2017 Maywood Chamber of Commerce Community Guide

Maywood Chamber of Commerce 2017 COMMUNITY GUIDE

MAYWOOD’S ROLE IN THE

GREAT WARS 19172017

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What’s Inside President/CEO’s Message Chamber Leadership Mayor’s Message Community Information In Memoriam Government Newspaper Great Wars History Arts & Culture Health Spotlight Infrastructure/Train Station Chamber Listings Battan 75th anniversary Houses of Worship Listings Religion Schools Architecture/Historic Homes Business Seniors Awards Maywood Map Advertising Directory Publisher Dan Haley Associate Publisher Dawn Ferencak Business Manager Joyce Minich Editor Michael Romain Staff Photographer Alexa Rogals William Camargo Contributing Photographers Spooner Baumann Sebastian Hidalgo Shanel Romain IT Manager/ Web Developer Mike Risher Editorial Design Manager Claire Innes Editorial Designers Javier Govea Jacquinete Baldwin

President/CEO’s Message 2 2 3 4 7 9 11 12 14 17 18 19 21 22 25 25 29 30 33 35 35 39 40

Advertising Production Manager Philip Soell Advertising Design Manager Andy Mead Advertising Designers Mark Moroney, Debbie Becker Advertising Director Dawn Ferencak Display Advertising Sales Marc Stopeck, Joseph Chomiczewski Media Coordinator Kristen Benford Inside Sales Mary Ellen Nelligan Circulation Manager Jill Wagner Distribution Coordinator Caleb Thusat Comptroller Edward Panschar Credit Manager Laurie Myers

Published November 2017 by Wednesday Journal, Inc. 141 S. Oak Park Ave., Oak Park, IL 60302 HOW TO REACH US Please send comments concerning this book to Maywood Community Guide, P.O. Box 172, Maywood, IL 60153. Copyright © 2017 Wednesday Journal and Maywood Chamber of Commerce. All rights Reserved. Reproducing any part of this book photocopying, by electronic storage and retrieval or by any means is prohibited

ON THE COVER Statue of George Dilboy; a WWI-era cannon; the Veterans Memorial Wall; and a soldier saluting the war tank during the Bataan Ceremony in Maywood Veterans Memorial Park.

Greetings!

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he Maywood Chamber of Commerce is pleased to present the 2017 78th Anniversary Community Guide. Launched twenty years ago (1987) by the then President Karen A. Yarbrough, the Guide has continued to be a valuable source, concerning the history of Maywood and its many resources and organizations.

In addition, it is an important and ongoing marketing tool for the businesses, hospitals, not-for-profits and other organizations, since the Guide is mailed, free of charge, to the nearly 8,000 households in the Village, as well as to all members and advertisers. Copies are also available during the year at the Maywood Public Library and the Village Hall.

This year we continue our collaboration with Publisher Dan Haley and his staff at the Wednesday Journal in Oak Park, which includes Maywoodian Michael Romain, Editor of the recently launched Village Free Press in Maywood.

The theme for this year’s Guide is Maywood’s Role in World History – Connecting the Great Wars of the 20th Century (19172017). Beginning with the 100th anniversary of the U.S. in World War I on 6 April 1917 and

culminating with the 75th Anniversary of the Bataan Death March and its surrender on 9 April 942 we trace the patriotic participation of the Village of Maywood in the cataclysmic events of the past 100 years.

In addition, we highlight some of the major events of the past years, including the Chamber’s Annual Banquet, featuring Keynote Speaker Christopher J. Kennedy, the launching of a local newspaper, the Village Free Press, the dedication of our new Train Station at 5th Avenue, along with the dedication of an overpass at 25th Avenue and St. Charles Road in Bellwood, and the 75th Annual Bataan Day Memorial Service, with Keynote Speaker, Major General Richard J Hayes, Jr., the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois.

As the Chamber celebrates its 78h year of service to the community, let us remember our duty to God, family, and country and let us truly strive to be leaders in the Third Millennium.

May God bless Maywood and our great country of America!

Edwin H. Walker IV President/CEO Maywood Chamber of Commerce

Chamber Leadership Chairman Thomas J. Engoren 1st Vice-Chairman Eric Dean

Jennifer L. Koehler Loyola University Health System Amada A. Turner, Ph.D. Triton College

Thomas J. Engoren Seaway Supply Co. Audrey C. Jaycox Individual Member

President/CEO Edwin H. Walker IV

Dan Perkins Individual Member

Viola Mims Vintage Realty

Treasurer Kathleen I. Carani

Karen A. Yarbrough Hathaway Insurance Agency

Willie Norfleet, Jr. Maywood Village Manager

Directors

Directors

Christopher J. Parker Pan American Bank & Trust

(term expires 2019) Eric Dean Cintas Corporation General Manager Cory L. Foster ComEd Stan D. Huntington Maywood Public Library Director

(term expires 2018) Adiel Abelar First Midwest Bank

Past Chamber Presidents | CEO’s

Albertine Alexander Individual Member

1970-72 | Sam Karakostas, Maytown Restaurant 1973 | Irving M. Braun, First Federal Savings & Loan of Proviso 1974-75 | Donald L. Williams, State Farm Insurance Co.

Dr. Marta E. Alvarado Westlake Hospital Dawood I. Burhani Jamali Kopy Kat Printing

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1976-77 | Raymond Mottis, The Cleaning Closet 1978 | Joseph J. Caruso, Maywood-Proviso State Bank 1979-80 | Joe Nelson, Cliffe Printing Co. 1981 | Raymond Mottis, The Cleaning Closet 1982 | Larry Sorce, Maywood-Proviso State Bank 1983-84 | Ronald Saunders, The Graphic Newspaper 1985-86 | Kim David Tetzloff, Kimco Advertising 1987-89 | Karen A. Yarbrough, Hathaway Insurance Agency 1989-93 | Edwin H. Walker IV, The Way Back Inn, Inc. 1993-97 | Karen A. Yarbrough, Hathaway Insurance Agency 1997-2018 | Edwin H. Walker IV, Individual

Mayor’s Message

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reetings, Maywoodians. It is again a pleasure to commend the Maywood Chamber of Commerce for the outstanding service it provides to the Village of Maywood as it enters its 78th year. The Chamber is an integral part of our community, because it assists in addressing the needs and concerns of the business entities in town, and it helps to promote our phenomenal village as a welcoming, accommodating, and special place to do business.

One of the many, many reasons Maywood is such a keen business site is because of the enviable, strategic location we enjoy. Every mode of transportation is available to our citizens and to the people who come to the village to conduct business, eat a meal, or shop. We are right off the Eisenhower expressway — with both on and off ramps — we are close in proximity to both Midway and O’Hare

International Airports, we have easy access to the Blue and Green lines of the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), and we have a Metra train running through Maywood.

Indeed, earlier this year, we welcomed Mr. David A. Orseno, the Executive Director and CEO of Metra, as we cut the ribbon to open our brand new heated, indoor Metra Train Station at Fifth Avenue and St. Charles Road!

As I have said elsewhere, that lovely Metra station, and the new additional parking spaces adjacent to it, harkens back to our glory days—the glory days that we are working diligently to recapture. We are intent on reviving the commercial vibrancy of our town. I want Fifth Avenue, St. Charles Road, Lake Street, and every other major artery to pulsate with businesses, with cultural, social, and educational outlets, and with professionals providing needed services.

I continue, for example, to be encouraged with the work that takes place at the

intersection of 17th Avenue and Madison Street—the area we are trying to promote as the Maywood Technology District. We would like to attract more technology concerns that will spill out into the St. Charles Road area. With our tremendous access to all forms of transportation—air, rail, and road — and with our talented and capable workforce, a major foray into the tech industry is easily foreseeable and feasible.

Our entrepreneurs and professionals are such an asset to Maywood. Many of them can be counted on to engage in the type of social responsibility that helps sustain municipalities and the citizens that live there. We are in an important phase in Maywood’s history, as we tenaciously attempt to create the conditions that further enhance our town’s appeal, so that a rapid build-up becomes possible and doable. That is why my door is always open to the ideas and initiatives of the Chamber, and to the innovative thoughts of our citizens. Let’s go, Maywood!

Warmest regards, Edwenna Perkins Mayor, Village of Maywood

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Maywood Park District 921 S. 9th Ave Maywood, IL 60153

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Join us for the Ribbon Cutting for our NEW Park Development on 10/21/17 at 11 AM!

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Community Information SENIOR CITIZENS

Community Nutrition Network Maywood Sharp Park Community Center opens at 9 a.m. Lunch is served at 11 a.m. every day. The center offers hot and nutritious meals served at the site, Monday through Friday between 11 a.m. and 1:00 for persons 60 or older. There is no charge, but donations are encouraged. Free blood pressure tests are available also. For reservations or more information, contact Debbie Dolce at 312-909-6355. Tests are given at Maywood Fire Station No. 1, 700 St. Charles Road, and at Maywood Fire Station No. 2, 1220 S. 17th St. seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Maywood Senior Club The Maywood Senior Citizen Club meets every Thurdays from noon to 3 p.m. at the Multi-Purpose Building, 200 S. 5th Ave. The Club is open to all senior citizens, residing in Maywood. The Club will feature bingo, card games, other activities and refreshments.

Free bus transportation will be provided. For more information, please contact Larry Shapiro, 708-238-3657.

Mini-Bus Service The Village of Maywood provides FREE mini-bus service for senior citizens (age 60 and older) and persons with disabilities within Maywood. To take advantage of this service call Village Hall and request an application. Once completed, bring the application to the Village Manager’s Executive Assistant Office located on the second floor of the Village Hall. Reservations are required to use this service. Call the Village Switchboard at 450-6300 and between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m., one day ahead of the time you would like to be picked up. To make a reservation after 3 p.m., call 450-6300 and push 0. For more information, call 450-4492.

Proviso Township Senior Citizen Services 3705 Warren Ave., Bellwood, IL 60104

Photo by Sebastian Hidalgo

Members of the Proviso Township Bills football organization strike a pose in Burton Park in Maywood.

708-449-4307 Provides transportation for seniors and disabled persons, home-delivered meals to the homebound at a minimal charge, and free daily blood testing.

It also plans health services, distributes applications for handicapped parking cards, and can assist with IRS, Circuit Breakers and Medicare forms.

R.S.V.P. Triton College (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) 2000 5th Ave., River Grove, IL 60171 456-0300 Ext. 3603 or 3835 www.triton/edu/community/ rsvp Provided retired retire persons with opportunities for meaningful service in not-for-profit organizations within their own communities. Anyone, who is age 55 or over and lives in the Triton District, is eligible to become an R.S.V.P. volunteer.

Benefits include: two choices of

assignments to suit individual interests, skills and experience; insurance coverage; either transportation reimbursement or meal reimbursement; on-ongoing life-enrichment programs and recognition events.

Triton College Active Retired Citizens Club 2000 5th Ave., River Grove, IL 60171 456-0300 x3603 Offers a wide variety of activities and programs to meet the varied needs and interests of its members. The club meets twice a month, on the first and third Fridays, from noon to 2 p.m. in the Roberts Collins Center.

ed to providing lifelong learning opportunities that enrich the quality of life for older adults.

Courses are designed to meet the special interests and needs of older adults. All classes offered by the College have reduced tuition rates for in-district residents, aged 60 and over.

West Suburban Senior Services Senior Center 439 Bohland Ave., Bellwood. IL 60104 708-547-5600 Mon.–Fri. – 8am-4:30pm

VETERANS AFFAIRS

Triton College Lifelong U.S. Department of Learning Series Veterans Affairs 200 5th Ave., River Grove, IL

60171 708-456-0300 x3500 Continuing education is dedicat-

Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital 5000 S. 5th Ave., Hines, IL 60741 Public Affairs Officer – Charity

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Hardison 708-202-5627

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Forest Park Veterans Center 1515 S. Harlem Ave., Unit 1 Forest Park, IL 60130 Jean A. Douglas – Director 708-457-8805

Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs 1515 S. Harlem Ave., Unit 1 Forest Park, IL 60130 Alex Nuno – Veterans Services Officer 708-366-5020

Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs 4565 W. Harrison St., 16th Floor Chicago, IL 60601 312-814-2460

Community Information Cook County Recorder of Deeds Karen A. Yarbrough Veterans Services 110 N. Clark St., Rm. 120 Chicago, IL 60602 312-603-5788

Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County 1100 S. Hamilton Ave., C011 (Lower Level) Chicago, IL 60612 312-433-6010 Fax 312-433-6015

EDUCATION

Public School District 89 Superintendent, Dr. David Negron www.maywood89.org Office of the Superintendent 906 Walton St., Melrose Park, IL 60160 708-450-2460 Ext. 1151

Welcome New Members

Emerson Elementary School

LSG Cleaning Services

Lacey’s Place

311 W. Washington Blvd.

708-450-2002

2026 S 7th Ave Maywood, Illinois 60153 312-539-4252 Gabrial Lara & Patricia Giron services@lsgcleaning.com

611 W Roosevelt Road Maywood, Illinois 60153 Brandy Brooks 224-315-6277 708-483-8472 brandy.brooks@laceysplace.net

Garfield Elementary School 1514 S. 9th Ave. 708-450-2009

Irving Middle School 805 S. 17th Ave. 708-450-2015

Jane Addams Elementary School 910 W. Division St., Melrose Park, IL 60160 708-450-2023

Lexignton Elementary School

Proviso Township Ministerial AA Rental Center Alliance Network 30 N 9th Ave 1116 S 5th Ave Maywood, Illinois 60153 708-397-6944 Pastor S Johns

Melrose Park Elementary School

Washington Dual Language School

1715 W. Lake St., Melrose Park, IL 60160 708-450-2042

1111 W. Washington Blvd.

708-450-2065

Roosevelt Elementary School Public School District 209 1927 S. 15th Ave., Broadview, IL 60160 708-450-2047

415 W. Lexignton St. 708-450-2036

Melrose Park, Illinois 60160 Luke Graham 708-343-8110 luke@aarentalcenter.net

Lincoln Elementary School

Stevenson Middle School

811 Chicago Ave. 708-450-2036

1630 N. 20th Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60160 708-450-2053

Superintendent, Dr. Nettie Collins-Hart 8601 Roosevelt Road, Forest Park, IL 60130 708-338-4100 CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

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Community Information

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Fax: 708-338-4199 www.pths209.org

Proviso East High School 807 S. 1st Ave. 708-344-7000

Proviso West High School 4701 W. Harrison St., Hillside, IL 60162 708-202-6310

Proviso Mathematics & Science Academy 8601 W. Roosevelt Road, Forest Park, IL 60130 708-338-4100

PROVISO AREA EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN (PAEC)

School District #803 Executive Director, Dr. Terry Smith 1000 Van Buren St. 708-450-2100 PAEC, special education cooperative of the participating elementary and secondary school districts in the township, plans, develops and, maintains special education programs.

PAEC Center 1000 W. Van Buren St. 708-450-2100

PAEC Elementary 1636 S. 10th Ave. 708-338-3250

PAEC High School 1636 S. 10th Ave. 708-450-1515

PRIVATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS Immanuel Christian Academy 2317 S. Wolf Rd., Hillside, IL 60162 708-562-5580 www.immanuel-hillside.org

Keystone Montessori 7401 North Ave., River Forest.

Courtesy of Rep. Chris Welch

State Rep. Emanuel “Chris” Welch (7th), left, leads a peace march through Maywood on June 24. The march started in Bellwood on the corner of 22nd Avenue and St. Charles and ended behind the Maywood Police Station.

IL 60305 708-366-1080 Fax: 708-366-1083 www.ksmontessori.org

Montessori Language Academy 314 Circle Ave., Forest Park, IL 60130 708-771-5030 www.montessorilanguageacademy.com

St. Paul Lutheran School 1025 W. Lake St., Melrose Park, IL 60160 708-343-5000 www.stpaulrmp.org

Walther Lutheran Academy 305 Circle Ave., Forest Park, IL 60130 708-366-2764 www.waltheracademy.org

PRIVATE HIGH SCHOOLS

Fenwick High School 505 Washington Blvd., Oak Park, IL 60302

708-386-0127 www.fenwickfriars.com

Need To Know Numbers

Guerin Prep

Driver’s Licenses

Post Office

8001 W. Belmont Ave., River Grove, IL 60171 708-453-6233 Fax: 708-453-6296 www.guerinprep.org

1903 Mahein Road Melrose Park, IL 60160 (312) 793-1000

415 South 5th Ave. Maywood, IL 60153 (708) 344-4257 (General Information)

Trinity High School

Cook County Clerk (Maywood Branch) 1311 Maybrook Drive – Room 109 Maywood, IL 60153 (866) 252-8874

Marriage Licenses

7574 W. Division St., River Forest, IL 60305 708-771-8383 www.trinity.org

General Assistance (708) 449-4302 Transportation: (708) 344-7430 Senior Services: (708) 4494307 Handy man: (708) 547-4001

St. Joseph High School 10900 W. Cermak Road, Westchester, IL 60154 708-562-4433 www.stjoeshs.org

Walther Christian Academy 900 Chicago Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60160 708-344-0404

AREA COLLEGES

Concordia University 7400 W. Augusta St.,

River Forest, IL 60305 708-771-8300 www.curf.edu

Dominican University 7900 W. Division St., River Forest, IL 60305 708-366-2490 www.dom.edu

Triton College 2000 5th Ave., River Grove, IL 60171 708-456-0300

HOSPITALS

Elmhurst College

Gottlieb Memorial Hospital (Loyola Hospital)

190 Prospect Ave., Elmhurst, IL 60126 630-279-4100

701 W. North Ave., Melrose Park, IL 60160 708-681-3200

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Community Information Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Hospital

Riveredge Hospital

5th Ave. & Roosevelt Rd., Hines, IL 60141 708-202-8387

8311 W. Roosevelt Rd., Forest Park, IL 60130 708-209-7202

John J. Madden Mental Health Center

Ronald McDonald House (near Loyola)

1200 S. 1st Ave., Hines, IL 60141 708-338-7400

Kindred Hospital-Chicago 365 E. North Ave., Northlake, IL 60164 708-345-8100

Loyola University Medical Center/Ronald McDonald Hospital 2160 S. 1st Ave. 708-216-9000

Tripp Ave. at Air Mail Road 708-327-2273

Rush Oak Park Hospital 520 S. Maple St., Oak Park 708-383-9300

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Westlake Hospital 1225 Lake St., Melrose Park, IL 60160 708-681-3000

Loyola Family Health Center

West Suburban Medical Center

1219 W. Roosevelt Road 708-531-5200

3 Erie Court, Oak Park 708-383-620

Proudly Serving

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Zoned C-2 www.maywood-il.org 46,000 sq ft www.maywood-il.org (708) vacant 450-6351 retail lot (708) 450-6351

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www.maywood-il.org (708) 450-6351 1001 St. Charles Road Zoned M-1 3.5 acre vacant lot 1st & Lake

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1001 St. Charles Road Zoned M-1 3.5 acre vacant lot

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615 S 5th Ave Zoned C-2 22,000 sq ft retail structure

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Government Village of Maywood Hours of Operation – 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Village Officials Mayor, Edwenna Perkins Office: 708-450-4486 Cell: 708-724-1942 Email: eperkins@maywood-il.org Mayor’s Assistant, Jonette Greenhow Office: 708-450-4492 Email: jgreenhow@maywood-il.org Fax: 708-450-0657

Trustees Henderson Yarbrough Sr. Cell: 708-601-7474 email: hyarbrough@maywood-il.org Courtesy of the Village of Maywood

Antonio Sanchez Phone: 708-359-7341 email: asanchez@maywood-il.org Isiah Brandon Cell: 708-261-9217 email: ibrandon@maywood-il.org Melvin L. Lightford Cell: 708-646-6574 email: mlightford@maywood-il.org Ronald Rivers Cell: 708-668-5722 email: rriversrun@sbcglobal.net Kimyada Wellington Phone: 708-466-0833 email: kwellington@ maywood-il.org

Village Hall Main Number 708-450-6300 40 W. Madison St., Maywood 60153

Clerks Office Village Clerk, Viola Mims Office: 708-450-6363 Cell: 708-250-0988 email: vmims@maywood-il.org Deputy Clerk, Thomas J. Pavlik Office: 708-450-6362 email: pavlik@maywood-il.org Main Office Office: 708-450-6360

Maywood Asst.Village Manager David Myers, Business Development Coordinator Ms. Angela D. Smith and Village Manager Willie Norfleet, Jr. Work Area Office: 708-450-6364 Fax: 708-681-8818

Community Development Office

Manager’s Office Village Manager, Willie Norfleet, Jr. Office: 708-450-6301 wnorfleet@maywoo-il.org Executive Assistant, Arlean Ireland Office: 708-450-6303 email: aireland@may wood-il.org Human Resources Coordinator, LaSondra Banks Office: 708-450-6309 email: lbanks@maywood-il.org HR Fax: 708-865-8376 Village Treasurer, Stephen J. Kuptz Office: 708-473-0931 email: skuptz@maywood-il.org Village Attorney, Michael Jurusik Office: 312-984-6432 email: mtjursik@ktjnet.com Klein, Thorpe & Jenkins

Numbers by Department Switchboard 708/450-6300 Bus Driver, Tammy Hilson 708/516-9572

Main Number 708-450-4405 Fax 708/45-4893 Director of Community Development, David Myers 708/450-4429 Business Development Coordinator, Angela M. Smith 708/450-6351 Admin.Hearing/PC-ZBA, Ofelia Cala 708/450-4414 Coordinator of Enforcement, David Flowers, Sr. 708/450-6368 Zoning Officer/Planner, Joshua Koonce 708/450-4411 Account Specialist, K. Greene 708/450-4405

Code Enforcement Officers Charles Bailey, Building Insp.

708/450-4415 John Weaver, Code Enf. Officer 708/450-4416 Ivan Hernandez, Code Enf. Officer 708/450-4424 Deloren Johnson, Animal Warden 708/450-2323 G. Guzman, Code Inf. Officer 708/450-4412

Finance Office Main Number 708/450-6311 Finance Dir., Lanya Satchell 708/450-6314 Vehicle Stickers/Parking Mary Levy 708/450-6321 Accounts Payable, Tanika Skipper 708/450-6316 Payroll Administrator, S. Wilson 708/450-6306 Accountant, Sherna Ramos 708/450-6344 Cashier, Maria Gomez 708/450-6326 Cashier Kerriea Martin 708/450-6327 Water Supervisor (TBD) 708/450-6324 Collection Specialist, A. House 708/450-6323 Collection Specialist, R. Nesbitt 708/450-6313 Collection Specialist, T. Maney 708/450-6324 or 6380

Public Works Main Number 708/450-4482 Fax 708/450-4422 Public Works Dir., John West 708/450-4463 Exec. Assistant, Olivia Brown 708/450-4427 CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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Government

Committed to the community

Public Safety

M.A.P.S

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MAYWOOD’S ROLE IN THE

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World War I begans after an explosion in August 1914, which killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria while on official state business in Serbia.

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In 1915, Germans sank the passenger ship, the Lusitania.

Over 1,000 Americans were killed aboard that ship. The demand for U.S. involvement increased.

A memorial statue to George Dilboy is located in Maywood at Hines Hospital. George was of Greek heritage. He joined the U.S. Army in 1917 and died a hero on July 18, 1918, near Belleau, France. The statue serves as a reminder to soldiers that their sacrifice is valuable, regardless of their ethnic origin, race, and religion.

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On April 6, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson declares war on the German Empire, after the U.S. government intercepted communications from the Germans to the Mexican government, urging Mexico to declare war on the U.S. The call for service drew more than 2 million civilians into military life.

At the Veterans Memorial Maywood Park, a WWI-era cannon stands. The cannon honors those from Maywood and beyond, who fought on the military front in Europe during the Great War. SOURCE: Courtesy of Maywood Bataan Day Organization/Photos by Spooner Baumann

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THE FLOWERS FAMILY

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atricia H. Besaw’s family has a long history of military service in World War I, World War II, and Vietnam.

Her father served in the U.S. Army as a Motorcycle Courier with General John “Blackjack” Persing in France during World Patricia H. Besaw War I. Her uncle also served in the U.S. Army during World War I. Mrs. Besaw husband, Gerald B. Besaw, served aboard a destroyer in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Her husband’s two brothers also served in War World II in the U.S. Navy. One brother also served in the U.S. Air Force and his uncle served in the U.S. Army.

Mrs. Besaw’s oldest son served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and her second oldest son served in the U.S. Navy, while her daughter-in-law served in the U.S. Navy and her brother in the U.S. Air Force.

Currently one grandson is serving in the U.S. Navy and one grandson-in-law is serving in the U.S. Air Force.

For more than seven decades, the tank has stood tall in Maywood Veterans Memorial Park, as a daily reminder of the heroism of the men in Bataan, as well as a tribute to their fighting machines.

he Flowers family has a strong military background that spans four generations.

They are all Maywoodians, who served honorably in World War 1 and beyond.

Mr. David Flowers Sr., who oversees code enforcement in Maywood and is a member of the VFW Shelton Post, proudly shared a brief history of some of his family involvement in the U.S. military since WWI.

Cornelius Byrd (maternal grandfather to Mr. David Flowers) served in WWI Army’s European Theater of Operations (ETO), as a cook, but was also exposed to mustard gas.

Edmond J. Flowers Sr. (David’s father), was drafted in 1942 into the U.S. Army.

He served with the 828 Amphibious Truck Company and served in the WWII Asiatic Pacific Theater, the Battle of Okinawa. He was honorably discharged from Camp Grant, IL on January 20, 1946.

David Flowers Sr. is a retired 25- year firefighter and fire inspector, and currently the Director of Code Enforcement for the Village of Maywwod. He is a Marine Corps Vietnam War veteran.

From Left: Daniel A. Flowers (David’s son), enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1998 and served in Bosnia, Kuwait and Iraq. He was a gunner on the M-1 Abrams tank with the first group of soldiers during the Operation Iraqi Freedom War. He served with the 1/64 3rd Infantry Divsion B Company as one of the Black Knights. Victor Flowers, Jr. (David’s nephew) enlisted in the U.S. Army and served with Daniel during the war in Iraq. He was a SAW gunner on a Bradley Fighting Vehicle.

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Arts & Culture

A Giant Sculpture, Made In Maywood, Finds A Home In Grant Park

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15-foot wooden sculpture, that was built in Maywood last year by contemporary artist Tashi Norbu, has now become part of the fabric of Chicago’s Grant Park.

The sculpture, called “Urban Buddha,” was built from reclaimed Brazilian wood on the grounds of Re-Use Depot, 50 Madison St. in Maywood.

After Norbu completed the work last October, the giant eclectic Buddha was installed in the Grant Park Skate Park, near Michigan Ave. and Roosevelt Rd. During an interview last year, conducted while he was still working on the sculpture in Maywood, Norbu said that “deforestation from palm oil production is unbelievable nowadays.

“The Chinese are doing the same thing everywhere in the world,” he said. “The message is for us to be the flower, not the bee. We have to be like the flower, that grows beautifully by itself and you don’t have to look for something that the bee does.”

According to a 2016 report by DNAinfo, Chicago’s park officials had hoped the sculpture,

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(Below left) Mando Salazar, 6, left, and Grizel Rojas, 10, both of Chicago, sit on a bench near the Urban Buddha art piece in August. (Below right) A skateboarder rolls through the Park, with the Urban Buddha seen in the background at the Grant Park Skate Park in Chicago.

Norbu’s first artwork in the United States, would attract visitors to the park’s south end during times when the Skate Park is closed.

Norbu’s sculpture weights

about 3,500 pounds and cost roughly $20,000 to construct, according to DNAinfo.

“It’s not real obvious, you have to look at it,” Bob O’Neill, president of the Grant Park

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Conservancy, told DNAinfo at the time.

“You want a piece people will talk about, get interested in, and learn more about. It fits well here.”

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The dancers performed the classical ballet (with music

by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), alongside professional guest artists from Chicago and New York, at Trinity High School in River Forest that month.

The performance commemorated the 10th anniversary of Maywood Fine Arts’ Classical Ballet for New Audiences.

Christopher Jackson and Maywood Fine Arts dancers during a March rehearsal for ‘Sleeping Beauty’ at Stairway of the Stars in Maywood.

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he closing of Aldi in Maywood last year and Ultra Food in Forest Park and Meijer in Melrose Park this year have created something of a desert in Proviso Township, when it comes to places residents can go to get fresh produce.

But on Madison St. in Maywood, right across the street from Proviso East High School and adjacent to ReUse Depot, there is an oasis.

“I grew too much,” said Christopher Epps, 36, during an interview on Saturday. Epps is the full-time gardener, who is slowly, deliberately making the Proviso Partners Giving Garden the start of what he hopes will be a paradigm shift in how Proviso Township residents relate to the food they eat.

He pointed his soiled hand to raised beds of carrots, egg plants, bell peppers, jalapeños, yellow and blue watermelons, collard greens, Brussels sprouts, Swiss chard, tomato, rhubarb, basil, cilantro, dill — all of it grown organically on a sliver of land that is roughly the size of someone’s backyard.

Christopher Epps is the fulltime gardener, responsible for cultivating the Proviso Giving Garden in Maywood.

“I am aiming to grow 4,000 pounds of [food],” Epps said.

“Right now, I am at, like, 487. At this rate, I might get more than 4,000 pounds.”

The work of Epps and the Giving Garden are the result of around $2.5 million in grants, that Proviso Partners for Health (PP4H) will receive over five years from Trinity Health.

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Epps said he partnered with PP4H and Trinity in order “to

teach all of the kids in the area how to grow food.” The grant funding allows Epps to work the garden full-time, 40 hours a week. Epps volunteers another 45 hours on top of the hours for which he is paid.

“This was a trial period,” Epps said of the garden, adding that if all goes according to his ambitions, the Madison Street Garden will be the first of 13.

He plans to set down 12 more gardens in Bellwood, Broadview and Maywood over the next three years.

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ajor General Richard J. Hayes Jr. is the 39th Adjutant General of the State of Illinois. He assumed the duties of the Adjutant General on June 8, 2015. He serves as a member of the Governor’s Cabinet as the Director of the Illinois Department of Military Affairs and is the Governor’s principal advisor on military matters. As the Adjutant General, he is responsible for carrying out Illinois National Guard missions in supporting civil authorities during domestic operations and emergency relief efforts, operational readiness and supporting U.S. military operations across the world.

General Hayes is the senior officer in the chain-of-command for both the Illinois Army and Air National Guard. He is responsible for the daily operations of the Illinois National Guard and oversees approximately 13,000 men and women in uniform (2,286 full time) and 230 civilian employees in the Illinois Department of Military Affairs. General Hayes works closely with the leadership of National Guard Bureau and the Departments of the Army and Air Force.

The Illinois National Guard missions include supporting civil authorities during domestic operations and emergency relief efforts and supporting U.S. military operations across the world.

General Hayes is responsible for the Illinois National Guard’s overall operational readiness. General Hayes maintains the Illinois National Guard’s relationships with a multitude of local, state and federal agencies, as well as nongovernmental organizations that support the Illinois National Guard’s missions. He also maintains a close relationship with Polish mil-

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itary forces through the National Guard’s State Partnership Program.

General Hayes was commissioned in 1987 from the Reserve Officer Training Corps Program at the University of Kansas as a field artillery officer. He has served in both the Illinois and Kansas Army National Guard.

During his nearly 25 years of military service with the Illinois Army National Guard, he has held several positions, including battery commander with Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery in Chicago; commander of 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery in Chicago; commander of Task Force 122 in New Orleans, Louisiana, during Hurricane Katrina and

Rita Relief Operations; assistant chief of staff G3 for the 35th Infantry Division; deputy commander of Task Force Falcon in Kosovo, Serbia; director of operations J3 for Joint Force Headquarters in Springfield; and commander of the 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) in Springfield.

General Hayes’ professional military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Course, Command and General Staff College, U.S. Army War College, Joint Task Force Commander Training Course and Contingency Dual Status Command Qualification Program. He holds a bachelor’s degree in geography from the University of Kansas, a master’s of business administration from Touro University International and a master’s of strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College.

General Hayes’ military awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit (1 Oak Leaf Cluster), Meritorious Service Medal (2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster), National Defense Service Medal (1 Bronze Service Star), Humanitarian Service Medal (1 Bronze Service Star), Kosovo Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Humanitarian Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal (“M” device and Silver Hour Glass), Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Army Reserves Components Overseas Training Ribbon and Non-Article 5 NATO Medal.

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Maywood Opens A Brand New Metra Commuter Station

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The new station, which is heated and features heated flooring, replaces an existing shelter that was similar to a bus station and that residents felt was inadequate. The station also features 40 new parking spaces on Main Street.

The roughly $2 million station had been in the works since

at least 2011, when the village applied for a Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ) grant to secure construction funds.

“I am so pleased to cut the ribbon for our new Metra Commuter Station,” said Maywood

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Mayor Edwenna Perkins. “The station is lovely and quaint and hearkens back to the glory days of Maywood that we will bring back. It will shelter our citizens as they wait for the train, and it will give others riding through another look at our town.”

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Chamber Listings AA Rental Center 30 N 9th Ave Melrose Park, Illinois 60160 Luke Graham 708-343-8110 luke@aarentalcenter.net

Accutron Marvin Savage 40 West Madison St. Maywood, Illinois 60153

Aetna Plywood, Inc. Larry Rassin 1401 St. Charles Road Maywood, 60153 708/343-1515 Fax 708/343-1616 www.aetnaplywood.com larryrassin@aetnaplywood.com

Albertine Alexander 5412 W. Madison Chicago 60644 708/261-2316 alex.mac@sbcglobal.net

American Waste Industries William Vajdik 2100 W. Madison St. Maywood 60153 (708) 681-3999 Fax: (708) 681-5583 American-waste@sbcglobal.net

A Proper Child Donna DeVaul Flowers 1400 South 14th Avenue Maywood, Illinois 60153 (708) 865-2758 (Home) (773) 391-7595 (Business) devaulflow@sbcglobal.net

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Maywood Fine Arts co-founder Lois Baumann uses a homemade device to look at the historic eclipse in August.

Patricia H. Besaw 1504 S. 6th Ave. Maywood 60153 (708) 344-9265

Beggars Pizza (Rossie Visions) Kristopher Rossie 621 W. Roosevelt Rd. Maywood 60153 708/343-8000 www.beggarspizza.com

Isiah Brandon 1711 S. 7th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/299-9464 isiahbrandon@yahoo.com

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Jerry J. Braun 807 S. 5th Avenue Maywood 60153 708/343-2720 Fax: 708/343-2760

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801 W. Washington Blvd., Maywood, Illinois 60153 708/681-3813 Fax: 708-456-6360 ajaycox847@aol.com

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Chapel Hill Gardens West Funeral Home and Cemetery Bradford Traywick 17W201 Roosevelt Rd. Oakbrook Terrace, 60181 630/941-5860 Fax 630/941-7496 Traywick@dignitymemorial.com

Cintas Corporation Eric Dean 1201 W. St. Charles Rd. Maywood 60153 708/613-3100 708/613-3161 www.cintas.com resserj@cintas.com

Community Bank Oak Park/River Forest Ruth McLaren, Sr. V.P. 7751 West Lake Street River Forest, IL 60305 708/366-4700 ruthm@cboprf.com

ComEd Cory L. Foster 1505 S. 1st Ave. Maywood 60153 708/410-5295 Cell 815/814-5223 Cory.Foster@comEd.com

Glenda Thomas, Executive Director 35 S. 19th Avenue Maywood, IL 60153 708/508-1032 Fax 708/450-1427 cradletotheclassroom.com

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Events Coordinator/Cultural Historian 302 South 2nd Avenue Maywood, IL 60153 312/317-1159

Donora Realty Donald L. Williams 1027 S. 17th Ave. Maywood 60153 708/681-0047 Fax 708/345-3213 donwilliams.bvbg@statefarm.com

Antonette “Toni” Dorris 40 W. Madison St. Maywood 60153 708/906-0242 adorris@maywood-il.org

EMV Payment Systems Midwest Joe Dempsey 1701 South 1st Avenue Suite

1931 S. 25th Ave. Maywood 60153 708/674-0455 re.ester@yahoo.com

First Baptist Church of Melrose Park Rev. John L. Belser 2114 Main St. Melrose Park 60160 708/344-7411 Fax 708/344-7265 www.firstbaptistchurchmp.org firstbaptistmp@sbcglobal.net

First Midwest Bank Adiel Abelar 1700 Lake St. Melrose Park 60160 708/836-7987 Fax 708/836-7938 General Number 708/836-7930 Adiel.abelar@firstmidwest.com CONTINUED ON PAGE 27

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BATAAN DAY CEREMONY TH 75 ANNIVERSARY

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Maywood Still Remembers

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The Bataan Day ceremony, held at Maywood Veterans Memorial Park in September, featured a color guard, middle left, and the 144th Ceremonial National Guard Army Band, under the direction of Sgt. First Class Ryan Thomason, bottom left.

on September 10, 2017, nearly 400 people gathered for the 75th Battaan Day Commemorative Service, which featured as Keynote Speaker the Adjutant General of Illinois, Major General Richard A. Hayes, Jr., who who was the Keynote Speaker when he was a Colonel at the 2012 ceremony.

According to the Maywood Bataan Day Organization (MBDO), the service is the “longest running World War II commemorative event in the Chicago area.” This year, MBDO officials added, also marked the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I. “Maywood citizens also responded to the call for heroes during WWI, and the men of the 33rd Division would

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one day form the core of the Illinois National Guard unit in Maywood that would become known as Co. B of the 192nd Tank Battalion — Heroes of Bataan!”

The annual ceremony, which always takes place on the second Sunday of September, commemorates what has come to be known as the Bataan Death March, which began on April 6, 1942, when World War II’s Battle of Bataan in the Philippines had concluded.

The Japanese army forcibly marched over 60,000 Philippine and American soldiers roughly 70 miles to a transfer point, where they were loaded onto trains. An estimated 500 to 650 American soldiers died during the march, many having suffered extreme abuse.

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Photos by Spooner Baumann

The Bataan Day festivities honored soldiers and veterans of wars from the area. (Clockwise, from top) Colonel (Ret.) Richard A. McMahon, Jr., President of the Maywood Bataan Day Orgainzation, introduces guests during the ceremony; The Rifle Squad Gun Salute from Am. Legion Post #974, Franklin Park; Keynote Speaker, Major General Richard J. Hayes, Jr. the Adjutant General of Illinois; and the Dedication of a Veterans Memorial Wall. death march were men from the Company B of the 192nd Tank Battalion of the U.S. National Guard, which included 89 men from Maywood. The battalion was inducted into the federal army on Nov. 25, 1940. Only 43 of those Maywood residents returned from the war.

Marking his 18th year as President of the Maywood Bataan Day Orgainzation, Colonel Richard A. McMahon, Jr., introduced the distinguished guests, who were present, including Maywood Village Trustees and Depart-

Maywood’s Role in the Great Wars (1917-2017).

Introduced and adroitly reviewed by Event Coordinator and Cultural Historian, Dan Perkins, the stage was set for a century of Maywood’s involvement in world history. Mr. Perkins was also responsible for a DAN PERKINS EDWIN H. WALKER delightful reception/ banquet, following the ment Heads, the MBDO Board, Memorial Ceremony, at Veterans of World War II, Mariella’s Banquet Hall, 124 Veterans of the Vietnam War, South 5th Avenue, Maywood. and members of families of the The Honorable Generoso 192nd Tank Battalion.

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gracious welcome on behalf of the Philippine community.

Highlighting the Ceremony was the Dedication of a Veterans Memorial Wall, setting apart the sacred space of the area, as well as a granite marker at the base of the Worlf War I cannon. Master of Ceremonies Major Edwin H. Walker IV, USMC, reminded those present that the Memorial Wall is present not to keep people out, but to remind them of the sacred space of the Veterans Memorial and to call them to always remember the sacrifice of those who have served their country.

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Religion Houses of Worship African Methodist Episcopal Canaan AME Church Pastor C. Calvin Rice 601 S. 14th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/681-2744 Fax:708/681-9871 J.W. James Memorial AME Church Gary S. Mitchell Sr. 907-911 S. 6th Ave. Maywood 60153 708/681-4628 Fax:708/681-0068

Apostolic Faith Christ Temple Church of Apostolic Faith Pastor Michael Bellamy 502 S. 6th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/343-2380

Baptist First Baptist Church of Melrose Park Rev.John L. Belser 2114 Main St., Melrose Park 60160 708/344-7411 Fax:708/344-7263 Holy Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church Pastor C.T. Baker 401 S. 5th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/344-5700 Proviso Missionary Baptist Church Bishop Dr. Claude Porter 1116 S. 5th Ave., Maywood 60153 Rock of Ages Baptist Church Pastor Marvin E. Wiley 1309 W. Madison St., Maywood 60153 708/344-0704 The Second Baptist Church Pastor Wallace W. Sykes 436 S. 13th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/681-1715 Tabernacle Baptist Church Pastor M. Lavery 409 N. 8th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/345-5717 CONTINUED ON PAGE 26

Photos by Sebastian Hidalgo

Participants in a prayer walk, one of many community outreach events hosted by Impact Ministries, pray for Impact’s leaders. Pastor Anthony Pelegrino, second from left, and others praying.

With Maywood Prayer Walk, A Pastor Returns To His Old Stomping Grounds

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n July 2017, Pastor Anthony Pelegrino, who heads up Impact Ministries in Maywood, led around two dozen people on a prayer walk along the Prairie Path, from 17th Ave. to 11th Ave. and back.

The walk through Maywood was more than a demonstration for the 42-year-old resident of Downers Grove.

“I used to buy drugs out here,” Pelegrino said, while standing on a plot of grass, where the path meets the concrete road at 17th Ave., near Madison St. Nowadays, Pelegrino, who said he has been clean for 10 years, is looking for a physical space for his burgeoning ministry. He said he has sights set on Emerson Elementary School, 311 Washington Blvd. in Maywood.

Pastor Anthony Pelegrino (left) and participants during the prayer walk.

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Religion

Local Churches Provide Summer Jobs For The Youth

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oughly two dozen young people were provided with summer employment in 2017 as part of a program initiated by the Proviso Township Ministerial Alliance (PTMAN), a large network of west suburban churches and clergy members.

The four-week work program, which PTMAN started in 2016, is designed for young people, ages 13 to 16 from all over the western suburbs. Last year, said Min. Albert Johnson, PTMAN’s Outreach Coordinator, the program outdid expectations.

During an orientation session and monthly PTMAN breakfast meeting, held in June at Freedom Baptist Church in Hillside, Johnson shared the story of Darnyce Springfield, who worked for the summer at Marcus Wright Dental in Maywood.

“They were so impressed with this young lady, that they decided to bring her on perma-

nently,” Johnson told the teenagers, as they gathered inside of Freedom Baptist’s cavernous sanctuary (a converted movie theater).

More than 10 local employers, including Marcus Wright, Triton College, the Maywood Park District and Kathy’s Cafe, agreed to temporarily employ the youth for four weeks — four hours a day and four days a week — at roughly $8 an hour.

Johnson referred to the setup as the 4-4-4 plan.

The money to pay the young people, Johnson said, comes from PTMAN’s member churches and local entities that pledge to donate different amounts.

One church in Naperville even hosted a benefit concert for the Program.

The Program is the brainchild of PTMAN’s chairman, Bishop Dr. Reginald Saffo, the pastor of United Faith M.B. Church and head of United Faith Christian Institute Bible College, both

Houses of Worship United Faith Missionary Baptist Church Bishop Dr. Reginald J. Saffo 40 S. 19th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/338-1150

Christian First Christian Church of Maywood Pastor Curtis L. Malone, Jr. 1001 S. 8th Ave. 708/681-1242 New Kingdom Christian Center Church Pastors Gayla & Victor Walker 416 N. 4th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/338-9509

Photo by Michael Romain

Min. Albert Johnson during PTMAN’s summer youth employment orientation session at Freedom Baptist Church in Hillside. located in Maywood.

During an interview last year about the employment program, Saffo said that he wanted to demonstrate that local institutions, particularly churches, could drive the local economy in their own ways, independent of government funding.

“A lack of government funding should never preclude our children from having a safe and productive summer,” he said.

“We felt that it was our moral obligation to provide our youth with this experience. Churches that have an understanding of their role in community are very supportive and positive about these kinds of projects.”

During the June meeting, Saffo said that the goal of the program is to do more than provide young people with jobs.

He said he hopes the program can help teenagers find what it is that fulfills them and gives them purpose.

Most of the teenagers sat silently through the orientation process, which included some of the program’s coordinators briefing them on workplace etiquette (the need to come on time and to dress properly, among other protocols).

The teenagers came from Maywood, Bellwood, Chicago and as far away as DuPage County.

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C.O.G.I.C. Good Shepherd Church of God in Christ 715 S. 6th Ave., Maywood 60153 Johnson Memorial Church of God in Christ Pastor James H. Johnson 1022 S. 14th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/343-5800 Maywood Church of Christ Evangelist John T. Thomas 619 S. 13th Ave. 708/345-8408

Miracle Revival Cathedral Bishop Willie J. Chambliss 2010 St. Charles Rd. Maywood 60153 708/865-2999

Congregational

621 N 1st Ave (at Chicago Ave.) Maywood 60153 708/345-6563 Hispanic 708/345-7565

Pentecostal

First Congregational Church of Maywood Pastor Elliot Wimbush 400 N 5th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/344-6150

God’s Heritage Full Gospel Ministries Pastor James Williams 1200 S 5th Ave. Maywood 60153 708/615-1676

Nondenomination

Roman Catholic

Woodside Bible Chapel Pastoral Coordinator Robert Ramey

St. Eulalia Church Fr. Michael Arkins 1851 S. 9th Ave.

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Maywood 60153 708-343-6120

Seventh Day Adventist 1901 S. 19th Ave.

United Methodist Neighborhood United Methodist Pastor Marcus Tabb 1817 W. Washington Blvd., Maywood 60153 708/681-5887

Chamber Listings David Flowers, Sr.

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Freedom’s Path Hines LP

1400 South 14th Avenue Maywood 60153 Cell 708/865-2758 Fax 708/450-4893 daveflowers@maywood-il.org

Karen Weeks 2600 Lake Lucian Drive, Suite 300 Maitland, Florida 32751 941/929-1270 Fax: 941/929-1271 kweeks@beneficialcom.com

MB Financial Denise Warren, Asst. Branch Manager 7722 West Lake Street River Forest, IL 60305 708/771-2500 Fax 708/498-0521 dwarren@mbfinancial.com

Garden House of Maywood Sherry McCants 515 S. 2nd Ave. Maywood 60153 708/343-4511 Fax 708/343-9250 www.gardenhousemaywood.com may003fmh@metroplexinc.com

Forest Park National Bank & Trust Co. Donald A. Offermann 7348 W. Madison St. Forest Park 60130 708/222-2800 Fax 708/771-8131 www.forestparkbank.com doffermann@forestparkbank.com

Glen Lerner Injury Attorneys 701 S. 5th Avenue Maywood 60153 708/222-2222 Josh Polanco Jpolaco@glenlerner.com

the village free press

708/681-3696 Fax 708/681-5331 victoriahaas@cs.com

Sandra M. Gates 1712 South 7th Ave. Maywood 60153 708/343-3517 Fax 708/516-2607 askshades1@yahoo.com

Hathaway Insurance Agency

Go Big Accounting Vena Nelson, CPA, CEO 840 S. 17th Ave. Maywood 60153 708/356-1777 Fax: 708/356-1711 vnelson@gobigaccounting.com

Great Lakes Credit Union Donna Beltran, Development Coordinator P.O. Box 1289 Bannockburn, IL 60015 donnab@glcu.org

Haas & Associates Victoria Haas 306 S. 3rd Ave. Maywood 60153

Karen A. Yarbrough 1031 S. 17th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/345-8183 Fax 708/345-8199 www.hathawayinsurance.com hathawayinsurance@sbcglobal.net

Help Heal Veterans Rosanne Schmidt 615 West Roosevelt Rd. Maywood 60153 708/356-6243 Cell: 630/229-8828 hines@hhv.org

Assoc. Judge Stanley L. Hill 4th District Circuit Court 1500 Maybrook Drive Maywood 60153 708/865-6060

Housing Helpers, Inc. Sarah Lira 602 N. 3rd Ave. Maywood 60153 708/707-4008 www.housinghelpers.org casablue602@gmail.com

Illinois State Representative Emanuel “Chris” Welch 10055 W. Roosevelt Rd. Westchester 60154 708/450-1000 Fax 708/450-1104 www.emanuelchricwelch.com repwelch@emanuelchriswelch.com

Jamali Kopy Kat Printing, Inc. Dawood I. Burhani 2501 St. Charles Rd. Bellwood 60104 708/544-6164, Fax 708/544-6569 jkkprinting@gmail.com www.jamalikopkat.com CONTINUED ON PAGE 32

Now Available in Print Available in Maywood and the surrounding communities of Bellwood, Broadview, Melrose Park, and Stone Park.

Including:

• Maywood Public Library, 121 S. 5th Ave. • Maywood Police Station, 125 S. 5th Ave. • Maywood Village Hall, 40 Madison St. • Maywood Fine Arts, 25 N. 5th Ave. • Afriware Books, 1701 S. 1st Ave., Suite #503 • Meal of the Day Cafe, 1701 S. 1st Ave., Suite #410 • Global Business, 840 S. 17th Ave. • Kathy’s Cafe, 1008 S. 17th Ave. • Quinn Community Center, 1832 S. 9th Ave. • Second Baptist Church, 436 S. 13th Ave.

Call Dawn Ferencak at 708/613-3329 to advertise.

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PROVISO TOWNSHIP H I G H SCHOOLS

PEHS

PWHS

PMSA

VISION

IN THE CLASSROOM AND IN LIFE…

Through expectations of excellence and by providing equitable educational opportunities to empower each

student, our graduates are prepared for college, careers and to serve as contributing members of a dynamic global society.

D209 BOARD OF EDUCATION

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Schools

(Above) Students with Erskine Reeves Barber Academy give free haircuts to students during the Proviso Back To School Bash at the 209 District Office in Forest Park in August. (Right) Joshua Banks, 12, of Maywood, jumps over and clears a spinning log during a game.

(Far right) A student at PMSA tinkers with a robot that he engineered during the event. (Bottom) Members of the Proviso East Marching Band play during the event.

Bringing The New School Year In Right

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n August 2017, Proviso Township District 209 High Schools hosted the district’s first-ever Back to School Bash, held at Proviso Math and Science Academy, 8601 W. Roosevelt Rd. Young people were given free haircuts by barber students, as well as free food, school supplies and other cool gifts.

PHOTOS BY ALEXA ROGAL/ Staff Photographer

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Homes/Architecture

Maywood Landmarks & Historic Homes

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aywood has a diversity of architecture and building forms that is beyond parallel for communities within the Chicago metropolitan region. Common architectural styles found within Maywood include: Italianate, Queen Anne, Prairie, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival, French Eclectic, Craftsman, Art Modern and Mid-Century Modern.

The vast majority of properties within Maywood have a defined architectural style. Some of these homes were designed by architects such as John Van Bergen, William Drummond, Spencer and Powers, E.E. Roberts, Talmadge and Watson, William Seyfarth and other contemporaries who lived more than a century ago. The eclecticism in many Maywood homes is a testament to the skill of the many accomplished architects, who received commissions in Maywood throughout the decades.

Jacob Bohlander House

316 North 4th Avenue.

An unusual stone and red brick Queen Anne with wrap-around porch, built in 1894. The use of Greek columns on the front porch and dormers suggest the classic Queen Anne style popular in the 1880’s and 1890’s.

James Fletch Skinner House

The Henry Tolsted House 501 N. 3rd Avenue

400 South 18th Avenue Victorian Mansion constructed in 1902. James Skinner was an early partner of Richard Sears, joining him in 1895 and eventually becoming the general merchandiser for Sears Roebuck.

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Homes/Architecture Timothy J. Lynch House

416 North 4th Avenue A classic Chicago Bungalow built in 1927. Typical of its style, this house is particularly significant due to the quality of its design elements connected to Prairie and Craftsman architecture.

Jennie S. Thompkins House

503 North 4th Avenue Third oldest house in Maywood, which was reputedly doubled as the first post office.

Robinson House (1902)

602 North. 3rd Avenue The square-shaped house is designed in a vernacular cottage style and features a gable roof, wooden shingled Gothic arches on all sides, and a front porch with a hipped roof.

Harry H. Nichols House

216 South 4th Avenue This Queen Anne was built circa 1894 by the brother of Maywood’s founder, Colonel Nichols. The house is asymmetrical, with gables, porches, and bays.

Albert Soffel House 508 North 5th Ave

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Chamber Listings

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John C. Vaughns Scholarship Fund Loretta L. Robinson, President Emeritus P.O. Box 514, Maywood 60153 708/345-6366 Fax 708/681-5875 lretta66@aol.com

J. W. James Memorial AME Church Garry S. Mitchell, Sr. 907 S. 6th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/681-4628 Fax 708/681-0068 www.jamesmemorial.org

Thomas J. Kus 316 N. 4th Ave., Maywood 60153 tkustkt@aol.com

Lacey’s Place 611 W Roosevelt Road Maywood, Illinois 60153 Brandy Brooks 224-315-6277 708-483-8472 brandy.brooks@laceysplace.net

LSG Cleaning Services 2026 S 7th Ave Maywood, Illinois 60153 312-539-4252 Gabrial Lara & Patricia Giron services@lsgcleaning.com

Legal Shield Mary Badger P.O. Box 843, Hillside, 60162 708/280-0775 Fax 888/288-1552 mbadger@legalshieldassociate.com www.legalshieldassociate.com/ mbadger

Loyola University Health System Jennifer L. Koehler 2160 S. 1st Ave., Rm. 2649, Maywood 60153 708/216-9000 Fax: 708/216-4140 www.luhs.org jwhiteh@lumc.edu

Mariella’s Banquet Hall Antonio Sanchez, Owner 124 South 5th Avenue

Photo by Alexa Rogals

A taco vendor serves up a dish during the first night of the three-day Maywood Family Fest on Sept. 15.

Maywood, IL 60153 708/343-1113

McDonald’s Jan Nelson 22W421 Army Trail Rd Addison 60101 630/295-9230 Fax 630/295-9208 mcnelson@aol.com

Col. Richard A. McMahon, Jr. 910 Jackson Ave. River Forest 60305 708/366-8761 ramcmahon1@aol.com

Stephanie M. Maxwell 1000 Oak Street Maywood 60153 708/203-6722 dn2earth37@yahoo.com

Maywood Appliance New/Resale Shop Michael Reed 2 N. 5th Ave. Maywood 60153 708/681-2222 Fax 708/681-2218

Maywood Chamber of Commerce

708/345-7315 Fax 708/345-7350 vrankins@gmail.com

Edwin H. Walker IV 209 S. 3rd Ave., Maywood 60153 708/345-7077 Fax 708/345-9455 www.maywoodchamber.com josegalarza62@gmail.com

Maywood Park District

Maywood Fine Arts Katherine Bus Lois A. Baumann 25 N. 5th Avenue Maywood 60153 708/865-0301 Fax 708/410-1355 Katherine.bus@mfa.com www.maywoodfinearts.org maywoodfinearts@yahoo.com Dance Studio 20 N. 5th Ave 708/681-2788

Maywood Housing Authority/Maywood Urban Revitalization Corp Vanessa Rankins 801 S. 5th Ave., Maywood 60153

Lawrence Smith President Toni Dorris Executive Director 921 S. 9th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/344-4740 Fax 708/344-1553 www.maywoodparkdistrict.org maywoodparkdistrict@gmail.com adorris@maywoodparkdistrict.org

Maywood Public Library Stan D. Huntington 121 S. 5th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/343-1847 ext 28 Fax 708/343-3325 www.maywoodpubliclibrary.org shuntington@maywoodlibrary.org

Maywood 60153 708/223-2652 ext. 214 Fax 708/397-4094 Deborah.wright@eesforjobs.com

Maywood Youth Mentoring Program, Inc. Barbara D. Cole P.O. Box 65 Maywood 60153 708/344-3577 Fax 708/344-8611 bdowecole@sbcglobal.net

Morris Meat Packing, Inc. Frank Masellis 1406 S. 5th Ave. Maywood 60153 708/865-8566 Fax 708/865-8682

David Myers Maywood Work Force Center (Employment & 40 W. Madison St. Employers Services, Inc.) Maywood 60153 Deborah Wright 1701 S. 1st Ave. Eisenhower Tower Suite 10 (Annex)

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Business Seaway Supply Co. Expands, Thanks To County Brownfield Grant

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om Engoren, the owner of Seaway Supply Co., located at 15 N. 9th Ave. in Maywood, said that a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has allowed his business to stay, and possibly expand, in Maywood.

Seaway Supply, which deliveries janitorial products, office supplies and other materials throughout the Chicago area, is looking to acquire a gravel parcel adjacent to its Maywood location that is currently owned by the Village.

The company wants to turn the parcel into a fenced-in parking lot and eventually use the land to possibly develop even more warehouse or office space in the future. Seaway has been located in Maywood for around Photo by Michael Romain six years, Engoren said.

But the village-owned land is Seaway Supply Company owner Tom Engoren, (far right) inside of his Maywood-based company located on a brownfield, which in July. Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, along with numerous other elected offiis “property, the expansion, cials, were at Seaway to announce the results of a Brownfield Grant. redevelopment, or reuse of which may be complicated by credit to fund expansion and ronmental Control in collabconduct soil tests and, if those the presence or potential presredevelopment efforts. As of oration with the villages of tests find that the area has ence of a hazardous substance, press time, it was not known Maywood, Bellwood, Melrose been polluted or contaminated, pollutant, or contaminant,” how the land, that Seaway is Park, Forest Park, Schiller then the business also has to according to the trying to acquire, got contamiPark, Northlake and Franklin pay for the necesU.S. EPA. nated. Seaway is located in an Park — basically pays for those sary cleanup.

The contamarea, zoned for industrial and phase one and phase two costs.

An official with ination is often manufacturing uses.

The county received the grant Weaver Consultants petroleum-relatAccording to estimates by money in 2014.

Group, the firm ed. Examples of the Center for Neighborhood “These tests, while they are that Cook County brownfield sites Technology, there are nearly 90 not terribly expensive, they’re contracted with include “old gas brownfield parcels, located in not cheap,” said Engoren. to provide envistations, auto western Cook County. And the “Even before you buy the ronmental testing service businessIllinois State Fire Marshall has [land], you have to invest monand remediation es, factories, mill counted 684 petroleum-related ey to just look at it and considservices, said that sites, shipyards, THOMAS J. ENGOREN it can cost between Underground Storage Tank er it. This program takes the transit stations, (UST) locations in the seven guesswork out of the process $3,000 and $5,000 to and junkyards,” the for potential buyers.” conduct phase one soil testing. municipalities participating in EPA notes.

Engoren added that comPhase two cleanup efforts start the grant program.

Typically, a business looking pleting the environmental at around $15,000 to $20,000.

The CNT estimates that to build, expand or redevelop remediation process also clears there are 17 brownfield parcels The EPA grant — which an area that is suspected to be a big hurdle for businesses, was administered by the Cook in Maywood alone, that cover contaminated, has to pay to trying to access the necessary County Department of Envinearly 50 acres.

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Awards

Seniors

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Susie Lewis, Still Shining At 106

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ccording to Chicago SunTimes columnist Mary Mitchell, Susie Lewis, 106, of Maywood, almost looks too good to be true.

When Mitchell, a former Maywood resident herself, visited the Maywood home in August, where Lewis has lived for half a century, the columnist encountered a woman, whose face “is virtually untouched by the two scourges of time: wrinkles and sag” and who “has the peaceful look of a contented child.”

“In her living room,” Mitchell writes, “a lifetime of family photos fills the tops of accent tables. Nestled among

pictures of her daughters and sons, nieces and nephews, is a framed photo of the former first family.”

The mementos are the key to Lewis’s success, if you ask the radiant centenarian. Why does Lewis think she’s lived for so long? Lewis told Mitchell — it’s all about family.

“Why do you think the Lord let you stay here so long?”

Mitchell asked.

“I think he let me stay here because I took care of my whole family. I took care of my mother after my father died. After she died, I took care of my two sisters and brothers, and I was the youngest,” Lewis said.

Photo by Shanel Romain

Photo by Michael Romain

Newly installed officers of the Bellwood, Broadview and Maywood Chambers of Commerce during a June Awards and Scholarship Banquet.

Maywood, Bellwood And Broadview Chambers Unite For Awards Ceremony

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• Michael Preston, ew officers of Proviso East High the Bellwood, School Broadview • Reena Murphy, and Maywood Walther Christian Chambers of ComAcademy merce were installed $1,000 Annuduring a June 7 al Scholarship ceremony at Proviso Award West High School, • Arterrya Ed4701 W. Harrison St. mond, Tennessee in Hillside.

CHRIS KENNEDY State University This year marked • Courtney Johnthe first time that all son, Southern Illinois Univerthree chambers came togethsity er to host the event, formally called the 2017 Annual Awards The following individuals & Scholarship Banquet. Illinois received awards from the Maygubernatorial candidate and wood Chamber of Commerce: businessman Chris Kennedy • Community Service | was the keynote speaker.

Michael Romain The following students • Business of the Year | received Chamber of Commerce Seaway Supply Co. scholarships: • Person of the Year | Dan $1,500 Annual Scholarship Perkins Award • Distinguished Service | • LeRayah Neely-Brown, Proviso Math and Science Academy James E. Whitehead

The annual Maywood Old Timers Picnic, held in August at Maywood Veterans Memorial Park, brought together past and present village residents.

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National Cycle, Inc. Barry Willey 2200 S. Maywood Drive Maywood 60153 708/343-0400 Fax 708/343-0625 www.nationalcycle.com barry@nationalcycle.com

Neighbors of Maywood Community Organization (NoMCO) President Marcius Skaggs Viola Mims, Treasurer Phyllis Clifton clif@yahoo.com 1123 Nichols Ln., Maywood 708/244-1673 marcius32000@sbcglobal.net info@nomco.org www.nomco.org

Nicor Gas Patricia Eaves 615 Eastern Avenue, Bellwood 60104 630/816-0144 peavessouthernco.com www.nicor.gas

Willie Norfleet, Jr. Village Manager 40 W. Madison St., Maywood 60153 708/450-6301 wnorfleet@ maywood-il.org

Pan American Bank Christopher J. Parker, Vice President 2801 St. Charles Road Bellwood, Illinois 60104 www.Panamericanbank.com Christopher Parker 708/273-8104 Fax 708/544-4326 cparker@panamerbank.com

Nu-Puttie Corporation Tom Stefely 1208 S. 6th Ave. Maywood 60153 www.npcsealants.com npc@npcsealants.com

Mayor Edwenna Perkins 1432 S. 12th Ave., P.O. Box 127, Maywood 60153 708/410-0231 Fax 708/345-2707 eperkins@maywood-il.org

Photo by Sebastian Hidalgo

Participants with the Maywood-Bellwood Little League cool off in the sprinklers during a post-season outing at Stevenson Park in Bellwood in July.

411 W. Madison St., P.O. Box 950 Maywood 60153 708/450-3500 708/236-5186 bishopporter@plcca.org www.plcca.org

Proviso Area for Exceptional Children (PAEC) Dr. Terrence Smith 1000 Van Buren St., Maywood 60153 708/450-2100 tsmith@paec803.org

Proviso Township Ministerial Alliance Network

Proviso Community Bank

1116 S 5th Ave Maywood, Illinois 60153 708-397-6944 Pastor S Johns

Jose Villa 1759 N. Mannheim Road, Stone Park 60165 708/483-0030 Fax 708/344-7459 jvilla@hinsdalebank.com

Republic Service/Allied Waste

Proviso East High School Dr. Patrick Hardy 807 S. 1st Ave., Maywood 60153 708/338-5900 www.pths209.org phardy@pths209.org 708/202-1610 Fax 708/202-1641

Proviso-Leyden Council for Community Action, Inc. (PLCCA) Pres/CEO Bishop Dr. Claude Porter

Richard Van Der Molen 5050 W. Lake St., Melrose Park 60160 708/345-7056 Fax 708/3432578 www.disposal.com Richard.vandermolen@awin.com

Quinn Center/St. Eulalia’s Gabriel Lara 1845 S. 9t Avenue Maywood, IL 60153 708/836-7987 director@quinncentr.org

ReUse Depot Katie Widmar Fax 847/480-9619 50 Madison St., Maywood 60153 708/223-0502 info@reusedepot.org obideconstruction.com

Rock of Ages/Vision of Restoration, Inc. Rev. Marvin E. Wiley Larry James, Executive Director 708/344-3774 Fax 708/344-3779 Calvin Washington, Business Manager 708/344-0704 Fax 708/344-3779 1309 W. Madison St., Maywood 60153 ljames@vor.org www.vorhelp.org www.roabc.org

Rod Outs, LLC Alonzo R. Travis P.O. Box 185 Maywood, Illinois 60153 773/491-1967 708/670-0144 alonzotravis@comcast.net

Ronald Rivers 40 West Madison St., Maywood 60153

rriversrun@sbcglobal.net cell: 708/668-5722

Michael A. Rogers 719 N. 5th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/925-1479 macroarchitects@aol.com

Roy Strom Excavating, Refuse Removal & Grading Service Edward McCormick 1201 S. Greenwood Ave. Maywood 60153 708/344-5000 ext. 237 Fax 708/344-4000 www.roystrom.com emccormick@roystrom.com

School District #89 Dr. David Negron 708/450-2460 Fax 708/450-2461 906 Walton St., Melrose Park 60160 708/450-2460 Fax 708/450-2476 www.maywood89.org david.negron@maywood89.org CONTINUED ON PAGE 38

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Seaway Supply Company Thomas J. Engoren 15 North 9th Ave. Maywood 60153 708/216-0000 www.seawaysupplies.com tengoren@seawaysupplies.com

Angela D. Smith Village of Maywood Business Development Coordinator 40 W. Madison St., Maywood 60153 708/450-6351 asmith@maywood-il.org

State Farm Insurance Donald L. Williams 1031 S. 17th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/345-8183 Fax 708/345-8199 donwilliams.bvbgestatefarm.com

Valdimir Talley, Jr. 125 S. 5th Ave., Maywood 60153 708/450-4460 vtalley@maywoodpolice-il.org

Courtesy of Quinn Center

A child engaged in hands-on learning during a classroom session at the Quinn Center in Maywood.

Maywood 60153 708/223-8153 Fax 708/223-8158 mealofthedaycafe@yahoo.com

The Meal of the Day T.H. Ryan Cartage Café/Katie’s Kitchen/ Company Monica’s Menu Catering Larry Ryan Byron Diggs, Anthony J. Williams 1701 S. 1st Ave., Suite 410

111 S. 7th Avenue Maywood 60153

345-0900 Fax 345-2570 www.thryan.com lryan@thryan.com mryan@thryan.com

The West Cook YMCAs, Inc. Phillip Jimenez - President/CEO Kevin Klein – COO 708/434-0203 Kim Polk – Aquatic Director 255 S. Marion St. Oak Park 60302 708/383-5200 Fax 708/383-0159 www.westcookymca.org Phillip@westcookymca.org kklein@westcookymca.org kpolk@westcookymca.org ext.3220

Triton College Amanda A. Turner, Ph.D. 2000 S. 5th Ave. River Grove 60171 708/456-0300 ext.3593 amandaturner@triton.edu www.triton.edu

Try Our Pallets, Inc Photo by Michael Romain

Police Chief Valdimir Talley, Jr.

Jose’ A. Trujillo, Jr. 37 S. 9th Ave., Maywood 60153 MAIL: P.O. Box 1591, Melrose Park

Illinois 60161 708/343-0168 Fax 708/343-0198 www.tryourpallets.com tryourinc68@cs.com

Village Free Press Publisher: Michael Romain 141 S. Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, IL 60302 708/359-9148

Vintage Realtors & Associates Viola Mims P.O. Box 6758, Broadview 60155 708/345-2209 Fax 708/345-2240 violamims1@live.com vintageredev@yahoo.com

Walther Christian Academy Alma Calleros, Director of Admissions 708/344-0404 ext. 245 900 Chicago Avenue, Melrose Park 60160 email: Alma_Calleros@walther. com www.walther.com

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The Way Back Inn Anita Pindiur 104 Oak Street, Maywood 60153 708/345-8422 Fax 708/344-2944 anitap@waybackinn.org

Wednesday Journal Publisher: Dan Haley Village Free Press 141 S. Oak Park Avenue Oak Park, IL 60302 708/613-3301

West Central Municipal Conference Richard Pelligrino 2000 5th Ave., Bldg. N., River Grove 60171 708/453-9100 Fax 708/453-9101 www.westcook.org rpell@westcook.org

Westlake Hospital Marta E. Alvarado, Ph.D. 1225 W. Lake St. Melrose Park 60160 708/681-3000 malvarad@westlakehosp.com www.WestLakeHosp.org

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Village Mayor: Edwenna Perkins Trustees: Henderson Yarbrough Sr., Kimyada Wellington, Isiah Brandon, Melvin L. Lightford, Ronald Rivers, Antonio Sanchez Village Clerk: Viola Mims Village Treasurer: Stephen J. Kuptz Village Manager: Willie Norfleet, Jr.

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2017 Maywood Community Guide Advertiser Index AA Rental . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Pan American Bank & Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

CINTAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Proviso Community Bank . . . . . . Inside Front Cover

Community Bank of Oak Park River Forest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover

Proviso Township High School District 209 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

District 89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Forest Park National Bank & Trust Co. . . . . . . . . . 10 JJ Fish & Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Loyola Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Riveredge Hospital/Suicide Prevention . . . . . . . . 24 Seaway Supply Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Shriners Hospitals for Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Maywood American Job Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

State Representative Emanuel Chris Welch . . . . 38

Maywood Fine Arts Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Village of Maywood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Maywood Park District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Walther Christian Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Michael Rogers, Architect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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