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Brookfield trustees mull how to direct federal COVID funds American Rescue Plan Act dispensing about $2.5 million to village By BOB UPHUES Editor
The village of Brookfield will receive close to $2.5 million in federal funds as part of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) signed into law by President Joe Biden in February to assist local municipalities across the country recover from the financial fallout resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. With $1.24 million of that money remitted to Brookfield in September and the second installment expected to be disbursed in early 2022, trustees have begun discussing just how those dollars will be spent. See ARPA on page 12
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Frannie Wilch, 2, of North Riverside, looks to fill up her treat bag with candy on Oct. 15, 2021, during a pre-Halloween trunk-or-treat event on 10th Avenue outside of Mater Christi Church in North Riverside. For more photos, turn to page 13 and visit online at RBLandmark.com.
Riverside Township confounded in effort to repaint bridge Few companies show interest, and most complete proposal came in at $725,000
By BOB UPHUES Editor
What was thought to be a pretty straightforward project to refurbish the 210-foot long H. Wallace Caldwell Memorial Bridge
– known to local residents as the Swinging Bridge – has turned into something of a nightmare for the Riverside Township Board of Trustees. It turns out that not only was the $75,000 earmarked in the 2021-22 budget far below
what it’s going to take to do the job, the township board has had trouble getting companies to even submit bids. As it stands, the township board has in hand two proposals, neither of which is appealing, and it’s almost certain that any work to refurbish
the bridge’s rusting, flaking finish won’t happen in 2021. “I’m hopeful we’ll get at least one more bid so we can get the job done as soon as posSee BRIDGE on page 17
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Riverside woman’s charity, NannyNonProfit, draws ‘conscious childcare’ philosophy By JACKIE PISANO Contributing Reporter
For as long as she can remember, all 19-year-old Audrey Connelly has ever wanted to do is work with children and spend meaningful time with families. After all, she comes from a large, blended family — she’s the youngest of five siblings and in the middle between one older and one younger stepsister. “From the time I was able to speak, I’ve always wanted to be a mom, and I’ve been so interested in children and working with kids — especially babies,” said Connelly, a Riverside resident and 2020 graduate of RiversideBrookfield High School. Since middle school, Connelly has been able to fulfill that dream, working in various capacities as a babysitter, nanny, camp counselor, coach and tutor. But over the past year, another goal began tugging at her, a drive to not only help nurture children, but educate and encourage them to learn the importance of stepping up and helping take care of others — something Connelly calls “conscious childcare.” Enter NannyNonProfit, a venture geared toward providing opportunities for children and families to get involved with nonprofits in the Chicago area, both through volunteering and donating essentials to families in need. Launched this past summer, NannyNonProfit is Connelly’s way of introducing the children and families she works with to nonprofits, whether through donated goods, monetary donations or hands-on participation. Essentially, Connelly says, NannyNonProfit acts as a bridge between families and nonprofits to help forge new, service-based learning opportunities. According to her website, NannyNonProfit was launched to inspire children to live a life of service, lead with a heart of compassion and exercise human kindness when-
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Riversider Audrey Connelly drops off maternity and baby donations to New Moms in Chicago, thanks to donations from a parent for whom she nannies. ever possible. “As a childcare worker, I truly believe that conscious childcare is the future in terms of raising children’s social awareness, because when we teach our children about social issues, we are forming literally the next generation of change-makers,” Connelly said. “I think that’s such a powerful thing, because when you give them education, you give them the power to literally change the world, and I think that’s just such a cool connection with a nonprofit world.” Currently, Connelly is nannying full-time for a newborn and holds a regular babysitting schedule for families throughout the Riverside area. But through NannyNon-
Profit, Connelly advertises that if families reach out to her a few weeks in advance with a date and time in mind, she is typically able to commit to adding new families to her babysitting schedule. While the nonprofit is still in its early stages, Connelly says right now, her vision of success is bringing children along on service-based outings, hosting donation drives and drop offs and creating space to talk about service organizations. Connelly says any money donated by families goes directly toward organizations she’s working with. While she personally See NANNY on page 5
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BIG WEEK October 20-27
Final Olmsted walking tour of 2021 The Frederick Law Olmsted Society hosts its final Riverside guided walking tour of the year on Sunday, Oct. 24 from 2 to 4 p.m.
The tour, which highlights the village’s design, history and architecture, will focus on the area south of the BNSF Railroad tracks, including Swan Pond Park, Indian Gardens, Scottswood Common and architecture by Frank Lloyd Wright, William LeBaron Jenney, John Drummond, John Vinci, Purcell & Elmslie and Olmsted’s partner, Calvert Vaux. Tours are $20 per person ($15 seniors/Olmsted Society members) and depart at 2 p.m. from the Riverside Train Depot, 90 Bloomingbank Road. Email tours@olmstedsociety.com or visit olmstedsociety.org for more.
Rebecca Keller, “Portable Candle Garden 1,” 2021
New work at Riverside Arts Center Riverside Arts Center, 32 E. Quincy St., presents a new exhibition “Portable Memorials and Abject Objects” featuring the work of Rebecca Keller from Oct. 23 through Nov. 27.
Radio Players serve up Halloween chills
Keller’s work derives from her interest in ad hoc, informal tributes, like congratulatory wreaths and roadside memorials, as well as objects that sit on the border between public declarations and private sentiment – between beauty and kitsch, the comic and the tragic.
The Riverside Township Radio Players present their annual Halloween show Friday, Oct. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road in Riverside. The group will perform two seasonal programs, including “Slurp! Goes the Amoeba” from the radio horror series “Lights Out” and “The Devil’s Doctor” from the series “The Witch’s Tale.” Admission is free. Masks must be worn by all in attendance. Visit riversidetownshipradioplayers.com for more.
And more Theatre of Western Springs, 4384 Hampton Ave. in Western Springs, presents “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” adapted for the stage by Simon Stephens based on the novel by Mark Haddon. Show runs Oct. 21-31. Tickets are $23/$25, students $15. Call the box office 708-246-3380 or visit theatrewesternsprings.com. All current and former members of the U.S. Armed Forces are invited to be guests of honor during Riverside-Brookfield High School’s Military Appreciation Football Game on Oct. 22. The sophomore game is at 5 p.m. with varsity game at 7:15 p.m. Veterans will be honored on the field between the games. Fundraisers ■
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will benefit Hines VA Hospital. Let ticket takers know you have served to enter the game free. The Frederick Law Olmsted Society and village of Riverside will host their next Landscape Workday on Oct. 23 from 9 a.m. to noon, collecting seeds along Riverside Road. RSVP required at least 24 hours in advance by emailing to workdays@olmstedsociety. org or calling 708-447-0226. Wear a face covering and bring work gloves and a water bottle. All other supplies and snacks provided. Look for the public works dump truck. Boo! at the Zoo, the annual Halloween celebration at Brookfield Zoo, 8400 31st St., continues on Oct. 23-24. Don your favorite costume and take memorable snapshots at the many Halloween■
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An opening reception will be held Oct. 23 from 3 to 6 p.m., with an artist’s talk scheduled for Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. You can also view the installation “Consonance” by Julietta Cheung, a series of photographic street posters exploring the nature of public speech through Nov. 18. The installation is on the center’s public-facing rear fence. It’s part of a multi-site project. Gallery hours are Thurs.-Sat. 1-5 p.m. Visit riversideartscenter.com for more. themed photo frames and vignettes. Youngsters will receive sweet treats as they exit the park. For more information, visit CZS.org/Events. The Brookfield Chamber of Commerce continues its 60-to-Win raffle drawings every Thursday through Nov. 18 at 4:30 p.m. at Joe’s Saloon, 9220 47th St. in Brookfield. You can also watch a livestream on the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce Facebook page (facebook.com/BrookfieldIllinois). Winners’names will be posted each week at brookfieldchamber.net. Riverside Arts Center presents “Porcelain Utopia: Mid-Century Lustron Homes in Illinois and Beyond,” an exhibit of photographs by Dirk Fletcher in the lobby of the Riverside Township Hall, 27 Riverside Road, through Dec. 31. Free. Open Monday ■
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through Friday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. North Riverside Public Library, 2400 Desplaines Ave., invites you to explore your family tree by visiting their Ancestry Help Desk every Friday from 2 to 6 p.m. through November. There’s also the hybrid monthly cooking program Spice Club on Oct. 23 at 1:30 p.m., Yoga & Meditation in-person on Oct. 25 at 6:30 p.m. and Mary’s Monthly Movie featuring the animated film “Coco” on Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. Kids ages 4-up can choose either in-person or Zoom attendance for Lapsit Storytime on Oct. 21 at 10:30 a.m.; After School Art Escape (in person only) on Oct. 21 at 3:30 p.m.; Learn with Lester the Llama on Oct. 23 at 10:30 a.m.; ABCs and 123s on Oct. 25 at 10:30 a.m.; Story Safari on Oct. 27 at ■
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Responsibility to give back
Holiday Bazaar at North Riverside Village Commons
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Who says it’s too early to get some Christmas shopping done? Get a jump on your shopping lists at North Riverside Parks & Recreation’s annual Holiday Bazaar on Sunday, Oct. 24 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Village Commons, 2401 Desplaines Ave. Vendors will be selling crafts, artwork, homemade jewelry and other one-of-a-kind items. Concessions available for purchase. There’s no entrance fee to shop. Call 708-442-5515 with questions.
Ghost Stories with Megan Wells
Brookfield Public Library invites you to join award-winning actress and master storyteller Megan Wells for “Ghost Stories,” a spine-tingling journey through the great ghost stories of the world. The special Zoom program will take place on Tuesday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. Registration required. Call 708-485-6917, ext. 130 or visit brookfield.evanced.info/signup. MEGAN WELLS
keeps money earned by her salary, Connelly says she does donate as much as she can to charity. Eventually, Connelly hopes to create a network with other area nannies and babysitters to help with this endeavor. As NannyNonProfit launches, she is navigating the ins and outs of the nonprofit world with help from family friends who are involved with nonprofits. So far, NannyNonProfit has partnered with four groups, including Share Our Spare, a Chicago organization which collects new and gently used baby items from those with extras to spare, distributing them to families living in poverty through volunteers and social service agencies; New Moms, a Chicago and Oak Park-based organization with partners with assists young moms facing housing and economic instability; Chicago Period Project, a grassroots organization which distributes menstrual products to local shelters, schools and crisis support networks; and the Greater Chicago Food Depository, which works as a hub for a network of more than 700 food pantries and shelters throughout the city and suburbs. This summer, Connelly volunteered with Chicago Period Project, packing and deliver-
ing menstrual products to women in need, and subscribing to their recurring monthly donation queue. Along with helping coordinate postpartum and baby item drop-offs with New Moms, Connelly says the mother of the infant she’s currently nannying for also helped with donations, providing an extra breastfeeding pillow, breastmilk storage bags and other supplies for nursing moms and babies. With the families she works with, Connelly says the parents have been supportive of her nonprofit concept. “It’s been really cool to see parents super excited and eager to get involved,” she said. “The hope is that parents will share this idea with their kids, and I’ll be able to work with their kids on volunteering.” Connelly hopes families will become interested in learning more about NannyNonProfit and recognize the power of giving back to children and families outside of the immediate Riverside area who are struggling. “I feel like since we come from an affluent and privileged area, I think it’s our responsibility as a community to give back to those in need,” she said. “With the families I work for, they have so many items they don’t need anymore or have so many items in excess, and I think that’s just telling us that our excess items can be someone else’s essentials and a treasure to them.” For more information about NannyNonProfit, visit nannynonprofit.squarespace. com
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10:30 a.m.; and Builders Club (Zoom only) on Oct. 27 at 4 p.m. Visit northriversidelibrary.org/events-new to register for all programs. Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library, 3541 Park Ave., invites you to Chair Yoga via Zoom on Oct. 21 at 11 a.m. and Movie Matinee featuring “What We Do in the Shadows”on Oct. 23 at 1 p.m. Visit brookfield.evanced.info/signup to register for programs. Riverside Public Library, 1 Burling Road, invites you attend College Financial Planning via Zoom on Oct. 21 at 7 p.m., a movie screening and discussion of Ron Howard’s “Pavarotti” on Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. in the Community Room and a visit ■
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with New York Times best-selling author Chris Bohjalian via Zoom on Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. There’s also Outdoor All-Ages Storytime on Oct. 22 at 10 a.m., Friday Flix for teens in the Teen Room on Oct. 22 at 3:30 p.m. and After School DIY for teens on Oct. 27 at 3:30 p.m. Registration required. Visit riversidelibrary.libcal.com/calendar to register for programs. Riverside Chess Club, open to anyone age 5 through adult, meets in person each Wednesday at 5 p.m. in Guthrie Park, Riverside and Bloomingbank roads in downtown Riverside. Players of all levels welcome. Children under 7 require caregiver over 13. Email sean@riversidechessclub.org for more info.
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Riverside man charged Alleged drunk driver crashes with killing 7-year-old girl, into 8 Corners fountain wounding sister in Chicago P O L I C E
Brookfield police charged a 23-year-old Chicago woman with driving under the influence of alcohol after she allegedly drove her blue 2019 Ford Fusion into the wall of the fountain in the middle of the Veteran Memorial Circle at Eight Corners during the early morning hours of Oct. 15. While the curb, grass, landscaping and perimeter wall of the fountain were damaged and the vehicle’s air bags deployed, neither the driver nor her 26-year-old female passenger were injured. According to the police report, the driver’s blood-alcohol content was .256, which is more than three times the legal limit of .08, and she reportedly told police she believed she was somewhere in Chicago and had no idea how the crash happened. But village security cameras at Eight Corners captured the crash, which happened at about 3:35 a.m. Video reportedly showed the blue Ford traveling southbound on Maple Avenue and blowing through the stop sign at the circle before driving directly into the circle and coming to a rest after striking the fountain. Police also reported recovering an open can of a strawberry-flavored margarita drink, which had spilled onto the driver’s side floorboard. In addition to DUI, police cited the driver for several traffic offenses, including failure to reduce speed to avoid a crash, disobeying a stop sign, operating an uninsured motor vehicle, illegal transportation of open alcohol and damage to village property. Brookfield Public Works Director Carl Muell said the damage to the fountain was minor. It would have been unlikely for any damage to have been repaired, since the entire Veterans Memorial Circle is in for a complete overhaul in 2022. The project had been planned for this fall but was pushed back until spring. It’s not the first time an alleged drunk driver has crashed into the fountain. In 2006, the fountain itself was destroyed when a car crashed into it, forcing it to be replaced. In 2011 an alleged drunk driver did more than $4,000 damage to the fountain.
Car left running, unlocked, stolen from gas station A woman called police at about 8:50 a.m. on Oct. 13 to report that someone had just stolen her red 2005 Ford Taurus from the lot at Citgo, 539 Longcommon Road. The victim told police she had parked the car on the north side of the minimart and left it running and unlocked while she went inside. When she returned, the car was gone, along with her house keys and purse which were inside the vehicle. Police viewed store security video, which
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showed a silver SUV with side damage pull into the lot at 8:45 a.m. A man of unknown race wearing a face mask, black shirt, black pants, yellow jacket and yellow gym shoes then exits the passenger side front door, walks over to the victim’s vehicle and gets inside and drives away northbound on Harlem Avenue. The victim later called to report that one of her credit cards was used at a Citgo station in Countryside.
Doing doughnuts in the mall lot North Riverside police charged a 24-yearold Chicago man with reckless driving after an officer on patrol reported observing a 2011 Chevy Cruze doing doughnuts while driving in and out of parking lanes in the parking lot of the North Riverside Park Mall, 7501 Cermak Road, on Oct. 16 at about 6:25 p.m. The arresting officer noted that the mall was open and people were walking through the parking lot at the time. The man has a Dec. 6 hearing date at the Maybrook courthouse.
DUI charge in 3-car crash Brookfield police charged a 40-year-old Brookfield man with driving under the influence and alcohol and drug possession after he allegedly drove his white Kia Sportage through a stop sign at the intersection of Maple and Garfield avenues, striking two vehicles on Oct. 11 just before 4:30 p.m. The Kia reportedly crashed into a Honda Civic driven by a 33-year-old Chicago man and a Hyundai Tucson driven by a 37-yearold Midlothian man who was with his 3-year-old daughter. No one was seriously hurt, according to police, but the alleged offender reportedly admitted to smoking cannabis and drinking alcohol prior to getting behind the wheel. Police reported recovering from the vehicle two zip-top plastic bags containing a total of about 23 grams of cannabis, along with a blue metal e-cigarette containing cannabis oil residue. In addition to DUI, the driver was cited for possession of cannabis, disobeying a stop sign and other traffic offenses. These items were obtained from police reports filed by the Riverside, North Riverside and Brookfield police departments, Oct. 11-17 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.
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Alleged gunman on parole after serving time for North Riverside attempted robbery conviction By BOB UPHUES
press conference that on Aug. 15 at about 3:30 p.m., 7-year-old Serenity Broughton and 6-year-old Aubrey Broughton were being A 24-year-old Riverside man on parole af- put into a car by their mother outside of a ter serving part of a five-year sentence for relative’s house in the 6200 block of West a 2017 attempted armed robbery conviction Grand Avenue in Chicago. in North Riverside has been charged with At that time, a vehicle with three people first-degree murder and attempted murder inside pulled into an alley. Two people, one for allegedly being one of two gunmen in- of whom was Luster, according to Chicago volved in the fatal shooting of a 7-year-old police, exited the vehicle and began shootgirl on Aug. 15 on Chicago’s Northwest Side. ing in the direction of the two girls. The two The girl’s 6-year-old sister was wounded. then ran back to their vehicle, which drove Chicago police along with from the scene. personnel from the U.S. MarSerenity was shot in the chest shal’s Fugitive Task Force arand was later pronounced dead rested Aireon D. Luster in the at Loyola University Medical basement of his grandmother’s Center. Aubrey also was shot in home in the 200 block of E. Burthe chest, but survived. lington Street in Riverside on Deenihan said the two girls Oct. 13, and Chicago Police Supt. were not the intended targets David Brown announced the and that police have determined charges against him at a press the gunmen were targeting conference that evening. “a relative who is part of that Riverside Director of Public house.” Deenihan also conAIREON D. LUSTER Safety Matthew Buckley said his firmed that Luster was the same officers were not present for the person arrested in September arrest but added his department had been for the same incident. working with Chicago police, who arrested Asked why police now felt they had Luster initially for the shooting in Septem- enough to charge Luster, Deenihan said, ber. However, the Cook County State’s At- “What’s changed is we worked with the torney determined at that time there wasn’t state’s attorney’s office to ensure we did a complete and thorough investigation, and enough evidence to charge Luster. Luster had been living in Riverside since we worked together to get the defendant mid-March 2020 when he was paroled from charged.” Luster was on parole for the 2013 armed the Lawrence Correctional Center, where he was serving time for the North Riverside robbery conviction and living at the East conviction. He previously also served time Burlington Street address when he atin prison after a 2013 armed robbery convic- tempted to rob a 24-year-old North Riverside man at the intersection of 23rd Street tion that resulted in a 10-year sentence. “These charges are the beginning, we and Northgate Avenue on Dec. 21, 2018 at hope, of bringing some measure of closure about 11 p.m. When the victim refused to hand over his to the grieving family of these two innocent little girls who were sitting in a parked car wallet, a second offender pistol whipped when they were struck by gunfire,” Brown the victim, who was able to grab hold of the said at the press conference. gun and release the ammunition magazine. Brown said the investigation of the shoot- The two ran off when a witness yelled out. ing continues and that detectives hope to Police arrested Luster after a pursuit identify and apprehend the two other people that ended when the offenders’ vehicle allegedly involved in the shooting, another crashed at Roosevelt Road and Harvey Avegunman and the person who served as the nue in Oak Park. Luster was arrested neargetaway driver. by, while his accomplice eluded capture. “The hard work will continue until all of At a hearing on Oct. 14, Cook County the offenders involved in this incident are Circuit Court Judge David Navarro, who arrested and held accountable for this ter- also is a Riverside resident, ordered Luster rible crime,” Brown said. held without bond. Luster remains in cusThe Chicago Police Department’s chief of tody at Cook County jail awaiting a Nov. 3 detectives, Brendan Deenihan, said at the court date. Editor
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Brookfield trustees give village manager 5-percent pay hike Salary now tops Wiberg’s colleagues in both Riverside and North Riverside
By BOB UPHUES
on his accomplishments, getting us through this past year with COVID and his experience in the area,” said Village President MiBrookfield Village Manager chael Garvey prior to the vote to Timothy Wiberg was given a approve the raise. “I believe this 5-percent pay bump on Oct. 11, is a very valuable person we have with village trustees voting here, and we want to signify that unanimously to reward him for we want to keep him here.” the job he’s done over the past 12 Hired in September 2018 afmonths. ter a six-month search, Wiberg The pay increase raises WiTIMOTHY WIBERG came to Brookfield after serving berg’s annual salary to $192,938, as village manager for 15 years which makes him the highestpaid top administrator compared to his col- in Lincolnwood. He resigned from the Lincolnwood job in 2018 after a majority of the leagues in Riverside and North Riverside. North Riverside Village Administrator village board, following a 2017 election that Sue Scarpiniti, who was hired in May after resulted in a political change of direction, serving for more than a year in an interim voted against renewing his contract. Wiberg’s initial salary was set at $165,000 role, is paid $185,000 while Riverside Village Manager Jessica Frances, who has been in and he received a $10,000 pay bump, which had been written into his contract for meetthat role since 2015, is paid $190,000. “We believe it is very well-deserved based ing certain board goals, nine months later. Editor
In fall 2020, the village board riod during which developers awarded Wiberg his first offihave shown increased interest cial “raise” of 5 percent. and the village has undertakSince September 2018, Wien an intensive look at how to berg has seen his base salary approach redeveloping the Ogden Avenue corridor. increase by 17 percent. He has The COVID-19 pandemic, overseen a fairly comprehenwhich forced Wiberg and his sive overhaul at village hall, directors to reevaluate and hiring an assistant village reprioritize capital spending manager – a position that and rethink operations during had been eliminated in 2014 a time when many employees -- and bringing aboard new worked remotely, added to the departmental leadership in challenges. all but the Finance DepartMICHAEL GARVEY “The village has been very ment, which has been led by Brookfield president well run since Tim has come Finance Director Doug Coohere, and 2020 proved it,” said per since 2008. Trustee Ed Cote. “Brookfield One of his biggest challenges since arriving three years ago has been was not affected as adversely as much as a revolving door at the top of the Commu- other areas were, and that simply was from nity Development Department, which now the work done here and a lot of it comes has its fourth director in that time, a pe- from the top down.”
“I believe this is a very valuable person we have here, and we want to signify that we want to keep him here.”
$2.1 million Brookfield water meter project to start early 2022 Cellular-based data transmission units to be installed on meters in residential, commercial buildings By BOB UPHUES Editor
Brookfield trustees voted unanimously on Oct. 11 to award a $2.1 million contract to a downstate firm to install new water meter data transmission units on all residential and commercial water meters in the village. Beginning in January or February of 2022, employees of Edinburg-based Midwest Meter Inc. will begin replacing the meter transmission units, also known as MTUs, on more than 6,700 water meters located in homes and businesses throughout the village.
The units will replace ones installed in local homes and businesses in 2006 and 2007 when Brookfield swapped out old-fashioned manual-read water meters for a fixed-point digital meter reading system, where data was transmitted digitally from water meters to an antenna to village hall computers. The village also chose Midwest Meter for the 2006-07 change out, which cost Brookfield about $1.5 million. While the water meters themselves continue to function well and will remain in place, the MTUs, which sit on top of the water meters and transmit the data, have a life span of about 15 years and are beginning to wear out, according to
Public Works Director Carl Muell. Another change is that the new MTUs will operate using cellphone technology, which allows the entire water meter system, including residential meters and larger commercial meters, to be read by one network. Moving to the cell technology will also allow water customers to use an app they can download onto their smartphones to track water usage and spot unusual spikes, perhaps indicating a leak. Prior to the start of MTU installation, water customers will receive notification instructing them how to set up appointments to have the MTUs installed on top of the me-
ters in their homes and businesses. The cost for the water meters was figured into an increase in Brookfield water rates approved by the village board in July. Beginning in September, water customers would have started seeing an 18.5 percent increase in the water rate, from $11.68 to $13.84 per 1,000 gallons of water. Trustees raised rates not only to pay for the replacement of water meter MTUs but also to begin systematically replacing the village’s oldest water mains over the next 50 years. More than half of the village’s water mains are at least 100 years old, according to Village Engineer Derek Treichel.
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Cops: ‘Gang-related issues’between players sparked LTHS homecoming game fight Police report doesn’t explain why or on whose behalf two men arrested were there
By BOB UPHUES Editor
Western Springs police say that a fight following the conclusion of Lyons Township High School homecoming football game on Oct. 2 was the result of “gang-related issues” between a player from LTHS and one from that day’s opponent, Proviso West High School. An unknown number of players were involved in the fight and no one was hurt, but police did end up arresting two men who police say tried to enter a black 2011 Chrysler 200 sedan where officers recovered a pair of Glock 9 mm pistols with extended magazines. Prior to the release of the police report, obtained by the Landmark through a Freedom of Information request, school and police officials had referred to the altercation as a “large physical fight” or “physical altercation” between unspecified people at the game. The police report clarifies that the fight principally involved two players. The police report also indicates that officers were not responding to a call reporting a fight but from someone believing two people at the scene were possibly armed. Those two people, according to the police report had been seen by the witness putting on black skulls caps and walking toward the football field from the parking lot. Two police officers responding to the South Campus, 4900 S. Willow Springs Road, reported locating two men matching the description given by the witness approaching a black Chrysler 200 parked in the school’s north lot. After learning the altercation on the field stemmed from a gang-related dispute, the police officers armed themselves with rifles and ordered the campus placed on soft lockdown. When the two suspects attempted to enter the vehicle, police ordered them to stop and approach police with their hands showing. The two men, identified as Demitrus R. Ross, 19, of Harvey, and Donny J. Starkes II, 19, of Blue Island, were detained without further incident. Western Springs police reported looking inside the
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Lyons Township High School South Campus, 4900 S. Willow Springs Road, Western Springs black Chrysler and seeing two black handguns with extended magazines, in plain view, one under the driver’s seat and one under the passenger seat. Police later obtained a search warrant and recovered the guns from inside the car. As more police units from LaGrange, LaGrange Park and Countryside arrived on scene, another witness told police a gun may have been tossed somewhere on campus. Police secured a perimeter around the campus and Western Springs called for assistance from the west suburban Major Case Assistance Team, which conducted a search of the campus for other evidence using additional personnel, police dogs and
drones. Police did not report recovering any other weapons. The high school called off the homecoming dance, which was to be held that night at South Campus, as a precaution. The dance has been rescheduled and will be held in the main courtyard at South Campus on Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. In their report, police did not state why Starkes and Ross were at the game or at whose behest, if anyone. Neither was a student at Lyons Township or Proviso West. Both men were charged with aggravated unlawful use of a weapon/possession of a firearm on school grounds. Starkes and Ross remain free on bond awaiting a Nov. 1 hearing at the Bridgeview courthouse.
District 95 school board ends Zoom broadcasts of meetings Quality was poor, hard to hear speakers and few tuned in
By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter
From now on, if you want to watch a meeting of the Brookfield-LaGrange Park School District 95 Board of Education you will need to attend the meeting in person. Last week the District 95 school board, following the wishes of Superintendent Mark Kuzniewski, decided to stop broadcasting its meetings via Zoom. District 95 meetings have been broadcast live on Zoom since earlier this year. But Kuzniewski said it is a lot of work and not many people watched over the teleconferencing app.
There have also been periodic problems with the quality of the broadcast, with Zoom viewers sometimes unable to hear what was being said at the meetings. With the COVID-19 pandemic seemingly easing and kids back in school full time, the school board agreed that now is the time to stop broadcasting the school board meetings. “Zoom was not designed to broadcast meetings,” Kuzniewski said. “It was desperate choice.” School board member Melissa Biskupic agreed. “The way we’re doing it is not working,” Biskupic said. Board member Jessica Filbey agreed that
Zoom viewers had a tough time hearing what was said at the meeting. “I really think it would be better if people showed up in person,” Filbey said. The District 95 school board usually meets on the second Thursday of each month. Meetings usually start at 7 p.m. and are typically held in the multipurpose room at Brook Park School, 1214 Raymond Ave. in LaGrange Park. Riverside Elementary School District 96 is the only area elementary school district to routinely televise its board meetings. District 96 meetings are broadcast live by Riverside TV and then archived on that agency’s website and posted on the District
96 website for later viewing. District 96 school board meetings have been broadcast since 2013. The videos of District 95 meetings were never posted on the district’s website for later viewing. Riverside-Brookfield High School District 208 school board meetings have been broadcast by the school’s television station since 2007, and they have been broadcast live since 2011. LaGrange-Brookfield School District 102, which includes the southwest portion of Brookfield, has live audio only broadcast of their school board meetings. The audio is also archived on the District 102 website for those who can’t listen live.
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Big changes locally in proposed congressional district map Redrawn 3rd District would expand into more of Brookfield, Riverside
By BOB UPHUES Editor
Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly released proposed changes to the state’s congressional district map on Oct. 15, and while the district boundaries could change somewhat during the fall veto session, which starts Oct. 19, freshman Democratic Congresswoman Marie Newman appears none too happy about what’s being pitched for her 3rd District. After campaigning on a progressive agenda and toppling longtime incumbent Dan Lipinski in 2020, Newman slammed MARIE NEWMAN the proposed boundaries of the new 3rd District, drawn in response to changes following the 2020 U.S. Census, which saw Illinois lose a congressional district. “While our team continues to review the draft congressional map that was released earlier today, it is abundantly apparent that what has currently been proposed for Illinois’ 3rd Congressional District is not only retrogressive but substantially diminishes the diverse and progressive voices of Chicago’s Southwest Side and suburbs,” Newman said in a statement following the release of the maps on Oct. 15. “I know that IL-03’s constituents will ensure their voices are heard loud and clear at these public hearings over Democrats in what would appear to be an efthe coming days.” fort to map him out of office. An interactive version of the proposed “Following the release of the new conmap can be viewed at tinyurl.com/2raw9se8. gressional maps for Illinois, my team and The 3rd District, which presently stretch- I will spend some time looking them over es southwest from Chicago’s and reviewing all of the options, Bridgeport neighborhood to just including those outside the north of Joliet, includes BrookHouse,” Kinzinger said. “This field south of Southview Avenue redistricting process has been and the southern tip of Riveranything but transparent, which side. comes as no surprise to anyone. I The proposed map enlarges believe the people of Illinois dethe district substantially and serve better.” would include Brookfield south But one person who seems of 31st Street and roughly the not so bothered by the proposed southern half of Riverside. But boundaries of the new 3rd Disthe new map sprawls southwest ADAM KINZINGER trict is Lipinski. After the map far beyond its present boundarwas unveiled on Oct. 15, Crain’s ies and includes heavily RepubChicago Business reported the former eightlican rural areas all the way to western La- term congressman was mulling a challenge Salle County. to Newman next year. That area is presently part of the 16th District, which has been represented by Republican Adam Kinzinger since 2013. KinzMeanwhile, lawmakers are also proposinger, a Channahon resident, has himself been drawn into the new 3rd District, whose ing changes to the boundaries of the 4th voting population would remain majority Congressional District, which would result in fewer Riverside, Brookfield and North Democratic. In a statement released Oct. 15, Kinzinger Riverside residents residing within that disalso registered his displeasure with Illinois trict.
4th District would shrink, locally
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Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia, who has represented the 4th District since 2019, would see his U-shaped district, which includes heavily Hispanic areas on the southwest and northwest side of Chicago, swallow up Bridgeport and some other Southwest Side neighborhoods that are now part of the 3rd District. It would also encompass parts of Leyden Township that are now part of the 5th CongressioJESUS “CHUY” GARCIA nal District, which is represented by Democrat Mike Quigley. Right now the 4th District includes all but one precinct of Riverside, all but a few blocks of North Riverside and virtually all of Brookfield north of Southview Avenue. If the proposed map is adopted, the 4th District would shrink in each village to essentially the north half of Riverside, all of North Riverside south of Cermak Road as far west as 9th Avenue and all of Brookfield north of 31st Street. The 7th Congressional District, represent-
ed by Democratic Rep. Danny Davis, now includes North Riverside commercial property north of Cermak Road as well as the Illinois National Guard Armory and the residential area essentially west of 13th DANNY K. DAVIS Avenue. The proposed map would increase the North Riverside area of the 7th District to include all residential property west of 9th Avenue while maintaining the properties north of Cermak Road.
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The Landmark, October 20, 2021
After 32 years, Lyons Township assessor bids farewell Lifelong Brookfield resident Barbara Weyrick has served since 1989
By BOB SKOLNIK
Brookfield, said she will continue her volunteer work assisting in funerals at St. Cletus Catholic Church in LaGrange. Longtime Lyons Township Assessor BarThe first woman to be elected Lyons Townbara Weyrick is leaving her office at the end ship assessor, Weyrick is well known for helpof the month after 32 years on the job. ing her constituents understand the convoLate last year, Weyrick decided not to luted Cook County property tax system. As seek another four-year term assessor she helped homeowners and in April voters elected Westfile property tax appeals, made ern Springs resident Patrick sure senior citizens and others got J. Hynes to the post. A quirk in any of all exemptions that they state law meant Weyrick’s term qualified for and generally helped does not officially expire until people in any way she could. January 2022, but Weyrick de“It’s a very complex process and cided that now is the time for her she’s always tried to do the best to step down. that she can for the residents,” “After being the assessor for so said state Sen. Steve Landek, who many years, I don’t want to work is also the mayor of Bridgeview the holidays,” Weyrick told the and a former Lyons Township BARBARA WEYRICK Landmark in a telephone intersupervisor. “We’re going to miss view. her. She was just very helpful to Weyrick said she didn’t think she should everyone.” run for a new term at age 75, adding that last In Cook County, township assessors do not year’s death of her close friend, former Ly- actually assess property. That is the job of the ons Township Clerk Mary Jo Noonan, influ- Cook County assessor. Technically township enced her decision. assessors are deputy assessors to the county “She was my traveling buddy,” Weyrick assessor. said. “It’s time for me to take a different “We’re more of a service department, so to road.” speak,” Weyrick said. Weyrick, a lifelong resident of south Weyrick was known as an advocate for the Contributing Reporter
property owners in Lyons Township. “She was a strong advocate for her taxpayers and I think probably the characteristic that comes to mind most often was her tenacity,” said Elk Grove Township Assessor Connie Carosielli, who like Weyrick was first elected township assessor in 1989. “If there was something wrong, she wanted it fixed.” Weyrick and Carosielli do not hold the record for the longest serving township assessor in Cook County. That record is believed to belong to Schofield “Scuff ” Gross, who served as the Riverside Township Assessor for 40 years. Weyrick, who went to Lincoln School in Brookfield and Lyons Township High School, was hired as the office manager in the Lyons Township Assessor’s Office in 1984 when Vince McInerny was the assessor. A year later, McInerny stepped down and Weyrick ran to replace him. But she ran as a Republican and was defeated by Edward Schumann. “The reason I lost in 1985 is that I was a very naïve individual, didn’t know politics,” Weyrick said. “You grow up really fast when you lose, because you see all the volunteers that are crying [on election night]. That was the hardest thing that I had to witness was people who gave up months of their time to
get me elected. And I swore I would never lose again.” Schumann fired Weyrick as office manager after defeating her and Weyrick sued him. Then she got the best revenge by running again in 1989 as part of a unity slate and defeating Schuman. She has run as a Democrat ever since. Riverside Township Assessor Fran Sitkiewicz said Weyrick was active in the assessor’s association and helpful to her when she first began working in the Riverside Township Assessor’s Office. “She was very active in providing the services of township government to the people of her township and really believed in providing those services,” Sitkiewicz said. In addition to working as the assessor, Weyrick had worked as banquet manager at the William Tell Holiday Inn in Countryside and at the old Candlelight Dinner Playhouse in Summit. Hynes, 49, who will replace Weyrick at the beginning of November, two months earlier than expected, was unopposed in the April election. He has worked as residential field inspector for the Cook County Assessor’s Office for the past 23 years. Hynes is a nephew of former Cook County Assessor Tom Hynes.
Riverside Township trustee applications due Oct. 29 Board will interview those hoping to fill vacancy on Nov. 2
By BOB SKOLNIK Contributing Reporter
Interested in becoming a Riverside Township trustee? If so, you have until Oct. 29 to apply to fill a vacancy on the township board created when Thomas Morrissey resigned his position as a trustee after being appointed as a Cook County Circuit Court judge. Letters of interest and resumes from those interested in filling the vacancy are due no later than 3 p.m. on Oct. 29. They can be submitted in person at township office at the Riverside Town Hall between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Thursday, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Friday. Letters of interest and resumes can also be emailed to Supervisor@riversidetownship.org or sent by regular mail to Supervisor Vera A. Wilt, Riverside Township, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, 60546. Candidates for the position will be interviewed by the township board on Nov. 2. Wilt said the person selected will serve until the next township election in 2025. Riverside Township includes all but one precinct of the village of Riverside, the village of North Riverside east of 9th Avenue, the Hollywood section of Brookfield, unincorporated Riverside Lawn and small wedge of Lyons bounded by Ogden Avenue, Pershing Road and Harlem Avenue. Township trustees formally accepted Morrissey’s letter of resignation at their Oct. 13 meeting. Wilt said two
people have so far expressed interest in the position. Wilt and the three remaining township trustees, Liane Blauw, Mary Rob Clarke and Timothy Heilenbach, will choose Morrisey’s replacement. Morrissey only served on the township board for a short time having been elected in April as part of the newly formed Riverside Township Unity Party. Township elections are nominally partisan elections and, traditionally,
Republicans have been the only party to run candidates Morrissey is a Democrat and Wilt, Blauw, Clarke and Heilenbach all had run under the Republican Party banner in 2017. With the only Democratic trustee leaving the board, Riverside Township Democratic Committeeman and State Rep. Mike Zalewski (D-Riverside) might be expected to play a role in picking the person who replaces Morrissey. Zalewski reportedly has been asking some local activists for suggestions as to who might make a good township trustee. However, in an email to the Landmark, Zalewski discounted any role he might play in the process of picking Morrissey’s replacement. “In my capacity as Riverside Township committeeman, I support an open and transparent process where candidates can submit their credentials and the township board can make a selection after,” Zalewski wrote. “I am more focused on a good process here. I think anyone with an interest and substantive input should apply to be heard and interviewed.” Wilt said that while being a Democrat will not be an absolute requirement, that’s the direction she and the trustees likely will go to preserve the bipartisan nature of the Riverside Township Unity Party slate. “We certainly are going to strongly consider a Democrat, because that’s the whole point of a unity party,” Wilt said. “But I’m not going to say, ‘Oh, we’re going to exclude someone.’”
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Brookfield hires consultant to assess feasibility of new grocery store Study will analyze Congress Park train station area as potential site
ficials next February is Mike Mallon, who recently served as the land-use planner and principal spokesman for a multifamily development soon to be constructed in the 8800 block of Burlington Avenue. In addition to serving as a consultant for residential real estate developers, Mallon has more than 20 years of retail development experience. According to information provided By BOB UPHUES as part of his consulting proposal for BrookEditor field, Mallon has been involved in analyzing Brookfield trustees on Oct. 11 voted 5 to 1 to and developing more than 180 food/drug pay a consulting firm $20,000 to see whether stores, including Jewel/Osco, Whole Foods, it’s feasible for the village to attract a grocery Aldi, Food4Less, Kroger, Fresh Market, Meistore and where such a business might be lo- jer, Tony’s Finer Foods and more. Mallon’s proposal indicates he cated. will be specifically evaluating the Trustee Brian Conroy cast the area called out in the 2020 Master lone vote against the agreement Plan – the area near the Congress with Mallon and Associates, a Park train station – for “market Wheaton-based company that spepotential and site selection.” cializes in retail real estate develThe study will assess the Brookopment, with specific expertise field market to determine what in developing grocery stores and kind of a grocery store would be pharmacies. appropriate and successful given Brookfield Village Manager demographics and competition; Timothy Wiberg told trustees determine sales projections based prior to the vote that conducting MIKE MALLON on the store format, size and opthe feasibility study aligned with erator; analyze the impact on exthe village board’s strategic goal of attracting isting grocers; and identify who a new store economic development. Though it was not listed as a specific goal might attract. “I think Brookfield would benefit from a of the Brookfield Comprehensive Plan adopted by the village board in 2016, a prior com- study like this,” Wiberg said. Conroy was the lone trustee to voice oppoprehensive plan -- the Brookfield 2020 Master Plan -- specifically mentioned a grocery store sition to the consulting agreement and wondered if Mallon’s work in promoting what as desirable for the Ogden Avenue corridor. turned out to be a successful That master plan, adopted development application for by the village board in 2004, another developer posed some envisioned such a store being sort of conflict of interest. located north of Ogden Avenue The village’s attorney at the in an area that includes what Oct. 11, Michael R. Durkin, statis now village-owned property ed that the arrangement didn’t adjacent to the Congress Park pose a conflict since Mallon Metra station. was working with the village in “Since I’ve been in Brookfield a “limited capacity.” one of the items I’ve heard is “It seems like we’re putting TIMOTHY WIBERG desirous for redevelopment in a lot of money into consultants Brookfield village manager Brookfield is a grocery store,” and planning,” Conroy said, said Wiberg, who noted the vilreferencing the ongoing Ogden lage already had one grocery Avenue Corridor Study, which store, Tischler Finer Foods at is costing the village $75,000, Eight Corners. “The sentiment and the village’s recent hire of is there’s room and the ability for this community to support another gro- a part-time economic development coordinator, who is being paid $84 per hour. “It’s just a cery store.” Reached by phone, Dennis Tischler, the feasibility study for a grocery store.” Wiberg responded that the study was the owner of Tischler Finer Foods, said he was aware of the impending feasibility study but first step, and that if it was determined the declined to comment on it, saying he hadn’t market can support such a store, “the hope would be [Mallon] would tap into those relayet read the proposal. The man who will conduct the feasibility tionships and perhaps bring grocers to talk study and deliver a report to Brookfield of- to us.”
“I think Brookfield would benefit from a study like this.”
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ARPA
One-time opportunity from page 1 During an initial discussion of how to spend ARPA funds during the village board’s Oct. 11 meeting, trustees indicated they’d like to see some of the money directly benefit residents and local businesses as well as help fund some big-ticket items that qualify. The money could also be used to pursue capital projects that align with the 2021 Climate Action Plan recently endorsed by trustees.
“This is the one and only time we’re going to get this money, so leveraging it to get the most done and the best bottom line impact [is key],” said Village President Michael Garvey. “Doing things just for show can be attractive … but we can only do this once, and we have to see how we can get the most out of it.” There are strings attached to the ARPA funds in that there are some things the money cannot be used for, including simply placing it into a general cash reserve fund or making police and fire pension contributions. It also can’t be used to pay debt service or legal settlements. ARPA funds also cannot be used for general infrastructure projects, such as road or
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bridge improvements and it can’t be used as a local match for federal grants. ARPA funds must be spent by 2024. Because ARPA funds can be used toward public safety operations, trustees appeared to support a recommendation from village staff to use at least some of the money to pay for a new fire department ladder truck/ pumper vehicle and perhaps a new ambulance. Brookfield won a federal FEMA grant in the amount of $800,000 to buy the ladder/ pumper engine, which will replace two of the oldest engines in the Brookfield Fire Department’s fleet. The new vehicle, known as a quint, comes at an estimated $1.2 million. The village of Brookfield’s required local match is $31,000, leaving the village about $370,000 to cover. ARPA funds could be used to pay for the balance, according to Finance Director Doug Cooper, or the village could seek a shortterm bank loan to finance the debt. The fire department also has identified the older of its two ambulances for replacement in the next couple of years. A new ambulance is expected to cost around $275,000, and the village could use ARPA funds to pay for that purchase, which is scheduled in 2023. The newer of the department’s ambulances was purchased in 2017 and financed through a bank loan. However, trustees also expressed interest in other uses for ARPA funds that would more directly help residents and businesses. Trustee Jennifer Hendricks suggested earmarking an unspecified amount of money to help local businesses as they continue to recover from the financial impact of the pandemic to further economic development. She also suggested using some funds to help defray or eliminate the cost to homeowners of installing copper water lines from their home to the B-box. Most water service lines connecting to homes are lead, and in January a new state law mandated the eventual replacement of all lead water service lines. “It would be nice to perhaps be able to use those funds to offset that, so residents aren’t having to come up with all of that,” Hendricks said. Other trustees, including Katie Kaluzny
and Edward Cote, supported setting aside some ARPA funds to restart a residential flood-mitigation program, where the village would reimburse homeowners for up to 50 percent of the cost of installing flood control measures, such as check valves or overhead sewers. Brookfield initiated such a program following devastating flooding in 2013, and the program proved popular and the village earmarked at least $300,000 in village matching funds to assist homeowners between 2013 and 2015. “It seems like this would be an opportunity … but it also aligns with the climate plan we discussed [and endorsed on Sept. 27],” Kaluzny said. Cote said reviving the flood-mitigation program would provide tangible help to Brookfield taxpayers. “I think that’s a great aspect of helping out the community with the money received without handing out and pandering to them by giving them 20 bucks,” Cote said. “The 50/50 program can actually help out the homeowners do something about their homes.” Trustee Brian Conroy echoed Hendricks’ call to use ARPA funds to help businesses, especially ones unable to take advantage of things like the village’s special outdoor dining rules and street closures in 2020 and 2021. He also supported reviving the flood-mitigation program and setting aside some funds for conducting an energy audit of village facilities and explore the feasibility of putting solar panels on the roof of village hall. Trustee Kit Ketchmark echoed Garvey’s call to try to leverage the nearly $2.5 million in ARPA funds as much as possible, saying that instead of simply waiving business or liquor license fees to spend the money in ways that have a wider impact. “[We need to do] something that will help [the businesses community] help the village move forward,” Ketchmark said. “So we can take this $2.5 million and turn this into more.” Trustees will continue their discussion of how to earmark ARPA funds during their special 2021 budget workshop scheduled for Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. at the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave.
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Riverside home on Longcommon Road sells for $915,000 The following property transfers were reported by the Cook County Clerk from August 2021. Where addresses appear incomplete, for instance where a unit number appears missing, that information was not provided by the clerk’s office.
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4128 Forest Ave. 4124 Elm Ave. 9045 29th St. 4501 Maple Ave. 3219 Park Ave. 4006 Oak Ave. 3119 Elm Ave. 3207 Maple Ave. 4158 Park Ave. 3333 Grand Blvd. 4118 Elm Ave. 3310 Sunnyside Ave. 4420 Prairie Ave. 3524 Raymond Ave. 4440 Maple Ave. 4021 Park Ave. 3615 Grand Blvd. 4118 Oak Ave. 3842 Cleveland Ave. 4140 Sunnyside Ave. 3806 Elm Ave. 3718 Raymond Ave. 3316 Vernon Ave. 9134 Sherman Ave. 3800 Elm Ave. 3518 Cleveland Ave. 3115 Arthur Ave. 4531 Forest Ave. 4022 Elm Ave. 3633 Cleveland Ave. 4333 Blanchan Ave.
$272,000 $350,000 $125,000 $540,000 $310,000 $205,000 $547,000 $135,000 $297,000 $260,000 $271,000 $329,000 $472,000 $300,000 $320,000 $195,000 $212,000 $315,000 $300,000 $352,000 $315,000 $450,000 $289,500 $285,000 $230,000 $445,000 $295,000 $153,000 $219,000 $290,000 $228,000
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3129 Grand Blvd. 3632 Forest Ave. 3604 Forest Ave. 4002 Vernon Ave. 4408 Madison Ave. 9132 Brookfield Ave. 3324 Park Ave. 4214 Vernon Ave.
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Opinion KOSEY CORNER
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e can’t exactly fault officials in BrookfieldLaGrange School District 95 for ending the practice of broadcasting school board meetings via the teleconferencing app Zoom. While Zoom can work pretty well if everyone involved is separately using the app — kind of the way Riverside used it when they were not holding in-person meetings — the way the platform was used by District 95 really didn’t suit it. The meetings themselves have been held in person in large rooms that are acoustically challenged in the first place. There are few microphones and with board members often a soft-spoken group, it could be near impossible to make out what people were saying. That said, technology has progressed enough that video recording government meetings really ought to be not only a goal for all government agencies, but one they are actively working to implement. We’re not expecting local school districts to put on productions as sophisticated as those broadcast by Riverside TV or RBTV, but a basic permanent video record of government meetings ought to be doable by now. At the absolute minimum, government agencies should make audio recordings of all their public meetings available on their websites, alongside past agendas and meeting packets. There might have been a time early in the 2000s when the technology was too wonky for village hall staffers to manage. But, frankly, you can put together a decent recording of a meeting using an iPad these days. Citizens attending meetings have been doing this for years. It shouldn’t be too much to ask government agencies to put forth a little effort to make their public proceedings as available to the public as easily as possible. Next budget cycle, let’s make that happen.
More than a touch-up
It’s got to be aggravating for the Riverside Township Board of Trustees, who thought they were about to embark on a pretty routine project of getting the Swinging Bridge some minor repairs and a new paint job, only to see it turn into a huge headache. Not only does no company seem particularly interested in bidding on the job, the two that have so far couldn’t be further apart in terms of what work they’d do. We’d say the more affordable of the two — at $115,000, no great bargain — really ought to be dismissed out of hand. That would be throwing good money after bad, and in another 10 years the township would be looking at doing this all over again. The other option right now is a thorough and complete sandblast/recoat that would last for decades. The trouble is the price tag for that would be $725,000, which is a bridge too far, so to speak, for township trustees. We’d encourage them to keep at this and get as close to that second proposal as possible. It’s going to be expensive — probably more than the township will ever want to pay. But as the old TV commercial used to say, “You can pay me now, or you can pay me later.” Later is going to be very expensive, indeed.
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When it comes to décor, Halloween has Christmas beat
would venture to say that Halloween is outranking Christmas when it comes to outdoor decorating. I don’t know what is going on inside people’s homes, but outside it is Halloween-iffic. Thanks to the good weather, people got those decorations out there early which encouraged others to do the same. It sure gave Husband Joe the push, so I did not have to. I know we have a long way to go to compete with the pros out there, but I’m thankful for what is adorning our abode. I have always liked Halloween and in Riverside it was always a treat (get it?). Not only was it safe to go house to house, it even was safe to go into other people’s houses. I can remember getting apples and there was always the house where you got homemade popcorn balls wrapped in cellophane. I liked getting the wax teeth, mustaches or lips, which were initially sweet until all that was left in your mouth was a glob of wax. Or how about the little wax bottles, that you bit into and sweet liquid came out, usually on your costume? It was pure sugar water, I’m sure. Costumes were usually homemade, put together with what one had at home. Joe had a few very outdated jack-
ets that the kids made into good costumes, mainly hoboes. If sheets went missing they’d be found with two eye holes cut out and with mud around the bottom. It also could be a toga. Today we see lots of princesses, Star Wars characters, cheerleaders and football players. Whatever is big with Disney is usually popular with the kids. There was the year while I was still teaching at Mater Christi that we fun teachers dressed in costume. I was a nun in a habit, complete with a cross and rosary beads, with a ruler in my hand. As I walked down the hall assuming my nun posture and stern look, I was asked by some unsuspecting child, “Mrs. Kosey, what are you supposed to be?” So much for that. You’ll see Husband Joe and me sitting outside on Halloween passing out treats, enjoying our decorations (artificial pumpkins drive the squirrels nuts) and the little goblins trying to avoid eating any of the treats, which is why I put them in little bags. Be sure to drive around and see the decorations especially on Delaplaine Road in Riverside for a two-house spectacular display.
JOANNE KOSEY
OBITUARIES
Bernice M. Azzarello, 93 Longtime Mater Christi parishioner Bernice M. Azzarello (nee Asire), 93, of Mayslake Village in Oak Brook and formerly of North Riverside, died Oct. 15, 2021 at St. Patrick’s Residence Home in Naperville. Ms. Azzarello was a devout Catholic and longtime parishioner of Mater Christi Church in North Riverside. She cherished her faith and family and prayed the rosary daily for a multitude of intentions. She was a regular viewer of Fox News and was always eager to discuss politics and the state of the country. She had a special devotion to St. Padre Pio and was fond of his quote: “Pray, hope, and don’t worry.” She had an incredible sense of humor which she maintained until the very end. Ms. Azzarello was the wife of the late Joseph W. Az-
zarello DDS; the mother of Christina (Tom) Mahar and Paul (Margaret) Azzarello; the grandmother of Mallory (Marty) McKenna, Maggie (fiancé David Bashton) Mahar and Jenna Azzarello; and the great-grandmother of Zoey Alice McKenna. In keeping with her wishes, cremation rites have been accorded. Private interment at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Donations are appreciated in Bernice’s name to St. Patrick’s Residence, 1400 Brookdale Road, Naperville, 60563 (stpatricksresidence.org/donate-faith-based-charities-in-naperville-il). Arrangements handled by the Original Kuratko Family, Brian D. Kuratko, director.
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BRIDGE
Work delayed until 2022 from page 1 sible,” Riverside Township Supervisor Vera Wilt told fellow board members at their meeting on Oct. 13. “I’m not very hopeful that this season will allow it to happen.” One of the township board’s biggest decisions right now is exactly what the scope of the refurbishment will be, since the cost to pursue the work recommended by the board’s consulting architect is prohibitive, according to Wilt. The township’s consultant, API Architects, recommended removing all existing coatings, dirt, oil and rust from the entire structure before applying a new coating. That did not happen in 2011 when the township board spent about $25,000 to paint the suspension bridge, which was erected in 1940 and rebuilt in 2002. As a result, a paint job that had been expected to last 25 to 30 years lasted less than a decade before the finish started failing. An inspection report submitted in July 2020 revealed that layers of older coatings still existed beneath the 2011 layer. The report concluded that “the bridge likely did not have proper surface preparation for the [2011] coating project.” Wanting to avoid a repeat, API Architects recommended fully preparing all surfaces before recoating the bridge.
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A bid to completely remove the bridge’s existing, flaking coating and recoat the structure came in at $725,000, while a bid for $115,000 likely would not provide a long-term maintenance solution. But, the township board got no responses from two attempts to seek bids in spring and summer. Trustees then declared an emergency and began reaching out directly to firms to solicit proposals. They ended up with two alternatives. A company called Lakes and Rivers Contracting submitted a proposal in July that met the full scope of work recommended by API Architects. However, the price tag came in at $725,000, an amount that also took into account the
need to abate lead paint that Lakes and Rivers Contracting reported observing on the bridge during a site visit. API Architects noted in an August report to the township board that while they hadn’t confirmed the presence of lead paint, its existence was a possibility. The other proposal received by the township board was from a company called Era Valdivia Contractors Inc. in the amount of $115,000. API noted in its report to the township board that Era Valdivia’s estimate did
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not conform to specifications for preparing the surface in that it would not completely remove the existing coating. Era Valvidia’s proposal called for using liquid detergent and hand tools to remove existing dirt, grease and oil from the surface. “This will not remove the existing coating and will result in less optimal adhesion of the new coating and was not recommended by the coating manufacturer,” wrote Ken Nadolski, principal of API Architects, in the company’s August report to township trustees. Era Valdivia reportedly informed API Architects it would resubmit a proposal conforming to specifications, but Nadolski told the Landmark the company never updated its proposal. Asked why it’s been so hard to attract bidders, Nadolski said suspension bridge projects are a niche area, one most contractors don’t normally have experience with, which excludes many companies right off the bat. For those companies with experience in bridge maintenance, Nadolski said, the Swinging Bridge project is “extremely small” and not worth it to firms looking for largescale work through agencies like the Illinois Department of Transportation. At $725,000, said Wilt, the project was not feasible. Now the township board is trying to find a way to scale back the scope of work to make it more affordable – if they can even find a company to do the work. “We’ll do the best job we can, but we’re still searching for the right company to do it,” Wilt told the Landmark last week.
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RBHS football’s family tradition
Bulldogs QB T.J. Sloan follows in footsteps of his grandfather, uncle and cousins By BOB SKOLNIK
Sloan’s cousins, Billy VandeMerkt and Jack VandeMerkt, also started at quarterback for the Bulldogs. “I feel like it’s kind of in my blood, the posiou might say that RiversideBrookfield High School senior tion,” Sloan told the Landmark in a telephone T.J. Sloan was born to play quar- interview. “Knowing that there are guys who terback. But it was not an easy have gone through the same stuff I’m kind of road for him to become the start- going through, it gives me a lot confidence to know that you can find success in the posiing quarterback for Bulldogs. Sloan comes from a long line of quarter- tion.” Sloan gets advice from his 87-year-old backs. His grandfather is Bill VandeMerkt, who not only starred at quarterback for grandfather, who comes to every game and Oak Park and River Forest High School and from his cousins. “I’m in touch with him a lot,” Sloan said of earned All-American recognition as a quarterback at Western Illinois University, but Bill VandeMerkt. “Whenever I’ve been strugwas the head varsity football coach at RBHS gling or needed some help … usually he calls me. I don’t even have to call him, he calls me for 20 years from 1962 through 1981. Bill VandeMerkt was also a long time ath- as my grandpa.” In fact, Bill VandeMerkt is perhaps most reletic director at RBHS until retiring in 1990, and is a member of the Illinois Football Hall sponsible for Sloan playing high school footof Fame. VandeMerkt’s son, Scott, who died ball in the first place. Sloan played one year in 1991, played quarterback for RBHS, and of football in elementary school for St. Mary’s Riverside, but he didn’t like it. As he was about to enter high school his grandfather suggested he give football another try. As a freshman, Sloan went out for football at the last minute, without attending the football summer camp. At first Sloan was a wide receiver, but early in his freshman season the then freshman team quarterback, Owen Murphy, was called up to the sophomore team and then to the varsity. The freshman coaches needed a quarterback, and Bill VandeMerkt encouraged Sloan to try out for the position. “My grandpa kind of stepped in and kind of pushed me toward asking them for a shot,” Sloan said. Sloan ended up startFILE ing at quarterback the last few games of that T.J. Sloan has completed 73 of 134 pass attempts (54%) for season and then started 757 yards and six touchdowns through eight games of the for the sophomore team.
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RBHS quarterback T.J. Sloan is following in the footsteps of his 87-year-old grandfather, Bill VandeMerkt, who was a star quarterback in high school and college before serving as the Bulldogs’ head coach from 1962-81. But his chance to become the varsity starter didn’t look good, because he was behind Murphy, who started six games as the varsity quarterback as a freshman and all five games during the spring 2020 pandemic season as a junior. “After my sophomore year people were telling me that I was going to have to switch positions and I really had no chance,” Sloan said. “That kind of fueled me to work harder.” When Murphy, an elite baseball player who made the Team USA 18-Under squad this summer, decided to focus on that sport, Sloan stepped in and won the starting varsity quarterback job. Sloan trained with Throw it Deep, a private quarterback school, lifted weights, ran, improved his diet and focused on the mental side of things. “Throughout my sports career I’ve kind of struggled with self-confidence and getting into the right mindset,” Sloan said. “I’ve worked really hard to kind of train my brain to kind of respond to adversity and pressure.” Sloan, a southpaw, has led the Bulldogs to a 5-3 record with one regular season game left to play Oct. 22 at home against Bishop McNamara. The Bulldogs dreams of a Metro Suburban Red Division conference championship were dashed on Oct. 15 when the Bulldogs (5-3, 4-1) lost to St. Francis 35-7 in Wheaton. Sloan threw a high arching 28 yard touchdown pass to Andrew Kallas in the third quarter for the Bulldogs’ only score.
Listed at 6 feet tall and 180 pounds, Sloan doesn’t possess a rocket arm or blazing speed, but he excels in short and medium range passing game. “He’s got an extremely high football IQ,” said RBHS coach Brendan Curtin. “He’s a really sharp kid in the classroom and on the field, which is always an asset.” Sloan has started every game this season but has split snaps with sophomore Diego Gutierrez, who is a physically gifted athlete. Sloan takes his role as leader on the team seriously and tries to mentor and advise Gutierrez while still competing for playing time. “I would say that we have a pretty good relationship,” said Sloan. “Obviously he’s very talented and he’s able to make plays with his legs as well as his arm. I’ve been kind of trying to teach him what I can, help him out in the best way possible and at the same time still trying to make it a healthy competition between us. You got to try a find a balance between competition and just what’s best for the team.” Bill VandeMerkt, who now lives in a senior community in Burr Ridge, enjoys watching his grandson play. “It’s been fun,” VandeMerkt told the Landmark. Sloan is happy that he never gave up and finally achieved his goal of becoming the starting varsity quarterback. “It’s been a great experience,” Sloan said. “I’ve worked really hard to get to the position that I’m in right now.”
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LTHS tennis advances two doubles teams to state finals Brejcha, Peto dig deep to rally from quarterfinal hole By BILL STONE Contributing Reporter
Two points from elimination at the IHSA Class 2A sectional tennis tournament on Oct. 15, Lyons Township High School’s doubles team of seniors Maggie Brejcha and Sophie Peto made an incredible rally to qualify for their first girls tennis state meet. “It was going through my mind that I wasn’t going to make state, so just to be here is awesome,” Peto said. “I still can’t wrap my head around it. I don’t even know what happened. It’s all a blur.” Brejcha and Peto prevailed 6-7 (3-7), 6-0, 7-5 in the quarterfinals to join LT’s other statequalifying doubles team of senior Tashi Bozovic and Mela Zimkus with top-four LTHS Sectional finishes. Bozovic and Zimkus beat Brejcha and Peto 7-5, 6-0 for third on Oct. 16. Both doubles teams now advance to the Class 2A state fi-
nals, which will be held Oct. 21-23 at Buffalo Grove High School. The Brejcha-Peto quarterfinal victory after trailing 5-3, 30-love in the third set was played at LT’s South Campus, under the lights at Spring Rock Park and completed at Score Tennis Center in Countryside after the rains came. “It was a little crazy. It was a long match,” Brejcha said. “I’m excited to go. Things were just falling into place. Our volleys were being hit really well. Our returns were getting in.” Bozovic and Zimkus achieved their 6-1, 6-2 quarterfinal victory at Spring Rock. During the COVID-affected 2020 season, Brejcha and Peto were third at sectionals but there was no state meet. In 2019, Bozovic qualified for state doubles with then-senior McKenna Sands. “This year is a little more pressure [to qualify] but I’m more excited to play it because it’s my senior year. I’m having more fun with it
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The Lyons Township High School tennis team advanced four qualifiers to the state meet, including (left to right) Mela Zimkus, Tashi Bozovic, Sophie Peto and Maggie Brejcha. than being nervous,” Bozovic said. A newcomer to doubles, Zimkus lost her 2020 sectional quarterfinal singles match. “I’m really excited. I’ve just never got that (state) experience,” Zimkus said. “[In Friday’s quarterfinals], me and Tashi, we were competing our best. [I thought], ‘This is how we actually play.’ We were so happy how it turned out.” Lyons Township finished tied for second place with Hinsdale South in the team stand-
ings with 13 points behind sectional champs Hinsdale Central, who rolled to the title with 36 points. The Riverside-Brookfield High School girls tennis team (10 points) tied for fourth in the team standings with Downers Grove North. The Bulldogs did not qualify anyone for the state meet, but were led by their doubles team of Adriana Stanovich and Olivia Dvorak and singles player Lara Huns.
Bulldogs turn tables to claim cross country league crown 1-2-3 finish claims first conference championship since 2017
ple like that it just pushes you to do your best.” The Bulldogs’ sixth runner Zack Gaynor finished 13th, right behind Kallas, with a time of 16:41.0. The Bulldogs’ final finisher was Brennan Lester who finished 21st in 17:21.4.
By BOB SKOLNIK
RBHS girls 6th at conference meet
Contributing Reporter
Powered by sweeping the top three places, the RiversideBrookfield High School boys cross country team turned the tables on rival Wheaton-St. Francis on Oct. 16, capturing the Bulldogs’ first conference title since 2017 at the Metro Suburban Blue conference meet at Elmwood Park High School. Senior Paul Proteau won the race, covering the flat three miles in a course-record time of 15 minutes, 5.1 seconds. Sophomore Cooper Marrs, the defending conference champion, finished second and also broke the previous course record with a time of 15:15.2. Jack O’Brien, also a sophomore, came up big for the Bulldogs, finishing third in 15:54.1. The five top finishers for RBHS, which included four sophomores, made the all- conference team by finishing in the top 12. Hayden Marrs and William Kallas both ran strong races, with Marrs finishing 11th in 16:37.3 and Kallas 12th at 16:40.8. RBHS tallied just 29 points (the lowest point total wins in cross country) to take the team title despite St. Francis – which finished with 38 points -- placing all five of its scoring runners in the top 10. Two weeks earlier St. Francis had edged the Bulldogs by just two points at Lisle Invitational. “We knew going in it was going to be pretty close, but I think we showed them a little bit,” said Proteau about defeating St. Francis. Proteau finished ahead of Cooper Marrs for the first time this season. The two led for the entire race, with Marrs at the front for nearly half the race before Proteau passed him and pulled away over the last mile. “We like to work off each other,” Proteau said of running with Cooper Marrs. “He and I, we’re constantly fighting it out
PHOTO BY BOB SKOLNIK
Paul Proteau (foreground) pulled ahead of teammate Cooper Marrs (in second) about halfway through the race and pulled away to win it over the final mile. Marrs finished second overall. during practices and during meets. I couldn’t ask for a better teammate. He has always been someone I could work off of and just get better and improve with.” But Saturday was Proteau’s day. “It was one of those races where everything felt smooth,” Proteau said. “My head was cleared out and I just felt very good today.” O’Brien’s race was perhaps the key to defeating St. Francis as the sophomore ran most of the race stride for stride with St. Francis’ top runner, Andrew Hernandez, and Wheaton Academy’s Sheldon Powell, before outsprinting them both in the final 200 yards. “It was a lot of fun,” O’Brien said. “When you’re around peo-
The RBHS girls cross country team finished sixth in the seven-team conference meet, scoring 155 points. Rosary captured the conference title with 41 points. The Bulldogs would have finished higher, but Bryce Kocourek, their normal top runner, was suffering from an ear infection and a cold and had to drop out of the race. Sophomore Lily Kocourek finished 26th in 20:33.6 to lead the Bulldogs. Right behind her was sophomore Maria Dalton, who finished 27th in 20:35.2. Freshman Gianna Gelb finished 31st with a time of 21:04.5. Mia Wagner finished 32nd in 21:21.0. Joaliz Rodriguez completed the scoring for the Bulldogs by finishing 39th in 22:33.3. Maiana Nelson finished 42nd in 23:00.2.
LTHS boys 2nd, girls 4th in WSC-Silver The Lyons Township High School boys cross country team finished second at the West Suburban Conference Silver Division cross country meet held at the LTHS South Campus on Oct. 16, finishing 15 points behind champion Hinsdale Central. Senior Charlie McLawhorn finished fourth in the race with a time of 15:47.92 over his home 5,000-meter course to lead the Lions. The LTHS girls finished fourth in the team standings with 89 points. York won the team championship with 34 points. Junior Catherine Sommerfield was the top finisher for LTHS, finishing fifth in a time of 18:06.01.
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Customer Service Representative The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Customer Service Representative II in the Development Customer Service Department – Parking Division. This position provides customer service to the public by providing a variety of responsible customer service and receptionist work including high volume telephone traffic; and to perform the more complex customer service duties including but not limited to service requests, permits, parking passes, block party permits, accounts payable processing and vehicle stickers. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http://www. oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. First review of applications is October 8, 2021. CIRCUS INSTRUCTOR The Park District of Oak Park is looking to hire a Circus Instructor to instruct circus classes and workshops to children and adults. Classes vary between one day workshops and 6-12 week long classes that meet once a week. Must have at least 2 years of Circus or instructor experience and experience in aerial skills. Experience with the following circus skills recommended: hoop,unicycle, globe, diabolo/Chinese yo-yo, juggling and tumbling. This is a part-time position, $13.00/ hour. To review the complete job description and apply online go to www.pdop.org/jobs https://www.paycomonline.net/ v4/ats/web.php/jobs/viewJobDetails?job=41090&clientkey=41D8300184906117978771C10E755DC6
The Park District of Oak Park is an Equal Opportunity Employer! Community Service Officer The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Community Service Officer in the Police Department. This position will perform a variety of public service, customer service and law enforcement related duties and responsibilities that do not require the services of a sworn police officer; and to perform a variety of administrative duties. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oakpark.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than October 29, 2021.
LEGAL SECRETARY The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Legal Secretary in the Law Department. This position will perform a variety of responsible and advanced legal secretarial and clerical duties in support of the Law Department; perform complex clerical duties within the assigned work unit; and provide secretarial and administrative support to Law Department staff. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website at http://www.oak-park.us/jobs. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application no later than October 22, 2021. Part-Time Community Service Coordinator The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Part-Time Community Service Coordinator (up to 10-15 hrs./ week) in the Adjudication Department. This person monitors individuals who have been ordered to provide community service in the Village, coordinates with organizations that provide community service opportunities, etc. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/jobs. First review of applications will be October 22, 2021. CHILDCARE WORKER The Village of Forest Park has immediate openings for before and after school program. Part-time hours are M-F 2-6 p.m. Must be at least 18 years old, have a driver’s license and pass drug screening and background check. $11.00/Hour. Apply in person at Howard Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park. 708-771-7737. FULL-TIME BUS DRIVER The Village of Forest Park has immediate opening for a responsible full-time PACE Bus Driver to transport senior citizens, disabled residents and school children. Must have a valid Illinois C Class CDL license and attend PACE training. In addition, must be physically fit and submit to criminal background check, annual physical exam and drug and alcohol testing. M-F Days Full Benefits. Apply in person at Howard Mohr Community Center, 7640 Jackson Blvd., Forest Park. 708-771-7737. POLICE DESK CLERK FOREST PARK, IL The Forest Park Police Department, seeks a Full-Time Police Desk Clerk. Eligible candidates will be required to pass an aptitude test and an extensive background check. Qualifications include computer skills, the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines, good knowledge of English language, general office skills, including handling non-emergency calls and walk-up customer service, and good verbal and written skills. HOLIDAY, EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS ARE MANDATORY. Starting salary $31,222 annually. Open until filled. Applications are available at Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Ave. or at www.forestpark. net and should be returned Attn: Vanessa Moritz, Village Clerk, Village of Forest Park, 517 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL 60130. Email: vmoritz@forestpark.net
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PARKING ENFORCEMENT OFFICER FOREST PARK, IL The Forest Park Police Department, seeks a Full-Time Parking Enforcement Officer. Eligible candidates will be required to pass an aptitude test and an extensive background check. Qualifications include high school diploma (or equivalent), a valid driver’s license, knowledge of basic parking regulations, and good verbal and written skills.
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS ARE MANDATORY. Starting salary $31,222 annually. Open until filled. Applications are available at Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Ave. or at www.forestpark.net and should be returned Attn: Vanessa Moritz, Village Clerk, Village of Forest Park, 517 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL 60130. Email: vmoritz@forestpark.net. Parking Enforcement Officer The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Parking Enforcement Officer in the Police Department Field Services Division. This position will perform a variety of duties and responsibilities involved in the enforcement of Village parking regulations; and to provide general information and assistance to the public. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/. Interested and qualified applicants must complete a Village of Oak Park application. Environmental Health Supervisor The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Environmental Health Supervisor in the Health Department. This position will direct, manage, supervise, and coordinate assigned activities with other Village departments, divisions, and outside agencies; and to provide highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Public Health Director. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http:// www.oak-park.us/jobs. Position opened until filled. Part-Time Civilian Information Management Call Taker The Forest Park Police Department, seeks a Part-Time Civilian Information Management Call Taker. Pay is $17.19/hr. Eligible candidates will be required to pass an aptitude test and an extensive background check. Qualifications include high school diploma (or equivalent), good verbal and written skills, working knowledge of the computer and Windows, ability to type accurately, a good working knowledge of the English language, the ability to treat customers and co-workers in a polite manner and the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. Data entry skills and experience answering telephones/operating a switchboard are preferred. EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS ARE MANDATORY. Open until filled. Applications are available at Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Ave. and should be returned Attn: Vanessa Moritz, Village Clerk, Village of Forest Park, 517 Des Plaines Avenue, Forest Park, IL 60130. Email: vmoritz@forestpark.net.
Outstanding Local JOBS: Top rated firm Alpina Manufacturing LLC founded in 1992, locally owned beautiful campus in Galewood, near Mars candy, 3 blocks north of Oak Park. We build and sell display framing systems to customers nationwide including Wal-Mart, Verizon, Circle K, Hospitals We are seeking to fill the following positions, all in Galewood, no travel. Full time, Part time, Flex hours for working parents or students. We train, no travel, work in Galewood. Open to any backgrounds. Excellent pay, salary, benefits, friendly caring management. National Accounts Rep, Production Manager or Trainee, Packaging Specialist trainee Display frame Production trainee, Office/Bookkeeping Assistant trainee. Visit www.fastchangeframes.com/careers for more details 6460 W Cortland St Chicago, IL 60707 Manufacturing Health Education Manager The Village of Oak Park is seeking qualified candidates for the position of Health Education Manager in the Health Department. This position will take the lead on developing the community health needs assessment; develops health education programs and health awareness campaigns; implements and coordinates these programs/campaigns etc. Applicants are encouraged to visit the Village of Oak Park’s website http://www.oak-park.us/jobs. Position opened until filled.
Hall or the Riverside Public Works Department, 3860 Columbus Blvd, Riverside, IL 60546. Applications will be accepted until all positions are filled. Pay rate is $15/hr. The Village of Riverside is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
VILLAGE OF RIVERSIDE SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The Riverside Department of Public Works is seeking energetic and motivated applicants who enjoy working outdoors. This is a parttime, seasonal position lasting from approximately October through the end of December. Applicants will be expected to work up to 40 hrs. per week or as scheduled by staff. Primary tasks will include, but not limited to: cutting grass, general facilities maintenance, flushing hydrants, reading meters, assisting full-time employees, and other duties as assigned. Applicants must be 18 years old, possess a valid Illinois driver’s license and high school diploma or equivalent. Applicants will be subject to a criminal background check, pre-employment physical and drug/ alcohol screening. Applications can be downloaded from the Village website at www. riverside.il.us or picked up at the Riverside Village Hall located at 27 Riverside Rd, Riverside, IL 60546. Completed applications should be submitted to the Riverside Village
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CROSSING GUARD The Forest Park Police Department is seeking qualified individuals for the position of Crossing Guard. This position requires flexible hours during days when schools are in session. A background investigation and drug screening will be conducted prior to consideration for the position. Applications available at Village Hall, 517 Desplaines Avenue or on-line at www.forestpark.net and should be returned to Vanessa Moritz, HR Director, at Village Hall. For additional information, contact Dora Murphy at 708-615-6223 or write dmurphy@forestpark.net. Applications accepted until position is filled. EOE.
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PRAYER TO ST. JUDE May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be adored, glorified, loved & preserved throughout the world now & forever. Sacred Heart of Jesus, pray for us. St. Jude worker of miracles, pray for us. St. Jude helper of the hopeless, pray for us. Say this prayer 9 times a day for 9 days. By the 8th day your prayer will be answered. It has never been known to fail .Publication must be promised. Thank you Jesus. Thank You St . Jude. R.B.
from the bottom of my heart to suc cor in my necessity (make request). There are none that can withstand your power. Oh, show me herein you are my mother. Oh, Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee (3 times). Holy Mary, I place this prayer in your hands (3 times). Say this prayer for three consecutive days and publish; your request will be granted. R.B.
BLESSED VIRGIN (NEVER KNOWN TO FAIL) Oh, most beautiful flower of Mt. Carmel, fruitful vine, splendor of heaven, Blessed Mother of the Son of God, Immaculate Virgin, assist me in my necessity. Oh, Star of the Sea, help me and show me, herein you are my mother. Oh, Holy Mary, Mother of God, Queen of Heaven and Earth. I humbly beseech you
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spondent, 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.
On 12/27/2021 at 9am Via Zoom: Meeting ID: 965 2561 6475/ Password: 553663 at 50 W. Washington, Chicago, Cook County in Courtroom # 1704
PUBLIC NOTICES SCOTT J. LEVY (32596) Attorney for Petitioner 1340 West 18th Street Chicago, Illinois 60608 STATE OF ILLINOIS ) ) §§ COUNTY OF COOK )
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING Attention: Parents of Home-Schooled Students On Friday, October 29, 2021 at 2 pm, Forest Park Schools District 91 will conduct a meeting via Zoom.us.
Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division.
The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss the district’s plans for providing special education services to students with disabilities who attend private schools and home schools within the district for the 2021-22 school year. If you are the parent of a homeschooled student who has been or may be identified with a disability and you reside within the boundaries of Forest Park Schools District 91, you are urged to attend.
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LEGAL NOTICE The Village of Oak Park will receive sealed proposals from qualified contractors for Dumping of Excavated Material at the Public Works Center, 201 South Boulevard, Oak Park, Illinois 60302 Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. local time until 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 3, 2021 for the following: Village of Oak Park Dumping of Excavated Material Project Number: 22-100 Proposal documents may be obtained from the Village’s website at http://www.oak-park. us/bid. For questions, please call Public Works at (708) 358-5700 during the above hours. Published in Wednesday Journal October 20, 2021
Request of Jose Luis Rodriguez Case Number 2021CONC001466. There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Jose Luis Rodriguez to the new name of: Jose Luis Flores The court date will be held: On December 27 at 1:30pm at Via Zoom: Meeting ID: 914 0410 9299/ Password:407193 Cook County in Courtroom #1702 Published in Wednesday Journal October 6, 13, 20, 2021
LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Maria E. Corbbins, Petitioner and Christian Ivan Corbbins, Respondent, Case No. 2021D008641. The requisite affidavit for publication having been filed, notice is hereby given to you, the above named Re-
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 12, 2021, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal October 13, 20, 27 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE OF COURT DATE FOR REQUEST FOR NAME CHANGE STATE OF ILLINOIS, CIRCUIT COURT COOK COUNTY. Request of Nga-Ting Sin Case Number 2021CONC001430. There will be a court date on my Request to change my name from: Nga-Ting Sin to the new name of: Wendy Nga-Ting Sin The court date will be held:
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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of MARIA GUADALUPE SOTO GUZMAN, Petitioner and MANUEL LEMA, Respondent, Case No. 2020 D 007780. 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 5, 2021, 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.
NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be received by the Park District of Oak Park for the following project: OAK PARK COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER GROUND UP CONSTRUCTION, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Bid Group 1: 1A – Concrete, Bid Group 1B – Masonry & Air Barriers, Bid Group 1C – Structural Steel & Misc. Metals, Bid Group 1D – General Trades, Bid Group 1E – Spray Insulation, Drywall & Acoustical Ceilings, Bid Group 1F – Metal Panels, Bid Group 1G – Membrane Roofing, Bid Group 1H –Glazing, Bid Group 1I – Ceramic Tile & Flooring, Bid Group 1J – Wood & Athletic Flooring, Bid Group 1K – Polished Concrete, Bid Group 1L – Painting, Bid Group 1M – Elevators, Bid Group 1N – Fire Suppression, Bid Group 1O – Plumbing, Bid Group 1P – HVAC, Bid Group 1Q – Electrical & Audio Video Systems, Bid Group 1R – Excavation, Bid Group 1S – Site Utilities Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. prevailing time on November 5, 2021 at the Park District of Oak Park Administrative offices, 218 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302, and will be publicly opened and read at 2:15 p.m. prevailing time on that date. Virtual bid opening via zoom https://us02web. zoom.us/j/84605230188?pwd=a1 FrVmpuSFhmdnVxMXV1WVh0Sm pXdz09. Bids shall be submitted in an opaque sealed envelope clearly marked: Park District of Oak Park 218 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302 Attention: Bulley & Andrews Project: PDOP COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER BID GROUP 1 – Package 1 (trade submitting)
Scope of work for Bid Package 1 generally includes, but is not limited to: Concrete, Masonry & Air Barriers, Steel, General Trades, Millwork, Drywall & Acoustical Ceilings, Spray Insulation, Metal Panels, Roofing, Glazing, Ceramic Tile & Flooring, Wood & Athletic Flooring, Polished Concrete, Painting, Elevators, Fire Suppression, Plumbing, HVAC, Electrical & Audio Video Systems, Excavation and Site Utilities All bids must be submitted in accordance with the bidding instructions contained in the Bidding Documents for the project. Bid security in the form of a bid bond in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the base bid amount shall be submitted with the bid. Should a bid bond be submitted, the bond shall be payable to the Park District of Oak Park, 218 Madison Street, Oak Park, IL 60302. All documents and information required by the bidding instructions contained in the Bidding Documents for the project shall be submitted with the bid. Incomplete, late or nonconforming bids may not be accepted. No bids shall be withdrawn, cancelled or modified after the time for opening of bids without the Board’s consent for a period of ninety (90) days after the scheduled time of bid opening. The Bidding Documents for the project (which include the bidding instructions for the project and other related documents) will be available October 15, 2021 and may be purchased from Springer
Blueprint Services – 1640 S. Western Ave. Chicago, IL 60643 – 773-238-6340. The Bidding Documents are available for viewing/download online without cost or purchase at the link below. Please copy and paste the URL: https://www.pdop.org/bids-andrfps/ The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids or parts thereof, or waive any irregularities or informalities, and to make an award that in the Board’s sole opinion is in the best interest of the District. A non-mandatory site visit will be coordinated with Bulley & Andrews, LLC. Interested parties may inspect the existing conditions and site logistics. Site visit will be held on October 20, 2021 at 11am. All bidders must comply with applicable Illinois Law requiring the payment of prevailing wages by all Contractors working on public works. If during the time period of work, the prevailing wage rates change, the contractor shall be responsible for additional costs without any change to the contract amount. All bidders must comply with the Illinois Statutory requirements regarding labor, including Equal Employment Opportunity Laws. For additional information on the project, contact Alex Mantel of Bulley & Andrews, LLC at amantel@ bulley.com or 219-678-8383.
Published in Wednesday Journal, October 13, 20, 27, November 3, 2021
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PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Vacancy and Procedures to Fill Vacancy Riverside Township hereby gives notice that a vacancy will be declared for the position of Township Trustee at the October 13th Regular meeting of the Riverside Township Board. At that meeting, the Board will accept the September letter of resignation of Trustee Tom Morrissey, who has been appointed as an associate judge of the Cook County Circuit Court. The Board invites letters of interest, with resumes, to fill the vacancy. Resumes must be submitted no later than 3PM on Friday, October 29, 2021. - In Person, during business hours M-Th 9 AM to 4 PM, or Friday 9 AM to 3 PM at the Township Office, in the Town Hall, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, first door on the left. - By Mail to Vera A. Wilt, Supervisor, Riverside Township, 27 Riverside Road, Riverside, IL 60546 - By Email to Supervisor@riversidetownship.org The Board will interview interested parties by appointment on Tuesday evening, November 2, at the Town Hall. Published in RB Landmark October 13, 20, 2021
In re the Marriage of GUADALUPE ELIZABETH CUELLAR, Petitioner and MARCELINO VARGAS DIAZ, Respondent, Case Number 2021D-007893. 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 18, 2021, 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. IRIS MARTINEZ, Clerk of the Circuit Court Published in Wednesday Journal October 20, 27, November 3, 2021
LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ILLINOIS) COUNTY OF COOK )ss Circuit Court of Cook County, County Department, Domestic Relations Division. In re the marriage of Sara Quiceno Bunch, Petitioner and Christopher Lee Bunch, Respondent, Case No. 2020D008446. 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 19, 2021, default may be entered against you at any time after that day, and a judgment for Dissolution of Marriage entered in accordance with the prayer of said Petition. DOROTHY A. BROWN, Clerk. Published in Wednesday Journal October 20, 27, November 3 2021
You can join the meeting by emailing Michelle Hopper at mhopper1@ fpsd91.org for the Zoom link. If you have further questions pertaining to this meeting, please contact Michelle Hopper, Director of Special Education, at (708) 366-5742 or at mhopper1@fpsd91.org. Published in Forest Park Review October 20, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given, pursuant to “An Act in relation to the use of an Assumed Business Name in the conduct or transaction of Business in the State,” as amended, that a certification was registered by the undersigned with the County Clerk of Cook County. Registration Number: Y21007952 on October 6, 2021 Under the Assumed Business Name of NANNY TEACH with the business located at: 1054 N KARLOV AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60651. The true and real full name(s) and residence address of the owner(s)/partner(s) is: JESSICA J CAMPBELL 1054 N KARLOV AVE CHICAGO, IL 60651, USA Published in Wednesday Journal October 20, 27, November 3, 2021
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR REO TRUST 2017-RPL1 Plaintiff, -v.SHARON DESHAZER Defendants 2020CH06405 1409 N HARLEM AVE UNIT A 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 June 8, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 29, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 1409 N HARLEM AVE UNIT A, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-06-107-0730000 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 the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed
PUBLIC NOTICES $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 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. 14-20-04854 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2020CH06405 TJSC#: 41-1786 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2020CH06405 I3178750
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION MIDFIRST BANK Plaintiff, -v.TAKYRICA Q. STYLES A/K/A TAKYRICA STYLES, TAYLOR LAKE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC. A/K/A TAYLOR-LAKE CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 19 CH 9209 118 NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE UNIT 1 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 November 22, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 18, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 118 NORTH TAYLOR AVENUE UNIT 1, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-122-0381005 The real estate is improved with a condominium. The judgment amount was $153,280.44. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSES-
SION, 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, The sales clerk, LOGS Legal Group LLP Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301, Bannockburn, IL, 60015 (847) 291-1717 For information call between the hours of 1pm - 3pm.. Please refer to file number 19091229. 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. LOGS Legal Group LLP 2121 WAUKEGAN RD., SUITE 301 Bannockburn IL, 60015 847-291-1717 E-Mail: ILNotices@logs.com Attorney File No. 19-091229 Attorney Code. 42168 Case Number: 19 CH 9209 TJSC#: 41-1763 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 19 CH 9209 I3178685
mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, Alexander Potestivo, POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610, Chicago, IL, 60606 (312) 263-0003. Please refer to file number 100948. THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. POTESTIVO & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 223 WEST JACKSON BLVD, STE 610 Chicago IL, 60606 312-263-0003 E-Mail: ilpleadings@potestivolaw. com Attorney File No. 100948 Attorney Code. 43932 Case Number: 17 CH 13885 TJSC#: 41-1690 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 17 CH 13885 I3178387
MORTGAGE SERVICING Plaintiff, -v.AMIN SAHTOUT, SCOVILLE COURT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 2019CH09264 500 WASHINGTON BLVD, UNIT 107 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 November 7, 2019, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 19, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 500 WASHINGTON BLVD, UNIT 107, OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-07-415-0271007 The real estate is improved with a residence. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building
and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 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. 14-19-02481 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH09264 TJSC#: 41-1675 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2019CH09264 I3178399
The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in “AS IS” condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale. The property will NOT be open for inspection and plaintiff makes no representation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information. If this property is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1). IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW. You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver’s license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For information, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff’s Attorneys, 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876 THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE You can also visit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales. CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-19-11626 Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Attorney Code. 21762 Case Number: 2019CH14912 TJSC#: 41-1728 NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff’s attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2019CH14912 I3178416
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR RENAISSANCE HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-3 Plaintiff, -v.DOROTHY MCGLORY Defendants 17 CH 13885 114 WASHINGTON BLVD OAK PARK, IL 60302 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on February 17, 2021, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 16, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 114 WASHINGTON BLVD , OAK PARK, IL 60302 Property Index No. 16-08-315-0290000 The real estate is improved with a single family residence. The judgment amount was $284,060.04. Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, including the Judicial Sale fee for the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS COUNTY DEPARTMENT - CHANCERY DIVISION WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR OPTION ONE MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2006-3, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-3 Plaintiff, -v.CHARLES T. GRANT, JUANITA J. GRANT, THE PRAIRIE PLACE AT 6436 ROOSEVELT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION Defendants 2019CH14912 6436 ROOSEVELT RD, 413 OAK PARK, IL 60304 NOTICE OF SALE PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on November 5, 2020, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 10:30 AM on November 15, 2021, at The Judicial Sales Corporation, One South Wacker Drive, CHICAGO, IL, 60606, sell at a public sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: Commonly known as 6436 ROOSEVELT RD, 413, OAK PARK, IL 60304 Property Index No. 16-18-428-0431030, Property Index No. 16-18428-043-1054 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 the Abandoned Residential Property Municipality Relief Fund, which is calculated on residential real estate at the rate of $1 for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of the amount paid by the purchaser not to exceed $300, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. No fee shall be paid by the mortgagee acquiring the residential real estate pursuant to its credit bid at the sale or by any mortgagee, judgment creditor, or other lienor acquiring the residential real estate whose rights in and to the residential real estate arose prior to the sale.
PUBLIC NOTICES EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation or discrimination based on age, race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or intention to make any such preferences, limitations or discrimination. The Illinois Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental or advertising of real estate based on factors in addition to those protected under federal law. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equalopportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll free at: 1-800669-9777.
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231 S Maple Ave #C, Oak Park $260,000
7401 N Sheridan Rd, #401, Chicago $279,000
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3137 Kenilworth Ave, Berwyn $329,000
152 E Burlington Rd, Riverside $339,900
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