OBITUARIES

Harold J. Hall, 74

Bertha A. Vlcek, 91

Welder

Worked for insurance company

Harold James “Jim” Hall, 74, of Brookfield and formerly of Cheney, Kansas, died on Oct. 13, 2016.

He was born on Dec. 15, 1941 and was a welder in the manufacturing industry.

Mr. Hall was the former lovHAROLD J. HALL ing husband of Charlene Hall (nee Werner); the father of Susan (Richard, Jr.) Vabro and Michael (Gail) Hall; the grandfather of Kelly Vabro, Joshua Vabro, Chelsea Vabro, Nicole Hall and Kaitlin Hall; the brother of Daniel (Vickey) Hall, Janet (Ernie) Cross, Linda (the late Louis) Pagan and the late Sandra Cross; and uncle to many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services and interment were private.

Hitzeman Funeral Home, Brookfield, handled arrangements.

Bertha A. Vlcek, 91, of LaGrange Park and formerly of North Riverside, Cicero and Chicago, died on Oct. 11, 2016.

Born in Chicago on Feb. 25, 1925, she graduated from Farragut High School and was employed as an office manager by the Prudential Insurance Company until she retired to become a homemaker and mother.

She enjoyed word puzzles, collecting recipes, writing letters and was a lifelong member of the Slovene National Benefit Society, Lodge #1.

Ms. Vlcek is survived by her children, William (Diane), Denise (Richard) Messenger, Martin (Jeannette) and Virginia (James) Judd; her grandchildren, Amanda Vlcek, Alexander Thessen, Kimberly (Charles) Salada, Lee Vlcek and Maia and Noah Judd; and several nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Frank L. Vlcek; her parents, John and Agnes Potokar; and her siblings, John and Alice Potokar.

Services have been held. Interment was at Woodlawn Cemetery in Forest Park.

Arrangements were handled by Chapel Hill Gardens South Funeral Home and Zefran Funeral Directors.

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“I performed, entertained Mr. Lis lived in Lake Zurich at and taught science,” Lis told the the time of his death. He previously lived in Brookfield and WilLandmark in 2013 when 200 peolowbrook. ple, many of them former stuHe was the husband of the late dents, gathered in the school’s JOSEPH LIS Marlene H. Lis (nee Drog); the auditorium to celebrate the imfather of Kathy (Rick) Gornik, pact he had on their lives.

Mr. Lis, known to his students as “Mr. Lis the Laurie (Jeff) Wilhoit and the late Christine Lis; the grandfather of Lauren Gornik and Heather Scientist,” died Oct. 15, 2016 at the age of 87.

Born June 12, 1929, Mr. Lis grew up on the Gornik; and the uncle of many nieces and nephNorthwest Side of Chicago and attended St. ews.

Visitation is Friday, Oct. 21 from 3 to 8 p.m. and Philip High School before serving stateside in Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at Hitzethe U.S. Marines during the Korean War. He received his teaching degree from DePaul man Funeral Home, 9447 31st St. in Brookfield.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated on Oct. 22 University and landed his job at S.E. Gross School in 1956 largely by getting lost on his way at 11:30 a.m. at St. Louise de Marillac Church in LaGrange Park, followed by interment at Queen to visit Brookfield Zoo. The person he asked for directions happened of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside.

Memorial donations are appreciated to Carto be the school district’s superintendent, and during their chat Mr. Lis mentioned he had a ing Women Connection, J. Lis Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 234, Lake Zurich, Illinois, 60047. teaching degree.

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Brookfield business owners honored by Nazareth Academy

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enee Brixie DiBraccio and Chris DiBraccio, both 1991 graduates of Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park, were honored in September by the school with the Spirit Award, given annually as part of the institution’s Four Pillar Awards, honoring alumni who have excelled in the areas of academics, service, spirit and unity.

The couple operates Brixie’s Saloon in Brookfield and Imperial Oak Brewing in Willow Springs. In addition, they are involved in the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce, where Chis has served as an officer and director. They have also shown their spirit for Nazareth by their willingness to support the school in many ways.

I’d be honored ■ At a meeting of the Brookfield village board on Sept. 26, the Brookfield Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association named Officer Robert McGrath its Officer of The Year.

McGrath has been a Brookfield police officer since 2004 and works as a patrolman on the day shift. He was nominated for the

award by his supervising sergeant and chosen from among the other candidates by the department’s senior leadership.

In 2009, McGrath received a commendation for excellence for his response to the victim of a shooting near Ehlert Park. His action to provide first aid before paramedics arrived contributed to the victim’s recovery.

McGrath’s work was also key in solving a string of four garage burglaries that spring.

By having established a rapport with people in the vicinity of the incidents, a witness was able to help McGrath identify suspects. Two people were arrested, with one charged with three counts of burglary.

The group also gave special recognition to Officer David Kudla, who is DAVID KUDLA the Citizens Police Academy coordinator, for his interaction and assistance of the alumni group, which among other things

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In September, the Brookfield National Little League girls softball team that won the state title in 2006 held a 10-year reunion. The team, the Raptors, also competed in the regional tournament in Joplin, Missouri, losing to the team that went on to win the Little League World Series. Pictured are (front row) Bridget Brewer, Becky Pendola, Skye Riddle and Courtney Spirek, along with (top row) Coach Dan Cook, Rachel Dennehy, Cassie Cook, Allie Skala, Haley McCarthy, Jackie LaManna, Haley St. Paul, Erin McKenna and Coach Rob Dennehy. Not pictured: Karen Caithamer.

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Chris DiBraccio and Renee Brixie DiBraccio with Nazareth Academy President Dennis Moran (far left) and Principal Debbie Tracy (far right). raises money to support police operations.

At that same village board meeting, the alumni group presented a check for $1,047.50 to purchase tactical medical kits for every police officer. The kits include a tourniquet, trauma bandage, face shield, rubber gloves, scissors and other emergency essentials.

■ BrightLeaf Homes, the energy-efficient home-building firm owned by Brookfield resident Scott Sanders, earned a 2016 Housing Innovation Award in the Custom Homes category from the U.S. Department of Energy.

It’s the second straight year the firm has won the award for its buildings in Chicago’s western suburbs.

■ Lyons Township High School automotive teacher Jordan Engelhardt has been named a finalist for the first-ever Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA)North American Council of Automotive Teachers (NACAT) Show Instructor Award.

Engelhardt will be flown out to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas in November, and he will be recognized at the JORDAN ENGELHARDT show’s Student program welcome lunch where the top applications will be revealed.

In his seventh year at LTHS, Engelhardt has helped build the automotive program, teaching Small Engines, Automotive Engineering and Automotive Service and Diagnostics.

“Attending the SEMA Show will allow me to meet industry professional from all over the world at the world’s biggest aftermarket

auto show,” Engelhardt said in a press release. “I will be able to create more connections with individuals and companies to further expand opportunities for my students.”

Book it Former Brookfield and LaGrange Park resident Paul Piche has just published Aloha Shirts, Umbrella Drinks & Island Breezes or PB&J and TV Reruns, a retirement planning book.

A graduate of Riverside-Brookfield High School and Southern Illinois University, Piche has been an insurPAUL PICHE ance underwriter and financial consultant for nearly 40 years, with a special focus on retirement planning. The 134-page book is available from Outskirts Press (www. outskirtspress.com/alohashirts) or on the Amazon and Barnes and Noble websites.

Piche now lives in Kerrville, Texas with his wife, Babs.

Biking for a cause LaGrange Park residents Amy and Anthony Senese in September hosted the inaugural Bike ’r Bar fundraiser, which drew more than 50 people on bicycles and two on motorcycles, to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

The event raised more than $2,500 in the name of Leon Glowacki, Amy’s father. The participants biked to five Brookfield bars – Joe’s Saloon, Ryan’s Public House, Phil’s Sports Bar and Grill, Grand Tavern and Off

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St. Louise team wins invention competition A team comprising sixthand seventh-graders from St. Louise de Marillac School in LaGrange Park won first place at the EPIC invention competition at Nazareth Academy in early October.

Students, who began planning for the competition in August, took on the challenge of creating a device to keep people cool while riding a bike. Teams assembled their inventions onsite and presented their methodology in front of a judging panel at Nazareth Academy.

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On stage A number of Brookfield residents appeared on stage in Lyons Township High School Theater Board productions recently.

Earlier this month, junior Justin Monarrez, senior Connor Trimborn, sophomore Mark Deweese and freshman Ann-Marie Mitchell were in the cast of Robin Hoode of Sherwood, a play written and directed by LTHS faculty member Eugene O’Reilly.

Monarrez played the role of Much Millerson, one of Robin’s men. Trimborn played the Captain of the Guard, while Deweese and Mitchell played soldiers.

In September, junior Taylor Koc and senior Elizabeth Strzelczyk were members of the cast for the theater board’s improv show So __: You’ll __ 8: Fill in the __.

And on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 22 at 3 p.m., Brookfield senior Isabel Isais will be among the students performing in the theater board’s Showcase 2016: Finding a Light Switch in Poetry.

The performances are in the North Campus Reber Center, 100 S. Brainard Ave. in LaGrange. Tickets at the box office are $10 ($5 children/seniors) and free with LTHS student ID.

On campus ■ Riverside-Brookfield

High School student Natalia Zhukova was named a Commended Student by the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. She was recognized for performance on the PSAT/NMSQT,

which was among the top five percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the competition.

■ Riverside-Brookfield High School’s homecoming king and queen and their court were announced at the homecoming pep rally in September at the school. The king and queen were Zach Mieczkowski and Lyndsey Hoyd.

Named to the court were Madison Darcy, Jalen Brooks, Athena Haralambous, Jack Jurgens, Coco Murray, Keenan Scott, Maggie Shereck and Raphael Siordia.

■ The Class of 2020 at Riverside-Brookfield High School elected its class officers earlier this school year. Those chosen included Kathe Pribyl-Pierdinock, president; Cameron Winkler, vice president; Avery Bowen, secretary; Taylor Jurgens, treasurer; and Mary Filec and Lily Lockwood, elected officials.

■ The following Riverside-Brookfield High School students were named to Modern Music Masters, a national honors organization that recognizes leadership and service in music students. The executive board is Matthew Michaelson, president; Kaitlin Gaynor, vice president; Samantha Miezio, secretary; Natalie Lisl, treasurer; and Natalie Baiochi, public relations.

■ Vasara Kulbis, Migle Medelis and Elona Selenica, all students at RiversideBrookfield High School, were selected as 2016 Certificate of Distinction recipients of the Award for Aspirations in Computing, sponsored by the NCWIT (the National Center for Women & Information Technology).

The award honors young women whose application essays portrayed experience, passion, and creativity. The award gives all three students access to information about opportunities for scholarships, internships, and networking through CWIT.

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Friars’ Kucera sets example for teammates Riverside native won regional, sectional medalist honors and placed 21st at golf state finals.

She’s also an excellent student at Fenwick who was selected for the National Honors Society. In particular, Kucera enjoys Math and Science.

“Being at Fenwick in such a strong academic environment definitely pushed me,” Kucera said. “With so many intelligent and bright students around me, I felt that I really had to push myself more with better study habits.”

A Riverside native, Kucera also credits much of her success to the support given from parents, Paul and Susan Kucera.

“My parents have been so helpful with the development of my golf game and academics,” Kucera said. “There have been some stressful days where I never could get through it, but my parents are always there and know how to make me feel better.”

Speaking of helping others, Kucera is very aware of mentoring her younger teammates, whether they are on the Fenwick golf team or pep band.

By MARTY FARMER

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Sports Editor

ike any golfer, Fenwick senior Amy Kucera has had her share of tough days on the golf course.

Although there’s no panacea for curing any golfer’s struggles during a given round, the Riverside resident has coupled a positive attitude and hard work to improve her game. In fact, she capped off her inspiring Fenwick career playing some of the best golf of her life.

In Round 1 of the Class 2A state finals, Kucera carded a 2-over-par 74, which tied her for tenth place only three strokes behind the leaders. Although she faltered a bit during the second round, Kucera still tied for 21st in the state out of 112 players with a score total of 154.

“I was really excited about going to state for the first time as a senior,” Kucera said. “I wasn’t quite surprised I made it to state, but I was proud considering all the time and effort I’ve put into golf.

“During the tournament, I just tried to keep the same mindset I’ve kept all year. Walking off the 18th green was very emotional for me because I knew it was my last high school round.”

Leading into the state finals, Kucera earned medalist honors in both a sectional and regional. She carded a 73 at the Schaumburg Sectional and a 78 at the Fenwick Regional.

The Friars missed qualifying as a team for the state tournament by just six strokes.

KITTY DELANEY “The players on our team all Fenwick golf coach improved and worked hard during the summer, which was reflected during the regular season,” Kucera said.

“We’re really proud of how we played at sectionals with a low round.”

By August, Kucera had already compiled an impressive list of accomplishments including a No. 10 ranking on the Illinois Class of 2017 on Junior Golf Scoreboard, third-place tie at the Chick Evans Junior Amateur Championship, and second place in the MAJGT/ IJGA Player of the Year points race, among other honors.

“Amy is an amazing golf success story,” Fenwick girls golf coach Kitty Delaney said. “She tried out for the girls golf team as a freshman with no competitive golf experience.

“After playing very little if any her freshman year, she and her father (Paul) began frequenting the White Pines Golf Dome in the winter and began taking golf lessons. She spent her summers playing in IJGA tournaments, all the while watching her scoring averages steadily improve.”

Fenwick junior Stephanie Mroz, the only other state qualifier for the Friars this season, marvels at Kucera’s rapid improvement and dedication to golf.

“Amy is one of my best friends and she’s also the most hard working person I have ever met,” Mroz said. “Amy’s game has improved incredibly over the past three years.

She has gotten her scores from the 100s all the way done to consistently shooting in the 70s. Amy golfs and trains every

Photos by Paul Kucera

Fenwick senior Amy Kucera carded a two-day score of 154 at the Class 2A State Finals. (Below) Left to right (front to back): Olivia Morrissey (Jr), Amy Kucera (Sr), Natalie Mortell (Jr), Stephanie Mroz (Jr), Taylor Hultquist (Fr), Alexis Attard (So).

“Amy is an amazing golf success story.”

day for the sport she loves.

An easygoing girl off the golf course, Kucera is all business in competition.

“During our 9-hole matches, Amy didn’t really talk because she is such a focused individual in the game,” Mroz said. “Yet off the course she is a chatter box. Her mental acuteness is her piercing quality because it distinguishes her from many others.”

With her stellar high school golfing days over, Kucera is already preparing to take her game to another level. She’s been chosen to join an elite golf training program and plans on playing college golf.

“The program is very intense winter training with a focus on improving a player’s mentality about the game,” Kucera said. “I also think one of my strengths is knowing my strengths as player.

I know I can take shots under pressure and handle those situations.”

Off the golf course, Kucera has a wide array of interests.

Having a passion for music, she can play piano and flute and is a member of the Fenwick Pep Band.

“During my remaining time at Fenwick, I’m looking forward to making a lasting impression at this school,” Kucera said. “I want to leave a legacy that others can look up to. Hopefully, my golf teammates can follow the example I’ve tried to set, which is about about how hard work and effort can lead to a successful career.”

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Fenwick routs St. Francis, wins conference Keller’s 3 TD passes set tone for comfortable victory against host Spartans

Nicolas Del Nodal’s 57-yard TD run and Emmanuel Salther’s 12-yard TD run.

RBHS excelled defensively as well against the Green Wave, with eight sacks and six interceptions.

The Bulldogs (6-2, 3-1) close out the regular season on the road at Glenbard South (5-3, 3-1) Friday, Oct. 21. Kickoff is 7:15 p.m.

By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

After last year’s disappointing 3-6 season, the Fenwick High School football team has responded with a superb 2016 campaign.

“Last year was not Fenwick’s best,” senior running back Conner Lillig said, “but we have come a long way since then because everybody on our team has strived for success.

“As (Fenwick head) Coach Nudo says, ‘We are always a work in progress,’ meaning we can always improve which only helps us become more successful.”

The Friars’ determination and confidence, coupled with plenty of talent, has been on display all season. Fenwick is 7-1 overall and 3-0 in the Chicago Catholic League Green Division after Friday’s 49-20 win against St. Francis in Wheaton Friday. The victory secured the CCL Green championship for the Friars.

Senior quarterback Jacob Keller (10-for-14, 123 yards, 3 TDs) threw touchdown passes, one each to Conner Lillig, Mike O’Laughlin (3 catches, 42 yards) and Sherman Martin (4 catches, 41 yards) in the first quarter to powering Fenwick to a 21-0 lead over St. Francis.

In the second half, running backs Michael Paunove and Jackson Haeflinger tacked on a touchdown apiece as the Friars extended their lead to 35-0 at halftime.

Fenwick linebacker Brett Moorman returned a fumble for a touchdown to make

Lions struggle at OPRF

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Lyons Township senior quarterback Ben Bryant surveys the field during a pass play against Oak Park and River Forest. OPRF beat the Lions 27-3 on Oct. 14. the score 42-0 in the second half.

Bulldogs gash Green Wave Protecting a 21-13 lead late in the third quarter, RBHS went on a 35-point run to claim a 56-13 win over host St. Edward

Friday in a Metro Suburban Blue matchup.

RBHS quarterback Hunter Hughes triggered the scoring barrage on a 20-yard run in the closing seconds of this third quarter.

Fourth quarter scoring highlights included Stefan Giminski’s TD catch,

The Week 8 matchup between Lyons Township and Oak Park and River Forest was viewed as potentially an entertaining shootout considering both teams’ offensive firepower.

Unfortunately for LTHS, the host Huskies provided most of the scoring en route to a 27-3 win. With the loss, the Lions fall to 6-2 overall and 3-2 in the West Suburban Conference Silver Division.

Against OPRF, the Lions’ highly touted senior quarterback Ben Bryant completed 5 of 17 passes for 40 yards and running back Reggie Terrell rushed 14 times for 39 yards.

OPRF clearly held the edge statistically against the Lions with more total yards (40782), number of plays (73-40) , first downs (227) and time of possession (33:21-14.39).

Kicker Nathan Rusk made a 30-yard field goal midway through the second quarter for the Lions’ lone score.

Defensively, LTHS linebacker Jack Walton had a game-high 17 tackles and promising sophomore Hareson Willis added 13.

LTHS girls tennis earns share of sectional title Led by Yelamanchili, sectional host Lions tie rival Hinsdale Central with 28 points apiece

By MARTY FARMER Sports Editor

Sophomore Lahari Yelamanchili dropped just 11 games in four match wins to claim the Lyons Township Sectional singles title on Saturday, Oct. 15. In the final, Yelamanchili defeated Agata Mikos from Hinsdale South 6-2, 7-5. LTHS senior Andjelija Bozovic won three of four matches to place third and qualify for the state tournament.

In doubles action, LTHS juniors LAHARI Joie Reisch and Mattigan Kelly also YELAMANCHILI won three of four matches to earn a LTHS tennis state tournament berth.

The doubles teams of Erika Oku/ Megan Guenther and Carolyn Ahn/Mira Amin finished first and second, respectively, for Hinsdale Central.

LTHS boys golf Griffin Wasz shot an 8-over-par 73 Saturday at the Den at Fox Creek in Bloomington to finish with a two-day total of 14-over 158 at the Class 3A boys golf state tournament. He tied with three golfers to finish 40th in the field.

Teammate Patrick Akaniroj carded a 21-over 165 for his two-day total, as one of five golfers who tied for 70th.

Fenwick girls tennis Led by state qualifiers Haley Fakouri (singles) and the doubles team of Bella Burdi and Ceci Walsh, the Friars won the Timothy Christian Sectional in Class A action Saturday in Elmhurst.

Fakouri won the singles title with a 4-0 record, highlighted by a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Timothy Christian’s Abygale Ahn. Burdi and Walsh also went 4-0 to capture the doubles championship. In the final, Bursi and Walsh rallied for a 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 win over Timothy Christian’s Danielle Beard and Maddie Monat.

RBHS girls tennis The Bulldogs finished fifth at the St. Ignatius Sectional in the Class 2A playoffs.

10. Matt Zamudio recorded a time of 16:48.6 to finish 15th.

RBHS girls cross country Led by top-5 finishes from Tara Janney (fourth place; 18 minutes, 56.6 seconds) and Hailey Jurgens (fifth, 19:14.0), the Bulldogs finished first at the Metro Suburban Conference Championship meet on Saturday, Oct. 15. Nadia Kaczmarz (sixth, 19.31.3), Emma Fortman (11th, 20:01.7) and Melissa Oliveira (17th, 20:30.7) also contributed for RBHS.

Fenwick girls cross country Nicole Finn finished third (18:43.7) and Delaney Gibbons took sixth (18:56) as the Friars won the GCAC Blue/Red Division Conference Championship meet. Laura Durkin (7th, 19:00.5), Mary Bridget Donahue (13th, 19:16.3) and Ariene Amaya (15th, 19:18.5) also ran well for the Friars.

Fenwick boys cross country

RBHS boys cross country Senior Mateo Nunez finished first with a time of 15:34.4 at the Metro Suburban Conference Championship meet. Connor O’Brien (7th, 16:08.4), Jack Sagan (8th, 16:09.7) and Jacob Wardzala (10th, 16:29.3) also placed inside the top-

MATEO NUNEZ RBHS cross country

The Friars (81 points) came in fourth behind Marmion (45), St. Ignatius (54) and Loyola (69) in the Chicago Catholic League Championship. Alex Marks placed sixth at 15:27.1 and Joseph Wermes earned ninth with a time of 15:33.1. Jack Darrow recorded a time of 15:35.9, good for 11th.

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LEGAL NOTICE VILLAGE OF NORTH RIVERSIDE ANNUAL TREASURER’S REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2016 SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CONDITION

General

Special Revenue

Debt Service

Capital Projects

Enterprise

Internal Service

Pension Trust

Beginning Fund Balances/ Retained Earnings

$ 4,468,965

$ 520,182

$ 2,461

$ 470,620

$1,321,708

$ 64,626

Revenues

16,770,508

880,132

-

52,752

2,965,980

2,499,454

2,377,586

(15,129,566)

(735,579)

(739,923)

(470,634)

(2,313,987)

(2,494,730)

(2,853,364)

Expenditures/Expenses Other Financing Sources

$23,799,707

14,085

-

741,000

450,000

105,140

-

-

Other Financing Uses

(1,191,000)

-

-

-

(33,739)

-

-

Ending Fund Balances/ Retained Earnings

$ 4,932,992

$ 664,735

$ 3,538

$ 502,738

$2,045,102

$ 69,350

$23,323,929

REVENUE SUMMARY: Sales Tax- 9,744,178; Use Tax- 154,814; Property Tax- 492,475; Places for Eating Tax- 478,437; Utility Tax- 375,374; Simiplified Muni Telecomm Tax- 169,603; Video Gaming Tax- 132,438; Income Tax- 711,052; Replacement Tax- 40,611; Amusement Tax- 88,441; Liquor Licenses- 112,722; Business Licenses- 232,334; Vehicle Licenses- 157,615; Building Permits- 342,038; Electrical Permits- 10,796; Contractor Registration- 66,725; Telephone Franchise- 9,208; Cable Franchise- 116,951; Other Fees & Permits- 19,744; State Aid Route Maint- 24,955; Training Reimb- 600; Grants- 151,875; Recreation Fees- 647,534; Ambulance Fees- 178,513; Fire Inspections- 47,507; Sign Inspections- 50,645; Other Charges & Services- 162,557; Circuit Court Fines- 47,868; Parking & Compliance Fines- 358,251; Photo Enforcement Fines- 1,516,457; Administrative Tow Fines- 135,750; False Alarm Fines- 5,625; Investment Income- (26,461); Sale of Municipal Assets- 14,085; Misc. Income- 129,006; Motor Fuel Tax Allotments- 170,662; Refuse Fees- 600,797; 911 Surcharge Fees- 85,403; Foreign Fire Insurance Tax- 8,837; Water Sales- 2,965,980; Insurance Contributions- 2,499,454; Pension Contributions- 2,434,181; Operating Transfers- 1,191,000 TOTAL REVENUES: $26,856,637 VENDOR SUMMARY: A & M Parts- 10,602; Administrative Consulting- 8,000; AFLAC- 22,747; Air One Equipment- 68,400; Airgas USA- 5,957; AJ Gallagher Risk Mgmt Svcs- 9,093; Alan R Meyer- 30,042; Alexander Equipment- 3,568; AMC CPS- 2,715; American Express- 21,766; American Soccer- 4,026; Anderson Elevator- 4,594; Anderson Pest Solutions- 4,588; Animal Care League- 2,650; Anthony Rainiero- 15,000; Anthony Roofing- 2,634; Arends Hogan Walker- Elburn- 3,433; Artistic Engraving- 3,920; ASI System Integration- 24,667; AT&T- 18,978; B & H Technical Services- 5,090; Bank Of New York- 1,278,791; Battery Service Corp- 2,506; Bauer Built Tire- 7,412; Beacon Athletics- 15,877; Berwyn’s Violet Flower Shop- 5,934; Best Officials- 3,762; Bonnie Stepan- 6,993; BPM Audio Video- 4,000; Brian Basek- 2,881; Broadway In Chicago- 6,690; Brookfield- NR Water Commission- 1,258,741; Bryant Rouleau- 9,888; Builders Cabinet Supply- OHC- 6,673; Bulldog Mechanical- 3,359; Business Information Systems- 2,984; Call One- 63,149; Capers North America- 14,381; Capital Gains- 4,921; CDS Office Technologies- 21,482; Certified Laboratories- 4,913; Chicago Communications- 15,052; Chicagoland Paving Contractors- 79,930; Christine Nazario- 3,620; Cintas- 41,259; Classic Embroidery- 3,197; Classic Party Rentals- 3,353; Collaboration Solutions- 3,245; Collins & Radja- 9,094; ComEd- 60,754; Commercial Tire Service- 3,202; Construction Partners- 11,370; Cook County Bureau Of Technology- 2,587; Creative Product Source- 2,687; Crestway Klassic Flooring- 2,689; Crowley- Sheppard Asphalt- 3,825; De Lage Landen Public Finance- 8,927; Dell Marketing- 8,843; Devinco Servic-

es- 89,898; Diamond Tours- 45,214; Door Systems- 7,952; Du Page Material Company- 4,070; Elizabeth Durec- 8,253; Emergency Communications- 6,311; Empaxx- 2,555; Equipment Management Company- 3,018; Essential Equipment Solutions- 4,026; Firehouse Software- 3,305; First Class Decorating- 9,995; Floors Incorporated- 63,191; Forest Printing- 5,432; Frank Novotny & Associates- 82,519; Fraternal Order of Police- 3,763; Fullmer Locksmith Service- 3,116; Gall’s- 5,311; Gem Electric Supply- 3,652; Global Emergency Products- 5,613; Grainger- 5,640; Grand Hyatt Washington- 2,815; Green- Up- 7,247; H. J. Mohr & Sons- 10,854; Hagg Press- 15,594; Haldeman Homme- 14,790; Hastings Air- Energy Control- 2,537; HD Supply Waterworks- 61,662; Henry Swade- 17,460; Hildebrand Sporting Goods- 6,806; Hinsdale Nurseries- 9,065; Home Depot Credit Services- 10,120; I.A.F.F.- 3,256; I.D.E.S.- 3,972; IDOR- 220,767; IDOT- 4,423; IL Finance Authority- 12,500; IL Fire Chiefs Assoc- 6,022; IL Paper & Copier- 17,177; IL Public Safety- 4,896; IL State Treasurer- 4,554; Image Plus- 7,291; IMRF- 355,186; In Particular- 14,960; Infinity Communications Group- 22,938; Infrasearch- 25,330; INSPE Associates- 6,900; Intergovernmental Personnel Benefits Coop- 2,463,533; IRS- 1,739,068; J & R Cycle- 6,585; J.C.J. Granite & Tile- 12,025; Jake The Striper- 4,225; Jim’s Trees- 4,250; John Toman- 15,600; Karyn Byrne- 41,310; Kearns Design Group- 7,347; Kieft Bros.- 3,990; Kiesler’s- 8,962; Kohl’s- 3,916; Konica Minolta Premier Finance- 3,288; Kubik & Kubik- 18,000; LaGrange Park Ace Hardware- 4,258; Laidlaw Transit- 4,490; Lakeshore Athletic Services- 3,213; Lauterbach & Amen- 30,220; Lawson Products- 8,582; Leahy- Wolf- 7,617; LEHP Management- 13,743; Lexipol- 7,213; Lisa Polderman- 3,525; L- K Fire Extinguisher- 2,670; Loyola University Med Ctr- 13,682; Lyons Police Department- 6,503; MABAS Division XI- 10,000; Marie L Rogers- 6,659; Marilyn Michals- 2,535; Master J Kidd- 14,340; Meade Electric Company- 66,794; Mercury Systems Corporation- 28,505; Mesirow Insurance- 3,207; Metro Collision & Garage- 14,865; Metro Professional Products- 5,814; Michael J Johnson- 38,750; Mid- America Sports Advantage- 4,798; MidAmerica Technology- 4,755; Midwest Litigation Services- 5,716; Mike’s Concrete- 50,155; Minuteman Press Of Lyons- 10,924; Mitchell, Vaught & Taylor- 50,715; Mity- Lite- 3,847; Modern Masonry- 13,470; Morton Salt- 49,979; Motorola- 36,433; Municipal Insurance Cooperative- 554,290; Nationwide- 222,850; Nicor Gas- 23,438; North East Multi- Regional- 4,240; North Riverside Firefighters Local- 12,680; North Riverside Golden Agers- 2,500; North Riverside Police Benevolent Assoc.- 20,196; Northern IL Police Alarm System- 4,586; Odelson & Sterk- 281,142; Odyssey Transportation- 7,496; Office Depot- 13,813; Office Space- 26,477; Paramedic Services Of IL- 531,089; Parts 3- 13,667; Paul Conway Shields- 5,618; Petty Cash- 20,275; Philips Medical Capital- 7,470; Pitney Bowes- 19,386; Playpower LT Farmington- 20,165; Preferred Plumbing- 7,322; Public Safety Direct- 31,955; Quarry Materials- 10,153; RAI Concrete- 3,113; Ray O’Herron - 27,306; Reimer Dobrovolny

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& Karlson- 3,231; Riccio Construction- 70,234; Rice Mechanical- 10,425; Ricmar Industries- 3,548; Riverside Golf Club- 3,129; Rizza Ford- 87,142; Ronco Industrial Supply- 3,134; Rose Zapletal- 3,801; Rosenthal Murphey Coblentz- 17,784; Roy Strom- 597,203; Rush Truck Centers Of IL- 22,934; S & M Janitorial- 49,515; Sam’s Club- 11,111; Sawyer & Falduto- 18,747; Santo Sport Store- 2,510; Sensus USA- 3,406; ServPro Of Lagrange Park- 4,715; Sidney McNeal- 5,600; Six Flags Great America- 5,608; Snap On Industrial- 9,064; Sportsfields- 5,710; Spruce It Up Landscaping- 14,910; Standard Equipment- 23,873; State Chemical Mfg- 4,445; State Disbursement Unit- 33,924; Techno Consulting- 79,693; Telcom Innovations Group- 20,536; Teresa Michalik- 11,199; The Auto Club Group- 13,000; The Eagle Uniform- 5,843; The Fence Store- 6,400; The Scottish Home- 2,543; The Spyglass Group- 10,901; Thomas J Brescia- 39,025; Thompson Elevator- 9,331; Thompson West Payment Center- 4,050; Trademaster- 8,431; Traffic Control & Protection- 14,873; Treasurer State Of IL- 225,195; Triggi Construction- 7,500; Trugreen- 43,195; Twilight Party Rental- 7,227; Twilight Portable Restrooms- 3,785; United Coffee Service- 10,101; United Radio Communications- 9,409; US Dept Of Education- 5,220; US Post Office- 12,266; Verizon Wireless- 19,831; Vermont Systems- 3,076; Video And Sound Service- 14,566; Village Of Riverside- 15,790; Vintage Tech- 6,039; Vision Service Plan- 27,551; VNR Fire Pension Fund- 952,976; VNR Police Pension Fund- 1,335,500; Warren Oil- 92,122; West Central Municipal- 12,991; West Town Refrigeration- 67,881; Winkler’s Tree Service- 80,397; Word Systems- 17,097; Expense Disbursements Under $2,500.00- 379,846 TOTAL VENDORS: $15,815,789 COMPENSATION SUMMARY: UNDER $25,000: Andersen, Timothy; Arroyo, Calixto; Bianco, Jason; Bzdyl, Patricia; Castro, Jesus; Cozzone, Michelle; Criscione, Claire; Culafic, Laura; Czajka, Deborah; Decosola, Matthew; Decosola, Vicki; Delangel, Jose; Deleonardis, Daniel; Demauro, Kelley; Demopoulos, Haralambos Bob; Dickey, Melissa; Donfris, Tim; Drada, Jake; Durec, Mary; Endriukaitis, Adam; Ercolini, James; Erdman, Devin; Farkaschek, Josef; Filec, Francis; Filec, Robert; Fong, Erica; Frey, Megan; Gabino, Sherri; Garvey, Kevin; Gavin, Kelly; Georgopoulos, Jette; Georgopoulos, Kyle; Giampietro, Vincent; Griffin, Noretta; Gulbinas, Joseph; Halvey, Bridget; Halvey, Joan; Hermanek, Hubert; Hermanek, Keith; Hermanek, Paula; Herrera, Janely; Hopek, Madelyn; Houfek, Vladimir; Jackowski, Sandra; Jensen, Marisa; Jimenez, Aaron; Jimenez, Antonio; Juzkiw, Donna; Kaczmarek, Nicholas; Kartje, Catherine; Kasper, Robert; Kerke, Matthew; Kopach, Blake; Kopach, Connor; Kopach, Corey; Langele, Erica; Manika, Christine; Manika, Katie; Mascitti, Monica; Mascitti, Nick; McGrath, Maggie; Mendino, Colleen; Mengoni, Joseph; Michalowski, Walter; Milligan, Kristen; Moorhead, John; Nenadovic, Alex; Nieminski, Joseph; Nies-

luchowski, Mike; O’Brien, Julie; O’Connor, Karyn; O’Kane, Kimberly; Pajewski, Mark; Perry, Abigail; Pineda, Monica; Pineda, Stephanie; Purtell, Kelly; Pygman, Jacob; Rader, Ronald; Ranieri, Kathleen; Ranieri, Nico; Rizzo, Judith; Rohrbacher, Elaine; Rouleau, Matthew; Russell, Scott; Savaglio, Meghan; Schaefer, Kristen; Schiever, Ryan; Sinkenberg, William; Skupa, Denise; Sprague, Jacqueline; Stanko, Caroline; Suero, Tina; Sullivan, Michael; Taccola, Marylou; Tintera, Jack; Urbanski, Joseph; Weitzel, Peter; West, Teresa; West, Thomas; Williams, Ella; Wilt, Alix; Wilt, Vera; Zaccariello, Ralph $25,000 TO $49,999.99: Bednarz, Paul; Bensfield, Thomas; Brazda, Virginia; Cernock, Susan; Clemens, William; Cody Nitz - Minor Trust; Courtny Nitz - Minor Trust; Foster, Gloria; Gallion, Jennifer; Grosse, Arthur; Herrmann, David; Kropacek, Geraldine; Krska, Kenneth; Lechowicz, Antonina; Mangano, Michael; Mullin, Robert; Novak, Anthony; Pierce, Richard; Rouleau, Bryant; Sebek, Ryan; Sprovieri, Eileen; Thompson, Lance; Wisniewski, Michael $50,000 TO $74,999.99: Belmonte, Sherri; Biel, Ryan; Bower, Victoria; Danihel, Sara; Desantis, Rocco; Driscoll, Shawn; Durec, Elizabeth; Esner, James; Fernandez, Joanne; Foy, Pamela; Gossling, Richard; Graham, Bonnie; Grosse, Lori; Jandak, Donna; Janowiak, Arthur; Kosik, Jerome; Kovar, Daniel; Krecek, June Ann; Krochmal, Bonnie; Michalik, Teresa; O’Rourke, John; Plastiak, Gina; Schoemer, Richard; Sinopoli, James; Soyer, Richard; Zakosek, Zachary $75,000 TO $99,999.99: Bialas, James; Bueneman, Thomas; Coia, Joseph; Dooling, George; Dropka, Carl; Durec, Edward; Ehrenberg, Maegan; Gaede, Daniel; Garvey, Sandra; Hickey, Scott; Jennings, John; Kopach, Scott; Martinek, Raymond; Pinelli, Kyle; Ranieri, Vince; Ritacca, Anthony; Roberson, Theodore; Salvino, Dominic; Skupa, Robert; Slak, Robert; Szczesniak, Theodore; Velazquez, Oscar; Vuolo, Patricia; Vuolo, Scott; Walley Jr, Jon; Weitzel, Alex; Zenger, John $100,000 TO $124,999.99: Allen Jr., Alfred; Bobo, Dion; Tauer, Thomas; Boenzi, Christopher; Cinkay, William; Devine, Christopher; Eck, Michael; Ehrenberg, Christian; Eriksen, Dwayne; Garcia, Carlos; Gray, Richard; Kopka, David; Kratochvil, George; McCarthy, Terri; Nalbandian, John; Nicholl, Austin; Novotny, Catherine; Pelayo, Raul; Rajk, David; Urbinati, Richard; Williams, Robert Jason; Zdenovec, Derek $125,000 TO $149,999.99: Basek, Brian; Belmonte Jr, Guido; Champion, Michael; Chiappetta, James; Garcia, Deborah; Jurceka, Gary; Kribales, Christopher; Kutt, Timothy; Niemann, Lane; Perez, Russell; Rayburn II, Johnny Douglas; Rouleau. Kenneth; Scarpiniti, Susan TOTAL COMPENSATION: $9,630,678

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The Landmark, October 19, 2016

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YOUR WEEKLY AD

REACHES SIX SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES: OAK PARK, RIVER FOREST, FOREST PARK, BROOKFIELD, RIVERSIDE, NORTH RIVERSIDE, AND PARTS OF CHICAGO

WEDNESDAY

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BY PHONE: (708) 613-3333 | BY FAX: (708) 524-0447 | BY E-MAIL: CLASSIFIEDS@RBLANDMARK.COM HELP WANTED BUILDING & GROUNDS MANAGER Hephzibah Children’s Association in Oak Park is accepting applications for a full-time Building and Grounds Manager to be responsible for the maintenance, repair, cleanliness and upkeep of the building, leased properties, mechanical and electrical systems and grounds in compliance with state, local and federal guidelines. Qualified candidates will meet the following requirements: -Ability to develop and maintain maintenance schedules -Skilled in plumbing, carpentry, heating/air conditioning, painting, repair and maintenance.

-Familiarity with contractors, suppliers, machinery and building operations.

-Knowledge of and adherence to safety and security requirements as well as OSHA and state and local codes and regulations pertaining to building, grounds, machinery and equipment.

-Supervisory experience.

-Ability to work cooperatively with staff and oversight agencies and be flexible to the changing needs of the agency.

-Ability to perform the physical requirements of cleaning, lifting, carrying, bending, kneeling, standing, reaching, pulling and pushing. Microsoft Office skills.

Contact: MJJoyce, Human Resources at mjjoyce@hephzibahhome.org. Equal Opportunity Employer DRIVE WITH UBER Drive with Uber. No experience is required, but you’ll need a Smartphone. It’s fun and easy. For more information, call: 1-800-4040815 ELECTRICIAN’S HELPER PART-TIME Part-time Electrician’s Helper. Some experience required. Must have own transportation and some tools.

Call 708-738-3848.

PART TIME SALES ASSOCIATE Part Time Sales Associate to work in the Gift Shop at West Suburban Medical Center. Must have previous retail experience. Email resume to: sjakobsen@sbcglobal.net SEASONAL LABORER POSITION The Village of River Forest Public Works Department is seeking a Seasonal Laborer. This position will work up to 40 hours per week and requires the ability to perform strenuous work in varying weather conditions. Hourly rate for this seasonal position is $9.50 and is limited to (but not guaranteed) 400 hours.

For full details and to download an application, please visit vrf.us/government/employment-opportunities.

EOE. Position is open until filled.

SUBURBAN REAL ESTATE

SUBURBAN RENTALS

SUBURBAN RENTALS

5 BEDROOM HOME NEAR REHM Beautifully remodeled 5 bed/ 2 full bath home in south Oak Park is just two blocks from Rehm Park.

Remodeled kitchen has granite counter tops and all new stainless steel appliances with both a large attached breakfast area and a family room. Additionally, the kitchen opens to a separate dining room at the other end, leading to spacious front room. New HVAC & Roof. Call 708-261-3028.

FOREST PARK 1 BEDROOM 3 RM 1 BR 2nd Floor Apt. Rent includes heating & cooking gas, parking space. Recently rehabbed.

No more than 2 people. Good credit & job history. Avail. OCT 1. Rent $950/mo.

For Info Call William 773-491-8660.

OAK PARK COACH HOUSE Oak Park 1bdrm Coach House: all wood floors, 15 windows, new kitchen & bath, in-unit laundry, heated garage + extra space, 10 min walk to CTA Green Line, dog/cat–negotiable. Available 10/1/16. $1,600/ mo + gas/electric; 1 mnth deposit.

PRIVATE-QUAINT-SAFE. Contact Ken at: cozetteken@yahoo.com; 630 660-5293

Another Award Winning Home by Local Developer

2BR/1BT OAK PARK–$1500 Luxury Apt 2BR/1BT, Mann school dist. Hrdw floors, fully remodeled, central air, 1 ext. parking, 2 storage, avail 10/15, Call Mark 773 510 5858 OAK PARK 1 BR 1 Bedroom, LR, DR, hardwood floors, tile bath, heat included. $875 + 1 mo security. Call 708-717-3975.

OAK PARK 3BR Oak Park–3 Bedrooms, LR, DR, hardwood floors, tile bath, heat included. $1,450 + 1 mo security.

Call 708-717-3975

137 DesPlaines Forest Park Four Plus Bedrooms, 3 1/2 Baths $665,000 with Side Lot

Contact Susan at J P Props 312-560-9464

HISTORIC MAYWOOD MANOR

902 S. 3RD AVENUE (behind Aldi) Tired of renting? Why not consider buying an affordable 2BR condo w/ 1000 sq ft of living space on this historic site at less than market rents?

Savings are built in from a unique 12 year tax freeze plus lower utility costs from energy saving systems and appliances. Onsite pkg, exterior lighting and enhanced security systems included. Be among the first to benefit from this unique project in which the buyer can have input into the individual unit(s).

Call 708-383-9223.

SUBURBAN RENTALS Berwyn 6 RM, 2BR. Heated. Dining rm.

Close to transport. Nice area. $995.

Riverside 5 RM, 2BR. Heated. Pkg. Close to train & bus. $950.

OAK PARK XTRA LARGE 2 BR Decorative fireplace, hardwood floors, walk-in closet, granite in kitchen plus dishhwasher. Back porch. Parking available, garage space extra. Pets OK. Heat & water incl. Near I290 and Blue Line. $1395/mo. plus security. Avail. immediately. Call 708-359-1440.

OAK PARK FOREST PARK Studio, 1, and 2 BDRM. Heated.

Dining room. Parking available.

Walk to El. $625-$1250.

www.oakrent.com

OAK PARK Roosevelt Rd/Oak Park Ave Corridor 2 BR, 4RMS. Close to blue line.

Laundry on site. Parking, Heat & Water Included. $1150/month.

Call 708-383-9223 or 773-676-6805

RIVER FOREST LARGE 1BR Hardwood floors throughout.

Spacious walk-in closets. Storage.

Parking. Laundry in building. $800/ mo.

Call 708-657-4226.

SUBURBAN RENTALS

SUBURBAN RENTALS

CITY RENTALS

SPACE FOR RENT

Augusta & Kildare: PERFECT FOR SENIORS A gorgeous studio apt. features include kitchen, dining room, large living room, walk-in closet, hardwood floors, incl. heat, appliances, and laundry room, in a beautifully landscaped & well maintained building, quiet, safe & secure, rent 585.00. For more information call 773-838-8471.

OAK PARK SPACE Suitable for not-for-profit. Varied uses possible such as school, office spaces, community services center, clinic, etc. Please call 312-810-5948

ROOMS FOR RENT AUSTIN CLEAN ROOM With fridge, micro.

Nr Oak Park, Super Walmart, Food 4 Less, bus, & Metra. $116/wk and up.

773-637-5957

GLA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INC.

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

773-378-8888

708-763-9927 www.glapropertymanagement.com

CHURCH FOR RENT

LaVerne Collins Managing broker

Properties may be broker owned.

Office located at: 320 S. Wisconsin Ave. Oak Park

Call us for a complete list of rentals available.

BEAUTIFUL CHURCH FOR RENT

M&M property management, inc.

t XXX NNQSPQNHU DPN 649 Madison Street, Oak Park Oak Park: Studios, 1 & 2 BR from $650-$2000 Forest Park: 1 & 2 BR from $725-$1,000

Apartment listings updated daily at:

in OAK PARK. Perfect for a congregation.

Other potential uses. Corner of Scoville & Adams. rentalinquiry542@gmail.com 708-848-5460

OFFICE SPACE FOR RENT

Berwyn 6 RM, 3BR, 2BA. Heated. Close to transport. Very nice apt. Must be quiet. $1200.

No smoking. No pets.

Credit Check a must.

Welcome good tenants.

* OAK PARK 6955 North Ave. - 3 & 6 room office suites $675 to $1200

You have jobs. We have readers!

Find the best employees with Austin Classified!

Call 773-626-6332

Find your new apartment this Saturday from 10 am – 4pm at 35 Chicago Avenue.

Or call us toll free at 1-888-328-8457 for an appointment.

RIVER FOREST Garage Rental at 400 Lathrop. $125 a month. Contact Owen Dowling 708-771-0880.

Near Madison & Marengo. Contact johnson312k@gmail.com

North Riverside, Riverside, Brookfield. Call 847-754-7616.

or

GARAGE/YARD SALES Brookfield

GARAGE SALE 3724 HOLLYWOOD AVE FRI 10/21 & SAT 10/22 9AM TO 2PM

CRAFTERS’ DELIGHT! Stampin’Up sets; Dies; Cricut cake machine; Punches; Card stock; Paper sets; Cartridges; and misc. items—anything else I can drag to the garage!

Chicago

HOME & GARAGE SALE 2055 N NEWLAND FRI 10/21 & SAT 10/22 9:30AM TO 1:30PM

Furniture; Household; Holiday; Collectibles and Much More!!

* OAK PARK 6142-44 Roosevelt Rd. - 4 & 5 room office suites * OAK PARK 115 N. Marion St. - 2 room office $573

Strand & Browne 708/488-0011

HUGE GARAGE SALE 1102 LATHROP AVE FRI 10/21 & SAT 10/22 8AM TO 3PM

Loads of plus-size women’s clothes, jewelry, shoes, purses, household/ kitchenware, dishes/platters, microwaves, lawn/garden, yard games, patio tent 10x10,CD/DVD & wood CD racks, rugs, vertical blinds, blankets/linens, fireplace accessories, office chairs, wood table, ladies Schwinn bike, 60x38 finished piece Corian, luggage, pictures, too much to list.

La Grange Park

HUGE BASEMENT & YARD SALE!!

1717 E 31ST ST FRI 10/21 & SAT 10/22 9AM TO 3PM

MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE 230-232 S. EUCLID

(rear alley, park on Randolph)

SUN 10/23 ONLY! 9AM TO 4PM

Books, CDs, Men’s and Women’s Clothes + Coats, Games + Puzzles, Kids Stuff, Picture Frames and Housewares + more.

Oak Park

(Lake & East)

GARAGE PARKING SPACE WANTED GARAGE PARKING SPACE WANTED

Oak Park

MORE THAN A GARAGE SALE 108 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT LN

WANTED PARKING SPACE

Forest Park

* RIVER FOREST 7777 Lake St. - 3 & 4 room suites * RIVER FOREST 7756 Madison St. - STORE 926 sq. ft.

(708)347-2500

PARKING SPACES/ GARAGE

GARAGE/YARD SALES

SAT 10/22 8AM TO 2PM

Starter elec piano with stand, starter guitar with stand & Fender amp; sony play station2–some games & controllers, Tosh DVD video & Sony blu-ray players, blu tooth CD boombox, compct VHS camcorder & Stand, verizon LG phone & Ellipsis 8’ tablet, 46� Sanyo TV, 2 Middle Atlantic Racks-SRS sliding system for mounting in cabinet or entertainment ctr; load cap 125 Ibs; two 23’ Plateau speaker stands; 12 btl wine cooler; Kenmore heavy duty vac with bags; misc other items. All items in good condition Oak Park

MULTI-FAMILY GARAGE SALE 130 N CUYLER AVE. SAT 10/22 8AM TO 2PM SUN 10/23 9AM TO 1PM

Tools, kitchen items, books, clothes, toys—too much to list!

Riverside

GARAGE SALE 151 BLOOMINGBANK RD SAT 10/22 8AM TO 2PM

Household items, toys, books & much, much MORE!!

FURNITURE LIKE NEW! From a smoke free home: Leather Couch–$200 obo; 2pc light oak wood entertainment center w/ glass doors–$300 obo; 2 glass end tables (match ent. cntr)– $70 obo for both plus matching cocktail table base for FREE. Call 708-340-4972.

ITEMS FOR SALE AIR CONDITIONER W/ REMOTE! I have a Frigidaire air conditioner.

It’s perfect for bedroom. It also has a remote control which I loved operating without getting up! However, now it comes on but the blower is not blowing out the air. If you’re handy and can fix or want for parts... Make an offer.. It’s YOURS! 773-516-9237

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

TO BE GIVEN AWAY FREE FURNITURE/LAMPS Dining Room/ Desks/office chairs/ queen bed/headboard/metal cabinet/prints/framed art/red leather bar,victorian couch,misc chairs/gun cabinet,toy chest, marble coffee table,lamps. Pick up by Oct 22.

Contact Mary at 708-310-0223

AUTOS FOR SALE TOYOTA COROLLA 2007 Super Clean, Garage kept Toyota LE model w/Power Windows, Doors, Mirrors, Auto Trans, 6 CD player. Big plus and rare to have a Moonroof on this model! Custom Weather Tech liners. 110K miles, many years left on this baby. White w/tan interior. $5900 OBO. Call to see 708-205-9680.

HEALTH GUARANTEED ACUPUNCTURE Have you’ve ever wondered if acupuncture could help you heal but didn’t want to invest the money to find out? Well here’s your chance to find out RISK FREE! For 15 years Art of Natural Healing has been successfully treating conditions, such as–high blood pressure–weight loss–infertility–depression–chronic pain–sleep disorders and more, without toxic medications.

Let us help you naturally!

Mention this ad and receive a FREE AcuGraph evaluation during the month of Oct. Art of Natural Healing 7773 Lake Street River Forest 708.366.8002

Are you a For Sale By Owner?

ELECTRICAL

(708) 613-3333 • FAX: (708) 524-0447 • E-MAIL: CLASSIFIEDS@RBLANDMARK.COM

ELECTRICAL

A&A ELECTRIC

Let an American Veteran do your work

We fix any electrical problem and do small jobs Fast Emergency Service | Residential • Commercial • Industrial Ceiling Free Home Evaluations | Lic. • Bonded • Ins. • Low Rates • Free Est. Fans Home Re-wiring • New Plugs & Switches Added Installed New circuit breaker boxes • Code violations corrected Serv. upgrades,100-200 amp • Garage & A/C lines installed

708-409-0988 • 708-738-3848

FLOORS KLIS FLOORING INC.

New hardwood flooring installation & pergo. Sanding, re-finishing, staining. Low prices, insured.

Call: 773-671-4996 www.klisflooring.com

GARAGE/GARAGE DOOR

Sr. Discounts • 30 Yrs. Exp | Servicing Oak Park and all surrounding suburbs

HUGH’S ELECTRIC

*REMODELING *LIGHTING *SERVICES

Clean burner,*check drive belts, FURNACE TUNE **adjust burner,*T -stat.

With this ad–$58.00 LIC* BONDED *FULLY INSURED |708-612-4803

PETS While you’re away, your pets are okay . . . at home

cat calls

Oak Park’s Original Pet Care Service – Since 1986

Daily dog exercising Complete pet care in your home )PVTF TJUUJOH t 1MBOU DBSF Bonded References

524-1030

CEMENT Finishing Touch Cement & Masonry Residential and Commercial Driveways | Garage Floors Sidewalks | Steps | Patios Specializing in Stamped Concrete Tuck Pointing and All Types Brickwork

Rocco Martino 708-878-8547

Call Mary Ellen to advertise: 708-613-3342

FinishingTouchCement2 @gmail.com

CEMENT

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For All Your Concrete Needs!

MAGANA

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COMMERCIAL ˜ INDUSTRIAL ˜ RESIDENTIAL

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CLEANING Pamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A+ Cleaning Service

A cleaner day is just a phone call away. For a detailed cleaning please call 708-937-9110

ELECTRICAL FOUR SEASONS ELECTRIC COOL YOUR ROOMS WITH CEILING FANS

VARIETY of electrical work Re-wiring of old houses

*Services*

Reasonable Pricing & Free Estimates No Job Too Big or Too Small

Lic * Bonded * Ins * 24 hrs

708-445-0447 / 708-785-0446

Electricians serving the greater Oak Park area. Licensed, Bonded & Insuredâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Reasonable Pricing & Free Estimates. Kineticâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proud to say you have never experienced service like this! 15 years experience and dedication.

No job too big or small!

(708) 639-5271

FIREPLACES/ FIREWOOD

Firewood Unlimited

Fast Free Delivery

Mixed hardwoods â&#x20AC;˘ $130 F.C. CBh & Mix â&#x20AC;˘ $145 F.C. 100% oak â&#x20AC;˘ $165 F.C. Cherry or hiCkory â&#x20AC;˘ $185 F.C. 100% BirCh â&#x20AC;˘ $220 F.C. Seasoned 2 years Stacking Available

847-888-9999 1-800-303-5150

Credit Cards Accepted

Our 70th Year

Garage Doors &

HEATING/AIR CONDITIONING

PLASTERINGâ&#x20AC;&#x201C; STUCCOING

AIR CONDITIONING AND APPLIANCE EXPERT

McNulty Plastering & Stucco Co.

Air Conditioning Automotive A/C Refrigerators Ranges â&#x20AC;˘ Ovens Washer â&#x20AC;˘ Dryers Hot Water Heaters Rodding Sewers Lic/Bonded 25 yrs experience

Free Estimates

(708) 652-9415

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, November 9, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter: Cal. No. 25-16-Z: 1160 S. Harvey Avenue, Robert Wcislo

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Enclosed porches are not allowed to project into the required front yard setback pursuant to Section 4.10.1 (Appurtenances Permitted in Front Yards).

Those property owners within 500 feet of the Subject Property and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Interested Partiesâ&#x20AC;?) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk not later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing.

All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Officer at 708.358.5449.

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LEGAL NOTICE Chertkow and Chertkow (22019) Attorneys for Petitioner 1525 East 53rd Street Chicago, Illinois 60615 STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division.

In re the marriage of Yeimi Ordonez, Petitioner and Brian Reyes, Respondent, Case No. 2016D-000175.

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 November 15, 2016, 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 IS HEREBY GIVEN that at the General Election to be held on Tuesday, the 8th day of November, 2016, the following proposition will be submitted to the voters of the Village of Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois:

POR EL PRESENTE SE DA AVISO que durante las elecciones generales a realizarse el martes 8 de noviembre de 2016, se les presentará la siguiente propuesta a los votantes del pueblo de Brookfield, condado de Cook, Illinois:

Shall the Village of Brookfield, Cook County, Illinois, erect a new public library building, furnish necessary equipment therefor and issue its bonds to the amount of not to exceed $10,300,000 for the purpose of paying the costs thereof?

¿Acepta usted que el pueblo de Brookfield, condado de Cook, Illinois, erija un nuevo edificio de biblioteca pública, suministre equipos necesarios para la misma y emita sus bonos por un valor que no exceda los $10,300,000 con el propósito de pagar los costos de dicho proyecto?

The bonds will bear interest at the rate of not to exceed 9.00% per annum.

The polls at the election will be open at 6:00 o’clock A.M. and will continue to be open until 7:00 o’clock P.M. of that day.

A los bonos se les cargará un interés a una tasa que no exceda el 9.00 % al año.

La votación en estas elecciones comenzará a las 6:00 a.m. y continuará hasta las 7:00 p.m. de ese día.

Dated this 19th day of October, 2016.

David D. Orr County Clerk, The County of Cook, Illinois

Fechada este día 19 de octubre de 2016.

David D. Orr Secretario del Condado, Condado de Cook, Illinois

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR STREET AND/OR ALLEY RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION VILLAGE OF OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION ADJACENT SUBJECT PROPERTY ADDRESSES: 201-211 Harrison Street (East side of alley) and 213-215 Harrison Street (West side of alley), Oak Park, Illinois, Cook County.

HEARING DATE: November 3, 2016 TIME: 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the Agenda permits.

LOCATION OF HEARING: Council Chambers, Room 201, Oak Park Village Hall, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois, 60302 OWNER (S) OF RECORD: Village of Oak Park, 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 APPLICANT: Harrison Street Ventures, LLC; 200 Harrison Street, Oak Park, IL 60304 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: That part of a 16 foot wide public alley described as follows: A 16 Foot Wide North-South Public Alley Lying Entirely In Block 1 Of Harrison Street Subdivision Of The North ½ Of The Northwest ¼ Of The Southwest ¼ Of Section 17, Township 39 North, Range 13 East Of The Third Principal Meridian, More Particularly Described As Follows: Beginning At The Northwest Corner Of Lot 1, Also Being On The South Right Of Way Of Harrison Street, Thence South Along The West Line Of Said Lot 1 For A Distance Of 33.62 Feet To The Northwest Corner Of Lot 2; Thence Continuing South Along The West Line Of Lot 2 For A Distance Of 13.38 Feet; Thence West To A Point On The East Line Of Lot 46 47.00 Feet South Of The Northeast Corner Of Said Lot 46; Thence North Along The East Line Of Said Lot 46 For A Distance Of 47.00 Feet The Northeast Corner Of Lot 46, Said Corner Also Being On The South Right Of Way Of Harrison Street, Thence West Along The Said South Right Of Way Line For A Distance Of 16.00 Feet To The Northwest Corner Of Lot 1 And The Place Of Beginning, In Cook County, Illinois.

REQUEST: The Applicant seeks the vacation of a portion of an abutting commercial alley located between the addresses referenced above, which are both owned by Harrison Street Ventures, LLC, accessing Harrison Street. The portion of the village right-of-way to be vacated is approximately 16 feet in width (east to west) and 47 feet long (north to south).

The principal purpose of the public hearing is for the Plan Commission to hear evidence and testimony about whether the public interest would be served by vacating the proposed portion of the aforesaid alley. Your attendance and comments on the development plans at the public hearing are welcome.

Copies of the application and each of the applicable documents are on file and are available for inspection at the Village Hall, Development Customer Services, 123 Madison Street, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Persons with disabilities planning to attend and needing special accommodations should contact the Village Clerk’s Office at 123 Madison Street, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, or call (708) 358-5670.

ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE INVITED TO BE HEARD. David Mann, Chair OAK PARK PLAN COMMISSION, Sitting as a Zoning Commission Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Published in Wednesday Journal 10/19/2016

LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed bids at the Village of Oak Park Police Department, 123 Madison, Oak Park, Illinois 60302, until 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 11, 2016 for the following: BID 16-116 For Crisis Intervention & Police Social Work Services Proposal forms may be obtained from the Village of Oak Park Police Department front desk located at 123 Madison, Oak Park, Illinois between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The Village of Oak Park reserves the right to issue proposal documents and specifications only to those vendors deemed qualified. No proposal documents will be issued after 5:00 p.m. on the working day preceding the date of proposal opening. For more information call the Police Department Erica Ramsay, Commander at 708.386.3800.

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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. FILE NO. D16148317 on October 3, 2016.

Under the Assumed Business Name of JONERSON FINACIAL SERVICES with the business located at: P.O. BOX 34706, CHICAGO, IL 60634. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: TERESA B JONES, 2919 N MULLIGAN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60634.

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LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held by the Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Oak Park on Wednesday evening, November 9, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Village Hall, 123 Madison St., Oak Park, Illinois on the following matter: Cal. No. 26-16-Z: 400 N. Kenilworth Avenue, Kevin and Dianne Risch Kevin and Dianne Risch, Applicants, filed an application with the Zoning Board of Appeals for the Village of Oak Park, seeking a construction necessitated variation from Section 4.6 3 (A) of the Zoning Ordinance of the Village of Oak Park, which section establishes a minimum height of 20 feet for a detached accessory building or structure, to permit the maintenance of a newly constructed garage at 400 N. Kenilworth Avenue at its current height of 21 feet.

Those property owners within 500 feet of the Subject Property and those persons with a special interest beyond that of the general public (“Interested Parties”) wishing to cross-examine witnesses must complete and file an appearance with original signatures with the Village Clerk not later than 5:00 PM on the business day preceding the public hearing.

All papers in connection with the above matter are on file at the Village of Oak Park and available for examination by interested parties by contacting the Zoning Officer at 708.358.5449.

DATED AT OAK PARK, ILLINOIS, this 19th Day of October, 2016 Published in Wednesday Journal 10/19/2016

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF SILENT AUCTION Oak Park School District 97 970 W. Madison Street Oak Park, Illinois

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLNOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT, PROBATE DIVISION Estate of SANTA B. DIMARCO, Deceased No. 2016 P4662 That the Petition For Probate of Will and for Letters Testamentary In the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois was granted on July 27, 2016 for the Estate of Santa B. DiMarco, Deceased and that Joseph R. Ender was appointed as the Executor and letters of office have issued and states under the penalties of perjury that:

STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF DUPAGE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE EIGHTEENTH JUDICAL CIRCUIT IN RE THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH M. FENCL Deceased Case Number 2015-000141 PETITION FOR LETTERS OF INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION That the Petition for Letters of Independent Adminstration in the Circuit Court of the Eighteenth Judicial Circuit was filed on April 7, 2015 for the Estate of Elizabeth M. Fencl and that the undersigned, on oath states:

1. Santa B. Dimarco, whose place of residence at the time of death was 1209 Austin Blvd, Cicero, Cook, Illinois died April 24 2016, at Cicero, Illinois leaving a will dated October 1, 2004.

2. The approximate value of the estate in this state is: Personal $400,000, Real: $100,000, Annual Income from Real Estate $0.

3. The names and post office addresses pf the testator’s heirs and legatees are set forth on Exhibit A made a part of this petition.

4. The testator nominated as executor of the following, qualified and willing to act: Joseph R. Ender 4010 S. California Ave, Chicago, IL 60632.

5. The name and post office address of the personal fiduciary designated to act during independent administration for each heir or legatee who is a minor or disabled person are shown on Exhibit A, a part of this petition.

6. This ad also requests that any unknown heirs make themselves known to the attorney herein.

7. This ad will serve as a notice to creditors that they have 6 months from the date of filing of this petition to submit their claims.

1. The decedent, whose place of residence at the time of death was 5904 WESTERN AVE, WILLOWBROOK, IL 60527 died on 12/2/ 2014 atÿDOWNERS GROVE, leaving no Will.

2. The approximate value of the estate in this state is: Personal $500 Real $210,000 Annual Income From Real Estate $0 3. The names and addresses of decedent’s heirs are: Meribeth Fencl, Robert C Fencl Jennifer M Richardson, Francis M. Fencl, Wendy Fencl 4. The decedent nominated the following to act in the office indicated above: WENDY FENCL 6107 WESTERN AVE, WILLOWBROOK IL 60052 5.Petitioner is a DAUGHTER of decedent and is legally qualified to act or nominate a resident of Illinois to act). Petitioner asks that letters administration be issued.

6.*If so indicated above, the Petitioner requests independent adminstration. The name and address of the personal fiduciary designated to act during independent administration for each heir, who is a minor or disabled person, are shown on Exhibit A attached and made part of this petition.

7. This ad also requests that any unknown heirs make themselves known to the attorney herein.

8. This ad will serve as a notice to creditors that they have 6 months from the date of filing of this petition to submit their claims

Petitioner asks that the will be admitted to probate and that letters testamentary issue.

Atty Name: Matt Leuck Attorney for Petitioner 84 E. Burlington, 2W Riverside, IL 60546 708-447-3166 Atty No. 11017 Published in Landmark 10/5, 10/12, 10/19/2016

Oak Park Elementary School District 97 will be conducting a Silent Auction of used office furniture: Desks, office chairs, bookcases, file cabinets and miscellaneous office furniture. The successful bidder is responsible for removal of their items by Friday, October 28, 2016.

For additional information contact Dr. Alicia Evans (708)524-3000.

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 filed by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: D16148295 on September 30, 2016.

Under the Assumed Business Name of BARBARA JEAN COUTURE with the business located at: 129 MARSHALL AVE, BELLWOOD, IL 60104. The true and full real name(s)and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: BARBARA DAVIS 129 MARSHALL AVE BELLLWOOD, IL 60104

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Petitioner: WENDY FENCL 6107 WESTERN AVE WILLOWBROOK, IL 60052 MATT J LEUCK DuPage Attorney Number 48518 Attorney for: PETITIONER WENDY FENCL 84 E BURLINGTON RD RIVERSIDE IL 60546 708-447-3166 If a consul or consular agent is to be notified, name country: _______________ Published in Landmark 10/5, 10/12, 10/19/2016

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION STEARNS LENDING, LLC Plaintiff, vs.

MARITZA MARTINEZ DUARTE; AVENUE SQUARE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION; UNKNOWN OWNERS AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 15 CH 3949 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, November 9, 2016 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. 16-07-117-010-1007.

Commonly known as 805 Erie Street, Unit 1, Oak Park, Illinois 60302.

The mortgaged real estate is improved with a condominium residence. The purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by subdivisions (g) (1) and (g)(4) of Section 9 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, Anselmo Lindberg Oliver LLC, 1771 West Diehl Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563-1890. (630) 453-6960. For Bidding instructions visit www.falillinois.com 24 hours prior to sale.

F15010079 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122 I704982 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE F/K/ A NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR STRUCTURED ASSET SECURITIES CORPORATION MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2007-OSI Plaintiff, -v.MARIAN ARCHIE, 222 BOULEVARD MANOR CONDOMINIUMS Defendants 14 CH 011908 222 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. UNIT #104 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 28, 2016, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 23, 2016, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive–24th Floor, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at public auction to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following

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described real estate: Commonly known as 222 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. UNIT #104, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 1608-314-043-1004; 16-08-314-0431027. The real estate is improved with a condo/townhouse. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial sale fee for 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 assess-

ments and the legal fees required

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

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

by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file or contact Plaintiff’s attorney: CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL 60527, (630) 794-9876 Please refer to file number 1413-12641. 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. 14-13-12641 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 14 CH 011908 TJSC#: 36-11964 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that

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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. Frederic Deraiche at Plaintiff’s Attorney, Kluever & Platt, L.L.C., 65 East Wacker Place, Chicago, Illinois 60601. (312) 236-0077. File Number SPSF.2282A INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION Selling Officer, (312) 444-1122

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT– CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK NA, SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NA AS TRUSTEE FOR WAMU MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007HY6 TRUST Plaintiff, vs.

PAUL WICKLOW, MELISSA A. WICKLOW, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE BENEFIT OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, UNKNOWN OWNERS, GENERALLY, AND NON-RECORD CLAIMANTS Defendants, 15 CH 9733 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above entitled cause on August 18, 2016 Intercounty Judicial Sales Corporation will on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 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. 16-07-206-004-0000.

Commonly known as 308 N. Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302.

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

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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 informedthat all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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521 BERKELEY $349,900

Fantastic 3BR 2BA Art Deco Style brick home. Move in ready! 10+

462 UVEDALE $435,000

Quality built 3BR 2.1BA brick Georgian. 1/4 acre lot!

238 LIONEL RD $439,000

Charming vintage prairie style home restored from top to bottom

129 WOODSIDE $389,900

Lovely 3BR 1.1Ba Victorian in Prime Riverside location!

375 LONGCOMMON $475,000

Lovely Four bedroom, Two and one Half bath Riverside home!

286 NORTHWOOD $535,000

Character abounds in this 3BR 2.1BA English brick home.

458 KENT RD $459,900

Solid & stately colonial boasts beautiful oak floors, great natural light.

315 LIONEL RD $619,900

Completely updated 5 BR, 2.5 BA home with open floor plan.

92 KIMBARK ROAD $450,000

Incredible potential in this immaculate 7 bedroom, 3 bath home

164 FAIRBANK RD $799,000

Rare opportunity to own one of Riverside’s historic beauties.

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265 BLACKHAWK $899,500 New Construction! 5BR 5.1BA Available 10/01/16

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2224 BURR OAK $224,000

Lovelyremodeled2BR1BABrickRaisedranch.Fencedyardw/2cargarage.

225 LONGCOMMON $1,349,000 The stunning historic John F. Palmer Illinois landmark mansion

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2433 HAINSWORTH $199,900

Wellmaintained3BR,1BAbrickraisedranch.Newerroof1cargarage

437 ADDISON RD $269,000 Custom Contemporary Redesigned Bungalow.

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3010 HARLEM UNIT 3 $215,000

Luxurious 3BR 1.1BA Updated condo! Fireplace, garage. WoW!

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3224 RAYMOND $222,000 Charming Bungalow with cottage feel on large lot.

3303 GROVE $149,900

Charming 1 Bedroom Condo on Top Floor. Great Views of City.

8063 COUNTRY CLUB LN $349,000 Lovely 3 BR, 2 BA split level located on a tree-lined cul-de-sac.

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2225 HOME $219,900

Stately4BR2.1BAredBrickBungaloww/lotsofoldworldcharm.2cargarage.

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193 E QUINCY ST Opportunity knocks! Great lot available in the downtown area of the Historic Village of Riverside surrounded by beautiful homes. Land is at a premium and this is a great chance to build your own dream single family home to your specifications. Walking distance to shops, schools and the Metra train to downtown Chicago. Near MacNeal and Loyola Hospitals. Won’t last long at this bargain price! Offered at............$145,000